2020 Roster of Officials Confirmed
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FOR USE AS DESIRED 7/17/20 2020 ROSTER OF OFFICIALS CONFIRMED SIX FIRST-YEAR NFL OFFICIALS AMONG 2020 GROUP The NFL roster of game officials for the 2020 season will include six individuals in their first NFL season and one new referee, the league announced today. Launching their NFL officiating careers in 2020 are side judge TRA BLAKE (ACC), field judge JOE BLUBAUGH (Big 12), line judge MIKE DOLCE (Big Ten), down judge FRANK LEBLANC (Big 12), side judge CLAY REYNARD (Pac-12) and umpire TAB SLAUGHTER (Big 12). The six are graduates of the NFL Officiating Department’s Officiating Development Program, which trains top college football officials in all aspects of NFL officiating. LAND CLARK has been promoted to referee for the upcoming season, following two seasons as a field judge. He was a referee in the Pac-12 Conference prior to entering the NFL and has been part of the NFL’s Referee Training Program since his first season in the league. The 2020 roster of officials includes three former NFL players – back judge STEVE FREEMAN, field judge NATE JONES and umpire TERRY KILLENS. Freeman, entering his 20th season as an NFL official, was a defensive back for 13 seasons, 12 with Buffalo and one with Minnesota. Jones joined the NFL officiating staff in 2019 from the Pac-12, following an eight-year career as a defensive back with Dallas, Miami, Denver and New England. Killens, who also joined the NFL officiating ranks last season from the American Athletic Conference, was a linebacker during his seven NFL seasons, entering the league as a member of the Houston Oilers before the franchise became the Tennessee Titans. He also played for San Francisco and Seattle before beginning his officiating career. Freeman and his son, back judge BRAD FREEMAN, represent the lone set of father-son officials active in the NFL. Referees SHAWN HOCHULI and ALEX KEMP, as well as line judges WALT COLEMAN IV and JEFF SEEMAN, are the sons of former NFL referees. Additionally, three sets of brothers – ALLEN and RUSTY BAYNES, JEFF and JERRY BERGMAN, and CARL, DINO and PERRY PAGANELLI – appear on the 2020 roster. Line judge JEFF BERGMAN, entering his 29th NFL season, remains the longest-serving official. The following is the complete 2020 NFL roster of officials, including crew assignments, which could change during the season due to injury, schedule conflicts, etc.: NFL Experience No. Name Pos. College Crew (including 2020) 122 Brad Allen R Pembroke State Allen 7 20 Barry Anderson U North Carolina State Allen 14 108 Gary Arthur LJ Wright State Martin 24 72 Michael Banks FJ Illinois State Clark 19 56 Allen Baynes SJ Auburn Hussey 13 59 Rusty Baynes LJ Auburn-Montgomery Boger 11 32 Jeff Bergman LJ Robert Morris Kemp 29 91 Jerry Bergman DJ Robert Morris Blakeman 19 33 Tra Blake FJ UCF Corrente 1 34 Clete Blakeman R Nebraska Blakeman 13 57 Joe Blubaugh FJ Pittsburg State Boger 1 23 Jerome Boger R Morehouse Boger 17 40 Brian Bolinger LJ Indiana State Clark 4 74 Derick Bowers DJ East Central Novak 18 98 Greg Bradley LJ Tennessee Hochuli 12 43 Terry Brown FJ Tennessee Wrolstad 15 11 Fred Bryan U Northern Iowa Martin 12 86 Jimmy Buchanan SJ South Carolina State Blakeman 12 134 Ed Camp DJ William Paterson Hochuli 21 63 Mike Carr DJ Wisconsin Kemp 4 60 Gary Cavaletto SJ Hancock Vinovich 18 41 Boris Cheek SJ Morgan State Corrente 25 51 Carl Cheffers R California-Irvine Cheffers 21 130 Land Clark R Sevier Valley Tech Clark 3 16 Kevin Codey DJ Western New England Torbert 6 95 James Coleman SJ Arkansas Hochuli 16 65 Walt Coleman IV LJ Southern Methodist Novak 6 99 Tony Corrente R Cal State-Fullerton Corrente 26 25 Ryan Dickson FJ Utah Torbert 4 123 Mike Dolce LJ Grand Valley State Allen 1 76 Alan Eck U Bloomsburg Hussey 5 96 Matt Edwards BJ Western Michigan Cheffers 3 3 Scott Edwards SJ Alabama Torbert 22 81 Roy Ellison U Savannah State Hill 18 61 Keith Ferguson BJ San Jose State Hill 21 64 Dan Ferrell U Cal State-Fullerton Corrente 18 71 Ruben Fowler U Huston-Tillotson Hochuli 15 88 Brad Freeman BJ Mississippi State Hussey 7 133 Steve Freeman BJ Mississippi State Kemp 20 80 Greg Gautreaux FJ Southwest Louisiana Blakeman 19 128 Ramon George U Lenoir-Rhyne Novak 5 103 Eugene Hall SJ North Texas Cheffers 7 49 Rich Hall U Arizona Kemp 17 107 Dave Hawkshaw SJ Justice Institute of B.C. Smith 2 93 Scott Helverson BJ Iowa Wrolstad 18 29 Adrian Hill R Buffalo Hill 11 125 Chad Hill SJ Mississippi Boger 3 97 Tom Hill FJ Carson Newman Hochuli 22 28 Mark Hittner DJ Pittsburg State Smith 24 83 Shawn Hochuli R Claremont Hochuli 7 106 Patrick Holt DJ North Carolina State Boger 2 35 John Hussey R Idaho State Hussey 19 36 Anthony Jeffries FJ Alabama-Birmingham Hill 3 117 John Jenkins FJ St. Mary’s Kemp 7 101 Carl Johnson LJ Nicholls State Hussey 17 42 Nate Jones FJ Rutgers Cheffers 2 67 Tony Josselyn BJ Eastern Kentucky Torbert 3 55 Alex Kemp R Central Michigan Kemp 7 77 Terry Killens U Penn State Torbert 2 121 Paul King U Nichols College Clark 12 21 Jeff Lamberth SJ Texas A&M Wrolstad 19 44 Frank LeBlanc DJ Lamar Institute of Technology Vinovich 1 2 Bart Longson LJ Brigham Young Smith 6 10 Julian Mapp LJ Grambling State Blakeman 12 19 Clay Martin R Oklahoma Baptist Martin 6 39 Rich Martinez BJ Canisius Hochuli 7 8 Dana McKenzie DJ Toledo Corrente 13 48 Jim Mello DJ Northeastern Allen 17 118 Dave Meslow FJ Augsburg Martin 10 78 Greg Meyer BJ TCU Clark 19 115 Tony Michalek U Indiana Rogers 19 111 Terrence Miles BJ Arizona State Novak 13 120 Jonah Monroe SJ Arkansas Novak 6 92 Bryan Neale U Indiana Smith 7 1 Scott Novak R Phoenix Novak 7 24 David Oliver DJ Baker Hill 4 124 Carl Paganelli U Michigan State Boger 22 105 Dino Paganelli BJ Aquinas Smith 15 46 Perry Paganelli BJ Hope Blakeman 23 17 Steve Patrick BJ Jacksonville State Vinovich 7 15 Rick Patterson FJ Wofford Allen 25 79 Kent Payne DJ Nebraska Wesleyan Rogers 17 131 Mark Pellis U Allegheny Cheffers 7 9 Mark Perlman LJ Salem Vinovich 20 6 Jerod Phillips DJ Northeastern State Martin 5 47 Tim Podraza LJ Nebraska Corrente 13 109 Dyrol Prioleau FJ Johnson C. Smith Smith 14 30 Todd Prukop BJ Cal State-Fullerton Corrente 12 5 Jim Quirk SJ Middlebury Hill 11 18 Clay Reynard SJ UC Davis Martin 1 31 Mearl Robinson FJ Air Force Vinovich 4 126 Brad Rogers R Lubbock Christian Rogers 4 82 Jimmy Russell SJ Pasco Hernando State Allen 2 50 Aaron Santi FJ Southern Oregon Rogers 6 45 Jeff Seeman LJ Minnesota Cheffers 19 104 Dale Shaw SJ Allegheny Kemp 8 113 Danny Short DJ UNC-Charlotte Cheffers 4 110 Tab Slaughter U Arkansas State Blakeman 1 14 Shawn Smith R Ferris State Smith 6 12 Greg Steed BJ Howard Rogers 18 84 Mark Steinkerchner LJ Akron Torbert 27 68 Tom Stephan DJ Pittsburg State Clark 22 112 Tony Steratore BJ California, Pa. Boger 21 75 Mark Stewart LJ Pittsburg State Hill 3 102 Bruce Stritesky U Embry Riddle Vinovich 15 37 Tripp Sutter LJ Nebraska Wrolstad 2 100 Tom Symonette LJ Florida Rogers 17 53 Sarah Thomas DJ Mobile Hussey 6 62 Ronald Torbert R Michigan State Torbert 11 13 Patrick Turner DJ Cal State-Long Beach Wrolstad 7 52 Bill Vinovich R San Diego Vinovich 15 26 Jabir Walker FJ Murray State Hussey 6 7 Keith Washington SJ Virginia Military Institute Clark 13 116 Mike Weatherford FJ Oklahoma State Novak 19 58 Don Willard SJ Illinois State Rogers 3 119 Greg Wilson BJ USC Martin 13 54 Steve Woods U Wabash Wrolstad 4 4 Craig Wrolstad R Washington Wrolstad 18 38 Greg Yette BJ Howard Allen 11 .