University of North Alabama's first D1 recruiting class
UNA managed to hang onto all but two in a large class of redshirts to go with the recruiting class. To offset the loss of the best receiver in school history, Dre Hall, UNA went tall with five 6-4 receivers.
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown High School
Drew Beddingfield DL 6'4 230 Coxey, Ala. West Limestone
Jaylin Brackett DL 6' 225 Madison, Ala. Madison Academy
Chase Brown DB 6'0 161 Hoover, Ala. Hoover
Khamari Brown DL 6'2 280 Hoover, Ala. Hoover
Eli Cazola OL 6'4 265 Gardendale, Ala. Gardendale
Jakob Cummings LB 6'2 215 Auburn, Ala. Auburn
Jacob Gentle OL 6'4 268 Florence, Ala. Florence
Gerell Green DB 6'0'' 175 Birmingham, Ala. Huffman
Rett Files QB 6'3 210 Gulf Shores, Ala. Gulf Shores
Kadarius Foster DL 6'6 235 Roanoke, Ala. Handley
Davares Jones-Brown LB 6'1 220 Tuscaloosa, Ala. Central-Tuscaloosa
Ja'Won Howell RB 6'1 190 Lanett, Ala. Lanett
Takairee Kenebrew WR 6'4 190 Childersburg, Ala. Childersburg
Colin McCants DE 6'3 245 Baker, Ala. Baker
Avery Moates WR 6'2 160 Florence, Ala. Wilson
Tyler Price RB 5'11 200 Montgomery, Ala. Montgomery Catholic
Nate Reed DB 6'0 190 Florence, Ala. Florence
Corson Swan TE 6'4 215 Spanish Fort, Ala. Spanish Fort
Nate Thompson OL 6'3 300 Milton, Ga. Alpharetta
John Martin Wagner TE 6'4 220 Brookwood, Ala. Brookwood
Israel Washington WR 6'4 201 Franklin, La. Franklin
MID-YEAR TRANSFERS
Name Pos Ht Wt Hometown High School/Previous School
David Swen DB 6'0 185 Philadelphia, Pa. West Catholic High/Los Angeles Valley CC
Jonathan Fletcher DB 6'1 192 Tanner, Ala. Tanner High Sierra CC
TRANSFERS
Riko Morris WR 6'4 199 Ellisville, Miss. Crystal Springs/Jones CC, MS
Re: University of North Alabama's first D1 recruiting class
I hope the S&C coach can put some weight on them.
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Noted several of the WRs and ATH also have played QB. Glad to see this after last year's attrition at this position. Sure hope we are good to go at that position this year.
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Lots of Alabama guys on that list. Hope UNA can do something with them.
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JSUSoutherner
Lots of Alabama guys on that list. Hope UNA can do something with them.
If I recall correctly they have tons of talent from those kids and used it quite well when we were division II and played them.
Good to see KPERK on the site now! Long time no see! I don't even remember my old d2football message board username..xlolx MIght have been ucabear there too.
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UpstateBison
I hope the S&C coach can put some weight on them.
I think they can. Coach Willis worked on finding guys with longer frames so they could put on the weight needed for D1.
In the past, they may have recruited a 6ft 2 295lb and he was as big as he was going to be.
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I was told we lost a few top of the list recruits just because we are not playing for any championships for the next few years. Coach Willis is extremely optimistic about the future in recruiting in FCS with UNA. But I'm looking forward to this year. Roar Lions
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JSUSoutherner
Lots of Alabama guys on that list. Hope UNA can do something with them.
Hopefully we can. Should help attendance having that many in State players. Lots from North Alabama region too.
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Lion1983
Hopefully we can. Should help attendance having that many in State players. Lots from North Alabama region too.
UNA is blessed to be in an area where there's so great high school football played. Just in the shoals area you have several high school programs like Muscle Shoals, Deshler, Brooks, Russellville, Florence and others who usually contend for state titles in their respective classifications.
Re: University of North Alabama's first D1 recruiting class
How long does UNA have before they're eligible for the FCS playoffs? If its only 2 years that should not have scared recruits off seeing as though they could have redshirted in 2018 and by their R-Sophomore year been competing for conference and national championships.