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By Wednesday afternoon the Montana Grizzlies plan to have 22 players in their 2012 recruiting class, coordinator Scott Gragg said.
The updated, and tentative, list includes a kicker from Oregon, a defensive end from Vancouver, Wash., a running back from Arizona and a quarterback from California.
Malik Watson out of Pittsburgh, Calif., has committed to the Griz, according to the Rivals.com website. He's 6-foot-2 and weighs 220 pounds and would give UM two high school quarterbacks in this signing class. The other is 6-7 Brady Gustafson out of Billings West.
Joey Counts, 5-9 and 200 out of Mesa, Ariz., is also joining the Griz; his coach confirmed it to the Phoenix Gazette. Counts ran for a state-record 411 yards in a game last fall for Desert Ridge High School.
The website WashingtonPreps.com has defensive end Ryan Johnson, 6-3 and 250, joining the Grizzlies.
Rivals.com also had Harrison Greenberg, a place-kicker out of Lake Oswego, Ore., coming to the Griz.
As in any recruiting class, there could be some last-minute changes. Watson, for example, had aimed for the Pac-12 conference. The Grizzlies also saw receiver Marquis Bundy out of Anthem, Ariz., de-commit and choose New Mexico of the Mountain West Conference last month.
A receiver who had originally committed to Illinois, Eliot Faerber, made contact with the Grizzlies last weekend as well.
Montana went into the recruiting period with 19.44 scholarships; that number could change should players leave the program. The signing period begins Wednesday and runs for two months, until April 1.
Two members of the recruiting class have already enrolled at UM: Linebacker Nick Holt and receiver/defensive back Ellis Henderson, who are Bowl Subdivision transfers from Washington and Hawaii, respectively.
2012 Commitments
These players have given their verbal commitments to join the Montana Grizzly football team:
Ryan Burke, WR, 6-4, 200, Billings Central
Joey Counts, RB, 5-9, 200, Mesa, Ariz.
Hayden Craig, TE, 6-5, 246, Dayton, Ore.
Herbert Gamboa, LB, 6-1, 215, San Clemente, Calif.
Anthony Goodwin, CB, 5-11 3/4, 183, Temecula, Calif. (Great Oak; Mt. SAC)
Harrison Greenberg, K, 5-11, 165, Lake Oswego, Ore.
Brady Gustafson, QB, 6-7, 225, Billings West
Bo Harris, DL, 6-3, 260, Fairfield
Ellis Henderson, CB-WR, 6-0, 180, Vancouver, Wash. (Hawaii)*
Nick Holt, LB, 6-0, 230, Seattle (University of Washington)*
Ryan Johnson, DE, 6-3, 250, Vancouver, Wash.
Max Kelly, OT, 6-7, 265, Spokane (Gonzaga Prep)
Caleb Kidder, DE, 6-5, 240, Helena Capital
Jeremiah Kose, LB, 6-2, 225, sr., Vista, Calif. (Palomar College)
Clint LaRowe, OT, 6-5, 250, Miles City.
Chase Naccarato, WR, 5-7, 160, Spokane (Mt. Spokane)
JR Nelson, DB, 6-2, 175, Hacienda Heights, Calif. (Wilson)
Zach Peevey, DE/LB, 6-3, 230, Missoula (Hellgate)
McCauley Todd, OL, 6-7, 275, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Washington High)
Taylor Walcott, WR, 6-0, 175, Eugene, Ore. (Marist)
Malik Watson, QB, 6-2, 220, Pittsburgh, Calif.
Ben Weyer, OL, 6-4, 255, Bozeman
*-Already enrolled at UM.
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