Mocs Sign Biggest December Class Ever Including McMinn Co Linebacker Landon Feggins
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA—It was another banner signing day for the Chattanooga Mocs. Twenty-one high school and 4-year transfers signed National Letters of Intent joining the 2024 roster.
That number includes 15 freshmen and seven transfers with 11 total enrolling in January and going through spring drills. The 21
ranks as a new high for the program since the December period started.
Position Breakdowns:
QB (0):
RB (2): *Justus Durant, Journey Wyche
WR (3): Taylor Crumedy, *Chris Domercant, Josh Williams
TE (3): *Nathaniel Eberly-Rodriguez, Daniel Green, John McIntyre
OL (4): Tracy Jackson, *Devin Lively, Nicholas Paul, *Richard Pearce
DL (4): *Joseph Bakhole, *Gabe Flores, Leroy Harris III, *Isaiah Harvey
LB (2): *Amanuel Dickson, Landon Feggins
DB (2): Beni Mwamba, *Taylor Smallwood
PK (1): Gray Kelley
P (0):
LS (1): *Ethan Myers
*January Enrollee
Alabama (3): Taylor Crumedy (Cortelyou), John McIntyre (Athens), Richard Pearce (Bessemer)
Florida (1): Justus Durant (Palm Bay)
Georgia (4): Isaiah Harvey (Warner Robins), Gray Kelley (Acworth), Nick Paul (Decatur), Taylor Smallwood (Lawrenceville)
Kentucky (2): Beni Mwamba (Erlanger), Journey Wyche (Louisville)
Massachusetts (1): Chris Domercant (Bellingham)Michigan (1): Nathaniel Eberly-Rodriguez (Petoskey)
Ohio (1): Gabe Flores (Cincinnati)
North Carolina (1): Joseph Bakhole (Charlotte)
South Carolina (1): Josh Williams (Anderson)
Tennessee (7): Amanual Dickson (Greeneville), Landon Feggins (Athens), Daniel Green (Jackson), Leroy Harris III (Brentwood), Tracy Jackson (Memphis via Chicago, Ill.), Devin Lively (Lebanon), Ethan Myers (Murfreesboro)
Where the Class Comes From:
4-year Transfer (7): Joseph Bakhole (ULM), Chris Domercant (Stonehill), Justus Durant (Shorter), Nathaniel Eberly-Rodriguez (Wayne State), Ethan Myers (Austin Peay), Richard Pearce (East Carolina), Taylor Smallwood (Lafayette)
High School (15): Taylor Crumedy (Leroy), Amanual Dickson (Greeneville), Landon Feggins (McMinn Co.), Gabe Flores (Lakota West), Daniel Green (Jackson Christian), Leroy Harris III (CPA), Isaiah Harvey (Northside), Tracy Jackson (Whitehaven), Gray Kelley (Allatoona), Devin Lively (Air Force Prep), John McIntyre (Athens), Beni Mwamba (Dixie Heights), Nick Paul (Clarke Central), Josh Williams (Westside), Journey Wyche (Ballard)
Quick look at each signee:
Joseph Bakhole – 6-3, 240, DE – ULM – Charlotte, N.C.
January enrollee…played nine games at ULM in 2023…26 tackles with 1.0 for loss and two QB hurries…ranked as the No. 8 defensive lineman by the Portal Report…prior stop was Coffeyville CC in Kansas…All-State and all-conference leading Myers Park to 13-2 record as a senior playing for Scott Chadwick…son of Marie Paule…five older siblings: Amanda, Jordan, Jeremy, Rebecca and Sarah…intends to major in Imperial Leadership or Construction Management.
C.J. Clinkscales – 5-7, 173, DB – Boston College – Buford, Ga.
January enrollee…three years eligibility remaining…played eight games at BC as a redshirt freshman in 2023…recorded first career interception at Syracuse…registered 14 tackles with a high of four against Virginia Tech…played in one contest during redshirt season with no stats…3-star recruit (Rivals) coming out of Buford High School in Georgia…rated the No. 7 running back (Rivals) and No. 10 athlete (247sports) in the state…region 8-6A Athlete of the Year…helped lead the Wolves to three GHSAA State Championships…828 rushing yards and eight TDs as a senior on offense while recording 22 tackles, two sacks and five breakups on defense…also competed in track & field…related to NBA players Larry Nance, Sr., and Larry Nance, Jr.
Taylor Crumedy – 5-9, 155, WR – Leroy H.S. – Cortelyou, Ala.
Played at Leroy High School….caught 37 passes for 817 yards as a senior…averaged 22.1 yards per catch…captured 10 touchdown passes…long catch was 85 yards…helped lead the Bears to the 2022 and 2023 1A AHSAA State Championship playing for Chan Lowe…LHS went 47-5 in his four years…first team All-State as a senior and second team as a junior…also played basketball and baseball…son of Maranda White…has two sisters, Makayla and Mar’le Poole, and a brother, King Poole…plans to major in Entrepreneurship.
Amanuel Dickson – 5-11, 200, LB – Greeneville H.S. – Greeneville, Tenn.
January enrollee…played linebacker and running back at Greeneville (Tenn.) High School…2-time TSWA 4A All-State performer…Region 1-4A Defensive Player of the Year in 2023 for Coach Eddie Spradlen…442 tackles over last three high school seasons with a high of 128 as a senior…12 career sacks and six forced fumbles…credited with 46 tackles for loss over junior and senior campaigns…2022 Greene County Defensive Player of the Year…led the Greene Devils to three District titles with a 40-7 record, 20-1 in District during his career…also played basketball at GHS…son of Manuel Dickson and Valenzia Gudger…eight siblings: Brittany, Majora, Faith, Tyrah, Aahmad, Azavier, Elynn and Elys…dad played at Mississippi State (OL).
Chris Domercant – 6-2, 180, WR – Stonehill – Bellingham, Mass.
January enrollee…24 career games played at Stonehill…10 each in 2021 and 2023 preserving redshirt status in 2022 seeing action in four contests…collected 85 passes for 1,520 yards with 16 TDs over those 24 games…averaged 17.9 yards per catch and 63.3 per game…career highs of 38 receptions, 818 yards and nine TDs came in 2021…1st team All-Northeast Conference that campaign…three 100-yard games with four recording multiple TDs…TVL All-Star at Bellingham High School…son of Marie and Jean Domercant…two siblings, Jerry and Dasha.
Justus Durant – 5-9, 180, RB – Shorter – Palm Bay, Fla.
January enrollee…2-year performer at Shorter accumulated 1,369 career rushing yards with 13 touchdowns in 21 games…ran for 792 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2023…1st team All-Gulf South Conference (All-Purpose)…five career 100-yard games with a high of 202 at North Greenville…four contests with multiple scores….prepped at Bayside High School in Palm Bay, Fla.…rushed for 1,156 yards and 17 TDs in eight games as a senior for the Bears…holds Bayside’s 400-meter dash record… son of Gina Nater and Talvain Durant.
Nathaniel Eberly-Rodriguez – 6-5, 240, TE – Wayne State – Petoskey, Mich.
January enrollee…two years eligibility remaining…16 games played with six starts at Wayne State…12 catches for 214 yards and a touchdown…long catch of 40 yards came at Northern Michigan in 2023…averaged 17.8 yards per catch for his career…first team all-conference in both football and baseball at Petoskey…3-year letterwinner for the Northmen…Division 3-4 All-State honorable mention and Detroit News second team…earned 1st team All-Big North Conference on both offense and defense in 2019 for coach Gavin Fralick…caught 18 passes for 341 yards and three scores as a senior…made 45 tackles as a linebacker and defensive end, while adding seven stops in the backfield along with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery…60-yard touchdown reception vs. Escanaba as a senior…received 1st team All-BNC honors in baseball…served as a team captain in both football and baseball…also played basketball…son of Teresa and Zeke Eberly.
Landon Feggins – 6-0, 215, LB – McMinn County H.S. – Athens, Tenn.
43 career games played at McMinn County…2023 Region 4-5A Defensive Player of the Year…3-time all-region and all-area selection…387 career tackles (9.0 per game)…three seasons with 100+ tackles with a high of 118 as a junior…registered four interceptions with two fumble recoveries while causing two more…honor student…also competed in basketball and track & field winning the shot put in three meets…son of Donte Feggins and Elle and Will Leonard…older brother Collin and younger sisters Maddy and Caroline…intends to major in Criminal Justice.
Gabe Flores – 6-2, 240, DL – Lakota West H.S. – Cincinnati, Ohio
January enrollee…first team All-Greater Miami Conference…played in 14 games as a senior with 45 tackles, 4.5 for loss and 3.0 sacks…11-3 in 2023 with the team captain leading the Firebirds to a 11-game win streak after an 0-2 start…2-time GMC Champ (2021-22) for Coach Tom Bolden…all-conference, all-city and 2-time all-academic…career record of 35-6, 24-1 in the GMC…son of Adena and Daniel Flores…three sisters: Amara, Alyssa and Alanna…Amara plays basketball at Transylvania University in Kentucky…interested in studying Political Science and Public Law.
Daniel Green – 6-5, 235, TE – Jackson Christian H.S. – Jackson, Tenn.
Played tight end and defensive line at Jackson Christian…2-time Division II-A All-West Region performer for Darby Palmer…caught a career-best 32 passes for 426 yards as a senior…11 career TDs…37-11 in his career…led the Eagles into the playoffs all four years with a semifinal appearance as a junior…represented the Eagles in the West Tennessee All-State game as captain…all-region as a junior (2nd) and senior (1st)…also played baseball…honor student…son of Karie and Kelly Green…an older sister, Annie, and two younger brothers, Hudson and Paxton…plans to major in Exercise Science.
Leroy Harris III – 6-5, 215, DE – CPA – Brentwood, Tenn.
3-star prospect per 247Sports…52nd-ranked player in Tennessee…played defensive end and tight end at CPA for Ingle Martin…110 career tackles with a high of 63 as a junior…career-best 7.0 tackles for loss as a senior…collected six interceptions and had nine pass breakups…all-region as a junior (2nd) and senior (1st)…also lettered in basketball and track…state champ in 4×100 relay…son of Leroy, Jr., and Christina Harris…father played at N.C. State and in the NFL with the Tennessee Titans and Detroit Lions…two siblings, Christian and Lauren.
Isaiah Harvey – 6-0, 240, DL – Northside H.S. – Warner Robins, Ga.
1st team All-Region 1-6A in 2022 at Northside High School playing for Chad Alligood…66 tackles as a senior for the Eagles with three sacks a caused fumble as well as a recovery…2nd team All-Region and All-Middle Georgia following his junior season…also played keeper on the soccer team recording a 1.067 goals against average earning Region 1-5A Goalkeeper of the Year honors.
Tracy Jackson – 6-4, 305, OL – Whitehaven H.S. – Memphis, Tenn.
Played guard and defensive tackle at Whitehaven in Memphis for Rodney Saulsberry…All-State as a senior and all-region in each of last two seasons…double-digit DI offers…ranked as No. 29 interior O-lineman by On3.com…first team All-Region 8-6A…honor student…son of Tracy Jackson, Jr., and Reshanda Wilson…originally from Chicago, Ill.
Gray Kelley – 6-1, 185, K – Allatoona H.S. – Acworth, Ga.
5-star per Chris Sailer Kicking ranked No. 17 in the country and No. 1 in Georgia…placekicker and punter at Allatoona…23-30 on FGs for his career with a long of 47…16 touchbacks on 25 kickoffs…3-time first team all-region performer for Coach Brad Smith..1st team all-region three times and honorable mention All-State…son of Simon and Kim Kelley…older brother Jude is a kicker on the Mocs roster…plans on majoring in Business and/or Marketing.
Devin Lively – 6-3, 275, OL – Air Force Prep – Lebanon, Tenn.
Transfer from Air Force Prep…enrolling in January with four years eligibility…began high school career at Friendship Christian in Nashville…also played soccer at FCS and finished runner up at the 2023 TSSAA Wrestling Championships…All-State on offense and defense as a senior and twice as a wrestler…won the 2022 TSSAA Division II-A Championship…forced a fumble with 2:54 left in the title game inside his own 10-yard line..also played at Knox Catholic…honor student…son of Gary and Teresa Lively.
John McIntyre – 6-4, 230, TE – Athens H.S. – Athens, Ala.
Totaled 1,193 all-purpose yards as a senior at Athens (Ala.) High School with 667 rushing, 503 receiving and 23 returning…scored 19 touchdowns with 14 on the ground and five in the air for Coach Cody Gross…menace on defense his sophomore and junior years accounting for 138 tackles with 20 for loss, seven sacks, 11 QB hurries and nine pass breakups…all-county and all-region in his career…also played basketball…National Honor Society and Key Club…son of Mark and Suzette McIntyre…three siblings, Sadie, Luke and Matthew…older brother Luke play at Huntingdon College (2020-21).
Beni Mwamba – 6-1, 190, DB – Dixie Heights H.S. – Erlanger, Ky.
Played defensive back and wide receiver at Dixie Heights for Coach Patrick Burke…second team All-Northern Kentucky as a senior…four interceptions and nine pass breakups as a senior…30 pass breakups in his final 23 high school games…top student also had Ivy League offer…also competed in track & field…son of Mwamba WaMwamba and Mimi Mwamba…looks to major in Exercise Science.
Ethan Myers – 6-0, 211, LS – Austin Peay – Murfreesboro, Tenn.
January enrollee…two years eligibility remaining…2-year starter at long snapper for Austin Peay…All-UAC long snapper in 2023 and All-ASUN in 2022…scored a 2pt conversion against North Alabama…CSC (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-District…Dean’s List and Honor Roll student…2-year starter (2022-23)…recorded a tackle in the FCS Playoffs first round loss to Chattanooga…began high school career at outside linebacker and tight end at Blackman…moved to long snapper as a sophomore playing for Coach Kit Hartsfield…Blue-Grey All-American as a senior…son of Tom and Kelly Myers…younger brother Gavin.
Nick Paul – 6-3, 295, OL – Clarke Central H.S. – Decatur, Ga.
2023 All-Region 8-5AA first team and second team in 2022…stalwart on the Clarke Central offensive line…started both at guard and tackle…last 21 games for Coach David Perno saw him at left tackle for the Gladiators…also competed in track & field…honor student…son of Fallon Locher and Alando Paul…younger brothers Neven and Newell…intending on studying Psychology and Criminal Justice.
Richard Pearce – 6-3, 313, OL – East Carolina – Bessemer, Ala.
January enrollee…transfer from East Carolina…redshirted in 2021 playing 23 games in 2022 (13) and 2023 (10)…made three starts at left guard in 2023 …played a majority of his career on special teams…3-year region record of 17-0 at Hueytown…led an offensive line that blocked for Alabama signee Roydell Williams…played in Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Classic…3-star prospect per 247Sports and ranked top 50 in Alabama.
Taylor Smallwood – 6-2, 198, DB – Lafayette – Lawrenceville, Ga.
January enrollee…transfer from Lafayette…43 tackles in 23 games played with six passes defensed including two interceptions…five tackles and an interception in narrow FCS Playoff loss at Delaware…Dean’s List and Honor Roll student…Academic All-Patriot League…played two seasons at North Gwinnett for Coach Bill Stewart…2-time scholar-athlete award winner…son of Deishay Smallwood and Felicia Thornton…sister, Quaneisha…born and raised in Queens, N.Y.…will study Finance.
Josh Williams – 6-0, 175, WR – Westside H.S. – Anderson, S.C.
Played defensive back and wide receiver at Westside…No. 9 in the 864 Huddle Dandy Dozen…all-state and all-region performer…recorded 1,362 receiving yards and 1,738 all-purpose with 21 TDs (19 receiving/2 kick returns)…helped lead Westside to South Carolina 4A state title…24-4 record for Coach Brian Lane over last two seasons…also played basketball where he was an all-region selection as a junior…son of Cory and Andrea Williams.
Journey Wyche – 5-10, 180, RB – Ballard H.S. – Louisville, Ky.
Recorded nearly 1,700 yards from scrimmage scoring 26 TDs leading Ballard to 6A semifinals for second straight season…also played lacrosse and ran track where he was a 4×100 relay state champ…son of Ray and Andrea Wyche…plans to major in Business Management.
