Thirteen players from the Bakersfield College football team signed national letters of intent on Feb. 6, with four of those players signing with Kansas State.
The four players who signed with Kansas State are defensive lineman Daniel Calvin, wide receivers Brandon Banks and Attrail Snipes, and cornerback Dustin Bell.
“We are extremely pleased to add these four tremendous athletes to our organization,” said Kansas State football coach Ron Prince. “(Offensive coordinator) Dave Brock had a solid background in recruiting the California junior college circuit and he was a key part in our signing of these four young men.
“We have a long and successful track record of signing junior college talent here at Kansas State. We believe that Brandon, Attrail, Daniel and Dustin can add to that success. They are all winners.”
BC head football coach Jeff Chudy said that it is a “unique situation” that four of his players signed with the same school.
“You had a school in Kansas State that has recruited here before and had very talented players come from Bakersfield College and be successful in their program,” said Chudy.
Chudy said he expects more players from last year’s team to sign scholarship papers.
Banks was a first-team All-American, and he set team records with 93 receptions for 1,396 yards and 15 touchdowns.
“Brandon is a guy who is a versatile guy that can do a lot of different things with the ball. He is extremely dangerous. The more he touches the football, the greater the chance he has of putting it into the end zone,” Chudy said.
Chudy described Calvin as a big-bodied defender. “He is very athletic. He is going to be able to keep blockers off their linebackers. He is a very explosive guy,” said Chudy.
Calvin is the only player going to Kansas State from this area. He starred at Bakersfield High.
The other players who signed are: defensive end Aaron King, who signed with Texas-El Paso; offensive lineman Mike Papac who signed with Concord College, which is a Division II school located in Athens, West Virginia; outside linebacker Daron Mackey, who signed with Boise State; quarterback Jacob Bower, who signed with Tulsa; tight end Seth Damron, who signed with Mesa State; defensive end/outside linebacker Mark Johnson, who signed with Northwest Missouri; offensive linemen Drew Little, who signed with Tabor College; wide receiver Dashan Miller, who signed with Akron; and quarterback Dustin Powell, who signed with Semo University.
Wide receiver Joshua Little joined San Jose State as a walk-on.
The Renegades finished with a record of 12-1, their only loss coming to Mt. San Antonio College in the Southern California championship game. The Renegades finished the regular season ranked first in the Western State Conference in total defense and ranked second in total offense.