EAGLES FOOTBALL 2019 – GAME #1 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY “EAGLES” VS. AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY “GOVERNORS” Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 – Kickoff at 7:00 p.m. (CT) - Clarksville, Tenn. - ESPN+

THE GAME 2019 NCCU Football Schedule North Carolina Central University “Eagles” vs. Austin Peay State Univ. “Governors” Date Opponent Time/Result THE KICKOFF Aug. 29 at Austin Peay..... (ESPN+) 7 p.m. (CT) Thursday, August 29, 2019 – Kickoff at 7:00 p.m. (CT) / 8:00 p.m. (ET) Sept. 7 at Towson...... 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at Gardner-Webb...... (ESPN+) 6 p.m. THE SITE Sept. 21 Elizabeth City State...... 4 p.m. Fortera Stadium (8,000 capacity / FieldTurf XT) - Clarksville, Tenn.

Sept. 28 at Morgan State...... (ESPN3) 6 p.m. THE RECORDS (2018) Oct. 5 at Florida A&M...... (ESPN3) 2 p.m. N.C. Central (5-6 overall, 3-4 MEAC); Austin Peay (5-6, 3-5 OVC) Oct. 10 (T) Bethune-Cookman...... (ESPNU) 6 p.m. Oct. 26 Delaware State...... (ESPN3) 2 p.m. MEDIA COVERAGE Nov. 2 at Howard...... (ESPN3 live/ESPNU TD) 1 p.m. Audio: NCCU Sports Network at NCCUEaglePride.com (internet stream). Broadcast starts at 6:30 p.m. (CT). Jonathan Duren (play-by-play). Nov. 9 Norfolk State (HC)...... (ESPN3) 2 p.m. Video: ESPN+ Nov. 16 S.C. State...... (ESPN3) 2 p.m. Nov. 23 at N.C. A&T.... (ESPN3 live/ESPNU TD) 1 p.m. QUICK HITS Dec. 21 Celebration Bowl...... (ABC) 12 p.m. • Thursday’s contest will be the first gridiron meeting between NCCU and Austin

MEAC Champion vs. SWAC Champion - Atlanta Peay. The Eagles have a 2-1 record on Thursday night the past two seasons. • NCCU opens the season with three straight non-conference road games before its NCCU Ticket Office: (919) 530-6530 home-opener on Sept. 21 versus Elizabeth City State. NCCU Athletics Web Site: NCCUEaglePride.com Twitter: @NCCUAthletics / @NCCU_Football • NCCU is under the direction of first-year head coach Trei Oliver, who was an all- YouTube: www.youtube.com/NCCUEagles region safety and punter (1994-97) at NCCU, as well as an assistant coach (2003-06). • Austin Peay was picked to finish fourth in the by a preseason media poll. The Governors finished 5-6 overall and 3-5 in the OVC in 2018. HEAD COACHES • NCCU led the conference and ranked 14th in the NCAA Division I-FCS in tackles for North Carolina Central: loss with an average of 7.7 per game in 2018. Head Coach...... Trei Oliver • NCCU topped the MEAC and finished 21st in the nation (FCS) in turnover margin Alma Mater...... N.C. Central Univ. (1998) (+0.55 per game) last season. Record at NCCU...... 0-0 (1st season) • NCCU junior running back Isaiah Totten enters his third season ranked 15th on Career Record...... 0-0 (1st season) NCCU’s career rushing list with 1,486 ground yards, averaging 5.63 yards per run. • NCCU redshirt senior defensive end Darius Royster amassed 17.0 takedowns Austin Peay: behind the line of scrimmage (T-2nd in MEAC, 15th in FCS) and four forced fumbles Head Coach...... Mark Hudspeth (1st in MEAC, 9th in FCS) last season. Alma Mater...... Delta State (1992) Record at APSU...... 0-0 (1st season) • Since the start of the 2012 season, NCCU has scored 38 touchdowns on defense Career Record...... 95-59 (15th season) and special teams, including three defensive scores in 2017 and two last season.

MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS THE SERIES This will be the first football meeting between NCCU and Austin Peay. North Carolina Central: SID...... Kyle Serba THE COACHES Office Phone...... (919) 530-7054 NCCU: Trei Oliver (N.C. Central, 1998) is in his first season as a college head E-Mail...... [email protected] Web Site...... NCCUEaglePride.com coach. With 20 years of college coaching experience that includes five conference championships and three black national titles, Oliver returned to Austin Peay: his alma mater as North Carolina Central University’s 24th head football coach in SID...... Cody Bush December 2018. A native of Yorktown, Virginia, Oliver earned all-conference and all- Office Phone...... (931) 221-7561 region honors as a defensive back and punter during his four-year playing career E-Mail...... [email protected] at NCCU from 1994-97. The 1998 graduate later returned to NCCU as an assistant Web Site...... LetsGoPeay.com coach from 2003-06, helping the Eagles to back-to-back Central Intercollegiate Twitter Talk: #NCCUfootball Athletic Association (CIAA) championships in 2005 and 2006. Austin Peay: Mark Hudspeth (Delta State, 1992) was announced as the 20th head QUICK FACTS football coach in Austin Peay program history in December 2018. He joined Austin School: North Carolina Central University Peay after spending the 2018 season as the associate head coach and tight ends Location: Durham, NC 27707 coach at Mississippi State. Hudspeth has 16 years of head coaching experience at the Founded: 1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard FBS, NCAA Division II and high school levels, and his teams went a combined 142-60 Enrollment: 8,207 with him at the helm. Nickname: Eagles School Colors: Maroon & Gray ROYSTER NAMED PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Stadium: O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium NCCU redshirt senior defensive end Darius Royster was named as the Preseason Capacity (Surface): 10,000 (Mondoturf) Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year by Phil Steele’s College National Affiliation: NCAA Division I-FCS Football Preview magazine. In 2018, Royster led the MEAC and ranked ninth in the Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference nation (FCS) with 4 forced fumbles, tied for second in the conference and ranked 15th Chancellor: Dr. Johnson O. Akinleye in the nation with a team-high 17.0 tackles for a loss, and tied for fifth in the league Alma Mater: Alabama A&M with a team-best 5.0 sacks. He finished third on the squad with 58 total takedowns, 39 Athletics Director: Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D. of which were unassisted. Royster broke the school record for most tackles for loss in Alma Mater: George Washington a game with 6.0 TFL among his season-best 10 total tackles versus Prairie View A&M Athletics Dept. Phone: (919) 530-7057 (Sept. 2) in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge, and registered 5.0 stops for a loss at S.C. Athletics Dept. Web Site: NCCUEaglePride.com State (Nov. 24) in the final game of last season. Twitter: @NCCUAthletics / @NCCU_Football Facebook: Facebook.com/NCCUAthletics SEVEN NCCU EAGLES VOTED TO PRESEASON ALL-MEAC TEAMS Seven North Carolina Central University Eagles were named to the 2019 Preseason Athletics Ticket Office Phone: (919) 530-6530 All-MEAC Football Teams, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference announced on Friday from its annual football media day and luncheon in Norfolk, Virginia. NCCU junior FOOTBALL HISTORY running back Isaiah Totten, redshirt senior defensive lineman Darius Royster, and First Year of Football: 1923 senior defensive lineman Kawuan Cox were voted to the Preseason All-MEAC First 475-390-30 Overall All-Time Record: Team. Redshirt junior offensive lineman Andrew Dale was selected to the Preseason NCAA Playoff Record (Yrs): 1-3 (3 years - 1988, All-MEAC Second Team, while redshirt sophomore center Somadina Okezie-Okeke, 2005, 2006 - NCAA Div. II) sophomore offensive lineman Ricky Lee and junior linebacker Branden Bailey Last Playoff Opponent: Delta State (Div. II) received Preseason All-MEAC Third Team honors. Totten (Apex, N.C.) ranked third in Result (Date): Lost, 17-24 (Nov. 25, 2006) the conference in rushing with 768 yards and seven touchdowns in 2018, averaging Conference Championships: MEAC (1972, 5.5 yards per carry to earn All-MEAC First Team recognition. In two seasons, he has 1973, 2016); CIAA (1953, 1954, 1956, 1961, amassed 1,486 rushing yards to rank 15th on NCCU’s career rushing list, averaging 1963, 1980, 2005, 2006) 5.63 yards per carry with 12 career rushing touchdowns. Royster (Chesapeake, Va.) led the MEAC and ranked ninth in the nation (FCS) with four forced fumbles a year SPORTS INFORMATION ago, tied for second in the conference and ranked 15th in the nation with a team-high Sports Information Director: Kyle Serba 17.0 tackles for a loss, and tied for fifth in the league with a team-best 5.0 sacks. The SID Office Phone: (919) 530-7054 2018 All-MEAC Third Team pick finished third on the squad with 58 total takedowns, SID E-Mail: [email protected] 39 of which were unassisted. He broke the school record for most tackles for loss in Radio Play-by-Play: Jonathan Duren a game with 6.0 TFL versus Prairie View A&M in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge, while Phone/Email: (919) 530-6892/[email protected] adding 5.0 stops for a loss at S.C. State. Cox (Summerville, S.C.) tied for sixth in the conference with 4.5 sacks, to go along with 6.5 stops for a loss, 26 total tackles and a COACHING STAFF forced fumble as a Third Team All-MEAC honoree last season. Dale (Morehead City, Head Coach: Trei Oliver N.C.) started seven games on the offensive front last season before being sidelined Alma Mater (Year): N.C. Central Univ. (1998) with an injury. Okezie-Okeke (Woodstock, Ga.) started all 11 games in his first college Record at NCCU (Years): 0-0 (1st year) season as a center, grading out at 85 percent of his blocking assignments with five pancake blocks. Lee (Jacksonville, Fla.) started all 11 games at right tackle as a true Career Record (Years): 0-0 (1st year) freshman, grading out at 83 percent of his blocking assignments with three pancake Coaching Responsibilities: blocks. Bailey (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) ranked fourth on the team with 51 tackles, Trei Oliver...... Head Coach Juan Navarro...... Defensive Line including 6.5 hits for a loss with a solo sack, two pass break-ups and two forced Moses Ware...... Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks fumbles. Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay...Defensive Coord./LBs Lonnie Teasley...... Offensive Line ALUMS AS HEAD FOOTBALL COACHES AT NCCU Dovonte Edwards...... Defensive Backs Trei Oliver is the third alumnus to lead the NCCU football program, following in the Ty Greenwood...... Cornerbacks footsteps of Bishop Harris, a 1963 graduate who coached the Eagles from 1991-92, Payton McCollum...... Wide Receivers and Herman Riddick, a 1933 graduate who guided the Eagles to a school record 112 Antonio King...... Running Backs victories from 1945-1964. Jalen Reedus...... Defensive Assistant Darius Dobson...... Offensive Assistant EAGLES TURN DEFENSE, SPECIAL TEAMS INTO POINTS Donald Manley...... Offensive Line Assistant Since the start of the 2012 season, the Eagles have demonstrated a knack for finding the end zone when the offense is off the field. In the past 80 games, NCCU has scored TEAM INFORMATION 38 touchdowns on defense and special teams, including two last season, three in total / home / away / neutral 2017, three in 2016, six in 2015, five in 2014, nine in 2013 and 10 in 2012. In that time, the Eagles have made trips to the end zone on 14 punt returns, six kickoff returns, Overall Record Last Year: 5-6 / 3-2 / 2-3 / 0-1 three blocked field goal returns, 11 interceptions and four fumble recoveries. MEAC Record Last Year: 3-4 / 1-2 / 2-2 / 0-0 Starters Returning: 13 (8 offense, 5 defense) ABOUT NCCU FOOTBALL North Carolina Central University is in its ninth season of full NCAA Division I (FCS) TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON (2018) athletics competition as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Eagles Category NCCU APSU have won 11 conference championships as members of the Central Intercollegiate Record...... 5-6, 3-4 MEAC..... 5-6, 3-5 OVC Athletic Association (1953, 1954, 1956, 1961, 1963, 1980, 2005, 2006) and the Mid- Scoring Offense:...... 26.3 pts/gm...... 30.9 pts/gm Eastern Athletic Conference (1972, 1973, 2016), and have made three appearances Scoring Defense:...... 30.5 pts/gm...... 30.6 pts/gm in the NCAA playoffs (1988, 2005, 2006). The Eagles won back-to-back football Total Offense:...... 347.8 yds/gm.....419.0 yds/gm conference championships and a Black College National Championship in their final Total Defense:...... 416.3 yds/gm.....384.4 yds/gm two years in the Division II ranks (2005 and 2006) before starting the transition to Rushing Offense:.....168.7 yds/gm.....237.5 yds/gm Division I in 2007. During its storied gridiron tradition, NCCU has produced 143 all- Rushing Defense:....199.6 yds/gm.....172.7 yds/gm conference selections (first team), 68 all-Americans, 41 NFL draft picks, 11 conference Passing Offense:.....179.1 yds/gm.....181.5 yds/gm championships and two Black College National Championships (1954, 2006). Two Passing Defense:.....216.6 yds/gm.....211.6 yds/gm Eagles have represented NCCU on the ’s grandest stage - the Super Bowl. The first NCCU Eagle to make a Super Bowl appearance was Richard Sligh, who was a reserve tackle with the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl II against 3rd Down Conv...... 41/163 25%...... 48/148 32% the Green Bay Packers on Jan. 14, 1968. Sligh, who holds the distinction as the 4th Down Conv...... 11/18 61%...... 7/21 33% tallest player in NFL history (7’0”), played at NCCU from 1962-64 and was later drafted Red-Zone Scores...... 31-36 86%...... 29-36 81% by the Raiders in the 10th round of the 1967 NFL draft. On Jan. 24, 1982, former Red-Zone TDs...... 20-36 56%...... 26-36 72% NCCU Eagle Louis Breeden was a starting cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XVI against the . Earlier in the season (Nov. 8, Fumbles-Lost...... 11-7...... 17-8 1981), Breeden intercepted a pass thrown by San Diego Chargers quarterback Dan Interceptions-Yards-TD...... 6-55-1...... 12-113-1 Fouts and returned it a team-record 102 yards for a touchdown. The following year, Sacks By-Yards...... 24-162...... 16-98 he was selected as a First-Team All-Pro. He completed his 10-year NFL career with Time of Poss./game...... 28:45...... 28:27 33 interceptions for 558 return yards and two touchdowns. The first Eagle selected in the NFL Draft was Matt Boone, who was taken by the Giants with the eighth pick in the 18th round in 1956. The latest Eagle announced during the NFL Draft was Touchdowns Scored...... 37...... 47 Ryan Smith, who was chosen by the Buccaneers in the fourth round in 2016. NCCU’s Rushing Touchdowns...... 19...... 24 highest draft pick was Doug Wilkerson, who was selected in the first round with the Passing Touchdowns...... 16...... 22 14th overall pick of the 1970 NFL Draft by the Oilers. The Eagles have also had Field Goals...... 12-15...... 5-7 three second-round NFL draft picks, including Robert Massey in 1989 by the Saints, Charles Smith in 1975 by the Broncos and Chuck Hinton in 1962 by the Browns. MEAC Predicted Order of Finish HBCU football pioneer John Brown, who represented NCCU (then North Carolina College) on the gridiron in the 1940s, was one of the first to play professional football Team (first-place votes in parentheses): out of a historically black college or university. Brown shares the honor with Ezzret 1. North Carolina A&T State (12) Anderson of Kentucky State and Elmore Harris of Morgan State, who all began their 2. Bethune-Cookman (1) professional football careers in 1947. Brown and Anderson were teammates on the 3. Florida A&M (2) Dons, while Harris was a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers. According to 4. Howard NCCU records, Brown was the first of the three to sign a professional football contract. 5. North Carolina Central (1) He played center and linebacker with the Dons from 1947-49, before moving to the 6. South Carolina State Canadian Football League. 7. Norfolk State (1) 8. Morgan State (1) 9. Delaware State

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North Carolina Central University #8 - QB - Micah Zanders (R-Jr., 6-2, 200) - Started first 3 games of 2017 before season-ending injury; missed 2018 season. #13 - WR - Nique Martin (Jr., 6-1, 200) - Team-high 32 receptions for 365 yards (11.4 yards per catch), 2 TD. #18 - CB - Marcus Martin (Jr., 5-11, 195) - 31 tackles (22 solo), 5 pass break-ups, 1 interception, 1 forced fumble. #25 - RB - Isaiah Totten (R-Jr., 5-10, 200) - 768 yards, 7 TD (5.7 avg.); 19 catches, 105 yards; 2018 First Team All-MEAC. #43 - DL - Darius Royster (R-Sr., 6-2, 225) - 58 tackles (31 solo), 17.0 TFL, 5.0 sacks, 4 forced fumbles; 2018 Third Team All-MEAC. #50 - OL - Andrew Dale (R-Jr., 6-2, 285) - 2019 Preseason All-MEAC Second Team. #81 - WR - Tyler Barnes (So., 6-4, 220) - 18 receptions for 203 receiving yards (11.3 yards per catch), 1 TD.

Austin Peay State University #5 - RB - Kentel Williams (Sr., 6-0, 190) - STATS FCS Preseason All-American; led FCS with 8.0 yards per carry (831 yds., 7 TD). #5 - LB - Pat Walker (R-Sr., 6-0, 219) - Finished fourth on the team with 53 total tackles, including 4.0 TFL. #6 - QB - Jeremiah Oatsvall (Jr., 6-1, 200) - Set APSU record with 26 total TDs (20 pass/6 rush); Yards: 1,631 pass/517 rush. #13 - DB - Kordell Jackson (Jr., 5-11, 163) - 32 tackles (29 solo), 2.0 TFL, 5 pass break-ups, 2 interceptions. #26 - DB - Juantarius Bryant (R-Sr., 5-10, 205) - Second Team All-OVC in 2018; Third on team with 65 tackles, including 2.5 TFL. #77 - OT - Kyle Anderton (R-Sr., 6-4, 302) - 2019 Preseason All-OVC; 2017 Second Team All-OVC; transfer from Vanderbilt. North Carolina Central University 2019 Eagles Football Depth Chart (as of Aug. 23, 2019)

OFFENSE Position Starter Back-Up WR 13 – Nique Martin (Jr., 6-1, 200) 83 – Barry Campbell (R-So., 6-3, 190) WR 15 – Ryan McDaniel (Jr., 6-4, 215) 5 – Xavier McKoy (Sr., 6-3, 195) LT 73 – Ricky Lee (So., 6-6, 280) 78 – Josh Varona (R-Jr., 6-5, 320) LG 56 – Jessie Urbina (R-Fr., 6-2, 320) 70 – Chris Escalera (Fr., 6-2, 310) C 55 – Robert Mitchell (Jr., 6-4, 310) 79-Somadina Okezie-Okeke (R-So., 6-2, 315) RG 50 – Andrew Dale (R-Jr., 6-2, 285) 71 – Malik Riddick-Reynolds (Jr., 6-6, 360) RT 75 – Devin Jordan (R-Fr., 6-4, 320) 69 – Cameron Brewington (R-So., 6-3, 305) TE 12 – Quentin Chaplin (R-So., 6-5, 240) 80 – Darrius Buchanan (Fr., 6-2, 225) WR 81 – Tyler Barnes (So., 6-4, 220) 6 – Treveyon Pratt (So., 6-1, 190) QB 8 – Micah Zanders (R-Jr., 6-2, 200) 2 – Chauncey Caldwell (Jr., 6-2, 225) RB 25 – Isaiah Totten (R-Jr., 5-10, 200) 32 – Jordan Freeman (R-Jr., 5-9, 195)

DEFENSE Position Starter Back-Up DE 91 – Jessie Malit (R-So., 6-3, 235) 90 – Marcel Bell (So., 6-3, 230) DT 48 – Arthur Randall (R-Sr., 6-2, 265) 42 – Cyrus Stanback (R-Sr., 6-2, 295) DT 47 – Khalid Blount (R-Jr., 6-1, 290) 98 – Miles Turmon (Jr., 6-0, 280) DE 43 – Darius Royster (R-Sr., 6-2, 225) 57 – DaShaun Holloway (R-Jr., 5-11, 240) LB 17 – Matt Stevens (R-Jr., 6-1, 220) 40 – Patrick Connor (R-So., 6-0, 230) LB 44 – Jerome Foster (R-So., 6-1, 205) 45 – Austin Parker (R-Jr., 6-0, 240) CB 18 – Marcus Martin (Jr., 5-11, 195) 24 – Ian Barnes (So., 5-10, 170) SS 9 – Jordan McRae (R-Jr., 6-2, 215) 21 – Matthew Leavelle (Fr., 6-4, 215) FS 29 – Stephen Stokes (Sr., 5-11, 170) 23 – Manny Smith (So., 6-0, 195) ROV 10 – Deonta Fair (R-Sr., 6-2, 205) 16 – Travon Wallace (So., 6-0, 190) CB 19 – Justin Nicholson (R-So., 6-0, 195) 30 – Romeo Stancil (So., 6-1, 175)

SPECIAL TEAMS Position Starter Back-Up PK 89 – Adrian Olivo (Fr., 5-10, 160) 39 – John Pecaro (Sr., 5-11, 175) P 39 – John Pecaro (Sr., 5-11, 175) 89 – Adrian Olivo (Fr., 5-10, 160) KOR 13 – Nique Martin (Jr., 6-1, 200) 6 – Treveyon Pratt (So., 6-1, 190) PR 13 – Nique Martin (Jr., 6-1, 200) 31 – Brandon Codrington (Fr., 5-9, 170) LS 51 – Xavier Lanear (Jr., 5-10, 275) 61 – Alex Harper (Fr., 6-0, 250) HOLD 39 – John Pecaro (Sr., 5-11, 175) 8 – Micah Zanders (R-Jr., 6-2, 200) North Carolina Central University 2019 Eagles Football Numerical Roster

No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Last School 1 Quantino Allen Jr. RB 5-11 225 Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central HS/Oregon State Univ. 1 Quantino Allen Jr. RB 5-11 225 Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central HS/Oregon State Univ. 2 Chauncey Caldwell Jr. QB 6-2 225 Durham, N.C./Mallard Creek HS 3 Chance Kennedy R-Jr. WR 5-7 170 Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg HS 4 E.J. Hicks Jr. WR 5-11 170 Rolesville, N.C./Rolesville HS 5 Xavier McKoy Sr. WR 6-3 195 Charlotte, N.C./West Charlotte HS 6 Treveyon Pratt So. WR 6-1 190 High Point, N.C./Ragsdale HS/Savannah State Univ. 7 Jamal Currie-Elliott R-Fr. RB 5-10 185 Durham, N.C./Hillside HS/Oregon 8 Micah Zanders R-Jr. QB 6-2 200 Jacksonville, Fla./Raines HS/Hinds CC 9 Jordan McRae R-Jr. DB 6-2 215 Fayetteville, N.C./Terry Sanford HS/Coastal Carolina Univ. 10 Deonta Fair R-Sr. DB 6-2 205 Miami, Fla./American Heritage HS/Monmouth Univ. 11 Davius Richard Fr. QB 6-3 200 Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central HS 12 Quentin Chaplin R-So. TE 6-5 240 New Bern, N.C./West Craven HS/Butler CC 13 Nique Martin Jr. WR 6-1 200 Winston-Salem, N.C./East Forsyth HS/Palmetto Prep 14 Daeshawn Stephens R-Jr. WR 6-2 220 Durham, N.C./Hillside HS/N.C. State Univ. 15 Ryan McDaniel Jr. WR 6-4 215 Sugar Land, Texas/Fort Bend Christian HS/Univ. of Tulsa -- Kendall Winston Fr. DB 5-10 170 Rocky Mount, N.C./Nash Central HS 16 Travon Wallace So. DB 6-0 190 Jacksonville, Fla./Atlantic Coast HS -- Travis Griffin So. QB 6-0 200 Rocky Mount, N.C./Nash Central HS 17 Matt Stevens R-Jr. LB 6-1 220 Charlotte, N.C./Hough HS/NC State 18 Marcus Martin Jr. DB 5-11 195 Miami, Fla./North Miami HS/Atlanta Sports Academy 19 Justin Nicholson R-So. DB 6-0 195 Concord, N.C./Concord HS 20 Shamar Baker Fr. DB 5-11 190 Conover, N.C./Mallard Creek HS 21 Matthew Leavelle Fr. LB 6-4 215 Williamston, N.C./Riverside HS 22 Bryan Mills Jr. DB 6-2 170 Palmdale, Calif./Quartz Hill HS/College of the Canyons 23 Manny Smith So. DB 6-0 195 Laurel Hill, N.C./Scotland HS 24 Ian Barnes So. DB 5-10 170 Atlanta, Ga./Sandy Creek HS 25 Isaiah Totten R-Jr. RB 5-10 200 Apex, N.C./Apex HS 26 Alejandro Hall So. DB 6-1 185 Duluth, Ga./Alpharetta HS 27 Daejon Weeks R-Sr. DB 5-11 195 Rahway, N.J./Rahway HS/Monroe College -- Tyson Dew Fr. RB 5-11 205 Clayton, N.C./Cleveland HS 28 Kawuan Cox Sr. DL 6-2 245 Summerville, S.C./Summerville HS 29 Stephen Stokes Sr. DB 5-11 170 Baltimore, Md./Parkville HS 30 Romeo Stancil So. DB 6-1 175 Clayton, N.C./Clayton HS 31 Brandon Codrington Fr. DB 5-9 170 Raleigh, N.C./Broughton HS 32 Jordan Freeman R-Jr. RB 5-9 195 Charlotte, N.C./Garinger HS 33 Branden Bailey Jr. LB 6-0 245 Deerfield Beach, Fla./Deerfield Beach HS 34 Khalil Baker Fr. DB 6-0 185 Rural Hall, N.C./East Forsyth HS 35 Zach Simmons So. LB 6-0 220 Broward County, Fla./Deerfield Beach HS 36 Abdiel Richards Jr. DB 6-0 185 Wildwood, N.J./Wildwood HS/Bakersfield College 37 Myles Wallace Fr. RB 5-8 170 Waxhaw, N.C./Cuthbertson HS 38 Miles Cook Fr. DB 5-8 175 Willingboro, N.J./Holy Cross Acad./Jireh Prep -- Antonio Davis Fr. RB 6-0 220 Durham, N.C./Hillside HS 39 John Pecaro Sr. P 5-11 175 Boynton Beach, Fla./Atlantic HS/LA Pierce College 40 Patrick Connor R-So. LB 6-0 230 Greensboro, N.C./Dudley HS 41 Latrell “Mookie” Collier R-Fr. RB 5-10 185 Bluefield, W.Va./Bluefield HS/Marshall Univ. 42 Cyrus Stanback R-Sr. DL 6-2 295 Rockingham, N.C./Richmond Sr. HS/UNC Pembroke 43 Darius Royster R-Sr. DL 6-2 225 Chesapeake, Va./Deep Creek HS 44 Jerome Foster R-So. LB 6-1 205 Greenville, S.C./Greenville HS 45 Austin Parker R-Jr. LB 6-0 240 Jackson, Tenn./Central-Merry HS 46 Nicholas Witherspoon Fr. DL 6-3 205 Greensboro, N.C./Ben L. Smith HS 47 Khalid Blount R-Jr. DL 6-1 290 Washington, Pa./Washington HS/Duquesne Univ. 48 Arthur Randall R-Sr. DL 6-2 265 Oriental, N.C./Pamlico County HS/Glendale CC 49 Tyair Jackson-Smith Fr. DL 6-2 215 Raleigh, N.C./Broughton HS /Fort Union Military 50 Andrew Dale R-Jr. OL 6-2 285 Morehead City, N.C./West Carteret HS 51 Xavier Lanear Jr. LS 5-10 275 Charlotte, N.C./Independence HS 52 Carl Isaac R-So. DL 6-2 290 Rockingham, N.C./Richmond Sr. HS 53 Noah Rainbow-Douglas R-Jr. LB 6-1 235 Jenkinton, Pa./Father Judge HS/Lock Haven Univ. 54 Michael Reid Fr. LB 6-2 210 Goldsboro, N.C./Rosewood HS 55 Robert Mitchell Jr. OL 6-4 310 Millsboro, Del./Cape Henlopen HS/Lackawanna College 56 Jessie Urbina R-Fr. OL 6-2 320 Jacksonville, Fla./Trinity Christian Academy 57 DaShaun Holloway R-Jr. DL 5-11 240 Waldorf, Md./St. Charles HS 58 Corey Bullock Fr. OL 6-4 290 Accokeek, Md./Gwynn Park HS 59 Kam Moser R-Fr. OL 6-5 260 Charlotte, N.C./Phillip O. Berry Acad. 60 Damani Bowden So. DL 6-2 260 Fayetteville, N.C./Westover HS 61 Alex Harper Fr. LS 6-0 250 Goldsboro, N.C./Rosewood HS 62 Taelor Davis-Robusky R-So. OL 6-0 250 East Spencer, N.C./North Rowan HS 64 Camaury Jones Fr. OL 6-4 295 Winston-Salem, N.C./Reagan HS 65 Zion Barringer Fr. OL 6-0 250 Shelby, N.C./Crest HS 66 Micah Speed Fr. OL 5-11 250 Wake Forest, N.C./Wake Forest HS 67 Brooklyn McNair So. LB 6-0 240 Upper Marlboro, Md./Frederick Douglass HS 69 Cameron Brewington R-So. OL 6-3 305 Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg HS 70 Chris Escalera Fr. OL 6-2 310 Lexington, N.C./North Davidson HS 71 Malik Riddick-Reynolds Jr. OL 6-6 360 Sanford, N.C./North Moore HS 72 Khiry Stubbs Fr. OL 6-4 310 Hialeah, Fla./American Heritage HS 73 Ricky Lee So. OL 6-6 280 Jacksonville, Fla./Robert E. Lee HS 75 Devin Jordan R-Fr. OL 6-4 320 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Dillard HS/Univ. of Akron 77 Michael Cartwright Fr. OL 6-5 330 Nassau, Bahamas/Champagnat Catholic HS 78 Josh Varona R-Jr. OL 6-5 320 Pompano Beach, Fla./Coconut Creek HS 79 Somadina Okezie-Okeke R-So. OL 6-2 315 Woodstock, Ga./River Ridge HS 80 Darrius Buchanan Fr. TE 6-2 225 Washington, D.C./Roosevelt HS 81 Tyler Barnes So. WR 6-4 220 Charlotte, N.C./West Mecklenburg HS 82 Debreyn Belfield Fr. WR 6-1 185 Raleigh, N.C./Broughton HS 83 Barry Campbell R-So. WR 6-3 190 Laurinburg, N.C./Scotland HS 84 Zach Kellum R-So. TE 6-3 245 Winston-Salem, N.C./East Forsyth HS 85 Nyjel Manuel Jr. WR 6-1 175 Fayetteville, N.C./Seventy-First HS 86 Warner Tynez So. WR 5-8 165 Ridgely, Md./North Caroline HS 87 Aaron Gilbert R-So. TE 6-5 270 Upper Marlboro, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti HS 88 Xavier Crandall R-Sr. TE 6-4 235 Landover, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt HS/Lackawanna 89 Adrian Olivo Fr. PK 5-10 160 Plant City, Fla./Armwood HS 90 Marcel Bell So. DL 6-3 230 Lake City, Fla./Columbia HS 91 Jessie Malit R-So. DL 6-3 235 Concord, N.C./Cox Mill HS/NC State Univ. 92 Chidi Okonya R-Jr. DL 6-6 245 Riverdale, Ga./Riverdale HS/Duke Univ. 93 Deontrae Brown Fr. DL 6-6 210 Durham, N.C./Hillside HS 94 Quantez Mansfield Fr. DL 6-2 290 Greensboro, N.C./Southeast Guilford HS 95 Chandler Hammett Fr. DL 6-2 250 Conyers, Ga./Heritage HS 96 Ricky Williams Fr. DL 6-4 230 Miami, Fla./Blake HS/Jireh Prep 97 Easton Senior So. DT 6-3 290 Durham, N.C./Southern Durham HS 98 Miles Turmon Jr. DL 6-0 280 Easley, S.C./Daniel HS 99 Chuck Manning So. DL 6-3 265 Durham, N.C./Riverside HS

Coaching Staff: Trei Oliver, Head Coach Juan Navarro, Associate Head Coach, Recruiting Coordinator/Defensive Line Moses Ware, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Lonnie Teasley, Offensive Line Dovonte Edwards, Defensive Backs Ty Greenwood, Cornerbacks Payton McCollum, Wide Receivers Antonio King, Running Backs Darius Dobson, Offensive Assistant Jalen Reedus, Defensive Assistant Donald Manley, Offensive Line Assistant Travis Taylor, Director of Football Operations The Automated ScoreBook N.C. Central Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 02, 2019) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Sep 02, 2018 vs Prairie View A&M L 24-40 10274 All games 5-6 3-2 2-3 0-1 Sep 08, 2018 ST. AUGUSTINE'S W 51-14 6142 Conference 3-4 1-2 2-2 0-0 Sep 22, 2018 at Duke L 13-55 25132 Non-Conference 2-2 2-0 0-1 0-1 * Sep 29, 2018 FLORIDA A&M L 14-55 8451 * Oct 06, 2018 HOWARD W 40-35 6702 Team Statistics NCCU OPP * Oct 20, 2018 at Norfolk State W 36-6 13186 FIRST DOWNS 190 236 * Oct 27, 2018 at Delaware State L 13-28 1466 R u s h i n g 92 113 Nov 03, 2018 EDWARD WATERS W 52-12 11968 P a s s i n g 7 4 9 8 * Nov 08, 2018 at Bethune-Cookman L 25-28 3145 P e n a l t y 24 25 * Nov 17, 2018 #12 N.C. A&T L 0-45 11055 RUSHING YARDAGE 1856 2196 * Nov 24, 2018 at S.C. State W 21-17 3996 Rushing Attempts 392 456 Average Per Rush 4.7 4.8 Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Average Per Game 168.7 199.6 TOTTEN,Isaiah 11-8 139 829 61 768 5.5 7 59 69.8 TDs Rushing 19 18 CALDWELL,Chauncey 7 - 4 67 408 84 324 4.8 3 30 46.3 PASSING YARDAGE 1970 2383 WATSON,Tyquan 11-2 69 275 19 256 3.7 5 31 23.3 C o m p - A t t - I n t 176-352-3 182-323-6 SHOFFNER,Dominique 6 - 0 33 155 27 128 3.9 0 20 21.3 Average Per Pass 5.6 7.4 POWELL,Mashion 4 - 0 17 123 1 122 7.2 1 21 30.5 Average Per Catch 11.2 13.1 FREEMAN,Jordan 2 - 0 17 114 9 105 6.2 1 61 52.5 Average Per Game 179.1 216.6 RAMADAN,Naiil 9 - 7 32 117 71 46 1.4 1 19 5.1 TDs Passing 16 24 CURRIE-ELLIOTT,Jama 1 - 1 7 38 0 38 5.4 1 22 38.0 TOTAL OFFENSE 3826 4579 HICKS,E.J. 10-5 3 34 2 32 10.7 0 28 3.2 Average Per Play 5.1 5.9 CONNOR,Patrick 11-0 1 24 0 24 24.0 0 24 2.2 Average Per Game 347.8 416.3 DeLUCCA,Jonathan 11-0 1 18 0 18 18.0 0 18 1.6 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 42-799 44-1031 McDANIEL,Ryan 11-1 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.5 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 24-175 19-120 Total 11 392 2141 285 1856 4.7 19 61 168.7 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-55 3-35 Opponents 11 456 2534 338 2196 4.8 18 76 199.6 FUMBLES-LOST 11-7 23-10 PENALTIES-Yards 94-914 95-944 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g PUNTS-AVG 82-33.3 63-38.4 RAMADAN,Naiil 9 - 7 92.85 76-159-2 47.8 704 5 36 78.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 : 4 5 3 2 : 3 6 CALDWELL,Chauncey 7 - 4 126.34 73-138-1 52.9 916 8 93 130.9 3RD-DOWN Conversions 41/163 42/149 SHOFFNER,Dominique 6 - 0 122.78 27-54-0 50.0 350 3 55 58.3 4TH-DOWN Conversions 11/18 10/27 TEAM 7 - 0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 11 110.31 176-352-3 50.0 1970 16 93 179.1 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Opponents 11 139.12 182-323-6 56.3 2383 24 55 216.6 REYNOLDS,Davanta 2 0 0.0 0 0 SHERRILL,Anthony 1 38 38.0 1 38 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g TAYLOR,Jaquell 1 0 0.0 0 0 MARTIN,Nique 10-5 32 365 11.4 2 40 36.5 MARTIN,Marcus 1 0 0.0 0 0 HICKS,E.J. 10-5 27 229 8.5 2 22 22.9 CONNOR,Patrick 1 17 17.0 0 17 TOTTEN,Isaiah 11-8 19 105 5.5 0 20 9.5 BARNES,Tyler 11-4 18 203 11.3 1 48 18.5 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk McKOY,Xavier 11-8 16 209 13.1 1 38 19.0 PECARO,John 55 1833 33.3 55 1 15 8 2 2 STEPHENS,Daeshawn 10-9 15 167 11.1 2 35 16.7 DeLUCCA,Jonathan 24 894 37.2 55 02631 McLEOD,Sherman 9 - 8 9 213 23.7 3 93 23.7 TEAM 3 0 0.0 000000 McDANIEL,Ryan 11-1 9 160 17.8 1 55 14.5 WATSON,Tyquan 11-2 8 101 12.6 1 41 9.2 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg FREEMAN,Jordan 2 - 0 5 30 6.0 1 13 15.0 HICKS,E.J. 16 128 8.0 0 25 RICHARDSON,Sonnie 1 - 0 4 79 19.8 1 51 79.0 MARTIN,Nique 4 -3 -0.8 0 1 McCOY,Josh 7 - 3 4 29 7.2 0 10 4.1 ANYANWU,Randy 1 39 39.0 0 0 SHARP,Brandon 1 - 0 3 38 12.7 1 31 38.0 RICHARDSON,Sonnie 1 12 12.0 0 12 KENNEDY,Chance 10-0 3 3 1.0 0 2 0.3 EVANS,De'Mario 1 0 0.0 0 0 CURRIE-ELLIOTT,Jama 1 - 1 2 24 12.0 0 16 24.0 MARTIN,Marcus 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 Total 11 176 1970 11.2 16 93 179.1 Total 24 175 7.3 0 25 Opponents 11 182 2383 13.1 24 55 216.6 Opponents 19 120 6.3 1 22

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg LIPPY,Adam 11-12 91.7 0-0 5-5 4-5 2-2 0-0 42 1 WATSON,Tyquan 15 331 22.1 0 35 DeLUCCA,Jonathan 1-3 33.3 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-2 0-0 37 2 EVANS,De'Mario 14 253 18.1 0 23 KENNEDY,Chance 4 89 22.2 0 27 PAT FREEMAN,Jordan 3 39 13.0 0 20 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts MARTIN,Nique 2 40 20.0 0 22 LIPPY,Adam - 11-12 30-34 - - - - - 63 HICKS,E.J. 1 15 15.0 0 15 TOTTEN,Isaiah 7 ------42 McCOY,Josh 1 9 9.0 0 9 WATSON,Tyquan 6 ------36 POWELL,Mashion 1 23 23.0 0 23 McLEOD,Sherman 3 ------18 BARNES,Tyler 1 0 0.0 0 0 CALDWELL,Chauncey 3 - - - - 0-1 - - 18 Total 42 799 19.0 0 35 HICKS,E.J. 2 ------12 Opponents 44 1031 23.4 1 100 STEPHENS,Daeshawn 2 ------12 MARTIN,Nique 2 ------12 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g FREEMAN,Jordan 2 ------12 TOTTEN,Isaiah 11 768 105 0 0 0 873 79.4 POWELL,Mashion 1 ------6 WATSON,Tyqua 11 256 101 0 331 0 688 62.5 SHERRILL,Anthony 1 ------6 HICKS,E.J. 10 32 229 128 15 0 404 40.4 CURRIE-ELLIOTT,Jama 1 ------6 MARTIN,Nique 10 0 365 -3 40 0 402 40.2 McRAE,Jordan 1 ------6 CALDWELL,Cha 7 324 000032446.3 SHARP,Brandon 1 ------6 Total 11 1856 1970 175 799 55 4855 441.4 RICHARDSON,Sonnie 1 ------6 Opponents 11 2196 2383 120 1031 35 5765 524.1 Total 37 12-15 31-35 - - 0-2 - - 289 Opponents 44 10-15 37-41 0-1 - 0-2 1 1 335 Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g CALDWELL Chauncey 7 205 324 916 1240 177 1 The Automated ScoreBook N.C. Central Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Jan 02, 2019) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 22 REYNOLDS,Davanta 11-11 44 39 83 8.5-31 1.0-5 2-0 2 3 1-0 . . . 49 KIAKU,King 11-11 28 33 61 4.5-23 2.0-19 . 3 . 3-0 1 . . 43 ROYSTER,Darius 11-9 39 19 58 17.0-70 5.0-36 . . 1 . 4 1 . 33 BAILEY,Branden 9-9 24 27 51 6.5-18 1.0-7 . 2 1 . 2 . . 42 SHERRILL,Anthony 11-11 27 20 47 3.0-2 . 1-38 6 1 . 1 . . 27 TAYLOR,Jaquell 11-11 26 17 43 1.0-7 . 1-0 1 . 1-0 1 1 . 44 FOSTER,Jerome 10-1 16 17 33 0.5-1 0.5-0 . . 1 . . . . 4 ANYANWU,Randy 9-9 18 14 32 9.0-25 2.0-11 . 1 . . 2 2 . 8 EVANS,De'Mario 11-11 24 8 32 . . . 4 . . . . . 18 MARTIN,Marcus 11-7 22 9 31 . . 1-0 5 . . 1 . . 10 FAIR,Deonta 9-1 18 12 30 1.0-2 ...... 52 ISAAC,Carl 11-7 16 14 30 5.5-8 . . 1 . . . . . 7 COX,Kawuan 9-9 17 9 26 6.5-36 4.5-28 . . 2 . 1 . . 34 STEVENS,Matt 9-0 11 13 24 1.5-3 . . . 1 . 1 . . 21 SMITH,Daryl 10-0 14 9 23 0.5-1 . . 2 1 . . . . 11 DUNCAN,Aaron 11-2 16 6 22 . . . 1 . 1-0 . . . 98 TURMON,Miles 11-2 7 10 17 3.5-9 1.0-4 . . 2 1-0 . . . 9 McRAE,Jordan 7-0 6 9 15 1.0-4 . . 1 . 1-55 . . . 47 BLOUNT,Khalid 11-5 4 10 14 ...... 40 CONNOR,Patrick 11-0 9 5 14 3.0-11 1.0-7 1-17 . . 1-12 . . . 20 JOHNSON,Jamarcus 10-2 7 5 12 . . . 2 . . 1 . . 99 MANNING,Chuck 11-2 6 5 11 5.0-23 1.5-12 . 1 . . 1 . . 38 WEEKS,Daejon 6-0 5 4 9 ...... 1 . . 31 McCARTER,Jarrett 7-0 1 8 9 2.0-9 0.5-5 . . 1 . . . . 46 LOFTIES,Tavon 3-0 5 4 9 2.0-12 2.0-12 ...... 95 HEINSEN,Wilhelm 10-1 4 3 7 3.0-10 1.0-5 . . 2 1-0 . . . 85 McDANIEL,Ryan 11-1 3 3 6 ...... 37 STOKES,Stephen 10-0 3 2 5 . . . 1 . . . . . 17 ROBINSON,Mike 7-0 4 1 5 . . . 1 . . 1 . . 29 SCHLECKER,Erik 11-0 4 . 4 ...... 32 DeLUCCA,Jonathan 11-0 3 1 4 ...... 38 McCAIN,Kalen 1-0 1 2 3 0.5-2 ...... 30 STANCIL,Romeo 3-0 2 . 2 ...... 53 RAINBOW-DOUGLAS 1-0 2 . 2 ...... 97 SENIOR,Easton 2-0 2 . 2 ...... 39 PECARO,John 11-0 . 1 1 ...... 35 SIMMONS,Zach 4-0 . 1 1 ...... 87 McLEOD,Sherman 9-8 1 . 1 ...... 24 WATSON,Tyquan 11-2 1 . 1 ...... 81 BARNES,Tyler 11-4 1 . 1 ...... 28 FREEMAN,Jordan 2-0 1 . 1 ...... 72 BARRINGTON,Jaylin 10-6 1 . 1 ...... 73 LEE,Ricky 11-11 1 . 1 ...... 12 NELSON,Marquise 3-0 1 . 1 ...... 57 WALLACE,Travon 3-0 1 . 1 ...... 88 CRANDALL,Xavier 11-0 . 1 1 ...... 36 SMITH,Manny 2-0 1 . 1 ...... 93 PERKINS,Cam'Ron 6-0 1 . 1 ...... 92 HART,Stephon 4-0 . 1 1 ...... 6 STEPHENS,Daeshawn 10-9 1 . 1 ...... Total 11 449 342 791 85-307 24-162 6-55 34 16 10-67 18 4 . Opponents 11 382 366 748 82-300 20-132 3-35 54 19 7--1 9 7 1