Charleston Southern had their early signing period come and pass on Wednesday morning with the team announcing a 17-man haul from the day. In total, the group features eight linemen total between the offensive and defensive sides of the ball.
Of the 17 signees, the state of Georgia is where most of the recruits are from with eight. Additionally, they are bringing in four from South Carolina and four from Florida. One of the most noteworthy additions is a punter from Australia, the first player from the country in the program’s history.
As mentioned, there was a lot of attention given to the trenches with just under half of the additions being in these position groups. There were five defensive linemen and three offensive linemen that were signed. Continuing to add to the front seven’s depth, there were three linebackers that will be joining the Buccaneers. Rounding out the group are a wide receiver, two safeties, a cornerback, a kicker and a punter.
A full listing of the 2026 December Signing Period Roster can be found below. Each player has information on their high school careers showcasing the immense talent to arrive in Charleston ahead of the 2026 season.
2026 Signing Class (December 3, 2025)
- Shannon Adkins * 6-2 * 220 * LB * Dublin, Ga. / West Laurens HS
- Quandre Brooks * 6-3 * 255 * OL * Brandon, Fla. / Armwood HS
- GeTerrius Brown * 6-1 * 285 * DL * Jacksonville, Fla. / Raines HS
- Chris Coleman * 6-3 * 270 * OL * Rock Hill, S.C. / Northwestern HS
- Jaiden Coleman * 5-11 * 210 * LB * Perry, Ga. / Perry HS
- Alvin Green * 6-2 * 280 * DL * Homerville, Ga. / Clinch County HS
- Jay Hagan * 6-0 * 187 * S * Carrollton, Ga. / Carrollton HS
- Michael Hill * 5-11 * 175 * K * Clarkesville, Ga. / North Cobb HS
- Frank Jackson * 6-4 * 175 * WR * Atlanta, Ga. / Jonesboro HS
- Damarcus O’Neal * 6-0 * 175 * S * Columbus, Ga. / Columbus HS
- Baxter Pierce * 6-2 * 195 * P * Sale, Victoria, Australia / Gippsland Grammar
- Cayden Ricks * 6-0 * 250 * DL * Yulee, Fla. / Yulee HS
- Joshua Singleton * 6-2 * 165 * CB * Rock Hill, S.C. / Northwestern HS
- Lucas Tankersley * 6-2 * 225 * LB * Marietta, Ga. / Eastside HS
- Cameron Washington * 6-3 * 250 * DL * Jacksonville, Fla. / Raines HS
- Jamie Williamson * 6-3 * 280 * DL * Florence, S.C. / West Florence HS
- Jackson Wolford * 6-3 * 280 * OL * Alpharetta, Ga. / Denmark HS
Shannon Adkins * 6-2 * 220 * LB * Dublin, Ga. / West Laurens HS
Joins Charleston Southern from Dublin, Georgia where he went to West Laurens High School … Played under Head Coach Kip Burdette and position coach Kenny Murphy … Played running back and linebacker in high school, starring on both sides of the ball … Ended his senior year with 140 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, eight sacks, four forced fumbles, an interception and 13 touchdowns to help lead them to a region championship … His junior season saw him post another 100+ tackle fall with 104, two tackles for loss, a sack and nine touchdowns … During his sophomore year he was mostly used just as a running back with him posting 534 yards on the ground to go with 10 touchdowns with four of them being scored in a single game, becoming just the third in school history to do that … In 2023, he was All-Region Honorable Mention selection as a running back followed by being a First-Team All-Region choice and All-State Honorable Mention as a junior … Was a three sport athlete as he also was on the basketball and track teams and earned All-Region status for basketball while there … Uncle, Darrell Williams, played at Western Kentucky … Also had offers from FBS programs in Georgia State and Troy as well as FCS West Georgia.
Quandre Brooks * 6-3 * 255 * OL * Brandon, Fla. / Armwood HS
Originally from Brandon, Florida where he attended Armwood High School … Played under Head Coach Evan Davis and position coach Antonio Booth … Named Second-Team All-Conference during his junior season … Helped lead his squad to a 13-0 record during his time at the school … Also received offers from Jackson State, Rhode Island, Wagner, Howard and New Haven.
GeTerrius Brown * 6-1 * 285 * DL * Jacksonville, Fla. / Raines HS
Originally from Jacksonville, Florida and attended Raines High School and played under Head Coach Donovan Masline … As a junior, he had 61 tackles with 15 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery … They are still in their senior season in the midst of a playoff run so the stats for this season as still unofficial … Against Riverside, he had a sack and a scoop and score going for 51 yards and a touchdown … He has been a two-time Gateway Conference selection and Second-Team All-State as a junior … He was a two-time Region championship as well as a state runner-up finish … Also was a member of the track team and National Honor Society … Also had offers from FBS teams in UCONN and Navy as well as FCS teams in Wofford, Fordham and Morgan State.
Chris Coleman * 6-3 * 270 * OL * Rock Hill, S.C. / Northwestern HS
Originally from Rock Hill, South Carolina where he played at Northwestern High School under Head Coach Page Wofford and position coach George Cantrell … Selected to play in the North/South All-Star game for the state of South Carolina … Named the Tri-County Offensive Lineman of the Year following his senior year … Earned All-Region accolades for each of the past three seasons while allowing zero sacks over that time as well as multiple Upper State Lineman of the Week awards … Has helped pave the way for Northwestern to claim region championships for the past three years … Won the state championship in his junior year, state runner-up as a freshman and is playing in the state title game as a senior … Also was a member of the track & field team with him throwing shot put.
Jaiden Coleman * 5-11 * 210 * LB * Perry, Ga. / Perry HS
Joins Charleston Southern from Perry, Georgia where he attended Perry High School … Played under Head Coach Kevin Smith and position coach Steven Spurley … Has earned All-Region accolades for each of the past three seasons including a nod to the First-Team following his senior year … Posted 70 or more tackles in each of his final two seasons and eclipsed 10 tackles for loss in both as well and now holds the school record for career tackles for loss with 31 … Had a career-high 14 tackles against Benedictine during his junior year and career-best four sacks against Warner Robbins that same fall … Set his career-high of five tackles for loss in his senior year against Veterans High School which marks a single game school record … During his sophomore season they claimed a state championship and a region title in his junior year … Also was on the basketball and track & field programs at the school … His father played collegiately at Massabi Range Community College in Minnesota … Also had offers from Stony Brook, West Georgia and Samford.
Alvin Green * 6-2 * 280 * DL * Homerville, Ga. / Clinch County HS
Joins Charleston Southern from Homerville, Georgia where he attended Clinch County High School … Head Coach Jim Dickerson and position coach Andrew Rowland … Posted double digit sacks for each of his final three seasons with 12 in his senior year, 17 as a junior and 13 in his sophomore year … Collected 52 tackles as a senior, 50 as a junior and 85 as a sophomore … During his freshman year he posted a career-high 15 tackles with eight being for a loss as well as three forced fumbles against Johnson County … So far in his career, he has claimed All-State accolades as well as Region Defensive Lineman of the Year … They claimed two region championships with them coming in 2023 and 2025 … Was also a member of the basketball, baseball and track & field teams … Has had many members of his family go on to play collegiate sports including: Trey Dorsey in football at Charleston Southern in 2011, Tay Cooper at East Carolina, Trezman, Marshall, Georgia and Alabama from 2018-2024 and Chauncey Manac at Georgia and UL Lafayette … Also had offers three FBS schools including Army, Navy and Middle Tennessee State as well as six different FCS institutions.
Jay Hagan * 6-0 * 187 * S * Carrollton, Ga. / Carrollton HS
Originally from Carrollton, Georgia where he played at Carrollton High School under Head Coach Joey King and position coach Paul Carter … Collected 43 tackles as a senior while adding four pass breakups, two interceptions and two defensive touchdowns to earn a spot on the All-Region team … As a junior, he had 45 tackles, three pass breakups and two interceptions … Helped the team advance to the State Championship Game as a freshman and junior and has a chance to again this fall … Also a member of the basketball team at the school … Also had offers from Georgia Southern, Jacksonville State and UT Martin.
Michael Hill * 5-11 * 175 * K * Clarkesville, Ga. / North Cobb HS
Originally from Clarkesville, Georgia where he attended North Cobb High School … Played under Head Coach Shane Queen and position coach Josh Shaw … Went 5-6 on his field goal attempts and had an 87.5% touchback percentage as a senior ... Was a perfect 6-6 on kicks as a junior with an 86.7% touchback percentage … Named First-Team All-Region as a junior and a senior and was a two-time region champion … Two-sport student-athlete as he was also on the golf team … Was an All-Academic Scholar and named to the HKA top 40 … Ranked as high as the #4 kicker nationally by Chris Sailors kicking as well a 4.5 star recruit according to Chris Sailors kicking and Kohl’s Kicking … Dad, Shad Hill, played football at Wingate.
Frank Jackson * 6-4 * 175 * WR * Atlanta, Ga. / Jonesboro HS
Attended Jonesboro High School with him growing up in Atlanta, Georgia … Played for Head Coach Detimothy Floyd and position coach Dominic Alexander … Collected 11 touchdowns and over 700 receiving yards between the past two seasons … One of the best games of his career came during his junior year against Stars Mill as he had two catches for 105 yards and a game-winning touchdown … Named Second-Team All-Region as a junior and First-Team as a senior … Helped lead Jonesboro to back-to-back region titles in his final two years … Also was on the basketball team where he led them to a state runner-up finish during his career while earning three selections to the All-Region First-Team … Uncle, Anthony Williams was a wide receiver at Georgia Southern … Also had offers from FBS programs in Eastern Michigan and Southern Miss along with FCS schools in Jackson State, Gardner-Webb and Eastern Kentucky.
Damarcus O’Neal * 6-0 * 175 * S * Columbus, Ga. / Columbus HS
Originally from Columbus, Georgia where he played at Columbus High School under Head Coach Jones and position coach Nazien … Had a breakout senior year with 98 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, two sacks, 10 pass breakups, two interceptions, two forced fumbles and seven blocked kicks and punts … Has earned All-State accolades in his career as well as multiple All-Region awards … Led the squad to a State Championship as a junior and are still in the playoffs this season … Was also a member of the track & field team … Also received offers from Middle Tennessee State, South Alabama and UT Martin.
Baxter Pierce * 6-2 * 195 * P * Sale, Victoria, Australia / Gippsland Grammar
Joins Charleston Southern from Australia and will be the lone international member on the squad … Originally from Sale, Victoria in the country where he attended Gippsland Grammar … Played Australian Rules Football (AFL) while growing up before becoming a punter.
Cayden Ricks * 6-0 * 250 * DL * Yulee, Fla. / Yulee HS
Originally from Yulee, Florida where he attended Yulee High School and played under Head Coach Kyle Dougherty and position coach Josh Owens … Moved from playing center in his career going into his junior year to the defensive line and then full-time defense as a senior … In his senior year, he had 66 tackles which included nine sacks and nine forced fumbles … One of the top games of his career came against Fernandina Beach when he had 10 tackles including six tackles for loss … Was a three-time All-District selection with him earning nods on it for his play on the offensive line as a sophomore and junior and then defensive line as a senior … Was a three sport athlete as he also was on weightlifting and wrestling … Won the region and district titles for wrestling and second and third in the state.
Joshua Singleton * 6-2 * 165 * CB * Rock Hill, S.C. / Northwestern HS
Originally from Rock Hill, South Carolina where he attended Northwestern High School … Played under Head Coach Wofford and position coach Means while there … Had 47 tackles as a senior and added eight pass breakups and two interceptions while as a junior he had 25 tackles to go with 17 pass breakups and two interceptions … Named Second-Team All-Region while there and helped lead Northwestern to a state championship in 2024 … Played in three sports with him also on the basketball and track teams.
Lucas Tankersley * 6-2 * 225 * LB * Greenville, S.C. / Eastside HS
Joins Charleston Southern from Marietta, Georgia where he attended Eastside High School ... Played under Head Coach Andre Woolcock and position coach Isaac Schrader … Was a four-time All-Region selection … Finished his sophomore and junior seasons with over 100 tackles … Had 333 tackles and 38 tackles for loss in his final three years of high school … Played on both sides of the ball as a senior and collected 14 touchdowns to go with nearly 1300 all-purpose yards … Had a career-high 21 tackles and four tackles for loss against Palmetto High School as a sophomore … Ran for over 200 yards against Spartanburg and Riverside as a senior while adding double digit tackles in each game as well … Three-sport athlete as he was on baseball and wrestling teams … Three-time Greenville County Wrestling Champion, Three-time Region Champion, three-time All-State selection, two-time Region Most Outstanding Wrestler, Upper State champion once … Had seven relatives play collegiate sports including: Jacob Tankersley – Football, North Greenville University, Bradley Jones – Baseball at College of Charleston, Elizabeth Nix – Basketball at Wofford, Harvey Tankersley – Basketball at North Greenville, Brian Tankersley – Football at Wofford, Cooper Tankersley – Football at Citadel and Gwyn Tankersley – Tennis at South Carolina
Cameron Washington * 6-3 * 250 * DL * Jacksonville, Fla. / Raines HS
Jamie Williamson * 6-3 * 280 * DL * Florence, S.C. / West Florence HS
Originally from Florence, South Carolina where he played at West Florence High School under Head Coach Chad Wilkes and position coach Ty Sutherland … Claimed All-Region accolades each of his four years while at the school and named the Pee Dee Defensive Lineman of the Year … Ended his senior year with 78 tackles with that total including 15 tackles for loss and two sacks to earn a roster spot for the North/South Shrine Bowl … Had 60 tackles as a junior to go with 12 tackles for loss and five sacks … In his sophomore year, he had 35 tackles and 10 tackles for loss, marking three consecutive years eclipsing double digits for TFLs … Had a career-high 10 tackles against Sumter in his career and added two for a loss … Helped lead the school to a region championship as a freshman … Was also a member of the basketball and track & field teams … Also had offers from Newberry, North Greenville and Peru State.
Jackson Wolford * 6-3 * 280 * OL * Alpharetta, Ga. / Denmark HS
Originally from Alpharetta, Georgia where he attended Denmark High School, playing under Head Coach Mike Palmieri and position coach Liam Corley … Had a dominant final two years of high school earning All-Region and All-County First-Team at the end of his senior year and Second-Team on each of those squads following his junior year … Helped lead the squad to a second place finish in the region in his final fall while they advanced to the playoffs in all four years he was on the team … Also was a member of the track & field team as he threw shot put and discus, winning the region title in the shot put in 2024 and taking an 8th place finish in the state for the event … His father, Randy Wolford, played football at the University of Georgia from 1989-1992 and his grandfather ran track at Georgia … Also had an offer from UT Martin.