App State Adds Nine From Class of 2025 on National Signing Day

Dec. 4, 2024

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BOONE, N.C. — App State Football signed nine Class of 2025 recruits from the high school ranks Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period.
 
To date, each Class of 2025 signee is rated as a three-star prospect. Nine of the 10 plan to enroll at App State for the start of the 2025 spring semester.
 
Wednesday’s signees come from North Carolina (two), Georgia (two), Florida (three), Alabama (one) and Mississippi (one). The breakdown splits the group into five offensive players and four defenders.
 
App State received the signed paperwork from defensive lineman Kaden Ellis and running back Max Guest shortly after 7 a.m. Ellis had committed to App State in October 2023, while Guest committed in May.
 
CLASS OF 2025 — DECEMBER SIGNEES
*Juan Berchal — DB — Sanford, Fla. (Seminole HS)
*Kaden Ellis — DL — Canton, Ga. (Cass HS)
*Dillon Galloway — TE — Rosman, N.C. (Brevard HS)
*Noah Gillon — QB — Tupelo, Miss. (Tupelo HS)
*Max Guest ­— RB — Asheville, N.C. (A.C. Reynolds HS)
*Jacquari Lewis — RB — Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna HS)
*Ja’Torian Mack — SAF — Eatonville, Fla. (Edgewater HS)
Caleb Pitts — DE — Auburn, Ala. (Auburn HS)
*Alex Sanchez — WR — Loganville, Ga. (Grayson HS)

* Expected to be an early enrollee 

FULL CLASS BIOS (In alphabetical order)
Juan Berchal — DB
5-10, 175
Sanford, Fla. (Seminole)
High School: As a senior for a 10-2 team, recorded five interceptions, scored four touchdowns and totaled more than 60 tackles … Named the Seminole Athletic Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … Last season, had 36 tackles, one interception and four pass breakups despite missing part of Seminole’s 10-3 season because of injury … Broke up five passes and recovered one fumble while totaling 16 tackles as a sophomore … Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports.
 
Kaden Ellis — DL
6-1, 280
Canton, Ga. (Cass)
High School: A knee injury sustained in April 2024 caused Ellis to miss his senior season of football, after a junior season in which he was named a GACA 5-A all-state defensive lineman and the 2023 5-A Region 7 Defensive Player of the Year … As a sophomore, posted 56 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 16 quarterback hurries, seven sacks and three forced fumbles … Competed in the postseason Georgia Elite Classic all-star game after his sophomore season …Also has excelled as a thrower in track and field … Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports.
 
Dillon Galloway — TE
6-4, 225
Rosman, N.C. (Brevard)
High School: Playing currently for a 10-win team that has reached the 2-A state quarterfinals, has eight career touchdown catches with 545 receiving yards on 37 receptions (14.7 yards per catch) … Posted a 93-yard receiving game with a touchdown this season against North Buncombe … Scored four touchdowns as an all-conference performer during his junior year, when he posted 167 receiving yards for a run-based offense that produced more than 2,500 rushing yards during a 10-3 season that included an unbeaten league record … Scored on two of his nine receptions as a sophomore playing at the varsity level … Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports.
 
Noah Gillon — QB
6-3, 180
Tupelo, Miss. (Tupelo)
High School: Advanced to this weekend’s 7-A state championship game as the quarterback for his 13-0 team … In three varsity seasons, with one game to go, has totaled 5,459 passing yards, 59 touchdown passes and a 62-percent completion rate … Heading into the state final, has thrown for 1,771 yards with 20 touchdowns and just four interceptions … As a junior, earned 3A Region I Offensive Player of the Year honors for an 8-3 team at Boonville High School, where he had a 322-yard game with five touchdown passes… Had two 300-yard passing games while throwing for 1,902 yards and 21 touchdowns as a sophomore at Tupelo … Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports.
 
Max Guest ­— RB
5-9, 195
Asheville, N.C. (A.C. Reynolds)
High School: Rushed for more than 3,400 yards and 51 touchdowns during his career at A.C. Reynolds, including 1,746 rushing yards and 25 touchdowns as a sophomore … Had a 281-yard rushing game and a 218-yard passing game as a senior … During his senior year, switched from running back to quarterback for his final four games, filling for at QB following a transfer tied to Hurricane Helene … Suffered a season-ending injury in the regular-season finale to cap a year in which he ran for 838 yards with 13 touchdowns, threw for 422 yards with two touchdowns and caught eight passes for 122 yards with one touchdown … Missed most of his junior season with a different, unrelated injury … As a sophomore, had a career-high 282 rushing yards with four touchdowns in a win against Shelby and a three-catch, 228-yard receiving performance with three touchdowns in a loss to Rabun Gap-Nacoochee … Had 820 rushing yards as a freshman … Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports.
 
Jacquari Lewis — RB
5-10, 185
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna)
High School: Playing for an 11-2 team that has reached a state semifinal in Florida and is ranked No. 16 nationally, has averaged 7.2 yards per carry and scored eight rushing touchdowns while gaining 607 yards on 84 attempts as part of a deep offense that spreads the ball around … Also contributed at quarterback and has caught 11 passes for 99 yards … As a junior for a 14-0 state championship team, averaged 7.8 yards and scored eight rushing touchdowns, posting games with 178 rushing yards and 115 during a 481-yard season … Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports.
 
Ja’Torian Mack — SAF
5-11, 180
Eatonville, Fla. (Edgewater)
High School: Scored five non-offensive touchdowns at the prep level with two interception returns for touchdowns (out of six total interceptions), two fumble returns for touchdowns and one punt return for a score … Had 135 tackles, 17 passes defended, five forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and 5.0 tackles for loss in final three seasons at Edgewater … Playing for a 10-2 team as a senior, had 26 tackles, three interceptions, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble in seven recorded appearances … Scored on a 35-yard interception return to help Edgewater hand Dr. Phillips High its first loss of the season … Recorded 68 tackles, one interception, 12 pass breakups, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries as a junior on an 11-1 team … Made 40 tackles as a sophomore for a 12-1 team … Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports.
 
Caleb Pitts — DE
6-2, 250
Auburn, Ala. (Auburn)
High School: As a senior for a 10-1 team, posted 70 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, 32 quarterback pressures, one forced fumble and two blocked field goals … Had back-to-back games with three sacks against Smiths Station and Carver Montgomery … Recorded 60 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, six sacks, 20 quarterback hurries and two fumble recoveries as a junior for a 9-3 team … First-team ASWA All-State and Opelika-Auburn News All-Region selection as a junior … Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports.
 
Alex Sanchez — WR
6-2, 190
Loganville, Ga. (Grayson)
High School: Playing for a 12-1 team that has reached the 6-A state semifinals, has caught eight touchdown passes and averaged 15.8 yards per catch while posting 36 receptions for 567 yards … In a playoff win against Collins Hill, which handed Grayson its only regular-season loss, caught five passes for 96 yards and three touchdowns … With a six-touchdown, 611-yard junior season that included 42 catches, has totaled 78 receptions for 1,178 yards and 14 scores in his last two prep seasons … Second-team 7A All-Region 4 and honorable mention Gwinnett Daily Post All-County as a junior … Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports.

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