CU football announces 2023 signing class

Feb. 4—Cumberland head football coach Tim Mathis announced a list of 30 signees as part of the 2023 signing class on National Signing Day on Wednesday.

The 2023 class stands as the sixth with Mathis at the helm of the program and his fifth full class. The 30 signees will come to Cumberland in the fall with 21 of the student-athletes coming from in-state. Three are from Watertown, including 2023 graduates Garner Creswell and Noah Clemmons and '21 grad Quanterrius Hughes-Malone.

"We have followed up last year's class with another strong class," Mathis said. "We have some real high quality young men signing with us and we will have several more we will add that will make this class unbelievable."

The team is still expecting to add more before the start of the school year in the fall.

2023 CU football recruiting className, height, weight, position, high school (out-of-state town or former college)

Tylan Orr, 6-4, 315, OF, Columbia

Jabari Frierson, 5-11, 165, CB, Rockvale

Nolan Gottlied, 6-2, 188, K/P, DeKalb County

Dezmon Wallace, 6-2, 201, OLB, Jackson, (Mississippi College)

Arkiyus Wright, 5-10, 160, CB, Greene County (Greensboro, Ga.)

Joey Samples, 6-1, 250, OLB, Model (Rome, Ga.)

Nathan Hayden, 6-1, 210, TE/H-back, Brighton

Jack Kantner, 5-11, 175, K/P, Fannin Co. (Blue Ridge, Ga.)

Kyan Manher, 5-7, 180, WR, Brighton

Aaron Davis, 6-0, 210, LB, Alcoa

Collin Nelson, 6-4, 280, OL, W.S. Neal (East Brewton, Ala.)

Evan Jones, 6-4, 250, TE/H-back, DeKalb County (Tennessee Tech)

Kion Threalkill, 6-0, 175, CB, Germantown

Elijah Lawson, 6-1, 290, OL, Greenbrier

Jaterious Derrick, 5-9, 175, WR, Fayetteville

Garner Creswell, 5-10, 185, OL, Watertown

Noah Clemmons, 5-10, 220, LB, Watertown

Imran Arif, 5-10, 170, DB, John Overton

Xaylyn McKinnie, 6-0, 160, CB, Riverdale (Morehead State)

Aiden Nunn, 6-1, 290, OL, Bowdon (Ga.)

Devin Williams, 6-1, 275, OL, Germantown

Zander Lipscomb, 6-1, 175, S, Gainesville (Ga.)

Stephen Tharp, 5-11, 185, LB, McGavock

Dakota Clayton, 6-1, 210, DE, Soddy-Daisy

Niarrie Bostic, 6-4, 190, WR, Northside (Northport, Ala.)

Saylor Tull, 6-2, 270, OL, Port St. Joe (Fla.)

Tre Reece, 5-11, 175, WR, Gainesville (Ga.)

Quintavious Lisenbee, 5-10, 170, CB, Oakland

Trey Ballentine, 5-11, 175, S, Giles County

Quanterrius Hughes-Malone, 6-1, 190, WR/DB, Watertown