Indiana has announced 33 additions to the 2024 roster on Sunday morning.
The group includes 17 transfers and 16 high school players. 23 will enroll and join the team in January.
The full release from IU Athletics on the signing class is below.
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INDIANA FOOTBALL INKS THIRTY THREE DURING EARLY SIGNING PERIOD
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana head football coach Curt Cignetti announced on Sunday (Dec. 24) the signing of 33 student-athletes to play for the Hoosiers in 2024.
Sixteen of the 33 signed National Letters of Intent, while 17 transfer student-athletes will head to Bloomington. Of the 33 signees during the early signing period, 23 will arrive on campus for the spring semester. Along with the 16 transfers, freshmen Tyler Cherry (Greenwood, Ind.), Dontrae Henderson (Charlotte, N.C.), Brody Kosin (Davisburg, Mich.), Mario Landino (Macungie, Pa.), Daniel Ndukwe (Lithonia, Ga.) and Josh Philostin (Palm Beach, Fla.) will also enroll in classes in January and participate in spring practice.
IU signed 20 players on offense, 11 on defense and two specialists. Indiana’s defense added five defensive linemen, three defensive backs and three linebackers, while the Hoosier offense on boarded seven offensive linemen, four running backs, four wide receivers, three quarterbacks and two tight ends. The special teams unit added one long snapper and one kicker.
The signees arrive in Bloomington from 13 different states and one from Canada. In all, eight from Virginia signed with the Hoosiers and four more came from the state of Indiana. Three each from Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin joined two newcomers form Maryland. IU then signed one each from Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, New York, Tennessee, Texas. Kurtis Rourke joins the program from Oakville, Ontario, via Ohio University.
Adedamola Ajani
OL • 6-4• 285
Speedway, Ind./Speedway
Prep/Personal: Offensive lineman for head coach Shane Clampitt at Speedway
High School … Consensus three-star prospect per ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and
On3 … Rated a top-55 offensive line prospect by ESPN (No. 53) and 247Sports
(No. 52) … Tabbed as a top-20 prospect in Indiana by all four major recruiting
services … Named to the Indianapolis Star Central Indiana Super Team as a
senior … Tabbed first-team All-Marion County as a senior and honorable
mention as a junior … Helped the SHS offense gain 318 yards per game as a
senior … Unit produced 14 rushing scores and 17 passing touchdowns … Paved
the way for two 100-yard rushing games in 2023 … Also starred on defense
with a team-best 19.0 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks … Finished No. 2 in total
tackles (82) for the Sparkplugs … Offense logged 307 yards per game as a junior
… Offense totaled 17 rushing scores and 19 passing touchdowns … Blocked
for three 100-yard rushing games … Forced one fumble and blocked a punt on
defense.
Charlie Becker
WR • 6-4 • 200
Nashville, Tenn./Father Ryan
Prep/Personal: Wide receiver for head coach Brian Rector at Father Ryan
High School … Consensus three-star prospect per ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and
On3 … Rated as the No. 26 overall prospect in Tennessee by 247Sports … Top45 recruit in the state by ESPN (No. 42), Rivals (No. 35) and On3 (No. 28) …
Tabbed Division II AAA West Region Offensive MVP as a senior … Garnered The
Tennessean Dandy Dozen honorable mention … Earned first-team All-Division II
AAA West Region as a junior and senior … Also competed in track and field …
Won the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association Division II state title
in the 110-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles and 4×400-meter relay as a junior
… Brother, Cole, is a linebacker at Appalachian State … Father, David, lettered
in football at Ohio State (1995).
Kaelon Black
RB • 5-10 • 210
Virginia Beach, Va./Salem (James Madison)
Career Notes & Records: Appeared in 27 career games with 16 starts over
four seasons at James Madison (2020-23) … Totaled 1,869 all-purpose yards
… Rushed for 1,305 yards on 263 carries with five rushing touchdowns …
Caught 44 passes for 486 yards and six receiving touchdowns … Returned three
kickoffs for 78 yards … Owns two career 100-yard rushing games.
2023 (Junior Season – James Madison): Appeared in all 13 games with 12
starts … Logged 637 yards rushing on 142 carries with one rushing touchdown …
Caught 24 passes for 254 yards and four receiving touchdowns … Had one 100-
yard rushing game … Ran for 125 yards on 12 carries against Bucknell (9/2) …
Gained 120 all-purpose yards at Troy (9/16) … Rushed 13 times for 78 yards and
caught four passes for 42 yards … Totaled 119 all-purpose yards with 76 yards
rushing (17 carries) and 43 yards receiving (five receptions) at Utah State (9/23) …
Registered three total touchdowns against Georgia Southern (10/14) … Gained
45 yards rushing on 11 carries with one touchdown and 38 yards receiving on three
catches and two touchdowns … Caught one touchdown pass on three receptions
(18 yards) at Virginia (9/9) … Rushed for 43 yards on 11 carries and caught a 34-
yard touchdown pass in the Armed Forces Bowl versus Air Force (12/23).
2022 (Sophomore Season – James Madison): Appeared in nine games
with one start … Totaled 333 yards rushing on 69 carries with three rushing
touchdowns … Caught 27 passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns receiving …
Returned two kickoffs for 26 yards … Named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor
Roll after 131 all-purpose yards at Appalachian State with two touchdowns …
Rushed for 85 yards and one touchdown … Caught a 23-yard touchdown pass
… Returned one kickoff for 23 yards … Gained 54 yards on nine carries with a
rushing touchdown against Norfolk State (9/10) … Rushed 11 times for 56 yards
and one touchdown at Old Dominion (11/12) … Added 37 yards on four receptions
… Caught four passes for 26 yards and one touchdown against Georgia State
(11/19) … Gained 35 yards on seven rushing attempts against the Panthers …
Ran 10 times for 50 yards against Coastal Carolina (11/26).
2021 (Redshirt Freshman Season – James Madison): Started three games
… Missed the remainder of the season due to injury … Totaled 165 yards
rushing on 27 attempts … Caught three passes for 55 yards … Returned one
touchdown for 52 yards … Logged one 100-yard rushing game … Boasted 148
all-purpose yards in the season opener versus Morehead State (9/4) … Rushed
for 100 yards on 12 carries … Caught two passes for 48 yards … Gained 55
yards on nine carries against Maine (9/11) … Posted 69 all-purpose yards at
Weber State (9/18) … Rushed six times for 10 yards and caught one pass for
seven yards … Returned one kickoff for 52 yards.
2020 (Freshman Season – James Madison): Appeared in two games during
the spring season and redshirted his initial collegiate season … Rushed for
170 yards on 25 carries with one touchdown … Logged one 100-yard rushing
game … Made collegiate debut against Robert Morris (2/27) with 29 yards on
six carries … Gained 141 yards on 19 carries with first career touchdown at
William & Mary (3/27).
Prep/Personal: Running back for head coach Shawn Wilson at Salem High
School … Tabbed Virginia High School League 5A second-team All-State as
a sophomore … Earned first-team all-region as a sophomore and junior …
Tabbed Beach District Offensive Player of the Year … Three-time first-team AllBeach District … Garnered first-team All-757 as a junior … Earned first-team
All-Tidewater as a sophomore and junior … Gained 3,360 career yards rushing
with 55 rushing scores … Helped SHS to four-straight playoff appearances
… Rushed for 1,732 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior … Gained 1,013
yards rushing and 13 touchdowns in seven games as a junior … Scored 18
touchdowns and rushed for 1,628 yards as a sophomore … Also lettered in
basketball and track and field … Received Academic Award from SHS.
Jah Jah Boyd
DB • 5-11 • 180
Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic
Prep/Personal: Defensive back for head coach Rick Prete at Roman Catholic
High School … Four-star prospect by ESPN … Tabbed three-star recruit by
247Sports and On3 … Rated as the No. 32 two-way athlete nationally by ESPN
… Rated as the No. 9 prospect in Pennsylvania by ESPN … Top-40 recruit in the
Keystone State by 247Sports (No. 26) and On3 (No. 38) … Owns RCHS single season receiving touchdowns record … Named Philadelphia Catholic League
MVP as a senior … Tabbed first-team All-Catholic League as a wide receiver and
defensive back as a senior.
James Carpenter
DL • 6-2 • 285
Roanoke, Va./Roanoke Catholic (James Madison)
Career Notes & Records: Appeared in 40 career games with 37 starts over
five seasons at James Madison (2019-23) … Two-time All-Sun Belt Conference
pick (2022-23) … Totaled 141 career tackles, 28.0 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks
… Owns two interceptions, two recovered fumbles and one forced fumble.
2023 (Senior Season – James Madison): Started all 13 games … Earned
second-team All-Sun Belt … Logged 53 tackles with 9.0 tackles for loss and 4.0
sacks … Added one forced fumble, two recovered fumbles and one interception
… Made a season-high nine tackles with a combined sack against Old
Dominion (10/28) … Recovered his first career fumble against the Monarchs
… Totaled seven stops with 2.0 tackles for loss and a solo sack at Utah State
(9/23) … Totaled 1.5 tackles for loss at Virginia (9/9) and at Troy (9/16) in backto-back weeks … Boasted a solo sack against the Trojans … Pulled down an
interception against Georgia Southern (10/14) with three tackles and a solo sack
… Made two tackles and forced first career fumble against Appalachian State
(11/18) … Recovered a fumble and chipped in five stops at Coastal Carolina
(11/25) … Added a solo tackle for loss … Made five tackles – four solo – against
Air Force (12/23) in the Armed Forces Bowl.
2022 (Junior Season – James Madison): Started all 11 games … Tabbed
second-team All-Sun Belt … Totaled 52 tackles with 11.5 tackles for loss and
5.5 sacks … Made a season-best nine tackles with a combined sack against
Marshall (10/22) … Posted eight tackles against Norfolk State (9/10) with 2.5
tackles for loss … Had 1.5 sacks against the Spartans … Made seven stops
with 3.0 tackles for loss at Louisville (11/5) … Logged seven tackles with 1.5
tackles for loss at Appalachian State (9/24) … Had six tackles with 1.5 sacks
at Old Dominion (11/12) … Collected a solo sack as part of a four-tackle game
at Arkansas State (10/8).
2021 (Sophomore Season – James Madison): Appeared in seven games
with six starts … Tabbed FCS Freshman All-America by Phil Steele … Totaled
15 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss … Made four tackles at Delaware (10/23)
with a combined tackle for loss … Made two tackles with a solo tackle for loss
against Maine (9/11) … Had three stops with a combined tackle for loss against
Villanova (10/9) … Opened the season with two tackles and a combined tackle
for loss versus Morehead State (9/4).
2020 (Redshirt Freshman Season – James Madison): Appeared in eight
games with seven starts … Totaled 21 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss and 2.0
sacks … Added one interception … First collegiate tackle came as part of
a three-tackle effort versus Morehead State (2/20) … Logged first career
tackle for loss on a solo stop against the Eagles … Made first collegiate start
versus Robert Morris (2/27) with two tackles … First sack came on a combined
quarterback takedown at Elon (3/6) in a five-tackle game … Totaled 1.5 tackles
for loss against the Phoenix … Pulled in first career interception against VMI
(4/24) in the first round of the FCS Playoff … Closed season with four tackles
at Sam Houston State (5/8) with 2.0 tackles for loss and a solo sack in the FCS
Playoff semifinals.
2019 (Freshman Season – James Madison): Appeared in one game and
redshirted his initial collegiate season … Made collegiate debut against
Morgan State (9/14).
Prep/Personal: Two-way lineman for head coach Bob Price at Roanoke Christian
High School … Tabbed Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association firstteam All-State on both offensive and defensive as a junior and senior … Earned
second-team all-state as a sophomore … Named All-Timesland first team
defensive line as a senior … Earned second-team All-Timeland as a junior …
Tabbed Sizzling Sophomore Timesland Area as a sophomore … Helped RCHS to
an 11-0 record as a senior and the Division III state championship … Had 10.0
sacks and 22.0 tackles for loss in each of his final two prep seasons … Totaled
13.0 sacks and 74 solo tackles as a sophomore … Also lettered in basketball,
lacrosse and track and field … Tabbed first-team all-state defense lacrosse …
Broke school record in shot put (45’8”) and finished No. 2 at the VISAA State
Championship … Helped RCHS to the VISAA state track championship as a senior.
Tyler Cherry
QB • 6-5 • 205
Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove
Prep/Personal: Quarterback for head coach Eric Moore at Center Grove High
School … Tabbed a four-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and On3 … Rated the
No. 105 overall prospect nationally by On3 … A top-25 quarterback prospect
nationally per 247Sports (No. 22), Rivals (No. 18) and On3 (No. 6) … Consensus
top-15 prospect in Indiana by ESPN (No. 12), 247Sports (No. 6), Rivals (No. 5)
and On3 (No. 2) … Helped the Trojans to a Class 6A state championship as
a junior … Posted a 23-4 record in two seasons as the starting quarterback
at CGHS … Accounted for 64 career touchdowns (56 passing, 8 rushing) …
Tabbed Indiana Football Coaches Association Mr. Football positional winner
as a senior … IFCA All-State selection his final prep season … Owns career
records for yards passing (5,461), passing touchdowns (56), completions (364)
and completion percentage (68.5) … Completed 71 percent of his passes for
3,156 yards and 34 touchdown passes as a senior … Threw for 2,269 yards and
22 touchdowns as a junior.
Quentin Clark
LB • 6-1 • 215
Dexter, Ga./West Laurens
Prep/Personal: Linebacker for head coach Kip Burdette at West Laurens High
School … Consensus three-star prospect per ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and On3
… Rated the No. 26 linebacker nationally by ESPN … Top-100 recruit in Georgia
per ESPN (No. 93) and 247Sports (No. 82) … Totaled 105 tackles, 6.0 sacks,
five forced fumbles and two recovered fumbles as a junior … Also lettered in
basketball, track and field, and weightlifting … Placed ninth in the Georgia High
School Association 4A shot put as a junior.
Miles Cross
WR • 6-1 • 215
Bowie, Md./Rock Hill (S.C.) (Ohio)
Career Notes & Records: Appeared in 37 career games with 22 starts over
three seasons at Ohio (2021-23) … Caught 105 passes for 1,301 yards and eight
touchdowns in his career … Completed a 7-yard toss to his quarterback versus
Central Michigan (11/15) in 2023 … Owns a catch in 14-straight games entering
2024.
2023 (Junior Season – Ohio): Started 11 games … Tabbed third-team All-MidAmerican Conference by Phil Steele … Totaled 47 receptions for 560 yards and
three touchdowns … Boasted two 100-yard receiving games … Caught at least
one pass in each of his 11 games played with five games of five-plus receptions
… Completed one pass for seven yards versus Central Michigan (11/15) …
Named MAC East Division Player of the Week after a seven-catch, 125-yard
effort and two touchdowns against Kent State (10/7) … Caught seven passes
for 103 yards and one touchdown at Akron (11/24) … Made six catches against
Western Michigan (10/21; 63 yards) and Miami (Ohio) (10/28; 79 yards) in
back-to-back weeks … Had five catches for 44 yards at Buffalo (11/7) … Caught
touchdown passes at San Diego State (8/26) and at Bowling Green (9/23).
2022 (Sophomore Season – Ohio): Appeared in all 14 games with 11 starts …
Recorded 47 catches for 560 yards and three touchdowns … Boasted one 100-
yard receiving game … Carried three times for five yards … Caught at least one
pass in 12 of 14 games played … Collected first career 100-yard receiving effort
as part of a 137-all-purpose yard game at Miami (Ohio) (11/8) … Caught six
passes for 133 yards and rushed twice for four yards against the RedHawks …
Hauled in four passes – two touchdowns – for 18 yards against Buffalo (11/1) for
his first multi-touchdown game … Caught five passes in three-straight games: at
Iowa State (9/17; 54 yards), versus Fordham (9/24; 52 yards) and at Kent State
(10/1; 63 yards).
2021 (Freshman Season – Ohio): Appeared in all 12 games … Caught 11
passes for 124 yards … Made collegiate debut and first collegiate reception
against Syracuse (9/4) … Caught season-high two passes on three occasions: at
Akron (10/2; 14 yards), versus Central Michigan (10/9; 47 yards) and at Bowling
Green (11/26; 31 yards).
Prep/Personal: Wide receiver for head coach David Pittman at Rock Hill (S.C.)
High School … Three-star prospect per ESPN and 247Sports … Ranked as a
top-50 prospect in South Carolina by ESPN (No. 49) and 247Sports (No. 47) …
Earned all-conference honors as a senior … Logged 33 receptions for 401 yards
and three touchdowns in his final prep season.
William Depaepe
DL • 6-6 • 230
Moline, Ill./Moline
Prep/Personal: Defensive lineman for head coach Mike Morrissey at Moline
High School … Consensus three-star prospect per ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals
and On3 … Rated the No. 159 defensive end prospect nationally by ESPN …
Consensus top-40 recruit in Illinois by ESPN (No. 37), 247Sports (No. 25), Rivals
(No. 22) and On3 (No. 18) … Tabbed second-team All-Western Big 6 Conference
as a senior … Totaled 39 tackles, 14.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks and two forced
fumbles as a senior.
Justice Ellison
RB • 5-10 • 210
Ashburn, Va./The Flint Hill School (Wake Forest)
Career Notes & Records: Appeared in 43 games with 20 starts over four
seasons at Wake Forest (2020-23) …Tabbed third-team All-Atlantic Coast
Conference in 2022 … Rushed for 1,909 yards on 427 carries and 15 touchdowns
in his career with the Demon Deacons … Added 24 receptions for 163 yards and
one touchdown.
2023 (Senior Season – Wake Forest): Appeared in 11 games with 10 starts
… Ranked No. 2 on the team in rushing yards (548) and attempts (120) …
Scored one touchdown … Logged double-digit carries eight games … Added
10 receptions for 61 yards … Rushed for a season-high 137 yards on 18 carries
against Georgia Tech (9/23) … Carried a season-high 20 times for 60 yards
against Pittsburgh (10/21) … Gained 77 yards on 10 carries versus No. 4 Florida
State (10/28) … Scored lone touchdown at Syracuse (11/25) with 11 rushes for
38 yards in the regular season finale.
2022 (Junior Season – Wake Forest): Named third-team All-Atlantic Coast
Conference … Appeared in 13 games with 10 starts … Led the team in rushing
yards (707) and carries (170) … Finished No. 2 on the team in rushing touchdowns
(6) … Logged double-digit carries in 10 games … Added six receptions for 62
yards … Rushed for a season-high 114 yards on 18 carries with one touchdown
at No. 23 Florida State (10/1) … Logged 96 yards versus Army (10/8) on 11
rushes with one touchdown … Gained 80 yards on 13 carries in the season
opener versus VMI (9/1) … Rushed for one touchdown in each of the final two
games of the season … Carried 10 times for 42 yards and a score at Duke (11/26)
… Gained 64 yards on 21 carries and one touchdown versus Missouri (12/23) in
the Gasparilla Bowl.
2021 (Sophomore Season – Wake Forest): Appeared in 11 games … Led the
team in yards per carry (5.1) … Ranked No. 2 on the team in rushing yards (541) and
rushing touchdowns (7) … Also caught 7 passes for 37 yards and one touchdown …
Rushed for 86 yards on 13 carries with one touchdown at Virginia (9/24) … Gained
67 yards on 15 carries with one touchdown against Louisville (10/2) … Added
three catches for 19 yards versus the Cardinals … Totaled 66 yards on five carries
at Army (10/23) and scored one touchdown … Rushed for 81 yards on 13 carries at
North Carolina (11/6) … Scored three touchdowns against No. 16 NC State (11/13)
… Carried 17 times for 56 yards and two scores versus the Wolfpack … Added
one reception for a 4-yard touchdown … Rushed nine times for 59 yards and one
touchdown versus Rutgers (12/31) in the Gator Bowl.
2020 (Freshman Season – Wake Forest): Appeared in eight games … Totaled
30 rushes for 113 yards rushing and one touchdown on the season … Made one
reception for three yards … Gained a season-high 50 yards on nine carries at
Louisville (12/12) … Scored lone touchdown versus Wisconsin (12/30) in the
Duke’s Mayo Bowl with 19 yards on six carries.
Prep/Personal: All-purpose athlete for head coach Jason Thomas at The Flint
Hill School … Saw time at running back, wide receiver, quarterback, defensive
back and kick returner … Three-star recruit per ESPN and 247Sports … Top-50
prospect in Virginia per ESPN (No. 49) and 247Sports (No. 49) … Guided FHS to
consecutive Division I private-school state titles (2018-19) … Helped Huskies
to three-straight MAC championships … Three-time first-team All-Mid-Atlantic
Athletic Conference pick at three different positions … Earned honors at running
back (2019), wide receiver (2018) and defensive back (2017) … Accumulated
3,646 all-purpose yards and 38 touchdowns in her career … Accumulated 1,844
all-purpose yards (204.9 ypg) with 16 touchdowns as a senior … Carried 60
times for 544 yards and 12 touchdowns … Caught 35 passes for 618 yards and
three scores … Logged 373 kickoff return yards and 309 punt return yards …
returned one kickoff for a touchdown … Added three interceptions.
Aiden Fisher
LB • 6-2 • 225
Fredericksburg, Va./Riverbend (James Madison)
Career Notes & Records: Appeared in 23 career games with 11 starts over
two seasons at James Madison (2022-23) … Garnered third-team All-Sun Belt
as a sophomore … Owns 113 career tackles with 6.0 tackles for loss and 1.5
sacks … Has one interception, eight pass breakups and one blocked kick.
2023 (Sophomore Season – James Madison): Appeared in 13 games with
11 starts … Collected third-team All-Sun Belt Conference … Earned Sun Belt
Conference Special Teams Player of the Week in Week 2 after a blocked punt at
Virginia (9/9) … Made first career start in Week 3 at Troy (9/16) … Led the team
with 108 tackles (52 solo) … Posted four double-digit tackle games and three
others with nine stops … Added 6.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks … Had one
interception and eight pass breakups … Blocked one kick … Totaled a seasonhigh 17 tackles – 12 solo – in the Armed Forces Bowl versus Air Force (12/23) …
Made 12 tackles against Old Dominion (10/28) with a combined sack … Piled
up 10 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss and a solo sack versus South Alabama
(9/30) … Totaled 10 tackles at Marshall (10/19) with a combined tackle for
loss … Grabbed first career interception and chipped in nine stops at Utah
State (9/23) … Chipped in a solo tackle for loss as part of a nine tackle effort
at UConn (11/11) … Chipped in six stops with a solo tackle for loss versus
Appalachian State (11/18).
2022 (Freshman Season – James Madison): Appeared in 10 games … Made
collegiate debut against Middle Tennessee State (9/3) in the season opener …
Posted five tackles … All five tackles came at Old Dominion (11/12).
Prep/Personal: Linebacker for head coach Nathan Yates at Riverbend High
School … Named Region 5A Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … Tabbed
first-team All-Region 5A at linebacker and second team at running back as a
senior … Earned Commonwealth District Defensive Player of the Year his final
prep season … Two-time first-team all-district linebacker as a junior and senior
… Tabbed first-team all-district at running back as a senior … Named secondteam all-district at quarterback as a junior … Earned second-team all-district at
linebacker as a sophomore.
Dontrae Henderson
DB • 5-11 • 180
Charlotte, N.C./Julius Chambers
Prep/Personal: Defensive back for head coach Brandon Wiggins at Julius
Chambers High School … Tabbed a three-star prospect per ESPN and On3 …
Rated the No. 159 cornerback nationally by ESPN … Earned top-60 rating among
prospects in North Carolina from ESPN (No. 56) and On3 (No. 54) … Tabbed allstate as a junior … Earned All-Queen City Conference 3A/4A as a junior … Totaled
65 tackles, five interceptions, 32 pass breakups, two recovered fumbles and one
forced fumble as a junior … Member of the National Honor Society … Brother,
Jacobie, is a defensive back at Marshall (2022-present) … Brother, Deontae, was
a defensive back at Campbell (2015-18) … Cousin, Jaire Alexander, is an All-Pro
defensive back for the Green Bay Packers after an All-ACC career at Louisville.
Zach Horton
TE • 6-4 • 250
Roanoke, Va./Lord Botetourt (James Madison)
Career Notes & Records: Appeared in 23 career games with 11 starts over
two seasons at James Madison (2022-23) … First-team All-Sun Belt selection
as a junior.
2023 (Junior Season – James Madison): Started all 13 games … Named firstteam All-Sun Belt Conference at tight end … Ranked No. 5 nationally among tight
ends in touchdown receptions (6) … Totaled 275 yards receiving on 27 catches
… Made at least one catch in 10 games and had multiple receptions in seven
contests … Posted two multi-touchdown games … Caught three passes for a
season-best 116 yards and two scores versus South Alabama (9/30) … Had two
touchdown grabs as part of a six-catch, 33-yard day at Georgia State (11/4) …
Caught five passes for 24 yards at Appalachian State (11/18) … Had a 21-yard
touchdown catch at UConn (11/11) as part of a three-catch, 38-yard effort …
Made two catches for 11 yards and one touchdown at Coastal Carolina (11/25).
2022 (Sophomore Season – James Madison): Appeared in 11 games with
five starts … Made first collegiate start versus Norfolk State (9/10) … Caught
13 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns … First collegiate reception came
in a two-catch, 12-yard outing at Appalachian State (9/24) … Caught three
passes for 47 yards at Arkansas State (10/8) with his first collegiate touchdown
catch … Brought in three passes for 31 yards and one touchdown against
Marshall (10/22).
2021 (Freshman Season – James Madison): Appeared in eight games …
Made collegiate debut versus Maine (9/11).
Prep/Personal: Tight end for head coach Jamie Harless at Lord Botetourt High
School as a senior … Played three seasons at Northview High School for head
coach Ryan Buchanan … Also played defensive end … Rated as a three-star
prospect by 247Sports and Rivals … Rated the No. 132 tight end prospect
nationally and No. 63 prospect in Virginia by 247Sports … Helped LBHS to the
Virginia High School League Class 3 state runner-up finish as a senior … Guided
NHS to the Region 3D title game as a sophomore and junior … Tabbed VHSL 3A
second-team all-state defensive end as a junior … Earned Region 3D Defensive
Player of the Year in final prep season … Two-time first-team all-region tight
end as a junior and senior … Named first-team all-region linebacker as a senior
… Garnered first-team all-region at defensive end as a sophomore and junior
… Tabbed second-team all-region linebacker as a freshman … Three-time Blue
Ridge District Defensive Player of the Year … Four-time first-team all-district
pick on defense and three-time all-district selection on offense … Named
Timesland Sizzlin’ Sophomore at tight end prior to his second prep season. …
Brother, Noah, lettered in football at University of Charleston (2019-20).
Mikail Kamara
DE • 6-2 • 270
Ashburn, Va./Stone Bridge (James Madison)
Career Notes & Records: Appeared in 23 career games with 22 starts over
four seasons at James Madison (2020-23) … Redshirted his second season on
campus due to injury … Owns at least one tackle in all 23 career games … Has a
tackle for loss in 21 of 23 career games … Second-team All-Sun Belt Conference
selection as a junior.
2023 (Junior Season – James Madison): Started 12 games … Named secondteam All-Sun Belt Conference … Totaled 52 tackles with 17.5 tackles for loss …
Logged 6.5 sacks … Forced three fumbles … Posted at least 1.0 tackles for loss in
11 of 12 games played … Logged a sack in five games … Posted three solo tackles
with each a tackle for loss at Troy (9/16) … Logged two sacks and forced two
fumbles against the Trojans … Opened the season with six tackles, 2.5 tackles
for loss and 1.0 sack versus Bucknell (9/2) … Had 2.0 tackles for loss as part of a
four-tackle day at Utah State (9/23) … Logged 1.5 sacks against South Alabama
(9/30) … Logged seven tackles with 1.0 sack against Old Dominion (10/28) … Both
tackles at Georgia State (11/4) went for a loss (1.5), which included a solo sack.
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore Season – James Madison): Appeared in five
games with four starts … Made at least 0.5 tackle for loss in all five games …
Logged 1.0 sack in four of five games … Had 1.0 sack against Middle Tennessee
State (9/3), at Appalachian State (9/24), versus Texas State (10/1) and at
Louisville (11/5) … Lone tackle versus Norfolk State (9/10) was a combined
tackle for loss … Had a season-high four stops against MTSU and at Louisville.
2021 (Sophomore Season – James Madison): Missed season due to injury
and redshirted.
2020 (Freshman Season – James Madison): Started six games during
the spring season … Ranked No. 2 on the team with 3.0 sacks … Posted at
least 0.5 tackle for loss in five of six games played … Named Colonial Athletic
Association Rookie of the Week in Week 1 after three tackles and a solo sack
in a start of his collegiate debut versus Morehead State (2/20) … Totaled 16
tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss … Posted a season-high four tackles against
Robert Morris (2/27) with a combined tackle for loss … Both tackles at Elon
(3/6) were for a loss … Combined on a sack versus the Phoenix … Had a solo
sack as a part of a two-tackle day at William & Mary (3/27) … Had a combined
sack against Richmond (4/17) with two stops in the game … Made three tackles
against VMI (4/24).
Prep/Personal: Defensive end for head coach Mickey Thompson at Stone
Bridge High School … Helped Bulldogs to Virginia High School League Class 5A
runner-up finishes as a junior and senior … Tabbed Washington Post honorable
mention All-Metro as a senior … Named VHSL Class 5A second-team All-State
as a junior … Earned Region 5A Defensive Player of the Year as a senior …
Two-time first-team all-region and All-Potomac District as a junior and senior …
Registered 34.0 tackles for loss and 15.0 sacks as a senior … Tallied 72 tackles,
16.0 sacks and three forced fumbles as a junior.
Nick Kidwell
OL • 6-5 • 315
Knoxville, Md./Boonsboro (James Madison)
Career Notes & Records: Appeared in 52 games with 34 starts along
the offensive line over six seasons at James Madison (2018-23) … Last 34
appearances have been starts … Second-team All-Sun Belt Conference pick in
2022 … Named first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association in 2021.
2023 (Senior+ Season – James Madison): Started first four games before a
season-ending injury … Received a medical hardship waiver.
2022 (Senior Season – James Madison): Started nine games at right tackle
… Tabbed second-team All-Sun Belt Conference … Part of an offensive line
that helped JMU rank top-30 in the FBS in five offensive categories: yards per
completion (No. 7; 14.54), scoring (No. 13; 37.0), passing efficiency (No. 16;
157.2), total offense (No. 29; 452.5) and passing touchdowns (No. 30; 27) …
The Dukes scored 35-or-more points versus seven FBS opponents with five
games over 40 points … Totaled a season-high 47 points against No. 23 Coastal
Carolina to clinch the Sun Belt East Division title.
2021 (Junior Season – James Madison): Started all 14 games at right tackle
… Named first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association … Tabbed Touchdown
Club of Richmond Offensive Lineman of the Year as the top offensive lineman in
the state of Virginia … Part of an offensive line that helped JMU rank top-20 in
the FCS in eight offensive categories: completion percentage (No. 3; .676), pass
efficiency rating (No. 3; 171.0), scoring (No. 5; 38.3), fewest interceptions (No.
8; 5), third-down conversion percentage (No. 12; .444), red zone scoring (No. 14;
.885), passing yards per game (No. 17; 276.3) and total offense (No. 17; 435.4)
… Earned CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2020 (Sophomore Season – James Madison): Started all eight games during
the spring season … Started games at right guard and right tackle … Helped
JMU average 33.6 points per game … Part of an offensive line that helped JMU
rank top-15 in the FCS in seven categories: fourth-down conversion percentage
(No. 2; .857), rushing yards per game (No. 6; 232.6), time of possession (No.
6; 34:20), passing efficiency (No. 7; 156.28), third-down conversion percentage
(No. 10; .484), total offense (No. 11; 447.5) and scoring (No. 14; 33.6) … Earned
CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (Redshirt Freshman Season – James Madison): Appeared in all 16
games … Saw time primarily on special teams … Earned CAA Commissioner’s
Academic Honor Roll.
2018 (Freshman Season – James Madison): Appeared in two games and
redshirted his initial collegiate season … Collegiate debut came versus Robert
Morris (9/13).
Prep/Personal: Offensive lineman for head coach Mark Wadel at Boonsboro
High School … Helped BHS to three-straight Maryland Public Secondary Schools
Athletic Association Class 1A playoff appearances … Named Washington
County (Md.) Offensive Player of the Year as a senior … Earned Boonsboro
Offensive Lineman of the Year as a senior … first-team All-Washington County
as a junior and senior and second team as a sophomore … Member of Super 22
Team as a junior … Also lettered in track and field … threw the discus and shot
put … Named to the Washington County All-Decade Team (2010-19) with the
No. 1 mark in the discus (158-2) and No. 2 in the shot put (56-6.25).
Brody Kosin
TE • 6-6 • 235
Davisburg, Mich./Clarkston
Prep/Personal: Tight end for head coach Justin Pintar at Clarkston High
School … Consensus three-star prospect per ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and On3
… Tabbed a top-40 tight end prospect nationally by ESPN (No. 40) and Rivals
(No. 41) … Consensus top-30 prospect in Michigan by ESPN (No. 27), 247Sports
(No. 26), Rivals (No. 15) and On3 (No. 18) … Named first-team All-State by the
Michigan High School Football Coaches Association as a senior … Logged 42
catches for 876 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior … Totaled 17 catches for
250 yards and five touchdowns as a junior … Brother, Blake, plays football at
Northwood University (Mich.).
Mario Landino
DL • 6-5 • 265
Macungie, Pa./Emmaus
Prep/Personal: Defensive end for head coach Harold Fairclough at Emmaus
High School … Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports and On3 … Ranked as
the No. 58 recruit in Pennsylvania by 247Sports … Named Eastern Pennsylvania
Conference South Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … Named first-team
All-EPC South on both offense and defense as a junior and senior … Logged 97
tackles with 20.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks in his final prep season.
Mark Langston
LS • 6-0 • 210
Savannah, Ga./Savannah Christian (Georgia Southern)
Career Notes & Records: Appeared in 22 career games at long snapper
over three seasons at Georgia Southern (2021-23) … Spent first two collegiate
seasons at Kennesaw State (2019-20) and did not appear in a game.
2021 (Senior Season – Georgia Southern): Missed the season due to injury.
2022 (Junior Season – Georgia Southern): Started 10 games at long snapper
… Played 97 total snaps … Made one special teams tackle … Suffered a torn
ACL on punt coverage at Louisiana (11/10) and missed the final two games.
2021 (Sophomore Season – Georgia Southern): Started all 12 games at
long snapper … Played 113 total snaps … Made collegiate debut in the opener
against Gardner-Webb (9/4) … Made two special teams tackles.
2020 (Redshirt Freshman Season – Kennesaw State): Did not see any game action.
2019 (Freshman Season – Kennesaw State): Redshirted his initial collegiate season.
Prep/Personal: Long snapper for head coach Baker Woodward at Savannah
Christian Preparatory School … Also played defense ,.. Tabbed first-team allstate long snapper as a senior … Earned second-team all-state honors on
defense as a senior … Tabbed second-team all-region in his final prep season
… Helped SCPS to the Georgia High School Association Class 3A Final Four as
a senior … Posted 186 tackles as a senior … Also lettered in baseball … Helped
the Raiders to a GHSA state runner-up finish in baseball as a senior … Father,
Roy, lettered in baseball at East Tennessee State.
Evan Lawrence
OL • 6-6 • 270
Danville, Ind./Danville Community
Prep/Personal: Offensive lineman for head coach Jayme Comer at Danville
Community High School … Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports and
On3 … Rated the No. 41 offensive tackle nationally per On3 … Consensus top20 prospect in Indiana per ESPN (No. 20), 247Sports (No. 19) and On3 (No. 8)
… Named Indiana Football Coaches Association All-State as a senior … Tabbed
Indianapolis Star Central Indiana Super Team his final prep season … Also
lettered in basketball and track and field.
Ty Son Lawton
RB • 5-10 • 210
Staten Island, N.Y./Curtis (James Madison)
Career Notes & Records: Owns bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies
from Stony Brook … Appeared in 39 career games with 22 starts … Spent five
seasons at Stony Brook (2018-22) and one season at James Madison (2023) …
Named first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association as a junior … Rushed for
2,660 yards on 583 carries and 26 touchdowns in his career.
2023 (Senior+ Season – James Madison) – Appeared in 12 games with one
start … Finished No. 2 on the team in yards rushing (568), carries (126) and
rushing touchdowns (5) … Added 19 receptions for 174 yards and one receiving
touchdown … Accumulated 152 all-purpose yards (95 rushing; 57 receiving) with
one receiving touchdown at Georgia State (11/4) … Rushed for 79 yards on
eight carries at Virginia (9/9) … Rushed for a 4-yard touchdown in the third
quarter and a 27-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Cavaliers
… Rushed for 73 yards on 14 carries with one touchdown at Coastal Carolina
(11/25) … Carried six times for 25 yards and one touchdown against Georgia
Southern (10/14) … Also scored once as part of a 22-yard rushing afternoon on
four carries against Bucknell (9/2).
2022 (Senior Season – Stony Brook): Started all three games … Missed eight
games due to injury … Tabbed Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of
the Year … Totaled 88 yards on 33 carries with one touchdown … Added three
receptions for 37 yards … Rushed for 51 yards on 20 carries against Rhode
Island (9/1) … Scored on a 2-yard touchdown run in the second quarter … Caught
one pass for 15 yards versus the Rams … Carried six times for eight yards at
UMass (9/17) … Added one reception for 22 yards against the Minutemen …
Gained 34 yards on seven rushes at Fordham (10/15).
2021 (Junior Season – Stony Brook): Started all 11 games … Earned firstteam All-Colonial Athletic Association … Led the CAA and ranked No. 11 in
the FCS in yards rushing (1,088) … Rushing yardage total finished No. 10 in
program history … Produced five 100-yard rushing efforts … Owned three multitouchdown games … Scored twice on the ground against No. 15 Delaware
(10/16) as part of a 22-carry, 192-yard effort that earned CAA Player of the
Week honors … Raced 99 yards for a touchdown on the first Stony Brook play
from scrimmage for a touchdown against the Blue Hens for the longest play
from scrimmage in CAA and SBU history … Also scored on a 1-yard run … Ran
for 154 yards on 28 carries and one touchdown at Rhode Island (10/2) … Totaled
134 rushing yards and one score at Colegate (9/11) and versus Albany (11/20) …
Gained 119 yards on 19 carries at Towson (10/9) with two rushing touchdowns
… Totaled 105 all-purpose yards with 96 yards rushing and nine yards receiving
at Maine (11/6) … Rushed for one touchdown and caught one touchdown pass
against the Black Bears.
2020 (Sophomore Season – Stony Brook): Started all four games during the
spring season … Led the team with 268 yards rushing on 56 carries and a teambest three touchdowns … Caught one pass for one yard … Posted two 100-yard
rushing efforts … Gained 20 yards on six carries at Delaware (3/13) … Rushed
for 134 yards on 22 carries versus Maine (3/20) with one touchdown … Scored a
pair of touchdowns on the ground with 114 yards on 28 carries at Albany (3/27).
2019 (Redshirt Freshman Season – Stony Brook): Appeared in nine games
with three starts … Tabbed fourth-team Freshman All-America by Phil Steele …
Rushed for 648 yards … Led the team in carries (152) and rushing touchdowns
(7) … Caught one pass for five yards … Earned CAA Rookie of the Week after
121 yards rushing and one touchdown at Villanova (10/26) … Owned three 100-
yard rushing efforts … Made collegiate debut against Bryant (8/29) with 49
yards rushing on 11 carries … First career score came on a 5-yard rush in the
first quarter in Week 2 versus Fordham (9/21) … Gained 10 yards on two carries
in the game … Ran for one score as part of an 88-yard rushing effort at Rhode
Island (9/28) … Gained 108 yards on 27 carries with three scores against James
Madison (10/5) for first career 100-yard rushing effort … Went for 124 yards on
23 carries and one touchdown against New Hampshire (10/12) … Scored once
and rushed for 121 yards on 25 totes at Villanova (10/26) … Closed the season
with 22 carries and 75 yards rushing against Albany (11/23) … Made first career
reception for five yards against the Great Danes.
2018 (Freshman Season – Stony Brook): Redshirted his initial collegiate season.
Prep/Personal: Running back for head coach Peter Gambardella at Curtis High
School … Gained over 2,600 yards rushing as a prep … Helped CHS to the New
York City Public School Athletic League titles and a 23-1 record as a junior and
senior … Tabbed all-city as a senior … Boasted four 100-yard rushing games
and 970 yards rushing as a senior … Scored 13 touchdowns on the ground in his
final prep season … Led the Warriors with 1,051 all-purpose yards as a senior.
Austin Leibfried
OL • 6-6 • 275
Mount Horeb, Wis./Mount Horeb
Prep/Personal: Offensive lineman for head coach Bret St Arnauld at Mount
Horeb High School … Consensus three-star prospect per ESPN, 247Sports,
Rivals and On3 … Rated a top-120 offensive line prospect by ESPN (No. 120)
and 247Sports (No. 88) … Tabbed a top-20 prospect in Wisconsin per ESPN
(No. 9), 247Sports (No. 10) and On3 (No. 17) … Guided the Vikings to threestraight Badger Conference titles … Selected Associated Press high honorable
mention All-State his final prep season … Two-time Wisconsin Football Coaches
Association all-region selection … Tabbed Badger Conference Offensive
Lineman of the Year as a senior … Earned first-team All-Badger Conference in
final two prep seasons … Also lettered in basketball and track and field.
Khobie Martin
RB • 6-0 • 205
Fishers, Ind./Fishers
Prep/Personal: Running back for head coach Curt Funk at Fishers High School
… Consensus three-star prospect per ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and On3 … Rated
as a top-100 running back nationally per ESPN (No. 100) and 247Sports (No. 65)
… Tabbed a consensus top-30 prospect in Indiana by ESPN (No. 2), 247Sports
(No. 13), Rivals (No. 20) and On3 (No. 30) … Garnered Indianapolis Star Central
Indiana Super Team as a senior … Tabbed Junior All-State by the Indiana
Football Coaches Association … Named first-team All-Hoosier Crossroads
Conference as a junior and senior … Rushed for 2,746 yards and 38 touchdowns
in three seasons at FHS … Missed two games due to injury as a senior … Ran for
1,379 yards and 19 touchdowns in nine games his final prep season … Rushed
for 1,194 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior … Scored three times on the
ground and gained 173 yards on 27 carries as a sophomore.
Derek McCormick
K • 6-3 • 215
Port Charlotte, Fla./Port Charlotte (ULM)
Career Notes & Records: Appeared in 28 career games over five collegiate
seasons … Spent two seasons (17 games) at Ave Maria University (Fla.) …
Transferred to ULM for three seasons (11 games) … Handled kickoff and place
kicking duties during his career … Converted 25-of-41 career field goal attempts
… Successful on 54-of-58 career point after touchdowns.
2023 (Senior Season – ULM): Appeared in nine games … Missed final three
games due to injury … Handled kickoff and place-kicking duties … Connected
on 10-of-12 field goals … Converted 16-of-17 point after touchdown tries … Hit
37 kickoffs for 2,282 yards (61.7 ypko) and 23 touchbacks … Connected on a pair
of 50-yard field goals … Went 3-for-3 on field goal attempts against Arkansas
State (10/28) … Hit from 50, 30 and 20 yards against the Red Wolves … Posted
2-for-2 field goal games at Texas State (10/14) and at Georgia Southern (10/21)
… Hit from 50 yards at GSU … Connected from 47 yards at TSU.
2022 (Redshirt Junior Season – ULM): Appeared in two games … Hit five
kickoffs for 279 yards (55.8 ypko) … Made FBS debut at Texas (9/3) with
one kickoff for 59 yards … Averaged 55.0 yards over kickoff on four kicks at
Arkansas State (10/1).
2021 (Junior Season – ULM): Did not appear in any games.
2020 (Sophomore Season – Ave Maria): Appeared in all seven games …
Handled kickoff and place-kicking duties … Totaled 29 points … Converted
5-of-14 field goal attempts … Made 14-of-15 point after touchdown tries …
Hit 26 kickoffs for 1,518 yards (58.4 ypko) with seven touchbacks … Earned Sun
Conference and NAIA National Special Teams Player of the Week after hitting
a game-winning 24-yard field goal as time expired versus Warner (9/26) with
eight total points … Went 2-for-3 in the game with a 45-yard make against the
Royals … Made two field goals in the season finale against Southeastern …
Connected on 2-of-3 field goal attempts against Southeastern (11/19) … Hit all
six point after touchdown tries against Florida Memorial (9/16) … Totaled six
points on 1-for-2 field goal day and 3-for-3 on PAT tries at Webber International
(11/14).
2019 (Freshman Season – Ave Maria): Appeared in all 10 games … Earned
second-team All-Sun Division … Handled kickoff and place-kicking duties …
Set the school record for field goals made (10) and finished No. 2 all-time in
single-season points (54) … Converted 10-of-15 field goals … Made 24-of26 point after touchdown tries … Hit 49 kickoffs for 2,986 yards (60.9 ypko)
with 12 touchbacks … Hit the two longest field goals in program history versus
St. Thomas (52 yards; 55 yards) … Made first collegiate field goal attempt at
Southeastern (10/5) … Totaled 13 points with 3-for-3 day on field goals and
4-for-4 effort on PATs against St. Thomas (Fla.) (10/26) to earn Sun Conference
and NAIA National Special Teams Player of the Week … Named Sun Conference
Special Teams Player of the Week after a nine-point game against Warner
(11/9) with two field goals made and three successful PAT tries.
Prep/Personal: Kicker for head coach Jordan Ingman at Port Charlotte High
School … Scored 108 career points … Connected on 10-of-12 career field goals
… Netted 78-of-84 point after touchdown tries … Scored 48 points as a senior
with four field goals made and 36 PATs … Long field goal was 51 yards …
Totaled 60 points with six field goals and 42 PATs as a junior … Brother, Devyn,
also punted for ULM (2021-22) and Ave Maria (2018-20) … Devyn was named
second-team All-Sun Belt as a senior … Earned first-team All-Sun Conference
as a freshman.
Alberto Mendoza
QB • 6-2 • 190
Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus
Prep/Personal: Quarterback for head coach Dave Dunn at Christopher Columbus
High School … Consensus three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and On3
… Rated a top-90 quarterback nationally per ESPN (No. 55), 247Sports (No. 86)
and On3 (No. 70) … Tabbed the No. 137 prospect in Florida per On3 … Two-time
Class 4 Metro Florida Player of the Year … Named a Finalist for Florida Mr. Football
as a junior … Two-time first-team All-Miami-Dade County … Guided CCHS to a
26-2 record as a starter and back-to-back Florida High School Athletic Association
Class 4 Metro state titles … Threw for 4,596 yards passing and 57 touchdowns
in his career … Logged 1,950 yards passing and 22 touchdowns as a senior …
Completed 159-of-223 passes with just five interceptions in final prep season …
Rushed for 319 yards as a senior … Completed 186-of-256 passes for 2,470 yards
passing and 34 touchdowns as a junior … Gained 207 yards rushing with two
touchdowns as a junior … Brother, Fernando, plays football at Cal and was the
starting quarterback in 2023.
Daniel Ndukwe
DL • 6-3 • 220
Lithonia, Ga./Arabia Mountain
Prep/Personal: Defensive end for head coach Julian Washington at Arabia
Mountain High School … Consensus three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports,
Rivals and On3 … Rated the No. 105 defensive end prospect by 247Sports …
Tabbed the No. 146 recruit in Georgia by ESPN … Helped AMHS to the Georgia
4-5A Region title as a senior … Totaled 40 tackles and 10.5 tackles for loss and
1.0 sack as a senior … Brother, David, plays football at Houston (2023) after
three seasons at Western Kentucky (2020-22).
Josh Philostin
DB • 5-11 • 180
Palm Beach, Fla./Cardinal Newman
Prep/Personal: Defensive back for head coach Jack Daniels at Cardinal
Newman High School … Tabbed a four-star recruit by ESPN … Three-star
prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and On3 … Consensus top-70 cornerback by ESPN
(No. 36), 247Sports (No. 66), Rivals (No. 68) and On3 (No. 54) … Consensus
top-100 prospect in Florida by ESPN (No. 51), 247Sports (No. 54), Rivals (No.
100) and On3 (No. 67) … Logged 29 tackles and two interceptions as a senior
… Totaled 12 tackles and four interceptions as a junior … Made 27 tackles and
broke up 12 passes during his sophomore season.
Myles Price
WR • 5-10 • 190
The Colony, Texas/The Colony (Texas Tech)
Career Notes & Records: Appeared in 42 games with 25 starts over four
seasons at Texas Tech (2020-23) … Two-time honorable mention All-Big 12 …
Accumulated 2,521 all-purpose yards over four seasons with 1,751 receiving
yards, 296 punt return yards, 207 yards rushing, and 59 kickoff return yards …
Amassed 161 receptions at Texas Tech with 10 touchdown catches … Added
two rushing scores … Owns one career 100-yard receiving game … Has two
career double-digit catch games.
2023 (Senior Season – Texas Tech): Appeared in 10 games with seven starts
… Missed two games due to injury … Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 …
Led the team in receptions (43) and touchdown receptions (5) … Logged 410
yards receiving … Pulled in a receiving touchdown in each of the first three
games of the season … Had six catches for 65 yards and one touchdown at
Wyoming (9/2) … Made four receptions for 31 yards and one touchdown versus
Oregon (9/9) … Gained 22 yards on two catches with one touchdown against
Tarleton State (9/16) … Caught 10 passes for 90 yards at Baylor (10/7) … Made
five receptions with one touchdown versus Houston (9/30; 63 yards) and against
TCU (11/2; 50 yards).
2022 (Junior Season – Texas Tech): Appeared in 11 games with nine starts
… Missed two games due to injury … Earned honorable mention All-Big 12
… Led the team in receptions (51) … Added 513 yards receiving and two
receiving touchdowns … Returned eight punts for 63 yards … Caught 13 passes
for 98 yards against Texas (9/24) … Logged 78 yards on five catches and one
touchdown versus Houston (9/10) … Made four catches for 50 yards and one
touchdown at NC State (9/17) … Caught six passes at Kansas State (10/1; 44
yards) and Oklahoma (11/26; 54 yards).
2021 (Sophomore Season – Texas Tech): Appeared 12 games with nine
starts … Missed one game due to injury … First collegiate start came against
Houston at NRG Stadium – home of the Houston Texans … Totaled 523 yards on
38 receptions with two receiving touchdowns … Logged one 100-yard receiving
game … Rushed 14 times for 94 yards and one rushing touchdown … Gained
175 yards on nine receptions and one touchdown versus Iowa State (11/13) …
Caught five passes for 75 yards and one touchdown at Texas (9/25) … Brought in
six passes for 36 yards at Oklahoma (10/30) … Rushed three times for 25 yards
and one score at Kansas (10/16) … Added two receptions for 20 yards against
the Jayhawks … Garnered second-team Academic All-Big 12.
2020 (Freshman Season – Texas Tech): Appeared in nine games … Made
collegiate debut against Texas (9/26) and made first career reception … Totaled
28 receptions for 300 yards and one receiving touchdown … Rushed 12 times
for 124 yards and one rushing touchdown … Caught six passes for 51 yards
and his first collegiate touchdown at Kansas State (10/3) … Totaled 114 allpurpose yards against Kansas (12/5) … Rushed for 71 yards and one touchdown
… Caught two passes for 43 yards versus the Jayhawks … Pulled in seven
receptions for 79 yards against West Virginia (10/24) … Caught four passes at
TCU (11/7; 30 yards) and at Oklahoma State (11/28; 59 yards).
Prep/Personal: Wide receiver for head coach Rudy Rangel at The Colony High
School … Consensus three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals … Rated
as a top-100 wide receiver nationally per ESPN (No. 98) and 247Sports (No. 42)
… Tabbed a top-100 recruit in Texas by ESPN (No. 84) and 247Sports (No. 87) …
Garnered District 5-5A Division I Offensive MVP as a senior … Earned District
5-5A Division I Overall MVP as a junior … Tabbed second-team Associated
Press All-State as a senior … Earned honorable mention Texas Sports Writers
Association All-State his final prep season … Finished prep career with 3,884
all-purpose yards … Logged 1,606 yards rushing and 2,278 yards receiving in
three high school seasons … Posted 1,307 yards receiving, 311 yards rushing
and 227 kickoff return yards as a senior … Boasted 906 yards receiving and 661
yards rushing as a junior.
Kurtis Rourke
QB • 6-5 • 230
Oakville, Ontario/Holy Trinity (Ohio)
Career Notes & Records: Appeared in 36 career games with 33 starts over
five seasons at Ohio (2019-23) … Tabbed Mid-American Conference Offensive
Player of the Year and first-team All-MAC as a junior … Earned second-team AllMAC as a senior … Amassed 8,479 career yards of total offense and accounted
for 61 touchdowns (50 passing, 11 rushing) … Completed 638-of-963 passes for
7,651 yards passing and 50 touchdown passes … Rushed for 1,240 career yards
on 232 carries and 11 touchdowns … Caught three career passes for 62 yards.
2023 (Senior Season – Ohio) – Started 11 games … Tabbed second-team AllMid-American Conference … Led the team in yards passing (2,207), completions
(195) and touchdown passes (11) … Tied for No. 2 on the team in rushing
touchdowns (4) … Finished No. 3 on the team in yards rushing (219) and carries
(67) … Caught one pass for seven yards versus Central Michigan (11/15) …
Completed 20-of-32 passes for 300 yards and three touchdowns against Kent
State (10/7) … Also rushed for a touchdown against the Huskies … Tossed three
touchdown passes on 14-of-16 passing for 196 yards at Bowling Green (9/23) …
Piled up 313 yards passing and one touchdown through the air against Miami
(Ohio) (10/28) … Threw for 275 yards and one touchdown against Western
Michigan (10/21) … Threw one touchdown pass and rushed for one score at
Akron (11/24) … Posted rushing touchdowns at Northern Illinois (10/14) and
versus Central Michigan (11/15).
2022 (Junior Season – Ohio) – Started first 11 games of the season … Missed
final two games due to injury … Tabbed Mid-American Conference Offensive
Player of the Year and first-team All-MAC … Earned second-team CoSIDA
Academic All-America … Completed 244-of-353 passes for 3,256 yards and 25
touchdown passes … Rushed 74 times for 249 yards and four scores … Caught
one pass for 17 yards at Penn State (9/10) … Threw for a season-high 537
yards and four touchdowns on 41-of-50 passing against Fordham (9/24) … Had a
season-high five touchdown passes on 20-of-29 passing for 317 yards at Miami
(Ohio) (11/8) … Accounted for five touchdowns at FAU (9/3) with four passing
and one rushing score … Completed 27-of-34 passes for 345 yards against the
Owls … Threw for 427 yards on 24-of-27 passing and three scores against Akron
(10/8) … Tossed two touchdown passes and rushed for one more score at Kent
State (10/1) … Completed 25-of-39 passes for 322 yards against the Golden
Flashes … Ran for a season-high 64 yards on seven carries and one touchdown
against Northern Illinois (10/22) … Also rushed for one touchdown at Western
Michigan (10/15) … Earned Academic All-MAC.
2021 (Sophomore Season – Ohio) – Appeared in 10 games with eight starts
… Completed 169-of-259 passes for 1,801 yards and 11 touchdowns … Rushed
for 327 yards on 74 carries with three touchdowns … Caught one pass for 38
yards against Syracuse (9/4) … Completed a season-best 31 passes for 308
yards versus Kent State (10/23) with one touchdown pass … Gained 49 yards
rushing and scored twice on the ground against the Golden Flashes … Threw for
three touchdowns and 289 yards against Miami (Ohio) (11/2) … Three of nine
completions went for touchdowns at Eastern Michigan (11/9) with 230 yards
passing … Also ran for 55 yards versus the Eagles … Tossed a pair of touchdown
passes at Louisiana (9/16) on 10-of-20 passing for 106 yards … Threw for 233
yards on 22-of-36 passing with one touchdown pass against Toledo (11/16) …
Also rushed for one touchdown against Duquesne (9/11) … Earned Academic
All-MAC.
2020 (Redshirt Freshman Season – Ohio) – Started all three games … Totaled
386 yards passing and three touchdowns … Rushed 14 times for 17 yards …
Threw for 231 yards on 12-of-19 passing and two touchdowns at Central
Michigan (11/4) … Completed 8-of-14 passes for 92 yards against Akron (11/10)
… Connected on 10-of-11 passes for 63 yards and rushed for 43 yards versus
Bowling Green (11/28).
2019 (Freshman Season – Ohio) – Appeared in one game and redshirted his
initial collegiate season … Rushed for 20 yards at Bowling Green (11/19).
Prep/Personal: Quarterback for head coach Matt Hassett at Holy Trinity
Academy … Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN … Tabbed a top-100
quarterback recruit per ESPN (No. 62) and 247Sports (No. 97) … Rated the No.
1 prospect in Canada by 247Sports and No. 2 by ESPN … Helped lead Holy
Trinity to a Halton Championship as a junior … Two-time league MVP … Twotime first-team all-star selection … Totaled 4,250 career yards passing with
63 passing touchdowns … Rushed for 705 career yards and six touchdowns …
Older brother, Nathan, lettered three seasons at Ohio University (2017-19) …
Nathan was a two-time second-team All-Mid-American Conference selection
and two-time winner of the Jon Cornish Trophy, which is awarded annually to
the most outstanding Canadian player in NCAA Football … Nathan also played
in the CFL and with the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars.
Tyler Stephens
OL • 6-5 • 305
Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes (James Madison)
Career Notes & Records: Appeared in 36 games with 31 starts … Starts have
come at left tackle (12), left guard (13) and right tackle (6) … Tabbed secondteam All-Sun Belt Conference as a senior.
2023 (Junior Season – James Madison): Started all 13 games … Made
starts at left tackle (5), left guard (4) and right tackle (4) … Named secondteam All-Sun Belt … Helped the offense rank among the top 30 in the FBS
regular season in passing touchdowns (No. 7; 33), completion percentage (No.
14; .678), passing yards (No. 18; 287.1), passing efficiency (No. 10; 163.62),
time of possession (No. 19; 31:58) and total offense (No. 29; 430.2) … The
Dukes scored 30-plus points in nine games with five games of 40-plus points …
Totaled a season-high 56 points in a win at Coastal Carolina to clinch the Sun
Belt East Division title.
2022 (Sophomore Season – James Madison): Started all 11 games … Made
starts at left guard (9) and right tackle (2) … Part of an offensive line that helped
JMU rank top-30 in the FBS in five offensive categories: yards per completion
(No. 7; 14.54), scoring (No. 13; 37.0), passing efficiency (No. 16; 157.2), total
offense (No. 29; 452.5) and passing touchdowns (No. 30; 27) … The Dukes
scored 35-or-more points versus seven FBS opponents with five games over 40
points … Totaled a season-high 47 points against No. 23 Coastal Carolina to
clinch the Sun Belt East Division title.
2021 (Redshirt Freshman Season – James Madison): Appeared in nine
games with six starts … All six starts came at left tackle … 2021 (Junior
Season – James Madison): Started all 14 games at right tackle … Named firstteam All-Colonial Athletic Association … Tabbed Touchdown Club of Richmond
Offensive Lineman of the Year as the top offensive lineman in the state of
Virginia … Part of an offensive line that helped JMU rank top-20 in the FCS in
eight offensive categories: completion percentage (No. 3; .676), pass efficiency
rating (No. 3; 171.0), scoring (No. 5; 38.3), fewest interceptions (No. 8; 5), thirddown conversion percentage (No. 12; .444), red zone scoring (No. 14; .885),
passing yards per game (No. 17; 276.3) and total offense (No. 17; 435.4) …
Earned CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2020 (Freshman Season – James Madison): Appeared in three games with
one start … First collegiate start came at left tackle at Elon (3/6) … Earned
Colonial Athletic Association Football Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
Prep/Personal: Offensive lineman for head coach Joe Jones at Ocean Lakes
High School … Tabbed a three-star prospect by ESPN and 247Sports … Rated
the No. 146 offensive line prospect by ESPN … A tpp-55 prospect in Virginia per
ESPN (No. 46) and 247Sports (No. 51) … Tabbed Virginia High School League
6A All-State as a junior … Named first-team all-region as a junior … Two-time
first-team All-Beach District … Guided OLHS to three-straight playoff berths
and a fourth-round berth as a junior … Helped the Dolphins to a 13-2 record
as a junior.
Mitch Verstegen
OL • 6-4 • 300
Kaukauna, Wis./Kaukauna
Prep/Personal: Offensive lineman for head coach Michael Moreau at
Kaukauna High School … Consensus three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports,
Rivals and On3 … Rated the No. 116 offensive tackle by On3 … Consensus top20 recruit in Wisconsin by ESPN (No. 15), 247Sports (No. 18), Rivals (No. 10) and
On3 (No. 14) … Tabbed first-team Wisconsin Football Coaches Association AllState as a senior … Selected WFCA All-Region as a junior … Named Fox Valley
Association Offensive Lineman of the Year as a senior … Two-time unanimous
first-team All-Fox Valley Association selection on the offensive line.
Trey Wedig
OL • 6-7 • 320
Oconomowoc, Wis./Kettle Moraine (Wisconsin)
Career Notes & Records: Appeared in 35 career games with eight starts over
four seasons at Wisconsin (2020-23).
2023 (Junior Season – Wisconsin) – Appeared in 12 games.
2022 (Sophomore Season – Wisconsin) – Appeared in 10 games with eight
starts … Started games at right tackle (5), right guard (2) and left guard (1).
2021 (Redshirt Freshman Season – Wisconsin) – Appeared in all 13 games.
2020 (Freshman Season – Wisconsin) – Redshirted his initial collegiate season.
Prep/Personal: Offensive lineman for head coach Matthew McDonnell
at Kettle Moraine High School … Consensus four-star prospect per ESPN,
247Sports and Rivals … Rated a top-125 prospect nationally per ESPN (No. 64),
247Sports (No. 124) and Rivals (No. 93) … Tabbed a top-10 offensive tackle by
ESPN (No. 8), 247Sports (No. 10) and Rivals (No. 10) … Rated the No. 1 recruit in
Wisconsin by ESPN and 247Sports … Invited to the Under Armour All-America
Game … Two-time first-team Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-State
selection … Collected honorable-mention all-state honors on the defensive line
as a senior … Two-time first-team All-Little 8 Conference pick … Also lettered
in track and field … Finished runner-up in the shot put at the 2019 Wisconsin
Interscholastic Athletic Association State Championships.
Jailin Walker
LB • 6-1 • 220
Richmond, Va./Varina (James Madison)
Career Notes & Records: Appeared in 31 games with 20 starts over three
seasons at James Madison (2021-23) … Two-time honorable mention All-Sun
Belt Conference … Totaled 142 career tackles with 9.5 tackles for loss and 3.5
sacks … Logged three interceptions and 13 pass breakups … Forced three
fumbles.
2023 (Junior Season – James Madison): Appeared in 11 games with 10
starts … Earned honorable mention All-Sun Belt Conference … Totaled 61
tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks … Forced three fumbles … Boasted
10 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and two forced fumbles at Marshall
(10/19) … Posted eight tackles with 0.5 tackle for loss against Old Dominion
(10/28) … Logged seven tackles with 1.0 tackle for loss at Georgia State (11/4)
… Opened season with five tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and 0.5 sack … Forced a
fumble and charted four tackles at Coastal Carolina (11/25) … Logged six stops
with a solo tackle for loss against Air Force (12/23) in the Armed Forces Bowl.
2022 (Sophomore Season – James Madison): Appeared in and started 10
games … Earned honorable mention All-Sun Belt Conference … Totaled 63
tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks … Added three interceptions and
five pass breakups … Accounted for two defensive touchdowns … Posted first
double-digit tackle game with 10 stops against Coastal Carolina (11/26) in the
season finale … Opened the season with nine tackles and a solo tackle for loss
against Middle Tennessee State (9/3) … Chipped in nine tackles at Georgia
Southern (10/15) … Grabbed first career interception against Texas State (10/1)
and returned it 22 yards for a touchdown … Added seven stops against the
Bobcats … Made five tackles and grabbed a pick-six at Old Dominion (11/12) …
Intercepted a pass that set up the go-ahead score at Appalachian State (9/24).
2021 (Freshman Season – James Madison): Appeared in 11 games …
Posted 18 tackles with 1.0 sack … Added one forced fumble and one pass break
up … Collegiate debut came against Morehead State (9/4) with two stops …
Second tackle of the game was first career sack in the fourth quarter … Logged
a season-high five stops with a forced fumble against Campbell (11/6) … Made
three stops at Delaware (10/23).
Prep/Personal: Linebacker and running back for head coach Marcus Lewis at
Varina High School … Helped VHS to the Virginia High School League Region
Class 5B title and berth in the Class 5A state semifinals … Totaled 60 tackles,
10.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, two recovered fumbles and one interception as
a junior … Rushed for nine touchdowns on offense … Also lettered in track and
field … Graduated No. 21 in his class at VHS academically.
Ke’Shawn Williams
WR • 5-11 • 190
Philadelphia, Pa./Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (Wake Forest)
Career Notes & Records: Appeared in 46 career games with 11 starts over
four seasons at Wake Forest (2020-23) … Amassed 2,094 all-purpose yards …
Caught 107 passes for 1,385 yards and five touchdowns … Carried three times
for 29 yards … Returned 33 kickoffs for 654 yards … Registered two punt returns
for 26 yards … Posted one career 100-yard receiving game … Owns 10 career
tackles on special teams.
2023 (Senior Season – Wake Forest): Started 11 games … Totaled 384 yards
receiving on 38 catches and one receiving touchdown … Rushed three times
for 29 yards and one rushing score … Returned eight kickoffs for 187 yards …
Posted two special teams tackles … Gained 116 all-purpose yards against Elon
(8/31) with seven yards rushing, 13 yards receiving and 96 kickoff return yards
… Caught five passes for 92 yards and one touchdown versus Vanderbilt (9/9) …
Made six catches for 46 yards at Pittsburgh (10/21) … Rushed once for a 2-yard
touchdown against Florida State (10/28) … Caught seven passes for 90 yards at
Duke (11/2) … Named Academic All-Atlantic Coast Conference.
2022 (Junior Season – Wake Forest): Appeared in 13 games … Caught 39
passes for 553 yards and one touchdown … Returned 12 kickoffs for 235 yards
… Made one special teams tackle … Posted first career 100-yard receiving game
with 129 yards on five catches against Liberty (9/17) … Caught a touchdown
pass against Syracuse (11/19) as part of a six-catch, 61-yard effort … Gained
106 all-purpose yards at Louisville (10/29) … Caught five passes for 67 yards and
returned three kickoffs for 39 yards against the Cardinals … Pulled in five passes
for 51 yards at NC State (11/5).
2021 (Sophomore Season – Wake Forest): Appeared in 14 games … Totaled
27 receptions for 404 yards and three touchdowns … Returned eight kickoffs for
150 yards … Gained 36 yards on two punt returns … Made five special teams
stops … First collegiate touchdown catch came against Old Dominion (9/3) as
part of a three-catch, 21-yard outing in the season opener … Caught four passes
for 57 yards and one touchdown against Duke (10/30) … Had two catches for 93
yards and one touchdown at Army (10/23) … Added three kickoff returns for 49
yards against the Black Knights for 142 all-purpose yards … Made two catches
for 38 yards versus Rutgers (12/31) in the Gator Bowl.
2020 (Freshman Season – Wake Forest): Appeared in eight games … Made
collegiate debut against NC State (9/19) … Made first collegiate reception
as part of a two-catch, 44-yard effort against Campbell (10/2) … Made one
reception and returned four kickoffs for 66 yards at Louisville (12/12) … Returned
one kickoff for 16 yards against Wisconsin (12/30) in the Dukes Mayo Bowl …
Had two special teams tackles.
Prep/Personal: Wide receiver for head coach Richard Knox at Springside
Chestnut Hill Academy … Three-star prospect per ESPN and 247Sports …
Tabbed the No. 195 wide receiver nationally by ESPN … Rated a top-25 prospect
in Pennsylvania by ESPN (No. 15) and 247Sports (No. 21) … Tabbed all-state as
a senior … Named first-team all-city and All-Inter-Academic League as a junior
and senior … Named All-Southeastern Pennsylvania his final prep season …
Had 58 receptions for 889 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior … Scored 22
total touchdowns (13 receiving, six rushing, two kickoff return, one interception)
… Set the Inter-Academic League record for receptions (67), yards receiving
(1,066) and receiving touchdowns (11) as a junior … Made 12 catches for 244
yards and two touchdowns as a sophomore … Also lettered in basketball and
track and field … Named first-team All-Inter-Ac in basketball.
