Temple University Athletics

2014 National Signing Day

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  • The 2014 Class of 25 players represent nine states - Pennsylvania (7), New Jersey (6), Florida (5), Mississippi (2), Colorado (1), Connecticut (1), Maryland (1), New York (1), and Virginia (1).
  • The Owls recruited evenly adding 13 players on defense (including eight who play in the secondary) and added 12 offensive players (going heavy at the wide receiver position with six additions).
  • Four players - Cequan Jefferson, Shahid Lovett, Derrek Thomas, and Alex Wells are mid-year transfers and have been enrolled at Temple since January 20, 2014.
  • Five of Temple’s 2014 freshmen come from just two high schools - Gateway HS in Monroeville, PA, and Jefferson HS in Tampa, FL. Anthony Davis, Delvon Randall, and Brenon Thrift attended Gateway together and Ventell Bryant and Derrick Ingram were teammates at Jefferson.
  • Jacob Martin’s brother, Josh, plays for the Kansas City Chiefs. In fact, it was Josh who helped Temple land it’s first Colorado recruit. The Chiefs employ two former Temple graduate assistants - Britt Reid and Mark DeLeone - on their coaching staff, and it was a conversation between Josh, Britt and Mark that led Temple to take a look at Jacob.
  • Michael Dogbe is the third consecutive Newark Star-Ledger player of the year to sign with Temple. QB P.J. Walker (2012) and WR Kalif Herbin (2011) were the others.
  • Six recruits played together on the North team at the 2013 Chesapeake Bowl in Virginia last December - Shamir Bearfield, Sean Chandler, Michael Dogbe, James McHale, Delvon Randall, and Brenon Thrift.
  • Cequan Jefferson was a teammate of Sharif Finch at Henrico HS.
 
Shamir BearfieldDBJersey City, NJbiohighlights
Freddie Booth-LloydDLCocoa, FLbiohighlights
Ventell BryantWRTampa, FLbiohighlights
Sean ChandlerDBCamden, NJbiohighlights
Anthony DavisDBMonroeville, PAbiohighlights
Michael DogbeDLMorris Plains, NJbiohighlights
Matt EatonWRPascagoula, MSbiohighlights
Jared FolksLBHarrisburg, PAbiohighlights
David HoodRBGalloway, NJbiohighlights
Derrick IngramWRTampa, FLbiohighlights
Cequan JeffersonDBRichmond, VAbiohighlights
Shahid LovettDBVineland, NJbiohighlights
Khiry LucasDBCleveland, MSbiohighlights
Jacob MartinDLAurora, CObiohighlights
James McHaleOLDunmore, PAbiohighlights
Frank NutileQBRamsey, NJbiohighlights
Delvon RandallWRMonroeville, PAbiohighlights
Jaelin RobinsonOLWest Haven, CTbiohighlights
Aaron RuffOLPhiladelphia, PAbiohighlights
Derrek ThomasWRAlbany, NYbiohighlights
Jyquis ThomasDBPlant City, FLbiohighlights
Brenon ThriftDLMonroeville, PAbiohighlights
Alex WellsDBBaltimore, MDbiohighlights
Lenny WilliamsQBMcKees Rocks, PAbiohighlights
Brodrick YancyWRBradenton, FLbiohighlights