Football | 1/31/2023 8:16:00 PM
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. - As National Letters of Intent are received by the Bloomsburg University athletic department on National Signing Day, the department and Huskies' football staff will introduce its 2023 recruiting class. Live updates will be available first on the
Huskies twitter account while this page will be updated throughout the day.
Once an NLI is received and verified by the department, an announcement will be made on twitter beginning between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. Wednesday morning. Once announced, this page will be updated with a bio of the newest Husky. The Huskies are expecting to welcome 19 new players to the pack. The newest Huskies hail from four different states and feature 14 plays on the offensive side of the ball and five on the defensive side.
Continue to check Bloomsburg athletics social media pages and the
NSD2023 Central page for the latest on the 2023 recruiting class, including photo galleries, the signee roster, and news from Bloomsburg football. Once all letters are signed, returned, and introduced, a full class announcement will be made on
buhuskies.com.
Refresh this page to make sure you get the latest list of signees. Signees will be listed in the order the National Letters of Intent are received by the football staff.
LATE UPDATE: Thursday February 2, at 3:00 p.m.
Jacob Begansky (Saint Clair, Pa./Pottsville Area)
Height: 6-3
Weight: 280
Position: Offensive Line
Bio:
Named to the Republican Herald All-Area First Team in 2022 ... Named All-State and All-County.
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Matt Buchman (Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton)
Height: 6-1
Weight: 205
Position: Running Back
Bio:
Rushed for 2,500+ yards and had 650+ receiving yards at Hazleton ... Had 35 touchdowns and 10 two-point conversions ... Compiled 230 total points in his career ... Finished career with 140+ tackles and five interceptions ... Forced and recovered five fumbles ... Averaged 22+ yards on kickoff return and 15+ yards on punt return ... Three-time Class 6A PA All-State Football News Coaches Select/PA Writers Team selection ... Named to the Eastern PA Football Class 6A Team ... Three-time Standard Speaker All-Area Team honoree ... Three-time NPF WVC Division 1 All-Star Player ... Three-time Times Leader All-WVC Team ... Two-time Citizens Voice All-WVC Team ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Consistent Honor Roll Student at Hazleton.
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Luke Reilly (Pennington, N.J./Hopewell Valley Central)
Height: 6-3
Weight: 280
Position: Defensive Tackle
Bio:
Holds Hopewell Valley Central's school record in power clean (305 pounds) ... Third strongest in school history ... Two-time County Champion in the shot put (51'2") ... Named the Mercer County Lineman of Year ... Named First Team All-Area ... Named Second Team All-Group .... Named to the NJ Super 100 Team ... Earned First Team All-Conference honors.
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Isaiah Megginson (Edgewood, Md./Edgewood)
Height: 5-11
Weight: 181
Position: Running Back
Bio:
Scored 17 touchdowns and racked up 668 yards on the ground at Edgewood during his senior season ... Had 94 carries and averaged 7.1 yards per carry ... Named First Team All-County and MPSSAA All-State ... Two-time All-Star game invitee ... Two-time Chick-Fil-A Player of the Game ... Named Team MVP ... Served as team captain at Edgewood ... Principals Honor roll and Honor roll student ... Earned the Student-Athlete Minds-in-Motion Award.
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Nick Frame (Slatington, Pa./Northern Lehigh)
Height: 6-2
Weight: 185
Position: Safety
Bio:
Had 147 tackles, 11 interceptions, and four forced fumbles at Northern Lehigh ... Named Second Team All-Colonial league defensive back in 2021 ... Was the 2021 PFN Coaches Select First Team Defensive Athlete ... Named First Team All-Colonial League defensive back in 2022 ... Was a 2022 First Team All State safety ... Nine-time Principals list honoree ... 2021 member of the PIAA Silver Academic Football Team.
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Ian Donohue (Schuylkill Haven, Pa./Blue Mountain)
Height: 6-3
Weight: 225
Position: Defensive End
Bio:
Named First Team North Defense and Second Team All-Area at Blue Mountain ... North vs South Game Lineman of the Game ... Earned 4A All-State Honorable Mention ... Two-time Defensive Players of the Game (T-102) ... Honor Roll student at Blue Mountain.
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Brandon Fuentes (Damascus, Md./Damascus)
Height: 6-4
Weight: 330
Positions: Offensive Line
Bio:
Had 60+ pancakes during the 2022 season at Damascus ... Named First Team All-State and First Team All-Montgomery County 3/2A in 2022 ... Was the 2022 3A State Champion with Damascus ... Named Damascus 2022 Offensive POY ... Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention as one of three MPSSAA linemen to earn All-Met honors from WP ... Led offensive line that averaged 8.6 yards per carry on 316 carries and 34 rushing touchdowns ... Offense averaged 40.2 points per game and scored 28 or more points in 12 of their 13 games ... One of the highest scoring teams in the MPSSAA in 2022 ... Six-time honor roll student at Damascus.
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Chase Fotta (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus)
Height: 6-1
Weight: 185
Position: Wide Receiver
Bio:
Had 37 catches for 895 yards and eight touchdowns at Emmaus High School ... Averaged 24 yards per catch ... Named a Morning Call Honorable Mention Wide Receiver ... Was a High Honor Roll and Honor Roll student at Emmaus.
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Riley Parker (Canton, Pa./Canton)
Height: 5-11
Weight: 185
Position: Running Back
Bio:
Compiled
3,500 yards rushing and 58 touchdowns in two and half seasons at Canton ... Two-time District 4 Champion ... Reached state semifinals during the 2021 and 2022 seasons ... 2021 and 2022 All State running back .... Named to the 2021 and 2022 Pennsylvania Dream Team ... 2021 EasternPaFootball.com 1A Player of the Year ... 2022 MyTwinTiers.com Fall Male Athlete of the Year ... Three-time NTL All-Star -- 2020, 2021, 2022 ... Named to the PIAA Academic Gold Team in 2020, 2021, 2022 ... Two-time National Honor Society honoree -- 2021, 2022.
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Dimitri Chacon (Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt)
Height: 6-3
Weight: 320
Position: Offensive Line
Bio:
State Champion with Bishop McDevitt ... Mid Pen All-Conference First Team in 2021 ... Mid-Pen All-Conference Second Team in 2022 ... Big 33 Honorable Mention.
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Bryson Heydt (Jim Thorpe, Pa./Jim Thorpe)
Height: 6-5
Weight: 247
Position: Defensive End
Bio:
Registered 14 sacks, 154 tackles, 46 tackle for losses, 50 qb hurries as a defensive end at Jim Thorpe ... Caught five touchdowns and had 350 receiving yards in his career ... Named Times News Defensive Lineman of the Year ... Times News All-Star Tight End ... Named a Dream Team tight end ... First Team SCFCA Team.
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Jack Dean (Frackville, Pa./North Schuylkill)
Height: 6-3
Weight: 230
Position: Tight End
Bio:
Named to the First Team Offense by the Republican Harold ... Named First Team Dream Team ... First Team Coaches Selection ... First Team Standard Speaker ... North All-Star team.
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Riddick Drab (Centereach, N.Y./Centereach)
Height: 6-4
Weight: 230
Position: Tight End
Bio:
Most receiving yards in a game, season, and career at Centereach ... Most receiving touchdowns in a career ... Most receptions in a season ... Three-time Suffolk County First Team All-Division ... Two-time MVP award ... Four-time honor roll student.
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Jon Seamans (Scott Township. Pa./Lakeland)
Height: 5-11
Weight: 170
Position: Wide Receiver
Bio:
Had 64 catches for 1,218 yards at Lakeland including 20 touchdowns ... Compiled 150 tackles and had six interceptions ... Ran a 10.99 100-meter dash and a 22.33 200-meter dash ... Named a Times Tribune All-Region Player in 2021 and 2022 ... Was a 2022 AA All-EasternPaFootball.com Team honoree ... Three-time LFC All-Star (2020, 2021, 2022) ... PIAA 2A fifth-place 200-meter medalist and sixth-place 100-meter medalist ... 2022 All Region Sprinter ... 2022 LFC Track Performer of the Year ... Member of the National Honor Society.
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Loughlin Smith (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge)
Height: 6-4
Weight: 280
Position: Offensive Line
Bio:
Had 60+ pancakes ... Allowed one sack ... Named team captain at Pennridge ... Named Lineman of the Year ... Earned Second Team All-league and HB All-Area ... Honor roll student and earned Bronze Team academics.
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Josh Neel (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson)
Height: 6-4
Weight: 255
Position: Offensive Line
Bio:
Freedom Division champions ...
First Team WJFL ... Named Unsung hero ... Honor roll student at Cinnaminson.
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Lucas Shultz (Dallas. Pa./Dallas)
Height: 6-3
Weight: 259
Position: Offensive Line
Bio:
Named NPF First Team Offense and Second Team Defense ... Named to the Times Leader All-WVC Football Team ... Earned First and Second Honors at Dallas.
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Sean Hunt (Syracuse, N.Y./Henninger)
Height: 5-9
Weight: 260
Position: Running Back
Bio:
Four-year varsity starter in football and wrestling at Henninger ... Team captain ... Led team in rushing, tackles, sacks, and forced fumbles ... Led Section 3 in sacks and forced fumbles ... Senior All-Star Game MVP ... Named Juior Male Athlete of the Year in 2021-2022 ... Section 3 shot put champion ... Played running back on the first-ever Ernie Davis vs. Floyd Little All-Star game ... Placed fourth in Second 3 at 220lb as a freshman for wrestling ... Placed Second in Section 3 at 285lb as a junior for wrestling ... Class AA 285lb wrestling champion ... Team captain for the Marine Corps Leadership Clinic ... Earned the 2021-2022 wrestling sportsmanship award ... All CNY and All state Running back ... Track and field male MVP ... 2021-2022 coaches award for wrestling ... 2021-2022 wrestling MVP ... Honor roll student.
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Will McPeek (Roxbury, N.J./Roxbury)
Height: 6-6
Weight: 285
Position: Offensive Line
Bio:
Named Liberty White All-Super Football Conference Second Team, as selected by the coaches ... Honor roll student at Roxbury.
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Garrett Varano (Mount Carmel, Pa./Mount Carmel)
Height: 5-10
Weight: 165
Position: Wide Receiver
Bio:
Leads Mount Carmel career for interceptions returned for touchdowns ... Compiled 1,832 Career all purpose yards and 18 touchdowns ... PIAA Sports Writers First Team All State selection in 2022 ... PIAA Coaches Select First Team All State honoree in 2022 ... Top-five in graduating class at Mount Carmel ... Member of the National Honor Society and the National Athletic Honor Society.
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Donovan Backus (Upper Marlboro, Md./DeMatha Catholic)
Height: 6-1
Weight: 185
Position: Wide Receiver
Bio:
Played football at DaMatha Catholic
