NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Tony Reno, The Joel E. Smilow '54 Head Coach of Yale Football, will welcome 27 newcomers to campus this fall.
Fourteen states are represented in the Class of 2027 and one comes to New Haven from Germany.
"The class is very talented and filled with incredible young men who understand the culture and values of our football family," Reno said. "They are driven to have success on the playing field and in the classroom as they become valued members of our community at Yale."
Here are the 27 newcomers set to join the Yale Football program:
| First |
Last |
High School |
Hometown |
Pos. |
Ht |
Wt |
| Cooper |
Austin |
Loomis Chaffee (CT) |
Pittsburgh, PA |
DL |
6-2 |
280 |
| Zavier |
Avera |
Jones High School (FL) |
Orlando, FL |
OL |
6-5 |
270 |
| Joseph |
Barry |
Bergen Catholic H.S. (NJ) |
Saddle River, NJ |
LB |
6-3 |
220 |
| Kevin |
Cassidy |
Mountainside High School (OR) |
Beaverton, OR |
OL |
6-6 |
285 |
| James |
Cave |
Parish Episcopal School (TX) |
Dallas, TX |
DL |
6-6 |
240 |
| Osize |
Daniyan |
Mt. Juliet High School (TN) |
Mt. Juliet, TN |
DB |
6-2 |
175 |
| Dylan |
Darville |
Emmaus High School (PA) |
Macungie, PA |
DB |
6-1 |
180 |
| Garon |
Duncan |
Dripping Springs H.S. (TX) |
Driftwood, TX |
WR |
6-1 |
195 |
| Babawale |
Fadeyibi |
Blair Academy (NJ) |
Katy, TX |
DL |
6-3 |
255 |
| Joey |
Fortner |
Marist High School (IL) |
Tinley Park, IL |
LS |
6-2 |
215 |
| Dylan |
Garrity |
Bergen Catholic H.S. (NJ) |
Old Tappan, NJ |
OL |
6-4 |
245 |
| Phoenix |
Grant |
Gunter High School (TX) |
Sherman, TX |
DB |
6-2 |
185 |
| Zairion |
Jackson-Bass |
Julius L. Chambers H.S. (NC) |
Charlotte, NC |
DL |
6-3 |
235 |
| Brice |
June |
Maret School (DC) |
Potomac, MD |
WR |
6-3 |
190 |
| Abu |
Kamara |
Interboro High School (PA) |
Prospect Park, PA |
DB |
6-1 |
190 |
| John |
Kemp |
St. Ignatius College Prep (IL) |
Chicago, IL |
DB |
5-11 |
180 |
| Quinton |
Lewis |
Northside High School (GA) |
Warner Robins, GA |
OL |
6-4 |
290 |
| Donovan |
McKoy |
St. Joseph Regional H.S. (NJ) |
Englewood Cliffs, NJ |
WR |
6-5 |
210 |
| Spencer |
Mermans |
Charlotte Country Day (NC) |
Charlotte, NC |
DL |
6-6 |
245 |
| Jesse |
Schutzman |
Brunswick School (CT) |
Norwalk, CT |
LB |
6-2 |
220 |
| Graham |
Smith |
Lyons Township High School (IL) |
Western Springs, IL |
TE |
6-5 |
220 |
| Jackson |
St. Aubyn |
Palmer Ridge High School (CO) |
Colorado Springs, CO |
OL |
6-5 |
284 |
| Jaylin |
Tate |
Woodward Academy (GA) |
Atlanta, GA |
DL |
6-4 |
245 |
| Robby |
Tattersall |
Wilmington Friends School (DE) |
Wilmington, DE |
TE |
6-5 |
205 |
| Aidan |
Warner |
Winter Park High School (FL) |
Winter Park, FL |
QB |
6-3 |
205 |
| Brandon |
Webster |
St. Ignatius High School (OH) |
Cleveland, OH |
DB |
6-0 |
180 |
| Lukas |
Witt |
Cheshire Academy (CT) |
Stuttgart, Germany |
OL |
6-5 |
285 |
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