| Steven Bedosky
6-4, 265, OL
Douglasville, Ga. /
Landmark Christian HS
Prior to Coastal Carolina: A two-star recruit by 247Sports.com and Rivals.com ... Two-time, first team Class A All-State selection ... Also tabbed Academic All-State ... Selected first team All-Region 5-A as a senior and junior ... Paved the way for all-state performer and Region 5-A Player of the Year running back Lofton Tidwell ... As a junior, allowed zero sacks while making 38 pancake blocks for a team that rushed for 3,000 yards ... Member of the Landmark Christian wrestling team.
Bedosky Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1739217/steven-bedosky |
| C.J. Brewer
6-2, 260, DL
Bowdon, Ga. / Bowdon HS Prior to Coastal Carolina: A two-start recruit by Rivals.com ... First team AA All-State pick by the Atlanta Journal Constitution and second team AA All-State pick by the Georgia Spots Writers Association ... Named Times-Georgian All-Area MVP and the Region 5-AA Defensive Player of the Year as a senior ... Tabbed fourth team All-State as a junior ... Selected 2014 Times-Georgian Area Defensive Player of the Year ... Also named All-Region 5-AA as both a linebacker (first team) and an offensive lineman (second team) ... Also member of the Bowdon basketball team.
Brewer Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2934715/cj-brewer |
| Trey Carter
6-1, 295, OL
Monroeville, Ala. / Monroe Academy Prior to Coastal Carolina: A three-time Alabama Independent School Association All-State selection ... Won the AISA Lineman of the Year Award as a senior and was a finalist for the honor as both a junior and sophomore ... Selected to play in the 2015 AISA East-West All-Star game and was named Best Offensive Lineman for the West squad.
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 | Kyle Cathers
6-4, 260, DL
Wilmington, Del. / Salesianum HS Prior to Coastal Carolina: Named Delaware's 2015 Lineman of the Year as voted on by Delaware Interscholastic Football Coaches Association board and the state's high school football media ... Added first team DIFCA All-State honors as a junior and senior ... Selected to play in the 61st annual DFRC Blue-Gold football game ... Credited with 62 tackles, eight sacks and four fumble recoveries while spearheading a defense that held seven of their 12 opponents to under two touchdowns ... Led the Sallies to the 2015 DIAA state runner-up finish and the 2013 state championship ... Recorded 65 tackles, including five sacks, as a junior ... Also a member of the Salesianum track & field and wrestling teams.
Cathers Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/3061221/kyle-cathers |
| Jonathan Clayton
6-3, 270, DL
Jacksonville, Fla. / Sandalwood HS Prior to Coastal Carolina: A two-star recruit by Scout.com ... Sandalwood posted a 9-3 record and allowed just 17 points per game ... Named Sandalwood's Best Defensive Lineman as a junior.
Clayton Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2886980/jonathan-clayton |
| Larry Collins Jr.
6-3, 200, WR
Hopkins, S.C. / Lower Richland HS Prior to Coastal Carolina: A three-star recruit by 247Sports.com and ranked the ninth-best overall prospect in South Carolina ... Participated in the 79th Annual Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas and caught four passes for 55 yards, including an 11-yard touchdown ... Only played in four games as a senior due to a knee injury but still had 37 catches for 647 yards and 10 touchdowns ... As a junior, recorded 31 catches for 504 yards, rushed for 309 yards and passed for 343 yards ... Overall, he scored 10 touchdowns ... On defense, tallied 34 tackles and four interceptions ... Member of the 3A state champion 4x100 relay team in 2014.
Collins Jr. Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/3114931/larry-collins- |
| Victor Greene
6-0, 215, RB
Fredericksburg, Va. / Courtland HS Prior to Coastal Carolina: A three-star recruit by 247Sports.com and the 54th-best prospect in Virginia ... Named second team Group 4A All-State ... Conference 19 Player of the Year as he rushed for 1,661 yards and 19 touchdowns ... A two-time All-Area performer ... His school's all-time leader in career rushing yards (4,149) and rushing touchdowns (46) ... Helped lead Courtland to the Group 4A state semifinals ... As a junior topped 1,000 yards as a rusher and had 52 tackles, six tackles for a loss and three picks as a linebacker ... Was on the VirginiaPreps.com 3A All-Underclass Team as a sophomore.
Greene Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2704395/vic-greene |
| Jacqez Hairston
5-8, 175, DB
Martinsville, Va. / Magna Vista HS Prior to Coastal Carolina: Two-time first team VHSL Group 3A All-State ... Helped Magna Vista to back-to-back 3A state championships ... Rushed for 352 yards (on 28 carries) and two touchdowns (60 and 80 yards) in the 2015 title game ... In the 2014 championship game, rushed for 205 yards with a TD ... As a senior, ran for 2,491 yards on 272 carries with 36 rushing touchdowns ... Caught 13 passes for 265 yards and a score ... As a junior, rushed for 2,346 yards and 26 TDs on 293 carries with six receptions for 98 yards ... For his career, rushed for 5,915 yards and 76 TDs ... A two-time first team All-Timesland football team selection.
Hairston Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2211779/jacqez-hairston |
| T'qele Holmes
6-0, 175, WR
Charleston, S.C. / West Ashley HS Prior to Coastal Carolina: Selected to play in the South Carolina North-South All-Star Game ... Named first team All-Region 7-AAAA and second team All-Lowcountry ... Recorded 23 receptions for 645 yards with nine touchdowns ... Averaged 28 yards per reception as a junior ... Was AAAA state runner-up in the 4x100 relay (41.97) and they set a school record earlier in the year with a time of 41.84.
Holmes Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/3347428/tqele-holmes |
| Amir Howard
5-11, 185, DB
Ocala, Fla. / North Marion HS Prior to Coastal Carolina: A two-star recruit by Scout.com ... Second team All-North Central Florida Elite Team and first team All-Marion County Interscholastic Athletic Conference ... Credited with 99 tackles, the third-best total in the county, with 19.0 TFL and 6.5 sacks as senior ... Team reached the second round of the 5A state championship ... A MaxPreps Player of the Game after recording 13 versus Vangaurd (Sept. 2014).
Howard Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2559817/amir-howard |
| Tarron Jackson
6-3, 230, DL
Aiken, S.C. / Silver Bluff HS Prior to Coastal Carolina: Selected to play for Team South Carolina in the Georgia-South Carolina Border Bowl as well as the South Carolina North-South game ... Participated in the Blue-Grey All-American South Carolina Regional combine ... A first team All-Aiken Standard selection ... Tallied 79 tackles, including 11 for losses (five sacks) as a senior ... First team South Carolina All-Area by Augusta Chronicle as a senior and second team as a junior ... Team reached the state championship as a senior and a sophomore.
Jackson Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/3073222/tarron-jackson |
| Alex James
5-10, 180, RB
Florence, S.C. / Florence Christian School Prior to Coastal Carolina: A two-star recruit by 247Sports.com ... Rated the 42nd-best all-purpose back in the nation and 46th-best overall prospect in South Carolina ... Rushed for 1,872 yards and 22 touchdowns with 11 receptions for 232 and two scores as a senior ... Named to the WBTW All-Blitz team as a corner back ... Was listed as being the "top skills player in South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA), playing both wide receiver and corner back" ... Named WPDE End Zone SCISA Player of the Year as a junior as he ran for 1,060 yards and 18 touchdowns while adding 26 receptions for 459 yards and seven more scores ... Helped Florence Christian to a 12-1 record and the 2A SCISA state title as a sophomore ... Also an SCISA All-Region III-AA basketball player.
James Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/3323695/alex-james |
| Chris Jones
6-3, 270, OL
Grover, N.C. / Crest HS Prior to Coastal Carolina: Led Crest to back-to-back (2014 and 2015) 3A state championships with a perfect 32-0 record over the span and runner-up finish in 2013 ... A Three-time first team All-South Mountain Athletic Conference pick ... Honorable mention All-Cleveland County selection ... Paved the way for Tre Harbison, who was the 2015 Cleveland County Co-Player of the Year and finished as the county's all-time leading rusher (5,770 yards).
Jones Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2823108/chris-jones |
| Silas Kelley
6-4, 205, LB
Mount Airy, Md. / South Carroll Senior HS Prior to Coastal Carolina: A two-star recruit by 247Sports.com and rated the 52nd-best overall prospect in Maryland ... Named small school (Class 2A/1A) first team All-State as a safety ... Finished his career at South Carroll with 238 tackles (third-most in program history) and 10 interceptions (second-best in Cavaliers history) ... As a senior, he notched five interceptions, tied for most in the county, and earned Carroll County Times first team All-County honors for the second straight season ... Helped South Carroll go 10-2 in 2015, as the Cavaliers won their second straight county championship and make the Class 2A playoffs for a county-record seventh consecutive year ... As a junior, had 59, led the team with four interceptions and was a Times first team All-County selection on defense ... As a receiver, was a second team All-County pick as he finished with 17 receptions for 259 yards and four touchdowns.
Kelley Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2305151/silas-kelly |
| Jay King II
6-2, 185, WR
Nashville, Tenn. / Hillsboro HS Prior to Coastal Carolina: A three-star recruit by 247Sports.com ... The sixth-best wide receiver and the 42nd-best overall prospect in Tennessee ... Selected to play in the Toyota East-West All-Star Classic ... As a senior, only played in eight games due to injury and caught 33 passes for 573 yards and seven scores ... Voted first team Metro Football Coaches Association All-Metro Nashville and All Region 6-5A ... Tabbed third team All-Mid-State by The Tennessean and was a preseason first team 5A Al-State honoree ... Team was 9-4 as a senior and reached the state quarterfinal ... Helped Hillsboro to a 14-1 record and the 2014 5A state title game as he caught 47 passes for 703 yards and nine scores ... Added 36 receptions for 607 yards with eight TDs as a sophomore.
King Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2599133/jay-king-ii |
| Greg Latushko
5-10, 180, CB
Franklin Lakes, N.J. / Ramapo HS Prior to Coastal Carolina: Tabbed first team corner back All-Bergen County as selected by the Bergen County Coaches Association ... As a senior, caught 33 passes for 628 with eight touchdowns and added six interceptions on defense ... Helped Ramapo to a #9 state rank and win North 1, Group 3 state title ... Also a member of the Ramapo baseball team.
Latushko Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1500717/greg-latushko |
| Ryan Lee
Columbia, S.C. / Spring Valley HS
Prior to Coastal Carolina: Played quarterback as a junior and senior while playing running back as a sophomore at Spring Valley ... Tallied 1,231 yards of total offense as season with 18 touchdowns ... Scored 11 TDs as a junior ... Named Player of the Week by The State as a junior when he rushed for 206 yards and three scores while adding a passing touchdown in a win versus South Aiken.
Lee Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1590200/ryan-lee |
| Jah-Maine Martin
5-11, 205, RB
Conway, S.C. / Conway HS Prior to Coastal Carolina: Selected to play in the South Carolina North-South All-Star game ... Named to the WBTW All-Blitz team and WPDE All-Zone team ... As a senior, rushed for 1,082 yards and 19 touchdowns while compiling 1,132 yards with 11 TDs as a junior ... Averaged over seven yards per carry for his junior and senior seasons ... Helped Conway go from a 2-9 team in 2014 to a 9-3 in 2015 ... Transferred to Conway midway through his sophomore year, playing defensive back at Banneker HS in Georgia.
Martin Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/3958476/jah-maine-martin |
| John Mays III
6-7, 305, OL
Jacksonville, Fla. / Jean Ribault HS Prior to Coastal Carolina: Played in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl, played at EverBank Field in Jacksonville ... Named second team Associated Press Class 5A All-State ... A first team All-Gateway Conference and first team All-First Coast selection ... Paved the way for running back Desean McNair, who also earned second team All-State honors and rushed for 1,707 yards and 15 touchdowns.
Mays III Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2639551/john-mays-iii |
| Avery McCall
6-1, 195, QB
Dillon, S.C. / Dillon HS Prior to Coastal Carolina: The first player in South Carolina history to lead his school to four consecutive state championships as the starting quarterback ... Dillon also won 37 consecutive games over the span ... A three-star recruit by 247Sports.com, the 21st-best dual-threat quarterback in the nation and the 12th-best overall prospect in South Carolina ... Was the 2015 WBTW Blitz Player of the Year, the Florence Morning News Pee Dee Offensive Player of the Year and WPDE Zoneman finalist ... Threw for 7,000 yards and 85 touchdowns with just six interceptions for his career ... Was the South team's Offensive MVP at the annual South Carolina North-South All-Star game as he completed 12-for-20 passes for 185 yards while rushing for 85 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries ... As a senior, completed 169-of-240 passes (.704) for 2,968 yards with 36 touchdowns and just two interceptions ... Added 517 rushing yards (80 attempts) with eight scores ... In the 2015 2A State Championship game, rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown, threw for 126 yards with two scores and had a 10-yard reception ... In the 2014 title game, he threw for 230 yards and a pair of TDs ... Also threw two touchdowns in the 2013 championship game ... As a freshman, completed 12-of-18 passes for 128 yards and three scores in the final to lead Dillon to the 2012 championship ... As a junior, threw for 2,945 yards and 36 TDS and was recipient of the WPDE Zoneman Award and WMBF Primetime Performer of the Year Award as the best player in the area.
McCall Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1590739/avery-mccall |
| Jordan McRae
6-2, 200, Athlete
Fayetteville, N.C. / Terry Sanford HS Prior to Coastal Carolina: As a senior, named Cape Fear Valley 3-A All-Conference as a running back ... As a junior, tabbed the Cape Fear Valley 3-A Conference Offensive Player of the Year as a quarterback ... For his career, completed 158-of-329 passes for 2,447 yards, including 1,459 yard and 19 touchdowns as a junior ... Had 2,762 career rushing yards with 35 scores, including 1,207 rushing yards and 13 TDs as a senior with 887 rushing yards and 13 TDs a s junior ... Led school to a 12-2 record in 2015 and the No.1 seed in the playoffs.
McRae Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2656719/jordan-mcrae |
| Dreshun Miller
6-2, 185, DB
Marietta, Ga. / Sprayberry HS Prior to Coastal Carolina: A three-star recruit by 247Sports.com and Scout.com ... Ranked as the fourth-best corner back and 72nd-best overall prospect in Georgia by 247Sports.com ... First team All-Region 7-5A Division B ... Chuck Kingsbury of the Atlanta Journal Constitution said of Miller, "he is one of the most overlooked players in the state. And a lot of that can be attributed to his transition from offense to defense at the end of his junior season" ... Also member of the Sprayberry track & field squad.
Miller Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/3342779/dreshun-miller |
| Laqavious Paul
6-0, 210, LB
Lake City, Fla. / Columbia HS Prior to Coastal Carolina: A two-star recruit by 247Sports.com ... Named second team Associated Press Class 7A All-State ... Tabbed first team All-First Coast by the Jacksonville Times-Union and All-Area by the Gainesville Sun ... Tallied 131 tackles, 19 sacks and an interception as a senior ... Led Columbia to a 12-2 record and team reached the state semifinals ... Team Defensive MVP ... Meldon Law TV20 Scholar Athlete of the Week. |
| Calvin Smith
6-0, 195, DB
Morristown, Tenn. / Morristown-Hamblen HS West Prior to Coastal Carolina: Selected to play in the Blue-Grey All-American Game at AT&T Stadium in Dallas ... A two-star recruit by 247Sports.com ... Named first team 5A All-State by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association ... Selected to play in the East vs. West Tennessee All-Star Classic ... Ranked #41 on the Scout.com Tennessee Prep Super 44 prior to his senior season ... Tabbed the Mountain East Conference Region 1-5A Defensive Player of the Year ... Recorded six interceptions as a senior, returning five for touchdowns ... Scored a total of 10 defensive TDs in his career (eight interceptions and two fumble returns) ... Also an All-District 2-AAA baseball selection.
Smith Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2643950/calvin-smith |
| Cody Turner
6-0, 160, P/K
Blythewood, S.C. / Blythewood HS Prior to Coastal Carolina: Kicked a 20-yard field goal as time expired to give Blythewood its first playoff win, 27-26 over North Augusta, since 2012 ... Also made field goals of 28 and 38 yards in the win ... Helped Blythewood to a soccer state championship ... Member of the Honor Roll.
Turner Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/5106741/cody-turner |
| Bradley Watkins
6-0, 200, LS
Sumter, S.C. / Sumter HS Prior to Coastal Carolina: Rated the #1 long snapper in South Carolina and the 24th-best overall in the nation by Chris Rubio Long Snapping ... A four-star recruit by KohlsKicking.com and rated the second-best long snapper in South Carolina ... Named to The Sumter Item All-Area football team ... Average snap time for 15 yards is 0.7 seconds ... Helped Brixton Niebuhr set the South Carolina state record for consecutive extra points made ... Sumter TD Club Merit Scholarship Recipient.
Watkins Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4029854/bradley-watkins |
| Canon West
6-5, 275, OL
Bowdon, Ga. / Bowdon HS Prior to Coastal Carolina: Two-time, first team All-Region 5-AA ... First team 2015 Times-Georgian All-Area Football Team ... Helped Bowdon win the Region 5-AA championship ... Paved the way for all-region running back Tay Sheppard, who rushed for 415 yards and five TDs on 30 carries in a playoff win versus Union County, and helped quarterback Dylan Raymond earn second team all-region honors ... Also member of the Bowdon basketball team.
West Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2934896/canon-west |
| Enrolled January 2016 | |
| Darrell Malone Jr.
5-10, 165, DB
Weston, Fla. / Cypress Bay HS Prior to Coastal Carolina: Named 2015 Associated Press 8A All-State Honorable Mention ... As a junior, tabbed second team Associated Press 8A All-State ... Listed by the Miami Herald as one of the top 10 all-purpose players in Broward County ...A two-star recruit on Rivals.com ... Ranked as the fifth-best player in District 12-8A by South Florida High School Sports ... Prior to his senior season, was #58 on the Larry Blustein Top 100 List of players from south Florida ... Also a member of his high school track & field squad, participating in the 200m, high jump and long jump ... His father, Darrell Malone Sr., played with Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins, was selected in the sixth round of the 1991 NFL Draft and played collegiately at Jacksonville State.
Malone Jr. Video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/3929925/darrell-malone |
| Marcus Outlow
5-10, 205, RB
Norwich, Conn. / Norwich Free Academy / Boston College Will sit out the 2016 season at Coastal Carolina per NCAA transfer rules and have two seasons of eligibility remaining.
Prior to Coastal Carolina: Played two seasons at Boston College ... 2015 (So.): Played in 10 games with starts versus Northern Illinois, Duke and Wake Forest ... Rushed for 241 yards on 53 attempts with one touchdown ... Also caught four passes for 53 yards ... Posted a career-high 15 carries for a season-high 62 yards versus Wake Forest ... Added 11 carries for 38 yards versus Duke and 43 rushing yards on five attempts versus Clemson ... Had a 32-yard rushing TD in the win over Howard and finished the game with 42 rushing yards ... 2014 (Fr.): Played in 12 games as a true freshman, making one start against Louisville ... Part of a BC rushing unit that ranked 14th in the nation and second in the ACC with 254.7 yards per game ... Finished the season with 243 yards on 59 carries, averaging 4.1 yards per carry ... Also caught 11 passes for 103 yards ... Notched a career-high 107 rushing yards on 14 carries in the win against Maine, all in the fourth quarter, becoming the first true freshman to rush for 100 yards since 2008 ... Scored his first career touchdown on a two-yard reception in the win at Virginia Tech ... Recorded 61 yards on 12 carries at No. 1 Florida State ... Compiled a career-high three catches for 18 yards against Penn State in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl while carrying the ball five times for 15 yards against the Nittany Lions ... At Norwich Free Academy: Earned All-America and first team All-Eastern Connecticut Conference Large as well as Connecticut High School Coaches Association All-State honors after he rushed for 1,546 yards and 26 touchdowns as a senior in 2013... Garnered All-State honors three times as well as the National Underclassmen Combine (NUC) Overall MVP three times ... Tallied 1,483 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior in 2012 ... Ranked the No. 1 recruit in Connecticut by ESPN ... Also excelled on the basketball court, earning Class LL first team All-State honors after averaging 17.6 points per game as a senior. |
