Marquette, Mich. â€Â“ Bernie Anderson, the head football coach at Northern Michigan University, announces that the following student-athleteshave all signed a National Letter of Intent to attend NMU and play football forthe Wildcats beginning in the fall. The Wildcats signed seven recruits on theoffensive side of the ball and 10 on the defensive side.
"I'm excited about our recruitingclass. Our staff did a great job in a very short time," Anderson said. "I feel we have as many as six impact players who could play next season. I look forward to recruiting players to NMU. We have a lot to offer."
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Scott Avery, DE, 6-3, 215, Lake Orion High School
Lake Orion, Mich.
OAA First Team
10 1/2 sacks in 2005
70 tackles in 2005
All-Metro North First Team
Has over 90 wins in career as a wrestler
Dustin Brancheau, WR, 5-10, 150, Ishpeming High School
Ishpeming, Mich.
U.P. Dream Team
All-conference
23 yards per catch
Team captain
U.P. long jump and high jump champion
Richard Cessna, DE, 6-2, 220, Warren Cousino High School
Warren, Mich.
First Team MAC Blue
First Team All-East Detroit FreePress
Honorable Mention All-State
Runs a 10.8 in 100-meters, second inleagueÂÂ
Nick Devault, SS, 5-11,150, Clarkston High School
Clarkston, Mich.
920 Yards Rushing
Seven yards per carry average
12 TDs and one interception
Honorable Mention All-Area
Justin Dick, CB, 5-9, 145, Birmingham Groves High School
Southfield, Mich.
Two interceptions, one returned for a TD
OAA Division I All-Conference
All-Birmingham Eccentric
Aaron Earnest, TB, 5-7, 170, Flint Northwestern
Flint, Mich.
Two-time All-City
Team MVP
Three-year varsity player
1193 rushing yards on 155 carries
Averaged almost eight yards per carry
Runs a 10.9 in the 100-yard dash
Bo Frye, TB, 6-0, 210, St. Marys MemorialHigh School
St. Marys, Ohio
Over 2900 career yards rushing, 43 careertouchdowns
Northwest Region Running Back of the Year
Football Coaches Association Region 9Player of the Year
Two-time Area Player of the Year(Auglaize/Mercer Counties)
Two-time Lima News-Lima AreaDream Team Member
Two-time First Team All-Ohio (All State)
Participating in North-South All-Star Game,June 17 (Columbus Crew Stadium), features Ohioâ€Â™s top 66 players
Brett Hilbrandt, DB, 5-9, 175, Saginaw Heritage High School
Saginaw, Mich.
First Team All-Area
Second Team SVL
Team captain
Michael Levy, OT, 6-4, 295, Penn High School (Mishawaka, Ind.)
Mishawaka, Ind.
Member of the South Bend TribuneDream Team (most votes)
Class 5-A All-Area
Region 2 All-Star Team
Team finished 10-3 conference, andsectional champs
Zach Nichols, FS, 6-3, 200, Brighton High School
Brighton, Mich.
All-League Second Team All-North
3.95 GPA
78 catches for 875 yards and 11 TDs
Six interceptions, 50 tackles
Joe Nowicki, WR, 5-8, 163, Lake Orion High School
Lake Orion, Mich.
1800 all-purpose yards, one interception,one punt return for a touchdown
One kickoff return for TD, 15 TDs, twoblocked field goals, 12.3 yards per touch
All-League, All-State Honorable Mention,All-Region
All-Metro North, All-Metro, Michigan Elite 8
DJ Oke, CB, 5-9, 170, Royal Oak Kimball
Oak Park, Mich.
Over 2000 all-purpose yards over two years
10 touchdowns
Two-time All-League
All-Area
Member of the Royal Oak TribuneDream Team
Fred Roethlisberger, LB, 6-0, 220 ShepherdHigh School
Shepherd, Mich.
First Team All-League CSAA
Two-year varsity player
203 tackles
4 ½ sacks
8 ½ tackles for loss
Three forced fumbles
Six fumble recoveries
Craige Steele, TE, 6-4, 220, Shepherd High School
Riverdale, Mich.
First Team All-League CSAA
23 catches for 338 yards
16.1 yards per carry
Three TDs
Andrew Saylor, DL, 6-4, 215, Reese High School
Reese, Mich.
Bay City Dream Team selection
First Team All-Conference
Team captain
Andrew Strobel, SS, 5-10, 165, Petoskey High School
Petoskey, Mich.
All-Region Dream Team
AP All-State Defensive Back
All-Conference Offense and Defense
AP All-State
Lee Weiland, WR, 6-2, 180, Xavier High School (Appleton, Wis.)
Kaukauna, Wis.
First Team All-State
Two-time First Team All-Region (Fox River Valley)
Two-time First Team All-Area (Northeast Wisconsin)
Two-time First Team All-Conference(unanimous, Valley 8 Conference)
First Team All-Conference as a defensiveback
Led state in TD receptions (15)                                                                                                     ÂÂ
Career: 97 receptions,1839 yards, 18.6yards per catch, 21 TDs and four interceptions
