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2010 SEASON OUTLOOK (OFFENSE) WIDE RECEIVERS One of the team’s most inexperienced offensive position groups in recent years, UCF’s wide receivers have come of age and transformed into a veteran group which will be counted on to make plays in 2010. Three of the top four receivers on the Knights’ depth chart – redshirt senior Jamar Newsome, senior Kamar Aiken and redshirt junior A.J. Guyton – will be in at least their fourth season with the Black and Gold, giving quarterbacks an experienced group to look for in the passing game. Leading the group is Aiken, a 6-foot-2 target who found the end zone a team-high nine times in 2009. The receiver developed into both a deep threat and a go-to guy in the red zone, leading the team in receiving yards (610) and yards per catch (16.9). While graduated starter Rocky Ross (41 receptions, three TDs) will need to be replaced, both Newsome and Guyton have shown they have the ability to produce. Guyton came back from an injury to corral a team-high 44 passes in 2009, while Newsome had 24 receptions and scored touchdowns against two C-USA foes. After bursting onto the scene as a return specialist and spot receiver as a true freshman, sophomore Quincy McDuffie will become a more regular target in 2010. The versatile, speedy McDuffie had 126 receiving yards and 55 yards on the ground in 2009. Redshirt senior Brian Watters and redshirt junior Khymest Williams also add depth and experience to the group. Watters totaled 12 catches and 99 yards a season ago, while Williams will return from injury after totaling 17 catches and three touchdowns as a sophomore in 2008. As a large crop of young, talented receivers fight for playing time, many eyes will be on redshirt freshman Nico Flores. A 6-foot-2 quarterback recruit, Flores was converted to receiver in the spring and his size and athleticism could become assets for the Knights. Redshirt freshmen Marquee Williams and Dontravius Floyd will aim to get on the field after a season in the program. Highly-touted recruit Joshua Reese could be in the mix to make an impact as a true freshman.
OFFENSIVE LINE Despite being a sometimes overlooked group, the effectiveness of the offensive line will have a direct impact on UCF’s success in 2010. It made significant strides a season ago, contributing to tailback Brynn Harvey totaling 1,109 yards and 14 touchdowns on the ground and the Knights’ vastly improved offense. The Knights return four starters from the five-man 2009 line, a group which combined for 41 starts a year ago. The returners include a pair of monster 6-foot-7 tackles, right tackle Jah Reid and left tackle Nick Pieschel. Reid started each of the team’s 13 games in 2009 and earned a spot on the All-Conference USA first team. He will certainly gain attention from NFL scouts this season. 8
This fall, the line was given a boost with the NCAA’s decision to grant redshirt junior left guard Cliff McCray (6-foot-2, 316) an additional two seasons of eligibility. McCray made 12 starts in 2009 at left guard and will provide leadership to the squad. At the other guard position, redshirt sophomore Theo Goins (6-foot-4, 322) cemented himself in the starting lineup midway through 2009 and will look to build on that experience this fall. The spot up for grabs appears to be at center, where the Knights need to replace graduated starter Ian Bustillo. The battle for the position looks to be between redshirt sophomore Jordan Rae and redshirt junior Zac Norris. The 6-foot-2, 275-pound Rae has been moved from the defensive line while Norris can bring more size with his 6-foot-3, 290-pound frame. There looks to be significant size in the backup positions, with 6-foot-5 Chris Martin adding depth at the tackles and 6-foot-4 Chad Hounshell and 6-foot-3 Rey Cunha waiting in the wings at guard. Transfer Abré Leggins also made six starts a season ago in his first season as a Knight. A group of six newcomers will add depth and size to the offensive line, including highly-touted guard Torrian Wilson and McCray’s brothers, twins Jordan and Justin McCray. Wilson already measures in at 6-foot-4 and 315 pounds while both McCrays are listed at 6-foot-4 and 290 pounds. Another incoming freshman, tackle Tony Jacob, listed at 6-foot-8 and 310 pounds, immediately becomes the Knights’ tallest player.
TIGHT ENDS AND H-BACKS As a redshirt freshman in 2008, Adam Nissley spent time at both tight end and offensive tackle. At 6-foot-6 and 265 pounds, Nissley certainly has the size of an offensive lineman, but with his strength and athleticism, also has the ability to shine as a tight end. As a result, the Georgia native was moved back to the position full-time prior to the 2009 campaign and did not disappoint. Nissley started all 13 games a year ago and finished the season with 10 receptions for 159 yards. He averaged an impressive 15.9 yards a catch and had his best game of the year against Marshall. In the win over the Thundering Herd, Nissley recorded three receptions for 46 yards. Willie Gaetjens, a hard-nosed junior who is in his fourth year in the program, will serve as Nissley’s backup. The local product from Titusville appeared in 10 games last season and is a more than adaquate blocker. Redshirt freshman D.J. Brown learned the UCF offense a year ago and will provide depth at tight end in 2010. The Knights enter the campaign with a deep group of blocking backs, led by Ricky Kay and Billy Giovanetti. Kay played in 12 games last season and started two. The senior had 15 receptions for 171 yards with two scores. In the win over visiting Memphis, Kay totaled four catches for 52 yards and a touchdown. He enters his senior campaign with 28 career receptions.
Giovanetti made an immediate impact as a redshirt freshman. He started four games, beginning with the season opener against Samford, and had seven receptions for 46 yards with a touchdown. The gritty former Bishop Moore High School star registered 23 yards receiving on two receptions versus Miami. His main task was to pave the way for tailback Brynn Harvey, who rushed for 1,109 yards with 14 touchdowns. Joining the H-back corps is redshirt sophomore Latavius Murray. As a freshman in 2008, Murray played in eight games at tailback, carrying the ball 46 times for 132 yards and three touchdowns. His three rushing scores led the squad. The upstate New York native suffered an injury last summer, and was moved to another position in the backfield.
QUARTERBACKS The Knights do not lose many key starters on either offense or defense in 2010, but one of them is quarterback Brett Hodges. The Winter Springs native transferred back home to Orlando from Wake Forest for his final season of play in 2009 and went 8-3 as a starter, cracking several of the school’s seasonal top-10 record charts. Hodges was a big reason why the Knights earned a spot in the St. Petersburg Bowl to conclude the season. In some ways though it will seem like Hodges is still around as he passed on much of his perpetually relaxed demeanor to Rob Calabrese, who has reassumed the starting role heading into his true junior season for UCF. Calabrese consistently throughout the spring showed a level of poise in both the huddle and pocket that was new and had been lacking in his previous turns as UCF’s starter at quarterback. Calabrese’s last two appearances of the 2009 season served as rays of hope. He battled hard even when UCF was down on the road at Texas. He also collectively marched UCF on a strong touchdown drive late in the St. Petersburg Bowl against Rutgers, making plays with both his feet and arm in the process. Electrifying true freshman Jeffrey Godfrey is behind Calabrese heading into the season. Godfrey set the Miami-Dade County career passing record as a part of a stellar prep career at Miami Central where he led his team to the state semifinals and was widely recruited. Godfrey chose UCF, along with several of his Miami Central teammates, and enrolled in January. Although inexperienced and still learning the offense, Godfrey showed his tremendous ability as a dual-threat quarterback on a regular basis during the spring.
RUNNING BACKS A George O’Leary football team will invariably be solid in the running game and 2010 should prove to be no exception. Although junior Brynn Harvey will start the season recovering from a knee injury, the sophomore tandem of Brendan Kelly and Jonathan Davis ran together well during spring practice when Harvey was out. The respect for Harvey is apparent around the league and nation as many media outlets have selected him as the first-team preseason All-Conference USA running back. A 1,109-yard rusher in 2009 with 14 touchdowns to his credit, Harvey’s sophomore year numbers eclipsed those of Kevin Smith in 2006 as a sophomore. He will be slowed in the early part of 2010 while recovering from the spring practice injury, but should be running at full-steam soon enough. In the meantime, Kelly and Davis have been battling it out for the starting spot. Kelly is a strong north-south runner who saw action in 10 games last fall as a redshirt freshman. He proved to be both a decent running and receiving threat, scoring his lone touchdown through the air. Whether he begins the season as the starter or not, Kelly could use his large frame to become a threat in goal-line situations. Davis ended up with 64 carries for 310 yards and four scores as a true freshman a year ago in relief of Harvey. Showing the ability to find the end zone, Davis also proved he could produce good numbers when getting numerous carries. Against Tulane at the end of the season, Davis rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. Adding to the team’s options in the backfield will be junior Brandon Davis and Iowa transfer Jeff Brinson, who will add depth and will fight for carries. Brandon Davis has seen action in both 2008 and 2009 as a backup and had eight carries for 34 yards against Tulane last year. Brinson, who will be eligible to play right away, is a St. Petersburg native who was a first-team all-state pick at Northeast High School as a senior in 2007. Junior Ronnie Weaver will provide more depth at the position. Weaver had 19 attempts for 86 yards last year. His best game of the season came at Rice when he carried the ball five times for 58 yards with a touchdown in the victory over the Owls.
Former Stanford signal caller L.D. Crow joins the mix in 2010 after the Palm Harbor native sat out last fall due to NCAA transfer regulations. Crow has a prototypical pocket passer’s makeup and held his own as the number three quarterback during his first spring in Orlando. True freshman Blake Bortles will make the short trek from Oviedo High School to UCF this year. Bortles set the Seminole County career passing record with 5,576 yards as he helped Oviedo to a pair of district titles. 9
2010 SEASON OUTLOOK (DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS) DEFENSIVE LINE A hallmark of UCF’s team the past several seasons has been its stout defensive line play. The Knights have led Conference USA in rushing defense each of the past two seasons, a feat only previously accomplished once in league history (TCU in 2002-03). The Knights were fourth in the nation last year in rushing defense, trailing only BCS bowl participants Texas, Alabama and TCU. UCF brings back a slew of talented ends, including preseason AllAmerican Bruce Miller, but will be lining up several new faces in the tackle position. Bookend fifth-year seniors start at either end position in Miller and David Williams. Miller leads the nation’s active players in career sacks with 27 as well as in tackles for loss with 44. Also possessing the brawn to line up in a three-technique at defensive tackle when UCF goes to the nickel, Miller was named the 2009 C-USA Defensive Player of the Year. He is amongst the top-10 leaders in career sacks for any player in Florida major college football history. Williams has been a fixture at the other end the past few years and turned in six tackles for loss last fall along with a sack and three forced hurries. Redshirt junior Darius Nall returns to the end group after a four-sack performance in 2009. He returned to the field dramatically a season ago after missing the 2008 season while undergoing cancer treatments. Sophomore Troy Davis, who turned a lot of heads during spring practice for his ability to get through blocks and into the backfield, enters the fall as the backup at the other end position.
Heading into the season, redshirt senior Wes Tunuufi Sauvao and true freshman E.J. Dunston hold down the starting spots at tackle. Tunuufi Sauvo has been a regular contributor for the Knights, particularly in goal-line situations, but is aiming to be a first-time regular starter this fall. Dunston came to UCF early in January after a strong prep career at Edgewater High School and showed the potential to be an immediate contributor for the Knights. Another Orlando product, redshirt freshman Victor Gray, showed that he should be able to contribute this fall at tackle, as did Atlanta’s Brandon Bryant. Bryant also redshirted in 2009, which served as his first year in Orlando.
LINEBACKERS The 2010 linebackers are a tough and experienced group that look to lead the defense to another successful season as one of the conference’s best. The top tackler from the 2009 season, graduated senior Cory Hogue, is gone, but don’t expect much of a drop off with redshirt senior Chance Henderson returning to the middle linebacker position after sitting out with an injury. Flanking Henderson are two of the team’s top tacklers from 2009, seniors Derrick Hallman and Lawrence Young, making the starting linebackers an experienced and talented unit. Henderson is coming back after a knee injury sidelined him for all of the 2009 season. Looking to regain his 2008 form where he started in 12 games and garnered 57 tackles, Henderson aims to be the anchor in the middle of a talented Knights’ defense.
Seniors Bruce Miller (49), Lawrence Young (57) and Derrick Hallman (38) are three of the Knights who have helped UCF lead C-USA in rushing defense two years in a row and also rank fourth in the nation last fall (82.77 ypg), trailing only Texas, Alabama and TCU. 10
The team’s leading returning tackler, Hallman racked up 85 tackles and forced two fumbles last season despite switching back from safety to outside linebacker midway through the season. In his tenure at UCF, the Fort Pierce native has registered nearly 200 tackles, four forced fumbles and four picks. Another reliable linebacker for the Knights, Young has had a great impact for the defense since arriving on campus as a freshman in 2007. The team’s second-leading returning tackler from 2009, Young tallied 78 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one sack a season ago. Young is a linebacker who the defense will again lean on to help stop the run game. Hallman and Young were two major reasons why UCF owned the country’s fourth-ranked rushing defense a season ago, and with Henderson operating the middle linebacker position the group should expect similar success in 2010. The Knights are confident with their depth at linebacker because of the time each reserve player has put into the system. With a combined 10 years of experience between them, Josh Linam, Loren Robinson and Jordan Becker will provide depth at the position. Linam looks to be the most experienced backup out of the bunch after registering 14 tackles and appearing in all 13 games last season as a sophomore. Robinson, a local product from Longwood, and Becker give UCF depth at the outside linebacker slots.
DEFENSIVE BACKS A young secondary stepped up in 2009 and proved they were up for the task of replacing four graduated standout starters from the 2008 season. Now a more veteran group, this year’s unit will be expected to continue to improve and become a strength of the defense. The group will include a mix of veterans looking for a chance to shine in their last seasons at UCF and standout sophomores looking to build off impressive freshmen campaigns. Fifth-year seniors Emery Allen and Justin Boddie will both compete for starting spots and playing time at cornerback. Allen returns after missing the majority of 2009 due to injury while Boddie aims to back-up his career-best 58 tackles as a junior. Two more seniors - Darin Baldwin and Reggie Weams - will compete to start at strong safety. Baldwin made 32 tackles and had seven pass break-ups last season while Weams contributed 24 tackles and an interception. Indicating their potential for impressive careers with the Black and Gold, Josh Robinson and Kemal Ishmael burst onto the scene to make an immediate impact as true freshmen a year ago. Starting nine games at free safety, Ishmael led all secondary players with 70 tackles in 2009, but it was Robinson who really made a splash. Robinson’s six interceptions were tied for the most nationally among true freshmen, and he added 59 tackles and eight pass break-ups. His performance led to a laundry list of accolades, including him being a consensus freshman All-America selection and a second-team All-Conference USA performer. Expectations
are high for Robinson, who has been listed as a consensus firstteam preseason all-conference pick. Two other returning young players will vie for time with redshirt freshman Jarrett Swaby slated to backup Ishmael while sophomore A.J. Bouye will aim to get on the field at cornerback. Bouye appeared in 10 games as a rookie in 2009 and registered 10 total tackles. Among the UCF newcomers who could find time in the secondary is freshman Clayton Geathers, a 6-foot-3 safety from Hemingway, S.C., who already has the size to play collegiately. Freshmen cornerbacks Jordan Ozerites and Cornelius Whitehead will both be in the battle for playing time as well. Ozerites was an early enrollee who had a chance to participate in spring practice.
SPECIAL TEAMS Expect much of the same this year when it comes to the Knights’ kicking game. The Knights return successful starters at both placekicker and punter in junior Nick Cattoi and senior Blake Clingan, respectively. Cattoi, who at 6-foot-5 could pass for a linebacker, made 14 of his 20 field-goal attempts in 2009, connecting on five from beyond 40 yards. Cattoi will likely also handle the kickoffs for the Knights after a successful season of averaging 65.2 yards a kick and 11 touchbacks. Talented sophomore Jamie Boyle got a small taste of action as a true freshman and could use his big leg to challenge the more experienced Cattoi for the job. Clingan, who already holds many of UCF’s punting records, will look to stay the course for his senior season after a junior campaign where he averaged 37.3 yards an attempt, with six punts being for 50 yards or more. Junior Charley Hughlett will handle the long-snapping duties for the third-straight season. After the loss of All-American Joe Burnett in 2008, a handful of Knights were given time at punt returner in 2009, with redshirt junior A.J. Guyton and veteran Rocky Ross splitting the majority of the reps. With the graduation of Ross, look to Guyton to see a lot of time fielding punts as the team’s most experienced option. Guyton averaged 10.8 yards a return a season ago. Hoping to follow in the footsteps of Burnett, sophomore cornerback Josh Robinson may get a chance to return punts as well. The athletic Robinson showed flashes of ability during the spring and may give the team big-play potential. Big-play potential was certainly shown by Quincy McDuffie as a true freshman a season ago. In his first appearance in a Knights’ jersey, McDuffie returned a kickoff for a score against Samford. Now with a year under his belt, the speedy McDuffie returns after posting a 24.2-yard average kick return from 2009. Veteran Darin Baldwin has a couple years of experience returning kicks and will likely line up next to McDuffie for kickoffs. Baldwin averaged 27.2 yards per return last season.
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2010 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. 81 15 22 12 21 26 23 98 5 19 99 11 86 93 44 36 4 52 16 41 17 62 29 7 27 58 95 17 10 13 85 73 47 61 32 2 68 91 3 38 39 45 34 54 74 31 60 18 79 43 24 66
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Name Kamar Aiken*** Chad Alexander** Emery Allen*** Robertson Auguste Darin Baldwin*** Jordan Becker* Justin Boddie*** David Bohner Blake Bortles A.J. Bouye* Jamie Boyle* Jeff Brinson D.J. Brown Quenton Brown Brandon Bryant Woodley Cadet Rob Calabrese** Jack Carter Nick Cattoi** Blake Clingan*** L.D. Crow Rey Cunha Lyle Dankenbring* Brandon Davis* Jonathan Davis* Troy Davis* E.J. Dunston Steven Faucher Nico Flores Dontravius Floyd Willie Gaetjens** Kevin Garvy Clayton Geathers James Getsee Billy Giovanetti* Jeff Godfrey Theo Goins* Victor Gray A.J. Guyton** Derrick Hallman*** Omar Hansborough Javen Harris Brynn Harvey** Chance Henderson*** Chad Hounshell* Austin Hudson* Charley Hughlett** Kemal Ishmael* Tony Jacob Ricky Kay*** Brendan Kelly* Abré Leggins*
Pos. WR LB CB DB DB LB DB PK/P QB DB PK/P RB TE DE DL DB QB DE PK P QB OL DB RB RB DL DT P WR HB TE DE DB SN FB QB OL DL WR LB DB LB RB LB OL WR SN DB OL HB RB OL
Ht. 6-2 6-2 5-9 5-11 5-11 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-4 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-3 5-10 5-9 5-9 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-2 5-11 5-11 6-4 6-4 5-11 6-0 6-2 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-1 6-4 5-11 6-8 6-3 6-3 6-4
Wt. 219 220 183 188 206 234 193 177 230 182 193 213 230 215 275 200 221 232 216 229 221 293 193 193 200 252 306 175 208 231 245 224 190 222 230 182 317 263 196 222 195 229 206 236 290 195 239 206 310 243 234 313
Year Sr. RJr. RSr. RSo. Sr. RJr. Sr. RJr. Fr. So. So. RSo. RFr. Fr. RFr. Fr. Jr. RJr. Jr. Sr. RJr. RFr. RSo. Jr. So. So. Fr. RFr. RFr. RFr. RJr. RSo. Fr. RJr. RSo. Fr. RSo. RFr. RJr. Sr. RJr. RFr. Jr. RSr. RSo. RSr. Jr. So. Fr. Sr. RSo. RSr.
Hometown/High School (Previous School) Miami, Fla./Chaminade-Madonna Lake Wales, Fla./Lake Wales Milton, Fla./Milton Miami, Fla./Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame Homestead, Fla./South Dade Clearwater, Fla./Central Catholic Atlanta, Ga./North Atlanta Matthews, N.C./Sun Valley (Navy) Oviedo, Fla./Oviedo Tucker, Ga./Tucker Central Valley, N.Y. /Monroe-Woodbury St. Petersburg, Fla./Northeast (Iowa) Ocala, Fla./Dunnellon Tucker, Ga./Tucker Atlanta, Ga./Booker T. Washington Loxahatchee, Fla./Seminole Ridge Islip Terrace, N.Y./East Islip Miami, Fla./Coral Reef Tampa, Fla./Gaither Coral Springs, Fla./Coral Springs Palm Harbor, Fla./Countryside (Stanford) Miami, Fla./Jackson Stuart, Fla./Martin County Suwanee, Ga./Peachtree Ridge Lawrenceville, Ga./Tucker Lawrenceville, Ga./Berkmar Eatonville, Fla./Edgewater Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay Miami, Fla./North Miami Beach Homestead, Fla./South Dade Titusville, Fla./Titusville Palm Beach, Fla./Cardinal Newman Hemingway, S.C./Carvers Bay Miami, Fla./Hialeah-Miami Lakes Winter Park, Fla./Bishop Moore Miami, Fla./Miami Central Houston, Texas/Hightower Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips Homestead, Fla./Homestead Fort Pierce, Fla./Fort Pierce Central Homestead, Fla./Homestead Eufaula, Ala./Eufaula Largo, Fla./Largo Conyers, Ga./Heritage Mentor, Ohio/Lake Catholic Gainesville, Fla./Buchholz (Air Force) Tampa, Fla./Hillsborough Miami, Fla./North Miami Beach Atlanta, Ga./Westlake Deltona, Fla./DeLand Shoreham, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River Orlando, Fla./Evans (Copiah-Lincoln JC)
2010 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name 50 Josh Linam** 70 Chris Martin 55 Vincent Mazzurco 87 J.T. McArthur 33 Jamar McClain 65 Cliff McCray** 63 Jordan McCray 64 Justin McCray 14 Quincy McDuffie* 67 Perry Meiklejohn 49 Bruce Miller*** 59 Matt Morrison 28 Latavius Murray* 53 Darius Nall** 9 Jamar Newsome** 88 Adam Nissley** 69 Zac Norris 30 Jordan Ozerities 78 Joe Perno 77 Nick Pieschel** 97 Robert Pritchard 73 Jordan Rae 56 Cody Ralston 80 Joshua Reese 76 Jah Reid*** 96 Andrew Rice 59 LeBranden Richardson 20 Josh Robinson* 42 Loren Robinson 46 Ray Shipman 92 Barry Snider 25 Jarrett Swaby 94 Wes Tunuufi Sauvao** 6 Brian Watters*** 40 Reggie Weams*** 35 Ronnie Weaver** 90 Ash Weekley 31 Cornelius Whitehead 51 D.J. Williams 48 David Williams*** 33 Kerlon Williams 82 Khymest Williams** 12 Marquee Williams* 72 Torrian Wilson 58 Josh Wofford 37 Henry Wright 57 Lawrence Young*** * Denotes letters earned
Pos. LB OL LB WR DB OL OL OL WR OL DE SN HB DE WR TE OL DB OL OL DE OL LB WR OL DT LB CB LB DB DL S DT WR DB RB DE DB LB DE RB WR WR OL OL DB LB
Ht. 6-3 6-5 6-1 5-10 5-10 6-2 6-4 6-4 5-10 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-6 6-3 5-10 6-5 6-7 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-7 6-2 6-2 5-10 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-0
Wt. 237 290 227 189 175 315 290 290 177 292 248 236 221 246 202 266 282 191 291 301 229 271 196 182 324 280 223 197 220 226 270 193 290 197 196 209 234 187 215 241 200 174 205 315 299 217 223
Year Jr. RFr. RJr. RJr. Fr. RJr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. RSr. RFr. RSo. RJr. RSr. RJr. RJr. Fr. RFr. RJr. RSo. RSo. Fr. Fr. RSr. Fr. Fr. So. RSo. Rso. Jr. RFr. RSr. RSr. Sr. RJr. RSo. Fr. RSo. RSr. RJr. RJr. RFr. Fr. RFr. RFr. Sr.
Hometown/High School (Previous School) Tavares, Fla./Tavares Fort Walton Beach, Fla./Choctawhatchee Ocala, Fla./Trinity Catholic (Lambuth) Laurens, S.C./Laurens Miami, Fla./Miami Central Miami, Fla./Southridge Miami, Fla./Southridge Miami, Fla./Southridge Orlando, Fla./Edgewater Miami, Fla./Westminster Christian Canton, Ga./Woodstock Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek Nedrow, N.Y./Onandaga Central Douglasville, Ga./Chapel Hill St. Petersburg, Fla./Boca Ciega Cumming, Ga./South Forsyth Port St. Joe, Fla./Port St. Joe Mount Dora, Fla./Mount Dora Palm Bay, Fla./Melbourne Central Catholic Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinett Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay Calhoun, Ga./Calhoun Miami, Fla./Miami Central Haines City, Fla./Haines City Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary Miami, Fla./Miami Central Sunrise, Fla./Plantation Longwood, Fla./Lynam Miramar, Fla/Monsignor Pace (Florida) Tucson, Ariz/Sahuarita (Scottsdale CC) Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Day Leesville, La./Leesville Rome, Ga./Rome Baton Rouge, La./Redemptorist Wabasso, Fla./Vero Beach Jacksonville, Fla./Bolles School Mount Dora, Fla./Mount Dora Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons Lexington, S.C./White Knoll Crescent City, Fla./Crescent City (Norfolk State) Lutcher, La./Lutcher Ocala, Fla./Vanguard Miami, Fla./Miami Northwestern Melbourne, Fla./Palm Bay Orlando, Fla./Edgewater Pensacola, Fla./Woodham
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2010 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 31 32 33 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49
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Name Jeff Godfrey A.J. Guyton** Rob Calabrese** Blake Bortles Brian Watters*** Brandon Davis* Jamar Newsome** Nico Flores Jeff Brinson Marquee Williams* Robertson Auguste Dontravius Floyd Quincy McDuffie* Chad Alexander** Nick Cattoi** L.D. Crow Steven Faucher Kemal Ishmael* A.J. Bouye* Josh Robinson* Darin Baldwin*** Emery Allen*** Justin Boddie*** Brendan Kelly* Jarrett Swaby Jordan Becker* Jonathan Davis* Latavius Murray* Lyle Dankenbring* Jordan Ozerities Austin Hudson* Cornelius Whitehead Billy Giovanetti* Kerlon Williams Jamar McClain Brynn Harvey** Ronnie Weaver** Woodley Cadet Henry Wright Derrick Hallman*** Omar Hansborough Reggie Weams*** Blake Clingan*** Loren Robinson Ricky Kay*** Brandon Bryant Javen Harris Ray Shipman Clayton Geathers David Williams*** Bruce Miller***
Pos. QB WR QB QB WR RB WR WR RB WR DB HB WR LB PK QB P DB DB CB DB CB DB RB S LB RB HB DB DB WR DB FB RB DB RB RB DB LB LB DB DB P LB HB DL LB DB DB DE DE
Ht. 5-11 5-11 6-2 6-4 6-2 5-9 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-5 6-3 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-10 5-11 5-9 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-4 5-9 6-3 5-10 5-10 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-4 5-11 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-2
Wt. 182 196 221 230 197 193 202 208 213 205 188 231 177 220 216 221 175 206 182 197 206 183 193 234 193 234 200 221 193 191 195 187 230 200 175 206 209 200 217 222 195 196 229 220 243 275 229 226 190 241 248
Year Fr. RJr. Jr. Fr. RSr. Jr. RSr. RFr. RSo. RFr. RSo. RFr. So. RJr. Jr. RJr. RFr. So. So. So. Sr. RSr. Sr. RSo. RFr. RJr. So. RSo. RSo. Fr. RSr. Fr. RSo. RJr. Fr. Jr. RJr. Fr. RFr. Sr. RJr. Sr. Sr. RSo. Sr. RFr. RFr. RSo. Fr. RSr. RSr.
Hometown/High School (Previous School) Miami, Fla./Miami Central Homestead, Fla./Homestead Islip Terrace, N.Y./East Islip Oviedo, Fla./Oviedo Rome, Ga./Rome Suwanee, Ga./Peachtree Ridge St. Petersburg, Fla./Boca Ciega Miami, Fla./North Miami Beach St. Petersburg, Fla./Northeast (Iowa) Ocala, Fla./Vanguard Miami, Fla./Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame Homestead, Fla./South Dade Orlando, Fla./Edgewater Lake Wales, Fla./Lake Wales Tampa, Fla./Gaither Palm Harbor, Fla./Countryside (Stanford) Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay Miami, Fla./North Miami Beach Tucker, Ga./Tucker Sunrise, Fla./Plantation Homestead, Fla./South Dade Milton, Fla./Milton Atlanta, Ga./North Atlanta Shoreham, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Day Clearwater, Fla./Central Catholic Lawrenceville, Ga./Tucker Nedrow, N.Y./Onandaga Central Palm City, Fla./Martin County Mount Dora, Fla./Mount Dora Gainesville, Fla./Buchholz (Air Force) Mount Dora, Fla./Mount Dora Winter Park, Fla./Bishop Moore Crescent City, Fla./Crescent City (Norfolk State) Miami, Fla./Miami Central Largo, Fla./Largo Wabasso, Fla./Vero Beach Loxahatchee, Fla./Seminole Ridge Orlando, Fla./Edgewater Fort Pierce, Fla./Fort Pierce Central Homestead, Fla./Homestead Baton Rouge, La./Redemptorist Coral Springs, Fla./Coral Springs Longwood, Fla./Lynam Deltona, Fla./DeLand Atlanta, Ga./Booker T. Washington Eufaula, Ala./Eufaula Miramar, Fla/Monsignor Pace (Florida) Hemingway, S.C./Carvers Bay Lexington, S.C./White Knoll Canton, Ga./Woodstock
2010 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name 50 Josh Linam** 51 D.J. Williams 52 Jack Carter 53 Darius Nall** 54 Chance Henderson*** 55 Vincent Mazzurco 56 Cody Ralston 57 Lawrence Young*** 58 Troy Davis* 58 Josh Wofford 59 LeBranden Richardson 59 Matt Morrison 60 Charley Hughlett** 61 James Getsee 62 Rey Cunha 63 Jordan McCray 64 Justin McCray 65 Cliff McCray** 66 Abré Leggins* 67 Perry Meiklejohn 68 Theo Goins* 69 Zac Norris 70 Chris Martin 72 Torrian Wilson 73 Kevin Garvy 73 Jordan Rae 74 Chad Hounshell* 76 Jah Reid*** 77 Nick Pieschel** 78 Joe Perno 79 Tony Jacob 80 Joshua Reese 81 Kamar Aiken*** 82 Khymest Williams** 85 Willie Gaetjens** 86 D.J. Brown 87 J.T. McArthur 88 Adam Nissley** 90 Ash Weekley 91 Victor Gray 92 Barry Snider 93 Quenton Brown 94 Wes Tunuufi Sauvao** 95 E.J. Dunston 96 Andrew Rice 97 Robert Pritchard 98 David Bohner 99 Jamie Boyle* * Denotes letters earned
Pos. LB LB DE DE LB LB LB LB DL OL LB SN SN SN OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DE OL OL OL OL OL OL WR WR WR TE TE WR TE DE DL DL DE DT DT DT DE PK/P PK/P
Ht. 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-7 6-7 6-5 6-8 6-1 6-2 5-10 6-5 6-4 5-10 6-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-0 5-10
Wt. 237 215 232 246 236 227 196 223 252 299 223 236 239 223 293 290 290 315 313 292 317 282 290 315 224 271 290 324 301 291 310 182 219 174 245 230 189 266 234 263 270 215 290 306 280 229 177 193
Year Jr. RSo. RJr. RJr. RSr. RJr. Fr. Sr. So. RFr. Fr. RFr. Jr. RJr. RFr. Fr. Fr. RJr. RSr. Fr. RSo. RJr. RFr. Fr. RSo. RSo. RSo. RSr. RJr. RFr. Fr. Fr. Sr. RJr. RJr. RFr. RJr. RJr. RSo. RFr. Jr. Fr. RSr. Fr. Fr. RSo. RJr. So.
Hometown/High School (Previous School) Tavares, Fla./Tavares Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons Miami, Fla./Coral Reef Douglasville, Ga./Chapel Hill Conyers, Ga./Heritage Ocala, Fla./Trinity Catholic (Lambuth) Calhoun, Ga./Calhoun Pensacola, Fla./Woodham Lawrenceville, Ga./Berkmar Melbourne, Fla./Palm Bay Miami, Fla./Miami Central Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek Tampa, Fla./Hillsborough Miami, Fla./Hialeah-Miami Lakes Miami, Fla./Jackson Miami, Fla./Southridge Miami, Fla./Southridge Miami, Fla./Southridge Orlando, Fla./Evans (Copiah-Lincoln JC) Miami, Fla./Westminster Christian Houston, Texas/Hightower Port St. Joe, Fla./Port St. Joe Fort Walton Beach, Fla./Choctawhatchee Miami, Fla./Miami Northwestern Palm Beach, Fla./Cardinal Newman Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay Mentor, Ohio/Lake Catholic Haines City, Fla./Haines City Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas Palm Bay, Fla./Melbourne Central Catholic Atlanta, Ga./Westlake Miami, Fla./Miami Central Miami, Fla./Chaminade-Madonna Lutcher, La./Lutcher Titusville, Fla./Titusville Ocala, Fla./Dunnellon Laurens, S.C./Laurens Cumming, Ga./South Forsyth Jacksonville, Fla./Bolles School Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips Tucson, Ariz/Sahuarita (Scottsdale CC) Tucker, Ga./Tucker Leesville, La./Leesville Eatonville, Fla./Edgewater Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinett Matthews, N.C./Sun Valley (Navy) Central Valley, N.Y. /Monroe-Woodbury
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2010 GEOGRAPHICAL ROSTER ALABAMA 1
Eufaula Javen Harris (Eufaula)
ARIZONA 1
Tucson Barry Snider (Sahuarita)
FLORIDA 69
GEORGIA 15
Atlanta Justin Boddie (North Atlanta) Brandon Bryant (Booker T. Washington) Tony Jacob (Westlake) Calhoun Cody Ralston (Calhoun)
Belle Glade Jarrett Swaby (Glades Day)
Milton Emery Allen (Milton)
Canton Bruce Miller (Woodstock)
Clearwater Jordan Becker (Central Catholic)
Miramar Ray Shipman (Monsignor Pace)
Conyers Chance Henderson (Heritage)
Coral Springs Blake Clingan (Coral Springs)
Mount Dora Jordan Ozerities (Mount Dora) Cornelius Whitehead (Mount Dora)
Cumming Adam Nissley (South Forsyth)
Crescent City Kerlon Williams (Crescent City) Deltona Ricky Kay (DeLand)
Ocala D.J. Brown (Dunnellon) Vincent Mazzurco (Trinity Catholic) Marquee Williams (Vanguard)
Douglasville Darius Nall (Chapel Hill) Lawrenceville Jonathan Davis (Tucker) Troy Davis (Berkmar)
Fort Lauderdale Nick Pieschel (St. Thomas Aquinas) D.J. Williams (Cardinal Gibbons)
Orlando Victor Gray (Dr. Phillips) Abré Leggins (Evans) Quincy McDuffie (Edgewater) Matt Morrison (Timber Creek) Henry Wright (Edgewater)
Fort Pierce Derrick Hallman (Fort Pierce Central)
Oviedo Blake Bortles (Oviedo)
Fort Walton Beach Chris Martin (Choctawhatchee)
Palm Beach Kevin Garvy (Cardinal Newman)
Gainesville Austin Hudson (Buchholz)
Palm City Lyle Dankenbring (Martin County)
Baton Rouge Reggie Weams (Redemptorist)
Haines City Jah Reid (Haines City)
Palm Harbor L.D. Crow (Countryside)
Leesville Wes Tunuufi Sauvao (Leesville)
Homestead Darin Baldwin (South Dade) Dontravius Floyd (South Dade) A.J. Guyton (Homestead) Omar Hansborough (Homestead)
Pensacola Lawrence Young (Woodham)
Lutcher Khymest Williams (Lutcher)
Jacksonville Ash Weekley (Bolles School)
St. Petersburg Jeff Brinson (Northeast) Jamar Newsome (Boca Ciega)
Eatonville E.J. Dunston (Edgewater)
Lake Mary Andrew Rice (Lake Mary) Lake Wales Chad Alexander (Lake Wales) Largo Brynn Harvey (Largo) Longwood Loren Robinson (Lynam) Loxahatchee Woodley Cadet (Seminole Ridge) Melbourne Joe Perno (Melbourne Central Catholic) Josh Wofford (Palm Bay) Miami Kamar Aiken (Chaminade-Madonna) Robertson Auguste (Archbishop Curley) Jack Carter (Coral Reef) Rey Cunha (Jackson) Nico Flores (North Miami Beach) James Getsee (Hialeah-Miami Lakes) Jeff Godfrey (Miami Central) Kemal Ishmael (North Miami Beach) 16
Jamar McClain (Miami Central) Cliff McCray (Southridge) Jordan McCray (Southridge) Justin McCray (Southridge) Perry Meiklejohn (Westminster Christian) Joshua Reese (Miami Central) LeBranden Richardson (Miami Central) Torrian Wilson (Miami Northwestern)
Port St. Joe Zac Norris (Port St. Joe)
Rome Brian Watters (Rome) Suwanee Brandon Davis (Peachtree Ridge) Robert Pritchard (North Gwinett) Tucker A.J. Bouye (Tucker) Quenton Brown (Tucker)
LOUISIANA 3
NEW YORK 4
Central Valley Jamie Boyle (Monroe-Woodbury) Islip Terrace Rob Calabrese (East Islip)
Sunrise Josh Robinson (Plantation)
Nedrow Latavius Murray (Onandaga Central)
Tampa Nick Cattoi (Gaither) Charley Hughlett (Hillsborough)
Shoreham Brendan Kelly (Shoreham-Wading River)
Tavares Josh Linam (Tavares)
Matthews David Bohner (Sun Valley)
Titusville Willie Gaetjens (Titusville) Wabasso Ronnie Weaver (Vero Beach) Weston Steven Faucher (Cypress Bay) Jordan Rae (Cypress Bay) Winter Park Billy Giovanetti (Bishop Moore)
NORTH CAROLINA 1 OHIO 1
Mentor Chad Hounshell (Lake Catholic)
SOUTH CAROLINA 3
Hemingway Clayton Geathers (Carvers Bay) Laurens J.T. McArthur (Laurens) Lexington David Williams (White Knoll)
TEXAS 1
Houston Theo Goins (Hightower)
2010 ROSTER BY CLASS TRUE FRESHMEN 18
SOPHOMORES 23
SENIORS 18
Blake Bortles Quenton Brown Woodley Cadet E.J. Dunston Clayton Geathers Jeff Godfrey Tony Jacob Jamar McClain Jordan McCray Justin McCray Perry Meiklejohn Jordan Ozerities Cody Ralston Joshua Reese Andrew Rice LeBranden Richardson Cornelius Whitehead Torrian Wilson
Robertson Auguste A.J. Bouye Jamie Boyle Jeff Brinson Lyle Dankenbring Jonathan Davis Troy Davis Kevin Garvy Billy Giovanetti Theo Goins Chad Hounshell Kemal Ishmael Brendan Kelly Quincy McDuffie Latavius Murray Robert Pritchard Jordan Rae Josh Robinson Loren Robinson Ray Shipman Ash Weekley D.J. Williams Kerlon Williams
Kamar Aiken Emery Allen Darin Baldwin Justin Boddie Blake Clingan Derrick Hallman Chance Henderson Austin Hudson Ricky Kay Abré Leggins Bruce Miller Jamar Newsome Jah Reid Wes Tunuufi Sauvao Brian Watters Reggie Weams David Williams Lawrence Young
REDSHIRT FRESHMEN 15 D.J. Brown Brandon Bryant Rey Cunha Steven Faucher Nico Flores Dontravius Floyd Victor Gray Javen Harris Chris Martin Matt Morrison Joe Perno Jarrett Swaby Marquee Williams Josh Wofford Henry Wright
JUNIORS 25 Chad Alexander Jordan Becker David Bohner Rob Calabrese Jack Carter Nick Cattoi L.D. Crow Brandon Davis Willie Gaetjens James Getsee A.J. Guyton Omar Hansborough Brynn Harvey Charley Hughlett Josh Linam Vincent Mazzurco J.T. McArthur Cliff McCray Darius Nall Adam Nissley Zac Norris Nick Pieschel Barry Snider Ronnie Weaver Khymest Williams
UCF’s 18 seniors tie for the most entering a season in George O’Leary’s seven years at the school. UCF also entered the 2007 season with 18 seniors and went on to win the Conference USA Championship. Clockwise from top left, WR Kamar Aiken (32), P Blake Clingan (36), LB Derrick Hallman (32) and DE Bruce Miller (34) have all made at least 30 starts in their Knight careers. 17
2010 PRESEASON DEPTH CHART OFFENSE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE HB QB TB
FB
81 3 14 9 77 70 65 74 73 69 68 62 76 66 88 85 43 28 4 2 34 24 27 32
Kamar Aiken A.J. Guyton Qunicy McDuffie Jamar Newsome Nick Pieschel Chris Martin Cliff McCray Chad Hounshell Jordan Rae Zac Norris Theo Goins Rey Cuhna Jah Reid Abré Leggins Adam Nissley Willie Gaetjens Ricky Kay Latavius Murray Rob Calabrese Jeffrey Godfrey Brynn Harvey Brendan Kelly Jonathan Davis Billy Giovanetti
6-2 5-11 5-10 6-2 6-7 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-6 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-2 5-11 6-1 6-3 5-9 5-11
219 196 177 202 301 290 315 290 271 282 317 293 324 313 266 245 243 221 221 182 206 234 200 230
Sr. RJr. So. RSr. RJr. RFr. RJr. RSo. RSo. RJr. RSo. RFr. RSr. RSr. RJr. RJr. Sr. RSo. Jr. Fr. Jr. RSo. So. RSo.
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Robertson Auguste........................................AWE-gust-ay Justin Boddie ............................................................. body David Bohner.......................................................BAW-ner A.J. Bouye ..............................................................boy-YAY Rob Calabrese .............................................. cal-ah-BREES Nick Cattoi ............................................................ cah-TOY Rey Cunha .......................................................... coon-yah Steven Faucher .................................................... faw-sher Willie Gaetjens ....................................................gate-gins James Getsee ........................................................ gets-ee Brynn Harvey.............................................................brinn Kemal Ishmael .............................................. chem-MAWL Abré Leggins ...................................................... AWE-bray Josh Linam ........................................................... LINE-um Perry Meiklejohn ........................................... mickle-john Darius Nall ................................................................. nawl Jordan Ozerities ..........................................oh-zher-RITES Nick Pieschel ................................pih-shell (like Michelle) Andy Slowik....................................................... slow-wick Charlie Taaffe................................ taff (rhymes with staff) Wes Tunuufi Sauvao...................... tuh-NOO-fee sow-vow Khymest Williams............................................. chem-mist
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DEFENSE LE LT RT RE OLB MLB OLB FS SS LC RC
48 53 94 91 95 44 49 58 38 42 54 50 57 26 18 25 21 40 20 23 22 19
David Williams Darius Nall Wes Tunuufi Sauvao Victor Gray E.J. Dunston Brandon Bryant Bruce Miller Troy Davis Derrick Hallman Loren Robinson Chance Henderson Josh Linam Lawrence Young Jordan Becker Kemal Ishmael Jarrett Swaby Darin Baldwin Reggie Weams Josh Robinson Justin Boddie Emery Allen A.J. Bouye
6-2 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-4 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-2 5-9 6-0
241 246 290 263 306 275 248 252 222 220 236 237 223 234 206 193 206 196 197 193 183 182
RSr. RJr. RSr. RFr. Fr. RFr. Sr. So. Sr. RSo. RSr. Jr. Sr. RJr. So. RFr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. RSr. So.
6-5 5-10 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-1 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-10
216 193 229 177 239 223 229 195 206 177 196 197
Jr. So. Sr. RJr. Jr. RJr. Sr. RSr. Sr. So. RJr. So.
SPECIAL TEAMS PK P LS H KR PR
16 99 41 98 60 61 41 31 21 14 3 20
Nick Cattoi Jamie Boyle Blake Clingan David Bohner Charley Hughlett James Getsee Blake Clingan Austin Hudson Darin Baldwin Quincy McDuffie A.J. Guyton Josh Robinson