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Conference: Big East
2009 Record: 8-5 Overall, 3-4 Big East
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Jan. 30

B.J. McBryde, DE

Beaver Falls, PA

Beaver Falls High School

Scouts Grade: 40

Connecticut adds Beaver Falls defensive end B. J. McBryde

6-foot-5, 250-pound B.J. McBryde of Beavers Falls, Pa., has agreed to sign a Class of 2010 scholarship offer from the Huskies.

Boston College and Eastern Michigan also offered.

Jan. 26

Cassius McDowell, RB

Deerfield Beach, FL

Deerfield Beach High School

Scouts Grade: 75

Position Rank: 107

Rockets snare Sunshine State ball-carrier Cassius McDowell

A three-star prospect at running back, Cassius McDowell of Deerfield Beach, Fla., has picked Toledo for the Class of 2010.

He also holds offers from West Virginia, Florida Atlantic and Connecticut.

The 5-foot-8, 170-pound McDowell registered an electronically timed 4.5 40-yard dash and 30-inch vertical at the Miami Nike combine.

Jan. 26

Malcolm Cater, OLB

Riverhead, NY

Riverhead High School

Scouts Grade: 40

Linebacker Malcolm Cater drops Orangemen for Scarlet Knights

Rutgers has added a Class of 2010 pledge from Malcolm Cater, a 6-foot-1, 210-pound linebacker from Riverhead, N.Y., who decommitted from Syracuse.

Carter was also offered by Connecticut.

Jan. 24

James Gaines, OLB

Buffalo, NY

Canisius High School

Scouts Grade: 40

Hurricanes continue to add out-of-state recruits in Gaines

James Gaines, a 6-foot-3, 205-pound linebacker from Canisius (Buffalo, N.Y.), has committed to Miami-Florida for the Class of 2010.

Gaines, who had decommitted from Buffalo following the coaching change, has also been offered by Syracuse and Connecticut.

He made an official visit to campus this weekend. Fellow Miami pledge Kelvin Cain (Clovis, Calif./Buchanan), told ESPN affiliate Web site InsideTheU.com, "We were trying to convince him and he ended up committing so I guess we did a good job with that."

Gaines was all over the field as a senior registering 154 tackles, three sacks, one interception and one fumble recovery. On offense, he caught 15 passes for 270 yards (18 average) and two touchdowns.

Jan. 12

Joseph Byrd, RB

Cape Coral, FL

Baker High School

Scouts Grade: 77

Position Rank: 59

Three-star athlete Joseph Byrd decides for the Razorbacks

Joseph Byrd of Baker (Cape Coral, Fla.) has given a Class of 2010 commitment to Arkansas.

Recruited as a cornerback, the 5-foot-10, 170-pound Byrd was also offered by Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa State, Kentucky, Florida International, Louisville, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, Minnesota and Purdue.

He posted a 4.41 40-yard dash, 4.63 20-yard shuttle, 7.66 three-cone drill and 28.5-inch vertical at the Orlando Under Armour Combine following his junior season.

Jan. 12

Josh Alexander, DE

Waldorf, MD

Westlake High School

Scouts Grade: 69

Position Rank: 203

Defensive end Josh Alexander picks Big East Huskies

Connecticut has snared a Class of 2010 pledge from Josh Alexander, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound defensive end/linebacker from Westlake (Waldorf, Md.).

Among his other offers were Maryland, North Carolina State, Temple and New Mexico.

"I'm just happy to be in this situation," he told the Harford Courant. "I feel very blessed. I just love Coach Edsall and how faithful he is to his players. When they come in they change in a lot of ways. He instills discipline."

"Coach Edsall man, I just love him. He was the only coach I felt kept it 100 (honest). I didn't feel like the same with the other coaches."

Jan. 8

Greg McKee, OT

Chicago, IL

King Collage Prep. High School

Scouts Grade: 75

Position Rank: 98

Huge Chicago lineman Greg McKee heading east to UConn

6-foot-7, 295-pound Greg McKee of King (Chicago, Ill.) has picked Connecticut of the Big East for the Class of 2010.

He chose the Huskies over Eastern Michigan and Northern Illinois.

UConn now has 19 commitments.

Jan. 8

Ty-Meer Brown, ATH

McKeesport, PA

McKeesport High School

Scouts Grade: 68

Position Rank: 270

McKeesport defensive back Ty-Meer Brown set for Connecticut

The Huskies have gained a commitment from Ty-Meer Brown of McKeesport, Pa., for the Class of 2010.

Projected as a safety, the 6-foot-1, 170-pound Brown was also offered by Bowling Green, Akron, Kent State, Pittsburgh and Toledo.

"I went up there and my mom basically committed for me on the way back," Brown told the Daily News. "I liked it up there. The coaching staff was cool and the facilities were real nice."

He is the 20th incoming player for the Huskies.

Jan. 8

Miles Shuler, ATH

Long Branch, NJ

Long Branch High School

Scouts Grade: ESPNU 150 Watch List

Rutgers offers Jersey junior Miles Shuler

Class of 2011 prospect Miles Shuler (Long Branch, N.J.) has received a scholarship offer from Rutgers, ESPN's JC Shurburtt reports.

The Scarlet Knights join Duke and Northwestern in offering the speedy athlete.

Other programs including UConn and Stanford are also showing interest.

Dec. 22

Ryan Lankford, WR

Jacksonville, FL

Paxon School For Advanced Studies

Scouts Grade: 78

Position Rank: 59

Illini land Jacksonville receiver Ryan Lankford for 2010

Ryan Lankford, a 5-foot-11, 160-pound wideout from Paxon School (Jacksonville, Fla., has accepted an offer from Illinois.

Among his other Class of 2010 offers were Louisville, Central Florida, Connecticut, Tulane, Central Michigan and Florida Atlantic.

Lankford posted an electronically-timed 4.48 40-yard dash, 4.42 20-yard shuttle and 33-inch vertical at the Miami Nike Combine.

His father, Paul, was a long-time defensive back for the NFL Miami Dolphins.

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