MOSCOW, Idaho – Head coach Jason Eck announced the signing of three transfers, Monday, including a pair of former Power five players and a First-Team All-Conference NAIA Player.
 
TJ Ivy Jr., a tight end from Chicago, began his career at Indiana before playing the last two seasons at Coastal Carolina. He played in 11 games as a redshirt freshman at Indiana in 2019, he caught three passes for 24 yards in the season.
 
After an injury derailed his 2020 season, he transferred to Coastal Carolina where he played in 13 games as a redshirt sophomore in 2021. He started in two games for the Chantecleers his first season. In 2022, he played in 12 games and recorded two receptions for 29 yards. 
 
He comes to Moscow as a grad transfer with one year of eligibility remaining.
 
"TJ is a veteran tight end who started his career at Indiana, he will be one of our biggest tight ends and we feel like he will make an impact at the line of scrimmage and in the passing game," Eck said.
 
Joining Ivy is Cerritos College transfer Jhamell (Deuce) Blenman II. Blenman is a defensive back from Compton, California. He redshirted as a freshman at Washington State, where he worked with Vandal corners coach Stanley Franks who was on staff with the Cougars. He transferred to Cerritos for the 2022 season where he played in 10 games and recorded nine pass breakups and an interception as a redshirt freshman. He also notched 38 total tackles and blocked a kick for the Falcons.
 
Blenman comes to Moscow as a redshirt sophomore with three years of eligibility remaining.
 
"Coach Franks had a lot of familiarity with Deuce after working with him at Washington State," Eck said. "We feel like he adds critical depth to our corner position."
 
The final transfer is former Montana Tech defensive end Keyshawn James-Newby. In two years for the Orediggers, James-Newby played in 19 games, recorded 13 sacks, 18.5 total Tackles for loss, and 92 total tackles. His redshirt sophomore season was a breakout year. He notched nine sacks to lead the Frontier Conference, 14.5 TFLs and 61 total tackles.
 
He earned First-Team All-Frontier Conference honors to cap his sophomore campaign. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining. He graduated from Helena High in Montana but spent most of his childhood in Pocatello.
 
"Keyshawn was an all-conference performer at Montana Tech," Eck said. "We feel like his high production will translate at our level and we are excited to add another guy with Idaho roots."
 
The three transfers add to a recruiting class that includes 49 newcomers this year, including 11 transfers.