STATESBORO - Georgia Southern head football coach Chad Lunsford announced Monday the addition of Jallah Zeze Jr., and Justin Ellis to the Eagle football team. Both began Summer Term B classes on Monday and are now working out with the team.

Zeze Jr. comes in as a freshman tight end from Lawrenceville, Georgia. He played at Central Gwinnett High for Coach Todd Wofford and tallied 697 receiving yards on 47 catches with nine touchdowns as a senior. He was rated as the No. 260 wide receiver in the nation and the No. 156 player in the state of Georgia by 247Sports and was a second-team selection to the 2017 Gwinnett Daily Post All-County Football Squad.

Ellis is a transfer defensive end who played at Syracuse last season and will have to sit out this season due to NCAA transfer rules. Ellis played for Coach John Ford at Roswell High and was rated as the No. 62 strongside defensive ends in the Class of 2017, according to the 247Sports.com composite index. He was named to the 2016 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class 7A All-State First Team and led Roswell to two state championship appearances and consecutive 14-1 records in 2015 and 2016. Ellis tallied 82 tackles, 20 tackles for loss and 19 sacks as a senior.

Lunsford also announced that senior receiver Malik Henry and junior cornerback Christian Matthew have asked for their releases and they have been granted.

The updated roster can be found here.