NMSU Inks 15 on National Signing Day
OnWednesday, National Signing Day, head coach Doug Martin announced the addition of 15 student-athletes for the 2016 football season. The 2016 recruits signed their National Letters of Intent to join the Aggies along with the seven midyear signees from December. Below are the names and bios of each new Aggie.
Shamad Lomax (5’10” – 185 – Copperas Cove HS – Copperas Cove, Texas)
Played at Copperas Cove HS in Copperas Cove, Texas under Dr. Jack Welsh… Named First Team All-District 12-6A as a cornerback and Second Team as a kickoff returner in 2015… Selected First Team All-Central-Texas as a defensive back… Was an honorable mention Academic All-State and Academic All-District 12-6A as a senior… Named Copperas Cove HS Defensive and Special Teams Team MVP in 2015… In 2014, was selected to First Team All-District 12-6A as a safety and Second Team as a kickoff returner… Named First Team All-Central-Texas as a defensive back as a junior… Was Academic All-District 12-6A in 2014… Named Copperas Cove HS Special Teams MVP as a junior… Racked up 68 unassisted tackles in two years… Averaged 3.7 tackles per game through two seasons… Had 3.0 tackles for loss as a senior… Amassed 1.0 sacks for four yards as a senior… Collected five interceptions which included four as a junior and one as a senior… Defended 37 passes and grabbed one fumble recovery in two years… Racked up 864 kickoff return yards on 28 returns for an average of 30.9 yards per return through two seasons… Amassed 30 punt return yards on four returns for an average of 7.5 yards per return in two seasons.
Cameron Loos (6’3″ – 235 – Hockinson HS – Brush Prairie, Wash.)
Played at Hockinson HS in Brush Prairie, Wash. under Rick Steele… Selected First Team All-State Washington 2A and First Team All-Region as a linebacker in 2015… Named GSL (district) Defensive MVP… Earned First Team GSL (District) as a punter in 2015… Named The Columbian’s High School Football Player of the Week on Oct. 31, 2015… Racked up 68 rushing yards and one touchdown on three carries for an average of 22.7 yards per carry as a senior… Amassed 713 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns on 28 receptions for an average of 25.5 yards per reception as a senior… Grabbed a long reception of 80 yards as a senior… Collected 781 total yards and 828 all-purpose yards as a senior… Defensively, amassed 57 tackles with 28 unassisted and 29 assisted tackles as a senior… Garnered 6.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks as a senior… Racked up 13 touchdowns over two years with 12 as a senior and one as a junior to average 1.0 touchdowns per game.
Gamar Girdy (5’9″ – 185 – Victoria West HS – Victoria, Texas)
Played at Victoria West HS in Victoria, Texas under Doug Oberle… Racked up a total of 117 touchdowns at Victoria West in career… Rushed for 4,783 yards and 84 touchdowns over career… Amassed 46 receptions for 781 yards and three touchdowns through career… Completed 127-of-257 passes for 2,305 yards and 25 touchdowns with just seven interceptions in career… Scored five touchdowns on kick returns over career… As a junior, scored 59 all-purpose touchdowns and was an Honorable Mention AP All-State… Named the South Texas Showcase Offensive Player of the Year as a junior… Rushed for 1,704 yards and 31 touchdowns and averaged 7.9 yards per carry as a senior… Passed for 911 yards and 13 touchdowns with just one interception as a senior… Averaged 201 yards of offense per game and 38.6 yards per return with one touchdown… Racked up 45 all-purpose touchdowns for the 2015 season… Selected as Victoria West Team Captain and Victoria West Team MVP by teammates as a senior… Named MVP of District 30-5A… Chosen as All-South Texas Showcase Offensive MVP in 2015… Earned All-South Texas Showcase First Team as a utility player as a senior… Selected the Victoria Advocate All-Area Offensive Player of the Year as a senior.
Kurt Shughart (5’10” – 205 – Chaparral HS – Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Played at Chaparral HS in Scottsdale, Ariz. under Contrad Hamilton… Was an Arizona Football Coaches Association Top 25 Player in the State (Super 25)… Named the Division I Arizona 2-Way Player of the Year as a senior… Selected as an All-State defensive back in Arizona… Earned Arizona Section 7 Player of the Year in 2015… Named First Team Division I Arizona as a defensive back and Second Team as a punt returner… Was an All-City running back in Phoenix… Amassed 102 tackles with 72 unassisted and 30 assisted in three years… Averaged 4.3 tackles per game through three years… Racked up 5.0 tackles for loss in three years… As a sophomore, had 58 tackles with 44 unassisted and 14 assisted to average 4.5 per game… Accumulated 3.0 tackles for loss as a sophomore… Collected 43 tackles with 27 unassisted and 16 assisted as a junior to average 4.3 per game… Amassed 2.0 tackles for loss as a junior… Had 10 interceptions with six as junior and four as a sophomore… Defended 24 passes as a sophomore and junior… Scored six touchdowns with five as a junior… Racked up 183 rushing yards on 31 carries to average 5.9 yards per carry as a junior… Scored four rushing touchdowns and returned one interception for a touchdown as a junior… Collected 279 all-purpose yards as a junior with 183 rushing and 84 interception return yards… Amassed 377 all-purpose yards as a sophomore and junior combined.
Roy Lopez (6’2″ – 290 – Mesquite HS – Tempe, Ariz.)
Played at Mesquite HS in Tempe, Ariz. under Robbie Robinson… Was an Arizona Football Coaches Association Top 25 Player in the State (Super 25) as a defensive back in 2015… Selected First Team All-State as defensive line by Az Central in 2015… Named 2015 Defensive Lineman of the Year by the Arizona Varsity Rivals… Chosen as a 2015 Section Top 2-Way lineman… Selected for All-FridayNight Fever Team as an offensive lineman by Channel 12 in 2015… Named a Top 25 Arizona Offensive Lineman by East Valley Tribune in 2015… Chosen as a First Team All-state Offensive lineman by Az Central in 2014… Selected as First Team All-State and First Team All-Section as offensive lineman in 2014… Earned 2015 Rich Rodriguez Camp Outstanding Defensive Lineman Award… Named a NIKE NFTC Oakland “The Opening” Top 10 Defensive Lineman and a Las Vegas, Nevada Rivals Top 10 Offensive Lineman in 2015… Selected as 2015 Blue/Gray All-American Combine Outstanding Offensive Lineman… Chosen as the National Underclassman Camp Scottsdale Outstanding Offensive Lineman and the National Underclassman Camp Phoenix Outstanding Defensive Lineman in 2014… Amassed 53 tackles with 28 unassisted and 25 assisted for 4.8 tackles per game as a senior… Racked up 17.0 tackles for loss as a senior…. Garnered 21 tackles with 17 unassisted and four assisted for 2.6 tackles per game as a junior… Collected 6.0 sacks as a senior.
Tyler Matthews (6’3″ – 220 – Southern Miss Univeristy (Mississippi) – Crowley, Texas)
Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal (2014)
Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2014)
2014 (Redshirt Sophomore, Southern Miss.)
Named a 2014-15 Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Medalist… Named to the 2014-15 Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll… Transferred from TCU…Satout the season due to NCAA transfer rules.
2013 (Redshirt Freshman, TCU)
Appeared in four games for the Horned Frogs… Made collegiate debut in week two against Southeastern Louisiana… Had season-long 7-yard carry at Oklahoma State … Also saw action against Texas Tech and SMU.
2012 (Freshman, TCU)
Redshirted.
High School
Four-star pro-style quarterback on Rivals.com at McPherson High School in Wichita, Kan… Ranked as the No. 6 pro-style quarterback in the nation… Rated No. 174 in the Rivals.com 250… No. 1-ranked player in the state of Kansas… Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl… Passed for 6,541 yards and 62 touchdowns with only eight interceptions in career … First Team All-State selection as a senior… Completed 163-of-257 passes (63.4 percent) for 2,836 yards, 24 touchdowns and just five interceptions as a senior… Rushed for three touchdowns… Selected Third Team All-State as a junior … Named All-League and Offensive Most Valuable Player during junior and senior years.
Cameron Matthews (6’3″ – 200 – Trinity Valley School – Crowley, Texas)
Played at Trinity Valley School in Crowley, Texas under Aaron Mattox… Named 2014 and 2015 All-Southwest Preparatory Conference Player of the Year… Amassed 5,207 passing yards over career… Racked up 33 passing touchdowns in career… Completed 455-of-791 passes through three years for a .575 completion percentage… Racked up three 1,000-yard passing seasons and two 10-touchdown seasons… Collected 231 punt yards on eight punts through three years.
Drew Dan (6’2″ – 180 – Checotah HS – Muskogee, Okla.)
Played at Checotah HS in Musckogee, Okla. under Brandon Turley… Selected First Team All-State as a wide receiver by OCA… Named First Team All-State as a kickoff returner for OK Preps after finishing No. 1 in state in return yards… Amassed 888 return yards and four touchdowns on 33 returns with a 26.9 return yard average… Finished as No. 3 wide receiver in state of Oklahoma by OK Preps… Racked up 1,150 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns on 54 receptions… Had a 21.3 average for receiving yards… Listed as No. 27 overall prospect in state by OK Preps… On pace to be Valedictorian with a 4.0 GPA… A member of the National Honor Society.
Jason Huntley (5’9″ – 165 – Martin HS – Arlington, Texas)
Played at Martin HS in Arlington, Texas under Bob Wager… Selected First Team All-District 4-6A as a running back in Texas… Children’s Care Week 7 Player of the Week in Dallas, Texas in 2015… Amassed 1,056 rushing yards on 80 carries in two years… Garnered 938 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns on 67 carries as a senior… Collected four 100-yard rushing games as a senior… Averaged 14 yards per carry as a senior and 9.1 yards per carry as a junior… Racked up 49 receiving yards on five receptions over two years… Amassed 1,241 all-purpose yards as a senior… Had 268 kickoff return yards on eight kickoff returns in 2015… Collected 12 touchdowns as a senior… Ran on the fourth best 4X400 relay team in Texas in track as a senior with Jared Phipps.
Noah Lopez (6’4″ – 285 – Katy HS – Katy, Texas)
Played at katy HS in Katy, Texas under Gary Joseph… Helped guide team to 2015 Texas State Champions and 2014 State Runner-Up in 6A Division II… Played in 32 games and started 24 in two years… Selected First Team All-District 19-6A.
Brandon Bell (5’9″ – 170 – Manvel HS – Fresno, Texas)
Played at Manvel HS in Fresno, Texas under Kirk Martin… Selected First Team All-District 22-6A as a cornerback in 2015 and Second Team in 2014… Amassed 74 tackles and two interceptions as a senior, with one returned for a touchdown… Had seven pass breakups… Racked up 97 tackles and five interceptions as a junior… Collected 14 pass breakups in 2014… As a sophomore, had 34 tackles… Garnered four interceptions in 2013 and first play on varsity team was an interception… Amassed nine pass breakups as a sophomore.
Bobby Hill (6’2″ – 285 – Orange Coast CC (California) – Long Beach, Calif.)
Played at Orange Coast CC in Long Beach, Calif… Amassed 35 tackles in 2015… Racked up 3.0 sacks for 25 yards in 2015.
Darius Anderson (6’1″ – 310 – Hightower HS – Fresno, Calif.)
Played at Hightower HS in Missouri City, Texas under Padriac McGinnis… Three-time All-District 23-6A First Team Defensive Lineman… Selected as All-State Defensive Lineman in Texas in 2015… Named Hightower HS Defensive Lineman MVP… Earned First Team All-Greater Houston honors as defensive lineman in 2015… Garnered 22 sacks and 94 tackles for loss and one interception over career.
Bryce Roberts (6’4″ – 240 – Mustang HS – Yukon, Okla.)
Played at Mustang HS in Mustang, Okla. under Jeremy Dombek… Ranked as the No. 41 overall prospect in the state by 247sports.com… Was an All-District tight end… Selected as Honorable Mention Big All-City… Started at power forward on basketball state champions team.
DeShawnte Lloyd (6’1″ – 325 – College of the Sequoias (California) – Baltimore, Md.)
Played at College of the Sequoias (California) under Irv Pankey… Ranked No. 11 in the CCCAA in tackles… Selected to First Team All-CCCAA as a defensive lineman.
Midyear Signees
Isaiah McIntyre (5’11” – 175 – Las Cruces HS – Las Cruces, N.M.)
Played at Las Cruces HS under Jim Miller… Standout wide receiver selected All-District as both a wide receiver and a safety in 2013… Racked up 64 rushing yards on six carries for 10.7 yards per carry as a senior… Amassed 239 receiving yards and one touchdown on 11 receptions for 21.7 yards per reception as a senior… Collected 303 all-purpose yards as a senior… Participated in track for Las Cruces HS Bulldawgs and was 5A State champion in high jump in 2014.
Johnathan Boone (6’3″ – 190 – Ellsworth CC (Iowa) – Orlando, Fla.)
Played at Freedom High School and then Ellsworth Community College in Ellsworth, Iowa… Selected to the All-ICCAC First Team in 2015… Amassed 774 receiving yards on 45 receptions in 2015… Racked up 1,007 all-purpose yards and seven touchdowns in 2015.
Jaleel Scott (6’6″ – 212 – Ellsworth CC (Iowa) – Rock Hill, S.C.)
Played for Rock Hill HS in Rock Hill, South Carolina before Ellsworth Community College… Named to the All-ICCAC First Team in 2015… Garnered 668 receiving yards and nine touchdowns on 45 receptions in 2015.
Josh Aganon (5’10” – 180 – Mesa CC (Arizona) – Scottsdale
Played at Chaparral HS in Scottsdale, Ariz. and then Mesa Community College in Mesa, Ariz… Earned Second Team All-ACCAC as a wide receiver in 2015… Scored seven touchdowns and collected 633 receiving yards on 62 receptions in 2015.
Conner Cramer (6’2″ – 195 – NMMI JC (New Mexico) – Mobile, Ala.)
Played at Alma Bryant High School in Mobile, Ala. before New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, N.M… Was a two-time WSFL Offensive Player of the Week… Selected to the All-WSFL First Team in 2015… Averaged 268.2 passing yards per game and racked up 26 touchdown passes and just nine interceptions.
Jared Phipps (5’9″ – 165 – Martin HS – Arlington, Texas)
Played at Martin HS in Arlington, Texas Under Bob Wager… Selected Second Team All-State Texas 6A as a kick returner and First Team All-District 4-Texas 6A as a cornerback in 2014… Amassed 1,306 kickoff return yards in three years with 670 kickoff return yards as a senior… Collected 1,439 all-purpose yards over three years, with 730 all-purpose yards as a senior… Racked up 108 tackles in three years with 85 unassisted and 25 assisted tackles… Had 2.0 sacks as a junior… Rushed for 72 yards in 10 carries over three years… Accumulated 39 rushing yards on five carries as a senior… Racked up 48 receiving yards on five receptions… Ran on the fourth best 4X400 relay team in Texas in track as a senior with Jason Huntley.
Austin Shaw (6’0″ – 170 – Frisco HS – Frisco, Texas)
Played at Frisco HS in Frisco, Texas under Vance Gibson… Named First Team All-District 9-5A Texas as a cornerback… Had one reception for 49 yards as a senior… Amassed 72 kick return yards and had 121 all-purpose yards as a senior… Made 1.0 tackles for loss as a senior.
Sage Doxtater (6’7″ – 320 – Canada Prep Academy – Ontario, Canada)
Played at Canada Prep Academy under Geoff McArthur, a former NFL wide receiver and Cal-Berkley great.
