2020-21 CONFERENCE USA FOOTBALL EARLY SIGNEES
(as of December 16, 2020, 6 p.m. CST)
CHARLOTTE (17)
NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE
Knox Boyd OL 6-4 290 Fr. Denton, Texas/Guyer
D.J. Brown LB 6-0 235 Fr. Memphis, Tenn./Memphis Univ. School
Cam Burden LB 6-3 205 Fr. Sevierville, Tenn./Alcoa
Tyson Clawson DE 6-0 209 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Independence
Miguel Jackson DE 6-1 240 Fr. Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland
Jarius Mack WR 5-10 170 Fr. Athens, Ga./Clarke Central
Douglas Newsome CB 6-0 175 Fr. Orange, Va./Orange County
Steven Parker S 6-2 170 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Tampa Bay Tech
Miles Posey DE 6-3 220 Fr. Yorktown, Va./Life Christian Academy
Isaiah Potts DT 6-2 300 Fr. Fayetteville, N.C./Pine Forest
B.J. Ragland OL/DL 6-3 285 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn./Red Bank
Bailey Rice P 6-0 200 Fr. Melbourne, Australia/St. Kilda
Chavion Smith RB 5-9 195 Fr. Statesville, N.C./Statesville
Elijah Spencer WR 6-2 190 Fr. Irmo, S.C./Dutch Fork
Trevor Timmons OL 6-2 275 Fr. Blythewood, S.C./ Blythewood
Colin Weber TE 6-4 220 Fr. Hopkins, Mich./Hopkins
Xavier Williams QB 6-2 205 Fr. Moultrie, Ga./Colquitt County
For more information on Charlotte’s signees, please visit: Charlotte signing page
FIU (13)
NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE
Gaethan Bernadel LB 6-1 210, Fr. Hallandale, Fla./Hallandale
Jakovi Bryant DB 6-0 180 Fr. Kissimmee, Fla./Gateway
Keegan Davis DL 6-4 235 Fr. Port St. Lucie, Fla./Treasure Coast
Katravis Geter RB 5-10 194 Fr. Opa Locka, Fla./Miami Carol
Jordan Guerad DL 6-3 295 Fr. Valrico, Fla./Bloomingdale
Kareem Harden OL 6-5 290 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Stranahan
Demetrius Hill DB 6-2 190 Fr. Miami, Fla./Miami Springs
Artez Hooker WR 5-9 160 Fr. Saint Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood
D’Mor Jean-Baptiste DB 6-0 172 Fr. North Miami Beach, Fla./North Miami Beach HS
Wyatt Lawson OL 6-3 290 Fr. Plant City, Fla./Durant
A’Mahri McCray LB 6-0 210 Fr. Miami, Fla./Northwestern HS
Travonte O’Neal DL 6-3 240 Fr. Vero Beach, Fla./Vero Beach
Daniel Pilgrim TE 6-2 215 Fr. North Fort Myers, Fla./North Fort Myers
For more information on FIU’s signees, please visit: FIU signing page
FLORIDA ATLANTIC (17)
NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE
Julius Barfield LB 6-4 220 Fr. Melbourne, Fla./Eau Gallie
Justice Cross LB 6-2 220 Fr. Deerfield Beach, Fla./Deerfield Beach
Anthony Earle OL 6-3 309 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons
Jahmal Edrine WR 6-3 190 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Fort Lauderdale
William Ford TE 6-4 225 Fr. Saint Pauls, N.C./Saint Pauls
Keyshawn Greene LB 6-3 195 Fr. Crawfordville, Fla./Wakulla/University of Nebraska
Courtney McBride LB 6-3 215 Fr. Conyers, Ga./Heritage
Jacob Merrifield DE 6-3 265 Fr. Winder, Ga./Winder-Barrow
Zuberi Mobley RB 5-10 185 Fr. Miami, Fla./Northwestern
Jacob Pasley TE 6-4 235 Fr. Sebring, Fla./Sebring
Jaden Sandlin OL 6-6 260 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Tampa Catholic
Jordan Sandlin OL 6-6 295 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Tampa Catholic
Kobe Stewart WR 6-3 180 Fr. Harbor City, Calif./Narbonne
Amari Wansley S 6-0 175 Fr. Buford, Ga./Buford
Peter Warrick, Jr. S 5-10 183 Fr. Marietta, Ga./Marietta
Jaden Wheeler DE 6-3 265 Fr. Nashville, Ga./Berrien
Jayden Williams CB 5-11 180 Fr. Valrico, Fla./Bloomingdale
For more information on Florida Atlantic’s signees, please visit: Florida Atlantic signing page
LOUISIANA TECH (9)
NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE
Kenneth Bannister OL 6-6 290 Fr. New Orleans, La./Edna Karr
Erron Bean OL 6-5 280 Fr. Shreveport, La./Huntington
Carson Bruno OL 6-4 290 Fr. Shreveport, La./C.E. Byrd
J’Dan Burnett DE 6-1 220 Fr. Fort Worth, Texas/Nolan Catholic
CJ Calhoun LB 6-0 220 Fr. Freeport, Texas/Brazosport
Marquis Crosby RB 5-10 185 Fr. Hattiesburg, Miss./Presbyterian Christian School
Carlos Dunovant DB 6-1 180 Fr. Cusseta, Ga./Chattahoochee County
Caleb Holstein QB 6-5 225 Fr. Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More Catholic
Solomon Lewis WR 5-10 165 Fr. Lake Charles, La./Lake Charles College Prep
Samuel Williams OL 6-7 322 Gr. Fordyce, Ark./ULM
For more information on LA Tech’s signees, please visit: Louisiana Tech signing page
MARSHALL (9)
NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE
Tyriek Bell LB 6-3 220 So. Blytheville, S.C./Saddlebrook College
Will Bonkavich OL 6-4 295 So. Las Vegas, Nev./Ventura College
Darion Dearinger DT 6-3 270 Fr. Lawrenceburg, Ky./Anderson County
Cam Fancher QB 6-2 180 Fr. Huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne
Isaiah Finnie LB 6-1 205 Fr. Hollywood, Fla./McArthur
Tyshawn Hurst OL 6-4 285 So. Compton, Calif./Snow
John McConnell P 6-4 190 Fr. Morgantown, W. Va./Morgantown
Eric Meeks OL 6-3 315 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Penn
Ethan Payne RB 6-1 210 Fr. Poca, W. Va./Poca
For more information on Marshall’s signees, please visit: Marshall signing page
MIDDLE TENNESSEE (3)
NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE
Elijah Metcalf WR 5-10 170 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Mallard Creek
Jakobe Thomas S 6-2 190 Fr. Tullahoma, Tenn./Tullahoma
Nicholas Vattiato QB 6-1 185 Fr. Plantation, Fla./University School
For more information on Middle Tennessee’s signees, please visit: Middle Tennessee signing page
NORTH TEXAS (16)
NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE
Gabe Blair OL 6-3 303 Fr. Denton, Texas/Guyer
Rayvon Crum OL 6-5 325 Fr. Pinson, Ala./Pinson Valley
Bryce Drummond QB 6-3 205 Fr. Pawhuska, Okla./Pawhuska
Kevin Greene DL 6-3 280 Fr. Del City, Okla./Del City
Var’Keyes Gumms TE 6-3 230 Fr. Houston, Texas/Dekaney
Kalvin Hutchings DL 6-4 298 So. Longview, Texas/Kilgore JC
Bryson Jackson WR 6-0 182 Jr. Houston, Texas/Blinn College
Keith Jackson RB 5-11 205 Fr. Missouri City, Texas/Fort Bend Ridge Point
Caleb Johnson WR 6-0 180 Fr. Greenville, Texas (Greenville
Robert Johnson DB 6-1 190 Fr. Memphis, Tenn./Memphis Acad. of Health Sciences
Zhighlil McMillan WR 6 -1 190 Fr. Frisco, Texas/Independence
Willie Simmons III LB 6- 2 208 Fr. Elgin, Texas/Elgin
Fehi Vailea DL 6-2 290 Fr. Las Vegas, Nev./Desert Pines
Trent Ward DL 6-3 265 Fr. Spring, Texas/Klein Collins
Harold West DB 6-1 190 Fr. Arlington, Texas/Arlington Lamar
Chris Wright LB 6-3 220 Fr. Aledo, Texas/Aledo
For more information on North Texas’ signees, please visit: North Texas signing page
OLD DOMINION (18)
NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE
Chris Adams OL 6-6 273 Fr. Hagerstown, Md./South Hagerstown
Jordan Bly WR 5-10 172 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Myers Park
Kris Caine DE 6-3 208 Fr. Waldorf, Md./Westlake
Taevion Clarke DE 6-3 204 Fr. Baltimore, Md./Dr. Henry A. Wise
Stephon Dubose OL 6-4 296 Fr. Chesapeake, Va./Indian River
Tahj El S 6-2 187 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Myers Park
Skyler Grant OL 6-3 295 Fr. Fredericksburg, Va./Riverbend
Khian’Dre Harris CB 5-10 171 Fr. Fairless, Pa./Conwell Egan Catholic
Jason Henderson LB 6-1 221 Fr. Dingmans Ferry, Pa./Delaware Valley HS
Denzel Lowry DT 6-2 283 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va./Landstown
Wayne Matthews III LB 6-2 219 Fr. Largo, Md./Charles Herbert Flowers
Jalen McCain CB 5-10 183 Fr. Bowie, Md./Charles Herbert Flowers
Curtis Nixon II TE 6-5 227 Fr. Waldorf, Md./Maret School
Daniel Ogundipe OL 6-5 291 Fr. Upper Darby, Pa./Imhotep Institute
Jon-Luke Peaker RB 5-9 187 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa./Northeast
Jahaad Scales S 6-0 186 Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C./Robert B. Glenn
Tariq Sims RB 6-0 175 Fr. Leesburg, Va./Loudoun County
Kris Trinidad DE 6-5 210 Fr. Richmond, Va./Lloyd C. Bird
For more information on Old Dominion’s signees, please visit: Old Dominion signing page
RICE (18)
NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE
DJ Arkansas LB 6-2 200 Fr. Denton, Texas/Ryan
Desmyn Baker LB 6-2 226 So. Clinton, Mississippi/Clinton/NW Mississippi CC
Blake Boenisch DL 6-3 300 Fr. Needville, Texas/Needville
Jay Folmar WR 6-1 185 Fr. Dothan, Ala./Dothan
Jalen Hargrove DL 6-4 305 Fr. Patterson, N.J./Choate Rosemary Hall
Jaggar Hebeisen TE 6-4 225 Fr. Colleyville, Texas/Heritage
Shawqi Itraish QB 6-3 190 Fr. Bradenton, Fla./Braden River
Jonathan Jean CB 5-10 175 Fr. Lakeland, Fla./Victory Christian
John Long OL 6-4 300 Fr. Kempner, Texas/Lampasas
Elroyal Morris Jr. DL 6-3 270 Fr. Houston, Texas/Dekaney
Ethan Onianwa OL 6-6 300 Fr. Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch
Faae Pepe OL 6-4 330 Fr. Bellflower, Calif./Orange Lutheran
Kenny Seymour Jr LB 6-3 225 Fr. League City, Texas/Fort Bend Marshall
Aidan Siano LB 6-0 225 Fr. Celina, Texas/Prosper
Peyton Stevenson WR 6-3 190 Fr. Demopolis, Ala./Demopolis
Cal Varner III DE 6-4 235 Fr. Katy, Texas/Katy
Joshua Williams SAF 6-1 190 Fr. Linden, Ala./Linden
Marcus Williams SAF 5-11 190 Fr. Helena, Ala./Hoover
For more information on Rice’s signees, please visit: Rice signing page
SOUTHERN MISS (11)
NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE
Everitt Cunningham DE 6-3 245 Sr. West Point, Miss./West Point/Memphis
Montra Edwards DL 6-3 295 Fr. Lexington, Miss./Holmes County Central Missouri
Zay Franks WR 6-2 180 Fr. Magee, Miss./Magee
Ty Keyes QB 6-2 200 Fr. Taylorsville, Miss./Taylorsville
Richard Mays WR 6-2 200 Fr. Ridgeland, Miss./Ridgeland
Mykal McLeod OL 6-4 315 Fr. Leakesville, Miss./Greene County
Chandler Pittman WR/ATH 5-9 165 Fr. Magee, Miss./Magee
Jeremiah Robinson WR 6-0 175 Fr. Petal, Miss./Petal
Jack Tannehill PK 5-9 165 Fr. Oxford, Miss./Oxford
Brendan Toles DB 6-0 175 Fr. Oxford, Miss./Lafayette
Tee Webb QB 6-4 195 Fr. Cartersville, Ga./CartersvilleLouisville
For more information on Southern Miss’ signees, please visit: Southern Miss signing page
UAB (10)
NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE
Tim Burns, Jr. CB 5-10 145 Fr. Miami, Fla./Northwestern HS
Brody Dalton TE 6-4 225 Fr. Fyffe, Ala./Fyffe
Charles Daniels LB 6-2 205 Fr. Plano, Texas/John Paul II
Xander Echols LS 6-0 195 Fr. Chelsea, Ala./Chelsea
Kybo Jamerson LB 6-1 205 Fr. Longview, Texas/Longview
Brett Johnson OL 6-4 277 Fr. Maplesville, Ala./Isabella
Devin Manigault DL 6-3 282 Fr. Mobile, Ala./St. Paul’s Episcopal
Antwan Massie CB 5-9 175 Fr. Miami, Fla./Northwestern HS
Dylan Mehrotra QB 6-3 188 Fr. Baton Rouge, La./Episcopal
Keegan Vaughn OL 6-6 300 So. Walled Lake, Mich./independence CC
For more information on UAB’s signees, please visit: UAB signing page
UTEP (1)
NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE
Kevin Hurley QB 6-4 230 Jr. Walnut, Miss./NE Mississippi CC
For more information on UTEP’s signees, please visit: UTEP signees page
UTSA (14)
NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE
Kevorian Barnes RB 5-10 185 Fr. San Augustine, Texas/San Augustine
Clifford Chattman DB 6-3 195 Sr. New Orleans, La./McDonogh 35 HS/Texas A&M
Nick Evans OLB 6-5 270 So. Attleboro, Mass./Attleboro HS/Monroe [N.Y] JC
Ronnie Garza OL 6-6 295 Fr. Edinburg, Texas/Vela
River Gordon OL 6-4 315 Fr. Mansfield, Texas/Mansfield
Caden Holt LB 6-2 220 Fr. New Braunfels, Texas/Canyon
JaCorey Hyder LB 6-3 240 Fr. Woodville, Texas/Woodville
Malik Jones DB 6-3 190 So. Grenada, Miss./Grenada/Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
Luke Lapeze OL 6-5 280 Fr. Humble, Texas/Summer Creek
Eddie Lee Marburger QB 6-3 205 Fr. Mission, Texas/Sharyland Pioneer
Jalen Rainey DB 6-4 190 Fr. San Antonio, Texas/Brandeis
Kamron Scott OL 6-4 320 Fr. Converse, Texas/Judson
Ron Tatum III DL 6-5 265 So. Oklahoma City, Okla./Putnam City/NEO A&M [Okla.] JC
Ronald Triplette DL 6-2 265 Fr. Houston, Texas/Shadow Creek/Kansas State
For more information on UTSA’s signees, please visit: UTSA Signing page
WKU (3)
NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HS, JC or COLLEGE
Adam Cofield RB 5-11 205 Gr. Lee’s Summit, Mo./North Dakota State
Miguel Edwards CB 5-11 175 R-So. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Oklahoma
Chase McDonald QB 6-2 200 Fr. Steilacoom, Wash./Steilacoom
For more information on WKU’s signees, please visit: WKU Signing page
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