VSN (Admin) Published on Wednesday February 01, 2023 – 10:37 am
The MNU football team is thrilled to announce the autograph class of 2023. This class welcomes 50 new members to the Pioneer family. Nine different states are represented among the new signatories.
“This is my fourth and biggest recruiting class we’ve had since we took over at MNU,” says coach Paul Hansen. “Going into this recruiting season, we knew we had to drill down on some positions. This class gives us more depth so we can compete for another conference championship. I am very proud of how hard our staff have worked to land such quality students athletes. The future is very bright.”
Defensively, some key signees at the linebacker position will help add to a unit that will return seven starters next year. “Lance Jones’ transfer will add speed and quickness to the defence,” says coach Hansen. “Also, Olathe North local talent Jackson Davis appears to be a key player at the linebacker position. He’s looking for Hamilton Staton, CJ McMillian, Matthew Geogrie and Maxwell Webber as key players who can immediately help our defense.” Offensively, Enrique Newman (325), Garrett Davidson (280), Jacob Campbell (315) and Landon Carson (310) are all key signers adding dimension to our offensive line. “If we’re going to win games in November and December, we’re going to have to win the line of scrimmage,” says Hansen. “We’re going back to ten starters on offense next year, so getting good depth behind those guys was key. Players like Chase Allen, Devin Andrews, Payton Feiden, Drew Miller and Bear Shore all appear to be key players who can help the attack.”
“Overall, I am very happy with this recruiting class. There are some really good players in this group and I think they will fit well into our current squad,” says Hansen.
The Pioneers open the 2023 football season on August 24 at Texas College at 7:00 p.m.
First Bottom AS/City/State Hometown Height Weight Position Hudl Anthony Andrews Blue Valley North HS Overland Park, KS 5’11 195 LB Devin Andrews Lee Summit HS Lee Summit, MO 5’7 175 RB Chase Allen Ladue Horton Watkins HS St. Louis , MO 6’1 170 DO Carson Alfonsi Washburn Ruraul Topeka, CS 5’10 170 DB Deon Burtin Staley CS Kansas City, MO 5’11 170 DB Jacob Campbell Viborg/Hurley PS Viborg, SD 6’3 315 CS Elias Carson Butler Community College Overland Park, KS 6’0 195 DB Landon Carson Nixa HS Nixa, MO 6’1 310 OL Jackson Davis Olathe North HS Olathe, KS 5’10 200 LB Garrett Davidson Nixa HS Nixa, MO 6’0 275 OL Eugene Derson Ross S. Sterling AS Baytown, TX 6’0 200 LB Marques Devoe Olathe North, HS Olathe, KS 5’8 165 RB A’Ydren Drew-Gregory Highland Park HS Topeka, KS 6’0 160 DB Duncan Duell Hillsboro HS Hillsboro, KS 6’0 200 TE Trey Dyer Shawnee Mission North HS Shawnee Mission, KS 5’9 175 RB Payton Feiden Gallatin High Schol Gallatin, MO 6’3 210 TE Garrett Galyean Tyler Junior College P urcell, OK 6’2 170 DO Matthew Georgie Pittsburg State University Lawrence, KS 6’0 215 LB Cade Johnson Stockton AS Stockton, MO 5’10 215 LB Antonio Jones Broken Arrow AS Broken Arrow, OK 6’1 175 Ath Lance Jones Western New Mexico University Waco, TX 6’1 200 LB Jaylen Kariuki Edmond Sante Fe HS Edmond, OK 6’2 230 DL Connor Knatcal Nixa HS Nixa, MO 6’2 200 QB Ezric Knox Shawnee Mission South HS Shawnee, KS 6’0 185 LB Austyn McFadden Ottawa HS Ottawa, KS 6’3 230 DL CJ McMillan Northern Arizona University Sacramento, CA 6’6 280 DL Drew Miller Helias Catholic HS Jefferson City, MO 6’3 200 QB Dallas Mullikin Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Dewey, OK 6′ 2 170 DB Enrique Newman North American University Houston, TX 6’1 325 OL NAU HIGHLIGHTS – Enrique Newman highlights – Hudl Obina Ogogor University of Texas San Antonio San Antonio, TX 6’2 240 LB Donald Palmer Brewton-Parker College West Palm Beach, FL 6′ 4 240 DL Matthew Potucek Hillsboro HS Hillsboro, KS 6’0 200 LB Christian Ramirez Lansing HS Lansi ng, KS 5′ 11 200 LB Angelo Saunders De Soto HS De Soto, KS 6’0 170 DB Danny Scofield Olathe East HS Olathe, KS 5’11 160 DB Terran Scarbrough East St. Louis HS East St. Louis, IL 6’0 350 OL Blake Schroeder Sweet Springs HS Sweet Springs, MO 6’0 205 Ath Garrett Seely Jayhawk Linn HS Mound City , KS 5’10 150 DB Malachi Shaw Lee Summit HS Lee Summit, MO 5’10 180 LB Antonio Sullivan Jr. De Soto HS De Soto, KS 6’0 175 WR Senior Season Highlights – Ethan Yinger highlights – Hudl Hamilton Staton Quincey University Leawood, KS 6’3 220 LB Brody Stewart Paola HS Paola, KS 5’11 190 LB Bear Shore Camdenton HS Camdenton, MO 6’3 210 QB Carl Thompson Hogan Prep Academy Kansas City, MO 6’4 210 TE Terry Vester Raytown South HS Raytown, MO 6’1 200 LB Axavier Vink Ottawa HS Ottawa, KS 6’0 245 DL Reece Waters Camdenton HS Camdenton, MO 5’11 160 WR Maxwell Webber Avila University St. Louis, MO 6’2 170 DB Drelando Wells Central HS Springfield, MO 6’0 180 DB Hunter Wohler Northwestern College Topeka 5’11 18 0 QB Jorda n Wolfe West Ouachita HS West Monroe, LA 6’4 250 DL
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