MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis coach Justin Fuente has put together a signing class of 27 in his first two months on the job with the Tigers.
He announced a group Wednesday that includes seven already enrolled at Memphis who can take part in spring practice. In that group is quarterback Jacob Karam who transferred from Texas Tech and has two seasons of eligibility left after earning his degree.
Fuente also worked Memphis high schools where he picked up seven players with two more from nearby Olive Branch, Miss. He signed 6-foot-4, 270-pound offensive lineman Tony Mays and defensive back Derrick Bobo from Whitehaven, receiver Daniel Hurd and defensive lineman Carl Mitchell from Wooddale High and another quarterback in Will Gross from Melrose.
Scout.com rated the class 84th in the nation.
Here is a complete list of February 1 signees:
Derrick Bobo DB 5-9 180 Fr. Memphis, TN (Whitehaven HS)
Latarius Brady TE 6-3 255 Fr. Memphis, TN (East HS)
Will Gross QB 6-1 170 Fr. Memphis, TN (Melrose HS)
Kerwin Harrison TE 6-3 225 Fr. Lakeland, FL (Kathleen HS)
Dontavious Heard SAF 6-0 180 Fr. Lithonia, GA (Martin Luther King HS)
Daniel Hurd WR 6-2 205 Fr. Memphis, TN (Wooddale HS)
Chauncey Lanier CB 6-1 170 Fr. Miramar, FL (Nova HS)
Paxton Lynch QB 6-5 225 Fr. Deltona, FL (Trinity Christian Academy)
Tony Mays OL 6-4 270 Fr. Memphis, TN (Whitehaven HS)
Wynton McManis LB 6-0 200 Fr. Olive Branch, MS (Olive Branch HS)
Carl Mitchell DL 6-4 240 Fr. Memphis, TN (Wooddale HS)
Daniel Montiel TE 6-5 240 Fr. Arlington, TX (Arlington HS)
Chris Morley CB 5-11 175 Fr. Pompano, FL (South Plantation HS)
Leonard Pegues LB 5-11 210 Fr. Olive Branch, MS (Olive Branch HS)
Cody Quon OL 6-5 220 Fr. Memphis, TN (St. Benedict HS)
Micah Simmons OL 6-4 295 Fr. Lindale, TX (Lindale HS)
Michael Stannard OL 6-3 270 Fr. Columbia, MO (Rock Bridge HS)
Jai Steib RB 5-11 220 Jr. Hahnville, LA (Hahnville HS/College of the Desert)
Anthony Watson SAF 6-1 200 Jr. Houston, TX (Westfield HS/Blinn JC)
Dion Witty CB 5-11 175 Fr. Coral Springs, FL (Coral Springs HS)
Mid-Year Signees:
Anthony Brown DL 6-3 240 Jr. Cairo, GA (Cairo HS/Northeast Miss. CC)
Fritz Etienne SAF 6-1 200 So. Miami, FL (MSGR Pace HS/Coffeyville CC)
Antonio Foster OL 6-4 290 Jr. Valdosta, GA (Valdosta HS/Georgia Tech/NE Miss CC)
Bronterrious Jakes LB 6-0 215 So. Phenix City, AL (Central HS/Holmes CC)
Jacob Karam QB 6-1 200 Jr. Friendswood, TX (Friendswood HS/Texas Tech)
Jesse Milleson TE 6-4 255 Jr. Phoenix, AZ (Sunnyslope HS/Glendale CC)
MarKeith Minnick OL 6-6 295 Fr. Philadelphia, PA (Delaware Valley Charter/Hargrave)
