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 SchoolDurice Adamson, III, LB, 6-2, 210, Jacksonville, N.C./NorthsideConner Baker, LB, 6-1, 215, Nashville, N.C./Northern NashBlake Barbee, OL, 6-0, 285, Concord, N.C./Northwest CabarrusAndrew Bontekoe, K/P, 5-10, 150, Charlotte, N.C./Ardrey KellE'lla Boykin, DE, 6-3, 215, Mount Olive, N.C./Southern WayneAiden Brown, TE, 6-4, 220, Shallotte, N.C./West BrunswickMaleek Bryant, WR, 5-10, 170, Reidsville, N.C./Rockingham CountyBraylon Canales, OL, 6-3, 300, Harrisburg, N.C./Jay M. RobinsonKhamari Copeland, DL, 5-9, 260, Durham N.C./HillsideLuke Ellington, TE, 6-4, 245, Fuquay-Variana, N.C./Holly SpringsDaniel Galvin, OL, 6-7, 330, Teachey, N.C./Wallace-Rose HillTate Gibbs, OL, 6-3, 285, Ponzer, N.C./NorthsideDamarius Hester, DB, 6-0, 175, Jacksonville, N.C./White OakCaden Hicks, DL, 6-0, 255, Holly Springs, N.C./ Holly SpringsZalin Ingram, WR, 6-3, 175, Garner, N.C./ClevelandCorbin Kerr, RB, 5-10, 200, Rose Hill, N.C./Wallace Rose-HillAl Lee, QB, 6-3, 200, Reidsville, N.C./ReidsvilleKevontae Lucas, DB, 6-5, 175, Plymouth, N.C./Washington Darray Lynch, DB, 6-0, 175, Middlesex, N.C./Southern NashJake Lynch, OL, 6-3, 300, Mooresville, N.C./Lake NormanKedar Mangum, OL, 6-3, 285, Clayton, N.C./ClevelandTodd Massey, OLB, 6-2, 240, Kannapolis, N.C./A.L. BrownNick McGhee, DL, 6-3, 245, Elon, N.C./Western AlamanceMaki Merriman, OL, 6-4, 290, Warsaw, N.C./James KennanDominic Morgan, Jr., LB, 6-1, 205, Graniteville, S.C./ Midland ValleyJaylen Neal, WR, 6-2, 185, Semora, N.C./Bartlett YanceyJackson Parrish, RB, 6-0, 215, Graham, N.C./Southern AlamanceMark Perez, K/P, 5-11, 175, Edenton, N.C./John A. Holmes Cameron Royal, LB, 5-10, 205, Knightdale, N.C./ClaytonLogan Saunders, DB, 6-0, 175, Nashville, N.C./Southern NashJadyn Simpkins, DB, 5-10, 165, Graniteville, S.C./Midland ValleyTyler Stevens, LB, 6-2, 220, Pollocksville, N.C./Pamilco CountyZyquarius Shaw, DL, 6-2, 245, Laurel Hill, N.C./Scotland CountyGage Tremaine, LB, 5-9, 195, Smithfield, N.C./ClevelandTrevor Vaughn, DB, 5-10, 180, Salisbury, N.C./Jesse Carson Bryson Wagner, WR, 5-11, 180, Black Creek, N.C./BeddingfieldKhiyale Washington, LB, 5-11 ,210, Charlotte, N.C./Mountain Island Charter TRANSFERSName, Pos., Ht., Wt., Hometown/Previous SchoolTito Clarke, OL, 6-0, 270, Raleigh, N.C./Kentucky Christian Univ.Bailey Carraway, DE/OLB, 6-3, 255, Hartsville, S.C./Coastal CarolinaTrevor Nored, QB, 6-1, 220, Waldorf, Md./Univ. of Rhode IslandJarvis 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 VirginiaJaiden Granda (Fall Enrollee), TE, 6-3, 235, Leland, N.C./UNCCCorey Peterson (Fall Enrollee), LB, 6-1, 215, Wake Forest, N.C./North Carolina Central Univ.
