The UNA football team signed 27 athletes to National Letters of Intent on National Signing Day (Feb. 6).

The signing class includes 20 high school seniors and seven transfers from two-year schools.

Head Coach Bobby Wallace said the Lions made significant gains on the defensive line at cornerback and at receiver with the recruiting class.

“We definitely helped ourselves on the defensive line and at cornerback,” he said. “The players we have added will be a big boost for us in those areas, and we added some help at outside receiver with three signees at 6-foot-1 or taller.”

The recruiting class includes a lot of local signees, with 17 of the 27 athletes coming from within a 100-mile radius from UNA.

“It’s an exciting time of year,” Wallace said. “It’s just like the start of a new season. Everyone is excited and has a lot of anticipation and we feel really good about our signing class.”