FLORENCE, Ala. -- University of North Alabama head football coach Chris Willis has announced the signing of 12 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent with the Lions on National Signing Day.

After leading North Alabama to a solid 7-3 record in the Lions first season of NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) play, Willis has added nine high school signees and three transfers to the group of 10 early signees that UNA inked previously.

North Alabama has 22 total signees for 2019 with 14 high school signees and eight transfers.
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UNA added players across the board on offense, defense and special teams.


FEBRUARY SIGNEES

FRESHMAN SIGNEES
Signee                    Pos.    Ht    Wt    Hometown        High School        Previous School
Hasani Adams        DL    6-2    320     West Memphis, Ark.    West Memphis
Nathan Brown         OL     6-4    275    Spanish Fort, Ala.     Spanish Fort
Sam Contorno         K    5-10    180    Tuscaloosa, Ala.        Holy Spirit Catholic
Caleb Dawson         LB    6-1    200    Goshen, Ala.         Goshen
Riely Evans             DB     6-1    170    Courtland, Ala.        R.A. Hubbard
Camyen Feagins     DB     5-11    170    Phenix City, Ala.        Central
Daniel Raybon        OL     6-4    320    Olive Branch , Miss.    Olive Branch
Mark Robinson        DL    6-3    255     West Memphis, Ark.    West Memphis
E.J. Rogers             WR    6-1    185    Wetumpka, Ala.        Wetumpka

TRANSFERS
Zach Davis             OL    6-5    290    Rogersville, Ala.        Lauderdale County    South Alabama
Blake Dever           QB    6-4    230    Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.    Wellington         Iowa Central CC    
Charlie Ryan          DL     6-4    265    Montgomery, Ala.        Montgomery Catholic     Georgia Military


EARLY SIGNEES

Signee                    Pos.    Ht    Wt    Hometown        High School        Previous School
Tyler Antkowiak      DE    6-5    210    Trussville, Ala.        Hewitt-Trussville
Jaxton Carson        RB    5-8    220    Phenix City, Ala.        Central            Northwest Miss. CC
Parker Driggers      WR    6-0    195    Brantley, Ala.        Brantley
Russ Green            OL    6-3    260    Jasper, Ala.        Jasper
Ethan McMullan     OL    6-3    290    Decatur, Miss.        Newton County        East Central Miss. CC
Creed Parker          S    6-2    198    Trussville, Ala.        Hewitt-Trussville
Brandon Pierre       LB    5-11    222    Horn Lanke, Maiss.    Horn Lake        Northwest Miss. CC
Kenny Rawls          TE    6-4    230    Franklin, Tenn.        Battle Ground Academy
Ron Thompson       RB    5-6    195    Bassfield, Miss.        Jefferson Davis        Pearl River CC
Devonte Toles        DE    6-3    225    Pass Christian, Miss.    Pass Christian        Jones CC


February Signee Accolades

HASANI ADAMS—DL—WEST MEMPHIS
Two-time All-State
All-Conference

NATHAN BROWN – OL - SPANISH FORT
2018 First-team All-County
2018 Second-team All-Region

SAM CONTORNO – K/P - HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC
West Alabama All-Star '16/'17/'18
2017 Honorable Mention Punter
2x Tuscaloosa News Player of the Week
3x All-State in Baseball
National Honor Society
Honors AP Student
Honor Role All 4 Years
Titan Award (School Award)

ZACH DAVIS – OL – SOUTH ALABAMA
Two-time High School All-Region
Two-time All-Region Basketball
Led State with 86 Pancakes as a senior
Three-time All-Sunbelt Conference Academic Honor Roll
Three-time Dean's List

CALEB DAWSON— LB — GOSHEN
Jr. BETA Club,
National Honnor Society
A&B Honor Roll
SGA President
Class Vice President
FBLA Club
Two-time Ford Player of the Week

BLAKE DEVER—QB— IOWA CENTRAL CC
First-team All-County
First-team All-State
U.S Marines Player of the Game
Palm Beach Post Player of the week
ESPN Land Rover Player of the week
First-team All-Conference - (Iowa Western CC)
First-team All-Region - (Iowa Western CC)

RIELY EVANS - DB - R.A. HUBBARD
BETA Club,
Four-time All-County,
Three-time All-Region,
All-State,
Team captain in Football & Basketball,
1A-4A All-Region, All-State Basketball.

CAMYEN FEAGINS – DB - CENTRAL PHENIX CITY
A/B Honor Role
FBLA Member
2018 Second-team All-State
Defensive Player of the Week

DANIEL RAYBON – OL - OLIVE BRANCH
2018 First-team All-District
2018 Second-team All-Star
2017 First-team All-District

MARK ROBINSON —DL— WEST MEMPHIS
All-State
All-Conference

E.J. ROGERS —WR— WETUMPKA
2018 Most Outstanding Wide Receiver Award.

CHARLIE RYAN – DL - GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE
(MONTGOMERY CATHOLIC)
Leadership Award (Team Award)
Playoff MVP


Early Period Signees Accolades

TYLER ANKOWIAK – DL – HEWITT TRUSSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Leadership Retreat Invitational

PARKER DRIGGERS – WR – BRANTLEY HIGH SCHOOL
WSFA Fever Star Athlete of the Week
All-State
Two-time All-County (Football)
Three-time All-County (Basketball)
Three-time All-Tournament Team

CREED PARKER – DB – HEWITT TRUSSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Two Class 7A Region Championships
Channel MY68 Scholar Athlete of the Week
A/B Honor Roll
Lead team in tackles and turnovers as a senior
2018 Class 7A Baseball State Runner-up

RON THOMPSON – RB – PEARL RIVER HS
Three-time Class 2A All-State Running Back (2014- 2016)
2017 Played in Miss. vs. Ala. All-Star Game
Lettered in Baseball and Track

DEVONTE TOLES – DL – JONES CC

KENNETH RAWLS – TE – BATTLE GROUND ACADEMY
First-team All-Region

ETHAN MCMULLAN – OL – EAST CENTRAL CC
2018 JUCO All-State
Two-time state champion high school tennis team
2016-17 All-District Basketball
2016 All-District Football

BRANDON PIERRE – LB - NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI CC
High School Football MVP 2016
Linebacker of the Year 2016
First-team All-Region
Second-team All-State 2016
MACJC All-State
Defensive Player of the Game 2x
Athlete of the Month (Sept. 2018).
Academic All-American 2018.

RUSS GREEN – OL – JASPER HS
BETA Club,
National Honor Society,
Spanish Club President,
Three-time Student-Athlete of the Week
Class Favorite
Student of the Quarter

JAXTON CARSON – RB – NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI CC
2017 First-team All-State
Invited to play in the AL vs. MS All Star Game
Jack B. Russell Award Winner.