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Morgan State Signs 19 During Early Signing Period

BALTIMORE, Md. (Dec. 23, 2022) – Morgan State University head coach Damon Wilson has capped off its early period of National Signing Day by announcing the signatures of 19 future Bear football student-athletes.
 
"I'm excited about our early signing class," said Wilson. "Our coaches did a great job locally and nationally ensuring that we were able to get some of our needs met." 

"This class consists of good student athletes that come from winning programs. These young men will have an opportunity to come in and have an immediate impact on our program. We still have a lot more work to do and I look forward to completing our 2023 signing class in February." 
 
The crop of signees comprises seven (7) offensive linemen, four (4) defensive linemen, three (3) wide receivers, three (3) defensive backs, one (1) tight end, and one (1) quarterback. The group includes four (4) Division I transfers and 15 high school seniors. Members of Morgan's class hail from eight states and Canada. The DMV (Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia) is represented by 11 signees.
 
Ten (10) of Morgan's signees will join the program in January as early enrollees: offensive lineman Kahari Finley, offensive lineman Evan Rawlick, offensive lineman Alec Washington, wide receiver Treveyon Pratt, wide receiver Jaden Coffen, tight end Matt Lowe, defensive back Keithan Gooden, defensive back Tyrin Woodby, defensive lineman Deandre Blagrove, and quarterback Tahj Smith.
 
Sharieff Andrews, a native of Boston, Mass., was the first Morgan signee to send in his NLI to open Wednesday's signing day.
 
The early signing period runs through the end of the day Friday with National Signing Day scheduled to take place on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.

Below is a full list of Morgan State's 19 signees:
 
 NAME  POS  HT  WT  HOMETOWN  HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
 Kristopher Boyd  OL  6-5 360  Washington, D.C.  Archbishop Carroll HS
 Kahari Finley  OL  6-6 285  Clinton, Md.  St. Frances Academy
 Kelby Carter Jr.  OL  6-5  300  Baltimore, Md.  Dunbar HS
 Alphonse Mansare  OL  6-4  345  Rockville, Md.  Walter Johnson HS
 Xavier Dangerfield  WR  6-2  195  Texarkana, Texas  Texas HS
 Alec Washington  OL  6-3 315  Prince George's County, Md.  St. Frances Academy
 Adrian Littleton  DL  6-2  245  Greenbelt, Md.  St. John's College HS
 Sharieff Andrews  DL  6-3  325  Boston, Mass.  St. Thomas More CT
 Jaden Coffen  WR  6-2  215  Bowie, Md.  St. Albans School for Boys / Temple
 Keithan Gooden  DB  5-10  175  Los Angeles, Calif.  Calabasas HS
 Tahj Smith  QB  6-2  190  Fredericksburg, Va.  Rock Creek HS
 Ja'son Prevard  DB  6-3  185  Atlantic City, N.J.  East Coast Prep
 Deandre Blagrove  DL  6-4  265  Lakeview, N.Y.  Speights Academy (Fla.)
 Justin Dutton  DL  6-4  270  Baltimore, Md.  St. Thomas More School
 Harrison Anthony  OL  6-6  255  Temple Hills, Md.  Potomac HS
 Matt Lowe  TE  6-5  250  Hesperia, Calif.  Serrano HS / Fresno State
 Tyrin Woodby  DB  6-1  180  Bowie, Md.  St. Frances Academy / West Virginia
 Evan Rawlick  OL  6-5  300  Surrey, British Columbia  IMG Academy
 Treveyon Pratt  WR  6-1 195  High Point, N.C.  Ragsdale HS / N.C. Central

Morgan was picked to finish last (6th) in the MEAC preseason head football coaches and sports information directors, but instead finished in a 3-way tie for second place with a 2-3 mark in league play.  In just his first season as a head coach, Damon Wilson has helped Morgan State improve from a 2-9 regular season in 2021 to a 4-7 regular season in 2022. 


ABOUT MORGAN
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution offering nearly 140 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, and the only university to have its entire campus designated as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.



 
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