2002 Recruiting Class Nick Bazaldua, K/P, 5-10, 164, DeSoto - Only four year starter of group, will graduate in May! David Blevins, OL, 6-7, 290, Muskogee, Okla. - Left the team after one year because of where he was on the depth chart and homesickness. Jesse Brown, OL, 6-3, 270, Hughes Springs - Quit first year, couldn't handle it I guess! Shawn Early, LB, 6-0, 210, Jacksonville, Fla. - Solid player, starter that got hurt. Will be back next year! Joel Foster, TE, 6-4, 240, Austin - Turned out to be a good defensive end as well as an offensive tackle. Will be a solid 3 year starter. Kurk Francis, DL, 5-11, 287, Mesquite - Brandon Kennedy's protege that just never panned out. Left the team. Philip Graves, RB, 6-2, 205, Hutto - Starter, and current captain. Although an undersized LB he has amazing speed and is not afraid to hit. Could have been a great safety in my opinion, but still has been one of the best in class. Robert Harmon, TE, 6-4, 255, Houston - Has put together an okay little career at tight end for us. LeMario Hollis, CB, 6-0, 170, Longview - An unbelievable player that at first had grade problems who fought hard and got himself back in school. Then a personal tragedy happened to him. It sucks! Brandon Hooks, OL, 6-3, 300, Colleyville (Blinn Junior College) - Showed up hurt to UNT and never recovered. Lovely singing voice though! Ronnie Hull, DE, 6-3, 220, Sugar Land - Finally got it together and had an excellent spring at TE, but he was injured this year. The jury is still out on him. Steve Ingram, OL, 6-2, 270, San Antonio - Quit in first 2-a-days. Dylan Lineberry, OL, 6-3, 310, Houston - Great Player, that has had grade issues in the past, but is better now, and an animal on the line. Cullen Mills, QB, 6-3, 227, Killeen - Never got the reps he needed behing Scott Hall or Andrew Smith and then Joey B. Left the team. James Mitchell, RB, 5-9, 191, Aubrey - An undersized guy that is actually a very good athlete. Has played FB for the past two years and played very well in a game he started at RB. Good sign. Kevin Moore, RB, 5-9, 195, Houston - A good kick returner that gave us some solid backup work at RB. Once J-Mo got here though he was almost all the way out of the picture. Left the team this fall. Chris Nevins, LB/P, 6-3, 215, St. Charles, Mo. - Traveled first year as a backup LB, then played some at FB last year. He had grade problems this year, but could come back next year. Joel Nwigwe, WR, 5-11, 170, Alief - Amazing speed. Played as a true Freshman at WR. Was off the team last year, but has had a good year this year. He will be back next year also. Sky Pruitt, DL, 6-2, 295, Hayden Lake, Idaho - Very solid DT that has helped a young D-Line with solid play. Good sign especially since we pulled him out of Idaho while they were still in conference. Johnny Quinn, WR, 6-0, 181, McKinney - Do you need to even ask. The mighty Quinn is an under statement. Michael Ruff, RB, 5-11, 190, Dallas - Great runner that could see holes that weren't there. I think he left because of grades and went to Grambling or somewhere like that. But I'm not sure. Ricardo Smith, RB, 6-1, 190, Fort Worth - Solid special teams player that played well in the spring at Safety. Had a personal tragedy and decided not to return to the team. Would have been a potential starter at safety this year. Cass Starks, DB, 6-1, 198, Denton - They had very high hopes for him, and personally I think that he has always played well in practice and stuff, just never has done enough to get on the field. Will be a senior next year, maybe he could get a chance. Koryee Wyatt, LB, 6-1, 216, Oklahoma City (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M) - Was like a fourth man at LB when Casey, Spencer, and Hurd were here. Great player but then again, so were they. Still gave us some good work, it was a damn shame that he didn't have anymore eligibility. It should also be pointed out that there were several walk-ons that hung around from this class. Tyrone Carter being one, he has played on special teams, and is a solid back up corner. There were a couple more that helped the team in limited roles, but were either let go or decided not to play anymore because of the wave of the future. Damn that took a while!
