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2017 Mean Green National Signing Day Celebration
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2017 Mean Green National Signing Day Celebration
Seth Littrell and Dave Barnett discuss the 2017 Mean Green Football Recruiting Class

North Texas announced today its 2017 Recruiting Class for Football, the second recruiting class for Coach Seth Littrell. The Mean Green have added 19 new players to its roster — 16 high school recruits and three junior college transfers.

The class was centered around Texas as only four recruits coming from out of state.

  • Five Offensive linemen
  • Three Wide Receivers
  • One Quarterback
  • Three Defensive backs
  • Two Linebackers
  • Two Defensive linemen
  • Two Running backs

North Texas had 20 scholarships to give and still has one left. The Mean Green gave out several blue-shirts at the beginning of the 2016 season which counted against the 2017 25 limit.

The Recruits

High School Signees

Jacob Brammer – OL

Richmond, TX (Foster HS) – 6’4″ 278 lbs

  • Rated a two-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals.
  • Named first-team all-district as a junior.
  • Chose North Texas over offers from New Mexico and Rice.

Jaelon Darder – WR

Houston, TX (Eisenhower HS) – 5’9″ 160 lbs

  • Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports Composite, 247Sports, Rivals and two-star by Scout.
  • Named honorable mention All-District 16-6A as a senior.
  • Named first-team All-District 18-6A as a junior.
  • Chose North Texas over offers from Virginia Tech, UNLV, Louisiana-Monroe, Memphis and Southern Miss.

Tyrek Davis – S

Denton, TX (Denton Ryan HS) – 5’10” 194 lbs

  • Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports and a two-star prospect by 247Sports Composite, Scout and Rivals.
  • Ranked the 125th-best athlete prospect by 247Sports.
  • Named honorable-mention Class 5A All-State by the Associated Press as a senior.

Kody Fulp – LB

China Spring, TX (China Spring HS) – 6’2″ 225 lbs

  • Rated a three-star prospect by Scout and a two-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals.
  • Named the District 13-4A Defensive MVP as a senior.
  • Ranked the ninth-best player in Central Texas by the Waco Tribune-Herald.
  • Named second-team all-district tight end as a sophomore.
  • Named to first-team Waco Tribune-Herald Super Centex.
  • Chose North Texas over an offer from Louisiana-Monroe.

Cameron Johnson – CB

Houston, TX (John H. Reagan Heights HS) – 5’11” 176 lbs

  • Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports Composite, 247Sports and Rivals, and a two-star prospect by Scout.
  • Named first-team all-district.
  • Chose North Texas over offers from Air Force, Army, East Carolina, Fresno State and New Mexico State.

Evan Johnson – RB

Loranger, LA (Loranger HS) – 5’6″ 175 lbs

  • Rated a two-star prospect by 247Sports, Scout and Rivals.
  • Named to the Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-State Class 4A Football Team as a defensive back.

Tony Krasniqi – DL

Sachse, TX (Sachse HS) – 6’1″ 249 lbs

  • Rated a two-star prospect by 247Sports, Scout and Rivals.
  • Named Associated Press Class 6A All-State honorable mention as a senior.
  • Named all-district as a junior.
  • Chose North Texas over offers from Air Force, Fresno State and Nevada.

Manase Mose – OL

Euless, TX (Trinity HS) – 6’1″ 306 lbs

  • Rated a two-star prospect by 247Sports and Scout.
  • Named honorable-mention Class 6A All-State at guard by the Associated Press.
  • Named preseason All-State by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football prior to his senior season.
  • Chose North Texas over offers from Army and Navy.

Dakoda Newman – OL

Benbrook, TX (Mansfield Timberview HS) – 6’3″ 329 lbs

  • Rated a two-star prospect by 247Sports, Scout and Rivals.
  • Ranked the 27th-best center in the nation by Scout and 33rd-best center by the 247Sports Composite ranking system.
  • Named second-team 5A all-state and first-team all-district as a senior.

Dion Novil – DL

Abilene, TX (Wylie HS) – 6’4″ 240 lbs

  • Rated a two-star prospect by 247Sports.
  • Named first-team All-District 3-4A as a senior.

Brian Parish – OL

Arlington, TX (Seguin HS) – 6’4″ 262 lbs

  • Rated a two-star prospect by 247Sports, Scout and Rivals.
  • Named first-team All-District 9-5A as a senior in 2016.
  • Chose North Texas over offers from Texas State, New Mexico.

Cade Pearson* – QB

Texarkana, TX (Texas HS) – 6’2″ 193

  • Rated a two-star prospect by 247Sports, Scout and Rivals.
  • Signed in January.

Makyle Sanders – S

Tyler, TX (Robert E. Lee HS) – 6’0″ 188 lbs

  • Rated a two-star prospect by 247Sports, Scout and Rivals.
  • Chose North Texas over offers from Memphis and Navy.

Tre Siggers – RB

Duncanville, TX (Duncanville HS) – 5’8″ 180 lbs

  • Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports Composite, Scout and Rivals.
  • Ranked the 18th-best athlete prospect in Texas and 91st nationally by Scout.
  • Listed on the Dallas Morning News Area Top 100.
  • As a sophomore at DeSoto, was named the 8-6A Defensive Sophomore of the Year and first-team all-district at linebacker.
  • Chose North Texas over offers from Texas Tech, Louisville, Iowa State and New Mexico.

Chris Thorton – LB

Amarillo, TX (Palo Duro HS) – 6’1″ 210 lbs

  • Named first team All-District 3-5A as a linebacker and tight end as a senior in 2016.
  • Named first team All-District 3-5A as a junior in 2015.

Greg White – WR

Riverdale, GA (Riverdale HS) – 6’3″ 180 lbs

  • Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports Composite, Scout and two-star by 247Sports and Rivals.
  • Named first-team all-region three times and first-team All-Clayton County twice.
  • Named to the Atlanta Journal Constitution All-State Southside Team.
  • Played in the 2016 Georgia-Florida All-Star Game and the 2015 Rising Senior Georgia Junior Bowl.
  • Chose North Texas over offers from Ohio, Tulane and Grambling State.

Junior College Transfers

Jalen Guyton* – WR

Allen, TX (Trinity Valley CC) – 6’1″ 190 lbs

  • Signed in January.
  • Will be a redshirt sophomore in 2017.
  • Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Scout and Rivals.
  • Rated the fourth-best junior college wide receiver in the 2017 class by 247Sports and sixth-best junior college prospect in Texas by the 247Sports Composite ranking system.
  • Coming out of Allen, was rated a four-star prospect and ranked the 256th player in nation and 30th wide receiver on the ESPN Top 300, 261st on PrepStar Top 300, and 39th-best player in Texas on Dallas Morning News Top 100.
  • Selected for USA Football International Bowl in Arlington, Texas.
  • Chose North Texas over offers from Kansas, Bowling Green, West Virginia, Southern Miss and Marshall.

Jevin Pahinui* – OL

Mountlake Terrace, WA (College of the Siskiyous) – 6’2″ 260 lbs

  • Signed in December.
  • Rated a two-star prospect by 247Sports.
  • Will be a junior in 2017.

Austin McGehee – K/P

Pine Bluff, AR (Fullerton CC) – 6’2″ 215 lbs

  • Chose North over offers from San Diego State and Louisiana Tech.

 

Not announced as part of the 2017 class was Brendon Weatherspoon. He is quite likely a blue shirt and will sign his Letter Of Intent before the fall semester begins, which will count towards the 2018 Recruiting Class.

North Texas Vs Conference USA

I don’t take recruiting rankings as the be-all-end-all as these only take into account a player’s potential. Rarely do people go back and look at how a recruiting class contributed to the success or failure of a program when the players have graduated from the university.