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Football Signs 22 to National Letters of Intent

Virginia Union University head football coach, Mark James, has signed 22 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent to play for VUU on the 2014 National Signing Day on Wednesday, February 5.

James' first signing class includes two Richmond-area players, Kyron Hoskie from Hermitage High School and Maurice Watkins out of Thomas Jefferson High School.

The signees also include six players from Saint Francis Academy in Baltimore, Md., two from Honolulu, Hi., three from Florida and two from prep powerhouse DeMatha High School in Hyattsville, Md.

Also among the signees is a transfer from the University of Kansas.  Jamal Brown was a member of the 2013 Jayhawk squad and is the son of Gilbert Brown, who played 10 seasons for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League.

THE COMPLETE LIST OF SIGNEES:

NAME POSITION HEIGHT/WEIGHT HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
MASON SEMISI OL 6'4/ 295 HONOLULU, HI FARINGTON HIGH
RAHEEM LOPEZ DB 6'1/190 BIRMINGHAM, AL RESTORATION ACADEMY
TAMONIE CHAMBLISS WR 6'1 /180 WASHINGTON, DC H.D WOODSON
JOSHUA ROBINSON LB 6'4 / 210 HOLLYWOOD, FL HALLANDALE HIGH
MARK JOHNSON OL 6'4 / 290 DOVER, DE HASSON JC
TYRONE GLANTON LB 6'1 / 235 MIAMI, FL MIAMI NORTHWESTERN
HAKEEM HOLLAND ATH 5'9 / 175 BALTIMORE, MD ST. FRANCIS
KHALIL STANFIELD ATH 6'1 /  190 BALTIMORE, MD ST. FRANCIS
MARK VALASQUEZ RB 6'2 /  205 BALTIMORE, MD ST. FRANCIS
SHAMDU NALLS OL 6'5 /  285 BALTIMORE, MD ST. FRANCIS
QUANTAYE BATTLE QB 6'3 /  205 BALTIMORE, MD ST. FRANCIS
MALIK BRIDGES LB 5'11 /  215 BALTIMORE, MD ST. FRANCIS
JAVAONTE DURDEN DL 6'2 /  255 OCALA, FL VANGUARD HIGH
DEVONTAE FOX DL 6'2  /  355 WASHINGTON, DC DEMATHA HIGH
JOHNATHAN SACKEY-ADDO DL/OL 6'3  / 340 WASHINGTON, DC DEMATHA HIGH
JAMAL BROWN OL 6'2 / 324 UNIV. OF KANSAS TRANS. LAWRENCE HIGH
JALEN WHEELER QB 6'1 / 190 HACKENSAK, NJ HACKENSAK HIGH
JAMES ALSTON OL 6'7  / 285 HACKENSAK, NJ HACKENSAK HIGH
KYRON HOSKEY LB 5'11 /  225 RICHMOND, VA HERMITAGE HIGH
DEONTE JACKSON LB 5'11 /  240 WASHINGTON, DC H.D WOODSON
MAURICE WATKINS DB 5'10 / 170 RICHMOND, VA THOMAS JEFFERSON
PETER SAGAPOLUTELE DL 6'1 /  255 HONOLULU, HI ST. LOUIS HIGH

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