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ABRAMSOT • 6-5 • 318 • So.

Madison, Ala.Bob Jones HS

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2009: Played in four games along the offensive line as a true freshman…made collegiate debut against BYU (9/12)…also saw action against Mar-shall (10/10), Houston (10/17) and LSU (10/31).

High School: Four-year letterman at Bob Jones High for coach Shannon Brown…named three-star recruit and the No. 71 offensive guard in the country by Rivals.com…named two-star recruit and the No. 122 offensive tackle in the nation by Scout.com…recognized as the No. 22 offensive tackle in the country by ESPN.com…helped lead the Patriots to four con-secutive playoff appearances…set BJHS records for pancake blocks in a game, season and career...named fi rst-team all-metro as a junior and senior and did not allow a sack in either season…as a senior, claimed fi rst-team all-region and named Elite 11 North Alabama…also lettered in basketball…off the fi eld, was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Delta Epsilon Chi and served as president of the youth choir at Indian Creek Presbyterian Church.

Personal: Born Lawrence Jeremiah Abrams on Jan. 7, 1991, in Frank-furt, Germany…son of Lawrence, who played collegiate soccer at Central State, and Jackie Abrams…has one sister, Ariel…majoring in business.

Career Note: Three-year letterman has appeared in 35 games with a pair of starts for his career…has 58 tackles (22 solo, 36 assists), 6.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, one forced fumble and a pass break-up to his credit…enters the fall as a starter at defensive tackle.

2009: Played in all 12 games as a junior, including starts against Mc-Neese State (9/26) and Southern Miss (10/24)…fi nished the year tied for the team lead in fumble recoveries (1) while fi nishing second in sacks (2.5) and sixth in tackles for loss (2.5) and tied for 18th in tackles (17)…completed the season tied for 18th overall and tied for fourth among de-fensive linemen in tackles with 17 (3 solo, 14 assists)…posted a season-best four tackles (2 solo, 2 assists) and recovered a fumble at South-ern Miss (10/24)…tallied three tackles vs. Tulsa (9/4) and against BYU (9/12)…recorded a sack against Tulsa (9/4) and UTEP (11/7) and tallied half a sack at SMU (11/28).

2008: Played in all 12 games as a sophomore…fi nished fourth on the team in forced fumbles (1), tied for sixth in sacks (1.5) and seventh in tackles for loss (3.5)…ranked tied for 14th on the team and tied for fourth among defensive linemen with 27 tackles (12 solo, 15 assists)…posted a career-best fi ve tackles (1 solo, 4 assists) at UTEP (10/11)…recorded four-tackle outings at LSU (11/1) and at Houston (11/8)…had a solo sack at Alabama (9/6) and a half sack vs. Louisiana-Monroe (9/20)…tallied fi rst career forced fumble vs UAB (11/15) and fi rst career pass break-up vs UL-Monroe.

2007: Saw action in 11 games as a true freshman…fi nished the year with 14 tackles (7 solo, 7 assists), including a half tackle for loss and a

JUSTINADAMSDT • 5-11 • 276 • Sr.

Missouri City, TexasThurgood Marshall HS

half sack…logged a season-best four tackles (2 solo, 2 assists) vs Tulsa (11/3)…registered two-tackle outings vs Houston (9/15), LSU (9/29) and Memphis (10/27)…recorded fi rst stop for loss – a half sack for six yards – vs LSU…missed game against SMU (10/2) with an injury.

High School: Two-year letterman at Thurgood Marshall High where he saw time at defensive tackle, defensive end, linebacker and fullback for coach Dennis Brantley…rated No. 48 inside linebacker in the nation by ESPN.com’s RecruitTracker…helped his prep team to a combined 17-5 record, including a share of the District 23-5A title as a senior and out-right crown as a junior…as a senior, tallied 106 tackles, including 75 solo stops, 20.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and 84 quarterback hurries… named Greater Houston Touchdown Club and Dis-trict Defensive Player of the Year, fi rst-team all-state, honorable-mention all-Texas Team Defense, fi rst-team all-Greater Houston and academic all-district…claimed fi rst-team all-district honors as a junior.

Personal: Born Justin Marcus Adams on April 27, 1989, in Houston, Tex-as…son of Vickie Adams…majoring in psychology.

Adams’ Career Defensive StatisticsYear GP/GS UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yd FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk2007 11/0 7/7/14 0.5/6 0.5/6 0 0/0 0 0/0 02008 12/0 12/15/27 3.5/17 1.5/9 1 0/0 1 0/0 02009 12/2 3/14/17 2.5/8 2.5/8 0 1/0 0 0/0 0Career 35/2 22/36/58 6.5/31 4.5/23 1 1/0 1 0/0 0

Adams’ Game-By-Game Statistics2007Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/8 vs Miss. State 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/15 vs Houston 1/1/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/22 vs SE La. 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/29 vs LSU 0/2/2 0.5/6 0.5/6 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/6 at Army 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/13 at UAB 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/27 vs Memphis 2/0/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/3 vs Tulsa 2/2/4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/10 vs UTEP 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/17 at Rice 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/24 at E.Carolina 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2008Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/6 at Alabama 1/1/2 1.0/5 1.0/5 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/12 vs East Carolina 1/0/1 1.0/4 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/20 vs UL-Monroe 0/2/2 0.5/4 0.5/4 0 0/0 1 0/0 09/25 vs SMU 1/1/2 0.5/2 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/4 vs Army 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/11 at UTEP 1/4/5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/25 vs Rice 2/0/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/1 at LSU 1/3/4 0.5/2 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/8 at Houston 2/2/4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/15 vs UAB 2/0/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 011/22 at Tulsa 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/29 at Memphis 0/2/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2009Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/4 vs Tulsa 1/2/3 1.0/1 1.0/1 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/12 vs BYU 0/3/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/26 vs McNeese St 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/3 at Army 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/10 vs Marshall 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/17 vs Houston 0/2/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/24 at S.Miss 0/4/4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 1/0 0 0/0 010/31 at LSU 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/7 vs UTEP 1/0/1 1.0/6 1.0/6 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/14 at Rice 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/21 at UCF 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/28 at SMU 0/1/1 0.5/1 0.5/1 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

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52EMMANUEL

ALUKOOG • 6-3 • 290 • Jr.

Houston, TexasAlief Elsik HS 9 9

CHRISASUMNU

DT • 6-2 • 300 • Jr.Houston, TexasAlief Elsik HS

Career Note: Two-year letterman has 31 tackles (15 solo, 16 assists) for his career…expected to provide depth in the interior defensive line in 2010.

2009: Played in all 12 games as a sophomore, including six starts…fi n-ished tied for 18th overall and tied for fourth among defensive linemen in tackles with 17 (8 solo, 9 assists)…tied a career-high with three tackles vs Tulsa (9/4), against McNeese State (9/26), at Southern Miss (10/24) and at UCF (11/21)…also tallied a two-tackle day at Army (10/3).

2008: Saw action in nine games as a true freshman, including fi ve starts…fi nished tied for 19th overall and tied for sixth among defensive linemen with 14 tackles (7 solo, 7 assists)…recorded a career-high three tackles vs Army (10/4) and tied the mark at Houston (11/8)…also posted two-tackle outings vs East Carolina (9/12), at LSU (11/1) and vs UAB (11/15)…off the fi eld, was a member of the Conference USA Commis-sioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

High School: Three-year letterman at Alief Elsik High where he played on both the offensive and defensive lines for coach Bill Barron…earned All-District 18-5A honors his fi nal two seasons as a prepster and was twice named the team’s most valuable defensive lineman…as a senior, posted 84 tackles, including 34 tackles for loss and seven sacks, six forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, two pass break-ups and a blocked fi eld goal…as a junior, tallied 76 tackles, including four sacks among 27 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles and a pair of fumble recoveries…also lettered twice in track and fi eld, and twice in power lifting…off the fi eld, is a two-time member of the academic all-state team and the President’s Education Awards Program.

Personal: Born Chris Chimezie Asumnu on Dec. 18, 1989, in Hous-ton, Texas…one of four children of Christian and Rose Asumnu…sister, Gloria, was an All-American track standout at Tulane…brother, Stanley, played collegiate basketball at Tennessee and professionally for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Developmental League…majoring in communication.

Asumnu’s Career Defensive StatisticsYear GP/GS UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yd FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk2008 9/5 7/7/14 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 02009 12/6 8/9/17 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0Career 21/11 15/16/31 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

Asumnu’s Game-By-Game Statistics2008Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/6 at Alabama 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/12 vs East Carolina 1/1/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/20 vs UL-Monroe 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/4 vs Army 3/0/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/1 at LSU 0/2/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/8 at Houston 0/3/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/15 vs UAB 2/0/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/22 at Tulsa 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/29 at Memphis 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

Career Note: Two-year letterman who makes the move to offensive guard after playing defensive tackle and tight end during his fi rst two collegiate seasons…tallied nine tackles (1 solo, 8 assists) for his career, including a half tackle for loss.

2009: Saw action in 11 games as a sophomore, including starts at de-fensive tackle against Tulsa (9/4) and BYU (9/12) and had one assisted tackle in each of those contests…moved to tight end in the third game of the year and was a key member of the team’s kickoff return team.

2008: Played in seven games at defensive tackle as a true freshman…posted seven tackles (1 solo, 6 assists) for the season, including a half tackle for loss…had a career-best three tackles (1 solo, 2 assists) at Memphis (11/29)…tallied a pair of assisted stops, including a tackle for a one-yard loss, at LSU (11/1)…also had single tackles in his collegiate debut at UTEP (10/11) and again at Tulsa (11/22).

High School: Three-year letterman at Alief Elsik High where he saw time along the offensive and defensive lines for coach Bill Barron…rated the No. 129 prep guard by Scout.com…as a senior, named fi rst-team All-District 18-5A after posting 86 tackles – including a single-game high of 16 tackles – six sacks and three forced fumbles…selected to play in the Space City All-Star Game in Houston following senior season…started at offensive tackle as a sophomore and junior before moving to the defen-sive line…had 47 pancake blocks and did not allow a sack as a junior…also lettered in track & fi eld…off the fi eld, was a member of PAL, Student Council, Peer Assistance and the Leadership Council.

Personal: Born Emmanuel Obafemi Aluko on Aug. 14, 1989, in Houston, Texas... one of two children of Moses and Grace Aluko…majoring in busi-ness.

Aluko’s Career Defensive StatisticsYear GP/GS UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yd FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk2008 7/0 1/6/7 0.5/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 02009 11/2 0/2/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0Career 18/2 1/8/9 0.5/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

Aluko’s Game-By-Game Statistics2008Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk10/11 at UTEP 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/25 vs Rice 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/1 at LSU 0/2/2 0.5/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/8 at Houston 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/15 vs UAB 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/22 at Tulsa 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/29 at Memphis 1/2/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2009Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yds Sks/Yds FF FR/Yds PBU Int/Yd Bk9/4 vs Tulsa 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/12 vs BYU 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/26 vs McNeese St 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/3 at Army 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/10 vs Marshall 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/17 vs Houston 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/24 at S.Miss 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/31 at LSU 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/7 vs UTEP 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/21 at UCF 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/28 at SMU 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0



5D.J.

BanksWR • 5-9 • 182 •So.West Monroe, La.West Monroe HS

The VeteransThe Veterans2009Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/4 vs Tulsa 2/1/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/12 vs BYU 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/26 vs McNeese St. 3/0/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/3 at Army 0/2/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/10 vs Marshall 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/17 vs Houston 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/24 at S.Miss 1/2/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/31 at LSU 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/7 vs UTEP 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/14 at Rice 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/21 at UCF 1/2/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/28 at SMU 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2009: Played in all 12 games as a true freshman, including starts at wide receiver against Houston (10/17) and LSU (10/31)…led team in punt re-turns (6) while fi nishing second on the team in kickoff returns (18), kickoff return yards (343) and punt return yards (17), fourth in all-purpose yards (441), fi fth in receiving yards (69) and tied for seventh in receptions (7)…also ran seven times for 12 yards and completed 1-of-3 passes for 39 yards and an interception…posted a career-best three receptions for 43 yards against Houston in fi rst career start…also had catches against Mar-shall (10/10), at Southern Miss (10/24), at LSU and at Rice (11/14)…com-pleted lone pass of career in season-opener vs Tulsa (9/24)…returned a career-high four kickoffs twice: vs Tulsa for 62 yards and at UCF (11/21) for a career-best 119 yards…had a career-long 47-yard return against the Knights.

High School: Two-year letterman at St. Fredericks High where he played running back and defensive back for coach Paul Guerrerio before play-ing his fi nal two prep seasons at West Monroe High where he played quarterback, running back and receiver for coach Don Shows…named three-star recruit and the No. 41 prospect in the state by Rivals.com…named three-star recruit and No. 145 wide receiver in the nation by Scout.com…recognized by ESPN.com as the No. 152 athlete in the country…for his career, ran for 3,867 yards and 54 touchdowns, hauled in 89 pass-es for 1,250 yards and 23 touchdowns and completed 150-of-246 passes for 2,902 yards and 28 scores on offense, while tallying 79 tackles and nine interceptions on defense…named 1A all-state as a sophomore and 5A all-state as a senior while claiming All-Northeast Louisiana and fi rst-team all-district honors each year as a prepster…in 2008, helped lead the Rebels advance to the state title game while throwing for 1,620 yards and 15 touchdowns on 77-of-120 passes and running for 844 yards and 16 touchdowns on 113 carries…named MVP of the state championship game and district MVP…as a junior, caught 31 passes for 421 yards and seven touchdowns, and completed 40-of-59 passes for 632 yards and four touchdowns…as a sophomore at St. Fredericks, posted 1,828 yards and 27 touchdowns on 261 carries, hauled in 22 passes for 337 yards and threw for 411 yards and four scores on 21-of-38 passing, while tally-ing 38 tackles…as a freshman, ran for 849 yards and seven touchdowns on 149 carries, caught 31 passes for 392 yards, threw for 436 yards and four touchdowns on 12-of-24 passes and logged 41 tackles to go with nine interceptions…also earned four letters in baseball where he was an all-district outfi elder from 2005-07…off the fi eld, was a member of the National Honor Society and Broadcasting Club, and was named Mr. West Monroe High School.

Personal: Born Donald Gene Banks, Jr. on Jan. 9, 1991, in Fort Polk, La…son of Don, Sr. and Sharlaski Banks…has two sisters: Le’Chia and Donecia…majoring in business.

24STEPHENBARNETT

RB • 5-11 • 209 • So.Jacksonville, Fla.The Bolles School

Banks’ Career Offensive Statistics Rushing ReceivingYear GP/GS Att Yds Avg. TD Long No. Yds Avg. TD Long2009 12/2 7 12 1.7 0 10 7 69 9.9 0 31

Banks’ Career Passing StatisticsYear GP/GS Att Cmp Pct. Yds TD INT Long Effi c.2009 12/2 1 3 .333 39 0 1 39 75.9

Banks’ Career Return Statistics Punt Returns Kickoff ReturnsYears GP/GS PR Yds Avg. TD Long KOR Yds Avg. TD Long2009 12/2 6 17 2.8 0 14 18 343 19.1 0 47

Banks’ Game-By-Game Statistics2009 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/4 vs Tulsa 4/6/0 0/0/0 1/2/39 0/1 0/0/0 4/62/0 689/12 vs BYU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 3/52/0 529/26 vs McNeese St. 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 1/25/0 2510/4 at Army 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 1/4/0 0/0/0 410/10 vs Marshall 0/0/0 1/3/0 0/1/0 0/0 2/0/0 0/0/0 310/17 vs Houston 0/0/0 3/43/0 0/0/0 0/0 1/0/1 0/0/0 4310/24 at S.Miss 0/0/0 1/7/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 2/18/0 2510/31 at LSU 0/0/0 1/8/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 811/7 vs UTEP 2/5/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 3/53/0 5811/14 at Rice 1/1/0 1/8/0 0/0/0 0/0 2/13/0 1/14/0 3611/21 at UCF 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 4/119/0 11911/28 at SMU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0

2009: Played in 10 games as a true freshman…fi nished third on the team in kickoff returns (17) and kickoff return yards (315) while sitting fi fth in all-purpose yards (337)…ran nine times for 12 yards and caught a pass for 10 yards in limited time at running back…biggest day offensively came vs Houston (10/17) when he ran twice for three yards and caught a 10-yard pass…tallied a career-best four kickoff returns for 84 yards vs McNeese State (9/26)…added a career-long 34-yard kickoff return at Southern Miss (10/24) and fi nished the game with 46 all-purpose yards after running four times for fi ve yards.

High School: Four-year letterman at The Bolles School where he saw time at running back and safety for coach Corky Rogers…three-star recruit by Rivals.com…named two-star recruit and the No. 214 running back in the nation by Scout.com…recognized by ESPN.com as the No. 68 running back in the country…ran for 2,788 yards and averaged 10.2 yards per carry for his career…helped his team win a pair of state cham-pionships, including a 14-0 season in 2008 to win the state championship and 2A District 3 title…named fi rst-team all-state, All-District 3-2A and to The Times Union Super 24 as a senior after running for 1,447 yards and 20 touchdowns on 90 carries (16.08 avg.)…named MVP of the 2008 state championship game after a 134-yard, two-touchdown effort against Gul-liver Prep…named honorable-mention all-state as a junior after running for 1,208 yards and 15 scores on 138 carries (8.7 avg.)…also lettered twice in basketball as well as track and fi eld…off the fi eld, was a two-time member of the President’s List and earned the USMC “Honor, Courage, Commitment” Award.

Personal: Born Stephen Dennard Barnett, II on Dec. 18, 1990, in Nash-ville, Tenn…son of Stephen and Naeema Burnett…has one sister, Bri-anna…majoring in business.


9 4CASEYBLUM

DE • 6-3 • 239 • So.Moorpark, Calif.

Moorpark HS

The VeteransThe VeteransBarnett’s Career Offensive Statistics Rushing ReceivingYear GP/GS Att Yds Avg. TD Long No. Yds Avg. TD Long2009 10/0 9 12 1.3 0 8 1 10 10.0 0 10

Barnett’s Career Return Statistics Punt Returns Kickoff ReturnsYears GP/GS PR Yds Avg. TD Long KOR Yds Avg. TD Long2009 10/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 17 315 18.5 0 34

Barnett’s Game-By-Game Statistics2009 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/12 vs BYU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 1/13/0 139/26 vs McNeese St. 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 4/84/0 8410/3 at Army 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 1/22/0 2210/10 vs Marshall 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 2/50/0 5010/17 vs Houston 2/3/0 1/10/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 3/49/0 6210/24 at S.Miss 4/5/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 2/41/0 4610/31 at LSU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 3/44/0 4411/7 vs UTEP 1/1/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 111/14 at Rice 1/1/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 111/21 at UCF 1/2/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 1/12/0 14

2009: Played in two games as a redshirt-freshman before suffering a knee injury prior to the start of week three…made collegiate debut vs Tulsa (9/4) and posted fi rst career tackle – an assisted stop – against BYU (9/12)…off the fi eld, was a member of the Conference USA Commis-sioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

2008: Did not play as a true freshman…redshirted the season.

High School: Three-year letterman at Moorpark High where he saw time at tight end and defensive end for coach Tim Lins…helped the Muske-teers to a combined 27-12 record, a trip to the California State playoffs all three years and a berth in the CIF-Southern Section Championship game as a sophomore and junior…as a senior, claimed All-San Fernando Val-ley/North Region Team, all-county, and All-Marmonte League honors and claimed Marmonte League’s Lineman of the Year honors after posting 78 tackles, including 20 for loss and eight sacks…as a tight end, caught 25 passes for 242 yards and three touchdowns.

Personal: Born Casey M. Blum on Nov. 30, 1989, in Moorpark, Calif…son of Eric and Ginger Blum…has two brothers and one sister…father, Eric, played football at Moorpark College and San Diego State…brother, Kyle, played at Moorpark College and will be a senior quarterback at Ida-ho State in 2010…majoring in fi nance.

Blum’s Career Defensive StatisticsYear GP/GS UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yd FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk2009 2/0 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

Blum’s Game-By-Game Statistics2009Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/4 vs Tulsa 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/12 vs BYU 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

9 6TONY

BRYANTDT • 6-3 • 278 • Sr.

Atlanta, Ga.Grady HS

Career Note: Three-year letterman has six tackles (2 solo, 4 assists) for his career…expected to once again provide depth along the defensive line in 2010.

2009: Played in four games a junior…saw action against BYU (9/12), at Southern Miss (10/24), at LSU (10/31) and at UCF (11/21).

2008: Saw action in nine games as a sophomore, including starts along the defensive line vs SMU (9/25) and at UTEP (10/11)…tied career-high with two tackles (0 solo, 2 assists) at UTEP…also had solo stops vs Lou-isiana-Monroe (9/20) and at Memphis (11/29)

2007: Played in seven games as a redshirt-freshman…posted a career-best two tackles (0 solo, 2 assists) in the season fi nale at East Caro-lina (11/24)…also saw action against Mississippi State (9/8), Houston (9/15), Southeastern Louisiana (9/22), LSU (9/29), Tulsa (10/3) and Rice (10/17).


High School: Three-year letterman at Grady High for coach Ronnie Mel-on…helped GHS go 8-4 record as a junior and 13-1 as a senior…helped squad become the fi rst team in Grady history to go undefeated during the regular season and was a key part in the team’s drive to the state semi-fi nals…named fi rst-team all-city and best all-around lineman on his team as a senior after tallying 87 tackles with 10 sacks…totaled 68 tackles with 13 sacks as a junior…did not start playing football until his sophomore season...also lettered in basketball and track and fi eld…off the fi eld, was a member of the honor roll.

Personal: Born Antony J. Bryant on Jan. 29, 1988, in Atlanta, Ga…son of Tony Bryant and Patricia Lane…majoring in humanities.

Bryant’s Career Defensive StatisticsYear GP/GS UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yd FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk2007 7/0 0/2/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 02008 9/2 2/2/4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 02009 4/0 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0Career 20/0 2/4/6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

Bryant’s Game-By-Game Statistics2007Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/8 vs Miss. State 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/15 vs Houston 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/22 vs SE Louisiana 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/29 vs LSU 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/3 vs Tulsa 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/17 at Rice 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/24 at E.Carolina 0/2/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2008Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yds Sks/Yds FF FR/Yds PBU Int/Yds Bk9/6 at Alabama 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/12 vs East Carolina 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/20 vs UL-Monroe 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/25 vs SMU 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/4 vs Army 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/11 at UTEP 0/2/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/15 vs UAB 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/22 at Tulsa 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/29 at Memphis 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0


8 2KEVIN

BURRISTE • 6-2 • 240 • So.Watkinsville, Ga.North Oconee HS

The VeteransThe Veterans2009Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yds Sks/Yds FF FR/Yds PBU Int/Yds Bk9/12 vs BYU 0/0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/24 at S.Miss 0/0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/31 at LSU 0/0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/21 at UCF 0/0/0 0.0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2009: Played in 11 games at tight end as a true freshman…fi nished 10th on the team overall and third among tight ends in receptions (5) while ranking ninth in receiving yards (42)…caught a career-best two passes vs Tulsa (9/4) and at Southern Miss (10/24)…added a career-best 22 receiv-ing yards against the Golden Eagles…also caught a three-yard pass at LSU (10/31)…off the fi eld, was a member of the Conference USA Com-missioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

High School: Three-year letterman at North Oconee High where he played tight end and fullback for coach Terry Tuley…two-star recruit by Rivals.com…earned fi rst-team All-Northeast Georgia, all-region and all-county as a senior when he caught 24 passes for 319 yards and a touchdown…voted team captain and MVP of NOHS in 2008...fi rst-team all-county and honorable-mention All-Northeast Georgia recognition as a junior after posting 18 catches for 217 yards and fi ve scores…also let-tered three years in basketball…off the fi eld, was a member of the Beta Club, Honor Roll.

Personal: Born Kevin Alexander Burris on July 19, 1991, in Raleigh, N.C…son of Bill and Gina Taylor…has one sister, Julie Taylor…cousin, Elliott Carson, played football at Vanderbilt and for the Scottish Clay-mores of NFL Europa…majoring in business.

Burris’ Career Offensive Statistics Rushing ReceivingYear GP/GS Att Yds Avg. TD Long No. Yds Avg. TD Long2009 11/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 42 9.4 0 13

Burris’ Game-By-Game Statistics2009 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/4 vs Tulsa 0/0/0 2/17/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 179/12 vs BYU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 09/26 vs McNeese St 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/3 at Army 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/10 vs Marshall 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/17 vs Houston 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/24 at S.Miss 0/0/0 2/22/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 2210/31 at LSU 0/0/0 1/3/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 311/7 vs UTEP 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/14 at Rice 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/21 at UCF 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0

2 9CHANDLER

DAVISS • 6-1 • 186 • Sr.Gulf Shores, Ala.Gulf Shores HS

Career Note: One-year letterman makes the move from wide receiver to safety in 2010…has one catch for 14 yards for his career.

2009: Did not play as a junior…served as a member of the scout team.

2008: Played in three games as a sophomore…made collegiate debut at Alabama (9/6) and also saw action against Army (10/4) and Rice (10/25)…made his lone career reception against Army with a 14-yard grab.

2007: Did not play as a true freshman.

High School: Three-year letterman at Gulf Shores High where he saw action as a wide receiver, cornerback, free safety and quarterback for coach Duane Davis…earned fi rst-team all-county honors his fi nal two prep seasons when he posted a combined 46 catches for 661 yards and 11 touchdowns…as a senior, had 26 catches for 436 yards and seven touchdowns while posting 36 tackles, three interceptions and a fumble recovery…named Baldwin Register Player of the Week after catching seven passes for 97 yards and two scores…also lettered three times in basketball.

Personal: Born Chandler Hudson Davis on Feb. 9, 1989, in Opelika, Ala…son of Clint and Carla Davis…has one brother, Chase, who played football at Troy…father, Clint, played football at Jacksonville State…ma-joring in communication.

Davis’ Career Offensive Statistics Rushing ReceivingYear GP/GS Att Yds Avg. TD Long No. Yds Avg. TD Long2008 3/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 14 14.0 0 142009 0/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0Career 3/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 14 14.0 0 14

8 3JACOBDAVIS

WR • 5-11 • 172 • So.Novato, Calif.

Novato HS

Davis’ Game-By-Game Statistics2008 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/6 at Alabama 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0/0 0-0-0 0-0-0 010/4 vs Army 0-0-0 1-14-0 0-0-0 0/0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1410/25 vs Rice 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0/0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0

2009: Walk-on who did not play as a true freshman…off the fi eld, was a member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

High School: Three-year letterman at Novato High where he played wide receiver and was on special teams as a kick returner for head coach Tra-vis Brackett…helped the Hornets to two North Coast Section champion-ships, one state title while posting career numbers of 170 receptions, 36 touchdowns and 2,300 yards receiving…tabbed a fi rst-team All-League and All-Metro selection and named Hornets’ Offensive Player of the


1 3PHILLIPDAVIS

CB • 5-10 • 173 • Sr.Suwanee, Ga.

Peachtree Ridge HS


Career Note: Three-year letterman has 94 tackles (70 solo, 24 assists), eight pass break-ups, two interceptions, 3.5 tackles for loss and a sack on defense while returning fi ve punts for 24 yards during his career…expected to start at left cornerback for the second consecutive season in 2010.

2009: Started all 12 games at left cornerback as a junior…led the team in interceptions (2), interception return yards (40) and pass break-ups (5) while ranking sixth in tackles with a career-best 41 (26 solo, 15 as-sists)…tallied a season-best six tackles (4 solo, 2 assists) in the season-opener vs Tulsa (9/4) and again the following week (3 solo, 3 assists) vs BYU (9/12)…also tallied fi ve tackles (1 solo, 4 assists) at Southern Miss (10/24)…posted fi rst career interception against Marshall (10/10) and re-turned another pick for 40 yards at UCF (11/21)…recorded pass break-ups against McNeese State (9/26), vs Houston (10/17), at LSU (10/31), vs UTEP (11/7) and at UCF.

2008: Saw action in 11 games as a sophomore, including starts at Ala-bama (9/6) and vs SMU (9/25)…fi nished eighth on the team in tackles for loss (3), tied for eighth in sacks (1) and pass break-ups (1), and 16th in tackles with 21 (16 solo, 5 assists)…recorded a season-high six stops (5 solo, 1 assist), including a sack and two tackles for loss vs East Carolina (9/12)…also had a fi ve-tackle outing (4 solo, 1 assist) vs. UAB (11/15)…batted down a pass and tallied three tackles (1 solo, 2 assists) at Alabama (9/6)…missed game vs Army (10/4) with an injury.

2007: Played in 11 games as a true freshman, including starts at SMU (10/20), vs Memphis (10/27), vs Tulsa (11/3) and at Rice (11/17)…fi n-ished second on the team in punt returns (5) and punt return yards (24) while ranking tied for fi fth in pass break-ups (2) and ninth in tackles with 32 (28 solo, 4 assists)…tallied a career-high seven tackles (all solo) at SMU and again at Rice… also had four-tackle performances vs Houston (9/15) and vs Tulsa…tallied single pass break-ups at UAB (10/13) and vs Tulsa…off the fi eld, was a member of the Conference USA Commis-sioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

High School: Three-year letterman at Peachtree Ridge High where he saw action as a defensive back, wide receiver and punt returner for coach Blair Armstrong…earned fi rst-team all-state and all-county and second-team all-region honors as a senior, when he helped lead PRHS to the state title…tallied 39 tackles and a state-best seven interceptions on de-fense, posted 87 yards on nine grabs on offense, and scored twice while averaging 10.0 yards per punt return on special teams in 2006…named team captain of prep team and the prestigious North vs. South All-Star Team…also selected to play in the East-West All-American Bowl in Or-lando, Fla…as a junior, posted 38 tackles and four picks.

Personal: Born Phillip M. Davis on September 13, 1988…one of three children of Adrian and Donna Davis…brother, Brandon, is a junior running back at UCF…majoring in consumer behavior and marketing.

Davis’ Career Defensive StatisticsYear GP/GS UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yd FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk2007 11/4 28/4/32 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 2 0/0 02008 11/2 16/5/21 3.0/6 1.0/2 0 0/0 1 0/0 02009 12/12 26/15/41 0.5/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 5 2/40 0Career 34/18 70/24/94 3.5/7 1.0/2 0 0/0 8 2/40 0

Davis’ Career Return Statistics Punt Returns Kickoff ReturnsYear GP/GS PR Yds Avg. TD Long KOR Yds Avg. TD Long2007 11/4 5 24 4.8 0 13 0 0 0.0 0 02008 11/2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 02009 12/12 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0Career 34/18 5 24 4.8 0 13 0 0 0.0 0 0

Davis’ Game-By-Game Statistics2007Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/8 vs Miss. State 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/15 vs Houston 4/0/4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/22 vs SE Louisiana 0/0/0 00.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/6 at Army 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/13 at UAB 0/2/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 010/20 at SMU 7/0/7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/27 vs Memphis 3/0/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/3 vs Tulsa 4/0/4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 011/10 vs UTEP 1/1/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/17 at Rice 7/0/7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/24 at E.Carolina 1/1/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2008Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yds Sks/Yds FF FR/Yds PBU Int/Yds Bk9/6 at Alabama 1/2/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 09/12 vs E.Carolina 5/1/6 2.0/5 1.0/2 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/20 vs UL-Monroe 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/25 vs SMU 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/11 at UTEP 2/0/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/25 vs Rice 2/1/3 1.0/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/1 at LSU 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/8 at Houston 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/15 vs UAB 4/1/5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/22 at Tulsa 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/29 at Memphis 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2009Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/4 vs Tulsa 4/2/6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/12 vs BYU 3/3/6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/26 vs McNeese St. 2/1/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 010/3 at Army 4/0/4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/10 vs Marshall 2/1/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 1/0 010/17 vs Houston 3/1/4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 010/24 at S.Miss 1/4/5 0.5/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/31 at LSU 3/1/4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 011/7 vs UTEP 1/2/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 011/14 at Rice 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/21 at UCF 3/0/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 1/40 011/28 at SMU 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

Year as a junior and senior…named as a top receiver in the North Bay by CalHiSports as a senior…also a three-year letterman in basketball and baseball…off the fi eld, was a scholar athlete all four years of high school while also earning the distinction of North Coast Section Scholar Athlete…graduated 15th in his class and was a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Jacob Davis on Dec. 18, 1990, in San Francisco, Calif…son of Perry and Linda Davis…has one brother…grandfather, Marty Ja-cobs, played professional baseball in the Boston Red Sox organization…majoring in cell and molecular biology.


9 7SHANEDELERYDT • 6-3 • 274 • So.

Kenner, La.Jesuit HS


2009: Played in 11 games along the defensive line as a true freshman…posted 10 tackles (7 solo, 3 assists), two tackles for loss and a sack…tallied a career-best two tackles vs Marshall (10/10), at LSU (10/31) and at UCF (11/21)…made collegiate debut vs BYU (9/12) when he made his fi rst career tackle for a four-yard loss…recorded fi rst career sack for a seven-yard loss at UCF.

High School: Three-year letterman at Jesuit High where he played de-fensive end and defensive tackle for coach Wayde Keiser while playing as a freshman at Dunham High in Baton Rouge…named two-star recruit by Rivals.com…named two-star recruit and the No. 122 defensive tackle in the nation by Scout.com…recognized by ESPN.com as the No. 96 defen-sive tackle in the country…named fi rst-team All-District 10-5A and helped lead the Blue Jays to the state playoffs in each of his prep seasons…as a senior, named honorable-mention all-state, Times-Picayune All-Orleans Parish and to The Clarion Herald’s All-Catholic Elite teams after posting 83 tackles (52 solo, 31 assists), fi ve sacks, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, two pass break-ups and seven quarterback hurries…selected to play in the Sportsman’s Paradise Bowl…named fi rst-team All-District 7-1A during his lone season at Dunham…also lettered three years in wrestling, earning the district title each year…off the fi eld, was a mem-ber of Peer Support and made a service trip to Mexico.

Personal: Born Shane John Delery on Nov. 19, 1990, in Kenner, La…son of Carl and Joann Delery…has two sisters: Aimee and Shelby…majoring in business.

Delery’s Career Defensive StatisticsYear GP/GS UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yd FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk2009 11/0 7/3/10 2.0/11 1.0/7 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

Delery’s Game-By-Game Statistics2009Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/12 vs BYU 1/0/1 1.0/4 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/26 vs McNeese St. 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/3 at Army 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/10 vs Marshall 1/1/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/17 vs Houston 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/24 at S.Miss 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/31 at LSU 1/1/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/7 vs UTEP 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/14 at Rice 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/21 at UCF 2/0/2 1.0/7 1.0/7 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/28 at SMU 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

1 5TAYLORECHOLS

S • 6-3 • 197 • Jr.League City, Texas

Clear Creek HSCareer Note: Two-year letterman has 31 tackles (27 solo, 4 assists), a tackle for loss and a forced fumble on defense while returning eight kickoffs for 151 yards during his career…made successful transition from wide receiver to defensive back last season and is expected to push for time at nickel back in 2010.

2009: Played in all 12 games in the defensive backfi eld as a sophomore, including starts at Rice (11/12) and at UCF (11/21)…fi nished third on the team in forced fumbles (1) and tied for 10th in tackles with 31 (27 solo, 4 assists)…tallied a career-best six tackles (all solo) at UCF (11/21)…also had four-tackle performances vs Houston (10/17) and at LSU (10/31)…forced a fumble vs McNeese State (9/26).

2008: Saw action in nine games as a redshirt-freshman…used primar-ily as a kick return specialist, ranked second on the team in yards per return (22.1) while sitting fourth in return yards (155) and fi fth in returns (7)…posted career-best numbers at Tulsa (11/22) with fi ve returns for 84 yards…had a team-best 48-yard kickoff return at Houston (11/8).


High School: Three-year letterman at Clear Creek High for coach Darryl Warden…earned second-team all-district 24-5A honors his fi nal two prep seasons, and claimed a spot on the honorable-mention list as a sopho-more…helped the Wildcats win the 2005 district crown and advance to the state playoffs as a junior and senior…as a senior, caught 26 passes for 341 yards and fi ve touchdowns…as a junior, hauled in four passes for 150 yards and a score to help CCHS post its fi rst state playoff win since 1962…also lettered in track and fi eld.

Personal: Born Taylor Reid Echols on August 16, 1989, in Webster, Tex-as…son of Gary and Cay Echols…majoring in communication.

Echols’ Career Defensive StatisticsYear GP/GS UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yd FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk2008 9/0 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 02009 12/2 27/4/31 1.0/2 0.0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 0Career 21/2 27/4/31 1.0/2 0.0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 0

Echols’ Career Return Statistics Punt Returns Kickoff ReturnsYear GP/GS PR Yds Avg. TD Long KOR Yds Avg. TD Long2008 9/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 7 155 22.1 0 482009 12/2 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 -4 -4.0 0 -4Career 21/2 0 0 0.0 0 0 8 151 18.9 0 48

Echols’ Game-By-Game Statistics2008 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/6 at Alabama 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/4 vs Army 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/11 at UTEP 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/25 vs Rice 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/1 at LSU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/8 at Houston 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 1/48/0 4811/15 vs UAB 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 1/23/0 2311/22 at Tulsa 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 5/84/0 8411/29 at Memphis 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0



3 4DARRYLFARLEYLB • 5-11 • 228 • So.

Atlanta, Ga.Grady HS

5 6JOHN

EDWARDSDS • 6-3 • 242 • So.

Port Allen, La.Port Allen HS


2009: Played in all 12 games as a redshirt-freshman…handled deep-snapping duties for all 53 punts, 23 PATS and 13 fi eld goal tries during the season.


High School: Three-year letterman and starter for Coach Guy Blanchard as an offensive lineman and deep snapper at Port Allen High School…earned second team all-district honors as a center…earned three letters in baseball as a pitcher and fi rst baseman…received recognition from the United States Achievement Academy as a national mathematics award winner, and also earned his high school’s science award…named to the 2005-06 Who’s Who Among American High School Students.

Personal: Born John T. Edwards on June 22, 1990, in Plaquemines, La…one of four children of Maggie Edwards…undecided on major.

2009: Played in all 12 games as a redshirt-freshman, including starts at middle linebacker at Rice (11/14), at UCF (11/21) and at SMU (11/28)…tied for the team lead in fumble recoveries (1) while fi nishing tied for sixth in pass break-ups (1) and tied for 10th in tackles with 31 (13 solo, 18 assists)…tallied a career-high seven tackles (5 solo, 2 assists) vs UTEP (11/7)…also added six stops (2 solo, 4 assists) at UCF and had four-tack-le outings at Southern Miss (10/24) and at SMU…recovered a fi rst career fumble vs McNeese State (9/26) and broke up fi rst career pass at Rice.


High School: Four-year letterman at Grady High where he played both running back and linebacker for coach Ronnie Melon…rated the No. 53 middle linebacker in the nation by Scout.com and No. 79 inside line-backer by ESPN.com…named All-Dixie Area by Superprep Magazine…as a senior, earned all-city honors after posting 95 tackles, fi ve sacks and two blocked punts…also fi nished as the team’s second-leading rusher and posted 10 touchdowns on the ground, including four against Towers High…selected to play in the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Game in Columbus following the 2007 season…posted 80 tackles and six sacks as a junior…as a sophomore, tallied 87 tackles - including 11 for loss - six sacks and three pass break-ups…attended the same high school as current Tulane teammate Tony Bryant.

Personal: Born Darryl Farley on Sept. 14, 1989…son of Bridgette Ma-son…majoring in accounting.

8 9DEVIN

FIGAROWR • 6-2 • 193 • So.

Lafayette, La.Lafayette HS/Hargrove Academy

Farley’s Career Defensive StatisticsYear GP/GS UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yd FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk2009 12/3 13/18/31 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 1/0 1 0/0 0

Farley’s Game-By-Game Statistics2009Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/4 vs Tulsa 1/2/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/12 vs BYU 0/2/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/26 vs McNeese St. 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 1/0 0 0/0 010/3 at Army 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/10 vs Marshall 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/17 vs Houston 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/24 at S.Miss 0/4/4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/31 at LSU 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/7 vs UTEP 5/2/7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/14 at Rice 2/4/6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 011/21 at UCF 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/28 at SMU 2/2/4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2009: Played in 11 games as a true freshman…fi nished the year with four receptions for 43 yards…caught a career-best two passes for 18 yards at Southern Miss (10/24)…also had a career-long 14-yard catch vs Marshall (10/10) and an 11-yard grab vs Houston (10/17).

Prior to Tulane: Played the 2008 season at Hargrave Military Academy for coach Robert Prunty…helped Hargrave go 10-1, including games against East Carolina, Marshall, Navy and Tennessee’s junior varsity teams…for the season, had 25 catches for 640 yards and nine touchdowns.

High School: Three-year letterman at Lafayette High for coach Mark Ba-rousse…named three-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com…helped lead Lions to 16 wins as a prepster, including trips to the state playoffs all three years and the District 2-5A title as a junior…named fi rst-team all-district as a senior after catching 28 passes for 678 yards and fi ve touch-downs…as a junior, had over 700 yards and nine scores receiving…also lettered four years in basketball where he helped LHS win the 5A state title as a senior en route to claiming fi rst-team All-Acadiana and second-team all-district recognition.

Personal: Born Devin Ramel Figaro on April 21, 1990, in Lafayette, La…son of Kevin and Diane Figaro…father, Kevin, played college basket-ball at Louisiana-Lafayette before enjoying a pro career with the Atlanta Hawks and abroad in Europe…uncle, Cedric, played linebacker at Notre Dame before playing seven years in the NFL with the San Diego Char-gers, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts and St. Louis Rams…major-ing in management.

Figaro’s Career Offensive Statistics Rushing ReceivingYear GP/GS Att Yds Avg. TD Long No. Yds Avg. TD Long2009 11/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 43 10.8 0 14

Figaro’s Game-By-Game Statistics2009 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/4 vs Tulsa 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 09/26 vs McNeese St. 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/3 at Army 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/10 vs Marshall 0/0/0 1/14/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 1410/17 vs Houston 0/0/0 1/11/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 1110/24 at S.Miss 0/0/0 2/18/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 1810/31 at LSU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/7 vs UTEP 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/14 at Rice 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/21 at UCF 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/28 at SMU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0


3RYAN

GRANTWR • 6-1 • 192 • So.Beaumont, TexasWest Brook HS

8 5CHARLESGASPARD

WR • 6-1 • 182 • Sr.New Orleans, La.Westlake (Ga.) HS


Career Note: Two-year letterman has played in 16 career games…for-mer walk-on earned a scholarship prior to the start of the 2009 season…special teams ace still looking for fi rst career reception.

2009: Saw action in all 12 games as a junior…did not tally any recordable statistic, but made his presence felt on special teams as a gunner and down-fi eld blocker.

2008: Played in four games as a sophomore, primarily on special teams…made collegiate debut at Alabama (9/6)…also saw action against East Carolina (9/12), vs. SMU (9/25) and against Army (10/4).

2007: Did not play as a true freshman…enrolled at Tulane for the spring semester and participated in spring drills as a walk-on.

High School: Played one season of football for coach Sam Hill at Mc-Main High School before the season was cancelled because of Hurri-cane Katrina…relocated to Georgia where he attended Westlake High School…was a two-sport letterman at WHS in soccer and tennis…served as the team captain and led the soccer team to a third-place fi nish in the region…registered 13 goals on the year, including a hat trick, from his striker position and received the school’s outstanding player of the year award.

Personal: Born Charles Alexander Gaspard on February 23, 1988, in New Orleans, La…son of Oscar and Evelina Gaspard…a member of Tu-lane’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee…majoring in fi nance.

2009: Played in nine games as a true freshman…fi nished tied for third on the team in touchdown receptions (1), fi fth in catches (9) and tied for 11th in receiving yards (39)…had a career-best fi ve grabs for 14 yards vs BYU (9/12)…also had single receptions vs Tulsa (9/4), vs Marshall (10/10), vs UTEP (11/7) and at UCF (11/21)…his grab against UTEP was good for a seven-yard score to help spark a 45-38 come-from-behind overtime win over the Miners.

High School: Three-year letterman at West Brook High for coach Craig Stump…named two-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com…helped the Bruins go a combined 27-8 as a prepster, win the District 21-5A title as a senior and advance to the state playoffs all three years…named fi rst-team all-district and to the Super Gold Team as a senior after hauling in 42 receptions for 717 yards and seven touchdowns…as a junior, caught 41 passes for 658 yards and four scores…off the fi eld, was a member of the A/B Honor Roll and Family, Career and Community Leaders of America.

Personal: Born Ryan Joseph Grant on Dec. 19, 1990, in Beaumont, Texas…son of Reginal Grant, Sr., and Greta Roberts…has one brother, Reginald, Jr…majoring in business.

1 1RYAN

GRIFFINQB • 6-5 • 215 • So.

Westlake Village, Calif.Chaminade College Prep

Grant’s Career Offensive Statistics Rushing ReceivingYear GP/GS Att Yds Avg. TD Long No. Yds Avg. TD Long2009 9/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 9 39 4.3 1 11

Grant’s Game-By-Game Statistics2009 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/4 vs Tulsa 0/0/0 1/3/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 39/12 vs BYU 0/0/0 5/14/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 1410/10 vs Marshall 0/0/0 1/11/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 1110/17 vs Houston 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/31 at LSU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/7 vs UTEP 0/0/0 1/6/1 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 611/14 at Rice 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/21 at UCF 0/0/0 1/5/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 511/28 at SMU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0

2009: Played in nine games as a redshirt-freshman, starting under center in each of the fi nal six games of the year…led the team in total offense (1323), passing attempts (222), completions (141), passing yards (1382) and touchdown passes (9) while fi nishing second in completion percent-age (.635) and passing effi ciency (123.78)…all of his offensive numbers stand as Tulane records for a freshman quarterback…as a starter, com-pleted 118-of-185 passes (.638) for 1,143 yards, eight touchdowns and fi ve interceptions…posted a pair of three-touchdown passing games: vs UTEP (11/7) and at Rice (11/14)…surpassed the 200-passing-yard mark three times, including a career-best 278 on 24-of-36 passing in a 45-38 overtime win over UTEP…accounted for four scores in that game, add-ing a rushing touchdown to his aerial performance…tallied 126 yards on 12-of-18 passing, including fi rst career touchdown toss against Houston (10/17)…threw for 158 yards (21-of-33) in fi rst career start at Southern Miss (10/24)…off the fi eld, was named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.


High School: Two-year letterman at Chaminade College Prep for coach-es Ben McEnroe and Anthony Harris…rated No. 21 prep quarterback by ESPN.com and No. 67 by Scout.com…member of Rivals.com’s California Top 100 Team, landing as the Golden State’s No. 97 prospect at any position…named All-Far West Area by Superprep Magazine…helped lead prep squad to a combined 15-8 record, including a trip to the state semifi nals as a junior and claimed both Mission League Offensive MVP and fi rst-team all-league honors both years…as a senior, threw for 2,137 yards, 21 touchdowns and fi ve interceptions while adding four rushing scores…as a junior, named all-area and second-team All-CIF after com-pleting 225-of-380 passes (.592) for 3,358 yards, 32 touchdowns and eight picks…also lettered in basketball and volleyball…off the fi eld, was a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Ryan Walsh Griffi n on Nov. 17, 1989, in Santa Monica, Calif…son of David and Kelly Griffi n…has two brothers: Charlie and Mac; and one sister, Molly…majoring in management.

Griffi n’s Career Passing StatisticsYear GP/GS Att Cmp Pct. Yds TD INT Long Effi c.2009 9/6 222 141 .635 1382 9 6 46 123.8


8 8TYLERHELM

TE • 6-5 • 241 • Sr.Covington, La.

St. Paul’s School/Fork Union Academy

2 7CHRIS

HANUSCINLB • 5-7 • 178 • So.Los Angeles, Calif.

Palisades HS

The VeteransThe VeteransGriffi n’s Game-By-Game Statistics2009 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/12 vs BYU 0/0/0 0/0/0 2/2/14 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/10 vs Marshall 0/0/0 0/0/0 17/9/99 0/1 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/17 vs Houston 3/6/0 0/0/0 18/12/126 1/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 610/24 at S.Miss 6/-40/0 0/0/0 33/21/158 0/1 0/0/0 0/0/0 -4010/31 at LSU 3/-22/0 0/0/0 29/21/163 0/1 0/0/0 0/0/0 -2211/7 vs UTEP 5/16/1 0/0/0 36/24/278 3/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 1611/14 at Rice 5/1/0 0/0/0 41/21/261 3/1 0/0/0 0/0/0 111/21 at UCF 4/-20/0 0/0/0 20/10/67 0/2 0/0/0 0/0/0 -2011/28 at SMU 2/0/0 0/0/0 26/18/216 2/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0

2009: Walk-on who did not play as a true freshman…off the fi eld, was a member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

High School: Three-year letterman at Palisades High School where he was a linebacker for head coach Kelly Loftus…named captain of the foot-ball team and was an all-league selection with 114 tackles as a senior…led Dolphins in tackles back-to-back years…also lettered in lacrosse while serving as captain of the team…off the fi eld, graduated with honors.

Personal: Born Christopher Hanuscin on July 2, 1990, in Los Angeles, Calif…one of two children of Chris and Teryna Hanuscin…majoring in cell and molecular biology.

Career Note: Three-year letterman has 10 catches for 94 yards for his career…a punishing blocker, is expected to push for time at tight end in 2010.

2009: Played in all 12 games as a junior, including seven starts at tight end…fi nished ninth on the team overall and second among tight ends in receptions (6) while ranking seventh in receiving yards…hauled in a career-best three catches for 23 yards vs Houston (10/17)…also had single-catch outings vs BYU (9/12), at Southern Miss (10/24) and at SMU (11/28).

2008: Saw action in 10 games as a sophomore…used primarily as a blocker, but did catch one pass for a career-best 28 yards vs Army (10/4)…did not play in the fi rst two games of the season.

2007: Played in 10 games as a true freshman, including starts at UAB (10/13), at SMU (10/20), at Rice (11/17) and at East Carolina (11/24)…tallied three receptions for 18 yards…fi nished second among tight ends in catches and receiving yards…had single receptions at SMU, vs UTEP (11/10), at Rice and at East Carolina.

Prior To Tulane: Attended Fork Union Military Academy in Fall 2006…played tight end, defensive end and right tackle for coach John Shuman…caught 12 passes for 200-plus yards and three touchdowns…was a mem-ber of the Dean’s List.

High School: Played just one year of high school football, seeing time at tight end and right tackle for coach Kenny Sears…as a senior, helped the Wolves go undefeated during the regular season, win the District 4-5A title and advance to the state playoffs…named a Top 25 Recruit in Loui-siana by Louisiana Magazine…also lettered four years in basketball…off the fi eld, was a TOPPS graduate.

Personal: Born Tyler Compton Helm on April 15, 1988, in Baton Rouge, La…son of Mike and Kellie Helm…has four sister: Jessica, Jolie, Maggie and Natalie…father, Mike, played linebacker at Georgia Tech…majoring in management.

Helm’s Career Offensive Statistics Rushing ReceivingYear GP/GS Att Yds Avg. TD Long No. Yds Avg. TD Long2007 10/4 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 18 6.0 0 102008 10/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 28 28.0 0 282009 12/7 0 0 0.0 0 0 6 48 8.0 0 12Career 32/11 0 0 0.0 0 0 10 94 9.4 0 28

Helm’s Game-By-Game Statistics2007 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/8 vs Miss. State 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 09/22 vs SE Louisiana 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/6 at Army 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/13 at UAB 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/20 at SMU 0/0/0 1/7/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 710/27 vs Memphis 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/3 vs Tulsa 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/10 vs UTEP 0/0/0 1/1/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 111/17 at Rice 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/24 at E.Carolina 0/0/0 1/10/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 10

2008 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/20 vs UL-Monroe 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 09/25 vs SMU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/4 vs Army 0/0/0 1/28/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 2810/11 at UTEP 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/25 vs Rice 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/1 at LSU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/8 at Houston 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/15 vs UAB 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/22 at Tulsa 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/29 at Memphis 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0

2009 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/4 vs Tulsa 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 09/12 vs BYU 0/0/0 1/12/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 129/26 vs McNeese St. 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/3 at Army 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/10 vs Marshall 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/17 vs Houston 0/0/0 3/23/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 2310/24 at S.Miss 0/0/0 1/5/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 510/31 at LSU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/7 vs UTEP 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/14 at Rice 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/21 at UCF 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/28 at SMU 0/0/0 1/8/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 8


6 4MIKE

HENRYOL • 6-5 • 289 • R-Fr.

Marrero, La.John Curtis Christian HS

5 8PETE

HENDRICKSONOT • 6-8 • 314 • Sr.

Tampa, Fla.Jesuit HS


Career Note: Fifth-year senior has played in 29 games with 26 starts at offensive tackle for his career…helped Tulane running backs surpass the 100-yard rushing plateau nine times in the last two seasons.

2009: Started all 12 games at left tackle as a junior…named honorable-mention All-Conference USA after helping the team average 105.8 rush-ing yards and 207.2 passing yards per game…helped teammate André Anderson rush for 1,000 yards on the year and top the 100-yard rushing mark on fi ve occasions during the season…off the fi eld, was a member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

2008: Started all 12 games at right tackle as a sophomore...his play up front helped the Green Wave average 118.4 rushing yards and 221.2 passing yards per game…helped teammate André Anderson tally 100-plus yards four times and post 200-plus yard games twice during the sea-son.

2007: Played in fi ve games as a redshirt-freshman, including starts against Mississippi State (9/8) and Houston (9/15)…helped team aver-age 278.0 yards of total offense in the games he started…also saw action against Southeastern Louisiana (9/22), Army (10/6) and UAB (10/13).

2006: Did not play as a true freshman…redshirted the season…off the fi eld, was a member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tu-lane’s 3.0 Club.

High School: An all-district choice as a senior at Tampa Jesuit High School…selected to play in the Hillsborough County All-Star Game…named Most Improved Player on his high school team…team captain who started every game as a senior…was a member of the academic honor roll at Tampa Jesuit…late bloomer who grew three inches and added 40 pounds between his junior and senior seasons.

Personal: Born Peter Douglas Hendrickson on May 14, 1988, in Som-ers Point, N.J…son of Dave and Karen Hendrickson…has one brother…majoring in management.


High School: Four-year letterman at John Curtis Christian High where he saw time along the offensive and defensive lines for coach J.T. Cur-tis…named two-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com and recognized by ESPN.com as the No. 115 defensive tackle prospect in the country…helped the Patriots go a combined 50-4 as a prepster with four consecu-tive state titles…named fi rst-team all-state, all-metro and all-district and claimed a spot on The Times Picayune Top 25 Blue Chip List as a senior after posting 80 tackles and four sacks for 24 yards in loss…as a ju-nior, recorded 78 tackles and a pair of sacks...as a sophomore, tallied 51

6 9HUNTERHOWDEN

OG • 6-4 • 291 • So.Lumberton, Texas

Lumberton HS

7 1HARRIS

HOWARDOG • 6-4 • 289 • Jr.

Alpharetta, Ga.Blessed Trinity Catholic HS

stops, one sack and four quarterback hurries…also earned four letters in basketball...off the fi eld, was a member of the Interact Club and fi nished second in the 2008 Science Fair

Personal: Born Michael Douglas Henry, Jr., on Jan. 21, 1991, in Marrero, La…son of Mike Sr. and Shelley Henry…majoring in business.

Career Note: Two-year letterman has appeared in 19 games with nine starts for his career...enters fall practice atop the depth chart at left guard.

2009: Played in 11 games as a sophomore, including nine starts at left guard…helped the team average 90.0 rushing yards and 209.1 passing yards in games he started…helped pave the way for teammate André Anderson to post a 1,000-yard rushing season and surpass the 100-yard rushing mark on three occasions.

2008: Saw action in eight games as a true freshman, including starts at left guard over the fi nal fi ve games of the season…as a starter, helped the team average 249.2 yards of total offense per game (69.8 rushing, 179.4 passing)…made collegiate debut at Alabama (9/6) and made fi rst start at LSU (11/1)…off the fi eld, was a member of the Conference USA Commis-sioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

High School: Three-year letterman at Blessed Trinity Catholic where he saw time along the offensive and defensive lines for coach Ricky Turner…rated No. 74 offensive guard by Scout.com…helped lead the Titans to a regional championship as a sophomore…posted 92 pancake blocks dur-ing his prep career, grading out at 92 percent as a senior, 92.7 percent as a junior and 82 percent as a sophomore…earned fi rst-team all-district honors all three prep seasons…as a senior, claimed All-Northside honors from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, fi rst-team all-county by Score Mag-azine, the Roswell News Super 7, and was selected to start at guard in the GACA North-South All-Star Game…named fi rst-team All-North Fulton County as a junior…also earned three varsity letters in wrestling - where he won the area championship in 2007 - and two in track and fi eld where he threw the shot put…off the fi eld, was a member of the Student Coun-cil, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Mu Alpha Theta and the symphonic band.

Personal: Born Harris Kennedy Howard on March 3, 1990, in Atlanta, Ga…son of William and the late Dara Howard…has one brother, Jack, and one sister, Olivia…majoring in environmental biology.

2009: Played in fi ve games as a true freshman, including starts at left guard against McNeese State (9/26) and at Army (10/3)…also saw action against BYU (9/12), Marshall (10/10) and Houston (10/17)…as a starter, helped the team average 165.5 rushing yards and 194.0 passing yards


5 0AUSTENJACKS

DE • 6-3 • 245 • So.Winter Park, Fla.Winter Park HS

The VeteransThe Veteransper game…helped pave the way for teammate André Anderson’s 199-yard rushing effort vs McNeese State.

High School: Two-year letterman at Lumberton High for coach Alvin Credeur…named two-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com…helped lead the Raiders to district titles and state playoff appearances both years, including the 2007 season when LHS was named Army 4A Team of the Year…named honorable-mention Associated Press Sports Editors all-state, fi rst-team All-District 20-4A and fi rst-team SETexSports.com All-Southeast Texas as a senior after posting a team-best 82 pancake blocks…named Player To Watch by Dave Campbell’s and Beaumont En-terprise and was voted team captain as a senior…as a junior, named second-team PrepTicket.com all-state, second-team All-District 22-4A, and fi rst-team PrepTicket.com all-area after helping lead the Raiders to their fi rst state playoff appearance in the 41-year history of the school…also earned three letters in baseball, two in track and fi eld and one in basketball…off the fi eld, was a member of Heath Occupations Students of America and the Spanish Club.

Personal: Born Hunter Cole Howden on Aug. 23, 1990, in Conroe, Tex-as…son of Jim and Darlene Howden…has two brothers, Chase and Cart-er…uncles, Dick and Pat Schilhab, played tight end and guard at Texas Tech and Lamar, respectively…majoring in cell and molecular biology.

2009: Played in 10 games at linebacker as a true freshman, including a start at Army (10/3)…fi nished third on the team in sacks (2) and tackles for loss (3.5) while ranking 14th in tackles with 25 (11 solo, 14 assists)…tallied a career-best eight tackles (6 solo, 2 assists) at UCF (11/21)…made collegiate debut vs McNeese State (9/26), posting six tackles (3 solo, 3 assists) and a sack…added a four-tackle day at Army and had two tackles at Southern Miss (10/24), at LSU (10/31) and vs UTEP (11/7)…added a sack against UTEP, had a tackle for loss at UCF and posted a half tackle for loss at LSU.

High School: Three-year letterman at Winter Park High where he saw time at defensive end, tight end and punter for coach Tim Shiffl et…named two-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com, while claiming the No. 93 and No. 161 defensive end in the country rating by ESPN.com and Scout.com, respectively…named fi rst-team All-Central Florida as defensive end as a senior after posting 82 tackles and 11 sacks…selected to play in the Florida State North/South Game and was also named Orlando Touch-down Club Defensive Player of the Week in Week 8 of the 2008 season after tallying nine tackles, two sacks, a fumble recovery and a blocked punt in a 28-6 win over University High…named second-team All-Orange County as a junior after tallying 10 sacks and 12 tackles for loss…also lettered twice in basketball…off the fi eld, served as vice president of the Ceramics Club.

Personal: Born Austen Andrew-Phillip Jacks on June 5, 1991, in Orlando, Fla…son of Bruce and Adrienne Jacks…has two sisters, Gracen and Ma-gella…majoring in business.

Jacks’ Career Defensive StatisticsYear GP/GS UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yd FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk2009 10/1 11/14/25 3.5/10 2.0/8 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2 8PAYTENJASON

RB • 5-11 • 197 • So.Waggaman, La.

Jesuit HS

Jacks’ Game-By-Game Statistics2009Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/26 vs McNeese St. 3/3/6 1.0/5 1.0/5 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/3 at Army 1/3/4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/10 vs Marshall 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/17 vs Houston 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/24 at S.Miss 0/2/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/31 at LSU 0/2/2 0.5/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/7 vs UTEP 1/1/2 1.0/3 1.0/3 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/14 at Rice 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/21 at UCF 6/2/8 1.0/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/28 at SMU 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2009: Played in each of the fi rst fi ve games of the year as a true fresh-man before suffering a season-ending knee injury on the fi nal play of the Marshall game (10/10)…fi nished third on the team in rushing yards (85) and carries (19) while ranking fourth in kickoff return yards (158), tied for fourth in kickoff returns (8), fi fth in total offense (85), sixth in all-purpose yards (279) and tied for seventh in catches (7)…tallied a career-best 91 all-purpose yards against Marshall after rushing for a season-high 51 yards on 10 carries, catching four passes for 22 yards and returning a kickoff for 18 yards…had 88 yards of total offense vs BYU (9/12) after carrying four times for 15 yards, hauling in a pair of passes for 10 yards and returning three kickoffs for 63 yards…posted a career-best 64 return yards – including a career-long 38-yarder – on three kickoffs in collegiate debut vs Tulsa (9/4).

High School: Three-year letterman at Jesuit High for coach Wayde Keis-er…named two-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com, while claiming the No. 120 and No. 178 running back in the country rating by Scout.com and ESPN.com, respectively...as a senior, ran for 347 yards and six touchdowns on 70 carries while hauling in eight passes for 101 yards and a score…invited to play in the Army and the Under Armour All-American games…best game as a senior came against Chalmette on Oct. 17, 2008 when he ran for 95 yards and three touchdowns on just six carries…limited to fi ve games as a junior after suffering a high ankle sprain but still earned all-district honors after running for 580 yards and nine touch-downs…earned all-district honors as a sophomore when he galloped for 783 yards and 13 scores on 114 carries…ran for 130 yards, posted 110 yards and three touchdowns receiving and had a 60-yard kickoff return in a single game that year…also lettered in track where he has personal best times of 10.7 in the 100 meters, 6.7 in the 565 meters and 22.1 in the 200 meters while fi nishing second in the state in the 100- and 200-meter dashes and anchoring the 4x200 relay team which fi nished fi fth.

Personal: Born Payten Michael Jason on May 10, 1990, in Waggaman, La…son of Kermit and Phyllis Jason…has four brothers: Kermis, Joshua, Jeremy and Durand; and two sisters: Jaime and Leah…brother, Jeremy, and cousin, Richard Jackson, played college football at Southern, and Jackson went on to play for the Denver Broncos…majoring in business.

Jason’s Career Offensive Statistics Rushing ReceivingYear GP/GS Att Yds Avg. TD Long No. Yds Avg. TD Long2009 5/0 19 85 4.5 0 17 7 36 5.1 0 12

Jason’s Career Return Statistics Punt Returns Kickoff ReturnsYears GP/GS PR Yds Avg. TD Long KOR Yds Avg. TD Long2009 5/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 8 158 19.8 0 38


7JOE

KEMPWR/QB • 6-4 • 211 • Jr.

North Richland Hills, TexasRichland HS

7 9ERIC

JONESOT • 6-6 • 302 • So.

Hoover, Ala.Spain Park HS

The VeteransThe VeteransJason’s Game-By-Game Statistics2009 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/4 vs Tulsa 1/1/0 1/4/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 3/64/0 699/12 vs BYU 4/15/0 2/10/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 3/63/0 889/26 vs McNeese St. 3/6/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 1/13/0 1910/3 at Army 1/12/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 1210/10 vs Marshall 10/51/0 4/22/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 1/18/0 91

2009: Did not play as a sophomore…received a redshirt for the season…off the fi eld, was a member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Hon-or Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

2008: Played in six games as a true freshman, seeing action against Ala-bama (9/6), Army (10/4), Rice (10/25), Houston (11/8), Tulsa (11/22) and Memphis (11/29)…in games he played in, helped the team average 75.8 rushing yards and 240.8 passing yards per game.

High School: Four-year letterman at Spain Park High for coach John Grass…rated No. 91 offensive tackle in the nation by ESPN.com and No. 106 by Scout.com…as a senior, earned honorable-mention all-state hon-ors and claimed fi rst-team All-Shelby County recognition…helped pave the way for an offense that helped the Jaguars to a 13-2 record and an appearance in the 6A state championship game…also earned varsity let-ters in wrestling where he fi nished sixth in the state in 2007…off the fi eld, is a member of the National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Ath-letes and Photography Club…four-time all-academic team member and member of the A-B Honor Roll.

Personal: Born Eric Thomas Jones on Oct. 5, 1989, in Cincinnati, Ohio…son of Frank and Jackie Jones…has one brother, Alex, who played col-legiate baseball at Jacksonville State…majoring in fi nance.

Career Note: Two-year letterman will make the move from quarterback to wide receiver in 2010…one of the better athletes on the team, has com-pleted 110-of-176 passes for 1,382 yards, seven touchdowns and seven interceptions for his career.

2009: Saw action in eight games as a sophomore, including starts in the fi rst six games of the year…led the team in completion percentage (64.6) and quarterback effi ciency rating (132.61) while ranking second in pass attempts (130), completions (84), passing yards (1038) and touchdown passes (4), and third in total offense (992)…posted career highs with 16 completions, 26 passing attempts and 278 yards in the season-opener vs Tulsa (9/4)…had a career-best .769 completion percentage (10-of-13) for 222 yards and a pair of touchdowns vs McNeese State (9/26)…his 68-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Williams against the Cowboys was a career long…ran for a career-high 24 yards on six carries while complet-ing 10-of-15 passes for 124 yards vs Houston (10/17).

1 7ALEX

LAURICELLACB • 5-10 • 183 • So.

River Ridge, La.John Curtis Christian HS

2008: Played in fi ve games as a redshirt-freshman, seeing time against Alabama (9/6), Army (10/4), Rice (10/25), LSU (11/1) and Houston (11/8)…fi nished second on the team in pass attempts (46), completions (26), passing yards (344) and touchdown passes (2), and third in total offense (310)…both of his touchdown strikes came against Rice when he posted season highs with 14 completions, 20 pass attempts and 201 passing yards…went 4-of-7 for 57 yards and an interception vs Army…threw a season-long 42-yard touchdown pass to Casey Robottom vs Rice…suffered a season-ending shoulder injury at Houston and missed the fi nal three games of the year.


High School: Three-year letterman at Richland High as a quarterback for coach Gein Weir…rated No. 109 quarterback in the country by ESPN.com’s RecruitTracker…for his prep career, passed for 4,250 yards and 37 touchdowns…as a senior, received honorable-mention all-District 5-5A honors and was an Area Top 25 Recruit…as a junior, threw for 1,500 yards and 10 touchdowns, and passed for 678 yards and seven scores as a sophomore…posted career day against rival Haltom high as a senior when he completed 23-of-26 passes for 278 yards and three scores in a 34-27 victory…attended 2006 Army All-American Combine…also lettered in basketball and track and fi eld.

Personal: Born Joseph D. Kemp on September 13, 1988, in North Rich-land Hills, Texas…son of Greg Kemp and Patsy Williams…has one broth-er, Jake…majoring in management.

Kemp’s Career Passing StatisticsYear GP/GS Att Cmp Pct. Yds TD INT Long Effi c.2008 5/0 46 26 .565 344 2 1 42 129.32009 8/6 130 84 .646 1038 4 6 68 132.6Career 13/6 176 110 .625 1382 6 7 68 131.8

Kemp’s Game-By-Game Statistics2008 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/6 at Alabama 0/0/0 0/0/0 1/1/7 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/4 vs Army 2/7/0 0/0/0 7/4/57 0/1 0/0/0 0/0/0 710/25 vs Rice 3/-33/0 0/0/0 20/14/201 2/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 -3311/1 at LSU 2/-8/0 0/0/0 12/5/40 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 -811/8 at Houston 0/0/0 0/0/0 6/2/39 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0

2009 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/4 vs Tulsa 6/-37/0 0/0/0 26/16/278 1/1 0/0/0 0/0/0 -379/12 vs BYU 4/-17/0 0/0/0 19/14/101 0/1 0/0/0 0/0/0 -179/26 vs McNeese St. 3/-16/0 0/0/0 13/10/222 2/2 0/0/0 0/0/0 -1610/3 at Army 6/-7/0 0/0/0 24/10/166 1/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 -710/10 vs Marshall 3/7/0 0/0/0 23/14/116 0/1 0/0/0 0/0/0 710/17 vs Houston 6/24/0 0/0/0 15/10/124 0/1 0/0/0 0/0/0 2410/31 at LSU 0/0/0 0/0/0 5/4/19 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/21 at UCF 0/0/0 0/0/0 5/2/12 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0

Career Note: Third-year sophomore has 23 tackles (14 solo, 9 assists) and a pass break-up during his career…enters the fall as the team’s start-ing right cornerback.

2009: Played in all 12 games as a redshirt-freshman…tied for sixth on the team in pass break-ups (1) while ranking 15th in tackles with 23 (14 solo, 9 assists)…posted a career-best fi ve tackles twice: vs BYU (9/12)


2 0TRENT

MACKEYLB • 5-11 • 220 • So.

Port Sulphur, La.Carencro HS/Duke University

The VeteransThe Veteransand at SMU (11/28)…also tallied three-tackle outings vs McNeese State (9/26) and at UCF (11/21)…broke up fi rst career pass vs BYU…off the fi eld, was a member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

2008: Saw action in two games as a true freshman…made collegiate debut at Alabama (9/6) before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury against East Carolina (9/12)…received a medical redshirt…off the fi eld, was a member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club. High School: Four-year letterman at John Curtis Christian for coach J.T. Curtis…helped lead the Patriots to a combined 60-3 record, including three 2A State Championships…as a senior, led the Patriots with fi ve interceptions – including one returned 47 yards for a touchdown in the state championship game – and added 43 tackles…as a junior, logged 19 tackles, two interceptions and a sack…was named Defensive MVP of the Stanford Camp in June…also lettered in baseball and track and fi eld…off the fi eld, is a member of the National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and was voted class treasurer.

Personal: Born Alexander Arthur Lauricella on April 20, 1989, in New Orleans, La…son of Kenny and Sandy Lauricella…uncle, Hank, was an All-America football player at Tennessee…undecided on major.

Lauricella’s Career Defensive StatisticsYear GP/GS UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yd FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk2008* 2/0 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 02009 12/0 14/9/23 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 0Career 14/0 14/9/23 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 0*received medical redshirt

Lauricella’s Game-By-Game Statistics2008Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/6 at Alabama 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/12 vs E.Carolina 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0


2009: Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules…redshirted the year.

Prior To Tulane: Played in 11 games as a true freshman at Duke…fi nished with 10 tackles (3 solo, 7 assists), primarily as a special team-er…tallied a career-best two tackles vs Virginia (9/27) and at Clemson (11/15)…also recorded single-tackle outings vs James Madison (8/30), vs Northwestern (9/6), vs Miami (10/18), at Wake Forest (11/1), vs North Carolina State (11/8) and at Virginia Tech (11/22)…did not play at Van-derbilt (10/25).

7 2RIO

MARESOG • 6-5 • 305 • R-Fr.

Corrales, N.M.Cibola HS

High School: Four-year letterman at Carencro high for coaches Cyril Crutchfi eld and Lance Guidry…listed as the No. 36 inside linebacker in the country and No. 34 overall prospect from Louisiana by Rivals.com…ranked as the No. 91 inside linebacker in the nation by ESPN.com…named the LSWA Class 5A Defensive Most Valuable Player as a senior…tabbed 5A All-State selection in each of his fi nal two prep seasons…chosen as a 2007 PrepNation 101 All-American…as a senior, recorded 103 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, fi ve sacks, one interception, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries…also rushed for 636 yards and 10 touchdowns as Carencro went 7-4…posted 161 tackles, 12 sacks, six forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries as a junior…compiled 105 tackles and eight sacks as a sophomore…three-time all-district choice…helped Carencro to three consecutive state playoff berths…also lettered in track and fi eld, soccer and bowling.

Personal: Born Trent Darell Mackey, Jr., on November 10, 1989, in Gret-na, La…one of two children of Trent D. Mackey, Sr., and Sinderlyn Dillard-Mackey…undecided on major.

Mackey’s Career Defensive StatisticsYear GP/GS UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yd FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk2008* 11/0 3/7/10 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0*stats while at Duke University

Mackey’s Game-By-Game Statistics2008 (at Duke)Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk8/30 vs J.Madison 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/6 vs Northwestern 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/13 vs Navy 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/27 vs Virginia 1/1/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/4 at Ga. Tech 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/18 vs Miami 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/1 at Wake Forest 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/8 vs N.C.State 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/15 at Clemson 0/2/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/22 at Va. Tech 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/29 vs N.Carolina 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0


High School: Three-year letterman at Cibola High where he saw time at offensive tackle, defensive tackle and defensive end for coach Judge Chavez…tabbed three-star recruit, the No. 79 offensive guard in the nation and the top prospect in the state of New Mexico by Rivals.com…recognized by ESPN.com as the No. 180 offensive guard in the coun-try…named two-star recruit and the No. 135 offensive tackle in the na-tion by Scout.com…helped the Cougars go a combined 24-12 with three trips to the state playoffs as a prepster, including a District 1-5A title as a junior…claimed fi rst-team all-state, all-metro and all-district in each of his fi nal two prep seasons…helped guide his team to the state semifi -nals in 2006, marking the fi rst time in 21 years CHS advanced that far…also helped the Cougars post 10 wins in 2006, marking the fi rst time in school history Cibola posted a double-digit victory total.

Personal: Born Rio George Mares on Oct. 26, 1990, in Albuquerque, N.M…son of Gary Mares and Jo March…majoring in business.


2 2J.T.

McDONALDRB • 5-9 • 220 • Sr.

Flower Mound, TexasFlower Mound HS


Career Note: Two-year letterman has 122 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 40 carries to go along with fi ve catches for 65 yards and a score on offense while returning four kickoffs for 57 yards for his career…expected to provide depth at running back in 2010.

2009: Played in fi ve games as a junior, seeing time against Tulsa (9/4), Houston (10/17), Southern Miss (10/24), LSU (10/31) and UTEP (11/7)…carried the ball just three times all season, all carries coming against Houston when he fi nished with minus-two yards rushing.

2008: Saw action in seven games as a sophomore, including starts at Tulsa (11/22) and at Memphis (11/29)…fi nished second on the team in rushing touchdowns (3) while ranking third in total touchdowns (4), carries (37) and rushing yards (124), fourth in points scored (24), fi fth in total offense (124) and 10th in all-purpose yards (246)…also hauled in fi ve passes for 65 yards and a score while returning four kickoffs for 57 yards…posted a career-best 108 all-purpose yards vs UAB (11/15) after running for 41 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries while catching three passes for 67 yards and a score…posted a career-high 15 carries and 53 rushing yards at Tulsa.


High School: Three-year letterman at Flower Mound High for coach Cody Vanderford…a two-time fi rst-team all-District 6-5A honoree, helped the Jaguars go 8-3, win the District 6-5A title and advance to the state playoffs for the fi rst time in school history as a senior…named second-team all-region after posting 1,560 all-purpose yards and scor-ing 18 touchdowns in his fi nal prep season…ran for 1,234 yards and fi ve scores as a junior…also lettered four years in track and fi eld.

Personal: Born Jonathan Taft McDonald on May 17, 1989, in Dallas, Texas…son of Shirley McDonald…cousins, Shawn and Stacy Andrews, play professional football in the NFL…majoring in management.

McDonald’s Career Offensive Statistics Rushing ReceivingYear GP/GS Att Yds Avg. TD Long No. Yds Avg. TD Long2008 7/2 37 124 3.4 3 13 5 65 13.0 1 382009 5/0 3 -2 -0.7 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0Career 12/2 40 122 3.0 3 13 5 65 13.0 1 38

McDonald’s Career Return Statistics Punt Returns Kickoff ReturnsYears GP/GS PR Yds Avg. TD Long KOR Yds Avg. TD Long2008 7/2 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 57 14.2 0 202009 5/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0Career 12/2 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 57 14.2 0 20

McDonald’s Game-By-Game Statistics2008 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp10/11 at UTEP 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/25 vs Rice 1/3/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 311/1 at LSU 1/-1/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 3/37/0 3611/8 at Houston 1/5/0 1/-1/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 1/20/0 2411/15 vs UAB 12/41/2 3/67/1 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 10811/22 at Tulsa 15/53/1 1/-1/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 5211/29 at Memphis 7/23/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 23

8 7ALAN

MITCHELLWR • 6-3 • 174 • Sr.

Atlanta, Ga.Cedar Grove HS

2009 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/4 vs Tulsa 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/17 vs Houston 3/-2/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 -210/24 at S.Miss 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/31 at LSU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/7 vs UTEP 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0

Career Note: Two-year letterman has 22 catches for 233 yards and a touchdown for his career…expected to provide depth at wideout in 2010.

2009: Saw action in seven games as a junior…fi nished the year with two receptions for nine yards…had a catch for four yards vs Tulsa (9/4) and a reception for fi ve yards vs BYU (9/12)…off the fi eld, was a member of Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

2008: Played in eight games as a sophomore, catching at least one pass in each game he played…fi nished tied for second on the team in touch-down catches (1) while ranking fourth in receiving yards (224), tied for fourth in catches (20), fi fth in rushing yards (60), tied for fi fth in rushing attempts (7), tied for seventh in all-purpose yards (284) and eighth in to-tal offense (60)…posted career highs in all-purpose yards (100), rushing yards (28), catches (5) and yards (72) – including a 44-yard grab – at Houston (11/8)…hauled in four passes for 41 yards at Tulsa (11/22)…also posted three-catch efforts vs Rice (10/25) for 35 yards and at LSU (11/1) for 13 yards…made collegiate debut a memorable one with a 23-yard touchdown grab vs SMU (9/25).

2007: Did not see any action as a redshirt-freshman…served as a mem-ber of the scout team.


High School: Twice named to the all-county team after hauling in 90 re-ceptions and scoring 13 touchdowns during his prep career…as a senior, named team captain and led the county with 41 receptions for 870 yards (21.2 yards per catch) and six touchdowns…had 30 receptions for 851 yards (28.4 avg.) and fi ve touchdowns as a junior, and snared 15 passes for 350 yards and two scores as a sophomore…a four-year letterwinner who also lettered in basketball and track…off the fi eld, was recognized by “Who’s Who Among American High School Students” and was a member of the National Honor Roll.

Personal: Born Alan Wade Mitchell on November 9, 1987…son of Alan Henry and Janice Mitchell…majoring in humanities.

Mitchell’s Career Offensive Statistics Rushing ReceivingYear GP/GS Att Yds Avg. TD Long No. Yds Avg. TD Long2008 8/0 7 60 8.6 0 28 20 224 11.2 1 442009 7/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 9 4.5 0 5Career 15/0 7 60 8.6 0 28 22 233 10.6 1 44


2KEVINMOOREQB • 6-5 • 239 • Sr.

Highland Village, TexasFlower Mound Marcus HS

The VeteransThe VeteransMitchell’s Game-By-Game Statistics2008 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/25 vs SMU 0/0/0 1/23/1 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 2310/4 vs Army 0/0/0 1/8/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 810/25 vs Rice 0/0/0 3/35/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 3511/1 at LSU 2/13/0 3/13/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 2611/8 at Houston 1/28/0 5/72/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 10011/15 vs UAB 3/8/0 2/18/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 2611/22 at Tulsa 0/0/0 4/41/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 4111/29 at Memphis 1/11/0 2/14/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 25

2009 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/4 vs Tulsa 0/0/0 1/4/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 49/12 vs BYU 0/0/0 1/5/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 59/26 vs McNeese St. 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/10 vs Marshall 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/17 vs Houston 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/24 at S.Miss 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/21 at UCF 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0

Career Note: Fifth-year senior has completed 225-of-403 passes for 2,653 yards, 10 touchdowns and 14 interceptions for his career…ranks sixth in Tulane career history in completion percentage (.558) and 10th in passing yardage, yards per game (110.5), pass attempts, pass attempts per game (16.8), yards per attempt (6.58), completions, yards per com-pletion (11.79) and passing effi ciency (112.4)…expected to provide lead-ership as a backup in 2010.

2009: Played in four games as a junior, seeing action against Tulsa (9/4), BYU (9/12), LSU (10/31) and UCF (11/21)…fi nished third on the team in passing attempts (15) and completions (8) while ranking fourth in pass-ing yards (27)…threw for a season-best 10 yards on 4-of-6 passes vs BYU…added eight passing yards against both Tulsa and LSU…off the fi eld, was a member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

2008: Started all 12 games under center as a sophomore…led the team in total offense (2136), pass attempts (334), completions (187), passing yards (2194) and touchdown passes (8) while ranking second in com-pletion percentage (56.0) and quarterback effi ciency rating (111.29)…passed for a career-best 273 yards, completing 22-of-35 passes, vs Army (10/4)…surpassed the 200-yard passing plateau six times, including a 272-yard effort vs Louisiana-Monroe (9/20)…tossed a career-best three touchdown passes while completing 19-of-24 passes for 254 yards vs SMU (9/25)…tallied career highs with 28 completions and 49 passing attempts at Alabama (9/6)…tossed a career-long 57-yard pass to Brian King vs ULM…longest scoring strike of the year went 49 yards to Jeremy Williams vs Army.

2007: Played in eight games as a redshirt-freshman…fi nished tied for second on the team in touchdown passes (2) while ranking third in pass attempts (54), completions (30) and passing yards (432)…threw for a season-high 125 yards on 6-of-10 passing at Rice (11/17)…completed a season-best nine passes on 10 attempts for 110 yards and a touchdown vs UTEP (11/10)…made collegiate debut vs Houston (9/15), completing 4-of-10 passes for 66 yards and fi rst career touchdown…in his fi nal three appearances of the year, completed 19-of-30 passes for 265 yards and one score…off the fi eld, was a member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.


High School: Was a National Top 50 quarterback by Scout.com, listed on the Dallas Morning News Top 100, Top 15 by position in Texas by Rivals.com and a Top 30 quarterback by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Maga-zine during his season year... was an all-District 8-5A honoree his fi nal two prep seasons... passed for 4,513 yards and 32 touchdowns during his career... as a senior, completed 182-of-304 (59.8 percent) passes for 2,007 yards and 12 touchdowns... connected on 194-of-322 (60.2 per-cent) passes as a junior for 2,068 yards and 15 scores, and was 63-of-91 for 538 yards and fi ve touchdowns as a sophomore... also lettered in basketball and track and fi eld... was a member of Mu Alpha Theta, “Who’s Who Among American High School Students” and was named second-team academic all-state.

Personal: Born Kevin Norman Moore on February 19, 1988, in Atlanta, Ga…son of Tim and Pam Moore…has one brother, Chris, who played col-legiate football at Buffalo…father, Tim, swam collegiately at Ohio State…majoring in consumer behavior and marketing.

Moore’s Career Passing StatisticsYear GP/GS Att Cmp Pct. Yds TD INT Long Effi c.2007 8/0 54 30 .556 432 2 0 47 135.02008 12/12 334 187 .560 2194 8 13 57 111.32009 4/0 15 8 .533 27 0 1 8 55.1Career 24/12 403 225 .558 2653 10 14 57 112.4

Moore’s Game-By-Game Statistics2007 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/15 vs Houston 1/0/0 0/0/0 10/4/66 1/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 09/29 vs LSU 0/0/0 0/0/0 5/1/22 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/13 at UAB 0/0/0 0/0/0 1/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/20 at SMU 1/-5/0 0/0/0 7/5/58 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 -510/27 vs Memphis 1/1/0 0/0/0 1/1/21 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 111/10 vs UTEP 1/-11/0 0/0/0 10/9/110 1/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 -1111/17 at Rice 3/-12/0 0/0/0 10/6/125 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 -1211/24 at E.Carolina 1/-7/0 0/0/0 10/4/30 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 -7

2008 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/6 at Alabama 4/1/0 0/0/0 49/28/225 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 19/12 vs E.Carolina 3/-7/0 0/0/0 37/21/236 1/2 0/0/0 0/0/0 -79/20 vs UL-Monroe 2/-4/0 0/0/0 32/19/272 1/1 0/0/0 0/0/0 -49/25 vs SMU 2/-3/0 0/0/0 24/19/254 3/1 0/0/0 0/0/0 -310/4 vs Army 3/-8/0 0/0/0 35/22/273 1/2 0/0/0 0/0/0 -810/11 at UTEP 3/-11/0 1/14/0 20/10/80 1/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 310/25 vs Rice 1/0/0 0/0/0 20/9/136 0/2 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/1 at LSU 4/-4/0 0/0/0 11/6/44 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 -411/8 at Houston 2/-3/0 0/0/0 27/12/142 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 -311/15 vs UAB 0/0/0 0/0/0 30/15/235 1/3 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/22 at Tulsa 4/-10/0 0/0/0 30/15/144 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 -1011/29 at Memphis 3/-9/0 1/10/0 19/11/153 0/2 0/0/0 0/0/0 1

2009 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/4 vs Tulsa 0/0/0 0/0/0 4/2/8 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 09/12 vs BYU 0/0/0 0/0/0 6/4/10 0/1 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/31 at LSU 0/0/0 0/0/0 3/1/8 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/21 at UCF 0/0/0 0/0/0 2/1/1 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0


3 0PETER

MORREALELB • 5-11 • 189 • So.

Metairie, La.Archbishop Rummel HS

6 5ZACH

MORGANOG • 6-2 • 294 • So.Lake Charles, La.Sam Houston HS


2009: Played in 10 games as a true freshman, including eight starts at right guard…earned a spot on the Conference USA All-Freshman Team…in games he started, helped the team average 136.9 rushing yards and 217.5 passing yards per game…helped teammate André Anderson sur-pass the 100-yard rushing mark four times and was instrumental in him posting a 1,000-yard rushing season…made collegiate debut vs BYU (9/12) and fi rst career start vs McNeese State (9/26).

High School: Four-year letterman at Sam Houston High where he played right guard, right tackle, left tackle, defensive tackle and nose guard for coach Russ Sutherland…named two-star recruit and the No. 64 recruit in Louisiana by Rivals.com…tabbed two-star recruit and the No. 24 center in the nation by Scout.com…helped the Broncos make the state play-offs all four years and was named fi rst-team All-District 4-4A his fi nal two season as a prepster…named fi rst-team all-state and All-Southwest Loui-siana as a senior after posting 69 pancake blocks…selected to play in the Sportsman’s Paradise Bowl following his senior season…as a junior, named second-team all-state and fi rst-team All-Southwest Louisiana after tallying 76 pancakes…off the fi eld, was named Top 100 Junior in Calca-sieu Parish and was nominated for Student of the Year for the 2008-09 academic year…also a member of the Beta Club where served as vice president as a junior and president as a senior, and was named Academic All-State.

Personal: Born Zachary James Morgan on March 19, 1991, in Kissim-mee, Fla…son of Mark and Karen Davis and Kevin Morgan…has three sisters: Amanda and Jessica Davis, and Stephanie Morgan…majoring in business.

2009: Did not see any action as a reshirt-freshman…served as a member of the scout team…off the fi eld, was a member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

2008: Walk-on who did not play as a true freshman…redshirted the sea-son…off the fi eld, was a member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

High School: Was a member of the wrestling team in the 160 weight class, placing second in the 2008 5A District Meet while going on to place fourth in the Louisiana state meet…also placed second in state in 2005 and fi fth in 2007…off the fi eld, was a member of the honor roll every quar-ter of prep career…was also a member of the National Honor Society, Latin Club and Mu Alpha Theta…participated in the marching band and student council.

Personal: Born Peter Joseph Morreale, III on September 3, 1989, in Metairie, La…oldest of three sons of Pete and Barbara Morreale…major-ing in cell and molecular biology.

51DEZMANMOSESDE • 6-3 • 242 • Jr.Willingboro, N.J.

Willingboro HS/Univ. of Iowa2009: Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules…redshirted the year.

Prior To Tulane: Played two seasons at the University of Iowa for coach Kirk Ferentz...played in 11 games as a true freshman in 2007, posting eight tackles (3 solo, 5 assists), a tackle for loss and two kickoff returns for a combined 15 yards…had a career-best three tackles (2 solo, 1 assist), including a tackle for loss, in the Hawkeyes’ win over Syracuse (9/8/07)…also posted single tackles at Iowa State (9/15/07), at Wisconsin (9/22/07), at Penn State (10/6/07), at Northwestern (11/3/07) and vs Western Michi-gan (11/17/07)…also return a pair of kickoffs during the 2007 season, for 13 yards at Wisconsin and for two yards at Iowa State…played in four games as a sophomore in 2008, posting three tackles (1 solo, 2 assists)…posted a season-best two tackles (1 solo, 1 assist) vs Florida International (9/6)…also had a single tackle vs Maine (8/30).

High School: Four-year letterman at Willingboro High where he played wide receiver and inside linebacker for coach Nelson Hayspell…named fi rst-team all-county, all-conference and All-South Jersey as a senior when he hauled in 35 passes for 596 yards and 10 touchdowns as a wideout while recording 87 tackles and fi ve interceptions – including two returned for touchdowns…also named team captain as a senior…tabbed second-team all-county and all-conference as a junior after tallying 75 tackles and seven interceptions…claimed third-team all-conference honors as a freshman and sophomore.

Personal: Born Dezman Mirrill Moses on Jan. 4, 1989, in Willingboro, N.J…son of Vernon and Valerie Moses…has two sisters, Lauren and Shaina…father, Vernon, played collegiate baseball at Rowan Univer-sity…cousin, Darnell Jennings and Terrance Howard, played collegiate football at Western Michigan and Notre Dame, respectively…majoring in sociology.

Moses’ Career Defensive StatisticsYear GP/GS UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yd FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk2007* 12/0 3/5/8 1.0/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 02008* 4/0 1/2/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0Career 16/0 4/7/11 1.0/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0*stats while at University of Iowa

Moses’ Game-By-Game Statistics2007 (at Iowa)Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/8 vs Syracuse 2/1/3 1.0/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/15 at Iowa State 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/22 at Wisconsin 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/29 vs Indiana 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/6 at Penn State 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/13 vs Illinois 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/20 at Purdue 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/27 vs Michigan St 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/3 at Northwestern 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/10 vs Minnesota 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/17 vs W.Michigan 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2008 (at Iowa)Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk8/30 vs Maine 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/6 vs Florida Int. 1/1/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/13 vs Iowa State 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/20 at Pittsburgh 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0


6 8ANDREWNIERMAN

C • 6-1 • 302 • Sr.Harvey, La.

John Curtis Christian HS


Career Note: Three-year starter who enters his senior season penciled in as the Green Wave’s starting center for the second consecutive season…started all 35 games he has played in, missing just one game during his career to date…has helped Tulane running backs post 100-yard rushing outings a combined 18 times and blocked for a pair of 1,000-yard rush-ers.

2009: Started all 11 games he played as a junior, 10 at center and one at right guard…named honorable-mention All-Conference USA after help-ing the team average 105.8 rushing yards and 207.2 passing yards per game…helped teammate André Anderson rush for 1,000 yards on the year and top the 100-yard rushing mark on fi ve occasions during the sea-son…missed a game for the fi rst time in his career with a back injury at LSU (10/31).

2008: Started all 12 games at right guard as a sophomore...his play up front helped the Green Wave average 118.4 rushing yards and 221.2 passing yards per game…helped teammate André Anderson tally 100-plus yards four times and post 200-plus yard games twice during the sea-son…off the fi eld, was a member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

2007: Started all 12 games at right guard as a true freshman…earned honorable-mention Freshman All-America honors from The Sporting News and claimed a spot on the C-USA All-Freshman Team after helping the Green Wave average 201.0 rushing yards and 194.9 passing yards per game…became the fi rst Tulane offensive lineman to start all 12 games as a true freshman since Corey Sewell accomplished the feat in 1998…was instrumental in helping teammate Matt Forté became the Green Wave’s fi rst 2,000-yard rusher – the nation’s fi rst since 2004 – and helped pave the way for Forté to surpass the 100-yard rushing mark nine times, the 200-yard mark on fi ve occasions and the 300-yard barrier twice…also helped the Green Wave rank fi fth in C-USA in sacks allowed (18).

High School: Four-year letterman at John Curtis Christian High for coach J.T. Curtis…helped guide Curtis to a combined 50-3 record with state 3A titles in each of his fi nal three prep seasons…earned all-state honors his fi nal two prep seasons while claiming all-metro, all-East Bank and all-district recognition his fi nal three seasons…as a senior, helped pave the way for one of the nation’s top offenses as the Patriots averaged 8.83 yards per carry, registered 4,310 yards of total offense and scored 58 touchdowns…also lettered in track and fi eld and basketball.

Personal: Born Andrew Jason Nierman on April 18, 1989, in Metairie, La… son of Kathryn Nierman…half-sister Olivia “Turtle” Grayson is a member of the Tulane women’s basketball team…majoring in political science.

6 2OSCAR

PONCE de LEONDT • 6-2 • 305 • Sr.New Orleans, La.

John Curtis Christian HSCareer Note: Fifth-year senior has 33 tackles (16 solo, 17 assists), a tackle for loss and half a sack for his career…enters the fall as a starter at defensive tackle.

2009: Played in fi ve games as a junior, including starts at defensive tackle at Army (10/3), vs Marshall (10/10) and against Houston (10/17)…post-ed 16 tackles (9 solo, 7 assists) for the year, including a tackle for loss and half a sack…tallied a career-best seven tackles (5 solo, 2 assists) at Army…had three tackles (1 solo, 2 assists) vs Marshall and two each against McNeese State (9/26) and Houston…suffered a knee injury vs Houston and did not return to the lineup until the fi nal game of the year at SMU (10/28) when he posted two assisted tackles, half a sack and a pass break-up.

2008: Saw action in 10 games as a redshirt-sophomore, including a start at defensive tackle in the season opener at Alabama (9/6)…tallied a sea-son-best three tackles at Tulsa (11/22) and at Memphis (11/29)…also had two-tackle outings at Alabama, vs East Carolina (9/12), at Houston (11/8) and vs UAB (11/15).

2007: Did not play as a sophomore…redshirted the season…shifted from defensive line to offensive guard where he worked with the scout team.

2006: Played in 10 games on the defensive line as a true freshman…posted single-tackle contests at LSU (9/23), vs Rice (10/7) and at UTEP (10/14)…off the fi eld, was a member of the Conference USA Commis-sioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

High School: Four-year letterman at John Curtis Christian High for coach J.T. Curtis…helped the Patriots win back-to-back state championships his fi nal two prep seasons…a three-time all-district honoree, who also claimed all-state and all-metro honors as a senior…posted 249 tackles, 23 sacks and seven forced fumbles during his career…as a senior, had 96 tackles, 12 sacks and three forced fumbles…made 60 tackles with fi ve sacks as a junior, 63 tackles, three sacks and four forced fumbles as a sophomore, and 30 tackles and three sacks as a freshman… off the fi eld, earned the Bishop Brown Scholarship and Hispanic Heritage Foundation Scholarship, and was a member of the A/B Honor Roll.

Personal: Born Oscar Fernando Ponce de Leon on May 21, 1987, in New Orleans, La…son of Lisa Ponce de Leon…majoring in consumer behavior and marketing.

Ponce de Leon’s Career Defensive StatisticsYear GP/GS UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yd FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk2006 10/0 1/2/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 02007 DNP-Redshirted2008 10/1 6/8/14 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 02009 5/3 9/7/16 1.0/1 0.5/1 0 0/0 0 0/0 0Career 25/4 16/17/33 1.0/1 0.5/1 0 0/0 0 0/0 0


1 2D.J.

PONDERQB/WR • 6-2 • 200 • So.

Baton Rouge, La.Catholic HS

The VeteransThe VeteransPonce de Leon’s Game-By-Game Statistics2006Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/9 at Houston 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/16 at Miss. State 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/23 at LSU 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/30 vs SMU 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/7 vs Rice 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/14 at UTEP 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/21 at Auburn 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/4 at Marshall 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/11 vs S. Miss 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/24 at Tulsa 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2008Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/6 at Alabama 0/2/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/12 vs E.Carolina 2/0/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/20 vs UL-Monroe 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/4 vs Army 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/11 at UTEP 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/1 at LSU 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/8 at Houston 1/1/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/15 vs UAB 2/0/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/22 at Tulsa 1/2/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/29 at Memphis 0/3/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2009Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/26 vs McNeese St. 2/0/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/3 at Army 5/2/7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/10 vs Marshall 1/2/3 0.5/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/17 vs Houston 1/1/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/28 at SMU 0/2/2 0.5/1 0.5/1 0 0/0 1 0/0 0

Career Note: Returning letterman is expected to see more time on of-fense while continue his holding responsibilities on special teams…also a member of the Tulane baseball team where he appeared in 10 games with a 4.50 ERA, seven strikeouts and a walk in 10 appearances over the last two years.

2009: Saw action in nine games as a redshirt-freshman…made collegiate debut vs BYU (9/12) when he caught one pass for seven yards…also served as the holder on special teams, holding for 14 PATs and seven fi eld goal tries.


High School: Three-year letterman at Catholic High where he saw ac-tion at quarterback and wide receiver for coach Dale Weiner…helped lead the Bears to a combined 38-4 record, three state district titles and a trio of trips to the playoffs – including semifi nal berths as a sophomore and junior…played primarily wide receiver as a senior when he hauled in 11 passes for 144 yards and two touchdowns…also lettered in baseball where he was an all-state pitcher and catcher last season after going 9-2 from the mound in addition to handling catching duties…off the fi eld, re-ceived honorable-mention academic all-state honors and was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal: Born Donald Eugene Ponder, Jr. on Oct. 29, 1989, in Baton Rouge, La…son of Donald Sr. and Suzanne Ponder…has two sisters: Ashley and Holly…father, Donald, played football at Idaho and Louisiana Tech…majoring in political science.

6 6JOEYRAY

C • 6-2 • 304 • Sr.Spring, Texas

St. Thomas HS

4 5STEVE

PURCELLK • 5-11 • 205 • So.

Scarsdale, N.Y.Scarsdale HS

Ponder’s Career Offensive Statistics Rushing ReceivingYear GP/GS Att Yds Avg. TD Long No. Yds Avg. TD Long2009 9/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 7 7.0 0 7

Ponder’s Game-By-Game Statistics2009 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/12 vs BYU 0-0-0 1-7-0 0-0-0 0/0 0-0-0 0-0-0 710/10 vs Marshall 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0/0 0-0-0 0-0-0 010/17 vs Houston 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0/0 0-0-0 0-0-0 010/24 at S.Miss 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0/0 0-0-0 0-0-0 010/31 at LSU 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0/0 0-0-0 0-0-0 011/7 vs UTEP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0/0 0-0-0 0-0-0 011/14 at Rice 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0/0 0-0-0 0-0-0 011/21 at UCF 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0/0 0-0-0 0-0-0 011/28 at SMU 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0/0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0

Career Note: A walk-on who joined the team in spring of 2010…off the fi eld, is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, the Tulane Honors Program, Dean’s List, National Honor Society, Phi Eta Sigma Honors Society and the Phi Sigma Pi Honors Fraternity

High School: Four-year letterman in both lacrosse and swimming and a two-year letterman in soccer at Scarsdale High…led the Raiders’ la-crosse team to the school’s fi rst-ever league championships and helped the soccer team to a section title…a member of the Ro FC Soccer Club and competed in the Junior World Cup in Sweden and is also part of the Greenwich Young Red Club lacrosse team…served as captain of his swim team…off the fi eld of competition, he was a member of the Signifer Honor Society, the National Society of High School Scholars.

Personal: Born Stephen Keith Purcell on August 26, 1990, in Scarsdale, N.Y…one of three sons of Ralph and Gail Purcell…majoring in Spanish.

Career Note: Two-year letterman has played in 14 games with a pair of starts during his career…enters the fall as the team’s No. 2 center behind Andrew Nierman.

2009: Played in seven games as a junior, including starts at center at LSU (10/31) and at UCF (11/21)…also saw action against BYU (9/12), Mar-shall (10/10), Houston (10/17), Southern Miss (10/24) and SMU (11/28)…in games he played, helped the team average 84.6 rushing yards and 176.3 passing yards per game.

2008: Saw action in seven games as a sophomore, playing along the offensive line against East Carolina (9/12), Louisiana-Monroe (9/20), SMU (9/25), Army (10/4), UTEP (10/11), Rice (10/25) and LSU (11/1)…


4 2KRISTOFAR

RHYMESLB • 6-1 • 220 • Jr.Houston, Texas

Thurgood Marshall HS

The VeteransThe Veteransin games he played, helped the team average 151.1 rushing yards and 231.0 passing yards per game.


High School: Three-year letterman at St. Thomas High where he played offensive guard and tackle, tight end and defensive tackle for coach Kurt Page…named fi rst-team all-state and All-District 3-6A his fi nal two prep seasons and helped the Eagles advance to the state semifi nals as a ju-nior…earned Hatnett Award as a senior, which is awarded annually by St. Thomas to honor the student-athlete who best defi nes courage, dedica-tion and leadership…also lettered in wrestling and track and fi eld.

Personal: Born Joseph William Ray on May 10, 1989, in Tomball, Tex-as…son of Jim and Therese Ray…has one brother and two sisters…majoring in fi nance.

Career Note: Two-year letterman has 23 tackles (13 solo, 10 assists) for his career…expected to push for time at weak-side linebacker and con-tinue stellar special team’s play in 2010.

2009: Saw action in eight games as a sophomore…fi nished the year with eight tackles (4 solo, 4 assists)…posted a season-best two tackles at LSU (10/31) and vs UTEP (11/7)…also tallied single-tackle performanc-es vs BYU (9/12), at Army (10/3), at Southern Miss (10/24) and at UCF (11/21).

2008: Played in all 12 games as a true freshman…fi nished 18th on the team with 15 tackles (9 solo, 6 assists)…tallied a career-high fi ve tackles at Houston (11/8) and at Memphis (11/29)…four of his fi ve stops against the Tigers were solo tackles…also had a two-tackle effort (1 solo, 1 assist) vs Rice (10/25)…posted single-tackle performances at UTEP (10/11), vs UAB (11/15) and at Tulsa (11/22).

High School: Three-year letterman at Lamar Consolidated and Thurgood Marshall High where he saw time at running back, tight end, linebacker and strong safety for a new coach each season…rated No. 84 safety in the nation by Scout.com…helped the Buffalos go a combined 27-7 with three trips to the state playoffs…played freshman season at Memphis University School where he helped the team win the state title…as a se-nior, named fi rst-team All-District 23-5A and claimed Houston Top 110 honors from the Houston Chronicle after posting 49 tackles, breaking up a pair of passes and recovering a fumble for a touchdown…sat out junior season with a knee injury…also lettered in track and fi eld.

Personal: Born Kristofar Frederick Rhymes on Sept. 7, 1989, in Houston, Texas…son of Robert Williams and Gina Foster…has one sister, Shari-ta…majoring in communication.

Rhymes’ Career Defensive StatisticsYear GP/GS UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yd FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk2008 12/0 9/6/15 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 02009 8/0 4/4/8 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0Career 20/0 13/10/23 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

1 9CASEY

ROBOTTOMWR • 5-11 • 180 • Sr.

LaPlace, La.St. Charles Catholic HS

Career Note: Fifth-year senior has 77 catches for 969 yards and three touchdowns on offense while returning 26 punts and eight kickoffs for a combined 319 yards during his career…expected to once again be one of the team’s top receivers in 2010.

2009: Started all 12 games at wide receiver as a junior…led the team in punt return yards (35) while fi nishing second in catches (50), receiving yards (584), touchdown catches (2) and punt returns (3), and third in all-purpose yards (622)…caught a career-high eight passes for a season-best 91 yards and a touchdown at Rice (11/14)…posted fi ve-plus catches on six occasions, including seven-catch contests at LSU (10/31) and vs UTEP (11/7), and a six-catch game vs Tulsa (9/4)…had 83 receiving yards vs UTEP and added 82 yards and a score against Tulsa…had punt returns vs Tulsa, UTEP and at UCF (11/21) and posted a season-long 16-yard return against Tulsa…averaged 5.7 catches and 61.7 yards per game over the fi nal six contests of the year.

2008: Saw action in all 12 games as a sophomore, including starts in each of the fi nal six games of the year…led the team in punt returns (10) and punt return yards (63) while ranking tied for second in touchdown catches (1), third in kickoff return yards (166), tied for third in kickoff returns (8), sixth in all-purpose yards (449) and receiving yards (203), and seventh in catches (16)…caught a season-best three passes for 66 yards and a touchdown vs Rice (10/25) and for 18 yards at Tulsa…also had two-catch outings at UTEP (10/11), at Houston (11/8), vs UAB (11/15) and at Mem-phis (11/29)…tied a Tulane single-game record with eight kickoff returns at Memphis and his 166 return yards ranks third in school history…also carried the ball twice for 15 yards and a score against the Tigers and fi n-ished the game with 199 all-purpose yards…tied a career-high with three punt returns and set a personal-best with 20 return yards vs Rice.

2007: Played in all 12 games as a redshirt-freshman, including seven starts at wide receiver…led team in punt returns (13) and punt return yards (55) while fi nishing fi fth in receiving yards (182) and sixth in catches (11)…posted a season-best four catches for a career-high 115 yards – including a career-long 42-yard grab – vs Houston (9/15)…also hauled

Rhymes’ Game-By-Game Statistics2008Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/6 at Alabama 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/12 vs E.Carolina 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/20 vs UL-Monroe 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/25 vs SMU 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/4 vs Army 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/11 at UTEP 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/25 vs Rice 1/1/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/1 at LSU 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/8 at Houston 2/3/5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/15 vs UAB 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/22 at Tulsa 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/29 at Memphis 4/1/5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2009Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/4 vs Tulsa 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/12 vs BYU 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/3 at Army 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/24 at S.Miss 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/31 at LSU 0/2/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/7 vs UTEP 2/0/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/14 at Rice 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/21 at UCF 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0


The VeteransThe Veteransin three passes for 27 yards against Southeastern Louisiana (9/22)…re-turned a career-best three punts for 14 yards at Army (10/16).

2006: Did not play as a true freshman…redshirted the season…off the fi eld, was a member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

High School: Three-year letterman at St. Charles Catholic where he saw time at wide receiver, cornerback, kickoff returner and punt returner for coach Frank Monica…helped the Comets advance to the state fi nals as a senior while claiming District 10-3A titles as a sophomore and junior…for his career, tallied 3,843 all-purpose yards: 217 rushing (3 TDs), 1,755 re-ceiving (20 TDs), 711 punt return (3 TDs), 1,058 kickoff return (3 TD), and 102 on interception returns…as a senior, earned all-state, all-metro, all-district, Pelican Preps Player of the Week and WAFB High School Player of the Week honors after rushing for 217 yards and three scores, hauling in 40 passes for 623 yards and fi ve touchdowns, posting 289 yards and a score on punt returns, tallying 736 yards and two touchdowns on kickoff returns, picking off four passes and forcing two fumbles…totaled more than 2,100 all-purpose yards as a senior…also lettered in baseball and basketball…off the fi eld, was an Academic All-State selection, a four-year member of the Alpha Honor Roll and was named Mr. St. Charles Catho-lic.

Personal: Born Casey M. Robottom on March 22, 1988, in LaPlace, La…one of two children of Hernandez and Natalie Robottom…majoring in fi -nance.

Robottom’s Career Offensive Statistics Rushing ReceivingYear GP/GS Att Yds Avg. TD Long No. Yds Avg. TD Long2007 12/7 1 -5 -5.0 0 -5 11 182 16.5 0 422008 12/6 3 17 5.7 1 8 16 203 12.7 1 422009 12/12 1 3 3.0 0 3 50 584 11.7 2 38Career 36/25 5 15 3.0 1 8 77 969 12.6 3 42

Robottom’s Career Return Statistics Punt Returns Kickoff ReturnsYears GP/GS PR Yds Avg. TD Long KOR Yds Avg. TD Long2007 12/7 13 55 4.2 0 14 0 0 0.0 0 02008 12/6 10 63 6.3 0 18 8 166 20.8 0 282009 12/12 3 35 11.7 0 16 0 0 0.0 0 0Career 36/25 26 153 5.9 0 18 8 166 20.8 0 28

Robottom’s Game-By-Game Statistics2007 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/8 vs Miss. State 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 09/15 vs Houston 1/-5/0 4/115/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 1109/22 vs SE Louisiana 0/0/0 3/27/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 279/29 vs LSU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 2/8/0 0/0/0 810/6 at Army 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 3/14/0 0/0/0 1410/13 at UAB 0/0/0 1/15/0 0/0/0 0/0 1/0/0 0/0/0 1510/20 at SMU 0/0/0 1/1/0 1/0/0 0/0 2/-4/0 0/0/0 -310/27 vs Memphis 0/0/0 1/16/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 1611/3 vs Tulsa 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 1/7/0 0/0/0 711/10 vs UTEP 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 2/15/0 0/0/0 1511/17 at Rice 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 2/15/0 0/0/0 1511/24 at E.Carolina 0/0/0 1/8/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 8

2008 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/6 at Alabama 0/0/0 1/3/0 0/0/0 0/0 2/8/0 0/0/0 119/12 vs E.Carolina 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 2/0/0 0/0/0 09/20 vs UL-Monroe 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 09/25 vs SMU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 1/13/0 0/0/0 1310/4 vs Army 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 1/18/0 0/0/0 1810/11 at UTEP 0/0/0 2/22/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 2210/25 vs Rice 0/0/0 3/66/1 0/0/0 0/0 3/20/0 0/0/0 8611/1 at LSU 1/2/0 1/9/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 1111/8 at Houston 0/0/0 2/39/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 3911/15 vs UAB 0/0/0 2/32/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 3211/22 at Tulsa 0/0/0 3/18/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 1811/29 at Memphis 2/15/1 2/14/0 1/1/10 0/0 1/4/0 8/166/0 199

1 4RYANROME

K • 5-9 • 166 • R-Fr.Destrehan, La.Destrehan HS

8 1BROCK

SANDERSTE • 6-3 • 248 • So.Johns Creek, Ga.

Northview HS2009: Played in all 12 games at tight end as a true freshman…fi nished tied for third on the team in touchdown catches (1) while ranking 11th in receiving yards (41) and tied for 11th in catches (11)…posted career highs with two catches for 34 yards – including a 29-yard grab – in the season fi nale at SMU (11/28)…fi rst career catch went for a three-yard touchdown vs UTEP (11/7)…also had a four-yard catch at Rice (11/14)…key member of Tulane’s special teams…off the fi eld, was a member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

High School: Three-year letterman at Northview High where he played both tight end, fullback, offensive tackle and defensive end for coach James Showfety…named three-star recruit, the No. 34 tight end in the

2009 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/4 vs Tulsa 0/0/0 6/82/1 0/0/0 0/0 1/16/0 0/0/0 989/12 vs BYU 0/0/0 2/9/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 99/26 vs McNeese St. 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/3 at Army 0/0/0 4/44/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 4410/10 vs Marshall 0/0/0 2/28/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 2810/17 vs Houston 0/0/0 2/51/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 5110/24 at S.Miss 0/0/0 5/61/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 6110/31 at LSU 0/0/0 7/63/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 6311/7 vs UTEP 0/0/0 7/83/0 0/0/0 0/0 1/12/0 0/0/0 9511/14 at Rice 1/3/0 8/91/1 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 9411/21 at UCF 0/0/0 2/13/0 0/0/0 0/0 1/7/0 0/0/0 2011/28 at SMU 0/0/0 5/59/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 59


High School: Four-year letterman at Destrehan High for coach Stephen Robicheaux…named two-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com…helped the Wildcats go a combined 29-0 his fi nal two years as a prepster, including back-to-back 5A state titles…claimed fi rst-team All-District 6-5A honors three times, all-metro recognition twice and was named honor-able-mention all-state as a junior…as a senior, earned fi rst-team all-state honors after connecting on 8-of-11 fi eld goals - all of which were over 40 yards and two were from 50-plus - and all 43 PAT tries…sent 89 percent of his kickoffs into the endzone for touchbacks in 2008…was selected to play in the Bayou vs. River Showdown, where he was named MVP after connecting on 40- and 50-yard fi eld goals in the River’s 26-8 win…posted the highest grade at the Ray Guy/ProKicker.com National Camp, setting a New Orleans Academy record with a 71-yard average…as a junior, con-nected on 13-of-19 fi eld goals with a long of 50 and 85 percent of his kick-offs went for touchbacks...also earned four letters in soccer…off the fi eld, was a member of the Honor Roll and the Homecoming Committee.

Personal: Born Ryan Thomas Rome on Feb. 6, 1991, in Metairie, La…son of Michael and Deborah Rome…has one brother, Paul…majoring in accounting.


4 8JOSHSMITH

DE • 6-2 • 254 • Sr.Thomaston, Ga.Upson-Lee HS

The VeteransThe Veteranscountry and No. 61 prospect in the state of Georgia by Rivals.com…tabbed three-star recruit and the No. 53 tight end in the nation by Scout.com…recognized by ESPN.com as the No. 10 tight end in the country…selected to participate in the U.S. Army 2007 Combine and the Scout.com combine in Atlanta…used primarily as a blocker in NHS’s triple-op-tion offense and had one catch for a 20-yard touchdown as a senior…in addition, posted 35 tackles, eight tackles for loss and three sacks de-spite missing half the season with an injury…named team’s Defensive Player of the Year and was used almost exclusively as a tackle on of-fense as a junior…was the team’s leading receiver as a freshman when he claimed the Hands Award…off the fi eld, was a member of the Honor Roll, Super Honor Roll, Principal’s List and Future Business Leaders of America…named Legion of Honor Scholar and was nominated for Boys State 2008.

Personal: Born Brock Antony Sanders on June 23, 1990, in Atlanta, Ga…son of Eric and Irene Sanders…father, Eric, played collegiately at Nevada before a 12-year NFL career with the Atlanta Falcons (1981-86) and De-troit Lions (1986-92)…has one sister, Mikala…majoring in international relations.

Sanders’ Career Offensive Statistics Rushing ReceivingYear GP/GS Att Yds Avg. TD Long No. Yds Avg. TD Long2009 12/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 41 10.2 1 29

Sanders’ Game-By-Game Statistics2009 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/4 vs Tulsa 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 09/12 vs BYU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 09/26 vs McNeese St. 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/3 at Army 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/10 vs Marshall 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 1/0/0 010/17 vs Houston 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/24 at S.Miss 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/31 at LSU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/7 vs UTEP 0/0/0 1/3/1 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 311/14 at Rice 0/0/0 1/4/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 411/21 at UCF 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/28 at SMU 0/0/0 2/34/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 34

Career Note: Two-year letterman has three tackles (2 solo, 1 assist) for his career…expected to compete for time along the perimeter of the de-fensive line in 2010.

2009: Played in eight games as a junior…posted three tackles on the year (2 solo, 1 assist)…had solo stops vs BYU (9/12) and at Southern Miss (10/24) while adding an assisted tackle at UCF (11/21).

2008: Played in two games as a sophomore, seeing action against Ala-bama (9/6) and East Carolina (9/12)…missed the fi nal 10 games of the year with an injury.

2007: Did not play as a true freshman…spent year working as a scout team fullback before moving to the defensive line in the spring.

High School: Three-year letterman at Upson-Lee High where he played tight end and defensive line for coach Eddie Payne…off the fi eld, was a member of the Future Business Leaders of America, Fellowship of Chris-tian Athletes and Talent Search, and was a reporter on the Morning Knight student paper.

4SHAKIEL

SMITHS • 6-1 • 197 • So.New Orleans, La.

Edna Karr HS

Personal: Born Joshua Caleb Smith on December 6, 1988, in Thomas-ton, Ga…son of Greg and Beverly Smith…father, Greg, played basketball at St. Andrews College while his uncles, Willie and Shelius Smith, played football at Morris Brown College and Furman University, respectively…majoring in consumer behavior and marketing.

Smith’s Career Defensive StatisticsYear GP/GS UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yd FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk2008 2/0 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 02009 8/0 2/1/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0Career 10/0 2/1/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

Smith’s Game-By-Game Statistics2008Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/6 at Alabama 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/12 vs E.Carolina 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2009Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/12 vs BYU 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/10 vs Marshall 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/17 vs Houston 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/24 at S.Miss 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/7 vs UTEP 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/14 at Rice 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/21 at UCF 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/28 at SMU 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2009: Played in all 12 games as a true freshman, including 10 starts at strong-side linebacker…named to Conference USA All-Freshman Team after fi nishing second on the team in tackles for loss (5.5) while ranking fourth in tackles with 71 (49 solo, 22 assists) and tied for fourth in pass break-ups (3) and sacks (1)…posted most tackles by a freshman since Anthony Cannon had 114 in 2002…tabbed Louisiana Co-Defensive Play-er of the Week after tallying a career-best 10 tackles (7 solo, 3 assists) and two tackles for loss at Army (10/3)…added another 10 tackles (9 solo, 1 assist) in the season fi nale at SMU (11/28)…had fi ve-plus tackles on six occasions, including nine stops vs McNeese State (9/26), eight tackles vs UTEP (11/7) and seven-tackle performances vs BYU (9/12) and at Rice (11/14)…had a sack among four tackles vs Tulsa (9/4), recorded single tackles for loss at Rice and SMU, and added a half tackle for loss at UCF (11/21).

High School: Four-year letterman at Karr High where he played wide receiver and defensive back for coach Jabbar Juluke…named two-star recruit and No. 75 prospect in the state of Louisiana by Rivals.com…helped the Cougars win back-to-back District 10-4A titles and advance to the second round of the state playoffs in each of his fi nal two prep sea-sons…named fi rst-team all-district as a senior when he had 72 tackles and picked off eight passes, including one returned for a touchdown…selected to play in the Sportsman’s Paradise Bowl…posted four intercep-tions as a junior…also lettered twice in track and fi eld.

Personal: Born Shakiel O’Neal Smith on Aug. 22, 1991, in New Orleans, La…son of Tyrone Johnson and Michelle Smith…has fi ve brothers: Tevin and Javen Smith, Tyrone and Quaillav Johnson, and Rueben Washington; and four sisters: Jericha and Tiffany Washington, and Tearra Johnson…uncle, Chad Smith, played college football at Norfolk State…undecided on major.


8 0CODY

SPARKSTE • 6-4 • 241 • Sr.Bridge City, Texas

Bridge City HS

The VeteransThe VeteransSmith’s Career Defensive StatisticsYear GP/GS UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yd FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk2009 12/10 49/22/71 5.5/24 1.0/15 0 0/0 3 0/0 0

Smith’s Game-By-Game Statistics2009Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/4 vs Tulsa 4/0/4 1.0/15 1.0/15 0 0/0 1 0/0 09/12 vs BYU 4/3/7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/26 vs McNeese St. 6/3/9 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/3 at Army 7/3/10 2.0/6 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/10 vs Marshall 2/1/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/17 vs Houston 2/1/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/24 at S.Miss 0/3/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/31 at LSU 2/1/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 011/7 vs UTEP 6/2/8 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/14 at Rice 4/3/7 1.0/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/21 at UCF 3/1/4 0.5/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 011/28 at SMU 9/1/10 1.0/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

Career Note: Fifth-year senior has 30 catches for 326 yards while tallying 14 tackles (5 solo, 9 assists) and a tackle for loss during his career…be-gan career as a linebacker before moving to tight end in 2008…expected to be the team’s top tight end in 2010.

2009: Played in nine games at tight end as a junior, including starts against Houston (10/17), Southern Miss (10/24), UTEP (11/7), Rice (11/14) and UCF (11/21)…led all tight ends and ranked fourth on the team in catch-es (10) and receiving yards (81)…tied a career high with three catches for a season-best 31 yards at Rice…also had two-catch outings at LSU (10/31), vs UTEP and at UCF…off the fi eld, was a member of the Confer-ence USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

2008: Made successful move from linebacker to tight end and played in all 12 games as a sophomore, including starts vs Louisiana-Monroe (9/20), SMU (9/25) and Army (10/4)…led all tight ends and ranked fourth on the team in receiving yards (245) and tied for fourth in receptions (20)…had at least one catch in nine games, posting career highs with three-catch performances against UL-Monroe and Tulsa (11/22)…tallied a career-best 55 receiving yards vs UL-Monroe, including a career-long 37-yard gain…also had two-catch outings at Alabama (9/6), vs East Caro-lina (9/12), vs SMU, vs Rice (10/25) and at Memphis (11/29)…off the fi eld, was a member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

2007: Saw action in 11 games at linebacker as a redshirt-freshman, in-cluding starts vs Southeastern Louisiana (9/22), Memphis (10/27), UTEP (11/10) and East Carolina (11/24)…fi nished with seven tackles (3 solo, 4 assists) and a half tackle for loss…tied a career high with three tackles (all assists) and a half tackle for loss vs Tulsa (11/3)…posted two solo tackles in fi rst career start vs SLU…added single-tackle performances vs Mis-sissippi State (9/8) and ECU…off the fi eld, was a member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

2006: Played in fi rst three games at linebacker as a true freshman before suffering a season-ending injury at LSU (9/23)…received a medical hard-ship…posted fi ve tackles (1 solo, 4 assists) and a half tackle for loss for the year…tallied a career-best three tackles (all assists) and a half tackle for loss at Houston (9/9)…off the fi eld, was a member of the C-USA Com-missioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

High School: Earned all-state, all-region, All-KOGT Defensive MVP, All-Orange Leader Defensive MVP, All-Orange County Defensive MVP, Port Arthur News Super Team and all-district honors as a senior after posting 88 tackles, including 44 solo stops, and three interceptions…a two-time Orange County Athlete of the Year with all-district and all-county honors in four sports for four years…claimed all-district Newcomer of the Year honors as a sophomore…a two-way standout as a weak-side defensive end and split end where he helped the team advance to the district and, regional fi nals in 2005…helped his team register a 9-2 record during his senior season…also lettered in baseball, basketball and track and fi eld…off the fi eld, was a member of the Academic All-State Team, president of the National Honor Society, and was a Rotary International Leadership Conference Counselor and Scholarship recipient.

Personal: Born Cody Layne Sparks on October 7, 1987, in Beaumont, Texas…one of four children of David and Nell Sparks…majoring in con-sumer behavior and marketing.

Sparks’ Career Offensive Statistics Rushing ReceivingYear GP/GS Att Yds Avg. TD Long No. Yds Avg. TD Long2006* 3/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 02007 11/4 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 02008 12/3 1 5 5.0 0 5 20 245 12.2 0 372009 9/5 0 0 0.0 0 0 10 81 8.1 0 20Career 35/12 1 5 5.0 0 5 30 326 10.9 0 37

Sparks’ Career Defensive StatisticsYear GP/GS UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yd FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk2006* 3/0 1/4/5 0.5/2 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 02007 11/4 3/4/7 0.5/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 02008 12/3 1/1/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 02009 9/5 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0Career 35/12 5/9/14 1.0/3 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0*received medical redshirt

Sparks’ Game-By-Game Statistics2006Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/9 at Houston 0/3/3 0.5/2 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/16 at Miss. State 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/23 at LSU 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2007Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/8 vs Miss. State 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/15 vs Houston 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/22 vs SE Louisiana 2/0/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/29 vs LSU 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/6 at Army 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/20 at SMU 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/27 vs Memphis 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/3 vs Tulsa 0/3/3 0.5/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/10 vs UTEP 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/17 at Rice 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/24 at E.Carolina 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2008 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/6 at Alabama 0/0/0 2/14/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 149/12 vs E.Carolina 0/0/0 2/13/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 139/20 vs UL-Monroe 0/0/0 3/55/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 559/25 vs SMU 0/0/0 2/19/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 1910/4 vs Army 0/0/0 3/31/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 3110/11 at UTEP 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/25 vs Rice 0/0/0 2/31/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 3111/1 at LSU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/8 at Houston 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/15 vs UAB 1/5/0 1/10/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 1511/22 at Tulsa 0/0/0 3/38/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 3811/29 at Memphis 0/0/0 2/34/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 34


4 4KASEYSTELLYFB • 6-1 • 252 • Jr.

Lafayette, La.St. Thomas More HS

The VeteransThe VeteransSparks’ Game-By-Game Statistics (cont.) 2009 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/26 vs McNeese St. 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/3 at Army 0/0/0 1/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/10 vs Marshall 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/17 vs Houston 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/24 at S.Miss 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/31 at LSU 0/0/0 2/11/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 1111/7 vs UTEP 0/0/0 2/25/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 2511/14 at Rice 0/0/0 3/31/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 3111/21 at UCF 0/0/0 2/14/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 14

Career Note: Two-year letterman has played in 19 career games with six starts, run for three yards on two carries and caught eight passes for 33 yards during his career…expected to serve as the team’s starting fullback in 2010.

2009: Saw action in 10 games at fullback as a sophomore…used primar-ily as a blocker, but did carry once for no gain and caught two passes for nine yards on the year…helped pave the way for teammate André Anderson to post a 1,000-yard rushing season and surpass the 100-yard plateau four times…had an 11-yard reception at SMU (11/28) and caught a pass for a two-yard loss vs UTEP (11/7)…lone rushing attempt came at Rice (11/14).

2008: Played in nine games as a true freshman, including six starts at fullback…fi nished the year with six receptions for 24 yards…also tallied one carry for a three-yard gain vs Rice (10/25)…caught a career-best two passes at UTEP (10/11) and at Houston (11/8)…had a career-high 19 receiving yards against the Miners…also had single-reception games vs SMU (9/25) and vs Rice.

High School: Three-year letterman at St. Thomas More High for coach Jim Hightower…helped lead the Cougars to three consecutive District 3-5A titles, a 42-11 overall record, three state playoff semifi nals and one regional…as a senior, claimed honorable-mention all-district honors after running for 125 yards and a touchdown on 35 carries and hauling in one pass for another seven yards through the air…ran for over 151 yards and six touchdowns on 40 carries while catching four passes for 31 yards as a junior…also lettered in baseball where he earned all-district honors as a junior…off the fi eld, won the Physical Education Academic Award.

Personal: Born Kasey Edmond Stelly on Oct. 3, 1989, in Lafayette, La…son of Ken and Diane Stelly…has one brother, Kyle, and one sister, Kam-ryn…father, Ken, played baseball at Northwestern State and spent time with the New York Mets organization…majoring in business.

Stelly’s Career Offensive Statistics Rushing ReceivingYear GP/GS Att Yds Avg. TD Long No. Yds Avg. TD Long2008 9/6 1 3 3.0 0 3 6 24 4.0 0 112009 10/0 1 0 0.0 0 0 2 9 4.5 0 11Career 19/6 2 3 1.5 0 3 8 33 4.1 0 11

3 5JORDAN

STEPHANYFB • 6-1 • 254 • Sr.

Luling, La.Hahnville HS

Stelly’s Game-By-Game Statistics2008 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/6 at Alabama 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 09/12 vs E.Carolina 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 09/20 vs UL-Monroe 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 09/25 vs SMU 0/0/0 1/-4/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 -410/4 vs Army 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/11 at UTEP 0/0/0 2/19/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 1910/25 vs Rice 1/3/0 1/2/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 511/1 at LSU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/8 at Houston 0/0/0 2/7/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 7

2009 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/4 vs Tulsa 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 09/12 vs BYU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/10 vs Marshall 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/17 vs Houston 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/24 at S.Miss 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/31 at LSU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/7 vs UTEP 0/0/0 1/-2/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 -211/14 at Rice 1/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/21 at UCF 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/28 at SMU 0/0/0 1/11/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/01 11

Career Note: Three-year letterman has run 11 times for 27 yards and caught 16 passes for 212 yards…will be counted on to provide depth at fullback and continue stellar play on special teams in 2010.

2009: Played in 11 games at fullback as a junior…primarily used as a blocker on offense and was a key contributor on special teams…lone touch of the year came in the season-opener vs Tulsa (9/4) when he caught a career-long 39-yard pass.

2008: Saw action in 11 games as a sophomore, including starts at full-back vs UAB (11/15) and Tulsa (11/22)…fi nished eighth on the team in receiving yards (144) and ninth in catches (12) while running six times for 16 yards…caught a career-best three passes for 22 yards vs UAB…also had two-catch outings vs SMU (9/25), vs Army (10/4) and at LSU (11/1)…tallied a career-best 12 yards on three carries and caught a pass for 15 yards at Tulsa…recorded a career-best 35 receiving yards vs SMU, including a season-long 29-yard grab.

2007: Played in nine games at fullback as a true freshman, including a start at Army (10/6)…accumulated 47 all-purpose yards after running fi ve times for 11 yards, catching three passes for 29 yards and returning two kickoffs for seven yards…hauled in a season-best two passes for 22 yards and ran once for fi ve yards at SMU (10/20)…also caught one pass for seven yards and ran once for four yards vs Memphis (10/27).

High School: Four-year letterman at Hahnville High where he played tight end, fullback and running back for coach Lou Valdin…as a senior, named all-state, all-metro, all-district and all-river parish after running for 921 yards and 11 touchdowns on 144 carries (6.4 avg.) and hauling in 12 passes for 136 yards…as a junior, caught 18 passes for 281 yards and two scores…helped the Tigers to the 2003 state championship as a freshman when he ran for 347 yards and four touchdowns in the title game against Assumption…also lettered in baseball…off the fi eld, was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and graduated Cum Laude.


3 1DERRICKSTOZIERCB • 5-6 • 174 • R-Fr.

Orlando, Fla.Edgewater HS

The VeteransThe VeteransPersonal: Born Jordan Peter Stephany on November 10, 1987, in Metai-rie, La…son of Alvin and Julie Stephany…has one sister, Hannah…ma-joring in management.

Stephany’s Career Offensive Statistics Rushing ReceivingYear GP/GS Att Yds Avg. TD Long No. Yds Avg. TD Long2007 9/1 5 11 2.2 0 5 3 29 9.7 0 122008 11/2 6 16 2.7 0 8 12 144 12.0 0 292009 11/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 39 39.0 0 39Career 31/3 11 27 2.5 0 8 16 212 13.2 0 39

Stephany’s Career Return Statistics Punt Returns Kickoff ReturnsYears GP/GS PR Yds Avg. TD Long KOR Yds Avg. TD Long2007 9/1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 7 3.5 0 62008 11/2 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 14 14.0 0 142009 11/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0Career 31/3 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 21 7.0 0 14

Stephany’s Game-By-Game Statistics2007 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/15 vs Houston 1/3/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 39/22 vs SE Louisiana 1/-1/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 1/6/0 59/29 vs LSU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/6 at Army 1/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/13 at UAB 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/20 at SMU 1/5/0 2/22/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 2710/27 vs Memphis 1/4/0 1/7/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 1111/3 vs Tulsa 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 1/1/0 111/24 at E.Carolina 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0

2008 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/6 at Alabama 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 09/12 vs E.Carolina 1/1/0 1/12/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 139/20 vs UL-Monroe 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 09/25 vs SMU 0/0/0 2/35 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 3510/4 vs Army 1/0/0 2/34/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 3410/25 vs Rice 1/3/0 1/3/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 611/1 at LSU 0/0/0 2/23 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 2311/8 at Houston 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/15 vs UAB 0/0/0 3/22/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 2211/22 at Tulsa 3/12/0 1/15/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 1/14/0 4111/29 at Memphis 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0

2009 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/4 vs Tulsa 0/0/0 1/39/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 399/12 vs BYU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 09/26 vs McNeese St. 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/10 vs Marshall 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/17 vs Houston 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/24 at S.Miss 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/31 at LSU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/7 vs UTEP 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/14 at Rice 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/21 at UCF 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/28 at SMU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0


High School: Three-year letterman at Edgewater High where he played running back and defensive back for coach Bill Gierke…named two-star

1JORDANSULLENCB • 5-11 • 193 • So.

New Orleans, La.Edna Karr HS

41STEPHEN

SUCHYTE • 6-3 • 212 • So.

East Bradenton, Fla.Southeast HS

recruit and No. 131 defensive back in the nation by Scout.com…recog-nized as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com…helped the Eagles go a com-bined 25-8 with three trips to the postseason as a prepster…as a senior, named fi rst-team All-Central Florida and voted team captain after running for 128 yards and touchdown on 38 carries and catching three passes for 29 yards on offense while recording 29 tackles (25 solo, four assists), six interceptions and a fumble recovery on defense, and accumulating 309 return yards on special teams…named fi rst-team All-FNF as a junior after posting 47 tackles (35 solo, 12 assists), four interceptions, two fumble recoveries and a blocked kick.

Personal: Born Derrick Olen Strozier on Oct. 27, 1990, in Kansas, City, Mo…son of Jeffrey and Kimberly Strozier...has two brothers: Devin and Jeffrey, Jr.; and one sister, Donna…uncles, Mike Jones and Art Strozier, both played in the NFL while cousins, Noah and Phillip Strozier, played collegiately and Kansas State and Kansas, respectively…majoring in business.

2009: Walk-on who did not play as a true freshman…served as a tight end on the scout team…off the fi eld, was a member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

High School: Three-year letterman at Southeast High where he was a tight end and wide receiver for coach Paul Maechtle…named captain of the PAL Bowl All-Star Team as a senior…also lettered in basketball and was a four-year letterman in baseball where he earned All-Area Honor-able Mention as a junior centerfi elder…off the fi eld, was a Gold Feather Award winner and Sunshine State Scholar, AP Scholar and member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Stephen E. Suchy on Nov. 5, 1990, in Dayton, Ohio…one of two children of David and Mary Suchy...undecided on major.

2009: Played in eight games at wide receiver as a true freshman…fi n-ished tied for fourth in kickoff returns (8) and fi fth in kickoff return yards (147)… did not catch a pass but ran twice for 17 yards…had a career-high four kickoff returns for 67 yards vs Houston (10/17)…tallied a career-long 23-yard kickoff return and scored fi rst career touchdown on a 32-yard end-around vs Marshall (10/10).

High School: Four-year letterman at Karr High where he played quarter-back, wide receiver and defensive back for coach Jabbar Juluke…named two-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com…helped the Cougars win back-to-back District 10-4A titles and advance to the second round of the state playoffs in each of his fi nal two prep seasons…as a senior, hauled in 43 passes for 880 yards and 17 touchdowns, and also returned a kickoff for a score en route to claiming honorable-mention all-state, fi rst-team All-District 10-4A and fi rst-team all-metro honors…off the fi eld, was a


1 0RYAN

TRAVISCB • 5-11 • 167 • So.

Plaquemine, La.Plaquemine HS

The VeteransThe Veteransmember of the National Honor Society, National Society of High School Scholars and the National Honor Roll…tabbed all-district and won the Coaches Award as a junior…also lettered once in basketball and four years in track and fi eld where he helped the team win a pair of state titles and was Regional 3-4A MVP…earned Karr’s Leadership Award and was a McDonald’s A+ Athlete of the Year.

Personal: Born Jordan Christopher Sullen on June 25, 1990, in New Or-leans, La…son of Donald Sullen and Paulene Taylor…has two brothers, Welton Taylor and Christian Sullen…cousin, Craig Davis, played at LSU and is currently with the San Diego Chargers…undecided on major.

Sullen’s Career Offensive Statistics Rushing ReceivingYear GP/GS Att Yds Avg. TD Long No. Yds Avg. TD Long2009 8/0 2 17 8.5 1 32 0 0 0.0 0 0

Sullen’s Career Return Statistics Punt Returns Kickoff ReturnsYears GP/GS PR Yds Avg. TD Long KOR Yds Avg. TD Long2009 8/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 8 147 18.4 0 23

Sullen’s Game-By-Game Statistics2009 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/12 vs BYU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/3 at Army 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/10 vs Marshall 1/32/1 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 1/23/0 5510/17 vs Houston 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 4/67/0 6710/24 at S.Miss 1/-15/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 -1510/31 at LSU 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 011/7 vs UTEP 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 1/23/0 2311/21 at UCF 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 2/34/0 34

2009: Played in all 12 games at cornerback as a true freshman…fi nished tied for seventh on the team in pass break-ups (1) and 16th in tackles with 19 (13 solo, 6 assists)…tallied a career-best six tackles (5 solo, 1 assist) with a pass break-up in the season fi nale at SMU (11/28)…posted three-tackle outings at Southern Miss (10/24) and at LSU (10/31) and added two-tackle contests vs Tulsa (9/4) and UTEP (11/7).

High School: Four-year letterman at Plaquemine High where he played quarterback, running back, wide receiver and defensive back for coach Blake Kling…named two-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com...named fi rst-team all-district and all-parish as an athlete in each of his fi nal two prep season…as a senior was named fi rst-team all-metro and fi rst-team all-district as a quarterback after completing 36-of-65 passes for 591 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 355 yards on 60 carries on offense while posting 12 tackles and a pair of interceptions on defense…ran for 212 yards and fi ve touchdowns while passing for 132 yards and a score against Port Allen in 2008…named second-team all-district as a quarterback as a junior after passing for 1,312 yards and nine touch-downs, running for 690 yards and 12 scores, and posting 36 tackles to go along with four interceptions…claimed fi rst-team all-parish and second-team all-district honors as an athlete as a sophomore…also earned four letters in basketball as well as track and fi eld.

Personal: Born Ryan Bernard Travis on Dec. 3, 1990, in Baton Rouge, La…son of Bertrone Travis and Heidi Butler…has one brother, Bertrome...cousin, Brian Mitchell, played collegiately at Louisiana-Lafayette and went

9WILSON

VAN HOOSERWR • 5-11 • 194 • R-Fr.

Montgomery, Ala.Trinity Presbyterian School

to play for the Washington Redskins…cousin, Gregory Skidmore, plays football at Northwestern State…majoring in management.

Travis’ Career Defensive StatisticsYear GP/GS UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yd FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk2009 12/0 13/6/19 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 0

Travis’ Game-By-Game Statistics2009Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/4 vs Tulsa 1/1/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/12 vs BYU 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/26 vs McNeese St. 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/3 at Army 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/10 vs Marshall 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/17 vs Houston 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/24 at S.Miss 1/2/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/31 at LSU 2/1/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/7 vs UTEP 2/0/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/14 at Rice 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/21 at UCF 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/28 at SMU 5/1/6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 0


High School: Four-year letterman at Trinity Presbyterian where he played quarterback, running back, wide receiver and defensive back for coach Randy Ragsdale…named two-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com…tabbed the No. 213 and No. 277 receiver in the nation by ESPN.com and Scout.com, respectively…helped the Wildcats go a com-bined 34-13 as a prepster, including three trips to the state playoffs and the 2008 city championship…for his career, hauled in 107 passes for 1356 yards and 14 touchdowns, while running for another three scores…named fi rst-team all-metro as a senior when he caught 60 passes for 585 yards (9.75 avg.) and three touchdowns, including a 14-catch, 103-yard effort against Dadeville on Sept. 19, 2008…posted four 100-yard receiv-ing games as a junior to fi nish the year with 43 receptions for 749 yards (17.42 avg.) and 10 scores when he claimed honorable-mention all-state and fi rst-team all-metro recognition…ran for 89 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries and snared four passes for 38 yards and a score as a soph-omore…also lettered three years in basketball and soccer, and once in track and fi eld…off the fi eld, was a member of the show choir and was active in community service.

Personal: Born Wilson Butler Van Hooser on Dec. 31, 1990, in Montgom-ery, Ala…son of Bill and Joy Van Hooser…has two brothers, William and Walker…majoring in business.


8ALEX

WACHAS • 6-1 • 194 • Sr.

Sugar Land, TexasClements HS


Career Note: Fifth-year senior has 117 tackles (73 solo, 44 assists), fi ve pass break-ups, three tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and a sack for his career…opens the fall as the team’s starting strong safety.

2009: Played in 11 games as a junior, including 10 starts at free safety…fi nished second on the team in forced fumbles (2) while ranking tied for second in pass break-ups (4) while ranking third in tackles with 77 (47 solo, 30 assists), tied for fourth in sacks (1) and tied for 10th in tackles for loss (1.5)…posted a pair of double-digit tackle outings: tallying a career-high 14 (9 solo, 5 assists) vs Houston (10/17) and 10 (4 solo, 6 assists) vs UTEP (11/7)…had a game-clinching 21-yard sack in Tulane’s 45-38 over-time win over the Miners…had a half tackle for loss among eight stops (3 solo, 5 assists) at Rice…also had eight-tackle games vs BYU (9/12), Marshall (10/10) and Southern Miss (10/24)…broke up passes vs BYU, Marshall, UTEP and Rice…forced a pair of fumbles and tallied six tackles vs McNeese State (9/26)…missed LSU game (10/31) due to injury.

2008: Saw action in all 12 games as a redshirt-sophomore, including starts at nickelback against Rice (10/25), LSU (11/1), Houston (11/8) and UAB (11/15)…tied for fourth on the team in forced fumbles (1) while fi n-ishing tied for eighth in pass break-ups (1) and 17th in tackles with 19 (11 solo, 8 assists)…tallied a season-best fi ve tackles (3 solo, 2 assists) with a pass break-up vs UAB…posted four tackles (1 solo, 3 assists), includ-ing a half tackle for loss, at Houston and had three-tackle performances at UTEP (10/11) and vs Rice.

2007: Did not play as a sophomore after suffering a shoulder injury during the preseason…received a medical hardship for the season.

2006: Played in 10 games as a true freshman, including a start at cor-nerback vs Southern Miss (11/11)…fi nished 16th on team with 21 tackles (15 solo, 6 assists)…tallied a season-best seven tackles (6 solo, 1 as-sist) vs Southern Miss…recorded four-tackle outings vs Rice (10/7) and at Marshall (11/4)…posted fi rst career tackle for loss in season opener at Houston (9/9)…missed fi nal two games due to injury.

High School: Three-year letterman at Clements High where he saw ac-tion at wide receiver, running back, kick returner and defensive back…tabbed TexasHSFootball.com Texas Top 200 player and Rivals’ Texas-Prepxtra.com Houston Top 150 recruit…for his career, scored 16 touch-downs while tallying 137 tackles, including 84 solo stops, and eight inter-ceptions…named the District 20-5A Utility Player of the Year, fi rst-team all-district, team MVP, team Secondary Player of the Year as a senior when he posted 70 tackles, including 42 solo stops, fi ve interceptions, and returned two punts for touchdowns…credited with 41 tackles and two picks as a junior, and 26 tackles and an interception as a sophomore…also lettered in track and fi eld, basketball, and played club soccer…re-ceived Clements High’s Excellence in Math Award.

Personal: Born February 16, 1988, in Simi Valley, Calif…one of three children of Dallas and Shelly Wacha…has twin brother, Ben…majoring in fi nance.

Wacha’s Career Defensive StatisticsYear GP/GS UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yd FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk2006 10/1 15/6/21 1.0/5 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 02007 DNP-Medical Redshirt2008 12/4 11/8/19 0.5/1 0.0/0 1 0/0 1 0/0 02009 11/10 47/30/77 1.5/22 1.0/21 2 0/0 4 0/0 0Career 34/15 73/44/117 3.0/28 1.0/21 3 0/0 5 0/0 0

1 8DEVON

WALKERS • 6-1 • 174 • So.New Orleans, La.

Destrehan HS2009: Walk-on who played in nine games as a true freshman, including a start at free safety at SMU (11/28)…used primarily on special teams early in the year but worked his way into the defensive backfi eld where he tallied 15 tackles (10 solo, 5 assists) over the fi nal four games of the season…posted career highs with seven tackles (5 solo, 2 assists) and a pair of pass break-ups at SMU…recorded six tackles (4 solo, 2 assists) at UCF (11/21).

High School: Three-year letterman at Destrehan High School where he was a safety for head coach Stephen Robicheaux…named All-District (5A) while guiding the Wildcats to two state championships…helped Wild-cats go a combined 29-0 during fi nal two prep campaigns…off the fi eld, was an honors student and a member of the Culture Club.

Personal: Born Devon Palmer Walker on Nov. 29, 1990, in Metairie, La…one of four children of Booker and Inez Walker…majoring in cell and mo-lecular biology.

Wacha’s Game-By-Game Statistics2006Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/9 at Houston 0/2/2 1.0/5 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/16 at Miss. State 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/23 at LSU 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/30 vs SMU 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/7 vs Rice 4/0/4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/14 at UTEP 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/21 at Auburn 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/28 vs Army 2/0/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/4 at Marshall 1/3/4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/11 vs S. Miss 6/1/7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2008Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/6 at Alabama 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/12 vs E.Carolina 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/20 vs UL-Monroe 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/25 vs SMU 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/4 vs Army 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/11 at UTEP 2/1/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/25 vs Rice 2/1/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/1 at LSU 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/8 at Houston 1/3/4 0.5/1 0.0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 011/15 vs UAB 3/2/5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 011/22 at Tulsa 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/29 at Memphis 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2009Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/4 vs Tulsa 5/1/6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/12 vs BYU 4/4/8 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 09/26 vs McNeese St. 4/2/6 0.0/0 0.0/0 2 0/0 0 0/0 010/3 at Army 5/1/6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/10 vs Marshall 5/3/8 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 010/17 vs Houston 9/5/14 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/24 at S.Miss 6/2/8 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/7 vs UTEP 4/6/10 1.0/21 1.0/21 0 0/0 1 0/0 011/14 at Rice 3/5/8 0.5/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 011/21 at SMU 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

Walker’s Career Defensive StatisticsYear GP/GS UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yd FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk2009 9/1 10/5/15 1.0/3 0.0/0 0 0/0 2 0/0 0


3 3KENDRICK

WASHINGTONCB • 5-9 • 166 • R-Fr.

Brenham, TexasBrenham HS

2 3KENDRELL

WASHINGTONCB • 5-9 • 166 • R-Fr.

Brenham, TexasBrenham HS

The VeteransThe VeteransWalker’s Game-By-Game Statistics2009Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/4 vs Tulsa 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/12 vs BYU 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/26 vs McNeese St. 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/24 at S.Miss 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/31 at LSU 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/7 vs UTEP 1/1/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/14 at Rice 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/21 at UCF 4/2/6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/28 at SMU 5/2/7 1.0/3 0.0/0 0 0/0 2 0/0 0


High School: Three-year letterman at Brenham High where he played quarterback, wide receiver and cornerback for coach Glen West…named two-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com…helped the Cubs go a combined 27-11 with three trips to the state playoffs and a pair of District 18-4A titles during his prep career…named fi rst-team All-District 18-4A in each of his fi nal two prep seasons…as a senior, ran for 406 yards and six touchdowns on 66 carries (6.15 avg.), caught 10 passes for 170 yards (17.0 avg.) and threw for 23 yards in limited time under center…earned all-state honors as a kick returner in 2007…also lettered four years in track and fi eld, where he was a state qualifi er as a sophomore and junior, and twice in basketball.

Personal: Born Kendrell Deshaun Washington on Jan. 28, 1991, in Bren-ham, Texas…son of Kenneth and Janice Washington…has two brothers; Brandon, who runs track at Barton Junior College, and twin Kenderick, who is a current teammate at Tulane…undecided on major.


High School: Three-year letterman at Brenham High where he played running back, wide receiver and cornerback for coach Glen West…named two-star recruit and the No. 164 cornerback in the nation by Scout.com…also tabbed a two-star recruit by Rivals.com…helped the Cubs go a combined 27-11 with three trips to the state playoffs and a pair of Dis-trict 18-4A titles during his prep career…as a senior, ran for 940 yards and tallied 525 through the air on offense while posting 33 tackles and three interceptions on defense…had 275 yards rushing and 52 receiving in Brenham’s 2008 playoff opener…also earned four letters in track and fi eld and two in basketball.

Personal: Born Kendrick Dewaine Washington on Jan. 28, 1991, in Bren-ham, Texas…son of Kenneth and Janice Washington…has two brothers; Brandon, who runs track at Barton Junior College, and twin Kendrell, who is a current teammate at Tulane…undecided on major.

2 5ALBERT

WILLIAMSRB • 5-9 • 194 • Jr.Beaumont, TexasWest Brook HS

Career Note: Two-year letterman has run for 126 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries while catching six passes for 49 yards and a score during his career…enjoyed outstanding spring season and enters the fall atop the depth chart at running back.

2009: Saw action in eight games as a sophomore…ran seven times for 17 yards and caught three passes for 27 yards for the season…posted career highs with two receptions for 26 yards vs Marshall (10/10)…ran for a season-high 10 yards in the season fi nale at SMU.

2008: Played in seven games as a true freshman…fi nished tied for third on the team in kickoff returns (8), fourth in rushing attempts (17) and rush-ing yards (109), tied for fourth in rushing touchdowns (1), fi fth in kickoff re-turn yards (153) and eighth in all-purpose yards (284)…also caught three passes for 22 yards and a score…tallied career highs with 111 all-purpose yards, fi ve kickoff returns and 85 kickoff return yards while running fi ve times for 26 yards vs Army (10/4)…recorded a career-best 37 rushing yards and a touchdown on a pair of carries and returned a kickoff for 33 yards vs Louisiana-Monroe (9/20)…caught an 18-yard touchdown pass vs Rice (10/25)…ran for 19 yards on three carries and caught one pass at LSU (11/1) before suffering a season-ending knee injury.

High School: Three-year letterman at West Brook High for coach Craig Stump…rated a three-star prospect by Rivals.com…as a senior, ran for 452 yard and two touchdowns while catching seven passes for 31 yards and a score before suffering a season-ending knee injury…rushed for 1,336 yards and scored 16 touchdowns, and caught 13 passes for 110 yards as a junior.

Personal: Born Albert Williams December 10, 1989…son of Valencia Rowe…majoring in business.

Williams’ Career Offensive Statistics Rushing ReceivingYear GP/GS Att Yds Avg. TD Long No. Yds Avg. TD Long2008 7/0 17 109 6.4 1 37 3 22 7.3 1 222009 8/0 7 17 2.4 0 10 3 27 9.0 0 18Career 15/0 24 126 5.2 1 37 6 49 8.2 1 22

Williams’ Game-By-Game Statistics2008 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/6 at Alabama 5/18/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 189/20 vs UL-Monroe 2/37/1 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 1/33/0 709/25 vs SMU 1/4/0 1/5/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 2/35/0 4410/4 vs Army 5/26/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 5/85/0 11110/11 at UTEP 0/0/0 0/0/0 1/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/25 vs Rice 1/5/0 1/18/1 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 2311/1 at LSU 3/19/0 1/-1/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 18

2008 Rushing Receiving Passing Punt Ret KO Ret AllDate/Opponent At/Yd/TD Rc/Yd/TD At/Cp/Yd TD/Int Rt/Yd/TD Rt/Yd/TD Purp9/12 vs BYU 2/-1/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 -19/26 vs McNeese St. 1/6/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 610/3 at Army 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 010/10 vs Marshall 0/0/0 2/26/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 2610/17 vs Houston 1/3/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 310/31 at LSU 1/1/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 111/21 at UCF 1/-2/0 1/1/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 111/28 at SMU 1/10/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 10


9 8CEDRICWILSON

DT • 6-2 • 288 • Jr.Sugar Land, Texas

Clements HS

5 4DEVIN

WILLIAMSDE • 6-2 • 247 • R-Fr.

Katy, TexasCinco Ranch HS



High School: Two-year letterman at Cinco Ranch High for coach Don Clayton…named three-star recruit and the No. 56 weak-side defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com…tabbed the No. 134 defensive end by ESPN.com and named a two-star recruit by Rivals.com…helped the Cou-gars go 11-3 and win the District 17-5A championship as a senior when he posted 63 tackles (24 solo, 39 assists), six sacks for 50 yards in losses and three fumble recoveries en route to earning fi rst-team all-district and All-Greater Houston honors…also was a fi nalist for the Touchdown Club of Houston Defensive Player of the Year title in 2008…named honorable-mention all-district as a junior when he had 64 stops (39-25), four sacks and a fumble recovery…also lettered once in track and fi eld.

Personal: Born Devin J’Von Williams on June 24, 1991, in Houston, Tex-as…son of James, Jr. and Karen Williams…has one brother, Tomaz, and one sister, Taylor...cousins, Kenneth and Lonniel Bluntson, played football at the University of Houston and basketball at Texas A&M, respectively…majoring in business.

Career Note: Two-year letterman has compiled 27 career tackles (12 solo, 15 assists) and a half tackle for loss…expected to compete for a spot in the interior defensive line in 2010.

2009: Saw action in 11 games, including starts at defensive tackle vs Tulsa (9/4), BYU (9/12) and Southern Miss (10/24)…tallied 14 tackles (6 solo, 8 assists), including a half tackle for loss…posted a season-best three tackles at Southern Miss and at LSU (10/31)…also recorded two-tackle outings vs Tulsa and Marshall (10/10)…recorded fi rst career tackle for loss at UCF (11/21)…off the fi eld, was a member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

2008: Played in eight games as a redshirt-freshman, including starts at defensive tackle vs Rice (10/25), LSU (11/1), Houston (11/8) and Mem-phis (11/29)…fi nished tied for 21st on the team and seventh among de-fensive linemen with 13 tackles (6 solo, 7 assists)…tallied a career-high four tackles (all assisted) at LSU…posted two-tackle outings vs Rice and at Tulsa (11/22)…off the fi eld, was a member of the C-USA Commission-er’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.

2007: Did not play as a true freshman…redshirted the season…off the fi eld, was a member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tu-lane’s 3.0 Club.

High School: Three-year letterman at Clements High where he saw ac-tion as a defensive tackle, defensive end and tight end for coach Jeff Hulme…three-time Academic all-District 23-5A honoree…helped lead the Rangers to a 20-12 record, including the 2006 district title and a pair of trips to the state playoffs…as a senior, named fi rst-team all-district as a

tight end and defensive lineman after posting 70 tackles, including 41 solo stops, and seven sacks and hauling in 17 passes for 252 yards and three touchdowns…also lettered twice in basketball and once in track and fi eld.

Personal: Born Cedric Arlington George Wilson on August 19, 1989, in Shreveport, La…one of three children of Cedric and Melanie Wilson…brother, Chris Rogers, played basketball at Providence College while fa-ther, Cedric, played football at Howard University and uncle, Ecotry Fuller, played football at Northeast Louisiana…majoring in fi nance.

Wilson’s Career Defensive StatisticsYear GP/GS UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yd FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk2008 8/4 6/7/13 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 02009 11/3 6/8/14 0.5/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0Career 19/7 12/15/27 0.5/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

Wilson’s Game-By-Game Statistics2008Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/12 vs E.Carolina 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/20 vs UL-Monroe 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/25 vs Rice 2/0/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/1 at LSU 0/4/4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/8 at Houston 0/2/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/15 vs UAB 1/0/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/22 at Tulsa 2/0/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/29 at Memphis 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

2009Date/Opponent UT/AT/TT TFL/Yd Sks/Yds FF FR/Yd PBU Int/Yd Bk9/4 vs Tulsa 0/2/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/12 vs BYU 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 09/26 vs McNeese St. 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/3 at Army 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/10 vs Marshall 2/0/2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/17 vs Houston 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/24 at S.Miss 1/2/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 010/31 at LSU 3/0/3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/7 vs UTEP 0/1/1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/14 at Rice 0/0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 011/21 at UCF 0/1/1 0.5/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

Where They’re FromA look at where the Green Wave players call home

37 - LOUISIANA: New Orleans (6), Baton Rouge (3), Lafayette (3), Lake Charles (2), Port Allen (2), Alexandria (1), Clinton (1), Covington (1), Destrahan (1), Grambling (1), Harvey (1), Kenner (1), LaPlace (1), Luling (1), Mandeville (1), Marrero (1), Metairie (1), Natchitoches (1), New Iberia (1), Plaquemine (1), Port Sulphur (1), River Ridge (1), Waggaman (1), West Monroe (1)24 - TEXAS: Houston (4), Sugar Land (3), Beaumont (2), Brenham (2), League City (2), Bridge City (1), Cypress (1), Flower Mound (1), Highland Village (1), Katy (1), Lumberton (1), Missouri City (1), North Richland Hills (1), San Antonio (1), Spring (1), Tomball (1)9 - FLORIDA: East Bradenton (1), Jacksonville (1), Longwood (1), Orlando (1), Palmetto (1), St. Augustine (1), Tampa (1), Winter Park (1)9 - GEORGIA: Atlanta (3), Alpharetta (1), Johns Creek (1), Lawrenceville (1), Suwanee (1), Thomaston (1), Watkinsville (1)5 - ALABAMA: Montgomery (2), Gulf Shores (1), Hoover (1), Madison (1)4 - CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles (1), Moorpark (1), Novato (1) Westlake Village (1)2 - NEW JERSEY: Bayville (1), Willingboro (1)2 - NEW YORK: Pelham (1), Scarsdale (1)1 - ARIZONA: Scottsdale (1)1 - CONNECTICUT: Terryville (1)1 - ILLINOIS: Evanston (1)1 - NEW MEXICO: Corrales (1)1 - TENNESSEE: Nashville (1)1 - OTHER: Washington D.C. (1)


The NewcomersThe Newcomers

High School: Prep letterman at Clinton High for head coach Cedric An-derson…named three-star prospect, earned a 77 grade and rated the No. 67 defensive end in the country and the No. 16 overall prospect in the state by ESPN.com…also rated a two-star athlete by Rivals.com and a one-star prospect by Scout.com…earned fi rst-team All-District 7-2A hon-ors as a senior when he tallied 73 tackles and 17 sacks…was selected to play in the Red Stick Bowl as a member of the Rough Riders, which posted a 33-31 win over the Black Knights, in Baton Rouge’s Olympia Stadium on Dec. 28…as a junior, had 87 tackles (20 solo, 67 assists), including 25 tackles for loss and 17.5 sacks, and a pair of fumble recover-ies…also lettered in basketball…fi rst-team All-District 8-2A as a sopho-more…chose Tulane over Minnesota, Southern Miss and Tulsa.

Personal: Born Wendell Beckwith, Jr., on Aug. 10, 1992…son of Wendell Sr. and Urhouda Beckwith…has two brothers…undecided on major.

90 • WENDELL BECKWITHDE • 6-3 • 233 • Fr.

Clinton, La. • Clinton HS

High School: Four-year letterman at Catholic High where he saw time at quarterback and safety for head coach Craig Brodie…named two-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com…helped guide the Big Red to a combined 25-22 record, including a pair of nine-win seasons and trip to the state semifi nals in 2009…named fi rst-team All-District 6-3A as a junior and senior, claimed second-team all-district recognition as a sopho-more and was tabbed fi rst-team all-state as a senior…named fi rst-team All-Acadiana quarterback and Offensive MVP, fi rst-team Best of Teche Quarterback and Offensive MVP, Cox Player of the Year and the Aca-diana Regional Media Jake Delhomme Quarterback Award as a senior after throwing for 3,113 yards and 36 touchdowns, running for 650 yard and 12 scores…threw for a career-high 401 yards and six touchdowns on 21-of-31 passing against Jeanerette on Sept. 4, 2009…as a junior after he ran for 450 yards and eight touchdowns and threw for 1,400 yards and eight scores on offense while posting 50 tackles and fi ve interceptions on defense…also lettered four years in track and fi eld and twice in bas-ketball…off the fi eld, was a volunteer at the Boy’s & Girl’s Club and the YMCA…chose Tulane over Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe and Louisiana Tech.

Personal: Born Taylor Steven Bullock on July 21, 1991, in Lafayette, La…son of Scott and Paige Bullock…has two brothers: Ben and Jared; and one sister, Abigail…great uncle William Bullock played football at Georgia Tech…proposed major is business.

6 • TAYLOR BULLOCKQB • 6-2 • 226 • Fr.

New Iberia, La. • Catholic HS

High School: Three-year letterman at Palmetto High where he saw time at quarterback, wide receiver, defensive end, linebacker and strong safety for head coach Raymond Woodie, Jr…named three-star prospect, earned a Scout Grade of 75 rated the No. 93 outside linebacker in the country by ESPN.com…also rated a two-star athlete by Rivals.com and Scout.com…helped the Tigers go a combined 22-11 as a prepster, in-cluding two trips to the state playoffs…for his career, tallied 19 sacks and forced six fumbles…named to the Bradenton Herald Elite 11, fi rst-team all-area and honorable-mention all-county in each of the last two years…as a senior, was selected to play in the Brad Price Memorial PAL Bowl all-star game after tallying 27 tackles, fi ve sacks, 12 quarterback hurries, three forced fumbles and a pair of fumble recoveries during the regular

49 • KERCHAL BYRDLB • 6-0 • 216 • Fr.

Palmetto, Fla. • Palmetto HS

High School: Three-year letterman at Clear Creek High where he played wide receiver, safety and punter for head coach Darrell Warden…rated a two-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com…hauled in 66 career passes for 950 yards and six touchdowns…as a senior, named second-team All-District 5A-24 as a wideout after hauling in 40 passes for 560 yards and four touchdowns and fi rst-team all-district as a punter after averaging over 42 yards per punt…caught a career-best 10 passes for 136 yards and two scores against Galveston Ball and was selected team captain during his fi nal prep season…as a junior, caught 16 passes for 250 yards and a score before suffering a season-ending leg injury in the fourth game of the season…named MVP of the 2009 Dallas National Un-derclassmen Combine…also lettered twice in track…away from the fi eld, was a member of the Honor Roll and safe School Ambassador…chose Tulane over Kentucky, Rice, SMU and Tulsa.

Personal: Born Brent Michael Comardelle on Sept. 9, 1992, in Marrero, La…son of Leslie and Karen Comardelle…has one brother, Kevin…cous-in, Alex Romero, played football at Nicholls State…proposed majors are business and communications.

86 • BRENT COMARDELLEWR • 6-0 • 186 • Fr.

League City, Texas • Clear Creek HS

High School: Three-year letterman at The Ensworth School for head coach Ricky Bowers…named a three-star prospect by ESPN.com and Rivals.com and a one-star recruit by Scout.com…earned a Scout Grade of 75 and rated the No. 111 running back in the country by ESPN.com…ranked the No. 16 prospect in the state of Tennessee and the No. 64 run-ning back in the nation by Rivals.com…helped lead the Tigers to a com-bined 20-2 record, including a perfect 13-0 mark in conference play, over his fi nal two prep seasons…helped guide Ensworth to the state semifi nals as a junior and the quarterfi nals as a senior…as a senior, named Nash-ville Daily News Offensive Back of the Year and The Tennessean Dream Team, earned fi rst-team all-state honors from the Tennessee Sports Writ-ers Association and the Tennessee Football Coaches Association, and was a fi nalist for Division II Mr. Football after running for 2,243 yards and 24 touchdowns and returning six kickoffs for 200 yards…had three 300-plus yard games in 2009, including a 364-yard, four-touchdown effort against Ryan on Oct. 16…as a junior, ran for 1,952 yards and 21 touch-downs, caught six passes for 246 yards and two scores, and returned three kickoffs for 91 yards and a touchdown…chose Tulane over Arkan-sas State, Army, Middle Tennessee State, UAB and Western Kentucky.

Personal: Born Orleans Opoku-Darkwa on Feb. 28, 1992…son of Or-leans and Juliana Darkwa…has one brother, Clarence…undecided on major.

26 • ORLEANS DARKWARB • 5-11 • 200 • Fr.

Nashville, Tenn. • The Ensworth School

season…had 14.5 sacks as a junior…also lettered twice in track and fi eld, and once each in basketball and wrestling…off the fi eld, was a member of the National High School Scholars Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes…chose Tulane over Wake Forest and Western Kentucky.

Personal: Born Kerchal Lamonté Byrd, Jr., on June 23, 1992, in Dothan, Ala…son of Kerchal Sr. and Cinda Byrd…has one sister, Armen…father played football at Southeastern Louisiana and cousin, Justin Pritchett, is on the team at Cumberland…proposed majors are business and public health.



High School: Three-year letterman at Ronald Reagan High where he saw time as a running back, wide receiver and defensive back for head coach David Wetzel…named a three-star prospect by Rivals.com and a one-star recruit by Scout.com…helped the Rattlers go 30-9, including a 20-4 record in league play, as a prepsters…tallied 19 career intercep-tions, including eight as both a junior and a senior…named second-team all-state and fi rst-team All-District 5A-26 as a senior after posting 95 tackles, including a season-best 16 against Pfl ugerville on Nov 13…also had seven-tackle, three-interception game against New Braunfels on Oct. 16…ran for 300 yards and six touchdowns on offense and post-ed 88 tackles and a fumble recovery on defense as a junior…picked off three passes as a sophomore…chose Tulane over Air Force, Navy, North Texas and UTEP.

Personal: Born Kyle Davis on March 27, 1992…son of Kurt and Angela Davis…has one sister, Kelsey…proposed major is architecture.

21 • KYLE DAVISS • 5-11 • 204 • Fr.

San Antonio, Texas • Ronald Reagan HS

High School: Two-year letterman at Collins Hill High where he played linebacker, safety and wide receiver for head coach Larry Sherrill…rated a two-star prospect by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com…received a Scout Grade of 73 and was rated the No. 138 outside linebacker in the nation by ESPN.com, and ranked the No. 142 outside linebacker nation-ally by Scout.com…helped the Screaming Eagles go a combined 16-6 with a pair of trips to the playoffs…voted team captain as a senior, but had his year cut short with a shoulder injury…in two and a half games, posted 17 tackles (12 solo, 5 assists), three tackles for loss and a sack…named honorable-mention all-county as a junior after tallying 118 tackles (71 solo, 47 assists), including 13 tackles for loss and three sacks, forcing three fumbles and picking off a pass…named MVP for defensive backs at the 2008 Regional Underclassmen Combine…away from the fi eld, was a member of the Honor Roll and the Institute for the Development of Educa-tional and Athletic Leadership Skills (IDEALS)…chose Tulane over Bowl-ing Green, Central Michigan, Kent State, South Alabama and Toledo.

Personal: Born Zachary John Davis on March 30, 1992, in Snellville, Ga…son of Bruce and Sara Davis…has one brother, Josh, and one sis-ter, Isabella…proposed major is pre-med.

57 • ZACH DAVISLB • 6-0 • 214 • Fr.

Lawrencevill, Ga. • Collins Hill HS

High School: Three-year letterman at St. Thomas More High where he saw time at safety, wide receiver and linebacker for head coach Jim High-tower…named a three-star prospect by Rivals.com and a two-star recruit by Scout.com and ESPN.com…ranked No. 106 and No. 147 safety in the nation by Scout.com and ESPN.com, respectively, and the No. 50 recruit in Louisiana by Rivals.com…helped lead the Cougars to a combined 25-10 overall record as a prepster, including three straight trips to the playoffs and the 2009 District 4-5A championship…named fi rst-team all-district as a senior and claimed Silver Cougar honors in each of his fi nal two prep seasons…named No. 38 in the Times Picayune Fabulous 50 Football Re-cruits…also lettered three years in baseball…off the fi eld, was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and was a three-year academic award winner…chose Tulane over Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss and Tulsa.

47 • CAMERON DeJEANS • 6-2 • 214 • Fr.

Lafayette, La. • St. Thomas More HS

High School: Three-year letterman at Trinity-Pawling where he saw time along the offensive and defensive lines for head coach David Coratti…named a two-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com…as a senior, named Class A All-Erickson and All-New England after helping block for an offense that averaged 255.1 yards per game on the ground and 103.1 yards per game passing while chipping in with 24 tackles (13 solo, 11 as-sists) and 3.0 sacks on defense…started nine games and did not allow a sack as a junior while helping lead Trinity-Pawling to an 8-1 record with a win in the Eaton-Estey Bowl…began his prep career at Pelham Memorial where he started as a sophomore and earned all-state, all-section and all-league honors…off the fi eld, was a member of the Honor Roll…chose Tulane over Akron and Army.

Personal: Born Sean Robert Donnelly on Sept. 18, 1991, in New York, N.Y…son of Laurence and Claire Donnelly…has two brothers, Daniel and Brendan…proposed major is business management.

70 • SEAN DONNELLYOT • 6-8 • 306 • Fr.

Pelham, N.Y. • Trinity Pawlings School

Personal: Born James Cameron DeJean on May 27, 1992, in Lafayette, La…son of Fred DeJean and Jane Guidry…has one brother, Griffen…father played football at UL-Lafayette…proposed major is business.

High School: One-year letterman at Walt Whitman High where he saw time at wide receiver and safety for coach Jim Kuhn…helped lead the Vi-kings to an 8-3 overall record, a 6-1 mark in Montgomery County 4A-West play and a trip to the state playoffs…named team captain as a senior…also lettered once in basketball, where he helped the Vikings go 14-8, and track and fi eld, where he was a regional qualifi er in the 55-meter dash…off the fi eld, was a three-year member of the Honor Roll.

Personal: Born Joseph Samuel Dobbs on Feb. 12, 1992, in Helsinki, Fin-land…son of Michael and Lisa Dobbs…has two sisters, Alex and Olivia…proposed major is business.

46 • JOJO DOBBSWR • 6-2 • 185 • Fr.

Washington, D.C. • Walt Whitman HS

High School: Two-year letterman at Notre Dame Prep where he played offensive line, fullback and linebacker for coach Scot Bemis…helped the Saints go a combined 21-4 record with two trips to the state playoffs, including a 14-0 season as a junior when NDP won the district and state titles…as a senior, earned honorable-mention All-Region 4A East Sky honors after leading the team with 97 tackles while posting 2.5 sacks and an interception…recorded 37 tackles, an interception and a sack as a junior…also lettered once in track and fi eld…off the fi eld, was a member of the Dean’s List, Drama Club, Jazz Band and Student Government.

Personal: Born Jacob Matthew Ely on Oct. 26, 1992, in Scottsdale, Ariz…son of James and Karen Ely…has one sister, Barbara…father, James, was a collegiate gymnast at Cal-Berkeley…proposed major is political science.

45 • JACOB ELYLB • 5-10 • 193 • Fr.

Scottsdale, Ariz. • Notre Dame Preparatory


High School: Three-year letterman at Treasure Coast High where he saw time at running back, wide receiver and safety for head coach Bill Kelley…named a three-star prospect by ESPN.com, a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and a one-star player by Scout.com…earned a Scout Grade of 73 and rated the No. 89 safety in the nation by ESPN.com…ranked the No. 31 recruit in the area by The Palm Beach Post…as a senior, tallied 69 tackles (52 solo, 17 assists), nine tackles for loss, seven pass break-ups, three interceptions and a fumble recovery…played mostly of-fense his other two prep seasons, catching a combined 22 passes for 348 yards and two touchdowns…also lettered three years in basketball…chose Tulane over Florida Atlantic, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisville, Kan-sas and Mississippi State.

Personal: Born Steven Funderburk on July 5, 1991…son of Charles and Magdaline Funderburk…has fi ve brothers: Brian, Christopher, Patrick, Vincent and Leo; and one sister, Jennard…proposed majors are busi-ness and communications.

38 • STEVEN FUNDERBURKS • 6-2 • 208 • Fr.

Port St. Lucie, Fla. • Treasure Coast HS

High School: Four-year letterman at Holy Savior Menard Central High where he saw time at kicker and punter for head coach Freddie Hallman…named three-star prospect by ESPN.com and two-star by Rivals.com and Scout.com… No. 10 kicker in the country and received a 77 rating by ESPN.com…ranked No. 7 nationally as a punter by Scout.com…named Outstanding Punter at Kohl’s Professional Kicking Camp, rated a fi ve-star and the No. 4 kicker in the U.S. by Kohl’s Kicking, fi nished second in the Chris Sailer Kicking Showcase and was a member of the Chris Sailer Top 12 and Event Elite Camp in 2009…helped lead the Eagles to a combined 33-12 record as a prepster, including District 3-2A titles as a freshman and sophomore and three trips to the state playoffs…named fi rst-team all-district as a kicker all four years and claimed fi rst-team all-district honors at punter as a junior and senior…claimed fi rst-team all-state honors as a punter and All-Central Louisiana honors as a kicker in each of his fi nal two prep seasons…tallied 79 career punts for 3,352 yards (42.4 y/p) with 17 boots of 50-or-more yards and 29 downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line…scored 230 career points after connecting on 25-of-34 fi eld goals and 155-of-166 PATs, and 70 percent of his kickoffs were touchbacks…as a senior, named District 3-2A Defensive MVP, All-Central Louisiana Offensive MVP and All-Central Louisiana Punter after scoring 100 points on the strength of a nation-leading 18 fi eld goals – including a career-long 43-yarder – and averaging 43.2 yards per punt...also selected to punt and kick in the Nike Bayou Bowl All-Star Game in Texas on June 12…also let-tered three years in soccer…off the fi eld, was a member of the National Society of High School Scholars, the yearbook and newspaper staffs and the Parent Teacher Club…received Community Commendation for Out-standing High School Student as a senior and was named to the Home-coming Court as a sophomore…chose Tulane over Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisiana Tech and Middle Tennessee State.

Personal: Born Jonathan David Ginsburgh on May 4, 1992 in Alexandria, La…son of Bob and Judy Ginsburgh…has one brother, Aaron, and one sister, Rachel…proposed major is business management.

16 • JONATHAN GINSBURGHP • 5-11 • 201 • Fr.

Alexandria, La. • Holy Savior Menard Central HS

High School: Three-year letterman at Barbe High for head coach Jimmy Shaver…named a two-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com…helped lead the Buccaneers to a combined 28-9 record, including back-to-back undefeated District 3-5A titles as a junior and senior…for his career, posted 295 tackles, fi ve fumble recoveries, fi ve forced fumbles, four sacks and an interception…claimed fi rst-team all-district his fi nal two prep seasons…as a senior, named all-state and All-Southwest MVP af-ter tallying 125 tackles, fi ve forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and two sacks…had 122 tackles, two sacks, two fumble recoveries and an interception as a junior, and recorded 48 tackles as a sophomore…off the fi eld, served as Senator on the Student Council…chose Tulane over Louisiana Tech and Southern Miss.

Personal: Born William Logan Hamilton on Sept. 25, 1992, in Lake Charles, La…son of Willie and Diana Hamilton…has one brother, Alfred, and three sisters: Leslie, Shanel and Leah…cousin, Sean Piper, played football at Louisiana Tech…proposed major is business.

43 • LOGAN HAMILTONLB • 5-11 • 215 • Fr.

Lake Charles, La. • Barbe HS

High School: Two-year letterman at Mayfair High for coach Mike Fitch…helped the Monsoons go a combined 13-12 with two trips to the state playoffs, including a 9-5 record as a junior when MHS won the Southern Section with a perfect 6-0 record and advanced to the Southern Division fi nals…tabbed City Hall of Fame Best All-Around Performer and a 605 All-Star Classic Competitor as a senior after running 88 times for 471 yards (5.4 y/c) and seven touchdowns while catching fi ve passes for 28 yards…earned Most Valuable Offensive Back as a junior after posting 921 yards on 120 carries (7.7 y/c) and nine touchdowns and hauling in four passes for 67 yards…also lettered three years in track and fi eld…off the fi eld, was a member of the National Honor Society, was a National Merit Scholar and received the President’s Award for Academic Excellence.

Personal: Born Keith T. Harvey II on Oct. 30, 1992, in Fontana, Calif…son of Keith and Melody Harvey…has two sisters, Simone and Tatiana…proposed major is philosophy.

29 • KEITH HARVEY IIRB • 5-8 • 175 • Fr.

Lakewood, Calif. • Mayfair HS

High School: Two-year letterman at Evanston Township for head coach Michael Burzawa…named a two-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com, and a one-star recruit by ESPN.com…rated the No. 141 offensive tackle in the nation by Scout.com while claiming a Scout Grade of 65 and ranking as the No. 186 offensive tackle nationally by ESPN.com…earned fi rst-team All-Central Suburban-South Conference and all-area honors, and claimed academic all-state recognition as a senior…also lettered four years in basketball where he was voted team captain as a senior…away from the fi eld, was a member of the national Honor Society and the Honor Roll…received the History Department Achievement Award and the Ted Van Zelst Excellence Award from the Kiwanis Club of Evanston…selected for the Central Suburban League Leadership Conference in 2007 and the Junior/Senior Leadership Experience…chose Tulane over Boston Col-lege, Harvard, Toledo and Wisconsin.

Personal: Born Patrick Joseph Husain on Nov. 15, 1991 in Chicago, Ill…son of David and Jeanne Husain…has one brother, Zachary…undecided on major.

78 • PAT HUSAINOT • 6-6 • 298 • Fr.

Evanston, Ill. • Evanston Township HS



High School: Three-year letterman at Tomball High where he saw time at tight end and deep snapper for head coach Tommy Kaiser…named a two-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com…claimed a spot on the 2010 Texas Top 100 Senior Recruits by Rivals.com and VYPE Magazine…named honorable-mention All-District 13-5A in each of his fi nal two prep seasons…as a senior, caught 12 passes for 155 yards, one touchdown and a two-point conversion…caught fi ve passes for 65 yards as a junior and four passes for 51 yards as a sophomore…was a state qualifi er in the Texas 7-on-7 Tournament in 2008 and 2009…off the fi eld, was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes…chose Tulane over Northwestern, Rice and UTEP.

Personal: Born Matthew Joseph Marfi si on March 8, 1992, in Omaha, Neb…son of Gerald and Terri Marfi si…has two sisters: Melissa and Mor-gan…father played football at Nebraska…proposed major is biology.

84 • MATT MARFISITE • 6-5 • 242 • Fr.

Tomball, Texas • Tomball HS

High School: Three-year letterman at Clements High saw time at running back, tight end and linebacker for head coach Keith Knowles…ranked a three-star prospect by ESPN.com and a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com…earned a Scout Grade of 75 and ranked the No. 100 outside linebacker in the country by ESPN.com…helped the Rangers go a combined 23-9 during his prep career, including two trips to the state playoffs and a quarter-fi nal fi nish as a sophomore…as a senior, named honorable-mention all-state and fi rst-team All-District 5A-23 honors, and was a fi nalist for the Houston Touchdown Club’s Greater Houston Defen-sive Player of the Year after posting 106 tackles, including 20 for loss, de-fensively while carrying the ball twice for six yards and a touchdown and catching one pass for 36 yards on offense…tallied 79 tackles in seven games and was named second-team all-district as a junior…off the fi eld, was a member of DECA…chose Tulane over Baylor, North Texas, Rice and UTEP.

Personal: Born Raymond Irving Oppman on Feb. 10, 1992, in Houston, Texas…son of William and Casandra Oppman…has one brother, David, and one sister, Alana…proposed major is business.

59 • RAY OPPMANLB • 6-1 • 220 • Fr.

Sugar Land, Texas • Clements HS

High School: Four-year letterman at Port Allen High where he played quarterback and free safety for head coach Guy Blanchard…named a two-star prospect by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com…received a Scout Grade of 74 and rated the No. 171 athlete in the nation by ESPN.com…helped guide the Pelicans to the state playoffs in each of his fi nal two prep seasons…named honorable-mention all-state, fi rst-team All-District 8-3A as a quarterback and defensive back and the district’s of-fensive MVP as a senior…claimed WAFB and WBRZ Player of the Week honors in 2009 after running for 255 yards and three touchdowns on of-fense and posting 12 tackles and an interception on defense against St. James…tabbed second-team all-district as a quarterback as a junior…also lettered four years in basketball and four years in track and fi eld...away from the fi eld, was a member of the Beta Club…chose Tulane over Air Force, Louisiana-Lafayette and Louisiana Tech.

Personal: Born Leonard J. Parker, III on May 18, 1991, in Dallas, Texas…son of Leonard Jr. and Wyvetta Parker…has two brothers, Marcus and

37 • L.J. PARKERCB • 5-10 • 175 • Fr.

Port Allen, La. • Port Allen HS

Nicholaus…father played football collegiately at Southeastern Louisiana and Northwestern State…proposed major is business.

High School: Four-year letterman at Trinity Presbyterian where he saw time at fullback, defensive end and linebacker for coach Randy Rags-dale…helped lead the Wildcats to a combined 37-11 record with a 26-2 mark in district play, including a 7-0 performance in 4A-Region 2 as a freshman and in 3A-Region 3 as a senior, and advance to the playoffs all four years as a prepster…earned all-metro honors in each of fi nal two seasons and was voted team captain as a senior…named honorable-mention all-state as a senior after posting 114 tackles, 14 sacks, six forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries…also voted team captain…as a junior, tallied 101 tackles and six sacks…had 70 tackles and three sacks as a sophomore…also lettered four years in track and fi eld, and three times in basketball.

Personal: Born Mitchell James Reilly on June 24, 1992, in Montgomery, Ala…son of Mike Reilly and Winston Wilson…grandfather, James W. Wil-son, played football at Tulane, is a member of the Tulane Hall of Fame and is the namesake for the main hub of the Green Wave’s athletic facil-ity…proposed major is business.

40 • MITCHELL REILLYFB • 6-1 • 245 • Fr.

Montgomery, Ala. • Trinity Presbyterian School

High School: Three-year letterman at Lyman High where he saw action at tight end and linebacker for head coach Bill Caughell…named a two-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com…ranked No. 57 in the Orlan-do Sentinel’s 2010 Central Florida Top 100…claimed fi rst-team all-district honors as a tight end as a senior and honorable-mention all-district hon-ors as a tight end as a junior…as a senior, had 90 tackles, seven sacks, four pass break ups on defense while catching 15 passes for 253 receiv-ing yards and a touchdown and running for another score on offense…also lettered twice in both basketball and weightlifting, and once in track and fi eld…off the fi eld, was a member of the band…chose Tulane over East Carolina, Florida Atlantic and Western Michigan.

Personal: Born Andre Robinson on June 10, 1992…son of Mark and Kimberle Robinson…brother, Mark, played football at East Carolina…brother, Loren, plays football at UCF…sister, Trinity, plays basketball at Prairie View A&M…has two other siblings, Morgan and Xavier…proposed major is engineering.

53 • ANDRE ROBINSONLB • 6-1 • 215 • Fr.

Longwood, Fla. • Lyman HS

High School: Three-year letterman at Cypress Wood High for head coach David Jones…named a two-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com…helped the Wildcats go a combined 19-7 during his fi nal two prep seasons, including an 11-4 mark as a senior…as a senior, named honorable-mention all-state, fi rst-team All-District 5A-15 and all-area, and second-team All-Greater Houston after tallying two interceptions, four fumble recoveries and one forced fumble…selected to play in the Inau-gural Space City Classic in March 2008…chose Tulane over North Texas and UTEP.

Personal: Born Dominique Robertson on Sept. 24, 1991…son of Ken and Della Hagan…undecided on major.

36 • DOMINIQUE ROBERTSONLB • 6-0 • 190 • Fr.

Cypress, Texas • Cypress Woods HS



High School: Three-year letterman at St. Joseph’s Academy where he saw time at wide receiver, kicker and punter for head coach Bob Esguer-ra…named a two-star prospect by ESPN.com and Scout.com…earned a Scout Grade of 72 and ranked the No. 57 kicker in the country by ESPN.com…over his fi nal two prep seasons, combined to score 156 points af-ter connecting on 19-of-23 fi eld goals and 99-of-100 PATs…as a senior, named conference and district Kicker of the year as well as fi rst-team all-conference and all-district honors after hitting 8-of-10 fi eld goals and all 67 PATs…also punted 29 times for 968 yards (44.0 y/p) and hauled in two passes for 44 yards and a score…set school record with a 51-yard boot against Monroe Day and broke his own mark later in the game with a 55-yarder…had 67 of his 72 kickoffs go for touchbacks…named all-coun-ty after both his sophomore and junior seasons…as a junior, hit 11-fo-13 fi eld goals and 32-of-33 PATs, sending 20 of his 33 kickoffs into the end-zone for touchbacks and punting 37 times for 1,473 yards (39.81 y/p)…won the 2009 National Expo Competition in Orlando, hosted by One-on-One Kicking…also lettered three years in soccer where he scored 57 ca-reer goals and had 49 career assists…away from the fi eld, was a member of the Principal’s Excellence Academic Honor Roll, Behavior Honor Roll and the Spanish Club…chose Tulane over Georgia Tech, Miami (Ohio) and Western Kentucky.

Personal: Born Cairo Fernandes Santos on Nov. 21, 1991, in Sao Paulo, Brazil…son of Cairo and Magalie Santos…lived with David and Kathy Burnett as part of a high school exchange…has one sister, Talita…pro-posed major is business.

39 • CAIRO SANTOSK • 5-8 • 156 • Fr.

St. Augustine, Fla. •St. Joseph’s Academy


High School: Four-year letterman at Central Regional High where he played offensive tackle, defensive end and defensive tackle for head coach Vincent Casale…named a two-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com…as a senior, named all-district, all-county and Defensive Player of the Year…had a career-high 14 tackles in a game against Lacey Township…also lettered in wrestling and track and fi eld…throw-ing the shot put, earned all-state and all-district honors, and set school record with a toss of 51 feet, eight inches…as a wrestler, won the Most Pins Award in 2008…away from the fi eld, earned the school’s Scholar Award…chose Tulane over Rutgers and UCF.

Personal: Born Adam Johnson Skidmore on Dec. 11, 1991, in Long Branch, N.J…son of Joe and Kelly Zayak, and Vaughn Skidmore…has two brothers, Justin and Nick Zayak…father, Vaughn, threw the shot put collegiately at Illinois…proposed major is political science.

74 • ADAM SKIDMOREOG • 6-6 • 294 • Fr.

Bayville, N.J. • Central Regional HS

High School: Four-year letterman at St. Mary’s High for head coach Charlie Cryer…named a two-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com…tabbed the No. 93 offensive guard in the nation by Scout.com…claimed fi rst-team All-District 3-1A and all-area honors each year as a prepster…as a senior, earned honorable-mention all-state honors after helping lead the Tigers to a 10-2 overall record and trip to the state play-offs…also lettered twice in basketball…off the fi eld, was a member of the Beta Club, Senior Play and Honor Roll, and received the school’s Science Award…chose Tulane over Louisiana-Lafayette.

60 • BEN STONEC/OG • 6-3 • 288 • Fr.

Natchitoches, La. • St. Mary’s HS

High School: Four-year letterman at University Lab where he saw time at running back and cornerback for head coach John Shoptau…named a two-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com…ranked the No. 170 running back in the nation by Scout.com and the No. 50 recruit in Louisi-ana by Dandy Don…named fi rst-team All-District 7-2A in each of his fi nal three prep seasons…ran for over 2,200 yards for his career, including 1,105 yards as a senior…selected to play in the Red Stick Bowl All-Star Game in Baton Rouge, suiting up for the Black Knights…ran for a career-high 215 yards as a junior against Calgary Baptist…also lettered twice in basketball and track and fi eld…chose Tulane over Arkansas State, Louisiana-Monroe and Southern Miss.

Personal: Born Jamar Rachad Thomas on Jan. 18, 1992, in Jacksonville, Fla…son of Edward Thomas and Jackie Moore…has one sister, Adrian Chapman…undecided on major.

32 • JAMAR THOMASRB • 5-11 • 194 • Fr.

Baton Rouge, La. • University Lab

Prior To Tulane: Enrolled at the U.S. Military Preparatory School for the 2009-10 academic year…started all six games along the defensive line 2009 for coach Tom Simi…also threw the shot put and javelin for the track and fi eld team.

High School: Three-year letterman at St. Michael’s High where he played tight end and defensive end for coaches Eric Held and Barry Muse-meche…tabbed a three-star recruit, the No. 42 prospect in Louisiana and the No. 52 defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com, named two-star re-cruit and the No. 146 defensive end in the nation by Scout.com, and rec-ognized as the No. 211 defensive end prospect in the country by ESPN.com…named fi rst-team all-state and all-metro as a senior after tallying 107 tackles and 13 sacks…selected to play in the 2008 U.S. Army Red Stick Bowl at Olympia Stadium…racked up 82 tackles and seven sacks as a junior…recorded 30 tackles, 11 sacks, seven forced fumbles and three blocked kicks as a sophomore…also lettered in basketball, weightlifting and track and fi eld…as a senior, was tabbed fi rst-team All-District 7-4A after averaging 22 points and 7.8 rebounds per game on the hardwood, won the 105-kilogram class and had the second-best overall lift of 211 kg at the Louisiana State High School Olympic Weightlifting Championship and was the Class 4A runner-up in the javelin with a toss of 182-7…for his overall athletic efforts, was tabbed the The Advocate’s Athlete of the Year…listed among 2009 People To Watch by 225BatonRouge.com.

Personal: Born Julius Alexander Warmsley on May 16, 1990…son of Linda Warmsley…brother, Titus, played collegiate basketball at Texas and Montana State before joining the Boston Celtics and later playing professionally in Europe…undecided on major.

92 • JULIUS WARMSLEYDE • 6-2 • 270 • Fr.

Baton Rouge, La. • St. Michael HS/USMAP

Personal: Born David Benjamin Stone on Oct. 20, 1991, in Fayetteville, Ark…son of David and Sheila Stone…has one brother, Samuel…unde-cided on major.


High School: Three-year letterman at McDonogh 35 High for head coach Wayne Reese…named a two-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com…rated the No. 113 defensive tackle in the country by Scout.com…claimed All-District 10-4A honors in each of his fi nal two prep seasons…helped lead the Roneagles to a 7-5 overall record, a district championship and a trip to the state playoffs as a senior, earning fi rst-team all-metro honors after recording 67 tackles, 17 career sacks and 22 tackles for loss…as a junior, had 42 tackles, fi ve sacks and three forced fumbles…played freshman year at Ben Franklin High…chose Tulane over Arkan-sas, Stanford and Texas Tech.

Personal: Born Kenneth James Welcome on Feb. 9, 1992, in New Or-leans, La…son David and Darnell Welcome…has one brother and one sister…undecided on major.

93 • KENNY WELCOMEDT • 6-2 • 295 • Fr.

New Orleans, La. • McDonogh 35 HS

High School: Three-year letterman at Cheshire Academy where he saw action on the offensive and defensive lines for head coach Dan O’Dea…named a two-star prospect by Rivals.com and ESPN.com, and is rated the No. 155 offensive tackle in the nation by ESPN.com…helped lead the Cats to a combined 17-8 record, including an 8-1 mark as a junior…named the New England Lineman of the Year, fi rst-team All-New England as an offensive lineman and fi rst-team All-Colonial League for his play on both sides of the ball as a senior…voted team captain…also lettered once in basketball and once in track and fi eld…off the fi eld, named Most Scholastically Improved in 2009…chose Tulane over Buffalo, Connecticut and Marshall.

Personal: Born Ian Michael Wiggins on June 2, 1991, in Bristol, Conn…son of Mike and Kathy Wiggins…has one brother, Justin, and one sister, Lindsey…proposed major is history.

55 • IAN WIGGINSC • 6-4 • 285 • Fr.

Terryville, Conn. • Cheshire Academy


Prior To Tulane: Played two seasons at Hofstra University where he was a kicker for coach Dave Cohen…during his time with the Pride, scored 45 points after connecting on 8-of-13 fi eld goal opportunities (.615) and converting 21-of-26 PATs (.808) and kicked off 42 times for 2,325 yards (55.4 avg.)…all of his scoring came as a red-shirt freshman in 2008 when he led the team in fi eld goals made (8) and attempts (11), PATs made (21) and attempts (26) while fi nishing second on the club in points (45), kickoffs (20) and kickoff yardage (1,133…hit a school-record 54-yard fi eld goal vs Northeastern (11/15)…scored a career-best 10 points at Maine (10/18) when he hit 20- and 42-yard fi eld goals and nailed 4-of-5 PATs…converted a career-best six PATs in as many opportunities at Bucknell (10/11)…hit a 38-yard fi eld goal with three seconds remaining to cap a 23-20 win over Rhode Island (11/8)…suffered a hamstring injury early as a sophomore in 2009 still fi nished second on the team in kickoffs (22) and kickoff yardage (1,192) despite playing in just fi ve games…busiest day came in the season fi nale when he posted career highs with nine kickoffs for 500 yards.

High School: Three-year prep letterwinner, playing sophomore season at Mandeville High for coach Guy LeCompte before moving to Massachu-setts and spending his fi nal two years at Dennis Yarmouth Regional High and coach Paul Funk…earned Atlantic Coast League All-Star honors as

91 • ROGER WILLIAMSK • 6-2 • 195 • Jr.

Mandeville, La. • Dennis Yarmouth HS/Hofstra

High School: Three-year letterman at Ruston High where he played run-ning back, wide receiver and punter for coach Billy Joe Laird…helped lead the Bearcats to a combined 21-12 record and three consecutive trips to the state playoffs as a prepster…earned all-district and all-parish honors each season after posting over 1,000 all-purpose yards all three years…named All-Northeast Region as a junior and senior…as a senior, ran for 653 yards, tallied 455 receiving yards and averaged 38.0 yards per punt when he was voted team captain and claimed the “Hoss Gar-rett” Award…had 946 yards of total offense as a junior and 843 rushing yards as a sophomore…also lettered twice in both soccer and track and fi eld…off the fi eld, was a member of the National Honor Society, Fellow-ship of Christian Athletes and Family Career and Community Leaders of America, and was a national qualifi er in the Future Business Leaders of America…served as Student Council president, voted Mr. Ruston High and Most Athletic by the student body as a senior and graduated with honors.

Personal: Born Carlos Sherome Wilson II on Feb. 11, 1992, in Ruston, La…son of Carlos Sr. and Vanessa Wilson…has one sister, Carrington…proposed majors are philosophy and international business.

27 • CARLOS WILSONRB • 5-10 • 195 • Fr.

Grambling, La. • Ruston HS

Williams’ Career Kicking StatisticsYear GP/GS FG/Att Pct. Lg PAT/Att Avg. Pts KO Yds Avg. 2008 11/0 8/11 .727 54 21/26 .808 45 20 1133 56.7 2009 5/0 0/2 .000 0 0/0 .000 0 22 1192 54.2Career 16/0 8/13 .615 54 21/26 .808 45 42 2325 55.4

Williams’ Game-By-Game Statistics2008Date Opponent FG Long PAT Points KO Yards Avg. TB8/28 at UConn 0/0 -- 0/0 0 2 87 43.5 09/13 vs Albany 0/0 -- 0/0 0 2 104 52.0 09/20 vs Rhode Island 2/2 38 0/0 6 6 361 60.2 09/26 at Stony Brook 1/1 21 4/6 7 8 459 57.4 010/4 at James Madison 0/1 -- 0/0 0 0 0 --- 010/11 at Bucknell 1/1 29 6/6 9 2 122 61.0 010/18 at Maine 2/2 42 4/5 10 0 0 --- 011/1 at New Hampshire 1/2 45 0/1 3 0 0 --- 011/8 vs Richmond 0/0 -- 2/2 2 0 0 --- 011/15 vs Northeastern 1/1 54 3/4 6 0 0 --- 011/22 at UMass 0/1 -- 2/2 2 0 0 --- 0

2009Date Opponent FG Long PAT Points KO Yards Avg. TB10/17 at Rhode Island 0/1 -- 0/0 0 3 167 55.7 010/24 vs New Hampshire 0/0 -- 0/0 0 2 134 67.0 011/7 at Delaware 0/1 -- 0/0 0 5 229 45.8 011/14 at Northeastern 0/0 -- 0/0 0 3 162 54.0 011/21 vs UMass 0/0 -- 0/0 0 9 500 55.6 0

a junior and senior…set school record with a 41-yard fi eld goal as a junior and broke that mark with a 47-yard boot as a senior…also played defen-sive end as a senior when he averaged 1.5 sacks per game and returned a fumble 87 yards for a touchdown…named MVP of the 2006 Thanksgiv-ing Day Classic.

Personal: Born Roger Patrick Williams on May 12, 1988, in New Orleans, La…son of Barney Williams and Pam Egan…has one sister, Bailey…majoring in political science and history.

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