Indiana LB

TJ McGarry


I promise to get back to my unit-by-unit assessment of the 2018 Lions going into training camp, but I keep getting interrupted by the pre-high school football season commitments.

The "Sideline Swami" of Northeastern Indiana is reporting the latest CU commit is 6-0 220-pound LB/RB Tavehon "TJ" McGarry from Bishop Dwenger HS in Fort Wayne.

When I first saw McGarry's tape two months ago, I thought he had a great motor and bead on the ball. He's likely not getting offers from Notre Dame and Northwestern simply because he's a bit short for the LB position.

McGarry will be the first Bishop Dwenger grad to come to Columbia Football.

But Fort Wayne brought us two of the best players of the Norries Wilson era: OL Mike Brune '09 from Concordia Luthern HS and K/P Jon Rocholl '09 from R. Nelson Snider HS.

That brings our list of reportedly committed players for 2019 to nine:


1. Bryan Bell-Anderson DB 5"10 170 lbs. Dr. Phillips HS Orlando, FL

2. Dominic Dodson DB 5"11 185 lbs. Central Catholic HS Pittsburgh, PA

3. Alex Felkins K 6"4 170 lbs. Holland Hall HS Tulsa, OK 

4. Ryan Hamilton DB/RB 5"11 195 lbs. Coffman HS Dublin, OH 

5. Will Hamilton OL 6"2 270 lbs. North Gwinnett HS Suwanee, GA 

6. Tavehon Mcgarry LB/RB 6-0 220 lbs. Bishop Dwenger HS Fort Wayne, IN

7. Mitch Moyer DE 6-4, 255 lbs. Archmere Academy Claymont, DE

8. Luke Painton TE 6-7 225 lbs. Berks Catholic HS, Reading, PA  

9. Scott Valentas DB 6-3, 198 lbs.  Kapaun Mount Carmel Catholic HS Wichita, KS