GRAND FORKS, N.D. – North Dakota Head Football Coach
Bubba Schweigert has announced that seven more prospective student-athletes have pledged their loyalties to the University of North Dakota football program by signing their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday's National Signing Day.
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Five of the seven signees are coming from the high schools ranks, as Jeremie Dominique and Brady Stevens joins the Fighting Hawks from the University of Hawai'i and Colorado, respectively.
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Class Breakdown
By State/Province: California (1), Colorado (1), Michigan (1), Minnesota (1), Nevada (1), North Dakota (1), Québec (1)
By Position: Kicker/Punter (3), Defensive Back (2), Defensive Line (1), Quarterback (1)
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Meet the Signees
Evan Arenz | K | 6-0 | 150 | Mandan, N.D./Mandan High School
Ended his senior season at Mandan with six made field goals and 30 made extra points to accumulate 48 points, finishing second on the team … Named second team All-USA Today North Dakota for special teams … Also starred on the basketball court, soccer field, and baseball field for the Braves.
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Jeremie Dominique | DB | 6-2 | 190 | Montréal, Québec/Hawai'i
Spent the previous two seasons at the University of Hawai'i in the Mountain West Conference … Appeared in six games as a sophomore … Recorded a pair of tackles vs. Duquesne and Nevada … Saw action in seven games as a freshman for the Rainbow Warriors … Named to back-to-back All-Mountain West Academic Teams … Was a three-time All-Canadian selection in high school … Named the 2014 Canada Cup Defensive MVP.
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Caleb Nelson | DB | 6-0 | 170 | Roseville, Calif./Folsom High School
Was one of the top players on a powerhouse program in the state of California … Helped the Bulldogs to a state title in 2018 … Picked off four passes as a senior and on as a junior … Finished with 14 pass deflections in 2018 … Recorded 19 total tackles in his final year … Practiced against teammates Joe Ngata (Clemson commit) and Elijhah Badger (2020 four-star) … Brother to current UND defensive back
Lenny Nelson IV.
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Chandon Pierre | DL | 6-3 | 255 | Reno, Nev./Folsom High School
Ranked as a three-star recruit by 24/7Sports … Played alongside Caleb Nelson at Folsom High School as a senior … Recorded 7.5 sacks as a Bulldog, including five in the state championship game … Also had 10 registered QB hurries as a senior … Logged 26 sacks over his last two seasons for Bishop Manogue in Reno, Nev. to lead the state.
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Reid Sanders | K/P | 6-3 | 185 | Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata High School
Named a five-star punter by NKR and 4.5-star punter by Kohl's Football Kicking Camp … Pinned eight of his 25 punts inside the 20 as a senior … Also recorded 12 touchbacks on 38 kickoffs in 2018 … Pegged as the No. 4 overall punter in the nation by the National Kicking Rankings.
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Thomas (Tommy) Schuster | QB | 6-1 | 195 | Clinton Township, Mich./Chippewa Valley High School
Started at QB during his final three seasons at Chippewa Valley … Won 30 games while only losing six as a starter … Named as the 2018 AP Player of the Year for the state of Michigan … Finished 13-for-13 with 207 yards and two TDs a 31-30 victory in the state title game as a senior … Named the National Player of the Week for that performance … Became the first QB in Michigan HS history to not throw an incompletion in a state title game … Named the 2018 Macomb County Player of the Year … Selected as the 2018 conference player of the year … 2018 All-State selection … Threw for 4,958 yards, 67 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions in three seasons as a starter … Ran for 1,033 yards and 14 touchdowns as well.
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Brady Stevens | K | 6-1 | 155 | Highlands Ranch, Colo./Colorado
Spent the previous season at the University of Colorado where he did not play football … Pegged as a 4.5-star kicker by Chris Sailer Kicking … Finished his senior season with three makes on five attempts, with one being blocked … Was 29-for-30 on PATs … Recorded 29 touchbacks in eight games … Named to the first team all-conference as a senior.
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Fans can hear from Coach Schweigert and others at the annual Signing Day Party set for Wednesday night at the Ralph Engelstad Arena beginning at 5 p.m. Â
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