IFAF: Team USA announces final 5 players for game vs. Team World (video / roster)

Defensive end CALEB BLUIETT of Beaumont (Texas) West Brook Senior High School, wide receiver JUSTIN FERGUSON of Pembroke Pines (Fla.) Flanagan High School, defensive tackle JOEY HUNT of Palacios (Texas) El Campo High School, linebacker JORDAN RICHMOND of Denton (Texas) Ryan High School and safety D.J. SINGLETON of Union (N.J.) St. Peter’s Prep have been selected to play for the 2012 U.S. Under-19 National Team, assembled by USA Football.

The 2012 U.S. Under-19 National Team, comprised of 50 top high school players spanning 19 states, will compete in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 1 – National Signing Day – in the third annual International Bowl®, formerly Team USA vs. The World. Team USA has now awarded 49 of its 50 roster spots. The Americans will face an IFAF World Team of top players age 19-and-under from outside the United States.

The International Bowl is sanctioned by International Federation of American Football and will be played at Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex. IFAF is composed of more than 60 nations spanning six continents that possess a national federation dedicated solely to American football.

Bluiett is a 6-foot-3, 230-pound defensive end who has the strength to play inside when needed. A disruptive force along the front, he recorded 60 tackles, including five sacks, as a junior. Extremely athletic for a defensive lineman, he returned a kickoff 60 yards this season to set up a game-winning touchdown. He has verbally committed to Texas.

A speedy wide receiver who stands 6-1, 220, Ferguson caught 44 passes for 953 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior. With a combination of speed and catching ability, Ferguson has verbally committed to play at Notre Dame.

Explosive off the ball and a stout defender in the middle of the line, Hunt will play at TCU next fall. He has quick hands and the ability to get penetration off the snap at 6-3, 285. As a junior, he had 70 tackles, including 15 for loss.

An athletic linebacker who has verbally committed to play at Texas A&M, Richmond is a solid tackler who uses his lower body to take down runners with his 6-2, 225-pound frame. Richmond has a nose for the football and the skills to get there, as evidenced by his 138 tackles – 20 for loss – as a junior.

Singleton is a 6-2, 200-pound safety headed to Wisconsin. A big-hitter who can operate in space or come up and stop the run, Singleton averaged more than 6 yards per carry as well as a running back.

Team USA is led by STEVE SPECHT, head coach of Cincinnati St. Xavier High School. Specht led St. Xavier to Ohio Division I (largest school division) state titles in 2005 and 2007. He is 80-20 (.800) since becoming the head coach at his high school alma mater following the 2003 season.

A national team exemption granted by the NCAA allows high school seniors to play for USA Football and not have their participation count as one of their two permitted all-star game appearances. The International Bowl is recognized as a national team competition.

In addition to their exceptional high school football achievements, many Team USA players earned roster spots by virtue of their strong display of skills at the U.S. Under-19 National Team Trials in Marietta, Ga., in May. Nearly 200 high school football players from 32 states competed for a Team USA roster spot at the National Team Trials.

USA Football is the sport’s national governing body in the United States and is the official youth football development partner of the NFL and NFL Players Association.

GREG MARSHALL of the University of Western Ontario in Canada is the IFAF World Team’s head coach. The IFAF World Team’s 13-member coaching staff hails from 10 IFAF member federations: American Samoa, Australia, Austria, Canada, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico and Sweden.

The U.S. Under-19 team defeated The World, 21-14, in February 2011 in Austin, Texas, as well as 17-0, in January 2010 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The U.S. also won the gold medal at the IFAF Under-19 World Championship in Canton, Ohio, during the summer of 2009.

U.S. Under-19 National Team roster:

No.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	High School	Hometown	College verbal
1	Todd Gurley	RB	6-1	195	Tarboro	Tarboro, N.C.	Uncommitted
2	Rob Riederer	S	6-1	205	Holton	Holton, Kan.	Tulsa
3	Ray Buchanan Jr.	DB	5-10	176	Peachtree Ridge	Suwanee, Ga.	Arkansas
4	Paul Griggs	K-P	6-0	195	Latin	Charlotte, N.C.	Purdue
5	Devin Funchess	TE	6-5	205	Harrison	Farmington Hills, Mich.	Michigan
6	Ifeadi Odenigbo	DE	6-4	210	Centerville	Centerville, Ohio	Uncommitted
7	Imani Cross	RB	6-1	220	North Hall	Gainesville, Ga.	Tennessee
8	Jameis Winston	QB	6-4	200	Hueytown	Hueytown, Ala.	Florida State
9	Chad Voytik	QB	6-1	185	Cleveland	Cleveland, Tenn.	Pittsburgh
10	Noor Davis	LB	6-4	225	Leesburg	Leesburg, Fla.	Stanford
11	Cory Batey	WR	6-0	185	Ensworth	Nashville, Tenn.	Vanderbilt
12	Se’Von Pittman	DT	6-5	245	McKinley	Canton, Ohio	Michigan State
13	Greg Garmon	RB	6-2	195	McDowell	Erie, Pa.	Uncommitted
15	Justin Ferguson	WR	6-1	210	Flanagan	Pembroke Pines, Fla.	Notre Dame
20	Alex Carter	S	6-0	195	Briar Woods	Ashburn, Va.	Stanford
21	DeVante Harris	DB	5-11	160	Horn	Mesquite, Texas	Oklahoma
22	Terry Richardson	CB	5-9	160	Cass Tech	Detroit, Mich.	Michigan
23	Tee Shepard	CB	6-1	180	Washington Union	Fresno, Calif.	Notre Dame
24	Timothy Cole	LB	6-2	220	Brenham	Brenham, Texas	Texas
25	Ronald Darby	RB	5-11	180	Potomac	Oxon Hill, Md.	Notre Dame
28	Marcus Maye	S	6-1	195	Holy Trinity Episcopal	Melbourne, Fla.	Florida
32	Ronnie Feist	LB	6-1	225	West St. John	Edgard, La.	LSU
33	D.J. Singleton	S	6-2	200	St. Peter’s	Union, N.J.	Wisconsin
34	James Ross	LB	6-0	209	St. Mary’s	Orchard Lake, Mich.	Michigan
35	Ronald Geohaghan	S	6-0	185	Allendale-Fairfax	Fairfax, S.C.	Clemson
40	Gimel President	DE	6-3	240	Wando	Mount Pleasant, S.C.	Auburn
42	Carlos Mendoza	LB	6-0	215	Oaks Christian	Oxnard, Calif.	Arizona State
47	Hardy Nickerson Jr.	LB	5-11	210	Bishop O’Dowd	Oakland, Calif.	California
52	Spencer Stanley	OL	6-4	275	Trinity Valley	Fort Worth, Texas	Rice
54	Royce Jenkins-Stone	LB	6-2	215	Cass Tech	Detroit, Mich.	Michigan
55	Boone Feldt	OL	6-3	285	Buda Hayes	Buda, Texas	North Texas
56	Jordan Richmond	LB	6-2	225	Ryan	Denton, Texas	Texas A&M
65	Ian Park	OL	6-4	295	Upper St. Clair	Pittsburgh, Pa.	Northwestern
67	Joe Harris	OL	6-4	290	Lithonia	Lithonia, Ga.	South Carolina
71	Caleb Stacy	OL	6-4	275	Oak Hills	Cincinnati, Ohio	Michigan
72	Trey Keenan	OL	6-5	275	Argyle	Argyle, Texas	Texas Tech
73	Joey Hunt	DT	6-3	285	El Campo	Palacios, Texas	TCU
75	Max Tuerk	OL	6-6	290	Santa Margarita Catholic	Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.	Southern Cal
77	J.J. Denman	OL	6-7	305	Pennsbury	Fairless Hills, Pa.	Wisconsin
78	Brian Gaia	OL	6-3	290	Gilman School	Baltimore, Md.	Penn State
79	Mark Harrell	OL	6-5	270	Charlotte Catholic	Charlotte, N.C.	Notre Dame
80	Jordan Payton	WR	6-2	200	Oaks Christian	Westlake Village, Calif.	Uncommitted
84	Deontay Greenberry	WR	6-4	187	Washington Union	Fresno, Calif.	Notre Dame
85	Canon Smith	TE	6-4	240	Briarwood Christian	Birmingham, Ala.	Uncommitted
88	Romond Deloatch	WR	6-4	215	Phoebus	Hampton, Va.	Uncommitted
90	Malcom Brown	DT	6-2	280	Brenham	Brenham, Texas	Texas
91	Moana Ofahengaue	DE	6-4	210	Westlake	Lehi, Utah	Uncommitted
93	Caleb Bluiett	DE	6-3	230	West Brook	Beaumont, Texas	Texas
99	Nick James	DT	6-5	335	Long Beach	Long Beach, Miss.	Mississippi State