Louisiana Tech Athletics Communications
Louisiana Tech head coach Sonny Kumba He announced the addition of 19 transfers to the Bulldogs’ 2023 football roster.
“We are excited to add 19 transfers to our football program as we prepare for spring practice beginning March 21,” said Head Coach. Sonny Kumba he said. “Adding them to the returning roster makes our football team even stronger. We look forward to the spring of competition and daily improvement.”
Of the 19 transfers, 12 were defensive backs, six were forwards, and the Bulldogs opted to add one special teams player.
Tech added depth at the linebacker position Lord Boateng from Akron, Kolbe fields from Brevin Randle By Stephen F. Austin and Zach Zimos From Arkansas.
Boateng led the Zips in 2021 with 80 tackles, including four and a half tackles for loss and one sack. He had 27 tackles in 11 games during the 2022 season. Prior to Akron, Boateng played three seasons at Michigan State, appearing in 18 games and recording 18 tackles.
Fields played in 11 games for LSU last season, making four tackles while appearing on both defense and special teams. Fields spent the 2021 season at South Carolina, where he appeared in four games. The New Orleans product was drafted by Archbishop Rummel High School, where he was the District 9-5A defensive MVP and first-team all-state in 2020.
Randle is familiar with the defensive coordinator Scott PowerHe played under him for three seasons at SFA. A native of Marshall, Texas, Randle played in 37 games in his four years with the Lumberjacks, totaling 184 career tackles, two interceptions and two forced fumbles.
Zimos made his way to Tech as a graduate transfer. The 6-4, 233-pound linebacker has appeared in 14 games over four years with the Razorbacks. Zimos was drafted by Fort Bend Travis High School in Richmond, Texas, where he was a four-star prospect, according to the Rivals recruiting service.
Joining Randle is his teammate Stephen F. Austin. Miles heard. Heard had 211 tackles, seven forced fumbles and three interceptions in four seasons with the Lumberjacks at safety. In the year In 2022 and 2021, he led the SFA with 69 and 80 additions.
Headlining offensive transfers are quarterly. Hank Bachmeier who came to Tech at Boise State. Bachmeier started 25 games in his four seasons with the Broncos, completing 53 of 870 attempts for 6,605 yards and 41 touchdowns while rushing for 140 yards and three touchdowns. Bachmeier in 2012 He was a Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Watch List selection in 2022 and was named to the 2023 Rice Senior Bowl Watch List.
Wide receiver Decollest Crawford He is returning to 318 after spending his freshman season at Nebraska, where he sat out due to injury. The Shreveport product had a stellar career at Green Oaks High School. Crawford helped Green Oaks to three playoff appearances in his four seasons, totaling nearly 150 receptions and over 2,200 yards. The electric player was a consensus three-star prospect ranked among the top 20 players in Louisiana and among the top 80 receivers in the nation by Rivals.
The Bulldogs got a physical tight end with the addition of Cal Poly’s transfer Ryan Rivera. Rivera started nine games in 2021 to earn second-team All-Big Sky honors from the league’s coaches and Phil Steele. The Tracy, Calif., product appeared in 31 games for the Mustangs in four years at San Luis Obispo, hauling in 12 passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns.
Cumby and staff also added an offensive lineman. Michael Janise And Craig “Sqwirl” Williams and running Rubber Shelton.
Janise transferred from Wyoming to Tech, where he transferred his freshman season. The Beaumont, Texas product was a three-star recruit and held an offer from LA Tech out of high school.
Williams played in 11 games and started seven at Baylor last season, finishing the year with 101 carries for 557 yards and four touchdowns. The Lone Star State native rushed 25 times for 192 yards and two TDs, including breaking up a last-minute first-down rush inside the 10-yard line that allowed Baylor to run out the clock in a 38-35 victory. win over Oklahoma. Williams totaled 804 yards rushing and seven touchdowns in his collegiate career. Williams already has the fastest time in the 40-yard dash at 4.36 seconds.
Shelton comes to Ruston from Miami, Ohio, where he was teammates with the current Bulldogs. Cecil Singleton Jr From 2019-21. In 11 games last season, Shelton rushed for 321 yards and three touchdowns on 85 attempts. Overall, he has rushed for 1,153 yards and seven touchdowns in his career.
Long snapper Gabe Pugh It was the only special team addition for the Bulldogs. Pugh spent the 2019-22 seasons at Alabama, where he was a member of the 2020 Crimson Tide national championship team.
Tech is a defensive end in Iowa State’s transition Jayden Gray And Ezekiel Durham-Campbell from Lenoir Rhyne.
Gray spent the 2021-22 season as a Cyclone, appearing in six games and making two tackles while appearing primarily on special teams. Gray was a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals coming out of VR Eaton High School in Fort Worth, Texas. He finished his senior season with 72 tackles, five sacks, 10 TFL, a forced fumble and 35 QB pressures.
Durham-Campbell appeared in 11 games as a true freshman at Lenoir-Rhyne, making 23 total tackles, including eight. In the year in Marietta, Ga., helping them to a state title in 2019.
Coombe and staff boosted the Bulldog secondary with five turnovers Demarcus Griffin-Taylor Transfer from Houston, Tulsa Hope of Zion, Roderick Robertson From SMU and twin Kejuan and Keon Markham Arizona State Road.
Griffin-Taylor played in all 13 games for Houston last season, posting 16 total tackles and 12 solo stops while recording a pass breakup and a tackle for loss.
Hope redshirted in 11 games as a freshman at Tulsa and made two tackles in 2022. Hope was drafted by Jefferson High School in Jefferson, Texas, where he was a three-star recruit.
Roberson arrived in Ruston after spending four years at SMU, appearing in 26 games and making 54 tackles. A three-star recruit and 5A All-State honorable mention selection by 247sports.com, Roberson had 55 tackles (39 solo), two blocked field goals and seven kickoff returns for 154 yards in 2018 at Roissy City High School.
The Bulldogs have locked down defensive back transfers with twins Kejaun and. Keon Markham.
Kejuan appeared in 21 games and recorded 50 tackles and two sacks in his four seasons with the Sun Devils. In the year He was the second-highest freshman safety in the Pac-12 in 2020, according to Pro Football Focus.
Keon appeared in nine games as a Sun Devil, recording 29 total tackles and one interception.
The 2023 transfer additions will join the 21 high school signees the Bulldogs signed during the early and late signing periods.
The Bulldogs will begin spring ball on Tuesday, March 21 and take up their spring slate on April 22 when they host their annual spring game at 11 a.m. at Joe Aylett Stadium.