Jamey Chadwell and Liberty have concluded the December Early Signing Period, which resulted in the signing of 19 athletes on Wednesday. For more information be sure to check out our Signing Day Live Blog and also hear everything that Coach Chadwell had to say about the signing class.

Here are a few notes/thoughts on the class:

  1. The class is ranked No. 86 by On3Sports and No. 90 by 247Sports. This is on par with where the Flames have been ranked in recent seasons since moving to the FBS level and starting to see an uptick in recruiting. Prior to this year, Liberty’s highest ranked recruiting classes were No. 82 by On3 (2022) and No. 78 by 247Sports (2025).
  2. All except for four signees were ranked as a three-star prospect by at least one of the national recruiting services, putting it just behind the past two years classes which only had two prospects ranked below a three-star, a program best.
  3. The signees came from 7 different states: Georgia continues to be the hardest recruited state by the Flames’ coaching staff, a reoccurring trend under multiple coaching staffs. Liberty signed 4 from Georgia with 3 coming from Virginia, Florida, and South Carolina. Alabama, Mississippi, Nevada, Maryland, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania each had one signee.
  4. Defensive line and offensive line were clearly a priority with four signees coming to both position groups. Liberty also signed 6 defensive backs, 1 linebacker, 1 quarterback, 1 wide receiver, 1 running back, and 1 tight end.

Let’s talk about rankings. Here is how the class is rated individually by 247Sports:

  1. Ellis Alloway, 7th highest rated signee in program history, highest rated running back
  2. Jakobe DeJesus, 10th highest rated signee in program history, 2nd highest rated wide receiver
  3. Malcolm Gaston, 11th highest rated signee in program history, highest rated offensive lineman
  4. Tony Arnett, 17th highest rated signee in program history
  5. Macaiden Brown, 22nd highest rated signee in program history
  6. Jachin Davis, 27th highest rated signee in program history, 4th highest rated quarterback

Here’s a look at which signees had offers from P4 programs (# of P4 offers):

  • CB Kennedi Bailey (11)
  • LB Ellis Alloway (7)
  • OL Malcolm Gaston (5)
  • S Macaiden Brown (4)
  • WR JaKobe DeJesus (1)
  • QB Jachin Davis (1)