North Carolina Central signs 22, including two former FBS players

By HBCU Gameday Newswire

Posted on February 2, 2017

North Carolina Central football coach Jerry Mack told HBCU Gameday earlier this week that national signing day is like Christmas.

“You know you’re gonna get some presents, ” Mack said. “sometimes you just don’t know exactly what it is.”

Following Wednesday’s National Letter of Intent day, Mack and his NCCU program now know what new toys they’ll have to play with for the next four to five years.

That class included 18 incoming freshmen and four transfers, two of which came from the FBS level. Defensive lineman Randy Anyanwu played two seasons at Buffalo while defensive tackle Chris Burton played three years at Cincinnati.

Check out more of NCCU coach Jerry Mack’s full interview on our podcast.

Here is the full class.

Randy Anyanwu, DL, 6-2, 245, Lovejoy, Ga. (University of Buffalo/Lovejoy HS)
Branden Bailey, LB, 6-0, 225, Deerfield Beach, Fla. (Deerfield Beach HS)
Chris Burton, DT, 6-2, 296, Danville, Va. (University of Cincinnati/George Washington HS)
Chauncey Caldwell, QB, 6-3, 225, Durham, N.C. (Mallard Creek HS)
Jason Cascen, DT, 6-3, 290, Charlotte, N.C. (Fork Union Military Academy/Zebulon B. Vance HS)
Patrick Connor, LB, 6-0, 224, Greensboro, N.C. (Dudley HS)
Aaron Duncan, DB, 6-1, 180, Miami, Fla. (Norland HS)
Jerome Foster, LB, 6-0, 210, Greenville, S.C. (Greenville HS)
Qorticha Glenn, Jr., OL, 6-3, 290, Winston-Salem, N.C. (Palmetto Prep/Glenn HS)
E.J. Hicks, WR, 6-0, 172, Rolesville, N.C. (Rolesville HS)
Carl Isaac, DL, 6-3, 250, Rockingham, N.C. (Richmond Senior HS)
Jose Jeanty, OL, 6-4, 260, Deerfield Beach, Fla. (Deerfield Beach HS)
Zach Kellum, TE, 6-3, 230, Winston-Salem, N.C. (East Forsyth HS)
Xavier Lenear, LS, 5-9, 215, Charlotte, N.C. (Independence HS)
Marcus Martin, DB, 5-11, 180, Miami, Fla. (Atlanta Sports Academy/North Miami HS)
Nique Martin, WR, 6-1, 190, Winston-Salem, N.C. (Palmetto Prep/East Forsyth HS)
Kalen McCain, DB, 6-1, 182, Durham, N.C. (Lackawanna College/Hillside HS)
Somadina Okezie-Okeke, OL, 6-3, 290, Woodstock, Ga. (River Ridge HS)
Cam’Ron Perkins, DT, 6-2, 275, Eden, N.C. (Morehead HS)
Malik Riddick-Reynolds, OL, 6-6, 360, Robbins, N.C. (North Moore HS)
Eric Saintil, WR, 6-2, 185, Homestead, Fla. (Shasta College/Homestead HS)
Miles Turmon, DT, 6-0, 290, Central, S.C. (D.W. Daniel HS)