Football announces 2021 signing class

2/4/2021 8:00:00 AM

JACKSON, Tenn. | Head football coach Vyron Brown announced 17 players who signed national letters-of-intent on Wednesday, the first day of the NCAA signing period.

The class is comprised of 16 high school signees and one junior college transfer.

Brown's home state of Louisiana produced the most signees with six, followed by three players each from Alabama and Mississippi, two from Florida, and one player each from California, Kentucky, and Arkansas.

In all, Lane's 2021 class includes eight recruits on offense and seven on defense with two athletes who could see time on either side.

Lane stocked up on lineman in this cycle, signing five on the offensive side of the ball and four on defense.

The national letter-of-intent signing period for football began on Wednesday, Feb. 3, and will run until Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021.

**2021 Football Signees**
FULL NAME	POS	HT.	ACADEMIC YEAR	HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Jeremiah Brown	S	5-9	Fr.	Shreveport, LA / Calvary Baptist Academy
JaVonte Carter	DB	6-1	Fr.	Mobile, AL / Murphy HS
Jamie Cleveland	DT	6-1	Fr.	Baton Rouge, LA / Scotlandville HS
Croy Ficklin	C	6-2	Fr.	Baton Rouge, LA / Madison Prep
C'Mari Hayes	OT	6-4	Fr.	Louisville, KY / Ballard HS
Xavier Heard	OT	6-3	Fr.	Long Beach, CA / Jordan HS
Latarraus Jackson	ATH	5-8	Fr.	Shreveport, LA / Calvary Baptist Academy
Abraham McKenzie	TE	6-6	Fr.	Laurel, MS / Laurel HS
Brion Morris	WR	6-3	Fr.	Shreveport, LA / Booker T. Washington HS
Jeremiah Murphy	DT	6-0	Jr.	Mississippi Delta CC
Kendre Oliver	DT	6-3	Fr.	Oscaola, AR / Wheeler HS
William Paulemon	OL	6-2	Fr.	Miami, FL / North Miami Beach HS
Lutrell Pruitt	RB	5-9	Fr.	Baton Rouge, LA / Southern Lab
Amari Sanders	DT	6-2	Fr.	Hoover, AL / Hoover HS
Walter Tatum	ATH	5-10	Fr.	Notasulga, AL / Notasulga HS
Walton Thompson	DB	6-0	Fr.	Hattiesburg, MS / Hattiesburg HS
Gregory Washington	OL	6-3	Fr.	New Port Richey, FL / Mitchell HS