catdaddyp Posted December 2, 2025 Report Posted December 2, 2025 (edited) I’ll do my best to keep up with all the conference movement. That said, I’m not going to be linking any names to specific sites since I’ll be pulling information from On3, 247, and whatever pops up on my social media feed. AKRON HS Signees: (8) QB - Semaj Beals WR - Jaborree Riggins OL - Lorvens Barthelemy OL - Guner Hiller OL - Elzea Rollins LB - Daunte Curtis CB - Savion Lewis CB - Henry Perrymond JUCO Signees: (4) WR - Gentz Hilburn TE - Elijah Alexander OL - Jon Stephens LB - Jeremiah Jones Portal Verbals: (4) WR - Titus Myers = Old Dominion OL - Ian Falkner = Missouri Southern State (DII) OL - Melvin Puckett = Bethune Cookman LS - Stone Dean = West Texas A&M (DII) Portal Departures: (20) WR - Israel Polk (2nd Team All-MAC) = Oklahoma State OL - Keylen Davis (3rd Team All-MAC) = Pittsburgh DE - Bruno Dall (3rd Team All-MAC) DT - Julien Laventure (2nd Team All-MAC) = Texas Tech WR - Khalil Witherspoon TE - Jake Newell TE - Max Whisner OL - Maasai King = Iowa State OL - Delvin Morris DE - Kam Cheatom DE - Cyrus Durham DT - Dimitri Madden DT - Kiawan Murphy DT - Nehemiah Musika DT - Eddie Vega LB - Melvin Spriggs LB - Gage Summers CB - Elijah Reed K - Adam Samaha K - Owen Wiley BALL STATE HS Signees: (15) QB - Mason Atkins RB - Char’rese Breveard WR - Mark Hanniford TE - Zach Becker OL - Nolan Cicero OL - Evan Downer OL - Zion Haney OL - Brady Weber DE - CJ Sanchez DT - Joshua Coleman DT - Dominic Infelise LB - Gannon Knowles DB - Zylon Hill DB - Stone Perkins DB - Gavin Yates-Lyons JUCO Signees: Portal Verbals: Portal Departures: (16) QB - Walter Taylor RB - Qua Ashley WR - Trey Firestone WR - Ty Robinson = Illinois WR - Eric Weatherly TE - Kam Anthony = Rutgers TE - Ben Dutton DT - Darin Conley = Washington LB - Sam Feeney LB - Caden Johnson DB - Michael Gravely DB - Jahmad Harmon DB - Eric McClain DB - Roman Pearson = Kansas DB - Ashton Whitner DB - Will Yates BOWLING GREEN HS Signees: (19) QB - Jarin Mock RB - Tristin Blackmon WR - Cade Brooks WR - Pauly Sadler WR - Joseph Saffold TE - Derron Gray TE - Maddox Hunstad TE - Trent Taylor OL - Maddux Murphy OL - Pete Pendergest DE - Bryce Brewster DE - Samuel Dossous DE - Elijah Durham-Smith DT - Kore Thomas LB - Caden Carter LB - Kingston Seals DB - Cedarius Christian DB - Julian Holt DB - Chris Newell JUCO Signees: Portal Verbals: (1) QB - Jay Kastantin = Assumption (DII) Portal Departures: (33) RB - Cam Pettaway (1st Team All-MAC Return Specialist) OT - Nate Pabst (2nd Team All-MAC) = Florida State LB - Gideon Lampron (1st Team All-MAC) = Colorado DB - MJ Cannon (3rd Team All-MAC) = Cincinnati K - Jackson Kleather (2nd Team All-MAC) = Northwestern QB - Lucian Anderson RB - Chris Edmonds RB - Chris McMillian RB - Kaderris Roberts WR - RJ Garcia = FAU WR - Caleb Goodloe WR - DeShaun Lanier WR - Allen Middleton WR - Reis Stocksdale = Temple TE - Arlis Boardingham TE - Blane Cleaver TE - Jacob Harris = Wisconsin DE - Collins Acheampong DE - David Afogho = West Virginia DE - Bam Booker DE - Isaiah Thomison DT - Malik Moses DT - Ashton Yeager LB - Justin Eklund LB - Caden Marshall = SMU LB - TJ Nelson DB - Jay’Quan Bostic DB - Hayes Doggan DB - Gavin Harris DB - Jahvion Jarmon DB - TJ Nelson DB - Tyrone Steed DB - Keyon Washington = Iowa State BUFFALO HS Signees: (20) QB - Qur’an McNeill RB - Chase Enlow WR - Aaron Clark TE - TJ Sabatucci OL - Marco Cate OL - Cam Davis OL - Mike Whalen DE - Aiden Anderson DE - Malachi Ervin DE - Preston Lunsford DT - Will Reed DT - Royce Rogers LB - Jack Garbolino LB - Matthew Heininger LB - Na’Rod Jarvis LB - Anwar Witherspoon CB - Jamarcus Jones S - Dylan Cleary S - Bryce Williams LS - Tim Schwerha JUCO Signees: Portal Verbals: (2) CB - Drayson Crane = Morehead State S - Zae Jennings = West Virginia Portal Departures: (16) WR - Nik McMillan (1st Team All-MAC) = Kansas WR - Victor Snow (1st Team All-MAC) = NC State DT - Junior Poyser (3rd Team All-MAC) = Wisconsin RB - Lamar Sperling TE - Mitch Viviano OL - Henry Tabansi = UCF DE - Demetrius Ballard = Boston College DE - Shamar Riser-Pressley LB - Dion Crawford DB - SaVeon Brown DB - Marquis Cooper DB - Ronell Davis DB - Charles McCartherens DB - Jalen McNair DB - Jamiere Munson DB - Eddie Pleasant CENTRAL MICHIGAN HS Signees: (24) RB - Trav Moore WR - Da’Shon Febres WR - Avin Robinson WR - Geno Seets TE - Lucas Hoffmeyer TE - Zack Wagner OL - Wyatt Graffin OL - Landon Harper OL - Isaac Hutchinson OL - Charlie Mandabach OL - Jack Nolan OL - Jacob Timmer DE - Matthew Plumb DE - Matt Sexton DE - Collin Stare DE - Evan Walker LB - Drew Esper LB -Leon Howard LB - Elijah Reynolds DB - Colton Benaitis DB - Laaren Cornwall DB - Kameran Hayward DB - Jajuan Jones DB - David Williams JUCO Signees: (8) RB - John Stowers TE - Myles Peters OL - John Williams DE - Jaxon Cherry LB - Donovan Brown LB - Antonio Cherry CB - Ty Williams DB - Coen Ali Portal Verbals: (5) TE - Gavin Spillers = Mars Hill (DII) OL - Nic Disanto = Eastern Illinois DT - Max Van Fleet = Cornell LB - Charlie Smith = Colorado Mesa (DII) LB - Hunter Zirkle = Cumberlands (NAIA) Portal Departures: (21) RB - Trey Cornist RB - Mekhi Jenkins RB - Germanuel Tanelus WR - Tyson Davis WR - Langston Lewis TE - DC Temple = Oregon State OL - Ryan Blum = Fordham OL - Jacob Booth OL - Bronson Burton OL - Apisa Poumele OL - Jacob Saurbeck OL - Dane Sickler DE - Oumar Conde DE - Keshawn Hayden DE - Adam Kaminski = Eastern Illinois DE - Kade Kostus DE - Daniel Viramontes LB - Andre Thomas DB - Kalen Carroll DB - Brenden Deasfernandes = Northwestern DB - Bryce Rowe EASTERN MICHIGAN HS Signees: (28) QB - Nick Kinsey RB - Decorie Johnson RB - Nazier Jones-Davis WR - Shawn Fishwick WR - Carl Jean-Bart WR - CJ Miller WR - Bacori Minner TE - Nathan Piggott TE - Armaad Sharp TE - Brady Shelton OL - Samuel Adjin OL - Carter Miculka OL - Nily Taylor OL - Andrew Trahin DE - RJ Alphonse DT - Elijah Berman DT - Jahbarri Frost DT - CJ McCoy DT - Brandon Simmons LB - Kijon Braxton LB - Zach Brown LB - Aaron Kearse DB - Fa’Rel Carter DB - Marty Collins DB - Horace Glenn DB - Jabari Monds DB - Davontey Oliver DB - Antonio Solares-Vitti K - Van Krisiloff JUCO Signees: (9) WR - JT Beasley WR - Cayden Burger TE - Adon Turner DE - Colby Archie DE - Mark Debiak DE - Alijah Lacey LB - Jonah Flowers LB - Elgin McDuffie DB - Rayquan Adkins Portal Verbals: (1) LS - Luke Grant = Memphis Portal Departures: (26) QB - Cam Edge QB - Jeremiah Salem RB - JT Bronaugh RB - James Jointer RB - Jayvin Norman WR - Terry Lockett TE - Braden Laux TE - Caden Vanderbush OL - Mack Indestad OL - Terrance Saunders OL - Everett Small OL - Tamarley Smith OL - Owen Snively OL - Andrew Steger OL - Spencer Webb DE - Messiah Blair DE - Duke Clayton DE - Christian Kiptoo DE - Sterling Miles DT - Alijah Alexander LB - Terrelle Elmore LB - Carter Herriman LB - Andrew Marshall = Minnesota DB - Zavian Dilworth DB - Dramarion McNulty DB - Joshua Scott KENT STATE HS Signees: (18) RB - Jackson Farley RB - Brandon White WR - Zymir Reed WR - Brendyn Smith OL - Liam Dalton OL - Will Johnson OL - Gavin Kanar OL - Colin Prichard DL - Eckley Bridges DL - Jacob Broach DL - Carlos Shird DL - Daiveon Taylor DL - Kale Webb LB - Kendall McNutt DB - TeJuan Barbour DB - Lennox Lemon ATH - Gavin Peeps LS - Chase Mantooth JUCO Signees: Portal Verbals: Portal Departures: (20) WR - Cade Wolford (3rd Team All-MAC) = Cincinnati DE - Jamond Mathis (2nd Team All-MAC) LB - CJ Young (2nd Team All-MAC) QB - Devin Kargman QB - CJ Montes QB - JD Sherrod RB - Gavin Garcia RB - TaRyan Martin WR - Dash Dorsey WR - Jahzae Kimbrough WR - Da’Shawn Martin OL - Junior Diallo OL - Jamarcus Hill OL - Garrett Masterson DT - Thomas Aden LB - Nylan Brown = Washington State LB - Canaan Williams CB - Joel Boamah CB - Jaire Rawlison S - Joel Cordoba MIAMI HS Signees: (18) QB - Andrew Bellisari RB - Chancellor Sparks RB - Ike Steward WR - Justen Hodge WR - William Pressley WR - Tristan Reed WR - Scoop Smith OL - Zach Holtgren OL - Dominik Kosznicki DL - Mohamed Bangoura DL - Isaiah Harris DL - London Shackleford-Vickroy LB - Brody Sink LB - Ryan Stolarski DB - Easton Jointer DB - Amir Morelan DB - Tommy Theis K - Brady Stidham JUCO Signees: Portal Verbals: OL - Shaun Shahu = Saginaw Valley State (DII) S - Ben Minich = Notre Dame S - Dillon Tatum = Northwestern Portal Departures: (11) WR - Kam Perry (1st Team All-MAC) = Colorado OL - Drew Terrill (2nd Team All-MAC) = Houston DE - Adam Trick (1st Team All-MAC) = Texas Tech WR - Cole Weaver = Syracuse DE - Jayden Fuller DE - Jameil Hamm DE - Josh Lukusa DB - Koy Beasley = Kansas State DB - Luke Evans DB - Mychal Yharbrough LS - Hudson Powell = Auburn OHIO HS Signees: (17) RB - James Kelly WR - Zach Hackleman WR - Marcus Hughbanks WR - Kaden Page OL - Colton Crosley OL - Danny Fortson OL - Mike Montgomery OL - Job Maverick OL - Drayden Pavey DE - Troy Stiggers DT - Austin Adkins DT - Nate Hunt-Heller CB - James Brewer CB - Kindall Brown S - Brandon Jenkins S - Ryan Miller S - Malachi Taylor JUCO Signees: Portal Verbals: (3) WR - Preston Bowman = Kentucky TE - Jake Furtney = Illinois TE - Andrew Metzger = Kansas State Portal Departures: (15) WR - Chase Hendricks (2nd Team All-MAC) = California TE - Mason Williams (3rd Team All-MAC) = Ohio State OL - Jordan Jones (2nd Team All-MAC) DE - Jay Crable (2nd Team All-MAC) = FAU QB - Tim Carpenter RB - Duncan Brune WR - Rodney Harris TE - Nick Segarra OL - Aidan Johnson OL - Ibrahim Kebe DE - Anas Luqman DE - Danny Novickas DT - Nehemiah Dukes S - Jalen Thomeson = San Diego State K - David Dellenbach TOLEDO HS Signees: (12) WR - Seth Elchert OL - Preston Dazey OL - Jake Palucki OL - Vincenzo Pizzo DE - Mateo Kipke LB - Jah’keevi Garnett LB - Nathan Gersh LB - Brian Stovall LB - Sharard Vaughn CB - Martece Smith S - Ziiyahn Blair P - Hunter Probst JUCO Signees: Portal Verbals: (8) RB - CJ Miller = Mercer WR - Adjatay Dabbs = Mercer WR - Trenton Jones = Mercer TE - Ethan Malafa = Butler OL - Dylan Senda = Auburn LB - Julian Fox = Mercer LB - Isaac Prince = Mercer S - Kaleb Hutchinson = Mercer Portal Departures: (33) DE - Malachi Davis (3rd Team All-Conference) = Rutgers DT - Esean Carter (3rd Team All-MAC) = UCONN LB - Chris D’Appolonia (3rd Team All-Conference) = Syracuse LB - K’Von Sherman (1st Team All-MAC) = UCONN S - Braden Awls (1st Team All-MAC) = Iowa State QB - Kalieb Osborne = UCONN RB - Kenji Christian WR - Javon Brown = UCONN WR - Kamren Flowers WR - Zy’Marion Lang = UCONN WR - Ryder Treadway WR - Jediyah Willoughby = UCONN TE - Sean Persson OL - Anthony Boswell = Houston OL - Stephen Gales OL - Raphael Greene = UCONN OL - Maddox Marcotte OL - Cole Rhett OL - Dominic Rivera = UCONN OL - Isiah Switzer = UCONN DE - John Baker DE - Chamberlain Campbell DE - Avery Dunn DT - Carlos Hazelwood = Michigan State LB - Hudson Miller LB - Rickey Williams = UCONN CB - DJ Kelly CB - Tyler McKinstry CB - Amare Snowden CB - Andrew Wilson-Lamp S - Braedyn Moore S - Jayden Price = UCONN K - Robert Hammond = Kansas State LS - James Roe WESTERN MICHIGAN HS Signees: (16) QB - Jaxson Dosh RB - Donovan Triplett WR - Angelo Chapman WR - Harper Hughes WR - Elijah Lucas TE - Ryan Rocheleau OL - Ezra Newman-Nwodika OL - Ryan Westrich DE - Max Baker DE - Chris Stewart DT - Angelo Pugliano LB - Breck Mallory CB - Philip Johnson S - Trevon Collard S - Camari Patterson K - Zak Zeman JUCO Signees: (6) WR - Kordell Gouldsby TE - Enese Tonga OL - Gavin Beachner LB - Justyce Betts LB - Teegan Haines LB - Jermar McCarter Portal Verbals: Portal Departures: (14) QB - Brady Jones RB - Tre Hartwell RB - Devin Miles WR - Don-Ray Hall WR - Earnest McDaniel-Mitchell DE - Jordan Buckley DE - Joshua Lloyd DE - Popeye Williams LB - Derek Pennington DB - Fitzroy Ledgister DB - Jason Mitchell DB - Isaiah Paul DB - Versie Walker LS - RJ Todd = Oregon UMASS HS Signees: (21) QB - Aedan McCarthy RB - TK Davis RB - Justin Lewis WR - Drew Alsup WR - Tavian Dashiell WR - David Moore WR - Kai Owens TE - Matthew Tybor OL - Will McNamara OL - Ben Noome DE - CJ Amobi DE - Donovan Murphy DL - Robert Ekins DL - Samuel Mulbah LB - Moritz Strempel DB - David Chiavegato DB - Terron Johnson DB - Ted Mondesir DB - Kareem Pruitt DB - Corey Warner K - Seamus McIntyre JUCO Signees: (1) CB - Chris Stanley Portal Verbals: (3) DT - Zakar Morris = Albany DT - Kamarion Thomas = North Carolina LS - Grant Mills = North Carolina Portal Departures: (19) WR - Jacquon Gibson (3rd Team All-MAC) DE - Marques White (2nd Team All-MAC) QB - AJ Hairston QB - Grant Jordan QB - Brandon Rose RB - Brandon Hood WR - Tyree Kelly OL - Paul Tchio DL - Erik Hehl DL - Malachi Madison DL - David Onuoha DL - Timothy Passmore DL - Jermaine Wiggins LB - Donovan Dyson LB - Nick Hawthorne LB - Rashad Henry DB - Brennen Bailey DB - Kendall Bournes DB - Jeremiah McGill Edited 3 hours ago by catdaddyp 1 Quote
catdaddyp Posted December 20, 2025 Author Report Posted December 20, 2025 Bump for updates and a few notes. - EMU signed the largest class in the first signing period, with many of the signees being freshmen. - Toledo has lost nearly half their freshmen signees due to the coaching change. I don’t think that matters much anymore with the portal having become the more relevant recruiting source, but I thought it was worth mentioning anyway. - Supposedly, UMASS has used their NIL funds towards retention of 15 players, and 13 of them have indicated they will stay at UMASS. - I’ll continue to update this thread as I see more activity. 2 2 Quote
kreed5120 Posted December 21, 2025 Report Posted December 21, 2025 22 hours ago, catdaddyp said: - Supposedly, UMASS has used their NIL funds towards retention of 15 players, and 13 of them have indicated they will stay at UMASS. I'm sure it's cheaper and easier to retain your own players than getting into bidding wars for others. It's probably the better long-term building strategy assuming you can bring in players that are capable of being developed. That said, UMass appeared to be a mid-tier FCS caliber roster last year. One would think if they have the deep pockets they claim to have they would at least try to jump start this rebuild by bringing in a few day 1 contributors. Someone on UMass board says they plan to spent $3 million in NIL for 2026. Without some outside talent I'm not sure how that money is going to get spent. Do they just plan to grossly overpay their current roster? Quote
catdaddyp Posted December 21, 2025 Author Report Posted December 21, 2025 1 hour ago, kreed5120 said: I'm sure it's cheaper and easier to retain your own players than getting into bidding wars for others. It's probably the better long-term building strategy assuming you can bring in players that are capable of being developed. That said, UMass appeared to be a mid-tier FCS caliber roster last year. One would think if they have the deep pockets they claim to have they would at least try to jump start this rebuild by bringing in a few day 1 contributors. Someone on UMass board says they plan to spent $3 million in NIL for 2026. Without some outside talent I'm not sure how that money is going to get spent. Do they just plan to grossly overpay their current roster? My guess is they feel there will be a solid enough base to make them competitive in 2026 with the retention of their 13–15 “quality” players, plus a decent recruiting class. I’d think this past year was more of a learn-on-the-job experience for their HC, where he found out football at the G5 level is a bit more difficult than at FCS. I don’t know if UMass has the right guy for the job or not, but I’d love to see Akron find a way to retain most of our best players. 1 Quote
kreed5120 Posted December 21, 2025 Report Posted December 21, 2025 48 minutes ago, catdaddyp said: My guess is they feel there will be a solid enough base to make them competitive in 2026 with the retention of their 13–15 “quality” players, plus a decent recruiting class. I’d think this past year was more of a learn-on-the-job experience for their HC, where he found out football at the G5 level is a bit more difficult than at FCS. I don’t know if UMass has the right guy for the job or not, but I’d love to see Akron find a way to retain most of our best players. I more just doubt they have 12-15 quality players worth building around, but time will tell. I do agree it's a winning formula if you have a solid foundation in place already. Quote
catdaddyp Posted January 1 Author Report Posted January 1 (edited) Bump before the portal officially opens tomorrow. For portal departures, I’ve only included players who I believe are on scholarship and walk-ons who played significant snaps. Edited January 1 by catdaddyp 2 Quote
ZippyDoo Posted January 1 Report Posted January 1 Marcus Moore Jr hit the portal again. I guess his two assisted tackles wasn't worth the money he got at Purdue... Probably didn't see himself climbing the depth chart anytime soon... My guess is he will end up back in the MAC... Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 1 Report Posted January 1 27 minutes ago, ZippyDoo said: Marcus Moore Jr hit the portal again. I guess his two assisted tackles wasn't worth the money he got at Purdue... Probably didn't see himself climbing the depth chart anytime soon... I’d suspect it my not have been his decision to depart. Quote
Zips1991 Posted January 1 Report Posted January 1 On 12/2/2025 at 12:37 PM, catdaddyp said: I’ll do my best to keep up with all the conference movement. That said, I’m not going to be linking any names to specific sites since I’ll be pulling information from On3, 247, and whatever pops up on my social media feed. AKRON HS Signees: (8) QB - Semaj Beals WR - Jaborree Riggins OL - Lorvens Barthelemy OL - Guner Hiller OL - Elzea Rollins LB - Daunte Curtis CB - Savion Lewis CB - Henry Perrymond JUCO Signees: (1) OL - Jon Stephens Portal Verbals: (1) OL - Christian Young - Emory & Henry (DII) Portal Departures: (15) WR - Israel Polk (2nd Team All-MAC) DE - Bruno Dall (3rd Team All-MAC) DT - Julien Laventure (2nd Team All-MAC) TE - Max Whisner OL - Maasai King OL - Delvin Morris DE - Kam Cheatom DE - Cyrus Durham DT - Kiawan Murphy DT - Nehemiah Musika DT - Eddie Vega LB - Melvin Spriggs LB - Gage Summers CB - Elijah Reed K - Owen Wiley BALL STATE HS Signees: (15) QB - Mason Atkins RB - Char’rese Breveard WR - Mark Hanniford TE - Zach Becker OL - Nolan Cicero OL - Evan Downer OL - Zion Haney OL - Brady Weber DE - CJ Sanchez DT - Joshua Coleman DT - Dominic Infelise LB - Gannon Knowles DB - Zylon Hill DB - Stone Perkins DB - Gavin Yates-Lyons JUCO Signees: Portal Verbals: Portal Departures: (10) QB - Walter Taylor RB - Qua Ashley WR - Eric Weatherly TE - Kam Anthony DT - Darin Conley LB - Sam Feeney LB - Caden Johnson DB - Jahmad Harmon DB - Roman Pearson DB - Ashton Whitner BOWLING GREEN HS Signees: (19) QB - Jarin Mock RB - Tristin Blackmon WR - Cade Brooks WR - Pauly Sadler WR - Joseph Saffold TE - Derron Gray TE - Maddox Hunstad TE - Trent Taylor OL - Maddux Murphy OL - Pete Pendergest DE - Bryce Brewster DE - Samuel Dossous DE - Elijah Durham-Smith DT - Kore Thomas LB - Caden Carter LB - Kingston Seals DB - Cedarius Christian DB - Julian Holt DB - Chris Newell JUCO Signees: Portal Verbals: Portal Departures: (29) RB - Cam Pettaway (1st Team All-MAC Return Specialist) OT - Nate Pabst (2nd Team All-MAC) LB - Gideon Lampron (1st Team All-MAC) DB - MJ Cannon (3rd Team All-MAC) K - Jackson Kleather (2nd Team All-MAC) RB - Chris Edmonds RB - Chris McMillian RB - Kaderris Roberts WR - RJ Garcia WR - Caleb Goodloe WR - DeShaun Lanier WR - Allen Middleton TE - Arlis Boardingham TE - Blane Cleaver TE - Jacob Harris DE - Collins Acheampong DE - David Afogho DE - Bam Booker DT - Malik Moses DT - Ashton Yeager LB - Justin Eklund LB - Caden Marshall LB - TJ Nelson DB - Jay’Quan Bostic DB - Hayes Doggan DB - Gavin Harris DB - Jahvion Jarmon DB - Tyrone Steed DB - Keyon Washington BUFFALO HS Signees: (20) QB - Qur’an McNeill RB - Chase Enlow WR - Aaron Clark TE - TJ Sabatucci OL - Marco Cate OL - Cam Davis OL - Mike Whalen DE - Aiden Anderson DE - Malachi Ervin DE - Preston Lunsford DT - Will Reed DT - Royce Rogers LB - Jack Garbolino LB - Matthew Heininger LB - Na’Rod Jarvis LB - Anwar Witherspoon CB - Jamarcus Jones S - Dylan Cleary S - Bryce Williams LS - Tim Schwerha JUCO Signees: Portal Verbals: Portal Departures: (8) WR - Nik McMillan (1st Team All-MAC) WR - Victor Snow (1st Team All-MAC) DT - Junior Poyser (3rd Team All-MAC) TE - Mitch Viviano DE - Demetrius Ballard DE - Shamar Riser-Pressley DB - Marquis Cooper DB - Ronell Davis CENTRAL MICHIGAN HS Signees: (24) RB - Trav Moore WR - Da’Shon Febres WR - Avin Robinson WR - Geno Seets TE - Lucas Hoffmeyer TE - Zack Wagner OL - Wyatt Graffin OL - Landon Harper OL - Isaac Hutchinson OL - Charlie Mandabach OL - Jack Nolan OL - Jacob Timmer DE - Matthew Plumb DE - Matt Sexton DE - Collin Stare DE - Evan Walker LB - Drew Esper LB -Leon Howard LB - Elijah Reynolds DB - Colton Benaitis DB - Laaren Cornwall DB - Kameran Hayward DB - Jajuan Jones DB - David Williams JUCO Signees: (7) RB - John Stowers TE - Myles Peters OL - John Williams DE - Jaxon Cherry LB - Donovan Brown LB - Antonio Cherry DB - Coen Ali Portal Verbals: (1) LB - Charlie Smith - Colorado Mesa (DII) Portal Departures: (14) RB - Trey Cornist WR - Tyson Davis WR - Langston Lewis TE - DC Temple OL - Ryan Blum OL - Jacob Booth OL - Jacob Saurbeck DE - Oumar Conde DE - Keshawn Hayden DE - Kade Kostus LB - Andre Thomas DB - Kalen Carroll DB - Brenden Deasfernandes DB - Bryce Rowe EASTERN MICHIGAN HS Signees: (28) QB - Nick Kinsey RB - Decorie Johnson RB - Nazier Jones-Davis WR - Shawn Fishwick WR - Carl Jean-Bart WR - CJ Miller WR - Bacori Minner TE - Nathan Piggott TE - Armaad Sharp TE - Brady Shelton OL - Samuel Adjin OL - Carter Miculka OL - Nily Taylor OL - Andrew Trahin DE - RJ Alphonse DT - Elijah Berman DT - Jahbarri Frost DT - CJ McCoy DT - Brandon Simmons LB - Kijon Braxton LB - Zach Brown LB - Aaron Kearse DB - Fa’Rel Carter DB - Marty Collins DB - Horace Glenn DB - Jabari Monds DB - Davontey Oliver DB - Antonio Solares-Vitti K - Van Krisiloff JUCO Signees: (9) WR - JT Beasley WR - Cayden Burger TE - Adon Turner DE - Colby Archie DE - Mark Debiak DE - Alijah Lacey LB - Jonah Flowers LB - Elgin McDuffie DB - Rayquan Adkins Portal Verbals: Portal Departures: (20) QB - Cam Edge QB - Jeremiah Salem RB - JT Bronaugh RB - Jayvin Norman TE - Braden Laux TE - Caden Vanderbush OL - Mack Indestad OL - Terrance Saunders OL - Everett Small OL - Owen Snively OL - Andrew Steger OL - Spencer Webb DE - Messiah Blair DE - Duke Clayton DE - Christian Kiptoo DE - Sterling Miles DT - Alijah Alexander LB - Andrew Marshall DB - Zavian Dilworth DB - Dramarion McNulty KENT STATE HS Signees: (18) RB - Jackson Farley RB - Brandon White WR - Zymir Reed WR - Brendyn Smith OL - Liam Dalton OL - Will Johnson OL - Gavin Kanar OL - Colin Prichard DL - Eckley Bridges DL - Jacob Broach DL - Carlos Shird DL - Daiveon Taylor DL - Kale Webb LB - Kendall McNutt DB - TeJuan Barbour DB - Lennox Lemon ATH - Gavin Peeps LS - Chase Mantooth JUCO Signees: Portal Verbals: Portal Departures: (17) WR - Cade Wolford (3rd Team All-MAC) DE - Jamond Mathis (2nd Team All-MAC) LB - CJ Young (2nd Team All-MAC) QB - Devin Kargman QB - CJ Montes QB - JD Sherrod RB - Gavin Garcia RB - TaRyan Martin WR - Da’Shawn Martin OL - Junior Diallo OL - Jamarcus Hill OL - Garrett Masterson DT - Thomas Aden LB - Nylan Brown LB - Canaan Williams CB - Joel Boamah CB - Jaire Rawlison MIAMI HS Signees: (18) QB - Andrew Bellisari RB - Chancellor Sparks RB - Ike Steward WR - Justen Hodge WR - William Pressley WR - Tristan Reed WR - Scoop Smith OL - Zach Holtgren OL - Dominik Kosznicki DL - Mohamed Bangoura DL - Isaiah Harris DL - London Shackleford-Vickroy LB - Brody Sink LB - Ryan Stolarski DB - Easton Jointer DB - Amir Morelan DB - Tommy Theis K - Brady Stidham JUCO Signees: Portal Verbals: Portal Departures: (9) WR - Kam Perry (1st Team All-MAC) OL - Drew Terrill (2nd Team All-MAC) DE - Adam Trick (1st Team All-MAC) WR - Cole Weaver DE - Jayden Fuller DE - Jameil Hamm DE - Josh Lukusa DB - Luke Evans DB - Mychal Yharbrough OHIO HS Signees: (17) RB - James Kelly WR - Zach Hackleman WR - Marcus Hughbanks WR - Kaden Page OL - Colton Crosley OL - Danny Fortson OL - Mike Montgomery OL - Job Maverick OL - Drayden Pavey DE - Troy Stiggers DT - Austin Adkins DT - Nate Hunt-Heller CB - James Brewer CB - Kindall Brown S - Brandon Jenkins S - Ryan Miller S - Malachi Taylor JUCO Signees: Portal Verbals: Portal Departures: (11) WR - Chase Hendricks (2nd Team All-MAC) TE - Mason Williams (3rd Team All-MAC) OL - Jordan Jones (2nd Team All-MAC) DE - Jay Crable (2nd Team All-MAC) RB - Duncan Brune WR - Rodney Harris TE - Nick Segarra OL - Aidan Johnson OL - Ibrahim Kebe DE - Anas Luqman DT - Nehemiah Dukes TOLEDO HS Signees: (12) WR - Seth Elchert OL - Preston Dazey OL - Jake Palucki OL - Vincenzo Pizzo DE - Mateo Kipke LB - Jah’keevi Garnett LB - Nathan Gersh LB - Brian Stovall LB - Sharard Vaughn CB - Martece Smith S - Ziiyahn Blair P - Hunter Probst JUCO Signees: Portal Verbals: Portal Departures: (14) DE - Malachi Davis (3rd Team All-Conference) LB - Chris D’Appolonia (3rd Team All-Conference) LB - K’Von Sherman (1st Team All-MAC) S - Braden Awls (1st Team All-MAC) OL - Stephen Gales OL - Raphael Greene OL - Cole Rhett DE - John Baker DT - Esean Carter DT - Carlos Hazelwood LB - Hudson Miller CB - DJ Kelly CB - Andrew Wilson-Lamp LS - James Roe WESTERN MICHIGAN HS Signees: (16) QB - Jaxson Dosh RB - Donovan Triplett WR - Angelo Chapman WR - Harper Hughes WR - Elijah Lucas TE - Ryan Rocheleau OL - Ezra Newman-Nwodika OL - Ryan Westrich DE - Max Baker DE - Chris Stewart DT - Angelo Pugliano LB - Breck Mallory CB - Philip Johnson S - Trevon Collard S - Camari Patterson K - Zak Zeman JUCO Signees: (6) WR - Kordell Gouldsby TE - Enese Tonga OL - Gavin Beachner LB - Justyce Betts LB - Teegan Haines LB - Jermar McCarter Portal Verbals: Portal Departures: (6) RB - Tre Hartwell WR - Don-Ray Hall DE - Jordan Buckley DE - Joshua Lloyd DE - Popeye Williams DB - Versie Walker UMASS HS Signees: (21) QB - Aedan McCarthy RB - TK Davis RB - Justin Lewis WR - Drew Alsup WR - Tavian Dashiell WR - David Moore WR - Kai Owens TE - Matthew Tybor OL - Will McNamara OL - Ben Noome DE - CJ Amobi DE - Donovan Murphy DL - Robert Ekins DL - Samuel Mulbah LB - Moritz Strempel DB - David Chiavegato DB - Terron Johnson DB - Ted Mondesir DB - Kareem Pruitt DB - Corey Warner K - Seamus McIntyre JUCO Signees: Portal Verbals: Portal Departures: (15) WR - Jacquon Gibson (3rd Team All-MAC) DE - Marques White (2nd Team All-MAC) QB - AJ Hairston QB - Grant Jordan WR - Tyree Kelly DL - Erik Hehl DL - Malachi Madison DL - David Onuoha DL - Jermaine Wiggins LB - Donovan Dyson LB - Nick Hawthorne LB - Rashad Henry DB - Brennen Bailey DB - Kendall Bournes DB - Jeremiah McGill I need someone to explain to me like a 5th grader why we only signed 8 HS players while everyone else was 15-20+ Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 1 Report Posted January 1 26 minutes ago, Zips1991 said: I need someone to explain to me like a 5th grader why we only signed 8 HS players while everyone else was 15-20+ My guess would be - Joe needs to win next year, and you don’t win with Freshmen. 4 Quote
catdaddyp Posted January 1 Author Report Posted January 1 1 hour ago, Zips1991 said: I need someone to explain to me like a 5th grader why we only signed 8 HS players while everyone else was 15-20+ The plan with this staff has always been to sign 12–15 freshmen each class. This year it’s been slightly smaller so far, though we may still sign a few more. Like Captain alluded to, most immediate impact players are going to come from either the portal or JUCO. Although to this point, our JUCO signees have mostly been depth pieces, outside of a few guys. 1 1 Quote
GP1 Posted January 2 Report Posted January 2 2 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said: My guess would be - Joe needs to win next year, and you don’t win with Freshmen. They need to get off to a fast start. Mark my words, the Wake Forest game is winnable. Quote
LZIp Posted January 2 Report Posted January 2 16 hours ago, ZippyDoo said: Marcus Moore Jr hit the portal again. I guess his two assisted tackles wasn't worth the money he got at Purdue... Probably didn't see himself climbing the depth chart anytime soon... My guess is he will end up back in the MAC... We need DL help and I think he’s a borderline all conference player. I’d take him back. 3 Quote
ZippyDoo Posted January 2 Report Posted January 2 Personally, I would not. I'm petty like that. I met the kid very nice kid i wish him nothing but blessings and success but he chose the road he wanted to take and that was to chase the dollar signs. First to Bowlong Green, remember. He couldn't get out fast enough, no fault to him... i just would not take him make nor do i think there is any way he would want to come back after being at purdue. sometimes you have to live by your decisions. Had he stayed he may have gotten more money and more experience and went somewhere to play consequences to your decisions. not all about chasing the fast cash 1 Quote
MarkWiley Posted January 2 Report Posted January 2 17 hours ago, Zips1991 said: I need someone to explain to me like a 5th grader why we only signed 8 HS players while everyone else was 15-20+ Probably has to do with the lack of budget for visiting high schools Quote
Zips1991 Posted January 2 Report Posted January 2 33 minutes ago, MarkWiley said: Probably has to do with the lack of budget for visiting high schools Well, I thought the same for a minute. But then, I thought "they could just travel to local schools and get more players that way". I could see budget affecting our ability to get quality players but not so much affecting the number of players. But I'm sure our budget doesn't help matters at all either. Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 2 Report Posted January 2 2 hours ago, Zips1991 said: Well, I thought the same for a minute. But then, I thought "they could just travel to local schools and get more players that way". I could see budget affecting our ability to get quality players but not so much affecting the number of players. But I'm sure our budget doesn't help matters at all either. Getting bodies for the sake of bodies is the Arth Approach. It’s proven that you go 1-11 or 0-12 that way, and when those players hit the portal, no one picks them up and it kills your graduation compliance numbers. 3 Quote
dirtyolcrowe Posted January 2 Report Posted January 2 21 hours ago, Zips1991 said: I need someone to explain to me like a 5th grader why we only signed 8 HS players while everyone else was 15-20+ The 8 made grades!! Quote
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