Biographical information on each signee (.pdf)

VERMILLION, S.D.—South Dakota head football coach Bob Nielson is pleased to announce the signing of 20 student-athletes to a National Letter of Intent. In addition, Nielson announced that seven other high school standouts have accepted an offer of admissions to the University of South Dakota and plan to join the Coyote football program.
 
It is an incredibly diverse class comprised of players from 13 different states. It is also a balanced class featuring 14 offensive players and 13 defensive players representing all position groups.
 
"We were able to put together and address almost 100 percent of our needs in this early signing period," said Nielson who just completed his fourth season with the program. "We have added quality and depth at all three levels defensively, and offensively this class represents every position. Our goal was to add high-level talent and future leaders at every position group, and this class does exactly that."
 
This class features younger siblings of current Coyotes, high school teammates, a player coached by a USD alum, and even the son of a player Nielson coached at Wartburg College.
 
"It shows that we have young men who are enjoying their experiences here at University of South Dakota, and that we have built strong relationships with many high school coaches," said Nielson.
 
South Dakota is three years removed from an FCS playoff appearance that saw the program advance to the round of 16. The Coyotes won two of their last three games of 2019 including a 24-21 win against then-No. 5 South Dakota State in the regular season finale. The team loses just nine seniors to graduation and features close to 20 soon-to-be seniors.
 
"This is a group that can impact the direction of our program early on and features players who are really excited to be here," said Nielson. "It's going to be a fun experience for them to open up the new facilities in the DakotaDome and be the first to put their name on a brand new locker in a brand new locker room. It's a big credit to our coaches. They did a fantastic job."
 

2020 South Dakota Football Early Signing Class

 

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown	Previous School	Hudl
Datwan Blackwood	WR	6-0	180	Fort Pierce, Fla.	St. Lucie West Centennial HS	Video
Cody Fayette	OL	6-5	290	Wichita, Kan.	Maize South HS	Video
Zach Witte	TE	6-6	225	Sioux Falls, S.D.	Sioux Falls Christian HS	Video
Jack Hagy	DL	6-4	240	Wimbereley, Texas	St. Michael's Catholic Academy	Video
Teven McKelvey	DB	6-1	195	Gardner, Kan.	Gardner Edgerton HS	Video
Paxton Swanson	OL	6-5	250	Springfield, Neb.	Platteview HS	Video
Kayden Verley	WR	5-10	175	Canton, S.D.	Canton HS	Video
Mike Mansaray	RB	5-9	195	Columbus, Ohio	Westerville South HS	Video
Carson Camp	QB	6-3	215	Bloomington, Ill.	Normal Community West HS	Video
Zander Flucas	LB	6-2	230	Waconia, Minn.	Mayer Lutheran HS	Video
Chase Lopez	DB	5-10	190	Brighton, Colo.	Pomona HS	Video
Caleb Smith	DB	5-10	210	Davison, Mich.	Davison HS	Video
Joshua Crownover	LB	6-4	210	Tyndall, S.D.	Bon Homme HS	Video
Clayton Denker	WR	6-0	175	Bellwood, Neb.	David City HS	Video
Nathan Goehring	TE	6-5	220	Kiel, Wis.	Kiel HS	Video
Bryce Henderson	OL	6-8	300	North Aurora, Ill.	Aurora Christian Schools	Video
Ben Kohls	OL	6-3	280	Sioux Falls, S.D.	Roosevelt HS	Video
Nathan Lubinsky	RB	5-10	210	Onalaska, Wis.	Onalaska HS	Video
Cade Parker	LB	5-11	220	Hiawatha, Iowa	Kennedy HS	Video
JJ Galbreath	TE	6-3	200	Arvada, Colo.	Ralston Valley HS	Video
Kel Stroud	OL	6-4	280	Chapman, Kan.	Chapman HS	Video
Tim Glaser	DL	6-3	250	Olathe, Kan.	Rockhurst (Mo.) HS	Video
Josiah Ganues	DB	5-11	165	Miramar, Fla.	Miramar HS	Video
Myles Harden	DB	5-10	180	Miami Gardens, Fla.	Miramar HS	Video
Will Dunn	DL	6-3	260	Oklahoma City, Okla.	Heritage Hall HS	Video
Jailen Holman	DB	6-0	190	West Palm Beach, Fla.	Palm Beach Lakes HS	Video
Vincent Starling	LB	6-3	215	Riviera Beach, Fla.	Palm Beach Lakes HS	Video