2011 BGSU Recruiting Class
Name, Pos., Ht., Wgt., Hometown (High School)
Bryan Baird, DE, 6-4, 227, Spring Valley, Ohio (Bellbrook)
Herve Coby, WR, 6-4, 180, Delray Beach, Fla. (American Heritage)
Zach Colvin, DE, 6-4, 260, Shorewood, Ill. (Minooka)
Fahn Cooper, OL, 6-5, 300, Crystal Lake, Ill. (Crystal Lake South)
Diontre Delk, WR, 5-10, 180, Cleveland Heights, Ohio (Cleveland Heights)
Travis Greene, ATH, 5-11, 170, Carroll City, Fla. (Monsignor Edward Pace)
Shaquille “Shaq” Hall, DE, 6-3, 225, Naples, Fla. (Palmetto Ridge)
Scott Hodges, OL, 6-7, 297, Sacramento, Calif. (Carmichael Jesuit) (Sacramento City)
Jermal Hosley, WR, 5-9, 180, Highland Park, Mich. (Highland Park)
Alex Huettel, OL, 6-4, 290, Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington North)
Darrell Hunter, DB, 5-10, 175, West Palm Beach, Fla. (William T. Dwyer)
Matt Johnson, QB, 6-1, 205, Harrisburg, Pa. (Bishop McDevitt)
Johnny Joseph, DB, 5-9, 170, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Hunter Maynard, DT, 6-1, 310, Ashville, Ohio (Bishop Watterson)
Christian Piazza, OL, 6-7, 275, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Huron) (Fork Union Military Academy)
Anthon Samuel, RB, 6-0, 180, Opa Locka, Fla. (Monsignor Edward Pace)
Zach Steinmetz, TE, 6-4, 240, Toledo, Ohio (Toledo St. Johns)
Tyler Tate, K, 6-1, 185, Carroll, Ohio (Bloom-Carroll)
Brian Sutton, DB, 6-0, 180, Fishers, Ind. (Fishers)
Dernard Turner, DB, 6-0, 180, Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington)
Dominique Wharton, OL, 6-3, 300, Brooklyn, NY (Beach Channel) (ASA College of Excellence)
Bryan Baird, DE, 6-4, 227, Spring Valley, Ohio (Bellbrook)
High School: Currently attends Bellbrook High School … coached by Kevin Basinger … team captain …
three-year starter … had six sacks and 13 tackles for loss as a senior … earned first-team All-SWBL
honors.
Herve Coby, WR, 6-1 , 180, Delray Beach, Fla. (American Heritage)
High School: Currently attends American Heritage High School … coached by Doug Socha … team captain
… team advanced to back-to-back State Championship games, winning the title his junior season …
earned first-team All-Palm Beach County … posted 66 receptions for 1,202 yards and 15 touchdowns in
his junior and senior season combined … participated in the Broward Bowl, where he was named the
offensive MVP.
Fahn Cooper, OL, 6-5, 300, Crystal Lake, Ill. (Crystal Lake South)
High School: Currently attends Crystal Lake South High School … coached by Chuck Ahsmann … was named
to the Northwest Herald and Daily Herald All-Area team … team finished 11-1, while advancing to the
state quarterfinals.
Zach Colvin, DE, 6-4, 260, Shorewood, Ill. (Minooka)
High School: Currently attends Minooka High School … coached by Bert Kooi … team captain … was a
two-time Rivals All-State Team member … named to the Illinois Coaches All-State Team … … two-time
Joliet Herald News All-Area Team … is a two-time all-conference first-team member … lettered in
three sports.
Diontre Delk, WR, 5-10, 180, Cleveland Heights, Ohio (Cleveland Heights)
High School: Currently attends Cleveland Heights High School … coached by Jeff Rotsky … team captain
… three-year starter … earned first-team all-league honors as a junior and senior … was named to
the Cleveland Plain Dealer/Sun Press All-Area team … had 51 catches for 912 yards and eight touchdowns
as a senior … had 40 catches for 850 yards and 13 touchdowns his junior season.
Travis Greene, ATH, 5-11, 170, Carroll City, Fla. (Monsignor Edward Pace)
High School: Currently attends Monsignor Edward Pace High School … coached by Alvin Slaughter … team
captain … three-year starter … had 30 receptions for 636 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior …
had three interceptions (one returned for a touchdown) and two kick returns for touchdowns in 2010 …
team advanced to the state quarterfinals, while going undefeated during the regular season … played in
the Public versus Private All-Star game.
Shaquille “Shaq” Hall, DE, 6-3, 225, Naples, Fla. (Palmetto Ridge)
High School: Currently attends Palmetto Ridge High School … coached by Dan Newbrough … has played
football just one year … ran for 660 yards on 86 carries (7.7 avg.) and seven touchdowns in just five
games as a senior … earned All-Collier County first team honors … was elected to play in the Collier
County All-Star Game … had 31 tackles, five sacks and eight tackles for loss as a senior.
Scott Hodges, OL, 6-7, 297, Sacramento, Calif. (Carmichael Jesuit) (Sacramento City)
Junior College: Played two seasons at Sacramento City College … coached by Dannie Walker … team
captain … first-team California Junior College All-American … two-time All-Mid Empire first-team
honoree … was a starter on the 2009 Laney Bowl Championship team. High School: Graduated from
Carmichael Jesuit High School … coached by Dan Carmazzi … only varsity sophomore starter in school
history … participated in the Optimus and KCRA All-Star game.
Jermal Hosley, WR, 5-9, 180, Highland Park, Mich. (Highland Park)
High School: Currently attends Highland Park High School … coached by Cedric Dortch … team captain
… is the No. 41 recruit in the state of Michigan according to the Detroit Free Press … had 1,569
all-purpose yards as a senior … same season had six special teams touchdowns … earned first-team
All-Metro League.
Alex Huettel, OL, 6-4, 290, Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington North)
High School: Currently attends Pickerington North High School … coached by Tom Phillips … team
captain … earned second-team All-Ohio as a senior … was named special mention all-state as a junior
… earned first team all-conference (OCC) and All-Central District as a junior and senior … received
the Mack Truck Award from his team as a senior … was named first-team Dispatch All-Metro Team.
Darrell Hunter, DB, 5-10, 175, West Palm Beach, Fla. (William T. Dwyer)
High School: Currently attends William T. Dwyer High School … coached by Jack Daniels … team captain
… earned first-team All-Palm Beach County and first-team all-league as a senior … had 31 receptions
for 600 yards and nine touchdowns in 2010 … added 43 tackles, three interceptions and nine pass
breakups that same season … helped his team to a state title as a junior and a state semifinal
appearance as a senior.
Matt Johnson, QB, 6-1, 205, Harrisburg, Pa. (Bishop McDevitt)
High School: Currently attends Bishop McDevitt High School … coached by Jeff Weachter … team captain
… will participate in the Pennsylvania Big-33 game … is the school’s record holder for single season
and career passing yards and touchdowns … ranks eighth in Pennsylvania history in passing touchdowns
(85) and fifth in passing yards (7,944) … earned first-team (AAA) All-Pennsylvania by the PA
Sportswriters … was named to the Patriot News All-Star Team in 2009 and 2010 … earned Mid-Penn
Keystone Conference first-team honors in 2009 and 2010 … was All-Star Chesapeake Bowl North Team MVP
… 39-5 record as a starter.
Johnny Joseph, DB, 5-9, 170, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)
High School: Currently attends St. Thomas Aquinas High School … coached by George Smith … led the
team with 12 pass breakups and added two interceptions as a senior … helped his team to a Florida
State Championship and an undefeated season in 2010 … team won the 2010 National High School
Championship.
Hunter Maynard, DT, 6-1, 310, Ashville, Ohio (Bishop Watterson)
High School: Currently attends Bishop Watterson High School … coached by Dan Bjelac … team won the
Div. III State Championship in 2010 … was selected to play in the All-Ohio North/South All-Star game
… earned second-team All-Ohio as a senior … first-team All-Central District and All-Central Catholic
… led the team in sacks in each of his last three years, finishing his career with 27 … also earned
three letters in wrestling, where he was named as state alternate in the heavyweight division (Div. II)
as a junior.
Christian Piazza, OL, 6-7, 275, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Huron) (Fork Union Military Academy)
Junior College: Played one season at Fork Union Military Academy … coached by John Shuman … ranked as
the No. 36 prep player in the country by Rivals.com. High School: Graduated from Huron High School …
coached by Cory Gildersleeve … team captain … earned first-team all-city, all-county and All-SEC as
an offensive tackle his senior year.
Anthon Samuel, RB, 6-0, 180, Opa Locka, Fla. (Monsignor Edward Pace)
High School: Currently attends Monsignor Edward Pace High School … coached by Alvin Slaughter … team
captain … had 147 carries for 1,441 yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior … added five interceptions
on the defensive side of the ball … team advanced to the state quarterfinals in 2010 … earned
first-team All-Dade County … team went undefeated during the regular season … played in the Public
versus Private All-Star game.
Zach Steinmetz, TE, 6-4, 240, Toledo, Ohio (Toledo St. Johns)
High School: Currently attends St. Johns High School … coached by Doug Pearson … earned first-team
all-city honors … team captain … finished the year with 25 receptions for 356 yards and four
touchdowns … helped lead his team to an 11-2 record as a senior.
Brian Sutton, DB, 6-0, 180, Fishers, Ind. (Fishers)
High School: Currently attends Fishers High School … coached by Rik Wimmer … team captain …
three-year starter … team won the Indiana State Championship his senior season … earned first-team
all-state, all-league and all-metro honors in 2010 … named to Indiana’s Super-50 team … had 60
tackles, 12 pass breakups. two interceptions and blocked four kicks as a senior.
Dernard Turner, DB, 6-0, 180, Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington)
High School: Currently attends Booker T. Washington High School … coached by Earl Tillman … team
captain … two-year starter … earned second-team All-Dade County … participated in the North/South
Dade County All-Star game … had three interceptions for touchdowns as a senior.
Tyler Tate, K, 6-1, 185, Carroll, Ohio (Bloom-Carroll)
High School: Currently attends Bloom-Carroll High School … coached by Dave Everson … team captain …
earned All-Ohio Special Mention … earned first-team All-Central District … was an Ernie Godfrey Hall
of Fame Award winner … was named to the All-Fairfield County first-team … connected on 6-of-9 field
goals (long of 50 yards) and 32-of-33 extra points … recorded touchbacks on 85 percent of his kickoffs
… also saw time at wide receiver (48 receptions for 515 yards and five touchdowns) and defensive back
(67 tackles and 11 pass breakups).
Dominique Wharton, OL, 6-3, 300, Brooklyn, NY (Beach Channel) (ASA College of Excellence)
Junior College: Played two seasons at the ASA College of Excellence … coached by Dennis Orlando …
team went 12-6 in two seasons … offense averaged 29.1 points per game in 2010 … first-team
All-Northeast member. High School: Graduated from Beach Channel High School … coached by Victor
Nazario … team captain … earned first-team All-Queens Borough … played in the Queens versus Staten
Island All-Star game … team went 9-2 as a senior.