Waxahachie, Texas- February 2, 2016- The Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) football team is announcing their 2016 recruiting class. The Lions have 36 athletes committing on National Signing Day .
“With this class we are filling the holes that we lost with graduating seniors,” explains offensive coordinator Paul Hansen , “This class is bringing more depth to the team. They are adding more size up front and speed at the skill positions.”
The 2016 SAGU recruiting class is listed below.
James Alanis LB 5’11 210 Ferris HS, Ferris, TX
Amory Bell DE 6’0 245 Riesel HS, TX
Quincy Brightwell DB 6’0 190 Stony Point HS, Round Rock, TX
Juan Correa K 5’11 185 Grand Prairie HS, Grand Prairie,TX
Dominic Clark OL 6’3 258 Grand Prairie HS, Grand Prairie,TX
Jordaan Coleman Ath 6’3 233 Tyler Street Christian Academy High School, Dallas, TX
John Michael Collins DL 6’1 250 Aledo HS, Aledo,TX
Jacob Dzenowski LB 6’1 185 Elgin HS, Elgin TX
Ty Francis Ath 5’11 165 Connally HS, Connally, TX
Austin Heatherly DL 5’10 215 Nixa HS, MO
Cameron Henderson DB 5’10 175 Lincoln HS, TX
Brandon High OL 6’4 280 West Brock HS, TX
Ahndre Hughes LB 6’0 190 Lancaster HS, Lancaster TX
Garrett Hulbert DB 6’0 170 Nixa HS, Nixa MO
Michael Iwuamanam LB 6’0 190 Richardson HS, Richardson TX
Brandon Jernigan DB 6’0 180 Marshall HS, Marshall TX
Jackson Scott DT 6’1 235 Hobbs High School, Hobbs, NM
Landon Jones LB 6’0 200 Midway HS, Waco,TX
Shapiro King RB 5’11 180 Stony Point HS, Round Rock,TX
Cory Lamun QB 6’2 175 Pantego Christian HS, TX
Brandon Matlock WR 5’11 175 Cushing HS, TX
Brandon Moffett RB 6’0 175 Red Oak HS, TX
Reed Oaks DL 6’3 250 Marcus High School, TX
Garry Powell Ath 6’2 185 Natchitoches Central HS, LA
Coby Roach DB 5’10 188 Siloam Springs HS, AR
Noah Rodenberg OL 6’1 260 Bonne Terre, MO
Keylynn Rushing DL 6’3 260 Princeton HS, Princeton TX
Adam Solis FB 5’7 190 Rockwall HS, Rockwall TX
Austin Springer TE 6’4 215 Corpus Christ HS, TX
Garrett Townsend OL 5’9 295 Sanford-Fritch HS, Fritch TX
Kevion Watkins DB 6’0 170 Lakeview Centennial HS, TX
Ben Watson OL 6’4 245 Elgin HS, Elgin TX
Jalen Williams DB 6’2 185 La Marque HS, La Marque TX
Brian Woods LB 5’10 210 Aldine Davis HS, Houston, TX
Chuy Gutierrez LB 6’0 185 Ferris HS, Ferris,TX
Xavier Landum OL 6’2 315 Poteet HS, Mesquite, TX
Carter Severson OL 6’2 280 Flower Mound HS, Flower Mound, TX
The 2015 season was the winningest season on record for SAGU. The Lions went 8-3 and won the NCCAA Victory Bowl. SAGU also had two NAIA All-American players in 1 st team selection D’Vonn Brown and 2 nd team selection Carl Morgan . Both Brown and Morgan will return for the 2016 season.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private, Christian university located 30 minutes south of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Waxahachie, Texas. The university was established in 1927, and now offers more than 70 associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees on campus or online. More information is available at www.sagu.edu or by calling 1-888-YES-SAGU.
Contact: Natalie Tristan, Sports Information, [email protected]
