CONWAY, S.C. – Coastal Carolina head football coach Tim Beck announced Wednesday the addition of 18 new Chanticleers to the 2024 roster.
The class includes five defensive linemen, three defensive backs, two running backs, two wide receivers, one bandit, one linebacker, one long snapper, one offensive lineman, one quarterback, and one tight end.
Blake Arnoult – LS • 5-10 • 205 • Prosperity, S.C. / Newberry
- Three-time All-South Atlantic Conference selection at Division II Newberry College
- Appeared in 29 games over four seasons for the Wolves
- College Football Network Preseason First Team Division II All-American in 2023
- Tallied three tackles in his three seasons as starting long snapper
- Helped lead Newberry to back-to-back SAC titles in 2021 and 2022
Naejuan Barber – DL • 6-3 • 310 • Hopkins, S.C. / South Carolina State
- Recorded 45 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, and 7.0 sacks over two seasons at S.C. State
- Appeared in 18 games for the Bulldogs
- Second-team All-MEAC selection in 2023
- Tied for the team lead with 5.0 sacks in 2023 while adding 27 tackles and 8.5 tackles for loss
Ibrahim Diawara – BANDIT • 6-3 • 245 • Philadelphia, Pa. / Shippensburg University
- Totaled 25 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, 4 pass breakups, and one QB hurry as a redshirt freshman in 2023
- Class 4A All-State Second Team as a senior at Boys Latin Charter H.S.
- Selected to the All-Philadelphia Public League First Team
- Recorded more than 70 tackles as a senior, including 12.5 sacks and five forced fumbles
- Also played baseball and competed in bowling
Heston Edwards – OL • 6-4 • 315 • Fort Worth, Texas / UT Permian Basin
- Started seven games in 2023 on the offensive line
- Helped lead the Falcons to a 10-2 record and a berth in the NCAA Division II Football Championships as a redshirt sophomore
- Played on the defensive line in 2022, recording 32 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, and one fumble recovery
- Blue Grey All-American at Eaton H.S.
- Texas Sports Writers Association All-State 6A Honorable Mention
Cohen Fuller – DL • 6-3 • 275 • Inglewood, Calif. / El Camino C.C.
- 2023 3C2A All-California Region III First-Team selection
- 2023 All-SCFA Northern League First-Team selection
- Finished second on the team with 63 tackles, including 30 solo stops, as a sophomore
- Led the team with 3.0 sacks and 10.0 tackles for loss in 2023
Kaden Glass – LB • 6-0 • 220 • San Antonio, Texas / Pieper H.S.
- 1st-team All-Central Texas Team selection
- Texas HS Football 5A Linebacker of the Year
- All District Defensive MVP
- Recorded 115 tackles, 86 solo stops, 12.0 sacks, and 16.0 tackles for loss as a senior
- Also forced six fumbles in 2023
Sawyer Goram-Welch – DL • 6-4 • 307 • Longview, Texas / Texas
- Played in six games in four seasons at Texas
- Appeared on both the offensive and defensive lines with the Longhorns
- Three-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Was an all-state and all-district defensive lineman at Longview H.S.
- Helped lead Longview to the 2018 6A state title
Paul Hartman III – TE • 6-5 • 215 • Springfield, Ill. / Springfield H.S.
- Rated a three-star athlete by 247Sports
- Rated a two-star athlete by Rivals
- Tabbed as the No. 60-ranked athlete in the state of Illinois in the Class of 2024 by 247Sports
- Also played quarterback and wide receiver at Springfield H.S.
- Threw for 457 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior
Keenen Hatcher – DL • 6-3 • 305 • Greensboro, N.C. / Grimsley H.S.
- 2022 NextGen National Trench King Challenge champion
- 2022 FBU National All-Camp team
- 2023 Shrine Bowl selection
- 4A-Metro All-Conference performer
Joseph Johnson – DB • 6-1 • 195 • Huntersville, N.C. / Hopewell H.S.
- Queen City Senior Bowl selection
- 2022 Queen City 3A/4A Football All-Conference selection
Andre Jones – WR • 6-4 • 185 • San Antonio, Texas / Eastern New Mexico
- Lone Star Conference 2023 Offensive Freshman of the Year
- First-team all-LSC selection
- Caught 32 passes for 727 yards and seven touchdowns in 11 games
- Led the conference in receiving yards
- Helped lead the Greyhounds to their highest win total since 2019
- San Antonio All-Star game selection at Judson H.S.
Noah Kim – QB • 6-2 • 185 • Centreville, Va. / Michigan State
- Completed 105-of-179 passes for 1,264 yards and nine touchdowns at Michigan State
- Also rushed for 58 yards as a Spartan
- Started five games for Michigan State in 2023
- Three-year starter at Westfield H.S.
- Threw for 6,756 yards, rushed for 1,056 yards, and accounted for 110 touchdowns in high school
- Concorde District Offensive Player of the Year
- First-team all-Northern Region selection
- Rated the second-best quarterback prospect in the Class of 2022 in the state of Virginia by Rivals and ESPN
Senika McKie – WR • 6-1 • 190 • Columbia, S.C. / UNLV
- Caught 30 passes for 446 yards and two touchdowns in two seasons at UNLV
- Finished third on the team in receptions and receiving yards in 2023
- Also spent three seasons at the Division II level at Erskine College
- Earned AFCA Division II All-America Second Team honors in 2021
- Hauled in 96 catches for 1,133 yards and seven touchdowns as a sophomore
D'Marius Rucker – RB • 5-9 • 185 • Lakeland, Fla. / Lakeland H.S.
- Rated as a three-star recruit by On3, 247Sports, and ESPN
- Tabbed as the No. 71 running back in the class of 2024 by On3 and 247Sports
- Was the leading rushing on the 2022 state championship team for Lakeland H.S.
- Rushed for 1,004 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2022
- Set program playoff record with 351 rushing yards in one game
Deondre Shepherd – DB • 5-10 • 180 • McKinney, Texas / McKinney H.S.
- Led McKinney to a 9-3 record as a senior
- District 5-AAAAAA First-Team selection
TrayVaughn Swanigan – DL • 6-3 • 265 • Salt Lake City, Utah / Snow College
- Second-Team NJCAA D1 All-American
- Led the Badgers with 9.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and four forced fumbles in 2023
- Tallied 42 tackles and 19 solo stops as a freshman
Christian Washington – RB • 5-10 • 201 • San Diego, Calif. / New Mexico
- Played in 12 games over two seasons at New Mexico
- 2nd-Team All-Mountain West as a kick returner in 2022
- Rushed for 321 yards on 7.1 yards per carry
- Also caught 13 passes for 79 yards
- Returned a kick for a touchdown as a freshman in 2022
- Totaled 4,053 yards rushing and 50 rushing touchdowns at Helix H.S.
AJ Williams – DB • 6-0 • 195 • Bamberg, S.C. / Wake Forest
- Appeared in 48 games over five seasons at Wake Forest
- Totaled 107 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one interception, and five pass breakups
- Finished sixth on the Demon Deacon defense with 48 tackles in 2022
- Was ranked a three-star athlete by ESPN and 247Sports at Bamberg-Ehrhardt H.S.
- Rated the No. 28-player in the state of South Carolina by ESPN
- Touchstone Energy Bowl North-South game selection
- Orangeburg Times and Democrat Defensive Player of the Year in 2018
