31 New Indiana Football Players Officially Arrive on Campus

IU Athletics Release

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana football program and head coach Curt Cignetti welcome 31 newcomers to campus to start the spring semester, which includes 17 transfers and 14 freshmen into the program for spring ball. With 17 additions since the early signing period, IU has added 38 total newcomers for the 2025 campaign.

In all, IU signed 19 players on offense and 17 on defense and two specialists. Indiana’s defense added eight defensive backs, seven defensive linemen and two linebackers, while the Hoosier offense on boarded five offensive linemen, five wide receivers, four tight ends, three running backs and two quarterbacks. Special teams added one kicker and one punter.

Each of the 17 transfers arrive from the FBS level, with nine from Power 4 programs and eight from Group of Five teams. Ten of the transfers come on the offensive side of the football, five are on the defensive side of the ball and two are specialists.

The signees will arrive in Bloomington from 18 different states and Australia. Five are from Indiana, while four each arrive from Florida and Ohio. Three come from both Illinois and Georgia, while two apiece are from Maryland, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Alabama, California, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania saw one signee each. Punter Mitch McCarthy arrives from the mainland of Australia via UCF.

Triston Abram DL 6-3 230 Fr. St. Louis, Mo./Christian Brothers

Byron Baldwin Jr. DB 6-2 195 Fr. Baltimore, Md./Saint Frances Academy Andrew Barker TE 6-4 240 Fr. Kokomo, Ind./Kokomo

Lee Beebe Jr. RB 5-10 220 R-Jr. Montgomery, Ala./Park Crossing (UAB)

Jaylen Bell DB 5-10 179 Fr. Union, N.J./Grayson

Kahlil Benson OL 6-6 305 R-Sr.+ Webb, Miss./Southaven (Colorado)

Lebron Bond WR 5-9 175 Fr. Norfolk, Va./Maury

Tyrone Burrus Jr. DL 6-4 245 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central

Keishaun Calhoun DL 6-2 260 Fr. Groveport, Ohio/Groveport-Madison

Davion Chandler WR 5-11 180 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North

Sean Cuono RB 5-10 208 Fr. Clearwater, Fla./Clearwater Central Catholic

Jamari Farmer LB 6-0 210 Fr. Mooresville, N.C./Mooresville

Brendan Franke K 6-3 230 R-Sr.+ Gretna, Neb./Gretna (Texas State)

Ryland Gandy DB 6-0 180 R-So. Buford, Ga./Buford (Pitt)

Kyler Garcia DL 6-4 293 Fr. Nashville, Tenn./Pearl-Cohn

Jhrevious Hall DL 6-2 310 Fr. Columbia, Tenn./Columbia Central

Roman Hemby RB 6-0 208 R-Sr. Edgewood, Md./John Carroll (Maryland)

Makai Jackson WR 6-0 200 Sr. Levittown, Pa./Harry S. Truman (App. State)

Myles Kendrick WR 6-0 181 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Riverside

Amariyun Knighten DB 6-0 174 R-Jr. Hollywood, Fla./Stranahan (NIU)

Matt Marek OL 6-3 298 Fr. Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg

Mitch McCarthy P 6-5 230 Sr. Melbourne, Australia/Frankston (UCF)

Fernando Mendoza QB 6-5 225 R-Jr. Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus (Cal)

Zen Michalski OL 6-6 319 R-Sr. Floyds Knobb, Ind./Floyd Central (Ohio State)

Louis Moore DB 5-11 200 R-Sr.+ Mesquite, Texas/Poteet (Ole Miss)

Tyler Morris WR 5-11 185 Sr. Bolingbrook, Ill./Nazareth Academy (Michigan)

PJ Nelson LB 6-1 212 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Princeton

Riley Nowakowski TE 6-1 243 R-Sr.+ Milwaukee, Wis./Marquette University High School (Wisconsin)

Evan Parker OL 6-4 302 Fr. Carmel, Ind./Carmel

Dominique Ratcliff DL 6-3 295 R-Sr.+ Conroe, Texas/Conroe (Texas State)

Garrett Reese DB 6-2 190 Fr. Chicago, Ill./Nazareth Academy

Zacharey Smith DB 5-11 161 Fr. Union City, Ga./Hapeville Charter Academy

Holden Staes TE 6-4 248 Sr. Atlanta, Ga./Westminster School (Tennessee) Seaonta Stewart Jr. DB 6-1 195 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Winton Woods

Blake Thiry TE 6-4 228 Fr. Prairie Du Chien, Wis./Prairie De Chien

Hosea Wheeler DL 6-3 300 R-Sr. Elk Grove, Calif./Franklin (Western Kentucky)

Baylor Wilkin OL 6-5 268 Fr. Van Buren, Ohio/Findlay Grant Wilson QB 6-3 217 R-Sr.+ Arlington, Va./Yorktown (Old Dominion)