2017 Football Signing Day Coverage
2/1/2017 11:55:00 AM | Football
This page lists student-athletes that have signed National Letters of Intent, sent in Athletic Aid Agreements or been formally accepted into MSU, and have been confirmed by the Montana State compliance office as of 11:55 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1
*On campus and enrolled in classes for 2017 spring semester ^Preferred walk-on
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Troy Andersen
Helped lead Beaverhead to Class A title games as a junior and senior, winning the 2016 championship ... Class A All-State quarterback as a junior and senior ... All-USA Montana First Team Safety and Defensive Player of the Year ... Great Falls Tribune Super-State 2015 and 2016 ... Southwest Class A Offensive MVP the past two seasons ... Threw for 1,403 yards last fall, rushing for 877 and accounting for 30 total touchdowns ... 71 tackles with three interceptions and two fumbles recovered ... Maintained a 4.0 grade point average throughout his high school career, earning Academic All-State honors all four years and tracking to become Class Valedictorian ... Competed for the track and field and basketball teams.ATH | 6-3 | 210 Beaverhead County HS Dillon, MT |
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Keaton Anderson
Helped lead Senior to its first Class AA State Championship in more than three decades as a senior, with the Broncs finishing 13-0 ... First Team Class AA All-State as a safety in 2015 and 2016, earning Defensive MVP honors last fall ... Picked off six passes, returning two for touchdowns, as a senior ... Two-time state runner-up in the long jump and high jump for the Billings Senior track squad ... Two-time honor roll student.DB | 6-1 | 170 Billings Senior HS Billings, MT |
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Tyrel Burgess
Second Team All-County selection after rushing for 1,168 yards with 18 touchdowns as a senior ... also competed in basketball and track and field.RB | 5-8 | 160 Ridge Community HS Haines City, FL |
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James Campbell
First team all-state and two-time all-county selection... Putnam County Offensive Player of the Year as a senior, when he threw for 1,275 yards and ran for 620 more... 25 total touchdowns... Three-year honor student who was also a two-time team captain.WR | 6-1 | 185 Palatka HS Palatka, FL |
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Jalen Cole
A three-year starter at one of the nation's top prep programs, where he helped lead Mater Dei to a 13-1 mark last fall and a top-three national ranking ... Rated a three-star recruit ... Two-time All-Trinity, two-time all-state, two-time All-CIF and two-time All-County ... Recorded 39 tackles, including 3.5 for a loss, with two interceptions and two pass breakups as a senior ... Three-time honor roll student.CB | 5-9 | 160 Mater Dei HS Carson, CA |
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Ryan Davis
Class AA First Team All-State linebacker and Second Team tight end at Skyview as a senior ... Chosen as the Falcons' Most Inspirational as a junior and senior ... Helped lead the Skyview basketball team to a state title in 2016 ... Two-time Honor Roll selection ... A Blackfeet Nation Descendent and Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Member, and also belongs to the Crazy Dog Warrior Society ... His mother, father and three brothers are MSU graduates, and his brother Leo was a three-year starting offensive lineman for the Bobcats (2008-11).LB | 6-3 | 225 Skyview HS Billings, MT |
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R.J. Fitzgerald^
Helped lead Beaverhead County to Class A State Championships in 2014 and 2016 ... Two-time First Team Class A All-State linebacker, first team all-conference at fullback ... Southern A Defensive MVP as a senior, when he registered 106 tackles to go along with 700 rushing yards ... 2015 all-state catcher for the Dillon Cubs American Legion baseball team ... Helped the Beaverhead basketball team to 2016 state title ... Academic All-State four times.FB | 5-11 | 210 Beaverhead County HS Dillon, MT |
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Darren Gardenhire*
Transferred to Montana State from Washington and will redshirt in 2017 to satisfy transfer requirements ... Started parts of two seasons for the Huskies ... Three interceptions, 64 tackles, nine pass breakups and a sack and forced fumble during his career at UW ... Special teams standout for three seasons ... Two-year starter at Cabrillo High School, where he earned defensive MVP honors in his conference and gained 1,500 all-purpose yards.CB | 6-0 | 185 | Sr. Washington (Cabrillo HS) Long Beach, CA |
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Tadan Gilman
Helped lead Glacier to the 2016 Class AA State Championship, earning First Team All-State honors at quarterback and punter ... Earned Class AA First Team All-State honors at linebacker as a junior ... Threw for 2,297 yards last fall and rushed for 684 ... Accounted for 34 total touchdowns ... Three-time Academic All-State ... Led the Glacier basketball team in scoring and steals as a junior, and finished fourth in Class AA in the javelin for the track squad.LB | 6-1 | 205 Glacier HS Kalispell, MT |
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Peyton Hanser^
Team captain as a senior at Billings Central, where he was a First Team Class A All-State and two-time First Team All-Conference choice ... Four-year starter on the basketball team, helping lead his team to the state title game as a junior ... Four-time Academic All-State ... Brother plays football at Washington State, and father Scott was a standout on WAC Championship teams at Wyoming.WR/ATH | 6-4 | 205 Billings Central HS Billings, MT |
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Jaxen Hashley
Helped lead Glacier to 2014 Class AA State Championship and 2016 runner-up seasons ... Three-year letterman, team captain in 2016 ... First Team All-State on both the offensive and defensive lines ... Three-year National Honor Society member ... Captain of the basketball team, as well... The son of Bobcat Hall of Fame basketball player Doug Hashley.DL | 6-6 | 260 Glacier HS Kalispell, MT |
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Sean Hatten
Earned First Team All-League and All-Area honors as a senior, when he was named his team's Most Improved Player ... 2016 Jockey Club Award winner ... Chosen for the US Army Bowl ... A Principal's Honor Roll choice.OL | 6-5 | 275 Garces Memorial HS Bakersfield, CA |
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Chad Kanow
First team all-league selection as a senior, who served as a team captain in 2016 ... Logged 113 tackles, five sacks and three forced fumbles for Great Oak.LB | 6-4 | 215 Great Oak HS Temecula, CA |
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Lance McCutcheon
Helped lead Bozeman High to the 2015 Class AA State Championship ... Team captain as a senior, when he earned First Team Class AA All-State honors at receiver and cornerback ... First team all-conference at both positions, as well ... Caught 40 passes for 780 yards as a senior, with 12 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, including a pick-six ... Two-time Academic All-State ... Lettered in track and field and basketball.WR | 6-3 | 190 Bozeman HS Bozeman, MT |
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Brody McKnight
A four-year starter with 46 starts to his credit who was team captain as a senior ... Played on two state championship teams ... Eastbay All-American as a freshman ... All-Metro First Team as a junior and senior ... Metro Offensive Lineman of the Year, Seattle Times All-State and All-Area, Tacoma News-Tribune All-State.OG | 6-3 | 310 Eastside Catholic HS Sammamish, WA |
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Ty Morgan^
Captained the 2016 Mustangs team that won the Class C State Championship ... Two-time First Team All-State ... Chosen for the Shrine and Badlands Bowl all-star games ... 2016 State Class C shot put and discus champion ... Four-year honor roll student.OL | 6-4 | 225 Ennis HS Ennis, MT |
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Callahan O'Reilly
Second Team All-Class AA and First Team All-Conference quarterback for the Bozeman Hawks in 2016 ... Threw for 3,178 yards, rushed for 379, and accounted for 39 total touchdowns ... Played on Bozeman's 2015 state title team, which finished 13-1 ... Three-time academic all-state and two-time basketball letterwinner.QB | 6-2 | 210 Bozeman HS Bozeman, MT |
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Stephen Omorogbe*
Transferred from Air Force Prep, where he spent 2016 ... Has four seasons of eligibility ... Rated as a three-star recruit coming out of high school ... Three-time honor roll selection, President's Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, graduated with Honors, certified computer hardware technician ... Also competed in track and field and basketball ... Member of Chick-Fil-A Leader Academy and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.DL | 6-4 | 255 | Fr. AIr Force Prep (River Ridge HS) Woodstock, GA |
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Willie Patterson
Earned First Team All-State honors as an all-purpose back ... Two-time 2A SPSL League MVP after leading the state in all-purpose yards as a senior ... Three-time team captain ... 2016 Dean's List and Honor Roll... Earned defensive MVP honors for his school's basketball team, and competed in track, as well ... Voted Tacoma Athlete of the Year.WR | 5-10 | 175 Franklin Pierce HS Tacoma, WA |
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Zach Redd
Two-year offensive line starter who helped lead Rocky Mountain to 2015 Idaho Class 5A State Championship ... First Team 5A All-State as a junior and senior, when his team compiled a 20-4 record.OL | 6-0 | 270 Rocky Mountain HS Meridian, ID |
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Jake Roper*
Is currently enrolled at MSU after transferring from Boise State ... Redshirted with the Broncos in the fall ... Helped lead Rocky Mountain High to the Idaho 5A State Championship in 2015 ... Rushed for 1,470 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior, earning First Team All-State honors twice ... Two-time All-Idaho choice by Max Preps who earned Max Preps ranking as the top player in Idaho as a senior.RB | 5-11 | 190 | Fr. Boise State (Rocky Mountain HS) Meridian, ID |
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Tucker Rovig
Led Mountain View to 2016 Idaho Class 5A State Championship ... Two-time First Team All-State ... Threw for 5,459 yards and 69 touchdowns in his career, compiling a 22-3 record as starting quarterback ... Three-time Academic All-Conference and a three-time qualifier for the Idaho 5A State Track Championships.QB | 6-5 | 205 Mountain View HS Meridian, ID |
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Kyle Rygg
Registered 70 tackles and nine sacks as a senior, helping lead Sheldon to a 10-2 record ... First Team All-League and Second Team All-State as a senior ... Also competed in basketball and track and field.DL | 6-5 | 240 Sheldon HS Eugene, OR |
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Tyrel Thomas
Helped lead St. John Bosco to the 2016 CIF State Championship, finishing the season as the nation's second-ranked team ... Registered 92 tackles, six interceptions, two touchdowns, a sack and a forced fumble as a senior ... Second Team All-Trinity League.CB | 5-9 | 180 St. John Bosco HS Bellflower, CA . |
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Edward Vander
Transfers to MSU after the spring semester, with three years of eligibility ... Rushed for 1,074 yards and 18 touchdowns as a freshman at Saddleback, catching 30 passes for 467 yards ... Broke school records in rushes, yards and total touchdowns ... First team all-conference at JSerra, earning Orange Empire and team offensive MVP honors as a senior.RB | 6-1 | 215 | So. Saddleback College (JSerra HS) Mission Viejo, CA |
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Connor Wood
Helped lead Mountain View to 2015 Idaho Class 5A State Championship ... An offensive lineman who scored two touchdowns as a senior... Second Team All-SIC selection who was chosen for the East-West All-Star game ... 2015 Honor Roll student.OL | 6-5 | 315 Rocky Mountain HS Meridian, ID |
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Travis Yates
Logged 101 tackles with six sacks and four forced fumbles in his career at Orange Lutheran ... Ranked as a three-star recruit and the top defensive lineman in southern California, and the 96th-rated strong side defensive end in the nation ... His father (Shane) and brother (Timothy) each served two combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Timothy is a Purple Heart recipient.DT | 6-3 | 270 Orange Lutheran HS Orange, CA |
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