2007 Trojan Recruits - Ready to join the fight in Troy!!

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Brandon Carswell

Position: WR

Ht: 6-1  Wt: 172  Hometown: Milpitas, CA

His 2006 honors included Super Prep All-American, EA Sports All-American third team, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team, Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100 and San Jose Mercury News All-Area MVP as a senior at Milpitas (Calif.) High...He threw for 1,406 yards and 15 TDs and ran for 1,503 yards with 19 TDs as a quarterback, as well as caught 13 passes for 364 yards (28.0 avg.), and had 11 interceptions as a cornerback in 2006...Milpitas won the 2006 CIF Central Coast Section large school championship...As a junior in 2005, he had 32 receptions for 711 yards (22.2 avg.) and 11 TDs as a wide receiver despite having to sit out the first 6 games of the season...He played quarterback as a sophomore in 2004.

Martin Coleman

Position: OL

Ht: 6-5  Wt: 290  Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA 

His 2006 honors included Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Prep Star 100, Rivals.com 100, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Scout.com All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team, Orange County Register Fab 15 first team, Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100, Orange County Register All-Orange County first team and All-Sunset League Offensive Line MVP as a senior offensive lineman at Edison High in Huntington Beach (Calif.)...He missed the end of the 2006 season after breaking his ankle...Edison was the CIF Pac-5 Division runnerup...As a junior in 2005, he made the All-Sunset League second team...He only played 2 years of football at Edison...He grew up on the Tongan island of Vavau and played rugby as a youth.

Aaron Corp

Position: QB

Ht: 6-4  Wt: 195  Hometown: Villa Park, CA

His 2006 honors included Parade All-American, EA Sports All-American first team, Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Super Prep Elite 50, Prep Star 100, Rivals.com 100, Super Prep All-Farwest Offensive MVP, Prep Star All-West, Cal-Hi Sports California Mr. Football, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team, Orange County Register Fab 15 first team, Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100, All-CIF Pac-5 Division Offensive MVP, Los Angeles Times All-Star MVP, Orange County Register All-Orange County Offensive MVP and All-Trinity League Co-MVP as a senior quarterback at Orange (Calif.) Lutheran High...He completed 212-of-311 (68.2%) of his passes for 2,750 yards, 21 TDs and 7 interceptions, plus ran for 1,197 yards on 142 carries (8.4 avg.) with 12 TDs, in 2006...He also punted...Orange Lutheran went 14-1 and won the 2006 CIF Pac-5 Division and the California state Division II championships...As a junior in 2005, he made the All-CIF Division VI first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass second team and All-Empire League Offensive MVP while hitting 128-of-219 (58.4%) of his passes for 1,634 yards, 22 TDs and 11 interceptions and running for 591 yards with 11 TDs...Orange Lutheran won the CIF Division VI title in his 2004 sophomore season when he was named to the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass second team...In his 3-year career as a starter, he accounted for 8,668 yards of total offense and 76 TDs...Incoming Trojan Michael Reardon also attended Orange Lutheran...His father, Chris, lettered at wide receiver for 2 years (1980-81) at Idaho State and was a member of the Bengals' NCAA Division I-AA championship team (he caught a TD pass in the title game).

Rhett Ellison

Position: TE

Ht: 6-5  Wt: 230  Hometown: Mountain View, CA

His 2006 honors included 2006 Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best of the Rest and San Jose Mercury News All-Area first team as a senior linebacker and tight end at St. Francis High in Mountain View (Calif.)...He had 49 tackles, 2 sacks and 1 interception on defense and 31 receptions for 394 yards (12.7 avg.) with 2 TDs on offense in 2006...As a junior in 2005, he made 27 tackles and 4 sacks, plus caught 26 passes for 301 yards (11.6 avg.) with 5 TDs

Chris Galippo

Position: OL

Ht: 6-3  Wt: 235  Hometown: Anaheim, CA

His 2006 honors included USA Today All-USA first team, Parade All-American, EA Sports All-American first team, Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Scout.com All-American, Lemming All-American, Super Prep Elite 50, Prep Star 100, Rivals.com 100, Super Prep All-Farwest Defensive MVP, Prep Star All-West, Scout.com All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team, Orange County Register Fab 15 first team, Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, All-CIF Pac-5 Division first team, Los Angeles Times All-Star first team, Orange County Register All-Orange County Defensive MVP, U.S. Army All-American Bowl MVP and All-Trinity League Co-MVP as a senior at Servite High in Anaheim (Calif.)...He had 98 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 5 blocked field goals, 3 deflections and 1 interception as a linebacker and had 354 rushing yards on 48 carries (7.4 avg.) with 3 TDs and caught 25 passes for 297 yards (11.9 avg.) with 3 TDs on offense...As a junior in 2005, he made the All-CIF Division I first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass first team, Orange County Register All-Orange County Defensive MVP and All-Serra League Co-Defensive MVP while recording 161 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 6 sacks and 4 blocked punts on defense and catching 22 passes for 380 yards (17.3 avg.) with 5 TDs on offense...He had 69 tackles as a sophomore in 2004 when he made Student Sports Sophomore All-American and Cal-Hi Sports All-State Sophomore first team.

Broderick Green

Position: RB

Ht: 6-1  Wt: 230  Hometown: Little Rock, AR

His 2006 honors included Parade All-American, Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, EA Sports All-American third team, Prep Star 100, Super Prep All-Southwest, Prep Star All-Southeast and Scout.com All-Southwest as a senior running back at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock (Ark.)...He ran for 2,000 yards and 23 TDs in 2006...As a junior in 2005, he made All-Region, All-Metro and All-Conference while rushing for 1,664 yards on 196 carries (8.5 avg.) with 21 TDs and catching 45 passes for 563 yards (12.5 avg.) with 5 TDs...His half-brother is Kansas City Chiefs safety Greg Wesley.

Everson Griffen

Position: DE

Ht: 6-4  Wt: 266  Hometown: Avondale, AZ

His 2006 honors included Super Prep Player of the Year, Scout.com Player of the Year, Parade All-American, EA Sports All-American first team, Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Scout.com All-American, Lemming All-American, Super Prep Elite 50, Prep Star 100, Rivals.com 100, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Scout.com All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team, Orange County Register Fab 15 first team, Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100 and Gatorade Arizona Player of the Year as a senior at Agua Fria High in Avondale (Ariz.)...He had 77 tackles, 16 sacks and a fumble recovery as a defensive end and ran for 1,251 yards on 159 carries (7.9 avg.) with 20 TDs and had 6 receptions with 2 TDs as a running back in 2006...Agua Fria went 12-1 and won the state 4-a championship in 2006...As a junior in 2005, he had 70 tackles, 6 sacks and 3 fumble recoveries, plus ran for 794 yards on 132 carries (6.1 avg.) with 10 TDs and had 168 receiving yards.

Da'John Harris

Position: DT

Ht: 6-4  Wt: 266  Hometown: Gardena, CA

His 2006 honors included Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Super Prep Elite 50, Prep Star 100, Rivals.com 100, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Scout.com All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team, Orange County Register Fab 15 first team, Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State second team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Medium Schools first team, All-CIF Northwest Division first team, South Bay Daily Breeze All-South Bay first team and All-Del Rey League Lineman MVP as a senior at Serra High in Gardena (Calif.)...He had 64 tackles and 9 sacks as a defensive lineman, plus 19 receptions for 304 yards (6.0 avg.) with 4 TDs and 35 yards on 5 carries (7.0 avg.) primarily as a tight end on offense in 2006...As a junior in 2005, he made the South Bay Daily Breeze All-South Bay second team and All-Del Rey League first team while getting 44 tackles, 7 sacks, 1 fumble recovery and 1 interception on defense and catching 13 passes for 145 yards (11.2 avg.) with 1 TD on offense....He had 50 tackles and 4 sacks, plus 4 receptions, as a 2004 sophomore.

Ronald Johnson

Position: WR

Ht: 6-0  Wt: 177  Hometown: Muskegon, MI

His 2006 honors included EA Sports All-American first team, Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Scout.com All-American, Super Prep Elite 50, Prep Star 100, Rivals.com 100, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-Midwest, Scout.com All-Midwest and Detroit Free Press Fab 50 as a senior at Muskegon (Mich.) High...He had 3 interceptions as a cornerback and 1,600 all-purpose yards as a wide receiver on offense in 2006, including 700 receiving yards on 26 catches (26.9 avg.) with 7 TDs and 347 rushing yards on 30 carries (11.6 avg.) with 4 TDs, 180 yards on 7 kickoff returns (25.7 avg.) and 218 yards on 11 punt returns (19.8 avg.)...Muskegon went 14-0 and won the 2006 state championship...As a junior in 2005, he appeared in just 3 games before suffering torn knee ligaments.

Marshall Jones

Position: S

Ht: 6-0  Wt: 185  Hometown: WestLake Village, CA

His 2006 honors included Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Super Prep Elite 50, Prep Star 100, Rivals.com 100, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Scout.com All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team, Orange County Register Fab 15 first team, Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Medium Schools first team, All-CIF Northwest Division first team, Los Angeles Times All-Star first team and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area first team as a senior defensive back and running back at Oaks Christian High in Westlake Village (Calif.)...He made 96 tackles, 2 sacks and 6 interceptions (returned 2 for TDs) on defense and had 696 yards on 87 carrries (8.0 avg.) with 10 TDs and caught 22 passes for 297 yards (13.5 avg.) with 4 TDs in 2006...Oaks Christian went 15-0 and won the 2006 CIF Northwest Division and California state Division III championships (winning 46 consecutive games)...As a junior in 2005, he made the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Small Schools first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass first team, All-CIF Southern Section first team, All-CIF Division XI Co-Defensive MVP and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area second team...He had 71 tackles, 5 interceptions and 1 fumble recovery, plus ran for 486 yards on 47 carries (10.3 avg.) with 10 TDs and had 23 receptions for 407 yards (17.7 avg.) with 3 TDs in 2005...He was named to the All-CIF Division XI first team and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Small Schools first team as a 2004 sophomore...He had 40 tackles and 10 interceptions in his 2003 freshman and 2004 sophomore seasons...He also sprinted for Oaks Christian's track team, with a best of 10.6 in the 100 meters...Incoming Trojan Marc Tyler also attended Oaks Christian.

Joe McNight

Position: RB

Ht: 6-1  Wt: 193  Hometown: River Ridge, LA

His 2006 honors included Parade All-American Co-MVP, USA Today All-USA first team, EA Sports All-American first team, Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Lemming All-American, Super Prep Elite 50, Prep Star 100, Rivals.com 100, Super Prep All-Southwest, Prep Star All-Southeast, Scout.com All-Southwest and All-State MVP as a senior at John Curtis High in River Ridge (La.)...He had 1,928 all-purpose yards (22.2 avg.) and 30 TDs in 2006, including 711 rushing yards on 46 carries (15.5 avg.) with 14 TDs, 739 receiving yards on 24 catches (30.8 avg.) with 13 TDs and 268 yards on 12 punt returns (22.3 avg.), plus added 10 tackles, 8 deflections and 1 interception on defense...John Curtis went 14-0 and won its third consecutive state 2A championship in 2006...As a junior in 2005, he made EA Sports All-American third team, All-State, All-East Jefferson Parish and All-District, and was MVP of the state championship game, as he scored 22 touchdowns (9 rushing, 5 receiving, 4 punt returns, 3 interceptions, 1 kickoff return) and averaged 18.0 per play...He rushed for 502 yards on 36 carries (13.9 avg.), had 497 receiving yards on 20 catches (24.9 avg.), and averaged 38.7 on kickoff returns and 30.0 on punt returns in 2005...He made Student Sports Sophomore All-American as a 2004 sophomore...He also sprinted for John Curtis' track team, with a best of 10.4 in the 100 meters.

Kristofer O'Dowd

Position: OG

Ht: 6-5  Wt: 315  Hometown: Tucson,  AZ

His 2006 honors included Parade All-American, EA Sports All-American first team, Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, USA Today All-USA second team, Super Prep Elite 50, Prep Star 100, Rivals.com 100, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Scout.com All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team, Orange County Register Fab 15 first team, Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100 and All-State as a senior offensive lineman at Salpointe Catholic High in Tucson (Ariz.)...He recorded 90 pancake blocks in 2006...As a junior in 2005, he made the All-State first team...His grandfather, Jack, lettered in football at Arizona for 3 years (1930-32).

Michael Reardon

Position: DE

Ht: 6-6  Wt: 260  Hometown: Villa Park, CA

His 2006 honors included Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team, Orange County Register Fab 15 first team, Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, All-CIF Pac-5 Division Defensive MVP, Los Angeles Times All-Star, Orange County Register All-Orange County first team and All-Trinity League Co-Lineman MVP as a senior defensive end at Orange (Calif.) Lutheran High...He had 77 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks and 1 blocked field goal in 2006...Orange Lutheran went 14-1 and won the 2006 CIF Pac-5 Division and the California state Division II championships...As a junior in 2005, he made the All-Empire League first team while making 80 tackles and 8 sacks...He also played basketball at Orange Lutheran...Incoming Trojan Aaron Corp also attended Orange Lutheran.

Malcolm Smith

Position: TBD

Ht: 6-2  Wt: 200  Hometown: Woodland Hills, CA

His 2006 honors included Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Prep Star 100, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Scout.com All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team, Orange County Register Fab 15 second team, Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State third team, All-L.A. City first team and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area second team as a senior linebacker and running back at Taft High in Woodland Hills (Calif.)...He had 31 tackles, 10 sacks and 4 fumble recoveries on defense and ran for 919 yards on 118 carries (7.8 avg.) with 15 TDs on offense in 2006 despite missing the first half of the season with a leg injury...As a junior in 2005, he made Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass first team, All-L.A. City first team and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area first team while making 41 tackles, 2 sacks and 1 fumble recovery, plus running for 639 yards on 73 carries (8.8 avg.) with 10 TDs and catching 27 passes for 411 yards (15.2 avg.) with 7 TDs as Taft was the L.A. City runnerup...He was named to the Student Sports Sophomore All-American and Cal-Hi Sports All-State Sophomore first team as a 2004 sophomore when he had 800-plus yards of total offense and 8 TDs, plus 2 interceptions, as Taft won the L.A. City title...Current Trojan Jamere Holland also attended Taft...His brother, Steve Smith, was a 2006 All-American wide receiver at USC who lettered 4 years with the Trojans (2003-06) and finished his career as Troy's No. 5 career pass catcher (190 receptions with 22 TDs).

Christian Tupou

Position: DE

Ht: 6-3  Wt: 260  Hometown: Sacramento, CA

His 2006 honors included Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team and Sacramento Bee Defensive MVP as a senior defensive end and fullback at Grant High in Sacramento (Calif.)...He had 82 tackles and 5 sacks in 2006 as Grant went 13-0...As a junior in 2005, he was All-Area, All-City and All-League as he had 85 tackles, 16 sacks and 3 fumble recoveries...He had 26 tackles and 9 sacks as a 2004 sophomore...He also played basketball at Grant.

Marc Tyler

Position: RB

Ht: 6-0  Wt: 215  Hometown: Westlake Village, CA

His 2006 honors included USA Today All-USA first team, Parade All-American, EA Sports All-American first team, Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Scout.com All-American, Lemming All-American, Super Prep Elite 50, Prep Star 100, Rivals.com 100, Arena Football League High School Ironman of the Year (nation's top 2-way player), Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Scout.com All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team, Orange County Register Fab 15 first team, Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100, Gatorade California Player of the Year, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Medium Schools MVP, All-CIF Northwest Division first team, Los Angeles Times All-Star Back MVP and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Co-MVP as a senior at Oaks Christian High in Westlake Village (Calif.)...He ran for 1,700 yards on 131 carries (13.0 avg.) with 25 TDs and caught 12 passes for 265 yards (22.1 avg.) with 4 TDs as a running back, plus made 51 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 interceptions and 1 fumble recovery (for a TD) as a linebacker in 2006 despite breaking his leg before the playoffs...Oaks Christian went 15-0 and won the 2006 CIF Northwest Division and California state Division III championships (winning 46 consecutive games)...As a junior in 2005, he was named to the EA Sports All-American third team, Cal-Hi Sports Junior MVP, Cal-Hi Sports All-State second team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Small Schools first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass first team, All-CIF Southern Section first team, All-CIF Division XI Co-Offensive MVP and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area first team...He ran for 2,196 yards on 193 carries (11.4 avg.) with 45 TDs and had 28 receptions for 413 yards (14.8 avg.) with 6 TDs in 2005...As a sophomore in 2004, he made Student Sports Sophomore All-American, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Small Schools first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Sophomore first team, All-CIF Division XI first team, Los Angeles Times All-Ventura/North Coast first team and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Small Schools first team...He ran for 802 yards and 12 TDs and caught 37 passes for 830 yards (22.4 avg.) with 12 TDs in 2004 as Oaks Christian was in the CIF Division XI championship game...In his 4-year career, he had 5,443 rushing yards on 431 carries (12.6 avg.), 1,645 receiving yards, 8,000 all-purpose yards and 123 touchdowns...Incoming Trojan Marshall Jones also attended Oaks Christian...His father, Wendell Tyler, was a running back at UCLA (1973-76) who led the Bruins in rushing in 1975 (they won the Rose Bowl that season), earned All-Conference first team honors in 1976 and is fifth on the school's career rushing list, then was an All-Pro with the Los Angeles Rams (1977-82) and San Francisco 49ers (1983-86), appearing in the Super Bowl in 1980 and 1985.

Damian Williams

He started 5 games at flanker for Arkansas as a first-year freshman in 2006...Overall in 2006 while appearing in all 13 games, he caught 19 passes (second on the team) for 235 yards (12.4 avg.) with 2 TDs, plus he had a 5-yard run and made 3 tackles...He had 4 catches for 61 yards (both season highs) in the 2006 opener against USC...He was named to the 2006 The Sporting News Freshman All-American third team, The Sporting News Freshman All-SEC and SEC Coaches Freshman All-SEC squads...He prepped at Springdale (Ark.) High, where as a 2005 senior wide receiver, running back and defensive back he earned Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, EA Sports All-American second team, ESPN 150, Prep Star Dream Team, Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year, Super Prep All-Southwest, Prep Star All-Southeast, Little Rock Touchdown Club State Co-MVP, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette All-State Co-Offensive MVP, Northwest Arkansas Morning News All-State Offensive MVP and Landers Award (top Arkansas prep football student-athlete)...He caught 63 passes for 1,495 yards (23.7 avg.) with 24 TDs, ran for 463 yards on 31 carries (14.9 avg.) with 12 TDs and had 8 kickoff returns for 254 yards (31.8 avg.) with 2 TDs on offense and made 25 tackles and 3 interceptions (1 for a TD) on defense in 2005 despite missing several games with injuries...Springdale went 14-0 in 2005, won the Arkansas state championship and finished No. 2 nationally...As a 2004 junior, he made All-State as he caught 31 passes for 545 yards (17.6 avg.) with 4 TDs, rushed for 137 yards on 19 carries (7.2 avg.) with 2 TDs, returned 2 kickoffs for 116 yards 958.0 avg.) and averaged 13.1 yards on punt returns...He also played baseball at Springdale, helping his team to the Class 5A-West title as a sophomore.