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Quarterbacks # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 07 QB Ernesto Burch 6-1 199 (Jr) 3.37 88 68 OK Madison-Ridgeland Academy (MS) 51 53 16 QB Peter Merrill 6-1 190 (Fr) 3.72 58 74 OK West Bolivar (Rosedale, MS) 46 53 18 QB Justin Ruby 6-1 189 (So) 3.64 76 59 OK Yazoo County (Yazoo City, MS) 58 61 08 QB Michael Simpson (S) 6-1 195 (Sr) 2.64 38 62 OK Lakeland (Lakeland, FL) 58 68 13 QB Jan Slater 6-0 180 Jr 3.35 69 75 OK St. Joseph (Madison, MS) 56 57

Running Backs # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 35 RB William Cunningham 5-11 200 (Jr) 3.20 79 59 OK Bay Springs (Bay Springs, MS) 42 44 25 RB Gary Her (S) 6-0 227 (Sr) 3.30 57 65 OK Poplarville (Poplarville, MS) 55 64 49 RB Ryan Jones 6-0 225 (So) 3.22 55 67 OK D'Iberville (D'Iberville, MS) 51 62 32 RB Christopher Marcus 5-9 193 (Fr) 3.51 57 71 Redshirt Riverside (Avon, MS) 48 65 31 RB James Riley 5-10 205 (Jr) 3.96 95 70 OK Daviess County   (Owensboro, KY) 55 61 30 RB Herman Rodriguez 6-0 201 (So) 3.35 61 69 OK Alcorn Central (Glen, MS) 55 63 21 FB Daniel Harris 6-1 199 Fr 3.31 59 81 OK Knoxville Central (Knoxville, TN) 43 54 46 FB James Hinton 6-1 225 Sr 3.65 56 67 OK West Greene (Mosheim, TN) 43 48 36 FB Jason Dotson (S) 6-1 218 (Jr) 2.98 66 63 OK Lake Gibson (Lakeland, FL) 63 65

Receivers # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 83 WR James Lewis (S) 6-4 195 (Jr) 2.99 53 61 P (2-4 wks) Newport   (Newport, KY) 58 69 84 WR Jorge Mendez (S) 6-1 194 Fr 2.84 59 66 OK Lake Worth (Lake Worth, FL) 49 66 88 WR Adam Peck 5-11 205 (So) 1.90 60 37 OK Dillard (Fort Lauderdale, FL) 60 66 87 WR Matthew Proctor 5-11 201 Fr 3.91 92 61 OK Ridgeview (Colfax, IL) 53 61 81 WR Fred Rowe 6-3 179 (So) 3.90 55 75 Redshirt Falkner (Falkner, MS) 36 43 86 WR Clayton Smith 5-9 172 (Fr) 2.06 65 49 Redshirt Athens Academy (Athens, GA) 47 64 04 WR Orlando Torres 6-0 159 Fr 3.01 47 68 OK Clarksville (Clarksville, IA) 52 64 80 WR Jason Welch 6-3 216 (Jr) 3.40 66 63 OK Purvis (Purvis, MS) 41 48 85 TE Raymond Miller 6-2 242 (Fr) 3.50 50 74 Redshirt Hazlehurst (Hazlehurst, MS) 48 65 12 TE William Moore (S) 6-3 242 Fr 3.28 97 82 OK Venice (Venice, FL) 53 71 89 TE Milton James 6-3 253 (Sr) 3.99 71 68 OK North Delta (Batesville, MS) 53 61 82 TE David Wilson 6-5 238 So 2.18 52 46 OK McComb (McComb, MS) 57 69

Offensive Lineman # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 72 OT Ryan Martinez 6-4 289 (Sr) 3.85 80 67 OK North Pontotoc (Ecru, MS) 45 51 76 OT Jesse Munoz (S) 6-3 314 Sr 2.31 78 49 OK Bernice (Bernice, LA) 62 70 65 OT James Paul 6-3 301 (Fr) 3.07 65 65 Redshirt Hatley (Amory, MS) 56 71 74 OT Jose Harris 6-3 321 Jr 2.26 96 40 OK Rison (Rison, AR) 56 69 78 OT Franklin Sims (S) 6-8 299 Jr 2.92 70 58 OK Trinity (Louisville, KY) 61 70 79 OT Lawrence Williams 6-0 289 (Jr) 3.77 83 64 OK Newton (Newton, MS) 43 49 61 OG Theron Cunningham 6-8 292 (Fr) 2.18 52 52 Redshirt Bonnabel (Kenner, LA) 48 64 75 OG Kevin Munson 6-1 289 (Fr) 2.03 48 48 Redshirt Joppatowne (Joppa, MD) 48 70 73 OG John Porter 6-7 281 (Fr) 2.78 93 44 OK Raymond (Raymond, MS) 52 65 63 OG Eric Brennan (S) 6-4 273 Fr 2.29 53 51 OK Evangel Christian (Shreveport, LA) 50 65 70 OG Willie Clement 6-4 284 (Sr) 3.87 82 93 OK Amite County (Liberty, MS) 40 46 64 OG George Weiss (S) 6-0 291 (Sr) 2.49 98 42 OK John Curtis (River Ridge, LA) 59 69 68 C John Miller 6-2 291 So 3.23 58 79 OK McCrory (McCrory, AR) 53 64 54 C Clayton Jenkins (S) 6-0 280 So 3.41 88 79 OK DeLand (DeLand, FL) 54 68 71 C Thomas Nash 6-3 283 So 3.01 56 61 OK Sardis (Boaz, AL) 55 67

Defensive Lineman # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 93 DE Bob Marsh 6-6 273 Sr 1.97 49 38 OK Vicksburg (Vicksburg, MS) 54 58 51 DE Pedro Oneill 6-5 250 (Fr) 2.35 95 38 OK Brainerd (Chattanooga, TN) 46 55 99 DE Issac Pierce 6-1 266 (So) 3.76 95 85 Transfer Newnan (Newnan, GA) 61 68 98 DE Edward Harrison 6-2 273 (Sr) 3.99 66 75 OK Leflore County (Itta Bena, MS) 41 51 99 DE Eric Singer 6-3 257 (So) 3.60 94 72 OK Bailey (Jackson, MS) 46 49 97 DE David Mercer (S) 6-6 302 (Sr) 3.82 92 55 OK Conway (Conway, AR) 58 67 91 DE Christopher Baldwin (S) 6-5 267 (So) 2.44 59 52 OK Pine Forest (Pensacola, FL) 53 65 95 DT Roger Reed 6-6 290 (Jr) 3.09 59 63 OK Tylertown (Tylertown, MS) 40 46 92 DT Mark Henson 6-5 279 (Fr) 2.12 66 51 Redshirt Fernandina Beach (FL) 44 61 94 DT Jack Rubin (S) 6-2 262 Fr 3.07 40 74 OK Walton (Marietta, GA) 47 66 96 DT Jose Smith (S) 6-8 298 Sr 3.50 88 57 OK Blytheville (Blytheville, AR) 55 63 23 DT Brian Walker 6-0 284 Sr 3.69 83 78 OK Philadelphia (Philadelphia, MS) 49 53

Linebackers # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 40 ILB Richard Mcclure 6-1 238 (Jr) 3.78 76 72 OK South Panola (Batesville, MS) 59 67 43 ILB Tommy Porter 6-0 228 (Sr) 3.06 53 71 OK Greenville Christian (Greenville, MS) 41 48 59 ILB Richard Delaney (S) 6-1 244 (Sr) 2.47 76 51 OK Eldorado (Eldorado, IL) 60 68 50 ILB Nicholas Hall 6-0 232 (Fr) 3.17 95 45 OK Male     (Louisville, KY) 53 63 56 ILB Lonny Willard (S) 6-1 228 (Sr) 3.89 46 86 OK Jackson (Jackson, LA) 71 77 57 OLB Earl Hall (S) 6-2 230 Sr 1.93 63 44 OK John Swett (Crockett, CA) 55 61 55 OLB Harold Payne 6-0 221 (So) 1.91 49 53 OK East Rankin Academy (Pelahatchie, MS) 39 46 53 OLB Derrick Sanders 6-2 238 (Jr) 3.75 36 84 OK Eupora (Eupora, MS) 54 62 42 OLB John Madsen (S) 6-2 232 (Sr) 3.92 55 81 OK Sylva Bay Academy (Bay Springs, MS) 55 61 58 OLB Rickey Taylor 6-1 220 (Sr) 3.28 94 99 OK Adams County Christian (Natchez, MS) 43 50 47 OLB Ezekiel Johnson 6-2 248 Jr 2.75 94 43 OK Cathedral (Little Rock, AR) 54 62

Defensive Backs # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 34 CB Jerry Bennett (S) 5-10 181 (Sr) 2.28 76 45 OK Centennial (Roswell, GA) 55 65 37 CB John Smith 6-0 151 (Fr) 3.69 61 67 Redshirt Pleasant Grove (Pleasant Grove, AL) 45 62 29 CB Matthew Graham 6-0 182 (Jr) 1.96 43 42 OK Fort Meade (Fort Meade, FL) 51 61 45 CB Albert Ward 6-0 189 (Sr) 3.65 99 52 OK Gentry (Indianola, MS) 56 67 22 CB Andrew Barnett (S) 6-1 171 Jr 4.00 99 60 OK Dobie (Houston, TX) 62 69 28 CB Brian White 5-9 170 (Jr) 3.57 73 83 OK Puckett (Puckett, MS) 40 48 48 FS David Moore 5-10 180 (So) 3.91 59 79 OK Madison Central (Madison, MS) 42 51 38 FS Jay Edwards (S) 6-0 204 Sr 1.99 54 45 OK Mesa Verde (Citrus Heights, CA) 66 76 33 FS Justin Kent 6-1 191 (Sr) 3.51 75 70 OK Bacon County (Alma, GA) 59 66 24 FS Ronald Morris 6-0 176 (Fr) 3.05 65 63 Redshirt Chamblee (Chamblee, GA) 44 58 44 SS Andre Miller 6-2 184 (Fr) 2.17 57 54 OK Shorecrest Prep (St. Petersburg, FL) 50 66 27 SS Kenneth Phillips 6-0 182 Sr 3.28 69 62 OK North Panola (Sardis, MS) 50 59 26 SS John Johnson (S) 5-11 189 So 3.43 68 61 OK Calhoun (Letohatchee, AL) 55 60

Special teams # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 09 K Gary Barnhart (S) 6-4 172 So 3.29 83 75 OK Gentry (Indianola, MS) 70 75 05 K John Nelson 6-3 197 (So) 3.41 82 81 OK Great Falls (Great Falls, SC) 60 68 06 P Moshe Jensen (S) 5-9 195 So 3.44 47 84 OK Raymond (Raymond, MS) 59 68 02 P Harold Jorgensen 6-1 208 Sr 3.87 68 83 OK Brookwood (Snellville, GA) 54 54