JAMESTOWN – University of Jamestown Football Head Coach Brian Mistro always believes that there must be depth up front.

To that end, he and his staff targeted several linemen in the Jimmies’ 2024 football recruiting class, announced on Wednesday, National Signing Day.

Of the 54 new Jimmies, 23 are linemen, including 10 offensive linemen and 13 defensive linemen.

Plenty of players are from the region, including 18 from North Dakota, 12 from Minnesota and five from South Dakota.

Included in those are three Jamestown Blue Jays.  Defensive lineman Bo Nelson was sixth on the 2023 Blue Jays with 38 tackles (16 solo).  He had a sack, five tackles for losses, an interception and a fumble recovery.

Offensive linemen Connor Ede and Colin Conway also will remain at home for college football.  They were part of an offensive line that helped JHS run for 155 yards a game in 2023.

University of Jamestown Football – 2024 Signing Class

Chase Wells – DB – Hardin High School – Hardin, Montana
Weston Vildibill – DB – Castle View High School – Castle Rock, Colorado
Dylan Mitzel – DB – Hillsboro High School – Hillsboro, North Dakota
Wyatt Samarzja – DB – West Fargo Sheyenne High School – Horace, North Dakota
Brayden Comstock – DB – Aberdeen Central High School – Aberdeen, South Dakota
Joziah Palaita – DL – Skyline High School – Mesa, Arizona
Bo Nelson – DL – Jamestown High School – Jamestown, North Dakota
Jobe Rystedt – DL – Minot High School – Minot, North Dakota
Carter Knutson – DL – Washburn High School – Washburn, North Dakota
Matt Goodman – DL – Williston High School – Williston, North Dakota
Evan Schmit – DL – Century High School – Bismarck, North Dakota
Hayden Kniss – DL – Stevens High School – Summerset, South Dakota
Jamar Trotter – DL – Mesquite High School – Chandler, Arizona
Jack Young – DL – Owyhee High School – Star, Idaho
Andrew Staples – DL – Cherry High School – Hibbing, Minnesota
Ethan Halverson – DL – Dickinson High School – Dickinson, North Dakota
Christian Keanini – DL – Desert Ridge High School – Mesa, Arizona
Nicholas Berry – DL – Chestermere, Alberta
Ethan Lieb – K/P – New Ulm Senior High School – New Ulm, Minnesota
Jackson Handel – LB – Lodi High School – Lodi, California
Dawson Gregg – LB – Park Christian School – Moorhead, Minnesota
Spencer Ness – LB – Bemidji High School – Bemidji, Minnesota
Caden Neid – LB – Glencoe-Silver Lake High School – Glencoe, Minnesota
Luke Van Den Berg – LB – Murrieta Mesa High School – Murrieta, California
Cole Sjogren – LB – Golden Senior High School – Golden, Colorado
Dylan Brown – LB – St. Vincent De Paul – Santa Rosa, California
Will Schultz III – LB – Princeton High School – Zimmerman, Minnesota
Josh Bosacker – LB – Saint Peter High School – Saint Peter, Minnesota
Jasen Jansen – LB – Renville County West High School – Renville, Minnesota
Zachary Jeuch – OL – Senior High School – Fisher, Minnesota
Owen Messner – OL – Fargo North High School – Argusville, North Dakota
Elijah Morrissette – OL – Redfield High School – Redfield, South Dakota
Matthew Strey – OL – Willmar Senior High School – Willmar, Minnesota
Nathan Schumacher – OL – Herreid High School – Herreid, South Dakota
Arthur Hebert – OL – Westbrook High School – Beaumont, Texas
Damian Perea – OL – Liberty High School – Brentwood, California
Jacob Hangsleben – OL – Monticello High School – Monticello, Minnesota
Connor Ede – OL – Jamestown High School – Jamestown, North Dakota
Colin Conway – OL – Jamestown High School – Jamestown, North Dakota
Kobe Irmen – P – Minot High School – Minot, North Dakota
Giordan Hanks – QB – Westwood High School – Mesa, Arizona
Trey Jacob – RB – Skyview High School – Vancouver, Washington
Ryan Foster – RB – Columbia High School – Nampa, Idaho
Brady Crabtree – RB – Frazee High School – Frazee, Minnesota
Jared Frank – RB – Bismarck Legacy High School – Bismarck, North Dakota
Xavier Burrow – RB – Horace High School – West Fargo, North Dakota
Avery Ligon – RB – Aberdeen Central High School – Aberdeen, South Dakota
Oscar Maynez III – WR – J K Mullen High School – Englewood, Colorado
Peyton Kinman – WR – Graham High School – Graham, Texas
Duwayne Mitchell – WR – South High School – West Fargo, North Dakota
Alex Cook – WR – Skyline High School – Mesa, Arizona
Gavin Olson – WR – Horace High School – West Fargo, North Dakota
Cris Peppard – WR – Mohall Lansford Sherwood PS 1 – Lansford, North Dakota
Aiden Herz – WR – Fargo South High School – Fargo, North Dakota