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 HSAndrew Fonua DL 6-5 255 Independence, Mo. / Truman HSAndrew Hanlin CB 6-1 185 Akron, Ohio / Maize HSAndrew Hernandez WR 5-10 175 Dearborn, Mo. / North Platte HSAndrew Lauritzen DL 6-4 245 Aurora, Colo. / Columbine HSAndrew Sell OL 6-5 265 Rogersville, Mo. / Logan-Rogersville HSAnthony Triplett WR 6-4 180 Kansas City, Mo. / Winnetonka HSAntonio King WR 5-8 175 Chicago, lll. / Bolingbrook HSAustin Dearing OL 6-2 295 Arnold, Mo. / Fox HSBrandon Hall RB 5-9 180 Kansas City, Mo. / North Kansas City HSBrison Cobbins RB 5-8 180 Shawnee Mission, Kan. / Bishop Miege HSBryce Bergholtz SAF 6-0 195 Brentwood, Tenn. / Brentwood HSBryce Krone LB 6-1 220 Bonner Springs, Kan. / Bonner Springs HSChimaobi Ajuonuma-Creed LB 6-3 210 Stanton, Ky. / Powell County HSChristian Mozingo OL 6-4 295 Kansas City, Kan. / St. Thomas Aquinas HSCJ Bufkin SAF 6-0 180 Chicago, Ill. / Monitini Catholic HSCody Watson K 6-4 170 Yukon, Okla. / Yukon HSCooper Hurn LB 6-2 215 Gilbert, Iowa / Gilbert HSDahavon Powell CB 6-0 170 Belton, Mo. / Belton HSDakota Robertson LB 6-3 220 Independence, Mo. / Fort Osage HSDerek Sutherland SAF 6-0 180 Twentynine Palms, Calif. / Grossmont CollegeDylan Sindelar TE 6-3 210 Frederick,Colo. / Frederick HSFayzion Madison SAF 6-2 182 Austin, Texas / Bastrop HSGage Thomas OL 6-5 275 St Joseph, Mo. / Benton HSGarrett Watson DL 6-2 220 Platte City, Mo. / Platte City HSIsaac Wallace LB 6-3 220 Hesperia, Calif. / Chaffey CollegeIvan Tchangam DL 6-4 260 Johns Creek, Ga. / De Anza CollegeJerome Grace SAF 6-0 173 Lee’s Summit, Mo. / Lee’s Summit West HSJustin Wilson SAF 6-0 170 Houston, Texas / Houston Christian HSKameron Langford SAF 5-10 170 Austin, Texas / Austin Anderson HSKeshawn Turner RB 6-1 200 Liberty, Mo. / Liberty North HSKeylin Hodge CB 5-10 180 Austin, Texas / Bastrop HSKimani Williams SAF 6-0 175 Aurora, Ill. / Aurora East HSKole Dieterich OL 6-4 290 Palmyra, Mo. / Palmyra HSKye Borrison OL 6-4 275 Mediapolis, Iowa / Mediapolis HSMack Harris DL 6-3 265 Belleville, Ill. / Althoff Catholic HSMalachi Burns WR 6-3 205 Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Blackman HSMark McGhee DL 6-3 290 Lee’s Summit, Mo. / Lee’s Summit North HSMarkeith Grayson WR 6-2 188 Kansas City, Kan. / Washington HSMarvin Gant DL 6-3 245 Florissant, Mo. / Hazelwood Central HSMicah Baird OL 6-5 275 Peculiar, Mo. / Raymore-Peculiar HSNajib Alhakeem RB 5-10 185 Kansas City, Mo. / Oak Park HSNathan Schwulst OL 6-2 300 Vilonia, Ark. / Vilonia HighNicholas Durant DL 6-3 230 Blue Springs, Mo. / Blue Springs HSOscar Campa DL 6-2 270 Carthage, Mo. / Carthage HSPete Moore TE 6-5 235 Amory, Miss. / Amory HSReagan Jones QB 6-1 185 Wichita, Kan. / Wichita Northwest HSSam Taylor SAF 6-2 180 Nashville, Tenn. / Franklin Road AcademyShen Butler Lawson Jr RB 6-0 195 Waynesville, Mo. / Waynesville HSTahliq Jackson TE 6-5 225 Guthrie, Okla. / Guthrie HSTavian Miller WR 5-10 170 Columbia, Mo. / Battle HSThomas Ault OL 6-6 280 Omaha, Neb. / Bellevue West HSTristan Kinder OL 6-4 305 Sugar Grove, Ill. / St. Cloud StateTristan Profit SAF 6-0 165 Owasso, Okla. / Owasso HSZeke Oppriecht OL 6-0 250 Lee’s Summit, Mo. / Summit Christian Academy

Griffons ink 55 football student-athletes on national signing day