ST. JOSEPH - Missouri Western State University head football coach Matt Williamson and his staff announced the program's 2020 recruiting class on Wednesday. Fifty-five future Griffs signed their national letter of intent Wednesday to become members of the 2020 Griffon Football team.
Williamson and his staff inked a recruiting class that features a great deal of size and regional influence. Coming off a 9-3 season and back-to-back Agent Barry Live United Bowl Championships, the coaches went well beyond the borders of the Show-Me state to bolster the 2020 roster.
"This is hands down our best class yet," Williamson said. "We took care of all our team needs, and we assembled a whole separate team within this recruiting class. We landed some high caliber athletes and quite a few are turning down Division 1 FCS offers to come play for the Griffons. We also expanded into 14 different states to land our recruits this year.
"Our coaching staff did a phenomenal job on the recruiting trail. We loaded up with a lot of skill players, which was one of our main focuses. Our staff outworked everyone and we will continue to do the same every year. Many successful years to come for Missouri Western Football with this 2020 class!"
2020VISION FACTS
55 Total Signees
51 High School Recruits
11 Offensive Linemen
9 Defensive Linemen
7 Wide Receivers
5 Linebackers
5 Running Backs
4 Defensive Backs
3 Tight Ends
1 Kicker
1 Quarterback
23 Missouri Recruits
Hometowns cover 14 states
The 2020 season kicks off Sept. 3 at Central Oklahoma. Home action will open Sept. 10 against Fort Hays.
2020 GRIFFON FOOTBALL SIGNING CLASS
AJ Goss CB 6-1 160 Kansas City, Mo. / Winnetonka HS
Andrew Fonua DL 6-5 255 Independence, Mo. / Truman HS
Andrew Hanlin CB 6-1 185 Akron, Ohio / Maize HS
Andrew Hernandez WR 5-10 175 Dearborn, Mo. / North Platte HS
Andrew Lauritzen DL 6-4 245 Aurora, Colo. / Columbine HS
Andrew Sell OL 6-5 265 Rogersville, Mo. / Logan-Rogersville HS
Anthony Triplett WR 6-4 180 Kansas City, Mo. / Winnetonka HS
Antonio King WR 5-8 175 Chicago, lll. / Bolingbrook HS
Austin Dearing OL 6-2 295 Arnold, Mo. / Fox HS
Brandon Hall RB 5-9 180 Kansas City, Mo. / North Kansas City HS
Brison Cobbins RB 5-8 180 Shawnee Mission, Kan. / Bishop Miege HS
Bryce Bergholtz SAF 6-0 195 Brentwood, Tenn. / Brentwood HS
Bryce Krone LB 6-1 220 Bonner Springs, Kan. / Bonner Springs HS
Chimaobi Ajuonuma-Creed LB 6-3 210 Stanton, Ky. / Powell County HS
Christian Mozingo OL 6-4 295 Kansas City, Kan. / St. Thomas Aquinas HS
CJ Bufkin SAF 6-0 180 Chicago, Ill. / Monitini Catholic HS
Cody Watson K 6-4 170 Yukon, Okla. / Yukon HS
Cooper Hurn LB 6-2 215 Gilbert, Iowa / Gilbert HS
Dahavon Powell CB 6-0 170 Belton, Mo. / Belton HS
Dakota Robertson LB 6-3 220 Independence, Mo. / Fort Osage HS
Derek Sutherland SAF 6-0 180 Twentynine Palms, Calif. / Grossmont College
Dylan Sindelar TE 6-3 210 Frederick,Colo. / Frederick HS
Fayzion Madison SAF 6-2 182 Austin, Texas / Bastrop HS
Gage Thomas OL 6-5 275 St Joseph, Mo. / Benton HS
Garrett Watson DL 6-2 220 Platte City, Mo. / Platte City HS
Isaac Wallace LB 6-3 220 Hesperia, Calif. / Chaffey College
Ivan Tchangam DL 6-4 260 Johns Creek, Ga. / De Anza College
Jerome Grace SAF 6-0 173 Lee’s Summit, Mo. / Lee’s Summit West HS
Justin Wilson SAF 6-0 170 Houston, Texas / Houston Christian HS
Kameron Langford SAF 5-10 170 Austin, Texas / Austin Anderson HS
Keshawn Turner RB 6-1 200 Liberty, Mo. / Liberty North HS
Keylin Hodge CB 5-10 180 Austin, Texas / Bastrop HS
Kimani Williams SAF 6-0 175 Aurora, Ill. / Aurora East HS
Kole Dieterich OL 6-4 290 Palmyra, Mo. / Palmyra HS
Kye Borrison OL 6-4 275 Mediapolis, Iowa / Mediapolis HS
Mack Harris DL 6-3 265 Belleville, Ill. / Althoff Catholic HS
Malachi Burns WR 6-3 205 Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Blackman HS
Mark McGhee DL 6-3 290 Lee’s Summit, Mo. / Lee’s Summit North HS
Markeith Grayson WR 6-2 188 Kansas City, Kan. / Washington HS
Marvin Gant DL 6-3 245 Florissant, Mo. / Hazelwood Central HS
Micah Baird OL 6-5 275 Peculiar, Mo. / Raymore-Peculiar HS
Najib Alhakeem RB 5-10 185 Kansas City, Mo. / Oak Park HS
Nathan Schwulst OL 6-2 300 Vilonia, Ark. / Vilonia High
Nicholas Durant DL 6-3 230 Blue Springs, Mo. / Blue Springs HS
Oscar Campa DL 6-2 270 Carthage, Mo. / Carthage HS
Pete Moore TE 6-5 235 Amory, Miss. / Amory HS
Reagan Jones QB 6-1 185 Wichita, Kan. / Wichita Northwest HS
Sam Taylor SAF 6-2 180 Nashville, Tenn. / Franklin Road Academy
Shen Butler Lawson Jr RB 6-0 195 Waynesville, Mo. / Waynesville HS
Tahliq Jackson TE 6-5 225 Guthrie, Okla. / Guthrie HS
Tavian Miller WR 5-10 170 Columbia, Mo. / Battle HS
Thomas Ault OL 6-6 280 Omaha, Neb. / Bellevue West HS
Tristan Kinder OL 6-4 305 Sugar Grove, Ill. / St. Cloud State
Tristan Profit SAF 6-0 165 Owasso, Okla. / Owasso HS
Zeke Oppriecht OL 6-0 250 Lee’s Summit, Mo. / Summit Christian Academy