The University of St. Thomas signed 26 players on Wednesday in its move from NCAA Division III to Division I. Here's the list.
St. Thomas reveals its first Division I football recruiting class; 12 from Minnesota
The Tommies signed 26 players on Wednesday for their first Division I recruiting class:
Bryce Boyd
WR, 6-5, 185, Shakopee/ Academy of Holy Angels
Isaiah Bragg
WR-DB, 5-10, 170, Chicago/St. Rita
Aiden Carlson
TE, 6-4, 235, Fargo, N.D./North
Braeden Edwards
OL, 6-6, 275, West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley
Ian Erickson
OL, 6-6, 285, St. Charles, Ill./North
Noah Friedt
DL-LB, 6-3, 220, Lakeville/ Apple Valley
Grant Gerber
DL-LB, 6-3, 230, Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial
Nick Hand
DB, 6-3, 185, Rogers/ Totino-Grace
Owen Johnson
DB, 5-11, 195, Mankato/ West
Kristoff Kowalkowski
QB, 6-2, 210, St. Cloud/ Totino-Grace
Tyler Laham
DL, 6-4, 245, Verona, Wis./Verona
Jason Laliberte
OL, 6-7, 282, Maple Grove/ Maple Grove
Yusef Leak
DB, 6-1, 172, Orlando, Fla./ The Masters Academy
John Mcbride
TE, 6-6, 245, White Bear Lake/ White Bear Lake
Jalen Moore
RB, 5-10, 200, Carol Stream, Ill./ Glenbard West
Alec Rasmussen
OL, 6-6, 275, Wayzata/ Wayzata
Landon Reed
RB, 6-1, 225, Naples, Fla./Community
Langston Robinson
OL, 6-3, 303, Milwaukee/ Marquette
Savion Robinson
DB, 6-0, 170, Minneapolis/ Minnehaha Academy-SMB
Shawn Shipman
RB, 5-11, 200, Champlin/ Champlin Park
Branden Smith
QB, 6-3, 175, Las Vegas/ Cimarron-Memorial
Nic Snuggerud
WR, 5-10, 175, Victoria/Chaska
Brock Stanek
OL, 6-6, 250, Callender, Iowa/ Fort Dodge St. Edmund
Alex Sweetland
RB-WR, 5-9, 180, Springfield, Ill./Sacred Heart Griffin
Drake Tabor
K, 6-0, 170, Birmingham, Ala./ Spain Park
Jordan Titus
DL, 6-1, 280, Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson
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