Back to the Louisiana Lafayette Ragin Cajuns Newsfeed

Napier Announces Inaugural Signing Class

By: Jeff Schneider, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications

LAFAYETTE, La. – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Football head coach Billy Napier unveiled his first recruiting class on Wednesday, announcing that 16 individuals have signed a National Letter-of-Intent and will join the program for the 2018 season.

Napier's initial class is highlighted by nine products on the defensive side, a trio of offensive linemen and the program's third Australian punter since 2013. A total of 10 of Louisiana's signees hail from the Louisiana-Mississippi-Texas area.

The Ragin' Cajuns landed a former Power 5 standout in Ole Miss' Garrald McDowell, a Mississippi Mr.