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QUICK FACTSTABLE OF CONTENTSQuick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-22013 Spring Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32013 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42013 Spring Numerical Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-62013 Spring Alphabe�cal Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-8Head Coach Bryan Harsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-10Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-15Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Returning All-Sun Belt Conference Player Profiles . . . . . . . . .16-18Top Returning Player Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18-202013 Signing Day Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21-242012 Final Sta�s�cs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25-30

ARKANSAS STATE QUICK FACTSLoca�on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jonesboro, Ark. (60,489)Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Red WolvesEnrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13,900Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scarlet & BlackFounded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1909Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Liberty Bank StadiumCapacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30,406Affilia�on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NCAA FBSConference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sun BeltPresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Charles L. WelchChancellor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Tim HudsonDirector of Athle�cs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Terry MohajirAthle�c Dept. Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .870-972-3880Athle�c Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .astateredwolves.com

ASU FOOTBALL HISTORYFirst year of football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1911All-�me record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .426-457-37All-�me bowl/playoff record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-9-1Last postseason appearance:

2012, GoDaddy.com BowlArkansas State 17, No. 25 Kent State 13

2013 TEAM INFORMATION2012 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-3Conference Record/Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1/1stBasic Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mul�pleBasic Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mul�pleLe�ermen Returning . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 (28 off./21 def./ 3 spec.)Le�ermen Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 (10 off./10 def./2 spec.)Starters Returning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 (7 off./5 def.)

� Bryan Harsin, a 13-year coaching veteran at the NCAA FBSlevel who has coached in 10 bowl games as either an assistant oroffensive coordinator, was named the Red Wolves’ 29th all-timehead football coach on Dec. 12, 2012.

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Offense (7): David Oku (Sr., RB), Carlos McCants (Sr., WR), J.D. McKissic(So., WR), Aaron Williams (Sr., OL), Steven Haunga (Sr., OL), Bryce Gid-dens (So., OL), Cliff Mitchell (Sr., OL)Defense (5): Ryan Carrethers (Sr., DL), Eddie Porter (Sr., DE/LB), QushaunLee (Jr., LB), Andrew Tryon (Jr., DB), Sterling Young (Jr., DB)

Starters Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 (4 off./6 def.)Offense (4): Ryan Aplin (QB), Anthony Kincy (TE), Josh Jarboe (WR), ZackMcKnightDefense (6): Tim Starson (DE), Ronnell Wright (DL), Nathan Herrold (LB),Don Jones (DB), Chaz Scales (DB), Cole Lorigan (DB)

COACHING STAFFHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bryan Harsin

(Boise State, 2000)Record at ASU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .First YearCareer Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .First YearFootball Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .870-972-2082Assistant HC/Tight Ends/Special Teams Coord. . . . . . .Kent RiddleCo-Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs . . . . . . .Eliah DrinkwitzCo-Offensive Coordinator/Quartberacks . . . . . . . . .Bush HamdanDefensive Coordinator/Linebackers . . . . . . . . . . .John ThompsonCornerbacks/Recrui�ng Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . .Julius BrownSafe�es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blake BakerOffensive Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad BedellDefensive Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steve CaldwellWide Receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anthony TuckerGraduate Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thomas ByrdGraduate Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barre� Tro�er

SUPPORT STAFFDirector of Football Opera�ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brian WilkinsonDirector of Strength and Condi�oning . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeff PitmanAssistant Director of Strength and Condi�oning . . . . . .Lee MarksOffensive Student Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Keegan McDanielsDefensive Student Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blake SoreyAthle�c Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ron CarrollFacili�es/Equipment Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bryan HarrodVideo Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elizabeth LambertAdministra�ve Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Karen Rinehart

SPORTS INFORMATIONAssistant AD/SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jerry Sco�Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .870-972-3405Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .870-243-6021E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .jsco�@astate.eduAssistant SID/Secondary FB Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe GorbyOffice Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .870-972-3547Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .870-253-6643E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Informa�on Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .870-972-3367Press Box Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .870-972-2541Mailing Address . . . . . .P.O. Box 1000, State University, AR 72467Overnight Address . . . . . . .217 Olympic Dr., Jonesboro, AR 72401

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MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

March 11

PRACTICE 13:45 p.m.

March 12 March 13

PRACTICE 23:45 p.m.

March 14 March 15

PRACTICE 36:00 a.m.

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March 25 March 26

PRACTICE 43:45 p.m.

March 27

PRACTICE 53:45 p.m.

March 28 March 29

PRACTICE 63:45 p.m.

March 30

PRACTICE 711:15 a.m.Scrimmage

April 1

PRACTICE 86:45 p.m.

April 2 April 3

PRACTICE 93:45 p.m.

April 4 April 5

PRACTICE 106:45 p.m.

ScrimmageOPEN to the public

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April 11 April 12


OPEN to A-Statefootball le�ermen

April 13

PRACTICE 14SPRING GAME 1 p.m.

OPEN to the public

April 15


SPRING BREAK

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2013 SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT LOCATIONAUG. 31 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF JONESBOROSept. 7 at Auburn Auburn, Ala.SEPT. 12 TROY* (ESPNU) JONESBOROSept. 21 at Memphis Memphis, Tenn.Sept. 28 at Missouri Columbia, Mo.OCT. 12 IDAHO^ JONESBOROOCT. 22 or 23 UL LAFAYETTE* (ESPN or ESPN2) JONESBORONov. 2 at South Alabama* Mobile, Ala.Nov. 9 at Louisiana-Monroe* Monroe, La.NOV. 16 TEXAS STATE* JONESBORONOV. 23 GEORGIA STATE* JONESBORONov. 30 at Western Kentucky* Bowling Green, Ky.

*Sun Belt Conference Game^Homecoming


SPRING NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp Hometown (previous school)

1 Charleston Girley DB 6-1 190 So.-R 1L Pine Bluff, Ark. (Dollarway)

1 Carlos McCants WR 5-11 185 Sr.-R 3L Mobile, Ala. (LeFlore)

4 Brian Davis K 5-11 160 Sr. 3L Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood)

4 R.J. Fleming WR 5-10 170 Sr. 3L Natchez, Miss. (Trinity Episcopal Day School)

4 Tre’ Fletcher DB 5-8 183 Fr.-R RS Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)

5 David Oku RB 5-10 195 Sr. 1L Midwest City, Okla. (Tennessee)

6 Frankie Jackson RB 5-9 185 Jr.-R 2L Baton Rouge, La. (Capitol)

7 Julian Jones WR 6-0 190 Sr.-R 3L Germantown, Tenn. (Germantown)

7 Todd Mays DB 5-11 200 Fr.-R RS Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch)

8 Stephen Hogan QB/WR 6-4 205 Fr.-R RS Greenwood, Ark. (Greenwood)

9 Chandler Rogers QB 6-2 210 Jr. TR Brookhaven, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln (MS) CC)

10 Artez Brown DB 6-0 170 Jr. 2L Newport, Ark. (Newport)

10 Zach Davis QB 6-2 195 So.-R 1L Harrisburg, Ark. (Harrisburg)

11 Phillip Bu�erfield QB 6-2 215 Sr.-R 3L Lake Hamilton, Ark. (Lake Hamilton)

11 Sterling Young DB 6-2 182 Jr.-R 2L Hoover, Ala. (Hoover)

12 Kyle Coleman DB 6-1 215 Jr. 2L Pine Bluff, Ark. (Watson Chapel)

12 Fredi Knighten QB 5-10 160 So. 1L Little Rock, Ark. (Pulaski Academy)

14 Dezmond Stegall QB 6-1 208 Fr.-R RS Searcy, Ark. (Searcy)

15 Kendrick Daniels RB 5-7 155 Fr.-R RS Sulphur Springs, Texas (Sulpher Springs)

16 TeDarius Turner DB 5-8 175 So.-R 1L Memphis, Tenn. (Cordova)

18 Booker Mayes WR 5-11 162 Fr.-R RS Pine Bluff, Ark. (Dollarway)

19 Darion Griswold TE 6-5 240 So.-R 1L Dumas, Ark. (Dumas)

21 Sirgregory Thornton RB 5-11 190 Sr. 3L Memphis, Tenn. (Germantown)

23 J.D. McKissic WR 5-10 185 So.-R 1L Phenix City, Ala. (Central)

24 Andrew Tryon DB 5-10 185 Jr.-R 2L Li�le Rock, Ark. (Russellville)

26/28 DeKeathan Williams RB/DB 6-1 200 Fr.-R RS West Helena, Ark. (Central)

27 Tres Houston WR 6-2 183 So.-R RS College Park, Ga. (Northeast Mississippi CC)

28 Willie Fletcher DB 6-3 180 Fr.-R HS Carson, Calif. (Orange Lutheran)

29 Chris Humes DB 5-11 190 So. 1L Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park)

30/30 Kelsey Collins WR/DB 5-8 170 Jr.-R 2L Pine Bluff, Ark. (Pine Bluff)

32 Ryan Jacobs DB 6-1 185 Jr.-R 1L Evans, Ga. (Greenbrier)

33 Hunter Shantz DL 6-3 210 Fr.-R RS Cape Giradeau, Mo. (Cape Central)

34 Jason Card LB 6-0 212 Jr. 1L Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway)

35 Michael Gordon RB 5-9 190 So. 1L Camden, Miss. (Velma Jackson)

37 Eddie Porter LB/DE 6-3 235 Sr. 1L Woodlands, Texas (Blinn (TX) College)

38 Rocky Hayes WR/DB 5-11 177 So. 1L Heflin, Ala. (Cleburne County)

41 LaAngelo Albright LB 5-11 205 Sr.-R 3L Pra�ville, Ala. (Pra�ville)

42 Chris Stone DE 6-3 245 So.-R 1L Daleville, Ala. (Daleville)

44 Brock Barnhill DB 6-0 176 Jr.-R 1L Mountain Home, Ark. (Mountain Home)

46 Chris�an Fluellen H-BACK 5-11 235 Fr.-R RS Duncanville, Texas (Duncanville)

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp Hometown (previous school)

48 Qushaun Lee LB 5-11 225 Jr.-R 2L Pra�ville, Ala. (Pra�ville)

50 Darius Buckley LB 5-10 223 Jr.-R 1L Memphis, Tenn. (Lambuth)

51 Cade Oliver DS 6-3 220 Sr.-R 1L Mansfield, Texas (Kilgore (TX) JC)

52 Quanterio Heath LB 6-2 200 Fr.-R RS Rison, Ark. (Rison)

54 Garre� Kaufman LB 6-1 225 Fr. HS Bentonville, Ark. (Bentonville)

56 Ryan Eustace DS 6-0 185 Fr.-R RS Powder Springs, Ga. (Harrison)

58 Tyler Greve OL 6-3 290 Jr.-R 2L Jonesboro, Ark. (Jonesboro)

59 Jake Campbell OL 6-6 320 Sr.-R 3L Belleville, Ill. (Belleville East)

60 Steven Haunga OL 6-2 313 Sr.-R 1L Richmond, Calif. (College of the Canyons (CA))

61 Colton Jackson OL 6-5 240 Fr.-R RS Ozark, Ark. (Ozark)

63 Cliff Mitchell OL 6-5 305 Sr.-R 3L Jasper, Texas (Jasper)

66 Patrick Ryan WR 6-1 185 Jr.-R RS Springdale, Ark. (Shiloh Chris�an)

67 Aaron Williams OL 6-5 324 Sr.-R 1L Moss Point, Miss. (Ariz. Western College)

68 Bryce Giddens OL 6-0 265 So. 1L Moultrie, Ga. (Colquitt County)

69 Alan Wright OL 6-4 295 Jr.-R 2L Cave City, Ark. (Cave City)

70 Devin Mondie OL 6-6 300 Fr.-R RS Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch)

71 Steven Stevens OL 6-4 265 So.-R 1L Bay Mine�e, Ala. (Baldwin County)

72 Brennan Tutor OL 6-4 280 Jr. TR Pontotoc, Miss. (Itawamba (MS) CC)

73 Travis Bodenstein OL 6-5 310 So.-R RS Springdale, Ark. (Kansas)

75 Michael Flint OL 6-3 297 Fr.-R RS Oxford, Ala. (Oxford)

76 Austin Moreton DL 6-3 295 Fr.-R RS Fort Smith, Ark. (Southside)

77 Dexter Blackmon DL 6-4 283 Sr. 1L Selma, Ala. (Coffeyville (Kan.) CC)

79 Jemar Clark OL 6-6 305 Fr.-R RS McCrory, Ark. (McCrory)

80 William Boyd WR 6-1 195 Jr.-R 1L Cave City, Ark. (Cave City)

82 Warren Leapheart WR/DE 6-4 205 Fr.-R RS Morrilton, Ark. (Morrilton)

83 Dexter Samuel TE 6-2 225 Sr.-R 1L Hampton, Ark. (Hampton)

83 Quintaz Struble DL 6-2 235 Fr.-R RS Oklahoma City, Okla. (Heritage Hall)

84 Derek Keaton WR 5-11 170 So. 1L Camden, Ark. (Camden Fairview)

85 Lamarcus Cole DL 6-2 220 Fr.-R RS Li�le Rock, Ark. (Hall)

87 Kenneth Rains TE 6-4 250 Jr.-R 2L Hot Springs, Ark. (Lake Hamilton)

88 Max Coffin P/K 5-11 180 Fr.-R RS Faye�eville, Ark. (Faye�eville)

89 Taylor Mason WR 6-0 166 So.-R 1L Jonesboro, Ark. (Valley View)

92 Darrius Rosser DL 6-4 260 Fr.-R RS Marion, Ark. (Marion)

93 Darius Dunaway DL 6-5 260 Sr.-R 3L Monroe, La. (Carroll)

94 Markel Owens DL 6-2 280 Jr.-R 2L Jackson, Tenn. (Liberty Tech)

96 John Gandy DL 6-0 245 Sr. 1L Houston, Texas (Blinn (Texas) College)

97 Amos Draper DL 6-3 270 Sr.-R 3L Tanner, Ala. (Tanner)

98 Ryan Carrethers DL 6-2 310 Sr.-R 3L Nashville, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)

99 Luke Ferguson K 6-0 195 So. 1L Jonesbor, Ark. (Jonesboro)

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41 LaAngelo Albright LB 5-11 205 Sr.-R 3L Pra�ville, Ala. (Pra�ville)

44 Brock Barnhill DB 6-0 176 Jr.-R 1L Mountain Home, Ark. (Mountain Home)

77 Dexter Blackmon DL 6-4 283 Sr. 1L Selma, Ala. (Coffeyville (Kan.) CC)

73 Travis Bodenstein OL 6-5 310 So.-R RS Springdale, Ark. (Kansas)

80 William Boyd WR 6-1 195 Jr.-R 1L Cave City, Ark. (Cave City)

10 Artez Brown DB 6-0 170 Jr. 2L Newport, Ark. (Newport)

50 Darius Buckley LB 5-10 223 Jr.-R 1L Memphis, Tenn. (Lambuth)

11 Phillip Bu�erfield QB 6-2 215 Sr.-R 3L Lake Hamilton, Ark. (Lake Hamilton)

59 Jake Campbell OL 6-6 320 Sr.-R 3L Belleville, Ill. (Belleville East)

34 Jason Card LB 6-0 212 Jr. 1L Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway)

98 Ryan Carrethers DL 6-2 310 Sr.-R 3L Nashville, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)

79 Jemar Clark OL 6-6 305 Fr.-R RS McCrory, Ark. (McCrory)

88 Max Coffin P/K 5-11 180 Fr.-R RS Faye�eville, Ark. (Faye�eville)

85 Lamarcus Cole DL 6-2 220 Fr.-R RS Li�le Rock, Ark. (Hall)

12 Kyle Coleman DB 6-1 215 Jr. 2L Pine Bluff, Ark. (Watson Chapel)

30/30 Kelsey Collins WR/DB 5-8 170 Jr.-R 2L Pine Bluff, Ark. (Pine Bluff)

15 Kendrick Daniels RB 5-7 155 Fr.-R RS Sulphur Springs, Texas (Sulpher Springs)

4 Brian Davis K 5-11 160 Sr. 3L Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood)

10 Zach Davis QB 6-2 195 So.-R 1L Harrisburg, Ark. (Harrisburg)

97 Amos Draper DL 6-3 270 Sr.-R 3L Tanner, Ala. (Tanner)

93 Darius Dunaway DL 6-5 260 Sr.-R 3L Monroe, La. (Carroll)

56 Ryan Eustace DS 6-0 185 Fr.-R RS Powder Springs, Ga. (Harrison)

99 Luke Ferguson K 6-0 195 So. 1L Jonesbor, Ark. (Jonesboro)

4 R.J. Fleming WR 5-10 170 Sr. 3L Natchez, Miss. (Trinity Episcopal Day School)

4 Tre’ Fletcher DB 5-8 183 Fr.-R RS Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)

28 Willie Fletcher DB 6-3 180 Fr.-R HS Carson, Calif. (Orange Lutheran)

75 Michael Flint OL 6-3 297 Fr.-R RS Oxford, Ala. (Oxford)

46 Chris�an Fluellen H-BACK 5-11 235 Fr.-R RS Duncanville, Texas (Duncanville)

96 John Gandy DL 6-0 245 Sr. 1L Houston, Texas (Blinn (Texas) College)

68 Bryce Giddens OL 6-0 265 So. 1L Moultrie, Ga. (Colquitt County)

1 Charleston Girley DB 6-1 190 So.-R 1L Pine Bluff, Ark. (Dollarway)

35 Michael Gordon RB 5-9 190 So. 1L Camden, Miss. (Velma Jackson)

58 Tyler Greve OL 6-3 290 Jr.-R 2L Jonesboro, Ark. (Jonesboro)

19 Darion Griswold TE 6-5 240 So.-R 1L Dumas, Ark. (Dumas)

60 Steven Haunga OL 6-2 313 Sr.-R 1L Richmond, Calif. (College of the Canyons (CA))

38 Rocky Hayes WR/DB 5-11 177 So. 1L Heflin, Ala. (Cleburne County)

52 Quanterio Heath LB 6-2 200 Fr.-R RS Rison, Ark. (Rison)

8 Stephen Hogan QB/WR 6-4 205 Fr.-R RS Greenwood, Ark. (Greenwood)

27 Tres Houston WR 6-2 183 So.-R RS College Park, Ga. (Northeast Mississippi CC)

29 Chris Humes DB 5-11 190 So. 1L Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park)


61 Colton Jackson OL 6-5 240 Fr.-R RS Ozark, Ark. (Ozark)

6 Frankie Jackson RB 5-9 185 Jr.-R 2L Baton Rouge, La. (Capitol)

32 Ryan Jacobs DB 6-1 185 Jr.-R 1L Evans, Ga. (Greenbrier)

7 Julian Jones WR 6-0 190 Sr.-R 3L Germantown, Tenn. (Germantown)

54 Garre� Kaufman LB 6-1 225 Fr. HS Bentonville, Ark. (Bentonville)

84 Derek Keaton WR 5-11 170 So. 1L Camden, Ark. (Camden Fairview)

12 Fredi Knighten QB 5-10 160 So. 1L Little Rock, Ark. (Pulaski Academy)

82 Warren Leapheart WR/DE 6-4 205 Fr.-R RS Morrilton, Ark. (Morrilton)

48 Qushaun Lee LB 5-11 225 Jr.-R 2L Pra�ville, Ala. (Pra�ville)

89 Taylor Mason WR 6-0 166 So.-R 1L Jonesboro, Ark. (Valley View)

18 Booker Mayes WR 5-11 162 Fr.-R RS Pine Bluff, Ark. (Dollarway)

7 Todd Mays DB 5-11 200 Fr.-R RS Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch)

1 Carlos McCants WR 5-11 185 Sr.-R 3L Mobile, Ala. (LeFlore)

23 J.D. McKissic WR 5-10 185 So.-R 1L Phenix City, Ala. (Central)

63 Cliff Mitchell OL 6-5 305 Sr.-R 3L Jasper, Texas (Jasper)

70 Devin Mondie OL 6-6 300 Fr.-R RS Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch)

76 Austin Moreton DL 6-3 295 Fr.-R RS Fort Smith, Ark. (Southside)

5 David Oku RB 5-10 195 Sr. 1L Midwest City, Okla. (Tennessee)

51 Cade Oliver DS 6-3 220 Sr.-R 1L Mansfield, Texas (Kilgore (TX) JC)

94 Markel Owens DL 6-2 280 Jr.-R 2L Jackson, Tenn. (Liberty Tech)

37 Eddie Porter LB/DE 6-3 235 Sr. 1L Woodlands, Texas (Blinn (TX) College)

87 Kenneth Rains TE 6-4 250 Jr.-R 2L Hot Springs, Ark. (Lake Hamilton)

9 Chandler Rogers QB 6-2 210 Jr. TR Brookhaven, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln (MS) CC)

92 Darrius Rosser DL 6-4 260 Fr.-R RS Marion, Ark. (Marion)

66 Patrick Ryan WR 6-1 185 Jr.-R RS Springdale, Ark. (Shiloh Chris�an)

83 Dexter Samuel TE 6-2 225 Sr.-R 1L Hampton, Ark. (Hampton)

33 Hunter Shantz DL 6-3 210 Fr.-R RS Cape Giradeau, Mo. (Cape Central)

14 Dezmond Stegall QB 6-1 208 Fr.-R RS Searcy, Ark. (Searcy)

71 Steven Stevens OL 6-4 265 So.-R 1L Bay Mine�e, Ala. (Baldwin County)

42 Chris Stone DE 6-3 245 So.-R 1L Daleville, Ala. (Daleville)

83 Quintaz Struble DL 6-2 235 Fr.-R RS Oklahoma City, Okla. (Heritage Hall)

21 Sirgregory Thornton RB 5-11 190 Sr. 3L Memphis, Tenn. (Germantown)

24 Andrew Tryon DB 5-10 185 Jr.-R 2L Li�le Rock, Ark. (Russellville)

16 TeDarius Turner DB 5-8 175 So.-R 1L Memphis, Tenn. (Cordova)

72 Brennan Tutor OL 6-4 280 Jr. TR Pontotoc, Miss. (Itawamba (MS) CC)

67 Aaron Williams OL 6-5 324 Sr.-R 1L Moss Point, Miss. (Ariz. Western College)

26/28 DeKeathan Williams RB/DB 6-1 200 Fr.-R RS West Helena, Ark. (Central)

69 Alan Wright OL 6-4 295 Jr.-R 2L Cave City, Ark. (Cave City)

11 Sterling Young DB 6-2 182 Jr.-R 2L Hoover, Ala. (Hoover)

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HEAD COACH BRYAN HARSIN

Bryan Harsin, a 13-year coaching veteran at the NCAA FBSlevel who has coached in 10 bowl games as either an assistantor offensive coordinator, was named the Red Wolves' 29th all-�me head football coach on Dec. 12, 2012.

Harsin, a finalist for the 2009 Broyles Award recognizing thetop assistant coach in the country, has been associated with twona�onally-prominent programs during his rise to A-State's headcoach. Working closely with Chris Petersen at Boise State andMack Brown at Texas, two of the most well-respected coaches inthe country, Harsin spent the last seven seasons as an offensivecoordinator with the Broncos and Longhorns.

Harsin served the last two seasons as Texas' co-offensive co-ordinator and quarterbacks coach a�er spending the previous 10on the Boise State staff, including the last five as offensive coor-dinator and quarterbacks coach as well. During his tenure atboth schools, he guided offenses that consistently ranked amongthe na�on's best in almost every sta�s�cal category.

In his first season at Texas, he had the task of pu�ng a newoffense in place with a young group that featured 10 differentfreshmen and sophomores star�ng for the Longhorns. Despiteits youth, the offense was able to put up over 500 yards of totaloffense four �mes and rank 21st na�onally in rushing offensewith 202.6 yards per game. The team ran for over 400 yards inback-to-back games against Kansas (441) and Texas Tech (439),marking just the fi�h and sixth 400-yard rushing performances byTexas since 1980. Harsin helped guide three different star�ngquarterbacks to 2,360 yards and 12 touchdowns in addi�on tothe offense crea�ng four other passing touchdowns.

His influence on the offense con�nued to pay dividends for23rd-ranked Texas this season as the Longhorns climbed 31places to No. 24 in the na�on in scoring with 36.1 points pergame. Under Harsin's direc�on, Texas also generated 441 yardstotal offense per game this year and ranks ninth in the na�on inpassing efficiency. The Longhorns posted over 400 yards total of-fense in nine games and scored at least 30 in eight, including aseason-high 66 against Ole Miss. Texas' Harsin-coached quar-terbacks this season have combined to throw 23 touchdowns andboth have a pass efficiency ra�ng that ranks among the top 20players in the na�on.

He was at the helm of the Boise State offense during a five-year period where the Broncos posted a 61-5 record that in-cluded two undefeated seasons, which were capped by FiestaBowl wins over TCU in 2009 (14-0) and Oklahoma in 2006 (13-0).They reached at least 12 wins in four of his five seasons as coor-dinator and had three Top 10 finishes, including ranking No. 5/6in 2006, No. 4/4 in 2009, and No. 10/10 entering the 2010 bowlseason. In 2008, they finished just outside the Top 10 at No.11/13.

In his five seasons as offensive coordinator at Boise State,Harsin's offenses were in the top five na�onally in scoring four

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�mes, capped by ranking first in 2009 (42.2 ppg) and second in 2010 (45.1 ppg).They also ranked second in 2006 (39.7 ppg), fourth in 2007 (42.4 ppg) and 12thin 2008 (37.6 ppg). In all, Boise State averaged 41.4 ppg during his �me as co-ordinator.

The Broncos ranked in the Top 10 in total offense in three of Harsin's sea-sons as coordinator and were no lower than 18th in all five of his years, culmi-na�ng in 2010 with an average of 521.3 ypg, which set the BSU school recordand ranked second na�onally. In those five seasons, the Broncos offense aver-aged 459.9 ypg.

As quarterbacks coach, Harsin guided Kellen Moore into becoming one ofthe na�on's most produc�ve quarterbacks. In 2010, Moore was named first-team All-America by the Football Writers Associa�on of America and becameBoise State's first Heisman Trophy finalist. He was also a finalist for the MaxwellAward, Davey O'Brien Award and Manning Award and was named the na�on'stop quarterback by The Touchdown Club of Columbus.

ESPN.com, SI.com and CBSSports.com named Moore first-team All-Amer-ica, the Associated Press named him third-team All-America, while he also fin-ished seventh in the 2009 Heisman vo�ng and earned Western Athle�cConference Offensive Player of the Year honors.

In his third season as offensive coordinator, Harsin's 2008 unit was takenover by Moore, who was a redshirt freshman. Moore would compile one of themost outstanding seasons by any Broncos quarterback, finishing the year witha NCAA freshman record 69.4 comple�on percentage (281-of-405), 25 touch-down passes and just 10 intercep�ons. He was also named WAC Freshman ofthe Year.

In Harsin's first season as offensive coordinator, the 2006 Broncos wentundefeated and running back Ian Johnson led the country in rushing touch-downs and scoring. He also set a school single-season record with 1,713 yards.He was named to four separate All-America teams and finished eighth in theHeisman Trophy vo�ng.

From 2002-05 Harsin served as �ght ends coach at BSU. That unit playeda vital role in a Broncos offense that led the na�on in scoring twice and finishedin the top 10 in scoring in each of those four years. In 2005, four Broncos �ghtends combined to catch 27 passes for 298 yards and three touchdowns. In2004, Harsin helped the �ght ends contribute to the top-scoring offense inschool history (48.9 ppg).

In his four seasons as �ght ends coach and one as a graduate assistant,Boise State had a record of 53-11, making the Broncos record in his 10 seasonsthere 114-16.

Prior to coaching the �ght ends, Harsin was a graduate assistant with theBroncos in 2001. He was a member of the Bronco football team from 1995-1999, earning three varsity le�ers. He served as Boise State's backup quarter-back in 1999 when the team went 10-3 and won the Crucial.com HumanitarianBowl.

A�er gradua�ng from Boise State in 2000 with a degree in business man-agement, Harsin entered the coaching profession at Eastern Oregon, coachingrunning backs and receivers during the 2000 season.

Harsin and his wife, Kes, have two daughters, Devyn Lynn and DaynMykena, and a son, Davis. Harsin is a graduate of Capital High School in Boise.

THE BRYAN HARSIN FILE

Hometown: Boise, IdahoHigh school: Capital (Boise, Idaho)

College: Boise State '99Years in coaching: 13

Wife: KesChildren: Devyn Lynn, Dayn Mykena, Davis

COACHING ASSIGNMENTS2011-12: Co-Offensive Coordinator/QB, Texas

2006-10: Offensive Coordinator/QB, Boise State2002-05: Tight Ends, Boise State

2001: Graduate Assistant, Boise State2000: Running Backs/WR, Eastern Oregon

COLLEGE BOWL EXPERIENCE2011: Holiday Bowl, Texas

2010: Las Vegas Bowl, Boise State2009: Fiesta Bowl, Boise State

2008: Poinsetta Bowl, Boise State2007: Hawai'i Bowl, Boise State2006: Fiesta Bowl, Boise State

2005: MPC Computers Bowl, Boise State2004: Liberty Bowl, Boise State

2003: Fort Worth Bowl, Boise State2002: Humanitarian, Boise State

1999: Humanitarian, Boise State (as a player)

ASSISTANT COACHESKENT RIDDLE

Assistant HC/Tight EndsSpecial Teams Coordinator


Kent Riddle begins his first season at ArkansasState as the Red Wolves' assistant head coach,�ght ends coach and special teams coordinator.

Riddle comes to Arkansas State a�er spendingthe last two seasons as special teams and �ghtends coach at North Texas, but has also coachedat Colorado (2006-10), Boise State (2001-05),Army (1995-2000) and Oregon State (1993-94).With over 20 years coaching experience at theFBS level, Riddle has coached in six bowl gamesand has been the posi�on coach for three All-Americans, 10 all-conference performers and fourNFL players.

During his two seasons as special teams coachat North Texas, he oversaw the efforts of All-Sun Belt Conference players Brelan Chancellorand Will A�erberry. Chancellor recorded a school-record 1,094 kickoff return yards in 2011to become the first player in North Texas history to produce 1,000 yards in a season, whileA�erberry earned all-conference honors in both 2011 and 2012 as a punter.

Riddle's �ght end corps combined to record 47 recep�ons for 415 yards and three touch-downs during his two years with the Mean Green, led by Andrew Power with 16 catches for142 yards and a touchdown in 2011 and Drew Miller with 18 recep�ons resul�ng in 136 yardsand two scores in 2012.

Riddle made the move from Boise State to Colorado in 2006 with then-head coach DanHawkins, spending five seasons with the Buffaloes as their �ght ends coach and special teamscoordinator. At Colorado he coached two All-Americans, including placekicker Mason Crosbyand punter Ma� DiLallo. In 2007, Colorado was one of just six schools in the na�on to rankamong the top half of all teams in net pun�ng, punt returns, kickoff returns, punt return de-fense and kickoff return defense.

Riddle spent the 2001-05 seasons at Boise State as running backs and special teams coach,working alongside Harsin for the 2005 campaign when the Broncos played in the MPC Com-puters Bowl. Many of his special teams units during those five seasons regularly finishedranked among the top 25 teams in the na�on, including a kickoff return team that was in thetop 21 every season and a punt return squad that placed in the top 18 his last four years.

He was able to assemble one of the most accurate kicking games in the country duringthat span as well as Boise State kickers converted 96.8 percent of their PAT kicks (330-of-341)and 73.1 percent of their field goal tries (68-of-93).

In 2005, Boise State ranked 12th in the na�on in kickoff returns (24.2 avg.), anchored byLee Marks, who was 10th na�onally as an individual (27.9 avg.). The Broncos were also 18thin punt returns (12.8 avg.), with Quinton Jones second in the country with 20.9 yards per re-turn that included three touchdowns. The coverage units were excep�onal as well as BoiseState was 17th in punt return defense (5.9 avg.) and 29th in kickoff return defense (18.7 avg.)

Riddle coached placekicker Tyler Jones at Boise State to an All-American season and aspot as one of three finalists for the Lou Groza Award in 2005. In 2003, the Broncos ranked15th in the country in both kickoff and punt returns, following up a 2002 campaign whenboth finished 13th in the NCAA.

The Broncos also led the WAC in punt returns and kickoff coverage in 2003, allowing just17.0 yards per return. In 2001, David Mikell was seventh in the na�on in kickoff returns (28.4avg.), leading the team to a 19th-place na�onal ranking.

His first three seasons at Boise State saw the Broncos produce a 1,000 yard rusher eachyear. David Mikell earned honorable men�on All-WAC honors in 2003 a�er rushing for 1,142yards and 13 touchdowns. Brock Forsey was named the WAC Offensive Player of the Year in2002, rushing for 1,611 yards (11th in the NCAA) and a na�onal-best 26 touchdowns. Forseywas also a First Team All-WAC performer in Riddle's first season a�er picking up 1,207 rush-ing yards.

Riddle joined the Boise State coaching staff a�er serving as an assistant coach at Army forsix seasons. At Army, his first full-�me coaching posi�on, he coached fullbacks from 1995-98 before making the move to special teams coach and recrui�ng coordinator for the 1999and 2000 seasons.

He worked his first five years there under head coach Bob Su�on, and he was retainedwhen Todd Berry was named coach in 2000. In 1996, he helped coach Army to its only 10-win season in history as the Black Knights went 10-2 and made an appearance in the Inde-pendence Bowl.

Prior to joining the Army staff, Riddle began his coaching career in 1991 as a student as-sistant coach at Oregon State. In 1992, he was promoted to a graduate assistant posi�on, firstserving one year as the video G.A. before working as an offensive G.A. coach in both 1993 and1994. He helped tutor the running backs while also overseeing the prepara�on of the de-fensive scout team his last two seasons.

He earned his bachelor's degree from Oregon State in 1992 a�er comple�ng his playingcareer for the Beavers as a quarterback for coach Dave Kragthorpe.

ELIAH DRINKWITZCo-Offensive Coordinator

Running BacksEliah Drinkwitz will begin his second

season as Arkansas State's running backcoach in 2013 and his first as co-offensivecoordinator.

In his first season at ASU, he helpedlead the Red Wolves to 10-3 record andthe Sun Belt Conference championshipwith a 7-1 league mark. He also helpedlead the A-State to 17-13 victory overthen-ranked No. 25 Kent State in the Go-Daddy.com Bowl. The win was also

ASU's first over a top-25 team since it joined the FBS in 2012.Drinkwitz coached running backs for an ASU squad that ranked No. 23 in

the na�on in rushing offense with 206.2 yards per game in 2012. The RedWolves rushed for over 200 yards in seven games and scored a Sun Belt Con-ference-best 31 rushing touchdowns on the year.

Under Drinkwitz' direc�on, junior running back David Oku was a First TeamAll-Sun Belt Conference selec�on and became the first A-State player to rushfor over 1,000 yards in a season since 2008. Oku ran for 1,061 yards duringand also scored 16 rushing touchdowns, the most in the Sun Belt and themost by an ASU player since 1975.

The ASU running back corps was highlighted by Oku, but featured severalplayers that excelled under Drinkwitz. In fact, the group combined to record2,168 rushing yards and 25 touchdowns. The Red Wolves also averaged 5.0yards per rushing a�empt to match the second highest average in school his-tory. A-State's running backs recorded 272 receiving yards on 36 recep�onsover the course of the season as well.

"We are excited Coach Drinkwitz will be remaining here at Arkansas Stateand joining our coaching staff," said Harsin. "He did an outstanding job herethis season, and he was instrumental in the development of the top offensein the conference. He is young and energe�c and an up-and-coming coachwith not only a passion for coaching, but also for his players."

The Alma, Ark. na�ve spent the 2010-11 seasons as an offensive graduateassistant coach at Auburn prior to coming to Arkansas State. He assisted withall aspects of the offense during his �me with the Tigers. During the 2010season he helped the Tigers finish 14-0, winning the Southeastern Confer-ence championship and the BCS Na�onal Championship behind HeismanTrophy winning quarterback Cam Newton. The 2011 season saw Auburn fin-ish 8-5, including a 43-24 victory over Virginia in the Chik-fil-A Bowl.

Prior to Auburn, Drinkwitz coached four seasons at Springdale High Schoolfrom 2006-09. He first served as the Bulldogs' offensive line coach and run-ning game coordinator in 2006 before spending the next three years as theiroffensive coordinator. During his �me as offensive coordinator, Springdaleaveraged 422 yards of total offense per game while se�ng school records incomple�ons, recep�ons and yardage.

Drinkwitz spent the 2005 season as an assistant coach at Alma HighSchool, where he started his coaching career as a volunteer assistant from2001-03 while s�ll a�ending college. He earned his bachelor's degree in ed-uca�on from Arkansas Tech in 2004, gradua�ng Magna Cum Laude a�erserving as student body president.

Prior to a�ending Arkansas Tech, Drinkwitz was an all-conference and all-state selec�on for the Alma football team and was named an FCA HuddleLeader of the Year.

Drinkwitz is married to the former Linsey Sivils, and they have one daugh-ter, Addison, born March 19, 2010.

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BUSH HAMDANCo-Offensive Coordinator

QuarterbacksBush Hamdan enters his first

season an assistant coach atArkansas State, serving as co-of-fensive coordinator while oversee-ing the quarterbacks posi�on.

Hamdan most recently spent the2012 season as wide receiverscoach at the University of Florida,helping guide the Gators to an 11-1 record and a No. 3 ranking in the

BCS standings. He will also help coach Florida against Louisvillein the Sugar Bowl on January 2.

Hamdan spent the 2011 season as �ght ends coach at Sacra-mento State and the 2010 campaign as a coaching intern on theMaryland staff, but will be reunited with Harsin for the first �mesince playing quarterback at Boise State from 2005-08 whileHarsin was the Broncos' offensive coordinator.

"Coach Hamdan played quarterback for me at Boise State, andI had the opportunity to become very familiar with his outstand-ing knowledge and understanding of the game," said ASU HeadFootball Coach Bryan Harsin. "He gained valuable experience aswide receivers coach at the University of Florida this year, and hedid a terrific job as a member of their coaching staff to help themget to a BCS bowl game. We are excited to welcome Coach Ham-dan to our program and the Arkansas State University family."

Hamdan's lone season at Maryland saw the squad produce a 9-4 record, including a 51-20 victory over East Carolina in the 2010Military Bowl. As a senior quarterback under Harsin at BoiseState, Hamdan won the 2008 Bronco Excellence Award.

The Gaithersburg, Md., na�ve graduated from Boise State witha bachelor's in communica�ons in 2008. He went on to completehis master's in athle�c administra�on from Idaho State.

A highly-decorated high school quarterback, Hamdan was amember of the Super 44 Prep Team and All-Metro in Washington,D.C. During his prep career, he passed for more than 4,000 yardsand 40 touchdowns.

JOHN THOMPSONDefensive Coordinator

LinebackersJohn Thompson, a coaching veteran with over

30 years experience at the collegiate level as bothan assistant and head coach, will begin his secondseason as Arkansas State's defensive coordinatorand linebackers coach in 2013.

Thompson also acted as A-State's interimhead coach in the 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl, lead-ing the Red Wolves to a 17-13 victory over then-ranked 25th Kent State. The victory was ASU'sfirst in a bowl game since 1970 and also markedits first win over a top-25 team since it joined theFBS in 1992.

Thompson was also a part of ASU's staff in2012 that led the Red Wolves to a 10-3 seasonand a Sun Belt Conference championship with a7-1 league mark.

Thompson oversaw Arkansas State's 2012 defense that ranked first in the Sun Belt Con-ference in scoring defense and second in total defense. The Red Wolves had four defensiveplayers named All-Sun Belt Conference this year, including first-team choices Nathan Herroldat linebacker and Ryan Carrethers on the defensive line.

The Red Wolves shut out two opponents during the 2012 season, including an 8-4 Mid-dle Tennessee squad in the regular-season finale, for the first �me since 1987. Under Thomp-son's direc�on, A-State also ranked third in the Sun Belt in turnovers gained, picking up 10fumble recoveries and 13 intercep�ons. A-State had eight players post an intercep�on to�e for the 15th most in the na�on.

Thompson's defensive unit con�nued to evolve and improve as the season progressed.Against Sun Belt Conference opponents only, the Red Wolves ranked first in the league inrushing defense (119.9 yards per game) and second in pass defense efficiency (132.6). Thedefense allowed just 396 rushing yards over the last five regular-season games for an aver-age of just 79.2 yards per contest and also recorded 11 intercep�ons over the last nine games.

As linebackers coach, Thompson's posi�on group combined to record 281 tackles, 18 tack-les for loss, 12 pass break-ups, five intercep�ons, five forced fumbles and two fumble recov-eries. Herrold and fellow linebacker Qushaun Lee both posted the best numbers of theircareer and ended the regular season as A-State's top two tacklers.

In fact, Herrold posted a career-best 114 tackles for the most by an ASU player since 2003.Both Herrold and Lee were named all-conference at the end of the regular season, and Leewas named the GoDaddy.com Bowl's Defensive MVP a�er recording 13 tackles and two passbreak-ups.

Thompson has worked 26 seasons as a coordinator and was also the head coach at EastCarolina for two years. Recognized as a top defensive mind, Thompson has worked as de-fensive coordinator or co-coordinator at Southeastern Conference schools Mississippi,Florida, Arkansas, South Carolina and LSU, as well as at Memphis, Southern Mississippi,Louisiana Tech and Northwestern State.

As a defensive coordinator, Thompson has seen more than 40 of his defensive playersdra�ed by, or sign with, Na�onal Football League teams. Forty-four of his defenders earnedall-conference honors, five were named all-America, and one, former Northwestern Statelinebacker Gary Reasons, has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Thompson came to A-State a�er serving as Georgia State's assistant head coach for sched-uling and strategic planning and defensive coordinator. Thompson also coached inside line-backers at Georgia State, where he spent the previous four seasons.

Thompson went to Georgia State in July 2008 a�er spending the 2007 season as defen-sive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Ole Miss. That followed a one-year s�nt asathle�cs director at his alma mater, the University of Central Arkansas, which he guided in itsmove to NCAA Division I. He served as co-defensive coordinator at South Carolina in 2005.

As the head coach at East Carolina in 2003-04, he coached three first-team all-conferenceplayers and seven all-freshman selec�ons.

Thompson was the defensive coordinator at Florida in 2002, when the Gators' pass de-fense was ranked seventh in the na�on, allowing just 162.4 yards per game. He also spent twoyears at Arkansas, serving as co-defensive coordinator in 2000 and then defensive coordina-tor in 2001. In 2000, the Razorbacks were second in the na�on in pass defense while leadingthe SEC in pass defense and total defense. The following year, Thompson helped leadArkansas to the Co�on Bowl.

Thompson's first posi�on as a defensive coordinator came at Northwestern State, wherehe served from 1983-86, and again from 1988-89 a�er spending the 1987 season as line-backers coach at Alabama.

In 1990, he became the defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech for two seasons beforemoving to Southern Miss as defensive coordinator in 1992. He was given addi�onal respon-sibility as assistant head coach in 1993. In Thompson's seven seasons at Southern Miss (1992-98), the Golden Eagles won or shared two Conference USA �tles, twice ranked among the top25 na�onally in scoring defense and made two bowl appearances.

In one season at Memphis in 1999, his Tiger defense ranked 11th in the na�on in scoringdefense and 23rd in total defense.

A na�ve of Forrest City, Ark., Thompson began as a high school coach in 1977 while pur-suing his bachelor's degree at UCA. He con�nued to coach prep football un�l moving to thecollege ranks in 1982 as a graduate assistant at Arkansas, where he worked under Lou Holtz.

A high school quarterback, Thompson was inducted into the Forrest City High School Hallof Fame in 2006. His playing career also includes two seasons as a defensive back at CentralArkansas. He earned his bachelor's degree in physical educa�on from UCA in 1978.

Thompson and his wife, Charleen, have two sons, Cabe and Hays.

ASSISTANT COACHESBLAKE BAKER

Safe�es


Blake Baker enters his first sea-son at Arkansas State as an assis-tant coach for the Red Wolves andwill coach safe�es.

Baker comes to A-State a�erspending 2010 through 2012 as adefensive graduate assistant coachat the University of Texas. Heworked closely with the both theLonghorns' linebackers and defen-sive backs, two posi�on groups

that included eight All-Big 12 selec�ons over the last two years.He also helped coach All-American linebacker and Lo� Trophy fi-nalist Emmanuel Acho and cornerback Quandre Diggs, the 2011Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year.

Baker was a part of the Texas coaching staff in 2011 that ledthe Longhorns to a No. 11 na�onal ranking in total defense, yield-ing just 306.8 yards per game. The 2011 Longhorns' defense alsoranked among the top 20 teams in the na�on in rush defense(96.2 ypg), pass efficiency defense (111.0) and tackles for loss(7.4 pg).

Texas has won 16 games in Baker's two years on the coachingstaff, including a 21-10 victory over California in last year's Bridge-point Educa�on Holiday Bowl. The Longhorns are set to play Ore-gon State in the 2012 Valero Alamo Bowl on Dec. 29. Baker notonly worked with Harsin the last two years at Texas, but also withcurrent Longhorns head coach Mack Brown and Florida headcoach Will Muschamp during his tenure at the school.

"We are excited to welcome Coach Baker to Arkansas State andour football program," said ASU Head Football Coach BryanHarsin. "Not only is he a quality coach with a great knowledge ofthe game, but he's also had the opportunity to work under twogreat defensive coordinators in Will Muschamp and Manny Diazduring his �me at Texas. He will bring a great deal of enthusiasmand energy to our coaching staff, and he will make a strong im-pact in recrui�ng for us as well."

Prior to joining the Texas staff, Baker spent the 2009 season asa wide receivers coach at Clear Springs High School in Houston,Texas, before taking over du�es as linebackers coach the follow-ing spring.

The Houston na�ve was a four-year le�erman and three-yearstarter at Tulane University from 2000-04, helping lead the GreenWave to a win in the 2002 Hawaii Bowl. He earned his bache-lor's degree from Tulane in 2008.

BRAD BEDELLOffensive Line

Former All-American and NFL playerBrad Bedell, who most recently spentthe 2011 season as an assistant coachat New Mexico State, begins his firstseason as offensive line coach atArkansas State.

Bedell also oversaw the offensiveline at NMSU, a group that includedAll-Western Athle�c Conference selec-�on Davonte Wallace. The Aggies' linehelped their offense compile 4,024yards total offense, including over

1,171 yards on the ground and 2,853 through the air.Prior to New Mexico State, Bedell served as the offensive line coach

and run game coordinator at UC Davis in 2011. During his one season atUC Davis, Bedell coached two First Team All-Great West Conference se-lec�ons in offensive linemen Sean Davies and Ray Wilburn.

Bedell went to UC Davis from Northern Colorado, where he was alsothe Bears' offensive line coach for the 2010 season. His lone season atthe school saw the Bears average 357.8 yards total offense per game,while also ranking 31st in the na�on in passing yards (227.0 ypg). Bedellcoached two All-Big Sky Conference choices, including offensive tackleLee Barbiasz and center Tim McGraw.

Bedell began his coaching career as an offensive intern from 2007-09at Colorado, his alma mater. He worked with the Buffaloes coaching staffa�er ending a six-year NFL career with four teams, including the Hous-ton Texans (2006), Green Bay Packers (2004-05), Miami Dolphins (2003)and Cleveland Browns (2000-01). Bedell saw ac�on in 40 NFL games,including four as a starter, during his pro career.

"Coach Bedell brings six years of experience as a player in the NFLwith him, and he was recognized as one of the top offensive linemen inthe na�on as a college player," said ASU Head Football Coach BryanHarsin. "He has been able to apply what he learned from those experi-ences to what he is doing on the field and in recrui�ng as a coach, so hewill be a valuable part of this staff and we are excited to have him hereat Arkansas State."

His desire to coach led him back to Colorado, where he earned twole�ers as an offensive guard in 1998 and 1999 and was named a FirstTeam All-America selec�on by the Football Writers Associa�on of Amer-ica as a senior. He was tabbed Second Team All-America by the Associ-ated Press and named First Team All-Big 12 as a senior as well. He useda medical redshirt in 1997 a�er a neck injury sidelined him following thesecond game of the season, but graded out at 89 percent over his finaltwo seasons.

Bedell played the 1995 and 1996 seasons at Mt. San Antonio (Calif.)College, where he was a first Team All-America choice and rated as thetop junior college offensive lineman and the No. 4 overall junior collegerecruit in the na�on in 1996. As a sophomore right offensive tackle, hedid not allow a sack all season and was called for only one penalty whileleading the Moun�es to an 8-2 record and win over over Chaffey Col-lege in the Southern California Bowl.

ASSISTANT COACHES


JULIUS BROWNCornerbacks

Recrui�ng Coordinator

Julius Brown enters his first seasonas cornerbacks coach at ArkansasState.

Brown joins Arkansas State a�ermost recently spending the 2012 sea-son as cornerbacks coach at Sun BeltConference member Troy. Browncoached a cornerbacks corps that sawfive different players combine torecord 100 tackles, 18 pass break-ups,

three fumble recoveries and an intercep�on. Under Brown's direc�on,Troy corner Bryan Willis ranked 13th in the conference in passes de-fended and T.J. Bryant was second in the league in fumble recoveries.

Brown will work with Harsin for the second �me of his career, alsospending �me on the Boise State staff for four of the five seasons Harsinwas the Broncos' offensive coordinator. Prior to his arrival at Troy, Brownspent the 2009 and 2010 seasons as Boise State's Director of Player Per-sonnel.

During those two seasons, Brown's responsibili�es included workingas the on-campus recrui�ng coordinator, organizing official and unoffi-cial visits for recruits and their families, overseeing the football recrui�ngand scholarship budgets, assis�ng the director of football opera�onswith summer camps, ac�ng as a liaison with the department's academicsupport team and represen�ng the football program at campus andcommunity events.

The 2007 and 2008 seasons saw Brown serve as a graduate assistantcoach on the Boise State staff. He worked with wide receivers and alsoserved as the assistant director of football opera�ons during that �me.

Before joining Boise State, Brown spent one season coaching defen-sive backs at Boise's Capital High School. He helped lead the Eagles tothe state playoffs in his lone season at Capital.

Brown was a three-year starter and four-year le�erman as a defensiveback for Boise State from 2000-03, also playing while Harsin was on theBroncos' coaching staff. Brown was a member of the 2002 and 2003WAC championship teams and helped lead Boise State to wins in the2002 Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl and the 2003 Plains Capital FortWorth bowl. He was an Honorable Men�on All-WAC choice as a seniora�er leading the league in passes defended.

"Coach Brown has a well-rounded background, from a coaching as-pect to opera�ons to experience as a player," said ASU Head FootballCoach Bryan Harsin. "I saw first-hand at Boise State that he was an out-standing coach, but he's also been successful and done a great job every-where he has been. He will be another outstanding addi�on to ourcoaching staff."

Brown, a na�ve of Stockton, Calif., is a 2006 graduate of Boise Statewith a degree in business administra�on.

STEVE CALDWELLDefensive Line

Arkansas State University alumnus, le�ermanand former assistant coach Steve Caldwell hasreturned to his alma mater and enters his firstseason as the Red Wolves' defensive line coach.

Caldwell has been a part of two na�onalchampionships, roamed the sidelines in 15 bowlgames and brings over 30 years of coaching ex-perience with him to Arkansas State, which hehelped lead to the NCAA I-AA na�onal champi-onship game in 1986 as an assistant coach.Caldwell will actually begin his third s�nt as amember of the ASU coaching staff in 2013, alsoserving as the program's linebackers coach from1985-89, assistant offensive line coach in 1980and as a graduate assistant coach from 1978-79.

His previous coaching experience also includes stops at Arkansas, Tennessee, Missis-sippi, Nevada, Pacific and Northwest Mississippi Community College. He helped lead Ten-nessee to the NCAA Division I-A na�onal championship in 1998 and Northwest MississippiCommunity College to the NJCAA na�onal �tle in 1982. Caldwell has tutored 13 playersselected in the NFL dra�, including eight taken in the first three rounds.

Caldwell most recently spent the last three seasons as Arkansas' defensive ends coachand was promoted to special teams coordinator as well prior to the Razorbacks' appear-ance in the 2012 Co�on Bowl. Caldwell was a part of Arkansas' coaching staff that led theRazorback's to back-to-back 10 win seasons in 2010 and 2011 and a spot in the 2011 SugarBowl for the first BCS appearance in program history.

Arkansas' 2010 squad averaged 2.85 sacks and 7.31 tackles for loss per game to ranksecond in the Southeastern Conference and ninth in the na�on in both categories. In fact,the Razorbacks ranked among the top 36 teams in the na�on in sacks every year duringCaldwell's tenure, including 25th in 2012.

Prior to Arkansas, Caldwell spent the 1995-2008 seasons as Tennessee's defensive endscoach. During his 14 seasons at Tennessee, the Vols appeared in 13 bowl games and endedthe season ranked among the top 25 teams in the na�on 10 �mes. The Volunteers' de-fense was ranked in the top four among league schools in total defense 10 �mes while hewas at Tennessee, and their defensive unit led the SEC in fewest rushing yards allowedthree �mes.

In 2008, the unit ranked first in the conference and �ed for third na�onally in total de-fense a�er allowing 263.5 yards per game. In 2005, Caldwell helped Spark the Vols' de-fense to the best rushing average allowed in the SEC (82.5), which ranked secondna�onally. Caldwell also gained accolades for his work on the recrui�ng front, helpingTennessee sign what many considered to be some of the na�on's top recrui�ng classeson an annual basis.

Before moving to Tennessee, Caldwell coached briefly at Ole Miss between the 1994and 1995 seasons following a one-year stop at Nevada. During his lone season at Nevadaas co-defensive coordinator, he helped lead the Wolf Pack to a 9-2 record and the 1994 BigWest Conference championship. He also served as co-defensive coordinator at Pacificfrom 1991-93.

Caldwell, who owns both a bachelor's and master's degree from Arkansas State Uni-versity, began his coaching career in Jonesboro following a four-year playing career as de-fensive end and linebacker for A-State from 1974-77. During his �me as a player, ASUcompiled a 30-13 record that included an 11-0 mark in 1975.

The Thayer, Mo. na�ve served as a graduate assistant coach in 1978 under former headcoach Bill Davidson and again in 1979 during Larry Lacewell's first season as head coach.He then accepted a posi�on as an assistant coach working with the offensive line in 1980before moving on to Northwest Mississippi Community College, where he coached the of-fensive line from 1981-84.

He rejoined Lacewell's staff in 1985 as linebackers coach during an era of tremendoussuccess for A-State. Caldwell was a part of ASU's coaching staff during its final two seasons(1985-86) as a member of the Southland Conference, helping lead it to back-to-back league�tles and three consecu�ve trips to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs from 1985-87. A-Stateadvanced to the quarterfinals each season, including the 1986 campaign when it finished12-2-1 and played in the na�onal championship game in Tacoma, Wash.

Caldwell's 1985 linebacking unit helped Arkansas State lead Division I-AA in total de-fense with an average of just 258.8 yards allowed per game. ASU compiled a combined 21-6-1 record during its final two years as a member of the SLC and a 39-22-2 record over thecourse of Caldwell's five years as linebackers coach. Caldwell worked as a graduate assis-tant coach at Tennessee in 1990 before he moved on to Pacific.

ASSISTANT COACHES& SUPPORT STAFF

ANTHONY TUCKERWide Receivers


Anthony Tucker is in his first seasonat Arkansas State as the Red Wolves'wide receivers coach.

Tucker comes to Arkansas Statea�er spending the last two seasons atIdaho State, where he coached outsidewide receivers for a squad that rankedamong the top 10 in the na�on inpassing yards in back-to-back years.Led by All-America wide receiver Ro-drick Rumble, the Bengals averaged351.6 passing yards per game last sea-

son to rank fourth na�onally, while the 2011 team held the na�on'sninth-best average at 300.6 yards per game.

The Tucker-coached Rumble was named to mul�ple All-Americateams during his career, which he finished as Idaho State's all-�meleader in recep�ons (223) and receiving yards (2,863). Under Tucker's di-rec�on, Rumble finished among the top-10 players in the na�on in re-cep�ons and receiving yards as both a junior and senior.

Prior to joining Idaho State, Tucker served the 2010 season as Col-orado's Offensive Technical Assistant under then-head coach DanHawkins. He was part of Colorado's staff that included current A-Stateassistant head coach Kent Riddle as well, and during his �me with theBuffaloes he also worked briefly with current ASU assistant coach BradBedell and director of strength and condi�oning Jeff Pitman.

Tucker went to Colorado a�er spending the 2006-09 seasons as Lake-wood (Calif.) High School's Passing Game Coordinator and Wide Re-ceivers Coach. He also coached the wide receivers in the Best of theWest Quarterback and Wide Receivers Skills Camp in 2008 and 2009 inLakewood.

Tucker spent four seasons in the NFL, singing as a free agent with theNew York Giants in 1999 and later earing a spot on the team's prac�cesquad in 2000. He was allocated to NFL Europe from the Giants in 2001and played for the Amsterdam Admirals. He signed with the St. LouisRams in 2002 and then suffered a career-ending leg injury.

"Coach Tucker is another great addi�on to our coaching staff," saidHarsin. "The experience he brings as not only a proven wide receiverscoach, but also an NFL-caliber player at the posi�on will strengthen ouroffense and make him a great resource for our players. He has an ex-tensive knowledge of the game and a solid background with several ofour coaches already on staff, so he is a tremendous fit for our program."

A three-year le�erman at Fresno State, Tucker started at wide receiverhis last two seasons with the Bulldogs. Tucker earned his bachelor ofscience degree in criminology in 1999 from Fresno State, where he wasa WAC Scholar-Athlete, member of the dean's list three �mes andearned President's List honors one �me for having a 4.0 GPA.

Tucker was a football and track and field star at Los Alamitos HighSchool in Los Alamitos, Calif., under coach John Barnes, the winningestcoach in Orange County history. Tucker helped his team complete a per-fect 14-0 record his senior season in 1993 to win the school's thirdstraight CIF championship. He was a team captain on the track, wherehe par�cipated in hurdles and sprin�ng events.

Thomas ByrdGA Coach

Barre� Tro�erGA Coach

Jeff PitmanDir. of Strength & Cond.

Lee MarksAsst. Strength & Cond.

Brian WilkinsonDir. of Football Opera�ons

Ron CarrollAthle�c Trainer

Liz LambertVideo Coordinator

Bryan HarrodEquipment Manager

ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCEPLAYER PROFILES


RYAN CARRETHERS #98DL | 6-2 | 310 | Sr.-R | 3L

Nashville, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)2012: First Team All-Sun Belt Conference . . . Started every game. . . Finished the year with a career-best 68 tackles, which werethe sixth most on the team and the most by an A-State interiordefensive lineman since Jon Bradley recorded 68 as well in 2002. . . He averaged 5.2 tackles per game to rank �ed for 39th in theSun Belt Conference, but ahead of all other interior defensivelinemen in the league . . . Tallied a career-high 10 tackles againstboth Memphis and South Alabama . . . Also had eight tackles, histhird most of the season, against FIU . . . Posted at least onetackle in all but one game and four or more in 11 ou�ngs . . .Recorded 3.5 tackles for loss and a half-sack in two games . . .Recorded one fumble recovery against Nebraska.

DAVID OKU #5RB | 5-10 | 195 | Sr. | 1L

Midwest City, Okla. (Tennessee)2012: First Team All-Sun Belt Conference selec�on . . . 1,061rushing yards were the 10th most in school history for a singleseason and his 16 rushing touchdowns �ed the third most everby an ASU player, sixth most in Sun Belt history and ranked �ed

for 13th in the na�on . . . Also ended the season asthe na�on’s 59th-leading rusher and �ed

for 52nd in scoring . . . His rushing totalwas the highest by an A-State playersince Reggie Arnold tallied 1,074 in2008 . . . Oku’s 16 rushing touchdownswere the most by an ASU player since

David Hines picked up 16 as well in1975 . . . Ranked second in the

Sun Belt Conference in totalrushing yards and third in rush-ing yards per game (81.6 ypg),while also leading the league inscoring touchdowns (16 rush/1receiving) and ranking �ed forsecond in scoring (8.0 ppg) . . .Totaled 1,291 all-purpose yards(99.3 ypg), the fourth highesttotal in the conference . . .

Recorded three 100-yard rushinggames , but his rushing and receiving total

combined exceeded 100 yards in seven out-ings . . . Recorded a season-high 131 rush-ing yards against ULM, but also surpassed100 yards against Memphis (111 yards) andMiddle Tennessee (102 yards) . . . Rushed for

at least one touchdown in 10 contests, in-cluding the last eight in a row . . . Responsible

for a season-high three rushing scores againstboth FIU and ULM . . . 243 rushing a�empts onthe year were the most by an ASU player since2002 and the fi�h most in school history . . .Posted his longest rush (40 yards) and recep-�on (43 yards) in a victory over Troy . . .

Hauled in a season-high three recep�ons inthree different games and caught at leastone pass in all but two contests . . . Fin-ished the year with one receiving touch-

down (vs. Troy) . . . Also returned fourkickoffs, all against Oregon, for 71 yards with along of 22 . . . Played in every game, including 11as a starter.

ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCEPLAYER PROFILES


BRIAN DAVIS #4K | 5-11 | 160 | Sr. | 3L

Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood)2012: Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference . . . Lou Groza Awardsemifinalist . . . Twice named the Sun Belt Conference SpecialTeams Player of the Week . . . Became the first player in ASU his-tory to record over 100 points by kicking (104) and his 17 fieldgoals made �ed the third most ever by an ASU player . . . Brokethe school record for extra points made (53) . . . Finished the yearranked second at ASU in career field goals made (41) and pointsby kicking (237 – also the sixth most in Sun Belt history),third in extra points made (113) . . . Hit mul�ple fieldgoals in five games (11 for his career) . . . Named a LouGroza Award Star of theWeek and the CollegeFootball Perform-ance Awards Na-�onal Placekicker ofthe Week a�er mak-ing 5-of-5 field goalsand scoring 20 pointsin a victory overLouisiana-Lafaye�e . . .His 20 points by kicking werethe second most in school his-tory and his five field goalsmade �ed the second most . . ..809 field goal percentage (17-21)was tops in the Sun Belt Confer-ence and he ranked second inthe league in scoring bykick and third in fieldgoals made . . .Made at leastone field goalin all but

four games . .. Made a season-

long 47 yard field goalagainst Louisiana-Monroe,

which also �ed his longest ca-reer kick . . . Ranked �ed for

36th in the na�on in fieldgoals made per game(1.36 pg) and �ed for

52nd in scoring (8.0 ppg)

J.D. McKISSIC #23WR | 5-10 | 185 | So.-R | 1L

Phenix City, Ala. (Central)2012: Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year . . .Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference . . . One of 30FBS players named to the Football Writers Associa�onof America Freshman All-America Team . . . GoDaddy.comBowl Offensive MVP . . . Finished the season with a school-record103 recep�ons for 1,022 yards, the second most in ASU history,

and five touchdowns . . . Re-sponsible for the most re-

cep�ons and receivingyards ever by a Sun Beltfreshman . . . Rankedsecond in recep�ons

and third in re-ceiving yardsamong all SunBelt players,while his re-

cep�ons totalwas also thefourth most all-�me in the confer-ence’s history . . .

McKissic’s 103 re-cep�ons this season

led the na�on amongfreshmen and his 1,022 yards

were the third most . . . Among allplayers, McKissic ranked seventhin catches and 34th in receivingyards in the na�on . . . Caught atleast four passes in every gamethis season and recorded eight ormore in eight contests, includinga career-high 12 against both ULM

and Troy that �ed the third most inASU history . . . Tied the school

record for recep�ons in a postseasongame with 11 for 113 yards against

Kent State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl . .. Tallied a career-high 138 receiving yards

against Troy and finished the year with fourtotal 100-yard receiving games, tying the thirdmost in school history for a single season . . .Played in every game, including seven as a

starter.

ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE & TOPRETURNING PLAYER PROFILES


CARLOS McCANTS #1WR | 5-11 | 185 | Sr.-R | 3L

Mobile, Ala. (LeFlore)2012: Played in all 13 games, including seven as a starter . . . Finishedthe season with nine recep�ons for a career-high 187 yards and his firsttouchdown at A-State . . . Caught at least one pass in seven games, in-cluding a season-high two against both Memphis and Nebraska . . .Posted a career-long recep�on of 54 yards against Nebraska and his onlytouchdown came on a 38-yard recep�on against Oregon . . . Averaged20.8 yards per recep�on, the second highest average on the team . . .Will enter his senior campaign with 30 career recep�ons for 443 yards.

R.J. FLEMING #4WR | 5-10 | 170 | Sr. | 3L

Natchez, Miss. (Trinity Episcopal Day School)2012: Played in 12 games, including a start in the GoDaddy.com Bowl .. . Ended the year with nine recep�ons for a career-high 113 yards . . .Hauled in a 25-yard recep�on against Middle Tennessee that was thelongest of his career . . . Caught at least one pass in five games, includ-ing a season-high four against Louisiana-Monroe . . . Will enter his sen-ior campaign with 25 recep�ons for 159 yards.

FRANKIE JACKSON #6RB | 5-9 | 185 | Jr.-R | 2L

Baton Rouge, La. (Capitol)2012: Recorded 68 rushing a�empts for 315 yards and four touchdownsin a reserve role in the backfield . . . Also caught five passes for 61 yards. . . Took on a bigger role in kickoff returns, finishing the year with ninefor 188 yards and a 20.9 average per return that was the highest on theteam . . . Recorded a career-high 17 rushing a�empts at Louisiana-Lafaye�e when he also �ed his career high with two rushing touchdowns. . . Posted a season-high 72 rushing yards on just seven a�empts at Ore-gon and had his second highest rushing total of 77 yards against theRagin’ Cajuns . . . Posted a long run of 24 yards against the Ducks and hada season-long 39 yard recep�on against South Alabama when he fin-ished with 136 all-purpose yards . . . Will enter his junior season with156 rushing a�empts for 670 yards and 10 touchdowns.

JULIAN JONES #7WR | 6-0 | 190 | Sr.-R | 3L

Germantown, Tenn. (Germantown)2012: Set career-best numbers in his second season playing receiving,finishing the year with 13 recep�ons for 394 yards and seven touch-downs . . . Seven TD recep�ons led the team, were the fourth most bya Sun Belt Conference player and �ed the third most in school history fora single season . . . Recorded a TD recep�on in five consecu�ve gamesand all seven came in different ou�ngs . . . Averaged 30.3 yards per re-cep�on, finishing with 394 receiving yards that were the fourth most onthe team . . . Recorded a career-long recep�on of 72 yards for a touch-down against Oregon and had two recep�ons go for 59 yards.

QUSHAUN LEE #48LB | 5-11 | 225 | Jr.-R | 2L

Pra�ville, Ala. (Pra�ville)2012: Honorable Men�on All-Sun Belt Conference . . . Namedthe GoDaddy.com Bowl Defensive MVP a�er recording a game-high 13 tackles, one tackle for loss and two pass break-ups . . .Came up with the fourth-down tackle at ASU’s 20-yard line with52 seconds le� to preserve A-State’s win over Kent State in theGoDaddy.com Bowl . . . Named the Sun Belt Conference Defen-sive Player of the Week a�er recording a game-high 12 tackles,an intercep�on and a pass break-up during Arkansas State’s 34-20 victory at Florida Interna�onal . . . Finished the year with a ca-reer-best 100 tackles (59 solo/41 assists), which were the secondmost on the team and the third most by an ASU player since 2007. . . Ranked sixth in the Sun Belt Conference and 75th in the na-�on in tackles per game (8.3) . . . Recorded double-figure tacklesin three games, including a career-high 15 against Nebraska whenhe also recorded a fumble for a touchdown . . . Tallied at leastthree tackles in every game, over five in 10 ou�ngs and eight or

more seven �mes (including the last fourconsecu�ve games of the season) . . .

Posted five pass breakups and twoforced fumbles on the year as well . . .

Played in 11 games, includingnine as a starter.

TOP RETURNINGPLAYER PROFILES


ANDREW TRYON #24DB | 5-10 | 185 | Jr.-R | 2L Li�le Rock, Ark. (Russellville)

2012: Played in 13 games at cornerback, including eight as a starter . .. Posted 38 tackles and five pass break-ups, both career highs . . . 38tackles were the 10th most on the team and fi�h most among defensivebacks . . . Also returned two kicks for 33 yards . . . Recorded a career-bestsix tackles in ASU’s season opener at Oregon and had five tackles againstboth Louisiana-Lafaye�e and Louisiana-Monroe . . . Responsible for acareer-high three pass break-ups at North Texas and also had one atSouth Alabama and vs. Middle Tennessee.

CHRIS HUMES #29DB | 5-11 | 190 | So. | 1L

Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park)2012: Played in all 13 games, including five as a starter during his truefreshman campaign . . . All five starts were made in consecu�ve gamesagainst FIU, USA, UL Lafaye�e, North Texas and ULM . . . Collected 21tackles, including 10 solo . . . Posted a career-high seven tackles againstAlcorn State . . . Recorded at least one tackle in eight games . . . Mul�-ple stops in five ou�ngs, including five against South Alabama.

EDDIE PORTER #37LB/DE | 6-3 | 235 | Sr. | 1L

Woodlands, Texas (Blinn (TX) College)2012: Porter’s first season at ASU saw him play both defensive end andlinebacker . . . Par�cipated in 12 games, including eight as a starter . . .Finished the year with 34 tackles (12 solo/22 assists), 5.5 tackles for loss,2.5 sacks, two pass break-ups, one fumble recovery (returned for 33yards at Nebraska) and four forced fumbles . . . Ranked �ed for first inthe Sun Belt Conference in forced fumbles and led the league in fumblesforced per game (0.33 pg) . . . 5.5 tackles for loss �ed the fourth most onthe team and his 2.5 sacks were the second most . . . Recorded at leastone tackle in all but one game played and posted mul�ple tackles ineight contests . . . Posted a season-high seven tackles against WesternKentucky and collected five in three others, including the GoDaddy.comBowl . . . Picked up a season-high 1.5 tackles for loss against WesternKentucky as well . . . Recorded a season-high one sack against AlcornState and Louisiana-Lafaye�e.

ROCKY HAYES #38WR/DB | 5-11 | 177 | So. | 1L

Heflin, Ala. (Cleburne County)2012: Made an immediate impact as a true freshman, playing in 13games and star�ng four �mes . . . Finished the year as ASU’s second-leading rusher with 538 yards on just 58 a�empts . . . Averaged a school-record 9.3 yards per rush . . . Posted three rushing touchdowns and alsocaught 10 passes for 45 yards . . . Responsible for ASU’s two longest runsof the year – a 73-yard rush against FIU and a 57-yard touchdown runagainst Louisiana-Lafaye�e . . . Rushed for over 50 yards in six games . .. Recorded a season-high 86 rushing yards against the Ragin’ Cajuns, fol-

ARTEZ BROWN #10DB | 6-0 | 170 | Jr. | 2L

Newport, Ark. (Newport)2012: Started five games at cornerback, including the GoDaddy.comBowl . . . Set career-high numbers with 24 tackles (16 solo/8 assists),two tackles for loss, one sack and three pass break-ups . . . Recorded acareer-high five tackles against both Louisiana-Lafaye�e and North Texasin back-to-back games . . . Posted at least one tackle in nine ou�ngs andmul�ple stops in seven contests . . . both his tackles for loss came againstthe Ragin’ Cajuns, as well his only sack.

STERLING YOUNG #11DB | 6-2 | 182 | Jr.-R | 2L

Hoover, Ala. (Hoover)2012: Started every game at safety, finishing fi�h on the tem and �edfor 35th in the Sun Belt Conference in tackles with a career-best 71 to hiscredit . . . Recorded a career-high two intercep�ons, also finished witha career-best six pass break-ups and recorded one fumble recovery hereturned 26 yards . . . Posted 13 tackles and three pass break-ups, bothcareer highs, in a victory over ULM . . . Tallied at least one tackle in everygame and had five or more in nine ou�ngs . . . Picked up eight stops, hissecond most of the season, against both Florida Interna�onal and Mid-dle Tennessee . . . Picked off his first pass of the season against FIU (re-turned 29 yards) and got his second at North Texas, when he alsocollected his only fumble recovery the year to go along with six tackles. . . Will enter his junior season with 122 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, onesack, three intercep�ons and eight pass break-ups.

KYLE COLEMAN #12DB | 6-1 | 215 | Jr. | 2L

Pine Bluff, Ark. (Watson Chapel)2012: Played in all 13 games on special teams and in a reserve role,pos�ng career-best numbers of 25 tackles (11 solo/14 assists), two tack-les for loss, one pass break-up and one fumble recovery . . . Recorded acareer-high seven tackles and both his tackles for loss in a victory overAlcorn State . . . Fumble recovery came against Troy when he also hadtwo tackles . . . Posted at least one tackle in nine games and had mul�-ple stops in six contests.

DARION GRISWOLD #19TE | 6-5 | 240 | So.-R | 1L

Dumas, Ark. (Dumas)2012: Played in 12 games, including one as a starter (Florida Interna-�onal) as a redshirt freshman . . . One of eight ASU player to record dou-ble-figure recep�ons, finishing the year with 10 catches for 172 yardsand a 17.2 average per recep�on, the third highest on the team . . .Caught at least one pass in six games, including a season-high threeagainst both FIU and Kent State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl . . . Alsorecorded a season-high 54 yards against the Golden Flashes with hislongest recep�on going for 24 yards . . . Longest catch of the year cov-ered 29 yards against FIU.

TOP RETURNINGPLAYER PROFILES


AARON WILLIAMS #67OL | 6-5 | 324 | Sr.-R | 1L

Moss Point, Miss. (Arizona Western College)2012: Started every game at le� guard for an offense that broke theschool record for total offense and touchdowns scored, while also rank-ing among the top 50 teams in the na�on in sacks allowed (17th), totaloffense (23rd), rushing offense (23rd), scoring offense (26th), passingoffense (23rd) . . . Helped pave the way for 31 rushing touchdowns anda Sun Belt Conference-best 206.2 rushing yards per game . . . Part ofASU’s offensive line that helped the Red Wolves produce top-five all-�me Sun Belt Conference numbers for total offense, yards per game,points scored, touchdowns, first downs, rushing yards, rushing touch-downs and rushing yards per game.

BRYCE GIDDENS #68OL | 6-0 | 265 | So. | 1L

Moultrie, Ga. (Colqui� County)2012: Played in every game and started final 11 at center as a true fresh-man for an offense that broke the school record for total offense andtouchdowns scored, while also ranking among the top 50 teams in thena�on in sacks allowed (17th), total offense (23rd), rushing offense(23rd), scoring offense (26th), passing offense (23rd) . . . Helped pavethe way for 31 rushing touchdowns and a Sun Belt Conference-best206.2 rushing yards per game . . . Part of ASU’s offensive line that helpedthe Red Wolves produce top-five all-�me Sun Belt Conference numbersfor total offense, yards per game, points scored, touchdowns, firstdowns, rushing yards, rushing touchdowns and rushing yards per game.

AMOS DRAPER #97DL | 6-3 | 270 | Sr.-R | 3L

Tanner, Ala. (Tanner)2012: Played in all 13 games, including three as a starter . . . Finished theseason with 21 tackles and a career-high eight tackles for loss, whichwere the third most on the team . . . Also posted 2.0 sacks, one forcedfumble and one blocked kick . . . Posted at least one tackle in all but onegame and mul�ple tackles in six games, including the last three in a row. . . Collected a season-high three tackles in three different ou�ngs, in-cluding the GoDaddy.com Bowl . . . Recorded a season-high two tacklesfor loss against Troy and Middle Tennessee and five of his 4.5 of his 8tackles for loss came over the last three games of the season . . . Talliedone sack against Louisiana-Lafaye�e and Louisiana-Monroe . . . Willenter his senior campaign with 65 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss and fivesacks.

lowed by 84-yard effort against the Golden Panthers . . . Tallied a season-high 12 rushing a�empts against Middle Tennessee . . . Also returned20 kickoffs for 380 yards, both team highs . . . Returned four kickoffs fora season-high 72 yards against Troy, which included his longest return ofthe year of 36 yards . . . Went over 100 all-purpose yards in four games,including a season-high 129 yards against FIU . . . Returned nine puntsfor 33 yards with a long return of 22 yards at Nebraska.

CHRIS STONE #42DE | 6-3 | 245 | So.-R | 1L

Daleville, Ala. (Daleville)2012: Played in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman and started five�mes, including the GoDaddy.com Bowl . . . Posted 36 tackles (15solo/21 assists) from his defensive end posi�on, the third most amongASU’s defensive linemen . . . Also recorded 3.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack,one intercep�on and three pass break-ups . . . Finished with at least onetackle in all but one game and recorded mul�ple stops in 11 ou�ngs, in-cluding a career-high six against South Alabama . . . Posted four tackles,his second highest total of the year, against both Memphis and KentState . . . Collected his only intercep�on at Louisiana-Lafaye�e and re-turned it five yards . . . All three pass break-ups came in different games.

STEVEN HAUNGA #60OL | 6-2 | 313 | Sr.-R | 1L

Richmond, Calif. (College of the Canyons (CA))2012: Started every game at le� guard for an offense that broke theschool record for total offense and touchdowns scored, while also rank-ing among the top 50 teams in the na�on in sacks allowed (17th), totaloffense (23rd), rushing offense (23rd), scoring offense (26th), passingoffense (23rd) . . . Helped pave the way for 31 rushing touchdowns anda Sun Belt Conference-best 206.2 rushing yards per game . . . Part ofASU’s offensive line that helped the Red Wolves produce top-five all-�me Sun Belt Conference numbers for total offense, yards per game,points scored, touchdowns, first downs, rushing yards, rushing touch-downs and rushing yards per game.

CLIFF MITCHELL #63OL | 6-5 | 305 | Sr.-R | 3L

Jasper, Texas (Jasper)2012: Started at right guard in all seven games played for an offensethat broke the school record for total offense and touchdowns scored,while also ranking among the top 50 teams in the na�on in sacks al-lowed (17th), total offense (23rd), rushing offense (23rd), scoring offense(26th), passing offense (23rd) . . . Helped pave the way for 31 rushingtouchdowns and a Sun Belt Conference-best 206.2 rushing yards pergame . . . Part of ASU’s offensive line that helped the Red Wolves pro-duce top-five all-�me Sun Belt Conference numbers for total offense,yards per game, points scored, touchdowns, first downs, rushing yards,rushing touchdowns and rushing yards per game.


2013 SIGNING CLASS12 Defensive and 8 Offensive Standouts

Sign with Red Wolves

JONESBORO, Ark. (2/6/13) — First-year Arkansas State headfootball coach Bryan Harsin announced on National SigningDay that 20 high school and junior college standouts, includingfour midyear signees, from seven different states have inkedwith the Red Wolves.

The Red Wolves’ first recruiting class under Harsin is madeup of 16 high school players and four junior college transfers.The class features five players from Alabama, four from bothTexas and Arkansas, three from California, two from Mississippiand one from Kentucky and Missouri.

The Red Wolves signed five defensive backs, the mostamong any position, and have inked 12 players expected toplay on the defensive side of the ball. Also among the signeesare three linebackers, three defensive ends and one defensivelineman. Including three wide receivers, two quarterbacks,two tight ends and one offensive lineman, A-State signed eightoffensive players.

“We are extremely excited about the young men we’vesigned and believe this is an outstanding class,” said Harsin.“We feel like we’ve met our needs and will be able to fill manyof the vacancies left with the departure of our graduating sen-iors. All these players will bring a great contribution both onand off the field to this program, and we will continue to bringin the best and brightest to Arkansas State.”

Among the 20 newest Red Wolves are nine players ratedat least three stars by one or more of the major recruitingsources and nine who earned either junior college all-confer-ence or high school all-state recognition. Additionally, eightASU signees were ranked among the top 55 players in theirhome state and 12 rated among the top 150 players in thecountry at their position by either Scout, Rivals, ESPN or 247Sports.

A-State’s four midyear signees available to participate inspring practices are defensive back Willie Fletcher (Fr., Carson,Calif.), linebacker Garrett Kaufman (Fr., Bentonville, Ark.) quar-terback Chandler Rogers (Jr., Brookhaven, Miss.) and offensivelineman Brennan Tutor (Pontotoc, Miss.).

The Red Wolves are coming off back-to-back Sun Belt Con-ference championships and a victory over 25th-ranked KentState in the 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl.

ASU ended the 2012 season receiving votes in both theAssociated Press and USA Today Coaches Top-25 polls and willenter the 2013 season tied for the nation's second longest win-ning streak with Stanford and behind only Ohio State. ASU isone of just 16 programs in the nation to win at least 20 gamesover the last two seasons.

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1. Irving Adams: 6-0, 195, Fr., S, Florence, Ala. (Florence)2. Cameron Birse: 6-2, 215, Fr., QB, Danville, Calif. (San Ramon Valley)3. Logan Cart: 6-4, 300, DT, Owensboro, Ky. (Owensboro Catholic)4. Brandon Cox: 5-8, 165, Fr., WR, Conway, Ark. (Conway)5. *Willie Fletcher: 6-3, 180, Fr., CB, Carson, Calif. (Orange Lutheran)6. Jeremy Fulcher: 6-1, 175, S, Dallas, Texas (Woodrow Wilson)7. Jamaris Hart: 5-9, 170, Fr., CB, Florence, Ala. (Florence)8. Jonah Hill: 6-3, 235, Fr., TE, Springfield, Mo. (Hillcrest)9. Colin Janice: 5-11, 170, Fr., S, Orange, Texas (West Orange-Stark)10. Mark Johnson: 6-2, 180, LB, Prescott, Ark. (Prescott)11. Ja’Von Jones: DE, 6-2, 220, DE, Mesquite, Texas (Mesquite)12. *Garrett Kaufman: 6-1, 225, Fr., LB, Bentonville, Ark. (Bentonville)13. Carl Lee Jr: 6-3, 190, Fr., WR, Mobile, Ala. (McGill-Toolen)14. Jabari Mathieu: 6-3, 240, Jr., DE, Gardena, Calif. (El Camino (CA) College)15. Jerry Moorehead: 6-4, 210, Fr., TE, Camden Ark. (Camden Fairview16. Chris Odom: 6-4, 230, Fr., DE, Arlington, Texas (Martin)17. Dijon Paschal: 6-2, 185, Fr., WR, Tallassee, Ala. (Tallassee)18. *Chandler Rogers: 6-2, 210, Jr., QB, Brookhaven, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln (MS) CC)19. *Brennan Tutor: 6-4, 280, Jr., OL, Pontotoc, Miss. (Itawamba (MS) CC)20. Xavier Woodson: 6-2, 200, Fr., LB, Eufaula, Ala. (Eufaula)*midyear signee available for spring practice

BY STATEALABAMA (5): Irving Adams (DB), Jamaris Hart (DB), Carl

Lee, Jr. (WR), Dijon Paschal (WR), Xavier Woodson (LB)ARKANSAS (4): Brandon Cox (WR), Mark Johnson (LB), Gar-

rett Kaufman (LB), Jerry Moorehead (TE)TEXAS (4): Jeremy Fulcher (DB), Colin Janice (DB), Ja’Von

Jones (DE), Chris Odom (DE)CALIFORNIA (3): Cameron Birse (QB), Willie Fletcher (DB),

Jabari Mathieu (DE)MISSISSIPPI (2): Chandler Rogers (QB), Brennan Tutor (OL)KENTUCKY (1): Logan Cart (DL)MISSOURI (1): Jonah Hill (TE)

BY POSITIONDEFENSIVE BACK (5): Irving Adams, Willie Fletcher, Jeremy

Fulcher, Jamaris Hart, Colin JaniceLINEBACKER (3): Mark Johnson, Garrett Kaufman, Xavier

WoodsonDEFENSIVE END (3): Ja’Von Jones, Jabari Mathieu, Chris

OdomDEFENSIVE LINE (1): Logan CartQUARTERBACK (2): Cameron Birse, Chandler RogersWIDE RECEIVER (3): Brandon Cox, Carl Lee, Dijon PaschalTIGHT END (2): Jonah Hill, Jerry MooreheadOFFENSIVE LINE (1): Brennan Tutor

HIGH SCHOOL SIGNEES: 16TRANSFERS: 4


SIGNING CLASS BIOSIrving Adams: 6-0, 195, Fr., S, Florence, Ala. (Florence)Helped lead Florence High School to a 7-4 record and playoff appearanceas a senior . . . Finished his senior year with over 100 tackles, 9 sacks and3 forced fumbles in his first year playing defense. . .He was also votedteam captain and named most improved player following the 2012 sea-son. . . Named to the Florence Times Daily Class 4A-6A All-Defense Teamas an honorable mention selection . . . Also an accomplished track athlete.. . Irving is an Honor student with a 3.0 GPA and plans to major in engi-neering. . . Irving is a teammate of fellow signee Jamaris Hart.

Cameron Birse: 6-2, 215, Fr., QB, Danville, Calif. (San Ramon Valley)Completed 217-of-360 passing attempts for 3,007 yards (250.5 ypg) and31 touchdowns as a senior . . . Named an All-East Bay selection followinghis senior campaign . . . Was selected as the team MVP following the 2012football season . . . One of two QB’s selected to play on the USA Under-19 National Team . . . Cameron is the latest of a long line of QB’s from SanRamon high school -- Sam Keller (Nebraska), Joe Southwick (Boise State),and Zach Klein (Cal) . . . Has a 3.5 GPA, is on the school leadership com-mittee and plans to major in medicine while attending Arkansas State.

Logan Cart: 6-4, 300, DL, Owensboro, Ky. (Owensboro Catholic)Was a two-way starter at Owensboro Catholic, leading the school to an11-1 record this past fall . . . Tallied 70 tackles with 17 sacks, 12 tackles forloss, three interceptions, and two fumble recoveries in senior season . . .Named to the 2012 all-state team . . . Recorded eight tackles and a sackin the Border Bowl High School All-Star game that features high schoolplayers from Kentucky and Tennessee . . . No. 55 defensive tackle in thenation and No. 8 player in the state of Kentucky according to247Sports.com’s composite rankings.

Brandon Cox: 5-8, 165, Fr., WR, Conway, Ark. (Conway)Helped lead Conway to the second round of the Class 7A state playoffs asa senior . . . As a senior, recorded 39 catches for 653 yards and had 29rushes for 174 yards to earn first team All-State honors . . . Recorded 63receptions for 1,127 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior, while also post-ing two punt returns and two kickoff returns for touchdowns . . . Aver-aged 32.5 yards per kick return . . . For his career, he finished with 117catches for 1,939 yards and 14 touchdowns . . . Named all-state as a jun-ior in both football and track and field . . . Ranked as the No. 7 player inthe state of Arkansas by 247Sports.com.

*Willie Fletcher: 6-3, 180, Fr., CB, Carson, Calif. (Orange Lutheran)Midyear signee who will be eligible to compete in A-State’s spring camp. . . A four-year letter winner who spent his final two prep seasons at Or-ange Lutheran High School after playing his first two campaigns at Ju-nipero Serra High School . . . A versatile prep player who saw time atcornerback, wide receiver and safety, while also returning kicks and play-ing on special teams . . . Named his team's Most Improved Player in 2011as a senior when he totaled 35 tackles, two interceptions, one forced fum-ble and one fumble recovery on defense . . . Chipped in with four recep-tions for 46 yards on offense in his senior campaign . . . Recorded twointerceptions in the Literacy Classic All-Star Game to earn Player of theGame honors and added another pick in the Prep All-Star Game . . . Teamwon both of the postseason contests that followed his senior season . . .Also played two seasons of basketball, including a 2010-11 junior cam-paign in which he was named his team's best defensive player and scored16.0 points per game . . . Was also a track and field sprinter as a prep.

Jeremy Fulcher: 6-1, 175, S, Dallas, Texas (Woodrow Wilson)Played both safety and running back at Woodrow Wilson . . . Rushed for791 yards and 10 touchdowns on 108 carries (7.3 yards per attempt) as asenior . . . Named the 2012 District 12-4A Offensive MVP . . . Recorded 48tackles and three interceptions as a junior while helping lead the Wildcatsto a 10-2 record and the area finals in the state playoffs . . . All-District12-4A selection at defensive back as a junior . . . He is a team captain andranked as one of the top 100 safety’s in the nation.

Jamaris Hart: 5-9, 170, Fr., CB, Florence, Ala. (Florence)Helped lead Florence to a 7-4 record and playoff appearance as a senior. . . Recorded 30 tackles, two interceptions, 12 pass break-ups and onekickoff return for a touchdown as a senior. . . Jamaris was also named ateam captain for the 2012 football season . . . Named to the FlorenceTimes Daily Class 4A-6A All-Defense Team as a first team selection . . . Ja-maris is also an honor student with over a 3.0 GPA and plans to major inphysical therapy . . . Is a teammate of fellow signee Irving Adams.

Jonah Hill: 6-3, 235, Fr., TE, Springfield, Mo. (Hillcrest)Played quarterback, tight end and deep snapper during his high schoolcareer . . . Passed for 1,872 yards and 11 touchdowns, while also rushingfor 818 yards on 167 attempts with 15 touchdowns at quarterback to helplead Hillcrest to a 10-2 record and co-Ozark Conference championship in2012 . . . Named to the 2012 Springfield News-Leader All-Ozarks Team . .. Recorded 693 receiving yards and seven touchdowns on 39 receptionsas a junior /. . . Ranked as one of the top 150 tight ends in the nation.

Colin Janice: 5-11, 170, Fr., S, Orange, Texas (West Orange-Stark)Three-year varsity starter at West Orange-Stark High School . . . Playedsafety and linebacker for the Mustangs . . . Helped lead West Orange-Starkto a 13-1 record and quarterfinal appearance in the state playoffs duringhis senior season . . . Named First Team All-District 21-3A as a sophomore,junior and senior . . . Earned All-Orange Leader Football Team recogni-tion . . . Member of the Port Arthur News Super Team roster as a senior .. . Helped lead the Mustangs to a 10-4 record and the regional finals as ajunior . . . Named to the 2011 Beaumont Enterprise Super Gold FootballTeam . . . Was voted a team captain in 2012 . . . Also an accomplishedtrack athlete, he placed second in the state of Texas with a 48.76 400-meter dash time . . . Ranked as the No. 4 cornerback and the No. 90 playerin the state of Texas by Rivals.

Mark Johnson: 6-1, 190, LB, Prescott, Ark. (Prescott)Played both defensive end and wide receiver during his senior season . .. Recorded 90 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, three forced fum-bles and one fumble recovery during his senior season, earning all-staterecognition . . . Helped lead Prescott to a 10-3 record and quarterfinal ap-pearance in the state playoffs . . . Posted 83 tackles and 7.5 sacks as a jun-ior, earning all-district honors . . . Helped lead the Curley Wolves to a 13-1record and Conference 6-3A title in 2011 . . . Johnson is rated as the No.16 player in the state of Arkansas . . . Competes in track in high schooland posted a top time of 22.40 in the 200m dash.

Ja’Von Jones: 6-2, 220, Fr., DE, Mesquite, Texas (Mesquite)Recorded 64 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, 13 sacks and one interception asa senior . . . Tied for the most sacks in the state during the regular season. . . Was top 5 in the state in tackles for loss… Associated Press all-stateteam as an honorable mention selection as a senior . . . Named District 12-5A Co-Defensive MVP in 2012 . . . Named to the SportsDay’s All-Area Team

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as a second team selection . . . Helped lead Mesquite to an undefeatedregular season and final record of 11-1 . . . Team advanced to the secondround (Area) of the Class 5A state playoffs . . . Dallas Morning News Playerof the Week on Oct. 8 after recording nine tackles, four tackles for loss,three sacks and one forced fumble in a victory over Rockwall-Heath . . . Hewas a team captain, MVP, and most outstanding linebacker.

*Garrett Kaufman: 6-1, 225, Fr., LB, Bentonville, Ark. (Bentonville)As a midyear signee, Kaufman will be eligible to participate in A-State’sspring camp . . . Three-year varsity starter who completed a decoratedcareer at both linebacker and running back with the Tigers in 2012 . . .Earned all-conference honors as both a junior and senior and all-staterecognition in 2012 . Kaufman was named All-Arkansas, the conference’sdefensive player of the year and a finalist for the Farm Bureau Class 6A/7ADefensive Player of the Year in the state after recording 129 tackles fromhis linebacker position . . . Helped lead Bentonville to three conferencechampionships, posting 114 tackles as a junior and rushing for more than700 yards during his sophomore campaign . . . He was a member of theAP Super Team and KURM Dream Team as a junior as well . . . Ranked asthe No. 10 player in the state of Arkansas by ESPN.com.

Carl Lee, Jr: 6-3, 190, Fr., WR, Mobile, Ala. (McGill-Toolen)Recorded 40 catches for 568 yards and 7 touchdowns . . . Helped leadMcGill-Toolen High School to a 12-1 record, including a 7-0 record in the6A Region 1 conference, and a second round berth in the Alabama StatePlayoffs. . . Ranked as the No. 128 wide receiver in the nation and the No.27 overall player in the state of Alabama by ESPN.com . . . Named McGill-Toolen Scholar athlete (3.0 GPA or higher for athletes) . . . Named to the2011 and 2012 6A All-Region team.

Jabari Mathieu: 6-3, 240, Jr., DE, Gardena, Calif. (Orange Lutheran)In 2011 El Camino finished 8-3, ranked 6th in the California CommunityCollege Football Poll (Southern California), and fell to Mount San Antonioin the National Bowl game as Mathieu played in eleven games at defen-sive end . . . Mathieu recorded 22 total tackles (14 solo ), 6.5 tackles forloss, 5.5 sacks, one pass break-up, eight quarterback hurries and one fum-ble recovery . . . In 2012 El Camino finished 3-7 as Mathieu started at de-fensive end and recording 27 total tackles (17 solo), 9 tackles for loss, 5.5sacks and three pass break-ups in nine games . . . Before attending ElCamino, played at Leuzinger High School in Lawndale, Calif.

Jerry Moorehead: 6-4, 210, Fr., TE, Camden Ark. (Camden Fairview)Led Fairview to a 14-0 record and a state championship in 2012 . . .Recorded 54 rushes for 243 yards and 9 touchdowns as a senior . . . Alsorecorded 54 catches for 855 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2012 . . . Hewas selected to the all-state team in both 2011 and 2012 . . . Named tothe 2012 Farm Bureau Awards Watch List recognizing the top offensiveand defensive player in the state for each high school classification . . .Named all-conference in 2011 and 2012 as well . . . Helped lead the Car-dinals to an 11-2 record and Conference 5A Southwest championship asa junior when he completed 29-of-38 passes for 519 yards and six touch-downs while running 100 times for 712 yards and 10 scores . . . Selectedto the All-Golden Triangle team his last two seasons . . . Team Captain andalso a letterman in basketball and track and field . . . Was also a team-mate of current Arkansas State football player Derek Keaton.

Chris Odom: 6-4, 230, Fr., DE, Arlington, Texas (Martin)Helped lead the Martin High School Warriors to a 7-4 record and playoff

appearance . . . Recorded 32 tackles, three tackles for loss, and one passdefended as a senior . . . Class 5-3A all-district selection at defensive end. . . Father, Cliff, played 13 years in the NFL at linebacker with the Indi-anapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins . . . Older brother,Clifton, played defensive back at Baylor . . . Also participated in track andfield.

Dijon Paschal: 6-2, 185, Fr., WR, Tallassee, Ala. (Tallassee)Helped lead Tallassee High School to a 9-3 record and the second roundof the 4A Alabama state playoffs . . . Montgomery Advertiser’s Class 1A-4A All-Metro Player of the Year . . . Named to the Alabama Sports Writers’Association All-State Football Team as an honorable mention selection . .. Rushed for 884 yards and 11 touchdowns, caught 28 passes for 450 yardsand six scores and returned a kickoff for a touchdown as a senior . . . Two-time All-Metro selection by the Montgomery Advertiser . . . Ranked as theNo. 30 overall player in the state of Alabama by 247Sports.com . . . Alsoplays basketball for THS.

*Chandler Rogers: 6-2, 210, Jr., QB, Brookhaven, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln(Miss.) Community College)Will have two years of eligibility remaining at Arkansas State and as amidyear signee will be able to participate in A-State’s spring camp . . .Helped lead Copiah-Lincoln to a 9-3 record and No. 14 ranking in the finalNJCAA Poll in 2012 . . . With Rogers taking the snaps, the Wolfpackclaimed their first Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Col-leges (MACJC) state championship since 1985 . . . As a sophomore, he putup numbers that were among the best in the country with 3,164 passingyards and 30 touchdowns . . . His 263.7 yards per game were the sixthmost among all NJCAA players and his passing touchdowns ranked as thefourth most . . . Connected on 241-of-390 passing attempts for a 61.8completion percentage and also posted a long pass of 75 yards and longrun of 82 . . . Named a MACJC Second Team All-State selection for his ef-forts as a sophomore . . . Attended Brookhaven Academy.

*Brennan Tutor: 6-4, 280, Jr., OL, Pontotoc, Miss. (Itawamba (Miss.) CC)Will have two years of eligibility remaining at Arkansas State and as amidyear signees will be able to participate in A-State’s spring camp . . .Redshirted his true freshman season at Itawamba before starting at tacklefor the Indians as both a freshman and sophomore . . . Earned MACJCSecond Team All-State honors as a sophomore after helping Itawamba toa 6-3 record, including a 24-23 win over then-ranked No. 3 East MississippiCommunity College in its season finale . A key member of the Indians’ of-fensive line that paved the way for 393.2 yards and 24.4 points per gamein 2012 . . . Tutor was named first team all-area in both 2008 and 2009 atPontotoc (Miss.) High School . . . Three-year varsity letterman . . . Receivedhis school’s leadership award as a senior and was an alternate in the Mis-sissippi-Alabama All-Star game.

Xavier Woodson: 6-2, 200, Fr., LB, Eufaula, Ala. (Eufaula)Recorded 88 tackles (53 solo), two tackles for loss, one fumble recoveryand one interception his senior year at Eufaula High School . . . Rushed for664 yard and posted 199 receiving yards . . . Accounted for 12 total touch-downs . . . Helped lead EHS to an 8-3 record and first round appearancein the 5A Alabama state playoffs. . . As a junior, led the team in total tack-les with 133 and returned multiple interceptions for touchdowns . . .Three-year varsity letterman and voted team captain for the 2012 sea-son.


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