Northern Arizona Adds Moutra, Parra, Lorona to Complete 2026 Class

Northern Arizona University announced the completion of its 2026 signing class on National Signing Day, adding three incoming freshmen to join an early group announced in December. The NAU Athletic Communications release, credited to Stayson Isobe and posted Feb. 4, 2026, listed safety DeVohn Moutra Jr., defensive lineman Gunnar Parra and athlete Kino Lorona as the final additions.

The release identified Moutra Jr. as “safety DeVohn Moutra Jr. (Gardena, Calif./Serra HS),” giving NAU a recruit from Southern California who projects to add depth to the secondary. Gunnar Parra was listed as “defensive lineman Gunnar Parra (Prescott, Ariz./Prescott HS),” providing a local Arizona piece of the class along the line. The release also named “athlete Kino Lorona (Winke” but the parenthetical was cut off in the posting, leaving hometown and high school unconfirmed.

Positions and geographic footprints are the clearest takeaways from the Feb. 4 announcement. Safety and defensive line are explicit defensive targets, while the “athlete” designation for Lorona signals positional versatility and potential for multiple roles - offense, defense or special teams - once NAU completes evaluations. Those additions join an unspecified early signing class from December; the full December list and total class size were not included in the Feb. 4 material.

From a roster-management perspective, adding a safety and a defensive lineman addresses two areas of frontline depth that are critical in the Big Sky Conference. Northern Arizona competes in a conference where defending the run and matching athletic defensive backs against spread offenses are recurring priorities. The two identified signees come from a local Arizona pipeline in Parra’s case and from Southern California in Moutra Jr.’s, reflecting a regional recruiting reach that mixes in-state pull with traditional Southern California recruiting lanes.

The NAU release leaves several basic details unreported. Kino Lorona’s hometown and high school are truncated in the posting and must be confirmed, and the press release did not include physical measurables, high school statistics, recruiting ratings, scholarship status or enrollment timing for any of the three signees. There were no coach or player quotes in the material. NAU Athletic Communications is the primary source for the announcement, and Stayson Isobe is credited as the author of the release.

For fans and roster-watchers, the practical implication is that February additions beef up defensive options and create new position battles when the freshmen arrive on campus. The next step for Northern Arizona will be to release full bios, photos and coach commentary that clarify where DeVohn Moutra Jr., Gunnar Parra and Kino Lorona fit on the 2026 depth chart and how they complement the December signees.