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2009 Bulldogs

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2009 Bulldog Bios

2008: Did not play … High School: A 2008 graduate of Timberland High School … lett ered in fi ve sports, includ-ing football, soccer, track, weightlift ing and wrestling … earned coaches award in football, soccer and wrestling … named Most Valuable Player in soccer and wrestling, Most Improved in track and Most Versatile in football … Personal: Byron Thomas Addison … born April 5, 1990 … son of An-nett P. Addison and Thomas A. Addison … majoring in civil engineering.

2008: Played in eight games, starting in eight … breakout performance game against Georgia Southern when totaling three tackles including one sack for a loss of 13 yards, one quarterback hurry and a safety … followed that performance with four total tackles at Woff ord, seven against Chatt anoo-ga and three at No. 3 Florida ... High School: Graduated from Westfi eld High School in 2008 … lett ered two years in football and once in track and fi eld … member of National Honor Society, earned honor roll recognition, academic all-state and all-district honors, named team captain and line-backer of the year … led district in tackles … member of the Westfi eld football team that went 47-7 in the last four years … Personal: Toluwalase Akindele … born Sept. 24, 1989 in Lagos, Nigeria … son of Abigail Akindele … majoring in business administration.

2008: Played all 12 games, starting in six … best performance came at Furman when totaling seven tackles … also recorded six tackles, one for a loss of two yards, and one pass breakup at Samford … fi nished ninth on the team in total tackles for the season ... 2007: Redshirted… 2006: Saw action in four games … recorded one assisted tackle against Western Caro-lina … notched one solo tackle against VMI … High School: All-State First Team selection … All-City First Team (AAA) selection … named team’s Most Improved Defensive Player … team won 2005 Regional Championship … played in the North-South All-Star Classic … coached by Daryl Damon … only played varsity football his senior year, 2005 … also ran track … Personal: Cortez Allen … born on Oct. 29, 1988 … son of Louis and Patricia Green … majoring in health and wellness.

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Byron

ADDISONSt. Stephen, S.C./Timberland

RB 5-10 210 SO

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2008: Played all 12 games, starting in six … best performance

Cortez

ALLENOcala, Fla./North Marion

DB 6-2 185 RJR

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Tolu

AKINDELEHouston, Texas/Westfi eldLB 5-10 211 SO

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Akindele’s Career StatisticsTACKLES G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR S2008 8 7 13 20 1.0 13 1 0 0 1TOTAL 8 7 13 20 1.0 13 1 0 0 1

Allen’s Career StatisticsTACKLES G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR B2006 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 02007 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02008 12 27 12 39 2.0 4 5 0 1 0TOTAL 17 28 13 41 2.0 4 5 0 1 0

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2009 Bulldog Bios

2008: Saw action in fi ve games until season-ending knee injury … best outing was against Western Carolina total-ing seven carries for 34 yards and a touchdown, as well as one reception for 41 yards … averaged 4.1 yards a carry and 24.2 all-purpose yards in fi ve games ... 2007: Redshirted … High School: A 2007 graduate of Cape Coral High School … earned lett ers in football (3), track (3) and basketball (2) … All-Conference honoree … Cape Coral Breeze Player of the Week four times … high school team made the playoff s his junior year for the fi rst time since 1992 … rushed 168 times for 1,254 yards in high school … coached by Troy Davis … Personal: Rickey Leon Anderson, Jr. … born Sept. 21, 1988 in Ft. Myers, Fla. … son of Rickey, Sr. and Teresa Anderson … related to Washington Redskins wide receiver Santana Moss and N.Y. Giants wide receiver Sinorace Moss … majoring in business administration.

2008: Redshirted … High School: A 2008 graduate of Pick-ens High School … earned four lett ers in football and two in baseball … earned second team All-Conference honors junior and senior season, earned second team All-County senior season and earned team dedication award for senior season … member of 2005 conference championship team … member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes … Personal: Chet Anthony … born on Dec. 27, 1989 … son of Charlie and Cheri Anthony … father played basketball at Limestone Col-

lege, mother played volleyball and soft ball at Limestone Col-lege, brother played baseball at Erskine College and sister played volleyball and soft ball at Limestone College … ma-joring in criminal justice

2008: Redshirted … High School: A 2008 graduate of T.L. Hanna High School … lett ered three years in football and two in wrestling … was football team captain in 2008, while earning multiple player of the week awards … recorded 50 knock down blocks … member of 2007 region 4A champion-ship team … maintained an A average … member of Young – Life, Key Club and Spanish Club … Personal: Andrew Charles Austin … born on Oct. 17, 1989 … son of Robert and Kristi Austin … majoring in biology.

2008: Did not play … High School: A 2008 graduate of James F. Byrnes High School … lett ered in football and baseball … member of football team that was two-time state champions … team went 15-0 during senior season … coached by Chris Miller … member of FCA and National Honors Society … Personal: Preston L. Bailey … born Sept. 16, 1989 … son of Colin L. Bailey and Myra E. Bailey … majoring in criminal justice.

2008: Redshirted … High School: Graduated from Fort Mill High School in 2008 … earned four lett ers in football and one in basketball … four-time tri-county player of the week, Fort Mill defensive player of the year two consecutive years,

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Chet

ANTHONYPickens, S.C./Pickens

OL 6-2 260 R-FR

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2008: Saw action in five games until season-ending knee

Rickey

ANDERSONCape Coral, Fla./Cape Coral

RB 6-0 203 RSO

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Andrew

AUSTINAnderson, S.C./T.L. HannaDL 6-1 253 R-FR

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Preston

BAILEYDuncun, S.C./Byrnes

WR 6-1 197 SO

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Chris

BILLINGSLEAFort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill

DL 6-5 233 R-FR

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Anderson’s Career Off ensive StatisticsRUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G 2008 5 16 66 1 12 4.1 13.2 TOTAL 5 16 66 1 12 4.1 13.2

RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2008 5 4 55 0 41 0.8 13.8 11.0 TOTAL 5 4 55 0 41 0.8 13.8 11.0

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR Total Avg/G2008 5 66 55 0 0 0 121 24.2TOTAL 5 66 55 0 0 0 121 24.2




2009 Bulldog BiosClass 4A Defensive Lineman Award six times, named all-region defensive end two consecutive years, selected to the 2006 and 2007 Herald all-area football team, selected to the Charlott e Observer All-Star team, named the 2007 Charlott e Observer Upper State Defensive End of the Year, selected to the 2007 High School Sport Reports Top 100 Senor Prospects … career stats include 35.5 sacks, 87.5 tackles for a loss … Personal: Christopher Lawrence Lackey Billingslea … born Feb. 7, 1990 … son of Melvin and Ginger Billingslea … ma-joring in business administration.

2008: Did not see any action ... 2007: Redshirted … High School: Graduated from Georgetown High School in 2007 … lett ered in football and baseball three years … earned Bulldog Award … recorded 118 tackles, fi ve sacks and two touchdowns senior season … Personal: Quentin Bivens … born on March 30, 1989 … son of Donnie and Debra Bivens … brother plays football for South Carolina State University … majoring in business administration.

2008: Redshirted … High School: Graduated from West Florence High School in 2008 … lett ered in football ... Per-sonal: Michael Black … son of Mike and Paula Black … ma-joring in psychology.

2008: Played in all 12 games, starting in 11 … best perfor-mance came against Georgia Southern, completing 27-of-48 passes for 358 yards and three touchdowns, marking the

fi ft h-best passing performance all-time at The Citadel … completed 22-of-36 passes at No. 22 Clemson for 279 yards and one touchdown … made history throwing over 100 yards to two receivers for the fi rst time since 1983 and only the second time in school history against Georgia Southern … season-long was a 78-yard touchdown pass to Andre Roberts in the season-opener against Webber International … recorded over 200 passing yards in six games, averaging 203.0 passing yards a game … best rushing performance was 11 carries for 85 yards and two touchdowns against West-ern Carolina … completed 205-of-345 passes with 11 inter-ceptions for 2,436 yards and 19 touchdowns, averaging 4.5 yards a catch and pass effi ciency of 130.53 … also totaled 100 carries for 173 yards and two touchdowns and two re-ceptions for nine yards … fi nished fi rst in the conference in passing average in conference-only games with 231.6 yards a game and second in total off ense with 244.6 yards a game … 2007: Saw action against Webber International, completing 2-of-3 passes for 22 yards, while rushing twice for 20 yards … Breakout performance came with fi rst collegiate start at quarterback on Homecoming against Appalachian State, connected 20-of-36 passes for 197 yards and one touchdown; carried 22 times for 64 yards and one touchdown … Record-ed the third highest single-game passing yards in school his-tory against Elon with 370 yards on 22-of-29 completions, including a 68-yard pass to Andre Roberts; rushed for 64 yards on 22 carries, earning Southern Conference Freshman Player of the Week … totaled 221 yards at VMI with 12-of-18 completions and eight carries for 62 yards … Totaled 802 passing and 181 rushing yards in three starts, fi nishing the season with 58-of-91 completions for 824 yards and one in-terception, while compiling 201 yards on 53 carries … 2006: Redshirted ... High School: Charlott e Observer Pre-Season All-Area quarterback, received All-Upper State honors his junior year, team was ranked 21st by USA Today, was the North Carolina/South Carolina champion of the NFL’s Punt, Pass and Kick contest ... named a Top-100 Senior Prospect by High School Sports Report, listed in Tom Lemming’s 2005 Prep Football Report ... Personal: Matt hew Barton Blanchard ... born on March 6, 1988 ... son of Zale Blanchard and Kaye Blanchard ... majoring in sport management.

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Bart

BLANCHARDRock Hill, S.C./Northwestern

QB 6-2 200 R-JR

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Michael

BLACKFlorence, S.C./West Florence

DB 5-11 206 RFR

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Quentin

BIVENSGeorgetown, S.C./Georgetown

RB 5-11 220 R-SO

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2009 Bulldog Bios

2008: Redshirted … High School: A 2008 graduate of Wilson Hall High School … lett ered in football, basketball, baseball and track three years each … was a three-time All-Area and All-Conference in football and one-time All-Area and All-Conference in basketball … totaled 12 interceptions and 24 touchdowns … named Male Athlete of the Year … member of football team that earned three conference champion-ships, basketball team that earned three conference champi-onships and track and fi eld team that earned two state cham-pionships … was a member of the Beta Club, Key Club and FCA … Personal: Austin Boyle … born July 28, 1989 … son of Barnes and Donna Boyle … twin brother Davis is also a member of The Citadel Football team … great-grandfather played football at South Carolina in 1924 … majoring in busi-ness administration.

2008: Redshirted … High School: A 2008 graduate of Wilson Hall High School … lett ered in football, basketball, baseball and track three years each … was a three-time All-Area and All-Conference in football and basketball and All-State in basketball and track ... totaled 12 interceptions and 26 touch-downs … named Male Athlete of the Year … member of football team that earned three conference championships, basketball team that earned three conference championships and track and fi eld team that earned two state champion-ships … was a member of the Beta Club, Key Club and FCA … Personal: Davis Boyle … born July 28, 1989 … son of Barnes and Donna Boyle … twin brother Austin is also a member of The Citadel Football team … great-grandfather played football at South Carolina in 1924 … majoring in business administration.

2008: Did not play … 2007: Did not see any action … High School: A 2007 graduate of J. H. Rose High School … lett ered three years in football, two years in junior varsity baseball … was co-captain of football team … three-time game Most Valuable Player … MVP for state championship … earned All-Area and All-Conference honors … Shrine Bowl selec-tion … member of team that won two conference, four state championships and ranked 24th in the nation, while going 32-0 during junior and senior seasons … coached by Gre Thomas and Addisson Kendrick … member of Latin Club and was president of FCA … Personal: Jameson Bryant … born March 15, 1989 … son of Norman and Patt ie Bryant … father played tennis at ECU and grandfather graduated from The Citadel and served in the Korean War … majoring in business administration.

Blanchard’s Career StatisticsRUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G2007 7 53 201 2 30 3.8 28.72008 12 100 173 2 16 1.7 14.4 TOTAL 19 153 374 4 30 2.4 19.7

PASSING G Att Cmp Int Yds TD Lg Pct Avg/P Avg/G Effi c2007 7 91 58 1 824 7 68 63.7 14.2 117.7 162.982008 12 345 205 11 2436 19 78 59.4 7.1 203.0 130.5TOTAL 19 436 263 12 3260 26 78 60.3 7.5 171.6 137.3

TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Total Avg/G2007 7 201 824 1025 146.42008 12 173 2436 2609 217.4TOTAL 19 374 3260 3634 191.3

2008: Redshirted … High School: A 2008 graduate of Wilson

Austin

BOYLESumter, S.C./Wilson Hall

DB 5-10 170 R-FR

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2008: Redshirted … High School: A 2008 graduate of Wilson

Davis

BOYLESumter, S.C./Wilson HallDB 5-10 171 RFR

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Jameson

BRYANTGreenville, N.C./J.H. RoseOL 6-2 275 RSO

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2009 Bulldog Bios

2008: Saw action in 10 games … best performance came at No. 22 Clemson when he totaled seven tackles, fi ve solo, two assisted, including one for a loss of one yard, and a forced fumble … also totaled three solo tackles at No. 3 Florida … fi nished the season with 26 total tackles, three for a loss of 15 yards, for 14th on the team in tackles ... High School: Graduated from Stratford High School in 2008 … lett ered in football … member of JROTC, was a team captain, earned Knight Pride Award, earned 7 4A all-region, honorable men-tion all-lowcountry … member of team that made the play-off s in 2005, 2006 and 2007, won lower state runner-up in 2006 and went undefeated in regional play for eight years … totaled 90 tackles, four tackles for a loss, one sack, intercep-tion and fumble cause and recovery … Personal: Leon Jer-emy Buncum … born Sept. 12, 1990 … son of Julius Buncum III and Sonya Buncum … majoring in political science.

2008: Did not see any action ... 2007: Did not see any action … 2006: Redshirted ... High School: Graduated from Myrtle Beach High School in 2006 … Personal: Nelson Burch … son of Dick and Cindy Burch … father is a 1981 graduate of The Citadel … majoring in education.

2008: Saw action in 10 games … best outing was at No. 22 Clemson when recording two catches for 52 yards and one touchdown … totaled four receptions, 86 yards and two touchdowns on the season … averaged 21.5 yards a catch ... High School: Graduated from John T. Hoggard High School in 2008 … lett ered in football and baseball … earned fi rst team all-state honors, all-region baseball (shortstop) … mem-ber of 2007 team that won the state championship … career stats consists of 120 catches, 2,600 yards and 30 touchdowns as a three-year starter … Personal: Lucas Caldwell … born April 20, 1990 … son of Bret and Jill Caldwell … majoring in business administration.

2008: Played in one game against Webber International … 2007: Redshirted … High School: Graduated from Emerald High School in 2007 ... lett ered four years in football and two in track ... won the All-Lakelands Award both his junior and senior year, becoming the third off ensive lineman in 12 years to do so ... named All-Region his senior year ... team won the regional championship his junior year ... an honor roll student who was a member of the National Honor Society and Beta Club ... Personal: Thomas Chase Canipe ... son of Lee and Tammy Canipe ... born Feb. 9, 1989 in Atlanta, Ga. ... father, Lee, played football at Georgia Tech ... grandfather played football at Illinois ... grandmother played tennis at Wake Forest ... majoring in business administration.

2008: Saw action in 10 games … best performance came at

Jeremy

BUNCUMCharleston, S.C./Stratford

LB 6-0 203 SO

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Buncum’s Career StatisticsTACKLES G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR B2008 10 19 7 26 3.0 15 0 1 0 0TOTAL 10 19 7 26 3.0 15 0 1 0 0

SACKS G UA A Total Yds 2008 10 1 0 1.0 10 TOTAL 10 1 0 1.0 10

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Nelson

BURCHMyrtle Beach, S.C./Myrtle Beach DB 5-8 188 SR

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2008: Saw action in 10 games … best outing was at No. 22

Luke

CALDWELLWilmington, N.C./John T. Hoggard

WR 6-1 205 SO

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Caldwell’s Career StatisticsRECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2008 10 4 86 2 50 0.4 21.5 8.6 TOTAL 10 4 86 2 50 0.4 21.5 8.6

2008 Pl d i i t W bb I t ti l

Chase

CANIPEGreenwood, S.C./EmeraldOL 6-2 271 RSO

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2009 Bulldog Bios

2008: Played in all 12 games, starting in 11 … recorded a sea-son-high 12 tackles at Furman, including one for a loss of one yard … also recorded fi ve solo and one assisted tackle at No. 22 Clemson and two solo and one assisted at No. 3 Florida … fi nished the season with 63 total tackles, one forced fumble, one interception, one quarterback hurry, one pass breakup and a Southern Conference-high of four blocked kicks … also returned three punts for a total of 39 yards … ranked third on the team in total tackles for the season … 2007: Played in all 11 games, earning starts in last seven games … totaled 26 solo tackles on the season and 20 assisted for a total of 46 … recorded six tackles, including a sack for a loss of eight yards, and an interception for a gain of four yards at Western Caro-lina … totaled six solo and three assisted tackles against Ap-palachian State, while creating one pass breakup … fi nished the season with two sacks for a total loss of 13 yards … High School: Graduated from Ft. Dorchester High School in 2007 … received three lett ers in football, four lett ers in wrestling … football team captain … 2005 team MVP … Special Teams MVP … school Wrestler of the Year for 2005-06 … ranked No. 2 wrestler in 160-pound class … blocked nine punts and fi ve fi eld goals … recorded 120 tackles and three sacks … Personal: Desmond Tramell Capers … born April 20, 1989 in Kingstree, S.C. … son of Levi and Angela Williams … major-ing in biology.

2008: Redshirted due to injury … 2007: Played in all 11 games … recorded three receptions, one for a long of 20 yards, to-taling 35 against Charleston Southern to open the season … caught two passes for 24 yards against Webber International … connected on one pass for 11 yards at No. 7 Wisconsin … totaled 70 all-purpose yards for the season … High School: Graduated from Freedom High School in 2007 … lett ered in football and basketball … team captain in football … named Second Team All-Hillsborough County … earned basketball team MVP accolades … coached by Leon Brockmeir … Per-sonal: Alexander David Carr … born Sept. 5, 1989 in Rich-mond, Va. … son of Tim and Gemma Carr … majoring in business administration.

2008: Played in 12 games, starting in two … best perfor-mance of the season came against Georgia Southern, total-ing fi ve tackles, 2.5 a loss of 16 yards, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup … totaled 22 tackles, 2.5 sacks for a loss of 22 yards, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup on the season … fi nished 15th on the team in total tackles for the season

2008: Played in all 12 games, starting in 11 … recorded a sea-

Mel

CAPERSNorth Charleston, S.C./Fort Dorchester

LB 5-9 175 JR

4 Capers’ Career StatisticsTACKLES G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR B2007 11 26 20 46 4 21 5 0 0 02008 12 39 24 63 1.5 2 2 1 0 4TOTAL 23 65 44 109 5.5 23 7 1 0 4

SACKS G UA A Total Yds 2007 11 2 0 2.0 132008 12 0 0 0.0 0 TOTAL 23 2 0 2.0 13

2008: Redshirted due to injury … 2007: Played in all 11 games

Alex

CARRTampa, Fla./Freedom

WR 6-3 200 JR

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Carr’s Career StatisticsRECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2007 9 6 70 0 20 0.7 11.7 7.82008 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 TOTAL 11 6 70 0 20 0.5 11.7 6.4

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Eric

CLANTONColumbia, S.C./Spring Valley

DL 6-3 235 RJR

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2009 Bulldog Bios… 2007: Played in six games … totaled fi ve tackles against Webber International, one for a loss of three yards … fi n-ished the season with four solo and six assisted tackles … 2006: Redshirted ... High School: 2005 All-Region selection ... team won Region 5 (AAAA) Championship ... coached by Jimmy Noonan, a former Citadel football player ... Personal: Erik Clanton ... born Nov. 20, 1987 ... son of Roslyn Byrd and Perry Clanton ... brother Charles Adams played football at Liberty ... brother Alonzo Adams played football at Charles-ton Southern ... majoring in business administration.

2008: Saw action in three games, against Georgia Southern, at Woff ord and against Chatt anooga … 2007: Played in three games (Webber International, at Western Carolina and at VMI) … 2006: Redshirted... High School: Two-time Mid-Southeastern All-Conference Team honoree ... All-Region Team member ... ranked as a top-50 lineman in North Car-olina ... nominated for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award ... team’s Off ensive Lineman of the Year his senior year ... team was the state runner-up in 2004 ... team recorded the best record in school history in 2005 (11-3) ... coached by Richard Bailey ... Personal: Colton Clift on ... born Sept. 30, 1988 ... son of Kelly and Teresa Clift on ... aunt played soft ball at UNC Wilmington ... majoring in business administration.

2008: Did not see any action … 2007: Redshirted … High School: A 2007 graduate of West Florence High School … Wendy’s Heisman Nominee … three-year lett erman in foot-ball and baseball … captain of his football team … coached by Trey Woodberry … Personal: Michael Ross Collins … born July 1, 1988 … son of Scott and Donna Collins … major-ing in sports management.

2008: Played in all 12 games, starting in three … best per-formances came in three consecutive starts against Elon, at Furman and against Georgia Southern, 11-of-14 total tack-les were solo … fi nished the season with 22 tackles … 2007:Played in all 11 games, primarily on special teams … totaled fi ve solo and six assisted tackles on the season with one forced fumble … 2006: Redshirted ... High School: Team cap-tain at Langham Creek High School ... named to the Coaches

Clanton’s Career StatisticsTACKLES G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR B2008 12 13 9 22 5.0 29 1 1 1 0TOTAL 12 13 9 22 5.0 29 1 1 1 0

SACKS G UA A Total Yds 2008 12 2 1 2.5 22 TOTAL 12 2 1 2.5 22

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Colton

CLIFTONFayett eville, N.C./Jack Britt

OL 6-1 281 RJR

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2008 Did ot ee a y a tio 2007 Red hi ted Hi h

Michael Ross

COLLINSFlorence, S.C./West Florence

WR 6-0 194 RSO

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Patrick

CONNORHouston, Texas/LanghamDE 6-2 225 RJR

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2009 Bulldog BiosAll-District Team ... unanimous pick to be named Rivals.com First Team All-District ... recorded 82 solo tackles his senior year ... recorded one sack and one interception ... 11 of his 82 tackles were for a loss ... also played baseball, hockey and track ... Personal: Patrick James Connor ... born Nov. 4, 1987 in Cody, Wyo. ... son of John and Jill Connor ... majoring in criminal justice.

2008: Saw action against Webber International … 2007: Red-shirted … High School: Graduated from Dutch Fork High School in 2007 … 2006 team captain … a three-year start-er at quarterback … led team to region title in 2006 … re-corded 1,072 yards passing, eight passing touchdowns, 737 yards rushing and 10 rushing touchdowns his senior year … coached by Bill Kimrey … Personal: Zachary Charles Cor-nett … born June 8, 1989 in Columbia, S.C. … son of Ben and Cindy Cornett … father, Ben, played football for South Carolina (1976-1980) … brother Taylor played tight end for The Citadel … majoring in business administration.

2008: Redshirted … High School: Graduated from Freedom High School in 2008 … earned three lett ers in football and baseball … named football team most valuable player …av-eraged 43.2 yards per punt with a long of 70 and 13 punts inside the 20-yard line … Personal: Cass Couey … born Dec. 16, 1989 … son of Steve and Rhonda Couey … majoring in business administration.

2008: Saw action against Webber International … 2007:Redshirted … High School: Graduated from Kinston High School in 2007 … received lett ers in football, basketball and track... voted 2006 varsity football MVP … named to the All-Conference team for the 2006 season... coached by Tony Ed-wards … Personal: Sherrod Lamont Croom … son of Angela Croom … majoring in business administration/accounting.

2008: Did not see any action … High School: A 2008 gradu-ate of Dunlap High School … lett ered three years in football and two years in baseball … earned All-Conference and All-Area in football during junior and senior seasons, as well as All State during senior season … Personal: Joseph Anthony Cruz … son of Elvys and Bett y Cruz … born on Nov. 19, 1989 … is the fourth oldest of six children … majoring in business administration.

2008: Saw action in 10 games, starting in fi ve … best per-formance was 13 carries for 49 yards and two touchdowns against Chatt anooga, also recorded two receptions for 35 yards against the Mocs … totaled 75 rushes for 230 yards and four touchdowns and 14 receptions for 117 yards on the season … averaged 3.1 yards a rush, 8.4 yards a catch, 34.7 all-purpose yards a game and 23.0 yards of total off ense a game … fi nished second on the team in rushing yards, sixth in passing yards and fourth in total off ense … High School:Graduated from Fernandina Beach High School in 2008 … lett ered in football, track and weightlift ing three years

Connor’s Career StatisticsTACKLES G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR B2007 10 5 6 11 0 0 0 1 0 02008 12 15 7 22 0 0 1 0 0 0TOTAL 21 20 13 33 0 0 1 1 0 0

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Zach

CORNETTColumbia, S.C./Dutch Fork

WR 5-11 194 RSO

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Cass

COUEYTampa, Fla./Freedom

P 6-1 196 RFR

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2008: Saw action against Webber International … 2007:

Sherrod

CROOMKinston, N.C./Kinston

DL 6-4 235 RSO

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Joseph

CRUZPeoria, Ill./Dunlap

LB 5-9 203 SO

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2008 S ti i 10 t ti i fi b t

Terrell

DALLASFernandina Beach, Fla./Fernandina Beach

RB 6-0 218 SO

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2009 Bulldog Bios… earned Warrior Award, Leadership Award and Coach’s Award … received all-conference honors for sophomore and senior seasons … totaled 1,542 yards, 14 touchdowns in two seasons … Personal: Terrell Dallas … born March 14, 1990 … son of Tarris and Chavelle Dallas … majoring in computer science.

2008 Southern Conference CoachesFirst Team All-Conference

2008: Started in all 12 games … named to coaches All-Confer-ence fi rst team … named to fi rst team All-State … recorded one tackle at Florida … 2007: Started all 11 games … record-ed one solo tackle against No. 8 Woff ord … 2006: Saw action in three games … played against Chatt anooga, VMI and at Elon … 2005: Redshirted ... High School: Second Team All-Lowcountry standout from James Island High School ... was also named All-Region ... lett ered in football (twice) and track (twice) ... Personal: Daniel DeHaven ... born July 22, 1986 ... son of Frank DeHaven and Robin Robinson ... nephew of former Citadel football player and current Assistant Athlet-ics Director/Compliance Todd Lair ... majoring in business administration.

2008: Redshirted … High School: Graduated from Crest-wood High School in 2008 … lett ered in football, basketball, track and weightlift ing … earned all-area and all-region honors in football and basketball, most valuable player in basketball and best defensive back in football … 2007 stats include 70 tackles, three interceptions, nine pass breakups, 13 punt returns for 204 yards and four kickoff returns for 62 yards … Personal: Keith Bricen Gamble … born Jan. 18, 1990 … son of Keith and Mildred Gamble … majoring in business administration.

2008: Redshirted … High School: Graduated from Bishop

Dallas’ Career Off ensive StatisticsRUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G 2008 10 75 230 4 16 3.1 23.0 TOTAL 10 75 230 4 16 3.1 23.0

RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2008 10 14 117 0 28 1.4 8.4 11.7 TOTAL 10 14 117 0 28 1.4 8.4 11.7

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR Total Avg/G2008 10 230 117 0 0 0 347 34.7TOTAL 10 230 117 0 0 0 347 34.7

Daniel

DEHAVENCharleston, S.C./James Island

OL 6-5 290 RSR

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Keith

GAMBLESumter, S.C./Crestwood

DB 5-9 167 RFR

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2008 R d hi t d Hi h S h l G d t d f Bi h

Nate

GERBEREbensburg, Pa/Bishop Carroll

OL 6-3 260 RFR

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2009 Bulldog BiosCarroll … lett ered in football four years … two-year team captain, earned honorable mention Altoona Mirror all-state three years, The Tribune and Democrat all-area selection, Max Emfi nger All-American Bowl selection, Jackson, Miss. Veteran Stadium Game, East-West Pennsylvania All-Star game, earned Football Coaches Association Most Valuable Player (off ensive award), member of team that went 12-1 and won District 6 championship during sophomore season … Personal: Nathan J. Gerber … born June 9, 1989 … son of Jeff and Annett e Gerber … majoring in criminal justice.

2008: Played and started all 12 games … best performance was against Elon when recording a team, season and person-al career-high 16 total tackles, as well as one forced fumble, one quarterback hurry and two pass breakups … recorded double-digit tackles in four games … totaled 93 tackles on the season, 43 solo and 50 assisted, including two for a loss of seven yards, 1.5 sacks for a loss of six yards, three forced fumbles, one interception, six quarterback hurries and three pass breakups … fi nished the season as the leading tackler for the Bulldogs and 10th overall and fourth in conference-only games in the Southern Conference … 2007: Played in all 11 games … recorded 13 solo tackles and six assisted for the season … against Webber International, recorded two solo and four assisted tackles, while recording two for a loss of four yards … recorded fi ve solo tackles and one assisted at VMI, while also returning a kick-off for seven yards … 2006: Played in eight games on the year … recorded his lone tack-le at Elon, a solo tackle … also saw action against Charles-ton Southern, at Pitt sburgh, at Woff ord, at No. 11 Furman, against Georgia Southern, at No. 1 Appalachian State and against VMI … High School: Named All-Big South 3A/4A Linebacker in 2004 and 2005 ... named to the All-Charlott e Observer team in 2005 ... named to the All-Gaston Gazett e in 2004 and 2005 ... was the team’s defensive MVP in 2004 and 2005 ... awarded the Scholarship, Citizenship and Excellence in Football Award in 2005 ... Wendy’s High School Heisman nominee ... was his team’s captain in 2005 ... team won the North Carolina AAA State Championship in 2003 ... also ran track and played baseball for South Point High ... coached by John Devine ... Personal: Jordon Gilmore ... born May 22, 1988 ... son of James and Bett y Gilmore ... uncle, Jim Stowe, played football at N.C. State ... uncle, Charles Stowe, played football for the Buff alo Bills ... cousin, Chris Stowe, played

fullback for Winston-Salem State University ... majoring in electrical engineering

2008: Saw action in seven games … totaled two tackles against Webber International … totaled four tackles on the season, all solo … 2007: Saw action in seven games … returned one punt for 10 yards and blocked one kick against Webber In-ternational … High School: Graduated from Spring Valley High School in 2007 … lett ered four years in football, one year in track and fi eld and one year in wrestling … earned most valuable linebacker in 2005 and 2006, special teams

2008 Pl d d t t d ll 12 b t f

Jordon

GILMOREBelmont, N.C./South Point

LB 5-11 220 JR

30

Gilmore’s Career StatisticsTACKLES G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR B2007 10 13 6 19 1.5 4 0 0 0 02008 12 43 50 93 2.0 7 4 3 0 0TOTAL 22 56 56 112 3.5 11 4 3 0 0


2008 S ti i t t l d t t kl i t

Jonathan

GLASPIEColumbia, S.C./Spring Valley

LB 5-11 209 JR

57




2009 Bulldog BiosMVP of the Year in 2006, All-Region in 2005 and 2006, cap-tains award in 2006 … weightlift ing 2007 Powerclean Cham-pion and broke the bench press record in 2007 … recorded a total of 140 tackles in 2006 (87 solo and 53 assisted), fi ve tackles for a loss, two sacks, four quarterback hurries, one in-terception, one pass breakup and one blocked kick… in 2007, recorded 101 tackles (60 solo and 41 assisted), two tackles for a loss, two sacks, four interceptions, one pass breakup and blocked kick … Personal: Jonathan Lionel Glaspie … born Jan. 22, 1989 … son of Geneva Rogers … majoring in busi-ness administration.

2008: Redshirted … High School: Graduated from Dor-man High School in 2008 … lett ered in football and track … named All-Area in football … also earned Athlete of the Week honors, received off ense and team honors in Spartan-burg Herald … set all-time rushing record at Dorman … fi nished with 1,446 rushing yards, averaging 6.7 yards per carry, and nine touchdowns … senior season team went 10-3 … in track, team earned 4A state championship in 2007 and 2008 … broke the state record in the 4x1 in 2008 with a time of 41.13 and earned the 4x4 state championship title with a time of 3.19 … Personal: Christian A. Graham … born on Dec. 25, 1989 … son of Rufus and Tena Graham … majoring in sports management.

2009 (track and fi eld): Competed indoor season with The Citadel Track and Field … won Southern Conference title in the long jump with a mark of 24’2.25; only his second com-petition of the season … also earned All-Freshman honors in the 60m dash … outdoor season won SoCon title in long

jump with a mark of 23’ 9.5, earned All-Conference and All-Freshman for the long jump ... 2008: Played in seven games … recorded one rush for 27 yards at No. 3 Florida … re-turned one kickoff return for 21 yards against Elon and one kickoff return for 38 yards at Samford for a season total of two returns for 59 yards … High School: Graduated from Vanguard High School in 2008 … lett ered three years in football and two years in track and basketball … earned all-state honorable mention, fi rst team all-district, named No. 1 receiver in Marion County, track most valuable player … recorded 31 catches for 681 yards and 11 touchdowns during senior season … Personal: Kevin Leonidas Hardy, Jr. … born April 27, 1990 … son of Tiwana James … mom played basket-ball … majoring in business.

2008: Played in 10-of-12 games … best outing was at No. 22 Clemson, recording fi ve solo tackles and one assisted tackle, including one for a loss of six yards, as well as one fumble re-covery … fi nished the season with 17 total tackles, 1.5 tackles for a loss of seven yards and one fumble recovery … High School: Graduated from Hart County High School in 2008 … lett ered in football four years, track and fi eld three years and tennis one year … team captain, named defensive most valuable player, player of the week, all-area and all-region selection, player of the year fi nalist, Anderson Independent All-State selection, earned all-region honors for track … ca-reer stats include 334 tackles, 12 interceptions, 32 sacks and 14 big hits … Personal: Rod Harland … born Nov. 4, 1989 … son of Joe and JoAnn Harland … majoring in health and wellness.

Glaspie’s Career StatisticsTACKLES G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR B2007 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 12008 7 4 0 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 12 4 0 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 1

2009 (t k d fi ld) C t d i d ith Th

Kevin

HARDYOcala, Fla./Vanguard

WR 6-0 184 SO

83

Hardy’s Career StatisticsKICK RETURNS G No Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G 2008 7 2 59 0 38 29.5 8.4 TOTAL 7 2 59 0 38 29.5 8.4

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Rod

HARLANDHartwell, Ga./Hart CountyDB 5-10 203 SO

11

Harland’s Career StatisticsTACKLES G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR B2008 10 9 8 17 1.5 7 0 0 1 0TOTAL 10 9 8 17 1.5 7 0 0 1 0

2008 R d hi t d Hi h S h l G d t d f D

Christian

GRAHAMRoebuck, S.C./Dorman

RB 5-6 165 SO

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2009 BULLDOGS


2009 Bulldog Bios

2008: Played in four games … caught one pass for four yards at Samford … 2007: Redshirted … 2006: Did not see any ac-tion … walked on baseball team … High School: Graduated from Spartanburg High School in 2006 … earned fi ve lett ers in baseball and three in football … named all-region in base-ball and football for 2005 and 2006 … junior season in foot-ball recorded 54 receptions, 933 yards and nine touchdowns … Personal: Richard Scott Harward, Jr. … born Dec. 13, 1987 … son of Rick and Donna Harward … father was a running-back at Newberry … majoring in business administration.

2008: Did not see any action … 2007: Redshirted … High School: A 2007 graduate of St. Petersburg Catholic High School … received three lett ers in football, two lett ers in soc-cer and one lett er in baseball … football team captain … Per-sonal: Noah Thomas Hughes … born Dec. 18, 1988 in Tampa, Fla. … son of Margaret Hughes … his uncle, Matt hew, was a linebacker at Brown … majoring in business.

2008: Missed fi rst fi ve games of the season … returned to fi nish as the eighth leading tackler on the team … recorded best outing at Furman, totaling 10 tackles … fi nished the season with 45 total tackles, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup … 2007: Saw action in nine games ... recorded three solo and one assisted tackles, two for a loss of 12 yards, including a sack for a loss of nine yards against Webber In-ternational … recorded four solo tackles at Western Carolina … totaled 11 solo and seven assisted tackles on the season

… High School: A 2007 graduate of Shaw High School … lett ered in football and track … garnered All-City honors in football and track his junior and senior years … named the team defensive back of the year … team was the state runner-up in 2006 … Personal: Demetrius Jackson … son of Tuwanna Jackson … born March 5, 1989 in Columbus, Ga. … uncle, George, played football at Valdosta State ... majoring in business administration.

2008: Played in four games … caught one pass for four yards

Scott

HARWARDSpartanburg, S.C./Spartanburg

WR 5-10 190 RJR

29


Noah

HUGHESSt. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg Catholic

LB 6-1 210 JR

44

2008 Mi d fi t fi f th t d t

Demetrius

JACKSONColumbus, Ga./Shaw

DB 5-10 190 JR

1 Jackson’s Career StatisticsTACKLES G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR B2007 9 11 7 18 1.5 12 2 0 0 02008 7 22 23 45 0.0 0 1 0 1 0TOTAL 16 33 30 63 1.5 12 3 0 1 0





2009 Bulldog Bios

2008: Started all 12 games … totaled three tackles on the sea-son … 2007: Started in all 11 games as starting long snapper … recorded one solo tackle against Furman … 2006: Red-shirted... High School: Lett ered in football and wrestling, was team captain senior year ... played for Beaufort Head Coach Mark Cliff ord ... Personal: Robert Lee Jarvis … major-ing in sport management.

2008 Southern Conference Sports MediaSecond Team All-Conference

2008: Played and started all 12 games … best outing was at Woff ord, recording 10 total tackles … also recorded six total tackles, including a sack for a loss of 12 yards at Appalachian State … recorded six total tackles, including one for a loss of two yards at No. 3 Florida … fi nished the season with 66 total tackles, 4.0 sacks for a loss of 33 yards, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and fi ve quarterback hurries, leading the team in sacks and second in total tackles … named to the media All-Conference second team … 2007: Started all 11 games … At No. 7 Wisconsin, recorded three solo tack-les, two for a loss of fi ve yards … recorded a total of seven tackles (two solo and fi ve assisted) at Georgia Southern, two for a loss of seven yards … fi nished the season with 20 solo tackles and 16 assisted for a total loss of 27 yards, two quar-terback hurries and two pass breakups … 2006: Played in the last nine games of the season, establishing himself as a reli-able defensive lineman in his freshman season … recorded 12 tackles on the year, six solo and six assisted … notched

one solo tackle in the fi rst collegiate game of his career at Pitt sburgh … recorded two solo tackles at No. 11 Furman … notched two solo and two assisted tackles in The Citadel’s 48-21 win over VMI in “The Military Classic of the South” … was credited with one solo and one assisted tackle at No. 1 Appalachian State … High School: Named All-County both his freshman and senior year ... named First Team All-Region his senior year ... named to the All-State Honorable Mention team his senior year ... was a fi nalist his senior year for the Red Zone Player of the Year ... two-time Player of the Week award recipient ... team was ranked as high as sixth in Alabama ... also ran track ... Personal: Dewitt Jones ... born Feb. 26, 1988 ... son of Miles and Joan Jones ... father, Miles, played fullback for Auburn ... majoring in biology.

2008: Started all 12 games … totaled three tackles on the sea-

Bobby

JARVISBeaufort, S.C./Beaufort

LS 6-2 242 RJR

53

Jarvis’ Career StatisticsTACKLES G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR B2006 1 0 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 11 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 02008 9 1 2 3 0.0 0 0 0 1 0TOTAL 21 2 4 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0

Dewitt

JONESFairhope, Ala./Fairhope

DL 6-3 231 SR

96

Jones’ Career StatisticsTACKLES G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR B2006 9 6 6 12 0.0 0 0 0 0 02007 11 20 16 36 9.0 27 2 0 1 02008 12 33 33 66 7.5 50 0 2 2 0TOTAL 32 59 55 114 16.5 77 2 2 3 0

SACKS G UA A Total Yds 2006 9 0 0 0.0 0 2007 11 1 0 1.0 62008 12 3 2 4.0 33 TOTAL 32 4 2 5.0 39

2009 BULLDOGS


2009 Bulldog Bios

2008: Played in 11 games, starting in eight … totaled four tackles at No. 22 Clemson and three at No. 3 Florida … best outing was against Western Carolina, recording seven to-tal tackles, six solo … fi nished the season as the 10th lead-ing tackler with 37 total tackles, 30 of which were solo and one for a loss of four yards, and three quarterback hurries … 2007: Played in all 11 games, starting in six … recorded his fi rst career interception with a 18-yard touchdown return against Webber International … at No. 7 Wisconsin, record-ed fi ve solo and three assisted tackles … totaled fi ve solo and one assisted tackles against Elon, including one for a loss of three yards … fi nished the season with 23 solo and 12 as-sisted tackles, three interceptions and eight pass breakups … 2006: Saw action in seven games, starting fi ve, credited with a pass breakup at No. 11 Furman … recorded four total tack-les against the Paladins, two solo and two assisted … High School: Named Gwinnett County Player of the Month ... re-ceived the Team First Award ... received the Coach’s Award his senior year ... team won the regional title his junior year ... also ran track ... coached by Larry Sherrill ... Personal: Ryan Jones ... son of Kenneth and Olivia Jones ... father, Kenneth, played baseball at Fort Valley State University ... majoring in business administration.

2008: Started all 12 games as place kicker … was 100 percent on PAT att empts in eight-of-12 games … kicked a season-high six of seven against Webber International … fi nished the sea-son with 36-of-41 successful att empts … kicked season-high 2-of-2 fi eld goals on three occasions, against Webber Interna-tional, Western Carolina and at Furman … kicked a fi eld goal in all but three games (at No. 2 Appalachian State, at No. 10 Woff ord and at No. 3 Florida … totaled 12-of-19 successful fi eld goals with a long of 38 yards for a combined point total of 72 on the season … fi nished second in the conference over-all in fi eld goals and third in conference-only games … 2007:Redshirted … High School: Graduated from Beaufort High School in 2007 … team captain for football and baseball … named All-Area, All-Region, and All-State … was a Wendy’s Heisman Nominee … named Under Armor pre-season All-American for baseball … garnered All-State honors in base-ball … converted 21-of-26 fi eld goal att empts throughout his four years … Personal: Samuel Patrick Keeler … born March 18, 1989 in Virginia Beach, Va. … son of Steve and Kay Keeler … majoring in history.

2008: Played in 11 games, starting in eight … totaled four

Ryan

JONESLawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill

DB 5-10 175 SR

2 Jones’ Career StatisticsTACKLES G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR B2006 1 2 2 4 0.0 0 1 0 0 02007 11 23 12 35 1.5 4 11 0 0 02008 11 30 7 37 1.0 4 3 0 0 0TOTAL 23 55 21 76 2.5 8 15 0 0 0

INTERCEPTIONS G No Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G 2006 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02007 11 3 18 1 18 6.0 1.62008 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0TOTAL 23 3 18 1 18 6.0 0.8

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rcv PR KR IR Total Avg/G2006 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2007 11 0 0 0 0 18 18 1.6 2008 11 0 0 25 18 0 43 3.9 TOTAL 23 0 0 25 18 18 61 2.7

2008: Started all 12 games as place kicker … was 100 percent

Sam

KEELERBeaufort, S.C./Beaufort

K 5-9 185 RSO

41

Keeler’s Career StatisticsSCORING G TD Rush Rcv Ret PAT 2PAT FG Total Avg/G2008 12 0 0 0 0 36 0 12 72 6.0TOTAL 12 0 0 0 0 36 0 12 72 6.0

FIELD GOALS G Made Att Lg Pct 2008 12 12 19 38 63.2 TOTAL 12 12 19 38 63.2




2009 Bulldog Bios

2008: Played in all 12 games … totaled eight tackles on the season … also returned three kickoff returns for 40 yards …2007: Saw action in six games on special teams … Recorded two assisted tackles on the season, both at VMI … 2006: Red-shirted ... earned a 4.0 grade point average in his honors engi-neering classes ... voted scout team player of the year ... High School: Lett ered in football three years at Parkland High School ... also lett ered in lacrosse for three years ... coached in football by Jim Morgans ... Named football team captain and earned MVP award ... All-Conference Linebacker Honorable Mention ... Awarded The Doug Kern Award for Outstand-ing Courage and Dedication for football ... was a member of the 2006 Penn Valley Lacrosse League All-Star Team and PHS team captain ... Earned Penn Valley Lacrosse League 2006 Outstanding Scholar Athlete ... PA Certifi cate of Merit for Outstanding Performance on the SAT ... Parkland Award of Academic Excellence ... National Honor Society Award ... Personal: Ryan Keiper ... born March 25, 1988 ... son of Barry and Joan Keiper ... majoring in civil engineering.

2008: Played in 11 games, starting in two against Webber In-ternational and No. 22 Clemson … recorded two solo tackles at No. 3 Florida … totaled eight tackles for the season, includ-ing 1.5 for a loss of six yards … 2007: Played in three games … recorded fi ve solo and two assisted tackles against Web-ber International, including one sack for a loss of 11 yards

… recorded one solo and one assisted tackle at VMI and one forced fumble … totaled six solo and three assisted tackles, for a loss of 12 yards on the season … High School: A 2007 graduate of Brazos Christian School … lett ered in football, basketball, track and baseball … received All-State accolades … named First Team All-District … received the Defensive MVP award … named First Team All-Brazos Valley Defen-sive Line … Personal: Lincoln Matt hew Kling … born Aug. 26, 1988 in Bryan, Texas … son of Stewart and Irene Kling … majoring in sport management.

2008: Did not play … High School: A 2008 graduate of Ovie-do High School … lett ered two years in football and basket-ball and one year in track … Personal: Brent Litt le … born March 10, 1989 … son of Scott and Emily Litt le … majoring in business administration.

2008: Did not see any action … 2007: Saw action against Web-ber International … 2006: Redshirted ... High School: A 2006 graduate of H.B. Plant High School ... Personal: Anthony Maldonado … majoring in criminal justice.

2008: Played in all 12 games … totaled eight tackles on the

Ryan

KEIPERAllentown, Pa./Parkland

FB 6-0 210 SR

38

Keiper’s Career StatisticsTACKLES G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR B2007 2 0 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 02008 12 4 4 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 14 4 6 10 0.0 0 0 0 0 0

KICK RETURNS G No Yds Td Lg Avg/R Avg/G 2007 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02008 12 3 40 0 19 13.3 3.3TOTAL 14 3 40 0 19 13.3 2.9

2008 Pl d i 11 t ti i t i t W bb I

Lincoln

KLINGBryan, Texas/Brazos Christian

OL 6-6 290 JR

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Kling’s Career StatisticsTACKLES G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR B2007 3 6 3 9 2.0 12 0 1 0 02008 11 4 4 8 1.5 6 0 0 0 0TOTAL 14 10 7 17 3.5 18 0 1 0 0


2008 Did t l Hi h S h l A 2008 d t f O i

Brent

LITTLEOviedo, Fla./Oviedo

OL 6-1 202 SO

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2008 Did t ti 2007 S ti i t W b

Anthony

MALDONADOTampa, Fla./H.B. Plant

RB 5-8 193 SR

43

2009 BULLDOGS


2009 Bulldog Bios

2008: Redshirted … High School: Graduated from North Marion High School in 2008 … lett ered in football, basket-ball and track for four years ... recorded fi ve interceptions and 60 tackles during senior season ... high school team went 12-2 Personal: Kevin Manning, Jr. ... Grandson of Sarah K. Thomas … born Jan. 29, 1989 … major is undecided.

2008: Did not see any action … High School: Graduated from Briarwood Christian School in 2008 … earned four let-ters in football and baseball … earned special teams award and coaches award, member of team that went 14-1 in 2007 … recorded 99 tackles, 12.5 sacks, two blocked punts, two caused fumbles, four recoveries and one touchdown on of-fense and defense … Personal: Jacob Scott Moorer … born Nov. 9, 1990 … son of Scott and Leslie Moorer … majoring in education.

2008: Played in one game against Webber International … recorded one tackle … 2007: Saw action in four games … recorded one pass breakup against Webber International … 2006: Redshirted ... High School: Named All-State Third Team his senior year ... named to the FACA District Seven All-Star Team ... recorded the highest GPA on his team and received the Scholar-Athlete Award for his eff orts ... named All-Area Honorable Mention his junior year ... awarded the Leader of the Pack honor for the best all around male in his class in both his sophomore and junior years ... coached by Alex Castaneda ... lett ered in football and track all four years

... Personal: Biron Nabritt ... born May 6, 1988 ... son of Eu-gene and Joann Nabritt … majoring in business administra-tion.

2008: Did not play … High School: A 2008 graduate of Wilson Hall … lett ered three years in football and baseball and fi ve years in track … earned All-State, All-Conference and All-Area honors during senior season … earned Blood and Guts Award and was a three-time Player of the Week … threw for 1,200 yards and 16 touchdowns, while rushing for 850 yards and 12 touchdowns … earned All-Conference and Player of the Week honors during junior season … total high school career threw for 2,000 yards and 26 touchdowns and rushed for 1,300 yards and 24 touchdowns … football team had an overall record of 28-8 and were three-time state semifi nalists for three seasons as a member and 11-1 during senior season … member of three-time state champion track and fi eld team … member of Palmett o Boys State, Key Club and was a Baron Ambassador … Personal: William Ansel Owens … born Nov. 18, 1989 … son of Michael and Laura Evans … cousin Davey Bradford was a linebacker for Wof-ford and great-uncle Bobby Richardson is a former second baseman for the New York Yankees … majoring in health, exercise and sports science.

2008: Played in all 12 games … best performance came at Sam-ford with three kickoff s for 187 yards and an average of 62.3 yards a kick … recorded a season-high nine kickoff s against Webber International totaling 529 yards and one touchback … fi nished the season with 59 kickoff s for 3,213 yards, three touchbacks and two out-of-bounds for an average of 54.5 a kick … 2007: Redshirted … High School: A 2007 graduate of Franklin County High School ... lett ered in football for three years and track for one year ... named All-Region Spe-cialty Player of the Year ... garnered All-Area honors for his punting ... converted 7-of-12 fi eld goal att empts including a

2008: Redshirted … High School: Graduated from North

Kevin

MANNINGFlemington, Fla./North Marion

DB 5-11 175 RFR

16

2008 Did t ti Hi h S h l G d t d

Jake

MOORERBirmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian DL 6-3 225 RFR

94

2008 Pl d i i t W bb I t ti l

Biron

NABRITTOcala, Fla./West Port

DB 6-0 175 RJR

10

2008 Did t l Hi h S h l A 2008 d t f

William

OWENSSumter, S.C./Wilson HallWR 6-0 185 SO

12

2008 Pl d i ll 12 b t f t S

Jordan

PANTERWinchester, Tenn./Franklin County

K 5-11 185 RSO

48




2009 Bulldog Biosseason-long 47 yard kick his senior year ... also involved in Beta Club and National Honor Society … Personal: Jordan Lee Panter ... born May 1, 1989 in Winchester, Tenn. ... son of Mike and Nancy Panter ... majoring in civil engineering.

2008: Played in seven games, starting three … missed the last four games of the season … recorded one tackle at No. 22 Clemson … 2007: Played in seven games, starting in two … 2006: Redshirted ... High School: Was a four-year starter at tackle ... named Second Team All-Region 4-AA in 2005 ... 2004 Second Team All-Region 4-AA honoree ... was Honor-arable Mention for All-Region 4-AA in 2003 ... member of the AA State runner-up basketball team in 2005 ... Personal: Timothy Parks ... born Dec. 16, 1987 in Griffi n, Ga. ... son of Thornton and Dorothy Parks ... majoring in sport manage-ment.

2008: Saw action in nine games, starting six … 2007: Played in nine games … High School: Graduated from Silver Bluff High School in 2007 … received three lett ers in football, one in track … team won the 2006 regional championship … named AA All-State … played in the Shrine Bowl … coached by Al Lown … Personal: Cory Kendall Pope … born Oct. 21, 1989 in Augusta, Ga. … son of George and Teresa Pope … majoring in education.

2008: Redshirted … High School: Graduated from Ryan High School in 2008 … lett ered three years in football and two in baseball … earned second team all-district honors, member of football team that made eight consecutive playoff appearances … member of PALS (peer assistance leaderships services) and Rotary Interact … Personal: Graham Thomas Reeder … born Oct. 9, 1989 … son of Dewayne and Dawn Reeder … father played football for the University of North Texas (1983-86) … majoring in business administration.

Panter’s Career StatisticsKICKOFFS G No. Yds Avg 2008 12 59 3213 54.5 TOTAL 12 59 3213 54.5

2008 Pl d i t ti th i d th

Tim

PARKSGreenville, Ga./Greenville

OL 6-5 295 RJR

50

2008 S ti i i t ti i 2007 Pl d

Cory

POPEAiken, S.C./Silver Bluff

OL 6-2 292 JR

76 2008 Red hi ted Hi h S hool G aduated f o Rya

Graham

REEDERDenton, Texas/Ryan

OL 6-2 237 RFR

72

2009 BULLDOGS


2009 Bulldog Bios

2008 Southern Conference CoachesFirst Team Selection

2008 Southern Conference Sports Media AssociationSecond Team Selection

2008: Played in all 12 games, starting in 11 … did not start against No. 22 Clemson due to injury … best performance came against Georgia Southern, totaling nine tackles, in-cluding two for a loss of seven yards, one forced fumble and one quarterback hurry … fi nished the season with 49 total tackles, 25 solo and 24 assisted, 8.5 for a loss of 20 yards, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, two quarterback hurries and one pass breakup … fi nished the season as the sixth leading tackler on the team … named to coaches All-Conference fi rst team and the media All-Conference second team … 2007: Started all 11 games … totaled one solo and three assisted tackles against both Charleston Southern and Webber International, recording a pass breakup in both com-petitions … recorded one solo and four assisted tackles at No. 7 Wisconsin … totaled two solo tackles against No. 8 Woff ord, one for a loss of one yard … against Furman, to-taled one solo and three assisted tackles, while rushing the quarterback on two occasions … played both off ense and defense against No. 9 Appalachian State for homecoming … recorded four solo and six assisted tackles for a season-high of 10 tackles, two for a loss of eight yards including a sack … also rushed the ball twice against the Mountaineers for two yards and his fi rst collegiate touchdown … recorded fi rst collegiate interception at VMI, returning it for two yards … totaled 14 solo and 27 assisted tackles for a total loss of 21 yards, two sacks (one solo and one assisted) for 12 yards, one interception, four quarterback hurries, and two pass break-ups … 2006: True freshman who saw action in all 11 games, starting in fi ve … recorded 31 total tackles (15 solo, 16 as-sisted) on the year, including 6.5 tackles for a total loss of 22 yards … recorded 1.5 sacks for a total of 11 yards … credited with two QB hurries and two pass breakups on the year … one of his two assisted tackles against Charleston Southern came for a loss … was credited with a QB hurry against CSU … recorded one solo tackle and one assisted tackle for a loss of one yard at Pitt sburgh, and credited with a pass breakup … his lone tackle at Woff ord fell for a loss of two yards … recorded a season-high seven tackles at No. 11 Furman (six

solo, one assisted) with three tackles for a loss of eight yards … notched fi ve total tackles against Georgia Southern (two solo, three assisted) … one of his three assisted tackles at No. 1 Appalachian State came for a loss … at Elon, recorded four tackles (two solo, two assisted) with one solo and one as-sisted tackle both being sacks for a total loss of 11 yards, the fi rst sacks of his career … High School: Played in the North-South All-Star Football game his senior year ... three-time Player of the Week honoree ... named All-Region in 2003 and 2004 ... received the Timothy Hutt o Memorial Award for the football player with the highest GPA ... named Most Valu-able Defensive Player in 2004 and 2005 ... was a Wendy’s High School Heisman Nominee ... also lett ered in basketball ... coached by John Jones ... Personal: Terrence Reese ... born Nov. 11, 1987 ... son of Troy and Brenda Reese ... majoring in sport management.

Terrence

REESENorth, S.C./North

DL 6-0 286 SR

99

Reese’s Career StatisticsTACKLES G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR B2006 11 15 16 31 6.5 22 2 0 0 02007 11 14 27 41 7.0 21 3 0 0 02008 12 25 24 49 8.5 20 1 2 1 0TOTAL 34 54 67 121 22.0 63 6 2 1 0

SACKS G UA A Total Yds 2006 11 1 1 1.5 11 2007 11 1 1 1.5 122008 12 1 1 1.5 6 TOTAL 34 3 3 4.5 29




2009 Bulldog Bios

2008: Redshirted … High School: A 2008 graduate of A.C. Flora High School … lett ered four years in football and base-ball … earned All-Area and All-Region honors both junior and senior seasons … earned Captains Award … selected to SCHSSR Senior Prospects Top 100 selection and Varsity.com Top 100 … member of state championship baseball team, which was ranked 14th in the country … coached in football by Robin Bacon and Andy Hallett in baseball … Personal: Aaron Adger Rice, III … born Sept. 22, 1989 … son of Adger and Harriet Rice … majoring in business administration.

2008: Did not see any action … High School: Graduated from Walkersville High School in 2008 … lett ered in football two years and indoor track for one year … led team in catches, yards and touchdowns during junior and senior seasons … was a honor roll student and earned Academic Excellence honors all four years … Personal: Patrick Huntley Riley … born on Jan. 8, 1990 … son of Michael Riley and Mary Fran-ces Riley … father played football at The Citadel, was a wide receiver and punt returner, graduated in 1977 … majoring in chemistry.

2009 Preseason All-American2008 First Team All-American, AFCA

2008 Second Team All-American, Associated Press2008 National Punt Return Champion

2008 Walter Payton Award Finalist2008 Southern Conference Coaches First Team Selection WR2008 Southern Conference Coaches First Team Selection RS2008 Southern Conference Coaches First Team Selection WR2008 Southern Conference Coaches First Team Selection RS

2008 & 2009 Team Captain

2008: Started in all 12 games … totaled three games with 10 or more catches … claimed the school record for catches in a single-game with 14 against No. 10 Woff ord for 190 yards and three touchdowns, best outing of the season … made history as one of two receivers to catch over 100 yards in the same game for the fi rst time since 1983 and only the second time in school history with nine catches for 165 yards against Geor-gia Southern … third-best performance at No. 22 Clemson, recording nine catches for 153 yards and one touchdown … season-long reception was a 78-yard touchdown pass from Bart Blanchard in the season-opener against Webber Inter-national … totaled seven 100-plus yard performances on the season … broke the school record for catches in a season with 95, catches in a career with 208, most receiving yards in a sea-son with 1,334, most receiving yards in a career with 2,951, punt return yards in a season with 461, punt return yards in a career with 943 … dating back to the 2007 season, scored a touchdown in 17 consecutive games, ending at No. 3 Flori-da, the last game of the season … scored the game-winning touchdown in a 43-yard punt return against Chatt anooga … scored fi rst career rushing touchdown against Georgia South-ern … returned punts in all but two games during the season … fi nished the season with 95 catches for 1,334 yards and 14 touchdowns, 24 carries for 94 yards and one touchdown, and 24 punt returns for 461 yards and four touchdowns, for an all-purpose season total of 1,908 yards and 108 points … also recorded three solo tackles … led the Southern Conference in punt returns, receiving yards, receiving yards per game, receptions, receptions per game and all-purpose yards, and was second in scoring and scoring touchdowns … nation-ally, fi nished the season ranked fi rst in punt returns, second in receptions per game and total receiving yards, fourth in receiving yards per game, 11th in scoring and 14th in all-

2008: Redshirted … High School: A 2008 graduate of A.C.

Adger

RICEColumbia, S.C./A.C. Flora

TE 6-2 218 RFR

90

2008 Did t ti Hi h S h l G d t d f

Patrick

RILEYWalkersville, Md./Walkerville

WR 6-2 189 SO

45

2009 Preseason All-American

Andre

ROBERTSColumbia, S.C./Spring Valley

WR 5-11 185 SR

5

2009 BULLDOGS


2009 Bulldog Biospurpose running … named media and coaches fi rst team All-Conference for wide receiver and punt return specialist … earned fi rst team All-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association and The Sports Network and second team All-America honors from the Associated Press … fi nalist for the Walter Payton Award … 2007: Started in all 11 games … recorded six 100-plus yard performances on the season … opened the season with 108 yards in nine catch-es against Charleston Southern … totaled 86 yards in only three catches, all touchdowns, against Webber International … returned three punts for 85 yards, totaling 171 all-purpose yards against the Warriors … at No. 7 Wisconsin, caught fi ve passes for 54 yards, rushed once for two yards and returned one punt for 19 yards … against No. 8 Woff ord, caught 12 passes for 123 yards and returned four punts for 22 yards … in overtime win against Furman, recorded nine receptions for 122 yards a long of 62, returned two punts for 41 yards … at Western Carolina, recorded third consecutive 100-plus receiving performance with 114 yards in nine receptions … against No. 9 Appalachian State, recorded nine catches for 95 yards and one touchdown … versus Elon, recorded a career-high 180 yards (the most receiving yards of any Bulldogs since 1977) in eight catches, with a long of 68 yards … also rushed once for two yards against the Phoenix … ended the season at VMI with 128 yards in seven catches … recorded a touchdown in eight-of-11 games for a total of 10 on the season … fi nished the season with 1,060 receiving yards in 78 catches and a long of 68 … in 27 punt returns, totaled 289 yards, a long of 51 and a total all-purpose yardage of 1,350 on the season … earned third team All-America honors by the Associated Press and The Sports Network … broke the school’s record for the most catches in a season with 78 … 2006: True freshman that played in all 11 games, starting two … caught 35 passes for 557 yards and fi ve touchdowns … brought in three passes for a total of 46 yards and one touch-down against Charleston Southern, including a 36 yard re-ception … also against CSU, ran the ball twice for 21 yards … caught four passes against Chatt anooga for 99 yards and a touchdown, including a 62-yard reception … brought in four passes for 30 yards at Woff ord, including one touchdown … recorded a season-high 133 yards receiving at No. 11 Fur-man in nine catches, including a game-high 43 yard recep-tion … ran the ball once for a gain of 33 yards and caught one pass for a fi ve yard gain against Georgia Southern … caught two passes at No. 1 Appalachian State for a total of 65 yards with a 59 yard reception for a touchdown … brought in four passes against VMI for 32 yards in “The Military Classic of the South” … caught four passes for 123 yards and a sea-son-long 80 yard reception for a touchdown in The Citadel’s dominating 44-7 victory at Elon … High School: Named the MVP of the North-South All-Star game in 2005 ... was named to the All-Area and All-Region team in 2005 ... team was a

state semi-fi nalist and region champ in 2005 ... coached by Jimmy Noonan, a former Citadel football player ... was also an All-State track runner as his track team won the 2003 state championship and were the 2005 state runners-up ... Per-sonal: Andre Roberts ... born Jan. 9, 1988 ... son of Stephen and Dorothy Roberts ... also runs on The Citadel track and fi eld team ... 2007 All-Southern Conference honoree in track and fi eld ... earned All-SoCon honor aft er running the anchor leg of the 4x100m relay team that placed third at the SoCon Outdoor Championships ... ran the anchor leg of the 4x100m relay team that won a Penn Relays title in 2007, the school’s fi ft h-consecutive title at the Penn Relays ... majoring in ac-counting.

Roberts’ Career StatisticsRECEIVING G Rec Yds Td Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2006 11 35 557 5 80 3.2 15.9 50.6 2007 11 78 1060 10 68 7.1 13.6 96.4 2008 12 95 1334 14 78 7.9 14.0 111.2 TOTAL 34 208 2951 29 80 6.1 14.2 86.8

TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Total Avg/G 2006 11 43 0 43 3.9 2007 11 1 0 1 0.1 2008 12 94 15 109 9.1 TOTAL 34 138 15 153 4.5

PUNT RETURNS G No Yds Td Lg Avg/R Avg/G 2006 11 18 193 0 39 10.7 17.5 2007 11 27 289 0 51 10.7 26.3 2008 12 24 461 3 64 19.2 38.4 TOTAL 34 69 943 3 64 13.7 27.7

SCORING G Td Rush Rcv Ret Total Avg/G 2006 11 5 0 5 0 30 2.7 2007 11 10 0 10 0 60 5.5 2008 12 18 1 14 3 108 9.0 TOTAL 34 33 1 29 3 198 5.8

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rcv PR KR IR Total Avg/G2006 11 43 557 193 0 0 793 72.1 2007 11 1 1060 289 0 0 1350 122.7 2008 12 94 1334 461 19 0 1908 159.0 TOTAL 32 138 2951 943 19 0 4051 119.1




2009 Bulldog Bios

2008: Did not see any action … 2007: Redshirted … named Scout Team Off ensive Player of the Year … High School: A 2007 graduate of Savannah Country Day School … lett ered in football all four years … named All-Greater Savannah and All-Region … recorded 31 catches, 600 yards, seven touch-downs, two interceptions and 14 pass breakups in senior year … sophomore and junior year teams made the fi nal eight in the playoff s … set school record in the 400-meter dash … Personal: Christian Bucanon Robertson … born Nov. 20, 1988 in Houston, Texas … son of Bud and Dee Robertson … majoring in business administration.

2008: Redshirted … High School: Graduated from South Brunswick High School in 2008 … lett ered three years in football … all-state and all-conference selection at tight end and all-area as defensive end, named special teams player of the year … recorded fi ve touchdown receptions in 2007 … Personal: James Robey … born Aug. 28, 1989 … son of Terri and David Robey … majoring in criminal justice.

2008: Redshirted … High School: A 2008 graduate of York Comprehensive High School … lett ered in football, track and wrestling … member of FCA and FBIA … Personal: David Rogers … born Oct. 4, 1989 … son of Alan and Sharon Rogers … father played football at Presbyterian College … majoring in electrical engineering.

2008: Played in 11-of-12 games … blocked a punt against the Phoenix … recovered blocked punt and returned it for 23 yards against Georgia Southern … 2007: Redshirted … High School: Graduated from Alpharett a High School in 2007 ... lett ered in football and track ... a four-time off ensive player of the week ... caught seven touchdown passes and averaged 14.6 yards per reception ... Personal: Travis Ruff ... son of Seth and Eugenia Ruff ... born March 23, 1989 in Mineola, N.Y. ... majoring in business administration.

2008: Did not see any action … 2007: Redshirted … High School: Graduated from West Ashley High School in 2006 … lett ered in football and track … Personal: Milford Scott … born May 21, 1988 … son of Anthony and Denise Scott … majoring in civil engineering.

2008: Played in 11 games, starting at Furman … recorded one catch for nine yards and a touchdown at No. 2 Appa-lachian State … recorded one catch for 11 yards against the Paladins and one catch for three yards and a touchdown against Georgia Southern … totaled three receptions for 23 yards and three touchdowns on the season … 2007: Played in all 11 games … Caught two passes for 23 yards and a long of 15 against Furman … made one catch for seven yards against Elon … 2006: Redshirted… High School: Named to the 2005 All-State team by the High School Sports Report ... played in the 2005 North-South All-Star game ... named the 2005 Player-of-the-Year by the High School Sports Report ... 2005

2008: Did not see any action … 2007: Redshirted … named

Christian

ROBERTSONSavannah, Ga./Savannah Country Day

WR 5-8 155 RSO

22

2008 R d hi t d Hi h S h l G d t d f S th

James

ROBEYLeland, N.C./South Brunswick

TE 6-3 232 RFR

80

2008 R d hi t d Hi h S h l A 2008 d t f Y k

David

ROGERSYork, S.C./York Comprehensive

OL 6-6 288 RFR

54

2008: Played in 11-of-12 games … blocked a punt against the

Travis

RUFFAlpharett a, Ga./Alpharett aWR 6-3 203 RSO

81


Milford

SCOTTCharleston, S.C./West Ashley

DE 6-3 235 RSO

82

2008 Pl d i 11 t ti t F d d

Alex

SELLARSGreenwood, S.C./Greenwood

TE 6-5 245 RJR

86

2009 BULLDOGS


2009 Bulldog BiosAll-Region honoree ... named to the South Carolina top-50 football players watch list ... coached by Shell Dula ... also lett ered in soccer and track ... Personal: Alex Sellars ... born Jan. 28, 1988 ... son of Rick and Elaine Sellars ... majoring in business administration.

2008: Did not play … 2007: Did not play … High School: A 2007 graduate of Bishop England High School … lett ered in football, basketball and soccer … three-time All-State selec-tion … ranks third all-time in goal scorer in soccer …mem-ber of three-time state championship team and back-to-back state championship club soccer team … member of the Key Club … Personal: William Ryan Sellers … born March 31, 1989 … son of Carl and Margaret Sellers … majoring in busi-ness administration.

2008: Redshirted … High School: Graduated from North Marion High School in 2008 … lett ered in football, basketball and weightlift ing … earned D-Lineman All-Area honors, third team All-State honors and holds the Marion County single-season/career sack record … during senior season re-corded 125 tackles, 16 sacks, 22 tackles for loss, forced three fumbles and recovered one fumble … Personal: Demar-rio Henry Lee Sims … born May 3, 1990 … son of Wanda Thompson and Henry Sims… majoring in criminal justice.

2008: Played in 10-of-12 games … recorded three total tack-les, including 1.0 for a loss of two yards against Webber In-ternational … totaled 11 tackles on the season, four solo and seven assisted, and one pass breakup … High School: Grad-uated from Carver High School in 2008 … lett ered in football and track and fi eld four years … earned freshman of the year and coach’s award … a member of the 2007 Georgia 3A state championship football team … Personal: DeAndre Marquise Smith … born Dec. 19, 1989 … son of James Jackson and Ro-salind Smith … majoring in business administration.

2008 Southern Conference Coaches All-Freshman Selection

2008: Played in 11 games, starting in seven … recorded a season-high fi ve tackles on three occasions, including fi ve solo tackles at No. 3 Florida, and four solo and one assisted at Samford … fi nished the season 11th on the team in tackles with 36 total tackles, 21 solo and 15 assisted, including 1.0 for a loss of two yards and four pass breakups … named to the Southern Conference Inaugural All-Freshman Team … High School: Graduated from North Marion High School in 2008 … lett ered three years in basketball and football ... earned fi rst team All-Area and third team All-State in football and two years second team All-Area in basketball ...junior sea-son in football made 29 catches for 465 yards and fi ve touch-downs, senior year recorded 60 tackles and fi ve interceptions ... member of team that went 12-2 during senior season ... Personal: Demontrelle Smith … born Nov. 8, 1989 … son of Diedre Smith and Richard White … major is pre-med.

Sellars’ Career StatisticsRECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2007 11 3 30 0 15 0.3 10.0 2.72008 11 3 23 3 11 0.3 7.7 2.1 TOTAL 22 6 53 3 15 0.3 8.8 2.4

2008 Did t l 2007 Did t l Hi h S h l A

Ryan

SELLERSMount Pleasant, S.C./Bishop England

K 6-1 187 JR

6

2008 R d hi t d Hi h S h l G d t d f N th

Demarrio

SIMSReddick, Fla./Fairhope

DL 6-2 258 RFR

97

2008: Played in 10-of-12 games … recorded three total tack-

DeAndre

SMITHColumbus, Ga./Carver

LB 5-9 185 SO

24

Smith’s Career StatisticsTACKLES G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR B2008 10 4 7 11 1.0 2 1 0 0 0TOTAL 10 4 7 11 1.0 2 1 0 0 0

Demontrelle

SMITHReddick, Fla./North Marion

DB 6-1 203 SO

3




2009 Bulldog Bios

2008: Redshirted … High School: Graduated from Mundy’s Mill High School in 2008 … lett ered in football and baseball … named team captain senior season, earned fi rst team all-region honors senior season and all-county and all-region in baseball during junior season, played in Georgia North-South All-Star game, member of baseball team that earned back-to-back regional championships … recorded 1,100 yards and 13 touchdowns passing and 700 yards and seven touchdowns rushing during senior season … Personal: Miguel Domin-ique Starks … born July 31, 1990 … son of Michael and Sha-ron Starks … cousin Rico Clark played for the Indianapolis Colts and cousin Reggie Johnson played for the San Antonio Spurs … majoring in sports marketing.

2008: Played in three games, Webber International, at No. 22 Clemson and against Georgia Southern … recorded two catches for 30 yards and a touchdown against Webber In-ternational … recorded one solo tackle at Clemson … 2007: Saw action in four games on special teams … High School: Graduated from Dorman High School in 2007 … lett ered one year in football … senior season made 10 catches for 682 yards and one touchdown … Personal: Tyler Michael Starnes … born March 18, 1989 … son of Mike and Annett e Starnes … father was a four-year lett erman at Gardner Webb and coached nine years at Woff ord with Mike Ayers … ma-joring in physical education.

2008: Redshirted … High School: Graduated from Irmo High School in 2008 … lett ered three years in football and four years in baseball … earned all-region, all-area honors and the 2007 coach’s award recognition … recorded 11 recep-tions for 241 yards and fi ve touchdowns senior season … a member of the 2006 South Carolina state champion runner-up team … Personal: Neal Strange … born July 21, 1990 … son of Freddie and Karen Strange … majoring in pre-law.

2008: Started all 12 games, six at guard and six at tackle … 2007: Played in four games … 2006: Saw action in two games, at Pitt sburgh and against VMI … 2005: Redshirted ... High School: A 2005 graduate of Asheboro High School ... named a 2003, 2004 All-Conference selection ... 2003, 2004 All-Coun-ty selection ... East-West game selection … played for coach Don Murry ... Personal: Thomas Arthur Suggs ... son of Jim and Tammy Suggs ... born Sept. 1, 1987 ... majoring in electri-cal engineering.

2008: Did not see action due to injury … 2007: Saw action in 10 games … blocked two kicks in collegiate debut against Webber International … also returned two punts for 20 yards against the Warriors and recorded three solo tackles, earning freshman of the week for the Southern Conference … blocked another punt at Chatt anooga … also returned a punt for 16 yards and recorded two solo tackles against the Mocs … completed the season with eight solo tackles, three assisted tackles, one pass breakup and three blocked punts

2008: Redshirted … High School: Graduated from Mundy’s

Miguel

STARKSAtlanta, Ga./Mundy’s Hill

QB 6-2 219 RFR

17

2008 Pl d i th W bb I t ti l t N

Tyler

STARNESSpartanburg, S.C./Dorman

WR 5-10 181 JR

18

Starnes’ Career StatisticsRECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2008 3 2 30 1 20 0.7 15.0 10.0 TOTAL 3 2 30 1 20 0.7 15.0 10.0

2008: Redshirted … High School: Graduated from Irmo

Neal

STRANGEColumbia, S.C./Irmo

OL 6-6 293 RFR

73

2008 St t d ll 12 i t d d i t t kl

Thomas

SUGGSSophia, N.C./Asheboro

OL 6-4 284 RSR

65

2008 Did t ti d t i j 2007 S ti i

John

SYNOVECColumbia, S.C./RidgeviewDB 6-0 203 JR

9

Smith’s Career StatisticsTACKLES G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR B2008 11 21 15 36 1.0 2 5 0 0 0TOTAL 11 21 15 36 1.0 2 5 0 0 0

2009 BULLDOGS


2009 Bulldog Bios… High School: Graduated from Ridgeview High School in 2007 … lett ered three years in football … earned second team all-state honors, named player of the week twice, led team in tackles senior year, earned defensive captain award, named defensive player of the year junior and senior seasons … senior season recorded 140 tackles, seven sacks, 11 tackles for a loss, fi ve forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, two re-ceptions for 30 yards and one touchdown … Personal: John David Synovec … born Jan. 23, 1989 … son of Tom and Ellen Synovec … majoring in biology.

2008: Saw action in two games against Webber International and Western Carolina … 2007: Redshirted … High School: A 2007 graduate of Jack Britt High School … only att ended Jack Britt H.S. his senior year, transferring form Moanalua High School in Hawaii aft er his father was transferred … named 2006 Mid-Southeastern All-Conference … named 2006 Best Off ensive Lineman … received 2005 OIA White Division All-Conference (Hawaii) honors … named 2005 Oceanic Time Warner Cable Team Player (Hawaii) … also lett ered in bas-ketball and baseball … Personal: Christopher Tyler Thornton … born Aug. 24, 1989 in Ft. Hood, Texas … son of Jason and Christine Thornton … father, Jason, is in the United States Army … majoring in health and wellness.

2008: Did not play … High School: A 2008 graduate of North-view High School … lett ered in football, track and wrestling … awarded Promethian Award for leading the school in ath-letics, academics and leadership … Personal: Dugan Jay T. Turnbow … born Dec. 29, 1989 … son of Dugan and Angela

Turnbow … father was an athlete at McMurray … majoring in psychology.

2008: Played in fi ve games, starting in one at Samford … recorded two 100-plus yard performances … completed 11-of-21 passes for 104 yards and a touchdown at Samford … came in for an injured Bart Blanchard at No. 3 Florida to con-nect on 15-of-30 passes for 169 yards and one touchdown against the Gators, also caught one pass for 29 yards and a touchdown on a trick play … fi nished the season with 36-of-61 complete passes for 386 yards and fi ve touchdowns, and 25 carries for 68 yards … averaged 29.0 yards a catch with a pass effi ciency of 126.10 … 2007: Saw action in four games … rushed twice for eight yards against Webber Inter-national … rushed three times for eight yards and his fi rst collegiate touchdown at VMI … 2006: Redshirted ... High School: Named pre-season All-American by Tom Lemming ... was an Army All-American Bowl nominee ... named hon-orable mention to the North Suburban All-Conference Team ... was captain of his team ... named Big 12 All-Conference his junior year ... named Central Illinois All-Area in junior year ... named the team’s off ensive MVP his junior year ... Personal: Cameron Turner ... born July 29, 1987 ... son of Ron and Wendy Turner ... comes from a strong family of foot-ball players and coaches, including father who is the former head coach at Illinois and current Off ensive Coordinator for the Chicago Bears and uncle, Norv Turner, who is the head coach of the San Diego Chargers ... also uncle, Scott Weber, played at Southern Cal, while cousin, Scott Turner, played at UNLV, cousin, Dan O’Dell, played football for San Jose State … majoring in business administration.

Synovec’s Career StatisticsTACKLES G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR B2007 10 8 3 11 0.0 0 1 0 0 3TOTAL 10 8 3 11 0.0 0 1 0 0 3

2008 S ti i t i t W bb I t ti l

Tyler

THORNTONFayett eville, N.C./Jack Britt

TE 6-3 244 RSO

75

2008 Did t l Hi h S h l A2008 d t f N th

Dugan

TURNBOWAlpharett a, Ga./Northview

OL 6-2 229 SO

59

2008 Pl d i fi t ti i t S f d

Cam

TURNERLibertyville, Ill./Libertyville

QB 5-11 178 RJR

6

Turner’s Career StatisticsRUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G2007 4 5 16 1 7 3.2 4.02008 5 25 68 0 21 2.7 13.6 TOTAL 9 30 84 1 21 2.8 9.3

PASSING G Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Pct Avg/P Avg/G Effi c2007 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.02008 5 61 32 2 386 5 50 52.5 6.3 77.2 126.1TOTAL 9 61 32 2 386 5 50 52.5 6.3 42.9 126.1

TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Total Avg/G2007 4 16 0 16 4.02008 5 68 386 454 90.8TOTAL 9 84 386 470 52.2




2009 Bulldog Bios

2008: Saw action in four games, Georgia Southern, at No. 10 Woff ord, Chatt anooga and at No. 3 Florida … totaled one solo tackle against the Gators … 2007: Redshirted … High School: A 2007 graduate of Wando High School … lett ered in football and track … named a Top 100 football prospect in high school … recorded six sacks and forced eight fum-bles his senior year, along with 113 tackles and 1,083 rush-ing yards … nationally ranked in track events (discus – 14th; shot put – 23rd) his senior year, winning the state title in both events … received All-State and All-Region accolades in track and fi eld … Personal: Quintin Jenaro Turner … born Aug. 20, 1989 in Charleston … son of Craig Turner, Sr. and Sonja Clark … also a member of The Citadel track and fi eld team … majoring in health and wellness.

2008: Did not see any action … High School: Graduated from A.C. Reynolds High School in 2008 … lett ered in foot-ball and baseball two years … earned NW 4A all-conference in football and baseball … football and baseball team captain … selected to play in the 2007 North Carolina Baseball Sum-mer Games … passed for 1,145 yards and six touchdowns, rushed for 755 yards and 11 touchdowns, punted for an av-erage of 38.5 yards during senior season … Personal: Alex-ander James Wall … born Aug. 7, 1990 … son of James and Suzanne all … father was a four-year lett erman at Lenoir-Rhyne ... majoring in biology, pre-med.

2008: Redshirted … High School: Graduated from North-wood Academy in 2008 … lett ered four years in football and three years in basketball and baseball … earned All-Region and All State honors in football … earned state runner-up title in 2006 … member of 2007 South Carolina Oasis Shrine Bowl Game … Personal: Raymond Watkins … born on Dec. 4, 1989 … son of Barry Watkins and Beth Watkins ... majoring in health, exercise and sport science.

2008: Saw action in four games, Georgia Southern, at No. 10

Quintin

TURNERMount Pleasant, S.C./Wando

DL 6-0 275 RSO

69

2008 Did t ti Hi h S h l G d t d

Alexander

WALLAsheville, N.C./AC Reynolds

P 6-2 195 SO

18

2008: Redshirted … High School: Graduated from North-

Raymond

WATKINSN. Charleston, S.C./Northwood Academy

OL 6-6 278 RFR

58


2009 BULLDOGS

Name POS HT WT Hometown (Previous School)Greg Adams ........................... W ................... R5-9 ...................161 .........................................Ridgeview/Gadsden, S.C.Bay Amrhein ..........................LB ....................6-2 ....................230 ....................Bishop England/Mount Pleasant, S.C.Kyle Anderson ...................... DT ....................6-4 ....................275 ................ Western Kentucky/Bloomington, Minn.Devin Bice ..............................TE ....................6-3 ....................245 ...................................Holmes County/Bonifay, Fla.Cullen Brown .........................TE ....................6-4 ....................222 ............................... Cocoa Beach/Cocoa Beach, Fla.Keith Carter II ...................... DT ....................6-0 ....................272 .....................N. Florida Christian/Tallahassee, Fla.Derek Douglas ...................... DE ....................6-1 ....................241 .............................................. Sachse/Garland, TexasJames Eye ................................FB ...................5-11 ...................230 ......................................Huntsville/Huntsville, Ala.Robert Finke ..........................OL ....................6-5 ....................291 ........................................Carrollton/Carrollton, Ga.Brian Hill ............................... QB ...................5-10 ...................175 .......................................................... Irmo/Irmo, S.C.Sadath Jean-Pierre .................CB ...................5-10 ...................162 .....................................Immokalee/Immokalee, Fla.Domonic Jones ......................WR....................6-5 ....................192 .............Fernandina Beach/Fernandina Beach, Fla.Van Dyke Jones ......................RB ...................5-10 ...................180 .........................................Indian River/Norfolk, Va.Jim Knowles ...........................OL ....................6-0 ....................305 ..............................Glades Central/Belle Glade, Fla.Brandon McCladdie ..............CB ....................6-1 ....................175 ..................................................Evans/Martinez, Ga.Patrick Nugent .......................LB ....................6-0 ....................200 ................................ St. Ignatius/Rocky River, OhioYemi Oyegunle ....................... S .....................5-11 ...................181 ...................................................Gaither/Tampa, Fla.B.J. Phillips .............................TE ....................6-5 ....................260 .......University of North Carolina/Columbia, S.C.Thomas Warren ......................K .....................6-1 ....................180 ....................Bishop England/Mount Pleasant, S.C.

ALABAMA (1)James Eye, Hunstville

FLORIDA (7)Devin Bice, BonifayCullen Brown, Cocoa BeachKeith Carter II, TallahasseeSadath Jean-Pierre, ImmokaleeDomonic Jones, Fernandina BeachJim Knowles, Belle GladesYemi Oyegunle, Tampa

SOUTH CAROLINA (5)Greg Adams, GadsdenBay Amrhein, Mt. PleasantBrian Hill, IrmoB.J. Phillips, ColumbiaThomas Warren, Mt. Pleasant

GEORGIA (2)Robert Finke, CarrolltonBrandon McCladdie, Martinez

MINNESOTA (1)Kyle Anderson, Bloomington

OHIO (1)Patrick Nugent, Rocky River

TEXAS (1)Derek Douglas, Garland

VIRGINIA (1)Van Dyke Jones, Norfolk

2009 FOOTBALL SIGNEES BY STATE

2009 Bulldog Signees





Greg ADAMSWR 5-9 161Gadsden, S.C./Ridgeview

High School: A 2009 graduate of Ridge View High School … let-tered in four years in football and one year in basketball and track and fi eld … earned All-State Honorable Mention, All-Area, All-Midlands, Team Off ensive MVP and Team Off ensive Skill MVP honors … totaled 117 catches for 1,861 yards and 18 touchdowns, all school records … 2006 and 2007 teams won 4A Region Champi-onship, 2006 team was State Playoff Quarterfi nalist, 2007 team was State Playoff Semi-Finalist … member of Black Men’s Leadership Organization, Masonic Road Clean up and men’s church choir … Personal: Gregory Dean Adams, Jr. … born on March 7, 1991 … son of Greg and Pauline Adams … majoring in civil engineering.

Bay AMRHEINLB 6-2 230Mount Pleasant, S.C./Bishop England

High School: A 2009 graduate of Bishop England High School … lett ered in football … team captain … fi rst team All State and All Lowcountry … named 6AA Lineman of the Year … recorded 23.5 career sacks, three blocked punts and three blocked fi eld goals.

Kyle ANDERSONDT 6-4 275Bloomington, Minn./Western Kentucky

Western Kentucky, 2008: Earned the Lonnie Schuster Most Im-proved Defensive Lineman Award … 2007: Saw action in every game … Collected 20 total stops, including two behind the line of scrimmage with a sack, an interception, a pass defended and a fum-ble recovery as a true freshman … one of four players on defense to score a touchdown … Recorded a season-best three tackles and returned a recovered fumble 19 yards for a score in home-opening win over West Virginia Tech … Had an assist for loss in Eastern Kentucky victory … Posted two stops in win at Middle Tennessee … credited with a pair of assists behind the line at Bowling Green … collected three stops, including one for a loss, in victory at Indi-ana State … also had three tackles in North Carolina Central win … made two solo tackles in win at Chatt anooga … recorded two stops, an interception he ran back nine yards an a pass broken up in Se-nior Day victory over Morehead State … Prep/High School: Played at Hargrave Military Academy aft er earning high school diploma … started two seasons at Bloomington Jeff erson High, where he helped the Jaguars to a 16-5 record … earned three lett ers … led team with 113 tackles as a senior, earning All-State and All-Metro honors … was a two-time All-Lake Conference selection … Per-sonal: Kyle Anderson … born on Aug. 10, 1988 … son of Kirkland Anderson and Quantella Anderson … majoring in sports manage-ment.

Devin BICETE 6-3 245Bonifay, Fla./Holmes County

High School: A 2009 graduate of Holmes County High School … lett ered three years in football and two years in basketball and base-ball … team captain … earned All-Region in football and baseball … named best receiver, defensive lineman and linebacker … Per-sonal: Devin Bice … born on Nov. 15, 1991 … son of Sonja Powell … majoring in sport management.

Cullen BROWNTE 6-4 222Cocoa Beach, Fla./Cocoa Beach

High School: A 2009 graduate of Cocoa Beach High School … let-tered three years in football and track and fi eld and one year in soccer … team captain … named 2008 MVP … All-Space Coast, All-Region All Star and All-State fi rst team selection in 2008 … totaled 19 catches for 210 yards, three touchdowns and two 2-point conver-sions, as well as 45 tackles, three sacks and fi ve tackles for a loss in 2008 … runs 4.78 40-yard dash … Personal: Cullen Brown … born on March 19, 1991 … son of Michael and Christine Brown … major-ing in biology.

Keith CARTERTD 6-0 272Tallahassee, Fla./N. Florida Christian

High School: A 2009 graduate of North Florida Christian School … lett ered four years in football, three in track and two in basketball … earned second team All-Big Bend, fi rst team All-State, Florida Association of Coaches Award for football and academics, and the Marine Corps Courage Award … totaled 77 tackles, 55 solo, 22 as-sisted and 18 for a loss, six sacks, and 16 pressures … also totaled 159 yards on 29 carries and 34 yards on four receptions … team made three consecutive appearances in state championship in 2006, 2007 and 2008, winning the championship in 2008 … member of National Honor Society, Youth Leadership Tallahassee, Christians in Action, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Christian Heritage Church Youth Group … Personal: Keith Carter, II … born on April 17, 1991 … son of Keith Carter and Iris Carter … mother played basketball at UM, father played football at Florida State and sister plays volleyball at Eckerd College … majoring in engineering.

Derek DOUGLASDE 6-1 241Garland, Texas/Sachse

High School: A 2009 graduate of Sachse High School … lett ered two years in football … earned All-District defensive end in 2007


2009 BULLDOGS2009 Bulldog Signees

and 2008, game MVP twice, defensive player of the week four times, defensive lineman of the week eight times, special teams player of the week once … nominated for Best Actor in Musical for District 10-5A in 2007-08 … International Thespian Societies Best Actor of SHS 2007-08 … Outstanding Freshman Choir Student 2005-06, Out-standing Sophomore 2006-07, Outstanding Junior 2007-08 … mem-ber of Accapella Choir, Madrigal Singers, International Thespian Society and UIL Theater Personal: Derek Ryan Douglas … born on Sept. 21, 1990 … son of Paul and Jill Douglas … dad played baseball at LSU in 1975-77.

James EYEFB 5-11 230Huntsville, Ala./Huntsville

High School: A 2009 graduate of Huntsville High School ... earned four lett ers in football and two in lacrosse ... earned All-State, All-Region and All-City honors, named Elite Defensive Player of the Year ... recorded 80 tackles, 10 sacks, and four hurries during senior season ... member of team that went 10-4 and advanced to the semi-fi nals, marking the furthest advance in the playoff s for the school ... Personal: James Christopher Eye ... born Feb. 16, 1990 ... son of Pam Eye ... majoring in business administration.

Robert FINKEOL 6-5 291Carrollton, Ga./Carrollton

High School: A 2009 graduate of Carrollton City High School ... earned four lett ers in football and two in track and fi eld ... record-ed 32 pancakes, six downfi eld blocks and four rollerskates during 2009 season ... football team was region 6AAA champions in 2008 ... earned highest GPA on team and most improved in 2008, Outstand-ing Lineman in 2009, Iron Trojan in 2008 and 2009 ... region 6AAA Best Off ensive Lineman in 2009, earned All-Region Off ensive Tack-le in 2009 ... participated in the annual Georgia All Star Game in 2009 ... Personal: Robert William Finke ... born Nov. 8, 1990 ... son of Brian and Sharron Finke ... majoring in electrical engineering.

Brian HILLQB 5-10 175Irmo, S.C./Irmo

High School: A 2008 graduate of Irmo High School ... earned three lett ers in football, two in soccer and two in swimming ... was a 2008 All-Region selection ... was team captain ... earned Coaches Award and was three-time Academic Award winner ... voted by peers as most Athletic Male for senior class ... member of team that was 2006-2008 region winner, 2006 4A DI State Runner-Up and 2008 Region Winner for Soccer ... member of FCA, Beta Club, Key Club, French Club and First Priority ... Personal: Brian David Hill ... born June 24, 1991 ... son of David and Kelley Hill ... majoring in biology.

Sadath JEAN PIERRECB 5-10 162Immokalee, Fla./Immokalee

High School: A 2009 graduate of Immokalee High School ... earned four lett ers in track, three in football and one in wrestling ... named District 15 First Corner, North/South First Team Corner and All-Area Utility Player ... also earned All-County in track ... recorded 700 yards receiving, eight touchdowns and nine interceptions ... member of team that went undefeated in 2007 and ranked 11th in the nation according to Max Prep Ranking ... member of Beta Club and Honor Society ... Personal: Sadath Jean Pierre ... born Nov. 20, 1990 ... son of Moranie Jean Pierre ... majoring in civil engineering.

Domonic JONESWR 6-5 192Fernandina Beach, Fla./Fernandina Beach

High School: A 2009 graduate of Fernandina Beach, Fla. ... earned three lett ers in football, two in basketball and two in track ... was named Best Off ensive Player in football and earned Best Field Goal Percentage in basketball, also earned Leadership Award ... senior season in football, recorded 39 catches for 589 yards and eight touchdowns, also recorded two blocked punts and one intercep-tion ... 2008 team record was 8-3 and 6-4 in 2009 ... was a member of Take Stock and Children and Leadership Nassau Youth Group ... Personal: Domonic Jamal Jones ... born Nov. 13, 1990 ... son of Albert and Linda Jones ... majoring in business.

Van Dyke JONESRB 5-10 180Norfolk, Va./Indian River

High School: A 2009 graduate of Indian River High School ... earned three lett ers in football and one in basketball and track ... named fi rst team all-district ... second team all-district defensive back and second team all-tidewater running back ... recorded nine rushing and one receiving touchdown, 870 yards rushing in 115 carries, averaging over seven yards a carry, while recording 1,000 all-purpose yards ... also tallied 22 tackles and three interceptions ... member of 2008 football team that went to Regional Championship ... member of FBLA, National Honor Society and Class Council ... Personal: Van Dyke Sennia Jones, II ... born June 19, 1991 ... son of Teresa Jones and Van Dyke Jones ... cousin Cornell Lewis, Jr. played football at VMI ... majoring in business administration.





Jim KNOWLESOL 6-0 305Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central

High School: A 2009 graduate of Glades Central Community High School ... earned lett ers in football and track and fi eld ... named honorable mention large school all-area off ense, all-county second team off ensive lineman ... senior year off ense averaged over 40 points a game, total off ense 450 per game ... member of team that went 12-0 in district play, 44-7 during high school career and 2006 state champions in 3A, ranked number fi ve in the nation in 2006 ... coached by Jesse Hester and Willie Snead ... Personal: Jim Knowles ... born March 18, 1990 ... son of Clara Washington ... majoring in psychology.

Brandon MCCLADDIECB 6-1 175Martinez, Ga./Evans

High School: A 2009 graduate of Evans High School ... earned four lett ers in football, three in basketball and one in track ... named 2007 All-County, Region 3AAAA All-Purpose Player, 2008 All-Area, All-County and All-Region defensive back ... sophomore year recorded 42 tackles (32 solo) and two interceptions, junior year recorded 30 rushes for 121 yards and one touchdown, 26 catches for 262 yards and two touchdowns, and 32 tackles with fi ve interceptions, senior year recorded 42 tackles and four interceptions ... member of 2008 region championship team that went 10-1 ... coached by Marty Jack-son ... Personal: Brandon Clack McCladdie ... born July 15, 1991 ... son of Henry and Lynne McCladdie ... brother Hank McCladdie played baseball at Morehouse 2005-09 ... majoring in sport manage-ment.

Patrick NUGENTLB 6-0 200Rocky River, Ohio/St. Ignatius

High School: A 2009 graduate of St. Ignatius High School ... earned two lett ers in football, hockey and lacrosse ... was captain of hockey and lacrosse teams ... member of 2008 state championship team ... 2008 team was ranked No. 12 in USA Today ... Personal: Patrick Nu-gent.

Yemi OYEGUNLES 5-11 181Tampa, Fla./Gaither

High School: A 2009 graduate of Gaither High School ... earned three lett ers in football ... earned Clewis Blocking Award in 2007 and Ironman Award in 2008, fi rst team All-Western Conference in 2007 and named team captain in 2008 ... recorded 20 receptions for

343 yards and four touchdowns, three carries for 74 yards rushing, and 49 tackles, 40 assists, one sack, two interceptions, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and six pass defl ections ... member of 2006 and 2007 class 5A-5 District Championship Regional Semi-fi nalist team ... coached by Mark Kantor ... member of Key Club and Senior Club ... Personal: Oyeyemi Oyegunle ... born Feb. 2, 1990 ... son of Solomon Oyegunle and Ibironke Adabanjo ... majoring in business administration.

B.J. PHILLIPSTE 6-5 260Columbia, S.C./Univ. of North Carolina

University of North Carolina, 2008: Saw action in one game against Duke ... 2007: Began the season at quarterback, but moved to tight end early in the year ... broke collarbone midway through the sea-son ... HIgh School: A 2006 graduate of Spring Valley High School ... earned four lett ers in football and baseball and one lett er in bas-ketball ... earned First Team 4-A All-State and was a Wendy’s High School All-American ... passed for approximately 1,600 yards and nine touchdowns, rushed for more than 600 yards and fi ve touch-downs as a senior, completed 50 percent of his passes for 1,496 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior ... ranked the No. 11 player in South Carolina by SuperPrep, listed the No. 17 player in the state by The Charlott e Observer, ranked No. 26 pro-style quarterback in the country by Rivals.com ... member of team that fi nished 11-3 and advanced to the state semifi nals in 2005 ... Coached by Jimmy Noo-nan ... Personal: Boyd Jeff erson Phillips ... born Nov. 20, 1987 ... son of Wayne and Beverly Phillips ... working on MBA.

Thomas WARRENK 6-1 180Mount Pleasant, S.C./Bishop England

High School: A 2009 graduate of Bishop England High School ... earned lett ers in football and soccer ... ranked No. 38 kicker in the nation ... earned second team All-LowCountry ... fi nished with an average of 83 percent in fi eld goals and 91 percent in extra points ... was member of two-time State Championship soccer team ... earned All-State ... Personal: Thomas Warren ... grandfather Johnny Droze ’54 was a member of The Citadel Football Team.

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