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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – New UNLV football head coach Dan Mullen’s first recruiting class, which numbers more than 40, includes four new high school players, two of whom signed during Wednesday’s opening day of the traditional national signing period.
The latest additions join 13 current and future Rebels who were announced during the early period in December by then-head coach Barry Odom.
The overall class of newcomers unveiled Wednesday, which includes both high school and transfer portal additions, is made up of players hailing from 14 U.S. states and three different countries. Eight list their hometowns as being in Florida, seven from Texas, five each from Louisiana and Georgia, four from California, three from Nevada and two from Illinois. One newcomer each is from Hawai’i, Ohio, Tennessee, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina and Connecticut, along with Australia and England.
The new group is split nearly evenly as 21 new Rebels make their home on offense, 18 on defense and four on special teams. The full position breakdown is: 10 DB, 6 OL, 5 WR, 4 DL, 4 LB, 4 TE, 3 QB, 3 RB, 2 P, 1 PK and 1 LS.
UNLV’s transfer class leads the Mountain West and ranks No. 62 in the nation according to 247Sports. That is higher than all but three other Non-A5 schools.
The Rebels are preparing to start the Mullen era after finishing the 2024 season with their most wins since 1984 at 11-3 and ranked nationally for the first time ever at No. 23 in the AP Poll.
Season tickets for the 2025 campaign at Allegiant Stadium are on sale now. Fans interested in new season tickets or all-inclusive premium seating can visit UNLVTickets.com or for more information, call 702-739-FANS (3267).
HIGH SCHOOL ADDITIONS
NAME – POS
HOMETOWN, PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Cameron Brown – P
Coollangatta, AUS, Currumbin State HS
Sebastian Circo – QB
Fort Lauderdale, FL, Western HS
Tavian McNair – WR
North Las Vegas, NV, Centennial HS (CA)
Ace Robinson – OL
Oakland, CA, De La Salle HS
*Early Graduate Who Enrolled at UNLV in January
TRANSFER PORTAL ADDITIONS
(INCLUDES SCHOLARSHIP AND NON-SCHOLARSHIP PLAYERS)
NAME POS
HOMETOWN, PREVIOUS SCHOOLS
Mumu Bin-Wahad – DB
Atlanta, GA, West Virginia/UCONN/Navarro CC
Chief Borders – OLB
Powder Springs, GA, Florida/Nebraska/Pittsburgh
Aamaris Brown – DB
Tampa, FL, Kansas State/South Florida
Matt Byrnes – TE
Chicago, IL, Iowa Western CC/Houston
Jordan Buchanan – DB
Suwanee, GA, Purdue/USA/Tennessee State
Ben Christman – OT
Akron, OH, Ohio State/Kentucky
Anthony Colandrea – QB
St. Petersburg, FL, Virginia
Caden Costa – PK
Mandeville, LA, Ole Miss/Memphis
Gary “Jojo” Earle – WR
Fort Worth, TX, Alabama/TCU
Bryce Edmondson – LB
Nashville, TN, Memphis
Nick Elksnis – TE
Jacksonville, FL, Florida/South Carolina
James Faminu – OL
London, ENG, Houston/Temple
Cohen Fuller – DL
Inglewood, CA, El Camino College/Coastal Carolina
Jaylon Glover – RB
Lakeland, FL, Utah
Var’Keyes Gumms – TE
Houston, TX, North Texas/Arkansas
Cory Hall – DE
Las Vegas, NV, Northern Arizona
Denver Harris – CB
Houston, TX, Texas A&M/LSU/UTSA
Veltray Jefferson – TE
Fresno, CA, Fresno State/Fresno City CC
Jaheem Joseph – S
Miami, FL, Northwestern/West Virginia
Carter Jula – P
Sarasota, FL, UNR
Kamulea Ka’aihue – LB
Papakolea, HI, Arizona
Jalen Lee – DL
Watson, LA, Florida/LSU
Keyvone Lee – RB
St. Petersburg, FL, Penn State/Mississippi State
John Lewis – OLB
Canton, MS, Mississippi State
Taeshun Lyons – WR
Hayward, CA, Washington/Utah
Donovan Manson – OL
Indian Land, SC, Coastal Carolina
Malik McGowan – OL
Charlotte, NC, North Carolina
Andrew Mcilquham – LS
Groton, CT, TCU/Temple
Emeka Megwa – RB
Fort Worth, TX, Washington/Oklahoma
Koy Moore – WR
Kenner, LA, LSU/Auburn/WKU
Troy Omeire – WR
Houston, TX, Texas/Arizona State
Alex Orji – QB
Sachese, TX, Michigan
Jake Pope – DB
Buford, GA, Alabama/Georgia
Andrew Powdrell – DB
The Woodlands, TX, Montana State
Daejon Reynolds – DB
Springfield, IL, Florida/Pittsburgh
Darien “Bleu” Stewart – S
Las Vegas, NV, Utah/BYU
Landen Thomas – DL
Zachary, LA, Arizona State
Laterrance Welch – DB
Lafayette, LA, LSU/Arizona State
Reid Williams – OL
Ringgold,GA, Chattanooga
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