Saturday, February 7, 2015

Lincoln Blue Tigers Football Sign 16 New Student-Athletes

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri -- Follow along as the newest members of the Lincoln football team are announced on signing day and throughout the month of February. Signed National Letters of Intent and Lincoln Letters of Intent from future Blue Tigers will be faxed into the Lincoln compliance department. Once they have been verified by LU's administrators, this page will be updated to highlight the Blue Tigers' 2015 signing class.

DWIGHT T. REED STADIUM
LINCOLIN UNIVERSITY
Players Who Have Signed National Letters of Intent (NLI)

Khalif Alao (Chicago, IL/Brooks College Prep)
Primarily a defensive lineman, but has experience playing linebacker and fullback ... four-year varsity player ... two-year starter on both sides of the ball ... all-conference defensive tackle as a senior ... led the team in tackles for loss, sacks and forced fumbles in 2014 ... also ranked second on the squad as a senior in total tackles and solo tackles.

Shaun Bridges (Rich Central, IL/Rich Central)
Will play defensive back for the Blue Tigers ... converted to corner for his senior year, and recorded 28 solo tackles, eight pass deflections and three interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown ... also blocked two field goal attempts ... started high school at Homewood-Flossmoor High as a running back ... offensive MVP of his freshman team ... moved up to varsity as a sophomore and once again was the team's offensive MVP.

Edward Collins (Kansas City, MO/Hogan Prep)
5-9, 201 pound running back ... earned four varsity letters in football and four varsity letters in track ... picked up all-district and all-state accolades during his high school career ... ran for 1,600 yards on 100 carries and scored 21 touchdowns as a senior.

Reagan Cowley (Chicago, IL/Perspectives Charter)
Offensive lineman who was a three-year starter in high school ... earned all-city and all-conference honors ... made the all-academic team ... earned the varsity most valuable player award.

Antwan Davis (Saint John, IN/Lake Central)
6-0, 190-pound wide receiver ... accounted for 1,200 all-purpose yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior ... had 928 receiving yards this past season ... earned first team 6A all-state honors as well as first team all-area and first team all-conference accolades as a senior ... was the league runner-up for most valuable player ... helped Lake Central to a Duneland Athletic Conference championship ... gained 208 yards and scored four touchdowns as a rusher.

Joshua Drake (Kansas City, MO/Raytown)
Shifty running back who rushed for over 1,600 yards as a junior ... ran for 700 yards as a senior despite missing five games due to injury.

Elex Harris (Memphis, TN/Whitehaven)
A linebacker out of Whitehaven High ... was 6A all-state honorable mention ... also earned first team All-Shelby Metro and first team all-district honors ... both a team captain and defensive captain ... had 123 solo tackles, five sacks and three forced fumbles last season.

Mike Million (St. Louis, MO/Christian Brothers College Prep)
Combination wide receiver/running back ... first team all-metro and first team all-state honoree ... also played baseball in high school and hit .318 with 29 RBI as a senior.

Durrell Nash (Chicago, IL/Brooks College Prep)
6-1, 205-pound linebacker ... three year varsity letterwinner ... earned an invite to the NFL Prep 100 ... led team in tackles as a senior with 100 while tallying 28 tackles for loss, three sacks, two blocked punts and a forced fumble ... earned all-conference honors.

Jaquan Roberts (Macon, GA/Macon County)
Versatile defensive back ... recorded five sacks, two fumble recoveries and seven tackles for loss as a senior ... also made two interceptions ... projects at free safety for the Blue Tigers.

Xavier Thompson (Memphis, TN/Cordova)
Started all 36 varsity games at offensive line while on the team at Cordova ... graded out at 94%, highest on the team ... had a career-best 24 pancakes as a senior ... earned first team all-metro and first team all-region honors as a senior.

Miles Wallace (Memphis, TN/White Station)
Three-year starter on White Station's offensive line ... member of the preseason all-region team ... earned local AutoZone All-Star awards as a junior and senior ... named first team all-district as a junior and senior.

Alexander Wallingsford (St. Louis, MO/Oakville)
Three-year starter on Oakville's offensive line ... team captain ... first team all-conference center.

Montell Williams (Kansas City, MO/Hogan Prep)
Linebacker ... earned first team all-district honors as a junior ... selected all-conference as a freshman.

Players Who Have Signed Lincoln Letters of Intent

Quinton Harrison (Macon, GA/Macon County)
Cornerback ... had four interceptions and made 47 tackles as a senior ... also defended 11 passes last year.

Eugene Irby (Ferguson, MO/McCluer South-Berkeley)
Versatile wide receiver who also returned punts and kickoffs ... compiled over 1,000 all-purpose yards as a senior and scored 10 touchdowns.


By Dan Carr, Assistant AD for Media Relations
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY BLUE TIGERS ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS

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