Dec. 20, 2017
Head coach Derek Mason and his staff signed 17 new Commodores in the first-ever early signing period on Wednesday.
Mason’s fourth class at Vanderbilt features players from eight states and fills 10 different spots on the Dores’ roster with four defensive backs, three linebackers, three wide receivers, three offensive linemen, two tight ends, one kicker, one running back and one quarterback.
The class has seven prospects rated as four-star athletes to help push the class into the top 30 in two of the three major recruiting services – 247Sports No. 30 and ESPN No. 30 – and into the top 40 in a third – Rivals No. 34. The class ranking is the highest for Vanderbilt since 2013.
Name – Position – Height/Weight – Hometown – High School
CJ Bolar – WR – 6-1/185 – Purvis, Miss. – Purvis HS
Ben Bresnahan – TE – 6-4/230 – Cumming, Ga. – West Forsyth HS
Dan Dawkins Jr. – OL – 6-3/300 – Staten Island, N.Y. – The Peddie School
Tre’ Douglas – DB – 6-2/190 – McDonough, Ga. – Eagles Landing Christian Academy
Brendon Harris – DB – 6-1/195 – Chattanooga, Tenn. – Baylor School
Dashaun Jerkins – DB – 6-0/190 – Woodbridge, Va. – Woodbridge HS
Cam Johnson – WR – 6-0/180 – Brentwood, Tenn. – Brentwood Academy
Ja’Veon Marlow – RB – 5-11/190 – Winter Haven, Fla. – Winter Haven Senior HS
Elijah McAllister – LB – 6-6/230 – Rumson, N.J. – Rumson Fair Haven HS
Alston Orji – LB – 6-2/225 – Rockwall, Texas – Rockwall HS
Rutger Reitmaier – DL – 6-3/295 – Nashville, Tenn. – Lipscomb Academy
Javan Rice – K – 6-2/180 – Miami, Fla.- Belen Jesuit Prep
Gavin Schoenwald – TE – 6-4/225 – Brentwood, Tenn. – Brentwood Academy
Wyatt Smock – OL – 6-4/290 Louisville, Ky. St. Xavier HS
Tyler Steen – OL – 6-5/300 – Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – St. Thomas Aquinas
Allan Walters – QB – 6-2/200 – Chatham, N.J. – The Peddie School
Max Worship – DB – 6-1/195 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – Cardinal Gibbons HS
