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2022 NDSU Football Early Signing Class Roster
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown High School
Austin Altepeter LB 6-2 211 Fr. Fargo, N.D. Moorhead HS
Toby Anene DE 6-3 231 Fr. Cottage Grove, Minn. East Ridge HS
Hudson Artz S 5-11 181 Fr. Fairmont, Minn. Fairmont HS
Kelby Azure TE 6-3 226 Fr. Portland, N.D. Northwood HS
Trevor Brown DT 6-1 258 Fr. Eagle, Neb. Waverly HS
Allante Burley DE 6-1 242 Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. Peachtree Ridge HS
Kaden Chadwick OL 6-5 267 Fr. Granville, N.D. Velva HS
Mekhi Collins WR 6-4 205 Fr. North Mankato, Minn. Mankato West HS
Kellen Entz WR 6-2 190 Fr. West Fargo, N.D. Sheyenne HS
Nate Forystek TE 6-5 240 Fr. Green Bay, Wis. Bay Port HS
Darius Givance DB 6-1 193 Fr. Champlin, Minn. Champlin Park HS
Ben Goldy OL 6-7 294 Fr. Rapid City, S.D. Stevens HS
John Gores WR 5-6 150 Fr. Fargo, N.D. Shanley HS
Nathan Hayes QB 6-2 192 Fr. West Chicago, Ill. St. Charles East HS
Carson Hegerle WR 6-2 178 Fr. West Fargo, N.D. West Fargo HS
Kegan Huber CB 5-11 171 Fr. Lake Geneva, Wis. Badger HS
John Kaczor DT 6-1 284 Fr. St. Augusta, Minn. St. Cloud Tech HS
Jacob Kelly LB 6-3 210 Fr. Laporte, Minn. Bemidji HS
Drew Klein K 5-9 164 Fr. Hortonville, Wis. Hortonville HS
Luke Kokat TE 6-2 225 Fr. Sturtevant, Wis. Union Grove HS
Logan Larson DT 6-2 252 Fr. Woodbury, Minn. East Ridge HS
Devin Lockerby OL 6-4 298 Fr. Faribault, Minn. Faribault HS
Josh Magin DT 6-5 230 Fr. Shakopee, Minn. Shakopee HS
Kelton McCaslin DE 6-4 206 Fr. St. Charles, Ill. St. Charles East HS
Mateo Noriega OL 6-4 274 Fr. Burnsville, Minn. Burnsville HS
Max Rader OL 6-6 250 Fr. De Pere, Wis. Notre Dame Academy HS
Brit Senftner LB 6-2 186 Fr. Bismarck, N.D. St. Mary's Central HS
Nathaniel Staehling LB 6-2 220 Fr. Baxter, Minn. Brainerd HS
Cedric Wall WR 6-0 178 Fr. Rosemount, Minn. Rosemount HS
Gannon Williams DE 6-3 225 Fr. Marshalltown, Iowa Marshalltown HS
Kaden Zenzen TE 6-4 203 Fr. Hawley, Minn. Barnesville HS

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QB Will McElvain 6-0 190 University of Northern Iowa/Des Moines, Iowa

JMU inked 19, 16 HS seniors & FBS 3 transfers:

Alonza Barnett III QB 6-0 195 Whitsett, N.C.

*AJ Davis Jr. RB 6-0 215 Lakeland, Fla/Pittsburgh
Wayne Knight RB 5-8 180 Smyrna, Del.
Rodney Nelson RB 5-8 180 Reisterstown, Md.

Anthony Johnson WR 6-1 197 Burlington, N.J.
Jayden Mines WR 6-0 185 Ashland (Patrick Henry)

Joseph Simmons OL 6-6 310 Dover, Del.
Carter Sweazie OL 6-3 290 Ashburn
Wesley Bostic OL 6-4 285 Prince George (Prince George)
Carter Miller OL 6-2 280 Spring Hill, Tenn.

Amar Thomas DL 6-2 230 Upper Marlboro, Md.
Ike Thompson DL 6-1 285 Midlothian (Life Christian)
Tyrique Tucker DL 6-1 300 Norfolk (Life Christian)

Aiden Fisher LB 6-2 220 Fredericksburg
Trent Hendrick LB 6-1 225 Richmond (St. Christopher’s)

Justin Eaglin CB 6-2 170 Spring Lake, N.C.
*Deon Jones S 6-1 200 Oxon Hill, Md/Boston College
*Jarius Reimonenq S 5-10 195 Hattiesburg, Miss/Arkansas State

Hugo Nash P 6-2 183 Melbourne, Australia (After 6 years of 1 Aussie punter, get 4-5 years of another).

https://richmond.com/sports/college/jmu ... b.amp.html

Gil Dobie wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:21 pm 2022 NDSU Football Early Signing Class Roster

Do you have anyone returning???

89Hen wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 7:27 am

Gil Dobie wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:21 pm 2022 NDSU Football Early Signing Class Roster

Do you have anyone returning???

You can have 125 kids on your roster. We have 20+ seniors, some of the recruits won't show up, some of the current players will probably enter the portal due to desire for playing time or trying their skills in FBS. This transfer portal thing, is a new wrinkle to managing rosters. I'm sure our coaches are also looking at the portal.

I'm not sure I've seen any school sign 34 players. Looks like Texas led I-A with 27.

89Hen wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 8:05 am I'm not sure I've seen any school sign 34 players. Looks like Texas led I-A with 27.

Yeah, ‘signing‘ (counted 31) players doesn‘t make sense, when only scholly sign LOI‘s. You don‘t ‘sign‘ walkons.

JMU has about 114 on the roster, is moving up to 85 schollies, amd signed 19. I‘m sure if you included the preferred walkons, there‘s 30 some guy, but preferred walkons aren‘t part of the ‘signing‘ class.

_________U had the greatest early signing day class in the history of organized football………….again!!!!!

People on eGriz are bitching about how little we signed, but as far as I can tell, we still have a glut of younger players due to Covid.

For example, our backup QB is a Redshirt freshman, but academically is a Junior.

You can include preferred walk-ons in your class. MSU announced I think 3 preferred walk-ons with this class.

canyoncat wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 11:12 am You can include preferred walk-ons in your class. MSU announced I think 3 preferred walk-ons with this class.

Sure listed separately. But not indistinguished from the rest of your ‘signing’ class because because they‘re not ‘signing‘ LOIs.

Signing class means LOIs and scholarships, hence why they call it ‘signing.‘

SeattleGriz wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 10:27 am People on eGriz are bitching about how little we signed, but as far as I can tell, we still have a glut of younger players due to Covid.

For example, our backup QB is a Redshirt freshman, but academically is a Junior.

Bobby said we have almost 60 Freshmen on the roster. That's pretty wild.

uofmman1122 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 1:20 pm

SeattleGriz wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 10:27 am People on eGriz are bitching about how little we signed, but as far as I can tell, we still have a glut of younger players due to Covid.

For example, our backup QB is a Redshirt freshman, but academically is a Junior.

Bobby said we have almost 60 Freshmen on the roster. That's pretty wild.

We're going to be AWESOME...r in 4 years!!

uofmman1122 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 1:20 pm

SeattleGriz wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 10:27 am People on eGriz are bitching about how little we signed, but as far as I can tell, we still have a glut of younger players due to Covid.

For example, our backup QB is a Redshirt freshman, but academically is a Junior.

Bobby said we have almost 60 Freshmen on the roster. That's pretty wild.

Not really. You have 1st yr Fr, 2nd yr Fr, and because of Covid, 3rd yr Fr (along with 4th yr Soph, 5th yr Juniors, 6th yr Seniors). And

114 on JMU‘s roster, counted 59 ‘Fr/rFr‘. But that is spread outver the 2019, 2020, amd 2021 recruit classes.

BDKJMU wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 2:01 pm

uofmman1122 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 1:20 pm
Bobby said we have almost 60 Freshmen on the roster. That's pretty wild.

Not really. You have 1st yr Fr, 2nd yr Fr, and because of Covid, 3rd yr Fr (along with 4th yr Soph, 5th yr Juniors, 6th yr Seniors). And

114 on JMU‘s roster, counted 59 ‘Fr/rFr‘. But that is spread outver the 2019, 2020, amd 2021 recruit classes.

Also the ‘Super Seniors’ who got an extra yr due to Covd don’t count against the 63 limit this season JMU for example has at meast 17 Super Seniors (19 seniors on roster), so 80 schollies playing with now. Everyone FCS from the full scholly conferences is in a similar same boat. For 2022 don’t get to replace the Super Senior schollies (which is almost all seniors), only whatever other attrition. So that means smaller classes across the board this year.

Only reason JMU signed 19 because going to 85 for FBS over the next couple years. If were staying FCS and only allowed 63 next season, wouldn‘t be able to fill the Super Super schollies (which is almost all the seniors). Basically would only be able to sign a small class to replace attrition.

Here‘s Hauck talking about it
https://missoulian.com/sports/college/b ... 6.amp.html

There‘s a slew of articles out there about everyone getting that extra year of eligibility, so less schollies avaible for the HS class of 2022. Here‘s one:
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/ ... 752849001/

Think everything will be off kilter in Div I for the next 4 years until all classes that got an extra season are gone. Will be interesting to see how much longer it causes smaller signing classes.

SeattleGriz wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 1:31 pm

uofmman1122 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 1:20 pm
Bobby said we have almost 60 Freshmen on the roster. That's pretty wild.

We're going to be AWESOME...r in 4 years!!

Everyone else has that many too, should be some great football in 4 years.

BDKJMU wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 2:01 pm

uofmman1122 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 1:20 pm
Bobby said we have almost 60 Freshmen on the roster. That's pretty wild.

Not really. You have 1st yr Fr, 2nd yr Fr, and because of Covid, 3rd yr Fr (along with 4th yr Soph, 5th yr Juniors, 6th yr Seniors). And

114 on JMU‘s roster, counted 59 ‘Fr/rFr‘. But that is spread outver the 2019, 2020, amd 2021 recruit classes.

We have 60 guys with 4 years of eligibility left. Seems like that's the case for other teams as well, but that is definitely not at all close to normal. It's gonna be a wild couple years.

uofmman1122 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 2:37 pm

BDKJMU wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 2:01 pm
Not really. You have 1st yr Fr, 2nd yr Fr, and because of Covid, 3rd yr Fr (along with 4th yr Soph, 5th yr Juniors, 6th yr Seniors). And

114 on JMU‘s roster, counted 59 ‘Fr/rFr‘. But that is spread outver the 2019, 2020, amd 2021 recruit classes.

We have 60 guys with 4 years of eligibility left. Seems like that's the case for other teams as well, but that is definitely not at all close to normal. It's gonna be a wild couple years.

Of course its not normal. It not normal to have 3rd yr Fr/4th yr Soph/5th yr Jr/6th yr Sr, and 5th and 6th yr Super Seniors playing their 5th season, not counting against the 63 scholly limit. We are in crazy times.

BDKJMU wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 3:00 pm

uofmman1122 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 2:37 pm
We have 60 guys with 4 years of eligibility left. Seems like that's the case for other teams as well, but that is definitely not at all close to normal. It's gonna be a wild couple years.

Of course its not normal. It not normal to have 3rd yr Fr/4th yr Soph/5th yr Jr/6th yr Sr, and 5th and 6th yr Super Seniors playing their 5th season, not counting against the 63 scholly limit. We are in crazy times.

To be fair, I think this might work itself out, as it's likely we'll see a lot of movement from players with eligibility left in the next year or two: players graduating before exhausting their eligibility and having to make tough choices, players looking at 50+ other guys in their class and only 22 starting spots and deciding to move on, etc.

For example, it wouldn't surprise me at all if at least half of our freshmen eligibility-wise are gone within 2 seasons.

Portland State picked up three.

Tanner Beaman, freshman, 6-3, 220 TE from Vancouver, WA (Skyline HS)
Braylon Cornell, freshman, 6-6, 285 OL from Wset Linn, OR (West Linn HS)
Bryson Summers, freshman, 6-3, 270, OLfrom El Dorado Hills, CA (Oak Ridge HS)

Hampton University signed a 6'6 215 gunslinger from Texas say hello to Malcolm Mays

uofmman1122 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 2:37 pm

BDKJMU wrote: ↑Thu Dec 16, 2021 2:01 pm
Not really. You have 1st yr Fr, 2nd yr Fr, and because of Covid, 3rd yr Fr (along with 4th yr Soph, 5th yr Juniors, 6th yr Seniors). And

114 on JMU‘s roster, counted 59 ‘Fr/rFr‘. But that is spread outver the 2019, 2020, amd 2021 recruit classes.

We have 60 guys with 4 years of eligibility left. Seems like that's the case for other teams as well, but that is definitely not at all close to normal. It's gonna be a wild couple years.

Wow.

BDKJMU wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 11:31 pm JMU inked 19, 16 HS seniors & FBS 3 transfers:

Alonza Barnett III QB 6-0 195 Whitsett, N.C.

*AJ Davis Jr. RB 6-0 215 Lakeland, Fla/Pittsburgh
Wayne Knight RB 5-8 180 Smyrna, Del.
Rodney Nelson RB 5-8 180 Reisterstown, Md.

Anthony Johnson WR 6-1 197 Burlington, N.J.
Jayden Mines WR 6-0 185 Ashland (Patrick Henry)

Joseph Simmons OL 6-6 310 Dover, Del.
Carter Sweazie OL 6-3 290 Ashburn
Wesley Bostic OL 6-4 285 Prince George (Prince George)
Carter Miller OL 6-2 280 Spring Hill, Tenn.

Amar Thomas DL 6-2 230 Upper Marlboro, Md.
Ike Thompson DL 6-1 285 Midlothian (Life Christian)
Tyrique Tucker DL 6-1 300 Norfolk (Life Christian)

Aiden Fisher LB 6-2 220 Fredericksburg
Trent Hendrick LB 6-1 225 Richmond (St. Christopher’s)

Justin Eaglin CB 6-2 170 Spring Lake, N.C.
*Deon Jones S 6-1 200 Oxon Hill, Md/Boston College
*Jarius Reimonenq S 5-10 195 Hattiesburg, Miss/Arkansas State

Hugo Nash P 6-2 183 Melbourne, Australia (After 6 years of 1 Aussie punter, get 4-5 years of another).

https://richmond.com/sports/college/jmu ... b.amp.html

I see a NJ NATIVE on this list Anthony Johnson decent size 6'1 197

dal4018 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 19, 2021 11:24 pm

BDKJMU wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 11:31 pm JMU inked 19, 16 HS seniors & FBS 3 transfers:

Alonza Barnett III QB 6-0 195 Whitsett, N.C.

*AJ Davis Jr. RB 6-0 215 Lakeland, Fla/Pittsburgh
Wayne Knight RB 5-8 180 Smyrna, Del.
Rodney Nelson RB 5-8 180 Reisterstown, Md.

Anthony Johnson WR 6-1 197 Burlington, N.J.
Jayden Mines WR 6-0 185 Ashland (Patrick Henry)

Joseph Simmons OL 6-6 310 Dover, Del.
Carter Sweazie OL 6-3 290 Ashburn
Wesley Bostic OL 6-4 285 Prince George (Prince George)
Carter Miller OL 6-2 280 Spring Hill, Tenn.

Amar Thomas DL 6-2 230 Upper Marlboro, Md.
Ike Thompson DL 6-1 285 Midlothian (Life Christian)
Tyrique Tucker DL 6-1 300 Norfolk (Life Christian)

Aiden Fisher LB 6-2 220 Fredericksburg
Trent Hendrick LB 6-1 225 Richmond (St. Christopher’s)

Justin Eaglin CB 6-2 170 Spring Lake, N.C.
*Deon Jones S 6-1 200 Oxon Hill, Md/Boston College
*Jarius Reimonenq S 5-10 195 Hattiesburg, Miss/Arkansas State

Hugo Nash P 6-2 183 Melbourne, Australia (After 6 years of 1 Aussie punter, get 4-5 years of another).

https://richmond.com/sports/college/jmu ... b.amp.html

I see a NJ NATIVE on this list Anthony Johnson decent size 6'1 197

Majority of seasons have signed 1 to 2 guys from NJ. Are 6 from NJ on the current roster.
The odd thing is the 2 signees from Delaware. Only 1 Delawarean on the current roster, from Newark ironically, but he is a transfer from Maine.