2011 Media Guide: The Vols

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tHe Vols84 Player Profiles /// 111 2011 Signees

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CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGHYEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2008 2 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 --2009 12 7 2 9 0/0 0/0 1 0 3 0 4-Mem2010 13 17 9 26 0/0 0/0 0 0 3 1/17 5-2xTotals 27 24 11 35 0/0 0/0 1 0 6 1/17 5-2x

Punt Returns NET AVG AVG HIGHYEAR G RET YDS RET GM TD LONG YDS2010 13 3 12 4.0 0.9 0 11-UNC 11-UNC

CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 27/1 2010 • Junior • Games/Starts: 13/0Played in 13 games…Saw action in all but one quarter…Led team with 13 special teams tackles…Ranked 13th on the Vols with a career-high 26 tack-

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6-1 | 280| Florence, Ala. | Marketing & Logistics

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 7/0 2010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 5/0 Played in five games…Part of an offensive line unit

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6-3 | 280 | Knoxville | Finance

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 12/1 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 12/1Played in 12 games, including his first career start at Georgia…Totaled 13 tackles in first season seeing action for UT…Registered a career-best four tack-les at Memphis, all in the fourth quarter, including a tackle-for-loss to set the Tigers back two yards...Recorded three stops against Kentucky, includ-ing first career sack in the fourth quarter to set the

GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2009 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS Western Ky. 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0UCLA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Ohio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Memphis 4 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 0at Mississippi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Vanderbilt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0at Kentucky 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Va. Tech (bowl) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02009 Totals 7 2 9 0 0 1 0 3 0

SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0Oregon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UAB 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0at LSU 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at Georgia 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Alabama 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Memphis 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0Mississippi 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 1/17 at Vanderbilt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Kentucky 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0N. Carolina (bowl) 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 02010 Totals 17 9 26 0 0 0 0 3 1/17

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0 2010 – Squad member.

HIGH SCHOOL • FarragutStarted three years at wide receiver and safety...Earned All-State, All-Region and All-KIL honors as a senior...Set school record with eight interceptions during senior season...Helped team to 30-9 record as a starter...Also played baseball and helped team to state championships in 2006 and 2008...Coach at Farragut: Eddie Courtney.

les...Returned first career INT 17 yards while match-ing a career high with five tackles and recording a pass breakup vs. Mississippi…Originally made career-high five tackles against UAB in week four…First PBU of the season came at Memphis to force a Tigers punt…Also contributed three tackles…Notched four tackles in season opener versus UT Martin…Registered three tackles in Music City Bowl vs. North Carolina...Handled punt return duties vs. Vanderbilt and returned two for one yard.

2009 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 12/1Saw action in all but the Auburn game, earning first career starting spot at cornerback against Vander-bilt...Finished season with nine tackles, including four against Memphis...Also forced one fumble ver-sus Tigers.

2008 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 2/0Made appearances against UAB and Mississippi State...Also started at defensive back in junior var-sity win over Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy, con-tributing one tackle.

2007 – Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL • Austin-EastPrepStar All-Southeast Region...Nominated for Wendy’s Heisman Award...Knoxville News Senti-nel All-PrepXtra as wide receiver and defensive back...48 catches as senior for 1,010 yards and 14 touchdowns...On defense, recorded 67 tackles, two fumble recoveries and six interceptions...Three-year offensive and defensive starter...Freshman and sophomore teams both finished 13-1 and advanced to third playoff round...Point guard in basketball...Coach at Austin-East: Kwayu Graham.

SCHOLARSHIP: Bob & Holly McManus Athletic Scholarship

that helped prevent any sacks against UT Martin and Memphis…Also played in all four quarters against Oregon, Florida and in the fourth quarter against Mississippi.

2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 2/0Saw action on offensive line against Western Ken-tucky and Memphis.


SUPERLATIVES•2008 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

HIGH SCHOOL • FlorenceHonored as 6A All-State first-team by Alabama Sports Writers Association...PrepStar All-Region...Earned starting role on offensive line for Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic...All-Area and All-Region first team as senior...Named All-Area and All-Region as junior in 2006...Earned North Alabama Elite 11 honors heading into senior season...Three-year starter...Averaged better than 90 percent grade over senior season...Coach at Florence: Joe Hollis.

SCHOLARSHIP: William & Lynn Weigel Endowment

CAREER HIGHSTackles 5 (2x, last vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10)Passes Defended 2 (2x, last vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10)

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CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGHYEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 12 6 7 13 1/8 2.5/12 0 0/0 0 0/0 4-Mem

CAREER HIGHSTackles 4 vs. Memphis, 11/6/10

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GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Oregon - - - - - - - - -Florida 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0UAB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at LSU 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at Georgia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Alabama 0 2 2 0 0.5/2 0 0 0 0at South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Memphis 2 2 4 0 1/2 0 0 0 0Mississippi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Vanderbilt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Kentucky 2 1 3 1/8 1/8 0 0 0 0N. Carolina (bowl) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02010 Totals 6 7 13 1/8 2.5/12 0 0 0 0

CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 24/1 2011 • JuniorShared UT’s 2011 Fourth Quarter Off-Season Award, presented to players who consistently compete with the intangible values that provide the founda-tion of the UT Football Program: attitude, discipline, toughness, effort and team.

2010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 11/0Tallied nine tackles in 11 games…First sack of 2010 came on a third down at Georgia to force the Bull-dogs to punt…Set a season high and matched a career best with three tackles…Lone takedown at Vanderbilt was a fourth-quarter sack, setting the Commodores back five yards…Set Mississippi back four yards with lone tackle (TFL) in the fourth quar-ter…Notched one tackle in six different games...

CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGHYEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2009 13 7 7 14 1/7 2/12 1 1/0 0 0/0 3-2x2010 11 5 4 9 2/12 3.5/17 0 0/0 0 0/0 3-UGATotals 24 12 11 23 3/19 5.5/29 1 1/0 0 0/0 3-3x

CAREER HIGHSTackles 3 (3x, last vs. Georgia, 10/9/10)

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 7/0 2010 – Redshirted.

2009 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 5/0 Third-generation Volunteer saw action in five games...Played in 11 quarters at fullback spot...Also was on second unit for kickoff returns.

2008 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 2/0Saw varsity action against UAB and Mississippi State...Also scored two touchdowns in junior varsity win over Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy...Caught 5-yard TD pass from B.J. Coleman and also ran for 15-yard score in 37-21 victory...Finished with 15 rushing yards and 14 receiving yards.

SUPERLATIVES•2009 Academic All-SEC•2008 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

TRACK & FIELDScored for Vols in shot put at both the 2010 SEC indoor and outdoor championships...Finished sev-enth at SEC Indoors with throw of 53-2¾, then was sixth at SEC Outdoor Championships in Knoxville with outdoor season-best of 53-3¾...Best mark of 2010 was 53-11¾ indoors at the Virginia Tech Hokie Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL • Montgomery Bell AcademyDivision II-3A All-State first team by Tennessee Sports Writers Association as senior in 2007...Divi-sion II Mr. Football Back...Member of Tennessean’s All-Midstate team...No. 12 prospect on Knoxville News Sentinel Top 25...PrepStar All-Region...Rushed

Shared UT’s 2010 John Stucky Off-Season Award, presented to the players who demonstrate the best physical and mental conditioning during the off-season program.

2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/1Made immediate impact as freshman, seeing action in every game...Recorded one sack against UCLA that forced Bruins punt...Earned first collegiate start against South Carolina and recorded three tackles...Also recorded tackle for loss against Gamecocks on key third-down play to stop USC drive...Matched career-high tackle total against Memphis...Finished season with 14 tackles.


HIGH SCHOOL • BlountSet his high school record for sacks in one season with 18 as sophomore...Twice named Honorable Mention All-State by Alabama Sports Writers Asso-ciation...PrepStar All-Region...Started at linebacker in Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic in 2007...Named All-Region first team in 2006 and 2007, and All-Region second team in 2005...As senior, totaled 73 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, nine sacks and two forced fumbles in 11 games...Tallied 57 tackles with 15 sacks as junior in 2006...As sophomore, totaled 70 tackles and 18 sacks...Recorded five sacks as fresh-man...Played basketball as junior and member of track and field team as sophomore...Defensive team captain as senior...Defensive player of the year as senior and sophomore...Coach at Blount: Ben Harris.

SCHOLARSHIP: Michael & Rebecca Evans Athletic Scholarship

for career high 162 yards in 2007 season opener against Antioch...Lead blocker for pair of 1,000-yard rushers and carried ball 57 times for 406 yards as se-nior...Also caught 13 passes for 145 yards and two touchdowns...As senior, had more than 100 tack-les...Tallied 19 tackles for loss, six sacks and three forced fumbles as junior in 2006...Helped MBA to record 13 wins on way to undefeated Division II-2A state championship...Three-year starter at middle line-backer, two-year starter at fullback...Also par-ticipated in wrestling and track and field...Won 2007 state shot put championship with throw of 51 feet, 2 inches...Won 2007 state wrestling championship in 215-pound division...Coach at Montgomery Bell Academy: Daniel McGugin.

SCHOLARSHIP: Willis Tucker Memorial Athletic Scholarship Endowment

Wildcats back eight yards and help UT force a three-and-out…First career TFL came versus Alabama in a two-tackle effort…Also recorded a tackle in four other games.


HIGH SCHOOL • Chattanooga McCalliePlayed junior and senior years at Chattanooga’s McCallie School...Defensive end on team that ad-vanced to 2008 Div. II-AA state quarterfinals...Also played basketball, soccer and threw discus for track and field squad...Played as defender on soc-cer team that advanced to Div. II-AA state semifi-nals both years...Began playing varsity football as eighth-grader at Knoxville Webb and played three seasons...Spent time at defensive end, tackle and as punter on special teams...Webb won 2006 Div. II-AA state championship his sophomore year and was runner-up in 2005 ...Also basketball team member...Coach at Chattanooga McCallie: Rick Whitt.


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GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2009 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS Western Ky. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UCLA 1 1 2 1/7 1/7 1 0 0 0at Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Ohio 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Auburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Georgia 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0South Carolina 3 0 3 0 1/5 0 0 0 0Memphis 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0at Mississippi 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Kentucky 0 1 1 0 0 0 1/0 0 0Va. Tech (bowl) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02009 Totals 7 7 14 1/7 2/12 1 1/0 0 0

SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 0 1 1 0 0.5/1 0 0 0 0Oregon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UAB 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at LSU - - - - - - - - -at Georgia 2 1 3 1/7 1/7 0 0 0 0Alabama 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at South Carolina - - - - - - - - -at Memphis 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Mississippi 1 0 1 0 1/4 0 0 0 0at Vanderbilt 1 0 1 1/5 1/5 0 0 0 0Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N. Carolina (bowl) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02010 Totals 5 4 9 2/12 3.5/17 0 0 0 0

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0HIGH SCHOOL • FarragutStarted two years at fullback and one year at line-backer...Earned All-Region honors as a senior...Helped team to 11-2 record in both junior and se-nior seasons, including a regional championship in 2008...Ranked as the number three long snapper in

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soPHomoRe (Rs) | sq.defensIVe back

5-11 | 180 | Knoxville | Political Science

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 2/0 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 2/0Played on special teams in the fourth quarter against Mississippi and in the second quarter against Vanderbilt.


HIGH SCHOOL • Knoxville CatholicNamed All-Knoxville Interscholastic League and sec-ond team News Sentinel All-PrepXtra...Competed in both Toyota East-West and Tennessee-Kentucky all-star games, contributing interception against Kentucky...Played only his senior season at Knoxville Catholic after sitting out one season as transfer and missing his junior year because of injury...Played cornerback, wide receiver and running back...Made most of his one season by helping Irish to perfect 15-0 season and Class 3A state championship...In title game, caught 55-yard TD pass and made key interception in 28-18 win over Memphis Mitchell...Finished year with 35 tackles, nine pass breakups and three interceptions...Added 14 catches for 343 yards and six TDs, along with single touchdowns by rushing and kickoff return...Also qualified for state track and field meet in 100M and long jump but could not compete because of injury...His father, Carson Branum, walked on and played for Vols foot-ball squad in early 1980s...Coach at Knoxville Catho-lic: Mark Pemberton.

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 9/5 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 9/5Played in nine games at quarterback and started the final five…Went 4-1 as a starter, including wins in all four November games…Finished regular season 125-of-224 for 1,849 passing yards and 18 touch-downs, all UT freshman records…Also threw 10 in-terceptions...Owns the longest active streak in the SEC of consecutive games with a touchdown pass with six...Among freshman Division I quarterbacks, ranked third in QB rating (142.73), tied for fourth in TDs, sixth in passing yards per game (205.4) and 10th in total yards...Earned SEC Freshman of the Week accolades for three of his four regular-season starting performances to become one of just seven players to garner three or more SEC Player of the Week honors in 2010…First Vol to earn three indi-vidual SEC weekly awards in one season...Two of those SEC weekly honors came in his first two career starts, making him one of just six SEC football stu-dent-athletes to be honored in consecutive weeks in 2010…One of just two quarterbacks in the SEC to claim four 300-yard passing performances this sea-son…First UT QB to compile four 300-yard games in a season since Peyton Manning in 1997 (nine times)...In SEC games, Bray ranked sixth in passing average (198 ypg) and pass efficiency (138.2)…Led 27 scoring drives, the average time of possession being 2:10...14 of those drives took less than two minutes (12 of which were TD drives), while 14 took five plays or less...As a starter, helped team score in 16 of 19 red zone trips (.842 success-rate)...11 of those finished in the end zone...Notched a career-high 354 yards passing against Kentucky while tossing two touchdowns and two interceptions…Eighth-highest total in the SEC in a single game in

2010…Became the first UT quarterback to throw multiple TDs in six consecutive games since Man-ning did so seven times (1/1-10/18/97)…Complet-ed 27-of-45 (both career highs) for 308 yards, four TDs and three INTs in Music City Bowl vs. North Car-olina...Four TDs tied the UT bowl game record, while attempt and completion numbers both ranked second...First UT quarterback to complete passes to nine different WRs in a single game since Erik Ainge (vs. Wisconsin, Outback Bowl, 1/1/2008)...In his first career start at Memphis, he completed 19-of-33 for 325 yards and a career-high five touchdowns in two-and-1/2 quarters…Compiled 308 yards and all five of his TD throws in the first half alone vs. the Tigers, setting UT football records for passing yards and TDs in a single half…Five-TD performance was one of just two in the SEC in 2010 while 325 yards ranked 14th in the league…Connected on a career-best eight consecutive passes in the first quarter…In first SEC start versus Mississippi, completed 18-of-34 for 323 yards and three TDs, becoming the first UT quarterback ever to throw for 300-plus yards in first two starts and the first in consecutive games overall since Casey Clausen (2001)…80-yard strike to Justin Hunter on Vols’ first offensive play was UT’s longest of 2010 and longest from scrimmage since 2006…265 first-half yards ranked ninth all-time for passing yards in a half and made him second UT QB to produce two top 10 performances for most passing yards in one half (Peyton Manning, 4)…In his first SEC start on the road at Vanderbilt, Bray completed 16-of-27 for 232 yards, two touchdowns and a pair of INTs…Between his first throw at South Carolina, an INT returned for a score, and his next INT (at Vanderbilt) that ended a streak of 96 consec-utive attempts without a pick, Bray went 58-of-96 for 980 yards and 12 TDs (QB rating: 187.42)…Led Vols on four scoring drives, including a 3-for-3 suc-cess rate inside the red zone at Vanderbilt…Took over at quarterback in the second half at South Carolina…After first throw was an INT returned for a TD, Bray finished 9-of-15 for 159 yards and a pair of touchdowns…First career TD was a 30-yard strike to Denarius Moore…Longest throw of 62 yards to Moore set up his second TD from 17 yards out on the next play…At Georgia, connected on first four pass attempts and finished 8-for-12 for 81 yards…Led a 77-yard drive before the Vols stalled at the UGA 3-yard line…Connected on 5-of-14 passes for 39 yards vs. Alabama…Saw first action in UT’s sea-son opener against UT Martin, completing 3-of-6 passes for 24 yards and an INT.

the nation at the 2007 Ray Guy Kicking Camp...Also played basketball, earning All-District honors as a senior...Coach at Farragut: Eddie Courtney.

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CAREER STATS Passing ATT- INT/ PASS AVG. Qb HI PASSYEAR G CMP TD PCT YDS GM RATE YDS2010 9 224-125 10/18 55.8 1,849 205.4 142.73 354-UK

CAREER HIGHSCompletions 27 vs. North Carolina, 12/30/10Attempts 45 vs. North Carolina, 12/30/10Yards 354 vs. Kentucky, 11/27/10Touchdowns 5 vs. Memphis, 11/6/10Longest Completion 80 vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10

GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Passing2010 COMP ATT INT PCT. YDS TD LONGUT Martin 3 6 1 50.0 24 0 9Oregon - - - - - - -Florida - - - - - - -UAB - - - - - - -at LSU - - - - - - -at Georgia 8 12 0 75.0 81 0 22Alabama 5 14 1 35.7 39 0 16at South Carolina 9 15 1 60.0 159 2 62at Memphis 19 33 0 57.6 325 5 42Mississippi 18 34 0 52.9 323 3 80at Vanderbilt 16 27 2 59.3 232 2 34Kentucky 20 38 2 52.6 354 2 49N. Carolina (bowl) 27 45 3 60.0 312 4 452010 Totals 125 224 10 55.8 1,849 18 80

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 13/62011 • SophomoreShared UT’s 2011 Big Lick Off-Season Award, pre-sented to players who consistently play with the most physical toughness.

2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/6Started the last six games at safety and played in all 13 contests, primarily serving on special teams during the first half of the season…One of just four Vols to see the field in every quarter in 2010 and one of seven true freshmen to play in every game for UT…12th on the team and fifth among members of the secondary with 30 tackles…Led UT in tack-les in just his third career start vs. Mississippi with a career-best eight…In regular season finale vs. Kentucky, contributed four tackles, including first career tackle for loss, first career fumble recovery and a pass breakup…TFL set up a third-down sack in the second quarter, while fumble recovery came on the next drive…Saw first significant playing time against Alabama, totaling six tackles…Added a QB hurry to force UA into a long third down, eventu-ally resulting in a missed field goal…Notched first career start at South Carolina and compiled four tackles and first career pass breakup…PBU forced a third-and-long for the Gamecocks…Registered three tackles vs. North Carolina in the Music City Bowl and PBU helped hold UNC to a field goal after starting a second quarter drive on the UT 10-yard line.

HIGH SCHOOL • Sandy CreekRanked as three-star prospect by both Rivals.com and Scout.com in 2006…As baseball senior at Sandy Creek,

CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGHYEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 13 20 10 30 0/0 1/1 0 1/0 3 0/0 8-Miss

CAREER HIGHSTackles 8 vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10

GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Oregon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UAB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at LSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Alabama 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0at South Carolina 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0at Memphis 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Mississippi 5 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0at Vanderbilt 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Kentucky 3 1 4 0 1/1 0 1/0 1 0N. Carolina (bowl) 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 02010 Totals 20 10 30 0 1/1 0 1/0 3 0

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26SUPERLATIVES•2010 SEC Freshman of the Week (11/6, 11/13, 11/27)

HIGH SCHOOL • KingsburgPracticed with Vols during mid-December before the Chick-fil-A Bowl...Enrolled at UT in January 2010 and participated in spring drills...Member of Prep-Star Top 150 Dream Team...Valley League Offensive Player of the Year as senior and league Most Valu-able Player...Led Kingsburg to perfect 13-0 season and Valley championship while completing 185-of-302 passes (61.2 percent) for 3,321 yards and 41 TDs...Added 171 yards on ground...As junior in 2008, threw for 2,411 yards and 26 touchdowns...As sophomore, completed 99 passes for 1,784 yards...Named junior and sophomore of the year for Valley League in 2008 and 2007...During freshman cam-paign of 2006, threw for 1,100 yards...Also stand-out on basketball court while averaging nearly 20 points and nine rebounds as junior...Competed in baseball for Kingsburg...Coach at Kingsburg: John Sweeney.

SCHOLARSHIP: Bryan Blalock Athletic Scholarship Endowment

batted .497 with 7 home runs, 30 RBI and 12 stolen bas-es...Coach at Sandy Creek: Chip Walker.

MISCELLANEOUSPlayed professional baseball in Milwaukee Brewers organization for four years (2006-10), most recently for Huntsville in Class AA Southern League…Origi-nally signed to play football at Florida State in 2006 before opting for baseball…Selected by Brewers in second round (60th overall) of 2006 MLB Draft.

SCHOLARSHIP: Hartman Family Endowment

CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/0HIGH SCHOOL • AlcoaStarted two years at placekicker...Helped team to two state championships...Also participated in soc-cer all four years, earning All-State honors in the fi-nal two...Coach at Alcoa: Gary Rankin.

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 3/02011 • SophomoreEarned the 2011 Harvey Robinson Off-Season Award, which honors the offensive surprise of the spring.

NOTRE DAME2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 3/0Moved from guard to tackle in the spring to com-pete for a starting position...Made career debut


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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/02010 – Squad member.


HIGH SCHOOL • South TorranceSpent time at Chris Sailer Kicking School under long-snapping tutelage of Chris Rubio...Began snap-ping on varsity team during freshman campaign and snapped all four seasons...Added duties at linebacker and became three-time All-League selection at that

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/02010 – Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL • EnsworthStarted three years at wide receiver and safety...Earned All-Region honors as a senior...Also partici-pated in basketball and soccer...Coach at Ensworth: Ricky Bowers.

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2009 • Freshman – Squad member.


SUPERLATIVES•2010 Academic All-SEC

HIGH SCHOOL • Christian Academy of KnoxvilleOffensive Region 2-2A MVP as senior quarterback and team captain for 8-4 squad that advanced to playoffs...Threw for more than 2,400 yards and 27 touchdowns that year...Varsity team member all four years in three sports...Also played basketball and baseball...Twice named All-District in baseball, once as catcher and also as athlete when he played several positions...Coach at Christian Academy of Knoxville: Rusty Bradley.

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/02010 – Redshirted due to transfer rules.

CONNECTICUT2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 0/0Enrolled at UConn in January 2009 but decided to transfer.

HIGH SCHOOL • Worcester Academy • SouthsidePlayed as a senior at Worcester Academy in Worces-ter, Mass.…Was a New England Prep School Athletic Conference All-Star in 2008…At Southside High School, was an all-county pick in 2007 and two-time all-region pick…Played basketball as team won Class AA State Championship in 2007…Named to all-tournament team…Was awarded a Pepsi-Green-ville County Schools Golf Tournament Scholarship

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HIGH SCHOOL • NorthsideNamed Northside High School’s Best Defensive Lineman...Recorded 34 solo tackles, 21 assists and nine tackles for lost yardage...Defensive unit held five opponents under 200 total yards...Helped Northside High School to 13-2 record in 2009 and berth in Georgia’s Class AAAAA state championship game...Senior team captain...Three-year starter...Coach at Northside: Conrad Nix.

SCHOLARSHIP: Gary Mathews Athletic Scholarship Endowment Fund

against Michigan State on special teams...Also saw action against Boston College and Western Michi-gan.


HIGH SCHOOL • Brentwood AcademySelected to Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100...The Knoxville News Sentinel rated him second in its top 10 in Tennessee...Named to Division II All-State Team by Tennessee Sports Writers Asso-ciation following senior season...Named First Team All Mid-State as junior and senior by The Tennessean...Re-corded 52 pancake blocks as a junior...Led high school team to Division II Class AAA State Championship game as a senior in 2008...Helped high school team capture 2007 Division II Class AAA state title game as a junior with an 11-1 overall record...Blocked for two running backs who combined for 1,736 yards in 2007...Coach at Brentwood Academy: Ralph Potter.

MISCELLANEOUSLate father, Louis, was an offensive lineman with the Seattle Seahawks (1978-80) and at Jackson State.

position...Helped South Torrance to league champi-onship during sophomore season...Coach at South Torrance: Josh Waybright.

following his senior year for community involve-ment…Named to The National Society of High School Scholars...Coach at Worcester Academy: Da-vid Dykeman...Coach at Southside: Fe Cowan.

CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/02010 • Sophomore – Squad member.

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 11/0 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 11/0Collected 13 tackles in first year as a Vol, in which he saw playing time in 11 games…Fifth on team with eight tackles on special teams…Posted a ca-reer-best six tackles (five solos) at Memphis as UT’s second-leading tackler, including a stop on fourth down that forced a turnover-on-downs and a third-down tackle that led to a Tigers’ punt…Registered

CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGHYEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 11 11 2 13 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 6-Mem


GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin - - - - - - - - -Oregon - - - - - - - - -Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UAB 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0at LSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Georgia 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Memphis 5 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0Mississippi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N. Carolina (bowl) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 02010 Totals 11 2 13 0 0 1 0 0 0

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TRACK & FIELDParticipated in the shot put and discus...Best indoor mark in the shot put was a 53-3 heave at the SEC Championships...Top discus mark in outdoor com-petition was 143-5 at the UCSD Triton Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL • FrontierPlayed in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl...Named to MaxPreps All-America first team...Rated as nation’s No. 1 punting prospect by punting ex-pert Chris Sailer...Orginally signed with USC, but transferred to UT after being granted his release...bAveraged 42.9 yards per punt as senior with ca-reer long of 71...Added 96 tackles from linebacker position, including team-high 79 solo...Handled placekicking duties, with 35 of 60 kickoffs resulting in touchbacks...Made 34 PATs and 11 field goals in senior season...As junior, averaged 46.3 yards per punt with 93 tackles...Helped team to 11-2 record as senior...Also excelled in shot put and discus, and led Frontier High to team state championship in 2009...Two-time defending state champion in shot put, with career-best throw of 63-9.75 in 2010 state event...Also won state discus title as junior with toss of 192-0...For combined efforts in football and track, named finalist for MaxPreps National Athlete of the Year...Coach at Frontier: Rich Cornford.

SCHOLARSHIPS:First Family Men’s Athletic EndowmentSendele Family Endowment Scholarship


HIGH SCHOOL • Wilson CentralStarted three years at wide receiver and corner-back...Earned All-Region honors as a senior...Coach at Wilson Central: Traye Aric.

three tackles at Georgia…Also forced a fumble on the Bulldogs’ kickoff return that followed UT’s first score but the Vols were unable to recover…Re-corded a pair of tackles vs. North Carolina in the Music City Bowl...Saw first career action vs. Florida and notched first two career tackles against UAB a week later.

HIGH SCHOOL • MinorNamed to Birmingham News All-West Metro and All-State teams as defensive lineman...Finished senior year with 108 tackles (75 solo), including 28 for lost yardage and eight sacks...Also forced five fumbles and blocked two punts...Forced key fumble during win over then fourth-ranked Jess Lanier High that led to touch-down...As a junior in 2008, totaled 82 tackles, 18 tack-les-for-loss and nine sacks...Helped Minor High School to second round of 2009 Class 6A playoffs...Led team as starter to 25-10 record over three prep seasons...Earned track and field All-Metro honors in javelin as freshman and in 100M hurdles as sophomore...Eagle Scout...Coach at Minor: Randy Cook.

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HIGH SCHOOL • PowellStarted two years at wide receiver...Earned All-Region and All-District honors as a senior...Also played basketball for four years...Coach at Powell: Matt Lowe.

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2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 8/0Totaled three tackles on special teams during sea-son...Played in last eight games, beginning with Georgia...Participated in 21 quarters as lead gunner on kickoff coverage team...Had three tackles – two solo and one unassisted.


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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 29/182010 • Junior • Games/Starts: 7/6Played in seven games, including six starts, before missing rest of season due to violation of team rules…Notched a career-high eight tackles at LSU...Recorded five tackles vs. Alabama, his best total at home in 2010...Totaled three tackles at Georgia and collected lone pass defended of season...Forced fumble on Oregon’s opening kickoff return and posted a pair of tackles...Also registered two take-downs vs. Florida.

2009 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 12/12Steady performer for Vols, recording 39 tackles and contributing three pass breakups...Season-high five tackles against both Ohio and Auburn...Pass deflec-tions came against Georgia, South Carolina and Memphis...Forced one fumble versus Georgia...Only missed start was regular season finale at Kentucky because of injury...Compiled at least four tackles

CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGHYEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2008 10 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0/0 --2009 12 24 15 39 0/0 1/1 1 0 3 0/0 5-2x 2010 7 9 12 21 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 1 0/0 8-LSUTotals 29 33 27 60 0/0 1/1 2 0 4 0/0 8-LSU

CAREER HIGHSTackles 8 vs. LSU, 10/2/10Passes Defended 1 (4x, last at Georgia, 10/9/10)

GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2009 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS Western Ky. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UCLA 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0at Florida 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Ohio 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0Auburn 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0Georgia 4 0 4 0 1/1 1 0 1 0at Alabama 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0South Carolina 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0Memphis 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0at Mississippi 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Vanderbilt 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Va. Tech (bowl) 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 02009 Totals 24 15 39 0 1/1 1 0 3 0

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 6/02010 • Junior • Games/Starts: 2/0Played against both Memphis and Mississippi.

2009 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 4/0Played against Western Kentucky, Memphis and Vanderbilt during regular season...Contributed col-legiate-high three tackles against Memphis...Also played in first half against Virginia Tech in Chick-fil-A Bowl.

2008 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 0/0Squad member...Started in secondary and finished with two tackles in Tennessee’s 37-21 junior varsity win over Hargrave (Va.) Military.


HIGH SCHOOL • Highland SpringsPrepStar All-Southeast Region...Twice named All-State second team by Associated Press and Virginia High School Coaches Association...Also 2005 and

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 7/02010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 4/0Recorded lone tackle in season opener against UT Martin…Also appeared against Oregon, Mississippi and Vanderbilt on the defensive line.

2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 3/0Played in three quarters against Western Kentucky, finishing with shared tackle for loss...Also had ap-pearances against Memphis and Mississippi...Best tackle performance was two stops against Mem-phis.


HIGH SCHOOL • BannekerClass 4A All-State, All-Region and All-County in 2007...All-Area as wide receiver and defensive end...PrepStar All-Region...Caught 24 passes for 400 yards and six TDs that year while adding 53 tackles and 13½ sacks...Totaled 49 tackles and six sacks in just five games as junior in 2006 (missed 5 games with elbow injury)...Played basketball as freshman and

in nine different games, including Chick-fil-A Bowl against Virginia Tech.

2008 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 10/0Appeared in season’s final 10 games...Made first UT showing against Florida in third game and saw ac-tion in every game rest of season...Did not record a tackle but was part of defensive secondary unit that finished fourth in NCAA in passing defense.


HIGH SCHOOL • Evangel ChristianEnrolled at UT in January 2007 and participated in spring drills...First Team Class 1B All-State wide re-ceiver by Florida High School Athletic Association...Caught 62 passes for 1,329 yards (21.9-yard average) and 15 touchdowns as junior in 2005...Led team to championship game as senior...Four-year letterman in football and lettered three years each in basket-ball and track and field...Played small forward and both guard positions for hoops team, while special-izing in 100M and 200M events in track...Best times were 10.3 in the 100M and 21.5 for the 200M...Coach at Evangel Christian: Dedrick Dodge.

SCHOLARSHIP: M. Stephen & Chris M. Brandon Endowment Fund


HIGH SCHOOL • BeardenEarned All-Region as senior...His 2007 team finished 12-2 and advanced to Class 6A state semifinals be-fore losing 17-14 to eventual champion Smyrna and current teammate Rod Wilks...Led Region 1 in both receptions (44) and yards (600) and scored four touchdowns...At safety, added 28 tackles with two interceptions and eight pass breakups...Lettered three seasons and was two-year, two-way starter in addition to kick return duties...Ran three years on track and field squad, specializing in 100M, 200M, relays and long jump...Coach at Bearden: Brad Tay-lor.

SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Oregon 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0Florida 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0UAB - - - - - - - - -at LSU 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0at Georgia 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0Alabama 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0at South Carolina - - - - - - - - -at Memphis - - - - - - - - -Mississippi - - - - - - - - -at Vanderbilt - - - - - - - - -Kentucky - - - - - - - - -N. Carolina (bowl) - - - - - - - - -2010 Totals 9 12 21 0 0 1 0 1 0

2006 All-Metro by Richmond Times-Dispatch, as well as All-District and All-Region...Had six intercep-tions in game against Varina, returning one of those for 87-yard TD...Also had 26 tackles and seven addi-tional pass-breakups in that same contest...Blocked three kicks senior season...As junior, tallied 39 tack-les, seven interceptions, 12 pass breakups, three forced fumbles and three blocked kicks...Three-year letterman starter...Also lettered three years in track and field...Coach at Highland Springs: Scott Burton.

SCHOLARSHIP: AFG Industries Endowment Fund

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 13/52011 • SophomoreShared UT’s 2011 John Stucky Hard Knox Award, presented to the players who demonstrate the best physical and mental conditioning during the off-season program.

2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/5Played in every game, including five starts at full-back…Helped lead the way for Tauren Poole to rush for 1,034 yards, including six 100-yard games, which tied for the SEC lead…One of seven true freshmen to play in every game for UT…In first career start vs. South Carolina, Fugate hauled in a 4-yard reception on Tyler Bray’s first career scoring drive…Posted a 17-yard catch, his longest of the season, on UT’s final scoring drive vs. Kentucky…Also returned a kickoff eight yards vs. UAB.

HIGH SCHOOL • Breathitt CountyPracticed with Vols during mid-December in prepa-ration for Chick-fil-A Bowl, then enrolled at UT in January and participated in spring drills...Rated as No. 3 overall prospect in Kentucky by Rivals.com...Selected to PrepStar Magazine’s All-Region team...Finished senior season with 1,332 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns...Highlight of 2009 was rushing for 141 yards and four touchdowns to go with one re-ceiving TD against Powell County...Rushed for 3,052 yards and 36 touchdowns as junior while sparking Breathitt County to Class AAA state runner-up fin-

CAREER STATS Receiving NET AVG AVG HIGHYEAR G REC YDS REC GM TD LONG YDS2010 13 2 21 10.5 1.8 0 17-UK 17-UK

CAREER HIGHSReceptions 1 (2x, last vs. Kentucky, 11/27/10)Receiving Yards 17 vs. Kentucky, 11/27/10

GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Receiving2010 REC YDS TDUT Martin 0 0 0Oregon 0 0 0Florida 0 0 0UAB 0 0 0at LSU 0 0 0at Georgia 0 0 0Alabama 0 0 0at South Carolina 1 4 0at Memphis 0 0 0Mississippi 0 0 0at Vanderbilt 0 0 0Kentucky 1 17 0N. Carolina (bowl) 0 0 02010 Totals 2 21 0

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 12/52011 • SophomoreShared UT’s 2011 Big Lick Off-Season Award, pre-

sophomore...Coach at Banneker: Benny Crane.

SCHOLARSHIP: Armstrong Relocation Athletic Scholarship Fund

ish...During sophomore season, rushed for 1,727 yards and 30 touchdowns...Added 45 catches that year for 625 yards and five scores...Coach at Brea-thitt County: Mike Holcomb.

SCHOLARSHIP: Jerome G. Taylor Memorial Athletic Scholarship

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 10/6 2010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 10/6Played in 10 of 13 games, including six consecutive starts at center…First career start came vs. Florida…Helped Tauren Poole rush for six 100-yard games, which tied for the SEC lead…Part of an offensive line that allowed zero sacks at Memphis.

BUTTE [Calif.] JUNIOR COLLEGE2009 • FreshmanStarted all 11 games at center and helped Butte to 8-3 record in 2009 that included Premier West Bank Bowl win over Sierra College...Coach at Butte Junior College: Jeff Jordan

HIGH SCHOOL • Robert McQueenAs a senior, sparked Lancers to perfect 14-0 season...Year was capped with 13-12 victory in Class 4A state championship game...Squad was 13-2 and state run-ner-up in junior year...Also wrestled in high school, winning California Class 4A Northern Region title in 215-pound division...Coach at Robert McQueen: Ken Dalton.

SCHOLARSHIP: Gene McEver Athletic Scholarship Endowment

sented to players who consistently play with the most physical toughness.

2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 12/5Played at right guard in 12 games, including three consecutive starts beginning with the Alabama game, before missing the Mississippi contest with an ankle injury…Returned to the starting lineup against Kentucky as Tyler Bray was sacked just twice…Helped UT’s offense total a season-high 537 yards vs. UT Martin…Part of an offensive line that al-lowed zero sacks at Memphis and held Vanderbilt to just one…Helped Tauren Poole for tie the SEC lead with six 100-yard rushing games.

HIGH SCHOOL • Homewood-FlossmoorRated as No 11 prospect in Illinois and No. 14 overall offensive guard by Rivals.com...Ranked as the No. 14 overall offensive guard by Scout.com...Selected to PrepStar Magazine’s All-Region team...Named All-Conference as a senior in 2009...Coach at Home-wood-Flossmoor High School: Kenny Smith.

MISCELLANEOUSYounger brother of current Washington Redskins lineman Xavier Fulton.

SCHOLARSHIP: Keenan Athletic Scholarship Fund

Kentucky Border Bowl as a senior...Helped team to a 21-5 record over final two years...Coach at Farragut: Eddie Courtney.


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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 13/6 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/6Played in every game, including six starts…One of eight freshmen to play in every game for UT…Led UT freshmen with 47 tackles and ranked seventh on the team overall…Finished sixth on the team with seven special teams tackles…One of four Vols with multiple interceptions (two)…First career start came in season opener vs. UT Martin…Recorded first career tackle and was part of a secondary that held the Skyhawks to a UT opponent season-low 86 passing yards…Contributed a career-best six tack-les at South Carolina in just his third career start…Matched his career high with six more stops the next week at Memphis while adding his first career INT on the Tigers’ third possession…Before leav-ing with a head injury vs. Mississippi, he notched his second INT of 2010 and returned it 46 yards for a touchdown to give UT a 21-0 lead…Totaled five tackles vs. Florida, including his first career tackle for loss…Provided four takedowns against UAB, LSU and UNC (Music City Bowl)…Added first career pass breakup at UAB…Also had TFL at LSU…Handled punt return duties for five games…Registered UT’s season-high punt return of 21 yards against LSU…Tallied five tackles vs. Alabama and notched three stops on three separate occasions...Shared Tennes-see’s 2010 Big Lick Award in the spring, presented to players who consistently perform with the most physical toughness.


HIGH SCHOOL • HillsboroEarned No. 2 spot in Rivals.com Tennessee Pre-season Top 25...Named SuperPrep All-American

CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGHYEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 13 32 15 47 0/0 1.5/3 0 0/0 3 2/46 6-2x

CAREER HIGHSTackles 6 (2x), last vs. Memphis, 11/6/10INT Return Yards 46 vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10

GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Oregon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Florida 4 1 5 0 1/3 0 0 0 0UAB 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 0at LSU 1 3 4 0 0.5/0 0 0 0 0at Georgia 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Alabama 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0at South Carolina 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0at Memphis 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 1/0Mississippi 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1/46at Vanderbilt 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Kentucky 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0N. Carolina (bowl) 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 02010 Totals 32 15 47 0 1.5/3 0 0 3 2/46

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 14/0 2010 • Junior • Games/Starts: 13/0Played in all 13 games for UT, serving as the primary deep snapper for the Vols’ punting unit…Saw action in every quarter but one…Posted a tackle on special teams in back-to-back weeks against UAB and LSU.

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 6/0 2011 • SophomoreEarned the 2011 Harvey Robinson Off-Season Award, which honors the defensive surprise of the spring.

and member of Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Su-per Southern 100...Three-time All-Metro, All Region 5-4A and All-State...Named to The Tennessean’s Dream Team as both junior and senior, and included as one of Knoxville News-Sentinel’s Top 20 Pros-pects in Tennessee following 2008 season...Finalist for Tennessee’s Mr. Football Award as senior...2008 All-Midstate...Offensive MVP at BlueCross Bowl after leading Hillsboro to Class 4A state championship in 2008...Selected to play in Toyota East-West All-Star Game for Tennessee...Rushed for 510 yards and nine touchdowns while catching 43 passes for 716 yards and nine touchdowns as senior...Also posted 34 tackles and five interceptions...Led star-studded secondary as junior, with 77 tackles and six intercep-tions (one returned for a TD)...At receiver, added 41 catches that year for 816 yards and 10 TDs...Coach at Hillsboro: Scott Blade.

SCHOLARSHIP: Cullom Family Athletic Scholar Endowment

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HIGH SCHOOL • FarragutStarted three years at defensive end...Earned All-Region honors in final two years...Also earned All-District, All-PrepXtra and All-KIL accolades as a senior...Also wrestled and earned a pair of regional championships...Coach at Farragut: Eddie Courtney.

2009 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 1/0Made his collegiate varsity debut against Western Kentucky...Earned Academic All-SEC honors.

2008 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 0/0Appeared in junior varsity win over Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy.


SUPERLATIVES•2009 & 2010 Academic All-SEC

HIGH SCHOOL • FarragutGraduated from high school with high honors and enrolled at UT in January 2007... Ranked by Ray Guy’s ProKicker.com as nation’s No. 3 long snapper for high school graduating class of 2007...Team’s long snapper in 48 consecutive varsity games...Named All-Region in 2006 after playing fullback, tight end, defensive end and offensive tackle...Fin-ished with three touchdown receptions...Three-year starter at tight end and two-time captain...Team advanced to Class 5A quarterfinals as junior and se-nior...Coach at Farragut: Eddie Courtney.

SCHOLARSHIP: Susan Rayborn Athletic Scholarship Endowment

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 13/2 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/2One of seven true freshmen to play in every game for Tennessee, including a pair of starts…First ca-reer start came vs. Alabama…Caught 16 passes for 415 yards and seven touchdowns, breaking UT

CAREER STATS Receiving NET AVG AVG HIGHYEAR G REC YDS REC GM TD LONG YDS2010 13 16 415 25.9 31.9 7 80-Miss 114-Miss

CAREER HIGHSReceptions 4 vs. Georgia, 10/9/10Receiving Yards 114 vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10Touchdowns 2 vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10Long 80 vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10

GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Receiving2010 REC YDS TDUT Martin 0 0 0Oregon 1 31 0Florida 3 60 1UAB 1 -2 0 at LSU 1 37 0at Georgia 4 110 1Alabama 0 0 0at South Carolina 0 0 0at Memphis 1 42 1Mississippi 3 114 2at Vanderbilt 1 15 1Kentucky 0 0 0N. Carolina (bowl) 1 8 12010 Totals 16 415 7

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 23/222010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 13/13Earned Coaches’ All-SEC Second Team honors…Only Volunteer to be named to either Coaches’ All-SEC squad…One of 10 Vols to start every game in 2010 and owns the highest streak of con-secutive starts heading into 2011 with 15…Five interceptions tied for the team lead (Prentiss Wag-gner) and tied for third in the SEC…Most by a UT defender since 2008 (Eric Berry with seven)...UT’s leader in INT return yards with 114, ranking third in the SEC…Led team with 11 passes defended, a figure that was good for sixth in the confer-ence (0.85 per game)…Led UT secondary with 69 tackles, which ranked third on the team…Tied for 19th in tackles (6.6) in SEC games and 29th over-all (5.3) in the league…Delivered four stops and two passes defended, including an INT on third down in the UT end zone vs. North Carolina in the Music City Bowl...Posted a career-best 11 tackles, including a tackle for loss, vs. Kentucky, which tied for the game lead…Added a pass breakup that forced a three-and-out on third down in the fourth quarter after UT went up 24-14…Made a couple of timely plays at the UT 1-yard line at Vanderbilt to match a career high with two passes defended…The first was his fourth INT that was returned a career-long 43 yards, and the second was a key pass breakup to save a possible Com-modores’ touchdown…Added three tackles, including a tackle for loss, at VU…Second on the team in tackles vs. Florida with his second-highest total of 2010 with nine, which included his first TFL of the season…UT’s second-leading tackler vs. Alabama with eight…Notched six tack-les at South Carolina…Hauled in his first INT of

2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 6/0Saw action in six games for Tennessee, including all four wins in November and the Music City Bowl vs. UNC…Part of an offensive line that allowed zero sacks at Memphis and just one at Vanderbilt…Played in all four quarters vs. Mississippi, in which the Vols amassed 441 yards of offense, a UT season-high against an SEC opponent.


SUPERLATIVES•2010 Academic All-SEC•2009 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

HIGH SCHOOL • Knoxville CatholicNamed Tennessee Mr. Football for Class 3A while help-ing Knoxville Catholic to 2008 state championship...All-Region and All-State as junior and senior...Played in Tennessee’s Toyota East-West All-Star Game after senior season that included Class 3A state champion-ship for Knoxville Catholic...Caught 12 passes that year for 245 yards and four touchdowns from tight end position...Also posted 62 tackles, including 7½ sacks...Coach at Knoxville Catholic: Mark Pemberton.

SCHOLARSHIP: David & Martha Fine Athletic Scholarship Endowment

freshman record for receiving TDs and ranked tied for first among all NCAA FBS freshmen receivers…Four of TDs were from 30 yards or longer...Led team with 25.9 yards per catch…Nine catches went for 20 or more yards...Despite not having a catch in four games, ranked fourth on the team in receiving yards (415) and second on the Vols with seven TD recep-tions…Tied for eighth in the SEC with two 100-yard receiving performances…Led UT in receiving yards in three games and receptions on one occasion…Seventh TD was lone reception in Music City Bowl vs. North Carolina to put the Vols ahead 20-17 in the fourth quarter...In second career start, hauled in three receptions for a career-high 114 receiving yards to complement his first multi-TD game (two) vs. Mississippi, including a career-long catch of 80 yards on the Vols’ first offensive play…80-yard TD was UT’s longest play from scrimmage since 2006 vs. Vanderbilt and tied for the 10th longest pass in UT history…Totaled a career-high four receptions at Georgia and led UT with 110 yards, including a 38-yard TD...Became UT’s first freshman to have 100 receiving yards in a game since 2004 (Robert Meachem vs. UK)…Snatched first career TD catch vs. Florida, a 35-yarder on fourth-and-six in the fourth quarter that helped cut the Vols’ deficit to seven…Finished with three receptions and a team-best 60 yards against the Gators…First career catch came vs. Oregon, a 31-yard strike to set up the Vols at the Ducks’ 1-yard line…Lone receptions vs. Mem-phis and Vanderbilt were good for first-quarter TDs, a 42-yarder vs. the Tigers and a 15-yard connection against the Commodores…Hauled in a 37-yard re-ception on third-and-three of UT’s go-ahead scoring drive in the fourth quarter at LSU.

TRACK & FIELDFirst-team USTFCCCA Indoor All-American in the long jump after finishing eighth at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a leap of 25 4 ½...Scored for UT at the SEC Indoor Championships with a long jump mark of 25-4 to place fifth and was seventh in the outdoor meet at 25-7 ½...Named to SEC Indoor All-Freshman Team as the highest finishing rookie in the long jump at the league championships…Set UT freshman indoor record in the long jump at 26-1 ½ in second collegiate meet…That mark ranks No. 3 all-time indoors at UT...Earned SEC Indoor Track & Field Male Freshman of the Week honors twice (Jan. 18 & Feb. 8)...Also competed in the triple jump and high jump, placing 10th in the latter at the SEC Outdoor meet.

SUPERLATIVES•2010 Coaches All-SEC Freshman Team

HIGH SCHOOL • Ocean LakesVirginia High School Coaches AAA All-State...Earned spot on Rivals100 list as the No. 75 overall prospect in the nation by Rivals.com...Also rated as the No. 3 prospect in Virginia and No. 8 overall wide receiver by Rivals.com...Rated as the No. 11 wide receiver by Scout.com...Participated in the Under Armour All-America Game...Tallied 46 receptions for 714 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior in 2009...As a ju-nior in 2008, caught 34 passes for 545 yards and 13 TDs...Won long jump at junior portion of 2010 USA Outdoor Championships with leap of 25-10 3/4 and qualified for IAAF World Junior Championships...Track & Field News rates him nation’s No. 3 long jumper (25-3¾), No. 7 high jumper (7-2) and No. 14 triple jumper (49-5)...Won Virginia Class AAA state championship in the high jump and long jump as a junior...Place second in state triple jump, ninth in 300M hurdles and ran a leg on Ocean Lakes’ third-place 4x100 M relay team...Also competed on the basketball team at Ocean Lakes...Coach at Ocean Lakes: Chris Scott.

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 34/122011 • SeniorShared UT’s 2011 Fourth Quarter Off-Season Award, presented to players who consistently compete with the intangible values that provide the founda-tion of the UT Football Program: attitude, discipline, toughness, effort and team.

2010 • Junior • Games/Starts: 13/12Led team with 11 tackles for loss and ranked sec-ond with five sacks while playing in every game in 2010…Started 12 games, the last eight at defen-sive tackle…Also started four games at defensive end…After making the switch to DT at Georgia, he totaled 36 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, five sacks, three quarterback hurries, four passes defended and an interception…11 TFLs ranked tied for 11th in the SEC, while his five sacks ranked as the 15th-most in the conference…Tied for second on the Vols with five QB hurries…Led defensive line and ranked sixth on the squad with 48 tackles…Tal-lied at least six tackles in four of the final seven contests…Notched a sack in four consecutive games (USC-VU)…Three of five QB hurries came on third down while four of five passes defended occurred on third or fourth down…Led the Vols at Memphis with a career-best eight tackles and returned first career interception 44 yards…Also recorded a UT season-high three TFL for 15 yards, including a career-high two sacks…Recorded six-tackle performances against Kentucky, South Carolina and Alabama…Tipped a pass to force a three-and-out against UK in the fourth quarter after the Vols took a 10-point lead…Registered first sack as a Vol vs. South Carolina…Made a pair of key third-down plays in the second quarter vs.

the season at LSU, one of three for UT…Also to-taled seven tackles against the Tigers…Collected lone sack of the season at Georgia in a six-tackle effort to set the Bulldogs back 11 yards on third down…Contributed INTs against Memphis and Mississippi…Also took a pitch from Da’Rick Rog-ers on a kickoff return 47 yards vs. the Rebels…Came up with a key pass breakup against Oregon on a first quarter third-and-9 to limit the Ducks to a field goal, while adding five stops… Supplied a trio of three-tackle performances and a pair of two-tackle outings…Also handled punt return duties against Memphis and Mississippi.

2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 10/9True freshman worked his way into starting spot at free safety in just his second collegiate game...Con-tributed season-high seven tackles against South Carolina to earn SEC Freshman of the Week honors...Also forced one fumble against Gamecocks and added two pass breakups as UT scored 24 points off four takeaways...Finished campaign with 37 tackles to rank second among freshman Vols...Delivered sack in regular season finale against Kentucky that forced Wildcats punt.

SUPERLATIVES•2010 Coaches’ All-SEC Second Team•2009 SEC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 2)

HIGH SCHOOL • BarbeSelected SuperPrep and USA Today All-America...Rated No. 2 cornerback in 2009 class and No. 2 over-all prospect in Louisiana by Rivals.com...Selected to play in U.S. Army All-American Bowl and Under Armour All-American Game...Named to Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 and Orlando Sentinel’s All-Southern Team...Class 5A All-State by Louisiana Sports Writers Association as senior and junior...Made 94 tackles and picked off five passes as senior...Five interceptions, 93 tackles and blocked seven kicks as junior...Returned two punts for TDs in one game, setting school and district record as se-nior...Also standout hurdler in track and field...Coach at Barbe: Jimmy Shaver.

SCHOLARSHIP: Ken Smith Auto Parts Endowment

CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGHYEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2009 10 26 11 37 1/11 1/11 1 1/8 4 1/29 7-SC 2010 13 40 29 69 1/11 4/19 0 0/0 11 5/114 11-UKTotals 23 66 40 106 2/22 5/30 1 1/8 15 6/143 11-UK

CAREER HIGHSTackles 11 vs. Kentucky, 11/27/10Passes Defended 2 (4x, last vs. North Carolina, 12/30/10)INT Return Yardage 43 at Vanderbilt, 11/20/10

GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2009 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS Western Ky. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UCLA 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0at Florida 5 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 0Ohio 3 1 4 0 0 0 1/8 0 0Auburn 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0Georgia 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0at Alabama 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0South Carolina 7 0 7 0 0 1 0 2 0at Kentucky 2 0 2 1/11 1/11 0 0 0 0Va. Tech (bowl) 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1/292009 Totals 26 11 37 1/11 1/11 1 1/8 4 1/29

SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Oregon 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0Florida 3 6 9 0 1/4 0 0 0 0UAB 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0at LSU 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 2 1/14at Georgia 4 2 6 1/11 1/11 0 0 0 0Alabama 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0at South Carolina 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0at Memphis 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1/35Mississippi 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1/22at Vanderbilt 3 0 3 0 1/2 0 0 2 1/43Kentucky 8 3 11 0 1/2 0 0 1 0N. Carolina (bowl) 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 1/02010 Totals 40 29 69 1/11 4/19 0 0 11 5/114

the Crimson Tide…QB hurry forced an incom-plete pass and led to a missed field goal while a pass breakup forced Alabama to settle for a three-point try…Posted four tackles at Vander-bilt, including a sack and two-and-1/2 TFL, while third quarter-QB hurry forced VU to punt…Forced and recovered a fumble on third down while LSU was in field-goal range and added three tackles...Transferred from USC.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA2009 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 13/0Appearing in all 13 games, he had 18 tackles, includ-ing 3.5 sacks, plus one forced fumble and two de-flections...Had a pair of tackles at Ohio State, three stops (with a sack) against Washington State, two tackles (0.5 sack) at California, and one sack with a deflection against Oregon State...Recorded two tackles (with a sack), a forced fumble and a deflec-tion at Arizona State...Registered three tackles ver-sus UCLA and Boston College.

2008 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 8/0Appeared in eight games (all but Oregon State, Arizona, California, UCLA and Penn State) and had four tackles, including two sacks for minus-eight yards, plus a deflection and forced a fumble...Had two tackles (with a sack) and a forced fumble (which USC recovered and it led to a TD) at Vir-ginia.

SUPERLATIVES•2010 Associated Press All-SEC Second Team

HIGH SCHOOL • Birmingham2007 honors as a senior included Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West Best of the Rest, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, All-L.A. City Co-Defen-sive MVP (with his twin, Marquis), Los Angeles Times All-Star, Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Co-Defensive MVP (with his twin, Marquis) and All-West Valley League Co-Defensive MVP (with his twin, Marquis) as a senior defensive lineman at Birmingham High in Van Nuys (Calif.)...Notched 103 tackles, 14.5 sacks, one interception and one fumble recovery in 2007...As a junior in 2006, he made All-L.A. City first team and Daily News All-Area second team while posting 10.5 sacks...Helped Birmingham win the 2006 L.A. City title...Coach at Birmingham: Ed Croson.

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CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGHYEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2008* 8 4 0 4 2/8 2/8 1 0/0 1 0/0 2-Vir2009* 13 11 7 18 3.5/22 3.5/22 1 0/0 3 0/0 3-3x 2010 13 29 19 48 5/28 11/42 1 1/0 5 1/44 8-MemTotals 34 44 26 70 10.5/58 16.5/72 3 1/0 9 1/44 8-Mem *Played at USC

CAREER HIGHSTackles 8 vs. Memphis, 11/6/10Sacks 2 vs. Memphis, 11/6/10Tackles For Loss 3 vs. Memphis, 11/6/10

GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2008 (USC) UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS at Virginia 2 0 2 1/5 1/5 1 0 0 0Ohio State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Oregon State - - - - - - - - -Oregon 1 0 1 1/3 1/3 0 0 0 0Arizona State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Wash. St. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Arizona - - - - - - - - -Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0California - - - - - - - - -at Stanford 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Notre Dame 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0at UCLA - - - - - - - - -Penn State (bowl) - - - - - - - - -2008 Totals 4 0 4 2/8 2/8 1 0/0 1 0/0

SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2009 (USC) UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS San Jose State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Ohio State 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0at Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Washington St. 3 0 3 1/5 1/5 0 0 0 0at California 1 1 2 0.5/3 0.5/3 0 0 0 0at Notre Dame 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Oregon State 1 0 1 1/8 1/8 0 0 1 0 at Oregon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Arizona State 2 0 2 1/6 1/6 1 0 1 0Stanford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UCLA 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Arizona 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Boston Col. (bowl) 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 02009 Totals 11 7 18 3.5/22 3.5/22 1 0/0 3 0/0

SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Oregon 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Florida 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0UAB 2 1 3 0 1/3 0 0 0 0at LSU 1 2 3 0 0 1 1/0 0 0at Georgia 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Alabama 1 5 6 0 0.5/0 0 0 1 0at South Carolina 5 1 6 1/2 2/5 0 0 0 0at Memphis 7 1 8 2/13 3/15 0 0 1 1/44Mississippi 3 0 3 1/7 1/7 0 0 0 0at Vanderbilt 3 1 4 1/6 2.5/11 0 0 0 0Kentucky 3 3 6 0 1/1 0 0 1 0N. Carolina (bowl) 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 02010 Totals 29 19 48 5/28 11/42 1 1/0 5 1/44

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HIGH SCHOOL • DemopolisRated as the No. 131 defensive end prospect by Scout.com...Named honorable mention all-state as a senior in 2009...Honored as a West Alabama 5A All-Star as a senior...Also All-County...Named Defen-sive Lineman MVP at U.S. Army All-America Junior Combine in 2008...Combined for 26 quarterback sacks and 22 quarterback hurries over his last two seasons...As a senior, 26 of his 38 total tackles went for lost yardage...11 of those were sacks and he also forced three fumbles...Amassed 54 tackles, 17 sacks and eight tackles for loss as a junior in 2008...Helped Demopolis to 12-3 record in 2009 and Alabama Class 5A state championship...Coach at Demopolis: Tom Causey.

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 13/13 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/13Earned Coaches’ All-SEC Freshman Team honors...One of 10 Vols to start in every game and one of just four to see action in every single quarter in 2010, all at the right tackle position…Also one of seven true freshmen to play in every game this season…Part of the only offensive line to start three freshmen in a game in FBS this season, which took place against both Memphis and Kentucky…One of a school-record seven true freshmen to start at Memphis…Helped Tauren Poole tie the SEC lead with six 100-yard rushing performances.


HIGH SCHOOL • North GwinnettEnrolled at UT in January and participated in spring drills in 2010...Class AAAAA All-State by Georgia Sportswriters...Rivals.com All-America team...Rated as No. 6 prospect in Georgia and No. 8 offensive tackle in nation by Rivals.com...Prep-Star Top 150 Dream Team...Selected to play in Under Armour All-America Game...Named to Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top-50 list as No. 18 overall player in Georgia...Helped lead North Gwinnett to 13-1 mark as senior...Team earned Region 7-5A championship and advanced to state quarterfinals...Junior season also led to berth in state quarterfinals behind 10-3 finish...Sophomore campaign of 2007 saw North Gwinnett advance to state championship game with 13-2 record...Coach at North Gwinnett: Bob Sphire.

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 4/0 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 4/0Played in four games for Tennessee…Saw limited action in first career game against UT Martin…Also played against Alabama…Registered first two career tackles vs. Kentucky to help the Vols to their 26th consecutive win over the Wildcats...Registered a tackle vs. North Carolina in the Music City Bowl.


HIGH SCHOOL • BookerSecond Team Class 3A All-State by Florida Sports Writers Association as junior...Reebok Florida Phe-nom by Florida Football Magazine prior to 2008 season...Named to Florida Postseason Top 100 by Miami Herald...Did not play his senior season due to ACL/MCL injury...Registered 74 tackles, 28 tack-les for loss, 11 sacks, four forced fumbles and five blocked kicks in his final season of high school ac-tion as junior...Booker High captured district cham-pionship that season...Coach at Booker: Fred Gilm-ore.

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HIGH SCHOOL • St. George’sNamed Tennessee’s 2007 Mr. Football (back) for Div. II-Class A...Two-time All-State by Tennessee Sports Writers Association, and named 2007 All-State by Tennessee Football Coaches Association...Twice named Best of Preps by Commercial Appeal...Paced St. George’s to perfect 12-0 season in 2007 and Div. II-A state championship win over SBEC...Rushed that season for 25 touchdowns and more than 1,000 yards...Tops in Memphis metro area as junior in 2006 with 26 touchdowns while rushing for more than 1,000 yards...Led St. George’s to 9-2 record and berth in Div. II-A state title game...Shooting guard in basketball, helping team to state runner-up finish as junior...Also played centerfield and catcher in base-ball...Coach at St. George’s: Ken Netherland.

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 31/0 2011 • SeniorShared UT’s 2011 John Stucky Hard Knox Award, presented to the players who demonstrate the best physical and mental conditioning during the off-season program.

2010 • Junior • Games/Starts: 13/0Switched to linebacker after spending first two sea-sons as a fullback…One of four Vols to see action in every single quarter in 2010…Fourth among UT linebackers with 44 tackles and 11th on the team…Tied for second on the Vols with nine special teams tackles…Also tied for fourth on the squad with a pair of takeaways (1 INT, 1 FR)…Compiled 3.5 tack-les for loss…Finished in the top three for UT in tack-les five times, including a career-best nine vs. UAB, second-most on the Vols…Posted six tackles vs. Georgia and Alabama and five stops vs. UT Martin and Mississippi…Also had first career interception vs. UT Martin and teamed with Greg King to record UT’s lone safety of the season against the Sky-hawks…Ripped football out of the hands of Flori-da’s Jeff Demps to give UT the ball back at midfield in the fourth quarter as the Vols trailed by 14…Lone forced fumble and fumble recovery led to a touch-down...Contributed a pair of tackles vs. Memphis, Vanderbilt and North Carolina...Earned UT’s Andy Spiva Award as the team’s defensive surprise player of 2010 spring practice period.

2009 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 12/0Played fullback first two seasons...Helped lead the way for Montario Hardesty to rush for more than 1,300 yards...Also caught six passes for 68 yards...Included was 38-yard touchdown reception on

game’s second play versus South Carolina...Added one rush for two yards, and one tackle on special teams.

2008 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 6/0Made collegiate debut against UAB...Appeared in five of last six games...Contributed on special teams and fullback responsibilities...Named to VolScholar Honor Roll.

SUPERLATIVES•2009 & 2010 Academic All-SEC•2008 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

HIGH SCHOOL • HickoryEnrolled at UT in January 2008 and participated in spring drills...All-State in 2006 and 2007...Three-time All-Conference linebacker, including final two sea-sons as conference Defensive Player of the Year...Team MVP junior year...2007 Shrine Bowl participant and captain of North Carolina squad against South Carolina all-stars...2007 Carolina Panthers Commu-nity Captain for success on the field, in the classroom and throughout the community...Started three years at linebacker and two at fullback...Finished with 580 career tackles...Had 160 tackles as sophomore, 211 as junior and 210 senior year...As senior, rushed 108 times for 692 yards and 18 touchdowns and had 35 receptions for 470 yards...Also excelled in baseball...National Honor Society and Beta Club member...Coach at Hickory: John Worley.

SCHOLARSHIP: Shuler Family Athletic Scholarship Endowment

CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGHYEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2008 6 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 --2009 12 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1-SC2010 13 22 22 44 0/0 3.5/12 1 1/0 1 1/0 9-UABTotals 31 23 22 45 0/0 3.5/12 1 1/0 1 1/0 9-UAb

CAREER HIGHSTackles 9 vs. UAB, 9/25/10Tackles For Loss 1.5 vs. UT Martin, 9/4/10

GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 3 2 5 0 1.5/6 0 0 1 1/0Oregon 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0Florida 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0UAB 3 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0at LSU 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at Georgia 2 4 6 0 1/1 0 0 0 0Alabama 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDSat South Carolina 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at Memphis 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Mississippi 4 1 5 0 1/5 0 0 0 0at Vanderbilt 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N. Carolina (bowl) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 02010 Totals 21 23 44 0 3.5/12 0 0 1 1/0

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 13/2 2010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 4/0Saw action in four games before season-ending knee sur-gery following the Georgia game…Compiled a season-best four tackles against Oregon…Teamed with Austin Johnson to record UT’s lone safety in 2010 vs. UT Martin on the way to a three-tackle performance…Lone tackle at Georgia came on third down to force Georgia to punt on its final possession.

2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 9/2Saw action in nine games, making two starts, at demanding middle linebacker spot before missing final two contests because of injury...Finished sea-son with 24 tackles...Grabbed interception against South Carolina that gave Vols possession near mid-field...Tennessee scored on ensuing drive...Game highs of six tackles against both Ohio and Vander-bilt...Had 1½ tackles for loss.

HIGH SCHOOL • MelroseClass 4A Tennessee Sports Writers All-State Team...Named No. 9 overall prospect in Tennessee by Knox-ville News-Sentinel prior to 2008 season...Posted 130 tackles with four sacks and four forced fumbles as senior...Notched 70 tackles, 10 sacks and four forced fumbles as junior...Coach at Melrose: Hub-bard Alexander.

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CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGHYEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2009 9 14 10 24 0/0 1.5/1 0 0 3 1/8 6-2x2010 4 1 7 8 0/0 0.5/1 0 0 0 0/0 4-Ore Totals 13 15 17 32 0/0 2/2 0 0 3 1/8 6-2x

CAREER HIGHSTackles 6 (2x), last vs. Vanderbilt, 11/21/09Tackles For Loss 1 at Florida, 9/19/09

GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2009 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS Western Ky. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Florida 1 0 1 0 1/1 0 0 0 0Ohio 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 0Auburn 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at Alabama 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0South Carolina 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1/8Memphis 2 2 4 0 0.5/0 0 0 0 0at Mississippi 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0Vanderbilt 5 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 02009 Totals 14 10 24 0 1.5/1 0 0 3 1/8

SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 1 2 3 0 0.5/1 0 0 0 0Oregon 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UAB - - - - - - - - -at LSU - - - - - - - - -at Georgia 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 25/17 2010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 12/12Started in all 12 games he played in, missing only the UAB game with an ankle injury…Among the Vols, ranked second in tackles with 75, fourth in sacks with 2.5 and sixth in tackles for loss with 4.5 (all are career highs)…Added three quarterback hurries…14th in SEC contests with an average of 7.5 tackles per and tied for 19th overall in the league with 6.2 takedowns per game…Led UT three times in tackles, including a season-best 10-tackle per-formance vs. Vanderbilt…Also added 10 tackles at LSU…Teamed with Gerald Williams for first career sack on LSU’s final drive, also adding a TFL…Tallied a career-high two TFLs at South Carolina, including a sack towards the end of the third quarter to force a three-and-out…Other TFL came on third-and-13 to force a field goal attempt…Posted first career pass breakup vs. Kentucky while adding eight tackles…In a five-tackle outing vs. Alabama, Lathers notched UT’s only sack to force a third-and-long and was credited with a QB hurry on third down to hold the Tide to a field goal…Notched seven tackles vs. Flor-ida, Georgia and North Carolina, leading UT against the Bulldogs…Registered six stops against both Or-egon and Mississippi.

2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/5Claimed starting role at middle linebacker for sea-son’s final five games and turned in Freshman All-SEC performance (Coaches and Sporting News)...Replaced injured Savion Frazier after Frazier had taken over for injured Nick Reveiz...Made most of his opportunity by compiling 43 of his season’s 52 tackles in those five starts...Finished fifth on team in tackles with 52...Turned in standout late-season performances against Vanderbilt and in Chick-fil-A Bowl against Virginia Tech, registering 12 tackles in each contest...Also contributed 1½ tackles for loss against Hokies...Added seven-tackle performance at Mississippi and six-tackle effort at Kentucky.


SUPERLATIVES•2009 Coaches & SN All-SEC Freshman Team•2009 & 2010 Academic All-SEC•2008 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

HIGH SCHOOL • ScotlandvilleNamed All-State, All-Metro and All-District 5-5A as senior in 2007...Most Valuable Interior Player in U.S. Army Red Stick Bowl Game following senior sea-son...Baton Rouge Advocate Second Dozen...Prep-Star All-Region...Tallied 114 tackles with 18 tack-

les-for-loss and five sacks during senior year...Also had two interceptions...As junior at Istrouma High School, had 96 tackles and 14 sacks...Played two years at Istrouma in Baton Rouge before finishing at Scotlandville...Coach at Scotlandville: Richard Oliver.

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 33/112010Redshirted and missed season after tearing an Achilles tendon in August...Suffered same injury to opposite leg in February 2011.

2009 • Junior • Games/Starts: 13/11Hard work paid off for prototype defensive end, leading to 38 tackles and big-play ability...Finished second among the Vols in both sacks (3½) and forced fumbles (2)...3½ sacks set opponents back 32 yards...Started season’s final 11 games...Best tackle day was career-high seven at Mississippi...Ended season with four tackles in Chick-fil-A Bowl against Virginia Tech...Forced fumbles came against Memphis and Kentucky...Play against Memphis led to Vols TD four plays later...Solo sacks came against Western Kentucky, Florida and Memphis for com-bined 29 yards in losses...Sack against Gators was for Vols season best 14-yard loss...Added half-sack at Ole Miss...Three pass deflections tied for fourth on team.

2008 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 12/0Speed rusher finished fourth on team with six quar-terback hurries...Appeared in every game as backup on defensive line...Recorded 18 tackles -- highest to-tal among all reserve defensive linemen...Recorded first career sack at Auburn...Had career-high three tackles in consecutive weeks against Alabama and South Carolina...Forced fumble against Mississippi State.

2007 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 8/0Bounced back from minor preseason injury that delayed playing debut until mid-September...Ap-

CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGHYEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2009 13 28 24 52 0/0 2.5/9 0 0 0 0/0 12-2x 2010 12 44 31 75 2.5/16 4.5/17 0 0 1 0/0 10-2xTotals 25 72 55 127 2.5/16 7/26 0 0 1 0/0 12-2x

CAREER HIGHSTackles 12 (2x, last vs. Virginia Tech, 12/31/09)Tackles For Loss 2 at South Carolina, 10/30/10Sacks 1 (2x, last at South Carolina, 10/30/10

GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2009 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS Western Ky. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0UCLA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Ohio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Auburn 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Georgia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at Alabama 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0South Carolina 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Memphis 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0at Mississippi 2 5 7 0 1/5 0 0 0 0Vanderbilt 9 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 0at Kentucky 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0Va. Tech (bowl) 8 4 12 0 1.5/4 0 0 0 02009 Totals 28 24 52 0 2.5/9 0 0 0 0

SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Oregon 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0Florida 2 5 7 0 0.5/0 0 0 0 0UAB - - - - - - - - -at LSU 4 6 10 0.5/2 1/2 0 0 0 0at Georgia 4 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0Alabama 2 3 5 1/7 1/7 0 0 0 0at South Carolina 6 1 7 1/7 2/8 0 0 0 0at Memphis 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Mississippi 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0at Vanderbilt 8 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0Kentucky 7 1 8 0 0 0 0 1 0N. Carolina (bowl) 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 02010 Totals 44 31 75 2.5/16 4.5/17 0 0 1 0


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GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2007 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS at Florida 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Arkansas State 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Georgia 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0at Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0La.-Lafayette 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Arkansas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0LSU (SEC) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02007 Totals 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0

peared in all but three of season’s final 11 regu-lar season games...Contributed two tackles each against Arkansas State, Georgia and Louisiana-La-fayette.

SUPERLATIVES•2009 SEC Good Works Team

HIGH SCHOOL • La SalleParade All-America as 2006 linebacker...State’s No. 1 overall prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com...Ga-torade Player of the Year in Ohio...All-League Player of the Year as senior...First-team All-State as a se-nior and second-team All-State as junior...Two-time All-Region, All-League and All-City...Co-Defensive Lineman of the Year as a junior...Totaled 112 tackles with 14 tackles-for-loss and eight sacks as senior linebacker...Against Elder in 2006, earned 20 tackles and two sacks...As junior, tallied 71 tackles with 15 tackles-for-loss, 14 sacks, three forced fumbles and 15 quarterback hurries while playing mostly defen-sive end...Three-year starter on defense...Two-year starter on basketball team...Coach at La Salle: Tom Grippa.

SCHOLARSHIPS: Charlene O. Bartholomew Endow-ment Fund; Paul W. (Buddy) Enoch, Jr. Endowment Scholarship Fund

CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGHYEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2007 8 2 5 7 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0/0 2-3x 2008 12 13 5 18 1/3 2/9 1 0 0 0/0 3-2x 2009 13 20 18 38 3.5/32 4.5/33 2 0 3 0/0 7-Miss Totals 33 35 28 63 4.5/35 6.5/42 3 0 3 0/0 7-Miss

CAREER HIGHSTackles 7 at Mississippi, 11/14/09Tackles For Loss 1 (6x vs. Memphis, 11/7/09)

SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2008 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS at UCLA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UAB 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Florida 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0at Auburn 2 0 2 1/3 1/3 0 0 0 0Northern Ill. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Georgia 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Mississippi St. 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0Alabama 2 1 3 0 1/6 0 0 0 0at S. Carolina 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Wyoming 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0at Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Kentucky 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 02008 Totals 13 5 18 1/3 2/9 1 0 0 0

SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2009 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS Western Ky. 1 0 1 1/7 1/7 0 0 1 0UCLA 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at Florida 1 1 2 1/14 1/14 0 0 1 0Ohio 3 1 4 0 1/1 0 0 0 0Auburn 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Georgia 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0at Alabama 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0South Carolina 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Memphis 1 2 3 1/8 1/8 1 0 0 0at Mississippi 4 3 7 0.5/3 0.5/3 0 0 0 0Vanderbilt 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0at Kentucky 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0Va. Tech (bowl) 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 02009 Totals 20 18 38 3.5/32 4.5/33 2 0 3 0

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 13/2 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/2Played in all 13 games, including two starts…One of seven UT true freshmen to play in every game this season…Finished freshman season with 13 tackles, two of those for loss, and a sack…Started first career game at defensive tackle vs. Oregon and posted a pair of tackles…Notched a career-high three tackles and his first career sack vs. Mississippi…Recorded

a pair of stops vs. LSU and Alabama and compiled four one-tackle performances.

HIGH SCHOOL • ByrnesEnrolled at UT in January and participated in spring drills...Ranked as No. 3 weakside defensive end in nation and No. 2 overall prospect in South Carolina by Rivals.com...Ranked as No. 10 overall defensive end by Scout.com...Member of Prep-Star Top 150 Dream Team...Selected to play in U.S. Army All-American Bowl...Named Class 4A All-State first-team and participated in Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas as senior...Named USA Today Pre-Season All-America as senior...Received All-Area, All-Region and second-team All-State honors as junior...During senior season, totaled 146 tackles and 18 sacks...Added 119 tackles, 19 tackles-for-loss, 34 quarter-back hurries and eight sacks as junior...Registered 109 tackles and four sacks as sophomore...Finished four-year career with 388 total tackles and 38 sacks...Helped lead Byrnes to state championships during his sophomore and junior seasons with combined overall record of 29-1...Team advanced to state runner-up finish his senior season and 13-2 record...Also played basketball during freshman and sopho-more seasons...Coach at Byrnes: Chris Miller.

SCHOLARSHIP: John Dail Ogle Athletic Endowment Fund

CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGHYEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 13 6 7 13 1/6 2/8 0 0 0 0/0 3-Miss

CAREER HIGHSTackles 3 vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10

GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Oregon 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UAB 1 0 1 0 1/2 0 0 0 0at LSU 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0at Georgia 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Alabama 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0at South Carolina 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at Memphis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Mississippi 2 1 3 1/6 1/6 0 0 0 0at Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N. Carolina (bowl) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02010 Totals 6 7 13 1/6 2/8 0 0 0 0

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 4/0 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 4/0Saw action in four games, including his first career game at LSU.

HIGH SCHOOL • MascoutahPracticed with Vols during mid-December lead in to Chick-fil-A Bowl, then enrolled at UT in January and participated in spring drills...No. 6 prospect in Illinois by Rivals, and No. 20 wide receiver in na-tion by Scout.com...PrepStar Magazine All-Region...Shared Small-School Football Player of the Year honors from Belleville (Ill.) News-Democrat...Rushed for 1,309 yards and 20 TDs as senior, while catching 14 passes for 232 yards...In addition to receiving duties, also took direct snaps in “wildcat” position...On first play at that position, rushed 76 yards for TD against Waterloo...Finished Waterloo game with 267 rushing yards and three touchdowns on just 10 car-ries, scoring on runs of 76, 67 and 36...Also rushed for 240 yards and three touchdowns against Triad and 226 yards and three TDs against Civic Memo-rial...In playoff loss to Rochester, rolled up 182 yards rushing with three TDs, including 67-yard run and 97-yard kickoff return...Caught 40 passes as junior for 797 yards and nine touchdowns...Coach at Mas-coutah: Scott Battas.

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 18/0 2010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 10/0Played in a career-high 10 games for Tennessee and saw extensive action on special teams…All five tackles came on special teams, tied for seventh on the team…First action of 2010 came against UAB and he delivered with his first tackle of the season…Had tackles in four of the last six games.

2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 8/0Finished freshman season with nine tackles, in-cluding one for lost yardage...Tackle for loss came against Western Kentucky and helped force Hilltop-pers punt...Game-high five tackles against Ohio.


HIGH SCHOOL • StephensonEnrolled at UT in January 2009 and participated in spring drills...Selected to Georgia 150 by Atlanta Journal Constitution...Selected to play in GACA North-South All-Star Game...Selected 2008 Region 5-2A Defensive Player of Year...Earned All-Region and All-DeKalb County honors three times...Named to All-State second team in 2007...Posted 119 total tackles, 10 TFL and two sacks as senior...Also picked off three passes and returned two for touchdowns...Notched 102 total tackles, 12 TFL and six sacks as ju-nior while forcing four fumbles...Led team to region crown his senior season...Named to Stephenson’s Honor Roll all four years...Coach at Stephenson: Ronald Gartrell.

SCHOLARSHIP: Condredge Holloway Athletic Endowment

CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGHYEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2009 8 5 4 9 0/0 1/3 0 0 0 0/0 5-Ohio2010 10 2 3 5 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0/0 1-4xTotals 18 7 7 14 0/0 1/3 0 0 0 0/0 5-Ohio

CAREER HIGHSTackles 5 vs. Ohio, 9/26/09

GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2009 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS Western Ky. 2 0 2 0 1/3 0 0 0 0UCLA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Ohio 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0Auburn - - - - - - - - -Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Alabama - - - - - - - - -South Carolina - - - - - - - - -Memphis 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Kentucky - - - - - - - - -Va. Tech (bowl) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02009 Totals 5 4 9 0 1/3 0 0 0 0

SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin - - - - - - - - -Oregon - - - - - - - - -Florida - - - - - - - -UAB 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at LSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at South Carolina 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at Memphis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Mississippi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Kentucky 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0N. Carolina (bowl) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02010 Totals 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0

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HIGH SCHOOL • CalhounClass AA All-State quarterback by Georgia Sports-writers...Named All-Area by both Chattanooga Times-Free Press and Rome News Tribune...As a se-nior in 2009, completed 203 of 297 passes for 3,017 yards and 29 touchdowns against only eight inter-ceptions...Also carried 78 times for an additional 359 yards, a 4.3-yard average...As junior at Darling-ton High School, threw for 700 yards and rushed for another 600...High school teammate of UT wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers at both Calhoun and Dar-lington high schools...Helped Calhoun to 14-1 finish in 2009 and berth in Class AA state championship game...Competed three years in basketball and two in track and field (400M)...Placed fifth individually in 2009 Class AA state golf championship...National Honor Society member and Fellowship of Chris-tian Athletes huddle leader...Coach at Calhoun: Hal Lamb.

SCHOLARSHIP: Jack Clark Athletic Scholarship Endowment

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 10/0 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 10/0Played in 10 games as a freshman for Tennessee…Rushed 46 times for 197 yards and caught seven passes for 100 yards…Provided a balanced weapon for the UT offense, averaging 4.3 yards per carry and 14.3 yards per reception…Recorded UT’s second-highest rushing total in four games…Saw first ac-tion in season opener vs. UT Martin, setting career bests with nine rushes for 79 yards and a long of 40 yards…Hauled in first three career receptions at Georgia for 70 yards, including UT’s longest play of the game, a 58-yard wheel route that advanced the Vols to the Georgia 2-yard line and set up one of UT’s two touchdowns three plays later…Also returned first career kick 15 yards against the Bull-dogs…Tied career high with nine rushing attempts in Music City Bowl vs. North Carolina, which went for 28 yards...Also hauled in a seven-yard reception...Ran six times for 36 yards, caught a pair of passes for 29 yards and returned two kickoffs for 38 yards vs. Alabama…26-yard reception in the third quarter was UT’s longest passing play vs. the Tide…Finished with 16 yards on six rushes at South Carolina.

HIGH SCHOOL • Sandy CreekAssociated Press All-State and Class AAAA Offensive Player of the Year...Ranked as the No. 9 Tailback in the nation and No. 151 overall prospect on the Ri-vals250 list by Rivals.com...Also rated as the No. 11 prospect in Georgia...Named the No. 31 running back by Scout.com...Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 50...Georgia Sportswriters Class AAAA State Offensive Player of the Year...All-Region 5-AAAA by the coach-es...Ran for 166 yards and one touchdown in 2009 state title game win over Clarke Central...Helped lead


tHe VolsSandy Creek to Class AAAA state championship in 2009 over Clarke Central...Coach at Sandy Creek: Chip Walker.

SCHOLARSHIP: Lee/Sprouse Family Athletic Scholarship Endowment

CAREER STATS Rushing NET AVG AVG HIGHYEAR G ATT YDS ATT GM TD LONG YDS2010 10 46 197 4.3 19.7 0 40-UTM 79-UTM

Receiving NET AVG AVG HIGHYEAR G REC YDS REC GM TD LONG YDS2010 10 7 100 14.3 10.0 0 58-UGA 70-UGA

CAREER HIGHSRush Attempts 9 (2x, last vs. North Carolina, 12/30/10)Rushing Yards 79 vs. UT Martin, 9/4/10Receptions 3 vs. Georgia, 10/9/10Receiving Yards 70 vs. Georgia, 10/9/10

GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Rushing & Receiving

2010 ATT YDS TD REC YDS TDUT Martin 9 79 0 0 0 0Oregon 2 2 0 0 0 0Florida - - - - - -UAB 4 20 0 0 0 0at LSU 0 0 0 0 0 0at Georgia 2 3 0 3 70 0Alabama 6 36 0 2 29 0at South Carolina 6 16 0 1 -6 0at Memphis 4 14 0 0 0 0Mississippi 4 -1 0 0 0 0at Vanderbilt - - - - - -Kentucky - - - - - -N. Carolina (bowl) 9 28 0 1 7 02010 Totals 46 197 0 7 100 0

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HIGH SCHOOL • Stone MountainTwice named to Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-State team...Amassed 383 stops and 24 sacks for his high school career...Accumulated 151 tackles dur-ing senior campaign...Posted 176 tackles, 25 tack-les for loss and 18 sacks as junior...Also member of Stone Mountain’s basketball team...Coach at Stone Mountain: Charles Reeves.

SCHOLARSHIP: Robinson & Holcomb Family Athletic Scholarship Endowment Fund

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/02010 • Freshman – Had surgery in May to repair torn ACL and missed entire season.


HIGH SCHOOL • St. Peter’s Prep SchoolNamed No. 9 overall recruit in Northeast by Super-Prep Magazine...First Team All-County and third team All-State as senior...Hudson County Player of the Year by The Star-Ledger as junior after rushing for 1,407 yards and 23 touchdowns that season...Also standout in track and field...Coach at St. Peter’s: Rich Hansen.

SCHOLARSHIP: Plateau Athletic Scholarship Fund

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HIGH SCHOOL • AshevilleStarted all four years at quarterback...Threw for 10,138 yards and 120 touchdowns...Also rushed for 2,935 yards and 55 TDs...Best statistical season came as a senior, in which he amassed 3,247 passing yards and 32 TDs, while leading Asheville to a 10-1 re-cord and the NACA Division I Championship...Also helped team to 10-1 record as a junior...Coach at Asheville: Todd Page.

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HIGH SCHOOL • SumterNamed the No. 16 prospect in South Carolina and No. 49 offensive tackle by Rivals.com...Rated as the No. 80 offensive tackle by Scout.com...Selected to PrepStar Magazine’s All-Region team...Participated in South Carolina’s North-South All-Star Game...Helped Sumter to 2009 Region VI-4A championship and 10-3 record...Sumter finished as Class 4A state runner-up in 2008...Competes as a center on basket-ball team...Coach at Sumter: Paul Sorrells.

SCHOLARSHIP: Lewis N. Houston Athletic Scholarship Endowment

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 11/6 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 11/6Started in six games and played in 11 overall, serv-ing in multiple capacities for the Tennessee spe-cial teams unit…Handled kickoff duties for UT for most of the season and started five games, in ad-dition to two starts at punter…Also served as UT’s field goal kicker while Daniel Lincoln was unable to play with a leg injury for five games from the LSU through Memphis games…Tied for third in UT an-nals for season field goal percentage (.714) with a minimum five made (5-of-7)…Started at both posi-tions at LSU and punted for the first time, a season-long 51-yarder…Also missed first career field goal, a 45-yard attempt, but scored his first points as a Vol with two PATs…Converted first field goal at UT vs. Alabama, a 33-yarder that cut the Vols’ deficit to three heading into halftime, and added a PAT…Con-nected on career highs of three field goals and five PATs at Memphis…Three field goals were a season best for the Vols…Nailed a career-long 39-yard FG to give the Vols a 3-0 lead at South Carolina…Filled in on punting duties vs. Kentucky for the injured Chad Cunningham and executed UT’s second fake punt of 2010, rushing 16 yards for a first down…Although UT didn’t score on that drive, the Vols forced a three-and-out on UK’s next series after the defense had more time to recover…Also punted a season-high three times for an average of 39.2 yards per punt…First action came vs. Oregon with his first career kickoff.

HIGH SCHOOL • St. Thomas AquinasRated as the No. 2 overall, No. 3 most versatile and No. 5 most accurate kicker by Rivals.com...Ranked as the No. 1 overall kicker by Scout.com...EA Sports All-America first team...Participated in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Game...Honored as FSWA first-team all-state as a senior in 2009 and FSWA third-team all-state as a junior in 2008...Earned 2009 All-State honors by SunStateFootball.com...Named All-County as a senior and junior...Left-footer aver-aged better than 47.0 yards per punt as senior and all but five of his 43 kickoffs went for touchbacks...Added seven field goals in 2009...As a junior, was 76-of-78 on extra points and 98-percent of kickoffs were touchbacks...Helped lead St. Thomas Aquinas to 5A state championship in 2008...Coach at St. Thomas Aquinas: George Smith.

SCHOLARSHIP: Louis Green Scholarship Endowment

CAREER STATS KickingYEAR G FG FGA PCT PAT PTS 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG2010 11 5 7 71.4 13-14 28 1-1 4-4 0-1 0-1 39-USC

PuntingYEAR G NO YDS AVG Tb FC I20 50+ bK LONG2010 11 4 157 39.2 0 1 0 1 0 51-LSU

CAREER HIGHSField Goals Made 3 vs. Memphis, 11/6/10Field Goals Attempted 3 vs. Memphis, 11/6/10Longest Conversion 39 vs. South Carolina, 10/30/10 Longest Attempt 52 vs. Alabama, 10/23/10Punts 3 vs. Kentucky, 11/27/10Punting Average 51.0 vs. LSU, 10/2/10Long 51 vs. LSU, 10/2/10

GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Kicking

2010 FG-FGA SEQUENCEUT Martin -- --Oregon -- --Florida -- --UAB -- --at LSU 0-1 45at Georgia -- --Alabama 1-2 (33), 52at South Carolina 1-1 (39)at Memphis 3-3 (24), (32), (33)Mississippi -- --at Vanderbilt -- --Kentucky -- --N. Carolina (bowl) -- --Totals 5-7 Long-39 USC

Punting2010 NO YDS AVG Tb FC I20 50+ LONGUT Martin - - - - - - - -Oregon - - - - - - - -Florida - - - - - - - -UAB - - - - - - - -at LSU 1 51 51.0 0 0 0 1 51at Georgia - - - - - - - -Alabama - - - - - - - -at South Carolina - - - - - - - -at Memphis - - - - - - - -Mississippi - - - - - - - -at Vanderbilt - - - - - - - -Kentucky 3 106 35.3 0 1 0 0 46N. Carolina (bowl) - - - - - - - -2010 Totals 4 157 39.2 0 1 0 1 51

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 38/13 2011 • SeniorShared UT’s 2011 Fourth Quarter Off-Season Award, presented to players who consistently compete with the intangible values that provide the founda-tion of the UT Football Program: attitude, discipline, toughness, effort and team.

2010 • Junior • Games/Starts: 13/13Earned AP All-SEC honorable mention accolades...Started all 13 games at tailback…In first full season as the main rusher for the Vols, Poole rushed for 1,034 yards and 11 touchdowns on 204 carries and caught 22 passes for 171 yards and one TD…Re-corded six 100-yard games, tied for the SEC lead… Second UT running back in the last decade to notch six 100-yard rushing games in the same season...Rushed for the 16th 1,000-yard season all-time at UT…15th UT running back to log a 1,000-yard rush-ing season...1,034 yards ranks as the 14th-most in an individual season in UT history...Ranked eighth in the SEC with 79.5 rushing yards per game…Led team with 12 total touchdowns and 72 points...16 plays of 20-plus yards ranked second on the team…In just his second career start, rushed for a career-high 162 yards vs. Oregon, including a 140-yard, first-half effort that ranks as the seventh most by a UT running back in an opening half all-time…111 of those yards came in the first quarter alone…To-taled four rushes more than 15 yards and a long of 39…Became the first individual to rush for over 100 yards against Alabama in 41 games with 117 rush-ing yards against the Tide, including a career-long 59-yard TD run to help put UT ahead 7-0…In first career start, rushed for 110 yards and two TDs on 17 carries in three quarters vs. UT Martin…First career

TD came on a 24-yard breakaway to give the Vols a 20-0 lead vs. the Skyhawks...Posted 101 yards rush-ing, a career-high 50 receiving yards and two total TDs at Memphis…Used a personal-best reception of 41 yards to set up first career TD catch vs. the Ti-gers…Tallied 107 yards on just 12 carries (8.9 ypc) and reached the end zone multiple times for the third game…TD runs went for 36 and 35 yards…Carried the ball a career-high 24 times at LSU for 109 yards and added a one-yard rushing TD...Caught a career-high four passes for 16 yards while rushing 11 times for 40 yards in Music City Bowl vs. North Carolina…Totaled at least three receptions four times in 2010 (UO, UF, USC, UNC)…Registered 99 rushing yards at Vanderbilt…Notched 59 yards on the ground vs. Kentucky and found the end zone for UT’s go-ahead TD to give the Vols the lead for good, 21-14…Marked fourth consecutive game with a TD…Plunged into the end zone on third-and-goal from two yards out at Georgia for UT’s lone second-half score…Left early with a thigh injury vs. UAB.

2009 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 13/0Though time on offense was limited, found ways to contribute via special teams...Still managed 86 rushing yards on 12 carries...Had 62 of those yards on five attempts in opener, both season bests...Season-long carry of 34 yards came against Western Kentucky...Carried three times for 15 yards in Chick-fil-A Bowl against Virginia Tech.

2008 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 12/0Saw majority of action on special teams and as backup tailback...Recorded four special teams tack-les...Rushed nine times for 43 yards against UAB...Had season-highs in attempts (11) and yards (44) against Wyoming...Also caught his first collegiate pass in that game against the Cowboys.

SUPERLATIVES•2010 Associated Press All-SEC Honorable Mention•2009 & 2010 Academic All-SEC•2008 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

HIGH SCHOOL • Stephens CountyEnrolled at UT in January 2008 and participated in spring drills...Twice named player of the year by various media outlets, including Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail in 2007...Set school career rush-ing (5,519) and touchdown (79) records during four-year career...Rushed for 5,413 of those record-setting yards during final three varsity seasons...Finished with 2,138 rushing yards during senior campaign, 1,925 yards as junior and 1,350 rush-ing yards sophomore season...Helped Stephens


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Receiving NET AVG AVG HIGHYEAR G REC YDS REC GM TD LONG YDS2008 12 1 -1 -- -- 0 -- --2009 13 1 9 9.0 0.7 0 9-Van 9-Van 2010 13 22 171 7.8 13.2 1 41-Mem 50-MemTotals 38 24 179 7.5 4.7 1 41-Mem 50-Mem

CAREER HIGHSRushing Attempts 24 vs. LSU, 10/2/10Rushing Yards 162 vs. Oregon, 9/11/10Rushing TDs 2 (2x, last vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10)Receptions 4 vs. North Carolina (bowl), 12/30/10Receiving Yards 50 vs. Memphis, 11/6/10Total TDs 2 (3x, last vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10)All-Purpose Yards 179 vs. Oregon, 9/11/10

GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Rushing & Receiving

2008 ATT YDS TD REC YDS TDat UCLA 0 0 0 0 0 0UAB 9 43 0 0 0 0Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0at Auburn 0 0 0 0 0 0Northern Illinois 0 0 0 0 0 0at Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0Mississippi State 2 -1 0 0 0 0Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0at South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0Wyoming 11 44 0 1 -1 0at Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 02008 Totals 22 86 0 1 -1 0

2009 ATT YDS TD REC YDS TDWestern Ky. 5 62 0 0 0 0UCLA 0 0 0 0 0 0at Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0Ohio 0 0 0 0 0 0Auburn 0 0 0 0 0 0Georgia 2 8 0 0 0 0at Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0Memphis 0 0 0 0 0 0

ATT YDS TD REC YDS TDat Mississippi 0 0 0 0 0 0Vanderbilt 0 0 0 1 9 0at Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0Va. Tech (bowl) 3 15 0 0 0 02009 Totals 10 85 0 1 9 0

2010 ATT YDS TD REC YDS TDUT Martin 17 110 2 0 0 0Oregon 23 162 1 3 17 0Florida 10 23 0 3 38 0UAB 6 23 0 0 0 0at LSU 24 109 1 1 -2 0at Georgia 15 51 1 2 14 0Alabama 14 117 1 1 8 0at South Carolina 16 33 0 3 21 0at Memphis 16 101 1 2 50 1Mississippi 12 107 2 1 -2 0at Vanderbilt 23 99 1 1 11 0Kentucky 17 59 1 1 0 0N. Carolina (bowl) 11 40 0 4 16 02010 Totals 204 1,034 11 22 171 1

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 11/0 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 11/0Earned Coaches’ All-SEC Freshman Team honors...Played in 11 games and totaled 14 tackles in first season as a Vol…Posted a career-best six tackles at Georgia, including his lone tackle for loss of the sea-son…Recorded first two career tackles vs. UT Martin in the Vols’ season opener…Also registered a pair of tackles in win over Mississippi…Tallied a pair of one-tackle performances vs. Oregon and Memphis.

SUPERLATIVES•2010 Coaches Freshman All-SEC Team

HIGH SCHOOL • HooverAlabama Sportswriters Class 6A All-State...Rated as the No. 25 overall inside linebacker and No. 35 pros-

CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGHYEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 11 5 9 14 0/0 1/1 0 0/0 0 0/0 6-UGA

CAREER HIGHSTackles 6 at Georgia, 10/9/10 Tackles for loss 1 at Georgia, 10/9/10

GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0Oregon 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UAB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at LSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Georgia 1 5 6 0 1/1 0 0 0 0Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at South Carolina - - - - - - - - -at Memphis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Mississippi 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0at Vanderbilt - - - - - - - - -Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N. Carolina (bowl) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02010 Totals 5 9 14 0 1/1 0 0 0 0

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 0/02010 – Redshirted as a transfer from Louisiana Tech.

HIGH SCHOOL • All Saints EpiscopalStarted two years at quarterback...Rated as a 3-star prospect and the 39th best pro style quarterback by Rivals.com...Earned First Team All-State honors as a senior and Second Team accolades as a junior...Led team to a state championship as a senior and an 18-3 record as a starter...Set school record with 4,676 passing yards...Completed 172-of-271 pass attempts for 3,026 yards and 28 touchdowns as a senior...Also rushed for 840 yards and eight TDs...As a junior, completed 82-of-142 for 1,650 yards and 19 TDs, while rushing for 345 yards and four TDs...Also played baseball for three years...Coach at All Saints Episcopal: Aaron Beck.

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County to three consecutive region titles...His high school coach, Travis Noland, previously was former Vols quarterback Jonathan Crompton’s high school coach in Waynesville, N.C....Member of Academic All-State team...Coach at Stephens County: Travis Noland.

SCHOLARSHIP: Jack Brewer Athletic Scholarship Endowment

pect in Alabama by Rivals.com...Ranked as the No. 39 overall inside linebacker by Scout.com...Partici-pated in the 2009 Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Clas-sic...Totaled over 160 tackles and six sacks as a se-nior in 2009...Tallied 174 tackles, 19 tackles-for-loss, six sacks and one interception as a junior in 2008...Finished career with 490 tackles, 31 tackles-for-loss, over 15 sacks, and 17 quarterback pressures...Helped lead Hoover to the 6A Alabama State Cham-pionship in 2009...Coach at Hoover: Josh Niblett.

SCHOLARSHIP: M. Lee Mitchell Athletic Scholarship Endowment

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 17/0 2010 • Junior • Games/Starts: 5/0Saw action in five games for Tennessee…Posted both of his tackles in the Vols’ season opener vs. UT Martin, one on special teams...Also saw playing time against UAB, Memphis, Mississippi and Vanderbilt.

2009 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 12/0Steady performer who appeared in all but one game...Began as special teams performer but moved into re-serve linebacking role by late season...Compiled seven tackles on season with five coming on special teams...Hard hit against Memphis player on kickoff return forced fumble that Vols recovered...Result was touch-down six plays later.

2008 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 0/0Appeared as reserve in Tennessee’s junior varsity win over Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy.


HIGH SCHOOL • FarragutEarned 2006 All-State honors from Tennessee Sports Writers Association after registering more than 150 tackles from linebacker position...Played in Tennes-see-Kentucky All-Star Game in Lexington, Ky....Com-piled 120 tackles as junior...Helped Farragut to state quarterfinals both of those seasons...Served as foot-ball and wrestling captain...Finished fourth in state in 215-pound wrestling weight class...Also region champion as 189-pound sophomore...Coach at Far-ragut: Eddie Courtney.

MISCELLANEOUSHis father, Fuad, is a Vols legend who played 11 seasons in the NFL...Brother, Nick, was UT’s leading tackler in 2010 (108) and played four years for the Vols.

SCHOLARSHIP:Buckner-Creekmore Walk-On Football Scholarship

CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGHYEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2009 12 4 3 7 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 4-Mem2010 5 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 2-UTMTotals 17 5 4 9 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 4-Mem


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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 10/02010 • Junior – Squad member.

2009 • Sophomore – Squad member.

2008 – Redshirted as transfer from Austin Peay.

AUSTIN PEAY2007 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 10/0Accepted full scholarship offer and handled kickoff duties for Governors during true freshman season.

HIGH SCHOOL • BlackmonAll-Region Specialist MVP...Inaugural recipient in 2006 of Harold “Cotton” Clark Spirit Award, pre-sented by Middle Tennessee Chapter of National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame to Mid-State student who exemplifies highest qualities of sports-manship...Award named for that chapter’s longtime executive secretary...Handed all kicking respon-sibilities for three varsity seasons...Longest field goal was 48 yards as sophomore...Played soccer three seasons...Sophomore soccer team advanced to Class AAA state semifinals...Coach at Blackmon: Bobby Wells.

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 13/0 2010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 13/0Hauled in 11 receptions for 112 yards…Caught a critical 26-yard pass on third-and-13 to keep UT’s fourth touchdown drive vs. Mississippi alive…Catch was a career long and helped him finish with a per-sonal-best 35 receiving yards…Snatched a career-best three receptions for 29 yards at Memphis…First career reception was for seven yards in the opener against UT Martin…On the receiving end of a 16-yard pass vs. Alabama…Posted a pair of recep-tions good for six yards vs. UAB...Hauled in a 15-yard reception against North Carolina in the Music City Bowl.

COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS2009 • FreshmanHauled in 32 receptions for 316 yards in 11 games for the Canyons...Both figures ranked second on the team...Coach at College of the Canyons: Garett Tujague.

OREGON2008Originally signed with the Ducks but redshirted and transferred to College of the Canyons in 2009.

HIGH SCHOOL • Birmingham SeniorRanked as the No. 39 overall tight end and No. 94 overall prospect in California as a high school se-nior in 2007 by Rivals.com...Caught 35 passes for 330 yards and three touchdowns in 2009...As a high school senior, had 21 receptions for 210 yards...Caught passes in seven of eight games played, scor-ing three touchdowns...Helped Birmingham High School to 2007 West Valley League title with a 13-1

record, as well as a fourth-place finish in the final state rankings and a second consecutive City Cham-pionship Sectional title...Coach at Birmingham Se-nior: Osorio Arnold.

SCHOLARSHIP: George Sampson Family Athletic Scholarship

CAREER STATS Receiving NET AVG AVG HIGHYEAR G REC YDS REC GM TD LONG YDS2010 13 11 112 10.2 8.6 0 26-Miss 35-Miss

CAREER HIGHSReceptions 3 vs. Memphis, 11/6/10Receiving Yards 35 vs. Mississippi, 11/13/10

GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Receiving2010 REC YDS TDUT Martin 1 7 0Oregon 0 0 0Florida 0 0 0UAB 2 6 0 at LSU 0 0 0at Georgia 1 4 0Alabama 1 16 0at South Carolina 0 0 0at Memphis 3 29 0Mississippi 2 35 0at Vanderbilt 0 0 0Kentucky 0 0 0N. Carolina (bowl) 1 15 02010 Totals 11 112 0

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 13/0 2010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/0Versatile threat ranked fourth among the Vols with


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CAREER STATS Receiving NET AVG AVG HIGHYEAR G REC YDS REC GM TD LONG YDS2010 13 11 167 15.2 12.8 2 45-UNC 59-VU

Rushing NET AVG AVG HIGHYEAR G ATT YDS ATT GM TD LONG YDS2010 13 16 117 7.3 9.0 0 21-Ore 49-USC

Kickoff Returns NET AVG AVG HIGHYEAR G RET YDS RET GM TD LONG YDS2009 13 12 298 24.8 22.9 0 78-UK 114-UK

CAREER HIGHSReceptions 3 vs. Vanderbilt, 11/20/10Receiving Yards 59 vs. Vanderbilt, 11/20/10Rushing Attempts 5 vs. South Carolina, 10/30/10Rushing Yards 49 vs. South Carolina, 10/30/10Kickoff Returns 3 (2x, last vs. Kentucky, 11/27/10)Kickoff Return Yards 114 vs. Kentucky, 11/27/10

GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Receiving & Rushing

2010 REC YDS TD ATT YDS TDUT Martin 1 9 0 0 0 0Oregon 0 0 0 1 21 0Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0UAB 2 16 0 1 -8 0at LSU 0 0 0 0 0 0at Georgia 1 -3 0 0 0 0Alabama 2 19 0 1 3 0at South Carolina 0 0 0 5 49 0at Memphis 1 22 1 1 1 0Mississippi 0 0 0 2 28 0at Vanderbilt 3 59 0 0 0 0Kentucky 0 0 0 3 30 0N. Carolina (bowl) 1 45 1 2 -7 02010 Totals 11 167 2 16 117 0

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2010 RET YDS TDUT Martin 0 0 0Oregon 0 0 0Florida 0 0 0UAB 0 0 0at LSU 0 0 0at Georgia 0 0 0Alabama 0 0 0at South Carolina 2 30 0at Memphis 3 66 0Mississippi 0 0 0at Vanderbilt 1 23 0Kentucky 3 114 0N. Carolina (bowl) 3 65 02010 Totals 12 298 0

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 24/42010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 12/4Played in 12 games and lone absence was due to an injury at Vanderbilt…Started four games and totaled 14 receptions for 207 yards and one touch-down…Led the Vols twice in receiving yards…72-yard reception vs. UAB resulted in his first career touchdown and was UT’s second-longest play in 2010…Finished with a career-high 78 receiving yards to lead UT vs. the Blazers…Matched a career-high four receptions with four in his first two career starts vs. Oregon and Florida…His 45 receiving yards against Oregon was a team-high…Totaled 53 yards vs. Florida, his second-best total of the year…Added single-catch performances in three straight games (Georgia-South Carolina)…Also took one of three rushing attempts a season-long nine yards at South Carolina...Hauled in five-yard reception vs. North Carolina in the Music City Bowl.

2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 12/0Saw action in 12 games with three catches for 19 yards...Season-long reception of 11 yards came in his Vols debut versus Western Kentucky...Also qual-ity member of special teams unit.


HIGH SCHOOL • David LipscombRated as No. 9 overall prospect in Tennessee by Rivals.com...Named to Knoxville News-Sentinel’s Top 20 Prospects in Tennessee list following 2008 season...2008 Mr. Football Back in Class 3A clas-sification...Played in Toyota East-West All-Star Game...Twice named All-State by Tennessee Foot-

ball Coaches and Tennessee Sports Writers asso-ciations...Region 5-3A Player of the Year...Earned Middle Tennessee’s National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete Award as senior...Caught 14 passes for 369 yards and six touchdowns while rushing 59 times for 671 yards and nine touchdowns dur-ing senior season...Selected first-team All-Region as junior while helping David Lipscomb High to Class 3A state championship...Caught 29 passes that year for 688 yards and eight touchdowns to go with 44 rushes for 465 yards and five touchdowns...Set school track and field records in six events...Coach at David Lipscomb: Glenn McAdams.

SCHOLARSHIPS: Horne Athletic Scholarship; Ragland Family Business Administration Athletic Endowment

CAREER STATS Receiving NET AVG AVG HIGHYEAR G REC YDS REC GM TD LONG YDS2009 12 3 19 6.3 1.6 0 11-WKy 11-WKy 2010 12 14 207 14.8 17.2 1 72-UAB 78-UABTotals 24 17 226 13.3 9.4 1 72-UAb 78-UAb

CAREER HIGHSReceptions 4 vs. Florida, 9/18/10Receiving Yards 78 vs. UAB, 9/25/10Rushing Yards 9 at South Carolina, 10/30/10

GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Receiving

2009 REC YDS TDWestern Ky. 1 11 0UCLA 1 6 0at Florida - - -Ohio 0 0 0Auburn 0 0 0Georgia 0 0 0at Alabama 0 0 0South Carolina 1 2 0Memphis 0 0 0at Mississippi 0 0 0Vanderbilt 0 0 0at Kentucky 0 0 0Virginia Tech (bowl) 0 0 02009 Totals 3 19 0

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2010 REC YDS TD ATT YDS TDUT Martin 1 7 0 0 0 0Oregon 3 45 0 0 0 0Florida 4 53 0 0 0 0UAB 2 78 1 0 0 0at LSU 1 5 0 0 0 0at Georgia 1 8 0 0 0 0Alabama 1 6 0 0 0 0

582 all-purpose yards as one of seven true freshmen to play in every game for Tennessee this season…Rushed 16 times for 117 yards and caught 11 passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns…Returned 12 kickoffs for 298 yards (24.8 per return)…Took over as UT’s primary kick returner at Memphis…Used a career-high five rushing attempts at South Carolina to become the first UT receiver to lead the team in rushing with a personal-best 49 yards since Gerald Jones achieved it vs. Kentucky in 2007…Hauled in a career-long 45-yard TD reception vs. North Carolina in the Music City Bowl and returned three kickoffs for 65 yards…Advanced the opening kickoff vs. Ken-tucky 78 yards, UT’s longest kick return since 2007 and tied for the 14th-longest in school history…To-taled 114 kickoff return yards vs. the Wildcats for the Vols’ best effort in that category this season…First ca-reer touchdown catch was a 22-yarder in the second quarter at Memphis, marking Tyler Bray’s fourth scor-ing throw of the half…UT’s second-leading wideout at Vanderbilt with career highs of three receptions for 59 yards, including a 27-yarder that helped the Vols advance their lead to 14-0 seven plays later…First reception as a Vol went for nine yards in the season opener vs. UT Martin…Registered first career carry vs. Oregon on UT’s first play of its second possession, a 21-yard reverse that helped set up the Vols’ second field goal…23-yard reception vs. Alabama led to a field goal right before halftime to cut the Vols’ defi-cit to three...Logged two receptions for 16 yards vs. UAB…Picked up 17 yards on an endaround vs. Mis-sissippi and finished with 28 yards rushing.

HIGH SCHOOL • CalhounRanked as a five-star prospect by Scout.com as a high school senior in 2007...Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s All-Classifications Player of the Year and Super 11 selection...Class AA Offensive Player of the Year by Georgia Sportswriters...Played in the 2010 Under Ar-mour All-America Game...Named as the top athlete in the Under Armour All-America Game by Rivals.com...Named to 2010 Parade All-America Team...In five career playoff games, compiled 707 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns...Set a Georgia state record with 1,641 receiving yards as a senior in 2009...Also caught 84 passes for 22 touchdowns as a senior...As a junior in 2008, tallied 66 receptions for 1,300 yards and 11 touchdowns...High school teammate of UT signee Nash Nance at both Calhoun and Darlington high schools...Helped Calhoun to 14-1 finish in 2009 and berth in Class AA state championship game...Coach at Calhoun: Hal Lamb.

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 11/02010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 11/0Played in the final 11 games for Tennessee, primarily serving on special teams…Four of his five tackles in 2010 came on special teams, tied for 11th most on the team…Notched his first career tackle in his first game on the field vs. Florida…Also collected single-tackle performances in four other games, including in three of UT’s final four regular season contests.

HIGH SCHOOL • ValdostaEarned All-Region 1-5A First Team honors as a senior in 2009...Honored as Region 1-5A Second Team as a junior in 2008...Awarded Golden Cat Award at Val-dosta for leadership on and off the field...As a senior, totaled 56 tackles and two interceptions...As a ju-nior, caught 19 passes for 259 yards and two touch-downs...Team finished 8-4 in 2009 and advanced to playoffs...Also a standout on the basketball court for Valdosta...Helped lead basketball team to a Region 1-5A Championship and 28-2 record as a junior...Given Coach’s Award after junior season for leader-ship and contributions on the hardwood...Coach at Valdosta: Rick Tomberlin.

SCHOLARSHIP: Maddox Foundation Scholarship

CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGHYEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 11 1 4 5 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1-5x

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 7/52010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 7/5Started in five games at left guard and played in seven as a freshman…Started the first three games at left guard before a foot injury vs. Florida forced him to miss the next four…Returned at South Caro-lina and regained his starting role vs. Mississippi…Part of an offensive line that allowed zero sacks vs. Memphis…Helped open holes for the Vols to rush for a combined 514 yards in their first two games, including a 332-yard effort in the season opener vs. the Skyhawks…Helped Tauren Poole rush for six 100-yard games, which is tied for the SEC lead.


HIGH SCHOOL • South AikenRated No. 11 overall prospect in South Carolina by Rivals.com...Selected to Sweet 16 Dream Team by Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle...Selected to play in Shrine Bowl for South Carolina...Named All-Area by Augus-ta Chronicle and Aiken Standard...Graded out at 91 percent as senior and 72 percent as junior...Posted 31 tackles in two seasons of limited play on de-fense...Coach at South Aiken: Robert Wrightenberry.

SCHOLARSHIP: Toby McKenzie Athletic Scholarship

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 13/8 2011 • SeniorShared UT’s 2011 John Stucky Hard Knox Award, presented to the players who demonstrate the best physical and mental conditioning during the off-season program.

2010 • Junior • Games/Starts: 11/8Played in 11 games and started the first eight at quar-terback…Completed 113 of 195 passes for 1,460 yards, eight touchdowns and five interceptions in 2010…Con-nected on 19 of 31 throws for 259 yards and a pair of TDs vs. Florida, setting career-best marks in completions and yards…First TD throw against the Gators was a 49-yard pass to Denarius Moore, while second score was a 35-yarder to Justin Hunter on fourth-and-6 in the fourth quarter…First career TD was a 42-yard strike to Moore in a 181-yard season opening effort vs. UT Martin…Tossed a career-high three TDs vs. UAB, including the game-winner on UT’s first play of double overtime…Career-long throw of 72 yards went for his second score of the day…Also threw 34 times against the Blazers, a personal-high…Finished 10-of-13 (.769) against South Carolina, including a 12-yard TD…Completion percentage was a career best…Perfect on his first six pass attempts, which went for 119 yards…Completed 9-of-13 for 179 yards in three quarters at Georgia and eluded the Bulldogs’ pass rush on third-and-12 in the second period to throw a 38-yard TD to Hunter.

EL CAMINO [Calif.] COMMUNITY COLLEGE2009 • SophomoreEnrolled at UT in January and participated in spring drills...Appeared in 10 games for El Camino (Calif.) Community College, completing 159-of-269 (59.1

percent) passes for 2,204 yards with 17 TDs against 12 interceptions...Helped El Camino to fourth consecutive league title.

LOUISVILLE2008 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 2/0Completed 4 of 10 passes against Pittsburgh for 39 yards with an interception...Also participated briefly against Middle Tennessee.


HIGH SCHOOL • Don Bosco PrepatoryRanked eighth-best player in New Jersey...Selected to PrepStar Magazine’s All-Region team...Partici-pated in U.S. Army All-American Bowl, completing 4-of-7 passes for 30 yards...First team All-State by Associated Press as junior...During three-year career, passed for more than 6,000 yards and 60 touch-downs...Threw for more than 2,000 yards and 20 touchdowns as senior in leading Don Bosco to state title and perfect 12-0 record...Threw for 118 yards and TD in state championship win over St. Peter’s...Passed for 2,744 yards and 30 touchdowns dur-ing junior season. leading Don Bosco to state title game...Coach at Don Bosco Prepatory: Greg Toal.

MISCELLANEOUSSon of former NFL quarterback Phil Simms, who spent 14 seasons with the New York Giants (1979-93), and led the franchise to a pair of Super Bowl victories...Brother, Chris, has spent eight seasons in the NFL and is currently with the Tennessee Titans.

SCHOLARSHIP: Dr. John Range Athletic Scholarship

REC YDS TD ATT YDS TDat South Carolina 0 0 0 1 9 0at Memphis 0 0 0 1 1 0Mississippi 0 0 0 1 4 0at Vanderbilt - - - - - -Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0N. Carolina (bowl) 1 5 0 0 0 02010 Totals 14 207 1 3 14 0

CAREER STATS Passing ATT- INT/ PASS AVG. Qb HI PASSYEAR G CMP TD PCT YDS GM RATE YDS2008* 2 10-4 1/0 40.0 39 18.0 70.76 39-Pitt2010 11 195-113 5/8 57.9 1,460 162.2 129.25 259-FlaTotals 13 205-117 6/8 57.1 1,499 149.9 125.52 259-Fla*Played at Louisville.

CAREER HIGHSCompletions 19 (2x, last vs. UAB, 9/25/10)Attempts 34 vs. UAB, 9/25/10Yards 259 vs. Florida, 9/18/10Touchdowns 3 vs. UAB, 9/25/10Longest Completion 72 vs. UAB, 9/25/10


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GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Passing2010 COMP ATT INT PCT. YDS TD LONGUT Martin 14 24 0 58.3 181 1 42Oregon 15 29 1 51.7 151 0 31Florida 19 31 2 61.3 259 2 49UAB 19 34 0 55.9 245 3 72at LSU 12 23 0 52.2 121 0 37at Georgia 9 13 1 69.2 179 1 58Alabama 12 22 1 54.5 117 0 26at South Carolina 10 13 0 76.9 153 1 64at Memphis 3 5 0 60.0 54 0 34Mississippi 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0at Vanderbilt - - - - - - -Kentucky - - - - - - -N. Carolina (bowl) - - - - - - -2010 Totals 113 195 5 57.9 1,460 8 72

CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 13/02011 • SophomoreShared UT’s 2011 Big Lick Off-Season Award, pre-sented to players who consistently play with the most physical toughness.

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ing a TFL vs. the Bulldogs…Tallied a sack for the sec-ond consecutive week vs. Mississippi, finishing with two takedowns…Posted a personal-best two QB hurries vs. UAB... Shared UT’s 2010 Big Lick Award presented to players in the spring who consistently perform with the most physical toughness.

SUPERLATIVES•2010 Coaches Freshman All-SEC Team

HIGH SCHOOL • OoltewahEnrolled at UT in January and participated in spring drills...Chattanooga Times Free Press 2009 Best of Preps City Defensive Player of the Year...Knoxville News Sentinel’s No. 1 prospect in Tennessee...Rivals.com All-America team, No. 1 prospect in Tennessee and No. 6 weakside defensive end in nation...No. 8 defensive end in nation by Scout.com...PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team...Participated in 2010 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...First-team All-State and Class AAA lineman of the year in Tennessee as senior and junior...Named to USA Today All-USA first team...Two-time All-Region and Region 2 Defensive Player of the Year...Contributed 79 tackles, 21 tackles-for-loss, 9½ sacks, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as senior...Tallied 80 tackles, 28 tackles-for-loss and 13 sacks as junior...Coach at Ooltewah: Benny Monroe.

SCHOLARSHIPS: Michael & Christy Coffey Athletic Scholarship Endowment; Templeton Athletic Schol-arship Endowment

CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGHYEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2010 13 15 9 24 2/7 5/18 1 0/0 0 0/0 5-LSU

CAREER HIGHSTackles 5 vs. LSU, 10/2/10Quarterback Hurries 2 vs. UAB, 9/25/10

GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 4 0 4 0 1/3 0 0 0 0Oregon 1 0 1 0 1/4 0 0 0 0Florida 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0UAB 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at LSU 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0at Georgia 2 1 3 0 1/4 0 0 0 0Alabama 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at South Carolina 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0at Memphis 1 0 1 1/5 1/5 1 0 0 0Mississippi 1 1 2 1/2 1/2 0 0 0 0at Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 12/82010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 12/8Selected to the Sporting News’ and Football Writ-ers Association of America’s Freshman All-America teams...Also honored as a Rivals.com Second Team All-America selection...Saw action in 12 games and started eight as a true freshman, including five starts at center and three at left guard…Bounced around on the offensive line before settling in and starting the final five games at center…In November, UT only allowed six sacks, including zero at Memphis…Assisted in Tauren Poole’s efforts to tie for the lead the SEC with six 100-yard rushing game…Aided UT’s season-high 537 yards of offense vs. UT Mar-tin...Part of an offensive line that was the only one in NCAA FBS to start three true freshmen in a game this season.

SUPERLATIVES•2010 FWAA Freshman All-American•2010 Sporting News Freshman All-American•2010 Rivals.com Second Team Freshman All-American

HIGH SCHOOL • MaplewoodTennessee AA Lineman of the Year...Tennessee Sports Writers All-State first team...Tennessee Class 2A Mr. Football Lineman...All-Mid-State and mem-ber of the Tennessean’s Dandy Dozen...Ranked as the No. 4 prospect in Tennessee and the No. 7 offen-sive guard in the nation by Rivals.com...Rated as the No. 32 offensive tackle in the nation by Scout.com...

Competed in the 2010 Under Armour All-America Game...As a junior, amassed 52 tackles, 12 tackles-for-loss, eight sacks and three fumble recoveries pri-marily at defensive tackle...Recipient of the presti-gious William Hume Award as Metro Nashville’s Top High School Scholar-Athlete...Coach at Maplewood: Ralph Thompson.

SCHOLARSHIP: Robert E. White Athletic Scholarship Endowment

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 19/02010 • Junior • Games/Starts: 10/0Saw action in a career-high 10 games…Posted a tackle on special teams in consecutive weeks against both Memphis and Mississippi for two on the season.

2009 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 9/0Found home on special teams and played in final nine regular season games, making three tackles.

2008 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 0/0Squad member. Contributed five tackles and one pass breakup in Tennessee’s 37-21 junior varsity win over Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy.


SUPERLATIVES•2008 & 2010 Academic All-SEC

HIGH SCHOOL • AstronautTwice named all-conference in his four varsity sea-sons…Played safety as sophomore, linebacker as

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SCHOLARSHIP: Sarah Booth Reid Men’s Athletic Endowed Scholarship

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HIGH SCHOOL • DeshlerStarted three years at running back and corner-back...Earned First Team All-State honors as a se-nior (RB) and Second Team accolades as a junior...Also participated in track and field and was a three-time state champion in the 4x100 relay...Coach at Deshler: John Mothshed.

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HIGH SCHOOL • CentralStarted three years at tight end...Also played line-backer and defensive end...Two-time All-District honoree...Earned Academic All-District Honors as a sophomore and junior...Named the Offensive Line District MVP as a senior...Starter in the East/West All-Star Game in 2009...Also played basketball for four years...Coach at Camden Central: Kevin Wood.

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 24/132010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 11/8Played in 11 games and started eight at cornerback after playing his freshman season at wide receiver…Fourth among the UT secondary and eighth overall

with 46 tackles…Led team with eight passes bro-ken up and was third overall in passes defended…Tied for 12th in the SEC with 0.73 passes defended per game…Compiled nine tackles by halftime vs. Kentucky and finished with a career high of 11 to tie for the team lead…Collected four tackles and a career-high three PDs vs. UAB, including a critical pass breakup to prevent a touchdown in the second overtime…Deflected a key pass on third down vs. Alabama at UT’s 1-yard line, while adding a trio of stops…Credited with a key PBU vs. UT Martin on a first quarter fourth down to force a turnover on downs…Pass breakup vs. LSU forced third-and-long and led to an INT, while registering eight tackles against the Tigers…Collected six tackles vs. Oregon and five the following week vs. Florida…Lone tackle for loss assist came against the Gators...Added a pair of tackles vs. Mississippi and North Carolina (Music City Bowl).

2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/5Freshman playmaker had six catches for 86 yards and TD in season opener versus Western Kentucky...Started first four games of collegiate career in place of injured Gerald Jones...Second scoring catch of year came against Georgia on 5-yard reception...Added two catches for 27 yards against Memphis...Finished season with 13 catches for 147 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL • Henry CountyRated No. 4 prospect in Tennessee by Rivals.com...Named to Mobile Press Register’s Super Southeast 120, Orlando Sentinel’s All Southern Team and At-lanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100...Selected SuperPrep All-America...Named to Knox-ville News-Sentinel’s Top 20 Prospects in Tennessee list following 2008 season...Class 4A Tennessee Mr. Football Back and Gatorade Tennessee Football Player of the Year in 2008...MVP of Toyota All-Star Classic...Named All-Midstate as junior...Rushed for 1,270 yards and 18 touchdowns while passing for 1,055 yards with 15 scores as senior...Finished his junior season with 1,616 yards passing for 17 touch-downs, and 1,530 yards rushing for 16 TDs...Coach at Henry County: Joe Gaddis.

SCHOLARSHIP: Charlotte Greene Athletic Scholarship

CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGHYEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2009 13 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1-2x2010 11 29 17 46 0/0 0.5/1 0 0/0 8 0/0 11-UKTotals 24 30 18 48 0/0 0.5/1 0 0/0 8 0/0 11-UK

CAREER HIGHSTackles 11 vs. Kentucky, 11/27/10Passes Defended 3 vs. UAB, 9/25/10

GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0Oregon 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 1 0Florida 2 3 5 0 0.5/1 0 0 0 0UAB 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 0at LSU 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 1 0at Georgia 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Alabama 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0at South Carolina - - - - - - - - -at Memphis - - - - - - - - -Mississippi 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0at Vanderbilt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Kentucky 9 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 0N. Carolina (bowl) 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 02010 Totals 29 17 46 0 0.5/1 0 0 8 0

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 26/132011 • SeniorShared UT’s 2011 Fourth Quarter Off-Season Award, presented to players who consistently compete with the intangible values that provide the founda-tion of the UT Football Program: attitude, discipline, toughness, effort and team.


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2010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 13/13One of three offensive linemen and 10 Vols to start all 13 games this season while holding down the left tackle position…Has played in 26 games total dur-ing his first two seasons…Assisted in Tauren Poole’s efforts to tie for the lead the SEC with six 100-yard rushing games…Part of an offensive line that al-lowed just six sacks in November, including zero at Memphis…Aided UT’s season-high 537 yards of offense vs. UT Martin... Earned Harvey Robinson Award as Tennessee’s offensive surprise player of the 2010 spring practice period.

2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/0Made most of his opportunity on special teams to appear in all 13 games...Worked exclusively with field-goal and extra-point units.

HIGH SCHOOL • ScotlandvilleFirst team Class 4A All-State as senior...All-District as junior and senior...First team all-state as junior...The Shreveport Times No. 12-ranked prospect in Louisi-ana...Louisiana All Super Dozen Team as a senior...Played in U.S. Army Red Stick Bowl in Baton Rouge, La., following senior season...Did not allow any sacks during his junior and senior high school seasons...Offensive line grades were 98 percent as senior and 92 percent as junior...Coach at Scotlandville: Richard Oliver.

SCHOLARSHIP: Mr. & Mrs. S. Norris Endowment

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HIGH SCHOOL • AlcoaStarted two years at running back and defensive back...Named All-State three years in a row...2009 honors included Gatorade state player of the year, Class AA Mr. Football finalist & PrepXtra Offensive Player of the Year...As a senior, rushed for a state-re-cord 50 touchdowns along with 2,358 yards...Helped team win four state championships...Advanced to state championship in track & field as a junior and se-nior in the decathalon, 4x100 & 4x200 relays...Coach at Alcoa: Gary Rankin.

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 28/12011 • SeniorShared UT’s 2011 John Stucky Hard Knox Award, presented to the players who demonstrate the best physical and mental conditioning during the off-season program.

2010 • Junior • Games/Starts: 11/1Saw action in 11 games for Tennessee, including his first career start vs. Mississippi in a three-tackle outing…Com-piled a season-high 18 tackles, including a career-best four at Vanderbilt…One of three Vols to record a pair of quarterback hurries in the same game, achieving the mark against Oregon…One of QB hurries came on third-and-7 on the Ducks’ initial second-half to force a punt...Notched three tackles vs. Oregon...Also contributed a trio of tackles vs. North Carolina in the Music City Bowl, including first career tackle for loss to set the Tar Heels back five yards.

2009 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 10/0Saw action mostly on special teams...Primary role came on punt returns...Lone tackle came vs. UCLA.

2008 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 7/0Earned 2008 Freshman All-SEC selection by league coaches for his work in secondary and on special teams....Finished season with three tackles, all on special teams...Had stops against Mississippi State, Alabama and Kentucky.



HIGH SCHOOL • North MecklenbergPrepStar All-Atlantic Region...CBSsportsline.com All-Region first-team...All-Charlotte second-team by Charlotte Observer...Three-time All-Conference and twice named All-County...All-Area Offensive Player of the Year in 2006...Gridiron Great Award for 2005 and 2006 by WSOC-TV...Finished senior season with Mecklenburg County season rushing record 2,603 yards to go with 31 touchdowns...Despite missing four games to injury as junior, rushed for 1,201 yards and 16 touchdowns with 6.4-yard average...Four-year letterman and three-year starter...Team captain as ju-nior and senior...Also starter on 2005 state basketball championship team and 2006 state runner-up...Four-year basketball letterman and two-year starter...Aver-aged more than 16 points per game at small forward position...Named All-County in track and field as junior and regional finalist in 100M dash as sophomore...Top-times in track included 10.4 in 100M and 21.30 in 200M...Honor Roll in 2005 and 2006...Served as page in North Carolina House of Representatives in 2005...Coach at North Mecklenburg: Glenn Padgett.

SCHOLARSHIP: E. H. (Buddy) Avery Scholarship Endowment Fund

CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGHYEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2008 7 0 3 3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1-3x 2009 10 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1-UCLA2010 11 10 8 18 1/5 1/5 0 0/0 0 0/0 4-VUTotals 28 11 11 22 1/5 1/5 0 0 0 0/0 4-VU

CAREER HIGHSTackles 4 vs. Vanderbilt, 11/20/10Quarterback Hurries 2 vs. Oregon, 9/11/10

GAME-bY-GAME STATISTICS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Oregon 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UAB 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0at LSU - - - - - - - - -at Georgia - - - - - - - - -Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Memphis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Mississippi 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0at Vanderbilt 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N. Carolina (bowl) 1 2 3 1/5 1/5 0 0 0 02010 Totals 10 8 18 1/5 1/5 0 0 0 0

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 26/152011 • JuniorNamed to the Lott IMPACT Trophy Award Watch List, an honor that recognizes the best defensive player in the country.

2010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 13/13Second Team AP All-SEC performer…Also named to Phil Steele All-SEC Third Team...Earned Scout.com Second Team All-America honors…One of 10 Vols to start in all 13 games for Tennessee…Broke the UT season record for interceptions returned for touch-downs, taking an NCAA FBS-leading three to the end zone…Tied for seventh in NCAA FBS and tied for first in the SEC with three recovered fumbles…Tied for team lead with five INTs (Janzen Jackson), which also ranked tied for third in the SEC…Five INTs were the most by a UT defender since 2008 (Eric Berry with seven), while eight total takeaways were the most by a Vol since 1999 (Deon Grant, 9 INTs)…Second on

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the Vols with nine passes defended and ranked sec-ond among the UT secondary with 57 tackles, which placed fifth overall for UT…Had seven games with at least five tackles…Against Memphis, became the first Vol to recover two fumbles in the same game since 1999…Returned one fumble for 37 yards, UT’s longest fumble return of the season…Returned first career INT a career-high 54 yards for his first TD vs. UT Martin and led the Vols with six tackles…Took his second INT nine yards for his second TD of the season right before halftime vs. UAB to give UT a 23-7 lead, while contributing four tackles…Made it three-for-three, returning his third INT for a score against Mississippi on the Rebels’ second play of the second half…Also tied for second on the team with six stops…Shut down a second quarter Vanderbilt drive on its first play with his second INT in as many weeks…Collected fifth INT vs. Kentucky midway through the fourth quarter and added five tackles…Recovered first career fumble on Oregon’s first kickoff return…Added seven tackles against the Ducks and a pass breakup…Tallied a career-best nine tackles at LSU and added a key pass breakup in the UT end zone, forcing the Tigers to settle for a field goal early in the fourth quarter…Contributed five tackles at South Carolina.

2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/2Started at free safety versus Memphis and Mississip-pi and appeared in every game...Contributed five of his six tackles at Ole Miss...Added one tackle against Memphis.


SUPERLATIVES•2010 Associated Press All-SEC Second Team•2010 Phil Steele All-SEC Third Team•2010 Scout.com Second Team All-American

HIGH SCHOOL • ClintonLouisiana Football Coaches Association All-State wide receiver and defensive back as senior...Defen-sive MVP as senior in 2007...Finalist for Warrick Dunn Award presented to most outstanding player in Ba-ton Rouge area...PrepStar All-Region...Named Class 2A All-State, Louisiana Class 2A MVP, All-Metro and All-District as junior in 2006...Earned outstanding defensive player award for 2006 by Louisiana Sports Writers Association...All-District as sophomore in 2005...Finished with 45 tackles and nine intercep-tions, while adding 873 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns in 2007...Caught 31 balls for 795 yards and 13 touchdowns, with 70 tackles, 16 intercep-tions and 14 pass break-ups on defense in 2006...

In 2005, caught 23 passes for 458 yards and five touchdowns, while adding one interception and five pass breakups...As freshman in 2004, brought in 18 passes for 328 yards and two touch-downs...Four-year starter in football...Holds school records with 26 career interceptions and 16 season inter-ceptions (2006)...Three-year starter at guard in bas-ketball...Led team in assists, averaging more than 10 per game...Led basketball team in assists as junior, averaging 11 per game...Earned second-team All-District honors in basketball as junior...Three-year letterman in track and field...Qualified for state championships in 200m (4th place), 4x200m (4th) and 4x400m (4th) as junior...Personal best time of 22.0 in 200m....Coach at Clinton: Robert Signater.

SCHOLARSHIP: Dr. Howard R. & June H. Brown Athletic Scholarship

CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGHYEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2009 13 4 2 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 5-Miss 2010 13 38 19 57 0/0 2/8 0 3/45 9 5/73 8-LSUTotals 26 42 21 63 0/0 2/8 0 3/45 9 5/73 8-LSU

CAREER HIGHSTackles 8 at LSU, 10/2/10Passes Defended 2 (2x, last vs. Kentucky, 11/27/10INT Return Yards 54 vs. UT Martin, 9/4/10

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SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2009 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS Western Ky. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0UCLA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Ohio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Auburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Memphis 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at Mississippi 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Va. Tech (bowl) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02009 Totals 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS UT Martin 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 1/54Oregon 3 4 7 0 1/3 0 1/0 1 0Florida 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0UAB 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1/9at LSU 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 1 0at Georgia 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Alabama 2 1 3 0 0.5/2 0 0 0 0at South Carolina 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0

SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDSat Memphis 1 0 1 0 0 0 2/45 0 0Mississippi 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 1/10at Vanderbilt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1/0Kentucky 4 1 5 0 0.5/3 0 0 2 1/0N. Carolina (bowl) 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 02010 Totals 38 19 57 0 2/8 0 2/45 9 5/73

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 7/02010 – Redshirted due to Achilles injury.

2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 7/0Missed most of fall camp but still saw action at de-fensive tackle spot in seven games, including Chick-fil-A Bowl against Virginia Tech...Bluff City-area product made first two tackles of collegiate career against Memphis.

HIGH SCHOOL • Olive BranchRanked No. 5 among prep school prospects by Ri-vals.com...Originally signed with Tennessee in Feb-ruary 2008, but played 2008 season at Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy...During game against Tennessee JVs at Neyland Stadium, led defensive front with five tackles including shared TFL...Region Defensive MVP as senior at Olive Branch High in 2007...Se-lected Shelby-Metro’s No. 2 Most Wanted Prospect by Memphis Commercial Appeal...Named Liberty Bowl Best of Preps...2007 Player of the Year by Mem-phis Touchdown Club...Named First Team All-State and All-Region as senior...Also earned Region 1-5A Defensive MVP Honors...Named Team Mississippi captain in Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic...As a senior in 2007 at Olive Branch High School, set a

school record with 11 sacks to go along with 127 tackles, five forced fumbles and three fumble recov-eries...As a junior in 2006 at Wooddale High School in Memphis, finished with 92 total tackles and 13 sacks on defense... On offense, totaled 15 catches with five touchdowns at tight end...Three-year start-er at defensive end and linebacker...Named team captain as a senior...Participated on the basketball team as a junior and sophomore...Competed in track as a junior, participating in the 400m, 4x200m and 4x400m...Coach at Hargrave Military Academy: Robert Prunty...Coach at Olive Branch: Scott Samsel.

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HIGH SCHOOL • OneidaEarned TSWA and Coaches Association All-State honors as a senior...Three-time 4A All-District se-lection...Named the District Defensive Back of the Year...Earned All-Tri County team honors as a se-nior...Selected as a scholar-athlete by the National Football Foundation...As a senior, posted 35 tackles, 10 pass breakups and six interceptions, returning one for a touchdown...Offensively, caught 12 passes for 344 yards and three TDs...Coach at Oneida: John Brewster.


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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 17/02010 • Sophomore • Games/Starts: 4/0Participated in four games for Tennessee and totaled two tackles on special teams at Vanderbilt…Also saw action against Kentucky, Mississippi and North Caro-lina (Music City Bowl).

2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/0Saw action in all 13 games...Had one catch from wide receiver position for 33-yard gain against Memphis...Adaptable to both offensive and defen-sive sides of ball.


HIGH SCHOOL • SmyrnaFirst team All-State as a senior and junior...Mr. Football Back of the Year Class 5A in 2007...Named All-Mid-state Football Player of the Year by the Tennessean...PrepStar All-Region...Member All-Region as a junior and senior...BlueCross Bowl Defensive MVP in 2007 state championship game...No. 2 prospect on Knox-ville News-Sentinel’s Top 25...As senior in 2007, caught 77 passes for 1,170 yards and 20 touchdowns...Also had punt and kickoff return for touchdown...Had 62 tackles and six interceptions as cornerback...77 receptions was Smyrna high school season record...Most career touchdowns in Smyrna history ...Four-year starter...Team captain and Team MVP of Smyrna High...Coach at Smyrna: Phillip Shadowens.

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CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 3/02010 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 3/0Saw action in three games…Best performance came in the season opener vs. UT Martin when he carried three times for eight yards…Given the ball twice and ran for three yards on the ground at Memphis…Also played at LSU.


HIGH SCHOOL • MiltonEnrolled at UT in January 2009 and participated in spring drills...Rated No. 4 among fullbacks in 2009 class by Scout.com...Invited to Under Armour All-America Game following 2008 season ...Named to Georgia 150 and Super Southern 100 by Atlanta Journal Constitution...Selected Georgia Class 5A Player of the Year in 2008 while leading Milton HS to state playoffs for first time in nine season...Named Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State and All-Fulton County as senior...Rushed for 1,945 yards and scored 26 touchdowns as senior...Ran for 785 yards and seven touchdowns as junior while grabbing 22 catches for 240 yards...Scored seven touchdowns in Milton’s 2008 season-opening win...Enrolled at Ten-nessee in January...Coach at Milton: Scott Walker.

SCHOLARSHIP: Brenda Lawson Athletic Scholarship

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HIGH SCHOOL • George WytheStarted two years at wide receiver and defensive back...Notched Second Team Coaches All-State ac-colades during senior season...Earned First Team All-District and All-Region honors as a senior...Named to the First Team All-Southwest Virginia “Timesland” squad...Also played basketball, baseball and soccer...Was a captain of the basketball team and helped George Wythe to a state championship as a senior...Coach at George Wythe: Donnie Pruitt.

2011 Vols on aWaRd WatcH lIsts Quarterback Tyler Bray (top right) and tailback Tauren Poole (middle right) were named to the Maxwell Award Watch List. The Maxwell Award is given annually to college football’s most outstand-ing player. Peyton Manning won the award in 1997 as the only Vol to do so since it was first given out in 1937. Defensive back Prentiss Waggner (bottom right) was selected as one of 42 preseason candi-dates for the 2011 Lott IMPACT Trophy Award and the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch Lists, both of which honor the top collegiate defensive player.

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>> JUSTIN cOLEMAN >> MAcK cROWDER >> VINcENT DALLAS >> BRENDAN DOWNS >> MARcUS JAcKSON >> JUSTIN WORLEY

>> ENROLLED IN JANUARY Name Position Height Weight Hometown (High School/Previous School)Justin Coleman DB 5-10 183 Brunswick, Ga. (Brunswick HS)Mack Crowder OL 6-2 275 Bristol (Tennessee HS)Vincent Dallas WR 5-11 185 Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove HS)Brendan Downs TE 6-5 237 Bristol (Tennessee HS)Marcus Jackson OL 6-2 326 Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach HS)Justin Worley QB 6-4 200 Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern HS)

>> NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT SIGNEES Name Position Height Weight Hometown (High School/Previous School)DeAnthony Arnett WR 6-0 175 Saginaw, Mich. (Saginaw HS)Allan Carson DL 6-2 325 Oxford, Ala. (Oxford HS)Cameron Clear TE 6-6 265 Memphis (Central HS)Maurice Couch DL 6-2 305 Orlando, Fla. (Garden City Community College)Christian Harris LB 6-2 235 Woodstock, Ga. (Etowah HS)A.J. Johnson LB 6-3 245 Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville HS)Kyler Kerbyson OL 6-5 305 Knoxville (Knoxville Catholic HS)Marlin Lane, Jr. TB 6-0 205 Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland HS)Izauea Lanier DB 6-1 190 Gordo, Ala. (East Mississippi Community College)Curt Maggitt LB/DL 6-3 215 West Palm Beach, Fla. (Dwyer HS)Pat Martin DB 6-0 205 Greenville, S.C. (J.L. Mann HS)Byron Moore DB 6-1 205 Carson, Calif. (Los Angeles Harbor Community College)Geraldo Orta DB 6-0 180 Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes HS)Alan Posey OL 6-6 330 Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central HS)Brian Randolph DB 6-0 190 Kennesaw, Ga. (Kell HS)Antonio Richardson OL 6-6 325 Nashville (Pearl-Cohn HS)Trevarris Saulsberry DL 6-5 280 Gainesville, Fla. (Gainesville HS)Tom Smith TB 5-11 205 Apopka, Fla. (Apopka HS)Tino Thomas DB 6-0 200 Memphis (Melrose HS)Jordan Williams DL 6-5 240 Gainesville, Fla. (Gainesville HS)Devrin Young TB 5-8 165 Knoxville (Bearden HS)

2011 neWcomeRs 2011 neWcomeR notes•The Vols welcome players from seven states, including seven from both Tennessee and Georgia.

• Six members of this year’s class enrolled at UT in January and partici-pated in spring drills.

•Two members of this year’s class -- Brian Randolph of Marietta, Ga., and Justin Worley of Rock Hill, S.C. -- were named to the Parade 2011 All-America Team. Tennessee has signed 75 Parade All-America players since the team was first published in 1963.

•Six members of this year’s UT class were included in the ESPNU 150.

•Worley and Randolph also were honored by Gatorade. Worley was chosen 2010 Gatorade National Player of the year, the first prep athlete in any sport from South Carolina to win the award, while Randolph was Gatorade’s Georgia Football Player of the Year.

•Knoxville Bearden’s Devrin Young was an ESPN RISE All-America third-team member, joining first-team recipient Worley.

•Antonio Richardson was rated the No. 1 prospect in Tennessee by Ri-vals and the Knoxville News Sentinel, while Cameron Clear was tabbed the top-rated recruit in the state by 247Sports.com.

•DeAnthony Arnett hails from Saginaw, Mich., the same hometown as former Vols defensive back and five-time NFL Pro Bowler Terry McDaniel.

•Alan Posey attended the same high school, Clarke Central in Athens, Ga., as head coach Derek Dooley.


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deantHonY aRnettFr., Wide Receiver, 6-0, 175Saginaw, Mich. (Saginaw HS)

HONORSSelected to U.S. Army All-America Bowl...ESPNU 150 Team...Rivals100 Team...Earned Division 1-2 All-State honors as a senior and junior.

STATSAs a senior, led Saginaw Valley League with 42 re-ceptions for 782 yards and eight touchdowns while adding six more TDs rushing and returning kicks...Finished season with more than 1,200 all-purpose yards...In junior season, registered 41 receptions for 876 yards and 10 TDs...Overall, racked up more than 1,100 all-purpose yards and 15 total TDs...Defensively, collected 46 tackles, three interceptions and 26 pass breakups.

MISCELLANEOUSNamed to the Class of 2011 Sporting News Top 100 (No. 24 overall/No. 2 wide receiver)...Three-year starter for the Trojans...Also lettered in basketball and track and field…Full Name: DeAnthony Maurice Ar-nett…Coach at Saginaw: Gary Lee.

SCHOLARSHIP: Bob & Judy Buchanan Family Athletics Scholarship

allan caRsonFr., Defensive Lineman, 6-2, 325Oxford, Ala. (Oxford HS)

HONORSNamed to Team Alabama by the Alabama High School Athletic Directors and Coaches Association...Competed in the 24th annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic...Named First Team 6A All-State by the Alabama Sports Writers Association.

STATSAs a senior, finished with more than 75 tackles, 36 tackles for loss, 20 quarterback pressures and 12 sacks...Tallied more than 60 tackles, 28 tackles for loss, 12 quarterback hurries and nine sacks as a ju-nior in 2009...Recorded 52 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, eight QB pressures and five sacks as a sophomore in 2008.

MISCELLANEOUSFull Name: Allan Jamal Carson...Coach at Oxford: John Grass.

cameRon cleaRFr., Tight End, 6-6, 265Memphis, Tenn. (central HS)

HONORSSelected to Offense-Defense All-American Bowl...Rivals250 Squad...Named to Memphis Commercial Appeal All-District 16-AAA First Team...Earned Max-Preps First Team All-District honors...Named to Mo-bile Press-Register’s Southeast 120 and ranked 89th.

STATS As a senior, hauled in 18 receptions for 250 yards and and six TDs while playing tight end...Also con-tributed 60 tackles and eight sacks on defense...Caught 26 passes for 412 yards and a pair of TDs in 2009 as a junior...Defensively, notched 62 tackles and 11 sacks.

MISCELLANEOUSNamed to the Class of 2011 Sporting News Top 100 (No. 89 overall/No. 10 defensive lineman)...Also played basketball for Central...Full name: Cameron Michael Clear...Coach at Centrall: Rod Gaston.

SCHOLARSHIP: David Keith Athletic Endowment

JustIn colemanFr., Defensive Back, 5-10, 183Brunswick, Ga. (Brunswick HS)

HONORSNamed to the Rivals250 Team by Rivals.com…Two-time Class AAAA All-State and All-Region 2-AAAA hon-oree...Selected to GACA North/South All-Star Game.

STATSIn senior season, compiled 92 tackles and five inter-ceptions (one returned for touchdown) defensively...On offense, tallied 860 yards rushing with 17 TDs to go with 520 receiving yards and four scores...As a ju-nior in 2009, totaled 83 tackles, six INTs and six pass breakups…Also returned a kickoff for touchdown as a junior … Tallied 71 tackles, four pass breakups, three sacks and two interceptions as a sophomore in 2008.

MISCELLANEOUSEnrolled at UT in January and participated in spring workouts...Helped team to undefeated district sea-son in 2010…As a junior, finished second in Class 4-A at the state championships in the 300-meter hurdles (38.8) and fifth in the 110-meter hurdles (14.6)…Full Name: Justin Jamal Coleman…Coach

at Brunswick: Victor Floyd.

SCHOLARSHIP: Dura-Line Corporation Athletic Endowment

mauRIce coucHSo. (RS), Defensive Lineman, 6-2, 305Orlando, Fla. (Garden city c.c.)

HONORSNamed Junior College All-America and All-Confer-ence after lone season at Garden City...First Team All-State, All-Orange County and All-Metro selection in 2008 as a senior at Orlando Edgewater HS.

STATSPosted 45 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, three sacks and one forced fumble at Garden City in 2010...Collect-ed 110 tackles and 13 sacks as a senior at Orlando Edgewater in 2008.

MISCELLANEOUSRedshirted in 2009 and has three years of eligibil-ity...Full name: Maurice Tyrone Couch...Coach at Gar-den City Community College: Jeff Tatum...Coach at Orlando Edgewater: Bill Gierke.

SCHOLARSHIP: Lambert Athletic Scholarship

mack cRoWdeRFr., Offensive Lineman, 6-2, 275Bristol, Tenn. (Tennessee HS)

HONORSEarned All-State, All-Northeast Tennessee, All-Conference and All-Region honors as a senior in 2010…Also named to the PrepStar Dream Team as a senior…As a junior in 2009, named All-Northeast Tennessee, All-Conference and All-Region…Earned recognition with a selection to the East-West All-Star Team in the state of Tennessee…Rated the No. 6 overall prospect in Tennessee by the Knoxville News-Sentinel.

STATSHelped team rush for 180 yards per game as a senior...Recorded 57 pancake blocks as a senior...Registered 42 pancake blocks during junior campaign in 2009.

MISCELLANEOUSEnrolled at UT in January and participated in spring workouts...Two brothers also play or played football at the collegiate level...Michael was an offensive

lineman at Princeton while Matt is currently a de-fensive end at Cornell…2010 team captain and part of 2009 conference championship…Active member of FCA and Beta Club…2010 Homecoming King at Tennessee High School…Full Name: Mackenzie James Crowder…Coach at Tennessee: Greg Stubbs.

SCHOLARSHIP: Dr. Robert Overholt Athletic Scholarship

VIncent dallasFr., Wide Receiver, 5-11, 185Ellenwood, Ga. (cedar Grove HS)

HONORSNamed All-State as both a senior in 2010 and junior in 2009…Member of the All-County and All-Region teams as a senior...Selected to GACA North/South All-Star Game.

STATSAs a senior in 2010, hauled in 52 receptions for 949 yards and seven touchdowns...Also returned a kickoff 70 yards for a TD...Defensively, collected 28 tackles, two tackles for loss, two interceptions and 12 pass breakups...Caught 37 passes for more than 800 yards as a junior…Also as a junior, compiled 49 tackles, six tackles for loss, 22 pass breakups and five INTs on defense.

MISCELLANEOUSEnrolled at UT in January and participated in spring workouts...Also a standout track and field athlete … As a sophomore in 2009, was a member of the fourth-fastest 4x400 meter relay squad in the nation, that also set the DeKalb County record…Full Name: Vincent Demetrius Dallas…Coach at Cedar Grove: Raymond Bonner.

SCHOLARSHIP: Forrest L. Preston Athletic Scholarship

bRendan doWnsFr., Tight End, 6-5, 237Bristol, Tenn. (Tennessee HS)

HONORSEarned All-Region honors as both a senior in 2010 and junior in 2009…Named All-Conference as a senior.

STATSAs a senior, had team-high 34 receptions for 470 yards and two touchdowns...As a junior, tallied eight receptions for 204 yards.

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cHRIstIan HaRRIsFr., Linebacker, 6-2, 235Woodstock, Ga. (Etowah HS)

HONORSNamed to Georgia’s 2010 Class AAAAA All-State team...Selected Second Team All-State by the As-sociated Press as a senior...Named Cherokee Tribune Defensive Player of the Year...2010 GACA North/South All-Star...Named to UGASports.com’s Second Team...2010 Cherokee Gridiron Player of the Year.

STATSRecorded a team-high 127 tackles, 22 tackles for loss, eight pass breakups, four forced fumbles, four sacks and a pair of interceptions as a senior...During junior season in 2009, compiled 108 tackles, 19 tack-les for loss, 12 pass breakups, three sacks, two forced fumbles and an INT.

MISCELLANEOUSHelped Etowah to the Region 5 championship and an 8-1 regular-season record...Full name: Christian Thomas Harris...Coach at Etowah: Bill Stewart.

SCHOLARSHIP: Brady & Horne Athletic Endowment

maRcus JacksonFr., Offensive Lineman, 6-2, 326Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach HS)

HONORSMember of Under Armour All-America Team…ESPNU 150 Team…Named First Team All-State as a senior in 2010...Earned All-Area and All-District honors as both a senior in 2010 and junior in 2009...NLS Offensive Player of the Year...Selected as Max Emfinger All-America.

kYleR keRbYsonFr., Offensive Lineman, 6-5, 305Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville catholic HS)

HONORSNamed Tennessee Mr. Football AAA Lineman of the Year in 2010...Earned TSWA All-State honors...Garnered Knoxville News-Sentinel PrepXtra All-Knoxville Football League defensive player of the year and first team honors...Old Spice Player of the Year...Member of The Tennessean’s Dream Team...Selected to Toyota East vs. West All-Star Classic...Named to Mobile Press-Register’s

maRlIn lane, JR.Fr., Running Back, 6-0, 205Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland HS)

HONORSParticipated in the Team USA vs. The World game for the U.S. Under-19 national football team...Played in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl...ESPNU 150 Team...Earned Third Team All-State (Class 6A) acco-lades as a junior...Named to Mobile Press-Register’s Southeast 120 and ranked 54th.

STATSComing off ACL surgery and played in five games as a senior, yet rushed for 601 yards and six touchdowns on 45 carries (13.4 yards per carry)…Recorded 683 yards of total offense as he also caught six passes for 82 yards and a TD…Carried the ball 112 times for 1,110 yards (9.9 yards per carry) and 12 TDs as a junior in 2009, while finishing with more than 1,500 yards of total offense...Also returned three punts for TDs...As a sophomore, ran 69 times for 758 yards and 12 TDs, while catching six passes for 123 yards and a score.

MISCELLANEOUSNamed to the Class of 2011 Sporting News Top 100 (No. 63 overall/No. 11 running back)...Full name: Mar-lin Arnett Lane Jr....Coach at Mainland: John Maronto.

SCHOLARSHIP: Schaefer Family Athletic Scholarship Endowment

IZauea lanIeRSo. (RS), Defensive Back, 6-1, 190Gordo, Ala. (East Mississippi c.c.)

HONORSEarned junior college All-America, All-Conference and All-Region honors at East Mississippi in 2009...As a high school senior in 2008, rated as a 3-star prospect by Rivals.com, as well as the 54th best athlete in the nation and 19th best prospect in Alabama…Also as a senior, named West Alabama All-Star and Player of the Year in Class 3A by The Tuscaloosa News…Alabama Sports Writers Associa-tion Honorable Mention All-State...Tabbed as a West Alabama All-Star in 2008.

STATSAs a freshman at East Mississippi, totaled 66 tack-les, nine pass breakups and four interceptions (re-turned for 104 yards)...Posted 12 tackles, two pass breakups, an interception and returned a kickoff for touchdown in the 2009 Mississippi Bowl...In high school, tallied 68 tackles, 22 pass breakups, five tackles for loss and seven interceptions as a senior...Offensively, compiled 871 yards rushing and 870 yards receiving…As a junior in 2007, registered 38 tackles, four tackles for loss, 19 pass breakups and five interceptions ...On offense, caught 25 passes for 687 yards and eight touchdowns while adding one punt and one kickoff return for touchdown.

MISCELLANEOUSRedshirted in 2010 and has three years of eligibil-ity...Full Name: Izauea Lanier...Coach at East Missis-sippi Community College: Buddy Stephens...Coach at Gordo: David McKinney.

SCHOLARSHIP: Anonymous

MISCELLANEOUSEnrolled at UT in January and participated in spring workouts...2010 Team Captain and part of 2009 Con-ference Championship…Set Viking football power clean record…Also a standout track and field and bas-ketball athlete, earning All-Conference honors in both as a junior…Averaged 6.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game as a junior for the basketball team…Full Name: Clyde Brendan Downs…Coach at Tennessee: Greg Stubbs.

SCHOLARSHIP: Dr. and Mrs. Steve Morton Endowment

Southeast 120 and ranked 110th.

STATSAs a senior, allowed zero sacks in 252 pass attempts and graded out at 92 percent...Also contributed 52 pancake blocks and helped offense average 29 points per game in 2010...Led defense with 86 tack-les and posted 27 tackles-for-loss, five sacks and three forced fumbles...Collected 47 pancake blocks as a junior.

MISCELLANEOUSFull name: Kyler Kerbyson...Coach at Knoxville Cath-olic: Scott Meadows.

SCHOLARSHIP: James P. Purdy Athletic Scholarship

MISCELLANEOUSEnrolled at UT in January and participated in spring workouts...Four-year starter...Full Name: Marcus Ja-maal Jackson…Coach at Vero Beach: Gary Coggin.

SCHOLARSHIP: Fred R. Lawson Athletic Scholarship

a.J. JoHnsonFr., Linebacker, 6-3, 245Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville HS)

HONORSGeorgia’s Class AAA Defensive Player of the Year...Named First Team Class AAA All-State following three consecutive seasons (2008-10)...Member of Under Armour All-America Team...Named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 team as a se-nior in 2010...Selected to ESPNU 150 and Rivals250 teams...The Gainesville Times 2010 Football Player of the Year...Named to Mobile Press-Register’s South-east 120 and ranked 77th.

STATSPosted 173 tackles, 29 tackles for loss, eight forced fumbles, seven pass breakups, six sacks and two interceptions in senior year...As a junior, tallied 131 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, eight sacks, six pass break-ups, four forced fumbles and an INT...As a sopho-more in 2008, tallied 160 tackles, nine tackles for loss and four sacks.

MISCELLANEOUSHelped lead team to state championship game as a junior...Also helped team to three straight region titles...Gainesville went 24-3 over final two seasons...Full Name: Alexander James Johnson...Coach at Gainesville: Bruce Miller.

SCHOLARSHIP: John R. & Charlotte H. Israel Athletic Scholarship

cuRt maggIttFr., Linebacker/Defensive Lineman, 6-3, 215West Palm Beach, Fla. (Dwyer HS)

HONORSESPNU 150 Team...Rivals250 Team...Selected to Max-Preps.com 2010 U.S. Air Force All-America squad...Earned First Team All-America honors via MaxPreps.com for senior year...Named the Sun Sentinel’s 2010 Palm Beach County Defensive Player of the Year...Also garnered Defensive Player of the Year and All-Area honors from the Palm Beach Post...As a junior, earned First Team All-State honors in Class 4A...Named First


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Pat maRtInFr., Defensive Back, 6-0, 205Greenville, S.c. (J.L. Mann HS)

HONORS2010 Shrine Bowl participant...Earned SCVarsity.com First Team All-State honors in 2010...Named All-Region and All-County in 2010...Named First Team All-State, All-Area and All-Region as a junior in 2009...Named to Mobile Press-Register’s Southeast 120 and ranked 115th.

STATSAs a senior, notched 70 tackles, two interceptions and returned a forced fumble for a touchdown...Offen-sively, totaled more than 500 yards rushing ans six TDs, while catching 20 passes for 232 yards and four TDs...Compiled 112 tackles, 12 pass breakups, four forced fumbles and two INTs as a junior in 2009...Returned one of those INTs for a touchdown...Collected 400 yards rushing and three TDs.

MISCELLANEOUSFull name: Pat Sanchez Martin...Coach at J.L. Mann: Mickey Crocker.

SCHOLARSHIP: George & Nancy Killebrew Endowment

bYRon mooReSo. (RS), Defensive Back, 6-1, 205carson, calif. (Los Angeles Harbor c.c.)

HONORSNamed Defensive Player of the Year in the Central Di-vision-Western Conference of the Southern California Football Association...2008 honors as a senior include Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, ES-PNU 150, Prep Star Dream Team, Sporting News Top 100, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West First Team, Or-ange County Register Fab 15 First Team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, Golden State Preps All-Southern California First Team, All-L.A. City First Team, Los Angeles Times All-Star First Team, South Bay Daily Breeze All-South Bay First Team and All-Marine League Offensive MVP.

STATSAt Los Angeles Harbor Community College, totaled 42 tackles and nine interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns...As a senior at Narbonne High School, compiled 83 tackles, four INTs (two TDs), three fumble recoveries (one TD) and a pair of forced fumbles...Offensively, tallied 61 receptions for 963 yards and eight scores...Also notched 820 return yards along with four TDs.

MISCELLANEOUSGraduated from high school and signed with USC, where he redshirted as a freshman...Was teammate of current UT defensive tackle Malik Jackson at USC...Has three years of eligibility...Competed in track and field in high school...As a senior in 2009, was rated as the No. 98 overall prospect nationally, No. 6 overall safety and No. 11 player in the state of California by Rivals...Full name: Byron Terrell Moore...Coach at Los Angeles Harbor: Brett Peabody...Coach at Narbonne: Manual Douglas.

SCHOLARSHIP: Alton E. Blakley, Jr. Athletic Scholar-ship

alan PoseYFr., Offensive Lineman, 6-6, 330Athens, Ga. (clarke central HS)

HONORSSelected to NUC All-World Gridiron Classic...Class AAAA First Team All-State selection as a junior and senior...Earned All-Region 8 Class AAAA honors...Named Athens Banner-Herald First Team All-Area...Number 21 on Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Fab 50.

STATSPart of an offensive line that allowed just one sack during senior season, while contributing 50 pan-cake blocks individually...As a junior in 2009, helped team allow just two sacks...Also recorded 45 pan-cake blocks.

MISCELLANEOUSHelped team to Class AAAA state championship game as a junior but fell to Sandy Creek HS, which was led by current UT tailback Rajion Neal...Clarke Central went undefeated during senior regular sea-son...Helped Clarke Central to 32-6 record in three letterman years...Also wrestled and threw shot put...Full name: Alan Michael Posey...Coach at Clarke Cen-tral: Leroy Ryals.

SCHOLARSHIP: Roy & Patsy Johnston Athletic Scholarship

bRIan RandolPHFr., Defensive Back, 6-0, 190Kennesaw, Ga. (Kell HS)

HONORS2010 Gatorade Player of the Year in Georgia...Geor-gia 4A Defensive Player of the Year by both AP and Coaches...Parade All-America honors...Three-time All-State honoree...Named to the Georgia Super 11 by the Atlanta Journal Constitution...Earned 2010 Ri-valshigh.com All-America Team honors...2010 Atlan-ta Sports Council Athlete of the Year...Named Mari-

antonIo RIcHaRdsonFr., Offensive Lineman, 6-6, 325Nashville, Tenn. (Pearl-cohn HS)

HONORSSelected to U.S. Army All-American Bowl...ESPNU 150 Team...Rivals100 Squad...Earned Division 2-AA All-State First Team honors...Named to The Tennesse-an’s All-Mid State team...Played for the 2011 U.S. Un-der-19 National Team in the Team USA vs. The World game...Named to Mobile Press-Register’s Southeast 120 and ranked 25th.

STATSPart of an offensive line that allowed zero sacks during junior campaign...Added 60 pancake blocks.

MISCELLANEOUSNamed to the Class of 2011 Sporting News Top 100 (No. 49 overall/No. 7 offensive lineman)...Full Name: Antonio James Richardson.

SCHOLARSHIP: Ayres Athletic Endowment

geRaldo oRtaFr., Defensive Back, 6-0, 180Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes HS)*Planning on delayed enrollment.

HONORSHonored as Class 1-AAAAA All-Region by the coaches.

STATSAs a senior, tallied 80 tackles, three tackles for loss,

Team All-County by Sun Sentinel...Selected to First Team All-Area by Palm Beach Post...Named to the 2010 Press-Register Southeast 120 and ranked 70th.

STATSRecorded 65 solo tackles, nine tackles for loss, 28 quarterback pressures, 17 sacks and two forced fumbles as a senior in 2010...Offensively, posted 12 receptions for 109 yards and a pair of touchdowns...As a junior, notched 38 tackles, 14 quarterback pres-sures, six tackles for loss, 11 sacks and three forced fumbles...Totaled eight receptions for 62 yards and a score on offense.

MISCELLANEOUSPart of a defense that held opponents to less than a touchdown a game on a team that went 12-2 his senior year...Brother, Roosevelt, plays defensive end at Iowa State...Full name: Curtis Maggitt...Coach at Dwyer: Jack Daniels.

SCHOLARSHIP: David Mason Booth, Jr. Endowed Men’s Athletic Scholarship

12 pass breakups, one interception, one forced fum-ble and one fumble recovery...Recorded 85 tackles, four tackles for loss, 16 pass breakups and six INTs as a junior in 2009.

MISCELLANEOUSHelped team to a 10-3 record as a senior and led Vikings to the Region Championship...Full name: Geraldo Orlando Orta...Coach at Lowndes: Randy McPherson.

etta Daily Journal’s Defensive Player of the Year...Selected to the GACA North/South All-Star Game.

STATSAs a senior, totaled 162 tackles (98 solo), nine pass breakups, four interceptions and two fumble recov-eries...Also ran for 1,068 yards and 16 touchdowns, while catching 17 passes for 414 yards and a pair of scores...Additionally, returned seven kickoffs for 191 yards and a TD...In junior campaign, tallied 125 tack-les, eight tackles for loss, 18 pass breakups, three INTs and a pair of sacks...Offensively, topped 1,300 yards rushing while scoring 12 TDs...Compiled 198 tackles and three INTs as a sophomore in 2008.

MISCELLANEOUSHelped Longhorns to 12-1 record as a senior, while leading Kell to Georgia’s Class 4A Elite Eight...Full name: Brian Anthony Randolph...Coach at Kell: Der-ek Cook.

SCHOLARSHIP: Wade & Virginia Travis Athletic Scholarship Endowment

tReVaRRIs saulsbeRRYFr., Defensive Lineman, 6-5, 280Gainesville, Fla. (Gainesville HS)

HONORSTwo-time All-Area selection as a junior and senior...Named Second Team All-State and First Team All-Area

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JoRdan WIllIamsFr., Defensive Lineman, 6-5, 240Gainesville, Fla. (Gainesville HS)

HONORSNamed to the Gainesville Sun’s Super 11 team...Se-lected to the Gainesville Sun’s 2010 Class 5A-AA First Team.

STATSFinished third in District 5 A-AA with six sacks as a senior...Totaled 72 tackles, eight tackles for loss and 10 quarterback pressures in 2010...Also tallied three receptions for 33 yards and a touchdown...Regis-tered more than 80 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, five sacks, 12 QB hurries and five pass breakups during junior campaign in 2009.

MISCELLANEOUSHelped team to 11-2 record as a senior...High school teammate of fellow UT signee Trevarris Saulsberry...Father, Keith, played on Florida’s defensive line in the mid-1980s...Sister, Janine, played volleyball at Florida...Full name: Jordan Cornell Williams...Coach at Gainesville: Ryan Smith.

JustIn WoRleYFr., Quarterback, 6-4, 200Rock Hill, S.c. (Northwestern HS)

HONORSAs a senior in 2010, earned Gatorade National Player of the Year accolades, becoming the first ever player from South Carolina to earn the honor in any sport…Finalist for the Gatorade Male High School Athlete of the Year award…Earned Parade All-America honors...Garnered ESPN RISE First Team All-America accolades...Earned South Carolina Player of the Year honors…Named to RivalsHigh 2010 All-America Team and selected as Ri-valsHigh Offensive Player of the Year...SCPrepNation.com Player of the Year…Named All-State as a senior and junior in 2009…Honored as the National Sopho-more of the Year in 2008 by MaxPreps.

STATSFinished career with 13,385 passing yards and 157 touchdowns…As a senior, threw for 5,315 yards and a state-record 64 touchdowns, while also rushing for six TDs…Completed 429-of-590 passes (.727) in final year…Finished 26-of-42 for 263 yards and five TDs in 2010 State Championship victory…Compiled 4,366 passing yards and 42 TDs as a junior…Threw for 3,641 yards and 50 TDs in sophomore campaign.

MISCELLANEOUSEnrolled at UT in January and participated in spring workouts...Helped team win Class AAAA Division II State Championship as a senior in 2010 against Greenwood to cap a 15-0 record…Led team to state championship game in 2008 against South Pointe...Named to the Class of 2011 Sporting News Top 100 (No. 85 overall/No. 7 quarterback)...Also a standout in basketball and baseball at Northwestern…Full Name: Justin Scott Worley…Coach at Northwestern: Jimmy Wallace.

SCHOLARSHIP: Inman Family Men’s Athletic Endowment Scholarship

deVRIn YoungFr., Tailback, 5-8, 165Knoxville, Tenn. (Bearden HS)

HONORSNamed Class AAA Tennessee Mr. Football Back of the Year...Garnered All-State honors in 2008, 2009 and 2010...Earned ESPN RISE Third Team All-America accolades...2010 District 4-AAA Player of the Year...Knoxville News Sentinel PrepXtra Offensive Player of the Year in 2010...2009 District 4-AAA Offensive Back of the Year...2009 Knoxville Interscholastic League (KIL) Offensive Player of the Year...Earned First Team PrepXtra honors in 2009...2008 MaxPreps Second Team Sophomore All-America...2008 TFCA and TSWA All-State...2008 PrepXtra Sophomore of the Year and First Team All-KIL...Also earned First Team All-Region honors on offense and defense as a sophomore...2008 All-KIL Offense by News Sentinel.

STATSTotaled 7,433 all-purpose yards and 83 touchdowns in decorated prep career, while intercepting three passes and compiling 54 tackles on defense...Aver-aged 7.7 yards per carry throughout career...In senior campaign, rushed for 2,271 yards and 32 TDs on 228 carries, while catching 13 passes for 201 yards and four TDs...As a junior in 2009, rushed for 1,455 yards with 19 touchdowns in 10 games…Also hauled in 19 receptions for 189 yards and a score...Ran for 1,366 yards and 17 touchdowns while also catching eight passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns as a soph-omore in 2008...Factored in special teams, returning 31 punts for 518 yards and two TDs and returning 30 kickoffs for 1,173 yards and six TDs in three years.

MISCELLANEOUS2010 Football Captain at Bearden...Finished second in the 100-meter dash at the 2010 Class AAA Ten-nessee state track and field meet...Full name: Devrin Dominique Young...Coach at Bearden: Brad Taylor.

SCHOLARSHIP: Flynn Family Athletic Scholarship Endowment

tom smItHFr., Running Back, 5-11, 205Apopka, Fla. (Apopka HS)

HONORSAs a senior in 2010, honored as First Team All-Coun-ty and All-Central Florida by the Orlando Sentinel…Named the No. 4 downhill runner by Rivals.com…As a junior in 2009, selected as Third Team Class 6A All-State and First Team All-Central Florida by the Orlando Sentinel.

STATSAs a senior, averaged 7.2 yards-per-carry for 1,253 yards and 17 touchdowns…Also caught 22 passes for 108 yards and a pair of TDs...Notched more than 300 yards on kickoff returns and a pair of scores...As a junior, ran for 1,651 yards and 24 touchdowns...Also tallied five catches for 62 yards and a TD...Averaged 15 yards per kickoff return, while adding a TD during junior season...As a sophomore in 2008, registered 102 carries for 811 yards and nine touchdowns…Also caught 10 passes for more than 200 yards and three touchdowns.

MISCELLANEOUSFull name: Thomas Franklin Smith...Coach at Apop-ka: Rick Darlington.

SCHOLARSHIP: Moore Athletic Scholarship Endowment

by the Gainesville Sun as a junior in 2009...Member of the 2010 Gainesville Sun’s Super 11...Selected to the Gainesville Sun’s 2010 Class 5A-AA First Team defense.

STATSAs a senior in 2010, tallied 68 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, eight quarterback pressures and 4 1/2 sacks (fourth best in District 5 4A)...Offensively, tallied 12 receptions for more than 120 yards, while adding three touchdown receptions...Notched 55 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, four sacks and 12 QB hurries as a junior in 2009...Also registered five receptions for 62 yards and a TD.

MISCELLANEOUSHelped team to 11-2 record as a senior...High school teammate of fellow UT signee Jordan Williams...Full name: Trevarris Rashaad Saulsberry...Coach at Gainesville: Ryan Smith.

SCHOLARSHIP: Ted W. Cook Jr. Endowment

tIno tHomasFr., Defensive Back, 6-0, 200Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose HS)

HONORSNamed to the MIAA Class 5A-6A Team by the Memphis Commercial Appeal...Also earned All-District 16-AAA honors via the Commercial Appeal...Notched FoxMem-phis Preseason All-Mid South Team honors.

STATSRecorded 97 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, four inter-ceptions (one returned for TD), 22 pass breakups and one sack during senior campaign...Also ran for 900 yards and eight touchdowns, while collecting 280 receiving yards and a pair of scores...Gained 800 rushing yards and 110 receiving yards as a junior in 2009 to go with 11 touchdowns...Also returned a pair of kickoffs for TDs...Defensively, totaled 48 tack-les, 15 interceptions and five pass breakups.

MISCELLANEOUSBrother is Miami’s (Fla.) fifth all-time leading rusher, Graig Cooper...Also a standout track and field ath-lete at Melrose...Full name: Harold Tino Thomas Jr....Coach at Melrose: Robert Ferrante.

SCHOLARSHIP: Anonymous

SCHOLARSHIP: Rinker Materials Company Athletic Scholarship Fund

Documents

2011 Media Guide: The Vols