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NSD 25: Georgia Southern Football Signing Class Takes Shape

Follow along as the class is built

STATESBORO - Welcome to National Signing Day for the Class of 2025. Eagle Nation, follow along here as all the signees are announced on social media (@GSAthletics_FB) and they are added to the roster posted below.

The breakdown of the class is as follows:

In All: 34 New Players
December Signees: 20 (5 Mid-Year Enrollees)
Mid-Year Transfers: 13
February Signees: 1

Offense: 15 (WR: 5; OL: 4, TE: 3; QB: 3)
Defense: 18 (DB: 6; DL: 6; LB: 6)
Special Team: 1 (K: 1)

Played HS Football in Georgia: 19
From Alabama: 4
Played HS Football in North Carolina: 3
Played HS Football in Florida: 3
From California: 1
From Kentucky: 1
From South Carolina: 1
From Virginia: 1
From Ireland: 1

Of Note:
Signed three players in 247Sports' Georgia Top 100, the most of any G5 school in the country
Signed two state players of the year
Of the 13 transfers, eight have experience at the Power 4 level
Five mid-year enrollees who graduated high school early and are with the program now in winter workouts
Of the 34 new players, 30 played high school football in Georgia or one of Georgia's five border states (11 of the 13 transfers)


HIGH SCHOOL SIGNEES
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown High School/Last
Donal Dempsey Kicker 5-11 175 Dunboyne, Ireland ProKick Australia
Caleb Butler Linebacker 6-1 220 Brunswick, Ga.  Brunswick HS 
Tay Mckibbins Offensive Line 6-4 310 Atlanta, Ga. Cass HS
Amari Wilson Defensive End 6-2 245 Moultrie, Ga.  Colquitt County
Caleb Ellis Defensive Tackle 6-2 280 Roswell, Ga.  Milton HS
Braxtin McLester Linebacker 6-3 215 Douglasville, Ga. Douglas County 
Elijah Fears Defensive Tackle 6-2 300 Atlantic City, N.J. Irwin County HS
Elijah Ffrench Safety 6-1 190 Tucker, Ga. Tucker HS
Weston Bryan Quarterback 6-4 240 Leesburg, Ga. Lee County HS
Jeremiah Ware Wide Receiver 5-11 190 Gainesville, Ga. Gainesville HS
Issac "Ike" Turner  Offensive Line 6-5 300 Atlanta, Ga. Tucker HS
Brandon Stoner Offensive Line 6-4 315 Louisville, Ky. Ardrey Kell HS
Ethan Johnson Linebacker 6-3 215 Decatur, Ga. Decatur HS
Nigel Eldridge Jr. Defensive End 6-2.5 255 Jacksonville, Fla. Beachside HS
Charlie Johnston Quarterback 6-5 200 Moody, Ala.  Moody HS
Peyton Plott Wide Receiver 5-9 175 Auburn, Ala.  Auburn HS
Jace Molden Offensive Line 6-2 285 Leesburg, Ga. Lee County HS
Colton Veltkamp Linebacker 6-1 225 Bowling Green, Ky.  South Warren HS
Akeondre Chaney Cornerback  6-1 190 Thomaston, Ga.  Upson-Lee HS
Jeremiah Ticket  Defensive Tackle 6-4 290 Jonesboro, Ga. Jonesboro HS
Henry Gregory Tight End 6-7 215 Hoover, Ala. Spain Park HS

Additionally, the Eagles welcomed several transfers to campus in January. These players will participate in spring practice with the Eagles.

MID-YEAR NCAA TRANSFERS (alphabetically)
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown High School/Last
Camden Brown Wide Receiver 6-3 200 Monroe, La. St. Thomas Aquinas (FL)/Auburn
AJ Brown Sr. Defensive Back 6-1 195 Cordele, Ga. Crisp County/Ole Miss
Jayden Davis Defensive Back 6-2 185 Suwanee, Ga. Collins Hill/Georgia Tech/Cincinnati
Dylan Gary Wide Receiver 6-5 210 Suwanee, Ga. North Gwinnett/West Georgia/Kentucky
Ahmon Green Tight End 6-2 245 Columbia, S.C. Westwood/Georgia State
Brian Green Jr. Wide Receiver 6-1 195 Jacksonville, Fla. Orange Park/Florida
Brendan Harrington Linebacker 6-1 230 Moncure, N.C. Northwood/App State
River Helms Tight End 6-4 240 Lester, Ala. West Limestone/Western Kentucky
Turner Helton Quarterback 6-2 185 Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Palos Verdes/Western Kentucky
Uce Iloh Defensive Line 6-5 275 Fayetteville, Ga. McIntosh/Georgia Tech
Carlo Thompson Defensive Back 6-0 185 Richmond, Va. Varina/UNC Pembroke/Virginia
Brandon Tyson Linebacker 6-1 225 Whiteville, N.C. Whiteville/Elon
Antonio White Jr. Defensive Back 6-2 180 Snellville, Ga. Parkview/Rutgers


The December Class

Donal Dempsey
Kicker
Dunboyne, Ireland
Caleb Butler
Linebacker
Brunswick, Ga. 
Tay McKibbins
Offensive Line
Atlanta, Ga.
Amari Wilson
Defensive End
Colquitt County 
Caleb Ellis 
Defensive Tackle
Roswell, Ga.
Braxtin McLester
Linebacker
Douglasville, Ga.
Elijah Fears
Defensive Tackle 
Atlantic City, NJ
Elijah Ffrench
Safety
Tucker, Ga.
Weston Bryan
Quarterback
Leesburg, Ga.
Jeremiah Ware
Wide Receiver 
Gainesville, Ga. 
Issac "Ike" Turner 
Offensive Line
Atlanta, Ga. 
Brandon Stoner
Offensive Line
Louisville, Ky.
Ethan Johnson
Linebacker
Decatur, Ga.
Nigel Eldridge
Defensive End
Jacksonville, Fla.
Charlie Johnston
Quarterback
Moody, Ala. 
Peyton Plott
Wide Receiver 
Auburn, Ala. 
Jace Molden
Offensive Line
Leesburg, Ga.
Colton Veltkamp
Linebacker
Bowling Green, Ky. 
Akeondre Chaney
Cornerback
Thomaston, Ga. 
Jeremiah Ticket
Defensive Tackle
Jonesboro, Ga. 
Henry Gregory 
Tight End 
Hoover, Ala. 


The February Class
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