Saturday, February 15, 2020

Commitment Updates (Part 3) AND THE LIST!

Continuing the updates on the players who committed to the coming freshman class since the beginning of last season...

Seth Parker

5-10 168 pound CB Seth Parker comes to is from Hoover HS in Hoover, Alabama. Parker will be the first Hoover HS grad to come to Columbia, but Hoover is also the hometown of great Lion LB Zach Olinger '14 and also Steven Silvio '15. Both of them went to nearby Spain Park, HS.


Reid Spachman

6-3 215 pound DE/OLB Reid Spachman is from Blue Valley North HS in Overland Park, Kansas. He and rising sophomore WR Cameron Burt are the only Blue Valley grads to come to Columbia Football, but Overland Park is also the home of rising junior TE Jackson Heath and former captain and LB John Alex '89 went to nearby Shawnee Mission HS.


Nico Valencia

6-0 185 pound WR Nico Valencia comes to us from Los Fresnos HS in Los Fresnos, California.  Valencia will be the first Los Fresnos grad to come to Columbia Football.

Ruben Valenzuela

6-2 179 pound DB Ruben Valenzuela comes to us from Calabasas HS in Calabasas, California. He also had offers from Portland State and Azusa Pacific. Valenzuela will be the second Calabasas HS grad to come to Columbia after Kent Sherman '04.

AND NOW... the updated list of our 30 reported commits so far:

1. David Bartholomew DE 6-7 235 lbs. St. Francis HS Athol Springs, NY

2. Braeden Bellmer OL 6-4 260 lbs. Puyallup HS Puyallup, WA

3. Courtney Brown LB 5-11 200 lbs. Shadow Creek Pearland, TX

4. Dominic Busby TE 6-4 220 lbs. Seton Hall Prep West Orange, NJ

5. Jackson Coker WR 5-11 170 lbs. Westlake HS, Austin, TX

6. Ben Corniello OL/DE 6-2 250 lbs. Daniel Hand HS Madison, CT

7. Ty'son Edwards RB 5-11 195 lbs. Marcus HS Flower Mound, TX

8. Reid Englert DE 6-3 230 lbs. Ridgefield HS Ridgefield, CT

9. Joey Giorgi RB/LB 5-11 200 lbs. Grafton HS Grafton, WI

10. Gabriel Hollingsworth QB 6-3 207 lbs. Reagan HS Pfafftown, NC

11. William Hughes K/P 5-11 150 lbs. Chantilly HS Chantilly, VA

12. Kristopher Jenner QB 6-5 225 lbs. McDonough School Pomfret, MD

13. Trey King DB 5-9 175 lbs. Round Rock HS Round Rock, TX

14. James Knox DL 6-4 240 lbs. Newtown HS Newtown, CT

15. Clarence Krebs OL 6-5 275 lbs. Servite HS Anaheim, CA

16. Noah Layton OL 6-5 280 lbs. Benilde-St. Margaret's HS St Louis Park, MN

17. Marcus Libman WR 6-1 185 lbs. Pinnacle HS Phoenix, AZ

18. Carter McFadden DB/WR 5-10 165 lbs. Montgomery HS Montgomery, NJ

19. Wills Meyer WR 6-2 190 lbs. Southlake Carroll HS Southlake, TX

20. James Miller TE/LB 6-4 230 lbs. Ridgewood HS Ridgewood, NJ

21. Mahari Miller ATH 5-10 160 lbs. Springfield Central HS Springfield, MA

22. Seth Parker DB 5-10 168 lbs. Hoover HS Hoover, AL


23. Patrick Passalacqua OL 6-2 265 lbs. Old Tappan HS Old Tappan, NJ

*24. Scott Rossati FS K 6-3 205 lbs Grosse Point HS, Grosse Point Farms. MI

25. Anthony Roussos LB 6-0 210 lbs. River Ridge HS New Port Richey, FL

26. Reid Spachman DE/LB 6-3 225 lbs. Blue Valley North HS Overland Park, KS

27. Cooper Thomas LB 6-2 215 lbs. St. Thomas HS, Houston, TX

28. Mason Tomlin CB WR 5-9 160 lbs. Shady Side Academy Pittsburgh, PA

29. Nico Valencia WR 6-0 185 lbs. Los Fresnos HS Los Fresnos, TX

30. Ruben Valenzuela DB 6-2 179 lbs. Calabasas HS Calabasas, CA


*also did PG year at Hotchkiss School

4 comments:

RLB said...

The Los Angeles Daily News has a list of commits from Oaks Christian, a private school. One is Valenzuela, so apparently he's not at the public HS.
https://www.dailynews.com/2020/02/05/oaks-christian-has-32-athletes-participate-in-national-signing-day/

RLB said...

Spec on FB progress:
https://www.columbiaspectator.com/sports/2020/02/24/a-decade-in-athletics-how-football-went-from-back-to-back-winless-seasons-to-second-in-the-ivy-league/

Tod Howard Hawks, Columbia College, Class of 1966 said...

Jake,

According to my research, Ruben Valenzuela decomitted from Columbia very recently and committed to Yale. You can verify this simply by typing his name into your computer and scrolling down a short way until you see his post about his now going to Yale.

Best,

Tod Hawks

todhawks@gmail.com

13 March 2020

13 march 2020

Tod Howard Hawks, Columbia College, Class of 1966 said...

Jake,

Did you know that Kristopher Jenner, incoming QB, was up for top USA Today's player of week #11?

Best,

Tod Hawks

14 March 2020