ELIZABETH CITY, NC- The Elizabeth City State University Football program has signed 29 Class of 2020 recruits to take the field becoming future Vikings this Fall.
25 of the 29 signees are residents of the state of North Carolina and reflect the push and priority the ECSU football program made to attract and sign home grown talent throughout the state of North Carolina.
It is with great honor and pleasure the ECSU Department of Athletics and Football Head Coach
Anthony Jones welcome a host of new Vikings to our Viking Village.
Coach Jones and his staff have worked endlessly to recruit student-athletes that are not only capable of progressing the program on the field, but also show great promise and potential as future student-athletes within the ECSU community.
"I am very proud of my coaching staff and myself for the 2020 recruiting class that we just signed," shared Coach Jones. "This is our first time being able to actually go out and have access to all that wanted to be apart of us on national signing day. I think we addressed a lot of needs that we had; o-line, d-line, some skilled positions at quarterback and receivers. I think we have given ourselves a chance to be better this upcoming season with the class we just signed."
Introducing the ECSU Class of 2020 Football Signees;
1) Rasheed Burns | Anson County H.S. | Linebacker | Polkton, NC
2) Darell Cromartie | Ben L. Smith H.S. | Defensive Tackle, Greensboro, NC
3) Marlon Darby | Dudley H.S. | Running Back | Greensboro, NC
4) Sha'Med Gibbs | Ben L. Smith H.S. | Running Back | Garysburg, NC
5) Brian Hopkins | Northern Nash H.S. | Offensive Line | Rocky Mount, NC
6) Hunter Hopkins | Southwest Edgecombe H.S. | Kicker | Tarboro, NC
7) Trevon Howard | New Bern H.S. | Middle Linebacker | New Bern, NC
8) Devan Joslin | Mooresville H.S. | Defensive Back | Mooresville, NC
9) Joshua Joyce | East Surry H.S. | Defensive Line | Pilot Mountain, NC
10) Malik Kelly | Independence H.S. | Defensive Line | Charlotte, NC
11) Vy'shonn Lawerence | Hopewell H.S. | Defensive Tackle | Williamston, NC
12) Rodriguez Moore | Washington H.S. | Defensive End | Washington, NC
13) Noah Douglas | Wake Forest H.S. | Quarterback | Wake Forest, NC
14) Jaylen Nicholson | Hickory Ridge H.S. | Defensive Back | Charlotte, NC
15) Dhorienta Pigford | Green Central H.S. | Defensive Line/ ATH | Hookerton, NC
16) Jasaan Rodgers-Freeman | Central Cabarrus H.S. | Wide Receiver | Concord, NC
17) Cameron Saunders | N W Cabbaras H.S. | Wide Receiver | Concord, NC
18) Christian Sellers | Mt. Island Charter H.S. | Linebacker/DL | Charlotte, NC
19) Yusef Shah | Rocky River H.S. | Defensive End | Charlotte, NC
20) Devanne Shine | Green Run H.S. | Defensive Tackle | Virginia Beach, VA
21) Kyle Soles | Manteo H.S. | Offensive Line | Manteo, NC
22) Kameron Stephens-Robinson | IC Norcom H.S. | Linebacker | Norfolk, VA
23) Avanta Sutton | Southwestern College | Defensive Line | Baltimore, MD
24) Deandre Taylor | Kings Fork H.S. | Offensive Line | Suffolk, VA
25) Christopher Terry | Anson County H.S. | Offensive Line | Peachland, NC
26) Bruce Wall | Scotland H.S. | Wide Receiver | Lauringburg, NC
27) Jamari Wall | Scotland H.S. | Linebacker | Laurinburg, NC
28) Shai Wheeler | Independence H.S. | Wide Receiver | Charlotte, NC
29) Eric Windless | Riverside H.S. | Safety | Durham, NC
