BY JAKE WEINSTOCK
During the early signing period (December 4-6, 2024), Tulane football signed 15 high school recruits, for the class of 2025. Of those, there are 6 defenders, 8 offensive players, and 1 "athlete." Today we will take a look at those set to play defense, and which ones are expected to enroll in January and therefore participate in spring practices. Please note that we will discuss these signees in alphabetic order.
Nik Alston, a 6'3", 260 pound defensive lineman from Thompson High School in Birmingham, Alabama. Alston held other offers from Colorado, Georgia Tech, Washington, Minnesota, NC State, Troy, Liberty, Appalachian State, East Carolina, Georgia Southern, ULL (as an aside, it's atrocious that ESPN has agreed to label them as "Louisiana"), Jacksonville State, UAB, and ULM. He is ranked as a 3-star member of the 2024 class by 247, and the 43rd best player in the State of Alabama, in his class. Alston was temporarily committed to Liberty during the summer of 2024, before taking a visit to Tulane. He was a solid commit from June on. Alston is expected to enroll early, in January, 2025, and participate in spring practices.
PaLanding Drammeh, a 6'2", 300 pound defensive lineman from Hoover High School in Hoover, Alabama. Drammeh had offers from Memphis, Navy, Georgia Tech, Appalachian State, Buffalo, Jacksonville State, Troy, UAB, among some others. He had been a commitment of Troy from April-June, 2024 (note that this was after Jon Sumrall took the Tulane job, in December of 2023), before decommitting from Troy and then committing to Tulane in July, 2024. He was a solid commit from then on. He is ranked as a 3-star member of the 2024 class by 247, and the 54th best player in the State of Alabama, in his class. Drammeh is expected to enroll early, in January, 2025, and participate in spring practices.
Landon Hammond, a 6'0", 150 pound cornerback from Opelousas High School in Opelousas, Louisiana. He held other offers from Ole Miss, Arizona State, Boston College, UCF, Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Troy, UTSA, Louisiana Tech, ULM, Tulsa and USF, among others. Cole Heard and his staff at Tulane have been on Hammond for a long time. He was offered in January of 2024, about a month after this staff's arrival, uptown. Hammond committed to Tulane at the end of September, 2024, and did not deviate, thereafter. He is ranked as a 3-star member of the 2024 class by 247, and the 40th best player in the State of Louisiana, in his class. Hammond is expected to enroll at Tulane after graduating from high school in May, 2025.
Michael Igbinoghene, a 5'10", a 180 pound cornerback from Hewitt-Trussville High School in Trussville, Alabama. He held other offers from Ole Miss, Florida State, Arkansas, Illinois, Vanderbilt, UCF, West Virginia, UAB, Troy, Marshall, ULL, Liberty, ULM, Jacksonville State, Liberty, Georgia Southern, Bowling Green, and Arkansas State. Igbinoghene is ranked as a 3-star member of the 2024 class by 247, and the 29th best player in the State of Alabama, in his class. He committed to Tulane at the end of September, 2024, and did not deviate, thereafter. Igbinoghene is expected to enroll at Tulane after graduating from high school in May, 2025.
Joshua Lewis, a 6'4", 245 pound defensive lineman from Dutchtown High School in Geismar, Louisiana. Lewis maintained offers from Houston, Georgia Tech, Missouri, Oregon State, Cal, ULL, Louisiana Tech, ULM, and UTSA. He was committed to Missouri from April to November, 2024, and then was a surprise signing to the general public when he picked Tulane last Wednesday, December 4. He is ranked as a 3-star member of the 2024 class by 247, and the 33rd best player in the State of Louisiana, in his class. Lewis is expected to enroll at Tulane after graduating from high school in May, 2025.
Warren Roberts, Jr., a 6'1", 220 pound edge rusher from St. Augustine, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He maintained offers from Houston, UCF, ULL, Troy, UAB, and North Texas, among others. Roberts committed to Tulane at the end of June, 2024, and did not deviate, thereafter. He is ranked as a 3-star member of the 2024 class by 247, and the 24th best player in the State of Louisiana, in his class. Roberts is expected to enroll at Tulane after graduating from high school in May, 2025.
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