KENNESAW, Ga. – Kennesaw State football announced the addition of 18 student-athletes on Wednesday as part of the 2025 December Signing Day.
 
The 18 signees include 13 high school seniors and five junior college transfers. Fifteen signees will enroll early at Kennesaw State in January and will participate in all football-related activities.
 
"We're really excited to welcome these 18 young men to the Kennesaw State family," head coach Jerry Mack said. "This class is extremely talented and I feel really good about what these men add to our program. Our coaches did a terrific job identifying and ultimately signing this class, and I can't wait to get most of them here in January."
   

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	High School (Previous School)
Zakir Abdul-Salaam^	DL	6-3	240	Powder Springs, Ga.	McEachern
Anthony Cater^	OL	6-3	280	Powder Springs, Ga.	Hillgrove
Daniel Cepicky^	OL	6-6	312	Culleoka, Tenn.	McCallie School
Connor Coxwell	DL	6-5	245	Suwanee, Ga.	North Gwinnett
Celley Davis^	RB	6-0	190	Memphis, Tenn.	Houston
Jamarcus Harrison^	QB	6-3	192	Gainesville, Ga.	East Hall
Jordan Holmes^	DB	5-10	175	Pike Road, Ala.	Pike Road
Amarion Jones	DL	6-3	225	Atlanta, Ga.	Creekside
Jonathan Keys^	DL	6-0	285	Laurel, Miss.	West Jones (Mississippi Gulf Coast)
Enrico Maghelli^	OL	6-5	300	Cancun, Mexico	IMG Academy
Chase Richardson^	OL	6-3	300	Brunswick, Ga.	Brunswick
Montra Sanford^	DL	6-4	260	Charleston, Miss.	Charleston (Northwest Mississippi CC)
Omari Stephenson^	LB	6-0	210	Boston, Ga.	Thomas County Central
Jet Tabb	WR	6-2	200	Hoover, Ala.	Hoover
Chase Tatum^	TE	6-3	245	Cartersville, Ga.	Cass
Landon Varnes^	QB	6-0	190	Brandon, Miss.	Brandon (Mississippi Gulf Coast)
Mike Wallace^	OL	6-3	312	Tupelo, Miss.	Tupelo (East Mississippi CC)
Boogie Woods III^	RB	5-10	195	Jacksonville, Fla.	University Christian (Mississippi Gulf Coast)

 
Zakir Abdul-Salaam – DL – 6-3, 240 – Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern HS

High School: Rated as a three-star recruit by ESPN, 247Sports, and Rivals/On3 … Helped lead the team to two Region Championships – 2023 and 2025 … Three-year first-team all-Region selection … Recorded 27 tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss, including a sack and a fumble recovery, as a junior … A/B Honor Roll student.
 
Anthony Cater, Jr. – OL – 6-3, 280 – Powder Springs, Ga./Hillgrove HS

High School: Rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals/On3 … Three-year letterwinner at Hillgrove … Named first-team all-region for his senior season where Hillgrove went 9-3 and 5-2 in their region … Also named all-region honorable mention as a junior, being named offensive lineman of the year by the team … earned all-region honorable mention as a sophomore and named most improved offensive lineman by the team.
 
Daniel Cepicky – OL – 6-6, 312 – Culleoka, Tenn./McCallie School Chattanooga

High School: Rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports … Four-year letterwinner … Paved the way for McCallie to reach a 10-3 record as a senior … Also attended Columbia (Tenn.) Academy where he helped lead them to state runner-up in 2024 … Named Columbia Academy Lineman of the Year in back-to-back years as a sophomore and junior … Also earned all-state, all-region and all-conference Division 2A as a sophomore and junior … Started eight games as a freshman on varsity … Has one sibling.
 
Connor Coxwell – DL – 6-5, 245 – Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett HS

High School: Three-year letterwinner at North Gwinnett … Helped lead North Gwinnett to a region championship … Recorded 71 tackles as a senior, including 30 tackles for loss, seven sacks and 22 quarterback hurries … Earned all-region honors as a junior after tallying 53 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, seven sacks and 14 hurries … Finished his sophomore season with 17 tackles, eight tackles for loss and two sacks … Has two siblings.
 
Celley Davis – RB – 6-0, 190 – Memphis, Tenn./Houston HS

High School: Rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals/On3 … Four-year letterwinner, helped lead Houston to the state championship in 2023 … Also won a region championship in 2022 and 2024 … State runner-up in 2024 … Named a member of the "Dandy Dozen," recognizing the top 12 players in the mid-south … Named one of the top 50 players in Tennessee by ESPN … Missed eight weeks his senior year due to injury but finished the season with 643 all-purpose yards and five touchdowns … Earned first-team all-state, all-region and all-metro honors as a junior … Finished with 1,485 rushing yards (6.7 yards per carry) and 14 rushing touchdowns … Named a 3-star prospect by 247Sports, On3, ESPN and Rivals as a sophomore, earning all-region honors and second-team all-state en route to state championship … Recorded 680 rushing yards and six touchdowns … Ranked one of ESPN's top 300 class of 2026 as a freshman, earning 350 yards and four touchdowns on varsity … Dean's list student with a 3.2 GPA in high school.
 
Jamarcus Harrison – QB – 6-3, 192 – Gainesville, Ga./East Hall HS

High School: Rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals/On3 … Rolled up 1,993 passing yards and 1,035 rushing yards as a senior … Named first-team all-state and region offensive player of the year as a junior, leading Region 8AAA in total yards (2,846) … Passed for 1,993 yards and ran for 1,035 yards … Earned first-team all-region honors as a sophomore … Totaled 1,486 passing yards and 615 rushing yards … Also earned first-team all-region honors as a freshman … Recorded 766 passing yards and 290 rushing yards … National Honor Society (2022) and earned academic award for 3.9 GPA in 2024 … Has four siblings.
 
Jordan Holmes – DB – 5-10, 175 – Pike Road, Ala./Pike Road HS

High School: Rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals/On3 … Four-year letterwinner, helped lead Pike Road to three-straight 6A Region 2 Championships – 2023-25 … As a senior, named first-team all-Metro by the Montgomery Advertiser … Also named ASWA first-team all-State …  Totaled 37 tackles, five interceptions, and 10 pass breakups on defense, as well as 13 touchdowns and 1,273 all-purpose yards … Selected to participate in the Mississippi All-Star Game … As a junior, named ASWA first-team all-State, as well as first-team all-Metro (DB and KR) by Montgomery Advertiser … Also earned first-team River Region and Fever Athlete of the Year finalist honors … Recorded 80 tackles, 21 pass breakups, three interceptions with a fumble forced and recovered, as well as 1,649 all-purpose yards and 16 touchdowns … As a sophomore, earned first-team all-Metro honors by the Montgomery Advertiser … Finished season with 64 tackles, five interceptions (one pick-six), 16 pass breakups, two fumble returns and two touchdowns … Named junior varsity MVP after totaling 13 tackles and two pass breakups … Four-year honor roll member.
 
Amarion Jones – DL – 6-3, 225 – Atlanta, Ga./Creekside HS

High School: Helped lead Creekside to four region championships … Helped lead Creekside to a 13-0 (7-0 division) record in 2025, recording 48 tackles his senior year (19 solo) and 16 tackles for loss … Tallied 11.5 sacks on the year … Also forced a fumble and hauled in an interception … Finished his junior season with 43 tackles, nine tackles for loss and three sacks to lead Creekside to a 10-3 (7-0) record … Had one of his best games of the season against Drew, recording five stops, two tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and a sack … Four-year A/B Honor Roll student.

Jonathan Keys – DL – 6-0, 285 – Laurel, Miss./West Jones HS (Mississippi Gulf Coast)

Mississippi Gulf Coast (2025): Appeared in 10 games, helping lead the Bulldogs to a 9-2 record … Finished with 25 tackles (eight solo), while recording 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack.

High School: Helped lead West Jones to two state championships – 2020 and 2024 … Named second-team all-State and first-team all-Region as a senior … Tallied 76 tackles, 4.0 sacks and 18 tackles for loss … As a junior, recorded 64 tackles, 1.0 sacks and 11 tackles for loss … Named to dean's list in 2024 and president's list in 2025.
 
Enrico Maghelli – OL – 6-5, 300 – Cancun, Mexico/IMG Academy

High School: Rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports … Surrendered only 0.5 sacks as a senior, earning IMG Academy's Trenches MVP award … Named a team captain as a junior, not allowing a single sack all season … Also named a captain as a sophomore, allowing zero sacks … Named an IMG Ascender All-Star for his academic success in November 2024.
 
Chase Richardson – OL – 6-3, 300 – Brunswick, Ga./Brunswick HS

High School: Rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports … Three-year letterwinner, helped lead Brunswick to three region championships … Allowed four sacks total for his high school career … Named first-team all-region after not surrendering a single sack as a senior … Allowed only one sack his junior year, earning first first-team all-region … Named second-team all-region as a sophomore after allowing three sacks total that year … A/B Honor Roll student … Has three siblings.
 
Montra Sanford – LB – 6-4, 260 – Charleston, Miss./Charleston (Northwest Mississippi CC)

Northwest Mississippi CC (2024-25): Rated as a three-star JUCO recruit by 247Sports … Helped lead Northwest to a 10-1 record (5-1 conference) and a second-straight MACCC Championship (16-13 over Mississippi Gulf Coast) … Made second-straight NJCAA Division I Football Playoff appearance, playing No. 1-ranked Hutchinson on Saturday, Dec. 6 … Appeared in 11 games in 2025, recording 26 tackles (12 solo), in addition to 5.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks … Also tallied a QB hurry and two pass breakups … Had his best game of the season against Coahoma CC, recording four tackles, two TFL's and a 9-yard sack … Helped Northwest to a 10-2 overall record, the MACCC Championship and an appearance in the NJCAA Division I Football Playoffs last season ... Saw action in nine games, finishing with 17 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries ... Tallied a season-high of five tackles with a TFL in a road win at East Central (Sept. 5).

High School: Played for head coach Ladon Taylor at Charleston ... Helped the Tigers to a 13-2 overall record and the MHSAA Class 2A State Championship as a senior ... Capped off his varsity career with 137 total tackles during his junior and senior seasons, along with 13 sacks, two interceptions and a forced fumble ... As a senior, led CHS with 84 total tackles, five sacks and an interception.
 
Omari Stephenson – LB – 6-0, 210 – Boston, Ga./Thomas County Central

High School: Rated as a three-star recruit by ESPN, 247Sports, and Rivals/On3 … Three-year letterwinner at Thomas County Central … Helped lead the Yellow Jackets to a 13-0 (5-0) record his senior season … Recorded 56 tackles (39 solo) with 12.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks … Also tallied six QB hurries … Hauled his first career interception in 2025 as well … Recorded 98 tackles, a forced fumble and a recovery, as well as a sack his junior season … Named second-team all-region as a junior … Named team freshman defensive MVP … Has two siblings.
 
Jet Tabb – WR – 6-2, 200 – Hoover, Ala./Hoover HS

High School: Rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals/On3 … Three-year letterwinner at Hoover HS … As a senior, hauled in 1,104 receiving yards on 65 receptions for 10 touchdowns … Also recorded 354 receiving yards on 25 catches and two touchdowns his junior year … On JV his sophomore season, caught 35 passes for 730 yards and 12 touchdowns … Three-year A/B honor roll.
 
Chase Tatum – TE – 6-3, 245 – Cartersville, Ga./Cass HS

High School: Rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals/On3 … Four-year letterwinner, helped lead Cass to a region championship as a senior … Named first-team all-region … Hauled in 24 catches for 293 yards and seven touchdowns … Named second-team all-region as a junior … Caught 13 passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns … Earned second-team all-region as a sophomore after recording 23 receptions for 303 yards and one touchdown … As a freshman, was named honorable mention all-region, making four catches for 41 yards and one TD … A/B Honor Roll student.
 
Landon Varnes – QB – 6-0, 190 – Brandon, Miss./Brandon HS (Mississippi Gulf Coast)

Mississippi Gulf Coast (2025): Rated as a three-star JUCO recruit by 247Sports … In his second year at MGCCC, he led the nation (NJCAA) in passing yards per game (299.6), total passing yards (3,296), touchdowns (31), efficiency (177.6) and fewest interceptions (14) … Completed 210-of-316 passes on the year … As a freshman, started all 10 games ... Completed 166-of-264 passes for 2,242 yards, 27 touchdowns and 10 interceptions ... Led the MACCC in completion percentage (62.9, 3rd in NJCAA), passing yards (2,242, 5th in NJCAA), touchdowns (27, 3rd in NJCAA), yards per attempt (8.5, 3rd in NJCAA) and QB efficiency (160.4, 3rd in NJCAA) ... Ranks second on MGCCC single-season touchdown passing list (27), third in completions (166), fourth in average passing yards (224.2) and fifth in passing yards (2,242) ... Threw four TD passes in a game three times (34-28 W at East Mississippi, 55-36 W at Southwest Mississippi, 27-20 W at Copiah-Lincoln), tied for sixth-most in school history ... Named to All-MACCC South Second Team.

High School: A three-year letterwinner, helped lead Brandon to three Region 3-7A Championships and 7A State Championship appearances in 2021 and 2022 … Two-time Region 3-7A MVP (junior and senior year) … As a senior, completed 198-of-322 passes for 2,543 yards, 26 TD and 5 INT … Ran 13 times for 127 yards and 1 TD ... Named to Mississippi Association of Coaches Class 6A All-State First Team ... Selected to play in Bernard Blackwell North-South All-Star Game ... As a junior, completed 234-of-355 passes for 3,368 yards, 26 TD and 9 INT … Ran 26 times for 129 yards and 2 TD … Led Brandon to second straight MHSAA Class 6A championship game appearance ... Named to Mississippi Association of Coaches Class 6A All-State First Team ... As a sophomore, completed 172 of 309 passes for 2,547 yards, 19 TD and 11 INT ... Ran 37 times for 172 yards and 2 TD ... Played for Coach Sam Williams … Earned Citizenship Award in 2022 and "Grit" Award in 2023 … Has three siblings.
 
Mike Wallace, Jr. – OL – 6-3, 312 – Tupelo, Miss./Tupelo HS (East Mississippi CC)

East Mississippi CC: Appeared in 10 games in 2025 … Did not surrender a single sack all season.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Tupelo HS playing center … Helped lead Tupelo to Mississippi 7A Championship as a junior … Earned first-team all-region (4A) as a senior after recording 45 pancake blocks … Also earned first-team all-region (7A) as a junior after totaling 37 pancakes … Recorded 33 pancakes as a sophomore, earning first-team all-region (6A) … Has one sibling.
 
Boogie Woods III – RB – 5-10, 195 – Jacksonville, Fla./University Christian (Mississippi Gulf Coast)

Mississippi Gulf Coast (2025): Led the Bulldogs in rushing last year in 11 games played … Took 166 carries for 928 yards (75.4 yards per game) and nine touchdowns … Averaged 5.0 yards per carry … Also hauled in 28 receptions for 324 yards, averaging 11.6 yards per catch … With 10 kickoff return yards, finished last season with 1,007 all-purpose yards (91.5 per game).

Georgia Southern (2024): Appeared in one game and redshirted.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at University Christian … Ran for 1,360 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior, averaging 151.7 yards per game to be named University Christian Athlete of the Year … Recorded 452 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior, averaging 37.7 yards per game … Also totaled 36 solo tackles … Tallied 891 rushing yards and nine touchdowns as a sophomore, averaging 74.3 yards per game … Also made 18 solo stops … As a freshman, ran for 217 yards and four touchdowns (31.0 ypg) and recorded five tackles … National Honor Society member … Full name is Alan Woods … Has two siblings.
 
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