Braves’ Football Nabs 3rd Best 2023 Recruiting Class Amongst HBCUs

The Alcorn State University (ASU) Football Braves had the 3rd best recruiting class throughout Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) during the early signing period from Wednesday, December 21st through Thursday, December 22nd where they signed 18 athletes from across the country making the transition from high school and junior college to a 4-year institution fulfilling a lifelong dream. Alcorn also nabbed 6 more future Braves on Wednesday, February 1st on National Signing Day which completed the 2023 recruiting class. The young men were welcomed to ‘The Reservation’ in helps of getting the Braves back on track to winning the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championship.

The 24 signees for the 2023 recruiting class are:

1. Caleb Darbone, P/K (Lake Charles, Louisiana)/Prairie View A&M
2. Mahamadou Diarra, LB (Memphis, Tennessee)/Whitehaven High School
3. Johnnie Evans, LB (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)/Oak Grove Hish School
4. Tayvion Haney, CB/DB (Little Rock, Arkansas)/Parkview High School
5. Roderick Hartsfield Jr., QB (Waxachachie, Texas)/Waxachachie High School
6. Kayvon Henderson, LB (Murfreesboro, Tennessee/ PURE Academy
7. Jermaine Holcombe Jr., DB/LB (Mobile, Alabama) Vigor High School
8. Ja’Darrion Kelly, CB (Vicksburg, Mississippi) Vicksburg High School
9. Tyler Macon, QB (East St. Louis, Missouri) University of Missouri
10. Clinton McKinney, DB (Clearwater, Florida) Clearwater Academy International
11. Ty’Verius Nichols, DB (Starkville, Mississippi) Hinds Community College
12. Kenny Pham, P/K (Port Arthur, Texas) Kilgore College
13. Cam Richardson, OL (Madison, Mississippi) Mississippi Gulf Coast
14. Franklin Rogers, P/K (Union, Kentucky) Charleston Southern
15. Cullan Scott, DL (Rosedale, Louisiana) Southeastern Louisiana
16. Ryan Turner, TE/DL (Monroe, Mississippi) Southwest Mississippi Community College
17. Justin Wilson, OL (Heidelberg, Mississippi) Jones College
18. Eric Thomas, DL (Starkville, Mississippi) Starkville High School
19. Gideon Spottsville, OL (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Southern Laboratory School (National Signing Day)
20. Darion Embers, OL (Fresno, Texas) Hightower High School (National Signing Day)
21. Scotty Parker II, OL (Lewisville, Texas) Lewisville High School (National Signing Day)
22. Tyran Warren, WR (Picayune, Mississippi) Picayune High School (National Signing Day)
23. Omarion Blakes, WR (Shaw, Mississippi) McEvans High School (National Signing Day)
24. Ashton Morris, OL (Tampa, Florida) Armwood High School (National Signing Day)