A look at how American Athletic Conference teams fared on Signing Day 2016. Please note that Navy will officially announce its incoming class July 1 as part of the academy’s Induction Day.
 
UCF
 

Rashard Causey	DB	6-0	190	Miami, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas
Jaquarius Bargnare	WR	5-8	198	Orlando, Fla./ Dr. Phillips
Christian Beard	OL	6-4	285	Waco, Texas/Midway (Trinity Valley)
Bryon Brown	DB	6-1	165	Miami, Fla./Miami Norland
D.J. Davidson	DL	6-5	315	Mesa, Ariz./Desert Ridge
Aaron Dowdell	OL	6-4	318	Fairburn, Ga./Creekside
Nate Evans	LB	6-1	240	Waggaman, La./John Curtis
Richie Grant	DB	6-0	166	Fort Walton Beach, Fla./Choctawhatchee
Jawon Hamilton	RB	5-9	193	Homestead, Fla./South Dade
Jordan Johnson	OL	6-3	280	Jacksonville, Fla./Ed White
Adrian Killins	RB	5-9	155	Daytona Beach, Fla./Mainland
Monterious Loggins	LB	6-0	220	Crawfordville, Fla./Wakulla
Dontay Mayfield	WR	6-1	195	Homestead, Fla./Gulliver Prep
McKenzie Milton	QB	5-11	170	Kapolei, Hawaii/Mililani
Eric Mitchell	LB	6-1	224	Miami, Fla./Miami Central
Brandon Moore	DB	6-1	177	Sanford, Fla./Seminole
Chris Mulumba	DL	6-4	270	Vantaa, Finland/Mäkelänrinteen Lukio (Diablo Valley)
Josh Odigie	DL	6-4	255	Costa Mesa, Calif./Los Osos, Calif. (Orange Coast)
Joe Sanders	DL	6-4	256	LaGrange, Ga./LaGrange (Highland College)
Dredrick Snelson	WR	6-0	193	Miami, Fla./Flanagan
Boman Swanson	OL	6-4	274	Homestead, Fla./South Dade

 
 
“A really good group of high school football players. A really good group of human beings, and we are really excited to bring them to UCF and make them part of our family and part of our brotherhood. The job that my staff did is unbelievable, to get this kind of signing class put together in such a short amount of time.”
- Head Coach Scott Frost
 
 
Cincinnati
 

Bryce Beard	DB	5-9	180	Bradenton, Fla./IMG Academy
Curtis Brooks	DE	6-3	265	Danville, Va./George Washington
Zach Bycznski	OL	6-5	290	Berea, Ohio/Berea-Midpark
Kendall Calhoun	OL	6-7	290	Scranton, Pa./Lackawanna CC
Gerrid Doaks	RB	5-11	203	Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central
Thomas Geddis	WR	6-1	160	Pompano Beach, Fla./Blanche Ely
Devin Gray	WR	6-0	181	Rocklin, Calif./Sierra College
Bruno Labelle	TE	6-4	212	Laval, Quebec/College Montmorency
Malick Mbodji	WR	6-4	188	Lithonia, Ga./Arabia Mountain
Marcel Paul	WR	6-1	167	Detroit, Mich./Cass Tech
Davin Pierce	S	6-2	175	Brenham, Texas/Blinn College
Michael Pitts	DE	6-3	232	Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson
Elijah Ponder	DE	6-3	225	Avondale Estates, Ga./South Cobb
Jerron Rollins	WR	6-2	175	Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus
Jake Sopko	QB	6-2	210	Avon, Ohio/Avon
Marquis Smith	CB	5-10	169	Ypsilanti, Mich./Ypsilanti
Ty Sponseller	LB	6-3	195	Mason, Ohio/Mason
Tyquan Statham	OLB	6-0	214	Oakwood, Ga./West Hall
Tyrin Summers	WR	5-9	261	Clewiston, Fla./Clewiston
James Wiggins	DB	5-11	180	Homestead, Fla./South Dade
Perry Young	NB	5-10	197	Birmingham, Ala./Spain Park

 
 
“We have enhanced what we’re doing. We are getting a more refined athlete at each position. Last year was more of a lineman year. This year, we had to get more skill position players. We’ve got a strong class. We had to have more athletic ability. One of our main goals in this class was to get more athletic and find versatile playmakers who can play several roles.”
- Head Coach Tommy Tuberville
 
 
UConn
 

Noel Brouse	DE	6-5	265	Slatington, Pa./Parkland
Tyler Coyle	S	6-2	195	Windsor, Conn./Windsor
Cameron DeGeorge	OL	6-5	260	Lynnfield, Mass./Lynnfield
Keyion Dixon	WR	6-1	176	Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury
AJ Garson	OLB	6-6	235	West Palm Beach, Fla. /Oxbridge Academy
Ryan Gilmartin	ILB	6-1	230	Weddington, N.C./Charlotte Christian School
Brett Graham	P	6-3	220	State College, Pa./State College Area
Eddie Hahn	S	6-3	190	Port Monmouth, N.H./Red Bank Catholic
Tahj Herring	CB	6-1	188	Hartford, Conn./Suffield Academy
Nate Hopkins	RB	6-0	212	Flower Mound, Texas/Marcus
Nino Leone	OL	6-5	335	South Hamilton, Mass./Pingree School
Jay Rose	F	6-4	225	Southington, Conn./Southington
Qyayvon Skanes	WR	5-10	175	Chicago, Ill./Wendall Phillips Academy
Ka'Kenvioun Vickers	RB	5-11	198	Belle Glade, Fla./Gales Central
Donovan Williams	QB	6-4	205	Woodbridge, Va./C.D. Hylton
Nick Zecchino	ATH	6-1	205	Cedar Grove, N.J./Cedar Grove

 
“We are so excited about the class that we put together today. Our coaches and players are charged with making sure that the guys we bring in are what we call RKGs – the right kind of guys. The 16 young men that have been added to our student body and football family are great people. They are high achievers in their classwork and high achievers in their positions and on their teams.”
- Head Coach Bob Diaco
 
 
East Carolina
 

Sean Bailey	OL	6-6	335	Cumming, Ga./Lambert HS
Keyshawn Canady	DB	6-0	185	Wallace, N.C./Wallace-Rose Hill HS
Tahj Deans	WR	6-2	185	Bailey, N.C./Southern Nash HS
Jarred Dorton	OL	6-6	345	Bakersfield, Calif./North HS/Bakersfield College
Jack Doyle	OL	6-4	260	Wake Forest, N.C./Heritage HS
Kendall Futrell	LB	6-2	215	Winterville, N.C./South Central HS
Johnnie Glaspie	RB	5-11	180	Rose Hill, N.C./Wallace-Rose Hill HS
Colby Gore	DB	5-11	170	Little River, S.C./North Myrtle Beach HS
Cortez Herrin	OL	6-3	330	Saluda, S.C./Saluda HS
Reid Herring	QB	6-3	175	Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook HS
Hussein Howe	RB	5-9	175	Jacksonville, Fla./University Christian HS
Emmanuel Jones	DB	6-0	175	Asheboro, N.C./Asheboro HS
Jalen Price	DL	6-2	290	Williamston, N.C./Riverside HS
Chance Purvis	LB	6-4	220	Meridian, Miss./Lamar School
Raequan Purvis	DL	6-2	270	Plymouth, N.C./Plymouth HS
Aaron Ramseur	LB	6-1	215	Shelby, N.C./Crest HS
D'Ante Smith	OL	6-4	310	Grovetown, Ga./Grovetown HS
Javontay Smith	DB	6-0	180	Columbus, Ga./Carver HS
Kenyon Taylor	DB	6-2	170	High Point, N.C./South Guilford HS
Alex Turner	DL	6-2	290	Houston, Texas/Jersey Village HS
Anthony Watley	TE	6-3	240	Jacksonville, Fla./Atlantic Coast HS
Eric Weber	TE	6-2	220	Blythewood, S.C./Blythewood HS

 
 
“My respect for high school coaches, especially in the state of North Carolina, is reflected in this recruiting class. We thought it was imperative to offer balance in this first group. While we added talent, speed, toughness and athleticism, East Carolina also gained a class of outstanding young men who exemplify the character and academic qualities that are paramount in sustaining a level of success for our program. I’m thrilled with this group and ready to get started.”
- Head Coach Scottie Montgomery

 
 
Houston
 

Kyle Allen	QB	6-3	210	Scottsdale, Ariz./Texas A&M
Mulbah Car	RB	5-11	194	Austin, Texas/John H. Reagan HS
Duke Catalon	RB	6-0	210	Houston, Texas/Texas
Keith Corbin	WR	6-2	175	Beaumont, Texas/West Brook HS
J.J. Dallas	CB	6-0	200	Corpus Christi, Texas/Blinn CC
Aymiel Fleming	DT	6-2	284	La Marque, Texas/La Marque HS
Hasaun Glasgow	DE	6-3	243	Manvel, Texas/Manvel HS
Braylon Jones	OL	6-3	278	Tyler, Texas/John Tyler HS
D’Eriq King	QB	5-10	170	Manvel, Texas/Manvel HS
Courtney Lark	WR	6-1	163	Bellaire, Texas/Bellaire HS
Alex Leslie	TE	6-5	240	New Braunfels, Texas/Iowa State
Terry Mark	WR	6-1	190	Lufkin, Texas/Lufkin HS
Keenan Murphy	OL	6-2	295	Crosby, Texas/Crosby HS
Ed Oliver	DT	6-2	290	Houston, Texas/Westfield HS
Na’Ty Rodgers	OT	6-5	290	Pomfret, Md./Iowa Western CC
Patrick Rosette	DB	6-1	195	Richmond, Texas/Foster HS
Bowman Sells	QB	6-2	182	Lucas, Texas/Lovejoy HS
Javian Smith	DB	6-1	165	Richmond, Texas/Bush HS
Ka’Darian Smith	DB	6-0	172	Spring, Texas/Spring HS
Marquez Stevenson	WR	6-0	175	Shreveport, La./Northwood HS
Collin Wilder	DB	5-11	175	Katy, Texas/Katy HS
Terrell Williams	DB	6-3	210	Lawton, Okla./Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Dixie Wooten	OL	6-5	322	Houston, Texas/Lamar HS

 
“We have to recruit really good players, and we did that. We addressed quite a few needs. One of the unique things, and maybe the thing I’m most proud of this class, is of all of the high school players that signed with us today, all but one of them committed before we had ever played a football game as a staff. Why did they do that? The answer is relationships – because they have tremendous relationships with their recruiting coaches.”
- Head Coach Tom Herman
 
 
Memphis
 

Nehemiah Augustus	LB	6-0	205	Patterson, La./Patterson HS
Jahod Booker	WR	5-11	185	Montgomery, Ala./Park Cross HS
Jonathan Cook	S	6-0	198	Daphne, Ala./Spanish Fort/Garden City CC
Sean Dykes	WR	6-1	210	Manvel, Texas/Manvel HS
Riley Ferguson	QB	6-4	190	Matthews, N.C./Butler HS/Coffeyville CC
Jacobi Francis	CB	5-9	160	Covington, Ga./Newton HS
Harneet Gill	OL	6-7	265	St. Charles, Mo./Francis Howell HS/Butler CC
Tim Hart	LB	6-1	220	Memphis, Tenn./MUS
Darrell Henderson	RB	5-9	175	Batesville, Miss./South Panola HS
Hunter Hill	WR	5-11	184	Memphis, Tenn./Briarcrest HS
Jacoby Hill	DE	6-3	211	Atlanta, Ga./Carver HS
Bryce Huff	LB	6-3	245	Mobile, Ala./St. Paul’s Episcopal
Jocelee “Lio” Lafaele	OL	6-4	290	Corona, Calif./Centennial HS/Riverside City College
Tyrez Lindsey	S	6-2	187	Dothan, Ala./Dothan HS
David Moore	QB	6-2	185	Alpharetta, Ga./Milton HS
Josh Perry	CB	6-3	183	Amite, La./Amite HS
Thomas Pickens	S	6-2	200	Memphis, Tenn./MUS
John Tate	DE	6-4	258	Pine Bluff, Ark./Pine Bluff HS
Patrick Taylor, Jr.	RB	6-3	216	Humble, Texas/Atascocita HS
John “Pop” Williams	WR	5-9	165	Destrehan, La./Destrehan HS
Dustin Woodard	OL	6-2	285	Chandler, Ariz./Chandler HS

 
 
“Just an incredible group. We were able to get longer, get faster and get more explosive at just about every position. The job that my coaching staff did in a short amount of time was incredible. I could not be more pleased with the quality of young men that we’re bringing in. This is a home-run-hitting class. This class is going to set the standard for what Memphis Tiger football is all about.”
- Head Coach Mike Norvell
 
 
USF
 

Glen Bethel	OL	6-6	300	Miami, Fla./Champagnat Catholic HS/Arizona Western C.C.
DeVontres Dukes	WR	6-4	203	Tampa, Fla./Wharton HS
Josh Dunn	S	6-0	195	Lake Wales, Fla./Lake Wales HS
Christion Gainer	OL	6-6	310	Panama City, Fla./Bay Senior HS
Michael Hampton	CB	6-1	180	Tampa, Fla./Hillsborough HS
Tramal Ivy	DE	6-4	243	Muskogee, Okla./Muskogee HS/Butler CC
LaDarrius Jackson	DE	6-4	243	Birmingham, Ala./Parker HS/Hinds C.C.
Frank Johnson	DE	6-5	235	Woodville, Miss./Wilkinson Cty HS/Hinds C.C.
Logan MacDonald	OL	6-4	270	Davenport, Fla./Ridge Community HS
Elijah Mack	RB	6-0	215	Punta Gorda, Fla./Charlotte HS
Armunz Mathews	CB/S	6-0	190	Tallahassee, Fla./North Florida Christian
Chris Oladokun	QB	6-2	184	Tampa, Fla./Sickles HS
Andre Polk	LB	6-4	215	Fort Myers, Fla./South Fort Myers HS
Darnell Salomon	WR	6-3	210	Miami, Fla./Miami Central
Trevon Sands	RB	5-11	170	Miami, Fla./Southwest Miami HS
Mi’Cario Stanley	MLB	6-2	225	Cape Coral, Fla./North Fort Myers HS
Craig Watts	S	6-0	190	St. Petersburg, Fla./Admiral Farragut Academy
Michael Wiggs	OL	6-3	290	Lakeland, Fla./Lake Gibson HS

 
“We got the guys that we wanted and guys who want to be here. We want highly competitive, smart, tough football players. It’s not a big class, but I am really excited about the quality of players we have coming in and watching them compete with our returning players.”
- Head Coach Willie Taggart
 
 
SMU
 

Michael Badejo	DL	6-2	220	Grand Prairie, Texas/Timberview
Harrison Barton	OL/DL	6-3	275	Bellaire, Texas/Houston Christian
Ryan Becker	ATH	6-5	230	Marble Falls, Texas/Marble Falls
Blake Carlisle	LB	6-3	180	Dickinson, Texas/Dickinson
Jordan Carmouche	RB	6-0	216	Manvel, Texas/Manvel
Michael Clark	S	6-1	175	Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill
Christian Davis	DB	6-0	160	Waco, Texas/Midway
Myles Duke	LB	6-1	185	Baytown, Texas/Goose Creek
Ke'Mon Freemon	ATH	5-11	205	Texarkana, Texas/Liberty-Eylau
Demerick Gary	DL	6-3	245	Dallas, Texas/Kimball
Collin Rock	S	5-11	187	Cypress, Texas/Cypress Ranch
Corey Rau	TE	6-4	248	Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch
Joshua Shelmire	WR	6-2	180	Dickinson, Texas/Lutheran South
Noah Spears	LB	6-2	200	Irving, Texas/Nimitz
Kadarius Smith	OL	6-3	275	Plano, Texas/Plano North
Eric Sutton	CB	5-10	170	Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill
Aphonso Thomas	RB	6-0	195	Van, Texas/Van
Jacob Todora	OL	6-4	260	Frisco, Texas/Wakeland
Jordan Ward	LB	6-3	195	Sugarland, Texas/Kempner
Braxton Webb	OL	6-5	274	San Angelo, Texas/Central
J.T. Williams	DT	6-1	295	Denton, Texas/Ryan/Trinity Valley CC

 
“We signed some difference-makers and some guys who can make an impact next season. I am also excited and proud that we were able to sign so many Texas kids. It’s a great day to be a Mustang.”
- Head Coach Chad Morris
 

 
 
Temple
 

Dan Archibong	DL	6-6	255	Springfield, Pa/ Springfield
Shaun Bradley	LB	6-2	220	Mt. Holly, N.J./Rancocas Valley
Kimere Brown	DB	6-0	165	Penns Grove, N.J./Penns Grove
Keyvone Bruton	DB	5-11	205	Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor
Darian Bryant	OL	6-6	325	Philadelphia, Pa./Chestnut Hill  Academy
Linwood Crump	DB	6-0	165	South Amboy, N.J./Piscataway / Sayerville
Karamo Dioubate	DL	6-4	289	Philadelphia, Pa./Penn Charter
Sam Franklin	ATH	6-3	200	Crystal River, Fla./Citrus / East Coast Prep
Kareem Gaulden	DB	6-1	200	Jersey City, N.J./Lincoln
Isaiah Graham-Mobley	DB	6-22	198	King of Prussia, Pa./Upper Merion
Matt Hennessy	OL	6-4	285	Bardonia, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep
Freddie Johnson	WR	6-1	190	North Ft. Myers, Fla./North Ft. Myers
Randle Jones	WR	6-0	171	Miami Beach, Fla./North Miami Beach
William Kwenkeu	LB	6-1	205	Waldorf, Md./St. Charles
Branden Mack	ATH	6-5	195	Wyncote, Pa./Cheltenham
Steve Petrick	TE	6-5	230	North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin
Tyliek Raynor	RB	5-10	185	Philadelphia, Pa./ Imhotep
Quincy Roche	DL	6-4	210	Randallstown, Md./New Town
Anthony Russo	QB	6-4	220	Doylestown, Pa./Archbishop Wood
Chris Tucker	DL	6-3	245	Jackson, Tenn./Trinity Christian Academy
Amir Tyler	DB	6-0	195	Lakewood, N.J./Lakewood
Benny Walls	DB	6-1	208	Cinnaminson, N.J./ St. Joe's Prep
Taiyir Wilson	FB	6-2	245	Schwenksville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley/Fork Union
Isaiah Wright	WR	6-2	207	West Hartford, Conn./Kingswood-Oxford
Kenny Yeboah	TE	6-5	225	Allentown, Pa./Parkland Senior

 
“I feel like we have addressed some needs, and most importantly, made some inroads into Pennsylvania. It’s easy to recruit at Temple and I think that this class exemplifies that. There are a lot of kids who had a lot of other opportunities and they chose to be Temple Owls.
- Head Coach Matt Rhule
 
 
Tulane
 

Darius Bradwell	QB	6-0	220	Tallahassee, Fla.
Will Harper	DB	6-1	200	Memphis, Tenn.
Sean Harper	DB	6-1	200	Fayetteville, Ga.
Tyler Johnson	OL	6-4	270	Stone Mountain, Ga.
Lawrence Graham	LB	6-0	224	Lauderhill, Fla.
Coby Neenan	K/P	6-2	180	Dothan, Ala.
Jacob Robertson Jr.	WR	6-2	175	College Park, Ga.
Johnathan Brantley	QB	6-2	180	Houston, Texas
Tre Jackson	DB	5-10	180	Baton Rouge, La.
Phabion Woodard	OL	6-4	293	Indianola, Miss.
Deion Rainey	DL	6-3	244	Baton Rouge, La.
Jonathan Wilson	DL	6-4	265	Port Sulphur, La.
P.J. Hall	DB	6-0	180	Hoover, Ala.
Chase Napoleon	DB	5-10	200	Grand Prairie, Texas
Miles Strickland	RB	5-11	175	Madison, Ala.
A.J. Walker	RB	5-10	225	Pinson, Ala.
Larry Bryant	LB	6-1	196	Kennesaw, Ga.
Eric Lewis	DB	6-0	185	LaPlace, La.
D.J. Owens	WR	5-11	195	Acworth, Ga.
De'Andre Williams	DL	6-4	260	Baton Rouge, La.
Chris Johnson	WR	6-2	185	Baton Rouge, La.
Darnell Mooney	WR	6-1	170	Gadsden, Ala.

 
 
“We are very excited about our first recruiting class. We want to be able to develop depth and players at every position, and with this class we were able to sign players across the board at every position. As we came down the stretch, I told our coaches not to reach for guys and make sure we sign bona fide Division I football players. We have only 10 scholarship seniors for 2016 so we want to be able to sign another large class next year.”
- Head Coach Willie Fritz
 
 
Tulsa
 

DJ Allen	LB	5-11	225	San Antonio, Texas/Brennan HS
Jordan Brown	WR	6-2	198	Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater HS
Tiller Bucktrot	OL	6-5	350	Stroud, Okla./Stroud HS
Manny Bunch	SAF	6-2	185	Roland, Okla./Roland HS
Cooper Edmiston	LB	6-3	245	Gatesville, Texas/Gatesville HS
David Fitzwater	TE	6-4	230	Shreveport, La./Calvary Academy
Rowdy Frederick	OL	6-4	330	Broken Arrow, Okla./Broken Arrow HS
Clay Greathouse	OL	6-5	290	Wichita Falls, Texas/Rider HS
Keanu Hill	CB	6-2	185	Carson, Calif./Long Beach CC
Keenen Johnson	ATH	6-1	190	Alto, Texas/Alto HS
Deya Mhiesen	OL	6-7	305	Philadelphia, Pa./Arizona Western College
Waahid Muhammad	OL	6-7	295	Waco, Texas/La Vega HS
Jimmy Nelson	DE	6-3	248	Arlington, Texas/Martin HS
Montray Norris	CB	6-2	165	Houston, Texas/Davis HS
Robert Revels III	LB	6-3	234	Houston, Texas/John H. Reagan HS
Shemarr Robinson	DT	6-4	280	Tulsa, Okla./Central HS
Luke Skipper	QB	6-3	200	Forney, Texas/Forney HS
Josh Stewart	WR	6-4	201	Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill HS
Tyarise Stevenson	DT	6-4	320	Donaldsonville, La./Donaldsonville HS
Johnnie Williams	DE	6-5	275	Austin, Texas/Lyndon B. Johnson HS

 
“I'm excited about this class. We were able to sign a lot of tremendous kids. I feel that our class overall will be one of the best that we've had here in some time. We've added speed and athleticism across the board. As we looked at it, we really had to start up front on both sides of the ball with this recruiting class. As we went through the season, it was pretty apparent that up front was an area where we needed to get bigger and more athletic.”
- Head Coach Philip Montgomery