Benedictine (Kan.) College head football coach Larry Wilcox has announced the signing of 30 players to join the Raven football program in the fall of 2012.

The signing class consists of players from eight states. Leading the way is 16 from Missouri, followed by six from Kansas and three from Texas. The Ravens also signed one player from Arizona, California, Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska.

The Ravens are coming a season in which they finished 9-3 overall and 7-2 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC). They were also one of three teams from the HAAC to qualify for the 2011 NAIA Football Championship series.

Benedictine finished ranked No. 13 in the NAIA postseason top 25 coaches poll.

Here is the list of signings with height, weight, position, hometown and previous school listed:

Joshua  Canaday    6’2″    295    OL    HARTSBURG, MO/SOUTHERN BOONE
Nathan Christo    6’3″    270    OL    ST LOUIS, MO/TIMBERLAND
Patrick Clancy    6’3″    220    DE    AMES. IA/GILBERT
Brett Coatney    5’11”    170    DB    KANSAS CITY, MO/O’HARA
Daulton Daies    5’11”    300    DL    COTTLEVILLE, MO/FRANCIS HOWELL CENTRAL
Wes Davis    5’9″    185    LB    BOONVILLE, MO/BOONVILLE
Mario Diaz    5’10”    240    DE    CHICAGO, IL/BROTHER RICE
Ethan Diederich    6’2″    215    ILB    GREENLEAF, KS/HANOVER
Greg Fry    5’10”    190    OLB    OLATHE, KS/OLATHE SOUTH
Ganon Gorseth    6′    205    ILB    OMAHA, NE/MILLARD SOUTH
Ty Green    6′    290    DL    WOOLDRIDGE, MO/BOONVILLE
Lorenzo Gregory    6′    290    DL    FLORISSANT, MO/DESMET JESUIT
Tyler Grethen    5’10”    195    RB    ASHLAND, MO/SOUTHERN BOONE
Cameron Hajok    6’2″    230    DE    HIGHLAND VILLAGE, TX/FLOWERMOUND MARCUS
Darren Handy, Jr.    6’2″    275    OL/DL    CHANDLER, AZ/CHANDLER HS
Jude Hockel    6’4″    270    OL    WALNUT CREEK, CA/NORTHGATE
Mykalen Huntoon    6’3″    305    OL    SPRINGFIELD, MO/PARKVIEW
Nick Jackson    6’1″    220    LB    WICHITA, KS/BISHOP CARROLL
Thaddeus Messer    5’10”    185    OLB    HARRISONVILLE, MO/HARRISONVILLE
Joe Odrowski    6’3″    250    OL    LAWRENCE, KS/LAWRENCE
Brandon Reeve    5’9″    160    WR    INDEPENDENCE, MO/FORT OSAGE
Joshua  Rhodes    5’11”    230    LB    HUFFMAN, TX/HUFFMAN-HARGRAVE
Hiram Adams-Robinson    6’1″    200    WR    KANSAS CITY, MO/RUSKIN
Colton Saunders    6’2″    240    OL    HARRISONVILLE, MO/HARRISONVILLE
Trevor  Shelton    5’11”    175    OLB    MULVANE, KS/MULVANE
D’Andre  Talton    5’11”    205    RB    ST. JOSEPH, MO/LAFAYETTE
Ryan Tanner    6′    170    K/P    JEFFERSON CITY, MO/JEFFERSON CITY HS
Jordan Underwood    6’0′    200    RB    HOUSTON, TX/STRAKE JESUIT
Litton Vanderwerff    6’4″    210    S    LANSING, KS/LANSING
Devon Zimders    6’5″    210    WR/TE    LEBANON, MO/LEBANON

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