9:45 Bryant Belew WR 6-3 198 Fr.-HS Columbia, Tenn. (Columbia Central HS)
9:53 Devin Caldwell OT 6-5 250 Fr.-HS Chattanooga, Tenn. (Boyd Buchanan)
Enrolled Nick Davison DL 6-0 280 Jr.-TR Calhoun, Ga. (UAB)
10:07 Taylor Dodds OL 6-5 260 Fr.-HS Columbus, Ga. (Pacelli HS)
Enrolled Chris Donald LB 6-1 225 Jr.-TR Huntingdon, Tenn. (Tennessee)
11:12 Keith Mayes DB 5-9 202 Fr.-HS Chattanooga, Tenn. (Red Bank HS)
10:58 Chaz Moore DB 5-10 160 Fr.-HS Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS)
11:00 Nick Pollard K 6-0 180 Fr.-HS Indianapolis, Tenn. (Father Ryan HS)
10:12 Chas Presnell OL 6-6 265 Fr.-HS Carrollton, Ga. (Carrollton HS)
10:16 Zack Rayl LB 6-3 208 Fr.-HS Englewood, Tenn. (McMinn Central HS)
10:30 Keyon Reed DE 6-1 240 Fr.-HS Palm Bay, Fla. (Palm Bay HS)
10:47 Terrell Robinson QB 6-3 180 Fr.-HS S. Pittsburg, Tenn. (S. Pittsburg HS)
10:46 Devin Scates DL 6-2 250 Fr.-HS Memphis, Tenn. (Westwood HS)
10:32 Faysal Shafaat TE 6-5 235 Fr.-HS Orlando, Fla. (Orlando Lutheran)
10:22 Muhasibi Wakeel LB 5-11 200 Fr-HS Decatur, Ga. (SW DeKalb HS)
11:13 Keon Williams RB 6-0 215 Fr.-HS
Quick Notes on Chattanooga's 2010 Recruiting Class
10 From Tennessee - Belew, Caldwell, Donald, Mayes, Moore, Pollard, Rayl, Robinson, Scates, Williams
2 From Florida - Reed, Shafaat
4 From Georgia - Davison, Dodds, Presnell, Wakeel
6 From the Chattanooga Area - Caldwell, Davison, Mayes, Rayl, Robinson, Williams
7 Offensive Players - Belew, Caldwell, Dodds, Presnell, Robinson, Shafaat, Williams
8 Defensive Players - Davison, Donald, Mayes, Moore, Rayl, Reed, Scates, Wakeel
1 Special Teams Player - Pollard
3 One-star recruits - Belew, Dodds, Mayes
4 Two-star recruits - Davison, Moore, Pollard, Williams
1 Five-star recruit - Donald
2 Transfers - Davison, Donald
8 With Academic Honors - Belew, Dodds, Pollard, Rayl, Reed, Robinson, Scates, Shafaat
2 top 10% of his class - Rayl, Robinson
3 Tennessee Mr. Football Award Winners - Donald (2006), Pollard, Robinson
7 All-State - Belew, Caldwell, Mayes, Robinson, Pollard, Wakeel, Williams
3 Tennessean Dream Team - Mayes, Pollard, Williams
5 Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps - Caldwell, Davison (2007), Mayes, Robinson, Williams
3 Sons of former Mocs - Caldwell, Rayl, Robinson
Bryant Belew - WR - 6-3 - 198 - Fr-HS - Columbia, Tenn. (Columbia Central HS)
All-state receiver from Columbia Central High School in Columbia, Tenn...led Columbia to a 13-2 record...school record 1,118 receiving yards and seven TDs on 47 catches in 2009...13 wins was a school record...earned a one-star ranking from Scout.com...played for his father, Vince, at Columbia Central...guided the Lions to their first state championship appearance since 1952...three-time all-district honoree...career record holder with 104 receptions, 2,164 yards and 20 TDs...honor roll student...also ran track and played basketball in high school...100M and 200M district, region and sub-state winner as a sophomore and junior...competed at the state championships in the 4x100M relays as a junior...PERSONAL...Full name is Bryant Allen Belew...born July 7, 1990...son of Vince and Paula Belew...has one younger brother, Eric...plans to major in Sports Leisure.
Head Coach Russ Huesman on Bryant Belew:
"Bryant's dad was his high school coach, so he comes from a background where he has been around football...he's a football guy. We had him in our camp and fell in love with him. We feel like he can be a tremendous football player for us. He committed early and hung in there throughout the recruiting process."
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Devin Caldwell - OT - 6-5 - 250 - Fr-HS - Atlanta, Ga. (Boyd Buchanan HS)
All-state offensive lineman from Boyd Buchanan School in Chattanooga, Tenn...played for head coach Grant Reynolds...team went 22-5 last two seasons...two-time all-region selection...Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps selection as a senior...also played basketball as a junior...same high school program as current Moc WR Sloan Allison...PERSONAL...Full name is Devin DuJuan Caldwell...born Jan. 21, 1992...son of Darryl and Vanessa Caldwell...has one older brother, Darryl Jr., who played basketball at Carson Newman...father played football at UTC with head coach Russ Huesman and in the NFL with the New Jersey Jets and the Buffalo Bills...undecided on a major.
Head Coach Russ Huesman on Devin Caldwell:
"Devin is a local product who we think he has unbelievable potential. His future is way ahead of him. We think he can be a fantastic player. It is great to have a local guy like him in the mix and we are really excited about his future as an offensive lineman for us."
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Nick Davison - DL - 6-0 - 280 - Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun HS)
Played the previous two seasons at UAB...enrolled at UTC in January and will have two years of eligibility remaining...16 tackles as a sophomore and 17 tackles as a freshman...saw action in all 24 games the last two years...HIGH SCHOOL...Attended Calhoun High in Calhoun, Ga... a four-year letter winner at Calhoun ...two-star recruit by Rivals.com...tabbed by the Chattanooga Times Free Press as a member of its preseason 'Dynamite Dozen' in 2007, which lists the area's top 12 players...was also tabbed by the Free Press as the Best of Preps North Georgia Defensive Player of the Year in '07...2007 all-state honorable mention and all-area second team North Georgia by the Chattanooga Times Free Press...coached by Hal Lamb...also a standout baseball player who earned first-team all-Rome Area and second-team all north Georgia...same high school program as current Mocs OL David Clemons...PERSONAL...Born September 19, 1989 in Calhoun, Ga...son of Janice and Mark Davison...father attended UTC with head coach Russ Huesman.
Head Coach Russ Huesman on Nick Davison:
"Nick brings a lot of energy to the defensive line. I think he is really going to help us at defensive tackle. He can move and he is powerful. We are really excited to have him here mid-semester so he can go through spring practice with us. He is a great addition."
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Taylor Dodds - OL - 6-5 - 260 - Fr-HS - Columbus, Ga. (Pacelli HS)
All-region lineman who was a four-year starter at Pacelli High School in Columbus, Ga...started all 10 games on the left side as a senior...team captain and first team All-Bi-City...earned Academic All-State honors...named INTHEGAME Magazine Academic Player of the Year...played for head coach Bryan Eason...homecoming king as a senior...earned a one-star rating from Scout.com...two-year letter winner on the basketball squad...member of the National Honor Society, Foreign Language Honor Society and the National Art Honor Society...PERSONAL...Full name is Taylor William Dodds...born Jan. 4, 1992...son of Ben and Theresa Dodds...has one younger sister, Grace...plans to major in Civil Engineering.
Head Coach Russ Huesman on Taylor Dodds:
"Taylor is another offensive lineman we are excited about. We got in a little late on Taylor, but he is a great student who wants to study engineering. He liked what we have to offer here academically and athletically and we are high on his potential as a student-athlete."
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Chris Donald - LB - 6-1 - 225 - Jr-TR - Huntingdon, Tenn. (Tennessee)
First five-star recruit to attend UTC... enrolled at UTC in January and will have two years of eligibility remaining redshirted the 2007 season at Tennessee and saw action in two games as a freshman in 2008...saw action in seven of the last eight games of the 2009 season, mainly on special teams...HIGH SCHOOL...Parade and USA Today All-America...national No. 1 inside linebacker and state's top overall prospect by Rivals.com...five-star rating from Rivals.com and Scout.com...2006 Tennessee Mr. Football winner after being named finalist in 2005...selected for U.S. Army All-American Bowl...three-time all-state and all-region...rated Southeast's No. 6 overall player by G&W Recruiting Report...Memphis Touchdown Club 2006 High School Player of the Year.. Lawrenceburg QB Club Player of the Year finalist...totaled 280 tackles, 66 tackles for loss, 27 sacks, 10 forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries during four-year career...also set school career records with 4,690 rushing yards and 56 rushing touchdowns...contributed to 2003 Huntingdon state championship team, 2004 state runner-up squad and 2006 state semifinalist ...four-year starter at linebacker and running back and senior captain...also three-year basketball letterman...PERSONAL...Born Nov. 27, 1988.
Head Coach Russ Huesman on Chris Donald:
"Chris was a highly-recruited player out of high school. He can move and is a big body. He didn't have the opportunities at Tennessee he thought he should have but now he has new life here. We are excited to have him and I think he will be an excellent player for us."
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Chaz Moore - DB - 5-10 - 160 - Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS)
Two-star defensive back by Rivals.com and Scout.com from Whitehaven High School in Memphis, Tenn...led the Tigers to a 21-6 record the last two seasons...posted an 11-3 mark as a senior...played for head coach Rodney Saulsbury...invited to the U.S. Army National Combine following his junior season where he was the Defensive MVP...recorded nine interceptions as a senior...selected to the Autozone All-Star game...also returned kicks at Whitehaven...PERSONAL...Born Sept. 15, 1992...son of Tara Rowley...undecided on a major.
Head Coach Russ Huesman on Chaz Moore:
"Late in the process we were looking for a corner and Chaz is just one of those guys who just made plays. He returned punts, played corner, played safety, played some offense...had the ball in his hand. He is an excellent football player and we are really excited to have Chaz."
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Chas Presnell - OL - 6-6 - 265 - Carrollton, Ga. (Carrollton HS)
All-region lineman from Carrollton High School in Carrollton, Ga...played for former Moc Rayvan Teague at CHS...earned the Iron Trojan award each of his last two seasons...named outstanding offensive lineman as a junior...added all-area honors during his senior year...helped Carrollton to a 10-2 mark as a senior and 30-7 his last three seasons...same high school as current Mocs Nick Craig, J.D. Dothard and Wes Dothard...PERSONAL...Full name is Charles Edward Presnell III...born Jan. 23, 1992...son of Kimberly and Charles Presnell...has two older sisters, Nicole and Sarah...plans to major in Business with a minor in Graphic Arts.
Head Coach Russ Huesman on Chas Presnell:
"Chas is one of our early commitments who is a big offensive lineman. We liked the way he moved and we liked his footwork. We are thrilled to have him. We battled some pretty decent teams in our league to get Chas. He came to a couple of games this year and liked the atmosphere and liked what was happening."
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Zack Rayl - LB - 6-3 - 208 - Fr-HS - Englewood, Tenn. (McMinn Central HS)
Three-time all-region performer from McMinn Central High School in Englewood, Tenn...all-region as a linebacker during his senior season...played for head coach and UTC graduate Josh Goodin...Offensive Player of the Year at quarterback as a senior...two-year letter winner in basketball and baseball...all-region player in baseball...graduated in the top 10% of his class...earned the football team's Scholar Award...last name is pronounced "rail"...PERSONAL...Born Oct. 6, 1990...son of David and Bridgette Rayl and Trisa Watson...father played tight end for the Mocs for two seasons...oldest of five with two younger brothers, Ryan and Gabe, and two younger sisters, Amanda and Ashlyn...plans to major in Electrical Engineering.
Head Coach Russ Huesman on Zack Rayl:
"Zack will be a linebacker for us. We had him in camp, fell in love with him, offered him and he committed during the season. We were so impressed with him as a football player and a student that we offered him off of what we saw in our camp and from his junior film. We don't do that often."
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Keyon Reed - DE - 6-1 - 240 - Fr-HS - Palm Bay, Fla. (Palm Bay HS)
All-star defensive end from Palm Bay High School in Palm Bay, Fla...All-Space Coast First Team Defense as a senior...Brevard County All-Star selection...FACA All-Star selection...led the Pirates to a 9-4 mark as a senior...PBHS went 9-3 during his junior season when he played on the offensive line...helped Palm Beach HS to a 10-4 mark as a sophomore...earned the Area I Excellence Award for his work in the classroom...finished third in a poetry contest at PBHS...played for head coach Dan Burke...PERSONAL...Born Sept. 10, 1991...brother, Walter, is a linebacker at Dean College (Mass.)...plans to major in Criminal Justice.
Head Coach Russ Huesman on Keyon Reed:
"We got Keyon here and he liked the place a lot. He liked our players and he committed to us. He looked at some other schools in our league and decided to stay with his commitment to our program. He is an explosive guy that can run. We are excited to have him."
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Terrell Robinson - QB - 6-3 - 180 - South Pittsburg, Tenn. (South Pittsburg HS)
Tennessee Mr. Football Division I-A Back of the Year award winner from South Pittsburg High School in South Pittsburg, Tenn...all-state selection at quarterback who led the Pirates to the I-A title game...Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps Player of the Year...district offensive player of the year and team MVP...threw for 1,687 yards, rushed for 1,322 yards and scored 46 total TDs as a senior...played for head coach Vic Grider...four-year letter winner in basketball and district player of the year as a junior...two-time time Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps basketball player...Salutatorian who is also a member of the Beta Club and earned the Highest Grade in Algebra Award...represented Marion County at the Leadership Summit in Nashville...PERSONAL...Born Oct. 28, 1991...son of Vincent Robinson and Deandrea Jones...has an older brother, Antonio, and a younger sister, Kelsey...Vincent played football at UTC in 1988-89...Antonio currently plays at Tennessee Tech...plans to major in Business.
Head Coach Russ Huesman on Terrell Robinson:
"I think everybody in the area knows about Terrell. If you talk about the marquee player in the area, that is Terrell. He is the only quarterback we are taking in this class. We think his upside is fantastic. We had him in camp this summer with 15 other QBs and he came out as our No. 1 guy."
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Devin Scates - DL - 6-2 - 250 - Memphis, Tenn. (Westwood HS)
Three-year starter at Westwood High School in Memphis Tenn...played for head coach Ryan Williams...recorded 41 tackles, 15 tackles-for-loss and six sacks as a senior at defensive end...made the honor roll numerous times during high school...PERSONAL...Born Oct. 30, 1991...son of Teresa Smith...plans to major in Engineering.
Head Coach Russ Huesman on Devin Scates:
"Devin is another one we had in camp and liked a lot. We think he is going to be really good in the future. He can run and is going to be a big kid. He was also an early commit who had a lot of other offers. He hung in there with us and we are really excited to have him."
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Faysal Shafaat - TE - 6-5 - 235 - Fr-HS - Orlando, Fla. (Orlando Luthern Academy)
Top-100 Central Florida recruit from Orlando Lutheran Academy in Orlando, Fla...had 26 catches for 538 yards and eight TDs...also played defensive end, recording 101 tackles...led the state of Florida with 20 sacks...helped Orlando Lutheran to a 7-3 record as a senior...Crusaders went10-2 during his junior year...played for head coach Michael Viera...made the honor roll...also a standout basketball player who was the league MVP and first team all-district as a junior...name is pronounced "fes-EL sha-FAHT"...PERSONAL...Born Oct. 17, 1991...son of Michelle and Rizvan Shafaat...has a younger brother, Imran, and younger sister, Alia...undecided on a major.
Head Coach Russ Huesman on Faysal Shafaat:
"Faysal is very athletic. He was always the most athletic guy on the field. In think if he was at a bigger school, we would not be able to touch him because of his athleticism. We had to have a tight end in this class and he was the guy we needed."
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Muhasibi Wakeel - LB - 5-11 - 200 - Fr-HS - Decatur, Ga. (Southwest Dekalb HS)
Two-time all-region, all-county and all-state linebacker from Southwest Dekalb High School in Decatur, Ga...four-year starter for head coach Buck Godfrey...helped lead the Panthers to the second round of the state playoffs as a senior with a 10-2 record...recorded 169 tackles as a senior...led the team to the state quarterfinals and a 9-4 mark as a junior...added 148 tackles as a junior...made 104 tackle as a sophomore, giving him 100+ tackles in each of his last three seasons...name is pronounced "mu-HA-suh-bee wah-KEEL"...PERSONAL...Born Oct. 4, 1991...son of Rasheedah Guyden and Imad Wakeel...has two young brothers, Imad and Ibrahim, and one older sister, Surrayya...father ran track at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga...undecided on a major.
Head Coach Russ Huesman on Muhasibi Wakeel:
"Muhasibi comes from Southwest DeKalb and they have put out some great football players. We recruited him for a long time and he finally committed to us on his visit. We watched him on film and was one of a few we offered off of their film. I think he gives us a bright future at the linebacker position."
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Keon Williams - RB - 6-0 - 215 - Fr-HS - Chattanooga, Tenn (Red Bank HS)
All-state running back from Red Bank High School in Chattanooga, Tenn...teammate of fellow signee Keith Mayes...played for head coach Tim Daniels...two-star rating from Rivals.com...led the Lions to a 12-1 record and the district title last season...Red Bank went undefeated in the regular season and advanced to the quarterfinals of the state championships...rushed for 1,505 yards and 32 TDs on 179 carries...member of the Tennessean Dream Team...also earned all-district and all-region honors...named to the Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps team...named to the East-West All-Star team...also ran track in high school...PERSONAL...Full name is Keon Row Williams...born Aug. 7, 1991...son of Row and Juanaita Williams...has an older brother, Marlan, and an older sister, Chasaty...Marlan played football at Livingstone (N.C.) College...plans to major in Sports Medicine.
Head Coach Russ Huesman on Keon Williams:
"Keon is another high-profile guy we got in late on. We were going to take one back in this class and he is the guy. He is going to be a strong runner for us. He has a lot of athletic ability and catches the ball well. To land one late like him is a pretty neat deal for us."