HAVRE — The hype continues to rise around the MSU-Northern football program.
New Lights’ coach Andrew Rolin has stressed “continuous effort, continuous improvement” since taking over the program, and players have bought in to the mantra. Senior quarterback Tommy Wilson told MTN Sports the Lights have a “new energy” during their spring drills.
The energy and hype took another step forward when Rolin announce the 2018 recruiting class, which consists of 16 Montanans and 38 athletes in total. All-state players like Keagan Stroop o Belt, James Gilham of Browning, Trevor Yuhas of Great Falls Central, BJ Hatcher of Laurel, Eric Reyna of Kalispell Flathead and Dax Miller of Florence Carlton will join the Lights this fall.
Great Falls CMR sprints standout Damien Nelson, who chases the all-class record in the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the State AA track and field meet this weekend, is another key addition for the Lights.
The complete 2018 recruiting class can be found below.
| NAME | POSITION | HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS COLLEGE | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | HOMETOWN |
| Dakota Bridwell | QB | Columbia Falls HS | 5-10 | 210 | Columbia Falls, Mont. |
| Brenden Medina | QB | Analy HS | 6-1 | 200 | Sebastapol, Calif. |
| Sam Braboy | RB | Auburn Riverside HS | 6-1 | 190 | Auburn, Wash. |
| Andrez Trahan | RB | Juanita HS | 5-10 | 185 | Kirkland, Wash. |
| Codi Small | RB | Hardin HS | 5-8 | 160 | Hardin, Mont. |
| Brandon Powell | FB | Sacramento City College | 5-11 | 235 | Sacramento, Calif. |
| Barjea Butler | FB | Edison HS | 5-9 | 240 | Fresno, Calif. |
| Da’Jon Thomas | WR | Lincoln HS | 5-7 | 150 | San Diego, Calif. |
| Malik Toure | WR | Hardin HS | 6-5 | 185 | Hardin, Mont. |
| Keagan Stroop | WR | Belt HS | 5-9 | 145 | Belt, Mont. |
| James Gilham | WR | Browning HS | 5-8 | 165 | Browning, Mont. |
| Charles Storey | WR | Hardin HS | 6-2 | 200 | Hardin, Mont. |
| Tim Robinson | WR | Sacramento City College | 6-3 | 200 | Jacksonville, Fla. |
| Jared Eisenbarth | TE | Woodinville HS | 6-1 | 195 | Woodinville, Wash. |
| Joseph Mikkelson | TE | Brockton HS | 6-4 | 190 | Brockton, Mont. |
| Cisco Herrera | OL | Mid America/Merced College | Madera, Calif. | ||
| Joshua Hutchins | OL | Rogers HS | 6-1 | 280 | Puyallup, Wash. |
| Tevita Leetham | OL | West Jordan HS | 6-4 | 230 | West Jordan, Utah |
| Spencer Kolody | OL | Bert Fox HS | 6-4 | 270 | Fort Qu’Appelle, SK, CAN |
| Trevor Yuhas | OL | Great Falls Central HS | 6-2 | 275 | Great Falls, Mont. |
| Josh Smith | OL | Kodiak HS | 5-10 | 240 | Kodiak, Alaska |
| TJ Mauigoa | OL | Rainer Beach HS | 6-2 | 355 | Seattle, Wash. |
| BJ Hatcher | DE | Laurel HS | 6-3 | 195 | Laurel, Mont. |
| Jonathyn A. Jordan | DE | Garfield HS | 6-3 | 210 | Seattle, Wash. |
| David Evans | DE | Hardin HS | 6-2 | 215 | Hardin, Mont. |
| Trevor Barkley | DE | Esperanza HS | 6-2 | 205 | Anaheim, Calif. |
| TJ TiaTia | DT | Sacramento City College/Mid America Nazarene University | 6-1 | 330 | Stockton, Calif. |
| Jay Vance | DT | Edison HS | 6-0 | 230 | Fresno, Calif. |
| Trendae Umi-Tuato’o | DT | Auburn Riverside HS | 5-11 | 285 | Auburn, Wash. |
| Colter Syzmoniak | DT | Lincoln County HS | 6-0 | 245 | Eureka, Mont. |
| Dax Miller | LB | Florence-Carlton HS | 6-1 | 175 | Florence, Mont. |
| De’Quon Noble | LB | North Central HS | 6-0 | 215 | Spokane, Wash. |
| Caleb Knoche | SAM | Forsyth HS | 6-0 | 185 | Forsyth, Mont. |
| Damien Nelson | CB | CMR HS | 5-10 | 155 | Great Falls, Mont. |
| Gary Carter | CB | Menlo-Atherton HS | 6-0 | 170 | Epa, Calif. |
| Eric Reyna | CB | Flathead HS | 5-9 | 160 | Kalispell, Mont. |
| Jeff Tinae | SAF | Kennedy Catholic HS | 6-0 | 175 | Seattle, Wash. |
| Landon Taylor | SAF | Fort Benton HS | 5-10 | 165 | Fort Benton, Mont. |
