Antonio Moore recognized greatness in Traveon Freshwater at an early age. Freshwater was just seven years old when Moore, the head coach at Northeastern High School in Elizabeth City, saw him play for the River City Rampage youth football team. “I taught his mom and I’ve been monitoring him since little league,” Moore said. “Even… [ Continue Reading ]

For a guy who’s been a running back for most of his high school career, Chad Stephens has developed into a pretty good linebacker. Good enough, at least, that East Carolina felt the 6-foot-2, 215-pounder from Southeast Guilford High School in Greensboro was worthy of a football scholarship offer back in April. After considering other… [ Continue Reading ]

The name Alex Flinn probably wasn’t familiar to even the most devoted followers of East Carolina’s football recruiting efforts when the Asheville quarterback made a verbal commitment to the Pirates on June 23rd. Flinn had quietly picked up a scholarship offer from ECU in May, but his name didn’t really pop up on the recruiting… [ Continue Reading ]

Jeff Woods considers himself “a phenomenal” tight end. The East Carolina coaching staff believes Woods can also be exceptional as an offensive tackle. The Pirates made a convincing argument to Woods that transitioning to offensive line at the college level is a positive move for his football future during a recruitment that started in earnest… [ Continue Reading ]

One look at the first play on Keziah Everett’s junior year highlight video – even though it didn’t occur at Everett’s primary position – should be enough to excite East Carolina fans about the future Pirate. Everett is a defensive tackle at Farmville Central High School, located just about 15 miles from the ECU campus.… [ Continue Reading ]

Devontez Walker first talked the talk, then walked the walk when it came to playing wide receiver. Walker had shown promise at defensive back for West Charlotte’s junior varsity as a freshman during the 2015 season. But a desire to play receiver prompted Walker to make a request of the coaching staff as his sophomore… [ Continue Reading ]

Call it love at first sight for Shemar Thompson and the East Carolina Pirates. ECU running backs coach Jason Nichols evaluated video of Thompson in early December last year during a stop at Walter M. Williams High School in Burlington, NC. Nichols was so impressed by what he saw of the 6-foot-1, 205-pound running back… [ Continue Reading ]