ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Missouri Western head football coach
Matt Williamson announced his 2021 recruiting class on Wednesday.
The Griffons added 29 total student-athletes, 26 of which are high school seniors. MWSU added three four-year transfers and signed players from 14 different states.
"2021 will be a special recruiting class," said Coach Williamson. "All of the hurdles and restrictions we had to overcome to land this class was amazing. I am so proud of my staff to tirelessly put this talented group of young men together. It's complete all the way through; offensively, defensively and special teams. We can't wait to get these phenomenal student-athletes on campus and start working with them. We focused on length and speed this year and we hit a home run. This 2021 Griffon Football class will be felt in the MIAA soon."
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETES (26)
Zak Acuff QB 5-11 180 The King's Academy Seymour, TN
Brad Adamcik TE 6-5 230 Keller HS Keller, TX
Gregory Anderson DB 6-0 175 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College Denver, CO
Logan Boenker DE 6-4 190 Lee's Summit West HS Lee's Summit, MO
Kevondrick Carr CB 5-11 160 Coronado HS Lubbock, TX
Anthony Cirrincione TE 6-5 215 South Elgin HS South Elgin, IL
Wyatt Collingham LB 5-10 181 York HS York, NE
T'Andre Forbush DE 6-3 230 Blue Springs HS Blue Springs, MO
Ma'rrell Fountain RB 5-9 190 Olathe East HS Olathe, KS
Desmond Green DB 6-0 160 Millwood HS Oklahoma City, OK
Manny Hayes DE 6-2 225 Cartersville HS Cartersville, GA
Cody Hix OL 6-2 265 Fayetteville HS Fayetteville, AR
Drayton Huchteman OL 6-4 250 Bolivar HS Bolivar, MO
Elijah Larson LB 6-0 210 St. Paul Public HS St. Paul, NE
Brecken Manus LB 5-11 194 Ankeny HS Ankeny, IA
Will McClintock TE 6-5 240 Riesel HS Riesel, TX
Noah McGowan DE 6-5 220 Crittenden County HS Marion, KY
Javerius McGuinn CB 5-9 155 Wauconda HS Wauconda, IL
Seth Mounts LB 6-2 200 Belfry HS Belfry, KY
Trey Nesbitt DE 6-3 235 Farragut HS Knoxville, TN
Sean O'Hara OL 6-1 314 Nazareth Academy LaGrange Park, IL
Ison Robinson DT 6-0 265 Snider HS Fort Wayne, IN
Zeke Waisner DE 6-5 215 Smithville HS Smithville, MO
Gaige Warren WR 5-9 160 Park Hill South HS Riverside, MO
Joe Washington WR 6-0 227 Heritage Hall School Oklahoma City, OK
Jayden Williams RB 5-10 220 Heritage Hall School Oklahoma City, OK
TRANSFER STUDENT-ATHLETES (3)
Ty Baker QB 6-2 206 Missouri State (4 years left) Independence, MO
P.J. Braun OL 6-5 300 Stephen F. Austin (2 years left) Reno, NV
Nathan Midkiff TE 6-2 215 Wayne State College (4 years left) Catawissa, MO
BY POSITION
QB (2) – Zak Acuff, Ty Baker
RB (2) – Ma'rrell Fountain, Jayden Williams
WR (2) – Gaige Warren, Joe Washington
TE (4) – Brad Adamcik, Anthony Cirrincione, Nathan Midkiff, Will McClintock
OL (4) – P.J. Braun, Cody Hix, Drayton Huchteman, Sean O'Hara
DT (1) – Ison Robinson
DE (6) – Logan Boenker, T'Andre Forbush, Manny Hayes, Noah McGowan, Trey Nesbitt, Zeke Waisner
LB (4) – Wyatt Collingham, Elijah Larson, Brecken Manus, Seth Mounts
DB (4) – Gregory Anderson, Kevondrick Carr, Desmond Green, Javerius McGuinn
BY STATE (14)
Missouri (7) – Ty Baker, Logan Boenker, T'Andre Forbush, Drayton Huchteman, Zeke Waisner, Gaige Warren, Nathan Midkiff
Illinois (3) – Anthony Cirrincione, Javerius McGuinn, Sean O'Hara
Oklahoma (3) – Desmond Green, Joe Washington, Jayden Williams
Texas (3) – Brad Adamcik, Kevondrick Carr, Will McClintock
Kentucky (2) – Noah McGowan, Seth Mounts
Nebraska (2) – Wyatt Collingham, Elijah Larson
Tennessee (2) – Zak Acuff, Trey Nesbitt
Arkansas (1) – Cody Hix
Colorado (1) – Gregory Anderson
Georgia (1) – Manny Hayes
Indiana (1) – Ison Robinson
Iowa (1) – Brecken Manus
Kansas (1) – Ma'rrell Fountain
Nevada (1) – P.J. Braun
BIOS
Zak Acuff
QB | 5-11 | 180
Seymour, TN (The King's Academy)
Four-Year Letterman … Two-time Team Captain … 2020 1st Team All-State, All-Region and All-County … Holds school records for Passing Yards in a Game, Passing Yards in a Season, Passing TDs in a Game, Passing TDs in a Season … Selected to the Tennessee vs. Kentucky Future Stars Game.
Brad Adamcik
TE | 6-5 | 230
Keller, TX (Keller HS)
Two-Year varsity starter on both sides of the ball at TE and DE … All-District at TE and DE as a Junior and Senior
Gregory Anderson
DB | 6-0 | 175
Denver, CO (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College)
Excelled on the track as he was a state qualifier as a freshman in 110M hurdles and 300M hurdles … 2021 VA Showcase qualifier and placed 8th in the nation in the 55M hurdles.
Ty Baker
QB | 6-2 | 206
Independence, MO (Missouri State / Fort Osage HS)
Redshirted in 2019 at Missouri State … graduated from Fort Osage High School
Logan Boenker
DE | 6-4 | 190
Lee's Summit, MO (Lee's Summit West HS)
Honorable Mention All-Conference … led team in tackles for loss
P.J. Braun
OL | 6-5 | 300
Reno, NV (Stephen F. Austin / Butte College / North Valley HS)
Transfer from Stephen F Austin with 2 years of eligibility left … Played at Butte College prior to SFA
Kevondrick Carr
CB | 5-11 | 160
Lubbock, TX (Coronado HS)
2020 Honorable Mention All-Conference WR/DB … Two-time District Champion in 2018 and 2020 … Three-time Bi-District Champion and Three-time Area Champion in 2018, 2019 and 2020
Anthony Cirrincione
TE | 6-5 | 215
South Elgin, IL (South Elgin HS)
Three-year varsity starter on both sides of the ball at TE and DE … Offensive MVP as a Junior … Played for the USA National Team twice … Played in the O/D All-American Bowl 2020 … Will play his senior football season in spring of 2021
Wyatt Collingham
LB | 5-10 | 181
York, NE (York HS)
Honorable Mention All-State … Two-time Honorable Mention All-District … State Runner-up … State Quarterfinalist … Two-time District champion … Four-year letter winner … 2020 team Hitman Award … 1000 lb. club member … Track state medalist in the pole vault … Two-time state qualifier … Four-year letter winner
T'Andre Forbush
DE | 6-3 | 230
Blue Springs, MO (Blue Springs HS)
2020 Blue Springs Defensive Lineman of the Year
Ma'rrell Fountain
RB | 5-9 | 190
Olathe, KS (Olathe East HS)
First-team All-State … First Team All-Sunflower League … Team Captain … All-time Rushing TD leader at Olathe East
Desmond Green
DB | 6-0 | 160
Oklahoma City, OK (Millwood HS)
State champion in football … Two-time state qualifier on the track in 110 and 300 Hurdles … Class president … National Technical Honor Society … OSSAA Student Advisory Panel
Manny Hayes
DE | 6-2 | 225
Cartersville, GA (Cartersville HS)
Honorable Mention All-State … First Team All-Region … Team captain … State semifinalist
Cody Hix
OL | 6-2 | 265
Fayetteville, AR (Fayetteville HS)
All-State as a senior … Honorable Mention All-Conference as a junior … Three-time Player of the Week
Drayton Huchteman
OL | 6-4 | 250
Bolivar, MO (Bolivar HS)
Three-year varsity starter … 2020 Second Team All-State … 2020 First Team All-Area Defense … 2020 First Team All-District offense and defense … 2020 First Team All-SWMFBCA … 2019 Second Team All-SWMFBCA … 2018 & 2019 First Team Ozark Independent All-Conference … Two-time state wrestling runner-up at 220 lb.
Elijah Larson
LB | 6-0 | 210
St. Paul, NE (St. Paul Public HS)
Nebraska Mr. Football Runner-up … Three-time Class C1 All-State RB … 5,700 career yard and 87 TDs … Nebraska State Class C record for most career TDs (100) and most points scored in a career (604) … All-Class Offensive Captain. All-Huskerland LB … Class C1 Honorary Captain … First Team All-Class Super State … Four-year starter on both sides of the ball … Two-time state track qualifier
Brecken Manus
LB | 5-11 | 194
Ankeny, IA (Ankeny HS)
2020 First Team All-State, First Team All-District, Elite All-State team … State champion … 77.5 tackles, 8.5 TFL and 1 interception in 2020 … 2019 Third Team All-State, First Team All-District … 2018 First Team All-District
Will McClintock
TE | 6-5 | 240
Riesel, TX (Riesel HS)
Four-year varsity starter on both sides of the ball … 2020 First Team All-District TE, Second Team All-District LB … 2019 First Team All-District QB … First Team Academic All-State
Noah McGowan
DE | 6-5 | 220
Marion, KY (Crittenden County HS)
2020 First Team All-Western Kentucky Conference
Javerius McGuinn
CB | 5-9 | 155
Wauconda, IL (Wauconda HS)
2019 Football Captain's Award, Honorable Mention All-Area, All-Conference … 2018 All-Conference … 2019 NLCC 100-meter dash champion … Three-time All-Conference Track
Nathan Midkiff
TE | 6-2 | 215
Catawissa, MO (Wayne State / Pacific HS)
Redshirted his only season at Wayne State … Graduated from Pacific HS … Team captain and MVP as a senior …
Seth Mounts
LB | 6-2 | 200
Belfry, KY (Belfry HS)
2020 Third Team All-State, First Team All-District … 2019 Honorable Mention All-State … 2019 AAA state champion
Trey Nesbitt
DE | 6-3 | 235
Knoxville, TN (Farragut HS)
2020 First Team All-Region … Named top 10 defensive lineman in Knoxville
Sean O'Hara
OL | 6-1 | 314
LaGrange Park, IL (Nazareth Academy)
2020 First Team All-Area and All-Conference … Best of the Best Boom Showcase MVP … 1500 lbs. club … Prep Redzone top 15 offensive lineman
Ison Robinson
DT | 6-0 | 265
Fort Wayne, IN (Snider HS)
2020 First Team All-Conference and All-Area … Defensive team MVP … Led team in TFLs
Zeke Waisner
DE | 6-5 | 215
Smithville, MO (Smithville HS)
2020 First Team All-District, Second Team All-Conference
Gaige Warren
WR | 5-9 | 160
Riverside, MO (Park Hill South HS)
2020 First Team All-District, Second Team All-Conference, Third team All-State
Joe Washington
WR | 6-0 | 227
Oklahoma City, OK (Heritage Hall School)
Three-year varsity starter … Four-time district champion … Two-time state champion … 50-3 in high school career … Two-year starter in basketball and state runner-up
Jayden Williams
RB | 5-10 | 220
Oklahoma City, OK (Heritage Hall School)
2020 Top 10 RB in Oklahoma … 2020 All-District … Four-year letterwinner … Team captain … Four-time district champion … Two-time state champion … 50-3 in high school career
