(as of February 1, 2023, 4:45 p.m. CT)
DALLAS – Looking ahead to the 2023 football season, the five current members of Conference USA (FIU, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, UTEP and WKU), as well as the four future members joining in July of 2023 (Jacksonville State, Liberty, New Mexico State and Sam Houston) announced additions to their signing classes on Wednesday, which are listed in full, below.
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School
J.T. Anderson^ DB 6-1 181 Tampa, Florida/Bryant
Elijah Anderson-Taylor& LB 6-0 238 Centennial, Colorado/Northern Colorado
Rowdy Beers TE 6-4 219 Littleton, Colorado/Valor Christian
Toddrick Brewton EDGE 6-3 234 Miami, Florida/Miami Northwest HS
Jaheim Buchanon OL 6-3 278 Lehigh Acres, Florida/Lehigh Senior HS
Travis Burke^ OL 6-9 290 Hollywood, Florida/Gardner-Webb
Mister Clark DB 5-11 166 Opa Locka, Florida/Carol City HS
Antoine Cobb DL 6-3 260 Frostproof, Florida/Frostproof HS
Jack Daly& DL 6-3 315 South Glastonbury, Connecticut/Bryant
JoJo Evans^ DB 6-2 196 Palm Beach Gardens, Florida/Kent State
Victor Evans III DB 6-1 165 Opa Locka, Florida/Monsignor Pace HS
Landon Hale DB 6-1 178 Yulee, Florida/Yulee HS
Jamari Holliman DB 6-0 180 Miami, Florida/Miami Norland HS
Avery Huff* LB 6-2 205 Fort Lauderdale, Florida/Miami
Keyone Jenkins QB 5-11 175 Miami, Florida/Miami Central HS
Claude Larkins# DL 6-4 270 Hollywood, Florida/NC State
Shomari Lawrence# RB 6-0 200 Pompano Beach, Florida/South Dakota
Ja’Coby Matthews* WR 5-11 170 McComb, Mississippi/SW Mississippi CC
Luby Maurice, Jr. WR 6-0 188 West Palm Beach, Florida/Palm Beach Central HS
Kyle McNeal WR 6-0 166 Palm Beach Gardens, Florida/Dwyer HS
Daniel Michel OL 6-5 294 Fort Lauderdale, Florida/Dillard HS
Christian Pederson TE 6-3 239 San Mateo, California/Junipero Serra HS
Mykeal Rabess ATH 6-5 260 Miami, Florida/Miami Norland HS
Braiden Staten TE 6-5 236 Mount Juliet, Tennessee/Green Hill HS
Marquez Tatum* DL 6-2 286 Mobile, Alabama/Pearl River CC
Preston Thompson DB 5-11 179 Clewiston, Florida/Moore Haven HS
#- Redshirt Freshman class standing
^- Sophomore class standing
*- Junior class standing
&- Senior class standing
For more information on FIU’s signees, please visit: FIU Signing Day Page
JACKSONVILLE STATE (28)
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School
Austin Ambush* S 6-3 210 Gaithersburg, Maryland/Maine
Kaiden Arnold OL 6-7 335 Atmore, Alabama/Escambia Co. HS
Bryce Causey OL 6-7 315 Macon, Georgia/Mount de Sales Academy
Caden Creel QB 6-0 200 Fairhope, Alabama/Fairhope HS
Dajwon DeLoach LB 6-2 220 Columbus, Georgia/Northside HS
J’Wan Evans* RB 5-11 193 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/College of San Mateo
Tae Floyd BAN 6-3 230 Ocala, Florida/Forest HS
Travis Franklin, Jr. S 5-11 180 Tyrone, Georgia/Sandy Creek HS
Cameron Griffin OL 6-4 300 Pinson, Alabama/Pinson Valley HS
Daveion Harley OL 6-2 305 Havana, Florida/Gadsden County HS
Shane Payton Hodges DE 6-3 235 New Orleans, Louisiana/St. Augustine HS
Malik Jackson& RB 5-10 176 Opelika, Alabama/Louisiana-Monroe
Jamarye Joiner& WR 6-1 220 Tucson, Arizona/Arizona
Gaimere Latimer CB 5-10 175 Fairburn, Georgia/Sandy Creek HS
Marvin Lee OL 6-6 310 Harvest, Alabama/Sparkman HS
Kendall McCallum* LB 6-2 230 Anniston, Alabama/Holmes (Miss.) CC
Xavier Morrow* LB 6-3 234 Tuscaloosa, Alabama/Independence (Kan.) CC
Nehemiah Pgouda S 6-2 200 Douglasville, Georgia/South Paulding HS
Zechariah Poyser S 6-2 170 Wildwood, Florida/Wildwood HS
Ridge Redd TE 6-5 235 Calhoun, Georgia/Sonoraville HS
KD Shepherd WR 6-2 192 Highland Home, Alabama/Highland Home HS
Maddox Sunderman OL 6-4 300 Madison, Alabama/Bob Jones HS
Kekoura Tarnue* CB 6-0 175 Osseo, Minnesota/Rochester (Minn.) CC
Aidan Thompson LB 6-2 235 Winder, Georgia/Winder-Barrow HS
Cam Vaughn QB 6-2 170 Temple, Georgia/Temple HS
Quinzavious Warren* DL 6-2 330 Canton, Mississippi/Northwest Mississippi CC
Jaylen Williams WR 5-7 150 Orlando, Florida/Jones HS
Earl Woods III QB 5-11 185 Hueytown, Alabama/Hueytown HS
*- Junior class standing
&- Senior class standing
For more information on Jacksonville State’s signees, please visit: Jax State Signing Day Page
LIBERTY (17) – Additional Announcements Expected in the Coming Days
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School
Marquis Bell^ CB 5-11 175 Oceanside, California/Palomar CC
Vaughn Blue RB 5-11 195 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina/Oceanside Collegiate Academy
Christian Bodnar S 6-0 170 Brandon, Florida/Bloomingdale Sr. HS
Tajh Boyd OL 6-4 285 Chesapeake, Virginia/Oscar F. Smith HS
Bo Burklow TE 6-3 235 Brentwood, Tennessee/Christ Presbyterian Academy
TJ Bush DL 6-3 250 Woodbridge, Virginia/Freedom HS
Donovan Dozier DL 6-3 230 Raleigh, North Carolina/Cardinal Gibbons HS
Aaron Fenimore OL 6-1 270 Senoia, Georgia/East Coweta HS
Jabin Ford^ S 6-0 175 Butler, Georgia/Coffeyville CC
Tysheik Galloway* DL 6-3 315 Anderson South Carolina/Coffeyville CC
Cal Grubbs OL 6-3 285 Maryville, Tennessee/Maryville HS
Larry Jones III DE 6-1 235 Lakeland, Florida/Lakeland HS
Jamal Miles CB 6-0 170 Pelham, Alabama/Pelham HS
Reese Mooney QB 6-1 205 Denham Springs, Louisiana/Denham Springs HS
Eliyt Nairne DL 6-2 275 Charlotte, North Carolina/Olympic HS
Olan Robinson LB 6-1 210 Covington, Georgia/Newton HS
Bryan Whitehead II* DL 6-2 240 Bartlett, Tennessee/Pearl River CC
^- Sophomore class standing
*- Junior class standing
For more information on Liberty’s signees, please visit: Liberty Signing Day Page
LOUISIANA TECH (21) – Additional Transfers to be Added in early March (start of new quarter)
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School
Keystone Allison OL 6-4 266 Carthage, Texas/Carthage HS
Blake Baker QB 6-5 205 Cypress, Texas/Cypress Ranch HS
DeMardrick Blunt LB 6-1 190 Monroe, Louisiana/Carroll HS
Roy Brackins III OL 6-3 305 Baton Rouge, Louisiana/Woodlawn HS
Evan Bullock QB 6-5 215 Anna, Texas/Anna HS
Hayden Christman OL 6-7 305 Tioga, Louisiana/Tioga HS
Colton Deckard LB 6-3 190 Muenster, Texas/Muenster HS
Jacob Fields DB 5-9 175 Melissa, Texas/Madison HS
Eli Finley TE 6-5 245 Heath, Texas/Rockwall-Heath HS
Keddrick Harper DB 6-2 160 Carthage, Texas/Carthage HS
Cam Hill S 6-3 172 Farmerville, Louisiana/Union Parrish HS
Ja’Marion Kennedy OT 6-4 307 Shreveport, Louisiana/Northwood HS
Dedrick Latulas WR 5-7 150 New Iberia, Louisiana/West Gate HS
Obinna Okeke DE 6-3 220 Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls HS
Michael Richard S 5-10 165 New Orleans, Louisiana/Edna Karr HS
Charlie Robinson DL 6-3 230 Monroe, Louisiana/Sterlington HS
Troy Smith III OL 6-4 285 New Orleans, Louisiana/St. Augustine HS
David Webb III CB 6-0 175 New Orleans, Louisiana/King Charter HS
Delvin Whitaker DL 6-3 250 St. Francisville, Louisiana/West Feliciana HS
Dakota Williams WR 6-2 195 Boutte, Louisiana/Hahnville HS
Keith Willis Jr. RB 5-11 215 Houston, Texas/CE King HS
For more information on Louisiana Tech’s signees, please visit: Louisiana Tech Signing Day Page
MIDDLE TENNESSEE (22)
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School
Sam Brumfield* LB 5-11 230 Pearl, Mississippi/Northwest Mississippi CC
Brandon Buckner^ DE 6-1 237 Charlotte, North Carolina/Oregon
Anthony Bynum DL 6-3 260 Covington, Georgia/Newton HS
Jaiden Credle^ RB 5-11 195 Columbus, Georgia/Northern Illinois
Ethan Crite WR 6-2 180 Roswell, Georgia/Roswell HS
Ren Hefley* QB 6-0 200 Little Rock, Arkansas/Northwest Mississippi CC
James Jackson S 6-0 180 Pahokee, Florida/Pahokee HS
Markel James LB 6-2 207 Wacissa, Florida/John Paul Catholic HS
Cam’ron Lacy WR 5-8 155 Toccoa, Georgia/Stephens County HS
Jekail Middlebrook RB 5-9 175 Fayetteville, Georgia/Langston Hughes HS
Ja’Darious Morris DT 6-1 270 Fort Valley, GA/Peach Co. HS
Kalani Norris* WR 6-0 170 Miami, Florida/Georgia Tech
Justin Olson* WR 6-2 200 Huntersville, North Carolina/North Carolina
Julius Pierce* OL 6-5 300 Sanford, Florida/FIU
Isaac Rue OL 6-6 290 Muscle Shoals, Alabama/Muscle Shoals HS
Chayce Smith DE 6-2 275 Baxley, Georgia/Appling Co. HS
Jordan Thompson LB 6-0 190 Charlotte, North Carolina/Julius Chambers HS
Romal Webb* RB 5-8 205 Memphis, Tennessee/Coffeyville CC
Holden Willis* WR 6-4 210 Greenback, Tennessee/South Florida
Simon Wilson^ OL 6-1 305 East Moline, Illinois/Iowa Central JC
Aaron Wood OL 6-5 285 Gadsden, Alabama/Gadsden HS
Shakai Woods DT 6-1 295 Douglasville, Georgia/Douglas Co. HS
^- Sophomore class standing
*- Junior class standing
For more information on Middle Tennessee’s signees, please visit: Middle Tennessee Signing Day Page
NEW MEXICO STATE (38)
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School
Ishmael Aceves LB 6-2 215 Denver, Colorado/Mullen HS
Tayden Barnes S 5-10 175 Amarillo, Texas/Tascosa HS
Blaze Berlowitz QB 6-3 195 Cushing, Oklahoma/Cushing HS
Jalen Brown LB 6-2 205 Chicago, Illinois/Glenbard South HS
Jamari Buddin^ LB 6-3 216 Detroit, Michigan/Penn State
Josiah Charles CB 6-0 175 Arlington, Texas/Arlington Martin HS
Cedric Claiborne* OL 6-4 300 Houston, Texas/Trinity Valley CC
Quincy Davis LB 6-1 205 Las Vegas, Nevada/Bishop Gorman HS
Tyler Devera* TE 6-4 230 Wayne, New Jersey/Stony Brook
Donovan Faupel WR 6-1 195 Corona, California/Corona Centennial HS
Quintin Fowler OL 6-2 304 Kiln, Mississippi/Jones College
William Gipson* WR 6-3 205 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania/Fullerton College
Keonte Glinton * DB 5-11 190 Bakersfield, California/Wyoming
Jack Gogue OL 6-7 270 Kansas City, Missouri/Richmond HS
Jacob Golden* OL 6-5 300 Phoenix, Arizona/Boise State
Mason Graham ATH 6-5 225 Amarillo, Texas/Amarillo HS
Zach Haynes% P 6-1 193 Potosi, Missouri/Southeast Missouri
Trent Hudson^ WR 6-3 180 Killeen, Texas/Trinity Valley CC
John Huggins& S 6-2 205 Daytona Beach, Florida/Garden City CC
Gabriel Iniguez^ DT 6-1 260 Pittsburg, California/City College of San Francisco
Shamarr Jackson^ OL 6-3 260 Loris, South Carolina/Iowa Western CC
Gabe Jones DT 6-4 270 Dallas, Texas/WT White HS
Anthony LaFrance* OL 6-4 290 Chino, California/Riverside City College
Brad Ling K 5-11 185 Suffolk, United Kingdom/One on One Kicking UK
Naeten Mitchell DB 5-11 175 Temple, Texas/Temple HS
Adam Parks LB 6-3 225 Kansas City, Kansas/Blue Valley North HS
Kai Sevy OL 6-4 270 Salt Lake City, Utah/Corner Canyon HS
Jordan Smith WR 6-1 188 Slidell, Louisiana/Fullerton College
Kaden Stanton OL 6-5 315 Beggs, Oklahoma/Beggs HS
Eli Stowers^ QB 6-4 215 Denton, Texas/Texas A&M
Elijah Thomas DB 6-1 190 St. Louis, Missouri/De Smet Jesuit HS
Zyier Thornton* LB 6-4 255 Los Angeles, California/Cerritos College
BJ Tolo OL 6-1 290 Santa Ana, California/Mater Dei HS
Jeremiah Vessel DB 5-11 185 Baton Rouge, Louisiana/Bishop Gorman HS (Nevada)
Jordan Vincent* S 5-10 195 Chicago, Illinois/Eastern Illinois
Denver Warren^ DL 6-3 210 Chicago, Illinois/Independence CC (Kansas)
KD Wells* TE 6-2 250 Brookhaven, Massachusetts/Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
Dion Wilson, Jr.* DT 6-4 295 Perris, California/Arizona
^- Sophomore class standing
*- Junior class standing
&- Senior class standing
%- Graduate student
For more information on New Mexico State’s signees, please visit: NM State Signing Day Page
SAM HOUSTON (28)
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School
Lonnie Adkism WR 6-0 190 Wichita, Kansas/Roy Miller HS (Texas)
Landan “Coco” Brown RB 5-10 190 Denton, Texas/Denton HS
Da’Marcus Crosby* DB 6-2 195 Houston, Texas/Kilgore College
Kolt Dieterich OL 6-6 280 Riesel, Texas/Riesel HS
Easton Fulton OL 6-3 300 Rosebud, Texas/Rosebud-Lott HS
Jayden Gaines DL 6-3 275 Houston, Texas/Westside HS
Forest Gatlin LB 6-1 240 Mesquite, Texas/Mesquite HS
John Gentry^ RB 5-11 205 Houston, Texas/Utah State
Bryce Gilchrist TE 6-3 240 Frisco, Texas/Frisco Heritage HS
Dakerric Hobbs* DB 6-0 185 Conroe, Texas/Kilgore JC
Dax Horany DB 6-2 195 Argyle, Texas/Argyle HS
Qua’Vez Humphreys^ WR 6-3 215 Junction City, Kansas/Butler CC
Will Hutchens OL 6-4 280 Lindale, Texas/Lindale HS
Graceson Jackson-Smith^ OL 6-4 300 Monroe, Louisiana/Tyler JC
Kaden Kelly DB 5-11 170 Denton, Texas/Denton Ryan HS
William McCollum* OL 6-5 325 Jackson, Mississippi/Copiah-Lincoln CC
DJ McKinney RB 5-9 175 Tulsa, Oklahoma/Union HS
Jaden Phillips* DL 6-2 270 Clovis, New Mexico/New Mexico
Malik Phillips* WR 5-11 175 Clovis, New Mexico/New Mexico Military Institute
Chantson Prox DB 5-11 175 Canton, Texas/Canton HS
Zach Session OL 6-4 305 Katy, Texas/Morton Ranch HS
Akeem “Meatball” Smith% DL 6-0 295 Richmond, Virginia/Georgia State
Eli Wallace LB 6-1 215 Dallas, Texas/Duncanville HS
Xavier Ward^ QB 6-2 205 Corona, California/Washington State
D’Marea Weaver DB 6-0 190 Nacogdoches, Texas/Nacogdoches HS
Nate White* EDGE 6-3 225 Miami, Florida/Copiah-Lincoln CC
Jamarie Wiggins DB 6-1 180 Waco, Texas/Connally HS
Quintavius Workman* WR 6-6 210 Cary, North Carolina/East Los Angeles College
^- Sophomore class standing
*- Junior class standing
%- Graduate student
For more information on Sam Houston’s signees, please visit: Sam Houston Signing Day Page
UTEP (39)
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School
Da’Shawn Adams WR 6-0 180 Brookshire, Texas/Royal HS
AJ Barton OL 6-5 280 Garland, Texas/Lakeview Centennial HS
Chase Bibler* DL 6-4 260 Fresno, California/Fresno City College
Jalile Bost WR 5-11 155 El Paso, Texas/Pebble Hills HS
Elijah Boyd^ TE 6-4 250 Fairfield, California/Contra Costa College
Kenny Byrd* LB 6-0 225 York, South Carolina/Northeast Mississippi CC
Stefan Cameron* CB 5-11 185 St. Louis, Missouri/Foothill College
Joshua Dye RB 5-11 202 Gilbert, Arizona/Williams Field HS
Josiah Dye DB 6-1 185 Gilbert, Arizona/Williams Field HS
Nate Dyman* LB 6-2 223 Missouri City, Texas/Blinn College
Judah Ezinwa^ TE 6-3 240 Fontana, California/Mt. SAC (San Antonio College
Mike Franklin* RB 6-2 225 Daphne, Alabama/Contra Costa College
Javoni Gardere ^ WR 6-0 195 Dublin, California/Diablo Valley College
Qu’Ran Gossett RB 5-11 215 Santa Barbara, California/Bishop Diego HS
Jake Hall* LB 6-2 230 San Juan Capistrano, California/Orange Coast College
Jayce Hunter* DB 6-0 185 Mission Viejo, California/Saddleback College
Kadarion Johnson* DL 6-1 300 Houston, Texas/Kilgore College
Ezell Jolly RB 5-9 180 Missouri City, Texas/Ridge Point HS
Joey Lightfoot DL 6-3 305 College Station, Texas/A&M Consolidated HS
Dimitri Madden* DL 6-3 287 Lewisham, London, England/New Mexico Military Institute
Tyrone D. McDuffie III OL 6-4 300 El Paso, Texas/Parkland HS
Oscar Moore* S 6-1 208 Eaton, Texas/Kilgore College
Seth Mouser QB 6-5 200 Bastrop, Texas/Bastrop HS
AJ Odums* CB 5-11 175 Houston, Texas/New Mexico
Josh Phillips* LB 6-3 220 Grenada, Mississippi/Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
TangiTangi Pongia* OL 6-3 290 San Diego, California/Cisco College
Viontay Robinson* DL 6-1 262 Waco, Texas/Navarro College
Lantz Russell* DB 6-3 220 Riverside, California/Mt. San Antonio College
Nick Scalise* OL 6-6 308 El Dorado Hills, California/Sierra College
Dre Spriggs^ WR 6-2 180 San Antonio, Texas/UTSA
RaQuan Thompson* DL 6-3 320 Killeen, Texas/Blinn JC
Jaquan Toney* OL 6-4 301 Huntsville, Alabama/Northeast Mississippi CC
Daryon Triche^ RB 5-9 190 Cedar Hill, Texas/Sam Houston
Jake Utley OL 6-6 315 College Station, Texas/College Station HS
Kanious Vaughn^ DE 6-2 223 San Clemente, California/Saddleback College
Marcus Vinson^ TE 6-4 255 Duncanville, Texas/Kilgore College
Matt Wann* DE 6-2 235 Fullerton, California/Santa Anna College
Jackson Weng WR 6-2 210 Orange, California/Orange Lutheran HS
Jaleal Williams-Evans^ DB 6-1 200 Berkeley, California/City College of San Francisco
^- Sophomore class standing
*- Junior class standing
For more information on UTEP’s signees, please visit: UTEP Football Page
WKU (27)
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School
Reginald Allen, Jr. LB 6-3 215 Interlachen, Florida/Interlachen HS
Bronson Barron* QB 6-3 215 American Fork, Utah/Weber State
Sebastian Benjamin* LB 6-4 230 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/Saint Francis
Marquis Black^ DL 6-3 300 McDonough, Georgia/Nebraska
Trevor Borland* TE 6-3 240 Bolingbrook, Illinois/Buffalo
Ze’Vian Capers ^ WR 6-4 192 Alpharetta, Georgia/Auburn
Nonte Davis& DL 6-5 300 Columbia, Tennessee/UT Martin
Rickie Davis, Jr.^ DB 6-0 190 Arbor View, Nevada/Palomar CC
Chavaris “Turtle” Dumas DB 6-1 180 Palatka, Florida/Palatka HS
Daniel “Snook” Edwards^ DB 5-11 170 Winter Park, Florida/Illinois
RJ Evans* LB 6-1 225 Colony, Alabama/Hutchinson CC
Jalen Hand DL 6-4 280 Lexington, Kentucky/Frederick Douglass HS
Ki’shawn Harvey DL 6-3 305 Raleigh, North Carolina/Knightdale HS
Jarvis Hayes WR 6-1 170 Waycross, Georgia/Ware County HS
Koron Hayward LB 6-5 215 Jacksonville, Florida/Sandalwood HS
Rashion Hodge * LB 6-2 220 Phoenix, Arizona/Iowa Western CC
Jimmy Holiday^ WR 6-0 205 Flora, Mississippi/Tennessee
Lofton Howard TE 6-5 210 Bowling Green, Kentucky/Greenwood HS
DJ Johnson* OL 6-7 317 Indianapolis, Indiana/Dodge City CC
Jayden Loving^ DL 6-3 280 Montgomery, Alabama/Bethune Cookman
Devon Lynch* LB 6-1 220 Springfield, Nevada/Shepherd
Noah Meyers TE 6-5 225 Louisville, Kentucky/Trinity HS
Mike Moment* OL 6-3 300 Tampa, Florida/Alcorn State
Blue Smith& WR 6-5 215 Huber Heights, Ohio/Cincinnati
Dallas Walker^ DL 6-3 330 Nashville, Tennessee/Texas A&M
Nazir Ward DB 6-0 160 Miami, Florida/Miami Northwestern HS
Elijah Young& RB 5-9 188 Knoxville, Tennessee/Missouri
^- Sophomore class standing
*- Junior class standing
&- Senior class standing
For more information on WKU’s signees, please visit: WKU Football Page
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