2009 CLASS POS. PLAYER HOMETOWN/SCHOOL STATUS/PRO FOOTBALL OL Alvin Bailey Broken Arrow, Okla. 3-year starter/Seattle Seahawks WR Neal Barlow Pulaski Academy Transferred to Kansas OL Colby Berna Fayetteville Received medical hardship, 2011 OL Shauntez Bruce Tallahassee, Fla. Lincoln Rule ineligible, died in 2010 DE Ryan Calender Caddo Mills, Texas Transferred to Arkansas Tech DB Rudell Crim Butler County (Kan.) CC Played two season/Arena football RB Knile Davis Missouri City, Texas Played three seasons/Kansas City Chiefs D Caleb Evans Palomar (Calif.) CC Played one season, quit year K Briton Forester Palomar (Calif.) CC Never played DB David Gordon Tulsa East Central Played 10 games as frosh., transferred to OSU WR Cobi Hamilton Texarkana, Texas Played 4 seasons/Cincinnati Bengals practice squad Ath. Rickey Hughey Lafayette County Never made it to campus, ruled ineligible DL DeQuinta Jones Bastrop, La. 4-year letterman/Arena football DB Anthony Leon College of the Sequoias (Calif.) Played senior season at LB DL Kevin Lowery Gainesville, Fla. Never made it to campus, ruled ineligible QB Brandon Mitchell Amite, La. Played 3 seasons, transferred to N.Carolina State DB Jerry Mitchell Mandeville, La. Played backup safety LB Austin Moss Rockwall (Texas) Heat Transferred after redshirting, at La.-Monroe DE Colton Nash Sulphur Springs, Texas Blocked punt in Sugar Bowl, finished eligibility in 2012 season OL Anthony Oden Hargrave Military Acad. (Va.) Dismissed from team, July, 2011, transferred to Lamar S-LB Ross Rasner Waco (Texas) Reicher 4-year letterman/Cut by Denver Broncos WR Lance Ray Havana (Fla.) East Gadsden Lettered as return man, tranferred to JC; now receiver at East Carolina DB Andru Stewart College of the Sequoias (Calif.) Lettered in 2009-2010 OL Travis Swanson Kingwood, Texas 4-year starter, team captain TE Austin Tate Harrison Final season at Arkansas DL Robert Thomas Muskogee, Okla. Didn’t qualify, went to JC, returned to Arkansas in 2011 OL Zhamal Thomas Corsicana (Texas) Navarro Lettered two seasons/Arena football LB Terrell Williams Tulsa Union 4-year letterman, finished eligibility in 2012 RB Turell Williams Hel. W,-Helena Central Never made it to campus, ruled ineligible RB Ronnie Wingo Jr. St. Louis, Mo. University 4 year letterman/Buffalo Bills DB Darius Winston Hel. W.-Helena Central 4 year letterman; finished eligibility in 20122010 CLASS DL Calvin Barnett Tulsa Washington Ruled ineligible, attended JC, at Oklahoma State Ath. Jatashun Beachum Dallas Maceo Smith Redshirted freshman year, left team after 2011 spring practice DB Eric Bennett Tulsa Washington Current starter in secondary, 48 tt, 3 pbu DL LaCraig Brown Monroe (La.) Richwood Left team before 1st game of freshman year K Eduardo Camara Cedar Hill (Texas) Redshirted freshman year, transferred to Central Arkansas DB Daunte Carr Gainesville, Ga. Backup linebacker has four tt OL Luke Charpentier River Ridge (La. Curtis) Listed as second-team center OL Cam Feldt Pilot Point, Texas Redshirted as freshman, left in spring 2011; now at North Texas LB Courtney Gaston Fort Gibson, Okla Never made it to campus, ruled ineligible TE-DE Brad Hefley Joplin, Mo. Redshirted freshman season, left in spring of 2011 WR Javontee Herndon Jacksonville, Fla., Bolles Starter, 20-338 receiving, 4 touchdowns K Zach Hocker Russellville 4-year starter, UA’s all-time leading points scorer WR Julian Horton Greater Atlanta Christian (Ga.) Second-team receiver, 7-57 receiving WR M. Humphrey Hoover, Ala. Left program in spring of 2012 after felony charge Now at UAB DL Jeremiah Jackson Hoover, Ala. Received medical hardship before 2012 season, still attending UA DL Byran Jones Junction City Multiyear starter, 23 tts, 1 for loss LB Jarrett Lake Jenks, Okla. 1st-year starter at linebacker, second in tackles LB Braylon Mitchell Heber Springs 1st-year starter at linebacker, third in tackles OL Denton Simek Prague, Okla. Moved to TE, left team in summer of 2011 DE Chris Smith Mount Ulla (N.C.) West Rowan Has started 23 of 39 games, six sacks this season DB Darrell Smith Port Saint Joe (Fla.) Left team in Jan. 2012 DB Alan Turner Junction City Started 2 of 20 games in 2011-2012, leads team in tackles TE Garrett Uekman Little Rock Catholic Died of undetected heart problem, Nov. 20, 2011 WR Marquel Wade Jacksonville (Fla.) Jackson Left program in spring of 2012 after felony burglary charges QB Jacoby Walker Spring, Texas Westfield Redshirted as freshman, granted release Dec. 2011, playing WR at UCA2011 CLASS POS. PLAYER HOMETOWN/SCHOOL STATUS/PRO FOOTBALL QB Brandon Allen Fayetteville Starting QB has eight touchdowns, seven interceptions DL Horace Arkadie Irving, Texas Seeing first action, as backup, this season LB Robert Atiga Snow College (Utah) Backup who lettered in 2011, 1 tackle in 2013 OL Austin Beck Nowata, Okla. Backup, hasn’t lettered OL Brey Cook Springdale Har-Ber Starter OL M. Danenhauer Bentonville Redshirt sophomore hasn’t played TE Demetrius Dean Fayetteville Has seen limited action in 2012 Ath. Kelvin Fisher Jr. Gilbert, Ariz. Higley Limited action in secondary DE Trey Flowers Huntsville (Ala.) Columbia Starter has 26 tackles, 4 sacks, 11 interceptions WR Quinta Funderburk Chesapeake (Va.) Oscar Smith Granted 2012 release, playing receiver at Syracuse S Rohan Gaines Bainbridge, Ga. Starter has 17 tackles LB Tyler Gilbert Charlotte (N.C.) Tech Dismissed in July 2012 after spring arrest DL Lonnie Gosha Lake Butler (Fla.) Union County Left team during freshman season, transferred to Troy LB Brock Haman Scottsdale, Ariz. Saguaro Granted release in 2012, transferred to Arizona State, no longer on roster LB Alonzo Highsmith Phoenix(Ariz.) CC Two-year starter/Released by Miami Dolphins after FA signing DL Demarcus Hodge Monroe (La.) Neville Saw limited 2012 action, has 11 tackles 1.5 for loss DE D. Kelly-Thomas Lufkin, Texas Saw limited action in 2012 WR Davyon McKinney Forrest City Appeared in 11 games in 2012 as CB; 3 tackles in 2013 WR Keante Minor East St. Louis, Ill., Granted release in May after lettering in 2011-2012 DB Tevin Mitchel Mansfield, Texas Legacy Two-year starter at corner; has 41 tackles, 1 interception DE Grady Ollison Malvern Started season as starter, now backup OL Jason Peacock Citrus (Calif.) CC Completed eligibility, 2-year starter TE Andrew Peterson Dallas (Texas) Seagoville Left program in 2012 after burglary charge; at Kilgore Junior College Ath. Jashaud Sims Dickinson, Texas Failed to qualify FB Kiero Small Hartnell (Calif.) CC Starter after receiving medical redshirt in 2012, 207 all-purpose yards OL Mitch Smothers Springdale Started 4 games as freshman, redshirted, Started season now backup OL Chris Stringer Citrus (Calif.) CC Limited action in 2011-2012 DL Robert Thomas Coffeyville (Kan.) CC Significant contributor for 2 seasons; had season-ending injury vs. S.C.
WR Marquel Wade Milford Academy (N.Y.) Left program in 2012 after charged with residential burglary RB Kody Walker Jefferson City, Mo. Leg injuries limited him in 2011 and 2012; playing as backup TE Brett Weir St. Thomas Aquinas (Ontario) Never lettered, no longer on roster WR Kane Whitehurst Alpharetta (Ga.) Chattahooche Released in May 2012 after drug arrest, walk-on WR at South Carolina2012 CLASS LB Vin Ascolese North Bergen, N.J. Failed to qualify OL Cordale Boyd Memphis Ridgeway Redshirted as freshman, backup DB Ray Buchanan Jr. Suwanee (Ga.) Peachtree Ridge Redshirted as freshman, no statistics in 2013 DB Jared Collins Tulsa Washington Redshirted as freshman, has 12 TT in 7 games WR D’Arthur Cowan Olive Branch, Miss. Played 6 games as frosh, 1-9 receiving in 2 games DE Austin Flynn Los Angeles Harbor CC. Recorded 10 TT as a junior, dismissed after February DWI arrest WR Keon Hatcher Owasso, Okla. Had 3 receptions as freshman, has 11-125 receiving, 1 TD this season WR Eric Hawkins Longview, Texas Redshirted as freshman, 3-32 receiving in 7 games this season DB Will Hines Waco, Texas Started 9 games as freshman; 22 TT, 1 int. in 6 before breaking arm Ath. Nathan Holmes Port Arthur (Texas) Memorial Limited stats in 9 games as freshman, 6-22 rushing in 4 2013 games DE Taiwan Johnson Manvel, Texas Redshirted as freshman, 4 tackles in 3 games this season DE Brandon Lewis Memphis Ridgeway Redshirted as freshman; 11 TT, 2 for loss in 8 games as backup DB Defonta Lowe Bearden Freshman letterman, granted a release this past spring WR MeKale McKay Louisville (Ky.) Moore 21- 317 receiving, 2 TDs as frosh.; granted release, at Cincinnati.
LB Otha Peters Covington, La. 32 tackles in 10 freshman games; 9 tackles, 2 pass breakups in 5 games DL Darius Philon Prichard (Ala.) Vigor Redshirt freshman has 26 tackles, 6 for losses in 8 games RB Donovan Roberts Norman, Okla. Redshirted, left program, now playing at Central Oklahoma DE Jeremy Sprinkle White Hall Redshirt freshman 3-24 receiving in eight games this season LB A.J. Turner East Poinsett County 53 TTs in 12 games as freshman; redshirting because of hand injury OL Jeremy Ward Pottsville Redshirt freshman a backup on defensive line RB Jonathan Williams Allen, Texas Rushed for 247 as freshman; 612 rushing, 4 TDs as sophomore WR Demetrius Wilson Glendale (Ariz.) CC 9-112 receiving, 1 TD as junior; redshirting after ACL injury DE JaMichael Winston Prichard (Ala.) Vigor Redshirt freshman has 3 tackles in 8 games DE Deatrich Wise Carrollton (Texas) Hebron HAS 13 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 QB hurries as redshirt freshman
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