CHARLOTTE 49ERS MEDIA RELATIONS

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1 Feb. 7, 2018 Charlotte Football Adds Four to Complete 2018 Signee Class Charlotte, N.C. - Charlotte 49ers head coach Brad Lambert added four players to the 49ers 2018 recruiting class on the first day of the NCAA s second signing period. Initially, 18 players signed national letters of intent during the Dec. 20-Dec. 22 signing period. It was good to complete our class today, said Lambert, who will enter his sixth year in We feel like we met a lot of needs with this class. We had to address some depth issues in spots and feel like we ve done that. I really like the length of this class -- we have some long, good athletes. They are really good students, as well, who will represent our university in a first-class manner. We were pretty intentional about adding length in this class and I think we accomplished that goal at the line of scrimmage with the offensive line and the defensive line. With Wednesday s addition, the 49ers 2018 recruiting class is made up of 22 players. The four new signees, two junior college transfers and two high school seniors, include a wide receiver, defensive tackle, linebacker and placekicker. It s always an exciting time -- whether it s in December or February, Lambert added. It s an exciting time to ink the new guys and officially get them into your program. Some of (our 22 signees) are already on campus and we re excited to be working with them and can t wait for the new guys to get here in the summer. Three-star junior college transfer Dantrell Barkley, a 6-4; 285 lb. defensive tackle that decommitted from South Carolina in September, highlights the class. Barkley, who starred at Kannapolis (N.C.) A.L. Brown High, spent the last two years at Independence (Kans.) Community College. Tyler Ringwood, a 6-3; 221 lb. wide receiver, spent a redshirt season at the University of Buffalo. He transferred to Erie Community College where he led the team with 696 receiving yards and eight touchdowns. Metro 4A Conference Defensive Player of the Year B.J. Turner, a 6-1, 208 lb. linebacker out of Greensboro (N.C.) Page High and Cartersville (Ga.) High s Jonathan Cruz, a 5-9 kicker who earned top honors with five stars and a 99 field goal rating at the National Camp Series, round out the newest Niners. You always want to start from the inside-out when you re recruiting, noted Lambert, who has 44 North Carolina-bred players on his spring roster, including 22 from the greater Charlotte area. We ve said since Day One our recruiting footprint would be North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. That pretty much holds true until you go the junior college route. We ve expanded some into Florida and some into Virginia and Maryland but North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia is the core. Getting Dantrell was huge for us. We ve had a kid every year we ve been here from Kannapolis A.L. Brown, whether its (all-time leading rusher) Kalif (Phillips); (rising red-shirt freshman) Sherard Sutton or Dantrell. Local schools are always critical for us. We re always going to try to do a really good job locally and within 100 miles of here. Look back over the years - Greensboro s been a city that s produced a lot of good players for us: (first NFL draft pick) Larry (Ogunjobi), (2017 Pro Football Focus all-cusa Second Team selection Juwan) Foggie, (former Washington Redskin Brandon) Banks, (returning offensive line starter) Cam (Clark), said Lambert, who added Turner, today, after signing Greensboro Grimsley WR Chris Wiggins in December. We re excited about BJ -- he s an excellent student-athlete - a really good player and he s a really good student as well. The 22-member class includes eight offensive and defensive linemen, six receivers/tight ends, three defensive backs, two linebackers and a quarterback, running back and placekicker.

2 FEBRUARY 7, 2018 SIGNEES: Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Hometown Previous School(s) Dantrell Barkley DL Kannapolis, N.C. A.L. Brown/Independence (Kans.) C.C. Jonathan Cruz K Cartersville, Ga. Cartersville Tyler Ringwood WR Buffalo, N.Y. Bishop-Timon-St. Jude/Erie C.C. B.J. Turner LB Greensboro, N.C. Page DECEMBER 20, 2017 SIGNEES: Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Hometown Previous School(s) Daymon (DJ) Anderson^ DB Silver Spring, Md. Montgomery Blair/Lackawanna College Rico Arnold^ WR Athens, Ga. Clarke Central Malik Harkness^ OL Lugoff, S.C. Lugoff-Elgin Jacob Hunt TE Rome, Ga. The Darlington School Justin Jeffery WR Richmond Hill, Ga. Richmond Hill Matt Martinez DB Mooresville, N.C. Mooresville Senior Jonnie Pitman DB Oxon Hill, Md. Potomac Brady Pope QB Statesville, N.C. South Iredell Moss Saccomanno^ TE Smiths Station, Ala. Smiths Station/Dodge City C.C. Terrick Smalls Jr RB Savannah, Ga. Benedictine Military Dominic Taylor^ OL Snellville, Ga. Shiloh/Hutchinson C.C. Jon Timmons^ OL Memphis, Tenn. Southwind/Coffeyville C.C. Bryan Wallace DL Berryville, Va. Clarke County Markees Watts LB Lancaster, S.C. Lancaster Damon Weldon^ DL Roanoke, Va. William Fleming/Fork Union Military Emmanuel White^ DL Huntersville, N.C. Victory Christian/Georgia Prep Sports Dalton Widner OL Corryton, Tenn. Gibbs Chris Wiggins^ WR Greensboro, N.C. Grimsley ^ - enrolled in January, 2018

3 FEBRUARY, 2018 SIGNEES Dantrell Barkley 6-4; 285; DL Kannapolis, N.C./A.L. Brown/Independence (Kans.) C.C. A three-star (247Sports; ESPN) junior college star Sports ranked in the top 40 nationally among junior college prospects and among the Top 10 at his position (DT)... had offers from Colorado, Colorado State, Arkansas State and South Carolina... decommitted from South Carolina in September... spent two years at Independence C.C., including a red-shirt season in registered 57 tackles with 8.0 TFL and 6.0 sacks as a senior at AL Brown... added 15 QB hurries for coach Mike Newsome as the Wonders (10-3; 4-2) reached the second round of the A state playoffs... teammate of current 49er Sherard Sutton. Jonathan Cruz 5-9; 135; K Cartersville, Ga./Cartersville Received 5 stars with a FG rating of 99 from National Camp Series after representing Team Jackson at the 2016 South Region event added a punt rating of 83. Took first-place among upperclassmen in FG category for kicking coach: Brian Jackson... First team all-state punter... 4-year letterwinner Hurricanes went 11-1 and won AAAA Region 5 with a perfect 6-0 mark was 72-of-72 in PAT attempts... 6-of-8 in FGA with a long of 55 yards... scored 90 points as a senior and 401 in his career... had 81 kickoffs for touchbacks... perfect 4-4 in PAT s with a 47-yd FG in 38-5 win over Westlake reached second round of state AAAA Playoffs for coach Joey King... kicked 55-yarder in state playoffs... added a 45.3 punting avg.... back-to-back 15-0 AAAA State Champion seasons in 2015 and Tyler Ringwood 6-3; 221; WR Buffalo, N.Y./Bishop-Timon-St. Jude/Erie C.C. Leading receiver at Erie CC... had 45 catches for 696 yards (77.3/gm; 15.5/rec.)... scored 8 touchdowns... posted three 100- yard receiving games... had 172 yards with three TDs vs. College of DuPage... also had games with 121 and 100 receiving yards... served a red-shirt season as a freshman at Buffalo in three-year letterwinner at Bishop Timon-St. Jude... First team all-catholic and Honorable Mention all-western New York as a senior in 2015 as Tigers went 8-4 and advanced in the post-season playoffs... enjoyed a 9-4 season as a junior, reaching third round of the playoffs... also played DE and OLB.. B.J. Turner 6-1; 208; LB Greensboro, N.C./Page Metro 4A Conference Defensive Player of the Year.. led Page to third round of the state 4AA playoffs led Metro 4A with 127 tackles and 27.5 TFL added 5.5 sacks, 1 INT; 2 FF; 1 FR Pirates went 11-2 and 4-0 as Metro 4A champs under head coach Jared Rolfes 1st team all-area as a senior Honorable Mention all-area as a junior 3-year varsity player.

4 DECEMBER, 2017 SIGNEES Daymon (DJ) Anderson 6-0; 195; DB Silver Spring, Md./Montgomery Blair/Lackawanna College A first-team Northeast Football all-conference defensive back... among the Falcons leaders with three interceptions and three pass break-ups as a sophomore... Falcons went 7-2 and were ranked 19th in the final NJCAA rankings... had 25 tackles (3.1/ game) in eight games played... Falcons went 10-1 in his freshman season, winning the NEFC Championship with a perfect 10-0 record... advanced to the 2016 Valley of the Sun Bowl (L, to Mesa Community College)... averaged 3.2 tackles and had one INT... led Blair High to a 9-4 record as a senior -- the Blazers second eight-win season since earned the Blazers their first-ever post-season bid... reached Class 4A Regional Semifinals under head coach Dr. Andrew Fields. Rico Arnold 6-1; 168; WR Athens, Ga./Clarke Central HS A two-star 2016 recruit (247Sports)... three-year letterwinner... over 1,500 career receiving yards... AAAAA Region 8 First Team all-region... had 47 catches for 766 yards (16.3/rec.) and 7 touchdowns as a senior... named GITV Offensive Player of the Year... helped the Gladiators to a 7-5 record under coach David Perno... Clarke Central lost in the second round of the 2016 AAAAA Georgia state playoffs... AAAAA state runner-up in track and field (4x100 relay). Malik Harkness 6-5; 280; OL Lugoff, S.C./Lugoff-Elgin HS A two-star recruit (247Sports)... participated in South Carolina s North-South All-Star game... named all-region 4A at Offensive Tackle... graded out at 85% in 2017 with 30 knockdowns and five demon blocks (driving defender back 10+ yards)... only alowed one sack as a senior... Demons Offensive Lineman of the Year... team captain as a senior... three-year letterwinner... led the Demons to an 8-6 mark that included a trip to the second round of the Class AAAA state playoffs... A-B Honor Roll. Jacob Hunt 6-4; 255; TE Rome, Ga./The Darlington School A two-star recruit (247Sports)... three-year starter for coach Tommy Atha... two-time team captain... preseason all-state selection for had 19 catches for 231 yards and four TDs... added 70 tackles, 15 TFLs, 3.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 1 INT and 2 PBU s on defensive side of the ball... Tigers reached the quarterfinals of the state A Private playoffs... finished season with an 8-5 record... several collegiate offers including Georgia Southern, Tulane and Ball State. Justin Jeffery 6-1; 170; WR Richmond Hill, Ga./Richmond Hill HS A three-star recruit (247Sports)... had 10-plus collegiate offers, including FAU, Cincinnati and Central Michigan... saw time on varsity all four years with standout seasons in 2016 and Wildcats went 7-3 in his senior season under head coach Matt LeZotte... had 27 catches for 341 yards and one touchdown... averaged 12.6 yards per catch and 34.1 yards per game... Wildcats advanced to the AAAAAA GHSA State playoffs... reached GHSA state playoffs as a junior as well, with a 6-4 record receptions for 300 yards and four TDs... averaged 13.6 yards per catch and 30.0 yards per game.

5 Matt Martinez 6-2; 175; DB Mooresville, N.C./Mooresville Senior HS A 2016 North Piedmont 3A/4A all-conference selection (Charlotte Observer)... team captain for head coach Marty Paxton... averaged 7.3 tackles with two interceptions and 4 pass breakups as a senior... three-year varsity player... had 6.0 tackles with 1 INT as a junior... helped Blue Devils to an 8-4 record as a junior... North Piedmont runner-up with a 6-1 conference record... advanced to a 4AA state playoffs... 4 career interceptions. Jonnie Pitman 5-11; 175; DB Oxon Hill, Md./Potomac HS A two-star recruit (247Sports)... had over 20 collegiate offers, including Army and Navy Maryland Crab Bowl participant... two-time all-conference defensive back... averaged 2.3 tackles with 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovery, 6 passes deflected and a blocked field goal for coach Ronnie Crump... played on varsity all four years... career stats: 61 tackles, 5 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries, 21 passes deflected... Wolverines reached Maryland 3A state playoffs all four years with back-to-back state semifinal trips in his sophomore and junior seasons... had 25 tackles and 8 passes deflected as a junior with one interception returned for a touchdown and one fumble recovery... went 7-4, winning 7 of 8 to reach the semifinals... Wolverines went 10-3 to reach state semifinals in his sophomore season as a freshman, reaching the 3A Regional finals. Brady Pope 6-3; 182; QB Statesville, N.C./South Iredell HS A two-star recruit (247Sports)... threw for over 10,000 (10,624) yards with 112 passing touchdowns... both numbers rank in NCHSAA all-time Top four-year varsity player and three-year starter... led Vikings to an 11-3 record as a senior with 4,052 passing yards, 43 touchdowns and a.645 completion pct.... added 315 rushing yards and six TDs... North Piedmont 3A Conference Champions... first team all-conference QB was named the Conference Offensive Player of the Year... head coach Scott Miller led Vikings to 3AA state quarterfinals... threw for 3,624 yards as a junior with 40 touchdown passes and a.672 completion pct... named all-north Piedmont Conference Vikings reached second round of the 3AA state playoffs... 2,425 passing yards and 25 TDs as a sophomore with a.624 completion pct... added 523 passing yards and four TDs as a freshman... had a career QBR of and a.641 completion pct. Moss Saccomanno 6-5; 235; TE Smiths Station, Ala./Smiths Station HS/Dodge City CC Spent 2017 season with the Conquistadors at Dodge City Community College under coach Gary Thomas... started 11 games... received offers from Southern Miss, Kansas and Bowling Green... started eight games as Tight End at Alabama Prep of Birmingham in four-year letterwinner at Smiths Station... went 6-4 as a senior at Smiths Station for head coach Jason Dukes in Panthers were 5-5 in his junior year... three-year letterwinner in track and field.

6 Terrick Smalls Jr. 5-9; 199; RB Savannah, Ga./Benedictine Military HS A three-star recruit (ESPN, Scout, 247Sports) AA GHSA State Champs... four-year varsity player; two-year starter for the two-time Region 2-AA Champs... owns a had 1,687 career rushing yards with 27 rushing touchdowns... had 821 rushing yards (74.6/game) and 10 TDs as a senior to lead Cadets to a 12-1 record, including a 7-0 Region 2-AA Championship... Reached third round of AA GHSA state playoffs rushing yards and 15 TDs as a junior... Cadets posted best record in school history with a perfect 15-0 record and a state and Region 2-AA title. Dominic Taylor 6-5; 280; OL Snellville, Ga./Shiloh/Hutchinson CC 2017 KJCCC Honorable Mention all-conference center... team captain as a sophomore for the Blue Dragons... helped Hutchinson C.C. to a 7-5 record as a sophomore... started 15 games at tackle and six at center for Hutchinson... starred on the O-Line and D-Line for Ryan Andrews-coached Shiloh Generals... three-year varsity player... started 28 games... named Shiloh Male Athlete of the Year as a senior... graduated with honors... recipient Kevin Maloof Leadership Award. Jon Timmons 6-5; 335; OL Memphis, Tenn./Southwind/Memphis/Coffeyville CC 2017 KJCCC Second Team all-conference tackle for the Red Ravens... served a red-shirt season at Memphis in selected to play for the 2016 US Under 19 National Team... rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports and two-star by Rivals out of Southwind High... three-year varsity player led Jaguars to an 8-3 record and a 5A Region 8 runner-up finish as a senior in Jaguars reached the Division I Class 5A state playoffs under head coach Rahnmann Slocum in Bryan Wallace 6-5; 260; DL Berryville, Va./Clarke County HS Four-year varsity standout for three-time Region Champs and A VHSL State runner-up... three-time First Team 2A all-state defensive end first team 2A all-state Offensive Lineman... two-time second team all-state offensive lineman (2015, 2016)... two-time Winchester Star Athlete of the Year (2015, 2016) and Winchester Star Defensive Player of the Year (2016, 2017)... four-time First team all-bull Run District Defensive End and three-time First team all-bull Run District Offensive Lineman... Eagles Golden Helmet Award winner (Team MVP) in 2016 and Clarke County s leading tackler in 2017 and all-time sack leader with 45.5 sacks... helped Eagles to 2A VHSL State playoffs in each of his four years... Eagles went 10-3 under head coach Chris Parker to reach the A state playoffs second round... In 2016, Eagles went 10-3 and were Bull Run District co-champs with a 5-1 mark... reached 2A state quarterfinals... posted a 12-2 record his sophomore season, winning the 2A Conference 35 Region title with a 4-0 record... defense allowed just six points in first three playoff games to reach the 2A VHSL State title game... Region co-champs (4-0) as a freshman with an 11-2 record... three-time 2A state wrestling champ: 2014, 182; 2015, 195; 2016, competing at 285 as a senior.

7 Markees Watts 6-2; 215; LB Lancaster, S.C./Lancaster HS Two-star recruit (247Sports)... two-time Region III Defensive Player of the Year after winning award as a sophomore and junior... amassed a total of 42 Tackles for Loss (TFL) and 27 sacks in sophomore and junior seasons... Tri-Country Coaches Association Defensive Player of the Year in first team all-area... season-ending injury on opening kickoff of 2017 season... led Bruins to a 6-5 record as a junior to reach the Class AAAA SCHSL state playoffs Region III (AAAA) Defensive Player of the Year... had 95 tackles, 20 TFL and 19 sacks... one forced fumble for a scoop and score QB hurries, 7 passes knocked down... 2 blocked kicks (punt; PAT) as a sophomore... Region III runner-up Region III (AAA) Defensive Player of the Year as a freshman... reached Class AAA SCHSL State playoffs first two seasons. Damon Weldon 6-5; 235; DE Roanoke, Va./William Fleming HS/Fork Union Military Academy Versatile athlete who has played defensive end, tight end and offensive line... attended Fork Union Military Academy this past year... had 22 tackles (9 solo), 12 sacks, nine QB hurries and two blocked passes for coach John Shuman... had 38 tackles with 4.5 sacks and 2.5 TFL at Fleming High for coach Bobby Martin First Team all-conference played in the VHSL All Star Game. Emmanuel White 6-7; 235; DE/DL Huntersville, N.C./Victory Christian/Georgia Prep Sports Academy (Decatur, Ga.) Originally from Africa... played locally at Victory Christian... spent 2017 season at Georgia Prep Sports Academy... had 39 tackles with 19 sacks in nine games at Georgia Prep... added 19 tackles for loss... four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries and one blocked kick... two-sport athlete played both football and basketball... Honor roll student as a junior and senior at Victory Christian. Dalton Widner 6-4; 280; OL Corryton, Tenn./Gibbs HS Two-star recruit ( 247Sports)... three-time all-region 2-5A... selected for the Toyota East-West All-Star Classic... team captain as a senior... played both O-Line and D-Line during his career... four-year varsity player... Eagles went 5-5 in his senior season under head coach Brad Conley as a junior... reach second round of the Div. I Class 5A playoffs GPA in NCAA required courses. Chris Wiggins 6-2; 190; WR Greensboro, N.C./Grimsley HS Two-star recruit ( 247Sports)... two-time Metro 4A all-conference (2016, 2017)... won Whirlies Bob Jamieson Team MVP Award as a senior... Whirlies Offensive Player of the Year as a junior... Greensboro News & Record all-area in Honorable Mention all-area in had 47 catches for 567 receiving yards (63.0/game) with five touchdowns as a senior... added 10.5 tackles, 1 TFL, 4 PBU and 1 INT... had 426 receiving yards as a junior with three TDs... career totals of 74 catches, 993 receiving yards and 11 TDs.