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THE 2020 SIGNING CLASS Signed on Dec. 18, 2019 Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown High School/Previous School Carlos Allen DL 6-0 280 Atlanta, Ga. Frederick Douglass HS Jalen Barnum LB 6-1 215 Jesup, Ga. Wayne County HS Ladarius Clardy QB 6-0 170 Pensacola, Fla. Pine Forest HS James Dawson OL 6-1 295 Opelika, Ala. Opelika HS Cameron Donald DL 6-1 255 Pelzer, S.C. Woodmont HS Evan Fuller K 6-0 215 Bremen, Ga. Bremen HS DeAngelo Hardy QB 5-10 175 Chattanooga, Tenn. McCallie School Trenton Jackson OL 6-0 280 Hattiesburg, Miss. Oak Grove HS Elijah Kirby DB 6-1 190 Sandy Springs, Ga. Riverwood HS Dominick Knowles OL 6-4 305 Johns Creek, Ga. Providence Christian/GA Military College Jahon Myers DL 6-3 215 Luella, Ga. Luella HS Gary Osby RB 5-11 215 Valdosta, Ga. Lowndes HS Carter Pinholster WR 6-1 180 Fort Payne, Ala. Fort Payne HS Sharmari Reed DB 6-0 180 Fayetteville, Ga. Trinity Christian Tyler Scott DL 6-1 280 Jackson, Ga. Jackson HS Mid-Year Enrollees Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown High School/Previous School Carlos Allen* DL 6-0 280 Atlanta, Ga. Frederick Douglass HS Dominick Knowles* OL 6-4 305 Johns Creek, Ga. Providence Christian/GA Military College Jalynn Sykes RB 5-11 210 Rome, Ga. Rome HS/Marshall *Signed NLI in December Signed on Feb. 5, 2020 Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown High School/Previous School Xavier Hill WR 6-2 190 Pleasant Grove, Ala. Pleasant Grove HS Kemari McGowan RB 5-10 180 Murfreesboro, Tenn. Middle Tennessee Christian School OFFENSE (10) DEFENSE (7) SPECIAL TEAMS (1) Name Pos. Name Pos. Name Pos. Ladarius Clardy QB Carlos Allen DL Evan Fuller K James Dawson OL Jalen Barnum LB DeAngelo Hardy QB Cameron Donald DL Xavier Hill WR Elijah Kirby DB LOCATION Trenton Jackson OL Jahon Myers DL Dominick Knowles OL Sharmari Reed DB State No. Georgia 10 Kemari McGowan RB Tyler Scott DL Alabama 3 Gary Osby RB Tennessee 2 Carter Pinholster WR Florida 1 Jalynn Sykes RB Mississippi 1 South Carolina 1 3 STRAIGHT FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 2 » December Signees JALEN BARNUM LADARIUS CLARDY LB » 6-1 » 215 QB » 6-0 » 170 Jesup, Ga. Pensacola, Fla. Wayne County HS Pine Forest HS High School High School Played at Wayne County High School in Jesup, Georgia for Played at Pine Forest High School in Pensacola, Florida for head coach Ken Cribb … helped lead team to an 8-3 record head coach Jason McDonald … led team to a 9-4 record as a as a senior and to the second round of the GHSA state junior and to the second round of the FHSAA state playoffs playoffs … was part of a perfect 10-0 record in the regular … returned to the second round of the FHSAA state playoffs season as a senior in 2018 and finished 11-1 after advancing as a senior and finished with an 8-3 mark … holds the all- to the second round of the GHSA state playoffs … earned time passing record at Pine Forest High School … earned All-Region honors at linebacker after totaling 67 tackles back-to-back Offensive Player of the Year awards … is a and 3.0 sacks as a senior … was a GACA All-Star as a junior two-time All-Area recipient … recorded 2,047 passing yards and recorded 80 tackles and 3.0 sacks … added eight tack- as a senior with 17 touchdowns … added 605 rushing yards les and 2.0 sacks as a sophomore. and seven scores on the ground in his final high school sea- son … tallied 1,780 yards through the air with 18 passing Personal touchdowns as a junior and added 664 rushing yards and Son of Burnice Barnum, Jr. and Wanda Jordan … has one seven more rushing scores … was a 2,000-yard passer as brother, Anfernee Jordan … undecided on major. a freshman and added 1,000 yards on the ground with 34 total touchdowns … was responsible for 83 touchdowns in three seasons and threw for nearly 6,000 yards. Personal Son of Ladaron Clardy and Tracey Marshall … has one broth- er, Ladarain … plans to major in sport management. 3 3 STRAIGHT FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES » December Signees JAMES DAWSON CAMERON DONALD OL » 6-1 » 295 DL » 6-1 » 255 Opelika, Ala. Pelzer, S.C. Opelika HS Woodmont HS High School High School Played at Opelika High School in Opelika, Alabama, under Played at Woodmont High School in Greenville, South Car- head coach Erik Speakman … helped lead his high school olina, under head coach Jet Turner … earned first team Up- team to four straight state playoff appearances, including perstate and All-State honors after leading Woodmont to a the championship game as a freshman, the quarterfinals as 6-5 record and the opening round of the 2019 SCHSL state a sophomore and junior and the semifinals as a senior … playoffs … earned All-Region honors four times and was a started 48 consecutive games at right guard and graded North/South All-Star selection … was named Woodmont’s out at 96 percent over the course of his career … holds the FCA Athlete of the Year and is an Honor Roll student with school record for pancake blocks with 143 during his four a 4.0 GPA … finished third in the county and was an Upper- years … named first team All-Area three consecutive years state qualifier for discus in track and field … ranked sixth in and earned All-State first team honors and All-Alabama the state for wrestling as a sophomore. USA Today second team honors as a junior … named All- State second team as a sophomore … finished fourth at the Personal AHSAA State Wrestling Tournament as a sophomore and Son of Richard and Melissa Donald … has three brothers, earned a team-best 52 victories … has over a 4.0 grade point Aaron, Micah and Kaeson, and two sisters, Haley and Zoey average in high school and was on the National Math, Latin … plans to major in exercise science. and Science Honor Society … earned the AHSAA Award For Sportsmanship Ethics and Integrity and was part of the Lee County Young Leaders Program as a junior. Personal Son of Michael and Jade Dawson … has two brothers, Chase and Doss, and two sisters, Dana and Brittany … his brother Doss plays baseball at Reinhardt University … plans to major in sport management. 3 STRAIGHT FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 4 » December Signees EVAN FULLER DEANGELO HARDY K » 6-0 » 215 QB » 5-10 » 175 Bremen, Ga. Chattanooga, Tenn. Bremen HS McCallie School High School High School Played at Bremen High School under head coach Davis Rus- Played at The McCallie School under head coach Ralph Pot- sell … helped lead team to an 8-4 record as a senior and ter … Led McCallie to the 2019 TSSAA Division II-AAA State advanced to the second round of the GHSA state playoffs … Championship as a senior with an 11-2 record … earned MVP earned first team All-Region honors as a senior after going honors in the state championship game after totaling 103 10-of-13 on field goals, including a season-long 49-yarder rushing yards on 17 carries and completing 5-of-7 passes for and two game-winners … had a net punting average of 46 59 yards … he is a three-time All-Region and All-State recip- yards as a senior with a long of 70 yards ... was 97 percent ient and threw for 1,600 yards with 28 touchdown passes on touchbacks and 99 percent on PAT’s … combined to go and rushed for 1,200 yards with eight rushing scores as a 14-of 19 on field goals during his sophomore and junior sea- senior … was a Mr. Football finalist as a junior and senior … sons with a long of 49 yards both years … had a net punting led team to the TSSAA Division II-AAA State semifinals as a average of 64 yards as a sophomore to earn second team junior, running for more than 1,400 yards and throwing for All-Region honors … named first team All-State as a punt- 1,200 yards with 25 touchdowns … named the Times Free er during his junior year and second team All-Region as a Press Player of the Week twice as a junior and again as a kicker. senior after leading McCallie to a victory over top-ranked Brentwood Academy, recording 134 rushing yards, 114 pass- Personal ing yards and scoring three touchdowns … compiled 350 Son of Jon and Jennifer Fuller … has two brothers, Rylan total yards of offense as a junior against Madison Academy, and Clay … undecided on major. throwing for 186 and rushing for 164 … totaled 7,500 yards with 75 touchdowns in his career. Personal Son of Tywanna Harden and Demarcus Hardy … has five siblings: Demarcus Hardy, Lakennya Cummings, Jawanna Franklin, Markisha Hardy and Deontae Underwood … plans to major in psychology. 5 3 STRAIGHT FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES » December Signees TRENTON JACKSON ELIJAH KIRBY OL » 6-0 » 280 DB » 6-1 » 190 Hattiesburg, Miss. Sandy Springs, Ga. Oak Grove HS Riverwood HS High School High School Played at Oak Grove High School under head coach Drew Played at Riverwood High School under head coach Robert Causey … started at right guard and played in all 15 games Edwards III … named All-Region second team in 2019 and is to help lead team to an 11-4 record as a senior and the 2019 a four-time NGTD Player of the Week … recorded 47 tackles, South State Championship … graded out over 81 percent as 1.0 tackle for loss and one pass break-up as a senior … add- a senior with over 90 knockdowns on the season … named ed 546 rushing yards on 80 carries with five touchdowns first team All-Region and first team All-State as a senior … and three 100-yard games during senior campaign … helped selected to play in the Mississippi/Alabama All Star Classic … lead team to an 11-1 record as a senior and advanced to the started at right tackle and played in all 15 games as a junior, second round of the GHSA state playoffs … tallied 75 tack- leading the team to a 12-3 mark and the 2018 South State les as a junior, including 39 solo stops, 6.0 tackles for loss, Championship … recorded over 80 knockdowns as a junior six pass break-ups and three forced fumbles … registered … named Team Pinebelt Sports All-Area in 2018 and 2019 … 32 tackles as a sophomore with four fumble recoveries … earned first team Sports601 All-Area honors as a junior and named Teacher’s Assistant of the Year in 2019.