Prized Prospects UPDATED

John Fischer


6-3, 290-pound O-lineman John Fischer from Springfield, Illinois' Sacred Heart-Griffin HS has committed to the Lions.

Based on my database of Lion football feeder schools, Fischer will be the first Sacred Heart-Griffin player to come to Columbia Football.

Fischer had numerous offers from other schools, including an invitation to walk on at Stanford.

That brings our list of confirmed incoming freshmen for 2016 at 13, but we know there are at least two more out there we have not been able to confirm.

UPDATE: We now know the name of one of our other previously unknown new commits. It's 6-3, 230-pound TE/DE Ben Hill from Christian Brothers HS in Memphis, TN.

Hill will be the first Christian Brothers, (Memphis), grad to come to Columbia football.

Here's the list of our 14 known commits for 2016:

1) Parker Coogan OL/DT 6-2 270 lbs. Kingwood HS Houston, TX

2) Matt Dame QB 6-2 185 lbs. Suncoast HS Riviera Beach, FL

3) Danny De Lorenzi LB 6-3 230 lbs. Bergen Catholic HS, Oradell, NJ 

4) John Fischer OL 6-3 290 lbs. Sacred Heart-Griffin HS Springfield, IL

5) Alex Gibson RB 5-10 195 lbs. Central Bucks High School East Doylestown, PA

6) LinDon Harris DE 6-2 215 lbs. Sidwell Friends Washington, DC

7) Ben Hill TE/DE 6-3 230 lbs. Christian Brothers HS Memphis, TN

8) Hogan Irwin RB 5-10 180 lbs. Central Cathedral HS San Diego, CA

9) Michael Murphy LB 5-11 194 lbs. Plant HS Tampa, FL

10) Lamine Nouck-A-Nwal DE/OL  6-4 250 lbs. Central Bucks High School East Doylestown, PA

11) Hunter Petlansky QB 6-2 225 lbs. Modesto Central Catholic HS Modesto, CA 

12) Alex Robin DT 6-0 260 lbs. Vestavia Hills HS Vestavia Hills, AL 

13) Tanner Thomas RB 5-10 183 lbs. Farragut HS Knoxville, TN 

14) Jonathon Webster DB  6-0 180 lbs. Eastside Catholic HS Sammamish, WA