NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion University Football added Jadon Furubotten to the 2024 roster on National Signing Day, head coach Ricky Rahne announced on Wednesday.
Furubotten's signing is in addition to the 18 student-athletes that signed during the first signing period on December 20, and the nine mid-year transfers the Monarchs added in January.
"We are extremely excited about the additions to Monarch Nation! This class provides playmakers at every position and greatly improves our depth across the board. We will continue to look to add players to our roster that love the game and play with passion." Rahne said.
ODU's 2024 Recruiting Class
Feb. 7
Jadon Furubotten – 6-5, 310 – OL – Temecula, Calif./Chaparral/Riverside CC
Helped lead Riverside CC to a junior college national championship … Earned JC Gridiron All-America honors.
Dec. 20
Theo Bachelder – 6-6, 295 – OL – Marblehead, Mass./Hun School
Two-time first-team all-conference honoree.
Chris Boykins – 5-10, 165 – DB – Fresno, Texas/Lamar HS
As a senior at Lamar, recorded 14 pass breakups, a forced fumble and 31 tackles … Scored four touchdowns, including three punt returns and one kickoff return … Earned first-team All-District honors as well as Defensive Player of the Year … Named Academic All-District.
Jerome Carter – 6-0, 175 – S – Lake City, Fla./Columbia HS
As a junior, recorded 104 tackles, five interceptions and 10 pass breakups.
Brandon Crutchfield – 5-10, 165 – CB – Wake Forest, N.C./Heritage
As a junior notched 55 tackles, 16 pass breakups and eight interceptions, which was the sixth most in North Carolina … Returned one of the interceptions for a touchdown … Also played quarterback, passing for 331 yards and three touchdowns and rushing for 456 yards and eight scores … In 2023, registered 60 tackles, two interceptions and six pass breakups.
Chris Forbes – 6-3, 280 – DL – Upper Marlboro, Md./Bullis
A three-star recruit by 247Sports … Named Conference Defensive Player of the Year … Totaled 60 tackles, 12 sacks and a forced fumble.
Ahmaad Foster – 6-5, 260 – DL – Chester, Pa./Salesianum (Del.)
A three-star recruit by 247Sports … Helped lead Salesianum to a Delaware State Championship … Named first-team All-State … Registered 50 tackles, 10 sacks and 20 tackles for loss as a senior.
Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding – WR - 6-0, 190 – WR – Brooklyn, N.Y./Stone Bridge (Va.)
As a senior at Stone Bridge, caught 42 passes for 1,100 yards and 16 touchdowns … Earned All-District and All-Region accolades … Helped Stone Bridge to a 9-5 record and spot in the state championship game.
Dirrick Goodman – 6-1, 205 – LB – Florence, S.C./South Florence
As a senior, totaled 71 tackles, four interceptions, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … Notched six interceptions and two touchdowns as a junior … Named Lower State Defensive Player of the Year … Earned first-team All-State honors.
Quinn Henicle – 6-2, 190 – QB – Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West
A three-star recruit by 247Sports … Completed 135-of-232 passes for 2,241 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior at Downingtown West … Also rushed for 279 yards and nine touchdowns … Helped lead Downingtown West to an 11-3 record and advance to the fourth round of the Pennsylvania state playoffs … Scored a touchdown with 16 seconds left to beat rival Downingtown East to advance in the playoffs … Earned first-team All-District honors as a junior.
Daevon Iles – 5-11, 175 – S – Port Arthur, Texas/Memorial
A three-star recruit by 247Sports … Helped lead Memorial to an 8-3 record this season and berth in the playoffs and last year a District Championship and berth in the state semifinals.
Maurki James – 6-0, 190 – RB – Lincoln, Del./Cape Henlopen
As a senior, had 278 carries for 1,821 yards and 23 touchdowns … Totaled 3,398 yards and 42 touchdowns in his career … Also caught 26 passes for 358 yards and four scores … Helped lead Cape Henlopen to a berth in the state championship game … Rushed for 191 yards and five touchdowns in the semifinal win over Sussex Central.
Ny'Len Ramon Jones – 6-0, 215 – LB – Kenner, La./Madison Prep/Hutchinson CC
Notched 35 tackles, 2.5 sacks and two interceptions this season at Hutchinson … Totaled nine tackles and two sacks in 2022 … Led Madison Prep in tackling as a senior with eight tackles per game.
Jahron Manning – 5-10, 190 – S – New Orleans, La./Brother Martin/Copiah Lincoln CC
Registered 71 tackles in 12 games with Copiah-Lincoln in 2023 … Recorded three interceptions and a forced fumble.
Lorenzo McFadden-Pressley – 6-0, 280 – DL – Lake City, S.C./Lake City
A three-star recruit by 247Sports … Earned a spot in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas All-Star Game … A three-time South Carolina All-State selection … Also a three-time All-State wrestler with one state championship.
Keshawn Mister – 6-1, 180 – WR – Baltimore, Md./Concordia Prep
A three-star recruit by 247Sports … Helped lead Concordia Prep to an 11-1 record as a senior and the MIAA B Conference Championship … A dual-threat athlete, he passed for 909 yards and 14 touchdowns in his career, rushed for 1309 and 20 touchdowns and caught 10 passes for 187 yards and four scores.
Jed Olotu-Judah – 6-0, 185 – S – Katy, Texas/Katy
Totaled eight interceptions as a junior and helped Katy to a 14-1 record and advance to the state semifinals.
Josh Schuetzmann – 6-7, 285 – OL – Montreal, Canada/Williston-Northampton (Mass.)
A three-star recruit by 247Sports … The No. 11 ranked player in Massachusetts.
Taysean Stevenson – 6-4, 230 – LB – Hampton, Va./Phoebus
A two-star recruit by 247Sports … Helped lead Phoebus to three-straight Virginia State Championships … Earned first-team All-Region and All-State accolades … No. 12 ranked recruit in Hampton Roads by the Virginian-Pilot.
Transfers
Zach Barlev – 6-5, 305 – OL – Bolingbrook, Ill./Plainfield East/Illinois
Played in 25 games the last two seasons at Illinois … A two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree … A three-star recruit by 247Sports out of high school … Earned all-conference and all-state honors in wrestling and football at Plainfield East High School.
Pat Conroy – 6-2, 235 – TE – Reading, Mass./Reading Memorial/Merrimack
Played in 27 career games at Merrimack … Caught 37 passes for 704 yards and 12 touchdowns … In 2022, had 14 receptions for 233 yards and six scores … In 2021, caught 19 passes for 444 yards and six touchdowns.
Bryce Duke – 6-0, 210 – RB – Leesburg, Va./Tuscarora/Virginia Tech
Had 29 carries for 128 yards in 22 games in his two years in Blacksburg … Helped Tuscarora to an 11-3 record as a senior … Named The Washington Post's 2021 All-Met Team Offensive Player of the Year … Played in 13 games, totaling 322 carries for 2,852 yards with 36 touchdowns … 2021 Dulles District Co-Offensive Player of the Year … All-Dulles District First-Team … Rushed for over 100 yards in 12 of the 13 games played … Averaged nearly 220 rushing yards per game.
Will Jones II – 5-9, 191 – S – Mansfield, Texas/Mansfield Summit/South Florida
A transfer from South Florida, Jones played three years with the Bulls and prior to that began his collegiate career with two years at Kansas State … As a redshirt freshman in 2020, appeared in seven games for K-State, starting against Arkansas State and West Virginia … Collected 15 tackles (12 solo, three assisted), two tackles for loss, an interception and a blocked punt on the season … He transferred to South Florida in 2021 and suffered an injury, but in 2022 Posted 32 tackles, two pass break-ups and a tackle for loss on the year … Last season he had 15 tackles and a pass breakup.
Angelo Rankin Jr. – 5-8, 185 – CB – Wichita, Kan./ Edmond Santa Fe/Richmond
In three years at Richmond, he recorded 58 tackles, 12 pass breakups and a pair of interceptions … In five games last season, notched 17 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack ... Had three pass breakups, one interception and a forced fumble … In 2022, he totaled 47 tackles with eight pass breakups.
Patrick Smith-Young – 5-9, 185 – S – Missouri City, Texas/ Fort Bend Clements/North Texas
Smith-Young redshirted in 2022, but in 2023 he finished second on the North Texas squad with 77 tackles … Added two pass breakups and a forced fumble … Notched a season-high 11 tackles against Tulsa.
Diante Vines – 6-0, 198 – WR - Danbury, Conn./Taft School/Iowa
In 2023, Caught 12 passes for 134 yards and one touchdown, with a long reception of 36 yards on the season… Caught a career-high three passes for 35 yards (long of 23 yards) in 26-16 win vs. Michigan State … Had 22 receptions for 228 yards and a score in his career at Iowa …A two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree … A three-time All-New England honoree at the Taft School.
Charles Yates Jr. – 5-10, 190 – CB - St. Luke's Episcopal/Mobile, Ala./Arizona
Played in five games in 2023 at cornerback for Arizona ... Recorded two tackles in the win over UTEP … With L.A. Pierce College in 2022, recorded 25 tackles, two pass breakups and a forced fumble for the Brahmas ... Had 21 kick returns for 353 yards ... A two-star athlete per 247Sports ... Earned first-team all-conference honors at LA Pierce ... Received All-State honors as a senior in high school.
Aaron Young – 5-10, 200 – RB – Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville/Rutgers
At Rutgers, Young had 161 carries for 586 yards and seven touchdowns … He rushed for a career-best 205 yards on 56 carries and scored five touchdowns in 2021 … He led the team with six touchdowns in 2021 … As a freshman in 2019, led Rutgers with 823 all-purpose yards.
Football Announces 2024 Additions
