Little Guy from the Big Easy

Colinn Early blankets his man


Getting back to the recruiting haul now...

5-9, 170 lbs. CB Colinn Early has committed to Columbia. Early comes from Karr HS in New Orleans.

You can see his highlight video by clicking here.

Early will be the second documented Karr grad to play for the Lions but the first since 1996.

Karr is a powerhouse program and finished the year ranked second overall in the football-rich state of Louisiana.


Here's our unofficial list of commits so far:

1. Nicholas Annabi, DB 6-1 200 lbs. Coronado HS, Lubbock, TX

2. Michael Bigach, OL 6-6 245 lbs. St. Ignatius HS, Cleveland, OH
3. Tony Bonadies, OL 6-5 315 lbs. Leonia HS, Leonia, NJ
4. Keith Brady, LB 6-2 205 lbs. Lakota East HS, Liberty Township, OH
5. Billy Carson, DL 6-3 280 lbs. Lexington HS, Lexington, SC
6. Toure Douglas, WR 6-4 188 lbs. Vineland HS, Vineland, NJ

7. Cameron Dunn, WR 6-3 210 lbs. St. Xavier HS, Cincinnati, OH

8. Colinn Early, CB 5-9 170 lbs. Karr HS, New Orleans, LA

9. Nathan Gibbs, OL 6-4, 285 lbs. Hickory HS, Hickory, NC

10. Kelly Hilinski, QB 6-6 220 lbs. Notre Dame HS, Sherman Oaks, CA

11. Denzel Hill, WR 6-3 185 lbs. North Point HS, Waldorf, MD

12. John Hunton, TE 6-5 235, lbs. Southside HS, Fort Smith AR

13. Ben Kaplan, WR 6-4 180 lbs. St. Charles North HS, St. Charles, IL

14. Tyler Kwiatkowski, LB 6-3 220 lbs. Mount Carmel HS, Mount Carmel, PA

15. Charles Melka, DL 6-4 238 lbs. Benet Academy, Lisle, IL

16. Eric Mourkakos, OL/DL 6-3, 235 lbs. Dwight-Englewood HS, Englewood, NJ

17. Cameron Nizialek, K/P 6-3 195 lbs. Freedom HS, South Riding, VA

*18. Brett Nottingham, QB 6-4 212 lbs. Monte Vista HS, Danville, CA

19. Kendall Pace, OL 6-5 250 lbs. Bishop McNamara HS, Forestville, MD 

20. Will Peoples, S 6-1 190 lbs. Buckingham, Browne & Nichols, Cambridge, MA

21. Gianmarco Rea, FB/LB 6-2 215 lbs. Detroit Country Day, Beverly Hills, MI

22. Connor Spears, WR 6-6 205 lbs. Bishop Heelan HS, Sioux City, IA

23. Parker Tobia, LB 6-1 200 lbs. Bergen Catholic HS, Oradell, NJ

24. Richard Wolff, OL 6-3 254 lbs. Crespi HS Encino, CA

*=Transfer from Stanford University, junior status