June 29, 2017 Navy head football coach Ken Niumatalolo released the names of the 2017 football recruiting
class on Thursday evening as 54 prospects representing 19 states went through induction
ceremonies and began plebe summer. "Ware really excited about the group of young men that went through induction ceremonies
today," said Niumatalolo. "If they work hard and do the things they are supposed to do in
Bancroft Hall, in the classroom, in the weight room and on the practice field they will have a
chance to contribute to our success." Tennessee and Texas produced the most prospects with six, while five hail from the state of
Georgia. Other states represented include: Ohio (4), Maryland (4), California (3), Virginia (3),
Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), Louisiana (2), Florida (2), Hawai'i (2), Washington (2),
New Jersey (2), Michigan (2), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), Illinois (1) and Missouri (1).
Navy opens the 2017 campaign on Friday, Sept. 1 at Florida Atlantic and will return home the
following week to host American Athletic Conference foe Tulane. The Mids will also play host
to Cincinnati (Sept. 23), Air Force (Oct. 7), UCF (Oct. 21) and SMU (Nov. 11). The annual
Army-Navy Game presented by USAA will be played on Saturday, Dec. 9 at Lincoln Financial
Field in Philadelphia.
For the complete list of names click here: 2017 Recruiting Class 
