MOORHEAD — West Fargo has been a popular recruiting football pipeline for Minnesota State Moorhead this week.

West Fargo Packers senior running back Aiden Samek verbally committed to the Dragons, he announced Thursday via social media. A couple days earlier, Packers receiver Ian Skari also committed to MSUM.

The 5-foot-9, 165-pound Samek rushed for 654 yards and five touchdowns on 129 carries during his junior season with the Packers.

The Dragons have 16 commitments for the 2026 recruiting class, including Samek. Park Rapids (Minn.) High School linebacker Parker Hunter and Robbinsdale Armstrong (Minn.) High School's Eli Kuempel also recently committed to the Dragons.

The signing period for the 2026 class is scheduled to start on Feb. 4. MSUM head coach Steve Laqua can't comment on recr

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