Christian Brothers cornerback and Tennessee state 100-meter and 200-meter track champion Jaxon Hammond was among the Army freshman football players reporting for R-Day earlier Monday morning.
Hammond possesses next-level speed, running the 100 dash in 10.35 seconds at the state championship, and could make in immediate impact.
Quarterbacks Hayden Oviatt (Wamego, Kansas) and Hezekiah “Champ” Harris (Miami, Fla.) are direct freshmen to watch. Army Prep quarterbacks Cale Hellums and Larry Robinson are also among the freshmen reporting.
Here’s a working list of Army’s 2023 freshman class. (Parents if you would like your son’s R-Day photos posted on our social media, please DM pics to @salinterdonato on Twitter or email to salinterdonato@gmail.com)
Army 2023 freshman class
85 DE Amir Ali, 6-1, 247, Holy Cross HS, San Antonio, Texas: First offer – Army
18 QB Drew Allen, 6-3, 194, Trinity HS, Louisville, Ky.: Other offers – Notre Dame (preferred walk on).
4 K Carlos Alvarado, 5-9, 160, Tomball (Texas) HS: First offer – Army
*42 WR Tay Andrews, 6-1, 198, Lockhart (Texas) HS: Other offers – Oklahoma State (preferred walk-on)
*58 OL Henry Appleton, 6-2, 272, Denton Ryan HS, Denton, Texas: Other offers – Air Force. Helped Denton Ryan to Texas 5A state title as junior.
*16 CB Josh Baskerville, 5-11, 173, Don Bosco Prep, West Point, N.Y.: Baskerville’s father, John is 1990 West Point graduate and the Deputy Head of the Department of Foreign Languages at the academy.
64 T Jacob Benjamin, 6-4 , 255, Cherokee Bluff HS, Flowery Branch, Ga.: First offer – Army. Other offers – Air Force
*23 WR Lloyd “Tre” Benson, 5-8, 179, Catholic HS, Baton Rogue, La.
48 LB Isaiah Birl, 6-foot, 199, Walnut Hills HS, Cincinnati, Ohio: Other offers – Navy, Air Force, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan, Akron, Miami (Ohio), Toledo
*56 LB Jacob Blandburg, 5-10, 217, Williston-Northampton HS, Las Vegas, Nev.
QB 14 Mitch Bolden, 6-foot, 208, Lakota West HS, West Chester, Ohio
*87 DE Jack Bousum, 6-4, 231, St. Mary’s HS, Annapolis, Md.: First offer – Navy
*45 LB C.J. Bowens, 6-2, 217, The Benjamin School, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.: Other offers – Navy. Senior stats – 58 tackles, 11 sacks.
*38 S Caden Brungard, 6-foot, 212, Western Wayne HS, Lake Ariel, Pa.: Other offers – Air Force
81 TE Aidan Casuccio, 6-3, 229, The Hun School, Princeton, N.J.
63 OL Ben Chaney, 6-5, 319, Hubbard (Ohio) HS
*25 WR David Clerk, 5-10, 173, Centennial HS, Burleson, Texas
*75 OL Sam Dec, 6-3, 271, Nease HS, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.: Other offers – Navy, Air Force, Marshall, Appalachian State, Florida International, Georgia Southern, UConn, Western Kentucky, Georgia State, Colorado State, Troy, UMass.
*27 CB RJ DeMadet, 5-8, 164, Memorial HS, Frisco, Texas: Other offers – Navy, Air Force
*46 LB David Dunston, 6-2, 236, William Penn HS, New Castle, Del.
47 TE Brian Dyer, 6-4, 204, Plano (Texas) East HS: Other offers – Arkansas State
49 TE Brody Eaton, 6-4, 241, Conestoga HS, Berwyn, Pa.
*28 WR Omari Embree, 5-8, 195, Warren Woods HS, Warren, Mich.
*57 DT Dylan Faniel, 6-1, 274, Benedictine Prep, Richmond, Va.: Other offers – Navy.
*71 OL Paolo Gennarelli, 6-1, 296, St. Charles North (Ill.) HS: Other offers – Wyoming
66 OL Alex Gray, 6-3, 263, Huntsville (Ala.) HS: Other offers – Kentucky. Preferred walk on – Alabama
5 CB Jaxon Hammond, 5-10, 160, Christian Brothers HS, Memphis, Tenn.: Other offers – Navy, Air Force, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Memphis, Marshall, Buffalo, Bowling Green, Arkansas State, UConn.
7 QB Hezekiah “Champ” Harris, 6-2, 193, Edison HS, Miami, Fla.: Other offers – Navy, Air Force, Temple
*77 DL Kody Harris, 6-foot, 285, Middletown (Del.) HS: Other offers – Navy, Air Force. Visited Army, Navy and Air Force.
*OT Elijah Haughawout, 6-4, 265, Lambert HS, Suwanee, Ga.: Other offers – Navy
* 3 QB Cale Hellums, 5-10, 200, Tomball (Texas) HS: First offer – Army.
*59 DE Nate Holt, 6-4, 263, Unionville (Pa.) HS
89 WR Josh Horton, 6-2, 203, Osborne HS, Marietta, Ga.: Other offers – Navy
*29 WR Samari Howard, 5-7, 185, Temple (Texas) HS: Other offers – Air Force. Former Air Force commit. Scored 57 career touchdowns.
*52 OL Kendrick Kirby, 6-foot, 262, Calhoun (Ga.) HS: Other offers – Air Force, Memphis, Arkansas State, Marshall.
72 OL Kyle Kloska, 6-3, 280, West Catholic HS, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Central Michigan transfer
*56 OL Tyler Lee, 6-1, 290, Tomball (Texas) HS: Other offers – Air Force, Tulsa, Marshall, Louisiana-Lafayette, Texas State
19 DB Jaden Leonard, 5-10, 191, Stony Point HS, Round Rock, Texas
*34 LB Tano Letuli, 6-1, 241, Cathedral Catholic HS, San Diego, Calif.: Other offers – Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico
39 S Jake Lindsey, 5-11, 192, Camden County HS, Kingsland, Ga.: First offer – Army. Second offer – Air Force. Third offer – Navy
33 LB Trey McGinnis, 6-foot, 177, St. Joseph’s (Mich.) HS: First offer – Army. McGinnis also committed to run track at Army.
*21 DB Garrett McGriff, 6-foot, 203, Jesuit HS, Carmichael, Calif.: Other offers – Air Force, Tulane
*20 WR Elo Modozie, 6-3, 220, Bartram Trail HS, Jacksonville, Fla.
*57 OL Nick Moore, 6-3, 271, Northwest HS, Cincinnati, Ohio: Other offers – Navy, Marshall
58 LB Ben Morrow, 6-1, 224, Satellite HS, Satellite Beach, Fla.
39 LB Brady Mott, 6-1, 195, Vacaville (Calif.) HS
*42 LB Baylor Newsom, 6-1, 223, Bishop Kenny HS, Jacksonville, Fla.: Other offers – Navy
47 LB Noah Nixon, 6-2, 223, West Orange HS, Winter Garden, Fla.: Other offers – Navy. 2022 stats – 112 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, 1 blocked punt, 1 TD
* 3 CB Stephen Nnadozie, 5-11, 175, Fossil Ridge HS, Keller, Texas: Former Air Force commit. Other offers – Navy, Air Force, Kansas
*86 WR Tobi Olawole, 6-1, 191, Buford (Ga.) HS: Former Furman commit.
9 QB Hayden Oviatt, 6-1, 198, Wamego (Kansas) HS: Other offers – Kansas, Colorado State, New Mexico State
37 RB Jordan Owens, 5-11, 204, East Coast Prep, Endwell, N.Y.: Scored 10 touchdowns in two and half games his senior season at Maine-Endwell (N.Y.) before season-ending injury.
*72 OL Lane Parks, 6-3, 299, Yukon (Okla.) HS: Other offers – Air Force, New Mexico, Texas State.
*88 DL Donovan Poe, 6-foot, 260, Long Beach (Calif.) Poly HS
*81 WR Kavon Pointer, 6-2, 204, Jonesboro (Ark.) HS: First offer – Army. Other offers – Arkansas State
44 TE Parker Poloskey, 6-4, 224, Olympic Heights HS, Boca Raton, Fla.
31 LB Zane Poulter, 6-3, 215, Chico Hills (Calif.) HS: First offer – Army. Other offers – Air Force
*55 LB Steven Powers, 5-11, 215, Franklin HS, El Paso, Texas: First offer – Army. Second offer – Navy.
50 LS Drew Prieto, 5-11, 203, Marist School, Atlanta, Ga.
*46 TE Seth Reece, 6-2, 227, Fannin County HS, Blue Ridge, Ga.: Other offers – Air Force
*40 FB Jake Rendina, 5-11, 264, Glacier HS, Kalispell, Wyoming: Other offers – Navy, Air Force
*22 S Jamir Reyes, 5-11, 186, Imhotep Institute, Philadelphia, Pa.
DE Jake Rizzo, 6-4, 240, Dunham HS, Baton Rogue, La.: Other offers – Air Force, Colorado
*2 QB Larry Robinson, 5-10, 189, Saline (Mich.) HS: Ranked the 81st best quarterback in 2022 class and top QB in Michigan by 247 Sports. Other offers – Navy, Central Michigan.
*50 LB Holden Sapp, 6-1, 229, Benedictine Military School, Savannah, Ga.: Other offers – Middle Tennessee State. First-team all-state as a senior, leading Benedictine to state title with 123 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions and 4 sacks. 2020 Region III Class AAAA defensive player of year.
*38 RB Corey Singleton, 5-9, 215, Catholic HS, Baton Rogue, La.: First offer – Army. Other offers – Navy, Air Force
*51 C Brady Small, 6-foot, 309, St. Augustine Prep, Richland, N.J.: Other offers – Navy, Kent State
38 RB Carson Smith, 6-1, 216, Middletown (Md.) HS
68 OL Broden Sobolewski, 6-foot, 266, St. Thomas Aquinas HS, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
*15 CB Joseph Stephens, 5-9, 170, Fleming Island (Fla.) HS: First offer – Army
*82 DL Dillon Stowers, 6-4, 267, Liberty Christian Academy, Lynchburg, Va.: Other offers – Navy, Air Force, Liberty
43 WR Kurt Thompson, 6-4, 180, Archbishop Moeller HS, Cincinnati, Ohio:
45 TE Toby Thompson, 6-3, 242, Cherokee HS, Canton, Ga.: Other offers – Air Force
*61 OL Joe Traylor, 6-1, 275, Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy, McDonough, Ga.
65 OL Connor Tuk, 6-4, 315, Kennett HS, Kennett Square, Pa.: Other offers – UNLV.
* 26 RB Kanye Udoh, 6-foot, 220, Other offers – Rutgers, Nebraska, Syracuse, West Virginia, Boston College, Maryland, Temple, Buffalo, UConn, UMass. Rushed for 1,498 yards and 16 touchdowns senior year.
*80 WR Neo Vossschulte, 6-2, 207, Episcopal Academy, Newtown Square, Pa.
*13 P James Wagenseller, 6-3, 217, Poway (Calif.) HS
*55 LS Owen Walter, 6-foot, 228, Prospect HS, Mount Prospect, Ill.
31 WR Christopher Williams, 5-9, 165, Francis Parker HS, San Diego, Calif.: First offer – Army. Other offers – Hawaii. Earned overall MVP and wide receiver MVP honors at Army 2022 All-Academic camp. Rushed for 1,883 yards and 24 TDs, caught 3 TD passes, threw for 532 yards and 5TDs, intercepted five passes and forced three fumbles as a senior.
33 Slot WR Parker Williams, 5-10, 165, Fulshear (Texas) HS
83 TE Teddy Williams, 6-4, 231, Grand Ledge (Mich.) HS: Former Grand Valley State commit.
60 OL Brandon Wraalstad, 6-3, 245, Oconomowoc (Wisc.) HS
*29 LB Christian Yousefzadeh, 6-3, 235, Creekside HS, St. John’s, Fla.: Other offers – Georgia Tech
*79 OL Jonah Zimmerman, 6-3, 291, Oceanside (Calif.) HS
