Class: r-Fr.
Position: OL
Height: 6-2
Weight: 282 pounds
Previous School: Mary Persons
Hometown: Forsyth, GA

Honors: 2010 - Named to the SBC All-Freshman Team by the league's beat writers.

2010: Played in nine games and had two starts ... Played a total of 191 snaps ... Earned three winning grades from the coaches ... Made the move from defensive line to offensive line during the spring ... Played 51 snaps at Memphis following injury to Mark Fisher ... Made his first collegiate start at Louisiana and played a season-high 69 snaps ... Was in on 26 plays against North Texas.

2009: Suffered a knee injury in the first week of fall camp and was lost for the season.

High School: Voted an Associated Press first team all-state selection in 2008 for Mary Persons High School ... A two-star recruit by Rivals.com ... Rated the 39th best prospect in the state of Georgia by Rivals.com ... Played on the offensive line most of his high school career but was on the offensive and defensive lines his senior year ... Graded out at 90 percent as an offensive lineman his senior year and collected 45 tackles and eight sacks on defense ... Was all-region as a junior and senior and was first team All Middle Georgia as a senior ... Was the most valuable offensive lineman as a junior and senior ... Is a member of the Mary Persons Wall of Fame ... Also lettered in track ... Qualified for the state in the shot put ... Played for Coach Rodney Walker.

Full Name: Jadareius Omari Hamlin ... Parent: Elnora Lyons ... Born: 8/17/91 ... His cousin, Tony Lyons, lettered for the Blue Raiders in 1990 ... Major: Undecided.