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App State football recruiting · Sun Belt

App State recruiting: 14 commits for 2027, No. 87 in our class score

Every class since 2002, where they came from, and who coached them.

142027 commits
3.00average stars, 2027 class
No. 872027 class score
339commits since 2002

The 2027 class

14 commits
Ben Musser
QB · 2027 · Jackson County · Hoschton, GA
★★★★★
Arwin Jackson
RB · 2027 · Miami Carol City · Miami, FL
★★★★★
Brexton Bell
S · 2027 · Calvary Day School · Savannah, GA
★★★★★
Cameron Horne
DL · 2027 · Newton · Covington, GA
★★★★★
JoJo Accelus
RB · 2027 · Monticello, AR
★★★★★
Damion King
EDGE · 2027 · Westerville North · Westerville, OH
★★★★★
Jalijah Rutledge
WR · 2027 · Moody, AL
★★★★★
Tre' Stone
LB · 2027 · Opelika, AL
★★★★★
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Jok Harris
WR · 2027 · Palmetto, FL
★★★★★
Levi Porter
LB · 2027 · The Kiski School · Saltsburg, PA
★★★★★
Jamar Grissett
S · 2027 · Irmo · Columbia, SC
unrated
Kyson McLeod
WR · 2027 · South Aiken · Aiken, SC
unrated
Sammy Wooten
IOL · 2027 · Lake Norman · Mooresville, NC
unrated
Zion Davis
CB · 2027 · McArthur · Hollywood, FL
unrated

Latest moves

2 moves
Offered Jonathan Jordan
EDGE · 2028
unrated
Oct 22
Offered Jontavius Wyman
CB · 2026 · Jonesboro, GA
★★★★★
Oct 9
Offers, visits and commits we have logged in the last 120 days, newest first.

The 2028 class

0 commits
No 2028 commits logged yet. Commits land here the day a recruit announces, from the national recruiting data and our live tracker.

2027 offers out

57 offers · 0 here · 57 elsewhere
Aymaud Sykes
RB · 2027 · Grant · Dry Prong, LA
★★★★★
Tulane
Apr 6
Ethan Lawson
IOL · 2027 · Rye Cove · Duffield, VA
★★★★★
Kennedy Green
S · 2027 · Douglas County · Douglasville, GA
★★★★★
Aidyn Wiggins
CB · 2027 · Byrnes · Duncan, SC
★★★★★
Auburn
Mar 3
Austin Stinson
RB · 2027 · Houston County · Warner Robins, GA
unrated
Charles Woodson Jr.
S · 2027 · Lake Nona · Orlando, FL
★★★★★
Michigan
Jan 27
Show all 57 offers
AJ Tillman Jr.
ATH · 2027 · Lithonia, GA
★★★★★
Parker Newman
TE · 2027 · Sevier County · Sevierville, TN
★★★★★
Duke
Dec 31, 2025
Jaiden Thompson
IOL · 2027 · Rockmart, GA
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
Nov 18, 2025
Q'Mari Hudson
OT · 2027 · Western Branch · Chesapeake, VA
★★★★★
Tennessee
Nov 12, 2025
Omarion Wallace
CB · 2027 · Newton · Covington, GA
★★★★★
Pittsburgh
Nov 12, 2025
Alex Scott
S · 2027 · Toombs County · Lyons, GA
★★★★★
NC State
Nov 12, 2025
Jeremiah Culpepper
LB · 2027 · Troup County · Lagrange, GA
★★★★★
Ole Miss
Nov 11, 2025
Keith Richmond
EDGE · 2027 · Clay-Chalkville · Pinson, AL
★★★★★
Arkansas
Nov 11, 2025
Drew Williams
LB · 2027 · Sequoyah · Canton, GA
★★★★★
Kentucky
Nov 11, 2025
Colton Johnson
TE · 2027 · Upperman · Baxter, TN
★★★★★
Ole Miss
Nov 11, 2025
Isaac McNeil
LB · 2027 · Vigor · Mobile, AL
★★★★★
Auburn
Nov 10, 2025
John Archer
DL · 2027 · Seventy-First · Fayetteville, NC
★★★★★
South Carolina
Nov 6, 2025
Elias Pearl
WR · 2027 · Port Charlotte, FL
★★★★★
Florida
Oct 19, 2025
JT Austin
LB · 2027 · Sandy Creek · Tyrone, GA
★★★★★
Cincinnati
Oct 6, 2025
Joakim Gouda
LB · 2027 · McEachern · Powder Springs, GA
★★★★★
Georgia
Sep 28, 2025
Jackson Ross
LB · 2027 · Hammond School · Columbia, SC
★★★★★
South Carolina
Sep 28, 2025
Deontay Malone
CB · 2027 · Massillon Washington · Massillon, OH
★★★★★
Ohio State
Sep 19, 2025
Bryce Woods
CB · 2027 · Woodward Academy · Atlanta, GA
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Sep 19, 2025
Tommy Douglas
TE · 2027 · Hun School · Princeton, NJ
★★★★★
Florida
Sep 15, 2025
Sam Faniel
TE · 2027 · Benedictine · Richmond, VA
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Aug 11, 2025
Karlos May
DL · 2027 · Ramsay · Birmingham, AL
★★★★★
Ohio State
Aug 3, 2025
Demarcus Brown
WR · 2027 · Roanoke Catholic · Roanoke, VA
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Aug 3, 2025
Javian Jones-Priest
RB · 2027 · Arlington Martin · Arlington, TX
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Jun 15, 2025
Jordan Haskins
S · 2027 · Bryan Station · Lexington, KY
★★★★★
Louisville
Jun 15, 2025
Branden Sharpe
WR · 2027 · Brownsburg, IN
★★★★★
Indiana
Jun 14, 2025
Jabari Watkins
WR · 2027 · Thomas County Central · Thomasville, GA
★★★★★
Arkansas
May 16, 2025
Davion Crumitie
ATH · 2027 · Rickards · Tallahassee, FL
★★★★★
Vanderbilt
May 16, 2025
Desmond Malpress
EDGE · 2027 · Atlantic Coast · Jacksonville, FL
★★★★★
Clemson
May 13, 2025
Trey Wimbley
WR · 2027 · D.W. Daniel · Central, SC
★★★★★
Clemson
May 13, 2025
Amare Patterson
WR · 2027 · Bluffton · Ridgeland, SC
★★★★★
North Carolina
Apr 30, 2025
Jamison Roberts
QB · 2027 · Saraland, AL
★★★★★
Oklahoma
Apr 30, 2025
Trent Seaborn
QB · 2027 · Thompson · Alabaster, AL
★★★★★
Alabama
Apr 29, 2025
Jordan Dillon
IOL · 2027 · Effingham County · Springfield, GA
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
Apr 28, 2025
Malachi Brown
DL · 2027 · Corbin, KY
★★★★★
Kentucky
Apr 6, 2025
Xavier Perkins
EDGE · 2027 · C.E. Jordan · Durham, NC
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Mar 16, 2025
Xavier Sabb
ATH · 2027 · Glassboro, NJ
★★★★★
Oregon
Mar 10, 2025
Andrew Beard II
RB · 2027 · Prince Avenue Christian School · Bogart, GA
★★★★★
Florida
Feb 15, 2025
Seth Tillman
DL · 2027 · South Pointe · Rock Hill, SC
★★★★★
Clemson
Jan 28, 2025
Dennis Glenn Jr.
DL · 2027 · Boiling Springs, SC
★★★★★
Rutgers
Jan 23, 2025
Davion Jones
S · 2027 · Hough · Cornelius, NC
★★★★★
South Carolina
Jan 16, 2025
Jalaythan Mayfield
LB · 2027 · Lincolnton, NC
★★★★★
Indiana
Jan 7, 2025
Amir Brown
RB · 2027 · Rolesville, NC
★★★★★
Nebraska
Nov 14, 2024
Anthony Roberts
WR · 2027 · Rolesville, NC
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Nov 14, 2024
Junior Saunders
OT · 2027 · Woodberry Forest, VA
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Jun 20, 2024
Majay Thompson
WR · 2027 · Crest · Shelby, NC
★★★★★
Florida State
Jun 8, 2024
Jonathan Dillon
WR · 2027 · Southern Durham · Durham, NC
★★★★★
Duke
May 16, 2024
Joshua Sam-Epelle
OT · 2027 · Douglas County · Douglasville, GA
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
May 2, 2024
Brayden Tyson
ATH · 2027 · Brookwood · Snellville, GA
★★★★★
South Carolina
Jan 31, 2024
Iveon Lewis
WR · 2027 · Huguenot · Richmond, VA
★★★★★
South Carolina
Jan 30, 2024
Chris Whitehead
EDGE · 2027 · L.C. Bird · Chesterfield, VA
★★★★★
LSU
Jan 29, 2024
Sean Tatum
IOL · 2027 · John Carroll · Fort Pierce, FL
★★★★★
Miami
Jan 16, 2024

2028 offers out

1 offer · 0 here · 0 elsewhere
Jonathan Jordan
EDGE · 2028
unrated
Uncommitted
Oct 22

Every App State class since 2006

Most four- and five-star commits in one class: 1 in 2026. Best class by our class score: 2026 (No. 52).

2006: 0 five-star, 0 four-star20062007: 0 five-star, 0 four-star2008: 0 five-star, 0 four-star2009: 0 five-star, 0 four-star2010: 0 five-star, 0 four-star2011: 0 five-star, 0 four-star20112012: 0 five-star, 0 four-star2013: 0 five-star, 0 four-star2014: 0 five-star, 0 four-star2015: 0 five-star, 0 four-star2016: 0 five-star, 0 four-star20162017: 0 five-star, 0 four-star2018: 0 five-star, 0 four-star2019: 0 five-star, 0 four-star2020: 0 five-star, 0 four-star2021: 0 five-star, 0 four-star20212022: 0 five-star, 0 four-star2023: 0 five-star, 0 four-star2024: 0 five-star, 0 four-star2025: 0 five-star, 0 four-star2026: 0 five-star, 1 four-star2027: 0 five-star, 0 four-star2027
five-starfour-star
ClassCommitsAvg stars5-star4-starRankBest commitsHead coach
2027 LIVE143.0000No. 87Ben Musser QB, Arwin Jackson RBDowell Loggains
2026233.0401No. 52Jamel Howse TE, Kamauri Austin WRDowell Loggains
2025133.0000No. 101Sam Mbake WR, Edward Coleman WRShawn Clark
2024182.9400No. 78Khamani Alexander RB, Jackson Bussey EDGEShawn Clark
2023183.0000No. 71Grant Tucker ATH, Kason Boston EDGEShawn Clark
2022142.8500No. 80Santana Hopper DL, DJ Burks ATHShawn Clark
2021222.9500No. 80Jaden Lindsay IOL, Colston Powers OTShawn Clark
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2020212.9000No. 86Stan Ellis WR, Je'Mari Littlejohn OLBEli Drinkwitz
2019182.8900No. 96David Baldwin-Griffin DUAL, Raykwon Anderson CBScott Satterfield
2018252.4200No. 116Braden Collins WR, Jay Person ILBScott Satterfield
2017192.4200No. 108Malik Williams ATH, D'Andre Hicks WRScott Satterfield
2016232.2200No. 111Marcus Williams Jr APB, K.J. Chamberlain SScott Satterfield
2015242.2300No. 109Daniel David DUAL, Zireycus Letman WRScott Satterfield
2014282.2300No. 86Jaylan Barbour WR, Nikia Cathey ATH
2013142.1500No. 127Treyon Garnett S, Terrence Upshaw RB
2012132.4000No. 125John Law ILB, Tysean Holloway ATH
2011142.0000No. 128Brandon McGowan ILB, Shaquille Counts OG
20101-00No. 145Brandon Hunter DE
20093-00No. 180Brandon Grier LB, Quin Thornton ATH
20088-00No. 183DeMorris Brooks DB, Demery Brewer ATH
20075-00No. 181Brian Quick WR, Corey Darrington RB
20061-00No. 159Josh Johnson WR
Rank is our class score among every program that year: each commit's recruiting rating, best first, with the depth of the class counting for less. Head coach is the coach the season before signing day, when the class was recruited.

Where App State recruits come from

The biggest pipeline is Georgia, with 84 commits.

Top states

2002-2027
GA84 25%
NC79 23%
SC62 18%
FL56 17%
AL14 4%
TN14 4%
VA6 2%
CA4 1%

Pipeline high schools

2 or more commits
Hough
Cornelius, NC · Jarvis Potts (2026), Brodrick Gooch (2022)
4 commits
Providence
Charlotte, NC · Jordan Fehr (2016), Corey Darrington (2007)
4 commits
Charlotte Christian
Charlotte, NC · Grant Tucker (2023), Ricky Kofoed (2019)
3 commits
Edgewater
Orlando, FL · Michael McClenton (2026), Ben Jones (2026)
3 commits
Lord Botetourt
Daleville, VA · Colston Powers (2021), Troy Everett (2021)
3 commits
Gaffney
Gaffney, SC · Stan Ellis (2020), Je'Mari Littlejohn (2020)
3 commits
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York Comprehensive
York, SC · Da'Shawn Brown (2021), Beau Nunn (2013)
3 commits
Grayson
Loganville, GA · Alex Sanchez (2025), Derrell Farrar (2022)
3 commits
Reagan
Pfafftown, NC · Eisa Evans (2026), Trevor Willard (2020)
3 commits
Buford
Buford, GA · Ryan McKinnis (2023), Josiah Wyatt (2022)
3 commits
Miami Northwestern
Miami, FL · Nate Noel (2020), Travis McNichols (2021)
3 commits
North Augusta
North Augusta, SC · Chase Presnell (2022), Victor Johnson (2015)
3 commits

Who App State offered, and who won them

Of the 229 players we have on record as App State offers (2008-2023), 62 signed here (27%). The program that beat them most often: Duke, 6 times.

ClassOffersSigned hereHit rateLost most to
2023800%Tennessee 2, North Carolina 1
2016600%Miami 2, Syracuse 1
20154237%Louisville 3, Georgia State 2
2014941516%East Carolina 5, Duke 4
201322836%Duke 2, Vanderbilt 1
2012171271%Georgia Tech 1, Florida International 1
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2011211362%Arkansas 1, Wake Forest 1
20098338%Illinois 1, Marshall 1
200811873%Virginia Tech 1, South Carolina 1
Offers come from the recruiting archive, which is fullest for 2008-2015. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staff made.

Lost head to head

offered here, signed there
6 players
5 players
5 players
5 players
5 players
4 players

The coaches who signed them

Dowell Loggains has signed 37 commits since the 2026 class.

Head coaches and their classes

CoachClassesCommitsAvg stars5-starBest get
Dowell Loggains
2025-2026 · 5-8
2026-2027373.030Jamel Howse
Shawn Clark
2020-2024 · 39-24
2021-2025852.950Grant Tucker
Eli Drinkwitz
2019 · 12-1
2020212.900Stan Ellis
Scott Satterfield
2014-2018 · 47-16
2015-20191092.420David Baldwin-Griffin

Position coaches: who they landed

commits at their positions
Justin Harper
Wide receivers · 2026 · best: Jalijah Rutledge, Jok Harris
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Tyler Kelley
Running backs · 2026 · best: Arwin Jackson, JoJo Accelus
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Ryan Pugh
Offensive line · 2026 · best: Sammy Wooten
1 commits
Allen Mogridge
Offensive Line · 2025 · best: Nick Kashubara, Caden Muskus
8 commits
3.00 avg stars
Keith Jones Jr
Defensive Line · 2025 · best: Sawyer Arnold, Xavier Joseph
4 commits
3.00 avg stars
Ryan Yurachek
Tight Ends · 2025 · best: Jamel Howse, Brice Williamson
3 commits
3.33 avg stars
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Curtis Fuller
Defensive Pass Game Coordinator/Defensive Backs · 2025 · best: Syncere Berry, Dorrian Medley
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Riley Watkins
Quarterbacks · 2025 · best: Bronzden Chaffin
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Scot Sloan ()
Defensive coordinator/Safeties · 2023-2024 · best: Ja'Torian Mack, Juan Berchal
6 commits
3.00 avg stars
Lawrence Dawsey ()
Wide receivers · 2023-2024 · best: Sam Mbake, Edward Coleman
5 commits
3.00 avg stars
Rod West ()
Defensive passing game coordinator/cornerbacks · 2021-2024 · best: Omari Philyaw, Tyshawn Sanders
4 commits
3.00 avg stars
Mike Cummings ()
Offensive Line · 2023-2024 · best: Felix Doege, Dylan Barbrey
4 commits
2.75 avg stars
Eric McDaniel ()
Defensive Line · 2024 · best: Kaden Ellis, Caleb Pitts
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Travis Cunningham ()
Inside linebackers · 2023-2024 · best: Marquis Lane-Owens
1 commits
AJ Howard ()
Outside linebackers · 2023-2024 · best: Marquis Lane-Owens
1 commits
Lance Ware ()
Tight ends · 2024 · best: Dillon Galloway
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Victor Cabral ()
Defensive Line · 2023 · best: Jackson Bussey, DeNigel Cooper
4 commits
3.00 avg stars
Dale Jones
inside linebackers · 2016-2022 · best: Jayden Bethea, Ryan McKinnis
6 commits
2.83 avg stars
Mark DeBastiani
Outside linebackers coach · 2022 · best: Jayden Bethea, Ryan McKinnis
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
David Lockwood
Safeties coach · 2022 · best: Zyeir Gamble, Jalik Thomas
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Robert Nunn
Defensive line coach · 2022 · best: Kason Boston, Nate Johnson
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Kevin Barbay
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach · 2022 · best: Joey Aguilar, Mason McHugh
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Lawrence Dawsey
Wide Receivers coach · 2022 · best: Chris Lawson Jr.
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Geep Wade
Offensive line coach · 2022 · best: Cayden Sweatt
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Rod West
Cornerbacks coach · 2022 · best: Trenton Alan Yowe
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Robert Nunn ()
Defensive line · 2021 · best: Santana Hopper, Markus Clark
4 commits
2.75 avg stars
Nic Cardwell ()
Offensive line · 2021 · best: Chase Presnell
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
David Lockwood ()
Safeties · 2021 · best: none at his positions
0 commits
Pat Washington ()
Wide receivers · 2021 · best: none at his positions
0 commits
Shawn Clark
co-offensive coordinator (run game)/offensive lineman · 2016-2019 · best: Larry Dowdy, Seth Williams
9 commits
2.78 avg stars
D. J. Smith
outside linebackers · 2018-2019 · best: Je'Mari Littlejohn, Kevon Haigler
5 commits
3.00 avg stars
Anwar Stewart
Defensive Line · 2019 · best: Jamar Rucks, Stephen Passeggiata
5 commits
3.00 avg stars
Greg Gasparato
safeties · 2018-2019 · best: Brendan Harrington, Mike Smith
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Ted Roof
Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers · 2019 · best: Je'Mari Littlejohn, Kevon Haigler
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Pat Washington
Wide Receivers · 2019 · best: Stan Ellis, Christan Horn
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Garrett Riley
Running Backs · 2019 · best: Nate Noel
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Charlie Harbison
Cornerbacks · 2019 · best: none at his positions
0 commits
Bryan Brown
cornerbacks · 2016-2018 · best: Raykwon Anderson, Emmanuel Jenkins
6 commits
2.67 avg stars
Stu Holt
running backs/special teams · 2016-2018 · best: Daetrich Harrington, De'Vonta Smith
4 commits
2.25 avg stars
Mark Ivey
defensive line · 2016-2018 · best: Zeke Brandle, Luke Smith
4 commits
2.50 avg stars
Frank Ponce
co-offensive coordinator (pass game)/quarterbacks · 2016-2018 · best: David Baldwin-Griffin, Peyton Derrick
2 commits
2.50 avg stars
Nic Cardwell
tight ends · 2018 · best: Ricky Kofoed
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Justin Watts
wide receivers · 2016 · best: D'Andre Hicks, Thomas Hennigan
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Nate Woody
defensive coordinator/outside linebackers · 2016 · best: Demetrius Taylor
1 commits
2.00 avg stars
A coach is credited with the commits at the positions he coached, in each class signed after a season he was on staff. Staffs on record from 2010.
The 2026 staff (7 coaches)
Dowell Loggains
Head coach
Mike Anthony
Offensive coordinator
D. J. Smith
Defensive coordinator
Tyler Zielenske
Special teams coordinator
Ryan Pugh
Offensive line
Tyler Kelley
Running backs
Justin Harper
Wide receivers

Quick answers

How many commits does App State have in the 2027 class?

App State has 14 commits in the 2027 recruiting class on our board, led by Ben Musser, a 3-star QB from Hoschton.

What was App State's best recruiting class?

By our class score, the 2026 class (No. 52 nationally): 23 commits, 0 five-stars and 1 four-stars.

Where does App State recruit the most?

Georgia: 84 of App State's 339 commits since 2002 came from there.

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