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