U.S. Select Team to play IFAF World Team as part of International Bowl
Fifty-seven top varsity high school football players from across the nation have been named to the 2015 U.S. Select Team, which will compete against the International Federation of American Football World Team at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys.
The Select Team joins five U.S. National Teams as part of the International Bowl. The two-week event will feature practices and activities for five high school-age U.S. National Teams culminating with official international competitions against Team Canada. The U.S. Under-18, Under-17, Under-16 and Under-15 teams will play Friday, Jan. 30, and Saturday, Jan. 31, at AT&T Stadium. The games are a collaboration of the sport’s national governing bodies in each country – USA Football and Football Canada – featuring top student-athletes in football’s greatest annual international competition.
The IFAF World Team will include players and coaches from more than a dozen nations. USA Football and Football Canada are among the 67 national federations who are IFAF members. IFAF’s member nations span six continental regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America.
The U.S. Select Team is led by head coach Rocky Hager, the assistant head coach at the College of New Jersey. The NCAA recognizes USA Football’s International Bowl as a national team competition. Playing for the United States in the International Bowl is exempt from high school seniors’ two all-star game appearances. It also allows current NCAA coaches to serve as instructors.
Here is a look at some of the U.S. Select Team players:
Tommy Carr, QB
Trent Green Jr., QB
Carter McLellan, LB
Colege Monckton, WR
Manny Pride, OL
U.S. National Select Team
|
Name |
Pos |
Ht |
Wt |
Yr |
Hometown |
High School |
|
Kaylan Acosta |
LB |
5-10 |
220 |
Jr. |
Chicago, Ill. |
Notre Dame College Prep |
|
Trevor Bloom |
DL |
6-5 |
255 |
Sr. |
Escondido, Calif. |
Cathedral Catholic |
|
Andre Bodison |
WR |
6-4 |
175 |
Jr. |
Palm Coast, Florida |
Matanzas |
|
Jerry Brown Jr. |
RB |
5-10 |
184 |
Jr. |
Dix Hills, N.Y. |
Babylon |
|
Lawson Busch |
TE |
6-4 |
230 |
Sr. |
Anthem, Ariz. |
Anthem Preparatory |
|
Tommy Carr |
QB |
6-3 |
220 |
Sr. |
Atascadero, Calif. |
Atascadero |
|
Ryan Casey |
DL |
5-11 |
220 |
Jr. |
Colchester, Vt. |
Colchester |
|
Malik Charles |
DB |
5-11 |
155 |
Sr. |
Tracy, Calif. |
Millennium |
|
Blaylen Crawford |
RB |
5-8 |
250 |
Sr. |
Bristow, Okla. |
Beggs |
|
Jaren Dirtseller |
LB |
6-0 |
195 |
Soph. |
Locust Grove, Okla. |
Locust Grove |
|
Daishawn Dixon |
OL |
6-6 |
307 |
Sr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
William H. Taft |
|
James Estes |
DB |
5-7 |
160 |
Sr. |
Whitney, Texas |
Whitney |
|
Matthew Evans |
OL |
6-2 |
240 |
Jr. |
Whitman, Mass. |
Whitman-Hanson Regional |
|
Scotty Forbes |
QB |
5-10 |
175 |
|
Sterling, Va. |
Dominion |
|
Andres Godinez |
TE |
5-8 |
182 |
Soph. |
Stockton, Calif. |
St. Mary’s |
|
Trent Green Jr. |
QB |
6-1 |
190 |
Sr. |
Leawood, Kan. |
Rockhurst |
|
Matthew Hale |
OL |
6-1 |
295 |
Jr. |
Modesto, Calif. |
Modesto Christian |
|
Lee Hall |
OL |
6-2 |
320 |
Jr. |
Elgin, Texas |
Cedar Creek |
|
Quez Henson |
WR |
5-8 |
170 |
Sr. |
Colbert, Ga. |
Athens Christian |
|
Jackson High |
LB |
6-0 |
195 |
Soph. |
Union, Ky. |
Larry A. Ryle |
|
Khari Hill |
WR |
5-11 |
145 |
Jr. |
Baltimore, Md. |
Perry Hall |
|
Reginald Hills II |
LB |
5-11 |
200 |
Sr. |
Bowie, Md. |
Geneva College |
|
Jordan Hinson |
DB |
5-11 |
170 |
Jr. |
Ashburn, Va. |
Briar Woods |
|
Eli Hubert |
LB |
6-2 |
215 |
Jr. |
Gresham, Ore. |
Sam Barlow |
|
Tyler Huff |
DL |
6-3 |
230 |
Sr. |
Lago Vista, Texas |
Lago Vista |
|
Parker Jobin |
OL |
6-1 |
250 |
Sr. |
Corona, Calif. |
Corona |
|
Milton Kaplanidis |
DL |
6-1 |
252 |
Sr. |
Astoria, N.Y. |
Benjamin Cardozo |
|
Calvin Kirby |
DL |
6-3 |
225 |
Jr. |
Olympia, Wash. |
Turnwater |
|
James Knox |
OL |
6-0 |
275 |
Jr. |
Malden, Mass. |
Malden |
|
Austin Kurylo |
DB |
5-11 |
150 |
Soph. |
Bristol, Wis. |
Westosha Central |
|
Jonathan Lenard Jr. |
DB |
6-1 |
182 |
Jr. |
Camarillo, Calif. |
Rio Mesa |
|
Jayson Magnani |
LB |
5-10 |
205 |
Jr. |
Woodhaven, N.Y. |
Fort Hamilton |
|
Carter McLellan |
LB |
6-0 |
207 |
Jr. |
Huntersville, N.C. |
Lake Norman Charter |
|
Cole Monckton |
WR |
5-10 |
165 |
Sr. |
Arlington Heights, Ill. |
John Hersey |
|
Jojo Moore |
DT |
6-1 |
272 |
Sr. |
Sterling, Va. |
Dominion |
|
Adam Mydland |
LB |
6-2 |
215 |
Sr. |
Bellingham, Wash. |
Nooksack Valley |
|
Brian Nichols |
WR |
6-3 |
215 |
Sr. |
Strasburg, Colo. |
Strasburg |
|
Ricci Nuckles |
WR |
5-11 |
165 |
Jr. |
Johns Creek, Ga. |
Northview |
|
Bryce Olivo |
LB |
5-10 |
195 |
Jr. |
Fallbrook, Calif. |
Fallbrook Union |
|
Bennett Parkinson |
OL |
6-2 |
280 |
Jr. |
Hudson, N.H. |
Alvirne |
|
Logan Paulson |
TE |
6-3 |
215 |
Jr. |
Broomfield, Colo. |
Legacy |
|
James Poe V |
RB |
5-8 |
150 |
Soph. |
Fort Madison, Iowa |
Fort Madison |
|
Jonathan Price |
OL |
6-4 |
260 |
Jr. |
Anza, Calif. |
Hamilton |
|
Manny Pride |
OL |
6-3 |
300 |
Sr. |
Union City, Calif. |
James Logan |
|
Prentiss Reid |
DB |
6-2 |
185 |
Sr. |
El Cerrito, Calif. |
Salesian College Prep |
|
Walker Spaulding |
DB |
6-1 |
155 |
Soph. |
Idaho Falls, Idaho |
Skyline |
|
C. Jared Stenger |
WR |
6-0 |
182 |
Sr. |
Charleston, S.C. |
Porter Gaudh |
|
Tony Talbert |
LB |
5-11 |
210 |
Jr. |
Charlottesville, Va. |
Monticellio |
|
VK Talimalie |
DL |
6-2 |
172 |
Sr. |
Tracy, Calif. |
Merril F. West |
|
Bryar Topo |
RB |
5-7 |
160 |
Soph. |
Round Rock, Texas |
St. Stephen’s Episcopal |
|
Marcus Torres |
OL |
6-3 |
280 |
Soph. |
San Antonio, Texas |
Holy Cross |
|
Nick Valentine |
DL |
6-1 |
250 |
Jr. |
Groves, Texas |
Port Neches-Groves |
|
Austin Vanover |
K/P |
5-9 |
155 |
Sr. |
Owensboro, Ky. |
Daviess County |
|
JaByron Webb |
DB |
6-0 |
190 |
Sr. |
Atlanta, Ga. |
Henry W. Grady |
|
Jacob Werkema |
DL |
5-10 |
245 |
Soph. |
Morgan Hill, Calif. |
Sobrato |
|
Jeffrey J. Wider |
DL |
5-10 |
285 |
Sr. |
Columbia, S.C. |
Dreher |
|
Devin Woodson |
DL |
6-0 |
240 |
Sr. |
Clemson, S.C. |
D.W. Daniel |
U.S. Select Team coaching staff
|
Name |
Position |
School |
|
Rocky Hager |
Head coach |
College of New Jersey |
|
Kurt Ramler |
Offensive coordinator |
College of St. Scholastica (Minn.) |
|
Vince DiGaetano |
Defensive coordinator |
SUNY-Maritime |
|
Logan Williams |
Running backs |
Shepherd (W.Va.) University |
|
Terry Horan |
Receivers |
Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) College |
|
Steve Ciocci |
Offensive line |
Wagner College |
|
Don DWaard |
Defensive line |
Central (Iowa) College |
|
Aaron Kelton |
Defensive backs |
Williams (Mass.) College |
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