Howard Bison London Inks 22 In First Full Recruiting Class

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Howard University Head Football Coach Mike London and his staff wrapped up their first official recruiting class by adding 23 student-athletes to the HU football program. The list of 22 includes early signees from Thursday, Dec. 21 and today's #NationalSigningDay period.
 
"We're excited about this current recruiting class," said London. "The staff did a great job bringing in our first full recruiting class. There are several talented players who joined us. We filled some needs and increased our team speed as many also ran track."
 
The class of 2022 features standouts from 10 different states across the country including four (4) linebackers, three (3) defensive backs, three (3) running backs, two (2) two-way players, one (1) quarterback, one (1) wide receiver, one (1) tight end and eight linemen (five) (5) offensive linemen and three (3) defensive linemen. The class accolades also include four two-star student-athletes, one three-star student-athlete and one four-star student-athlete in Jayde Pierre.
 
"We recruited nationally as indicated in this class as well as the DMV area," London continued. "There are some notable players that were rated by some recruiting services as twos, threes, and one four-star. They will compliment our team and are student-athletes who desire to earn a degree from Howard."



Howard announces the signing of the following student-athletes to a National Letter of Intent:
 
Jomier Augustine, LB, 5-10, Suwanee, Ga. (Collins Hills H.S.)** - Bio/Videos
A'Jae Boyd, WR, 5-9, 170, Pittsburgh, Calif. (Pittsburgh H.S.) #** - Bio/Videos
Myles Butler, DL, 6-4, 270, Forth Worth, Texas (Bishop Dunne Catholic H.S.) #
Rodney Dennard, DB, 6-1, 182, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Woodland Hills H.S.) - Bio/Videos
Khalid Dorsey, RB, 5-11, 185, York, Pa. (William Penn H.S.) - Bio/Videos
Alfred Gansallo, OL, 6-3, 320, Sugar Land, Texas (Dulles H.S.) # - Bio/Videos
Gerone Hamilton, Jr., DL, 6-5, 245, Minneapolis, Minn. (Academy of Holy Angels H.S.) #** - Bio/Videos
Alexander Holiday, LB, 6-3, 225, Newport News, Va. (Denbigh H.S.) - Bio/Videos
Malik Hyatt, TE, 6-2, 215, Gastonia, N.C. (Ashbrook H.S.) - Bio/Videos
Jemichael Jones, QB, 6-0, 185, Waldorf, Md. (North Point H.S.) # - Bio/Videos
Jayde Pierre, DL, 6-2, 310, Sterling, Va. (Dominion H.S.)**** - Bio/Videos
Tayshaun Porter, WR, 6-0, 185, Newport News, Va. (Warwick H.S.) #** - Bio/Videos
Iggy Reynoso, RB, 5-11, 205, Reading, Pa. (Wilson H.S.) - Bio/Videos
Zamon Robinson, LB, 6-3, 225, Silver Springs, Md. (Montgomery Blair H.S.) - Bio/Videos
Jalen Smith, DB, 6-1, 175, Virginia Beach, Va. (Ocean Lakes H.S.)*** - Bio/Videos
John Smith VI, DB, 6-0, 175, Muskogee, Okla. (Muskogee H.S.) - Bio/Videos
Robert Teahan, OL, 6-2, 270, Winchester, Va. (John Hadley H.S.) #
Antonio Turner, LB, 6-4, 250, Chesapeake, Va. (Deep Creek H.S.) - Bio/Videos
Jaylaan Williams, OL, 6-3, 300, Miami, Fla. (Coral Reef H.S.) # - Bio/Videos
Anthony Young, Jr., OL, 6-3, 290, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Central Catholic H.S.) #
Timothy Young, OL, 6-4, 320, Hampton, Va. (Phoebus H.S.) #
 
# = Signed during the early signing period
** = Two-star recruit
*** = Three-star recruit
**** = Four-star recruit
(The star rating indicates the talent level of a particular recruit ranging from two stars to five stars. Four-star recruits are in the top 250-300 recruits in the country, while two-star recruits are considered top mid-major standouts.)
 
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