Football NCAA signing day: Ragin’ Cajun recruiting bios

Tim Buckley, The Advertiser, Dec. 19, 2018

A look at UL’s signing class on Wednesday, the first day of the NCAA’s new three-day national early signing period:

QUINTLAN COBB

DL 6-6, 309

Kaplan High

COMMITTED: December 2018

OTHER OFFERS: Tulsa, Western Kentucky, Memphis, Louisiana Tech, Nicholls, McNeese (all early)

LAGNIAPPE: Invited to, but did not play in, I-10 Bowl … No. 36 high school recruit in Louisiana, according to 247Sport … The Daily Advertiser’s No. 1 Acadiana-area defensive lineman heading into the season … Also played running back and tight end this season … Throws discus and shot put.

More: Current UL commits list

CHANDLER FIELDS

QB 6-0, 190

Archbishop Rummel High, Metairie

COMMITTED: May 2018

OTHER OFFERS: Memphis, Nicholls, Jackson State (all preliminary)

LAGNIAPPE: First commit of the class … Began high school career at Holy Cross High in New Orleans … Currently ranked as 247Sports.com’s No. 32 pro-style high school quarterback recruit nationally; listed as a dual-threat QB by Rivals.com … Team made it to this year’s select Division I state semifinal game, losing to St. Thomas More High … Has also played in the outfield on Rummel’s baseball team.

TYLER GUIDRY

DE/OLB 6-2, 220

Southern University Lab School, Baton Rouge

COMMITTED: July 2018

OTHER OFFERS: Alcorn State, Arkansas State, Columbia, Grambling, New Mexico State,  Southern Miss, Tulane, Jackson State, UL Monroe, Prairie View A&M, Rice, SMU, South Alabama, Tennessee State, Texas State, Western Kentucky (all preliminary)

LAGNIAPPE: Ranked as the No. 37 overall recruit in Louisiana by 247Sports, No. 41 by Rivals.com … Also ranked by 247 as the country’s No. 80 outside linebacker … Listed as an “athlete” by multiple recruiting websites; also has played at defensive end, inside linebacker and tight end; lists himself as a DE … Team made the Class 5A state Division IV semifinals, losing to Lafayette Christian Academy.

JAX HARRINGTON

OL 6-5, 305

Erath High

COMMITTED: July 2018

OTHER OFFERS: Baylor (this month), Colorado State and Louisiana Tech (official in August) and, preliminarily, Air Force, Tulsa, Arkansas State, Southern Miss, New Mexico State, Rice, Kansas, Western Kentucky, Tulane, Texas State, South Alabama

LAGNIAPPE: Played for winning Lafayette-area All-Stars in I-10 Bowl vs. Lake Charles All-Stars. … Invited to play in next month’s Gridiron Great All-American Bowl in New Orleans. … Played on both sides of the line in high school, including both tackle spots and defensive end … Listed at offensive guard by 247Sports, offensive tackle by Rivals.com. … Played at same high school as current UL running back Elijah Mitchell.

SHOMARI HAYES

DL 6-2, 313

Mountain Pointe High, Phoenix

COMMITTED: April 2018

OTHER OFFERS: UNLV, Fresno State (preliminary)

LAGNIAPPE: Visited UNLV last weekend, then reconfirmed commitment to UL … A spring 2018 high school graduate, but he delayed full-time college enrollment … Ranked by 247Sports as the No. 156 high school defensive tackle recruit in the nation … Ranked by azcentral.com as No. 49 recruit in Arizona prior to senior season. … Also played on the offensive line in high school and competed in the shot put.

More: Winning comes with a cost for Cajuns on recruiting front

JADEN HENDERSON

S 6-0, 190

McDonogh 35 High, New Orleans

COMMITTED: June 2018

OTHER OFFERS: South Alabama (official in August); New Mexico, Arkansas State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Houston Baptist, Northwestern State, Tennessee State, Texas-San Antonio, Western Kentucky, UL Monroe, Toledo, Indiana (all before July)

LAGNIAPPE: Ranked as the No. 55 recruit in Louisiana by 247Sports.com … Can play both safety spots … Also a track-and-field sprinter, high jumper and long jumper.

BOBBY HOLMES III

CB 5-10, 170

South Oak Cliff High, Dallas

COMMITTED: June 2018

OTHER OFFERS: North Texas, Utah State, New Mexico State, Alabama A&M, New Mexico, Indiana, Purdue, Western Kentucky

LAGNIAPPE: Picked to play in the the Blue-Grey High School Football All-American Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Texas … Brother of Oklahoma State freshman safety Kanion Williams … Ranked as the No. 149 high school recruit in Texas by 247Sports. Two-time first team Texas Class 5A All-District pick.

NEAL JOHNSON

TE 6-4, 220

West Mesquite High, Mesquite, Texas

COMMITTED: December 2018

OTHER OFFERS: New Mexico (recent); UL Monroe, Tulane, Western Kentucky, Wyoming (all official in August); Georgetown, Alcorn State, Northwestern State, Sam Houston State, Alabama State, Lamar, Prairie View A&M (all early)

LAGNIAPPE: Played quarterback this season but projected to play tight end … Nominated for the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Daytona Beach, Florida … Composite ranking of No. 91 tight end nationally, according to 247Sports … Threw for 1,119 yards and 12 touchdowns this season; ran for 480 yards and six more TDs.

More: Cajuns get recruiting commitments from Wilkerson, Cobb

DALVIN HUTCHINSON

DL 6-1, 320

West Monroe High

COMMITTED: July 2018

OTHER OFFERS: New Mexico State (official in August); Southern, Texas State, SMU, Tulane, McNeese, Northwestern State, Memphis, South Alabama, Texas-San Antonio, UL Monroe (all early)

LAGNIAPPE: No. 97 high school defensive tackle prospect in the country, according to 247Sports … Team was Class 5A State runner-up this season … A state powerlifting champion last season.

PETER LEBLANC

WR 6-2, 170

Catholic High, New Iberia

COMMITTED: July 2018

OTHER OFFERS: Louisiana Tech, Nicholls (both early)

LAGNIAPPE: No. 78 recruit in Louisiana, according to 247Sports … Team lost to Notre Dame in this year’s Division III state title game, but won state championship last season … Also a baseball player and track-and-field athlete; Class 2A 300-meter hurdles state runner-up earlier this year.

BRANDON LEGENDRE

WR 5-9, 185

E.D. White Catholic High, Thibodaux

COMMITTED: June 2018

OTHER OFFERS: Air Force, Arizona State, Arkansas State, Army, Cornell, Kansas, Kentucky, McNeese State, Northwestern State, Notre Dame, SMU, South Alabama, Southern Miss, TCU, Texas-San Antonio, Texas State, Tulane, Central Florida, Utah, Vanderbilt, West Virginia, Yale (all preliminary)

LAGNIAPPE: Currently ranked as the No. 29 recruit in Louisiana by 247Sports.com, No. 38 by Rivals.com … Team reached non-select Division II state semifinals this season … Played quarterback this year; projects to receiver at the next level … “A very dangerous return man,” according to 247Sports … Also has played defensive back.

More: Winning comes with a cost for Cajuns on recruiting front

AMIR MCDANIEL

DB 5-9, 170

West Florida High, Pensacola

COMMITTED: July 2018

OTHER OFFERS: Troy, Middle Tennessee (both official in August); Georgia Southern, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Kent State (all early)

LAGNIAPPE: Picked to play in Pensacola’s annual Subway High School All-Star Game … Pensacola News Journal first team All-Area pick on defense this year, Florida Class 5A All-State pick as a junior … Listed as a cornerback by 247Sports and ESPN.com, and as an “athlete” by Rivals … Returned two punts for touchdowns and scored three TDs on offense this year.