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Mustangs Sign 23 Prep Standouts
Bennett Hauls in Best SMU Class in 15 Years

DALLAS, TEXAS - SMU football coach Phil Bennett signed 23 high school standouts to national letters of intent on Wednesday morning. The signing class, made up of 20 players from Texas, two from Oklahoma and one from Georgia, is considered the best at SMU in the last 15 years. Ten of the 23 players that signed are considered Rivals100.com three-star prospects and 16 members of the class earned some sort of All-State honors during their prep career.
Bennett will hold a signing day news conference at 2:30 p.m. this afternoon at the Stadium Club (Level 3) of Gerald J. Ford Stadium.
Below is a list of the signees and a bio on each recruit.


Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (High School)
Charlie Berry DL 6-3 250 FR Dallas, Texas (Highland Park)
Brandon Bonds DL 6-2 305 FR Cooper, Texas (Cooper)
Justin Boren OL 6-4 285 FR Grapevine, Texas (Colleyville Heritage)
Kenard Burley OL 6-5 300 FR Rossier, Texas (Scurry-Rossier)
Avery Cleveland LB 6-3 205 FR Austin, Texas (LBJ)
Jay'Mond Cleveland WR 5-11 175 FR Baytown, Texas (Lee)
Lucky DeLay DE 6-4 255 FR Irving, Texas (MacArthur)
Cedrick Dorsey ATH 5-11 190 FR New Boston, Texas (New Boston)
Zach Hall LB 6-3 225 FR Irving, Texas (Irving)
Desmond Jones DL 6-1 275 FR Dallas, Texas (Carter)
Richuel Massey RB 5-11 210 FR Hillsboro, Texas (Hillsboro)
Ricky Joe Meeks QB 6-3 215 FR Mount Vernon, Texas (Mount Vernon)
C.D. Moss DB 5-10 180 FR Copperas Cove, Texas (Copperas Cove)
Cory Muse LB/TE 6-3 205 FR Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Millwood)
Ervin McGee DB 5-8 175 FR Ardmore, Oklahoma (Ardmore)
Reynaldo Pellerin WR 6-3 190 FR Houston, Texas (Westfield)
Caleb Peveto OL 6-4 280 FR Highland Village, Texas (Flower Mound Marcus)
Chris Phillips QB 6-3 220 FR Seagoville, Texas (Bishop Lynch)
Joe Sturdivant S 6-2 190 FR Lilburn, Georgia (Parkview)
Bryan Turner OL 6-2 292 FR Tyler, Texas (Lee)
Fred Turner ATH 5-10 170 FR Arlington, Texas (Lamar)
Blake Warren WR 5-7 170 FR Arp, Texas (Arp)
Ryan Wolcott PK/P 5-9 170 FR Dallas, Texas (Highland Park)


Charlie Berry 6-3, 250, Defensive Line Dallas, Texas (Highland Park)

Team captain his senior season at Highland Park...named first team All-District 12-4A in 2002...recorded 87 tackles, three sacks and 12 quarterback pressures...also forced and recovered three fumbles...earned honorable mention all-district honors as a junior when he totaled 47 tackles, three sacks and three fumble recoveries...two-year letterman whose team went 25-3 over his final two seasons...also competes in track and field...coached in high school by SMU graduate Randy Allen...selected SMU over Baylor and Navy...sister Nancy attends SMU...grandfather Lindy Berry played quarterback at TCU (1946-49) where he earned All-Southwest Conference honors twice and was an All-American in his senior season...full name is John Charles Berry, Jr....born July 22, 1984.


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Brandon Bonds 6-2, 305, Defensive Line Cooper, Texas (Cooper)

District 17-2A Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...recorded 65 tackles with 14 stops for loss...was also an all-district selection as a junior when he was named Lineman of the Year...four-year letterman who also saw time on the offensive line...was named All-Red River Valley as a defensive lineman as a senior and as an offensive lineman his first three seasons...lettered in basketball as a sophomore and also competes in track and field, throwing the discus...member of his school's honor roll...high school coach was Lance Angel...selected SMU over UTEP...brother Byron was a four-year letterwinner along the defensive line at SMU (1990-93)...nicknames are Big B and Cornbread...born December 28, 1984.


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Justin Boren 6-4, 285, Offensive Line Grapevine, Texas (Colleyville Heritage)

First team All-State selection as a senior by the Associated Press...was a third team All-State selection by the Texas Sports Writer's Association...graded out at 94 percent for his senior season...totaled 187 pancake blocks...was a first team All-District 5-5A selection and a second team Dallas Morning News All-Area pick...selected to play in the Coca-Cola Area All-Star Game...member of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Area Top 75 list...three-star prospect and rated as the No. 51 offensive guard in the nation by Rivals100.com...Max Emfingner's TheInsiders.com 2002 Texas All-State Super Team selection...Rivals All-DFW Metroplex first team All-Area honoree...two-year letterwinner who started both seasons along the offensive and defensive lines...also competes in power lifting and track and field...selected SMU over Missouri, Kansas and Iowa...coached in high school by Chris Cunningham...full name is Justin Dwayne Boren...born January 23, 1985.


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Kenard Burley 6-5, 300, Offensive Line Rossier, Texas (Scurry-Rossier)

Named first team All-District along the offensive line after recording more than 50 pancake blocks as a senior...also named Most Valuable Offensive Lineman in his district...earned All-East Texas honors as well...three -year starter who also played defensive tackle...also a power lifting and track and field letterman...selected SMU over Baylor, Louisiana Tech and TCU...coached in high school by Virgil Crowe...Honor Roll student...full name is Kenard Damon Burley...born January 15, 1985.


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Avery Cleveland 6-3, 205, Linebacker Austin, Texas (LBJ)

One of the state's top linebacker prospects...earned all-state honors and was also a three-time first team All-District 26-4A selection...totaled 87 tackles with seven for loss and four sacks as a senior...also forced five fumbles and recovered four...recorded 97 tackles as a junior...member of the Dallas Morning News/Rivals100.com (No. 58) and Fort Worth Star-Telegram state Top 100 lists...the No. 31 outside linebacker in the nation and a three-star prospect according to Rivals100.com...also the Midlands region's No. 84 prospect according to Rivals...named to Dave Campbell's Texas Football Texas Super Team...earned All-Central Texas honors as a junior and senior...three-year starter and letterwinner for coach David Seaborn...selected the Mustangs over Colorado, TCU and Georgia Tech...National Honor Society member...also a letterman in basketball and track...nicknames are A.C. and Hitman II...full name is Avery Cha'mare Cleveland...born September 30, 1984.


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Jay'Mond Cleveland 5-11, 175, Wide Receiver Baytown, Texas (Lee)

Caught 91 passes for 900 yards and seven touchdowns his senior season...was the leading receiving in the greater Houston area...named first team all-district and earned honorable mention All-State Class 5A honors...was a third team All-State pick by the Texas Sports Writer's Association...had 44 receptions and four TD grabs as a junior on the way to honorable mention all-district honors...three-year letterman in football who played for coach [deleted] Olin...also a letterman in basketball and track and field...was a state regional qualifier in the 4X400 relay as a junior....selected SMU over Arkansas State and Houston...full name is Jay'Mond Lee Cleveland...born June 5, 1985.


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Lucky Delay 6-4, 255, Defensive End Irving, Texas (MacArthur)

Named first-team All-District 8-5A at defensive end after recording 77 tackles during his senior season...added three sacks and recovered three fumbles...team captain as a senior who was twice an honorable mention Dallas Morning News Defensive