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Navy Grabs Georgia Linebacker Over Air Force

Jan 29, 2007 – 5:54 PM
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Adam Rank

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As disappointing as the de-commitment of Philip Davis was (who has since committed to Tulane) Navy landed a good one today in Norcross linebacker James Simien. Simien is 6'1, 210-lb middle linebacker who chose Navy over Air Force, Ball St, and Western Kentucky. Simien was a key component on the Blue Devils' playoff run in 2006, and was named to the All-Region football team by the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Simien is listed as running a 4.66/40 from Scout.com, although I dug up a 4.56 time from a combine held at Clemson earlier last year. Whatever the case may be, the point is that Simien had good speed for a linebacker and should be a valuable addition to the 2007 Navy recruiting class, which currently stands at twenty three players.


Also, Navy has received a verbal commitment from North Carolin LB/TE Trey Grissom, who at 6'4, 220-lb also sports a 4.5 grade point average and participates in his school's International Baccalaureate program. Jason Wright, a 6'2, 195-lb safety from northern Indiana also recently committed to Navy. Both players will likely bypass NAPS and be directly admitted into the Academy.

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