University of North Alabama's first D1 recruiting class

[kperk014]

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

[UpstateBison]

I hope the S&C coach can put some weight on them.

[kperk014]

I hope the S&C coach can put some weight on them.

This list is made up mostly of redshirts. Hoping all will be on board but you never know. They should provide a shot of size while the babies grow up. Most of them are 6-3 to 6-6 so they have room to bulk up even more. Ethan Orr was injured in preseason before the 2017 season. Hoping he will want to take a shot at coming back to play with little brother.

Wes Alexander FR
Offensive Line
6-3, 310 Leeds, Ala.

Brody Collier OL 6-6 295 FR

Adam Ingram OL 6-5 255 FR

Ben Berry 6-3, 290 FR
Offensive Line
Decatur, Ala

Jakobi Lewis OL 6-3 265 FR

Cade McGuire OL 6-1 270 FR

Ethan Orr
Offensive Line
6-6, 325
Fairview, Miss

Cameron Orr OL 6-6 280 FR- Ethan's little brother

Lance Kephart 6-4 260 Athens, Al FR

Tucker Walters OL 6-1 290 FR

David Woodruff OL 6-6 335 FR

Noah Stern OL 6-3, 290 FR
Huntsville, Al

Khadedryck Todd OL 6-4 295 JR

Colton Wadkins
Offensive Line
6-3, 315
Mobile, Ala.

[Tuna85]

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.

[JSUSoutherner]

Lots of Alabama guys on that list. Hope UNA can do something with them.

[BEAR]

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.. MIght have been ucabear there too.

[Lion1983]

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.

[Lion1983]

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

[Lion1983]

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.

[ASU33]

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.