By Hutchinson CC Sports Information
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A total of 34 Hutchinson Community College football players from the 2022 NJCAA national runner-up team have signed letters of intent to play at four-year institutions through the December and February signing periods.
The breakdown of levels of play of the 34 Blue Dragons players are: Power 5 schools – 13; Other FBS schools – 12; FCS schools – 4; NCAA Division II school – 5.
Through his first three seasons as the Blue Dragon head coach, Drew Dallas now has produced 104 players who have been placed at four-year programs, including 32 players to Power 5 programs.
The 2022 Blue Dragons won the Jayhawk Conference championship and an NJCAA National Playoff semifinal over Coffeyville before falling to Iowa Western in the national championship game. The Blue Dragons tied a single-season record for wins, going 11-1 this past season.
Here is a list of the 2022 Blue Dragon Football Players who have signed to play at four-year programs next season:
Power 5 Schools | ||
| Ja’Maric Morris Larry Johnson Jon’re Reed Nikko Taylor Dylan Laible Terrente Hinton Terry Kirksey Hunter Barlow Dez’Mond Schuster Jaden Jones Jerrell Boykins Ashton Ngo Malik Benson | DB OL OL DL QB DB LB OL OL DL DL ST WR | Central Florida Tennessee Syracuse Oregon State Missouri North Carolina State Kansas State Kansas Illinois Florida State Baylor Arkansas Alabama |
Other FBS Schools | ||
| R.J. Evans Javar Strong Dasheen Jackson Monterio Smith Ja’Mez Drummer Christopher Morris Jamauri Chislom Marcello Bussey Tremon Echols Dylan Kedzior Micah Woods Jalik Thomas | LB DB DB DB LB OL TE WR WR RB WR DB | Western Kentucky Utah State Troy Old Dominion Old Dominion Memphis Memphis Memphis Kent State Buffalo Buffalo Appalachian State |
FCS Schools | ||
| Jaden Mosley Cooper Justice Nakeo Thomas Jakobe Schofield | DB QB WR DL | Samford Lindenwood Lamar Grambling State |
NCAA Division II Schools | ||
| Tariq Logan Tyce Hoover Colin Shields Stephen Matina Sloan Hayden | WR TE QB DL TE | Central Oklahoma Northwest Missouri State Northeastern State Nebraska-Kearney Fort Hays State |
