South Oak Cliff High School Head Football Coach Jason Todd speaking at the National Signing Day ceremony. Photo by Victoria Hernandez.
Athletes from across the country signed national letters of intent Wednesday as a part of National Signing Day.
Seventeen football players from the reigning UIL State Champions of South Oak Cliff High School were celebrated at their own ceremony, joining the program’s seven signees that graduated or decided early in December.
“This is one of those moments that a lot of these guys have been waiting for when they started playing football,” SOC Head Football Coach Jason Todd said at the Golden Bears’ signing ceremony.
“Y’all are going to remember this time forever. … I just want y’all boys to know y’all got us back to prominence. Y’all got us back to where we belong. Y’all earned your way on the wall,” he said. “Some of y’all gone, the other ones still ain’t decided what they’re going to do, but just know y’all got a place in SOC history forever and it’s going to be Death Row ‘til you die. Love y’all.”
Not only did this senior class make history with the 2025 state championship. Head freshmen football coach Ellis Wheatfall added that SOC produced the largest signing class in the state of Texas this year.
Here are the 24 football players from SOC that have signed with college teams as of National Signing Day on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Early Signees
Delvin Cook, North Dakota
Rickey Giles, West Virginia
Marcell Gipson Jr., Clemson
Brandon Hightower, Missouri State
Kordae Houston, Syracuse
Ja’Marion Phillips, Baylor
Courtavious Tisaby, Arizona State
National Signing Day Athletes
Peabody Brooks, Texas Southern University
Collin Cottingham, Missouri Valley College
Reggie Epps, Arkansas Baptist
Corde Fields, Midland University
Kris “Metro” Harris, Missouri Valley College
Daniel Hayes, Northeastern State
Montez Haynes, Northeastern State
Leighton Henderson, UT-Permian Basin
Devonte Hill, College of the Canyons
Jonnathon “JuJu” Jefferson, Lincoln University
Chris Jones, Missouri Valley College
Melo Minter, Butler Junior College
Levon Morton, Weber State
Jaylen Moore, Northeastern State
Jamari Stewart, Trinity Valley Community College
Torrin Teague, Missouri State
Mikail Trotter, Northeastern State
And the additional 27 football players from surrounding Oak Cliff high schools that also participated in National Signing Day.
Carter High School (7)
Damarion Boozer, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Andrew Jackson, Texas College
Jayden Lacy, Arkansas Baptist
Joshua Parker, Lincoln University
Jeremiah Shaw, Arkansas Baptist
Dermonico Townsend, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Jeremiah Williams, Arkansas Baptist
Kimball High School (15)
Keilo Adams, Sterling College
Kevondrick Anderson, Bethel College
Zack Barnes, Texas College
Daleshun Deadmond, Northeastern State
Keilon Evans, Butler Community College
Joseph Fields, Texas College
Michael Gipson, Ottawa University
Noah Hamilton, Virginia University at Lynchburg
Demario Harris, Southwestern Christian Community College
Adrian Johnson, Howard Payne University
Jamari Martin, Virginia University at Lynchburg
Kyran Mathis, Texas College
Charles McCuin, Northeastern State
Rashawn Parker, Texas College
Leslie Turner, Bethany College
Roosevelt High School (4)
Tra’Darius Cook, Howard Payne University
Braylon Merchant, Texas College
Lonnie Mitchell, Kansas Wesleyan University
Bryson Rogers, Texas Wesleyan University
Sunset High School (1)
Javier Ipinia, Bethany College
