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2010 Tennessee Football Signees Tyler Bray Stats: Second on Valley Section career passing list with more than 8,000 yards ... As a senior, completed 185-of-302 passes (61.2 percent) for 3,321 yards and 41 TDs while adding 171 yards on the ground ... As a junior in 2008, threw for 2,411 yards and 26 touchdowns ... As a sophomore in 2007, completed 99 passes for 1,784 yards ... As a freshman in 2006, threw for 1,100 yards. Misc: Practiced with Vols during mid-December lead in to Chick-fil-A Bowl ... Enrolled at UT in January ... Led Kingsburg to perfect 13-0 season and Valley championship as a senior ... Also a standout on the basketball court while averaging nearly 20 points and nine rebounds as a junior ... Competed in baseball for Kingsburg, finished junior season batting .455 with one home run and 20 RBIs ... Also finished with a 2-1 record on the mound with a 4.94 ERA and 32 strikeouts ... Coach at Kingsburg High School: John Sweeney. John Brown Stats: Paced Northeast Mississippi Community College with 80 total tackles in 2009 … 45 of those tackles were solos, with 35 assists … Also added 3.5 sacks in 2009 … Finished senior year at Lakeland High School with more than 94 total tackles (53 solo), including 18 for lost yardage and 11.5 sacks … As a junior, collected 93 tackles, four sacks and two fumble recoveries … Recorded 70 tackles and 10 sacks as a sophomore. Misc: Originally signed with Florida in 2007 after helping Lakeland to 45 straight victories and three straight Class 5A state championships … USA Today also voted Lakeland its national champion in 2006 and 2007 … Coach at Lakeland High School: Bill Castle … Coach at Northeast Mississippi Community College: Ricky Smither. Dave Clark Stats: Tallied 50 tackles, two interceptions and two forced fumbles and seven pass breakups as a freshman at Independence in 2008 … Totaled 57 tackles, 7 interceptions, and 13 pass break-ups as a high school senior … Amassed 72 tackles, 10 tackles-for-loss and two sacks as a junior. Misc: Redshirted 2009 because of a summer injury after entering the preseason as a junior college All-America choice … Coach at Independence Community College: Steve Carson … Coach at Capitol Senior High School: Chad Germany. Raiques Crump Stats: Finished senior year with 108 tackles (75 solo), including 28 for lost yardage and eight sacks … Also forced five fumbles and blocked two punts … Forced key fumble during win over then fourth-ranked Jess Lanier High that led to touchdown … As a junior in 2008, totaled 82 tackles, 18 tackles-for-loss and nine sacks. Misc: Helped Minor High School to second round of 2009 Class 6A playoffs … Led team as starter to 25-10 record over three prep seasons … Earned track and field All-Metro honors in javelin as freshman and in 100M hurdles as sophomore … Eagle Scout … Coach at Minor High School: Randy Cook. Marcques Dixon Stats: Totaled 40 tackles and two interceptions as a senior in 2009 ... Also in 2009, caught 25 passes for over 700 yards receiving and four touchdowns … Added four kickoff returns, two punt returns and one interception for touchdown as a senior … Finished with 41 tackles and four interceptions as a sophomore in 2007. Misc: Competed in the DeKalb County All-Star Bowl in 2010 … Coach at Southwest DeKalb High School: Buck Godfrey. Channing Fugate Stats: Finished senior season with 1,332 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns ... Highlight of 2009 was rushing for 141 yards and four touchdowns to go with one receiving TD against Powell County ... Rushed for 3,052 yards and 36 touchdowns as a junior ... During sophomore season, rushed for 1,727 yards and 30 touchdowns ... Added 45 catches that year for 625 yards and five scores. Misc: Practiced with Vols during mid-December lead in to Chick-fil-A Bowl ... Enrolled at UT in January ... Sparked Breathitt County to a Class AAA state runner-up finish as a junior ... Coach at Breathitt County High School: Mike Holcomb. Zach Fulton Misc: Younger brother of current Tampa Bay Buccaneers lineman Xavier Fulton … Coach at Homewood-Flossmoor High School: Kenny Smith. Stats: Tallied 46 receptions for 714 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior in 2009 ... As a junior in 2008, caught 34 passes for 545 yards and 13 touchdowns. Misc: Plans on participating in track and field at Tennessee under jumps coach Jerome Romain … Track & Field News rates him nation’s No. 3 long jumper (25-3¾), No. 7 high jumper (7-2) and No. 14 triple jumper (49-5) … Won Virginia Class AAA state championship in the high jump and long jump as a junior … Place second in state triple jump, ninth in 300M hurdles and ran a leg on Ocean Lakes’ third-place 4x100 M relay team … Also competed on the basketball team at Ocean Lakes … Coach at Ocean Lakes High School: Chris Scott. Martaze Jackson Stats: Combined for 28 quarterback sacks over his last two seasons … As a senior, 26 of his 38 total tackles went for lost yardage … 11 of those were sacks and he also forced three fumbles … Amassed 54 tackles, 17 sacks and eight tackles-for-loss as a junior in 2008. Misc: Helped Demopolis to 12-3 record in 2009 and Alabama Class 5A state championship … Coach at Demopolis High School: Tom Causey. Ja’Wuan James Misc: Enrolled at UT in January ... Helped lead North Gwinnett to 13-1 mark this season as senior ... Team earned Region 7-5A championship and advanced to state quarterfinals ... Junior season also led to berth in state quarterfinals behind 10-3 finish ... Sophomore campaign of 2007 saw North Gwinnett advance to state championship final with 13-2 record ... Coach at North Gwinnett High School: Bob Sphire. Eddrick Loften Stats: Totaled 128 tackles (35 solos), four interceptions, 10 pass-break-ups and one fumble recovery as a senior ... As a junior, tallied 88 tackles, six interceptions, six sacks, five pass-break-ups and one fumble recovery … As a sophomore in 2007, registered 122 tackles and three interceptions… As a freshman in 2006, amassed 88 tackles and three interceptions. Misc: Four-year starter in the secondary at Nimitz … Coach at Nimitz High School: Steve Hohenberger. Ted Meline Stats: Appeared in only five games as senior for North Miami Senior High School ... Finished with 487 receiving yards and 32.2 per catch ... Also averaged 15 yards per rushing attempt while battling injuries. Misc: Enrolled at UT in January ... Played junior season at Westlake High School in Davie, Fla. ... Coach at North Miami Senior High School: Leonard Graham. Corey Miller Stats: As a senior, totaled 146 tackles and 18 sacks ...Tallied 119 tackles, 19 tackles-for-loss, 34 quarterback hurries and eight sacks as a junior ... Totaled 109 tackles and four sacks as a sophomore ... Finished four-year career with 388 total tackles and 38 sacks. Misc: Enrolled at UT in January ... Helped lead Byrnes to state championships during his sophomore and junior seasons with a combined overall record of 29-1 ... Team advanced to state runner-up finish his senior season and 13-2 record ... Also played basketball during freshman and sophomore seasons ... Coach at Byrnes High School: Chris Miller. Matt Milton Stats: Finished senior season rushing for 1,309 yards and 20 touchdowns, while catching 14 passes for 232 yards ... In addition to his receiving duties, also took direct snaps in Wildcat position ... On his first play at the position, rushed 76 yards for a touchdown against Waterloo ... Finished that game with 267 rushing yards and three touchdowns on just 10 carries, scoring on runs of 76, 67 and 36 ... Also rushed for 240 yards and three touchdowns against Triad and 226 yards and three TDs against Civic Memorial ... In playoff loss to Rochester, rolled up 182 yards rushing with three TDs, including 67-yard run and 97-yard kickoff return ... Caught 40 passes as a junior for 797 yards and nine touchdowns. Misc: Enrolled at UT in January ... Practiced with Vols during mid-December lead in to Chick-fil-A Bowl ... Coach at Mascoutah High School: Scott Battas. Stats: As a senior in 2009, completed 203-of-297 passes for 3,017 yards and 29 touchdowns against only eight interceptions … Also carried 78 times for an additional 359 yards, a 4.3-yard average … As junior at Darlington High School, threw for 700 yards and rushed for another 600. Misc: High school teammate of UT signee Da’Rick Rogers at both Calhoun and Darlington high schools … Helped Calhoun to 14-1 finish in 2009 and berth in Class AA state championship game … Competed three years in basketball and two in track and field (400M) … Placed fifth individually in 2009 Class AA state golf championship … National Honor Society member and Fellowship of Christian Athletes huddle leader … Coach at Calhoun High School: Hal Lamb. Rajion Neal Stats: Ran for 166 yards and one touchdown in 2009 state title game win over Clarke Central … Rushed for 242 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries against rival Starr’s Mill … Added 159 rushing yards and three TDs along with 110 return yards in victory over Thomas County. Misc: Helped lead Sandy Creek to Class AAAA state championship in 2009 over Clarke Central … … Coach at Sandy Creek High School: Chip Walker. Marques Pair Misc: Helped Sumter to 2009 Region VI-4A championship and 10-3 record … Sumter finished as Class 4A state runner-up in 2008 … Competes as a center on basketball team ... Coach at Sumter High School: Paul Sorrells. Michael Palardy Stats: Left-footer averaged better than 47.0 yards per punt as senior and all but five of his 43 kickoffs went for touchbacks … Added seven field goals in 2009 … As a junior, was 76-of-78 on extra points and 98-percent of kickoffs were touchbacks. Misc: Helped lead St. Thomas Aquinas to 5A state championship in 2008 … Coach at St. Thomas Aquinas High School: George Smith. Stats: Totaled over 160 tackles and six sacks as a senior in 2009 … Tallied 174 tackles, 19 tackles-for-loss, six sacks and one interception as a junior in 2008 … Finished career with 490 tackles, 31 tackles-for-loss, over 15 sacks, and 17 quarterback pressures. Misc: Helped lead Hoover to the 6A Alabama State Championship in 2009 … Coach at Hoover High School: Josh Niblett. Mychal Rivera Stats: Caught 35 passes for 330 yards and three touchdowns in 2009 ... As a high school senior, had 21 receptions for 210 yards … Caught passes in seven of eight games played … Scored three touchdowns. Misc: Originally signed with Oregon in 2008 … Helped Birmingham High School to 2007 West Valley League title with a 13-1 record, as well as a fourth-place finish in the final state rankings and a second consecutive City Championship Sectional title … Coach at College of the Canyons: Garett Tujague … Coach at Birmingham Senior High School: Osorio Arnold. Da’Rick Rogers Stats: In five career playoff games, compiled 707 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns … Set a Georgia state record with 1,641 receiving yards as a senior in 2009 ... Also caught 84 passes for 22 touchdowns as a senior … As a junior in 2008, tallied 66 receptions for 1,300 yards and 11 touchdowns. Misc: High school teammate of UT signee Nash Nance at both Calhoun and Darlington high schools … Helped Calhoun to 14-1 finish in 2009 and berth in Class AA state championship game … Coach at Calhoun High School: Hal Lamb. Dontavis Sapp Stats: As a senior, totaled 56 tackles and two interceptions ... As a junior, caught 19 passes for 259 yards and two touchdowns. Misc: Team finished 8-4 in 2009 and advanced to playoffs … Also a standout on the basketball court for Valdosta … Helped lead basketball team to a Region 1-5A Championship and 28-2 record as a junior … Given Coach’s Award after junior season for leadership and contributions on the hardwood … Coach at Valdosta High School: Rick Tomberlin. Matt Simms Stats: Played in 10 games this season for El Camino, completing 159-of-269 (59.1 percent) passes for 2,204 yards with 17 touchdowns against only 12 interceptions ... Helped El Camino to fourth consecutive league title ... Played the 2008 season at Louisville, appearing in two games and completing 4-of-10 passes for 39 yards with an interception ... During his three-year career as starter at Don Bosco Prep, passed for more than 6,000 yards and 60 touchdowns ... Threw for more than 2,000 yards and 20 touchdowns as senior in leading Don Bosco to state title and perfect 12-0 record ... Threw for 118 yards and TD in state championship win over St. Peter's ... Threw for 2,744 yards and 30 touchdowns during junior season as Don Bosco advanced to state title game ... As sophomore, led team to 11-1 record and trip to finals of New Jersey Non-Public Group 4 playoffs. Misc: Enrolled at UT in January ... Son of former Super Bowl-champion quarterback Phil Simms and the younger brother of Chris Simms, who currently plays for the Denver Broncos ... Coach at Don Bosco Prep School: Greg Toal ... Coach at El Camino Community College: John Featherstone. Jacques Smith Stats: Contributed 79 tackles, 21 tackles-for-loss, 9.5 sacks, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as a senior ... Tallied 80 tackles, 28 tackles-for-loss and 13 sacks as a junior. Misc: Enrolled at UT in January ... Coach at Ooltewah High School: Benny Monroe. James Stone Stats: As a junior, amassed 52 tackles, 12 tackles-for-loss, eight sacks and three fumble recoveries primarily at defensive tackle. Misc: Recipient of the prestigious William Hume Award as Metro Nashville’s Top High School Scholar-Athlete … Coach at Maplewood High School: Ralph Thompson. 
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