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2019 MOCS FOOTBALL STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES Drayton Arnold Chris Barnes Quarterback • Jr.-TR • 5-11 • 205 3 Offensive Line • Jr.-1L • 6-3 • 295 62 Myrtle Beach, S.C. • Old Dominion Leesburg, Ga. • Georgia CHATTANOOGA: Graduate transfer from Old Dominion who CHATTANOOGA: Transfer from Georgia who came to UTC in is eligible immediately after joining the Mocs in the spring of the summer of 2018 with three years of eligibility remaining ... 2019 … working on an M.P.A in UTC’s Department of Political Sport Management major. Science ... made the Dean’s List and the A.D. Honor Roll with a 4.0 GPA in the spring. 2018 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Started the first nine games at right guard ... PRIOR TO UTC: Played in two games for the Monarchs in 2018 … did not see any played in 10 overall. action in 2017 and redshirted at ODU in 2016 ... three-star recruit by 247sports and a two-star recruit by ESPN … rated No. 53 dual threat quarterback by ESPN and PRIOR TO UTC: Played in one game No. 32 recruit in South Carolina … finished his high school career with 8,514 pass- in 2017 at Georgia (Missouri) ... former ing yards and 104 touchdown passes … helped Myrtle Beach High School to two recipient of the Teka and John Adams South Carolina state semifinals with a championship as a sophomore … passed Football Scholarship ... redshirted in for 3,052 yards and 36 touchdowns as a senior … 2,570 yards and 31 touchdowns 2016 ... 2016 graduate of Lee County and running for two touchdowns as a sophomore … 7-for-13 for 101 yards with a High School in Leesburg, Ga., where touchdown and interception in the South Carolina North vs. South All-Star Game. he played for Dean Fabrizio ... PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, Top All- PERSONAL: Son of Rodney and Heidi Arnold ... born Aug. 4, 1998 ... one brother, American, and No. 348 overall player in Kaden, and two sisters, Ashley and Lauren. the PrepStar Top 350 … ESPN.com four- star prospect, No. 19 ranked OG nation- ally, No. 36 overall prospect in Georgia … Rivals.com three-star prospect, No. 27 ranked OG nationally, No. 44 overall Mychal Austin prospect in Georgia … 247Sports.com Defensive Line • Fr.-RS • 6-2 • 295 93 three-star prospect, No. 42 OT nationally, Apopka, Fla. • Apopka HS No. 41 overall prospect in Georgia … Scout three-star prospect, No. 34 OG nation- ally, No. 4 OG in Georgia … Dawg Post No. 44 overall prospect and No. 4 OG in 2018 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the season as a redshirt. Georgia ... in 2015 Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-State Class AAAAAA offense … named to the 2015 Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AAAAAA PRIOR TO UTC: Three-star prospect according to Rivals.com First Team offense … led team to a 6-5 record in 2015. … totaled 17 sacks, 26 solo tackles, a pair of interceptions and four forced fumbles this season for head coach Rick Darlington and the Blue Dart- PERSONAL: Full name is Christopher Bernard Barnes ... born Aug. 11, 1997. ers … led the team to a 10-4 mark and a spot in the regional semifinals … Apopka was 40-11 over four years … won a state title as a freshman … selected to play in the Blue-Gray All-American Game and the Central Florida All-Star game … started and was all-metro on the lacrosse team … also played basketball. PERSONAL: Full name is Mychal Ryan Austin … son of Stewart and Deanna Austin … born Sept. 6, 1998 … father played football at Bowie State (1981-85) … Sport Management major … grew up in Calhoun, Ga. Dantrell Barkley Brock Bethea Defensive Line • Jr.-TR • 6-4 • 285 91 Offensive Line • Fr.-HS • 6-5 • 315 71 Kannapolis, N.C. • Charlotte Pinson, Ala. • Clay-Chalkville HS CHATTANOOGA: Transferred to UTC in the summer of 2019 PRIOR TO UTC: Two-star prospect according to 247Sports. with two years of eligibility remaining. com … all-region offensive lineman from Clay-Chalkville High School in Pinson, Ala. … played for head coach Drew Gilmer PRIOR TO UTC: Spent the 2018 season at Charlotte where … member of the National Honor Society. he played in seven games without a start ... credited with five tackles and 1.5 TFL ... had two tackles in debut vs. Appalachian State ... high of 3 tackles with1.5 TFL PERSONAL: Full name is Juron Brock Bethea … son of John and Satia Bethea … in 49ers 28-25 win vs. Old Dominion … made the Dean’s List (3.4 GPA or higher) has an older brother, Brandon, and an older sister, Bria … Engineering Manage- and the 2018 C-USA Honor Roll … initially committed to South Carolina after two ment major. seasons at Independence (Kan.) Community College ... redshirted in 2016 and part of the Last Chance U feature in 2017 … three-star JUCO prospect according to 247Sports and ESPN … 247Sports ranked in the top 40 nationally among junior college prospects and among the Top 10 at his position (DT) … 2016 graduate of A.L. Brown High School in Kannapolis, N.C. … registered 57 tackles with 8.0 TFL and 6.0 sacks as a senior in 2015 ... added 15 QB hurries for coach Mike Newsome as the Wonders (10-3; 4-2) reached the second round of the 2015 4A state playoffs. PERSONAL: Born Dec. 27, 1997 ... parents are Daphne and Dean Barkley ... has one brother, Del Drye ... majoring in Sociology. 41 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES 2019 MOCS FOOTBALL Ty Boeck Alec Boruff Linebacker • So.-1L • 6-2 • 225 46 Defensive Back • Fr.-HS • 6-1 • 185 25 Soddy Daisy, Tenn. • Soddy Daisy HS Knoxville, Tenn. • Webb School 2018 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in 10 games off the PRIOR TO UTC: All-state defensive back at the Webb School bench, mostly on special teams ... finished with seven tackles of Knoxville ... 117 tackles and five interceptions as a senior ... made the Dean’s List and the A.D. Honor Roll in the spring. ... played for head coach David Meske ... three-year starter ... team captain as a senior ... earned Division II AA All-State by PRIOR TO UTC: All-state linebacker the Tennessean ... All-Region Defensive Player of the Year ... invited to the Toyota from Soddy Daisy High School in Soddy East and West All Star Game ... co-president of the FCA ... suffered a lacerated Daisy, Tenn. … played for head coach spleen during his junior year, which held him out for for the majority of the season. and former Moc Justin Barnes … region 4 player of the year … two-time Best of PERSONAL: Son of Scott and the late Shannon Boruff ... born Oct. 14, 2000 ... Preps honoree … also lettered in wres- has a twin sister, Raquel, and an older brother Chase ... brother played baseball at tling and baseball … state champion Carson Newman and then played in the Kansas City Royals organization. wrestler at 230 pounds as a senior ... two-time state placer, three-time region champ and Best of Preps in wrestling … National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Born May 30, 2000 … son of Troy and Karin Boeck … has an older sister, Emily … Troy was the 1990 So- Con Defensive Player of the Year for the Trenton Boshers Mocs … Karin played basketball at UTC Long Snapper • Fr.-HS • 6-3 • 205 59 (1989-92) … Biology major. Columbia, Tenn. • Columbia Academy PRIOR TO UTC: All-region special teams MVP at Columbia BOECK’S CAREER STATISTICS Academy in Columbia, Tenn. ... played for head coach Char- Year G/GS UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds lie Lansdell ... two-time Academic All-State ... made 42 total 2018 10/0 4 3 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 2 0-0 tackles and recovered seven fumbles as a senior ... two-time BOECK’S CAREER HIGHS all-region ... four-year starter ... member of the National Honor Society. Tackles .......2 vs. Tennessee Tech (8/30/18) PERSONAL: Son of Randy and Cindy Emmitt ... born Sept. 27, 2000 ... older brother, Caleb Pitts, played baseball at Cumberland University (2012-16) ... Com- puter Engineering major. Gabe Boring Punter • So.-1L • 5-11 • 170 61 Pikeville, Tenn. • Bledsoe County HS 2018 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Handled the kickoff duties in all 11 games ... made two tackles at The Citadel ... made the Dean’s List in the fall and the A.D. Honor Roll both semesters ... made the SoCon Honor Roll. PRIOR TO UTC: 2017 Tennessee Mr. Football Kicker of the Year at Bledsoe Kristopher Bowman County High School … played for head Tight End • Fr.-HS • 6-4 • 210 85 coach Dennis Therrell … two-time all- Chattanooga, Tenn. • McCallie School state … three-time all-region kicker of the PRIOR TO UTC: All-state linebacker and tight end at Chatta- year … 46.8 yards per punt as a senior nooga’s McCallie School ... played for former Moc Ralph Potter for the Warriors was second in the nation ... 79 tackles, 19 TFLs, four fumble recoveries, and 12 sacks as according to Max Preps … converted six a senior ... also had two rushing and six receiving touchdowns of seven FGs, with a long of 47 yards … ... 41 tackles and seven touchdowns as a junior ... president of the FCA ... all-state two-time Best of Preps Honoree … Chris in baseball ... Headmaster’s List, Dean’s List and Faculty Recognition List. Sailer Third Team All-American … played in the Toyota East-West All-Star game … Kohl’s Third Team All-American ... honor PERSONAL: Full name is Kristopher Alexander Bowman ... born April 4, 2001 roll student. ... son of Bill and Kristy Bowman ... has two brothers, Brent and Kacey, and one sister, Bethany ... Marketing major. PERSONAL: Full name is Gabriel Seth Boring … born Oct.