RINDGE, N.H. (2/4/26) - Head coach Russell Gaskamp and the Franklin Pierce University football program officially announced a group of 27 new commitments joining its 2026 recruiting class on Wednesday, February 4th, as of 4:00 PM. The official announcement came on the opening day of college football's National Signing Day for the regular singing period.  

Of the 27 newly announced members, 12 are from the local New England region, including seven players from Connecticut, two from Massachusetts, and three from Rhode Island.

The full list of committed student-athletes, with each broken down by individual home state and high schools can be viewed below. For full bio information on all 2026 signees, please check out the official Signing Day Central 2026 page here.  

Official National Signing Day Video: FPU Signing Day 2026 

2026 Franklin Pierce Football Recruiting Class

New Jersey (8) 
WR – Emanuel Gerena (Holy Spirit HS)  
DB – Abdoul Traore (Newark Central HS)  
DL – Omar Hassan (St. Thomas Aquinas HS)  
RB – Ian Roberts (St. Thomas Aquinas HS)  
WR – Christian White (Kingsway Regional HS)  
DL - Micah Lee (Cherokee HS)  
OL – Adrian Woodall (Union City HS)  
OL – Ryan Gourdet (Rahway HS) 

Connecticut (7) 
ATH – Caleb Braye-Entsiwah (Manchester HS)  
ATH – Josiah Sims (Newington HS)  
DL – Kameron Gamm (Hamden HS)  
RB – Hayden Allard (Killingly HS)  
ATH – Hunter Allard (Killingly HS)  
QB – Shawn Brown (Stonehill/Norwalk HS)  
WR – Kha'lil Eason (Winston Salem/New Haven/Brunswick HS)  

Rhode Island (3) 
LB - Adalino Aceto-Kun (Cranston West HS)  
OLB – Caleb Williams (Westerly HS)  
DB - Donald Young (La Salle Academy) 

Massachusetts (2) 
OL – Nathan Fortune (Everett HS)  
OL – Jacoby Quinn (Quincy HS)  

Maryland (2) 
RB – Raj Hillhouse (Towson/Aberdeen HS)  
DB – Toby Adesanya (Fairmont/Marriotts Ridge HS)  

New York (2)  
OL - James Fowler (Myrtle Beach Collegiate Prep/Moore Catholic)  
ATH - Christien Franklin (Monroe HS) 

Florida (1) 
RB – Jaden Griffin (Carson Newman/Countryside HS)  
 
Pennsylvania (1) 
LB - Siddiq Small (Millersville/Liberty HS)  
 
Texas (1) 
DL - Joseph Casarez (Briar Cliff/Jourdanton HS)