CLINTON, Miss. --- Mississippi College head football coach John Bland and his staff will be releasing the names of the 2017 Signing Class throughout the day on Wednesday, February 1st.

Follow @GoChoctawsFB on Twitter for live updates, and the announcement of the class at tonight's signing day event will be streamed on Facebook Live at ChoctawSports.

A "Signing Day" celebration will take place in the Rebounder's Room in A.E. Wood Coliseum on Wednesday night from 6-8pm. Coach Bland will make the official announcement of the class, followed by an in-depth breakdown of each signee from the staff. All Choctaw fans and the Clinton community are invited to the event as refreshments will be served.

For more information on Wednesday's "Signing Day" celebration, contact football administrative assistant Jourdan Branning at 601-925-3356 or jabranning@mc.edu.

"We're excited about the class we have coming in," said Bland. "We are at the point now that we are able to go after a high-quality student-athlete and fill holes on both sides of the ball. We took a big step forward in 2016, but we are looking to compete for championships in the Gulf South Conference, and we are ready for this signing class to come help us get that done."
 

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown	Previous School	Signed
Chris Alvarez	OL	6'5	298	Buena Park, Calif.	Golden West College	February
Jordan Barrett	DL	6'2	295	Laurel, Miss.	East MS CC	February
Kris Brown	RB	5'7	185	Atmore, Ala.	Escambia Aca.	February
Barrett Bufkin	OL	6'2	250	Madison, Miss.	Jackson Prep	February
Chad Cook	WR	5'10	160	Long Beach, Miss.	Univ. of Southern Mississippi	Mid-Year
Hampton Creel	OL	5'10	250	Franklinton, La.	Bowling Green School	February
Cincere Flowers	WR	5'9	175	Enterprise, Ala.	Enterprise HS	February
Rudie Frye	DB	6'2	190	Memphis, Tenn.	Southeast Missouri State	February
EJ Hurley	OL	6'3	330	Atlanta, Ga.	Kennesaw State	February
Ty Jobe	QB	6'2	200	Lebanon, Tenn.	Tennessee Tech Univ.	Mid-Year
Randan Knight	OL	6'2	320	Hattiesburg, Miss.	MS Gulf Coast CC	Mid-Year
Jarius Knowles	OL	6'3	300	Haynesville, La.	Haynesville HS	February
Tiberias Lampkin	RB	5'9	221	Sturgis, Miss.	Mississippi State Univ.	Mid-Year
Trace Lawrence	DL	6'0	290	Bossier City, La.	Calvary Baptist Aca.	February
Joseph Macon	WR	5'10	170	Brandon, Miss.	East Rankin Aca.	Mid-Year
Colton Magee	LB	5'11	210	Tylertown, Miss.	Copiah-Lincoln CC	Mid-Year
Ja'Moz Mark	WR	5'8	155	Tylertown, Miss.	East Mississippi CC	Mid-Year
Brennon McCormick	OL	6'4	300	Olive Branch, Miss.	Itawamba CC	Mid-Year
Anthony Morgan	DB	6'1	180	Ocean Springs, Miss.	St. Martin HS	February
Cortez Parker	OL	6'0	310	Brandon, Miss.	Puckett HS	February
Sawyer Passman	DB	5'10	185	West Monroe, La.	West Monroe HS	February
Preston Reed	DL	6'5	220	Mount Juliet, Tenn.	Tennessee Tech Univ.	February
Briggs Simpson	HB	6'0	200	Lacombe, La.	St. Paul's School	Mid-Year
D.J. Smith	DL	6'2	260	Opelika, Ala.	Beauregard HS	February
Justin Stewart	LB	6'0	230	Laurel, Miss.	MS Gulf Coast CC	Mid-Year
Trace Sugg	ILB	6'0	210	Morton, Miss.	Hendrix College	Mid-Year
Trey Thompson	LB	6'2	225	Cincinnati, Ohio	Tennessee Tech Univ.	February
Cris Ward	WR	6'1	195	Brandon, Miss.	Northwest Mississippi CC	Mid-Year
Kimarri Whitfield	DB	6'2	190	Columbus, Miss.	Columbus Christian Aca.	February
David Williams	DL	5'11	250	Puckett, Miss.	Puckett HS	February
Damon Wright	DL	6'2	225	Hoover, Ala.	Spain Park HS	February
Darius Young	WR	6'1	190	Shelbyville, Tenn.	Shelbyville Central HS	February

 

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Mississippi College is a private Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. MC is recently finished their transition process back to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference and will be competing for conference and national championships in the 2016-17 academic year.

The athletic department sponsors 17 intercollegiate athletic programs: Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Football, Golf, Men's and Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field, Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field and Volleyball.

For more information on Mississippi College athletics, please contact David Nichols at 601-925-3234 or nichols@mc.edu.