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NMU Football Inks 26 in Ostrowsky’s Second Recruiting Class by Donnie Dwyer Posted: 02.06.2013 at 3:30 PM     EDITOR'S NOTE:  Before you get too critical, remember these guys were us 26 years ago!

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Northern Michigan University head football coach Chris Ostrowsky announces his second recruiting class today (Feb. 6) as 26 future NMU student-athletes have signed National Letters of Intent on the first day of the signing period. “Signing day is the end of a long process for players, parents and coaches,” Ostrowsky said. “We have recruited some of the most celebrated players in Michigan, Florida and Illinois. We recruited high school team captains who are top academic students and have played for some of the premier programs in the nation like St. Thomas Aquinas and Cass Tech.” The class consists of players from Michigan (16), Florida (5) and Illinois (5). Kyle Root (Brimley, Mich./Sault Area) and Jared Vuksan (Gladstone, Mich./Gladstone) represent Upper Peninsula recruits. “As a staff, we have worked extremely hard day and night to accomplish our objective, which is to have one of the top recruiting classes in America on the Division II level,” added Ostrowsky. “We felt it was critical to follow last year’s class with another stellar group and believe we have done so when this group of players arrives on campus. Today is a great day to be a Wildcat.” NMU finished 4-7 overall and 3-7 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 2012, winning three of its final five games. The Wildcats finished tied for 11th in the GLIAC and had 12 seniors end their football careers. Listed below are the individuals signed on the first day of the signing period. Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown / High School / Previous College or University Shaye Brown QB 6-4 205 Fenton, Mich. / Linden Deionte Bruton CB 5-10 170 Detroit, Mich. / Ecorse Josh Crim OL 6-6 290 Lansing, Mich. / Eastern Darius Danzy CB 5-10 175 Southfield, Mich. / Southfield Senior Jake Gierlak ATH 5-10 165 Algonquin, Ill. / Harry D. Jacobs Cornell Gilmore DT 6-0 260 Miami, Fla. / Miami Palmetto Dominick Hamilton DL 6-1 317 Detroit, Mich. / Cass Tech DeMarco Haynes WR 5-7 150 Hollywood, Fla. / Chaminade Madonna Sherman Hodges WR 6-2 168 Muskegon, Mich. / Muskegon Dan Hugan SR 5-11 175 Ann Arbor, Mich. / Huron Rodney Lamar DE 6-2 239 Pompano Beach, Fla. / Ely / Florida Atlantic University Marcus Lee LB 6-1 220 Bolingbrook, Ill. / Bolingbrook / College of DuPage John Oberheide K/P 5-9 200 Park Ridge, Ill. / Maine South Ross Querro LB 6-0 215 Armada, Mich. / Armada Kyle Root HB 6-0 210 Brimley, Mich. / Sault Area Patrick Ryan S 6-1 181 Linden, Mich. / Linden Connor Schrader RB 5-9 205 Lake Zurich, Ill. / Lake Zurich Senior Marcus Smith SR 5-9 175 Muskegon, Mich. / Muskegon Jalen Stovall SR 5-9 160 Kentwood, Mich. / East Kentwood Marcus Tucker WR 6-0 190 Flint, Mich. / Grand Blanc / Mott Community College Jared Vuksan DE 6-1 220 Gladstone, Mich. / Gladstone Area Mark Walker S 5-11 165 Delray Beach. Fla. / North Broward Cedric Washington DT 6-0 270 Flint, Mich. / Flint Southwestern Academy Chris Washington CB 6-0 190 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / St. Thomas Aquinas JaMarco Willingham DL 6-2 245 Livonia, Mich. / Benjamin Franklin Shaye Brown | video Fenton, Mich. Linden High School Quarterback 6-4, 205 -Team captain, all-state, all-conference, second team all-area, Tri-County player of the year Deionte Bruton | video Detroit, Mich. Ecorse High School Cornerback 5-10, 170 -All-conference, all-metro Josh Crim | video Lansing, Mich. Eastern High School Offensive Line 6-6, 290 -All-conference Darius Danzy | video Southfield, Mich. Southfield Senior High School Cornerback 5-10, 175 -All-conference, all-metro, honorable mention Detroit Free Press all-state Jake Gierlak | video Algonquin, Ill. Harry D. Jacobs High School Athlete 5-10, 165 -Two-time all-conference, two-time all-area, team captain. Cornell Gilmore | video Miami, Fla. Miami Palmetto Senior High School Defensive Tackle 6-0, 260 Dominick Hamilton | video Detroit, Mich. Cass Tech High School Defensive Line 6-1, 317 -First team all-metro DeMarco Haynes | video Hollywood, Fla. Chaminade Madonna Wide Receiver 5-7, 150 -All-Broward County honorable mention Sherman Hodges | video Muskegon, Mich. Muskegon High School Wide Receiver 6-2, 168 -All-conference defensive back Dan Hugan | video Ann Arbor, Mich. Huron High School Slot Receiver 5-11, 175 -First team all-Southeastern Conference Red, first team all-county, first team All-Ann Arbor, team, MVP, all-Southeastern Conference third team Rodney Lamar | video Pompano Beach, Fla. Ely High School Florida Atlantic University Defensive End 6-2, 239 -Played at Rochester Community and Technical College in 2010 and was a squad member at Florida Atlantic University Marcus Lee | video Bolingbrook, Ill. Bolingbrook High School College of DuPage Linebacker 6-1, 220 -Played linebacker at the College of Dupage John Oberheide | video Park Ridge, Ill. Maine South High School Kicker / Punter 5-9, 200 -All-conference Ross Querro | video Armada, Mich. Armada High School Linebacker 6-0, 215 -Second team all-county, first team all-conference Kyle Root | video Brimley, Mich. Sault Area High School Halfback 6-0, 210 -First team all-U.P. running back, team MVP Patrick Ryan | video Linden, Mich. Linden High School Safety 6-1, 181 -Two-time all-conference, two star Rivals rating Connor Schrader | video Lake Zurich, Ill. Lake Zurich Senior High School Running Back 5-9, 205 -All-state, all-area, all-conference Marcus Smith | video Muskegon, Mich. Muskegon High School Slot Receiver 5-9, 175 -University of Michigan football camp MVP, member of Midwest Elite 7 on 7 National Team, OK Black first team all-conference, Muskegon Chronicle second team all-area,LakeMichiganFootballReport.com second team, LocalSportsJournal.com first team Jalen Stovall | video Kentwood, Mich. East Kentwood High School Slot Receiver 5-9, 160 -All-conference, all-state Marcus Tucker | video Flint, Mich. Grand Blanc High School Mott Community College Wide Receiver 6-0, 190 -Played basketball at Lake Michigan College in 2011-12 and club football at the University of Michigan-Flint Jared Vuksan | video Gladstone, Mich. Gladstone Area High School Defensive End 6-1, 220 Mark Walker | video Delray Beach, Fla. North Broward High School Safety 5-11, 165 -Team defensive player of the year Cedric Washington | video Flint, Mich. Flint Southwestern Academy Defensive Tackle 6-0, 270 -First team all-conference, first team all-city Chris Washington | video Fort Lauderdale, Fla. St. Thomas Aquinas High School Cornerback 6-0, 190 JaMarco Willingham | video Livonia, Mich. Benjamin Franklin High School Defensive Line 6-2, 245