NAU signs six JUCO transfers

[dbackjon]

Football Program Adds Six Junior College Student-Athletes
(12/17/2008) FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – One month after the completion of the 2008 season, Head Coach Jerome Souers took the first step towards the 2009 season with signing of six student-athletes to join the program for the spring semester. The six junior college players all played at California junior colleges last season.
“We have added six players that are quality performers who will have the opportunity to have immediate impacts in our program starting with spring practice,” said Head Coach Jerome Souers.

The Lumberjacks added two defensive backs, a defensive end and a defensive lineman, along with a quarterback and offensive lineman.

Here are brief bios on the six players that signed to join the NAU program:

Daivon Dumas, DB, 6-1, 175, Laguna Nigel, Calif. (Aliso Niguel/Saddleback College)
Transfer from Saddleback College…Earned first-team all-conference honors…Recorded 75 tackles and 27 pass deflections in his two-year career…Had 36b tackles with 12 pass deflections in 2008…Also ran track and field, posting a personal-best of 10.8 in the 100 meters…Three-year letterwinner at Aliso Niguel High School…Named special teams player of the year and most valuable player of the track team.

Adrian Garcia, OL, 6-1, 305, Redwood, Calif. (Sequoia/Foothill)
Transfer from Foothill College…Two-year letterwinner and starter…Earned second-team all-conference honors.

Ryan Nelson, QB, 6-0, 194, San Diego, Calif. (Loyola/Southwestern College)
Transfer from Southwestern College in Chula Vista, Calif…Plans to study exercise science…Earned first-team all-conference honors… Helped team to Trembly Financial Services Bowl, first conference title since 1988 and a 7-4 record…Named Mountain Conference Athlete of the Week on Sept. 28…Threw for 25 touchdowns and 2,970 yards with a 62.8 completion percentage (196 of 312)…Ranked eighth in California Community Colleges in passing yards…Helped team rank seventh in California Community Colleges in total offense (438.1 pg)

Gary Rogers, DE, 6-1, 245, Yorba Linda, Calif. (Esperanza/Idaho/Fullerton College)
Transfer from Fullerton College…Spent redshirt freshman season at Idaho under Dennis Erickson…Named second-team all-conference…Helped team to conference championship…Recorded 25 tackles with five tackles for loss with a forced fumble, fumble recovery and an interception.

Taelor Worrell, DB, 5-10, 178, Lakeside, Calif. (El Capitan/Southwestern College)
Transfer from Southwestern College in Chula Vista, Calif….Plans to major in business marketing…Earned second-team all-conference honors…Helped team to Trembly Financial Services Bowl and a 7-4 record…Team ranked 12th in the California Community College in passing defense…Recorded 41 tackles with two interceptions, a quarterback sack and four pass deflections.

Reid Worthington, LB, 6-0, 220, Yorba Linda, Calif. (El Dorado/Fullerton College)
Transfer from Southwestern College…Named first-team All-American by JC Gridwire in 2008…Ranks 15th in the California Community Colleges with a team-best 83 tackles on the season…Recorded 12 tackles for loss and 3.5 quarterback sacks with two fumble recoveries, an interception and a forced fumble…Helped team to conference championship.

[dbackjon]

All Cali boys - T-man, remember any of them?

[travelinman67]

NAU have a tunnel with a 6-2 ceiling? What's up with that. Dumas has gotten some attention, he looks like he's left a mark, but the rest are off the radar...probably did JUCO to deal with grades or lack of promotion...developed a little...but none are on any lists I can see...

...recruiting, recruiting, recruiting...

I was just talking about a D5 HS QB that looked great his Sr. year...won D5 Section...looked great on tape...playing against other D5's.

Then, he gets on a college D1 field...is having very serious problems getting it together...can spot and call about 15%, but the rest is dismal...boot and dive are too slow, etc. It's tough to look past the smaller schools, but fair is fair...the D3-D5 schools are preparing for D3-D5 level play...so it's hard to spot the talent, and the ones that stand out, sometimes can't make the step up.

[dbackjon]

Thanks. So other than Dumas, nothing special...figures

[travelinman67]

Thanks. So other than Dumas, nothing special...figures

BTW, PSU just got verbals from Donte and Michael Almond out of Foothill College-SoCal...both DB's that can hunt and have nice pedigrees. Good p/u...we needed to get at least 1-2 more S and Corners.

[dbackjon]

Thanks. So other than Dumas, nothing special...figures

BTW, PSU just got verbals from Donte and Michael Almond out of Foothill College-SoCal...both DB's that can hunt and have nice pedigrees. Good p/u...we needed to get at least 1-2 more S and Corners.

NAU is losing a lot from the secondary - we need more there as well.

[AZGrizFan]

When's Sauer going to realize this ain't the way to build a consistent winner??

[dbackjon]

When's Sauer going to realize this ain't the way to build a consistent winner??

When the University realizes that 6-5 is not a consistent winner...


Six Juco transfers in one year is not that bad, in reality. A lot of good CA Juco talent. These may not be it, but it is out there

[BlackFalkin]

all teams need jc transfers once in a while a seniors leaving and a sophmore switches position/get hurt and the freshman isnt ready yet. SAC STATE needs to drop the whole roster and start over. IDAHO ST too.

[AZGrizFan]

When's Sauer going to realize this ain't the way to build a consistent winner??

When the University realizes that 6-5 is not a consistent winner...


Six Juco transfers in one year is not that bad, in reality. A lot of good CA Juco talent. These may not be it, but it is out there

They've GOT to build the program with 4 year players, Jon. These 1 or 2 year wonders don't often pan out. Much like FBS dropdowns....not a big fan. And yes, I realize that 3/5 of Montana's O-Line was FBS dropdowns...(Arizona State, Boise State, Oklahoma)....and they STILL got their asses handed to them by Richmond's D-Line.

[dbackjon]

When the University realizes that 6-5 is not a consistent winner...


Six Juco transfers in one year is not that bad, in reality. A lot of good CA Juco talent. These may not be it, but it is out there

They've GOT to build the program with 4 year players, Jon. These 1 or 2 year wonders don't often pan out. Much like FBS dropdowns....not a big fan. And yes, I realize that 3/5 of Montana's O-Line was FBS dropdowns...(Arizona State, Boise State, Oklahoma)....and they STILL got their asses handed to them by Richmond's D-Line.

And without those Drop-downs/criminals, how many games does Montana win this year?