LAKELAND, Fla.—Southeastern University head football coach Keith Barefield has announced the addition of 19 student-athletes who have signed letters of intent to join the Fire football team in the fall of 2018.
The class of true freshmen has 14 players on offense, and three on defense. Thirteen played high school football in the State of Florida. Additionally, the Fire added two NCAA Division I graduate transfers that will play on defense.
“With the loss of twenty seniors from last season’s squad, we had plenty of holes to fill,” said Barefield. “this group of signees gives us a start at plugging those gaps We still have work to do, but this class has plenty of ability to give us the spark we will need this fall.”
In addition, the Fire have added 11 players that joined the team at the start of the spring semester. Three of those will have four years of eligibility, and five will have three years remaining.
The Fire made their second consecutive NAIA Football Championship Series appearance in 2017, and won their third conference title in four seasons.
Letters of Intent (Fall 2018)
Name                               Pos.                    High School
Tyrese Albritton                DB                       Pensacola HS (Pensacola, Fla.)
D’Terryon Anderson       WR                     St. Petersburg HS (St. Petersburg, Fla.)
Jordan Beal                     OL                       Seffner Christian (Seffner, Fla.)
Bryan Bell                        RB                       Fairhope HS (Fairhope, Ala.)
Deshawn Brown             RB                       St. Petersburg HS (St. Petersburg, Fla.)
Jarious Bush                    OL                       Blount HS (Prichard, Ala.)
Scott Carman                  OL                       Columbia HS (Lake City, Fla.)
Marquis Coleman          OL                       Pensacola HS (Pensacola, Fla.)
LaDarrius Harris             ATH                    Pensacola HS (Pensacola, Fla.)
Iyan Hinkle                      TE/WR               Goshen HS (Goshen, Ala.)
Ray Hunt                          OL                       Blount HS (Prichard, Ala.)
Cooper Jones                  QB                      El Toro HS (Lake Forest, Calif.)
Austin Lett                       OL                       Clearwater Central Catholic (Clearwater, Fla.)
Gabe Meadows              WR                     Trinity Christian (Dublin, Ga.)
Gavin Pate                       LB                        Vanguard HS (Ocala, Fla.)
Eriq Porter                       OL                       Palmetto HS (Palmetto, Fla.)
Kenny Whitehead          DB                       Neace HS (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Graduate Transfers
Name                               Pos.                    Previous School
Ernest Gardner               DB                       University of Oklahoma
Dreshod Moore              DB                       University of Tennessee
January 2018 Enrollees
Name                               Pos.      Cl.         Previous School
Patrick Brooks                RB         R-Fr.     University of Southern Mississippi
Jay Cummings                 QB        So.        Itasca Community College
Amone Gragg                  DB        Jr.         University of Wyoming
Khyrel Harvey                 DB        R-Fr.     Tusculum College
Trint Jenkins                    OL         Jr.         California University (Pa.)
Drew Koch                       K           So.        Lewisburg Junior College
Ryder Litten                     QB        So.        Jacksonville University
Ralph Odom                    DB        Fr.         Southlake HS (Groveland, Fla.)
Adam Pearl                      QB        Jr.         Mount St. Joseph’s
Isaiah Thompson           LB         So.        Prairie View A&M
Tristian Upton                RB         So.        Colorado State-Pueblo