NAU Signs 22

[dbackjon]

http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/fbal ... signingday

Twenty-two student-athletes have signed a National Letter-of-Intent to attend Northern Arizona University and play football, Head Coach Jerome Souers announced Wednesday. Nine of the signees are products of Arizona high schools from across the state.

“It was a good class of talent available to us,” said Head Coach Jerome Souers. “When we talk talent, we are talking about good students with athletic ability that have a strong character. We felt we have addressed the needs of our program to go with a good returning class. Our staff worked extremely hard and was very successful.”

The Lumberjacks signed student-athletes from Buckeye, Chandler, Flagstaff, Mesa, Phoenix and Tempe. NAU also reached into California to sign 11 student-athletes

The class includes four defensive backs, four wide receivers, three running backs, three defensive lineman, three offensive lineman, three linebackers, two quarterbacks and one tight end. Overall, the class included 13 offensive players and 10 defensive players and specialists.

“I think the coaching staff did an outstanding job finding great fits for our program,” said Souers. “They are young men that are hard workers on and off the field and good people to represent our program.”

The Lumberjacks signed a junior college wideout Daniel Adler (Diablo Valley College) to help fill the need at the wide receiver position. NAU also added offensive lineman Chris Pitts, who was also from Diablo Valley College.

Daniel Adler, WR, 5-9, 180, Martinez, Calif. (College Park/Diablo Valley College)
Blake Bailey, CB, 5-8, 170, San Diego, Calif. (Serra HS)
Anders Battle, CB, 6-0, 185, Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista HS)
Zach Bauman, RB, 5-10, 200, Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton)
Jesse Bueno, WR, 6-1, 190, Trabuco Canyon, Calif. (El Toro HS)
Chase Cartwright, QB, 6-4, 215 Chandler, Ariz. (Corona Del Sol HS)
Jonathan DeWitt, RB, 5-10, 180, Los Angeles, Calif. (Inglewood HS)
Drew Emanuel, TE, 6-4, 225, Mesa, Ariz. (Highland HS)
Craig Frum, LB, 6-3, 225, Mesa, Ariz. (Red Mountain HS)
Roy Garcia, DL, 6-3, 250, Tempe, Ariz. (Marcos de Niza HS)
Joe Gurski, OL, 6-5, 280, Valley Center, Calif. (Valley Center HS)
Randy Hale, CB, 5-10, 170, Buckeye, Ariz. (Buckeye HS)
Keanu Kalolo, LB, 6-0, 225, Lakewood, Calif. (Lakewood HS)
Shane Moniz, OL, 6-3, 265, Canyon County, Calif. (Canyon HS)
Jamaal Perkins, RB, 5-9, 185, Oxnard, Calif. (Rio Mesa HS)
Jordan Perry, QB, 6-3, 210, Portland, Ore. (Central Catholic HS)
Jake Phipps, DL, 6-4, 230, Mesa, Ariz. (Red Mountain HS)
Chris Pitts, OL, 6-5, 250, Antioch, Calif. (Antioch/Diablo Valley College)
Hayden Renning, LS/LB, 6-1, 210, Flagstaff, Ariz. (Sinagua HS)
Emughedi “Ify” Umodu, WR, 6-3, 215, Covina, Calif. (South Hills HS)
Robert Watson, S, 6-0, 190, Long Beach, Calif. (Los Alamitos HS)
Tim Wilkinson, DL, 5-11, 290, Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS)

Full Bios at the link

[dbackjon]

Very happy that one of my Fraternity Brothers oldest son signed with NAU - his folks are huge NAU fans, so nice to see him go there - he will redshirt this year, most likely.

Hayden Renning, LS/LB, 6-1, 210, Flagstaff, Ariz. (Sinagua HS)
Played for Dave Dirksen…Three-year letter winner and starter…Two-year captain…Named Arizona Daily Sun Player of the Year…Two-time all-city and all-region selection…Earned honorable mention all-state honors in 2009…Recorded 120 tackles with five forced fumbled and one recovered as a senior…Son of Roy and Krista Renning…Also considered Chapman, Puget Sound and Mesa State.

[mlbowl]

Pretty impressive...22 LOI's!