2008 Outlook
2008 Outlook .............................................................................. 12-16 2008 Depth Chart ....................................................................... 14-16 Roster Breakdown ...................................................................... 17-18
2008 SEASON OUTLOOK
2008 OUTLOOK
LETTERMEN RETURNING Offense: 21 Defense: 26 Specialty: 4 TOTAL: 51 LETTERMEN LOST Offense: 10 Defense: 7 Specialty: 1 TOTAL 18
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STARTERS RETURNING Offense: 7 Defense: 9 Specialty: 5 TOTAL 21 STARTERS LOST Offense 4 Defense: 3 Specialty: 0 TOTAL 7
C-USA PREDICTIONS Conference USA coaches picked Memphis to finish fourth in the East Division behind UCF, East Carolina and Southern Miss in their 2008 preseason poll. The Tigers were picked fifth early on last season and ended 2007 tied for second with East Carolina with a 6-2 league record. The six wins was the most C-USA victories for Memphis since the league began playing football in 1996, and also marked the fourth time that the Tigers have logged at least five C-USA victories. The other three times were all under head coach Tommy West’s direction in three-consecutive years from 2003-05.
TIGERS HAVE SIGHTS ON FIFTH BOWL TRIP
2008 C-USA PRESEASON COACHES POLL
Memphis enters the 2008 season preparing for its fifth postseason appearance in the last six years. While the 2007 squad opened the season with a 1-3 record, the Tigers came together and managed victories in six of the final eight contests to earn a bowl berth for the fourth time in five years. The Tigers went to three-straight postseason contests from 2003-05 for the first time in school history and returned to the postseason in 2007 with an appearance in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Memphis is 4-2 alltime in bowl games with wins in the 2005 Motor City Bowl, the 2003 New Orleans Bowl, the 1971 Pasadena Bowl, and the 1956 Burley Bowl.
EAST 1. UCF 2. East Carolina 3. Southern Miss 4. Memphis 5. Marshall 6. UAB WEST 1. Tulsa 2. Houston 3. UTEP 4. Rice 5. SMU 6. Tulane
Junior Duke Calhoun led the team in receptions in 2007 with 62 for 890 yards and five touchdowns.
RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING T.J. Pitts Earnest Williams
GP 11 13
ATT 106 9
GAIN 495 78
LOSS 14 7
NET 481 71
AVG 4.5 7.9
TD 1 1
LG 25 24
ATT-CMP-INT 52-104-0
PCT 50.0
YDS 587
TD 5
LG 41
PASSING Will Hudgens
G EFFIC 13 113.28
RECEIVING Duke Calhoun Carlos Singleton Steven Black Maurice Jones
G 12 13 13 13
NO. 62 51 42 37
YDS 890 767 477 639
DEFENSE Brandon Patterson Alton Starr Clinton McDonald LeRico Mathis
GP 13 13 13 13
TT 77 58 55 48
TFL 0-0 2.0-3 9.5-31 1.0-2
KICKING Matt Reagan
GP 13
FG-A 15-22
1-29 8-9
AVG 14.4 15.0 11.4 17.3
TD 5 11 1 2
LG 70 52 80 58
SK INT-YDS 0-0 3-33 0-0 1-5 4.0-22 0-0 0-0 3-38 30-39 7-10
40-49 0-3
AVG/G 43.7 5.5 AVG/G 45.2
AVG/G 74.2 59.0 36.7 49.2
PD 0 7 1 3 50+ 0-0
FR 0 0 1-0 0 LG 38
FF 1 0 2 0 PAT 35-38
BELILES ON RIMINGTON WATCH LIST
The University of Memphis was one of just seven teams in the country who participated in a football bowl game, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and the NCAA baseball tournament in the 2007 calendar year. The Tigers are the only nonBCS program who could make the above claims in 2007. The other squads were: Arkansas, Ohio State, Texas, Texas A&M, UCLA and Virginia.
Senior Philip Beliles was one of three C-USA centers who were listed on the Rimington Trophy 2008 Spring Watch List. Beliles took over the center position in 2007 and started all 13 games for the Tigers. He worked 92 percent of the team’s offensive plays and was instrumental in Memphis ranking 13th nationally in passing and 23rd in total offense. Beliles, a Memphis native who prepped at Christian Brothers High School, was part of a Tiger offensive line that ranked 10th nationally and led Conference USA for the fourth-straight year in sack denial, allowing only 14 in 13 games.
Senior Philip Beliles
TIGERS
ON
TV
OFFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING: (WR) Earnest Williams .......... 33 catches for 368 yds/5 TDs (WR) Steven Black ..............42 receptions for 477 yds/1 TD (WR) Duke Calhoun .... All-C-USA; 62 receptions for 890 yds/5 TD (TE) Brett Russell ................22 receptions for 157 yds/2 TD (OL) Brandon Pearce ................. Started all 13 games at LT (OL) Philip Beliles ................. Started all 13 games at center (OL) Dominik Riley ....C-USA All-Freshman, started 7 gms at RG DEFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING: (DL) Clinton McDonald ...55 tackles, 9.5 TFL, 4 sacks, 2 FF (DL) Greg Terrell ...............38 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 1 sack, 2 FF (DL) Freddie Barnett ....33 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 1 FR for 88 yd TD (DL) Steven Turner ............24 tackles, 7.0 TFL, 1 INT, 1 FF (DL) Josh Weaver.......32 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, 1 FF (LB) Winston Bowens... Missed 5 gms b/c of injury, 39 tackles, 1 FF (DB) Brandon Patterson ................... 77 tackles, 3 INT, 1 FF (DB) LeRico Mathis ....................... 48 tackles, 3 INT, 3 PBU (DB) Alton Starr ............................. 58 tackles, 1 INT, 7 PBU SPECIALIST RETURNING: (K) Matt Reagan ...UM leading scorer in ‘07, 15-22 FG, 35-38 PAT (P) Brent Sutherland .. 40.7 yds per punt, 4 TB, 12 Inside 20 (DS) Keenan Bratcher ............... C-USA All-Freshman Team (H) Brett Toney .......... Was the holder in all 13 games in ‘07 (KR) Michael Grandberry..Averaged 21.8 yds on 59 returns STARTERS LOST: QB) Martin Hankins, (RB) Joseph Doss, (OL) Andy Smith, (OL) Abraham Holloway, (DB) Dontae Reed, (DB) LaKeitharun Ford, (LB) Jake Kasser
Tim Walton joins the Memphis football team in 2008 as the defensive coordinator.
NEW LINEUP
Last season, Memphis won the Battle of the Bones against UAB televised live on CSS. In 2008, the Tigers look to repeat against the Blazers with the game televised by CBS College Sports.
TO THE IN
2008
Head coach Tommy West added two new assistant coaches for the 2008 season as Tim Walton returns to Memphis as the defensive coordinator and Lytrel Pollard joins the squad from C-USA rival Southern Miss to coach Tiger corners. Walton previously coached Tiger DBs from 2000-01 and came to Memphis after serving four seasons on the staff at the University of Miami.
TIGER GRADS By the start of the 2008 season, six Tigers will have already earned their bachelor’s degrees from the University of Memphis. The group of graduates include: Brandon Patterson, Michael Denning, Antonio McCoy, Corey Mills, Brandon Pearce and Philip Beliles. Patterson was Memphis’ first football Academic AllAmerican since 1992 when he was selected to the ESPN The Magazine/ CoSIDA Academic All-America second team in 2007. From August 2007 through May 2008, Tiger football has graduated 21 players.
Senior Brandon Patterson is the Tigers’ first football Academic All-American since 1992.
PEARCE AND CALHOUN TABBED TO PRESEASON C-USA TEAM Offensive lineman Brandon Pearce and wide receiver Duke Calhoun were selected to the preseason All-Conference USA Team, as selected by the league coaches. Pearce is a return selection from 2007 and was part of a Tiger offensive line that led C-USA and ranked 10th nationally in sack denial. Calhoun, who was named to both the Coaches and Media All-C-USA teams in 2007, led the Tigers with 890 yards on 62 receptions. He enters the 2008 season with an active 24-game receiving streak. Both Pearce and Calhoun also received recognition during the summer on the Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook Preseason All-C-USA team.
Senior Brandon Pearce
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Six of Memphis’ 12 games have been selected for television broadcasts, and others could be added during the season. The Tigers added the Louisville Cardinals to the schedule this season for the first time since 2004 and that game will be broadcast nationally by ESPN on Friday, Oct. 10, at the Liberty Bowl. Memphis will have three contests carried by CBS College Sports Network, including the C-USA home opener with Rice on Sept. 6. CBS College Sports has also arranged to air the Thursday, Oct. 2, game with UAB in Birmingham and the Oct. 25 game with Southern Miss in Memphis, which has been tabbed as the U of M’s Homecoming Game. CSS, which sublicensed games from CBS College Sports, will air the September 13 meeting between Memphis and Marshall in Huntington, W.Va., as well as the October 18 match-up between Memphis and East Carolina in Greenville, N.C.
2008 OUTLOOK
IN GOOD COMPANY
BRING
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2008 OUTLOOK
OFFENSE QUARTERBACK 8 Arkelon Hall 7 Will Hudgens*** 15 Brett Toney*
6-3 6-4 6-1
220 Jr.-TR 235 r-Sr. 190 r-Jr.
TAILBACK 26 Curtis Steele 3 T.J. Pitts** 34 Charlie Jones 28 Jeremy Longstreet* 11 Greg Ray 24 Brandon Ross
6-0 5-10 5-10 6-1 5-10 6-0
185 r-Jr. 200 r-Jr. 219 Sr.-TR 200 r-So. 205 Jr.-TR 205 Fr.
FULLBACK 35 Stacy Jones* 44 Jonathan Simpson
6-2 6-3
260 235
r-Jr. r-Fr.
TIGHT END 85 Brett Russell*** 81 Deven Onarheim* 84 Donald Law
6-3 6-7 6-5
245 255 260
r-Sr. r-So. Fr.
RECEIVER (X) 89 Carlos Singleton** 22 Duke Calhoun** 4 Steven Joachim 18 Marcus Rucker 83 LaBradford Jackson
6-8 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-5
220 r-Jr. 200 Jr. 218 Jr.-TR 180 Fr. 193 r-Fr.
RECEIVER (H) 14 Earnest Williams*** 6-0 87 Carlton Robinzine*** 6-3 82 Henry Rodgers 6-2
195 218 188
r-Sr. r-Sr. r-Fr.
RECEIVER (Y) 1 Cam Baker 29 Brian Hall* 88 Todd Cox 86 Curtis Johnson
6-0 5-11 6-2 6-0
170 190 210 182
r-Fr. r-Jr. r-So. Fr.
RECEIVER (Z) 2 Steven Black* 80 Maurice Jones*** 17 Turner West* 23 Lucian Godwin
6-3 6-4 6-1 6-0
213 215 185 185
Sr. r-Sr. r-So. r-Jr.
RIGHT TACKLE 71 Brandon Pearce*** 66 Cody Stubblefield* 73 Lionel Henderson 78 John Clem
6-6 6-4 6-4 6-6
290 294 275 260
r-Sr. Sr. r-Fr. r-Fr.
RIGHT GUARD 77 Malcom Rawls* 70 Michael Denning** 74 Ken Anderson
6-5 6-4 6-3
315 290 280
r-Jr r-Sr. r-So.
CENTER 57 Philip Beliles*** 61 Michael Antonescu 65 Larry Landry
6-5 6-4 6-3
290 290 285
r-Sr. r-Fr. Jr-TR
LEFT GUARD 54 Terrence Echols* 64 Dominik Riley* 68 Robbie Hardie
6-3 6-4 6-4
307 315 290
Sr. r-So. r-Fr.
LEFT TACKLE 55 Brent Todd* 75 Ronald Leary 79 Paul Edwards 72 Kindly Jacques
6-3 6-4 6-6 6-7
305 Sr. 313 r-Fr. 285 r-Jr. 325 Jr.-TR
Junior running back T.J. Pitts had 481 yards rushing in 2007.
ON THE
“B I G G U Y S ”
Now is the time for a plug for the unsung heroes of the Tiger offense - the “Big Guys.” The Tiger offensive line returns several seasoned linemen in 2008, including Brandon Pearce, Philip Beliles, Dominik Riley, Malcom Rawls and Terrence Echols. Pearce started all 13 games at right tackle, and Beliles started the entire season at center. Riley, Rawls and Echols each spent time starting at left guard, with Riley starting seven of the 13 games. The group will also have the services of seniors Michael Denning, Brent Todd and Cody Stubblefield, who all saw game action last year. In 2007, the Tiger offensive line finished the season ranked 10th nationally in sacks allowed, having given up just 14 during the season. Memphis has led C-USA in sack denial the last four-straight years. To the right is a chart detailing Memphis’ ranking nationally and in C-USA in sacks allowed. *Note: The NCAA did not rank sacks allowed until 2005.
YEAR 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
NATIONAL 10th 10th 3rd * *
C-USA 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd
WHAT’S IN
Junior transfer Arkelon Hall comes to Memphis from the College of the Sequoias.
A
# SACKS ALLOWED 14 14 9 5 14
NAME?
While the first question regarding the offense this season usually centers around who will be under center, the second question is often “How do you pronounce Arkelon?” It’s a name that is sure to be heard often over the public address system at the stadium this season, and for the record, it is pronounced Ar-KEY-lun. Arkelon Hall is vying for the starting QB job left vacant by Martin Hankins, who had a highly-successful senior season in 2007 with 3,220 yards and 25 touchdowns. Hall, a JUCO transfer from the College of the Sequoias, worked out with the Tigers in the spring and is considered a passing quarterback who also runs well. Hall is joined on the depth chart by senior Will Hudgens and junior Brett Toney. Hudgens missed the spring session while pitching for the Tiger baseball team, and was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in June. He left Memphis in mid-June for Billings, Mont., and is expected to return for football camp in August. Toney had a productive spring and lettered for the Tigers in 2007 as the holder for field goals and PATs.
PROTECT THE BALL The key to the ground game will be protecting the ball, which is one thing U of M running backs have been consistent with over the years. Last season, Tiger backs carried the ball 332 times and only put the ball on the ground twice. Of the four fumbles the Tigers gave up last season, only two were by backs. The 2007 Tigers finished the season tied for third nationally in fumbles lost. LSU and San Jose State led the nation in least fumbles lost with just three. Since 2004, Memphis backs have only accounted for eight total fumbles lost in over 1,400 carries.
Junior wide out Carlos Singleton has a 21-game receiving streak entering the 2008 season.
STREAKING TIGERS Junior receivers Duke Calhoun and Carlos Singleton both enter the 2008 season on receiving streaks of more than 20 games. Calhoun has caught a pass in each of the 24 career games he has played in, and is tied for ninth nationally with the active streak heading into the season. Singleton, who led Memphis in scoring by a non-kicker last season, boasts a 21game receiving streak. In 2007, Singleton logged 767 yards and 11 touchdowns on 51 receptions.
N O T S O V E R T I C A L L Y -C H A L L E N G E D Senior wide receiver Maurice Jones
END 41 98 97 93
Junior running back Curtis Steele was named the Offensive MVP at the 2008 Blue-Gray Game.
GROWING THE GROUND GAME The Tigers head into 2008 with only one running back who has logged a carry in a Tiger uniform. Junior T.J. Pitts has played a reserve role the last two seasons and was second on the team in 2007 with 481 yards and one touchdown on 106 carries. He left the New Orleans Bowl with a broken ankle and was unable to practice with the team in the spring. Curtis Steele, who transferred from Northwest Mississippi CC and redshirted last fall, took most of the reps this spring. He was named the co-MVP of the spring scrimmage and is expected to push for the starting job in the fall. Jeremy Longstreet transitioned from linebacker to running back in the spring and could see action at either position this fall. The Tigers also added Charlie Jones, who was a starter at Miami and is eligible to play in 2008, as well as junior Greg Ray and freshman Brandon Ross, who both signed with Memphis last February.
Senior wide receiver Steven Black logged 42 receptions for 477 yards in 2007.
D EFENSE U NDER N EW M ANAGEMENT Tommy West brought back a familiar face to the Tiger defense when Tim Walton was hired as the defensive coordinator in January. Walton was the defensive backs coach at Memphis when West was the DC in 2000 and stayed along in the same capacity in 2001 when West took over as head coach. The 14-year coaching veteran left Memphis for Syracuse in 2002, and coached DBs at LSU during their BCS Championship run in 2003. Walton spent four years (2004-07) at Miami and was promoted to defensive coordinator for the Hurricanes in 2007.
Corey Mills** Tommy Walker* Steven Turner** Dasmine Cathey
6-4 6-3 6-3 6-6
270 270 270 210
r-Sr. So. Jr. Fr.
NOSE 99 Freddie Barnett* 67 Joel McCleod 76 Charlie Bryant*
6-2 6-3 6-6
300 315 300
Sr. r-Fr. r-So.
TACKLE 53 Clinton McDonald*** 60 Brandon Douglas*** 51 Maurice Holloway 62 Frank Trotter
6-3 6-3 6-7 6-2
285 291 300 260
Sr. r-Sr. Fr. Fr.
END 94 96 58 63 92 95
6-4 6-2 6-2 6-6 6-5 6-6
255 r-Jr. 265 r-Jr. 244 r-Fr. 280 Jr.-TR 245 Jr.-TR 290 So.-TR
Greg Terrell** Jada Brown** Lester Lawson Jarrett Crittenton Demetrius Culpepper Colton Jenkins
LEFT OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 90 Josh Weaver** 6-3 25 Jeremy Rockette** 6-3 52 John Hill 5-9
220 225 205
Jr. r-Jr. r-So.
MIDDLE LINEBACKER 50 Winston Bowens* 45 Tommy Phelps* 23 Terrence Thomas 44 Ricky Holloway 56 Will Fruitt
250 245 230 225 215
r-So. r-Sr. r-Fr. Fr. Fr.
6-0 6-3 5-11 6-2 5-11
RIGHT OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 59 Greg Jackson** 6-2 48 Corderick Govan* 6-2 32 Tyler Griffin*** 5-11 40 Roger Terry 6-1 14 Cory Lattimore 6-1
212 r-Jr. 225 r-So. 205 Sr. 218 So.-TR 220 Jr.-TR
STRONG SAFETY 8 Tony Bell* 7 Alton Starr** 39 Malcolm Jones* 10 Clay Lee
6-2 6-0 6-2 6-1
215 195 210 215
Sr. r-Jr. r-So. Fr.
FREE SAFETY 2 Brandon Patterson*** 9 Jermaine Richardson 30 Mike Shepard 31 Moncel Wooten 27 John McArthur
6-1 6-1 6-2 6-3 5-11
195 204 205 195 195
r-Sr. r-Fr. Fr. r-So. r-So.
RIGHT CORNER 16 Deante’ Lamar** 4 Darius Davis* 33 Lavaris Edwards
5-9 6-0 5-10
180 190 185
r-Jr. So. Fr.
LEFT CORNER 27 Michael Grandberry*** 5-10 6 Curtis Echols* 6-3 5 D.A. Griffin 5-11
172 Sr. 190 So. 185 Jr.-TR
NICKEL 21 LeRico Mathis* 46 Bryan Wright
185 180
6-1 6-0
Sr. r-So.
* - Letters earned Junior safety Alton Starr had 58 tackles in 2007.
A SAFE BET The Tiger safeties will be under the watchful eye of Tim Walton, while Lytrel Pollard is charged with guiding the corners. Walton has several returning starters to work with this season, including senior Tony Bell and junior Alton Starr at strong safety, and senior Brandon Patterson at free safety. Patterson, who started all 13 games, is the leading returning tackler for the Tigers and was tied last season with LeRico Mathis with three interceptions. Starr made seven starts last season at corner and at strong safety, while Bell started the final six games of the season. Also in the mix are Malcolm Jones and Jermaine Richardson, as well as new signees Clay Lee and Mike Shepard.
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TARGET PRACTICE There is no shortage of targets for Tiger QBs to pass to again this season. The receiving corps is one of the deepest and most talented groups on the squad with such veterans as seniors Maurice Jones, Steven Black, Earnest Williams and Carlos Robinzine and juniors Duke Calhoun and Carlos Singleton. All six receivers registered at least 200 yards receiving in 2007, with Calhoun leading the charge with 890 yards on 62 receptions. He averaged 74.2 yards per game and logged four 100-yard games last season. Singleton led the Tigers and tied for second alltime at Memphis with 11 touchdown receptions. He tallied 767 yards on 51 receptions for an average of 15 yards per catch. Jones led the way in yards-per-reception with his average of 17.3 yards on 37 catches. He logged 639 total yards receiving and scored two touchdowns. Black amassed 477 yards on 42 receptions, while Williams posted 33 catches for 368 yards and five TDs. Rounding out the group is Robinzine, who tallied 19 receptions for 224 yards and a score. The Tigers also have a receiving threat in senior tight end Brett Russell, who caught 22 passes for 157 yards and two touchdowns last season.
DEFENSE
2008 OUTLOOK
Tiger receivers hold another distinction besides being stacked with talent. The group also stands out in a crowd as some of the tallest of the skill position players. Creating the most havoc for opposing DBs is Carlos Singleton who stands at 6-8. Add an extra couple of feet for his outstretched arms and you can clearly understand how he hauled in 11 TD passes and three two-point conversions last season. Maurice Jones, Duke Calhoun and JUCO transfer Steven Joachim all come in at 6-4, while Steven Black, Carlos Robinzine and incoming freshman Marcus Rucker are all listed at 6-3.
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2008 OUTLOOK
HEALTHY LINEBACKERS ARE
A
MUST
The position that was hardest hit last season by injuries was linebacker. The Tiger defense lost the services of starters Greg Jackson and Winston Bowens early on and had to keep altering the lineup. The only linebacker to start all 13 games was senior Jake Kasser. Jackson will return in 2008 as a junior after missing all but two games in ’07. He injured his knee against Jacksonville State, and then was joined on the sidelines by Bowens following the Rice meeting in which he injured his knee as well. Both worked out with the team this spring and are challenging for a return to the starting lineup. Also adding depth at linebacker will be juniors Josh Weaver and Jeremy Rockette, seniors Tommy Phelps and Tyler Griffin, and sophomore Corderick Govan, who all saw game action last season. Weaver was poised to make the transition from d-line to linebacker this spring but suffered a shoulder injury and is hopeful for a return to the field by fall camp.
Sophomore Winston Bowens had 39 tackles in seven games in 2007.
HEAVY HITTERS
Junior cornerback Deante’ Lamar
GOT YOU CORNERED Throughout spring practice, junior Deante’ Lamar and sophomore Darius Davis were working the right corner, while senior Michael Grandberry and Curtis Echols worked the left side. None of the four have started a game in the secondary, but all bring speed and agility to the position. Grandberry and Echols share something in common as both started out as receivers and have made the transition to the other side of the ball. Echols made the switch this past spring, while Grandberry moved during the middle of the 2006 season. Junior college transfer D.A. Griffin was signed in the spring and is expected to add experience to the position this fall.
ON THE
SPECIAL TEAMS PLACEKICKER 43 Matt Reagan** 92 Nick Berra
6-1 6-3
210 205
Jr. r-So.
DEEP SNAPPER 52 Keenan Bratcher*
6-2
235
So.
HOLDER 15 Brett Toney*
6-1
190
r-Jr.
PUNTER 49 Brent Sutherland*
6-4
210
Sr.
KICKOFF RETURN 27 Michael Grandberry*** 5-10 14 Earnest Williams*** 6-0
172 195
Sr. r-Sr.
PUNT RETURN 14 Earnest Williams***
195
r-Sr.
LINE
The defensive line returns a veteran group for 2008 and is led by senior Clinton McDonald, who was selected by his teammates as one of the U of M’s captains in ’07 as a junior. McDonald started all 13 games and registered a team-high four sacks and 9.5 TFL. McDonald is joined in the middle of the line by senior Freddie Barnett, who totaled 33 tackles, including 8.5 TFL for minus 29 yards. His most heralded play in 2007 was the 88-yard fumble return he made for a touchdown against Arkansas State. It was the longest fumble recovery in school history. Anchoring the outsides of the line are senior Corey Mills and junior Greg Terrell. Terrell started all 13 games and Mills made one start against Marshall. The line has plenty of depth this season, as junior Steven Turner, sophomore Tommy Walker, senior Brandon Douglas and junior Jada Brown all saw considerable action in 2007.
Senior Michael Grandberry is the school record holder in kickoff returns and yards.
Senior LeRico Mathis had three interceptions for the Tigers in 2007.
NICKEL AND DIMING YOU Senior LeRico Mathis and sophomore Bryan Wright have been working at nickel and will add another speed component to the defense. Mathis started the final nine games of the 2007 season at right corner. He ranked third on the squad in solo tackles with 41 and tied Brandon Patterson with three interceptions.
GRANDBERRY IS KEY RETURN THREAT Michael Grandberry started returning kickoffs full time in 2006, and through 34 career games (only 22 of which include at least one KO return), holds the school record with 1,826 yards on 81 returns. He also holds the Tiger record for 100-yard KO return games with eight. Grandberry is only the fourth Tiger in school history to hit the 1,000-yard milestone for kickoff returns.
6-0
Senior defensive lineman Clinton McDonald had a team high four sacks last season.
KICKING IT A bulk of the special teams unit remains intact in 2008 as kicker Matt Reagan returns for his junior season and senior Brent Sutherland returns at punter. They will be joined again by deep snapper Keenan Bratcher and holder Brett Toney on the field. Reagan led the Tigers in scoring last year with 80 points and was twice named the C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week. He was 35-of-38 on PATs and hit 15 of his 22 field goal attempts. Sutherland averaged 40.7 yards on his 52 punts and dropped 12 inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. Bratcher, who was one of just four true freshmen to play last season, was named to both the C-USA Coaches and Media All-Freshman teams in 2007.
Junior kicker Matt Reagan led the team in scoring last year.
2008 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name 1
Cam Baker
Pos.
Ht.
Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown/Last School
No. Name
WR
6-0
170
50
Winston Bowens
r-Fr.
Osceola, AR/Osceola HS
Pos.
Ht.
Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown/Last School
LB
6-0
250 r-So.-1L College Park, GA/N. Clayton HS
Brandon Patterson DB
6-1
195 r-Sr.-3L Germantown, TN/Germantown HS
51
Maurice Holloway
DL
6-7
300
Fr.-HS Sanford, FL/Lake Highland Prep
Steven Black
WR
6-3
213
52
Keenan Bratcher
DS
6-2
235
So.-1L Milan, TN/Milan HS
3
T.J. Pitts
RB
5-10 200
r-Jr.-2L Gainesville, GA/North Hall HS
52
John Hill
LB
5-9
205
r-So.
Olive Branch, MS/DeSoto Central HS
4
Steven Joachim
WR
6-4
218
Jr.-TR
Miami, FL/Mendocino College
53
Clinton McDonald
DL
6-3
285
Sr.-3L
Jacksonville, AR/Jacksonville HS
4
Darius Davis
DB
6-0
190
So.-1L Memphis, TN/Whitehaven HS
54
Terrence Echols
OL
6-3
307
Sr.-1L
Byhalia, MS/Northwest Miss. CC
5
D.A. Griffin
DB
5-11 185
Jr.-TR
55
Brent Todd
OL
6-3
305
Sr.-1L
Pelham, AL/Hinds CC
6
Curtis Echols
DB
6-3
190
So.-1L Memphis, TN/White Station HS
56
Will Fruitt
LB
5-11 215
7
Will Hudgens
QB
6-4
235 r-Sr.-3L Memphis, TN/Ridgeway HS
57
Philip Beliles
C
6-5
290 r-Sr.-3L Memphis, TN/ Christian Brothers HS
7
Alton Starr
DB
6-0
195
r-Jr.-2L Decatur, GA/McNair HS
58
Lester Lawson
DL
6-2
235
8
Arkelon Hall
QB
6-3
220
Jr.-TR
Fresno, CA/Col. of the Sequoias
59
Greg Jackson
LB
6-2
212
8
Tony Bell
DB
6-2
215
Sr.-1L
Alabaster, AL/Auburn
9
Antonio McCoy
WR
6-0
190 r-Sr.-2L Starkville, MS/Starkville HS
60
Brandon Douglas
DL
6-3
291 r-Sr.-3L Brownsville, TN/Haywood County HS
9
Jermaine Richardson DB
6-1
204
61
Michael Antonescu OL
6-4
290
62
Frank Trotter
6-2
260
Fr.-HS Mobile, AL/John LeFlore HS
Fr.-HS Orlando, FL/Dr. Phillips HS
63
Jarrett Crittenton
DL
6-6
280
Jr.-TR
Jr.-TR
64
Dominik Riley
OL
6-4
315 r-So.-1L Montgomery, AL/Carver Senior HS
r-Fr.
Birmingham, AL/East Miss. CC
Millbrook, AL/Itawamba CC
Columbus, GA/Kendrick HS
DL
Fr.-HS Memphis, TN/First Assembly Christian r-Fr.
Germantown, TN/Germantown HS
r-Jr.-2L Marietta, GA/Marietta HS
r-Fr.
Ridgeland, MS/Ridgeland HS Fayetteville, GA/N. Dakota St.-COS
10
Clay Lee
DB
6-1
11
Gregory Ray
RB
5-10 205
14
Earnest Williams
WR
6-0
195 r-Sr.-3L Bells, TN/Crockett County HS
65
Larry Landry
OL
6-3
285
Jr.-TR
14
Cory Lattimore
LB
6-1
220
Jr.-TR
Miami, FL/El Camino CC
66
Cody Stubblefield
OL
6-4
294
Sr.-1L
15
Brett Toney
QB
6-1
190
r-Jr.-1L Germantown, TN/Briarcrest Christian
67
Joel McCleod
DL
6-3
315
r-Fr.
Miramar, FL/Everglades HS
r-Jr.-2L Atlanta, GA/Lithonia HS
68
Robbie Hardie
OL
6-4
290
r-Fr.
Hampton, GA/Luella HS
70
Michael Denning
OL
6-4
290 r-Sr.-2L Southaven, MS/NW Miss. CC
71
Brandon Pearce
OL
6-6
290
Sr.-3L
Los Angeles, CA/El Camino CC
16
Deante’ Lamar
DB
5-9
180
17
Turner West
WR
6-1
185 r-So.-1L Germantown, TN/Briarcrest Christian
18
Marcus Rucker
WR
6-3
180
Fr.-HS Memphis, TN/Whitehaven HS
New Orleans, LA/Col. of the Sequoias New Albany, MS/Itawamba CC
Memphis, TN/ Christian Brothers HS
21
LeRico Mathis
DB
6-1
185
Sr.-1L
Biloxi, MS/Miss. Gulf Coast CC
72
Kindly Jacques
OL
6-7
325
Jr.-TR
22
Duke Calhoun
WR
6-4
200
Jr.-2L
Memphis, TN/Raleigh-Egypt HS
73
Lionel Henderson
OL
6-4
275
r-Fr.
Mobile, AL/W.P. Davidson HS
23
Terrence Thomas
LB
5-11 230
r-Fr.
Eufaula, AL/Eufaula HS
74
Ken Anderson
OL
6-3
280
r-So.
Memphis, TN/Craigmont HS
23
Lucian Godwin
WR
6-0
185
r-Jr.
Cordova, TN/St. Benedict HS
75
Ronald Leary
OL
6-4
313
r-Fr.
Baton Rouge, LA/Southern Lab
24
Brandon Ross
RB
6-0
205
Fr.-HS Tuskegee, AL/Auburn HS
76
Charlie Bryant
DL
6-6
300 r-So.-1L Collierville, TN/First Assembly Christian
25
Jeremy Rockette
LB
6-3
225
r-Jr.-2L Water Valley, MS/Olive Branch HS
77
Malcom Rawls
OL
6-5
315
26
Curtis Steele
RB
6-0
185 r-Jr.-JC Franklin, TN/NW Mississippi CC
78
John Clem
OL
6-6
260
r-Fr.
Memphis, TN/Bolton HS
27
Michael Grandberry DB
5-10 172
Sr.-3L
Covington, TN/Covington HS
79
Paul Edwards
OL
6-6
285
r-Jr.
McKenzie, TN/McKenzie HS
27
John McArthur
5-11 195
r-So.
Memphis, TN/Christian Brothers HS
28
Jeremy Longstreet RB/LB 6-1
80
Maurice Jones
WR
6-4
215
Sr.-3L
29
Brian Hall
WR
5-11 190
r-Jr.-1L Collierville, TN/Collierville HS
81
Deven Onarheim
TE
6-7
255 r-So.-1L Maylene, AL/Thompson HS
82
Henry Rodgers
WR
6-2
188
r-Fr.
Memphis, TN/White Station HS
30
Mike Shepard
DB
6-2
205
Fr.-HS Citronelle, AL/Citronelle HS
83
LaBradford Jackson WR
6-5
193
r-Fr.
Bartlett, TN/Bartlett HS
31
Moncel Wooten
DB
6-3
195
84
Donald Law
TE
6-5
260
32
Tyler Griffin
LB
245 r-Sr.-3L Memphis, TN/ Christian Brothers HS
33
Lavaris Edwards
DB
34
Charlie Jones
RB
35
Stacy Jones
39
Malcolm Jones
DB
205 r-So.-1L Olive Branch, MS/Olive Branch HS
Ft. Lauderdale, FL/Col. of the Sequoias
r-Jr.-1L Memphis, TN/Tennessee
Memphis, TN/White Station HS
Fr.-HS Memphis, TN/Hamilton HS
r-So.
Memphis, TN/White Station HS
5-11 205
Sr.-3L
Nashville, TN/Brentwood Academy
85
Brett Russell
TE
6-3
5-10 185
Fr.-HS Miami, FL/Bay Point Schools
86
Curtis Johnson
WR
6-0
182
5-10 219
Sr.-TR Miami, FL/Univ. of Miami
87
Carlton Robinzine
WR
6-3
218 r-Sr.-3L Memphis, TN/Bolton HS
FB
6-2
260
r-Jr.-1L Columbus, MS/Columbus HS
88
Todd Cox
WR
6-2
210 r-So.-TR Memphis, TN/NW Mississippi CC
DB
6-2
210 r-So.-1L Gantt, AL/Straughn HS
89
Carlos Singleton
WR
6-8
220
So.-TR Memphis, TN/Arkansas State
Fr.-HS Miami, FL/Coral Gables HS
r-Jr.-2L Brownsville, TN/Haywood HS
40
Roger Terry
LB
6-1
218
90
Josh Weaver
LB
6-3
220
Jr.-2L
Marietta, GA/Marietta HS
41
Corey Mills
DL
6-4
270 r-Sr.-2L Memphis, TN/Ole Miss
92
Nick Berra
K
6-3
205
r-So.
Cordova, TN/Cordova HS
43
Matt Reagan
K
6-1
210
92
Demetrius Culpepper DL
6-5
245
Jr.-TR
Alexander City, AL/East Miss. CC
44
Ricky Holloway
LB
6-2
225
93
Dasmine Cathey
DL
6-6
210
Fr.-HS Memphis, TN/Ridgeway HS
44
Jonathan Simpson FB
6-3
235
94
Greg Terrell
DL
6-4
255
r-Jr-2L Birmingham, AL/Wenonah HS
45
Tommy Phelps
LB
6-3
245 r-Sr.-1L Roeland Park, KS/Butler CC
95
Colton Jenkins
DL
6-6
290
So.-TR Winona, MS/Holmes CC
46
Bryan Wright
DB
6-0
185
Miami, FL/Northwestern HS
96
Jada Brown
DL
6-2
265
r-Jr-2L College Park, GA/Banneker HS
48
Corderick Govan
LB
6-2
225 r-So.-1L Cascilla, MS/Charleston HS
97
Steven Turner
DL
6-3
270
Jr.-2L
49
Brent Sutherland
P
6-4
210
98
Tommy Walker
DL
6-3
270
So.-1L Munford, TN/Munford HS
99
Freddie Barnett
DL
6-2
300
Sr.-1L
Jr-2L
Knoxville, TN/Bearden HS
Fr.-HS Somerville, TN/Fayette-Ware HS r-Fr. r-So. Sr.-1L
Trenton, TN/Peabody HS
Brandon, MS/Hinds CC
Brownsville, TN/Haywood HS Texarkana, AR/Trinity Valley CC
17
215
Sr.-1L
2008 OUTLOOK
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2008 OUTLOOK
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 67 61 1 99 57 8 92 2 50 63 96 76 22 93 78 88 63 92 4 70 60 6 54 33 79 56 23 48 27 5 32 8 29 68 73 52 51 44 7 59 83 72 95 4 86 34 39 80 35 16
Ken Anderson Michael Antonescu Cam Baker Freddie Barnett Philip Beliles Tony Bell Nick Berra Steven Black Winston Bowens Keenan Bratcher Jada Brown Charlie Bryant Duke Calhoun Dasmine Cathey John Clem Todd Cox Jarrett Crittenton Demetrius Culpepper Darius Davis Michael Denning Brandon Douglas Curtis Echols Terrence Echols Lavaris Edwards Paul Edwards Will Fruitt Lucian Godwin Corderick Govan Michael Grandberry D.A. Griffin Tyler Griffin Arkelon Hall Brian Hall Robbie Hardie Lionel Henderson John Hill Maurice Holloway Ricky Holloway Will Hudgens Greg Jackson LaBradford Jackson Kindly Jacques Colton Jenkins Steven Joachim Curtis Johnson Charlie Jones Malcolm Jones Maurice Jones Stacy Jones Deante’ Lamar
OL OL WR DL C DB K WR LB DS DL DL WR DL OL WR DL DL DB OL DL DB OL DB OL LB WR LB DB DB LB QB WR OL OL LB DL LB QB LB WR OL DL WR WR RB DB WR FB DB
65 14 84 58 75 10 28 21 27 67 9 53 41 81 2 71 45 3 77 11 43 9 64 87 25 82 24 18 85 30 44 89 7 26 66 49 94 40 23 55 15 62 97 98 90 17 14 31 46
Larry Landry OL Cory Lattimore LB Donald Law TE Lester Lawson DL Ronald Leary OL Clay Lee DB Jeremy Longstreet RB/LB LeRico Mathis DB John McArthur DB Joel McCleod DL Antonio McCoy WR Clinton McDonald DL Corey Mills DL Deven Onarheim TE Brandon Patterson DB Brandon Pearce OT LB Tommy Phelps T.J. Pitts RB Malcom Rawls OL Gregory Ray RB Matt Reagan K Jermaine Richardson DB Dominik Riley OL Carlton Robinzine WR Jeremy Rockette LB Henry Rodgers WR Brandon Ross RB Marcus Rucker WR Brett Russell TE Mike Shepard DB Jonathan Simpson FB Carlos Singleton WR Alton Starr DB Curtis Steele RB Cody Stubblefield OL Brent Sutherland P Greg Terrell DL Roger Terry LB Terrence Thomas LB Brent Todd OL Brett Toney QB Frank Trotter DL Steven Turner DL Tommy Walker DL Josh Weaver LB Turner West WR Earnest Williams WR Moncel Wooten DB Bryan Wright DB
BREAKDOWN BY STATE
TENNESSEE (44) Anderson, Beliles, Berra, Bratcher, Bryant, Calhoun, Cathey, Clem, Cox, Davis, Douglas, C. Echols, Edwards, Fruitt, Godwin, Grandberry, T. Griffin, B. Hall, R. Holloway, Hudgens, L. Jackson, Maurice Jones, Law, Lawson, McArthur, Mills, Patterson, Pearce, Rawls, Reagan, Robinzine, Rodgers, Rucker, Russell, Simpson, Singleton, Steele, Terry, Toney, Turner, Walker, West, Williams, Wooten ALABAMA (14) Bell, Black, Culpepper, D.A. Griffin, Henderson, Malcolm Jones, Onarheim, Riley, Ross, Shepard, Terrell, Thomas, Todd, Trotter MISSISSIPPI (13) Antonescu, Denning, T. Echols, Govan, Hill, Jenkins, S. Jones, Longstreet, Mathis, McCoy, Rockette, Stubblefield, Sutherland
FLORIDA (10) L. Edwards, M. Holloway, Jacques, Joachim, Johnson, Jones, Lattimore, Lee, McCleod, Wright GEORGIA (10) Bowens, Brown, Crittenton, Hardie, Jackson, Lamar, Pitts, Richardson, Starr, Weaver ARKANSAS (3) Baker, Barnett, C. McDonald CALIFORNIA (2) A. Hall, Ray LOUISIANA (2) Landry, Leary KANSAS (1) Phelps
BREAKDOWN BY CLASS SENIORS (25) Barnett, Beliles, Bell, Black, Denning, Douglas, T. Echols, Grandberry, T. Griffin, Hudgens, C. Jones, Maurice Jones, Mathis, McCoy, C. McDonald, Mills, Patterson, Pearce, Phelps, Robinzine, Russell, Stubblefield, Sutherland, Todd, R. Williams JUNIORS (28) Brown, Calhoun, Crittenton, Culpepper, P. Edwards, Godwin, D.A. Griffin, A. Hall, B. Hall, G. Jackson, Jacques, Joachim, S. Jones, Lamar, Landry, Lattimore, Pitts, Rawls, Ray, Reagan, Rockette, Singleton, Starr, Steele, Terrell, Toney, Turner, Weaver
SOPHOMORES (21) Anderson, Berra, Bowens, Bratcher, Bryant, Cox, D. Davis, C. Echols, Govan, Hill, Jenkins, Malcolm Jones, Longstreet, McArthur, Onarheim, Riley, Terry, Walker, West, Wooten, Wright FRESHMEN (25) A n t o n e s c u , B a k e r, C a t h e y, C l e m , L.Edwards, Fruitt, Hardie, Henderson, M. Holloway, R. Holloway, L. Jackson, C. Johnson, Law, Lawson, Leary, Lee, McCleod, Richardson, Rodgers, Ross, Rucker, Shepard, Simpson, Thomas, Trotter
PRONUNCIATION KEY PLAYERS Michael Antonescu ........................ AN-ton-es-q Philip Beliles ................................... Bah-LYLES Dasmine Cathey ................................. DAZ-min Lavaris Edwards ............................ Luh-VAR-us Corderick Govan...................... Core-DERRICK Arkelon Hall ..................................... Ar-KEY-lun
Deante’ Lamar ............................... Dee-ON-tay Kindly Jacques ........................... KIN-lee JOCK Steven Joachim ...............................wah-KEEM LeRico Mathis ..................................... Lu-RICO Joel McCloud ........................................... JO-ell Deven Onarheim ..........................OR-ner-hime Dominik Riley.................................Dom-in-EEK
Carlton Robinzine .........................ROB-in-zeen Alton Starr............................................... AL-ton Greg Terrell ......................................... Tuh-REL COACHES Garret Chachere ............................. SASH-er-ay Lytrel Pollard ..................................... Luh-TREL
2008 SEASON OUTLOOK
2008 OUTLOOK
LETTERMEN RETURNING Offense: 21 Defense: 26 Specialty: 4 TOTAL: 51 LETTERMEN LOST Offense: 10 Defense: 7 Specialty: 1 TOTAL 18
12
STARTERS RETURNING Offense: 7 Defense: 9 Specialty: 5 TOTAL 21 STARTERS LOST Offense 4 Defense: 3 Specialty: 0 TOTAL 7
C-USA PREDICTIONS Conference USA coaches picked Memphis to finish fourth in the East Division behind UCF, East Carolina and Southern Miss in their 2008 preseason poll. The Tigers were picked fifth early on last season and ended 2007 tied for second with East Carolina with a 6-2 league record. The six wins was the most C-USA victories for Memphis since the league began playing football in 1996, and also marked the fourth time that the Tigers have logged at least five C-USA victories. The other three times were all under head coach Tommy West’s direction in three-consecutive years from 2003-05.
TIGERS HAVE SIGHTS ON FIFTH BOWL TRIP
2008 C-USA PRESEASON COACHES POLL
Memphis enters the 2008 season preparing for its fifth postseason appearance in the last six years. While the 2007 squad opened the season with a 1-3 record, the Tigers came together and managed victories in six of the final eight contests to earn a bowl berth for the fourth time in five years. The Tigers went to three-straight postseason contests from 2003-05 for the first time in school history and returned to the postseason in 2007 with an appearance in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Memphis is 4-2 alltime in bowl games with wins in the 2005 Motor City Bowl, the 2003 New Orleans Bowl, the 1971 Pasadena Bowl, and the 1956 Burley Bowl.
EAST 1. UCF 2. East Carolina 3. Southern Miss 4. Memphis 5. Marshall 6. UAB WEST 1. Tulsa 2. Houston 3. UTEP 4. Rice 5. SMU 6. Tulane
Junior Duke Calhoun led the team in receptions in 2007 with 62 for 890 yards and five touchdowns.
RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING T.J. Pitts Earnest Williams
GP 11 13
ATT 106 9
GAIN 495 78
LOSS 14 7
NET 481 71
AVG 4.5 7.9
TD 1 1
LG 25 24
ATT-CMP-INT 52-104-0
PCT 50.0
YDS 587
TD 5
LG 41
PASSING Will Hudgens
G EFFIC 13 113.28
RECEIVING Duke Calhoun Carlos Singleton Steven Black Maurice Jones
G 12 13 13 13
NO. 62 51 42 37
YDS 890 767 477 639
DEFENSE Brandon Patterson Alton Starr Clinton McDonald LeRico Mathis
GP 13 13 13 13
TT 77 58 55 48
TFL 0-0 2.0-3 9.5-31 1.0-2
KICKING Matt Reagan
GP 13
FG-A 15-22
1-29 8-9
AVG 14.4 15.0 11.4 17.3
TD 5 11 1 2
LG 70 52 80 58
SK INT-YDS 0-0 3-33 0-0 1-5 4.0-22 0-0 0-0 3-38 30-39 7-10
40-49 0-3
AVG/G 43.7 5.5 AVG/G 45.2
AVG/G 74.2 59.0 36.7 49.2
PD 0 7 1 3 50+ 0-0
FR 0 0 1-0 0 LG 38
FF 1 0 2 0 PAT 35-38
BELILES ON RIMINGTON WATCH LIST
The University of Memphis was one of just seven teams in the country who participated in a football bowl game, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and the NCAA baseball tournament in the 2007 calendar year. The Tigers are the only nonBCS program who could make the above claims in 2007. The other squads were: Arkansas, Ohio State, Texas, Texas A&M, UCLA and Virginia.
Senior Philip Beliles was one of three C-USA centers who were listed on the Rimington Trophy 2008 Spring Watch List. Beliles took over the center position in 2007 and started all 13 games for the Tigers. He worked 92 percent of the team’s offensive plays and was instrumental in Memphis ranking 13th nationally in passing and 23rd in total offense. Beliles, a Memphis native who prepped at Christian Brothers High School, was part of a Tiger offensive line that ranked 10th nationally and led Conference USA for the fourth-straight year in sack denial, allowing only 14 in 13 games.
Senior Philip Beliles
TIGERS
ON
TV
OFFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING: (WR) Earnest Williams .......... 33 catches for 368 yds/5 TDs (WR) Steven Black ..............42 receptions for 477 yds/1 TD (WR) Duke Calhoun .... All-C-USA; 62 receptions for 890 yds/5 TD (TE) Brett Russell ................22 receptions for 157 yds/2 TD (OL) Brandon Pearce ................. Started all 13 games at LT (OL) Philip Beliles ................. Started all 13 games at center (OL) Dominik Riley ....C-USA All-Freshman, started 7 gms at RG DEFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING: (DL) Clinton McDonald ...55 tackles, 9.5 TFL, 4 sacks, 2 FF (DL) Greg Terrell ...............38 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 1 sack, 2 FF (DL) Freddie Barnett ....33 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 1 FR for 88 yd TD (DL) Steven Turner ............24 tackles, 7.0 TFL, 1 INT, 1 FF (DL) Josh Weaver.......32 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, 1 FF (LB) Winston Bowens... Missed 5 gms b/c of injury, 39 tackles, 1 FF (DB) Brandon Patterson ................... 77 tackles, 3 INT, 1 FF (DB) LeRico Mathis ....................... 48 tackles, 3 INT, 3 PBU (DB) Alton Starr ............................. 58 tackles, 1 INT, 7 PBU SPECIALIST RETURNING: (K) Matt Reagan ...UM leading scorer in ‘07, 15-22 FG, 35-38 PAT (P) Brent Sutherland .. 40.7 yds per punt, 4 TB, 12 Inside 20 (DS) Keenan Bratcher ............... C-USA All-Freshman Team (H) Brett Toney .......... Was the holder in all 13 games in ‘07 (KR) Michael Grandberry..Averaged 21.8 yds on 59 returns STARTERS LOST: QB) Martin Hankins, (RB) Joseph Doss, (OL) Andy Smith, (OL) Abraham Holloway, (DB) Dontae Reed, (DB) LaKeitharun Ford, (LB) Jake Kasser
Tim Walton joins the Memphis football team in 2008 as the defensive coordinator.
NEW LINEUP
Last season, Memphis won the Battle of the Bones against UAB televised live on CSS. In 2008, the Tigers look to repeat against the Blazers with the game televised by CBS College Sports.
TO THE IN
2008
Head coach Tommy West added two new assistant coaches for the 2008 season as Tim Walton returns to Memphis as the defensive coordinator and Lytrel Pollard joins the squad from C-USA rival Southern Miss to coach Tiger corners. Walton previously coached Tiger DBs from 2000-01 and came to Memphis after serving four seasons on the staff at the University of Miami.
TIGER GRADS By the start of the 2008 season, six Tigers will have already earned their bachelor’s degrees from the University of Memphis. The group of graduates include: Brandon Patterson, Michael Denning, Antonio McCoy, Corey Mills, Brandon Pearce and Philip Beliles. Patterson was Memphis’ first football Academic AllAmerican since 1992 when he was selected to the ESPN The Magazine/ CoSIDA Academic All-America second team in 2007. From August 2007 through May 2008, Tiger football has graduated 21 players.
Senior Brandon Patterson is the Tigers’ first football Academic All-American since 1992.
PEARCE AND CALHOUN TABBED TO PRESEASON C-USA TEAM Offensive lineman Brandon Pearce and wide receiver Duke Calhoun were selected to the preseason All-Conference USA Team, as selected by the league coaches. Pearce is a return selection from 2007 and was part of a Tiger offensive line that led C-USA and ranked 10th nationally in sack denial. Calhoun, who was named to both the Coaches and Media All-C-USA teams in 2007, led the Tigers with 890 yards on 62 receptions. He enters the 2008 season with an active 24-game receiving streak. Both Pearce and Calhoun also received recognition during the summer on the Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook Preseason All-C-USA team.
Senior Brandon Pearce
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Six of Memphis’ 12 games have been selected for television broadcasts, and others could be added during the season. The Tigers added the Louisville Cardinals to the schedule this season for the first time since 2004 and that game will be broadcast nationally by ESPN on Friday, Oct. 10, at the Liberty Bowl. Memphis will have three contests carried by CBS College Sports Network, including the C-USA home opener with Rice on Sept. 6. CBS College Sports has also arranged to air the Thursday, Oct. 2, game with UAB in Birmingham and the Oct. 25 game with Southern Miss in Memphis, which has been tabbed as the U of M’s Homecoming Game. CSS, which sublicensed games from CBS College Sports, will air the September 13 meeting between Memphis and Marshall in Huntington, W.Va., as well as the October 18 match-up between Memphis and East Carolina in Greenville, N.C.
2008 OUTLOOK
IN GOOD COMPANY
BRING
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2008 OUTLOOK
OFFENSE QUARTERBACK 8 Arkelon Hall 7 Will Hudgens*** 15 Brett Toney*
6-3 6-4 6-1
220 Jr.-TR 235 r-Sr. 190 r-Jr.
TAILBACK 26 Curtis Steele 3 T.J. Pitts** 34 Charlie Jones 28 Jeremy Longstreet* 11 Greg Ray 24 Brandon Ross
6-0 5-10 5-10 6-1 5-10 6-0
185 r-Jr. 200 r-Jr. 219 Sr.-TR 200 r-So. 205 Jr.-TR 205 Fr.
FULLBACK 35 Stacy Jones* 44 Jonathan Simpson
6-2 6-3
260 235
r-Jr. r-Fr.
TIGHT END 85 Brett Russell*** 81 Deven Onarheim* 84 Donald Law
6-3 6-7 6-5
245 255 260
r-Sr. r-So. Fr.
RECEIVER (X) 89 Carlos Singleton** 22 Duke Calhoun** 4 Steven Joachim 18 Marcus Rucker 83 LaBradford Jackson
6-8 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-5
220 r-Jr. 200 Jr. 218 Jr.-TR 180 Fr. 193 r-Fr.
RECEIVER (H) 14 Earnest Williams*** 6-0 87 Carlton Robinzine*** 6-3 82 Henry Rodgers 6-2
195 218 188
r-Sr. r-Sr. r-Fr.
RECEIVER (Y) 1 Cam Baker 29 Brian Hall* 88 Todd Cox 86 Curtis Johnson
6-0 5-11 6-2 6-0
170 190 210 182
r-Fr. r-Jr. r-So. Fr.
RECEIVER (Z) 2 Steven Black* 80 Maurice Jones*** 17 Turner West* 23 Lucian Godwin
6-3 6-4 6-1 6-0
213 215 185 185
Sr. r-Sr. r-So. r-Jr.
RIGHT TACKLE 71 Brandon Pearce*** 66 Cody Stubblefield* 73 Lionel Henderson 78 John Clem
6-6 6-4 6-4 6-6
290 294 275 260
r-Sr. Sr. r-Fr. r-Fr.
RIGHT GUARD 77 Malcom Rawls* 70 Michael Denning** 74 Ken Anderson
6-5 6-4 6-3
315 290 280
r-Jr r-Sr. r-So.
CENTER 57 Philip Beliles*** 61 Michael Antonescu 65 Larry Landry
6-5 6-4 6-3
290 290 285
r-Sr. r-Fr. Jr-TR
LEFT GUARD 54 Terrence Echols* 64 Dominik Riley* 68 Robbie Hardie
6-3 6-4 6-4
307 315 290
Sr. r-So. r-Fr.
LEFT TACKLE 55 Brent Todd* 75 Ronald Leary 79 Paul Edwards 72 Kindly Jacques
6-3 6-4 6-6 6-7
305 Sr. 313 r-Fr. 285 r-Jr. 325 Jr.-TR
Junior running back T.J. Pitts had 481 yards rushing in 2007.
ON THE
“B I G G U Y S ”
Now is the time for a plug for the unsung heroes of the Tiger offense - the “Big Guys.” The Tiger offensive line returns several seasoned linemen in 2008, including Brandon Pearce, Philip Beliles, Dominik Riley, Malcom Rawls and Terrence Echols. Pearce started all 13 games at right tackle, and Beliles started the entire season at center. Riley, Rawls and Echols each spent time starting at left guard, with Riley starting seven of the 13 games. The group will also have the services of seniors Michael Denning, Brent Todd and Cody Stubblefield, who all saw game action last year. In 2007, the Tiger offensive line finished the season ranked 10th nationally in sacks allowed, having given up just 14 during the season. Memphis has led C-USA in sack denial the last four-straight years. To the right is a chart detailing Memphis’ ranking nationally and in C-USA in sacks allowed. *Note: The NCAA did not rank sacks allowed until 2005.
YEAR 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
NATIONAL 10th 10th 3rd * *
C-USA 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd
WHAT’S IN
Junior transfer Arkelon Hall comes to Memphis from the College of the Sequoias.
A
# SACKS ALLOWED 14 14 9 5 14
NAME?
While the first question regarding the offense this season usually centers around who will be under center, the second question is often “How do you pronounce Arkelon?” It’s a name that is sure to be heard often over the public address system at the stadium this season, and for the record, it is pronounced Ar-KEY-lun. Arkelon Hall is vying for the starting QB job left vacant by Martin Hankins, who had a highly-successful senior season in 2007 with 3,220 yards and 25 touchdowns. Hall, a JUCO transfer from the College of the Sequoias, worked out with the Tigers in the spring and is considered a passing quarterback who also runs well. Hall is joined on the depth chart by senior Will Hudgens and junior Brett Toney. Hudgens missed the spring session while pitching for the Tiger baseball team, and was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in June. He left Memphis in mid-June for Billings, Mont., and is expected to return for football camp in August. Toney had a productive spring and lettered for the Tigers in 2007 as the holder for field goals and PATs.
PROTECT THE BALL The key to the ground game will be protecting the ball, which is one thing U of M running backs have been consistent with over the years. Last season, Tiger backs carried the ball 332 times and only put the ball on the ground twice. Of the four fumbles the Tigers gave up last season, only two were by backs. The 2007 Tigers finished the season tied for third nationally in fumbles lost. LSU and San Jose State led the nation in least fumbles lost with just three. Since 2004, Memphis backs have only accounted for eight total fumbles lost in over 1,400 carries.
Junior wide out Carlos Singleton has a 21-game receiving streak entering the 2008 season.
STREAKING TIGERS Junior receivers Duke Calhoun and Carlos Singleton both enter the 2008 season on receiving streaks of more than 20 games. Calhoun has caught a pass in each of the 24 career games he has played in, and is tied for ninth nationally with the active streak heading into the season. Singleton, who led Memphis in scoring by a non-kicker last season, boasts a 21game receiving streak. In 2007, Singleton logged 767 yards and 11 touchdowns on 51 receptions.
N O T S O V E R T I C A L L Y -C H A L L E N G E D Senior wide receiver Maurice Jones
END 41 98 97 93
Junior running back Curtis Steele was named the Offensive MVP at the 2008 Blue-Gray Game.
GROWING THE GROUND GAME The Tigers head into 2008 with only one running back who has logged a carry in a Tiger uniform. Junior T.J. Pitts has played a reserve role the last two seasons and was second on the team in 2007 with 481 yards and one touchdown on 106 carries. He left the New Orleans Bowl with a broken ankle and was unable to practice with the team in the spring. Curtis Steele, who transferred from Northwest Mississippi CC and redshirted last fall, took most of the reps this spring. He was named the co-MVP of the spring scrimmage and is expected to push for the starting job in the fall. Jeremy Longstreet transitioned from linebacker to running back in the spring and could see action at either position this fall. The Tigers also added Charlie Jones, who was a starter at Miami and is eligible to play in 2008, as well as junior Greg Ray and freshman Brandon Ross, who both signed with Memphis last February.
Senior wide receiver Steven Black logged 42 receptions for 477 yards in 2007.
D EFENSE U NDER N EW M ANAGEMENT Tommy West brought back a familiar face to the Tiger defense when Tim Walton was hired as the defensive coordinator in January. Walton was the defensive backs coach at Memphis when West was the DC in 2000 and stayed along in the same capacity in 2001 when West took over as head coach. The 14-year coaching veteran left Memphis for Syracuse in 2002, and coached DBs at LSU during their BCS Championship run in 2003. Walton spent four years (2004-07) at Miami and was promoted to defensive coordinator for the Hurricanes in 2007.
Corey Mills** Tommy Walker* Steven Turner** Dasmine Cathey
6-4 6-3 6-3 6-6
270 270 270 210
r-Sr. So. Jr. Fr.
NOSE 99 Freddie Barnett* 67 Joel McCleod 76 Charlie Bryant*
6-2 6-3 6-6
300 315 300
Sr. r-Fr. r-So.
TACKLE 53 Clinton McDonald*** 60 Brandon Douglas*** 51 Maurice Holloway 62 Frank Trotter
6-3 6-3 6-7 6-2
285 291 300 260
Sr. r-Sr. Fr. Fr.
END 94 96 58 63 92 95
6-4 6-2 6-2 6-6 6-5 6-6
255 r-Jr. 265 r-Jr. 244 r-Fr. 280 Jr.-TR 245 Jr.-TR 290 So.-TR
Greg Terrell** Jada Brown** Lester Lawson Jarrett Crittenton Demetrius Culpepper Colton Jenkins
LEFT OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 90 Josh Weaver** 6-3 25 Jeremy Rockette** 6-3 52 John Hill 5-9
220 225 205
Jr. r-Jr. r-So.
MIDDLE LINEBACKER 50 Winston Bowens* 45 Tommy Phelps* 23 Terrence Thomas 44 Ricky Holloway 56 Will Fruitt
250 245 230 225 215
r-So. r-Sr. r-Fr. Fr. Fr.
6-0 6-3 5-11 6-2 5-11
RIGHT OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 59 Greg Jackson** 6-2 48 Corderick Govan* 6-2 32 Tyler Griffin*** 5-11 40 Roger Terry 6-1 14 Cory Lattimore 6-1
212 r-Jr. 225 r-So. 205 Sr. 218 So.-TR 220 Jr.-TR
STRONG SAFETY 8 Tony Bell* 7 Alton Starr** 39 Malcolm Jones* 10 Clay Lee
6-2 6-0 6-2 6-1
215 195 210 215
Sr. r-Jr. r-So. Fr.
FREE SAFETY 2 Brandon Patterson*** 9 Jermaine Richardson 30 Mike Shepard 31 Moncel Wooten 27 John McArthur
6-1 6-1 6-2 6-3 5-11
195 204 205 195 195
r-Sr. r-Fr. Fr. r-So. r-So.
RIGHT CORNER 16 Deante’ Lamar** 4 Darius Davis* 33 Lavaris Edwards
5-9 6-0 5-10
180 190 185
r-Jr. So. Fr.
LEFT CORNER 27 Michael Grandberry*** 5-10 6 Curtis Echols* 6-3 5 D.A. Griffin 5-11
172 Sr. 190 So. 185 Jr.-TR
NICKEL 21 LeRico Mathis* 46 Bryan Wright
185 180
6-1 6-0
Sr. r-So.
* - Letters earned Junior safety Alton Starr had 58 tackles in 2007.
A SAFE BET The Tiger safeties will be under the watchful eye of Tim Walton, while Lytrel Pollard is charged with guiding the corners. Walton has several returning starters to work with this season, including senior Tony Bell and junior Alton Starr at strong safety, and senior Brandon Patterson at free safety. Patterson, who started all 13 games, is the leading returning tackler for the Tigers and was tied last season with LeRico Mathis with three interceptions. Starr made seven starts last season at corner and at strong safety, while Bell started the final six games of the season. Also in the mix are Malcolm Jones and Jermaine Richardson, as well as new signees Clay Lee and Mike Shepard.
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TARGET PRACTICE There is no shortage of targets for Tiger QBs to pass to again this season. The receiving corps is one of the deepest and most talented groups on the squad with such veterans as seniors Maurice Jones, Steven Black, Earnest Williams and Carlos Robinzine and juniors Duke Calhoun and Carlos Singleton. All six receivers registered at least 200 yards receiving in 2007, with Calhoun leading the charge with 890 yards on 62 receptions. He averaged 74.2 yards per game and logged four 100-yard games last season. Singleton led the Tigers and tied for second alltime at Memphis with 11 touchdown receptions. He tallied 767 yards on 51 receptions for an average of 15 yards per catch. Jones led the way in yards-per-reception with his average of 17.3 yards on 37 catches. He logged 639 total yards receiving and scored two touchdowns. Black amassed 477 yards on 42 receptions, while Williams posted 33 catches for 368 yards and five TDs. Rounding out the group is Robinzine, who tallied 19 receptions for 224 yards and a score. The Tigers also have a receiving threat in senior tight end Brett Russell, who caught 22 passes for 157 yards and two touchdowns last season.
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2008 OUTLOOK
Tiger receivers hold another distinction besides being stacked with talent. The group also stands out in a crowd as some of the tallest of the skill position players. Creating the most havoc for opposing DBs is Carlos Singleton who stands at 6-8. Add an extra couple of feet for his outstretched arms and you can clearly understand how he hauled in 11 TD passes and three two-point conversions last season. Maurice Jones, Duke Calhoun and JUCO transfer Steven Joachim all come in at 6-4, while Steven Black, Carlos Robinzine and incoming freshman Marcus Rucker are all listed at 6-3.
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HEALTHY LINEBACKERS ARE
A
MUST
The position that was hardest hit last season by injuries was linebacker. The Tiger defense lost the services of starters Greg Jackson and Winston Bowens early on and had to keep altering the lineup. The only linebacker to start all 13 games was senior Jake Kasser. Jackson will return in 2008 as a junior after missing all but two games in ’07. He injured his knee against Jacksonville State, and then was joined on the sidelines by Bowens following the Rice meeting in which he injured his knee as well. Both worked out with the team this spring and are challenging for a return to the starting lineup. Also adding depth at linebacker will be juniors Josh Weaver and Jeremy Rockette, seniors Tommy Phelps and Tyler Griffin, and sophomore Corderick Govan, who all saw game action last season. Weaver was poised to make the transition from d-line to linebacker this spring but suffered a shoulder injury and is hopeful for a return to the field by fall camp.
Sophomore Winston Bowens had 39 tackles in seven games in 2007.
HEAVY HITTERS
Junior cornerback Deante’ Lamar
GOT YOU CORNERED Throughout spring practice, junior Deante’ Lamar and sophomore Darius Davis were working the right corner, while senior Michael Grandberry and Curtis Echols worked the left side. None of the four have started a game in the secondary, but all bring speed and agility to the position. Grandberry and Echols share something in common as both started out as receivers and have made the transition to the other side of the ball. Echols made the switch this past spring, while Grandberry moved during the middle of the 2006 season. Junior college transfer D.A. Griffin was signed in the spring and is expected to add experience to the position this fall.
ON THE
SPECIAL TEAMS PLACEKICKER 43 Matt Reagan** 92 Nick Berra
6-1 6-3
210 205
Jr. r-So.
DEEP SNAPPER 52 Keenan Bratcher*
6-2
235
So.
HOLDER 15 Brett Toney*
6-1
190
r-Jr.
PUNTER 49 Brent Sutherland*
6-4
210
Sr.
KICKOFF RETURN 27 Michael Grandberry*** 5-10 14 Earnest Williams*** 6-0
172 195
Sr. r-Sr.
PUNT RETURN 14 Earnest Williams***
195
r-Sr.
LINE
The defensive line returns a veteran group for 2008 and is led by senior Clinton McDonald, who was selected by his teammates as one of the U of M’s captains in ’07 as a junior. McDonald started all 13 games and registered a team-high four sacks and 9.5 TFL. McDonald is joined in the middle of the line by senior Freddie Barnett, who totaled 33 tackles, including 8.5 TFL for minus 29 yards. His most heralded play in 2007 was the 88-yard fumble return he made for a touchdown against Arkansas State. It was the longest fumble recovery in school history. Anchoring the outsides of the line are senior Corey Mills and junior Greg Terrell. Terrell started all 13 games and Mills made one start against Marshall. The line has plenty of depth this season, as junior Steven Turner, sophomore Tommy Walker, senior Brandon Douglas and junior Jada Brown all saw considerable action in 2007.
Senior Michael Grandberry is the school record holder in kickoff returns and yards.
Senior LeRico Mathis had three interceptions for the Tigers in 2007.
NICKEL AND DIMING YOU Senior LeRico Mathis and sophomore Bryan Wright have been working at nickel and will add another speed component to the defense. Mathis started the final nine games of the 2007 season at right corner. He ranked third on the squad in solo tackles with 41 and tied Brandon Patterson with three interceptions.
GRANDBERRY IS KEY RETURN THREAT Michael Grandberry started returning kickoffs full time in 2006, and through 34 career games (only 22 of which include at least one KO return), holds the school record with 1,826 yards on 81 returns. He also holds the Tiger record for 100-yard KO return games with eight. Grandberry is only the fourth Tiger in school history to hit the 1,000-yard milestone for kickoff returns.
6-0
Senior defensive lineman Clinton McDonald had a team high four sacks last season.
KICKING IT A bulk of the special teams unit remains intact in 2008 as kicker Matt Reagan returns for his junior season and senior Brent Sutherland returns at punter. They will be joined again by deep snapper Keenan Bratcher and holder Brett Toney on the field. Reagan led the Tigers in scoring last year with 80 points and was twice named the C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week. He was 35-of-38 on PATs and hit 15 of his 22 field goal attempts. Sutherland averaged 40.7 yards on his 52 punts and dropped 12 inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. Bratcher, who was one of just four true freshmen to play last season, was named to both the C-USA Coaches and Media All-Freshman teams in 2007.
Junior kicker Matt Reagan led the team in scoring last year.
2008 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name 1
Cam Baker
Pos.
Ht.
Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown/Last School
No. Name
WR
6-0
170
50
Winston Bowens
r-Fr.
Osceola, AR/Osceola HS
Pos.
Ht.
Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown/Last School
LB
6-0
250 r-So.-1L College Park, GA/N. Clayton HS
Brandon Patterson DB
6-1
195 r-Sr.-3L Germantown, TN/Germantown HS
51
Maurice Holloway
DL
6-7
300
Fr.-HS Sanford, FL/Lake Highland Prep
Steven Black
WR
6-3
213
52
Keenan Bratcher
DS
6-2
235
So.-1L Milan, TN/Milan HS
3
T.J. Pitts
RB
5-10 200
r-Jr.-2L Gainesville, GA/North Hall HS
52
John Hill
LB
5-9
205
r-So.
Olive Branch, MS/DeSoto Central HS
4
Steven Joachim
WR
6-4
218
Jr.-TR
Miami, FL/Mendocino College
53
Clinton McDonald
DL
6-3
285
Sr.-3L
Jacksonville, AR/Jacksonville HS
4
Darius Davis
DB
6-0
190
So.-1L Memphis, TN/Whitehaven HS
54
Terrence Echols
OL
6-3
307
Sr.-1L
Byhalia, MS/Northwest Miss. CC
5
D.A. Griffin
DB
5-11 185
Jr.-TR
55
Brent Todd
OL
6-3
305
Sr.-1L
Pelham, AL/Hinds CC
6
Curtis Echols
DB
6-3
190
So.-1L Memphis, TN/White Station HS
56
Will Fruitt
LB
5-11 215
7
Will Hudgens
QB
6-4
235 r-Sr.-3L Memphis, TN/Ridgeway HS
57
Philip Beliles
C
6-5
290 r-Sr.-3L Memphis, TN/ Christian Brothers HS
7
Alton Starr
DB
6-0
195
r-Jr.-2L Decatur, GA/McNair HS
58
Lester Lawson
DL
6-2
235
8
Arkelon Hall
QB
6-3
220
Jr.-TR
Fresno, CA/Col. of the Sequoias
59
Greg Jackson
LB
6-2
212
8
Tony Bell
DB
6-2
215
Sr.-1L
Alabaster, AL/Auburn
9
Antonio McCoy
WR
6-0
190 r-Sr.-2L Starkville, MS/Starkville HS
60
Brandon Douglas
DL
6-3
291 r-Sr.-3L Brownsville, TN/Haywood County HS
9
Jermaine Richardson DB
6-1
204
61
Michael Antonescu OL
6-4
290
62
Frank Trotter
6-2
260
Fr.-HS Mobile, AL/John LeFlore HS
Fr.-HS Orlando, FL/Dr. Phillips HS
63
Jarrett Crittenton
DL
6-6
280
Jr.-TR
Jr.-TR
64
Dominik Riley
OL
6-4
315 r-So.-1L Montgomery, AL/Carver Senior HS
r-Fr.
Birmingham, AL/East Miss. CC
Millbrook, AL/Itawamba CC
Columbus, GA/Kendrick HS
DL
Fr.-HS Memphis, TN/First Assembly Christian r-Fr.
Germantown, TN/Germantown HS
r-Jr.-2L Marietta, GA/Marietta HS
r-Fr.
Ridgeland, MS/Ridgeland HS Fayetteville, GA/N. Dakota St.-COS
10
Clay Lee
DB
6-1
11
Gregory Ray
RB
5-10 205
14
Earnest Williams
WR
6-0
195 r-Sr.-3L Bells, TN/Crockett County HS
65
Larry Landry
OL
6-3
285
Jr.-TR
14
Cory Lattimore
LB
6-1
220
Jr.-TR
Miami, FL/El Camino CC
66
Cody Stubblefield
OL
6-4
294
Sr.-1L
15
Brett Toney
QB
6-1
190
r-Jr.-1L Germantown, TN/Briarcrest Christian
67
Joel McCleod
DL
6-3
315
r-Fr.
Miramar, FL/Everglades HS
r-Jr.-2L Atlanta, GA/Lithonia HS
68
Robbie Hardie
OL
6-4
290
r-Fr.
Hampton, GA/Luella HS
70
Michael Denning
OL
6-4
290 r-Sr.-2L Southaven, MS/NW Miss. CC
71
Brandon Pearce
OL
6-6
290
Sr.-3L
Los Angeles, CA/El Camino CC
16
Deante’ Lamar
DB
5-9
180
17
Turner West
WR
6-1
185 r-So.-1L Germantown, TN/Briarcrest Christian
18
Marcus Rucker
WR
6-3
180
Fr.-HS Memphis, TN/Whitehaven HS
New Orleans, LA/Col. of the Sequoias New Albany, MS/Itawamba CC
Memphis, TN/ Christian Brothers HS
21
LeRico Mathis
DB
6-1
185
Sr.-1L
Biloxi, MS/Miss. Gulf Coast CC
72
Kindly Jacques
OL
6-7
325
Jr.-TR
22
Duke Calhoun
WR
6-4
200
Jr.-2L
Memphis, TN/Raleigh-Egypt HS
73
Lionel Henderson
OL
6-4
275
r-Fr.
Mobile, AL/W.P. Davidson HS
23
Terrence Thomas
LB
5-11 230
r-Fr.
Eufaula, AL/Eufaula HS
74
Ken Anderson
OL
6-3
280
r-So.
Memphis, TN/Craigmont HS
23
Lucian Godwin
WR
6-0
185
r-Jr.
Cordova, TN/St. Benedict HS
75
Ronald Leary
OL
6-4
313
r-Fr.
Baton Rouge, LA/Southern Lab
24
Brandon Ross
RB
6-0
205
Fr.-HS Tuskegee, AL/Auburn HS
76
Charlie Bryant
DL
6-6
300 r-So.-1L Collierville, TN/First Assembly Christian
25
Jeremy Rockette
LB
6-3
225
r-Jr.-2L Water Valley, MS/Olive Branch HS
77
Malcom Rawls
OL
6-5
315
26
Curtis Steele
RB
6-0
185 r-Jr.-JC Franklin, TN/NW Mississippi CC
78
John Clem
OL
6-6
260
r-Fr.
Memphis, TN/Bolton HS
27
Michael Grandberry DB
5-10 172
Sr.-3L
Covington, TN/Covington HS
79
Paul Edwards
OL
6-6
285
r-Jr.
McKenzie, TN/McKenzie HS
27
John McArthur
5-11 195
r-So.
Memphis, TN/Christian Brothers HS
28
Jeremy Longstreet RB/LB 6-1
80
Maurice Jones
WR
6-4
215
Sr.-3L
29
Brian Hall
WR
5-11 190
r-Jr.-1L Collierville, TN/Collierville HS
81
Deven Onarheim
TE
6-7
255 r-So.-1L Maylene, AL/Thompson HS
82
Henry Rodgers
WR
6-2
188
r-Fr.
Memphis, TN/White Station HS
30
Mike Shepard
DB
6-2
205
Fr.-HS Citronelle, AL/Citronelle HS
83
LaBradford Jackson WR
6-5
193
r-Fr.
Bartlett, TN/Bartlett HS
31
Moncel Wooten
DB
6-3
195
84
Donald Law
TE
6-5
260
32
Tyler Griffin
LB
245 r-Sr.-3L Memphis, TN/ Christian Brothers HS
33
Lavaris Edwards
DB
34
Charlie Jones
RB
35
Stacy Jones
39
Malcolm Jones
DB
205 r-So.-1L Olive Branch, MS/Olive Branch HS
Ft. Lauderdale, FL/Col. of the Sequoias
r-Jr.-1L Memphis, TN/Tennessee
Memphis, TN/White Station HS
Fr.-HS Memphis, TN/Hamilton HS
r-So.
Memphis, TN/White Station HS
5-11 205
Sr.-3L
Nashville, TN/Brentwood Academy
85
Brett Russell
TE
6-3
5-10 185
Fr.-HS Miami, FL/Bay Point Schools
86
Curtis Johnson
WR
6-0
182
5-10 219
Sr.-TR Miami, FL/Univ. of Miami
87
Carlton Robinzine
WR
6-3
218 r-Sr.-3L Memphis, TN/Bolton HS
FB
6-2
260
r-Jr.-1L Columbus, MS/Columbus HS
88
Todd Cox
WR
6-2
210 r-So.-TR Memphis, TN/NW Mississippi CC
DB
6-2
210 r-So.-1L Gantt, AL/Straughn HS
89
Carlos Singleton
WR
6-8
220
So.-TR Memphis, TN/Arkansas State
Fr.-HS Miami, FL/Coral Gables HS
r-Jr.-2L Brownsville, TN/Haywood HS
40
Roger Terry
LB
6-1
218
90
Josh Weaver
LB
6-3
220
Jr.-2L
Marietta, GA/Marietta HS
41
Corey Mills
DL
6-4
270 r-Sr.-2L Memphis, TN/Ole Miss
92
Nick Berra
K
6-3
205
r-So.
Cordova, TN/Cordova HS
43
Matt Reagan
K
6-1
210
92
Demetrius Culpepper DL
6-5
245
Jr.-TR
Alexander City, AL/East Miss. CC
44
Ricky Holloway
LB
6-2
225
93
Dasmine Cathey
DL
6-6
210
Fr.-HS Memphis, TN/Ridgeway HS
44
Jonathan Simpson FB
6-3
235
94
Greg Terrell
DL
6-4
255
r-Jr-2L Birmingham, AL/Wenonah HS
45
Tommy Phelps
LB
6-3
245 r-Sr.-1L Roeland Park, KS/Butler CC
95
Colton Jenkins
DL
6-6
290
So.-TR Winona, MS/Holmes CC
46
Bryan Wright
DB
6-0
185
Miami, FL/Northwestern HS
96
Jada Brown
DL
6-2
265
r-Jr-2L College Park, GA/Banneker HS
48
Corderick Govan
LB
6-2
225 r-So.-1L Cascilla, MS/Charleston HS
97
Steven Turner
DL
6-3
270
Jr.-2L
49
Brent Sutherland
P
6-4
210
98
Tommy Walker
DL
6-3
270
So.-1L Munford, TN/Munford HS
99
Freddie Barnett
DL
6-2
300
Sr.-1L
Jr-2L
Knoxville, TN/Bearden HS
Fr.-HS Somerville, TN/Fayette-Ware HS r-Fr. r-So. Sr.-1L
Trenton, TN/Peabody HS
Brandon, MS/Hinds CC
Brownsville, TN/Haywood HS Texarkana, AR/Trinity Valley CC
17
215
Sr.-1L
2008 OUTLOOK
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ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 67 61 1 99 57 8 92 2 50 63 96 76 22 93 78 88 63 92 4 70 60 6 54 33 79 56 23 48 27 5 32 8 29 68 73 52 51 44 7 59 83 72 95 4 86 34 39 80 35 16
Ken Anderson Michael Antonescu Cam Baker Freddie Barnett Philip Beliles Tony Bell Nick Berra Steven Black Winston Bowens Keenan Bratcher Jada Brown Charlie Bryant Duke Calhoun Dasmine Cathey John Clem Todd Cox Jarrett Crittenton Demetrius Culpepper Darius Davis Michael Denning Brandon Douglas Curtis Echols Terrence Echols Lavaris Edwards Paul Edwards Will Fruitt Lucian Godwin Corderick Govan Michael Grandberry D.A. Griffin Tyler Griffin Arkelon Hall Brian Hall Robbie Hardie Lionel Henderson John Hill Maurice Holloway Ricky Holloway Will Hudgens Greg Jackson LaBradford Jackson Kindly Jacques Colton Jenkins Steven Joachim Curtis Johnson Charlie Jones Malcolm Jones Maurice Jones Stacy Jones Deante’ Lamar
OL OL WR DL C DB K WR LB DS DL DL WR DL OL WR DL DL DB OL DL DB OL DB OL LB WR LB DB DB LB QB WR OL OL LB DL LB QB LB WR OL DL WR WR RB DB WR FB DB
65 14 84 58 75 10 28 21 27 67 9 53 41 81 2 71 45 3 77 11 43 9 64 87 25 82 24 18 85 30 44 89 7 26 66 49 94 40 23 55 15 62 97 98 90 17 14 31 46
Larry Landry OL Cory Lattimore LB Donald Law TE Lester Lawson DL Ronald Leary OL Clay Lee DB Jeremy Longstreet RB/LB LeRico Mathis DB John McArthur DB Joel McCleod DL Antonio McCoy WR Clinton McDonald DL Corey Mills DL Deven Onarheim TE Brandon Patterson DB Brandon Pearce OT LB Tommy Phelps T.J. Pitts RB Malcom Rawls OL Gregory Ray RB Matt Reagan K Jermaine Richardson DB Dominik Riley OL Carlton Robinzine WR Jeremy Rockette LB Henry Rodgers WR Brandon Ross RB Marcus Rucker WR Brett Russell TE Mike Shepard DB Jonathan Simpson FB Carlos Singleton WR Alton Starr DB Curtis Steele RB Cody Stubblefield OL Brent Sutherland P Greg Terrell DL Roger Terry LB Terrence Thomas LB Brent Todd OL Brett Toney QB Frank Trotter DL Steven Turner DL Tommy Walker DL Josh Weaver LB Turner West WR Earnest Williams WR Moncel Wooten DB Bryan Wright DB
BREAKDOWN BY STATE
TENNESSEE (44) Anderson, Beliles, Berra, Bratcher, Bryant, Calhoun, Cathey, Clem, Cox, Davis, Douglas, C. Echols, Edwards, Fruitt, Godwin, Grandberry, T. Griffin, B. Hall, R. Holloway, Hudgens, L. Jackson, Maurice Jones, Law, Lawson, McArthur, Mills, Patterson, Pearce, Rawls, Reagan, Robinzine, Rodgers, Rucker, Russell, Simpson, Singleton, Steele, Terry, Toney, Turner, Walker, West, Williams, Wooten ALABAMA (14) Bell, Black, Culpepper, D.A. Griffin, Henderson, Malcolm Jones, Onarheim, Riley, Ross, Shepard, Terrell, Thomas, Todd, Trotter MISSISSIPPI (13) Antonescu, Denning, T. Echols, Govan, Hill, Jenkins, S. Jones, Longstreet, Mathis, McCoy, Rockette, Stubblefield, Sutherland
FLORIDA (10) L. Edwards, M. Holloway, Jacques, Joachim, Johnson, Jones, Lattimore, Lee, McCleod, Wright GEORGIA (10) Bowens, Brown, Crittenton, Hardie, Jackson, Lamar, Pitts, Richardson, Starr, Weaver ARKANSAS (3) Baker, Barnett, C. McDonald CALIFORNIA (2) A. Hall, Ray LOUISIANA (2) Landry, Leary KANSAS (1) Phelps
BREAKDOWN BY CLASS SENIORS (25) Barnett, Beliles, Bell, Black, Denning, Douglas, T. Echols, Grandberry, T. Griffin, Hudgens, C. Jones, Maurice Jones, Mathis, McCoy, C. McDonald, Mills, Patterson, Pearce, Phelps, Robinzine, Russell, Stubblefield, Sutherland, Todd, R. Williams JUNIORS (28) Brown, Calhoun, Crittenton, Culpepper, P. Edwards, Godwin, D.A. Griffin, A. Hall, B. Hall, G. Jackson, Jacques, Joachim, S. Jones, Lamar, Landry, Lattimore, Pitts, Rawls, Ray, Reagan, Rockette, Singleton, Starr, Steele, Terrell, Toney, Turner, Weaver
SOPHOMORES (21) Anderson, Berra, Bowens, Bratcher, Bryant, Cox, D. Davis, C. Echols, Govan, Hill, Jenkins, Malcolm Jones, Longstreet, McArthur, Onarheim, Riley, Terry, Walker, West, Wooten, Wright FRESHMEN (25) A n t o n e s c u , B a k e r, C a t h e y, C l e m , L.Edwards, Fruitt, Hardie, Henderson, M. Holloway, R. Holloway, L. Jackson, C. Johnson, Law, Lawson, Leary, Lee, McCleod, Richardson, Rodgers, Ross, Rucker, Shepard, Simpson, Thomas, Trotter
PRONUNCIATION KEY PLAYERS Michael Antonescu ........................ AN-ton-es-q Philip Beliles ................................... Bah-LYLES Dasmine Cathey ................................. DAZ-min Lavaris Edwards ............................ Luh-VAR-us Corderick Govan...................... Core-DERRICK Arkelon Hall ..................................... Ar-KEY-lun
Deante’ Lamar ............................... Dee-ON-tay Kindly Jacques ........................... KIN-lee JOCK Steven Joachim ...............................wah-KEEM LeRico Mathis ..................................... Lu-RICO Joel McCloud ........................................... JO-ell Deven Onarheim ..........................OR-ner-hime Dominik Riley.................................Dom-in-EEK
Carlton Robinzine .........................ROB-in-zeen Alton Starr............................................... AL-ton Greg Terrell ......................................... Tuh-REL COACHES Garret Chachere ............................. SASH-er-ay Lytrel Pollard ..................................... Luh-TREL
