GRAND FORKS, N.D. – University of North Dakota head football coach Bubba Schweigert announced the addition of Football Bowl Subdivision transfer Jahmere Irvin-Sills to his program on Thursday. Irvin-Sills, a 5-foot-10 cornerback, will join the team for the 2015 season after spending his first two collegiate seasons at Mississippi State in the Southeastern Conference.

“Jahmere will be with us for fall camp and we expect him to compete for playing time right away and contribute to the 2015 season,” Schweigert said. “He spent two seasons with an SEC program and displayed the skills to play physical football along with the quickness and agility to cover receivers. We're excited to have him join the program.”

Originally from Elkton, Md., Irvin-Sills played in nine games for the Bulldogs during the 2014 season after redshirting during his initial year on the Starkville, Miss., campus. He collected 10 tackles a season ago, including a pair in the Capital One Orange Bowl.

Irvin-Sills was ranked as one of the top 20 prospects coming out of Maryland and 47th best cornerback nationally in the class of 2013 by ESPN.com. He finished his senior year at Eastern Christian Academy with 27 tackles and one interception.

Irvin-Sills will have three years of eligibility remaining when he enrolls at UND.

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