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JMU Signs 10 Mid-Year Transfers for 2023 Season
1/18/2023 2:40:00 PM | Football
HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison Head Coach Curt Cignetti announced Wednesday that the football program has added 10 mid-year transfers to the roster for the 2023 season.
The newest Dukes consist of three wide receivers, two quarterbacks, two tight ends, one running back, one defensive lineman and a punter. The group is comprised of seven FBS transfers while three hail from the FCS.
Immanuel Bush | R-Soph. | Defensive Lineman | 6-1 | 320 | Lancaster, S.C. | Marshall
Omarion Dollison | Jr. | Wide Receiver | 5-9 | 180 | Columbia, S.C. | USF
Brett Griffis | R-Fr. | Quarterback | 6-0 | 186 | Ashburn, Va. | Wake Forest
Ryan Hanson | R-Jr. | Punter | 6-2 | 212 | Elgin, Texas | Arkansas State
Ty Son Lawton | R-Sr. | Running Back | 5-9 | 204 | Staten Island, N.Y. | Stony Brook
Jordan McCloud | R-Sr. | Quarterback | 6-0 | 190 | Tampa, Fla. | Arizona
Elijah Sarratt | So. | Wide Receiver | 6-2 | 203 | Stafford, Va. | Saint Francis
Phoenix Sproles | R-Sr. | Wide Receiver | 5-11 | 188 | New Hope, Minn. | North Dakota State
Taylor Thompson | Jr. | Tight End | 6-3 | 228 | Prattville, Ala. | Charlotte
Kyi Wright | R-Jr. | Tight End | 6-3 | 268 | Farrell, Pa. | Pitt
The newest Dukes consist of three wide receivers, two quarterbacks, two tight ends, one running back, one defensive lineman and a punter. The group is comprised of seven FBS transfers while three hail from the FCS.
Immanuel Bush | R-Soph. | Defensive Lineman | 6-1 | 320 | Lancaster, S.C. | Marshall
- Spent three seasons at Marshall (2020-22)
- 2020 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
- Played in 22 career games
- Had 35 tackles with 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks
- Made 17 stops with 3.0 TFL and 1.5 sacks in 10 games this past season
Omarion Dollison | Jr. | Wide Receiver | 5-9 | 180 | Columbia, S.C. | USF
- Spent three seasons at USF (2020-22)
- Played in 32 career games with 11 starts
- Had 60 receptions for 666 receiving yards and a touchdown
- Tallied 12 catches for 176 yards in 11 games this past season
- Three career games over 50 receiving yards and four with at least four catches
Brett Griffis | R-Fr. | Quarterback | 6-0 | 186 | Ashburn, Va. | Wake Forest
- Spent one season at Wake Forest (2022)
- Redshirted 2022 season
- 2021 First Team All-State and Washington Post All-Metro quarterback
- Threw for 3,053 yards, rushed for 1,117 yards and combined for 52 touchdowns his senior season at Broad Run
Ryan Hanson | R-Jr. | Punter | 6-2 | 212 | Elgin, Texas | Arkansas State
- Spent three seasons at Arkansas State (2020-22) and one at Houston (2019)
- Played in 35 career games, averaging 43.1 yards per punt in his career with Arkansas State
- Tallied 51 punts inside the 20 and had 30 of at least 50+ yards
- 2021 Third Team All-Sun Belt and Ray Guy Watch List selection
- Single-season career-best 44.0 yards per punt in 2021
- Career-long 73-yard punt in 2021 vs. Texas State
Ty Son Lawton | R-Sr. | Running Back | 5-9 | 204 | Staten Island, N.Y. | Stony Brook
- Spent five seasons at Stony Brook (2018-22)
- Played in 27 career games
- Rushed for 2,102 yards and 21 touchdowns, averaging 4.6 per rush
- Averaged 77.9 rushing yards per game in his career
- 2021 First Team All-CAA running back, leading league with 1,088 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns
- Career-high 192 rushing yards in 2021 vs. Delaware, which included career-long 99-yard run
- Has gone over 100 rushing yards 10 times in his career
Jordan McCloud | R-Sr. | Quarterback | 6-0 | 190 | Tampa, Fla. | Arizona
- Spent two seasons at Arizona (2021-22) and three at USF (2018-20)
- Played in 23 career games with 19 starts at quarterback between teams
- Has thrown for 3,251 career yards and 23 touchdowns with 15 interceptions
- Threw for 481 yards and two touchdowns in three games at Arizona
- Passed for 2,770 yards and 21 touchdowns at USF
- Career-high 404 passing yards and four touchdowns in 2020 vs. UCF
- Younger brother of 49ers receiver Ray-Ray McCloud
Elijah Sarratt | So. | Wide Receiver | 6-2 | 203 | Stafford, Va. | Saint Francis
- Spent one season at Saint Francis
- Played in 12 career games with four starts at receiver
- 2022 HERO Sports and Stats Perform FCS Freshman All-American
- 2022 First Team All-NEC selection
- Had 42 catches for 700 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns as a freshman
- SFU leader in receiving scores, tying program single-season record
- Younger brother of JMU safety Josh "Cheese" Sarratt
Phoenix Sproles | R-Sr. | Wide Receiver | 5-11 | 188 | New Hope, Minn. | North Dakota State
- Spent five seasons at North Dakota State (2018-22)
- Played in 50 career games with 29 starts at receiver
- Had 61 catches for 888 receiving yards and five touchdowns while rushing for 125 yards and two scores
- Scored on a 38-yard touchdown run vs. JMU in 2019 national title game
- Helped Bison to three FCS national championships (2018, 2019, 2021)
Taylor Thompson | Jr. | Tight End | 6-3 | 228 | Prattville, Ala. | Charlotte
- Spent three seasons at Charlotte (2020-22)
- Played in 25 career games with 13 starts at tight end
- 2020 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
- Had 44 receptions for 580 yards and two touchdowns
- Tallied 14 catches for 263 yards this past season
Kyi Wright | R-Jr. | Tight End | 6-3 | 268 | Farrell, Pa. | Pitt
- Spent four seasons at Pitt (2019-22)
- Played in 25 career games with two starts at tight end
- Had four receptions for 37 receiving yards while also making five tackles
- Played in all 12 regular-season games last season, making one catch
- Former Class A Pennsylvania State Player of the Year at Farrell High School
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