Nine Indians sign on first day of mid-term signing period
Adam Gore/LetsGoICC.com
FULTON, MS – Nine student-athletes from the nationally ranked Itawamba Community College football program signed a national letter of intent on the first day of the mid-term signing period.
Lee Autry (Albermarle, NC) signed with Mississippi State University. As a sophomore, Aurty had 24 tackles (18 solo; 6 assists) with three sacks, 6.5 tackles for loss, and three pass break-ups to earned Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) All-State first team on defense. [Video] [Freshman Stats] [Sophomore Stats]
Rated at No. 90 on Scout.com's Top 100 JUCO prospects, the three star defensive tackle received offers from Oklahoma, and Arkansas State, Middle Tennessee State. He is the brother of former Mississippi State standout and current Oakland Raider Denico Autry.
Peyton Bender (Fort Lauderdale, FL) signed with the University of Kansas. He finished his lone season with the Indians passing for 2,733 yards and 21 touchdown with only four interceptions while completing 211 of 324 pass attempts, highlighted by a 566-yard performance against East Mississippi Community College. He transferred to ICC after spending one season at Washington State. [Video] [Sophomore Stats]
Rated at No. 79 on Scout's Top 100 JUCO prospects, the three star quarterback earned MACJC All-State second team honors after finished fifth in the nation in yards passing per game (303.7) and eighth in passing attempts (324), third most completions (211) and fourth in yardage and completion percentage (65.1%).
Four sophomore linemen that helped the pave the way for the Indians' 5,069 yards of total offense and 36 points per game signed on Wednesday. Jadarius Little (Horn Lake) signed with Jackson State University, Brennon McCormick (Olive Branch) [Video] with Mississippi College, MACJC All-State first teamer and National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Region selection DqMarcus Shaw (Batesville) signed with East Carolina University, and Abraham Austin (Olive Branch) signed Northeastern State University. [2015 Offensive Stats] [2016 Offensive Stats]
Sophomore defensive back Deon Knox (Grenada) signed with the University of Arkansas at Monticello. The Grenada High School product finished his final season in Fulton with 28 tackles (20 solo; 8 assists), two tackles for loss, one fumble recovery, and one blocked kick. [Freshman Stats] [Sophomore Stats]
Sophomore defensive end Kenney Wooten (Meridian) signed to continue his career at Murray State University. He finished this season with 31 tackles (21 solo; 10 assists), 5.5 sacks, eight tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery. [Video] [Freshman Stats] [Sophomore Stats]
Sophomore long snapper Matthew Stewart (Kossuth) signed with the Alcorn State University Braves. [2015 Special Teams Stats] [2016 Special Teams Stats]
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