Feb. 1, 2006

Davon Brown
Torrance, Calif. (Torrance South HS)
Running Back
5-9, 170
Rated as the 115th best running back nationally by Scouts, Inc.... A speedster with a 40-yard dash time of 4.44... As a junior, rushed for 1,272 yards and 20 touchdowns... Also a standout free safety/cornerback, Brown had five interceptions... Was named first-team all-league and first-team all-area on offense, and second-team all-league on defense... Ranked as the 21st-best all-purpose running back by Rivals.com... Rivals also has Brown No. 95 on the 2006 postseason California top 100... Also considered Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State and Washington State.

SDSU offensive coordinator Del Miller on Brown: "Davon Brown is going to be an excellent running back for us."

Jimmie Carmack
Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. (Palos Verdes HS)
Offensive/Defensive Line
6-4, 270
Named defensive player of the year in the Pioneer League, while also earning first-team all-CIF and first-team all-state honors as a prep athlete at Palos Verdes High... Led the Pioneer League in tackles his senior season with 130 stops... Also led the league with 12.0 sacks... Recorded 10 or more tackles nine times in 11 games in 2005... Had 22 tackles in a 28-22 victory over Torrance... Recovered three fumbles during the season... Selected San Diego State after receiving interest from Missouri and Oregon.

SDSU defensive coordinator Bob Elliott on Carmack: "Jimmie Carmack is a guy who can play either side of the ball. He's a big, strong kid with strong character. He can play either way, offense or defense."

SDSU offensive coordinator Del Miller on Carmack: "Jimmie Carmack as an offensive lineman, has a great frame and is only about 270 right now. He'll be a 300-pounder some day. He is a very aggressive football player who we like."

Ryan Chohany (Pronounced ch-HONE)
San Diego, Calif. (Rancho Bernardo HS)
Defensive End
6-3, 225
Recorded four sacks and three safeties his senior season... All-North County First Team, San Diego Union-Tribune first team defensive selection and all-CIF first team... Runs a 4.8 40-yard dash... All-Palomar League first team as a junior... Chose San Diego State over Colorado State and Nevada.

SDSU defensive coordinator Bob Elliott on Chohany: "Ryan Chohany is from right here in our backyard and has been very productive in his high school career. I think that he's got all of his football ahead of him. He's got to grow and mature physically."

Martrell Fantroy
Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS)
Defensive Back
6-1, 200
A big, athletic, physical secondary player... A two-way player in high school, who started at cornerback, wide receiver and tight end for Bishop Gorman High as a senior... Ended his career with 146 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 15 passes broken up and eight interceptions... Last season, he had 59 tackles (five for loss), while intercepting five passes... A big-time basketball player and teammate of SDSU basketball signee Kashif Watson... Inked with San Diego State after considering Utah and Arizona.

SDSU defensive coordinator Bob Elliott on Fantroy: "Martrell Fantroy is a really interesting guy. He's got the speed and quickness of a defensive back, but he's got the size of a linebacker, so he can bring the explosiveness of a linebacker to the safety position. We're really excited about him and he's a wonderful young man."

Whitley Fehoko
Honolulu, Hawaii (Farrington HS)
Offensive Line
6-0, 320
A Star-Bulletin all-state first team offensive lineman... Also named to the 2005 OIA Red East first team and was selected to participate in the 2005 HUB All-Star Classic... A Honolulu Advertiser second team all-state selection... Nike All-American... PrepHighSchool Football/CBS All-American NW Region... Ranked No. 14 in the west region by SuperPrep.com... Rated No. 59 in the nation by Scout.com... Ranked No. 14 by Northwest Hot 100... Played in prestigious All-American Bowl in Lafayette, La.... Canceled a trip to LSU after committing to San Diego State... Also turned down offers from Nebraska, Boise State, Washington, UNLV and Utah.

SDSU offensive coordinator Del Miller on Fehoko: "Whitley Fehoko is a tenacious player who is very aggressive. I believe he was offered by LSU and some other people out there. He was pretty highly recruited."

Dan Hathaway
San Diego, Calif. (Grossmont College/Grossmont HS)
Offensive Line
6-7, 300
Helped lead Grossmont College to a 13-1 finish en route to the conference, state and national title... Part of an offensive line that allowed just 13 sacks in 14 games... Grossmont ranked No. 1 in the state last season in total offense, averaging 43.3 points and 484.6 yards per game... Also considered Louisville, Wyoming and Cincinnati.

SDSU offensive coordinator Del Miller on Hathaway: "Dan Hathaway is a junior college offensive lineman and I feel like he could help fill a need for us. He has tremendous size and athleticism. He is from Grossmont College and Grossmont High. We're excited about Dan. He is a big youngster who has a lot of upside to him."

Eric Ikonne (Pronounced eye-con-EE)
Dallas, Texas (Newman Smith HS)
Defensive End
6-0, 200
Although he played just two seasons of football, Ikonne turned heads for the Trojans... Considered a diamond in the rough by the Aztec coaching staff... Originally from Nigeria, he picked up football late.

SDSU defensive coordinator Bob Elliott on Ikonne: "Eric Ikonne is a really interesting find for us. We found him late in the recruiting process. Adam Nyssen, our graduate assistant, found him on videotape. It just so happened to be a school that I had recruited from the last four years. We lucked out. This guy was completely under the radar - he had only played two years of football. He didn't play much his junior year and he came home as a senior on a team that didn't win very many games, so he got overlooked. I think we got a real winner here - he's fast. It says defensive end there, but he can play defensive end or outside linebacker or a lot of things, but we really like him. We think he's going to be a kid who will really develop over his career."

Ernie Lawson
Vallejo, Calif. (St. Patrick-St. Vincent HS)
Defensive Line
6-3, 250
Played both the defensive and offensive line for St. Patrick-St. Vincent High, earning team defensive line player of the year and all-region defensive player by the Times Herald... Earned most inspirational player honors... Last season, he had 68 solo stops, 15 tackles and five sacks... Recorded 41 solo tackles and added seven tackles for loss and three sacks as a junior ... Also looked at San Jose State.

SDSU defensive coordinator Bob Elliott on Lawson: "Ernie Lawson is a defensive lineman. We like his motor - he runs the ball and plays hard. Ernest is going to be a good player for us...He's physical."

Jacob Manuel
Camarillo, Calif. (Rio Mesa HS)
Defensive Line
6-4, 260
Ranked as the nation's 46th best tight end by Scouts, Inc... Runs a 4.8 40-yard dash... Has a 31.5-inch vertical jump and had a shuttle time of 4.46 at the Army Combine... As an all-league and all-county pick as a senior, made 49 tackles (31 solo), had six sacks, four tackles for loss and 10 pass deflections... Had a season-high 10 tackles against Thousand Oaks High... Caught five passes for 71 yards, including a season-high 31 vs. Pacifica High... Also had one carry for seven yards... Team finished with a record of 8-5 (4-1 Pacific View League)... As an all-league, all-county and all-CIF honoree as a junior, made 51 tackles, including 13 for a loss, seven sacks and 12 pass break ups to go along with one interception... He also registered 211 yards receiving on 18 catches as a tight end... Listed among the top fab 50 defensive ends by fab50recruiting.com... Chose San Diego State over Boise State... Competed for the basketball team and was an all-league and all-county track star.

SDSU defensive coordinator Bob Elliott on Manuel: "Jacob Manuel is one of the first guys I saw on videotape. He's an excellent player and we're expecting to come in and help us. We would never put that kind of pressure on him, but we've got high expectations for him. He's a physical player who runs and really plays with a motor."

Peter Manuma (Pronounced mon-uh-MA)
Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach City College/Poly HS)
Offensive Line
6-4, 280
Played offensive line for the Mission Conference American Division Champion Vikings... LBCC led the Mission Conference in pass offense with 312.4 yards per game... Vikings were also tops in pass attempts (377), completions (226), yards (3,124) and touchdown passes (32) and averaged 34.0 points per game... Team won the 2005 American Bowl, as it defeated Allan Hancock College, 49-37... Also considered Mississippi, Washington and Nevada in the recruiting process.

SDSU offensive coordinator Del Miller on Manuma: "Peter Manuma - we're hopeful he's a center. He fills a definite need for us. He has excellent size, excellent speed and is athletic."

Raymond Patterson
San Diego, Calif. (Crawford HS)
Wide Receiver/Defensive Back
5-11, 185
Earned first-team all-county honors as a junior at Crawford High in San Diego... Helped lead the Colts to 11 straight victories during his sophomore campaign... Missed the majority of his senior year due to an ankle injury... Chose SDSU over scholarship offers from UNLV and Texas-El Paso.

SDSU defensive coordinator Bob Elliott on Patterson: "Raymond Patterson may end up on defense or may end up on offense, either way he's an athlete. We'd love to have him on defense. He is very athletic and played a lot of different positions in high school. He played a little bit at quarterback, but I like him on the defensive side. He's got excellent ability and he's a smart player."

Andrew Preston
Centennial, Colo. (Arapahoe HS)
Linebacker
6-1, 215
Named second-team all-state and first-team all-conference as both a linebacker and running back... Named team most valuable player and served as team captain his senior season... Had two, four-touchdown games as a senior... Enjoyed a stellar senior campaign in which he recorded more than 1,000 all-purpose yards, 21 touchdowns, 726 yards rushing, 156 yards receiving and averaged 33.5 yards per return... On defense, he had 65 tackles, including 44 solo stops... Added four interceptions, three fumble recoveries and nine PBUs... Also an award-winner in track... Also considered Colorado.

SDSU defensive coordinator Bob Elliott on Preston: "Andrew Preston is a guy who's interesting. This past summer, I worked with him at our camp in Kansas City. He was a safety then and now he's grown considerably. They moved him to linebacker, which fits right in with what we're looking for. He's a speed linebacker, probably an outside linebacker with safety skills, but he has a linebacker body, which we like. He's a smart kid and a great person."

Kelsey Sokoloski (Pronounced SOCK-uh-losk-EE)
Englewood, Colo. (Cherry Creek HS)
Quarterback
6-2, 175
The 95th-ranked quarterback nationally according to Scouts, Inc... Considered by many as the top quarterback prospect in Colorado... Is Cherry Creek's all-time passing leader... Passed for 1,931 yards converting on 154-of-280 attempts and adding 10 touchdowns his senior season... Also ran for 301 yards and three touchdowns in his final year at Cherry Creek... Named team MVP in 2005... Led Cherry Creek to the 2004 5A championship game as a junior... Completed 153 of his 298 pass attempts for 2,055 yards and 21 touchdowns in his junior season... Also rushed for four touchdowns... Was a two-time first-team all-Centennial League pick, all-state honorable mention selection and team captain... Voted as the team's most inspirational player his junior year... Also considered Colorado State, Hawai'i, New Mexico State and Wyoming... Earned seven varsity letters (2-football, 3-basketball, 2-baseball) during his four years.

SDSU offensive coordinator Del Miller on Sokoloski: "Kelsey Sokoloski really fits well with the quarterbacks we have here. He is a very talented youngster and will have a chance to physically grow and fill out. He's gifted and plays three different sports - baseball, football and basketball. We really like Kelsey."

Brian Stanbra
San Diego, Calif. (Grossmont College/ University of San Diego HS)
Defensive Line
6-4, 215
At Grossmont JC: Member of two Foothill Conference championship teams... Earned first team all-state honors during his sophomore year at Grossmont... That season, the Griffins went 13-1 and were national champions... During his two seasons, Grossmont went 23-2... Is a two-time all-Foothill Conference pick... As a freshman, was one of two players chosen as the team's best first-year defensive player.

At University of San Diego High: Was a two time all-Western League selection as a tight end ... Also played linebacker for the Dons... At USDHS, he compiled 198 tackles and had five interceptions, while offensively, he tallied 26 catches and nine touchdowns... Guided the Dons to a CIF title in 1999... Second-team all-league his junior season and league honorable mention as a sophomore... Was a three-year starter at the outside linebacker position and a two-year starter at tight end... Signed with Cal Poly out of high school.

SDSU defensive coordinator Bob Elliott on Stanbra: "Brian is a guy who was recruited out of high school, went up to Cal Poly, and then transferred back down to Grossmont. He's a guy that when you look at him, has some growing to do as far as filling out, but he's advanced as a technician. The Grossmont coaches deserve a lot of credit for how they coach and teach because this guy's really technically advanced. Of course, that's what you want in a junior college player. We've got to get Brian's body weight up a little bit, but I think he can certainly do that. He's got the frame, is a great student and an excellent person too."

Brandon Sullivan
Poway, Calif. (Poway HS)
Running Back
5-11, 210
A big back with good speed (4.55)... As a senior, rushed for 1,556 yards and 24 touchdowns on 221 carries (7.04 yards per carry)... Named the Palomar League Offensive Player of the Year... Also caught six passes for 152 yards (25.3 ypc) and a touchdown... Was a solid defender with 60 tackles and an interception... As a junior, carried the ball 143 times for 1,172 yards (8.2 ypc) and 12 touchdowns, and caught 18 passes for 329 yards (18.3 ypc) and one TD... Also returned 12 kickoffs for two touchdowns and a 40.8 yard average... Had 33 tackles (27 solo) with one sack and one interception... Possesses a 39-inch vertical leap... Is rated 47th-best running back by Rivals.com and 75th by Scout.com... Ranked 115th by SuperPrep for states of California, Hawaii and Nevada... Also considered Arizona State, Boise State, Cal Poly, Colorado, Colorado State, Maryland and James Madison in the recruiting process.

Rico Thomas
Oakland, Calif. (McClymonds HS)
Defensive Back
5-11, 190
A two-way prep star, he started three seasons at running back for McClymonds High... Rushed for 1,200 yards and scored 12 touchdowns as a senior... A track star, he qualified for the state meet last season in the 110-meter hurdles and 4x100 relay... Holds black belts in tae kwon do, judo, karate and kung fu... Was also recruited by Oregon State, Utah, UNLV and San Jose State.

SDSU defensive coordinator Bob Elliott on Thomas: "We think Rico Thomas is going to be an excellent corner for us. He can put a lot of pressure on our corners and Rico's got the confidence and the ability to hold up there and be an exceptional cornerback in this league."

B.J. Williams
Aurora, Colo. (Eaglecrest HS)
Defensive End
6-3, 220
Earned three varsity letters at Eaglecrest High... Played defensive end as a senior co-captain and was a unanimous first team all-Centennial League pick and first-team defensive all-state Class 5A selection in leading the Raptors to the state playoffs... Logged 60 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, six pass breakups, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a pair of blocked kicks his senior year... Led a Raptor defense that allowed the fewest points in the state... Voted as Eaglecrest's MVP... Ran a 4.61 40-yard dash... Was an all-Centennial League second-team pick as a linebacker and defensive end his junior season... Chose San Diego State over Colorado, Colorado State, Illinois State and Northern Colorado... A multi-sport athlete... In addition to football, he played basketball and competed in track and field.

SDSU defensive coordinator Bob Elliott on Williams: "B.J. Williams is a rush end - an outside rusher. He's got good speed, that's what we like about him. I believe that's what has been the trademark in this defense for awhile - speed. B.J. sure has that. He's a track runner in the spring, a 100-meter dash guy, and we really like his frame and his ability to run."

Marcus Yarbrough
San Diego, Calif. (Eastlake HS)
Linebacker
6-2, 255
The 77th ranked inside linebacker nationally by Scouts, Inc... A third team all-state selection by Cal-Hi Sports, he earned first team all-county honors last season... Last season, he had 135 tackles, six sacks, two forced fumbles and an interception... Averaged 110 tackles the past two seasons... Also drew interest from Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, UCLA and Colorado State.

SDSU head coach Chuck Long on Yarbrough: "We have made recruiting a local priority and in Marcus Yarbrough we get a quality San Diego man who has the ability to continue the recent history of strong linebacker play at San Diego State. He is nationally ranked at his position and drew strong interest from several Pac 10 schools. He is a second generation Aztec player that has a bright future at the University."

SDSU defensive coordinator Bob Elliott on Yarbrough: "Marcus Yarbrough is another linebacker in this group, a great physical linebacker. He's got some ties to the program, his dad played here. Marcus has a bright future. He's a physical and smart football player."