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CHATTANOOGA: Leading returning receiver ... has 41 catch-es for 578 yards and seven touchdowns in his career ... played in 22 career games.

2011 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Four TD catches ... set or tied a career-high for receiving yards and/or catches in four of the first five games of the season ... four catches for a career--high 86 yards and a TD against Wofford ... broke a two-game drought with three catches for 20 yards and a TD at Elon ... tied a career-high with six catches and 56 re-ceiving yards against The Citadel ... six grabs for 48 yards at Appalachian State ... four grabs at EKU for 55 yards and a TD ... two catches for 42 yards, including a 24-yard TD, against Jacksonville State ... 13-yard TD grab vs. Nebraska ... made the Dean’s List in the fall.

2010 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Named to the Southern Conference All-Fresh-man Team ... saw time at split end...long and athletic receiver with a 36-inch vertical jump...first catch was a TD pass from sophomore Chris Awuah against Appalachian State...grabbed another TD pass from Coleman against EKU...three catches for 50 yards and a TD against Elon.

2009 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the 2009 season as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-star wide receiver from Kell High School in Marietta, Ga…three-star rating from Rivals.com and a two-star recruit by Scout.com…led Kell to an 8-3 record in 2008, playing for head coach Derek Cook…had 968 yards receiv-ing as a junior…46 catches for 776 yards to go with 10 punt returns for 228 yards during his senior campaign…great size and impressive hands for a receiver…po-sition rank of No. 87 among wide receivers by ESPN.com…No. 66 player in the state of Georgia and No. 97 among receivers by Rivals.com…earned a spot on the Marietta Daily Journal All Cobb County first team…named to the Cobb County Touchdown Club’s All-County team…four-year letter winner in basketball.

PERSONAL: Full name is Marlon Edwin Anthony…born Oct. 7, 1990…son of Virgil and Georgette Anthony…has three older sisters … majoring in Business.

ANTHONY’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS Rec Yds Avg/Rec. TD LG 2010 11/0 17 195 11.5 3 252011 11/11 27 333 12.3 4 44Totals 22/11 44 528 12.0 7 44

ANTHONY’S CAREER HIGHSRec. Yds ..................... 86 vs. Wofford (11/19/11) Rec ..................... 6 (2x) vs. The Citadel (10/1/11)Long Rec .................... 44 vs. Wofford (11/19/11) Rec. TDs ........ 1 (7x) Last vs. Wofford (11/19/11)

ANTHONY’S 2011 GAME-BY-GAMEGame Rec Yds TD LG at Nebraska 1 13 1 13Jacksonville State 2 42 1 24at E. Kentucky 4 55 0 22at Appalachian St. 6 48 0 11The Citadel 6 56 0 20at Ga. Southern 0 0 0 0Western Carolina 0 0 0 0at Elon 3 20 1 9Furman 0 0 0 0at Samford 1 13 0 13Wofford 4 86 1 44

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Wide Receiver • Jr.-2L • 6-5 • 220Acworth, Ga. • Kell HS

Marlon Anthony 3ANTHONY’S 2010 GAME-BY-GAME

Game Rec Yds TD LG Appalachian St. 1 9 1 9Jacksonville St. 0 0 0 0E. Kentucky 4 39 1 15W. Carolina 1 4 0 4The Citadel 3 23 0 10Ga. Southern 0 0 0 0Furman 0 0 0 0Elon 3 50 1 25Auburn 2 21 0 15Samford 0 0 0 0Wofford 3 49 0 21

Running Back • Sr.-3L • 5-9 • 200Marietta, Ga. • South Cobb HS

chris awuah 9CHATTANOOGA: Versatile back who has scored a TD by passing, running, receiving and recovering a blocked kick in his career ... led the team in rushing as a freshman ... has two multi-rushing TD games in his career ... eight career rushing

TDs ... started six games as a true freshman in 2009.

2011 • JUNIOR SEASON: Only had one carry in the last four games ...missed Samford and Wofford games with an injury ... 46 yards on seven carries against Western Carolina ... 35 yards and one TD on 10 carries against The Citadel ... limited to three carries at Appalachian State due to an ankle injury ... slowed by an ankle injury at Eastern Kentucky but sill managed 37 yards on seven carries ... two rushing TDs against Jacksonville State ... 171 all-purpose yards at Nebras-ka (115 return, 13 rush, 43 receiving).

2010 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Com-peted for time at tailback ... scored in a variety of ways, including passing for a TD (ASU), running for a TD (at Fur-man), catching a TD (Georgia Southern), and recovering blocked punt for a TD (Wofford) ... listed on the KOR team ... team-high seven carries for 32 yards at Auburn.

2009 • FRESHMAN SEASON: True freshman who took over as the starting run-ning back after senior Bryan Fitzgerald was lost for the year due to an injury ... earned Southern Conference All-Freshman team honors from the league’s coaches ... scored on his first career carry vs. Glenville State...third career recep-tion went 52 yards for a TD ... third on the team in scoring with 30 points on five TDs (4 rushing, 1 receiving) ... led the team with 459 rushing yards ... had 97 yards on 28 carries at Appalachian State ... made the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.

HIGH SCHOOL: Versatile athlete who played quarterback during his senior sea-son at South Cobb High School in Marietta, Ga. ... Offensive Back of the Year and a member of the Cobb County Dynamite Dozen as a junior ... repeat performer on the Dynamite Dozen squad as a senior for Eagles’ head coach Ed Koester ... earned the Captains Award after rushing for over 1,000 yards and eclipsing the 500-yard mark in passing totals ... 13 touchdowns last season put him on the All-Cobb County All-Star Team ... sprinter on the track & field squad.

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 9, 1989 ... son of Matilda Awuah and Andrew Adjei ... has an older brother, Phillip, and a younger brother, Brian ... majoring in Communica-tions.

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Defensive Back • Fr.-HS • 5-11 • 195Brentwood, Tenn. - Brentwood Academy

William BeAird 13PRIOR TO UTC: Signed with Navy out of high school and spent one year at the Naval Academy Prep School in Newport, R.I.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-star defensive back according to Rivals.com ... 2011 gradu-ate of Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tenn. ... played for head coach and former Moc Ralph Potter ... led the Eagles to a 10-3 record as a senior ... made the Tennessean Dream Team ... posted 73 tackles and an INT as a senior ... made the Dean’s List and the Honor Roll ... also competed in track & field.

PERSONAL: Full name is William Cordez BeAird ... son of Evaline BeAird ... born Nov. 6, 1992 ... plans to major in Political Science.

Defensive Line • So.-1L • 6-2 • 260Greensboro, Ala. • Hillcrest HS

442011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in the last nine games of the season, starting five at defensive tackle ... posted 15 tackles ... recovered a fumble at Appalachian State and at home against Wof-

ford ... made the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in the fall.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-state defensive end from Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, Ala ... Alabama 6A All-State selection as a senior ... led the Patriots to a 9-2 record and the region 5 title ... played for head coach and former Moc Adam Winegar-den ... National Honor Society ... totaled 13 sacks, 16 TFLs and 15 QBHs as a senior ... named to the Tuscaloosa News West Alabama Super 11.

PERSONAL: Son of Yaminah Williams ... born Feb. 20, 1993 ... has two younger brothers and a younger sister ... majoring in Industrial Engineering.

BRAND’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds2011 9/5 6 9 15 0.0 1.0 0 1 0 0 0-0

BRAND’S 2011 GAME-BY-GAMEGame UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Ydsat Nebraska DNPJacksonville St. DNPat E. Kentucky 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Appalachian St. 0 3 3 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0-0The Citadel 1 2 3 0.0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0-0at Ga. Southern 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0W. Carolina 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Elon 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Furman 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Samford 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Wofford 0 3 3 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0-0

AWUAH’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS Rush Yds Avg/R TD LG Avg/Gm Catch Yds Avg/C TD LG Avg/Gm2009 11/6 153 459 3.0 4 37 41.7 17 127 7.5 1 52 11.52010 11/0 26 113 4.3 1 11 10.3 6 92 15.3 1 46 8.42011 9/5 58 231 3.9 3 21 25.6 9 121 13.4 0 44 13.4Tot 31/11 237 803 3.4 8 37 25.9 32 340 10.6 2 52 11.0

AWUAH’S CAREER HIGHSRush Yds ....... 97 at Appalachian State (11/7/09) Rec. Yds ........................59 vs. Furman (9/12/09)Rushes .......... 28 at Appalachian State (11/7/09) Receptions ......5 at Georgia Southern (10/17/09)Long Rush ....................37 vs. Wofford (9/26/09) Long Rec ...............52 (TD) vs. Furman (9/12/09)Rushing TDs ... 2 (2x) Last vs. Jacksonville St. (9/10/11) Rec. TDs ... 1 (2x) Last vs. Ga. Southern (10/16/10)Long KOR ......................30 at Nebraska (9/3/11) All Purpose ....................171 at Nebraska(9/3/11)

AWUAH’S 2011 GAME-BY-GAMEGame Rush Yds TD LG Rec Yds TD LG KOR Yds TD LGat Nebraska 10 13 0 9 4 43 0 25 5 115 0 30Jacksonville St. 17 77 2 15 3 57 0 44 2 36 0 23at E. Kentucky 7 37 0 12 1 7 0 7 0 0 0 0at Appalachian St. 3 26 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0The Citadel 10 35 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Ga. Southern 3 -2 0 2 1 14 0 14 0 0 0 0W. Carolina 7 46 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Elon 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Furman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Samford DNP

Wide Receiver • So.-1L • 6-3 • 198Columbia, Tenn. • Columbia Central HS

Bryant Belew 802011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Saw action in three games off the bench ... did not make a catch ... made the Dean’s List in the fall.

2010 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the season as a redshirt...made the Dean’s List ... made the SoCon Honor Roll for having a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-state receiver from Columbia Central High School in Co-lumbia, Tenn...led Columbia to a 13-2 record...school record 1,118 receiving yards and seven TDs on 47 catches in 2009...13 wins was a school record...earned a one-star ranking from Scout.com...played for his father, Vince, at Columbia Central...guided the Lions to their first state championship appear-ance since 1952...three-time all-district honoree...career record holder with 104 receptions, 2,164 yards and 20 TDs...

honor roll student...also ran track and played basketball in high school...100M and 200M district, region and sub-state winner as a sophomore and junior...competed at the state championships in the 4x100M relays as a junior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Bryant Allen Belew...born July 7, 1990...son of Vince and Paula Belew...has one younger brother, Eric...majoring in Health & Human Performance.

Wide Receiver • Fr.-HS • 6-2 • 175Clarksville, Tenn. • West Creek HS

C.J. Board 86HIGH SCHOOL: All-state receiver from West Creek High School in Clarksville, Tenn. … played for head coach Jake Cabell … member of the Ten-nessean Dream Team and Tennessee All-State 5A

squad as a junior with 817 receiving yards and 10 TDs on 48 catch-es … three-time all-district and all-area and two-time all-region … three-sport standout was also all-district in baseball and basketball … member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Full name is Clarence Board … son of Penni and Calvin Board … born Dec. 12, 1993 … has one older sister, Kelley … plans to major in Physical Therapy.

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2008 REDSHIRT SEASON (SOUTH CAROLINA): Redshirted during his true freshman season at South Carolina.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-city and all-region selection during his prep career at Lee High School in Huntsville, Ala., graduat-ing in 2008... played quarterback in high school... three-star athlete...also a stand-out all-district player on the basketball court.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jarrett Doug-las Burns...son of Ronald and Latina Burns...born Oct. 29, 1989...has one old-er sister...father played football at North Alabama...majoring in Psychology.

2011 • JUNIOR SEASON: Played in seven games, mostly on special teams ... made one tackle against Wofford.

2010 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Transferred to UTC as a defensive back but moved over to receiver ... caught four passes for 48 yards at Auburn ... made six tackles on special teams ... saw playing time increase at the season went on.

2009 FRESHMAN SEASON (SOUTH CAROLINA): Redshirt freshman who played in nine games primarily on special teams... credited with five tackles includ-ing three against South Carolina State... made his collegiate debut at NC State in the season opener... suffered a torn ligament in his finger during the Tennessee game and missed the remainder of the regular season... returned for the bowl game against UCONN.


Wide Receiver • Sr.-2L • 6-2 • 200Huntsville, Ala. • South Carolina

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Defensive Back • Jr.-TR • 5-11 • 180Knoxville, Tenn. • Tennessee

Nick Branum 43PRIOR TO UTC: Spent the last three seasons at Tennessee ... played in five game total ... saw ac-tion in three games off the bench in 2011 ... played two games on special teams as a freshman in 2010

... redshirted the 2009 season.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2010 graduate of Knoxville Catholic High School in Knoxville, Tenn. ... played for head coach Mark Pemberton ... named All-Knoxville Interscholastic League and second team Knox-ville News Sentinel All-PrepXtra ... competed in both Toyota East-West All-Star and Tennessee-Kentucky All-Star games, contribut-ing interception against Kentucky All-Stars ... played only his senior season at Knoxville Catholic after sitting out one season as transfer and missing his junior year because of injury ... made most of his one season by helping Irish to perfect 15-0 season and Class 3A state championship ... in title game, caught 55-yard TD pass and made key interception in 28-18 win over Memphis Mitchell ... fin-ished year with 35 tackles, nine pass breakups and three intercep-tions ... added 14 catches for 343 yards and six TDs, along with single touchdowns by rushing and kickoff return ... also qualified for state track and field meet in 100M and long jump but could not compete because of injury.

PERSONAL: Born April 2, 1991 ... son of Carson and Julie Branum ... has an older sister, Kelsey ... father played football at Tennessee ... plans to major in Political Science.

Offensive Line • Fr.-HS • 6-2 • 280Clarksville, Tenn. • West Creek HS

Jose Bruno 69HIGH SCHOOL: Played for West Creek HIgh School in Clarksville, Tenn. teammate of fellow Moc C.J. Board ... also lettered in baseball and track & field.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jose Roberto Bruno ... son of Jeanette Bruno ... born Aug. 30, 1994 ... has an older sister, Laishna ... plans to major in pre-Med.

Offensive Line • So.-1L • 6-5 • 265Chattanooga, Tenn. • Boyd Buchanan HS

Devin Caldwell 772011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Saw action against Nebraska and Western Carolina.

2010 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the season as a redshirt ... made the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in the spring.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-state offensive lineman from Boyd Buchanan School in Chat-tanooga, Tenn...played for head coach Grant Reynolds...team went 22-5 last two seasons...two-time all-region selection...Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps selection as a senior...also played basketball as a junior...same high school program as current Moc WR Sloan Allison.

PERSONAL: Full name is Devin DuJuan Caldwell...born Jan. 21, 1992...son of Darryl and Vanessa Caldwell...has one older brother, Darryl Jr., who played bas-ketball at Carson Newman...father played football at UTC with head coach Russ Huesman and in the NFL with the New Jersey Jets and the Buffalo Bills...majoring in Art.

Wide Receiver • Fr.-HS • 5-10 • 175South Pittsburg, Tenn • South Pittsburg HS

Antonio Chubb 49HIGH SCHOOL: All-state defensive back from South Pittsburg High School in South Pittsburg, Tenn. first team Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps defensive back in 2010 … also let-

tered in track & field and basketball ... received the Tennessee Scholars Seal of Excellence.

PERSONAL: Full name is Roderick Antonio Chubb ... son of Tony and Kim Chubb ... born June 22, 1994 ... undecided on a major.

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Tight End • Fr.-RS • 6-4 • 240Chattanooga, Tenn. • McCallie School

Jarrod Coleman 872011 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the season as a red-shirt...made the Dean’s List in the fall ... made the SoCon Honor Roll for having a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-state player at Chattanooga’s McCallie School ... played for head coach Rick Whitt ... led the team in tackles as a defensive lineman/linebacker in each of the last three years ... had 86 tackles as a senior ... TSWA Division 2-AA All-State as a senior ... also played baseball ... selected to play in the Toyota East vs. West Tennessee All-Star game ... member of the Chattanooga Times Free Press Dynamite Dozen.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jarrod Ross Coleman ... son of Bryon and Anita Cole-man ... born March 23, 1992 ... father played at UTC from 1977-80 and was a teammate of head coach Russ Huesman and assistant coach Russ Ehrenfeld ... has an older brother, B.J., who is a quarterback for the Mocs ... majoring in Market-ing.

Defensive Back • Jr.-2L • 5-11 • 185Maryville, Tenn. • William Blount HS

Don Cope 242011 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in all 11 games ... made six tackles, all on special teams ... recovered a fumble on kickoff coverage against Furman ... made the Dean’s List in the spring ... made the SoCon Honor Roll for having a 3.0+

g.p.a. for the year.

2010 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in all 11 games, mostly on special teams ... made seven tackles ... forced and recovered a fumble on kick coverage at Furman.

2009 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the year as a redshirt...made the Dean’s List for the fall semester.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwin-ner for William Blount High School in Maryville, Tenn ... tore his ACL five games into his senior season and missed the rest of the year ... TSWA All-State, All-Blount County, all-region and Region 2-5A Defensive Back of the Year as a junior ... Two-time prep extra player of the week ... recorded eight picks as a junior ... led Blount County with 1,100 yards receiving as a junior ... played for head coach Scott Meadows ... received a star in his profile on Scout.com.

PERSONAL: Full name is Donald Robert Cope ... born July 7, 1990...son of Greg and Jan Cope...has one older sister, Alli-son...majoring in Business Management.

COPE’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds2010 11/0 2 5 7 0.0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0-02011 11/0 3 3 6 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0-0Tot 22/0 5 8 13 0.0 0.0 1 2 0 0 0-0

Defensive End • Fr.-HS • 6-4 • 230Chattanooga, Tenn. • Red Bank HS

Keionta Davis 93HIGH SCHOOL: Preseason all-state and member of the Chat-tanooga Times Free Press Dynamite Dozen defensive end before a knee injury ended his senior year at Red Bank High School in Chattanooga, Tenn. ... played for head coach Tim

Daniels ... all-district as a junior with 33 solo tackles, three blocked punts and five sacks ... also lettered in track & field and was a standout basketball player ... Honor Roll student ... four-year member of the ROTC. PERSONAL: Full name is Keionta Leron Davis ... born March 1, 1994 ... son of Audrey Eddins and Tony Davis ... has three younger brothers and a younger sister ... plans to major in Engineering.

Offensive Line • Jr.-2L • 6-5 • 305Newport, Tenn. • Cocke County HS

Hunter Dockery 752011 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in nine games off the bench, mostly on special teams but did fill in on the line in some games.

2010 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in each of the last eight games of the sea-son, mostly on PATs ... made the Dean’s List in the fall.

2009 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the year as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letter win-ner for Cocke County High School in Newport, Tenn ... played for head coach Casey Kelly ... honor roll student ... also lettered in basketball.

PERSONAL: Full name is Hunter Timo-thy Stewart Dockery ... born Apr. 3, 1991 ... son of Tim and Margie Dockery ... has one younger brother, Dylan ... father played football at UTC from 1981-83 with head coach Russ Huesman and assis-tant coach Russ Ehrenfeld...majoring in Construction Management.

Wide Receiver • Fr.-HS • 6-1 • 175Atlanta, Ga. • Creekview HS

Riley Davis 39HIGH SCHOOL: All-state receiver from Creekview High School in Atlanta ... played for head coach Al Mornell ... Creekview MVP and Cherokee County Player of the Year as a senior.

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 26, 1993 ... son of Dave Davis ... undecided on a major.


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Offensive Line • So.-1L • 6-6 • 275Columbus, Ga. • Pacelli HS

Taylor Dodds 662011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in seven games with four starts at left tackle ... suffered a season-ending knee injury against Elon and missed the final three games.

2010 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out last year as a redshirt ... almost played as a true freshman but shoulder surgery knocked him out of the running for time on the field ... made the Dean’s List both semesters ... made the SoCon Honor Roll for having a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year. HIGH SCHOOL: All-region lineman who was a four-year starter at Pacelli High School in Columbus, Ga...started all 10 games on the left side as a senior...team captain and first team All-Bi-City...earned Academic All-State honors...named IN-THEGAME Magazine Academic Player of the Year...played for head coach Bryan Eason...homecoming king as a senior...earned a one-star rating from Scout.com...two-year letter winner on the bas-ketball squad...member of the National Honor Society, Foreign Language Honor Society and the National Art Honor So-ciety.

PERSONAL: Full name is Taylor William Dodds...born Jan. 4, 1992...son of Ben and Theresa Dodds...has one younger sister, Grace...majoring in Sociology.

CHATTANOOGA: Returning All-American who is expected to lead one of the top defenses in the FCS ... named to the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List ... Sports Network Preseason FCS All-American Second Team ... College Sporting News

Preseason All-American Second Team ... Phil Steele FCS Preseason All-American Third-Team ... Preseason All-Southern Conference First Team ... named to the CFPA Linebackers Watch List.

2011 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: First Team Sports Network/Fathead.com All-American ... 1st Team All-SoCon ... back-to-back SoCon Defensive Player of the Week after Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State ... took the honor a third time following the Elon game ... first Moc with three POWs since QB Chris Sanders in 1999 ... also named SoCon Player of the Month for September ... set career-marks for tackles in a game five times ... second on the team with 98 tackles ... fourth in the league with 15.5 TFLs ... tied for No. 3 in the nation with five forced fumbles ... two defensive scores this season, including a 30-yard pick-6 in the fourth quarter against JSU and a 43-yard fumble return at Samford ... career-high 15 tackles, including 2.5 for loss, at Elon ... also forced a fumble against the Phoenix ... tied a career-high with three TFLs against Western Caroli-na ... seven tackles, all solos, at Georgia Southern ... 12 tackles against The Cita-del ... 11 tackles at Appalachian State ...

Linebacker • Jr.-2L • 6-1 • 235Carrollton, Ga. • Carrollton HS

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game-high 10 tackles, including three for a loss, at Eastern Kentucky ... three of those tackles and his QBH were on third-down stops ... made five tackles, forced a fumble, broke up a pass and recorded a QBH against the Gamecocks ... got the start at Nebraska and responded with seven tackles, two TFLs and a PBU.

2010 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in 10 games ... started the season finale at Wofford ... career-high nine tackles vs. the Terriers ... finished with 32 tackles, 24 solo.


HIGH SCHOOL: All-region linebacker from Carrollton High School in Carrollton, Ga...three-year letter winner for former Chattanooga Moc Rayvan Teague who is the head coach of the Trojans...helped guide Carrollton to a 31-6 mark over the last three years...earned second team all-region honors as a sophomore and first team recognition his last two years with the Trojans...recorded 25 tackles and two interceptions as a senior...had 60 rushes for 305 yards on the offensive side of the ball...lettered in basketball his sophomore and junior years.

PERSONAL: Full name is Weslyan Jay Dothard...born Jan. 13, 1991...son of Brenda and Jimmy Dothard...has an older brother, J.D., who played at UTC from 2008-11...majoring in Criminal Justice.

DOTHARD’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds2010 10/1 24 8 32 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0-02011 10/10 52 36 88 2.0 13.5 5 1 3 6 1-30Totals 20/11 76 44 120 2.0 13.5 5 1 3 7 1-30

DOTHARD’S 2011 GAME-BY-GAMEGame UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Ydsat Nebraska 2 5 7 0.0 1.5 0 0 0 1 0-0Jacksonville St. 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 1 0 1 1 1-30 (TD)at E. Kentucky 7 3 10 1.0 3.0 0 0 1 1 0-0at Appalachian St. 5 6 11 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0-0The Citadel 5 7 12 1.0 2.5 1 0 0 0 0-0at Ga. Southern 7 0 7 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0-0W. Carolina 5 2 7 0.0 3.0 1 0 0 2 0-0at Elon 9 6 15 0.0 2.5 1 0 0 0 0-0 Furman 2 6 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Samford 6 0 6 0.0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0-0Wofford 6 4 10 0.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0-0

DOTHARD’S 2010 GAME-BY-GAMEGame UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-YdsASU 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0JSU 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0E. Kentucky 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0-0The Citadel 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Ga. Southern 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Furman 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Elon 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Auburn 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Samford 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Wofford 8 1 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0

2011 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-county and all-district selection at Hen-dersonville High School in Hendersonville, Tenn ... led the

Commandos to an 11-4 mark and Tennessee’s 5A state title game as a senior ... team captain for head coach Bruce Hatfield ... first-team all-county as a junior and honorable mention as a sophomore ... four-year letter winner on the basketball team.

PERSONAL: Son of Laura and Charlie Dye ... full name is Troy Lee Dye ... has an older sister, Brittany, and a younger brother, Chad ... plans to major in Health & Human Performance.

Tight End • Fr.-RS • 6-3 • 245Hendersonville, Tenn. • Hendersonville HS

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Offensive Line • Fr.-HS • 6-3 • 175Memphis, Tenn. • Briarcrest Christian

eric Foster 85HIGH SCHOOL: 43 catches for over 500 yards and six touchdowns as a senior at Briarcrest Christian in Eads, Tenn. ... totaled over 1,000 all-purpose yards ... also had five interceptions and 27 tackles

for head coach Major Wright ... also lettered in track & field where he won the state title in the 300M hurdles and the 4x100M relay.

PERSONAL: Born August 8, 1994 ... son of Jerry Foster ... plans to major in Civil Engineering.

Defensive Line • So.-1L • 6-0 • 285Atlanta, Ga. • Creekside HS

2011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Member of the Southern Con-ference All-Freshman Team ... played in all 11 games with 10 starts at defensive tackle ... recovered fumbles against Ne-braska and The Citadel ... season-high seven tackles at Ap-

palachian State ... made the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in the fall.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-region defensive tackle from Creekside High School in Fairburn, Ga ... led the team with 88 tackles and 10 sacks as a senior ... second on the squad with 96 tackles as a junior ... played for head coach Johnny White ... led the Seminoles to an 8-2 mark as a senior ... also competed in track & field for two seasons.

PERSONAL: Full name is Joshua LeAron Freeman ... son of John and Beverly Freeman ... born May 31, 1993 ... has an older brother, John, and a younger brother, Justyn ... majoring in Psychology.

FREEMAN’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds2011 11/10 7 16 23 0.0 0.0 0 2 0 0 0-0

FREEMAN’S 2011 GAME-BY-GAMEGame UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Ydsat Nebraska 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0-0Jacksonville St. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0 at E. Kentucky 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Appalachian St. 1 6 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0The Citadel 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0-0at Ga. Southern 2 3 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0W. Carolina 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Elon 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Furman 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Samford 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Wofford 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0

Josh Freeman 55Running Back • So.-1L • 5-7 • 175Palmetto, Fla. • Palmetto, Fla.

Marquis Green 212011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Made the SoCon All-Fresh-man team ... averaged a team-high 48.2 rushing yds/game ... 530 rushing yards is No. 2 on the Mocs all-time freshman list ... has three rushing TDs ... nine carries for 47 yards and three

catches for 12 yards against Wofford ... 12 carries for 44 yards at Samford ... sea-son-high four catches for 14 yards against the Bulldogs ... six carries for 45 yards and a TD at Elon ... game-high 93 yards on 16 carries against Western Carolina ... also added one TD against the Catamounts ... game-high 68 yards and one TD on 21 carries at Eastern Kentucky earning SoCon Freshman of the Week honors ... made the Dean’s List in the fall.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time All-Manatee County following his junior and senior seasons at Palmetto High School in Pal-metto, Fla ... team offensive MVP as a ju-nior and offensive back MVP as a senior for head coach Dave Marino ... averaged 7.6 yards per carry ... rushed for 604 yards and six touchdowns on 79 carries ... part of the 4x100 district champion re-lay team on the track ... honor roll student all four years of high school.

PERSONAL: Son of John and Emma Green ... full name is Marquis Lamar Green ... born Sept. 1, 1992 ... majoring in Biology.

GREEN’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS Rush Yds Avg/R TD LG Avg/Gm Catch Yds Avg/C TD LG Avg/Gm2011 11/1 120 530 4.4 3 34 48.2 17 89 5.2 0 16 8.1

GREEN’S 2011 GAME-BY-GAMEGame Rush Yds TD LG Rec Yds TD LG KOR Yds TD LGat Nebraska 7 37 0 14 3 8 0 8 1 0 0 0Jacksonville St. 11 59 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at E. Kentucky 21 68 1 18 2 11 0 6 0 0 0 0at Appalachian St. 15 36 0 9 3 29 0 16 0 0 0 0The Citadel 6 12 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Ga. Southern 9 58 0 21 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 18W. Carolina 16 93 1 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Elon 6 45 1 21 2 15 0 9 0 0 0 0Furman 8 31 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Samford 12 44 0 11 4 14 0 6 0 0 0 0Wofford 9 47 0 24 3 17 0 10 0 0 0 0

Linebacker • So.-TR • 6-2 • 210Fairburn, Ga. • Navy

Andrew Glaize 46PRIOR TO UTC: Spent the previous two seasons at Navy ... redshirted in 2010 and did not see any action in 2011 ... spent the 2009-10 year at the Naval Academy Prep School in New-port, R.I.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2009 graduate of Landmark Christian Academy in Fairburn, Ga. ... all-state player as a senior ... was a four-sport athlete in high school, playing football, soccer, basketball and track ... region champion in the triple jump as a junior.


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Linebacker • Fr.-RS • 6-0 • 240Nashville, Tenn. • Hume-Fogg HS

A.J. Hampton 512011 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-city linebacker at Hume-Fogg High School in Nashville, Tenn. ... also an all-city basketball player

for the Blue Knights.

PERSONAL: Full name is Albert Anthony Hampton ... born Nov. 8, 1993 ... son of Elicia Brooks and Albert Hampton ... has an older sister, Karissa, and a younger brother, Kobe ... plans to major in Electrical Engineering.

Linebacker • So.-TR • 6-0 • 215Athens, Tenn. • Tusculum

Kris Harris 34PRIOR TO UTC: Spent the last two seasons at Tusculum Col-lege ... played in all 11 games as a freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-state linebacker at McMinn County High School in Athens, Tenn. ... also earned all-area and all-region honors for head coach Bo Cagel ... started in the Toyota East-West All-Star game.

PERSONAL: Full name is Kristopher Sterling Harris ... son of Ingrid & Dean Harris ... has two older brothers, Corey & Addison, and an older sister, Ashlyn ... plans to major in Communications.

Defensive Back • Jr.-TR • 5-11 • 200Tunnel Hill, Ga. • N.C. State

Dean Haynes 4PRIOR TO UTC: Spent three seasons at N.C. State before transferring to Chattanooga ... played in nine games in 2011, making 10 tackles ... played tailback in 2010 and was the third-leading rusher on the team with 320 yards ... started eight

games in 2010 ... best performance was 75 yards on 18 carries in the win at Geor-gia Tech ... left the Florida State game with a head injury, he didn’t play in three of the last five games ... redshirted in 2009.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played most of his senior season at quarterback and running back under Coach Mike Falluer at Northwest Whitfield County High School ... led the area in rushing with 878 yards and 18 touchdowns... passed for 782 yards and three scores to lead the area with 121 points scored... selected as the player of the year for the area... given the Bruin Award for best all-around player as a senior ... Class 4A first-team all-state selection his senior year... Atlanta Journal Constitu-tion’s Georgia Top 150 ... named to the All-Southeast Region class of 2009 by Prep Star ... registered 99 tackles, and seven interceptions as a senior ... also played running back, rushing 43 times for 428 yards and nine touchdowns in 2007... named to the all-area team for three straight years, as a defensive back his sopho-more and junior seasons, and as the quarterback his senior year... Also ran track.

Linebacker • Sr.-3L • 6-4 • 220Waynesville, N.C. • Tuscola HS

Shane Heatherly

CHATTANOOGA: Experienced linebacker who has played in 31 games over the last three years ... one of four team captains for 2012.

2011 • JUNIOR SEASON: Season-high four stops and a PBU against Western Carolina ... two tackles at Appalachian State ... saw first action against Jacksonville State ... missed the Nebraska game due to a high-ankle sprain suffered in train-ing camp ... made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and the Dean’s List in the spring ... earned the SoCon Com-missioner’s Medal and made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.5+ g.p.a. for the year.

2010 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: No. 1 on the depth chart at middle linebacker ... posted 45 tackles in 10 games ... career-high eight tackles at JSU and at Furman ... recovered a fumble against Elon ... missed the Wofford game with a concus-sion ... Academic All-SoCon ... made the Dean’s List in the spring ... made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.

2009 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Saw ac-tion in all 11 games off the bench...made seven tackles...made the Dean’s List both semesters ... earned the SoCon Commissioner’s Medal and made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.5+ g.p.a. for the year.


HIGH SCHOOL: First team all-state defensive player at Tuscola High School in Waynesville, N.C...compiled 103 tackles and nine quarterback sacks in 2007...made 27 stops behind the line...forced five fumbles, recovered four and broke up six passes...returned an INT for a TD...as a tight end, caught nine passes for 94 yards and four TDs...received blocking grade of 96 percent from coaches...first team all-region, all-conference and all-county...named county’s Defensive Player of the Year...voted Mountaineer’s MVP...career defensive numbers include 201 tackles, 43 for a loss and 11 sacks...coached at Tuscloa by Donnie Kiefer.

PERSONAL: Full name is Shane Wilson Heatherly...born Aug. 7, 1990...son of Randy and Scarlette Heatherly...has an older brother, Ashton, and a younger sis-ter, Brittany...majoring in Construction Management.

HEATHERLY’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds2009 11/0 4 3 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-02010 10/10 22 23 45 0.0 0.5 0 1 0 0 0-02011 10/0 5 6 11 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0-0Tot 31/10 31 32 63 0.0 0.5 0 1 0 1 0-0

HEATHERLY’S 2011 GAME-BY-GAMEGame UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Ydsat Nebraska DNPJacksonville St. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0E. Kentucky 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Appalachian St. 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0The Citadel 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Ga. Southern 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0W. Carolina 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0-0at Elon 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Furman 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Samford 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Wofford 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0

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HEATHERLY’S 2010 GAME-BY-GAMEGame UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-YdsASU 5 1 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0JSU 3 5 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0E. Kentucky 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0W. Carolina 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0The Citadel 3 3 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Ga. Southern 1 2 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Furman 2 6 8 0.0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0-0Elon 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0-0Auburn 0 3 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Samford 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Wofford DNP

Punter • Fr.-RS • 6-2 • 270Chattanooga, Tenn. • Silverdale Academy

Brandon Henry 992011 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out last year as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-dsitrict punter at Silverdale Baptist Acade-my in Chattanooga ... first team Chattanooga Times Free Press

Best of Preps with a 49.0 average as a senior ... played for head coach John Allen ... also lettered in soccer and basketball ... member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club and Honor Club.

PERSONAL: Full name is Brandon Lee Henry ... son of Kerri Henry ... born Jan. 10, 1993 ... plans to major in pre-Dental.

2011 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the season as a redshirt ... made the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll both semesters ... made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time member of the Chattanooga Times Free Press Dyna-mite Dozen ... three-year starter at guard for Northwest Whitfield High School in Tunnel Hill, Ga ... two-time all-region and two-time all-area selection ... same high school as current Moc Adam Miller ... played for head coach Mike Falleur ... honor roll student ... also competed in track & field.

PERSONAL: Full name is Synjen Thomas Herren ... son of Phillip and Rosanna Herren ... born Nov. 9, 1992 ... first name pronounced SIN-jin ... has one older brother, Logan ... undecided on a major.

Offensive Line • Fr.-RS • 6-4 • 310Dalton, Ga. • Northwest Whitfield HS

Synjen Herren 74

Offensive Line • Jr.-2L • 5-11 • 275Greeneville, Tenn. • Greeneville HS

Irvin Hernandez 632011 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Came off the bench against Western Carolina ... made the Dean’s List both semesters ... earned the SoCon Commissioner’s Medal and made the So-Con Honor Roll with a 3.5+ g.p.a. for the year.

2010 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Did not see any action ... made the Dean’s List both semesters ... earned the SoCon Commissioner’s Medal and made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.5+ g.p.a. for the year.

2009 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the season as a redshirt...made the Dean’s List both semesters ... earned the SoCon Commissioner’s Medal and made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.5+ g.p.a. for the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Led Greeneville High School in Greeneville, Tenn., to an 11-3 record as a senior ... won the team lineman award ... all-county, all-conference and All-Northeast Tennessee honors ... four-year letter winner ... was also on the wrestling team as a junior ... teammate of current Moc Steven Nease.

PERSONAL: Full name is Irvin Manuel Hernandez...born Oct. 23, 1990...son of Maria and Jose Hernandez ... has an older sister, Ruth Veloz ... majoring in Politi-cal Science.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-area offensive lineman from Buford High School in Buford, Ga. ... played for head coach Jess Simpson ... won the Georgia 2A state title as a junior and played in the championship game as a senior ... made the Gwinnett Touch-

down Club’s second team and was an all-area honorable mention by the Gaines-ville Times ... played in the Georgia North-South All Star game ... also lettered in Track & Field ... Honor Roll student.

PERSONAL: Full name is Robert Hill III ... son of Robert and Debbie Hill ... born May 7, 1994 ... has an older sister, Ashley, older brother, Phillip, and a younger sister Hillary ... father played football at South Carolina State ... plans to major in Sports Medicine.

Offensive Line • Fr.-HS • 6-2 • 280Buford, Ga. • Buford HS

Robert Hill 54

2011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in three games off the bench at center ... first prep player to enroll early to partici-pate in spring football at UTC ... ironically missed 2011 spring practice after shoulder surgery ... made the Dean’s List both

semesters ... made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-state se-lection from Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga ... first team all-region pick for head coach Shane Davis ... led the team to a 12-1 mark as a junior and 6-4 as a senior ... three-year starter ... se-lected to play in the Georgia North/South All-Star game ... member of the National Honor Society ... also competed in track & field for two years ... enrolled at UTC in January.

PERSONAL: Son of Diane and John Crow ... born Oct. 9, 1992 ... has an older brother, Mark, and two younger sisters, Kayla and Jenna ... majoring in Account-ing.

Offensive Line • So.-1L • 6-2 • 255Bethlehem, Ga. • Apalachee HS

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Quaterback • So.-1L • 6-1 • 190Chattanooga, Tenn. • Baylor School

Jacob Huesman 14CHATTANOOGA: Battling for the starting QB position ... also expected to be the holder on special teams.

2011 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out 2011 as a redshirt ... trav-eled to most of the road games ... made the Dean’s List both semesters ... made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Award winner for Division II-AA ... dual-threat quarterback at The Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn ... led the Red Raiders to the DII-AA state championship game ... member of the Chattanooga Times Free Press Dynamite Dozen ... totaled 2,828 yards of total offense, including 1,750 rushing with 25 touchdowns as a senior ... TSWA DII All-State ... Mr. Football

Wide Receiver • So.-1L • 5-10 • 165Moultrie, Ga. • Colquitt County HS

Tommy Hudson 812011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Had five catches for 30 yards in 10 games off the bench ... returned six kickoffs with a long of 26 yards ... had three carries for 16 yards, all were screen passes ... longest run was 14 yards against Wofford ... made

the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll both semesters ... made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-state receiver from Colquitt County High School in Moultrie, Ga ... set a state receiving record with 102 catches in 2010 ... 1,410 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns for head coach Rush Propst ... led CCHS to the Georgia 5A state title game as a senior where he had 11 catches for 127 yards ... second-team GSWA All-State selection ... schol-ar-athlete, honor graduate and honor roll student ... also played basketball and track & field.

PERSONAL: Son of Rosie Robinson and Tommy Hudson, Sr ... born May 25, 1993 ... has one older sister, Janay ... sister plays softball at Stillman College ... plans to major in Biology.

HUDSON’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS Rec Yds Avg/Rec. TD LG 2011 10/0 5 30 6.0 0 11

HUDSON’S 2011 GAME-BY-GAMEGame Rec Yds TD LG at Nebraska 1 -1 0 0Jacksonville State 0 0 0 0at E. Kentucky 2 20 0 11at Appalachian St. 0 0 0 0The Citadel 0 0 0 0at Ga. Southern 0 0 0 0Western Carolina 0 0 0 0at Elon 0 0 0 0Furman 0 0 0 0at Samford 0 0 0 0Wofford 2 11 0 6

finalist as a junior ... Baylor went 17-7 in his two years ... National Honor Society and honor roll student ... all-state and sil-ver medalist in the long jump as a junior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jacob An-drew Huesman ... son of Russ and Amy Huesman ... born Feb. 27, 1993 ... has two younger sisters, Natalie and Emily, and one younger brother, Levi ... father is the head coach of the Mocs and played at UTC from 1978-81 ... majoring in Me-chanical Engineering.

Running Back • Fr.-RS • 5-9 • 190Atlanta, Ga. • Norcross HS

Kendrix Huitt 272011 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-star recruit according to Rivals.com ... ran for 928 yards and five touchdowns for the Blue Devils ...

played for head coach Keith Maloof ... named the team’s offensive player of the year as a senior ... won the Appreciation Award and the Silver Helmet Award in 2010 ... most valuable sprinter for NHS track team as a junior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Kendrix Charnez Huitt ... son of Kendrix Huitt and Keanette Harris ... has three younger sisters, Kenya, Bilaye, and Caylin, and two younger brothers, Kahj and Zuri ... undecided on a major.

2011 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2011 graduate of Walker Valley High School in Cleveland, Tenn. ... named the team’s offensive MVP as a

senior ... played for head coach Ted Lockerby ... won the most improved offensive player and most improved lineman awards as a junior.

PERSONAL: Born May 24, 1993 ... son of Kim and Charlie Hybarger ... plans to major in pre-Nursing.

Offensive Line • Fr.-RS • 6-5 • 290Cleveland, Tenn. • Walker Valley HS

Casey Hybarger 79

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Running Back • Sr.-3L • 5-9 • 200Marietta, Ga. • Walton HS

J.J. Jackson

CHATTANOOGA: Listed as the No. 1 running back ... has seen action in 28 games with eight starts ... 3.5 yards per carry in his career ... has six career rushing touchdowns ... one of four team captains in 2012.

2011 • JUNIOR SEASON: Started against Nebraska but left the game with a high ankle sprain with just 15 yards on five carries ... injury kept him out of the next three games ... scored three rushing TDs ... season-high 15 carries for 42 yards against Furman ... season-high 56 yards and one TD on 11 carries at Georgia Southern ... had 20 yards on seven carries and two catches for eight yards against The Cita-del ... made the Dean’s List in the spring ... made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.

2010 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Won the hotly contested starting job at tailback to start the season, but missed the EKU game with an injury ... still competed with three other tailbacks for playing time ... started against Elon, Auburn and Wof-ford ... 49 yards on 14 carries against Ap-palachian State ... only had four carries against JSU before shoulder injury took him out of the game ... first career TD run against Georgia Southern ... career-high 62 yards on a career-high 15 rushes against Elon ... ran for a score against Sam-ford ... made the Dean’s List both semesters ... made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.

2009 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Saw action in 10 games off the bench...totaled 46 yards on 11 carries...also played on special teams.


HIGH SCHOOL: Rushed for 1,818 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior at Wal-ton High School in Marietta, Ga...also contributed 200 receiving yards and posted three 200-yard rushing games...helped Raiders to a 12-2 record in 2007 and the Class 5A state semifinals...put together back-to-back games with 283 rush-ing yards and four touchdowns against Kell and 254 yards and five TDs against Sprayberry...selected the Cobb County Offensive Most Valuable Player...made the Marietta Daily All-County Team...played fullback and linebacker as a sophomore and defensive end freshman year...compiled 2,900 career all-purpose yards...coached at Walton by Ed Dudley...also participated in track and field and diving.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jaron Oliver Jackson ... born on April 11, 1989 ... son of Oliver Jackson and Kristen Callais ... has one younger brother, Remington ... majoring in Sports Administration.

JACKSON’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS Rush Yds Avg/Rush TD LG Avg/Gm Rec Yds Avg/Rec. TD LG Avg/Gm2009 10/0 11 46 4.2 0 21 4.6 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.02010 10/5 63 223 3.5 3 10 22.3 10 44 4.4 0 14 4.82011 8/3 70 234 3.3 3 22 29.2 6 22 3.7 0 6 2.8Totals 28/8 142 493 3.5 6 22 17.1 16 66 4.1 0 14 2.4

JACKSON’S CAREER HIGHSRush Yds ................. 62 vs. Elon (10/30/10) Rec. Yds ............... 25 at Furman (10/23/10)Rushes .................... 15 vs. Elon (10/30/10) Receptions ... 3 (2x) Last vs. Elon (10/30/10)Long Rush ...22 vs. Western Carolina (10/15/11) Long Rec .............. 14 at Furman (10/23/10)

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Game Rush Yds TD LG Rec Yds TD LG KOR Yds TD LGat Nebraska 5 15 0 7 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 0Jacksonville St. DNPat E. Kentucky DNPat Appalachian St. DNPThe Citadel 7 20 0 7 2 8 0 4 0 0 0 0at Ga. Southern 11 56 1 20 1 6 0 6 0 0 0 0W. Carolina 9 39 1 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Elon 14 32 1 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Furman 15 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Samford 9 30 0 20 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 0Wofford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

JACKSON’S 2010 GAME-BY-GAMEGame Rush Yds TD LG Rec Yds TD LG KOR Yds TD LGASU 14 49 0 10 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0JSU 4 10 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0E. Kentucky DNPW. Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0The Citadel 7 26 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Ga. Southern 3 16 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Furman 9 38 1 10 3 25 0 14 0 0 0 0Elon 15 62 0 9 3 15 0 9 0 0 0 0Auburn 6 9 0 6 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0Samford 3 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Wofford 2 9 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Wide Receiver • Fr.-HS • 6-4 • 185College Park, Ga. • Banneker HS

Tray James 81HIGH SCHOOL: Big receiver from Bannaker High School in College Park, Ga. ... played for head coach Marquis Slaton ... finished his senior season with 25 catches for 350 yards and five TDs ... missed four games with a high ankle sprain

... all-region as a junior with 60 catches for 822 yards and seven TDs ... played basketball and ran track in high school.

PERSONAL: Full name is Atravius Americus James ... son of Linda James ... born Jan. 26,1994 ... has one younger brother, Brotnck ... undecided on a major.

Defensive Back • Fr.-HS • 5-11 • 185Alpharetta, Ga. • Chattahooche HS

Will Johnson 29HIGH SCHOOL: All-state defensive back from Chattahooch-ee High School in Johns Creek, Ga. ... played for head coach Terry Crowder ... named GSWA 4A 2nd Team All-State ... only played two seasons of high school football ... won the 4A state

title as a junior ... led the team to a 25-2 mark the last two seasons ... made the honor Roll ... all-conference basketball player.

PERSONAL: Full name is William Edward Johnson ... son of Don and Lumas Johnson ... born Oct. 14, 1994 ... has one older brother, Chris ... plans to major in Business.


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Defensive Back • Fr.-RS • 5-11 • 175Huntsville, Ala. • Buckhorn HS

Sema’je Kendall 162011 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the season as a redshirt ... made the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in the spring. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time Huntsville Times Elite first team

selection ... two time all-region defensive back at Buckhorn High School in New Market, Ala ... played for head coach Michael Jackson ... same high school as ris-ing senior Jordan Tippit ... team captain.

PERSONAL: Full name is Semaje Deshion O’niel Kendall ... son of Neshone and David Kendall ... father played basketball at Columbia from 1992-94 ... first name is pronounced suh-MAH-jay ... majoring in Marketing.

Defensive Back • Jr.-2L • 6-0 • 195Centerville, Tenn. • Hickman County HS

D.J. Key

CHATTANOOGA: Returns as one of the top defensive players in the Southern Conference ... named one of four team cap-tains for the 2012 season ... preseason first team All-SoCon.

2011 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Second Team All-SoCon ... third on the team and No. 12 in the SoCon with 77 tackles ... school-record 85-yard INT return for a TD against Western Carolina ... three INTs on the year ... suffered a broken foot vs. Furman and missed Samford game ... tied a season-high with 11 tackles against Georgia Southern ... made nine stops against The Citadel ... first career INT at Eastern Kentucky ... led the team with nine solos against Jacksonville State, including two for loss ... 11 stops at Nebraska ... also recovered a fumble against the Huskers ... made the Athlet-ics Director’s Honor Roll both semesters ... made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.

2010 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Named to the Southern Conference All-Fresh-man Team ... started at safety in place of the injured Jordan Tippit for two games ... also played will linebacker ... second on the team with 57 tackles ... made six tackles in his first career game against Appalachian State ... 12 tackles at JSU ... started at safety and recorded six tackles against EKU ... eight tackles and a PBU at Western Carolina ... eight tackles and one PBU against Samford ... 10 tackles with one TFL at Wofford ... made the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in the spring.

2009 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the season as a redshirt...made the Dean’s List during the fall semester.

HIGH SCHOOL: Talented defensive back from Centerville, Tenn...played for head coach Nick Patterson at Hickman County High School...a three-sport standout who was a three-year letter winner on the football team, played basketball all four years and lettered in track & field his junior and senior years...all-state defensive back as a junior...All-Region 6-AA MVP as a senior...also played quarterback for the Bull-dogs...led Hickman to a 19-5 record his last two years...threw for 336 yards while rushing for 353 yards, scoring five TDs last season...also recorded 44 tackles and four interceptions...all-region scholar and honor roll student his junior and senior seasons...all-district on the basketball court as a junior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Davon Jamar Key...born May 28, 1991...son of Hobrina Taylor...majoring in Psychology.

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KEY’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds2010 11/3 39 18 57 0.0 2.5 0 0 0 3 0-02011 10/10 46 31 77 2.0 4.0 2 1 0 6 3-93Tot 21/13 85 49 134 2.0 6.5 2 1 0 9 3-93

KEY’S CAREER HIGHSTackles ....12 at Jacksonville State (9/11/10) TFLs .....2.0 vs. Jacksonville State (9/10/11)

KEY’S 2011 GAME-BY-GAMEGame UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Ydsat Nebraska 5 6 11 0.0 1.0 0 1 0 1 0-0Jacksonville St. 9 0 9 1.0 2.0 1 0 0 1 0-0at E. Kentucky 3 3 6 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 1 1-5at Appalachian St. 4 3 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0-0The Citadel 5 4 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Ga. Southern 7 4 11 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0W. Carolina 3 2 5 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 1 1-85at Elon 3 3 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Furman 7 0 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0-0at Samford DNPWofford 1 5 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1-3

KEY’S 2010 GAME-BY-GAMEGame UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-YdsASU 6 0 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0 at JSU 8 4 12 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0-0E. Kentucky 4 2 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at W. Carolina 1 7 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0-0at The Citadel 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Ga. Southern 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0-0at Furman 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Elon 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Auburn 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Samford 6 2 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0-0at Wofford 8 2 10 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0-0

Linebacker • Fr.-HS • 6-0 • 210Calhoun, Ga. • Calhoun HS

Alex Kirby 33HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time first team all-state linebacker from Calhoun High School in Calhoun, Ga. ... GSWA 2A Defensive Player of the Year ... led Calhoun to three straight state title games, winning as a senior ... member of the Chattanooga

Times Free Press Dynamite Dozen ... Atlanta Journal Constitution Defensive Player of the Year ... 184 tackles, 12 TFLs, four fumble recoveries and a defensive TD as a senior ... four-year player at Calhoun ... Jackets went 55-5 in his career, including 43-2 last three seasons.

PERSONAL: Full name is Charles Alexander Kirby ... son of Chuck & Genia Kirby and Holli Watkins ... has a younger sister, Callie, and two younger brothers, Chase and Cole ... plans to major in Health & Exercise Science.

Defensive Back • Fr.-HS • 5-11 • 205Powder Spring, Ga. • Hillgrove HS

Nakevion Leslie 28HIGH SCHOOL: Standout defensive back at Hillgrove High School in Powder Springs, Ga. ... played for head coach Phil Ironside ... helped the Hawks to an undefeated regular season as a senior and an appearance in the second round of the

Georgia 5A state playoffs ... returned a fumble 85 yards for a TD and also scored after an interception ... also ran track.

PERSONAL: Full name is Nakevion Leshar Leslie ... son of Keith and Marion Leslie ... born Jan. 25 ,1994 ... has two older brothers, Javoris Tribune and Jeremy ... Javoris plays football at Alcorn State ... plans to major in Nursing.

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Offensive Line • Fr.-HS • 6-5 • 250Dacula, Ga. • Dacula HS

Corey Levin 62HIGH SCHOOL: Offensive lineman from Dacula High School in Dacula, Ga. ... team captain for head coach Jared Zito ... made the Gwinnett County All-Star team ... led the Falcons to a 9-4 record as a senior ... made the Athletic Director’s Honor

Roll.

PERSONAL: Full name is Corey Michael Levin ... son of Grant and Linda Levin ... born Aug. 12, 1994 ... has three older sisters, Jennifer, Heather and Tiffany ... father played golf at Florida International ... plans to major in Physical Therapy.

Defensive Line • Jr.-TR • 6-4 • 303Kennesaw, Ga. • Georgia

Derrick Lott 91PRIOR TO UTC: Played two seasons at Georgia, appearing in five games ... played in two games in 2011 and three in 2010 ... recorded four tackles including two sacks and notched a safety in spring G-Day game in 2012 ... registered a career-

high four tackles vs. Vanderbilt in 2010 ... redshirted in 2009.

HIGH SCHOOL: North Cobb, coached by Shane Queen...2008 SuperPrep All-Dixie Team... PrepStar All-Southeast Region Team....2008 Atlanta Journal-Con-stitution Georgia 150 and Class AAAAA All-State first team...2008 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAAA All-State selection...2009 Rivals.com four-star prospect, #27 defensive tackle and Georgia Postseason Top 75 (21)...2009 Scout.com three-star prospect, #48 defensive tackle in the national and #14 prospect in Georgia...UGASports 2009 Georgia Top 75 (19)...Ranked as ESPNU’s #42 de-fensive tackle...Georgia Football Magazine/Georgiafb.com All-State Phenoms first team...2008 Georgia Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Football Classic participant...As a senior, recorded 111 tackles including 19 for loss and 15 sacks...As a junior, tallied 63 tackles including 10 sacks helping North Cobb to an undefeated regular season.

PERSONAL: Born June 18, 1990.

Defensive Line • So.-RS • 6-3 • 295Murfreesboro, Tenn. • Navy

Chris Mayes 972011 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the season after transfer-ring from Navy.

PRIOR TO UTC: Transferred to UTC after spending one sea-son at Navy ... saw limited action as a defensive lineman for the Midshipmen.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2010 graduate of Riverdale High School, Mayes was a three-year letter winner on the football team and lettered once as a thrower on the track & field squad ... named the district’s lineman MVP in 2009 ... earned All-State (Tenn.) and all-district honors his senior year ... also served as the football team captain in 2009 ... runner up for the 6A Lineman of the Year award.

PERSONAL: Full name is Christopher LeDell Mayes ... born Nov. 25, 1991 ... son of Keith and Gilda Mayes ... father played football at MTSU in 1981-83 ... brother, Rydell, played football at Tusculum College ... majoring in Health & Human Performance.

Defensive Back • So.-1L • 5-10 • 200Chattanooga, Tenn. • Red Bank HS

Keith Mayes 62011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in all 11 games, mainly on special teams ... listed as a backup linebacker on the depth chart but moved to safety in the spring ... made 10 tackles on the year, including three against Western Carolina ... made the

Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in the fall.


HIGH SCHOOL: All-state defensive back from Red Bank High School in Chattanooga, Tenn...teammate of fel-low signee Keon Williams...played for head coach Tim Daniels...led the Lions to a 12-1 record and the district title last season... Red Bank went undefeated in the regular season and advanced to the quarterfinals of the state championships ...member of the Tennessean Dream Team...district Special Teams Player of the Year as a senior...also earned all-re-gion honors...named to the Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps team...recorded 62 tackles, two interceptions and forced two fumbles last season...returned three punts, one kick-off and one fumble for a touchdown...ran track for three seasons...one-star rating from Scout.com...named to the East-West All-Star team.

PERSONAL: Full name is Keith Alexander Mayes III...born Sept. 4, 1992...son of Aisha Keys...has one sister, Klalea...majoring in Health & Human Performance.

MAYES’ CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds2011 11/0 8 2 10 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0

Defensive Back • So.-1L • 6-3 • 200Chattanooga, Tenn. • Hixson HS

Zach Mccarter 472011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in all 10 games, mainly on special teams ... made 7 tackles on the year, including three against Western Carolina ... also had his first career intercep-tion against the Catamounts ... made the Athletics Director’s

Honor Roll in the fall and the Dean’s List in the spring ... made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.

2010 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out as a redshirt ... made the Dean’s List in the fall.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time team MVP at Hixson High School in Hixson, Tenn. ... all-district at quarterback and defen-sive back as a senior ... played for head coach Houston White ... made the Chat-tanooga Times Free Press Best of the Preps First Team as a DB ... played in the Tennessee vs. Kentucky and Tennes-see vs. Georgia All-Star games.


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PERSONAL: Full name is Zachary Chase McCarter ... son of Dana Burton and Michael McCarter ... born Feb. 25, 1992 ... has one brother, Brandon ... majoring in Health & Human Performance.

MCCARTER’ CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds2011 10/0 6 1 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 1-0

Defensive Line • Fr.-HS • 6-2 • 220Albany, Ga. • Monroe HS

Vantrell McMillan 96HIGH SCHOOL: All-state defensive lineman from Monroe High School in Albany, Ga. ... played for head coach Charles Truitt ... named to the GSWA 3A All-State squad following his senior year ... 76 tackles, including 11 for losses, and 10 sacks

... also recovered a fumble and had an interception return for a TD ... played in the Georgia North-South All-Star game ... was the Defensive MVP of the Georgia-Florida Border Wars All-Star game after totaling 10 tackles, four TFLs and forc-ing a pair of fumbles ... also earned all-metro and all-region honors ... lettered in wrestling and baseball.

PERSONAL: Full name is Vantrel La’Marcus McMillan ...son of Pamela Jinks ... has two older brothers, Jawuan Jinks and Marquis McMillan ... pans to major in Criminal Justice.

Offensive Line • Sr.-3L • 6-4 • 275Cohutta, Ga. • Northwest Whitfield HS

Adam Miller

CHATTANOOGA: Second on the team with 29 starts over the last three years ... No. 1 on the depth chart at right tackle ... one of the top student-athletes at UTC who carries a 3.75 g.p.a ... named one of four team captains for the 2012 season ...

preseason second team All-SoCon.

2011 • JUNIOR SEASON: Started all 11 games at right tackles ... was a pre-season All-SoCon pick going into the year ... named to the FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team ... earned Academic All-SoCon honors ... made the Dean’s List both semesters, including a 4.0 g.p.a. in the spring ... earned the SoCon Com-missioner’s Medal and made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.5+ g.p.a. for the year.

2010 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Started nine games ... missed Eastern Kentucky and Western Carolina games with a high-ankle sprain ... Academic All-SoCon ... made the Dean’s List both semesters ... earned the SoCon Commissioner’s Med-al and made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.5+ g.p.a. for the year.

2009 • FRESHMAN SEASON: No. 1 on the depth chart at right tackle ... got his first start at Presbyterian ... started last nine games of the year ... made the Dean’s List both semesters ... earned Academic All-SoCon honors ... earned the SoCon Commissioner’s Medal and made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.5+ g.p.a. for the year.

2008 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out as a redshirt ... Dean’s List both semesters, posting a 4.0 g.p.a. in the Fall ... earned the SoCon Commissioner’s Medal and

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Linebacker • Fr.-RS • 6-1 • 225Chattanooga, Tenn • East Ridge HS

Gunner Miller

2011 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Had 51 tackles and four TFLs on the year ... returned an INT 24 yards for a pick-6 at Elon ... five tackles, including one for loss against Wofford ... posted eight tackles against Furman ... career-high nine tack-

les at Nebraska ... also added a PBU against the Huskers.

2010 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Earned a spot on the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team ... No. 1 on the depth chart at outside linebacker ... played in eight games and started five times ... missed last three games of the season with a shoulder injury ... finished with 35 tackles ... career-high nine tackles, including 4 TFLs, in his first career start at Western Carolina ... also had nine stops at The Citadel ... 620-pound squat is the school record for linebackers.

2009 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the season as a redshirt...made the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll during the fall.

HIGH SCHOOL: Versatile player who saw time as a fullback, tailback, quar-terback and split end on offense in high school...also played linebacker and free safety at East Ridge High School in Chattanooga, Tenn...four-year starter for head coach Mike Martin...recorded 140 tackles and two interceptions on de-fense in 2008...rushed for 743 yards and seven TDs last season...named to the Chattanooga Times Free Press ‘Best of the Preps’ defensive team...two-time all-district baseball player...involved in the Student Leadership Program at East Ridge and a member of the Beta Club.

PERSONAL: Full name is Gunner Lee Miller...born Feb. 6, 1991...son of Terry and Brenda Miller...has one older sister, April Raschke...April was a standout softball player for the Mocs from 1994-96 and inducted into the UTC Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004...majoring in Sociology.

MILLER’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds2010 8/5 18 17 35 0.0 4.5 0 0 0 1 0-02011 11/8 28 23 51 0.0 4.0 1 0 1 2 1-24Tot 19/13 46 40 86 0.0 8.5 1 0 1 3 1-24

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made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.5+ g.p.a. for the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Listed All-North Georgia by Chattanooga Times Free Press ... played offensive and defensive line for Northwest Whitfield ... 60 tackles senior season...earned all-area accolades by Daily Citizen News ... preseason all-state ... voted team captain ... winner of Football Scholar-Athlete Award and Bob Forester Lineman Award ... helped Bruins to 9-3 mark and third round of state playoffs ... coached at Northwest Whitfield by Mike Falleur ... posted highest grade point aver-age among teammates all four years...played one year of baseball and two years of basketball ... teammate of current Moc Dustin Tate.

PERSONAL: Full name is Adam Coleman Miller ... born Feb. 3, 1990 ... son of Mike and Earny Miller ... has one older brother, Dean ... majoring in Construction Management.

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2012 Mocs Football

2011 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in all 11 games, start-ing three of the last four games in the nickel package ... had 20 tackles on the year ... made two interceptions ... finished 19th in the nation with a 26.0 KOR average ... 44-yard KOR vs.

The Citadel ... first career INT vs. West-ern Carolina ... career-high six tackles against Elon.

2010 • FRESHMAN SEASON: One of two true freshmen to see action ... started as a 17-year old true freshman at No. 5 Jacksonville State in place of the injured Buster Skrine ... forced a fumble that led to a defensive TD against the Gamecocks ... added five solo tackles in the game ... posted 19 tackles on the season ... also started against EKU ... forced a fumble against Elon.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-star defensive back by Rivals.com and Scout.com from Whitehaven High School in Memphis,


Defensive Back • Jr.-2L • 5-10 • 165Memphis, Tenn. • Whitehaven HS

Chaz Moore 1

MILLER’S 2011 GAME-BY-GAMEGame UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Ydsat Nebraska 4 5 9 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0-0Jacksonville St. 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0-0E. Kentucky 4 1 5 0.0 1.0 0 0 1 0 0-0at Appalachian St. 0 3 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0The Citadel 4 2 6 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Ga. Southern 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0W. Carolina 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Elon 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1-24Furman 3 5 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Samford 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0

MILLER’S 2010 GAME-BY-GAMEGame UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-YdsASU 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0JSU. 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0E. Kentucky 2 5 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0W. Carolina 6 3 9 0.0 4.0 0 0 0 1 0-0The Citadel 5 4 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Ga. Southern 3 3 6 0.0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0-0Furman 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Elon 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Auburn DNPSamford DNPWofford DNP

Defensive Line • Fr.-RS • 6-2 • 220Nashville, Tenn. • Father Ryan HS

Will Mix 562011 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the year as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-district defensive end at Father Ryan in Nashville, Tenn ... played with current Moc Nick Pollard ... led

the Irish to the Division II semi-finals as a senior for head coach Bruce Lussier ... also lettered in wrestling ... three-time state dual champion at 189 pounds.

PERSONAL: Full name is William Cotter Mix ... son of Dennis & Pat Mix ... born May 10, 1991 ... has two older brothers, Kevin and Patrick ... Dennis (1978-82) and Kevin (2011-12) played football at MTSU ... plans to major in Psychology.

Tenn ... led the Tigers to a 21-6 record the last two seasons...posted an 11-3 mark as a senior...played for head coach Rodney Saulsbury...invited to the U.S. Army National Combine following his junior season where he was the Defensive MVP...recorded nine interceptions as a senior...selected to the Autozone All-Star game...also returned kicks at Whitehaven.

PERSONAL: Born Sept. 15, 1992 ... son of Tara Rowley ... Psychology major.

MOORE’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds2010 11/2 16 3 19 0.0 3.0 2 0 0 0 0-02011 11/4 9 11 20 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 1 2-14Tot 22/6 25 14 39 0.0 4.0 2 0 0 1 2-14

MOORE’S CAREER HIGHSTackles ......................... 6 at Elon (10/22/11)

MOORE’S 2011 GAME-BY-GAMEGame UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Ydsat Nebraska 0 2 2 0.0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0-0Jacksonville St. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at E. Kentucky 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Appalachian St. 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0The Citadel 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Ga. Southern 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0W. Carolina 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1-14at Elon 3 3 6 0.0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0-0Furman 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Samford 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1-0Wofford 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0

MOORE’S 2010 GAME-BY-GAMEGame UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-YdsASU 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0JSU 5 0 5 0.0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0-0E. Kentucky 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0W. Carolina 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0The Citadel 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Ga. Southern 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Furman 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Elon 4 0 4 0.0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0-0Auburn 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Samford 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Wofford 1 0 1 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0-0

Wide Receiver • So.-1L • 6-0 • 165Sanford, Fla. • Seminole HS

Ron Moore 72011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Made three catches for 147 yards and two TDs ... first catch was a 60-yard TD against The Citadel ... second catch was for 52 yards, also against The Cit-adel ... had a 35-yard TD reception against Western Carolina

... played in six games.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rated a two-star recruit by Rivals.com ... two-time all-conference selection at Seminole High School in Sanford, Fla ... 37 catches for 702 yards and 10 touchdowns for head coach Mike Cullison ... led the team in receiving in each of his last two years ... led Semi-nole to a 36-7 record over the last three years, including the 6A state title in 2008 ... No. 51 in the Orlando Sentinel Central Florida Super60 ... honor roll student ... all-conference member of the track team.

PERSONAL: Born April 6,1993 ... son of Ron, Sr. and Latonya Cleveland ... full name is Ronald Demon Moore, Jr ... has


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Tenn. ... played for head coach Bruce Hatfield...all-region and team MVP as a senior ... led the Commandos to a 10-2 record and the second round of the play-offs in 2009.

PERSONAL: Full name is Coltyn Jer-emi Murrell ... son of Ted and Cleota Murrell ... born Oct. 16, 1990 ... father played football at Texas A&M Commerce ... majoring in Civil Engineering ... has a younger brother, Trentyn, and a younger sister, Madison ... graduated in the top 10% of his class and a member of the National Honor Society.

MURRELL’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds2010 4/0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-02011 9/0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Tot 13/0 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0


one younger brother, Ronnie ... majoring in Accounting ... father played defensive tackle at Northwest Oklahoma State and was a 2000 draft pick of the Green Bay Packers.

MOORE’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS Rec Yds Avg/Rec. TD LG 2011 6/0 3 147 49.0 2 60

MOORE’S 2011 GAME-BY-GAMEGame Rec Yds TD LG at Nebraska DNP Jacksonville State DNPat E. Kentucky DNPat Appalachian St. DNPThe Citadel 2 112 1 60at Ga. Southern 0 0 0 0Western Carolina 1 35 1 35at Elon 0 0 0 0Furman 0 0 0 0at Samford 0 0 0 0Wofford DNP

Offensive Line • So.-1L • 6-2 • 290Hoover, Ala. • Hoover HS

Brandon Morgan 732011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Saw action in 10 games with eight starts at left tackle as a true freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-state offensive lineman from Hoover High School in Hoover, Ala ... led the Buccaneers to the 6A state title as a junior and runners-up in his sopho-more and senior seasons ... played for head coach Josh Niblett ... posted a 41-4 record during his four years ... first-team all-state as a junior and honorable men-tion all-state as a senior ... MAC Scholar.

PERSONAL: Son of Isom and Joneice Morgan ... born August 31, 1993 ... has two older brothers, Bryan and Isom ... father played football at Alabama A&M ... majoring in Electrical Engineering.

Linebacker • Jr.-2L • 6-0 • 195Hendersonville, Tenn. • Hendersonville HS

C.J. Murrell 322011 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in nine games, most-ly on special teams ... listed as a defensive back, but moved to linebacker in the spring ... made three tackles, including two against Elon ... named Academic All-Southern Conference

... made the Dean’s List both semesters ... made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.

2010 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Saw action in four games ... played on kick cover-age on special teams. ... made the Dean’s List in the fall ... made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2009 graduate of Hendersonville High School in Hendersonville,

Offensive Line • Jr.-2L • 6-1 • 270Greeneville, Tenn. • Greeneville HS

Steven Nease 702011 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Came off the bench for one game against Western Carolina ... made the Dean’s List both semesters ... made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.

2010 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Did not see any action ... made the Dean’s List both semesters, including a 4.0 g.p.a. in the spring ... earned the SoCon Commis-sioner’s Medal and made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.5+ g.p.a. for the year.

2009 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the year as a redshirt...made the Dean’s List both semesters with a perfect 4.0 g.p.a. ... earned the SoCon Commissioner’s Medal and made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.5+ g.p.a. for the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was an all-county offensive lineman for three years at South Greene High School ... played his senior season at Greenville High School in Greenville, Tenn. ... earned all-county, all-conference and All-Northeast Tennessee honors ... coached at Greeneville High School by Steve McCurry ... teammate of current Moc Irvin Hernandez.

PERSONAL: Full name is Steven Michael Nease ... born Feb. 13, 1991 ... son of Michael and Joy Nease ... father played football at UTC from 1980-83 with head coach Russ Huesman and assistant coach Russ Ehrenfeld ... majoring in Biology.

Defensive Back • Fr.-HS • 6-0 • 180Morrow, Ga. • Jonesboro HS

Cedric Nettles 35HIGH SCHOOL: All-region defensive back from Jonesboro High School in Jonesboro, Ga. ... played for head coach Larry Mortonson ... led Jonesboro to a 9-2 record as a senior ... member of the All-Southern Crescent team ... played in the

Georgia East-West All-Star game ... three-year letter winner in baseball and was all-conference as a junior ... also lettered in basketball.

PERSONAL: Full name is Cedric Breyan Nettles ... son of Patricia Donald ... born May 17, 1994 ... has a sister, Jasmine, and two brothers, Matthew and Anthony.

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Fullback • Jr.-1L • 5-9 • 200Knoxville, Tenn. • Christian Academy

Ethan Poe 182011 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Did not see any action ... made the Dean’s List both semesters, including a perfect 4.0 g.p.a. in the fall ... earned the SoCon Commissioner’s Medal and made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.5+ g.p.a. for the year.

2010 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out as a redshirt ... made the Dean’s List in the spring ... enrolled at UTC in 2009 but was not a part of the program.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2009 graduate of Knoxville Christian Academy in Knoxville, Tenn ... all-region and team captain as a senior ... played for head coach Rusty Bradley ... captain of the wrestling team.

PERSONAL: Born Dec. 7, 1990 ... son of David and Debbie Poe ... father played football at Virginia Tech ... has two younger sisters, Rachael and Riley ... majoring in Economics with a minor in History.

Kicker • So.-1L • 6-0 • 180Nashville, Tenn. • Father Ryan HS

Nick Pollard 30CHATTANOOGA: Entering his third season in the program ... played in one game in 2010 before an injury forced him to redshirt ... likely to kick and punt in 2012 after putting up solid numbers in the spring ... preseason second team All-SoCon

... named to the Fred Mitchell Place-Kicker Award Watch List for the top kicker at the FCS level and below.

2011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Member of the SoCon All-Freshman team ... 10-14 FGs and 31-33 on PATs ... holds the UTC freshman record for PATs with 31 ... 61 points is also a UTC freshman record ... 10 FGs is No. 2 on the Mocs’ fresh-man list ... 9-9 from inside 30 yards ... 1-5 from 30 yards and out ... career-long 38-yarder against Western Carolina ... made his last eight FGs of the season ...

CHATTANOOGA: Offensive MVP of each of the 2010 and 2011 Spring Games ... played in 10 career games.

2011 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Got the start at Samford and led the Mocs to a 24-9 win ... went 11-17 for 62 yards against the Bulldogs ... off the bench in the final series at Nebraska ... went 3-3 against the Huskers ... played one series at Georgia Southern ... also saw action against Western Carolina.

2010 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Saw ac-tion in three games off the bench ... 4-8 passing for 44 yards ... 3-4 for 23 yards at Auburn ... Offensive MVP of the 2011 Spring Game with 161 passing yards on 12-19 attempts and one touchdown ... made the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in the spring.

2009 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the year as a redshirt ... made the Athlet-ics Director’s Honor Roll during the fall semester ... Offensive MVP of the 2010 spring game after going 16-25 for 282 yards and 2 TDs ... made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Finalist for the Class 5A Mr. Football award as a senior at Franklin High School for head coach Craig Clay-ton ... led Franklin to a 13-2 record and an appearance in the Tennessee 5A State Championship game ... threw for 2,204 yards and 20 touchdowns with just two interceptions ... completed 61% of his passes ... earned team MVP, Region 6 MVP, all-mid-state and all-state honors as a senior ... lettered in baseball his freshman year ... honor roll student his senior year.

PERSONAL: Born July 14, 1990 ... son of Ron and Deana Nichols ... has an older brother, Ryan, and an older sister, Kari ... brother played football at Tennessee Tech from 2004-07... father played at Vanderbilt ... majoring in Business Manage-ment.

NICHOLS’ CAREER STATSPassing G/GS Comp. Att. Int. Pct. Yards TD Long Effic. Avg./G2010 3/0 4 8 0 50.0 44 0 21 96.2 14.72011 6/1 14 21 0 66.7 62 0 22 91.5 10.3Totals 9/1 18 29 0 62.1 106 0 22 92.8 11.8

Quarterback • Jr.-2L • 6-3 • 195Franklin, Tenn. • Franklin HS

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Tight End • Fr.-HS • 6-3 • 215Maryville, Tenn. • Maryville HS

Kevin Niethammer 89HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time state champion tight-end at Maryville High School in Maryville, Tenn. ... played for head coach George Quarles ... led the Rebels to a 42-3 record over the last three seasons ... had eight catches for 115 yards and

three TDs as a senior ... member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Full name is Kevin Scott Niethammer ... son of Jeff and Monica Ni-ethammer ... has two older brothers, Justin and Mark ... undecided on a major.

Long Snapper • Fr.-RS • 6-0 • 210Ooltewah, Tenn. • Ooltewah HS

Bryn Oliver 422011 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Practiced in the spring but was not on the roster in the fall.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2011 graduate of Ooltewah High School in Ooltewah, Tenn. ... played for head coach Benny Monroe ... member of the Na-tional Honor Society ... also lettered in baseball.

PERSONAL: Full name is Bryn Alexander Oliver ... son of Tim and Melanie Oliver ... born Oct. 3, 1992 ... has an older brother, Brock, who was the Mocs’ long snap-per from 2008-11 ... undecided on a major.


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Defensive Line • So.-1L • 6-3 • 230Englewood, Tenn. • McMinn Central HS

Zach Rayl 312011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Off the bench at defensive end in nine games ... made 10 tackles, including four for loss ... posted a sack at Elon ... last name is pronounced “rail”.


HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time all-region performer from McMinn Central High School in Englewood, Tenn. ... all-region as a linebacker during his senior season ... played for head coach and UTC grad-uate Josh Goodin ... Offensive Player of the Year at quarterback as a senior ... two-year letter winner in basketball and baseball ... all-region player in baseball ... graduated in the top 10% of his class ... earned the football team’s Scholar Award.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 6, 1990 ... son of David and Bridgette Rayl and Trish Watson ... father played tight end for the Mocs for two seasons ... oldest of five with two younger brothers, Ryan and Gabe, and two younger sisters, Amanda and Ashlyn ... majoring in Sociology.

RAYL’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds2011 9/0 6 4 10 1.0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0-0

made the Dean’s List both semesters ... Academic All-SoCon ... earned the So-Con Commissioner’s Medal and made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.5+ g.p.a. for the year.

2010 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Struggled throughout fall camp with a hip injury ... went 1-2 on PATs against Appalachian State before the injury forced him out for the rest of the year ... made the Dean’s List both semesters ... earned the SoCon Commissioner’s Medal and made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.5+ g.p.a. for the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2009 Tennessee Mr. Football Kicker of the Year from Father Ryan High School in Nashville, Tenn...two-star recruit according to Rivals.com...hit 12 of 15 FG attempts as a senior with a long of 53 yards...50 of 55 kickoffs were touchbacks...made all 37 of his extra-point attempts....played for Bruce Lussier at Father Ryan...made the Tennessean Dream Team...four year letter winner on the soccer team...named to the honor roll numerous times during high school.

PERSONAL: Full name is Nick Charles Pollard...born July 16, 1991...son of Scott and Jennifer Pollard...has one younger brother, Mitchell...majoring in Criminal Justice.

POLLARD’S CAREER KICKING STATISTICSYear G 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total Pct. Long Blk. PAT Pts.2010 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0.0 0 0 1-2 12011 11 0-0 9-9 1-3 0-2 0-0 10-14 71.4 38 1 31-33 61Tot 12 0-0 9-9 1-3 0-2 0-0 10-14 71.4 38 1 32-35 62

POLLARD’S CAREER HIGHSFGs ................ 2 (3x) Last vs. Wofford (11/19/11) Extra Points ..... 6 vs. (2x) Last at Elon (10/22/11)FGAs .................3 at Appalachian State (9/24/11) Points ............. 9 (3x) Last vs. Wofford (11/19/11)Longest FG ... 38 vs. Western Carolina (10/15/11) Longest FGA ............ 44 at E. Kentucky (9/17/11)

POLLARD’S 2011 GAME-BY-GAMEGame FGs (Made) PATs KOs Yds Avg TB OB PTsat Nebraska 37 1-1 1 63 63.0 0 0 1Jacksonville St. (25), 41 3-4 3 179 59.7 0 0 6at E. Kentucky 44, (23) 2-2 3 150 50.0 0 0 5at Appalachian St. 35, (22), (22) 0-0 4 254 63.5 0 0 6The Citadel (29), (21) 3-3 6 379 63.2 0 0 9at Ga. Southern --- 3-3 4 242 60.5 1 0 3W. Carolina (38) 6-7 9 571 63.4 0 1 9at Elon --- 6-6 7 442 63.1 0 0 6Furman --- 1-1 2 113 56.5 0 0 1at Samford (29) 3-3 5 256 51.2 0 0 6Wofford (27), (33) 3-3 6 350 58.3 0 0 9

Defensive Line • So.-1L • 6-2 • 260Palm Bay, Fla. • Palm Bay HS

Keyon Reed 942011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in eight games with three starts at defensive tackle ... made the SoCon All-Fresh-man team ... posted 18 tackles, including 5.5 TFLs ... had 2.5 sacks ... forced and recovered a fumble against Western Caro-

lina ... recovered a fumble and had a QBH against Eastern Kentucky ... made the Dean’s List in the spring. 2010 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out as a redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: All-state defensive end from Palm Bay High School in Palm Bay, Fla. ... All-Space Coast First Team Defense as a senior ... Brevard County All-Star selection ... FACA All-Star selec-tion ... led the Pirates to a 9-4 mark as a senior ... PBHS went 9-3 during his junior season when he played on the of-fensive line ... helped Palm Beach HS to a 10-4 mark as a sophomore ... earned the Area I Excellence Award for his work in the classroom ... finished third in a po-etry contest at PBHS ... played for head coach Dan Burke.PERSONAL: Born Sept. 10, 1991 ... brother, Walter, is a linebacker at Dean Col-lege (Mass.) ... majoring in Criminal Justice.

REED’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds2011 8/3 8 10 18 2.5 5.5 1 2 1 0 0-0

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Offensive Line • Jr.-1L • 6-2 • 275Dayton, Tenn. • Tennessee

Kevin Revis 52CHATTANOOGA: Transferred to UTC in the summer of 2011 ... No. 1 on the depth chart at right guard.

2011 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Started 10 games at right guard ... missed the Elon game with an injury,

PRIOR TO UTC: Redshirted the 2009 season at Tennessee ... played in one game in 2010 against Ole Miss.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rated a three-star re-cruit by Rivals.com out of Rhea County High School ... named to Knoxville News-Sentinel’s Top 20 Prospects in Tennes-see ... finalist for Tennessee Mr. Football Award ...played in Toyota East-West All-Star Game ... All-State first team by both Tennessee coaches and sportswriters ... Region 4-4A Offensive Lineman of the Year ... named Chattanooga Times-Free Press Best of Preps first team ... helped team to Region 4 title and championship state quarterfinals berth his senior sea-son ... Qualified for state tournament as heavyweight wrestler in junior season ... named Preseason Academic All-State in 2008.

Kicker • Fr.-HS • 6-0 • 220Chattanooga, Tenn. • Baylor School

Henrique Ribeiro 40HIGH SCHOOL: 2011 Tennessee Mr. Football Division II-AA Kicker of the Year at Chattanooga’s Baylor School ... led his team to the state championship game ... went 40-41 on PATs and had touchbacks on 49 of 53 kickoffs ... went 8-11 on FGs,

including three over 51 yards ... only misses were from 50+ ... native of Brazil ... goalkeeper on Baylor’s state champion soccer team as a senior ... played in the first football game he ever saw.

PERSONAL: Full name is Henrique Donati Ribeiro ... born Dec. 26, 1993 ... son of Ricardo & Luciana Ribeiro ...originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil ... plans to major in Business.

Quarterback • So.-1L • 6-3 • 195South Pittsburg, Tenn. • South Pittsburg HS

Terrell Robinson 17CHATTANOOGA: No. 1 QB heading into 2012 ... was listed as the No. 3 QB but started three games for the injured B.J. Coleman as a freshman in 2011 ... first Moc freshman to start at QB since Matt Lopez in 2003.

2011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: SoCon Freshman of the Year ... 11 TDs (six pass-ing and five rushing) in five games at QB ... five rushing TDs is No. 2 on UTC’s all-time freshman list ... six passing TDs tied for third among all-time UTC fresh-men ... only Moc with 100 yards rushing in a game (115 at Elon and 114 at Geor-gia Southern) ... played in the first three games of the year as a receiver, catch-

ing one pass for one yard at Nebraska ... became the first Moc since James Roberts in 1989 to earn three-straight SoCon Freshman of the Week honors following Georgia Southern, Western Carolina and Elon games ... first in the SoCon to do that since Appalachian State’s Armanti Edwards in 2006 ... off the bench for nine carries for 29 yards and one TD at Samford ... also 3-3 for eight yards passing on an injured ankle against the Bulldogs ... 87 yards and one TD on 32 carries against Furman ... most carries by a Moc since Eldra Buckley had 33 against Appalachian State in 2005 ... 11-13 passing for 140 yards and three TDs at Elon ... also ran for 115 yards on 14 carries ... first Moc QB to run and pass for 100 yards since Tony Meredino in 1978 ... passed for 123 yards and three TDs on 7-11 attempts against Western Carolina ... also ran 14 times for 72 yards ... came in off the bench for the injured B.J. Coleman at Georgia Southern, rushing for 114 yards and three TDs ... 5-9 passing for 62 yards against the Eagles ... or-chestrated four scoring drives against GSU, one of the top defenses in the nation ... three rushing TDs are the most by a Moc since Eldra Buckley in 2006 ... first UTC QB to run for 100 yards since Gary Bloodsaw in 1980 ... first 100-yard runner for the Mocs this season.

2010 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out as a redshirt ... made the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll both semesters ... made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Tennessee Mr. Football Division I-A Back of the Year award win-ner from South Pittsburg High School in South Pittsburg, Tenn...all-state selection at quarterback who led the Pirates to the I-A title game...Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps Player of the Year...district offensive player of the year and team MVP...threw for 1,687 yards, rushed for 1,322 yards and scored 46 total TDs as a senior...played for head coach Vic Grider...four-year letter winner in basket-ball and district player of the year as a junior...two-time time Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps basketball player...Salutatorian who is also a member of the Beta Club and earned the Highest Grade in Algebra Award...represented Marion County at the Leadership Summit in Nashville.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 28, 1991...son of Vincent and DeAndrea Robinson...has an older brother, Antonio, and a younger sister, Kelsey ... father played basketball at UTC in 1988-89 ... brother currently plays at Tennessee Tech...majoring in Busi-ness.

ROBINSON’S CAREER STATSYear G/GS Rush Yds Avg TD LG Comp.-Att.-Int. Yds TD LG 2011 8/3 90 417 4.6 5 41 27-43-3 336 6 52

ROBINSON’S 2011 GAME-BY-GAMEGame Rush Yds TD LG Rec Yds TD LG C-A-I Yds TD Lgat Nebraska 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0-0-0 0 0 0Jacksonville St. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0at E. Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0at Appalachian St. DNPThe Citadel DNPat Ga. Southern 21 114 3 26 0 0 0 0 5-9-1 62 0 17W. Carolina 14 72 0 32 0 0 0 0 7-11-0 123 3 35at Elon 14 115 0 41 0 0 0 0 11-13-0 140 3 52Furman 32 87 1 16 0 0 0 0 1-7-2 3 0 3at Samford 9 29 1 11 0 0 0 0 3-3-0 8 0 6Wofford DNP


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Tight End • So.-1L • 6-5 • 240Orlando, Fla. • Orlando Lutheran Academy

Faysal Shafaat 88CHATTANOOGA: Made the CFPA Tight Ends Watch List heading into the season ... name is pronounced “fes-EL” “sha-FAHT” ... named preseason second team All-SoCon.

2011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Started all 11 games and named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman team ... fourth on the team in receiving with 19 catches for 179 yards and two TDs ... scored against Western Carolina and Wofford ... had five catches for 48 yards in the season finale against the Terriers ... made the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in the fall.


HIGH SCHOOL: Top-100 Central Florida recruit from Orlando Lutheran Acad-emy in Orlando, Fla ... earned first team all-state honors as a senior ... had 26

Defensive Line • Fr.-RS • 6-2 • 260Memphis, Tenn. • Westwood HS

Devin Scates 922011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in seven games with two starts at defensive tackle ... totaled 11 tackles, including a TFL at Eastern Ken-tucky.


HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year starter at Westwood High School in Memphis Tenn. ... played for head coach Ryan Williams ... recorded 41 tackles, 15 tackles-for-loss and six sacks as a senior at defensive end ... made the honor roll numerous times during high school.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 30, 1991 ... son of Teresa Smith... majoring in Health & Human Performance.

SCATES’ CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds2011 7/2 5 6 11 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0-0

Offensive Line • Fr.-HS • 6-6 • 300Soddy Daisy, Tenn. • Soddy Daisy HS

Alex Seeley 78HIGH SCHOOL: 2012 graduate of Soddy Daisy High School ... played for head coach Kevin Orr ... also lettered for four years in wrestling ... all-region as a wrestler.

PERSONAL: Full name is Phillip Alexander Seeley ... son of Phillip and Vicki Seeley ... born Sept. 23, 1993 ... undecided on a major ... Eagle Scout.

catches for 538 yards and eight TDs ... also played defensive end, recording 101 tackles ... led the state of Florida with 20 sacks ... helped Orlando Lutheran to a 7-3 record as a senior ... Crusaders went 10-2 during his junior year ... played for head coach Michael Viera ... made the honor roll ... also a standout basketball player who was the league MVP and first team all-district as a junior.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 17, 1991 ... son of Michelle and Rizvan Shafaat ... has a younger brother, Imran, and younger sis-ter, Alia ... majoring in Psychology.

SHAFAAT’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS Rec Yds Avg/Rec. TD LG 2011 11/11 19 179 9.4 2 18

SHAFAAT’S 2011 GAME-BY-GAMEGame Rec Yds TD LG at Nebraska 4 34 0 12Jacksonville State 0 0 0 0at E. Kentucky 3 11 0 7at Appalachian St. 1 16 0 16The Citadel 0 0 0 0at Ga. Southern 1 11 0 11Western Carolina 2 29 1 18at Elon 2 26 0 14Furman 0 0 0 0at Samford 1 4 0 4Wofford 5 48 1 14

Long Snapper • Fr.-HS • 6-3 • 255Tullahoma, Tenn. • Tullahoma HS

Will Sharpton 45HIGH SCHOOL: 2012 graduate of Tullahoma High School in Tullahoma, Tenn. ... helped the Wildcats to an 8-3 record as a senior ... team captain ... played for head coach John Olive ... competed in the Tennessee-Kentucky All-Star game ... also

competed in wrestling and track & field .. member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Full name is William Whitman Sharpton ... son of Kelly Sharpton ... born Nov. 14, 1993 ... has a brother, Alex, and older sisters Carrie and Megan ... plans to major in Biochemistry.

Running Back • Fr.-HS • 5-10 • 180Fitzgerald, Ga. • Fitzgerald HS

Tolerance Shepherd 18HIGH SCHOOL: All-state running back from Fitzgerald High School in Fitzgerald, Ga. ... played for head coach Robbie Pruitt ... named GSWA All-State Honorable Mention after com-piling 1,564 yards and 24 TDs on 183 carries as a senior ...

two-time all-region honoree ... had 1,110 yards and 12 TDs as a junior ... lead the Hurricane to a 21-5 mark last two seasons ... played in the Georgia North-South All-Star game following his senior season.

PERSONAL: Full name is Tolerance Unique Shepherd ... son of Regina Walker ... born Sept. 29, 1993 ... has one older sister, Shun ... undecided on a major.

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Offensive Line • Jr.-2L • 6-5 • 335Brentwood, Tenn. • Brentwood HS

Michael Slowey 71CHATTANOOGA: Moved over to the offensive line after play-ing on the defensive side of the ball for the previous three sea-sons.

2011 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in five games, mostly on PAT ... made the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in the spring ... made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.

2010 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Did not see any action on the defensive line.


HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letter winner at Brentwood High School in Brentwood, Tenn ... led the Bruins to an 11-2 record as a senior ... played for head coach Ron Crawford ... also lettered in Lacrosse and Wrestling.

PERSONAL: Full name is Michael Alan Slowey ... born Feb. 22, 1991 ... son of Steve and Jennie ... has an older sister, Amanda, and an older brother, Stephan, who played football at Lambuth University ... majoring in Psychology.

Tight End • Sr.-1L • 6-4 • 250Jacksonville, Fla. • Kentucky

Sean Stackhouse 832011 • JUNIOR SEASON: Played in all 11 games ... was a big contributor on special teams where he made four tackles ... had three stops against Eastern Kentucky ... made the Dean’s List in the fall ... made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a.

for the year.

PRIOR TO UTC: Transfer from Kentucky who had two years of eligibility remain-ing ... enrolled at UTC in January 2011 ... played in six games the last two years at Kentucky ... redshirted in 2008 ... twice named Scout Team Player of the Week.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year starter for Mandarin HS in Jacksonville, Fla ... as a senior, caught 32 passes for 426 yards and four touchdowns ... snagged 33 passes his junior season, good for 333 yards ... two-year member of the all-con-ference team ... team captain as a junior and senior ... listed as the nation’s No.

Offensive Line • So.-1L • 6-1 • 265Sevierville, Tenn.• Sevier County HS

Patrick Sutton 722011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Walked on and won the starting job at center ... started all 11 games

2010 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out as a redshirt ... made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-state player from Sevier County High School in Sevierville, Tenn. ... played for head coach Steve Brewer ... three time all-conference offensive lineman ... placed second in the county in the shot put.

PERSONAL: Full name is Dennis Patrick Sutton ... son of Donna Adams and Den-nis Sutton ... born Feb. 17, 1991 ... has one older brother, Joseph, and two younger brothers, Ethan and Eli ... majoring in Health & Human Performance.

Defensive Back • Fr.-HS • 6-3 • 200Hixson, Tenn. • Chattanooga Christian

Beau Simmons 36HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps receiver from Chattanooga Christian ... District 7 Player of the Year as a senior ... 1,200 receiving yards as a junior ... member of the National Honor Society ... four-year

letter winner in soccer.

PERSONAL: Full name is Beau Connor Simmons ... son of Paul & Kathy Sim-mons ... born on Sept. 14, 1993 ... has two sisters, Chauncey & Ashley, and one brother, Peyton ... plans to major in Mechanical Engineering.

31 tight end by Scout.com ... selected to play in the Florida North-South All-Star Game but was unable to participate because of an injury ... nominated for the U.S. Army All-America Game ... coached by Luther Price and the late J. D. Hall ... also participated in track and field and played basketball in high school ... put the shot in track and field ... three-year starter in basketball, helping the team to a pair of district championships.

PERSONAL: Born on June 25, 1989 ... son of John and Jenni Stackhouse ... majoring in Criminal Justice.

Wide Receiver • Fr.-RS • 6-1 • 190 Fayette County, Ga. • Whitewater HS

Taylor Stanford 822011 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2011 graduate of Whitewater High School in Fayette County, Ga ... first team all-county and 2nd team all-

region as a senior ... posted 15 catches for 400 yards and seven TDs as a senior ... set the school’s receiving TD record ... honor roll student and Beta Club member ... also lettered in track & field and basketball.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jonathan Taylor Stanford ... son of Kelly and Jerry Stanford ... majoring in Business.

Offensive Line • Sr.-RS • 6-5 • 280Rocky Face, Ga. • Northwest Whitfield HS

Dustin Tate 762011 • JUNIOR SEASON: Was not a part of the program for the 2011 season.

2010 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in 10 games ... start-ed at Eastern Kentucky and Western Carolina.

2009 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Saw action in 10 games with two starts...made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll during the fall semester...Academic All-Southern Conference honoree.

2008 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Did not see any action and sat out as a redshirt...made the Dean’s List both semesters ... made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Member of Chattanooga Times Free Press All-North Georgia Team as offensive lineman in 2007...blocking graded out 86 percent for the sea-son...two-time Daily Citizen All-Area Player...All-Region 7AAAA honoree...Bruins went 9-3 in 2007 and advanced to second round of state playoffs...participated in


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Georgia’s North-South All-Star Game...teammate of current Moc Adam Miller...coached at Northwest Whitfield by Mike Falleur...also participated in basketball and track.

PERSONAL: Full name is Dustin Lee Tate...born June 7, 1990...son of Dar-rell and Rhonda Tate...has one younger brother...majoring in Psychology.


Wide Receiver • Fr.-HS • 6-2 • 185 Nashville, Tenn. • Brentwood Academy

Al Thompson 10HIGH SCHOOL: Three-star receiver from Brentwood Acad-emy in Nashville, Tenn. ... played for head coach and former Moc Ralph Potter ... three-star rating from Rivals.com ... two-time all-state honors ... led the Eagles to a 9-3 record as a

senior with 47 catches for 685 yards and six TDs ... originally committed to Arizona State ... four-year letter winner in basketball.

PERSONAL: Full name is Almose Alphonse Thompson IV ... son of Al and Kim Thompson ... born July 16, 1994 ... has an older sister, Amanda, who goes to UTC ... plans to major in Sports Medicine ... father played tight end at Tennessee State.

Wide Receiver • So.-RS • 6-2 • 200 Chattanooga, Tenn. • Baylor School

Michael Trundle 232011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Did not participate in the fall but rejoined the team for spring practice.

2010 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out as a redshirt ... made the Dean’s List both semesters ... earned the SoCon Commissioner’s Medal and made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.5+ g.p.a. for the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2010 graduate of the Baylor School in Chattanooga where he played for head coach Phil Massey ... won the Special Teams Award for the 7-5 Red Raiders.

PERSONAL: Born July 12, 1991 ... son of Kathy and Frank Trundle ... has two older brothers ... majoring in Biology.

2011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Earned Southern Conference All-Freshman Team honors ... finished with 147 yards on 47 carries ... season-high 14 carries for 43 yards against Wofford in the season finale ... made the Dean’s List in the fall ... made

the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rated a two-star prospect by ESPN.com ... three-time all-state player at Alcoa High School in Alcoa, Tenn ... put up 1,013 yards and 15 touch-downs for head coach Gary Rankin ... led the Tornadoes to the TSSAA 3A state championship ... Alcoa has won seven consecutive state titles ... posted a 58-2

Defensive Line • So.-1L • 6-3 • 230Knoxville, Tenn. • Bearden HS

Davis Tull 90CHATTANOOGA: One of the best all-around athletes on the team ... named preseason second team All-SoCon.

2011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Made the SoCon All-Fresh-man team ... started all 11 games on the defensive line ... posted 30 tackles, including eight for a loss ... second on the team with five sacks, ties for second-most by a Moc freshman in school history ... had one sack in each of the last five games ... had six quarterback hurries ... recovered two fumbles ... made the Dean’s List both semesters ... made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.

2010 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out as a redshirt...made the Dean’s List in the fall with a perfect 4.0 g.p.a. ... made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letter win-ner at Bearden High School in Knoxville, Tenn ... played for head coach Brad Tay-lor ... all-region as a junior ... preseason all-star as a senior before breaking his femur in the second game of the year ... missed the rest of his senior season ... member of the Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Full name is Charles Davis Tull ... son of Amy Bailey and Tim Tull ... has one older brother, Harrison ... born Nov. 12, 1991 ... majoring in Health & Human Performance.

TULL’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds2011 11/11 18 12 30 5.0 8.0 1 2 6 0 0-0

TULL’S 2011 GAME-BY-GAMEGame UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Ydsat Nebraska 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Jacksonville St. 2 0 2 0.0 1.0 0 0 2 0 0-0at E. Kentucky 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0-0at Appalachian St. 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0The Citadel 2 1 3 0.0 1.0 0 1 1 0 0-0at Ga. Southern 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0-0W. Carolina 1 0 1 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Elon 1 0 1 1.0 1.0 0 1 0 0 0-0Furman 5 3 8 1.0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0-0at Samford 1 0 1 1.0 1.0 0 0 1 0 0-0Wofford 4 2 6 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0-0

Fullback • So.-1L • 5-11 • 225Alcoa, Tenn. • Alcoa HS

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Linebacker • So.-1L • 5-11 • 220Decatur, Ga. • Southwest DeKalb HS

Muhasibi Wakeel 382011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in 11 games off the bench ... contributed mostly on special teams ... totaled 13 tackles ... made the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in the spring.

2010 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out as a redshirt...name is pronounced “mu-HA-suh-bee wah-KEEL”.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-region, all-county and all-state linebacker from Southwest DeKalb High School in Deca-tur, Ga...four-year starter for head coach Buck Godfrey...helped lead the Panthers to the second round of the state playoffs as a senior with a 10-2 record...recorded 169 tackles as a senior...led the team to the state quarterfinals and a 9-4 mark as a junior...added 148 tackles as a junior...made 104 tackles as a sophomore, giv-ing him 100+ tackles in each of his last three seasons.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 4, 1991...son of Rasheedah Guyden and Imad Wakeel...

Defensive Line • Sr.-3L • 6-3 • 235Griffin, Ga. • Stephenson HS

Josh Williams 95CHATTANOOGA: Two-time all-conference defensive end named to the Sports Network Preseason All-American Third Team ... College Sporting News Preseason All-Amer-ican Third Team ... preseason first team All-SoCon ... UTC

career sack leader with 21.5 ... has six multi-sack games in his career ... made the CFPA Defensive End Watch List.

2011 • JUNIOR SEASON: First Team All-SoCon ... led the SoCon with 9.5 sacks ... third-highest single season total in UTC history ... named SoCon Defensive Player of the Week after tying a career-high with seven tackles at Samford ... also tied a career-high with three sacks against the Bulldogs ... leads the SoCon and is No. 16 in the nation with 9.5 sacks ... two sacks and a hurry against Western Carolina ... six tackles at Georgia South-ern ... set a new career sack record with a pair of sacks at Eastern Kentucky ... also had five tackles and a career-high three QBHs ... six tackles and 1.5 sacks against Jacksonville State ... made two tackles and had one QBH at Nebraska.

2010 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: No. 1 on the depth chart on the left end of the defensive line...has 12.0 career sacks and needs 3.0 more to break the school record ... took part in the H.O.P.E. men-toring program in the fall to help new UTC freshmen with their adjustments to college life...preseason 2nd Team All-SoCon selection...three tackles against Appalachian State ... career-high three sacks against EKU ... six solo stops vs. Georgia Southern is a career-high ... made five tackles at Wofford. 2009 • FRESHMAN SEASON: True freshman who started last nine games...earned Second Team All-Southern Conference by the league’s media...named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team by the league coaches...second on the team with a UTC freshman record seven sacks...third in the SoCon and tied for 31st in the FCS in sacks...seven sacks is tied for No. 3 on UTC’s single-season list...posted a season-high seven tackles against The Citadel...named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester ... made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-state defensive lineman from for Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, Ga…named to the Georgia High School Class 5A First Team All-State as a defensive lineman following his senior year…four-year letterwinner and three-year starter for the Jaguars…three-time all-region and all-county selection…Stephenson had a 40-6 record in his four seasons, including a 9-1 mark as a se-nior…recorded 63 tackles and 13 sacks last season..team’s defensive line MVP…three-time ‘Hi-Five Player Spotlight’…also lettered in track & field in his sophomore and junior seasons…honor roll student throughout his high school career…also earned honors as the top biology student at Stephenson High School.

PERSONAL: Full name is Joshua Christopher Williams…born June 11, 1991…son of Sonia and Timothy Williams…majoring in Exercise Science.

record during his four-year career ... three-time Knoxville News Sentinel Pre-pXtra selection ... ran for over 3,000 in his prep career ... also played basketball and track ... state finalist in the shot put ... honor roll student.

PERSONAL: Son of Arthur and Teresa Tyson ... has two younger sisters, Brea-lyn and Kyrin ... born Feb. 22, 1993 ... majoring in Health & Human Perfor-mance.

TYSON’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS Rush Yds Avg/R TD LG Avg/Gm Catch Yds Avg/C TD LG Avg/Gm2011 11/7 47 143 3.0 2 15 14.3 1 11 11.0 0 11 1.1

Defensive Back • Fr.-HS • 5-10 • 180 Donalsonville, Ga. • Seminole County HS

Dee Virgin 19HIGH SCHOOL: All-state defensive back from Seminole County High School in Donalsonville, Ga. ... played for head coach Alan Ingram ... GSWA 1A Second Team All-State pick after totaling 49 tackles and five interceptions ... also had 377

yards rushing and nine TDs to go with 359 yards receiving and five receiving scores ... had a school-record 104-yard INT return for a TD ... two-time all-region selection ... played in the Georgia North-South and the Georgia-Florida Border Wars All-Star games ... all-region in baseball and basketball ... on the Honor Roll.

PERSONAL: Full name is Javaris Drequis Virgin ... son of Andrew and Katrina Virgin ... born Oct. 29, 1993 ... has and older brother, Dreak, and three younger siblings, Oshay, Dre and Kas ... plans to major in Sports Medicine.

has two young brothers, Imad and Ibrahim, and one older sister, Surrayya...father ran track at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga...majoring in Sociology.

WAKEEL’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds2011 11/0 9 4 13 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0


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WILLIAMS’ CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds2009 11/9 23 8 31 7.0 9.5 1 1 1 1 0-02010 11/11 22 10 32 5.0 8.5 0 2 2 0 0-02011 11/11 31 11 42 9.5 10.0 0 0 7 1 0-0Tot 33/31 76 29 105 21.5 28.0 1 3 10 2 0-0

WILLIAMS’ CAREER HIGHSTackles ...... 7 (2x) Last at Samford (11/5/11) Sacks ......3.0 (2x) Last at Samford (11/5/11)TFLs ....... 3.0 (3x) Last at Samford (11/5/11)

WILLIAMS’ 2011 GAME-BY-GAMEGame UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Ydsat Nebraska 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0-0Jacksonville St. 6 0 6 1.5 1.5 0 0 1 0 0-0at E. Kentucky 3 2 5 2.0 2.5 0 0 3 0 0-0at Appalachian St. 1 3 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0-0The Citadel 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Ga. Southern 6 0 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0W. Carolina 3 0 3 2.0 2.0 0 0 1 0 0-0at Elon 0 2 2 0.5 0.5 0 0 0 0 0-0Furman 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Samford 7 0 7 3.0 3.0 0 0 1 0 0-0Wofford 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0

WILLIAMS’ 2010 GAME-BY-GAMEGame UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-YdsASU 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0JSU 1 0 1 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0-0E. Kentucky 3 0 3 3.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0-0W. Carolina 1 1 2 0.0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0-0The Citadel 2 0 2 1.0 1.0 0 1 0 0 0-0Ga. Southern 6 0 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Furman 0 4 4 0.5 0.5 0 1 0 0 0-0Elon 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Auburn 1 2 2 0.5 0.5 0 0 1 0 0-0Samford 1 0 1 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Wofford 2 3 5 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0-0

WILLIAMS’S 2009 GAME-BY-GAMEGame UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-YdsGlenville St. 1 0 1 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Furman 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Presby 3 0 3 2.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Wofford 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0-0 at Samford 3 0 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at GSU 1 2 3 1.0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0-0at Elon 3 1 4 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0-0W. Carolina 3 1 4 1.0 1.0 0 0 1 0 0-0at ASU 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0The Citadel 5 2 7 1.0 2.5 0 0 0 0 0-0at Alabama 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0

Running Back • So.-RS • 6-0 • 215 Chattanooga, Tenn. • Red Bank HS

Keon Williams 22CHATTANOOGA: Former SoCon All-Freshman running back who returns after sitting out last season ... did not participate in any team activities in the fall of 2011.

2011 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the season and was not a member of the team after being dismissed for a violation of team rules.

2010 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Earned Southern Conference All-Freshman Team honors ... second on the team with 500 rushing yards and four rushing TDs ... second-most rushing yards by a freshman in school history ... averaged 4.9 yards per carry ... 33 yards on 10 car-ries at Jacksonville State ... 45 yards on 14 carries, including his first career TD, against EKU ... 101 rushing yards and 2 TDs on 19 carries in his first career start at The Citadel ... earned SoCon Freshman of the Week honors after The Citadel game ... first Moc freshman with 100 yards in a game since Erroll Wynn in 2006 ... led the team with 90 yards on 16 carries against Ga. Southern ... 13 car-ries for 80 yards against Samford.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-state running back from Red Bank High School in Chattanooga, Tenn ... teammate of fellow Moc Keith Mayes ... played for head coach Tim Daniels ... two-star rating from Rivals.com ... led the Lions to a 12-1 record and the district title last season ... Red Bank went undefeated in the regular season and advanced to the quarterfinals of the state championships ... rushed for 1,505 yards and 32 TDs on 179 carries ... member of the Tennessean Dream Team ... also earned all-district and all-region honors ... named to the Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps team ... named to the East-West All-Star team ... also ran track in high school ... member of Red Bank’s student government.

PERSONAL: Full name is Keon Row Williams ... born Aug. 7, 1991 ... son of Row and Juanaita Williams ... has an older brother, Marlan, and an older sister, Chasaty ... Marlan played football at Livingstone (N.C.) College ... majoring in Sociology.

WILLIAMS’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS Rush Yds Avg/R TD LG Avg/Gm Catch Yds Avg/C TD LG Avg/Gm2010 10/3 103 500 4.9 4 33 50.0 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.62011 DNP

WILLIAMS’S 2010 GAME-BY-GAMEGame Rush Yds TD LG Rec Yds TD LG Appalachian St. DNPat Jacksonville St. 11 33 0 11 0 0 0 0 E. Kentucky 14 45 1 18 0 0 0 0 at W. Carolina 13 41 0 8 0 0 0 0 at The Citadel 19 101 2 29 0 0 0 0 Ga. Southern 15 90 0 21 0 0 0 0 at Furman 3 14 0 12 0 0 0 0 Elon 6 32 0 13 1 6 0 6 at Auburn 7 31 1 20 0 0 0 0 Samford 13 80 0 20 0 0 0 0 at Wofford 2 33 0 33 0 0 0 0

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Defensive Back • Jr.-2L • 5-10 • 180Lawrenceville, Ga. • Berkmar HS

Kadeem Wise 5CHATTANOOGA: Two-time all-conference defensive back ... only Moc in school history to be named All-SoCon in both of his first two years ... started all 22 games at cornerback over the last two years ... has eight career INTs, tied for No. 10 all-time

at UTC and one behind head coach Russ Huesman ... named preseason second team All-SoCon.

2011 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Second Team All-Southern Conference ... career-high eight tackles at Samford ... six tackles, including four unassisted at Elon ... second INT of the year against the Phoenix ... tied a career-high with seven tackles at ASU ... added an INT against the Mountaineers ... first career TFL against Jacksonville State ... made three tackles and broke up a pass at Ne-braska.

2010 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year by the league’s coaches and media ... also earned spots on the media’s All-SoCon 2nd Team and the SoCon All-Freshman Team ... listed at the No. 1 position at left cornerback on the depth chart ... 6 INTs on the year breaks the UTC freshman record set by current head coach Russ Huesman in 1978 ... tied for No. 7 in the nation in interceptions ... added 29 tackles and six PBUs on the year ... tied for third in the SoCon with 12 passes defended ... six tackles at Jacksonville State ... two picks at Western Carolina ... first Moc with two picks in a game since 2007 ... SoCon Freshman of the Week following the game at WCU ... diving pick at Furman late in the game sealed the Mocs win ...three PBUs against Samford ... made the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll both semesters ... made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.


HIGH SCHOOL: Two-star product from Lawrenceville, Ga., according to Rivals.com and Scout.com…ranked No. 55 among cornerbacks according to ESPN.com…played for head coach John Thompson at Berkmar High School…team captain and all-county defensive back as a senior…recorded 51 tackles, 12 pass breakups and an interception…had 15 receptions for 310 yards…ran back three kickoffs for TDs…also handled the punt return duties…four-year letter winner in football and track & field…team-high grade-point-average as a senior and nomi-nated by teachers for the Student Leadership committee in Washington, D.C…selected to the People to People student ambassador program…competed in the 2009 Elite Sports 10th Annual King Kamehameha Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii…participated in the 2009 Youth Friendship Games in Austria.

PERSONAL: Full name is Kenyan Kadeem Wise…born April 7, 1991…son of Marcus and Kathryn Wise…has an older brother, Marcus, younger brother, Ja-maal, and an older sister, Shalayia…Marcus played football at Albany State and the University of West Georgia…majoring in Health & Human Performance.

WISE’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds2010 11/11 21 8 29 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 6 6-22011 11/11 30 15 45 0.0 4.0 0 0 0 5 2-3Tot 22/22 51 23 74 0.0 4.0 0 0 0 11 8-5

WISE’S 2011 GAME-BY-GAMEGame UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Ydsat Nebraska 1 2 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0-0Jacksonville St. 1 1 2 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0-0at E. Kentucky 1 2 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0-0at Appalachian St. 6 1 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 1--2The Citadel 2 2 4 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Ga. Southern 1 2 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0W. Carolina 3 0 3 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Elon 4 2 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1-5Furman 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0at Samford 6 2 8 1.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0-0Wofford 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0

WISE’S 2010 GAME-BY-GAMEGame UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-YdsASU 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0JSU 5 1 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 1-0E. Kentucky 6 1 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 1-0W. Carolina 1 2 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 2-2The Citadel 1 2 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1-0Ga. Southern 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Furman 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1-0Elon 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Auburn 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0Samford 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 3 0-0Wofford 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0

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