Football Adds Two More Signees On National Signing Day Sponsored By Owen & Owens

RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond's football program signed two more high school standouts to National Letters of Intent Wednesday on the first day of the regular signing period. Head coach Russ Huesman his staff brought in a total 17 high school signees this year to the program after signing 15 during the early signing period in December. The Spiders' signing day is sponsored by Owen & Owens.

Jabril Hayes • DB • 5-11 • 160 • Winchester, Va./Sherando High School
Three-year letterwinner at Sherando High School … Guided team to a 27-10 record during his career, including two back-to-back 10-win seasons … Ranks in the top five in Sherando career history in interceptions and receiving yards … Recorded 13 interceptions in his career … Named First Team All-District and All-Region as a senior at four different positions – defensive back, wide receiver, kickoff returner and punt returner … Named Second Team All-State as a punt returner … Recorded 74 tackles and six interceptions as a senior … Also named Second Team All-District at defensive back as a junior … Tallied 51 tackles and four interceptions as a junior … Guided his team to three-straight district championships from 10-12^th grade … Team also won the regional championship as a sophomore and was a state semifinalist … Two-year letterwinner in basketball (JV) and three-year varsity letterwinner in track … Two-year member of the National Honor Society and was a four-time awardee of the Warrior Pride Award.

Malik Mustapha • DB • 5-10 • 182 • Charlotte, N.C./Weddington High School
Played senior season at Weddington High School, guiding team to a perfect 16-0 record … The Warriors won the North Carolina 3AA State Championship, winning the title with a win over Lee County in a game he had a second half blocked kick to swing momentum … Named First Team All-State by the Associated Press … Earned First Team All-Conference and All-Union County honors … Named the Greater Charlotte Area Defensive Back of the Year … Recorded 68 total tackles, including 50 solo, along with 12 tackles for loss as a senior … Tallied five interceptions and 16 pass breakups while scoring a defensive touchdown … Led the team with four blocked kicks on the year … Played junior season at Ardrey Kell High School … Named Second Team All-County as a junior … Posted 78 total tackles, including 56 solo … Notched four interceptions, 10 pass breakups and one forced fumble while also scoring a defensive touchdown.

EARLY SIGNING PERIOD

Fonnae Webb • RB • 5-11 • 195 • Washington, D.C./Mount Vernon
Three-year starter at Mount Vernon as a quarterback … Accounted for 81 touchdowns in three seasons, rushing for 3,283 yards and passing for 3,652 yards in his career … Recorded back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons … Named First Team Gunston District quarterback as a senior … Named Honorable Mention All-Met … Passed for 1,325 yards and 12 touchdowns while rushing for 1,183 yards and 11 touchdowns … Set a school-record with 36 total career touchdowns, including a single-season school-record 21 touchdowns as a junior … Named First Team All-Gunston District All-Purpose Player and Second Team All-Gunston District as a quarterback in 2018 … Named All-Purpose Player of the Year in the Gunston District and Second Team Occoquan Region All-Purpose Player of the Year … Passed for 1,500 yards and rushing for 1,400 yards as a junior … Earned All-Met Honorable Mention honors … Tallied 800 yards passing and 700 yards rushing as a sophomore.

Wistar Allen • LB • 6-2 • 225 • High Point, N.C./High Point Christian
Four-year letterwinner at High Point Christian … Two-time First Team All-State selection as a junior and senior … Named the Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a junior … Two-time First Team All-Conference selection (2018, 2019) … Greensboro News & Record All-Area team in 2016, 2018 and 2019 … Named Max Preps/USA Player of the Week during his season senior … Named a Bojangles Scholar Athlete in 2019 … Earned Defensive Most Valuable Player honors as both a junior and senior … Finished his career with 412 tackles, 25 sacks and seven interceptions … Recorded 148 tackles, five sacks and five interceptions as a senior … Notched 131 tackles, a career-best nine sacks and two interceptions as a junior, earning Conference Defensive Player of the Year accolades … Played only four games as a sophomore, recording 44 tackles and six sacks … Guided his team to the Division II State Championship as a freshman, posting 89 tackles and five sacks.

Aamir Hall • DB • 6-2 • 185 • Baltimore, Md./Mount St. Joseph's
Four-year letterwinner at Mount St. Joseph's … Guided his team to a 10-2 overall record and a MIAA Championship … Team was ranked No. 20 in the country and No. 6 on the East Coast according to MAX Preps and the USA Today … Named First Team All-MIAA as a senior … Two-time Sports Majors and Maryland Varsity Player of the Year Watch List … Tallied 85 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, four interceptions, seven pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery as a senior … Named Honorable Mention All-MIAA as a junior … Tallied 65 tackles and four interceptions as a junior while also recording 10 pass breakups, five tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble … Sophomore season played both as a defensive back and wide receiver … Tallied 30 tackles and two interceptions as a sophomore while hauling in 25 receptions for 400 yards and five touchdowns … Also ran track at Mount St. Joseph's.

Jeremiah Grant • DL • 6-2 • 245 • South Orange, N.J./Bergen Catholic
Four-year letterwinner at Bergen Catholic … Named Second Team All-New Jersey defense as a senior … Named First Team All-Bergen County and All-Conference … Only defensive lineman to earn Sport Zone All-Zone Team honors twice as a senior and junior… Finished with 50 tackles on the year, including nine tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks … Named First Team All-State as a junior … Also picked up First Team All-Bergen County and All-Conference honors … Set the Bergen Catholic single-season record with 11.5 sacks as a junior … Finished with 78 total tackles and recorded a team-high 26 tackles for loss … Forced three fumbles, recovered two fumbles and tallied an interception … Recorded 4.5 off his 11.5 sacks against No. 1 St. Joseph in two meetings as a junior.

Jasiah Williams • WR • 5-11 • 170 • Petersburg, Va./Thomas Dale
Two-year letterwinner at Thomas Dale High School and two-year letterwinner at Dinwiddie High School… One of the region's top all-around athletes in high school, playing at quarterback, running back and wide receiver on offense while also playing in the secondary on defense … Named the Village News Offensive Player of the Year as a senior … Accounted for 30 total touchdowns and 2,167 total yards of offense as a senior … Passed for 1,111 yards and 11 touchdowns through the air … Rushed for 647 yards and 15 touchdowns on the ground … Caught 24 receptions for 409 yards and five touchdowns receiving … On defense, recorded 59 tackles, 10 pass breakups and an interception, returning it for a touchdown … Injured during his junior year … Started for two years at Dinwiddie, earning First Team All-State as a wide receiver and defensive back as a sophomore ... Named First Team All-Region as an offensive utility player as a freshman.

Holden Ayers • OL • 6-3 • 280 • Amherst, Va./EC Glass
Four-year letterwinner at EC Glass High School … Played on both of the offensive and defensive lines … Named First Team All-Seminole District and First Team All-Region on the offensive line as a senior … Led EC Glass to the Regional Championship game as a senior … Named Second Team All-Seminole District as a junior.

Quintarius Jefferies • WR • 6-1 • 175 • Greenville, S.C./Southside
Four-year letterwinner at Southside High School in South Carolina … Missed senior season due to an injury … Helped his team to a 9-4 record as a junior, the best record in school history … Four-time All-Region 2 AAA Athlete selection … Hauled in 25 receptions for 749 yards receiving as a junior – averaging 29.96 yards per catch … Scored 10 touchdowns on the year and finished with 1,166 all-purpose yards …Finished his career with 76 receptions for 1,618 yards, averaging 21.28 yards per catch … Scored 19 total touchdowns and had 2,131 all-purpose yards … Also ran track, earning All-Region honors twice … Finished state runner-up in the 4x100-meter race as a junior … Running the second leg of the 4x100-meter team as a senior … 4x100 relay team is ranked the top unit in the state of South Carolina this season.

Jackson Hardy • QB • 6-4 • 215 • Lawrenceville, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian
Four-year starter at Greater Atlanta Christian … Helped his team to four-straight Region 7-AAA Championships … Finished his career with 4,178 passing yards, completing 262-of-427 in his career while rushing for 397 yards and accounting for 56 total touchdowns … Team captain as a senior … Named the Region 7-AAA Offensive Player of the Year … Named Second Team All-Gwinnett County at quarterback … Led the AAA in passing yards in the state of Georgia … Threw for 2,701 yards on 166-of-266 passing along with 235 yards rushing and 30 total touchdowns … Guided team to the State semifinals and a 12-2 record … Selected to play in the GACA North/South Senior All-Star Game … Led team to a 9-3 record and a State Sweet 16 appearance as a junior, earning GACA North/South Junior All-Star Game honors … Posted a 12-2 record with a state semifinals appearance in 2017, earning an invite to the GACA North/South Sophomore All-Star Game … Guided his team to the State finals in 2016 with a 13-2 overall record … Three-year letterwinner in basketball as well … Named the Greater Atlanta Christian Performance Training Athlete of the Year in 2018-19 … Made mission trips to the Dominican Republic and Mexico … Fifth generation collegiate football player … Father Tim Hardy, who is the head coach at Greater Atlanta Christian, was an All-American quarterback at Wheaton College (1996-99) … Grandfather Tom Nash Jr., was an All-American offensive lineman at Georgia (1969-72) … Great grandfather Tom Nash Sr., was an All-American at Georgia (1927) and an All-Pro with the Green Bay Packers (1929-31) … Great-Great grandfather Reid Nash played at Mercer (1892).

Devin McCray • DB • 6-0 • 180 • Goochland, Va./Goochland
Four-year starter at Goochland High School … Started four years as a defensive back, two years at quarterback and one year at running back … Guided his team to a 52-5 record during his career, including a 31-1 mark at home … Led his team to three regional championships (2016, 2018, 2019) in his career and three appearances in the state semifinals … Helped team to the 2A State Championship game in 2018 … Named the James River District and Region 3B Player of the Year as a senior … Earned First Team All-Region 3B at both defensive back and kick returner … Recorded 26 tackles and returned four interceptions for touchdowns as a senior … Tallied nine rushing touchdowns and five receiving touchdowns … Also handled the punting duties for Goochland … First Team All-State and All-Metro as a junior while being named Region 2A First Team … Named team Offensive Most Valuable Player … Recorded 46 tackles and six interceptions on defense as a junior … Accounted for 28 total touchdowns on offense – 16 rushing and 12 passing … Earned All-Region 2A honors on defense as a sophomore … Posted 28 tackles with two interceptions on defense while accounting for 19 touchdowns (11 passing/8 rushing) … Named All-Conference and All-Region 2A as a freshman on defense … Recorded 34 tackles and three interceptions, returning one for a touchdown … Also played basketball for two years and track for two years … Two-time Most Valuable Sprinter on the team … Qualified for the state meet in the 100-meter, 200-meter and 4x100-meter races.

Zander Barnett • DL • 6-3 • 225 • Milton, Ga./Milton
Three-year letterwinner at Milton High School … Led his team to back-to-back Region 5-7A Championships as a junior and senior, including undefeated play in the region both years … Guided his team to the 7A State Championship as a junior – the first in school history …Named the Region 5-7A Co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2019 … Recorded 62 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, nine sacks, three fumble recoveries and 16 quarterback hurries in 12 games … Nominated for the Lineman of the Year by the North Georgia Touchdown Club … Team captain as a senior … Earned First Team All-North Fulton County and First Team All-Region 5-7A as a junior … Tallied 90 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, 10 sacks and 20 quarterback hurries in 2018 in 15 games on the way to the state title … Also, was a three-year letterwinner in lacrosse on defense … Caused 40 turnovers in 2019 and was second on the team in ground balls.

Wayne Galloway • LB • 6-1 • 220 • Thibodaux, La./St. Paul's School
Four-year letterwinner and starter at St. Paul's School … Finished his career as the all-time leading tackler at St. Paul's school, recording 229 in his career … Team captain as a senior … Guided his team to the Division I State quarterfinals in Louisiana his senior season … Named First Team All-District as a senior, despite only playing five games … Named a Louisiana Gridiron All-Star … Recorded 28 tackles, three tackles for loss, one blocked punt, one forced fumble and one safety in five games … Named First Team All-District, All-Parish, All-State and All-Louisiana as a junior … Posted 65 tackles, four tackles for loss, three interceptions, two forced fumbles, two sacks and one safety … Led the team to the Division I State quarterfinals as a sophomore … Recorded 104 tackles, five tackles for loss, one interception, one forced fumble and two blocked PAT … Freshman year helped team to a District 6-5A Championship and the state quarterfinals … Posted 32 tackles as a freshman … Also played basketball at St. Paul's.

Jordan Smith • LB • 6-1 • 215 • Brentwood, Tenn./Ravenwood
Three-year starter at Ravenwood High School playing linebacker and running back … Helped his team to a 35-7 overall record during his career, including a 11-3 mark in the playoffs … Finished his career with 165 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, five forced fumbles, five interceptions and one blocked punt … On offense, finished with 1,335 yards rushing on 149 carries, averaging 9.0 yards per carry in his career and scoring 15 touchdowns … Guided his team to the state semifinals as a senior with a 13-2 record, including four shutouts … Recorded 88 total tackles, 12 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and two interceptions as a senior … Named the Dr. Pepper Player of the Game in the state semifinals, posting nine tackles, one interception and two touchdowns … Earned the Gateway Tire Player of the Week for Region six for his play in the state quarterfinals against Brentwood, posting 11 tackles and a forced fumble … Led the team in tackles with 75 as a junior while adding three interceptions and eight tackles for loss … Team posted a state semifinals appearance with a 12-2 record … Starting running back as a sophomore, rushing for 890 yards on 110 carries with 11 touchdowns scored … Team won the Region 6 6A Championship with a 10-3 record … Also lettered in rugby and track & field at Ravenwood … Guided his team to two High School State Finals appearances and was a USA Panthers U-19 selection … Ran in both the 200-meter and 400-meter distances in track.

Connor Deveney • TE • 6-5 • 240 • Medford, N.J./The Hun School
Played at The Hun School in 2019 both at tight end and on the defensive line at the Prep School … First Team All-State Prep and First Team All-MAPL … Averaged 16.3 yards per reception … Prior to The Hun School, attended Shawnee High School … Only played one year of football at Shawnee, averaging 13.0 yards per reception as a tight end … Guided Shawnee to a Group IV State Championship as a senior … Played basketball at Shawnee, earning four letters … Led the basketball team to the Group IV State Championship as a senior … Averaged 18.3 points per game his senior season … Named First Team All-Olympic Conference and First Team All-Burlington County … Two-year starter as a junior and senior … Hit the game-winning shot in the New Jersey State Group IV Tournament and team finished junior year ranked No. 3 among all schools in the state of New Jersey … Father played tight end at Temple and brother currently plays tight end at Georgia Tech.

Brooks Heagarty • TE • 6-4 • 235 • Gallatin, Tenn./John Paul II
Three-year starter at John Paul II as both a tight end and a linebacker … Team captain as a senior … Named First Team All-Region and All-County as a senior while earning preseason All-State accolades … Caught nine passes for 109 yards and two touchdowns while also passing for a touchdown … On defense, recorded 78 tackles, eight tackles for loss and three sacks … Named Second Team All-State and First Team All-Region and All-County as a junior … Led John Paul II to their first playoff win in program history in 2018 … Caught five passes for 76 yards with one touchdown while also rushing for four touchdowns and passing for one score … Added 93 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and three interceptions … Also ran track for four years, earning All-Region honors each year … Team captain for the track and field program … Ran in the 200-meter race, the 4x100 meter and 4x200 meter distances.

Jeremy Singleton • OL • 6-4 • 290 • Richmond, Va./Trinity Episcopal
Four-year letterwinner at Trinity Episcopal … Guided his team to the state semifinals as a senior … Allowed only one sack against his senior season … Played both on the offensive and defensive lines … Recorded 25 tackles and five sacks as a senior … Named First Team All-State and First Team All-Prep as a junior … Earned Honorable Mention All-Metro in 2018 … Posted 20 tackles and 10 sacks as a junior … Guided his team to the VISAA D2 State championship as a freshman … Also lettered in track and field, winning the 2018 Prep League Championship in the shot put … Is the younger brother of current Spider Foster Singleton.

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