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UND Football Announces Additions on Early Signing Day

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – University of North Dakota head football coach Bubba Schweigert announced 26 prospective student-athletes and incoming transfers have signed their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday morning.

23 of the 26 signees will come to North Dakota from the high school ranks, while also picking up three through the transfer portal. Additional signees will be announced once their paperwork is signed.

Coach Schweigert on the class:
“We are very excited about these young men committing to our program as we continue to build to compete for MVFC Championships and ultimately the FCS championship,” said Coach Schweigert. “We feel like these guys will fit well with our program culture and will put forth the effort to take our program to another level.”

Class Breakdown: 
By State/Province: Minnesota (12), Wisconsin (5), Manitoba (2), California (1), Florida (1), Iowa (1), Illinois (1), Kansas (1), North Dakota (1), Nebraska (1)
By Position: Linebacker (7), Defensive Line (6), Offensive Line (4), Wide Receiver (3), Tight End (2) Kicker/Punter (2), Quarterback (1), Running Back (1)

Names are listed in alphabetical order 

Ethan Boll | LB | 6-2 | 210 | Crookston, Minn. | Crookston HS
Played four seasons at Crookston High School … Named the 2022 Midwest District Tyler Stone Defensive Lineman of the Year … Also earned the title of Midwest District Football Co-Player of the Year in 2022 … Three-time member of the All-District Team … Had 38 sacks and 65 tackles-for-loss as a Pirate … Also played running back and piled up 3,645 yards and scored 50 touchdowns … Led the Pirates in both rushing and receiving yards in 2022 … Played in the Minnesota All-Star Football Game … Was a four-sport athlete, also competing in wrestling, baseball and track.

Jace Boswell | LB | 6-2 | 224 | Holton, Kan. | Holton HS
Spent three years on the football team at Holton High School … Earned First Team All-State honors twice … Two-time Defensive Player of the Year finalist … Racked up 152 tackles (90 solo), 7.0 TFL’s, two sacks and a fumble recovery in his Wildcat career … Appeared at fullback as well and had 1,565 yards on 120 carries and 22 touchdowns.

Ben Buxa | OL | 6-3 | 285 | Lake Mills, Wis. | Lakeside Lutheran HS
Spent four seasons on the offensive and defensive lines at Lakeside Lutheran HS … Named the Capitol Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year in 2021 and 2022 … Earned First Team All-State honors on the offensive line as a senior … Finalist for the Joe Thomas Award … His blocking helped Lakeside amass 2,943 rushing yards and 38 rushing touchdowns in 2022 … Posted a team-leading 49 tackles, 18 tackles-for-loss and eight pass breakups as a senior.

Landon Docken | K/P | 6-0 | 165 | Fargo, N.D. | Fargo South HS
Spent three seasons as a specialist at Fargo South High School … Helped the Bruins win the 2022 EDC Class 11A Conference Championship … Went a perfect 15-for-15 on extra points and 3-for-3 in field goals as a senior … Made a career-long 42-yard field goal last season … Also had 10 touchbacks in 2022 … Recorded 14 touchbacks, went 7-for-9 kicking and 17-for-18 on extra points as a junior … Put down a prep-best punt of 56 yards … Gained 2021 All-Eastern Dakota Conference Football Team status.

Logyn Eckheart | DL | 6-3 | 265 | Glenwood, Iowa | Glenwood HS
Played three seasons on the defensive line at Gleenwood High School … Two-time All-State selection … Named to the First Team All-District and All-Conference Teams all three years … Earned the title of 2022 KMAland Lineman of the Year … Put down 70 tackles, 12 tackles-for-loss and six sacks in his prep career … Helped the Rams make it to the state quarterfinals, becoming only the third team in Glenwood history to do so … Also plays basketball for the Rams.

Dopalo Egunjobi | OL | 6-5 | 310 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | University of Manitoba
Appeared in six games on the offensive line for the Manitoba Bisons in 2021 … Helped Manitoba rack up 888 yards rushing and 1,011 yards passing in the six games he played … Was born in Nigeria before moving to Canada with his family in the 2010’s … Played football for the first time in the summer of 2020 … Spent his prep career playing basketball at Fort Richmond Collegiate.

Wesley Eliodor | WR | 6-0 | 200 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | University of South Dakota
Spent five years at the University of South Dakota … Two-time All-MVFC honorable mention receiver … Led USD with 30 catches for 482 yards and six TD’s in 2022 … Ranked 10th nationally and second in the MVFC in kickoff return yardage in 2021 with 28.7 yards per return.

Tyler Erkman | S | 6-1 | 180 | Luke Zurich, Ill. | Lake Zurich HS
Spent time as a wide receiver, defensive back and kick returner at Lake Zurich High School … Named the All-Area Player of the Year as a senior … Two-time member of the First Team All-Conference and First Team All-Area Teams … Gained First Team All-State status in 2022 … Piled up 1,976 all-purpose yards in his prep career … Scored 17 touchdowns … Finished his high school career with 66 tackles and nine interceptions … Helped the Bears win the 2022 Conference Championship.

Isaac Folland | OL | 6-3 | 330 | Halma, Minn. | Kittson County Central HS
Started on the offensive line for four years at Kittson County Central High School … Three-time All-District and All-Conference Selection … His blocking helped KCCHS pile up 3,578 yards rushing and 676 yards passing in 2022 … Put down 201 tackles, 32 TFL’s, 6.5 sacks, a fumble and a fumble recovery on the defensive side of the ball … Also made 59 extra points for the Bearcats.

Noah Gehin | TE | 6-3 | 230 | De Pere, Wis. | De Pere HS
Spent three years playing tight end at De Pere High School … Named First Team All-Conference both junior and senior years … Also gained All-Region status as a senior … Hauled in 36 catches for 483 yards and eight touchdowns at DPHS … Won the conference championship in 2020 and 2021 with the Redbirds … Also played basketball for DPHS.

Michael Gross | WR | 6-3 | 175 | Eden Prairie, Minn. | Eden Prairie HS
Played wide receiver on the varsity squad for three seasons at Eden Prairie High School … Named First Team All-District in 2022 … Hauled in 50 grabs for 888 yards and seven receiving touchdowns in his prep career … Helped the Eagles to a 26-5 record as a varsity player … Also was a four-time All-State performer on the track & field team, winning the 4×200-meter relay at the state meet as a senior.

Jerry Kaminski | QB | 6-2 | 205 | Sun Prairie, Wis. | Sun Prairie East HS
Spent four years playing quarterback at Sun Prairie East High School … Earned Wisconsin Sports Network’s Dave Krieg Award, given to the state’s top senior quarterback … Named the 2022 Wisconsin Offensive Player of the Year … Two-time selection to the First Team All-State, All-Region and All-Conference Teams … Completed 62.0 percent of his passes as a senior for 2,785 yards passing and 40 touchdowns … Also added 296 rushing yards and five rushing TD’s … Threw for 94 touchdowns in his prep career and finished with a record of 30-4 … Set the school record for the Cardinals in career passing yards, passing touchdowns, single-season passing yards and single-season passing touchdowns.

Kellen Kinzer | LB/ATH | 6-4 | 225 | St. Cloud, Minn. | St. Cloud Cathedral HS
Played both tight end and defensive end at St. Cloud Cathedral High School for four years … Named First Team All-District in 2021 and 2022 … Earned the titles of SCCHS Defensive Player of the Year and Team MVP … Recorded 52 catches for 742 yards and three receiving touchdowns in his prep career while also scoring a rushing touchdown … Put down 114 tackles, 17.5 TFL’s, 5.5 sacks and three fumble recoveries in his prep career.

Sam Klestinski | P | 6-1 | 195 | Madison, Wis. | Madison Edgewood HS
Spent four seasons as the punter, kicker, tight end and linebacker at Madison Edgewood High School … Five-time All-Conference honoree, earning first team status as a punter in 2022 and first team as a kicker in 2021 … Earned All-State accolades as a punter his senior season … Recorded 43 punts in his prep career, averaging 40 yards per boot … Pinned eight teams inside their own 20-yard line … Made eight field goals with a long of 43 yards … Also had 13 receptions and two touchdowns as a tight end and 47 tackles, 10 TFL’s and three interceptions as a linebacker … Won the conference title with an 11-0 record … Helped the class of 2023 finish with best winning percentage in school history as a Crusader.

Jacob Lopau | OL | 6-7 | 300 | St. Joseph, Minn. | ROCORI HS
Spent four years on the offensive line at Rocori High School … Named Second Team All-State as a senior … His blocking helped the Spartans put up 2,042 yards on the ground for 30 rushing TD’s in 2022 … He also helped RHS pile up 1,820 yards through the air for 23 touchdowns as a senior … During his junior season the Spartans racked up 2,425 yards of total offense and 23 total touchdowns … Saw action in the 2022 All-Star Football Game.

Owen McCloud | LB | 6-0 | 225 | Lakeville, Minn. | Lakeville South HS
Spent four seasons at linebacker at Lakeville South High School … Named to the Second Team All-Metro Team twice … Two-time member of the All-District Team … Recorded 103 tackles, four TFL’s, one forced fumble, four interceptions and a pick-6 in 2022 … Tallied 161 total tackles, 7.0 TFL’s, two fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, four interceptions and two touchdowns in his prep career … Helped the Cougars win the State Championship in 2020 and 2021 … Also participated in Olympic weightlifting and track & field at LSHS.

Braden Mohr | DL | 6-3 | 240 | Farmington, Minn. | Farmington HS
Played defensive end at Farmington High School the past three seasons … Named Second Team All-Metro as a senior … Twice named Second Team All-District … Piled up 61 tackles as a senior … Racked up 105 total tackles, 11.0 TFL’s and five sacks in his prep career … Helped Farmington win its first-ever 6A Section Championship in 2020 and 2021.

Adam Newel | DL | 6-2 | 290 | Green Bay, Wis. | Ashwaubenon HS
Appeared on the defensive line his last three seasons at Ashwaubenon High School … Twice named Second Team All-Conference … Voted a team captain and the defensive MVP as a senior … Put down 127 tackles, 31.0 tackles-for-loss, 18 sacks and five forced fumbles in his prep career.

Adam Poncelet | WR | 6-3 | 190 | Goodhue, Minn. | Goodhue HS
Played wide receiver all four years for Goodhue High School … Three-time member of the All-Area Team … Also made the All-Conference Team thrice … Had 118 receptions for 1,957 yards in his prep career … Also added 138 yards rushing … Scored 24 touchdowns for the Wildcats in his career … Played in the 2022 Minnesota All-Star Football Game.

Lance Rucker | LB | 6-4 | 215 | Omaha, Neb. | Millard South HS
Appeared at defensive end and tight end for Millard South High School for all four seasons … Named First Team All-Metro and All-State in 2022 … Also earned All-Nebraska Team status as a senior … Gained Honorable Mention accolades as a member of the All-Metro and All-State Teams in 2021 … Piled up 162 total tackles, 39.0 tackles-for-loss, 21 sacks and four fumble recoveries as a Patriot … Hauled in 46 grabs for 602 yards and seven TD’s as a tight end during his prep career … Voted three times as the Defensive Player of the Year at MSHS … Twice voted the Lineman of the Year at Millard South.

Jake Saltonstall | DL | 6-4 | 260 | Morgan Hill, Calif. | University of New Mexico
Played three seasons on the defensive line at the University of New Mexico … Appeared in 31 games as a Lobo, piling up 75 tackles (32 solo), 10.5 TFL’s and 5.5 sacks at UNM … Played in 12 games in 2022 and racked up 27 tackles, four tackles-for-loss and had one sack … Prior to New Mexico, spent one year at Foothills Junior College and had 52 tackles with 18.0 TFL’s and 9.5 sacks.

Matthew Schoenecker | OL | 6-7 | 260 | New Prague, Minn. | New Prague HS
Played four years on the offensive line at New Prague High School … Gained Honorable Mention All-District accolades as a senior … Named to the honorable mention All-Conference Team … Also participated in track & field for the Trojans.

Zack Schusted | TE | 6-6 | 238 | Ham Lake, Minn. | Blaine HS
Spent three seasons at tight end at Blaine High School … Hauled in 14 grabs for 250 yards and a touchdown as a senior … Also punted for the Bengals and had 26 punts for 922 yards, averaging 35.5 yards per boot … Also played basketball for the Bengals.

Sawyer Seidl | RB | 5-10 | 170 | Hugo, Minn. | Hill-Murray HS
Spent four seasons at running back at Hill-Murray High School … Named All-State and First Team All-Conference in 2022 … Piled up 5,069 yards rushing in his prep career and scored 65 touchdowns … Finished with 5,802 all-purpose yards as a Pioneer … Also participated in hockey and track & field.

Kaden Vig | DL | 6-5 | 225 | Hallock, Minn. | Kittson County Central HS
Played tight end, defensive end and punted for three years at Kittson County Central High School … Named the 2022 District 9 West-North Defensive Player of the Year … Earned the All-District 9 West-North Award in 2021 and 2022 … Named All-Conference as both a junior and senior … Set the single-season sack record (18.5) and the single-season TFL record (47.5) … Piled up 200 tackles (138) solo in his prep career to go with 56 TFL’s, 28 sacks … Also had three fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles and a fumble return for TD … Recorded two interceptions and had a pick-six … Hauled in 27 grabs at tight end for 582 yards and seven scores … Also played basketball for the Bearcats.

Marcus Wahl | CB | 5-11 | 160 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Dakota Collegiate
Spent two seasons at cornerback at Dakota Collegiate … Did not give up a touchdown in his prep career … Runs a 4.5 second 40-yard dash … Has a 38-inch vertical … Also plays basketball and runs track for Dakota Collegiate.

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