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2007 SEASON Offensive Tackle • The 2007 season will be the 57th football season in school history • Sophomore Chris Boatright will protect Knighton’s blind-side as the and the 49th since the school reinstated the sport in 1959. Bisons starting left tackle. Boatright played in six games in ‘06 with two • Harding enters the season with a 256-263-18 all-time record and a starts. Boatright’s backup is sophomore Jeff Walker, who played in all 58-47 mark since joining the NCAA in 1997. 10 games last season as a reserve. • This season marks Harding’s eighth as a member of the Gulf South • Junior Wheeler Parsons has started 19 consecutive games on the line Conference. The Bisons are 31-31 in GSC games, including 5-3 in for the Bisons and will man the right tackle spot for the second straight 2006. season. Redshirt freshman Matt Colley is in line as the backup on the • Randy Tribble enters his 14th season as head coach. He is the longest- right side. tenured college football coach in Arkansas and in the GSC. • Harding will play without assistant coach Klay Bartee for the first Offensive Guard time since 1993 ... Bartee and his family will spend the fall semester • Junior Ross Conn was a consensus All-Region honoree and 1st Team in Greece as part of Harding’s overseas program. All-GSC performer in 2006 despite being Harding’s smallest offensive • Harding’s 2007 schedule includes non-conference games against lineman at 250 pounds. Conn will move from right guard to left guard Southwest Baptist and Missouri Southern. The Bisons are 15-4 in in 2007. His backup is redshirt freshman Spencer Adams. non-conference games since joining the NCAA and have won eight • On the right side, sophomore Brad Parker moves into a starting role of the last nine. after seeing action in five games last season. Junior Hayden Cruce, • Harding will play twice on the Gulf South Conference’s television HU’s starting fullback in 2006, will be a reserve guard and see time as package, hosting North Alabama on Thursday, Sept. 13 and West a blocker out of the backfield. Georgia on Thursday, Oct. 4. The Bisons were 1-1 in two television games in 2006. Center • Junior Jacob Greer will assume the starting snapping duties after 2007 Bisons starting all 10 games in 2006 at right guard. • The 2007 Bisons will have many new faces. Harding returns only • Redshirt freshman Alex Franklin, a converted tight end, will backup eight of 22 starters off last season’s team, five on offense and three Greer. on defense. HU returns 33 letterwinners and lost 21. • Harding’s top offensive returnees include junior offensive guard Ross Wide Receiver Conn and junior quarterback David Knighton. The Bisons also have • The weapons are plentiful out wide for the Bisons in 2007 as well. HU five experienced offensive linemen returning. will typically have at least three wide receivers in the game at a time • Defensively, Harding returns All-Region defensive back/linebacker with the likely starters being sophomore Kurt Adams (3 TD in ‘06), Sevohn Greer and senior safety Rocky Hall. senior Heath Adams (187 yards, 2 TD in ‘06), and junior Daniel Phipps, • Junior punter Ryan Ferrell returns after missing half of last season who will return after missing the entire season with an injury. with a knee injury. • Top reserves include talented redshirt freshman Jordan Watson, sophomore Nate Ware, and junior Julian Firman, who ranked second Offensive Position-By-Position on the team in 2006 with 22 receptions for 303 yards. Outlook

Quarterback Defensive Position-By-Position • Junior David Knighton returns for his third season as a starter for the Outlook Bisons. Last season, the strong-armed Knighton passed for 2,110 yards and tied the school record with 22 TD passes. He was in the top four Defensive End in the GSC in passing yards, total offense, and passing efficiency. • Harding does not return a starting defensive lineman from last season. • Junior Brandon Moreland saw action last season on special teams At one end, the likely starter is senior Michael Solano, HU’s starting and is listed as the backup quarterback. Moreland will be looking tight end from last season. Also seeing time will be sophomore Ray to come back from a knee injury suffered in spring practice. Hatfield, who had 11 tackles and 2.0 sacks in 2006. • Additional reserve quarterbacks include sophomore Adam Brewer • Junior Corwin Brown is the scheduled to start at the other defensive and redshirt freshman Zach Tribble. end slot. Brown had 11 tackles as a reserve last season. Redshirt freshman Josh Brown, a converted linebacker, will also see action. Running Back • The Bisons have a stable full of offensive threats in the backfield, led Nose Guard by senior Ardell Briggs, HU’s leading returning rusher. Briggs led • The Bisons will also welcome two new players to the nose guard the team with four rushing TD in 2006. Senior transfer Calvin Roberts position. The projected starter is sophomore Andrew Jackson, who will join Briggs in the starting backfield. Roberts came to Harding redshirted last season. from Oklahoma State in January. • Junior Keenan Kitchen, a transfer from Minnesota West Community • Sophomore transfer Zac Ross and junior Landon Taylor will spell College, will also be in the rotation at nose guard. Briggs at the halfback spot. Ross is another Oklahoma State transfer, and Taylor played in seven games last season. Linebacker • Redshirt freshman Alan Webster, a punishing runner at 260 pounds, • Harding will also have three new starters at linebacker, with two start- and sophomore Teddy Luke will back up Roberts at fullback. Luke ing jobs up for grabs. carried eight times for 51 yards and a TD last season. • Starting at the bandit linebacker spot is sophomore Jermaine

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Blanchard, who had 45 tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss last season. His backup is sophomore J. McCoy. McCoy served as Harding’s long snapper last season as a true freshman. • At weak-side linebacker, sophomore Jeremy Townsend, who had 11 tackles last season, will battle redshirt freshman Jason Thomasson for the starting assignment. • The middle linebacker position will feature both redshirt freshman Braden Binkley and junior Reggie Kimmons (7 tackles in ‘06).

Cornerback • Harding will also employ two new starters at cornerback, junior Cor- ran Conner, a transfer from Coahoma Community College, and junior Quannell Butler, a transfer from Kilgore College. • Top reserves will include junior Tracy Brown, a transfer from West Hills College, and true freshman Rashad Rayner.

Safety • The Bisons have three starters returning in the secondary--senior strong safety Sevohn Greer, senior free safety Rocky Hall, and senior nickel back Cam Clark. • Greer was a consensus All-Region honoree in 2006. He led the team with 2007 Returning Statistical Leaders 70 tackles, 11.0 tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks. His backup is redshirt freshman Steve Hudson. Passing comp. Att. Pct. yards tD-INt rating • Hall was also a leader on the Harding defense in 2006, recording 52 David Knighton 157 272 57.7 2,110 22-15 138.54 tackles and two interceptions. Clark, who had 43 tackles last season, will be Hall’s backup. Rushing Att. yards Avg. tD • Sophomore Morgan Toline, who had 21 tackles in ‘06, has earned the Ardell Briggs 53 226 4.3 4 starting nod at Rover. Senior Jordan Huckeba, who missed eight games David Knighton 97 182 1.9 3 last season with a broken leg, will also see action at Rover. Teddy Luke 8 51 6.4 1

Receiving Rec. yards Avg. tD Harding will host two Julian Firman 22 303 13.8 3 Heath Adams 15 187 12.5 2 GSC-TV games in 2007. Jonathan Paulson 14 202 14.4 3 The Bisons have Kurt Adams 13 117 9.0 3 Tackles Total Solo Assists appeared on television Sevohn Greer 70 53 17 Rocky Hall 52 27 25 five times since 2005. Jermaine Blanchard 45 26 19

Interceptions No. Sacks No. Special Teams Rocky Hall 2 Sevohn Greer 4.5 • Junior Ryan Ferrell, who missed much of last season with a knee injury, Sevohn Greer 1 Ray Hatfield 2.0 will return as the kickoff specialist and added placekicking to his duties. He averaged 57.5 yards per kickoff in 2006 with nine touchbacks. Kicking FGM-A Long PAT Pts. • The battle for the starting punting job is wide open with the leading None candidates being redshirt freshmen Zach Tribble and Micah Can- terbury. Punting No. Avg. i20 Long • The Bisons’ probable kickoff returners include Ardell Briggs and Ryan Ferrell 15 37.5 7 59 Daniel Phipps. Sophomore Zac Ross will likely handle the punt-return chores. Kick Returns No. Avg. Long tD Julian Firman 8 17.9 33 0 Teddy Luke 4 19.5 24 0

Punt Returns No. Avg. Long tD Julian Firman 1 4.0 4 0

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Returning Players Numerical roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. class Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 5 Rocky Hall DB 7 Michael Solano DL 14 Heath Adams WR 6-5 215 SR 3L Searcy, Ark. (Harding Academy) 9 Kurt Adams WR 9 Kurt Adams WR 6-4 175 SO 1L Searcy, Ark. (Harding Academy) 10 Teddy Luke RB 40 Jermaine Blanchard LB 6-1 210 SO 1L Memphis, Tenn. (White Station) 11 Daniel Phipps WR 66 Chris Boatright OL 6-3 350 SO 1L Little Rock, Ark. (Central Arkansas Christian) 12 Brandon Moreland QB 15 Adam Brewer QB 6-1 190 SO SQ Huntsville, Ala. (Buckhorn) 13 Cam Clark DB 34 Ardell Briggs RB 5-9 200 SR 1L Sunnyvale, Calif. (Foothill College) 14 Heath Adams WR 15 Adam Brewer QB 99 Corwin Brown DL 6-4 245 JR 1L Black River Falls, Wis. (Black River Falls) 16 David Knighton QB 88 Cade Caton WR 5-9 160 SO SQ Rogers, Ark. (Rogers) 20 Landon Taylor RB 13 Cam Clark DB 5-10 200 SR 3L Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun) 21 Jordan Huckeba DB 73 Ross Conn OL 6-2 250 JR 2L Ann Arbor, Mich. (Saline) 23 Morgan Toline DB 33 Hayden Cruce RB 6-1 250 JR 1L Little Rock, Ark. (Central Arkansas Christian) 24 Sevohn Greer DB 27 Seth Woodason DB 31 Randall Dolan DB 6-1 195 SO SQ Broken Arrow, Okla. (Broken Arrow) 29 Jonathan Paulson TE 41 Ryan Ferrell K/P 6-2 190 JR 2L Houston, Texas (Northland Christian) 31 Randall Dolan DB 82 Julian Firman WR 5-10 170 JR 2L Lawton, Okla. (MacArthur) 32 Reggie Kimmons LB 76 Jacob Greer OL 6-3 285 JR 2L White Hall, Ark. (White Hall) 33 Hayden Cruce RB 24 Sevohn Greer DB 5-9 175 SR 3L Vallejo, Calif. (Bethel) 34 Ardell Briggs RB 5 Rocky Hall DB 5-10 185 SR 3L Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound) 35 Logan Ingram DL 37 Aaron Morton LB 48 Ray Hatfield DL 5-10 235 SO 1L Brinkley, Ark. (Brinkley) 38 Alex Scarborough LB 80 R.F. Hendricks WR 5-8 170 SO 1L Tulsa, Okla. (Memorial) 40 Jermaine Blanchard LB 21 Jordan Huckeba DB 6-1 205 SR 2L Searcy, Ark. (Harding Academy) 41 Ryan Ferrell K/P 35 Logan Ingram DL 6-2 245 JR 1L Magnolia, Texas (Magnolia) 42 Jeremy Townsend LB 92 Andrew Jackson DL 5-10 295 SO SQ Milton, Fla. (Milton) 43 J. McCoy LS 48 Ray Hatfield DL 32 Reggie Kimmons LB 5-10 215 JR 1L Memphis, Tenn. (Northeast Mississippi CC) 53 Ty Taylor DL 16 David Knighton QB 6-1 225 JR 2L Seminole, Okla. (Seminole) 55 Brad Parker OL 10 Teddy Luke RB 5-5 185 SO 1L Dallas, Texas (Bishop Lynch) 63 Buck Thomas OL 79 Joseph Mahaffey DL 5-10 260 SO SQ Webb City, Mo. (Webb City) 66 Chris Boatright OL 43 J. McCoy LS 5-8 205 SO 1L Abilene, Texas (Abilene) 67 Wheeler Parsons OL 12 Brandon Moreland QB 6-1 205 JR 1L Greenbrier, Ark. (Greenbrier) 71 Jimmy Skaggs OL 72 Jeff Walker OL 37 Aaron Morton LB 5-10 200 SO SQ Katy, Texas (Katy) 73 Ross Conn OL 55 Brad Parker OL 6-2 280 SO 1L Milton, Fla. (Milton) 76 Jacob Greer OL 67 Wheeler Parsons OL 6-3 270 JR 2L Atlanta, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian) 79 Joseph Mahaffey DL 29 Jonathan Paulson TE 6-7 235 SR 1L Lake Oswego, Ore. (Solano CC) 80 R.F. Hendricks WR 11 Daniel Phipps WR 5-11 180 JR 1L Memphis, Tenn. (Harding Academy) 81 Nate Ware TE 82 Julian Firman WR 38 Alex Scarborough LB 5-11 200 SO SQ Elyria, Ohio (Elyria) 88 Cade Caton WR 71 Jimmy Skaggs OL 6-0 280 SO SQ Coppell, Texas (Coppell) 92 Andrew Jackson DL 7 Michael Solano DL 6-0 225 SR 1L Dallas, Texas (Univ. of Arkansas) 99 Corwin Brown DL 20 Landon Taylor RB 5-10 185 JR SQ Webb City, Mo. (Webb City) 53 Ty Taylor DL 6-1 245 JR SQ Huntsville, Texas (Huntsville) By state 63 Buck Thomas OL 6-1 295 SO SQ White Settlement, Texas (C.F. Brewer) Texas 25 Arkansas 19 23 Morgan Toline DB 6-0 180 SO 1L Cookeville, Tenn. (Cookeville) Tennessee 9 42 Jeremy Townsend LB 5-11 215 SO 1L Schaumberg, Ill. (Schaumberg) Oklahoma 7 72 Jeff Walker OL 6-3 280 SO 1L Ft. Gibson, Okla. (Ft. Gibson) Florida 6 81 Nate Ware TE 6-2 230 SO 1L Bedford, Texas (Lawrence D. Bell) California 4 27 Seth Woodason DB 5-9 165 SO SQ Terra Haute, Ind. (North Vigo) Georgia 3 Ohio 3 Redshirt Freshmen and Mid-Year Transfers Missouri 3 Illinois 2 Spencer Adams DL 6-3 255 RsFR SQ Fayetteville, Ark. (Farmington) Michigan 2 Braden Binkley LB 5-10 205 RsFR SQ Brentwood, Tenn. (David Lipscomb) Alabama 1 Josh Brown LB 6-1 225 RsFR SQ Dickson, Tenn. (Hickman County) Indiana 1 Paul Burkhead WR 5-8 170 FR HS Mexia, Texas (Mexia) Kansas 1 Kentucky 1 Quannell Butler DB 5-9 165 JR TR Miami, Fla. (Kilgore College) Louisiana 1 Micah Canterbury K 5-11 210 RsFR SQ Marysville, Ohio (Marysville) North Carolina 1 Robert Carson DB 6-2 180 FR HS Milton, Fla. (Milton) New York 1 Zach Caton LB 6-0 170 RsFR SQ Garfield, Ark. (Rogers) Oregon 1 Matt Colley OL 6-2 250 RsFR SQ Farmington, Ky. (Mayfield) Wisconsin 1 Alex Franklin TE 6-1 240 RsFR SQ Charlotte, N.C. (South Mecklenburg) Steve Hudson DB 5-11 190 RsFR SQ Colleyville, Texas (Grapevine) Caleb Jamison LB 5-11 200 RsFR SQ Nashville, Ark. (Nashville)

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Luke Johns WR 6-2 180 RsFR SQ Edmond, Okla. (Oklahoma Christian HS) PRONUNCIATION Keenan Kitchen DL 6-1 300 JR TR Niagara Falls, N.Y. (Minnesota West CC) Ardell Briggs...... R-dell Chris Langley RB 5-7 180 RsFR SQ Andover, Kan. (Andover Central) Quannell Butler...... KWAH-nell Frederick Melifonwu DL 6-1 230 RsFR SQ Little Rock, Ark. (Mills) Cade/Zach Caton...... K-ton Marchel Morningstar DB 5-10 165 RsFR SQ Zeeland, Mich. (Zeeland West) Matt Colley...... CAH-lee Calvin Roberts RB 6-0 215 SR TR Port Arthur, Texas (Oklahoma State) Corran Conner...... KO-ran Zac Ross WR 5-8 185 SO TR Independence, Mo. (Oklahoma State) Hayden Cruce...... KROOS Lafonzo Ruffin LB 6-0 225 JR TR Miami, Fla. (Kilgore College) Ryan Ferrell...... FAIR-ul Jason Thomasson LB 5-10 185 RsFR SQ Daingerfield, Texas (Daingerfield) Sevohn Greer...... SUH-vohn Zach Tribble QB 6-0 210 RsFR SQ Searcy, Ark. (Harding Academy) Timothy Grier...... GREER Jordan Watson WR 6-1 180 RsFR SQ Pensacola, Fla. (Tate) Jordan Huckeba...... HUCK-a-bee Alan Webster RB 6-0 260 RsFR SQ San Jose, Calif. (W.C. Overfelt) Frederick Melifonwu....mel-i-FON-wu Adam Yeager K 5-9 185 SO SQ Tolar, Texas (Tolar) Marchel Morningstar...... MAR-shul 2007 Signees Rashad Rayner.....Ruh-SHOD RAY-ner Lafonzo Ruffin...... Luh-fonz-oh Tracy Brown DB 6-1 185 JR TR San Diego, Calif. (West Hills College) Landon Sheaman...... SHE-man Corran Conner DB 6-0 200 JR TR Coahoma, Miss. (Coahoma CC) Michael Solano...... Suh-LAH-no Drew Dawson OL 6-2 270 FR HS Kountze, Texas (Kountze) Morgan Toline...... TOE-lean Josh DeYoung OL 6-2 290 FR HS Huntsville, Texas (Huntsville) Hunter Finley OL 6-6 275 FR HS Jonesboro, Ark. (Jonesboro) Kevin Gilliam LB 6-3 215 FR HS Fort Worth, Texas (Dunbar) Timothy Grier DL 6-1 255 FR HS Tallapoosa, Ga. (Haralson County) Marcus Jones DL 5-10 230 FR HS Ruston, La. (North Shore [Texas]) Nick Jones QB 6-2 205 FR HS The Colony, Texas (The Colony) James Kee DL 6-2 250 FR HS Searcy, Ark. (Harding Academy) Chris Montague OL 6-2 275 FR HS Oakland, Tenn. (Fayette Academy) Tyler O’Quin WR 6-1 195 FR HS Wylie, Texas (Wylie) Trevor Pitts OL 6-7 280 JR TR Sacramento, Calif. (American River College) Rashad Rayner DB 5-11 190 FR HS Jackson, Tenn. (Jackson Christian) Landon Sheaman OL 6-1 285 FR HS Ardmore, Okla. (Plainview) Sam Smith LB 5-11 185 FR HS Bloomington, Ill. (Normal Community) Garrett Taylor OL 6-3 285 FR HS Huntsville, Texas (Huntsville) Luke Tribble QB/DB 5-11 185 FR HS Searcy, Ark. (Harding Academy)

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Lettermen Returning (33) Lettermen Lost (21) OFFENSE - 19 OFFENSE - 7 OFFENSIVE LINE QUARTERBACK Jonathan Paulson 1L OFFENSIVE LINE QUARTERBACK RUNNING BACK Chris Boatright 1L David Knighton 2L Daniel Phipps 1L David Walker 1L Cam Rowan 3L Kyle Wess 4L Ross Conn 2L Brandon Moreland 1L Nate Ware 1L Brandon Tittle 2L Hayden Cruce 1L Jared Wilson 2L WIDE RECEIVER Jake Greer 2L WR/TE RUNNING BACK Devin Link 1L Brad Parker 1L Heath Adams 3L Ardell Briggs 1L Darrick Ware 1L Wheeler Parsons 2L Kurt Adams 1L Teddy Luke 1L Jeff Walker 1L Julian Firman 2L Landon Taylor 1L R.F. Hendricks 1L

DEFENSE - 12 DEFENSE - 13 DEFENSIVE LINE LINEBACKER DEFENSIVE BACK DEFENSIVE LINE LINEBACKER DEFENSIVE BACK Corwin Brown 1L Jermaine Blanchard 1L Cam Clark 3L Aaron Bryant 1L Cody Chapman 1L Izell Gayles 1L Ray Hatfield 1L Sevohn Greer 3L Rocky Hall 3L Justin Currie 4L Ryan Conn 4L Logan McWilliams 1L Logan Ingram 1L Reggie Kimmons 1L Jordan Huckeba 2L Nathan Hoffman 3L Carlilse Johnson 1L Patrick Nicks 1L Michael Solano 1L Jeremy Townsend 1L Morgan Toline 1L Kenneth Wakwe 4L David Saunders 3L Robert Towns 4L Michael Whitlow 2L

SPECIALISTS - 2 SPECIALISTS - 1 PLACE KICKER PUNTER DEEP SNAPPER PLACE KICKER PUNTER DEEP SNAPPER Ryan Ferrell 2L J. McCoy 1L Ben Davis 3L

Starters Returning (9) Starters Lost (15)

OFFENSE (5) ‘06 Pos. ‘06 Stats OFFENSE (6) ‘06 Pos. ‘06 Stats Ross Conn G 10 games, 10 starts; All-GSC Devin Link WR 53 rec., 654 yards, 4 TD Hayden Cruce FB 1 carry, 5 yards; 5 rec., 35 yards *Michael Solano TE 1 rec., 20 yards Jacob Greer G 10 games, 10 starts Brandon Tittle T 10 games, 10 starts David Knighton QB 157-of-272, 2,110 yards, 22 TD Darrick Ware WR 21 rec., 280 yards, 2 TD Wheeler Parsons T 10 games, 10 starts Kyle Wess RB 169 carries, 915 yards, 1 TD Jared Wilson C 10 games, 10 starts DEFENSE (3) Cam Clark DB 43 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 2 FR, 1 FF DEFENSE (8) Sevohn Greer LB 70 tackles, 11.0 TFL, 4.5 sacks Justin Currie DT 53 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks Rocky Hall FS 52 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 2 INT, 1 FR Izell Gayles CB 23 tackles, 3 INT, 1 FF Nathan Hoffman DE 20 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 1 FR, 1 FF SPECIALISTS (1) Carlilse Johnson LB 37 tackles, 6.0 TFL, 4.0 sacks, 2 FF Ryan Ferrell P 15 punts, 37.5 avg, 7 In 20 David Saunders LB 52 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1 FR, 1 FF Robert Towns CB 57 tackles, 8 INT, 11 PBU Kenneth Wakwe DT 25 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 1 FF Michael Whitlow DE 21 tackles, 2.0 TFL

SPECIALISTS (1) Ben Davis K 7-of-14 FG, 29-of-31 PAT, 50 pts.

* - Moved to defense in 2007.

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Offense Defense

Pos. Name (Ht., Wt., Class) 2006 Information Pos. Name (Ht., Wt., Class) 2006 Information LT: chris Boatright (6-3, 350, So.) Played in 6 games, 2 starts at LT DE: Michael Solano (6-0, 225, Sr.) Played 9 games, starting 6 at TE Jeff Walker (6-3, 280, So.) Played in all 10 games Ray Hatfield (5-10, 235, So.) 11 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks

LG: ross Conn (6-2, 250, Jr.) Started 10 games at RG; All-GSC & All-Region DT: corwin Brown (6-4, 245, Jr.) 11 tackles, 0.5 TFL Spencer Adams (6-3, 255, RsFr.) Redshirted Josh Brown (6-1, 225, RsFr.) Redshirted

C: Jacob Greer (6-3, 285, Jr.) Started all 10 games at right guard NG: Andrew Jackson (5-10, 295, So.) Redshirted Alex Franklin (6-1, 240, RsFr.) Redshirted Keenan Kitchen (6-1, 300, Jr.) Transferred from Minnesota West CC

RG: Brad Parker (6-2, 280, So.) Played in 5 games as a reserve WLB: Jeremy Townsend (5-11, 215, So.) 11 tackles, 1 FR Hayden Cruce (6-1, 250, Jr.) Played in 10 games, 9 starts at TE or Jason Thomasson (5-10, 185, RsFr.) Redshirted

RT: Wheeler Parsons (6-3, 270, Jr.) Started all 10 games at right tackle MLB: Braden Binkley (5-10, 205, RsFr.) Redshirt Matt Colley (6-2, 250, RsFr.) Redshirted or Reggie Kimmons (5-10, 215, Jr.) 7 tackles, 1 FR

XWR: kurt Adams (6-4, 175, So.) 13 rec., 117 yards, 3 TD BLB: Jermaine Blanchard (6-1, 210, So.) 45 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 1 FF Jordan Watson (6-1, 180, RsFr.) Redshirted J. McCoy (5-8, 205, So.) Played 10 games as a long snapper

YWR: Heath Adams (6-5, 215, Sr.) 15 rec., 187 yards, 2 TD Rover: Morgan Toline (6-0, 180, So.) 21 tackles, 1.5 TFL Nate Ware (6-2, 230, So.) 2 rec., 11 yards Jordan Huckeba (6-1, 205, Sr.) 1 tackle, missed 8 games with injury

ZWR: Daniel Phipps (5-11, 180, Jr.) Missed season with an injury CB: corran Conner (6-0, 200, Jr.) transferred from Coahoma CC Julian Firman (5-10, 170, Jr.) 22 rec., 303 yards, 3 TD Tracy Brown (6-1, 185, Jr.) Transferred from West Hills College

QB: David Knighton (6-1, 225, Jr.) 10 games; 157-of-272, 2110 yds, 22 TD CB: Quannell Butler (5-9, 165, Jr.) Transferred from Kilgore College Brandon Moreland (6-1, 205, Jr.) Played 7 games on special teams Rashad Rayner (5-11, 190, Fr.) All-State honoree at Jackson Christian

FB: calvin Roberts (6-0, 215, Sr.) Transferred from Oklahoma State SS: Sevohn Greer (5-9, 175, Sr.) 70 tackles, 11.0 TFL, 4.5 sacks; All-Region Alan Webster (6-0, 260, RsFr.) Redshirted Steve Hudson (5-11, 190, RsFr.) Redshirted Teddy Luke (5-5, 185, So.) 8 car., 51 yards, 1 TD FS: Rocky Hall (5-10, 185, Sr.) 52 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 2 INT, 5 PBU HB: Ardell Briggs (5-9, 200, Sr.) 53 car., 226 yds, 4 TD; 3 rec., 46 yds Cam Clark (5-10, 200, Sr.) 43 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 3 PBU Zac Ross (5-8, 185, So.) Transferred from Oklahoma State Landon Taylor (5-10, 185, Jr.) Played in 7 games

Return Specialist Special Teams

KR: Ardell Briggs (5-9, 200, Sr.) 1 kickoff return for 24 yards P: Zach Tribble (6-0, 210, RsFr.) Redshirted Daniel Phipps (5-11, 170, So.) Did not return kickoffs or Micah Canterbury (5-11, 210, RsFr.) Redshirted

PR: Zac Ross (5-8, 185, So.) Transferred from Oklahoma State KO: Ryan Ferrell (6-2, 200, Jr.) 57.5-yard KO avg.; 9 TB on 24 kickoffs Julian Firman (5-10, 170, Jr.) 1 punt return for 4 yards PK: Ryan Ferrell (6-2, 200, Jr.) Handled kickoffs only

SN: J. McCoy (5-8, 205, So.) Handled all snapping

H: Brandon Moreland (6-1, 205, Jr.) Has not held as a Bison

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