2018 SWAC Football Recruiting Classes

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- The Southwestern Athletic Conference and the member institutions are proud to announce the student-athletes signings for National Signing Day 2018.  The NSD period ends on April 1, 2018.  

ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY
Name Pos Cls Ht Wt Hometown (Previous School)
Richard Calloway LB Fr 6-0 215 Orlando, FL/ Orlando Jones HS
Justin Cannon QB Fr 6-2 186 Cottondale, AL/ Paul W Bryant HS
Tyrese Chambers WR Fr 6-1 175 Baltimore, MD/Baltimore Polytechnic
Nathaniel Dell WR Fr 5-11 170 Daytona Beach, FL/ Mainland HS
Teon Dollard RB Fr 6-0 210 Lake City, FL/ Columbia HS
Michael Edmonds LB Fr 6-2 200 Quitman, GA/ Brooks County HS
Antoine Felton Jr WR Fr 5-10 175 Woodbridge, VA/ Freedom HS
Tyreik Griffin OL Fr 6-6 290 Fairfield, AL/ Fairfield HS
Cameron Hicks LB Fr 6-4 230 Vero Beach, FL/ Vero Beach HS
Anthony Jackson OL Jr 6-4 300 Greensboro, AL/ Hinds CC
Da’Vonta Jackson DL Fr 6-4 245 Greensboro, AL/ Greensboro HS
Elisha Jackson DL Fr 6-1 305 Muskegon, MI/ Muskegon HS
Brian Jenkins Jr WR Fr 5-8 160 Daytona Beach, FL/ Mainland HS
Jalen McGhee DL Fr 6-1 270 Stockbridge, CA/ Mays HS
Jacquez Parks DL Fr 6-3 240 Tallahassee, FL/ Godby HS
Gary Quarles RB Fr 5-5 160 Cottondale, AL/ Paul W Bryant HS
Caleb Riley DB Fr 5-11 180 Lawrenceville, GA/ Brookwood HS

ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY

Tyrek Allen	WR	6-0	175	San Antonio, Texas	San Francisco City College
Chris Alexander	RB	5-10	180	Birmingham, Ala.	Parker High School
Leeward Brown	OL	6-4	350	Miami, Fla.	Tulane University
Juwan Callines	OL	6-6	330	Portsmouth, Va.	I.C. Norcom High School
Eric Felts	DB	5-11	180	Eight Mile, Ala.	Vigor High School
Keenan Isaac	DB	6-3	180	Midfield, Ala.	Midfield High School
Michael Jefferson	WR	6-3	200	Mobile, Ala.	Murphy High School
Joseph Jones	DL	6-4	260	Columbus, Ga.	Carver High School
Devin March	DE	6-3	230	Dothan, Ala.	Houston County High School
Moses Marshall IV	TE	6-3	235	Cleveland, Ohio	University of Kansas
Charlie Maxwell	OL	6-4	270	Florence, Ala.	Florence High School
Dionte Mullins	WR	5-10	180	Homestead, Fla.	University of Miami (Fla.)
Andrew Ogletree	DL	6-4	260	Columbus, Ga.	Carver High School
Herbert Parham	DL	5-11	250	Edgewood, Md.	Edgewood High School
Claudio Quintinilla	K/P	5-10	170	Atlanta, Ga.	Tri-Cities High School
Ismail Saleem	WR	5-11	176	Montgomery, Ala.	Troy University
Taurrian Stafford	OL	6-5	340	Miami Beach, Fla.	Miami Central HS
Daniel Troutman	DB	6-0	170	Atlanta, Ga.	Mays High School
Bryce Webster	LB	6-1	210	Columbus, Ga.	Spencer High School
Devonte Webster	LB	6-1	210	Columbus. Ga.	Spencer HS
Bryan West	ATH	5-10	175	Cleveland Heights, Ohio	Glenville High School
Daymon Williams	DE	6-4	250	Cleveland, Ohio	Glenville High School
Devontae Winston	DB	6-0	180	Clinton, Md.	Monroe JC
Jahmal Wynter	DL	6-3	290	McDonough, Ga.	Highland Community College

ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY

Roberto Aguirre	K	5-9	170	Tallahassee, Fla.	Godby HS
Creo Argue Jr.	DE	6-2	220	Crete, Illinois	Crete-Monee HS
Chris Blair	WR	6-3	200	Louisville, Miss.	Louisville HS
Delshun Bradwell	OL	6-4	290	Quincy, Fla.	Godby HS
Joshua Brown	OL	6-3	260	Houston, Texas	Alief Taylor HS
Donnell Buckner	WR	6-6	175	Lumberton, Miss.	Lumberton HS
Daylon Burks	CB	5-11	200	Lumberton, Miss.	Lumberton HS
Jerimiah Green	TE	6-4	240	Richmond, Texas	Fort Bend Bush HS
Keyron Kinsler Jr.	S	5-11	185	Micanopy, Fla.	North Marion HS
Tavarian McCullum	WR	6-3	175	Collins, Miss.	Collins HS
Derrian Meminger	DL	6-2	290	Sparta, Ga.	Hancock Central HS
Wanya Morris	OL	6-2	290	Brookhaven, Miss.	Brookhaven HS
Alonzo Nelson	CB	6-2	185	Alpharetta, Ga.	Alpharetta HS
Jon Orso	DE	6-3	260	Mount Vernon, Ala.	Citronelle HS
Jyron Russell	QB	6-3	195	Grand Prairie, Texas	Timberview HS
Blake Thomas	DE	6-3	220	Dallas, Texas	Duncanville HS
Louie "Trey" Turner	RB	6-0	205	Atmore, Ala.	Escambia Academy HS

GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY

Sundiata Anderson Freshman DE 6-4 220 Atlanta, Ga. North Clayton HS
Don'tae Barge Freshman DE 6-4 240 New Orleans, La. Helen Cox HS
Darqueze Brutton Freshman WR 5-6 160 Tallahassee, Fla. Leon HS
Cecil Cherry Junior LB 6-0 240 Frostproof, Fla. Coahoma CC
Matthew Cormier Freshman LB 6-3 205 Lake Charles, La. LaGrange HS
Damien Crumitie Junior DB 6-0 160 Tallahassee, Fla. Dodge City CC
Keilon Elder Freshman RB 5-9 205 Duncanville, Texas Duncanville HS
Ryan Fields Freshman DB 6-1 160 Houston, Texas Cypress Ranch HS
T.J. Hawthorne Freshman DB 6-2 205 Springhill, La. North Webster HS
Donald Johnson Jr. Freshman WR 5-8 165 Ruston, La. Ruston HS
Quincy Mitchell Freshman QB 6-0 175 Baton Rouge, La. Southern LHS
Maurice Robinson Freshman DB 6-2 185 Mobile, Ala. Murphy HS

JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY

Kendarius Feazell	ATH	6-3	200	Monticello, Miss.	Lawerence Co. HS
Cameron Hines	WR	6-0	185	Starkville, Miss.	Starkville HS
Timontre Graham	LB	6-0	245	Mobile, Ala.	LeFlore HS
Tim Steward	LB	5-11	190	Hazlehurst, Miss.	Hazlehurst HS
Cameron Beal	OL	6-3	295	Tuscaloosa, AL	Central HS
Jack Strouse	QB	6-3	205	Placentia, Calif.	El Dorado HS
Cedric Dunbar	OL	6-3	330	Natchez, Miss.	Cathedral HS
Quinton Burns	DB	6-1	194	Jackson, Miss.	Provine HS.
David Arrington IV	DB	6-0	160	Montgomery, Ala.	Lee HS
Timothy Robinson	LB	5-11	205	Jackson, Miss.	Callaway HS
Dwayne “DJ” Stevens	WR/TE	6-3	225	Ridgeland, Miss.	Ridgeland HS
Carl Jones	LB	6-2	225	Greenwood, Miss.	Greenwood HS

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY

William Bradley 6-2 295 OL Memphis, Tenn. / Memphis East HS 

Maurice Collins 6-3 290 OL Greenwood, Miss. / Coahoma CC
Jamaar Faison-Spivey 5-10 185 RB Phenix City, Ala. / Central High School
Joseph "Trey" Freeman 6-3 260 T Goodman, Miss. / Holmes CC
Malik Hickman 6-1 185 DB Philadelphia, Miss. / Philadelphia HS
Caleb Johnson 5-9 205 RB Memphis, Tenn. / Memphis Academy of Health S.
James Lofton 6-4 280 T La Marque, Texas / La Marque High School
Nari Masslieno 6-3 320 T Lynn Haven, Fla. / Mosley High School
Javarious Moore 5-10 185 WR Newton, Miss. / Newton High School
Stetson Moore 6-4 205 WR Philadelphia, Miss. / Philadelphia HS
Anfernee Pointer 6-5 290 OL Ruleville, Miss. / Mississippi Delta CC
Chandler Robinson 6-5 193 QB Hollandale, Miss./Simmons HS/Leflore HS
Nikolas Shanklin 5-8 193 RB Thibodaux, La. / E.D. White Catholic HS
Zach Sias 6-1 314 C Rolling Fork, Miss. / Hinds CC
Kentrell Thomas 6-3 290 T Jackson, Miss. / Hinds CC

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
Drake Cheatum FS 5-10 170 Fr. Mesquite, TX Mesquite HS
Trazon Connley QB 6-2 185 Fr. Duncanville, Texas Duncanville HS
Joshua Crawford DT 5-11 285 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. Lausanne CS
DeMarcus Crockett S 5-10 190 Fr. Mesquite, Texas Mesquite HS
Caleb Darbone P 6-1 180 Fr. Lake Charles, La. Barbe HS
Carl Davis, III OLB 6-3 196 Fr. Desoto, Texas Desoto HS 
Jason Dumas DT 6-1 250 Fr. St. James, La. St. James HS 
Jamal Fontenot OL 6-4 315 Gr. Beaumont, Texas Arkansas St. 
Bernard Goodwater RB 5-7 185 So. Dallas, Texas Kansas St. 
Donald Hall DE 6-3 260 Fr. Olive Branch, Miss. Desoto Central HS 
Kyren Harris DE 6-2 245 Fr. St. James, La. St. James HS 
Logan Jackson CB 5-11 170 Fr. Mesquite, Texas Mesquite HS 
Storey Jackson FS 6-2 210 Jr. Olathe, Kansas Hutchinson CC 
Isaac James OL 6-4 305 Fr. Shreveport, La. Woodlawn HS 
Christopher Johnson WR 6-2 195 Fr. Baton Rouge, La.Tulane 
Xavier Johnson WR 5-11 175 Fr. Temple, Texas Temple HS 
Terry Kelly DT 6-0 275 Jr. Kissimmee, Fla. Butler County CC 
Kolbi Lewis DT 6-3 310 Fr. Cypress, Texas Cypress Springs HS 
Kobe Love DT 6-1 270 Fr. Jackson, Miss. Callaway HS 
Justin Medina DL 6-4 245 Fr. Katy, Texas Stephen F. Austin HS 
D'Marcus Moon LB 6-1 230 Gr. Fort Wayne, Ind. E. Michigan 
DeMarcus Robinson CB 6-3 195 Jr. Pensacola, Fla. Ark. Baptist 
Joshua Smith DE 6-2 240 Fr. New Orleans, La Landry Walker HS 
Shamod Sullivan DE 6-1 250 Fr. New Orleans, La. Landry Walker HS 
DePriest Taylor LB 6-1 220 Fr. Houston, Texas Manvel HS 
Aaron Walker DE 6-3 265 Jr. St. Blaine, Minn. Central Lakes CC 
Tristen Wallace WR 6-3 235 So. Desoto, Texas Trinity Valley CC. 
D'Trayveon Williams OL 6-5 315 Fr. Shreveport, La. Woodlawn HS


SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY and A&M COLLEGE
Jacoby Allen, LB, 6-1, 210, North Shore HS (Houston)
Jamel Byrd, WR, 6-1, 190, Hahnville HS (Hahnville, La.)
Bernard Childs II, OL, 6-2, 315, Channelview HS (Channelview, Tx)
Damien Crawford, DB, 6-3, 188, Green Oaks HS (Shreveport)
Martell Fontenot, K/P, 5-11, 155, Zachary HS (Zachary, La.)
Colyn Givens, DL, 6-3, 255, Captain Shreve HS (Shreveport)
Terrence Gray, DL, 6-3, 242, Ellender M. HS (Houma, La.)
Kobe Hartman, WR, 6-3, 190, Ellender M. HS (Houma, La.)
Ladarius Skelton, QB, 6-2, 210, Fullerton College (Fullerton, Ca.)
Reggie Wilson, TE, 6-3, 225, Reagan High School (San Antonio)
Gary Young, WR, 5-7, 170, G.W. Carver High School (New Orleans)
Glenn Brown III, DB, 5-11, 180, St. James High School (St. James, La).
Larry Dixon, OL, 6-4, 331, Hahnville HS (Boutte, La)
Jordan Lewis, LB, 6-3, 195, Trinity Catholic (Ocala, FL)
Robert Rhem, DB, 5-11, 180, Trinity Catholic (Ocala, FL)
Hunter Register, WR, 6-5, 214, Minnesota/Comeaux HS(Lafayette)
Kennedy Madison, OL, 6-3, 302, La.Tech/Ouachita P. HS (Wisner, La)


Texas Southern University
Ian Bronson DL 6-2 295 Houston, Texas Klein High School
Drake Centers OL 6-4 295 Tatum, Texas Tatum High School
Glen Cuiellette QB 6-0 215 Mandeville, La. Mandeville High School
Kevin Dove RB 6-0 245 El Campo, Texas El Campo High School
Erick Garcia DL 6-2 255 San Bernadino, Calif. Chaffey College
Gary Haynes WR 5-9 175 Houston, Texas Manvel High School
Skyron Littleton TE 6-4 240 Lafayette, La. Carenoro High School
Jarryl Taylor DL 6-4 240 Palmdale, Calif. Quartz Hill High School
Aidan Hemphill DL 6-8 250 Houston, Texas Klein Oak High School
Chris Long TE 6-4 245 Nettleton, Miss. Nettleton High School
Isaiah Chance DE 6-3 240 Houston, Texas Dawson High School

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF

1. Raynald St. Jour (6’2 290) OL
- ASA Junior College
- Naples, FL

2. David Chapple (6’1 185) QB
- North Little Rock
- North Little Rock, AR

3. Tychristopher Harris (6’0 210) LB
- Woodlawn High School
- Shreveport, LA

4. Larry Moton (6’0 185) WR
- Woodlawn High School
- Shreveport, LA

5. Dashawn Lawrence (5’10 175) ATH
Taft High School
Cincinnati, Oh

6. Noah Hayes (6’6 300) OL
- Oxon Hill High School
- Oxon Hill, MD

7. Trae Cherry (5’11 163) DB
- Waco High School
- Waco, TX

8. Tayvon Littlejohn (6’3 180) DB
- Greenville Weston High School
- -Greenville, MS

9. Isaac Peppers (6’0 203) LB
- Greenville Weston High School
- Greenville, MS

10. Detavion Turner (5’10 205) RB
- Nettleton High School
- Jonesboro, AR

11. Omar Allen (5’7 180) RB/SLot
- Watson Chapel High School
- Pine Bluff, AR

12. Isaih Singleton (5’11 215) LB
- Pine Bluff High School
- Pine Bluff, AR

13. Rashaad Clayton (6’1 270) DL
- Memphis Central High School
- Memphis, TN

14. Stanleigh Bentley (6’1 270) DB
- Yazoo City High School
- Yazoo, MS

15. Paul Todd (6’2 205) WR
- Hillcrest High School
- Memphis, TN

16. Taeyler Porter (5’9 180) RB
- ASA Miami Junior College
- Naples, FL

SWAC MEDIA RELATIONS

Paine Lions Announce 2018 Baseball Schedule

AUGUSTA, Georgia  –  Paine College baseball coach Melvin Marshall has announced the Lion's 2018 schedule which features 25 home games at Lions Field.
 
PC opens the season on the road in Millegeville, Ga. as they take on Georgia College on February 2. Paine will face the University of North Greenville in a neutral site game on February 3 before closing out the weekend slate with a second game against GC on February 4.
 
The Lions will travel to Beaufort, S.C. for a mid-week non-conference double-header against the Sand Sharks of the University of South Carolina Beaufort on February 7.

2018 Baseball Schedule
 
Paine opens up their home portion of the schedule when they host Bluefield State College in a weekend series February 17 (DH) and February 18. PC will travel to Montgomery, Ala. to face the Golden Tigers of Tuskegee University in  non-conference play February 24 and February 25 (DH).
 
The Lions continue non-conference play with a five-game home stand the following week as they host St. Augustine University on March 3 (DH), The College of Saint Rose on March 5, Lincoln University on March 8 and close out the week versus Cedarville University on March 10.
 
PC will travel to Aiken, S.C. to face the Pacers of the University of South Carolina-Aiken in a mid-week game on March 13.
 
Paine opens SIAC play by welcoming the Magicians of LeMoyne-Owen College for a weekend series on March 17 (DH) and March 18. The following weekend the Lions will host the Panthers of Clark Atlanta University on March 24 (DH) and March 25.
 
The Lions continue conference play as they will travel to Orangeburg, S.C. on Easter weekend to face the Panthers of Claflin University on Friday, March 30 (DH) and Saturday March 31.
 
PC travels to Carrollton, Ga. in a mid-week game against the University of West Georgia on April 4 before returning to Augusta to continue conference play against the Maroon Tigers of Morehouse College on April 7 (DH) and April 8.
 
Paine opens another five-game home stand when they host Morris College on April 11 before closing out the week against eastern division foe the Tigers of Benedict College on April 14 (DH) and April 15.
 
The Lions will face cross-town rival the Jaguars of Augusta University on April 18 in Augusta, Ga. at Lake Olmstead Stadium.
 
PC will travel to Albany, Ga. to face in-state rival and SIAC foe the Golden Rams of Albany State University on April 21 and April 22 (DH) before playing their final non-conference games of the year as they host Concordia College of Alabama in a mid-week double-header on April 25.
 
Paine closes out the regular season with their longest trip of the year as they travel to Frankfort, Ky. to take on the Thorobreds of Kentucky State University on April 28 (DH) and April 29.
 
The 2018 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship is set for May 3-6 in Albany, Ga. on Albany State's campus.

PAINE COLLEGE LIONS ATHLETICS MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS

Lane College Dragons Signs 13 on NSD

JACKSON, Tennessee -- The Lane College football team has added 13 new members to the Dragon family during the 2018 National Signing Day.

Five states are represented in this new signing class with three players coming from here in Tennessee, five from Florida, two from Louisiana, two representing Georgia and one from Alabama.

Kevin Gee is a 5'8", 155 lb. punter from Memphis, Tenn. Also from Memphis is James Jones an offensive lineman standing 6'7", weighing 360 lbs. The final signee from the Bluff City is Tommy Fonda, a 6'0" 235 linebacker.

Coming in as a 6'2", 190 lb. quarterback from Longwood, Fl. is Tarik McKenzie. Also from the Sunshine State is Devonte Smith, Stanley Mentor and Malik Glover.

All hailing from Orlando, Smith is a 6'0" 230 lb. defensive lineman. Mentor, also a defensive lineman, comes in at 6'1", 270 lbs. Glover is a 5'!0', 170 lb. cornerback.

Both representatives from Louisiana come from the great city of New Orleans. Taviauhn Turner is a 6'0", 315 lb. outside guard and Jordan Walker is a 5'11", 180 lb. running back.

A Clayton County., Ga native, Malik Austin is listed as a 6'0", 245 lb. defensive lineman/ linebacker. Quay Betha from Gray, Ga. is listed as 6'0", 315 offensive guard.

Also listed as an outside guard is Phenix City, Al native David Grant. Grant is listed as 6'2", 330 lbs.

The Dragons 2018 football campaign begins on September first at Lane Filed when Lane College plays host to Lincoln University.`