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Zach Allen
uted three tackles…Notched four tackles in season opener versus UT Martin…Registered three tackles in Music City Bowl vs. North Carolina... Handled punt return duties vs. Vanderbilt and returned two for one yard. 2009 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 12/1 Saw action in all but Auburn game, earning first career starting spot at cornerback against Vanderbilt...Finished season with nine tackles, including career-high four against Memphis...Also forced one fumble versus Tigers.
Junior (RS) | Sq. Defensive Back 5-9 | 195 | Knoxville | Exercise Science CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 CAREER SUMMARY Junior who joined the squad in fall 2010...Played football at Farragut High School.
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Anthony Anderson
SENior (RS) | 2L Defensive Back 5-11 | 185 | Knoxville | Africana Studies CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 27/1 2010 • Junior • Games/Starts: 13/0 Played in 13 games…Saw action in all but one quarter…Led team with 13 special teams tackles…Ranked 13th on the Vols with a career-high 26 tackles...Returned first career INT 17 yards while matching a career high with five tackles and recording a pass breakup vs. Mississippi… Originally set career-high five tackles against UAB in week four…First PBU of the season came at Memphis to force a Tigers punt…Also contrib62
2008 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 2/0 Made appearances against UAB and Mississippi State...Also started at defensive back in junior varsity win over Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy, contributing one tackle. 2007 – Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL • Austin-East PrepStar All-Southeast Region...Nominated for Wendy’s Heisman Award...Knoxville News Sentinel All-PrepXtra as wide receiver and defensive back...48 catches as senior for 1,010 yards and 14 touchdowns...On defense, recorded 67 tackles, two fumble recoveries and six interceptions... Three-year offensive and defensive starter... Freshman and sophomore teams both finished 13-1 and advanced to third playoff round...Point guard in basketball...Father, Sam, is four-time Tennessee High School Coach of the Year and currently Senior Director of Community and Neighborhood Services for City of Knoxville... Coach at Austin-East: Kwayu Graham.
Game-by-Game Statistics Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2009 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS Western Ky. 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 UCLA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ohio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis 4 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 at Mississippi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vanderbilt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 at Kentucky 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Va. Tech (bowl) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 Totals 7 2 9 0 0 1 0 3 0 SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oregon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UAB 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 at LSU 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Georgia 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alabama 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Memphis 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Mississippi 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 1/17 at Vanderbilt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kentucky 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. Carolina (bowl) 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Totals 17 9 26 0 0 0 0 3 1/17
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NET AVG AVG HIGH G RET YDS RET GM TD LONG YDS 13 3 12 4.0 0.9 0 11-UNC 11-UNC
CAREER HIGHS Tackles Passes Defended
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5 (2x, last vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10) 2 (2x, last vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10)
HIGH SCHOOL • Florence Honored as 6A All-State first-team by Alabama Sports Writers Association...PrepStar All-Region... Earned starting role on offensive line for Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic...All-Area and All-Region first team as senior...Named All-Area and All-Region as junior in 2006...Earned North Alabama Elite 11 honors heading into senior season...Three-year starter...Averaged better than 90 percent grade over senior season...Coach at Florence: Joe Hollis.
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JOSEPH AYreS
Sophomore (RS) | 1L defensive lineman 6-3 | 263 | Knoxville | Finance
Defense
Punt Returns
2008 – Redshirted.
Carson Anderson
CAREER STATS SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2008 2 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 -2009 12 7 2 9 0/0 0/0 1 0 3 0 4-Mem 2010 13 17 9 26 0/0 0/0 0 0 3 1/17 5-2x Totals 27 24 11 35 0/0 0/0 1 0 6 1/17 5-2x
2009• Freshman • Games/Starts: 2/0 Saw action on offensive line against Western Kentucky and Memphis.
Junior (RS) | Sq. OFFENSIVE lineman 6-1 | 280| Florence, Ala. | Marketing & Logistics CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 7/0 2010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 5/0 Played in five games…Part of an offensive line unit that helped prevent any sacks against UT Martin and Memphis…Also played in all four quarters against Oregon and Florida…Saw limited action in the fourth quarter against Mississippi.
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 12/1 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 12/1 Played in 12 games, including his first career start at Georgia…Totaled 13 tackles in first season seeing action for UT…Registered a career-best four tackles at Memphis, all in the fourth quarter, including a tackle-for-loss to set the Tigers back two yards… Recorded three stops against Kentucky, including first career sack in the fourth quarter to set the Wildcats back eight yards and help UT force a three-and-out…First career TFL came versus Alabama in a two-tackle effort… Also recorded a tackle in four other games. 2009 – Redshirted.
PLAYER PROFILES
Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 12 6 7 13 1/8 2.5/12 0 0/0 0 0/0 4-Mem
CAREER HIGHS Tackles
4 vs. Memphis (11/6/10)
Game-by-Game Statistics Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oregon - - - - - - - - Florida 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 UAB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at LSU 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Georgia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alabama 0 2 2 0 0.5/2 0 0 0 0 at South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Memphis 2 2 4 0 1/2 0 0 0 0 Mississippi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kentucky 2 1 3 1/8 1/8 0 0 0 0 N. Carolina (bowl) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Totals 6 7 13 1/8 2.5/12 0 0 0 0
ben bartholomew
Junior (RS) | 2L Tight end 6-2 | 251 | Nashville | Marketing/International Business CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 7/0 2010 – Redshirted.
ville News Sentinel Top 25...PrepStar All-Region... Rushed for career high 162 yards in 2007 season opener against Antioch...Lead blocker for pair of 1,000-yard rushers and carried ball 57 times for 406 yards as senior...Also caught 13 passes for 145 yards and two touchdowns...As senior, had more than 100 tackles...Tallied 19 tackles for loss, six sacks and three forced fumbles as junior in 2006...Helped MBA to record 13 wins on way to undefeated Division II-2A state championship...Three-year starter at middle line-backer, two-year starter at fullback...Also participated in wrestling and track and field...Won 2007 state shot put championship with throw of 51 feet, 2 inches...Won 2007 state wrestling championship in 215-pound division...Coached at Montgomery Bell Academy: Daniel McGugin.
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WIllie bohannon
2009 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 5/0 Third-generation Volunteer saw action in five games...Played in 11 quarters at fullback spot... Also was on second unit for kickoff returns... Named to Academic All-SEC team. 2008 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 2/0 Saw varsity action against UAB and Mississippi State...Also scored two touchdowns in junior varsity win over Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy...Caught 5-yard TD pass from B.J. Coleman and also ran for 15-yard score in 37-21 victory... Finished with 15 rushing yards and 14 receiving yards. TRACK & FIELD Currently competing in track and field...Scored for Vols in shot put at both the 2010 SEC indoor and outdoor championships...Finished seventh at SEC Indoors with throw of 53-2¾, then was sixth at SEC Outdoor Championships in Knoxville with outdoor season-best of 53-3¾...Best mark of 2010 was 53-11¾ indoors at the Virginia Tech Hokie Invitational. HIGH SCHOOL • Montgomery Bell Academy Division II-3A All-State first team by Tennessee Sports Writers Association as senior in 2007...Division II Mr. Football Back...Member of Tennessean’s All-Midstate team...No. 12 prospect on Knox-
Junior (RS) | 2L DEFENSIVE lineman 6-2 | 251 | Mobile, Ala. | Psychology CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 24/1 2010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 11/0 Tallied nine tackles in 11 games…First sack of 2010 came on a third down at Georgia to force the Bulldogs to punt…Set a season high and matched a career best with three tackles…Lone takedown at Vanderbilt was a fourth-quarter sack, setting the Commodores back five yards… Set Mississippi back four yards with lone tackle (TFL) in the fourth quarter…Notched one tackle in six different games...Shared Tennessee’s 2010 John Stucky Off-Season Award presented to the players who demonstrate the best physical and mental conditioning during the off-season program.
2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/1 Made immediate impact as freshman, seeing action in every game...Recorded one sack against UCLA that forced Bruins punt...Earned first collegiate start against South Carolina and recorded three tackles...Also recorded tackle for loss against Gamecocks on key third-down play to stop USC drive...Matched career-high tackle total against Memphis...Finished season with 14 tackles. 2008 – Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL • Blount Set his high school record for sacks in one season with 18 as sophomore...Twice named Honorable Mention All-State by Alabama Sports Writers Association...PrepStar All-Region...Started at linebacker in Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic in 2007...Named All-Region first team in 2006 and 2007, and All-Region second team in 2005...As senior, totaled 73 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, nine sacks and two forced fumbles in 11 games...Tallied 57 tackles with 15 sacks as junior in 2006...As sophomore, totaled 70 tackles and 18 sacks...Recorded five sacks as freshman...Played basketball as junior and member of track and field team as sophomore...Defensive team captain as senior... Defensive player of the year as senior and sophomore...Coach at Blount: Ben Harris. CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2009 13 7 7 14 1/7 2/12 1 1/0 0 0/0 3-2x 2010 11 5 4 9 2/12 3.5/17 0 0/0 0 0/0 3-UGA Totals 24 12 11 23 3/19 5.5/29 1 1/0 0 0/0 3-3x
CAREER HIGHS Tackles
3 (3x, last vs. Georgia, 10/9/10)
Game-by-Game Statistics Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2009 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS Western Ky. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UCLA 1 1 2 1/7 1/7 1 0 0 0 at Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ohio 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Georgia 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Carolina 3 0 3 0 1/5 0 0 0 0 Memphis 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Mississippi 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
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OUTLOOK STAFF THE VOLS
HIGH SCHOOL • Chattanooga McCallie Played junior and senior years at Chattanooga’s McCallie School...Defensive end on team that advanced to 2008 Div. II-AA state quarterfinals... Also played basketball, soccer and threw discus for track and field squad...Played as defender on soccer team that advanced to Div. II-AA state semifinals both years...Began playing varsity football as eighth-grader at Knoxville Webb and played three seasons...Spent time at defensive end, tackle and as punter on special teams... Webb won 2006 Div. II-AA state championship his sophomore year and was runner-up in 2005 ...Also basketball team member...Coach at Chattanooga McCallie: Rick Whitt.
THE VOLS SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2009 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Kentucky 0 1 1 0 0 0 1/0 0 0 Va. Tech (bowl) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 Totals 7 7 14 1/7 2/12 1 1/0 0 0 SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 0 1 1 0 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 Oregon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UAB 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at LSU - - - - - - - - Alabama 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at South Carolina - - - - - - - - at Memphis 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mississippi 1 0 1 0 1/4 0 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt 1 0 1 1/5 1/5 0 0 0 0 Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. Carolina (bowl) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Totals 5 4 9 2/12 3.5/17 0 0 0 0
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Austin Bolen
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Nick branum
5-11 | 206 | Knoxville | Arts & Sciences CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 CAREER SUMMARY Freshman who joined the squad in winter 2010... Played football at Farragut High School.
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Tyler bray
Sophomore (RS) | Sq. defensive back
Sophomore | 1L quarterback
5-11 | 180 | Knoxville | Political Science
6-6 | 210 | Kingsburg, Calif. | Psychology
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 2/0 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 2/0 Played on special teams in the fourth quarter against Mississippi and in the second quarter against Vanderbilt.
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 9/5 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 9/5 Played in nine games at quarterback and started the final five…Went 4-1 as a starter, including a sweep through his first four…Finished regular season 125-of-224 for 1,849 passing yards and 18 touchdowns, all UT freshman records…Also threw 10 interceptions...Among freshman Division I quarterbacks, ranked third in QB rating (142.73), tied for fourth in TDs, sixth in passing yards per game (205.4) and 10th in total yards... Earned SEC Freshman of the Week accolades for three of his four regular-season starting performances to become one of just seven players to
2009 – Redshirted.
Freshman (RS) | Sq. fullback
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HIGH SCHOOL • Knoxville Catholic Named All-Knoxville Interscholastic League and second team News Sentinel All-PrepXtra...Competed in both Toyota East-West and TennesseeKentucky all-star games, contributing interception against Kentucky...Played only his senior season at Knoxville Catholic after sitting out one season as transfer and missing his junior year because of injury...Played cornerback, wide receiver and running back...Made most of his one season by helping Irish to perfect 15-0 season and Class 3A state championship...In title game, caught 55yard TD pass and made key interception in 28-18 win over Memphis Mitchell...Finished year with 35 tackles, nine pass breakups and three interceptions...Added 14 catches for 343 yards and six TDs, along with single touchdowns by rushing and kickoff return...Also qualified for state track and field meet in 100M and long jump but could not compete because of injury...His father, Carson Branum, walked on and played for Vols football squad in early 1980s...Coach at Knoxville Catholic: Mark Pemberton.
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garner three or more SEC Player of the Week honors in 2010…First Vol to earn three individual SEC weekly awards in one season...Two of those SEC Weekly honors came in his first two career starts, making him one of just six SEC football studentathletes to be honored in consecutive weeks in 2010…One of just two quarterbacks in the SEC to claim four 300-yard passing performances this season…First UT QB to compile four 300yard games in a season since Peyton Manning in 1997 (nine times)...In SEC games, Bray ranked sixth in passing average (198 ypg) and pass efficiency (138.2)…Led 27 scoring drives, the average time of possession being 2:10...14 of those drives took less than two minutes (12 of which were TD drives), while 14 took five plays or less... As a starter, helped team score 16 of 19 red zone trips (.842 success-rate)...11 of those finished in the end zone...Notched a career-high 354 yards passing against Kentucky while tossing two touchdowns and two interceptions…354 yards passing ranked as the eighth-most in the SEC in a single game in 2010…Became the first UT quarterback to throw multiple TDs in six consecutive games since Manning did so seven times (1/1-10/18/97)…Completed 27-of-45 (both career highs) for 308 yards, four TDs and three INTs in Music City Bowl vs. North Carolina...Four TDs tied the UT bowl game record, while 45 attempts were second most and 27 completions tied for the second most...First UT quarterback to complete passes to nine different WRs in a single
PLAYER PROFILES
CAREER STATS Passing YEAR G
2010
ATT- CMP
INT/ PASS AVG. QB TD PCT YDS GM RATE
HI PASS YDS
9 224-125 10/18 55.8 1,849 205.4 142.73 354-UK
CAREER HIGHS
Completions 27 vs. North Carolina (12/30/10) Attempts 45 vs. North Carolina (12/30/10) Yards 354 vs. Kentucky (11/27/10) Touchdowns 5 vs. Memphis (11/6/10) Longest Completion 80 vs. Mississippi (11/13/10)
Game-by-Game Statistics Passing 2010 COMP ATT INT PCT. YDS TD LONG UT Martin 3 6 1 50.0 24 0 9 Oregon - - - - - - Florida - - - - - - UAB - - - - - - at LSU - - - - - - at Georgia 8 12 0 75.0 81 0 22 Alabama 5 14 1 35.7 39 0 16 at South Carolina 9 15 1 60.0 159 2 62 at Memphis 19 33 0 57.6 325 5 42 Mississippi 18 34 0 52.9 323 3 80 at Vanderbilt 16 27 2 59.3 232 2 34 Kentucky 20 38 2 52.6 354 2 49 N. Carolina (bowl) 27 45 3 60.0 312 4 45 2010 Totals 125 224 10 55.8 1,849 18 80
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brent brewer
MISCELLANEOUS Played professional baseball last four years in Milwaukee Brewers organization, most recently for Huntsville in Class AA Southern League… Originally signed to play football at Florida State in 2006 before opting for baseball…Selected by Brewers in second round (60th overall) of 2006 MLB Draft. CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 13 20 10 30 0/0 1/1 0 1/0 3 0/0 8-Miss
Sophomore | 1L defensive back 6-1 | 210 | Tyrone, Ga. | Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 13/6 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/6 Started the last six games at safety and saw action in all 13 contests, primarily serving on special teams during the first half of the season…One of just four Vols to see the field in every single quarter in 2010 and one of seven true freshmen to play in every game for UT…12th on the team and fifth among members of the secondary with 30 tackles…Led UT in tackles in just his third career start vs. Mississippi with a career-best eight…In regular season finale vs. Kentucky, contributed four tackles, including first career tackle for loss, first career fumble recovery and a pass breakup…TFL set up a third-down sack in the second quarter, while fumble recovery came on the next drive…Saw first significant playing time against Alabama, totaling six tackles…Added a QB hurry to force UA into a long third down, eventually resulting in a missed field goal…Notched first career start at South Carolina and compiled four tackles and first career pass breakup…PBU forced a third-and-long for the Gamecocks… Registered three tackles vs. North Carolina in the Music City Bowl and PBU helped hold UNC to a field goal after starting a second quarter drive on the UT 10-yard line. HIGH SCHOOL • Sandy Creek Ranked as three-star prospect by both Rivals.com and Scout.com in 2006…As baseball senior at Sandy Creek, batted .497 with 7 home runs, 30 RBI and 12 stolen bases...Coach at Sandy Creek: Chip Walker.
CAREER HIGHS Tackles
8 vs. Mississippi (11/13/10)
Game-by-Game Statistics Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oregon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UAB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at LSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alabama 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 at South Carolina 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 at Memphis 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mississippi 5 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kentucky 3 1 4 0 1/1 0 1/0 1 0 N. Carolina (bowl) 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2010 Totals 20 10 30 0 1/1 0 1/0 3 0
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derrick brodus
freshman (RS) | Sq. Placekicker/punter 5-11 | 171 | Maryville | Arts & Sciences CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 65
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HIGH SCHOOL • Kingsburg Practiced with Vols during mid-December lead in to Chick-fil-A Bowl, then enrolled at UT in January and participated in spring drills...Member of PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team...Valley League
Offensive Player of the Year as senior and league Most Valuable Player...Led Kingsburg to perfect 13-0 season and Valley championship while completing 185-of-302 passes (61.2 percent) for 3,321 yards and 41 TDs...Added 171 yards on ground • As junior in 2008, threw for 2,411 yards and 26 touchdowns...As sophomore, completed 99 passes for 1,784 yards...Named junior and sophomore of the year for Valley League in 2008 and 2007...During freshman campaign of 2006, threw for 1,100 yards...Also standout on basketball court while averaging nearly 20 points and nine rebounds as junior...Competed in baseball for Kingsburg...Coach at Kingsburg: John Sweeney.
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game since Erik Ainge (vs. Wisconsin, Outback Bowl, 1/1/2008)...In his first career start at Memphis, he completed 19-of-33 for 325 yards and a career-high five touchdowns in two-and-1/2 quarters…Compiled 308 yards and all five of his TD throws in the first half alone vs. the Tigers, shattering UT football records for passing yards and TDs in a single half…Five-TD performance was one of just two in the SEC in 2010 while 325 yards ranked 14th in the league…Connected on a career-best eight consecutive throws in the first quarter…In first SEC start versus Mississippi, completed 18-of-34 for 323 yards and three TDs, becoming the first UT quarterback ever to throw for 300-plus yards in first two starts and the first in consecutive games overall since Casey Clausen (2001)…80-yard strike to Justin Hunter on Vols’ first offensive play was UT’s longest of 2010 and longest from scrimmage since 2006…265 first-half yards ranked ninth all-time for passing yards in a half and made him second UT QB to produce two top 10 performances for most passing yards in one half (Peyton Manning, 4)…In his first SEC start on the road at Vanderbilt, Bray completed 16-of-27 for 232 yards, two touchdowns and a pair of INTs…Between his first throw at South Carolina, an INT returned for a score, and his next INT (at Vanderbilt) that ended a streak of 96 consecutive attempts without a pick, Bray went 58-of-96 for 980 yards and 12 TDs (QB rating: 187.42)…Led Vols on four scoring drives, including a 3-for-3 success rate inside the red zone at Vanderbilt…Took over at quarterback in the second half at South Carolina…After first throw was an INT returned for a TD, Bray finished 9-of-15 for 159 yards and a pair of touchdowns… First career TD was a 30-yard strike to Denarius Moore…Longest throw of 62 yards to Moore set up his second TD from 17 yards out on the next play…At Georgia, connected on first four pass attempts and finished 8-for-12 for 81 yards…Led a 77-yard drive before the Vols stalled at the UGA 3-yard line…Connected on 5-of-14 passes for 39 yards vs. Alabama…Saw first action in UT’s season opener against UT Martin, completing 3-of-6 passes for 24 yards and an INT.
THE VOLS CAREER SUMMARY Freshman who joined the squad in winter 2010... Played football at Alcoa High School.
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Alex Bullard
Coach at Brentwood Academy HS: Ralph Potter.
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jacob carter
MISCELLANEOUS Father was an offensive lineman with the Seattle Seahawks (1978-80) and at Jackson State.
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four years in three sports...Also played basketball and baseball...Twice named All-District in baseball, once as catcher and also as athlete when he played several positions...Coach at Christian Academy of Knoxville: Rusty Bradley.
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j.r. carr
keensen chambers
freshman (RS) | Sq. wide receiver 6-0 | 181 | Nashville | Arts & Sciences Sophomore (RS) | Tr. offensive lineman 6-2 | 309 | Franklin | Business Management CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 3/0 NOTRE DAME 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 3/0 Moved from guard to tackle in the spring to compete for a starting position...Made career debut against Michigan State on special teams...Also saw action against Boston College and Western Michigan. 2009 – Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL • Brentwood Academy Selected to Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 recognizing him as one of best 100 high school football players in combination of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee... The Knoxville News Sentinel rated him second in its top 10 in Tennessee...Named to Division II AllState Team by Tennessee Sports Writers Association following senior season...Named First Team All Mid-State as junior and senior by The Tennessean...Recorded 52 pancake blocks as a junior... Led high school team to Division II Class AAA State Championship game as a senior in 2008... Helped high school team capture 2007 Division II Class AAA state title game as a junior with an 11-1 overall record...Blocked for two running backs who combined for 1,736 yards in 2007... 66
Sophomore (RS) | Sq. deep snapper 5-10 | 220 | Lomita, Calif. | Communications CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 2010 • Freshman – Squad member.
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 CAREER SUMMARY Freshman who joined the squad in fall 2010 and redshirted...Played football at Ensworth High School.
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Chris Cates
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6-5 | 250 | Greenville, S.C. | Communications CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 2010 – Redshirted due to transfer rules. CONNECTICUT 2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 0/0 Enrolled at UConn in January 2009 but decided to transfer.
2009 – Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL • South Torrance Spent time at Chris Sailer Kicking School under long-snapping tutelage of Chris Rubio...Began snapping on varsity team during freshman campaign and snapped all four seasons...Added duties at linebacker and became three-time AllLeague selection at that position...Helped South Torrance to league championship during sophomore season...Coach at South Torrance: Josh Waybright.
sophomore (RS) | Sq. defensive lineman
junior (RS) | Sq. wide receiver 5-10 | 189 | Knoxville | Finance CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 2010 • Sophomore – Squad member. 2009 • Freshman – Squad member. HIGH SCHOOL • Christian Academy of Knoxville Offensive Region 2-2A MVP as senior quarterback and team captain for 8-4 squad that advanced to playoffs...Threw for more than 2,400 yards and 27 touchdowns that year...Varsity team member all
HIGH SCHOOL • Worcester Academy • Southside Played as a senior at Worcester Academy in Worcester, Mass.…was a New England Prep School Athletic Conference All-Star in 2008…at Southside High School, was an all-county pick in 2007 and two-time all-region pick…played basketball as team won Class AA State Championship in 2007…named to all-tournament team… was awarded a Pepsi-Greenville County Schools Golf Tournament Scholarship following his senior year for community involvement…named to The National Society of High School Scholars... Coach at Worcester Academy: David Dykeman... Coach at Southside: Fe Cowan.
PLAYER PROFILES Gregory clark
CAREER SUMMARY Freshman who joined the squad in fall 2010 and redshirted...Played football at Wilson Central High School.
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dorian cozart
Freshman (RS) | Sq. Defensive lineman CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 2010 – Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL • Northside Named Northside High School’s Best Defensive Lineman...Recorded 34 solo tackles, 21 assists and nine tackles for lost yardage...Defensive unit held five opponents under 200 total yards... Helped Northside High School to 13-2 record in 2009 and berth in Georgia’s Class AAAAA state championship game...Senior team captain... Three-year starter...Coach at Northside: Conrad Nix.
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Freshman (RS) | Sq. tailback 5-7 | 196 | Knoxville | Nutrition CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 CAREER SUMMARY Freshman who joined the squad in fall 2010 and redshirted...Played football at Knoxville Catholic High School.
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HIGH SCHOOL • Minor Named to Birmingham News All-West Metro and All-State teams as defensive lineman...Finished senior year with 108 tackles (75 solo), including 28 for lost yardage and eight sacks...Also forced five fumbles and blocked two punts...Forced key fumble during win over then fourth-ranked Jess Lanier High that led to touchdown...As a junior in 2008, totaled 82 tackles, 18 tackles-for-loss and nine sacks...Helped Minor High School to second round of 2009 Class 6A playoffs...Led team as starter to 25-10 record over three prep seasons... Earned track and field All-Metro honors in javelin as freshman and in 100M hurdles as sophomore...Eagle Scout...Coach at Minor: Randy Cook. CAREER STATS
raiques crump
Tyler coombes
Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 11 11 2 13 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 6-Mem
CAREER HIGHS Tackles
6 vs. Memphis (11/6/10)
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sophomore | 1L linebacker freshman (RS) | Sq. Defensive back 6-0 | 185 | Lebanon | Arts & Sciences CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0
6-1 | 220 | Birmingham, Ala. | Arts & Sciences CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 11/0 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 11/0 Collected 13 tackles in first year as a Vol, in which he saw playing time in 11 games…Fifth on team with eight tackles on special teams…Posted a
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin - - - - - - - - Oregon - - - - - - - - Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UAB 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 at LSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Georgia 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Memphis 5 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mississippi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. Carolina (bowl) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Totals 11 2 13 0 0 1 0 0 0
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matt darr
freshman (RS) | Sq. punter 6-1 | 221 | Bakersfield, Calif. | Agriculture Economics CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 2010 – Redshirted. TRACK & FIELD Currently competing in track and field, participating in the shot put...Best indoor mark was a 53-3 heave at the SEC Championships. HIGH SCHOOL • Frontier Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl... Named to MaxPreps All-America first team...Rated as nation’s No. 1 punting prospect by punting expert Chris Sailer...Averaged 42.9 yards per punt as senior with career long of 71...Added 96 tackles from linebacker position, including teamhigh 79 solo...Handled placekicking duties, with 35 of 60 kickoffs resulting in touchbacks...Made 34 PATs and 11 field goals in senior season...As junior, averaged 46.3 yards per punt with 93 tackles...Helped team to 11-2 record as senior...Also excelled in shot put and discus, and led Frontier High to team state championship in 2009...Twotime defending state champion in shot put, with career-best throw of 63-9.75 in 2010 state event... Also won state discus title as junior with toss of 192-0...For combined efforts in football and track, named finalist for MaxPreps National Athlete of the Year...Coach at Frontier: Rich Cornford.
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6-2 | 322 |Warner Robins,Ga.| Arts & Sciences
career-best six tackles (five solos) at Memphis as UT’s second-leading tackler, including a stop on fourth down that forced a turnover-on-downs and a third-down tackle that led to a Tigers’ punt…Registered three tackles at Georgia…Also forced a fumble on the Bulldogs’ kickoff return that followed UT’s first score but the Vols were unable to recover…Recorded a pair of tackles vs. North Carolina in the Music City Bowl...Saw first career action vs. Florida and notched first two career tackles against UAB a week later.
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ladarius denson
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cory eichholtz
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art evans
jUNIOR (RS) | Sq. LINEBACKER
junior (RS) | 1L wide receiver
Senior (RS) | 3L defensive back
6-0 | 241 | Port St. Lucie, Fla. | Sociology
5-8 | 184 | Knoxville| Logistics
5-11 | 175 | Lakeland, Fla.| Africana Studies
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 CAREER SUMMARY Junior who joined the squad in fall 2010 and redshirted...Spent 2009 season at Indian River Junior College and Southern University...Played at Alfred State Junior College in 2008...Played at Atlantic High School.
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 8/0 2010 • Sophomore – Squad member.
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 29/18 2010 • Junior • Games/Starts: 7/6 Played in seven games, including six starts, before missing rest of season due to violation of team rules…Notched a career-high eight tackles at LSU...Recorded five tackles vs. Alabama, his best total at home in 2010...Totaled three tackles at Georgia and collected lone pass defended of season...Forced fumble on Oregon’s opening kickoff return and posted a pair of tackles...Also registered two takedowns vs. Florida.
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tyler drummer
2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 8/0 Totaled three tackles on special teams during season...Played in last eight games, beginning with Georgia...Participated in 21 quarters as lead gunner on kickoff coverage team...Had three tackles – two solo and one unassisted. 2008 – Redshirted.
sophomore (RS) | Sq. wide receiver 6-1 | 165 | Powell | Arts & Sciences
HIGH SCHOOL • Bearden Earned All-Region as senior...His 2007 team finished 12-2 and advanced to Class 6A state semifinals before losing 17-14 to eventual champion Smyrna and current teammate Rod Wilks...Led Region 1 in both receptions (44) and yards (600) and scored four touchdowns...At safety, added 28 tackles with two interceptions and eight pass breakups...Lettered three seasons and was twoyear, two-way starter in addition to kick return duties...Ran three years on track and field squad, specializing in 100M, 200M, relays and long jump...Coach at Bearden: Brad Taylor.
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 CAREER SUMMARY Sophomore who arrived last fall and redshirted in 2010...Member of the 2009 football team at Cumberland University...Played high school football at Powell.
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2009 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 12/12 Steady performer for Vols, recording 39 tackles and contributing three pass breakups...Seasonhigh five tackles against both Ohio and Auburn... Pass deflections came against Georgia, South Carolina and Memphis...Forced one fumble versus Georgia...Only missed start was regular season finale at Kentucky because of injury...Compiled at least four tackles in nine different games, including Chick-fil-A Bowl against Virginia Tech. 2008 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 10/0 Appeared in season’s final 10 games...Made first UT showing against Florida in third game and saw action in every game rest of season...Did not record a tackle but was part of defensive secondary unit that finished fourth in NCAA in passing defense. 2007 – Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL • Evangel Christian Enrolled at UT in January 2007 and participated in spring drills...First-team Class 1B All-State wide receiver by Florida High School Athletic Association...Caught 62 passes for 1,329 yards (21.9-yard average) and 15 touchdowns as junior in 2005... Led team to championship game as senior...Fouryear letterman in football and lettered three years each in basketball and track and field... Played small forward and both guard positions for hoops team, while specializing in 100M and 200M events in track...Best times were 10.3 in the 100M and 21.5 for the 200M...Coach at Evangel Christian: Dedrick Dodge. CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2008 10 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0/0 -2009 12 24 15 39 0/0 1/1 1 0 3 0/0 5-2x 2010 7 9 12 21 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 1 0/0 8-LSU Totals 29 33 27 60 0/0 1/1 2 0 4 0/0 8-LSU
CAREER HIGHS Tackles Passes Defended
8 vs. LSU (10/2/10) 1 (4x, last at Georgia, 10/9/10)
Game-by-Game Statistics Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2009 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS Western Ky. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UCLA 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Florida 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ohio 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auburn 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Georgia 4 0 4 0 1/1 1 0 1 0 at Alabama 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Carolina 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Memphis 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 at Mississippi 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vanderbilt 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Va. Tech (bowl) 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 Totals 24 15 39 0 1/1 1 0 3 0 SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oregon 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 Florida 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 UAB - - - - - - - - at LSU 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Georgia 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Alabama 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 at South Carolina - - - - - - - - at Memphis - - - - - - - - Mississippi - - - - - - - - at Vanderbilt - - - - - - - - Kentucky - - - - - - - - N. Carolina (bowl) - - - - - - - - 2010 Totals 9 12 21 0 0 1 0 1 0
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steven fowlkes
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channing fugate
CAREER STATS Receiving YEAR 2010
NET AVG AVG HIGH G REC YDS REC GM TD LONG YDS 13 2 21 10.5 1.8 0 17-UK 17-UK
CAREER HIGHS Receptions Receiving Yards
1 (2x, last vs. Kentucky, 11/27/10) 17 vs. Kentucky, 11/27/10
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Junior (RS) | Sq. defensive Lineman
sophomore | 1L fullback
5-10 | 180 | Richmond,Va.| Criminal Justice
6-5 | 250 | College Park, Ga.| Sociology
6-1 | 245 | Jackson, Ky. | Business Management
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 6/0 2010 • Junior • Games/Starts: 2/0 Saw action against both Memphis and Mississippi.
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 7/0 2010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 4/0 Recorded lone tackle in season opener against UT Martin…Also appeared against Oregon, Mississippi and Vanderbilt on the defensive line.
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 13/5 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/5 Saw action in every game, including five starts at fullback…Helped lead the way for Tauren Poole to rush for 1,034 yards, including six 100-yard games, which tied for the SEC lead…One of seven true freshmen to play in every game for UT… In first career start vs. South Carolina, Fugate hauled in a 4-yard reception on Tyler Bray’s first career scoring drive…Posted a 17-yard catch, his longest of the season, on UT’s final scoring drive vs. Kentucky…Also returned a kickoff eight yards vs. UAB.
2009 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 4/0 Saw action against Western Kentucky, Memphis and Vanderbilt during regular season...Contributed collegiate-high three tackles against Memphis...Also played in first half against Virginia Tech in Chick-fil-A Bowl. 2008 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 0/0 Squad member...Started in secondary and finished with two tackles in Tennessee’s 37-21 junior varsity win over Hargrave (Va.) Military. 2007 – Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL • Highland Springs PrepStar All-Southeast Region...Twice named All-State second team by Associated Press and Virginia High School Coaches Association...Also 2005 and 2006 All-Metro by Richmond TimesDispatch, as well as All-District and All-Region... Had six interceptions in game against Varina, returning one of those for 87-yard TD...Also had 26 tackles and seven additional pass-breakups in that same contest...Blocked three kicks senior season...As junior, tallied 39 tackles, seven interceptions, 12 pass breakups, three forced fumbles and three blocked kicks...Three-year letterman starter...Also lettered three years in track and field...Coach at Highland Springs: Scott Burton.
2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 3/0 Played in three quarters against Western Kentucky, finishing with shared tackle for loss...Also had appearances against Memphis and Mississippi...Best tackle performance was two stops against Memphis. 2008 – Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL • Banneker Class 4A All-State, All-Region and All-County in 2007...All-Area as wide receiver and defensive end...PrepStar All-Region...Caught 24 passes for 400 yards and six TDs that year while adding 53 tackles and 13½ sacks...Totaled 49 tackles and six sacks in just five games as junior in 2006 (missed 5 games with elbow injury)...Played basketball as freshman and sophomore...Coach at Banneker: Benny Crane.
HIGH SCHOOL • Breathitt County Practiced with Vols during mid-December in preparation for Chick-fil-A Bowl, then enrolled at UT in January and participated in spring drills... Rated as No. 3 overall prospect in Kentucky by Rivals.com...Selected to PrepStar Magazine’s All-Region team...Finished senior season with 1,332 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns...Highlight of 2009 was rushing for 141 yards and four touchdowns to go with one receiving TD against Powell County...Rushed for 3,052 yards and 36 touchdowns as junior while sparking Breathitt County to Class AAA state runner-up finish...During sophomore season, rushed for 1,727 yards and 30 touchdowns...Added 45 catches that year for 625 yards and five scores...Coach at Breathitt County: Mike Holcomb.
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2010 REC YDS TD UT Martin 0 0 0 Oregon 0 0 0 Florida 0 0 0 UAB 0 0 0 at LSU 0 0 0 at Georgia 0 0 0 Alabama 0 0 0 at South Carolina 1 4 0 at Memphis 0 0 0 Mississippi 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt 0 0 0 Kentucky 1 17 0 N. Carolina (bowl) 0 0 0 2010 Totals 2 21 0
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sophomore | 1L offensive lineman 6-5 | 330 | Homewood, Ill. | Communications CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 12/5 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 12/5 Saw action in every game, including five starts at fullback…Helped lead the way for Tauren Poole to rush for 1,034 yards, including six 100-yard games, which tied for the SEC lead…One of seven true freshmen to play in every game for UT… In first career start vs. South Carolina, Fugate hauled in a 4-yard reception on Tyler Bray’s first career scoring drive…Posted a 17-yard catch, his 69
THE VOLS longest of the season, on UT’s final scoring drive vs. Kentucky…Also returned a kickoff eight yards vs. UAB.
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melvin goins
BUTTE [Calif.] JUNIOR COLLEGE 2009 • Freshman Started all 11 games at center and helped Butte to 8-3 record in 2009 that included Premier West Bank Bowl win over Sierra College.
HIGH SCHOOL • Homewood-Flossmoor Rated as No 11 prospect in Illinois and No. 14 overall offensive guard by Rivals.com...Ranked as the No. 14 overall offensive guard by Scout. com...Selected to PrepStar Magazine’s All-Region team...Named All-Conference as a senior in 2009...Coach at Homewood-Flossmoor High School: Kenny Smith. MISCELLANEOUS Younger brother of current Tampa Bay Buccaneers lineman Xavier Fulton.
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jacob gilliam
SENIOR | Sq. defensive back 5-11 | 180 | San Diego, Calif. | Sociology CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 CAREER SUMMARY Senior who joined the squad in winter 2010... Played point guard for UT’s basketball team for past two years, averaging 6.7 points, 2.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game...Helped Vols to Elite EIght run in 2009-10...Played football as a freshman in high school.
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HIGH SCHOOL • Robert McQueen As a senior, sparked Lancers to perfect 14-0 season...Year was capped with 13-12 victory in Class 4A state championship game...Squad was 13-2 and state runner-up in junior year...Also wrestled in high school, winning California Class 4A Northern Region title in 215-pound division...Coach at Butte Junior College: Jeff Jordan...Coach at Robert McQueen: Ken Dalton.
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eric gordon
darin gooch
Freshman (RS) | Sq. offensive lineman
Sophomore (RS) | 1L defensive back
6-4 | 275 | Knoxville | Arts & Sciences
5-9 | 185 | Nashville | Sociology
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 CAREER SUMMARY Freshman who joined the squad in fall 2010 and redshirted...Played football at Farragut High School.
junior | 1L offensive lineman 6-2 | 301 | Reno, Nev. | Materials Science & Engineering CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 10/6 2010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 10/6 Played in 10 of 12 games, including six consecutive starts at center…First career start came vs. Florida…Helped Tauren Poole rush for six 100-yard games, which tied for the SEC lead…Part of an of70
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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 13/6 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/6 Played in every game, including six starts…One of eight freshmen to play in every game for UT… Led UT freshmen with 49 tackles and ranked seventh on the team overall…Finished sixth on the team with seven special teams tackles…One of four Vols with multiple interceptions (two)… First career start came in season opener vs. UT Martin…Recorded first career tackle and was part of a secondary that held the Skyhawks to a UT opponent season-low 86 passing yards… Contributed a career-best six tackles at South Carolina in just his third career start…Matched his career high with six more stops the next week at Memphis while adding his first career INT on
the Tigers’ third possession…Before leaving with a head injury vs. Mississippi, Gordon notched his second INT of 2010 and returned it 46 yards for a touchdown to give UT a 21-0 lead while also adding a pair of tackles…Totaled five tackles vs. Florida, including his first career tackle for loss… Provided four takedowns against UAB, LSU and UNC (Music City Bowl)…Added first career pass breakup at UAB…Also had TFL at LSU…Handled punt return duties for five games…Registered UT’s season-high punt return of 21 yards against LSU…Tallied five tackles vs. Alabama and notched three stops on three separate occasions...Shared Tennessee’s 2010 Big Lick Award in the spring, presented to players who consistently perform with the most physical toughness.
PLAYER PROFILES 2009 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 1/0 Made his collegiate varsity debut against Western Kentucky...Earned Academic All-SEC honors. 2008 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 0/0 Appeared in junior varsity win over Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy. 2007 – Redshirted.
freshman (RS) | Sq. linebacker 5-10 | 219 | Knoxville | Exercise Science CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 CAREER SUMMARY Freshman who joined the squad in winter 2011... Redshirted in 2010...Played football at Farragut High School.
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nick guess
HIGH SCHOOL • Farragut Graduated from high school with high honors and enrolled at UT in January 2007... Ranked by Ray Guy’s ProKicker.com as nation’s No. 3 long snapper for high school graduating class of 2007 ...Team’s long snapper in 48 consecutive varsity games...Named All-Region in 2006 after playing fullback, tight end, defensive end and offensive tackle...Finished with three touchdown receptions...Three-year starter at tight end and twotime captain...Team advanced to Class 5A quarterfinals as junior and senior...Coach at Farragut: Eddie Courtney.
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2009 – Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL • Knoxville Catholic Named Tennessee Mr. Football for Class 3A while helping Knoxville Catholic to 2008 state championship...All-Region and All-State as junior and senior...Played in Tennessee’s Toyota East-West All-Star Game after senior season that included Class 3A state championship for Knoxville Catholic...Caught 12 passes that year for 245 yards and four touchdowns from tight end position...Also posted 62 tackles, including 7½ sacks...Coach at Knoxville Catholic: Mark Pemberton.
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HIGH SCHOOL • Hillsboro Earned No. 2 spot in Rivals.com Tennessee Preseason Top 25...Named SuperPrep All-American and member of Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100...Three-time All-Metro, All Region 5-4A and All-State...Named to The Tennessean’s Dream Team as both junior and senior, and included as one of Knoxville News-Sentinel’s Top 20 Prospects in Tennessee following 2008 season...Finalist for Tennessee’s Mr. Football Award as senior...2008 All-Midstate...Offensive MVP at BlueCross Bowl after leading Hillsboro to Class 4A state championship in 2008...Selected to play in Toyota East-West All-Star Game for Tennessee...Rushed for 510 yards and nine touchdowns while catching 43 passes for 716 yards and nine touchdowns as senior...Also posted 34 tackles and five interceptions...Led star-studded secondary as junior, with 77 tackles and six interceptions (one returned for a TD)...At receiver, added 41 catches that year for 816 yards and 10 TDs...Coach at Hillsboro: Scott Blade.
gregory grieco
daniel hood
CAREER STATS Defense
junior | 2L defensive lineman
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 13 32 15 47 0/0 1.5/3 0 0/0 3 2/46 6-2x
6-4 | 327 | Murfreesboro | Sociology
CAREER HIGHS Tackles INT Return Yards
6 twice, last vs. Memphis, 11/6/10 46 vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10
Game-by-Game Statistics Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oregon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Florida 4 1 5 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 UAB 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 at LSU 1 3 4 0 0.5/0 0 0 0 0 at Georgia 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alabama 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 at South Carolina 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Memphis 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 1/0 Mississippi 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1/46 at Vanderbilt 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kentucky 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. Carolina (bowl) 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Totals 32 15 47 0 1.5/3 0 0 3 2/46
senior (RS) | 1L deep snapper
sophomore (RS) | Sq. defensive lineman
6-3 | 230 | Knoxville | Marketing/International Business
6-4 | 293 | Knoxville | Entrepreneurship Management
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 14/0 2010 • Junior • Games/Starts: 13/0 Played in all 13 games for UT, serving as the primary deep snapper for the Vols’ punting unit… Saw action in every quarter but one…Posted a tackle on special teams in back-to-back weeks against UAB and LSU.
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 6/0 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 6/0 Saw action in six games for Tennessee, including all four wins in November and the Music City Bowl vs. UNC…Part of an offensive line that allowed zero sacks at Memphis and just one at Vanderbilt…Played in all four quarters vs. Mississippi, in which the Vols amassed 441 yards of offense, a UT season-high against an SEC opponent.
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2009 – Redshirted.
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 25/5 2010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 12/5 Played 12 games but missed the regular season finale vs. Kentucky due to a violation of a team academic rule…Started the first five games of the season, including first career start vs. UT Martin…Compiled 17 tackles, including career highs of 3½ tackles for loss and two passes defended… Tied for second on the Vols with five quarterback hurries…Tied career high with four tackles against UT Martin, including personal bests of 2½ tackles for loss, a sack, and a pass defended… Posted three stops vs. Oregon and a season-high two QB hurries…Totaled a pair of tackles, including a TFL (-2) and forced lone fumble of 2010 at Memphis…Recorded a pair of tackles, a pass defended and a QB hurry against Florida.
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THE VOLS 2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/0 Saw action in all 13 games as true freshman at defensive tackle...Finished season with 20 tackles, including career high four versus Memphis... Also had two tackles for loss, with those coming against UCLA and Auburn. HIGH SCHOOL • Siegel Enrolled at Tennessee in January 2009...Played his 2008 season at Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy... After senior season at Murfreesboro Siegel, participated in Toyota East-West All-Star Classic...Named Region 4-5A Defensive MVP, All-Region, All-Area and All-County in 2007...Named Second-Team All-Midstate by The Tennessean in 2007...Siegel team captain and team MVP as senior...Named All-Region, All-Area and All-County as junior in 2006...Led Siegel in tackles with 106, tackles for loss with 25 and sacks with 13 as senior in 2007... Three-year starter...Also excelled on basketball court, lettering two years as sophomore and junior...Originally signed with Vols in 2008, but did not qualify...Coach at Hargrave Military Academy: Robert Prunty...Coach at Sigel: David Watson.
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 3 1 4 1/4 2.5/7 0 0 1 0 Oregon 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Florida 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 UAB 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 at LSU 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alabama 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Memphis 1 1 2 0 1/2 1 0 0 0 Mississippi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kentucky - - - - - - - - N. Carolina (bowl) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Totals 7 10 17 1/4 3.5/9 1 0 2 0
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justin hunter
CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2009 13 10 10 20 0/0 2/12 1 0 1 0/0 4-Mem 2010 12 7 10 17 1/4 3.5/9 1 0/0 2 0/0 4-UTM Totals 25 17 20 37 1/4 5.5/21 2 0 3 0/0 4-2x
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CAREER HIGHS
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 13/2 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/2 Earned Coaches’ All-SEC Freshman Team honors...One of seven true freshmen to play in every game for Tennessee, including a pair of starts… First career start came vs. Alabama…Caught 16 passes for 415 yards and seven touchdowns… Broke UT freshman record for receiving TDs with seven, which ranked tied for first among all NCAA FBS freshmen receivers…Four of TDs were from 30 yards or longer...Led team with 25.9 yards per catch…Nine catches went for 20 or more yards...Despite not having a catch in four games, ranked fourth on the team in receiving yards (415) and second on the Vols with seven TD receptions…Tied for eighth in the SEC with two 100-yard receiving performances…Led UT in receiving yards in three games and receptions on one occasion…Seventh TD was lone reception
Tackles 4 (2x, last vs. UT Martin, 9/4/10) Tackles For Loss 2.5 vs. UT Martin, 9/4/10 Quarterback Hurries 2 vs. Oregon, 9/11/10
Game-by-Game Statistics Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2009 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS Western Ky. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 UCLA 1 1 2 0 1/8 0 0 0 0 at Florida 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Ohio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auburn 1 2 3 0 1/4 0 0 0 0 Georgia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Alabama 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Carolina 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Mississippi 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Kentucky 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Va. Tech (bowl) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2009 Totals 10 10 20 0 2/12 1 0 1 0
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in Music City Bowl vs. North Carolina to put the Vols ahead 20-17 in the fourth quarter...In second career start, hauled in three receptions for a career-high 114 receiving yards to complement his first multi-TD game (two) vs. Mississippi, including a career-long catch of 80 yards on the Vols’ first offensive play…80-yard TD was UT’s longest play from scrimmage since 2006 vs. Vanderbilt and tied for the 10th longest pass in UT history…Totaled a career-high four receptions at Georgia and led UT with 110 yards, including a 38-yard TD...Became UT’s first freshman to have 100 receiving yards in a game since 2004 (Robert Meachem vs. UK)…Snatched first career TD catch vs. Florida, a 35-yarder on fourth-and-six in the fourth quarter that helped cut the Vols’ deficit to seven…Finished with three receptions and a team-best 60 yards against the Gators…First career catch came vs. Oregon, a 31-yard strike to set up the Vols at the Ducks’ 1-yard line… Lone receptions vs. Memphis and Vanderbilt were good for first-quarter TDs, a 42-yarder vs. the Tigers and a 15-yard connection against the Commodores…Hauled in a 37-yard reception on
third-and-three of UT’s go-ahead scoring drive in the fourth quarter at LSU. TRACK & FIELD Competed in indoor track & field and will rejoin squad following spring football...First-team USTFCCCA All-America in the long jump after finishing eighth at the NCAA Indoor Championships... Earned SEC Indoor Track & Field Male Freshman of the Week honors twice (Jan. 18 & Feb. 8)... Scored for UT at the SEC Championships with a long jump mark of 25-4 to place fifth... Named to SEC All-Freshman Team as the highest finishing rookie in the long jump…Set UT freshman indoor record in the long jump at 26-1 ½ in second collegiate meet…That mark ranks No. 3 all-time indoors at UT...Set NCAA automatic qualifying marks in his first two long jump competitions... Also competed in the high jump. HIGH SCHOOL • Ocean Lakes Virginia High School Coaches AAA All-State... Earned spot on Rivals100 list as the No 75 overall prospect in the nation by Rivals.com...Also rated
PLAYER PROFILES
Receiving YEAR 2010
NET AVG AVG HIGH G REC YDS REC GM TD LONG YDS 13 16 415 25.9 31.9 7 80-Miss 114-Miss
CAREER HIGHS Receptions Receiving Yards Touchdowns Long
4 vs. Georgia, 10/9/10 114 vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10 2 vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10 80 vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10
Game-by-Game Statistics Receiving 2010 REC YDS TD UT Martin 0 0 0 Oregon 1 31 0 Florida 3 60 1 UAB 1 -2 0 at LSU 1 37 0 at Georgia 4 110 1 Alabama 0 0 0 at South Carolina 0 0 0 at Memphis 1 42 1 Mississippi 3 114 2 at Vanderbilt 1 15 1 Kentucky 0 0 0 N. Carolina (bowl) 1 8 1 2010 Totals 16 415 7
malik jackson
Senior | 1L defensive lineman 6-5 | 270 | Northridge, Calif. | Sociology CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 34/12 2010 • Junior • Games/Starts: 13/12 Named to the AP All-SEC Second Team…Led team with 11 tackles for loss and ranked second with five sacks while playing in every game in 2010…Started 12 games, the last eight coming at defensive tackle…Also started four games at defensive end…Since making the switch to DT at Georgia, he totaled 36 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, five sacks, three quarterback hurries, four passes defended and an interception…11 TFLs ranked tied for 11th in the SEC, while his five sacks ranked as the 15th-most in the conference…Tied for second on the Vols with five QB hurries…Led defensive line and ranked sixth on the squad with 48 tackles…Tallied at least six tackles in four of the final seven contests… Notched a sack in four consecutive games season (USC-VU)…Three of five QB hurries came on third down while four of five passes defended occurred on third or fourth down…Led the Vols at Memphis with a career-best eight tackles and returned first career interception 44 yards…Also recorded a UT season-high three TFL for 15 yards, including a career-high two sacks…Recorded six-tackle performances against Kentucky, South Carolina and Alabama…Tipped a pass to force a three-and-out against UK in the fourth quarter after the Vols took a 10-point lead…Registered first sack as a Vol vs. USC…Made a pair of key third-down plays in the second quarter vs. the Crimson Tide…QB hurry forced an incomplete pass and led to a missed field goal while a pass breakup forced Alabama to settle for a three-
point try…Posted four tackles at Vanderbilt, including a sack and two-and-1/2 TFL, while third quarter QB hurry forced VU to punt…Forced and recovered a fumble on third down while LSU was in field-goal range and added three tackles. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2009 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 13/0 Appearing in all 13 games, he had 18 tackles, including 3.5 sacks, plus one forced fumble and two deflections...Had a pair of tackles at Ohio State, three stops (with a sack) against Washington State, two tackles (0.5 sack) at California, and one sack with a deflection against Oregon State... Recorded two tackles (with a sack), a forced fumble and a deflection at Arizona State Registered three tackles versus UCLA and Boston College. 2008 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 8/0 Appeared in eight games (all but Oregon State, Arizona, California, UCLA and Penn State) and had four tackles, including two sacks for minus eight yards, plus a deflection and forced a fumble...Had two tackles (with a sack) and a forced fumble (which USC recovered and it led to a TD) at Virginia. HIGH SCHOOL • Birmingham 2007 honors as a senior included Super Prep All-
Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Long Beach PressTelegram Best in the West Best of the Rest, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, All-L.A. City Co-Defensive MVP (with his twin, Marquis), Los Angeles Times All-Star, Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Co-Defensive MVP (with his twin, Marquis) and All-West Valley League Co-Defensive MVP (with his twin, Marquis) as a senior defensive lineman at Birmingham High in Van Nuys (Calif.)...Notched 103 tackles, 14.5 sacks, one interception and one fumble recovery in 2007...As a junior in 2006, he made All-L.A. City first team and Daily News All-Area second team while posting 10.5 sacks... Helped Birmingham win the 2006 L.A. City title... Coach at Birmingham: Ed Croson.
CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2008* 4 4 0 4 2/8 2/8 1 0/0 1 0/0 2-Vir 2009* 10 11 7 18 3.5/22 3.5/22 1 0/0 3 0/0 3-3x 2010 13 29 19 48 5/28 11/42 1 1/0 5 1/44 8-Mem Totals 27 44 26 70 10.5/58 16.5/72 3 1/0 9 1/44 8-Mem *Played at USC
CAREER HIGHS Tackles Sacks Tackles For Loss
8 vs. Memphis, 11/6/10 2 vs. Memphis, 11/6/10 3 vs. Memphis, 11/6/10
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as the No. 3 prospect in Virginia and No. 8 overall wide receiver by Rivals.com...Rated as the No. 11 wide receiver by Scout.com...Participated in the Under Armour All-America Game...Tallied 46 receptions for 714 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior in 2009...As a junior in 2008, caught 34 passes for 545 yards and 13 TDs...Won long jump at junior portion of 2010 USA Outdoor Championships with leap of 25-10 3/4 and qualified for IAAF World Junior Championships...Track & Field News rates him nation’s No. 3 long jumper (253¾), No. 7 high jumper (7-2) and No. 14 triple jumper (49-5)...Won Virginia Class AAA state championship in the high jump and long jump as a junior...Place second in state triple jump, ninth in 300M hurdles and ran a leg on Ocean Lakes’ third-place 4x100 M relay team...Also competed on the basketball team at Ocean Lakes... Coach at Ocean Lakes: Chris Scott.
THE VOLS Game-by-Game Statistics Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2008 (USC) UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS at Virginia 2 0 2 1/5 1/5 1 0 0 0 Ohio State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Oregon State - - - - - - - - Oregon 1 0 1 1/3 1/3 0 0 0 0 Arizona State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Wash. St. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Arizona - - - - - - - - Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 California - - - - - - - - at Stanford 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Notre Dame 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 at UCLA - - - - - - - - Penn State (bowl) - - - - - - - - 2008 Totals 4 0 4 2/8 2/8 1 0/0 1 0/0 SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2009 (USC) UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS San Jose State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Ohio State 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Washington St. 3 0 3 1/5 1/5 0 0 0 0 at California 1 1 2 0.5/3 0.5/3 0 0 0 0 at Notre Dame 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oregon State 1 0 1 1/8 1/8 0 0 1 0 at Oregon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Arizona State 2 0 2 1/6 1/6 1 0 1 0 Stanford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UCLA 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Arizona 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boston Col. (bowl) 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 Totals 11 7 18 3.5/22 3.5/22 1 0/0 3 0/0 SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oregon 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Florida 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 UAB 2 1 3 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 at LSU 1 2 3 0 0 1 1/0 0 0 at Georgia 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alabama 1 5 6 0 0.5/0 0 0 1 0 at South Carolina 5 1 6 1/2 2/5 0 0 0 0 at Memphis 7 1 8 2/13 3/15 0 0 1 1/44 Mississippi 3 0 3 1/7 1/7 0 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt 3 1 4 1/6 2.5/11 0 0 0 0 Kentucky 3 3 6 0 1/1 0 0 1 0 N. Carolina (bowl) 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2010 Totals 29 19 48 5/28 11/42 1 1/0 5 1/44
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ja’wuan james
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arthur jeffery
freshman (RS) | Sq. defensive lineman
sophomore | 1L offensive lineman
sophomore (RS) | Sq. defensive lineman
6-2 | 231 | Demopolis, Ala. | Arts & Sciences
6-6 | 324 | Suwanee, Ga. | Sport Management
6-3 | 305 | Sarasota, Fla. | Sociology
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 2010 – Redshirted.
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 13/13 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/13 Earned Coaches’ All-SEC Freshman Team honors...One of 10 Vols to start in every game and one of just four to see action in every single quarter in 2010 while holding down the right tackle position…Also one of seven true freshmen to play in every game this season…Part of the only offensive line to start three freshmen in a game in FBS this season, which took place against both Memphis and Kentucky…One of a school-record seven true freshmen to start at Memphis…Helped Tauren Poole tie the SEC lead with six 100-yard rushing performances.
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 4/0 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 4/0 Saw action in four games for Tennessee…Saw limited action in first career game against UT Martin…Also played against Alabama…Registered first two career tackles vs. Kentucky to help the Vols to their 26th consecutive win over the Wildcats...Registered a tackle vs. North Carolina in the Music City Bowl.
HIGH SCHOOL • Demopolis Rated as the No. 131 defensive end prospect by Scout.com...Named honorable mention all-state as a senior in 2009...Honored as a West Alabama 5A All-Star as a senior...Also All-County...Named Defensive Lineman MVP at U.S. Army All-America Junior Combine in 2008...Combined for 26 quarterback sacks and 22 quarterback hurries over his last two seasons...As a senior, 26 of his 38 total tackles went for lost yardage...11 of those were sacks and he also forced three fumbles...Amassed 54 tackles, 17 sacks and eight tackles-for-loss as a junior in 2008...Helped Demopolis to 12-3 record in 2009 and Alabama Class 5A state championship...Coach at Demopolis: Tom Causey.
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HIGH SCHOOL • North Gwinnett Enrolled at UT in January and participated in spring drills in 2010...Class AAAAA All-State by Georgia Sportswriters...Rivals.com All-America team...Rated as No. 6 prospect in Georgia and No. 8 offensive tackle in nation by Rivals.com... Prep-Star Top 150 Dream Team...Selected to play in Under Armour All-America Game...Named to Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top-50 list as No. 18 overall player in Georgia...Helped lead North Gwinnett to 13-1 mark as senior...Team earned Region 7-5A championship and advanced to state quarterfinals...Junior season also led to berth in state quarterfinals behind 10-3 finish... Sophomore campaign of 2007 saw North Gwinnett advance to state championship game with 13-2 record...Coach at North Gwinnett: Bob Sphire.
2009 – Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL • Booker Second-team Class 3A All-State by Florida Sports Writers Association as junior...Reebok Florida Phenom by Florida Football Magazine prior to 2008 season...Named to Florida Postseason Top 100 by Miami Herald...Did not play his senior season due to ACL/MCL injury...Registered 74 tackles, 28 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, four forced fumbles and five blocked kicks in his final season of high school action as junior...Booker High captured district championship that season...Coach at Booker: Fred Gilmore.
PLAYER PROFILES grant jessen
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senior | 3L linebacker
5-11 | 215 | Cordova | Marketing & Logistics
6-2 | 235 | Hickory, N.C. | Communications
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 2010 • Sophomore – Squad member.
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 31/0 2010 • Junior • Games/Starts: 13/0 Switched to linebacker after spending first two seasons as a fullback…One of four Vols to see action in every single quarter in 2010…Fourth among UT linebackers with 44 tackles and 11th on the team…Tied for second on the Vols with nine special teams tackles…Also tied for fourth on the squad with a pair of takeaways (1 INT, 1 FR)…Compiled 3.5 tackles for loss…Finished in the top three for UT in tackles five times, including a career-best nine vs. UAB, second-most on the Vols…Posted six tackles vs. Georgia and Alabama and five stops vs. UT Martin and Mississippi…Also had first career interception vs. UT Martin and teamed with Greg King to record UT’s lone safety of the season against the Skyhawks… Ripped football out of the hands of Florida’s Jeff Demps to give UT the ball back at midfield in the fourth quarter as the Vols trailed by 14… Lone forced fumble and fumble recovery led to a touchdown...Contributed a pair of tackles vs. Memphis, Vanderbilt and North Carolina...Earned UT’s Andy Spiva Award as the team’s defensive surprise player of 2010 spring practice period.
2009 – Redshirted. 2008 • Freshman – Squad member...Appeared in Tennessee’s 37-21 junior varsity win over Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy. HIGH SCHOOL • St. George’s Named Tennessee’s 2007 Mr. Football (back) for Div. II-Class A...Two-time All-State by Tennessee Sports Writers Association, and named 2007 All-State by Tennessee Football Coaches Association...Twice named Best of Preps by Commercial Appeal...Paced St. George’s to perfect 12-0 season in 2007 and Div. II-A state championship win over SBEC...Rushed that season for 25 touchdowns and more than 1,000 yards...Tops in Memphis metro area as junior in 2006 with 26 touchdowns while rushing for more than 1,000 yards...Led St. George’s to 9-2 record and berth in Div. II-A state title game...Shooting guard in basketball, helping team to state runner-up finish as junior...Also played centerfield and catcher in baseball...Coach at St. George’s: Ken Netherland.
2009 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 12/0 Helped lead the way for Montario Hardesty to rush for more than 1,300 yards...Also caught six passes for 68 yards...Included was 38-yard touchdown reception on game’s second play versus South Carolina...Added one rush for two yards, and one tackle on special teams.
HIGH SCHOOL • Hickory Enrolled at UT in January 2008 and participated in spring drills...All-State in 2006 and 2007...Threetime All-Conference linebacker, including final two seasons as conference Defensive Player of the Year...Team MVP junior year...2007 Shrine Bowl participant and captain of North Carolina squad against South Carolina all-stars...2007 Carolina Panthers Community Captain for success on the field, in the classroom and throughout the community... Started three years at linebacker and two at fullback...Finished with 580 career tackles...Had 160 tackles as sophomore, 211 as junior and 210 senior year...As senior, rushed 108 times for 692 yards and 18 touchdowns and had 35 receptions for 470 yards...Also excelled in baseball...National Honor Society and Beta Club member...Coach at Hickory: John Worley. CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2009 12 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1-SC 2010 13 22 22 44 0/0 3.5/12 1 1/0 1 1/0 9-UAB Totals 25 23 22 45 0/0 3.5/12 1 1/0 1 1/0 9-UAB
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2008 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 6/0 Made collegiate debut against UAB...Appeared in five of last six games...Contributed on special teams and fullback responsibilities...Named to VolScholar Honor Roll.
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CAREER HIGHS Tackles Tackles For Loss
9 vs. UAB (9/25/10) 1.5 vs. UT Martin (9/4/10)
Game-by-Game Statistics Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 3 2 5 0 1.5/6 0 0 1 1/0 Oregon 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Florida 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 UAB 3 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 at LSU 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Georgia 2 4 6 0 1/1 0 0 0 0 Alabama 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 at South Carolina 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Memphis 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mississippi 4 1 5 0 1/5 0 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. Carolina (bowl) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Totals 21 23 44 0 3.5/12 0 0 1 1/0
junior | 1L linebacker 6-2 | 235 | Memphis | Sociology CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 13/2 2010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 4/0 Saw action in four games before season-ending knee surgery following the Georgia game… Compiled a season-best four tackles against Oregon…Teamed with Austin Johnson to record UT’s lone safety in 2010 vs. UT Martin on the way to a three-tackle performance…Lone tackle at 75
THE VOLS Georgia came on third down to force Georgia to punt on its final possession.
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herman lathers
2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 9/2 Saw action in nine games, making two starts, at demanding middle linebacker spot before missing final two contests because of injury...Finished season with 24 tackles...Grabbed interception against South Carolina that gave Vols possession near midfield...Tennessee scored on ensuing drive...Game highs of six tackles against both Ohio and Vanderbilt...Had 1½ tackles for loss. HIGH SCHOOL • Melrose Class 4A Tennessee Sports Writers All-State Team...Named No. 9 overall prospect in Tennessee by Knoxville News-Sentinel prior to 2008 season...Posted 130 tackles with four sacks and four forced fumbles as senior...Notched 70 tackles, 10 sacks and four forced fumbles as junior...Coach at Melrose: Hubbard Alexander. CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2009 9 14 10 24 0/0 1.5/1 0 0 3 1/8 6-2x 2010 4 1 7 8 0/0 0.5/1 0 0 0 0/0 4-Ore Totals 13 15 17 32 0/0 2/2 0 0 3 1/8 6-2x
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Tackles 6 twice, last vs. Vanderbilt, 11/21/09 Tackles For Loss 1 at Florida, 9/19/09
Game-by-Game Statistics Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2009 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS Western Ky. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Florida 1 0 1 0 1/1 0 0 0 0 Ohio 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 Auburn 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Alabama 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Carolina 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1/8 Memphis 2 2 4 0 0.5/0 0 0 0 0 at Mississippi 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vanderbilt 5 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 2009 Totals 14 10 24 0 1.5/1 0 0 3 1/8
junior (RS) | 2L linebacker 6-0 | 220 | Baton Rouge, La. | Sport Management CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 25/17 2010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 12/12 Started in all 12 games he played in, missing only the UAB game with an ankle injury…Among the Vols, ranked second in tackles with 75, fourth in sacks with 2.5 and sixth in tackles for loss with 4.5 (all are career highs)…Added three quarterback hurries…14th in SEC contests with an average of 7.5 tackles per and tied for 19th overall in the league with 6.2 takedowns per game…Led UT three times in tackles, including a season-best 10-tackle performance vs. Vanderbilt…Also added 10 tackles at LSU…Teamed with Gerald Williams for first career sack on LSU’s final drive, also adding a TFL…Tallied a career-high two TFLs at South Carolina, including a sack towards the end of the third quarter to force a three-and-out… Other TFL came on third-and-13 to force a field goal attempt…Posted first career pass breakup vs. Kentucky while adding eight tackles…In a
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 1 2 3 0 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 Oregon 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UAB - - - - - - - - at LSU - - - - - - - - at Georgia 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 (Season-ending knee surgery) 2010 Totals 1 7 8 0 0.5/1 0 0 0 0
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five-tackle outing vs. Alabama, Lathers notched UT’s only sack to force a third-and-long and was credited with a QB hurry on third down to hold the Tide to a field goal…Notched seven tackles vs. Florida, Georgia and North Carolina, leading UT against the Bulldogs…Registered six stops against both Oregon and Mississippi. 2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/5 Claimed starting role at middle linebacker for season’s final five games and turned in Freshman All-SEC performance (Coaches and Sporting News)...Replaced injured Savion Frazier after Frazier had taken over for injured Nick Reveiz...Made most of his opportunity by compiling 43 of his season’s 52 tackles in those five starts...Finished fifth on team in tackles with 52...Turned in standout late-season performances against Vanderbilt and in Chick-fil-A Bowl against Virginia Tech, registering 12 tackles in each contest...Also contributed 1½ tackles for loss against Hokies...Added seven-tackle performance at Mississippi and sixtackle effort at Kentucky. 2008 – Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL • Scotlandville Named All-State, All-Metro and All-District 5-5A as senior in 2007...Most Valuable Interior Player in U.S. Army Red Stick Bowl Game following senior season...Baton Rouge Advocate Second Dozen...PrepStar All-Region...Tallied 114 tackles with 18 tackles-for-loss and five sacks during senior year...Also had two interceptions...As junior at Istrouma High School, had 96 tackles and 14 sacks...Played two years at Istrouma in Baton Rouge before finishing at Scotlandville...Coach at Scotlandville: Richard Oliver.
CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS 2009 13 28 24 52 0/0 2.5/9 0 0 0 0/0 2010 12 44 31 75 2.5/16 4.5/17 0 0 1 0/0 Totals 25 72 55 127 2.5/16 7/26 0 0 1 0/0
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CAREER HIGHS
Tackles 12 (2x, last vs. Virginia Tech, 12/31/09) Tackles For Loss 2 at South Carolina, 10/30/10 Sacks 1 (2x, last at South Carolina, 10/30/10
Game-by-Game Statistics Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2009 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS Western Ky. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 UCLA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ohio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auburn 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Georgia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Alabama 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Carolina 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Mississippi 2 5 7 0 1/5 0 0 0 0 Vanderbilt 9 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Kentucky 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Va. Tech (bowl) 8 4 12 0 1.5/4 0 0 0 0 2009 Totals 28 24 52 0 2.5/9 0 0 0 0 SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oregon 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Florida 2 5 7 0 0.5/0 0 0 0 0 UAB - - - - - - - - at LSU 4 6 10 0.5/2 1/2 0 0 0 0 at Georgia 4 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alabama 2 3 5 1/7 1/7 0 0 0 0 at South Carolina 6 1 7 1/7 2/8 0 0 0 0 at Memphis 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mississippi 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt 8 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kentucky 7 1 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 N. Carolina (bowl) 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Totals 44 31 75 2.5/16 4.5/17 0 0 1 0
PLAYER PROFILES Myles mckee
Freshman (RS) | Sq. quarterback CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 CAREER SUMMARY Freshman who joined the squad in fall 2010 and redshirted...Played football at Fork Union [Va.] Military Academy.
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HIGH SCHOOL • Byrnes Enrolled at UT in January and participated in spring drills...Ranked as No. 3 weakside defensive end in nation and No. 2 overall prospect in South Carolina by Rivals.com...Ranked as No. 10 overall defensive end by Scout.com...Member of PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team...Selected to play in U.S. Army All-American Bowl...Named Class 4A All-State first-team and participated in Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas as senior...Named USA Today Pre-Season All-America as senior...Received All-Area, All-Region and second-team All-State honors as junior...During senior season, totaled 146 tackles and 18 sacks...Added 119 tackles, 19 tackles-for-loss, 34 quarterback hurries and eight sacks as junior...Registered 109 tackles and four sacks as sophomore...Finished four-year career with 388 total tackles and 38 sacks...Helped lead Byrnes to state championships during his sophomore and junior seasons with combined overall record of 29-1...Team advanced to state runnerup finish his senior season and 13-2 record...Also played basketball during freshman and sophomore seasons...Coach at Byrnes: Chris Miller. CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 13 6 7 13 1/6 2/8 0 0 0 0/0 3-Miss
CAREER HIGHS Tackles
sophomore | 1L defensive lineman 6-3 | 255 | Wellford, S.C. | Sport Management CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 13/2 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/2 Played in all 13 games, including two starts… One of seven UT true freshmen to play in every game this season…Finished freshman season with 13 tackles, two of those for loss, and a sack…Started first career game at defensive tackle vs. Oregon and posted a pair of tackles… Notched a career-high three tackles and his first
3 vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10
Game-by-Game Statistics Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oregon 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UAB 1 0 1 0 1/2 0 0 0 0 at LSU 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Georgia 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alabama 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 at South Carolina 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Memphis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mississippi 2 1 3 1/6 1/6 0 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. Carolina (bowl) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Totals 6 7 13 1/6 2/8 0 0 0 0
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sophomore | Sq. wide receiver
junior | 2L linebacker
6-5 | 210 | Mascoutah, Ill. | Journalism Electronic Media
6-1 | 235 | Stone Mountain, Ga. | Entrepreneurship Management
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 4/0 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 4/0 Saw action in four games, including his first career appearance at LSU.
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 18/0 2010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 10/0 Played in a career-high 10 games for Tennessee and saw extensive action on special teams…All five tackles came on special teams, tied for seventh on the team…First action of 2010 came against UAB and he delivered with his first tackle of the season…Had tackles in four of the last six games.
HIGH SCHOOL • Mascoutah Practiced with Vols during mid-December lead in to Chick-fil-A Bowl, then enrolled at UT in January and participated in spring drills...No. 6 prospect in Illinois by Rivals, and No. 20 wide receiver in nation by Scout.com...PrepStar Magazine All-Region...Shared Small-School Football Player of the Year honors from Belleville (Ill.) News-Democrat...Rushed for 1,309 yards and 20 TDs as senior, while catching 14 passes for 232 yards...In addition to receiving duties, also took direct snaps in “wildcat” position...On first play at that position, rushed 76 yards for TD against Waterloo...Finished Waterloo game with 267 rushing yards and three touchdowns on just 10 carries, scoring on runs of 76, 67 and 36...Also rushed for 240 yards and three touchdowns against Triad and 226 yards and three TDs against Civic Memorial...In playoff loss to Rochester, rolled up 182 yards rushing with three TDs, including 67-yard run and 97-yard kickoff return...Caught 40 passes as junior for 797 yards and nine touchdowns... Coach at Mascoutah: Scott Battas.
2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 8/0 Finished freshman season with nine tackles, including one for lost yardage...Tackle for loss came against Western Kentucky and helped force Hilltoppers punt...Game-high five tackles against Ohio. HIGH SCHOOL • Stephenson Enrolled at UT in January 2009 and participated in spring drills...Selected to Georgia 150 by Atlanta Journal Constitution...Selected to play in GACA North-South All-Star Game...Selected 2008 Region 5-2A Defensive Player of Year...Earned All-Region and All-DeKalb County honors three times • Named to All-State second team in 2007... Posted 119 total tackles, 10 TFL and two sacks as senior...Also picked off three passes and returned two for touchdowns...Notched 102 total tackles, 12 TFL and six sacks as junior while forcing four fumbles...Led team to region crown his senior season...Named to Stephenson’s Honor Roll all four years...Coach at Stephenson: Ronald Gartrell. 77
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6-1 | 180 | Arden, N.C. | Communications
career sack vs. Mississippi…Recorded a pair of stops vs. LSU and Alabama and compiled four one-tackle performances.
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SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2009 8 5 4 9 0/0 1/3 0 0 0 0/0 5-Ohio 2010 10 2 3 5 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0/0 1-4x Totals 18 7 7 14 0/0 1/3 0 0 0 0/0 5-Ohio
CAREER HIGHS Tackles
5 vs. Ohio, 9/26/09
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the No. 11 prospect in Georgia...Named the No. 31 running back by Scout.com...Atlanta JournalConstitution Top 50...Georgia Sportswriters Class AAAA State Offensive Player of the Year...All-Region 5-AAAA by the coaches...Ran for 166 yards and one touchdown in 2009 state title game win over Clarke Central...Helped lead Sandy Creek to Class AAAA state championship in 2009 over Clarke Central...Coach at Sandy Creek: Chip Walker.
Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2009 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS Western Ky. 2 0 2 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 UCLA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ohio 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auburn - - - - - - - - Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Alabama - - - - - - - - South Carolina - - - - - - - - Memphis 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Kentucky - - - - - - - - Va. Tech (bowl) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 Totals 5 4 9 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin - - - - - - - - Oregon - - - - - - - - Florida - - - - - - - UAB 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at LSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at South Carolina 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Memphis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mississippi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kentucky 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. Carolina (bowl) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Totals 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER STATS Rushing
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6-3 | 208 | Calhoun, Ga. | Finance
5-11 | 205 | Fayetteville, Ga. | Arts & Sciences
Receiving
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 2010 – Redshirted.
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 10/0 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 10/0 Played in 10 games as a freshman for Tennessee and was the second featured running back in six contests…Rushed 46 times for 197 yards and caught seven passes for 100 yards…Provided a balanced weapon for the UT offense, averaging 4.3 yards per carry and 14.3 yards per reception…Recorded UT’s second-highest rushing total in four games…Saw first action in season opener vs. UT Martin, setting career bests with nine rushes for 79 yards and a long of 40 yards… Hauled in first three career receptions at Georgia for 70 yards, including UT’s longest play of the game, a 58-yard wheel route that advanced the Vols to the Georgia 2-yard line and set up one of UT’s two touchdowns three plays later… Also returned first career kick 15 yards against the Bulldogs…Tied career high with nine rushing attempts in Music City Bowl vs. North Carolina, which went for 28 yards...Also hauled in a seven-yard reception...Ran six times for 36 yards, caught a pair of passes for 29 yards and returned two kickoffs for 38 yards vs. Alabama…26-yard reception in the third quarter was UT’s longest passing play vs. the Tide…Finished with 16 yards on six rushes at South Carolina.
HIGH SCHOOL • Calhoun Class AA All-State quarterback by Georgia Sportswriters...Named All-Area by both Chattanooga Times Free Press and Rome News Tribune...As a senior in 2009, completed 203-of-297 passes for 3,017 yards and 29 touchdowns against only eight interceptions...Also carried 78 times for an additional 359 yards, a 4.3-yard average...As junior at Darlington High School, threw for 700 yards and rushed for another 600...High school teammate of UT wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers at both Calhoun and Darlington high schools... Helped Calhoun to 14-1 finish in 2009 and berth in Class AA state championship game...Competed three years in basketball and two in track and field (400M)...Placed fifth individually in 2009 Class AA state golf championship...National Honor Society member and Fellowship of Christian Athletes huddle leader...Coach at Calhoun: Hal Lamb.
HIGH SCHOOL • Sandy Creek Associated Press All-State and Class AAAA Offensive Player of the Year...Ranked as the No. 9 Tailback in the nation and No. 151 overall prospect on the Rivals250 list by Rivals.com...Also rated as 78
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NET AVG AVG HIGH G ATT YDS ATT GM TD LONG YDS 10 46 197 4.3 19.7 0 40-UTM 79-UTM
NET AVG AVG HIGH G REC YDS REC GM TD LONG YDS 10 7 100 14.3 10.0 0 58-UGA 70-UGA
CAREER HIGHS
Rush Attempts 9 (2x, last vs. North Carolina, 12/30/10) Rushing Yards 79 vs. UT Martin, 9/4/10 Receptions 3 vs. Georgia, 10/9/10 Receiving Yards 70 vs. Georgia, 10/9/10
Game-by-Game Statistics Rushing & Receiving 2010 ATT YDS TD REC YDS TD UT Martin 9 79 0 0 0 0 Oregon 2 2 0 0 0 0 Florida - - - - - UAB 4 20 0 0 0 0 at LSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Georgia 2 3 0 3 70 0 Alabama 6 36 0 2 29 0 at South Carolina 6 16 0 1 -6 0 at Memphis 4 14 0 0 0 0 Mississippi 4 -1 0 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt - - - - - Kentucky - - - - - N. Carolina (bowl) 9 28 0 1 7 0 2010 Totals 46 197 0 7 100 0
PLAYER PROFILES robert nelson
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 2010 • Freshman – Had surgery in May to repair torn ACL and missed entire season.
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marques pair
2009 – Redshirted.
sophomore (RS) | Sq. linebacker
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tyler page
2009 – Redshirted.
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naz oliver
sophomore (RS) | Sq. defensive back 5-10 | 177 | Jersey City, N.J. | Communications
6-5 | 310 | Sumter, S.C. | Communications CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 2010 – Redshirted.
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 2010 • Freshman – Squad member.
HIGH SCHOOL • Stone Mountain Twice named to Atlanta Journal-Constitution AllState team...Amassed 383 stops and 24 sacks for his high school career...Accumulated 151 tackles during senior campaign...Posted 176 tackles, 25 tackles for loss and 18 sacks as junior...Also member of Stone Mountain’s basketball team...Coach at Stone Mountain: Charles Reeves.
freshman (RS) | Sq. offensive lineman
freshman (RS) | Sq. defensive back 6-3 | 193 | Candler, N.C. | Arts & Sciences CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 CAREER SUMMARY Freshman who joined the squad in fall 2010 and redshirted...Played football at Asheville High School.
HIGH SCHOOL • Sumter Named the No. 16 prospect in South Carolina and No. 49 offensive tackle by Rivals.com...Rated as the No. 80 offensive tackle by Scout.com...Selected to PrepStar Magazine’s All-Region team... Participated in South Carolina’s North-South AllStar Game...Helped Sumter to 2009 Region VI-4A championship and 10-3 record...Sumter finished as Class 4A state runner-up in 2008...Competes as a center on basketball team...Coach at Sumter: Paul Sorrells.
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michael palardy
sophomore | 1L punter/placekicker 5-11 | 172 | Coral Springs, Fla. | Communications
HIGH SCHOOL • St. Thomas Aquinas Rated as the No. 2 overall, No. 3 most versatile and No. 5 most accurate kicker by Rivals.com... Ranked as the No. 1 overall kicker by Scout.com... EA Sports All-America first team...Participated in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Game...Honored as FSWA first-team all-state as a senior in 2009 and FSWA third-team all-state as a junior in 2008...Earned 2009 All-State honors by SunStateFootball.com...Named All-County as a senior and junior...Left-footer averaged better than 47.0 yards per punt as senior and all but five of his 43 kickoffs went for touchbacks...Added seven field goals in 2009...As a junior, was 76-of-78 on extra points and 98-percent of kickoffs were touchbacks...Helped lead St. Thomas Aquinas to 5A state championship in 2008...Coach at St. Thomas Aquinas: George Smith. 79
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HIGH SCHOOL • St. Peter’s Prep School Named No. 9 overall recruit in Northeast by SuperPrep Magazine...First team All-County and third team All-State as senior...Hudson County Player of the Year by The Star Ledger as junior after rushing for 1,407 yards and 23 touchdowns that season...Also standout in track and field... Coach at St. Peter’s: Rich Hansen.
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 11/6 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 11/6 Started in six games and played in 11 overall, while serving in multiple capacities for the Tennessee special teams unit… Primary placekicker for kickoffs for UT for most of the season and started five games, in addition to two starts at punter…Also served as UT’s field goal kicker while Daniel Lincoln was unable to play with a leg injury (LSU-Memphis)…Tied for third in UT annals for season field goal percentage (.714) with a minimum five made (5-of-7)…Started at both positions at LSU and punted for the first time, a season-long 51-yarder…Also missed first career field goal, a 45-yard attempt, but scored his first points as a Vol with two PATs…Converted first field goal at UT vs. Alabama, a 33-yarder that cut the Vols’ deficit to three heading into halftime, and added a PAT…Connected on career highs of three field goals and five PATs at Memphis…Three field goals were a season best for the Vols…Nailed a career-long 39-yard FG to give the Vols a 3-0 lead at South Carolina…Filled in on punting duties vs. Kentucky for the injured Chad Cunningham and executed UT’s second fake punt of 2010, rushing 16 yards for a first down… Although UT didn’t score on that drive, the Vols forced a three-and-out on UK’s next series after the defense had more time to recover…Also punted a season-high three times for an average of 39.2 yards per punt…First action came vs. Oregon with his first career kickoff.
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chase phillips
Kicking
YEAR G FG FGA PCT PAT PTS 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG 39-USC 2010 11 5 7 71.4 13-14 28 1-1 4-4 0-1 0-1
Punting
YEAR G NO YDS AVG TB FC I20 50+ BK LONG 2010 11 4 157 39.2 0 1 0 1 0 51-LSU
CAREER HIGHS
Field Goals Made 3 vs. Memphis, 11/6/10 Field Goals Attempted 3 vs. Memphis, 11/6/10 Longest Conversion 39 vs. South Carolina, 10/30/10 Longest Attempt 52 vs. Alabama, 10/23/10 Punts 3 vs. Kentucky (11/27/10) Punting Average 51.0 vs. LSU (10/2/10) Long 51 vs. LSU (10/2/10)
Game-by-Game Statistics Kicking 2010 UT Martin Oregon Florida UAB at LSU at Georgia Alabama at South Carolina at Memphis Mississippi at Vanderbilt Kentucky N. Carolina (bowl) Totals
FG-FGA SEQUENCE -- --- --- --- -0-1 45 -- -1-2 (33), 52 1-1 (39) 3-3 (24), (32), (33) -- --- --- --- -5-7 Long-39 USC
Punting 2010 NO YDS AVG TB FC I20 50+ LONG UT Martin - - - - - - - Oregon - - - - - - - Florida - - - - - - - UAB - - - - - - - at LSU 1 51 51.0 0 0 0 1 51 at Georgia - - - - - - - Alabama - - - - - - - at South Carolina - - - - - - - at Memphis - - - - - - - Mississippi - - - - - - - at Vanderbilt - - - - - - - Kentucky 3 106 35.3 0 1 0 0 46 N. Carolina (bowl) - - - - - - - 2010 Totals 4 157 39.2 0 1 0 1 51
sophomore (RS) | Sq. offensive lineman 6-3 | 286 | Knoxville | Psychology CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 2010 • Freshman – Squad member. 2009 – Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL • South Doyle Started all four years at South Doyle…First two were at offensive guard before moving to offensive tackle positions as junior and senior… Helped Cherokees to key senior season wins over rivals Knoxville Central and Seymour…Twice named preseason All-State and Academic AllState…Also played basketball as freshman and senior...Coach at South Doyle: Erik Hutchins.
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tauren poole
senior | 3L tailback 5-10 | 210 | Toccoa, Ga. | Sport Management 80
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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 38/13 2010 • Junior • Games/Starts: 13/13 Earned AP All-SEC honorable mention accolades...Started all 13 games at tailback…In first full season as the main rusher for the Vols, Poole rushed for 1,034 yards and 11 touchdowns on 204 carries and caught 22 passes for 171 yards and one TD…Recorded six 100-yard games, tied for the SEC lead…Rushed for the 16th 1,000-yard season all-time at UT…15th UT running back to log a 1,000-yard rushing season...1,034 yards ranks as the 14th-most in an individual season in UT history...Ranked eighth in the SEC with 79.5 rushing yards per game…Led team with 12 total touchdowns and 72 points...16 plays of 20-plus yards ranked second on the team… Second UT running back in the last decade to notch six 100-yard rushing games in the same season…In just his second career start, rushed for a career-high 162 yards vs. Oregon, including a 140-yard first-half effort that ranks as the seventh most by a UT running back in an opening half all-time…111 of those yards came in the first quarter alone…Totaled four rushes over 15 yards and a long of 39…Became the first individual to rush for over 100 yards against Alabama in 41 games with 117 rushing yards against the Tide, including a career-long 59-yard TD run to help put UT ahead 7-0…In first career start, rushed for 110 yards and two TDs on 17 carries in three quarters vs. UT Martin…First career TD came on a 24-yard breakaway to give the Vols a 20-0 lead vs. the Skyhawks...Posted 101 yards rushing,
a career-high 50 receiving yards and two total TDs at Memphis…Used a personal-best reception of 41 yards to set up first career TD catch vs. the Tigers…Tallied 107 yards on just 12 carries (8.9 ypc) and reached the end zone multiple times for the third game…TD runs went for 36 and 35 yards…Carried the ball a career-high 24 times at LSU for 109 yards and added a one-yard rushing TD...Caught a career-high four passes for 16 yards while rushing 11 times for 40 yards in Music City Bowl vs. North Carolina…Totaled at least three receptions four times in 2010 (UO, UF, USC, UNC)…Registered 99 rushing yards at Vanderbilt…Notched 59 yards on the ground vs. Kentucky and found the end zone for UT’s go-ahead TD to give the Vols the lead for good, 21-14…Marked fourth consecutive game with a TD…Plunged into the end zone on third-andgoal from two yards out at Georgia for UT’s lone second-half score…Left early with a thigh injury vs. UAB. 2009 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 13/0 Though time on offense was limited, found ways to contribute via special teams...Still managed to total 86 rushing yards on 12 carries...Had 62 of those yards on five attempts in opener...Season-long carry of 34 yards came against Western Kentucky...Closed strongly as well, carrying three times for nifty 15 yards in Chick-fil-A Bowl against Virginia Tech.
PLAYER PROFILES
CAREER STATS Rushing YEAR 2008 2009 2010 Totals
NET AVG AVG HIGH G ATT YDS ATT GM TD LONG YDS 12 22 86 3.9 7.2 0 19-UAB 44-Wyo 13 10 85 8.5 6.5 0 34-WKy 62-WKy 13 204 1,034 5.1 79.5 11 59-Ala 162-Ore 38 236 1,205 5.1 31.7 11 59-Ala 162-Ore
Receiving YEAR 2008 2009 2010 Totals
NET AVG AVG HIGH G REC YDS REC GM TD LONG YDS 12 1 -1 -- -- 0 -- -13 1 9 9.0 0.7 0 9-Van 9-Van 13 22 171 7.8 13.2 1 41-Mem 50-Mem 38 24 179 7.5 4.7 1 4 1-Mem 50-Mem
CAREER HIGHS
Rushing Attempts 24 vs. LSU, 10/2/10 Rushing Yards 162 vs. Oregon, 9/11/10 Rushing TDs 2 (2x, last vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10) Receptions 4 vs. North Carolina (bowl), 12/30/10 Receiving Yards 50 vs. Memphis, 11/6/10 Total TDs 2 (3x, last vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10) All-Purpose Yards 179 vs. Oregon, 9/11/10
2008 ATT YDS TD at UCLA 0 0 0 UAB 9 43 0 Florida 0 0 0 at Auburn 0 0 0 Northern Illinois 0 0 0 at Georgia 0 0 0 Mississippi State 2 -1 0 Alabama 0 0 0 at South Carolina 0 0 0 Wyoming 11 44 0 at Vanderbilt 0 0 0 Kentucky 0 0 0 2008 Totals 22 86 0
REC YDS TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 0
2009 ATT YDS TD Western Ky. 5 62 0 UCLA 0 0 0 at Florida 0 0 0 Ohio 0 0 0 Auburn 0 0 0 Georgia 2 8 0 at Alabama 0 0 0 South Carolina 0 0 0 Memphis 0 0 0 at Mississippi 0 0 0 Vanderbilt 0 0 0 at Kentucky 0 0 0 Va. Tech (bowl) 3 15 0 2009 Totals 10 85 0
REC YDS TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
2010 ATT YDS TD UT Martin 17 110 2 Oregon 23 162 1 Florida 10 23 0 UAB 6 23 0 at LSU 24 109 1 at Georgia 15 51 1 Alabama 14 117 1 at South Carolina 16 33 0 at Memphis 16 101 1 Mississippi 12 107 2 at Vanderbilt 23 99 1 Kentucky 17 59 1 N. Carolina (bowl) 11 40 0 2010 Totals 204 1,034 11
REC YDS TD 0 0 0 3 17 0 3 38 0 0 0 0 1 -2 0 2 14 0 1 8 0 3 21 0 2 50 1 1 -2 0 1 11 0 1 0 0 4 16 0 22 171 1
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john propst
CAREER HIGHS Tackles Tackles for loss
6 at Georgia, 10/9/10 1 at Georgia, 10/9/10
Game-by-Game Statistics Defense
sophomore | 1L linebacker 6-0 | 225 | Hoover, Ala. | Engineering CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 11/0 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 11/0 Earned Coaches’ All-SEC Freshman Team honors...Played in 11 games and totaled 14 tackles in first season as a Vol…Posted a career-best six tackles at Georgia, including his lone tackle for loss of the season…Recorded first two career tackles vs. UT Martin in the Vols’ season opener…Also registered a pair of tackles in win over Mississippi…Tallied a pair of one-tackle performances vs. Oregon and Memphis. HIGH SCHOOL • Hoover Alabama Sportswriters Class 6A All-State...Rated as the No. 25 overall inside linebacker and No. 35 prospect in Alabama by Rivals.com...Ranked as the No. 39 overall inside linebacker by Scout. com...Participated in the 2009 Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Classic...Totaled over 160 tackles and six sacks as a senior in 2009...Tallied 174 tackles, 19 tackles-for-loss, six sacks and one interception as a junior in 2008...Finished career with 490 tackles, 31 tackles-for-loss, over 15 sacks, and 17 quarterback pressures...Helped lead Hoover to the 6A Alabama State Championship in 2009...Coach at Hoover: Josh Niblett.
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oregon 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UAB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at LSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Georgia 1 5 6 0 1/1 0 0 0 0 Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at South Carolina - - - - - - - - at Memphis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mississippi 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt - - - - - - - - Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. Carolina (bowl) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Totals 5 9 14 0 1/1 0 0 0 0
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doak raulston
sophomore (RS) | Sq. quarterback 6-1 | 200 | Fort Worth,Texas | Communications CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 CAREER SUMMARY Sophomore who joined the squad in fall 2010 and redshirted as a transfer from Louisiana Tech...Played football at All Saints Episcopal High School.
CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 11 5 9 14 0/0 1/1 0 0/0 0 0/0 6-UGA
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HIGH SCHOOL • Stephens County Enrolled at UT in January 2008 and participated in spring drills...Twice named player of the year by various media outlets, including Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail in 2007...Set school career rushing (5,519) and touchdown (79) records during four-year career...Rushed for 5,413 of those record-setting yards during final three varsity seasons...Finished with 2,138 rushing yards during senior campaign, 1,925 yards as junior and 1,350 rushing yards sophomore season...Helped Stephens County to three consecutive region titles...His high school coach, Travis Noland, previously was former Vols quarterback Jonathan Crompton’s high school coach in Waynesville, N.C....Member of Academic All-State team...Coach at Stephens County: Travis Noland.
Game-by-Game Statistics Rushing & Receiving
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2008 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 12/0 Saw majority of action on special teams and as backup tailback...Recorded four special teams tackles...Rushed nine times for 43 yards against UAB...Had career-highs in attempts (11) and yards (44) against Wyoming...Also caught his first collegiate pass in that game against the Cowboys.
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shane reveiz
189-pound sophomore...Coach at Farragut: Eddie Courtney. MISCELLANEOUS His father, Fuad, is a Vols legend who played 11 seasons in the NFL...Brother, Nick, was UT’s leading tackler in 2010 (108) and played four years for the Vols.
first team...Graded at 98 percent with 48 pancake blocks for 2008...Helped team to Region 4 title and championship state quarterfinals berth his senior season...Qualified for state tournament as heavyweight wrestler in junior season...Named Preseason Academic All-State in 2008...Coach at Rhea County: Jason Fitzgerald.
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MYCHAL RIVERA
chip rhome
Defense
senior (RS) | 1L linebacker 5-10 | 215 | Farragut | Communications CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 17/0 2010 • Junior • Games/Starts: 5/0 Saw action in five games for Tennessee…Posted both of his tackles in the Vols’ season opener vs. UT Martin, one on special teams...Also saw playing time against UAB, Memphis, Mississippi and Vanderbilt. 2009 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 12/0 Steady performer who appeared in all but one game...Began as special teams performer but moved into reserve linebacking role by late season...Compiled seven tackles on season with five coming on special teams...Hard hit against Memphis player on kickoff return forced fumble that Vols recovered...Result was touchdown six plays later. 2008 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 0/0 Appeared as reserve in Tennessee’s junior varsity win over Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy. 2007 – Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL • Farragut Earned 2006 All-State honors from Tennessee Sports Writers Association after registering more than 150 tackles from linebacker position... Played in Tennessee-Kentucky All-Star Game in Lexington, Ky....Compiled 120 tackles as junior... Helped Farragut to state quarterfinals both of those seasons...Served as football and wrestling captain...Finished fourth in state in 215-pound wrestling weight class...Also region champion as 82
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2009 12 4 3 7 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 4-Mem 2010 5 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 2-UTM Totals 17 5 4 9 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 4-Mem
JUNIOR | 1L tight end
CAREER HIGHS Tackles
63
6-3 | 254 | Valencia, Calif. | Communications
4 vs. Memphis, 11/7/09
kevin revis senior (RS) | Sq. punter/placekicker 6-2 | 197 | Christiana | Wildlife & Fisheries CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 10/0 2010 • Junior – Squad member. 2009 • Sophomore – Squad member. 2008 – Redshirted as transfer from Austin Peay.
sophomore (RS) | Sq. offensive lineman 6-1 | 275 | Dayton | Logistics CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 1/0 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 1/0 Saw lone action of the season vs. Mississippi. 2009 – Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL • Rhea County Named to News Sentinel’s Top 20 Prospects in Tennessee following 2008 season...Finalist for Tennessee Mr. Football...Played in Toyota East-West All-Star Game...All-State first team by both Tennessee coaches and sportswriters...AllRegion 4-4A and All-Chattanooga Area...Also earned Region 4-4A Offensive Lineman of the Year...Chattanooga Times-Free Press Best of Preps
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AUSTIN PEAY 2007 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 10/0 Accepted full scholarship offer and handled kickoff duties for Governors during true freshman season. HIGH SCHOOL • Blackmon All-Region Specialist MVP...Inaugural recipient in 2006 of Harold “Cotton” Clark Spirit Award, presented by Middle Tennessee Chapter of National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame to MidState student who exemplifies highest qualities of sportsmanship...Award named for that chapter’s longtime executive secretary...Handed all kicking responsibilities for three varsity seasons... Longest field goal was 48 yards as sophomore... Played soccer three seasons...Sophomore soccer team advanced to Class AAA state semifinals... Coach at Blackmon: Bobby Wells.
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 13/13 2010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 13/13 Hauled in 11 receptions for 112 yards…Caught a critical 26-yard pass on third-and-13 to keep UT’s fourth touchdown drive vs. Mississippi alive…Catch was a career long and helped him finish with a personal-best 35 receiving yards… Snatched a career-best three receptions for 29 yards at Memphis…First career reception was a seven-yarder in the opener against UT Martin…On the receiving end of a 16-yard pass vs. Alabama…Posted a pair of receptions good for six yards vs. UAB...Hauled in a 15-yard reception against North Carolina in the Music City Bowl. COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS 2009 • Freshman Hauled in 32 receptions for 316 yards in 11 games for the Canyons...Both figures ranked second on the team...Coach at College of the Canyons: Garett Tujague OREGON 2008 Originally signed with the Ducks but redshirted and transferred to College of the Canyons in 2009. HIGH SCHOOL • Birmingham Ranked as the No. 39 overall tight end and No. 94 overall prospect in California as a high school senior in 2007 by Rivals.com...Caught 35 passes for 330 yards and three touchdowns in 2009...As a high school senior, had 21 receptions for 210
PLAYER PROFILES
CAREER STATS Receiving YEAR 2010
NET AVG AVG HIGH G REC YDS REC GM TD LONG YDS 13 11 112 10.2 8.6 0 26-Miss 35-Miss
CAREER HIGHS Receptions Receiving Yards
3 vs. Memphis, 11/6/10 35 vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10
2010 REC YDS TD UT Martin 1 7 0 Oregon 0 0 0 Florida 0 0 0 UAB 2 6 0 at LSU 0 0 0 at Georgia 1 4 0 Alabama 1 16 0 at South Carolina 0 0 0 at Memphis 3 29 0 Mississippi 2 35 0 at Vanderbilt 0 0 0 Kentucky 0 0 0 N. Carolina (bowl) 1 15 0 2010 Totals 11 112 0
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tions for 16 yards vs. UAB…Picked up 17 yards on an end-around vs. Mississippi and finished with 28 yards rushing. HIGH SCHOOL • Calhoun Ranked as a five-star prospect by Scout.com as a high school senior in 2007...Atlanta Journal Constitution’s All-Classifications Player of the Year and Super 11 selection...Class AA Offensive Player of the Year by Georgia Sportswriters...Played in the 2010 Under Armour All-America Game...Named as the top athlete in the Under Armour All-America Game by Rivals.com...Named to 2010 Parade AllAmerica Team...In five career playoff games, compiled 707 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns... Set a Georgia state record with 1,641 receiving yards as a senior in 2009...Also caught 84 passes for 22 touchdowns as a senior...As a junior in 2008, tallied 66 receptions for 1,300 yards and 11 touchdowns...High school teammate of UT signee Nash Nance at both Calhoun and Darlington high schools...Helped Calhoun to 14-1 finish in 2009 and berth in Class AA state championship game... Coach at Calhoun High School: Hal Lamb. CAREER STATS Receiving YEAR 2010
NET AVG AVG HIGH G REC YDS REC GM TD LONG YDS 13 11 167 15.2 12.8 2 45-UNC 59-VU
Rushing YEAR 2010
NET AVG AVG HIGH G ATT YDS ATT GM TD LONG YDS 13 16 117 7.3 9.0 0 21-Ore 49-USC
Kickoff Returns YEAR 2009
NET AVG AVG HIGH G RET YDS RET GM TD LONG YDS 13 12 298 24.8 22.9 0 78-UK 114-UK
CAREER HIGHS
Receptions 3 vs. Vanderbilt, 11/20/10 Receiving Yards 59 vs. Vanderbilt, 11/20/10 Rushing Attempts 5 vs. South Carolina, 10/30/10 Rushing Yards 49 vs. South Carolina, 10/30/10 Kickoff Returns 3 (2x, last vs. Kentucky, 11/27/10) Kickoff Return Yards 114 vs. Kentucky, 11/27/10
Game-by-Game Statistics Receiving & Rushing 2010 REC YDS TD UT Martin 1 9 0 Oregon 0 0 0 Florida 0 0 0 UAB 2 16 0 at LSU 0 0 0 at Georgia 1 -3 0 Alabama 2 19 0 at South Carolina 0 0 0 at Memphis 1 22 1 Mississippi 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt 3 59 0 Kentucky 0 0 0 N. Carolina (bowl) 1 45 1 2010 Totals 11 167 2
ATT YDS TD 0 0 0 1 21 0 0 0 0 1 -8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 5 49 0 1 1 0 2 28 0 0 0 0 3 30 0 2 -7 0 16 117 0
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Game-by-Game Statistics Receiving
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 13/0 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/0 Versatile threat ranked fourth among the Vols with 582 all-purpose yards as one of seven true freshmen to play in every game for Tennessee this season…Rushed 16 times for 117 yards…Caught 11 passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns… Returned 12 kickoffs for 298 yards (24.8 per return)…Took over as UT’s primary kick returner at Memphis…Used a career-high five rushing attempts at South Carolina to become the first UT receiver to lead the team in rushing with a personal-best 49 yards since Gerald Jones achieved it vs. Kentucky in 2007…Hauled in a career-long 45-yard TD reception vs. North Carolina in the Music City Bowl and returned three kickoffs for 65 yards…Advanced the opening kickoff vs. Kentucky 78 yards, UT’s longest kick return since 2007…Totaled 114 kickoff return yards vs. the Wildcats for the Vols’ best effort in that category this season…First career touchdown catch was a 22-yarder in the second quarter at Memphis, marking Tyler Bray’s fourth scoring throw of the half…UT’s second-leading wideout at Vanderbilt with career highs of three receptions for 59 yards, including a 27-yarder that helped the Vols advance their lead to 14-0 seven plays later…First reception as a Vol went for nine yards in the season opener vs. UT Martin…Registered first career carry vs. Oregon on UT’s first play of its second possession, a 21-yard reverse that helped set up the Vols’ second field goal…23-yard reception vs. Alabama led to a field goal right before halftime to cut the Vols’ deficit to three Logged two recep-
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yards...Caught passes in seven of eight games played...Scored three touchdowns...Helped Birmingham High School to 2007 West Valley League title with a 13-1 record, as well as a fourth-place finish in the final state rankings and a second consecutive City Championship Sectional title...Coach at Birmingham Senior High School: Osorio Arnold.
Kickoff Returns 2010 RET YDS TD UT Martin 0 0 0 Oregon 0 0 0 Florida 0 0 0 UAB 0 0 0 at LSU 0 0 0 at Georgia 0 0 0 Alabama 0 0 0 at South Carolina 2 30 0 at Memphis 3 66 0 Mississippi 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt 1 23 0 Kentucky 3 114 0 N. Carolina (bowl) 3 65 0 2010 Totals 12 298 0
sophomore | 1L wide receiver 6-3 | 215 | Calhoun, Ga. | Sociology 83
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zach rogers
junior | 2L wide receiver 6-0 | 175 | Nashville | Logistics & Marketing
Football Coaches and Tennessee Sports Writers associations...Region 5-3A Player of the Year... Earned Middle Tennessee’s National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete Award as senior... Caught 14 passes for 369 yards and six touchdowns while rushing 59 times for 671 yards and nine touchdowns during senior season...Selected first-team All-Region as junior while helping David Lipscomb High to Class 3A state championship...Caught 29 passes that year for 688 yards and eight touchdowns to go with 44 rushes for 465 yards and five touchdowns...Set school track and field records in six events...Coach at David Lipscomb: Glenn McAdams.
Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 11 1 4 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1-5x
dontavis sapp
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jerquari schofield
Receiving YEAR 2009 2010 Totals
NET G REC YDS 12 3 19 12 14 207 24 17 226
Receiving
2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 12/0 Saw action in 12 games with three catches for 19 yards...Season-long reception of 11 yards came in his Vols debut versus Western Kentucky...Also quality member of special teams unit.
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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 24/4 2010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 12/4 Played in 12 games and lone absence was due to an injury at Vanderbilt…Started four games and totaled 14 receptions for 207 yards and one touchdown…Led the Vols twice in receiving yards…72-yard reception resulted in his first career touchdown and was UT’s secondlongest play in 2010…Finished with a careerhigh 78 receiving yards to lead UT vs. the Blazers…Matched a career-high four receptions with four in his first two career starts vs. Oregon and Florida…His 45 receiving yards against Oregon was a team-high…Totaled 53 yards vs. Florida, his second-best total of the year…Added singlecatch performances in three straight games (Georgia-South Carolina)…Also took one of his three rushing attempts a season-long nine yards at USC...Hauled in five-yard reception vs. North Carolina in the Music City Bowl.
HIGH SCHOOL • David Lipscomb Rated as No. 9 overall prospect in Tennessee by Rivals.com...Named to Knoxville News-Sentinel’s Top 20 Prospects in Tennessee list following 2008 season...2008 Mr. Football Back in Class 3A classification...Played in Toyota East-West All-Star Game...Twice named All-State by Tennessee
REC YDS TD ATT YDS TD at Vanderbilt - - - - - Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. Carolina (bowl) 1 5 0 0 0 0 2010 Totals 14 207 1 3 14 0
AVG AVG HIGH REC GM TD LONG YDS 6.3 1.6 0 11-WKy 11-WKy 14.8 17.2 1 72-UAB 78-UAB 13.3 9.4 1 72-UAB 78-UAB
6-2 | 215 | Valdosta, Ga. | Arts & Sciences
CAREER HIGHS Receptions Receiving Yards Rushing Yards
4 vs. Florida, 9/18/10 78 vs. UAB, 9/25/10 9 vs. South Carolina, 10/30/10
Game-by-Game Statistics 2009 REC YDS TD Western Ky. 1 11 0 UCLA 1 6 0 at Florida - - Ohio 0 0 0 Auburn 0 0 0 Georgia 0 0 0 at Alabama 0 0 0 South Carolina 1 2 0 Memphis 0 0 0 at Mississippi 0 0 0 Vanderbilt 0 0 0 at Kentucky 0 0 0 Virginia Tech (bowl) 0 0 0 2010 Totals 3 19 0
2010 REC YDS TD UT Martin 1 7 0 Oregon 3 45 0 Florida 4 53 0 UAB 2 78 1 at LSU 1 5 0 at Georgia 1 8 0 Alabama 1 6 0 at South Carolina 0 0 0 at Memphis 0 0 0 Mississippi 0 0 0
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ATT YDS TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 1 0 1 4 0
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 11/0 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 11/0 Played in the final 11 games for Tennessee, primarily serving on special teams…Four of his five tackles in 2010 came on special teams, tied for 11th most on the team…Notched his first career tackle in his first game on the field vs. Florida… Also collected single-tackle performances in four other games, including in three of UT’s final four regular season contests. HIGH SCHOOL • Valdosta Earned All-Region 1-5A first team honors as a senior in 2009...Honored as Region 1-5A second team as a junior in 2008...Awarded Golden Cat Award at Valdosta for leadership on and off the field...As a senior, totaled 56 tackles and two interceptions...As a junior, caught 19 passes for 259 yards and two touchdowns...Team finished 8-4 in 2009 and advanced to playoffs...Also a standout on the basketball court for Valdosta...Helped lead basketball team to a Region 1-5A Championship and 28-2 record as a junior...Given Coach’s Award after junior season for leadership and contributions on the hardwood...Coach at Valdosta: Rick Tomberlin.
sophomore (RS) | 1L offensive lineman 6-6 | 333 | Aiken, S.C. | Arts & Sciences CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 7/5 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 7/5 Started in five games at left guard and saw action in seven as a freshman for Tennessee… Started the first three games at left guard before a foot injury vs. Florida forced him to miss the next four…Returned at South Carolina and regained his starting role vs. Mississippi…Part of an offensive line that allowed zero sacks vs. Memphis…Helped open holes for the Vols to rush for a combined 514 yards in their first two games, including a 332-yard effort in the season opener vs. the Skyhawks…Helped Tauren Poole rush for six 100-yard games, which is tied for the SEC lead. 2009 – Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL • South Aiken Rated No. 11 overall prospect in South Carolina by Rivals.com...Selected to Sweet 16 Dream Team by Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle...Selected to play in Shrine Bowl for South Carolina...Named All-Area by Augusta Chronicle and Aiken Standard...Graded out at 91 percent as senior and 72 percent as junior...Posted 31 tackles in two seasons of limited play on defense...Coach at South Aiken: Robert Wrightenberry.
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straight league title.
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brent slusher
LOUISVILLE 2008 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 2/0 Completed 4-of-10 passes against Pittsburgh for 39 yards with an interception...Also participated briefly against Middle Tennessee. 2007 – Redshirted.
senior (RS) | 1L quarterback
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 13/8 2010 • Junior • Games/Starts: 11/8 Played in 11 games and started the first eight at quarterback…Completed 113-of-195 for 1,460 yards, eight touchdowns and five interceptions in 2010…Connected on 19-of-31 throws for 259 yards and a pair of TDs vs. Florida, setting careerbest marks in completions and yards…First TD throw against the Gators was a 49-yard pass to Denarius Moore, while second score was a 35-yarder to Justin Hunter on fourth-and-6 in the fourth quarter…First career TD was a 42-yard strike to Moore in a 181-yard season opening effort vs. UT Martin… Tossed a career-high three TDs vs. UAB, including the game-winner on UT’s first play of double overtime…Career-long throw of 72 yards went for his second score of the day…Also threw 34 times against the Blazers, a personal-high…Finished 10-of-13 (.769) against South Carolina, including a 12-yard TD…Completion percentage was a career best…Perfect on his first six pass attempts, which went for 119 yards…Completed 9-of-13 for 179 yards in three quarters at Georgia and eluded the Bulldogs’ pass rush on third-and-12 in the second period to throw a 38-yard TD to Hunter. EL CAMINO [Calif.] COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2009 • Sophomore Enrolled at UT in January and participated in spring drills...Appeared in 10 games for El Camino (Calif.) Community College, completing 159-of-269 (59.1 percent) passes for 2,204 yards with 17 TDs against 12 interceptions...Helped El Camino to fourth
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6-4 | 249 | Pineville, Ky. | History CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 CAREER SUMMARY Senior who joined the squad in fall 2010...Spent freshman season in 2007 and redshirted in 2008 at Auburn...Transferred to Elizabethtown Community College and played football there in 2009...Played football at Bell County High School.
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jacques smith
HI PASS YDS
2008* 2 10-4 1/0 40.0 39 18.0 70.76 39-Pitt 2010 11 195-113 5/8 57.9 1,460 162.2 129.25 259-Fla Totals 13 205-117 6/8 57.1 1,499 149.9 125.52 259-Fla *Played at Louisville.
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Completions Attempts Yards Touchdowns Longest Completion
19 (2x, last vs. UAB, 9/25/10) 34 vs. UAB, 9/25/10 259 vs. Florida, 9/18/10 3 vs. UAB, 9/25/10 72 vs. UAB, 9/25/10
Game-by-Game Statistics Passing 2010 COMP ATT INT PCT. YDS TD LONG UT Martin 14 24 0 58.3 181 1 42 Oregon 15 29 1 51.7 151 0 31 Florida 19 31 2 61.3 259 2 49 UAB 19 34 0 55.9 245 3 72 at LSU 12 23 0 52.2 121 0 37 at Georgia 9 13 1 69.2 179 1 58 Alabama 12 22 1 54.5 117 0 26 at South Carolina 10 13 0 76.9 153 1 64 at Memphis 3 5 0 60.0 54 0 34 Mississippi 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt - - - - - - Kentucky - - - - - - N. Carolina (bowl) - - - - - - 2010 Totals 113 195 5 57.9 1,460 8 72
HIGH SCHOOL • Ooltewah Enrolled at UT in January and participated in spring drills...Chattanooga Times Free Press 2009 Best of Preps City Defensive Player of the Year... Knoxville News Sentinel’s No. 1 prospect in Tennessee...Rivals.com All-America team, No. 1 prospect in Tennessee and No. 6 weakside defensive end in nation...No. 8 defensive end in nation by Scout.com...PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team...Participated in 2010 U.S. Army All-America Bowl... First-team All-State and Class AAA lineman of the year in Tennessee as senior and junior...Named to USA Today All-USA first team...Two-time All-Region and Region 2 Defensive Player of the Year... Contributed 79 tackles, 21 tackles-for-loss, 9½ sacks, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as senior...Tallied 80 tackles, 28 tackles-forloss and 13 sacks as junior...Coach at Ooltewah: Benny Monroe. CAREER STATS Defense
sophomore | 1L defensive lineman
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 13 15 9 24 2/7 5/18 1 0/0 0 0/0 5-LSU
6-2 | 245 | Ooltewah | Marketing
CAREER HIGHS
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 13/0 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/0 Earned Coaches’ All-SEC Freshman Team honors...One of seven true freshmen to play in every game for Tennessee…Ranked fourth among UT’s defensive linemen with 24 tackles…Registered a tackle for loss on five separate occasions… Five TFLs ranked fifth on the team...Recorded a
Tackles Quarterback Hurries
5 vs. LSU, 10/2/10 2 vs. UAB, 9/25/10
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6-3 | 210 | Franklin Lakes, N.J. | Political Science
HIGH SCHOOL • Don Bosco Prepatory Ranked eighth-best player in New Jersey...Selected to PrepStar Magazine’s All-Region team... Participated in U.S. Army All-American Bowl, completing 4-of-7 passes for 30 yards...First team All-State by Associated Press as junior...During three-year career, passed for more than 6,000 yards and 60 touchdowns...Threw for more than 2,000 yards and 20 touchdowns as senior in leading Don Bosco to state title and perfect 12-0 record...Threw for 118 yards and TD in state championship win over St. Peter’s...Passed for 2,744 yards and 30 touchdowns during junior season. leading Don Bosco to state title game...Coach at Don Bosco Prepatory: Greg Toal.
career-high five stops at LSU…Collected two career firsts at Memphis with a sack and a forced fumble…Notched four tackles vs. UT Martin in first career action during the season opener… Tackle for loss of three yards vs. the Skyhawks on third down helped force a missed field goal in the fourth quarter as UT maintained its lone shutout of the season…Totaled a pair of threetackle performances vs. Georgia and Kentucky, including a TFL vs. the Bulldogs…Tallied a sack for the second consecutive week vs. Mississippi, finishing with two takedowns…Posted a personal-best two QB hurries vs. UAB... Shared UT’s 2010 Big Lick Award presented to players in the spring who consistently perform with the most physical toughness.
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THE VOLS Game-by-Game Statistics Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 4 0 4 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 Oregon 1 0 1 0 1/4 0 0 0 0 Florida 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 UAB 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at LSU 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Georgia 2 1 3 0 1/4 0 0 0 0 Alabama 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at South Carolina 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Memphis 1 0 1 1/5 1/5 1 0 0 0 Mississippi 1 1 2 1/2 1/2 0 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kentucky 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. Carolina (bowl) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Totals 15 9 24 2/7 5/18 1 0 0 0
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james stone
HIGH SCHOOL • Maplewood Tennessee AA Lineman of the Year...Tennessee Sports Writers All-State first team...Tennessee Class 2A Mr. Football Lineman...All-Mid-State and member of the Tennessean’s Dandy Dozen... Ranked as the No. 4 prospect in Tennessee and the No. 7 offensive guard in the nation by Rivals. com...Rated as the No. 32 offensive tackle in the nation by Scout.com...Competed in the 2010 Under Armour All-America Game...As a junior, amassed 52 tackles, 12 tackles-for-loss, eight sacks and three fumble recoveries primarily at defensive tackle...Recipient of the prestigious William Hume Award as Metro Nashville’s Top High School Scholar-Athlete...Coach at Maplewood: Ralph Thompson.
2007 – Redshirted.
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dakota summers
HIGH SCHOOL • Astronaut Twice named All-Conference in his four varsity seasons … Played safety as sophomore, linebacker as junior … Twice qualified for state wrestling tournament … Com-peted in heavyweight class as junior and was 215-pounder as senior … Won region heavyweight title as junior … AllConference as senior … 2006 Brevard County Male Student-Athlete of the Year...Coach at Astronaut: Randy Hallock.
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deanthoine summerhill
freshman (RS) | Sq. tight end 6-3 | 232 | Camden | Arts & Sciences
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jake storey
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 CAREER SUMMARY Freshman who joined the squad in fall 2010 and redshirted...Played football at Camden Central High School.
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rae sykes
freshman (RS) | Sq. tailback sophomore | 1L offensive lineman 6-3 | 308 | Nashville | Business CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 12/8 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 12/8 Selected to the Sporting News’ and Football Writers Association of America’s Freshman AllAmerica teams...Also honored as a Rivals.com Second Team All-America selection...Saw action in 12 games and started eight as a true freshman, including five starts at center and three at left guard…Bounced around on the offensive line before settling in and starting the final five games at center…In November, UT only allowed six sacks, including zero at Memphis…Assisted in Tauren Poole’s efforts to tie for the lead the SEC with six 100-yard rushing game…Aided UT’s season-high 537 yards of offense vs. UT Martin... Part of an offensive line that was the only one in NCAA FBS to start three true freshmen in a game this season. 86
5-9 | 199 | Tuscumbia, Ala. | Arts & Sciences senior (RS) | 2L linebacker 5-10 | 204 | Titusville, Fla. | Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 19/0 2010 • Junior • Games/Starts: 10/0 Saw action in a career-high 10 games…Posted a tackle on special teams in consecutive weeks against both Memphis and Mississippi for two on the season. 2009 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 9/0 Found home on special teams and played in final nine regular season games, making three tackles. 2008 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 0/0 Squad member. Contributed five tackles and one pass breakup in Tennessee’s 37-21 junior varsity win over Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy.
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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 CAREER SUMMARY Freshman who joined the squad in fall 2010 and redshirted...Played football at Deshler High School.
senior (RS) | 1L defensive lineman 6-2 | 275 | Alcoa | Psychology CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 9/0 2010 • Junior • Games/Starts: 8/0 Played in a career-best eight games…Posted first two career tackles at UAB…Also registered a quarterback hurry vs. the Blazers on third down that led to a missed field goal…First career QB hurry came vs. Florida the week before to force an incompletion on third down…Contributed a tackle vs. Georgia…Final QB hurry came at Memphis to force the Tigers into third-and-long.
PLAYER PROFILES CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2009 13 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1-2x 2010 11 29 17 46 0/0 0.5/1 0 0/0 8 0/0 11-UK Totals 24 30 18 48 0/0 0.5/1 0 0/0 8 0/0 11-UK
COFFEYVILLE [KAN.] COMMUNITY COLLEGE Did not play in his two seasons at Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College due to injury...Freshman season counted in 2007 while using redshirt in 2008.
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marsalis teague
junior | 2L defensive back 5-10 | 177 | Paris | Sport Management CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 24/13 2010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 11/8 Played in 11 games and started eight at cornerback after playing his freshman season at wide receiver…Fourth among the UT secondary and
Tackles Passes Defended
11 vs. Kentucky, 11/27/10 3 vs. UAB, 9/25/10
Game-by-Game Statistics Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Oregon 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 Florida 2 3 5 0 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 UAB 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 at LSU 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 at Georgia 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alabama 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 at South Carolina - - - - - - - - at Memphis - - - - - - - - Mississippi 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 at Vanderbilt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kentucky 9 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. Carolina (bowl) 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Totals 29 17 46 0 0.5/1 0 0 8 0
71 eighth overall with 46 tackles…Led team with eight passes broken up and was third overall in passes defended…Tied for 12th in the SEC with 0.73 passes defended per game…Compiled nine tackles by halftime vs. Kentucky and finished with a career high of 11 to tie for the team lead… Collected four tackles and a career-high three PDs vs. UAB, including a critical pass breakup to prevent a touchdown in double overtime… Deflected a key pass on third down vs. Alabama at UT’s 1-yard line, while adding a trio of stops… Credited with a key PBU vs. UT Martin on a first quarter fourth down to force a turnover on downs…Pass breakup vs. LSU forced third-andlong and led to an INT, while registering eight tackles against the Tigers…Collected six tackles vs. Oregon and five the following week vs. Florida…Lone tackle for loss assist came against the Gators...Added a pair of tackles vs. Mississippi and North Carolina (Music City Bowl). 2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/5 Freshman playmaker had six catches for 86 yards and TD in season opener versus Western
dallas thomas
Kentucky...Started first four games of collegiate career in place of injured Gerald Jones...Second scoring catch of year came against Georgia on 5-yard reception...Added two catches for 27 yards against Memphis...Finished season with 13 catches for 147 yards. HIGH SCHOOL • Henry County Rated No. 4 prospect in Tennessee by Rivals. com...Named to Mobile Press Register’s Super Southeast 120, Orlando Sentinel’s All Southern Team and Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100...Selected SuperPrep All-America... Named to Knoxville News-Sentinel’s Top 20 Prospects in Tennessee list following 2008 season... Class 4A Tennessee Mr. Football Back and Gatorade Tennessee Football Player of the Year in 2008...MVP of Toyota All-Star Classic...Named AllMidstate as junior...Rushed for 1,270 yards and 18 touchdowns while passing for 1,055 yards with 15 scores as senior...Finished his junior season with 1,616 yards passing for 17 touchdowns, and 1,530 yards rushing for 16 TDs...Coach at Henry County: Joe Gaddis.
junior (RS) | 2L offensive lineman 6-5 | 301 | Baton Rouge, La. | Criminal Justice CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 26/13 2010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 13/13 One of three offensive linemen and 10 Vols to start all 13 games this season while holding down the left tackle position…Has played in 26 games total during his first two seasons…Assisted in Tauren Poole’s efforts to tie for the lead the SEC with six 100-yard rushing games… Part 87
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HIGH SCHOOL • Alcoa Three times named first-team All-State (200406)...Preseason All-America prior to senior season...All-Region and All-County four consecutive years and three-time All-District as a senior, junior and sophomore...As senior, tallied more than 70 tackles with 10 sacks...As junior, totaled 70 tackles and eight sacks...As sophomore, totaled 132 tackles and 10 sacks...Tallied 15 tackles and four sacks in state championship game as sophomore...Contributed to three straight state championship teams from 2004-06...Four-year starter in football...Honored as team captain as senior...Two-year letterman in basketball and one-year starter for Tornadoes...Originally signed with Tennessee in 2007 but did not qualify... Coach at Alcoa: Gary Rankin.
CAREER HIGHS
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2009 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 8/0 Enrolled at Tennessee in January 2009 and participated in spring drills...Made his collegiate debut against Western Kentucky.
THE VOLS of an offensive line that allowed just six sacks in November, including zero at Memphis…Aided UT’s season-high 537 yards of offense vs. UT Martin... Earned Harvey Robinson Award as Tennessee’s offensive surprise player of the 2010 spring practice period.
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daryl vereen
2008 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 7/0 Earned 2008 Freshman All-SEC selection by league coaches for his work in secondary and on special teams....Finished season with three tackles, all on special teams...Had stops against Mississippi State, Alabama and Kentucky.
2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/0 Made most of his opportunity on special teams to appear in all 13 games • Worked exclusively with field-goal and extra-point units. HIGH SCHOOL • Scotlandville First team Class 4A All-State as senior...All-District as junior and senior...First team all-state as junior...The Shreveport Times No. 12-ranked prospect in Louisiana...Louisiana All Super Dozen Team as a senior...Played in U.S. Army Red Stick Bowl in Baton Rouge, La., following senior season...Did not allow any sacks during his junior and senior high school seasons...Offensive line grades were 98 percent as senior and 92 percent as junior...Coach at Scotlandville: Richard Oliver.
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came on punt returns...Lone tackle came vs. UCLA.
2007 – Redshirted.
senior (RS) | 3L linebacker 5-11 | 215 | Charlotte, N.C. | Psychology CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 28/1 2010 • Junior • Games/Starts: 11/1 Saw action in 11 games for Tennessee, including his first career start vs. Mississippi in a threetackle outing…Compiled a season-high 18 tackles, including a career-high four at Vanderbilt… One of three Vols to record a pair of quarterback hurries in the same game, achieving the mark against Oregon…One of QB hurries came on third-and-7 on the Ducks’ initial second-half to force a punt...Notched three tackles vs. Oregon... Also contributed a trio of tackles vs. North Carolina in the Music City Bowl, including first career tackle for loss to set the Tar Heels back five yards. 2009 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 10/0 Saw action mostly on special teams...Primary role
HIGH SCHOOL • North Mecklenberg PrepStar All-Atlantic Region...CBSsportsline.com All-Region first-team...All-Charlotte second-team by Charlotte Observer...Three-time All-Conference and twice named All-County...All-Area Offensive Player of the Year in 2006...Gridiron Great Award for 2005 and 2006 by WSOC-TV...Finished senior season with Mecklenburg County season rushing record 2,603 yards to go with 31 touchdowns...Despite missing four games to injury as junior, rushed for 1,201 yards and 16 touchdowns with 6.4-yard average...Four-year letterman and three-year starter...Team captain as junior and senior...Also starter on 2005 state basketball championship team and 2006 state runner-up...Fouryear basketball letterman and two-year starter... Averaged more than 16 points per game at small forward position...Named All-County in track and field as junior and regional finalist in 100M dash as sophomore...Top-times in track included 10.4 in 100M and 21.30 in 200M...Honor Roll in 2005 and 2006...Served as page in North Carolina House of Representatives in 2005...Coach at North Mecklenburg: Glenn Padgett.
CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2008 7 0 3 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1-3x 2009 10 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1-UCLA 2010 11 10 8 18 1/5 1/5 0 0/0 0 0/0 4-VU Totals 28 11 11 22 1/5 1/5 0 0 0 0/0 4-VU
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles Quarterback Hurries
4 vs. Vanderbilt, 11/20/10 2 vs. Oregon, 9/11/10
Game-by-Game Statistics Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oregon 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UAB 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 at LSU - - - - - - - - at Georgia - - - - - - - - Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Memphis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mississippi 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. Carolina (bowl) 1 2 3 1/5 1/5 0 0 0 0 2010 Totals 10 8 18 1/5 1/5 0 0 0 0
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prentiss waggner
freshman (RS) | Sq. tailback 5-10 | 180 | Alcoa | Arts & Sciences CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 CAREER SUMMARY Freshman who joined the squad in fall 2010 and redshirted...Played football at Alcoa High School.
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junior (rs) | 2L defensive back 6-2 | 181 | Clinton, La. | Psychology CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 26/15 2010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 13/13 Second Team AP All-SEC performer…Earned Scout.com Second Team All-America honors… One of 10 Vols to start in all 13 games for Tennessee…Broke the UT season record for intercep-
PLAYER PROFILES
2008 – Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL • Clinton Louisiana Football Coaches Association All-State wide receiver and defensive back as senior...Defensive MVP as senior in 2007...Finalist for Warrick Dunn Award presented to most outstanding player in Baton Rouge area...PrepStar All-Region... Named Class 2A All-State, Louisiana Class 2A
CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2009 13 4 2 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 5-Miss 2010 13 38 19 57 0/0 2/8 0 3/45 9 5/73 8-LSU Totals 26 42 21 63 0/0 2/8 0 3/45 9 5/73 8-LSU
CAREER HIGHS Tackles Passes Defended INT Return Yards
8 vs. LSU, 10/2/10 2 (2x, last vs. Kentucky, 11/27/10 54 vs. UT Martin, 9/4/10
Game-by-Game Statistics Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2009 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS Western Ky. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UCLA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ohio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Mississippi 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Va. Tech (bowl) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 Totals 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 1/54 Oregon 3 4 7 0 1/3 0 1/0 1 0 Florida 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 UAB 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1/9 at LSU 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 at Georgia 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alabama 2 1 3 0 0.5/2 0 0 0 0 at South Carolina 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Memphis 1 0 1 0 0 0 2/45 0 0 Mississippi 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 1/10 at Vanderbilt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1/0 Kentucky 4 1 5 0 0.5/3 0 0 2 1/0 N. Carolina (bowl) 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Totals 38 19 57 0 2/8 0 2/45 9 5/73
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sophomore (rs) | 1L defensive lineman 6-2 | 281 | Olive Branch, Miss. | Sociology CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 7/0 2010 – Redshirted due to achilles injury. 2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 7/0 Missed most of fall camp but still saw action at defensive tackle spot in seven games, including Chick-fil-A Bowl against Virginia Tech...Bluff Cityarea product made first two tackles of collegiate career against Memphis. HIGH SCHOOL • Olive Branch Ranked No. 5 among prep school prospects by Rivals.com...Originally signed with Tennessee in February 2008, but played 2008 season at Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy...During game against Tennessee JVs at Neyland Stadium, led defensive front with five tackles including shared TFL...Region Defensive MVP as senior at Olive Branch High in 2007...Selected Shelby-Metro’s No. 2 Most Wanted Prospect by Memphis Commercial Appeal...Named Liberty Bowl Best of Preps...2007 Player of the Year by Memphis Touchdown Club...Named first-team All-State and All-Region as senior...Also earned Region 1-5A Defensive MVP Honors...Named Team Mississippi captain in Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic...As a senior in 2007 at Olive Branch High School, set a school record with 11 sacks to go along with 127 tackles, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries...As a junior in 2006 at Wooddale High School in Memphis, finished with 92 total tackles and 13 sacks on defense... On offense, totaled 15 catches with five touchdowns at tight end...Three-year starter at defen89
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2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/2 Started at free safety versus Memphis and Mississippi and appeared in every game...Contributed five of his six tackles at Ole Miss...Added one tackle against Memphis.
MVP, All-Metro and All-District as junior in 2006... Earned outstanding defensive player award for 2006 by Louisiana Sports Writers Association... All-District as sophomore in 2005...Finished with 45 tackles and nine interceptions, while adding 873 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns in 2007... Caught 31 balls for 795 yards and 13 touchdowns, with 70 tackles, 16 interceptions and 14 pass break-ups on defense in 2006...In 2005, caught 23 passes for 458 yards and five touchdowns, while adding one interception and five pass breakups...As freshman in 2004, brought in 18 passes for 328 yards and two touch-downs... Four-year starter in football...Holds school records with 26 career interceptions and 16 season interceptions (2006)...Three-year starter at guard in basketball...Led team in assists, averaging more than 10 per game...Led basketball team in assists as junior, averaging 11 per game...Earned second-team All-District honors in basketball as junior...Three-year letterman in track and field... Qualified for state championships in 200m (4th place), 4x200m (4th) and 4x400m (4th) as junior... Personal best time of 22.0 in 200m....Coach at Clinton: Robert Signater.
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tions returned for touchdowns, taking an NCAA FBS-leading three to the end zone…Tied for seventh in NCAA FBS and tied for first in the SEC with three recovered fumbles…Tied for team lead with five INTs (Janzen Jackson), which also ranks tied for third in the SEC…Five INTs are the most by a UT defender since 2008 (Eric Berry with seven), while eight total takeaways are the most by a Vol since 1999 (Deon Grant, 9 INTs)…Second on the Vols with nine passes defended and ranks second among the UT secondary with 57 tackles, which places fifth overall for UT…Had seven games with at least five tackles…Against Memphis, became the first Vol to recover two fumbles in the same game since 1999…Returned one fumble 37 yards, UT’s longest fumble return of the season… Returned first career INT a career-high 54 yards for his first TD vs. UT Martin and led the Vols with six tackles…Took his second INT nine yards for his second TD of the season right before halftime vs. UAB to give UT a 23-7 lead, while contributing four tackles…Made it three-for-three, returning his third INT for a score against Mississippi on the Rebels’ second play of the second half…Also tied for second on the team with six stops…Shut down a second quarter Vanderbilt drive on its first play with his second INT in as many weeks…Collected fifth INT vs. Kentucky midway through the fourth quarter and added five tackles…Recovered first career fumble on Oregon’s first kickoff return… Added seven tackles against the Ducks and a pass breakup…Tallied a career-best nine tackles at LSU and added a key pass breakup in the UT end zone, forcing the Tigers to settle for a field goal early in the fourth quarter…Contributed five tackles at South Carolina.
THE VOLS sive end and linebacker...Named team captain as a senior...Participated on the basketball team as a junior and sophomore...Competed in track as a junior, participating in the 400m, 4x200m and 4x400m...Coach at Hargrave Military Academy: Robert Prunty...Coach at Olive Branch: Scott Samsel.
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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 17/0 2010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 4/0 Participated in four games for Tennessee and totaled two tackles on special teams at Vanderbilt… Also saw action against Kentucky, Mississippi and North Carolina (Music City Bowl). 2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/0 Saw action in all 13 games...Had one catch from wide receiver position for nifty 33-yard gain against Memphis...Adaptable to both offensive and defensive sides of ball.
CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 CAREER SUMMARY Junior who joined the squad in fall 2010...Played basketball for two seasons at Middle Tennessee State, averaging 1.8 points and 1.3 rebounds per game...Played football at Columbia High School as Culleoka did not offer the sport...Three-time Mr. Basketball finalist at Culleoka...Coach at Columbia: Vince Belew.
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seven touchdowns as junior while grabbing 22 catches for 240 yards...Scored seven touchdowns in Milton’s 2008 season-opening win...Enrolled at Tennessee in January...Coach at Milton: Scott Walker.
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2008 – Redshirted.
freshman (rs) | Sq. wide receiver 6-1 | 181 | Oneida | Arts & Sciences CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 CAREER SUMMARY Freshman who joined the squad in fall 2010 and redshirted...Played football at Oneida High School.
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HIGH SCHOOL • Smyrna First team All-State as a senior and junior... Mr. Football Back of the Year Class 5A in 2007... Named All-Midstate Football Player of the Year by The Tennessean...PrepStar All-Region...Member All-Region as a junior and senior...BlueCross Bowl Defensive MVP in 2007 state championship game...No. 2 prospect on Knoxville News Sentinel Top 25...As senior in 2007, caught 77 passes for 1,170 yards and 20 touchdowns...Also had punt and kickoff return for touchdown...Had 62 tackles and six interceptions as cornerback...77 receptions was Smyrna high school season record...Most career touchdowns in Smyrna history ...Four-year starter...Team captain and Team MVP of Smyrna High...Coach at Smyrna: Phillip Shadowens.
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junior (rs) | Sq. defensive back sophomore (rs) | Sq. tailback 6-0 | 220 | Alpharetta, Ga. | Communications CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 3/0 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 3/0 Saw action in three games…Best performance came in the season opener vs. UT Martin when he carried three times for eight yards…Given the ball twice and ran for three yards on the ground at Memphis…Also played at LSU. 2009 – Redshirted.
junior (RS) | 1L defensive back 6-0 | 214 | Smyrna | Sociology
junior | Sq. wide receiver 6-2 | 204 | Culleoka | Social Work
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HIGH SCHOOL • Milton Enrolled at UT in January 2009 and participated in spring drills...Rated No. 4 among fullbacks in 2009 class by Scout.com...Invited to Under Armour All-America Game following 2008 season ...Named to Georgia 150 and Super Southern 100 by Atlanta Journal Constitution...Selected Georgia Class 5A Player of the Year in 2008 while leading Milton HS to state playoffs for first time in nine season...Named Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State and All-Fulton County as senior...Rushed for 1,945 yards and scored 26 touchdowns as senior...Ran for 785 yards and
6-0 | 192 | Wytheville,Va. | Logistics & International Business CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 CAREER SUMMARY Freshman who joined the squad in fall 2010... Played football at George Wythe High School.
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Recruiting Service Ranking Name Justin Coleman Mack Crowder Vincent Dallas Brendan Downs Marcus Jackson Justin Worley
Position DB OL WR TE OL QB
Height 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-5 6-2 6-4
Weight 185 275 185 237 326 200
Hometown (High School/Previous School) Brunswick, Ga. (Brunswick HS) Bristol (Tennessee HS) Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove HS) Bristol (Tennessee HS) Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach HS) Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern HS)
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Height 6-0 6-2 6-6 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-6 6-0 6-6 6-5 5-11 6-0 6-5 5-8
Weight 175 325 265 305 235 245 315 210 190 200 215 205 205 180 305 190 325 280 205 200 250 165
Hometown (High School/Previous School) Saginaw, Mich. (Saginaw HS) Oxford, Ala. (Oxford HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Central HS) Orlando, Fla. (Garden City Community College) Woodstock, Ga. (Etowah HS) Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville HS) Knoxville (Knoxville Catholic HS) Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland HS) Gordo, Ala. (East Mississippi Community College) Irving, Texas (Nimitz HS) West Palm Beach, Fla. (Dwyer HS) Greenville, S.C. (J.L. Mann HS) Carson, Calif. (Los Angeles Harbor Community College) Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes HS) Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central HS) Kennesaw, Ga. (Kell HS) Nashville (Pearl-Cohn HS) Gainesville, Fla. (Gainesville HS) Apopka, Fla. (Apopka HS) Memphis (Melrose HS) Gainesville, Fla. (Gainesville HS) Knoxville (Bearden HS)
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Name DeAnthony Arnett Allan Carson Cameron Clear Maurice Couch Christian Harris A.J. Johnson Kyler Kerbyson Marlin Lane Izauea Lanier Eddrick Loften Curt Maggitt Pat Martin Byron Moore Geraldo Orta Alan Posey Brian Randolph Antonio Richardson Trevarris Saulsberry Tom Smith Tino Thomas Jordan Williams Devrin Young
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>> MACK CROWDER
>> VINCENT DALLAS
>> BRENDAN DOWNS
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THE VOLS DeAnthony Arnett
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Wide Receiver, 6-0, 175 Saginaw, Mich. (Saginaw HS)
Tight End, 6-6, 265 Memphis, Tenn. (Central HS)
HONORS Selected to U.S. Army All-America Bowl...ESPNU 150 Team...Rivals100 Team...Earned Division 1-2 All-State honors as a senior and junior.
HONORS Selected to Offense-Defense All-American Bowl... Rivals250 Squad...Named to Memphis Commercial Appeal All-District 16-AAA First Team...Earned MaxPreps First Team All-District honors...Named to Mobile Press-Register’s Southeast 120 and ranked 89th.
STATS As a senior, led Saginaw Valley League with 42 receptions for 782 yards and eight touchdowns while adding six more TDs rushing and returning kicks...Finished season with more than 1,200 allpurpose yards...In junior season, registered 41 receptions for 876 yards and 10 TDs...Overall, racked up more than 1,100 all-purpose yards and 15 total TDs...Defensively, collected 46 tackles, three interceptions and 26 pass breakups. MISCELLANEOUS Named to the Class of 2011 Sporting News Top 100 (No. 24 overall/No. 2 wide receiver)...Threeyear starter for the Trojans...Also lettered in basketball and track and field…Full Name: DeAnthony Maurice Arnett…Coach at Saginaw: Gary Lee.
allan carson Defensive Lineman, 6-2, 325 Oxford, Ala. (Oxford HS) HONORS Named to Team Alabama by the Alabama High School Athletic Directors and Coaches Association...Competed in the 24th annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic...Named First Team 6A AllState by the Alabama Sports Writers Association.
STATS As a senior, hauled in 18 receptions for 250 yards and and six TDs while playing tight end...Also contributed 60 tackles and eight sacks on defense... Caught 26 passes for 412 yards and a pair of TDs in 2009 as a junior...Defensively, notched 62 tackles and 11 sacks. MISCELLANEOUS Named to the Class of 2011 Sporting News Top 100 (No. 89 overall/No. 10 defensive lineman)...Also played basketball for Central...Full name: Cameron Michael Clear...Coach at Centrall: Rod Gaston.
justin coleman Defensive Back, 5-10, 185 Brunswick, Ga. (Brunswick HS) HONORS Named to the Rivals250 Team by Rivals.com… Two-time Class AAAA All-State and All-Region 2-AAAA honoree...Selected to GACA North/ South All-Star Game.
STATS As a senior, finished with more than 75 tackles, 36 tackles for loss, 20 quarterback pressures and 12 sacks...Tallied more than 60 tackles, 28 tackles for loss, 12 quarterback hurries and nine sacks as a junior in 2009...Recorded 52 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, eight QB pressures and five sacks as a sophomore in 2008.
STATS In senior season, compiled 92 tackles and five interceptions (one returned for touchdown) defensively...On offense, tallied 860 yards rushing with 17 TDs to go with 520 receiving yards and four scores...As a junior in 2009, totaled 83 tackles, six INTs and six pass breakups…Also returned a kickoff for touchdown as a junior … Tallied 71 tackles, four pass breakups, three sacks and two interceptions as a sophomore in 2008.
MISCELLANEOUS Full Name: Allan Jamal Carson...Coach at Oxford: John Grass.
MISCELLANEOUS Helped team to undefeated district season in 2010…As a junior, finished second in Class 4-A
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at the state championships in the 300-meter hurdles (38.8) and fifth in the 110-meter hurdles (14.6)…Full Name: Justin Jamal Coleman… Coach at Brunswick: Victor Floyd.
maurice couch Defensive Lineman, 6-2, 305 Orlando, Fla. (Garden City C.C.) HONORS Named Junior College All-America and All-Conference after lone season at Garden City...First Team All-State, All-Orange County and All-Metro selection in 2008 as a senior at Orlando Edgewater HS. STATS Posted 45 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, three sacks and one forced fumble at Garden City in 2010... Collected 110 tackles and 13 sacks as a senior at Orlando Edgewater in 2008. MISCELLANEOUS Redshirted in 2009 and has three years of eligibility...Full name: Maurice Tyrone Couch...Coach at Garden City Community College: Jeff Tatum... Coach at Orlando Edgewater: Bill Gierke.
mack crowder Offensive Lineman, 6-2, 275 Bristol, Tenn. (Tennessee HS) HONORS Earned All-State, All-Northeast Tennessee, AllConference and All-Region honors as a senior in 2010…Also named to the PrepStar Dream Team as a senior…As a junior in 2009, named All-Northeast Tennessee, All-Conference and AllRegion…Earned recognition with a selection to the East-West All-Star Team in the state of Tennessee…Rated the No. 6 overall prospect in Tennessee by the Knoxville News Sentinel. STATS Helped team rush for 180 yards per game as a senior... Recorded 57 pancake blocks as a senior...Registered 42 pancake blocks during junior campaign in 2009. MISCELLANEOUS Two brothers also play or played football at the collegiate level...Michael was an offensive line-
man at Princeton while Matt is currently a defensive end at Cornell…2010 team captain and part of 2009 conference championship…Active member of FCA and Beta Club…2010 Homecoming King at Tennessee High School…Full Name: Mackenzie James Crowder…Coach at Tennessee: Greg Stubbs.
vincent dallas Wide Receiver, 5-11, 185 Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove HS) HONORS Named All-State as both a senior in 2010 and junior in 2009…Member of the All-County and All-Region teams as a senior...Selected to GACA North/South All-Star Game. STATS As a senior in 2010, hauled in 52 receptions for 949 yards and seven touchdowns...Also returned a kickoff 70 yards for a TD...Defensively, collected 28 tackles, two tackles for loss, two interceptions and 12 pass breakups...Caught 37 passes for more than 800 yards as a junior…Also as a junior, compiled 49 tackles, six tackles for loss, 22 pass breakups and five INTs on defense. MISCELLANEOUS Also a standout track and field athlete … As a sophomore in 2009, was a member of the fourthfastest 4x400 meter relay squad in the nation, that also set the DeKalb County record…Full Name: Vincent Demetrius Dallas…Coach at Cedar Grove: Raymond Bonner.
brendan downs Tight End, 6-5, 237 Bristol, Tenn. (Tennessee HS) HONORS Earned All-Region honors as both a senior in 2010 and junior in 2009…Named All-Conference as a senior. STATS As a senior, had team-high 34 receptions for 470 yards and two touchdowns...As a junior, tallied eight receptions for 204 yards.
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christian harris Linebacker, 6-2, 235 Woodstock, Ga. (Etowah HS)
STATS Recorded a team-high 127 tackles, 22 tackles for loss, eight pass breakups, four forced fumbles, four sacks and a pair of interceptions as a senior... During junior season in 2009, compiled 108 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 12 pass breakups, three sacks, two forced fumbles and an INT. MISCELLANEOUS Helped Etowah to the Region 5 championship and an 8-1 regular-season record...Full name: Christian Thomas Harris...Coach at Etowah: Bill Stewart.
marcus jackson Offensive Lineman, 6-2, 326 Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach HS) HONORS Member of Under Armour All-America Team… ESPNU 150 Team…Named First Team All-State as a senior in 2010...Earned All-Area and All-District honors as both a senior in 2010 and junior in 2009...NLS Offensive Player of the Year...Selected as Max Emfinger All-America. MISCELLANEOUS Four-year starter...Full Name: Marcus Jamaal Jackson…Coach at Vero Beach: Gary Coggin.
Linebacker, 6-3, 245 Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville HS) HONORS Georgia’s Class AAA Defensive Player of the Year... Named First Team Class AAA All-State following three consecutive seasons (2008-10)...Member of Under Armour All-America Team...Named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 team as a senior in 2010...Selected to ESPNU 150 and Rivals250 teams...The Gainesville Times 2010 Football Player of the Year...Named to Mobile Press-Register’s Southeast 120 and ranked 77th. STATS Posted 173 tackles, 29 tackles for loss, eight forced fumbles, seven pass breakups, six sacks and two interceptions in senior campaign...As a junior in 2009, tallied 131 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, eight sacks, six pass breakups, four forced fumbles and an INT...As a sophomore in 2008, tallied 160 tackles, nine tackles-for-loss and four sacks. MISCELLANEOUS Helped lead team to state championship game as a junior...Also helped team to three straight region titles...Gainesville went 24-3 over final two seasons...Full Name: Alexander James Johnson... Coach at Gainesville: Bruce Miller.
kyler kerbyson Offensive Lineman, 6-5, 315 Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic HS) HONORS Named Tennessee Mr. Football AAA Lineman of the Year in 2010...Earned TSWA All-State honors... Garnered Knoxville News Sentinel PrepXtra AllKnoxville Football League defensive player of the year and first team honors...Old Spice Player of the Year...Member of The Tennessean’s Dream Team...Selected to Toyota East vs. West All-Star Classic...Named to Mobile Press-Register’s Southeast 120 and ranked 110th. STATS As a senior, allowed zero sacks in 252 pass attempts and graded out at 92 percent...Also contributed 52 pancake blocks and helped of-
fense average 29 points per game in 2010...Led defense with 86 tackles and posted 27 tacklesfor-loss, five sacks and three forced fumbles...Collected 47 pancake blocks as a junior. MISCELLANEOUS Full name: Kyler Kerbyson...Coach at Knoxville Catholic: Scott Meadows.
marlin lane Running Back, 6-0, 210 Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland HS) HONORS Participated in the Team USA vs. The World game for the U.S. Under-19 national football team...Played in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl...ESPNU 150 Team...Earned Third Team All-State (Class 6A) accolades as a junior...Named to Mobile Press-Register’s Southeast 120 and ranked 54th. STATS Coming off ACL surgery and played in five games as a senior, yet rushed for 601 yards and six touchdowns on 45 carries (13.4 yards per carry)…Recorded 683 yards of total offense as he also caught six passes for 82 yards and a TD…Carried the ball 112 times for 1,110 yards (9.9 yards per carry) and 12 TDs as a junior in 2009, while finishing with more than 1,500 yards of total offense...Also returned three punts for TDs...As a sophomore, ran 69 times for 758 yards and 12 TDs, while catching six passes for 123 yards and a score. MISCELLANEOUS Named to the Class of 2011 Sporting News Top 100 (No. 63 overall/No. 11 running back)...Full name: Marlin Arnett Lane Jr....Coach at Mainland: John Maronto.
izauea lanier Defensive Back, 6-1, 190 Gordo, Ala. (East Mississippi C.C.) HONORS Earned junior college All-America, All-Conference and All-Region honors at East Mississippi in 2009...As a high school senior in 2008, rated as a 3-star prospect by Rivals.com, as well as the 54th best athlete in the nation and 19th best prospect in Alabama…Also as a senior, named West Alabama All-Star and Player of the Year in Class 3A
by The Tuscaloosa News…Alabama Sports Writers Association Honorable Mention All-State... Tabbed as a West Alabama All-Star in 2008. STATS As a freshman at East Mississippi, totaled 66 tackles, nine pass breakups and four interceptions (returned for 104 yards)...Posted 12 tackles, two pass breakups, an interception and returned a kickoff for touchdown in the 2009 Mississippi Bowl...In high school, tallied 68 tackles, 22 pass breakups, five tackles for loss and seven interceptions as a senior...Offensively, compiled 871 yards rushing and 870 yards receiving…As a junior in 2007, registered 38 tackles, four tackles for loss, 19 pass breakups and five interceptions ...On offense, caught 25 passes for 687 yards and eight touchdowns while adding one punt and one kickoff return for touchdown. MISCELLANEOUS Redshirted in 2010 and has three years of eligibility...Full Name: Izauea Lanier...Coach at East Mississippi Community College: Buddy Stephens... Coach at Gordo: David McKinney.
eddrick loften Defensive Back, 6-0, 200 Irving, Texas (Nimitz HS) HONORS Named to the Rivals250 List as the No. 173 prospect in the nation by Rivals.com...Rated as the No. 25 prospect in Texas and the No. 4 overall safety by Rivals.com...Ranked as the No. 32 safety by Scout.com...Earned All-District Honors as a senior in 2009 and junior in 2008. STATS Totaled 128 tackles (35 solos), four interceptions, 10 pass-break-ups and one fumble recovery as a senior...As a junior, tallied 88 tackles, six interceptions, six sacks, five pass-break-ups and one fumble recovery...As a sophomore in 2007, registered 122 tackles and three interceptions...As a freshman in 2006, amassed 88 tackles and three interceptions. MISCELLANEOUS Four-year starter in the secondary at Nimitz... Coach at Nimitz: Steve Hohenberger. 93
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HONORS Named to Georgia’s 2010 Class AAAAA All-State team...Selected Second Team All-State by the Associated Press as a senior...Named Cherokee Tribune Defensive Player of the Year...2010 GACA North/South All-Star...Named to UGASports. com’s Second Team...2010 Cherokee Gridiron Player of the Year.
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MISCELLANEOUS 2010 Team Captain and part of 2009 Conference Championship…Set Viking football power clean record…Also a standout track and field and basketball athlete, earning All-Conference honors in both as a junior…Averaged 6.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game as a junior for the Vikings basketball team…Full Name: Clyde Brendan Downs…Coach at Tennessee: Greg Stubbs.
THE VOLS curt maggitt Defensive Lineman, 6-3, 215 West Palm Beach, Fla. (Dwyer HS) HONORS ESPNU 150 Team...Rivals250 Team...Selected to MaxPreps.com 2010 U.S. Air Force All-America squad...Earned First Team All-America honors via MaxPreps.com for senior year efforts...Named the Sun Sentinel’s 2010 Palm Beach County Defensive Player of the Year...Also garnered Defensive Player of the Year and All-Area honors from the Palm Beach Post...As a junior, earned First Team All-State honors in Class 4A...Named First Team All-County by Sun Sentinel...Selected to First Team All-Area by Palm Beach Post...Named to the 2010 Press-Register Southeast 120 and ranked 70th. STATS Recorded 65 solo tackles, nine tackles for loss, 28 quarterback pressures, 17 sacks and two forced fumbles as a senior in 2010...Offensively, posted 12 receptions for 109 yards and a pair of touchdowns...As a junior, notched 38 tackles, 14 quarterback pressures, six tackles for loss, 11 sacks and three forced fumbles...Totaled eight receptions for 62 yards and a score on offense. MISCELLANEOUS Part of a defense that held opponents to less than a touchdown a game on a team that went 12-2 his senior year...Brother, Roosevelt, plays defensive end at Iowa State...Full name: Curtis Maggitt...Coach at Dwyerl: Jack Daniels.
pat martin Defensive Back, 6-0, 205 Greenville, S.C. (J.L. Mann HS) HONORS 2010 Shrine Bowl participant...Earned SCVarsity. com First Team All-State honors in 2010...Named All-Region and All-County in 2010...Named First Team All-State, All-Area and All-Region as a junior in 2009...Named to Mobile Press-Register’s Southeast 120 and ranked 115th. STATS As a senior, notched 70 tackles, two interceptions and returned a forced fumble for a touchdown... 94
Offensively, totaled more than 500 yards rushing ans six TDs, while catching 20 passes for 232 yards and four TDs...Compiled 112 tackles, 12 pass breakups, four forced fumbles and two INTs as a junior in 2009...Returned one of those INTs for a touchdown...Collected 400 yards rushing and three TDs.
Peabody...Coach at Narbonne: Manual Douglas.
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Defensive Back, 6-0, 190 Kennesaw, Ga. (Kell HS)
MISCELLANEOUS Full name: Pat Sanchez Martin...Coach at J.L. Mann: Mickey Crocker.
HONORS Honored as Class 1-AAAAA All-Region by the coaches.
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STATS As a senior, tallied 80 tackles, three tackles for loss, 12 pass breakups, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery...Recorded 85 tackles, four tackles for loss, 16 pass breakups and six INTs as a junior in 2009.
Defensive Back, 6-1, 205 Carson, Calif. (Los Angeles Harbor C.C.) HONORS Named Defensive Player of the Year in the Central Division-Western Conference of the Southern California Football Association...2008 honors as a senior include Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, ESPNU 150, Prep Star Dream Team, Sporting News Top 100, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West First Team, Orange County Register Fab 15 First Team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, Golden State Preps All-Southern California First Team, AllL.A. City First Team, Los Angeles Times All-Star First Team, South Bay Daily Breeze All-South Bay First Team and All-Marine League Offensive MVP. STATS At Los Angeles Harbor Community College, totaled 42 tackles and nine interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns...As a senior at Narbonne High School, compiled 83 tackles, four INTs (two TDs), three fumble recoveries (one TD) and a pair of forced fumbles...Offensively, tallied 61 receptions for 963 yards and eight scores...Also notched 820 return yards along with four TDs. MISCELLANEOUS Graduated from high school and signed with USC, where he redshirted as a freshman...Was teammate of current UT defensive tackle Malik Jackson at USC...Has three years of eligibility...Competed in track and field in high school...As a senior in 2009, was rated as the No. 98 overall prospect nationally, No. 6 overall safety and No. 11 player in the state of California by Rivals...Full name: Byron Terrell Moore...Coach at Los Angeles Harbor: Brett
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Defensive Back, 6-0, 180 Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes HS)
MISCELLANEOUS Helped team to a 10-3 record as a senior and led Vikings to the Region Championship...Full name: Geraldo Orlando Orta...Coach at Lowndes: Randy McPherson.
alan posey Offensive Lineman, 6-6, 305 Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central HS) HONORS Selected to NUC All-World Gridiron Classic...Class AAAA First Team All-State selection as a junior and senior...Earned All-Region 8 Class AAAA honors...Named Athens Banner-Herald First Team All-Area...Number 21 on Atlanta Journal’s Fab 50. STATS Part of an offensive line that allowed just one sack during senior season, while contributing 50 pancake blocks individually...As a junior in 2009, helped team allow just two sacks...Also recorded 45 pancake blocks. MISCELLANEOUS Helped team to Class AAAA state championship game as a junior but fell to Sandy Creek HS, which was led by current UT tailback Rajion Neal...Clarke Central went undefeated during senior regular season...Helped Clarke Central to 32-6 record in three letterman years...Also wrestled and threw shot put...Full name: Alan Michael Posey...Coach at Clarke Central: Leroy Ryals.
HONORS 2010 Gatorade Player of the Year in Georgia... Georgia 4A Defensive Player of the Year by both AP and Coaches...Parade All-America honors... Three-time All-State honoree...Named to the Georgia Super 11 by the Atlanta Journal Constitution...Earned 2010 Rivalshigh.com All-America Team honors...2010 Atlanta Sports Council Athlete of the Year...Named Marietta Daily Journal’s Defensive Player of the Year...Selected to the GACA North/South All-Star Game. STATS As a senior, totaled 162 tackles (98 solo), nine pass breakups, four interceptions and two fumble recoveries...Also ran for 1,068 yards and 16 touchdowns, while catching 17 passes for 414 yards and a pair of scores...Additionally, returned seven kickoffs for 191 yards and a TD...In junior campaign, tallied 125 tackles, eight tackles for loss, 18 pass breakups, three INTs and a pair of sacks...Offensively, topped 1,300 yards rushing while scoring 12 TDs...Compiled 198 tackles and three INTs as a sophomore in 2008. MISCELLANEOUS Helped Longhorns to 12-1 record as a senior, while leading Kell to Georgia’s Class 4A Elite Eight...Full name: Brian Anthony Randolph... Coach at Kell: Derek Cook.
antonio richardson Offensive Lineman, 6-6, 325 Nashville, Tenn. (Pearl-Cohn HS) HONORS Selected to U.S. Army All-American Bowl...ESPNU 150 Team...Rivals100 Squad...Earned Division 2-AA All-State First Team honors...Named to The Tennessean’s All-Mid State team...Played for the 2011 U.S. Under-19 National Team in the Team USA vs. The World game...Named to Mobile Press-Register’s Southeast 120 and ranked 25th. STATS Part of an offensive line that allowed zero sacks dur-
2011 SIGNEES ing junior campaign...Added 60 pancake blocks.
trevarris saulsberry Defensive Lineman, 6-5, 280 Gainesville, Fla. (Gainesville HS)
STATS As a senior in 2010, tallied 68 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, eight quarterback pressures and 4 1/2 sacks (fourth best in District 5 4A)...Offensively, tallied 12 receptions for more than 120 yards, while adding three touchdown receptions... Notched 55 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, four sacks and 12 QB hurries as a junior in 2009...Also registered five receptions for 62 yards and a TD. MISCELLANEOUS Helped team to 11-2 record as a senior...High school teammate of fellow UT signee Jordan Williams...Full name: Trevarris Rashaad Saulsberry... Coach at Gainesville: Ryan Smith.
tom smith Running Back, 5-11, 205 Apopka, Fla. (Apopka HS) HONORS As a senior in 2010, honored as First Team AllCounty and All-Central Florida by the Orlando Sentinel…Named the No. 4 downhill runner by Rivals.com…As a junior in 2009, selected as Third Team Class 6A All-State and First Team All-Central Florida by the Orlando Sentinel. STATS As a senior, averaged 7.2 yards-per-carry for 1,253 yards and 17 touchdowns…Also caught 22 passes for 108 yards and a pair of TDs...Notched more than 300 yards on kickoff returns and a pair of scores...As
tino thomas Defensive Back, 6-0, 200 Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose HS) HONORS Named to the MIAA Class 5A-6A Team by the Memphis Commercial Appeal...Also earned All-District 16AAA honors via the Commercial Appeal...Notched FoxMemphis Preseason All-Mid South Team honors. STATS Recorded 97 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, four interceptions (one returned for TD), 22 pass breakups and one sack during senior campaign... Also ran for 900 yards and eight touchdowns, while collecting 280 receiving yards and a pair of scores...Gained 800 rushing yards and 110 receiving yards as a junior in 2009 to go with 11 touchdowns...Also returned a pair of kickoffs for TDs...Defensively, totaled 48 tackles, 15 interceptions and five pass breakups. MISCELLANEOUS Brother is Miami’s (Fla.) fifth all-time leading rusher, Graig Cooper...Also a standout track and field athlete at Melrose...Full name: Harold Tino Thomas Jr....Coach at Melrose: Robert Ferrante.
jordan williams Defensive Lineman, 6-5, 250 Gainesville, Fla. (Gainesville HS) HONORS Named to the Gainesville Sun’s Super 11 team... Selected to the Gainesville Sun’s 2010 Class 5AAA First Team.
championship game in 2008 against South Pointe...Named to the Class of 2011 Sporting News Top 100 (No. 85 overall/No. 7 quarterback)...Also a standout in basketball and baseball at Northwestern…Full Name: Justin Scott Worley…Coach at Northwestern: Jimmy Wallace.
MISCELLANEOUS Helped team to 11-2 record as a senior...High school teammate of fellow UT signee Trevarris Saulsberry... Father, Keith, played on Florida’s defensive line in the mid-1980s...Sister, Janine, played volleyball at Florida...Full name: Jordan Cornell Williams...Coach at Gainesville: Ryan Smith.
Athlete, 5-8, 165 Knoxville, Tenn. (Bearden HS)
justin worley Quarterback, 6-5, 205 Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern HS) HONORS As a senior in 2010, earned Gatorade National Player of the Year accolades, becoming the first ever player from South Carolina to earn the honor in any sport…Finalist for the Gatorade Male High School Athlete of the Year award…Earned Parade All-America honors...Garnered ESPN RISE First Team All-America accolades...Earned South Carolina Player of the Year honors…Named to RivalsHigh 2010 All-America Team and selected as RivalsHigh Offensive Player of the Year...SCPrepNation.com Player of the Year…Named All-State as a senior and junior in 2009…Honored as the National Sophomore of the Year in 2008 by MaxPreps. STATS Finished career with 13,385 passing yards and 157 touchdowns…As a senior, threw for 5,315 yards and a state-record 64 touchdowns, while also rushing for six TDs…Completed 429-of-590 passes (.727) in final year…Finished 26-of-42 for 263 yards and five TDs in 2010 State Championship victory…Compiled 4,366 passing yards and 42 TDs as a junior…Threw for 3,641 yards and 50 TDs in sophomore campaign. MISCELLANEOUS Helped team win Class AAAA Division II State Championship as a senior in 2010 against Greenwood to cap a 15-0 record…Led team to state
devrin young
HONORS Named Class AAA Tennessee Mr. Football Back of the Year...Garnered All-State honors in 2008, 2009 and 2010...Earned ESPN RISE Third Team All-America accolades...2010 District 4-AAA Player of the Year...Knoxville News Sentinel PrepXtra Offensive Player of the Year in 2010...2009 District 4-AAA Offensive Back of the Year...2009 Knoxville Interscholastic League (KIL) Offensive Player of the Year...Earned First Team PrepXtra honors in 2009...2008 MaxPreps Second Team Sophomore All-America...2008 TFCA and TSWA All-State...2008 PrepXtra Sophomore of the Year and First Team All-KIL...Also earned First Team AllRegion honors on offense and defense as a sophomore...2008 All-KIL Offense by News Sentinel. STATS Totaled 7,433 all-purpose yards and 83 touchdowns in decorated prep career, while intercepting three passes and compiling 54 tackles on defense...Averaged 7.7 yards per carry throughout career...In senior campaign, rushed for 2,271 yards and 32 TDs on 228 carries, while catching 13 passes for 201 yards and four TDs...As a junior in 2009, rushed for 1,455 yards with 19 touchdowns in 10 games…Also hauled in 19 receptions for 189 yards and a score...Ran for 1,366 yards and 17 touchdowns while also catching eight passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns as a sophomore in 2008...Factored in special teams, returning 31 punts for 518 yards and two TDs and returning 30 kickoffs for 1,173 yards and six TDs in three years. MISCELLANEOUS 2010 Football Captain at Bearden...Finished second in the 100-meter dash at the 2010 Class AAA Tennessee state track and field meet...Full name: Devrin Dominique Young...Coach at Bearden: Brad Taylor. 95
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HONORS Two-time All-Area selection as a junior and senior...Named Second Team All-State and First Team All-Area by the Gainesville Sun as a junior in 2009...Member of the 2010 Gainesville Sun’s Super 11...Selected to the Gainesville Sun’s 2010 Class 5A-AA First Team defense.
MISCELLANEOUS Full name: Thomas Franklin Smith...Coach at Apopka: Rick Darlington.
STATS Finished third in District 5 A-AA with six sacks as a senior...Totaled 72 tackles, eight tackles for loss and 10 quarterback pressures in 2010...Also tallied three receptions for 33 yards and a touchdown...Registered more than 80 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, five sacks, 12 QB hurries and five pass breakups during junior campaign in 2009.
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MISCELLANEOUS Named to the Class of 2011 Sporting News Top 100 (No. 49 overall/No. 7 offensive lineman)...Full Name: Antonio James Richardson.
a junior, ran for 1,651 yards and 24 touchdowns... Also tallied five catches for 62 yards and a TD...Averaged 15 yards per kickoff return, while adding a TD during junior season...As a sophomore in 2008, registered 102 carries for 811 yards and nine touchdowns…Also caught 10 passes for more than 200 yards and three touchdowns.