Miami Recruiting Class
Name -- Pos-- Ht-- Wgt. -- Hometown (High School) (Previous School)
Malachi Clark DT 6-3 295 Detroit, Mich. (Roseville)
Eli Coppess LB 6-1 215 Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington North)
Ashton Duncan TE 6-4 245 Ironton, Ohio (Ironton)
Joseph Humphreys QB 6-3 200 Owensboro, Ky. (Daviess County)
Devin Johnson CB 6-1 190 Berea, Ohio (Berea-Midpark)
Brandon Lawhorn Moore OL 6-6 300 Vandergrift, Penn. (Kiski Area)
Joshua Lukusa DL 6-4 240 Cincinnati, Ohio (Withrow)
Grant Lyons LB 6-3 220 Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Xavier)
Mason Moore DB 6-2 190 Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Christian Academy)
Gavin Rohrs OL 6-4 305 Marysville, Ohio (Marysville)
Jeffery Simmons TE 6-6 230 Fishers, Ind. (Fishers)
Eric Smith OL 6-6 295 Fairmont, WV (Fairmont Senior)
Javon Tracy WR 6-0 185 Indianapolis, Ind. (Decatur Central)
Adam Trick LB 6-4 220 Dayton, Ohio (Wayne)
Reginald Virgil WR 6-4 185 Apopka, Fla. (Mount Dora Christian Academy)
Rowan Zolman DB 6-4 205 Churubusco, Ind. (East Noble
Malachi Clark, DT, 6-3, 295, Detroit, Mich. (Roseville) High School: Currently attends Roseville High School ... coached by Vernard Snowden ... two-time team captain ... had 31 tackles, seven sacks and nine tackles for loss as a junior ... earned all-American honors as a junior. Personal: Son of Nicole Clark and Darron Benton.
Eli Coppess, LB, 6-1, 215, Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington North) High School: Currently attends Pickerington North High School ... coached by Nate Hillerich ... team captain ... earned first-team all-district and was named his conference’s defensive player of the year as a senior ... named second-team all-district as a junior. Personal: Son of Heidi and Jason Coppess.
Ashton Duncan, TE, 6-4, 245, Ironton, Ohio (Ironton) High School: Currently attends Ironton High School ... coached by Trevon Pendleton ... two-time team captain ... earned first-team all-conference after recording 34 tackles and 12 sacks as a senior ... had 29 tackles and nine sacks as a junior, earning first-team all-conference as well. Personal: Son of Lori and Kevin Duncan.
Joseph Humphreys, QB, 6-3, 200, Owensboro, Ky. (Daviess County) High School: Currently attends Daviess County High School ... coached by Matt Brannon ... two-time team captain ... threw for 3,940 yards and 48 touchdowns as a senior and added 601 yards and 17 scores on the ground ... named conference player of the year and 6A Division I Player of the Year ... threw for 1,577 yards and 21 touchdowns as a junior ... added seven touchdowns along with 483 yards rushing as well. Personal: Son of Mollie and Todd Humphreys.
Devin Johnson, CB, 6-1, 190, Berea, Ohio (Berea-Midpark) High School: Currently attends Berea-Midpark High School ... coached by Jon Hunek ... team captain ... earned first-team all-district as a senior ... had 89 tackles, eight pass breakups and two interceptions as a junior ... also lettered in basketball. Personal: Son of Tameka and Pete Johnson. Brandon Lawhorn Moore, OL, 6-6, 300, Vandergrift, Penn. (Kiski Area) High School: Currently attends Kiski Area High School ... coached by Sam Albert ... three-time team captain ... earned first team all-state as a junior and all-conference as a senior. Personal: Son of Laquwetta Lawhorn and Derek Moore.
Joshua Lukusa, DL, 6-4, 240, Cincinnati, Ohio (Withrow) High School: Currently attends Withrow High School ... coached by Kali Jones ... had 26 tackles and 10 sacks during his senior year ... earned third-team all-state as a junior. Personal: Son of Masengu Nagandu and Bashiya Lukusa.
Grant Lyons, LB, 6-3, 220, Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Xavier) High School: Currently attends St. Xavier High School ... coached by Steve Specht ... team captain ... was named his conference’s defensive player of the year after recording eight sacks and three interceptions ... led his league in sacks as a junior as well, helping his team to the state title game. Personal: Son of Gretchen and Kory Lyons.
Mason Moore, DB, 6-2, 190, Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Christian Academy) High School: Currently attends Lexington Christian Academy ... coached by Doug Charles ... two-time team captain ... had 879 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior ... added 34 tackles and five interceptions the same season ... added two punt return touchdowns as a senior ... as a junior team advanced to the state title game ... earned all-state as a defensive back and wide receiver his junior campaign. Personal: Son of Wendy and Marty Moore.
Gavin Rohrs, OL, 6-4, 305, Marysville, Ohio (Marysville) High School: Currently attends Marysville High School ... coached by Brent Johnson ... team captain ... earned first-team all-district as a senior ... named second-team all-state and first-team all-district as a junior. Personal: Son of Nicole and Chris Rohrs.
Jeffery Simmons, TE, 6-6, 230, Fishers, Ind. (Fishers) High School: Currently attends Fishers High School ... coached by Curt Funk ... team captain ... had 27 catches for 459 yards and five touchdowns as a senior ... earned all-state honors as a junior after finishing season with 50 receptions for 616 yards and two scores. Personal: Son of Mary and Jeff Simmons.
Eric Smith, OL, 6-6, 295, Fairmont, WV (Fairmont Senior) High School: Currently attends Fairmont Senior High School ... coached by Nick Bartic ... two-time team captain ... had 57 tackles and nine sacks as a senior ... same season earned first-team all-state as an offensive lineman ... as a junior earned first-team all-state on the defensive side of the ball, recording 46 tackles and five sacks ... also lettered in basketball. Personal: Son of Brandee and Eric Smith.
Javon Tracy, WR, 6-0, 185, Indianapolis, Ind. (Decatur Central) High School: Currently attends Decatur Central High School ... coached by Kyle Enright ... three-time team captain ... switched to quarterback early in the season ... had 11 catches for 203 yards and two touchdowns ... rushed for 1,054 yards and 13 scores as a senior ... finished year ranked in the top-five for Mr. Football in Indiana ... had 48 garbs for 856 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior ... named team MVP as a junior. Personal: Son of Laverna and Tyrone Tracy.
Adam Trick, LB, 6-4, 220, Dayton, Ohio (Wayne) High School: Currently attends Wayne High School ... coached by Roosevelt Mukes ... recorded 65 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss and two sacks as a senior, earning first-team all-conference ... named second-team all-district and honorable mention All-Southwest Ohio Region as a junior ... also lettered in basketball. Personal: Son of Debi and Ed Trick.
Reginald Virgil, WR, 6-4, 185, Apopka, Fla. (Mount Dora Christian Academy) High School: Currently attends Mount Dora Christian Academy ... coached by Michael Kintz ... two-time team captain ... had 46 catches for 946 yards and ten touchdowns as a junior ... had 1,019 yards and seven scores on the ground ... named first-team all-state ... also lettered in basketball and track. Personal: Son of
Marycell and George Mabry.
Rowan Zolman, DB, 6-4, 205, Churubusco, Ind. (East Noble) High School: Currently attends East Noble High School ... coached by Luke Amstutz ... three-time team captain ... earned all-state honors as a senior, finishing the season with 24 catches for 540 yards and five touchdowns ... defensively he led the team with 91 tackles and added two forced fumbles and an interception