Lamb’s Inaugural Signing Class Features 14 from Colorado High School Ranks

Photo by: Woody Myers/UNC

2/1/2023 6:02:00 PM | Football

By: Dennis Driscoll, UNC Associate Athletic Director for Strategic Communications

GREELEY, Colo. – Since being hired in mid-December, University of Northern Colorado head football coach Ed Lamb and the football staff quickly made waves across the recruiting landscape and signed a top-notch class that features elite talent at the prep level within Colorado.

"I am very excited about this class and the young men that will be joining our program soon to continue their academic and athletic careers," Lamb said. "We recruited for areas of need and quality depth, and we achieved that. I was very impressed with the reception we had from high school football coaches from across Colorado. UNC is, and always will be, a viable option for student-athletes in Colorado."

Lamb made a promise to recruit high school talent within Colorado and followed through with 13 signees hailing from the Centennial State. Lamb and his staff recruited outside of the state to fill areas of need and add depth from Arizona, California, Georgia, Kansas, Texas, and Washington. The program expects to add a couple of additional signees in the coming days.

NAME	Pos.	YEAR	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown	Previous School
Carver Cheeks	WR	Fr.	6-foot-3	180	Fountain, Colo.	Mesa Ridge
Nolan Gibbs	OL/DL	Fr.	6-foot-5	260	Cumming, Ga.	East Forsyth
Oliver Ortiz	WR	Fr.	6-foot-1	170	Dumas, Texas	Dumas HS
Reece Pratz	WR	Fr.	5-foot-10	175	Greeley, Colo.	Northridge
Makur Abram	DE	Fr.	6-foot-5	220	Denver, Colo.	Thomas Jefferson
Brody Bliek	DL	Fr.	6-foot-3	275	Castle Rock, Colo.	Valor Christian
Kaiden Box	QB	Fr.	6-foot-4	195	Longmont, Colo.	Skyline
Kyle Nelson	DE	Fr.	6-foot-5	210	Gilbert, Ariz.	Heritage Academy
Jackson Smith	K/P	Fr.	5-foot-11	165	Centennial, Colo.	Arapahoe
Tavian Tuli	LB	Fr.	6-foot-3	230	Colorado Springs, Colo.	Fountain-Fort Carson
Braylen Warren	CB	Fr.	6-foot-1	170	Englewood, Colo.	Cherry Creek
Dominic Butts	DL	Fr.	6-foot-5	255	Johnstown, Colo.	Sevarance
Brayden Munroe	WR	Fr.	6-foot-2	190	Parker, Colo.	Chaparral
Komari Owens	CB	Fr.	6-foot-1	170	Aurora, Colo.	Overland
Jace Villers	WR	Fr.	6-foot-3	180	Pacific, Wash.	Auburn Riverside
Andereya Nsubuga Jr.	DB	Fr.	6-foot-3	190	Gilbert, Ariz.	Chandler
Kamron Randall-Taylor	RB	Fr.	5-foot-10	175	Ontario, Calif.	Jarupa Hills
Daniel Baker	OL	Jr.	6-foot-5	295	Marienthal, Kan.	Dodge City C.C.
Julian Lara	OL	Jr.	6-foot-5	310	Concord, Calif.	Diablo Valley JC
Kaleb Quammie	CB	Fr.	6-foot-0	170	Brighton, Colo.	Brighton
Richard Stallworth	QB	Fr.	6-foot-2	205	Yuma, Ariz.	Yuma Catholic
Brady Witherspoon Levi Johnson	WR OL	Fr. Fr.	6-foot-5 6-foot-5	185 270	Arvada, Colo. Colorado Springs, Colo.	Arvada West The Classical Academy