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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Southeast Missouri head football coach Tony Samuel revealed his 2012 signees Wednesday. Seventeen players from nine different states comprise Samuel's seventh recruiting class at Southeast.

“We have a good combination of speed, youth and athleticism in this year's class,” said Samuel. “Quarterback and defensive line were two areas we really focused on. Overall, we are excited about this class and look forward to helping these young men develop in our program.”

Southeast added five players to its defensive front and three at quarterback.

Austin Black (6-0, 255, Warrenton, Mo.), Selwyn Carrol (6-2, 255, Jacksonville, Fla.), Lawrence Hills (6-3, 230, Jacksonville, Fla.), Travis Sanders (6-3, 220, St. Clair, Mo.) and Jon Slania (6-2, 270, Chicago, Ill.) are the new defensive linemen.

Black was ranked 16th on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Super 30 list at Warrenton High School, where he registered 108 tackles as a senior.

Carrol and Hills are both out of Florida. Carrol garnered 3A All-State honors at Trinity Christian Academy, while Hills ranked sixth in Class 4A with 13 sacks at West Nassau High School.

Sanders joins the Redhawks after earning Four Rivers Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors at St. Clair High School.

Slania was a two-time All-Upstate Eight All-Conference selection at South Elgin High School.

Southeast, which lost a three-year starter and record-setting quarterback in Matt Scheible, welcomes Kyle Snyder (6-1, 225, Barberton, Ohio), Blake Jackson (6-0, 210, Houston, Texas) and Colby Baker (5-11, 175, Hardee, Fla.).

Snyder, who is currently enrolled at Southeast and will participate in spring drills, played five games at Mid-American Conference member Ohio University last season. He completed 5-of-8 passes for 38 yards in a backup role for the Bobcats who came up short against Northern Illinois in the MAC Championship game. Ohio later defeated Utah State in the Idaho Potato Bowl, the school's first-ever bowl game.

Baker led Hardee High School to the second round of the State Playoffs, completing 39-of-73 passes for 618 yards and six touchdowns along the way.

Jackson was limited to two games in his senior season at Dobie High School due to injury. Prior to that, he threw for 1,036 yards and 10 touchdowns, and rushed for 980 yards and nine TDs as a junior.

Tackle Garret Baker (6-2, 270, Owensville, Mo.), running back DeMichael Jackson (5-11, 180, Louisville, Ky.) and wide receivers Paul McRoberts (6-3, 185, St. Louis, Mo.), Terry Grigsby (6-1, 170, Omaha, Neb.) and BJ Buckner (6-1, 180, St. Louis, Mo.) are the Redhawks other additions on offense.

Baker was a First-Team All-Area honoree at Owensville High School.

Jackson had a stellar career at Jeffersontown High School, where he earned First-Team All-State accolades. Jackson ranked third in the state of Kentucky in rushing with 2,093 yards and 29 touchdowns, averaging 172 yards per game. He also completed 84-of-172 passes for 1,196 yards. In addition, Jackson piled up 4,000 all-purpose yards and scored a total of 47 touchdowns as a senior.

McRoberts, the Public High Small Schools Offensive Player of the Year at Soldan High School, led the metro region with 1,607 receiving yards and 23 touchdowns a year ago.

Grigsby was rated a two-star athlete by Rivals.com and attended North High School, the same high school as Southeast fullback Ron Coleman. He had 48 catches for 907 yards and 12 touchdowns en route to All-State honors as a senior.

Buckner, a Second-Team All-State pick at Kirkwood High School, threw for 1,202 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior. He ended his prep career with over 2,000 yards of total offense.

Defensive backs Dashune Barlow (5-8, 170, Cedar Hill, Texas) and David Coley (6-0, 185, Inglewood, Calif.), linebacker Terrance Hill (6-1, 205, Kansas City, Mo.) and Darrius Darden-Box (5-10, 170, Nashville, Tenn.) round out this year's signees.

Barlow was a unanimous All-District selection at Cedar Hill High School, where he collected 86 tackles, one interception and two fumble recoveries last season.

Coley, a safety, was named All-Area Defensive Player of the Year at Valley Christian High School. He made 68 tackles and finished with five sacks in his final prep campaign.

Hill registered 106 tackles, six sacks and one interception en route to Second-Team All-State laurels during his senior year at Raytown High School.

Meanwhile, Darden-Box, who can play several positions, led Pearl-Cohn High School to the Tennessee State quarterfinals. Offensively, he ran for 1,017 yards and six touchdowns on 159 carries, averaging 6.4 yards per attempt. Defensively, Darden-Box added 63 tackles, including 20 solo stops.