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2012 In-state Players to Watch

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Scouting sites project Jones' first class to be UC's best | cincinnati.com

Jones and his staff are also getting an early start for 2012. At Thursday night's Crosstown Shootout, they hosted several top area juniors: Colerain's Joe Bolden and Dillon Coombs, Taft's Adolphus Washington and Dwayne Stafford, Middletown's Cody Quinn, LaSalle's Ryan Leahy, Moeller's Monty Madaris, Clayton Northmont's Kaleb Ringer, Centerville's Ifeadi Odenigbo, Troy's Marcus Foster and Vandalia Butler's Taylor Decker.
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Lexington tight end Tanner Kearns goes high to catch a pass against Clear Fork last season. Kearns was invited to participate in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl combine at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. (JASON J. MOLYET/NEWS JOURNAL)

With 500 college hopefuls split into "Gold" and "Black" squads, showcasing their skills at several stations inside the dome, Dorsey and Kearns never saw each other. The 6-foot-5, 212-pound Kearns was so focused on his audition that he didn't even learn the names of his Gold teammates.

"On Friday (the day of the combine), I didn't really make any friends," Kearns said. "I was just thinking about what I needed to do. Before and after, I talked to a lot of people, but on Friday it was all business."

Kearns, who caught 25 passes for 226 yards and two touchdowns last season, opted not to get tested in the bench press. He ran the 40-yard dash in an electronic time of 4.8 seconds and had a 32.5-inch vertical jump.
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2012 quarterbacks

Written by Duane Long | 25 January 2011

We can call the 2012 quarterbacks the "Rodney Dangerfields" as a whole. They are getting no respect. With Braxton Miller, the best quarterback Ohio has ever produced to this time, and Cardale Jones the second best, plus the class of 2013 likely to produce a quarterback who is better than either Miller or Jones, 2012 is getting overlooked. It is actually quite a good class with a couple of players who could have possibly seen a Buckeye scholarship offer if the situation were different.

Geovonnie McKnight, 6-4, 200, Middletown. Maybe the least well known of these quarterbacks because he shares the position with 2013 superstar Jalin Marshall. I understand why the Middletown coaching staff is playing it this way. Wanting the ball in Marshalls hands on every play is understandable. I am confident Marshall will be a receiver at the next level but he is a good fit as quarterback for some offenses so it isn't like the offense is run only with Marshall in there. McKnight reminds me of Cardale Jones. He is a big kid but moves well and has a fine arm. I am sure the Big Ten schools will be all over him despite the fact that he is not a full time starter.

Tyler Eden, 6-4, 220, University School. There is so much to like about Eden. He is a big mobile kid with a fine arm and a quick release. One thing that is going to make him more valuable to recruiters is that he is such a good athlete and his size is legit so a move to tight end is definitely in the cards if he does not win the starting job at quarterback. His level of competition will surely mean he will have to get out to camps and combines this summer.

Tyler O'Connor, 6-4, Lima Central Catholic. I did not give this kid a good look the first time around. Not too long ago Mark Porter suggested I give him another look. Mark had put together a really outstanding film that gives a good look at O'Connor. The more I liked the better I liked him. Big kid with plenty of arm strength. Great mechanics and he is very polished. Looks like he could step right into a pro style offense and not miss a beat.

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