ERIE, Pa. — Gannon football coach
Brad Rzyczycki and his staff has announced the first wave of their 2019 recruiting class, welcoming 30 players to the Golden Knight program on Wednesday morning, the first day high school players can officially sign National Letters of Intent with NCAA programs.
The 30-player class includes 11 defensive backs or linebackers, 11 offensive skill players and eight offensive or defensive linemen. Of the signees, nine are from Pennsylvania, eight from Ohio, eight from Maryland, two each from New York and Florida, and one from Delaware.
These signees will help bolster a Golden Knight team that is returning 12 players who started at least eight games, another four that earned at least four starts, and an additional nine student-athletes who saw action in at least 10 games.
Gannon saw its 2018 team succeed on the field and in the classroom this fall, placing six individuals on the All-PSAC West team, and earning three Google Cloud Academic All-District honors and two Academic All-America selections. In addition,
Marcus Jones (Painesville, Ohio/Riverside) capped his senior season with three different organizations bestowing All-America status to the running back.
| Name |
Position |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown |
High School |
Highlights |
| Zaire Allen |
Defensive Back |
5'11" |
180 |
Hanover, Md. |
Archbishop Spalding |
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| Jayden Ashby |
Defensive Back |
5'10" |
175 |
Kensington, Md. |
Avalon |
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| Charles Barley III |
Defensive Back |
5'10" |
195 |
Waldorf, Md. |
St. Mary's Ryken |
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| Alex Bell |
Defensive Back |
5'10" |
195 |
Gaithersburg, Md. |
Avalon |
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| Jeff Bone |
Linebacker |
6'1" |
190 |
Erie, Pa. |
Cathedral Prep |
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| Davey Cooper |
Linebacker |
6'0" |
215 |
Canonsburg, Pa. |
Canon McMillan |
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| Russell Cooper |
Defensive Back |
5'8" |
180 |
Barberton, Ohio |
St Vincent St Mary |
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| Jordan Covatto |
Offensive Line |
6'0" |
270 |
Erie, Pa. |
Cathedral Prep |
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| Taylor Deem |
Def. / Off. Line |
6'3" |
270 |
Thornville, Ohio |
Sheridan |
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| Drew Engel |
Wide Receiver |
6'0" |
195 |
Strabane, Pa. |
Canon McMillan |
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| Michael Howard |
Wide Receiver |
5'9" |
170 |
Olmsted Falls, Ohio |
Olmsted Falls |
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| Jaylen Johnson |
Wide Receiver |
5'6" |
155 |
Largo, Md. |
National Christian Academy |
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| Lorenzo Jones |
Wide Receiver |
6'1" |
185 |
Orlando, Fla. |
Edgewater |
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| Chris Leslie |
Running Back |
6'0" |
210 |
Brooklyn Park, Md. |
North County |
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| Garrett McClelland |
Running Back |
5'7" |
170 |
Sherman, N.Y. |
Sherman |
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| Jack McGinty |
Quarterback / Punter |
6'1" |
175 |
Medina, Ohio |
Median Highlands |
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| Khwan Mickens |
Defensive Back |
5'11" |
170 |
Miramar, Fla. |
West Broward |
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| Nick Miller |
Offensive Line |
6'4" |
295 |
Amelia, Ohio |
West Clermont |
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| Riley Noble |
Offensive Line |
6'4" |
280 |
Canonsburg, Pa. |
Canon McMillan |
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| Lucas Nowoczynski |
Defensive Line |
6'2" |
240 |
Millcreek, Pa. |
McDowell |
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| Jacob Petit |
Defensive Line |
6'2" |
265 |
Uniontown, Ohio |
Akron Hoban |
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| Nick Porciello |
Linebacker |
5'10" |
190 |
Clarion, Pa. |
Clarion |
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| Quinn Rodak |
Offensive Line |
6'3" |
270 |
Wexford, Pa. |
North Allegheny |
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| Deonte Ross |
Running Back |
6'0" |
225 |
New Kensington, Pa. |
Valley |
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| Kam Snell |
Quarter Back |
5'11" |
195 |
Owengs Mills, Md. |
Good Counsel |
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| Bransen Stanley |
Wide Receiver |
6'0" |
170 |
Chagrin Falls, Ohio |
Kenston |
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| Jordan Tolliver |
Defensive Back |
6'0" |
175 |
Baltimore, Md. |
Woodlawn |
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| Lawton Watts |
Defensive Back |
6'2" |
170 |
Honeoye Falls, N.Y. |
Honeoye Falls-Lima |
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| Sam Weaver |
Offensive Line |
6'5" |
280 |
Amelia, Ohio |
West Clermont |
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| Gabe Wescott |
Wide Receiver |
6'2" |
195 |
Harrington, Del. |
Woodbridge |
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