UConn signed 20 new players today in what Randy Edsall is calling "probably the most athletic class" he's ever recruited.
Although the Huskies' haul is yet again ranked at the bottom of the conference, the team was able to pick up its most three-stars (9) ever and five defensive backs to help out what could be an even worse unit than last year after the losses of three starters and one pseudo starter in Jasper Howard, Robert Vaughn, Reggie McClain and Aaron Bagsby.
The full list:
Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Hometown/High School
Alexander, Joshua LB 6-3 215 Waldorf, Md./Westlake
Brown, Ty-Meer DB 6-1 180 McKeesport, Pa../McKeesport
Cruz, Gus OG 6-4 256 Manchester, N.H./Kimball Union Academy
Davis, Geremy WR 6-2 205 Lawrenceville, Ga./Norcross
Frank, Reuben FB 6-2 229 Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Poughkeepsie
Hansson, Mark OT 6-5 256 Clearwater, Fla./Palm Harbour University
Jones, Byron DB 6-0.5 175 New Britain, Conn./St. Paul (Bristol)
Jones, Tebucky WR 6-0 180 Farmington, Conn./New Britain
Louis, Jonathan DE 6-5 240 Brockton, Mass./Wyoming Seminary (Pa.)
Mack, Taylor DB 5-10 170 Powder Springs, Ga./The Lovett School
McBryde, B.J. DE 6-5 250 Beaver Falls, Pa./Beaver Falls
McCombs, Lyle RB 5-8 175 Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph By The Sea
McCummings, Scott QB 6-2 210 Natick, Mass./Natick
McKee, Greg OT 6-5 295 Chicago, Ill./Martin Luther King College Prep
Opoku, Andrew DB 6-4 226 North Brunswick, N.J./Fork Union Military Academy (Va.)
Paull, Bryan C 6-4 290 Parkland, Fla./M. Stoneman Douglas
Pruitt, Angelo DL 6-2.5 270 Cincinnati, Ohio/North College Hill
Smallwood, Yawin LB 6-3 215 Worcester, Mass./Doherty
Stlouis, Gilbert CB 5-11 175 Davie, Fla./Plantation
Steg, Brandon LB 6-3 220 Coral Springs, Fla./J.P. Taravella
The following student-athletes each signed a Letter of Intent with UConn in 2009 and enrolled for the Spring 2010 semester
Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Hometown/High School
Kinnard, Leon QB 5-9 180 Reistertown, Md./Loyola Blakefield
Osiecki, Michael LB 6-2 225 Seymour, Conn./ Seymour