Osseo tight end Will Johnson
Osseo's Will Johnson, a 6-7, 250-pound tight end, gave a verbal commitment to West Virginia after visiting Morgantown last weekend. Orioles coach Derrin Lamker confirmed the decision Thursday.
"We're extremely happy for him to go down there and I know he will do well," Lamker said.
Johnson made a visit to Minnesota the first weekend in December. He chose West Virginia over the Gophers and several other programs.
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• Rochester Community & Technical College freshman defensive back Caleb Leichtnam (Grand Meadow, Minn.) was named the 2011 NJCAA Football Defensive Player of the Year.
| NAME | HIGH SCHOOL | YEAR | POS. | COLLEGE | VERBAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Anyanwu | Blaine | Senior | QB | Minnesota | Yes |
| Matt Arends | Prior Lake | Senior | WR | Princeton | Yes |
| Tavaughn Blair | Hopkins | Senior | SS | Northern Iowa | Yes |
| Cal Bloom | Osseo | Senior | TE | Central Florida | Yes |
| Nick Carr | Totino-Grace | Senior | OL | South Dakota State | Yes |
| Kevin Carroll | Edina | Senior | OL | Northern Iowa | Yes |
| Paddy Clancy | St. Thomas Academy | Senior | DB | Dartmouth | Yes |
| Breion Creer | Benilde-St. Margaret's | Senior | DT | Northern Iowa | Yes |
| Nick Davidson | Eden Prairie | Senior | OT | Stanford | Yes |
| Rob Diane | Robbinsdale Cooper | *RCC Junior | DE | South Dakota State | Yes |
| Cedric Dicke | Cannon Falls | Senior | LB | Minnesota | Yes |
| Karmichael Dunbar | Prior Lake | Senior | DL | Louisianna | Yes |
| Isaac Fruechte | Caledonia | *RCTC Sophomore | WR | Minnesota | Yes |
| Joel Fuxa | Minnetonka | Senior | TE | Drake | Yes |
| Jonathan Harden | Cretin-Derham Hall | Senior | DT | Western Michigan | Yes |
| Tyler Hartmann | Andover | Senior | DE | Minnesota | Yes |
| Isaac Hayes | St. Thomas Academy | Senior | OL/DL | Minnesota | Yes |
| Cody Hazelette | Simley | Senior | LB/TE | Northern Illinois | Yes |
| Kyle Hughes | Minneapolis Washburn | Senior | WR/DB | Eastern Michigan | Yes |
| D.J. Hebert | Osseo | Senior | QB | Northern Iowa | Yes |
| Cavonte Johnson | Edina | Senior | DB | Minnesota | Yes |
| Will Johnson | Osseo | Senior | TE | West Virginia | Yes |
| Zack Johnson | Eastview | Senior | OL | North Dakota State | Yes |
| Paul Kaczor | St. Cloud Tech | Senior | OL | Harvard | Yes |
| Brian Labat | Detroit Lakes | Senior | RB | North Dakota | Yes |
| Andrew Larson | Eden Prairie | Senior | RB | Harvard | Yes |
| Brandon Larson | Bemidji | Senior | LB | North Dakota | Yes |
| Ben Lauer | Wayzata | Senior | OL | Minnesota | Yes |
| Mitch Leidner | Lakeville South | Senior | QB | Minnesota | Yes |
| Andre McDonald | Hopkins | Senior | WR | Minnesota | Yes |
| Nate Meixell | Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial | Senior | LB | South Dakota State | Yes |
| Nate Meyer | Rocori | Senior | QB | South Dakota State | Yes |
| Drake Michaelson | Eden Prairie | Senior | LB | Wofford | Yes |
| Rossevelt Morisset | Thief River Falls | Senior | WR | Southeastern Louisiana | Yes |
| Andy Moritko | Totino-Grace | Senior | DB | South Dakota State | Yes |
| Philip Nelson | Mankato West | Senior | QB | Minnesota | Yes |
| Brett Pierce | Holy Angels | Senior | DL | North Dakota State | Yes |
| Jonah Pirsig | Blue Earth | Senior | OL | Minnesota | Yes |
| Nick Rallis | Edina | Senior | S | Minnesota | Yes |
| Taj Rich | Robbinsdale Cooper | Senior | LB | North Dakota | Yes |
| Zach Riopelle | Warren-Alvarado-Oslo | Senior | LB | North Dakota State | Yes |
| Kasey Robinson | Breck | Senior | WR | Drake | Yes |
| Chase Roullier | Burnsville | Senior | OL | Wyoming | Yes |
| E.J. Welch | Mesabi East | *MRCC Freshman | DL | North Dakota | Yes |
| Lucas Wiborg | DeLaSalle | Senior | OG | Cornell | Yes |
| Evan Williams | DeLaSalle | *IWCC Freshman | RB | Northern Iowa | Yes |
| Maxx Williams | Waconia | Senior | TE | Minnesota | Yes |
| Carey Woods | Bemidji | Senior | WR | North Dakota State | Yes |
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