The official start of West Georgia Tech football is slated for the fall of 2014, but the foundation and groundwork for the program will be built by this incoming class, marking another historic milestone for West Georgia Tech Athletics.
“We’d like to welcome our incoming student-athletes, which will make up the inaugural football team for the Golden Knights,” noted WGTC President Dr. Skip Sullivan. “These young men will make history for our school and for this program as they take the field for the first time in a Golden Knights’ uniform. We know there is a lot of work left to be done as we prepare for the 2014 opener, but we are very confident that these young men will perform on the football field and, most importantly, in the classroom.”
Walter Dunson, WGTC head football coach and athletic director, said the incoming class is filled with promising talent.
“More than 30 of these players had opportunities with NCAA major conference and BCS schools, and several more have the ability to play at non-BCS schools and Division II schools, as well. This team is loaded with speed and size,” Dunson said.
Dunson indicated the immediate thing that stands out about the class is the talent level on the defensive side of the ball, with as many as six defensive backs signed that were on several NCAA Division I team boards.
Offensively, Dunson said the class includes two quarterbacks, which both threw for more than 1,500 yards and rushed for nearly 1,000 yards as high school seniors.
“We have size and speed both outside and slot receivers,” Dunson added. “We’ll play fast on offense, and stretch teams vertically. So we were really looking for speed and athleticism across the board, and especially at the receiver position. We have size on both lines, too.”
Dunson isn’t done with the recruiting process as he puts the pieces of the team together. The Golden Knights held a tryout on Saturday at Heard County High School in Franklin, where the team will play its home games in the fall of 2014.
“I’m excited about this group. We will have several scrimmages this fall where the public will have an opportunity to see our players,” Dunson said.
West Georgia Tech 2013 Signing Class
Jamez Harris, Bainbridge
Tim Shaw, Bainbridge
Anthony Anderson, Campbell
Darius Havris, Campbell
Josh Miller, Campbell
Derick Johnson, Carver–Atlanta
Dexter Hollingsworth, Carver–Atlanta
Leonard Badgett, Carver–Atlanta
Danny Ryles, Carver–Columbus
JaQuan Sanks, Carver–Columbus
Toddrick Johnson, Carver–Columbus
Cliff Moulton, Creekside
D’Maurien Franklin, Creekside
Terrell Jones, Creekside
Dion Cavin, Douglas County
Terrell Gibson, Douglas County
Anthony Garner, Douglas County
Michael Pittman, Gainesville
Damian Grayson, Gainesville
KeonTray Harrison, Gainesville
T.K. Mize, Gainesville
Quamon Peoples, Gainesville
Lahius Leverett, Gainesville
Brandon Paradise, Gordon Central
Sedrick Tucker, Handley
Alex Johnson, Langston Hughes
Arnold Bryant, Langston Hughes
Trevor Arnold, Langston Hughes
Trevon Badger, Langston Hughes
Chris Manning, LaGrange
Demoton Boyd, Jr., LaGrange
Jarvasity Baldwin, LaGrange
Darrell Morrow, Newnan
Traon Moss, Newnan
Maurice White, Newnan
Quinton Dix, Newnan
David Martin, North Murray
Clifford Stewart, Pelham
Calvin Shelton, Pelham
Norman Givens, Pelham
Deonte Solomon, Perry
Markiel Bowen, Rutland
Tevin Sams, Rutland
Tevin Grayer, Rutland
Demarcus Sands, Rutland
Ahmad Mitchell, Salem
Quantravious Cameron, Sherwood Christian Academy
Courtney Johnson, Spalding
Ontario Yancey, Spalding
Ronnie Owens, Spalding
DeJuan Black, Stephenson
John Adams, Stephenson
Trayvond Malone-Beck, Stephenson
Shammua Harold, Stockbridge
Corey Hall, Stockbridge
Clifford Lowe, Stockbridge
Gerald Owens, SWD
Jalen French, SWD
Marquez Ealey, SWD
Cameron Garnett, Thomson
Demetrius Few, Thomson
Patrick Taylor, Thomson
Kendall Reynolds, Thomson
Demetrius McClendon, Tri-Cities
Dexter Ward, Tri-Cities
Dwayne Gay, Tri-Cities
Detavious Long, Tri-Cities
Ian Rigby, Tucker
Charles Bush, Tucker
Tyler McBride, Tucker
Shicobe Milner, Westside-Macon
Christian Dean, Westside-Macon
Quinton Young, Westside-Macon
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