Lion Football Inks 19 on National Signing Day

By Lion Athletics

COMMERCE – Texas A&M University-Commerce head football coach David Bailiff has announced the Lions’ 2022 National Signing Day class, with 19 new Lions signing letters of intent on Wednesday.

The 19-player class is made up of 11 transfers and eight freshmen. Geographically, 16 hail from the Lone Star state and one each comes from California, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.

Of the 11 transfers, six are from the Football Bowl Subdivision, two from the Football Championship Subdivision, one from Division II, and two from the junior college circuit.

This year’s class features 13 players on the offensive side of the ball and six on defense.

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Here is a full list of this year’s signees:

NAME	POS.	HT.	WT.	HOMETOWN	HIGH SCHOOL	PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Reggie Branch	RB	6-1	195	Houston, Texas	Crosby HS	Incarnate Word
BJ Busbee	WR	5-7	144	Long Beach, Calif.	St. Anthony HS	San Diego State
Nick Cerimele	OL	6-1	295	Allentown, Pa.	Allentown Central Catholic HS	Elon
Kiran Curtis	DT	6-1	310	Magnolia, Texas	Magnolia HS
Zadock Dinkelmann	QB	6-5	233	Somerset, Texas	Somerset HS	Texas A&M-Kingsville
Dorian Gates	DL	6-4	200	Spring, Texas	Klein Oak HS
Mitchell Gorgas	OL	6-3	288	Shrewsbury, Mass.	IMG Academy	Maryland
Anthony Gray	DL	6-2	270	Duncanville, Texas	Duncanville HS
Dawson Hearne	TE	6-3	220	Cisco, Texas	Cisco HS
Treveon Johnson	WR	6-2	190	Brenham, Texas	Brenham HS	SMU
Michael Keating	TE	6-3	246	Bellaire, Texas	St. Thomas HS	San Diego
Ian Langford	OT	6-4	270	Carrollton, Texas	Hebron HS
Jagger LaRoe	QB	6-5	230	Colleyville, Texas	Colleyville Heritage HS	Ohio State
Keith Miller	WR	6-4	200	The Colony, Texas	The Colony HS	Colorado
BJ Phillips, Jr.	RB	5-11	200	Denton, Texas	Denton Guyer HS
Damirion Polty	WR	5-10	170	Lake Worth, Texas	Lake Worth HS
Warren Robinson	DE	6-3	248	Houston, Texas	Fort Bend Marshall HS	Kilgore College
Brandon Tucker, Jr.	LB	6-0	224	DeSoto, Texas	Desoto HS	Myrtle Beach Prep
Lavon Williams	DB	6-0	175	San Antonio, Texas	Roosevelt HS

The Lions begin spring practices in March, preparing for their first season in Division I and the Southland Conference. The full schedule for the Lions can be found HERE. Season ticket information and spring practice schedules will be announced in the coming weeks.