Football Announces Class of 2015
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Tim Murphy, the Thomas Stephenson Family Head Coach for Harvard Football, has announced the names of 32 recruited student-athletes who have accepted offers of admission to Harvard University for the 2011-12 academic year.
A total of 16 states were represented in this year's class after Harvard saw 15 states represented a year ago and 14 states represented the previous season. It is a diverse class with no more than four players represented from any one state. Florida and Georgia each had four players while California, Massachusetts and New York all had three.
Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio and Texas each had two selections. The remaining seven players are from Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, New Jersey, North Carolina, Washington, D.C. and Wisconsin.
The Crimson's preseason roster for 2011-12 is available by following the "Roster" link at the top of the page. Below are the names of the 32 recruited student-athletes.
| Nick Allain | Fr. | LB | 6-2 | 200 | Orlando, Fla. | Bishop Moore | |
| David Bicknell | Fr. | P/K | 6-2 | 195 | Boca Raton, Fla. | Boca Raton | |
| Zach Boden | Fr. | RB | 5-11 | 195 | Atlanta, Ga. | Lovett School | |
| Nick Burrello | Fr. | WR | 5-11 | 185 | Glen Ellyn, Ill. | Glenbard West | |
| Andrew Casten | Fr. | RB | 6-0 | 205 | Red Bank, N.J. | Red Bank Catholic | |
| Ryan Delisle | Fr. | TE | 6-2 | 240 | Marblehead, Mass. | St. John's Prep. | |
| Anthony Fabiano | Fr. | OL | 6-5 | 260 | Wakefield, Mass. | Wakefield | |
| Ben Falloon | Fr. | K | 5-11 | 180 | Orland Park, Ill. | Marist | |
| Jason Floyd | Fr. | DB | 6-1 | 190 | Carlsbad, Calif. | Carlsbad | |
| Joshua Giardini | Fr. | TE | 6-4 | 250 | Torrance, Calif. | West | |
| Tyler Hamblin | Fr. | QB | 6-3 | 215 | Syracuse, N.Y. | Christian Brothers Academy | |
| Norman Hayes | Fr. | DB | 5-10 | 175 | Tucker, Ga. | Tucker | |
| Conner Hempel | Fr. | QB | 6-2 | 215 | Union, Ky. | Ryle | |
| Zach Hodges | Fr. | DE | 6-3 | 220 | Atlanta, Ga. | Exeter School | |
| Jason Holdway | Fr. | DB | 6-0 | 190 | Woodstock, Ga. | Etowah | |
| Ryan Jones | Fr. | DB | 6-0 | 175 | San Antonio, Texas | Clark | |
| Jacob Lindsey | Fr. | LB | 6-2 | 210 | Cleves, Ohio | Elder | |
| Michael Mancinelli | Fr. | OL | 6-4 | 285 | Denver, Colo. | J.K. Mullen | |
| Malcolm Mason-Rodriguez | Fr. | DB | 5-10 | 170 | New York, N.Y. | Phillips Andover (Mass.) | |
| Dan Melow | Fr. | WR | 6-1 | 190 | Miami, Fla. | Gulliver Prep. | |
| Obum Obukwelu | Fr. | DT | 6-2 | 265 | Brockton, Mass. | Boston College High School | |
| Ben Rasmussen | Fr. | DE | 6-4 | 235 | Hayward, Wisc. | Hayward | |
| Adam Redmond | Fr. | OL | 6-6 | 245 | Strongsville, Ohio | Walsh Jesuit | |
| Connor Sheehan | Fr. | LB | 5-10 | 195 | Autin, Texas | Anderson | |
| Ryan Simpson | Fr. | WR | 6-3 | 205 | Washington, D.C. | Maret School | |
| Seitu Smith | Fr. | WR | 5-11 | 195 | Deerfield Beach, Fla. | Deerfield Beach | |
| Brent Spisak | Fr. | DE | 6-2 | 240 | Charlotte, N.C. | Mallard Creek | |
| Andrew Strange | Fr. | OL | 6-5 | 270 | San Clemente, Calif. | San Clemente | |
| Niv Sultan | Fr. | DL | 6-4 | 250 | Hewlett, N.Y. | G.W. Hewlett | |
| Chris Valenti | Fr. | OL | 6-3 | 285 | Bethel, Conn. | Bethel | |
| Nate Wall | Fr. | LB | 6-2 | 215 | Pocatello, Idaho | Century | |
| Will Whitman | Fr. | OT | 6-6 | 260 | Lexington, Ky. | Lexington Catholic |

