Feb. 7, 2018

Look Back at 2018 Football Recruiting Class from the December Signing Period

Coastal Carolina Football February 2018 Recruiting Class
(For Feb. 7, 2018)

Derick Bush
Fr., DB, 6-1, 180
Tucson, Ariz. / Salpointe Catholic HS
Prior to Coastal Carolina: Rated the 20th-best defensive back in the state by ArizonaVarsity.com ... Led Salpointe to the 2017 4A title game, finishing runner-up ... First team All-4A Kino Region ... Two-time, first team Southern Arizona All-Star by AllTucsonSports.com ... Credited with 59 tackles with 11 passes defended as a senior and 64 tackles as a junior.
Bush Video

Cincir Evans
Fr., LB, 6-41, 1950
Memphis, Tenn. / White Station HS
Prior to Coastal Carolina: A three-star recruit as an athlete by 247sports.com, which also rated him the 40th-best overall prospect in the state ... On the Athlon 2018 College Football Recruiting All-Name Team ... Played linebacker, defensive back and wide receiver in high school ... Named first team All-Region 8 6A as a DB ... Also runs track.
Evans Video

Tyrese Johnson-Fisher
Fr., RB, 5-10, 195
Leicester, England / Oakham School
Prior to Coastal Carolina: Selected to play in the Under Armour All-America Game despite not having played any high school football ... In fact, it was the first football game he had ever played and he is the first player based outside of the United States to participate in the game ... Was a rugby standout in his native England, playing for Oakham as well as in the Leicester Tigers Academy ... Also a track standout ... Competes for both Oakham and Croydon Harriers, his home athletics club .... Won the 60m National Indoor Finals in 6.89 seconds and ranked third in the Country in the U17 100m with a time of 10.73 seconds to qualify for Great Britain Juniors.
Johnson-Fisher Video

Noah Freshley
Fr., LB, 6-2, 210
Conway, S.C. / Conway HS
Prior to Coastal Carolina: On the Myrtle Beach Sun News' Toast of the Coast first team ... Was in on 102 total tackles with 14.0 tackles for loss, including four sacks ... Added two interceptions, one of them returned for a touchdown.
Freshley Video

Tyriq Goodman
Fr., Ath., 6-3, 190
Newberry, S.C. / Newberry HS
Prior to Coastal Carolina: Led Newberry to a 10-2 record as a senior ... Completed 61-of-112 passes for 968 yards and eight touchdowns ... Threw for 2,840 yards in his career with 25 touchdowns ... Led team to a region championship as a junior ... Posted a 20-6 overall high school record ... Inducted into National Beta Club.
Goodman Video

Trevor Goude
Fr., OL, 6-4, 285
Aynor, S.C. / Aynor HS
Prior to Coastal Carolina: Captain's Award for football as a senior ... Two-time Individual region champion for wrestling ... National Society of HS Scholars.
Goude Video

Conner McCarthy
Fr., WR, 6-2, 185
Mr. Pleasant, S.C. / Wando HS
Prior to Coastal Carolina: Named to the All-East Cooper All-Star team and first team All-Low Country ... Had 1,090 receiving yards on 65 receptions with eight touchdowns .... ... Named the Live 5 News Player of the Week as he caught nine receptions for 192 yards and two touchdowns in the Warriors' 36-7 win over James Island ... Also tabbed the Moultrie News Player of the Week (Sept. 20) ... Member of the 5-A state champion lacrosse team ... Was a Wando Warrior Ambassador, an honor group of 30 chosen senior students which serves to organize events for new students, staff and community members.
McCarthy Video

Patrick McSweeney
Fr., WR/TE, 6-4, 195
Staten Island, N.Y. / Monsignor Farrell HS
Prior to Coastal Carolina: Caught 12 passes for 226 yards and three touchdowns ... Missed most of his junior season due to injury ... Also runs track.
McSweeney Video

Jordan Morris
Fr., DB, 6-1, 165
Rock Hill, S.C. / Rock Hill HS
Prior to Coastal Carolina: Named first team All-Region 4-5A and second team All-Region by the Rock Hill Herald ... Recorded 49 tackles, including eight tackles-for-loss, with nine pass break-ups, four interceptions, two forced fumbles, two blocked kicks and a fumble recovery ... Named All-Region 4-5A ... Started career at safety but moved to corner as a senior ... Tallied 66 tackles as a junior.
Morris Video

Owen Okonsky
Fr., OL, 6-4, 265
Houston, Texas / Langham Creek HS
Prior to Coastal Carolina: A two-star recruit by 247sports.com ... Tabbed honorable mention All-Houston by VYPE Sports Network ... Voted first team 17-6A All-District as Langham Creek had a pair of 1,000-yard rushers while the team threw for 2,185 yards ... As a junior, a unanimous 17-6A All-District first team selection, helping pave the way for an offense that racked up 450 yards a game including 229 on the ground.
Okonsky Video

Steven Peterson
Fr., WR, 6-2, 185
Kennesaw, Ga. / Harrison HS
Prior to Coastal Carolina: A three-star recruit by 247sports.com and was the top target for five-star recruit Justin Fields (Georgia), the #2 overall prospect in the nation ... Tabbed first team 6A All-State by RecruitGeorgia.com and voted second team 6A Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State ... A first team Georgia 6-AAAAAA All-Region selection ... As a senior, caught 57 passes for 1,157 yards (20.3 avg.) with 11 touchdowns ... As a junior, had 13 touchdowns and 1,113 yards on 72 catches ... Eclipsed 100 yards in eight of his 12 games played ... Also plays baseball and was on Cam Newton's 7-on-7 team.
Peterson Video

Jacob Porter
Fr., OL, 6-1 ,265
Loris, S.C. / Loris HS
Prior to Coastal Carolina: Missed his senior season to his injury ... Led his team to a playoff berth as a junior ... Also throws discuss and shotput for the track & field team ... Winner of the Loris Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Youth Award.
Porter Video

Javontay Robinson
Fr., RB, 5-10, 175
Darlington, S.C. / Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate HS
Prior to Coastal Carolina: Led team to a runner-up finish at the SCISA Class AA state football championship ... Rushed for 1,102 yards on 106 attempts with 19 touchdowns.
Robinson Video

Eric Stiemke
Fr., Ath., 6-4, 230
Bel Air, Md. / Milton Wright HS
Prior to Coastal Carolina: Played two seasons of football in high school in the United States ... Also played high school football in Germany as his father is in the military ... Attended Stuttgart High School (also known as Patch), a Department of Defense Dependents School (DoDDS) ... Also plays basketball and runs sprints in track.
Stiemke Video

Rolan Wooden II
Fr., DE, 6-4, 240
Acworth, Ga. / Allatoona HS
Prior to Coastal Carolina: Only played football his senior year, recording 53 tackles with six tackles for loss, including three sacks ... Added eight quarterback hurries and two fumble recoveries, returning one for a touchdown ... Helped the Buccaneers finish second in Region 6AAAAAA before advancing to the Class AAAAAA state quarterfinals ... Also played basketball.
Wooden Video