BOONE, N.C. — To date, App State Football has officially added 32 newcomers for the 2025 season, with seven newcomers being announced Wednesday, the start of the February signing period.
Five high school recruits, one junior college transfer and one FCS transfer were officially announced Wednesday. Not currently enrolled at App State, they are scheduled to join the program this summer.
Twenty-four newcomers who enrolled for the January start of classes will participate in the first spring practices under the direction of new head coach Dowell Loggains. App State fans will have a chance to check out the 2025 team on April 12 for the "Battle at The Rock" spring game in Kidd Brewer Stadium. Stay tuned for more details.
The list of NCAA transfers increased to 17 with the recent addition of
Tyriq Poindexter, an offensive lineman from VMI, and defensive lineman
Aiden Benton from Georgia Military College signed recently as a newcomer from the JUCO level.
After App State signed nine high school recruits in December, including eight early enrollees who will go through spring practices, the five high school signees announced Wednesday were
Doopah Coleman (ATH, Savannah, Ga.),
Dominic De Freitas (K, Nappanee, Ind.),
KJ Liles (DL, Durham, N.C.),
Denell Nix (OL, Toledo, Ohio) and
Big Al Oliver (OL, Sarasota, Fla.).
Broken down by position, App State has added six offensive linemen, six defensive linemen, four defensive backs, four wide receivers, four running backs, three quarterbacks, two linebackers, one "athlete," one tight end and one kicker.
INCOMING TRANSFERS (17)
Joseph Bakhole — DL, R-Sr. — Charlotte, N.C. (Chattanooga)
Jaden Barnes — WR, Jr. — McDonough, Ga. (Austin Peay)
Garrison Butler — DL, R-Fr. — Jacksonville, Fla. (Cincinnati)
Cristian Conyer — DB, Jr. — Bowling Green, Ky. (Coastal Carolina)
Davion Dozier — WR, R-So. — Moody, Ala. (Arkansas)
Rashod Dubinion — RB, Sr. — Ellenwood, Ga. (Arkansas)
Will Flowers — OL, R-Sr. — LaGrange, Ga. (Valdosta State)
Jackson Grier — WR, R-So. — Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Boise State)
Dylan Hasz — DB, Jr. — Bixby, Okla. (Arkansas)
Shamarr Jackson — OL, R-Sr. — Loris, S.C. (New Mexico State)
Khalifa Keith — RB, R-So. — Birmingham, Ala. (Tennessee)
JJ Kohl — QB, R-So. — Ankeny, Iowa (Iowa State)
Brayshawn Littlejohn — LB, R-So. — Gaffney, S.C. (Missouri)
AJ Swann — QB, R-Jr. — White, Ga. (LSU)
Lance Williams — OL, R-So. — Alcoa, Tenn. (Virginia Tech)
Brooks Yurachek — LB, R-So. — Fayetteville, Ark. (Arkansas)
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Tyriq Poindexter — OL, R-Sr. — Roanoke, Va. (VMI)
INCOMING HIGH SCHOOL/JUCO SIGNEES (15)
Juan Berchal — DB, Fr. — Sanford, Fla. (Seminole HS)
Kaden Ellis — DL, Fr. — Canton, Ga. (Cass HS)
Dillon Galloway — TE, Fr. — Rosman, N.C. (Brevard HS)
Noah Gillon — QB, Fr. — Tupelo, Miss. (Tupelo HS)
Max Guest — RB, Fr. — Asheville, N.C. (A.C. Reynolds HS)
Jacquari Lewis — RB, Fr. — Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna HS)
Ja'Torian Mack — DB, Fr. — Eatonville, Fla. (Edgewater HS)
Alex Sanchez — WR, Fr. — Loganville, Ga. (Grayson HS)
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Doopah Coleman — ATH, Fr. — Savannah, Ga. (Calvary Day HS)
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Dominic De Freitas — K, Fr. — Nappanee, Ind. (NorthWood HS)
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KJ Liles — DL, Fr. — Durham, N.C. (Southern Durham HS)
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Denell Nix — OL, Fr. — Toledo, Ohio (Whitmer HS)
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Big Al Oliver — OL, Fr. — Sarasota, Fla. (Venice HS)
*Caleb Pitts — DL, Fr. — Auburn, Ala. (Auburn HS)
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Aiden Benton — DL, R-So. — Hampton, Ga. (Georgia Military College)
*Plans to enroll following the 2025 spring semester
