2006 Recruit OL Kyle Lightner

Joining the Minutemen in 2006 will be Kyle Lightner a 6-2 290 pd OL from Gulf Coast H.S. in Naples FL. The MaxPreps Gulf Coast team page is here . A local paper bio of him is here . A Scouts.com bio is here .

Lightner:

• played OG in H.S.
• was named All-Region, All-District, Honorable mention All-County
• three year starter
• drew recruiting attention from Central Florida, Florida Atlantic, Florida International and South Florida.
• turned down a I-A scholarship offer from Florida International to attend UMass

Coach Brown showed some video of Lightner at the Spring Friends of Football meeting. Lightner was shown comming out of his guard position to pick up a outside blitz. He looked like a smart and mobile player.

His head coach at Gulf Coast was Frank Tudryn. Tudryn played for UMass in 1968. Tudryn went on the become Northampton High's Head Football Coach.

Tudryn's son, Jason Tudryn was a four year letter winner for UMass (92-95) playing safety for the Minutemen.