Recruiting: 8/13/12-8/20/12

This past week was a light one for the MAC, WAC, MWC, CUSA, Sun Belt, Army, Navy, and BYU. Rice is the winner of the week with three commitments including a very talented tight end out of Katy, Texas.

08/13/12

Alec Moreno LB Poway, CA Poway 6'2" 225--Nevada

Shane Wimann TE Wisconsin Dells, WI Wisconsin Dells 6'4" 216--NIU

Alec Moreno is an inside linebacker who is not currently rated by rivals. Moreno picked Nevada over Arizona, Hawaii, New Mexico State, San Jose State, and UNLV. Scout rates Moreno as a 3-star linebacker. Moreno is 6-2, 225 pounds out of Poway High School in California.

Shane Wimann is a 6-4, 216 pound tight end out of Wisconsin Dells High School in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Wimann is an unrated prospect currently. With a 4.74-40 yard dash and a 320 pound bench press max, Wimann is strong and quick for a tight end. Wimann was also offered by Central Michigan, Illinois State, North Dakota, and North Dakota State.

08/14/12

Connor Reed QB Gardendale, AL Gardendale 5'11" 180--UAB

Dalton Fields DT Colorado Springs, CO Pine Creek 6'3" 270 2 stars--Wyoming

Connor Reed is a 5-11, 180 pound pro-style quarterback who is committed to UAB. Reed has good speed with a 4.56-40 yard dash. Reed is currently unranked according to all of the major recruiting services. At the time of his commitment, Reed's only offer was from UAB with interest from Samford, South Alabama, and Troy.

Dalton Fields is a 2-star defensive tackle from Colorado Springs, Colorado who is committed to Wyoming. Fields is also rated at 2-stars from Scout and 247 Sports. Fields is 6-3, 270 pounds with a 4.90-40 yards dash and a 325 bench press max. Fields has maxed out at 425 on squat and produced a 25 inch vertical jump which is impressive with his large frame. Fields committed to Wyoming over offers from Colorado State, Northern Colorado, and South Dakota State as well as interest from New Mexico, Colorado and BYU.

                       

08/15/12

No commitments.

08/16/12

Duke Ejiofor DE Houston, TX Alief Taylor 6'3" 216--Rice

Brian Womac LB Houston, TX Houston Memorial 6'3" 222--Rice

Duke Ejiofor is a defensive end out of Houston, Texas and Alief Taylor High School. Ejiofor is 6-3 and 216 with a 4.56-40 yard dash and a 35 inch vertical jump. Ejiofor picked Rice over offers from Texas State, UTSA, and UTEP as well as interest from Iowa State, Northwestern, and TCU. Ejiofor is currently unranked according to all the major recruiting services.

Brian Womac is a 6-3, 22 pound outside linebacker from Houston, Texas via Houston Memorial High School. Womac was clocked at 4.59 in the 40-yard dash with a 305 bench press max and a 425 squat max. Womac produced a verified 32 inch vertical jump as well. Womac picked Rice over offers from Harvard and Princeton and has a 1870 score in the SAT.

08/17/12

Trevor Morgan OL Fayetteville, GA Whitewater 6'1" 205--Memphis

Ja'mel Sanders LB Dayton, OH Chaminade-Julienne 6'0" 197 3 stars--Miami OH

Trevor Morgan is an offensive lineman out of Fayetteville, Georgia via Whitewater High School. Morgan is 6-1, 205 pounds and is projected to be a long snapper for the Memphis Tigers. Morgan was unranked aby all of the major recruiting services.  At the time of his commitment, Memphis was the only offer with some interest coming from Auburn and Clemson.

Ja'Mel Sanders is an outside linebacker out of Dayton, Ohio via Chaminade-Julienne High School. Sanders is a 3-star recruit according to Rivals with a 2-star rating from Scout. Sanders is 6-0, 197 pounds and made 93 tackles on defense as a junior. Sanders picked Miami OH over an offer from Eastern Michigan as well as interest from all over the MAC and Indiana. Sanders could be a very good player for the RedHawks in the future.

08/18/12

Bryan Slater DE Mobile, AL St. Paul's 6'1" 268--Troy

Bryan Slater is a 6-1, 268 pound defensive end that is ready to play on the college level immediately. Slater is currently unranked according to the recruiting services. Slater is from Mobile, Alabama via St. Paul's High School and picked Troy over offers from Louisiana Tech, Memphis, Tulane, and UAB. Slater could shoot up the rankings and pull in more offers with a strong senior year in 2012.

08/19/12

Robby Wells TE Katy, TX James E. Taylor 6'6" 223 2 stars--Rice

Robby Wells is a 6-6, 223 pound tight end out of Katy, Texas via James E. Taylor High School. Wells is a 2-star recruit on rivals and a 3-star recruit from 247 Sports. There is question to his true height as different services have him as 6-4 to 6-6. Wells was clocked at 4.79 in the 40-yard dash with a 4.25 time in the shuttle. Wells picked Rice in a bit of a surprise over offers from Texas State, Wake Forest, and Houston with interest from Air Force, Northwestern, and Oklahoma. Expect Rice to have to fight to keep Wells as a recruit when the top  schools start coming to visit.