2017 Eagle Football National Signing Day Class

2017 Ashland University Football Signees List (38)

 

2017 Ashland University Football Signees' Bios

Michael Ayers, DB, Walnut Ridge High School – As a senior, led the team in both tackles and interceptions…Earned first-team All-Ohio, two all-district and two all-city honors…A three-time city-champion wrestler …Earned four varsity letters each in football and track and three in wrestling.

Hunter Binkley, RB, Delphos Jefferson High School – Program's all-time leading rusher, and ran for 2,071 yards in a single season…Prep honors include three first-team all-conference (running back) and two first-team all-conference (linebacker) awards, and All-Ohio second-team and honorable mention laurels…Member of four Northwest Conference title teams…Earned four varsity letters in football, three each in wrestling and track and one in baseball.

Chase Boeckermann, T, LaSalle High School – A three-time Ohio state champion during prep career…Earned second-team all-conference honors…Earned varsity letters in football and track.

Austin Brenner, QB, Copley High School – Was 17-5 as a varsity starter…In two seasons, threw for 3,356 yards and 30 touchdowns, while running for 1,449 yards and 15 scores…Earned All-Suburban League honors twice…Earned two varsity letters in football, four in basketball and one in baseball.

Elijah Burton, DB, Northland High School – Recorded 74 tackles and four interceptions in a season, and scored 10 touchdowns…Earned first-team all-city and second-team all-district honors…Earned a total of seven varsity letters in football, basketball and track.

Carlos Chavis, DB, Lorain High School – Ended prep career with 3,616 career rushing yards…Season-highs of 1,610 yards and 16 touchdowns rushing…Named first-team All-Ohio, all-district and all-conference.

Michael Cirasuolo, RB, Whitesboro Central School – Ran for 3,684 yards and 48 touchdowns in prep career…Had game high of 303 yards…Part of 2016 regional title team and 2015 and 2016 section championship squads…As a senior, earned All-CNY Player of the Year and first-team All-NYS honors…Earned three varsity football letters.

Kyle Clady, OL, Loudonville High School – Member of two state playoff and Mid-Buckeye Conference title teams…Part of regional runner-up squad as a sophomore…Earned two varsity letters each in football and track.

Ryan Clark, QB, Gibsonburg High School – Combined in senior and junior seasons, passed for 4,214 yards, 46 touchdowns and 60-percent completions, and ran for 915 yards and 17 touchdowns…Sported an 18-3 prep record…Starter for back-to-back Ohio state playoff appearances and Toledo Area Athletic Conference titles…Two-time All-Ohio selection, and 2015 TAAC Offensive Player of the Year…Two-time first-team all-district and All-TAAC…Earned three varsity letters each in football and baseball, and two in basketball.

Ryan Corkrean, LB, St. Francis DeSales High School – Started 39 consecutive games and recorded 249 total tackles (14 in one game)…Scored nine prep touchdowns…Played in the Ohio state playoffs three times, and was part of state semifinalist and regional title teams…As a senior, was second-team All-Ohio…Earned three varsity letters in both football and baseball.

Grant Denbow, QB, Ashland High School – Local standout who threw for more than 5,000 yards and 47 touchdowns in prep career…Added 757 yards and 12 touchdowns rushing…Won two Ohio Cardinal Conference titles and went to the Ohio state playoffs three times…Earned All-Ohio, Academic All-Ohio, all-area, all-district and three first-team All-OCC honors…Earned four varsity letters in basketball, three in football.

Greg Dingledine, LB, Edgewood High School – Played on an Ohio state playoff and conference championship team...Earned first-team all-conference, second-team All-Southwest Ohio and honorable-mention All-Ohio honors...Earned one varsity football letter.

Ezekiel Ford, DE, Sandusky High School – Member of an Ohio state playoff and Northern Ohio League title team…Earned second-team All-NOL recognition…A two-year varsity letter winner in football and one-year varsity letter winner in track.

Alex Gillespie, FB, Brunswick High School – Single-game prep rushing highs of 29 carries, 235 yards and four touchdowns…Earned All-Greater Cleveland Conference, all-county and all-district honors…Earned three varsity letters each in football and baseball.

Joshua Goodwin, DB, Olmsted Falls High School – As a senior, recorded 65 solo tackles, 50 assists, five interceptions and 16 pass breakups…Earned second-team all-conference and all-district honors…Earned a combined five varsity letters between football and basketball.

Aaron Granger, S, Westerville South High School – As a cornerback, recorded 58 tackles, 18 pass breakups, two forced fumbles and two blocked field goals…Earned four varsity letters in football and track.

Samson Hairston, OL, Cincinnati Princeton High School – Two-time all-conference selection…Earned four varsity football letters and two varsity track letters.

Jason Hale, DE/P, South Central High School – In last two seasons, had 145 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and six sacks…Averaged 37 yards per punt as a senior…Two-time All-Firelands Conference choice, and earned recognition from the Ashland Times-Gazette…Earned All-FC honors at tight end, defensive end and punter...Earned four varsity letters each in football and basketball, and two in baseball.

Elijah Hollis, DE, Sycamore High School – Part of a regional runner-up team…Earned second-team All-Greater Miami Conference honors…A two-time varsity letter winner in both football and track.

Jack Iannarino, WR, Fairbanks High School – As a senior, caught 77 passes (leading all central-Ohio wideouts) for 957 yards and 12 touchdowns…Caught 168 passes for 2,394 yards and 25 touchdowns in prep career, setting program records for both…Also has school single-game record with 16 catches, as well as a 99-yard touchdown grab…Earned first-team All-Ohio, first-team All-Central District and first-team All-Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference as a senior…Earned four varsity letters in football, three in track and one in basketball.

Austin Jasinski, WR, Massillon Washington High School – Caught 50 passes for 1,269 yards and 17 touchdowns…Averaged 12.5 yards per punt return and 21.6 yards per kickoff return…Had 15 catches for 222 yards in one game…Was first-team All-Stark County and first-team All-Ohio in Division II…Earned three varsity football and four varsity track letters.

Jesse King, DL, Massillon Washington High School – An all-county prep performer…Earned two varsity football letters.

Drayton Kirsch, DL, Rittman High School – Earned three varsity letters in football and one in wrestling.

Michael Kopaygorodsky, RB/S, William Mason High School – Recorded 800 yards and 10 touchdowns rushing…Earned second-team All-Greater Miami Conference selection…Earned three varsity football letters.

Chase Lautzenheiser, DL, Louisville High School – Member of two conference-championship teams and a squad which reached the third round of the Ohio state playoffs…Earned first-team all-conference, first-team All-Canton Repository and first-team All-Stark County…Earned three varsity letters in football, four in wrestling and one in track.

Garth Medors, WR/RS, Watkins Memorial High School – In one prep game, had more than 150 receiving and rushing, and a touchdown each way…Member of Ohio state playoff team as a sophomore…Twice earned all-league, all-district and all-region honors…Earned three varsity football and baseball letters.

Kaylaun Miller, OL, Shaw High School – Earned All-Lake Erie League honors…Earned four varsity letters in football and three in baseball.

Nick Pankow, S, Medina High School – As a senior, racked up 103 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, four sacks, three forced fumbles, three recovered fumbles and an interception…Part of Ohio state playoff team and Greater Cleveland Conference runner-up squad in 2016…Senior-year honors include All-Ohio special mention, first-team All-Northeast Inland district and first-team All-GCC…Earned three varsity football and two varsity track letters.

Colton Paul, DB/WR, St. Xavier High School – Prep statistics included 49 tackles, four interceptions, an 88-yard interception-return touchdown, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery…Member of an Ohio Division I state-championship team…A first-team All-Greater Catholic League and honorable-mention all-district selection…Earned four varsity football letters and two varsity basketball letters.

Todd Ramsier, DB, Rittman High School – Scored 21 touchdowns as a senior, and recorded 11 touchdowns and five interceptions as a junior…Was All-Wayne County Athletic League twice…Earned four varsity letters each in football and basketball, and three in baseball.

Anthony Rodgers, CB/ATH, Cincinnati Princeton High School – Earned second-team All-Greater Miami Conference honors…Earned three varsity track letters.

Curtis Roupe, DE, Black River High School – Recorded 236 total tackles and 18 tackles for loss in prep career…Member of Ohio state playoff teams in both 2013 and 2016…Prep honors include first-team All-Ohio, first-team All-Patriot Athletic Conference, PAC Most Valuable Lineman and three All-PAC selections…Earned four varsity letters each in basketball and football.

Doug Taylor, LB/S, Elyria Catholic High School – Racked up 57 tackles, five sacks and two interceptions…Earned All-Ohio, All-Great Lakes Conference and all-district honors…Earned three varsity letters in both football and basketball.

Kyle Ulshafer, DT, Mentor High School – Recorded 52 tackles, six tackles for loss and two sacks…Part of Ohio state runner-up team as a freshman…Earned All-Lake County and all-district honors…Earned three varsity letters in football and one in track.

Austin Williams, FB, Mogadore High School – Member of two Portage Trail Conference championship teams, and the 2015 Division VII state runner-up…Earned Ohio Defensive Player of the Year honors, two first-team All-Ohio, 2016 District Defensive Player of the Year and two first-team All-PTC laurels…Earned nine total varsity letters in football, baseball and basketball.

Hunter Williams, FB/LB, Lake Catholic High School – Prep statistics include 22 solo tackles and 112 assists…Was first-team All-North Coast League in 2016 and second-team All-NCL in 2014…Earned varsity letters in football (three), wrestling (two) and track (one).

Ta'Quan Williams, DB, Whitehall Yearling High School – Had 95 tackles as a senior, to go with four interceptions and nine pass breakups…Twice earned both all-district and first-team All-Mid-State League honors, and was named second-team All-Ohio…Earned two varsity letters in football and one in basketball.

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