Feb. 6, 2008
LOGAN, Utah -
Kellen Bartlett TE 6-3 235 FR HS Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs HS)
Marquis Butler RB 6-0 185 FR HS Los Angeles, Calif. (Locke HS)
# Casey Davis DL 6-3 285 JR JC Riverton, Utah (Riverton HS/Snow JC)
Patrick Dvoracek OL 6-4 295 FR HS Arlington, Texas (Timberview HS)
Quinn Garner LB 6-3 230 FR HS Santa Cruz, Calif. (Santa Cruz HS)
ChrisHarris ATH/RB 5-10 185 FR HS Pasadena, Calif. (Duarte HS)
Alfred Kikau DB 6-0 180 FR HS Sacramento, Calif. (Rio Americano HS)
Tremel Kline WR 6-3 200 JR JC Beaufort, S.C. (Battery Creek HS/Los Medanos JC)
# Jeremy Mitchell TE 6-5 255 JR JC Benicia, Calif. (Benicia HS/Laney JC)
Harold Moleni TE 6-3 230 FR HS West Valley City, Utah (Hunter HS)
Oscar Molina DL 6-4 245 FR HS Baldwin Park, Calif. (Baldwin Park HS)
Joe Moreno TE 6-3 230 FR HS Mission Hills, Calif. (Mission Hills HS)
Emmanual Ojeriakhi WR 6-3 185 FR HS Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield HS)
^ Tanner Richins OL 6-6 310 FR HS Logan, Utah (Logan HS)
Robert Tidwell DL 6-3 235 FR HS Humble, Texas (Atascocita HS)
# Christopher Williams DB 6-3 190 JR JC Torrance, Calif. (Leuzinger HS/El Camino JC)
^ Signed in 2007 but did not enroll until this spring
# Signed in December
Pronunciation Guide
Patrick Dvoracek = Door-check
Alfred Kikau = Kick-ow
Tremel Kline = Truh-mell
Harold Moleni = Mo-lee-knee
Emmanual Ojeriakhi = E-man-you-uhll Oh-jer-e-ah-key
Kellen Bartlett - TE - 6-3 - 235 - FR - HS - Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs HS)
A two-time Missouri Class 6A all-state selection on both offense and defense, also playing defensive line... Combined 40 receptions for 736 yards (18.4 ypc) with 10 TD's for his junior and senior seasons... Made 75 tackles including 10 sacks with two INT's, one returned for a TD, as well as two fumble recoveries... Helped lead Blue Springs HS to 13-0 season and capturing the 6-A state championship... Named a 2007 finalist for the Buck Buchanan award... A two-time all-district, all-conference and all-area first-team selection... A rivals.com top 20 prospect for the state of Missouri... Also an all-conference and all-area honoree for baseball.
Marquis Butler - RB - 6-0 - 185 - FR - HS - Los Angeles, Calif. (Locke HS)
Had 354 yards rushing on 44 attempts with five TD's... Also played defensive back, making 79 tackles (45 solo, 34 assists) with 18 tackles for loss and seven sacks... Also had three INT's, five fumbles forced, three fumble recoveries with one returned for a TD... A two-time all-league selection at both running back and defensive back, earning first-team honors his senior season after receiving second-team accolades as a junior... Also a first-team all-city as a senior... Was team MVP... Selected to the CIF vs. City section all-star game.
# Casey Davis - DL - 6-3 - 285 - JR - JC - Riverton, Utah (Riverton HS/Snow JC)
Was a first-team all-Western States Football League and a first-team all-region selection... Recorded 49 tackles (20 solo, 29 assists), with 23 tackles for loss including four sacks... Snow posted an 11-1 record this season, losing to Butler College in the Top of the Mountains Bowl for the NJCAA National Championship.
Patrick Dvoracek - OL - 6-4 - 295 - FR - HS - Arlington, Texas (Timberview HS)
Last name is pronounced Duh-vor-check... Started 34 consecutive games... Had a 95 percent grade out as a senior after tallying 75 knockdowns with 46 pancakes... Helped team to third round of regional playoffs... Earned first-team all-district and second-team all-area honors... Was also a second-team all-district punter... Placed fourth in regionals in both shot put and discus... A first-team academic all-district selection.
Quinn Garner - LB - 6-3 - 230 - FR - HS - Santa Cruz, Calif. (Santa Cruz HS)
Posted 125 tackles (58 solo, 67 assists) including 20 tackles for loss with two sacks as well as one INT in helping lead team to the small school division championship... Also played tight end, making 16 catches for 300 yards with two TD's... Named the SCCAL Defensive Player of the Year as well as SC County Defensive Player of the Year... A second-team Cal-Hi Sports all-state selection... As a junior he earned SCCAL Junior of the Year accolades as well as SC County all-defensive team honors... Also lettered in basketball, baseball and track & field.
ChrisHarris - ATH/RB - 5-10 - 185 - FR - HS - Pasadena, Calif. (Duarte HS)
Rushed for 2,005 yards for 23 TD's with 479 receiving yards for another four TD's his senior season... Also had 361 combined return yards (207 kick, 154 punt)... Earned all-San Gabriel Valley League accolades as well as league MVP honors... Also a first-team all-CIF Southern section honoree... As a junior, he had 2146 yards rushing on 267 carries with 19 TD's... Also had 11 catches for 91 yards... Was also a first-team all-league linebacker... Is the Duarte HS career rushing leader.
Alfred Kikau - DB - 6-0 - 180 - FR - HS - Sacramento, Calif. (Rio Americano HS)
Last name is pronounced Kick-ow... Recorded 66 tackles (39 solo, 27 assists) including three for loss in addition to six interceptions with three returned for TD... Also had three pass break-ups... Had 14 punt returns for 321 yards (22.3 ypr) and six kick returns for 69 yards (11.5 ypr)... As a junior he posted 80 tackles (45 solo, 35 assists) with one pass break-up... Also had 13 receptions for 179 yards and three TD's as receiver... Had 10 punt returns for 105 yards (10.5 ypr)... Earned first-team all-league honors as junior and senior in addition to earning League Defensive Player of the Year as a senior... Also received honorable mention all-metro accolades... Received the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame Athlete Award as a senior as well as the NFF Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Award.
Tremel Kline - WR - 6-3 - 200 - JR - JC - Beaufort, S.C. (Battery Creek HS/Los Medanos JC)
Had 42 receptions for 720 yards with nine TD's as a freshman as Los Medanos, earning all-Golden Coast honors, but missed most of sophomore season with injury... As a three-year starter for Battery Creek HS, he had 167 receptions for 2,936 yards with 32 TD's... Earned South Carolina all-state honors, as well as being selected to the South Carolina Shrine All-Star game.
# Jeremy Mitchell - TE - 6-5 - 255 - JR - JC - Benicia, Calif. (Benicia HS/Laney JC)
Had 12 catches for 146 yards (12.2 ypc) with two TD's, earning honorable mention all-Mid-Empire accolades last season at Laney... As a senior at Benicia HS, he was a first-team all-Solano County Athletic Conference selection after making 15 receptions for 286 yards with two TD's.
Harold Moleni - TE - 6-3 - 230 - FR - HS - West Valley City, Utah (Hunter HS)
Hunter HS all-time receptions leader... Became the first player in Hunter history to start every game for three years in a row... A two-year all-state and all-region selection... As a junior, led team in sacks.
Oscar Molina - DL - 6-4 - 245 - FR - HS - Baldwin Park, Calif. (Baldwin Park HS)
A three-year starter, recording 175 career tackles with 11 sacks... Also played tight end with seven career TD's... A two-time first-team all-Valley Vista league selection on both offense and defense... Earned first-team All-CIF defense as a senior... Also an all-academic selection.
Joe Moreno - TE - 6-3 - 230 - FR - HS - Mission Hills, Calif. (Mission Hills HS)
A two-year letterwinner... Had 17 catches for his career for 297 yards with one TD, including seven receptions for 117 yards and one TD as a senior... A first-team all-Valley league honoree, helped the Grizzlies to the CIF finals his senior season after reaching the semi-finals as a junior... Also a two-year letterwinner in basketball... Named to the Union-Tribune All-Academic Team.
Emmanual Ojeriakhi - WR - 6-3 - 185 - FR - HS - Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield HS)
Name is pronounced E-man-you-uhll Oh-jer-e-ah-key... Had 44 receptions for 927 yards his senior season with 12 TD's... Also had two rushes for 26 yards... Defensively he made 25 tackles (17 solo, eight assists) with three INT's... Also had two kick returns and one punt return... Had five 100-yard receiving outings including each of the last three games, highlighted by season-high 123 yards on season-high nine catches in season finale... Had three TD catches in one game... A third-team all-state selection as a senior, earning first-team all-area accolades as both wide receiver and defensive back... Earned first-team all-league and first-team all-area as a cornerback as a junior... A first-team all-league and first-team all-area at wide receiver his sophomore season.
^ Tanner Richins - OL - 6-6 - 310 - FR - HS - Logan, Utah (Logan HS)
A two-time first-team all-state selection as an offensive lineman... Also earned first-team all-region honors as a junior and senior... A two-time all-valley selection... Team won state championship in 2005.
^ Signed in 2007 but did not enroll until this spring
Robert Tidwell - DL - 6-3 - 235 - FR - HS - Humble, Texas (Atascocita HS)
Recorded 50 tackles including five sacks as well as eight pass break-ups... A first-team all-district selection as well as a Houston Top 150 honoree... Also a two-time academic all-district honoree.
# Christopher Williams - DB - 6-3 - 190 - JR - JC - Torrance, Calif. (Leuzinger HS/El Camino JC)
Earned first-team all-Mission Conference after helping El Camino to an 8-2 record and the conference championship... Was third on the team with 44 tackles (19 solo, 15 assists), two interceptions, one forced fumble and six pass break-ups... He also earned Mission Conference player of the week accolades twice last season... As a freshman, he had 32 tackles (11 solo, 21 assists), one forced fumble, three pass break-ups and three blocked kicks.
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