June 29, 2006

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Navy head football coach Paul Johnson released the names of the 2006 Navy football recruits on Thursday as 51 prospects representing 17 states and American Samoa went through the induction ceremony on Wednesday at the Naval Academy.

"I think we brought in a good group of players, but we won't know how good until four years from now," said Johnson. "We emphasized speed and athleticism and I think this group can improve our team."

The state of Texas produced an incredible 19 prospects for the Midshipmen, while four incoming plebes hail from Virginia. Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and California produced three prospects apiece.

Navy football season tickets are currently on sale at the Ricketts Hall Box Office, by calling 1-800-US4-NAVY, or by logging on to the web at www.navysports.com. Navy's home opener is slated for Sept. 2 against East Carolina in a 5:30 p.m. contest that will be televised nationally by CSTV.

Navy Football Class of 2010

Name             Pos.   Ht.   Wt.   Hometown
Ose Asante       OL     6-1   281   Houston, Texas/Cypress Ridge
Curtis Bass      OL     6-1   268   Pearland, Texas/Pearland
Kyle Bookout     DL     6-2   237   Frankfurt, Ill./Lincolnway East
David Brown      OL     6-3   275   Spring, Texas/Collins
Andrew Burger    DL     6-3   230   Richland Hills, Texas/Birdville
Ryan Burke       OL     6-3   280   McKinney, Texas/McKinney North
Kevin Campbell   SB     5-11  200   Burke, Va./Robinson
Ryan Campbell    LB     6-3   225   Red Bank, N.J./Hun School
Blake Carter     CB     5-11  184   Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater
Alex Cole        OL     6-2   275   Dallas, Texas/Highland Park
David Dawson     CB     5-9   162   Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Summit
Bobby Doyle      QB/DB  5-11  195   Chardon, Ohio/Chardon
James Dryden     SB     6-3   194   Longwood, Fla./Lake Brantley
Jordan Eddington OLB    6-0   213   San Antonio, Texas/Taft
Cory Finnerty    SB     5-10  182   Ventura, Calif./Saint Bonaventure
Nate Frazier     DL     6-3   295   Atlanta, Ga./Riverwood
Greg Garden      SB     6-0   190   Denton, Texas/Billy Ryan
Peter Guidera    OL     6-2   247   Vista, Calif./Rancho Buena Vista
Tony Haberer     ILB    6-1   216   Liberty Hill, Texas/Liberty
Jack Hatcher     SB     5-11  195   Birmingham, Ala./Shades Valley
Nick Henderson   WR     6-4   195   Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny
Jesse Iwuji      CB     6-1   173   Carrollton, Texas/Hebron
Luke Lagera      SB     5-9   170   Austin, Texas/Lake Travis
Andy Lark        DL     6-0   275   Chulota, Fla./Oviedo
Jeff Lenar       OL     6-6   269   Marietta, Ga./Walton
Mike Mathews     WR     6-1   174   Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon
Mike McClarin    DL     6-3   230   Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty
Ian Meredith     DL     6-3   225   Signal Mountain, Tenn./Notre Dame
Zach Middleton   DL     6-0   255   Orangeburg, S.C./Wilkinson
Jeromy Miles     S      6-2   189   Sickleville, N.J./Winslow
Austin Milke     OL     6-3   231   Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More
Matt Neechak     LB     6-4   221   Canoga Park, Calif./Malibu
Scott Oswald     SB     5-11  207   Houston, Texas/Clear Lake
Penetekoso Peau  DL     6-1   276   American Samoa/South Pacific Academy
Ross Pospisil    LB     6-0   205   Temple, Texas/Temple
Mike Rayos       WR     5-10  175   San Antonio, Texas/Taft
Bayard Roberts   DL     6-2   210   Placitas, N.M./Saint Pius X
Dustin Roberts   PK     6-0   184   Havelock, N.C./Havelock
Craig Schaeffer  ILB    6-2   202   Fairfax, Va./Robinson Secondary
Chris Sheahin    WR     6-1   178   Brookville, Md./Sherwood
Scott Simpson    DB     5-9   165   Southlake,Texas/Carroll
John Sniezek     DB     6-4   190   McLean, Va./Valley Forge
Michael Speciale QB     6-1   215   Pearland, Texas/Pearland
Jordan Stephens  DL     6-4   255   Gainesville, Ga./North Hall
Arnold Taylor    LB     5-11  215   Potomac, Md./Walt Whitman
Darius Terry     CB     5-7   161   Houston, Texas/Westside
Stephen Tripp    ILB    5-11  191   Brandon, Fla./Tampa Bay Tech
Ram Vela         QB     5-9   182   San Antonio, Texas/Taft
Zach Weatherington LB   6-4   235   Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge
Scott Yingling   QB     6-1   215   Gages Lake, Ill./Carmel
Greg Zingler     QB     6-0   185   Severna Park, Md./Severna Park
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