GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Furman head football coach
Clay Hendrix today announced the addition of five players to the Paladins' latest recruiting class.
The five additions, along with a graduate transfer defensive lineman announced last week and 15 signees from December's early signing period, give Furman 21 newcomers for the 2023 season.
The latest Furman signees include cornerbacks
Hysan Dalton from Buford, Ga., and
Jaylen Moson from Ackworth, Ga.; defensive linemen
Joshua Stoneking from Raleigh, N.C., and Marc Hernández of Fort Worth, Texas; and Shelby N.C., wide receiver
Ja'Keith Hamilton.
Dalton, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound performer, was a member of Buford High School's 2021 6A state championship team who played this past fall at Fork Union Military Academy.
Moson, rated a 3-star recruit by 24/7, racked up over 25 scholarship offers, including more than a dozen from FBS programs. The 5-foot-11, 160-pound product Kennesaw Mountain (7A) High School combined to register six interceptions and over 20 pass breakups as a junior and senior, as well as all-region and All-Cobb County honors.
Stoneking is a 6-foot-3, 245-pound standout from Cardinal Gibbons (4A) High School, where he twice landed all-state honors and was selected both conference defensive player of the year and MVP. His junior year he helped lead his squad to a 16-0 record and state championship.
Hernández is a transfer from Army-West Point Prep School who will join the program following the spring term. The 6-foot-4, 310-pound performer was recruited by Furman out of L.D. Bell High School in Texas.
Hamilton is an all-state performer and Shrine Bowl selection from Shelby (2A) High School, where he caught 62 passes for 899 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior. As a junior he helped lead Shelby to a 15-1 record and state championship by catching 49 passes for 933 yards and 11 scores.
Furman, coming off a 10-3 season a year ago that included a second round appearance in the FCS playoffs, is projected to return 18 starters and 38 players from its 44-man two-deep this fall off a squad that finished ranked a consensus 10th in both major FCS polls.
The Paladins, who announced the addition of graduate transfer defensive lineman
Sirod Cook to the program on Jan. 27, are scheduled to open spring practice on Tuesday, Feb. 7.
Furman Football Signees (Dec. 21-22, 2022, & Feb. 1, 2023 NCAA Signing Periods)
David Alabi, BAN, 6-2, 240, Fr., Pickerington,Ohio, Pickerington High School North
Brody Balliew, OL, 6-5, 265, Fr., Calhoun, Ga., Calhoun High School
AK Burrell, DB, 6-0, 190, Fr. Baton Rouge, La., Dutchtown High School
Caldwell Bussey, DE, 6-3, 252, Fr., Hoover, Ala., Spain Park High School
Brock Chappell, TE, 6-5, 250, Fr., Holly Springs, N.C., Cardinal Gibbons High School
Hysan Dalton, CB, 6-2, 185, Fr., Buford, Ga., Buford High School / Fork Union Military Academy
Ryan Earl, LB, 6-2, 225, Fr., Peachtree City, Ga., Trinity Christian School
Nehuel Garcia, QB, 6-3, 190, Fr., La Mirada, Calif., La Mirada High School
Hayden Garner, OL, 6-5, 280, Fr., Roanoke Rapids, N.C., Roanoke Rapids High School
Ja'Keith Hamilton, WR, 6-3, 190, Fr., Shelby, N.C., Shelby High School
Raleigh Herbert, LB, 6-2, 215, Fr., Cumming, Ga., West Forsyth High School
Marc Hernández, DL, 6-4, 310, Fr., Fort Worth, Texas, L.D. Bell High School / Army-West Point
Colton Hinton, WR, 5-11, 175, Fr., Ashburn, Va., Stone Bridge High School
John Holbrook, WR, 6-4, 195, Fr., Bradenton, Fla., IMG Academy
Brayden Holmes, DB, 6-1, 170, Fr., Alpharetta, Ga., Milton High School
Chris Luna, OL, 6-3, 275, Fr., Wesley Chapel, Fla., Tampa Catholic High School
Jaylen Moson, CB, 5-11, 160, Fr., Ackworth, Ga., Kennesaw Mountain High School
Joshua Stoneking, DL, 6-3, 245, Fr., Raleigh N.C., Cardinal Gibbons High School
Brennan Tormey, TE, 6-7, 221, Fr., Montgomery, Ala., Pike Road High School
Marquis Vincent, DL, 6-1, 260, Fr., Richmond, Va., Varina High School
Bold/Italics - Feb. 1 Signee
Hysan Dalton, CB
6-2, 185, Freshman
Buford, Georgia
Buford High School / Fork Union Military Academy
Committed to Furman on January 23...attended Fork Union Military Academy, where he helped lead FUMA to a 7-2 season this past fall...will enroll at Furman this summer...2022 graduate of Buford (6A) High School...played cornerback...football coach at Buford was Bryant Appling...member of 2021 Buford state championship team that went 14-1 and defeated Langston Hughes, 21-20, in title game...also starred in track & field.
Personal: Full name is Hysan Chase Dalton...born January 23, 2003, in Athens, Georgia...son of Shawn and Adrian Hollingshed...has four siblings: Asher, Madison, Adrian, Jr., and Kylan...father played linebacker at Georgia.
Ja'Keith Hamilton, WR
6-3, 190, Freshman
Shelby, North Carolina
Shelby High School
Committed to Furman on January 25...projected 2023 graduate of Shelby (2A) High School...played wide receiver...football coach was Mike Wilbanks...caught 62 passes for 899 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior in 2022 on team that finished 7-5...earned all-conference and all-state honors...represented North Carolina in the Shrine Bowl...credited with 49 receptions for 933 yards and 11 touchdowns his junior year on squad that went 15-1 and won state championship with 55-34 triumph over Wallace Rose Hill...also starred in basketball.
Personal: Full name is Ja'Keith Daquan Hamilton...born April 24, 2005, in Shelby, North Carolina...son of Iris and Rufus Hamiton...has wo siblings, Ja'Mya Hamilton and Ja'Quaylan Woodruff.
Marc Hernández, DL,
6-4, 310, Freshman
Hurst, Texas
L.D. Bell High School / Army-West Point Prep School
Transfer from Army-West Point Preparatory School who will join the program following the completion of spring semester.
2022 graduate of L.D. Bell (6A) High School...played all three defensive line positions during his prep career...football coach was T.J. Dibble...three-time all-district selection...signed with Army-West Point following offers from Air Force, Furman, Texas Southern, Lehigh, and Lafayette.
Personal: Full name is Marc Anthony Hernández...born November 22, 2003, in Fort Worth, Texas...son of Daniel and Kelli Hernández...has a brother, Matthew.
Jaylen Moson, CB
5-11, 160, Freshman
Acworth, Georgia
Kennesaw Mountain High School
Projected 2023 graduate of Kennesaw Mountain (7A) High School...played cornerback...football coach was Caleb Carmean..24/7 3-star recruit...had over 25 scholarship offers, including more than 20 from FBS programs...earned first team All-Region 5-7A and All-Cobb County honors as a senior after recording 29 tackles and pacing the county with five interceptions... helped lead Kennesaw Mountain to a 10-2 record, region championship, and first home playoff win in school history in 2021, his junior year.
Personal: Full name is Jaylen Americo Moson...born November 10, 2004, in Atlanta, Georgia...son of Bradley Moson and Kiera Harper...father played football at West Georgia.
Joshua Stoneking, DL
6-3, 245, Freshman
Raleigh, North Carolina
Cardinal Gibbons High School
Committed to Furman on January 17 after receiving offers from Army, Navy, Air Force, Wofford, and Sacred Heart, among others...projected 2023 graduate of Cardinal Gibbons (4A) High School, where he was a teammate of December 2022 Paladin signee, tight end
Brock Chappell...played defense end, tackle, and fullback...football coach was Steven Wright...helped lead Cardinal Gibbons to a pair of conference championships and state championship (16-0) in 2021, his junior year, defeating Chambers, 12-0, in championship game...team wet 9-3 in 2022, his senior year, making second round of state playoffs...two-time all-state selection...named conference defensive player of the year as a junior and conference MVP his senior yer...named defensive MVP of in 919 vs. 252 All-Star Game.
Personal: Full name is Joshua Perry Stoneking...born March 20, 2005, in Cary, North Carolina...son of Jennifer and Anton Stoneking...has two brothers, Anton and Grant...father played football at Purdue...brother, Anton, played quarterback at Stonehill College...uncle, Brian Stoneking, was an All-America defensive lineman at Anderson (Ind.).
