UAPB Football Announced Addition of 13 Signees For 2024

PINE BLUFF, AR. – The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Golden Lions head football coach Alonzo Hampton has announced the signing of 13 student-athletes to a National Letter-of-Intent as part of the 2024 class in front of a packed house Wednesday night at the UAPB Incubator, downtown Pine Bluff.  

With the addition of the 13 mid-year players that enrolled in January, Coach Hampton and his staff were able to build a foundation and a fence around the state of Arkansas with good talent and good grades, as promised, along with one talented freshman from Louisiana. 

“We hit every high school in this state,” Hampton said. “A lot of guys, some of them turned us down, but we got the guys that wanted us and guys that we felt can help us. We’ll continue to recruit the state as long as I’m the head football coach here.”

The Golden Lions signed four defensive backs, four linebackers, three offensive linemen, one wide receiver, and one quarterback.

The Golden Lions will open the season Saturday, August 31 versus Arkansas Razorbacks at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, AR. This will be the second meeting between the two programs. 

Landon Holcomb – QB – 6’0 205LBS-  PINE BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL

ALL STATE HONORS, 2024 OFFENSIVE TEAM CAPTAIN, 2848 TOTAL YARDS, 2569 PASSING YARDS, 31 PASSING TD’S, 274 RUSHING YARDS, 3 TD’S, 117.8 QB RATING

JONATHAN GOINS JR – LB – 6’2 220LBS – PINE BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL

FIRST-TEAM ALL CONFERENCE HONORS, 2024 DEFENSIVE TEAM CAPTAIN, 60 TACKLES, 11 TACKLES FOR LOSS, 2 SACKS, 2 INTS, 3 FORCED FUMBLES, 1 FUMBLE RETURN, 2 DEF TD’S

DERRICK MURDOCK – LB- 6’2, 205LBS- MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES HIGH SCHOOL
3X – FIRST-TEAM ALL CONFERENCE HONORS, ARKANSAS PREPS- 1ST TEAM ALL DEFENSE, 2023 SB LIVE- 1ST TEAM ALL DEFENSE, 2023 ALL AMERICAN COMBINE- 1ST TEAM ALL DEFENSE, 2023 ALL AMERICAN COMBINE- MOST OUTSTANDING LB AWARD WINNER, 2023 MAX PREPS- DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR, #5 RANKED PLAYER IN AR- ARKANSAS SPORTS MEDIA, #15 RANKED PLAYER IN AR- PREP RED ZONE

KYLE VOCQUE – LB- 6’0, 225LBS- BAUXITE HIGH SCHOOL
FIRST-TEAM ALL CONFERENCE HONORS, 132 TACKLES, 11 TACKLES FOR LOSS, 3 SACKS, 2 INTS, 4 FORCED FUMBLES, 3 FUMBLE RETURN, 2 DEF TD’S

AKOREI FOREMAN-CARTER – LB- 6’0, 215LBS – LITTLE ROCK HALL HIGH SCHOOL

51 TOTAL TACKLES, 8 TACKLES FOR LOSS, 2 SACKS, 3 FORCED FUMBLES, 3 FUMBLE RETURN, 501 RUSHING YARDS, 549 PASSING YARDS, 16 TOTAL TD’S

DOVONTE “WOODY” GRIMES – DB- 6’1, 190LBS- JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL
SECOND TEAM ALL STATE HONORS, 1ST TEAM ALL CONFERENCE HONORS, 41 TACKLES, 9 INTS, 5 PBUS, 3 FORCED FUMBLES, 4 DEF TD’S, 491 RECEIVING YARDS, 7 RECEIVING TD’S, 270 RUSHING YARDS, 3 RUSHING TD’S
BRAYDON SANDERS – DB- 5’10, 165LBS- BEBEE HIGH SCHOOL
TEAM ALL CONFERENCE HONORS, 2024 DEFENSIVE TEAM CAPTAIN, 131 CAREER TACKLES TACKLES, 4 TACKLES FOR LOSS, 6 INTS, 1 SACKS, 3 FORCED FUMBLES, 2 FUMBLE RETURN, 1,153 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS, 14 TOTAL TD’S

AMYRION MINGO – DB- 5’11, 175LBS- ALEXANDRIA (LA) HIGH SCHOOL
2X FIRST- TEAM ALL STATE,  2024 TEAM CAPTAIN, 1ST TEAM ALL DISTRICT, 1ST TEAM ALL PARISH, 1ST TEAM ALL CENLA, 29 TACKLES, 4 INTS, 12 PBU’S, 19 REC FOR 209 YARDS, 4 TD’S

KAYVUN “PJ” GULLEY – WR- 6’1, 200LBS- PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL
FIRST-TEAM ALL CONFERENCE HONORS, 2024 TEAM CAPTAIN, 46 RECEPTIONS, 840 RECEIVING YARDS, 11 RECEIVING TD’S, 9 CARRIES FOR 109 YARDS

JACKSON ANDERSON -WR- 6’3, 180LBS- CONWAY HIGH SCHOOL
2X ALL CONFERENCE HONORS, 583 RECEIVING YARDS, 7 TD’S

RANDALL “TANK” DAVIS – OL – 6’0, 330LBS- LITTLE ROCK PARKVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
2X STATE CHAMPION,  2X ALL CONFERENCE HONORS, 154 CAREER PANCAKES

QAUAYASER WHITEHEAD – OL- 6’4, 300LBS- CONWAY HIGH SCHOOL
ALL STATE HONORS, 2X ALL CONFERENCE HONORS, 121 CAREER PANCAKES

JADEN WHITE – OL- 6’3, 295LBS- SYLVAN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL
SECOND-TEAM ALL CONFERENCE HONORS, 20 KNOCKDOWNS

Name                              Pos     Ht.    Wt. Class.   Hometown/Previous School   

UAPB GOLDEN LIONS 2024 SIGNEES: