The excitement continues to grow around the University of New Mexico football team, as first-year head coach Danny Gonzales and his coaching staff have been active this winter looking for recruits to help turn around a struggling program.
With the Lobos entering 2020 on the heels of a disappointing 2-10 campaign last season and eight total wins since the start fo 2017, Gonzales and his staff will not only need to find talented young men to build the program around, they will need to change the culture that appeared to suffer in the final few seasons under Bob Davie.
Below is a list of freshmen and transfers signed by Gonzales and his coaches on National Signing Day. We will update this list as more players are added throughout the day.
1. DION HUNTER, LB, CLEVELAND HS (RIO RANCHO)
2. BEN DAVIS, OL, TRANSFER VIA UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
3. ISAAK GUTIERREZ, OL, TRANSFER VIA BUTTE COLLEGE (JUCO)
4. GREG BROWN II, OL, SHADOW CREEK HS (PEARLAND, TX)
5. JER’MARQUES BAILEY, OL, ATASCOCITA HS (HUMBLE, TX)
6. CONNOR KINSLOW, OL, OBRA D. TOMPKINS HS (FULSHEAR, TX)
7. JACE TAYLOR, WR, LAKE HAVASU HS (LAKE HAVASU, AZ)
8. TAVIAN COMBS, SAFETY, RANDALL HS (AMARILLO, TX)
9. LEKE ASENUGA, OL, GEORGE BUSH HS (RICHMOND, TX)
10.ELIJAH QUEEN, WR, NARBONNE HS (L.A. METRO AREA)
11.BOBBY WOODEN, WR, DAWSON HS (PEARLAND, TX)
12. IAN SHEWELL, DL, WILLIAMS FIELD HS (GILBERT, AZ)
13. ELIJAH LASH, LB, LAS LOMAS HS (WALNUT CREEK, CA)
14. QUINN POTTS, SAFETY, MANUEL DOMINGUEZ HS (COMPTON, CA) 15. A.J. ODUMS II, DB, WESTFIELD HS (HOUSTON, TX)
16. OJ BARTLEY, DT, EDISON HS (HUNTINGTON, CA)
17. RAY LEUTELE, LB, MATER DEI HS (SANTA ANA, CA)
18.DARIUS MCCRAY, ATH, WASHINGTON UNION HS (FRESNO, CA) 19.BRYCE SANTANA, DL, LOS LUNAS HS (LOS LUNAS, NM)
20. ISAAC CHAVEZ, ATH, VOLCANO VISTA HS (ALBUQUERQUE)
21. CONNOR WITTHOFT, TE, (TUCSON, AZ)
22. NATHANIEL JONES, RB (BELLFLOWER, CA)
23. SEMAJ SIMS, LB (OAKLAND, CA)
● BREAKDOWN
○ STATE
TEXAS- 7
CALIFORNIA- 8
ARIZONA- 3
NEW MEXICO- 3
○ POSITION ■ OL- 7
■ WR- 3 ■ DB- 3 ■ LB- 4 ■ DT- 2 ■ ATH- 2 * RB1
OTHER LOCAL PLAYERS
● EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY
○ HUNTER BEENE, TE, GODDARD
○ NOAH WOISIN, LB, LA CUEVA
○ TY WOISIN, LB, RIO RANCHO
○ PARKER PULLEY, OL, CLEVELAND HS
○ COLTEN MADISON, LB, CLEVELAND HS