2015 SIGNING DAY ROSTER

CHADRON – The Chadron State College football team received 48 signed National Letters of Intent Wednesday and Thursday according to head coach Jay Long.
 
Long, who has guided the Eagles to a 25-9 record in just three seasons, is pleased with the incoming class.
 
"I think we brought in a great class," he said. "The national champion came out of our conference last year and our goal was to identify and find recruits who can take Chadron State back to the top of the conference. I feel like we've done that with this recruiting class. The rest of the coaches and I can't wait to get this season started."
 
The 48 commits hail from 14 states. Seventeen of the 43 signees are listed as linemen who will add depth on either offense or defense. Eleven others are tabbed for offense and the remaining 20 are defensive players.
 
"Our coaching staff did a terrific job of finding great student-athletes who fit what we were looking for," Long said. "Our main emphasis was finding linemen, both offensive and defensive, and I think we did a great job filling those needs. We also found young men whom we believe will develop into outstanding skill position players.
 
"Our goal is to always sign the best players in the area and we have done that. Coach (Craig) Jersild did an outstanding job of putting our coaches on the right guys and it was a team effort that involved the community and the college to help these young men become Eagles."
 
Ten players from Nebraska have signed NLIs, including three from Chadron and three from state champion Hemingford. The Chadron natives are wide receiver Jackson Dickerson, defensive back Lane Jersild and linebacker Keenan Johnson. The Hemingford natives are quarterback Matt Wood, defensive back Brady Turek and inside receiver Colt Foster.
 
Jersild is the son of defensive backs coach Craig Jersild.
 
The other Nebraska recruits include Sioux County's Nathan Woodrum, a quarterback, and linemen Cole Beckius of Ogallala, Jacob Gross of Lincoln and Matt Hessler of Morrill.
 
Eight Texans also signed letters of intent. They are David Chandler, a linebacker from Caddo Mills, Kendrick Haverly, a defensive back of Beaumont, and linemen Jeremiah Washington of Port Arthur, William Krause of Spring Branch, Armando Martinez of Lytle, Kyle Ray of Bushland and teammates Matthew Gregory and Josh Opiela of Crosby.
 
Seven are Colorado natives. They are quarterback Adam Baumann and defensive back Jack Varuska, both of Loveland, linebacker Tyler Lewis of Arvada, linemen Nathon Putallaz of Johnstown, Alonzo Neal of Aurora and Bailey Bowker of Golden, and defensive back Keith Williams of Denver.
 
There are also six Californians in the 2015 class. They are lineman Greg Poteracke of Petaluma, inside receiver Matt Vargas of Modesto, running back Priest Jennings of Stockton, and defensive backs LaVonte Wilson of Colton, Kiante Bell of Stockton and Kareem Green of Sacramento.
 
Five recruits are from Wyoming. They are running back Stevann Brown of Casper, linebackers Calder Forcella of Greybull and Cooper Mirich of Cheyenne, and wide receivers Talon Nelson of Gillette and Brandon Fullerton of Riverton.
 
Florida is also well represented with three recruits. They are defensive backs Jason Blair of Lehigh Acres and Demetrius McFadden and linebacker John Templar.
 
Two signees are from Douglas High School in South Dakota. They are lineman Jared Maciejczak, the son of CSC Hall of Famer Dan Maciejczak, and running back Aaron Murphy.
 
Seven additional recruits are from Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Oregon, Tennessee and Illinois. They are linebacker Damon Dance of Blackfoot, Idaho, lineman Austin Harris of Minden, La., defensive back DeAndre Barthwell of Westland, Mich., lineman Riley Dublin of Laurel, Mont., lineman Morgan Chavez of Gresham, Ore., defensive back Steve Allen of Knoxville, Tenn., and linebacker Easton Huffhines of Columbia, Ill.
 
Long said he expects more student-athletes to sign in the coming days.