Barton College relaunched its football program in 2020 after a 70-year absence, and the Bulldogs have made recruiting in-state players a high priority.
Coach Chip Hester continued that trend with Barton’s latest recruiting class, announced on Tuesday. Barton inked 37 high school players, with 35 of them calling North Carolina home. The other two hail from South Carolina.
The Bulldogs also brought in nine transfers. Five of them played high school football in North Carolina. The transfer list is impressive. Players join the Division II Bulldogs from FBS schools like the University of Virginia, Charlotte and Coastal Carolina, and FCS programs like North Carolina Central, Campbell, Rhode Island and Monmouth.
Barton went 6-5 this past season. The Bulldogs featured one of the top running backs in all of NCAA football, All-American Jordan Terrell, who rushed for more than 1,700 yards and 12 touchdowns.
HIGH SCHOOL SIGNEES
Name, Pos., Ht., Wt., Hometown/High School
Durice Adamson, III, LB, 6-2, 210, Jacksonville, N.C./Northside
Conner Baker, LB, 6-1, 215, Nashville, N.C./Northern Nash
Blake Barbee, OL, 6-0, 285, Concord, N.C./Northwest Cabarrus
Andrew Bontekoe, K/P, 5-10, 150, Charlotte, N.C./Ardrey Kell
E’lla Boykin, DE, 6-3, 215, Mount Olive, N.C./Southern Wayne
Aiden Brown, TE, 6-4, 220, Shallotte, N.C./West Brunswick
Maleek Bryant, WR, 5-10, 170, Reidsville, N.C./Rockingham County
Braylon Canales, OL, 6-3, 300, Harrisburg, N.C./Jay M. Robinson
Khamari Copeland, DL, 5-9, 260, Durham N.C./Hillside
Luke Ellington, TE, 6-4, 245, Fuquay-Variana, N.C./Holly Springs
Daniel Galvin, OL, 6-7, 330, Teachey, N.C./Wallace-Rose Hill
Tate Gibbs, OL, 6-3, 285, Ponzer, N.C./Northside
Damarius Hester, DB, 6-0, 175, Jacksonville, N.C./White Oak
Caden Hicks, DL, 6-0, 255, Holly Springs, N.C./ Holly Springs
Zalin Ingram, WR, 6-3, 175, Garner, N.C./Cleveland
Corbin Kerr, RB, 5-10, 200, Rose Hill, N.C./Wallace Rose-Hill
Al Lee, QB, 6-3, 200, Reidsville, N.C./Reidsville
Kevontae Lucas, DB, 6-5, 175, Plymouth, N.C./Washington
Darray Lynch, DB, 6-0, 175, Middlesex, N.C./Southern Nash
Jake Lynch, OL, 6-3, 300, Mooresville, N.C./Lake Norman
Kedar Mangum, OL, 6-3, 285, Clayton, N.C./Cleveland
Todd Massey, OLB, 6-2, 240, Kannapolis, N.C./A.L. Brown
Nick McGhee, DL, 6-3, 245, Elon, N.C./Western Alamance
Maki Merriman, OL, 6-4, 290, Warsaw, N.C./James Kennan
Dominic Morgan, Jr., LB, 6-1, 205, Graniteville, S.C./ Midland Valley
Jaylen Neal, WR, 6-2, 185, Semora, N.C./Bartlett Yancey
Jackson Parrish, RB, 6-0, 215, Graham, N.C./Southern Alamance
Mark Perez, K/P, 5-11, 175, Edenton, N.C./John A. Holmes
Cameron Royal, LB, 5-10, 205, Knightdale, N.C./Clayton
Logan Saunders, DB, 6-0, 175, Nashville, N.C./Southern Nash
Jadyn Simpkins, DB, 5-10, 165, Graniteville, S.C./Midland Valley
Tyler Stevens, LB, 6-2, 220, Pollocksville, N.C./Pamilco County
Zyquarius Shaw, DL, 6-2, 245, Laurel Hill, N.C./Scotland County
Gage Tremaine, LB, 5-9, 195, Smithfield, N.C./Cleveland
Trevor Vaughn, DB, 5-10, 180, Salisbury, N.C./Jesse Carson
Bryson Wagner, WR, 5-11, 180, Black Creek, N.C./Beddingfield
Khiyale Washington, LB, 5-11 ,210, Charlotte, N.C./Mountain Island Charter
TRANSFERS
Name, Pos., Ht., Wt., Hometown/Previous School
Tito Clarke, OL, 6-0, 270, Raleigh, N.C./Kentucky Christian Univ.
Bailey Carraway, DE/OLB, 6-3, 255, Hartsville, S.C./Coastal Carolina
Trevor Nored, QB, 6-1, 220, Waldorf, Md./Univ. of Rhode Island
Jarvis Gulley, DB, 5-11, 160, Pahokee, Fla./Monmouth Coll. (Ill.)
Quentin Davis, LB, 6-1, 215, Manassas, Va./Frostburg State Univ.
Samuel Watkins, LS, 6-0, 250, Kernersville, N.C./Campbell Univ.
Sam Brady (Fall Enrollee), DE/OLB, 6-3, 240, Lincolnton, N.C./Univ. of Virginia
Jaiden Granda (Fall Enrollee), TE, 6-3, 235, Leland, N.C./UNCC
Corey Peterson (Fall Enrollee), LB, 6-1, 215, Wake Forest, N.C./North Carolina Central Univ.
