EMPORIA STATE FOOTBALL ANNOUNCES 2021 RECRUITING CLASS

Football | 2/3/2021 10:27:00 AM

February 3, 2021-Emporia State football coach Garin Higgins has announced the signing of 16 high school players and two mid-year transfers to attend Emporia State and play football for the Hornets.

The list includes five Kansas natives, five from Oklahoma, four from Texas, two from Missouri and one from Nebraska. The Hornets picked up four offensive linemen, three defensive backs, three running backs, two receivers, two defensive linemen, two athletes, and two quarterbacks.  

2021 Hornet Football Signees

	CJ Adams • 6'2 • 270 • DL • Enid HS (Enid, OK) First-Team All-District...co-defensive tackle of the year...VYPE Oklahoma Athlete of the Month...son of Carl Adams...coached by Rashaun Woods...plans to major in sports management.
	Kobie Breshears • 6'4 • 305 • OL • Slater HS (Slater, MO) First-Team All-State, All-District (3x), and All-Conference...All-Missouri senior offensive team...KMZU Dream Team...three sport athlete including football, basketball, and track...son of James and Jennifer Johnson...coached by Michael Horton...plans to major in business/sports management.
	Logan Butler • 6'1 • 272 • OL • Memorial HS (Frisco, TX) Two-time All-District...team captain...starting center as a junior and tackle as a senior...2018 team offensive lineman of the year...also participates in track and powerlifting...son of Andrew and Mary Beth Butler...coached by Derick Roberson...plans to major in business/coaching.
	Christian Carrera • 6'1 • 180 • DB • Dumas HS (Dumas, TX) First-Team All-District...Second-Team All-District as a junior...also participates in track and reached regionals as a sophomore...son of Jose Carrera...coached by Aaron Dunnam (who played for Coach Higgins)...plans to major in anatomy/physiology.
	Mitch Coulson • 5'11 • 180 • RB • Lake Highlands HS (Dallas, TX) 2020 District 7-6A MVP...2019 District 8-6A Quarterback of the Year, 2018 District 8-6A Newcomer of the Year...over 2,000 all purpose yards and 34 touchdowns as a senior...over 4000 all purpose yards and 53 touchdowns in his career...led team to 10-1 overall record and undefeated in conference play...son of Rick and ESU alum Cynde Thornton...coached by Lonnie Jordan...undecided on a major
	Reid Cowan • 6'3 • 195  •  ATH • Seaman HS (Topeka, KS) First-Team All-City, All State Honorable Mention, Second-Team All-Centennial League on offense and defense...played both offense and defense as a senior accounting for 1350 passing yards and 16 touchdowns...multi-sport athlete...brother of current Hornet Dalton Cowan, sister will be attending Emporia State for soccer, son of Hornet football alum Jeff and Lady Hornet Basketball alum Cassie Cowan...coached by Glen O'Neil...plans to major in business.
	Brexten Green • 5'10 • 189 • WR • Cashion HS (Cashion, OK) All-State selection by the Oklahoma Coaches Association...2020 Oklahoma class A State Champion...All-City and Little All-City First-Team from the Daily Oklahoman...three-time all district athlete...District A-3 Player of the Year...1,720 receiving yards, 409 rushing yards, 27 total touchdowns...multi-sport athlete...son of Brett and LaMae Green...coached by Lynn Shackelford...undecided on major.
	Devin Johnson • 6'1 • 175 • ATH • John Marshall HS (Oklahoma City, OK) All-City Athletic Conference Player of the Year...First-Team All-District...co-running back of the year...over 1,000 all purpose yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior...also participates in track... son of Delbert and Sarita Johnson...coached by Jeff Horrocks...plans to major in finance.
	Dalton Norman • 6'1 • 180 • WR • Inola HS (Inola, OK) District 3A-4 wide receiver of the year...74 catches for 1108 yards and 8 touchdowns as a senior...team MVP...multi-sport athlete earning all conference honors in basketball...son of Jay and Michelle Norman... coached by Jeff Williams...plans to major in business.
	Caleb Nott • 6'6 • 325 • OL • Wichita Northwest HS (Wichita, KS) Starting right tackle for 10-1 Wichita Northwest HS...three year varsity athlete...led team to Kansas Class 6A State Championship Game and undefeated conference record...also participates in track...son of Erik and Jill Nott...coached by Steve Martin...plans to major in nursing.
	Liam Thornton • 6'0 • 185 • QB • North Mesquite HS (Mesquite, TX) Team captain...Academic All-State...Second-Team All-District 10-6A...North Mesquite Offensive Player of the Year...also participates in baseball...Academic Honor Roll... son of Ronald and Barbara Thornton...coached by Tim Seder...plans to major in sports medicine.
	Talon Wheeler • 6'3 • 295 • OL • Broken Arrow HS (Broken Arrow, OK) First team All-District Offensive Line honoree, Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year...also participated in wrestling and track...son of Ken Wheeler...coached by David Alexander...undecided on major.
Transfers

 

	Chris Ellis • 6'0 • 165 • DB • Butler CC/Topeka West HS (Topeka, KS) Spent two seasons at Butler CC...redshirted his first year and was injured his second...graduated from Topeka West HS...son of Melvin Ellis and Johanna Gastelum...plans to major in business management.
	Canaan Brooks • 6'0 • 200 • RB • South Dakota/Lutheran North HS (St. Louis, MO)   Rushed for 649 yards and six touchdowns in two seasons at NCAA FCS South Dakota...Earned All-Conference, All-Metro and All-State honors as a senior...rushed for 1,438 yards and 33 touchdowns while averaging 9.8 yards per carry...led the Crusaders to its first conference championship since 2002...competed for Hazelwood West HS before transferring to Lutheran North HS prior to the 2017 season...son of Faye Tyus...plans to major in sports management
Additional Signees

 

	Blake Anderson • 5'10 • 180 • QB • St. Thomas Aquinas HS (Lenexa, KS) Honorable Mention All-State...Honorable Mention All-EKL...two time team captain.... 1,529 yards, 21 passing touchdowns, 499 yards and 8 rushing touchdowns...multi sport athlete...an honorable mention preseason All American baseball player...son of Rex and Diane Anderson... coached by Randy Dreiling...plans to major in business administration.
	Carter Richardson • 6'1 • 270 • DL • Elkhorn South HS (Elkhorn, NE) Honorable mention all state...son of Chris and Susan Richardson...coached by Guy Rosenberg...plans to major in business
	Braden Sloyer • 5'11 • 194 • RB • Burlington HS (Burlington, KS) Had 2,439 yards rushing and 31 touchdowns in his career...ran for 1,484 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior...led Burlington HS to an 8-2 record and undefeated effort in conference play, Kansas Shrine Bowl nominee...Honorable Mention All-State...multi-sport athlete including basketball and baseball...son of Jeff and Beth Sloyer...coached by John Petrie...plans to major in physics.
	Cassius Williams • 6'1 • 175 • DB • Wichita West HS (Wichita, KS) Team captain...All-City Honorable Mention...son of Matt and Michelle Riddle...coached by Adam Rosenstiel...plans to major in business