Arizona Wildcats “Our Kind of Guy” Signing Day

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Perusing Twitter or the Arizona Wildcat athletics website,  you will find the hash tag #AZOKGDAY.  What you may not know is this hash tag stands for which is “AriZona Our Kind of Guy Day.”

It’s also Rich Rod’s coined phrase for how he intended to recruit for 2015.  Coach Richard Rodriguez is looking for Arizona kind of guy’s; tough, gritty, coach-able, wanting to prove they are winners, they are winners, hard workers, team players, and diamonds in the rough.

Scooby Wright III helping with recruiting proves that players like Scooby are what Rich Rod is looking for to add to his already very tight and successful team.

Here’s a look at some of the 2015 Arizona Wildcat recruiting class….we would like to thank Matt Dudek @AZ_Matty_D for keeping us all up to speed on the days events and each new fantastic recruit!

#14 Paul Magloire

Safety  (6-1, 210) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Lynbrook [N.Y.] HS/Milford Academy/Appalachian State/Arizona Western Head Coach: Tom Minnick (Arizona Western)

  • 2014 NJCAA Second-Team All-American; Arizona Community College Athletic Conference Defensive
  • layer of the Year for the 11-1 No. 5 Arizona Western squad
  • 2014 PrepStar JUCO All-American and four-star recruit
  • 2014 No. 70 recruit nationally by Scout.com and a three-star recruit
  • 101 tackles, two INT, six PBU, six TFL, one forced fumble and three blocked kicks
  • Led Lynbrook to the 2010 Long Island Class III Championship, accounting for 21 touchdowns and 10 two-point conversions

    #7 Orlando Bradford  &  #11 Shun Brown

#7 Orlando Bradford

Running Back | 5-9, 195

Shreveport, La. | Calvary Baptist Academy

Head Coach: John Bachman Sr.

  • 2014 PrepStar Top 350 All-American and four-star recruit; No. 337 national rank
  • Three-star recruit: Scout.com, Rivals.com
  • 2014 LFCA 2A All-State
  • 3,495 career rushing yards, 7.5 ypc, 463 carries, 59.2 ypg, 46 rushing TDs, 58 total touchdowns

#11 Shun Brown

Receiver | 5-10, 165

Shreveport, La. | Calvary Baptist Academy

Head Coach: John Bachman Sr.

  • 2014 LFCA Composite and 2A All-State
  • 2015 West Coast Bowl
  • 2014 PrepStar All-Southeast Region and three-star recruit
  • Three-star recruit: Scout.com, Rivals.com
  • 1,338 career kick-off return yards, 917 punt return yards, three punt returns for touchdowns, seven kick-off returns for touchdowns, 159 tackles, eight TFL, 12 INTs, two forced fumbles, two recovered fumbles, one sack

#66 Keenan Walker

Offensive Line | 6-5, 282

Scottsdale, Ariz. | Chaparral HS

  • 2015 Under Armour All-American
  •  Nike “The Opening” Participant
  • 2014 PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team and four-star recruit; No. 121 national rank
  • 2014 Scout.com four-star and Rivals.com three-star recruit
  • 82 Scout.com Top 300, No. 2 recruit in Arizona by Scout.com, No. 8 OT national rank
  • 2014 AZFCA Top-25 Offense and Division II All-State

        #15 Matt Morin

Tight End | 6-2, 239

Murrieta, Calif. | Chaparral HS/San Diego State/Saddleback College/Riverside C.C.

Head Coach: Tom Craft (Riverside C.C.)

  • Paced the No. 1 Riverside C.C Tigers to a 10-2 record in 2014
  • Appearance in a California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Southern California Regional Final game; Tigers were also SCFA National Central Champions
  • 2014 PrepStar All-West Region and three-star recruit

#74 Alex Kosinski

Offensive Line | 6-4, 278

Larkspur, Calif. | Redwood HS

Head Coach: Corky Henderson

  • 2014 PrepStar All-West Region and three-star recruit
  • Three-star recruit: Rivals.com
  • First-Team All-Marin County Athletic League as a junior and a senior
  • Early enrollee

    #42 Anthony Fotu   

Defensive Line | 6-2, 274

Oakland, Calif. | San Leandro HS/Laney College

Head Coach: John Beam (Laney College)

  • 25 Scout National JUCO Prospects
  • 2014 PrepStar JUCO All-American and four-star recruit
  • Paced the Laney College squad to a 6-4 finish in 2014, winning five of their last six games to wrap the season
  • As a freshman in 2013, the Eagles were 8-3 and won the 2013 Bay Bowl; 30 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and two forced fumbles

#68 Nathan Eldridge

Offensive Line | 6-4, 275

Anthem, Ariz. | Boulder Creek HS

Head Coach: Brandon Willard

  • 2014 PrepStar All-West Region and three-star recruit
  • 2014 Three-Star Recruit – Scout.com, Rivals.com
  • 2014 AZFCA Top-25 Offense and Division I All-State

        #27 Sammy Morrison    

Cornerback | 5-11, 170

Ashburn, Va. | Gonzaga College HS

Head Coach: Randy Trivers

  • 2014 PrepStar All-Atlantic region and three-star recruit
  • 2014 Three-Star Recruit – Scout.com
  • Son of UA letterwinner Darryl Morrison(1991-92), who played for Dick Tomey on Arizona’s “Desert Swarm” defense

#8 Antonio Parks

Cornerback | 5-10, 177

Reserve, La. | East St. John HS

Head Coach: Phil Banko

  • 2014 PrepStar All-Southeast Region and three-star recruit
  • 2014 Three-Star Recruit – Scout.com

        #23 Devon Brewer

Cornerback | 5-10, 169

Fresno, Calif. | Central HS/Milford Academy

Head Coach: Bill Chaplick (Milford Academy)

  • 2014 PrepStar All-West Region and three-star recruit
  • 2014 Milford Academy Defensive MVP
  • 2013 Blue-Grey All-American, Defensive MVP
  • 2013 No. 47 cornerback (Scout.com)
  • 2013 Three-Star Recruit – Scout.com, Rivals.com

#55 Timmy Hamilton

Defensive Line | 6-4, 250

Wichita, Kan. | Kapaun Mt. Carmel HS/Coffeyville C.C.

Head Coach: Aaron Flores

  • 2014 PrepStar All-Midlands Region and three-star recruit
  • 2014 Three-Star Recruit – Rivals.com

#25 Anthony Mariscal

Safety | 6-0, 192 Bakersfield, Calif. | Liberty HS Head Coach: Bryan Nixon

  • 2015 West Coast Bowl
  • 2014 PrepStar All-West Region and three-star recruit
  • 2014 Three-Star Recruit – Scout.com, Rivals.com
  • Four-year Liberty HS MVP

    #75 Cody Creason

Offensive Line | 6-4, 270

Folsom, Calif. | Folsom HS

Head Coach: Kris Richardson and Troy Taylor

  • 2014 PrepStar All-West Region and three-star recruit
  • 2014 State Champions (16-0, 6-0)
  • 2014 All-Sac-Joaquin First-Team Offense
  • 2014 Sierra Foothill Lineman of the Year

#77 Finton Connolly

Defensive Line | 6-3, 255

Gilbert, Ariz. | Campo Verde HS

Head Coach: Max Ragsdale

  • 2014 PrepStar All-West Region and three-star recruit
  • No. 15 recruit in Arizona by Scout.com
  • Three-star recruit: Scout.com, Rivals.com
  • MVP at the National Youth Combine Event in Scottsdale, Ariz.
  • NCSA AthLeadership Award

        #17 Jace Whittaker

Cornerback | 5-10, 163

Oceanside, Calif. | Oceanside HS

Head Coach: John Carroll

  • 2013 Oceanside HS Defensive POY and first-team all-conference player
  • 2013 Three-Star Recruit – Scout.com, Rivals.com

#57 Kendal Franklin

Linebacker | 6-3, 240

New Orleans, La. | Warren Easton HS

Head Coach: Tony Hull

  • 2014 PrepStar All-Southeast Region and three-star recruit
  • 2014 Three-Star Recruit – Scout.com, Rivals.com
  • In 2014, eight FF, three PBU, four recovered fumbles, 16 sacks, 20 TFL, one INT

#87 Jordan Morgan  

Receiver | 6-1, 226

Beaverton, Ore. | Southridge HS

Head Coach: Doug Dean

  • 2013 6A first-team all-state and all-league honors, second-team all-state as a junior in 2012
  • 2013 Scout.com three-star recruit

#90 Sharif Williams

Defensive Line | 6-2, 313

Fresno, Calif. | Central HS

Head Coach: Justin Garza

  • 2013 Three-Star Recruit – Scout.com, Rivals.com

      #77 Harper Sherman

Offensive Line | 6-5, 260

New Westminster, B.C. | New Westminster School

Head Coach: Farhan Lalji

  • 2014 Three-star recruit: PrepStar, Scout.com- Three-star recruit: Scout.com, Rivals.com

#TBD Darick Holmes

Wide Receiver | 5-9, 175

Camarillo, Calif. | Newbury Park HS

Head Coach: Gary Fabricius

  • 2015 Blue-Grey All-American Bowl
  • 2014 PrepStar All-West Region and three-star recruit
  • 2014 Three-Star Recruit – Scout.com, Rivals.com

        #86 Darrell Cloy, Jr

Tight End | 6-3, 226

La Habra, California | La Habra High School

#TBD Cedric Peterson

Moreno Valley, CA | Rancho Verde HS

#TBD Dane Cruikshank

Glendora, | CA Citris CC

#TBD Brion Anduze

Silverdale Washington