CLEVELAND, Miss. -- National Early Signing Day saw eight student-athletes ink with head Coach Todd Cooley and the Delta State University football program on Wed., Dec. 16, 2020.

"We are very excited to add these young men to the DSU Family," Cooley said. "They chose to be here and enroll in January. All of these players are simply looking for a chance to come to Delta State and compete for playing time. They handled the recruiting process the right way. I am happy with the job our coaching staff did in building solid relationships with these student-athletes."

"We will continue to work and add to our recruiting class overall," said Cooley. "Today marked a great start to the new year by landing these mid-year signees."

The eight signees will enroll and join the Statesmen in January 2021.
 

Signee	Pos	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Previous School
Lamarques Thomas	S	6'1' / 180	Clinton, Miss.	Univ. of Louisville
Jae'vion Matthews	S	6'0" / 185	York, S.C.	Highland CC
Travis Tobey	TE	6'2" / 230	Sarasota, Fla.	Florida Tech
Jalyen Heffner	DL	6'3" / 230	Batesville, Miss.	Hinds CC
Taylor King	QB	6'4" / 225	Tampa, Fla.	Slippery Rock
Sherrod Paige	S	6'2" / 206	Tampa, Fla.	Northern Arizona
Jacob Welch	OL	6'3" / 290	Winona, Miss.	Northeast Miss. CC
Kory Gainwell	RB	5'8" / 185	Yazoo City, Miss	Univ. of Memphis