EAGLES FOOTBALL 2016 – GAME #1 CENTRAL UNIVERSITY “EAGLES” VS. “BLUE DEVILS” Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016 – Kickoff at 6:00 p.m. Brooks Field at – Durham, N.C. “Bull City Gridiron Classic”

THE GAME 2016 NCCU Football Schedule North Carolina Central University “Eagles” vs. Duke University “Blue Devils” Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 3 at Duke...... (ESPN3) 6 p.m. THE KICKOFF “Bull City Gridiron Classic” Saturday, September 3, 2016 – Kickoff at 6:04 p.m...... Brooks Field at Sept. 10 at Western Michigan.(ESPN3) 7 p.m. THE SITE Sept. 17 Saint Augustine’s...... 6 p.m. Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium (40,004 capacity/natural grass) - Durham, “Youth Day”...... O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium N.C. Sept. 24 at Norfolk State...... 2 p.m. Oct. 1 at Bethune-Cookman...... 4 p.m. THE RECORDS (2015) Oct. 8 Florida A&M...... 4 p.m. 2015: N.C. Central (8-3 overall, 7-1 MEAC); Duke (8-5 overall, 4-4 ACC) “Prince Hall Shriners Diabetes Classic” ...... O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium MEDIA COVERAGE Oct. 15 Savannah State...... 2 p.m. Audio: NCCU Sports Network “GameCentral” at NCCUEaglePride.com (audio “Homecoming”...... O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium internet stream). Broadcast starts at 5:30 p.m. (Jonathan Duren, play-by-play; Oct. 22 at Morgan State...... 1 p.m. Joe Simmons, color analyst). Nov. 5 at Delaware State...... 2 p.m. Video: ESPN3 (Shawn Kenney, play-by-play; Stan Lewter, color analyst). Nov. 12 Howard...... 2 p.m. “Military Appreciation Day”... O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium QUICK HITS Nov. 19 N.C. A&T...... 2 p.m. • Saturday will be the fifth meeting between Durham foes NCCU and Duke (2009, “Senior Day”...... O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium 2012, 2013, 2015). • Having won its last seven games of the 2015 season, NCCU boasts the second- NCCU Ticket Office: (919) 530-5170 longest current win streak in FCS behind North Dakota State (10) and fourth in all of NCCU Athletics Web Site: NCCUEaglePride.com NCAA Division I football (Alabama 12, San Diego State 10). • Third-year head coach Jerry Mack has not only captured conference titles in each HEAD COACHES of his first two seasons at NCCU, but he became the first head coach in school history North Carolina Central: to win 15 games in his first two years. Head Coach...... Jerry Mack • Since the start of the 2012 season, NCCU has scored 30 touchdowns on defense Alma Mater...... Arkansas State (2003) and special teams. Record at NCCU...... 15-8 (3rd season) Career Record...... 15-8 (3rd season) FLASHBACK TO 2015 • NCCU repeated as co-champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Duke: with a 7-1 conference record. Head Coach...... • The Eagles posted the most wins as a NCAA Division I-FCS program with an 8-3 Alma Mater...... Alabama (1976) Record at Duke...... 48-53 (9th season) overall record. Career Record...... 92-82 (15th season) • The Eagles earned the program’s second win over a nationally-ranked FCS opponent by defeating No. 13/16 North Carolina A&T in the final game of the season MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS on Nov. 21, 2015. • NCCU closed out season on a seven-game winning streak. North Carolina Central: • NCCU ranked No. 1 in the nation (FCS) in fourth down conversion percentage SID...... Kyle Serba defense (8.3%) - allowing only one fourth down conversion all season (12 attempts) - Office Phone...... (919) 530-7054 and fourth down conversion percentage offense (81.8%/9 of 11). E-Mail...... [email protected] Web Site...... NCCUEaglePride.com THE SERIES Duke: This will be the fifth meeting between the Eagles of NCCU and the Blue Devils of Duke SID...... Art Chase University. Duke leads the series 4-0 after a 49-14 win on Sept. 26, 2009, a 54-17 Office Phone...... (919) 684-2633 victory on Sept. 15, 2012, a 45-0 triumph on Aug. 31, 2013, and a 55-0 win on Sept. E-Mail...... [email protected] 12, 2015, all played inside Wallace Wade Stadium. The Blue Devils have out-scored Web Site...... GoDuke.com the Eagles 203-31 in the four match-ups. Twitter Talk: #NCCUfootball THE LAST MEETING QUICK FACTS (Sept. 12, 2015 - Duke 55, NCCU 0) Duke used a balanced offensive attack to pile North Carolina Central University School: up more yards than any other NCCU opponent in school history, as the Blue Devils Location: Durham, NC 27707 amassed 655 yards of total offense in a 55-0 shutout over the Eagles at the newly Founded: 1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard renovated Wallace Wade Stadium. Duke passed for 367 yards and added 288 yards Enrollment: 8,011 on the ground to better the 644 yards posted by Appalachian State against the Nickname: Eagles Eagles in 2009 (Oct. 10). NCCU managed 186 total yards with 132 through the air. School Colors: Maroon & Gray The Blue Devils scored first with 2:49 left in the first quarter for a 7-0 lead after the Stadium: O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium first 15 minutes. Duke led 24-0 at halftime and 41-0 through three quarters. NCCU Capacity (Surface): 10,000 (Mondoturf) Malcolm Bell completed half of his 24 passes for 127 yards. Khalil Stinson National Affiliation: NCAA Division I-FCS had four catches for 54 yards, while Jalen Wilkes tallied four receptions for 27 yards. Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference The NCCU defense stayed on the field for 34:11 of the contest. Chancellor: Dr. Debra Saunders-White Alma Mater: Virginia THE COACHES Athletics Director: Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D. NCCU: Jerry Mack (Arkansas State, 2003) is in his third season as a college head Alma Mater: George Washington coach. He boasts 11 years of coaching experience, including stints with five NCAA Athletics Dept. Phone: (919) 530-7057 Division I programs and three conference championship teams. A native of Memphis, Athletics Dept. Web Site: NCCUEaglePride.com Tennessee, Mack has held positions as wide receivers coach at the University of South Twitter: @NCCUAthletics / @NCCU_Football Alabama (2012-13) and the University of Memphis (2011), as offensive coordinator Facebook: Facebook.com/NCCUAthletics and coach at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (2010), as passing Ticket Office Phone: (919) 530-5170 game coordinator and wide receivers coach at the University of Central Arkansas (2008-09), as wide receivers and tight ends coach at Jackson State University (2006- FOOTBALL HISTORY 07), and as an offensive graduate assistant at Delta State University (2004-05). Mack began his collegiate playing career at Jackson State before transferring after one First Year of Football: 1923 season (1999) to Arkansas State University. He lettered three years at Arkansas State Overall All-Time Record: 454-377-30 (2001-03) before earning his bachelor’s degree in management information systems NCAA Tourn. Record (Yrs): 1-3 (3 years - 1988, in 2003. Mack completed his master’s degree in physical education from Delta State 2005, 2006 - NCAA Div. II) in 2006. Last Post-Season Opponent: Delta State Result (Date): Lost, 17-24 (Nov. 25, 2006) Duke: David Cutcliffe (Alabama, 1976) was named Duke University’s 21st head football coach on December 15, 2007. Cutcliffe came to Duke after serving the SPORTS INFORMATION previous two seasons as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at the Sports Information Director: Kyle Serba University of Tennessee. His head coaching experience includes a six-year stint at the SID Office Phone: (919) 530-7054 University of Mississippi from 1999-2004, where he compiled a 44-29 (.603) ledger SID Office Fax: (919) 530-5426 with five winning seasons, five appearances and a share of the SEC SID E-Mail: [email protected] Western Division championship in 2003. Cutcliffe was named the SEC Coach of the SID Mailing Address: 116 McDougald- Year in 2003 after leading the Rebels to a 10-3 record, including a 31-28 victory over McLendon Arena, Durham, NC 27707 Oklahoma State in the Cotton Bowl. He owns a 5-2 record as a head coach in bowl tilts Radio Play-by-Play: Jonathan Duren with victories over Oklahoma, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and Indiana. Phone/Email: (919) 530-6892/[email protected] HARD TIMES AGAINST FBS OPPONENTS COACHING STAFF Since departing the NCAA Division II ranks at the end of the 2006 season, the Eagles Head Coach: Jerry Mack have lined up against a NCAA Division I-FBS opponent seven times, all resulting in Alma Mater (Year): Arkansas State (2003) losses. Record at NCCU (Years): 15-8 (3rd year) Sept. 19, 2015 at FIU (14-39 L) Career Record (Years): 15-8 (3rd year) Sept. 12, 2015 at Duke (0-55 L) Assistant Coaches: Aug. 30, 2014 at East Carolina (7-52 L) Granville Eastman...... Def. Coordinator/Safeties Aug. 31, 2013 at Duke (0-45 L) T.C. Taylor...... co-Offensive Coordinator/QBs Sept. 15, 2012 at Duke (17-54 L) Jason Onyebuagu....Run Game Coord./Off. Line Sept. 1, 2011 at Rutgers (0-48 L) Chris Schultz...Special Teams Coordinator/Def. Asst. Sept. 26, 2009 at Duke (14-49 L) Kenyatta McCoy...... Cornerbacks Jason Blalock...... Linebackers NCCU EAGLES NO STRANGERS TO WALLACE WADE STADUIM Jon Bradley...... Defensive Line Durham neighbors North Carolina Central University and Duke University will meet Carl Funderburk...... Tight Ends on the gridiron for just the fifth time on Saturday inside Wallace Wade Stadium, but Jordan Reid...... Running Backs the Eagles are no strangers to Duke’s home field. NCCU has played football contests Jermaine Gales...... Wide Receivers at Wallace Wade Stadium on seven occasions, boasting a record of 2-5. The Eagles Quinn Billerman...... Offensive Assistant made their first known appearance at Wallace Wade Stadium on Nov. 18, 1972, in Bobby Turner...... Defensive Assistant a game against rival North Carolina A&T that determined the MEAC championship. NCCU edged the Aggies 9-7. Two weeks later (Dec. 2, 1972), NCCU returned to TEAM INFORMATION Wallace Wade Stadium for the first against Grambling, in an event that total / home / away / neutral was tagged as the National Black Championship game. The Tigers cruised to a 56-6 Overall Record Last Year: 8-3 / 4-1 / 4-2 / 0-0 victory. On Nov. 23, 1974, the Eagles once again defeated rival North Carolina A&T, MEAC Record Last Year: 7-1 / 3-1 / 4-0 / 0-0 this time by a score of 29-18. NCCU faced Duke for the first time inside Wallace Wade Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 45/27 Stadium on Sept. 26, 2009, and since in 2012, 2013 and 2015. Starters Returning/Lost: 13/9 MACK OFF TO FAST START AS NCCU HEAD COACH TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON (2015) Jerry Mack is the first NCCU football head coach to win 15 games in his first two seasons. Willie Smith, who died on Aug. 22 in Durham at the age of 84, won 14 in Category NCCU Duke 1973 (7-4) and 1974 (7-2-2). After the Eagles went 7-5 in Mack’s first season for a Record...... 8-3, 7-1 MEAC.....8-5, 4-4 ACC share of the MEAC title, his squad posted an 8-3 record in 2015 to earn a second Scoring Offense:...... 29.7 pts/gm...... 31.5 pts/gm straight conference co-championship. Scoring Defense:...... 21.2 pts/gm...... 25.4 pts/gm Total Offense:...... 354.7 yds/gm....439.4 yds/gm EAGLES TURN DEFENSE, SPECIAL TEAMS INTO POINTS Total Defense:...... 355.1 yds/gm....394.7 yds/gm Since the start of the 2012 season, the Eagles have demonstrated a knack for finding Rushing Offense:...... 174.7 yds/gm....192.9 yds/gm the end zone when the offense is off the field. In the past 46 games, NCCU has scored Rushing Defense:.....126.2 yds/gm....153.8 yds/gm 30 touchdowns on defense and special teams, including six in 2015, five in 2014, nine Passing Offense:...... 180.0 yds/gm....246.5 yds/gm in 2013 and 10 in 2012. In that time, the Eagles have made trips to the end zone on 12 Passing Defense:...... 228.9 yds/gm....240.9 yds/gm punt returns, six kickoff returns, three blocked returns, seven and two fumble recoveries. 3rd Down Conv...... 43/152 28%..... 93/215 43% BELL NEAR PASSING, TOTAL OFFENSE MILESTONES 4th Down Conv...... 9/11 82%...... 11/22 50% Among NCCU career leaders, redshirt-senior quarterback Malcolm Bell (Richmond, Red-Zone Scores...... 44-54 81%...... 46-55 84% Va.) ranks eighth in passing yards (3,909) and sixth in total offense yards (4,838) Red-Zone TDs...... 29-54 54%...... 29-55 53% through his first three seasons (2013-15). Bell enters his senior season needing 91 passing yards to become the seventh Eagle quarterback with 4,000 passing yards Fumbles-Lost...... 14-5...... 23-9 and 162 yards of total offense to become the sixth NCCU student-athlete with 5,000 Interceptions-Yards-TD....10-112-2...... 11-57-0 yards of total offense. Sacks By-Yards...... 30-204...... 17-147 Time of Poss./game...... 28:35...... 28:41 TEN EAGLES EARN PRESEASON ALL-MEAC HONORS Ten NCCU Eagles were voted to the 2016 Preseason All-MEAC Football Team. Leading Touchdowns Scored...... 39...... 47 the way for NCCU on the All-MEAC First Team are senior quarterback Malcolm Bell (Richmond, Va.), senior center Carl Jones (Nashville, Tenn.), senior offensive lineman Rushing Touchdowns...... 20...... 25 Desmond Cooper (Stafford, Va.) and senior linebacker Jeremy Miles (Durham, N.C.). Passing Touchdowns...... 13...... 18 All-MEAC Second Team distinction was awarded to sophomore running back Dorrel McClain (Cary, N.C.), senior offensive lineman Tarrance Wells (Oxon Hill,, Md.), MEAC Predicted Order of Finish junior defensive lineman Antonio Brown (Jacksonville, Fla.), sophomore defensive Team (First-place votes) Points back Davanta Reynolds (Tucker, Ga.) and senior return specialist LaVontis Smith 1. North Carolina A&T State (13)...... 489 (Maben, Miss.). Junior defensive lineman Ja’Quan Smith (Miramar, Fla.) rounded out 2. Bethune-Cookman (3)...... 447 NCCU’s selections with a spot on the All-MEAC Third Team. 3. North Carolina Central (4)...... 388 4. South Carolina State...... 351 ABOUT NCCU FOOTBALL 5. Hampton (1)...... 265 North Carolina Central University is in its sixth season of full NCAA Division I (FCS) 6. Norfolk State...... 239 athletic competition as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Eagles 7. Morgan State...... 192 have won 12 conference championships as members of the Central Intercollegiate 8. Florida A&M...... 164 Athletic Association (1953, 1954, 1956, 1961, 1963, 1980, 2005, 2006) and the 9. Delaware State (1)...... 121 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (1972, 1973, 2014, 2015), and have made three 10. Howard...... 90 appearances in the NCAA playoffs (1988, 2005, 2006). 11. Savannah State...... 48

THE STUDENT-ATHLETES TO WATCH

North Carolina Central University (2015 Statistics) #4 - WR - LaVontis Smith (Sr., 5-10, 170) - Team-high 34 receptions, 372 receiving yards, 1 TD; 17.8-yard punt return avg., 2 TD. #10 - WR - David Miller (R-Jr., 6-0, 175) - Third on team with 20 receptions for 245 yards (12.2 avg.) and 2 TD. #15 - QB - Malcolm Bell (R-Sr., 6-1, 190) - 126 of 243 passing (51.9%) for 1,581 yards, 8 TD, 9 INT; Rushing: 509 yards, 5 TD. #17 - DE - Antonio Brown (R-Jr., 6-3, 260) - 34 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks, 3 QB hurries, 2 PBU, 2 forced fumbles. #22 - DB - Davanta Reynolds (R-So., 5-10, 200) - 33 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2 INT (1 TD), 5 PBU, 2 forced fumbles. #24 - RB - Dorrel McClain (R-So., 5-10, 190) - Team-high 958 rushing yards (5.6 avg.) and 8 TD; 13 receptions, 171 yards, 1 TD. #51 - DT - Darius Spruill (R-Sr., 6-3, 280) - Second on team with 5.0 sacks; 27 tackles, 7.5 TFL, 2 forced fumbles, 2 QB hurries. #52 - LB - Reggie Hunter (R-Jr., 6-0, 225) - Top returning tackler with 48 stops, 6.5 TFL, 1.0 sack, 2 forced fumbles, 1 INT.

Duke University #17 - QB - Daniel Jones (R-Fr., 6-5, 210) - fourth Duke freshman to start at quarterback since 1951 - first since 1997. #27 - DB - DeVon Edwards (R-Sr., 5-9, 180) - Second on team with 101 tackles in 2015; 6 career kickoff return TD. #31 - CB - Breon Borders (Sr., 6-0, 180) - Team-high 12 passes defended in 2015 (3 INT, 9 PBU); 10 career interceptions. #43 - LB - Tinashe Bere (R-So., 6-1, 230) - Fifth on team with 58 tackles in 2015; 4.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 2 QB hurries. #83 - WR - Anthony Nash (R-Sr., 6-5, 200) - 32 receptions for 475 yards (14.8 avg.) and 1 touchdown in 2015. #93 - DT - A.J. Wolf (R-Sr., 6-4, 280) - Collected 54 tackles in 2015, including 4.0 TFL, an assisted sack and 3 QB hurries. North Carolina Central University 2016 Eagles Football Depth Chart (as of Aug. 29, 2016)

OFFENSE Position Starter Back-Up WR 10 – David Miller (R-Jr., 6-0, 175) 3 – Quentin Atkinson (R-Sr. 6-2, 205) WR 6 – Khalil Stinson (R-Jr., 6-2, 200) 9 – Jalen Wilkes (So., 6-2, 190) LT 75 – Nick Leverett (R-Fr., 6-4, 290) 53 – Ty Gatson (R-Sr., 6-4, 290) LG 54 – Tarrance Wells (Sr., 6-3, 295) 73 – Jaylin Barrington (R-Fr., 6-3, 280) C 55 – Carl Jones (R-Sr., 6-2, 285) 64 – Steven Perry (R-So., 5-11, 265) RG 60 – Stewart Boyd (R-Fr., 6-1, 290) 67 – Twishawn Glenn (Fr., 6-3, 275) RT 74 – Jamaal Symmonett (R-Sr., 6-3, 300) 78 – Chavalyea Alexander (Fr., 6-3, 275) TE 89 – Daniel Rhodes (R-Sr., 6-1, 245) 81 – Glen Calvin (So., 6-6, 220) WR 4 – LaVontis Smith (Sr., 5-10, 170) 2 – Jacen Murphy (Jr., 5-10, 185) QB 15 – Malcolm Bell (R-Sr., 6-1, 190) 16 – Naiil Ramadan (R-Fr., 6-0, 210) RB 24 – Dorrel McClain (R-So., 5-10, 190) 21 – Torri Cotton (R-Fr., 5-8, 160)

DEFENSE Position Starter Back-Up DE 97 – Stephen Gibson (R-Sr., 6-4, 255) 28 – Kawuan Cox (R-Fr., 6-2, 230) DT 51 – Darius Spruill (R-Sr., 6-3, 280) 44 – Cyrus Stanback (So., 6-2, 280) DT 50 – Ja’Quan Smith (R-Jr., 6-2, 300) 96 – Roderick Harris (R-Jr., 6-1, 280) DE 17 – Antonio Brown (R-Jr., 6-3, 260) 46 – Tavon Lofties (Fr., 6-5, 245) LB 5 – LeGrande Harley (R-Sr., 6-1, 230) 31 – Jarrett McCarter (R-Fr., 6-2, 225) LB 52 – Reggie Hunter (R-Jr., 6-0, 225) 11 – Jeremy Miles (R-Sr., 6-1, 230) CB 36 – Nolan Corpening (Jr., 5-10, 180) 7 – Ruben Saunders (Jr., 6-1, 185) SS 32 – Alden McClellon (So., 5-11, 190) 33 – Ronald Conyers (R-Sr., 5-11, 200) FS 27 – Jaquell Taylor (So., 6-1, 185) 48 – Mike Robinson (R-So., 6-0, 175) WS 22 – Davanta Reynolds (R-So., 5-10, 200) 39 – Tre’Von King (So., 6-1, 190) CB 1 – Mike Jones (R-Jr., 5-10, 190) 8 – De’Mario Evans (R-So., 6-0, 175)

SPECIAL TEAMS Position Starter Back-Up K 30 – Brandon McLaren (R-Sr., 5-9, 175) 40 – Blayke Lindenman (Jr., 6-0, 210) KO 30 – Brandon McLaren (R-Sr., 5-9, 175) 40 – Blayke Lindenman (Jr., 6-0, 210) P 19 – Nathaniel Tilque (Jr., 6-2, 190) 30 – Brandon McLaren (R-Sr., 5-9, 175) KOR 4 – LaVontis Smith (Sr., 5-10, 170) 8 – De’Mario Evans (R-So., 6-0, 175) PR 4 – LaVontis Smith (Sr., 5-10, 170) 1 – Mike Jones (R-Jr., 5-10, 190) LS 43 – Michael Riley (R-Sr., 6-2, 255) 29 – Erik Schlecker (So., 6-0, 230) HOLD 19 – Nathaniel Tilque (Jr., 6-2, 190) 16 – Naiil Ramadan (R-Fr., 6-0, 210) North Carolina Central University 2016 Eagles Football Numerical Roster (as of Aug. 29, 2016)

No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Last School 1 Mike Jones R-Jr. DB 5-10 190 Baltimore, Md./Milford Mill Academy 2 Jacen Murphy Jr. WR 5-10 185 Wilmington, N.C./New Hanover HS/Copiah Lincoln CC 3 Quentin Atkinson R-Sr. WR 6-2 205 Raleigh, N.C./Southeast Raleigh HS/Georgia Military College 4 LaVontis Smith Sr. WR 5-10 170 Maben, Miss./West Oktibbeha HS/Northeast Miss. CC 5 LeGrande Harley R-Sr. LB 6-1 230 Durham, N.C./Southern HS/South Florida 6 Khalil Stinson R-Jr. WR 6-2 200 College Park, Ga./Westlake HS/Arizona Western JC 7 Ruben Saunders Jr. DB 6-1 185 Wilmington, Del./Hodgson HS/Dean College 8 De’Mario Evans R-So. DB 6-0 175 Columbia, S.C./Ridge View HS/Eastern Arizona College 9 Jalen Wilkes So. WR 6-2 190 Greenville, S.C./Greenville HS 10 David Miller R-Jr. WR 6-0 175 Wilmington, N.C./E.A. Laney HS/Louisburg College 11 Jeremy Miles R-Sr. LB 6-1 230 Durham, N.C./Southern HS 12 Tony Tate R-Sr. DB 6-0 180 Richmond, Va./Varina HS 13 Vitu Chilongo Jr. QB 6-2 210 Cary, N.C./Panther Creek HS/Mt. San Jacinto JC 14 Chance Kennedy Fr. WR 5-8 160 Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg HS 15 Malcolm Bell R-Sr. QB 6-1 190 Richmond, Va./Henrico HS 16 Naiil Ramadan R-Fr. QB 6-0 210 Charlotte, N.C./Rocky River HS 17 Antonio Brown R-Jr. DL 6-3 260 Jacksonville, Fla./Nathan B. Forrest HS 18 Josiah Dailey R-Jr. DB 6-2 205 Chicago Heights, Ill./Bloom HS/College of Dupage 19 Nathaniel Tilque Jr. P 6-2 190 Charlotte, N.C./Mallard Creek HS 20 Jamarcus Johnson Jr. DB 5-10 180 Greensboro, N.C./Ben L. Smith HS 21 Torri Cotton R-Fr. RB 5-8 160 Panama City Beach, Fla./J.R. Arnold HS 22 Davanta Reynolds R-So. DB 5-10 200 Tucker, Ga./Tucker HS 23 Jalen Dampier Fr. DB 6-0 165 Kennesaw, Ga./North Cobb CS 24 Dorrel McClain R-So. RB 5-10 190 Cary, N.C./Panther Creek HS 25 Isaiah Totten Fr. RB 5-9 175 Apex, N.C./Apex HS 26 Ramone Simpson R-So. RB 5-10 185 Wilmington, N.C./New Hanover HS 27 Jaquell Taylor So. DB 6-1 185 Raleigh, N.C./Southeast Raleigh HS 28 Kawuan Cox R-Fr. DL 6-2 230 Summerville, S.C./Summerville HS 29 Erik Schlecker So. LS 6-0 230 Sunrise, Fla./Piper HS/ASA College 30 Brandon McLaren R-Sr. PK 5-9 175 Miami, Fla./Archbishop Coleman Carroll 31 Jarrett McCarter R-Fr. LB 6-2 225 Durham, N.C./Hillside HS 32 Alden McClellon So. DB 5-11 190 Lake Butler, Fla./Union County HS 33 Ronald Conyers R-Sr. DB 5-11 200 Raleigh, N.C./Southeast Raleigh HS 34 Kenneth O’Neal R-Jr. LB 6-1 225 Grand Prairie, Texas/South Grand Prairie HS/UTSA 35 Brandon Galloway Jr. DB 6-1 200 High Point, N.C./T. Wingate Andrews HS 36 Nolan Corpening Jr. DB 5-10 180 Charlotte, N.C./Vance HS 37 Jabari Nelson Jr. DB 5-9 185 Evans, Ga./Evans HS/Reinhardt University 39 Tre’Von King So. DB 6-1 190 Washington, D.C./Dunbar HS 40 Blayke Lindenman Jr. PK 6-0 210 Shawnee, Kan./Mission Northwest HS/Fort Scott CC 41 Sam Richardson R-So. DB 5-11 190 Winston-Salem, N.C./Carver HS 42 Charles Hicks, Jr. Jr. DB 6-1 195 Akron, Ohio/Copley HS/Feather River JC 43 Michael Riley R-Sr. DL 6-2 255 Durham, N.C./C.E. Jordan HS 44 Cyrus Stanback So. DL 6-2 280 Rockingham, N.C./Richmond Sr. HS 45 Jeff Taylor Jr. DL 6-4 230 Boothwyn, Pa./Chichester HS/Lackawanna JC 46 Tavon Lofties Fr. DL 6-5 245 Baltimore, Md./Fork Union MA 47 Kelvon Davis R-Sr. DB 5-9 185 Orlando, Fla./Edgewater HS 48 Mike Robinson R-So. DB 6-0 175 Spencer, N.C./North Rowan HS 49 King Kiaku R-So. LB 5-10 230 Apex, N.C./Middle Creek HS 50 Ja’Quan Smith R-Jr. DL 6-2 300 Miramar, Fla./Miramar HS 51 Darius Spruill R-Sr. DL 6-3 280 Chester, Va./Thomas Dale HS 52 Reggie Hunter R-Jr. LB 6-0 225 Henderson, N.C./Southern Vance HS 53 Ty Gatson R-Sr. OL 6-4 290 Parker, Texas/Plano East Senior HS 54 Tarrance Wells Sr. OL 6-3 295 Oxon Hill, Md./South Cobb HS/Dean College 55 Carl Jones R-Sr. OL 6-2 285 Nashville, Tenn./Pearl-Cohn HS 56 Chance Barnett R-Jr. LB 6-0 225 Gastonia, N.C./Ashbrook HS/Limestone College 58 Frederick Henry-Ajudua Sr. DL 6-2 255 Durham, N.C./Hillside New Tech HS 59 Emmanuel Henry-Ajudua Sr. LB 6-1 245 Durham, N.C./Hillside New Tech HS 60 Stewart Boyd R-Fr. OL 6-1 290 Miramar, Fla./Miramar HS 64 Steven Perry R-So. OL 5-11 265 Durham, N.C./Riverside HS 66 J.B. Sheaffer Fr. OL 6-4 360 Raleigh, N.C./Cardinal Gibbons HS 67 Twishawn Glenn Fr. OL 6-3 275 Daytona Beach, Fla./Mainland HS 68 Tyler Brooks R-Jr. OL 6-3 280 Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine HS/Iowa Western CC 70 Andrew Dale Fr. OL 6-0 280 Morehead City, N.C./West Carteret HS 71 Desmond Cooper R-Sr. OL 6-6 325 Stafford, Va./Mountain View HS 73 Jaylin Barrington R-Fr. OL 6-3 280 Riverdale, Ga./Riverdale HS 74 Jamaal Symmonett R-Sr. OL 6-3 300 Nassau, Bahamas/Champagnat Catholic 75 Nick Leverett R-Fr. OL 6-4 290 Concord, N.C./Concord HS 78 Chavalyea Alexander Fr. OL 6-3 275 Charlotte, N.C./West Charlotte HS 80 Maleek Henderson Fr. TE 6-3 240 Danville, Va./George Washington HS 81 Glen Calvin So. TE 6-6 220 Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central HS 82 Bruce Davis Fr. TE 6-3 205 Greensboro, N.C./Grimsley HS 83 JaKarie DeBerry Sr. WR 6-0 170 Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook HS 84 Xavier McKoy Fr. WR 6-3 190 Charlotte, N.C./West Charlotte HS 89 Daniel Rhodes R-Sr. TE 6-1 245 Charlotte, N.C./Independence HS/Univ. of Illinois 90 D’Andre Ellis R-Sr. DL 6-2 265 Raleigh, N.C./Garner Magnet HS 94 George McGue R-Jr. DL 6-0 300 Coral Springs, Fla./Coral Springs HS/Fort Scott CC 96 Roderick “Dee” Harris R-Jr. DL 6-1 280 Simpsonville, S.C./Hillcrest HS 97 Stephen Gibson R-Sr. DL 6-4 255 Marrero, La./Archbishop Shaw HS/La. Tech 98 Justin Williams R-Sr. DL 6-0 280 Warrenton, N.C./Warren County HS

Coaching Staff: Jerry Mack, Head Coach Granville Eastman, Defensive Coordinator/Safeties/Assistant Head Coach T.C. Taylor, Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Jason Onyebuagu, Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line Chris Schultz, Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Assistant Kenyatta McCoy, Cornerbacks Jason Blalock, Linebackers Jon Bradley, Defensive Line Carl Funderburk, Tight Ends Jordan Reid, Running Backs Jermaine Gales, Wide Receivers Quinn Billerman, Offensive Assistant Bobby Turner, Defensive Assistant Jashell Mitchell, Director of Football Operations Brenda Williams, Office Manager Malik Daniels, Video Coordinator

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: #6 – Khalil Stinson Kah-LEEL #9 – Jalen Wilkes JAY-len #16 – Naiil Ramadan Nah-EEL #19 – Nathaniel Tilque Tilk-E #22 – Davanta Reynolds Dah-VON-tay #27 – Jaquell Taylor Jah-KWELL #74 – Jamaal Symmonett Sim-on-et The Automated ScoreBook N.C. Central Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 16, 2016) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Sep 05, 2015 ST. AUGUSTINE'S W 72-0 6111 All games 8-3 4-1 4-2 0-0 Sep 12, 2015 at Duke L 0-55 33941 Conference 7-1 3-1 4-0 0-0 Sep 19, 2015 at FIU L 14-39 16567 Non-Conference 1-2 1-0 0-2 0-0 * Oct 03, 2015 BETHUNE-COOKMAN L 26-28 2024 * Oct 10, 2015 at Florida A&M W 27-24 9263 Team Statistics NCCU OPP * Oct 17, 2015 at Savannah State W 39-22 5649 FIRST DOWNS 210 192 * Oct 24, 2015 MORGAN STATE W 20-17 4336 R u s h i n g 113 77 * Oct 31, 2015 NORFOLK STATE W 24-16 11965 P a s s i n g 8 1 9 9 * Nov 7, 2015 DELAWARE STATE W 43-10 3051 P e n a l t y 16 16 * Nov 14, 2015 at Howard W 41-6 3072 RUSHING YARDAGE 1922 1388 * Nov 21, 2015 at #13 North Carolina A&T W 21-16 18409 Rushing Attempts 446 410 Average Per Rush 4.3 3.4 Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Average Per Game 174.7 126.2 McCLAIN,Dorrel 11-7 171 971 13 958 5.6 8 39 87.1 TDs Rushing 20 16 BELL,Malcolm 11-11 138 626 117 509 3.7 5 22 46.3 PASSING YARDAGE 1980 2518 SIMPSON,Ramone 9 - 0 65 277 19 258 4.0 3 19 28.7 C o m p - A t t - I n t 168-312-12 205-358-10 AUGUSTUS,Idreis 4 - 4 36 125 2 123 3.4 2 12 30.8 Average Per Pass 6.3 7.0 HARRIS,Josh 3 - 0 6 35 0 35 5.8 0 14 11.7 Average Per Catch 11.8 12.3 THOMPSON,Kevin 5 - 0 11 34 0 34 3.1 2 13 6.8 Average Per Game 180.0 228.9 BILLERMAN,Quinn 10-1 9 38 30 8 0.9 0 12 0.8 TDs Passing 13 12 WILLIAMS,Jonathan 7 - 0 2 6 0 6 3.0 0 4 0.9 TOTAL OFFENSE 3902 3906 DOBSON,Darius 1 - 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 4.0 Average Per Play 5.1 5.1 SMITH,LaVontis 11-7 2 2 0 2 1.0 0 2 0.2 Average Per Game 354.7 355.1 Total 11 446 2118 196 1922 4.3 20 39 174.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 39-911 46-887 Opponents 11 410 1812 424 1388 3.4 16 77 126.2 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 28-457 20-166 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-112 12-105 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g FUMBLES-LOST 14-5 23-13 BELL,Malcolm 11-11 109.96 126-243-9 51.9 1581 8 77 143.7 PENALTIES-Yards 79-620 81-766 BILLERMAN,Quinn 10-1 130.33 42-66-3 63.6 399 5 34 39.9 PUNTS-AVG 65-38.0 69-34.3 TEAM 7 - 0 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 : 3 5 3 1 : 2 5 SMITH,LaVontis 11-7 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 3RD-DOWN Conversions 43/152 56/165 Total 11 113.21 168-312-12 53.8 1980 13 77 180.0 4TH-DOWN Conversions 9/11 1/12 Opponents 11 121.82 205-358-10 57.3 2518 12 89 228.9 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g SMITH,Ryan 2 16 8.0 0 11 SMITH,LaVontis 11-7 34 372 10.9 1 74 33.8 MOORE,C.J. 2 0 0.0 0 0 LANIER,Armani 11-7 32 369 11.5 6 77 33.5 REYNOLDS,Davanta 2 27 13.5 1 27 MILLER,David 10-4 20 245 12.2 2 41 24.5 HUNTER,Reggie 1 41 41.0 0 41 WILKES,Jalen 9 - 4 15 148 9.9 1 30 16.4 STANBACK,Cyrus 1 2 2.0 0 2 SCRUGGS,Nathan 10-10 14 156 11.1 0 19 15.6 TAYLOR,Jaquell 1 26 26.0 1 30 McCLAIN,Dorrel 11-7 13 171 13.2 1 37 15.5 KING,Tre'Von 1 0 0.0 0 0 STINSON,Khalil 3 - 2 10 98 9.8 1 37 32.7 SIMPSON,Ramone 9 - 0 8 49 6.1 0 23 5.4 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk SIMMONS,Jvon 10-2 6 111 18.5 0 57 11.1 TILQUE,Nathaniel 64 2468 38.6 62 4 18 19 8 1 AUGUSTUS,Idreis 4 - 4 5 57 11.4 1 18 14.2 TEAM 1 0 0.0 000000 WRIGHT,Deyonta 9 - 2 4 49 12.2 0 33 5.4 ATKINSON,Quentin 1 - 1 2 60 30.0 0 56 60.0 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg GALLOWAY,Brandon 11-2 2 36 18.0 0 30 3.3 SMITH,LaVontis 12 213 17.8 2 67 CALVIN,Glen 10-1 2 25 12.5 0 19 2.5 JONES,Mike 6 144 24.0 0 48 JACKSON,Delqwan 10-0 1 34 34.0 0 34 3.4 WRIGHT,Deyonta 3 14 4.7 0 7 Total 11 168 1980 11.8 13 77 180.0 STINSON,Khalil 2 43 21.5 0 28 Opponents 11 205 2518 12.3 12 89 228.9 MOORE,C.J. 2 21 10.5 1 0 HUNTER,Reggie 1 7 7.0 0 0 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk HENRY-AJUDUA,Freder 1 8 8.0 0 8 MACAULEY,Nigel 18-27 66.7 0-2 9-11 6-6 3-8 0-0 47 2 McCLELLON,Alden 1 7 7.0 0 5 Total 28 457 16.3 3 67 PAT Opponents 20 166 8.3 0 40 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts MACAULEY,Nigel - 18-27 35-37 - - - - - 89 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg McCLAIN,Dorrel 9 ------54 SMITH,Ryan 14 394 28.1 1 95 LANIER,Armani 6 ------36 WILLIAMS,Jonathan 9 268 29.8 0 54 BELL,Malcolm 5 ------30 WRIGHT,Deyonta 5 95 19.0 0 26 SIMPSON,Ramone 3 ------18 JONES,Mike 3 61 20.3 0 24 AUGUSTUS,Idreis 3 ------18 McCLAIN,Dorrel 3 59 19.7 0 24 SMITH,LaVontis 3 ------18 MILES,Jordan 2 14 7.0 0 11 MILLER,David 2 ------12 HUNTER,Reggie 2 18 9.0 0 12 THOMPSON,Kevin 2 ------12 SMITH,LaVontis 1 2 2.0 0 2 MOORE,C.J. 1 ------6 Total 39 911 23.4 1 95 SMITH,Ryan 1 ------6 Opponents 46 887 19.3 1 90 STINSON,Khalil 1 ------6 REYNOLDS,Davanta 1 ------6 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g WILKES,Jalen 1 ------6 McCLAIN,Dorrel 11 958 171 0 59 0 1188 108.0 TAYLOR,Jaquell 1 ------6 SMITH,LaVontis 11 2 372 213 2 0 589 53.5 Total 39 18-27 35-37 0-1 1 1-1 - 1 327 BELL,Malcolm 11 509 000050946.3 Opponents 29 11-19 24-27 0-1 - 0-1 - 1 233 SMITH,Ryan 10 0 0 0 394 16 410 41.0 LANIER,Armani 11 0 369 0 0 0 369 33.5 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Total 11 1922 1980 457 911 112 5382 489.3 N.C. Central 54 97 83 93 0 327 Opponents 11 1388 2518 166 887 105 5071 461.0 Opponents 54 72 61 46 0 233 The Automated ScoreBook N.C. Central Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Mar 16, 2016) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 32 MOORE,C.J. 11-11 56 44 100 11.5-27 . 2-0 8 1 1-0 . 2 . 10 MILES,Jordan 11-11 36 44 80 5.0-11 1.0-3 . 4 . . 1 . . 23 LIVINGSTON,Theo 11-11 36 25 61 8.0-23 0.5-3 . 5 . 2-0 1 . . 2 SMITH,Ryan 10-10 38 14 52 1.5-5 . 2-16 9 . . . . . 52 HUNTER,Reggie 11-2 22 26 48 6.5-16 1.0-9 1-41 . 1 1-0 2 1 . 7 THOMPSON,Jeremy 9-9 23 24 47 4.5-23 3.0-18 . 2 . 1-0 1 . . 91 MITCHELL,Richard 11-10 17 18 35 13.0-71 6.0-54 . . 4 2-0 . . . 17 BROWN,Antonio 10-6 13 21 34 6.5-23 2.0-11 . 2 3 . 2 . . 22 REYNOLDS,Davanta 11-11 20 13 33 3.5-6 . 2-27 5 . . 2 . . 31 SMITH,Tre 11-6 11 19 30 8.0-36 3.5-19 . 1 . . . . . 50 SMITH,Ja'Quan 11-11 10 19 29 3.0-6 0.5-1 . . 1 . . . . 51 SPRUILL,Darius 11-6 8 19 27 7.5-40 5.0-35 . . 2 1-0 2 . . 34 O'NEAL,Kenneth 10-0 12 9 21 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . . 46 WADE,Josh 9-2 3 17 20 4.0-24 2.0-20 . . 1 . . . . 35 McCLELLON,Alden 8-0 12 7 19 1.5-5 1.0-5 . . . . . 1 . 36 CORPENING,Nolan 11-2 13 5 18 . . . 3 . . . . . 37 WILLIAMS,Tony 11-0 11 6 17 2.0-21 ...... 27 TAYLOR,Jaquell 8-1 12 5 17 1.0-4 . 1-26 . . . 1 . . 58 HENRY-AJUDUA,Fred 11-0 6 8 14 3.0-9 1.0-4 . . 3 . . . . 69 STANBACK,Cyrus 11-3 7 7 14 2.5-4 0.5-3 1-2 ...... 42 COOPER,Wallace 8-0 4 10 14 1.0-7 1.0-7 ...... 29 WILLIAMS,Neil 7-0 7 6 13 2.5-14 2.0-12 . . . 1-0 . . . 47 DAVIS,Kelvon 11-0 7 5 12 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 12 TATE,Tony 9-1 3 6 9 1.5-3 . . 1 . . . . . 20 JOHNSON,Jamarcus 8-5 7 2 9 0.5-0 ...... 1 . 39 KING,Tre'Von 9-0 . 8 8 . . 1-0 . . 1-0 . . . 96 HARRIS,Roderick 10-0 5 2 7 0.5-1 . . . . 1-0 . . . 66 ELLIS,D'Andre 7-0 3 2 5 2.5-5 ...... 26 SIMPSON,Ramone 9-0 1 2 3 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 33 BLANGO,Justin 2-0 1 2 3 ...... 13 JACKSON,Delqwan 10-0 1 2 3 ...... 92 RILEY,Michael 10-0 2 . 2 ...... 97 GIBSON,Stephen 5-0 . 2 2 ...... 24 McCLAIN,Dorrel 11-7 2 . 2 ...... 48 ROBINSON,Mike 3-0 2 . 2 ...... 56 DAVIS,Clevonne 11-11 . 1 1 ...... 61 GILES,Zachary 11-11 1 . 1 ...... 11 SCRUGGS,Nathan 10-10 1 . 1 ...... 1 JONES,Mike 3-3 1 . 1 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . . 30 McLAREN,Brandon 8-0 . 1 1 ...... 98 WILLIAMS,Justin 3-0 . 1 1 ...... TM TEAM 7-0 1 . 1 ...... 1 . 1 55 JONES,Carl 11-11 . 1 1 ...... 19 TILQUE,Nathaniel 11-0 1 . 1 ...... 44 RICHARDSON,Sam 2-0 . 1 1 ...... 49 KIAKU,King 3-0 1 . 1 1.0-1 ...... 94 McGUE,George 3-0 1 . 1 ...... 4 SMITH,LaVontis 11-7 1 . 1 ...... Total 11 419 404 823 104-388 30-204 10-112 42 16 13-0 13 5 1 Opponents 11 415 372 787 49-164 11-71 12-105 38 12 5-6 8 4 1