2006 Early enrollees

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It may be interesting to track the football careers of the 53 early enrollees in this class.

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Early enrollment means early playing time for some A look at the playing prospects of the 53 true freshmen who graduated from high school a semester early and enrolled in Bowl Championship Series-affiliated colleges in time for spring practice.

College...Position...player....................... .......High school...........................................Comment

ACC
Clemson.......WR......Jeff Ogren........................American Christian Academy, Tuscaloosa, Ala..... Likely to redshirt
Florida State QB.......Christian Ponder................Heritage, Colleyville, Texas...............................Likely to redshirt
.....................S......Myron Rolle......................The Hun School, Galloway N.J............................No. 2 on the depth chart, should be a contributor
Georgia Tech RB.......Jamaal Evans....................Irving (Texas)........................................... .....No. 3 on the depth chart, expected to play
Maryland.......WR......Stephen Smalls.................Conestoga Valley, Lancaster, Pa........................Candidate to redshirt
Virginia Tech OT.......Aaron Brown.....................Princeton, Cincinnati.......................................L ikely to redshirt
...................DB.......Devin Radford...................E.E. Smith, Fayetteville, N.C............................Likely to redshirt
Wake Forest..QB.......Zach MacDowall................Harrison, Kennesaw, Ga...................................Expected to redshirt

BIG EAST
Pittsburgh.....DB.......Jovani Chappe...................Trotwood-Madison, Trotwood, Ohio....................Expected to play
Rutgers.........OL.......Mo Lange.........................Hillsborough (N.J.)...........................................S econd on the depth chart at right tackle

Big Ten
Illinois..........WR.......Marques Wilkins.................MacArthur, Decatur, Ill......................................Running third on the depth chart
....................P........Kyle Yelton.......................Chesterton (Ind.)............................................ Slated to be the starting punter
Iowa...........WR........James Cleveland................Baytown (Texas) Lee.......................................Probable redshirt
Michigan.......OL........Justin Boren......................Pickerington (Ohio) North..................................In the mix to see playing time
...................RB........Carlos Brown....................Heard County, Franklin, Ga.................................In the mix to see playing time
Michigan St...LB........Eric Gordon......................Traverse City (Mich.) West.................................Could play on special teams
Ohio State....LB.........Ross Homan.....................Coldwater (Ohio)............................................ .Hampered by a hamstring problem, but expected to play
..................RB.........Chris Wells.......................Akron (Ohio) Garfield........................................Ex pected to be an immediate contributor
..................CB.........Kurt Coleman...................Claymont (Ohio) Northmont................................Expected to play
Penn State...LB.........Navorro Bowman...............Suitland (Md.)............................................. ....Working with the backups but could redshirt
Purdue.........DT........Kyle Sheehan....................Fairmont (Minn.)........................................... ...Likely to redshirt

Big 12
Kansas........DB.........Olaitan Oguntodu...............Mesquite (Texas) John Horn...............................On the depth chart as a backup safety
.................QB.........Todd Reesing....................Austin (Texas) Lake Travis.................................Third-string, probable redshirt
Kansas St....QB.........Josh Freeman....................Grandview, Kansas City, Mo................................Lost the quarterback battle to senior Dylan Meier
Oklahoma.....DB.........Quinton Carter..................Cheyenne Las Vegas..........................................Pro bable redshirt
.................OL.........Chad Roark.......................Ada (Okla.)........................................... ...........Transferred to Nebraska
Oklahoma St.QB.........Alex Cate.........................Cottonwood, Salt Lake City.................................Probable redshirt
..................OL.........Jacob Secrest..................Stillwater (Okla.)........................................... ....Expected to play as a backup
..................LB.........Donnell Williams.................Madison, Houston........................................... ...Expected to play as a backup
Texas..........OL.........Buck Burnette...................Wimberley (Texas)........................................... ..Possible redshirt
..................LB.........Sergio Kindle.....................Wilson, Dallas............................................ .......Has missed most of practice with a sprained ankle
..................TE.........Greg Smith.......................Montgomery (Texas)..........................................P ossible redshirt\
..................QB.........Jevan Snead.....................Stephenville (Texas)..........................................B ackup but expected to play
Texas A&M...WR.........Cody Beyer.......................Smithson Valley, San Antonio..............................Second on the depth chart

Pac-10
USC.............DL.........Walker Lee Ashley..............Eden Prairie (Minn)............................................ .Expected to see time as a backup
..................DB..........Antwine Perez..................Woodrow Wilson, Camden N.J...............................Expected to play as a backup

SEC
Auburn.........RB..........Ben Tate.........................Snow Hill (Md.)............................................. .....Likely to redshirt
Florida..........OL.........Maurice Hurt.....................Baldwin, Milledgeville, Ga.....................................Expected to play
...................OL.........Carl Johnson.....................Southern, Durham, N.C........................................Fightin g for playing time
...................QB.........Tim Tebow.......................Nease, St. Augustine, Fla....................................Expected to play
...................RB.........Chevon Walker..................Riverdale, Fort Myers, Fla....................................Fighting for playing time
Georgia.........DB.........Asher Allen.......................Tucker (Ga.)............................................. ........Will see action as a cornerback
...................DT.........Ricardo Crawford...............West Columbus, Fair Bluff, N.C.............................Has progressed more slowly because of collarbone
.................................................. .................................................. ...........................................injury but might see action
..................WR.........Kris Durham......................Calhoun (Ga.)............................................. .......Will see action
..................OL..........John Miller........................Woodland, Cartersville, Ga...................................Had shoulder surgery, possible redshirt
..................OL..........Kevin Perez.......................Killian, Miami............................................. ........Possible redshirt
..................QB..........Matthew Stafford..............Highland Park, Dallas..........................................Ti ed for third on the depth chart
Kentucky.....QB...........Will Fidler.........................Henderson County, Henderson, Ky........................Third team and possible redshirt
LSU.............LB...........Jacob Cutrera...................Acadiana, Lafayette, La.....................................Running with the 2nd team, expected to see action
S. Carolina....FB...........Clark Gaston....................Ooltewah (Tenn.)........................................... ...Hampered by a shoulder injury but is running with the
.................................................. .................................................. ...........................................second team and is expected to play
Independent
Notre Dame..RB...........James Aldridge..................Merrillville (Ind.)............................................ .....Has been rehabbing a leg injury, limiting his progress
..................OL...........Chris Stewart...................Klein (Texas)........................................... ..........In the mix to see action
.................WR...........George West....................Northeast Academy, Oklahoma City.......................Could see action as a backup and on special teams