Villanova Signs 18 Players To National Letters of Intent

After a poor 2011 in which the Villanova football team won only two games the entire season, they announced today that they have signed 18 players to national letters of intent. Included in the class is 17 high school seniors and one junior college transfer in defensive back Marc Mauro who is already enrolled and will have four years of eligibility. Another notable is linebacker Corey Majors, who was originally in the 2011 signing class, but decided to go to prep school, and decided to stay with Villanova in an impressive show of loyalty by both player and school.

All in all, nine states are represented, and it seems that Villanova is again recruiting Florida, which they were able to do quite successfully in the years running up to the national championship. With the abundance of talent in Florida, having a recruiting footprint there is always a good thing. As for expectations for this recruiting class: I have none, and you shouldn't have any either. Just because someone isn't listed on Rivals doesn't mean that you should have any cause for concern. Ben Ijalana wasn't listed on any recruiting service and he wound up being a second round pick, so you never know.

Name                Pos.     Ht. / Wt.      Hometown / Previous School
Mike Burke          WR       6-2 / 200      Columbia, Pa. / Columbia
Austin Calitro      LB       6-1 / 230      Danbury, Conn. / Danbury
Don Cherry          LB       6-2 / 230      Trumbull, Conn. / Trumbull
Nico D'Angelo       OL       6-3 / 275      Margate, N.J. / Holy Spirit
Jonathan Green      OL       6-2 / 295      Ashland, Pa. / North Schuylkill
Shayne Jones        DB       6-0 / 190      Hillsborough, N.J. / Immaculata
Tanoh Kpassagnon    DL       6-7 / 245      Ambler, Pa. / Wissahickon
CJ Logan            DB       5-11 / 190     Watertown, Mass. / Northfield Mt. Hermon
Corey Majors        LB       6-1 / 240      Levittown, Pa. / Worcester Academy
Marc Mauro          DB       6-0 / 190      Bayville, N.Y. / Salisbury School
Cameron McCurry     DB       6-0 / 215      Orange Park, Fla. / Fleming Island
Patrick McGown      DL       6-5 / 230      Valencia, Calif. / Sierra Canyon School
Jake Prus           OL       6-6 / 260      Pilesgrove, N.J. / Woodstown
Bradley Seaton      OL       6-8 / 280      Bronx, N.Y. / Brunswick School
Gary Underwood      RB       6-0 / 215      Cincinnati, Ohio / Winton Woods
Aaron Wells         RB       5-8 / 180      Ellicott City, Md. / River Hill
Javon White         RB       5-10 / 180     Telford, Pa. / Souderton
TJ White            LB       6-2 / 220      West Chester, Pa. / B. Reed Henderson