The Unofficial Fordham Commit List for the Class of 2016

If it's late January, that can only mean one thing for Lehigh football fans: the steady stream of commitments coming from high school seniors.

In past years, I have posted one humongous posting of all the Patriot League teams whom I've confirmed are headed to Patriot League schools.

This year, though, I've decided to break out my posted commitments by school.

Below the flip, get a sneak peek of Fordham's class of 2016 - and come back to this page often, as I'm going to be updating it frequently over the next few weeks.

UPDATE: Fordham announced their incoming class for 2016 here. Before the release, I reported 11 of their 15 signings.

LB/RB Dave Barletta (New Providence High School, New Providence, NJ)
Newark Star-Ledger All Group 1 and All Union-County
New Providence Patch: Barletta Give Fordham Verbal Agreement

DB JeQuillan Bowers (Sylvania Southview HS, Toledo, OH)
Confirmation from ScoutingOhio
Recruiting Video at ScoutingOhio

WR David Conroy (Walpole HS/Bridgeton Academy, Walpole, MA)
Shriners All-Star Game Participant
Boston Herald football commits
Video available on NCSA profile

RB Jared Crayton (Saint Peter's Prep, Jersey City, NJ)
Star-Ledger First Team All-Hudson County
Hudson County Offensive Player of the Year (voted on by the Hudson County Coaches Association)
NJ.com: Crayton Commits to Fordham

OL Tim Donahue (Howell High School, Farmingdale, NJ)
NJFCA Super 100
All Shore Media: Donahue Commits to Fordham

RB/FS Andrew Erenberg (Peters Township High School, Peters Township, PA)
Observer-Reporter.Com: Erenberg Commits to Fordham

WR/CB Ben Johnson (Orchard Park High School, Orchard Park, NY)
MetroWNY.com: Ben Johnson Scheduled to Play at Fordham

TE Phazahn Odom (Barnwell High School, Barnwell, SC)
South Carolina North/South All Star Game
"Soft Commit" on Twitter
Rivals Video

DE Josh Padgett (St. Charles Prep, Powell, OH)
Confirmation from St. Charles Prep website

TE John Warner (Xavieran Prep, Hyannisport, MA)
Boston Herald Football Commits

S Levon Williams (Fort Hamilton HS, Brooklyn, NY/Nassau CC, Garden City, NY)
NY Post: Former Fort Hamilton Grid Star Lands at Fordham

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