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Quarterbacks # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 13 QB Juan Cox 6-2 215 (Fr) 3.81 93 67 Redshirt South Panola (Batesville, MS) 2 4 10 QB Josh Heap (S) 6-1 207 (Jr) 3.40 41 87 OK Central Catholic (Morgan City, LA) 4 6 08 QB Kent Jordan 6-0 194 (Fr) 3.21 35 98 OK St. Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis, MS) 4 6 18 QB Thomas Shearer 6-1 200 (Fr) 3.55 83 68 OK Nashville (Nashville, AR) 4 5 19 QB Christopher Walton 6-4 205 (So) 3.69 92 81 OK Oak Grove (Hattiesburg, MS) 4 6

Running Backs # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 45 RB Bertram Berlin 5-8 175 (Fr) 2.18 45 49 OK Pope John Paul II (Boca Raton, FL) 4 7 37 RB Matthew Calderon 5-10 178 So 3.92 48 78 OK Caledonia (Caledonia, MS) 4 6 48 RB Brandon Hernandez 5-11 188 (So) 3.18 53 73 OK Hillcrest Christian (Jackson, MS) 1 3 31 RB Tee Jenkins 5-10 180 (Fr) 3.01 47 68 Redshirt Pine Forest (Pensacola, FL) 3 7 23 RB Ahmad Mullins (S) 6-0 228 Jr 2.20 74 41 OK Washington County (Sandersville, GA) 6 6 30 RB Ty Newton 6-0 190 Fr 3.68 90 72 OK Niceville (Niceville, FL) 4 7 21 FB Peter Castleberry 6-1 215 Fr 2.52 84 37 OK White Hall (White Hall, AR) 4 7 33 FB Efren Galindo 5-11 231 Sr 2.05 45 50 OK Towers (Decatur, GA) 5 5 38 FB James McNeely (S) 6-0 233 Fr 2.01 74 48 OK Gaffney (Gaffney, SC) 3 7 41 FB Aaron Purcell 5-11 228 (Jr) 3.25 84 71 Redshirt South Jones (Ellisville, MS) 1 3

Receivers # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 82 WR Nate Gates 6-1 187 (So) 2.62 64 49 OK Florence (Florence, MS) 4 6 86 WR Takeo Banks (S) 6-0 188 (So) 3.69 87 61 OK Forrest County Agriculural (MS) 5 6 83 WR Ryan Manning (S) 6-1 181 (So) 3.82 91 53 OK Olive Branch (Olive Branch, MS) 5 6 89 WR Joe Brennan 6-5 169 (Sr) 1.92 55 45 OK T.L. Hanna (Anderson, SC) 5 7 87 WR Preston Brooks 5-11 191 (Fr) 2.36 73 44 Transfer Starr's Mill (Fayetteville, GA) 4 7 80 WR Eric Paine 6-0 196 So 3.82 79 88 OK Greene County (Leakesville, MS) 1 2 22 WR Zachary Trimble 6-2 173 (Sr) 3.20 42 65 OK Washington (Miami, FL) 4 6 32 TE Robert Grace 6-1 237 Fr 3.82 49 71 OK Starkville (Starkville, MS) 3 7 42 TE Joshua Herrick (S) 6-4 250 (Sr) 2.96 85 56 OK South Sumter (Bushnell, FL) 5 7 84 TE Kevin Pierce 6-4 221 (So) 3.32 85 93 Redshirt Adams County Christian (Natchez, MS) 1 2 88 TE Donovan Pinkard 6-2 247 (Fr) 3.56 92 83 Redshirt Gadsden City (Gadsden, AL) 4 7 85 TE Adam Ramirez 6-6 238 (Fr) 3.38 99 63 Redshirt Harrison Central (Gulfport, MS) 4 8 81 TE Justin Smart 6-3 236 Jr 2.06 67 49 OK Philadelphia (Philadelphia, MS) 4 6

Offensive Lineman # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 68 OT Carl Eaton 6-2 314 (Sr) 2.20 56 46 OK Chaminade-Madonna Prep (FL) 6 6 78 OT Aaron Stump 6-3 319 (Fr) 2.35 38 65 Redshirt Spring Valley (Columbia, SC) 5 9 71 OT George Bandy (S) 6-3 320 (Sr) 3.33 93 49 OK A.H. Parker (Birmingham, AL) 6 7 72 OT Josh Wells 6-3 283 (Fr) 1.93 78 35 Redshirt Raleigh Egypt (Memphis, TN) 6 8 69 OT Nick Whitney 6-7 309 (So) 3.94 53 76 OK Amite (Liberty, MS) 2 3 66 OT Lance Wilson (S) 6-1 317 (Sr) 2.53 55 62 OK Christopher Columbus (Miami, FL) 7 7 64 OG Mark Agee 6-0 310 (Sr) 3.72 47 79 OK Oak Grove (Hattiesburg, MS) 6 7 62 OG Andrew Hutchinson 6-4 289 (Jr) 3.25 99 50 OK Natchez (Natchez, MS) 5 7 70 OG Teddy Johnson 6-1 273 (Fr) 1.98 70 37 Redshirt Wynne (Wynne, AR) 3 6 63 OG Clint McCall (S) 6-6 284 (Sr) 3.84 91 52 OK South Panola (Batesville, MS) 7 9 67 OG Jim Fischer 6-4 281 (So) 3.55 92 76 Redshirt Kirk Academy (Grenada, MS) 1 3 76 OG Tom Richardson (S) 6-7 319 (So) 2.60 49 65 OK Hernando (Hernando, MS) 6 9 74 OG Emmitt Spencer 6-1 292 (Jr) 3.94 75 76 Redshirt Bayou Academy (Cleveland, MS) 1 2 56 C Ray Lee Gilliam (S) 6-0 282 (So) 1.94 43 54 OK Dillard (Fort Lauderdale, FL) 5 7 61 C Kilani Cornish 6-4 291 (So) 3.80 76 77 Redshirt West Lauderdale (Collinsville, MS) 1 1 77 C George Archibald 6-6 277 Fr 3.65 51 87 OK Scott County    (Georgetown, KY) 2 6 73 C D.J. Crompton 6-0 291 (Sr) 3.19 86 49 OK Edgewater (Orlando, FL) 2 5

Defensive Lineman # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 98 DE Chris Lara 6-3 263 (So) 1.90 38 54 Redshirt Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville, KY) 4 7 92 DE Edgar Butler 6-6 282 (Sr) 3.50 81 72 OK O'Bannon (Greenville, MS) 5 6 93 DE Ted Newcomb (S) 6-3 272 (Jr) 3.37 79 61 OK Duluth (Duluth, GA) 5 7 91 DE Caleb O'Malley (S) 6-7 285 (Jr) 3.00 95 45 OK Lincoln County   (Stanford, KY) 5 7 99 DE Kenneth Brown 6-2 273 (Fr) 2.97 96 52 Redshirt Baker (Baker, LA) 4 7 96 DT Boyd Lynn 6-7 282 Jr 2.35 57 52 OK West Port (Ocala, FL) 4 6 95 DT Jason Gomez (S) 6-4 280 So 3.52 99 55 OK Grady (Atlanta, GA) 4 7 94 DT Ashley Berlin (S) 6-2 285 Sr 3.80 99 70 OK Lovejoy (Lovejoy, GA) 5 6 97 DT Chris Brown 6-6 336 (Jr) 2.01 46 39 OK Miami Carol City (Miami, FL) 1 6

Linebackers # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 55 ILB Mark Blaylock 6-1 240 So 3.33 99 46 OK Blytheville (Blytheville, AR) 4 6 50 ILB Nick Cole (S) 6-0 226 So 3.03 80 51 OK Banneker (College Park, GA) 4 6 51 ILB Taylor Southerland 6-1 226 (Jr) 3.94 99 65 Redshirt Vardaman (Vardaman, MS) 1 2 55 ILB Tyler Dantzler 6-1 239 (Fr) 3.42 90 87 Transfer Pillow Academy (Greenwood, MS) 5 7 52 ILB Brandon Wing 5-10 233 (Jr) 3.43 59 88 Redshirt Mercy Cross (Biloxi, MS) 1 2 44 ILB Jamie Yost 6-1 234 So 2.12 41 64 OK Woodham (Pensacola, FL) 4 7 57 OLB Daniel Adibi 6-1 217 (Fr) 2.15 42 45 Transfer Blacksburg (Blacksburg, SC) 5 8 54 OLB Christopher Edwards (S) 6-1 257 (Sr) 3.48 65 63 OK St. Augustine (New Orleans, LA) 6 7 59 OLB Jacoby Childs 6-1 256 (Sr) 2.68 92 51 OK Armwood (Seffner, FL) 6 7 43 OLB Austin Elkins 6-0 218 (Jr) 3.59 67 87 Redshirt Leake Academy (Madden, MS) 1 3 57 OLB Jabar Harris 6-2 217 (Jr) 3.69 88 65 Redshirt Tunica Institute of Learning (MS) 1 3 53 OLB Zachary Sturm 5-11 211 (So) 2.97 68 65 OK Walnut (Walnut, MS) 1 2 47 OLB PJ French (S) 5-11 225 So 3.65 49 80 OK North Sunflower Academy (Drew, MS) 4 7

Defensive Backs # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 40 CB Jacques Rios 6-2 176 Sr 2.27 78 45 OK Adairsville (Adairsville, GA) 2 3 39 CB Andrew Payton 5-11 174 Jr 2.90 77 46 OK Douglass (Atlanta, GA) 4 5 36 CB Bob Goldstein (S) 6-0 178 So 3.22 90 75 OK Hancock Central (Sparta, GA) 4 6 28 CB Omar Flynn (S) 5-9 164 Sr 3.92 76 69 OK Mauldin (Mauldin, SC) 5 6 35 CB Mike Cassidy 5-9 162 (Jr) 3.82 90 53 Redshirt Baldwyn (Baldwyn, MS) 1 2 34 CB Jack Henderson 5-8 169 (So) 3.43 59 66 Redshirt Oxford (Oxford, MS) 1 4 25 CB William Arbuckle 5-10 196 (Sr) 3.28 99 51 OK Clarksdale (Clarksdale, MS) 4 5 29 FS Joe Haden (S) 6-1 191 (Fr) 3.24 87 68 OK Velma Jackson (Camden, MS) 5 7 27 FS Oliver Karr 5-11 174 (Sr) 3.31 52 92 OK St. Augustine (New Orleans, LA) 6 6 46 SS Logan Cruz 6-2 204 Sr 2.91 82 57 OK Tucker (Tucker, GA) 5 7 49 SS Anthony Fleming 6-0 196 (So) 2.12 69 50 OK Velma Jackson (Camden, MS) 3 7 26 SS Tony Haynes (S) 5-11 180 (Jr) 3.30 85 67 OK Vicksburg (Vicksburg, MS) 7 8

Special teams # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 07 K Jon Estep (S) 6-0 180 Jr 3.23 75 73 OK Buford (Buford, GA) 7 8 16 K Jacob Merritt 6-1 193 Fr 3.67 52 79 OK Sandy Creek (Tyrone, GA) 4 5 03 K Duncan Samson 6-0 215 (Jr) 3.75 95 69 Redshirt Drew (Drew, MS) 2 2 15 P Mark Walker 6-2 187 (Sr) 3.34 76 79 OK Camden County (Kingsland, GA) 3 4 06 P Casey Redding (S) 5-11 208 (Sr) 3.32 82 85 OK Washington County (Sandersville, GA) 4 6