Here are some interesting numbers from the Class of 2009.

This list has been updated through Thursday, February 5th, the day after National Signing Day. There are at last count, 237 student-athletes (including JUCO's) who verbally committed and then signed to some level of college football. Those 237 student-athletes are going to nearly 60 different programs.

There are currently 31 East Texas high school student-athletes, plus three JUCO players who went to East Texas high schools, who are committed to Division I (FBS) schools.

2009 East Texas National Signing Day List .

2009 Apache Signees (24)
DL - Simmon Blaylock - Robert E. Lee (Tyler, TX)
QB - Jeffrey Claybon - Lufkin (Lufkin, TX)
DB - DeMarquez Freeman - Lufkin (Lufkin, TX)
WR - Rashad Hall - Sulphur Springs (Sulpher Springs, TX)
DB - Anthony Mills - Sulphur Springs (Sulpher Springs, TX)
LB - Benjamin Perkins - Nacogdoches (Nacogdoches, TX)
LB - Dante Rollins - Jasper (Jasper, TX)
WR - Derell Tate - Robert E. Lee (Tyler, TX)
DL - Reginald Taylor - Robert E. Lee (Tyler, TX)

Smoaky talks with Tyler Lee junior linebacker Blake Roberts about giving his verbal commitment today to Gary Patterson & the TCU Horned Frogs for the Class of 2010...

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Blake Roberts (2/12/09)

**updated 2/07/09**
**Added: Ryan Young (Sulphur Springs) to Air Force Academy**

**updated 2/06/09**
**Added: Clayton Kendrick (Van) to Mary Hardin-Baylor, Blake Pennington (Van) to Mary Hardin-Baylor, Seth Kirkland (Beckville) to Lon Morris College**

**updated 2/05/09**
**Added: Kevin Navetta (T.K. Gorman) to Princeton,Shaterrion McCullough (Crockett) to Lon Morris College, Anthony Harris (Crockett) to Lon Morris College, Mark Leediker (Crockett) to Lon Morris College, Jake Martin (Chapel Hill) to Texas College, DeKerrian Cooper (Chapel Hill) to Texas College, Brandon Pyle (Hallsville) to Arkansas, Mike Devereaux (Mount Enterprise) to Lon Morris College, Jamal Utuk (Mount Enterprise) to Lon Morris College, Damon Turner (Nacogdoches) to Lon Morris College, Dale Wallace (Nacogdoches) to Lon Morris College, Glen Wyrick (Nacogdoches) to Lon Morris College, Jamar Roberts (Nacogdoches) to Lon Morris College, Keilo Driver (Nacogdoches) to Lon Morris College, Nick Smith (Nacogdoches) to Lon Morris College, LaKedrian Hayter (Nacogdoches) to Lon Morris College**