Sixteen new scholarship players will be a part of Kent State's football program this summer, after 14 high school seniors signed national letters of intent Wednesday morning. The Golden Flashes' 2016 class represents seven different states, including five Ohio natives.
Head Coach Paul Haynes welcomed seven offensive players, eight defensive players and one punter during his National Signing Day press conference. The group includes 15 high school captains and 10 all-state selections.
"When it comes to our recruiting approach, it always . . .
Head Coach Paul Haynes welcomed seven offensive players, eight defensive players and one punter during his National Signing Day press conference. The group includes 15 high school captains and 10 all-state selections.
"When it comes to our recruiting approach, it always . . .
. . . goes back to getting our kind of guys," Haynes said. "This group is academically driven and hard-nosed on the field. And they buy into what we're doing here. This year we went after a few more skill guys (DB/WR/QB/RB)."
Collectively, the class holds a 3.0 grade point average and includes 15 multi-sport high school athletes. Eight players were members of conference championship teams.
Defense
MANDELA LAWRENCE-BURKE, S, 6-1, 185
Steubenville, Ohio
Steubenville
Notables: 2015 all-state special mention…2015 All-East District First Team …Member of 2015 Division IV state runner-up team…Captain of football and basketball team ..Father, Keith, played football at Iowa State
Stats: 93 tackles during senior season, including 17 in state championship game. Seven interceptions, 15 pass break-ups
AKEAM PETERS, S, 5-11, 180
Tucker, Ga.
Tucker
Notables: Named to all-region team…Member of state runner-up team and three regional championship teams…Captain of football team…Played four sports in high school, including track & field, baseball, and basketball…plans to major in engineering
Stats: Recorded 54 tackles and six interceptions
MILES DANIEL, DB, 5-9, 170
Oak Park, Mich.
Oak Park
Notables: Oakland Activities Association All-Association Team…Member of 2014 OAA conference championship team and district championship team…Captain of football and track teams…Earned all-state honors in the 4x100, 4x200, 60m dash and triple jump…Academic honors include Freshman Male Student of the Year, National Honors Society and Principal's Circle…Brother, Timothy Daniel II, plays football at Urbana University
JAMAL "MALLY" PARKER Jr., DB, 5-10, 170
Pennsauken, N.J.
Camden Catholic
Notables: All-State third team… All-South Jersey First Team …three-time time first team all-conference selection… Member of 2015 Royal Conference championship team…Captain of football and basketball team… led Camden Catholic basketball team to 26-4 record…Member of National Honors Society…Uncle, Jacob Wade, played football at Villanova
Stats: 33 career touchdowns…seven career interceptions…Over 2,500 career all-purpose yards…Made 65 tackles as a senior
DALTON HICKS, LB, 6-1, 225
Delphos, Ohio
Delphos Jefferson
Notables: First team all-state selection as a junior and second team all-state as a senior…Two-time 419 Player of the Year…Two-time first team all-region and first team all-conference selection…Second team all-region and all-conference as a sophomore…Honorable mention all-region as a freshman…Team Defensive Player of the Year… Two-time captain and four-year starter in both football and basketball… Member of three conference championship teams…Scholar athlete and honor roll member…Father, Doug Hicks, played at Ohio University
Stats: Holds school record for tackles in a season with 127…Made 496 career tackles
THEO MAJETTE, DE, 6-0, 255
West Bloomfield, Mich.
West Bloomfield
Notables: All-Michigan First Team …Detroit Free Press All-State Dream Team …All-Metro North First Team …All-County Dream Team …Two-time Oakland Activities All-Association Team …Team Captain… Member of Bloomfield's conference and league championship teams…Also competed in track and field…Plans to major in accounting
Stats: Made 43 tackles…30 TFL…16 Sacks…an interception returned for touchdown
MATT BELL, DL, 6-1, 255
Lawrenceville, Ga.
Peachtree Ridge
Notables: First team all-region…Selected to Gwinnet Senior All-Star Game…Team MVP of Defensive Line…Member of three playoff teams …Captain of football and wrestling teams…Uncle, Charles Wilson, played football at Tennessee and cousin, Aaron Harris, played football at Southern Miss…Plans to major in physical therapy/exercise science
Stats: 56 tackles as a senior… 11 TFL…5.5 sacks…three forced fumbles… fumble recovery…35 QB hurries
HAKEEM ENIS, DL, 6-0, 275
Decatur, Ga.
Druid Hills
Notables: Named Metro-Atlantic Touchdown Club Lineman of the Week…Captain of both football and wrestling teams…State qualifier in wrestling
DEREK ADAMS, P, 6-0, 186
Manheim, Pa.
Manheim Central
Notables: Captain of football team…2015 All-USA Today Pennsylvania first team…First Team Class AAA all-state team…Named to Golden 33 Team by PA Preps…2015 PA Football News Top Kicker …2014 & 2015 LL League Section 2 All-Star both as kicker and punter…Member of league championship team…Three-time district qualifier in javelin
Stats: Averaged 42.0 yards on 40 punts…20 punts inside the 20…51-of-54 on PATs…12-of-16 on field goals…long field goal of 45 yards…68 touchbacks
TREY HARREL, WR, 6-1, 190
Metairie, La.
Metairie Park Country Day
Notables: Honorable mention all-state…Earned team's 2015 Specialist Award…Helped Country Day to playoff appearance…Played both offense and defense…Brother, Justin Harrell, plays football at Georgetown… Also participated in both track & field and basketball
Stats: Made 51 Receptions for 965 yards and 12 touchdowns…Made four interceptions on defense
KAVIOUS PRICE, WR, 5-6, 155
Bradenton, Fla.
Manatee
Notables: First team all-state selection…Co-MVP of All-District 16 Football team…Member of regional championship team…Three-sport standout and Team MVP in football, basketball, track & field …State finalist in 100m, 200m & state champion in 4x100m relay…Four-year Renaissance letterwinner
Stats: Made 40 receptions for 842 yards and 12 receiving touchdowns …137 rushing yards and two touchdowns
MIKE CARRIGAN, WR, 6-0, 168
Tallahassee, Fla.
Godby
Notables: Captain in both football and track & field…high school teammates with P.J. Simmons and Jim Jones…Member of state runner-up 4x100 team…City champion in 100m
Stats: Made 37 receptions for 629 yards…Scored nine total touchdowns
ZACH CORRIGALL, OL, 6-4, 265
Akron, Ohio
St. Vincent-St. Mary
Notables: Grandson of Kent State All-American and head coach Jim Corrigall…Second team All-Ohio …First Team Northeast Ohio All-Inland Team …First team all-district…2015 Akron Beacon Journal All-Star…Member of Division III State Championship teams 2012 and 2013…Team Captain for 2015 season
Was awarded the team's "Iron Man" award…Father, Jim Corrigall II, played football at Akron…Named an Esmark All-American…Earned two varsity letters in basketball
ADAM GREGOIRE, OL, 6-5, 275, 295
Canton, Ohio
Massillon Perry
Notables: Second team All-Ohio selection…First Team Northeast Ohio Inland …First Team all-district …First Team All-Federal League …First team All-Stark County…Captain for 2015 season…Was offensive player of the week five times…Played in North-South Game…Member of state runner-up team…Also saw time on defensive line…High school teammates with Stefano Millin.…Part of state championship wrestling team…Plans to major in political science
EARLY SIGNEES (Offense)
JUSTIN RANKIN, RB, 5-9, 180
Elyria, Ohio
Elyria Catholic
Notables: Three-time All-Ohio First Team honors…Multiple honors as both a running back and defensive back… …MVP Lorain County Senior All-Star Game …Earned all-state honors in 200-meter dash…Earned all-region honors in three straight seasons of track & field…Played two seasons of basketball…Plans to major in psychology
Stats: Rushed for 15 touchdowns as a senior and 13 as a junior…Had one punt return for a touchdown and two kick returns for touchdowns
JUSTIN AGNER, QB, 6-1, 200
Woodstock, Ga.
Woodstock
Notables: Member of 5-AAAAAA All-Region First Team…Cherokee County Gridiron Club Offensive Player of the Year…Team captain…all-region honorable mention as a junior…Played in Cherokee County Senior Bowl…Earned Lamp of Knowledge academic award…Plans to major in finance
Stats: Over 2,000 passing yards as a junior, throwing for 14 touchdowns… Over 400 rushing yards as junior with nine touchdowns
Kent State's 2016 spring semester practices begin Tuesday, Feb. 16, returning 12 players on offense with six or more starts in 2015 and eight players on defense with six or more starts.
Collectively, the class holds a 3.0 grade point average and includes 15 multi-sport high school athletes. Eight players were members of conference championship teams.
Defense
MANDELA LAWRENCE-BURKE, S, 6-1, 185
Steubenville, Ohio
Steubenville
Notables: 2015 all-state special mention…2015 All-East District First Team …Member of 2015 Division IV state runner-up team…Captain of football and basketball team ..Father, Keith, played football at Iowa State
Stats: 93 tackles during senior season, including 17 in state championship game. Seven interceptions, 15 pass break-ups
AKEAM PETERS, S, 5-11, 180
Tucker, Ga.
Tucker
Notables: Named to all-region team…Member of state runner-up team and three regional championship teams…Captain of football team…Played four sports in high school, including track & field, baseball, and basketball…plans to major in engineering
Stats: Recorded 54 tackles and six interceptions
MILES DANIEL, DB, 5-9, 170
Oak Park, Mich.
Oak Park
Notables: Oakland Activities Association All-Association Team…Member of 2014 OAA conference championship team and district championship team…Captain of football and track teams…Earned all-state honors in the 4x100, 4x200, 60m dash and triple jump…Academic honors include Freshman Male Student of the Year, National Honors Society and Principal's Circle…Brother, Timothy Daniel II, plays football at Urbana University
JAMAL "MALLY" PARKER Jr., DB, 5-10, 170
Pennsauken, N.J.
Camden Catholic
Notables: All-State third team… All-South Jersey First Team …three-time time first team all-conference selection… Member of 2015 Royal Conference championship team…Captain of football and basketball team… led Camden Catholic basketball team to 26-4 record…Member of National Honors Society…Uncle, Jacob Wade, played football at Villanova
Stats: 33 career touchdowns…seven career interceptions…Over 2,500 career all-purpose yards…Made 65 tackles as a senior
DALTON HICKS, LB, 6-1, 225
Delphos, Ohio
Delphos Jefferson
Notables: First team all-state selection as a junior and second team all-state as a senior…Two-time 419 Player of the Year…Two-time first team all-region and first team all-conference selection…Second team all-region and all-conference as a sophomore…Honorable mention all-region as a freshman…Team Defensive Player of the Year… Two-time captain and four-year starter in both football and basketball… Member of three conference championship teams…Scholar athlete and honor roll member…Father, Doug Hicks, played at Ohio University
Stats: Holds school record for tackles in a season with 127…Made 496 career tackles
THEO MAJETTE, DE, 6-0, 255
West Bloomfield, Mich.
West Bloomfield
Notables: All-Michigan First Team …Detroit Free Press All-State Dream Team …All-Metro North First Team …All-County Dream Team …Two-time Oakland Activities All-Association Team …Team Captain… Member of Bloomfield's conference and league championship teams…Also competed in track and field…Plans to major in accounting
Stats: Made 43 tackles…30 TFL…16 Sacks…an interception returned for touchdown
MATT BELL, DL, 6-1, 255
Lawrenceville, Ga.
Peachtree Ridge
Notables: First team all-region…Selected to Gwinnet Senior All-Star Game…Team MVP of Defensive Line…Member of three playoff teams …Captain of football and wrestling teams…Uncle, Charles Wilson, played football at Tennessee and cousin, Aaron Harris, played football at Southern Miss…Plans to major in physical therapy/exercise science
Stats: 56 tackles as a senior… 11 TFL…5.5 sacks…three forced fumbles… fumble recovery…35 QB hurries
HAKEEM ENIS, DL, 6-0, 275
Decatur, Ga.
Druid Hills
Notables: Named Metro-Atlantic Touchdown Club Lineman of the Week…Captain of both football and wrestling teams…State qualifier in wrestling
DEREK ADAMS, P, 6-0, 186
Manheim, Pa.
Manheim Central
Notables: Captain of football team…2015 All-USA Today Pennsylvania first team…First Team Class AAA all-state team…Named to Golden 33 Team by PA Preps…2015 PA Football News Top Kicker …2014 & 2015 LL League Section 2 All-Star both as kicker and punter…Member of league championship team…Three-time district qualifier in javelin
Stats: Averaged 42.0 yards on 40 punts…20 punts inside the 20…51-of-54 on PATs…12-of-16 on field goals…long field goal of 45 yards…68 touchbacks
TREY HARREL, WR, 6-1, 190
Metairie, La.
Metairie Park Country Day
Notables: Honorable mention all-state…Earned team's 2015 Specialist Award…Helped Country Day to playoff appearance…Played both offense and defense…Brother, Justin Harrell, plays football at Georgetown… Also participated in both track & field and basketball
Stats: Made 51 Receptions for 965 yards and 12 touchdowns…Made four interceptions on defense
KAVIOUS PRICE, WR, 5-6, 155
Bradenton, Fla.
Manatee
Notables: First team all-state selection…Co-MVP of All-District 16 Football team…Member of regional championship team…Three-sport standout and Team MVP in football, basketball, track & field …State finalist in 100m, 200m & state champion in 4x100m relay…Four-year Renaissance letterwinner
Stats: Made 40 receptions for 842 yards and 12 receiving touchdowns …137 rushing yards and two touchdowns
MIKE CARRIGAN, WR, 6-0, 168
Tallahassee, Fla.
Godby
Notables: Captain in both football and track & field…high school teammates with P.J. Simmons and Jim Jones…Member of state runner-up 4x100 team…City champion in 100m
Stats: Made 37 receptions for 629 yards…Scored nine total touchdowns
ZACH CORRIGALL, OL, 6-4, 265
Akron, Ohio
St. Vincent-St. Mary
Notables: Grandson of Kent State All-American and head coach Jim Corrigall…Second team All-Ohio …First Team Northeast Ohio All-Inland Team …First team all-district…2015 Akron Beacon Journal All-Star…Member of Division III State Championship teams 2012 and 2013…Team Captain for 2015 season
Was awarded the team's "Iron Man" award…Father, Jim Corrigall II, played football at Akron…Named an Esmark All-American…Earned two varsity letters in basketball
ADAM GREGOIRE, OL, 6-5, 275, 295
Canton, Ohio
Massillon Perry
Notables: Second team All-Ohio selection…First Team Northeast Ohio Inland …First Team all-district …First Team All-Federal League …First team All-Stark County…Captain for 2015 season…Was offensive player of the week five times…Played in North-South Game…Member of state runner-up team…Also saw time on defensive line…High school teammates with Stefano Millin.…Part of state championship wrestling team…Plans to major in political science
EARLY SIGNEES (Offense)
JUSTIN RANKIN, RB, 5-9, 180
Elyria, Ohio
Elyria Catholic
Notables: Three-time All-Ohio First Team honors…Multiple honors as both a running back and defensive back… …MVP Lorain County Senior All-Star Game …Earned all-state honors in 200-meter dash…Earned all-region honors in three straight seasons of track & field…Played two seasons of basketball…Plans to major in psychology
Stats: Rushed for 15 touchdowns as a senior and 13 as a junior…Had one punt return for a touchdown and two kick returns for touchdowns
JUSTIN AGNER, QB, 6-1, 200
Woodstock, Ga.
Woodstock
Notables: Member of 5-AAAAAA All-Region First Team…Cherokee County Gridiron Club Offensive Player of the Year…Team captain…all-region honorable mention as a junior…Played in Cherokee County Senior Bowl…Earned Lamp of Knowledge academic award…Plans to major in finance
Stats: Over 2,000 passing yards as a junior, throwing for 14 touchdowns… Over 400 rushing yards as junior with nine touchdowns
Kent State's 2016 spring semester practices begin Tuesday, Feb. 16, returning 12 players on offense with six or more starts in 2015 and eight players on defense with six or more starts.
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