Fresno State Athletics
Football Adds Four Signees to 2015 Roster
4/27/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football
April 27, 2015
By Jason Clay
jaclay@csufresno.edu
GoBulldogs.com
FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State head football coach Tim DeRuyter announced Monday the signings of four student-athletes to the 2015 roster, two of which inked National Letters of Intent and two to athletic aid agreements with the Bulldogs.
After not signing any wide receivers on National Signing Day back in February, the Bulldogs added three wide outs with L.J. Reed, Josiah Blandin and Kheenyon Woods. The `Dogs also added depth to their defensive line with the signing of junior college defensive lineman Nick Kristofors.
Inked to an athletic aid agreement was 6-3, 230-pound wide receiver L.J. Reed out of Tokay High School in Lodi, Calif. Playing in only six games his senior season for the Tigers, missing the first month due to transfer rules, Reed caught 39 passes for 501 yards and four touchdowns as a senior. He averaged 17.3 yards per catch and 83.5 yards per game. Prior to transferring to Tokay for his senior season he was at Cosumnes Oaks High School in Elk Grove, Calif. As a junior, Reed caught 30 passes for 356 yards and nine touchdowns.
Reed was also a first-team Tri-City Athletic League selection for the Tigers basketball team during his senior season. Reed led the league in assists (5.4 per game) and steals (2.2 per game), while scoring 13.2 points and collecting 5.8 rebounds per game.
Blandin is a 6-4, 200-pounder out of Long Beach City College. Overall in his two seasons at Long Beach City College, Blandin had 82 receptions (41 each year) for 1,318 yards and 10 touchdowns. He averaged 16.1 yards per catch in two seasons with the Vikings and had long receptions of 78 and 80 yards as a sophomore when he helped lead his team to a 9-2 overall record.
Coming out of Long Beach, Calif. and Polytechnic High School, Blandin earned All-West Region honors by PrepStar after recording 21 receptions for 329 yards with two touchdowns as a senior in 2011. He signed with Arizona State out of high school before playing the 2012 and 2013 seasons at Long Beach City College. He will have two seasons of eligibility remaining as he enrolls at Fresno State.
Kristofors, standing 6-3, 270, was a 2014 All-Big 6 Conference selection out of Santa Rosa Junior College. He recorded 34 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 9.0 TFL, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery as a sophomore in 2014, a year in which he helped lead the Bears to a 7-4 record and a State Center Bowl appearance. Kristofors had 24 tackles, 3.0 sacks and 3.5 tackles for a loss as a redshirt freshman.
Originally from Novato, Calif., he signed with Sacramento State coming out of San Marin High School. Kristofors transferred to Santa Rosa JC after redshirting in 2012 at Sacramento State.
Woods, at 6-1, 160 pounds, was a first-team All-Miramonte League selection in 2014 for Pomona (Calif.) High School. A two-way player in high school, playing defensive back on defense and receiver/running back on offense, he caught 12 passes for 287 yards and six touchdowns while rushing for 440 yards and five TDs on 34 carries as a senior. Woods helped lead the Red Devils to a CIF Mid-Valley Division Championship.
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