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2010 UNIVERISTY OF GEORGIA SIGNEE BIOS
DEMETRE BAKER LB, 6-0, 200 Orange Park, Fla., Orange Park HS DEMETRE F. BAKER…Born: November 30, 1990…High School: Orange Park…SuperPrep All-America and All-Dixie teams….PrepStar All-America Team…Scout.com Four-Star Player, #270 Player in the Country, #23 OLB in the Country, #90 Player in the South, #35 Player in Florida…Rivals.com Three-Star Player, #25 OLB in the Country, #63 Player in Florida…70+ tackles, 11 sacks, 19 tackles for loss, five forced fumbles, and two interceptions as a senior…113 carries for 1,040 Yards and 13 rushing touchdowns as a senior…eight receptions for two TDs and one kickoff returned for a touchdown…played in USA National Junior vs. The World All-Star Game…SunState Football All-State linebacker…Florida Times-Union Boys Athlete of the Year…Florida Times-Union Super 75 OLB…Two-time Class AAAA state champion in shot put, two-time runner-up in discus event…All-Conference selection in weightlifting and track….High School Coach: Danny Green. BRENT BENEDICT OT, 6-5, 273 Jacksonville, Fla., The Bolles School BRENT EDWARD BENEDICT…Born: January 18, 1992…High School: The Bolles School… SuperPrep All-America and All-Dixie teams…PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team..Scout.com Four-Star Player, #89 Player in the Country, #10 OT in the Country, #29 Player in the South, #13 Player in Florida…Rivals.com Four-Star Player, #76 Player in the Country, #12 OT in the country, #5 Player in Florida…#19 in the ESPNU 150… Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120…selected to play in Under Armour All-America game…Missed part of senior season due to injury…High School Coach: Corky Rogers.
MICHAEL BENNETT WR, 6-3, 186 Alpharetta, Ga., Alpharetta HS MICHAEL BENNETT…Born: December 12, 1991…High School: Alpharetta…North-South All-Star Game…SuperPrep All-Dixie Team…PrepStar All-Region team….2010 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 50 and Honorable Mention Class AAAAA All-State team…All-League honors for WR play… Scout.com three-Star prospect; #81 RB in the Country…..DawgPost #39 Player in Georgia… Rivals.com three-star prospect; #55 Wide Receiver; #30 player in Georgia… ESPN three-star recruit…MaxPreps calls Bennett one of the most underrated WR prospects in Georgia….During his senior season, he rushed for 693 yards and scored 7 touchdowns…gained 1,084 all-purpose yards and also picked up 35 tackles…High School Coach: Jason Dukes. BRANDON BURROWS DE, 6-3, 240 Marietta, Ga., Walton HS BRANDON SCOTT BURROWS… Born: September 19, 1991….High School: Walton… Suffered torn ACL in spring practice of his senior year and missed all the 2009 season….SuperPrep All-Dixie team…Pre-Star All-Region team….Scout.com three-star recruit, #52 ranked DE, DawgPost.com #34 player in Georgia… Rivals.com three-star recruit, #28 ranked DE, #42 player in Georgia… ESPN.com four-star recruit, #37 ranked DE… also played running back in high school…as a junior recorded 24 tackles, 10 sacks, and a forced fumble… helped lead Walton to a 9-2 record and a regional championship in 2008… High School Coach: Rocky Hidalgo. MARC DEAS SAF, 6-1, 185 Kissimmee, Fla., Osceola HS MARC ANTHONY DEAS…Born: April 5, 1992…High School: Osceola…SuperPrep All-Dixie team….PrepStar All-Region team…Scout.com Three-Star Player, #59 safety in the country, #91 Player in Florida…Rivals.com Three-Star Player, #51 safety in the country…Orlando Sentinel All-Central-Florida Second Team…Orlando Sentinel All-Osceola County First Team…Miami Herald All-State first team linebacker… 2009 Florida Times-Union Super 75 Safety…as a senior registered 54 tackles and one interception on defense, completed 26 of 76 for 536 yards and seven touchdowns as the Kowboys’ primary quarterback throughout the 2009 campaign, and rushed for 458 yards and six touchdowns on 88 carries….recorded 108 Tackles as a junior…High School Coach: Jeff Rolson.
JALEN FIELDS DE, 6-5, 250 Dalton, Ga., Dalton HS JALEN FIELDS…Born: June 12, 1992…High School: Dalton…Rivals.com four-star prospect, #14 DE nationally, #8 overall prospect in Georgia, and Rivals250…Scout.com four-star prospect, #30 DE nationally, Top 300, #76 Player in the South…DawgPost #16 player in Georgia…ESPN.com #44 DE nationally…SuperPrep All-America and All-Dixie Teams….PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team…2009 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 50 prospects in state (#37) and Class AAAA All-State Honorable Mention…2009 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAA All-State Team Honorable Mention… Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120…Georgia’s first commitment for 2010 class…The Daily Citizen 2009 All-Area Team…The Daily Citizen 2009 All-Region First-Team Defense…as a senior, recorded 63 tackles, one interception, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries including one returned 35 yards for a touchdown…helped lead Dalton High School to its 50th straight winning season in 2009…The Daily Citizen 2008 All-Area Team…recorded 78 tackles and eight sacks as a junior including 35 tackles for loss…lettered in football and basketball at Dalton…High School Coach: Adam Winegarden. KENARIOUS GATES OL, 6-5, 300 Grantville, Ga., Greenville HS KENARIOUS GATES…Born: October 24, 1991…High School: Greenville…2009 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 50 #44, All-State First Team Class A…Georgia Sports Writers Association Class A All-State team… Scout.com three-star prospect, #90 offensive tackle nationally…Rivals.com three-star prospect…ESPN.com #139 offensive tackle nationally…helped lead the Patriots to the second round of the GHSA playoffs and an 11-1 season in 2009…also played basketball at Greenville…High School Coach: Jeremy Williams. JAKAR HAMILTON SAF, 6-2, 196 Edgefield, SC, Georgia Military College JAKAR HAMILTON….Born: October 2, 1989…. Junior College: SuperPrep JUCO 100…PrepStar All-Region team….Rivals.com four-star player, 4th rated safety, 2nd best JUCO player… Scout.com four-star player, 10th best safety, and 2nd best JUCO player in the country…. JUCO All American first team….finalist for NJCAA Defensive Player of the Year…also earned rank of Captain in the GMC Cadet Corps…career stats at GMC were 88 tackles and six interceptions….Georgia Military College’s Head Coach: Bert Williams... High School: Strom Thurmond High School… Scored 20 TDs his senior year… led his team to the Class AAA State Championship… High School Coach: Lee Sawyer. KOLTON HOUSTON Buford, Ga., Buford High School KOLTON HOUSTON… Born: July 25, 1991…High School: Buford High School… Named to the 2010 Under Armour All-American game… named a PrepStar All-American… SuperPrep All-Dixie Team….selected for the Atlanta Journal Constitution 2009 Georgia’s Super 11, Class AA All-State, and ranked 26th in the 2009 AJC Top 50… 2009 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AA All-State first team….ranked No. 3 offensive guard prospect by ESPN…member of ESPNU150… ranked No. 21 offensive guard by Rivals.com…Rivals.com Georgia Midseason Top 100 for 2010… Scout.com four-star player ranked #6 OG in the country, #73 overall players in the South, and #15 player in Georgia…helped lead Buford High School to its third straight Class AA state championship in 2009… 2008 Georgia Sports Writers Association AA All-State…2008 First Team All-Area.…High School Coach: Jess Simpson. KEN MALCOME RB, 6-0, 212 Decatur, Ga., Southwest Dekalb HS KEN MALCOME…Born: September 25, 1991…High School: Southwest Dekalb…2009 Prepstar All-American and SuperPrep All-Dixie team…2009 Atlanta Journal Constitution Top 50, Class AAAA All-State First Team Honorable Mention…Rivals.com four-star prospect, #24 RB nationally, #20 overall in Georgia…Scout.com four-star prospect, #25 RB nationally, #96 overall in the South…Dawg Post #20 overall in Georgia…ESPN.com #97 overall nationally…Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120…missed four games in junior year with sprained knee and ankle but still finished with 954 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns…as a senior rushed for 1,168 yards and 16 touchdowns, averaging 129.8 yards per game…ran the 100m and 200m sprints on the high school team …High School Coach: Buck Godfrey. HUTSON MASON QB, 6-3, 190 Marietta, Ga., Lassiter HS HUTSON TAYLOR MASON… Born: September 20, 1991….High School: Lassiter…2009 Parade Magazine All-American…2009 Georgia Sports Writers’ Association All-Class Player of the Year and Class AAAAA All-State team… 2009 Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year… 2009 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAAAA Offensive Player of the Year, Top 50, and Class AAAAA All-State first-team… SuperPrep All-Dixie team…. PrepStar All-Region team…2009 Georgia Athletic Coaches North-South High School All-Star game… 2009 and 2008 Marietta Daily Journal Cobb County Offensive Player of the Year… MaxPreps.com Georgia all-decade team… Scout.com three-star recruit, DawgPost.com #39 player in Georgia… Rivals.com three-star recruit, #97 ranked player in Georgia… ESPN.com three-star recruit, #21 ranked QB… 2008 GSWA Class AAAAA offensive Player of the Year and Class AAAAA All-State team… 2008 AJC Class AAAAA All-State honorable mention…in just two years as a starter, compiled 8,265 yards passing and 85 touchdown passes… as a senior, set Georgia state records for passing yards (4,560) and touchdowns (54) in a season… set state records for passing yards (552) in a single game against South Gwinnett… helped lead Lassiter to 12-1 record and first region championship in school history in 2009 … as a junior, passed for 3,705 yards and 28 touchdowns…High School Coach: Chip Lindsey.
DEXTER MORANT DE, 6-7, 240 Manning, S.C., Manning HS DEXTER MORANT…Born: September 19, 1991…High School: Manning…SuperPrep All-Mid-Atlantic Team…PrepStar All-America Team….Rivals.com four-star prospect, #9 overall prospect in South Carolina, #15 DE nationally, and South Carolina Midseason Top 30 (#9)….Scout.com three-star prospect, #44 DE nationally, #12 player in South Carolina, and #97 in Southeast Class of 2010 Top150... ESPN.com #73 DE nationally...The State Top 50 Seniors in S.C. (#10)...2009 ESPNU 150 watch list...2009 Charlotte Observer S.C. Top 25 Recruits (#10)... Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120….2009 The Item All-Area First Team…2009 SCADA North-South All-Star Football Game participant…2009 Palmetto Champions All-Star Team Class AA…2009 Class AA Lower State Lineman of the Year…participated in Shrine Bowl as a senior…recorded 80 tackles as a senior, including 25 for loss. had 9 sacks, four caused fumbles and blocked three field goal attempts…made over 100 tackles, including 20 tackles for loss and ten sacks as a junior...2007 The Item All-Area Team…recorded 86 tackles, including 17 for loss as a sophomore…High School Coach: Robert Briggs III.
ALEC OGLETREE DB, 6-3, 215 Newnan, Ga., Newnan HS ALEC OGLETREE…Born: September 25, 1991…High School: Newnan…Under Armour All-American…2009 USA Today All-USA First Team…Parade Magazine All-American…2009 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11, Class AAAAA Defensive Player of the Year, All-Decade Team, All-State First Team, No. 2 on Top 50 list…SuperPrep Elite 50, All-America, and All-Dixie teams… PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team…GSWA Class AAAAA Defensive Player of the Year, All-State team… MaxPreps.com #2 safety nationally, #29 overall…ESPN.com 150, #4 safety nationally, #29 overall…Scout.com five-star prospect, #3 outside linebacker nationally, #7 player in the South, #22 overall player nationally, Dawg Post #2 player in Georgia…Rivals.com four-star prospect, #3 safety nationally….Rivals100 2010 #40…. Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120…Newnan Times-Herald County Player of the Year…played in Georgia North-South High School All-Star game…2008 GSWA All-State…2008 AJC All-State Honorable Mention... three-year starter for Newnan during a stretch where the team went 37-4 and made the GHSA state semifinals twice…blocked a field goal with five seconds to go and caught the winning touchdown pass during Newnan’s 9-7 win over Grayson in the 2009 GHSA playoffs…finished the 2009 season with 85 tackles, including five tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, two interceptions and two blocked kicks…also recorded 33 receptions for 633 yards and five touchdowns on offense…as a junior in 2008 had 75 tackles, three interceptions and six blocked punts…as a sophomore in 2007 had six blocked punts and returned one for a touchdown…also was a starter on the basketball team and ran the 400-meter dash and the 4x100 relay and long jumped for the Cougars…high school teammates with twin brother and fellow Georgia signee Alexander Ogletree…High School Coach: Mike McDonald. ALEXANDER OGLETREE LB, 5-10, 205 Newnan, Ga., Newnan HS ALEXANDER OGLETREE…Born: September 25, 1991…High School: Newnan… PrepStar All-Region team….Scout.com two-start prospect, #74 middle linebacker nationally…ESPN.com #109 outside linebacker nationally…Newnan Times-Herald County Co-Defensive Player of the Year…named All-Region 4-AAAAA First Team (offense and defense)… as a senior finished with 90 tackles, including 11 tackles for loss and two sacks, two forced fumbles, one interception, one blocked kick and one blocked punt…. hauled in 16 passes for 239 yards and four touchdowns on offense…also rushed for 93 yards on six option plays…three-year starter for Newnan during a stretch where the team went 37-4 and made the GHSA state semifinals twice…was a starter on the Cougar basketball team…high school teammates with twin brother and fellow Georgia signee Alec Ogletree…High School Coach: Mike McDonald. LONNIE OUTLAW WR, 6-5, 180 Rochelle, Ga., Wilcox County HS LONNIE OUTLAW…High School: Wilcox County…2009 Atlanta Journal Constitution Class A All-State Honorable Mention…member of Georgia High School All-Star Game South Team…Georgia Sports Writers Association Class A All-State Honorable Mention…2009 All-Middle Georgia GHSA Second Team…helped lead Wilcox County to the 2009 Georgia Class A State Title Game…hauled in 41 passes for 829 yards and six touchdowns in 2009…scored 10 touchdowns on 22 catches on 417 yards receiving as a junior in 2008…High School Coach: Mark Ledford.
DEREK OWENS CB, 5-9, 180 Jacksonville, Fla., Andrew Jackson HS DEREK OWENS…Born: January 22, 1990…High School: Andrew Jackson… SuperPrep All-Dixie Team…PrepStar All-Region team…Scout.com Three-Star Player, #44 CB in the country, #54 Player in Florida…Rivals.com Three-Star Player, #27 cornerback in the country…SunState Football #52 Player in Florida…2008 First Team All-First Coast…FSWA Class AAA All-State third team… Florida Times-Union 2009 Super 75 Cornerback…20 career interceptions…High School Coach: Kevin Sullivan. GARRISON SMITH DT, 6-3, 250 Atlanta, Ga., Douglas HS GARRISON SMITH…Born: October 9, 1991...High School: Douglass…2009 Prepstar Top 150 Dream Team and SuperPrep Elite 50, All-America and All-Dixie teams…2009 Atlanta Journal Constitution Top 50, Super 11, Class AAAAA All-State First Team…2009 U.S. Army All-America Bowl participant…Rivals.com four-star prospect, #3 DT nationally, #79 overall nationally, #5 overall in Georgia…Rivals.com 2010 DT Rankings: #3 Best athlete, #1 Best pass rusher, #2 Quickest…Scout.com four-star prospect, #6 DT nationally, #77 overall nationally, #7 overall in the South…Dawg Post #4 overall in Georgia…ESPNU.com #15 DT nationally, #143 overall nationally… Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120…as a junior recorded 108 total tackles including 27 for loss and 14 sacks and also forced 7 fumbles…as a senior tallied 80 total tackles including 20 for loss and 10 sacks through the first nine games, named Touchdown Club of Atlanta Lineman of the Week for Week 9…brothers with Greg Smith, backup A-back for rival Georgia Tech in 2009…High School Coach: Kenny Barrow. T.J. STRIPLING DE, 6-6, 215 Decatur, Ga., Southwest Dekalb HS T.J. STRIPLING…Born: October 29, 1991…High School: Southwest Dekalb…2009 Prepstar Top 150 Dream Team…SuperPrep All-America and All-Dixie Teams….2009 Atlanta Journal Constitution Top 50, Super 11, Class AAAA Defensive Player of the Year, Class AAAA All-State First Team…Rivals.com four-star prospect, #4 DE nationally, #45 overall nationally, #2 overall in Georgia…Rivals.com 2010 DE Rankings: #3 Best pass rusher…Scout.com four-star prospect, #12 DE nationally, #92 overall nationally, #30 overall in the South…Dawg Post #6 overall in Georgia…ESPN.com #84 overall nationally… Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120…as a junior tallied 88 total tackles including 18 for loss and 14 sacks…as a senior recorded 117 total tackles including 22 for loss and 21 sacks…high school teammates with Georgia signee T.J. Stripling…Coach: Buck Godfrey. MIKE THORNTON DL, 6-1, 280 Stone Mountain, Ga., Stephenson HS MICHAEL THORNTON…Born: January 1, 1992…High School: Stephenson…2009 Prepstar All-American …SuperPrep All-America and All-Dixie teams….2009 Atlanta Journal Constitution Top 50, Class AAAAA All-State First Team…2009 Defensive MVP of UGA Nike Camp…Rivals.com four-star prospect, #15 DT nationally, #145 overall nationally, #10 overall in Georgia…Scout.com four-star prospect, #16 DT nationally, #175 overall nationally, #58 overall in the South…Dawg Post #13 overall in Georgia…ESPNU.com #18 DT nationally…Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120…as a senior tallied 78 total tackles including 13 for loss and 6 sacks, named Touchdown Club of Atlanta Lineman of the Week for Week 3, led Stephenson Jaguars to a 11-1 record….as a junior recorded 95 total tackles including 15 for loss and 2.5 sacks… …High School Coach: Ronald Gartrell. 
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