Page 106 - Toledo Football Media Guide - 2012

106 THE PLAYERS

12 Newcomers

High School

Honorablemention all-state and all-metro Columbus as a senior... Also made all-district, all-league and all-county...147 tackles, fve sacks and 12 TFL...As a junior, made 95 tackles, earning honor-able mention all-metro, second-team all-district, all-league and all-county honors...76 tackles as a sophomore...Also made all-league and all-county in track & feld...High school coach was Jerrey Wasserman.

Personal

Full name is Joshua Robert High...Birthdate: June 3, 1993...Par-ents are Roger and Melissa High...Has a younger sister, Morgan... Wants to major in civil engineering.

Josh High

Linebacker 6-0 • 222 • Fr. London, OH-London

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High School

Three-star recruit and No. 74 defensive tackle in nation by Scout. com...247sports.com lists Jones as three-star recruit, No. 2 defen-sive tackle andNo. 12 overall player fromOklahoma...68 tackles, 21 tackles for loss and 12 sacks as a senior...First team all-state acco-lades from the TulsaWorld...District 6A-3’s Defensive Player of the Year...As a junior, had 80 tackles and 12 sacks...Earned honorable mention all-state, frst-team all-district and frst-team all-metro honors....High school coach was Allan Trimble.

Personal

Full name is Orion Jones...Birthdate: Aug. 4, 1994...Parents are Craig Colbert and Trammell Jones...Interested in majoring in business.

UT Faculty/Staf Recruiting Assistant: Dr. Brian Randolph, Col-lege of Engineering.

Coach Campbell: “Orion Jones is one the top football players in the state of Oklahoma. He’s a big, strong defensive lineman who could be a great player in the Mid-American Conference.”

Orion Jones

Defensive Lineman 6-2 • 270 • Fr. Tulsa, OK - Jenks

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High School

4,817 rushing yards and 72 touchdowns in high school career...1,632 yards and 32 touchdowns as a senior...WPIAL AAAA frst-teamall-conference and frst-teamall-state...As a senior, was a PIAAMercury Award fnalist, presented annually to the region’s top high school football player...SCS Sports World Player of the Year and the Rivalry SeriesMVP...As a junior, rushed for 1,074 yards and 16TDs...SCS SportsWorldOfensiveMVP...WTAE-TV Playbook Athlete of the Week...WPIAL AAAA frst-team all-conference... WPIAL AAAA frst-team all-conference team as a sophomore... Honorable mention as a freshman...Mercury Award fnalist as a sophomore when he rushed for 1,359 yards and 15 TDs...Scout. com ranked him as a three-star recruit and the No. 61 running back in the country...247sports.com ranked him as No. 77 player in the state...ESPN.com ranked him No. 81 in state...Ran track in high school, earning a bid to state fnals in the 4x100...High school coach was Terry Totten.

Personal

Full name is Damion Joseph Jones-Moore...Birthdate: Nov. 10, 1993...Parents are Joseph Moore and Charlene Jones...Has three brothers, Jason, Marcus and Elijah...Interested in majoring in business.

UT Faculty/Staf Recruiting Assistant: Dr. Clint Longenecker, College of Business.

Coach Campbell: “Damion Jones-Moore was one of the best tailbacks in Pennsylvania last year. He’s one of the all-time leading rushers in western Pennsylvania history. He has terrifc vision and speed. I can’t wait to get him on the football feld.”

Damion Jones-Moore

Running Back 5-7 • 180 • Fr.

Pittsburgh, PA - Central Catholic

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T.J. Fatinikun and Dan Molls are back to lead the Rocket defense in 2012.