ECU Football & Basketball Recruiting

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 ]

As head coach, Scottie Montgomery bears the brunt of responsibility for East Carolina’s back-to-back 3-9 football seasons. He’s the first to acknowledge that. But as Dave Hart, the special consultant to chancellor Cecil Staton for athletics, indicated in an interview with Bonesville published last week, there are other factors besides coaching that must be addressed… [ 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 ]

Nate Conner remembers the moment he knew C.J. Johnson was a special talent. Conner’s D.H. Conley High School team was engaged in a late November, third-round state 4-A playoff battle in 2015 against Pitt County rival Greenville Rose. Johnson was just a freshman receiver for the Vikings at the time and played for the varsity… [ Continue Reading ]

Bryan Gagg utilized an inside source when considering a football scholarship offer extended by the East Carolina Pirates in early February. A 6-foot-3, 205-pound quarterback from Bradenton, Florida, Gagg was first noticed by ECU wide receivers coach Keith Gaither while Gagg was participating in spring practice with the Braden River High Pirates in April 2017.… [ Continue Reading ]