Mercer Adds 17th Signee to #MUvment19 Class

MACON, Ga. – Mercer's #MUvment19 class grew by one on Friday as Collierville, Tenn. product Justin Bray signed his National Letter of Intent to join the Bears.

Bray is the 17th overall signee and second tight end to join the #MUvment19 class since the early signing period opened on Wednesday morning. The 17 signees span five states – 10 from Georgia, four from Florida and one apiece from Alabama, Ohio and Tennessee. Included in the class are three offensive linemen, three defensive backs, three linebackers, two running backs, two tight ends, one defensive lineman, one quarterback, one wide receiver and one long snapper.

"I'd like to commend our coaching staff and support staff for identifying young men and their families that are a great fit for Mercer Football," head coach Bobby Lamb said on Wednesday following the signing of Mercer's first 16 signees. "The young men we've signed to our program have a combined grade point average of 3.5, which is the highest [average] that we've ever had for an incoming class.

"We're ready to get some of these Bears enrolled early for the upcoming spring semester as we shift our focus to the fall of 2019. Our staff is thrilled to have these young men joining our program and we believe they are difference makers."

Signing Class Breakdown

Position	Signees	State	Signees
OL	3	Georgia	10
DB	3	Florida	4
LB	3	Alabama	1
RB	2	Ohio	1
TE	2	Tennessee	1
QB	1
WR	1
DL	1
LS	1

Mercer Football 2019 Signing Class

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Hometown (Previous School)
Kendall Bohler	DB	5-10	163	Fr.	Ocoee, Fla. (Ocoee HS)
Justin Bray	TE	6-3	227	Fr.	Collierville, Tenn. (St. George's Independent)
Richie Coffey	WR	5-10	167	Fr.	Jacksonville, Fla. (Baldwin HS)
Fred Davis	RB	5-10	196	Fr.	Fortson, Ga. (Northside HS)
Colton Dingmore	OL	6-3	252	Fr.	Forsyth, Ga. (Mary Persons HS)
Dylan Fromm	QB	5-11	204	Fr.	Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins HS)
Joel Girtman	DB	5-9	191	Fr.	College Park, Ga. (Westlake HS)
Aidan Higgins	OL	5-11	256	Fr.	Duluth, Ga. (Mountain View HS)
Zach Hopkins	LB	6-0	212	Fr.	Madison, Ala. (James Clemens HS)
Gavin Hughes	LB	6-2	210	Fr.	Rome, Ga. (Coosa HS)
Zach Lassiter	LS	6-0	194	Fr.	Cochran, Ga. (Bleckley County HS)
Brandon Marshall	RB	5-7	175	Fr.	Jacksonville, Fla. (Raines HS)
Pedro Rodriguez	TE	6-2	235	Fr.	Lake Mary, Fla. (Lake Mary HS)
Pat Rogers	DL	6-0	261	Fr.	Screven, Ga. (Wayne County HS)
Luke Szabados	LB	6-2	230	Fr.	Liberty Township, Ohio (Moeller HS)
John Thomas	OL	6-3	291	Fr.	Marietta, Ga. (Hillgrove HS)
Lance Wise	DB	5-8	179	Fr.	Marietta, Ga. (Hillgrove HS)

Justin Bray (TE, 6-3, 227, Collierville, Tenn.)
High School

Four-year letterwinner at St. George's Independent School (Collierville, Tenn.)
Played tight end for the Gryphons under head coach Andre Lott
Three-time All-Region (II-AA) selection, twice as a defensive end & once as a wide receiver
Selected to play in 2018 AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game
Helped St. George's win 2015 Class II-AA state championship
Multi-sport athlete who also swam, ran track & played basketball at St. George's
Named to school's Honor Roll & Scholar's List
Owns school high jump record at St. George's
Member of school's Modern Music Ensemble & Agape North Club

Personal

Full name is Justin Robert Bray
Born on July 12, 2000
Son of Stacie & Larry Bray
Has one sibling, Ryan

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Justin Bray

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