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The Blue Raiders inked players from eight different states
with four each coming from Tennessee, Georgia, and California, three
from Florida, two from Alabama, and one each from Colorado, Louisiana, and South Carolina. Overall, 13 signees come from the high school ranks.
Video: Signing Day Press Conference
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Christian Henry
LB · 6-1 · 217 pounds · Fr.
Dania, FL (Hollywood Hills HS)
Stockstill on Henry: "Physical, strong and athletic." (10:08 AM)
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Chris Sharpe
CB · 5-10 · 170 pounds · Fr.
Stone Mountain, GA (Stephenson HS)
Stockstill on Sharpe: "Tall, long and really athletic." (10:04 AM)
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Isaiah Anderson
OL · 6-4 · 280 pounds · Fr.
Franklin, TN (Franklin HS)
Stockstill on Anderson: "Very physical, uses hands well and can run." (9:25 AM)
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Patrick McNeil
DE · 6-3 · 270 pounds · Fr.
Mobile, AL (Davidson HS)
Stockstill on McNeil: "Physical with great strength. Good hands and runs well." (8:55 AM)
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Jiajuan Fennell
DE · 6-3 · 215 pounds · Fr.
South Pittsburg, TN (South Pittsburg HS)
Stockstill on Fennell: "Very athletic with great growth potential." (8:54 AM)
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Leighton Gasque
LB · 6-2 · 195 pounds · Fr.
Hiram, GA (Hiram HS)
Stockstill on Gasque: "Huge upside, athletic and has good speed." (8:35 AM)
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Corey Carmichael
LB · 5-11 · 230 pounds · Fr.
Canton, GA (Woodstock HS)
Stockstill on Carmichael: "Physical player who has good instincts." (7:59 AM)
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Reggie Whatley
WR · 5-7 · 170 pounds · Fr.
Rome, GA (Rome HS)
Stockstill on Whatley: "Great speed that will be utilized in return game. Has nice change of direction." (7:43 AM)
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Max Ugboaja
DE · 6-4 · 215 pounds · Fr.
Antioch, TN (Hillwood HS)
Stockstill on Ugboaja: "Good upside, athletic and runs well." (7:27 AM)
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Morris Moore
DE · 6-4 · 255 pounds · Fr.
West Palm Beach, FL (Palm Beach Lakes HS)
Stockstill on Moore: "Good athlete who runs well and comes from a good high school program." (7:05 AM)
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Judd Hunt
OL · 6-4 · 265 pounds · Fr.
Oneonta, AL (Oneonta HS)
Stockstill on Hunt: "Good feet, smart and athletic enough to play several positions." (7:04 AM)
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Khari Burke
CB · 5-10 · 165 pounds · Fr.
Plantation, FL (South Plantation HS)
Stockstill on Burke: "Physical player that runs well and has good ball skills." (7:03 AM)
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Jonathan Brooks
LB · 6-2 · 202 pounds · Fr.
New Orleans, LA (Miller Grove HS)
Stockstill on Brooks: "Athletic and has good speed." (7:02 AM)
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Tyler Mason
WR · 5-7 · 158 pounds · Jr.
Richmond, CA (San Leandro HS)
Stockstill on Mason: "Good running skills and will be utilized in the return game." (7:00 AM)
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Logan Kilgore
QB · 6-3 · 174 pounds · So.
Carmichael, CA (Bakersfield College)
Stockstill on Kilgore: "A four-for-three guy who is very accurate and can make all the throws. Runs well." (7:00 AM)
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Arness Ikner
CB · 5-9 · 167 pounds · Jr.
Pasadena, CA (Pasadena HS)
Stockstill on Ikner: "Runs well, plays physical and is very competitive" (7:00 AM)
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Jamar Brown
WR · 6-2 · 218 pounds · Jr.
Charleston, SC (Feather River CC)
Stockstill on Brown: "Bigger body that runs well." (7:00 AM)
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Jeremiah Black
C · 6-1 · 288 pounds · Jr.
Denver, CO (West Hill CC)
Stockstill on Black: "A smart, experienced and tough player." (7:00 AM)
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Jared Bamber
TE · 6-4 · 228 pounds · Jr.
Murietta, CA (Palomar CC)
Stockstill on Bamber: "Bigger body at receiver who will help us in the run game." (7:00 AM)
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Preston Bailey
OL · 6-5 · 315 pounds · r-So.
Nashville, TN (Montgomery Bell Academy)
Stockstill on Bailey: "Very athletic and can play guard or tackle." (7:00 AM)
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2007 Roster
| No. |
Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
Hometown (Prev. School) |
| 1 |
Bobby Williams |
WR |
6-3 |
204 |
Jr. |
Jacksonville, FL (Raines) |
| 2 |
Desmond Gee |
RB |
5-8 |
168 |
So. |
Greenville, FL (Madison Co.) |
| 3 |
Salin Simpson |
QB |
6-3 |
210 |
r-Fr. |
Lexington, KY (Henry Clay) |
| 4 |
Taron Henry |
WR |
6-1 |
189 |
r-Sr. |
Murfreesboro, TN (Riverdale) |
| 5 |
Damon Nickson |
S |
6-0 |
187 |
Sr. |
Milton, FL (Milton) |
| 6 |
Rod Issac |
DB |
5-11 |
168 |
Fr. |
Miami, FL (Miami-Dade Central HS) |
| 7 |
Alex Suber |
DB |
5-9 |
163 |
Jr. |
Tampa, FL (Thomas Jefferson) |
| 8 |
Anthony Glover |
S |
6-2 |
218 |
r-Jr. |
Decatur, GA (McNair) |
| 9 |
Dwight Dasher |
QB |
5-10 |
198 |
Fr. |
Folkston, GA (Charlton Co. HS) |
| 10 |
Patrick Jackson |
QB |
6-0 |
192 |
r-Sr. |
Macon, GA (First Presbyterian Day School) |
| 11 |
Chance Dunleavy |
LB |
6-2 |
238 |
r-Sr. |
West Covina, CA (South Hills) |
| 12 |
Joe Craddock |
QB |
5-11 |
200 |
r-Jr. |
Birmingham, AL (Briarwood Christian) |
| 13 |
Michael Cannon |
WR |
5-10 |
180 |
Jr. |
Memphis, TN (Whitehaven) |
| 15 |
D.D. Kyles |
WR |
6-1 |
190 |
Fr. |
Tampa, FL (Armwood HS) |
| 16 |
Gene Delle Donne |
QB |
6-5 |
240 |
r-So. |
Wilmington, DE (Salesianum) |
| 17 |
Patrick Honeycutt |
WR |
5-9 |
173 |
r-So. |
Pelham, AL (Spain Park) |
| 18 |
Landon Givers |
LB |
6-2 |
205 |
Fr. |
Hampton, VA (Phoebus HS) |
| 19 |
Tavares Jones |
DE |
6-2 |
242 |
Sr. |
Swainsboro, GA (Swainsboro) |
| 20 |
Jeremy Kellem |
CB |
5-10 |
175 |
Fr. |
North Lauderdale, FL (Deerfield Beach HS) |
| 21 |
Phillip Tanner |
RB |
6-0 |
212 |
So. |
Dallas, TX (Kimball) |
| 22 |
DeMarco McNair |
RB |
5-11 |
204 |
r-Sr. |
Thomson, GA (Thomson) |
| 23 |
Ben Graves |
WR |
6-3 |
208 |
r-Fr. |
Columbus, OH (Grandview Heights) |
| 24 |
Bradley Robinson |
CB |
5-10 |
175 |
r-Sr. |
Duncan, SC (James F. Byrnes) |
| 25 |
Ted Riley |
CB |
6-1 |
190 |
Jr. |
Boynton Beach, FL (Eastern Arizona CC) |
| 26 |
Roy Polite |
CB |
6-0 |
188 |
Sr. |
Jacksonville, FL (Fletcher Sr.) |
| 27 |
Ivon Hickmon |
LB |
6-1 |
215 |
Jr. |
Lake, MS (Lake HS) |
| 28 |
Josh Gregory |
S |
5-9 |
200 |
So. |
Huntsville, AL (Lincoln County) |
| 29 |
Lonnie Clemons III |
LB |
6-1 |
230 |
r-Jr. |
Milledgeville, GA (Baldwin) |
| 30 |
Cam Robinson |
LB |
6-1 |
217 |
So. |
Stevenson, AL (North Jackson) |
| 31 |
David Raymond |
CB |
5-10 |
174 |
r-Jr. |
Atlanta, GA (Dalton) |
| 32 |
Dana Stewart |
S |
6-0 |
198 |
r-Sr. |
Springfield, TN (Springfield) |
| 33 |
Kevin Brown |
S |
6-1 |
191 |
Fr. |
Tampa, FL (Jefferson HS) |
| 34 |
Marquise Branton |
RB |
5-11 |
217 |
Fr. |
Seffner, FL (Armwood HS) |
| 35 |
Matt King |
PK |
5-10 |
190 |
r-Jr. |
Valdosta, GA (Valdosta) |
| 36 |
Richard Billings |
P/K |
6-2 |
197 |
So. |
Memphis, TN (Cordova) |
| 37 |
David DeFatta |
P/K |
5-9 |
195 |
So. |
Franklin, TN (Franklin) |
| 39 |
Jeremy Perry |
QB |
6-2 |
200 |
Fr. |
Memphis, TN (Wooddale) |
| 40 |
Wesley Hale |
FB |
6-1 |
232 |
Fr. |
Morristown, TN (Morristown West HS) |
| 41 |
John Marc Stephens |
FB |
6-4 |
256 |
r-Jr. |
Murfreesboro, TN (Blackman) |
| 42 |
Jacob Longoria |
FB |
6-2 |
235 |
Fr. |
Alpharetta, GA (St. Piux X) |
| 43 |
Erik Walden |
DL |
6-2 |
246 |
r-Sr. |
Dublin, GA (Dublin) |
| 44 |
Danny Carmichael |
LB |
6-0 |
240 |
So. |
Woodstock, GA (Woodstock) |
| 46 |
Derek Shropshire |
LB |
6-3 |
236 |
Sr. |
Oak Ridge, TN (Oak Ridge) |
| 47 |
Dwight Smith |
DT |
6-1 |
280 |
Fr. |
Swainsboro, GA (Swainsboro HS) |
| 48 |
Adam Wade |
DS |
5-10 |
210 |
r-Fr. |
Florence, SC (South Florence) |
| 49 |
Andre Wicker |
DL |
6-1 |
265 |
r-Fr. |
Atlanta, GA (Booker T. Washington) |
| 50 |
Colin Boss |
OL |
6-4 |
340 |
Fr. |
Tampa, FL (Berkeley Prep) |
| 51 |
SaCoby Carter |
DE |
6-2 |
235 |
Fr. |
Hawkinsville, GA (Hawkinsville HS) |
| 52 |
Antwan Davis |
LB |
6-1 |
215 |
Fr. |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) |
| 53 |
Shane Adams |
LB |
6-0 |
206 |
r-Fr. |
Murfreesboro, TN (Blackman) |
| 54 |
Franklin Dunbar |
OL |
6-5 |
320 |
r-Jr. |
Waycross, GA (Ware County) |
| 55 |
Andrew Harrington |
LB |
6-2 |
220 |
Jr. |
Dekalb, MS (Kemper Co. HS) |
| 56 |
Wes Hofacker |
DL |
6-2 |
260 |
r-Jr. |
Allen, TX (Allen) |
| 60 |
Jason Gulley |
DE |
5-11 |
225 |
r-Jr. |
Hendersonville, TN (Hunters Lane) |
| 62 |
Evon Lettsome |
OL |
6-4 |
287 |
r-Fr. |
Apopka, FL (Apopka) |
| 63 |
Chris Ritter |
OL |
6-2 |
300 |
r-Jr. |
Shalimar, FL (Choctawhatchee) |
| 69 |
J. C. Moore |
OL |
6-6 |
312 |
r-Fr. |
Forest, MS (Forest) |
| 70 |
Richard Bortner |
OL |
6-6 |
320 |
r-Jr. |
Crestview, FL (Crestview) |
| 71 |
Jake Padrick |
OL |
6-0 |
297 |
Fr. |
Fort Pierce, FL (US Air Force Prep) |
| 72 |
Mark Thompson |
OL |
6-4 |
300 |
r-So. |
Old Hickory, TN (DCA) |
| 74 |
Mark Fisher |
OL |
6-4 |
265 |
Fr. |
Nashville, TN (Goodpasture HS) |
| 75 |
Chris Hawkins |
OL |
6-3 |
285 |
r-Fr. |
Lexington, KY (Henry Clay) |
| 76 |
Jamal Lewis |
OL |
6-4 |
295 |
r-Fr. |
Huntsville, AL (Butler) |
| 77 |
David Price |
OL |
6-4 |
312 |
r-Sr. |
Jacksonville, FL (Mandarin) |
| 78 |
Mike Williams |
OL |
6-3 |
260 |
Fr. |
Tampa, FL (Jefferson HS) |
| 79 |
Brandon Nix |
OL |
6-4 |
287 |
Sr. |
Talladega, AL (Coosa Valley Academy) |
| 80 |
Clinton Corder |
TE |
6-3 |
245 |
r-Sr. |
Brentwood, TN (CPA) |
| 81 |
Wes Caldwell |
WR |
6-2 |
170 |
Fr. |
Lexington, KY (Catholic HS) |
| 82 |
Alvin Ingle |
TE |
6-2 |
240 |
r-Fr. |
Madison, TN (Pope John Paul II) |
| 83 |
Jonathan Grigsby |
WR |
5-9 |
186 |
r-Sr. |
Franklin, TN (Fred J. Page) |
| 84 |
Dale Galvin |
WR |
6-1 |
210 |
r-So. |
Bunnell, FL (Flagler Palm Coast) |
| 85 |
Stephen Chicola |
TE |
6-4 |
262 |
Sr. |
Jacksonville, FL (The Bolles School) |
| 86 |
Byron McLeod |
TE |
6-2 |
215 |
Fr. |
Tampa, FL (Jefferson HS) |
| 87 |
Walter Dozier |
WR |
6-0 |
195 |
Fr. |
Chattanooga, TN (McCallie HS) |
| 89 |
Rod Taylor |
WR |
6-2 |
200 |
r-So. |
Atlanta, GA (Rockdale) |
| 91 |
Emmanuel Perez |
DE |
6-2 |
220 |
Fr. |
Miramar, FL (Everglades HS) |
| 92 |
Brandon Perry |
DL |
6-1 |
310 |
Jr. |
Hawkinsville, GA (Hawkinsville) |
| 94 |
Gary Tucker |
DL |
6-2 |
245 |
Fr. |
Maryville, TN (Maryville) |
| 95 |
Jonathan Presley |
DL |
6-4 |
258 |
Jr. |
Jacksonville, FL (Forrest) |
| 96 |
Derek Mason |
DL |
6-4 |
271 |
r-Sr. |
Starkville, MS (Starkville) |
| 97 |
Trevor Jenkins |
DL |
6-1 |
285 |
Jr. |
Macon, GA (Stratford) |
| 98 |
Chris McCoy |
DL |
6-4 |
263 |
r-So. |
Villa Rica, GA (Villa Rica) |
| 99 |
Antonio Hill |
DL |
6-0 |
240 |
Fr. |
Chesapeake, VA (Oscar Smith HS) |
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Andrew Banks |
QB |
5-9 |
148 |
Fr. |
Clinton, MD (Gwynn Park) |
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Demetrius Beard |
CB |
5-8 |
164 |
r-Fr. |
Hendersonville, TN (Hendersonville) |
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Shane Blissard |
WR |
6-5 |
207 |
Fr. |
Mufreesboro, TN (Oakland) |
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Geoffrey Boyer |
K |
5-10 |
150 |
Fr. |
Marietta, GA (Walton) |
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Derek Cardaci |
TE |
6-4 |
230 |
Fr. |
Cape May, NJ (St. Augustine Prep) |
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Jerry Cobb |
LB |
6-2 |
180 |
Fr. |
Pulaski, TN (Giles County) |
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Nicholas Coleman |
QB |
6-3 |
200 |
r-So. |
Decaturville, TN (Decatur County) |
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Derek Dickerson |
LB |
6-0 |
225 |
r-So. |
Nashville, TN (Hunters Lane) |
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Caleb Dugger |
WR |
5-9 |
182 |
Fr. |
Columbia, TN (Mt. Pleasant) |
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Devin Dutton |
LB |
6-0 |
231 |
r-So. |
Lenoir City, TN (Lenoir City) |
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Chris Johnson |
WR |
5-11 |
186 |
r-Jr. |
Los Angeles, CA (Loyola) |
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Marcus McGee |
CB |
5-10 |
175 |
Fr. |
Tampa, FL (Jefferson) |
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Rakeem Muhammad |
CB |
6-0 |
190 |
Fr. |
Memphis, TN (Hillcrest) |
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Sherman Neal |
CB |
5-9 |
170 |
r-Fr. |
Naperville, IL (Neuqua Valley) |
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Patrick Spears |
QB |
5-11 |
195 |
Fr. |
Milledgeville, TN (Baldwin) |
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Stuart Taylor |
CB |
6-2 |
175 |
r-Fr. |
Dyersburg, TN (Dyersburg) |
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Nate Toulson |
P |
6-2 |
255 |
Fr. |
West Palm Beach, FL (The Kings Academy) |
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Norman Washington |
S |
6-0 |
190 |
Fr. |
Columbia, SC (Spring Valley) |
Head Coach: Rick Stockstill
Asst. HC/Defensive Line: Les Herrin
Offensive Coordinator/QB: G.A. Mangus
Offensive Line: Jimmy Ray Stephens
Wide Receivers: Justin Watts
Tight Ends: Brent Brock
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers: Manny Diaz
Running Backs: Willie Simmons
Safeties: David Bibee
Cornerbacks: Antonio Goss
Director of Football Operations: Danny Lewis
Strength: Russell Patterson
Video Coordinator: William Brown
Graduate Assistant Offense: Mike Polly
Graduate Assistant Defense: JP Shelly
Offensive Video GA: Tyler Williams
Defensive Video GA: Tommy Harvell
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