Louisiana Football: 2017 Shreveport and Bossier National Signing Day Review

Written by Charlie Beuttel

Twitter: @charlie_cds3

Shreveport and Bossier City, located in the northwest corner of Louisiana, has a reputation for providing colleges all over the country with a constant stream of high school football stars. One of the most well-known players to ever come out of Shreveport is NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw who attended Woodlawn High School. Another quarterback who recently came out of the area and is making a name for himself in the NFL is former Haughton Buccaneer and current Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback Dak Prescott.

Some current college players to come out of Shreveport and Bossier communities includes LSU quarterback Brandon Harris and Louisiana Tech wide receiver Trent Taylor.

On National Signing Day, the Class of 2017 took the first step of their journey of making a name for themselves at the collegiate level by signing on the dotted line in ceremonies throughout the area and achieving their dream of playing college football.

2017 Area Recruits who Signed with Colleges Early or on National Signing Day

Airline

Defensive Back D’Kameron White – Northeastern State (OK)

Linebacker Josh James and Defensive Lineman Drew Brewster – East Texas Baptist

Safety Bryson Vance – Ouachita Baptist (AR)

Benton

Wide Receiver John Westmoreland – Southern Arkansas

Bossier

Defensive Back Keimun Daniels – William Penn University (IA)

Byrd

Offensive Lineman Zack Ward – Army

Defensive Tackle Mark Johnson – Arkansas Tech

Defensive End Shimorye Hampton – Ouachita Baptist

Calvary Baptist Academy

Defensive Lineman Trace Lawrence – Mississippi College

Evangel Christian Academy

Offensive Lineman Ethan Harvey – Army

Quarterback Connor Curry – Ouachita Baptist

Wide Receiver Tanner Ash – Northwestern State

Green Oaks

Running Back Ahmad Mason-Deanza College (CA)

Offensive/Defensive Linemen Christopher McNeil and Marcel Smith – Fond Du Lac Jr College (MN) Offensive/Defensive Lineman Felton Caldwell and Safety Antonio Little – Langston University

Linebacker and Tight End Joshua Holden – McMurray University (TX)

Wide Receiver Ze’Lanz French – Southwestern University (TX)

Defensive End Tre’Veon Williams – Hutchinson Community College (KS)

Haughton

Linebacker T’Marquiese Winnfield and Darren Hicks – Southwestern College (CA)

Wide Receiver Josh Lister – Navarro Junior College (TX)

Offensive Tackle Josh Cooper – Mississippi State

Logansport

Defensive Lineman Langston Murray – New Mexico

Loyola College Prep

Linebacker/Tight End Myles Mitchell – Ouachita Baptist

Offensive Lineman Ryan Raburn – Delta State (MS)

Minden

Linebacker Zi’Kerrion Baker – Ole Miss

Linebacker Cam Morgan – University of Arkansas-Monticello

Defensive End Tearian Mitchell – Louisiana College

North DeSoto

Running Back Delmonte Hall – Southeastern Louisiana

Safety Deon Thomas – Louisiana College

North Webster

Linebacker Rico Gonzalez – Ouachita Baptist

Parkway

Defensive Lineman Nick Soto and Defensive Back Johnathen Jones – Northeastern State

Running Back Robert McKnight – Independence Community College (KS)

Defensive Back Malcolm Banks – East Texas Baptist

Southwood

Defensive End Emmanuel Bass – Grambling State

Wide Receiver Ellis Brossie – Avila College (Kansas City, MO)

Woodlawn

Quarterback Joshua Mosley – Garden City Community College (KS)

Cornerback Corey Bell – University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Offensive and Defensive Linemen Montrell Burnham and Vontrell Burnham – Wayland Baptist (TX)

 

Photo credit: Brandy Canton Ward/Special to the Shreveport Times; Logansports’ Langston Murray signs with New Mexico