WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University football team signed 20 newcomers to National Letters of Intent (NLI) as part of college football's Early Signing Day. The 20 student-athletes will come to the Hilltop as members of Georgetown's Class of 2025 and will join the Hoyas for the Fall 2021 season.
"I am extremely excited to welcome the newest members of the Hoya football family," Georgetown Head Coach
Rob Sgarlata said. "This has been a unique year overall, with the recruiting process being no exception. I am extremely grateful to our coaches and staff for their tireless efforts to bring an exceptional class of student-athletes to the Hilltop. We definitely got closer to building a championship program both on and off the field with the addition of these talented individuals."
The 20 newcomers hail from 11 different states as well as the District of Columbia. Overall, the group includes 11 defensive players, eight on offense and one from special teams.
Rashon Adams Jr.
DB | 6-3 | 185
Peoria, Ariz. / Centennial High School
Prior to Georgetown: Was a four-year starter at Centennial High School, serving as a team captain as a senior … Helped lead Centennial to a state championship in 2018 … Had 25 tackles, four interceptions and seven pass breakups as a senior … Was also a member of the track team, qualifying for states in the 4x100 relay … In the classroom, was an honor roll student.
Brock Biestek
WR | 6-3 | 200
Chapel Hill, N.C. / Cardinal Gibbons High School
Prior to Georgetown: Was a four-year starter at Cardinal Gibbons High School, serving as a team captain as a junior … Named Cardinal Gibbons' Offensive Back of the Year in 2019 and earned second team all-state honors in 2020 … Helped lead Cardinal Gibbons to a state runner-up finish in 2019 … As a junior, finished with 81 carries for 380 rushing yards and nine touchdowns as well as 52 catches for 705 yards and three touchdowns … Was also a member of the lacrosse team, winning a state championship in 2020 … Grandfather, Gino Cappelletti, played football for the Boston Patriots and uncle, Tom Waddle, played for the Chicago Bears … Father, Jim, and uncle, Robert, both played football for Boston College … Brother, Jack, plays football and lacrosse at Yale … In the classroom, was an honor roll student.
Mitchell Duea
TE | 6-6 | 230
West Linn, Ore. / West Linn High School
Prior to Georgetown: Was a three-year starter at West Linn High School, serving as a team captain as a senior … Named All-Three Rivers League Honorable Mention as a junior … As a junior, caught five touchdown passes and also had 32 tackles, 3.0 sacks and 6.5 TFL on defense … Was also a member of the basketball and baseball teams … In the classroom, was an honor roll student.
Ben Fewel
WR | 5-11 | 180
Pasco, Wash. / Richland High School
Prior to Georgetown: Was a three-year starter and two-year captain at Richland High School … Earned first team all-conference honors as a junior and was an honorable mention all-state selection … Helped lead Richland to a conference and state championship as a freshman and an appearance in the state playoffs as a sophomore … Caught 89 passes for 1,236 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2019 … Holds the school record for receptions in a season … A captain of the basketball team, earning first team all-defense and leading the team to a conference championship … Was also a member of the track team … Uncle, Sean, played hockey at the University of Michigan.
VeRon Garrison
DL | 6-1 | 280
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. / Dwight Morrow High School
Prior to Georgetown: Was a four-year starter and a three-year captain at Dwight Morrow High School … Named first team all-league for defense in 2020 after being first team for offense in 2019 … Earned Second Team All-North Jersey for defense in 2020 … Led the league in tackles (58) and sacks (8) as a senior while also registering 18 TFL and forcing three fumbles … Led the league in sacks as a junior … Was also a member of the track & field team, serving as a three-year captain … Was an all-league and all-county selection in the shot put, winning a sectional individual championship and holds the school record … In the classroom, was a member of the National Honor Society.
Harrison Greenslade
TE | 6-5 | 225
Essex, Mass. / Pingree School
Prior to Georgetown: Was a three-year starter at Pingree School, serving as a two-time captain … Was a two-time Salem News All-Star (2018-19) and selected to the 2018 Boston Globe First Team for defense … Earned all-conference and all-league honors in 2018 and 2019 and was named Pingree's 2018 team MVP … Helped lead Pingree to an undefeated season in 2018 and an 8-1 record and a league championship in 2019 … Finished career with 47 catches for 1,014 yards and 14 touchdowns, including nine as a junior … Also had 71 tackles, 4.0 sacks, two interceptions and five forced fumbles as a junior … Was also a member of the basketball, lacrosse and track teams, serving as a basketball team captain … In the classroom, was an honor roll student.
Ibri Harrell
DL | 6-3 | 250
Hampton, Va. / Phoebus High School
Prior to Georgetown: Was a three-year starter at Phoebus High School, serving as a team captain as a senior … Helped lead Phoebus to three-straight district championships (2017-19) and a regional championship (2018) … As a junior, recorded 76 tackles, 13 sacks, 11 TFL, seven pass breakups and four forced fumbles … In the classroom, was an honor roll student and a member of the National Honor Society.
Diandre Harris
DB | 5-11 | 185
Chicago, Ill. / Montini Catholic High School
Prior to Georgetown: Was a three-year starter at Montini Catholic High School, serving as a team captain as a senior … Earned all-conference honors and recognized on the academic all-state team … Helped lead Montini Catholic to a state runner-up finish in 2018 … Was also a member of the track team.
Jed Henry
LB | 6-2 | 220
Trenton, N.J. / Nottingham High School
Prior to Georgetown: Was a four-year starter and two-year captain at Nottingham High School … Twice named Nottingham's defensive player of the year … A two-time all-county and all-region selection … Finished career with 167 tackles and 10 sacks … In the classroom, was an honor roll student.
Ethan Hunt
DL | 6-0 | 270
Sicklerville, N.J. / St. Joseph Academy
Prior to Georgetown: Was a three-year starter at St. Joseph Academy, serving as a team captain as a junior … Earned first team all-conference honors as a junior and second team as a senior … Named Second Team All-South Jersey in 2020 and was a two-time non-public all-state second team selection (2019-20) … Helped lead St. Joseph to two state championships (2017-18) … Finished career with 176 tackles, 12.5 sacks and 35 QB hurries … Was also a member of the wrestling team, earning first team all-conference recognition … In the classroom, was an honors student.
Greg Johnson
OL | 6-3 | 300
Washington, D.C. / Landon School [Md.]
Prior to Georgetown: Was a four-year starter at Landon School, serving as a team captain as a senior … Earned All-IAC First Team honors as a sophomore and junior after second team selection as a freshman … Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention selection as a junior … Helped lead Landon to an IAC co-championship as a freshman … Was also a member of the basketball team.
Myles Jones
LB | 6-1 | 220
Chicago, Ill. / Brother Rice High School
Prior to Georgetown: Was a three-year starter at Brother Rice High School, serving as a team captain as a senior … Helped lead Brother Rice to the runner-up finish in the state championship as a sophomore, and a semifinals appearance as a junior … Member of the 1,000-pound club (clean, bench, squat) in the weight room … In the classroom, was a four-year honor roll student.
Kaysen Mauka-Kaawa
OL | 6-2 | 300
Waianae, Hawaii / Damien Memorial School
Prior to Georgetown: Was a four-year starter in high school, spending the last three years at Damien Memorial School … Named first team all-state as a junior … Earned Damien Memorial's W.I.T. (Whatever It Takes) Award … Was also the starting first baseman on the baseball team.
Dorian Nowell
QB | 6-2 | 210
Jersey City, N.J. / St. Joseph Regional High School
Prior to Georgetown: Was a three-year starter at St. Joseph Regional High School, serving as a team captain as a junior … Named Second Team All-Bergen County as a sophomore … Passed for 3,700 yards and 28 touchdowns in career, and rushed for four more … Had 1,200 passing yards and 10 touchdown passes in 10 games as a sophomore as well as 1,600 yards and 12 touchdowns in 11 games as a junior … Finished with 900 passing yards, six touchdown passes and four rushing touchdowns in eight games as a senior … In the classroom, was an honor roll student.
Dontae Owens
DB | 5-9 | 165
Lacey, Wash. / River Ridge High School
Prior to Georgetown: Was a three-year starter and three-year captain at River Ridge High School … As a wide receiver, earned second team all-league honors as a sophomore and was named first team all-league and first team all-area as a junior … Named River Ridge's offensive player of the year as a sophomore and junior, as well as team MVP as a junior … As a sophomore, had 467 receiving yards and nine touchdowns and, as a junior, had 687 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns … Was also a member of the track and basketball teams, serving as a team captain for both … In the classroom, was a dean's list student.
Cole Pascucci
LB | 6-1 | 225
Concord, Mass. / Concord-Carlisle High School / Rosemary Choate Hall [Conn.]
Prior to Georgetown: Was a four-year starter and two-year captain at Concord-Carlisle High School before spending a post-graduate year at Rosemary Choate Hall … Named Concord-Carlisle's defensive MVP and a Dual County League (DCL) All-Star … Helped lead Concord-Carlisle to a DCL Small Division Championship in 2019 … Named the Boston Globe Player of the Week (9/22/2017) after scoring three touchdowns and two 2-point conversions and registering 14 tackles … As a sophomore, finished with 98 tackles and eight touchdowns … Was also a starter on the lacrosse team, earning First Team-All DCL honors as a junior … In the classroom, was a high honors student and a member of the National Honor Society.
Patrick Ryan
K/P | 6-2 | 205
Randolph, N.J. / Delbarton School
Prior to Georgetown: Was a two-year starter at Delbarton School … Started playing football as a junior and was named first team all-conference as both a placekicker and punter … Earned second team all-state and first team all-conference recognition as a senior … Named Delbarton's special teams player of the year as both a junior and senior … Was perfect in PAT attempts as a senior … Finished career going 13-for-15 on field goal attempts and 64-of-65 on PAT kicks … Had 52 touchbacks on kickoffs and averaged 41.6 yards per punt … Also played rugby, earning first team all-state honors as both a freshman and sophomore … In the classroom, was on the highest honor roll and the headmasters list.
Stephen Sergio
LB | 6-3 | 220
Greenwich, Conn. / Greenwich High School / Williston-Northampton School [Mass.]
Prior to Georgetown: Was a starter as a senior at Greenwich High before spending a post-graduate year at Williston-Northampton School … Earned defensive MVP honors for Williston-Northampton in 2020 … In the classroom, was an honor roll student.
Braxton Turner
OL | 6-3 | 290
Heber City, Utah / Wasatch High School
Prior to Georgetown: Four-year starter at Wasatch High School, serving as team captain as a senior … Selected first team all-state and all-region honors as a junior … As a senior, named regional MVP and earned first team all-state recognition … Earned academic all-state and academic all-region honors in 2020 … Helped lead Wasatch to the quarterfinals in both 2019 and 2020 … Holds the school weightlifting record … As a senior, recorded 42 tackles, 20 TFL and 10 sacks … Also a member of the basketball and track teams … Father, Troy, played football at Southern Utah … In the classroom, was an AP Scholar and honor roll student.
Kamren Watkins-Hunter
DB | 6-1 | 180
Hartford, Conn. / Loomis Chaffee High School
Prior to Georgetown: Was a three-year starter and two-year captain at Loomis Chaffee High School … Earned All-Central New England honors … Between sophomore and junior year, finished with six interceptions, 14 pass breakups, 45 tackles and 3.0 TFL and one forced fumble … Returned two interceptions for touchdowns in one game as a junior … Was also a member of the wrestling and track teams, ranking among the top five in the state in the 100-meter as well as the top three in the triple jump and 4x100 relay as a sophomore … In the classroom, was a high honors student.
