UND football lands 25 in early-signing period
Pat Sweeney | Dec 18, 2019 AT 3:54 pm

North Dakota head football coach Bubba Schweigert has announced that 25 prospective student-athletes have signed their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday morning.
23 of
the 25 signees are from the high school ranks, with a pair of transfers join
the Fighting Hawks from St. Cloud State.
CLASS
BREAKDOWN
By
State: North Dakota (6), Minnesota (5), Wisconsin (5), Kansas
(2), Illinois (2), Iowa (1), Ontario (1), Nebraska (1), Oklahoma (1), Indiana
(1)
By
Position: Offensive Line (6), Linebacker (6), Wide Receiver (4),
Defensive Back (2), Running Back (2), Quarterback (2), Nose Guard (1), Kicker
(1), Athlete (1)
Names
are listed in the order in which they signed
Kason
Kelley | LB | 6-2 | 218 | Omaha, Neb | Millard North HS
Racked
up tackles over his last two seasons at Millard North in Omaha … Finished with
74 tackles, including nine for a loss, as a junior … Exploded with 92 tackles
and 16 tackles for loss as a senior … Of those 92 tackles, 51 of them were
solo.
Reid
Neal | QB | 6-2 | 175 | Yorktown, Ind. | Yorktown HS
A
four-year varsity letterwinner at Yorktown High School … Earned all-conference
selection as both a junior and senior starter at QB … Was a 4A All-State
Honorable Mention as a junior before finishing his career on the 3A All-State
Team … Amassed over 4,800 passing yards and 1,400 rushing yards over his
career.
Elijah
Klein | WR | 6-7 | 205 | Mandan, N.D. | Mandan HS
One of
the greatest wide receivers in North Dakota history … Earned All-WDA honors as
both a junior and senior at Mandan HS … Was named to the All-North Dakota Team
as a junior and senior … Set the North Dakota AAA single-season and career
records for receiving yards.
Quinton
Urwiler | LB | 5-10 | 190 | Batavia, Ill. | Batavia HS
Starred
at both linebacker and running back at Batavia HS … Earned three straight
player of the year honors by the Beacon News Kanecounty Preps … Helped
lead Batavia HS to a 35-5 record over his career, including a state title in
2017 … Accounted for 35 touchdowns over his career.
Dylan
Boecker | LB | 6-3 | 200 | Menomonie, Wis. | Menomonie HS
A
three-year letterwinner from Menomonie HS … Earned all-conference selection as
a junior at receiver and as a senior at linebacker and defensive end … Selected
to the all-region and All-Northwest teams in Wisconsin … Helped his team claim
two conference titles and reach the state quarterfinals and semifinals.
Bennett
Weber | OL | 6-4 | 280 | Waconia, Minn. | Waconia HS
Started
three seasons on the offensive line for Waconia HS … Was a two-time first team
all-district player … Named the 2019 District Lineman of the Year … Two-time
Waconia Lineman of the Year … Earned All-Metro honors and was a two-time
all-area selection … Represented his school in the Minnesota All-Star Showcase
Team.
Andrew
Fenton | OL | 6-3 | 275 | Menomonie, Wis. | Menomonie HS
A stud
on both the football field and the wrestling mat … Started his final two
seasons on the offensive line for Menomonie HS … Earned first team all-region
and all-state honors as a senior … Won the conference title and reached the
state semifinals in his final year … Finished sixth in the wrestling
championships and was a first team all-state as a junior.
Easton
Kilty | OL | 6-6 | 280 | Stratford, Wis. | Stratford HS
A
two-time letterwinner for Stratford HS … Earned first team all-conference as a
senior … Helped lead Stratford to the state title game in his final season …
Named to the all-region team.
Jack
Wright | WR | 6-0 | 178 | Tulsa, Okla. | Regent Prep
One of
the best wide receivers in the history of high school football … A four-year
letterwinner for Regent Prep … Finished with the most receiving yards in the
state of Oklahoma in 2016, 2017, and 2019 ... Earned district player of the
year honors in 2018 … Named a finalist for offensive player of the year by the Tulsa
World … Finished his career with 276 catches for 6,227 yards and 112
touchdowns … The 112 touchdowns are a national record for receiving.
Craig
Orlando | NG | 6-3 | 265 | Verndale, Minn. | Verndale HS
Shined
at nearly every position at Verndale HS … As a running back, rushed for 1,430
yards on 187 carries … Caught 43 balls for 602 yards … Scored 30 touchdowns …
On the defensive side of the ball, had 258 career tackles, including 41 for
loss … Earned all-conference honors in each of his final three seasons … Exited
with a 40-5 career record, the best in Verndale history … All-area selection as
a sophomore, junior, and senior … Earned all-state in the junior and senior.
Bo
Belquist | WR | 6-0 | 175 | New Rockford, N.D. | New Rockford-Sheyenne HS
Lettered
all four seasons at New Rockford-Sheyenne HS … Finished as a three-time
all-state player at football while earning one all-state honor in baseball …
Caught 54 passes for 1,096 yards and 18 touchdowns as a junior … Reached the
state quarterfinals as a junior … Father played football at North Dakota State
… North Dakota 9-Man Player of the Year.
Jagger
Ferden | OL | 6-4 | 255 | Union, Ill. | Marengo Community HS
Earned
all-conference honors on the offensive line as a junior and a senior … Selected
as an all-state honorable mention in his final season … Was an all-area second
team selection as a junior and a first teamer as a senior … Played both
football and basketball.
Creighton
Mitchell | RB | 5-8 | 185 | West Des Moines, Iowa | Valley HS
One of
the top running backs in the state of Iowa … Recorded over 2,500 rushing yards
and 30 touchdowns in his career … Totaled 9.5 yards per carry over his career …
Averaged 30 yards per return as a kickoff specialist … A three-time state track
winner … Helped set a new state record in the 4x100 relay … Earned first team
all-conference honors as a sophomore, junior, and senior … Named to the
all-state first team in his final season.
Peyton
Fisher | DB | 6-0 | 190 | Fargo, N.D. | Fargo North HS
A
three-year letterwinner at Fargo North … Shined on both sides of the field for
the Spartans … Finished with 128 total tackles, including 84 solo, and three
interceptions as a defensive back … Nearly had 1,000 yards rushing and scored
nine touchdowns as a running back … Named to the all-state first team defensive
back as a junior and senior … Helped Fargo North reach the playoffs as a
junior, their first playoff appearance since 2009.
Max
Gunderson | ATH | 6-4 | 205 | Detroit Lakes, Minn. | Detroit Lakes HS
A
dual-threat quarterback from Detroit Lakes … Threw for over 2,100 yards and 28
touchdowns while rushing for 765 yards and 11 touchdowns … Tallied five
interceptions as a defensive player … Named to the all-district team as a
junior and a senior for football and as a junior for basketball.
Devon
Krzanowski | LB | Fond du Lac, Wis. | St. Cloud State
Appeared
in 21 games for the Huskies … Recorded 48 tackles (25 solo, 23 assists) during
his first season, five of which were for loss, and forced one fumble … Led St.
Cloud in tackles (72) and solo stops (53) last season … Finished fifth on the
team with 9.5 tackles for loss … Fourth on the team with 4.5 sacks … Tallied
one interception … Had 11 tackles, including 3.5 for loss, and added two sacks
against Northern State.
Payton
Lotysz | OL | 6-3 | 270 | Grand Forks, N.D. | Red River HS
Started
on the offensive line for Red River HS … Earned all-state honors as a senior …
Played both football and baseball … Father, Greg, played football at UND from
1995-98.
Jack Kuntz | OL | 6-5 | 285 |
Devils Lake, N.D. | Devils Lake HS
Shined on the offensive line
for the Firebirds … Earned all-conference honors as a junior and senior …
Selected to the North Dakota all-state team in his final two seasons … Played
football, wrestling, and track.
Wyatt Pedigo| LB | 6-1 | 215
| Hoisington, Kan. | Hoisington HS
As a senior, rushed for 2,352
yards and 37 touchdowns … Posted 115 tackles in his final season … Over his
career, tallied 5,171 yards and 74 touchdowns on the ground … Posted 348
tackles as a linebacker during his career … Two-time state champion with a
110-13 career record in wrestling … Named 2A Kansas Offensive Player of the
Year.
Marcus Preston | WR | 6-2 |
185 | Lawrence, Kan. | Free State HS
Lettered for four seasons at
Free State HS … Named to the KFBCA All-State first team … Earned second team
Sunflower League honors … Was an all-state honorable mention … Named a
four-star recruit in the state of Kansas.
Isaiah Smith | RB | 5-10 |
195 | Brooklyn Center, Minn. | Benilde-St. Margaret’s
Played for three seasons at
Benilde-St. Margaret’s before an injury forced him to miss his senior year …
Rushed for over 1,300 yards for his career … Named to the all-district
honorable mention team … Also played basketball.
Adam Stage | K | 5-9 | 179 | Appleton,
Wis. | St. Cloud State
Named to the NSIC First Team
as a freshman and the honorable mention team as a sophomore … Made 38 field
goals over his three seasons for the Huskies, including a conference-high 16
last year … Has recorded 67 touchbacks on 169 total kickoffs, including 26 last
season … Averaged at least 55 yards per kickoff in all three seasons.
Sam Robertson | DB | 6-1 |
177 | Plymouth, Minn. | Wayzata HS
Was one of the top players on
a team th2at finished 13-0 and captured a state title as a senior … Tallied 38
tackles, 15 pass breakups, four tackles for loss, and a fumble recovery in his
final year … Named to the all-metro first team by the Star Tribune as a
senior … Earned all-district and all-area honors in his last season.
Quincy Vaughn | QB | 6-4 |
230 | Hamilton, Ontario | Clarkson Football North
Named to the All-Canadian
First Team as a quarterback in both 2018 and 2019 … Earned team MVP honors in
each of his four years as a starting quarterback … Selected by his entire
school as athlete of the year following his junior season … Ranked as a
three-star recruit out of Canada.
Jack Ihry | LB | 6-1 | 207 |
Hope, N.D. | Hope-Page HS
A four-year letterwinner at
Hope-Page HS … Earned all-region honors in each of his four seasons … Collected
one second team all-state selection and two first team all-state selections …
Amassed over 5,100 yards rushing and 6,700 all-purpose yards on offense during
his career … Totaled 383 tackles on the defensive side of the ball.
(UND Athletics)
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