ASU Football Inks 15 to National Letters of Intent

Courtesy of Appalachian State Athletics

BOONE, N.C. — Fifteen student-athletes — 12 high-school seniors and three junior-college transfers — signed National Letters of Intent on Wednesday to join Appalachian State University’s football program in 2010.

Quarterback Elijah Adamiak (Carroll, Ga./Central), tight end Drew Bailey (Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman), offensive lineman Ian Barnard (Norcross, Ga./Wesleyan School), quarterback Kalik Barnes (Atlanta, Ga./Parkview), offensive lineman Dylan Bostick (Neptune Beach, Fla./Fletcher), defensive lineman William Corbin (Dunn, N.C./Triton), tight end Antonio Danzy (Sandersville, Ga./Washington County/Georgia Military College), offensive lineman Graham Fisher (Waynesville, N.C./Tuscola), offensive lineman Kalan Jones (Cornelia, Ga./Habersham Central), offensive lineman Kendall Lamm (Charlotte, N.C./Butler), defensive back Tevin McDermott (Athens, Tenn./McMinn), linebacker A.J. McDonald (Suwannee, Ga./Peachtree Ridge), tight end Trevor Sawyer (Asheville, N.C./Asheville), defensive lineman Derrick Shuemake (Swainsboro, Ga./Swainsboro/Georgia Military College) and defensive lineman Dan Wylie (Washington, Ga./Washington-Wilkes/Georgia Military College) will all join Appalachian’s football program for the 2010 season.

The 15 signees — which includes seven players with star ratings from Rivals.com — brings Appalachian’s crop of newcomers for 2010 to 16, including defensive lineman Chris Aiken (Austin, Texas/Reagan/Blinn College), who signed an NLI and enrolled at ASU last month. The group will bolster the Mountaineers in the trenches, with 12 of the 16 playing on the offensive line (five), defensive line (four) or tight end (three).

“This is an exceptional class of newcomers and we couldn’t be more pleased to have all 16 join our program,” head coach Jerry Moore said. “Perhaps the thing that excites me the most is the eagerness that this group has displayed to take ownership of their team as soon as possible. We’re looking forward to them doing so beginning this summer.”

      2010 APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL SIGNEES
      Name    Pos.    Ht.    Wt.    Yr.    Hometown/High School (Prev. College)
      Elijah Adamiak    QB    5-10    170    Fr.    Carroll, Ga./Central
      Chris Aiken*    DL    6-1    310    Jr.    Austin, Texas/Reagan (Blinn College)
      Drew Bailey    TE    6-4    250    Fr.    Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman
      Ian Barnard    OL    6-4    255    Fr.    Norcross, Ga./Wesleyan School
      Kalik Barnes    QB    6-0    190    Fr.    Atlanta, Ga./Parkview
      Dylan Bostick    OL    6-6    280    Fr.    Neptune Beach, Fla./Fletcher
      William Corbin    DL    6-6    285    Fr.    Dunn, N.C./Triton
      Antonio Danzy    TE    6-3    260    Jr.    Sandersville, Ga./Washington County (Georgia Military College)
      Graham Fisher    OL    6-2    275    Fr.    Waynesville, N.C./Tuscola
      Kalan Jones    OL    6-4    275    Fr.    Cornelia, Ga./Habersham Central
      Kendall Lamm    OL    6-6    270    Fr.    Charlotte, N.C./Butler
      Tevin McDermott    DB    6-2    190    Fr.    Athens, Tenn./McMinn
      A.J. McDonald     LB    6-0    220    Fr.    Suwannee, Ga./Peachtree Ridge
      Trevor Sawyer    TE    6-6    215    Fr.    Asheville, N.C./Asheville
      Derrick Shuemake    DL    6-4    285    Jr.    Swainsboro, Ga./Swainsboro (Georgia Military College)
      Dan Wylie    DL    6-1    280    Jr.    Washington, Ga./Washington-Wilkes (Georgia Military College)