NMSU Football Adds Nine Players During Early Signing Day

For the first time ever, college football had their early signing day where players could announce their school six weeks earlier than usual. The Aggies took full advantage of that and announced that nine players had signed to play football at New Mexico State beginning in 2018. Of the nine, seven were high school seniors while two newcomers will arrive in Las Cruces from junior college. What is more impressive about the news is that NMSU had no signees when they played UTEP in late September. The Aggies added five offensive players and four defensive players. Here are their bios, courtesy of NMSU Athletics.

Grant Mileski
6-5 | 225 | Freshman | TE
Horizon HS | Scottsdale, Ariz.

High School: Played three years of varsity football at Horizon HS… Started in all 11 games a senior… Recorded 28 receptions for 383 yards and one touchdown in 2017… Posted nine catches for 97 yards and a pair of touchdowns as a junior… Posted 88 tackles with 12.0 for loss and 6.0 sacks in his final two seasons for the Huskies… Competed for one year on varsity track and field.

Isaiah Mursalat
6-4 | 295 | Freshman | OL
Horizon HS | Scottsdale, Ariz.

High School: Played for three years on varsity for the Huskies… As a senior he led a line that allowed the offense to gain 218.5 yards per game on the ground and 145.5 through the air… Behind Mursalat the offense posted 29 rushing touchdowns and 14 passing in 2017… Recognized as the 25th best prospect out of Arizona by USA Today… The pass protection in 2016 allowed a pair of Horizon quarterbacks to throw for 17 touchdowns… He anchored a run block in 2015 that allowed the ball carriers to put up 313.3 yards per game.

Devin Richardson
6-3 | 215 | Freshman | LB
Klein HS | Klein, Texas

High School: Played varsity football during all four years at Klein HS… Helped lead the Bearkats to back-to-back winning seasons during his final two years and the first time for the school since 2012-13… Was an all-district selection in 2016.

Arnold Saidov
6-3 | 235 | Freshman | DL
Fossil Ridge HS | Keller, Texas

High School: Played three years of varsity football at Fossil Ridge HS… Led the Panthers to a 10-0 regular season record as a senior… Recorded 67 tackles including 13.0 sacks in just six games in 2017… Forced four fumbles and recovered another two during his senior campaign… As a junior he posted 89 tackles with 14.0 for loss including 6.0 sacks… Added two forced fumbles and 18 quarterback hurries in 2016.

Justin Segura
6-3 | 250 | Freshman | DL
Horizon HS | Scottsdale, Ariz.

High School: Played three years of varsity football at Horizon HS… Named NO. 28 on USA Today’s Top Prospects out of Arizona… Recorded 45 tackles in 10 games a senior on the defensive line… Recorded 50 tackles as a junior… Posted 98 total tackles and 18.0 tackles for loss in his career for the Huskies… Helped the Huskies go from zero wins in 2015 to seven in 2017… Competed in one year of varsity track and field.

Max Wilhite
6-4 | 300 | Freshman | OL
Desert Edge HS | Goodyear, Ariz.

High School: Played four years of varsity football at Desert Edge HS… Helped the Scorpions compile a 39-11 record over his four seasons… USA Today named him the 15th best propects out of Arizona in 2017… Named to the Arizona Central 2017 All-Arizona Team… Won the AIA Division III State Championship in 2015… Recognized by Arizona Central on the All-Arizona Team as a sophomore… Anchored a run block that allowed the ball carriers to gain over 270 yards per game each year, including an average of 360.4 in 2015… As a sophomore he protected for an offense that scored 89 touchdowns (69 rush/20 pass)… Competed for two years in varsity track and field.

Austin Young
6-5 | 320 | Freshman | OL
Desert Edge HS | Goodyear, Ariz.

High School: Competed for four years on varsity for the Scorpions… Allowed Desert Edge to compile a 39-11 record over four seasons… Recognized as No. 49 on USA Today’s Top High School Prospects in Arizona… Helped lead the team to the AIA Division III State Championship in 2015… Named All-Region twice by Arizona Central… Was a part of a run block that allowed the rushers to gain over 270 yards per game each year, including an average of 360.4 in 2015… As a sophomore he played on a line that allowed the offense to score 89 touchdowns (69 rush/20 pass).

Lautoa Nomura
6-1 | 195 | Junior | SAF
Santa Ana College | Santa Ana, Calif.

2017 (Santa Ana College): Played in nine games for Santa Ana… Recorded 24 tackles with one interception and three pass breakups… Helped the team finish 6-0 in conference play… posted a season-high five tackled in a 17-14 win over Citrus… Hauled in an interception in a 59-28 win over Compton.

2016 (Santa Ana College): Saw action in nine games as a freshman at Santa Ana… Had 38 tackles with one for loss in 2016… Recorded two interceptions for 164 yards and had four pass breakups… Returned an interception back 71 yards for a touchdown in a win over Pasadena City… Picked off a pass and brought it back 93 yards against East Los Angeles.

High School: Played three years of varsity football under coach Matt Logan at Centennial HS… Led the team to a 12-3 overall record and 5-0 mark in league play as a senior… Recorded 48 tackles in 2014… Recorded one interception and one blocked field goal during his senior campaign.

Matthew Romero
6-2 | 200 | Junior | QB
Palomar College | San Marcos, Calif.

2017 (Palomar College): Started in 11 all games for the Comets… Threw for 2,915 yards with 26 touchdowns… Added one rushing touchdown at Southwestern… Recorded a season-high 457 passing yards with three touchdowns at Moorpark… Had a season-high five touchdowns with a 70 percent completion rate at Santa Monica.

2016 (Palomar College): Started in each of the Comets 10 games… Put up 2,574 passing yards with 23 touchdowns as a freshman… Threw for 269 yards with three touchdowns to close out the season with a 36-28 victory over Grossmont.

High School: Played four years of varsity football at Oceanside HS… Led the Pirates to a 14-1 record and an appearance in the division I state championship game as a senior… Won three league championships and appeared in the San Diego Section Finals three times… Totaled 3,171 passing yards with 26 touchdowns in 2014… Started all 13 games as a junior and finished with a 10-3 record… Put up 2,299 passing yards with 26 touchdowns as a junior.