Derric Lee
Just before kickoff yesterday, Columbia got yet another significant commitment from a top flight defensive back.
Derric Lee is a 6-0 168 pound cornerback from Waubonsie Valley HS in Aurora, IL. He was apparently committed to Harvard before changing his mind. He also had offers from Yale, Princeton, Penn, Dartmouth, Cornell, and all the service academies.
24/7 Sports ranked Lee as the #19 overall HS player in Illinois and bestowed a 3-star rating on him.
According to my LionFeeders database, Lee will be the third Waubonsie grad to come to Columbia Football. The other two were very good in Mark Cannan '00 and Matt Kuhn '98.
That brings our list of reported commits for 2018 to 36:
1) Paul Akere DR 6-4 210 lbs. Hebron HS Carrollton, TX
2) John Alyn DE 6-2 225 lbs. American Heritage HS Plantation, FL
3) Inho Choi DB 6-1 175 lbs. Holy Names HS Windsor, Ontario/Deerfield Academy
4) Jordan Colbert DB 6-2 185 lbs. Gonzaga College HS Washington, D.C.
5) Cam Dillon LB 6-2 219 lbs. Findlay HS Findlay, OH
6) Michael Fluegel RB/CB 6-1 180 lbs. Clarkston HS Clarkston, MI
7) John Foreback QB 6-1 215 lbs. Morristown-Hamblen West HS Morristown, TN
8) John Harris RB/DE 6-2 205 lbs. Bishop Diego HS Santa Barbara, CA
9) Devin Hart LB 6-1 212 lbs. McEachem HS Powder Springs, GA
10) Jackson Heath TE 6-5 220 lbs. Blue Valley Northwest HS Overland Park, KS
11) Sam Hill OL/DL 6-5 245 lbs. Chittenango HS Chittenango, NY
12) Marquis Hubbard S/LB 5-11 190 lbs. Kinkaid HS Houston, TX
13) Trajen Johnson WR 6-2 185 lbs. Pulaski Academy Little Rock, AR
14) Dante Landolfi LB 6-2 220 lbs. Upper Arlington HS Columbus, OH
15) Derric Lee DB 6-0 168 lbs. Waubonsie Valley HS Aurora, IL
16) Parket Lefton LS 6-1 240 lbs. King's Ridge Christian HS Alpharetta, GA
17) Ty Lenhart QB 6-3 203 lbs. DeMatha HS, Hyattsville, MD
18) Evan Loesel DL 6-3 252 lbs. Cardinal Gibbons HS Fort Lauderdale, FL
19) Fara'Ad McCombs DB 6-0 178 lbs. St. Joseph's HS Montvale, NJ
20) Dante Miller RB 5-11 185 lbs. Richmond HS Rockingham, HS
21) Zach Minch OL/DL 6-4 280 lbs. Manchester Central HS Manchester, NH and Loomis Chaffee School (PG Year)
22) Mozes Mooney WR 6-1 175 lbs. Bishop's School La Jolla, CA
23) Drake Morey DL 6-5 250 lbs. Ashland HS Ashland, OR
24) Jake Motz OL 6-5 293 lbs. Pope John Paul II HS Hendersonville, TN
25) Stewart Newblatt OL/DL 6-4 255 lbs. Clarkston HS Clarkston, MI
26) Chris Park WR 5-11 175 lbs. Junipero Serra HS San Mateo, CA
27) Keaton Prevette LS 6-0, 225 lbs. Charlotte Country Day Charlotte, NC
28) Brandon Radice TE 6-4, 205 lbs. Ridge HS Basking Ridge, NJ
29) Ryan Rhoden DB 6-2 170 lbs. St. Thomas Aquinas HS, Fort Lauderdale, FL
30) Mikey Roussos WR 6-1 180 lbs. River Ridge HS New Port Richey, FL
31) Joshua Smythe-Macaulay LB 6-3 193 lbs. Bowie HS, Austin, TX
32) Mitchell Sturgill DB 6-1, 185 lbs Bellevue HS Bellevue, WA
33) Watson Tansil LB 6-3, 215 lbs. Franklin Road Academy Nashville, TN
30) Mikey Roussos WR 6-1 180 lbs. River Ridge HS New Port Richey, FL
31) Joshua Smythe-Macaulay LB 6-3 193 lbs. Bowie HS, Austin, TX
32) Mitchell Sturgill DB 6-1, 185 lbs Bellevue HS Bellevue, WA
33) Watson Tansil LB 6-3, 215 lbs. Franklin Road Academy Nashville, TN
34) Xavier Thibault DE 6-5 241 lbs. Williston Northampton School Easthampton, MA
35) Tyler Worrell 6-3 273 lbs. Cinco Ranch HS Katy, TX
36) Ryan Young RB 5-10 200 lbs. Wheaton Warrenville South HS Wheaton, IL
3 comments:
Wow! I'm impressed by Columbia's 2018 football recruiting not only with respect to quantity, but also, and more importantly, with respect with respect to quality!
Barstool Columbia has tweeted that Columbia's 2018 football recruiting class ranks in the Top 5 of the FCS!
Congratulations to Coach Bagnoli and his staff!
And LandonBaty will be back.
That's excellent news about Baty returning!
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