DAVIS, Calif. -- UC Davis football signed 14 prospective student-athletes to National Letters of Intent on the first day of the NCAA Division I football early signing period, announced head coach Dan Hawkins Tuesday. All but one of the signees are high school seniors, and will enroll at the university in 2020.

Additionally, the Aggies signed 4-4 transfer student McCallan Castles (South Lake Tahoe), who previously played tight end at California. Also joining for the upcoming season is Jackson Cloyd, a 2019 Orange Lutheran High graduate who will enroll at UC Davis for the upcoming winter quarter.

Alphabetically, the program's December NLI signing class comprises Julian Alessi (Palos Verdes), Michael Ambagtsheer (San Diego), Teddye Buchanan (South San Francisco), Mitchell Dixon (Sacramento), Josh Gale (Gilbert, Ariz.), Grant Harper (Moraga), C.J. Hutton (Folsom), Lan Larison (Caldwell, Idaho), Noa Masui (Torrance), Zak Rachow (Chula Vista, Calif.), Adrian Tejeda (Long Beach), Princeton Toki (Vallejo), Mike Walters (Huntington Beach) and Josh Ward (San Pedro).

A complete Signing Day Central page with links to bios and videos is available at https://ucdavisaggies.com/signingday/football/football/3 (or click the link above). The early period for Division I football runs from December 18-20, while the regular signing period begins on February 5, 2020.
 

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