Carter looking to shore up FAMU's defense

Hailed as a defensive genius it must have pained coach Rubin Carter to have presided over a Rattler defense that gave up, on average, 215 yards rushing a game last year. In an effort to shore up FAMU's pourous defense, eight of the 27 signeees that coach Carter has inked this year are defensive linemen. He signed 18 defensive players overall.

The Rattlers also focused on linebackers and defensive backs signing five of each.

On offense, FAMU signed three wide receivers, two tight ends, two offensive linemen, a quarterback and a running back.

Here's a complete list of FAMU's first day signees

2007 FLORIDA A&M FOOTBALL SIGNEES

Gregory Tobias Lee QB 6-4 215 Troy, Ala./Pike County HS; Phillip Sylvester RB 5-10 185 Marianna, Fla./Marianna HS;
Max Purcell TE 6-2 240 Orlando, Fla./Edgewater HS; D.J. Folsom TE 6-0 215 Madison, Fla./Madison County HS; Orion Pounder WR 5-11 175 Colquitt, Ga./Colquitt County HS; Kevin Elliott WR 6-3 195 Orlando, Fla./Colonial HS; Jonathan Sanders WR 5-10 170 Tampa, Fla./Middleton HS; Aron Arrington OL 6-2 295 Palm Coast, Fla./Flagler Palm Coast HS; Devin Turner OL 6-1 285 St Petersburg, Fla./St. Pete Catholic HS; Marquist Ramos DL 6-5 245 Bayside, Fla./Bayside HS; Kendrick Washington DL 6-5 245 Sebastian River, Fla./ Sebastian River HS; Alfred McDowell DL 6-4 270 Fort Pierce, Fla./Central HS; Kenneth Fitzpatrick DL 6-0 320 Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central HS; Nick Hollinghead DL 6-0 270 Cocoa Beach, Fla./Cocoa Beach HS;
Bryan Peoples DL 6-3 255 Tampa, Fla./Riverview HS; Erin Montanez DL 6-2 315 Orlando, Fla./Lake Howell HS; Shawn Mendez DL 6-1 275 Palm Bay, Fla./Palm Bay HS; Alphonso Walker, III LB 6-2 210 Eustis, Fla./Eustis, HS; Alvis Graham LB 6-2 215 Orlando, Fla./Colonial HS; Semori Novembre LB 6-2 210 Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central; A'Awy Ross LB 6-2 215 Rockledge, Fla./Rockledge HS; Quier Hall DB 6-2 175 Cocoa Beach, Fla./Cocoa HS; Aljamar Grant DB 5-11 185 Sarasota, Fla./Booker HS;
Curtis Holcomb DB 5-10 170 Miami, Fla./Southridge HS; Gregory Harvey DB 5-10 185 Largo, Fla./Largo HS; and
Jonathon Ferrell DB 5-11 205 Tallahassee, Fla./FAMU DRS;

See: Six from Brevard are FAMU bound

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