Camden Panthers
2021:
- 5-5
- Beat Northern Burlington in the consolation round
- Scored 220 points: 22.00 average
- Allowed 165 points: 16.50 average
- Wins included Timber Creek, Pennsauken, and Pleasantville
- Losses included Woodrow WIlson, Salem, Winslow, Cedar Creek, and Holy Spirit
Graduation:
- RB Nazir Dale – WIlliam Paterson
- LB Nyair Graham – St. Thomas More (Ct. prep)
- OL Maasi King – Lackawanna (Pa. JUCO)
- LB Antoine Still – Lackawanna (Pa. JUCO)
- OL Adrian Woloshin – East Coast Prep
Offense:
- Formation: Multiple Spread
- Returning Starters: 3
Quarterback:
- Deante Ruffin, Sophomore, 6-3, 220 – projected starter
Running Back:
- Jahleer Stanley, Junior, 5-10, 175 – will share duties
- Dhani Cobbs, Sophomore, 5-9, 170 – will share duties
Wide Receiver:
- Terron Davis, Senior, 5-7, 140 – returning starter
- Hamin Anderson, Senior, 5-11, 170 – returning starter
- Jalan Hornsby, Junior, 6-3, 200 – projected starter
- Malik Redd, Sophomore, 5-8, 155 – projected starter
- Dhani Cobbs, Sophomore, 5-9, 170 – will play here in addition to playing running back
Tight End:
- Dylan Seay, Junior, 6-5, 235 – projected starter
Offensive Line:
- Caleb Bryant, Senior, 6-8, 250 – projected starter at left tackle
- Davon Howard, Sophomore, 5-10, 270 – projected starter at left guard
- Israel Banks, Sophomore, 6-0, 270 – returning starter at center
- Jahmye Tyson, Senior, 6-0, 250 – competing at right guard; started on defense
- Keynan Ivey, Senior, 6-0, 210 – competing at right guard
- Jahmir Nicks, Junior, 6-3, 280 – projected starter at right tackle; saw action
Defense:
- Formation: 4-2-5
- Returning Starters: 6
Defensive Line:
- James Heard, Senior, 6-3, 225 – projected starter at end
- Deante Ruffin, Sophomore, 6-3, 220 – projected starter at end
- Dylan Seay, Junior, 6-5, 235 – part of rotation at end
- Jahmye Tyson, Senior, 6-0, 250 – returning starter at tackle
- Richard James, Junior, 6-0, 265 – projected starter at tackle
- Caleb Bryant, Senior, 6-8, 250 – part of rotation at tackle
Linebacker:
- Nasere Blakney, Junior, 5-10, 215 – projected starter; saw action
- Tahmir Bush, Senior, 6-0, 175 – projected starter
Secondary:
- BJ Long, Junior, 5-11, 160 – returning starter at cornerback
- Israel Clark, Senior, 6-0, 160 – returning starter at cornerback
- Hamin Anderson, Senior, 5-11, 170 – returning starter at safety
- Craig Walton, Senior, 6-0, 160 – returning starter at safety
- Taquan Brittenham, Senior, 5-10, 175 – returning starter at safety
Special Teams:
- Sophomore Adrian Heras is the kicker and sophomore Deante Ruffin is the punter
- Terron Davis, Azir Lee, and Clark are the return men
Schedule:
- Saturday, 8/27, at Chardon (Oh.)
- Sunday, 9/4, Salem at Rutgers
- Friday, 9/9, at Sterling
- Friday, 9/16, West Deptford at home
- 10/23-24, Bye Week
- Saturday, 10/1, at Haddon Heights
- Friday, 10/7, at Haddonfield
- Friday, 10/14, Paulsboro at home
- Friday, 10/21, Camden Catholic at home
- Thursday, 11/24, at Eastside (Camden)
Concerns:
- Maturing as a team
- Development of the offensive line
Recruiting:
- Heard verballed to West Virginia
- Clark verballed to Monmouth
- Bryant has a Marshall offer
- Anderson and Brittenham are 1-AA prospects
- Others can play somewhere
- Underclassmen:
- James verballed to West Virginia
- Hornsby has offers, including Rutgers, Boston College, Penn State, Georgia, and Michigan
- Seay and Long have Temple offers
- Nicks is a 1-aA/D2 prospect
- Lee is a sophomore with a Temple offer and also a top sprinter/long jumper in track
- Ruffin is another sophomore with a Temple offer and should be a Power-5 prospect
Coach’s Comments:
“We are pretty athletic and explosive. We’re only going to go as far as both lines take us.” – Head Coach Rob Hinson