GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Head coach Bubba Schweigert announced 28 new additions to his North Dakota football roster on National Signing Day. Twenty-one of those players signed National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, while the remaining seven were guaranteed a roster spot for fall camp and committed to playing collegiately for UND.

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2015 University of North Dakota Football Recruiting Class

CLASS BREAKDOWN
By Postion: Quarterbacks (2), Running Backs (2), Wide Receivers (4), Tight Ends (1), Offensive Linemen (5), Defensive Linemen (4), Linebackers (5), Defensive Backs (4)

By State/Province: Alberta (1), California (1), Colorado (3), Kansas (1), Manitoba (3), Michigan (2), Minnesota (9), Missouri (1), North Dakota (6)

RECRUIT BIOS
LOGAN ALM
DE, 6-3, 255
Hawley, Minn. (Hawley HS)
High School Coach: Peder Naatz
Three-year starter on the offensive and defensive lines at Hawley High School … Registered 36 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks as a junior in nine games … Injuries limited him to three games as a senior, but still managed 13.5 tackles, including 10 solo stops, 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack … Son of Lee and Brandi Alm.

MASON BENNETT
OLB, 6-4, 230
Winnipeg, Manitoba (Vincent Massey)
High School Coach: Kelsey McKay
Three-year starter at offensive tackle and defensive end for Vincent Massey Collegiate … Led the Winnipeg High School Football League with 16.5 sacks as a senior and added 50.5 tackles … Earned the WHSFL's Kas Vidruk Memorial Award given annual to the league's top down lineman … Named AAA Lineman of the Year … Named Third Team All-Canadian as a senior … Starting defensive end for Team Canada in the 2015 International Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Dallas … Ranked as one of top five prospects in Canada by Top Prospects … Son of Tim King and Tammie Bennett.

CARTER BLACKWELL
WR, 6-3, 170
Dickinson, N.D. (Dickinson HS)
High School Coach: John Tuchscherer
Two year starter on offense and defense at Dickinson High School … Collected first team All-Western Dakota Athletic Conference honors and was named a finalist for WDA Senior Athlete of the Year Award … Earned team offensive MVP honors as a senior after catching 22 passes for 322 yards and five touchdowns … Also added 61 tackles and four interceptions … Played freshman and sophomore seasons at Cypress Ranch High School in Cypress, Texas … Son of John and Jackie Blackwell.

BRYCE BLAIR
OL, 6-5, 240
Greenwood Village, Colo. (Cherry Creek HS)
High School Coach: Dave Logan
Starter at right tackle as a junior and left tackle as a senior at Cherry Creek High School … Captain on the 2014 Class 5A State Championship Team … Earned All-Centennial League honorable mention honors as a junior and senior … Son of T.J. and Jodi Blair.

TYUS CARTER
DB, 5-11, 180
Greenwood Village, Colo. (Cherry Creek HS)
High School Coach: Dave Logan
Lettered three seasons, playing both cornerback and wide receiver for Cherry Creek High School … Helped lead team to Class 5A State Championship as a senior … Earned All-Centennial League honors at wide receiver as a junior and was a preseason all-state selection at cornerback prior to his senior season … Son of Jerome and Stephanie Carter.

TIM DULIN
WR, 6-3, 185
Livonia, Mich. (Churchill HS)
High School Coach: Bill DeFilippo
Named all-area as a senior after racking up 51 receptions for more than 1,000 yards and 11 receiving touchdowns … Had seven receptions for 173 yards and three touchdowns in a 37-35 win over Stevenson … Earned honorable mention Detroit News All-State honors and honorable mention All-West Conference honors as a senior … Lettered in track as a junior … Son of Larry Dulin and Monique Schofield.

CARL ENGWALL
DE, 6-4, 235
Lakeville, Minn. (Lakeville North HS)
High School Coach: Brian Vossen
Named Minnesota First Team All-State and to the Minnesota Vikings All-State Team … Earned Minneapolis Star Tribune, St. Paul Pioneer Press and KARE 11 First Team All-Metro teams … Named South Suburban Conference Lineman of the Year and first team all-conference honors … Registered 51 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks and seven pass break-ups during senior season … Helped lead basketball team to the Class 4A State Championship as a junior … Son of Eric and Laura Engwall.

AUSTIN GORDON
RB, 5-9, 190
Maple Grove, Minn. (Wayzata HS)
High School Coach: Brad Anderson
Earned three varsity letters at Wayzata High School … Rushed 79 times for 565 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior en route to earning All-Lake Conference honors … Team captain for both football and track and field teams as a senior … Averaged 6.5 yards per carry as a junior starter at Wayzata … Increased that averaged to 11.5 ypc during the 6A Section Tournament that season … Member of Wayzata's 4x100-meter relay team at the state meet during junior season … Son of Phillip and Christina Gordon.

ELIJAH GRADY
OL, 6-5, 295
New Town, N.D. (New Town HS)
High School Coach: Mike Montgomery
Three-sport athlete at New Town High School where he earned four letters in basketball, football and track and field … Earned Class B All-State honors as a senior at the North Dakota 9-man level and was a four-year all-conference selection in football … Racked up 53 tackles, 12 sacks and four interceptions during senior season and also had eight receiving touchdowns and averaged 27 yards per catch … Earned all-district and all-region honors as a junior on the hardwood … Won the Class B state discus title as a junior and placed second in the event as a sophomore … Also an amateur boxer that is a two-time Boxing-Ringside World Champion and was the National Junior Olympic runner-up in 2012 … Son of Wayne and Jennifer Fox.

STEVE GREER
DL, 6-2, 280
Ballwin, Mo. (Parkway South HS)
High School Coach: Joe Rosewell
Earned four varsity letters as an offensive and defensive lineman for Parkway South High School … Named First Team All-Suburban West Conference as an offensive and defensive lineman following sophomore, junior and senior seasons … Named to the St. Louis Post Dispatch “Super 30” list as a senior and “Super 15 Juniors to Watch” … Preseason Second Team All-State selection, missed first half of senior season before totaling 37 tackles and four sacks in second half … Son of Steve and Katie Greer.

TROY HANSEN
ILB, 6-4, 210
Edmonton, Alberta (Canada Prep Academy)
High School Coach: Geoff McArthur
Spent senior season at Canada Prep Academy, which is only Canadian High School that teaches American football rules … Team plays a schedule against American high school football teams … Named to the Top Prospects All-Canadian Team in 2014 … Played for Under-19 Team Canada … Spent two seasons at Jasper Place High School and one at Kent School in Connecticut … Named MVP of the Edmonton Public League as a junior in 2012 … Son of Murray and Lisa Hansen.

AIDAN HARTNESS
QB, 6-3, 195
Fargo, N.D. (Davies HS)
High School Coach: Jason Thielges
Three-year starter at quarterback for Davies High School … Helped lead team to the Class 3A State Championship and earned All-State First Team honors as a senior after passing for 1,906 yards and 26 touchdowns … Also rushed for 716 yards and 11 more touchdowns … Elected to play in the Mon-Dak Bowl along with the North Dakota Shrine Game … North Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year Nominee as a senior … Earned All-Eastern Dakota Conference honors as a junior and All-State Second Team honors … Twin brother, Tristan, is also part of the 2015 Signing Class … Also lettered four times in baseball and hockey … Son of Paul and Melissa Hartness.

TRISTAN HARTNESS
WR, 6-3, 190
Fargo, N.D. (Davies HS)
High School Coach: Jason Thielges
Helped lead Fargo Davies to the Class 3A State Championship and earned All-State First Team honors as a senior after catching 55 passes for 1,266 yards and 18 touchdowns … Also rushed for more than 200 yards and a touchdown … North Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year Nominee as a senior … Earned All-Eastern Dakota Conference honors as a junior and senior and was a Class 3A All-State Second Team honoree as a junior after catching 40 passes for 752 yards and seven touchdowns … Three-year starter for the Eagles and elected to play in the 2015 Mon-Dak Bowl … Twin brother, Aidan, is also part of the 2015 Signing Class … Also lettered four seasons in baseball and three in hockey … Son or Paul and Melissa Hartness.

BRAD HEIDLEBAUGH
QB, 6-5, 200
Rugby, N.D. (Rugby HS)
High School Coach: Scott Grochow
Three-sport athlete at Rugby High School earned four letters in basketball and football and five in track and field … Collected Class A All-State First Team honors at quarterback following junior and senior seasons … Threw for 1,410 yards and 12 touchdowns and added 771 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns en route to earning Region 3 Senior Athlete of the Year accolades … Finished second in the triple jump and fifth in the long jump at the Class A State track meet and earned Class A First Team All-State honors in basketball as a junior … Earned All-Region 3 honors in basketball as a sophomore and junior … Son of Mike and Dede Heidlebaugh.

ROBERT HILTON
DB, 6-3, 180
Moreno Valley, Calif. (Rancho Verde HS)
High School Coach: Pete Duffey
Earned two letters as a defensive back and linebacker at Rancho Verde High School … Led the Inland Valley League in interceptions as a senior with four and registered more than 80 tackles … Also forced two fumbles and recovered two fumbles … Son of Pretti Hilton.

LUKE KELLER
TE, 6-4, 230
Bismarck, N.D. (Bismarck HS)
High School Coach: Mark Gibson
Earned three varsity letters in basketball and football at Bismarck High School to go along with four in track and field … Two-year starter along the offensive line … Named to the Class 3A All-State Team and First Team All-West Region … Earned 2015 Mid-Season All-West Regional Basketball honor … Four-year member of the National Honor Society and High School Valedictorian … Son of Wally and Sandy Keller.

JADE LAWRENCE
OLB, 6-0, 195
Moorhead, Minn. (Moorhead HS)
High School Coach: Kevin Feeney
Earned three letters as a defensive back and running back at Moorhead High School … Rushed for 1,384 yards and 25 touchdowns, while averaging 10.2 yards per carry during his senior season … Earned Central Lakes Conference MVP honors and was named to the Minnesota Vikings All-State Team … Added 232 receiving yards and two more scores … Registered 29 tackles, four sacks and eight tackles for loss on defense … Was an All-Central Lakes Conference honoree as a junior … Also lettered four times in track and field and once in hockey … Son of Dave and Shannon Lawrence.

JUSTUS MERZ
OL, 6-6, 270
Eudora, Kan. (Eudora HS)
High School Coach: Jesse Owen
Three-year starter on both the offensive and defensive lines at Eudora High School … Earned All-Frontier League honors as a junior and senior … Named Scout.com's best offensive guard in Kansas and ranked among top 100 prospects in the state … Earned four varsity letters and played on back-to-back teams that made it to the Class 4A-I state championship game as a freshman and sophomore … Son or Gregory Merz and Sharon Greenway.

TED NELSON
DE, 6-4, 230
Brainerd, Minn. (Brainerd HS)
High School Coach: Ron Stolski
Earned two varsity letters as a defensive end and tight end at Brainerd High School … Named to the Brainerd Dispatch All-Area team and All-Central Lakes Conference team as a senior after racking up 88 tackles, three sacks and four forced fumbles … Also earned All-Minnesota 5A Section 7 team accolades … As a junior, helped lead team to Minnesota Class 5A state title game at the Metrodome … Son of Kurt and Stephanie Nelson

BRADY OLIVEIRA
RB, 5-10, 220
Winnipeg, Mantioba (Oak Park HS)
High School Coach: Stu Nixon
Rushed 170 times for 2,220 yards and 34 rushing touchdowns as a senior and was named the WHSFL Potter Division Offensive Player of the Year … Also caught six passes for 142 yards and two more touchdowns … Rushed for over 200 yards in six of seven regular season starts, including a 370-yard, six-touchdown outing vs. Sturgeon that broke the WHSFL record for single-game touchdowns … Also had a 322-yard, three-touchdown game vs. Dakota … Broke the Winnipeg High School Football League regular-season records for rushing yards (1,723), rushing touchdowns (26), total touchdowns (27) and total points (163) during senior season … Spent the 2013 season at the Canada Prep Academy in Ontario … Named the 2012 WHSFL Rookie of the Year as a sophomore in 2012 … Son of Adail Oliveira and Shani Oliveira.

TANNER PALMBORG
DB, 6-1, 200
Princeton, Minn. (Princeton HS)
High School Coach: Ray Hanenburg and Mike Ternes
Earned three letters in both football and track and field at Princeton High School … Collected First Team All-Mississippi 8 Conference honors as a junior and senior … Named the Mississippi 8 Wide Receiver of the Year after catching 30 passes for 672 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior … Also rushed 29 times for 310 yards and four more touchdowns … Named Mississippi 8 Red Division Secondary Player of the Year as a junior and team Defensive MVP after racking up 105 tackles, three interceptions and 12 pass break-ups … Was an All-Mississippi 8 Conference performer in track and field as a junior and senior and was a section finalist in the 200-meter dash as a sophomore and section finalist in the 200-meter dash, long jump and triple jump as a junior … Member of the National Honor Society as a junior and senior … Son of Jonah and Jill Palmborg.

KEELAN POOLE
OLB, 6-2, 200
Aurora, Colo. (Grandview HS)
High School Coach: John Schultz
Three-year starter at linebacker at Grandview High School … Named to the All-Centennial League Second Team Defense as a senior … Had five sacks in regular-season victory over eventual state champion Cherry Creek … Finished senior season with 43 total tackles and six sacks … Lettered one season in track and field as a junior … Son of Mark and Gail Poole.

DONNELL RODGERS
ILB, 6-1, 205
Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury HS)
High School Coach: Andy Hill
Earned three letters as a running back and linebacker at Woodbury High School … Rushed for 787 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior and added 15 receptions for 202 yards and a touchdown en route to earning Suburban East All-Conference honors … Earned honorable mention All-Conference honors as a junior running back … Son of Donnell Rodgers, Sr. and Krissy Swearingen.

PATRIC ROONEY
OL, 6-4, 275
St. Louis Park, Minn. (Benilde-St. Margaret's)
High School Coach: Jon Hanks and Patrick Krieger
Named the Metro West Conference Lineman of the Year as a senior … Also earned Minneapolis Star Tribune All-Metro First Team honors and Associated Press Second Team All-State honors as a senior … Two-year starter along the offensive line, including junior season with current UND quarterback Keaton Studsrud … Son of Dan and Susan Rooney.

JOHN SANTIAGO
WR, 5-9, 170
St. Francis, Minn. (St. Francis HS)
High School Coach: Chris Lindquist
Named one of 10 finalists for the Minnesota Mr. Football Award … Earned Second Team All-State honors and Minneapolis Star Tribune and St. Paul Pioneer Press All-Metro honors after rushing for 1,859 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior … Named the Mississippi 8 Conference Offensive Player of the Year … Also caught 10 passes for 207 yards and a touchdown … Holds St. Francis program records for rushing yards and points scored … Son of Ramon Santiago and Ivette Soto.

IWARRI SMITH
DB, 6-1, 195
Farmington Hills, Mich. (Harrison HS)
High School Coach: John Herrington
Earned four letters in football and three in track and field at Harrison High School … Scored his team's three overtime touchdowns in a 34-27 win over Southfield … Rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on the season and caught four passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns as a senior … Also contributed on defense where he had two fumble recoveries and an interception … Finalist in the 100-meter dash as a junior at the MHSAA LP Division I state finals … Son of Dr. Karen Lee-Lemieux.

JEREMY WEBB
DB, 6-4, 190
Lincolnshire, Ill. (Stevenson HS)
High School Coach: Bill McNamara
Starting defensive back for a Stevenson High School team that went 14-0 and won the Illinois Class 8A state title … Made 56 total tackles and had two interceptions in his one season for the Patriots … Spent first prep seasons at Astronaut High School in Titusville, Fla. … Brother, Ego Ferguson, played collegiately at Louisiana State and was a rookie defensive lineman for the Chicago Bears in 2014 … Son of Brenda Ferguson-Bryant.

ZACK WILLIAMS
OL, 6-6, 275
Winnipeg, Manitoba (Murdoch Mackay HS)
High School Coach: T.J. Lange and Ryan Karhut
Member of Canada's Under-18 National Team and Team Manitoba Canada Cup All-Star … Named the Prairie Football Conference Rookie of the Year and a CJFL Rookie All-Star in 2014 playing offensive tackle for the Winnipeg Rifles … Prepped at Murdoch Mackay High School where he was the team's Lineman of the Year in 2013 … Son of Roland and Tracy Williams.

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