Michigan State University Athletics
Spartans Welcome Newcomers for First Summer Semester
5/19/2021 4:04:00 PM | Football
EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan State football program welcomed several newcomers for the 2021 first summer semester this week, which began on Monday, May 17.
The enrollees include three freshmen who signed their National Letters of Intent in December: cornerback Charles Brantley, safety AJ Kirk and offensive lineman Kevin Wigenton.
The Spartans also welcomed transfers Samih Beydoun (Army), Itayvion Brown (Minnesota), Maliq Carr (Purdue), Quavaris Crouch (Tennessee), Khary Crump (Arizona), Christian Fitzpatrick (Louisville), Harold Joiner (Auburn), Chester Kimbrough (Florida), Marqui Lowery (Louisville), Ben VanSumeren (Michigan), Powers Warren (Mississippi State) and Ronald Williams (Alabama).
Michigan State is slated to begin summer conditioning on May 24.
Samih Beydoun
Walk-on linebacker attended the United States Military Academy Preparatory School (USMAPS) in 2020 . . . played high school football at Detroit Catholic Central.
Itayvion Brown
Transfer linebacker from Minnesota.
2020 SEASON (MINNESOTA): Redshirted . . . did not see game action.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played for Lutheran North High School in St. Louis, Missouri . . . was a four-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals.com . . . ranked one of the top 25 outside linebackers in the nation by Rivals (No. 17) and 247Sports (No. 22) . . . was listed as the best outside linebacker prospect in the state of Missouri in the class of 2020 and the fifth-best overall player in Missouri by 247Sports . . . wore No. 4 for the Crusaders . . . as a senior in 2019, led team to a state title with six tackles in the championship game . . . registered 105 tackles and seven sacks . . . as a junior in 2018, tallied 91 tackles, eight sacks and one interception . . . was a two-time Class 2 All-State First Team selection . . . coached by Carl Reed.
Maliq Carr
Transfer from Purdue.
2020 (PURDUE): Played in three games for the Boilermakers . . . had one catch for 15 yards in his collegiate debut vs. Iowa on Oct. 24.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at Oak Park High School in Oak Park, Michigan . . . was a consensus four-star recruit (247Sports, Rivals, ESPN) . . . ranked one of the best overall prospects in the state of Michigan in the class of 2020 by Rivals.com (No. 3), 247Sports (No. 3) and ESPN.com (No. 6) . . . listed among the top overall players in the nation in the class of 2020 by 247Sports (No. 126), Rivals.com (No. 188) and ESPN.com (No. 274) . . . was a member of the Rivals250 and ESPN300 as one of the best prospects in the country . . . rated the best wide receiver prospect in the state of Michigan in the class of 2020 and No. 35 nationally . . . also rated the No. 1 tight end in the state of Michigan by 247Sports and ESPN.com and No. 4 in the nation by 247Sports . . . named to the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News All-North Second Team and honorable mention all-state teams in 2019 . . . also named to the MLive Metro Detroit Dream Team (second team) on offense in 2019 . . . named to The Detroit News All-North First Team and all-state second team as a junior in 2018 with 21 receptions for 615 yards and nine touchdowns . . . also named to the Detroit Free Press All-North Second Team . . . helped Oak Park to the Oakland Activities Association title and the district finals in 2018 . . . also played basketball at Oak Park High School and was selected as one of the top 20 players in the state of Michigan (No. 18) by the Detroit Free Press.
Quavaris Crouch
Transfer linebacker from Tennessee played in 23 games for the Volunteers from 2019-20, including 11 starts at linebacker . . . posted 85 tackles for Tennessee, including three tackles for loss (10 yards), three pass break-ups and two forced fumbles.
2020 (TENNESSEE): Started all 10 games at middle linebacker . . . finished third on the team with 57 tackles and also had two TFLs, two forced fumbles and one pass break-up . . . tied a career high with 11 tackles in the season finale vs. No. 5 Texas A&M . . . collected seven stops and a career-high two tackles for loss in win at Vanderbilt . . . had three tackles and one QB hurry vs. No. 6 Florida . . . posted five tackles, forced a fumble, had a QB hurry and broke up a pass at Arkansas . . . tied a career high with 11 stops vs. Kentucky . . . had seven tackles and forced a fumble at No. 3 Georgia . . . had four tackles vs. Missouri . . . had two tackles and a QB hurry in season-opening win at South Carolina.
2019 (TENNESSEE): Played in all 13 games, including one starting assignment (vs. Alabama) . . . also lined up at running back in short-yardage situations . . . totaled 28 tackles (one TFL, 0.5 sack) . . . broke up two passes and registered four QB hurries . . . had 9 yards rushing on seven carries, including two touchdowns . . . had a 1-yard touchdown and one tackle vs. Indiana in the 2020 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl . . . had a half sack in the victory over Vanderbilt . . . scored the first touchdown of his career on a 1-yard run in the second quarter at Missouri . . . had four tackles vs. Kentucky . . . earned his first career start and notched his fourth consecutive four-tackle game at No. 1 Alabama while recording a QB hurry and a half tackle for loss . . . tallied four stops each vs. Mississippi State, Georgia and Florida . . . recorded the first tackles of his career against Chattanooga, finishing the game with three stops . . . had two quarterback hurries and a pass defended against BYU . . . made his Tennessee debut at home against Georgia State in the Vols' season opener . . . enrolled at Tennessee in January 2019.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played linebacker and running back at Harding University High School in Charlotte, North Carolina . . . was the consensus No. 1 player in the state of North Carolina in the class of 2019 . . . was ranked one of the top 100 overall prospects in the nation in the class of 2019 by ESPN.com (No. 42) and Rivals.com (No. 70) . . . consensus four-star recruit . . . selected to play in the 2019 All-American Bowl . . . was named the 2017 North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year . . . was a three-time Class AAA All-State selection by the North Carolina Sports Writers Association . . . named the 2017 Charlotte Observer Player of the Year . . . also named the 2017 SoMeck All-Conference Offensive Player of the Year . . . rushed for 3,246 yards and 33 touchdowns as a junior in 2017, while also racking up 51 tackles and 14 sacks . . . helped lead Harding High School to a state title in 2017, the school's first state championship since the 1950s . . . injured his ankle in the first game of his senior year and missed the entire 2018 season due to the injury . . . born Jan. 27, 2000 . . . son of Quanita Dunlap.
Khary Crump
Transfer cornerback from Arizona.
2020 (ARIZONA): Redshirted and did not see game action.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-year varsity career at Culver City High School in California . . . logged 169 total tackles, nine tackles for loss, seven interceptions, and six pass breakups during prep career . . . named to the All-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division 5 Southern Section football team as a senior in 2019 . . . had 59 tackles, three interceptions and six pass break-ups his senior season . . . helped Culver City to a 12-1 record and reach the Division 5 semifinals . . . had a career-high 66 tackles and four interceptions as a junior in 2018 . . . was ranked among the top cornerback prospects in the nation in the class of 2020 by 247Sports (No. 51) . . . listed among the top 100 overall players in the state of California in the class of 2020 by 247Sports (No. 65) and Rivals.com (No. 79).
Christian Fitzpatrick
Transfer wide receiver from Louisville.
2020 (LOUISVILLE): Played in one game at Louisville, starting the season finale against Wake Forest . . . was a midyear enrollee and joined the Cardinal program in January 2020.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at Southfield A&T High School in Southfield, Michigan . . . was ranked one of the best overall prospects in the state of Michigan in the class of 2020 by Rivals.com (No. 16), ESPN.com (No. 22) and 247Sports (No. 25) . . . rated one of the top wide receivers in the state of Michigan in the class of 2020 by Rivals (No. 5), 247Sports (No. 6) and ESPN.com (No. 7) . . . ranked the 74th receiver nationally by Rivals . . . finished his senior season with 33 receptions for 611 yards and 10 touchdowns . . . averaged 18.5 yards per catch . . . voted a team captain . . . named to the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News All-North Second Team and honorable mention all-state teams . . . also named to the MLive Metro Detroit Dream Team on offense in 2019 . . . recorded nine catches for 165 yards and one touchdown against Adams . . . his older brother, Dez, played at Louisville from 2017-20 and was selected in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft by Tennessee; he had 154 catches for 2,589 yards and 21 TDs in his collegiate career at U of L.
Harold Joiner
Transfer running back from Auburn played in 17 games for the Tigers from 2018-20 (two in 2018, 13 in 2019, two in 2020) . . . had 15 carries for 103 yards and two TDs . . . also had six receptions for 128 yards and one TD.
2020 (AUBURN): Played in two games (Kentucky, Georgia).
2019 (AUBURN): Rushed for 94 yards and one TD on 12 carries in 13 games of action . . . also had six catches for 128 yards and one TD . . . had a 28-yard reception in the season opener vs. Oregon . . . rushed for a career-high 59 yards on just four carries vs. Arkansas, including a 32-yard TD run . . . his 78-yard reception vs. Ole Miss was Auburn's longest completion of the 2019 season . . . had a 10-yard TD catch vs. Samford.
2018 (AUBURN): Played in two games as a true freshman to preserve his redshirt year . . . made his collegiate debut vs. Washington . . . had three carries for 9 yards and one touchdown vs. Alabama State.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Consensus four-star recruit (247Sports, ESPN.com, Rivals.com) . . . rated the fifth-best running back prospect in the nation in the class of 2018 by 247Sports . . . ranked one of the top "athletes" in the nation in the class of 2018 by ESPN.com (No. 10) and Rivals.com (No. 24) . . . listed one of the best overall players in the state of Alabama in the class of 2018 by ESPN.com (No. 3), 247Sports (No. 4) and Rivals.com (No. 8) . . . selected to the ESPN300 as the 104th-rated overall prospect in the class of 2018 . . . played at Birmingham's Mountain Brook High School . . . scored 16 touchdowns as a senior for Coach Chris Yeager . . . selected to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game . . . rushed for 744 yards and eight TDs as a junior, and also caught nine passes for 180 yards and two TDs . . . also lettered in basketball . . . son of Lynda Williams and Harold Joiner.
Chester Kimbrough
Transfer cornerback from Florida played in 17 games for the Gators (eight in 2019, nine in 2020) and compiled 15 tackles and three pass break-ups.
2020 (FLORIDA): Played in nine games for the SEC East Champion Gators and recorded seven tackles . . . had a season-best three stops vs. Vanderbilt . . . credited with a pass break-up vs. South Carolina.
2019 (FLORIDA): Saw action in eight games . . . logged eight tackles, including a career-high four stops vs. UT-Martin.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at Warren Easton Senior High School . . . played in the 2018 LHSAA 4A State Championship Game . . . reached the LHSAA 4A State Semifinals three other times (2015, 2016, 2017) . . . played for Coach Jerry Phillips . . . rated a four-star prospect by Rivals.com . . . ranked one of the top cornerbacks in the class of 2019 by Rivals.com (No. 22), ESPN.com (No. 50) and 247Sports (No. 50) . . . listed one of the best overall players in the state of Louisiana in the class of 2019 by Rivals.com (No. 14), ESPN.com (No. 21) and 247Sports (No. 21) . . . rated one of the top cornerbacks in the state of Louisiana in the class of 2019 by Rivals.com (No. 2), ESPN.com (No. 5) and 247Sports (No. 5) . . . also named one of The Advocate's top high school football recruits in the state of Louisiana . . . honorable mention LSWA Class 4A All-State selection.
Marqui Lowery
Transfer cornerback from Louisville.
2020 (LOUISVILLE): Redshirted and did not see game action.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played for Coach Glenwood Ferebee at Zebulon Vance High School . . . helped lead Vance to the state 4-AA title as a senior, highlighted by a 24-3 win against Leesville Road to end a 13-2 season in which the Cougars held 12 opponents to seven points or less . . . recorded two interceptions in a 35-7 state quarterfinal win against West Forsyth . . . named the defensive player of the week after his play against West Forsyth . . . selected for the Queen City Senior Bowl . . . helped Vance reach the state 4-AA final as a junior in 2018, when he made 46 tackles and intercepted two passes for a 14-2 team . . . ranked one of the top cornerbacks in the class of 2020 by 247Sports (No. 72) . . . listed among the top overall players in the state of North Carolina in the class of 2020 by 247Sports (No. 26), including the third-best cornerback.
Ben VanSumeren
Transfer linebacker from Michigan earned three letters for the Wolverines (2018-20) and appeared in 15 games, including two starts at linebacker.
2020 (MICHIGAN): Played in all six games, including two starts at linebacker (vs. Indiana and Penn State), to earn his third letter . . . also saw time on special teams . . . compiled seven tackles . . . had a season-high three tackles, all assists, at Rutgers . . . moved to linebacker from fullback for the 2020 season.
2019 (MICHIGAN): Appeared in five games to earn his second letter . . . had five carries for 20 yards . . . had four carries for 7 yards and his first career touchdown vs. Middle Tennessee . . . also saw time on special teams.
2018 (MICHIGAN): Played in four games, two at fullback and two on special teams, to receive his first letter . . . made his collegiate debut against Western Michigan on Sept. 8.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at Garber High School in Essexville, Michigan . . . finished his high school career with 176 receptions for 2,888 yards and 29 touchdowns . . . led Bay County in receiving for three consecutive years . . . also rushed for 1,053 yards and 17 touchdowns on 160 carries and was 13-of-27 passing for 279 yards and four TDs . . . on defense, collected 79 tackles, including six tackles for loss and two sacks, along with four interceptions during his career . . . three-time MLive Bay City Dream Team selection (2015-17) . . . participated in the 2017 Nike The Opening in Cleveland and won overall ratings MVP at the camp . . . had 43 stops, four TFLs and one sack as a senior in 2017 . . . had 85 receptions, a state record for the regular-season only, for 1,259 yards and 13 TDs during his senior year . . . was also 11-of-25 passing for 249 yards and three TDs . . . rushed for 387 yards on 54 carries (7.2 avg.) with six TDs . . . named the Associated Press Player of the Year for Divisions 5-6 as a senior . . . also named first-team all-state by the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News . . . was a Dream Team selection by The Detroit News as a senior in 2017 . . . was named one of the top overall prospects in the state of Michigan in the class of 2017 by ESPN.com (No. 14), Rivals.com (No. 15) and 247Sports (No. 15) . . . caught 49 passes for 776 yards and eight scores and rushed for 489 yards and six TDs as a junior in 2016 . . . had 42 receptions for 853 yards and eight TDs as a sophomore . . . born May 5, 2000 . . . son of Jeff and Cindy VanSumeren.
Powers Warren
Walk-on tight end spent four years at Mississippi State (2017-20) and played in six games for the Bulldogs.
2020 (MISSISSIPPI STATE): Did not see game action.
2019 (MISSISSIPPI STATE): Played in one game.
2018 (MISSISSIPPI STATE): Appeared in five games to earn his first letter.
2017 (MISSISSIPPI STATE): Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at Minnetonka High School under Coach Dave Nelson . . . as a senior, caught 28 passes for 507 yards and two touchdowns . . . helped the Skippers to the quarterfinals of the Minnesota State High School League Class AAAAAA state playoffs . . . ranked the third-best tight end prospect in the state of Minnesota in the class of 2017 and the 35th overall player in Minnesota by 247Sports . . . born Nov. 24, 1998 . . . son of Kevin and Greta Warren . . . his father, Kevin, is the Big Ten Commissioner and was the former Chief Operating Officer of the Minnesota Vikings.
Ronald Williams
Transfer cornerback from Alabama.
2020 (ALABAMA): Missed the early part of the season with an arm injury . . . returned to play in three games (Mississippi State, Kentucky, Arkansas) for the National Champion Crimson Tide . . . recorded one tackle in his Alabama debut against Mississippi State.
JUNIOR COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: One of the top junior college players in the nation at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College under Coach Rion Rhoades was rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals.com . . . ranked one of the best overall junior college players in the country by Rivals.com (No. 10), 247Sports (No. 12) and ESPN (No. 23), including the third-best cornerback . . . earned NJCAA All-America honors as a sophomore in 2019 while playing in 10 games, recording 31 tackles with three interceptions and five pass break-ups . . . tallied 18 tackles, three pass break-ups and one pick as a freshman in 2018 . . . played for Coach Stanley Smith at Ferriday (La.) High School.
The enrollees include three freshmen who signed their National Letters of Intent in December: cornerback Charles Brantley, safety AJ Kirk and offensive lineman Kevin Wigenton.
The Spartans also welcomed transfers Samih Beydoun (Army), Itayvion Brown (Minnesota), Maliq Carr (Purdue), Quavaris Crouch (Tennessee), Khary Crump (Arizona), Christian Fitzpatrick (Louisville), Harold Joiner (Auburn), Chester Kimbrough (Florida), Marqui Lowery (Louisville), Ben VanSumeren (Michigan), Powers Warren (Mississippi State) and Ronald Williams (Alabama).
Michigan State is slated to begin summer conditioning on May 24.
Samih Beydoun
Walk-on linebacker attended the United States Military Academy Preparatory School (USMAPS) in 2020 . . . played high school football at Detroit Catholic Central.
Itayvion Brown
Transfer linebacker from Minnesota.
2020 SEASON (MINNESOTA): Redshirted . . . did not see game action.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played for Lutheran North High School in St. Louis, Missouri . . . was a four-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals.com . . . ranked one of the top 25 outside linebackers in the nation by Rivals (No. 17) and 247Sports (No. 22) . . . was listed as the best outside linebacker prospect in the state of Missouri in the class of 2020 and the fifth-best overall player in Missouri by 247Sports . . . wore No. 4 for the Crusaders . . . as a senior in 2019, led team to a state title with six tackles in the championship game . . . registered 105 tackles and seven sacks . . . as a junior in 2018, tallied 91 tackles, eight sacks and one interception . . . was a two-time Class 2 All-State First Team selection . . . coached by Carl Reed.
Maliq Carr
Transfer from Purdue.
2020 (PURDUE): Played in three games for the Boilermakers . . . had one catch for 15 yards in his collegiate debut vs. Iowa on Oct. 24.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at Oak Park High School in Oak Park, Michigan . . . was a consensus four-star recruit (247Sports, Rivals, ESPN) . . . ranked one of the best overall prospects in the state of Michigan in the class of 2020 by Rivals.com (No. 3), 247Sports (No. 3) and ESPN.com (No. 6) . . . listed among the top overall players in the nation in the class of 2020 by 247Sports (No. 126), Rivals.com (No. 188) and ESPN.com (No. 274) . . . was a member of the Rivals250 and ESPN300 as one of the best prospects in the country . . . rated the best wide receiver prospect in the state of Michigan in the class of 2020 and No. 35 nationally . . . also rated the No. 1 tight end in the state of Michigan by 247Sports and ESPN.com and No. 4 in the nation by 247Sports . . . named to the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News All-North Second Team and honorable mention all-state teams in 2019 . . . also named to the MLive Metro Detroit Dream Team (second team) on offense in 2019 . . . named to The Detroit News All-North First Team and all-state second team as a junior in 2018 with 21 receptions for 615 yards and nine touchdowns . . . also named to the Detroit Free Press All-North Second Team . . . helped Oak Park to the Oakland Activities Association title and the district finals in 2018 . . . also played basketball at Oak Park High School and was selected as one of the top 20 players in the state of Michigan (No. 18) by the Detroit Free Press.
Quavaris Crouch
Transfer linebacker from Tennessee played in 23 games for the Volunteers from 2019-20, including 11 starts at linebacker . . . posted 85 tackles for Tennessee, including three tackles for loss (10 yards), three pass break-ups and two forced fumbles.
2020 (TENNESSEE): Started all 10 games at middle linebacker . . . finished third on the team with 57 tackles and also had two TFLs, two forced fumbles and one pass break-up . . . tied a career high with 11 tackles in the season finale vs. No. 5 Texas A&M . . . collected seven stops and a career-high two tackles for loss in win at Vanderbilt . . . had three tackles and one QB hurry vs. No. 6 Florida . . . posted five tackles, forced a fumble, had a QB hurry and broke up a pass at Arkansas . . . tied a career high with 11 stops vs. Kentucky . . . had seven tackles and forced a fumble at No. 3 Georgia . . . had four tackles vs. Missouri . . . had two tackles and a QB hurry in season-opening win at South Carolina.
2019 (TENNESSEE): Played in all 13 games, including one starting assignment (vs. Alabama) . . . also lined up at running back in short-yardage situations . . . totaled 28 tackles (one TFL, 0.5 sack) . . . broke up two passes and registered four QB hurries . . . had 9 yards rushing on seven carries, including two touchdowns . . . had a 1-yard touchdown and one tackle vs. Indiana in the 2020 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl . . . had a half sack in the victory over Vanderbilt . . . scored the first touchdown of his career on a 1-yard run in the second quarter at Missouri . . . had four tackles vs. Kentucky . . . earned his first career start and notched his fourth consecutive four-tackle game at No. 1 Alabama while recording a QB hurry and a half tackle for loss . . . tallied four stops each vs. Mississippi State, Georgia and Florida . . . recorded the first tackles of his career against Chattanooga, finishing the game with three stops . . . had two quarterback hurries and a pass defended against BYU . . . made his Tennessee debut at home against Georgia State in the Vols' season opener . . . enrolled at Tennessee in January 2019.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played linebacker and running back at Harding University High School in Charlotte, North Carolina . . . was the consensus No. 1 player in the state of North Carolina in the class of 2019 . . . was ranked one of the top 100 overall prospects in the nation in the class of 2019 by ESPN.com (No. 42) and Rivals.com (No. 70) . . . consensus four-star recruit . . . selected to play in the 2019 All-American Bowl . . . was named the 2017 North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year . . . was a three-time Class AAA All-State selection by the North Carolina Sports Writers Association . . . named the 2017 Charlotte Observer Player of the Year . . . also named the 2017 SoMeck All-Conference Offensive Player of the Year . . . rushed for 3,246 yards and 33 touchdowns as a junior in 2017, while also racking up 51 tackles and 14 sacks . . . helped lead Harding High School to a state title in 2017, the school's first state championship since the 1950s . . . injured his ankle in the first game of his senior year and missed the entire 2018 season due to the injury . . . born Jan. 27, 2000 . . . son of Quanita Dunlap.
Khary Crump
Transfer cornerback from Arizona.
2020 (ARIZONA): Redshirted and did not see game action.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-year varsity career at Culver City High School in California . . . logged 169 total tackles, nine tackles for loss, seven interceptions, and six pass breakups during prep career . . . named to the All-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division 5 Southern Section football team as a senior in 2019 . . . had 59 tackles, three interceptions and six pass break-ups his senior season . . . helped Culver City to a 12-1 record and reach the Division 5 semifinals . . . had a career-high 66 tackles and four interceptions as a junior in 2018 . . . was ranked among the top cornerback prospects in the nation in the class of 2020 by 247Sports (No. 51) . . . listed among the top 100 overall players in the state of California in the class of 2020 by 247Sports (No. 65) and Rivals.com (No. 79).
Christian Fitzpatrick
Transfer wide receiver from Louisville.
2020 (LOUISVILLE): Played in one game at Louisville, starting the season finale against Wake Forest . . . was a midyear enrollee and joined the Cardinal program in January 2020.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at Southfield A&T High School in Southfield, Michigan . . . was ranked one of the best overall prospects in the state of Michigan in the class of 2020 by Rivals.com (No. 16), ESPN.com (No. 22) and 247Sports (No. 25) . . . rated one of the top wide receivers in the state of Michigan in the class of 2020 by Rivals (No. 5), 247Sports (No. 6) and ESPN.com (No. 7) . . . ranked the 74th receiver nationally by Rivals . . . finished his senior season with 33 receptions for 611 yards and 10 touchdowns . . . averaged 18.5 yards per catch . . . voted a team captain . . . named to the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News All-North Second Team and honorable mention all-state teams . . . also named to the MLive Metro Detroit Dream Team on offense in 2019 . . . recorded nine catches for 165 yards and one touchdown against Adams . . . his older brother, Dez, played at Louisville from 2017-20 and was selected in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft by Tennessee; he had 154 catches for 2,589 yards and 21 TDs in his collegiate career at U of L.
Harold Joiner
Transfer running back from Auburn played in 17 games for the Tigers from 2018-20 (two in 2018, 13 in 2019, two in 2020) . . . had 15 carries for 103 yards and two TDs . . . also had six receptions for 128 yards and one TD.
2020 (AUBURN): Played in two games (Kentucky, Georgia).
2019 (AUBURN): Rushed for 94 yards and one TD on 12 carries in 13 games of action . . . also had six catches for 128 yards and one TD . . . had a 28-yard reception in the season opener vs. Oregon . . . rushed for a career-high 59 yards on just four carries vs. Arkansas, including a 32-yard TD run . . . his 78-yard reception vs. Ole Miss was Auburn's longest completion of the 2019 season . . . had a 10-yard TD catch vs. Samford.
2018 (AUBURN): Played in two games as a true freshman to preserve his redshirt year . . . made his collegiate debut vs. Washington . . . had three carries for 9 yards and one touchdown vs. Alabama State.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Consensus four-star recruit (247Sports, ESPN.com, Rivals.com) . . . rated the fifth-best running back prospect in the nation in the class of 2018 by 247Sports . . . ranked one of the top "athletes" in the nation in the class of 2018 by ESPN.com (No. 10) and Rivals.com (No. 24) . . . listed one of the best overall players in the state of Alabama in the class of 2018 by ESPN.com (No. 3), 247Sports (No. 4) and Rivals.com (No. 8) . . . selected to the ESPN300 as the 104th-rated overall prospect in the class of 2018 . . . played at Birmingham's Mountain Brook High School . . . scored 16 touchdowns as a senior for Coach Chris Yeager . . . selected to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game . . . rushed for 744 yards and eight TDs as a junior, and also caught nine passes for 180 yards and two TDs . . . also lettered in basketball . . . son of Lynda Williams and Harold Joiner.
Chester Kimbrough
Transfer cornerback from Florida played in 17 games for the Gators (eight in 2019, nine in 2020) and compiled 15 tackles and three pass break-ups.
2020 (FLORIDA): Played in nine games for the SEC East Champion Gators and recorded seven tackles . . . had a season-best three stops vs. Vanderbilt . . . credited with a pass break-up vs. South Carolina.
2019 (FLORIDA): Saw action in eight games . . . logged eight tackles, including a career-high four stops vs. UT-Martin.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at Warren Easton Senior High School . . . played in the 2018 LHSAA 4A State Championship Game . . . reached the LHSAA 4A State Semifinals three other times (2015, 2016, 2017) . . . played for Coach Jerry Phillips . . . rated a four-star prospect by Rivals.com . . . ranked one of the top cornerbacks in the class of 2019 by Rivals.com (No. 22), ESPN.com (No. 50) and 247Sports (No. 50) . . . listed one of the best overall players in the state of Louisiana in the class of 2019 by Rivals.com (No. 14), ESPN.com (No. 21) and 247Sports (No. 21) . . . rated one of the top cornerbacks in the state of Louisiana in the class of 2019 by Rivals.com (No. 2), ESPN.com (No. 5) and 247Sports (No. 5) . . . also named one of The Advocate's top high school football recruits in the state of Louisiana . . . honorable mention LSWA Class 4A All-State selection.
Marqui Lowery
Transfer cornerback from Louisville.
2020 (LOUISVILLE): Redshirted and did not see game action.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played for Coach Glenwood Ferebee at Zebulon Vance High School . . . helped lead Vance to the state 4-AA title as a senior, highlighted by a 24-3 win against Leesville Road to end a 13-2 season in which the Cougars held 12 opponents to seven points or less . . . recorded two interceptions in a 35-7 state quarterfinal win against West Forsyth . . . named the defensive player of the week after his play against West Forsyth . . . selected for the Queen City Senior Bowl . . . helped Vance reach the state 4-AA final as a junior in 2018, when he made 46 tackles and intercepted two passes for a 14-2 team . . . ranked one of the top cornerbacks in the class of 2020 by 247Sports (No. 72) . . . listed among the top overall players in the state of North Carolina in the class of 2020 by 247Sports (No. 26), including the third-best cornerback.
Ben VanSumeren
Transfer linebacker from Michigan earned three letters for the Wolverines (2018-20) and appeared in 15 games, including two starts at linebacker.
2020 (MICHIGAN): Played in all six games, including two starts at linebacker (vs. Indiana and Penn State), to earn his third letter . . . also saw time on special teams . . . compiled seven tackles . . . had a season-high three tackles, all assists, at Rutgers . . . moved to linebacker from fullback for the 2020 season.
2019 (MICHIGAN): Appeared in five games to earn his second letter . . . had five carries for 20 yards . . . had four carries for 7 yards and his first career touchdown vs. Middle Tennessee . . . also saw time on special teams.
2018 (MICHIGAN): Played in four games, two at fullback and two on special teams, to receive his first letter . . . made his collegiate debut against Western Michigan on Sept. 8.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at Garber High School in Essexville, Michigan . . . finished his high school career with 176 receptions for 2,888 yards and 29 touchdowns . . . led Bay County in receiving for three consecutive years . . . also rushed for 1,053 yards and 17 touchdowns on 160 carries and was 13-of-27 passing for 279 yards and four TDs . . . on defense, collected 79 tackles, including six tackles for loss and two sacks, along with four interceptions during his career . . . three-time MLive Bay City Dream Team selection (2015-17) . . . participated in the 2017 Nike The Opening in Cleveland and won overall ratings MVP at the camp . . . had 43 stops, four TFLs and one sack as a senior in 2017 . . . had 85 receptions, a state record for the regular-season only, for 1,259 yards and 13 TDs during his senior year . . . was also 11-of-25 passing for 249 yards and three TDs . . . rushed for 387 yards on 54 carries (7.2 avg.) with six TDs . . . named the Associated Press Player of the Year for Divisions 5-6 as a senior . . . also named first-team all-state by the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News . . . was a Dream Team selection by The Detroit News as a senior in 2017 . . . was named one of the top overall prospects in the state of Michigan in the class of 2017 by ESPN.com (No. 14), Rivals.com (No. 15) and 247Sports (No. 15) . . . caught 49 passes for 776 yards and eight scores and rushed for 489 yards and six TDs as a junior in 2016 . . . had 42 receptions for 853 yards and eight TDs as a sophomore . . . born May 5, 2000 . . . son of Jeff and Cindy VanSumeren.
Powers Warren
Walk-on tight end spent four years at Mississippi State (2017-20) and played in six games for the Bulldogs.
2020 (MISSISSIPPI STATE): Did not see game action.
2019 (MISSISSIPPI STATE): Played in one game.
2018 (MISSISSIPPI STATE): Appeared in five games to earn his first letter.
2017 (MISSISSIPPI STATE): Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at Minnetonka High School under Coach Dave Nelson . . . as a senior, caught 28 passes for 507 yards and two touchdowns . . . helped the Skippers to the quarterfinals of the Minnesota State High School League Class AAAAAA state playoffs . . . ranked the third-best tight end prospect in the state of Minnesota in the class of 2017 and the 35th overall player in Minnesota by 247Sports . . . born Nov. 24, 1998 . . . son of Kevin and Greta Warren . . . his father, Kevin, is the Big Ten Commissioner and was the former Chief Operating Officer of the Minnesota Vikings.
Ronald Williams
Transfer cornerback from Alabama.
2020 (ALABAMA): Missed the early part of the season with an arm injury . . . returned to play in three games (Mississippi State, Kentucky, Arkansas) for the National Champion Crimson Tide . . . recorded one tackle in his Alabama debut against Mississippi State.
JUNIOR COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: One of the top junior college players in the nation at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College under Coach Rion Rhoades was rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals.com . . . ranked one of the best overall junior college players in the country by Rivals.com (No. 10), 247Sports (No. 12) and ESPN (No. 23), including the third-best cornerback . . . earned NJCAA All-America honors as a sophomore in 2019 while playing in 10 games, recording 31 tackles with three interceptions and five pass break-ups . . . tallied 18 tackles, three pass break-ups and one pick as a freshman in 2018 . . . played for Coach Stanley Smith at Ferriday (La.) High School.
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