Virginia Military Institute head coach Scott Wachenheim today announced the signings of the 2016 football recruiting class.
“Under the leadership of Dr. Dave Diles and through the hard work of the coaching and support staffs, VMI football is proud of the 2016 signing class we have put together,” said Wachenheim. “We were looking for young men who have an intense desire to be extraordinary. Young men that are willing to compete in the classroom, in barracks, and on the athletic field to be the best that they can be. Men who wanted to play Division 1 FCS football, receive a top 100 education, and gain the leadership skills necessary to become the future leaders of America. We signed 17 student-athletes today. Our goal is to always recruit The Commonwealth first and we did, 13 student-athletes come from Virginia high schools. We signed seven players on defense, nine on offense, and one kicker. Our hope is that all will come ready to make an immediate positive impact on The Corps and the VMI football team. We still have work to do and look forward to adding to our signing class in the near future.”
The following signees are members of the 2016 VMI Football recruiting class. The info below includes name, position, height, weight, high school, and hometown. Further capsule information on each signee follows.
2016 VMI FOOTBALL SIGNEES
Josh Andre OL 6-6, 257 Warrenton, Va./Fauquier H.S.
Elliott Brewster LB 6-2, 200 Dublin, Va./Pulaski H.S
Sawaar Canady OL 6-5, 290 Newport News, Va./Heritage H.S.
Ryan Clark DE 6-6, 220 Alcoa, Tenn./Alcoa H.S.
Kuony Deng OLB 6-6, 190 Aldie, Va./ John Champe H.S.
Jay Gavin WR 6-4, 185 Big Stone Gap, Va./Union H.S.
Kendrick Jackson WR 5-8, 170 Roswell, Ga./Roswell H.S.
Critt Johnson OL 6-7, 275 Virginia Beach, Va./Bishop Sullivan
Reed King K 5-9, 150 Grafton, Va./Grafton H.S.
Tyler Kisling OL 6-5, 260 Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown
Javeon Lara WR 6-0, 175 Schulenburg, Texas/Schulenburg H.S.
Najee Lawrence OLB 6-1, 193 Glen Allen, Va./Glen Allen H.S.
Bradley Lythgoe SS 5-11, 190 Daleville, Va. /Lord Botetourt
Rohan Martin WR 5-10, 175 Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge H.S.
Daz Palmer RB 5-10, 175 Virginia Beach, Va./Lake Taylor H.S.
Tyain Smith RB 6-2, 195 Chesapeake, Va./Indian River H.S.
Kaleb Tucker CB 6-1, 165 Kecoughtan, Va./Kecoughtan H.S.