Arizona Wildcats “Our Kind of Guy” Signing Day

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.

We have Scooby Wright in the house! A true #OKG. #BearDown #AZOKGDay pic.twitter.com/fTPGEISVYn
— Arizona Football (@ArizonaFBall) February 4, 2015

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 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

Finton Connolly is the next OKG! All-region honoree & now a Wildcat. https://t.co/lyi7YHhAL2 #AZOKGDay #BearDown
— Arizona Football (@ArizonaFBall) February 4, 2015

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

Off to NCAA Congrats Matt Seymour & Harper Sherman-proud day 4 @FarhanLaljiTSN http://t.co/HCnCFnPuFI @HyackFootball pic.twitter.com/41ZgIhRCxT
— 🇨🇦William C. Cook🇺🇦🌈🌹 (@CaseyCook_NW) February 5, 2015

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

Darick Holmes: Darick Holmes Darick Holmes (WR/ATH) Camarillo, Calif. (Newbury Park HS) From: Arizona Wildcats… http://t.co/J5sojZppN4
— D1SportsNet (@d1sportsnet) February 4, 2015

Wide Receiver | 5-9, 175

Camarillo, Calif. | Newbury Park HS

Head Coach: Gary Fabricius