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Jim Mora has been quite vocal about needing help in the portal from donors and other folks in and around the program if UConn is going to get back to competition on a national stage again.
In the meantime, he and his staff have continued to do an excellent job recruiting at the high school level and on Wednesday’s National Signing Day, the Huskies brought in 12 new players plus four from the portal.
“We are excited to announce the newest additions to the UConn football family,” said Mora in a release late Wednesday afternoon. “Our coaching staff has put in a lot of hard work and done a great job of bringing in a strong group of young men who will help us to continue building our football program. This is a solid start, but we still have work to do in the coming weeks as we build our roster for next season.”
Below is a list of the new faces that will be joining the program…
Cooper Ackerman. Freshman – Defensive Line – 6-3 / 240 – Shrewsbury, Mass. / Shrewsbury HS
Kervins Choute. Transfer – Defensive Line – 6-3 / 302 – Coconut Creek, Fla. / Deerfield Beach HS / UCF
Ethan Hogg. Freshman – Linebacker – 6-2 / 210 – Glenview, Ill. / Loyola Academy
Oliver Lundberg Coleman. Freshman – Running Back – 5-9 / 197 – Gothenburg, Sweden / RIG Academy
Deron McLaughlin. Freshman – Offensive Line – 6-3 / 285 – Park Ridge, N.J. / Park Ridge HS
Brock Montgomery. Freshman – Wide Receiver – 6-1 / 195 – Lebanon, Tenn. / Riverdale HS
Jon Morris. Freshman – Linebacker – 6-2 / 191 – Fairfield, Conn. / Fairfield Prep
Clemens Richter. Freshman – Tight End – 6-5 / 228 – Dresden, Germany / Dresden Monarchs
Diego Rodriguez. Freshman – Offensive Line – 6-4 / 270 – Hillside, N.J. / Hillside HS
Jayden Simon. Transfer – Defensive Line – 6-3 / 330 – Tacoma, Wash. / Lincoln HS / Tulsa
Terrence Smith. Freshman – Wide Receiver – 5-10 / 165 – Aiken, S.C. / South Aiken HS
Kaleb Stewart. Freshman – Linebacker – 5-11 / 198 – Miramer, Fla. / Chaminade Madonna Prep
Connor Stutz. Transfer – Punter – 6-1 / 217 – Seattle, Wash. / Bishop Blanchet HS / Sacramento State
Dominic Toy. Freshman – Tight End – 6-4 / 218 – Chester, Pa. / Chester HS
Cole Welliver. Freshman – Quarterback – 6-6 / 210 – Flower Mound, Texas / Liberty Christian HS
Jordan Wright. Transfer – Defensive Back – 5-10 / 171 – Cordova, Tenn. / Collierville HS / Kansas State