CLEVELAND, Miss. – Delta State University head football coach
Todd Cooley and his staff welcomed 22 high school signees and one graduate transfer to the #DSUFamily for National Signing Day 2021 on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021.
The addition of Wednesday's 23 signees and the nine mid-year transfers brings the 2021 recruiting class to 32 total student-athletes.
Delta State is scheduled open spring practice on Tuesday, March 2 at Parker Field-McCool Stadium.
The Statesmen host Bethel University on Thursday, Sept. 2 to open the 2021 season. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Parker Field-McCool Stadium. Delta State's home schedule will also feature McKendree University on Saturday, Sept. 11 at 6 p.m. before defending NCAA Division II National Champion visits on Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. North Greenville (10.16 | 2 p.m.), Shorter University (10.30 | 2 p.m.) and Mississippi College (11.6 | 2 p.m.) round out the 2021 schedule for the Green and White.
#NSD21 SIGNEE CLASS
| Signee |
POS |
HT |
WT |
CL |
Hometown |
Previous School |
| Jaquan Henderson |
DB |
6'2" |
210 |
Sr. |
Covington, Ga. |
Georgia Tech |
| Connor Mantelli |
K/P |
6'0" |
170 |
Fr. |
Castle Rock, Colo. |
Douglas County HS |
| Jaelon Brown |
OL |
6'3" |
350 |
Fr. |
Montgomery, Ala. |
Park Crossing HS |
| Alexander Threadgill |
OL |
6' 5" |
235 |
Fr. |
Tillatoba, Miss. |
Bayou Academy |
| Zachary Cleveland |
OL |
6'5" |
270 |
Fr. |
Albany, Ga. |
Lee County HS |
| Jacob McCaskill |
OL |
6' 5" |
280 |
Fr. |
Saint Amant, La. |
Saint Amant HS |
| Christopher Bonner |
LB |
6' 2" |
201 |
Fr. |
Selma, Ala. |
Southside HS |
| Nasir Lomax |
OL |
6' 5" |
290 |
Fr. |
Fayetteville, Ga. |
Grady HS |
| Barnard Jones III |
DB |
6' 2" |
190 |
Fr. |
Citronelle, Ala. |
Citronelle HS |
| Marco Foster II |
DB |
6' 2" |
190 |
Fr. |
Albany, Ga. |
Westover HS |
| Collin Zeringue |
TE |
6' 3" |
230 |
Fr. |
Hahnville, La. |
Hahnville HS |
| Kendall Mabson |
DL |
6' 4" |
245 |
Fr. |
Pleasant Grove, Ala. |
Pleasant Grove HS |
| George Walker |
OL |
6' 3" |
270 |
Fr. |
Lithia Springs, Ga. |
South Cobb HS |
| Brandon Wilkes |
DL |
6' 3" |
245 |
Fr. |
Pleasant Grove, Ala. |
Pleasant Grove HS |
| William Carter |
DB |
6' 1" |
198 |
Fr. |
Birmingham, Ala. |
Wenonah HS |
| Martelo Kelly |
DL |
6'3" |
350 |
Fr. |
Pleasant Grove, Ala. |
Pleasant Grove HS |
| Brooks Buehler |
OL |
6' 5" |
270 |
Fr. |
Daphne, Ala. |
Daphne HS |
| Dailan Hall |
WR |
6'0" |
155 |
Fr. |
Albany, Ga. |
Westover HS |
| Logan Browning |
OL |
6' 6" |
275 |
Fr. |
Centreville, Ala. |
Bibb Co HS |
| Alonzo Johnson |
WR |
6' 2" |
186 |
Fr. |
Birmingham, Ala. |
Ramsay HS |
| Malcolm Thompson |
OL |
6' 2" |
255 |
Fr. |
Louisville, Miss. |
Winston Academy |
| Milique Smith |
RB |
6' 3" |
220 |
Fr. |
Thomaston, Ga. |
Upson-Lee HS |
| JaQualan Lumpkin |
OL |
6' 3" |
295 |
Fr. |
Thomaston, Ga. |
Upson-Lee HS |
MID-YEAR TRANSFERS
| Signee |
POS |
HT |
WT |
Class |
Hometown |
Previous School |
| Lamarques Thomas |
S |
6'1 |
180 |
Gr. |
Clinton, Miss. |
Univ. of Louisville |
| Jae'vion Matthews |
S |
6'0 |
185 |
R-Jr. |
York, S.C. |
Highland CC |
| Travis Tobey |
TE |
6'2 |
230 |
R-Fr. |
Sarasota, Fla. |
Florida Tech |
| Jaylen Heffner |
DL |
6'3 |
230 |
R-So. |
Batesville, Miss. |
Hinds CC |
| Taylor King |
QB |
6'4 |
225 |
Gr. |
Tampa, Fla. |
Slippery Rock |
| Sherrod Paige |
S |
6'2 |
206 |
Gr. |
Tampa, Fla. |
Northern Arizona |
| Jacob Welch |
OL |
6'3 |
290 |
R-So. |
Winona, Miss. |
Northeast Miss. CC |
| Kory Gainwell |
RB |
5'8 |
185 |
R-Fr. |
Yazoo City, Miss. |
Univ. of Memphis |
| Bernard Thomas |
DB |
6'2 |
210 |
R-So. |
Starkville, Miss. |
Miss. Gulf Coast CC |
