Despite having to postpone its 2020 football season, Howard has managed to put together what has to be the biggest 2021 football recruiting class for an HBCU. Howard has put a lot of focus on wide receiver with six commits at that position. The Bison currently have 21 total commits in its 2021 class with the majority of the prospects coming from Maryland (six) and Florida (5).
Here’s a look at Howard’s current Class of 2021 commits.
ATHLETES
Amir Renwick/6-2/207/Maryland
Renwick committed on Aug. 10, 2020. His other offers included LIU Post, Maine, UMass, and Morgan State.
TJ Ruff/5-10/175/North Carolina
Ruff committed on Jul. 6, 2020. His other offers included Air Force, Campbell, Charlotte, and Gardner-Webb.
DEFENSIVE BACKS
Jabari Knighten/5-10.5/165/Florida
Knighten committed on Jul. 12, 2020. Bryant and Notre Dame College also offered Knighten.
Xavier Robiou/6-1/170/Florida (safety)
Robiou committed on Jul. 4, 2020.
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
Broadus Brown/5-11/270/New Jersey (defensive tackle)
Brown committed on Jun. 4, 2020.
Curtis Miller/6-0/275/New Jersey (defensive tackle)
Miller committed on Jun. 10, 2020. He also held an offer from Temple.
Emerson Martin/6-5/250/North Carolina (defensive end)
Martin committed on Aug. 26, 2020. Martin also held offers from Akron, Charlotte, Liberty, and Georgia State.
Jadon Canady/Florida (cornerback)
Canady committed on Jul. 19, 2020.
Jamel Stewart/6-3/230/Virginia (defensive end)
Stewart committed on Jul. 15, 2020.
Kaden Jernigan/5-10/175/Maryland (safety)
Jernigan committed on Jul. 14, 2020.
LINEBACKER
CJ Hoffman/6-1/215/Virginia (inside)
Hoffman committed on Aug. 6, 2020.
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN
Darius Fox/6-3/290/Maryland (offensive guard)
Fox committed on Jul. 25, 2020.
Jamal Hines/6-3/330/Maryland (offensive guard)
Hines committed on Aug. 26, 2020.
Xavier Ricks/6-3/280/Maryland (offensive guard)
Ricks committed on Aug. 7, 2020.
QUARTERBACK
Jaylon Tolbert/6-2/170/Florida
Tolbert committed on Jun. 22, 2020. He also had offers from Alabama State, Alcorn State, Findlay, and Florida Tech.
Undre Lindsay/6-3/200/South Carolina
Lindsay committed on Jun. 19, 2020. He also held an offer from Georgia Southern.
RUNNING BACKS
Robert Morgan IV/5-10/200/Virginia
Morgan committed on Jul. 19, 2020
TIGHT ENDS
Jacolby Thomas Jr./6-3/200/Texas
Thomas committed on Jul. 15, 2020.
WIDE RECEIVERS
Adrian Chandler/6-1/180/South Carolina
Chandler committed on Jul. 3, 2020.
Richie Ilarraza/5-10/170/Florida
Ilarraza committed to Howard on Sep. 6, 2020. He also had an offer from Southern Miss.
Robert Jones III/6-0/185/Maryland
Jones committed on Jul. 10, 2020. He also held offers from Long Island and Merrimack.
Nahshawn Hezekiah/6-2/200/South Carolina
Hezekiah committed on Jul. 4, 2020.