2018 MERCER FOOTBALL

MercerBears.com l Twitter: @MercerFootball l Facebook: /MercerFootball l Instagram: @MercerFootball THE GAME MERCER BEARS (0-0, 0-0 SoCon) ► Mercer head coach Bobby Lamb is seeking Head Coach: Bobby Lamb (Furman, 1987) his 100th career win (99-65) on Saturday. Career Record: 99-65 (15th Season), Record at Mercer: 32-25 (Sixth Season), Record vs. Memphis: 0-0 ► Saturday's game marks the fourth time Mercer has faced an FBS program in the last Sept. 1, 2018 l 7 p.m. ET l Memphis, Tenn. l Liberty Bowl (58,325) three years (Georgia Tech, 2016; Auburn, 2017; Alabama, 2017). (0-0, 0-0 AAC) ► Mercer and Memphis have never met on MEMPHIS TIGERS the gridiron. The Bears are 0-3 against current Head Coach: Mike Norvell (Central Arkansas, 2005) AAC teams, with all three games being played Career Record: 18-8 (3rd Season), Record at Memphis: 18-8 (3rd Season), Record vs. Mercer: 0-0 before 1939 (0-2 vs. Navy; 0-1 vs. Tulane). TV: ESPN3 ► Mercer is 4-1 in season openers since 2013. ► Saturday marks just the second time Mercer Talent: Mike Watts (Play-by-Play) v Tyoka Jackson (Analyst) has opened its season on the road since Radio: Mercer Sports Network (100.9 The Creek FM & SportsMic) 2013. Mercer defeated Austin Peay, 28-7, in Talent: Rick Cameron (Play-by-Play) v Roger Jackson (Analyst) v Charles Davis (Sideline) Clarksville, Tenn. to open the 2015 season. Live Stats: GoTigersGo.com ► Eight Bears were named to the 2018 Twitter: @MercerFootball Preseason All-Southern Conference Teams. Series History: First meeting ► Mercer led the FCS in kickoff return defense Macon: No meetings in 2017 (14.41 yards per return). Memphis: No meetings Neutral Sites: No meetings THE CAPTAINS First Meeting: -- Mercer Last Meeting: -- LeMarkus Bailey (Sr.), Isaiah Buehler (Sr.) Streak: -- Sam Walker (Sr.), Eric Jackson (Jr.) MERCER BEARS UP NEXT Ranking -- (Coaches) / RV (STATS) Last Game Nov. 18, 2017 at #1 Alabama L, 56-0, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. MERCER VS. JACKSONVILLE Head Coach Bobby Lamb SATURDAY, SEPT. 8 MEMPHIS TIGERS Mercer hosts Jacksonville in its 2018 home opener at Five Star Stadium on Sept. 8. The contest will be broadcasted live on ESPN3 with a kickoff time of 6 p.m. (ET). The Bears are 2-0 all-time against Jacksonville with a pair of wins over the Dolphins in 2013 and 2017. Mercer opened last Ranking RV (AP) / RV (Coaches) year's campaign with a 48-7 win over Jacksonville at home on Aug. 31, 2017. The contest is one of five home games for Mercer at Five Star Last Game Dec. 30, 2017 vs. Iowa State Stadium, where the Bears are 22-9 since 2013. L, 21-20, in Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl) Head Coach Mike Norvell 2018 SCHEDULE / RESULTS All times ET MERCER COACHING STAFF Sept. 1 at MEMPHIS ESPN3 7 p.m. (ET) Memphis, Tenn. / Liberty Bowl (58,325) / First meeting On the Field Sept. 8 JACKSONVILLE ESPN3 6 p.m. (ET) Bobby Lamb Head Coach Macon, Ga. / Five Star Stadium (10,200) / Mercer leads series, 2-0 Kenny Baker Defensive Line Carter Barfield Running Backs Sept. 15 at #10 SAMFORD * ESPN+ 3 p.m. (ET) Grant Cain Asst. HC/Inside LBs/Special Teams Birmingham, Ala. / Seibert Stadium (6,700) / Samford leads series, 13-10-1 La'Donte Harris Wide Receivers Sept. 22 THE CITADEL * ESPN+ 4 p.m. (ET) Mike Kolakowski Defensive Coordinator/Outside LBs Macon, Ga. / Five Star Stadium (10,200) / The Citadel leads series, 9-5-1 Darius Safford Cornerbacks Sept. 29 at VMI * ESPN3 1:30 p.m. (ET) Casey Vogt Running Game Coord./Offensive Line Lexington, Va. / Alumni Memorial Stadium (10,000) / Mercer leads series, 3-1 Oct. 13 at YALE ESPN+ 1 p.m. (ET) In the Press Box New Haven, Conn. / Yale Bowl (61,446) / First meeting Mitch Doolittle Safeties Oct. 20 WESTERN CAROLINA * ESPN+ 4 p.m. (ET) Will Patterson Tight Ends Macon, Ga. / Five Star Stadium (10,200) / Series tied, 2-2 Joe Pizzo Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Oct. 27 at #11 WOFFORD * ESPN3/CW62 1:30 p.m. (ET) MERCER MEDIA RELATIONS Spartanburg, S.C. / Gibbs Stadium (13,000) / Mercer leads series, 6-4 Gerrit Van Genderen Nov. 3 ETSU * ESPN+ 3 p.m. (ET) Director of Media Relations (Football Contact) Macon, Ga. / Five Star Stadium (10,200) / Mercer leads series, 2-1 O: 478-301-5209 l C: 478-301-5209 l [email protected] Nov. 10 at CHATTANOOGA * ESPN+ 1 p.m. (ET) Chattanooga, Tenn. / Finley Stadium (20,668) / Chattanooga leads series, 19-8-1 David Fox | Assistant Director Nov. 17 #21 FURMAN * ESPN+ 3 p.m. (ET) Will Tharp | Assistant Director Macon, Ga. / Five Star Stadium (10,200) / Furman leads series, 8-6-2 Mary Bess Skinner | Graduate Assistant MERCER FOOTBALL 2017 PAGE 2

QUICK FACTS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Location...... Macon, Ga. PLAYERS #58 Dorian KITHCART KITH'-cart (not keith) Enrollment...... 8,600 #16 LeMARKUS Bailey luh-MARK'-us #60 Conner KRIEGER KREE'-ger Founded...... 1833 #52 KaShawn Baker KUH'-shawn # Ryan LaFlamme LAH'-flame Conference...... Southern #11 BJ BOHLER BOH'-ler Affiliation...... NCAA Division I (FCS) #75 Ty McLEMORE MACK'-luh-moor Colors...... Orange (PMS 716C) & Black #41 Isaiah BUEHLER BYOO'-ler #9 Sidney OTIWU oh-TEE'-woo Nickname...... Bears #72 Tyrese COHEN tie-REESE' #94 XAVIER Perkins ZAY'-vee-er Stadium...... Five Star Stadium (10,200) #23 Will CONEWAY KAHN'-uh-way #45 Andrew PETTIT PET'-it Surface...... FieldTurf #32 Brandon CONEY CONE-ee #85 JD PIRRIS PEER'-iss President...... William D. Underwood #90 BEHR Cooper BEAR #1 KAELAN Riley KAY'-len Director of Athletics...... Jim Cole #34 TYRAY DEVEZIN tie-RAY' deh-VEZ'-in #47 Brandon SHELNUTT SHELL'-nut Website...... www.MercerBears.com #44 TRAVONTE' Easley truh-VAHN'-tay #62 Matt SHIEL SHEEL' Ticket Office...... (478) 301-5470 #84 DeMOND Ellison duh-MAHND' #91 Austin WYSOR WISE'-er Football Office...... (478) 301-2713 #38 Cam FANNON FAN'-in #5 MALIQUE Fleming muh-LEEK' First Year of Football...... 1892 All-Time Record...... 154-174-15 (.471) #24 DANIJAH GAMMAGE duh-NEE'-juh GAM'-ege Modern Era Record (2013-Present)...... 32-25 (.569) #74 Isaiah GOOLSBY eye-ZAY'-uh GOOLZ-bee SoCon Record...... 11-19 (.366) #97 Grant GOUPIL GOO'-pul #82 CAMIEL Grant kuh-MEEL' All-Conference...... 20 players, 26 times #96 Destin GUILLEN GEE'-in COACHES FCS Playoff Appearances...... 0 #6 JAMAR Hall juh-MAHR' La'DONTE Harris luh-DON'-tay SoCon Championships...... 0 #3 Stephen HOUZAH WHO'-zuh Mike KOLAKOWSKI KOLE'-uh-KOW'-skee #77 Trey IORILLO EYE'-oh-RILL'-oh Joe PIZZO PIZZ'-oh Head Coach...... Bobby Lamb (Furman, 1987) #8 MARQUISE Irvin mar-KWEES' Collegiate Record...... 99-65 (.604) Casey VOGT VAHT Mercer Record...... 32-25 (.561) 2017 Overall/SoCon Record...... 5-6/4-4 Basic Offense...... Pistol COACHING STAFF / SUPPORT STAFF Basic Defense...... 3-4 (Multiple) Bobby Lamb (Furman, 1987) Head Coach Kenny Baker (Gardner-Webb, 2009) Defensive Line Carter Barfield (Furman, 2006) Running Backs / Co-Recruiting Coordinator Grant Cain (Catawba, 2003) Assistant Head Coach / Inside Linebackers / Specialists Mitch Doolittle (Presbyterian, 2007) Safeties La'Donte Harris (Clemson, 2008) Wide Receivers / Co-Recruiting Coordinator RECORD BREAKDOWN Mike Kolakowski (Ohio Northern, 1979) Defensive Coordinator / Outside Linebackers Will Patterson (Rhodes, 2011) Tight Ends 2018 Streak Under Lamb Joe Pizzo (Mars Hill, 1987) Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Overall 0-0 L1 32-25 Darius Safford (Lafayette, 2013) Cornerbacks Home 0-0 L1 22-9 Road 0-0 L1 10-16 Casey Vogt (Slippery Rock, 2000) Running Game Coordinator / Offensive Line Overtime 0-0 L1 2-2 Davis Dunn (Appalachian State, 2017) Director of Player Personnel Neutral 0-0 L1 0-0 Carl Miller (Eastern Michigan, 2012) Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning vs. Ranked 0-0 L1 3-9 Dominique Woods (Shorter, 2012) Director of Football Operations SoCon 0-0 W1 11-19 SoCon Home 0-0 L2 6-9 SoCon Road 0-0 W1 5-10 TEAM INFORMATION LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST RETURNING OFFENSIVE STARTERS (7) Offense...... 24/10 No. Name Pos. Class Defense...... 24/9 76 Jake Flath OL Jr. Specialty...... 6/2 8 Marquise Irvin WR Sr. Total...... 54/21 60 Conner Krieger OL R-So. 28 Tee Mitchell RB Sr. 2018 SOCON STANDINGS (THRU AUG. 27) STARTERS RETURNING 1 Kaelan Riley QB R-So. Offense...... 7 67 Austin Sanders OL R-Jr. SoCon OVERALL Defense...... 8 87 Sam Walker TE R-Sr. W-L PCT W-L PCT Specialty...... 3 Chattanooga 0-0 -- 0-0 -- Total...... 18 RETURNING DEFENSIVE STARTERS (8) ETSU 0-0 -- 0-0 -- No. Name Pos. Class #21 Furman 0-0 -- 0-0 -- STARTERS LOST 16 LeMarkus Bailey LB R-Sr. Mercer 0-0 -- 0-0 -- Offense...... 4 41 Isaiah Buehler DL R-Sr. #11 Samford 0-0 -- 0-0 -- Defense...... 3 23 Will Coneway LB R-Jr. The Citadel 0-0 -- 0-0 -- Specialty...... 2 32 Brandon Coney DB R-Sr. VMI 0-0 -- 0-0 -- Total...... 9 17 Eric Jackson DB R-Jr. 58 Dorian Kithcart DL R-Jr. Western Carolina 0-0 -- 0-0 -- 20 Kam Lott DB R-Sr. # 10 Wofford 0-0 -- 0-0 -- 12 Harrison Poole DB R-So.

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TEAM QUICK HITS DEPTH CHART (VS. MEMPHIS) n Head coach Bobby Lamb can earn his 100th career victory on Saturday. He is 99-65 overall with 32 of those wins as OFFENSE the head coach at Mercer (32-25). LT 67 AUSTIN SANDERS 6-3 287 R-Jr. n Senior linebacker LeMarkus Bailey, senior defensive end Isaiah Buehler, senior tight end Sam Walker and junior 56 Collin Foster 6-3 260 Fr. safety Eric Jackson were voted as Mercer's 2018 team captains. or 72 Tyrese Cohen 6-2 333 Fr. n Mercer received six votes in the STATS FCS Preseason Top 25 Poll. Mercer is one six SoCon teams to at least receive LG 76 JAKE FLATH 6-5 297 Jr. votes in the organization's preseason poll. 77 Trey Iorillo 6-3 311 R-Fr. n A program-record eight Bears were named to the 2018 Preseason All-SoCon Teams. Mercer was picked to finish C 63 DAVID MAY 6-4 305 R-Sr. sixth and fourth by the league's coaches and media, respectively. 60 Conner Krieger 6-1 287 R-So. n Saturday's game marks the fourth time Mercer has faced an FBS program in the last three years (Georgia Tech, 2016; RG 55 ANDREW ROBINSON 6-3 319 So. 70 Brian Forrestal 6-3 291 R-So. Auburn, 2017; Alabama, 2017). The Bears are 0-3 in such contests. RT 71 DAWSON ELLIS 6-4 255 R-Jr. n Mercer made three coaching staff hires during the offseason: Joe Pizzo (OC, QBs); Mitch Doolittle (Safeties); & Dar- 79 Eric Allen 6-5 301 R-Fr. ius Safford (Cornerbacks). Offensive line coach Casey Vogt was also named Running Game Coordinator while running or 61 Caleb Etheridge 6-2 291 Fr. backs coach Carter Barfield was named co-recruiting coordinator. X 8 MARQUISE IRVIN 6-3 216 Sr. n Senior defensive end Isaiah Buehler was named a 2018 Allstate/AFCA Good Works Team nominee. 84 DeMond Ellison 6-1 213 Fr. n Head coach Bobby Lamb was appointed as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee for QB 1 KAELAN RILEY 6-3 231 R-So. 2018-19. He is one of 17 members of the committee and one of just three from the FCS level. or 10 Robert Riddle 6-3 207 R-Fr. n The Bears are in their sixth season since reintroducing football in 2013 and the 45th campaign in program history. TE 87 SAM WALKER 6-4 242 R-Sr. 88 Chris Ellington 6-4 247 Jr. or 89 Chase Westfall 6-3 255 R-Jr. OFFENSIVE QUICK HITS Z 13 DAVID DURDEN 6-2 197 Fr. 4 Edmond Graham 5-9 170 So. n Mercer returns seven of 11 starters from an offensive unit that averaged 24.5 points and 332.4 yards per game. RB 28 TEE MITCHELL 5-10 204 Sr. n The Bears ranked fifth nationally in red zone offense in 2017 (91.4 percent). 34 Tyray Devezin 5-8 233 So. n Mercer allowed just 1.18 sacks per game in 2017, ranking 20th nationally. H 80 TUCKER CANNON 6-0 192 R-So. n Quarterback Kaelan Riley became the program's first player to be named a conference Freshman of the Year in 2017. 3 Stephen Houzah 5-9 161 Sr. n Of Mercer's eight Preseason All-SoCon Team selections, are four offensive players: junior OL Austin Sanders (First Team); senior tight or 17 Tony Jones II 6-0 183 Fr. end Sam Walker (First Team); senior wide receiver Marquise Irvin (First Team); and senior running back Tee Mitchell (Second Team). n Mercer rushed for 200-plus yards three times in 2017, using 50 or more carries in all three efforts. DEFENSE n Tee Mitchell needs just 25 rushing yards to become the third player in program history with 2,000 career rushing DE 41 ISAIAH BUEHLER 6-3 259 R-Sr. yards (John Russ, Alex Lakes). The senior is 629 rushing yards away from the program's all-time rushing record (2,604). 91 Austin Wysor 6-5 268 R-Sr. NG 90 BEHR COOPER 6-0 287 R-So. n After playing cornerback for three seasons, senior Stephen Houzah has switched to wide receiver for his final year of 99 DJ McDaniel 6-0 276 Fr. eligibility. Houzah is tied for the most interceptions in program history with seven. DE 96 DESTIN GUILLEN 6-5 297 R-Jr. n Among Mercer's four new offensive starters is freshman receiver David Durden, who was originally a member of Mer- 57 Jack Raines 6-3 263 R-Jr. cer's 2017 signing class but played one season of professional baseball for the Boston Red Sox before arriving on campus. OLB 16 LeMARKUS BAILEY 5-11 199 R-Sr. n Prior to being shutout against No. 1 Alabama (56-0) to conclude the 2017 season, Mercer had scored in 60 consec- 44 Travonte' Easley 6-1 197 R-Sr. utive games dating back to Oct. 24, 1941. ILB 9 SIDNEY OTIWU 5-11 230 R-So. n The Bears are 25-3 when scoring 30 points under head coach Bobby Lamb and 47-4 all-time as a program. 33 Michael Freeman 6-1 230 So. n Mercer is 19-7 when eclipsing 400 yards of total offense under head coach Bobby Lamb. ILB 23 WILL CONEWAY 5-11 217 R-Jr. 50 Logan Craighead 6-1 227 R-So. OLB 39 BRADLEY EARNEST 6-1 228 R-Sr. DEFENSIVE QUICK HITS 43 DJ Bullard 6-2 233 Fr. CB 11 BJ BOHLER 5-7 183 So. n Mercer's defensive unit is nicknamed the "Legion of Chaos", shortened as "L.O.C." 20 Kam Lott 5-8 195 R-Sr. n Befitting of its nickname, Mercer's defense gained a SoCon-best 25 turnovers in 2017, highlighted by an FCS-leading SS 7 ERIC JACKSON 5-8 172 R-Jr. 16 fumbles recovered. Mercer has led the SoCon in turnover margin in three of its four seasons as a league member. 29 Brandon Gurley 5-9 190 R-Sr. n Mercer gained five turnovers against Auburn on Sept. 16, 2017, the most turnovers surrendered by the Tigers since FS 5 MALIQUE FLEMING 5-11 208 R-So. Oct. 6, 2012 at Arkansas. 31 Luke Ward 6-1 201 R-Fr. n Four of Mercer's top five tacklers return from last year's unit, including defensive back Eric Jackson (89 tackles). or 24 Danijah Gammage 6-1 209 R-Fr. n Three of Mercer's Preseason All-SoCon Team selections are defensive players: senior linebacker LeMarkus Bailey; CB 12 HARRISON POOLE 5-11 196 R-So. senior defensive end Isaiah Buehler; junior defensive back Eric Jackson. 6 Jamar Hall 6-1 194 So. n Senior linebacker LeMarkus Bailey ranks sixth in program history in career tackles (161) and needs just nine to move into sole possession of fourth place. SPECIAL TEAMS n Senior linebacker Bradley Earnest is expected to start after transferring from Miami (Ohio). PK 98 COLE FISHER 6-2 188 Sr. 97 Grant Goupil 6-1 184 So. n Sophomore linebacker Sidney Otiwu replaces former captain Lee Bennett, who recorded a single-season program KO 98 COLE FISHER 6-2 188 Sr. record of 110 tackles en route to All-SoCon First Team honors in 2017. 97 Grant Goupil 6-1 184 So. n Mercer led the SoCon and ranked 28th nationally in red zone defense in 2017 (75 percent). P 48 MATT SHIEL 5-11 209 Gr. n Mercer has held opponents under 300 yards of total offense 12 times since 2013 and is undefeated in such performances. 97 Grant Goupil 6-1 184 So. LSN 53 STEVEN NIXON 5-11 221 R-Jr. SPECIAL TEAMS QUICK HITS 64 Mason Lawing 5-11 209 R-So. H 18 HARRISON FROST 6-1 195 R-Fr. n Mercer led the FCS in kickoff return defense in 2017 (14.41 yards per kickoff return). 97 Grant Goupil 6-1 184 So. n Graduate punter Matt Shiel returned to Mercer after two years away from the program (2016-17). He earned 2015 KOR 13 DAVID DURDEN 6-2 197 Fr. All-SoCon Team honors for Mercer after transferring from Auburn. 4 Edmond Graham 5-9 170 So. n Senior kicker Cole Fisher has 24 made field goals in his career. PR 8 MARQUISE IRVIN 6-3 216 Sr. 80 Tucker Cannon 6-0 192 R-So. @MercerFootball MERCER FOOTBALL 2017 PAGE 4

GAMEDAY ENTRANCE PRO SCOUTS The press box is located on the second level of Five Star Stadium's press facility Scouts of professional football teams are issued press credentials. Credentials on the east side of the stadium. Entrances to the press box are located on either should be requested two weeks prior to the date of the game to guarantee side of the press box facility. Media Will Call is located at the ticket booth at availability. For further details contact Gerrit Van Genderen at Gate Five in the southeast corner adjacent to Drake Field House. [email protected]. RADIO/TELEVISION/COACHES ------A primary live television broadcast booth is located inside the press box, sec- ond booth to the right when facing the field. The press box accommodates one INTERVIEW POLICIES booth for home radio, which will be utilized by visiting radio during Southern Conference games due to Southern Conference requirements. Home radio, HEAD COACH BOBBY LAMB when displaced by visting radio, will be moved to the working press room. Only All interview requests for head coach Bobby Lamb are coordinated through those with appropriate passes will be admitted to these booths. Gerrit Van Genderen at [email protected] or (478) 733-4239. Coach Lamb will meet with the media each Monday preceding a game at 1 CREDENTIALS p.m. (ET) in the Team Room on the second floor of the Drake Field House. Addi- Credentials are available only to working members of the media who represent tional interviews with Coach Lamb can be set up throughout the week leading accredited outlets that are actively covering the event. All credential requests up to game day, if necessary. must be made through the Mercer Athletics media relations' staff. For more information, contact Gerrit Van Genderen ([email protected]). PLAYERS All player interviews must be coordinated through the Mercer Athletics SIDELINES Communications Office and msut be requested at least one day in advance. Mercer follows NCAA and Southern Conference rules regarding media repre- Two players will be made available each week following Coach Lamb's Monday sentatives on the sidelines. press conference, if their class schedules permit. Player interviews should be ► Credentials must be visible in order to gain access to the field. requested through Gerrit Van Genderen. In addition to Monday's press confer- ► All photographers/videographers on the sideline must be in attendance in ence, players are available as needed prior to practice times throughout the a working capacity with proper equipment. week. Team locker rooms are off limits to media representatives at all times. ► Photographers are not permitted to shoot between the 25-yard lines. Media members are not permitted to contact players at any time on Sunday, ► Affiliate TV stations are not allowed the services of a grip and credentials Thursday or Friday. will not be provided for grip operations. ► No one under 18 years of age will be issued a credential for sideline access. POSTGAME ► Photographers or videographers are considered working members of the Coach Lamb will conduct his postgame news conference at home game ap- media, and they are to refrain from cheering or talking to players, coaches proximately 20 minutes after the game, in the weight room facility located on or officials. the first floor of Drake Field House. The Mercer locker room is closed. Requested ► Photographers may send/edit photos from the field level of Drake Field players will be brought to the weight room following Coach Lamb's postgame House, located in the south end zone area. Contact Gerrit Van Genderen to news conference. The opposing coach will conduct his postgame interviews reserve space. outside of the Halftime House in the northwest corner of Five Star Stadium. ► Photographers should contact Gerrit Van Genderen for further information at [email protected]. PRACTICE ACCESS ► Not conforming to any of the above listed guidelines will result in the Mercer football practices are open to the media on Monday through Thursday immediate dismissal from the stadium by event management staff. from the beginning of practice until team or group work begins. Media mem- bers should provide one day of notice for admission to practices. PRESS BOX SERVICES Complete individual and team statistics, running play-by-play, postgame coaches' quotes and game facts will be distributed via e-mail to members of the working media. There will a limited number of printed notes packages available in the press room, but that number will not facilitate the number of media outlets covering the game. Mercer's game day notes & a flip card are located at each seat throughout the press box. Mercer's game notes, opponent notes & conference notes will be provided in a PDF via e-mail by Tuesday morning. A pregame meal will be served beginning 90 minutes before kickoff. Soft drinks will be available throughout the game. PARKING Media parking is located in the lots adjacent to the Peddy Tennis Center on Col- lege Street, off of Mercer University Drive. Because of limited space, requests for parking should be made with credential requests. It should not be assumed that parking passes will be provided with all media credentials. PRESS BOX CONNECTIVITY Wireless internet is available in the Five Star Stadium press box. In addition, a limited number of ethernet lines also are available.

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Since opening in 2013, Five Star Stadium has adjacent to the construction site, the ceremony YEAR-BY-YEAR ATTENDANCE served as the home of Mercer University's football was attended by several hundred faculty, staff, and lacrosse programs. The current seating capacity students, trustees & Middle Georgia community YEAR GAMES TOTAL AVERAGE FCS RANK at Five Star Stadium is 10,200. members. 2013 8 75,031 9,329 -- 2014 7 70,002 10,000 25 More than 318,000 fans have witnessed the Bears Included in the complex are the Homer & Ruth 2015 6 64,150 10,692 21 play 31 home games at Five Star Stadium over the Drake Field House, the William H. Anderson II 2016 5 56,186 11,237 21 past five seasons. With an average of 10,261 fans at Family Field, the Marshall & the Jane Butler Family 2017 5 52,725 10,545 24 each home game, Mercer has ranked inside the top Plaza. The Drake Field House is home to football & Total 31 318,094 10,261 25 of NCAA Divison I FCS programs for attendance. lacrosse coaches' offices, team meeting rooms, a The Bears own an impressive 22-9 (.709) all-time player lounge, game day suites, a weight room, a record at Five Star Stadium and a 97-54-3 (.639) training room & the Mercer School of Medicine's THE FACTS mark in all games played in Macon dating back to sports medicine clinic, which provides physical Broke ground: Nov. 12, 2011 1892. therapy services to student-athletes & the general Opened: Aug. 31, 2013 public. Construction cost: $14 million Roughly two years after Mercer University's Board Architect: McMillan-Pazdan-Smith of Trustees voted to reinstate football, the school The stadium complex was designed by McMil- First game: Aug. 31, 2013 (W, 40-37 vs. Reinhardt) broke ground & unveiled plans for the Tony & Nancy lan-Pazdan-Smith Architecture of Spartanburg, Capacity: 10,200 Moye Football & Lacrosse Complex during a Home- S.C., and the general contractor is Chris R. Sheridan Surface: FieldTurf coming weekend ceremony on Nov. 11, 2012. Held & Co. of Macon. Record at Five Star Stadium: 22-9 (.709)

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LAMB CLOSING IN day, including redshirt freshman running back/kick NCAA TEAM RANKINGS returner Rashad Haynes, who starred in football NCAA Category MER MEM Mercer's Bobby Lamb enters his 15th season as a and track for Memphis Central High School. (FCS) (FBS) head coach needing one win for 100 in his career Total Offense 80 4 (99-65). Lamb is fourth in league history with 89 n Travonte' Easley (Nashville, Tenn.) Rushing Offense 65 34 wins as a SoCon coach, as he was 10-2 in 2013, n Malique Fleming (Nashville, Tenn.) Passing Offense 78 7 when the Bears were members of the Pioneer n Rashad Haynes (Memphis, Tenn.) Team Passing Efficiency 52 6 Football League. n Scoring Offense 59 2 Robert Riddle (Lookout Mountain, Tenn.) Total Defense 73 116 Lamb is in his sixth season at Mercer and fifth since Rushing Defense 57 84 Memphis is this fifth program from the state of the Bears joined the SoCon. His first nine seasons Tennessee that Mercer has faced since 2013 (Austin Passing Yards Allowed 86 121 as a head coach were spent at Furman. Team Passing Efficiency Defense 105 86 Peay, Chattanooga, ETSU & Tennessee Tech). Scoring Defense 41 102 Turnover Margin 16 3 SoCon Wins Leaders Wins 3rd Down Conversion Pct 55 31 1. Jerry Moore (Appalachian State) 215 BUEHLER HONORED 4th Down Conversion Pct 64 59 2. Wallace Wade (Alabama, Duke) 171 Senior defensive end & team captain Isaiah 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense 105 116 3. Mike Ayers (ETSU, Wofford) 156 Buehler was nominated for the 2018 Allstate 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense 92 115 4. Bobby Lamb (Furman, Mercer) 89 AFCA Good Works Team this summer, making him Red Zone Offense 5 18 5. D.C. Walker (Wake Forest) 77 eligible for one of the most prestigious off-the- Red Zone Defense 28 43 Net Punting 47 33 field honors in college football. The 169 nominees Punt Returns 10 99 PICKED SIXTH & FOURTH for the Good Works Team are comprised of football Kickoff Returns 18 4 student-athletes who demonstrate a unique ded- First Downs Offense 77 9 Mercer was picked to finish sixth and fourth in ication to community service and desire to make a First Downs Defense 72 126 the SoCon preseason poll by the league's coaches positive impact on the lives around them. Fewest Penalties Per Game 33 127 and media, respectively. The Bears have finished Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game 32 127 seventh (2014), sixth (2015) and fifth (2016, 2017) Buehler is a prominent role model in Forest Hills Time of Possession 59 125 since joining the SoCon in 2014. United Methodist Church's Backpack Ministry, which partnered with Middle Georgia's elementary Mercer's predicted fourth-place finish in the schools to identify malnourished and underfed media poll matches its highest selection since also children. He has assisted with Forest Hills' Back- TEAM COMPARISONS appearing fourth in the preseason media poll in pack Ministry since enrolling at Mercer in 2014 and MERCER 2016. has established relationships with children and INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (RETURNING FROM '17) others through the initiative. Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG T. Mitchell 155 626 4.0 7 56.9 PRESEASON HONORS K. Riley 77 193 2.5 4 17.5 THUNDER DOWN UNDER Passing C-A-I Pct. TD YPG A program-record eight Bears were named to the K. Riley 171-288-10 59.3 13 184.5 2018 Preseason All-SoCon Teams, including a trio Mercer's starting punter, Matt Shiel, is the Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPG of First Team selections. definition of a journeyman. A native of Doncaster, M. Irvin 41 536 13.7 4 48.7 Australia, Shiel played his freshman year (2014) at S. Walker 27 262 9.7 2 26.2 n Austin Sanders (OL), First Team Auburn before transferring to Mercer for the 2015 Defense U-A-TT TFL INT FF-FR n Sam Walker (TE), First Team season, when he earned All-SoCon Second Team E. Jackson 37-52-89 0-0 0 1-0 n Marquise Irvin (WR), First Team honors after averaging 44.1 yards per punt for the L. Bailey 42-21-63 6.5-28 1 1-1 n LeMarkus Bailey (LB), Second Team Bears. n Tee Mitchell (RB), Second Team MEMPHIS Shiel then left Mercer, returning home to Australia INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (RETURNING FROM '17) n Isaiah Buehler (DL), Second Team Rushing Att Net Avg TD YPG n Eric Jackson (DB), Second Team where he enrolled at Victoria University (Mel- bourne, Australia) for two years, but did not Passing C-A-I Pct. TD YPG n Matt Shiel (P), Second Team compete. Now back from Down Under, Shiel enters Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPG the 2018 season with Preseason All-SoCon Team Defense U-A-TT TFL INT FF-FR START OFF STRONG honors and is looking to provide a jolt in the Bears' Mercer is 4-1 in season openers since its program special teams game. was revived in 2013. The Bears' lone loss in a HOW MERCER FARES AGAINST... season opener was a 24-23 defeat against No. 15 RECORD BREAKER The Citadel on Sept. 1, 2016 at home. THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Senior running back Tee Mitchell enters his final season needing 629 rushing yards to become the Opponent Record Opponent Record Mercer has only opened a season once on the road program's all-time rusher. The Jacksonville, Fla., Cincinnati 0-0 Tulsa 0-0 when it defeated Austin Peay, 28-7, in Clarksville, East Carolina 0-0 UCF 0-0 native is chasing former Mercer back Alex Lakes' Tenn. in 2015. Saturday's game will mark the first record of 2,603 career rushing yards, set last year. Houston 0-0 UConn 0-0 time Mercer has played a FBS opponent to start a season. Memphis 0-0 USF 0-0 Navy 0-2 Mitchell needs just 25 rushing yards to become SMU 0-0 RETURN TRIP HOME the third player in program history to eclipse 2,000 Temple 0-0 rushing yards for his career (John Russ, Alex Lakes). Tulane 0-1 Four Bears will return to their home state of Ten- nessee when Mercer takes on Memphis on Satur- @MercerFootball PAGE 7 MERCER FOOTBALL 2017

FRESH IMPACT Houzah will make a switch to wide receiver this com nity season, however, providing a new challenge for the # MU Freshman wide receiver David Durden is slotted as Augusta, Ga., native. Beware the Bears' Den. When the Bears are active, a starter for Mercer's season opener at Memphis. there is a deafening roar from its #comMUnity. The Midville, Ga., native was originally a member The support has made Five Star Stadium one of of Mercer's 2017 signing class, but chose to pursue REPLACING BENNETT the toughest places to play in the FCS; Mercer is an a career in professional baseball when he was later Mercer's biggest departure on the defensive side impressive 22-9 at home since 2013. drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 20th round of the ball is former linebacker Lee Bennett, who of the 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft. Durden earned All-SoCon First Team honors after recording Mercer at Five Star Stadium logged 30 games at the Gulf Coast League level, a program single-season record of 110 total tackles Date Opponent W/L Score Att. batting .220 with nine RBI and seven runs scored last season. 8/31/13 Reinhardt W 40-37 12,172 before voluntarily retiring. 9/14/13 Warner W 61-0 10,027 Redshirt sophomore linebacker Sidney Otiwu, who 9/21/13 Berry W 43-0 6,327 HEATED COMPETITION earned SoCon All-Freshman Team honors in 2017, 9/28/13 Drake^ W 31-17 8,150 will be slotted as Bennett's replacement at inside 10/12/13 Valparaiso^ W 35-21 8,272 Despite being named SoCon Freshman of the Year linebacker, but he will be accompanied by experi- 10/19/13 Carnegie Mellon W 54-21 8,327 in 2017 after passing for 2,030 yards and 13 touch- 11/9/13 Jacksonville^ W 45-42 9,729 enced Bears in senior LeMarkus Bailey and junior 11/23/13 Stetson^ W 41-14 12,027 downs, Kaelan Riley has been pushed in preseason Will Coneway in the second level of the defense. camp by redshirt freshman Robert Riddle. 8/28/14 Reinhardt W 45-42 10,027 9/6/14 #17 Furman* L 20-25 12,227 Riddle, a native of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., POWER VS. SPEED 9/20/14 Ave Maria W 42-21 10,173 redshirted last season while Riley led Mercer to five Worlds will collide Saturday when Mercer kicks off 10/11/14 Austin Peay W 49-21 8,027 wins and was named a finalist for the STATS FCS 10/18/14 Western Carolina* L 21-35 9,277 to Memphis and its star return man, Tony Pollard. 11/1/14 The Citadel* L 26-28 10,271 2017 Jerry Rice Award, given annually to the top The Bears led the FCS in kickoff return defense freshman in the FCS. 11/14/14 Warner W 56-0 10,000 (14.41 yards per return) last season, while Pollard 9/12/15 Stetson W 57-14 11,267 is the FBS' top kick returner, having averaged 32.5 10/3/15 Wofford* L (OT) 33-34 10,489 Head coach Bobby Lamb has remained tight-lipped yards per return since 2016. Pollard has six career on the topic of who will start under center at 10/17/15 ETSU W 52-0 9,722 kickoff return touchdowns, one shy of the NCAA 10/24/15 VMI* L 21-28 11,872 Memphis, but has listed the quarterbacks as 1A & career record. 1B on the team's depth chart. 11/7/15 #3 Chattanooga* W 17-14 9,527 11/21/15 Samford* L 21-47 11,273 EXPERIENCED TRANSFER 9/1/16 #15 The Citadel* L 23-24 12,542 RED MEANS GO 9/17/16 Tennessee Tech W 34-27 9,772 Mercer added redshirt senior linebacker Bradley The Bears excelled in the red zone offensively & de- 10/15/16 Western Carolina* W 38-24 12,247 Earnest to its defense for the 2018 season. Earnest 11/5/16 ETSU* W 21-13 10,913 fensively last season, a trend they hope to continue played three seasons at Miami (Ohio), before trans- in the new season. Mercer ranked fifth nationally in 11/19/16 Furman* W 27-24 10,712 ferring to Mercer. He is slotted to start at the bandit 8/31/17 Jacksonville W 48-7 9,972 red zone offense, scoring on 91.4 percent of its trips outside linebacker position alongside LeMarkus (32-for-35), including 25 touchdowns. 9/9/17 Wofford* L 27-28 12,727 Bailey, Sidney Otiwu and Will Coneway. 9/30/17 VMI* W 49-14 9,969 Defensively, Mercer ranked 28th nationally in the 10/14/17 Chattanooga* W 30-10 9,864 red zone, allowing scores on just 75 percent of SANDERS IN CHARGE 11/4/17 Samford* L 3-20 10,200 9/7/18 Jacksonville opponents' trips. Mercer led the SoCon in both Mercer will replace a pair of four-year starters on its categories. 9/22/18 The Citadel* offensive line with the loss of Thomas Marchman 10/20/18 Western Carolina* and Caleb Yates. The Bears' offense will now look 11/3/18 ETSU* L.O.C. IN THE HOUSE to redshirt junior left tackle Austin Sanders, who 11/17/18 Furman* started all 11 games last year and earned All-SoCon Mercer's defense assumed the name, "Legion of Second Team honors. Chaos", shortened to "L.O.C." in the 2017 season. With good reason, it stuck, after the Bears led the Other returning offensive linemen Jake Flath, MERCER VS. NATIONALLY-RANKED SoCon in turnovers gained (25), largely due to a Dawson Ellis, Conner Krieger and Andrew Robinson FCS-leading 16 fumbles recovered. Mercer's record since 2013 against nationally-ranked teams. all saw action last year, while redshirt senior David Date Opponent W/L Score May is expected to start at center after missing all 9/6/2014 #17 Furman L 20-25 Mercer has led the SoCon in turnover margin in of last season with an injury. three of its four seasons as a league member, 10/25/14 at #14 Chattanooga L 31-38 further proving the chaos the unit invokes on 11/7/15 #3 Chattanooga W 17-14 opposing offenses. NEW LEADERSHIP 9/1/16 #15 The Citadel L 23-24 10/8/16 at #3 Chattanooga L 31-52 Head coach Bobby Lamb added three new coaches 11/12/16 at #21 Samford L 19-24 HOUZ'S HOUSE? to his staff for the 2018 season, including OC/QBs 9/9/17 #10 Wofford L 27-28 coach Joe Pizzo, safeties coach Mitch Doolittle (for- Senior Stephen Houzah ranks among the program's 9/16/17 at #15 Auburn (FBS) L 10-24 mer Mercer coach from 2013-16) and cornerbacks 10/7/17 at #17 The Citadel W 24-14 best on the defensive side of the ball; he is tied for coach Darius Safford. first all-time with six interceptions and is the only 11/4/17 #15 Samford L 3-20 player in program history with two career multi-in- 11/11/17 at #25 W. Caroloina W 35-33 terception games. 11/18/17 at #1 Alabama (FBS) L 0-56 3-9

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SOUTHERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS (THRU AUG. 27) TEAM RECORD PCT HOME AWAY STREAK RECORD PCT. HOME AWAY STREAK Chattanooga 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - ETSU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - Furman 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - Mercer 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - Samford 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - The Citadel 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - VMI 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - Western Carolina 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - Wofford 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 -

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE SPECIAL TEAMS Sept. 1 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 17

DEFENSIVE Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17

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MERCER VS. THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE

MER MER Date Rank Opponent W/L/T Score H/A/N Location Temp Att. Date Rank Opponent W/L/T Score H/A/N Location Temp Att. 10/8/1906 at The Citadel L 0-10 A Charleston, S.C. - - 10/13/1928 * Samford L 7-15 H Macon, Ga. - - 11/2/1907 Samford W 11-6 H Macon, Ga. - - 11/17/1928 * vs. The Citadel W 7-0 N Savannah, Ga. - - 11/17/1908 at The Citadel L 0-10 A Charleston, S.C. - - 10/19/1929 * Samford W 7-2 H Macon, Ga. - - 11/26/1908 Samford W 45-0 H Macon, Ga. - - 10/26/1929 * Chattanooga L 0-7 H Macon, Ga. - - 10/23/1909 * Samford L 5-6 H Macon, Ga. - - 11/16/1929 * at The Citadel L 13-21 A Charleston, S.C. - - 11/6/1909 Chattanooga W 10-2 H Macon, Ga. - - 10/18/1930 * at Chattanooga L 6-8 A Chattanooga, Tenn. - - 11/5/1910 Chattanooga L 0-6 H Macon, Ga. - - 9/26/1931 * at The Citadel W 26-0 A Charleston, S.C. - - 11/12/1910 * vs. The Citadel W 21-0 N Savannah, Ga. - - 10/24/1931 * at Wofford W 25-7 A Spartanburg, S.C. - - 11/24/1910 * Samford W 28-0 H Macon, Ga. - - 11/14/1931 * at Chattanooga L 19-27 A Chattanooga, Tenn. - - 10/14/1911 * vs. The Citadel L 0-5 N Savannah, Ga. - - 10/1/1932 * Samford W 20-7 H Macon, Ga. - - 11/30/1911 * Samford W 29-0 H Macon, Ga. - - 10/22/1932 * Furman L 0-2 H Macon, Ga. - - 10/12/1912 * Samford W 36-0 A Birmingham, Ala. - - 11/11/1932 * at Chattanooga W 25-0 A Chattanooga, Tenn. - - 10/25/1913 * vs. The Citadel T 7-7 N Savannah, Ga. - - 10/28/1933 * at Furman T 6-6 A Greenville, S.C. - - 10/4/1914 * Chattanooga L 0-16 H Macon, Ga. - - 11/11/1933 * at Chattanooga W 7-0 A Chattanooga, Tenn. - - 10/31/1914 * Furman W 39-0 H Macon, Ga. - - 10/20/1934 * Furman L 3-9 H Macon, Ga. - - 10/9/1915 * Wofford W 13-6 H Macon, Ga. - - 11/10/1934 * at Chattanooga T 13-13 A Chattanooga, Tenn. - - 10/23/1915 * at Chattanooga L 6-20 A Chattanooga, Tenn. - - 10/26/1935 * at Furman L 0-32 A Greenville, S.C. - - 10/30/1915 * Samford W 14-7 H Macon, Ga. - - 11/9/1935 * at Chattanooga L 7-12 A Chattanooga, Tenn. - - 10/7/1916 * at Chattanooga L 0-49 A Chattanooga, Tenn. - - 10/16/1936 * Samford T 0-0 H Macon, Ga. - - 10/21/1916 * Samford L 7-26 H Macon, Ga. - - 10/24/1936 Furman L 9-20 H Macon, Ga. - - 10/16/1920 * Samford L 13-33 H Macon, Ga. - - 11/7/1936 * at Chattanooga L 0-6 A Chattanooga, Tenn. - - 10/23/1920 * Chattanooga L 0-20 A Chattanooga, Tenn. - - 10/9/1937 * at Samford L 0-13 A Birmingham, Ala. - - 11/5/1921 * at Furman L 0-37 A Greenville, S.C. - - 11/25/1937 * at Chattanooga L 7-19 A Chattanooga, Tenn. - - 11/19/1921 * Chattanooga W 18-0 W Macon, Ga. - - 9/24/1938 Wofford W 14-0 H Macon, Ga. - - 11/11/1922 * at Chattanooga L 6-13 L Chattanooga, Tenn. - - 11/24/1938 * at Chattanooga L 7-9 A Chattanooga, Tenn. - - 10/6/1923 * Furman W 6-3 H Macon, Ga. - - 9/23/1939 at Wofford W 12-0 A Spartanburg, S.C. - - 10/20/1923 * Chattanooga W 18-3 H Macon, Ga. - - 11/18/1939 * vs. Samford L 3-7 N Albany, Ga. - - 10/11/1924 * at Furman W 23-0 A Greenville, S.C. - - 11/30/1939 * at Chattanooga L 18-21 A Chattanooga, Tenn. - - 10/18/1924 * at Chattanooga W 33-0 A Chattanooga, Tenn. - - 11/16/1940 * Samford L 6-14 H Macon, Ga. - - 10/25/1924 * Samford W 14-5 H Macon, Ga. - - 11/28/1940 * at Chattanooga L 6-20 A Chattanooga, Tenn. - - 11/8/1924 * Wofford W 16-0 H Macon, Ga. - - 10/18/1941 Wofford W 20-14 H Macon, Ga. - - 10/17/1925 * at Chattanooga L 7-12 A Chattanooga, Tenn. - - 11/20/1941 * at Samford L 6-27 A Birmingham, Ala. - - 10/31/1925 * vs. The Citadel L 0-31 N Augusta, Ga. - - 11/27/1941 * at Chattanooga, Tenn. L 13-40 A Chattanooga, Tenn. 11/7/1925 * Furman W 17-0 H Macon, Ga. - - 10/2/1926 * The Citadel L 7-12 H Macon, Ga. - - 10/23/1926 * Samford W 3-0 H Macon, Ga. - - 11/6/1926 * at Furman T 13-13 A Greenville, S.C. - - 10/1/1927 * vs. The Citadel W 6-0 N Savannah, Ga. - - 10/8/1927 * Furman L 13-27 H Macon, Ga. - - 10/22/1927 * Samford L 0-14 H Macon, Ga. - -

MER MER --MER Rushing-- --MER Passing-- MER Total Opp --Opp Rushing-- --Opp Passing-- Opp Total Date Rank Opponent W/L/T Score H/A/N Location Temp Att. FD Att Yds TD A-C-I Yds TD Plays Yds FD Att Yds TD A-C-I Yds TD Plays Yds 9/6/2014 * #17 Furman L 20-25 H Macon, Ga. 79 12,227 17 35 151 1 21-11-1 135 2 56 286 22 43 139 1 29-14-1 228 0 72 367 9/27/2014 * at VMI W 27-24 A Lexington, Va. 76 4,490 25 53 269 3 22-12-1 176 1 75 445 25 25 91 1 44-30-2 322 2 69 413 10/4/2014 * at Samford L 18-21 A Birmingham, Ala. 63 8.713 11 42 114 1 23-11-2 148 0 65 262 17 34 103 2 40-24-0 262 1 74 365 10/18/2014 * Western Carolina L 21-35 H Macon, Ga. 79 9,277 20 40 201 1 25-13-1 199 1 65 400 18 46 173 0 19-14-0 233 4 65 406 10/25/2014 * at #14 Chattanooga L 31-38 A Chattanooga, Tenn. 63 10,763 19 39 139 1 26-15-1 301 3 65 440 19 35 183 3 36-24-1 359 2 71 542 11/1/2014 * The Citadel L 26-28 H Macon, Ga. 50 10,271 21 44 214 2 23-11-1 178 1 67 392 24 68 493 4 2-1-0 14 0 70 507 11/22/2014 * at Wofford L 6-34 A Spartanburg, S.C. 50 7,051 8 25 66 1 25-11-1 85 0 50 151 23 60 374 5 7-3-2 31 0 67 405 10/3/2015 * Wofford L (OT) 33-34 H Macon, Ga. 63 10,489 31 48 187 2 41-23-0 277 2 89 464 18 52 391 5 6-4-0 43 0 58 434 10/10/2015 * at Western Carolina L 21-24 A Cullowhee, N.C. 63 8,479 23 50 199 3 25-14-0 205 0 75 404 18 34 185 2 32-19-0 153 1 66 338 10/17/2015 * East Tennessee State W 52-0 H Macon, Ga. 73 9,722 29 51 261 4 29-20-0 302 3 80 563 11 33 68 0 30-13-0 160 0 63 228 10/24/2015 * VMI L 21-28 H Macon, Ga. 81 11,872 14 31 155 2 22-14-0 201 1 53 356 27 44 176 2 40-28-3 391 2 84 567 10/31/2015 * at The Citadel L 19-21 A Charleston, S.C. 73 10,006 16 36 105 1 25-13-0 130 1 61 235 17 61 367 3 6-3-0 25 0 67 392 11/7/2015 * #3 Chattanooga W 17-14 H Macon, Ga. 75 9,527 18 38 173 1 19-9-1 162 1 57 335 21 50 220 2 21-15-2 197 0 71 417 11/14/2015 * at Furman W 27-20 A Greenville, S.C. 61 6,351 15 48 286 1 21-13-1 88 2 69 374 16 26 60 1 34-16-1 225 2 60 285 11/21/2015 * Samford L 21-47 H Macon, Ga. 56 11,273 22 46 193 1 32-15-1 142 2 78 335 26 30 262 3 44-30-1 392 1 74 654 9/1/2016 * #15 The Citadel L 23-24 H Macon, Ga. 86 12,542 18 36 220 2 25-15-1 172 0 61 392 17 52 262 3 9-6-0 79 0 61 341 10/1/2016 * at VMI W (OT) 33-30 A Lexington, Va. 68 5,266 24 47 195 2 36-23-0 249 2 83 444 21 39 29 3 45-32-1 359 1 84 388 10/8/2016 * at #3 Chattanooga L 31-52 A Chattanooga, Tenn. 69 11,039 17 30 118 3 28-18-2 222 1 58 340 25 46 273 2 32-23-0 258 4 78 531 10/15/2016 * Western Carolina W 38-24 H Macon, Ga. 75 12,247 28 53 275 2 32-18-0 224 3 85 499 25 32 99 1 40-25-2 384 2 72 483 10/29/2016 * at Wofford L 21-31 A Spartanburg, S.C. 75 6,190 20 26 48 0 45-30-2 271 3 71 319 19 60 205 3 11-6-0 133 0 71 338 11/5/2016 * East Tennessee State W 21-13 H Macon, Ga. 73 10,913 17 45 195 0 29-17-0 172 3 74 367 17 34 105 0 38-25-1 267 1 72 372 11/12/2016 * at #18 Samford L 19-24 A Birmingham, Ala. 67 8,379 28 61 263 1 31-13-0 183 1 92 446 18 15 54 0 44-40-0 411 3 59 465 11/19/2016 * Furman W 27-24 H Macon, Ga. 63 10,712 22 47 163 1 30-14-2 191 2 77 384 18 25 68 1 34-23-2 251 2 59 319 9/9/2017 * #10 Wofford L 27-28 H Macon, Ga. 81 12,727 14 33 107 1 14-28-3 167 2 61 274 17 53 274 4 6-11-0 93 0 64 367 9/23/2017 * at ETSU L (OT) 23-26 A Johnson City, Tenn. 87 8,022 23 37 149 2 15-22-0 257 1 59 406 22 41 103 2 26-33-0 284 1 74 387 9/30/2017 * VMI W 49-14 H Macon, Ga. 84 10,207 26 51 257 3 13-24-1 318 3 75 575 13 27 52 0 15-28-3 173 1 55 225 10/7/2017 * at #17 The Citadel W 24-14 A Charleston, S.C. 85 9,969 18 50 200 3 12-23-0 111 0 73 311 21 46 201 2 14-32-1 180 0 78 381 10/14/2017 * Chattanooga W 30-10 H Macon, Ga. 83 9,864 20 35 84 2 20-27-0 232 2 62 316 14 25 42 1 22-39-1 206 0 64 250 10/21/2017 * at Furman L 21-28 A Greenville, S.C. 74 8,108 19 31 146 2 26-34-1 289 1 65 435 24 49 182 3 16-19-0 158 1 68 340 11/4/2017 * #15 Samford L 3-20 H Macon, Ga. 79 10,200 12 26 33 0 18-38-1 158 0 64 191 25 30 98 0 36-49-1 367 2 79 465 11/11/2017 * at #25 Western Carolina W 35-33 A Cullowhee, N.C. 55 10,681 20 54 217 4 10-16-0 126 0 70 344 31 36 129 1 35-47-1 387 3 83 507

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NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 79 Eric Allen, OL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 16 LeMarkus Bailey, LB 1 Kaelan Riley QB 6-3 231 R-So. Calhoun, Ga. 52 Kashawn Baker, LB 2 Rashad Haynes RB 5-10 188 R-Fr. Memphis, Tenn. 11 BJ Bohler, DB 3 Stephen Houzah WR 5-9 161 Sr. Augusta, Ga. RJ Brown, LB 4 Edmond Graham WR 5-9 170 So. Buford, Ga. 41 Isaiah Buehler, DL 5 Malique Fleming DB 5-11 208 R-So. Nashville, Tenn. 43 DJ Bullard, LB 6 Jamar Hall DB 6-1 194 So. Dacula, Ga. Max Burke, WR 7 Eric Jackson DB 5-8 172 R-Jr. Powder Springs, Ga. 19 Brett Burnett, QB 8 Marquise Irvin WR 6-3 216 Sr. Huntsville, Ala. 36 Dylan Calhoun, DB 9 Sidney Otiwu LB 5-11 230 R-So. Buford, Ga. 26 Michael Campbell, DB 10 Robert Riddle QB 6-3 207 R-Fr. Lookout Mountain, Tenn. 80 Tucker Cannon, WR 11 BJ Bohler DB 5-7 183 So. Ocoee, Fla. 40 Noah Carmon, LB 12 Harrison Poole DB 5-11 196 R-So. St. Mary's, Ga. 59 Bailey Clark, DL 13 David Durden WR 6-2 197 Fr. Midville, Ga. 72 Tyrese Cohen, OL 14 Bryce Lawrence QB 6-3 203 Fr. McDonough, Ga. 23 Will Coneway, LB 15 Rob Lake WR 5-11 184 R-Fr. Ocala, Fla. 32 Brandon Coney, LB 16 LeMarkus Bailey LB 5-11 199 R-Sr. Marietta, Ga. 90 Behr Cooper, DL 17 Tony Jones II WR 6-0 183 Fr. Union City, Ga. 50 Logan Craighead, LB 18 Harrison Frost QB 6-1 195 R-Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. James Patrick Daniels III, TE 19 Brett Burnett QB 6-2 200 R-Fr. Chapin, S.C. 34 Tyray Devezin, RB 20 Kam Lott DB 5-8 195 R-Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. Caleb Dowden, K 21 Kareem Rogers RB 5-9 182 Fr. Stockbridge, Ga. 13 David Durden, WR 22 DQ Wilkerson DB 6-0 190 Fr. LaGrange, Ga. 39 Bradley Earnest, LB 23 Will Coneway LB 5-11 217 R-Jr. Sandersville, Ga. 44 Travonte' Easley, LB 24 Danijah Gammage DB 6-1 209 R-Fr. Brunswick, Ga. 88 Chris Ellington, TE 25 Max Slott LB 6-1 245 R-Fr. Cumming, Ga. 71 Dawson Ellis, OL 26 Michael Campbell DB 5-11 169 Fr. Darien, Ga. 84 DeMond Ellison, WR 27 Deondre Johnson RB 5-7 166 Fr. Reidsville, Ga. Caleb Etheridge, OL 28 Tee Mitchell RB 5-10 204 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. 38 Cam Fannon, TE 29 Brandon Gurley DB 5-9 190 R-Sr. Huntsville, Ala. Alex Ferry, DB 30 Kermit Solomon DB 6-2 179 Fr. Albany, Ga. 98 Cole Fisher, K 31 Luke Ward DB 6-1 201 R-Fr. Atmore, Ala. 76 Jake Flath, OL 32 Brandon Coney LB 5-10 215 R-Sr. Dublin, Ga. 5 Malique Fleming, DB 33 Michael Freeman LB 6-1 230 So. Hogansville, Ga. 70 Brian Forrestal, OL 34 Tyray Devezin RB 5-8 233 So. Woodstock, Ga. 56 Collin Foster, OL 35 Marcus Young RB 5-7 181 So. -- 33 Michael Freeman, LB 36 Dylan Calhoun DB 5-11 192 Sr. Waxahachie, Texas 18 Harrison Frost, QB 37 Darien Wiggins DB 5-8 170 R-Fr. Atlanta, Ga. 42 Willie Fulks, RB 38 Cam Fannon TE 6-1 229 R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga. 24 Danijah Gammage, DB 39 Bradley Earnest LB 6-1 228 R-Sr. Atlanta, Ga. 78 Gavan George, OL 40 Noah Carmon LB 6-1 242 R-Fr. Ocala, Fla. 51 Coby Germany, DL 41 Isaiah Buehler DL 6-3 259 R-Sr. Apopka, Fla. 74 Isaiah Goolsby, OL 42 Willie Fulks RB 5-10 167 R-Fr. Mableton, Ga. 97 Grant Goupil, P 43 DJ Bullard LB 6-2 233 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla. 4 Edmond Graham, WR 44 Travonte' Easley LB 6-1 197 R-Sr. Nashville, Tenn. 82 Camiel Grant, WR 45 Andrew Pettit LB 6-2 194 R-So. Lawrenceville, Ga. 96 Destin Guillen, DL 46 Trey Peppers TE 6-1 241 R-Jr. Canton, Ga. 29 Brandon Gurley, DB 47 Brandon Shelnutt TE 6-3 251 Fr. Loganville, Ga. Dash Hairston, WR 48 Matt Shiel P 5-11 209 Gr. Doncaster, Australia 6 Jamar Hall, DB 50 Logan Craighead LB 6-1 227 R-So. Roswell, Ga. Phillip Hatcher, LS 51 Coby Germany DL 6-0 268 Fr. Grovetown, Ga. 2 Rashad Haynes, RB 52 Kashawn Baker LB 6-2 237 Fr. -- Evans Hodges, K 53 Steven Nixon LS 5-11 221 R-Jr. Kennesaw, Ga. 3 Stephen Houzah, WR 54 Thomas McBride OL 6-3 263 R-Fr. Forsyth, Ga. 77 Trey Iorillo, OL 55 Andrew Robinson OL 6-3 319 So. Birmingham, Ala. 56 Collin Foster OL 6-3 260 Fr. Buford, Ga. @MercerFootball PAGE 11 MERCER FOOTBALL 2017

NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 8 Marquise Irvin, WR 57 Jack Raines DL 6-3 263 R-Jr. Tifton, Ga. 7 Eric Jackson, DB 58 Dorian Kithcart DL 6-0 288 R-Jr. Durham, N.C. 27 Deondre Johnson, RB 59 Bailey Clark DL 6-2 287 R-Fr. Savannah, Ga. 17 Tony Jones II, WR 60 Conner Krieger OL 6-1 287 R-So. Bogart, Ga. 95 Barron King, DL 61 Caleb Etheridge OL 6-2 297 Fr. Forsyth, Ga. 58 Dorian Kithcart, DL 63 David May OL 6-4 305 R-Sr. Orange Park, Fla. 60 Conner Krieger, OL 64 Mason Lawing LS 5-11 209 R-So. Thomasville, Ga. Ryan LaFlamme, LB 66 Cliff Snyder OL 6-3 259 R-So. Cumming, Ga. 15 Rob Lake, WR 67 Austin Sanders OL 6-3 287 R-Jr. Stone Mountain, Ga. 64 Mason Lawing, LS 70 Brian Forrestal OL 6-3 291 R-So. Albany, Ga. 14 Bryce Lawrence, QB 71 Dawson Ellis OL 6-4 255 R-Jr. Senoia, Ga. Mitchell Lord, OL 72 Tyrese Cohen OL 6-2 333 Fr. Aiken, S.C. 20 Kam Lott, DB 74 Isaiah Goolsby OL 6-3 347 Fr. Macon, Ga. 63 David May, OL 75 Ty McLemore OL 6-1 290 R-So. Smyrna, Ga. 81 Ryan May, WR 76 Jake Flath OL 6-5 297 Jr. Lakeland, Fla. 83 Brandon Mays, WR 77 Trey Iorillo OL 6-3 311 R-Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. 54 Thomas McBride, OL 78 Gavan George OL 6-5 274 Fr. McDonough, Ga. 99 DJ McDaniel, DL 79 Eric Allen OL 6-5 301 R-Fr. Powder Springs, Ga. 75 Ty McLemore, OL 80 Tucker Cannon WR 6-0 192 R-So. Dunwoody, Ga. Landon Miller, WR 81 Ryan May WR 5-10 179 R-So. Fayetteville, Ga. 28 Tee Mitchell, RB 82 Camiel Grant WR 5-10 172 R-Jr. Lithonia, Ga. 53 Steven Nixon, LS 83 Brandon Mays WR 5-11 176 Fr. Danville, Ga. 9 Sidney Otiwu, LB 84 DeMond Ellison WR 6-1 213 Fr. Canton, Ga. Billy Parker, OL 85 JD Pirris WR 6-2 181 R-Fr. Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 46 Trey Peppers, TE 86 Brady Tindall WR 5-10 190 So. Atlanta, Ga. 94 Xavier Perkins, DL 87 Sam Walker TE 6-4 242 R-Sr. Cumming, Ga. 45 Andrew Pettit, LB 88 Chris Ellington TE 6-4 247 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. 85 JD Pirris, WR 89 Chase Westfall TE 6-3 255 R-Jr. Dalton, Ga. 12 Harrison Poole, DB 90 Behr Cooper DL 6-0 287 R-So. Conyers, Ga. 93 Brad Powell, K 91 Austin Wysor DL 6-5 268 R-Sr. Trussville, Ala. 57 Jack Raines, DL 93 Brad Powell K 5-10 184 R-So. Macon, Ga. 92 Chris Rehak, DL 94 Xavier Perkins DL 6-2 266 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. 10 Robert Riddle, QB 95 Barron King DL 6-3 278 R-Fr. Gainesville, Ga. 1 Kaelan Riley, QB 96 Destin Guillen DL 6-5 297 R-Jr. Greenville, S.C. 55 Andrew Robinson, OL 97 Grant Goupil K/P 6-1 184 So. Lake Mary, Fla. 21 Kareem Rogers, RB 98 Cole Fisher K 6-2 188 Sr. Walnut Grove, Ga. 67 Austin Sanders, OL 99 DJ McDaniel DL 6-0 276 Fr. Indian Trail, N.C. 47 Brandon Shelnutt, TE RJ Brown LB 5-11 198 Fr. -- 48 Matt Shiel, P Max Burke WR 5-10 176 Fr. -- 25 Max Slott, LB James Patrick Daniels III TE 5-10 234 Fr. -- 66 Cliff Snyder, OL Caleb Dowden K 5-11 174 Fr. -- 30 Kermit Solomon, DB Alex Ferry DB -- -- Fr. -- 86 Brady Tindall, WR Dash Hairston WR 6-2 177 Fr. -- Sam Veltman, TE Phillip Hatcher LS 5-7 235 Fr. -- 87 Sam Walker, TE Evans Hodges K -- -- Fr. -- Ryan LaFlamme LB 6-0 237 Fr. -- 31 Luke Ward, DB Mitchell Lord OL 6-4 363 Fr. -- 89 Chase Westfall, TE Landon Miller WR 5-9 168 Fr. -- 37 Darien Wiggins, DB Billy Parker OL 6-5 276 Fr. -- 22 DQ Wilkerson, DB Sam Veltman TE 6-2 251 Fr. -- 91 Austin Wysor, DL 35 Marcus Young, RB

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ROSTER BY POSITION QUARTERBACK (5) Landon Miller Fr. Billy Parker Fr. DEFENSIVE BACK (15) 1 Kaelan Riley R-So. 5 Malique Fleming R-So. 10 Robert Riddle R-Fr. TIGHT END (8) DEFENSIVE LINE (11) 6 Jamar Hall So. 14 Bryce Lawrence Fr. 38 Cam Fannon R-Jr. 41 Isaiah Buehler R-Sr. 7 Eric Jackson R-Jr. 18 Harrison Frost R-Fr. 46 Trey Peppers R-Jr. 51 Coby Germany Fr. 11 BJ Bohler So. 19 Brett Burnett R-Fr. 47 Brandon Shelnutt Fr. 57 Jack Raines R-Jr. 12 Harrison Poole R-So. 87 Sam Walker R-Sr. 58 Dorian Kithcart R-Jr. 20 Kam Lott R-Sr. RUNNING BACK (6) 88 Chris Ellington Jr. 59 Bailey Clark R-Fr. 22 DQ Wilkerson Fr. 2 Rashad Haynes So. 89 Chase Westfall R-Jr. 90 Behr Cooper R-So. 24 Danijah Gammage R-Fr. 21 Kareem Rogers Fr. James Patrick Daniels III Fr. 91 Austin Wysor R-Sr. 26 Michael Campbell Fr. 27 Deondre Johnson Fr. Sam Veltman Fr. 94 Xavier Perkins Fr. 29 Brandon Gurley R-Sr. 28 Tee Mitchell Sr. 95 Barron King R-Fr. 30 Kermit Solomon Fr. 34 Tyray Devezin So. OFFENSIVE LINE (19) 96 Destin Guillen R-Jr. 31 Luke Ward R-Fr. 35 Marcus Young Fr. 54 Thomas McBride R-Fr. 99 DJ McDaniel Fr. 36 Dylan Calhoun Sr. 55 Andrew Robinson So. 37 Darien Wiggins R-Fr. WIDE RECEIVER (16) 56 Collin Foster Fr. LINEBACKER (15) Alex Ferry Fr. 3 Stephen Houzah Sr. 60 Conner Krieger R-So. 9 Sidney Otiwu R-So. 4 Edmond Graham So. 61 Caleb Etheridge Fr. 16 LeMarkus Bailey R-Sr. SPECIALISTS (7) 8 Marquise Irvin Sr. 63 David May R-Sr. 23 Will Coneway R-Jr. 48 Matt Shiel Gr. 13 David Durden Fr. 66 Cliff Snyder R-So. 25 Max Slott R-Fr. 53 Steven Nixon R-Jr. 15 Rob Lake R-Fr. 67 Austin Sanders R-Jr. 32 Brandon Coney R-Sr. 64 Mason Lawing R-So. 17 Tony Jones II Fr. 70 Brian Forrestal R-So. 33 Michael Freeman So. 93 Brad Powell R-So. 80 Tucker Cannon R-So. 71 Dawson Ellis R-Jr. 39 Bradley Earnest R-Sr. 97 Grant Goupil So. 81 Ryan May R-So. 72 Tyrese Cohen Fr. 40 Noah Carmon R-Fr. 98 Cole Fisher Sr. 82 Camiel Grant R-Jr. 74 Isaiah Goolsby Fr. 43 DJ Bullard Fr. Caleb Dowden Fr. 83 Brandon Mays Fr. 75 Ty McLemore R-So. 44 Travonte' Easley R-Sr. Philip Hatcher Fr. 84 DeMond Ellison Fr. 76 Jake Flath Jr. 45 Andrew Pettit R-So. Evans Hodges Fr. 85 JD Pirris R-Fr. 77 Trey Iorillo R-Fr. 50 Logan Craighead R-So. 86 Brady Tindall So. 78 Gavan George Fr. 52 Kashawn Baker Fr. Max Burke Fr. 79 Eric Allen R-Fr. RJ Brown Fr. Dash Hairston Fr. Mitchell Lord Fr. Ryan LaFlamme Fr. ROSTER BY CLASS GRADUATE (1) 58 Dorian Kithcart DL 93 Brad Powell K 79 Eric Allen OL 62 Matt Shiel P 67 Austin Sanders OL 85 JD Pirris WR 71 Dawson Ellis OL SOPHOMORE (7) 86 Brady Tindall WR R-SENIOR (9) 82 Camiel Grant WR 4 Edmond Graham WR 16 LeMarkus Bailey LB 89 Chase Westfall TE 6 Jamar Hall DB FRESHMAN (18) 20 Kam Lott DB 96 Destin Guillen DL 11 BJ Bohler DB 13 David Durden WR 29 Brandon Gurley DB 33 Michael Freeman LB 14 Bryce Lawrence QB 32 Brandon Coney DB JUNIOR (3) 34 Tyray Devezin RB 21 Tony Jones II WR 41 Isaiah Buehler DL 76 Jake Flath OL 55 Andrew Robinson OL 22 DQ Wilkerson DB 44 Travonte' Easley LB 88 Chris Ellington TE 97 Grant Goupil K/P 26 Michael Campbell DB 63 David May OL 92 Chris Rehak DL 27 Kareem Rogers RB 87 Sam Walker TE R-FRESHMAN (19) 30 Kermit Solomon DL 91 Austin Wysor DL R-SOPHOMORE (16) 2 Rashad Haynes RB 43 DJ Bullard LB 1 Kaelan Riley QB 10 Robert Riddle QB 47 Brandon Shelnutt TE SENIOR (5) 5 Malique Fleming DB 15 Rob Lake WR 51 Coby Germany DL 3 Stephen Houzah WR 9 Sidney Otiwu LB 18 Harrison Frost QB 56 Collin Foster OL 8 Marquise Irvin WR 12 Harrison Poole DB 19 Brett Burnett QB 72 Tyrese Cohen OL 28 Tee Mitchell RB 45 Andrew Pettit DB 24 Danijah Gammage DB 74 Isaiah Goolsby OL 36 Dylan Calhoun DB 49 Devin Orr P 25 James Camon RB 78 Gavan George OL 98 Cole Fisher K 50 Logan Craighead LB 31 Luke Ward DB 83 Brandon Mays WR 60 Conner Krieger OL 37 Darrien Wiggins DB 84 DeMond Ellison WR R-JUNIOR (12) 64 Mason Lawing LS 40 Noah Carmon LB 94 Xavier Perkins DL 17 Eric Jackson DB 66 Cliff Snyder OL 42 Willie Fulks RB 99 DJ McDaniel DL 23 Will Coneway LB 70 Brian Forrestal DL 48 Max Slott LB 38 Cam Fannon TE 75 Ty McLemore OL 54 Thomas McBride OL 46 Trey Peppers TE 80 Tucker Cannon WR 59 Bailey Clark OL 53 Steven Nixon LS 81 Ryan May WR 69 Barron King OL 57 Jack Raines DL 90 Behr Cooper DL 77 Trey Iorillo OL

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ROSTER BY STATE ALABAMA (5) 24 Danijah Gammage Brunswick 82 Camiel Grant Lithonia 8 Marquise Irvin Huntsville 25 James Camon Valdosta 83 Brandon Mays Danville 29 Brandon Gurley Huntsville 26 Michael Campbell Darien 84 DeMond Ellison Canton 31 Luke Ward Atmore 27 Kareem Rogers Stockbridge 86 Brady Tindall Atlanta 55 Andrew Robinson Birmingham 30 Kermit Solomon Albany 87 Sam Walker Cumming 91 Austin Wysor Trussville 32 Brandon Gurley Dublin 89 Chase Westfall Dalton 33 Michael Freeman Hogansville 90 Behr Cooper Conyers FLORIDA (12) 34 Tyray Devezin Woodstock 92 Chris Rehak Columbus 11 BJ Bohler Ocoee 37 Darrien Wiggins Atlanta 93 Brad Powell Macon 15 Rob Lake Ocala 42 Willie Fulks Mableton 94 Xavier Perkins Atlanta 20 Kam Lott Jacksonville 45 Andrew Pettit Lawrenceville 98 Cole Fisher Walnut Grove 28 Tee Mitchell Jacksonville 46 Trey Peppers Canton 40 Noah Carmon Ocala 47 Brandon Shelnutt Loganville NORTH CAROLINA (2) 41 Isaiah Buehler Apopka 48 Max Slott Cumming 58 Dorian Kithcart Durham 43 DJ Bullard St. Petersburg 49 Devin Orr Lilburn 99 DJ McDaniel Indian Trail 63 David May Orange Park 50 Logan Craighead Roswell 76 Jake Flath Lakeland 51 Coby Germany Grovetown SOUTH CAROLINA (3) 85 JD Pirris Ponte Vedra Beach 53 Steven Nixon Kennesaw 19 Brett Burnett Chapin 88 Chris Ellington Jacksonville 54 Thomas McBride Forsyth 72 Tyrese Cohen Aiken 97 Grant Goupil Lake Mary 56 Collin Foster Buford 96 Destin Guillen Greenville 57 Jack Raines Tifton GEORGIA (61) 59 Bailey Clark Savannah TENNESSEE (4) 1 Kaelan Riley Calhoun 60 Conner Krieger Bogart 2 Rashad Haynes Memphis 3 Stephen Houzah Augusta 64 Mason Lawing Thomasville 5 Malique Fleming Nashville 4 Edmond Graham Buford 66 Cliff Snyder Cumming 10 Robert Riddle Lookout Mountain 6 Jamar Hall Dacula 67 Austin Sanders Stone Mountain 44 Travonte' Easley Nashville 9 Sidney Otiwu Buford 69 Barron King Gainesville 12 Harrison Poole St. Mary's 70 Brian Forrestal Albany TEXAS (1) 13 David Durden Midville 71 Dawson Ellis Senoia 36 Dylan Calhoun Waxahachie 14 Bryce Lawrence McDonough 74 Isaiah Goolsby Macon 16 LeMarkus Bailey Marietta 75 Ty McLemore Smyrna OTHER (1) 17 Eric Jackson Powder Springs 77 Trey Iorillo Kennesaw 62 Matt Shiel Doncaster, Australia 18 Harrison Frost Kennesaw 78 Gavan George McDonough 21 Tony Jones II Union City 79 Eric Allen Powder Springs 22 DQ Wilkerson LaGrange 80 Tucker Cannon Dunwoody 23 Will Coneway Sandersville 81 Ryan May Fayetteville

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season-ending injury ... Tallied 11 tackles (five solo, six assisted) HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Coached by Ben Bullock at ERICERIC 79 ... Recorded 2.5 TFL including one sack ... Had his first career Oconee High School ... Led team to first district title in school sack at Tennessee Tech (Sept. 19). history ... Named 2016 Florida Second Team 7A All-State honor- ALLENALLEN ee ... Earned First Team All-Central Florida honors from Orlando FRESHMAN (2014): Played in 10 games at safety as a true Sentinel ... Also received First Team All-Metro & All-District OFFENSIVEOL LINE freshman ... Missed playing time early due to injury ... Recorded honors as a senior ... Ran 4.43 in 40-yard dash at Nike Opening 31 total tackles (22 solo, nine assisted) .. Added 1.5 TFL ... Led Orlando Regional ... Member of school's National Honor Society R-FR. • 6-5 • 301 • RS team with two fumble recoveries ... Forced one fumble vs. ... Full name is Guysen Napoleon Bohler ... Nickname is "BJ" ... POWDER SPRINGS, GA. Wofford (Nov. 22). Son of Guysen & Kendra Bohler ... Born May 20, 1999 ... Has HARRISON HS two younger siblings, Kendall & Kloe ... Chose Mercer over The HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Letterwinner for Philip Citadel, Fordham, McNeese State & Stony Brook. FRESHMAN (2017): Redshirted during his first year at Mercer. Ironside at Hillgrove High School ... Rated two-star recruit by 247Sports.com. ... Named All-State Honorable Mention ... BOHLER'S CAREER STATISTICS HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Harrison Garnered First Team All-Region & All-County honors in 2013 ... TACKLES FUMBLES High School in 2017 ... Rated a two-star lineman by 247Sports. Son of Tequila Sanders & Darius Bailey ... Born Dec. 19, 1995 in Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT com. ... Second Team All-State honors as a senior ... First Team Marietta, Ga. 2017 11-0 12 6 6 0-0 0 0-0 1 1 0 0 All-Region & All-Cobb County honoree as a senior ... Named Total 11-0 12 6 6 0-0 0 0-0 1 1 0 0 BAILEY'S CAREER STATISTICS No. 1 junior offensive lineman at Oregon Camp in 2016 ... Full BOHLER'S CAREER BESTS name is Eric Maxwell Allen ... Son of David & Lisa ... Born on TACKLES FUMBLES Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT May 1, 1998. Tackles...... 3 (twice); last vs. Chattanooga, 2017 2017 11-11 63 42 21 6.5-28 0 1-8 1 1 2 1 Forced Fumbles...... 1 vs. Jacksonville, 2017 2016 11-11 56 30 26 3.5-13 1 0-0 1 0 0 1 Fumble Recoveries...... 1 vs. Samford, 2017 ERICLeMARKUS 16 2015 3-3 11 5 6 2.5-16 1 1-8 0 0 0 0 2014 10-7 31 22 9 1.5-8 0 0-0 1 2 1 0 ALLENBAILEY Total 35-32 161 99 62 14-65 2 2-16 3 3 3 2 ERICISAIAH 41 OFFENSIVELB LINE BAILEY'S CAREER BESTS ALLENBUEHLER R-SR. • 5-11 • 199 • 3L Tackles...... 11 at Auburn, 2017 Tackles for loss...... 2 vs. VMI, 2017 OFFENSIVEDL LINE Sacks...... 1 (twice); last vs. VMI, 2017 MARIETTA, GA. R-SR. • 6-3 • 259 • 3L HILLGROVE HS Forced Fumbles...... 1 (three times); last at Auburn, 2017 Fumbles Recovered...... 1 (three times); last at Auburn, 2017 APOPKA, FLA. Pass breakups...... 2 vs. Samford, 2017 JUNIOR (2017): Named team captain as a redshirt junior ... APOPKA HS QB hurries...... 1 (twice); last vs. Austin Peay, 2016 Earned All-SoCon Second Team honors at OLB ... Recorded Interceptions...... 1 (twice); last vs. Jacksonville, 2017 career-bests in total tackles (63) & tackles for loss (6.5) ... Led JUNIOR (2017): Named a team captain as a redshirt junior ... team with 42 solo tackles (21 assisted) ... Notched one sack, Started every game at right-side defensive end for the third one interception, two pass break-ups, one forced fumble & one ERICBJ 11 straight season (33 consecutive starts) ... Earned All-SoCon fumble recovery ... Tallied second career interception in season First Team honors ... Totaled career-high 5.5 sacks, the fourth opener vs. Jacksonville (Aug. 31) ... Hot start to season included ALLENBOHLER most in a single season at Mercer ... Tied career-highs of 38 all 6.5 TFL in first five games ... Career-best performance came total tackles (13 solo, 25 assisted) ... Added 7.5 TFL ... Recorded on national stage at nationally-ranked Auburn with career-high OFFENSIVEDB LINE team-high six quarterback hurries ... Forced one fumble ... Tal- lied five total tackles, 2.5 TFL & two sacks vs. Samford (Nov. 4). 11 tackles (10 solo), 1.0 TFL, 1 FF & 1 FR. SO. • 5-7 • 183 • 1L SOPHOMORE (2016): Played in all 11 games after recoving SOPHOMORE (2016): Started all 11 games as team's right- from season-ending injury in 2015 ... Tied for third-most OCOEE, FLA. OCOEE HS side defensive end ... Earned All-SoCon Second Team accolades tackles on team with 56 total (30 solo, 26 assisted) ... Recorded ... Tallied 31 total tackles (12 solo, 19 assisted) ... Recorded 3.5 TFL, all against SoCon foes ... Tallied then-career-best nine seven TFL & three sacks ... Exploded for four tackles, two TFL & tackles vs. ETSU (Nov. 5) & Furman (Nov. 19) ... Notched first FRESHMAN (2017): Played in all 11 games as a freshman ... one sack vs. Austin Peay (Oct. 22). career interception & added one fumble recovery vs. Western Primarily starred on special teams ... Recorded 12 total tackles Carolina (Oct. 15). (six solo, six assisted) ... Season-high three tackles vs. Jackson- REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015): Started all 11 games during ville (Aug. 31) & Chattanooga (Oct. 14) ... Forced one fumble first year of action ... Named to SoCon's All-Freshman Team ... in collegiate debut vs. Jacksonville (Aug. 31) ... Recovered one REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015): Transitioned from safety to Owned 38 total tackles (12 solo, 26 assisted) ... Ranked second fumble vs. Samford (Nov. 4). linebacker ... played in three games at OLB before suffering on team & third among SoCon freshmen with 7.5 TFL & three sacks ... Led Mercer with two fumble recoveries ... Posted career-high two sacks in win over Stetson (Sept. 12) ... Tallied season-high seven tackles (two TFL) at The Citadel (Oct. 31).

FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirted during first year at Mercer.

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Multiple letterwinner at Apopka High School under Rick Darlington ... Tabbed as three-star recruit with 70 rating by ESPN ... Ranked No. 17 in Orlando Sentinel 2014 Central Florida Super60 ... Rated two-star recruit by Rivals.com ... Named FHSA Class 8A All-State Honorable Mention, Orlando Sentinel Second Team All-Area & Second Team All-Central Florida selection in 2013 ... Tallied 12 sacks, three forced fumbles & one interception returned for touchdown as a senior ... Led Blue Darters to state champion- ship in 2012 ... Chose Mercer over Eastern Kentucky, Florida International & Georgia Southern ... Born Feb. 6, 1996 to Henry LeMarkus Bailey & Wendy Kremnitzer ... Has two siblings, Regina & Chloe. @MercerFootball PAGE 15 MERCER FOOTBALL 2017

BUEHLER'S CAREER STATISTICS 2000 ... Son of Paula & Derrick Bullard ... Has one older sister, Destinee. ERICTUCKER 80 TACKLES FUMBLES Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT ALLENCANNON 2017 11-11 38 13 25 7.5-49 6 5.5-46 1 0 1 0 ERICBRETT 19 2016 11-11 31 12 19 7.0-35 2 3-18 0 0 2 0 OFFENSIVEWR LINE 2015 11-11 38 12 26 7.5-36 2 3-24 0 2 1 0 ALLENBURNETT Total 33-33 107 37 70 22-120 10 11.5-88 1 2 4 0 OFFENSIVEQB LINE R-SO. • 6-0 • 192 • 1L BUEHLER'S CAREER BESTS DUNWOODY, GA. R-FR. • 6-2 • 200 • RS Tackles...... 7 vs. The Citadel, 2015 WESLEYAN SCHOOL Tackles for loss...... 2.5 vs. Samford, 2017 CHAPIN, S.C. REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017): Played in all 11 games Sacks...... 2 (twice); last vs. Samford, 2017 AIRPORT HS primarily as a backup slot receiver & on special teams ... Earned Forced Fumbles...... 1 at The Citadel, 2017 FRESHMAN (2017): Redshirted during his first year at Mercer. first career start vs. Jacksonville (Aug. 31) in season opener ... Fumbles Recovered...... 1 (twice); last vs. Furman, 2015 Recorded eight receptions for 75 yards ... Averaged 9.4 yards Pass breakups...... 2 at VMI, 2016 per catch ... Had two catches vs. Chattanooga (Oct. 14) & QB hurries...... 2 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 Samford (Nov. 4).

ERICDYLAN 36 FRESHMAN (2016): Redshirted during his first year at Mercer.

ALLENCALHOUN CANNON'S CAREER STATISTICS OFFENSIVEDB LINE RUSHING RECEIVING Year G-S Att Yds Avg. TD Rec. Yds Avg. TD SR. • 5-11 • 192 • 1L 2017 11-2 0 0 0.0 0 8 75 9.4 0 Total 11-2 0 0 0.0 0 8 75 9.4 0 WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS ARKANSAS / UTAH / WAXAHACHIE HS CANNON'S CAREER BESTS JUNIOR (2017 AT ARKANSAS): Did not appear in any games Receptions...... 2 (twice); last vs. Samford, 2017 Receiving Yards...... 27 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 following transfer from Arkansas. Walk-on. Long Reception...... 15 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 SOPHOMORE (2016 AT ARKANSAS): Did not see any game action as a walk-on at Arkansas. Transferred from Utah. ERICNOAH 40 FRESHMAN (2014 AT UTAH): Did not appear in any games as ALLENCARMON a walk-on freshman at Utah. OFFENSIVELB LINE HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: All-District honorable mention as a senior at Waxahachie High School ... Lettered one R-FR. • 6-1 • 242 • RS year in football .. Also lettered in basketball & track ... Placed OCALA, FLA. third in District 200-Meter Dash as a junior ... Full name is Dylan TRINITY CATHOLIC HS Drew Calhoun ... Son of Richard & Dainta Calhoun ... Born June 18, 1996 ... Father played football at Austin College ... Has one FRESHMAN (2017): Redshirted during his first year at Mercer. brother & one sister. ERICMICHAEL 26 ERICBAILEY 59

Isaiah Buehler ALLENCAMPBELL ALLENCLARK OFFENSIVEDB LINE OFFENSIVEDL LINE ERICDJ 43 FR. • 5-11 • 169 • HS R-FR. • 6-2 • 287 • RS ALLENBULLARD DARIEN, GA. SAVANNAH, GA. OFFENSIVELB LINE McINTOSH COUNTY ACADEMY BENEDICTINE MILITARY SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Played four years under FRESHMAN (2017): Redshirted during his first year at Mercer. FR. • 6-2 • 233 • HS Terel Toomer at McIntosh County Academy in Darien, Ga. ... Earned 2017 All-Region First Team honors ... Named 2017 ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. Preseason All-State by Recruit Georgia ... Ran 4.40 40-yard dash ERICTYRESE 72 LARGO HS four times at Mercer's football camp ... Two-sport athlete, also playing basketball ... Chose Mercer over offers from Army, Wof- ALLENCOHEN HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Earned one varsity letter ford, Tennessee Tech, Valdosta State & Tusculum ... Full name under Marcus Paschall at Largo High School after spending is Michael Campbell, Jr. ... Son of Finiece Campbell & Michael OFFENSIVEOL LINE three years at Osceola High School ... Helped Packers win 2017 Campbell, Sr. ... Has one sister. District Championship ... Named All-Pinellas County linebacker FR. • 6-2 • 333 • HS in 2017 ... Named Defensive MVP of 2017 Pinellas County All-Star Game ... Led his district in sacks in 2017 ... Received SAVANNAH, GA. school's Mac J. Williams Academic Award, Presidential Scholar BENEDICTINE MILITARY SCHOOL Award (St. Pete College), Pegasus Gold Academic Scholarship HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Two-year letterwinner Award winner (UCF) ... Member of school's "Men Achieving under Andrew Jenkins at Midland Valley High School (Aiken, Excellence Club" ... Full name is Derrick Bullard ... Born May 12, @MercerFootball MERCER FOOTBALL 2017 PAGE 16

... Helped Mustangs to Class A Lower State Championship as Sacks...... 2 vs. ETSU, 2016 FRESHMAN (2016): Redshirted during his first year at Mercer. a sophomore ... Named an All-State player as a sophomore ... Fumbles forced...... 1 (four times); last vs. Samford, 2017 Two-time position captain for junior & senior seasons ... Se- Fumbles recovered...... 1 at The Citadel, 2017 HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Four-year letterwinner un- lected to Georgia-South Carolina Border Bowl Game ... Earned Pass breakups...... 3 at VMI, 2016 der John Starr at Salem High School ... Four-time GHSA Region Augusta Chronicle All-Area honors as a junior ... Named NUC QB hurries...... 2 vs. VMI, 2017 8 5A All-Academic Team ... Member of school's Academic Honor All-American as junior & senior ... Multi-sport athlete, playing Roll ... Born April 8, 1997 in Atlanta, Ga. ... Son of Iyonna Floyd baseball, basketball & track & field ... Member of school's BETA & Brian Cooper ... Has three brothers; Nikey, Camaran & Bryan & Club ... Was an AP Ambassador & Teacher Cadet ... Full name is ERICBRANDON 32 two sisters; Zariya & Zuri. Tyrese Marquez Cohen ... Born Jan. 2, 2000 ... Son of Tasha Rice ... Has four siblings, Shyheem Cohen; Marquez Cohen; Elijah ALLENCONEY COOPER'S CAREER STATISTICS Cohen; Shania Rice. TACKLES FUMBLES OFFENSIVELB LINE Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT R-SR. • 5-10 • 215 • 3L 2017 9-0 4 1 3 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 ERICWILL 23 Total 9-0 4 1 3 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 DUBLIN, GA. COOPER'S CAREER BESTS ALLENCONEWAY DUBLIN HS OFFENSIVELB LINE Tackles...... 1 (four times); last at Alabama, 2017 JUNIOR (2017): Split time as starting free safety ... Played in Quarterback hurries...... 1 at ETSU, 2017 R-JR. • 5-11 • 217 • 2L all 11 games with six starts ... Tallied 42 total tackles (21 solo, 21 assisted) ... Recorded two pass breakups ... Added one forced SANDERSVILLE, GA. fumble & one fumble recovery ... Forced his first career fumble ERICLOGAN 50 WASHINGTON COUNTY HS in 10-tackle effort at Western Carolina (Nov. 11). ALLENCRAIGHEAD SOPHOMORE (2017): Played in 10 of Mercer's 11 games with SOPHOMORE (2016): Played in seven games ... Totaled three OFFENSIVELB LINE nine starts at inside linebacker ... Ranked third on the team tackles (one solo, two assisted) ... Recorded two of his three with 67 tackles (20 solo, 47 assisted) ... Tied for third on the tackles in SoCon action. R-SO. • 6-1 • 227 • 1L team with six TFL ... Led SoCon & ranked 17th nationally with three forced fumbles ... Added three pass break-ups, two QB REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015): Played in nine games ROSWELL, GA. hurries & one fumble recovery ... Totaled 10-plus tackles in with time at both safety & on special teams ... Finished the BLESSED TRINITY HS three games, including career-best 11 at Furman (Oct. 21) ... season with 10 total tackles (four solo, six assisted) ... Had a Missed Auburn game (Sept. 16) due to injury. season-high six tackles vs. VMI (Oct. 24). REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017): Played in 10 games as a reserve linebacker during first year of action ... Also served REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016): Earned SoCon All-Freshman FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirted during his first year at Mercer. in key role on special teams ... Totaled 24 tackles (nine solo, honors ... Appeared in 10 games at inside linebacker ... Led 15 assisted) ... Recorded first career sack at ETSU (Sept. 23) ... Tallied Mercer and ranked 15th in SoCon with 10 TFL ... Notched 4.5 HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Played under Roger season-best six tackles in season-opening win vs. Jacksonville (Aug. 31). sacks, second-most on the team ... Ranked sixth on team with Holmes at Dublin High School ... Earned back-to-back 51 total tackles (31 solo, 20 assisted) ... Eruped vs. ETSU (Nov. All-Region 3AA Second Team honors at running back as junior FRESHMAN (2016): Redshirted during his first year at Mercer. 5) with seven tackles, 3.5 TFL & two sacks ... Two games with & senior ... Preseason All-Region 3AA Second Team selection in CRAIGHEAD'S CAREER STATISTICS multiple TFL ... Recorded three pass break-ups & added seven 2013 ... Tallied 55 total tackles (25 solo, 30 assisted) & four pass tackles at VMI (Oct. 1). breakups in 2013 ... Born Oct. 11, 1995 in Dublin, Ga. ... Son of TACKLES FUMBLES Evelyn & Frankie Coney ... Has one brother, Christopher. Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT FRESHMAN (2015): Redshirted during his first year at Mercer. 2017 10-0 24 9 15 1-4 0 1-4 0 0 0 0 CONEY'S CAREER STATISTICS Total 10-0 24 9 15 1-4 0 1-4 0 0 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Earned four varsity letters TACKLES FUMBLES CRAIGHEAD'S CAREER BESTS under head coach Joel Ingram at Washington County High Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT Tackles...... 6 vs. Jacksonville, 2017 School ... Two-sport athlete, also playing soccer ... Helped 2017 11-6 42 21 21 0-0 0 0-0 1 1 2 0 Tackles for loss...... 1 at ETSU, 2017 Golden Hawks win a pair of regional titles & earn consecutive 2016 7-0 3 1 2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Sacks...... 1 at ETSU, 2017 state runner-up finishes ... Selected as Region-AAA & state 2015 9-0 10 4 6 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Defensive Player of the Year as a senior ... Three-time GHSA Total 27-6 55 26 29 0-0 0 0-0 1 1 2 0 All-Region honoree ... Participated in Georgia's 2014 Rising Seniors Game ... Elected as team captain in 2013 & 2014 ... CONEY'S CAREER BESTS ERICTYRAY 34 Helped Washington County High School earn three consecutive Tackles...... 10 at Western Carolina, 2017 ALLENDEVEZIN GHSA state weightlifting titles ... Departmental honors winner Forced fumbles...... 1 at Western Carolina, 2017 & Academic Honor Roll member at Washington County ... Fumbles recovered...... 1 vs. Samford, 2017 OFFENSIVERB LINE Named Washington County's 2015 valedictorian ... Earned the Pass breakups...... 1 (twice); vs. VMI, 2017 Binion-Anderson Student-Athlete & Frank "Pop" Lee Awards SO. • 5-8 • 233 • 1L ... Son of Willie & Nicki Coneway ... Has one brother, Warren ... Born March 19, 1997 in Dublin, Ga. ... Father, Willie, played WOODSTOCK, GA. ERICBEHR 90 ETOWAH HS football for Albany State ... Chose Mercer because of academics, atmosphere, coaches & the chance to build a tradition. ALLENCOOPER FRESHMAN (2017): Showed promise for the future by playing CONEWAY'S CAREER STATISTICS OFFENSIVEDL LINE in 10 of Mercer's 11 games as a true freshman ... Appeared primarily on special teams & as a reserve running back ... Had TACKLES FUMBLES 16 carries for 58 yards ... Averaged 3.6 yards per carry ... Totaled Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT R-SO. • 6-0 • 287 • 1L season-bests in carries (six) vs. Jacksonville (Aug. 31) & rushing 2017 10-9 66 20 46 6-10 2 0-0 3 1 3 0 CONYERS, GA. yards (27) vs. VMI (Sept. 30) ... Reeled off season-long rush of 2016 10-0 51 31 20 10-29 0 4.5-19 1 0 5 0 SALEM HS nine yards vs. VMI (Sept. 30) ... Returned two kicks for a total of five yards. Total 20-9 117 51 66 16-39 2 4.5-19 4 1 8 0 CONEWAY'S CAREER BESTS REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017): Played in nine games as a HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Coached by Dave Svehla reserve defensive tackle ... Recorded four tackles (one solo, at Etowah High School ... Rated as two-star prosepct by Tackles...... 11 (twice); last at Furman, 2017 three assisted) ... Tallied one quarterback hurry. 247Sports.com ... Earned All-State First Team honors from Tackles for loss...... 3.5 vs. ETSU, 2016 @MercerFootball PAGE 17 MERCER FOOTBALL 2017

Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2015 & 2016 ... Led Georgia's 7A Cincinnati ... Recorded first career interception vs. Cincinnati. Terry Easley. EASLEY'S CAREER STATISTICS classification in rushing as a senior in 2016 with 1,756 yards & 17 touchdowns ... Three-time All-Cherokee County & All-Region FRESHMAN (2014 AT MIAMI): Redshirted during his first year honoree ... Compiled 4,595 rushing yards & 49 touchdowns in at Miami (Ohio). TACKLES FUMBLES prep career ... Named MVP of Cherokee County Senior Bowl ... Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT Was member of Etowah's school-record-breaking 4x100-meter HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Lakeside 2017 11-0 28 18 10 3-17 0 1-14 1 0 2 1 relay team ... Full name is Tyray Anthony Devezin ... Born on High School (Atlanta, Ga.) in 2014 ... Played under head coach 2016 11-0 14 11 3 3-10 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 May 18, 1999 ... Son of Ebony & Ray Devezin ... Has two brothers. Health Hinton ... Three-time captain ... Recorded 65 tackles, 2015 11-0 8 4 4 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Total 33-0 50 33 17 6-27 0 1-14 1 0 2 1 9.0 tackles for loss & five sacks as a senior ... Rushed for 447 EASLEY'S CAREER BESTS DEVEZIN'S CAREER STATISTICS yards & four touchdowns & added 26 receptions for 419 yards RUSHING RECEIVING & three touchdowns as a junior ... Notched 81 tackles & three Year G-S Att Yds Avg. TD Rec. Yds Avg. TD interceptions as a junior ... Named First Team All-Region & First Tackles...... 7 vs. Austin Peay, 2016 2017 10-0 16 58 3.6 0 0 0 0.0 0 Team All-Dekalb County player as a senior ... Also lettered in Tackles for loss...... 3 vs. Austin Peay, 2016 Total 10-0 16 58 3.6 0 0 0 0.0 0 baseball ... Full name is Bradley Seth Earnest ... Born Oct. 30, Sacks...... 1 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 1995 ... Son of Terracer & Tom Earnest. Interceptions...... 1 vs. VMI, 2017 DEVEZIN'S CAREER BESTS Yards returned...... 51 vs. VMI, 2017 Rushes...... 6 vs. Jacksonville, 2017 EARNEST'S CAREER STATISTICS Touchdowns...... 1 vs. VMI, 2017 Yards...... 27 vs. VMI, 2017 TACKLES FUMBLES Forced fumbles...... 1 at Auburn, 2017 Long rush...... 9 vs. VMI, 2017 Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT Pass breakups...... 1 (twice); last vs. Chattanooga, 2017 Kickoff returns...... 1 (twice); last vs. VMI, 2017 2017 10-0 13 7 6 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Kickoff return yards...... 5 vs. VMI, 2017 2016 13-0 11 10 1 1.0 0 1-7 1 0 0 0 ERICCHRIS 88 Long kickoff return...... 5 vs. VMI, 2017 2015 5-0 12 6 6 0.5 0 0-0 0 0 1 1 ALLENELLINGTON Total 28-0 36 23 13 1.5 0 1-7 1 0 1 1 OFFENSIVETE LINE ERICDAVID 13 EARNEST'S CAREER BESTS Tackles...... 4 vs. Cincinnati, 2015 JR. • 6-4 • 247 • 2L ALLENDURDEN Sacks...... 1 at Cincinnati, 2016 Interceptions...... 1 vs. Cincinnati, 2015 JACKSONVILLE, FLA. OFFENSIVEWR LINE FLETCHER HS FR. • 6-2 • 197 • HS ERICTRAVONTE' 44 MIDVILLE, GA. SOPHOMORE (2017): Mercer's second-string tight end in EMANUEL COUNTY INSTITUTE ALLENEASLEY 2017 ... Played in 10 of 11 games, including starts in three of OFFENSIVELB LINE final five contests ... Caught five passes for 65 yards ... Hauled HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Originally a member of in first career touchdown on fake field goal attempt at Western Mercer's 2017 signing class ... Did not enroll in 2017 because R-SR. • 6-1 • 197 • 3L Carolina (Nov. 11) ... Recorded season-highs in receptions (two) of pursuit of professional baseball career ... Selected as an & receiving yards (28) vs. VMI (Sept. 30) ... Made one solo tackle outfielder by Boston Red Sox in 20th Round out of Emanuel NASHVILLE, TENN. on special teams at Alabama (Nov. 18) & returned one kick for County Institute in 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft ... Batted MONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY seven yards vs. Wofford (Sept. 9). .220 (20-for-91) with seven runs & nine RBI in 30 career games ... Helped ECI to a 78-34 record in baseball over four years ... JUNIOR (2017): Played in all 11 games for the third FRESHMAN (2016): Played in all 11 games as a true freshman Led ECI baseball to Final Four appearance in 2014, state title in consecutive season as a second-string linebacker & consistent ... Was Mercer's third-string tight end ... Caught first career pass 2015, Elite 8 in 2016 & Sweet 16 in 2017 ... Led GHSA with eight performer on special teams ... Recorded 28 total tackles (18 at VMI (Oct. 1). home runs as a senior in 2017 ... Named Region Player of the solo, 10 assisted) ... Notched three TFL ... Made first career sack Year in baseball as a senior ... Full name is John David Durden, vs. Chattanooga (Oct. 14) ... Took his first career interception 51 HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Two-sport athlete at II ... Born on Dec. 26, 1998 ... Son of Jeana & John Durden ... yards for a defensive touchdown vs. VMI (Sept. 30) ... 51-yard Fletcher High School ... Earned three varsity letters on gridiron Has two sisters, Zoey & Mary Katherine, & one brother, Evan ... interception return was second-longest in program history under head coach Ricky Medlock ... Led Senators to second Father, John, played baseball at Air Force. ... Forced one fumble at Auburn (Sept. 16) ... Added two pass round of FHSAA Playoffs in 2014 ... Compiled 350 receiving breakups ... Tallied season-high six tackles at Western Carolina yards & three touchdowns as a senior ... Son of Cynthia Elling- (Nov. 11). ton & Jonathan Garnto ... Born on Dec. 23, 1997 in Jacksonville, ERICBRADLEY 39 Fla. ... Has one brother, Tai. ELLINGTON'S CAREER STATISTICS SOPHOMORE (2016): Played in every game as a reserve line- ALLENEARNEST backer ... Totaled 14 tackles (11 solo, three assisted) ... Notched OFFENSIVELB LINE three TFL, all against Austin Peay (Oct. 22) in career-high RUSHING RECEIVING seven-tackle performance ... Recorded multiple tackles in three Year G-S Att Yds Avg. TD Rec. Yds Avg. TD games. 2017 10-3 0 0 0.0 0 5 65 13.0 1 R-SR. • 6-1 • 228 • TS 2016 11-0 0 0 0.0 0 1 1 1.0 0 Total 21-3 0 0 0.0 0 6 66 11.0 1 ATLANTA, GA. REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015): Was a regular on Mercer's ELLINGTON'S CAREER BESTS MIAMI (OHIO) / LAKESIDE HS special teams unit & served as a reserve linebacker ... Played in all 11 games during first year of action ... Totaled eight tackles JUNIOR (2017 AT MIAMI): Played in 10 games as a redshirt ju- (four solo, four assisted) ... Had season-best three tackles vs. Receptions...... 2 vs. VMI, 2017 nior ... Finished season with 13 tackles ... Recorded season-high Stetson (Sept. 12). Receiving yards...... 28 vs. VMI, 2017 three tackles twice vs. Austin Peay & Ball State. Long reception...... 25 at Western Carolina, 2017 FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirted during his first year at Mercer. Touchdowns...... 1 at Western Carolina, 2017 SOPHOMORE (2016 AT MIAMI): Recorded 11 tackles while Kickoff returns...... 1 vs. Wofford, 2017 playing in all 13 games ... Tallied one sack & one forced fumble HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Three-year letterwinner at Kickoff return yards...... 7 vs. Wofford, 2017 ... Posted two tackles & one sack vs. Cincinnati. Montgomery Bell Academy under Marty Euverard ... Tabbed as Long kickoff return...... 7 vs. Wofford, 2017 two-star recruit with a rating of 76 by 247Sports.com ... Named Tackles...... 1 at Alabama, 2017 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015 AT MIAMI): Appeared in five All-Division II-AA East-Middle Region Team by The Tennessean games during his first season of collegiate play ... Finished ... Born on Jan. 11, 1996 in Nashville, Tenn. ... Son of Adrina & season with 12 tackles, including season-high four tackles vs. @MercerFootball MERCER FOOTBALL 2017 PAGE 18

Division III Maryville College (Tenn.). Average...... ? ERICDAWSON 71 Field goals made...... 3 vs. The Citadel, 2016 Field goals attempted...... 3 (four times); last at Samford, 2016 ALLENELLIS ERICCOLE 98 Field goal yards...... 50 at Samford, 2016 ALLENFISHER PAT made...... 7 vs. VMI, 2017 OFFENSIVEOL LINE PAT attempts...... 7 vs. VMI, 2017 Points...... 11 (twice); last vs. Austin Peay, 2016 R-JR. • 6-4 • 255 • 2L OFFENSIVEK LINE SENOIA, GA. SR. • 6-2 • 188 • 3L EAST COWETA HS ERICJAKE 76 WALNUT GROVE, GA. ALLENFLATH SOPHOMORE (2017): Played in seven of Mercer's 11 contests, ARCHER HS primarly as a reserve center ... Earned first career start at OFFENSIVEOL LINE Auburn (Sept. 16) & made four total starts ... Helped Bears JUNIOR (2017): Played in all 11 games as Mercer's starting average 332.4 total offensive yards per game. placekicker & kickoff specialist ... Made 7-of-12 field goal JR. • 6-5 • 297 • 2L attempts ... Named SoCon Special Teams Player of the Week for REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016): Earned playing time in three a two-field goal effort vs. Wofford (Sept. 9) ... Four of his seven LAKELAND, FLA. contests as a backup center. made field goals were within 29 yards ... Totaled 55 kickoffs for LAKELAND HS an average of 56.4 yards ... Added 10 touchbacks ... Was named FRESHMAN (2015): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. 2017 Preseason All-SoCon First Team kicker. SOPHOMORE (2017): Started nine of Mercer's 11 games at left guard ... Earned first collegiate start in season opener vs. Jack- HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Two-sport athlete at East SOPHOMORE (2016): Earned starting placekicker role during sonville (Aug. 31) ... Helped Bears average 332.4 total offensive Coweta High School ... Earned three varsity letters on the grid- second season at Mercer ... Connected on 16-of-23 field goal yards per game ... Played a role on an offensive unit that ranked iron for head coach Steve Pardue ... Garnered all-county honors attempts ... Nailed multiple field goals in six contests, including fifth nationally in red zone offense (91.4 percent). in three straight seasons ... Tabbed as an all-area honoree by a 3-for-3 effort in season opener vs. The Citadel (Sept. 1) ... Atlanta Journal Constitution ... Two-time county champion & Kicked career-long 50-yard field goal at Samford (Nov. 12) ... FRESHMAN (2016): Earned quality experience with seven state qualifier as a wrestler ... Member of school’s Academic Was a perfect 34-for-34 on extra-point attempts ... Led Mercer games played as a true freshman ... Helped Mercer's run game Honor Roll ... Son of Travis & Tracy Ellis ... Born on Nov. 19, 1996 with 82 points. average 175.1 yards per game. in Atlanta, Ga. ... Has two siblings, Grace & Cosby ... Chose Mercer because of coaching staff & high academic standards. FRESHMAN (2015): Appeared in three games as a true HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Starred for Lakeland High freshman ... Served as Mercer's backup placekicker & kickoff School's football & track & field programs ... Earned a pair of specialist ... Converted his lone field goal attempt of 28 yards varsity letters for head football coach Bill Castle ... Led Dread- ERICDeMOND 84 vs. ETSU (Oct. 17) ... Finished season 2-of-3 in extra-point naughts to back-to-back district titles ... Earned FHSAA 7A attempts ... Averaged 58.2 yards on five kickoffs. Second Team All-State honors ... Earned Lakeland's Academic ALLENELLISON Excellence Award ... Son of John & Megan Flath ... Has one HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Starred at Archer High brother, Caleb ... Born March 6, 1998 in Orlando, Fla. ... Father OFFENSIVEWR LINE School (2014) & George Walton Academy (2011-13) ... Helped played football at Florida State & is the offensive line coach at FR. • 6-1 • 213 • HS lead Archer to state championship game as a senior ... Garnered Southeastern University. Gwinnett Daily Post First Team All-County honors ... Selected as CANTON, GA. an All-State & All-Region kicker in final year at George Walton CHEROKEE HS Academy ... Academic Honor Roll student ... Also member of ERICMALIQUE 5 National Honor Society, National BETA Club & Headmaster's List ALLENFLEMING HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Played four years under ... Son of Beth & Keith Fisher ... Born on Dec. 30, 1996 in Walnut head coach Josh Shaw at Cherokee High School ... Helped lead Grove, Ga. ... Comes from athletic roots; father, grandfather, OFFENSIVEDB LINE Warriors to GHSA 7A Region 4 title game as a junior in 2016 ... grandmother & uncle all played basketball or football. Caught 39 passes for 555 yards & four touchdowns as a junior ... FISHER'S CAREER STATISTICS R-SO. • 5-11 • 208 • 1L Two-time All-County & All-Region selection ... Earned All-Star honors at Cam Newton 7x7 & Georgia Elite Classic events ... EXTRA POINTS FIELD GOALS NASHVILLE, TENN. Played multiple sports at Cherokee (football, basketball, track Year G-S XP-A Pct. FG-A Pct. Long Pts. HILLSBORO HS & soccer) ... Sectional qualifier in long jump & 400-meter dash 2017 11-11 33-35 .942 7-12 .583 36 54 ... Named Cherokee High School's Homecoming King in 2017 2016 11-11 34-34 1.000 16-23 .695 50 82 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017): Earned SoCon All-Freshman ... Member of Cherokee's Alpha Gamma organization ... Born 2015 3-0 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 28 5 Team accolades in his first year of collegiate action ... Started on March 6, 2000 ... Son of Priscilla Peoples ... Has one younger Total 25-22 69-72 .958 24-36 .667 50 141 five of 10 games played at free safety ... Ranked fifth on team sibling, Devin. with 53 total tackles (22 solo, 31 assisted) ... Recorded first ca- FG BREAKDOWN reer interception vs. Chattanooga (Oct. 14) ... Added team-high 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ four pass break-ups, two forced fumbles & one fumble recovery ERICCAM 34 2017 0-0 ... Notched one tackle for loss at ETSU (Sept. 23) ... Tallied seven 2016 tackles, one forced fumble & one fumble recovery at eventual ALLENFANNON 2015 national champion Alabama (Nov. 18) ... Totaled season-high Total OFFENSIVETE LINE 10 tackles vs. Wofford (Sept. 9). KICKOFFS R-SO. • 6-1 • 229 • 1L No. Yards Avg. TB OB FRESHMAN (2016): Earned a medical redshirt after recording 2017 55 3100 56.4 10 4 minimal time played over three games as a true freshman ATLANTA, GA. 2016 0 0 0.0 0 0 ... Recorded three tackles, all assisted ... Notched one pass MARYVILLE COLLEGE / SAINT PIUS X HS 2015 5 291 58.2 0 0 break-up ... Returned three kickoffs for 53 yards at Chattanooga Total 60 3391 56.5 10 4 (Oct. 8). REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017): Did not see the field during first season as a reserve tight end at Mercer. FISHER'S CAREER BESTS HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Starred as a two-sport ath- Kickoffs...... 8 (twice); last vs. VMI, 2017 lete at Hillsboro High School (Nashville, Tenn.) ... Earned four FRESHMAN (2015): Redshirted as a true freshman at NCAA Kickoff yards...... ? varsity letters on gridiron for head coach Craig Clayton ...

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Led Burros to 28-5 record over final three seasons ... Selected of Elesha Wilson & Roger Smith ... Has two younger siblings, as TSSAA Region 6-5A Defensive Player of the Year in 2015 ... ERICMICHAEL 33 Amare Wilson & Cayden Wilson ... Related to former University Totaled 223 tackles, 33.0 TFL, 22 pass break-ups, 13 forced of Georgia football player, Israel Troupe. fumbles & 10 interceptions in prep career ... Hauled in 860 ALLENFREEMAN receiving yards & nine touchdowns on offensive side of the ball in high school ... Son of Taveyn Fleming & Tracy Walker ... Has OFFENSIVELB LINE ERICGAVAN 78 one brother, KeShawn Walker ... Born in Tucker, Ga. SO. • 6-1 • 230 • 1L ALLENGEORGE FLEMING'S CAREER STATISTICS HOGANSVILLE, GA. OFFENSIVEOL LINE TACKLES FUMBLES CALLAWAY HS Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT FR. • 6-5 • 274 • HS 2017 10-5 51 22 29 1.0-1 0 0-0 2 1 4 1 FRESHMAN (2017): Played in all 11 games as a true freshman 2016 3-0 3 0 3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 1 0 ... Appeared primarily on special teams & as a reserve lineback- MCDONOUGH, GA. Total 13-5 54 22 32 1.0-1 0 0-0 2 1 5 1 er ... Totaled seven tackles (three solo, four assisted) ... Record- EAGLE'S LANDING CHRISTIAN HS ed season-high three tackles & first career fumble recovery in FLEMING'S CAREER BESTS collegiate debut vs. Jacksonville (Aug. 31) ... Notched one tackle HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Eagle's Tackles...... 10 vs. Wofford, 2017 for loss & one quarterback hurry at ETSU (Sept. 23). Landing Christian Academy (McDonough, Ga.) ... Four-year Tackles for loss...... 1.0 at ETSU, 2017 letterman for head coach Jonathan Gess ... Helped lead Forced fumbles...... 1 (twice); last at Alabama, 2017 HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Callaway Chargers to 2016 & 2017 1A Private State titles ... Two-time Fumbles recovered...... 1 at Alabama, 2017 High School in 2017 ... Named First Team All-Region player as a AJC All-Region selection ... Two-time Recruit Georgia All-State Interceptions...... 1 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 senior (2016) ... Received 2016 Region Ironman Award ... Rated Team honoree ... Also played basketball for the Chargers ... An Pass breakups...... 1 (five times); last at The Citadel, 2017 two-star recruit by 247Sports.com ... Chose Mercer over Air A/B Honor Roll student at Eagle's Landing ... Full name is Gavan Force, Army, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina & Tulane. Scott George ... Born on Feb. 13, 2000 ... Son of Lynn & Scott George ... Has one older sister, Caitlin ... Father played basket- ERICBRIAN 70 FREEMAN'S CAREER STATISTICS ball at UNC Asheville; relatives Patricia-Anne Upson (soccer, Mercer), Brett Upson (football, Vanderbilt) & David Lawrence ALLENFORRESTAL TACKLES FUMBLES (hockey, Liberty) all played collegiate athletics. Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT OFFENSIVEOL LINE 2017 11-0 3 4 7 1.0-2 1 0-0 0 1 0 0 Total 11-0 3 4 7 1.0-2 1 0-0 0 1 0 0 ERICCOBY 51 R-SO. • 6-3 • 291 • 1L FREEMAN'S CAREER BESTS ALLENGERMANY ALBANY, GA. DEERFIELD WINDSOR HS Tackles...... 3 vs. Jacksonville, 2017 Tackles for loss...... 1 at ETSU, 2017 OFFENSIVEDL LINE REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017): Did not appear in any games. Fumble recoveries...... 1 vs. Jacksonville, 2017 FR. • 6-0 • 268 • HS Quarterback hurries...... 1 at ETSU, 2017 FRESHMAN (2016): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. GROVETOWN, GA. ERICHARRISON 18 EVANS HS ERICCOLLIN 56 HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Evans ALLENFROST High School (Evans, Ga.) ... Four-year letterman at defensive ALLENFOSTER OFFENSIVEQB LINE end for head coach Lemuel Lackey ... Registered 153 total OFFENSIVEOL LINE tackles (94 solo) in high school career ... Added 28.5 tackles for R-FR. • 6-1 • 195 • RS loss (14.0 as a senior) & 10.5 sacks (six as a junior), five forced fumbles & three fumble recoveries during prep career ... Helped FR. • 6-3 • 260 • HS KENNESAW, GA. Knights to 25 wins over his career, including nine as a senior ... BUFORD, GA. HARRISON HS Three-time GHSA 6A All-Region 3 honoree ... Member of Evans' LANIER HS track & field team ... Earned A/B Honor Roll honors as a junior ... FRESHMAN (2017): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. Born on April 12, 1999 to Lakeisha & Jody Germany ... Has two HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Lanier siblings, Chris & Callin. High School (Sugar Hill, Ga.) ... Played four years for head coach Korey Mobbs ... Helped Longhorns to four GHSA 6A State ERICDANIJAH 24 Playoffs appearances along with two Region 8 titles ... Earned ALLENGAMMAGE ERICISAIAH 74 GHSA 6A All-State honors as a senior in 2017 ... Two-time ALLENGOOLSBY All-Gwinnett County honoree & two-time GHSA 6A All-Region OFFENSIVEDB LINE 8 honoree ... Named a team captain as a senior ... Named 2016 OFFENSIVEOL LINE Lanier High School Lineman of the Year ... Also played basket- R-FR. • 6-1 • 209 • RS ball for Lanier ... Member of school's DECA Club, Key Club, BETA FR. • 6-3 • 347 • HS Club, National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society BRUNSWICK, GA. & Ideals Leadership School ... Three-time recipient of school's BRUNSWICK HS MACON, GA. academic letter & was an AP scholar student ... Earned Georgia SOUTHWEST HS Certificate of Merit ... Born on Aug. 20, 1999 ... Son of Sue & FRESHMAN (2017): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. Steve Foster ... Has two siblings, Sean & Cole. HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Southwest HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Played under head High School (Macon, Ga.) ... Four-year letterman for head coach coach Larry Harold at Brunswick High School (Brunswick, Ga.) Joe Dupree ... Helped lead Patriots to GHSA 3A state playoffs ... Named First Team Coastal Georgia All-Area & First Team twice (2016, 2017) ... Earned a pair of GHSA 3A All-Region 2 All-Region honoree as a senior ... Won a basketball state cham- individual honors ... An A/B Honor Roll student all four years pionship as a junior (2015) ... Registered a personal-best high at Southwest ... Full name is Isaiah Channin Goolsby ... Born jump mark of 6'2" ... Full name is Danijah Jerimiah Gammage ... on Sept. 13, 1999 ... Son of Terry Goolsby ... Has two siblings Goes by the nickname "Nookie" ... Born on Oct. 29, 1998 ... Son Ashanti & Destiny.

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GRAHAM'S CAREER STATISTICS GUILLEN'S CAREER STATISTICS ERICGRANT 97 RUSHING RECEIVING TACKLES FUMBLES ALLENGOUPIL Year G-S Att Yds Avg. TD Rec. Yds Avg. TD Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT 2017 5-0 0 0 0.0 0 3 71 23.7 1 2017 11-0 21 10 11 3.5-20 1 1.0-12 0 0 1 0 OFFENSIVEK/P LINE Total 5-0 0 0 0.0 0 3 71 23.7 1 2016 9-0 9 4 5 1.0-2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Total 20-0 30 14 16 4.5-22 1 1.0-12 0 0 1 0 GRAHAM'S CAREER BESTS SO. • 6-1 • 184 • 1L GUILLEN'S CAREER BESTS Receptions...... 2 vs. Jacksonville, 2017 LAKE MARY, FLA. Receiving yards...... 65 vs. Jacksonville, 2017 Tackles...... 5 at Auburn, 2017 LAKE MARY HS Long reception...... 58 vs. Jacksonville, 2017 Tackles for loss...... 1.0 (four times); last vs. Samford, 2017 Touchdown receptions...... 1 vs. Jacksonville, 2017 Sacks...... 1 vs. VMI, 2017 FRESHMAN (2017): Earned starting punter role in preseason Pass breakups...... 1 at The Citadel, 2017 camp as a true freshman ... Played in all 11 games ... Punted Quarterback hurries...... 1 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 58 times for an average of 41.3 yards per punt ... Recorded a season-long punt of 56 yards vs. Samford (Nov. 4) ... Totaled ERICCAMIEL 82 seven punts of 50 yards or longer ... Pinned 22 punts inside ALLENGRANT ERICBRANDON 29 opponents' 20-yard line ... Averaged a season-best 45.0 yards per punt on five attempts at Western Carolina (Nov. 11). OFFENSIVEWR LINE ALLENGURLEY

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Played under head coach R-JR. • 5-10 • 172 • 2L OFFENSIVEDB LINE Scott Perry at Lake Mary High School (Lake Mary, Fla.) ... Rated the No. 6 punter in the country by Kornblue Kicking ... Received LITHONIA, GA. R-SR. • 5-9 • 190 • 3L ARABIA MOUNTAIN HS First Team 8A All-State honors as a senior (2016) ... Named 8A HUNTSVILLE, ALA. First Team All-State punter as a senior ... Named to First Team MADISON COUNTY HS All-Central Florida Team by Orlando Sentinel ... Was a three- SOPHOMORE (2017): Played in four games as a redshirt soph- year starter for Lake Mary ... Ended his prep career rated as a omore, primarily as a reserve wide receiver ... Also appeared on special teams ... Did not record any statistics. JUNIOR (2017): Continued role as a reserve defensive back 4.5 star prospect by Kornblue Kicking ... Born on Oct. 21, 1998 ... Played in all 11 games for third straight season ... Appeared ... Son of Rick & Jana Goupil ... Has one older brother, Clay. REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016): Appeared in one game, mak- primarily on special teams ... Recorded 15 tackles (10 solo, five GOUPIL'S CAREER STATISTICS ing his collegiate debut at Georgia Tech ... Recorded one special assisted) ... Tallied season-high three tackles twice. PUNTING In Ret. Net teams tackle against the Yellow Jackets. Year G-S No. Yds. Avg. Lng 20 50+ Blk Yds Yds SOPHOMORE (2016): Tallied 19 tackles while appearing in 2017 11-11 58 2394 41.28 56 22 7 1 218 2176 FRESHMAN (2015): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. all 11 games as a redshirt sophomore ... Forced & recovered a Total 11-11 58 2394 41.28 56 22 7 1 218 2176 fumble at Georgia Tech (Sept. 10) ... Notched season-best five GOUPIL'S CAREER BESTS HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Two-sport athlete at Ara- tackles in consecutive games at VMI (Oct. 1) & Chattanooga (Oct. 8). Punts...... 9 at The Citadel, 2017 bia Mountain High School (Lithonia, Ga.) ... Starred on school's Yards...... 376 at The Citadel, 2017 football team under head coach Stanley Pritchett, Jr. ... Also a REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015): Played in all 11 games at cor- Long...... 56 vs. Samford, 2017 member of Arabia Mountain's track & field team. nerback & on special teams during first year of collegiate action Average...... 45.0 at Western Carolina, 2017 ... Made first career start in season-opening win vs. Austin Peay ERICDESTIN 96 (Sept. 5) ... Tallied 14 total tackles (seven solo, seven assisted) ... Broke up a pair of passes ... Recorded first career tackle for ERICEDMOND 4 ALLENGUILLEN loss in win at Furman (Nov. 14).

ALLENGRAHAM OFFENSIVEDL LINE FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. OFFENSIVEWR LINE R-JR. • 6-5 • 297 • 2L HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Starred at Madison County SO. • 5-9 • 170 • 1L GREENVILLE, S.C. High School (Huntsville, Ala.) under head coach Scott Peavey ... BEREA HS Two-time Class 4A First Team All-State performer ... Garnered BUFORD, GA. four straight Class 4A All-Region honors ... Member of Madison MILL CREEK HS SOPHOMORE (2017): Played in all 11 games as a reserve de- County's Fellowship of Christian Athletes & Student Council ... Born on Sept. 11, 1995 in Huntsville, Ala. ... Son of Shayna & FRESHMAN (2017): Played in five games as a true freshman fensive end ... Totaled 21 tackles (10 solo, 11 assisted) ... Tallied Isaac Gurley ... Has two brothers, Brett & Bryce. before suffering a season-ending injury ... Caught three passes 3.5 tackles for loss & one sack ... Recorded first career sack vs. VMI (Sept. 30) ... Added one pass breakup & one quarterback for 71 yards ... Hauled in 58-yard touchdown reception in col- GURLEY'S CAREER STATISTICS legiate debut vs. Jacksonville (Aug. 31) en route to two-catch, hurry ... Notched career-high five tackles at Auburn (Sept. 16). 65-yard performance ... Averaged 23.6 yards per catch. TACKLES FUMBLES REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016): Played in nine games during Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT 2017 11-0 15 10 5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Rated three-star prospect first year of collegiate action ... Totaled nine tackles (four solo, 2016 11-0 19 11 8 0-0 0 0-0 1 1 0 0 by 247Sports.com ... Coached by Shannon Jarvis at Mill Creek five assisted) ... Added one tackle for loss ... Tallied season-high 2015 11-0 14 7 7 1.0-3 0 0-0 0 0 2 0 High School ... Led team to state semifinals appearance (2016) three tackles at Wofford (Oct. 29). Total 33-0 48 28 20 1.0-3 0 0-0 1 1 2 0 & regional title (2015) ... Received Second Team All-State hon- ors as a kick returner during senior year (2016) ... Named First FRESHMAN (2015): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. GURLEY'S CAREER BESTS Team All-Regional & First Team All-Gwinnett County as a senior Tackles...... 5 (twice); last at Chattanooga, 2016 ... Also competed in track & field for Mill Creek ... Finished third HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Three-sport athlete at Tackles for loss...... 1.0 vs. Furman, 2016 in state championships in long jump ... Full name is Edmond Berea High School (Greenville, S.C.) ... Varsity letterwinner on Forced fumbles...... 1 at Georgia Tech, 2016 Ray Graham ... Born on April 4, 1999 ... Son of Eddie & Vanessa the gridiron under head coach Wayne Green ... Rated two-star Fumbles recovered...... 1 at Georgia Tech, 2016 Graham ... Has two older sisters, Alex & Avery ... Chose Mercer recruit by Rivals.com ... Finished prep career as Berea's all-time Pass breakups...... 1 (twice); last vs. Western Carolina, 2015 over Rutgers, Miami (Ohio), Georgia State, Charleston Southern, sacks leader ... Selected to participate in 2014 All-American Samford & Western Carolina. Bowl Game ... Son of Jose & Melissa Green ... Born on Dec. 16, 1996 in West Palm Beach, Fla.

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at Middle Tennessee State University ... Aunt, Marissa Harris, HOUZAH'S CAREER STATISTICS ERICJAMAR 6 was an All-American track athlete at Mississippi State. TACKLES FUMBLES ALLENHALL HAYNES' CAREER STATISTICS Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT RUSHING RECEIVING 2017 11-5 39 23 16 O.0-0 0 0-0 2 0 1 2 OFFENSIVEDB LINE Year G-S Att Yds Avg. TD Rec. Yds Avg. TD 2016 11-0 30 26 4 0.0-0 1 0-0 2 1 4 1 2017 2-0 0 0 0.0 0 1 6 6.0 0 2015 9-0 16 11 5 2.0-7 0 0-0 0 0 1 3 SO. • 6-1 • 194 • 1L Total 2-0 0 0 0.0 0 1 6 6.0 0 Total 31-5 85 60 25 2.0-7 1 0-0 4 1 6 6 DACULA, GA. MILL CREEK HS KICK RETURNS KICK RETURNS Year G No. Yards Avg. TD Lg. Year G No. Yards Avg. TD Lg. FRESHMAN (2017): Made immediate impact as a true 2017 2 3 112 37.3 0 90 2017 11 1 47 47.0 0 47 freshman, appearing in 10 games primarily on special teams ... 2016 11 9 180 20.0 0 31 Also served as a back-up safety ... Tallied 24 tackles (11 solo, 13 HAYNES' CAREER BESTS 2015 9 5 139 27.8 0 40 assisted) ... Added one pass break-up, one fumble recovery & Receptions...... 1 vs. Jacksonville, 2017 Total 31 15 366 24.4 0 47 half TFL ... Posted season-high five tackles vs. VMI (Sept. 30) ... Receiving yards...... 6 vs. Jacksonville, 2017 Recorded at least one tackle in nine of 10 games played. Long reception...... 6 vs. Jacksonville, 2017 PUNT RETURNS Kickoff returns...... 3 vs. Wofford, 2017 Year G No. Yards Avg. TD Lg. HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Rated two-star prospect Kickoff return yards...... 112 vs. Wofford, 2017 2017 11 0 0 0.0 0 0 by 247Sports.com ... Coached by Shannon Jarvis at Mill Creek Longest kickoff return...... 90, vs. Wofford, 2017 2016 11 1 16 16.0 0 16 High School ... Helped lead team to state semifinals (2016) 2015 9 4 3 0.75 0 13 & regional title (2015) ... Received First Team All-Region & Total 31 5 19 3.8 0 16 All-Gwinnett County honors (2016) ... Played in 2016 Rivals of ERICSTEPHEN 3 Gwinnett All-Star Game ... Tallied 182 career tackles with two ALLENHOUZAH HOUZAH'S CAREER BESTS interceptions & 23 pass breakups ... Totaled 72 tackles & 11 pass Tackles...... 7 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 breakups as a senior ... Full name is Jamar Keith Byron Hall ... OFFENSIVEWR LINE Tackles for loss...... 2.0 vs. Stetson, 2017 Born on Dec. 21, 1998 ... Son of Keith & Sharon Hall. Quarterback hurries...... 1 at VMI, 2016 SR. • 5-9 • 161 • 3L Forced fumbles...... 2 at Samford, 2016 HALL'S CAREER STATISTICS Fumbles recovered...... 1 at Samford, 2016 TACKLES FUMBLES AUGUSTA, GA. Pass breakups...... 3 vs. ETSU, 2016 Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT LAKESIDE HS Interceptions...... 2 (twice); last vs. VMI, 2017 2017 10-0 24 11 13 0.5-1 0 0-0 0 1 2 0 Kickoff returns...... 4 (twice); last vs. Tennessee Tech, 2016 Total 10-0 24 11 13 0.5-1 0 0-0 0 1 2 0 JUNIOR (2017): Played in all 11 games with five starts at cor- Kickoff return yards...... 87 vs. The Citadel, 2016 nerback ... Tallied a team-best two interceptions on the season, HALL'S CAREER BESTS Longest kick return...... 47 at Alabama, 2017 both vs. VMI (Sept. 30) ... Two-interception performance vs. VMI Punt returns...... 2 at Furman, 2015 Tackles...... 5 vs. VMI, 2017 was the second of his career ... Totaled a career-best 39 tackles Punt return yards...... 16 at VMI, 2016 Tackles for loss...... 0.5 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 (23 solo, 16 assisted), fifth-best among Mercer defensive backs Longest punt return...... 16 at VMI, 2016 Fumbles recovered...... 1 vs. Jacksonville, 2017 ... Forced two fumbles vs. Wofford (Sept. 9) & at Auburn (Sept. Pass breakups...... 1 (twice); last at Western Carolina, 2017 16) ... Notched one pass breakup & added a career-best seven tackles vs. Chattanooga ... Returned one kickoff, a 47-yard ERICRASHAD 2 return at national champion Alabama (Nov. 18). SOPHOMORE (2016): Totaled 30 tackles (26 solo, four ALLENHAYNES assisted) over 11 games played as a sophomore ... Tallied one interception vs. Tennessee Tech (Sept. 17) ... Forced a pair of OFFENSIVERB LINE fumbles & recovered one at Samford (Nov. 12) ... Notched a season-best five tackles at VMI (Oct. 1) ... Returned nine kickoffs R-FR. • 5-10 • 188 • RS for 180 yards.

MEMPHIS, TENN. FRESHMAN (2015): Earned SoCon All-Freshman Team honors MEMPHIS CENTRAL HS as a true freshman cornerback ... Played in nine games ... Made FRESHMAN (2017): Played in first two games of the season first collegiate start vs. Tennessee Tech (Sept. 19) ... Led Mercer before suffering season-ending injury vs. Wofford (Sept. 9) ... & all SoCon freshmen with three interceptions ... Totaled 16 Received medical redshirt ... Showed flashes of talent with 90- tackles (11 solo, five assisted) ... Had two tackles for loss & four yard kickoff return on opening kickoff vs. Wofford ... 90-yard re- passes defended ... Led Mercer with an average of 27.8 yards turn was second-longest in program history ... Finished Wofford per kick return ... Became first player in program history to tally game with 112 total kickoff return yards ... Tallied one reception two interceptions in a single game vs. Stetson (Sept. 12) ... for six yards in season opener vs. Jacksonville (Aug. 31). Added two TFL & a 40-yard kick return against Stetson.

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Played under head coach HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Standout three-sport Kynord Crutchfield at Memphis Central High School (Memphis, athlete at Lakeside High School (Augusta, Ga.) ... Earned three Tenn.) ... Earned title of "Fastest Man in Tennessee" after win- varsity letters on the gridiron ... Rated as a two-star recruit by ning 100-meter dash (10.61 seconds) at Tennessee State Track Rivals.com ... Tabbed as All-State First Team selection ... Named & Field Championships ... Also finished second in long jump 2014 Region 2-AAAAA Defensive Player of the Year ... Son of (22'1") & claimed bronze in decathlon at state championships Jalacy & Latonia Hawkins ... Has three siblings, Krishawn, Xavier ... Named Region Offensive Player of the Year as a senior (2016) & Aysia ... Born on Jan. 27, 1997 in Austell, Ga. ... Named First Team All-Region as a senior (2016) ... Invited to play in 2016 AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game ... Born on Nov. 15, 1998 ... Son of Maronda & Rashad Haynes ... Has one younger brother, Rashawn ... Father, Rashad, ran track Stephen Houzah @MercerFootball MERCER FOOTBALL 2017 PAGE 22

ERICTREY 77 SOPHOMORE (2016): Earned All-SoCon Second Team honors PUNT RETURNS during a breakout sophomore season ... Set single-season Year G No. Yards Avg. TD Lg. ALLENIORILLO program records in receptions (65), receiving yards 766) & 2017 11 3 6 2.0 0 6 touchdown receptions (7) ... His seven touchdown receptions 2016 11 9 55 6.1 0 15 OFFENSIVEOL LINE ranked second among SoCon receivers ... Averaged 11.8 yards 2015 11 0 0 0.0 0 0 per reception ... Ranked 24th nationally with 5.9 catches per Total 33 12 61 5.0 0 15 IRVIN'S CAREER BESTS R-FR. • 6-3 • 311 • RS game ... Caught at least one touchdown in six consecutive KENNESAW, GA. games (Oct. 1 - Nov. 5) ... Set or tied three single-game pro- HARRISON HS gram receiving records at Wofford (Oct. 29) with 12 receptions, Receptions...... 12 at Wofford, 2016 143 receiving yards & two touchdowns ... Hauled in 83-yard Receiving yards...... 143 at Wofford, 2016 FRESHMAN (2017): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. touchdown reception at Chattanooga (Oct. 18) ... Returned nine Long reception...... 83 at Chattanooga, 2016 punts for 55 yards ... Played in all 11 games while making 10 Touchdowns...... 2 at Wofford, 2016 HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Harrison starts ... Recorded over 80 receiving yards in four games, includ- Punt returns...... 3 at VMI, 2016 High School (Kennesaw, Ga.) in 2017 ... Coached by Matt Dick- ing two 100-plus receiving yard performances at Chattanooga Punt return yards...... 19 at VMI, 2016 mann ... Rated a two-star offensive line prospect by 247Sports. & Wofford. Long punt return...... 15 vs. The Citadel, 2016 com ... Named First Team All-State selection as a senior ... Received All-Cobb County Team honors & Cobb County TD Club FRESHMAN (2015): Made immediate impact in the Bears' ERICERIC 7 Team honors his junior & senior years ... Named First Team passing game as a true freshman ... Played in all 11 games & All-Region as a junior & senior ... Full name is John Anthony earned SoCon All-Freshman Team honors ... Ranked fifth on ALLENJACKSON Iorillo III ... Born on April 17, 1999 ... Son of Anthony & Penny the team in receptions (15) & receiving yards (209) ... Caught OFFENSIVEDB LINE Iorillo. two touchdown receptions vs. Stetson (Sept. 12) & ETSU ... Averaged 13.9 yards per reception ... Hauled in multiple catches R-JR. • 5-8 • 172 • 2L ERICMARQUISE 8 in four contests ... Played critical role in Mercer's upset win over No. 3 Chattanooga (Nov. 7) with season-high 58 receiving POWDER SPRINGS, GA. ALLENIRVIN yards, including a 50-yard reception. HILLGROVE HS

OFFENSIVEWR LINE HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Starred in three sports SR. • 6-3 • 216 • 3L at Madison County High School (Huntsville, Ala.) ... Four-year SOPHOMORE (2017): Made an effective switch from corner- letterwinner in football under head coach Scott Peavey ... back to free safety, earning All-SoCon Second Team honors in HUNTSVILLE, ALA. Named Alabama All-State selection in 2013 & 2014 ... Three- second year of collegiate action ... Started 10 of 11 games ... MADISON COUNTY HS time All-Region selection ... Elected as a team captain in 2014 Produced 89 total tackles (37 solo, 52 assisted), ranking second ... Member of Madison County's basketball & track teams ... Led on the team ... Ranked 12th in the SoCon with 8.1 tackles per Madison County basketball team to 2012-13 Alabama 4A State game ... Broke up two passes ... Recorded first career fumble JUNIOR (2017): Mercer's top receiving target earned All-SoCon title ... Three-time All-State performer in 400-meter dash ... Led recovery at Furman (Oct. 21) ... Totaled four games with 10-plus Second Team honors for a second consecutive season ... Started Tigers' 4x400-meter relay team to third-place finish at 2014 tackles, including career-high at Western Carolina (Nov. 11) ... all 11 games for the Bears ... Led Mercer with 41 receptions for State Championships ... Son of Michael & Chasity Humphries Tallied nine tackles in both of Mercer's SEC battles at Auburn & 536 receiving yards & four touchdowns ... Averaged 13.07 yards ... Born on May 16, 1997 in Portsmouth, Va. ... Chose Mercer Alabama. per reception & 48.7 yards per game ... Totaled four games because of academics, atmosphere & home-like feeling in with 65-plus receiving yards ... Nabbed a touchdown reception football program. REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016): Named to the SoCon All-Fresh- during a six-catch, 65-yard performance at nationally-ranked IRVIN'S CAREER STATISTICS man Team after playing in 10 games as a true freshman ... Auburn (Sept. 16) ... Hauled in six receptions for a season-high Emerged as one of the SoCon's most impressive cornerbacks, 98 yards vs. VMI (Sept. 30) ... Caught six passes for 80 yards RUSHING RECEIVING tallying 56 tackles (38 solo, 18 assisted) ... Credited with five & one touchdown at Furman (Oct. 28) ... All four touchdown Year G-S Att Yds Avg. TD Rec. Yds Avg. TD breakups ... Had career effort at ETSU (Nov. 5) with season-best receptions came against SoCon opponents in seven-game span 2017 11-11 0 0 0.0 0 41 536 13.0 4 11 tackles, 0.5 TFL, one pass breakup & first career interception ... Received Preseason All-SoCon Second Team honors. 2016 11-10 0 0 0.0 0 65 766 11.7 7 ... Recorded one of Mercer's four blocked kicks. 2015 11-0 0 0 0.0 0 15 209 13.9 2 Total 33-21 0 0 0.0 0 121 1,511 12.4 13 FRESHMAN (2015): Redshirted during first year at Mercer.

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Two-sport standout at Hillgrove High School ... Starred on gridiron for head coach Phillip Ironside ... Led Hillgrove to four straight GHSA AAAAAA state playoff berths, including back-to-back trips to the state quarterfinals ... Tallied 121 tackles & three interceptions as a junior ... Won school's Mathematics Award & Science Academic Award ... Son of Eric & Claudine Jackson. JACKSON'S CAREER STATISTICS

TACKLES FUMBLES Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT 2017 10-10 89 37 52 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 0 2016 10-9 56 38 18 0.5-0 0 0-0 0 0 5 1 Total 20-19 145 75 70 0.5-0 0 0-0 0 1 7 1 JACKSON'S CAREER BESTS

Tackles...... 14 at Western Carolina, 2017 Tackles for loss...... 0.5 vs. ETSU, 2017 Fumbles recovered...... 1 at Furman, 2017 Pass breakups...... 2 at Chattanooga, 2016 Interceptions...... 1 vs. ETSU, 2016 Marquise Irvin @MercerFootball PAGE 23 MERCER FOOTBALL 2017

Ga.) ... Helped Blue Devils win consecutive state championships track & field ... Son of Darryn Lake & Jackie Howard ... Born on ERICTONY 17 ... Garnered Atlanta Journal Constitution First Team All-Region Jan. 14, 1998 in Ocala, Fla. ... Has one brother, Jelonte DeWese honors (2014) ... Tabbed as an All-County Second Team & two sisters, DaJae Lake & Jerrise DeWese. ALLENJONES II recipient as a senior ... Led Team Georgia to victory in Florida vs. Georgia All-Star Game ... Named a Gwinnett All-Star & was OFFENSIVEWR LINE ranked as one of GwinnettGridironRecruits.com Top 50 players ERICMASON 64 in 2015 class ... Named team captain & member of football ALLENLAWING FR. • 6-0 • 183 • HS team's leadership council ... Member of school's academic UNION CITY, GA. honor roll, National Honor Society of High School Scholars, OFFENSIVELS LINE LANGSTON HUGHES HS Norcross Student Leadership Team & IB Club ... Also recruited by Air Force, Ball State, Kent State, Liberty, South Alabama & R-SO. • 5-11 • 209 • 1L HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Langston William & Mary ... Born on May 27, 1997 in Durham, N.C. ... Son Hughes High School (Fairburn, Ga.) ... Played four years under of Shelita Kithcart & David Morgan ... Has four siblings, Justyn, THOMASVILLE, GA. head coach Willie Cannon ... Two-time 6A All-Region 5 wide Tre, Aaniyah & Deja ... Uncle, Thomas Harris, played football at THOMAS COUNTY HS receiver ... Rated as a three-star wide receiver by 247Sports. Rice University. REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017): Did not appear in any games com ... Additionally played basketball & ran track at Langston as a redshirt freshman. Hughes ... Member of school's National Honor Society ... Honor KITHCART'S CAREER STATISTICS Roll student ... Participated in school's SGA, FBLA, AVID & Peer TACKLES FUMBLES FRESHMAN (2016): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. Mentor programs ... Had offers from over 10 other schools Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT including Tennessee, Toledo, East Carolina, Arkansas State & 2017 11-10 22 7 15 3.5-4 2 0-0 0 1 0 0 FAU, among others ... Full name is Tony Berrelle Jones, Jr. ...Son 2016 11-7 20 9 11 2.0-9 2 0-0 0 0 0 0 ERICBRYCE 14 of Tawanna Jones & Tony Jones, Sr. ... Born Nov. 8, 1999 ... Has Total 22-17 42 16 26 5.5-13 4 0-0 0 1 0 0 ALLENLAWRENCE three siblings, Tianna, Tonika & Tierra. KITHCART'S CAREER BESTS OFFENSIVEQB LINE Tackles...... 5 at The Citadel, 2017 ERICBARRON 95 Tackles for loss...... 1.0 (four times); last vs. Samford, 2017 FR. • 6-3 • 203 • HS Fumbles recovered...... 1 at The Citadel, 2017 ALLENKING Quarterback hurries...... 2 at The Citadel, 2017 MCDONOUGH, GA. OFFENSIVEDL LINE OLA HS R-FR. • 6-3 • 278 • RS ERICCONNER 60 HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Ola High ALLENKRIEGER School (McDonough, Ga.) in 2018 ... Three-year letterwinner GAINESVILLE, GA. under head coach Jared Zito ... Led Mustangs to GHSA 5A state CHESTATEE HS OFFENSIVEOL LINE playoffs for first time in school history as a junior (2016) ... Threw for 2,748 yards in his prep career, including 1,372 as a FRESHMAN (2017): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. R-SO. • 6-1 • 287 • 1L junior ... Earned 5A Region 4 Honorable Mention as a senior ... Earned Ola's Captain Award in 2017 ... Member of Ola's BOGART, GA. National Honor Society & Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) ERICDORIAN 58 NORTH OCONEE HS ... Earned Ola's President's Award & was an All-A Honor Roll student ... Also ran track at Ola ... Full name is Brycen Chandler ALLENKITHCART REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017): Made eight starts at center in Lawrence ... Born on Nov. 21, 1999 ... son of Marietta & Donald OFFENSIVEDL LINE first year of collegiate action ... Bounced back from early-season Lawrence, Jr. ... Has one sibling, Brayden ... Grandfather, Donald injury that resulted in two missed games ... Helped Mercer Lawrence, played football at Western Carolina. R-JR. • 6-0 • 288 • 2L average 332.4 total yards of offense per game ... Played a key role on an offensive unit that ranked fifth nationally in red zone DURHAM, N.C. offense (91.4 percent) ... Assisted in Mercer's 100-plus rushing ERICKAM 20 NORCROSS HS yards at both Auburn (Sept. 16) and Alabama (Nov. 18). ALLENLOTT SOPHOMORE (2017): Started 10 of 11 games played at FRESHMAN (2016): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. OFFENSIVEDB LINE Mercer's nose guard position ... Recorded 22 total tackles (7 solo, 15 assisted) ... Notched 3.5 tackles for loss ... Totaled R-SR. • 5-8 • 195 • 2L career-high five tackles, two quarterback hurries & one fumble ERICROB 15 recovery at The Citadel (Oct. 7) ... Posted a four-tackle effort ALLENLAKE JACKSONVILLE, FLA. along with 0.5 TFL at Auburn (Sept. 16) ... One of the team's top GA. MILITARY COLLEGE/RUTGERS/FIRST COAST HS student-athletes in the classroom, earning CoSIDA Academic OFFENSIVEWR LINE All-District IV honors. JUNIOR (2017): Started all 11 games at cornerback in second R-FR. • 5-11 • 184 • RS season at Mercer ... Tallied 33 tackles (21 solo, 12 assisted) ... REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016): Named to SoCon All-Fresh- Notched one of Mercer's five takeaways at Auburn (Sept. 16) man Team after productive first year of collegiate action ... OCALA, FLA. with an interception ... Recorded one tackle for loss in five-tack- Made seven starts and played in all 11 games at nose guard ... VANGUARD HS le effort at ETSU (Sept. 23) ... Recorded season-high six tackles Was key player in one of SoCon's most talented run-stopping at Western Carolina (Nov. 11). FRESHMAN (2017): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. defenses ... Totaled 20 tackles (9 solo, 11 assisted) ... Recorded 2.0 tackles for loss, two quarterback hurries & one blocked kick SOPHOMORE (2016): Played in all 11 games at cornerback HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Vanguard ... Tallied season-high four tackles in consecutive weeks vs. during first season with the Bears ... Tallied 12 tackles (7 solo, High School (Ocala, Fla.) in 2016 ... Played under head coach Wofford & ETSU. 5 assisted) ... Sealed Mercer's win vs. Furman (Nov. 19) with Ed Farmer ... Earned All-State Second Team honors as a senior interception in the end zone with three seconds remaining & ... Notched All-District First Team honors as a senior ... Tallied FRESHMAN (2015): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. added season-high three tackles ... Notched one pass breakup 1,000 receiving yards & 12 touchdowns in his prep career ... at Samford (Nov. 12). Ran back two kickoffs for touchdowns ... Named one of school's HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Three-year letterwinner 2015 All-Academic honoree ... Named a team captain as a for head coach Keith Maloof at Norcross High School (Norcross, REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015 AT GMC): Led Bulldogs to 8-4 senior ... Three-sport letterwinner in football, basketball &

@MercerFootball MERCER FOOTBALL 2017 PAGE 24 record & a trip to the 2015 Graphic Edge Bowl in lone season at Georgia Military College ... Compiled 20 total tackles (13 solo, ERICRYAN 81 ERICDJ 99 seven assisted), including one TFL ... Had eight passes defended with seven breakups & one interception ... Returned a fumble ALLENMAY ALLENMCDANIEL 55 yards for a touchdown in a win over Kilgore College. OFFENSIVEWR LINE OFFENSIVEDL LINE FRESHMAN (2014 AT RUTGERS): Redshirted during lone season at Rutgers. R-S0. • 5-10 • 179 • 1L FR. • 6-0 • 276 • HS FAYETTEVILLE, GA. INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Three-year letterwinner WHITEWATER HS PORTER RIDGE HS for head coach Marty Lee at First Coast High School ... Helped the Bucs to a 21-3 record over final two seasons, including REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017): Appeared in five games on HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Early graduate of Porter a distric title in 2013 ... Two-time Jacksonville Times Union special teams during first year of collegiate action ... Did not Ridge High School (Indian Trail, N.C.) ... Four-year letterman un- All-First Coast selection ... Earned All-Gateway Conference & record any statistics. der head coach Michael Hertz ... Totaled 65 tackles (38 solo), 16 all-district honors ... Three-star recruit by multiple recruiting quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles & one sack over junior services ... Collected 61 tackles & eight interceptions over final FRESHMAN (2016): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. & seniors seasons ... Earned South Western 4A All-Conference two seasons ... Son of Reginald Lott & Karen Collins ... Has three First Team honors as a senior (2017) ... Named team’s Most brothers, Reginald, Rashad & Kristopher ... Born on Jan. 16, Improved Defensive Player of the Year as a junior (2016) ... Also 1996 in Jacksonville, Fla. ... Father, Reginald, played cornerback ERICBRANDON 83 competed in track & field at Porter Ridge ... Member of school’s at Middle Tennessee State. National Honor Society & BETA Club ... Full name is Deonthe’ ALLENMAYS McDaniel ... Born March 4, 2000 ... Son of Tobey Thomas and LOTT'S CAREER STATISTICS Deon McDaniel ... Has two siblings, Brandon Thomas and Imani TACKLES FUMBLES OFFENSIVEWR LINE Thomas ... Father, Deon, lettered in football at Illinois State Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT FR. • 5-11 • 176 • HS University; Uncle, Troy Pearson, lettered in football at Findley 2017 11-11 33 21 12 1.0-2 0 0-0 0 0 3 1 University; Grandfather, Perry Fewell, lettered in football at Le- 2016 11-0 12 7 5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 1 1 DANVILLE, GA. noir-Rhyne University; Cousin, Emmanuel McDaniel, lettered in Total 22-11 45 28 17 1.0-2 0 0-0 0 0 4 2 WILKINSON COUNTY HS football at East Carolina University ... Grandfather, Perry Fewell, is defensive backs coach for Jacksonville Jaguars. LOTT'S CAREER BESTS HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Tallied over 2,000 all-pur- Tackles...... 6 at Western Carolina, 2017 pose yards as a four-year starter at wide receiver for head coach Tackles for loss...... 1.0 at ETSU, 2017 James Hagins ... Helped lead Warriors to 2015 GHSA Single A ERICTY 75 Interceptions...... 1 (twice); last at Auburn, 2017 State Playoffs ... Two-time (2016, 2017) All-Region First Team Pass breakups...... 1 (four times); last at The Citadel, 2017 wide receiver (additionally all-region first team defensive back ALLENMCLEMORE in 2017) ... Named 2017 Middle Georgia High School All-Star Classic Gamer ... Three-sport athlete, who also ran track & OFFENSIVEOL LINE ERICDAVID 63 started in basketball ... Played key role in Wilkinson County's R-SO. • 6-1 • 290 • 1L ALLENMAY consecutive runs to GHSA Single A Public Boys Basketball State titles (2016, 2017) ... Named to school's Principal Honor SMYRNA, GA. Roll & was member of JROTC & HOSA ... Full name is Brandon WHITEFIELD ACADEMY OFFENSIVEOL LINE Elterio Mays ... Born January 20, 2000 ... Son of Yolanda Mays R-SR. • 6-4 • 305 • 1L & Brad Mays, Sr. ... Has two siblings, Brad Mays, Jr. & Kaeden ... REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017): Did not play in any games. Brother, Brad Mays, Jr., played football at Middle Georgia State ORANGE PARK, FLA. University. FRESHMAN (2016): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. VALDOSTA STATE/FLEMING ISLAND HS

JUNIOR (2017): Did not appear in any games after suffering a ERICTHOMAS 54 ERICTEE 28 season-ending injury in preseason camp. Transferred to Mercer after three seasons at NCAA Division II Valdosta State. ALLENMCBRIDE ALLENMITCHELL OFFENSIVEOL LINE SOPHOMORE (2016 AT VALDOSTA STATE): Played in all 11 OFFENSIVERB LINE games, helping team to an 8-3 record & an appearance in NCAA R-FR. • 6-3 • 263 • RS SR. • 5-10 • 204 • 3L Division II playoffs ... Helped pave way for team to rush for 1,279 yards on 361 carries & 12 touchdowns. FORSYTH, GA. JACKSONVILLE, FLA. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN DAY HS THE BOLLES SCHOOL REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015 AT VALDOSTA STATE): Earned All-Gulf South Conference, All-Region & All-America honors as FRESHMAN (2017): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. JUNIOR (2017): Named to the All-SoCon Second Team after starting center for Valdosta State ... Played in all 12 games ... rushing for 626 yards & seven touchdowns ... Started all 11 Helped Valdosta State rush for 2,088 yards & 27 touchdowns. HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Coached by Greg Moore games at tailback for Mercer ... Averaged 4.0 yards per carry on at First Presbyterian Day High School ... Named First Team All- 155 attempts ... Ranked 10th in the SoCon with 77.2 all-pur- FRESHMAN (2014 AT VALDOSTA STATE): Redshirted. State by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Also received First pose yards per game ... Tallied at least one rushing touchdown Team All-State honors by the Georgia Sportswriters ... Received in six of the final eight games ... Totaled 223 receiving yards & HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Fleming All-Middle Georgia Team honors by the Macon Telegraph ... one touchdown on 22 receptions ... Exploded for season-highs Island High School in 2014 ... Played under head coach Frank Competed on the wrestling team ... Member of school's Honor of 26 carries & 120 rushing yards at Western Carolina (Nov. 11) Hall ... Led team to 10-1 record & Florida 7A state playoffs in Roll ... Born on Jan. 11, 1999 ... Son of Chris & Amy McBride ...... Found the end zone twice on 23-carry performance at The 2013 ... Earned All-State honors to go along with All-County & Has two younger siblings; Lily Grace & Ryon. Citadel (Oct. 7) ... Hauled in 79-yard touchdown reception vs. All-First Coast accolades ... Set a Fleming Island record for most VMI (Sept. 30) ... Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District IV career starts by an offensive lineman ... Also starred on Golden team for second time in his career. Eagles' wrestling & track & field (shot put) teams ... Placed third in Florida 3A state shot put event in 2013 ... Won district shot SOPHOMORE (2015): Emerged as a focal point of Mercer's put championship in 2012 & 2013. offense with 11 starts at tailback ... Excelled on & off the field

@MercerFootball PAGE 25 MERCER FOOTBALL 2017 en route to becoming program's first-ever Capital One Aca- MITCHELL'S CAREER STATISTICS FRESHMAN (2015): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. demic All-American (First Team) ... Named to All-SoCon Second Team ... Led the Bears with 946 rushing yards on 171 carries RUSHING RECEIVING HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Three-year letterwinner (5.5 yards per game) ... Scored six rushing touchdowns and Year G-S Att Yds Avg. TD Rec. Yds Avg. TD for head coach Matt Dickmann at Harrison High School ... First led Mercer with 86 yards per game on the ground ... Surpassed 2017 11-11 155 626 4.0 7 22 223 10.1 1 team all-region selection for the Hoyas as a senior ... Ranked 100 rushing yards in six games, including three straight (Austin 2015 11-11 171 946 5.5 6 14 189 13.5 2 as a 4.5-star recruit by Rubio Long Snapping ... Named a team Peay, Tennessee Tech & Western Carolina) ... Notched 14 catches 2014 11-0 74 403 5.4 2 11 234 21.2 2 captain for the 2014 campaign ... Three-year varsity starter for 189 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns ... Totaled Total 33-22 400 1,975 4.9 15 47 646 13.7 5 at long snapper & on the offensive line ... A member of the 1,135 all-purpose yards ... Rushed for career-best 130 yards on MITCHELL'S CAREER BESTS school’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... Son of Troy & Ellen 19 carries vs. Tennessee Tech (Sept. 19) ... Took season-high 24 Nixon ... Has two siblings, Justin and Lauren ... Born January 31, carries for 110 yards and two touchdowns vs. Wofford (Oct. 3) Rushes...... 24 vs. Wofford, 2015 1997 in Louisville, Ky. ... Handled 12 or more carries in all but one contest ... Hauled in Rushing yards...... 130 vs. Tennessee Tech, 2015 touchdown receptions of 46 yards (vs. Stetson, Sept. 12) and 41 Rushing touchdowns...... 2 (twice); last at The Citadel, 2017 yards (Austin Peay, Sept. 5). Long rush...... 69 vs. Stetson, 2015 ERICSIDNEY 9 Receptions...... 6 vs. Samford, 2017 FRESHMAN (2014): Played in 11 games at running back Receiving yards...... 82 at Chattanooga, 2014 ALLENOTIWU during true freshman campaign ... Finished second on the team Receiving touchdowns...... 1 (five times); last vs. VMI, 2017 in rushing with 74 carries for 403 yards and two touchdowns ... Long reception...... 80 vs. Austin Peay, 2014 OFFENSIVELB LINE Averaged 5.4 yards per carry ... Hauled in 11 receptions for 234 R-SO. • 5-11 • 230 • 1L yards and two scores ... Ranked second on the team with 21.3 ERICSTEVEN 53 yards per catch ... Finished third on the team with 637 all-pur- BUFORD, GA pose yards ... Posted a season-best 11.7 yards per carry en route ALLENNIXON MILL CREEK HS to 35 yards and a touchdown during the Bears’ win at Stetson (Sept. 13) ... Tallied an 11-carry, 72-yard performance including OFFENSIVELS LINE REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017): Named to the SoCon a season-long run of 41 yards in the victory at VMI (Sept. 27) All-Freshman Team after logging action in all 11 games as a ... Recorded in Mercer’s longest reception of the year, taking a R-JR. • 5-11 • 221 • 2L backup linebacker ... Tallied 39 tackles (18 solo, 21 assisted) catch 80 yards for a score in a win over Austin Peay (Oct. 11) ... KENNESAW, GA. ... Added 1.5 tackles for loss & two pass breakups ... Recorded Also notched a 74-yard touchdown reception at Chattanooga HARRISON HS season-high seven tackles at Auburn (Sept. 16) ... Notched one (Oct. 25) ... Ran for a season-high 90 yards and a score on 14 fumble recovery at national champion Alabama (Nov. 18). carries in a win over Warner (Nov. 15). SOPHOMORE (2017): Mercer's starting long snapper, playing in all 11 games ... Helped freshman Grant Goupil take reigns FRESHMAN (2016): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Played for legendary head as starting punter with 41.3 yards per punt average ... Tallied coach Corky Rogers at The Bolles School ... Named a FHSAA three solo tackles on special teams ... Recovered one fumble HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Starred for head coach Second Team All-State selection as a senior ... Earned Third at Auburn (Sept. 16), aiding the Bears in their five turnovers Shannon Jarvis at Mill Creek High School ... GHSA 6A First Team Team All-First Coast by the Jacksonville Sentinel ... Ran for gained. All-State pick as a senior ... Earned First Team All-Region acco- 1,027 yards and 21 TDs in 2012 ... Helped Bolles to a state title lades in 2015 ... Two-time Gwinnett Touchdown Club All-County in 2011 ... Recipient of prestigious Mark Bradley Award ... Four- REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016): Saw action in nine games selection ... Elected as a team captain and a member of the year member of school’s Academic Honor Roll ... Born March 31, during first year of collegiate action. Aided senior punter Tyler leadership counsel in 2015 ... Born July 12, 1998 ... Son of Justin 1995 in Jacksonville, Fla. ... Son of Antonio & Latasha Mitchell Zielenske, who averaged 39.7 yards per punt & seven punts of and Immaculata Otiwu ... Has three brothers, Ben, Justin and ... Has two siblings, Antonio and Alexia. 50 yards or more. Stanley ... Brothers, Justin (Georgia State) and Ben (Kennesaw State) also played collegiate football. OTIWU'S CAREER STATISTICS TACKLES FUMBLES Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT 2017 11-0 39 18 21 1.5-4 0 0-0 0 1 2 0 Total 11-0 39 18 21 1.5-4 0 0-0 0 1 2 0 OTIWU'S CAREER BESTS Tackles...... 7 at Auburn, 2017 Tackles for loss...... 1.0 at Western Carolina, 2017 Fumbles recovered...... 1 at Alabama, 2017 Pass breakups...... 1 (twice); last at Alabama, 2017 ERICTREY 46 ALLENPEPPERS OFFENSIVETE LINE R-JR. • 6-1 • 241 • 2L CANTON, GA. CREEKVIEW HS

SOPHOMORE (2017): Appeared in nine games, primarily on special teams & as a reserve tight end ... Tallied three tackles (2 solo, 1 assisted) on special teams.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016): Played in four games during Tee Mitchell @MercerFootball MERCER FOOTBALL 2017 PAGE 26 first year of collegate action. SOPHOMORE (2017): Appeared in nine games as a reserve ERICHARRISON 12 defensive lineman & special teams contributor ... Totaled five FRESHMAN (2015): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. ALLENPOOLE tackles (three solo, two assisted). HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Starred in three sports REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016): Played in two games ... Did at Creekview High School ... Four-year letterwinner on the OFFENSIVEDB LINE not record any statistics. gridiron for head coach Terry Crowder ... Three-star recruit with an 80.7 rating in the 247Sports.com Composite rankings ... R-SO. • 5-11 • 196 • 1L FRESHMAN (2015): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. Claimed All-Region 7-AAAAA honors in 2014 ... Son of Phil and ST. MARY'S, GA. Angie Peppers ... Has one brother, Zack ... Born May 11, 1997 in CAMDEN COUNTY HS HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Starred at Tiftarea Atlanta, Ga. ... Father, Phil, played football at West Georgia. Academy under head coach Ryan Branch ... Participated in the REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017): Appeared in all 11 games inaugural GISA All-Star Game as a senior ... Helped the Panthers with six starts at cornerback ... Ranked eighth on the team to the GISA Class AAA State Tournament in 2014. ERICXAVIER 94 with 41 tackles (25 solo, 16 assisted) ... Tied for first on team with four pass breakups ... Tallied season-best seven tackles at ALLENPERKINS Auburn (Sept. 16) & at national champion Alabama (Nov. 18) ... ERICROBERT 10 Recorded first career interception at The Citadel (Oct. 14) to seal OFFENSIVEDL LINE win over nationally-ranked Bulldogs ... Forced & recovered one ALLENRIDDLE FR. • 6-2 • 266 • HS fumble vs. Samford (Nov. 11) ... Added second forced fumble of OFFENSIVEQB LINE the season at Alabama (Nov. 18). ATLANTA, GA. R-FR. • 6-3 • 207 • RS DRUID HILLS HS FRESHMAN (2016): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TENN. HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Druid HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Two-sport athlete at THE MCCALLIE SCHOOL Hills High School (Atlanta, Ga.) in 2018 ... Three-year letterman Camden County High School ... Played for head football coach for head coach Myron Burton ... Played both defensive end Welton Coffey ... Earned GHSA 1-6A Second Team All-Region FRESHMAN (2017): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. and outside linebacker for the Red Devils ... Named team’s honors as a senior ... Elected to the 2016 GACA North vs. South All-Purpose Defensive Player of the Year as a junior (2016) ... All-Star Game ... Totaled 1,546 yards and 15 touchdowns on HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Coached by Ralph Potter Was team captain of DeKalb County All-Star Game ... Earned the ground during his high school career ... Also starred on the at The McCallie School ... Rated as a three-star prospect by All-Region honors as a linebacker ... Also played basketball and Wildcats’ track and field program ... Son of Stanley and Jodie 247Sports.com ... Named a finalist for Mr. Football in Tennessee baseball for Druid Hills ... Full name is Xavier Carlos Perkins ... Poole ... Has two siblings, Stanley and Tiffany ... Born July 18, his senior year (2016) ... Named the Regional Player of the Year Born Jan. 6, 2000 ... Son of Shauna and Carlos Perkins ... Has 1998 in St. Mary’s, Ga. his senior season (2016) ... Received 2016 Division II-AA First one sibling, Avery. Team All-State honors ... Also received All-State honors by the POOLE'S CAREER STATISTICS Tennessee Sportswriters ... Received 2016 Division II-AA Back TACKLES FUMBLES of the Year honors ... Played in the Tennessee East-West All-Star ERICANDREW 45 Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT Game ... Set school records for yards passing (3,008) and com- 2017 11-6 41 25 16 0-0 0 0-0 2 1 4 1 pletion percentage (70 percent) ... Threw 25 touchdown passes ALLENPETTIT Total 11-6 41 25 16 0-0 0 0-0 2 1 4 1 and ran for seven scores his senior year (2016) ... Also played basketball, winning the 2016 Dunk Contest ... Full name is Rob- POOLE'S CAREER BESTS OFFENSIVELB LINE ert Mack Riddle, III ... Born on Sept. 24, 1998 ... Son of Rob and R-SO. • 6-2 • 194 • 1L Tackles...... 7 (twice); last at Alabama, 2017 Melanie Riddle ... Has two siblings, William and Elizabeth Grace Forced fumbles...... 1 (twice); last at Alabama, 2017 ... Chose Mercer over Ball State, UT Martin, Western Carolina, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. Fumbles recovered...... 1 vs. Samford, 2017 VMI, Lafayette and Richmond. MOUNTAIN VIEW HS Pass breakups...... 2 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 Interceptions...... 1 at The Citadel, 2017 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017): Did not appear in any games. ERICKAELAN 1 ALLENRILEY FRESHMAN (2016): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. ERICBRAD 93 ALLENPOWELL OFFENSIVEQB LINE ERICJD 85 OFFENSIVEK LINE R-SO. • 6-3 • 231 • 1L ALLENPIRRIS CALHOUN, GA. R-SO. • 5-10 • 184 • 1L OFFENSIVEWR LINE CALHOUN HS MACON, GA. R-FR. • 6-2 • 184 • RS FIRST PRESBYTERIAN DAY HS REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017): Started all 11 games as a redshirt freshman after earning starting role in preseason camp PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLA. REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017): Did not appear in any games. ... Named a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award, given annually to PONTE VEDRA HS the top freshman in the FCS ... Named the SoCon Freshman of FRESHMAN (2016): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. the Year, becoming the first Mercer player to earn the honor FRESHMAN (2017): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. ... Set school record for completion percentage (59.4) ... Set ERICJACK 57 Mercer freshman records for attempts (288), completions (171) & passing yards (2,030) ... Orchestrated an offensive ALLENRAINES unit that ranked fourth in the FCS & led the SoCon in red zone offense (91.4 percent) ... Totaled 17 touchdowns, including 13 OFFENSIVEDL LINE passing ... Ranked fourth in the conference with 202.1 total offensive yards per game ... Completed a season-high 26 passes R-JR. • 6-3 • 263 • 2L at Furman (Oct. 21) ... Ran for 54 yards & two touchdowns in collegiate debut; accounted for five total touchdowns vs. TIFTON, GA. Jacksonville (Aug. 31) ... Threw for a season-best 318 passing TIFTAREA ACADEMY @MercerFootball PAGE 27 MERCER FOOTBALL 2017 passes vs. VMI (Sept. 30). as Delta Devils' starting left tackle as a true freshman ... Started ERICANDREW 55 all 11 games ... Steadily became one of SWAC's top freshman FRESHMAN (2016): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. ALLENROBINSON offensive linemen. HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Three-sport athlete at HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Stephen- Calhoun High School ... Earned four varsity letters on the OFFENSIVEOL LINE son High School (Stone Mountain, Ga.) in spring of 2015. gridiron for head coach Hal Lamb ... Finished his high school career with a 54-4 record including one state championship ... SO. • 6-3 • 319 • 1L Selected as the GHSA AAA State Player of the Year ... GHSA AAA BIRMINGHAM, ALA. ERICBRANDON 47 First Team All-State selection ... Named the District Player of the RAMSAY HS Year ... Earned GHSA Region 7-AAA Offensive Player of the Year ALLENSHELNUTT honors ... Finished career with 4,950 passing yards, 48 passing FRESHMAN (2017): Appeared in seven games as a reserve OFFENSIVETE LINE touchdowns ... Compiled 1,560 yards and 27 touchdowns on offensive lineman ... Member of a unit that helped Bears the ground ... Elected as a team captain in 2015 ... Also starred average 332.4 total offensive yards per game ... Played a role on FR. • 6-3 • 251 • HS for the Yellow Jackets’ basketball and tennis programs ... an offensive unit that ranked fifth nationally in red zone offense Member of school’s Academic Honor Roll ... Son of Kelvin Riley (91.4 percent) ... Assisted Mercer in rushing for over 100 yards LOGANVILLE, GA. and Michelle Gregoire ... Has three brothers, Branden, Kewan at both Auburn (Sept. 16) & Alabama (Nov. 18). ARCHER HS & Quin ... Mother, Michelle, played basketball at Clemson & father, Kelvin, played basketball at Voorhees College. HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Coached by Rueben Nelson HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Archer at Ramsay High School ... Led team to a 2017 Alabama 6A State High School (Lawrenceville, Ga.) in spring of 2018 ... Four-year RILEY'S CAREER STATISTICS Championship ... Anchored offensive line that paved way for letter winner for head coach Andy Dyer at Archer ... Helped PASSING RUSHING 271 rushing yards in state title game. Tigers to two Region 8 titles & a 2014 state runner-up finish Year G-S Com-Att-Int Pct. Yds. TD No. Yds Avg. TD ... Rated as three-star tight end & ranked No. 94 nationally by 2017 11-11 171-288-10 59.3 2030 13 77 193 2.5 4 247Sports.com ... Named 2017 All-County Tight End of the Year ERICKAREEM 21 by Gwinnett TD Club & Gwinnett Daily Post ... Earned 2016-17 RILEY'S CAREER BESTS ALLENROGERS All-Region honors by AJC ... Named a 2016-17 Top-10 Tight End Completions...... 26 at Furman, 2017 by #RecruitGA ... Nike Regional Invite selection & three-time Attempts...... 38 vs. Samford, 2017 OFFENSIVERB LINE Elite Classic All-Star Game invitee ... Played multiple sports in Passing yards...... 318 vs. VMI, 2017 high school (baseball & basketball as freshman & sophomore) Long pass...... 79 vs. VMI, 2017 FR. • 5-9 • 182 • HS ... Full name is Brandon Keith Shelnutt ... Born October 20, 1999 Touchdowns (passing)...... 3 (twice); last vs. VMI, 2017 ... Son of Tonya & Keith Shelnutt ... Has one older sister, Alyssa. Rushes...... 12 vs. Wofford, 2017 STOCKBRIDGE, GA. Rushing yards...... 54 vs. Jacksonville, 2017 WOODLAND HS Long rush...... 20 vs. VMI, 2017 ERICMATT 48 Touchdowns (rushing)...... 2 vs. Jacksonville, 2017 HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Woodland High School (Stockbridge, Ga.) in 2018 ... Four-year letterman ALLENSHIEL for coaches Bryan Love and Steve Davenport ... Rushed for OFFENSIVEP LINE 1,248 yards & 11 touchdowns in his prep career ... Led Wolfpack to 10-3 record & GHSA 5A State Quarterfinals as a junior (2016); GR. • 5-11 • 209 • 2L averaged 8.2 yards per carry (662 total rushing yards) & added 294 kick return yards ... Earned GHSA 5A Region 4 Second Team DONCASTER, AUSTRALIA honors in 2016 ... Took home running back MVP honors at 2017 AUBURN/ST. FRANCIS XAVIER HS Elite Georgia Showcase ... Named Top-2 running back at Sound Mind Sound Body Atlanta in 2016 ... Was team’s Academic Play- SOPHOMORE (2015): Earned All-SoCon Second Team honors er of the Year as a senior (2017) ... Full name is Kareem Asahd in first season with Mercer ... Handled all punting duties for Rogers ... Born Nov. 24, 1999 ... Son of Ericka and Pete Rogers ... Mercer after transferring from Auburn ... Averaged 44.11 yards Has four siblings, Breona, Arianna, Jamari and Yaasmyn. per punt on 44 punts ... Pinned 21 punts inside the 20-yard line ... Kicked eight punts 50-plus yards, including a program-record ERICAUSTIN 67 73-yard punt vs. VMI ... Punted a season-high nine times for ALLENSANDERS 387 yards vs. Samford. FRESHMAN (2014 AT AUBURN): Saw action in two games as OFFENSIVEOL LINE a true freshman for Auburn ... Attempted two punts, pinning both inside the 20-yard line ... Kicked a season-long 35-yard R-JR. • 6-3 • 287 • 2L punt to the 12-yard line in a win over No. 20 Kansas State ... Averaged 31 yards per punt. STONE MOUNTAIN, GA. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE/STEPHENSON HS HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Transferred back to Mercer REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2017): Emerged as Mercer's starting for final year of athletics eligibility in 2018 .... Spent 2016 right tackle during preseason camp ... Started all 11 games & 2017 academic years at Victoria University (Melbourne, & earned All-SoCon Second Team honors ... Helped the Bears Australia) ... Graduated from St. Francis Xavier High School average 332.4 total offensive yards per game ... Played a role on in Doncaster, Australia ... Former Australian Rules Football & an offensive unit that ranked fifth nationally in red zone offense Rugby player ... Placed first among top punters at the Kohl's (91.4 percent) ... Assisted Mercer in rushing for over 100 yards National Scholarships Kicking Camp ... Son of Damien & Jacinta at both Auburn (Sept. 16) & Alabama (Nov. 18). Shiel ... Born Feb. 8, 1990 in Doncaster, Australia ... Has two siblings, Luke & Anna ... Father (Damien) & brother (Luke) were SOPHOMORE (2016): Redshirted during first year at Mercer also Aussie Rules Football players ... Mother (Jacinta) competed Kaelan Riley after transferring from Mississippi Valley State during offeseason. in track & field ... Originally chose to transfer to Mercer because of modern athletics facilities & opportunity to play football in FRESHMAN (2015 AT MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE): Emerged the south.

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GOUPIL'S CAREER STATISTICS REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015): Played in all 11 games as a ERICBRADY 86 redshirt freshman & started the final five games of the year PUNTING In Ret. Net ... Ranked second among SoCon freshmen with 25 receptions Year G-S No. Yds. Avg. Lng 20 50+ Blk Yds Yds 2015 11-11 44 1941 44.1 73 21 8 0 194 1747 ALLENTINDALL for 323 yards and two touchdowns ... Had multiple catches 2014 2-0 2 62 31.0 35 2 0 0 -- -- in six games ... Averaged 12.9 yards per catch ... Tallied five Total 13-11 46 2003 43.5 73 23 8 0 -- -- OFFENSIVEWR LINE receptions of 20 yards or more ... Snagged three receptions for GOUPIL'S CAREER BESTS 55 yards in a win over ETSU (Oct. 17) ... Had a career day in the SO. • 5-10 • 190 • RS season finale against Samford (Nov. 21), hauling in eight passes Punts...... 9 vs. Samford, 2015 for 100 yards and two scores. Yards...... 387 vs. Samford, 2015 ATLANTA, GA. Long...... 73 vs. VMI, 2015 THE LOVETT SCHOOL FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. Average...... 51.4 vs. VMI, 2015 FRESHMAN (2017): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. Originally arrived at Mercer as a walk-on quarterback. HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Starred at South Forsyth High School for head coach Je Arnette ... Rated a two-star ERICMAX 25 recruit by both 247sports.com and Scout.com ... Named a ERICSAM 87 Second Team All-Region 6-AAAAAA selection as a wide receiver ALLENSLOTT ... Tabbed as a first team all-county honoree ... Participated OFFENSIVELB LINE ALLENWALKER in the North Fulton-Forsyth Touchdown Club All-Star Game ... Three-time region player-of-the-week selection ... Born April R-FR. • 6-1 • 245 • RS OFFENSIVETE LINE 15, 1996 in Santa Rosa, Calif. ... Son of Miles & Michelle Walker ... Has one younger brother, Ben. CUMMING, GA. R-SR. • 6-4 • 242 • 3L SOUTH FORSYTH HS WALKER'S CAREER STATISTICS CUMMING, GA. RUSHING RECEIVING FRESHMAN (2017): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. SOUTH FORSYTH HS Year G-S Att Yds Avg. TD Rec. Yds Avg. TD JUNIOR (2017): Solidified his role as Mercer's starting tight 2017 10-6 0 0 0.0 0 27 262 9.7 2 end, appearing in 10 games ... Totaled 262 receiving yards on 2016 10-9 0 0 0.0 0 24 206 8.5 3 ERICCLIFF 66 27 receptions, both ranking fourth on the team ... Averaged 2015 11-5 0 0 0.0 0 25 323 12.9 2 ALLENSNYDER 9.70 yards per catch & 26.2 yards per game ... Hauled in two Total 31-20 0 0 0.0 0 76 791 10.4 7 touchdowns in five-catch, 47-yard performance vs. Jacksonville OFFENSIVEOL LINE (Aug. 31) ... Caught season-best six passes at Auburn (Sept. 16) WALKER'S CAREER BESTS ... Tallied season-high 52 receiving yards on three catches at Receptions...... 8 vs. Samford, 2015 R-SO. • 6-3 • 259 • 1L Furman (Oct. 21) ... Named to 2017 Preseason All-SoCon First Team. Receiving yards...... 100 vs. Samford, 2015 Long reception...... 31 at Furman, 2017 CUMMING, GA. SOPHOMORE (2016): Entered his redshirt sophomore year as Touchdowns...... 2 (three times); last vs. Jacksonville, 2017 LAMBERT HS Mercer's starting tight end, playing in 10 games ... Hauled in 24 receptions for 206 yards (8.58 yards per catch) ... Caught three REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017): Did not play in any games. touchdowns, including a pair against Tennessee Tech ... Caught season-best five passes twice against Georgia Tech & Wofford ... FRESHMAN (2016): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. Ranked fourth among Bears in receiving yards. ERICKERMIT 30 ALLENSOLOMON OFFENSIVEDB LINE FR. • 6-2 • 179 • HS ALBANY, GA. LEE COUNTY HS

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Two-year letterman for head coach Dean Fabrizio at Lee County High School (Leesburg, Ga.) ... Helped the Trojans win the 2017 GHSA Region 1-AAAAAA State Championship with 14-1 overall record 2016 Elite Junior Classic alumnus ... Was a 2017 GHSA All-Re- gion 1-AAAAAA Second Team selection ... Earned 2016 GHSA Region 1-AAAAAA Honorable Mention ... Plays basketball and runs track at Leesburg HS ... Participated in Lee County High School’s Literacy Outreach program, assisting pre- & elementa- ry-level children with reading ... Full name is Kermit Anthony Solomon, Jr. ... Nickname is “Bubba” ... Born April 27, 2000 ... Son of Sabrina Caldwell ... Has four siblings, Kayla Caldwell, Actevian Caldwell, Aubrey Solomon and Korrine-Marie Caldwell ... Both of his brothers play college football: Actevian, defensive end at Avila University; Aubrey, defensive tackle at University of Michigan.

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Defensive Player of the Year as a senior ... Born Sept. 15, 1995 ... ERICLUKE 31 ERICDARIEN 37 Son of Conrad & Gina Wysor ... Has one younger brother, Layton. ALLENWARD ALLENWIGGINS WYSOR'S CAREER STATISTICS TACKLES FUMBLES OFFENSIVEDB LINE OFFENSIVEDB LINE Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT 2017 11-0 14 7 7 2.0-4 0 1.0-2 0 0 0 0 R-FR. • 6-1 • 201 • RS R-FR. • 5-8 • 170 • RS 2016 8-0 4 1 3 0.5-3 0 0.5-3 0 0 0 0 ATMORE, GA. ATLANTA, GA. 2015 2-0 3 3 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 NORTHWEST HS WOODWARD ACADEMY Total 21-0 21 11 10 2.5-7 0 1.5-5 0 0 0 0 WYSOR'S CAREER BESTS FRESHMAN (2017): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. FRESHMAN (2017): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. Tackles...... 3 (three times); last at Furman, 2017 HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Coached by Derek Marsh- Tackles for loss...... 1.0 (twice); last vs. Wofford, 2017 man at Northwest High School in Bratt, Florida ... Received First ERICDQ 22 Sacks...... 1 vs. Wofford, 2017 Team All-State honors in Florida ... Named First Team All-Area by the Pensacola News-Journal ... Was a Blue-Grey All-Ameri- ALLENWILKERSON can Bowl selection ... Also played basketball and baseball ... Full OFFENSIVEDB LINE name is Luke Carlton Ward ... Born on Sept. 4, 1998 ... Chose Mercer over South Dakota State and Youngstown State. FR. • 6-0 • 190 • HS LAGRANGE, GA. FRESHMAN WALK-ONS ERICCHASE 89 CALLAWAY HS ALLENWESTFALL HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from OFFENSIVETE LINE Callaway High School (Hogansville, Ga.) in 2018 ... Four-year ERICKASHAWN 52 letterwinner for head coach Pete Wiggins ... Played both wide R-JR. • 6-3 • 255 • 2L receiver and corner back for the Cavaliers ... Helped Callaway to ALLENBAKER 41-10 record from 2014-17; Cavaliers reached 2016 GHSA 2A DALTON, GA. Final Four & 2017 GHSA 2A Quarterfinals ... Earned All-Region OFFENSIVELB LINE DALTON HS Second Team honors as a wide receiver ... Named 2016 & 2017 Callaway HS Football Iron Man ... Was a representative FR. • 6-2 • 237 • HS SOPHOMORE (2017): Played in nine games as a reserve tight in Callaway's 2017 Homecoming ... Was a three-sport athlete end ... Recorded one reception for two yards vs. Chattanooga (Oct. 14). at Callaway, also playing basketball and running track ... Full name is Di’Quavious Wilkerson ... Born July 27, 2000 ... Son REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016): Played in two games in first of Sharelle Johnson & Sheldon Wilkerson ... Has two siblings, year of collegiate action ... Did not record any statistics. Melody & Kamdyn. ERICRJ FRESHMAN (2015): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. ERICAUSTIN 91 ALLENBROWN HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Three-sport standout at Dalton High School ... Earned four varsity letters for head coach ALLENWYSOR OFFENSIVELB LINE Matt Land on the gridiron ... Led team to the 2014 regional title OFFENSIVEDL LINE and a pair of state quarter final berths ... Son of Dan Westfall FR. • 5-11 • 198 • HS & Terry Westfall ... Has two siblings, Lacey and Haley ... Born R-SR. • 6-5 • 268 • 3L January 9, 1997 in Dalton, Ga. ... Father, Dan, played football at Alabama & Chattanooga. TRUSSVILLE, ALA. TRUSSVILLE HS WESTFALL'S CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING RECEIVING JUNIOR (2017): Appeared in all 11 games as a reserve ERICMAX Year G-S Att Yds Avg. TD Rec. Yds Avg. TD defensive end ... Totaled 14 tackles (seven solo, seven assisted) 2017 9-0 0 0 0.0 0 1 2 2.0 0 ... Notched 2.0 tackles for loss & one sack ... Tallied season-best ALLENBURKE 2016 2-0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 three tackles on two occasions, including vs. Wofford (Sept. 9) Total 11-0 0 0 0.0 0 1 2 2.0 0 while adding one sack in the performance. OFFENSIVEWR LINE

WESTFALL'S CAREER BESTS SOPHOMORE (2016): Played in eight games, totaling four FR. • 5-10 • 176 • HS Receptions...... 1 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 tackles (one solo, three assisted) ... Added 0.5 tackles for loss & Receiving yards...... 2 vs. Chattanooga, 2017 an assisted sack vs. VMI.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015): Appeared in two games as a reserve defensive end before suffering a season-ending injury ... Totaled three solo tackles on the year ... Helped the Mercer defense hold Austin Peay to just 56 rushing yards with three ERICJAMES PATRICK stops in the season-opening win. ALLENDANIELS III FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirted during first year at Mercer. OFFENSIVETE LINE

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Earned two letters for FR. • 5-10 • 234 • HS head coach Hal Riddle at Hewitt Trussville High School ... Rated a two-star recruit by Rivals.com ... Named the Trussville Tribune

@MercerFootball MERCER FOOTBALL 2017 PAGE 30 ERICCALEB ERICEVANS ERICBILLY ALLENDOWDEN ALLENHODGES ALLENPARKER OFFENSIVEK LINE OFFENSIVEK LINE OFFENSIVEOL LINE FR. • 5-11 • 174 • HS FR. FR. • 6-5 • 276 • HS

ERICCALEB ERICDEONDRE 27 ERICSAM ALLENETHERIDGE ALLENJOHNSON ALLENVELTMAN OFFENSIVEOL LINE OFFENSIVERB LINE OFFENSIVETE LINE FR. • 6-2 • 291 • HS FR. • 5-7 • 166 • HS FR. • 6-2 • 251 • HS REIDSVILLE, GA. TATTNALL COUNTY HS

ERICALEX ERICRYAN ERICMARCUS 35 ALLENFERRY ALLENLaFLAMME ALLENYOUNG OFFENSIVEDB LINE OFFENSIVELB LINE OFFENSIVERB LINE FR. FR. • 6-0 • 237 • HS SO. • 5-7 • 181 • HS

ERICDASH ERICMITCHELL ALLENHAIRSTON ALLENLORD OFFENSIVEWR LINE OFFENSIVEOL LINE FR. • 6-2 • 177 • HS FR. • 6-4 • 363 • HS

ERICPHILIP ERICLANDON ALLENHATCHER ALLENMILLER OFFENSIVELS LINE OFFENSIVEWR LINE FR. • 5-7 • 235 • HS FR. • 5-9 • 168 • HS

@MercerFootball PAGE 31 MERCER FOOTBALL 2017 BOBBY LAMB - HEAD COACH Since guiding the Bears through a return to the gridiron in 2013, following a 72-year hiatus, Bobby Lamb has continued LAMB VS. ALL-TIME OPPONENTS to build the Mercer football program into a focal point of Opponent Overall Pct. Home Away Macon and the surrounding Middle Georgia communities. Alabama 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 Appalachian State 1-9 .100 1-3 0-6 Lamb enters his sixth season as Mercer’s head football coach Ave Maria 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 in 2018 and will lead a squad that returns 18 starters from Austin Peay 3-0 1.000 1-0 1-1 the year prior and placed eight student-athletes on the 2018 Auburn 0-2 .000 0-0 0-2 Preseason All-Southern Conference team. He veteran coach is Berry 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 one win away from the 100th victory of his career. Named the Campbell 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 19th head football coach in program history in 2011, Lamb led Carnegie Mellon 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 the Bears to immediate success in their first season of action in Chattanooga 10-3 .769 6-1 4-2 2013, claiming the third 10-win season of his coaching career The Citadel 7-6 .538 5-2 2-4 Clemson 0-2 .000 0-0 0-2 and setting the NCAA Division I record for wins by a first-year Coastal Carolina 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 program with a 10-2 campaign. Since 2013 he has led Mercer Colgate 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 to wins against three nationally-ranked FCS teams, including Davidson 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 No. 3 Chattanooga in 2015. Delaware 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 Drake 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 During his tenure guiding Furman’s program, Lamb had a 67-40 record (.626) as its head coach. He led the East Tennessee State 4-1 .800 3-0 1-1 Paladins to winning records in eight of his nine seasons and made four trips to the NCAA I-AA (now Foot- Elon 6-3 .667 4-1 2-2 ball Championship Series) playoffs, reaching the quarterfinals in 2004 and the semifinals in 2005. Lamb Furman 2-2 .500 1-1 1-1 is a 1982 graduate of Commerce (Ga.) High School and went on to earn his B.A. in health and exercise Gardner-Webb 3-0 1.000 2-0 1-0 science from Furman in 1987. He also earned his M.Ed. degree from Furman in health and exercise science Georgia Southern 4-5 .444 2-3 2-2 in 1992. Lamb, who was born on Christmas Eve in 1962, is married to the former Allyson Acker. The couple Georgia Tech 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 has two children: a daughter, Sallie, and a son, Taylor. Hofstra 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 Howard 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 THE BOBBY LAMB FILE Jacksonville 2-0 1.000 2-0 0-0 Jacksonville State 3-0 1.000 2-0 1-0 YEAR SCHOOL TITLE OVERALL CONF. FINISH HIGHLIGHTS 1986 Furman Student Assistant/QBs 7-3-2 4-2-1 3rd NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals James Madison 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 1987 Furman Defensive Ends 7-4 4-3 3rd Marist 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 1988 Furman Defensive Ends 13-2 6-1 1st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA National Champion Mars Hill 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 1989 Furman QBs 12-2 7-0 1st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA Semifinals Missouri 0-1 .000 0-0. 0-1 1990 Furman QBs 9-4 6-1 1st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals Montana State 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 1991 Furman QBs 7-4 4-3 4th Nicholls State 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 1992 Furman QBs 6-5 4-3 5th 1993 Furman QBs/WRs, Passing Game Coord. 5-5-1 4-4 4th North Carolina 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 1994 Furman QBs/WRs, Passing Game Coord. 3-8 2-6 6th Pittsburgh 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 1995 Furman QBs/WRs, Passing Game Coord. 6-5 5-3 3rd Presbyterian 3-0 1.000 3-0 0-0 1996 Furman QBs/WRs, Passing Game Coord. 9-4 6-2 3rd NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals Reinhardt 2-0 1.000 2-0 0-0 1997 Furman QBs/WRs, Passing Game Coord. 7-4 5-3 3rd Richmond 3-0 1.000 1-0 2-0 1998 Furman QBs/WRs, Passing Game Coord. 5-6 3-5 6th San Diego 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 1999 Furman QBs, Passing Game Coord. 9-3 7-1 1st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA Playoffs, def. UNC 28-3 2000 Furman QBs, Passing Game Coord. 9-3 6-2 2nd NCAA I-AA Playoffs Samford 5-4 .555 2-2 3-2 2001 Furman QBs, Passing Game Coord. 12-3 7-1 1st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA National Runner-up South Carolina 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 2002 Furman Head Coach 8-4 6-2 2nd NCAA I-AA Playoffs Stetson 3-0 1.000 2-0 1-0 2003 Furman Head Coach 6-5 4-4 4th Tennessee Tech 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 2004 Furman Head Coach 10-3 6-1 T1st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals Valparaiso 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 2005 Furman Head Coach 11-3 5-2 T2nd NCAA I-AA Semifinals Vanderbilt 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 2006 Furman Head Coach 8-4 6-1 2nd NCAA I-AA Playoffs 2007 Furman Head Coach 6-5 4-3 T3rd Villanova 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 2008 Furman Head Coach 7-5 4-4 T4th Virginia Tech 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 2009 Furman Head Coach 6-5 5-3 3rd VMI 4-1 .800 1-1 3-0 2010 Furman Head Coach 5-6 3-5 6th Warner 2-0 1.000 2-0 0-0 2013 Mercer Head Coach 10-2 6-2 3rd NCAA Record Win Total for Start-Up Program Western Carolina 10-2 .833 6-0 4-2 2014 Mercer Head Coach 6-6 1-6 T7th West Georgia 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 2015 Mercer Head Coach 5-6 2-5 T6th Program's first win over T-25 team (UTC, 17-14) 2016 Mercer Head Coach 6-5 4-4 5th Wofford 5-8 .384 2-4 3-4 2017 Mercer Head Coach 5-6 4-4 5th Faced SEC foes Auburn & Alabama Totals 94-59 .614 61-17 33-41 LAMB'S CAREER SNAPSHOT LAMB'S CAREER HONORS School Record Yrs. Pct. Conf. Record Yrs. Pct. 1988 — NCAA I-AA National Champion Furman 67-40 9 .626 SoCon 43-25 9 .632 1995 — Furman Athletic Hall of Fame Mercer 32-25 5 .561 PFL 6-2 1 .750 2005 — Southern Conference Coach of the Year SoCon 11-19 4 .366 2013 — Finalist for Eddie Robinson Award (Top FCS Coach) 2018 — NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee

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MERCER INDIVIDUAL OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL Rushed for 100 yards Rushed for 100 yards Situation...... 2018 120, Tee Mitchell at #25 Western Carolina, 11/11/2017 128, Kamryn Pettway, Auburn, 9/16/2017 Playing at home...... 0-0 Rushed for 200 yards Rushed for 200 yards 202, JeTarii Donald at Davidson, 11/2/2013 - Playing on the road...... 0-0 Had a 50-yard run from scrimmage Had a 50-yard run from scrimmage Playing on a neutral field...... 0-0 50, Kyle Trammell at Austin Peay, 10/22/2016 57, Lennox McAfee, Wofford, 9/9/2017 Rushed for three touchdowns Rushed for three touchdowns Playing at night...... 1-0 4, Alex Lakes vs. Warner, 11/15/2014 3, Antonio Wilcox, Furman, 10/21/2017 Playing during the day...... 0-0 Rushed for four touchdowns Rushed for four touchdowns 4, Alex Lakes vs. Warner, 11/15/2014 - Mercer scores on first possession...... 0-0 A QB rushed for 100 yards A QB rushed for 100 yards Opponent scores on first possession...... 0-0 185, John Russ at #18 Samford, 11/12/2016 117, Evan Jacks, Wofford, 10/3/2015 Passed for 300 yards Passed for 300 yards Mercer scores first...... 0-0 318, Kaelan Riley vs. VMI, 10/6/2017 378, Tyrie Adams, Western Carolina, 11/11/2017 Opponent scores first...... 0-0 Passed for 400 yards Passed for 400 yards - 401, Devlin Hodges, #18 Samford, 11/12/2016 Mercer leads after 1st quarter...... 0-0 Had a 70-yard pass from scrimmage Had a 70-yard pass from scrimmage Opponent leads after 1st quarter...... 0-0 79, Kaelan Riley to Tee Mitchell vs. VMI, 9/30/2017 79, Duncan Hodges, VMI, 9/30/2017 Threw three touchdown passes Threw three touchdown passes Tied after 1st quarter...... 0-0 3, Kaelan Riley vs. VMI, 9/30/2017 3, Tyrie Adams, Western Carolina, 11/11/2017 Mercer leads at halftime...... 0-0 Caught 10 passes Caught 10 passes 11, Chandler Curtis at Furman, 10/21/2017 15, Karel Hamilton, #18 Samford, 11/12/2016 Opponent leads at halftime...... 0-0 Had 100 yards receiving Had 100 yards receiving Tied at halftime...... 0-0 112, Chandler Curtis at Furman, 10/21/2017 109, T. Robinson, Western Carolina, 11/11/2017 Had 200 yards receiving Had 200 yards receiving Mercer leads after 3rd quarter...... 0-0 - 218, Aaron Sanders, VMI, 10/24/2015 Opponent leads after 3rd quarter...... 0-0 Caught three touchdown passes Caught three touchdown passes - 3, S. Robinson, Western Carolina, 10/18/2014 Tied after 3rd quarter...... 0-0 Had a 50-yard reception Had a 50-yard reception Games goes to overtime...... 0-0 79, Tee Mitchell vs. VMI, 9/30/2017 79, Javeon Lara, VMI, 9/30/2017 Returned a punt for a touchdown Returned a punt for a touchdown Mercer has more total yards...... 0-0 Chandler Curtis vs. Austin Peay (61 yards), 10/11/2014 Kelvin McKnight (77 yards), Samford, 10/24/2015 Opponent has more total yards...... 0-0 Returned a kickoff for a touchdown Returned a kickoff for a touchdown Chandler Curtis at Austin Peay (45 yards), 10/22/2016 Dontez Byrd (100 yards), Tennessee Tech, 9/17/2016 Mercer has more rushing yards...... 0-0 Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown Opponent has more rushing yards...... 0-0 - David Howerton (0 yards), Wofford, 10/29/2016 Returned a blocked FG for a touchdown Returned a blocked FG for a touchdown Teams have even rushing yards...... 0-0 - - Mercer has more passing yards...... 0-0 Scored on a fake field goal attempt Returned an interception for a touchdown Chris Ellington, at #25 Western Carolina, 11/11/2017 M. Pardue (29 yards), #3 Chattanooga, 10/8/2016 Opponent has more passing yards...... 0-0 Returned an interception for a touchdown Returned an opponent’s fumble for a touchdown Mercer has more turnovers...... 0-0 Travonte' Easley vs. VMI (51 yards), 9/30/2017 Jaleel Lorquet, Western Carolina, 10/18/2014 Returned an opponent’s fumble for a touchdown Intercepted multiple passes Opponent has more turnovers...... 0-0 Collin Oliver vs. Reinhardt (35 yards), 8/31/2013 2, Devin Watson, Wofford, 9/9/2017 Teams have equal turnovers...... 0-0 Intercepted multiple passes Kicked three field goals 2, Stephen Houzah vs. VMI, 9/30/2017 4, A. Pistelli, Samford, 11/21/2015 Mercer has more penalties...... 0-0 Kicked three field goals Kicked four field goals Opponent has more penalties...... 0-0 3, Cole Fisher vs. #15 The Citadel, 9/1/2016 4, A. Pistelli, Samford, 11/21/2015 Kicked four field goals Had 15 tackles Teams have equal penalties...... 0-0 - 16, Tra'Dariv Goff, Tennessee Tech, 9/19/2015 Mercer has more time of possession...... 0-0 Had 15 tackles Had 50-yard field goal 16, Lee Bennett at #25 Western Carolina, 11/11/2017 50, Hollingsworth, Furman, 9/6/2014 Opponent has more time of possession.. 0-0 Had 50-yard field goal Had 70-yard punt Mercer has 100-yard rusher...... 0-0 - 80, MRyan Belden, San Diego, 10/6/2013 Had 70-yard punt Opponent has 100-yard rusher...... 0-0 70, Matt Shiel vs. Samford, 11/21/2015 OPPONENT TEAM Mercer scores at least 20 points...... 0-0 300 yards rushing MERCER TEAM 364, Georgia Tech, 9/10/2016 Opponent scores at least 20 points...... 0-0 300 yards rushing 400 yards passing Mercer throws for 300 yards...... 0-0 316 at Stetson, 11/23/2013 411, #18 Samford, 11/12/2016 400 yards passing 500 yards total offense Opponent throws for 300 yards...... 0-0 - 507, Western Carolina, 11/11/2017 Playing on natural grass...... 0-0 500 yards total offense 50 points 575 vs. VMI, 9/30/2017 52, #3 Chattanooga, 10/8/2016 Playing on artificial surface...... 0-0 50 points Scored a safety Mercer defense scores...... 0-0 52 vs. East Tennessee State, 10/17/2015 2, #15 Samford, 11/4/2017 Scored a safety Posted a shutout Opponent defense scores...... 0-0 - - Mercer returns KO/Punt for TD...... 0-0 Posted a shutout Held Mercer under 250 yards total 52-0 vs. East Tennessee State, 10/17/2015 191, #15 Samford, 11/4/2017 Opponent returns KO/Punt for TD...... 0-0 Held an opponent under 250 yards total Blocked a punt 225, vs. VMI, 9/30/2017 Wofford, 10/29/2016 Blocked a punt Blocked a field goal attempt at #3 Chattanooga, 10/8/2016 Georgia Tech, 9/10/2016 Blocked a field goal attempt Blocked a PAT attempt vs. East Tennessee State, 10/17/2015 - Blocked a PAT attempt Recorded 30 first downs at VMI, 10/1/2016 - Recorded 30 first downs - Won on last play of game at VMI (33-30, OT), 10/1/2016

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Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Aug 31, 2017 JACKSONVILLE W 48-7 9727 All games 5-6 3-2 2-4 0-0 * Sep 09, 2017 #10 WOFFORD L 27-28 12727 Conference 4-4 2-2 2-2 0-0 Sep 16, 2017 at #15 Auburn L 10-24 87033 Non-Conference 1-2 1-0 0-2 0-0 * Sep 23, 2017 at ETSU L 23-26 8022 * Sep 30, 2017 VMI W 49-14 10207 Team Statistics MER OPP * Oct 07, 2017 at #17 The Citadel W 24-14 9969 FIRST DOWNS 198 226 * Oct 14, 2017 CHATTANOOGA W 30-10 9864 R u s h i n g 92 91 * Oct 21, 2017 at Furman L 21-28 8108 P a s s i n g 89 115 * Nov 04, 2017 SAMFORD L 3-20 10200 P e n a l t y 17 20 * Nov 11, 2017 at #25 Western Carolina W 35-33 10681 RUSHING YARDAGE 1577 1640 Nov 18, 2017 at #1 Alabama L 0-56 101821 Rushing Attempts 440 437 Average Per Rush 3.6 3.8 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Average Per Game 143.4 149.1 Tee Mitchell 11 155 682 56 626 4.0 7 46 56.9 TDs Rushing 21 18 Alex Lakes 11 80 369 13 356 4.4 4 27 32.4 PASSING YARDAGE 2079 2563 CJ Leggett 10 96 371 27 344 3.6 6 22 34.4 C o m p - A t t - I n t 176-295-10 225-329-9 Kaelan Riley 11 77 300 107 193 2.5 4 20 17.5 Average Per Pass 7.0 7.8 Tyray Devezin 10 16 58 0 58 3.6 0 9 5.8 Average Per Catch 11.8 11.4 Tanner Brumby 11 11 39 22 17 1.5 0 13 1.5 Average Per Game 189.0 233.0 Chandler Curtis 11 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 2 0.3 TDs Passing 14 15 Total 11 440 1822 245 1577 3.6 21 46 143.4 TOTAL OFFENSE 3656 4203 Opponents 11 437 1870 230 1640 3.8 18 57 149.1 Average Per Play 5.0 5.5 Average Per Game 332.4 382.1 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 28-632 39-562 Kaelan Riley 11 126.53 171-288-10 59.4 2030 13 79 184.5 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-221 20-218 Tanner Brumby 11 177.37 5-7-0 71.4 49 1 25 4.5 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-89 10-133 Total 11 127.74 176-295-10 59.7 2079 14 79 189.0 FUMBLES-LOST 9-6 25-16 Opponents 11 143.40 225-329-9 68.4 2563 15 79 233.0 PENALTIES-Yards 63-569 59-553 PUNTS-AVG 59-40.8 53-39.7 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 0 4 2 9 : 5 6 Marquise Irvin 11 41 536 13.1 4 40 48.7 3RD-DOWN Conversions 56/150 64/151 Chandler Curtis 11 37 446 12.1 4 61 40.5 4TH-DOWN Conversions 7/15 11/19 Sam Walker 10 27 262 9.7 2 31 26.2 Avery Ward 11 22 300 13.6 1 41 27.3 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Tee Mitchell 11 22 223 10.1 1 79 20.3 Stephen Houzah 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 Tucker Cannon 11 8 75 9.4 0 15 6.8 Lee Bennett 1 1 1.0 0 1 Chris Ellington 10 5 65 13.0 1 25 6.5 Kyle Williams 1 0 0.0 0 0 Kelby Brock 10 4 53 13.2 0 15 5.3 Malique Fleming 1 32 32.0 0 32 CJ Leggett 10 4 34 8.5 0 20 3.4 Harrison Poole 1 0 0.0 0 0 Edmond Graham 5 3 71 23.7 1 58 14.2 LeMarkus Bailey 1 7 7.0 0 7 Alex Lakes 11 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.5 Travonte Easley 1 51 51.0 1 51 Rashad Haynes 2 1 6 6.0 0 6 3.0 Kam Lott 1 0 0.0 0 0 Chase Westfall 9 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 Total 11 176 2079 11.8 14 79 189.0 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Opponents 11 225 2563 11.4 15 79 233.0 Grant Goupil 58 2394 41.3 56 2 12 22 7 1 TEAM 1 11 11.0 11 0 0 0 0 0 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Cole Fisher 7-12 58.3 0-0 4-4 3-5 0-1 0-2 36 0 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Chandler Curtis 13 215 16.5 0 51 PAT Marquise Irvin 3 6 2.0 0 6 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Michael Freeman 1 0 0.0 0 0 Cole Fisher - 7-12 33-35 - - - - - 54 Total 17 221 13.0 0 51 Tee Mitchell 8 ------48 Opponents 20 218 10.9 0 26 CJ Leggett 6 ------36 Chandler Curtis 4 ------24 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Kaelan Riley 4 ------24 Chandler Curtis 18 424 23.6 0 77 Marquise Irvin 4 ------24 Rashad Haynes 3 112 37.3 0 90 Alex Lakes 4 ------24 Tyray Devezin 2 5 2.5 0 5 Sam Walker 2 ------12 Alex Lakes 2 37 18.5 0 19 Chris Ellington 1 ------6 Michael Freeman 1 0 0.0 0 0 Edmond Graham 1 ------6 Stephen Houzah 1 47 47.0 0 47 Avery Ward 1 ------6 Chris Ellington 1 7 7.0 0 7 Travonte Easley 1 ------6 Total 28 632 22.6 0 90 Total 36 7-12 33-35 0-1 - - - - 270 Opponents 39 562 14.4 0 38 Opponents 34 7-12 31-33 - - - - 2 260 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Chandler Curtis 11 3 446 215 424 0 1088 98.9 Mercer 56 87 80 44 3 270 Tee Mitchell 11 626 223 0 0 0 849 77.2 Opponents 42 74 53 85 6 260 Marquise Irvin 11 0 536 6 0 0 542 49.3 Alex Lakes 11 356 6 0 37 0 399 36.3 CJ Leggett 10 344 34 0 0 0 378 37.8 Total 11 1577 2079 221 632 89 4598 418.0 Opponents 11 1640 2563 218 562 133 5116 465.1

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Kaelan Riley 11 365 193 2030 2223 202.1 Tee Mitchell 11 155 626 0 626 56.9 Alex Lakes 11 80 356 0 356 32.4 CJ Leggett 10 96 344@MercerFootball 0 344 34.4 Tanner Brumby 11 18 17 49 66 6.0 Total 11 735 1577 2079 3656 332.4 Opponents 11 766 1640 2563 4203 382.1

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 2 Lee Bennett 11 29 81 110 5.0-15 1.0-3 1-1 2 3 3-0 2 . . 17 Eric Jackson 11 37 52 89 . . . 2 . 1-0 . . . 23 Will Coneway 10 20 46 66 6.0-10 . . 3 2 1-0 3 . . 16 LeMarkus Bailey 11 42 21 63 6.5-28 1.0-8 1-7 2 . 1-0 1 . . 5 Malique Fleming 10 22 29 51 1.0-1 . 1-32 4 . 1-0 2 . . Total 11 405 512 917 55-210 16-117 9-89 31 18 16-0 18 1 . Opponents 11 381 428 809 73-210 12-92 10-133 31 31 6-50 6 1 2 The Automated ScoreBook MERCER FOOTBALL 2017Mercer Game Results (as of Jul 19, 2018) PAGE 34 All games 2017 RESULTS

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Aug 31, 2017 JACKSONVILLE W 48-7 1-0 0-0 3:10 9727 * Sep 09, 2017 #10 WOFFORD L 27-28 1-1 0-1 3:14 12727 Sep 16, 2017 at #15 Auburn L 10-24 1-2 0-1 3:13 87033 * Sep 23, 2017 at ETSU L o 23-26 1-3 0-2 3:09 8022 * Sep 30, 2017 VMI W 49-14 2-3 1-2 3:06 10207 * Oct 07, 2017 at #17 The Citadel W 24-14 3-3 2-2 3:21 9969 * Oct 14, 2017 CHATTANOOGA W 30-10 4-3 3-2 3:31 9864 * Oct 21, 2017 at Furman L 21-28 4-4 3-3 2:50 8108 * Nov 04, 2017 SAMFORD L 3-20 4-5 3-4 3:20 10200 * Nov 11, 2017 at #25 Western Carolina W 35-33 5-5 4-4 2:57 10681 Nov 18, 2017 at #1 Alabama L 0-56 5-6 4-4 2:54 101821

@MercerFootball The Automated ScoreBook PAGE 35 Mercer Overall Team Statistics (as of JulMERCER 19, 2018) FOOTBALL 2017 All games 2017 TEAM STATISTICS Team Statistics MER OPP SCORING 270 260 Points Per Game 24.5 23.6 Points Off Turnovers 69 38 FIRST DOWNS 198 226 R u s h i n g 92 91 P a s s in g 89 115 P e n a l t y 17 20 RUSHING YARDAGE 1577 1640 Yards gained rushing 1822 1870 Yards lost rushing 245 230 Rushing Attempts 440 437 Average Per Rush 3.6 3.8 Average Per Game 143.4 149.1 TDs Rushing 21 18 PASSING YARDAGE 2079 2563 C o m p - A t t - I n t 176-295-10 225-329-9 Average Per Pass 7.0 7.8 Average Per Catch 11.8 11.4 Average Per Game 189.0 233.0 TDs Passing 14 15 TOTAL OFFENSE 3656 4203 Total Plays 735 766 Average Per Play 5.0 5.5 Average Per Game 332.4 382.1 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 28-632 39-562 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-221 20-218 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-89 10-133 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.6 14.4 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 13.0 10.9 INT RETURN AVERAGE 9.9 13.3 FUMBLES-LOST 9-6 25-16 PENALTIES-Yards 63-569 59-553 Average Per Game 51.7 50.3 PUNTS-Yards 59-2405 53-2104 Average Per Punt 40.8 39.7 Net punt average 36.4 34.4 KICKOFFS-Yards 55-3100 50-2886 Average Per Kick 56.4 57.7 Net kick average 41.6 35.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 0 4 2 9 : 5 6 3RD-DOWN Conversions 56/150 64/151 3rd-Down Pct 37% 42% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 7/15 11/19 4th-Down Pct 47% 58% SACKS BY-Yards 16-117 12-92 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 36 34 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 7-12 7-12 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (32-35) 91% (30-40) 75% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (25-35) 71% (26-40) 65% PAT-ATTEMPTS (33-35) 94% (31-33) 94% ATTENDANCE 52725 225634 Games/Avg Per Game 5/10545 6/37606 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Mercer 56 87 80 44 3 270 Opponents 42 74 53 85 6 260

@MercerFootball The Automated ScoreBook MERCER FOOTBALL 2017Mercer Overall Individual Statistics (as of Jul 19, 2018) PAGE 36 All games 2017 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Tee Mitchell 11 155 682 56 626 4.0 7 46 56.9 Chandler Curtis 13 215 16.5 0 51 Alex Lakes 11 80 369 13 356 4.4 4 27 32.4 Marquise Irvin 3 6 2.0 0 6 CJ Leggett 10 96 371 27 344 3.6 6 22 34.4 Michael Freeman 1 0 0.0 0 0 Kaelan Riley 11 77 300 107 193 2.5 4 20 17.5 Total 17 221 13.0 0 51 Tyray Devezin 10 16 58 0 58 3.6 0 9 5.8 Opponents 20 218 10.9 0 26 Tanner Brumby 11 11 39 22 17 1.5 0 13 1.5 Chandler Curtis 11 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 2 0.3 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg TEAM 5 3 0 20 -20 -6.7 0 0 -4.0 Stephen Houzah 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 Total 11 440 1822 245 1577 3.6 21 46 143.4 Malique Fleming 1 32 32.0 0 32 Opponents 11 437 1870 230 1640 3.8 18 57 149.1 Travonte Easley 1 51 51.0 1 51 Harrison Poole 1 0 0.0 0 0 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g LeMarkus Bailey 1 7 7.0 0 7 Kaelan Riley 11 126.53 171-288-10 59.4 2030 13 79 184.5 Kyle Williams 1 0 0.0 0 0 Tanner Brumby 11 177.37 5-7-0 71.4 49 1 25 4.5 Kam Lott 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 11 127.74 176-295-10 59.7 2079 14 79 189.0 Lee Bennett 1 1 1.0 0 1 Opponents 11 143.40 225-329-9 68.4 2563 15 79 233.0 Total 9 89 9.9 1 51 Opponents 10 133 13.3 1 60 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Marquise Irvin 11 41 536 13.1 4 40 48.7 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Chandler Curtis 11 37 446 12.1 4 61 40.5 Chandler Curtis 18 424 23.6 0 77 Sam Walker 10 27 262 9.7 2 31 26.2 Rashad Haynes 3 112 37.3 0 90 Avery Ward 11 22 300 13.6 1 41 27.3 Tyray Devezin 2 5 2.5 0 5 Tee Mitchell 11 22 223 10.1 1 79 20.3 Alex Lakes 2 37 18.5 0 19 Tucker Cannon 11 8 75 9.4 0 15 6.8 Chris Ellington 1 7 7.0 0 7 Chris Ellington 10 5 65 13.0 1 25 6.5 Michael Freeman 1 0 0.0 0 0 Kelby Brock 10 4 53 13.2 0 15 5.3 Stephen Houzah 1 47 47.0 0 47 CJ Leggett 10 4 34 8.5 0 20 3.4 Total 28 632 22.6 0 90 Edmond Graham 5 3 71 23.7 1 58 14.2 Opponents 39 562 14.4 0 38 Alex Lakes 11 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.5 Rashad Haynes 2 1 6 6.0 0 6 3.0 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Chase Westfall 9 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Total 11 176 2079 11.8 14 79 189.0 Opponents 1 50 50.0 0 50 Opponents 11 225 2563 11.4 15 79 233.0

@MercerFootball PAGE 37 The Automated ScoreBook MERCER FOOTBALL 2017 Mercer Overall Individual Statistics (as of Jul 19, 2018) 2017 INDIVIDUALAll games STATISTICS

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Cole Fisher - 7-12 33-35 - - - - - 54 Kaelan Riley 11 365 193 2030 2223 202.1 Tee Mitchell 8 ------48 Tee Mitchell 11 155 626 0 626 56.9 CJ Leggett 6 ------36 Alex Lakes 11 80 356 0 356 32.4 Kaelan Riley 4 ------24 CJ Leggett 10 96 344 0 344 34.4 Alex Lakes 4 ------24 Tanner Brumby 11 18 17 49 66 6.0 Marquise Irvin 4 ------24 Tyray Devezin 10 16 58 0 58 5.8 Chandler Curtis 4 ------24 Chandler Curtis 1123030.3 Sam Walker 2 ------12 TEAM 5 3 -20 0 -20 -4.0 Chris Ellington 1 ------6 Total 11 735 1577 2079 3656 332.4 Avery Ward 1 ------6 Opponents 11 766 1640 2563 4203 382.1 Edmond Graham 1 ------6 Travonte Easley 1 ------6 Tanner Brumby - - - 0-1 - - - - 0 Total 36 7-12 33-35 0-1 - - - - 270 Opponents 34 7-12 31-33 - - - - 2 260

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Cole Fisher 7-12 58.3 0-0 4-4 3-5 0-1 0-2 36 0 Grant Goupil 58 2394 41.3 56 2 12 22 7 1 TEAM 1 11 11.0 11 0 0 0 0 0 FG Sequence Mercer Opponents Total 59 2405 40.8 56 2 12 22 7 1 Jacksonville 52 - Opponents 53 2104 39.7 55 3 17 15 9 1 Wofford (32),(34) - Auburn (21) (29),26 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln ETSU 35,(29) (25),23,(49) Cole Fisher 55 3100 56.4 10 4 VMI - 26 Total 55 3100 56.4 10 4 14.4 41.6 23 The Citadel (29) 47 Opponents 50 2886 57.7 20 2 22.6 35.1 29 Chattanooga 32,(23) (44) Furman 41 - Samford (36) 47,(21) Western Carolina - (31),(38) Alabama 52 -

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

@MercerFootball MERCER FOOTBALL 2017 The Automated ScoreBook PAGE 38 Mercer Overall Individual Statistics (as of Jul 19, 2018) 2017 INDIVIDUALAll games STATISTICS

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Chandler Curtis 11 3 446 215 424 0 1088 98.9 Tee Mitchell 11 626 223 0 0 0 849 77.2 Marquise Irvin 11 0 536 6 0 0 542 49.3 Alex Lakes 11 356 6 0 37 0 399 36.3 CJ Leggett 10 344 34 0 0 0 378 37.8 Avery Ward 11 0 300 0 0 0 300 27.3 Sam Walker 10 0 262 0 0 0 262 26.2 Kaelan Riley 11 193 0 0 0 0 193 17.5 Rashad Haynes 2 0 6 0 112 0 118 59.0 Tucker Cannon 11 0 75 0 0 0 75 6.8 Chris Ellington 10 0 65 0 7 0 72 7.2 Edmond Graha 5 0 71 0 0 0 71 14.2 Tyray Devezin 10 58 0 0 5 0 63 6.3 Kelby Brock 10 0 53 0 0 0 53 5.3 Travonte Easley 11 0 0 0 0 51 51 4.6 Stephen Houzah 11 0 0 0 47 -2 45 4.1 Malique Fleming 10 0 0 0 0 32 32 3.2 Tanner Brumby 11 170000171.5 LeMarkus Bailey 11 0 0 0 0 7 7 0.6 Chase Westfall 9 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.2 Lee Bennett 11 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 TEAM 5 -20 0 0 0 0 -20 -4.0 Total 11 1577 2079 221 632 89 4598 418.0 Opponents 11 1640 2563 218 562 133 5116 465.1

@MercerFootball The Automated ScoreBook PAGE 39 Mercer Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Jul 19,MERCER 2018) FOOTBALL 2017 All games 2017 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 2 Lee Bennett 11 29 81 110 5.0-15 1.0-3 1-1 2 3 3-0 2 . . 17 Eric Jackson 11 37 52 89 . . . 2 . 1-0 . . . 23 Will Coneway 10 20 46 66 6.0-10 . . 3 2 1-0 3 . . 16 LeMarkus Bailey 11 42 21 63 6.5-28 1.0-8 1-7 2 . 1-0 1 . . 5 Malique Fleming 10 22 29 51 1.0-1 . 1-32 4 . 1-0 2 . . 51 Kyle Williams 11 16 29 45 6.0-28 1.5-10 1-0 ...... 32 Brandon Coney 11 21 21 42 . . . 2 . 1-0 1 . . 12 Harrison Poole 10 25 16 41 . . 1-0 4 . 1-0 2 . . 3 Stephen Houzah 11 23 16 39 . . 2--2 1 . . 2 . . 9 Sidney Otiwu 11 18 21 39 1.5-4 . . 2 . 1-0 . . . 41 Isaiah Buehler 11 13 25 38 7.5-49 5.5-46 . 1 6 . 1 . . 95 Jalen Penn 11 9 26 35 3.5-12 2.0-11 . . 1 1-0 . . . 20 Kam Lott 11 21 12 33 1.0-2 . 1-0 3 . . . . . 44 Travonte Easley 11 18 10 28 3.0-17 1.0-14 1-51 2 . . 1 . . 6 Jamar Hall 10 11 13 24 0.5-1 . . 2 . 1-0 . . . 50 Logan Craighead 10 9 15 24 1.0-4 1.0-4 ...... 58 Dorian Kithcart 11 7 15 22 3.5-4 . . . 2 1-0 . . . 96 Destin Guillen 11 10 11 21 3.5-20 1.0-12 . 1 1 . . 1 . 29 Brandon Gurley 11 10 5 15 ...... 11 Ahmad Arnold 9 5 8 13 1.0-7 1.0-7 ...... 26 BJ Bohler 11 6 6 12 . . . . . 1-0 1 . . 91 Austin Wysor 10 6 5 11 1.0-2 ...... 52 Kyle Trammell 11 3 6 9 1.0-1 . . . 1 . 1 . . 33 Michael Freeman 11 3 4 7 1.0-2 . . . 1 1-0 . . . 99 Austin Barrett 10 3 3 6 0.5-1 ...... 57 Jack Raines 9 3 2 5 ...... 90 Behr Cooper 9134 . . ..1 .... 35 Jonathan Ward 2 . 4 4 ...... 92 Chris Rehak 1 1 2 3 1.0-2 1.0-2 ...... 46 Trey Peppers 9 1 2 3 ...... 53 Steven Nixon 11 3 . 3 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 27 Alex Lakes 11 2 . 2 ...... 1 . . 78 Thomas Marchman 11 1 . 1 ...... 88 Chris Ellington 10 1 . 1 ...... 67 Austin Sanders 11 1 . 1 ...... 55 Naji Abdullah 4 . 1 1 ...... 87 Sam Walker 10 1 . 1 ...... 84 Avery Ward 11 1 . 1 ...... 98 Cole Fisher 11 . 1 1 ...... 56 Andrew Robinson 7 1 . 1 ...... 22 Brady Tindall 11.1 ...... 28 Tee Mitchell 11 . 1 1 ...... Total 11 405 512 917 55-210 16-117 9-89 31 18 16-0 18 1 . Opponents 11 381 428 809 73-210 12-92 10-133 31 31 6-50 6 1 2

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TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 31 JACKSONVILLE 49 177 4 27 21 220 3 58 21-29-1 220 3 58 2 19 0 19 3 15 0 11 397 Sep 09 WOFFORD 33 107 1 14 14 167 2 41 14-28-3 167 2 41 5 137 0 90 2 58 0 51 274 Sep 16 at Auburn 35 100 0 14 20 146 1 29 20-32-0 146 1 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 246 Sep 23 at ETSU 37 149 2 22 15 257 1 49 15-22-0 257 1 49 2 33 0 21 0 0 0 0 406 Sep 30 VMI 51 257 3 20 13 318 3 79 13-24-1 318 3 79 3 53 0 28 2 2 0 6 575 Oct 07 at The Citadel 50 200 3 43 12 111 0 21 12-23-0 111 0 21 0 0 0 0 3 23 0 20 311 Oct 14 CHATTANOOGA 35 84 2 22 20 232 2 33 20-27-0 232 2 33 1 26 0 26 2 40 0 24 316 Oct 21 at Furman 31 146 2 46 26 289 1 31 26-34-1 289 1 31 2 68 0 38 2 22 0 11 435 Nov 04 SAMFORD 26 33 0 18 18 158 0 37 18-38-1 158 0 37 3 61 0 24 1 15 0 15 191 Nov 11 at Western Carolina 54 217 4 24 10 127 1 37 10-16-0 127 1 37 6 128 0 77 2 46 0 39 344 Nov 18 at Alabama 39 107 0 21 7 54 0 13 7-22-3 54 0 13 4 107 0 47 0 0 0 0 161 Mercer 440 1577 21 46 176 2079 14 79 176-295-10 2079 14 79 28 632 0 90 17 221 0 51 3656 Opponents 437 1640 18 57 225 2563 15 79 225-329-9 2563 15 79 39 562 0 38 20 218 0 26 4203

Games: 11 • Avg/rush: 3.6 • Avg/catch: 11.8 • Pass effic: 127.74 • KR avg: 22.6 • PR avg: 13.0 • All purpose avg/game: 418.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 332.4

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Aug 31 JACKSONVILLE 24 70 94 5.0-17 0.0-0 2 2-0 1-7 0 2 1 6-6 0 0 0 14 48 Sep 09 WOFFORD 24 68 92 8.0-28 2.0-9 1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 27 Sep 16 at Auburn 60 30 90 3.0-6 1.0-3 4 4-0 1-0 1 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 10 10 Sep 23 at ETSU 49 30 79 12.0-30 3.0-15 0 0-0 0-0 2 4 0 2-3 0 0 0 0 23 Sep 30 VMI 29 36 65 6.0-37 3.0-30 0 0-0 3-49 2 6 0 7-7 0 0 0 21 49 Oct 07 at The Citadel 35 48 83 3.0-11 1.0-7 5 3-0 1-0 4 6 0 3-3 0 0 0 7 24 Oct 14 CHATTANOOGA 34 36 70 5.0-38 3.0-34 0 0-0 1-32 5 4 0 3-4 0 0 0 0 30 Oct 21 at Furman 30 58 88 2.0-5 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 1 1 0 3-3 0 0 0 7 21 Nov 04 SAMFORD 43 48 91 6.0-14 2.0-8 2 3-0 1-0 1 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 3 3 Nov 11 at Western Carolina 46 50 96 4.0-23 1.0-11 1 1-0 1-1 0 1 0 5-5 0 0 0 7 35 Nov 18 at Alabama 31 38 69 1.0-1 0.0-0 2 2-0 0-0 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Mercer 405 512 917 55.0-210 16.0-117 18 16-0 9-89 18 31 1 33-35 0 0 0 69 270 Opponents 381 428 809 73.0-210 12.0-92 6 6-50 10-133 31 31 1 31-33 0 0 2 38 260

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 31 JACKSONVILLE 2 59 29.5 35 0 0 1 0 1 0-1 0 0 8 462 57.8 1 1 Sep 09 WOFFORD 4 164 41.0 48 0 0 0 0 1 2-2 34 0 6 319 53.2 0 0 Sep 16 at Auburn 8 332 41.5 51 0 0 0 1 3 1-1 21 0 3 164 54.7 1 1 Sep 23 at ETSU 5 213 42.6 49 0 0 2 0 2 1-2 29 0 4 239 59.8 1 0 Sep 30 VMI 3 123 41.0 48 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 0 0 8 450 56.2 1 0 Oct 07 at The Citadel 9 376 41.8 51 0 0 3 1 2 1-1 29 0 5 308 61.6 3 0 Oct 14 CHATTANOOGA 6 241 40.2 47 0 0 2 0 3 1-2 23 0 6 352 58.7 0 0 Oct 21 at Furman 4 161 40.2 53 0 1 1 1 1 0-1 0 0 4 225 56.2 1 1 Nov 04 SAMFORD 7 243 34.7 56 1 0 2 1 2 1-1 36 0 4 133 33.2 0 1 Nov 11 at Western Carolina 5 225 45.0 52 0 1 1 1 2 0-0 0 0 6 383 63.8 1 0 Nov 18 at Alabama 6 268 44.7 52 0 0 0 2 3 0-1 0 0 1 65 65.0 1 0 Mercer 59 2405 40.8 56 1 2 12 7 22 7-12 36 0 55 3100 56.4 10 4 Opponents 53 2104 39.7 55 1 3 17 9 15 7-12 49 0 50 2886 57.7 20 2

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OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 31 JACKSONVILLE 45 146 0 20 9 95 1 33 9-16-1 95 1 33 6 60 0 14 0 0 0 0 241 Sep 09 WOFFORD 53 274 4 57 6 93 0 46 6-11-0 93 0 46 5 62 0 22 1 13 0 13 367 Sep 16 at Auburn 43 146 3 22 32 364 0 38 32-37-1 364 0 38 1 8 0 8 5 47 0 16 510 Sep 23 at ETSU 41 103 2 14 26 284 1 33 26-33-0 284 1 33 3 47 0 21 1 8 0 8 387 Sep 30 VMI 27 52 0 12 15 173 1 79 15-28-3 173 1 79 7 90 0 22 0 0 0 0 225 Oct 07 at The Citadel 46 201 2 21 14 180 0 41 14-32-1 180 0 41 2 30 0 18 4 39 0 16 381 Oct 14 CHATTANOOGA 25 44 1 14 22 206 0 21 22-39-1 206 0 21 6 89 0 26 2 12 0 11 250 Oct 21 at Furman 49 182 3 17 16 158 1 21 16-19-0 158 1 21 2 28 0 16 0 0 0 0 340 Nov 04 SAMFORD 30 98 0 23 36 367 2 34 36-49-1 367 2 34 2 29 0 15 3 39 0 22 465 Nov 11 at Western Carolina 36 129 1 16 35 378 3 48 35-47-1 378 3 48 5 119 0 38 2 8 0 12 507 Nov 18 at Alabama 42 265 2 44 14 265 6 66 14-18-0 265 6 66 0 0 0 0 2 52 0 26 530 Opponents 437 1640 18 57 225 2563 15 79 225-329-9 2563 15 79 39 562 0 38 20 218 0 26 4203 Mercer 440 1577 21 46 176 2079 14 79 176-295-10 2079 14 79 28 632 0 90 17 221 0 51 3656

Games: 11 • Avg/rush: 3.8 • Avg/catch: 11.4 • Pass effic: 143.40 • KR avg: 14.4 • PR avg: 10.9 • All purpose avg/game: 465.1 • Total offense avg/gm: 382.1

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Aug 31 JACKSONVILLE 34 62 96 6.0-13 1.0-8 0 0-0 1-40 0 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Sep 09 WOFFORD 24 50 74 4.0-17 2.0-13 1 1-0 3-1 1 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 7 28 Sep 16 at Auburn 45 12 57 7.0-14 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 8 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 24 Sep 23 at ETSU 38 18 56 6.0-18 1.0-9 1 1-50 0-0 2 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 26 Sep 30 VMI 36 46 82 6.0-28 2.0-18 0 0-0 1-60 0 4 0 2-2 0 0 0 7 14 Oct 07 at The Citadel 36 42 78 10.0-23 0.0-0 1 2-0 0-0 3 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 14 Oct 14 CHATTANOOGA 37 30 67 7.0-14 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 3 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 10 Oct 21 at Furman 39 36 75 6.0-25 3.0-19 0 0-0 1-0 3 1 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 28 Nov 04 SAMFORD 21 44 65 11.0-42 3.0-25 2 1-0 1-0 9 2 1 1-2 0 0 2 0 20 Nov 11 at Western Carolina 37 56 93 2.0-3 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 1 3 0 3-4 0 0 0 3 33 Nov 18 at Alabama 34 32 66 8.0-13 0.0-0 0 0-0 3-32 1 5 0 8-8 0 0 0 14 56 Opponents 381 428 809 73.0-210 12.0-92 6 6-50 10-133 31 31 1 31-33 0 0 2 38 260 Mercer 405 512 917 55.0-210 16.0-117 18 16-0 9-89 18 31 1 33-35 0 0 0 69 270

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 31 JACKSONVILLE 5 123 24.6 36 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 2 83 41.5 0 0 Sep 09 WOFFORD 7 301 43.0 49 0 0 3 0 0 0-0 0 0 5 265 53.0 0 0 Sep 16 at Auburn 2 73 36.5 45 0 0 1 0 1 1-2 29 0 5 325 65.0 5 0 Sep 23 at ETSU 4 165 41.2 54 0 0 2 1 2 2-3 49 0 5 321 64.2 3 0 Sep 30 VMI 6 260 43.3 55 0 0 2 2 1 0-1 0 0 3 151 50.3 0 0 Oct 07 at The Citadel 8 306 38.2 50 0 1 3 1 1 0-1 0 0 2 130 65.0 2 0 Oct 14 CHATTANOOGA 7 267 38.1 45 0 0 3 0 2 1-1 44 0 3 134 44.7 1 1 Oct 21 at Furman 4 179 44.8 53 0 0 0 2 2 0-0 0 0 5 316 63.2 3 0 Nov 04 SAMFORD 5 187 37.4 43 0 1 2 0 3 1-2 21 0 4 249 62.2 1 0 Nov 11 at Western Carolina 3 138 46.0 55 0 0 0 1 2 2-2 38 0 7 352 50.3 1 0 Nov 18 at Alabama 2 105 52.5 54 0 1 1 2 1 0-0 0 0 9 560 62.2 4 1 Opponents 53 2104 39.7 55 1 3 17 9 15 7-12 49 0 50 2886 57.7 20 2 Mercer 59 2405 40.8 56 1 2 12 7 22 7-12 36 0 55 3100 56.4 10 4

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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 26 Tee Mitchell at Western Carolina (Nov 11, 2017) Yards Rushing 120 Tee Mitchell at Western Carolina (Nov 11, 2017) TD Rushes 2 Kaelan Riley vs Jacksonville (Aug 31, 2017) 2 Tee Mitchell at The Citadel (Oct 07, 2017) 2 Alex Lakes at Western Carolina (Nov 11, 2017) Long Rush 46 Tee Mitchell at Furman (Oct 21, 2017) Pass attempts 38 Kaelan Riley vs Samford (Nov 04, 2017) Pass completions 26 Kaelan Riley at Furman (Oct 21, 2017) Yards Passing 318 Kaelan Riley vs VMI (Sep 30, 2017) TD Passes 3 Kaelan Riley vs Jacksonville (Aug 31, 2017) 3 Kaelan Riley vs VMI (Sep 30, 2017) Long Pass 79 Kaelan Riley vs VMI (Sep 30, 2017) Receptions 11 Chandler Curtis at Furman (Oct 21, 2017) Yards Receiving 113 Avery Ward vs Wofford (Sep 09, 2017) TD Receptions 2 Sam Walker vs Jacksonville (Aug 31, 2017) 2 Chandler Curtis vs VMI (Sep 30, 2017) Long Reception 79 Tee Mitchell vs VMI (Sep 30, 2017) Field Goals 2 Cole Fisher vs Wofford (Sep 09, 2017) Long Field Goal 36 Cole Fisher vs Samford (Nov 04, 2017) Punts 9 Grant Goupil at The Citadel (Oct 07, 2017) Punting Avg 45.0 Grant Goupil at Western Carolina (Nov 11, 2017) Long Punt 56 Grant Goupil vs Samford (Nov 04, 2017) Punts inside 20 3 Grant Goupil at Auburn (Sep 16, 2017) 3 Grant Goupil vs Chattanooga (Oct 14, 2017) 3 Grant Goupil at Alabama (Nov 18, 2017) Long Punt Return 51 Chandler Curtis vs Wofford (Sep 09, 2017) Long Kickoff Return 90 Rashad Haynes vs Wofford (Sep 09, 2017) Tackles 17 Lee Bennett at Furman (Oct 21, 2017) Sacks 2.0 Jalen Penn at ETSU (Sep 23, 2017) 2.0 Isaiah Buehler vs Samford (Nov 04, 2017) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Jalen Penn at ETSU (Sep 23, 2017) Interceptions 2 Stephen Houzah vs VMI (Sep 30, 2017)

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TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 54 at Western Carolina (Nov 11, 2017) Yards Rushing 257 vs VMI (Sep 30, 2017) Yards Per Rush 5.0 vs VMI (Sep 30, 2017) TD Rushes 4 vs Jacksonville (Aug 31, 2017) 4 at Western Carolina (Nov 11, 2017) Pass attempts 38 vs Samford (Nov 04, 2017) Pass completions 26 at Furman (Oct 21, 2017) Yards Passing 318 vs VMI (Sep 30, 2017) Yards Per Pass 13.2 vs VMI (Sep 30, 2017) TD Passes 3 vs Jacksonville (Aug 31, 2017) 3 vs VMI (Sep 30, 2017) Total Plays 78 vs Jacksonville (Aug 31, 2017) Total Offense 575 vs VMI (Sep 30, 2017) Yards Per Play 7.7 vs VMI (Sep 30, 2017) Points 49 vs VMI (Sep 30, 2017) Sacks By 3 at ETSU (Sep 23, 2017) 3 vs VMI (Sep 30, 2017) 3 vs Chattanooga (Oct 14, 2017) First Downs 26 vs VMI (Sep 30, 2017) Penalties 10 at ETSU (Sep 23, 2017) 10 at Furman (Oct 21, 2017) Penalty Yards 95 at ETSU (Sep 23, 2017) Turnovers 4 vs Wofford (Sep 09, 2017) Interceptions By 3 vs VMI (Sep 30, 2017) Punts 9 at The Citadel (Oct 07, 2017) Punting Avg 45.0 at Western Carolina (Nov 11, 2017) Long Punt 56 vs Samford (Nov 04, 2017) Punts inside 20 3 at Auburn (Sep 16, 2017) 3 vs Chattanooga (Oct 14, 2017) 3 at Alabama (Nov 18, 2017) Long Punt Return 51 vs Wofford (Sep 09, 2017)

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OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 34 Kamryn Pettway, at Auburn (Sep 16, 2017) Yards Rushing 128 Kamryn Pettway, at Auburn (Sep 16, 2017) TD Rushes 3 Kamryn Pettway, at Auburn (Sep 16, 2017) 3 Antonio Wilcox, at Furman (Oct 21, 2017) Long Rush 57 Lennox McAfee, vs Wofford (Sep 09, 2017) Pass attempts 49 Devlin Hodges, vs Samford (Nov 04, 2017) Pass completions 36 Devlin Hodges, vs Samford (Nov 04, 2017) Yards Passing 378 Tyrie Adams, at Western Carolina (Nov 11, 2017) TD Passes 3 Tyrie Adams, at Western Carolina (Nov 11, 2017) 3 Jalen Hurts, at Alabama (Nov 18, 2017) 3 Tua Tagovailoa, at Alabama (Nov 18, 2017) Long Pass 79 Duncan Hodges, vs VMI (Sep 30, 2017) Receptions 9 Ryan Davis, at Auburn (Sep 16, 2017) 9 Chris Shelling, vs Samford (Nov 04, 2017) 9 T. Robinson, at Western Carolina (Nov 11, 2017) Yards Receiving 119 T. Robinson, at Western Carolina (Nov 11, 2017) TD Receptions 2 Chris Shelling, vs Samford (Nov 04, 2017) Long Reception 79 Javeon Lara, vs VMI (Sep 30, 2017) Field Goals 2 JJ Jerman, at ETSU (Sep 23, 2017) 2 Joshua Gibson, at Western Carolina (Nov 11, 2017) Long Field Goal 49 JJ Jerman, at ETSU (Sep 23, 2017) Punts 8 Russell, at The Citadel (Oct 07, 2017) Punting Avg 52.5 JK Scott, at Alabama (Nov 18, 2017) Long Punt 55 Bill Hogan, vs VMI (Sep 30, 2017) 55 Ian Berryman, at Western Carolina (Nov 11, 2017) Punts inside 20 3 Austin Barnard, vs Samford (Nov 04, 2017) Long Punt Return 26 Xavian Marks, at Alabama (Nov 18, 2017) Long Kickoff Return 38 Tra Hardy, at Western Carolina (Nov 11, 2017) Tackles 15 Caysaun WAKELEY, vs Jacksonville (Aug 31, 2017) Sacks 2.0 C. Washington, at Furman (Oct 21, 2017) Tackles For Loss 4.0 Shaheed Salmon, vs Samford (Nov 04, 2017) 4.0 Dylan Moses, at Alabama (Nov 18, 2017) Interceptions 2 Devin Watson, vs Wofford (Sep 09, 2017)

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OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 53 vs Wofford (Sep 09, 2017) Yards Rushing 274 vs Wofford (Sep 09, 2017) Yards Per Rush 6.3 at Alabama (Nov 18, 2017) TD Rushes 4 vs Wofford (Sep 09, 2017) Pass attempts 49 vs Samford (Nov 04, 2017) Pass completions 36 vs Samford (Nov 04, 2017) Yards Passing 378 at Western Carolina (Nov 11, 2017) Yards Per Pass 14.7 at Alabama (Nov 18, 2017) TD Passes 6 at Alabama (Nov 18, 2017) Total Plays 83 at Western Carolina (Nov 11, 2017) Total Offense 530 at Alabama (Nov 18, 2017) Yards Per Play 8.8 at Alabama (Nov 18, 2017) Points 56 at Alabama (Nov 18, 2017) Sacks By 3 at Furman (Oct 21, 2017) 3 vs Samford (Nov 04, 2017) First Downs 31 at Western Carolina (Nov 11, 2017) Penalties 11 at ETSU (Sep 23, 2017) 11 vs Chattanooga (Oct 14, 2017) Penalty Yards 119 at ETSU (Sep 23, 2017) Turnovers 5 at Auburn (Sep 16, 2017) Interceptions By 3 vs Wofford (Sep 09, 2017) 3 at Alabama (Nov 18, 2017) Punts 8 at The Citadel (Oct 07, 2017) Punting Avg 52.5 at Alabama (Nov 18, 2017) Long Punt 55 vs VMI (Sep 30, 2017) 55 at Western Carolina (Nov 11, 2017) Punts inside 20 3 vs Samford (Nov 04, 2017) Long Punt Return 26 at Alabama (Nov 18, 2017)

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