ASU Football Announces 2018 Signing Class

ALBANY, Georgia --  Head Coach Gabe Giardina and the Albany State football coaching staff are pleased to announce the newest additions to Golden Ram football family.

"I am extremely excited about our first signing class", says Coach Giardina who guided the Rams to a 6-4 record in his first season.  "We really feel like this group is going to put the foundation in for us to have a strong future.  We addressed some needs at mid-year by signing four young men that can give us depth in some of our upper classes. We're excited to sign so many quality linemen and we greatly increased our athleticism and depth. 

Of the 19 signees, ASU adds 16 recruits from the state of Georgia, including two from right here in Albany. 

ASU FOOTBALL ANNOUNCES 2018 SIGNING CLASS

"We feel very strongly about recruiting from the inside out geographically as well, so being able to have three quarters of the class come from Georgia is a big win for us in state.  We are excited about the legacy factor that both Dan Land III and Antonio Leroy Jr bring to our team.  Not only are they highly skilled and talented football players, both understand what means to wear the blue and gold and represent Ram Nation."

The 2018 class can also be characterized by speed at the skill positions. 

 "Our staff really hit a home run was with getting fast skill that can take the ball the distance as well as run and cover anyone they play against.  We look forward to these young men getting on campus and watching them develop."

By position, the signee class includes a running back, five offensive linemen, two linebackers, a wide receiver, five in the secondary, four defensive linemen and an ATH (to be determined.)

"We continue to build on a very special tradition here at Albany State and are excited to see what these young men do when they get on campus in the fall."

"Spring ball begins on March 20th, so now our attention turns to our guys on campus, starting the fourth quarter program and getting our team ready."

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