National Signing Day 2019

A new class of student-athletes has joined the long line of greats who have played at Gulf Coast. Find out Who Is Next to go on to the Next Level and the Pros after National Signing Day 2019

Trey Arrington, 5'10, 190, Stone

High School: As a senior, rushed 166 times for 987 yards and 3 TD while completing 28-of-56 passes for 513 yards, 9 touchdowns and 3 interceptions … As a junior, ran for 87 times for 589 yards and 14 touchdowns, and had 81 tackles, 27 assists, 8 TFL, 3 sacks, 5 QBH, 1 INT, 1 PD and 1 FR ... Named to the Mississippi Association of Coaches Class 5A All-State Second Team and the All-Region 4-5A Team ... As a sophomore, had 49 tackles, 43 assists, 6 TFL, 2 sacks, 3 QBH, 1 FR and 1 FF ... Played for Coach John Feaster.

Hydee Barlow, 6'1, 272, Scott Central

High School: As a senior, had 76 tackles, 44 assists, 38 TFL, 7 sacks, 9 QBH, 1 INT, 1 PD, 2 FR, 3 FF and 1 blocked punt, and also ran 88 times for 465 yards and 14 touchdowns ... Helped lead Scott Central to the Class 2A state championship and named MVP of the title game … Named to Mississippi Association of Coaches Class 2A All-State First Team ... As a junior, had 77 tackles, 44 assists, 29 TFL, 3 sacks, 5 FR, 2 FF and 1 blocked punt ... Helped lead Scott Central to the Class 2A state championship game … As a sophomore, had 28 tackles, 48 assists, 4 TFL, 1 sack, 2 INT and 4 FF ... Helped lead Scott Central to the Class 2A state championship game ... Played for Coach Devin Cooper.

Jimmy Bennett, 6'2, 305, Clinton

High School: Played for Coach Judd Boswell.

Caden Davis, 5'8, 150, Pearl 

High School: As a senior, made 5-of-8 field goals with a long of 44 yards and 39-of-43 PATs, punted 47 times for a 37.8-yard average, and kicked off 59 times for 54.1-yard average and 11 touchbacks … As a junior, kicked off 95 times for a 53.0-yard average and 7 touchbacks ... As a sophomore, kicked off 71 times for 51.1 yards and 2 touchbacks ... Played for Coach John Perry.

Ja'Quan Dorsey, 6'0, 200, New Orleans

High School: As a senior, rushed 77 times for 462 yards and 10 touchdowns during the regular season … Played for Coach Emanuel Powell.

Jae'vien Gill, 6'5, 250, Neshoba Central

 High School: As a senior, had 42 tackles, 20 assists, 3 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 1 QBH, 1 FR and 1 blocked punt … Played for Coach Patrick Schoolar.

Isaac Gowdy, 5'10, 180, Ocean Springs 

High School: As a senior, had 67 tackles, 34 assists, 5 TFL, 7 INT, 11 PD, 1 FR, 1 blocked punt and 1 blocked field goal … Scored touchdowns on fumble and interception returns … Named to Class 6A All-State Second Team and Sun Herald All-South Mississippi Team … Played for Coach Ryan Ross.

Jymetre Hester, 5'10, 180, Belle Glade, Fla.

High School: As a senior, named to The Palm Beach Post Super 11 and the All-Conference 6A-1A Team … As a junior, caught 45 passes for 797 yards and 11 touchdowns … Named to Class 4A All-State First Team by FloridaHSfootball.com and the FACA All-District Team … Played for Coach Jessie Hester.

Thomas Holford, 6'4, 250, Hattiesburg

High School: As a junior, named to the Hattiesburg American All-Area Honorable Mention Team … Played for Coach Drew Causey.

Deondre House, 5'9, 170, Senatobia

High School: As a senior, rushed 228 times for 1,453 yards and 18 touchdowns … As a junior, rushed 64 times for 449 yards and 6 touchdowns … Played for Coach Brooks Oakley.

Travis Isaac, 6'3, 180, Ocala, Fla.

High School: As a senior, had 18 catches for 428 yards and 6 touchdowns ... Selected to play in the North Central Florida All-Star Classic … Named to the Ocala Star-Banner All-County Second Team … As a junior, had 49 catches for 572 yards and 8 touchdowns … Named to the Ocala Star-Banner All-County Second Team … Played for Coach Edwin Farmer.

Malik Jones, 6'3, 190, Grenada

High School: As a senior, had 91 total tackles, 11 TFL, 1 FR and 2 FF … As a junior, had 95 total tackles, 8 TFL, 2 sacks, 2 INT and 1 FF … Named to the All-District 1-5A Second Team ... In basketball, averaged 10.1 points and 5.4 rebounds … Played for Coach James Kuhn.

Derrien Lee, 6'0, 180, Bay Springs

High School: As a senior, had 28 total tackles, 6 INT and 6 PD and had 28 catches for 616 yards and 10 TD plus 2 kickoff return touchdowns … Named to the All USA Mississippi Second Team ... Selected to play in the Bernard Blackwell All-Star Game ... As a junior, had 25 total tackles, 4 INT, 4 PD, 4 FR and 1 FF and had 18 catches for 203 yards and 2 TD … As a sophomore, had 52 total tackles, 8INT, 3 PD and 1 FR … Helped lead Bay Springs to the Class 2A state championship game ... Played for Coach Dan Brady.

Tadrian Leflore, 6'1, 180, Hattiesburg

High School: As a senior, had 15 total tackles, 1 TFL and 2 INT … Named to the All-Region 4-5A Team As a junior, had 24 total tackles, 2 TFL, 5 INT and 1 FR … Led Hattiesburg to the Class 5A state championship game … Played for Tony Vance.

Chris Mathis, 5'11, 180, Taylorsville

High School: As a junior, caught 12 passes for 179 yards and 3 touchdowns and had 17 total tackles, 3 INT and 2 PD … As a sophomore, caught 8 passes for 207 yards and 6 touchdowns and had 26 total tackles, 4 INT, 2 PD and 1 FR … As a freshman, had 19 tackles, 1 TFL, 4 INT, 2 PD and 1 FR ... Played for Coach Mitch Evans.

Jace McCoy, 6'3, 260, North Pike

High School: As a senior, had 81 tackles, 28 assists, 21 TFL, 9 sacks, 1 PD, 4 FR, 2 FF and 1 blocked FG … As a junior, 52 tackles, 30 assists, 17 TFL, 4 sacks, 1 FR, 2 FF and 1 blocked FG … Played for Coach Chris Smith.

Lucky Mealey, 6'2, 200, Wilkinson County 

High School: As a senior, 60 total tackles, 3 TFL and 3 INT … As a junior, had 48 total tackles and 1 INT … As a sophomore, had 55 total tackles and 6 INT … As a freshman, had 35 total tackles and 2 sacks … Scored 7 total touchdowns in his career ... Played for Coach Kenneth Brown.

Keshawn Moore, 6'7, 350, Cleveland Central

High School: As a senior, selected to play in the Bernard Blackwell All-Star Game … Played for Coach Ricky Smither.

Oliver Moreman, 6'3, 255, Lawrence County 

High School: As a senior, had 54 pancake blocks … Named to The Daily Leader Primetime 23 and its All-Area Team ... As a junior, had 25 tackles, 16 assists, 3 TFL and 1 FF … As a sophomore, had 42 total tackles, 12 TFL and 3 sacks ... Named to The Daily Leader All-Area Team and the All-District 6-4A Second Team ... As a freshman, had 49 total tackles, 10 TFL, 3 sacks and 2 FF ... Played for Coach Jesse Anderson.

Lamar Morgan, 6'5, 270, Newton

High School: As a senior transfer from Detroit, caught 15 passes for 253 yards and 2 TD and had 27 total tackles, 7 TFL, 1 sack, 1 PD, 2 FF and 1 blocked FG … As a junior, named to Detroit New All-East Team … Played for Coach Bobby Bass.

Jaxon Orr, 6'6, 195, Itawamba

High School: As a senior, completed 105-of-217 passes for 21 touchdowns and 9 interceptions … Scored 4 rushing touchdowns … Selected to play in the Bernard Blackwell All-Star Game and the Mississippi Association of Coaches North/South All-Star Basketball Game ... As a junior, completed 96-of-221 passes for 1,727 yards, 20 touchdowns and 5 interceptions ... Played for Coach Clint Hoots.

Jadarrius Perkins, 5'11, 190, Hattiesburg

High School: As a senior, named to the Mississippi Association of Coaches Class 5A All-State team … As a junior, had 43 total tackles and 1 INT … Played for Coach Tony Vance.

Hayden Shook, 6'5, 290, Germantown

High School: As a senior, selected to play in the Bernard Blackwell All-Star Game … Played for Coach Tim Shramek.

Mike Smith, 6'1, 230, Ridgeland

High School: As a senior, had 94 tackles, 28 assists, 23 TFL, 6 sacks, 11 QBH, 1 INT, 1 PD, 3 FR and 5 FF, and ran 9 times for 161 yards and 3 touchdowns … Named to the Mississippi Association of Coaches Class 6A All-State First Team ... Selected to play in the Bernard Blackwell All-Star Game, where he was the North Defense Most Valuable Player ... As a junior, had 51 tackles, 42 assists, 4 TFL, 1 sack, 1 QBH, 5 INT, 3 PD, 2 FR and 4 FF … Named to the Mississippi Association of Coaches Class 5A All-State Second Team and Region 2-5A Most Outstanding Linebacker ... As a sophomore, had 67 tackles, 60 assists, 19 TFL, 2 sacks, 5 QBH, 1 INT, 2 PD, 4 FR and 7 FF ...

Navonteque Strong, 6'0, 230, Scott Central

High School: As a senior, Had 102 tackles, 46 assists, 48.5 TFL, 12 sacks, 3 QBH, 1 INT, 1 PD, 2 FR, 7 FF and 2 blocked punts, and also ran 52 times for 550 yards and six touchdowns ... Helped lead Scott Central to the Class 2A state championship … Selected to play in the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game and named to Mississippi Association of Coaches Class 2A All-State First Team ... As a junior, had 104 tackles, 42 assists, 25 TFL, 8 sacks, 3 PD, 2 FR and 5 FF ... Helped lead Scott Central to the Class 2A state championship game … As a sophomore, had 47 tackles, 68 assist, 5.5 TFL, 3 PD, 2 FR, 2 FF and one blocked FG ... Helped lead Scott Central to the Class 2A state championship game ... Played for Coach Devin Cooper.

Bernard Thomas, 6'3, 205, Starkville

High School: Played for Coach Chris Jones.

C.J. Williams, 5'11, 230, Taylorsville

High School: As a senior, had 47 tackles 15 assists, 2 TFL and 1 FR … Helped lead Taylorsville to the Class 2A state championship game … As a junior, had 75 tackles, 25 assists, 5 TFL and 1 sack … Helped lead Taylorsville to the Class 2A state championship ... Named the Region 5-2A Most Valuable Defensive Player ... As a freshman, had 56 tackles, 26 assists, 3.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 2 PD and 2 FF ... Scored 8 career touchdowns ... Played for Coach Mitch Evans.