Skyhawks sign 18 new players
MARTIN, Tenn. — University of Tennessee at Martin introduced 18 new signees for their football team on Wednesday as part of National Signing Day.
Three of the signings went to West Tennessee athletes.
“This is my 11th recruiting class, and over the years we have probably signed about 250 kids,” said head football coach Jason Simpson in the news release. “With this class, I’m just as excited as the first. These kids fit our culture, they are great students and great players.”
The new additions included eight players from the state of Tennessee, five players from Florida, three players from Alabama and two players from Mississippi.
The list below features signees from Wednesday and the Mid-Year Signing Day in December. The Skyhawks finished 7-4 last season.
Brandon Alexander: Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones HS)
Clay Beathard: Franklin, Tenn. (Battle Ground Academy)
Anthony Brown: Miami, Fla. (Arkansas)
Antonio Clifton: Tupelo, Miss. (Itawamba CC)
Ryan Courtright: Lexington, Tenn. (Lexington HS)
David DuBose: Huntsville, Ala. (Columbia HS)
Davion DuBose: Callahan, Fla. (West Nassau HS)
Joseph Este: Kenner, La. (Copiah-Lincoln CC)
Jack Gammon: Columbus, Ohio (Marshall)
Evan Gowdy: Nashville, Tenn. (McGavock HS)
Gunnar Holcombe: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Marshall)
Chris Jackson: Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Catholic HS)
Londell Lee: Palos Heights, Ill. (Phoenix College)
Corey Madlock: Buffalo, NY (Bowling Green State)
Richard Montgomery, Jr.: Jacksonville, Fla. (Idaho)
Terry Norris: Springfield, Mass. (Lackawanna College)
Austin Pickett: Lake Minneola, Fla. (Lake Minneola HS)
Dallis Sangster: Bolivar, Tenn. (Bolivar Central HS)
D’Carrious Stephens: Union City, Tenn. (Union City HS)
Collin Tatko: Southaven, Miss. (Northpoint Christian School)
James Walker: Eufaula, Ala. (Eufaula HS)
Justyce White: Mount Juliet, Tenn. (Mount Juliet HS)
Donnell Williams: St. Louis, Mo. (Gateway Tech HS)
Rod Williams II: Germantown, Tenn. (Germantown HS)
Lamarcus Young: Bartlett, Tenn. (Bartlett HS)
