INDIANAPOLIS - The Marian University football coaching staff and head coach Ted Karras Jr. have announced their 2024 Signing Class on Wednesday, February 7, on National Signing Day. Marian has added 35 new Knights in their 2024 class, featuring six enrollees at the semester break and 29 members who will join the program in the fall.
"The 2024 Freakshow has begun," exclaimed head coach Ted Karras Jr. on his 2024 signing class. "Our stellar 2024 class is composed of some unique transfers and high school seniors from across Indiana and beyond. Our staff did an excellent job of identifying our kind of players who are hungry to compete in our tough sport and equally hungry to earn their degree. We are excited to coach, mentor and develop our newest members of the Marian Knight Nation!"
Below is a breakdown on the class by position, state, and transfers. Players below are listed alphabetically by last name.
2024 Class By State
Indiana: 27 ... Ohio: 4 ... California: 1 ... Maryland: 1 ... Kentucky: 1 ... Colorado: 1
2024 Class By Position
QB: 3 ... RB: 1 ... WR: 5 ... OL: 5 ... TE: 2
DL: 7 ... LB: 2 ... DB: 7
K/P: 2 ... ATH: 1
Transfers By Position
DL: 4 ... TE: 1
Transfers and Early Enrollees
Larry Edwards | DL | 6'3 | 320 | Clarksburg, Md. | Clarksburg HS / Friends University
Cameron Evans | TE | 6'6 | 245 | Dayton, Ohio | Northridge HS / Ohio Dominican
PJ Huff | DL | DL | 6'8 | 285 | Fairfield, Calif. | John Swett HS / American River CC / University of Nevada
Jesse Stevens | DL | 6'2 | 255 | Elyria, Ohio | Elyria HS / Walsh University
Jayden Scruggs | DL | 6'2 | 260 | Indianapolis, Ind. | Cathedral HS / Purdue University (enrolling in fall 2024)
Auden Jones | OL | 6'3 | 305 | South Bend, Ind. | Penn HS
Evan LaPoure | K/P | 6'0 | 180 | Colorado Springs, Colo. | The Classical Academy
Fall 2024 Enrollees
Coryon Alston | WR | 6'1 | 170 | Louisville, Ky. | Dupont Manuel HS
Dominic Bonner | DB | 6'3 | 185 | Elkhart, Ind. | Penn HS
Leo Boyd | DB | 6'0 | 170 | Muncie, Ind. | Muncie Central HS
Eli Bridges | OL | 6'3 | 305 | Lebanon, Ind. | Lebanon HS
Kyle Cottee | QB | 6'4 | 200 | Terre Haute, Ind. | Northview HS
Drew Crum-Hieftje | 6'1 | 185 | Bloomington, Ind. | Bloomington South HS
Jacob Dunn | QB | 6'3 | 180 | Brownsburg, Ind. | Brownsburg HS
Ethan Elzey | DL | 6'2 | 250 | Lizton, Ind. | Tri-West HS
Collin Foy | DL | 6'4 | 290 | Cedar Lake, Ind. | Hanover Central HS
Yassine Falke | DB | 6'2 | 170 | Indianapolis, Ind. | Ben Davis HS
Avery Garlock | ATH | 6'1 | 205 | Westerville, Ohio | Saint Francis De Sales HS
Jakob Gump | K/P | 6'3 | 205 | Fort Wayne, Ind. | Fort Wayne Northrop HS
Dontell Harris Jr. | RB | 5'10 | 180 | Hammond, Ind. | Hammond Morton HS
Dylan Henry | DB | 6'3 | 185 | Franklin, Ind. | Roncalli HS
Cole Jenkins | WR | 6'2 | 170 | Crown Point, Ind. | Andrean HS
Kyler Johnson | TE | 6'6 | 240 | Akron, Ind. | Tippecanoe Valley HS
Ben Knoop | OL | 6'2 | 300 | Harrison, Ohio | LaSalle HS
Zackery Leighty | OL | 6'3 | 280 | Kendallville, Ind. | East Noble HS
Calvin Miller | LB | 6'3 | 215 | Indianapolis, Ind. | Southport HS
Isaiah Miller | WR | 6'4 | 200 | Plainfield, Ind. | Plainfield HS
Hunter Newell | QB | 6'3 | 200 | Plainfield, Ind. | Plainfield HS
Sean Pennington | DB | 5'9 | 165 | Indianapolis, Ind. | Warren Central HS
Ashton Pesetski | DL | 6'2 | 230 | Fort Wayne, Ind. | Fort Wayne Carroll HS
Donovan Rhodes | DB | 6'0 | 165 | Fishers, Ind. | Hamilton Southeastern HS
Zane Skibinski | WR | 6'3 | 175 | Avon, Ind. | Ben Davis HS
Demario Spence | WR | 6'2 | 180 | Hammond, Ind. | Hammond Morton HS
Aiden Waller | OL | 6'3 | 270 | Evansville, Ind. | Evansville Reitz Memorial HS
Wyatt Woodall | LB | 6'0 | 215 | Crawfordsville, Ind. | Southmont HS
The Knights will begin spring football practice on March 12, and will play their annual spring football game on April 13. The Knights 2024 regular season schedule will be formally released next week.
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