Lehigh Announces Class of 2016

For the first time, I scooped them.

Today, the afternoon before the football team is to be honored at halftime of the American/Lehigh women's basketball clash in Stabler, Lehigh athletics officially announced the members of the incoming class of 2016.

For the first time, though, their list of 22 recruits did not match my 24 announced recruits that I had compiled over the course of the last two weeks.

What came of the two names that were on my list that didn't make it to Lehigh's, ATH Conor Gum and WR Julian Turner?

"Turner changed his mind at the last minute and went to Navy," Lehigh sports information director Steve Lomangino told me today.

And thanks to Michael LoRe of the Express-Times, we also know more about why Conor Gum, who had been the subject of two newspaper articles mentioning that he's going to Lehigh, isn't listed either: he's coming in as a "preferred walk-on":

Coen also confirmed Conor Gum (Pen Argyl) applied to Lehigh early decision, was accepted and has been given an official invite to join the football team.

There will be much more on the incoming names as I get them, but as it stands now, here is the full list of the class of 2016.

For video of all the recruits, you can go to Lehigh's release, or my original blog posting with video of all the recruits.

Lehigh Football Class of 2016

Name	Pos.	Ht./Wt.	Hometown/High School	College
Donnyell Burgeous, Jr.	LB	6-2/230	Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack	Arts and Sciences
Dan Brown	RB	5-10/185	Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks South	Arts and Sciences
Steven Camasta	OL	6-2/275	Hawley, Pa./Wallenpaupack	Arts and Sciences
Josh Chiasson	DL	6-4/225	Annapolis, Md./St. Mary’s	Engineering
Austin Devine	K/P	6-3/195	Oradell, N.J./Bergen Catholic	Business
Matt Ford	OL	6-3/265	Wall, N.J./Wall	Business
Ryan James	OL	6-3/295	Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway	Engineering
Grant Jamgochian	DL	6-3/230	Newtown Square, Pa./The Haverford School	Arts and Sciences
DJ Kee	RB	5-11/185	Berlin, Md./Stephen Decatur	Arts and Sciences
Derek Knott	WR	5-9/160	Orlando, Fla./Colonial	Arts and Sciences
Cody Kondas	LB	6-2/220	Westerville, Ohio/Westerville Central	Business
LaQuan Lambert	DB	6-1/180	Chichester, Pa./Chichester	Business
Matthew Laub	LB	6-3/215	Coplay, Pa./Parkland	Business
Randall Lawson	DB	5-11/180	Clarksville, Md./River Hill	Business
Tony Manganiello	OL	6-1/255	Berkeley Heights, N.J./Governor Livingston	Business
Terez Owens	OL	6-2/310	Bear, Del./Red Lion Christian Academy	Business
Greg Palma	DL	6-3/240	Nutley, N.J./Nutley	Business
Russhon Phillips	DB	6-1/170	Conshohocken, Pa./Plymouth-Whitemarsh	Arts and Sciences
Olivier Rigaud	DB	6-0/175	Hollywood, Fla./Pembroke Pines Charter	Business
Noah Robb	LB	6-3/195	Orefield, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic	Engineering
Chris Ruhl	TE	6-4/240	Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Abington	Engineering
Matthew Verdon	LB	6-5/195	Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek	Business

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