Jackson State 2016 National Signing Day Recap

JACKSON, Mississippi -- First year head coach Tony Hughes announced that 26 student-athletes have signed national letters of intent to play football with the Jackson State Tigers Wednesday, joining three players who signed and enrolled at JSU in January.

“Today was a good day at the office,” said Hughes. We (as a staff) decided the type of student-athletes we wanted to bring into the program and we were able to sign some quality players. I feel we have one of the best recruiting classes in the country.”

In his inaugural signing class, Hughes and his staff inked 29 total players, including the three mid-year enrollees. The majority of the class hails from the Magnolia state – Mississippi (20), Louisiana (7), Alabama (1), Illinois (1).

“There are some great athletes in the state of Mississippi. This is our home and there are some players that can be developed and have the chance to be great. These young men will be part of the foundation to our winning and championship tradition.”

The Tigers added a quarterback (Juwan Adams), an athlete (Jordan Johnson), two linebackers (Ricky Scott, Cedric Triplett), three running backs (Deon Cole, Terry Sullivan, Justin Blue), three defensive secondary members (Tenoa Alex, Joshua Miller, Ryan Theyard), five offensive linemen (William James, Darius Joseph, Eddie Maxon, Charles Moffett, Vincent Sampson), seven wide receivers/tight ends (Adarius Craft, Kobe Gates, Javian Jackson, Rashun Jackson, De’Ryan Wansley, Keenen Young, Dario Robinson) and seven defensive linemen (Charles Anderson, Kyree Bradford, Eric Brown, Kahlil Johnson, Devon McNeil, Leroy Roddy, III, Deshawn Tillman).

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HIGH SCHOOL SIGNEES (26)

Juwan Adams	QB	6-3	210	Summit, MS	North Pike HS
Tenoa Alex	CB	5-11	172	Zachary, LA	Southern Lab HS
Charles Anderson, Jr. Daveon Ball	DL-DT DB	6-3 6-3	275 190	Hattiesburg, MS Macon, MS	Hattiesburg HS Noxubee Co. HS
Kyree Bradford	DE-TE	6-7	226	Tupelo, MS	Tupelo HS
Eric Brown	DE	6-4	245	Jackson, MS	Murrah HS
Deon Cole	RB	5-11	205	Gulfport MS	Gulfport HS
Adarius Craft	WR-TE	6-3	215	Gulfport, MS	Gulfport HS
Kobe Gates	WR	6-4	215	Walnut Grove, MS	Leake Co. HS
Javian Jackson	WR	6-0	180	Tylertown, MS	North Pike HS
Rashun Jackson	WR	6-6	178	Pickens, MS	Velma Jackson HS
William James	OL	6-4	300	Columbus, MS	Columbus HS
Jordan Johnson	ATH	6-0	190	Byram, MS	Terry HS
Kahlil Johnson	DE	6-5	240	Jackson, MS	Provine HS
Darius Joseph  Terrell Kennedy, III	OL ATH	6-3 5-11	285 190	Harvey, LA Mobile, AL	St. Augustine HS McGill Toolen HS
Eddie Maxon	OL	6-4	290	Batesville, MS	South Panola HS
Devon McNeil	DE	6-4	218	Jackson, MS	Provine HS
Joshua Miller	DB	5-10	175	Kokomo, MS	West Marion HS
Charles Moffett	OL	6-8	278	Gulfport, MS	Harrison Central HS
Leroy Roddy, III	DT	6-1	325	Zachery, LA	Northeast HS
Vincent Sampson	OL	6-3	290	Cloutierville, LA	Menard HS
Ricky Scott, Jr.	LB	5-10	230	Montgomery, AL	Park Crossing HS
Terry Sullivan Adrian Tate	RB OL	6-1 6-6	225 305	Zachary, LA Jackson, MS	Zachary HS Murrah HS
Ryan Theyard	CB	6-2	172	New Orleans, LA	Lusher HS
Cedric Triplett	LB	6-2	225	Baton Rouge, LA	Madison Prep
De'Ryan Wansley	WR	6-4	210	Decatur, MS	Newton Co. HS
Keenen Young	WR-SS	6-1	205	Belleville, IL	Althoff Catholic

MIDYEAR JUCO SIGNEES (3)

Justin Blue	RB	5-8	194	Brookhaven, MS	SW Miss. CC
Dario Robinson	WR	5-10	185	Amory, MS	East Miss. CC
Deshawn Tillman	DL	6-4	240	Bruce, MS	East Miss. CC

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