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We've kept track of the vast majority of this year's signees throughout the recruiting process. But today we get the opportunity to follow along through the signing ceremonies and the school's first ever live reports as the letters arrive in the FOC.
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
Aldreakis Allen RB 6-0 210 Colbert, Ga./Madison County HS
Chase Barnett RB 5-8 175 Stafford, Va./Brooke Point HS
Malcolm Boyd OL 6-4 275 Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman HS
D.J. Edmond DB 6-2 195 Spotsylvania, Va./Riverbend HS
Brian Hudson QB 6-4 200 Stafford, Va./Brooke Point HS
Jay Weatherington OL/DL 6-4 280 Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge HS
Signees Listed in Order of When NLI was Received at Librety:
D.J. Edmond – DB, 6-2, 195, Spotsylvania, Va./Riverbend HS
(signed at 7:01 a.m.)
Three-year letterwinner … two-time team Defensive MVP … three-year All-District team selection … finished his junior year with 88 tackles, two interceptions and three pass breakups … earned Roanoke Times Top 100 honors as a senior, after finished his final season at Riverbend High School with 99 tackles, one interception and a pass breakup … excelled in the classroom, as he was a three-year All-Academic team member … three-year basketball letterwinner … four-time track and field letterwinner … comes from an athletic family, as both his parents competed collegiately at Bowling Green … his father, Derrick, was a football and track athlete for the Falcons, while his mother, Grace, ran track … is planning on pursuing a biology degree at Liberty.
Aldreakis Allen – RB, 6-0, 210, Colbert, Ga./Madison County HS
(signed at 7:05 a.m.)
Three-year starter and letterwinner … three-time All-Region 8-AAAA first-team wide receiver … was the recipient of the Madison County High School Best Offensive Receiver Award his last three years with the Tigers … three-time All-Northeast Georgia Football honoree, including a first-team selection during his sophomore season … first-team all-state Class AAAA at wide receiver as a sophomore, finishing the year with 62 receptions for 851 yards and six touchdowns, while rushing for 402 yards and five touchdowns on 38 carries … had a career high 116 rushing attempts as a junior for 616 yards and seven touchdowns … also added 37 receptions for 796 yards and five touchdown receptions … was named Northeast Georgia Player of the Week after finishing with six receptions for 182 yards and three touchdowns and six carries for 64 yards and two touchdowns against Elbert County High School during his junior campaign … was a Terrific 10 preseason Top 10 selection in Northeast Georgia as a senior … finished his final season with the Tigers by rushing for 254 yards on 60 carries and four touchdowns, to go along with 34 receptions for 605 yards and five touchdowns … his career stat line reads 133 receptions for 2,252 yards and 16 receiving touchdowns, to go along with 212 rushing attempts for 1,272 yards and 16 touchdowns.
Chase Barnett – RB, 5-8, 175, Stafford, Va./Brooke Point HS
(signed at 7:15 a.m.)
Four-year letterwinner … four-time all-district honoree … first-team all-district, all-area and all-region during both his sophomore and junior campaigns … added first-team all-state accolades to his impressive high school resume as a junior, as he rushed for 2,100 yards and 28 touchdowns, averaging 8.1 yards per rushing attempt … rushed for 1,400 yards in seven games as a senior, before suffering an injury … a multi-purpose athlete, who was an all-district runner in the 55 meters (indoors) during his junior year … son of Cassandra Morris.
Malcolm Boyd – OL, 6-4, 275, Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman HS
(signed at 7:25 a.m.)
Two-year starter … two-time letterwinner … finished his career with 120 pancake blocks and graded out at over 90 percent … helped Dorman High School to a 23-4 record as a starter … helped the Cavaliers best school team rushing records his final two seasons at Dorman High School … named Dorman High School’s Best Offensive Lineman in 2008 … also was a Shrine Bowl and All-Region II-AAAA selection during his senior year.
Jay Weatherington – OL/DL, 6-4, 280, Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge HS
(signed at 7:31 a.m.)
Two-year varsity letterwinner … all-district and all-region tight end as a junior … helped Woodbridge to a 9-5 record, the Northwest Region championship and a runner-up finish in the VHSL state playoffs … first-team Cardinal District offensive lineman selection as a senior … named to the Northwest Region Group AAA second-team as an offensive lineman … Great American Rivalry Series Student-Athlete Award honoree … son of Dyke and Julie Weatherington.
Brian Hudson – QB, 6-4, 200, Stafford, Va./Brooke Point HS
(signed at 7:37 a.m.)
Three-year letterwinner at Brooke Point High School … three-time All-District quarterback selection … threw for 1,300 yards and 13 touchdowns as a sophomore, leading his squad to a state playoff appearance … passed for 1,300 yards and 14 touchdowns during his junior campaign, helping the Black Hawks to the district championship … nearly doubled his numbers during his senior go around at Brooke Point, throwing for 2,200 yards and 23 touchdowns, helping him garner all-area quarterbacking honors … three-year member of the baseball team … four-year honor roll student … son of Wayne and Teresa Hudson.
LibertyFlames.com wrote:Robby Cramer – LS, 6-1, 225, Hoover, Ala./Hoover HS
(signed at 8:12 a.m.)
Three-year letterwinner … helped Hoover High School to a pair of state runner-up finishes in 6A football as a sophomore and a senior … played his first high school game on national television, as ESPN broadcast Hoover High School’s contest against Tulsa Union High School in 2006 … three-time regional champions … listed among the nation’s best long snappers by kicking.com … Fellowship of Christian Athlete team leader … has previous ties to Liberty as his father, Gary, and mother, Wendy, Cramer both graduated from Liberty … his father was a two-year member of the men’s soccer program, serving as a team captain … would like to major in finance at Liberty.
BJWilliams wrote:Pretty small signing class so far compared to the previous Rocco classes
huh? Size or the amount?
Sly Fox wrote:In my experience with the Falwell family over the past 30+ years, they have never been shy about stating what they believe and standing by it. If anything it should be on their family crest.
It is interesting that they list Aldreakis as a RB. He played wideout in HS and we are signing quite a few tailbacks today including Chase Barnett whose lettter has already been received and SirChauncey is already on campus.
BJWilliams wrote:Amount...Sly does make a good point in that it is far from over
haha...beej your used to them being announced all at once...yes, this will take quite some time...relax my friend
Sly Fox wrote:In my experience with the Falwell family over the past 30+ years, they have never been shy about stating what they believe and standing by it. If anything it should be on their family crest.
Cory Freeman – DE/TE, 6-4, 235, Raeford, N.C./Hoke County HS
(signed at 9:20 a.m.)
Two-year letterwinner … earned honorable-mention all-conference accolades as a junior, finishing the year with 54 tackles, 12 tackles for a loss, three sacks, two forced fumbles and an 80-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown … team captain as a senior … earned all-conference honors during his final season at Hoke County High School, tallying 72 tackles, 18 tackles for a loss, eight sacks and three forced fumbles … also a team captain on the basketball and track teams … son of Anthony and Margaret Freeman … his father played football at Western Carolina … is interested in Liberty’s business communications course of studies.
Eric Fath – TE/LB, 6-3, 240, Quakertown, Pa./Quakertown HS
(signed at 9:30 a.m.)
Two-year letterwinner … has only played organized football for three years, but quickly managed to catch the watchful eye of area award winners, as he was named a 2008 Maxwell Award winner … three-time all-state at both tight end and linebacker as a junior … finished his senior year by catching 41 passes for 900 yards and eight touchdowns … helped Quakertown High School post a 9-3 record on the season … Associated Press AAAA and Pa. FootballNews second-team all-state honorees … Philadelphia Inquirer second-team all-area selection … participated in the PSFCA East-West Game … nominated for a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete award after having a 3.7 cumulative GPA … active member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes … is a talented musician, who can play five different musical instruments … son of Larry and Lana Fath … would like to pursue a music ministry degree at Liberty.
Sly Fox wrote:In my experience with the Falwell family over the past 30+ years, they have never been shy about stating what they believe and standing by it. If anything it should be on their family crest.
