Post by Cat_A_holic on Jan 17, 2015 21:38:39 GMT -6
6'1" 285 transfer Jr from UTEP.
Signed at UTEP out of Manvel HS (class of 2013)
Offers from UTEP, Old Dominion, Texas State, McNeese, SE Louisiana St.
247.com 2 Star recruit (0.7859 composite ranking, making him their 125th rated DT in the nation)
Rivals.com 2 Star recruit
Scout 2 Star recruit, ranking him as the 139th top DT in the country, and 23rd ranked DT in Texas
Second-team All-District 22-5A member in 2012 for Manvel High School
Top-100 Houston Area player by Houston Chronicle
2012 season registered 43 tackles, including 13 solo stops, 3 sacks, 3 hurries and also caused a fumble ... named the defensive player of the game after making 10 tackles, including two for a loss, against Sam Rayburn
2013 season recorded 75 tackles and 5 sacks as he helped Manvel reach the state title game.
An El Paso Times article on UTEP football had this brief note on his transfer from UTEP- "Only two players are transferring and they leave in good graces: punter Mike Ruggles and lineman Dewan Edmonson. Ruggles lost his job in the middle of last season while the sophomore Edmonson didn't crack the defensive line rotation before being moved to the offensive side of the ball in the middle of 2014.
"They are good young men, they will find a good fit," Kugler said.” (www.elpasotimes.com/sports/ci_27331586/ex-el-dorado-football-star-m-j-mcfarland)