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Photo by: Kailey Hill '26 - @rahsignz
Central Michigan Football Inks 31 on National Signing Day
12/3/2025 3:52:00 PM | Football
Central Michigan Football signs 31 student-athletes on Wednesday; Early signing period runs through Friday.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich.—Central Michigan University announced a 31-member 2026 football signing class on Wednesday afternoon (as of 4 p.m. ET).
Wednesday, December 3 marked National Signing Day for NCAA Division I FBS football programs. The early football signing period runs through Friday, but transfers have several periods to sign. The next National Signing period is scheduled for Feb. 4 into the spring.
Complete details on Central Michigan's signees including bios, highlight videos and more information can be viewed on Central Michigan's National Signing Day Central at this link. A complete roster of signings is posted at this link.
Fifteen signees will arrive on campus and enroll at Central Michigan in January 2026. Seven signees are junior college transfers, while 24 are high school seniors/incoming freshmen.
On offense, Central Michigan signed two running backs, three wide receivers, two tight ends, and seven offensive linemen. On defense, the Chippewas added five defensive linemen, five linebackers, and six defensive backs.
Eleven of the 31 signees are Michigan natives. The group is also comprised of four players from California, three players each from Illinois and Indiana, two players each from Florida and Missouri, and one player each from Iowa, Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin, Utah, and Pennsylvania.
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2026 CENTRAL MICHIGAN FOOTBALL SIGNEES ROSTER (31)
(as of Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, 4 p.m. ET)
—CMU—
Wednesday, December 3 marked National Signing Day for NCAA Division I FBS football programs. The early football signing period runs through Friday, but transfers have several periods to sign. The next National Signing period is scheduled for Feb. 4 into the spring.
Complete details on Central Michigan's signees including bios, highlight videos and more information can be viewed on Central Michigan's National Signing Day Central at this link. A complete roster of signings is posted at this link.
Fifteen signees will arrive on campus and enroll at Central Michigan in January 2026. Seven signees are junior college transfers, while 24 are high school seniors/incoming freshmen.
On offense, Central Michigan signed two running backs, three wide receivers, two tight ends, and seven offensive linemen. On defense, the Chippewas added five defensive linemen, five linebackers, and six defensive backs.
Eleven of the 31 signees are Michigan natives. The group is also comprised of four players from California, three players each from Illinois and Indiana, two players each from Florida and Missouri, and one player each from Iowa, Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin, Utah, and Pennsylvania.
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2026 CENTRAL MICHIGAN FOOTBALL SIGNEES ROSTER (31)
(as of Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, 4 p.m. ET)
| Player | Pos. | HT | WT | Cl. | Hometown/Last School/High School |
| Coen Ali | DB | 6-2 | 190 | So. | Anaheim, Calif./Saddleback J.C./Esperanza H.S. |
| Colton Benaitis | DB | 6-2 | 185 | Fr. | Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport Township East H.S. |
| Donovan Brown | LB | 6-1 | 245 | So. | Upland, Calif./Chaffey J.C./Upland H.S. |
| Antonio Cherry | LB | 6-1 | 230 | So. | Hopewell, Va./Fresno City J.C./Hopewell H.S. |
| Jaxon Cherry | DL | 6-1 | 260 | Jr. | Webster City, Iowa/Iowa Western C.C./Webster City H.S. |
| Laaren Cornwall | DB | 6-0 | 170 | Fr. | Middletown, Ohio/Middletown H.S. |
| Drew Esper | LB | 6-1 | 210 | Fr. | Traverse City, Mich./Traverse City West H.S. |
| Da'Shon Febres | WR | 6-1 | 195 | Fr. | Oviedo, Fla./Oviedo H.S. |
| Wyatt Graffin | OL | 6-4 | 270 | Fr. | Columbus, Wis./Columbus H.S. |
| Landon Harper | OL | 6-3 | 280 | Fr. | Republic, Mo./Republic H.S. |
| Kameran Hayward | DB | 6-1 | 180 | Fr. | Warren, Mich./Warren Cousino H.S. |
| Lucas Hoffmeyer | TE | 6-3 | 215 | Fr. | Wixom, Mich./Walled Lake Western H.S. |
| Leon Howard, Jr. | LB | 6-2 | 235 | Fr. | East St. Louis, Mo./East St. Louis Senior H.S. |
| Isaac Hutchinson | OL | 6-4 | 295 | Fr. | Freetown, Ind./.Brownstown Central H.S. |
| JaJuan Jones | DB | 6-1 | 190 | Fr. | Detroit, Mich./Harper Woods H.S. |
| Charlie Mandabach | OL | 6-5 | 250 | Fr. | Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove H.S. |
| Trav Moore | RB | 5-11 | 190 | Fr. | DeWitt, Mich./DeWitt H.S. |
| Jack Nolan | OL | 6-4 | 250 | Fr. | Arlington Heights, Ill./John Hersey H.S. |
| Myles Peters | TE | 6-3 | 240 | So. | Sandy, Utah/Snow J.C./Brighton H.S. |
| Matthew Plumb | DL | 6-4 | 235 | Fr. | St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North H.S. |
| Elijah Reynolds | LB | 6-2 | 215 | Fr. | Holland, Mich./West Ottawa H.S. |
| Avin Robinson | WR | 5-11 | 185 | Fr. | Brownsburg, Ind./Brownsburg H.S. |
| Geno Seets | WR | 6-5 | 205 | Fr. | Waterford, Mich./Waterford Mott H.S. |
| Matt Sexton | DL | 6-3 | 245 | Fr. | Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Central H.S. |
| Collin Stare | DL | 6-2 | 250 | Fr. | Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg Area H.S. |
| John Stowers | RB | 6-2 | 225 | Jr. | San Jose, Calif./College of San Mateo/William C. Overfelt H.S. |
| Jacob Timmer | OL | 6-6 | 275 | Fr. | Grand Rapids, Mich./West Catholic H.S. |
| Zack Wagner | TE | 6-4 | 240 | Fr. | Detroit, Mich./Warren De La Salle H.S. |
| Evan Walker | DL | 6-4 | 220 | Fr. | Newberry, Fla./F.W. Buchholz H.S. |
| David Williams | DB | 5-11 | 180 | Fr. | Detroit, Mich./Warren De La Salle H.S. |
| John Williams | OL | 6-5 | 270 | Jr. | San Jose, Calif./College of San Mateo/Saint Francis H.S. |
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