LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns football coach Michael Desormeaux announced the addition of 21 players on Wednesday for the 2026 season during National Signing Day.

Louisiana stayed in-state for the majority of its newcomers with 14 players – including 12 within a two-hour drive – hailing from the Bayou State. The Ragin’ Cajuns added three players from the state of Mississippi, two from Alabama, one from Texas, and one from Australia.

Twenty of the 21 newcomers signed scholarships to play for Louisiana beginning in the 2026 season with the Ragin’ Cajuns adding a preferred walk-on.

Six of the newcomers – Devin Franklin (Oak Grove, La.), Jai’Vale Fredericks (Daphne, Ala.), Mason Golding (Melbourne, Australia), Trey Shaw (Hattiesburg, Miss.), Xavier Waters (Houston, Texas) and Edrick

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