JMU roundup: Football team announces 2013 signing class

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HARRISONBURG -- James Madison University has signed 16 players to National Letters of Intent to play football for the Dukes next fall, head coach Mickey Matthews announced Wednesday.

Of the signees, 11 are from Virginia, two from Maryland and one each from Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New Jersey.

JMU's 2013 football signing class

Name Pos Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High school

Khalid Abdullah RB Fr. 5-10 195 Newport News, Va./Heritage

Andrew Ankrah DE Fr. 6-4 220 Gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard

Brandon Brown TE Fr. 6-4 240 Chester, Va./Matoaca

Jordan Brown WR/DB Fr. 6-1 190 Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley

Rashard Davis WR Fr. 5-9 180 Charlottesville, Va./Charlottesville

Nick Edwards TE/DE Fr. 6-4 225 Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam

Raven Greene DB Fr. 6-0 185 Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial

Kyre Hawkins LB Fr. 6-2 200 Baltimore, Md./Dunbar

Cody Hendrickson DL Fr. 6-3 250 Senford, Va./York

Cardon Johnson RB Fr. 5-9 180 Newport News, Va./Warwick

Evans Osuji DE Fr. 6-4 235 Maplewood, N.J./West Orange

Brandon Ravenel WR Fr. 5-10 180 Stafford, Va./North Stafford

Simeyon Robinson DL Fr. 6-2 265 Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial

Blaine Stewart WR Fr. 6-2 190 Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown

Aaron Stinnie OL/DL Fr. 6-5 260 Troy, Va./St. Anne's-Belfield

Brad Szoka WR Fr. 5-11 180 Leesburg, Va./Loudoun County