The Cincinnati Bearcats had 30 members in their class which head coach Butch Jones announced today. Nine of that number are already enrolled.
Here's a list of the Bearcats' early enrollees:
Kevin Brown DB 6-1 195 Fr.-HS Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central
Deionte Buckley RB 5-9 195 Fr.-HS Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central
Jonathan Burt DL 6-3 248 Fr.-HS Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central
Errol Clarke LB 6-2 210 Fr.-HS Miami, Fla,/Central
Bennie Coney QB 6-2 210 Fr.-HS Plant City, Fla./Plant City
DeShawn Dowdy TE 6-4 222 Fr.-HS Akron, Ohio/North
Marcus Foster DB 6-1 190 Fr.-HS Troy, Ohio/Troy
Trenton Norvell QB 6-4 215 Fr.-HS Daytona Beach, Fla./Seabreeze
Josh Posley DL 6-2 238 Fr.-HS Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central
Here's the list of Cincy's 2012 signees:
Shakim Alonzo WR 6-5 205 Fr.-HS Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland Hills
Deyshawn Bond OL 6-3 283 Fr.-HS Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central
Drake Bruns DB 6-0 190 Fr.-HS Fort Thomas, Ky./Highlands
Franklin Bruscianelli LB 6-0 220 Fr.-HS Woodridge, Ill./Montini Catholic
Nate Cole WR 6-0 177 Fr.-HS Memphis, Tenn./Mitchell
Dylan Coombs DB 6-1 185 Fr.-HS Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain
Alex Dale DB 5-10 170 Fr.-HS Memphis, Tenn./University School
Zach Edwards DB 6-1 180 Fr.-HS Middletown, Ohio/Middletown
Jeremy Graves WR 6-2 185 Fr.-HS Cleveland, Ohio/Maple Heights
Tion Green RB 6-0 197 Fr.-HS Altamonte Springs, Fla./Lake Brantley
Corey Griffin LB 6-1 205 Fr.-HS Miami, Fla./Coral Reef Senior
Aaron Harris RB 6-0 200 Jr.-JC El Cajon, Calif./Granite Hills/Southwestern CC
Andre Jones DB 6-1 195 Fr.-HS Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain
Joey Jones LB 6-0 190 Fr.-HS Homestead, Fla./South Dade
E.J. Junior RB 6-0 210 Fr.-HS Middletown, Ohio/Middletown
Ryan Leahy OL 6-6 256 Fr.-HS Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle
Ey'Shawn McClain LB 6-2 220 Fr.-HS Jacksonville, Fla./Raines
Alex Pace DL 6-3 284 Fr.-HS Cleveland, Ohio/Ginn Academy
Leviticus Payne DB 5-9 176 Fr.-HS Southfield, Mich./Southfield
Caleb Stacey OL 6-4 280 Fr.-HS Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills
Kyle Williamson OL 6-5 275 Fr.-HS Cincinnati, Ohio/Madeira
This class is considered to be Cincinnati's best ever according to Scout, which ranked the Bearcats 29th.
For more on the Bearcats' incoming class, visit Down the Drive. Be sure to check out our Recruiting Section for additional news on Big East football recruiting.