2014 Signing Day Central - Western Kentucky University Athletics

WKU FOOTBALL 2014 RECRUITING CLASS
Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown (High School)	Time Signed
Dennis Edwards	OL	6-1	310	South Gwinnett HS (Snellville, Ga.)	6:18 a.m.
Nick True	TE	6-5	255	Highlands HS (Fort Thomas, Ky.)	7:04 a.m.
Evan Sayner	DL	6-3	265	McCracken County HS (Paducah, Ky.)	7:13 a.m.
DeAndre Farris	ATH	5-10	180	Martha Layne Collins HS (Shelbyville, Ky.)	7:16 a.m.
Martavius Mims	DB	6-1	180	Muscle Shoals HS (Muscle Shoals, Ala.)	7:31 a.m.
Joe Brown	DB	5-10	180	Butler HS (Louisville, Ky.)	7:40 a.m.
Will Bush	WR	5-11	190	Ballard HS (Louisville, Ky.)	8:15 a.m.
Derik Overstreet	DL	6-2	250	Paducah Tilghman HS (Paducah, Ky.)	8:17 a.m.
Nacarius Fant	WR	5-9	170	Bowling Green HS (Bowling Green, Ky.)	8:31 a.m.
Masai Whyte	LB	6-0	210	Martha Layne Collins HS (Shelbyville, Ky.)	8:34 a.m.
Joel Iyiegbuniwe	LB	6-2	210	South Warren HS (Bowling Green, Ky.)	8:49 a.m.
Julien Lewis	DL	6-3	270	Bob Jones HS (Madison, Ala.)	9:00 a.m.
Ryan Duvall	LB	6-5	230	Apollo HS (Owensboro, Ky.)	9:25 a.m.
D'Andre Ferby	RB	6-1	240	Ensworth HS (Nashville, Tenn.)	9:45 a.m.
R.J. Scaife	OL	6-5	265	Pasco HS (Dade City, Fla.)	11:15 a.m.

Dennis Edwards

OL | 6-1 | 310 | Snellville, Ga. | South Gwinnett HS

High School: Dennis Edwards prepped at South Gwinnett High School for coach John Small and was an Atlanta Journal Constitution first-team all-area player as well as an honorable mention all-state performer. The Gwinnett Daily Post named Edwards a first-team all-county player and the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association named him a North/South all-star as well as a Gwinnett County all-star. According to 247Sports.com, Edwards is a three-star prospect and the 19th best offensive center in the nation. Edwards is a three-star prospect by Scout.com and a two-star prospect by Rivals.com.

Nick True

TE | 6-5 | 255 | Fort Thomas, Ky. | Highlands HS

High School: Nick True, a product of Highlands High School and coach Dale Mueller, comes to WKU after helping the Bluebirds to a KHSAA 4A state runner-up showing in 2013. True was named to the Lexington-Herald Leader's Class of the Commonwealth and Max Prep's preseason first-team All-State squad as well as the All-Tri-State third team. True played offensive tackle this past season for Highlands after two seasons as a blocking tight end in 2011 and 2012. He caught 19 passes for 243 yards and five touchdowns. True is the No. 22 prospect in Kentucky by 247Sports.com and the No. 11 player in the state and a three-star prospect by ESPN.com. He is rated as a two-star prospect by Scout.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com.

Evan Sayner

DL | 6-3 | 265 | Paducah, Ky. | McCracken County HS

High School: Evan Sayner joins WKU after a stellar career at McCracken County High School where he played for coach Orville Haskins. Sayner earned Courier-Journal second-team All-State honors and was a first-team All-Western Kentucky Conference honoree as well as a first-time All-District player. The Associated Press also named Sayner to its honorable mention All-State team. Scout.com has Sayner rated as the No. 11 prospect in Kentucky and a two-star prospect while 247Sports.com and Rivals.com each have him as a two-star prospect.

DeAndre Farris

ATH | 5-10 | 180 | Shelbyville, Ky. | Collins HS

High School: DeAndre Farris comes to the Hill after a state championship senior season at Martha Layne Collins High School with coach Jerry Lucas. Farris's 1,051 receiving yards and 682 rushing yards, with 31 total touchdowns, helped the Titans to a KHSAA 5A championship this past season. Farris was an Associated Press first-team All-State performer as well as a member of the Lexington-Herald Leader's Class of the Commonwealth and a Best of the Bluegrass All-Star. Farris tallied nearly 5,000 yards of offensive and had 70 touchdowns for his career and is a three-star prospect by Scout.com, ESPN.com, and Rivals.com while 247Sports.com has him rated a two-star. Farris is the No. 14 prospect in Kentucky by 247Sports.com and the No. 7 prospect by ESPN.com.

Martavius Mims

DB | 6-1 | 180 | Muscle Shoals, Ala. | Muscle Shoals HS

High School: Martavius Mims joins the WKU program from Muscle Schoals High School, the Alabama 5A state runner-up, under coach Scott Basden. Mimis was an Alabama Sportswriters Association Honorable Mention All-State performer and Times Daily first-team All-Area player as well as second-team All-Tennessee Valley. In 2013, he tallied 49 tackles and five interceptions and also scored four touchdowns. Mims is the No. 65 prospect in Alabama by 247Sports.com and a two-star prospect by Scout.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com. He is also rated as the No. 167 defensive back in the nation by 247Sports.com.

Joe Brown

DB | 5-10 | 180 | Louisville, Ky. | Butler HS

High School: Joe Brown earned second team all-star honors this past season from The Courier-Journal while prepping at Butler High School for coach Gary Wheeler. Brown and the bears tallied an 11-3 record and was named a "Best of the Bluegrass" all-star as well as the Kentucky Football Coaches Association District Player of the Year - as well as a first-team all-district player. Brown rushed for 1,242 yards with 15 touchdowns and had a receiving touchdown on 86 yards. Brown is a two-star prospect and the No. 10 player in Kentucky by Scout.com, a two-star prospect and the No. 21 player in Kentucky by Rivals.com, and a two-star prospect and No. 26 ranked player in Kentucky by 247sports.com.

Will Bush

WR | 5-11 | 190 | Louisville, Ky. | Ballard HS

High School: Will Bush joins the Hilltoppers after an Associated Press second-team all-state season at Ballard High School for coach Mike Jackson. Bush had 38 receptions for 694 yards and eight touchdowns on the year and was the 2013 100-meter state champion and 200-meter state runner-up on the track. He also earned Kentucky Football Coaches Association District Player of the Year honors and was a first-time all-district performer and a Best of the Blue Grass All-Star. Bush is a two-star prospect according to Rivals.com, Scout.com, and 247Sports.com and is the No. 16 prospect in the state by Scout.com and the No. 13 prospect by 247Sports.com.

Derik Overstreet

DL | 6-2 | 250 | Paducah, Ky. | Paducah Tilghman HS

High School: Derik Overstreet becomes a Hilltopper by way of Paducah Tilghman High School where he was coached by coach Randy Wyatt. Overstreet was an Associated Press first-team All-State performer as well as the Kentucky Football Coaches Association District Player of the Year. Overstreet also picked up first-team All-Western Kentucky Conference honors and was a `Best of the Bluegrass' All-star as well as a KY/TN Border Bowl All-Star. In 2013, Overstreet tallied 130 total tackles including 20 sacks, pushing his career totals to 287 tackles and 38 sacks. Scout.com, Rivals.com, and 247Sports.com have him rated as a two-star prospect while 247Sports.com has him as the No. 16 prospect in the state of Kentucky.

Nacarius Fant

WR | 5-9 | 170 | Bowling Green, Ky. | Bowling Green HS

High School: Three-time 5A state champion and the 2013 Kentucky Mr. Football, Nacarius Fant joins the Tops after a stand-out career at Bowling Green High School for coach Kevin Wallace. Fant tallied 1,701 receiving yards and 25 touchdowns on 83 receptions as a senior and finished with 4,487 yards and 62 touchdowns on 227 career receptions. Fant holds every single-game, single-season and career receiving record at BGHS and ranks in the top-20 in eight individual categories in the KHSAA record book including: career touchdowns (53/4th), single-season touchdowns (24/t-7th), single-game touchdowns (4,t-7th), career receptions (227/t-5th), single-season receptions (83/t-17th), single-game receptions (15/t-14th), career yards (4,473/3rd), and single-season yards (1,699/7th). The Purples were 53-3 during Fant's four-year career, another school record. Fant was named a second team All-American by Max Preps and a first-team All-State selection by the Associated Press. Fant was also in the Class of the Commonwealth by the Lexington-Herald Leader and the No. 12 player in Kentucky by ESPN's Recruiting Nation. All four of the major recruiting services (Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and ESPN) have Fant rated as a three-star prospect while 247Sports has him as the No. 7 player in the state.

Masai Whyte

LB | 6-0 | 210 | Shelbyville, Ky. | Collins HS

High School: Masai Whyte brings a KHSAA 4A state championship from Collins High School to WKU after playing for coach Jerry Lucas. Whyte turned in a stellar senior season, finishing with 200 tackles and three sacks, pushing his career numbers to 466 tackles, nine forced fumbles and four interceptions. He earned Associated Press first-team All-State honors as well as being named to the Lexington-Herald Leader's Class of the Commonwealth. Whyte was also a Best of the Bluegrass All-Star and was named to the first-team All-District team. He is rated as the No. 16 prospect in Kentucky by 247Sports.com while Scout.com and Rivals.com have him ranked as a two-star prospect.

Joel Iyiegbuniwe

LB | 6-2 | 210 | Bowling Green, Ky. | South Warren HS

High School: Joel Iyiegbuniwe is the No. 12 prospect in the Bluegrass by 247Sports.com and comes to WKU from South Warren High School under the coaching of Mark Nelson. Though his 2013 season was cut short, Iyiegbuniwe tallied 23 tackles, one interception and scored six touchdowns in four games. In 2012, he tallied 64 tackles, three interceptions and four touchdowns and is rated the No. 150 safety prospect in the nation by Scout.com. Iyiegbuniwe is a two-star prospect by Scout.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com.

Julian Lewis

DL | 6-3 | 270 | Madison, Ala. | Bob Jones HS

High School: Julien Lewis comes to The Hill after helping Bob Jones High School and coach Kevin Rose to an Alabama 6A state playoffs quarterfinals appearance. Lewis was named an Alabama Sportswriters Association Honorable Mention All-State performer and a first-team All-Tennessee Valley performer as he tallied 69 tackles, including 20 for loss and seven sacks, this season. Lewis also forced five fumbles and was named the Bob Jones defensive line MVP. Lewis is a two-star prospect by Scout.com and Rivals.com.

Ryan Duvall

DL | 6-5 | 230 | Owensboro, Ky. | Apollo HS

High School: Ryan Duvall prepped at Apollo High School for coach Dan Crume and tallied 115 total tackles on the season while earning Associated Press second-team all-state distinction. Duvall was a "Best of the Bluegrass" and Kentucky/Tennessee Border Bowl All-Star and was also named the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer's Defensive Player of the Year. Duvall is a two-star prospect from Rivals.com, Scout.com, and 247Sports.com and is the No. 13 player in Kentucky by Scout.com. According to 247Sports.com, Duvall ranks as the No. 116 defensive end prospect in the nation and the No. 23 player overall in Kentucky.

D'Andre Ferby

RB | 6-1 | 240 | Nashville, Ky. | Ensworth HS

High School: Running back D'Andre Ferby joins the Hilltoppers after winning a Division II 2A state championship at Ensworth High School with coach Ricky Bowers. In eight games, Ferby rushed for 1,322 yards and 22 touchdowns, pushing his career total to 2,151 yards and 28 touchdowns. Ferby was named the Division II-AA Tennessee Mr. Football and was a Tennessee Sportswriters Association first-team All-State performer. The Tennessean named Ferby to their first-time All-Midstate squad while 247Sports.com, Scout.com, ESPN.com, and Rivals.com all have Ferby as a three-star prospect. Ferby is the No. 34 prospect in Tennessee by ESPN.com and the No. 23 prospect by 247Sports.com.

R.J. Scaife

OL | 6-5 | 265 | Dade City, Fla. | Pasco HS

High School: Offensive lineman R.J. Scaife comes to WKU from Pasco High School under the direction of coach Tom McHugh. Scaife was a Tampa Bay Times third-team All-State performer and was a first-time All-Sunshine Athletic Conference player. Scaife also picked up first-team All-Pasco County honors as well as the Times' first-team All-North Suncoast squad. Scaife is a two-star rated prospect by Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports.com. Scaife helped the Pirates rush for nearly 180 yards per game while the total offense accounted for 43 touchdowns. He also helped pave the way for a 1,000 yard rusher in Malik Johns.