Athlete recruitment...

ezbreezy
Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:06:06 +0000

Stanford landed one of the top linebacker prospects in the nation in James Vaughters (Stone Mountain, GA/Tucker HS), a four-star recruit who is listed as the fourth-best linebacker in the nation by Rivals.com and 44th on ESPNU’s Top 150 recruits. A three-year varsity letterwinner, he recorded 95 tackles and four sacks among his 18 tackles-for-loss as a senior.

Vaughters is also one of three Stanford recruits, along with Wayne Lyons and Remound Wright, who are finalists for the prestigious Franklin D. Watkins Award, which honors the top African-American scholar-athlete in the nation. This is the first time in the history of the award that one school has had three Watkins Award finalists in the same recruiting class. Stanford has more Watkins Award winners (4) and finalists (16) than any other school in the country.

The Cardinal strengthened its secondary by signing four defensive backs, including highly-touted Wayne Lyons (Fort Lauderdale, FL/Dillard HS), a PrepStar All-American who is listed as the sixth-best safety prospect in the nation by Rivals.com. He is also listed as the 16th top recruit in the nation according to MaxPreps and CBS College Sports recruiting analyst Tom Lemming. Lyons has already earned 34 college credits at Broward College…[Remound] Wright is listed as the 16th-best running back prospect in the nation and top recruit in the state of Indiana by Rivals.com after he rushed for 2,100 yards and 34 touchdowns for Bishop Dwenger this past season. A two-time all-state selection, Wright finished his high school career as Bishop Dwenger’s all-time career leader in rushing (4,730), touchdowns (85) and points (516).



[Stanford Football Announces 2011 Recruiting Class - Stanford University’s Official Athletic Site](http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020211aab.html)