Wayne State football announced Wednesday the addition of 24 student athletes that will join the Wildcat program in the fall of 2022.
The national signing day class of 24 student athletes hail from six states – Nebraska (13), Florida (4), Illinois (2), Iowa (2), Texas (2) and California (1).
Fourteen of the 24 signings come on the offensive side of the ball – five offensive linemen, four wide receivers, three running backs, one quarterback and one tight end – with 10 on the defensive side of the ball in the form of six defensive backs and four defensive linemen.
Seven of the 13 Nebraska commits have been selected to play in the 2022 Nebraska Shrine Bowl.
Athletes who signed with Wayne State include (Position, height, weight, hometown, school):
Mitchell Andersen – Defensive Back 5-10, 170 Bennington, Neb. / Bennington HS
Drake Berry – Defensive Line 6-3, 245 West Branch, Iowa / West Branch HS
Alec Blevins – Offensive Line 6-6, 250 Bellevue, Neb. / Papillion LaVista HS
Latravious Boyd – Running Back 6-0, 195 Orlando, Fla. / Jones HS
Brayden Chaney – Defensive Back/Kick Returner 6-1, 180 Omaha, Neb. / Gretna HS
Dawson Forgy – Running Back 5-11, 180 Winterset, Iowa / Winterset HS
James Frank – Defensive End 6-3, 215 Lincoln, Neb. / Lincoln Pius X HS
Clyde Hinton – Defensive Back 6-0, 190 Plattsmouth, Neb. / Plattsmouth HS
Jameson Krayneski – Offensive Line 6-4, 275 Bennington, Neb. / Bennington HS
Jake Lukis – Defensive Line 6-1, 240 Gretna, Neb. / Gretna HS
Noah McCant – Wide Receiver 5-7, 170 Little Elm, Texas / Little Elm HS
Kevin Minckler – Wide Receiver 5-10, 170 Port Orange, Fla. / Spruce Creek HS
Joseph Morrison – Defensive Back 6-0, 155 Jacksonville, Fla. / Riverside HS
Dane Petersen – Tight End 6-5, 190 Elkhorn, Neb. / Elkhorn HS
Jordan Porter – Defensive Back 5-9, 175 Daytona Beach, Fla. / Mainland HS
Avante Savage – Wide Receiver 6-1, 175 Chicago, Ill. / Phillips Academic HS
Carter Sitzman – Defensive End 6-4, 230 Lincoln, Neb. / Lincoln Christian HS
Spencer Smith – Offensive Line 6-7, 240 LaVista, Neb. / Papillion LaVista HS
Jake Stier – Offensive Line 6-2, 270 Bennington, Neb. / Bennington HS
Tyler Turner – Quarterback 6-2, 215 Chicago, Ill. / Phillips Academy HS
*-Kale Consbruck – Wide Receiver 5-9, 145 Firth, Neb. / Norris HS
*-Wyatt Ogle - Offensive Line 6-3, 290 Blair, Neb. / Blair HS
#-Tanner Cooper – Defensive Back 5-11, 190 Oakley, Calif. / Freedom HS (Diablo Valley College)
#-Cauren Lynch – Running Back 6-0, 215 Irving, Texas / Parish Episcopal HS (Toledo)
*-Walk-On
#-Transfer (School listed)
