LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – UNLV Football has added two wide receivers to its 2019 recruiting class with the addition of USC transfer Randal Grimes (6-4, 205) and junior college transfer Jacob Gasser (6-0, 180) head coach Tony Sanchez announced Friday.
 
Grimes is a Las Vegas native who was a highly sought-after recruit out of Desert Pines High School when he initially signed with USC in 2017. He played in three games (2 total receptions for 17 yards vs. Oregon State, Notre Dame and Arizona State) as a first-year freshman wide receiver and then preserved a redshirt year last fall by playing in less than four games for the Trojans. Grimes will petition the NCAA to be immediately eligible in 2019, otherwise he will sit out this fall and have has two seasons of eligibility remaining starting in 2020.
 
"Randal Grimes had a lot of options to choose from so we are excited he decided to come home and be a Rebel," said Sanchez. "He is an elite athlete with size that creates matchup problems for opponents. He will be a threat for our offense all over the field and especially in the red zone."
 
Gasser is the only junior college receiver in the class and the Los Alamitos, California, native played two seasons at Cerritos College in Norwalk, California. The graduate of Los Alamitos High School competed as a freshman for Cerritos in 2016, received a medical redshirt after being injured in 2017 and played as a sophomore last fall. He totaled 65 catches for 1,129 yards and four touchdowns during his time with the Falcons. Also a track standout, the speedster competed in the 100-meter, 200-meter, 400-meter and relay races in both high school and junior college.
 
"Jacob Gasser is an extremely fast athlete – he ran a 10.6 100-meters – who has outstanding ball skills," said Sanchez. "He brings with him a lot of game experience after being very productive at the JUCO level and will compete for time immediately."
             
UNLV's overall 2019 recruiting class is now made up of 12 high school players, 11 junior college transfers and one four-year transfer. The breakdown also sees 13 defensive players and 11 on offense: 5 DL, 5 DB, 4 WR, 4 OL, 3 LB, 2 RB and 1 QB.
 
The entire group consists of student-athletes whose hometowns are spread among 11 states: 11 from California, three from Nevada, a pair from Louisiana, and one each from Hawai'i, Florida, Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, Ohio and South Carolina.
 
UNLV opens its 2019 season August 31 vs. Southern Utah in what is the first of six home games. Season tickets, which start as low as $99, are available now by calling (702) 739-3267 (FANS) or visiting unlvtickets.com. As part of the new Faithful Fan Pricing initiative, fans purchasing season tickets this year may purchase season tickets for comparable seat locations for the same per-game price in the new Las Vegas Stadium opening in 2020.
 
UNLV FOOTBALL 2019 SIGNING CLASS
(24 Total)
 
HIGH SCHOOL SIGNEES (3)

NAME                 POS  HT   WT  CL-EXP HOMETOWN   PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Garrett Beckman      OL       6-4    320     FR-HS      Greeley, CO             Greeley West HS
Naki Fahina                DL       6-0    265    FR-HS       Hawthorne, CA       Lawndale HS
Jamel Hamm             DB       6-3    190     FR-HS      Cleveland, OH          Fork Union (VA) Military Academy
 
JUNIOR COLLEGE MIDYEAR ADDITIONS (4) 
Jacob Gasser             WR      6-0     180     JR-TR     Los Alamitos, CA     Cerritos College
Jeremiah Houston   DB      6-0     185    JR-TR       Inglewood, CA          Long Beach City College
Gamon Howard        DB      6-2     190    JR-TR       Vallejo, CA                  City College of San Francisco
Darran Williams       RB       5-11   200    JR-TR       Oklahoma City, OK  Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
 
FOUR-YEAR TRANSFER (1)
Randal Grimes          WR      6-4     2-5      SO-TR     Las Vegas, NV          USC
 
DECEMBER 2018 SIGNEES
 
HIGH SCHOOL SIGNEES (9) 
Kyle Beaudry              LB        6-1     230     FR-HS     Las Vegas, NV          Liberty HS
Leif Fautanu                OL       6-2     315     FR-HS     Honolulu, HI             University Laboratory School
Austin Fiaseu              DB       6-0     205     FR-HS   Las Vegas, NV        Liberty HS
Steve Jenkins             WR      5-11   165     FR-HS       Los Angeles, CA        Narbonne HS
Travis Mumphrey Jr.  QB       6-1     190     FR-HS     Marrero, LA               John Ehret HS
Courtney Reese          RB       5-8     160     FR-HS     Naranja, FL               Southridge Senior HS
Seth Robinson            DL       6-2     210     FR-HS     Scottsdale, AZ          Saguaro HS
Malik Wesley               WR      6-2     215     FR-HS     Columbia, SC            Spring Valley HS
Jacoby Windmon       LB        6-2     210     FR-HS    New Orleans, LA     John Ehret HS
 
JUNIOR COLLEGE MIDYEAR ADDITIONS (7) 
Eliel Ehimare               DL       6-1     280     JR-TR      Houston, TX               Cabrillo College
Aaron Lewis                 DB       5-9     175     JR-TR      R. Cucamonga, CA  Chaffey College
Jackson McCullough OL       6-6     305     JR-TR     San Diego, CA          Humboldt State
Noah McGregor           DL       6-4     245     SO-TR   Chatsworth, CA      College of the Canyons
Ryan Tantum               OL       6-4     305     JR-TR     Auburn, CA               Sierra College
Tavai Tuitasi                 DL       6-2     245     JR-TR      San Francisco, CA    City Col. of San Francisco
Vic Viramontes            LB        6-2     230     JR-TR     Riverside, CA            Riverside City College