Track WKU’s signees on National Signing Day 2018

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Head coach Mike Sanford leads the team out of the tunnel at the start of the first half of the WKU – EKU football game on Saturday, Sept. 2 at Houchens-Smith Stadium.

Alec Jessie
February 7, 2018

National Signing Day is here, which means WKU will be adding to its 2018 recruiting class. Keep track of all the signees that head coach Mike Sanford lands on Wednesday, Feb. 7. 

The chart tracks players from newest to oldest signees in descending order.

New Signees

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(Player Name, Pos., Ht., Wt., High School, Hometown, State, 247 Sports Composite Star-Ranking)

Kawan Williams, WR, 6-0, 174 lbs., Beach (Savannah, Georgia), two-star.

Tre Leslie, ILB, 6-0, 210 lbs., Tucker (Tucker, Georgia), three-star.

Shannon Bishop, CB, 5-9, 160 lbs., Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville, Kentucky), two-star.

Deporess Schletty, DT, 6-2, 275 lbs., Alpharetta (Alpharetta, Georgia), three-star.

Nazir Sy, DT, 6-2, 326 lbs., Norcross (Norcross, Georgia), three-star.

Garland LaFrance, RB, 5-9, 169 lbs., St. Augustine (New Orleans, Louisiana), three-star.

Anthony Spurlock, WR, 6-1, 160 lbs., Edna Karr (New Orleans, Louisiana), three-star.

Mason Brooks, OT, 6-5, 255 lbs., Cedar Park (Cedar Park, Texas), two-star.

Avonta “BJ” Crim, S, 6-0, 195 lbs., Vanguard (Ocala, Florida), three-star. 

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Jay Gibson, TE, 6-5, 235 lbs., McCallie School (Chattanooga, Tennessee), three-star.

Previous signees from Early NSD on Dec. 20-22 

Kevaris Thomas, QB, 6-3, 230 lbs., Lakeland (Lakeland, Florida), four-star.

Arthur Brathwaite, S, 6-0, 180 lbs., Miami Central (Miami, Florida), three-star.

Lichon Terrell, DT, 6-2, 260 lbs., Callaway (Hogansville, Georgia), three-star.

Spencer Gaddis, WR, 6-0, 165 lbs., Alpharetta (Alpharetta, Georgia), three-star.

Russell Brown, WR, 6-3, 180 lbs., Lehigh Senior (Lehigh Acres, Florida), three-star.

Mario Wright, ILB, 6-2, 205 lbs., Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor, Illinois), three-star.

Gino Appleberry, RB, 5-8, 183 lbs., Creekside (Fairburn, Georgia), three-star.

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Malik Occiur, S, 5-11, 189 lbs., Northeast (Fort Lauderdale, Florida), three-star.

Cardavion Myers, CB, 6-0, 175 lbs., Piedmont (Piedmont, Alabama), three-star.

Devin Bell, WDE, 6-5, 235 Ibs., Goshen (Goshen, Alabama), three-star.

Trey Urquhart, OLB, 6-1, 210 Ibs., North Cobb (Kennesaw, Georgia), three-star.

Gunner Britton, OT, 6-6, 275 Ibs., Conway (Conway, South Carolina), three-star.

Jayden Patterson, CB, 6’0, 185 Ibs., Mountain View (Lawrenceville, Georgia), two-star.