The UCF football team announced Wednesday that 19 players have signed National Letters of Intent or financial aid agreements to join the Knights for the 2013 campaign.
Three members of the signing class are already enrolled as quarterbacks Pete DiNovo (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) and Justin Holman (Stone Mountain, Ga.) as well as defensive back D.J. Killings (Jacksonville, Fla.) will immediately see action in Black and Gold uniforms this spring, UCF Athletics says.
UCF’s will kick off their season against Akron Aug. 29, and will host South Carolina (Sept. 28) in non-conference play as well, marking the second-straight season the Knights welcome a SEC program to Bright House Networks Stadium.
The 2013 schedule also will be UCF’s inaugural season in the Big East as it will take on Connecticut, Houston, Rutgers and USF in Orlando, while it travels to Louisville, Memphis, SMU and Temple.
View the recruits below, listed with hometowns and previous schools.
Pete DiNovo (QB) – Tarpon Springs, Fla. | East Lake
Justin Holman (QB) – Snellville, Ga. | Stephenson
D.J. Killings (DB) – Jacksonville, Fla. | First Coast
Deondre Barnett (LB) – Cocoa, Fla. | Cocoa
Jake Berman (LB) – Naples, Fla. | Barron Collier
Chequan Burkett (LB) – Montgomery, Ala. | Carver
Aaron Evans (OL) Seffner, Fla. | Armwood
Shaquem Griffin (DB) St. Petersburg, Fla. | Lakewood
Shaquill Griffin (DB) – St. Petersburg, Fla. | Lakewood
Tony Guerad (DL) – Tampa, Fla. | Tampa Bay Tech
Tate Hernly (OL) – Fort Myers, Fla.| Fort Myers
Blake Keller (DL) – Bradenton, Fla. | Manatee
Seyvon Lowry (DL) – Jacksonville, Fla. | First Coast
Mario Mathis (LB) – Thomasville, Ga. | Thomasville
Justin McDonald (LB) – Lauderhill, Fla. | Boyd Anderson
Jordan Prestwood (OL) – Plant City, Fla. | Plant City/Notre Dame
Micah Reed (RB) – Crestview, Fla. | Crestview
William Stanback (ATH) – Hempstead, N.Y. | Uniondale
Dontravious Wilson (RB) – Buford, Ga. | Buford
To view a complete bio on each player, click next page.
