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JEREMIAH AARON
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WR, 5-10, 186, Natchitoches, La./Pearland (Texas)/Navarro CC Twitter: @TheRealJayAaron Instagram: Jaaron.6 Played receiver for coach Scott Parr at Navarro CC … NJCAA All-American Second Team … all-Southwest Junior College Football Conference First Team honors at wide receiver … all-SWJCFC Second Team as a returner … NJCAA leader in all-purpose yards and per-game reception yardage … played in 10 games as a sophomore, finishing with 1,775 all-purpose yards … had 49 catches for 911 yards and eight touchdowns … had 29 kickoff returns for 720 yards, averaging 24.8 yards per return with a touchdown … also had seven punt returns for 144 yards with a long of 34 yards … ranked No. 2 in the nation in yards per game (91.1), No. 3 in total yards (911), No. 6 in receptions (49) and No. 10 in touchdowns (8) and yards per catch (18.6) … finished with 100 or more yards in four games and 200 or more yards once … had multiple touchdowns twice and five more catches in five games … averaging 18.8 yards per catch, set a Navarro single-game record with 276 yards from 10 catches against league champion NMMI … had four scoring pass plays of 60 yards or more this season, topped by 96-yarders against NMMI and Trinity Valley … played in seven games as a freshman, finishing with 28 catches for 419 yards and five touchdowns … finished with 28 catches for 419 yards and five touchdowns … had a season-high 205 all-purpose yards at Blinn College, including 114 yards receiving … had four games of 100 or more all-purpose yards … starting receiver for coach Ricky Tullos at Pearland High … played in nine games as a senior … registered 35 catches for 725 yards and six touchdowns … had four 100-yard receiving games … son of Kendrick Aaron Sr. and Ava Booth … one of nine children (4 brothers, 4 sisters) … majoring in sport management.
RASHAD AJAYI
CB, 5-11, 182 Atlanta, Ga./Langston Hughes/Colorado State Twitter: @onetfm_ Instagram: @onetfm
Played for coach Steve Addazio at Colorado State … started all 12 games at cornerback in 2021 … finished with 28 tackles, including 21 solo stops and 2.5 tackles for loss … registered three solo tackles at Hawaii … had a tackle for loss of four yards against Air Force … recorded three tackles each against Boise State and at Wyoming, including two unassisted tackles … finished with two tackles, including a tackle for loss at Utah State … collected three solo tackles at Iowa … season-high four solo tackles at Toledo … assisted on two tackles against Vanderbilt … opened the season with three solo tackles against South Dakota State … (2020 COVID): started all four games at cornerback in a COVID-shortened season … finished with seven tackles, including one tackle for loss … credited with one pass breakup, the opening game at Fresno State … posted a season-best three tackles vs. Wyoming … his one tackle for loss came at San Diego State … (2019 So.): played in nine games and started seven at cornerback … missed three of the final four games due to injury … posted eight tackles, including solo stops … finished with three pass breakups … season-high three tackles, including two unassisted tackles against Toledo … posted two solo tackles against Arkansas … (2018 Fr.) … started all 12 games at cornerback … finished with 33 tackles, including 21 solo, one sack, two tackles for loss, to go with one interception, a team-high two forced fumbles and a team-high six pass breakups … first CSU true freshman to start every game in his first year on campus since WR Rashard Higgins in 2013 … had a solo tackle, a pass breakup and returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown against San Jose State … season-high five tackles, including three unassisted tackles, and a forced fumble against Wyoming … recorded four tackles against Illinois State and at Boise State … registered four solo tackles and a sack at Florida … had two tackles against Arkansas … finished with three tackles and a forced fumble against Colorado … played cornerback for coach Willie Cannon at Langston Hughes High … son of Janeen Lindsey and the late Oluyomi Ajayi … his uncle, Steven Robinson, played college football at West Georgia … majoring in multidisciplinary studies.
TIREK AUSTIN-CAVE
LB, 6-1, 228 Pennsauken, N.J./Camden/Miami Twitter: @_tcave Instagram: @_tcave
Played for coach Manny Diaz at Miami … (2021): saw action in eight games, primarily on special teams … finished with five total tackles, including four solo stops … (2020): played in nine games in first collegiate season, largely on special teams … finished with seven tackles, including two unassisted tackles … made career debut in season opener against UAB … played for Dwayne Savage at Camden High … finished the 2019 season with 148 tackles, 11 sacks, two interceptions, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a blocked punt … as a senior, was named a Butkus Award nominee and earned first team all-conference, first team All-South Jersey and all-state first team honors … Son of Nigel Cave and Jennifer Austin … majoring in criminology.
CORTEZ BRAHAM
WR, 6-2, 198 Blythewood, S.C./Westwood/Hutchinson CC Twitter: @slick_tez Instagram: @slick.tez
Played wide receiver for coach Drew Dallas at Hutchinson CC ... (2021): played in 10 games and helped lead the Blue Dragons to a 9-2 record and the Salt City Bowl championship ... ended career at Hutchinson fifth in school history for career receptions (68) and receiving yards (1,387) ... finished with 32 catches for 723 yards and 10 touchdowns, ranking No. 10 nationally in touchdowns and No. 32 in receptions ... (2020): played seven games in 2020 and tied for second on the team in receptions with 19 for a team-leading 429 yards and five touchdowns ... ranked No. 5 nationally in touchdowns and No. 19 in receptions ... (2019): played in nine games in 2019 ... finished with 16 catches for 223 yards and two touchdowns ... registered a season-best 46 receptions for 750 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior ... recorded 26 catches for 467 yards and seven touchdowns as a sophomore ... rated a three-star rated prospect by ESPN and 247Sports and two-star rating by Rivals ... son of Cortez Braham and Tyra White … one of four children (3 sisters) … majoring in integrated studies.
RALEIGH COLLINS III
LB, 6-3, 196, Newark, Del. Neumann Goretti Twitter: @_RaleighCollins Instagram: @raleigh.collins Played cornerback and receiver for coach Albie Crosby at Neumann Goretti High … Pennsylvania Writers’ Class 3A All-State Athlete … PAFootballNews.com 3A All-State First Team Cornerback … All-Catholic League First Team … finished with 65 tackles, including four sacks … also had a forced fumble, three fumble recoveries, 11 pass breakups and a touchdown … also played at Caravel Academy as a sophomore before transferring to Neumann Goretti … three-star rating from ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … parents are both from West Virginia ... son of Raleigh and Laura Collins ... one of two children (1 sister).
JASIR COX
Spear, 6-1, 204 Kansas City, Mo./Bishop Miege/N. Dakota State Twitter: @jasirupnext1 Instagram: @jasirupnext Played for coach Matt Entz at North Dakota State … (2021 Jr.): started 14 games at linebacker, helping the Bison win the 2021 NCAA FCS National Championship … missed the NCAA second round playoff game due to illness … named All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second Team … finished the year as NDSU’s third-leading tackler with 58 tackles, three tackles for loss, 1 ½ sacks and three interceptions … (2020 COVID): Started all 10 games at linebacker, helping NDSU to the NCAA national quarterfinals …NDSU’s third leading tackler with 52 total tackles … made 2 ½ tackles for loss and had one sack …had five pass breakups, one quarterback hurry and one forced fumble … (2019 So.): played in 13-of-16 games, helping NDSU win the NCAA FCS National Championship … made a tackle on NDSU’s first kickoff of the season against Butler but was injured and missed the rest of the nonconference slate … named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll … (2018 - Fr.) – played in 10-of-15 games as a true freshman, helping NDSU win the NCAA FCS National Championship … played a majority of his time on the kickoff coverage team and punt defense … played for coach Jon Holmes at Bishop Miege High … played his junior year at Raytown South before transferring to Bishop Miege, where he was a safety on the school’s fourth straight Kansas Class 4A state championship under coach Jon Holmes … 2017 all-state and all-conference first team … had 88 tackles including 54 solo
stops … intercepted four passes and returned two for touchdowns … also had a punt return for a touchdown … ran on a record-setting 4x100 relay team … also participated in basketball and baseball … son of James and Lotu Cox … one of seven children (3 brothers, 3 sisters) … older brother, Jabril Cox, was a two-time All-America linebacker at NDSU from 2016-19, before transferring to LSU for his senior season … graduated in May 2022 with his bachelor’s degree in sociology with a minor in psychology ... majoring in integrated studies.
JT DANIELS
QB, 6-2, 226 Irvine, Calif./Mater Dei Catholic/USC/Georgia Twitter: @jtdaniels Instagram: @jtdaniels06 Played for coach Kirby Smart at Georgia … was 7-0 as the starting quarterback during his tenure with the Bulldogs … (2021 – r-So.): member of the 2021 CFP National Championship squad … starting quarterback in three of 14 games, played in six games overall … team’s second-leading passer with 68 completions on 94 attempts, totaling 722 yards and seven touchdowns … missed UAB, Arkansas, Auburn and Florida games because of injury … returned to action in reserve role vs. Missouri and completed seven of 11 passes for 82 yards and a TD … started the South Carolina game and completed 23 of 31 passes for 303 yards and three scores … named among 35 collegians as a “player to watch” for the Walter Camp 2021 Player of the Year award … second-team preseason All-SEC, as voted by the league’s 14 head coaches, as well as by attendees at SEC Media Days … (2020 - COVID): Georgia’s starting quarterback in the last four games of the season, winning all four starts … helped lead the Bulldogs to an 8-2 record, including a Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl win over Cincinnati … finished with 80 completions (119 att.), for 1,231 yards and 10 TDs became the 10th quarterback in Georgia history to have four touchdown passes in a game against Mississippi State … named SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week, Maxwell Award Player of the Week and Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 for his performance against Mississippi State … medically cleared to play just days after the Bulldogs’ season opener at Arkansas … participated in preseason camp … (2019 – So.): redshirted at USC after season-ending knee injury suffered in third quarter of opener vs. Fresno State …. had completed 25-of-34 passes for 215 yards before the injury … named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for fall 2019 … (2018 – Fr.): started at quarterback in 11 games (missed the Arizona State game) … just the second true freshman USC player to start at quarterback for USC in a season opener (Matt Barkley was the first in 2009) … missed the Arizona State game after suffering a concussion the week before vs. Utah … graduated from Mater Dei Catholic High and was coached by Bruce Rollinson … graduated a full year early in order to enroll at USC … 2017 Gatorade National Player of the Year … Max Preps National Player of the Year … PrepStar Dream Team … USA Today All-USA First Team … two-time Gatorade state Player of the Year and two-time Orange County Offensive Player of the Year … Los Angeles Times All-Area Player of the Year … completed 262 of 365 passes (71.8%) for 4,123 yards and 52 TDs with just four INTs as a senior … his 12,014 career passing yards were an Orange County record, as were his 152 TD passes … led Mater Dei to a 38-4 record in his three seasons, including a 15-0 mark, the CIF state title and a final No. 1 national ranking in 2017 … Son of Steve and Alison Daniels … one of two children (1 sister) … graduated from Georgia with a bachelor’s degree in psychology in May 2022 … pursuing a second bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies.
WILL DIXON
TE, 6-5, 230, Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough Twitter: @will_dixxon Instagram: @will_dixxon Played tight end and defensive line for coach Kevin Carty at Hillsborough High … earned allstate second team honors on offense and defense … selected all-area first team on offense and all-conference first team on defense … played in 13 games as a senior … had 30 catches for 404 yards and four touchdowns with a long catch of 26 yards … also had 15 pancake blocks … on defense, Dixon made 52 tackles, including a school-record 13 sacks and 23 tackles for loss … had an interception and a fumble recovery … helped guide Hillsborough to the 2021 New Jersey South Group V state championship with a 13-0 record … as a junior in 2020, had 12 catches for 253 yards and three touchdowns with a long catch of 63 yards … had 39 tackles, including five sacks and nine tackles for loss … son of Dan and Lisa Dixon … one of two children (1 brother) … enrolled in University studies.
CJ DONALDSON
TE, 6-2, 240 Miami, Fla./Gulliver Prep Twitter: @Sp3Cj Instagram: @c4our_ Played wide receiver and tight end for coach Earl Sims at Gulliver Prep … totaled 1,409 yards on 96 catches with 19 scores between his junior and senior years … finished with 1,164 yards on 81 receptions and 13 touchdowns as a senior, … junior season stats included 15 receptions for 245 yards and six scores … … rated as a threestar prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN … 247Sports lists him as the No. 46 tight end and the No. 111 player in Florida … ESPN ranks him No. 152 nationally at tight end and as the No. 147 player in Florida … Son of Tyneshia Fleming … one of three children (1 brother, 1 sister) … majoring in finance.
MAURICE HAMILTON
OL, 6-3, 320 Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Heights Twitter: @BigMoe70_ Instagram: @bigmoe_70 Played guard and nose guard for coach Mac Stephens at Cleveland Heights High … 2021 Division I All-Ohio First Team … earned AllNortheast Lakes District First Team honors … Cleveland Heights’ offensive line was named one of the 10 best lines in the area by Cleveland. com … helped pave the way for the offense to average 37.1 points per game … the offense averaged 32.1 points per game … three-star rating by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … No. 35 offensive line recruit nationally by ESPN, No. 39 by 247Sports and No. 40 by Rivals … ranked No. 23 in Ohio by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … son of Maurice Sr. and Valencia Watkins … one of four children (3 brothers) … majoring in sport management.
CHARLIE KATARINCIC
OL, 6-5, 275 Pittsburgh, Pa./Choate Rosemary School (Conn.) Twitter: @Big_Kat_77 Instagram: @char_kat Starting tackle as a senior for coach Trey Lott at Choate Rosemary School in Wallingford, Connecticut … All-Founders Football Conference First Team Offense … All-New England Prep School Athletic Conference Fiast Team … did not play football as a junior due to COVID-19 … started at guard as a sophomore … offense averaged 34.4 points per game … rated a three-star prospect by ESPN and 247Sports … No. 4 prospect in Connecticut by Rivals, No. 6 by 247Sports and No. 7 by ESPN … rated No. 89 offensive lineman nationally by 247Sports and No. 95 by ESPN … son of Jay and Autumn Katarincic … one of three children (1 brother, 1 sister) … majoring in business.
TREY LATHAN
LB, 6-1, 218 Homestead, Fla./Gulliver Prep Twitter: @treylathan5 Instagram: @treyjetski Played linebacker at Gulliver Prep for coach Earl Sims … totaled 53 tackles (41 solo) as a senior with three sacks, seven tackles for loss, two interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery … rated No. 26 on MaxPreps’ top 50 seniors in Florida … scored a pair of touchdowns on the offensive side of the ball as a senior … finished with 20 tackles in just six games played as a junior … recorded 43 tackles, with four tackles for loss and an interception as a sophomore in 2019 … as a freshman in 2018, registered 51 total tackles with three tackles for loss and a pair of sacks and fumble recoveries … four-star prospect by ESPN … three-star prospect by Rivals and 247Sports … ranked as the No. 48 linebacker nationally by 247Sports … rated as the No. 41 outside linebacker nationally by Rivals … son of Travis and Kankina Lathan … one of six children (1 brother, 4 sisters) … majoring in finance.
LANDEN LIVINGSTON
OL, 6-4, 280 Leo., Ind./Leo Twitter: @LandenLivingst1 Instagram: @Landen Livingston Played offensive guard for coach Jared Sauder at Leo High … two-time Indiana Football Coaches Association’s Top 50 All-State Team … named AllNortheast 8 Conference First Team as a junior and senior … one of the top-20 interior linemen in Indiana … earned the No. 1 ranking by Outside the Huddle’s First 11 all-conference players … rated a three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … ranked as the No. 10 offensive line prospect in Indiana by 247Sports and No. 14 by Rivals … son of Rob and Christie Livingston … one of three children (1 brother, 1 sister) … majoring in business.
DL, 6-3, 317 Birmingham, Ala./Huffman/Georgia Tech Twitter: @the205mike Instagram: @205.mike Played for coach Geoff Collins at Georgia Tech …. (2021 r-So.): saw action in 12 games, finishing with nine tackles, a half sack and 1 ½ tackles for loss … (2020 r-Fr.): Appeared in nine games and made five starts at defensive tackle … started five of the final six games of the season (Clemson, at Boston College, Notre Dame, NC State, Pitt) … recorded three tackles, including one for loss, in season-opening win at Florida State … had multiple tackles in each of his first five games of the season, led by a season-high five, including a half-tackle for loss, at Boston College … (2019 Fr.): redshirted after appearing in four games on the defensive line … saw his first collegiate action against Pitt … coached by Alex Wilson at Huffman High … rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals and No. 17 player in the state of Alabama by Rivals … a basketball standout for much of his high-school career, did not begin playing football until senior season … recorded 37 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and four sacks during his lone season of football, en route to all-city recognition … was a four-year letterwinner as a power forward in basketball … A-B honor roll student … son of Mike Sr. and Tiffany Lockhart … majoring in business.
WESLEY MCCORMICK
CB, 5-11, 200, r-Sr. Germantown, Md./Northwest/JMU Twitter: @We21ey Instagram: @wesmcc5 Played cornerback for coach Curt Cignetti at JMU … (2021 Sr.): played in one game, redshirting to retain final year of eligibility … (2020 COVID) –started seven games at cornerback … VaSID First Team All-State … had 20 tackles, including 16 unassisted, one tackle for loss, three interceptions and two pass breakups … tied for CAA lead in interceptions and tied for second in total passes defended (five) … CAA Football Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2021) … (2019 Jr.) played in 14 games, making 11 starts at cornerback … had 22 total tackles, including 17 solo stops, two tackles for loss, one forced fumble and three pass breakups … (2018 So.): played in 12 games, making three starts at cornerback … had 10 total tackles, including five solo stops … played for coach Michael Neubeiser at Northwest High … named All-Metro Honorable Mention as a senior … earned all-county defensive back honors as a senior … Maryland Team Big 33 selection … participant in the Maryland Crab Bowl … helped Northwest to state semifinals as a junior … dual-sport athlete who is a state champion in indoor and outdoor track … honor roll student … son of William McCormick and Patricia Jefferson … one of four children (1 brother, 2 sisters) … graduated from JMU with a bachelor’s degree in sport and recreation management. TE, 6-5, 238 Huntington, W.Va./Spring Valley Twiter: @11Corbinpage Instagram: @corbinpage_11 Played tight end and defensive end for coach Brad Dingess at Spring Valley High … member of the Class AAA All-State team … as a senior, he compiled 25 catches for 487 yards and four scores with a long of 57 yards … also played on the defensive line and accounted for 49 tackles, including 27 solo stops and seven tackles for loss … in a shortened junior season, he turned in 18 receptions for 440 yards and 11 touchdowns … his defensive numbers as a junior showed 37 tackles, 3½ sacks and one fumble recovery … as a sophomore, he finished with 19 catches for 456 yards and 11 scores … also played basketball, averaging 20.6 points last season … three-star ranking by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … 247Sports ranks him as the No. 1 tight end in West Virginia and No. 22 tight end overall … ESPN has him as the No.1 overall recruit in the state, No. 77 regionally and No. 20 overall at his position … joins fellow Spring Valley alums Bryce Biggs, Graeson Malashevich, Doug Nester and Wyatt Milum on the WVU roster … Son of Taron Page and Jillian Hatfield … one of four children (2 brothers, 2 sister) … majoring in business.
ASANI REDWOOD
DL, 6-3, 280 Suwanee, Ga./Collins Hill Twitter: @AsaniRedwood Instagram: @asani_92_ Played defensive end and tight end for coach Lenny Gregory at Collins Hill High … MaxPrep All-American … 2021 All-Regional 8-AAAAAAA Defensive First Team performer … Gwinnett Daily Post Defensive Player of the Year … earned all-county first team honors … high school of current WVU bandit Jared Bartlett … has only played football for two seasons … helped lead Collins Hill to a 15-0 record in 2021, the Georgia AAAAAAA state championship and the No. 3 national ranking … finished with 105 tackles, including 64 solo stops, 17 sacks, 39 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles and 57 hurries … his 17 sacks set the school record … had 10 tackles, including 1.5 sacks against Milton in the state championship game … as a junior, helped lead Collins Hill to a 12-3 record, a first-place finish in Region 8-7A, No. 4 rating in Atlanta and No. 7 finish in Georgia … finished with 54 tackles, 4.5 sacks and 14 tackles for loss … three-star rating by 247Sports … rated as the No. 70 edge rusher nationally by 247Sports … ranked No. 118 top prospect in Georgia by 247Sports … son of Abez Redwood and Nancy McDowell … one of two children (1 brother) … majoring in business. DB, 6-2, 190 New London, Texas/West Rusk/Tyler JC Twitter: @JaylonShelton7 Instagram: @j7ylon Played for coach Thomas Rocco at Tyler JC … saw action in nine games … finished with 33 tackles and two interceptions … redshirted his first year at Tyler … played quarterback and cornerback for coach Nick Harrison at West Rusk … completed 74-of-128 passes for 1,072 yards and nine touchdowns … finished with 127 carries for 937 yards, 16 touchdowns and had four games with 100 or more yards rushing … son of Grayland and Angelia Dunams ... one of four children (2 brothers, 1 sister) ... majoring in kinesiology.
JACOLBY SPELLS
CB, 5-11, 180 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./American Heritage Twitter: @drippy4k_ Instagram: @jacolbyspells Played cornerback for coach Patrick Surtain at American Heritage High ... collected 21 tackles as a senior and accounted for 103 kick return yards ... switched from receiver to cornerback and helped American Heritage to the Florida 5A state title and a 11-2 record as a junior ... speedster who also participated in track and ran a 10.79 in the 100 meters ... junior numbers totaled 32 tackles in the state championship season ... sophomore statistics show him with 25 receptions and four touchdowns averaging 23.7 yards per catch ... five catches for 112 yards and a touchdown in a 10-2 freshman season ... four-star rating from 247Sports and ESPN ... 247Sports ranks him No. 24 nationally at cornerback and No. 20 overall in Florida ... ESPN has him No. 14 at his position, No. 16 overall in Florida and No. 56 in his region ... featured at No. 137 on ESPN’s Top 300 list … son of Chavette Burrows … one of four children (2 brothers, 1 sister) … majoring in interior architecture.
SULLIVAN WEIDMAN
OL, 6-5, 315, Franklin, Mass./Dexter Southfield Twitter: @sullyweidman Instagram: @ sullyweidman Played offensive and defensive tackle for coach Casey Day at Dexter Southfield High … named Evergreen League Co-Lineman of the Year … earned All-NEPSAC Class B First Team honors … also named All-Evergreen League First Team … Dexter Southfield canceled its 2020 season due to COVID-19 … rated three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … son of Patrick and Amy Weidman … one of two children (1 sister) … majoring in business.
