A look at Aurora State’s 2-year recruitment journey

Larkdight Studios Aurora State Swarm Team Builder Series (Season 1) July 1, 2025 1:00PM CST

Since the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) is a brand-new conference set up with ten brand-new programs, I figured it’d be best if I gave them a couple years of recruiting so they could build out their rosters.

Let’s take a look at how the Aurora State Swarm did after 2 years of recruiting:

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2025 Recruitment Class (98th Overall Class / 6th Rocky Mountain Conference Class):

QB Dre Aikman 3* #1747 Scrambler OH

QB Harvey Raymond 3* #1833 Scrambler CT

RB Jon Buzbee 3* #950 Receiving Back OH

RB Tavares Laborn 2* #2440 Receiving Back OH

WR Shareef Berlin 3* #731 Deep Threat IL (JUCO)

WR Brian Overstreet 3* #882 Deep Threat PA

WR Andres Scantlebury 3* #1635 Deep Threat OH

WR Darian Hart 2* #590 Deep Threat MI (TRA – Beecan Heights)

WR Austin Clay 2* #621 Deep Threat OH (TRA – Michigan State)

TE Damarious Maijeh 3* #1061 Vertical Threat OH

TE Jayvontay Conner 2* #524 Vertical Threat NC (TRA – East Carolina)

TE Mason Williams 3* #244 Possession OH (TRA – Lakewood)

T Mike Carswell 3* #1518 Pass Protect OH

G Moritz Schmoranzer 2* #553 Agile INTER. (TRA – Pitt)

G James Turner 3* #997 Power OH

ED Anthony Cantu 3* #1758 Run Stopper OH

DT Julius Cummings 3* #1170 Power Rusher OH

DT CJ Dogette 3* #291 Power Rusher OH (TRA – Lakewood)

LB Prince Abanikanda 3* #666 Power Rusher OH (JUCO)

LB MJ Johnson 2* #575 Field General MI (TRA – Chicago Tech)

CB Larry Tribble 3* #1076 Slot PA

S Jalen Stephens 2* #557 Hybrid OH (TRA – Royal Gorge)

S Jaron Kiernan 2* #2008 Hybrid OH (JUCO)

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2026 Recruitment Class (65th Overall Class / 2nd Rocky Mountain Conference Class):

QB Juan Apple 4* #202 Improviser OH

QB Rodney Kikaha 2* #446 Field General GA (TRA – Colorado Tech)

QB Dillon Harper 3* #607 Field General OH

RB Larry Combs 4* #159 Elusive Back SC

RB Troy Clements 3* #1555 Elusive Back GA

RB Antwan Droege 3* #1804 Elusive Back PA (JUCO)

WR Larry Snodgrass 3* #947 Deep Threat SC

WR Larry Conrad 3* #1343 Physical OH

TE Tim Pyke 2* #2913 Physical OH

T Francis Mauigoa 4* #1 Power INTER. (TRA – Miami)

T Isaiah Parris 3* #1538 Pass Protector PA

G Brendan Lawhorn 2* #412 Power PA (TRA – Golden U)

C Andrew Hancock 2* #535 Agile NC (TRA – Arkansas State)

C Joshua Awesome 2* #2509 Agile OH (JUCO)

ED Jeffrey Dillard 3* #558 Speed Rusher OH

ED Athya Kwenkeu 3* #966 Power Rusher OH

ED Quincy Kpassagnon 3* #1554 Run Stopper OH

DT Kris Hollenbach 3* #790 Run Stopper OH

LB Tyree Alualu 3* #530 Power Rusher PA (TRA – Temple)

LB Denard Addai 3* #1431 Pass Coverage GA (JUCO)

LB Larry Faoliu 3* #1449 Run Stopper OH

CB Montrell Augustine 2* #433 Man to Man FL

CB Jayvon Augustine 2* #2337 Man to Man FL

CB Jose Stubbs 2* #2676 Man to Man LA (TRA – Oklahoma State)

S Duke Tranquill 2* #2186 Hybrid FL

S Dillon Cassidy 2* #2955 Hybrid FL