GREENVILLE, N.C. — East Carolina football coach Mike Houston announced the signing of 16 players on the early portion of National Signing Day.
Houston held a 1 p.m. press conference where he discussed the signed players with members of the media. That video will be available to watch later in the day.
Signings will continue through Friday.
Go to ECUPirates.com to learn more about the athletes.
| Signee | Pos. | Ht./ Wt. | Class | Hometown | Previous School | ||
| Jayden Chalmers * | DB | 6-0/ 170 | Fr. | Sanford, N.C. | Fork Union Military | ||
| Canaan Clark | OL | 6-6/ 310 | Fr. | Cumming, Ga. | Forsyth Central HS | ||
| Jacob Coleman | TE | 6-4/ 215 | Fr. | Chesterfield, Va. | Matoaca HS | ||
| Avery Durham | DL | 6-7/ 305 | Fr. | Yadkinville, N.C. | Forbush HS | ||
| D.J. Ford * | DB | 6-3/ 215 | Gr. | Ashland, Ala. | North Carolina | ||
| Ryan Jones * | TE | 6-2/ 231 | Jr. | Charlotte, N.C. | Oklahoma | ||
| Troy Lewis | WR | 6-3/ 195 | Fr. | Chesterfield, Va. | Matoaca HS | ||
| T.J. Lockley | WR | 6-0/ 175 | Fr. | Daytona Beach, Fla. | Mainland HS | ||
| Laith Marjan | PK/P | 6-3/ 194 | Fr. | Cary, N.C. | Enloe HS | ||
| Joseph McKay | RB | 6-0/ 216 | Fr. | Phenix City, Ala. | Central HS | ||
| Kingston McKinstry | DB | 6-1/ 190 | So. | Grove City, Ohio | Iowa Central CC | ||
| Richard Pearce * | OL | 6-3/ 305 | Fr. | Hueytown, Ala. | Hueytown HS | ||
| Walter Simmons III * | QB | 6-2/ 180 | Fr. | Orange Park, Fla. | Oakleaf HS | ||
| Jacoby Simpson * | ILB | 6-0/ 225 | So. | Houston, Texas | Cisco CC | ||
| Cruz Temple * | DB | 5-11/ 205 | Fr. | Abbeville, S.C. | Abbeville HS | ||
| Julius Wood | DB | 6-2/ 196 | So. | Columbus, Ohio | Blinn CC |
*early enrollee (January, 2021)
