Samford University Football 2023 – Samford coach Chris Hatcher announced Wednesday that the Samford football program has signed two student-athletes to National Letters of Intent for the 2023 class.
Samford University Football – They are paired with the December signing class. It was decided to bring the rookie team to 17. Among the group that signed Wednesday are wide receivers C.J. Douglas from Ga, safety Brendan Jenkins from Leeds, Ala., and Houston.

CJ Douglas (S, Leeds, AL/Leeds HS)
Douglas Leeds attends Leeds High School in Alabama. They helped the Green Wave to an 11-1 regular season and region title in 2022 games. Named Trussville Tribune First Team All-Tribune as a senior. Named Birmingham and AL.com All-Region honorable mention his senior year.
Samford University Football – Brendan Jenkins (WR, Hoschton, GA/Mill Creek HS)
Jenkins preps at Mill Creek HS in Georgia. They helped the Hawks to the school’s first 7A state championship to play in 2022.
The Gwinnett Touchdown Club was named first team All-Region and All-Country in 2022.
Caught 37 passes for 408 yards. Six touchdowns as a senior named second team all-region in 2021. Brought in 31 receptions for 525 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior.
Tyler Douthit (OL, Woodstock, GA/Woodstock HS) Douthit attends Woodstock High School in Georgia. Named All-Region first team. Named Woodstock High School Offensive Most Valuable Player.
Duncan Johnson (OL, Augusta, GA/Aquinas HS) Johnson is preparing to play at Aquinas High School in Georgia. They helped the Irish to a 7-4 record in 2022. They were named first team All-Region.
RJ Starkey (WR, Atlanta, GA/Penn) Starkey is playing at Samford as a transfer from Penn. He played 10 games for the Quakers in 2022. Led Penn with 515 yards and 56 catches for four touchdowns. All-Ivy was named as the second party. 1,549 total receiving yards at Penn. That’s the eighth-most in program history. 247 landed as three-star recruits out of high school in 2017.
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