South Dakota football announces National Signing Day additions, bringing full class to 24

Michael McCleary, Sioux Falls Argus Leader
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South Dakota football added 10 new members to its 2023 signing class on National Signing Day on Wednesday.

The Coyotes, whose full signing class after two major signing periods totals 24, brought in six new offensive players, three new defensive players and a special-teamer among its new signees — bringing in at least two players per position group on both sides of the ball across its entire signing class.

USD added its second high-school quarterback of the 2023 recruiting cycle, adding Pella (Iowa) high school product Beau Bush to a class that already featured Pawhuska (Oklahoma) high school's Todd Drummond from the early signing period.

USD's Bob Nielson prepares to walk off the field after the win against Western Illinois Saturday, Nov. 10, at the DakotaDome in Vermillion.
USD's Bob Nielson prepares to walk off the field after the win against Western Illinois Saturday, Nov. 10, at the DakotaDome in Vermillion.

A majority of the Coyotes' new class is on the offensive front, with USD adding three offensive linemen and two tight ends Wednesday to bring the total number of offensive linemen and tight ends in the class to five and three, respectively. South Dakota football head coach Bob Nielson said in a release that new offensive coordinator Josh Davis was "involved" with the recruitment of the offensive players in the latest signing group.

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“The second signing is an opportunity for us to put the finishing touches on the 2023 incoming class,” Nielson said in a release. “We addressed a couple of positional needs and I’m very excited about the quality of young men that we have joining our roster for next season.”

Here is South Dakota's full signing class for 2023.

National Signing Day new signees

  • Dylan Birge, OL, 6-2, Olathe, Kan. (West high school)

  • Beau Bush, QB, 6-3, Pella, Iowa (Pella high school)

  • Grant Chapman, OL, 6-5, Andover, Minn. (Anoka high school)

  • Tyler Green, DB, 6-1, Atlanta, Ga. (Hillgrove high school)

  • Sam Holloway, P/K, 6-3, Adel, Iowa (ADM high school)

  • Jase Hovey, DB, 6-2, Louisburg, Kan (Louisburg high school)

  • Mack Newell, TE, 6-4, Louisburg, Kan. (Louisburg high school)

  • Jack Rons, OL, 6-4, Littleton, Colo. (Dakota Ridge high school)

  • AuVon Sager, DE, 6-5, Minneapolis, Minn. (North high school)

  • George Williams, TE, 6-4, Des Moines, Iowa (Roosevelt high school)

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South Dakota football 2022 early signing class

  • Todd Drummond, QB, 6-5, Pawhuska high school (Pawhuska, Okla.)

  • Larenzo Fenner, WR, 6-0, Fort Osage high school (Independence, Mo.)

  • Gabriel Hardman, LB, 5-11, Palmetto high school (Miami, Fla.)

  • Lenard Hill, LB, 6-3, Vanguard high school (Ocala, Fla.)

  • Demetrius Johnson, WR, 6-4, Immaculata-La Salle high school (Miami, Fla.)

  • Keyondray Jones, RB, 5-7, Ocoee high school (Orlando, Fla.)

  • Caleb Lange, OL, 6-6, Brainerd high school (Brainerd, Minn. )

  • Tayeton Lohaus, DL, 6-4, Humboldt high school (Humboldt, Iowa)

  • Jesse Miller, TE, 6-6, Greene County high school (Scranton, Iowa)

  • L.J. Phillips Jr., RB, 5-8, Northwest high school (Wichita, Kan.)

  • Reed Rus, LB, 6-3, Mount Vernon high school (Mount Vernon, S.D.)

  • Noah Smith, DB, 6-3, Mt. Carmel high school (Chicago, Ill.)

  • Curtis Thomas, WR, 5-9, Eastlake North high school (Cleveland, Ohio)

  • Roman Tillmon, DB, 5-11, Fort Osage high school (Independence, Mo.)

  • Jac Van Wyhe, OL, 6-5, Central Lyon high school (Rock Rapids, Iowa)

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