RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - 34 high school student-athletes signed National Letters of Intent (NLIs) to compete for the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys football program in the 2018 season, head coach
Raymond Monica announced Wednesday.
"I'm excited about this year's recruiting class," said head coach
Raymond Monica. "I'd especially like to thank our coaching staff for doing an outstanding job recruiting this tremendous class, and I'd like to thank everybody else on our campus who took time out of their schedules to help us reach out to our recruits. We were able to identify and fill our needs with this class, and we are bringing in players in every position who can help us in the future."
A complete list of signees follows:
2018 High School Signees
| Name |
Position |
Height |
Weight |
Hometown (High School) |
| Andre Bradley |
RB/SB |
5-7 |
160 |
Little Rock, Ark. (Robinson) |
| LaDarius Burnes |
RB/WR |
5-9 |
190 |
Little Rock, Ark. (Little Rock Christian) |
| Andrew Carter |
WR |
6-4 |
185 |
Fort Scott, Kan. (Fort Scott CC) |
| Larry Clark |
OL |
6-4 |
280 |
Blytheville, Ark. (Blytheville) |
| Christian Cole |
RB |
6-1 |
205 |
Sachse, Texas (Sachse) |
| Troy Criswell |
QB/FS/WR |
6-3 |
200 |
Morrilton, Ark. (Morrilton) |
| Luke Curtis |
TE/WR |
6-3 |
220 |
Bryant, Ark. (Bryant) |
| Sean Dorney |
K/P |
6-0 |
210 |
Madison, Ala. (Madison Academy) |
| Dee Dugan |
DE/DT |
6-0 |
230 |
Sulphur Springs, Texas (Sulphur Springs) |
| Carson French |
K/P |
6-0 |
180 |
Grapevine, Texas (Grapevine) |
| Tyrus Fort |
SS/RB |
5-9 |
160 |
Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall-Heath) |
| Drake Fowler |
NG/T |
6-5 |
302 |
Texarkana, Texas (Pleasant Grove) |
| Jordan Furtch |
FS/WR |
5-10 |
170 |
Paris, Texas (Paris |
| Nick Gavriel |
OL |
6-2 |
305 |
Texarkana, Texas (Pleasant Grove) |
| Tyus Grayson |
FS |
5-10 |
175 |
Tyler, Texas (John Tyler) |
| Parion Johnson |
WR/FS |
5-8 |
150 |
Hot Springs, Ark. (Fountain Lake) |
| Zak Kemp |
T |
6-6 |
230 |
Bryant, Ark. (Bryant) |
| Davian Madden |
SS/WR |
5-9 |
177 |
Jennings, La. (Jennings) |
| Jayden Mendez |
DT/G |
6-1 |
285 |
Van Buren, Ark. (Van Buren) |
| Anthony Nelson |
WR/CB |
6-0 |
175 |
Ashdown, Ark. (Ashdown) |
| Zach Newman |
G/DT |
6-3 |
305 |
Farmington, Ark. (Farmington) |
| RJ Rice |
WR/TE |
6-1 |
210 |
Little Rock, Ark. (Episcopal) |
| D'Onte Roshell |
CB/WR |
6-0 |
165 |
DeRidder, La. (DeRidder) |
| Jeremy Sanchez |
MLB/FB |
5-9 |
180 |
Houston, Texas (Village) |
| Jon Sanchez |
MLB/SB |
5-8 |
185 |
Houston, Texas (Village) |
| Chris Shaw |
OLB |
6-0 |
200 |
Wylie, Texas (Wylie) |
| De'Veyon Smith |
MLB |
5-11 |
215 |
Mesquite, Texas (Mesquite) |
| JD Smith |
RB/WR |
6-1 |
180 |
Clarendon, Ark. (Clarendon) |
| Ryan Talley |
QB/WR |
6-0 |
175 |
Russellville, Ark. (Russellville) |
| Austin Terrell |
WR/OLB |
5-9 |
168 |
White Hall, Ark. (White Hall) |
| Desmon Williams |
MLB/FB |
6-1 |
242 |
Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall-Heath) |
| Tyson Williams |
QB |
5-11 |
174 |
Jonesboro, Ark. (Jonesboro) |
| Jesus Zizumbo |
K |
5-9 |
175 |
Springdale, Ark. (Har-Ber) |
*** Please note: Biographical information is listed as submitted by our signees. Signees who did not submit the information sheet, or submitted an incomplete information sheet have not been listed. However, once their information is submitted it will be available at www.arkansastechsports.com.***
Andrew Carter
WR / 6-4 / 180 / Fort Scott, Kan. (Fort Scott CC)
Played the last two years at Fort Scott CC. Prepped at Carver (Columbus, Ga.) High School.
Luke Curtis
TE/WR / 6-3 / 220 / Bryant, Ark. (Bryant)
A four-year letterwinner at Bryant High School... 47 catches for 517 yards and four touchdowns... two-time all-conference pick.
D'Idrec (Dee) Dugan
DE/DT / 6-0 / 230 / Sulphur Springs, Texas (Sulphur Springs)
A four-year letterwinner at Sulphur Springs High School... two-time all-district selection, earned all-state honorable mention honors as a senior... 65 tackles, 21 for loss, eight sacks, nine hurries as a senior.
Drake Fowler
NG/T / 6-5 / 302 / Texarkana, Texas (Pleasant Grove)
A four-year letterwinner at Pleasant Grove High School... played on a state and district championship team...two-time all-district selection.
Carson French
K/P / 6-0 / 180 / Grapevine, Texas (Grapevine)
A four-year letterwinner at Grapevine High School... 10 for 12 on field goals with 69 career extra points... nationally-ranked in kicking and punting.
Nick Gavriel
OL / 6-2 / 305 / Texarkana, Texas (Pleasant Grove)
A four-year letterwinner at Pleasant Grove High School... three-time all-district and one-time all-state pick.
Parion Johnson
WR/FS / 5-8 / 150 / Hot Springs, Ark. (Fountain Lake)
A four-year letterwinner... 76 catches for 1,659 yards...two-time all-conference selection.
Zak Kemp
T / 6-6 / 230 / Bryant, Ark. (Bryant)
Has been part of an offense that set 10 school records in the past two seasons... two-time all-conference pick.
Jayden Mendez
DT/G / 6-1 / 285 / Van Buren, Ark. (Van Buren)
A four-year letterwinner at Van Buren High School... 104 total tackles (34 solo, 70 assist) with seven sacks, 17 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and 12 quarterback hurries... an all-conference selection, served as team captain.
Zach Newman
G/DT / 6-3 / 305 / Farmington, Ark. (Farmington)
Lettered at Farmington High School... a three-year starter... his high school coach calls him a "devastating trap blocker"... a two-time all-conference selection, earned all-state honors his senior year.
Chris Shaw
OLB / 6-0 / 200 / Wylie, Texas (Wylie)
198 tackles (130 solo) with 50 tackles for loss, 13 sacks, 18 hurries, four forced fumbles and one interception over his four-year career...an all-district selection... a two-time letterwinner in baseball.
Ryan Talley
QB/WR / 6-0 / 175 / Russellville, Ark. (Russellville)
Started at three different positions during his high school career... threw for 2,383 yards, rushed for 476 yards, caught for 786 yards... scored 35 touchdowns and notched 142 tackles.
Austin Terrell
WR/OLB / 5-9 / 168 / White Hall, Ark. (White Hall)
Lettered at White Hall High School... caught 46 passes for 608 yards, averaging 13.21 yards per catch.. 203 tackles with three touchdowns.. an all-conference and all-state selection.
Tyson Williams
QB / 5-11 / 174 / Jonesboro, Ark. (Jonesboro)
A four-year letterwinner... 313 of 503 for 5,282 career passing yards with 64 touchdowns... 121.5 QB rating... 77 carries for 467 yards... an all-conference and all-state selection.
Jesus Zizumbo
K / 5-9 / 175 / Springdale, Ark. (Har-Ber)
Lettered at Har-Ber High School... kicked 16 career field goals with a career long of 51... 142 extra points... a two-time all-state pick.
