Wildcats expand Class of 2021 during February signing day
2/3/2021 1:39:00 PM | Football
ABILENE – Abilene Christian head football coach Adam Dorrel Wednesday announced five additional signings to the Wildcats’ Class of 2021, lifting the program’s total number of incoming recruits to 14.
ACU received commitments from nine players last December, including two who are already on campus, Texas State transfers Anthony Smith (RB) and John Brannon (LB).
The Wildcats picked up one additional transfer during the late signing period in Texas offensive lineman Reese Moore, plus top-flight high school products Jackson Andrews (OL), Landon Eades (DT), Isaiah Pedack (DT) and Ethan Taite (OLB). All five will be reporting to Fall 2021 camp in addition to early-period signees Hayden Anderson (QB), Tyrin Bradley (DE), Cirby Coheley (LB), Colt Cooper (TE), Luke Dillingham (S), Kyle Pointer (LB) and Jar’Quae Walton (RB).
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Profiles of each February signee are listed in alphabetical order.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- APSE Class 6A All-State Honorable Mention
- Two-time First Team All-District 26-6A
- Football and track and field letter winner
- Academic All-District
- Civil engineering major
HIGHLIGHTS / COACH'S COMMENTS
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Second Team All State and First Team All District as a senior
- District Defensive MVP
- Part of a team that went 13-2 and reached the state semifinals for the first time in school history
- Credited with 4.5 sacks in one game
- Academic All-District
- Mother, Alisha, played collegiate volleyball
- Kinesiology major
HIGHLIGHTS / COACH'S COMMENTS
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Appeared in Texas’ Valero Alamo Bowl game vs. Colorado
- University of Texas Honor Roll
- All-State and two-time all-district honoree at Seminole HS
- Named second-team Academic All-State as a senior
- Named second-team All-State by the Associated Press
- Selected District 2-4A II Offensive Lineman of the Year and first-team all-district in 2017
- Chosen to the 2017 Super Team by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football
- Named third team All-State by the Texas Sports Writers Association in 2017
- Football, basketball and track and field letter winner
- National Honor Society
- Masters of Science Management Student
- Brother, Tanner Moore, played football at West Texas A&M
HIGHLIGHTS / COACH'S COMMENTS
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- All-District 6-5A Division I Honorable Mention
- Part of team that won the 2018 state championship
- Part of an 11-1 team that reached the state quarters in 2020 and 11-2 squad in 2019
- Football, powerlifting, track and field and wrestling letter winner
- Freshman year state qualifier in wrestling
- Business management major
- Hobbies include mixed marital arts
HIGHLIGHTS / COACH'S COMMENTS
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Part of team that reached the playoffs in back-to-back seasons (2019, 2018) including the 2019 regional semifinals (10-3)
- Credited with 101 tackles, four interceptions, six pass deflections, and a fumble recovery according to stats kept by MaxPreps
- Football and track and field letter winner
- National Honor Society
- Mechanical engineering major
