In preparation for NSD

By Drew Champlin

Published: February 3, 2009

You recruiting junkies know what that stands for.

Here is a list of guys who are committed to Troy and expected to sign with Troy tomorrow. This list could change. Some might decide overnight not to sign with Troy and go somewhere else. I can guarantee you some new names will be added, but at this point I’m not sure who they are.

I won’t be there tomorrow - I’ll probably roll out of bed when most of the class has already been finalized. I do believe the information will come in on troytrojans.com, so check that out. I will be there later in the day to bring you some wrapup coverage and analysis, after I talk to women’s basketball player Brittnie Davis for a feature that will run next week.

The seven JUCO signees with “SIGNED LETTER OF INTENT” have already enrolled, as well as the five 2008 grayshirts. Some of the JUCOs will backcount to last year’s class, but I’m not sure how many of them.

That’s a lot of players listed below and I’m very confident more will be added tomorrow, but Troy coaches have a plan in place, so there’s no need to worry. I’m not sure which guys will start off in JUCO or which will grayshirt at this point. And heck, some might decide to sign elsewhere. It’s all non-binding until tomorrow, which is the first day letters can come in.

OFFENSIVE COMMITMENTS

Jason Bruce, WR, Copiah-Lincoln, Miss., CC SIGNED LETTER OF INTENT
James Brown, OT, SW Mississippi CC SIGNED LETTER OF INTENT
Tyler Graves, OT, Pearl River Mississippi CC SIGNED LETTER OF INTENT
Ray Carter, OT, Garden City CC SIGNED LETTER OF INTENT
Jay Stansberry, OT, Bremen, Ga.
Cody Jenkins, OT, Beauregard, Ala.
Nate Newland, OT, Hutchinson, Kan. CC
Greg Pratt, RB, Naples, Fla.
Shawn Southward, RB, Florence, Ala.
Sam Haskins, WR, Dinwiddie, Va.
Anthony Williams, WR, Tampa, Fla.
Dominique Bowman, WR, Sulligent, Ala.
Jamel Johnson, WR, Montgomery, Ala.
Jimbo Arnold, OG, Belle Glade, Fla. (2008 GRAYSHIRT)
Felton Payton, WR, Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (2008 GRAYSHIRT)
Gavin Ellis, WR/TE, Cullman, Ala. (2008 GRAYSHIRT)
Corey Robinson, QB, Lone Oak, Ky., (2008 GRAYSHIRT)

DEFENSIVE COMMITMENTS

Emmanuel Dudley, DT, Northeast Miss., CC SIGNED LETTER OF INTENT
Riley Flowers, DT, Jones County Miss. CC SIGNED LETTER OF INTENT
Demarcus Robertson, DB, Garden City, CC (2008 RESIGN) SIGNED LETTER OF INTENT
Eugene Kinlaw, DT, Hutchinson, Kan. CC
Montavious Williams, DT, Cairo, Ga.
Jonathan Massaquoi, DE, Butler County CC
Shermane Teart, DE, Orlando, Fla.
Aaron Williams, DT, Leroy, Ala.
John Clark, DE, Oxford, Ala.
Anthony Payne, DL, Leroy, Ala.
Mike Robinson, DB, Fairfield, Ala.
Caleb Massey, DB, Sulligent, Ala.
Tony Gray, DB, Enterprise, Ala.
Dontavious Pyron, DT, Tampa, Fla.
Daymond Brinson, DE, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Barry Valcin, DB, Coffeyville (Kan.) CC
Willard Ross, DB, Mississippi Delta CC
Bradley Wallace, DB, Dwyer, Fla.
Johnny Thompson, LB, Valley, Ala. (2008 GRAYSHIRT)

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A couple of recruits to watch

DB Darius Slay (Brunswick, Ga.) decides between Mississippi State and Troy
DB Sergio Perez (Mayo, Fla.) decides between Ball State and Troy
TE Darrell Smith (Gadsden) decides between Clemson and Troy around 1:30 p.m. CST on ESPNU.

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UPDATES from today will go here

3:12 p.m. - Found this article that says Bradley Wallace, an athlete from Dwyer, Fla., has backed off an intention to commit to FAU and picked Troy. The article states that he’ll play safety.