Grambling State Athletic Communications
GRAMBLING — Grambling State University head football coach Mickey Joseph unveiled a segment of his 2025 signing class which features nine talented mid-year signees which bolsters a Grambling State roster that retains a plethora of talent from last season.
“We’re returning about 88 percent of our roster this year, so we had to go a grab our immediate needs,” said Joseph. “We redshirted about 45-50 percent of our freshmen class, so we didn’t think it was necessary to go and bring in a heavy load of freshmen this year, so our immediate needs came from within the transfer portal.”
The Tigers are expected to add to this year’s class in the coming months.
“It’s not a full class because we only lost four players in the portal and that’s a credit to our coaches, the people in our building, the university and the relationship that we have with our student-athletes,” said Joseph. “Our kids could’ve easily jumped in the portal and choe to stay here because they love Grambling State University, they love this athletic department, they love this football team and they understand that we are building something real here and that we’re going to win.”
Eddie Bennett Jr. | OL | 6’6, 340 lb | Meridian, Miss. | Hinds CC
Bennett played at Meridian HS and was named Most Valuable Player during his senior season. As a member of the Hinds Community College football program, he was an MACCC All-Conference Selection.
Ty Keyes | QB | 6’2 225 lb | Taylorsville, Miss. | Southern Miss / East Mississippi CC
ESPN Top 300 player in the class of 2021 … ranked as the No. 7 dual-threat QB in the country by ESPN and a four-star recruit … Rated as a three-star prospect by 247 and Rivals … Won three MHSAA 2A Mississippi state championships … 2019 Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year … 2020 Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen selection … Named Mr. Football by Mississippi Association of Coaches in 2018, 2019 and 2020 … Finished his Taylorsville career with 14,525 yards passing and 155 touchdowns … Threw for 2,546 yards, rushed for 560 yards and scored 36 times in 11 games as a senior … Selected to the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star game.
He threw for 350 yards and 33 TDs at East Mississippi. Was named an NJCAA First Team All American and was named the 2023 Offensive Player of the Year.
Adam Lamar | DL | 6-3, 283 lb | Macon, Ga. | Louisiana Tech / Hutchinson CC
Appeared in 19 games in two seasons at Hutchinson Community College where he helped lead the Blue Dragons 21-2 overall record and a NJCAA National Championship appearance in 2022 … Tallied 17 total tackles, 2.5 sacks and three tackles for loss while also registering two pass breakups in 2023 … Recorded 15 tackles, two sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss in 2022 while appearing in nine games.
Tory Morgan |LB | 6-0, 215 | New Orleans, La. |Northwestern State / Southwest CC
Morgan signed with Northwestern State after completing his high school career at Edna Karr HS in New Orleans, La. He was a key contributor in two state championship seasons, earning Defensive Player of the Year honors and being named First Team All-State, Metro and District
Ikemefuna Nnakenyi |DE | 6-4, 255 | Las Vegas, Nev. | University of Nevada
He was a two-sport athlete in Football and Track and Field (100M and 200M) at Coronado High School… Voted first-team all-conference as a defensive end… Made 52 tackles with 6.0 sacks, 10.0 TFL. He was rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals.
He appeared in 21 games at Nevada, making 16 total tackles, 4.5 TFLs and two sacks with 10 QB hurries.
Tyrell Raby | DB | 5-11, 185 | Baton Rouge, La. | Middle Tennessee State
He was rated a three-star athlete by 247Sports coming out of high school… No. 21 ranked prospect in Louisiana according to 247Sports…was a two-time first team All-State selection, a two-time All-District selection and made the All-Metro team.
At Middle Tennessee, he made 50 total tackles, 25 solo stops and two interceptions. Was twice picked as the team’s Special Teams Player of the Game and once earned the Defensive Player of the Game honor
C’Zavien Teasett | QB | 6-2, 200 | Baton Rouge, La. | Southern
Played high school football Scotlandville Magnet High School…was a three-time First Team All-District selection, a two-time All-State pick… he also played basketball, helping lead Scotlandville to two state championships.
Last season at Southern, he threw for 941 yards and seven touchdowns in four games of action. Threw for a season-high 316 and three touchdowns versus Savannah State. Against Alabama A&M, he three for 294 yards a three TDs…was named SWAC Offensive Player of the Week two times.
Darreyl Thomas | OL | 6-5, 310 | Del City, Okla. | Langston University
Played high school football at Del City High School…was Top-30 overall in Oklahoma City, Top-50 in the State, ranked as a three-star offensive tackle coming out of high school. Started nine games as a freshman for Langston University, picking up All-Conference recognition as an offensive tackle.
Kameron Williams | TE | 6-3, 245 | Monroe, La. | Southern Arkansas/ Hinds Community College
Played high school football at Ouachita Parish High School, Named Second Team All-District in 18-19 and 19-20. Attended Southern Arkansas before continuing his football career at Hinds Community College. Was named MACC All- Conference in 23-24.