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Duck Recruit Bios B y JERRY THOMPSON (The 26 known commitments as of February 3rd) RUNNING BACKS 2004 Signees 1. Terrell Jackson, 5’9”, 190, Corona, California (Centennial High School) 2. T.R. Smith, 5’10”, 180, Portland, Oregon (Jefferson High School) WIDE RECEIVERS 3. Jaison Williams, 6’ 4”, 215, Culver City, California (Culver City High School) 4. James Harris, 6’2”, 205, Roseville, California (Oakmont High School) TIGHT END 5. Ryan Keeling, 6’ 5”, 230, Springfield, Oregon (Thurston High School) OFFENSIVE LINEMAN 6. Aaron Klovas, 6’6”, 300, Spanaway, Washington (Bethel High School) 7. Geoffrey Schwartz, 6’7”, 340, Pacific Palisades, California (Pacific Palisades High School) 8. Jacob Hucko, 6’7”, 285, Cerritos, California (Cerritos High School) 9. Jeff Kendall, 6’4”, 285, Colorado Springs, Colorado (Air Academy High School) 10. Mark Lewis, 6’5”, 270, Arroyo Grande, California (Arroyo Grande High School) 11. Max Unger, 6’5”, 280, Kamuela, Hawaii (Hawaii Preparatory Academy) 12. Mark Asper, 6’8”, 280, Idaho Falls, Idaho (Bonneville High School) 2004 Class: May be Bellotti’s & Oregon’s Best Ever Offensive Players Mark Asper Offensive Tackle, 6-8, 280, Idaho Fall, Idaho Mark visited Oregon on November 8th which was his 18th birthday. He was treated very well by the Ducks in the recruiting process which won him over from BYU where he initially wanted to go. Mark has good feet as he is also a member of the Bonneville High Jacob Hucko: One of four O-Lineman School Dance Club. His dad, Vaughn said 6’ 6” and above Mark gets in a lot of weightlifting by lifting the girls on the dance team. Mark also plays basketball. He is a 3.75 student and is very personable as he was the M.C. of the Miss Bountiful Pageant. Coach Zoumboukos called Mark the “frosting on the cake” to a great group of offensive lineman. Mark intends to go on a two year Mormon mission and then rejoin the Ducks at that time. James Harris Wide Receiver, 6-2, 205, Oakmont School, Roseville, California Honors and Stats: All Northern California Region, All-City in Sacramento area. Played 5 games (injured rest of season with broken finger and collarbone) Scored 6 TDs, 12 catches for 447 yards (was double and triple teamed) 70 yard punt return for TD and 2 interceptions. Coach Bob Vukajlovich: “Jimmy is very fast (4.47 in 40) and an extremely talented receiver. He’s legitimate. He’s every bit as good as any I’ve coached. He’s a great kid, loves football and will find a way to play and get it done. He played both ways and returned 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. DEFENSIVE LINEMAN Thor Pili, 6’5”, 240, Orem, Utah (Timpanogos High School) Devlin Bayne, 6’6”, 220, Carlin, Nevada (Carlin High School) David Faaeteete, 6’2”, 275, Medford, Oregon (North Medford High School) Ra’Shon Harris, 6’5”, 285, Pittsburg, California (Pittsburg High School) Cole Linehan, 6’4”, 260, Banks, Oregon (Banks High School) LINEBACKERS 18. John Bacon, 6’3”, 228, Lakewood, Colorado (Lakewood High School) 19. Ryan Phipps, 5’11”, 215, Corona, California (Centennial High School) 20. Terrance Kelly, 5’11”, 210, Concord, California (De La Salle High School) DEFENSIVE BACKS 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. Jackie Bates, 5’10”, 185, Concord, California (De La Salle High School) Willie Glasper, 5’11”, 175, Concord, California (De La Salle High School) Patrick Chung, 6’0”, 190, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (Rancho Cucamonga HS) Sharrod Davis, 5’10”, 175, Spring Valley, California (Monte Vista High School) Kwame Agyeman, 5’11”, 195, Roselle, Illinois (Lake Park High School) Jerome Boyd, 6’2”, 180, Los Angeles, California (Dorsey High School) punts and kickoffs and loves to play receiver.” Coach “V” said that he coached former Duck quarterback Ryan Perry-Smith and Harris is the same quality of person. He believes Harris is as good as former Duck Paris Warren who played in the Sacramento area. James is very happy to be a Duck and said “it’s going to be amazing.” James was offered by Fresno State and Nevada and cancelled trips to Arizona and Oregon State. Jacob Hucko Offensive Tackle, 6-7, 285, Cerritos, California Honors: PrepStar All-American (top 300 players in U.S.). Jacob was named to the Long Beach Press-Telegram's Dream Team and was a first team All-Suburban League selection.Jacob said what sold him on Oregon was the really intense community support as well as the very stable coaching staff. He visited on August 2nd and was impressed with the billboards and posters,etc. He said Eugene has the college atmosphere he was looking for. When the offer came in the mail Jacob said he leaped up and down. Hucko (rhymes with Duck-O) said his lateral movement and quickness for someone his size were his biggest assets. He has scored a 1240 on his SAT and has a 3.3 GPA excelling in math and science. Jacob was undefeated in wrestling his junior year and is undefeated so far this year. His dad, Greg, said that Jacob loves football and is really excited to be a Duck. Terrell Jackson Running Back, 5-9, 190, Centennial High School, Corona, California Honors and Stats: Selected a PrepStar All-American (top 300 U.S. players). Jackson was rated the #2 all-purpose back in the US by Rivals.com and his numbers over his career are phenomenal. He gained over 6500 yards during his career and scored 113 touchdowns including 8 in the CIF Division 5 championship game. In 2003 he ran for 2664 yards and 40 touchdowns, caught 23 passes for 245 yards and 3 tds. Coach Matt Logan: “Terrell is very explosive all-purpose back in the mold of Marshall Faulk. He has great speed and is very durable with no injury problems. Terrell can run between the tackles and catch the ball out of the backfield. He is excited to be a Duck.” Jackson will be joined at Oregon by teammate Ryan Phipps and they are both good students. Terrell said he chose Oregon over Arizona State because it “all came together” for him at Oregon. His academic interest is sports marketing and he would like to work for Nike. He said he felt more comfortable in Eugene, a college town and he also felt close to running backs coach, Gary Campbell. Another positive factor which Jackson cited was Oregon’s need of running backs. Ryan Keeling Tight End, 6-5, 230, Thurston High School, Springfield, Oregon Honors and Stats: Midwestern League First Team offense and defense. 3rd team All-State on offense and defense. Caught 26 passes for 347 yards and 6 touchdowns. On defense Keeling made 93 tackles and 11 sacks. Coach Starck thought that Ryan was the best athlete in football in Oregon this year. Besides playing linebacker and defensive end, Ryan handled the punting duties for Thurston and played every skill position for the Colts including quarterback. Starck also said that Ryan was the best blocker on the team. Despite strong appeals by Oregon State, Ryan said he always knew he would be going to Oregon. Ryan committed to the Ducks just before kick-off of the Cal game at Autzen and was joined on his official visit by Jaison Williams and Ryan Phipps who also later committed to Oregon. Keeling said he’s willing to play offense or defense at Oregon but most likely he will be tried at H-back or tight end initially. Jeff Kendall Offensive Lineman, 6-4, 275, Air Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado Honors: 3-year starter who played all offensive and defensive line positions. First 8 FEBRUARY 5, 2004 DucksIllustrated
