Louisiana Early National Signing Day Recap

by Jace LeJeune

The ongoing pursuit for next season continues as these Louisiana football teams are off to a great start in reloading talent for the next three to four years for their program. It was a busy early National Signing Period for these in-state s below. In case yesterday was too much to process what all was going on throughout the state of Louisiana, we have posted each of the early signing periods for all the Louisiana s below. Each in-state will also have another signing period on February 2nd as well to conclude the 2022 Signing Class. See which players your team has picked up below!

Just in case you missed it, here is a list of all the Louisiana signees from the 2022 early Signing Day period.

LSU Tigers: (14 signees)

Neville High School senior OT and LSU signee Will Campbell (Property of LAFM)

QB Walker Howard (6-1, 183) from St. Thomas More High School in Lafayette, LA

OL Bo Bordelon (6-6, 280) from Isidore Newman School in new-orleans, LA

K Nathan Dilbert (5-11, 195) from Hartland High School in Hartland, Mich.

OL Fitzgerald West (6-2, 314) from Lafayette Christian Academy in Lafayette, LA

WR Landon Ibieta (6-0, 185) from Mandeville High School in Mandeville, LA

OL Will Campbell (6-5, 290) from Neville High School in Monroe, LA

DE Quency Wiggins (6-6, 265) from Madison Prep Academy in baton-rouge, LA

LB DeMario Tolan (6-1, 210) from Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, FL

DT Tygee Hill (6-3, 283) from Edna Karr High School in new-orleans, LA

OL Emery Jones (6-4, 330) from Catholic High School in baton-rouge, LA

DB Jordan Allen (5-11, 185) from Lafayette Christian Academy in Lafayette, LA

CB Laterrance Welch (6-1, 178) from Acadiana High School in Lafayette, LA

TE Mason Taylor (6-5, 225) from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Plantation, FL

OL Miles Frazier (6-5, 300) Transfer from FIU

UL Ragin' Cajuns: (8 signees)

Madison Prep Academy senior QB and ULL signee Zeon Chriss (Property of LAFM)

TE Terrance Carter (6-1, 249) from Harker Heights High School in Killeen, TX

QB Zeon Chriss (6-1, 198) from Madison Prep Academy in baton-rouge, LA

CB Lorenzell Dubose (5-11, 178) from Neville High School in Monroe, LA

LB Kailep Edwards (6-0, 223) from West St. John High School in Edgard, LA

WR Jaydon Johnson (6-1, 213) from Fort Bend Marshall High School in Missouri City, TX

OL Bryant Williams (6-7, 323) from Grand Lake High School in Lake Charles, LA

DL Marcus Wiser (6-1, 290) from Kilgore in Kilgore, TX

S Damon Youngblood (5-9, 181) from McKinney High School in McKinney, TX

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs: (11 signees)

Calvary Baptist Academy senior QB and Louisiana Tech signee Landry Lyddy (Property of LAFM)

WR Cyrus Allen (6-1, 180) from L.B. Landry High School in new-orleans, LA

K/P Buck Buchanan (5-11, 185) from Marshall High School in Longview, TX

WR Zyion Claville (6-2, 175) from Huntington High School in Shreveport, LA

OL Isaac Ellis (6-2, 319) Transfer from Memphis

LB Zy Ford (6-1, 210) from East Webster High School in Maben, Miss.

WR Keshlon Jackson (6-0, 170) from Lake Charles Prep in Lake Charles, LA

WR O'Ryan James (6-0, 175) from Ellender High School in Houma, LA

QB Landry Lyddy (6-0, 190) from Calvary Baptist Academy in Shreveport, LA

OL Landon Nelson (6-2, 290) Transfer from Iowa Western Community

TE Kendrick Rucker (6-5, 190) from Huntington High School in Shreveport, LA

CB Jhamal Shelby Jr. (6-2, 180) from St. Augustine High School in new-orleans, LA

Tulane Green Wave: (17 signees)

West Monroe High School senior DB and Tulane signee Rayshawn Pleasant (Photo provided by Rayshawn Pleasant)

DL Isaiah Boyd (6-3, 265) from Haverford High School in Haverford, PA

WR Chris Brazzell II (6-4, 175) from Midland Legacy in Midland, TX

OL Sully Burns (6-7, 300) from Plano High School in Plano, TX

RB Ashaad Clayton (6-0, 200) Transfer from Colorado

TE Blake Gunter (6-3, 230) from Madison Central High School in Madison, Miss.

QB Carson Haggard (6-0, 175) from Gulliver Prep in Miami, FL

DL Kameron Hamilton (6-4, 280) from Zachary High School in Zachary, LA

DL Gerrod Henderson Jr. (6-2, 270) from Spring High School in Spring, TX

RB Makhi Hughes (5-11, 195) from Huffman High School in Birmingham, AL

DL Patrick Jenkins (6-2, 293) Transfer from TCU

WR Lawrence Keys II (5-11, 180) Transfer from Notre Dame

LB Taylor Love (6-0, 220) from Opelika High School in Opelika, AL

WR DeaJaun McDougle (5-11, 175) Transfer from Maryland

OL Keanon McNally (6-9, 330) from Kearney High School in Kearney, MO

DB Rayshawn Pleasant (6-0, 170) from West Monroe High School in West Monroe, LA

DB Cadien Robinson (6-1, 170) from Rockwall High School in Rockwall, TX

WR Jalen Rogers (5-11, 170) from Northwestern High School in Miami, FL

ULM Warhawks: (5 signees)

S Taylor Driggers (6-2, 205) from Kilgore in Kilgore, TX

S Tylan Glass (6-1, 200) from Jones in Ellisville, Miss.

OL Zarian McGill (6-2, 307) from Jones in Ellisville, Miss.

DE Bralen Taylor (6-9, 239) from Butler Community in El Dorado, KS

S Kyre' Williams (5-11, 196) Transfer from Iowa Western Community

Southeastern Louisiana University Lions: (11 signees)

Oak Grove High School senior LB and Southeastern signee Kaleb Proctor (Property of LAFM)

DE Rowan Briggs (6-3, 240) from Guyer High School in Denton, TX

WR Jordan Doucet (5-9, 180) from Westgate High School in New Iberia, LA

DB Varon Douglas (6-4, 195) from Mentorship Academy in baton-rouge, LA

DB Ian Goodly (6-0, 165) from Covington High School in Covington, LA

DB Kunta Hester (6-0, 180) from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community

DE Charles Hill (6-4, 250) from Kilgore in Kilgore, TX

DE Shemar Pearl (6-6, 235) from Garden City Community in Garden City, KS

OL Logan Potter (6-5, 285) from Covington High School in Covington, LA

DT Kaleb Proctor (6-3, 255) from Oak Grove High School in Oak Grove, LA

LB KK Reno (6-0, 220) from Catholic New Iberia High School in New Iberia, LA

RB Jonathan Vaughn (5-10, 175) from Meridian High School in Meridian, Miss.

Lakeshore High School senior offensive lineman and Nicholls State signee Ryan Bernard (Property of LAFM)

Nicholls State Colonels: (2 signees)

OL Ryan Bernard (6-2, 275) from Lakeshore High School in Mandeville, LA

LB Brandon Lairy (6-0, 195) Transfer from East Mississippi Community

McNeese State Cowboys: (4 signees)

OL Jalyn Easton (6-5, 295) from Lake Charles Prep in Lake Charles, LA

DB Joe Ward (5-11, 170) from Lake Charles Prep in Lake Charles, LA

RB Marcus McElroy Jr. (6-0, 235) Transfer from Colorado State

LB Jayce Bludau (6-1, 220) Transfer from Kilgore

Northwestern State Demons: (9 signees)

Edna Karr High School senior LB and Northwestern State signee Tory Morgan (Photo provided by Tory Morgan)

DL Ray Gibson (6-2, 305) from East Central Community

RB Kennieth Lacy (5-9, 185) Transfer from Kilgore

DL JaQuon Lott (6-4, 315) Transfer from Itawamba Community

OL Matt Mabry (6-3, 305) Transfer from Jones

LB Tory Morgan (5-11, 213) from Edna Karr High School in new-orleans, LA

WR Zach Patterson (5-11, 180) Transfer from East Mississippi Community

WR Erick Rogers (5-11, 190) Transfer from Copiah-Lincoln Community

DE Christian Thomas (6-2, 235) from Memorial High School in Port Arthur, TX

LB Dez Williams (6-0, 217) Transfer from Coahoma Community

Southern Jaguars: (Players Names Will Be Released On Saturday)

Grambling State Tigers: (3 signees)

QB Kajiya Hollawayne (6-4, 210) Transfer From UCLA

WR JR Waters (6-3, 180) Transfer from Southern Utah

WR Tyrese Johnson (6-1, 190) Transfer from Arizona

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Jace is from Addis, LA but resides in Port Allen, LA. Jace attends Southeastern Louisiana University and is majoring in Communications. This is Jace’s fourth year as Associate Editor at Louisiana Football Magazine. He is also a graduate from Catholic High School in baton-rouge where he was the editor of the school newspaper the “Bearly Published.” While at CHS, Jace also announced their football, basketball, and baseball games for the Bruin Broadcast Network which is the Catholic High’s streaming website for their events. On weekends, Jace is the PA announcer for his middle school football games. At home, Jace enjoys time with his family and friends. Besides being a huge football fan, Jace is also an avid NHRA drag racing fan.