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2009 Roster

Coaches | Alphabetical | Numerical

No.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Year	Hometown/Last School
63	Chris Aaron	OG/C	6-4	285	RS JR	Palos Verdes, Calif./Palos Verdes/Lehigh
9	Mackenzi Adams	QB	6-2	215	RS SR	Tulsa, Okla./Tulsa Union
55	Rob Ashabranner	OL	6-2	280	RS SO	Beaumont, Texas/Cathedral Christian
87	Collin Ashley	WR	5-11	170	FR	Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound
40	Bo Baggarley	LB	6-0	210	SR	Forsyth, Ga./Stratford Academy
71	Joey Bailey	OG/C	6-4	289	RS JR	Trussville, Ala./Hewitt-Trussville
6	Brandon Barden	TE	6-5	245	RS SO	Lincolnton, Ga./Lincoln Co.
15	Archie Barnes	LB	6-3	225	RS FR	Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prep
30	Patrick Benoist	LB	6-0	224	SR	Southlake, Texas/Carroll
56	Greg Billinger	DT	6-3	297	SR	Lilburn, Ga./Parkview
89	Teriall Brannon	DE	6-3	242	RS JR	Spartanburg, S.C./Broome
88	Brady Brown	WR	6-4	200	FR	Argyle, Texas/Argyle
50	Mylon Brown	OL	6-5	300	FR	Trilby, Fla./Pasco Co.
35	Brandon Bryant	LB	6-1	234	RS SR	Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier
75	Michael Bryant	OL	6-5	285	RS FR	La Vergne, Tenn./La Vergne
89	Charlie Bryge	WR	6-3	195	FR	Brentwood, Tenn./Montgomery Bell Academy
57	John Burrow	DE/DT	6-4	255	RS FR	Morris, Ala./Mortimer Jordan
70	Justin Cabbagestalk	OL	6-3	275	FR	Tampa, Fla./Armwood
65	Richard Cagle	OT	6-4	275	RS FR	Houston, Texas/St. Pius X
29	Joel Caldwell	S	6-1	195	RS SR	Hoover, Ala./Hoover
52	Nate Campbell	LB	6-2	220	RS JR	Hazen, Ark./Hazen
83	John Cole	WR	5-11	170	RS FR	Somerset, Ky./Somerset
73	Ryan Custer	OG	6-3	292	RS SR	Troy, Ohio/Troy
18	Dexter Daniels	LB	6-1	225	RS FR	Brantley, Ala./Brantley
84	Chris DeGeorge	TE	6-2	230	RS SR	Portland, Tenn./Portland
26	Jermaine Doster	RB	5-10	205	RS SO	Tampa, Fla./Robinson
3	Akeem Dunham	WR	6-3	198	RS FR	Eustis, Fla./Eustis
72	Kyle Fischer	OT/OG	6-6	308	RS SO	Columbia, S.C./Spring Valley
51	Davis Flowers	LB	6-1	220	RS SO	Dothan, Ala./Houston Academy
43	Eddie Foster	DB	5-10	170	FR	Colleyville, Texas/Heritage
48	Ryan Fowler	PK	5-10	165	RS FR	Taylors, S.C./Eastside
42	Tim Fugger	DE	6-4	250	RS SO	Oak Brook, Ill./Montini Catholic
33	Jay Fullam	S	6-1	190	FR	Chattanooga, Tenn./The McCallie School
12	Jared Funk	QB	6-2	202	RS JR	Long Grove, Ill./Saint Viator
44	Michael Garcia	LB	6-1	225	RS JR	Jacksonville, Fla./Bolles School
69	David Giller	SN	6-0	228	RS SO	Swampscott, Mass./Swampscott/Trinity (Conn.)
17	Charlie Goro	QB	6-2	192	FR	Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South
25	Jamie Graham	DB/WR	6-0	196	RS SO	Nashville, Tenn./Whites Creek
82	Justin Green	TE	6-6	232	RS JR	Troy, Ala./Henderson
74	T.J. Greenstone	DT	6-3	280	RS SO	Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill
2	Ryan Hamilton	FS	6-2	210	RS SR	Wycombe, Pa./Council Rock North
31	Jared Hawkins	RB	5-10	196	RS SR	Spring, Texas/Klein
19	Casey Hayward	DB	6-0	182	SO	Elko, Ga./Perry
66	Eric Hensley	OG	6-6	322	RS SR	Clinton, TN/Clinton
14	Tray Herndon	WR	5-10	180	RS SO	Jacksonville, Fla./Bolles School/Minnesota
16	Terence Jeffers-Harris	WR	6-2	215	RS JR	Lawrenceville, Ga./Berkmar/UConn
93	Josh Jelesky	DE	6-5	248	RS FR	Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central
67	Wesley Johnson	OL	6-4	252	FR	Nashville,Tenn./Montgomery Bell Academy
85	Mason Johnston	TE	6-4	235	FR	Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School
47	DeAndre Jones	LB	6-0	225	RS FR	Memphis, Tenn./University School
91	Theron Kadri	DE	6-4	250	JR	Brighton, Tenn./Brighton
94	Richard Kent	P	6-2	190	RS FR	Marietta, Ga./Walton
68	Reilly Lauer	OT	6-7	272	RS JR	Gates Mill, Ohio/St. Ignatius
97	John Laughrey	PK	6-0	190	SR	McKenzie, Tenn./McKenzie
5	Myron Lewis	CB	6-2	205	SR	Pompano Beach, Fla./Pompano Beach
4	Kurt Lockhart	DB	6-1	204	RS FR	Ames, Iowa/Ballard
54	Taylor Loftley	DL	6-2	280	RS FR	Chamblee, Ga./Chamblee
84	Rob Lohr	DT	6-4	280	RS FR	Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville
35	Reece Lovell	FB/HB	5-10	220	SO	Madison, Tenn./Goodpasture
41	Javon Marshall	DB	5-10	180	FR	Huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne
13	Chris Marve	LB	6-0	228	RS SO	Memphis, Tenn./White Station
92	Walker May	DE	6-4	210	FR	Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian
99	Thad McHaney	DE	6-5	235	FR	Nashville,Tenn./Brentwood Academy
7	Gaston Miller	RB	5-7	170	RS JR	Murfreesboro, Tenn./Riverdale
86	Austin Monahan	TE	6-7	255	RS SO	Charlotte, N.C./Phillips Academy (Mass.)
46	Austin Newton	LB	6-3	218	RS JR	McDonough, Ga./Union Grove
58	Colt Nichter	DT	6-1	286	RS FR	Park City, Utah/Park City
27	Warren Norman	RB	5-10	188	FR	Stone Mountain, Ga./Chamblee
37	Al Owens	S	6-2	215	RS FR	Springtown, Texas/Springtown
20	Micah Powell	S	6-0	200	RS FR	Tarpon Springs, Fla./East Lake
28	Kennard Reeves	RB	6-0	200	RS JR	Duluth, Ga./Duluth
36	Chris Reinert	WR	5-9	172	RS SR	Santa Ana, Calif./Servite
38	Sean Richardson	S	6-2	205	SO	Linden, Ala./Linden
15	Will Parker Roe	S	5-10	185	RS SO	Humboldt, Tenn./Humboldt
49	Jameson Sackey	WR	6-1	205	RS FR	Smyrna, Ga./Lovett School
37	Eric Samuels	DB	6-0	184	FR	Eustis, Fla./Umatilla
45	Chavez Scott	TB	5-8	192	RS FR	Memphis, Tenn./Whitehaven
62	Ryan Seymour	OT	6-4	294	RS FR	Kingsland, Ga./Camden Co.
10	Larry Smith	QB	6-2	220	RS SO	Prattville, Ala./Prattville
59	Adam Smotherman	DT	6-4	290	RS JR	Smyrna, Tenn./Smyrna
35	Blake Southerland	LB	6-2	230	FR	Lawrenceville, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian
21	Zac Stacy	RB	5-10	194	FR	Centreville, Ala./Bibb Co.
90	Broderick Stewart	DE	6-5	230	RS SR	Newnan, Ga./Riverside Military Academy
49	John Stokes	LB/SN	6-5	235	JR	Memphis, Tenn./University School
96	Steven Stone	DE	6-5	267	RS SR	Conway, Ark./Conway
16	Alan Strong	CB	5-10	180	RS JR	Atlanta, Ga./Douglass
32	Tristan Strong	LB	6-1	228	RS FR	Loganville, Ga./Grayson
41	Dan Sutton	LB	6-1	218	SO	Tucker, Ga./Tucker/Middlebury College
24	Wesley Tate	RB	6-1	215	FR	Hendersonville, Tenn./Pope John Paul II
98	Johnell Thomas	DE	6-0	250	RS FR	Orlando, Fla./Boone
24	Rich Tompkins	DB	5-11	185	RS SO	Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell
11	Brent Trice	LB/S	6-3	214	SR	Barboursville, Va./Fork Union Military Academy
37	Elvio Tropeano	S	5-9	205	RS SO	Boston, Mass./Pomfret
23	Udom Umoh	WR	6-0	175	RS SO	Fort Valley, Ga./Peach County
39	Brett Upson	P/PK	5-11	188	SR	Griffin, Ga./Spalding
34	Ryan van Rensburg	FB/HB	6-1	234	RS SO	Jacksonville, Fla./Bolles School
46	Duane Vaughn	S	6-1	212	RS SO	Goodlettsville, Tenn./Davidson Academy
60	Bradley Vierling	C	6-3	290	RS SR	Warminster, Pa./Central Bucks East
4	Alex Washington	WR	5-10	188	RS SR	Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson
76	Thomas Welch	OT	6-7	310	RS SR	Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood
78	Caleb Welchans	OL	6-5	290	RS FR	Wildwood, Mo./Lafayette
80	Justin Wheeler	WR	6-1	180	RS SR	North Augusta, S.C./North Augusta
77	James Williams	OT	6-6	315	RS SO	Smyrna, Tenn./Smyrna
8	Trey Wilson	DB	5-11	182	FR	Shreveport, La./Evangel Christian Academy
81	Turner Wimberly	WR	6-1	192	RS JR	Austin, Texas/Westside H.S. (Texas)

Bobby Johnson - Head Coach

Warren Belin - Linebackers Coach and Recruiting Coordinator

Jamie Bryant - Defensive Coordinator

Ted Cain - Off. Coordinator and Tight Ends Coach

Robbie Caldwell - Assist. Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach

Charlie Fisher - Co-Passing Game Coord. & Wide Receivers

Bruce Fowler - Assistant Head Coach - Defense

Jimmy Kiser - Co-Passing Game Coord & Quarterbacks

Des Kitchings - Running Backs Coach & Co-Special Teams Coordinator

Rick Logo - Defensive Line Coach & Co-Special Teams Coordinator

Michael Hazel - Asst. Director of Football Operations

Andy Frank - Defensive Quality Control

Norval McKenzie - Offensive Graduate Assistant

Mark Moehring - Defensive Graduate Assistant

Joey Orck - Offensive Quality Control

Tom Bossung - Head Athletic Trainer

Brian Reese - Associate Director of Student Athletics

John Sisk - Director of Speed, Strength and Conditio

Luke Wyatt - Head Equipment Manager

No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Pos.	Year	Hometown/Last School
2	Hamilton, Ryan	6-2	210	FS	RS SR	Wycombe, Pa./Council Rock North
3	Dunham, Akeem	6-3	198	WR	RS FR	Eustis, Fla./Eustis
4	Lockhart, Kurt	6-1	204	DB	RS FR	Ames, Iowa/Ballard
4	Washington, Alex	5-10	188	WR	RS SR	Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson
5	Lewis, Myron	6-2	205	CB	SR	Pompano Beach, Fla./Pompano Beach
6	Barden, Brandon	6-5	245	TE	RS SO	Lincolnton, Ga./Lincoln Co.
7	Miller, Gaston	5-7	170	RB	RS JR	Murfreesboro, Tenn./Riverdale
8	Wilson, Trey	5-11	182	DB	FR	Shreveport, La./Evangel Christian Academy
9	Adams, Mackenzi	6-2	215	QB	RS SR	Tulsa, Okla./Tulsa Union
10	Smith, Larry	6-2	220	QB	RS SO	Prattville, Ala./Prattville
11	Trice, Brent	6-3	214	LB/S	SR	Barboursville, Va./Fork Union Military Academy
12	Funk, Jared	6-2	202	QB	RS JR	Long Grove, Ill./Saint Viator
13	Marve, Chris	6-0	228	LB	RS SO	Memphis, Tenn./White Station
14	Herndon, Tray	5-10	180	WR	RS SO	Jacksonville, Fla./Bolles School/Minnesota
15	Roe, Will Parker	5-10	185	S	RS SO	Humboldt, Tenn./Humboldt
15	Barnes, Archie	6-3	225	LB	RS FR	Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prep
16	Strong, Alan	5-10	180	CB	RS JR	Atlanta, Ga./Douglass
16	Jeffers-Harris, Terence	6-2	215	WR	RS JR	Lawrenceville, Ga./Berkmar/UConn
17	Goro, Charlie	6-2	192	QB	FR	Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South
18	Daniels, Dexter	6-1	225	LB	RS FR	Brantley, Ala./Brantley
19	Hayward, Casey	6-0	182	DB	SO	Elko, Ga./Perry
20	Powell, Micah	6-0	200	S	RS FR	Tarpon Springs, Fla./East Lake
21	Stacy, Zac	5-10	194	RB	FR	Centreville, Ala./Bibb Co.
23	Umoh, Udom	6-0	175	WR	RS SO	Fort Valley, Ga./Peach County
24	Tompkins, Rich	5-11	185	DB	RS SO	Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell
24	Tate, Wesley	6-1	215	RB	FR	Hendersonville, Tenn./Pope John Paul II
25	Graham, Jamie	6-0	196	DB/WR	RS SO	Nashville, Tenn./Whites Creek
26	Doster, Jermaine	5-10	205	RB	RS SO	Tampa, Fla./Robinson
27	Norman, Warren	5-10	188	RB	FR	Stone Mountain, Ga./Chamblee
28	Reeves, Kennard	6-0	200	RB	RS JR	Duluth, Ga./Duluth
29	Caldwell, Joel	6-1	195	S	RS SR	Hoover, Ala./Hoover
30	Benoist, Patrick	6-0	224	LB	SR	Southlake, Texas/Carroll
31	Hawkins, Jared	5-10	196	RB	RS SR	Spring, Texas/Klein
32	Strong, Tristan	6-1	228	LB	RS FR	Loganville, Ga./Grayson
33	Fullam, Jay	6-1	190	S	FR	Chattanooga, Tenn./The McCallie School
34	van Rensburg, Ryan	6-1	234	FB/HB	RS SO	Jacksonville, Fla./Bolles School
35	Lovell, Reece	5-10	220	FB/HB	SO	Madison, Tenn./Goodpasture
35	Bryant, Brandon	6-1	234	LB	RS SR	Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier
35	Southerland, Blake	6-2	230	LB	FR	Lawrenceville, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian
36	Reinert, Chris	5-9	172	WR	RS SR	Santa Ana, Calif./Servite
37	Tropeano, Elvio	5-9	205	S	RS SO	Boston, Mass./Pomfret
37	Owens, Al	6-2	215	S	RS FR	Springtown, Texas/Springtown
37	Samuels, Eric	6-0	184	DB	FR	Eustis, Fla./Umatilla
38	Richardson, Sean	6-2	205	S	SO	Linden, Ala./Linden
39	Upson, Brett	5-11	188	P/PK	SR	Griffin, Ga./Spalding
40	Baggarley, Bo	6-0	210	LB	SR	Forsyth, Ga./Stratford Academy
41	Sutton, Dan	6-1	218	LB	SO	Tucker, Ga./Tucker/Middlebury College
41	Marshall, Javon	5-10	180	DB	FR	Huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne
42	Fugger, Tim	6-4	250	DE	RS SO	Oak Brook, Ill./Montini Catholic
43	Foster, Eddie	5-10	170	DB	FR	Colleyville, Texas/Heritage
44	Garcia, Michael	6-1	225	LB	RS JR	Jacksonville, Fla./Bolles School
45	Scott, Chavez	5-8	192	TB	RS FR	Memphis, Tenn./Whitehaven
46	Newton, Austin	6-3	218	LB	RS JR	McDonough, Ga./Union Grove
46	Vaughn, Duane	6-1	212	S	RS SO	Goodlettsville, Tenn./Davidson Academy
47	Jones, DeAndre	6-0	225	LB	RS FR	Memphis, Tenn./University School
48	Fowler, Ryan	5-10	165	PK	RS FR	Taylors, S.C./Eastside
49	Stokes, John	6-5	235	LB/SN	JR	Memphis, Tenn./University School
49	Sackey, Jameson	6-1	205	WR	RS FR	Smyrna, Ga./Lovett School
50	Brown, Mylon	6-5	300	OL	FR	Trilby, Fla./Pasco Co.
51	Flowers, Davis	6-1	220	LB	RS SO	Dothan, Ala./Houston Academy
52	Campbell, Nate	6-2	220	LB	RS JR	Hazen, Ark./Hazen
54	Loftley, Taylor	6-2	280	DL	RS FR	Chamblee, Ga./Chamblee
55	Ashabranner, Rob	6-2	280	OL	RS SO	Beaumont, Texas/Cathedral Christian
56	Billinger, Greg	6-3	297	DT	SR	Lilburn, Ga./Parkview
57	Burrow, John	6-4	255	DE/DT	RS FR	Morris, Ala./Mortimer Jordan
58	Nichter, Colt	6-1	286	DT	RS FR	Park City, Utah/Park City
59	Smotherman, Adam	6-4	290	DT	RS JR	Smyrna, Tenn./Smyrna
60	Vierling, Bradley	6-3	290	C	RS SR	Warminster, Pa./Central Bucks East
62	Seymour, Ryan	6-4	294	OT	RS FR	Kingsland, Ga./Camden Co.
63	Aaron, Chris	6-4	285	OG/C	RS JR	Palos Verdes, Calif./Palos Verdes/Lehigh
65	Cagle, Richard	6-4	275	OT	RS FR	Houston, Texas/St. Pius X
66	Hensley, Eric	6-6	322	OG	RS SR	Clinton, TN/Clinton
67	Johnson, Wesley	6-4	252	OL	FR	Nashville,Tenn./Montgomery Bell Academy
68	Lauer, Reilly	6-7	272	OT	RS JR	Gates Mill, Ohio/St. Ignatius
69	Giller, David	6-0	228	SN	RS SO	Swampscott, Mass./Swampscott/Trinity (Conn.)
70	Cabbagestalk, Justin	6-3	275	OL	FR	Tampa, Fla./Armwood
71	Bailey, Joey	6-4	289	OG/C	RS JR	Trussville, Ala./Hewitt-Trussville
72	Fischer, Kyle	6-6	308	OT/OG	RS SO	Columbia, S.C./Spring Valley
73	Custer, Ryan	6-3	292	OG	RS SR	Troy, Ohio/Troy
74	Greenstone, T.J.	6-3	280	DT	RS SO	Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill
75	Bryant, Michael	6-5	285	OL	RS FR	La Vergne, Tenn./La Vergne
76	Welch, Thomas	6-7	310	OT	RS SR	Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood
77	Williams, James	6-6	315	OT	RS SO	Smyrna, Tenn./Smyrna
78	Welchans, Caleb	6-5	290	OL	RS FR	Wildwood, Mo./Lafayette
80	Wheeler, Justin	6-1	180	WR	RS SR	North Augusta, S.C./North Augusta
81	Wimberly, Turner	6-1	192	WR	RS JR	Austin, Texas/Westside H.S. (Texas)
82	Green, Justin	6-6	232	TE	RS JR	Troy, Ala./Henderson
83	Cole, John	5-11	170	WR	RS FR	Somerset, Ky./Somerset
84	DeGeorge, Chris	6-2	230	TE	RS SR	Portland, Tenn./Portland
84	Lohr, Rob	6-4	280	DT	RS FR	Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville
85	Johnston, Mason	6-4	235	TE	FR	Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School
86	Monahan, Austin	6-7	255	TE	RS SO	Charlotte, N.C./Phillips Academy (Mass.)
87	Ashley, Collin	5-11	170	WR	FR	Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound
88	Brown, Brady	6-4	200	WR	FR	Argyle, Texas/Argyle
89	Brannon, Teriall	6-3	242	DE	RS JR	Spartanburg, S.C./Broome
89	Bryge, Charlie	6-3	195	WR	FR	Brentwood, Tenn./Montgomery Bell Academy
90	Stewart, Broderick	6-5	230	DE	RS SR	Newnan, Ga./Riverside Military Academy
91	Kadri, Theron	6-4	250	DE	JR	Brighton, Tenn./Brighton
92	May, Walker	6-4	210	DE	FR	Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian
93	Jelesky, Josh	6-5	248	DE	RS FR	Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central
94	Kent, Richard	6-2	190	P	RS FR	Marietta, Ga./Walton
96	Stone, Steven	6-5	267	DE	RS SR	Conway, Ark./Conway
97	Laughrey, John	6-0	190	PK	SR	McKenzie, Tenn./McKenzie
98	Thomas, Johnell	6-0	250	DE	RS FR	Orlando, Fla./Boone
99	McHaney, Thad	6-5	235	DE	FR	Nashville,Tenn./Brentwood Academy

Bobby Johnson - Head Coach

Warren Belin - Linebackers Coach and Recruiting Coordinator

Jamie Bryant - Defensive Coordinator

Ted Cain - Off. Coordinator and Tight Ends Coach

Robbie Caldwell - Assist. Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach

Charlie Fisher - Co-Passing Game Coord. & Wide Receivers

Bruce Fowler - Assistant Head Coach - Defense

Jimmy Kiser - Co-Passing Game Coord & Quarterbacks

Des Kitchings - Running Backs Coach & Co-Special Teams Coordinator

Rick Logo - Defensive Line Coach & Co-Special Teams Coordinator

Michael Hazel - Asst. Director of Football Operations

Andy Frank - Defensive Quality Control

Norval McKenzie - Offensive Graduate Assistant

Mark Moehring - Defensive Graduate Assistant

Joey Orck - Offensive Quality Control

Tom Bossung - Head Athletic Trainer

Brian Reese - Associate Director of Student Athletics

John Sisk - Director of Speed, Strength and Conditio

Luke Wyatt - Head Equipment Manager