Hilltoppers announce signees for Class of 2024
Published 6:26 pm Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Western Kentucky’s football team announced a group of additions to the program during Thursday’s first day of the three-day early signing period on Wednesday.
Here’s a look at the newcomers:
Jordan Bergeron | Fr. | DB | 6-0 | 172 | Naples HS | Naples, Florida
Bergeron, a defensive back out of Naples High School in Florida, is rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports and On3 and a two-star prospect by Rivals. As a senior, he posted 30 tackles, with three for loss and one sack, in 12 games, according to his team’s MaxPreps account. He had two quarterback hurries, an interception and nine passes defended. He had 37 tackles in 12 games as a junior, with one for loss, plus two interceptions, seven passes defended and a fumble recovery.
Jackson Dialls | Fr. | OL | 6-4 | 303 | Frederick Douglass HS | Lexington
Dialls joins WKU after prepping at Frederick Douglass High in Lexington, where he was considered a three-star offensive line prospect by 247Sports and On3 and a two-star recruit by Rivals. He helped the Broncos to a 9-5 record as a senior and a trip to the Class 6A state semifinals. Dialls claimed a Class 5A state title in 2022 as a sophomore with Frederick Douglass, going a perfect 15-0 that season.
*Jordan Donald | Fr. | LB | 6-2 | 210 | Perry HS | Perry, Georgia
Donald is rated a three-star linebacker by 247Sports and On3, and a two-star prospect by Rivals. Donald prepped at Perry High School in Georgia, where he recorded 89 tackles, with six for loss and 3.5 sacks in 12 games as a senior, according to his team’s MaxPreps account. He also forced a fumble and recovered a fumble. He had 123 total tackles as a junior in 15 games, with seven for loss, three sacks, two forced fumbles, two interceptions and a fumble recovery.
*Korbyn Green | R-Jr. | DB | 6-0 | 166 | Hutchinson CC/BYU/Owasso HS | Tulsa, Oklahoma
Green is a defensive back that comes joins the Hilltoppers after two seasons at Hutchinson Community College. There, he appeared in 13 games with 20 tackles, an interception, four pass breakups and a fumble recovery. Rivals rates Green a three-star prospect. Green started his career at BYU as part of the 2022 recruiting class. He prepped at Owasso High, where he was a three-year letterman in football and track. He helped Owasso football to a 10-3 record in 2021 with 27 tackles, two interceptions and nine pass breakups. He was rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports out of high school.
Marvis Parrish | Fr. | RB | 5-11 | 185 | Lowndes HS | Valdosta, Georgia
Parrish is rated a two-star running back prospect out of Lowndes High in Georgia by Rivals. He rushed for 928 yards and 21 touchdowns on 115 carries in 12 games as a senior, while also tallying 396 yards and four scores on 28 receptions and completing 10-of-13 passes for 117 yards and two touchdowns. He had 1,452 all-purpose yards – an average of 121 per game. He returned eight kicks for 128 yards. As a junior, he ran for 327 yards and three touchdowns on 93 carries and completed 100-of-172 passes for 1,090 yards and 12 touchdowns.
*Sekou Peters | Fr. | DL | 6-1 | 268 | Westlake HS | Atlanta
Peters comes to WKU from Westlake High in Atlanta, where he is considered a three-star defensive line prospect by 247Sports, On3 and ESPN. He posted 39 tackles, with six for loss and two sacks, in 11 games as a senior, according to his team’s MaxPreps account, while also recording a blocked kick and a pass breakup.
*Hackman Pierre | R-Fr. | OL | 6-4 | 338 | Southwest Mississippi CC/Notre-Dame de Foy | Quebec City, Canada
Pierre comes to WKU from Southwest Mississippi Community College. The offensive lineman prepped at Notre-Dame de Foy.
*Al Sandifer | R-Jr. | DL | 6-0 | 267 | Mississippi Gulf Coast CC/Greenville Christian HS | Greenwood, Mississippi
Sandifer comes to WKU after three seasons at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, where he appeared in 21 games. The defensive lineman tallied 57 tackles during that time, with 17 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks. He also had two pass breakups and a fumble recovery during his three years at the junior college level. He comes to WKU after a 2024 season in which he had 33 tackles, with nine tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks, in nine games for the 8-2 Bulldogs. Sandifer was named an All-MACCC Honorable Mention selection. Sandifer prepped at Greenville Christian, where he helped lead his team to the MAIS Class 3A state title. He was named to the Class 3A All-MAIS Team and was selected to play in the Class 1A-2A-3A MAIS All-Star Game.
*Isiah Stoudemire | Fr. | OL | 6-3 | 318 | Stebbins HS | Dayton, Ohio
Stoudemire is rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports and On3, and a two-star prospect by Rivals. He prepped at Stebbins High School in Ohio.
*Brandon Thomas | Fr. | LB | 6-3 | 198 | Miami Carol City HS | Miami,
Thomas comes to WKU from Miami Carol City High, where he was rated a three-star linebacker prospect by 247Sports, On3, Rivals and ESPN. According to his team’s MaxPreps account, he appeared in four games as a senior with 21 tackles, nine tackles for loss and six sacks. He spent his junior year at Baltimore’s St. Frances Academy and was at Bradenton IMG Academy in Florida the year prior.
*Dylan Vickerson | Fr. | WR | 6-1 | 210 | Creekside HS | Miami
Vickerson is a receiver out of Creekside High in Florida, where he is rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals, On3 and ESPN. According to his team’s MaxPreps, Vickerson caught 48 passes for 814 yards and 16 touchdowns in 12 games as a senior at Creekside, while also throwing two passes for 111 yards and a touchdown. He had two kickoff returns for 70 yards, and punted 12 times for 456 yards, with a long of 54 and five downed inside the 20.
* — Indicates January enrollee