The Chattanooga Mocs added 11 to the 2025 roster on the opening of National Signing Day for football. All 11 are graduating high school student-athletes. They come from a quartet of southern states
Of the group, two are set to get to the Scenic City in January. The early group sets the foundation for the full class that now focuses on mid-year transfers and finally the traditional February signing date.
Coach Rusty Wright summed up a strong start to adding to the 2025 roster. "Really excited about this crew. We identified this group a long time ago and have been on them for a while. We hadn't had many committed early, but we'd been on them a long time and there's some guys that were committed to some other places that we had an opportunity to stay in on and some things happened and got them.
"It's a really good group of football players and people. They play the game the right way."
Position Breakdowns:
QB (0):
RB (1): TJ Worthy (Gadsden City HS)
WR (1): Jaden George (Kell HS)
TE (2): TJ Briggs (Lipscomb HS), Landon Strickland (Arab HS)
OL (1): K’Erius Cockrum (Thompson HS), Connor Coffman (Page HS)
DL (2): Xavier Parker (Cartersville HS), Andrew Wynn (Savannah Country Day)
LB (1): *Gunnar Clary (Beech Sr HS)
DB (2): Jaden Nelson (Tift Co. HS), *KJ Sejour (Chaminade-Madonna Prep)
PK (0):
P (0):
LS (0):
*January Enrollee
Where the Class Comes From:
Alabama (3): K’Erius Cockrum (Alabaster, Ala.), Landon Strickland (Union Grove, Ala.), TJ Worthy (Gadsden, Ala.)
Florida (1): KJ Sejour (Hollywood, Fla.)
Georgia (4): Jaden George (Marietta, Ga.), Jaden Nelson (Tifton, Ga), Xavier Parker (Cartersville, Ga.), Andrew Wynn (Savannah, Ga.)
Tennessee (3): TJ Briggs (Nashville, Tenn.), Gunnar Clary (Cottontown, Tenn.), Connor Coffman (College Grove, Tenn.)
Where the Class Comes From:
4-year Transfer (0): TBA
High School (11): TE TJ Briggs (Lipscomb-TN), LB Gunnar Clary (Beech-TN), OL K’Erius Cockrum (Thompson-AL), OL Connor Coffman (Page-TN), WR Jaden George (Kell-GA), DB Jaden Nelson (Tift Co.-GA), DE Xavier Parker (Cartersville-GA), TE Landon Strickland (Arab-AL), DB KJ Sejour (Chaminade Madonna-FL), RB TJ Worthy (Gadsden City-AL) & DE Andrew Wynn (Savannah Country Day-GA)
Quick look at each signee:
TJ Briggs – 6-6, 240, TE – Lipscomb Acad. – Nashville, Tenn.
Played for Jamie Graham at Lipscomb Academy…helped the Mustangs to 34 wins in four years…2-star prospect per Rivals…also played basketball and baseball...parents are Troy Sr., and Katie Ringe-Briggs…two sisters, Sharnell and Zhanae…mom Katie played lacrosse at Trinity…plans to major in Psychology...also recruited by UNLV and Austin Peay.
Gunnar Clary – 6-2, 205, LB – Beech – Hendersonville, Tenn.
Played for Anthony Crabtree at Beech High School…led the Buccaneers to an 11-2 record with 104 tackles as a senior…that included 21 TFLs with 4.0 sacks…Region 7-5A Defensive MVP…won two Colorado State Championships before moving to Tennessee…254 career tackles with 46.5 TFLs including 15.5 sacks…high school squads went 43-8 (.843)…also wrestled and ran track…all-county track in the 100m as a junior…conference champ as a sophomore as a wrestling finish sixth (Fr.) and third (So.) in Colorado State Wrestling Championships...parents are Darin and Audrey Clary…younger sister, Sophie… father, Darin, wrestled at Western Colorado…plans to major in Business...also recruited by SEMO.
K’Erius Cockrum – 6-4, 280, OL – Thompson – Alabaster, Ala.
Played for Mark Freeman at Thompson High School…helped the Warriors to a 10-win season…played first three high school years at Montevallo High School under Garrett Langer…competed on both sides of the ball...parents are Shikeita Bishop and Kevin Cockrum…two younger siblings, Ka’Darrius McElroy and Trinitee Bush…plans to major in Cyber Security...also recruited by Jacksonville State and Colorado.
Connor Coffman – 6-5, 275, OL – Thompson – Alabaster, Ala.
Played for Charles Rathbone at Page High School...helped lead the Patriots to the TSSAA Class 5A State Championship game all four seasons…52-7 (.881) record for his career heading into 2024 title tilt...his senior squad went 10-0 in the regular season with 397 points scored and only 13 allowed including eight shutouts….played on both sides of the ball but profiles on the o-line in the Scenic City...also offered by Ball State and Middle Tennessee…ranked No. 7 DL in Tennessee by TN Prep Redzone after junior season and No. 12 OL as a senior…top OL Performer honors at U.S. Army Combine and at Prep Redzone camps…parents are Keven and Kristen Coffman...younger brother, Caleb…great grandfather, Fred Jobe, played baseball at Alabama…Eagle Scout and Honor Roll student…plans to major in Business.
Jaden George – 6-1, 170, WR – Kell – Marietta, Ga.
Played for Bobby May for Kell in Marietta…3-star prospect per 247sports…26-9 over last three years of prep career after focusing on football…had 38 receptions for 702 yards and five TDs with a long of 60 yards…also competed in track and field finishing as a state finalist in the triple jump as a junior with personal bests of 21’11.5” in the long jump and 43’9” in the triple...parents are Emily and Kenyon Morris…six younger siblings, Kyra, Kaleb, Corie, Cailee, Jojo and Londyn…plans to major in Business…talked with Georgia and Georgia Tech during his recruitment with a long list of FBS offers including Arkansas State, Ball State, Liberty, Marshall, UMass and Temple.
Jaden Nelson – 6-1, 190, DB – Tift County – Tifton, Ga.
Played for Jeff Littleton at Tift County High School…all-region as a junior and senior…team Defensive Player of the Year both years…90 tackles as a junior and senior with 3.0 for loss…collected four interceptions…also played basketball...parents are Sheron Peng and Ronald Nelson…an older brother, Kaleb…Mechanical Engineering is his study course of interest.
Xavier Parker – 6-3, 220, DE – Cartersville – Cartersville, Ga.
Played for Conor Foster at Cartersville High School…all-region performer for the Purple Hurricanes…also competed in track & field...parents are Tammy King and Colt Parker…an older brother, TJ, and younger sister, Elona…undecided on major.
KJ Sejour – 5-11, 165, DB – Chaminade Madonna – Hollywood, Fla.
January enrollee…played for Damian Jones at Chaminade Madonna College Preparatory in Hollywood…3-time State Champ looking for a fourth in FHSAA 1A…55-4 record for the Lions during his career as of early signing day (Dec. 4) with a national title as a sophomore (2022)…42 tackles with 22 pass breakups and two interceptions as a junior…3-star prospect per 247sports...parents are Kelly Sr. and Aja Sejour…one younger sister, Kayla…plans to major in Finance…Honor Roll student chose the Mocs over FIU and Wofford.
Landon Strickland – 6-4, 195, TE – Arab – Union Grove, Ala.
Played for Kyle Routon at Arab…32-13 record during his career with the Knights as of early signing day (Dec. 4)…all-region, and all-county as a junior leading his squad in receiving yards…also played basketball and baseball...parents are Brian Strickland and Angie Thompson…one older brother, Spencer…father Brian played basketball collegiately at Faulkner, Snead State JC and UAH…undecided on course of study at this time…also considered Army and North Alabama during his recruitment.
TJ Worthy – 5-10, 185, RB – Gadsden City – Gadsden, Ala.
Played for Ali Smith at Gadsden City High School…all-time leading rusher for the Titans...averaged more than 7.5 yards per carry…scored more than 30 TDs…helped lead the team to a 9-win season as a junior…parents are Tamara Thomas and Tommy Worthy…intends to major in Exercise Science.
Andrew Wynn – 6-5, 215, DE – Savannah Country Day – Savannah, Ga.
Played for Roc Batten at Savannah Country Day School…all-region at defensive back as a junior and defensive line as a senior…had 16 pass breakups and two interceptions as a junior…5.0 sacks and 9.0 TFLs as a senior…also competed in basketball as well as track & field...parents are Melissa and Alex Wynn…two older siblings, Madeline and Alex…father Alex played basketball at Georgia and sister Madeline was a volleyball student-athlete at Davidson…intends to major in Biology.