Temple Adds Four to Class of 2025

PHILADELPHIA – Temple Football head coach K.C. Keeler completed his first recruiting class at Temple with the addition of four high school student-athletes. Today's additions are:

Zavien Bryant
CB       6-2, 180
Orlando, FL / Evans
High School: Played cornerback at Evans High in Orlando as a senior where he teamed with fellow Owl Devontae Ward-Grant … credited with 38 tackles, three interceptions and 12 passes defensed … registered three interceptions – including one pick-six - and 39 tackles as a junior at Eustis High … also lettered in track and field and was a regional qualifier in both the 100-meter dash and high jump … also part of as 4x100 relay that made states.

Personal: Born Zavien Malik Bryant in Orlando, Fla … brother, Jacovi Bryant plays cornerback for FIU.

Kaegan Chambers
ATH    5-11, 170
Monroe, NC / Monroe
High School: Played quarterback at Monroe High as a junior and senior after beginning his high school career at Chesterfield (S.C.) … as a junior, threw for 1,612 yards, 16 touchdowns, on 84-for-141 passing and ran for 714 yards and 9 TDs in 13 games … finished eight-game sophomore season for Chesterfield with 1,134 passing yards, 10 TDs, on 73-for-164 passing and ran for 758 yards and 6 TDs … also caught two passes for 67 yards and one TD … as a freshman, threw for 1,200 yards, 17 TDs, and added 632 rushing yards and three TDs plus 62 yards and two scores on two receptions … also played basketball and runs track.

Personal: Born Kaegan Chambers.

Troy Cunningham
DT       6-3, 265
South Park, PA / South Park
High School: Played offensive and defensive tackle at South Park High for head coach Brian Abbey … school won the WPIAL Class 2A championship during senior year … recorded school record 6 sacks in the 2A semifinals … earned all-state recognition and defensive lineman of the year as a senior, totaling 41 tackles (26 solo), 11 sacks, 22 TFLs, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovered … as a junior, played in nine games, recording 30 tackles (17 solo), 5 sacks, 6 TFLs, and one forced fumble … also played baseball as a pitcher and outfielder and wrestled as a senior.

Personal: Born Troy Douglas Cunningham in Rockville, Md. … expected to study finance.

Adriano McLean
DE       6-6, 230
Lansdowne, PA / Penn Wood
High School: Played defensive end and tight end at Penn Wood … as a senior, played in 10 games, recorded 49 tackles, 9 TFLs, 3.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles … as a junior he earned All Del-Val first team, after notching 28 tackles (21 solo), 4 TFLs, 3.5 sacks, and one forced fumble in only six games … also played center for the basketball team.

Personal: Born Adriano McLean.

These four, along with the groups announced on December's signing day and those who joined mid-year, complete the Class of 2025. The full 21-member class is below.

Name	Pos	Ht	Wt	Cl	Hometown	Last School
Aaron Beckwith	DT	6-4	300	r-Sr	Germantown, MD	UMass
Camren Boykin	QB	6-1	190	Fr	Upper Marlboro, MD	Maret School
Jayvant Brown	LB	6-0	225	r-So	Deerfield Beach, FL	Kentucky
Zavien Bryant	CB	6-2	180	Fr	Orlando, FL	Evans
Jaylen Castleberry	CB	6-0	190	r-Sr	Cleveland, OH	Youngstown State
Kaegan Chambers	ATH	5-11	170	Fr	Monroe, NC	Monroe
Anthony Chiccitt	QB	6-2	200	r-Sr	Bethel Park, PA	Robert Morris
Troy Cunningham	DT	6-3	265	Fr	South Park, PA	South Park
Ty Davis	OLB	6-3	215	r-Sr	Mount Laurel, NJ	Delaware
Jay Ducker	RB	5-10	205	r-Sr	Omaha, NE	Sam Houston
Rameir Hardy	WR	6-2	175	Fr	Philadelphia, PA	St. Joseph's Prep
Omar Ibrahim	CB	6-2	180	Jr	Union, NJ	Hampton
Ryder Kusch	TE	6-4	230	Fr	White Rock, BC	The Hun School
Willy Love	OLB	6-3	205	So	Camden, NJ	Monmouth
Adriano McLean	DE	6-6	230	Fr	Lansdowne, PA	Penn Wood
Damien Ordonez	LB	6-1	225	Jr	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	Independence CC
Jamarcus Pierre	SAF	5-10	165	Fr	Deerfield Beach, FL	Cardinal Gibbons
Avery Powell	CB	5-10	175	Jr	East Orange, NJ	Missouri State
Devontae Ward-Grant	CB	5-11	175	Fr	Florida City, FL	Evans
Jett White	CB	6-2	170	Fr	Los Angeles, CA	Edison (Miami, Fla.)
De'Carlos Young	RB	5-11	220	Fr	Palmer Park, MD	Wise

All 10 upperclassmen have already joined the team and began workouts. So too have Kusch, Ward-Grant, White, and Young. The remaining freshmen – Boykin, Hardy, Pierre, and today's four additions - will enroll at Temple this summer.

Temple returned to its roots recruiting heavily in its natural footprint. More than half of the additions hail from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the DMV (Delaware/Maryland/Virginia). The Keystone State and the Garden State provided four players each.

Once again Florida provided Temple with a collection of talent. Six players enjoyed high school careers in the Sunshine State.

The Owls went heavy on defensive players with 14 of the 21 expected to play on that side of the ball. On the offensive side, skill position players were added at quarterback, running back, wide receiver and tight end.

For a school that has been among the FBS leaders in international football players year after year, Temple did continue that trend, adding one player from Canada.