Julien Horton

Position:
Denfensive Back
Height:
6-0
Weight:
170
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Abingdon, Md.
High School:
Bel Air HS

Played safety and wide receiver for coach Eric Seigel at Bel Air High … as a senior, had 41 tackles, including 23 solo stops, a sack and had an interception he returned 70 yards … had 24 catches for 238 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 265 yards and two touchdowns … helped lead Bel Air to a 7-5 record and advance to the quarterfinals of the 3A state playoffs … as a junior, he was named Maryland 3A All-State First Team … Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference Player of the Year, All-3A North Region and the Aegis (Harford County) Football Player of the Year … finished with 32 tackles, one interception, three pass breakups and forced a fumble … offensively, he had 65 catches for 696 yards and eight touchdowns … had 19 carries for 187 yards and two touchdowns … rated a three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports, On3 and Rivals … On3 lists him as the No. 14 player in Maryland, No. 24 by 247Sports, No. 29 by ESPN and No. 37 by Rivals … ranked No. 45 safety nationally by On3, No. 54 by ESPN and No. 56 by 247Sports … also offered by Boston College, Cincinnati, Colorado, Duke, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pitt, Syracuse and Vanderbilt … recruited by WVU coach ShaDon Brown.