High School Sports

Early signing day is here. A look where Midlands high school football players are going

Irmo’s AJ Brand plays White Knoll at White Knoll on Friday, October 18, 2024.
Irmo’s AJ Brand plays White Knoll at White Knoll on Friday, October 18, 2024. jboucher@thestate.com

Wednesday was the first day of the early signing period for high school football players across the country.

Here is a look at where Columbia-area players signed with or are committed to during the early period that runs Dec. 4-6.

Midlands 2024 early football signees

An alphabetical list of area high school signees for the December period. (X-Reclassified)

AJ Brand, QB, Irmo — Virginia Tech

Tripp Bryant, K, River Bluff — Georgia Southern

Stephen Collier, WR/S, River Bluff — East Carolina

Jo Jo Crim, DB, Camden — Virginia Tech

Devin Geronomi, WR/DB, White Knoll Richmond

x-Jordon Gidron, WR, Ridge View South Carolina

Connor Gooding, TE, Gilbert — Marshall

Freddie Gillens, DB, Cardinal Newman Wake Forest

Onis Konanbanny, DB, Heathwood Hall — Tennessee (Committed but not signing)

Jack Laird, OL, Cardinal Newman Marshall

x-Donovan Murph, WR, Irmo South Carolina

Sterling Sanders, DL, Blythewood Boston College

Elgin Sessions, DB, Dutch Fork — Georgia Tech

Christian Smith, OL, Lugoff-Elgin Newberry

Josh Smith, DB, Dutch Fork — South Carolina

Mike Tyler, TE, Hammond — South Carolina

Will Wilson, QB, Richland Northeast — NC State

This story was originally published December 4, 2024 at 8:00 AM.

Lou Bezjak
The State
Lou Bezjak is the High School Sports Prep Coordinator for The (Columbia) State and (Hilton Head) Island Packet. He previously worked at the Florence Morning News and had covered high school sports in South Carolina since 2002. Lou is a two-time South Carolina Sports Writer of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Support my work with a digital subscription
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