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.

NWC Player of the Year Gunnar Anderson is headed to LRU.
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)
Congratulations Gunner Good Luck and God Bless you