Lenoir-Rhyne Football Signs First 37 Players For The 2018 Campaign

Alexander’s Anderson in first recruiting class under Drew Cronic

Hickory, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne University Football Team signed the first 37 student-athletes for the 2018 campaign, first-year Head Coach Drew Cronic announced Wednesday.

 The breakdown by states is as follows:  Georgia (19), North Carolina (15), South Carolina (one), Tennessee (one) and Alabama (one). 

 

Lenoir-Rhyne Football – 2018 Signees

 Name                       Pos.   Ht.    Wt.    Hometown (High School)

Holden Aldridge            OL     6-4    285    Hickory, N.C. (Fred T. Foard HS)        

Gunnar Anderson            QB     6-1    190    Taylorsville, N.C. (Alexander Central HS)           

Tre’Dorion Arnold          DL     6-2    250    Greenville, S.C. (Greenville HS)        

Tate Beaver                LB     6-1    200    Newton, N.C. (Fred T. Foard HS)         

A.J. Bell                  QB     6-3    160    Folkston, Ga. (Charlton County HS)

Warren Bell                RB     5-10   230    Fayetteville, Ga. (Scotland County HS)  

Raja Bradley               RB     5-9    200    Waycross, Ga. (Ware County HS)
Ryan Carter                WR     5-10   195    Ringgold, Ga. (Heritage HS)      

Caine Crews                 RB     5-8    180    Brunswick, Ga. (Glynn Acad.)            

Malik Dassie               DB     5-7    170    Sylvester, Ga. (Worth County HS)        

Phillip Davis              DL     6-0    300    Belmont, N.C. (South Point HS)          

Jam’l Dillard              DE     6-3    225    Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins HS)   

Kurtis Feanny              OL     6-1    270    Cartersville, Ga. (Woodland HS)         

Devante Ford               DB     5-10   190    Newnan, Ga. (East Coweta HS)            

Myles Gadson               OLB    5-11   200    Loganville, Ga. (Loganville HS)  

Noah Haney                 DL     5-10   215    Lenoir, N.C. (Hibriten HS)       

Ja’Luntray Hatcher         DB     6-0    185    Griffin, Ga. (Griffin HS)        

Bryce Heidinger            OL     6-4    255    Raleigh, N.C. (Heritage HS)      

Myles Jackson              OLB    5-11   200    Kennesaw, Ga. (Kennesaw Mountain HS)    

Jaelon Maxie               RB     5-9    215    Winston-Salem, N.C. (East Forsyth HS)

Keygan Mayfield            CB     5-10   165    Newton, N.C. (Maiden HS)         

Blake Myers                OLB    6-2    255    Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood HS)         

Nate Monroe                RB     5-8    170    Hudson, N.C. (South Caldwell HS)        

Zeke Nance                 DL     6-3    220    Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun HS)        

J.P. Palmer                DB     5-10   170    Townsend, Ga. (McIntosh County HS)

Cameron Parker             OL     6-1    260    Clyde, N.C. (Tuscola HS)                

Phillip Shukis             TE     6-2    200    Boone, N.C. (Watauga HS)         

Ernie Squarles             WR     5-8    170    Newton, N.C. (Newton-Conover HS)        

Javoris Smith              DB     5-8    160    Dry Branch, Ga. (Southwest Macon HS)    

Drake Starks               TE     6-3    230    Ringgold, Ga. (Ringgold HS)      

Jaekwon Staton             WR     5-10   165    Hickory, N.C. (Hickory HS)       

Holden Straughan           DL/LS  6-0    175    Cherokee, N.C. (Cherokee HS)            

Ameen Stevens              RB     5-9    230    Savannah, Ga. (Jenkins HS)       

Charles Tassinari          DL     6-1    230    Lenoir, N.C. (Hibriten HS)       

Malik Taylor               DB     5-9    180    Griffin, Ga. (Griffin HS)        

Kendrick Wade              LB     5-11   200    Quitman, Ga. (Brooks County HS)         

Rashad Yelding             DL     6-0    260    Daphne, Ala. (Daphne HS)