CHARLESTON – Charleston Southern opened their 2025 early signing period on Wednesday morning and signed 24 players for the upcoming fall season. The group went heavy on defensive backs as they are bringing in seven and are continuing to build the Georgia and Florida pipelines as the class features 17 total players coming from there.
Following the completion of the class turning in their agreements,
Vince Giardina, CSU wide receiver/recruiting coordinator, said "Today was a great day to be a Buc! Our staff recruited an unbelievable group of young men that will impact this team immediately. It is a joy for me to be the recruiting coordinator for a head coach who puts such an emphasis on recruiting the right young men for us on and off the field."
The Buccaneers continued to add to their skill position group with three wide receivers, two running backs and a tight end. Kevin Boone highlights the group as a three-star recruit hailing from nearby Moncks Corner, South Carolina according to 247sports.com and ranks as the #40 wideout prospect in the state in the class of 2025. Joining them is a dual-threat quarterback named Caden Clay from Valley, Alabama.
Inside the trenches they are adding four players each on the offensive and defensive lines. Ramell Parker will be joining the offensive line and has accumulated over 150 pancakes blocks between his two final seasons at South Sumter High School.
Rounding out the class are two linebackers and seven defensive backs. Each are going to be bringing varied skillsets with them to the Bucs as they look to continue to build for the future and stay as one of the top pass defenses in the Big South/Ohio Valley Football Association as well as all of FCS.
The state-by-state breakdown for the group has Georgia leading the way with 11 total signees. Florida is the next state with the most representatives with six. They are brining in four players from South Carolina, two from North Carolina and one from Alabama to complete the class.
A full listing of the 2024 Early Signing Period Roster can be found below. Each player has information on their high school careers showcasing the immense talent to arrive to Charleston ahead of the 2025 season.
2024 Signing Class (December 4, 2024)
Laden Beckwith * 6-0 * 175 * WR * Knightdale, N.C. / Willow Springs HS
Kevin Boone *6-1* 185 * WR * Moncks Corner, S.C. / Berkley HS * Mid-Year Enrollee
Jalen Brassell * 5-10 * 175 *DB * Douglasville, Ga. / Douglas County HS
Austin Brown * 6-0 * 165 * DB * Powder Springs, Ga. / McEachern HS * Mid-Year Enrollee
Ross Brown * 6-3 * 217 * DL * Anderson, S.C. / Westside HS
Anthony Carter * 6-0 * 175 * DB * Valdosta, Ga. / Lowndes HS (Georgia Military College)
Caden Clay * 6-2 * 200 * QB * Valley, Ala. / Northside HS
Turner Davis* 6-1 * 175 * DB * Acworth, Ga. / North Cobb Christian Academy
Hunter Green* 6-3 * 230* TE * Cumming, Ga. / West Forsyth HS
Shaun Hamilton* 6-2 * 240 * DL * Savannah, Ga. / New Hampstead HS
Jayden Hancock * 6-0 * 165 * DB * Douglas, Ga. / Coffee HS * Mid-Year Enrollee
Chancy Jordan * 6-0 * 230 * DL * Tallahassee, Fla. / Lincoln HS
Alvoid Kennon* 6-0 * 173 * DL * Bradenton Fla. / Manatee HS
Tristan Lennon * 6-0 * 192 * LB * Zephyrhills, Fla. / Zephyrhills HS
Antwain Mitchell * 6-3 * 250 * OL * Hanahan, S.C. / Hanahan HS
Khavjae Nixon * 6-4 * 260 * OL * Lincolnton, N.C. / Lincolnton HS * Mid-Year Enrollee
Ramell Parker * 6-3 * 275 * OL * Bushnell, Fla. / South Sumter HS
Braylon Philips * 6-0 * 185 * LB * Bainbridge, Ga. / Bainbridge HS
Jamarian Pullum * 6-0 * 184 * DB * Adairsville, Ga. / Adairsville HS * Mid-Year Enrollee
Dylan Richardson * 6-1 * 260 * OL * Albany, Ga. / Lee County HS
Devontae Roberts * 5-11 * 180 * DB * Crawfordville, Fla. / Gadsden County HS * Mid-Year Enrollee
Harry Smalls * 5-8 * 192 * RB * Savannah, Ga. / Savannah Christian
Maddox Spencer * 5-8 * 160 * WR * Ponte Verde, Fla. / Nease HS
Hakeem Watters * 5-7 * 168 * RB * Hartsville, S.C. / Hartsville HS
December Signing Class, #MarkTheSpot25X
Laden Beckwith, 6'0-175, WR (Willow Springs High School, Knightdale, NC)
Originally from Faquay-Varina, North Carolina and attended Willow Springs High School where he played under Head Coach Jason Wilks and WR Coach Lathen Harris ... Topped 1000 receiving yards during his time in high school ... His best season came during his junior year where he had 45 catches for 727 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns and followed it with his senior year totals of 11 games played with 24 receptions, 502 yards and six touchdowns ... Best game of his career came during his junior season where he had five catches for 184 yards and three touchdowns ... Helped lead Willow Springs to their first playoff appearance in his senior season in over three years ... Was also on the track & field team where he was an two-time All-American ... Became a state finalist for the 100m running a 10.5 ... Took 6th in the Junior Olympic finals with a time of 21.17 in the 200m ... Dad, Levi Beckwith, played football at East Carolina and uncle, Robert Hunton, played football at N.C. State ... Also received offers from FBS schools including: Old Dominion, UNLV, Temple, Navy and Army, as well as FCS schools including Elon, Bryant, William & Mary, Maine, Furman, Dartmouth, Cornell, Campbell and Colgate.
Kevin Boone, 6'1-185, WR (Berkeley High School, Moncks Corner, SC)
Joins Charleston Southern from nearby Moncks Corner, South Carolina as he attended Berkeley High School where he played under Head Coach Eric Lodge and position coach Chris Knight ... Ranked as a three-star recruit by 247sports.com and as the #40 wide receiver in the state and #345 in the nation in the class of 2025 ... Selected to the All-Region team following his junior and senior seasons accumulating 20 touchdowns and nearly 1500 yards between those years ... Named All-State following his junior year ... Had 28 receptions for 661 yards and eight touchdowns in his senior year to average 23.6 yards per catch ... During his junior season, he had 43 receptions for 797 yards and 12 touchdowns ... One of the top games of his career came in a come-from-behind victory over Cane Bay when they were down 21-0 during the fourth quarter and his 99-yard touchdown grab helped push them to the win ... That was one of two victories during his time there when they were down 21-0 and overcame the deficit and took the lead to get the victory with the other being against West Ashley ... Was named team MVP in football while at Berkeley ... Was a three-sport athlete as he was also on the basketball and track & field teams ... Cousin, Andre Ellington, was a running back at Clemson and went on to the NFL spending most of his career with the Arizona Cardinals ... Also had offers from UAB, Marshall, The Citadel and UNC Pembroke.
Jalen Brassell, 5'10-175, DB (Douglas County High School, Douglasville, GA)
Originally from Douglasville, Georgia and attended Douglas County High School where he played under Head Coach Johnny White and position coach Coach Stanley ... His senior year he had two interceptions to go with 28 tackles and 12 pass breakups ... His junior year he had four interceptions and 18 tackles ... He has helped lead Douglas County to a playoff run that currently has them sitting in the fourth round of the playoffs ... He has been named Second-Team All-Region during his career ... Was also a member of the track & field program at Douglas County HS ... Also had an offer from Bryant.
Austin Brown, 6'0-165, DB (McEachern High School, Powder Springs, GA)
Originally from Powder Springs, Georgia where he attended McEachern High School where he played under Head Coach Kareem Reid and position coaches Luis George and Chris Cody ... During his senior season, he helped lead McEachern to a region title at the 7A level where he finished with 45 tackles, nine tackles for loss, five pass breakups and five interceptions ... During his junior year, he had 36 tackles, nine tackles for loss, two pass breakups and saw time the team's punt returner while in his sophomore year he had two interceptions ... One of the top games of his career came during his senior year in a playoff game against Newton as he had a pair of interceptions, two tackles for loss and six total tackles ... Also was a member of the track & field team where he advanced to the state finals of the triple jump and 7th place as a team ... Uncle, Terrance Brown, was a wide receiver at William & Mary, other uncle, Henry W Bowles Jr, was a running back at Morehouse and cousin, Greg Bowles, was a Hall of Fame shortstop at North Alabama ... Also received offers from UConn, South Florida, Elon and Austin Peay.
Ross Brown, 6'0-165, DB (Westside High School, Anderson, SC)
Joins Charleston Southern from Anderson, South Carolina where he attended Westside High School and played under Head Coach Brain Pane and position coach Coach Glanton ... Was a member of the track and field team as well at Westside High School ... Helped lead the school to their first state championship since 1969 and are in the state championship game again for this season.
Caden Clay, 6'2-200, QB, (Northside High School, Valley, AL)
Originally from Valley, Alabama and played at Northside High School under Head Coach Andrew Oropeza who also served as the team's QB coach ... During his time at Northside, he was a three-time All-Chattahoochee Valley and two-time All-State selection ... His junior and sophomore year he was First-Team All-Region, First-Team All-Chattahoochee Valley and Second-Team All-State and garnered a Second-Team All-Chattahoochee Valley nod his senior season ... Collected over 3500 yards and 35 touchdowns through the air to go with 1200 yards and 18 touchdowns on the ground during his high school career ... Accounted for 24 touchdowns on the year during his sophomore year and 1700 total yards during that season and his junior one ... The top performance of his junior year came against Legrange where he tossed for 300 yards and accounted for four touchdowns ... His best performances during his sophomore year came in a big playoff victory over Tucker as he collected five total touchdowns with another great game against Sumter County where he had 250 passing yards and three passing touchdowns in the contest ... Clay led Northside to their first region championship in school history during his sophomore season ... Was also a member of the baseball and swim teams during high school where he earned First-Team All-Region and All-Chattahoochee Valley during his sophomore and junior seasons ... Sister, Ava Clay, is a member of the volleyball program at Point University.
Turner Davis, 6'1-175, DB (North Cobb Christian Academy, Acworth, GA)
Originally from Acworth, Georgia and played at North Cobb Christian Academy under Head Coach Matthew Jones and position coach Hunter Poole ... During his senior year, he had 25 tackles, two pass breakups, an interception and a forced fumble and during his junior year, he had 33 tackles, four pass breakups and four interceptions ... Named All-Region each of his past two years being First-Team in his senior season and Second-Team in his junior season ... Also was a member of the basketball team in high school ... Father, Tremain Davis, ran track in college ... Also received offers from Navy and Air Force.
Hunter Green, 6'3-230, TE (West Forsyth High School, Cumming, GA)
From Cumming, Georgia where he played and graduated from West Forsyth High School under Head Coach Dave Svehla and position coach Jacob Cavender ... While serving as a captain and two-way player during his senior year, he hauled in 15 catches for 176 yards and two touchdowns on the offensive side while he also posted 63 tackles, 15 TFLs and four sacks on the defensive side of the ball ... During his junior season, he collected 19 receptions for 255 yards and three touchdowns ... Best career game came against Prince Avenue where he collected five catches for 75 yards and a touchdown ... Following both his junior and senior seasons, he was named to the All-Region and All-County Teams ... During his senior year, he helped lead West Forsyth to their match their best playoff finish in school history ... Was also a member of the baseball and track & field teams ... Father, Forrest Green, played football at Florida State ... Also received an offer from Sacred Heart.
Shaun Hamilton, 6'2-240, DL (New Hampstead High School, Savannah, GA)
Originally from Savannah, Georgia where he attended New Hampstead High School playing under Head Coach Kyle Hockman and position coach Noah Winstead ... For the past two seasons, he has lead his team in sacks earning All-Region honors in both of them with a nod to the First-Team following his senior year ... His senior season saw him collect 60 total tackles over 20 TFLs and five sacks while his junior season he had 67 tackles, 29 TFLs and 8.5 sacks ... Helped to lead New Hampstead to a home playoff victory ... Was a three-sport student-athlete as he was also a member of the basketball and baseball programs.
Jayden Hancock, 6'0-165, DB (Coffee High School, Douglas, GA)
Joins Charleston Southern from Douglas, Georgia and Coffee High School under Head Coach Mike Coe and position coach Alex Brown ... During his senior year, he had seven interceptions, 11 pass breakups and 31 tackles while during his junior year he had an interception, 25 tackles and 10 pass breakups ... His junior year he helped lead Coffee to a State Championship ... Was an All-Region selection at the conclusion of his senior season ... Also was a member of the basketball and track & field programs at Coffee with him earning a nod to the All-Region team for track & field ... Father, Quan Hancock, played football at Kansas.
Chancy Jordan, 6'0-230, DL (Lincoln High School, Tallahassee, FL)
Originally from Tallahassee, Florida where he attended Lincoln High School playing under Head Coach Jimmy Tyson and position coach Omar Brown ... Between his past three seasons, he had compiled over 40 tackles for loss including back-to-back 10+ sack seasons to become one of the top prospects in the state of Florida on the defensive line ... The final two seasons he played at Lincoln HS saw him earn First-Team Big Bend Honors ... His senior year saw him post 30 total tackles to go with 14 TFLs, 11 sacks, two forced fumble, an interception and a touchdown while his junior year he had 40 total tackles, 13 TFLs, 16 sacks and a forced fumble ... His sophomore season, he was able to be a contributor to the lineup in a big way as he posted 23 total tackles to go with eight TFLs and five sacks ... One of the top games of his high school career came against John Paul where he had a 96 yard touchdown to go with nine tackles, four TFLs and three sacks ... He was a member of the varsity squad from all four years that we was there maintaining a GPA of 3.2 or higher while serving as a captain or co-captain ... Additionally, Jordan helped lead Lincoln to a district championship during his time there ... He was also a member of the weightlifting team where he won a regional finals award with his maxes being 345 for the bench press and 250 for clean and jerk ... His cousin, Brandon Paul, is a running back at Florida State ... Also received an offer from Alcorn State.
Alvoid Kennon, 6'0-173, DL (Manatee High School, Bradenton, FL)
Originally from Bradenton, Florida where he attended Manatee High School to play under Head Coach Jacquez Green and position coach Terrance Dunbar ... Posted back-to-back seasons with 40 or more tackles to end his high school career helping them to a District Championship in each season ... His season year, he collected 40 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, six sacks and a forced fumble to help them clinch a region title ... In his junior year, he had 48 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, four sacks, a forced fumble and recorded a block ... Selected as a FACA First-Team All-Region honoree ... Was a three-sport athlete as he was also on the weightlifting and track & field teams ... Also received offers from West Virginia, Charlotte, Florida International and Central Florida.
Tristan Lennon, 6'0-192, LB (Zephyrhills High School, Zephyrhills, FL)
Originally from Zephyrhills, Florida where he attended Zephyrhills High School ... Played under Head Coach Nick Carroll and position coach Thomas McHugh ... Finished his senior year with an average of 7.4 tackles per game as he collected 67 on the year to go with 11 TFLs, two sacks, two interceptions and six QB hurries ... In his junior year, he had 54 tackles on the year, two TFLs, two interceptions, a sack and 3 QB hurries ... His sophomore year, he had 42 tackles on the year to go with six TFLs, three sacks and seven QB hurries ... Also played quarterback for his high school accumulating over 1500 total yards and 19 touchdowns ... One of the top games of his career came against Orlando Jones when he had ten total tackles (nine solo) and 101 rushing yards ... During his junior year, he was a First-Team All-Conference for offense and Second-Team honoree for defense while his senior year he also earned a nod to the Second-Team for defense ... During his career, he led Zephyrhills HS to four playoff wins and three District Championships ... Was a three-sport athlete as he was also on the basketball and track & field teams ... Also received offers from South Florida, Central Florida and Temple.
Antwain Mitchell, 6'3-250, OL (Hanahan High School, Hanahan, SC)
Originally from nearby Hanahan, South Carolina where he attended Hanahan High School and played under Head Coach Milan Turner and position coach Zachary Evans ... Has not allowed a single pressure and sack in any of his final three years of high school play ... Was selected as an All-Region honoree on the offensive and defensive line following his junior season ... Helped lead Hanahan to second round playoff appearances during each of his years at the school ... Uncle, John Gadson, played at Newberry College.
Khavjae Nixon, 6'4-260, OL (Lincolnton High School, Lincolnton, NC)
Joins Charleston Southern from Lincolnton, North Carolina where he attended Lincolnton High School and played under Head Coach Jaden Angle and position coach Aaron Brown ... Recorded over 100 pancake blocks between his final two seasons ... During his senior year, he did not allow a sack and collected 63 pancake blocks while during his junior year he had 45 ... Earned All-Conference accolades for his performances during the 2023 and 2024 seasons ... Selected as a Big 22 Player of the Week as well as a Gaston Gazette Player of the Year ... In the postseason, he led Lincolnton to a second round playoff appearance in his junior season and then a third round berth in his senior campaign ... Was a four-sport athlete as he also was on the school's basketball, wrestling and track & field teams.
Ramell Parker, 6'3-275, OL (South Sumter High School, Bushnell, FL)
Originally from Bushnell, Florida where he attended South Sumter High School playing under Head Coach Ty Lawrence and position coach Keith Hileman where he never allowed a sack across any of his years of high school football ... Between his junior and senior seasons, he racked up over 150 pancake blocks with nearly 100 during his junior year ... Had 74 in seven games played in his senior year while he had 94 in his junior year ... One of the best games of his career came against Wildwood when he had a 100% block-win percentage and had 15 pancakes ... He was an All-State and All-Region selection following his junior and senior seasons while also earned a FACA All-Region honor following his final year ... He helped lead South Sumter to a regional championship during the fall of 2023 ... Parker was also a member of the weightlifting team taking FHSAA runner-up accolades during his junior year ... His relative, Mike Smith, played football at Eastern Kentucky ... Also received offers from Kennesaw State, Air Force, Eastern Kentucky and Carson-Newman.
Braylon Phillips, 6'0-185, LB (Bainbridge High School, Bainbridge, GA)
Originally from Bainbridge, Georgia where he played at Bainbridge High School under Head Coach Jay Walls, Defensive Coordinator Joe Dollar and position coach Colt Gardner ... Over the past three seasons he collected over 200 total tackles and 40 TFLs ... His senior fall he posted 72 tackles including 17 TFLs and had just as impressive of a junior season with 75 tackles and 17 TFLs ... In his sophomore year he burst onto the scene in Georgia with 62 tackles and nine TFLs ... In his senior year he was a 4A All-State and First-Team All-Region honoree and served as a team captain as well as a Second-Team All-Region selection in his junior year ... Participant in the 2023-24 GACA All-Star Classic ... Helped lead Bainbridge to a three-peat for region titles in 2021, 2022 and 2023 along with state quarterfinals in 2021 and 2022 and a state sweet 16 in 2023 ... Was a member of the track & field team where he had a personal best of 6'0" in the high jump and 40'3" in the triple jump ... He placed first in the high jump in the Westover Relays and 4th place in the State Sectional Qualifier in the triple jump ... Father, Kenyatta Phillips, played football at Albany State, mother, Tandria Phillips, ran track & field at the Albany State and brother, Keenan Phillips, plays football at Georgia Military College ... Also received offers from Kennesaw State and Stonybrook ... Was a member of the Key Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Honor Society.
Jamarian Pullum, 6'0-184, DB (Adairsville High School, Adairsville, GA)
Joined Charleston Southern from Adairsville, Georgia where he attended Adairsville High School where he played under Head Coach Jon Cudd who was also his position coach ... He played as a two-way player during his senior season, he scored six offensive touchdowns while on the defensive side of the ball he had 23 tackles, four pass breakups, an interception and two tackles for loss ... In his junior year, he had 95 rushes for 733 yards and 14 total touchdowns while collecting a total of 1092 all-purpose yards ... In his sophomore year, he stayed just on defense and had 23 tackles to go with eight pass breakups and four interceptions ... Some of the top games of his career came against Gilmer when he was responsible for four touchdowns as well as one against Coahulla Creek when he ran for 189 yards and had two touchdowns ... He was named the Athlete of the Year following his junior year and was a First-Team All-Region defensive back in his sophomore campaign ... Led Adairsville to back-to-back region titles in his sophomore and junior seasons ... Was a three-sport athlete as he was also on the basketball and track & field teams ... While on the basketball team, he helped them to back-to-back region championships in his sophomore and junior seasons ... Won the National Combine (now Navy National) Most Outstanding DB award and the Elite Classic Junior Game MVP ... Uncle, Bryon Stewart, was a member of the Cumberland football team ... Also had offeres from Georgia Southern and Southern Illinois.
Dylan Richardson, 6'1-260, OL (Lee County High School, Albany, GA)
Originally from Albany, Georgia where he attended Lee County High School where he played under Head Coach Dean Fabrizio and position coach John Flath ... Between his final two seasons, he racked up nearly 50 knockdown blocks while not allowing a single sack ... His senior fall he had 33 knockdowns while in his junior year he posted a season-total of 16 ... He was named First-Team All-Region following his junior season ... He helped lead Lee County to a pair of region championships with them coming in 2021 and 2024 ... Was also a member of the track & field team at the school where he won the discus throw at the Westover Relays ... Mom, Candice Drake, was a cheerleader at Alabama A&M.
Devontae Roberts, 5'11-180, DB (Gadsden County High School, Crawfordville, FL)
Joins Charleston Southern from Crawfordville, Florida where he attended Gadsden County High School where he played under Head Coach Russell Ellington and position coach Travis Gordon ... During his senior year, he had a punt return, kick return and pick-six for touchdowns during the year ... In total on the year he had two interceptions, 46 tackles and 13 pass breakups ... For his junior year, he had three interceptions which included a pick-six to go with 72 tackles, a fumble recovery and seven pass breakups ... During his sophomore season, he had 20 tackles, 10 pass breakups, two interceptions, two forced fumbles, three blocked field goals and two blocked punts ... One of the top games of his career came against McCallie High School where he had eight tackles, four pass breakups and a pick-six ... Earned First-Team All Big-Bend following his junior year ... Also was a member of the track & field and basketball teams with him averaging 20 points a game and was the team MVP ... Also received offers from UMass, South Alabama, Arkansas State, Florida A&M, UT Martin and Long Island.
Harry Smalls, 5'8-192, RB (Savannah Christian, Savannah, GA)
Originally from Savannah, Georgia played at Savannah Christian under Head Coach and position coach Baker Woodward ... Earned All-Region Offensive Player of the Year following his senior season taking All-Region awards each of his final three seasons including an All-State Honorable Mention selection following his junior year ... Over the final three seasons for him at Savannah Christian, he compiled over 4600 rushing yards eclipsing 1300 on the ground and 20 touchdowns during each of them ... His senior season saw him go for 1358 yards and 21 touchdowns on 199 carries ... Smalls' junior year included 265 carries for 1903 yards and 33 touchdowns, each marking career-highs ... His sophomore year he went for 1408 yards and 22 touchdowns on 200 carries ... Has helped to lead Savannah Christian to great postseason runs including a state runner-up finish during his junior year to go with a pair of state quarterfinal appearances in his sophomore and senior years ... Was also a member of the lacrosse and track & field teams in high school ... Named Area Defensive Midfielder of the Year for lacrosse and has been a three-time All-Area honoree ... Also received offers from Elon, Shorter and Erskine.
Maddox Spencer, 5'8-160, WR (Nease High School, Ponte Verde, FL)
Originally from Ponte Verde, Florida where he attended Nease High School where he played under former CSU QB, and now Nease HS Head Coach Collin Drafts and position coach Shannon Phifer ... Accumulated nearly 3000 receiving yards and over 30 touchdowns over his final three seasons earning back-to-back FACA District 6 First-Team honors ... Hauled in 60 receptions for 976 yards and 12 touchdowns in his senior year to led them to an undefeated regular season ... Had 68 catches for 1348 yards and 16 touchdowns during his junior year while he hauled in 45 receptions and 733 yards and six touchdowns ... During his sophomore year he had 45 catches for 733 yards and six touchdowns ... One of the top games of his career came against Creekside HS in his junior year as he posted 302 yards for three touchdowns ...Following his junior year, he was named FACA District 6 First-Team, District Player of the Year, All-State First Coast High School First-Team Offense and to the Jacksonville Jaguars All-Prep Top 25 Team ... While with Nease he helped lead them to a back-to-back district championships ... Was a member of the baseball program as well where he was an All-State selection after his junior year ... Also received offers from Arkansas State, UMass and Eastern Kentucky.
Hakeem Watters, 5'7-168, RB (Hartsville High School, Hartsville, SC)
Originally from Hartsville, South Carolina where he attended Hartsville High School and played under Head Coach Jeff Calabrese ... Took on the role of the lead back at his high school entering his junior season where he went on to rush for over 3000 career yards and 40 career touchdowns ... His senior season saw him earn Co-Region Player of the Year as he had 173 carries go for 1300 yards for 7.5 yards per carry to go with 145 receiving yards and 22 total touchdowns ... In his junior year, he had 1501 yards on the ground off 158 carries for a 9.5 yards per carry average to go with 204 receiving yards and a total of 20 touchdowns ... His sophomore year, he worked into the rotation and collected 58 rushes for 300 yards and three touchdowns ... He was named All-State following his junior year and has been an All-Region honoree for each of his final two seasons ... Was also a member of the track & field program where he ran a leg on the 4x100m relay squad that won a state championship during his freshman year ... Named Most Athletic Senior at Hartsville High School during his senior year.
Anthony Carter, 6'0-175, DB (Lowndes High School/Georgia Military College, Valdosta SC)
