RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Despite losing their fall 2020 season and having to embark on a recruiting cycle like none other thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Arkansas Tech football team continued to add the building blocks to the foundation of their upward-trending program with the addition of 35 new signees for the 2021 season.
 
"We are very excited to be adding these young men to our football program. We feel like this is a very strong group athletically, academically, and morally," said ATU head football coach, Kyle Shipp. "With this class, we were able to address several needs on offense, defense and special teams. Overall, I am very pleased with this year's class and can't wait to get them on the field for the long-awaited 2021 season!"
 
Of the 2021 class of 35 signees, the Wonder Boys loaded up on talent from the Natural State with 20 native Arkansans. The Wonder Boys also took advantage of the region and pulled in players from four other states, all boarding Arkansas. From the talent-rich state of Texas, the Wonder Boys inked eight. Additionally, the Wonder Boys signed three from Louisiana and one apiece from Florida, Mississippi, Missouri and Oklahoma.
 
In terms of where the newest Wonder Boys will lineup on Saturday's and select Thursday's in the fall, 19 signees come from the offensive side of the ball, 14 on the defensive end and two that are listed as athletes with the potential to play either.
 
Shipp also commended the work of his staff in building the class amid the COVID-19 pandemic and inherent challenges that it presented. "Coach Tommy Crayton has done a tremendous job as our recruiting coordinator and our entire staff has worked extremely hard during this long recruiting season," added Shipp. "I am very lucky to have such a great staff that want to make ATU football a special program once again. With this class, we continue to build our program in a first-class way with young men that will represent ATU the right way on and off the field!"
 
Below is a list of the 2021 Arkansas Tech Football Signing Class
 

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown/Previous School
Darrius Allison	S	6-0	170	Morrilton, Ark./Morrilton HS
Jesse Boshears	OL	6-3	300	Perryville, Ark./Univ. of Central Arkansas
Chase Bunnell	DE	5-11	225	Argyle, Texas/Argyle HS
Caden Carothers	OL	6-5	260	Pottsville, Ark./Pottsville HS
Adam Cousins	WR	6-0	170	Pflugerville, Texas/UTEP
Charles Davis	WR	6-1	180	Jessieville, Ark./Jessieville HS
Breckin Duck	TE	6-5	250	Harrison, Ark./Harrison HS
Koby Edwards	DE	6-1	225	Burnet, Texas/Houston Baptist Univ.
Khari Fields	WR	6-0	160	Harvey, La./Helen Cox HS
Levern Floyd III	DT	6-3	250	Conway, Ark./Conway HS
Armando Harper	LB	6-0	200	Gurdon, Ark./Gurdon HS
Peyton Henderson	OL	6-1	265	Springdale, Ark./Har-Ber HS
Victor Hill	DE	6-2	235	Pensacola, Fla./Univ. of Central Arkansas
Seth Howard	TE	6-3	220	Beebe, Ark./Beebe HS
Dawson Hunt	DE	6-3	215	Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall HS
Jackson Illingworth	LB	6-1	200	Elysian Fields, Texas/Elysian Fields HS
Kylan Isabell	LB	5-11	200	Horn Lake, Miss./Horn Lake HS
Lawsyn Jackson	DT	6-3	245	Ozark, Ark./Ozark HS
Brady James	RB	5-9	165	Lamar, Ark./Lamar HS
Jayden Jasna	CB	5-11	165	Greenwood, Ark./Greenwood HS
Jack Lindsey	QB	6-2	205	Fayetteville, Ark./Univ. of Arkansas
Jack Mitchell	OL	6-0	230	Marlow, Okla./Marlow HS
Houston Motes	TE	6-1	235	Maumelle, Ark./Maumelle HS
CJ Palmer	ATH	6-1	190	Pocahontas, Ark./Pocahontas HS
Jalen Penegar	DT	6-1	255	Ruston, La./Ruston HS
Colby Rollins	WR	6-4	190	Platte City, Mo./Platte County HS
Jaylen Shephard	TE	6-4	215	West Memphis, Ark./West Memphis HS
Dylan Simmons	DB	6-0	180	Metairie, La. Metairie Park Country Day HS
Andre Sparks	LB	6-1	200	Springdale, Ark./Springdale HS
Elvis Stricklin	OL	6-4	245	Boerne, Texas/Boerne-Champion HS
Jameson Threadgill	ATH	5-9	160	Gurdon, Ark./Gurdon HS
Reggie Toney	WR	5-9	160	Morrilton, Ark./Morrilton HS
Charles Walker	OL	6-2	285	Red Oak, Texas/Red Oak HS
Ryan Wilkerson	QB	6-0	180	Elysian Fields, Texas/Elysian Fields HS
Hunter Wilkinson	RB	5-10	185	Greenwood, Ark./Greenwood HS