Feb. 4, 2004
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Stanford University announced today the signing of 12student-athletes to National Letters-of-Intent to play football andattend Stanford University in the Fall of 2004. Head coach BuddyTeevens, now in his third season at Stanford, said he is pleased withthe class, which includes some of the most coveted prep prospects inthe nation.
"Our class of 12 recruits is small in numbers, but verysolid," said Teevens. "We were able to fill positional needs withtalented student-athletes who we feel will contribute relativelyearly in their career. We needed depth on the offensive line and attight end, and we feel we were quite productive in that area," hesaid.
"Another area of need was cover cornerback," said Teevens,"and we filled that with two very talented players. Depth at fullbackand running back and a speed linebacker were also important areas forus. Overall, this is a very solid class that we feel will make apositive contribution to the Stanford football program," said Teevens.
Among the 12-member class, seven are offensive players (fourlineman, one running back, fullback and wide receiver), three aredefensive players (two backs, one linebacker) and two others who canplay either tight end or defensive end.
As usual, Stanford's recruiting was national. Ten states arerepresented among the 12 players and only one is from California. TheCardinal recruited two players from Texas and Arizona and one eachfrom Minnesota, Washington, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Louisiana,Florida and California.
All four of the Cardinal's offensive lineman were named prepAll-Americans, and two were ranked among the top seven OL prospectsin the country. Alex Fletcher (Old Brookville, NY/St. Anthony's HS)was tabbed by Super Prep as the No. 3 offensive lineman in the nationwhile Allen Smith (Tempe, AZ/Corona del Sol HS) was ranked No. 7 bythe same publication. In addition, both Bobby Dockter (Edmonds,WA/Kamiak HS) and Ben Muth (Phoenix, AZ/Pinnacle HS) were namedAll-Americans as offensive lineman.
Other offensive prospects include fullback Jerod Arlich (LakeElmo, MN/Mahtomedi HS), running back Ray Jones (Columbus, OH/ColumbusAcademy) and receiver Anthony Kimble (Baton Rouge, LA/University).
Arlich gained over 800 yards and scored 17 touchdowns thepast two seasons while being used mainly as a blocking back. Jonesrushed for over 4,000 yards and scored 82 touchdowns as a prep. He isa finalist for Ohio state Player of the Year honors. Kimble playedrunning back, quarterback, wide receiver and returned kicks in highschool while accounting for over 2,700 yards in all-purpose running.He will used as a wide receiver at Stanford.
All three were ranked among the best recruits in their region.
The Cardinal recruited two defensive backs in Carlos McFall(San Antonio, TX/Roosevelt HS) and Wopamo Osasai (Pinole, CA/PinoleHS). McFall was an option quarterback in high school who earned thereputation as one of the top athletes in the San Antonio area. Osasaiis Stanford's only recruit from California. He earned All-Farwesthonors while playing for nearby Pinole High School. McFall alsoearned All-Region accolades.
Stanford's only linebacker in the class is Pat Maynor(Jupiter, FL/Swyer), considered among the top four linebackers in thestate of Florida this past season. He earned All-Southeast honors in2003.
Two players come to Stanford as tight end/defensive endprospects: Pannel Egboh (Mesquite, TX/North Mesquite HS) and AustinGunder (Red Lion, PA/Red Lion HS), both of whom earned All-Regionrecognition.
Noting the 2004 Recruiting Class
| 2004 Stanford University Football Recruiting Class | ||||
| Name | Pos | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown (High School) |
| Jerod Arlich | FB | 6-4 | 250 | Lake Elmo, MN (Mahtomedi) |
| Bobby Dockter | OL | 6-5 | 290 | Edmonds, WA (Kamiak) |
| Pannel Egboh | TE/DE | 6-6 | 240 | Mesquite, TX (N. Mesiquite) |
| Alex Fletcher | OL | 6-4 | 290 | Old Brookville, NY (St. Anthony's) |
| Austin Gunder | TE/DE | 6-4 | 235 | Red Lion, PA (Red Lion) |
| Ray Jones | RB | 6-0 | 210 | Columbus, OH (Columbus Academy) |
| Anthony Kimble | WR | 6-1 | 185 | Baton Rouge, LA (University) |
| Pat Maynor | LB | 6-2 | 208 | Jupiter, FL (Swyer) |
| Carlos McFall | DB | 6-0 | 195 | San Antonio, TX (Roosevelt) |
| Ben Muth | OL | 6-6 | 285 | Phoenix, AZ (Pinnacle) |
| Wopamo Osasai | DB | 6-0 | 190 | Pinole, CA (Pinole Valley) |
| Allen Smith | OL | 6-5 | 315 | Tempe, AZ (Corona Del Sol) |
Player Profiles
| Jerod Arlich FB, 6-4, 250 Lake Elmo, MN (Mahtomedi HS) Named All-Midwest by Super Prep and ranked as one of the top recruitsin the state of Minnesota by Rivals.com ... Played fullback andlinebacker at Mahtomedi High School, where he was namedAll-Conference and All-Area ... Rushed for 300 yards and seventouchdowns as a junior and 500 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior ...Mainly used as a blocking back ... Played the first three games of hissenior season at middle linebacker and recorded 30 total tackles anda sack ... As a receiver, he caught seven balls for 65 yards during hisjunior year and five catches for 72 yards as a senior ... Named to theMinnesota Vikings All-State team following his senior season ... Ranthe 110 high hurdles in track ... Placed second in the state AA meet asa junior ... Career best time is 15.44 ... Played two years of varsitybasketball ... Earned the rank of Eagle Scout in August ... Member of theNational Honor Society. |
| Bobby Dockter OL, 6-5, 290 Edmonds, WA (Kamiak HS) A Prepstar All-America offensive lineman from Kamiak High School inWashington ... Super Prep named him to the All-Farwest Region team ...Long Beach Press Telegram Best in the West selection ... All-WesternConference this past season ... Seattle Times Red Chip player ... SeattlePost-Intelligencer All-Area team ... Nominated for the Army East-WestAll-American Bowl and Washington's East-West game ... Winner of theSnohomish County Football Officials Hall of Fame Award ... Three-yearstarter in high school and two-time team captain ... First-teamall-confernce as a junior ... Participated in wrestling for one seasonand track for three years ... Best marks are 49' in the shot put, 140'in the discus and 150' in the javelin ... Played the tuba in SymphonicBand and Chamber Winds for three years and was a three-year member ofthe Show Band ... Honor roll all six semesters in HS and active inseveral community projects. |
| Pannel Egboh TE/DE, 6-6, 240 Mesquite, TX (North Mesquite HS) Played tight end and defensive end for North Mesquite High School inTexas ... Super Prep named him to their All-Southwest team ... First-TeamAll-District 12-5A as a defensive end following his senior season ...He accounted for 54 tackles, four sacks, three fumble recoveries andthree blocked field goals ... Played in a Wing-T offense that focusedon running the ball ... Did not play football as a junior to focus onacademics ... Played only one season of varsity football ... NamedAll-State Academic and McDonald's Scholar-Athlte following his seniorseason ... Played basketball for years, earning two varsity letters ...Member of the National Honor Society. |
| Alex Fletcher OL, 6-4, 290 Old Brookville, NY (St. Anthony's HS) Super Prep named him to their Elite 50 team as one of the bestprospects in the nation ... Consensus prep All-America from St.Anthony's High School in New York ... Super Prep ranked him No. 34 ontheir list of the nation's top recruits ... they also ranked him as theNo. 1 prospect in the state of New York and the No. 3 offensive lineprospect in the nation ... Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 2 offensiveline recruit in the country and the No. 1 recruit in New York ...Insider's.com named him to the 24-man All-America team, the No. 20recruit in the nation and No. 2 offensive line prospect in thecountry ... EA Sports First-Team All-American ... Two-time First-TeamAll-State, All-Long Island, All-City and All-Suburbs following hisjunior and senior seasons ... Nike camp All-America ... U.S. ArmyAll-America team selection ... Captain of the east team at the U.S.Army All-America Bowl ... Member of the National Honor Society ... U.S.Army Scholar-Athlete ... Father, Steven, played football at Princeton. |
| Austin Gunder TE/DE, 6-5, 235 Red Lion, PA (Red Lion HS) One of the top prospects from the state of Pennsylvania ... Played bothtight end and defensive end the past two years at Red Lion HighSchool ... Named All-Northeast by Super Prep ... As a senior, he recorded65 tackles and five sacks on defense while catching 12 passes for 250yards in a run-oriented Wing-T offense ... Also kicked PATs andkickoffs ... First-Team All-County and All-District ... York CountyDefensive Player of the Year ... During his junior season, he had 50tackles, four sacks, 11 catches for 220 yards and three touchdowns ...Three-year letterwinner in basketball ... Two-time Model Airplane WorldChampion ... He won the world title in competitions in the CzechRepublic in 2000 and Slovakia in 2002 ... Member of the National HonorSociety. |
| Ray Jones RB, 6-1, 210 Columbus, OH (Columbus Academy) Put together an impressive career as a one of the top running backsin the Midwest and the state of Ohio ... His career numbers at ColumbusAcademy include: 491 carries, 4,041 yards rushing, 8.3 average, 73rushing touchdowns, 52 receptions for 782 yards and nine TDs alongwith 150 tackles and nine interceptions as a defensive back ... NamedAll-Midwest by Super Prep and PrepStar... Rivals.com ranked him as theNo. 17 recruit in the state ... All-state selection following hissenior season ... Led his team to the Division 5 state championship in2003 ... Finalist for Ohio State Player of the Year honors ... Three-timeAll-Buckeye Athletic Conference and two-time All-Central District ...Selected to the Columbus Touchdown Club Blue Chip team following hissenior season ... This past season, he rushed for 1,414 yards on 153attempts (9.2 average) while scoring 27 touchdowns on the ground ... Healso caught 26 passes for 337 yards and three TDs, averaged over 27yards per kickoff return and registered 56 tackles as a strong safety... Two-time All-State in track ... Best times include 49.6 in the 400m,22.4 in the 200m and 10.8 in the 100m ... National chess champion inthe third grade ... National Achievement honoree. |
| Anthony Kimble WR, 6-1, 185 Baton Rouge, LA (University Laboratory) Rival.com ranked him among the top wide receiver prospects in thenation ... Played running back, quarterback, wide receiver and returnedkicks for University Laboratory School for LSU in Louisianna ...First-Team All-District as a running back following his senior season... Only played football for two years in high school ... Accounted forover 2,700 yards in all-purpose running and 28 touchdowns ... Ondefense, he recorded 49 tackles and five interceptions the past twoseasons ... Academic All-State selection ... Nominated to play in theAll-State game in both football and basketball ... First-TeamAll-District in basketball last year as a junior ... Currentlyaveraging 14 points and five assists for his HS team that is rankedNo. 1 in the state and in the top 100 nationally ...Member of theNational Honor Society ... Full name is Buicker Anthony Kimble. |
| Pat Maynor LB, 6-2, 208 Jupiter, FL (Swyer HS) Registered 252 tackles the past two years as one of the bestlinebackers in the state of Florida ... All-Southest selection by PrepStar out of Swyer High School in Jupiter, Florida ... First-TeamAll-Conference and All-Area and Second-Team All-State as a senior ...Rated the fourth best LB in the state this past season ... He had 108total tackles, five sacks and three forced fumbles in 2003 despitemissing two games due to injury ... As a junior, he recorded 144tackles, six sacks and had five interceptionsn while being namedFirst-Team All-Conference and All-Area and honorable mentionAll-State ... All-Conference fullback as a sophomore ... Chosen to playin the Outback Bowl All-Star game in Florida following his seniorseason ... Member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society,Academy of Finance, Future Business Leaders of America and Boys StateAmerican Legion ... Father, Mark, played football at the University ofFlorida. |
| Carlos McFall DB, 6-0, 195 San Antonio, TX (Roosevelt HS) An option quarterback out of Roosevelt High School in San Antonio,Texas, who will play defensive back at Stanford ... Rushed for 930yards and scored 18 touchdowns as a senior ... Named to Super Prep'sAll-Southwest Team ... Led the city in rushing as a quarterback whiletaking his team to a 9-2 record and fifth place finish in the state ...Named First-Team All-District and All-State Academic ... All-Districtas a junior after rushing for 800 yards and throwing for another 650... Earned All-District Academic in football, baseball and track ...Played two years varsity baseball and three years on the track team ...State qualifier last year in the 4 x 100 relay ... Team captain in allthree sports ... Member of the National Honor Society and NationalHonor Roll ... Father, James, is a middle school football coach ... Heplayed college football at Monterey Tech in Mexico. |
| Ben Muth OL, 6-6, 285 Phoenix, AZ (Pinnacle HS) Prep Star All-America offensive lineman out of Pinnacle High Schoolin Phoenix ... Super Prep named him to the All-Farwest Team and the No.10 recruit in the state of Arizona ... Arizona Republic First-TeamAll-State 4A, All-Arizona, All-Phoenix and All-Wells Fargo Region ...East Valley Tribune 4A First-Team All-State ... Arizona Coaches'Association First-Team All-State ... All-Academic Wells Fargo Region asa senior ... Selected to play in the Arizona Coaches' AssociationAll-Star game ... Tacoma News Tribune Western Top 100 ... Four-yearstarter and two-time team captain ... Four-year letterwinner in trackand two-year letterwinner in basketball ... Two-time winner of thePioneer Award for outstanding achievement in track ... Events are theshot and discus ... In basketball, he led his team to the regionaltitle last year as a junior ... Team is currently 19-4 and ranked fifthin the state ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Brother, Aaron,is a senior OL at Ft. Hays State University, a Division II school inKansas ... His father, Dave, coached with Lynn Stiles at San Jose Statein the 1970's. |
| Wopamo Osasai DB, 6-0, 190 Pinole, CA (Pinole HS) The only Bay Area recruit in the class, Osasai comes to Stanford as athree-sport star from nearby Pinole HS ... Along with being one of thetop football players in the area, he was among the best in soccer andtrack as well ... Super Prep named him to their All-Farwest Team as oneof the top defensive back prospects in the nation ... Tacoma NewsTribune Western Top 100 ... He had 72 tackles, two forced fumbles andone interception returned for a touchdown as a senior ... Also hadkickoff returns of 93 and 80 yards that went for touchdowns ... Name aBay Area Cream of the Crop Athlete and First-Team All-Leaguefollowing his senior season ... Three-year letterwinner in soccer andtwo-time All-league selection ... In track, his best times include10.66 in the 100m and 21.45 in the 200m ... He finished seventh in thestate in both events last year as a junior ... He also placed third inthe 100m at the 2003 Junior Olympics ... Member of the National HonorSociety, National Honor Roll and Who's Who Among American High SchoolStudent. |
| Allen Smith OL, 6-5, 315 Tempe, AZ (Corona del Sol HS) Prep All-America who was ranked as the No. 7 offensive lineman in thecountry by Super Prep ... First-Team All-America selection by Prep Starand Super Prep ... No. 2 overall recruit in the state of Arizona bySuper Prep ... Rivals.com ranked him among the top 20 offensive linemanin the nation ... Named to the Long Beach Press Telegram's Best in theWest and the Tacoma News Tribune Western Top 100 ... First-TeamAll-State and All-Conference as a senior ... Arizona Coaches'Association All-Star athlete ... Nominated to the U.S. Army All-Americateam ... East Valley Tribune First-Team All-State in 2003 ... Earnedthree letters in football and track and one in basketball ... NationalFootball Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete ...Finalist for the Watkins Award, given to the top African-AmericanStudent-Athlete in the nation ... Member of the National Honor Society... Mother, Elsie, is a professor at Arizona State University. |