2019 GSU FB Covers.indd 1 6/28/19 10:44 AM 2019 GSU FB Covers.indd 2 6/28/19 10:44 AM 2019 SCHEDULE Date Opponent...... Time Aug. 31 at Tennessee...... ESPNU...... 3:30 p.m. Sept. 7 FURMAN...... ESPN3...... 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at Western Michigan...... ESPN+...... 7 p.m. Sept. 21 at Texas State...... TBA Oct. 5 ARKANSAS STATE (Homecoming)...... TBA Oct. 12 at Coastal Carolina...... TBA Oct. 19 ARMY...... TBA Oct. 26 TROY...... TBA Nov. 9 at ULM...... TBA Nov. 16 APPALACHIAN STATE...... TBA Nov. 23 SOUTH ALABAMA...... TBA Nov. 30 at Georgia Southern...... TBA 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity MEDIAINFORMATION

GEORGIA STATE SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS Location: Mail: Deliveries: Georgia State Stadium P.O. Box 3975 Georgia State Athletics 755 Hank Aaron Drive Atlanta, GA 30302-3975 76 Bill Lucas Drive Atlanta, GA 30315 Atlanta, GA 30315

CREDENTIALS Please make credential requests for Georgia State football games in writing (email preferred) to Allison George ([email protected]).

GEORGIA STATE STADIUM ALLISON GEORGE MIKE HOLMES The press box at Georgia State Stadium is located in the same area as the baseball Asst. AD - Communications Assoc. AD - Communications press box at the former Turner Field. The media entrance is Gate 3, near the corner Primary Football Contact Secondary Football Contact of Bill Lucas Drive and Pollard Blvd. Media parking is available in the Purple Lot O: 404-413-4032 O: 404-413-4033 (parking pass required) on Bill Lucas Drive. C: 678-595-7728 C: 404-259-9716 [email protected] [email protected] MEDIA INTERVIEWS Requests for interviews with head coach Shawn Elliott or any GSU student-athletes or staff members should be directed to Allison George. Georgia State practices, which are scheduled for mornings at Georgia State Stadium, are closed to the media. Video and photography opportunities are available during the first 15 minutes. Elliott and GSU players can be available following practice on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings upon request. Telephone interviews are available upon request. In addition, Elliott is available on the Sun Belt weekly teleconference on Mondays. VIDEO FOOTAGE Game highlights and post-game interviews from selected games will be available via WILL OWENS DAVE COHEN the Georgia State Athletics FTP site. Contact Allison George for log-in credentials. Digital Media Coordinator Broadcast Coordinator O: 404-413-4031 Voice of the Panthers SUN BELT WEEKLY COACHES’ TELECONFERENCE C: 470-528-3798 O: 404-413-134 The Sun Belt Conference coaches will be available on a weekly media teleconference [email protected] C: 404-358-8411 each Monday during the season, beginning Aug. 27. The schedule for the coaches will [email protected] be finalized in August. GENERAL INFORMATION To participate, media should contact John McElwain at the Sun Belt Conference for the phone number and password: Full Name Georgia State University Location Atlanta, Ga. [email protected] / C: 504.234.5434 Founded 1913 Enrollment 52,000 Nickname Panthers GEORGIA STATE ON THE RADIO Colors Blue & White As part of an exclusive broadcast partnership between Entercom and Georgia State Affiliation NCAA Division I FBS Athletics, the home for Georgia State football is 92.9 THE GAME (WZGC-FM) and Conference Sun Belt Conference News & Talk 1380 (WAOK-AM) in Atlanta. Venue “Pete” Petit Field at Georgia State Stadium Football games will air on 92.9 THE GAME. News & Talk 1380 (WAOK-AM), the Capacity / Surface 25,000 / FieldTurf team’s ancillary broadcast outlet, will provide game coverage of select matchups. First Season 2017 Additional stations, including Georgia State’s WRAS-FM 88.5, will be added to the President Mark P. Becker network. Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb Play-by-play announcer Dave Cohen returns for his 37th year as the Voice of the Athletics Phone 404-413-4000 Panthers, and the broadcast team also includes former NFL player Harper LeBel Mailing Address P.O. Box 3975 and long-time Atlanta announcer Sam Crenshaw. Atlanta, GA, 30302-3975 All games can also be heard on GeorgiaStateSports.com and the GSU mobile app. Website GeorgiaStateSports.com

TEAM INFORMATION First Season of Football / FBS 2010 / 2013 All-Time Record 29-77 (9 years) Bowl Record (Last) 1-1 (2017) 2018 Record 2-10, 1-7 Sun Belt (E-5th)

2 GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity STAFFDIRECTORY

SHAWN ELLIOTT NATE FUQUA BRAD GLENN Georgia State Head Coach Defensive Coordinator/ Offensive Coordinator/ 3rd Season at GSU Outside Linebackers Quarterbacks 404-413-4120 3rd Season at GSU 1st Season at GSU Email: [email protected] Phone: 404-413-4120 Phone: 404-413-4120 @CoachSElliott Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] @OLBeastCoach03 @Coachbg_qb Alma Mater: Appalachian State, 1996 THOMAS AUSTIN CHRIS COLLINS Record at GSU: 9-15 (3rd season) Offensive Line Safeties/Recruiting Coordinator Overall Record: 10-20 (4th season) 1st Season at GSU 3rd Season at GSU GSU FOOTBALL OFFICE Phone: 404-413-4120 Phone: 404-413-4120 Phone: 404-413-4120 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Fax: 404-413-4115 @TAustin1114 @CoachC_Collins Address: Georgia State Stadium 755 Hank Aaron Drive TRENT McKNIGHT TRAVIAN ROBERTSON Atlanta, GA 30315 Receivers Defensive Line FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF 3rd Season at GSU 1st Season at GSU Phone: 404-413-4120 Phone: 404-413-4120 Matt Axelrod Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Football Video Coordinator 404-413-4122 • [email protected] @CoachTMcKnight @ROBERTSON_9TWO Susan Edwards Administrative Assistant AAIRON SAVAGE JIMMY SMITH 404-413-4120 • [email protected] Cornerbacks Running Backs John Sisk 1st Season at GSU 1st Season at GSU Head Strength Coach Phone: 404-413-4120 Phone: 404-413-4120 404-413-4029 • [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Bob Murphy @CoachSavage2 @headbcg AssociateD A - Sports Medicine & Nutrition 404-413-4039 • [email protected] Mark LeGree JOSH STEPP SHIEL WOOD High School Relations Recruiting Coordinator Tight Ends Inside Linebackers/ 404-413-4120 • [email protected] 3rd Season at GSU Special Teams Coordinator Nate Simon Phone: 404-413-4120 1st Season at GSU Equipment Manager Email: [email protected] Phone: 404-413-4120 404-413-4120 • [email protected] @Coach_Stepp Email: [email protected] Ginny Thompson @ShielWood Director of Recruiting & Player Personnel 404-413-4003 • [email protected] Steve Wojcikowski WHAT’S INSIDE AssistantD A - Football Operations 2019 Schedule...... 1 Football Support Staff...... 42 404-413-4012 • [email protected] Football Staff Directory...... 3 Player Profiles...... 46 GSU Football Timeline...... 4 2018 Statistics...... 80 Georgia State Stadium...... 6 2018 Season Review...... 88 Football Operations Suite...... 8 Team Records...... 96 Georgia State University...... 10 Individual Records...... 98 Campus Housing...... 12 Single-Game Highs...... 100 GSU Campus...... 13 Career Leaders...... 102 Atlanta...... 14 Season Leaders...... 104 Academics...... 16 Longest Plays...... 106 Sun Belt Conference...... 17 GSU Football Firsts...... 107 President...... 18 All-Americans...... 108 Director of Athletics...... 19 All-Conference...... 110 2019 Season Preview...... 20 Bowl Games...... 111 FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK Pronunciation Guide...... 23 Year-by-Year Results...... 112 Georgia State University Athletics Rosters...... 24 Series Records...... 115 Head Coach Shawn Elliott...... 28 Letterwinners...... 117 Georgia State Football Assistant Coaches...... 32 Pro Players...... 118 FOLLOW ON TWITTER COVER DESIGN: Summit Athletic Media. Braverman; Christoper Dunn; Tony Gonzales/Oakland PHOTOGRAPHY: Oakey Agency, Randy Wilson Raiders; Atlanta Falcons; Washington Redskins;; New GeorgiaStateFB | GSUPanthers Photography, Jason Getz, Ben Ennis, John Minihan, Paul England Patriots/David Silverman; New Orleans Saints; Abell/Abell Images; Todd Drexler/Sideline Sports; Meg Miami Dolphins; Los Angeles Chargers; Philadelphia FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM Buscema/Georgia State University Relations; Steve Eagles; British Columbia Lions; Calgary Stampeders, GSU_Football | GSUPanthers Thackston/Georgia State University Relations; Jason Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts.

GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 3 INAUGURALGAME Sept. 2, 2010: Georgia State 41, Shorter 7

FOOTBALL TIMELINE Nov. 2006: Football Feasibility Aug. 11, 2009: First team of 71 Study completed. players reported to campus. April 15, 2007: Former NFL Aug. 14, 2009: First football head coach Dan Reeves named practice at NFL YET facility. Football Consultant. Sept. 2, 2009: Inaugural April 17, 2008: Georgia State scheduled was announced. University officially announces Fall 2009: First team conducted its will start an NCAA Division I 60 practices at three sites: NFL football program. YET, Lakewood Stadium and June 12, 2008: Bill Curry Georgia Dome. introduced as Georgia State’s March 23, 2010: First spring first head football coach. practice began. Sept. 2, 2010: INAUGURAL Aug. 2008: First six assistant GAME - Georgia State 41, March 27, 2010 First workout coaches hired: John Bond, John Shorter 7, before 30,237 fans on new fields at GSU Practice Thompson, George Pugh, Anthony at Georgia Dome. Complex at 188 MLK. Midget, Chris Ward, Mike Riddle. April 19, 2010: Over 3,000 fans Nov. 19, 2010: First game vs. FBS Oct. 15, 2008: First tryout at watch GSU’s inaugural Spring opponent at defending national Hallford Stadium. Scrimmage at Georgia Dome. champion Alabama. Nov. 20, 2008: Ground-breaking Aug. 3, 2010: Inaugural team Dec. 23, 2010: PK Iain Vance for practice facility at 188 MLK. reports for preseason. recognized as GSU’s first Jan. 4, 2009: First scholarship Aug. 4, 2010: First practice of All-American by the Sports football student-athlete, Mark inaugural season. Network. Hogan, enrolled at GSU. Aug. 23, 2010: Before ever Aug. 2011: Panthers move into Feb. 4, 2009: Georgia State playing a game, Georgia State GSU Practice Complex. signed its first recruiting class. football is featured on the cover 2011 Season: Georgia State of ESPN the Magazine. plays as FCS Independent.

4 FIRSTBOWLVICTORY

Dec. 16, 2017: AutoNation Cure Bowl Georgia State 27, Western Kentucky 17

April 9, 2012: Georgia State Dec. 3, 2012: Trent Miles Aug. 27, 2014: Georgia State Jan. 5, 2017: Georgia State announces move to FBS, accepts is introduced as Georgia defeats Abilene Christian 38-37 University finalizes acquisition of invitation to join the Sun Belt State’s second head coach. for first win as an FBS program. former Turner Field property. Conference on July 1, 2013. July 1, 2013: Georgia State Sept. 12, 2015: Georgia State Aug. 31, 2017: Georgia State April 21, 2012: Christo Bilukidi officially returns to the Sun Belt wins 34-32 at New Mexico State hosts Tennessee State before is first Panther drafted by NFL Conference. for first Sun Belt Conference win. 24,333 fans in the first game at (Oakland Raiders, 6th Round). Georgia State Stadium. Aug. 30, 2013: GSU plays its Dec. 19, 2015: Georgia State 2012 Season: GSU begins first game as an FBS program. vs. plays in its first bowl game, the Dec. 15, 2017: Panthers defeat FBS transition and plays its Samford. AutoNation Cure Bowl vs. San Western Kentucky 27-17 in the only season of CAA Football. Jose State in Orlando, Fla. AutoNation Cure Bowl for their Oct. 12, 2013: Panthers play first bowl game victory and Sept. 10, 2012: Christo inaugural Sun Belt Conference Nov. 19, 2016: Panthers defeat school-record seventh win. Bilukidi is first GSU football game. vs. Troy at Georgia Dome. Georgia Southern 30-24 in their alumnus to play in NFL final game at Georgia Dome. Spring 2019: Football 2014 Season: After completing regular-season game. Operations Suite at Georgia State two-year transition, Georgia State Dec. 9, 2016: Shawn Elliott Stadium is completed. Nov. 10, 2012: First head is full FBS member and eligible for introduced as Georgia State’s coach Bill Curry coaches his postseason bowl games. third head coach. final game at Maine. Aug. 31, 2017: Georgia State hosts Tennessee State before 24,333 fans in the first game at “Pete”Petit Field at Georgia State Stadium.

Dec. 9, 2016: Shawn Elliott named head coach

5 “PETE” PETIT FIELD at GEORGIA STATE STADIUM

6 Georgia State Stadium was originally constructed as the 85,000-seat Centennial Olympic Stadium and used for the 1996 THE 2017 SEASON marked the inaugural year of “Pete” Petit Field Centennial Olympic Games, including the at Georgia State Stadium, the former Turner Field and venue for Major Opening and Closing Ceremonies and the track League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves that has been converted into the home and field competition. Ground was broken on of Panther football. the stadium on July 10, 1993.

Georgia State Stadium features 25,000 seats for football and a FieldTurf Following the Olympic Games, much of the playing surface. The conversion process incorporated the existing north end of the stadium was removed in the seating areas on the north, west and south sides of the stadium with a conversion to the 49,000-seat baseball park new grandstand constructed on the east side, formerly the outfield. that served as the home of the Atlanta Braves from 1997 through 2016. As the Panthers enter their third season at Georgia State Stadium in 2019, the program has moved into the new Football Operations Suite at The first baseball game at Turner Field was the stadium, which houses all football functions, including weight room, played on April 4, 1997 as the Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs 5-4. The stadium hosted the meetings rooms, coaches’ offices, athletic training room and equipment National League Division Series a total of 11 room. times (1997–2005, 2010, 2013) and the NL Championship Series four times (1997–1999, 2001), as well as one World Series (1999), one NL Wild Card Game (2012, the first in baseball history), and the 2000 MLB All-Star Game.

The Braves played their final game at Turner Field, a 1-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers, on Oct. 2, 2016. In November 2016, the Board of Regents approved Georgia State University’s purchase of 38 acres of the 68-acre site for $22.8 million, and the conversion process began in early 2017.

7 GEORGIA STATE STADIUM

THE PANTHERS’ LOCKER ROOM at Georgia State Stadium covers nearly 7,500 square feet. It is 55 yards long and 15 yards wide. It also features: * 115 lockers and 19 televisions * Custom Panther logo stitched into the carpet * Hydration area * Center-lit helmet cabinet in each locker, along with power, USB connections and ventilation system to dry gear.

8 OPERATIONSSUITE

With the opening of the Football Operations Suite, the football program is completely housed at Georgia State Stadium. The new facilities feature the team’s strength and conditioning center as well as the team and position meeting rooms, coaches’ offices, athletic training room and equipment room, all in one convenient location.

9 GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Georgia State University is an enterprising urban public research institution centered in the historic, cultural and financial hub of downtown Atlanta. With seven campuses throughout metro Atlanta, the university provides more than 52,000 students with unsurpassed connections to the city’s business, government, nonprofit and cultural organizations. Georgia State’s Atlanta Campus offers more than 250 undergraduate programs and graduate degree programs in 100 fields of study while its five community campuses provide more than 30 associate degree pathways to more freshmen than another college or university in the state.

Ranked as the number two MOST INNOVATIVE INSTITUTION IN THE NATION, Georgia State is on the move and on the rise. Few institutions have come so far, so fast.

FOUNDED IN 1913, Georgia non-profit institutions in graduating State is the largest institution in African-American students. the University System of Georgia Dedicated to ensuring its students’ with more than 52,000 students, representing every county in Georgia success through graduation and and every state in the U.S. as well as beyond, Georgia State provides a rich 170 countries. co-curricular experience with award- winning housing, hundreds The University is a widely recognized of student organizations national leader in the introduction of and one of the most diverse innovative programs and initiatives student bodies in the country. to foster student success. Georgia Students, faculty and alumni State leads the nation in eliminating enjoy a unique campus disparities in graduation rates based personality and culture based on race, ethnicity or income, and as on ambition, hard work, one of the most diverse universities in dedication and perseverance. America, is first in the nation among

10 GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY PANTHER FACTS

Students from EVERY COUNTY in Georgia, EVERY STATE in the nation and Georgia State is the NO. 2 MOST INNOVATIVE and 170 COUNTRIES NO. 10 MOST ETHNICALLY DIVERSE UNIVERSITY in the nation. – U.S. News & World Report BY THE NUMBERS

DEGREE programs in FIELDS 250 100 of study 22% 52,000+ STUDENTS POINT Georgia State’s INCREASE Asian 14% $ annual ECONOMIC in 2. 5 Billion impact on metro Atlanta Georgia Black 39% State’s Hispanic 11% GRADUATION Multiracial 7% GRAMMY AWARDS won by RATE White 25% the Georgia State School of over a 20 Music faculty and alumni 10-year Note: Because ethnicity is reported separately from race, period and because race is occasionally unreported, the sum of the percentages above may not equal 100%. BUILDINGS on Georgia State’s 68 Atlanta Campus AWARD-WINNING RESIDENCE HALLS

5,200 ΦΜ ΑΞΔ STUDENTS LIVING ON PATTON CAMPUS PIEDMONT NORTH HALL UNIVERSITY COMMONS THE LOFTS GREEK HOUSING GREEK PIEDMONT CENTRAL PIEDMONT GEORGIA STATE CAMPUS

LOCATED IN THE HEART of one of America’s great cities, the Georgia State University campus has a profound influence on the changing landscape of downtown Atlanta.

While the building blocks of the university will always be high-achieving students, world-class faculty and ground-breaking research, Georgia State boasts an ever- expanding and improving campus.

With new construction adjacent to historic structures and adaptive reuses, the Georgia State campus continues to grow hand in hand with downtown Atlanta.

12 CITY OF ATLANTA ON A CAMPUS WITHOUT BOUNDARIES, Atlanta is integral to Georgia State’s educational experience. Attending school downtown provides students with unparalleled access to internships and jobs. GSU students also can take advantage of the university’s easy access to Atlanta’s rich creative environment, diversity of cultures and lifestyles, and wide variety of indoor and outdoor activities,

13 CAMPUS HOUSING

SOME OF THE FINEST HOUSING FACILITIES in the nation are on the Georgia State campus. On-campus housing continues to grow, and more than 5,200 GSU students now live on campus with a variety of options — traditional dorms, apartment-style or loft living.

Georgia State’s nationally-recognized and award-winning on-campus housing provides students with opportunities to connect with the university community with educational, cultural, recreational and social programs.

The University Commons, opened in 2007, is a 4.2-acre complex of four buildings surrounding a landscaped courtyard. All units come with fully-equipped kitchens, furnished bedrooms and spacious living areas.

The fall of 2009 saw the opening of Patton Hall, which is suite-style for 325 residents and includes an on-site dining facility.

In 2010, GSU opened its first Greek housing, which consists of nine fraternities and sororities housed in three-story townhomes.

Opened in 2011, the Piedmont North Complex houses approximately 1,200 residents and offers a traditional residence hall lifestyle with all the amenities one would expect from a premier housing program, including a dining facility.

The University Lofts, opened in 2002, contain fully- furnished, loft-style apartments that blend urban style with modern features.

Opened in 2016 is Piedmont Central, is the newest facility and houses 1,152 students and a dining facility.

All residence halls feature a full range of amenities UNIVERSITY COMMONS including study and community lounge areas, laundry facilities, 24/7 security patrols, on-site or nearby parking and more. NO. 1 IN THE PIEDMONT CENTRAL NATION Georgia State University’s residence halls have been ranked No. 1 in the nation by Dormsplash.com.

UNIVERSITY LOFTS

PIEDMONT CENTRAL

PATTON HALL

GREEK HOUSING

15 ACADEMICSUCCESS

THE GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL TEAM continues to perform well in the classroom under head coach Shawn Elliott

In 2017, senior cornerback Chandon Sullivan, now a member of the Green Bay Packers, became the football program’s first CoSIDA Academic All- American®, earning first-team honors. TERRY Sullivan was also a National Football Foundation THOMAS Scholar-Athlete as one of 13 national finalists for CoSIDA Academic the 2017 William V. Campbell Trophy®, which is All-District® awarded to the top football scholar-athlete in the nation.

Offensive lineman Gabe Mobley, a 2018 senior, was a CoSIDA Academic All-District® selection, a recipient of the D1 FAR Excellence Award as well as a Sun Belt Conference Postgraduate Scholar- ship. He is now a third-year law student.

On this year’s team, senior defensive end Terry Thomas was a 2018 CoSIDA Academic All- CHANDON District® selection, one of Georgia State foot- SULLIVAN ball’s 11 Academic All-District® honorees in the program’s first nine seasons. CoSIDA Academic All-American® Campbell Trophy® Finalist More on Georgia State’s academic success: * Panther athletic teams have combined for a 3.0 grade-point average or higher (semester or cumulative) for 11 straight years. * A total of 25 student-athletes representing eight different sports have earned Academic All-America® honors since 2010, including 12 honorees in the last two years alone. * Georgia State has earned the Sun Belt Conference’s Institutional Graduation Award twice since returning to the league in 2013. * The football program achieved an all-time GABE high grade point average of 3.03 for the MOBLEY spring 2017 semester. D1 FAR Excellence Award CoSIDA Academic All-District® Sun Belt Conference Postgraduate Scholarship

16 SUN BELTCONFERENCE

With each passing season, the THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE continues to challenge itself, and its competitors, in all aspects of intercollegiate athletics. The youngest football conference in the Football Bowl Subdivision has shown that it can rise each and every season. And since the birth of the league as a FBS member in 2001, the evidence is clear that the conference is indeed rising above competitors and peer conferences.

At no time has league athletic success been more obvious than during the course of the last several football seasons. In recent years, Sun Belt members have participated in as many as six bowl games, a 50 percent increase in the league’s former high-water mark. The Sun Belt has earned due respect in the FBS over the last several The second edition of the Sun Belt Football years by consistently beating teams from peer conferences, winning bowl Championship Game will be played on Sautrday, Dec. 7. games and upsetting Power Five teams. The 2018 football season is direct 2019, and will air on ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2. The game will evidence of the Sun Belt’s success as the conference broke its record for feature the winners of the Sun Belt’s two divisions and will non-conference wins in a single season with 24 total wins. Additionally, take place at the home of the divisional champion with the the Sun Belt’s 21 regular season non-conference wins broke the record of best overall winning percentage in conference games. 19 that was set in 2013. The Sun Belt also had the best non-conference win percentage of any Group of Five Conference in 2018. East Division: West Division: The Sun Belt’s partnership with ESPN was revamped in 2018 and Appalachian State Arkansas State is the most significant and extensive multimedia rights agreement in Coastal Carolina Louisiana conference history. A minimum of 500 events a year will appear on an Georgia Southern ULM ESPN platform beginning in 2020, including every Sun Belt football, Georgia State South Alabama men’s basketball and women’s basketball game. Linear network football games at Sun Belt home venues have expanded to a minimum of 10 Troy Texas State games a year on a combination of ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, and Sun Belt Championship events appear on an ESPN platform. The Sun Belt annually awards nearly $70 million in student-athlete SUN BELT CONFERENCE BOWL LINEUP financial aid to more than 3,100 student-athletes while providing life College Football Playoff experiences such as team building, domestic and foreign travel, community Opportunity to select Sun Belt Champion for service, mentoring and recognition through honors and awards. one of six bowls or CFP semifinals The Sun Belt has nationally-respected programs in nearly every NCAA sport offering and remains a fixture on the national scene while R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl vs. CUSA remaining heavily involved in the conduct and competition of college Saturday, Dec. 21, 9 p.m. ET (ESPN) athletics, while also providing opportunities for success on many unique Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La. and different levels. Its newest mantra of “Rise Above” is just as applicable AutoNation Cure Bowl vs. AAC now as when it was founded as a home to some of the nation’s premier mid-major basketball programs. Saturday, Dec. 21, 2:30 p.m. ET (CBSSN) The Sun Belt’s commitment to academic excellence remains a Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Fla. league symbol. This past spring, 21 league programs were recognized Raycom Media Camellia Bowl vs. MAC for outstanding performance in the classroom, by earning NCAA Public Saturday, Dec. 21, 5:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) Recognition Awards for APR scores in the top 10 percent nationally. Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Ala. Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Louisiana, ULM, South Alabama, Texas State NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl vs. MW and Troy give the league 10 football members. Little Rock and UTA Tuesday, Dec. 31, 4:30 p.m. ET, compete as Sun Belt members in sports other than football. Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Ariz. The mix of members also gives the league vitality and diversity across the South. The mix of regions and cultures provides a rare opportunity Mobile Alabama Bowl vs. MAC for student-athletes to experience many environments, and the chance to Monday, Jan. 6, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN), experience that diversity without leaving their own campuses. Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Ala.

17 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity GSUPRESIDENT

MARK P. BECKER

SINCE BEGINNING HIS TENURE as Georgia State University’s seventh president in January 2009, President Mark P. Becker has pursued an ambitious vision for the future of the institution and has led it through an unparalleled period of growth and advancement.

eflecting his vision of the modern in the nation. In mandating the consoli- public research university, dation, the University System of Georgia Georgia State adopted a dynamic Board of Regents said it anticipated R10-year strategic plan that has fueled its Georgia State’s highly successful student emergence as one of the nation’s premier success initiatives would have a major urban research universities. Dr. Becker was impact on the performance of students at and assistant vice president of public health named one of America’s 10 most innovative GPC, a two-year college. preparedness and emergency response university presidents by Washington Dr. Becker’s passion for student success at the University of Minnesota. From Monthly in 2015, and in 2017 the Carnegie has been matched by his commitment 1989 to 2000, Dr. Becker was a professor Corporation of New York presented him to increasing multidisciplinary research in the University of Michigan’s School of with its Academic Leadership Award for and economic development through the Public Health, where he also was associate Georgia State’s achievements in “elimi- creation of new research centers. The dean for academic affairs. He has held nating disparities in graduation rates based Second Century and Next Generation academic appointments at the University on race, ethnicity and first-generation initiatives have focused on hiring teams of of Washington, the University of Florida status.” The university is ranked the second senior faculty members in areas of research and Cornell University. most innovative university in the country focus. This commitment has brought Trained as a statistician, Dr. Becker by U.S. News & World Report magazine. the university to new heights of research has had a distinguished career in biosta- As a first-generation college student accomplishment, reflected in university tistics and public health sciences. For who began his educational career at records for sponsored research funding. most of his professorial career he was a a community college, Dr. Becker is Dr. Becker has aggressively advanced member of the faculty in the Department personally and professionally committed the physical development of the univer- of Biostatistics at the University of to ensuring that students of all economic sity’s Atlanta campus, and Georgia State is Michigan, where he also held appoint- backgrounds succeed. The university is a widely acknowledged as a major catalyst ments in the Institute for Social Research widely recognized national leader in the in the revitalization of downtown Atlanta. and the Department of Statistics. He was introduction of innovative programs and The university has made major additions to made a Fellow of the American Statistical initiatives to foster student success. It leads campus housing and dining, research and Association and the American Associ- the nation in eliminating disparities in academic facilities, and intramural and ation for the Advancement of Science. Dr. graduation rates based on race, ethnicity athletics facilities. In 2010 the university Becker has been principal investigator on or income, and as one of the most diverse added football to its athletics program, research grants from the National Insti- universities in America, is first in the and in 2013 introduced sand volleyball tutes of Health and the National Science nation among non-profit institutions in and moved to the Sun Belt Conference to Foundation. He has published exten- graduating African-American students. advance into the Division I – Football Bowl sively in leading journals, and his doctoral The university has set records for Subdivision level of NCAA competition. students have gone on to successful careers enrollment, graduation rates and total With MLB’s Atlanta Braves’ decision to in leading higher education institutions graduates. Dr. Becker has placed a high vacate Turner Field in downtown Atlanta, and with multinational companies. priority on ensuring financial support he led the university’s acquisition and Throughout his career, Dr. Becker for students, and need- and merit-based renovation of the stadium that became the has served on boards and committees scholarship funds distributed by the home for Georgia State football in 2017. of civic, government and professional university have tripled since his arrival. Dr. Becker began a two-year term in 2017 organizations. Under his leadership, Georgia State has set as chair of the Sun Belt Conference Board Dr. Becker attended Harford (Md.) fundraising records. of Directors. Community College, earned his bachelor’s Georgia State’s consolidation with Prior to his appointment as president degree in mathematics from Towson State Georgia Perimeter College (GPC) in 2016 of Georgia State, Dr. Becker was executive University in 1980 and his doctor’s degree brought the university’s student enrollment vice president for academic affairs and in statistics from the Pennsylvania State to more than 50,000, making it the largest provost at the University of South Carolina University in 1985. He grew up in Havre de university in Georgia and one of the largest and dean of the School of Public Health Grace, Md., near Baltimore.

18 GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity ATHLETICDIRECTOR

CHARLIE COBB

CHARLIE COBB enters his enters his sixth year at the helm of the Georgia State Department of Athletics and 15th as a Division I athletics director, leading a transformation for the program throughout campus and the city of Atlanta.

obb was hired in August of 2014 to On the field, the Panthers have build a winning program “the right garnered unprecedented success as football way,” per President Mark Becker. earned its first-ever appearance in a bowl CSince his hire, multiple new facilities have game in 2015 and two years later won the opened, while student-athletes maintained AutoNation Cure Bowl in Orlando. Men’s above a 3.0 grade point average for the basketball pulled off a shocking upset in App State. The Mountaineers won three 11th-straight year, including a record 3.3 the NCAA Tournament in 2015 and then consecutive Football Championship GPA in spring 2017. Georgia State also earned back-to-back NCAA berths in 2018 Subdivision (FCS) national champion- received the Sun Belt’s Institutional Gradu- and 2019. Since rejoining the Sun Belt ships, the first three-peat in FCS history. ation Award twice under his tenure. Conference in 2013, the men’s basketball They also brought home eight consecu- Among Cobb’s biggest projects has program has won more games than any tive Commissioner’s Cup championships been participating in the acquisition, other program in the league. (top men’s sports program in the Southern purchase, and re-purposing of Turner Before taking over the Georgia State Conference) and four Germann Cup Field, transforming the former home of the program, Cobb spent nine years as the championships (top women’s program). Atlanta Braves, into Georgia State Stadium. Director of Athletics at Appalachian Together, they earned the men’s and Phase One of the project was completed in State. Previously he worked for six years women’s awards in the same academic year August 2017 and includes new east side honing his business acumen with the four times. seating and an artificial surface field for the Atlanta Sports Council, the Chick-Fil-A At App State, Cobb helped create $50 football team. Phase Two moved all foot- Peach Bowl and the Georgia Dome, before million in facilities improvements as the ball operations to the stadium earlier this returning to his alma mater, NC State. Mountaineers’ fundraising efforts reached year as part of a $300 million plan to trans- Through the implementation of the all-time highs, surpassing the $3 million form the 68-acre site. Future construction department’s strategic plan, Cobb is focused mark. The jewel of the construction proj- plans include the completion of an on building a Culture of Success at Georgia ects was the seven-story Appalachian “Athletics Neighborhood,” including a new State based on five themes: Academic Athletics Center, and the campaign also Convocation Center, baseball stadium, Achievement, Competitive Greatness, produced new homes for baseball, softball softball stadium, soccer facility and track Ethical Behavior, Social Responsibility and and soccer, as well as a new indoor practice and field venue. Later this year, the Bobby Community Engagement. facility. Jones Golf Practice Facility opens for the Those ideals helped him build and The 51-year-old Cobb was a four-year men’s and women’s golf teams. maintain a high-performing program at letterwinner as a football player at NC State. He graduated with honors with a bachelor’s degree in business administra- tion in 1990 and earned a master’s degree in sports administration from Ohio in 1992. As a senior center, he was named to the All-ACC second team and was an All-ACC academic selection. He was awarded the prestigious Atlantic Coast Conference’s Jim Tatum Award, which recognizes the senior football player with the highest GPA. Cobb and his wife, Lindsay, have a son and daughter, 22-year-old Harrison, a senior at Hampden-Sydney College, and 18-year-old Branan, who plays soft- ball at Centre College. Lindsay Cobb was an All-ACC goalkeeper for the NC State women’s soccer team from 1987-90 and is the current head soccer coach at White- THE COBB FAMILY: (l-r) Lindsay, Charlie, Branan and Harrison. field Academy. GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 19 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity

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Dual-threat quarterback DAN ELLINGTON ranked third in the Sun Belt in passing (192.6 PREVIEW ypg) and also led the Panthers in rushing with 625 yards.

As college football celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2019, QUARTERBACKS GEORGIA STATE will be playing its 10th season on the gridiron and its third under head coach Shawn Elliott. Returnees: Dan Ellingon (Sr.) Key Losses: Aaron Winchester Newcomers: Cornelious Brown (Fr.) he Panthers return 50 letterwinners, but talent returns, including sophomore Senior quarterback Dan Ellington including nine starters on offense, Cornelius McCoy (35 receptions, 495 yards, returns to run the offense after earning All- seven on defense and standout punter- 1 TD), an honorable mention all-conference Sun Belt Conference honors in his first year placekickerT Brandon Wright. selection. with the program. Headlining the offensive returnees are a Top returnees on defense include senior The former junior college All-American trio of All-Sun Belt Conference honorees in defensive end Terry Thomas, an All-Sun is a dual threat who led the Panthers in senior quarterback Dan Ellington and veteran Belt honoree as well as a CoSIDA Academic passing with 2,119 yards and rushing with offensive linemen Hunter Atkinson at left All-District selection, and senior linebacker 625 yards. He ranked third in the Sun Belt in tackle and Shamarious Gilmore at left guard. Ed Curney, who led the team with 81 tackles, passing (192.6 yards per game), accounted In his first year with the program, including 4.5 tackles for loss. for 17 touchdowns and threw just five Ellington led the Panthers in passing and Wright, the senior from Atlanta, is one interceptions, the fewest ever for a GSU rushing as he gained 2,119 yards through of the nation’s top punters after ranking third starting quarterback. the air and 625 yards on the ground while in the FBS in both gross and net punting last Backing up Ellington will be highly- accounting for 17 touchdowns (12 passing, 5 fall. His average of 48.2 yards per kick set a regarded freshman Cornelious Brown, an rushing). Sun Belt record and is the eighth-best figure all-state signal-caller from Birmingham, Ala., After Ellington, senior running back in FBS history. He also handles kickoffs and but beyond him, depth at the quarterback Tra Barnett rushed for 551 yards and seven placements. position is a question mark for the Panthers. touchdowns, followed by sophomore Seth The Panthers face a challenging non- Paige with 341 yards and four scores. The conference schedule with road games at RUNNING BACKS Panthers, who also add a pair of talented Tennessee and Western Michigan as well as a redshirt freshmen running backs in Destin home game against Army. The Sun Belt slate Returnees: TRA BARNETT (Sr.), Seth Paige Coates and Dawson Hill, averaged 171.4 is highlighted by games against Appalachian (So.), Destin Coates (So.), Tucker Gregg yards rushing per game last season, easily the State (home), Troy (away) and Arkansas (So.), Darius Stubbs (R-Jr.), DeAndre best figure in program history. State (home), who have combined to win or Bowman (R-Jr.) The receiving corps graduated all-star share the last four conference titles, as well Key Losses: DeMarcus Kirk Penny Hart, who finished his career as the as the season-ending rivalry game at Georgia Newcomers: Dawson Hill (R-Fr.) fourth-leading receiver in Sun Belt history, Southern.

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Coming off the top rushing season in Despite the loss of school history, Georgia State returns four of Hart, the Panthers return its top five running backs, led by senior Tra a pair of productive pass- TRA Barnett and sophomore Seth Paige. Barnett catchers in sophomore rushed for 551 yards and seven touchdowns, Cornelius McCoy and BARNETT while Paige had 341 yards and four scores senior Devin Gentry. as the Panthers set GSU records for rushing McCoy earned yards (2,057) and touchdowns (21). The All-Sun Belt (honorable Panthers’ 2018 average of 171.4 yards per mention) recognition as game was nearly 60 yards per game better a freshman, when he was than the previous season. the team’s second-leading In addition to Barnett and Paige, GSU receiver with 35 catches also returns sophomores Destin Coates, who for 495 yards. He led all rushed for 137 yards and one touchdown Sun Belt freshmen in before a season-ending injury, as well as receptions and receiving junior Darius Stubbs and sophomore Tucker yards. Gregg. Redshirt freshman Dawson Hill Gentry was third should also be a contributor. on the team with 22 receptions for 286 yards WIDE RECEIVERS with three touchdowns. The versatile senior Junior Bryson Duckworth, a former Returnees: CORNELIUS McCOY (So.), can also line up in the backfield (108 career receiver, adds depth, along with redshirt DEVIN GENTRY (Sr.), Christian Owens rushing yards) and return kickoffs. freshman Herman McCray and true Senior Christian Owens contributed 12 (R-Sr.), Jonathan Ifedi (R-Jr.), Terrance freshman Avery Reece. catches for 128 yards and two touchdowns in Dixon (R-So.), Matlin Marshall (R-Jr.), the first season playing at GSU for the South Kerryon Richardson (R-So., moved from OFFENSIVE LINE Carolina transfer. CB) The Panthers have added graduate Returnees: HUNTER ATKINSON (R-Sr., T), Key Losses: PENNY HART transfer Mechane Slade, who is expected to SHAMARIOUS GILMORE (R-Jr., G), PAT Newcomers: Mechane Slade (R-Sr., Transfer) make an immediate impact and contend for BARTLETT (R-So., G), MALIK SUMTER Sam Pinckney (R-Fr.), Jamari Thrash (Fr.), a starting berth. He caught 14 passes for 125 (R-So., C), Connor Robbins (R-So., G), Cadarrius Thompson (Fr.) yards for Memphis last season, including an Chris Sibilia (R-So., C) The wide receiver position graduated 11-yard touchdown catch in the game against Key Losses: GABE MOBLEY (G), Jamal one of the top players in Georgia State history Georgia State. Paxton (C), Lucas Johnson (T), Jalen in Penny Hart, who has moved on to the Another welcome addition is redshirt Jackson (T) Indianapolis Colts after finishing his college freshman Sam Pinckney, who showed Newcomers: Despelado Alexandre (R-Fr.), career as the fourth-leading receiver in Sun promise last season before a season-ending Travis Glover (R-Fr.), Johnathan Bass (R- Belt annals. injury. He had three catches for 82 yards in Fr.), Luis Cristobal (Fr.), Trey Bonner (Fr.), limited action. Ronald Folkes (Fr.) Adding depth are juniors Jonathan The offensive line is anchored by a pair Ifedi and Matlin Marshall and sophomores of All-Sun Belt veterans in senior left tackle Terrance Dixon and Kerryon Richardson, a Hunter Atkinson and junior left guard speedster who made the move to offense from Shamarious Gilmore. That pair has combined cornerback in the spring. for 60 career starts. Last season, they led The freshman class features two more a unit that helped the Panthers set school additions in Jamari Thrash and Cadarrius records for rushing yards (2,057) and rushing Thompson. touchdowns (21) while improving by nearly 60 yards per game over the previous season. TIGHT ENDS Also returning to starting lineup are Returnees: ROGER CARTER (Jr.), Camrin sophomore Pat Bartlett at right guard and Knight (R-Sr.), Bryson Duckworth (R-Jr.) sophomore Malik Sumter, who took over Key Losses: None as the starting center at midseason. The Newcomers: Aubry Payne (R-Jr., Transfer), right tackle position looks to be a battle Herman McCray (R-Fr.), Avery Reece (Fr.) between redshirt freshmen Travis Glover and Despelado Alexandre. Junior Roger Carter (15-136-1) and Top backups include sophomore Connor senior Camrin Knight both return (3-34) Robbins at guard, sophomore Chris Sibilia at after sharing the load last season. center and redshirt freshman Johnathan Bass A name to watch is junior Aubry Payne, at tackle. HUNTER who sat out last season after transferring from The incoming freshman class includes Western Carolina. He was injured in 2017 but three offensive lineman: Trey Bonner, Luis ATKINSON made the Southern Conference All-Freshman Cristobal and Ronald Folkes. team in 2016 with 14 receptions for 123 yards. GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 21 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity SEASONPREVIEW

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BRANDON WRIGHT

DEFENSIVE LINE saw some limited action in four games last Sophomore Blake Carroll should again season. be a top backup. Junior Kendrec Grady has Returnees: TERRY THOMAS (Sr.), The Panthers added five defensive moved to inside linebacker from the outside, DONTAE WILSON (Jr.), Javonte Lain linemen in the 2019 recruiting class, and one and joining the mix are redshirt freshman (R-Jr.), Akeem Smith (So.), Mario Dungy or more should see action off the bench. The Zach Dixon and true freshmen Marcus (R-Jr.), T.J. Arnold (R-Jr.), Steven Banks (R- group includes two players who enrolled in Anderson and Jay Veneziale. North Carolina So.), Jalen Wade (R-Sr., moved from ILB) the spring in junior college transfer Tahji transfer Kyle Wright could also be a factor. Key Losses: MARTERIOUS ALLEN Gilbert and freshman Javon Denis, and three Newcomers: Tre Moore (R-Fr.), Javon Denis more freshmen who joined this summer in OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS (Fr.), Tahji Gilbert (Jr.), Thomas Gore (Fr.), Jeffery Clark, Miles Dickens and Thomas Jeffery Clark Jr. (Fr.), Miles Dickens (Fr.) Returnees: VICTOR HEYWARD (Jr.), Jordan Gore. Strachan (R-So.), Jhi’Shawn Taylor (R-So.), Anchoring the defensive line are junior Jontrey Hunter (So.) Dontae Wilson at noseguard and senior Terry INSIDE LINEBACKERS Key Losses: MICHAEL SHAW Thomas at defensive end. Returnees: ED CURNEY (R-Sr.), Trajan Newcomers: T.J. Smith (R-Fr.), Jay Lepkoske Thomas is coming off a season in which Stephens-McQueen (Jr.), Blake Carroll (Fr.) he earned All-Sun Belt honors on the field (So.), Kendrec Grady (R-Jr.) and CoSIDA Academic All-District accolades Junior Victor Heyward started every Key Losses: CHASE MIDDLETON in the classroom. He made 46 tackles with game last season and collected 48 tackles with Newcomers: Zach Dixon (R-Fr.), Marcus four tackles for loss as a junior. three tackles for loss one interception and two Anderson (Fr.), Jordan Veneziale (Fr.), Kyle Wilson is a force in the middle who pass breakups. Wright (R-Fr., Transfer) made 30 tackles with four tackles for loss in Opposite Heyward is sophomore Jordan his first year as a starter. Georgia State’s top returnee at inside Strachan, who started four games a year ago, Also returning is junior Javonte Lain, a linebacker is senior Ed Curney, who led the finishing wih 36 tackles. part-time starter last season. team with 81 tackles a year ago, including 4.5 Backups Jontrey Hunter and Jhi’Shawn Several returnees saw action as backups tackles for loss. The veteran is the Panthers’ Taylor both saw action last year as freshmen. last season including sophomore noseguard active tackling leader with 139 career hits. Redshirt freshman T.J. Smith and true Akeem Smith and junior defensive end Mario Junior Trajan Stephens-McQueen steps freshman Jay Lepkoske will try to earn Dungy. into a starting role opposite Curney after playing time. Sophomore Hardrick Willis was a key seeing plenty of action as a backup his first backup as a freshman in 2017 before taking a two seasons. He was the Panthers’ fourth- redshirt year. Redshirt freshman Tre Moore leading tackler last season with 50.

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CORNERBACKS LETTERMEN RETURNING (50) Safeties: REMY LAZARUS, Jacorey Crawford, Chris Bacon, Trey Chapman Returnees: JAYLON JONES, QUAVIAN Offense (23 Lettermen, 9 Starters WHITE, Khai Anderson, Ben Hood, Tyler Returning) Gore Specialists (3 Lettermen, 2 Starters Key Losses: None Quarterbacks: DAN ELLINGTON Returning) Newcomers: Evan Jones (R-Jr., Transfer), Running Backs: TRA BARNETT, Seth Punter: BRANDON WRIGHT, Oliver Jaquez Pennimon (Fr.), Cameron Sims (Fr.) Paige, Destin Coates, Tucker Gregg, Holdenson Darius Stubbs, DeAndre Bowman Placekicker: BRANDON WRIGHT, Barry Every letterwinner from 2018 returns, Receivers: CORNELIUS McCOY, Brown including Jaylon Jones and Quavian White, DEVIN GENTRY, Christian Owens, who both started as freshmen. Jones made Jonathan Ifedi, Terrance Dixon, Kerryon LETTERMEN LOST (15) 48 tackles and one interception, while White Richardson (moved from CB) Offense (9 Lettermen, 2 Starters Lost) added 42 tackles and one pick. Tight Ends: ROGER CARTER, Camrin Also returning are senior backups Knight, Bryson Duckworth Quarterbacks: Aaron Winchester Khai Anderson and Ben Hood, along with Offensive Line: HUNTER ATKINSON (T), Running Backs: DeMarcus Kirk sophomore Tyler Gore. SHAMARIOUS GILMORE (G), MALIK Receivers: PENNY HART, Diondre Joining the mix are junior Evan Jones, SUMTER (C), PAT BARTLETT (G), Champaigne, Tamir Jones a transfer from Illinois, as well as incoming Connor Robbins (T), Chris Sibilia (C) Tight Ends: None freshmen Jaquez Pennimon and Cameron Offensive Line: GABE MOBLEY (G), Sims. Defense (24 Lettermen, 7 Starters Jamal Paxton (C), Lucas Johnson (T), Returning) Jalen Jackson (T) SAFETIES Defensive Line: TERRY THOMAS, Defense (5 Lettermen, 4 Starters Lost) Returnees: REMY LAZARUS, (R-Sr.) Jacorey DONTAE WILSON, Javonte Lain, Akeem Smith, Mario Dungy, T.J. Arnold, Jalen Defensive Line: MARTERIOUS ALLEN Crawford (So.), Chris Bacon (R-So.), Trey Wade (moved from ILB) Linebackers: MICHAEL SHAW, CHASE Chapman, (R-Jr.), Cedric Stone (R-Jr., MIDDLETON, Kyndall Phillips Outside Linebackers: VICTOR moved from CB) Cornerbacks: None HEYWARD, Jordan Strachan, Jhi’Shawn Key Losses: DeANDRE APPLIN Safeties: DeANDRE APPLIN Taylor, Jontrey Hunter Newcomers: Courtney Williams (R-Fr.), Tyreke Harrison (Fr.), Antavious Lane (Fr.) Inside Linebackers: ED CURNEY, Trajan Specialists (1 Letterman, 0 Starters Lost) Stephens-McQueen, Blake Carroll, Punter: None The top three returnees at safety are Cornerbacks: JAYLON JONES, QUAVIAN Placekicker: None senior Remy Lazarus and sophomores Chris WHITE, Cedric Stone, Khai Anderson, Long Snapper: Seth-Patrick Holman Bacon and Jacorey Crawford. Ben Hood, Tyler Gore Lazarus was the Panthers’ second-leading tackler as a junior with 75 tackles. Bacon and Wright is also outstanding on kickoffs Crawford combined to start six games during but will look to be more consistent with his PRONUNCIATION GUIDE the season with Bacon making 25 tackles placekicking. True freshman Michael Hayes and an interception, and Crawford adding 15 PLAYERS: could push for playing time on field goals and Tra Barnett...... TRAY tackles with three tackles for loss. extra points. Luis Cristobal...... CRISS-tuh-ball Junior Cedric Stone played two seasons The Panthers must break in a new long Tahji Gilbert...... TAH-gee at cornerback before missing most last season snapper with the graduation of four-year Jontrey Hunter...... JON-tray due to a knee injury; he moves to safety for starter Seth-Patrick Holman. 2019. Junior Trey Chapman adds depth. Jonathan Ifedi...... ee-FED-ee Three newcomers will also compete for Remy Lazarus...... REM-ee playing time in redshirt freshman Courtney Tre Moore...... TRAY Williams and true freshmen Tyreke Harrison Chris Sibilia...... suh-BEE-la and Antavious Lane. Mechane Slade...... muh-SHANE Jordan Strachan...... STRAHN SPECIALISTS Jhi’Shawn Taylor...... juh-SHAWN Returnees: P-PK Brandon Wright (R-Sr., P Jordan Veneziale...... ven-zee-AL Oliver Holdenson (R-Sr.), PK Barry Brown Quavian White...... KWAY-vee-un (R-Jr.) COACHES: Key Losses: LS Seth-Patrick Holman, Nate Fuqua...... FEW-quay Newcomers: LS Charlie Flint (R-Fr.), P-PK Shiel Wood...... SHEEL Michael Hayes (Fr.) Georgia State’s special teams feature one of the nation’s top punters in senior Brandon Wright, who ranked third in FBS in both punting average (48.2) and net (42.8). Not DONTAE only was his 48.2-yard average a new Sun Belt Conference record, but it was the eighth-best WILSON mark in FBS history. GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 23 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity NUMERICALROSTER

.No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl. Hometown High School/Previous School 1 Cornelious Brown QB 6’5 180 Fr. Birmingham, Ala. Calera 1 Jontrey Hunter OLB 6’2 200 So. Tampa, Fla. Sickles 2 Ed Curney ILB 5’11 220 R-Sr. Atlanta, Ga. Carver 2 Jamari Thrash WR 6’0 180 Fr. LaGrange, Ga. Troup County 3 Chris Bacon S 6’1 185 R-So. Atlanta, Ga. Westlake 4 Khai Anderson CB 5’10 185 R-Sr. Atlanta, Ga. Riverwood 5 Tra Barnett RB 5’10 185 Sr. Elberton, Ga. Elbert County 6 Jonathan Ifedi WR 6’0 195 R-Jr. Charlotte, N.C. Vance 6 Trajan Stephens-McQueen ILB 6’1 230 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. West Mecklenburg 7 Jordan Strachan OLB 6’4 215 R-So. Kingsland, Ga. Camden County 8 Jaquez Pennimon CB 6’0 185 Fr. Macon, Ga. Southwest 9 Cedric Stone S 5’10 185 R-Jr. Charlotte, N.C. Independence 10 Jacorey Crawford S 6’0 205 So. Thomson, Ga. Thomson 11 Evan Jones CB 6’2 190 R-Jr. Decatur, Ga. Salem/Illinois 11 Cadarrius Thompson WR 6’3 186 Fr. Florence, Ala. Florence 12 Tyler Gore CB 5’10 175 So. North Myrtle Beach, S.C. North Myrtle Beach 13 Dan Ellington QB 6’3 205 Sr. Olive Branch, Miss. Center Hill/Itawamba (Miss.) CC 14 Devin Gentry WR 5’10 195 Sr. Louisville, Ky. Male 15 Sam Pinckney WR 6’4 210 R-Fr. Greenwood, S.C. Greenwood 17 Destin Coates RB 5’11 198 So. Tallahassee, Fla. Rickards 18 Cameron Sims CB 6’0 180 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. Lausanne Collegiate 19 Kerryon Richardson WR 5’10 165 R-So. West Columbia, S.C. Airport 20 Quavian White CB 5’10 185 So. Greer, S.C. Greer 21 Remy Lazarus S 6’0 190 R-Sr. Alpharetta, Ga. King’s Ridge Christian 22 Trey Chapman S 5’11 200 R-Jr. Madison, Ga. Morgan County 22 Tucker Gregg RB 5’10 210 So. Chatsworth, Ga. Murray County 23 Darius Stubbs RB 5’10 200 R-Jr. McDonough, Ga. Luella 23 Nygee Williams-Mitchell S 5’11 195 R-Jr. Lawrenceville, Ga. Mill Creek 24 Tyreke Harrison S 5’10 180 Fr. Plant City, Fla. Plant City 25 Dawson Hill RB 5’11 200 R-Fr. Plantation, Fla. South Plantation 26 Kendrec Grady ILB 6’2 220 R-Jr. Norcross, Ga. Norcross 27 Terrance Dixon WR 5’7 170 R-So. Columbus, Ga. Columbus 27 Jaylon Jones CB 5’11 180 R-So. Dacula, Ga. Dacula 28 Ben Hood CB 5’8 185 R-Sr. Atlanta, Ga. Eagles Landing Christian/Auburn 28 Seth Paige RB 5’10 180 So. Macclenny, Fla. Baker County 29 Courtney Williams S 6’2 190 R-Fr. LaGrange, Ga. Callaway 30 Javonte Lain DE 6’2 240 R-Jr. Fayetteville, Ga. Sandy Creek 31 Jabari Aiken CB 5’8 170 R-Fr. San Antonio, Texas Johnson 32 Zach Dixon ILB 6’1 215 R-Fr. Hollywood, Fla. Chaminade-Madonna 33 T.J. Smith OLB 6’3 245 R-Fr. Laurinburg, N.C. Scotland 34 Antavious Lane S 5’9 180 Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla. William T. Dwyer 35 Keon Carter S 5’10 185 Jr. Norcross, Ga. Norcross 35 Herman McCray TE 6’4 220 R-Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla. Oxbridge Academy 36 Tiyance Dewberry CB 5’9 188 R-Fr. Leesburg, Ga. Lee County 37 Victor Heyward OLB 6’2 220 Jr. Dacula, Ga. Mill Creek 38 Kyle Wright ILB 6’0 235 So. Columbia, S.C. Ben Lippen/North Carolina 39 Michael Hayes PK 5’9 181 Fr. Florence, S.C. West Florence 40 Jordan Veneziale ILB 6’0 217 Fr. Dallas, Ga. North Paulding 41 Jordan Cornelius CB 5’10 180 R-So. Grayson, Ga. Grayson 42 Blake Carroll ILB 6’1 230 So. Lawrenceville, Ga. Mountain View

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.No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl. Hometown High School/Previous School 43 Deandre Bowman RB 5’10 185 R-Jr. Columbus, Ga. Pacelli 43 Josh Ingram ILB 5’11 208 Jr. Hinesville, Ga. Bradwell Institute 44 Jay Lepkoske OLB 6’2 204 Fr. Cleveland, Ga. White County 45 Roger Carter TE 6’2 250 Jr. Columbia, S.C. Blythewood 46 Darius Snellings OLB 6’2 215 R-So. Jonesboro, Ga. Mundy’s Mill 47 Jhi’Shawn Taylor OLB 6’3 211 R-So. Cordele, Ga. Crisp County 48 Oliver Holdenson P 5’11 190 R-Sr. Melbourne, Australia 49 Avery Reece TE 6’2 270 Fr. Anderson, S.C. Belton-Honea Path 50 T.J. Arnold DE 6’0 225 R-Jr. Rome, Ga. Model 51 Charlie Flint LS 6’1 230 R-Fr. Pembroke, Ga. Bryan County 52 Dontae Wilson NG 6’0 275 Jr. Jefferson, Ga. Jefferson 53 Jalen Wade DE 6’3 220 R-Sr. Lincolnton, Ga. Lincoln County/Georgia Military 54 Tre Moore DE 6’3 250 R-Fr. North Augusta, S.C. Strom Thurmond 55 Terry Thomas DE 6’3 275 Sr. McDonough, Ga. Luella 56 Steven Banks DL 6’0 290 R-So. Grayson, Ga. Grayson 57 Marcus Anderson ILB 5’10 219 Fr. Moultrie, Ga. Colquitt County 58 Edward Verdree DL 6’1 275 R-So. Decatur, Ga. Holy Innocents/Savannah State 59 Thomas Gore DL 6’0 280 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. Brentwood Academy 60 Ronald Folkes OL 6’4 265 Fr. Belle Glade, Fla. William T. Dwyer 62 Malik Sumter C 6’1 295 R-So. Irmo, S.C. Dutch Fork 64 Pat Bartlett G 6’4 295 R-So. Newtown, Pa. Council Rock North 65 Ndubuisi Onwumere OL 6’1 250 R-Fr. Douglasville, Ga. Hiram 70 Chris Sibilia T 6’7 285 R-So. Suwanee, Ga. North Gwinnett 72 Luis Cristobal OL 6’0 301 Fr. Miami, Fla. Christopher Columbus 73 Travis Glover T 6’6 330 R-Fr. Vienna, Ga. Dooly County 74 Despelado Alexandre T 6’5 285 R-Fr. Deerfield Beach, Fla. Deerfield Beach 75 Shamarious Gilmore G 6’3 295 R-Jr. Riverdale, Ga. Drew 76 Hunter Atkinson T 6’5 295 R-Sr. Flowery Branch, Ga. West Hall 77 Johnathan Bass T 6’4 290 R-Fr. Acworth, Ga. Kell 78 Trey Bonner OL 6’4 299 Fr. Gray, Ga. Jones County 79 Connor Robbins OL 6’9 310 R-So. St. Augustine, Fla. Menendez 80 Matlin Marshall WR 5’9 180 R-Jr. Evans, Ga. Evans 81 Mechane Slade WR 5’10 185 R-Sr. Roswell, Ga. Roswell/Memphis 83 Cornelius McCoy WR 5’11 185 So. Deerfield Beach, Fla. Deerfield 84 Camrin Knight TE 6’3 240 R-Sr. Tallahassee, Fla. Lincoln/Florida 85 Christian Owens WR 6’4 215 R-Sr. Griffin, Ga. Griffin/South Carolina 86 Bryson Duckworth TE 6’4 230 R-Jr. Riverdale, Ga. Drew 87 Donavon Grier WR 5’11 165 Jr. Snellville, Ga. Shiloh 88 Aubry Payne TE 6’4 228 R-Jr. Locust Grove, Ga. Locust Grove/Western Carolina 90 Mateo Rengifo PK 5’11 235 R-Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. Wesleyan School 90 Hardrick Willis DE 6’3 244 R-So. Jonesboro, Ga. Mundy’s Mill 91 Jeffery Clark DL 6’0 276 Fr. Powder Springs, Ga. McEachern 92 Mario Dungy DE 6’3 278 R-Jr. Mobile, Ala. Blount/Highlands (Kan.) CC 93 Brandon Wright P-PK 5’10 182 R-Sr. Atlanta, Ga. KIPP Atlanta Collegiate 94 Barry Brown PK 6’4 190 R-Jr. Dublin, Ga. Dublin 95 Tahji Gilbert DL 6’0 282 Jr. Morton, Miss. Morton/NW Mississippi CC 96 Miles Dickens DL 6’2 231 Fr. Deerfield Beach, Fla. Deerfield Beach 97 Akeem Smith NG 6’0 299 So. Richmond, Va. Bishop Sullivan Catholic 98 Javon Denis DL 6’0 245 Fr. Deerfield Beach, Fla. Deerfield Beach

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.No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl. Hometown High School/Previous School 31 Jabari Aiken CB 5’8 170 R-Fr. San Antonio, Texas Johnson 74 Despelado Alexandre T 6’5 285 R-Fr. Deerfield Beach, Fla. Deerfield Beach 4 Khai Anderson CB 5’10 185 R-Sr. Atlanta, Ga. Riverwood 57 Marcus Anderson ILB 5’10 219 Fr. Moultrie, Ga. Colquitt County 50 T.J. Arnold DE 6’0 225 R-Jr. Rome, Ga. Model 76 Hunter Atkinson T 6’5 295 R-Sr. Flowery Branch, Ga. West Hall 3 Chris Bacon S 6’1 185 R-So. Atlanta, Ga. Westlake 56 Steven Banks DL 6’0 290 R-So. Grayson, Ga. Grayson 5 Tra Barnett RB 5’10 185 Sr. Elberton, Ga. Elbert County 64 Pat Bartlett G 6’4 295 R-So. Newtown, Pa. Council Rock North 77 Johnathan Bass T 6’4 290 R-Fr. Acworth, Ga. Kell 78 Trey Bonner OL 6’4 299 Fr. Gray, Ga. Jones County 43 Deandre Bowman RB 5’10 185 R-Jr. Columbus, Ga. Pacelli 94 Barry Brown PK 6’4 190 R-Jr. Dublin, Ga. Dublin 1 Cornelious Brown QB 6’5 180 Fr. Birmingham, Ala. Calera 42 Blake Carroll ILB 6’1 230 So. Lawrenceville, Ga. Mountain View 35 Keon Carter S 5’10 185 Jr. Norcross, Ga. Norcross 45 Roger Carter TE 6’2 250 Jr. Columbia, S.C. Blythewood 22 Trey Chapman S 5’11 200 R-Jr. Madison, Ga. Morgan County 91 Jeffery Clark DL 6’0 276 Fr. Powder Springs, Ga. McEachern 17 Destin Coates RB 5’11 198 So. Tallahassee, Fla. Rickards 41 Jordan Cornelius CB 5’10 180 R-So. Grayson, Ga. Grayson 10 Jacorey Crawford S 6’0 205 So. Thomson, Ga. Thomson 72 Luis Cristobal OL 6’0 301 Fr. Miami, Fla. Christopher Columbus 2 Ed Curney ILB 5’11 220 R-Sr. Atlanta, Ga. Carver 98 Javon Denis DL 6’0 245 Fr. Deerfield Beach, Fla. Deerfield Beach 36 Tiyance Dewberry CB 5’9 188 R-Fr. Leesburg, Ga. Lee County 96 Miles Dickens DL 6’2 231 Fr. Deerfield Beach, Fla. Deerfield Beach 32 Zach Dixon ILB 6’1 215 R-Fr. Hollywood, Fla. Chaminade-Madonna 27 Terrance Dixon WR 5’7 170 R-So. Columbus, Ga. Columbus 86 Bryson Duckworth TE 6’4 230 R-Jr. Riverdale, Ga. Drew 92 Mario Dungy DE 6’3 278 R-Jr. Mobile, Ala. Blount/Highlands (Kan.) CC 13 Dan Ellington QB 6’3 205 Sr. Olive Branch, Miss. Center Hill/Itawamba (Miss.) CC 51 Charlie Flint LS 6’1 230 R-Fr. Pembroke, Ga. Bryan County 60 Ronald Folkes OL 6’4 265 Fr. Belle Glade, Fla. William T. Dwyer 14 Devin Gentry WR 5’10 195 Sr. Louisville, Ky. Male 95 Tahji Gilbert DL 6’0 282 Jr. Morton, Miss. Morton/NW Mississippi CC 75 Shamarious Gilmore G 6’3 295 R-Jr. Riverdale, Ga. Drew 73 Travis Glover T 6’6 330 R-Fr. Vienna, Ga. Dooly County 12 Tyler Gore CB 5’10 175 So. North Myrtle Beach, S.C. North Myrtle Beach 59 Thomas Gore DL 6’0 280 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. Brentwood Academy 26 Kendrec Grady ILB 6’2 220 R-Jr. Norcross, Ga. Norcross 22 Tucker Gregg RB 5’10 210 So. Chatsworth, Ga. Murray County 87 Donavon Grier WR 5’11 165 Jr. Snellville, Ga. Shiloh 24 Tyreke Harrison S 5’10 180 Fr. Plant City, Fla. Plant City 39 Michael Hayes PK 5’9 181 Fr. Florence, S.C. West Florence 37 Victor Heyward OLB 6’2 220 Jr. Dacula, Ga. Mill Creek 25 Dawson Hill RB 5’11 200 R-Fr. Plantation, Fla. South Plantation 48 Oliver Holdenson P 5’11 190 R-Sr. Melbourne, Australia 28 Ben Hood CB 5’8 185 R-Sr. Atlanta, Ga. Eagles Landing Christian/Auburn

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.No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl. Hometown High School/Previous School 1 Jontrey Hunter OLB 6’2 200 So. Tampa, Fla. Sickles 6 Jonathan Ifedi WR 6’0 195 R-Jr. Charlotte, N.C. Vance 43 Josh Ingram ILB 5’11 208 Jr. Hinesville, Ga. Bradwell Institute 27 Jaylon Jones CB 5’11 180 R-So. Dacula, Ga. Dacula 11 Evan Jones CB 6’2 190 R-Jr. Decatur, Ga. Salem/Illinois 84 Camrin Knight TE 6’3 240 R-Sr. Tallahassee, Fla. Lincoln/Florida 30 Javonte Lain DE 6’2 240 R-Jr. Fayetteville, Ga. Sandy Creek 34 Antavious Lane S 5’9 180 Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla. William T. Dwyer 21 Remy Lazarus S 6’0 190 R-Sr. Alpharetta, Ga. King’s Ridge Christian 44 Jay Lepkoske OLB 6’2 204 Fr. Cleveland, Ga. White County 80 Matlin Marshall WR 5’9 180 R-Jr. Evans, Ga. Evans 83 Cornelius McCoy WR 5’11 185 So. Deerfield Beach, Fla. Deerfield 35 Herman McCray TE 6’4 220 R-Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla. Oxbridge Academy 54 Tre Moore DE 6’3 250 R-Fr. North Augusta, S.C. Strom Thurmond 65 Ndubuisi Onwumere OL 6’1 250 R-Fr. Douglasville, Ga. Hiram 85 Christian Owens WR 6’4 215 R-Sr. Griffin, Ga. Griffin/South Carolina 28 Seth Paige RB 5’10 180 So. Macclenny, Fla. Baker County 88 Aubry Payne TE 6’4 228 R-Jr. Locust Grove, Ga. Locust Grove/Western Carolina 8 Jaquez Pennimon CB 6’0 185 Fr. Macon, Ga. Southwest 15 Sam Pinckney WR 6’4 210 R-Fr. Greenwood, S.C. Greenwood 49 Avery Reece TE 6’2 270 Fr. Anderson, S.C. Belton-Honea Path 90 Mateo Rengifo PK 5’11 235 R-Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. Wesleyan School 19 Kerryon Richardson WR 5’10 165 R-So. West Columbia, S.C. Airport 79 Connor Robbins OL 6’9 310 R-So. St. Augustine, Fla. Menendez 81 Mechane Slade WR 5’10 185 R-Sr. Roswell, Ga. Roswell/Memphis 70 Chris Sibilia T 6’7 285 R-So. Suwanee, Ga. North Gwinnett 18 Cameron Sims CB 6’0 180 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. Lausanne Collegiate 97 Akeem Smith NG 6’0 299 So. Richmond, Va. Bishop Sullivan Catholic 33 T.J. Smith OLB 6’3 245 R-Fr. Laurinburg, N.C. Scotland 46 Darius Snellings OLB 6’2 215 R-So. Jonesboro, Ga. Mundy’s Mill 6 Trajan Stephens-McQueen ILB 6’1 230 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. West Mecklenburg 9 Cedric Stone S 5’10 185 R-Jr. Charlotte, N.C. Independence 7 Jordan Strachan OLB 6’4 215 R-So. Kingsland, Ga. Camden County 23 Darius Stubbs RB 5’10 200 R-Jr. McDonough, Ga. Luella 62 Malik Sumter C 6’1 295 R-So. Irmo, S.C. Dutch Fork 47 Jhi’Shawn Taylor OLB 6’3 211 R-So. Cordele, Ga. Crisp County 55 Terry Thomas DE 6’3 275 Sr. McDonough, Ga. Luella 11 Cadarrius Thompson WR 6’3 186 Fr. Florence, Ala. Florence 2 Jamari Thrash WR 6’0 180 Fr. LaGrange, Ga. Troup County 40 Jordan Veneziale ILB 6’0 217 Fr. Dallas, Ga. North Paulding 58 Edward Verdree DL 6’1 275 R-So. Decatur, Ga. Holy Innocents/Savannah State 53 Jalen Wade DE 6’3 220 R-Sr. Lincolnton, Ga. Lincoln County/Georgia Military 20 Quavian White CB 5’10 185 So. Greer, S.C. Greer 29 Courtney Williams S 6’2 190 R-Fr. LaGrange, Ga. Callaway 23 Nygee Williams-Mitchell S 5’11 195 R-Jr. Lawrenceville, Ga. Mill Creek 90 Hardrick Willis DE 6’3 244 R-So. Jonesboro, Ga. Mundy’s Mill 52 Dontae Wilson NG 6’0 275 Jr. Jefferson, Ga. Jefferson 93 Brandon Wright P-PK 5’10 182 R-Sr. Atlanta, Ga. KIPP Atlanta Collegiate 38 Kyle Wright ILB 6’0 235 So. Columbia, S.C. Ben Lippen/North Carolina

GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 27 AMONG THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN SHAWN ELLIOTT’S FIRST TWO SEASONS: t The first bowl victory in school history t GSU’s first Academic All-American® and four t GSU’s first winning season as an FBS program Academic All-District® selections t Set a school record with seven victories t Program-record 3.03 GPA in his first semester t Sixteen All-Sun Belt Conference honorees t Two players selected to the Senior Bowl t Ray Guy Award Semifinalist t Five players signed to NFL free agent contracts and a first-round selection in the CFL draft 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity HEADCOACH SHAWN ELLIOTT

Shawn Elliott, formerly the co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at South Carolina and a coaching veteran who brought 20 years of experience in winning programs, was introduced as Georgia State’s third head football coach by President Mark Becker and Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb on Dec. 9, 2016.

n 22 seasons as a Division I coach, MAKING A SPLASH IN FIRST including highly successful stints at SEASON AT GEORGIA STATE South Carolina and Appalachian State, IElliott has been part of 20 winning seasons, Despite taking over a Georgia State 17 teams that reached the NCAA playoffs or program playing just its eighth season of a bowl game, and three consecutive NCAA football in 2017, Elliott not only guided In 22 seasons as a FCS titles from 2005-07. GSU to a bowl game in his first year at the helm, but he led the Panthers to their first Division I coach, That winning pedigree was evident in bowl victory, 27-17 over Western Kentucky his first season at Georgia State in 2017. Shawn Elliott in the AutoNation Cure Bowl. That win Among the accomplishments and gave the program a school-record seven has been part of: highlights of Elliott’s first two seasons in victories in Elliott’s first season. Atlanta are the first bowl victory in school Under Elliott’s watch, the Panthers history, Georgia State’s first winning achieved benchmark performances on both 20 winning seasons season as an FBS program and a school- sides of the ball. The 2017 GSU defense set record seven-win campaign. Individual season records for fewest points per game honors include 16 All-Sun Belt Conference allowed (24.75), and fewest rushing yards honorees, Georgia State’s first two players allowed per game (136.4) and per attempt 17 teams that reached selected to the Reese’s Senior Bowl, five (4.13). The defense also recorded the first a bowl game or former players signed to NFL free agent shutout in school history while setting contracts and a first-round selection in the single-game records for fewest rushing the NCAA playoffs CFL draft yards allowed (minus-2) and most sacks. The accolades extend to the classroom On offense, the Panthers established with GSU’s first Academic All-American® new marks for highest completion as well as four Academic All-District® percentage (64.2) and fewest interceptions Three consecutive selections in two seasons, and the Panthers (9) in a season, as well as most total yards NCAA FCS titles posted a a program-record 3.03 GPA in his in a game (670) and most points vs. an FBS Elliott’s first semester. opponent (47). from 2005-07 Georgia State’s individual efforts were also recognized as nine Panthers earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors, led by first-team selection Penny Hart. Senior

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ELLIOTT FAMILY From left, Max, Summer, Shawn and Maddyn.

HEAD COACH SHAWN ELLIOTT Full name: Shawn Hardwick Elliott Born: June 26, 1973 Hometown: Camden, S.C. Alma Mater: Appalachian State, 1996 Family: Wife Summer, daughter Maddyn, son Max

COACHING CAREER 1997-09, Appalachian State, assistant coach 2010-16, South Carolina, assistant coach 2015, South Carolina, interim head coach 2017-present, Georgia State, head coach cornerback Chandon Sullivan shined in the Hart, the standout receiver, finished his HEAD COACHING RECORD classroom and on the field as Georgia State’s career ranked fourth in Sun Belt history in 2015 South Carolina (interim) 1-5 first football Academic All-American and receiving yards and seventh in receptions. the first Panther to be invited to the Reese’s Following the season, he was invited to the 2017 Georgia State 7-5 Senior Bowl. Reese’s Senior Bowl, and he signed a free 2018 Georgia State 2-10 Sullivan, one of three 2017 seniors to agent contract with the Indianapolis Colts, TOTAL 10-15 sign NFL free agent contracts, is now with as did linebacker Chase Middleton with the the Green Bay Packers. Houston Texans. After inheriting a senior-dominated Wright, Hart and Ellington were roster for his first season, Elliott’s second among the seven Panthers recognized head coach following Spurrier’s retirement campaign proved to be a rebuilding year as on the All-Sun Belt team, giving GSU 16 midway through the 2015 season. the Panthers were forced to play numerous all-conference selections in Elliott’s first two Elliott originally joined the South freshmen. seasons. Carolina staff in 2010 and helped the Still, there were many positives Gamecocks reach five straight bowl games during the 2018 season. Quarterback Dan SUCCESSFUL TENURES AT while coaching some of the most prolific Ellington, recruited by Elliott and his staff SOUTH CAROLINA & APP STATE and balanced offenses in school history. from the junior college ranks, passed for The Gamecocks turned in the program’s more than 2,000 yards, led the team in Before taking over the Georgia State best offensive season, statistically, in 2013, rushing and set a school record for fewest program, Elliott worked seven seasons averaging 34.1 points while rolling up interceptions in his first season. The team (2010-16) at South Carolina under Will a school-record 452.3 yards per game, total of six interceptions surpassed the Muschamp and Steve Spurrier, highlighted including 198.5 yards on the ground and record set in 2017. by three consecutive 11-win seasons from 253.8 through the air. Punter Brandon Wright ranked No. 3 in 2011-13 during the most successful run South Carolina’s 2014 unit scored FBS in both punting average and net while in the Gamecocks’ history. In addition nearly 33 points per game while averaging setting the Sun Belt record at 48.3 yards per to coaching the offensive line, he was the over 440 yards of offense as All-America kick. The Ray Guy Award semifinalist is running game coordinator in 2010 and 2011, and All-Southeastern Conference offensive GSU’s first semifinalist for a major college was elevated to co-offensive coordinator guard A.J. Cann paved the way. In 2010, football award. in 2012, and then served as the interim Elliott’s first season in Columbia, his

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offensive line blocked for record-setting coached three-consecutive Southern running back Marcus Lattimore, the Conference Jacobs Blocking Trophy National Freshman of the Year. recipients. In addition to Cann, a third-round Elliott helped lead the Mountaineers draft pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars to 10 NCAA playoff berths in 13 in 2015, Elliott developed future NFL seasons with two trips to the national linemen Corey Robinson, Ronald semifinals and three appearances in the Patrick, Brandon Shell, T.J. Johnson and quarterfinals in addition to the three Rokevious Watkins. championships. Before going to South Carolina in Elliott was one of three App State 2010, Elliott coached his entire career coaches to earn the NCAA’s Award of at Appalachian State, his alma mater. Valor for their efforts in rescuing two In 13 seasons there, he was an integral individuals from a automobile accident part of App State’s three consecutive in 2000. NCAA titles from 2005-07 as well as As a player, Elliott was the first player the Mountaineers’ historic upset at in Mountaineer annals to appear in the Michigan in 2007. NCAA Division I-AA playoffs four Beginning in 1997, he worked two separate seasons. He was a four-year seasons as a defensive assistant (1997- letterwinner, helping the Mountaineers 98) and then two seasons as the tight to two Southern Conference titles and ends coach (1999-00) before taking a combined record of 36-16. He served over the offensive line in 2001. as a co-captain of the 1995 Appalachian In nine seasons as the Moun- State squad that finished 12-1 while taineers’ offensive line coach, Elliott’s earning all-league distinction as a players earned All-America distinc- defensive end. tion on 12 occasions, including four A native of Camden, S.C., Elliott different linemen who received first- earned his bachelor’s degree from team All-America accolades. He also Appalachian State in 1996. He is coached All-American and future NFL married to the former Summer Scruggs, tight end Daniel Wilcox in 2000. In also an App State grad and a standout 2003, offensive lineman Wayne Smith tennis player for the Mountaineers, and was the first pick in the Canadian Foot- the couple has two children, Maddyn ball League Draft. From 2005-07, Elliott and Max. GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 31 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity COACHINGSTAFF

NATE FUQUA Defensive Coordinator / Outside Linebackers Third Year at GSU @OLBeastCoach03

ate Fuqua joined the Georgia State Fuqua coached All-Sun Belt Confer- staff in 2017 as defensive coor- ence outside linebacker Michael Shaw, dinator and outside linebackers while his defense also featured four coachN under head coach Shawn Elliott. other all-conference honorees, including In his first season running the Panther Academic All-America cornerback and defense, Fuqua was nominated for the Senior Bowl invitee Chandon Sullivan. Broyles Award as the nation’s top assistant In his first two seasons at GSU, Fuqua’s coach. His unit set GSU season records defense produced four players who signed for fewest points per game (24.75), fewest NFL free agent contracts--2017 seniors rushing yards per game (136.4), fewest Sullivan, defensive end Mackendy Cher- yards per rushing attempt (4.13) and most idor and cornerback B.J. Clay as well as sacks (24). The Panthers also recorded the linebacker Chase Middleton following first shutout in school history while setting the 2018 season--while noseguard Julien single-game records for fewest rushing Laurent was a first-round selection in the yards allowed (minus-2) and most sacks 2018 CFL Draft. (seven). Fuqua came to Georgia State from Wofford, which he helped to a 10-4 record and a berth in the FCS quarterfinals in 2016 as he directed a defense that seasons before taking over as the ranked fifth in the nation in outside linebackers coach in 2007. From total defense (287.2 ypg), sixth then on, he helped the Terriers reach the in scoring defense (17.1 ppg) FCS playoffs in six of his last 10 years on and 12th in rushing defense the staff and winning three Southern (101.8 ypg). The Terriers, Conference championships. who fell to Youngstown State Among the top players he coached in double overtime in the FCS was All-American and three-time quarterfinals, posted three all-conference outside linebacker Alvin shutouts during the season. Scioneaux. He tutored numerous other Fuqua spent 12 seasons all-conference and all-freshman selections at Wofford, his alma mater, during his time at Wofford. including the last three years A nose tackle in college, Fuqua was as defensive coordinator. In a four-time All-Southern Conference each of his three seasons player and two-time All-American for the running the defense, the Terriers, including first-team recognition Terriers had the top rushing as a senior in 2002. He was elected to the defense in the Southern Wofford College Athletic Hall of Fame in Conference while ranking 2008. fourth in the FCS in 2014 and Fuqua (pronounced FEW-quay), 39, is 12th in 2016. a native of Danville, Ky., where he was an Fuqua originally all-state player at Danville High School. He joined the Wofford staff is married to the former Tiffany Webb and THE FUQUA FAMILY: Nate and his wife with Tiffany in 2005, assisting with the couple has a daughter, Natalie Marie, with their daughter Natalie and son Webb. the linebackers for two and a son, Webb Kirkland.

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BRAD GLENN Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks First Year at GSU @Coachbg_qb

Quarterbacks

Second Year at GSU

rad Glenn joined the Georgia State staff as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in February 2019B after seven seasons as the associate head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Western Carolina. Glenn previously served seven years at Appalachian State on the same offensive staff as head coach Shawn Elliott as the Mountaineers won three straight NCAA FCS titles (2005-07). Glenn’s tenure at Western Carolina (2012-18) was marked by outstanding play from his quarterbacks. For the last five seasons, the Catamounts’ starting quarterback has averaged over 2,400 yards passing and more than 600 yards rushing. His first quarterback, Troy Mitchell, finished as the school’s career leader in total offense with 9,397 yards, while THE GLENN FAMILY: Brad and Anna Glenn with daughters Zoey (left) and Landry Mitchell’s successor, Tyrie Adams is poised and son Hank.

to break many of Mitchell’s records. In Glenn began his coaching career as the 2016, Adams was the Southern Conference offensive coordinator and quarterbacks Freshman of the Year and a finalist for the coach at Greer (S.C.) High School from STATS FCS National Freshman of the Year 1995-2000, helping lead the program to a honor. 25-3 record and back-to-back Upper State In his time at Appalachian State, Glenn runner-up finishes his final two seasons. coached tight ends for one season (2005) He earned his first collegiate position in and slot receivers for three years (2006-08) 2001, coaching tight ends at Elon before before taking over as quarterbacks coach spending the next two seasons as the (2009-11). offensive coordinator at North Greenville While at Appalachian State, Glenn College. He returned to prep ranks for coached two Southern Conference Offen- one season (2004) at Seneca (S.C.) High sive Players of the Year in quarterbacks School before moving to App State. Armanti Edwards, who also won the The native of Seneca, S.C., is a 1995 Walter Payton Award as the top player in graduate of Clemson. He is married to the the FCS, and DeAndre Pressley. former Anna Thompson, and the couple A total of six individuals who played in has two daughters, Zoey and Landry, and Glenn’s offensive system, including three at a son, Hank. Western Carolina and three at App State, were named to the Walter Payton Award Watch List.

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THOMAS AUSTIN Offensive Line First Year at GSU @TAustin1114

Quarterbacks

Second Year at GSU

homas Austin, a former National Football League offensive lineman and staff member for two-time nationalT champion Clemson, was named Georgia State’s offensive line coach in January 2019. Austin spent the last four seasons (2015-18) at Clemson, his alma mater, working with the offensive staff as the Tigers reached the College Football Playoff each year, including titles in 2016 and 2018 and a runner-up finish in 2015. In addition to serving as a video graduate assistant for 2018’s title team, he has assisted long-time Clemson offensive line coach Robbie Caldwell. A 2009 graduate of Clemson, Austin was an All-America and two-time all- conference lineman who started 38 games for the Tigers from 2006-09. Following THE AUSTIN FAMILY: Thomas and Margaret with sons Adam (left) and Isaiah and his college career, he signed an NFL free daughter Hazel. agent contract with the New England Patriots in 2010. He played in the NFL with Houston, Carolina and Indianapolis from 2010-13. Austin and his wife Margaret have been married for 11 years and have three children: Adam, 7, Isaiah, 5, and Hazel, 3.

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CHRIS COLLINS Safeties / Recruiting Coordinator Third Year at GSU @CoachC_Collins @

Defensive Coordinator

Second Year at GSU

hris Collins, Georgia State’s Collins came to GSU after one season safeties coach since joining the at Western Carolina, where he coached staff for the 2017 season, has taken the linebackers. He spent the 2015 Con the added responsibility of recruiting season as a defensive graduate assistant coordinator beginning in 2019. coach at Appalachian State, helping the In 2017 in his first year with the Mountaineers to an 11-2 record and a Panthers, Collins helped coached a victory in the Raycom Media Camellia defensive unit that set the Georgia State Bowl. season record for fewest points allowed He previously spent two seasons per game (24.75) while tutoring All-Sun (2013-14) as secondary coach and special Belt Conference safety Bryan Williams. teams coordinator at Catawba College He was also chosen for the 2018 in Salisbury, N.C., while also serving as American Football Coaches Association the academic coordinator for the NCAA 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Division II program. In his first season at Institute. Catawba, Collins coached All-America defensive back L.J. McCray, who went on to play two seasons for the San Francisco 49ers after signing as a free agent. Collins began his coaching career at Western Carolina, his alma mater, by serving as a student assistant in 2010 and then a defensive assistant in 2011-12. In 2015, he participated in the NFL-NCAA Coaches also a three-time selection to the SoCon Academy. Academic Honor Roll before earning his The High Point, N.C., native B.S. in construction management with a was an All-Southern Conference minor in business administration from defender for the Catamounts Western Carolina in 2010. who finished with more than He is married to the former Kiara 300 career tackles. He was Crutchfield.

THE COLLINS FAMILY: Chris and Kiara Collins.

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TRENT McKNIGHT Receivers Third Year at GSU @CoachTMcKnight

rent McKnight joined the Georgia State staff in 2017 as the wide receivers coach for head coach TShawn Elliott. In his first two seasons at Georgia State, McKnight coached All-Sun Belt Conference receiver Penny Hart, who finished his career ranked fourth in Sun Belt Conference history in receiving yards and seventh in receptions. In 2017, Hart led the Sun Belt with a school-record 74 receptions for 1,121 yards and eight touchdowns, helping the Panthers set school records for highest completion percentage in a season as well as most yards in a game (670) and most points vs. an FBS opponent (47). Following the 2018 season, Hart earned an invitation to the Reese’s Senior Bowl and signed a free agent THE McKNIGHT FAMILY: Trent and Ashley McKnight with sons Beau (left) and contract with the Indianapolis Colts. Brooks. McKnight previously coached at McKnight coached the Samford tight ends Samford, where he filled several roles on and inside receivers, helping the 2013 the offensive staff in four seasons there Bulldogs lead the SoCon in passing offense while helping the program to four straight while ranking second in total offense and winning seasons, highlighted by a Southern scoring en route to the conference title and Conference championship and NCAA FCS playoff bid. playoff berth in 2013. He returned to Samford, his alma He served as run game coordinator and mater, after one season (2011) as the wide tight ends coach for the 2015 season, when receivers coach at Georgia Military College the Bulldogs ranked No. 7 in the nation in Milledgeville. in total offense (479.7 ypg) and No. 3 in McKnight served as a student assistant passing offense while leading the SoCon in coach at Samford for the 2009 and 2010 scoring with 34.6 points per game. seasons, working primarily on defense but As Samford’s passing game coordinator also with running backs and special teams. and wide receivers coach in 2014, McKnight He worked as a recruiting intern at Alabama tutored all-conference wide receiver Karel (2007-08) before beginning his coaching Hamilton, the SoCon’s top pass catcher career as an assistant at Oak Mountain High that year who went on to earn first-team School in Birmingham (2008). All-America honors in 2016 while leading McKnight, who played safety for the the nation with 10.1 receptions per game. Bulldogs in 2006 and 2007, earned his Hamilton was one of four receivers and degree in business administration from tight ends who earned all-conference or Samford in 2010. all-freshman recognition under McKnight. He and his wife, Ashley, have two sons, For the 2012 and 2013 seasons, Beau and Brooks.

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TRAVIAN ROBERTSON Defensive Line First Year at GSU @ROBERTSON_9TWO @

ormer National Football League defensive lineman Travian Robertson was named Georgia State’sF defensive line coach in June 2019. A former graduate assistant on the Georgia State staff, Robertson returned to Atlanta after one season as the defensive line coach at Albany State. He helped the Rams to a 7-4 record, including the SIAC East title, in 2018. Robertson originally served on head coach Shawn Elliott’s staff in 2017 as a graduate assistant working with the defensive line as the Panthers posted a 7-5 record, capped by the program’s first bowl victory over Western Kentucky in the 2017 AutoNation Cure Bowl. The GSU defense set school records that THE ROBERTSON FAMILY: Travian and Kettiany with sons year for fewest points allowed per game, Travian Jr., Trenton and Tristan. fewest rushing yards allowed per game (136.4) and fewest yards per rushing attempt (4.13) as well as most sacks in a game (seven) and season (24.0). Robertson was an outstanding defensive lineman himself, lettering four years at South Carolina, where he earned Southeastern Conference All-Academic honors and served as team captain in 2011. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft and played for the Falcons as well as the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins over four seasons. Robertson is a native of Laurinburg, N.C. He and his wife Kettiany have three sons: Travian, Jr., Trenton and Tristan.

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AAIRON SAVAGE Cornerbacks First Year at GSU @CoachSavage2

airon Savage joined the Georgia State staff as cornerbacks coach in January 2019 after one season in theA same role at Northern Iowa. He has previously worked on the coaching staffs at Army, Georgia Tech and his alma mater, Auburn, as well as Georgia prep power Valdosta High School and Arkansas Tech. Savage coached the UNI cornerbacks in his one season there, helping the program to a berth in the 2018 FCS playoffs and three victories over Top 25 teams. The Panthers ranked No. 6 in FCS with 18 interceptions and No. 17 nationally in scoring defense. In 2017, he was part of a 10-win season at Army, where he served as a defensive quality control coach. The Black Knights won eight of their final nine games, capped

THE SAVAGE FAMILY: Aairon and Coleigh with their daughter Aleigh.

by a victory over San Diego State in the Prior to that, he served two years in Armed Forces Bowl. a quality control position on the staff at Savage spent two seasons (2015-16) as Auburn, spending one year each with the defensive backs coach at Division II special teams (2012) and defense (2011). Arkansas Tech, highlighted by a nine-win Savage was a Freshman All-SEC and campaign and bowl victory in 2015. Freshman All-American (Rivals) defensive His previous two years were spent in back in for Auburn in 2006. He missed the Georgia. He served as a defensive graduate 2008 and 2009 seasons due to injuries, and assistant at Georgia Tech in 2014, working during the Tigers’ national title season on the defensive side with primary of 2010, he started the first seven games responsibility for the safeties as the Yellow suffering before another season-ending Jackets capped a 10-3 season with an injury. Orange Bowl victory. Savage earned his bachelor’s degree In 2013, Savage was an assistant in exercise science from Auburn in coach at Valdosta High School, where he 2008 before completing a master’s in coached the cornerbacks while teaching biomechanics in 2010. He and his wife, ninth grade. The Wildcats earned a berth the former Coleigh Danielle Brock, have a in the Class AAAAAA state playoffs. daughter, Aleigh.

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JIMMY SMITH Running Backs First Year at GSU @headbcg

immy Smith, a highly-successful Georgia prep coach who won two state titles at Cedar Grove High JSchool, joined the Georgia State program as running backs coach in March 2019. Smith spent 12 years at Cedar Grove in Metro Atlanta, including the last six years as athletic director, head football coach and head track coach. Over his last four seasons, he led Cedar Grove to two Class AAA state championships in 2016 and 2018 as well as berths in the state final four in 2015 and 2017, compiling 51 victories in that time. The 2016 state title was the first in school history. His overall record in six seasons is 67-14-1.

Smith earned numerous coaching and defensive backs. He was elevated to accolades in the prep ranks, including offensive coordinator in 2010 and spent two-time Georgia Coach of the Year in three seasons in that role before taking Class AAA (2016 and 2018) as well as over as head coach. multiple region and county Coach of the He began his coaching career at Year honors. Darlington (S.C.) High School, his alma He coached six prep All-Americans, mater, where he spent one season (2005) and more than 30 of his former student- as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks athletes have gone on to play at the college coach. level. Smith was a standout quarterback at As the head track coach, Smith led Tennessee State, which he helped to Ohio Cedar Grove to the four straight state Valley Conference titles in 1998 and 1999. titles (2015-18), also the first state titles He earned his bachelor’s degree in in school history. He was honored as the business administration from Fayetteville 2018 Region 5-AAA Athletic Director of State in 2002 and added a master’s of the Year. education from Georgia State in 2009. Smith originally went to Cedar Smith, a native of Darlington, S.C., and Grove in January 2007 as an assistant his wife Quanisha have a son, Jermaine II, football coach, working with receivers and a daughter, Joss.

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JOSH STEPP Tight Ends Third Year at GSU @Coach_Stepp

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ow in his third season at Georgia State, Josh Stepp coaches the Panthers’ tight ends. N Formerly the head football coach and athletic director at Lexington (S.C.) High School, Stepp joined head coach Shawn Elliott’s staff in 2017. He coached both running backs and tight ends in his first year, including All-Sun Belt Conference all-purpose back Glenn Smith, before concentrating on tight ends beginning in 2018. Stepp was chosen for the 2019 American Football Coaches Association 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute. In four seasons at Lexington, Stepp posted a 36-17 record from 2013-16, THE STEPP FAMILY: Josh and Caryn Stepp with daughters Rilee Hope (left) and despite inheriting a program that had Emma Paisley. gone 3-8 the year before he arrived. The Wildcats posted winning records and The highlight of his tenure came A three-sport standout at Pelion, reached at least the second round of the in 2015, when he led his squad to a 13- including all-state honors in football and playoffs in each of his four seasons. game winning streak and a berth in the baseball, Stepp began his college career state championship game. Along the way, at Furman. He transferred to Newberry Lexington knocked off top-seeded and (S.C.) College and enjoyed a enjoyed nationally-ranked Spartanburg to advance a record-setting three-year career at to the Class 4A, Division II state finals quarterback (2004-06), including All- for the first time in 15 years. Stepp was America and National Player of the Week honored as 4A Lower State Coach of the honors. He finished as Newberry’s all-time Year and Region V Coach of the Year. leader in passing yards, touchdowns and He began his coaching career as an completions, and he was recently inducted assistant at Pelion (S.C.) High School, into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame. He his alma mater, in 2007 and continued is also a member of the Pelion High School with assistant coaching assignments at Hall of Fame. Blythewood High School (2008) and He graduated cum laude from Spring Valley High School, where he Newberry in 2007 with a B.S. degree in served as offensive coordinator in 2009. physical education and then added a Stepp earned his first head coaching master’s in education from the University position at Dreher High School, where he of Phoenix. coached three seasons (2010-12) before Stepp and his wife Caryn have two taking over as head coach and athletic daughters, Rilee Hope and Emma Paisley. director at Lexington. He led Dreher to He has a twin brother, Justin, who is the an 8-2 mark in 2012 for the school’s best receivers coach at Arkansas. season in more than a decade.

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SHIEL WOOD Inside Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator First Year at GSU @ShielWood

hiel Wood, former assistant coach at Georgia Tech and defensive coordinator at Wofford, was Snamed Georgia State’s inside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator in January 2019. Wood is reunited on the GSU defensive staff with defensive coordinator Nate Fuqua, who he succeeded as Wofford’s defensive coordinator. In 2018, Wood coached Georgia Tech’s safeties and assisted with special teams, helping the Yellow Jackets to a bowl berth. As Wofford’s defensive coordinator in 2017, Wood directed a unit that led the THE WOOD FAMILY: Shiel and Bernadette Wood and their daughter Fay. Southern Conference in rushing defense (121.7 ypg) while ranking second in the league and No. 26 in FCS in total defense, In all, Wofford won four SoCon allowing just 326.7 yards per game. The titles and advanced to the FCS defensive effort helped lead Wofford to a playoffs seven times in Wood’s 10-3 overall record, the outright SoCon eight seasons on the Terriers’ staff. championship (7-1 in league play) and He got his start in coaching an FCS quarterfinal appearance, where in 2006 at Woodruff (S.C.) High the Terriers fell to eventual national School, where he helped lead champion North Dakota State. the Wolverines to a 9-3 record, Wood spent a total of eight seasons as regional championship and state an assistant coach at Wofford, coaching playoff berth. the Terriers’ wide receivers (2007-10) and Wood, from Spartanburg, safeties (2011-12; 2016-17) and serving S.C., played wide receiver at as recruiting coordinator (2016-17) in Wofford from 2001-05 and was the addition to his one season as defensive leading receiver on the Terriers’ coordinator. In his first two years on the 2003 squad that won the SoCon defensive side of the ball (2011-12), the championship and advanced Terriers ranked 17th and ninth in the to the NCAA Division I-AA nation in total defense, respectively. As semifinals. He graduated from the Terriers’ wide receivers coach (2007- Wofford in 2007 with a bachelor’s 10), he coached two student-athletes who degree in government. His wife, went on to play in the National Football Bernadette, was a soccer student- League, including Carolina Panthers athlete at Wofford. The couple has wideout Brenton Bersin. a daughter, Fay.

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JOHN ALEX SISK DERENTHAL Head Strength Coach Assistant Strength Coach

John Sisk, who possesses nearly three Alex Derenthal joined the Georgia decades of experience in the field of State program as assistant strength coach strength and conditioning, highlighted in 2019, coming to the Panthers after two by 17 years with Power Five programs, seasons at Georgia Tech. was named the head strength coach for Before returning to Georgia Tech in Georgia State football in January 2019. 2017, Derenthal, a former team captain Sisk joined the Georgia State program for the Temple football team, spent four after seven years at Georgia Tech and years as the head strength and conditioning coach at Reinhardt previously worked 10 seasons at Vanderbilt. University in Waleska, Ga., where he oversaw all aspects of strength In his seven seasons as Georgia Tech’s director of player and conditioning for the school’s 21 varsity sports. With Derenthal development, Sisk helped develop and train 26 student-athletes who at the helm of its strength training, Reinhardt football won the 2016 signed National Football League contracts, including nine NFL draft Mid-South Conference, advanced to the NAIA national semifinals picks. He was a vital part of the program’s five bowl berths and 2014 and was ranked No. 3 in the final NAIA poll. The Eagles also earned Capital One Orange Bowl victory and Top 10 national ranking. a playoff berth and top-10 national ranking in 2015 and produced 44 He went to Georgia Tech in 2012 after one season as director of all-conference players and two all-Americans in four seasons. strength training and conditioning at Furman (2011), but prior to In his first stint at Georgia Tech (2011-13), Derenthal worked with that, Sisk served as the director of speed, strength and conditioning the football, baseball, softball, swimming and diving and track and field at Vanderbilt for 10 years (2001-10). At Vanderbilt, Sisk coached four programs. strength and conditioning all-Americans at Vandy, including former Before getting into the player development field, Derenthal served NFL quarterback Jay Cutler. Cutler and former Chicago Bears offensive as a football extern at Temple under head coach Al Golden. linemen Chris Williams both went through Sisk’s strength-training Derenthal was a four-year letterwinner as an offensive lineman at program at Vandy before being selected in the first round of the National Temple (2004-08). He signed a free-agent contract with the New York Football League Draft. Sisk directed the strength training regimen for Giants in 2009. Following his time with the Giants, he worked as a 12 Vanderbilt players that signed NFL contracts, as well as four Major personal trainer before returning to college athletics at his alma mater. League Baseball first-round draft picks, including No. 1 selection and He graduated from Temple in 2008 with a B.S. in kinesiology and future Cy Young Award winner David Price. earned a M.S. in exercise science from California (Pa.) in 2012. Sisk first worked in college athletics as an assistant strength coach at Furman for two years (1993-94) before serving as the head strength and conditioning coach at his alma mater, Western Carolina, for two years (1995-96). He moved on to Clemson for four years (1997-2000) before CURTIS his 10-year stint at Vanderbilt. A Waynesville, N.C., native, Sisk played football at Western Carolina TURNER and graduated from WCU with a degree in sports administration. Upon Assistant Strength Coach graduating, he spent three years as a football and strength coach at Tuscola (N.C.) High School. Curtis Turner joined the Georgia State In 2011, Sisk was one of eight recognized as a Master Strength staff as an assistant strength coach in 2019 and Conditioning Coach (MSCC) by the Collegiate Strength and after six years as a player development Conditioning Coaches Association. coach at Georgia Tech. Sisk is married to the former Missy Cornell of Dayton, Ohio. Before going to Georgia Tech in 2013, he spent 10 years on the strength and conditioning staff at Vanderbilt. Turner originally joined Vanderbilt’s staff as an assistant speed, strength and conditioning coach in 2003, assisting in all facets of player development for football while also working with Vandy’s men’s and women’s golf and tennis programs. In 2010, he was promoted to director of strength and conditioning for men’s basketball, a role he held until he departed for Georgia Tech in May 2013. Turner has trained or assisted in the training of nearly 40 current or former professional athletes, 13 all-Americans and more than 50 all-conference selections. An active speaker, coach and clinic organizer, his programs have been featured in Men’s Health and Golf Digest magazines and on Yahoo! Sports and ESPNU All-Access. He is certified by the College Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA). In May 2018, he was named a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach by the CSCCA, one of only 18 individuals to earn the distinction — the strength-and-conditioning profession’s highest honor — in 2018. Turner graduated from Clemson in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology education.

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BOB TIM MURPHY ADAMS Associate AD for Assistant Sports Medicine & Nutrition Athletic Trainer

Bob Murphy, associate director of An assistant athletic trainer on the athletics for sports medicine and nutrition, Georgia State Athletics Sports Medicine is entering his 13th year at Georgia State. staff since 2016, Tim Adams began In addition to serving as the head working primarily with the Panther athletic trainer for football, he oversees football program in 2018 after two years all aspects of the sports medicine and with women’s basketball and beach volleyball. nutrition departments. Adams spent one year at Northwestern State in Louisiana before He originally came to Georgia State in 2007 as head athletic trainer returning to the Georgia State in 2016. and was elevated to assistant athletic director in 2008 and then to He received his master’s of science in sports medicine from Georgia associate athletic director in 2011. He previously worked directly with State in 2015. In his first stint at GSU, he served as an intern athletic the men’s and women’s basketball programs. trainer for one year and as a graduate assistant for two years, working Murphy joined the GSU staff from the United States Military with the football, track and field and softball teams. Academy in West Point, N.Y., where he served as assistant athletic Adams graduated from the University of Connecticut in May of trainer, working with the football, men’s basketball and baseball teams. 2012 with a B.S. in athletic training. While with the Huskies, Adams He serves as secretary and treasurer for the College Athletic served as a student athletic trainer with the football and women’s ice Trainers’ Society. hockey programs. He also worked for Eastern Connecticut State, the Murphy earned his bachelor of science degree in sports medicine at Xenia Scouts baseball team of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate Marietta College in 1998, and then he completed his master of science League, and Bloomfield High School as an athletic training student. degree in exercise science at Syracuse in 2000. Adams is a Licensed Athletic Trainer by the Georgia Board of A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Murphy is married to the former Athletic Trainers and a Certified Athletic Trainer by the National Josephine Lee, and the couple has two sons, Benjamin and Jason. Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification. A member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, he is also certified in CPR and first aid.

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STEVE GINNY WOJCIKOWSKI THOMPSON Assistant AD for Director of Recruiting Football Operations & Player Personnel

Steve Wojcikowski, a member of the Ginny Thompson is Georgia State Georgia State Athletics staff since 2013, football’s Director of Recruiting and was named assistant athletic director for Player Personnel. football operations in July 2016. Thompson joined head coach Shawn Wojcikowski originally joined the Elliott’s staff in March of 2017 as High GSU staff as assistant athletic director for School Relations Recruiting Coordinator facilities and operations. In that role, he was responsible for all GSU and was elevated to her current position in 2019. athletics facilities as well as event management for all sports. Thompson came to GSU from Appalachian State, where she Prior to joining GSU, Wojcikowski served as the director of served as assistant director of athletic development from 2015-17. athletic events Marshall in Huntington, W.Va., in his second stint She spent a total of five years on the Mountaineers’ development staff, there. He was the game operations manager for all sports and the event previously serving as an intern and then development assistant. Dur- coordinator and facility manager for the football and basketball venues. ing her time there, she worked extensively with event planning and He began at Miami (Fla.) as assistant director of athletic events. fund-raising. He earned his master’s degree in sport administration from Thompson earned her bachelor’s degree in recreation manage- Marshall in 2008 while working as a graduate assistant in the athletic ment-tourism management from Appalachian State in 2011 and then facilities management and game day operations department. added a master’s degree in higher education, community college and Wojcikowski graduated from Medaille College in Buffalo, N.Y., university leadership in 2014, also from App State. with a bachelor’s degree in sport management in 2005. He is married to A native of Johns Creek in suburban Atlanta, Thompson was a the former Amanda Smith, and the couple has a one-year-old daughter, student-athlete for the Mountaineers, serving as a co-captain for the Olivia Ruth. women’s golf team.

MARK LEGREE Director of High School Relations

Former National Football League draft pick Mark LeGree joined the Georgia State football staff in the spring of 2019 as High School Relations Recruiting Coordinator. LeGree came to Georgia State after two seasons as the head football coach at St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School in Columbus, Ga., where he also served as a physical education teacher. LeGree was a three-time first-team All-American at Appalachian State from 2008-10, during the time that Georgia State head coach Shawn Elliott was the Mountaineers’ offensive line coach. The safety SUSAN EDWARDS was a three-time finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award as the FCS Administrative Assistant Defensive Player, and he led FCS in interceptions in 2008. He helped Appalachian State to four straight Southern Conference titles and was a member of the Mountaineers’ 2007 national championship. In 2011, LeGree was selected in the fifth round of the NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks, and he played on the practice squad for the Arizona Cardinals, New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers over two years. He then spent two seasons (2014-15) with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. Following his pro career, LeGree returned to App State to serve as an intern, working with the athletic development staff. His first coaching position was as the defensive backs coach at West Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, N.C., in 2013. A native of Columbus, Ga., LeGree earned his bachelor’s degree in communication studies with a minor in business from Appalachian State in 2013.

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MATT NATE AXELROD SIMON Football Video Coordinator Equipment Manager

Matt Axelrod enters his seventh Nate Simon enters his second season year as Georgia State’s football video as Georgia State’s head equipment coordinator. manager. He was named the 2016-17 Sun Simon is a former Georgia State Belt Conference Video Coordinator of football letterwinner who played safety the Year by the Collegiate Sports Video for the Panthers in 2014-15, including the Association. first bowl game in GSU history. Axelrod began working with the GSU program as an intern in He served two seasons as a graduate assistant in equipment 2011 and was elevated to coordinator before the 2013 season. operations before taking over as equipment manager in 2018. As an undergraduate student at Florida State, he worked with the A native of Compton, Calif., Simon began his college career at Seminoles athletic department as an assistant student videographer. Golden West College before transferring to GSU in 2014. Axelrod earned his bachelor’s degree in American history from He earned his bachelor’s degree from Georgia State in 2016 and Kennesaw State in 2013. He is married to the former Michelle Porter, completed his master’s degree in sport administration in 2018. and the couple has one son, Benjamin, born in 2018.

ANTREAL ALLEN JAY GUILLERMO MICHAEL LAMBROS Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant

DAN SUTTON DARYL VINING Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant

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CAREER STATISTICS Year...... G Att Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP despelado 2015...... 2 3 -2 0 7 0 0 0 0

Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF ALEXANDRE 2017...... 12 6-2 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 T • 6-5, 285 • R-Fr. 2018...... 11 15-8 23 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 Deerfield Beach, Fla. Total...... 25 21-10 31 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 Deerfield Beach HS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK KSU...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC State...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 Memphis...... 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WMU...... DNP AT GEORGIA STATE: Promising young offensive lineman ULM...... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 whos i competing for playing time at right tackle ... Redshirted in Troy...... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018, when he played in one game (at Arkansas State) ... Enrolled Arkansas St...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coastal...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 in January 2018 after signing in December 2017. Texas State...... 7-0 7 0 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL: All-state lineman for Deerfield Beach (Fla.) Louisiana...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 High School, which was ranked No. 1 in the state of Florida in App State...... 3-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Class 8A during the season ... Second-team all-state selection in GS...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Classy 8A b FlaHSFootball.com ... Three-star prospect by 247 Sports … Helped Deerfield Beach reach Class 8A state semifinals CAREER HIGHS in 2016 ... Ranked among Top 100 recruits in Miami-Dade and Tackles: 7 vs. Texas State, 2018 Broward Counties by the Miami Herald. PERSONAL: Sonf o Marise Saint-Louis and Destine Alexandre ... Older brother Deslin is a defensive lineman at Pittsburgh. marcus ANDERSON khai ILB • 5-10, 219 • Fr. Moultrie, Ga. ANDERSON Colquitt County HS CB • 5-10, 185 • R-Sr. Atlanta, Ga. Riverwood HS 57 AT GEORGIA STATE: Inside linebacker who signed with the Panthers as part of the 2019 recruiting class. 4 HIGH SCHOOL: Inside linebacker from South Georgia prep AT GEORGIA STATE: Veteran cornerback who is a backup powerhouse Colquitt County High School, helping the Packers in the secondary and key special teams player. to back-to-back appearances in the Class AAAAAAA state title 2018: Totalled 23 tackles in 11 games ... Career-high seven game ... Named to the 2018 GACA all-state team ... Two-time, tackles with a tackle for loss vs. Texas State ... Added five tackles second-team All-Region 1-AAAAAAA in the state’s largest clas- against Appalachian State and four vs. Memphis. sification ... Also tabbed to the Scholar-Athlete All-Region team ... 2017: Saw action in every game in 2017, primarily on special Had 74 tackles and eight sacks during his senior season ... Recov- teams ... Made eight tackles, including two each at Penn State and ered a fumble in Colquitt’s 22-21 semifinal victory over Archer at ULM ... Recovered a fumbled punt at the Troy 4-yard line. ... Totalled 148 tackles, 6.5 sacks and a 39-yard fumble return for Redshirted in 2016 ... Played running back as a freshman touchdown as a junior. ... Joined the program in 2015 and was pressed into service PERSONAL: Full s name i Marcus Jerome Anderson Jr. … after injuries decimated the backfield ... Played in two games Born September 8, 2000 … Son of Marcus and Kenyata Anderson. (Appalachian State, Ball State) and carried the ball three times. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-region selection as a defensive backt a Riverwood High School ... Earned first-team honors as a junior and second-team accolades as a senior in Region 7-AAAAA.

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AT GEORGIA STATE: All-Sun Belt Conference offensive lineman and a three-year starter at left tackle ... Has started every t.j. game after moving from tight end to offensive tackle in the spring of 2016 (36 straight games). ARNOLD 2018: Earned third-team All-Sun Belt honors ... Provided leadership for a unit that started three redshirt freshmen much of DE • 6-0, 225 • R-Jr. the season ... Paved the way for the top rushing season in school Rome, Ga. historys a the Panthers set GSU records for rushing yards (2,057) Model HS and rushing touchdowns (21), improving by nearly 60 yards per game over the previous season ... Helped GSU record four of the tope nin single-game rushing games in school history, led by a

50 GSU-record 308 yards vs. ULM. 2017: Played every offensive snap of the 2017 season ... ACADEMIC HONORS: Had a hand in one of the most unusual plays in GSU history • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Spring 2017 vs. Charlotte. After a GSU field goal was blocked and fielded by • Dean’s List, Spring 2019 Charlotte in the end zone, he knocked the ball loose, allowing teammate Shamarious Gilmore to recover it in the end zone for AT GEORGIA STATE: t Backup a defensive end who theU GS touchdown ... Joined the program in 2015 after originally joined the program as a freshman in 2016 ... Saw his first game signing with Georgia in 2014 ... Practiced with the team in 2015 in action in 2018, playing in seven games ... Collected nine while red-shirting. tacklesw ... Sa his most significant playing time at Arkansas State, HIGH SCHOOL: All-state tight end as a senior at West Hall whene h made three tackles, including one sack and another High School ... First-team all-state in Class AAA in 2013 by the tackle for loss ... Also had three tackles vs. Western Michigan. Georgia Sports Writers Association ... Also earned honorable HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered for coach Gordon Powers mention all-state honors from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... at Model High School ... Earned all-region and all-area Named the Region 7-AAA Offensive Player of the Year ... Rivals. honors ... Injured as a senior after collecting 104 tackles as com three-star prospect...Scout.com three-star prospect, No. 47 a junior with 15 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, two tightd en nationally ... 247Sports.com three-star prospect, No. 15 forced fumbles and one interception ... Added 64 tackles as TE nationally, No. 39 player in the state ... Played in the GACA a sophomore with seven tackles for loss and an interception. North-South game ... Caught 51 passes for 704 yards and 11 PERSONAL: sFull name i Tykirius J’quon Arnold ... Guardians touchdowns during his senior season ... Coached by Tony Lotti. are Alvin and Jackie Williams ... Born Feb. 24, 1998. PERSONAL: Full name is Codi Hunter Atkinson ... Born Sept. 9, 1995 ... Parents are Chris and Maryn Atkinson. CAREER STATISTICS Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2018...... 7 5-4 9 2-13 1-9 0 0 0 0 chris CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 3 vs. Memphis, 2018; Arkansas State, 2018 Tackles for Loss: 2 vs. Arkansas State, 2018 BACON S • 6-1, 185 • R-So. Atlanta, Ga. hunter Westlake HS ATKINSON T • 6-5, 295 • R-Sr. 3 Oakwood, Ga. AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning letterwinner at safety ... West Hall HS Memberf o 2017 recruiting class who took a redshirt year in 2017 while working on the scout team. 2018: Played in 11 games, including two starts at safety ...

Made 25 tackles on the season, including one tackle for loss ... 76 Grabbedn a interception in win over ULM .... Forced a fumble at ACADEMIC HONORS: NC State ... Season-high seven tackles at Appalachian State ... First • Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll, 2016-17 startst wa a Memphis, when he recorded four tackles ... Made his • Dean’s List, Spring 2017 second start vs. Georgia Southern and had four tackles, with one TFL. ATHLETIC HONORS: HIGH SCHOOL: Three-star prospect by Rivals and 247Sports • 2018 All-Sun Belt Conference (third team) ... First-team All-Region 2-AAAAAAA … Helped Westlake High

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School reach the state semifinals in Class AAAAAAA, Georgia’s largest classification. PERSONAL: Christopher J. Bacon was born April 20, 1999 ... tra Son of Cynthia Taylor. BARNETT CAREER STATISTICS RB • 5-10, 185 • Sr. Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2018...... 11 15-10 25 1-2 0-0 1-0 0 0 1 Elberton, Ga. Elbert County HS CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 7 vs. Appalachian State, 2018 Interceptions: 1 vs. ULM, 2018 5 AT GEORGIA STATE: sEmerged a the Panthers’ top running steven back in 2018 after two seasons as a backup ... Ranks seventh in GSU history with 703 career rushing yards with seven touchdowns ... Career average of 5.1 yards per carry ... 2016 signee who played BANKS as a true freshman. DL • 6-0, 290 • R-So. 2018: Team’s second-leading rusher behind quarterback Grayson, Ga. Dan Ellington ... Rushed for 551 yards in 11 games, the sixth-best Grayson HS season total in school history ... Carried the ball 109 times for an averaging 5.1 yards per attempt ... Scored seven touchdowns, two shy of the GSU season record ... Had 14 receptions for 70 yards. Rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns on just 11 carries 56 vs. Coastal Carolina, the second-highest single-game rushing total in school history. Touchdown runs of 42 and 75 yards, the latter ACADEMIC HONORS: the third-longest run from scrimmage in GSU history ... Followed • Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List, 2017-18 with 85 yards and two more touchdowns vs. Texas State, and then • Dean’s List, Fall 2017 82 yards vs. Louisiana ... Scored his first touchdown in the win over • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Spring 2018 ULM with a 23-yard run in the first quarter. Finished with 62 yards on 14 carries, both career highs ... Also rushed for touchdowns vs. AT GEORGIA STATE: Defensive lineman in his third year in Troy and Arkansas State ... Missed the season finale due to injury. the program ... Played in one game in 2018 vs. ULM and made one 2017: Rushed for 45 yards on just eight carries, plus six recep- tackle ... Joined the program as a freshman in the fall of 2017 and tions for 16 yards, for the season ... Saw most of his action over the took a redshirt year. final three games, beginning against App State, when he rushed for HIGH SCHOOL: Two-way lineman for Grayson High 42 n yards o just five carries and caught three passes ... Had three School, which he helped to the 2016 state championship in Class more receptions vs. Idaho. AAAAAAA, Georgia’s largest classification ... Honorable mention 2016: Played in eight games as a true freshman, rushing for All-Region 8-AAAAAAA ... Honor roll student and three-year 107 n yards o 22 carries (4.9 yard per carry) ... Averaged 24.5 yards letterwinner. on 13 kickoff returns with one touchdown ... Also caught three PERSONAL: Full name is Steven Dalton Banks ... Son of passes for 29 yards ... Saw his first action in Game 5 vs. Texas State, Willie and Adine Banks ... Born March 29, 1999. whene h had three carries for 31 yards and two kickoff returns for 33 yards ... Returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown vs. CAREER STATISTICS Arkansas State ... Added a 32-yard return vs. ULM. Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF HIGH SCHOOL: Helped lead Elbert County High School to 2018...... 1 0-1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 the state quarterfinals in Class AAA ... Earned all-county honors as a running back from the Elberton Star ... Also played safety and CAREER HIGHS returned punts and kickoffs ... Four-year letterwinner for coach Tackles: 1 vs. ULM, 2018 Sid Fitts. PERSONAL: Full name is LaTravias Keyshawn Barnett but y goes b Tra (pronounced TRAY) ... Born Sept. 14, 1997 ... Parents are LaJarvon Keith Barnett and Sherry Fortson Browner ... Majoring in marketing.

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Year...... G KOR Yds Avg TD LP AllP improvingy b nearly 60 yards per game over the previous season ... 2016...... 83 1 318 24.5 1 90 454 2017: Earned a starting berth at right guard in the preseason 2017...... 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 61 2018...... 11 0 0 0.0 0 0 621 and started the 2017 opening game vs. Tennessee State as a true freshman ... Injured his knee the following week in practice and Total...... 233 1 318 24.5 1 90 1136 missed the remainder of the season, taking a medical redshirt. GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS HIGH SCHOOL: Earned a three-star rating and was tabbed the No. 32 player in Pennsylvania by 247Sports .... Helped Council 2018...... Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP All-P TD KSU...... 10 18 0 5 0 0 0 0 18 Rock North High School amass over 1,500 yards rushing in 2016 NC State...... 6 20 0 9 0 0 0 0 20 while allowing only nine sacks in nine games ... First-team All- Memphis...... 9 19 0 5 2 14 0 15 33 Suburban One League … Selected to play in the Blue-Grey All- WMU...... 5 12 0 7 1 2 0 2 14 American Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas … Team ULM...... 14 62 1 23 0 0 0 0 62 23 Troy...... 4 6 1 3 3 15 0 8 21 1 captain for coach Matt McHugh. Arkansas St...... 13 61 1 19 3 14 0 9 75 12 Coastal...... 11 161 2 75 0 0 0 0 161 75, 42 Texas St...... 16 85 2 29 3 21 0 14 26 29, 4 Louisiana...... 15 82 0 0 2 4 0 2 86 johnathan App State...... 6 25 0 12 0 0 0 0 25 GS...... DNP-INJURED BASS 2017...... Att Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP KR Yds LP All-P TD Troy...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T • 6-4, 290 • R-Fr. App State...... 5 42 0 30 3 7 0 10 0 0 0 49 Acworth, Ga. Idaho...... 1 2 0 2 3 9 0 5 0 0 0 11 WKU...... 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Kell HS

2016...... Att Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP KR Yds LP All-P TD Texas State...... 3 31 0 13 0 0 0 0 2 33 21 64 Troy...... 5 20 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20

UT Martin...... 6 23 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 77 South Ala...... 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 9 2 36 18 45 Ark State...... 3 11 0 5 2 20 0 12 1 90 90 121 90KR AT GEORGIA STATE: Offensive tackle in the 2018 signing ULM...... 2 9 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 80 32 89 class ... Did not see any action in 2018 and took a redshirt year. GS...... 2 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable mention all-state in Class Idaho...... 1 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 4 79 29 86 AAAAAy b Recruit Georgia ... All-Metro/Cobb County by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... He and his linemates twice earned CAREER HIGHS the f “Line o Distinction” Award from Georgia High School Foot- Rushing Attempts: 16 vs. Texas State, 2018 Yards Rushing: 161 vs. Coastal Carolina, 2018 ball Daily after paving the way for 365 yards rushing vs. Lassiter TDs Rushing: 2 vs. Coastal Carolina & Texas State, 2018 and again after a 516-yard offensive effort – 326 rushing, 190 Long Rush: 75 vs. Coastal Carolina, 2018 (TD) passing – in a 58-46 victory over Paulding County … Chosen to Receptions: 3 vs. five teams play in the Cobb Senior Bowl … Two-time all-county and three- Yards Receiving: 21 vs. Texas State, 2018 time all-region selection in his career ... Helped team win three region titles ... Coached by Brett Sloan. PERSONAL: Full s name i Johnathan Edward Bass ... Son of pat Micheal and Yolandia Brown ... Born Oct. 20, 1999. BARTLETT trey G • 6-4, 295 • R-So. Newtown, Pa. Council Rock North HS BONNER OL • 6-4, 299 • Fr. Gray, Ga. 64 Jones County HS AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning letterwinner on the offensive line and projected starter at right guard.

2018: Played in all 12 games at right guard ... Made five 78 starts, including four of the final six games: Western Mich- AT GEORGIA STATE: Offensive lineman in the 2019 igan, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Texas State and Georgia recruiting class. Southern ... Part of an offensive line that paved the way for the HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state honoree in Class top rushing season in school history as the Panthers set GSU AAAAAy b the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Georgia records for rushing yards (2,057) and rushing touchdowns (21), GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 49 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity PLAYERPROFILES

Sportswriters Association ... Also named to the GACA all-state 2018: Filledt in a placekicker due to injury to Brandon Wright, team … Two-time, first-team all-region offensive lineman at Jones including kickoffs for the first six games ... Good on his first career County High School, which he helped lead to the state playoffs and field goal attempt with a 40-yarder at Memphis ... Hit from 30 a final state ranking of No. 8 in Class AAAAA ... Also a standout yards vs. Western Michigan. wrestler who finished second in the state in the heavyweight class 2017: Handled kickoff duties for the first eight games of 2017 as a junior and third as a senior ... Three-star prospect according to ... Made one tackle, which was on Penn State All-American Saquon the 247Sports composite rankings. Barkley at the PSU 37-yard line. PERSONAL: Full name is Trey Allen Bonner … Born June HIGH SCHOOL: All-region placekicker for Dublin High 28, 2001 … Son of Allen and Wendy Bonner. School ... Honorable mention All-Middle Georgia by the Macon Telegraph ... Kicked a 39-yard field goal in a 3-0 victory ... Perfect on PATs for his junior and senior seasons ... Long field goal of 46 yards as a junior, plus a 44-yarder as a senior. deandre PERSONAL: sFull name i Barrington Parks Brown ... Son of BOWMAN Bill and Mary Sue Brown ... Born April 19, 1998. RB • 5-10, 185 • R-Jr. Columbus, Ga. cornelious Pacelli HS BROWN QB • 6-5, 180 • Fr. 43 Calera, Ala. ACADEMIC HONORS: Birmingham HS • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Spring 2017

AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup running back who saw his first game action in 2018, when he played in the final four games 1 on special teams ... Originally joined the program in 2016 but AT GEORGIA STATE: Talented pro-style quarterback in the battled injuries for his first two seasons. freshman class … Tall and lanky with excellent arm strength and HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-state running back in Class A skills. by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, including first-team honors HIGH SCHOOL: Rated the No. 5 quarterback in Alabama as a junior and honorable mention recognition as a senior at and the No. 37 pro-style quarterback in the nation by the 247Sports Pacelli High School ... First-team all-region as a junior and senior, composite rankings ... As a junior, he earned second-team all-state following second-team accolades his sophomore season. honors in Class 5A and first-team all-county accolades ... Passed PERSONAL: DeAndre Lamont Bowman II ... Parents are for 2,334 yards and 25 touchdowns as a junior, followed by 1,600 DeAndre and Chari Bowman ... Born Dec. 27, 1997. yards passing with 16 touchdowns as a senior ... Coached at Calera High School by former Alabama quarterback Andrew Zow … Also an all-county selection in basketball. PERSONAL: Full s name i Cornelious Wilson Brown IV … barry Nicknames i Quad … Born January 21, 2000 … Son of Cornelious BROWN Brown III and Jameka Williams. PK • 6-4, 190 • R-Jr. Dublin, Ga. blake Dublin HS CARROLL ILB • 6-1, 230 • So.

94 Lawrenceville, Ga. ACADEMIC HONORS: Mountain View HS • Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List, 2016-17 and 2017-18 • Dean’s List, Fall 2016, Spring 2017; Fall 2017; Spring 2018;

Spring 2019 • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2018 42 • Enrolled in Georgia State’s Honors College AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning letterwinner at inside AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-year letterwinner at placekicker linebacker after earning playing time last season as a true freshman ... Joined the program in 2016 and took a redshirt year. ... Played in every game in 2018 ... Collected eight tackles on the 50 GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity PLAYERPROFILES season ... Had two tackles and a sack against Appalachian State ... Kentucky in the AutoNation Cure Bowl. The 42-yard reception Also recorded two tackles against Kennesaw State and NC State. on d the en of a double-reverse flea flicker put the Panthers ahead HIGH SCHOOL: Two-way standout at Mountain View for good late in the third quarter ... Finished the game with career High School ... Three-star prospect by 247 Sports … First-team highsf o four receptions for 85 yards ... Had a breakout game in all-county by the Touchdown Club of Gwinnett in 2017 after wint a Georgia Southern with four catches for 42 yards, including earning honorable mention recognition as a junior ... All Region a 4-yard touchdown and a 17-yard catch ... Caught a 13-yard pass 6-AAAAAAA in 2016 ... Honorable mention all-state by Recruit at the 2-yard line to set up a touchdown vs. App State ... True Georgia ... Senior stats included 94 tackles with 14 tackles for freshman who saw his first action in Game 4 at Coastal Carolina loss, 10.5 sacks, three interceptions, two caused fumbles and two and had his first reception at ULM. fumble recoveries ... Returned all three of his interceptions for HIGH SCHOOL: eTh No. 40 prospect in South Carolina touchdowns ... Also played running back and led his team with 597 accordingo t 247Sports ... Caught 18 passes for 351 yards and three yards and seven touchdowns on 57 carries ... Helped the program touchdowns as a senior at Blythewood High School ... North- break school records for wins each year with eight in 2016 and South All-Star Game in Myrtle Beach ... Played his junior season nine this past season, making the state playoffs both seasons ... at Ridge View High School, where he caught two touchdowns.. His 86-yard interception return for a touchdown led Mountain PERSONAL: Roger M. Carter Jr. is the son of Roger Carter Viewon t a upset win over No. 6 South Forsyth for the school’s first and Monique Courts ... Born May 31, 1999. playoff win ever ... Chosen for the Rivalries of Gwinnett All-Star Game. CAREER STATISTICS PERSONAL: Full s name i Blake Gabriel Kris Carroll ... Born Year...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP Oct. 2, 1999 ... Son of Mashanta and Dennis Harrison. 2017...... 90 1 146 14.6 2 42 2018...... 125 1 136 9.1 1 20 CAREER STATISTICS Total...... 215 2 282 11.3 3 42 Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2018...... 12 3-5 8 1-2 1-2 0 0 0 0 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2018...... Rec Yds TD LP Touchdowns CAREER HIGHS Kennesaw State...... 0 0 0 0 Tackles: 2 vs. Kennesaw State, 2018; NC State, 2018; App State, 2018 NC State...... 1 4 0 4 Memphis...... 1 10 0 10 Sacks: 1 vs. 2018; Appalachian State, 2018 Western Michigan...... 2 25 0 15 ULM...... 1 4 0 4 4 Troy...... 1 6 0 6 Arkansas State...... 0 0 0 0 Coastal Carolina...... 1 7 0 7 roger Texas State...... 4 47 0 20 Louisiana...... 2 24 0 15 CARTER App State...... 1 3 0 3 GS...... 1 6 0 6 TE • 6-2, 250 • Jr. 2017...... Rec Yds TD LP Touchdowns Columbia, S.C. Coastal Carolina...... 0 0 0 0 Blythewood HS ULM...... 1 6 0 6 Troy...... 0 0 0 0 South Alabama...... 0 0 0 0 Georgia Southern...... 4 42 1 17 4 Texas State...... 0 0 0 0 45 App State...... 1 13 0 13 Idaho...... 0 0 0 0 ACADEMIC HONORS Western Kentucky...... 4 85 1 42 42 • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2017; Spring 2019 CAREER HIGHS AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-year letterwinner and top Receptions: 4 vs. Georgia Southern, 2017; Western Kentucky, 2017; returneet a tight end ... Has 25 career receptions for 282 yards and Texas State, 2018 three touchdowns in 21 games ... Member of the 2017 recruiting Yards: 85 vs. Western Kentucky, 2017 class who played as a true freshman. Long Reception: 42 vs. Western Kentucky, 2017 2018: Shared the tight end position with Camrin Knight ... Fourthn o the team in receptions with 15 catches for 136 yards and one touchdown ... Averaged 9.1 yards per catch ... Made a spectacular one-handed catch on ball thrown behind him for a 4-yard touchdown in win over ULM ... Season-high four catches for 47 yards vs. Texas State ... Had eight catches for 84 yards over the last four games. 2017: Season totals of 10 receptions for 146 yards and two touchdowns in nine games, including three starts ... Made one of the key plays of the season with his touchdown catch vs. Western GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 51 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity PLAYERPROFILES

tackles, 10 sacks and 16 TFL for his junior season … Coached by Kyle Hockman. trey PERSONAL: Full s name i Jeffery Markell Clark … Born CHAPMAN September 14, 2001 … Son of Jeffery and Ayanna Clark. S • 5-11, 200 • R-Jr. Madison, Ga. destin Morgan County HS COATES RB • 5-11, 198 • So. 22 Tallahassee, Fla. Rickards HS ACADEMIC HONORS • Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List, 2017-18 • Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll, 2016-17 • Dean’s List, Spring 2018 17 • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017; Fall 2018 AT GEORGIA STATE: Talented running back in the 2018 freshman class whose rookie season was cut short by injury. AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-year letterwinner as a backup 2018: True freshman who started two games at running back safety and special teams player ... Saw action in nine games in 2018 before suffering a season-ending foot injury in vs. Troy (Game 6) and made one tackle ... Played in every game of 2017 on special ...e Th team’s third-leading rusher at the time of his injury with teams ... Credited with one tackle vs. Idaho ... Signed with the 137 n yards o 32 carries (4.3 yards per carry) ... Gained 68 yards Panthers in 2016 and took a redshirt year. on 12 carries at Memphis ... Rushed for 43 yards on just six carries HIGH SCHOOL: Played running back for coach Bill Malone at Morgan County High School ... All-region selection ... Chosen atC N State, including an 8-yard touchdown ... Caught a 50-yard for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Area All-Star Game, in pass o down t the 10-yard line to set up a touchdown vs. Western which he scored a touchdown. Michigan. Added a 20-yard reception vs. ULM. PERSONAL: Full s name i Eddie Moses Chapman III but goes HIGH SCHOOL: Three-star (by 247 Sports) prospect from by Trey ... Parents are Eddie and Stacy Chapman ... Born July 7, Rickards High School ... Earned all-county and all-state honors ... 1998 ... Majoring in health and physical education. Rushed for 184 yards and four touchdowns vs. North Marion ... Then vs. Leon, in just 14 carries in just over a half of action, he CAREER STATISTICS rushed for 314 yards and three touchdowns, scoring on runs of Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 82, 80 and 27 yards ... Finished with 900 yards for the season ... 2017...... 12 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 As a junior had over 1,300 yards, 200 plus in receiving and had 19 2018...... 9 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 touchdowns ... Also reached 1,000 yards rushing as a sophomore. Total...... 21 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 PERSONAL: Full s name i Destin Athwan Coates .. Son of Stephanie Carter and Kenny Coates ... Born Feb. 5, 1999.

CAREER STATISTICS jeffery Year...... G Att Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds TD LP AllP 2018...... 62 3 137 4.3 1 24 9 85 0 50 222

CLARK GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS DL • 6-0, 276 • Fr. 2018...... Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP All-P TD KSU...... 2 9 0 5 0 0 0 0 9 Powder Springs, Ga. NC State...... 6 43 1 15 1 7 0 7 50 8 McEachern HS Memphis...... 12 68 0 24 3 -2 0 3 66 WMU...... 4 5 0 8 2 62 0 50 67 ULM...... 8 12 0 7 1 20 0 20 32 Troy...... 0 0 0 0 1 -2 0 -- -2 99 CAREER HIGHS AT GEORGIA STATE: Interior defensive lineman who Rushing Attempts: 12 vs. Memphis, 2018 signed with the Panthers as part of the 2019 recruiting class. Yards Rushing: 68 yards vs. Memphis, 2018 TD Rushing: 1 vs. NC State, 2018 HIGH SCHOOL: Helped McEachern High School reach the Long Rush: 24 vs. Memphis, 2018 Class AAAAAAA state semifinals in 2017 and the second-round Receptions: 3 vs. Memphis, 2018 of the 2018 state playoffs ... First-team all-region selection in Receiving Yards: 7 vs. NC State, 2018 Georgia’s largest classification … Collected 78 tackles, 9.5 sacks, Long Reception: 50 vs. Western Michigan, 2018 14 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles as a senior, following 61

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Schoolo t a 14-1 record and a berth in the Class 8A state title game in 2018, where they fell 37-35 to Jacksonville Mandarin ... Helped jacorey Columbuso t a 13-2 record as a junior … Three-star prospect accordingo t the 247Sports composite rankings … Coached by CRAWFORD Chris Merritt. PERSONAL: Full name is Luis Jay Cristobal … Born S • 6-0, 205 • So. December 13, 2000 … Son of Luis and Elizabeth Cristobal … Thomson, Ga. Fathers wa an offensive lineman on the Miami Hurricanes of the Thomson HS lates 1980’ ... Uncle Mario Cristobal also played at Miami and is now the head coach at Oregon.

10 ed AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning leterwinner at safety after earning playing time as a true freshman ... Signed in December CURNEY 2017 and enrolled in January after graduating early . 2018: Played in nine games at safety, including four starts ILB • 5-11, 220 • R-Sr. (Western Michigan, ULM, Troy, Coastal Carolina) ... Had 17 tackles Atlanta, Ga. and one pass breakup on the season ... Season-high six tackles in Carver HS a start vs. Western Michigan ... Added three tackles against ULM and Appalachian State ... Saw his first action at Memphis, when he had two tackles and a pass breakup. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time, first-team All-Region 3-AAAA 2 defensive back ... Two-time, second-team All-Area by the Augusta ACADEMIC HONORS Chronicle ... Helped Thomson High School reach the Class AAAA • Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll, 2016-17; 2017-18 state finals in 2016 with a 14-1 record and the quarterfinals in 2017 • Dean’s List, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2019 before falling to eventual champion Blessed Trinity ... Earned a • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2018 three-star rating from 247 Sports … As a junior in 2016, he had four interceptions and more than 70 tackles ... Coached by Rob AT GEORGIA STATE: Three-year letterwinner and returning Ridings. startert a inside linebacker ... Has 139 career tackles, including six tackles for loss ... Sat out the 2016 season with a shoulder injury CAREER STATISTICS that required surgery. Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2018: Starting linebacker and a 2018 team captain ... Team’s 2018...... 9 12-5 17 0 0 0 1 0 0 leading tackler with 81 ... Career-high 11 tackles at NC State, whiche h equalled at Troy ... Added 10 tackles with a tackle for CAREER HIGHS losst a Louisiana ... Had five tackles and a sack at Arkansas State ... Tackles: 6 vs. Western Michigan Eight tackles and a fumble recovery vs. Coastal Carolina. Yards Rushing: 68 yards vs. Memphis, 2018 2017: Shared time at inside linebacker with Trey Payne, starting five games and playing in 10 ... Made 41 tackles on the season with 1.5 tackles for loss ... In his first start at Coastal Carolinae h had five tackles with a TFL in the GSU win ... Career- luis high 10 tackles in victory at ULM. 2015: Made 17 tackles as the backup to senior all-conference CRISTOBAL linebacker Joseph Peterson ... Also played on several special teams units and recovered a fumbled kickoff to set up a touchdown at OL • 6-0, 301 • Fr. Oregon ... Career-high six tackles in win at Ball State ... Started Miami, Fla. the UL Lafayette game when Peterson was injured and made Christopher Columbus HS four tackles ... Slowed by a foot injury over the final five games ... Originally signed with Georgia State in 2014 but delayed his enrollment until January 2015 due to an injury. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned preseason first-team all-state 72 recognition entering his senior season (2013) ... Played for coach Darren Myles at the New Schools at Carver as a senior, after AT GEORGIA STATE: All-state offensive lineman in the transferring from Creekside High School ... All-area selection by 2019 recruiting class. the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a junior ... Helped Carver earn HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-state selection in Class 8A a berth in the state playoffs in Class AAAA in 2013 ... Chosen for by FlaHSFooball.com, including first team honors as a senior the 2012 Rising Seniors all-star game following his junior season. and second-team accolades as a junior … Two-time, first-team PERSONAL: Edward Curney III was born Nov. 7, 1995 ... All-Dade County … Led Miami’s Christopher Columbus High Parents are Traci and Ed Curney Jr. ... Earned his degree in inter- GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 53 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity PLAYERPROFILES disciplinary studies in 2018 and is now in graduate school ... Pursuing a master’s in education with hopes of becoming a high school athletic director. javon

CAREER STATISTICS DENIS Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2015...... 11 7-10 17 0 0 0 0 1-0 0 DL • 6-0, 245 • Fr. 2016...... REDSHIRTED Deerfield Beach, Fla. 2017...... 10 17-24 41 1.5-2 0 0 0 0 0 Deerfield Beach HS 2018...... 12 34-47 81 4.5-12 1-7 0 0 1-0 0 Total...... 33 58-81 139 6-14 1-7 0 0 2-0 0

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 98 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK Kennesaw St...... 6-3 9 0-0 0.5-0 0 0 0 0 0 AT GEORGIA STATE: fMember o 2019 recruiting class who NC State...... 2-91 1 0-0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 signed in December and enrolled in January ... Defensive lineman Memphis...... 4-2 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 who participated in spring practice. WMU...... 1-3 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL: Comes from Deerfield Beach High School, ULM...... 2-3 5 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 Troy...... 1-101 1 0-0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 onef o the top programs in Florida’s Class 8A ... Honorable mention Arkansas St...... 1-4 5 1-7 1-7 0 0 0 0 0 all-state selection by FlaHSFootball.com ... Helped Deerfield Coastal...... 2-6 8 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 Beach reach the state semifinals in 2018 ... One of four former Texas State...... 2-0 2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Deerfield Beach players now at GSU, along with Cornelius McCoy, Louisiana...... 8-20 1 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 Despelado Alexandre and Miles Dickens. App State...... 3-3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GS...... 3-3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2017...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK Tenn. State...... DNP-INJURED miles Penn State...... 0-1 1 0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 Charlotte...... 2-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coastal...... 2-3 5 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 DICKENS ULM...... 4-60 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Troy...... 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DE • 6-2, 231 • Fr. USA...... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Deerfield Beach, Fla. GS...... 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas State...... DNP-INJURED Deerfield Beach HS App State...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Idaho...... 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WKU...... 0-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96 2015...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB Blk Charlotte...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AT GEORGIA STATE: Defensive end prospect who joins the NMSU...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 program as part of the 2019 recruiting class. Oregon...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 Liberty...... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL: Played one season at Deerfield Beach App State...... 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 after transferring from Stoneman Douglas ... Three-star prospect Ball State...... 3-3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 accordingo t the 247Sports composite rankings ... Helped Deerfield Ark State...... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Beacho t 13-2 record and state semifinals berth in 2018 ... Georgia ULL...... 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas State...... DNP-INJURED State’s fourth signee over the last two seasons from Deerfield Beach, USA...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 along with Javon Denis (2019), Despelado Alexandre (2018) and Troy...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cornelius McCoy (2018). GS...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PERSONAL: Full s name i Miles Dickens … Son of Vasceil SJS...... DNP Dickens. CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 11 vs. NC State, 2018; Troy, 2018

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terrance bryson DIXON DUCKWORTH WR • 5-7, 170 • R-So. TE • 6-4, 230 • R-Jr. Columbus, Ga. Riverdale, Ga. Columbus HS Drew HS

27 86 AT GEORGIA STATE: Returnee as a backup receiver ... ACADEMIC HONORS Played in 10 games in 2018, catching three passes for 36 yards ... • Dean’s List, Spring 2019 Had receptions of 18 and 15 yards at NC State ... Added a 3-yard catcht a Arkansas State ... Joined the program as a walk-on in 2017. AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-year letterwinner who moved HIGH SCHOOL: Versatile running back at Columbus High from receiver to tight end in 2018 ... Has seen some playing time, School ... Named Athlete of the Year on the Columbus Ledger- primarilyn o special teams on the PAT-FG unit ... Played in five Enquirer’s All-Bi-City team as a senior ... Rushed for 695 yards and games in 2018 and 11 games in 2017 ... Signed with the Panthers as nine touchdowns on just 65 carries and caught seven passes for 140 part of the 2016 recruiting class and took a redshirt year. yards. Totaled 1,410 all-purpose yards ... First-team All-Region HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-region selection in 1-AAAA. 4-AAAAA ... Named to the All-Southern Crescent Buzz all-area first team ... Played in the Florida vs. Georgia Rivalry Game in CAREER STATISTICS Boynton Beach, Fla. ... Also played in the Clayton County Senior Year...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP Bowl ... Caught six touchdown passes as a senior at Drew High 2018...... 10 3 36 12.0 0 18 School, which reached the state quarterfinals in Class AAAAA ... Also a basketball standout. CAREER HIGHS PERSONAL: sFull name i Bryson Lovell Rice Duckworth ... Receptions: 2 vs. NC State, 2018 Sonf o Craig Woullard and Evelyn Duckworth ... Born Jan. 1, 1998. Receiving Yards: 33 vs. NC State, 2018 Long Reception: 18 vs. NC State, 2018 mario zach DUNGY DIXON DE • 6-3, 278 • R-Jr. Mobile, Ala. ILB • 6-1, 215 • R-Fr. Blount HS / Highlands CC Miami, Fla. Chaminade-Madonna HS 92

32 AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning defensive end who saw actions a a backup in 2018 ... Played in nine games and made six AT GEORGIA STATE: Linebacker in the 2018 recruiting tackles ... Season-high three tackles with one tackle for loss vs. class who took a redshirt year ... Will try to earn playing time at Kennesaw State ... Junior college transfer who joined the program inside linebacker. as f part o the 2018 recruiting class with three seasons of eligibility. HIGH SCHOOL: Helped Chaminade-Madonna Prep to the HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played one season at 2017 Florida Class 3A state title. Had two sacks in the title game Highland (Kan.) C.C. ... Collected 13 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, victory over Oxbridge Academy ... Collected 89 tackles as a senior, one sack, one pass breakup, one fumble recovery and one forced including 25 tackles for loss and 13 sacks ... Named to Class 3A fumble in 2017 ... Attended Blount High School in Mobile, Ala. all-state team by FloridaHSFootball.com ... First-team all-county PERSONAL: Mario Dungy was born Sept. 30, 1997 ... Son of selection by the Miami Herald and Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. Denise and Roderick Dungy. PERSONAL: sFull name i Zachary Carlton Dixon Jr. ... Born Oct. 7, 1999 ... Son of Trachelle Carr and Zachary Dixon Sr. CAREER STATISTICS 2018...... 9 5-1 6 1-4 0 0 0 0 0

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CAREER HIGHS JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: NJCAA second-team Tackles: 3 vs. Kennesaw State, 2018 All-American … Passed for 3,211 yards and 27 touchdowns in TFL: 1 vs. Kennesaw State, 2018 2017 ... Ranked second in NJCAA with 356.8 passing yards per game and fifth in touchdown passes ... Completed 65 percent ofs hi passes (230-for-353) with just seven interceptions ... Also rushed for 392 yards and eight touchdowns ... Three-star prospect dan by 247 Sports … Named Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) Offensive Player of the Week after ELLINGTON throwing for 494 yards and two TDs against No. 1 East Mississippi Community College. completed 41 of 59 passes while rushing for QB • 6-3, 205 • Sr. 57 yards and another touchdown on 18 carries ... Sharing time in Oliver Branch, Miss. 2016,e h passed for 765 yards on just 58 completions with eight Center Hill HS touchdowns and one interception ... Team’s second-leading rusher Itawamba CC in 2016 with 406 yards and seven scores on 60 attempts (6.8 yards per carry) ... Played for Center Hill High School in Olive Branch, Miss., just outside Memphis. 13 PERSONAL: Given name is Danterious Dejuan Ellington ... Born Oct. 10, 1997 ... Son of Dante Ellington and Eureka Chapman. ATHLETIC HONORS • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2018 CAREER STATISTICS ATHLETIC HONORS Year...... G-GS Cm-Att Int Pct Yds TD LP Sack PG 2018...... 11-11 174-292 5 .596 2119 12 55 23 192.6 • 2018 All-Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention) Year...... Rsh Yards Avg TD LP Ply Total TDR PG AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning starter at quarterback 2018...... 159 625 3.9 5 42 451 2744 17 249.5 coming off an all-conference season in his first year for the Panthers ... Talented dual-threat quarterback who transferred GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS from Itawamba (Miss.) C.C. 2018...... C-A Yds TD Int LP Rsh Yds TD LP TO-TD Sck 2018: First-year starting quarterback who was named All- KSU...... 20-28 187 3 0 18 18 77 0 24 264-3 3 NCS...... 15-28 194 0 0 46 10 30 0 17 226-0 3 Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention) ... Ranked third in Memphis...... 15-26 107 0 1 15 4 5 1 14 112-1 2 the Sun Belt in passing (192.6) and total offense (249.5 pg) while WMU...... 19-29 285 0 1 50 18 35 2 15 320-2 3 accounting for 17 TDs ... Team’s leading rusher with 625 yards, the ULM...... 15-18 179 1 0 55 18 64 1 16 243-2 3 third-highest season total in GSU history, and five touchdowns ... Troy...... 20-36 272 1 0 51 19 59 0 13 331-1 2 Completed 174-of-292 passes for 2,119 yards and 12 touchdowns Ark State...... 15-26 250 3 0 54 18 52 0 16 302-3 3 ... Threw just five interceptions on the season, the fewest ever by Coastal...... 14-25 231 1 0 42 9 60 1 42 291-2 2 Texas St...... 11-22 112 0 0 20 13 89 0 19 201-0 0 aU GS starting quarterback. That includes a string of 149 passes Louisiana...... DNP-Injured withoutn a interception, the second-longest streak in school App State...... 10-21 132 1 2 40 19 113 0 22 245-1 0 history. GS...... 20-33 170 2 1 27 14 41 0 20 211-2 2 U Led GS to 24-20 win over Kennesaw State in his debut as he threw winning, 8-yard TD pass to Diondre Champaigne with 41 CAREER HIGHS seconds left ... Also threw two TD passes in the final minute of the Yards Passing: 285 vs. Western Michigan, 2018 first o half t Penny Hart (3 yds) and Christian Owens (6 yds). Was Pass Attempts: 36 vs. Troy, 2018 20-for-28 for 187 yards while rushing for 77 yards on 18 carries ... Pass Completions: 20 vs. Kennesaw State, Troy, 2018 Passed for 285 yards and scored two touchdowns on runs of 10 and Long Pass: 55 vs. ULM, 2018 (Sam Pinckney) TD Passes: 3 vs. Kennesaw State, Arkansas State, 2018 three yards vs. Western Michigan. Yards Rushing: 113 vs. Appalachian State, 2018 Went 15-for-18 (.833) to set school record for completion Rushing Attempts: 19 vs. Troy, Appalachian State, 2018 percentage in win vs. ULM. Passed for 179 yards, 1 TD, rushed for TD Rushing: 2 vs. Western Michigan, 2018 64 yards, 1 TD ... Season-high 331 yards of total offense vs. Troy, Long Rush: 42 vs. Coastal Carolina, 2018 including a 51-yard completion to Penny Hart ... Passed for 250 yards and three touchdowns at Arkansas State ... Passed for 231 yards and one touchdown while rushing for 60 yards, including a 42-yard scoring run, vs. Coastal Carolina. Rushed for a career-high 113 yards vs. Appalachian State, the firstUB GS Q with a 100-yard game since Kelton Hill in 2011 ... Added 89 yards rushing vs. Texas State ... Sat out the Louisiana game after spending the week in concussion protocol. Signed in December 2017 and enrolled in January 2018 ... Participated in spring practice and performed well in the Blue- White Game, going 21-for-24 for 249 yards and four touchdowns in the scrimmage ... Won the starting nod in preseason camp.

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andd race around the left end and down the sideline for a 15-yard rushing touchdown ... Had two more touchdowns in win at Texas ronald Staten o receptions of 34 and 71 yards, both times catching a short pass and turning it into big play. Finished with three catches for FOLKES 120 yards. 2016: Earned playing time as a true freshman, primarily on OL • 6-4, 265 • Fr. special teams ... Made one tackle on kickoff coverage ... Caught one Belle Glade, Fla. pass with a 15-yard completion at Troy ... Wore No. 81. William T. Dwyer HS HIGH SCHOOL: Earned all-metro and honorable mention all-state honors as a running back ... Led Louisville’s Male High Schoolo t a 14-0 record, the Class 6-A Kentucky state title and a

No. 8 national ranking by USA Today ... Rushed for over 1,000

60 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior, along with 350 yards and five AT GEORGIA STATE: Offensive lineman in the 2019 touchdowns receiving; had 1,500 all-purpose yards ... Four-year recruiting class ... Slated to play tackle. letterwinner as a running back, receiver, safety and kick returner HIGH SCHOOL: Standout lineman from William T. Dwyer for coach Chris Wolfe ... Also a track standout, he was state runner High School who was a Preseason Super 11 pick by the Palm Beach up in the long jump (22-7) and triple jump (45-7.25) as a senior Post ... Honorable mention all-state in Class 7A by FlaHSFootball. ...s A a sophomore he was Class 3-A state runner up in 100-meter coms a a junior ... Also named all-conference by the Palm Beach dash and long jump. As a junior he finished among the top 12 in Post ... Earned an invitation to the All-American Bowl all-star four events — triple jump (fourth), 100 (fifth), long jump (ninth) game in Daytona Beach, Fla. ... Three-star rating in the 247Sports and 200 (12th) ... Was second in state in the long jump three out of composite rankings. four years. PERSONAL: Full s name i Devin Louis Gentry ... Born Oct. 18, 1997 ... Parents are Donald and Yvette Gentry ... Uncle is long- time NFL coach Sherman Lewis. devin CAREER STATISTICS Year...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP Rsh Yds TD LP GENTRY 2016...... 12 1 15 15.0 0 15 0 0 0 0 2017...... 122 1 259 21.6 3 71 12 82 1 27 WR • 5-10, 195 • Sr. 2018...... 122 2 286 13.0 3 46 6 26 0 11 Louisville, Ky. Total...... 365 3 560 16.0 6 71 18 108 1 27 Male HS Year...... G KOR Yds Avg TD LP AllP 2016...... 12 0 0 0.0 0 0 15 2017...... 12 8 173 21.6 0 46 514 14 2018...... 12 2 47 33.5 0 30 359 Total...... 360 1 220 22.0 0 46 888 ACADEMIC HONORS • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Spring 2019 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2018...... Rec Yds TD LP Rsh Yds TD LP All-P TD AT GEORGIA STATE: Versatile, speedy receiver who can KSU...... 1 16 0 16 1 11 0 11 27 alsoep lin u in the backfield and return kickoffs ... Three-year NC State...... 5 83 0 46 0 0 0 0 83 Memphis...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 letterwinner with career totals of 35 receptions for 560 yards and WMU...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 six touchdowns, along with 108 rushing yards and one score. Has ULM...... 2 24 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 888 career all-purpose yards. Troy...... 2 33 0 20 1 5 0 5 38 2018: Team’s third-leading receiver with 22 catches for 286 Arkansas State...... 1 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 yards, including three touchdowns. Added 26 yards rushing and 47 Coastal...... 1 42 0 42 2 0 0 10 59 Texas State...... 2 32 1 27 0 0 0 0 32 5 kickoff return yards ... Career-high five catches for 83 yards at NC Louisiana...... 2 25 1 13 1 11 0 11 36 13 State, including a 46-yard reception to set up a TD ... Had a 42-yard App State...... 2 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 10 reception vs. Coastasl Carolina ... Caught touchdown passes in GS...... 4 16 1 7 1 -1 0 0 15 7 threef o the final four games ... Hauled in a 5-yard TD pass from Aaron Winchester vs. Texas State and a 13-yard TD at Louisiana, 2017...... Rec Yds TD LP Rsh Yds TD LP All-P TD TSU...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 both from Aaron Winchester ... Finished the season with a 7-yard PSU...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 touchdown from Dan Ellington vs. Georgia Southern. Charlotte...... 1 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 8 2017: Averaged 21.6 yards on 12 receptions and 6.8 yards on Coastal...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 rushing attempts ... Had the team’s two longest receptions of ULM...... 1 69 1 69 1 15 1 15 84 69, 15 2017t a 69 and 71 yards ... Scored his first two touchdowns in win Troy...... 1 7 0 7 3 12 0 5 177 USA...... 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 4 4 at ULM, one through the air and one on the ground. First he took GS...... 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 a short pass from Conner Manning and turned it into a 69-yard Texas State...... 3 120 2 71 0 0 0 0 120 34, 71 touchdown. Then on a reverse, he took a pitch from Taz Bateman App State...... 2 9 0 6 0 0 0 0 9

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Idaho...... 1 25 0 25 5 43 0 27 68 2018 ... Two-year starter at left guard who has started 24 straight WKU...... 2 5 0 10 2 8 0 10 15 games. 2018: Started every game and paved the way for the top CAREER HIGHS rushing season in school history as the Panthers set GSU records Receptions: 5 vs. NC State, 2018 for rushing yards (2,057) and rushing touchdowns (21), improving Yards Receiving: 120 vs. Texas State, 2017 by nearly 60 yards per game over the previous season ... Helped Long Receptions: 71 vs. Texas State, 2017 (TD) All-Purpose Yards: 177 vs. Troy, 2017 GSU record four of the top nine single-game rushing games in school history, led by a GSU-record 308 yards vs. ULM ... After starting the first 11 games at left guard, he played right tackle for the first time in the season finale vs. Georgia Southern after injuries juggled the line. tajhi 2017: Played every offensive snap of 2017 ... Made history as the first offensive lineman in GSU history to score a touchdown. GILBERT Recovered a blocked field goal in the end zone vs. Charlotte ... Signed with the Panthers in 2016 and took a redshirt year before DL • 6-0, 282 • Jr. earning his starting berth in spring practice of 2017. Morton, Miss. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-region (4-AAAAA) offensive Morton HS / NW Mississippi CC lineman for Drew High School ... All-Metro (Southside) by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Named to the All-Southern Crescent Buzz all-area first team ... Chosen to play for Team 95 Georgia in the Florida vs. Georgia Rivalry Game in Boynton Beach, Fla. ... Also played in the Clayton County Senior Bowl ... AT GEORGIA STATE: Junior college defensive lineman PERSONAL: Given name is Shamarious Da’Quion Bernard who signed with the Panthers in December 2018 and enrolled in Gilmore but teammates call him Quion (pronounced KWON). January 2019 ... Participated in spring practice and will compete for playing time. JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterwinner at Northwest Mississippi Community College, which travis posteds wa 8-2 in 2018 and ranked No. 8 in the NJCAA ... Played for head coach Ty Weems at Morton High School, where he earned GLOVER all-district and all-state honors ... Named Class 3A Second Team Defensey b Mississippi Gridiron ... Led team with 105 tackles T • 6-6, 330 • R-Fr. as a senior with six sacks, three forced fumbles and two fumble Vienna, Ga. recoveries ... Two-time district champions ... Also participated in Dooly County HS powerlifting and threw the shot put.

73 shamarious AT GEORGIA STATE: Massive offensive lineman who will compete for a starting berth at right tackle after showing promise GILMORE during a redshirt season in 2018 ... Largest member of the 2018 recruiting class. G • 6-3, 295 • R-Jr. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team All-State (Class A) selection by Riverdale, Ga. the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Georgia Sportwriters As- Drew HS sociation ... Massive offensive lineman who helped Dooly County reach the state playoffs ... First-team All-Region 4-A ... Played in the Georgia Elite Classic all-star game following his junior season. PERSONAL: Full name is Travis Centel Glover Jr. ... Son of

75 Travis and Sandra Glover ... Born Aug. 17, 2000. ACADEMIC HONORS • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Spring 2017; Spring 2018; Spring 2019 ATHLETIC HONORS • 2017 All-Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention) • 2018 All-Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention)

AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-time All-Sun Belt Conference offensive lineman as an honorable mention selection in 2017 and

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Helped North Myrtle Beach set a new program record for wins (12) and capture the Region 7-4A in 2017 ... Played in the North thomas Carolina-South Carolina Shrine Bowl and had two tackles and a pass breakup ... Led his team in receiving during his junior GORE season with nine touchdown receptions and also had two rushing touchdowns, while making 35 tackles with three interceptions ... DL • 6-0, 180 • Fr. ABC 15 All-Zone selection as a junior. Nashville, Tenn. Brentwood Academy CAREER STATISTICS Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2018...... 11 8-4 12 0 0 1-0 0 0 0

59 CAREER HIGHS AT GEORGIA STATE: Defensive lineman in the 2019 Tackles: 4 vs. Arkansas State, 2018 recruiting class. Interceptions: 1 vs. Troy, 2018 HIGH SCHOOL: Helped Brentwood Academy in Nashville, Tenn., win its fourth straight state title in 2018 ... First-team all-state (Division II-AAA) by the Tennessee Sportswriters Association ... Namedo t the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Tennessee kendrec Football Team (second team) by USA Today ... All-county selection whos wa named Co-Defensive Player of the Year in his region ... GRADY Had three tackles for loss, including two sacks, in Brentwood’s win over Montgomery Bell in the state semifinals ... State champion ILB • 6-2, 220 • R-So. heavyweight wrestler … Threw the shot put and discus for the Norcross, Ga. track and field team. Norcross HS PERSONAL: Full s name i Thomas Anthony Gore … Born October 26, 2000 … Son of Thomas Ford and Kimberly Gore. 26 ACADEMIC HONORS tyler • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Spring 2017 GORE AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning defender who moves to inside linebacker ... Began his career as a safety but moved to CB • 5-10, 175 • So. outside linebacker in the spring of 2017 ... Saw action in 10 games North Myrtle Beach, S.C. off the bench in 2017 and made seven tackles, including three hits North Myrtle Beach HS in the AutoNation Cure Bowl victory over Western Kentucky ... Did not see any game action in 2018 ... Signed with the Panthers in 2016 and took a redshirt year. HIGH SCHOOL: All-county selection (honorable mention) 12 by the Touchdown Club of Gwinnett ... Had 44 tackles and one interception as a senior at Norcross High School ... Helped Norcross AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning letterwinner at cornerback to Class AAAAA state title in 2013 ... Three-year letterwinner for ... Member of 2018 recruiting class who signed in December 2017 coach Keith Maloof ... Also participated in basketball and track. and enrolled in January 2018. PERSONAL: Full name is Kendrec De’Joshua Grady ... 2018: Played in 11 games as a true freshman, seeing action Born Nov. 8, 1997 in Charlotte, N.C. ... Parents are Kendrick and in the secondary and on special teams ... Made 12 tackles on Veronica Grady. the season with a high of four vs. Arkansas State ... Grabbed an interception at Troy. CAREER STATISTICS HIGH SCHOOL: Played cornerback and wide receiver Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF at North Myrtle Beach High School ... Named All-Region and 2017...... 10 3-4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 Region Defensive Player of the Year … All-state defensive back 2018...... 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 by High School Sports Report … Named to the American Family Total...... 10 3-4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 Insurance ALL-USA South Carolina Football Team by USA TODAY High School Sports ... Grabbed five interceptions as a CAREER HIGHS senior, along with nine pass breakups, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two blocked kicks … Caught 37 passes for Tackles: 3 vs. Western Kentucky, 2017 414 yards and seven touchdowns and rushed 20 times for 151 yards and two TD. Also had a kickoff return for a touchdown ...

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tucker tyreke GREGG HARRISON RB • 5-10, 210 • So. S • 5-10, 180 • Fr. Chatsworth, Ga. Plant City, Fla. Murray County HS Plant City HS

26 24 AT GEORGIA STATE: Hard-nosed running back who made AT GEORGIA STATE: Speedy defensive back in the 2019 an impact as a true freshman, first on special teams and then in the recruiting class who projects as a safety. backfield ... Joined the program as a walk-on in August. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned all-county honors at Plant City 2018: Rushed for 83 yards on just 13 carries over the final (Fla.) High School … Helped Plant City to the FHSAA Class 7A three games of the season ... Averaged 6.4 yards per carry ... Also state playoffs ... Made 93 tackles as a senior with three pass breakups had three receptions for 24 yards ... First gained playing time on and one interception … Had 70 tackles, two interceptions and four special teams, beginning with Game 4 ... Credited with one tackle. pass breakups as a junior, following 60 tackles, four interceptions First carried the ball at Louisiana, rushing four times for 29 and 12 pass breakups as a sophomore … Track standout who yards ... Followed with 43 yards on four attempts, including a swept district titles in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100 relay season-long 26-yard run, vs. Appalachian State ... Caught three (anchor leg) last spring. passes for 24 yards against Georgia Southern, along with five PERSONAL: Full name is Tyreke Jyquez Harrison … Born carries for 11 yards.. January 21, 2001 … Son of Antwain Harrison and Shamika HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-state and all-region running Washington. back ... Rushed for 1,746 yards as a senior at Murray County High School, the fifth highest total in the state (all classifications) when the regular season ended ... Earned honorable mention all-state in 2017 (Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Georgia Sportswriters michael Association) and 2016 (GWSA) ... Rushed for 1,669 yards as a junior ... Totalled 4,623 rushing yards in his career ... Single-game HAYES high of 341 yards and four touchdowns. PERSONAL: Tucker Gregg is the son of Fred and Samantha PK-P • 5-9, 181 • Fr. Gregg ... Born Oct. 15, 1999. Florence, S.C. West Florence HS CAREER STATISTICS Year...... G Att Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds TD LP 2018...... 9 13 83 6.4 0 26 3 24 0 8 39 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2018...... Att Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP All-P TD AT GEORGIA STATE: Placekicker and punter in the 2019 Louisiana...... 4 29 0 10 0 0 0 0 29 recruiting class. App State...... 4 43 0 26 0 0 0 0 43 HIGH SCHOOL: Chosen for the North Carolina-South Ga Southern...... 5 11 0 3 3 24 0 15 35 Carolina Shrine Bowl all-star game ... Two-time All-Pee Dee selection by the Florence Morning News ... Palmetto Champions CAREER HIGHS Specialist of the Year ... Made 64 of 65 extra-point kicks, and 6 Rushing Attempts: 5 vs. Georgia Southern, 2018 of 8 field-goal attempts with long of 42 yards ... Recorded 72 Yards Rushing: 43 vs. Appalachian State, 2018 touchbacks on kickoffs and averaged 40 yards per punt with a long Long Reception: 26 vs. Appalachian State, 2018 of 50 … Scored 170 points in his career, including 82 as a senior … Helped West Florence High School to an 11-2 record … Also lettered two years in soccer. PERSONAL: Full name is William Michael Hayes II … Born August 2, 2000 … Son of Michael and Michelle Hayes.

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GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK victor Kennesaw St...... 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC State...... 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Memphis...... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HEYWARD WMU...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ULM...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 1 1-10 0 0 OLB • 6-2, 220 • Jr. Troy...... 1-4 5 0 0.5-0 0 0 0 0 0 Dacula, Ga. Arkansas St...... 1-7 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CCU...... 2-6 8 0.5-1 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 Mill Creek HS Texas State...... 4-0 4 0 2-9 0 0 0 0 0 Louisiana...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 App State...... 0-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 GS...... 6-0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK Tenn. State...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ACADEMIC HONORS: Penn State...... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2017 Charlotte...... 2-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CCU...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning starter and two-year ULM...... 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 letterwinner at outside linebacker ... Has 86 career tackles, Troy...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USA...... 3-0 3 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 including eight tackles for loss ... Signed with the Panthers in 2017 GS...... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 and immediately earned playing time as a true freshman. Texas State...... 2-1 3 1-6 2-7 0 0 0 0 0 2018: Started every game at outside linebacker ... Fifth on App State...... 2-4 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 the team in tackles with 48, including three tackles for loss, one Idaho...... 6-1 7 2-19 2-19 0 0 0 1 0 interception and two pass breakups ... Led a strong defensive effort WKU...... 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. ULM with an interception and a fumble recovery, both setting up scores. Helped GSU hold ULM to 262 yards, third-lowest in CAREER HIGHS school history ... Had two tackles for loss vs. Texas State ... Career- Tackles: 8 vs. Arkansas State, 2018; Coastal Carolina, 2018 high eight tackles and a pass breakup at Arkansas State ... Also TFL: 2 vs. Texas State, 2017, Idaho, 2017; Texas State, 2018 had eight tackles with a shared sack the following game vs. Coastal Carolina ... Added six tackles vs. Georgia Southern. 2017: Played in every game at outside linebacker and moved dawson into the starting lineup for the final three contests following an injuryo t senior James Traylor ... Made 38 tackles on the year with five tackles for loss, three sacks and two pass breakups ... Helped HILL the Georgia State defense set records for fewest points per game RB • 5-11, 200 • R-Fr. allowed (24.75), fewest rushing yards per game (136.4), fewest Plantation, Fla. yards per rushing attempt (4.13) and most sacks (24). Career-high seven tackles with two sacks for 19 yards and a South Plantation HS pass breakup vs. Idaho ... Made his first start vs. App State and had six tackles and a pass breakup. Was in on fourth-down stop at the goale lin ... Made five tackles in shutout win at Charlotte ... Had 25 a tackle for loss in the strong defensive effort vs. South Alabama, which managed just 41 yards rushing ... Had a sack and another AT GEORGIA STATE: ef On o three promising running tackle for loss in win at Texas State. backs in the 2018 freshman class ... Took a redshirt year in 2018 HIGH SCHOOL: First-team All-Region 6-AAAAAAA at after appearing in just one game ... Rushed four times for 21 yards Mill Creek High School … First-team All-Gwinnett County by in win over ULM. Gwinnett Daily Post and Touchdown Club of Gwinnett … Three- HIGH SCHOOL: Three-star (247 Sports) running back from star prospect by 247Sports ... Helped Mill Creek to state semifinals South Plantation High School ... Chosen for the Broward County in Georgia’s largest classification his last two years … Made 72 North-South All-Star Game ... Ranked among Top 100 recruits in tackless a senior with 10 sacks, nine tackles for loss, 12 quarterback Miami-Dade and Broward Counties by the Miami Herald ... Piled hurries, two caused fumbles, two fumble recoveries, four intercep- up 908 all-purpose yards and seven touchdowns as a junior. tions and two pass breakups ... Coached by Shannon Jarvis. PERSONAL: Full name is James Victor Heyward ... Son of CAREER STATISTICS Anita and Victor Heyward ... Born Nov. 25, 1998. Year...... G Att Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds TD LP CAREER STATISTICS 2018...... 1 4 21 5.2 0 9 0 0 0 0 Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2017...... 12 23-15 38 5-28 3-25 0 2 0 0 2018...... 12 22-26 48 3-10 0.5-1 1-10 2 1 0 2018...... Att Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP All-P TD ULM...... 4 21 0 9 0 0 0 0 21 Total...... 24 45-41 86 8-38 3.5-26 1-10 4 1 0

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2016...... Punts Yds Avg LP TB I20 50+ Air Force...... 3 134 44.7 64 1 0 1 oliver ULM...... 25 6 32.5 36 0 0 0 HOLDENSON Georgia Southern...... 16 2 26.0 26 0 1 0 P • 5-11, 190 • R-Sr. Melbourne, Australia ben HOOD

CB • 5-8, 185 • R-Sr. Atlanta, Ga.

48 Eagles Landing Christian Acad. ACADEMIC HONORS • Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List, 2016-17; 2017-18 • President’s List, Spring 2019 • Dean’s List, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018; Fall 28 2018 • Enrolled in Georgia State’s Honors College ACADEMIC HONORS: • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2017 AT GEORGIA STATE: Left-footed, rugby-style punter from Australia.. . Three-year letterwinner who joined the program for AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-year letterwinner in the the f fall o 2016 ... Career average of 38.2 yards with 15 of 38 punts secondary ... Played in every game in 2018, including two starts downed inside the 20-yard line. ... Made 18 tackles ... Career-high six tackles at Memphis ... Made 2018: Serveds a the holder on PAT-FG. his first start at Appalachian State and made four tackles ... Added 2017: Shared punting duties with Brandon Wright ... Punted two tackles vs. Troy and Georgia Southern (start) ... Lettered in 32 times for a 38.3-yard average with 14 punts downed inside the 2017s a a backup in the secondary and special teams contributor ... 20-yard line ... Averaged over 40 yards in four games, with a high Played in every game and was credited with two tackles ... Joined of 41.5 vs. Tennessee State ... Downed three punts inside the 20 the program in 2016. against Penn State and Charlotte. HIGH SCHOOL: Playedt a Eagles Landing Christian 2016: Played in three games and punted six times for a 37.5- Academy ... Began his career at Auburn in 2015 but did not see any yard average ... Career-long 64-yard punt at Air Force, which game action. equals the fourth-longest punt in school history ... Also punted PERSONAL: Son of Bengie Hood and Keya Barron. against ULM and Georgia Southern. BACKGROUND: Attended Melbourne Grammar School CAREER STATISTICS ... Member of ProKick Australia, a punting academy based in Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF Melbourne and run by Nathan Chapman and John Smith ... 2017...... 11 1-1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Australian Rules Football player who also participated in swim- 2018...... 12 10-8 18 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 ming, diving and water polo. Total...... 23 11-9 20 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 PERSONAL: sFull name i Oliver Charles Reid Holdenson ... Born Oct. 15, 1996 ... Son of Paul and Penny Holdenson. CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 6 vs. Memphis, 2018 CAREER STATISTICS Year...... G No. Yds Avg LP TB FC I20 50+ 2016...... 3 6 225 37.5 64 1 0 1 1 2017...... 122 3 1226 38.3 49 2 3 14 0 jontrey Total...... 158 3 1451 38.2 64 3 2 15 1 HUNTER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2017...... Punts Yds Avg LP Ret TB I20 50+ OLB • 6-2, 200 • So. Tenn. State...... 23 8 41.5 48 0-0 0 1 0 Tampa, Fla. Penn State...... 6 223 37.2 41 2-37 0 3 0 Charlotte...... 3 104 34.7 40 0-0 0 3 0 Sickles HS Coastal Carolina...... 27 6 33.5 36 1-7 0 0 0 ULM...... 28 7 39.0 43 0-0 0 2 0 Troy...... 78 7 39.0 40 0-0 0 1 0 South Alabama...... 2 8 41.0 44 1-4 0 0 0 1 Georgia Southern...... 25 7 37.5 39 1-3 0 0 0 Texas State...... 2 8 41.0 43 1-16 1 0 0 App State...... 3 111 37.0 40 0-0 0 1 0 AT GEORGIA STATE: Memberf o the 2018 signing class who Idaho...... 3 124 41.3 49 0-0 1 1 0 earned playing time at outside linebacker as a true freshman ... WKU...... 3 119 39.7 45 0-0 0 2 0 Played in 11 games off the bench and made nine tackles ... Season- 62 GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity PLAYERPROFILES high three tackles with a tackle for loss at Louisiana ... Added two PERSONAL: Jonathan Ifedi was born Oct. 25, 1997 ... Son of tackles vs. ULM and Appalachian State. Ike and Victoria Ifedi. HIGH SCHOOL: Standoutt a Sickles High School who played several positions on offense and defense for coach Patrick Murphy CAREER STATISTICS ... o Named t the All-Hillsborough team by the Tampa Bay Times, Year...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP which rated among the Top 100 prospects in the Tampa area in its 2017...... 120 2 190 9.5 0 30 preseason rankings. 2018...... 12 6 71 11.8 0 28 PERSONAL: Full s name i Jontrey Quincey Hunter ... Born Total...... 246 2 261 10.0 0 30 June 1, 2000. GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS CAREER STATISTICS 2018...... Rec Yds TD LP Touchdowns Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF Kennesaw State...... 1 15 0 15 2018...... 11 7-2 9 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 NC State...... 2 8 0 5 Memphis...... 0 0 0 0 Western Michigan...... 0 0 0 0 CAREER HIGHS ULM...... 0 0 0 0 Tackles: 3 vs. Louisiana, 2018 Troy...... 0 0 0 0 Arkansas State...... 1 28 0 28 Coastal Carolina...... 0 0 0 0 Texas State...... 1 14 0 14 Louisiana...... 0 0 0 0 jonathan App State...... 0 0 0 0 Georgia Southern...... 1 6 0 6 IFEDI 2017...... Rec Yds TD LP Touchdowns Tennessee State...... 0 0 0 0 WR • 6-0, 195 • R-Jr. Penn State...... 1 22 0 22 Charlotte...... 1 4 0 4 Charlotte, N.C. Coastal Carolina...... 0 0 0 0 Vance HS ULM...... 1 9 0 9 Troy...... 1 8 0 8 South Alabama...... 1 11 0 11 Georgia Southern...... 0 0 0 0 6 Texas State...... 1 8 0 8 App State...... 3 42 0 30 Idaho...... 5 30 0 11 ACADEMIC HONORS: WKU...... 6 56 0 19 • Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List, 2017-18 • Dean’s List, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018 CAREER HIGHS • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Spring 2016, Fall 2016; Fall 2018 Receptions: 6 vs. Western Kentucky, 2017 Receiving Yards: 56 vs. Western Kentucky, 2017 AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-year letterwinner at receiver Long Reception: 30 vs. Appalachian State, 2017 with 26 career catches for 261 yards ... Member of 2016 recruiting class who graduated high school in December 2015 and enrolled in January 2016 ... Redshirted in 2016. 2018: Played in every game and had six catches for 71 yards evan ... Caught two passes at NC State and one each vs. Kennesaw State, Arkansas State, Texas State and Georgia Southern ... Longest recep- JONES tionf o the season was a 28-yard completion at Arkansas State ... Also played on special teams. CB • 6-2, 190 • R-Jr. 2017: Had a strong finish to his redshirt freshman season with Decatur, Ga. 14 catches for 128 yards over the final three games ... For the year Salem HS / Illinois hesh wa fift on the team with 20 catches for 190 yards ... Had his best game in the AutoNation Cure Bowl win over WKU with six catches for 56 yards ... Made three catches for 42 yards vs. Appa- lachian State, including a season-long 30-yard reception ... Added 11 five receptions for 30 yards vs. Idaho ... Had a 22-yard reception at No. 5 Penn State ... Also had single catches vs. Charlotte, ULM, AT GEORGIA STATE: Transfer who will compete for playing Troy and South Alabama. timet a cornerback ... Joined the program in 2018 but sat out the HIGH SCHOOL: All-conference receiver at Zebulon B. season after transferring from Illinois. Vance High School, which was quarterbacked by his younger 2016-17T (A ILLINOIS): Spent two years at Illinois, including brother, Kingsley ... Caught 12 touchdowns passes as a senior and a redshirt season in 2016... Played in two of the first three games of 11 as a junior, totalling nearly 1,800 yards receiving ... Coached by the 2017 season before missing the final nine games due to injury Aaron Brand ... National Honor Society member ... Also played ... Career-high six tackles vs. South Florida ... Two-time member of basketball and ran track. Illinois’ Academic Honor Roll.

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HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at Salem High ULM...... 2-0 2 0 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 School who was rated a three-star prospect by ESPN.com ... Troy...... 4-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Arkansas St...... 1-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Led the team in interceptions ... Played in the 2015 The Real AJ CCU...... 4-2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Foundation Georgia High School All-Star Game ... Also a track Texas State...... 6-0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 standouts a a two-time region finalist in the hurdles ... Honor roll Louisiana...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 student. App State...... 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PERSONAL: Evan Jones was born Nov. 23, 1998 ... Son of GS...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reginald Jones and Denise Halbert ... Father played football at CAREER HIGHS Southern University. Tackles: 8 vs. NC State, 2018

jaylon camrin JONES KNIGHT CB • 5-11, 180 • R-So. TE • 6-3, 240 • R-Sr. Dacula, Ga. Tallahassee, Fla. Dacula HS Lincoln HS / Florida

27 84 ACADEMIC HONORS: • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Spring 2019 AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning letterwinner who shared the d tight en position with Roger Carter in 2018 ... Joined the AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning starter at cornerback after program in 2017 after transferring from Florida ... Sat out the 2017 moving there from safety in 2018 ... Took a redshirt year in 2017. season as a transfer. 2018: Began the season at safety but moved to a starting 2018: Played in eight games with five starts (Memphis, WMU, cornerback role in Game 4 ... Started a total of eight games, Troy, Arkansas State and Coastal Carolina) ... Caught three passes including seven at cornerback, and had 48 tackles, one for 34 yards ... Longest reception was a 15-yard catch at Troy ... interception and two pass breakups ... Made his first start at safety Hadn a 11-yard completion vs. Western Michigan and an 8-yarder at Memphis and grabbed an interception and returned it one yard at Arkansas State. for a touchdown. That is just the fourth pick-six in GSU history. AT FLORIDA: Used primarily as a blocking tight end in his Also had three tackles with a tackle for loss ... Moved to starting two seasons with the Gators ... Saw action in eight gameS as a true cornerback for the Western Michigan game and made six tackles ... freshman in 2015 and then four contests in 2016 but did not record Career-high eight tackles and a forced fumble at NC State ... Tackle any statistics. fors los and pass breakup in win over ULM ... Recorded six tackles HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Yusuf Shakir at Lincoln against Coastal Carolina and Texas State. High School ... Had 24 catches for 335 yards with five touchdowns HIGH SCHOOL: All-state selection in Class AAAAAA, … Led team to a 7-3 record as a senior in 2014. earning second-team honors from the Georgia Sportswriters Association and honorable mention recognition from the Atlanta CAREER STATISTICS Journal-Constitution … Three-star rating from Rivals, Scout Year...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP and 247 Sports ... Top 150 in Georgia by 247 Sports ... Preseason 2018...... 8 3 34 11.3 0 15 all-statey b the AJC … First-team All-Metro (Gwinnett) by the AJC … First-team All-Region 8-AAAAAA … Two-time all-county by CAREER HIGHS the Touchdown Club of Gwinnett ... Made 90 tackles with seven Receptions: 1 vs. Western Michigan, 2018; Troy, 2018; Arkansas State, 2018 tackles for loss and 15 pass breakups as a senior. Receiving Yards: 15 vs. Troy, 2018 PERSONAL: Jaylon Jones is the son of T.A. and Felecia Jones Long Reception: 15 vs. Troy, 2018 ... Born July 19, 1999. CAREER STATISTICS Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2018...... 12 36-12 48 2-7 0-0 1-1 (TD) 2 0 1

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB Blk Kennesaw St...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC State...... 6-2 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Memphis...... 3-1 4 0 1-4 0 0 (td) 1-1 0 0 WMU...... 5-1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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javonte antavious LAIN LANE DE • 6-2, 230 • R-Jr. S • 5-9, 180 • Fr. Fayetteville, Ga. West Palm Beach, Fla. Sandy Creek HS William T. Dwyer HS

30 34 ACADEMIC HONORS: AT GEORGIA STATE: Secondary prospect in the 2019 • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Spring 2017; Spring 2018 recruiting class. HIGH SCHOOL: Preseason Super 11 by the Palm Beach Post AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning starter at defensive end ...... Returned four interceptions and one fumble for touchdowns as Two-year letterwinner who played a true freshman in 2016 and a senior, when he finished with 103 tackles and six interceptions then redshirted in 2017. ... First-team All-Palm Beach County ... Athlete of the Week by 2018: Started seven games at defensive end ... Made 15 tackles CBS12 ... One of two 2019 signees from William T. Dwyer High on the season with three tackles for loss, including two sacks School, along with Ronald Folkes ... 60 tackles and 205 all-purpose ... Blocked an extra point and a field goal against Texas State ... yardss a a junior at Oxbridge Academy, when he was a teammate Career-high six tackles and a sack in season-opening win over of current GSU tight end Herman McCray ... Three-star prospect Kennesaw State ... Had another sack vs. Appalachian State and a by 247Sports’ composite ranking. tackle for loss vs. Western Michigan. PERSONAL: Full s name i Antavious Li’Quon Lane … Born 2016: True freshman who played in seven games ... Made one July 16, 2000 … Parents are Anthony and Stephanie Lane. tackle in the win over Georgia Southern ... Joined the program for the spring 2016 semester. HIGH SCHOOL: Standout for coach Chip Walker at Sandy Creek High School ... Played on Class AAAA state championship remy team as a sophomore in 2012. PERSONAL: Full s name i Javonte Wellington Lain ... Parents are Wellington and Andrea Lain ... Born June 8, 1997 ... Studio art LAZARUS major. S • 6-0, 190 • R-Sr. Alpharetta, Ga. CAREER STATISTICS King’s Ridge Christian HS Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int FR FF BK 2016...... 7 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017...... REDSHIRTED 2018...... 11 10-5 15 3-5 2-2 0 0 0 2 21 Total...... 18 11-5 16 3-5 2-2 0 0 0 2 ACADEMIC HONORS: • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Spring 2017, Fall 2018; Spring GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2019 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK Kennesaw St...... 4-2 6 1-1 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning starter and two-year letter- NC State...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 winner in the secondary ... Took over as a starter in 2018 after one Memphis...... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WMU...... 1-0 1 0 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 seasons a a backup ... Joined the program in 2016 but did not see ULM...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 any game action ... Former walk-on who earned a scholarship in Troy...... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 ... Changed to jersey No. 21 in 2018 after previously wearing Arkansas St...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No. 40. CCU...... DNP Texas State...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2018: Starting safety who was second on the team in tackles Louisiana...... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 with 75, including 1.5 tackles for loss, and two pass breakups ... App State...... 1-0 1 1-1 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 Career-high 10 tackles vs. Georgia Southern ... Added nine tackles GS...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Western Michigan and Texas State ... Broke up passes vs. Appa- lachian State and ULM. CAREER HIGHS 2017: Backedp u starter Bryan Williams at safety ... Also Tackles: 6 vs. Kennesaw State, 2018 playedn o special teams ... Played in every game ... Made 17 tackles, including 13 solo hits ... Career-high four tackles in win at Coastal Carolina.

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HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-region selection at King’s Ridge Christian School ... Four-year letterwinner as a safety and wide receiver for coach Jeff Pickren ... High school teammate of matlin former GSU receiver Penny Hart. PERSONAL: Full s name i Remy Charles Lazarus ... Born MARSHALL April 3, 1997 ... Parents are Donte Lazarus and Natasha Chipp. WR • 5-9, 180 • R-Jr. CAREER STATISTICS Evans, Ga. Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF Evans HS 2017...... 12 13-4 17 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2018...... 11 42-33 75 1.5-3 0-0 0 2 0 0 Total...... 23 55-37 92 1.5-3 0-0 0 2 0 0 80 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ACADEMIC HONORS: 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK • Dean’s List, Spring 2016 Kennesaw St...... 6-0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Spring 2018; Spring 2019 NC State...... 1-5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis...... DNP AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup receiver who played in one WMU...... 4-5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ULM...... 4-1 5 0 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 game (ULM) in 2018 ... Former high school quarterback who Troy...... 1-6 7 0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 became a receiver at GSU ... Enrolled in January 2016 after origi- Arkansas St...... 2-4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nally signing with the Panthers in 2015 ... Redshirted in 2016 and Coastal...... 2-5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 did not see any game action in 2017. Texas State...... 9-0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Louisiana...... 6-2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL: All-region and all-county selection at App State...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Evans High School … Member of Augusta Chronicle “Dream 16” GS...... 6-40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 team … Played quarterback as a senior, passing for 1,539 yards and 14 touchdowns while rushing for 358 yards and six scores … Also CAREER HIGHS played defensive back and grabbed one interception … Coached Tackles: 10 vs. Georgia Southern, 2018 by Marty Jackson. PERSONAL: Full name is Matlin Ali Marshall ... Son of Marvin and LaScotia Marshall ... Born Sept. 12, 1996 ... Father is a memberf o the Hall of Fame at South Carolina State and went on to jay play in the NFL for three seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. LEPKOSKE He later coached in the NFL and is now a high school coach. OLB • 6-2, 204 • Fr. Cleveland, Ga. cornelius White County HS McCOY WR • 5-11, 185 • So. 44 Deerfield Beach, Fla. Deerfield Beach HS AT GEORGIA STATE: fMember o the 2019 recruiting class who will work at outside linebacker. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-Region 7-AAAA honors all four years ... Two-way standout at White County High School who 83 also played running back ... Also played basketball. PERSONAL: Full s name i Justin Jerome Lepkoske … Parents ATHLETIC HONORS: are Don and Sandee Lepkoske … Born March 9, 2000. • 2018 All-Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention) AT GEORGIA STATE: Georgia State’s top returning receiver who earned all-conference recognition as a true freshman ... Signed with the Panthers in 2018 and immediately earned a starting berth ...ef On o four true freshmen to start for GSU and 17 to see action last season. 2018: oNamed t All-Sun Belt Conference team (honorable mention) ... Georgia State’s second-leading receiver behind Penny Hart with 35 catches for 495 yards ... Led all Sun Belt freshmen in receptions and receiving yards ... Averaged 14.1 yards per catch ...

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Started every game and had at least one reception in every contest. Season high of five catches vs. Memphis (32 yards), Western Michigan (season-high 80 yards) and Georgia Southern (74 yards) tre ... Added three receptions for 35 yards at Troy and two catches for 23 t yards a NC State ... Caught his first touchdown on a 37-yard MOORE reception at Arkansas State. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-star prospect from Deerfield Beach DE • 6-3, 250 • R-Fr. (Fla.) High School, which was ranked No. 1 in the state of Florida North Augusta, S.C. in Class 8A during the season ... Helped Deerfield Beach reach Strom Thurmond HS Class 8A state semifinals in 2016 ... One of two signees the 2018 class from Deerfield Beach.

CAREER STATISTICS 54 Year...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP ATHLETIC HONORS 2018...... 125 3 495 14.1 1 45 • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2018; Spring 2019 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2018...... Rec Yds TD LP Touchdowns AT GEORGIA STATE: Returneet a defensive end after joining Kennesaw State...... 1 5 0 5 the program as part of the 2018 recruiting class ... Redshirted in NC State...... 2 23 0 16 2018 after playing in four of the first five games ... Credited with Memphis...... 5 32 0 12 tackles against NC State and Memphis. Western Michigan...... 5 80 0 25 HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time All-Area selection by the Augusta ULM...... 1 2 0 2 Troy...... 3 35 0 19 Chronicle ... Chosen for the North Carolina-South Carolina Arkansas State...... 3 59 1 37 37 Shrine Bowl and the Border Bowl V (South Carolina-Georgia) all- Coastal Carolina...... 3 45 0 31 star game ... Preseason selection to the Augusta Chronicle Dream Texas State...... 3 24 0 17 16 ... Finished his junior season with 71 tackles, seven sacks and a Louisiana...... 2 60 0 45 fumble recovery ... Honorable mention all-area choice in basket- App State...... 2 45 0 33 Georgia Southern...... 5 74 0 27 ball by the Aiken Standard. PERSONAL: Tre Moore was born Nov. 18, 1999 ... Son of CAREER HIGHS Sheena Walker and Riccardo Moore ... Father played college foot- Receptions: 5 vs. Memphis, Western Michigan, 2018; Georgia Southern, 2018 ball at Mars Hill and mother played basketball at Coker College. Receiving Yards: 80 vs. Western Michigan, 2018 Long Reception: 45 vs. Louisiana, 2018 CAREER STATISTICS Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int FR FF BK 2018...... 4 1-1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 herman CAREER HIGHS McCRAY Tackles: 1 vs. Memphis, NC State, 2018 TE • 6-4, 220 • R-Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla. Oxbridge Academy christian OWENS

35 WR • 6-4, 215 • R-Sr. Griffin, Ga. AT GEORGIA STATE: Tightd en prospect who signed with Griffin HS / South Carolina the Panthers as part of the 2018 recruiting class ... Red-shirted after playing in just one game in 2018 (vs. ULM). HIGH SCHOOL: Two-way standout at Florida’s Oxbridge Academys a a tight end and defensive end ... Helped lead Oxbridge 85 to the FHSAA Class 3A State Championship game. Caught a 17-yard touchdown pass in 31-28 loss to Chaminade-Madonna; AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning letterwinner at wide also made 10 tackles in the game ... Earned 3-A first-team all-state receiver ... Transfer who enrolled in August 2017 and sat out that honorss a a defensive end from FloridaHSFootball.com ... Also season ... Spent one year (2015) at South Carolina but did not see earned all-county accolades. any action. PERSONAL: Full s name i Herman Clyde McCray IV ... Son of 2018: Caught 12 passes for 128 yards and two touchdown Latarsha and Herman McCray III. in 10 games ... Made three starts (Memphis, Western Michigan, ULM) ... GSU’s leading receiver in the season-opening win over Kennesaw with six catches for 70 yards, including a 6-yard TD GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 67 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity PLAYERPROFILES with three seconds left in the first half. Had receptions of 14 and 18 the 100-yard mark ... Rushed for 35 yards on just seven carries yardsn o the game-winning touchdown drive ... Caught a 21-yard at Memphis, including a 1-yard touchdown. Also had a 15-yard touchdown pass and the two-point conversion vs. Troy ... Had two reception ... Had 59 yards rushing vs. Coastal Carolina, including receptions against Memphis and Western Michigan. a 1-yard TD. HIGH SCHOOL: Standoutt a Griffin High School ... Helped HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state selection in Class 5A the Bears, under head coach Jarrett Laws, to an 11-1 record in by FlaHSFootball.com ... All-First Coast honoree by the Florida 2014 and the second round of the Class AAAA playoffs ... Had 23 Times Union ... Led Baker County High School to the best season catches for 600 yards and three touchdowns a junior ... Ranked a in school history with a berth in the Class 5A state championship four-star prospect by Rivals and ESPN while earning a three-star game ... Rushed for four touchdowns on runs of four, nine, 26 and rating from Scout and 247Sports ... The No. 33 player in Georgia 85 yards in win over West Florida the semifinals ... Team fell to and the 11th-best tight end in the country by Rivals... A top 100 nationally-ranked American Heritage in the state finals, but Paige wide receiver in the country by Scout and 247Sports ... The No. 38 accounted for two touchdowns ... Rushed for 1,836 yards and 22 player in the state and the No. 5 H-tight end in the nation by ESPN TDs during the season, including 840 yards and 10 scores in the ... Also played basketball in high school. playoffs ... Coached by Jamie Rodgers ... Also competed in weight- lifting and helped his team to state title. CAREER STATISTICS PERSONAL: Full s name i Seth Gregory Paige ... Born Feb. 18, Year...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP 1999 ... Son of Timothy Paige and Joyce Farmer. 2018...... 102 1 128 10.7 2 21 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2018...... Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP All-P TD 2018...... Rec Yds TD LP Touchdowns KSU...... 3 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 7 Kennesaw State...... 6 70 1 18 6 NC State...... 2 -3 0 2 1 6 0 6 3 NC State...... 1 6 0 6 Memphis...... 7 35 1 19 1 15 0 15 50 1 Memphis...... 2 17 0 10 WMU...... 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 Western Michigan...... 2 14 0 12 ULM...... 9 145 2 82 0 0 0 0 145 82, 1 ULM...... 0 0 0 0 Troy...... 9 39 0 12 1 13 0 13 52 Troy...... 1 21 0 21 21 Ark State...... 5 15 0 4 0 0 0 0 15 Arkansas State...... DNP-INJURED CCU...... 12 59 1 15 2 15 0 16 74 1 Coastal Carolina...... 0 0 0 0 Texas State...... 7 12 0 4 1 12 0 12 24 Texas State...... 0 0 0 0 Louisiana...... DNP-Injured Louisiana...... 0 0 0 0 App State...... DNP-Injured App State...... DNP-INJURED GS...... 6 28 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 GS...... 0 0 0 0 CAREER STATISTICS CAREER HIGHS Year...... G Att Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds TD LP AllP Receptions: 6 vs. Kennesaw State, 2018 2018...... 102 6 341 5.5 4 82 6 61 0 16 402 Yards Receiving: 70 vs. Kennesaw State, 2018 Long Reception: 21 vs. Troy, 2018 CAREER HIGHS Rushing Attempts: 9 vs. ULM, 2018 Yards Rushing: 145 yards vs. ULM, 2018 TD Rushing: 2 vs. ULM, 2018 seth Long Rush: 82 vs. ULM, 2018 (school record) PAIGE RB • 5-10, 180 • So. aubry Macclenny, Fla. Baker County HS PAYNE TE • 6-4, 228 • R-Jr. Locust Grove, Ga. 28 Locust Grove HS / Western Carolina AT GEORGIA STATE: Talented running back in the 2018 recruiting class who made an immediate impact as the Panthers’ third-leading rusher. 88 2018: Rushed for 341 yards and four touchdowns in 10 games ... Averaged 5.5 yards per carry ... Added six receptions for 61 yards AT GEORGIA STATE: Tightd en who transferred to Georgia ... Rushed for 145 yards and two touchdown on just nine carries State after two seasons at Western Carolina ... After sitting out the vs. ULM, highlighted by an 82-yard TD run that is the longest 2018 season, he will have two seasons of eligibility beginning in run and third-longest play from scrimmage in GSU history. His 2019 ... Former all-state prep player in Georgia and member of the 145 yards vs. ULM were the most by a Panther since 2012 and the Southern Conference All-Freshman team. fifth-most ever, and he is just the second GSU freshman to top 2017 (WCU): Only played in one game on the season before

68 GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity PLAYERPROFILES being sidelined with injury ... Caught one pass for 23 yards in the season opener at Hawai’i. 2016 (WCU): oNamed t the Southern Conference All- sam Freshman team ... Played in 10 of the team’s 11 games with six starts, including five of the final six games of the season … PINCKNEY Finished with 14 receptions for 123 yards … Made his first colle- giate reception against ETSU in a game played at the Bristol WR • 6-4, 210 • R-Fr. Motor Speedway … Recorded career highs with six receptions for Greenwood, S.C. 44 t yards a Mercer … Scored his first two career points on a two- Greenwood HS point conversion against Chattanooga (Oct. 28) … Added two solo tackles.

HIGH SCHOOL: Received second-team Class AAAA All- 15 State honors from the Georgia Sports Writers Association, as well as first team All-Metro accolades by the Atlanta Journal-Consti- ACADEMIC HONORS tution ... Two-time, first team all-region selection at Locust Grove • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2018 High School ... Had 30 receptions for 575 yards and five TDs as a senior ... Was a five-time player of the week selection including AT GEORGIA STATE: Talented receiver in the 2018 signing threes a a senior ... As a junior, caught 15 passes for 209 yards with class whose promising rookie season was cut short by injury ... an average of 13.9 yards per reception with five touchdowns ... Eligible for a redshirt year after playing in just three games in 2018. Also had 21 tackles with a sack as a defensive end ... Coached by 2018: True freshman who saw his first action vs. Western Clint Satterfield. Michigan ... Caught a 55-yard pass down the sideline to the 2-yard PERSONAL: Full s name i Aubry William Payne ... Son of lineo p t set u a touchdown vs. ULM. Also had a 19-yard catch in Scott Payne and Jennifer Prater. the game ... Made one reception vs. Troy before suffering a season- ending knee injury ... Finished the abbreviated season with three catches for 82 yards. jaquez HIGH SCHOOL: Rated the No. 18 prospect in South Caro- lina ... Three-star prospect by 247 Sports ... All-region and All- Lakelands selection ... Had 58 receptions for 752 yards and six PENNIMON touchdowns as a senior at Greenwood High School ... Added 55 CB • 6-0, 185 • Fr. passes for 859 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior ... Career totals Macon, Ga. of 2,678 yards and 26 touchdowns ... Chosen for the Shrine Bowl Southwest Macon HS ... Also played basketball. PERSONAL: Full s name i Samuel Lamarr Pinckney III ... Born Oct. 25, 1999 ... Son of Lisa Holloway and Sam Pinckney Jr.

8 CAREER STATISTICS Year...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP AT GEORGIA STATE: fMember o the 2019 recruiting class 2018...... 3 3 82 27.3 0 55 … Two-way standout in high school who projects as a cornerback. GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS HIGH SCHOOL: Played defensive back and receiver at 2018...... Rec Yds TD LP Touchdowns Southwest Macon High School ... Two-time, first-team All-Region Western Michigan...... 0 0 0 0 3-AA ... Had 11 career interceptions, along with 168 tackles and ULM...... 2 74 0 55 758 receiving yards … Four-year starter for coach Joe Dupree ... Troy...... 1 8 0 8 Three-star prospect according to the 247Sports composite rank- ings. PERSONAL: sFull name i Rudolph Jaquez Pennimon … Son of Rudolph and Sabrina Pennimon … Born June 3, 2000.

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avery connor REECE ROBBINS TE • 6-2, 270 • Fr. G • 6-9, 310 • R-So. Anderson, S.C. St. Augustine, Fla. Belton-Honea Path HS Menendez HS

49 79 AT GEORGIA STATE: dTight en in the 2019 recruiting class AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning letterwinner on the offen- … Known for blocking ability. sivee lin ... Enters the season at guard, but has also worked at tackle HIGH SCHOOL: Chosen for the North Carolina-South ... Earned playing time in 2018, primarily on the PAT-FG unit ... Carolina Shrine Bowl all-star game ... Had seven catches for 119 Played in all 12 games ... Redshirted in 2017 ... Listed at 6-foot-9, yards with two touchdowns as a junior at Belton-Honea Path High he is the tallest player in Georgia State football history. School ... Class AAAA state champion wrestler with a 33-1 record HIGH SCHOOL: Consensus three-star prospect by the four ... Three-star prospect according to the 247Sports composite rank- major recruiting services … Two-time all-state in Class 5A, earning ings. second-team honors as a senior following third-team accolades as PERSONAL: Full s name i Avery Bo Reece … Parents are Tina a t junior a Menendez High School … Two-time All-First Coast by and Bo Reece … Born Nov. 17, 2000. the Florida Times-Union … 2015 and 2016 All-District 6 by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association … First-team All-County by the St. Augustine Record … Credited with more than 150 pancake blocks in his three seasons … Did not allow a sack his senior year. kerryon PERSONAL: Full name is Connor Ross Robbins ... Son of RICHARDSON Corie and David Robbins ... Born Aug. 21, 1998. WR • 5-10, 165 • R-So. West Columbia, S.C. chris Airport HS SIBILIA C • 6-7, 285 • R-So. 19 Suwanee, Ga. North Gwinnett HS AT GEORGIA STATE: Speedy athlete who moved to receiver from cornerback in the spring ... Played in three games in the secondary in 2018 and was credited with one tackle against vs. Western Michigan ... Redshirted in 2017. 70 HIGH SCHOOL: Two-way standout at Airport High School ... Three-star prospect and the No. 32 player in South Carolina by ACADEMIC HONORS 247Sports … As a senior, he caught 23 passes for 511 yards and six • President’s List, Spring 2018; Fall 2018 touchdowns, rushed for two scores and returned three kickoffs for • Dean’s List, Spring 2017; Fall 2017, Spring 2019 touchdowns. On defense, he recorded 40 tackles and three inter- ceptions … Selected to the Shrine Bowl but missed the game with AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup center who is one of the team’s a leg injury suffered during a second-round playoff game. top students, highlighted by President’s List honors in the fall of PERSONAL: Kerryon Malik Richardson is the son of Yalonda 2018w ... Sa action in one game off the bench in 2018 ... Member of Robinson ... Born Oct. 19, 1998. the 2017 recruiting class who enrolled in January 2017 and partici- pated in spring practice before redshirting in 2017. CAREER STATISTICS HIGH SCHOOL: All-state selection in Class AAAAAAA, earning second-team honors from the Georgia Sportswriters Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int FR FF BK Association and honorable mention recognition from the Atlanta 2018...... 3 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Journal-Constitution … Preseason all-state by the AJC … First- team All-Metro (Gwinnett) by the AJC … First-team All-Region 8-AAAAAAA … First-team all-county as a junior by the Touch- down Club of Gwinnett.

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... Also saw action against Bowling Green, Tulsa and USF. HIGH SCHOOL: All-Area (North Fulton) by the Atlanta cameron Journal-Constitiution ... Played for head coach John Ford at Roswell High School ... As a senior in 2014, caught 43 passes for SIMS 805 yards and nine TD … Averaged 18.7 yards per reception … Also carried the ball 24 times for 206 yards (8.6 average) and CB • 6-0, 180 • Fr. another score … Returned a kickoff for a TD … Helped Roswell Memphis, Tenn. postn a 8-4 record and advance to the Class AAAAAA state play- Lausanne Collegiate HS offs second round. PERSONAL: First name pronounced muh-SHANE ... Son of Natie Ramos ... Born March 19, 1997.

18 CAREER STATISTICS Year...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP AT GEORGIA STATE: Cornerback who joins the program as 2016 (Memphis)...... 5 4 27 6.8 0 9 part of the 2019 recruiting class. 2017 (Memphis)...... 7 9 89 9.9 1 19 HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state (Division II-AA) by the 2018 (Memphis)...... 134 1 128 9.1 1 24 Tennessee Sportwriters Association ... First-team All-Metro by Total...... 257 2 244 9.0 2 24 the Memphis Commercial Appeal ... Collected five interceptions and 32 tackles as a senior ... Grabbed two interceptions, one he CAREER HIGHS (AT MEMPHIS) returned for a touchdown vs. FCS ... Returned another intercep- Receptions: 3 vs. Georgia State, 2018 Receiving Yards: 39 vs. Georgia State, 2018 tion for a score in first-round playoff win over Goodpasture ... Long Reception: 24 vs. Georgia State, 2018 Added four interceptions as a junior and two as a sophomore … Helped Lausanne win state titles in 2016 and 2017 and 39 straight victories before falling in the 2018 semifinals ... Earned three stars in the 247Sports composite rankings. akeem PERSONAL: Full s name i Cameron Noel Smith … Born March 6, 2000. SMITH NG • 6-0, 299 • So. Richmond, Va. mechane Bishop Sullivan Catholic HS SLADE

WR • 5-10, 185 • R-Sr. 97 Roswell, Ga. Roswell HS / Memphis AT GEORGIA STATE: Backup noseguard ... Earned playing time behind starter Dontae Wilson as a true freshman in 2018 ... Played in 10 games and made seven tackles ... Season-high three tacklest a Troy ... Made two tackles including a shared sack at

81 Memphis. HIGH SCHOOL: All-state defender from Bishop Sullivan AT GEORGIA STATE: Graduate transfer at wide receiver Catholic, a nationally-ranked program in Virginia Beach, Va. ... whos i expected to make an immediate impact and compete for First-team All-State (Group 5A) and first-team 5A All-South a starting berth in 2018 ... Former Georgia high school standout Region ... Rated the No. 14 prospect in South Hampton Roads by who returns to Atlanta after four years at Memphis. the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot ... Three-star prospect by 247 Sports AT MEMPHIS: Played in 25 games over three seasons, … Played for Henrico High School as a junior, when he was including two bowl games ... Appeared in 13 games in 2018, when named Conference 11 defensive player of the year and first-team he caught 14 passes for 125 yards and one touchdown ... Caught All-Metro ... Made 54 tackles, 20 tackles for loss and 12 sacks as a three passes for 39 yards, including an 11-yard TD, vs. Georgia junior ... Four-year starter and three-time all-conference selection. State ... Had three catches for 30 yards vs. Houston ... Caught two PERSONAL: Full s name i Akeem Aziz Smith ... Son of Albert passes for 19 yards vs. UCF in the ACC championship game and and Angela Smith ... Born Jan. 8, 2000. two passes for nine yards vs. Wake Forest in the Birmingham Bowl. Played in 10 games in 2017, when he had nine receptions for CAREER STATISTICS 89 yards with one touchdown ... Registered season highs with four Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF catches for 36 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown, at UConn 2018...... 10 0-7 7 0.5-2 0.5-2 0 0 0 0 ... n Caught a 8-yard pass vs. Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl ... After redshirting in 2015, he played in five games in 2016, CAREER HIGHS catching four passes for 27 yards ... Had three receptions for 21 Tackles: 3 vs. Troy, 2018 yards vs. Southeast Missouri ... Added a 6-yard reception at SMU GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 71 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity PLAYERPROFILES

Selectedo t the Shrine Bowl … Finalist for top linebacker award from the Charlotte Touchdown Club … As a junior, was named t.j. Playerf o the Week by the Charlotte Observer after making 14 SMITH tackles in an upset win over South Mecklenburg. CAREER STATISTICS OLB • 6-3, 245 • R-Fr. Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF Laurinburg, N.C. 2017...... 12 15-23 38 2-2 0-0 0 2 0 0 Scotland HS 2018...... 12 23-27 50 1-0 0.5-0 0 1 0 0 Total...... 24 38-50 88 3-2 0.5-0 0 3 0 0

33 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK Kennesaw St...... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AT GEORGIA STATE: Outside linebacker in the 2018 NC State...... 2-6 8 0 0.5-0 0 0 0 0 0 recruiting class ... Played in one game (ULM) last season and Memphis...... 1-1 2 redshirted. WMU...... 4-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL: Defensive standout for Scotland High ULM...... 1-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 School, the state runner-up in North Carolina’s Class 4A … Led Troy...... 1-6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Arkansas St...... 3-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 the team with 16 quarterback sacks to go along with 54 solo Coastal...... 4-4 8 0.5-0 0.5-0 0 0 0 1 0 tackles,f 24 o which were tackles for loss... Had an interception in Texas State...... 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 second-round playoff victory ... Two-time All-Sandhills Athletic Louisiana...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Conference ... Added 15 sacks and 22 tackles for loss as a junior. App State...... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PERSONAL: Full s name i Tony Smith Jr. but goes by T.J. ... GS...... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sonf o Rosalin and Tony Smith Sr. ... Born Feb. 27, 2000 ... Father 2017...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK played football at East Carolina. Tenn. State...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Penn State...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Charlotte...... 3-3 6 0 0.5-0 0 0 0 0 0 Coastal...... 1-5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ULM...... 1-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 trajan Troy...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USA...... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEPHENS- GS...... 2-4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas State...... 2-0 2 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 App State...... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McQUEEN Idaho...... 1-2 3 0 0.5-0 0 0 0 0 0 ILB • 6-1, 230 • Jr. WKU...... 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Charlotte, N.C. West Mecklenburg HS CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 8 vs. NC State, 2018; Coastal Carolina, 2018 6 AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-year letterwinner who moves jordan into a starting role at inside linebacker after two seasons as a key backup ... Signed with Georgia State in 2017 and immediately earned playing time. STRACHAN 2018: Top backup at inside linebacker, playing behind senior OLB • 6-4, 215 • R-So. Chase Middleton ... Fourth on the team in tackles with 50 ... Made Kingsland, Ga. eight tackles, his career high, at NC State and seven at Troy ... Camden County HS Had eight tackles with a pass breakup and shared sack vs. Coastal Carolina ... Added seven tackles vs. Troy and five vs. Arkansas State. 2017: Backup inside linebacker who collected 38 tackles on the season, including two tackles for loss ... Broke up two passes 7 at No. 5 Penn State ... Career-high six tackles in three games: Charlotte, Coastal Carolina and Georgia Southern, all victories ... ACADEMIC HONORS Added five hits in win at ULM. • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2018 HIGH SCHOOL: West Mecklenburg High School standout AT GEORGIA STATE: neoI lin t earn starting berth at outside whos wa named second-team All-Charlotte Observer … Three- linebacker after starting part-time last fall ... Joined the program as star rating and Top 50 player in North Carolina by 247Sports .... a freshman in 2017 and took a redshirt year. Had 145 total tackles, including 93 solo stops, with two sacks, 2018: Played in every game and made four starts at outside six passes broken up, 15 tackles for losses and an interception … linebacker, sharing the position with senior Michael Shaw ... Made

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36 n tackles o the season ... Recovered a fumble in season-opening Charlotte Observer ... Four interceptions as a senior, along with win over Kennesaw State and then broke up a pass the following 10 pass breakups and 37 tackles ... Also used as a receiver and gametC a N State ... Season-high five tackles vs. Western Michigan. returner. HIGH SCHOOL: Standout defender for South Georgia prep PERSONAL: Cedric L. Stone II was born Oct. 27, 1997 ... power Camden County ... First-team All-Region 1-AAAAAAA in Parents are Cedric and Allison Stone. Georgia’s largest classification as a senior. PERSONAL: Full s name i Jordan DeSean Strachan ... Born CAREER STATISTICS Nov. 26, 1998. Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2016...... 12 10-3 13 1-6 0 0 2 0 0 CAREER STATISTICS 2017...... 12 2-1 3 0-0 0 1-26 0 0 0 2018...... 2 3-1 4 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2018...... 12 17-19 36 1.5-6 0-0 0 1 1-0 0 Total...... 26 15-5 20 1-6 3-22 1-26 4 0 0 Year...... GR P Yds Avg TD LP GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2016...... 12 6 10 1.7 0 6 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK 2017...... 12 1 0 0.0 0 0 Kennesaw St...... 1-2 3 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 Total...... 24 7 10 1.4 0 6 NC State...... 0-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Memphis...... 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WMU...... 3-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ULM...... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK Troy...... 1-2 3 0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 Kennesaw St...... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Arkansas St...... 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC State...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Coastal...... 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas State...... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER HIGHS Louisiana...... 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tackles: 6 vs. Texas State, 2017 App State...... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GS...... 2-0 2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 5 vs. Western Michigan, 2018 darius STUBBS cedric RB • 5-10, 200 • R-Jr. Riverdale, Ga. STONE Luella HS S • 5-10, 185 • R-Jr. Charlotte, N.C.

Independence HS 23 AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning letterwinner at running backw ... Sa some playing time as a true freshman in 2016 and then 9 took a redshirt year in 2017. 2018: Saw action in the final four games of the season ... ACADEMIC HONORS Rushed twice for 14 yards vs. and caught a 21-yard pass against • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Spring 2016, Fall 2017 App State ... Had a 13-yard receptions vs. Georgia Southern. 2016: Rushed for 146 yards and one touchdown on 39 carries AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-year letterwinner in the ... Added two receptions for 15 yards and two special teams secondary coming off a redshirt year due to a knee injury ... Moves tacklesw ... Sa his first action in the backfield at Appalachian State, to safety after playing cornerback his first three years ... Member of carrying seven times for 28 yards ... Had breakout game vs. UT the 2016 signing class who enrolled in the spring of 2016. Martin. Rushed 12 times for 69 yards, highlighted by his 35-yard 2018: Brokep u passes in each of the first two games before touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Also had a 13-yard reception suffering a season-ending knee injury in Game 2 vs. NC State. ... y Limited b injury the next two games before rushing six times 2017: Played in every game as a backup and special teams for 25 yards vs. ULM. contributor ... Grabbed his first interception in fourth quarter of HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-region selection at Luella win over South Alabama and returned in 26 yards to 23-yard line. High School ... Named to the Henry County Super 7 ... Second- 2016: Played in every game off the bench and made 13 tackles team all-region in Class AAAAA (Region 4-B) ... Also named .... Career-high six tackles in win over Texas State ... Pass breakups all-regions a a junior, when he rushed for 681 yards and six touch- vs. Arkansas State and Georgia Southern ... Had a sack at Idaho ... downsn o just 90 carries while catching six passes for 118 yards ... Also used as punt returner late in the season. Coached by Nic Vasilchek. HIGH SCHOOL: Southwestern 4A Defensive Player of the PERSONAL: sFull name i Darius Jamell Stubbs ... Born March Yeart a Charlotte’s Independence High School ... First-team All- 13, 1998 ... Parents are Gminski and Trena Stubbs.

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CAREER STATISTICS Year...... G Att Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds Avg TD LP 2016...... 119 3 144 3.7 1 35 2 15 7.5 0 13 jhi’shawn 2017...... EDSHIRTEDR 2018...... 4 2 14 7.0 0 14 2 34 17.0 0 21 TAYLOR Total...... 151 4 158 3.9 1 35 4 49 12.2 0 21 OLB • 6-3, 211 • R-So. Cordele, Ga. GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2018...... Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP All-P TD Crisp County HS Texas State...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Louisiana...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 App State...... 2 14 0 14 1 21 0 21 35 GS...... 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 13 13 47 2016...... Att Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP All-P TD ACADEMIC HONORS App State...... 7 28 0 9 0 0 0 0 28 • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Spring 2019 Texas State...... 7 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 13 Troy...... 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 3 AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning letterwinner at outside UT Martin...... 12 69 1 35 1 13 0 13 82 35 USA...... 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 linebacker.. . Member of the 2017 signing class who took a A-State...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 redshirt year before earning playing time in 2018. ULM...... 6 25 0 11 0 0 0 0 25 2018: Backupt a outside linebacker who played in nine GS...... 3 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 6 games and made 20 tackles ... Career-high five tackles in back-to- Idaho...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 back games against Western Michigan and ULM ... Added four CAREER HIGHS tackles vs. Memphis and three against Troy. Rushing Attempts: 12 vs. UT Martin, 2016 HIGH SCHOOL: First-team All-Region 1-AAA for Crisp Rushing Yards: 69 vs. UT Martin, 2016 County High School … Playing safety, he had 97 tackles with Long Rush: 35 vs. UT Martin, 2016 (TD) eight tackles for loss and two interceptions as a senior … Helped Crisp County reach the Class AAA state semifinals ... Coached by Shelton Felton. PERSONAL: First name pronounced juh-SHAWN ... Son of malik Montrellus Taylor and Demetris Daniels ... Born Nov. 11, 1998. SUMTER CAREER STATISTICS Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF C • 6-1, 285 • R-So. 2018...... 9 10-10 20 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 Irmo, S.C. Dutch Fork HS CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 5 vs. Western Michigan, 2018; ULM, 2018

62 terry AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning starter at center after taking over late last season ... Signed with the Panthers in 2017 THOMAS and took a redshirt year. 2018: Took over as the starting center following season- DL • 6-3, 275 • Sr. ending injury to Jamal Paxton and started the final five games McDonough, Ga. ... n Played i 10 games on the season after seeing his first action Luella HS off the bench in Game 3 at Memphis ... Helped set school records for rushing yards (2,057) and rushing touchdowns (21) ... The Panthers rushed for over 200 yards in three of his five starts.

HIGH SCHOOL: Namedo t the American Family Insurance 55 ALL-USA South Carolina Football Team ... Played both offen- ATHLETIC HONORS sive and defensive line for 2016 state champion Dutch Fork High • 2018 All-Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention) School, which went 15-0 … Region 5-5A Offensive Player of the Year … Three-time all-region ... Selected for the South Carolina ACADEMIC HONORS Shrine Bowl team ... Made 35 tackles with five tackles for loss on • CoSIDA Academic All-District, 2018 defense.. . Four-year letterwinner for coach Tom Knotts. • Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll, 2016-17, 2017-18 PERSONAL: Full name is Malik Antwan Sumter ... Born • Dean’s List, Fall 2016, Fall 2018 April 10, 1999 ... Parents are Rochelle and Bernard Sumter Sr. • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Spring 2017, Fall 2017 • n Enrolled i Georgia State’s Honors College

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AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning All-Sun Belt Conference 2017...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK performer at defensive end ... Two-year starter and three-year Tenn. State...... DNP Penn State...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 letterwinner ... Member of 2016 recruiting class who played as a Charlotte...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 true freshman. CCU...... 0-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018: Earned All-Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention) ULM...... 1-5 6 0.5-8 0.5-8 0 0 0 0 0 recognition ... Also named to the Google Cloud Academic All- Troy...... 0-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USA...... 0-2 2 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 District team by CoSIDA ... Collected 46 tackles with four tackles GS...... 0-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 for loss, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble ... Opened the season with Texas State...... 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 seven tackles vs. Kennesaw State. Caused a fumble at the GSU App State...... 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14-yarde lin that the Panthers recovered ... Career-high nine Idaho...... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 tackles at NC State. WKU...... 1-1 2 1-10 1-10 1 0 0 0 0 2017: Started the final nine games of the season at defen- CAREER HIGHS sive end, moving into the starting lineup following injury to Tackles: 9 vs. NC State, 2018 Mackendy Cheridor ... Collected 26 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks ... Career-high six tackles in win at ULM, including a shared sack as part of the Panthers’ school- record total of seven ... Two tackles and a 10-yard sack to help the cadarrius Panthers hold WKU to a school-record minus-2 yards rushing in the AutoNation Cure Bowl victory ... Had a tackle for loss in win over South Alabama, in which GSU allowed a then-school record THOMPSON low 41 yards rushing. WR • 6-3, 186 • Fr. 2016: Earned playing time as a true freshman ... Played in 11 Florence, Ala. games.. . Credited with 17 tackles ... Season-high four tackles at Florence HS Air .. Force . Added three tackles at Wisconsin and vs. UT Martin ... Forced a fumble vs. Arkansas State. HIGH SCHOOL: All-Metro (Southside) by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Three-time all-region selection, 11 including first-team All-Region 4-AAAAA (Subregion B) as a t senior a Luella High School ... Three-Named to the All- AT GEORGIA STATE: Wide receiver in the 2019 freshman Southern Crescent Buzz all-area first team ... Set school records class. with 320 career tackles and 20.5 sacks ... Also had two defen- HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time, first-team all-state selection sive touchdowns, two interceptions, three fumble recoveries and ... Named all-state as an athlete as a senior in Class 7A and as a four forced fumbles ... Three-year letterman and two-time team receivers hi junior year, when he played in Class 6A ... Caught 31 captain for coach Nic Vasilchek ... Academically, he ranked in top passes for 549 yards and six touchdowns as a senior, when he also 10 percent of his class and was a member of the National Honor averaged 24.5 yards per punt return and took two back for touch- Society, BETA Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the downs ... Helped Florence earn a playoff berth in its first year in Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA-Future Health Class 7A, Alabama’s largest ... Had over 1,000 yards receiving and Professions). 17 touchdowns as a junior … Three-star prospect according to the PERSONAL: Full s name i Terrence Thomas Jr. ... Born Feb. 247Sports composite rankings ... Also a basketball standout. 6, .. 1998 . Son of Terry Sr. and Jacinta Thomas. PERSONAL: sFull name i Cadarrius James Thompson … Son of Clarence Thompson and Andrea Green … Birthday is Sept. 14. CAREER STATISTICS Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2016...... 11 10-7 17 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2017...... 11 4-22 26 2.5-18 1.5-18 0 0 0 1 jamari 2018...... 12 13-33 46 4-20 1.5-8 0 0 0 1 Total...... 34 27-62 89 6.5-38 3-26 0 0 0 3 THRASH

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS WR • 6-0, 180 • Fr. 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK LaGrange, Ga. Kennesaw St...... 5-2 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Troup County HS NC State...... 1-8 9 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis...... 0-1 1 0.5-2 0.5-2 0 0 0 0 0 WMU...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ULM...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Troy...... 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Arkansas St...... 0-6 6 0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 Coastal...... 2-5 7 0.5-3 0.5-3 0 0 0 0 0 AT GEORGIA STATE: Wide receiver who joins the program Texas State...... 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 as part of the 2019 recruiting class. Louisiana...... 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 App State...... 0-3 3 0.5-3 0.5-3 0 0 0 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL: All-state receiver from Troup County GS...... 2-3 5 0-0 1-9 0 0 0 0 0 Comprehensive High School ... Earned first-team all-state honors GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 75 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity PLAYERPROFILES in Class AAAA from both the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and tackles with 10 tackles for loss and two sacks in 2016 … Honorable Georgia Sportswriters Association ... Preseason all-state in 2018, mention all-state by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a senior whene h entered the season as the top returning receiver in the (2014)t a Lincoln County High School … 2014 Defensive Player of state .... Caught 62 passes for 1,410 yards and 18 touchdowns as the Year in Region 7-A … Helped Lincoln County reach the state a junior ... Added 34 receptions and 10 touchdowns as a senior playoffs. .... Three-time first-team All-Region 5-AAAA ... Led Troup to a PERSONAL: Full s name i Jalen Jerome Wade ... Son of Jerry school-record 12 wins and a berth in the Class AAAA state semi- Wade and Lisa Willingham ... Born Jan. 9, 1996.. finals in 2018 ... Three-star prospect according to the 247Sports composite rankings. CAREER STATISTICS PERSONAL: Full s name i Jamari Isiah Thrash … Parents are Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF Rodney Wright and Mary Thrash … Born Dec. 19, 2000. 2017...... 3 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2018...... 4 0-1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Total...... 7 0-1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 jordan VENEZIALE quavian ILB • 6-0, 217 • Fr. Dallas, Ga. WHITE North Paulding HS CB • 5-10, 185 • So. Greer, S.C. Greer HS 40

AT GEORGIA STATE: Linebacker in the 2019 recruiting class. 20 HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable mention all-state selection in AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning starter at cornerback after Class AAAAAAA by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Also a promising freshman season. namedo t the GACA All-State team … Named Defensive Player 2018: Earned a starting berth as a true freshman ... Started of the Year for Region 3-AAAAAAA and for Paulding County ... 11f 2 o the 1 games and collected 42 tackles, one interception, two Set a school-record with 146 tackles as a senior, more than twice pass breakups and a fumble recovery ... Intercepted NC State QB as s many a the No. 2 tackler on his team ... Two-way standout for Ryan Finley at the goal line and returned it 23 yards ... Against North Paulding High School ... Led North Paulding to the state ULM,e h raced down a ball carrier near the goal line, forced playoffs in Georgia’s largest classification the last two years ... a fumble and recovered in the end zone for a touchback. Had a Earned a three-star rating in the 247Sports composite. career-high six tackles in the game ... Had five tackles and a key PERSONAL: Full s name i Jordan Nicholas Veneziale (ven- pass breakup in the end zone vs. Coastal Carolina ... Also had five zee-AL) … Son of Greg and Julie Veneziale … Born Sept. 23, 2000. tackles vs. Troy, Arkansas State and Kennesaw State ... Made a tackle for loss at Memphis. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-star prospect by 247 Sports … First- jalen team All-Region II-AAAA as a defensive back ... Led Greer High Schooln i receiving as well as punt and kickoff returns ... Had over 1,700 total yards and 23 touchdowns, including two punt return WADE and two kickoff return scores ... One of his top games was in a DE • 6-3, 220 • R-Sr. win over Greenville, when he caught two touchdown passes and Lincolnton, Ga. returned a kickoff for another score ... Helped Greer reach the ClassAAA A Upper State final ... Chosen for the North Carolina- Lincoln County HS South Carolina Shrine Bowl. Georgia Military CAREER STATISTICS

53 Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2018...... 12 31-11 42 1-4 0-0 1-23 2 1-0 1-0 AT GEORGIA STATE: Moveso t defensive end after two seasonst a inside linebacker ... Played in four games in 2018 and GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS made one tackle ... Came to GSU as a junior college transfer in 2017, 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK Kennesaw St...... 4-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 whene h appeared in three games (Penn State, Charlotte, Coastal NC State...... 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 1-23 0 0 Carolina) before a season-ending injury led to a redshirt year. Memphis...... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Played two seasons at WMU...... 2-1 3 0 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 for coach Bert Williams at Georgia Military College … Collected 45 ULM...... 5-1 6 0 0 1 1-0 0 0 0

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Troy...... 3-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks ... Had a TFL Arkansas St...... 4-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 at No. 5 Penn State ... Shared sack in win over South Alabama, Coastal...... 5-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Texas State...... 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 helping hold USA to school-record 41 yards rushing ... Had one Louisiana...... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 of GSU’s six sacks in the AutoNation Cure Bowl win over Western App State...... 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kentucky, helping the Panthers set school record with minus-2 GS...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 rushing yards allowed. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-region defender at Mundy’s CAREER HIGHS Mill High School, earning first-team honors in Region 4-AAAAA Tackles: 6 vs. ULM, 2018 as a junior and second-team accolades in 4-AAAAAA as a senior … Collected 97 tackles as a senior with 11 tackles for loss and four sacks. courtney PERSONAL: Full s name i Hardrick Deon Willis Jr. ... Son of Teona and Hardrick Willis Sr. ... Born Oct. 15, 1998.

WILLIAMS CAREER STATISTICS S • 6-2, 190 • R-Fr. Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2017...... 11 12-7 19 2.5-12 1.5-11 0 0 0 0 LaGrange, Ga. 2018...... REDSHIRTED Callaway HS Total...... 11 12-7 10 2.5-12 1.5-11 0 0 0 0

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29 Tenn. State...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Penn State...... 2-0 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 AT GEORGIA STATE: Safety who played in three games Charlotte...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 in 2018 before taking a redshirt year ... Saw action against ULM, CCU...... 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Arkansas State and Appalachian State ... Made one tackle at App ULM...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 State. Troy...... 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USA...... 1-1 2 0.5-3 0.5-3 0 0 0 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL: All-state safety from Callaway High School GS...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ... Three-star rating from 247 Sports ... Earned second-team all- Texas State...... DNP-INJURED state honors in Class AA by the Georgia Sportswriters Associa- App State...... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 tion ... Helped Callaway reach the state quarterfinals in Class AA ... Idaho...... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Made a potential game-saving play vs. Rockmart in the state play- WKU...... 3-0 3 1-8 1-8 0 0 0 0 0 offs. With Callaway leading by six with three minutes left, he inter- CAREER HIGHS cepted a pass at the goal line and returned it the length of the field Tackles: 4 vs. Troy, 2017 for a touchdown. Also recovered a fumble in the game ... Two-time All-Region 5-AA ... Also competed in basketball and track. PERSONAL: Full s name i Courtney Kwantavious Williams ... Son of Sekelia and Courtney Williams Sr. ... Born April 26, 2000. dontae CAREER STATISTICS WILSON Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2018...... 3 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 DT • 6-0, 275 • Jr. Jefferson, Ga. Jefferson HS hardrick

WILLIS 52 DE • 6-3, 244 • R-So. ACADEMIC HONORS Jonesboro, Ga. • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2017 Mundy’s Mill HS AT GEORGIA STATE: Returning starter and two-year letterwinner at noseguard ... Made an immediate impact as a s backup a a true freshman, then earned the starting role as a 90 sophomore ... Has 5.5 career sacks and nine tackles for loss. 2018: Starting noseguard who was third on the team with AT GEORGIA STATE: Defensive end coming off a redshirt four tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks ... Collected 30 tackles ... year in 2018 ... Had a strong season as a true freshman in 2017. Career-high six tackles in win over Kennesaw State ... Had a sack 2017: Played in 11 games off the bench and collected 19 in win over ULM and a shared sack at Troy ... Also recorded tackles

GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 77 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity PLAYERPROFILES for loss against Memphis, Louisiana and Georgia Southern. 2017: Backup noseguard who helped the Georgia State defense set records for fewest points per game allowed (24.75), brandon fewest rushing yards per game (136.4), fewest yards per rushing attempt (4.13) and most sacks (24) ... Tied for the team lead WRIGHT with four sacks, just one shy of the GSU season record. Finished with 24 tackles and five tackles for loss ... Had a sack that caused P-PK • 5-10, 180 • R-Sr. a t fumble a No. 5 Penn State ... Added another sack in shutout Atlanta, Ga. wint a Charlotte and shared sacks in win over ULM and South KIPP Atlanta Collegiate Alabama ... Collected sack No. 4 in the AutoNation Cure Bowl win over Western Kentucky, helping the Panthers set a school record by allowing a net of minus-2 yards rushing.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-state defensive lineman at 93 Jefferson High School … 2016 Class AAAA first-team all-state ATHLETIC HONORS by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and second-team by the • Semifinalist for 2018 Ray Guy Award Georgia Sportswriters Association … 2016 Player of the Year in • 2018 All-Sun Belt Conference (first team) Region 8-AAAA … Made 74 tackles as a senior with 14 TFL and six sacks … Honorable mention all-state in Class AAA by the ACADEMIC HONORS Georgia Sportwriters Association as a junior … Two-time all-area • Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll, 2015-16, 2016-17 by the Gainesville Times, including first-team accolades in 2016 … • Dean’s List, Fall 2017 Three-time first-team all-region selection. • Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2015, Spring 2017; Spring 2019

CAREER STATISTICS AT GEORGIA STATE: Onef o the nation’s top punters and a Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF three-year starter who can handle punts, placements and kickoffs 2017...... 12 10-14 24 5-28 4-27 0 0 0 1 ... Joined the program in 2015 as a walk-on and was awarded a 2018...... 12 18-12 30 4-15 1.5-11 0 0 0 0 scholarship before the 2018 season ... Redshirted in 2015. Total...... 24 28-26 54 9-43 5.5-38 0 0 0 0 CAREER: Career punting average of 43.7 is now ahead of the school record of 42.84 by current New Orleans Saints kicker Wil GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Lutz and ranks seventh among active FBS punters ... Ranks second 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK in school history in career punts (139), punting yards (6,087) and Kennesaw St...... 5-1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 field goals (20) and fourth in career scoring with 116 points. NC State...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018: First-team All-Sun Belt and one of 10 semifinalists Memphis...... 1-0 1 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 WMU...... 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 for the Ray Guy Award as the top punter in FBS. The first GSU ULM...... 1-0 1 1-8 1-8 0 0 0 0 0 playeroe t b a semifinalist for a major college football award ... No. Troy...... 0-4 4 0.5-3 0.5-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 in FBS in both punting average (48.2) and net (42.8) ... Season Arkansas St...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 punting average of 48.2 yards is a new Sun Belt Conference record Coastal...... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas State...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (old record: 47.8, Austin Rekhow, Idaho, 2014) and the eighth- Louisiana...... 3-0 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 best season mark in FBS history. s Net i the second best mark App State...... 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 in Sun Belt history ... 24 of his 51 punts travelled 50-plus yards, GS...... 1-3 4 0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 including six 60-plus punts, and 22 were inside the 20-yard line. 2017...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK Twice named to Ray’s 8 as a nominee for FBS punter of the Tenn. State...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 weekn ... I win over Kennesaw State, he punted four times for a Penn State...... 2-0 2 1-10 1-10 1 0 0 0 0 53.8 average, hit a 35-yard field and all three PATs and put four of Charlotte...... 3-0 3 1-8 1-8 0 0 0 0 0 his five kickoffs for touchbacks ... Booted field goals of 42 and 35 CCU...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ULM...... 1-4 5 0.5-2 0.5-2 0 0 0 0 0 yards while downing all three punts inside the 20 in win over ULM Troy...... 1-0 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 ... Hit field goals from 32 and 28 yards vs. Troy ... Averaged 49.8 USA...... 1-1 2 0.5-2 0.5-2 0 0 0 0 0 yardsn o five punts vs. Louisiana, including a 68-yard blast from GS...... 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 thed en zone, despite a high snap. That is the fourth-longest punt Texas State...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 App State...... 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 inU GS history ... Kicked a 52-yard field goal at Appalachian State Idaho...... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 that is the second-longest FG in school history. WKU...... 1-0 1 1-5 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 2017: Made 12 field goals on the season, including 8-for-10 over the final four games ... Led the team with 64 points, the third- CAREER HIGHS highest season total in school history ... Shared punting duties with Tackles: 6 vs. Kennesaw State, 2018 Oliver Holdenson and averaged 44.4 yards (just behind the school recordf o 44.52) on 27 punts, with nine downed inside the 20. Nine puntsf o 50+ yards ... Took over kickoff duties for the final four games and had 14 touchbacks on 20 kickoffs. Set school records with four field goals and 15 points by kicking in 33-30 win at Texas State. Had two 48-yarders--then his career long--and also hit from 22 and 29 yards. Also had six touch- 78 GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity PLAYERPROFILES backsn o eight kickoffs and punted three times for a 46.3-yard 2017...... Punts Yds Avg LP Ret TB I20 50+ Tenn. State...... 16 2 26.0 26 0-0 0 1 0 average, including a 66-yarder ... Nailed a career-long 50-yard field Penn State...... 15 3 35.0 35 1-17 0 0 0 goal vs. Appalachian State, equaling the second-longest field goal Charlotte...... 17 4 47.0 47 0-0 1 0 0 in school history ... Booted two field goals, including a 46-yarder, Coastal Carolina...... 23 9 46.5 53 1-0 1 1 1 and a 71-yard punt (third-longest in school history) that was ULM...... 2 112 56.0 71 0-0 0 2 1 Troy...... 4 155 38.8 58 2-(-6) 0 2 1 downedt a the 8-yard line in win at ULM ... Hit from 42 and 37 South Alabama...... 3 148 49.3 53 1-14 1 1 1 yards in the AutoNation Cure Bowl win over Western Kentucky. Georgia Southern...... 5 223 44.6 58 3-47 2 1 1 2016: Averaged 39.8 yards on 61 punts, including 11 punts Texas State...... 3 139 46.3 66 0-0 0 0 1 ofr 50 o more yards and 13 kicks downed inside the 20-yard line App State...... 23 9 46.5 49 0-0 0 1 0 Idaho...... 3 128 42.7 52 2-16 0 0 1 ... Had 12 touchbacks on 45 kickoffs ... Went 1-for-2 on field goals WKU...... 0 0 0.0 0 0-0 0 0 0 and 1-for-2 on extra points when pressed into service. Averaged 49.2 yards, with a net of 44.5, on four punts vs. 2016...... Punts Yds Avg LP Ret TB I20 50+ Texas State. Also had eight kickoffs, resulting in a starting field Ball State...... 7 258 36.9 55 2-27 1 1 2 Air Force...... 4 128 32.0 60 0-0 0 1 1 position inside the 20-yard line ... Averaged 46.6 yards on seven Wisconsin...... 5 204 40.8 55 2-15 0 0 1 puntst a Appalachian State, including one that went out of bounds App State...... 7 326 46.6 53 2-17 2 2 3 at the 1-yard line ... Made three clutch plays in win over Georgia Texas State...... 4 197 49.2 57 3-12 0 2 2 Southern. Called upon as a placekicker for the first time, he booted Troy...... 5 197 39.4 45 2-21 0 1 0 UT Martin...... 5 200 40.0 52 3-(-1) 0 0 1 an extra point and a 27-yard field goal. With time running down, South Alabama...... 7 236 33.7 47 2-14 0 1 0 he had a 49-yard punt to the 13-yard line with 1:14 left. Arkansas State...... 8 339 42.4 53 3-98 0 3 1 HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterwinner at KIPP Atlanta ULM...... 23 5 26.5 36 2-22 0 0 0 Collegiate … Coached by Lester Caldwell … Class AA all-state GS...... 5 209 41.8 49 3-67 0 2 0 Idaho...... 23 8 41.5 43 2-40 0 0 0 selectiony b the Atlanta Journal Constitution … All-region selec- tionyHSA. b G CAREER HIGHS PERSONAL: Full name is Brandon-Earl Wright … Born Field Goals Made: 4 vs. Texas State, 2017 February 18, 1997 … Parents are Scott Parham and Erica Bracey Field Goals Attempted: 4 vs. Texas State, 2017 ... Majoring in exercise science. Long Field Goal: 53 vs. Appalachian State, 2018 PAT: 5 vs. ULM, 2017; Texas State, 2018; Arkansas State, 2018 Points: 15 vs. Texas State, 2017 CAREER STATISTICS Punts: 8 vs. Arkansas State, 2016 Punting...... G No. Yds Avg LP TB FC I20 50+ Punting Yards: 339 vs. Arkansas State, 2016 2016...... 121 6 2430 39.8 60 3 10 13 11 Punting Average (Minimum 3): 56.2 vs. NC State, 2018 (4) 2017...... 127 2 1199 44.4 71 5 1 9 9 Long Punt: 71 vs. ULM, 2017 2018...... 121 5 2458 48.2 68 4 2 22 24 Total...... 36 139 6087 43.8 71 12 13 44 42 kyle FIELD GOALS [ ] Indicates FG made 2016: [27GS], 25IDA 2017: [20TSU], 31PSU, 51CHA, 25CHA, 25CCU, [27ULM], [46ULM], WRIGHT [30TROY], 48TROY, 42TROY, 50USA, 32GS, 50GS, [48TXST], [48TXST], ILB • 6-0, 235 • R-Fr. [22TXST], [29TXST], 45APP, [50APP], [28IDA], [42WKU], [37WKU], 54WKU 2018: [35KSU], 44NCS, 34NCS, [42ULM], [35ULM], [32TROY], [28TROY], Columbia, S.C. [27TXST], 29LA, [52APP]; 47GS Ben Lippen HS / North Carolina Kicking...... G PAT FG 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG Pts 2016...... 12 1-2 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 27 4 2017...... 12 28-30 12-23 5-7 2-4 4-7 1-5 50 64

2018...... 12 27-28 7-11 2-3 3-4 1-3 1-1 53 2 38 Total...... 36 56-59 20-36 8-12 5-8 5-10 2-6 53 116 AT GEORGIA STATE: Linebacker who transferred to Georgia State in 2019 after one season at North Carolina … Appeared in GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS four games at linebacker and on special teams for UNC in 2018 2018...... Punts Yds Avg LP TB I20 50+ KO TB FG PAT Pts before redshirting … Recorded one tackle against Georgia Tech. Kennesaw St...... 4 215 53.8 64 1 3 2 5 4 1-1 3-3 6 HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked No. 9 overall in the state of South NC State...... 4 225 56.2 65 2 1 3 0 0 0-2 1-1 1 Memphis...... 6 302 50.3 57 0 1 5 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 Carolina and the No. 28 inside linebacker nationally by 247Sports WMU...... 3 156 52.0 56 0 1 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 … Rated the No. 23 player in South Carolina and No. 73 linebacker ULM...... 3 147 49.0 61 0 3 2 0 0 2-2 4-5 10 by ESPN.com … Led Ben Lippen High School to AAA state title Troy...... 4 178 44.5 52 0 2 1 0 0 2-2 0-0 6 as a junior … Playing linebacker and running back as a senior, Arkansas State...... 5 230 46.0 61 0 2 2 6 0 0-0 5-5 5 Coastal Carolina...... 3 111 37.0 46 0 2 0 6 4 0-0 4-4 4 rushed for 1,854 yards and 22 TDs and had nine tackles for loss Texas State...... 4 179 44.8 58 0 2 2 5 3 1-1 5-5 8 … Registered 128 tackles as a junior, including 80 solo stops … Louisiana...... 5 249 49.8 68 0 1 2 4 2 0-1 2-2 2 Played in the SCISA All-Star game and was a finalist for the Rich- App State...... 4 189 47.2 62 1 2 1 4 4 1-1 2-2 5 land One/Two Player of the Year award. Ga Southern...... 6 277 46.2 58 0 2 2 1 0 0-1 2-2 2 PERSONAL: Full s name i Kyle Lamont Wright … Son of Victor Wright and Wendy Keene … Born Jan. 31, 2000. GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 79 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity 2018STATISTICS

2018 Record: 2-10 Overall, 1-7 Sun Belt (E-5th) Home: 2-4 • Away: 0-6 Date OPPONENT Result Record Att Aug. 30 KENNESAW STATE (Thursday)...... W 24-20 1-0 23,088 Sept. 8 at NC State...... L 7-41 1-1 56,017 Sept. 14 at Memphis (Friday)...... L 22-59 1-2 27,678 Sept. 22 WESTERN MICHIGAN...... L 15-34 1-3 15,264 Sept. 29 ULM...... W 46-14 2-3 14,368 Oct. 4 at Troy (Thursday)...... L 20-37 2-4 22,903 Oct. 18 at Arkansas State (Thursday)...... L 35-51 2-5 18,176 Oct. 27 COASTAL CAROLINA...... L 34-37 2-6 15,648 Nov. 3 TEXAS STATE...... L 31-40 2-7 11,312 Nov. 10 at Louisiana...... L 22-36 2-8 14,945 Nov. 17 at Appalachian State...... L 17-45 2-9 22,315 Nov. 24 GEORGIA SOUTHERN...... L 14-36 2-10 20,011

TEAM STATISTICS GSU OPP TEAM STATISTICS GSU OPP SCORING 287 449 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-46 6-96 Points Per Game 23.9 37.4 Int Return Average 7.7 16.0 Points off Turnovers 30 89 FUMBLES-Lost 22-12 8-4 FIRST DOWNS 244 252 PENALTIES-Yards 48-469 71-599 Rushing 113 113 Average Per Game 39.1 49.9 Passing 110 124 PUNTS-Yards 51-2458 39-1642 Penalty 21 15 Average Per Punt 48.2 42.1 RUSHING YARDAGE 2057 3012 Net Punt Average 42.8 36.0 Yards Gained Rushing 2377 3150 KICKOFFS-YARDS 56-3070 83-4414 Yards Lost Rushing 320 138 Average Per Kick 54.8 53.2 Rushing Attempts 463 459 Net Kick Average 37.3 40.0 Average Per Rush 4.4 6.6 Time of Possession/Game 30:35 29:25 Average per game 171.4 251.0 3rd DOWN CONVERSIONS 65/161 74/150 TDs Rushing 21 30 3rd-Down Pct 40% 49% PASSING YARDAGE 2481 2862 4th-DOWN CONVERSIONS 17/28 14/18 Comp-Att-Int 207-352-6 219-301-6 4th-Down Pct 61% 78% Average Per Pass 7.0 9.5 SACKS BY-Yards 13-67 25-156 Average Per Catch 12.0 13.1 MISC YARDS -21 43 Average Per Game 206.8 238.5 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 38 58 TDs Passing 15 26 FIELD GOAL-ATTEMPTS 9-14 15-18 TOTAL OFFENSE 4538 5874 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-3 0-0 Total Plays 815 760 RED-ZONE SCORES (32-37) 86% (40-49) 82% Average Per Play 5.6 7.7 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (25-37) 68% (27-49) 55% Average Per Game 378.2 489.5 PAT-ATTEMPTS (28-33) 85% (52-56) 93% KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 17-346 22-429 ATTENDANCE 99691 162034 Kick Return Average 20.4 19.5 Games/Avg Per Game 6/16615 6/27006 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-158 23-197 Punt Return Average 17.6 8.6 Scorey b Quarters...... 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Georgia State...... 525 6 66 104 0 287 Opponents...... 133 106 100 110 0 449

80 GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity 2018 2018GEORGIA GEORGIA STATE STATE FOOTBALL FOOTBALL 2018STATISTICSGeorgiaGeorgia State State Overall Overall Individual Individual Statistics Statistics (FINAL) (FINAL) All gamesAll games INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RushingRushing gp attgp gain att loss gain loss net avg net td avg lg td avg/g lg avg/g Punt ReturnsPunt Returns no. ydsno. avg yds td avg lg td lg Ellington,Ellington, Dan Dan 11 159 11 159 827 202 827 202 625 3.9 625 5 3.9 42 5 56.8 42 56.8 Hart, PennyHart, Penny 9 1589 17.6 158 17.6 1 49 1 49 Barnett,Barnett, Tra Tra 11 109 11 109 579 57928 551 28 5.1 551 7 5.1 75 7 50.1 75 50.1 Total Total 9 1589 17.6 158 17.6 1 49 1 49 Paige, Paige,Seth Seth 10 62 10 351 62 35110 341 10 5.5 341 4 5.5 82 4 34.1 82 34.1 OpponentsOpponents 23 19723 8.6 197 0 8.6 47 0 47 Kirk, DemarcusKirk, Demarcus 12 26 12 145 26 145 4 141 4 5.4 141 2 5.4 21 2 11.8 21 11.8 Coates,Coates, Destin Destin 6 32 6 148 32 14811 137 11 4.3 137 1 4.3 24 1 22.8 24 22.8 InterceptionsInterceptions no. ydsno. avg yds td avg lg td lg Winchester,Winchester, Aaron Aaron 6 32 6 144 32 14422 122 22 3.8 122 2 3.8 14 2 20.3 14 20.3 White, White,Quavian Quavian 1 23 1 23.0 23 23.0 0 23 0 23 Gregg,Gregg, Tucker Tucker 9 13 9 13 83 830 83 0 6.4 83 0 6.4 26 0 9.2 26 9.2 Heyward,Heyward, Victor Victor 1 10 1 10.0 10 10.0 0 10 0 10 Gentry,Gentry, Devin Devin 12 126 37 6 11 37 11 26 4.3 26 0 4.3 11 0 2.2 11 2.2 Jones, Jones,Jaylon Jaylon 11 1 1.0 1 1 1.0 1 1 1 Hill, DawsonHill, Dawson 1 4 1 21 4 210 21 0 5.2 21 0 5.2 9 0 21.0 9 21.0 Gore, TylerGore, Tyler 11 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 Bateman,Bateman, Taz Taz 2 7 2 18 7 181 17 1 2.4 17 0 2.4 5 0 8.5 5 8.5 Applin,Applin, DeAndre DeAndre 1 12 1 12.0 12 12.0 0 12 0 12 Stubbs,Stubbs, Darius Darius 4 2 4 14 2 140 14 0 7.0 14 0 7.0 14 0 3.5 14 3.5 Bacon,Bacon, Chris Chris 11 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 Walker,Walker, Jack Jack 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 4 0 0.0 4 0.0 Total Total 6 466 7.7 46 1 7.7 23 1 23 Hart, PennyHart, Penny 12 124 4 6 16 6 -10 16 -2.5 -10 -2.50 6 0 -0.8 6 -0.8 OpponentsOpponents 6 966 16.0 96 16.0 1 38 1 38 Team Team 7 4 7 4 0 11 0 -11 11 -2.8 -11 -2.80 0 0 -1.6 0 -1.6 Total Total 12 46312 2377 463 2377320 2057 320 2057 4.4 21 4.4 82 21 171.4 82 171.4 Kick ReturnsKick Returns no. ydsno. avg yds td avg lg td lg OpponentsOpponents 12 459 12 3150 459 3150138 3012 138 3012 6.6 30 6.6 92 30 251.0 92 251.0 Hart, PennyHart, Penny 15 29915 19.9 299 19.9 0 32 0 32 Gentry,Gentry, Devin Devin 2 472 23.5 47 23.5 0 30 0 30 PassingPassing gpgp effic comp-att-int effic comp-att-int pct ydspct td yds lg td avg/g lg avg/g Total Total 17 34617 20.4 346 20.4 0 32 0 32 Ellington,Ellington, Dan Dan 11 130.68 11 130.68 174-292-5 174-292-5 59.6 2119 59.6 211912 55 12 192.6 55 192.6 OpponentsOpponents 22 42922 19.5 429 19.5 0 91 0 91 Winchester,Winchester, Aaron Aaron 6 119.53 6 119.53 31-57-1 31-57-1 54.4 54.4 348 3483 45 3 58.0 45 58.0 Walker,Walker, Jack Jack 3 105.87 3 105.87 2-3-0 2-3-0 66.7 66.7 14 0 14 7 0 4.7 7 4.7 FumbleFumble Returns Returns no. ydsno. avg yds td avg lg td lg Total Total 12 128.6712 128.67 207-352-6 207-352-6 58.8 2481 58.8 248115 55 15 206.8 55 206.8 Total Total 00 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 OpponentsOpponents 12 177.15 12 177.15 219-301-6 219-301-6 72.8 2862 72.8 286226 93 26 238.5 93 238.5 OpponentsOpponents 3 623 20.7 62 20.7 1 34 1 34

ReceivingReceiving gp no.gp ydsno. yds avg avg td lg td avg/g lg avg/g Hart, PennyHart, Penny 12 49 12 669 49 13.7 669 13.7 2 51 2 55.8 51 55.8 McCoy,McCoy, Cornelius Cornelius 12 35 12 495 35 14.1 495 14.1 1 45 1 41.2 45 41.2 Gentry,Gentry, Devin Devin 12 22 12 286 22 13.0 286 13.0 3 46 3 23.8 46 23.8 Carter,Carter, Roger Roger 12 15 12 136 15 136 9.1 9.1 1 20 1 11.3 20 11.3 Barnett,Barnett, Tra Tra 11 14 11 14 70 5.0 70 5.0 0 15 0 6.4 15 6.4 Jones, Jones,Tamir Tamir 12 12 12 162 12 13.5 162 13.5 3 54 3 13.5 54 13.5 Owens,Owens, Christian Christian 10 12 10 128 12 10.7 128 10.7 2 21 2 12.8 21 12.8 Coates,Coates, Destin Destin 6 9 6 85 9 9.4 85 9.4 0 50 0 14.2 50 14.2 Champaigne,Champaigne, Diondre Diondre 11 117 66 7 9.4 66 9.4 3 20 3 6.0 20 6.0 Ifedi, JonathanIfedi, Jonathan 12 12 6 71 6 11.8 71 11.8 0 28 0 5.9 28 5.9 Paige, Paige,Seth Seth 10 106 61 6 10.2 61 10.2 0 16 0 6.1 16 6.1 Bateman,Bateman, Taz Taz 2 5 2 37 5 7.4 37 7.4 0 14 0 18.5 14 18.5 Pinckney,Pinckney, Sam Sam 3 3 3 82 3 27.3 82 27.3 0 55 0 27.3 55 27.3 Dixon, Dixon,Terrance Terrance 10 103 36 3 12.0 36 12.0 0 18 0 3.6 18 3.6 Knight,Knight, Camrin Camrin 8 3 8 34 3 11.3 34 11.3 0 15 0 4.2 15 4.2 Gregg,Gregg, Tucker Tucker 9 3 9 24 3 8.0 24 8.0 0 15 0 2.7 15 2.7 Stubbs,Stubbs, Darius Darius 4 2 4 34 2 17.0 34 17.0 0 21 0 8.5 21 8.5 Kirk, DemarcusKirk, Demarcus 12 121 1 5 5.0 5 5.0 0 5 0 0.4 5 0.4 Total Total 12 20712 2481 207 2481 12.0 12.0 15 55 15 206.8 55 206.8 OpponentsOpponents 12 219 12 2862 219 2862 13.1 13.1 26 93 26 238.5 93 238.5

GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 81 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity 2018 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL 2018STATISTICSGeorgia State Overall Individual Statistics (FINAL) All games INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Wright, Brandon - 7-11 27-28 - - - - - 48 Ellington, Dan 11 451 625 2119 2744 249.5 Barnett, Tra 7 ------42 Barnett, Tra 11 109 551 0 551 50.1 Ellington, Dan 5 - - - - 1-3 - - 30 Winchester, Aaron 6 89 122 348 470 78.3 Paige, Seth 4 ------24 Paige, Seth 10 62 341 0 341 34.1 Champaigne, Diondre 3 - - - 1 - - - 20 Kirk, Demarcus 12 26 141 0 141 11.8 Hart, Penny 3 ------18 Coates, Destin 6 32 137 0 137 22.8 Gentry, Devin 3 ------18 Gregg, Tucker 9 13 83 0 83 9.2 Jones, Tamir 3 ------18 Gentry, Devin 12 6 26 0 26 2.2 Owens, Christian 2 - - - 1 - - - 14 Hill, Dawson 1 4 21 0 21 21.0 Winchester, Aaron 2 - - - - 1-1 - - 12 Bateman, Taz 2 7 17 0 17 8.5 Kirk, Demarcus 2 ------12 Stubbs, Darius 4 2 14 0 14 3.5 Brown, Barry - 2-3 1-4 - - - - - 7 Walker, Jack 3 6 0 14 14 4.7 Jones, Jaylon 1 ------6 Hart, Penny 12 4 -10 0 -10 -0.8 Coates, Destin 1 ------6 Team 7 4 -11 0 -11 -1.6 McCoy, Cornelius 1 ------6 Total 12 815 2057 2481 4538 378.2 Carter, Roger 1 ------6 Opponents 12 760 3012 2862 5874 489.5 Team - - 0-1 0-1 - - - - 0 Total 38 9-14 28-33 0-1 2 2-4 - - 287 Opponents 58 15-18 52-56 - 1 1-2 - 1 449

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 Wright, Brandon 7-11 63.6 0-0 2-3 3-4 1-3 1-1 52 2 Wright, Brandon 51 2458 48.2 68 4 2 22 24 0 Brown, Barry 2-3 66.7 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-1 0-0 40 1 Total 51 2458 48.2 68 4 2 22 24 0 Opponents 39 1642 42.1 58 4 15 13 7 0 FG Sequence Georgia State Opponents Kennesaw State (35) (32),(24) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln NC State 44,34 (25),(28) Wright, Brandon 31 1752 56.5 18 1 Memphis (40),37 (28) Brown, Barry 25 1318 52.7 4 1 Western Michigan (36) (24),(38) Total 56 3070 54.8 22 2 19.5 37.3 27 ULM (42),(35) - Opponents 83 4414 53.2 30 1 20.4 40.0 25 Troy (32),(28) - Arkansas State - 37,(31) Coastal Carolina - (32),(22),(23) Texas State (27) 19 Louisiana 29 (21) Appalachian State (52) 31,(23) Georgia Southern 47 (39),(49) 2018 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goalGeorgia was made. State Overall Individual Statistics (FINAL) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Hart, Penny 12 -10 669 158 299 0 1116 93.0 Ellington, Dan 11 625 0 0 0 0 625 56.8 Barnett, Tra 11 551 70 0 0 0 621 56.5 McCoy, Corneliu 12 0 495 0 0 0 495 41.2 Paige, Seth 10 341 61 0 0 0 402 40.2 Gentry, Devin 12 26 286 0 47 0 359 29.9 Coates, Destin 6 137 85 0 0 0 222 37.0 Jones, Tamir 12 0 162 0 0 0 162 13.5 Kirk, Demarcus 12 141 5 0 0 0 146 12.2 Carter, Roger 12 0 136 0 0 0 136 11.3 Owens, Christia 10 0 128 0 0 0 128 12.8 82Winchester, Aar 6 122 0 0 0GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 0 122 20.3 Gregg, Tucker 9 83 24 0 0 0 107 11.9 Pinckney, Sam 3 0 82 0 0 0 82 27.3 Ifedi, Jonathan 12 0 71 0 0 0 71 5.9 Champaigne, Di 11 0 66 0 0 0 66 6.0 Bateman, Taz 2 17 37 0 0 0 54 27.0 Stubbs, Darius 4 14 34 0 0 0 48 12.0 Dixon, Terrance 10 0 36 0 0 0 36 3.6 Knight, Camrin 8 0 34 0 0 0 34 4.2 White, Quavian 12 0 0 0 0 23 23 1.9 Hill, Dawson 1 21 0 0 0 0 21 21.0 Applin, DeAndre 9 0 0 0 0 12 12 1.3 Heyward, Victor 12 0 0 0 0 10 10 0.8 Jones, Jaylon 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 Team 7 -11 0 0 0 0 -11 -1.6 Total 12 2057 2481 158 346 46 5088 424.0 Opponents 12 3012 2862 197 429 96 6596 549.7 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity

2018STATISTICS 2018 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL Georgia State Overall Defensive Statistics (FINAL) DEFENSIVE STATISTICS All games 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 Curney, Ed 12 34 47 81 4.5-12 1.0-7 . . . 1-0 . . . 21 Lazarus, Remy 11 42 33 75 1.5-3 . . 2 . . . . . 5D Middleton, Chase 12 34 36 70 2.0-2 . . 4 . . . . . 6D Stephens-McQueen, T. 12 23 27 50 1.0-0 0.5-0 . 1 . . . . . 37 Heyward, Victor 12 22 26 48 3.0-10 0.5-1 1-10 2 . 1-0 . . . 2D Jones, Jaylon 12 36 12 48 2.0-7 . 1-1 2 . . 1 . . 44 Shaw, Michael 12 20 27 47 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . . 55 Thomas, Terry 12 13 33 46 4.0-20 1.5-8 . . . . 1 . . 20 White, Quavian 12 31 11 42 1.0-4 . 1-23 2 . 1-0 1 . . 7D Strachan, Jordan 12 17 19 36 1.5-6 . . 1 1 1-0 . . . 52 Wilson, Dontae 12 18 12 30 4.0-15 1.5-11 ...... 24 Applin, DeAndre 9 13 14 27 1.0-1 . 1-12 1 . . 1 . . 3 Bacon, Chris 11 15 10 25 1.0-2 . 1-0 . . . 1 . . 95 Allen, Marterious 12 13 12 25 6.0-33 3.5-25 . . 2 . 1 . . 4D Anderson, Khai 11 15 8 23 1.0-3 ...... 47 Taylor, Jhi'Shawn 9 10 10 20 . . . . 1 . . . . 2E Hood, Ben 12 10 8 18 ...... 1D Crawford, Jacorey 9 12 5 17 . . . 1 . . . . . 30 Lain, Javonte 11 10 5 15 3.0-5 2.0-2 . . . . . 2 . 12 Gore, Tyler 11 8 4 12 . . 1-0 ...... 16 Smith, Jerome 3729 . . .2. .... 5A Arnold, T.J. 7 5 4 9 2.0-13 1.0-9 ...... 1 Hunter, Jontrey 11 7 2 9 1.0-1 ...... 42 Carroll, Blake 12 3 5 8 1.0-2 1.0-2 ...... 97 Smith, Akeem 10 . 7 7 0.5-2 0.5-2 ...... 2C Phillips, Kyndall 12 3 4 7 ...... 92 Dungy, Mario 9 5 1 6 1.0-4 ...... 83 McCoy, Cornelius 12 3 1 4 ...... 9 Stone, Cedric 3314 . . .2. .... 54 Moore, Tre 4112 ...... 38 Kirk, Demarcus 12 1 1 2 ...... 56 Banks, Steven 1.11 . . ..1 .... 53 Wade, Jalen 4.11 ...... 2A Gregg, Tucker 9.11 ...... 65 Jackson, Jalen 91.1 ...... 19 Richardson, Kerryon 3 1 . 1 ...... 15 Pinckney, Sam 31.1 ...... 22 Chapman, Trey 91.1 ...... 93 Wright, Brandon 12 1 . 1 ...... 28 Paige, Seth 10 1 . 1 ...... 14 Gentry, Devin 12 1 . 1 ...... 29 Williams, Courtney 3 1 . 1 ...... Total 12 442 391 833 43-146 13-67 6-46 21 5 4-0 6 2 . Opponents 12 464 282 746 73-282 25-156 6-96 30 25 12-62 13 4 1

GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 83 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity 2018 2018 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL STATISTICSGeorgia State Passing Game-by-Game (FINAL) All games PASSING #13 Ellington, Dan Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Kennesaw State 20 28 0 71.4 187 3 18 3-23 162.89 NC State 15 28 0 53.6 194 0 46 3-11 111.77 Memphis 15 26 1 57.7 107 0 15 2-10 84.57 Western Michigan 19 29 1 65.5 285 0 50 3-19 141.17 ULM 15 18 0 83.3 179 1 55 3-27 185.20 Troy 20 36 0 55.6 272 1 51 2-4 128.19 Arkansas State 15 26 0 57.7 250 3 54 3-11 176.54 Coastal Carolina 14 25 0 56.0 231 1 42 2-20 146.82 Texas State 11 22 0 50.0 112 0 20 0-0 92.76 Appalachian State 10 21 2 47.6 132 1 40 0-0 97.09 Georgia Southern 20 33 1 60.6 170 2 27 2-14 117.82 TOTALS 174 292 5 59.6 2119 12 55 23-139 130.68

#11 Winchester, A. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic NC State 4 6 0 66.7 48 0 18 0-0 133.87 Memphis 2 5 0 40.0 18 0 9 0-0 70.24 Arkansas State 5 7 0 71.4 49 1 28 1-10 177.37 Texas State 10 18 0 55.6 112 1 27 0-0 126.16 Louisiana 10 21 1 47.6 121 1 45 1-7 102.21 TOTALS 31 57 1 54.4 348 3 45 2-17 119.53

#10 Walker, Jack Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic 2018 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL Memphis 2 3 0 66.7 14 0 7 0-0 105.87 Georgia State Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (FINAL) TOTALS 2 3All 0 games 66.7 14 0 7 0-0 105.87

RUSHING No-Yds/TD KSU ST MEMPHIS WMU ULM TROY ASU CCU TXST LA APP GS Ellington, Dan 159-625/5 18-77/0 10-30/0 4-5/1 18-35/2 16-64/1 19-59/0 18-52/0 10-60/1 13-89/0 DNP 19-113/0 14-41/0 Barnett, Tra 109-551/7 10-18/0 6-20/0 9-19/0 5-12/0 14-62/1 4-6/1 13-61/1 11-161/2 16-85/2 15-82/0 6-25/0 DNP Paige, Seth 62-341/4 3-7/0 2--3/0 7-35/1 2-4/0 9-145/2 9-39/0 5-15/0 12-59/1 7-12/0 DNP DNP 6-28/0 Kirk, Demarcus 26-141/2 - 2-14/0 1-6/0 1-2/0 1-7/0 2-7/0 2-4/0 - 1--2/0 9-79/1 2-3/1 5-21/0 Coates, Destin 32-137/1 2-9/0 6-43/1 12-68/0 4-5/0 8-12/0 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Winchester, A. 32-122/2 DNP - 8-37/0 DNP 2-2/0 DNP 2--5/0 DNP 6-37/1 14-51/1 DNP DNP Gregg, Tucker 13-83/0 DNP DNP DNP ------4-29/0 4-43/0 5-11/0 Gentry, Devin 6-26/0 1-11/0 - - - - 1-5/0 - 2-0/0 - 1-11/0 - 1--1/0 Hill, Dawson 4-21/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 4-21/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Bateman, Taz 7-17/0 3-8/0 4-9/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Stubbs, Darius 2-14/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - - 2-14/0 - Walker, Jack 3-0/0 DNP - 2-3/0 DNP 1--3/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Hart, Penny 4--10/0 - 1--6/0 - - - - 3--4/0 - - - - - Team 4--11/0 1--2/0 - DNP DNP 1--2/0 - DNP - DNP DNP 1--1/0 1--6/0

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD KSU ST MEMPHIS WMU ULM TROY ASU CCU TXST LA APP GS Hart, Penny 49-669/2 5-46/1 3-53/0 4-35/0 5-91/0 7-42/0 6-128/0 4-58/0 6-118/1 4-31/0 2-8/0 2-50/0 1-9/0 McCoy, C. 35-495/1 1-5/0 2-23/0 5-43/0 5-80/0 1-2/0 3-35/0 3-59/1 3-45/0 3-24/0 2-60/0 2-45/0 5-74/0 Gentry, Devin 22-286/3 1-16/0 5-83/0 - - 2-24/0 2-33/0 1-5/0 1-42/0 2-32/1 2-25/1 2-10/0 4-16/1 Jones, Tamir 12-162/3 ------3-95/1 1-4/0 3-43/0 - 2-3/1 3-17/1 Carter, Roger 15-136/1 1-4/0 - 1-10/0 2-25/0 1-4/1 1-6/0 - 1-7/0 4-47/0 2-24/0 1-3/0 1-6/0 Owens, C. 12-128/2 6-70/1 1-6/0 2-17/0 2-14/0 - 1-21/1 DNP - - - DNP - Coates, Destin 9-85/0 - 1-7/0 3--2/0 3-62/0 1-20/0 1--2/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Pinckney, Sam 3-82/0 DNP DNP DNP - 2-74/0 1-8/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Ifedi, Jonathan 6-71/0 1-15/0 2-8/0 - - - - 1-28/0 - 1-14/0 - - 1-6/0 Barnett, Tra 14-70/0 - - 2-14/0 1-2/0 - 3-15/0 3-14/0 - 3-21/0 2-4/0 - DNP Champaigne, D. 7-66/3 1-8/1 1-9/0 1-7/0 - 1-13/0 DNP 3-29/2 - - - - - Paige, Seth 6-61/0 - 1-6/0 1-15/0 - - 1-13/0 - 2-15/0 1-12/0 DNP DNP - Bateman, Taz 5-37/0 4-23/0 1-14/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Dixon, Terrance 3-36/0 - 2-33/0 - DNP - - 1-3/0 - DNP - - - Knight, Camrin 3-34/0 - - - 1-11/0 - 1-15/0 1-8/0 - DNP DNP DNP DNP Stubbs, Darius 2-34/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - - 1-21/0 1-13/0 Gregg, Tucker 3-24/0 DNP DNP DNP ------3-24/0 Kirk, Demarcus 1-5/0 ------1-5/0

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PUNT RETURNS No-Yds KSU ST MEMPHIS WMU ULM TROY ASU CCU TXST LA APP GS Hart, Penny 9-158 - - - - 3-67 1-16 - - 3-69 - 1-7 1--1

KICK RETURNS No-Yds KSU ST MEMPHIS WMU ULM TROY ASU CCU TXST LA APP GS Hart, Penny 15-299 2-50 - 1-26 4-84 - - 1-18 1-19 1-17 3-51 1-16 1-18 Gentry, Devin 2-47 ------1-30 1-17 - - - -

INT. RETURNS No-Yds KSU ST MEMPHIS WMU ULM TROY ASU CCU TXST LA APP GS White, Quavian 1-23 - 1-23 ------Gore, Tyler 1-0 - DNP - - - 1-0 ------Applin, DeAndre 1-12 1-12 - DNP DNP ------DNP Bacon, Chris 1-0 -2018 -GEORGIA - STATE - FOOTBALL 1-0 - DNP - - - - - Jones, Jaylon 1-1 - - 1-1 ------Heyward, Victor 1-10Georgia - State -Total Tackles - -Game-by-Game 1-10 - (FINAL) ------All games

TotalFUMBLE Tackles RETURNSUA-A No-Yds Total KSU KSU ST ST MEMPHIS MEMPHIS WMU WMU ULM ULM TROY TROY ASU ASU CCU CCU TXST TXST LA LA APP GS Curney, Ed 34-47 81 6 - 3 1 - 8 4 - 2 1 - 3 2 - 3 1 - 1 0 1 - 4 2 - 6 2 - 0 8 - 2 3 - 3 3 - 3 Lazarus, Remy 42-33 75 6 - 0 1 - 5 D N P 4 - 5 4 - 1 1 - 6 2 - 4 2 - 5 9 - 0 6 - 2 1 - 1 6 - 4 Middleton, C. 34-36 70 1 - 3 2 - 1 0 3 - 1 3 - 3 4 - 1 6 - 3 3 - 3 6 - 3 2 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 4 2 - 4 StephensMcQueen 23-27 50 2 - 0 2 - 6 1 - 1 4 - 0 1 - 4 1 - 6 3 - 2 4 - 4 1 - 2 0 - 1 2 - 1 2 - 0 Jones, Jaylon 36-12 48 - 6 - 2 3 - 1 5 - 1 2 - 0 4 - 1 2 - 4 4 - 2 6 - 0 1 - 0 3 - 1 - Heyward, Victor 22-26 48 3 - 0 0 - 2 2 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 4 1 - 7 2 - 6 4 - 0 1 - 1 0 - 3 6 - 0 Shaw, Michael 20-27 47 3 - 1 0 - 2 0 - 1 3 - 3 - 1 - 3 2 - 2 1 - 0 2 - 1 3 - 5 1 - 6 4 - 3 Thomas, Terry 13-33 46 5 - 2 1 - 8 0 - 1 - - 0 - 2 0 - 6 2 - 5 0 - 2 3 - 1 0 - 3 2 - 3 White, Quavian 31-11 42 4 - 1 1 - 2 1 - 0 2 - 1 5 - 1 3 - 2 4 - 1 5 - 0 3 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 2 - Strachan, J. 17-19 36 1 - 2 0 - 3 1 - 2 3 - 2 1 - 0 1 - 2 1 - 2 0 - 4 2 - 1 3 - 0 2 - 1 2 - 0 Wilson, Dontae 18-12 30 5 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 0 3 - 0 1 - 0 0 - 4 1 - 1 2 - 0 - 3 - 0 1 - 2 1 - 3 Applin, DeAndre 13-14 27 1 - 0 2 - 9 D N P D N P 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 2 - 1 2 - 1 2 - 0 3 - 2 D N P Allen, M. 13-12 25 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 2 0 - 1 4 - 3 3 - 1 1 - 0 2 - 3 1 - 0 Bacon, Chris 15-10 25 - 2 - 1 4 - 0 1 - 0 - - D N P 1 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 2 3 - 4 2 - 2 Anderson, Khai 15-8 23 - 0 - 1 1 - 3 D N P 1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 7 - 0 1 - 1 3 - 2 - Taylor, J. 10-10 20 - 0 - 2 3 - 1 4 - 1 3 - 2 0 - 3 0 - 1 - - D N P D N P D N P Hood, Ben 10-8 18 - - 3 - 3 - 0 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 2 - 2 2 - 0 Crawford, J. 12-5 17 D N P D N P 1 - 1 5 - 1 2 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 1 - - D N P 2 - 1 - Lain, Javonte 10-5 15 4 - 2 0 - 1 2 - 1 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 D N P - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - Gore, Tyler 8-4 12 - D N P - 0 - 1 2 - 0 2 - 1 2 - 2 - - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - Arnold, T.J. 5-4 9 D N P D N P 1 - 1 2 - 1 - D N P 2 - 1 - D N P D N P 0 - 1 - Smith, Jerome 7-2 9 3 - 0 4 - 2 - D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P Hunter, Jontrey 7-2 9 D N P 1 - 0 - - 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 0 3 - 0 1 - 1 - Carroll, Blake 3-5 8 0 - 2 0 - 2 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - - - - - 1 - 1 - Smith, Akeem 0-7 7 0 - 1 D N P 0 - 2 - - 0 - 3 - - - 0 - 1 - D N P Phillips, Kynda 3-4 7 - - 0 - 2 1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 - 1 - - - - Dungy, Mario 5-1 6 3 - 0 - - D N P D N P - - 0 - 1 2 - 0 - - D N P McCoy, C. 3-1 4 - - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - - - - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 Stone, Cedric 3-1 4 2 - 0 1 - 1 - D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P Kirk, Demarcus 1-1 2 1 - 0 ------0 - 1 - - - - Moore, Tre 1-1 2 - 0 - 1 1 - 0 D N P - D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P Gentry, Devin 1-0 1 ------1 - 0 Wade, Jalen 0-1 1 D N P D N P D N P D N P 0 - 1 D N P D N P D N P D N P - - - Banks, Steven 0-1 1 D N P D N P D N P D N P 0 - 1 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P Williams, C. 1-0 1 D N P D N P D N P D N P - D N P - D N P D N P D N P 1 - 0 D N P Richardson, K. 1-0 1 D N P D N P D N P 1 - 0 - D N P D N P - D N P D N P D N P D N P Wright, Brandon 1-0 1 - - 1 - 0 ------Pinckney, Sam 1-0 1 D N P D N P D N P 1 - 0 - - D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P Paige, Seth 1-0 1 ------D N P D N P 1 - 0 Gregg, Tucker 0-1 1 D N P D N P D N P - - - - 0 - 1 - - - - Jackson, Jalen 1-0 1 D N P D N P ------1 - 0 D N P Chapman, Trey 1-0 1 1 - 0 - - D N P ------D N P D N P

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GAME-BY-GAME TEAM TOTALS BY GEORGIA STATE 1st Downs Total Off Rushing Pass Passes Punts Punt Ret KO Ret Sacks Fum/ Penalty Poss Opponent...... Pts (R-P-Pn) Ply Yds Att Yds TD Yds C-A-I TD No. Avg No. Yds TD No. Yds TD PAT FG By Lost No- Yds Time Kennesaw State...... 241 2 (6-12-3) 66-315 38 128 0 187 20-28-0 3 4 53.8 0 0 0 2 50 0 3-3 1-4 1-1 1-1 3-33 27:23 NC State...... 78 1 (7-9-2) 65-349 31 107 1 242 19-34-0 0 4 56.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-2 0-0 2-1 5-48 29:28 Memphis...... 222 2 (9-10-3) 77-312 43 173 2 139 19-34-1 0 6 50.3 0 0 0 1 26 0 1-3 1-2 1-4 1-0 2-16 36:08 Western Michigan...... 158 1 (6-12-0) 59-343 30 58 2 285 19-29-1 0 3 52.0 0 0 0 4 84 0 0-1 1-1 0-0 3-2 2-25 25:43 ULM...... 460 2 (12-7-1) 74-487 56 308 4 179 15-18-0 1 3 49.0 3 67 1 0 0 0 4-6 2-2 1-8 4-1 7-70 38:12 Troy...... 202 2 (8-11-3) 71-388 35 116 1 272 20-36-0 1 4 44.5 1 16 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-2 1-6 2-2 0-0 29:06 Arkansas State...... 354 2 (11-9-4) 76-422 43 123 1 299 20-33-0 4 5 46.0 0 0 0 2 48 0 5-5 0-0 2-16 4-2 8-80 33:26 Coastal Carolina...... 343 2 (11-10-2) 60-511 35 280 4 231 14-25-0 1 3 37.0 0 0 0 2 36 0 4-4 0-0 3-9 1-1 6-64 24:06 Texas State...... 315 2 (11-13-1) 83-445 43 221 3 224 21-40-0 1 4 44.8 3 69 0 1 17 0 4-4 1-1 1-14 3-2 2-13 32:41 Louisiana...... 229 1 (14-5-0) 64-373 43 252 2 121 10-21-1 1 5 49.8 0 0 0 3 51 0 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 4-35 31:15 Appalachian State...... 175 1 (10-5-0) 55-329 34 197 1 132 10-21-2 1 4 47.2 1 7 0 1 16 0 2-2 1-1 3-9 0-0 6-61 28:33 Georgia Southern...... 147 1 (8-7-2) 65-264 32 94 0 170 20-33-1 2 6 46.2 1 -1 0 1 18 0 2-2 0-1 0-0 1-0 3-24 31:02

GAME-BY-GAME TEAM TOTALS BY OPPONENTS 1st Downs Total Off Rushing Pass Passes Punts Punt Ret KO Ret Sacks Fum/ Penalty Poss Opponent...... Pts (R-P-Pn) Ply Yds Att Yds TD Yds C-A-I TD No. Avg No. Yds TD No. Yds TD PAT FG By Lost No- Yds Time Kennesaw State...... 209 1 (10-7-2) 70-382 51 181 1 201 12-19-1 1 2 50.0 1 10 0 1 21 0 2-2 2-2 3-23 2-1 7-65 32:37 NC State...... 414 2 (3-19-2) 70-541 31 115 3 426 32-39-1 2 2 47.0 0 0 0 1 36 0 5-5 2-2 3-11 2-0 6-52 30:32 Memphis...... 597 2 (13-14-0) 62-679 35 410 3 269 19-27-1 5 2 39.5 5 76 0 4 49 0 8-8 1-1 2-10 0-0 10-79 23:52 Western Michigan...... 345 2 (12-12-1) 70-528 45 294 1 234 20-25-0 3 3 40.7 0 0 0 3 51 0 4-4 2-2 3-19 0-0 5-50 34:17 ULM...... 143 1 (5-6-2) 54-262 20 125 2 137 20-34-2 0 8 41.5 1 0 0 6 72 0 2-2 0-0 3-27 3-2 3-11 21:48 Troy...... 378 1 (9-9-0) 63-557 38 340 2 217 19-25-1 3 3 45.7 3 32 0 2 47 0 5-5 0-0 2-4 0-0 13-98 30:54 Arkansas State...... 513 2 (11-10-2) 65-530 37 273 3 257 17-28-0 3 3 37.3 1 0 0 2 98 0 6-7 1-2 4-21 0-0 11-109 26:34 Coastal Carolina...... 371 2 (9-10-2) 66-476 48 251 3 225 13-18-0 1 2 50.5 2 30 0 2 55 0 4-4 3-3 2-20 1-1 2-25 35:54 Texas State...... 409 1 (7-12-0) 62-489 36 164 4 325 21-26-0 2 5 40.4 2 6 0 1 0 0 4-6 0-1 0-0 0-0 5-32 27:19 Louisiana...... 362 2 (11-9-2) 61-525 38 355 4 170 16-23-0 1 4 37.0 3 10 0 0 0 0 3-4 1-1 1-7 0-0 1-8 28:45 Appalachian State...... 455 2 (10-13-2) 65-524 39 228 2 296 22-26-0 3 1 56.0 2 14 0 0 0 0 6-6 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 31:27 Georgia Southern...... 356 1 (13-3-0) 52-381 41 276 2 105 8-11-0 2 4 39.8 3 19 0 0 0 0 3-3 2-2 2-14 0-0 8-70 28:58

GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS OFF KSU NCS MEM WMU ULM TROY ARK ST CCU TXST LA APP GS QB Ellington Ellington Ellington Ellington Ellington Ellington Ellington Ellington Ellington Winchester Ellington Ellington RB Barnett Kirk Owens(WR) Coates Coates Barnett Barnett Carter (TE) Barnett Kirk Barnett Kirk WR Hart Hart Hart Hart Hart Hart Hart Hart Hart Hart Hart Hart WR McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy WR Ifedi Gentry Ifedi Owens Owens Pinckney Gentry Gentry Gentry Johnson Gentry Gentry TE Carter Carter Knight Knight Kirk (RB) Knight Knight Knight Johnson(WR) Carter Carter Carter LT Atkinson Atkinson Atkinson Atkinson Atkinson Atkinson Atkinson Atkinson Atkinson Atkinson Atkinson Atkinson LG Gilmore Gilmore Gilmore Gilmore Gilmore Gilmore Gilmore Gilmore Gilmore Gilmore Gilmore Mobley C Paxton Paxton Paxton Paxton Paxton Paxton Paxton Sumter Sumter Sumter Sumter Sumter RG Mobley Mobley Mobley Bartlett Jackson Jackson Bartlett Bartlett Bartlett Mobley Mobley Bartlett RT Johnson Johnson Johnson Jackson Johnson Johnson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Gilmore PK Wright Wright Brown Brown Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright

DEF KSU NCS MEM WMU ULM TROY ARK ST CCU TXST LA APP GS OLB Heyward Heyward Heyward Heyward Heyward Heyward Heyward Heyward Heyward Heyward Heyward Heyward DE Thomas Thomas Thomas Allen Allen Allen Thomas Allen Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas NG Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson DE Lain Lain Lain Lain Lain Lain Allen Lain Allen Allen Allen Allen OLB Strachan Shaw Shaw Shaw Shaw Shaw Strachan Strachan Strachan Shaw Shaw Shaw ILB Middleton Middleton Middleton Middleton Middleton Middleton Middleton Middleton Middleton Middleton Middleton Middleton ILB Curney Curney Curney Curney Taylor (OLB) Curney Curney Curney Curney Curney Curney Curney S Lazarus Lazarus Jones Lazarus Lazarus Lazarus Lazarus Lazarus Lazarus Lazarus Lazarus Lazarus S Applin Applin Bacon Crawford Crawford Crawford Applin Crawford Applin Applin Applin Bacon CB Smith Smith Smith Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Hood Hood CB White White White White White White White White White White White White P Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright

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INDIVIDUAL SEASON SUPERLATIVES

MOSTUSHING R ATTEMPTS MOSTNTERCEPTIONS I LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN MOSTIELD F GOAL ATTEMPTS 19, Dan Ellington vs. Troy, 2, Dan Ellington at Appalachian 32, Penny Hart vs. Kennesaw State 2, Brandon Wright vs. 3 teams Appalachian State State MOSTUNT P RETURNS LONGEST FIELD GOAL MOSTARDS Y RUSHING LONGEST PASS COMPLETION 3, Penny Hart vs. ULM, Texas State 52, Brandon Wright vs. Appalachian 161, Tra Barnett vs. Coastal Carolina 55, Dan Ellington to Sam Pinckney MOSTUNT P RETURN YARDS State MOSTUSHING R TDS vs. ULM 69, Penny Hart vs. Texas State MOST PAT 2, Four times MOSTECEPTIONS R LONGEST PUNT RETURN 5, Brandon Wright vs. ULM LONGEST RUN 7, Penny Hart vs. ULM 49, Penny Hart vs. ULM (TD) MOST TACKLES 82, Seth Paige vs. ULM (TD) MOSTARDS Y RECEIVING MOSTLL-PURPOSE A YARDS 12, Chase Middleton vs. NC State MOSTASS P ATTEMPTS 128, Penny Hart vs. Troy 175, Penny Hart vs. Western MOSTNTERCEPTIONS I 36, Dan Ellington vs. Troy MOSTECEIVING R TDS Michigan 1, six players MOSTASS P COMPLETIONS 2, Diondre Champaigne vs. MOSTUNTS P LONGESTNTERCEPTION I 20, Dan Ellington vs. Kennesaw Arkansas State 6, Brandon Wright vs. Memphis, RETURN State, Troy, Georgia Southern MOST TOTAL OFFENSE Georgia Southern 23, Quavian White vs. NC State BESTMPLETION CO PCT. 465, Conner Manning at ULM MOSTUNTING P YARDS MOST SACKS .833 (15-18), Dan Ellington vs. ULM MOSTDR T 302, Brandon Wright vs. Memphis 1.5, Marterious Allen vs. Coastal MOSTARDS Y PASSING 3, Dan Ellington vs. Kennesaw BESTUNTING P AVERAGE Carolina 285, Dan Ellington vs. Western State, Arkansas State 56.2, Brandon Wright vs. NC State MOST TACKLES FOR LOSS Michigan MOST KICKOFF RETURNS LONGEST PUNT 2.0, Marterious Allen vs. Texas State, MOSTD T PASSES 4, Penny Hart vs. Western Michigan 68, Brandon Wright vs. Louisiana Victor Heyward vs. Texas State, T.J. Arnold vs. Arkansas State 3, Dan Ellington vs. Kennesaw MOST KICKOFF RETURN YARDS MOSTIELD F GOALS State, Arkansas State 84, Penny Hart vs. Western Michigan 2, Brandon Wright vs. ULM, Troy

TEAM SEASON SUPERLATIVES TEAMFFENSE O ...... HIGH LOW Points, Game...... 46 ULM, 9-29-18 7 NC State, 9-8-18 First Downs...... 25 Texas state, 11-3-18 15 Appalachian State, 11-17-18 Rushing Attempts...... 56 ULM, 9-29-18 30 Western Michigan, 9-22-18 Yards Rushing...... 308 ULM, 9-29-18 58 Western Michigan, 9-22-18 TD Rushing...... 4 Coastal Carolina, 10-27-18; ULM, 9-29-18 0 Georgia Southern, 11-24-18; Kennesaw State, 8-30-18 Pass Attempts...... 40 Texas State, 11-03-18 18 ULM, 9-29-18 Pass Completions...... 21 Texas State, 11-03-18 10 Appalachian State, 11-17-18; Louisiana, 11-10-18 Passing Yards...... 299 Arkansas State, 10-18-18 121 Louisiana, 11-10-18 TD Passes...... 4 Arkansas State, 10-18-18 0 3 Games Total Offense...... 511 Coastal Carolina, 10-27-18 264 Georgia Southern, 11-24-18 Offensive Plays...... 83 Texas State, 11-3-18 55 Appalachian State, 11-17-18 Interceptions Thrown...... 2 Appalachian State, 11-17-18 0 7 Games Fumbles Lost...... 2 4 Games 0 4 Games Turnover Committed...... 3 Western Michigan 9-22-18 1 7 Games Penalties...... 8 Arkansas State, 10-18-18 0 Troy, 10-4-18 Penalty Yards...... 80 Arkansas State, 10-18-18 0 Troy, 10-4-18 Sacks Allowed...... 4 Arkansas State, 10,18-18 0 Appalachian State, 11-17,18; Texas State, 11-3-18 Time of Possession...... 38:12 ULM, 9-29-18 24:06 Coastal Carolina, 10-27-18

TEAMEFENSE D ...... LOW HIGH Points Allowed...... 14 ULM, 9-29-18 59 Memphis, 9-14-18 First Downs...... 13 ULM, 9-29-18 27 Memphis, 9-14-18 Rushing Attempts...... 20 ULM, 9-29-18 51 Kennesaw State, 8-30-18 Rushing Yards...... 115 NC State, 9-8-18 410 Memphis, 9-14-18 Pass Attempts...... 11 Georgia Southern, 11-24-18 39 NC State, 9-8-18 Pass Completions...... 8 Georgia Southern, 11-24-18 32 NC State, 9-8-18 Passing Yards...... 105 Georgia Southern, 11-24-18 426 NC State, 9-8-18 Total Offense...... 262 ULM, 9-29-18 679 Memphis, 9-14-18 Offensive Plays...... 52 Georgia Southern, 11-24-18 70 3 Games Interceptions...... 0 7 Games 2 ULM, 9-29-18 Turnovers Forced...... 0 6 Games 4 ULM, 9-29-18 Sacks...... 0 4 Games 3 Coastal Carolina, 10-27-18; Appalachian State, 11-17-18

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KENNESAW STATE 20 GEORGIA STATE 24 Game 1: Aug. 30, 2018 • 7 p.m. (ESPN+) Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, Ga.

Georgia State kicked off the 2018 season in dramatic fashion, defeating Kennesaw State 24-20 on Dan Ellington’s 8-yard touchdown pass to Diondre Champaigne with 41 seconds left in front of 23,088 fans Thursday night at “Pete” Petit Field at Georgia State Stadium. “I looked up there with two minutes to go and there were a lot of people that left that stadium and DAN missed onE heck of a finish,” GSU head coach Shawn Elliott said. “Going into this contest I knew it’d be a ELLINGTON fight, I knew it’d be everything it was. I knew it was going to be a dog fight. Threw the winning, 8-yard TD pass “All I know is we stand here 1-0, and that’s a lot with 41 seconds left for season-opening better than where we were a year ago.” 24-20 win over Kennesaw State. Ellington, the junior college transfer playing his first game for the Panthers, hit on 20-for-28 passes for 187 yards and three touchdowns while also running for 77 yards on 18 attempts. Christian Owens had the fourth quarter trailing 20-14. RUSHING six catches for 70 yards and a touchdown and Penny Georgia State pulled to within three after a KSU: Terry, Shaquil 7-61; Burks, Chandler 15-36; McKenzie, Hart caught five for 46 yards and a score. 35-yard field goal Brandon Wright set up by a KSU Jake 11-30; Holland, D 7-25; Rechsteiner, B 8-16; Reed, TJ The Panthers rallied from a 14-0 first-half deficit fumble caused by Terry Thomas and recovered by 1-8; Chiver, Trey 2-5. with two touchdowns in the final minute of the first Jordan Strachan. GSU: Ellington, Dan 18-77; Barnett, Tra 10-18; Gentry, Devin half and then had to rally again in the fourth quarter “I can’t say enough about the way our football 1-11; Coates, Destin 2-9; Bateman, Taz 3-8; Paige, Seth 3-7; after falling behind 20-14. team finished,” Elliott said. “To have an opportunity Team 1-(-2) U The GS defense set up the winning touchdown too g down there and take the lead and win that PASSING with a fourth-down stop that gave the Panthers the football game with that last-second pass, it was really a testament of how they fought and how they never KSU: Burks, Chandler 12-19-1-201. ball at their own 27 with 2:01 left. GSU: Ellington, Dan 20-28-0-187. Ellington hit Hart twice to start the drive give up.” before hitting Owens for an 18-yard pass up the RECEIVING right sideline and down to the KSU 21. After a pass KENNESAW STATE...... 7 7 6 0 — 20 TSU: Sumpter, Justin 7-95; Terry, Shaquil 2-63; Harper, Xavier interference penalty gave GSU a first down at the GEORGIA STATE...... 0 14 0 10 — 24 2-20; Holland, D 1-23. 11, Ellington ran three yards on first down and then GSU: Owens, Christian 6-70; Hart, Penny 5-46; Bateman, Taz found Champaigne, another junior college transfer, SCORING SUMMARY 4-23; Gentry, Devin 1-16; Ifedi, Jonathan 1-15; Cham- ono a fade t the back corner of the end zone to give 1st 8:44 KSU - Terry, Shaquil 5 yd run (Thompson, J kick), paigne, Diondre 1-8; McCoy, Cornelius 1-5; Carter, Roger the Panthers their first lead. 11-86 4:55 1-4.. 2nd 9:11 KSU - Sumpter, Justin 23 yd pass from Burks, Kennesaw State jumped a 14-0 lead before INTERCEPTIONS Georgia State got on the scoreboard. After forcing a Chandler (Thompson, J kick), 15-85 7:49 0:50 GSU - Hart, Penny 3 yd pass from Ellington, Dan KSU: None. GSU: Applin, DeAndre 1-12. punt down 14-0 late in the second quarter, Ellington (Wright, Brandon kick), 11-68 5:06 hit Hart over the middle for 18 yards to the GSU 46 0:03 GSU - Owens, Christian 6 yd pass from Ellington, before finding Owens on the sideline for nine yards Dan (Wright, Brandon kick), 5-37 0:37 GEORGIA STATE 7 and a first down at the KSU 43. On second down, 3rd 6:48 KSU - Thompson, J 32 yd field goal, 16-60 8:12 NC STATE 41 Ellington just barely avoided a sack before breaking 1:56 KSU - Thompson, J 24 yd field goal, 7-73 3:29 a 19-yard run, including a nifty spin move, giving the 4th 10:35 GSU - Wright, Brandon 35 yd field goal, 13-61 6:21 Game 2: Sept. 8, 2018 • 12:30 p.m. (RSN) Panthers a first down at the KSU 20. 0:41 GSU - Champaigne, Diondre 8 yd pass from Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, N.C. On second-and-goal at the three, Hart took a Ellington, Dan (Wright, Brandon kick), 9-73 1:20 shovel pass from Ellington on a jet sweep and raced Attendance–23,099 Georgia State fell 41-7 at NC State at Carter- around the right end for a touchdown, cutting the Finley Stadium. KSU o lead t 14-7 with just 50 seconds remaining in TEAM STATISTICS KSU GSU GSU quarterback Dan Ellington passed for the half. FIRST DOWNS ...... 19 21 194 n yards o 15 completions, and freshman Destin For Hart, the Preseason All-American, he pulled RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 51-181 38-128 Coates rushed for 43 and a touchdown to lead the in career touchdown catch number 18, moving him PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 201 187 Panthers. into sole possession of second place in GSU history. Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 19-12-1 28-20-0 NC State quarterback Ryan Finley was The junior from Roswell, Ga., has caught at least one TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 70-382 66-315 outstanding, going 30-for-38 for 370 yards and pass in 28 straight games. Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 two touchdowns. Georgia State held the Wolfpack On KSU’s first play after the touchdown, safety Punt Returns-Yards ...... 1-10 0-0 to 115 yards rushing, but NC State managed three DeAndre Applin picked off Chandler Burks over Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 1-21 2-50 touchdowns on the ground. the middle and returned it to the KSU 37. Ellington Interception Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 1-12 The Panthers jumped in front with a touchdown Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 2-50.0 4-53.8 completed passes to Owens and Taz Bateman before on their first possession and trailed 20-7 at the half. Fumbles-Lost ...... 2-1 1-1 a pass interference penalty put the ball at the 16. After Georgia State had opportunities to pull closer but a short pass over the middle to Bateman, the Panthers Penalties-Yards ...... 7-65 3-33 Possession Time ...... 32:37 27:23 failedo t capitalize due to two missed field goals and faced second-and-goal at the six with just eight Third-Down Conversions ...... 5 of 15 6 of 12 a touchdown that was nullified by an offensive pass seconds left on the clock. Ellington found Owens, the Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 4 of 6 0 of 1 interference penalty. South Carolina transfer, in the corner of the end zone Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 3-4 4-4 o “You g into the halftime down 13, but it could to tie the game at 14 heading into the half. Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 3-23 1-1 have easily been a doggone seven-point ballgame,” The Panthers’ bend-but-don’t-break defense head coach Shawn Elliott said. “Then in the fourth forced two field goals after consecutive long drives by quarter, the game got a little bit away from us. They’ve the o Owls t keep the game within reach heading into got a little more depth at some positions.”

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Junior Devin Gentry was the Panthers’ leading TEAM STATISTICS GSU NCS Winchester added 37 yards rushing. receiver in the game with five receptions for 83 FIRST DOWNS ...... 18 24 Redshirt freshman Jaylon Jones grabbed his first yards. Penny Hart added three catches for 53 yards, RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 31-107 31-115 interception near the goal line and returned it for a extending his streak of consecutive games with a PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 242 426 1-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. reception to 29, every game he has played. Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 34-19-0 39-32-1 Another freshman, Cornelius McCoy, was the Ellington gained 41yards rushing but three sacks TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 65-349 70-541 Panthers’ leading receiver with five catches for 43 brought his net down to 30 yards Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 1-17 yards, while Penny Hart had four receptions for 35 Defensively, one of the bright spots for Georgia Punt Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 yards. States wa true freshman cornerback Quavian White, Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 1-36 Starting safeties DeAndre Applin and Remy who intercepted Finley at the goal line in the fourth Interception Returns-Yards ...... 1-23 0-0 Lazarus both missed the game due to injuries, as did Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 4-56.2 2-47.0 quarter. Redshirt freshmen safeties Jaylon Jones junior cornerback Cedric Stone, and senior Jerome Fumbles-Lost ...... 2-1 2-0 Smiths wa injured early in the game. With the defense and Chris Bacon each forced fumbles, while senior Penalties-Yards ...... 5-48 6-52 depletedy b injuries, the Panthers played seven true linebacker Chase Middleton finished with a game- Possession Time ...... 29:28 30:32 high 12 tackles. Third-Down Conversions ...... 4 of 13 4 of 9 freshmen and four redshirt freshmen for a significant Georgia State marched down the field on its Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 1 of 3 1 of 2 number of snaps on that side of the ball. opening possession as Ellington drove the Panthers Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 1-2 6-6 “Three of the four playing in the secondary are 75 n yards o six plays for a touchdown. He connected Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 0-0 3-11 freshmen, but it is what it is,” head coach Shawn with Devin Gentry for a 46-yard completion Elliott said. “They’ve got to grow up in a hurry. down the right sideline to the 8. Two plays later, RUSHING “It’s our job to get them better, and that’s what freshman Destin Coates took a pitch from Ellington GSU: Coates, Destin 6-43; Ellington, Dan 10-30; Barnett, Tra we’re going to do.” and scampered into the end zone for the 8-yard 6-20; Kirk, Demarcus 2-14; Bateman, Taz 4-9; Paige, Seth Barry Brown, filling in at placekicker for injured touchdown and a 7-0 lead less than three minutes 2-(-3); Hart, Penny 1-(-6) Brandon Wright, was good on his first career field into the game. NCS: Bodine, B. 5-50; Pennix, T. 9-28; Gallaspy, R. 11-24; Robin- attempt, booting a 40-yarder in the first quarter for The Wolfpack answered with a 57-yard son, N. 3-8; Riley, CJ 1-3; McKay, M. 1-2; Finley, R. 1-0. the Panthers’ first points. touchdown drive, capped by Finley’s 5-yard PASSING touchdown to Thayer Thomas that tied the game at GSU: Ellington, Dan 15-28-0-194; Winchester, Aaron 4-6-0-48. GEORGIA STATE...... 3 7 6 6 — 22 7-all with 9:32 to play in the first quarter. NCS: Finley, R. 31-38-1-370; Thomas, T. 1-1-0-56.. MEMPHIS...... 21 17 7 14 — 59 NC State added a 25-yard field goal by Christopher Dunn on its next possession and then RECEIVING SCORING SUMMARY took a 17-7 lead with an 80-yard touchdown drive GSU: Gentry, Devin 5-83; Hart, Penny 3-53; Dixon, Terrance 1st 11:33 MEM - Pollard, Tony 13 yd pass from White, Brady with 10:41 left in the second quarter. 2-33; McCoy, Cornelius 2-23; Ifedi, Jonathan 2-8; Bateman, (Patterson, R. kick), 6-54 2:03 The Panthers had an opportunity to cut into the Taz 1-14; Champaigne, Diondre 1-9; Coates, Destin 1-7; 7:36 MEM - Coxie, Damonte 20 yd pass from White, Brady lead but missed a 44-yard field with 46 seconds left Paige, Seth 1-6; Owens, Christian 1-6. (Patterson, R. kick), 10-75 3:25 4:51 GSU - Brown, Barry 40 yd field goal, 8-52 2:45 in the first half. That proved to be a six-point swing NCS: Thomas, T. 9-114; Harmon, K. 8-129; Riley, CJ 4-49; Emezie, E. 4-25; Pennix, T. 3-66; Louis, S. 2-32; Parham, D. 4:13 MEM - Henderson, D. 54 yd run (Patterson, R. kick), becauseC N State managed to move in position for a 2-63 0:34 2-11. 28-yard field goal on the final play of the half to take 2nd 12:19 GSU - Ellington, Dan 1 yd run (Brown, Barry kick), a 20-7 lead into the locker room. INTERCEPTIONS 12-70 6:54 10:21 MEM - GIBSON, Antonio 11 yd pass from White, GSU: White, Quavian 1-23. NCS: None GEORGIA STATE...... 7 0 0 0 — 7 Brady (Patterson, R. kick), 5-65 1:51 NC STATE...... 10 10 7 14 — 41 7:02 MEM - Coxie, Damonte 21 yd pass from White, Brady GEORGIA STATE 22 (Patterson, R. kick), 5-48 2:06 SCORING SUMMARY 0:12 MEM - Patterson, R. 28 yd field goal, 6-68 1:12 MEMPHIS 59 3rd 11:28 MEM - Slade, Mechane 11 yd pass from White, Brady 1st 12:37 GSU - Coates, Destin 8 yd run (Wright, Brandon kick), (Patterson, R. kick), 8-62 3:27 6-75 2:23 Game 3: Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 • 7 p.m. (ESPN) 3:59 GSU - Paige, Seth 1 yd run (Brown, Barry kick 9:32 NCS - Thomas, T. 5 yd pass from Finley, R. (Dunn, C. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tenn. blockd), 15-72 7:22 kick), 7-57 2:57 4th 14:22 MEM - Henderson, D. 61 yd run (Patterson, R. kick), 3:22 NCS - Dunn, C. 25 yd field goal, 9-89 3:42 Georgia State fell 59-22 at Memphis in a Friday 3-72 0:59 2nd 10:41 NCS - Gallaspy, R. 1 yd run (Dunn, C. kick), 10-80 4:27 5:33 MEM - Gainwell, Kenny 72 yd run (Patterson, R. kick), 0:00 NCS - Dunn, C. 28 yd field goal, 5-63 0:46 night game at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Playing without four starters in the secondary, 2-80 0:48 3rd 3:43 NCS - Pennix, T. 1 yd pass from Finley, R. (Dunn, C. 2:33 GSU - Jones, Jaylon 1 yd interception return (Brown, kick), 8-72 3:26 the Panthers struggled defensively as Memphis Barry kick failed) 4th 3:12 NCS - Bodine, B. 39 yd run (Dunn, C. kick), 4-55 2:08 quarterback Brady White threw five touchdown Attendance–27,678 1:12 NCS - McKay, M. 2 yd run (Dunn, C. kick), 3-12 1:12 passes and Darrell Henderson rushed for 233 yards Attendance–56,017 and two scores. TEAM STATISTICS GSU MEM Georgia State quarter- FIRST DOWNS ...... 22 27 back Dan Ellington, from RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 43-173 35-410 nearby Olive Branch, Miss., PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 139 269 passed for 107 yards and Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 34-19-1 27-19-1 scoreds hi first rushing touch- TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 77-312 62-679 downn o a 1-yard run early Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 in the second quarter. That Punt Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 5-76 capped a 12-play, 70-yard Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 1-26 4-49 drive and pulled the Panthers Interception Returns-Yards ...... 1-1 1-1 within 21-10, but Memphis Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 6-50.3 2-39.5 Fumbles-Lost ...... 1-0 0-0 (2-1) responded with two Penalties-Yards ...... 2-16 10-79 touchdowns and a field goal Possession Time ...... 36:08 23:52 to take a 38-10 halftime lead. Third-Down Conversions ...... 5 of 15 6 of 10 True freshmen running Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 2 of 2 1 of 1 backs Destin Coates and Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 2-3 6-7 Gave GSU an early Seth Paige combined for 103 Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 1-4 2-10 DESTIN yardsn o 19 carries, including 7-0 lead at NC State Paige’s 1-yard touchdown RUSHING COATES with this diving score. run in the third quarter. GSU: Coates, Destin 12-68; Winchester, Aaron 8-37; Paige, Backup quarterback Aaron Seth 7-35; Barnett, Tra 9-19; Kirk, Demarcus 1-6; Ellington, Dan 4-5; Walker, Jack 2-3. GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 89 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity 2018REVIEW

MEM: Henderson, D. 14-233; Gainwell, Kenny 2-80; Weaver, Ellington to punch it in himself. TEAM STATISTICS WMU GSU M. 1-33; Pollard, Tony 4-22; Taylor, Patrick 5-15; Williams, McCoy finished with five catches for 80 yards, FIRST DOWNS ...... 25 18 John 2-13; Taylor, Tim 3-12; Wilson, J. 1-4; White, Brady 2-0; and Coates caught three passes for 62 yards while RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 45-294 30-58 Team 1-(-2) only carrying the ball four times for the Panthers. PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 234 285 PASSING “As you can see it was certainly not the day we Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 25-20-0 29-19-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 70-528 59-343 GSU: Ellington, Dan 15-26-1-107; Winchester, Aaron 2-5-0-18; had expected,” head coach Shawn Elliott said. “When you come out and you have a loss 34-15 to Western Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 Walker, Jack 2-3-0-14. Punt Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 MEM: White, Brady 19-26-0-269; McBride, Brady 0-1-1-0. Michigan and probably in every phase and every aspectf o the game we had multiple issues as far as Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 3-51 4-84 RECEIVING sloppiness – coming from our kicking game into our Interception Returns-Yards ...... 1-24 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 3-40.7 3-52.0 GSU: McCoy, Cornelius 5-43; Hart, Penny 4-35; Coates, Destin offense and to our defense it was kind of a day of Fumbles-Lost ...... 0-0 3-2 3-(-2); Owens, Christian 2-17; Barnett, Tra 2-14; Paige, Seth ‘what ifs.’ Penalties-Yards ...... 5-50 2-25 1-15; Carter, Roger 1-10; Champaigne, Diondre 1-7 The Panthers continue to battle injuries, Possession Time ...... 34:17 25:43 MEM: Coxie, Damonte 6-123; Pollard, Tony 3-42; Slade, particularly in the defensive secondary, where Third-Down Conversions ...... 5 of 13 3 of 9 Mechane 3-39; Taylor, Patrick 2-35; Henderson, D. 2-10; Gib- Georgia State started two true freshmen in cornerback Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 2 of 2 1 of 2 son, Antonio 1-11; Magnifico, Joey 1-8; Gainwell, Kenny 1-1 Quavian White and safety Jacorey Crawford, while Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 3-4 3-3 INTERCEPTIONS redshirt freshman Jaylon Jones made his first start at Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 3-19 0-0 cornerback. GSU: Jones, Jaylon 1-1. MEM: Windham, Tito 1-1. Two more true freshmen saw their first action RUSHING for Georgia State in receiver Sam Pinckney and WMU: Bogan, Jamauri 15-126; Bellamy, L 21-121; Brown, WESTERN MICHIGAN 34 special teams player Tucker Gregg, bringing to 12 Chase 6-34; Wassink, Jon 1-18; Team 2-(-5) GSU: Ellington, Dan 18-35; Barnett, Tra 5-12; Coates, Destin GEORGIA STATE 15 the number of true freshmen to play in the first four games. 4-5; Paige, Seth 2-4; Kirk, Demarcus 1-2 Game 4: Sept. 22, 2018 • 2 p.m. (ESPN+) Punter Brandon Wright continues to be a bright PASSING Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, Ga. spot for the Panthers; he averaged 52.0 yards on his WMU: Wassink, Jon 20-25-0-234 three kicks. GSU: Ellington, Dan 19-29-1-285 Georgia State lost 34-15 to Western Michigan at Georgia State Stadium. WESTERN MICHIGAN...... 3 17 14 0 — 34 RECEIVING Dan Ellington led the way for GSU (1-3), going GEORGIA STATE...... 0 9 6 0 — 15 WMU: Reed, Jayden 7-101; Watson, K 3-43; Harris, Drake 3-29; 19-for-29 for 285 yards while also throwing an Brown, Chase 2-16; Hall, Jaylen 2-15; Arnett, Tyron 2-13; interception. He added 35 yards and two touchdowns SCORING SUMMARY Borske, Brett 1-17 on the ground, his second and third of the season. 1st 3:55 WMU - Peddie, Gavin 24 yd field goal, 17-67 6:36 GSU: Hart, Penny 5-91; McCoy, Cornelius 5-80; Coates, Destin Western Michigan (2-2) was anchored by its 2nd 12:52 GSU - Brown, Barry 36 yd field goal, 14-61 6:03 3-62; Carter, Roger 2-25; Owens, Christian 2-14; Knight, rushing attack, led by Jamauri Bogan and LeVante 4:38 WMU - Borske, Brett 17 yd pass from Wassink, Jon Camrin 1-11; Barnett, Tra 1-2 Bellamy. Bogan rushed for 126 yards, including a (Peddie, Gavin kick), 9-61 4:12 2:59 WMU - Peddie, Gavin 38 yd field goal, 4-(-2) 1:16 INTERCEPTIONS 71-yard touchdown run, and Bellamy ran for 121 2:01 GSU - Ellington, Dan 10 yd run (Brown, Barry kick WMU: Thomas, A.J. 1-24. GSU: None. yards. Quarterback Jon Wassnik went 20-for-25, for failed), 3-69 0:58 234 yards and 3 touchdowns. 0:36 WMU - Watson, K 24 yd pass from Wassink, Jon The stifling defense of Western Michigan forced (Peddie, Gavin kick), 8-87 1:25 ULM 14 three fumbles and picked off Ellington once, while 3rd 12:49 WMU - Reed, Jayden 40 yd pass from Wassink, Jon GEORGIA STATE 46 the offense racked up a combined 528 yards on a (Peddie, Gavin kick), 5-82 2:11 shorthanded Georgia State defense. 10:45 WMU - Bogan, Jamauri 71 yd run (Peddie, Gavin Game 5: Sept. 29, 2018 • 2 p.m. (ESPN+) After holding Western Michigan to a field goal kick), 1-71 0:13 Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, Ga. on its opening drive, the Panthers answered quickly. 5:00 GSU - Ellington, Dan 3 yd run (Ellington, Dan pass failed), 10-75 5:45 Ellington scrambled for nine yards setting up an Attendance–15,264 eorgia State defeated ULM 46-14 in a record- 11-yard pass over the middle to tight end Camrin setting performance at as the Panthers recorded Knight, leading to a 36-yard field goal by Barry season highs for points and total offense (487 yards) Brown, tying the game 3-3. while rushing for a school-record 308 yards in the The Panthers defense held strong for much of their Sun Belt Conference opener. the second quarter, until Wassnik found Brett Borske Freshman Seth Paige led the way for GSU, over the middle for a 17-yard touchdown to cap a rushing for 145 yards on just nine carries with two nine-play, 61-yard drive, putting Western Michigan touchdowns, including an 82-yard touchdown run back up 10-3. in the second quarter that is the longest run from Down 13-3 with just under three minutes scrimmage in school history. Paige, now just the remaining in the half after another WMU field goal, second freshman in GSU history to rush for at least Ellington floated a pass to true freshman Destin 100 yards in a game, ran for the most yards in a game Coates, who ran the ball 50 yards to the WMU 10. byU a GS player since Donald Russell (201 vs. Rhode Ellington took it in himself on the next play, cutting Island) in 2012 and the fourth-most overall. the lead to 13-9 after a missed extra point. Georgia State also set a new record for most But from there, the Broncos would go on to team rushing yards with 308, with the help of eight putp u 21 unanswered points, beginning with a different ball carries. The previous record was 301 touchdown pass to Keishawn Watson in the closing yards, set in 2011 vs. Campbell. secondsf o the first half and capped off by back-to- GSU’s 46 points are the program’s second-most back third quarter scores on a 40-yard pass to Jayden pointsn vs. a FBS opponent, just one point fewer than Reed and run by Bogan. the Panthers’ scored in last year’s win at ULM, and The Panthers would put points on the board one third-most overall. more time in the third quarter, on a drive kicked off SETH “We talk about doing things for the first time by a 23-yard pass from Ellington to Penny Hart, who around here, and that what’s great about this, we can finished the day leading the team with five catches for PAIGE do things for the very first time and be the change,” 91 e yards. H hit Hart again to bring the ball down to Rushed for 145 yards head coach Shawn Elliott said. “Most rushing yards the WMU 33. 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A very rewarding day.” 1:51 GSU - Wright, Brandon 42 yd field goal, 6-22 2:38 touchdowns for the Trojans. Quarterback Dan Ellington was 15-for-18 with a 3rd 6:19 GSU - Paige, Seth 1 yd run (Wright, Brandon After Troy scored on its opening possession, completion percentage of .833, another school record. kick failed), 15-90 6:31 Georgia State looked to respond, driving to the Troy He threw the ball for 179 yards with a touchdown and 4th 14:13 GSU - Wright, Brandon 35 yd field goal, 4-3 2:24 32, where the Panthers faced 4th-and-6. Ellington 12:36 GSU - Hart, Penny 49 yd punt return (Wright, rushed for 64 yards on 16 carries and a touchdown. Brandon kick) completed a 19-yard pass to freshman Cornelius Georgia State’s defense also turned in a strong Attendance–14,368 McCoy for a first down, but Troy’s Tyler Murray performance, holding quarterback Caleb Evans, the knocked the ball out with a big hit and the Trojans Sun Belt’s passing leader entering the day, to 136 TEAM STATISTICS ULM GSU recovered at the 10. yards and zero touchdowns. They also took the ball FIRST DOWNS ...... 13 20 “We kept fighting,” head coach Shawn Elliott away four times, including two interceptions and two RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 20-125 56-308 said. “We took a lot of blows in the first half. The first fumbles. PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 137 179 two drives they had big-yardage plays and scored Sophomore outside linebacker Victor Heyward Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 34-20-2 18-15-0 both drives. Then we take our first possession down hadn a interception and a fumble recovery to lead a TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 54-262 74-487 to, what, the 12-yard line and we fumbled. That really GSU defense that held the Warhawks to 262 yards Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 took the wind out of our sails.” of total offense, the fourth-lowest figure in school Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 ...... 3-67 Midway through the second quarter, with the history. ULM managed just 43 total yards and one Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-72 ...... 0-0 Panthers trailing 21-0, defensive end Terry Thomas Interception Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 2-10 first down in the second half. and noseguard Dontae Wilson combined for a Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 8-41.5 3-49.0 fourth-down stop inside the 1-yard line. One play “It feels really good to come up here and have Fumbles-Lost ...... 3-2 4-1 played the way we played in all three phases of our earlier, senior linebacker Chase Middleton had a stop Penalties-Yards ...... 3-11 7-70 on third down. football game,” Elliott continued. “It was a ULM Possession Time ...... 21:48 38:12 “Our defense recovered a little bit late in the team that had some momentum, they are really well Third-Down Conversions ...... 2 of 11 9 of 16 coached, they have great skill players, a quarterback Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 1 of 1 1 of 2 first half, and then we stopped them on four straight in Caleb Evans who is capable of doing something Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 1-1 5-5 possessions,” Elliott said. “We had that goal-line big. “ Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 3-27 1-8 stand and I thought we’d come out in the second half The firsts continued on special teams as Penny and have a chance to get back in it, but we couldn’t do Hart returned a punt for a touchdown early in the RUSHING anything offensively to start the half. We just ran out fourth quarter, the first punt return for a touchdown ULM: White, Kayin 1-46; Evans, Caleb 6-39; Green, Marcus of time, but we certainly fought.” in Georgia State’s nine-year history. 3-15; Vaughn, Austin 3-9; Gore, Derrick 4-8; McCray, Markis The Panthers finally got on the scoreboard late in Hart, with seven catches in the game, also passed 2-5; Myers, Javin 1-3 the first half on Brandon Wright’s 32-yard field goal Albert Wilson (175), for second in GSU history for GSU: Paige, Seth 9-145; Ellington, Dan 16-64; Barnett, Tra 14- with 14 seconds left in the half. Wright added another career catches. Hart now has 177 career receptions, 62; Hill, Dawson 4-21; Coates, Destin 8-12; Kirk, Demarcus field goal, this one from 28 yards, to make the score 1-7; Winchester, Aaron 2-2; Team 1-(-2); Walker, Jack 1-(-3) trailing only Robert Davis (222). 23-6 with six minutes to play in the third quarter. Paige’s record-setting 82-yard run had also PASSING On Troy’s next drive, freshman cornerback Tyler broke a record previously held by Wilson, an 80-yard Gore came up with an interception on ball that was ULM: Evans, Caleb 19-32-2-136; Jackson, J.T. 1-2-0-1 bobbledy b the receiver and scooped up by Gore just touchdown run in 2013. GSU: Ellington, Dan 15-18-0-179 Georgia State scored touchdowns on its first shy of the goal line. four possessions of the game. The Panthers took the RECEIVING GSU took over and Ellington immediately hit opening kickoff and drove 75 yards for a touchdown. ULM: Spiller, Sloan 3-18; Gore, Derrick 3-0; Green, Marcus Hart for 51 yards down the left sideline. But the drive On third-and-five at from the GSU 43, Ellington 2-33; Brown, Xavier 2-23; Gillespie, D. 2-19; Turner, R.J. 2-9; ended with a fumble at the Troy 39-yard line. found true freshman Sam Pinckney for a 55-yard Jackson, Z. 1-9; White, Kayin 1-9; Hodoh, Jonathan 1-7; Georgia State put together a 10-play, 75-yard completion down the left sideline to the ULM 2. Two Lamm, Tyler 1-7; McCray, Markis 1-2; Carter, Perry 1-1 drive, capped by Barnett’s 1-yard touchdown to make the score 30-12 with six minutes to play. plays later, Ellington took it in from the 1-yard line GSU: Hart, Penny 7-42; Pinckney, Sam 2-74; Gentry, Devin Ellington added a 21-yard touchdown pass to for a 7-0 lead. 2-24; Coates, Destin 1-20; Champaigne, Diondre 1-13; Owens, who also caught the two-point conversion ULM’s first possession ended with Heyward’s Carter, Roger 1-4; McCoy, Cornelius 1-2 with two minutes left. interception at the GSU 40, and the Panthers INTERCEPTIONS converted the turnover into a touchdown, this time a ULM: None. GSU: Heyward, Victor 1-10; Bacon, Chris 1-0 23-yard scoring run by Tra Barnett, putting GSU up GEORGIA STATE...... 0 3 3 14 — 20 14-0 midway through the first quarter. TROY...... 14 9 0 14 — 37 After ULM got on the board on Evans’ 21-yard GEORGIA STATE 20 SCORING SUMMARY touchdown run, the Panthers added two more TROY 37 1st 13:33 TROY - Smith, B.J. 2 yd run (Sumpter, Tyler kick), 4-75 touchdowns. First, tight end Roger Carter made a Game 6: Thurs., Oct. 4, 2018 • 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU) 1:27 great one-handed catch, reaching behind to snag 7:05 TROY - Eafford, Tray 50 yd pass from Barker, Kaleb an underthrown pass and cross the goal line. After Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, Ala. (Sumpter, Tyler kick), 7-90 3:02 the defense forced a three-and-out, Paige’s 82-yard 2nd 12:58 TROY - Douglas, D. 12 yd pass from Barker, Kaleb touchdown came on the Panthers’ next play and put Georgia State fell 37-20 at Troy in a Thursday (Sumpter, Tyler kick), 12-84 5:33 GSUp u 27-7 with 12 minutes to go in the second night Sun Belt Conference game at Veterans 9:14 TROY - Reese, Hunter safety quarter. Memorial Stadium. 0:14 GSU - Wright, Brandon 32 yd field goal, 10-49 3:44 GSU quarterback Dan Ellington completed 3rd 5:46 GSU - Wright, Brandon 28 yd field goal, 14-69 5:52 4th 10:21 TROY - Willis, Damion 41 yd pass from Smith, Sawyer ULM...... 7 7 0 0 — 14 20-of-36 passes for 272 yards and one touchdown while rushing for 59 yards. (Sumpter, Tyler kick), 9-61 5:18 GEORGIA STATE...... 14 16 6 10 — 46 6:10 GSU - Barnett, Tra 1 yd run (Ellington, Dan pass Penny Hart had his best game of the season failed), 10-75 4:11 SCORING SUMMARY with six catches for 128 yards, the 10th 100-yard 4:33 TROY - Smith, B.J. 78 yd run (Sumpter, Tyler kick), 1st 11:55 GSU - Ellington, Dan 1 yd run (Wright, Brandon kick), gamefs o hi career. Running back Tra Barnett and 4-75 1:37 8-75 3:05 receiver Christian Owens scored touchdowns for 1:46 GSU - Owens, Christian 21 yd pass from Ellington, 7:18 GSU - Barnett, Tra 23 yd run (Wright, Brandon kick), the Panthers, and Brandon Wright booted two field Dan (Owens, Christian pass from Ellington, 8-60 3:32 goals. Dan), 9-70 2:47 4:26 ULM - Evans, Caleb 21 yd run (Ford, Craig kick), 7-72 Troy used big plays to win its fifth straight game Attendance–22,903 2:52 as starting quarterback Kaleb Barker had a 75-yard 2nd 13:00 GSU - Carter, Roger 4 yd pass from Ellington, Dan (Team kick failed), 12-75 6:26 runo p t set u a score and then a 50-yard touchdown 11:48 GSU - Paige, Seth 82 yd run (Wright, Brandon kick), pass on the Trojans first two drives. 1-82 0:13 Barker finished with 136 yards passing and two 9:34 ULM - Evans, Caleb 12 yd run (Ford, Craig kick), 3-42 touchdowns and 111 yards rushing before leaving the 1:06 game, and B.J. Smith rushed for 140 yards and two

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TEAM STATISTICS GSU TROY “Turnovers killed us in the first half. We gave Possession Time ...... 33:26 26:34 FIRST DOWNS ...... 22 18 up a [91-yard] kickoff return, a fumble return for Third-Down Conversions ...... 5 of 14 8 of 13 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 35-116 38-340 a touchdown ... things like that, I don’t care what Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 3 of 4 0 of 0 PASSING YDS (NET) 272 ...... 217 level you play at, you can’t do those things. It was a Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 3-5 4-5 Passes Att-Comp-Int 36-20-0 ...... 25-19-1 disappointing first half. We came out and fought in Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 2-16 4-21 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 71-388 63-557 the second half and put up some points offensively, RUSHING Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 but all in all, certainly not a good effort. GSU: Barnett, Tra 13-61; Ellington, Dan 18-52; Paige, Seth Punt Returns-Yards ...... 1-16 3-32 “I like the way they kept fighting to the last 5-15; Kirk, Demarcus 2-4; Hart, Penny 3-(-4); Winchester, Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 2-47 doggone snap, but we’ve got to get better in a lot of Aaron 2-(-5) Interception Returns-Yards ...... 1-0 0-0 areas. I want to see us come out and practice well. I ASU: Murray, Marcel 11-115; Hansen, Justice 11-76; Wand, Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 4-44.5 3-45.7 wanto t think about what we’ve got to do in practice Warren 13-71; Weh-Weh, Armond 2-11 Fumbles-Lost ...... 2-2 0-0 and our preparation to get better.” Penalties-Yards ...... 0-0 13-98 In the third quarter, Ellington connected with PASSING Possession Time ...... 29:06 30:54 GSU: Ellington, Dan 15-26-0-250; Winchester, Aaron 5-7-0-49 Third-Down Conversions ...... 3 of 13 10 of 15 McCoy for a 37-yard touchdown, followed by ASU: Hansen, Justice 17-28-0-257 Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 3 of 4 0 of 1 Barnett’s scoring run. Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 3-3 2-3 Then Champaigne caught his two touchdowns in RECEIVING Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 1-6 2-4 the fourth quarter with a 20-yard pass from Ellington and then a 3-yard grab from backup quarterback GSU: Hart, Penny 4-58; Jones, Tamir 3-95; McCoy, Cornelius RUSHING 3-59; Champaigne, Diondre 3-29; Barnett, Tra 3-14; Ifedi, Aaron Winchester. Jonathan 1-28; Knight, Camrin 1-8; Gentry, Devin 1-5; GSU: Ellington, Dan 19-59; Paige, Seth 9-39; Kirk, Demarcus With 54 yards receiving, Penny Hart raised his Dixon, Terrance 1-3 2-7; Barnett, Tra 4-6; Gentry, Devin 1-5 career total to 2,734 yards to move into the Top Five ASU: McInnis, Justin 6-86; Merritt, Kirk 4-21; Isaac, Javonis TROY: Smith, B.J. 18-143; Barker, Kaleb 5-111; Smith, Sawyer in Sun Belt Conference history for career receiving 2-63; Bayless, Omar 2-32; Adams Jr., Jona 1-35; Murray, 5-56; Daughtry-Frye 6-16; Billingsley, DK 4-14 yards. Marcel 1-15; Wand, Warren 1-5 PASSING Arkansas State quarterback Justice Hansen, the Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year, accounted for GSU: Ellington, Dan 20-36-0-272 three touchdowns through the air and two on the COASTAL CAROLINA 37 TROY: Smith, Sawyer 10-15-1-81; Barker, Kaleb 9-10-0-136 ground.e H passed for 257 yards and rushed for 76. GEORGIA STATE 34 RECEIVING Marcel Murray added 115 yards rushing and one Game 8: Oct. 27, 2018 • 2 p.m. (ESPN+) GSU: Hart, Penny 6-128; McCoy, Cornelius 3-35; Barnett, Tra touchdown for the Red Wolves. 3-15; Gentry, Devin 2-33; Owens, Christian 1-21; Knight, Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, Ga. Camrin 1-15; Paige, Seth 1-13; Pinckney, Sam 1-8; Carter, GEORGIA STATE...... 7 0 14 14 — 35 Roger 1-6; Coates, Destin 1-(-2) ARKANSAS STATE...... 20 14 7 10 — 51 Georgia State rallied from an early 17-0 deficit TROY: Eafford, Tray 5-69; Douglas, D. 5-27; Willis, Damion but p came u just short at the end, dropping a 37-34 4-78; Davis, Sidney 2-19; Smith, B.J. 1-16; Hallman, R. 1-5; SCORING SUMMARY Homecoming thriller against Coastal Carolina at Weldon, Zacc 1-3 1st 11:54 ASU - Isaac, Javonis 30 yd pass from Hansen, Justice “Pete” Petit Field at Georgia State Stadium. (Grupe, Blake kick), 9-75 3:06 0 - 7 Tra Barnett led the way for the Panthers (2-6, 1-3 INTERCEPTIONS 7:09 GSU - Jones, Tamir 36 yd pass from Ellington, Dan Sun Belt), rushing for a career-high 161 yards and GSU: Gore, Tyler, 1-0; TROY: None (Wright, Brandon kick), 3-40 1:10 7 - 7 two touchdowns, the second most rushing yards in 6:50 ASU - Hansen, Justice 8 yd run (Grupe, Blake kick a game in Georgia State history. Penny Hart caught failed), 1-8 0:06 7 - 13 GEORGIA STATE 35 six passes for 118 yards and a touchdown. It was 2:39 ASU - Adams Jr., Jona 35 yd pass from Hansen, Hart’sh 11t career 100-yard game, moving him into ARKANSAS STATE 51 Justice (Grupe, Blake kick), 4-83 1:24 7 - 20 fourth place in Sun Belt Conference history in career 2nd 12:20 ASU - McInnis, Justin 6 yd pass from Hansen, Justice Game 7: Thurs., Oct. 18, 2018 • 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (Grupe, Blake kick), 4-74 1:13 7 - 27 receiving yards. Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, Ark. 10:57 ASU - Chambers, Tajhe 34 yd fumble recovery Dan Ellington went 14-for-25 for 231 yards and (Grupe, Blake kick) 7 - 34 one passing touchdown as the Panthers piled up 511 Georgia State fell 51-35 at Arkansas State in a Sun 3rd 10:09 GSU - McCoy, Cornelius 37 yd pass from Ellington, yards on 59 plays, averaging 8.5 yards per play. Dan (Wright, Brandon kick), 6-66 2:49 14 - 34 Belt Conference Thursday night game at Centennial CJ Marble rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown 4:08 ASU - Hansen, Justice 22 yd run (Grupe, Blake kick), on 12 carries for Coastal Carolina (5-3, 2-2 Sun Belt). Bank Stadium. 5-74 2:25 14 - 41 GSU quarterback Dan Ellington passed for The Chanticleers took a 3-point lead on a 1:22 GSU - Barnett, Tra 12 yd run (Wright, Brandon kick), 23-yard field goal with three minutes to play. Georgia 250 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 7-58 2:39 21 - 41 State drove into Coastal Carolina territory, but on 52 yards, but the Panthers (2-5, 1-2 Sun Belt) hurt 4th 14:19 ASU - Murray, Marcel 9 yd run (Grupe, Blake kick), themselves with two crucial fumbles, including one 5-75 2:03 21 - 48 4th-and-6 from the CCU 36, Ellington just missed that was returned for a touchdown. 12:09 GSU - Champaigne, Diondre 20 yd pass from connecting with Hart down the right sideline to end Junior Diondre Champaigne caught two Ellington, Dan (Wright, Brandon kick), 5-61 the game. touchdown passes, while sophomore Tamir Jones 2:01 28 - 48 “You guys have watched Penny Hart play. He is 6:57 ASU - Grupe, Blake 31 yd field goal, 10-59 5:12 28 - and freshman Cornelius McCoy also had touchdown everything you want in a football player,” GSU head 51 coach Shawn Elliott said. “It went off his fingertips receptions. 0:03 GSU - Champaigne, Diondre 3 yd pass from Jones also caught a 54-yard pass from Ellington today. And you’ve got to lift a young man like that up, Winchester, Aaron (Wright, Brandon kick), because he’s putting everything on his shoulders right and recorded a career-high 95 yards receiving on his 15-75 6:54 35 - 51 now thinking that it was all him. And it’s not even three catches. Attendance–18,176 Junior running back Tra Barnett rushed for 61 close. TEAM STATISTICS GSU ASU yardsn o 13 carries, including a 12-yard touchdown “The way we come down and have a chance to run. FIRST DOWNS ...... 24 23 win that football game with the last throw – you’ll After Arkansas State drove for a touchdown on RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 43-123 37-273 write Georgia State is 2-6, but there’s a lot of things its opening possession, the Panthers answered with PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 299 257 we take out of a tough game,” Elliott continued. Ellington’s 36-yard touchdown pass to Jones, whose Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 33-20-0 28-17-0 “It’s certainly a disappointing defeat because when TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 76-422 65-530 first career touchdown tied the game at 7-all midway you t look a the stats, we had 59 plays for 521 yards Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 1-34 through the first quarter. But the Red Wolves’ - you would’ve thought we had a pretty good day. Punt Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 1-0 Butt i turned out we came out on the wrong end and Warrren Wand returned the ensuing kickoff 91 yards Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 2-48 2-98 to set up Hansen’s 8-yard scoring run. Coastal Carolina made the plays when they needed Interception Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 to, and we couldn’t get them off the field.” The Panthers’ then fumbled on back-to-back Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 5-46.0 3-37.3 possessions to allow Arkansas State to take a 34-7 After falling behind 17-0 early, Ellington found Fumbles-Lost ...... 4-2 0-0 Hartn o a slant over the middle for a touchdown, lead at the half. Penalties-Yards ...... 8-80 11-109 cutting the Chanticleers’ lead to 17-7 with two

92 GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity 2018REVIEW minutes to play in the first quarter. 7:10 offensively we were able to move the ball somewhat, A field goal by Coastal Carolina put them up 3rd 14:48 GSU - Barnett, Tra 75 yd run (Wright, Brandon kick), but it definitely wasn’t enough. 20-7 before Seth Paige punched the ball in from the 1-75 0:12 tf “A lo o change has to happen, from a personnel 1-yardeo lin t cap a 15-play, 71-yard drive and cut the 11:45 GSU - Ellington, Dan 42 yd run (Wright, Brandon standpoint, from a scheme standpoint, from a lot of Chanticleers’ lead to seven at the end of the first half. kick), 4-75 1:33 8:30 CCU - Tyler, K. 28 yd run (Biscardi, M. kick), 6-75 3:15 standpoints. Georgia State tied the game on Barnett’s 75-yard 1:53 GSU - Barnett, Tra 42 yd run (Wright, Brandon kick), “You stay motivated because you want to become touchdown run on the first play of the second half. 4-85 1:24 a better man, a better player and a better team,” Elliott The s run wa the third longest in Georgia State history. 4th 9:46 CCU - James, A. 3 yd run (Biscardi, M. kick), 12-57 continued. “The next game is another opportunity to After the Panthers’ defense forced a punt, 6:58 growp u and get better. There’s another four or five Georgia State took its first lead of the game, 27-20, on 2:54 CCU - Biscardi, M. 23 yd field goal, 10-76 3:56 daysf o practice and another competition to go out a 42-yard touchdown run by Ellington, who rushed Attendance–15,648 there and play.” for 70 yards on nine carries. TEAM STATISTICS CCU GSU Georgia State started well as Barnett capped off n But o Coastal Carolina’s next possession, ae nin play, 75-yard drive with a 29-yard touchdown Ky-Jon Tyler ran for a 28-yard touchdown to tie the FIRST DOWNS ...... 21 23 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 48-251 35-280 run. Jones answered quickly for Texas State its first game back up at 27-27. PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 225 231 possession with a 48-yard touchdown run, but a Georgia State’s next offensive drive was cut Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 18-13-0 25-14-0 blocked extra point by Javonte Lain kept the Panthers shorty b a fumble, but the defense took the ball right TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 66-476 60-511 in the lead, 7-6. The Bobcats scored again on their backn o a fumble forced by Marterious Allen and Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 next offensive possession, a 2-yard touchdown run recoveredy b Ed Curney. The big play on defense Punt Returns-Yards ...... 2-30 0-0 by Anthony D. Taylor, to go up 13-7 at the end of the ledo t another one on offense, a 42-yard touchdown Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 2-55 2-36 first quarter. runy b Barnett, his second of the game, to put the Interception Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 Penny Hart helped put Georgia State back in Panthers back in the lead 34-27 after three quarters. Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 2-50.5 3-37.0 scoring position late in the second quarter with an The back-and-forth battle continued as Coastal Fumbles-Lost ...... 1-1 1-1 explosive 48-yard punt return, setting up a 27-yard Carolina tied the game 34-34 on a 3-yard touchdown Penalties-Yards ...... 2-25 6-64 field y goal b Brandon Wright to pull the Panthers runy b Alex James with 9:46 remaining in the fourth Possession Time ...... 35:54 24:06 back to within three, 13-10 heading into halftime. quarter. Third-Down Conversions ...... 9 of 14 8 of 12 But the Bobcats started the second half by A 48-yard pass to Marable landed Coastal Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 0 of 0 0 of 1 scoring 20 unanswered points to ultimately put the Carolina back in scoring position, but a strong Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 4-5 1-1 game f out o reach for the Panthers. Georgia State defensive red zone stand by Georgia State held the Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 2-20 3-9 scored three times in the fourth quarter to tighten Chanticleers to a field goal and a three point lead, RUSHING the deficit, starting with a 5-yard touchdown pass 37-34, with 2:54 left in the fourth quarter. CCU: Marable, CJ 12-128; Payton, F. 17-62; Tyler, K. 2-28; from Winchester to Devin Gentry. Barnett scored his “The disappointment alone is probably the Outlow, M. 9-25; James, A. 5-11; Thrasher, C. 1-3; Williams, second touchdown of the game on a four-yard run number one lesson that we’re going to learn from this M. 1-0; TEAM 1-(-6) with just under five minutes remaining in the game becausee w see a lot of guys in that locker room that GSU: Barnett, Tra 11-161; Ellington, Dan 10-60; Paige, Seth before Winchester’s touchdown run as time expired. have extreme care for playing this game and playing 12-59; Gentry, Devin 2-0 The Panthers finished with 221 yards rushing, for this team,” Elliott said. “There’s a lot of hurt in the giving them 501 yards on the ground over the last locker room. There’s a lot of hurt in me sitting right PASSING two games. here. CCU: Payton, F. 12-17-0-222; Thrasher, C. 1-1-0-3. Tight end Roger Carter led the receiving corps “It’s a tough game. Every single day there’s GSU: Ellington, Dan 14-25-0-231 with four catches for 47 yards, while Hart added four a winner and there’s a loser, that’s just how it is. RECEIVING receptions for 31 yards. Unfortunately, we came out on the wrong end today.” Lain, the sophomore defensive end, blocked two CCU: Williams, M. 4-90; Tyler, K. 3-30; Heiligh, J. 2-45; Miller, J. s With hi 118 receiving yards today, Hart raised kicks in the game, adding a second-quarter field goal his career total to 2,852 yards, passing current NFL 2-12; Marable, CJ 1-48; Likely, I. 1-0. GSU: Hart, Penny 6-118; McCoy, Cornelius 3-45; Paige, Seth attempt to his first-quarter blocked PAT. player J.D. McKissic from Arkansas State to move 2-15; Gentry, Devin 1-42; Carter, Roger 1-7; Jones, Tamir Punter Brandon Wright continued his strong into fourth place in Sun Belt history. Along with 1-4. season, averaging 44.8 yards on four punts along with Hart’s former teammate Robert Davis, the current his 27-yard field goal. Washington Redskins receiver who was in attendance today and had 3,391 career receiving yards for the TEXAS STATE 40 TEXAS STATE...... 13 0 20 7 — 40 Panthers, Georgia State boasts two of the top four GEORGIA STATE 31 GEORGIA STATE...... 7 3 0 21 — 31 receivers in Sun Belt history. Hart’s 36-yard touchdown is No. 20 of his career, Game 9: Nov. 3, 2018 • 2 p.m. (ESPN+) SCORING SUMMARY including 19 receiving touchdowns. Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, Ga. 1st 11:09 GSU - Barnett, Tra 29 yd run (Wright, Brandon kick), Barnett’s 161-yard day, which came on just 11 9-75 3:51 carries, has been bettered only by Donald Russell’s Despite a late scoring rally, Georgia State fell 9:23 TXST - JonesIII,Willie 48 yd run (Sherman,James kick school-record of 201 yards vs. Rhode Island in 2012. 40-31 to Texas State at Georgia State Stadium. blockd), 6-75 1:46 Ellington rushed for 60 yards, and freshman Seth Tra Barnett rushed for 85 yards on 16 carries 5:46 TXST - Taylor,AnthonyD 2 yd run (Sherman,James Paiged adde 79 yards for a team output of 280 yards, with two touchdowns for Georgia State (2-7, 1-4 Sun kick), 7-44 2:45 Belt).e H has scored all seven of his touchdowns this 2nd 3:07 GSU - Wright, Brandon 27 yd field goal, 7-17 3:46 the third-best total in school history. The Panthers’ 3rd 11:31 TXST - Banks,Javen 11 yd pass from JonesIII,Willie 511 f yards o total offense also ranks in the top 10 in season in the team’s last five games. GSU quarterback (Stewart,Clayton kick), 3-18 0:49 GSU annals. Dan Ellington rushed for a career-high 89 yards 9:10 TXST - Haydel,Jeremiah 93 yd pass from along with 112 yards passing before leaving the game JonesIII,Willie (Stewart,Clayton kick failed), COASTAL CAROLINA...... 17 3 7 10 — 37 with an injury late in the third quarter. 2-97 0:00 GEORGIA STATE...... 7 6 21 0 — 34 Aaron Winchester, who finished the game for 3:04 TXST - Brown,Keenen 3 yd run (Stewart,Clayton Ellington, went 10-for-18 with 112 yards passing and kick), 9-64 4:33 SCORING SUMMARY two touchdowns, one through the air and one on the 4th 13:44 GSU - Gentry, Devin 5 yd pass from Winchester, Aaron (Wright, Brandon kick), 11-75 4:20 1st 10:07 CCU - Biscardi, M. 32 yd field goal, 9-60 4:53 ground. 4:24 TXST - Twyford,Caleb 13 yd run (Stewart,Clayton 5:57 CCU - Marable, CJ 80 yd run (Biscardi, M. kick), 3-89 Quarterback Willie Jones III turned in a strong kick), 3-34 1:30 1:29 performance for Texas State (3-6, 1-4 Sun Belt) with 1:53 GSU - Barnett, Tra 4 yd run (Wright, Brandon kick), 3:03 CCU - Williams, M. 25 yd pass from Payton, F. 325 n yards o 21-for-26 passing and three touchdowns 10-75 2:31 (Biscardi, M. kick), 2-28 0:50 including one rushing score. 0:00 GSU - Winchester, Aaron 4 yd run (Wright, Brandon 2:10 GSU - Hart, Penny 36 yd pass from Ellington, Dan “Certainly wasn’t the day we wanted,” head coach kick), 7-53 1:35 (Wright, Brandon kick), 4-75 0:53 Attendance–11,312 2nd 10:18 CCU - Biscardi, M. 22 yd field goal, 13-61 6:41 Shawn Elliott said. “The game really got out of hand 3:08 GSU - Paige, Seth 1 yd run (Team rush failed), 15-75 on the first and second series of the second half. 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FIRST DOWNS ...... 19 25 GSU would settle for a field goal, but after a timeout, GSU: Barnett, Tra 15-82; Kirk, Demarcus 9-79; Winchester, RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 36-164 43-221 Winchester found Gentry in the corner of the end Aaron 14-51; Gregg, Tucker 4-29; Gentry, Devin 1-11. PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 325 224 zone for the 13-yard touchdown to pull the Panthers LA: Calais, Raymond 13-186; Mitchell, Elijah 19-136; Ragas, Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 26-21-0 40-21-0 within 13-7 just 14 seconds before the intermission. Trey 4-32; Lewis, Levi 1-2; TEAM 1-(-1) TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 62-489 83-445 After allowing a Louisiana field goal in the third PASSING Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 1-11 0-0 quarter, Georgia State answered with another long Punt Returns-Yards ...... 2-6 3-69 GSU: Winchester, Aaron 10-21-1-121 touchdown drive, keyed by Kirk. The senior running Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 1-0 1-17 LA: Nunez, Andre 14-19-0-141; Lewis, Levi 2-4-0-29 back had runs of 12 and 13 yards, and then finished Interception Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 RECEIVING Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 5-40.4 4-44.8 the drive with a 21-yard touchdown run to pull the Fumbles-Lost ...... 0-0 3-2 Panthers within 16-14 with 1:46 to play in the third GSU: McCoy, Cornelius 2-60; Gentry, Devin 2-25; Carter, Roger Penalties-Yards ...... 5-32 2-13 quarter. 2-24; Hart, Penny 2-8; Barnett, Tra 2-4. Possession Time ...... 26:32 33:28 Kirk’s 79 yards are his highest total since setting LA: Bradley,J. 3-38; Ragas,Trey 3-23; Malone, Ryheem 2-54; Third-Down Conversions ...... 6 of 14 7 of 16 his career high of 85 yards, also against Louisiana in Jackson, Jarrod 2-17; Mitchell, Elijah 1-16; Williams, Jalen Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 2 of 2 1 of 3 2015.e Th Panthers finished with 252 yards rushing, 1-10; Lumpkin, Johnny 1-8; Patterson,E. 1-7; Barnes,Matt Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 4-5 4-4 giving them a total of 753 yards over the last three 1-2; Bell, Jamal 1-(-5. Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 0-0 1-14 games. INTERCEPTIONS “I’m pleased with the running game,” Elliott said. RUSHING GSU: None. LA: Jacquet, Michael 1-0. “You see some great runs out there, like DeMarcus TXST: Twyford, Caleb 8-73; Jones III, Willie 14-62; Brown Jr, Kirk laying it on the line and doing the things Robert 5-15; Taylor, AnthonyD 3-7; Gipson,Jaylen 2-4; necessary to be successful. I’m really proud of him.” APPALACHIAN STATE 45 White, Hutch 1-4; Nelson, Jaylin 1-2; Brown, Keenen 2-(-3) A late interception thrown by Winchester is the GSU: Ellington, Dan 13-89; Barnett, Tra 16-85; Winchester, GEORGIA STATE 17 first interception thrown by either GSU quarterback Aaron 6-37; Paige, Seth 7-12; Kirk, Demarcus 1-(-2) in more than five games, a span of 181 consecutive Game 11: Nov. 17, 2018 • 2:30 p.m. (ESPN+) PASSING pass attempts. Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, N.C. TXST: Jones III, Willie 21-26-0-325. Raymond Calais led Louisiana with 13 rushes GSU: Ellington, Dan 11-22-0-112; Winchester, Aaron 10-18- for 186 yards, while Elijah Mitchell added 136 yards Despite a career-high 113 yards rushing by 0-112 rushingn o 19 carries. The Ragin’ Cajuns finished the quarterback Dan Ellington, Georgia State fell to day with 355 rushing yards, but 223 of those yards Appalachian State 45-17 at Kidd-Brewer Stadium. RECEIVING camen o six carries as the Panthers continue to Ellington is the first Georgia State quarterback TXST: Brown,Keenen 6-63; White,Hutch 4-27; Haydel,Jeremiah struggle to contain big plays. to rush for 100 yards since Kelton Hill in 2011. After 2-103; Watts, Tyler 2-72; Twyford, Caleb 2-18; Banks, Javen missing last week’s game due to an injury, Ellington 2-15; Hays, Mason 1-14; Brown Jr,Robert 1-9; Rogers, Elijah GEORGIA STATE...... 0 7 7 8 — 22 finished 10-for-21 for 132 yards and a touchdown. 1-4 LOUISIANA...... 7 6 3 20 — 36 “Dan wants every inch of this football field,” GSU: Carter, Roger 4-47; Hart, Penny 4-31; Jones, Tamir 3-43; head coach Shawn Elliott said. “He goes out there and McCoy, Cornelius 3-24; Barnett, Tra 3-21; Gentry, Devin SCORING SUMMARY trieso t make it happen on every play. I’m just proud 2-32; Ifedi, Jonathan 1-14; Paige, Seth 1-12 1st 4:31 LA - Calais, Raymond 92 yd run (Pfau, Kyle kick), 1-92 to have that young man on our football team.” 0:15 Appalachian State was led by quarterback Zac GEORGIA STATE 22 2nd 11:43 LA - Malone, Ryheem 32 yd pass from Nunez, Andre Thomas who went 20-for-24 for 282 yards and three LOUISIANA 36 (Pfau, Kyle kick failed), 7-80 3:09 touchdowns through the air. He also rushed seven 0:14 GSU - Gentry, Devin 13 yd pass from Winchester, times for 27 yards and a touchdown. Game 10: Nov. 10, 2018 • 5 p.m. ET (ESPN+) Aaron (Wright, Brandon kick), 10-92 5:04 Brandon Wright, a semifinalist for the Ray Guy 3rd 7:18 LA - Pfau, Kyle 21 yd field goal, 11-60 4:45 Awards a the nation’s top punter, also showed off his Cajun Field • Lafayette, La. 1:46 GSU - Kirk, Demarcus 21 yd run (Wright, Brandon kick), 10-75 5:32 kicking ability with a 52-yard field goal, just one yard Playing without starting quarterback Dan 4th 14:20 LA - Calais, Raymond 26 yd run (Pfau, Kyle kick), 7-75 shyf o Wil Lutz’s school-record boot of 53 yards vs. Ellington, Georgia State fell to 36-22 at Louisiana. 2:26 Alabama in 2013. Georgia State trailed just 16-14 entering the 11:20 LA - Mitchell, Elijah 1 yd run (Pfau, Kyle kick), 4-63 With 197 yards rushing today, the Panthers fourth quarter before the Louisiana scored 20 straight 2:04 surpassed the Georgia State season record for points to put the game out of reach. 7:33 LA - Calais, Raymond 5 yd run (Nunez, Andre pass rushing yards with one game to play. GSU now has “We couldn’t slow their backs down,” head coach failed), 5-34 1:53 1,963 yards on the year, bettering the mark of 1,847 4:20 GSU - Winchester, Aaron 3 yd run (Champaigne, Shawn Elliott said. “We have a lot of fight in us. There’s yards set in 2011. Diondre pass from Winchester, A.), 7-75 3:13 In addition to Ellington’s yards, true freshman atf lo o doggone heart out there and a lot of effort, but Attendance–14,945 we’ve o got t find some solutions. A couple of drives Tucker Gregg provided a spark with 43 yards on we’d o like t have back and contain that running back TEAM STATISTICS GSU LA just four carries. Senior DeMarcus Kirk scored on a a little bit.” FIRST DOWNS ...... 19 22 3-yard run. Elliington, the Panthers’ leading passer and RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 43-252 38-355 Georgia State got off to a good start as Ellington rusher, sat out the game after spending much of the PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 121 170 directed a 10-play, 75-yard scoring drive on the week in concussion protocol. Aaron Winchester went Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 21-10-1 23-16-0 Panthers’ first possession, capping it with a 7-yard 10-of-21 for 121 yards through the air, while also TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 64-373 61-525 touchdown pass to Tamir Jones. rushing 14 times for 51 yards and a fourth quarter Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 The Mountaineers answered with touchdowns touchdown. Punt Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 3-10 on their first two possessions before the GSU Tra Barnett led the Panthers on the ground Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 3-51 0-0 defense stiffened and allowed just a field goal with with 82 yards on 15 touches, while Demarcus Kirk Interception Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 1-0 11 seconds left in the first half as App State took a Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 5-49.8 4-37.0 added 79 yards on nine rushes. Cornelius McCoy led 17-7 lead into the locker room. After App State Fumbles-Lost ...... 0-0 0-0 drove for a touchdown to open the second half, the Georgia State with a pair of catches for 60 yards. Penalties-Yards ...... 4-35 1-8 Trailing 13-0, Georgia State got on the scoreboard Mountaineers then returned an interception for a Possession Time ...... 31:15 28:45 touchdown to go ahead 31-7. late in the first half as Winchester directed a 10-play, Third-Down Conversions ...... 2 of 13 5 of 11 “You can’t doubt their effort,” Elliott said. “We 92-yard drive that lasted more than five minutes. Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 3 of 4 0 of 0 had our opportunities offensively in the first half to Winchester hit McCoy for 45 yards and a first down Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 2-3 3-4 putt i in and the defensive rose up, but we had back- at the Louisiana 40, then on 4 th-and-4, he again Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 0-0 1-7 to-back bad possessions to start the third quarter and connected with the freshman McCoy for 15 yards to it f kind o steamrolled. It was uncharacteristic for us the 19. RUSHING to throw that interception for a touchdown, but this The Panthers faced another fourth down with team continues to fight.” less than a minute to play in the half. It appeared Ellington’s third quarter interception was his first

94 GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity 2018REVIEW since Game 4 vs. Western Michigan, ending a string GEORGIA SOUTHERN 35 I e think w have 12 that are leaving this year – what of 149 passes without an interception, the second- they’ve seen and what they’ve gone though, and I longest streak in school history. The record is 202 by GEORGIA STATE 14 remember when they arrived they were lifting under Drew Little in the 2010 inaugural season. Game 12: Nov. 24, 2018 • 2 p.m. (ESPN+) a tent. They made the first bowl game, then they get With his first catch of the game, Penny Hart Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, Ga. their first bowl win and finished 3-1 against Georgia reached the 200 career catch milestone. The junior Southern. I really just appreciate what they’ve done. ranks second in GSU history and seventh in Sun Belt Georgia State finished the season with a 35-14 I just told them in the locker room they laid a great annals with 201 career receptions. losso t in-state rival Georgia Southern on Senior Day foundation that they can’t even see right now. They “There’s a lot of upside with this group and a at Georgia State Stadium. can’t see the growth and some of the other things lotf o positive things to point to,” Elliott said after Dan Ellington completed 20-of-33 passes to nine right now because of the hurt in this game that we returningo t his alma mater as a head coach for the different receivers for 170 yards, two touchdowns and played, but I appreciate every last one of them to go first time. “We’ve got to grow, we’ve got to develop, one interception. Freshman Cornelius McCoy had a through what they’ve gone through.” we’ve o got t coach better and we need to have some strong showing for the Panthers, with five catches for better play, but we’re all in this together. We’ll keep 74 yards. our heads held high and move forward.” Shai Werts led the Eagles with 105 passing yards GEORGIAOUTHERN S ...... 0 13 15 7 — 35 and two touchdowns, to go along with 75 rushing GEORGIA STATE...... 0 0 0 14 — 14 GEORGIA STATE...... 7 0 3 7 — 17 yards and a touchdown. Wesley Fields also had a SCORING SUMMARY APPALACHIAN STATE...... 14 3 14 14 — 45 strong showing, rushing for 151 and a touchdown. After a scoreless first quarter, Georgia Southern 2nd 14:55 GS - T. Bass 39 yd field goal, 11-76 6:15 SCORING SUMMARY 4:30 GS - D. Anderson 38 yd pass from S. Werts (T. Bass openedp u the second by hitting a 39-yard field goal kick), 5-51 2:40 1st 10:17 GSU - Jones, Tamir 7 yd pass from Ellington, Dan to put the Eagles up 3-0. The defensive battle wore (Wright, Brandon kick), 10-75 4:43 0:00 GS - T. Bass 49 yd field goal, 3-10 0:18 8:54 APP - Sutton, Corey 39 yd pass from Thomas, Zac on until Georgia Southern broke through again on a 3rd 10:10 GS - S. Werts 18 yd run (D. Cooper pass from T. Bass), (Staton, C. kick), 4-75 1:23 38-yard touchdown pass to Darion Anderson, giving 8-51 4:50 3:16 APP - Pearson, Henry 10 yd pass from Thomas, Zac them a 10-0 advantage. 8:32 GS - C. Ransom 58 yd pass from S. Werts (T. Bass (Staton, C. kick), 8-64 3:26 Georgia State saw its first scoring chance on its kick), 1-58 0:10 2nd 0:11 APP - Staton, C. 23 yd field goal, 12-75 4:04 next drive. Seth Paige ran the ball 10 yards down to 4th 9:45 GSU - Gentry, Devin 7 yd pass from Ellington, Dan 3rd 9:16 APP - Thomas, Zac 1 yd run (Staton, C. kick), 11-75 the Eagles’ 33 and then Ellington hit McCoy for an (Wright, Brandon kick), 18-90 8:49 5:44 8-yard pass over the middle to put the Panthers in 8:07 GS - W. Fields 63 yd run (T. Bass kick), 4-75 1:38 8:27 APP - Franklin, D. 26 yd interception return (Staton, 2:21 GSU - Jones, Tamir 5 yd pass from Ellington, Dan field-goal range. But Rashad Byrd blocked Brandon (Wright, Brandon kick), 14-75 5:46 C. kick) Wright’s field-goal and Monquavion Brinson 2:42 GSU - Wright, Brandon 52 yd field goal, 12-41 5:45 Attendance–20,011 returned the ball into Panthers territory, where the 4th 14:18 APP - Heath, D. 21 yd pass from Thomas, Zac (Staton, TEAM STATISTICS GS GSU C. kick), 7-75 3:24 Eagles settled for a 49-yard field goal and a 13-0 12:04 APP - Evans, D. 56 yd run (Staton, C. kick), 2-56 0:17 halftime lead. FIRST DOWNS ...... 16 17 8:20 GSU - Kirk, Demarcus 3 yd run (Wright, Brandon Georgia Southern added to its lead in the RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 41-276 32-94 kick), 7-75 3:44 third quarter, scoring straight points on an 18-yard PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 105 170 Attendance–22,315 touchdown run by Werts, capped off by a 2-point Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 11-8-0 33-20-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 52-381 65-264 TEAM STATISTICS GSU APP conversion, and then a 58-yard pass to Colby Ransom on the first play of the Eagles’ next drive. Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 ...... 0-0 FIRST DOWNS ...... 15 25 Georgia State scored two touchdowns in Punt Returns-Yards ...... 3-19 1-(-1) RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 34-197 39-228 the fourth quarter, the first coming on a 7-yard Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 1-18 PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 132 296 touchdown pass to Devin Gentry, capping off an Interception Returns-Yards ...... 1-7 0-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 21-10-2 26-22-0 Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 4-39.8 6-46.2 18 play, 90-yard drive. Georgia Southern answered TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 55-329 65-524 Fumbles-Lost ...... 0-0 1-0 Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 with a 63-touchdown run by Wesley Fields, and the Penalties-Yards ...... 8-70 3-24 Punt Returns-Yards ...... 1-7 2-14 Panthers came right back with a 14 play, 75-yard Possession Time ...... 28:58 31:02 Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 1-16 0-0 drive, ending with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Tamir Third-Down Conversions ...... 8 of 13 7 of 16 Interception Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 2-64 Jones. Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 0 of 0 2 of 2 Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 4-47.2 1-56.0 “The game was certainly not the way we hoped Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 1-1 2-2 Fumbles-Lost ...... 0-0 0-0 it would had gone,” head coach Shawn Elliott said. Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 2-14 0-0 Penalties-Yards ...... 6-61 0-0 “Coming into the game we were down a couple guys Possession Time ...... 28:33 31:27 –et w los a right tackle, lost a safety, lost Tra Barnett RUSHING Third-Down Conversions ...... 6 of 12 6 of 12 in practice. We put together a lineup as best we could GS: W. Fields 16-151; S. Werts 13-75; W. Kennedy 7-32; M. Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 0 of 0 3 of 3 and went and fought as hard as we could. But we LaRoche 2-16; L. Wright 2-4; TEAM 1-(-2) Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 2-2 3-4 made some blunders that were unfortunate. I thought GSU: Ellington, Dan 14-41; Paige, Seth 6-28; Kirk, Demarcus Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 3-9 0-0 our defense came out and played well in the first half 5-21; Gregg, Tucker 5-11; Gentry, Devin 1-(-1); Team 1-(-6) RUSHING and kept us within striking distance. PASSING GSU: Ellington, Dan 19-113; Gregg, Tucker 4-43; Barnett, Tra “We couldn’t solidify the run game in the first GS: S. Werts 8-11-0-105. 6-25; Stubbs, Darius 2-14; Kirk, Demarcus 2-3; Team 1-(-1) halft a all,” Elliott continued. “But I thought we had GSU: Ellington, Dan 20-33-1-170 APP: Evans, D. 15-127; Williams, Marc. 13-58; Thomas, Zac an opportunity if we could just piece together a drive RECEIVING 7-27; Harrington, D. 4-16 in the second half – we took a chance with the onside kick in the second half, we said all week if we got a GS: W. Kennedy 4-6; W. Fields 2-3; C. Ransom 1-58; D. PASSING looke w were going to take it and the ball didn’t get Anderson 1-38 GSU: Ellington, Dan 10-21-2-132 the bounce like we thought. Southern was able to GSU: McCoy, Cornelius 5-74; Gentry, Devin 4-16; Gregg, APP: Thomas, Zac 20-24-0-282; Huesman, Jacob 2-2-0-14 puncht i in from there and distance themselves. It Tucker 3-24; Jones, Tamir 3-17; Stubbs, Darius 1-13; Hart, Penny 1-9; Ifedi, Jonathan 1-6; Carter, Roger 1-6; Kirk, RECEIVING was a tough ballgame.” Georgia Southern snapped Georgia State’s three- Demarcus 1-5 GSU: Hart, Penny 2-50; McCoy, Cornelius 2-45; Gentry, Devin game winning streak in the series, but the Panthers INTERCEPTIONS 2-10; Jones, Tamir 2-3; Stubbs, Darius 1-21; Carter, Roger 1-3 still lead the all-time series 3-2. APP: Sutton, Corey 4-101; Hennigan, T. 4-60; Pearson, Henry With this season in the books, punter Brandon GS: L. Ecton 1-7. GSU: None. 3-36; Virgil, Jalen 3-32; Williams, Malik 3-22; Evans, D. 2-10; Wright set a Sun Belt Conference season record with Heath, D. 1-21; Absher, Brad 1-10; Reed, Collin 1-4 a 48.20-yard punting average, bettering the previous INTERCEPTIONS mark of 47.8 set by Idaho’s Austin Rehkow in 2014. GSU: None. APP: Franklin, D. 2-64 “I’d like to say how much I appreciate what our seniors have done for us,” Elliott said. “Those guys –

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PASSTTEMPTS A FIELDOALS G ATTEMPTED THE GSU Game: 55 vs. Old Dominion, 2010 Game: 4 vs. Lamar, 2010; UTSA, 2011; Season: 496, 2015 Jacksonville State, 2013; Texas DEFENSE State, 2017 Set a school record by holding PASSMPLETIONS CO Season: 23, 2017 Game: 33 vs. Old Dominion, 2010 Georgia Southern to 203 total yards PUNTS Season: 308, 2015 in the Panthers’ 34-7 win in 2015. Game: 12 vs. Old Dominion, 2011 Season: 82, 2013 COMPLETION PERCENTAGE Game: .833 (15-18) vs. ULM, 2018 PUNTING AVERAGE Season: 64.2, 2017 Game: 62.2 vs. S.C. State (5 punts) Season: 48.20, 2018 PASSINGARDS Y Most NETUNTING P AVERAGE Game: 471 vs. Texas State, 2015 Season: 42.8, 2018 Season: 4,367, 2015 Fewest MOSTNTERCEPTIONS I BY Game: 54 vs. Appalachian State, Game: 4 vs. South Alabama, 2011 2014 Season: 15, 2015 Season: 2039, 2011 FEWEST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN PASSINGARDS Y ALLOWED Season: 6, 2018 Most Game: 561 vs. Houston, 2011 TURNOVERS COMMITTED POINTS SCORED DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS Season: 2,943, 2013 Game: 55 vs. Savannah State, 2010 Game: 2 vs. UT Martin, 2016 Most Fewest Season: 350, 2015 Season: 3, 2016 Game: 7 vs. William & Mary, 2012 Game: 47 vs. Texas State, 2013; Season: 35, 2012 (23 int, 12 fum) Georgia Southern, 2014 POINTSER P GAME FIRSTOWNS D Fewest Season: 1,865, 2010 Season: 27.4, 2010 Game: 33 vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 Season: 18, 2018 (6 int, 12 fum) Season: 261, 2015 TOUCHDOWN PASSES POINTS - BOTH TEAMS TURNOVERS FORCED Game: 4 vs. nine teams. Most LONGEST DRIVE Game: 5 vs. South Alabama, 2011; Most recent: vs. ULM, 2017 Game: 100, Georgia Southern 69, Yards: 97 vs. UTSA, 2011 (TD); Charlotte, 2015 Georgia State 31, 2014 New Mexico State, 2015 (TD) Season: 28, 2015 Season: 22, 2015 (15 int, 7 fr) Fewest Plays: 20 vs. Troy, 2017 (TD) Game: 20, Appalachian State 17, Time: 9:01 vs. Western Kentucky, TOTALFFENSE O SACKSY B Georgia State 3, 2016 2017 (TD) Most Game: 7 vs. ULM, 2017 Game: 643 vs. Texas State, 2015 Season: 24.0, 2017 POINTS ALLOWED RUSHING ATTEMPTS Season: 5,627, 2015 Most Game: 56 vs. ULM, 2018 Fewest PENALTIES Game: 69 vs. Georgia Southern, 2014 Season: 463, 2018 Game: 62 vs. Appalachian State, Most Season: 520, 2014 2014 Game: 12 vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 Fewest RUSHING YARDS Season: 3,453, 2012 Season: 92, 2015 Game: 0 vs. Charlotte, 2017 Most Fewest Season: 286, 2010 Game: 308 vs. ULM, 2018 TOTALFFENSE O ALLOWED Game: 1 vs. Arkansas State, 2014; Season: 2057, 2018 Most Charlotte, 2017 FEWEST PTS. PER GAME ALLOWED Season: 48, 2018 Fewest Game: 732 vs. Houston, 2011 Season: 24.75, 2017 Game: 7 vs. Appalachian State, 2014 Season: 4,504, 2014 PENALTYARDS Y MARGINF O VICTORY Season: 1,156, 2014 Fewest Game: 203 vs. Georgia Southern, Most Game: 34 vs. Shorter, 2010; RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED 2015 Game: 114 vs. South Alabama, 2015 Savannah State, 2010; Season: 852, 2015 Most Season: 3,926, 2010 Clark Atlanta, 2011; Fewest Rhode Island, 2012 Game: 613 vs. Ga. Southern, 2014 Season: 3,641, 2014 TOTALFFENSE O - PLAYS Game: 5 vs. Arkansas State, 2014; Game: 89 vs. New Mexico St., 2015 Charlotte, 2017 MARGINF O DEFEAT Fewest Season: 417, 2012 Game: 56 vs. Alabama, 2010; Game: Minus-2 vs. Western Season: 903, 2015 Houston, 2011; Penn State, Kentucky, 2017 TIMEFOSSESSION O P FIELDOALS G MADE 2017 Season: 1,637, 2017 Most Game: 4 vs. Texas State, 2017 Game: 38:06 vs. Troy, 2015 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Season: 15, 2010 Least Game: 7 vs. Savannah State, 2010 Game: 4 vs. UL Lafayette, 2014; ULM, Game: 14:46 vs. Air Force, 2016 Season: 45, 2015 2018; Coastal Carolina, 2018 Season: 21, 2018

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TEAM SUPERLATIVES - OFFENSE - POINTSCORED S PASSINGARDS Y 55 Savannah State, 2010 471 Texas State, 2015 47 ULM, 2017 446 ULM, 2017 46 ULM, 2018 422 UL Monroe, 2016 42 Campbell, 2011 419 Old Dominion, 2010 41 Rhode Island, 2012 414 Air Force, 2014 41 Clark Atlanta, 2011 413 Abilene Christian, 2014 41 Shorter, 2010 412 Ball State, 2015 41 Texas State, 2015 408 Georgia Southern, 2014 41 Texas State, 2016 394 Liberty, 2015

POINTSCORED S - HALF - DEFENSE - 34 Savannah State, 2010 (1st) POINTS ALLOWED 31 Texas State, 2015 (1st) 0 Charlotte, 2017 30 ULM, 2018 (1st) 6 UT Martin, 2016 28 Campbell, 2011 (2nd) 7 Georgia Southern, 2015 28 Air Force, 2014 (2nd) 7 Shorter, 2010 28 Texas State, 2014 (2nd) 7 Rhode Island, 2012 28 Arkansas State, 2018 (2nd) 7 Clark Atlanta, 2011 10 Morehead State, 2010 POINTSCORED S - QUARTER 10 South Alabama, 2015 24 Texas State, 2016 (2nd) 21 Clark Atlanta, 2011 (2nd) TOTALFFENSE O ALLOWED DAN 21 Texas State, 2014 (4th) 203 Georgia Southern, 2015 21 Oregon, 2015 (3rd) 247 Clark Atlanta, 2011 ELLINGTON 21 Arkansas State, 2015 (2nd) 262 ULM, 2018 The quarterback rushed for 21 Coastal Carolina, 2018 (3rd) 263 Shorter, 2010 625 of the Panthers’ school- 263 Savannah State, 2013 MARGINF O VICTORY 273 Charlotte, 2017 record 2,057 rushing yards 34 Shorter, 2010 282 South Alabama, 2015 in 2018. 34 Savannah State, 2010 286 San Jose State, 2015 34 Clark Atlanta, 2011 287 Idaho, 2016 34 Rhode Island, 2012 288 Rhode Island, 2012 32 ULM, 2018 290 Arkansas State, 2013 27 Morehead State, 2010 298 Samford, 2013 27 Georgia Southern, 2015 RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED TOTALFFENSE O -2 Western Kentucky, 2017 670 ULM, 2017 41 South Alabama, 2017 643 Texas State, 2015 50 Morehead State, 2010 582 New Mexico State, 2015 81 Troy, 2015 566 Abilene Christian, 2014 84 New Mexico State, 2015 536 Texas State, 2016 84 Lamar, 2010 532 Air Force, 2014 88 Campbell, 2011 530 Texas State, 2017 93 Arkansas State, 2016 519 Troy, 2015 94 Charlotte, 2017 516 Texas State, 2014 95 Abilene Christian, 2014 514 Campbell, 2011 PASSINGARDS Y ALLOWED CONNER RUSHING YARDS 47 Georgia Southern, 2014 308 ULM, 2018 47 Texas State, 2013 MANNING 301 Campbell, 2011 57 Shorter, 2010 Passed for a career- 280 Coastal Carolina, 2018 67 Air Force, 2016 high 446 yards to 274 Rhode Island, 2012 68 Georgia Southern, 2015 252 Louisiana, 2018 84 Campbell, 2010 help the Panthers pile 244 South Carolina State, 2011 89 San Jose State, 2015 up a school-record 232 Savannah State, 2010 98 Appalachian State, 2014 670 yards and 47 224 ULM, 2017 points in win at ULM 221 Texas State, 2018 in 2017. 220 South Alabama, 2011

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JOSEPH DONOVAN PETERSON HARDEN Holds the school records Set Georgia State records with for tackles in a season 11 catches and four touchdowns (116) and career (381). vs. Georgia Southern in 2014.

RUSHING ATTEMPTS PASSOMPLETIONS C TOTALFFENSE O Game: 31, Glenn Smith vs. Charlotte, 2017 Game: 32, Nick Arbuckle vs. Texas State, 2014, Game: 496, Nick Arbuckle vs. Texas State, 2015 Season: 170, Glenn Smith, 2017 and New Mexico State, 2015; Drew Little Season: 4,273, Nick Arbuckle, 2015 Career: 356, Travis Evans, 2010-13 vs. Old Dominion, 2010 Career: 7,566, Nick Arbuckle, 2014-15 Season: 307, Nick Arbuckle, 2015 RUSHING YARDS Career: 566, Nick Arbuckle, 2014-15 TOTALLAYS P Game: 201, Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, Game: 57, Conner Manning vs. Troy, 2016 2012 COMPLETION PERCENTAGE Season: 547, Nick Arbuckle, 2015 Season: 747, Donald Russell, 2012 Game: .833, Dan Ellington vs. ULM, 2018 (15-18) Career: 1,049, Nick Arbuckle, 2015 Career: 1,500, Travis Evans, 2010-13 Season: .632, Nick Arbuckle, 2015 (307-486) Career: .619, Nick Arbuckle, 2014-15 (566-915) TOUCHDOWN RESPONSIBILITY RUSHING YARDS PER GAME Game: 5, Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 Season: 93.4, Donald Russell, 2012 PASSFFICIENCY E Season: 34, Nick Arbuckle, 2015 Career: 74.3, Donald Russell, 2011-12 Season: 152.7, Nick Arbuckle, 2015 Career: 59, Nick Arbuckle, 2014-15 Career: 144.2, Nick Arbuckle, 2014-15 YARDSER P CARRY RECEPTIONS Season: 10.46, Albert Wilson, 2013 TOUCHDOWN PASSES Game: 11, Danny Williams vs. Old Dominion, (minimum 20 attempts) Game: 4, Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011; 2010; Donovan Harden vs. Georgia Career: 7.04, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 Drew Little vs. Morehead State, 2010, Southern, 2014; Penny Hart vs. New (minimum 40 attempts) Savannah State, 2010; Ronnie Bell vs. Mexico State, 2015, Charlotte, 2017, Troy, 2013; Nick Arbuckle vs. Abilene ULM. 2017 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Christian, Georgia Southern, Texas State, Season: 74, Penny Hart, 2017 Game: 3, Marcus Caffey vs. UL Lafayette, 2014 2014; Texas State, 2015; Conner Manning Career: 222, Robert Davis, 2013-16 Season: 9, Donald Russell, 2011 vs. ULM, 2017 Career: 13, Kyler Neal, 2013-17 Season: 28, Nick Arbuckle, 2015 RECEPTIONS PER GAME Career: 51, Nick Arbuckle, 2014-15 Season: 6.17, Penny Hart, 2017 PASSINGARDS Y Career: 5.18, Penny Hart, 2015-18 Game: 471, Nick Arbuckle vs. Texas State, 2015 INTERCEPTIONS THROWN Season: 4,368, Nick Arbuckle, 2015 Game: 4, Drew Little vs. Alabama, 2010; Ronnie RECEIVING YARDS Career: 7,651, Nick Arbuckle, 2014-15 Bell vs. William & Mary, 2012; Conner Game: 191, Penny Hart vs. Georgia Southern, Manning vs. Idaho, 2016 2017 Season: 17, Nick Arbuckle, 2014 PASSINGARDS Y PER GAME Season: 1,177, Albert Wilson, 2013 Career: 29, Nick Arbuckle, 2014-15 Season: 336.0, Nick Arbuckle, 2015 Career: 3,391, Robert Davis, 2013-16 Career: 306.0, Nick Arbuckle, 2014-15 CONSECUTIVE PASSES WITHOUT INT. RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME PASSTTEMPTS A Season: 202, Drew Little, 2010 (Game 3 through Season: 98.1, Albert Wilson, 2013 Game: 53, Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 Game 9, 24 quarters) Career: 75.9, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 Season: 486, Nick Arbuckle, 2015 Career: 915, Nick Arbuckle, 2014-15

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YARDSER P RECEPTION ALL-PURPOSE YARDS PER GAME TACKLESOR F LOSS Season: 20.86, Albert Wilson, 2011 Season: 190.2, Albert Wilson, 2013 Game: 4, Jake Muasau vs. UTSA, 2011; Jarrell Career: 18.2, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 Career: 148.5, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 Robinson vs. Abilene Christian, 2014; Alonzo McGee vs. Charlotte, 2015; CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH RECEPTION TOUCHDOWNS SCORED Michael Shaw vs. ULM, 2016 Career: 49, Robert Davis, 2013-16 Game: 4, Donovan Harden vs. Georgia Southern, Season: 12.5, Alonzo McGee, 2015 2014 Career: 26.5, Michael Shaw 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES Season: 9, Donald Russell, 2011; Season: 6, Albert Wilson, 2013 Albert Wilson, 2013 SACKS Career: 13, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 Career: 26, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 Game: 3, Jake Muasau vs. Lambuth, 2010; Marterious Allen vs. ULM, 2017 RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS POINTSCORED S Season: 5.0, Christo Bilukidi, 2010 Game: 4, Donovan Harden vs. Ga. Southern, 2014 Game: 24, Donovan Harden vs. Georgia Career: 10.5, Mackendy Cheridor, 2013-17 Season: 8, Albert Wilson, 2013; Southern, 2014 Penny Hart, 2015 and 2017 Season: 80, Iain Vance, 2010 INTERCEPTIONS Career: 23, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 Career: 213, Wil Lutz, 2012-15 Game: 2, D’Mario Gunn vs. Murray State, 2011; Demazio Skelton vs. ODU, 2012; Bobby KICKOFFETURNS R FIELDOALS G MADE Baker vs. Charlotte, 2015; Tarris Batiste vs. Georgia Southern, 2015; Jerome Smith Game: 7, Avery Sweeting vs. Abilene Christian, Game: 4, Brandon Wright vs. Texas State, 2017 2014; Devin Gentry vs. Troy, 2017 vs. Ball State, 2016; B.J. Clay vs. UT Martin, Season: 15, Iain Vance, 2010 2016; Bryan Williams vs. Charlotte, 2017 Season: 31, Albert Wilson, 2013 Career: 31, Wil Lutz, 2012-15 Career: 95, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 Season: 4, Tarris Batiste, 2015; Bryan Williams, 2017 FIELDOALS G ATTEMPTED Career: 7, Chandon Sullivan, 2014-17 KICKOFFETURN R YARDS Game: 4, Wil Lutz vs. Jacksonville State, 2014; Game: 176, Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012 Matt Ehasz vs. S.C. State, 2012; INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS Season: 751, Albert Wilson, 2012 Christian Benvenuto vs. UTSA, 2011; Game: 73, D’Mario Gunn vs. Old Dominion, 2011 Career: 2,338, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 Brandon Wright vs. Texas State, 2017 Season: 84, D’Mario Gunn, 2012 Season: 23, Brandon Wright, 2017 Career: 77, D’Mario Gunn, 2011-12 KICKOFFETURN R AVERAGE Career: 46, Wil Lutz, 2012-15 Season: 28.1, Albert Wilson, 2010 PASSREAKUPS B Career: 24.6, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 CONSECUTIVE FIELD GOALS MADE Game: 6, Bruce Dukes vs. New Mexico St., 2015 Career: 7, Iain Vance, 2010 KICKOFFETURNS R FOR TD Season: 11, Jerome Smith, 2015 Career: 18, Chandon Sullivan, 2014-17 Game: 1, Albert Wilson vs. Alabama, 2010; vs. PAT Old Dominion, 2012; Darren McCray Game: 7, Iain Vance vs. Savannah State, 2010 FUMBLEECOVERIES R vs. Campbell, 2010; Marquan Greene Season: 42, Wil Lutz, 2015 vs. Arkansas State, 2015; Tra Barnett vs. Game: 3, Bobby Baker vs. Charlotte, 2015 Career: 120, Wil Lutz, 2012-15 Arkansas State, 2016; Glenn Smith vs. Season: 3, Jake Muasau, 2010; Bobby Baker, 2015 Coastal Carolina, 2017 Career: 5, Bobby Baker, 2015-16 CONSECUTIVE PAT MADE Season: 1, Albert Wilson, 2010 and 2012; Darren McCray, 2010; Marquan Greene, Career: 73, Wil Lutz, 2013-15 FORCEDUMBLES F 2015; Tra Barnett, 2016; Glenn Smith, 2017 Game: 2, Fred Barnes vs. Houston, 2011; Brent PUNTS Career: 2, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 McClendon vs. Jacksonville State, 2013 Game: 10, Matt Hubbard vs. four teams Season: 4, Jake Muasau, 2010 PUNTETURNS R Season: 78, Matt Hubbard, 2013 Career: 6, Mackendy Cheridor, 2013-17 Game: 7, Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 Career: 214, Matt Hubbard, 2011-14 Season: 15, Albert Wilson, 2013 Career: 41, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 PUNTING YARDS Game: 406, Matt Hubbard vs. Old Dominion, PUNTETURN R YARDS 2011 Game: 85, Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 Season: 3,278, Matt Hubbard, 2013 Season: 158, Penny Hart, 2018 Career: 8,814, Matt Hubbard, 2011-14 Career: 251, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 PUNTING AVERAGE PUNTETURN R AVERAGE Game: 62.2, Matt Hubbard vs. SC State Season: 11.9, Albert Wilson, 2011 (5 punts) Career: 9.2, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 Season: 48.20, Brandon Wright, 2018 Career: 42.84, Wil Lutz, 2012-15 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS MACKENDY Game: 296, Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, TACKLES 2012 Game: 17, Tarris Batiste vs. Liberty, 2015 CHERIDOR Season: 2,283, Albert Wilson, 2013 Season: 116, Joseph Peterson, 2015 Georgia State’s Career: 6,235, Albert Wilson, 2010-13 Career: 381, Joseph Peterson, 2012-15 career leader in sacks.

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100-YARD RECEIVERS - SAME GAME ULM, 2016: Glen Smith (123), Robert Davis (114), Jawan Nobles (103) Troy, 2016: Todd Boyd (122), Robert Davis (117) Texas State, 2015: Robert Davis (177), Penny Hart (113) Abilene Christian, 2014: LynQuez Blair (118), Joel Ruiz (111) South Alabama, 2014: Donovan Harden (132), Robert Davis (108) South Alabama, 2013: Robert Davis (110), DANNY Albert Wilson (101) Chattanooga, 2013: Albert Wilson (132), Robert Davis (100) WILLIAMS Old Dominion, 2012: Albert Wilson (149), Caught a school-record 11 Emmanuel Ogbuehi (108) passes against Old Dominion during the inaugural 2010 11 Donovan Harden vs. Georgia Southern, 2014 11 Danny Williams vs. Old Dominion, 2010 season. 10 Donovan Harden vs. South Alabama, 2014 10 Keith Rucker vs. Troy, 2015 9 Todd Boyd vs. Troy, 2016 RUSHING YARDS 158 Albert Wilson vs. Jacksonville State, 2013 9 Robert Davis vs. Texas State, 2016 201 Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 154 Keith Rucker vs. Troy, 2015 9 Robert Davis vs. Arkansas State, 2016 153 Albert Wilson vs. Troy, 2013 161 Tra Barnett vs. Coastal Carolina, 2018 9 Robert Davis vs. Idaho, 2016 151 Danny Williams vs. Murray State, 2011 152 Kelton Hill (QB) vs. West Alabama, 2011 9 Penny Hart vs. Oregon, 2015 150 Albert Wilson vs. UTSA, 2012 146 Donald Russell vs. Campbell, 2011 9 Robert Davis vs. Ball State, 2015 150 Penny Hart vs. New Mexico State, 2015 145 Seth Paige vs. ULM, 2018 9 Danny Williams vs. Murray State, 2011 177 Robert Davis vs. Texas State, 2016 9 LynQuez Blair vs. Troy, 2014 141 Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 149 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2012 136 Donald Russell vs. South Alabama, 2011 149 Albert Wilson vs. Arkansas State, 2013 123 Krysten Hammon vs. New Mexico St., 2014 146 Albert Wilson vs. Jacksonville State, 2011 RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS 120 Donald Russell vs. S.C. State, 2012 145 Keith Rucker vs. Georgia Southern, 2016 4 Donovan Harden vs. Georgia Southern, 2014 119 Donald Russell vs. Richmond, 2012 141 Penny Hart vs. Charlotte, 2017 3 Penny Hart vs. ULM, 2017 118 Travis Evans vs. West Virginia, 2013 132 Albert Wilson vs. Chattanooga, 2013 2 Albert Wilson vs. seven teams 113 Dan Ellington (QB) vs. Appalachian State, 2013 132 Donovan Harden vs. South Alabama, 2014 2 Kelton Hill vs. Samford, 2013 107 Donald Russell vs. William & Mary, 2012 132 Penny Hart vs. Coastal Carolina, 2017 2 Jordan Giles vs. Campbell, 2011 104 Albert Wilson (WR) vs. Arkansas State, 2013 131 Glenn Smith vs. Wisconsin, 2016 2 Arthur Williams vs. Morehead St., 2010 100 Taz Bateman vs. Penn State, 2017 128 Penny Hart vs. Oregon, 2015 2 Joel Ruiz vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 128 Penny Hart vs. Arkansas State, 2015 2 LynQuez Blair vs. Air Force, 2014 RUSHING ATTEMPTS 128 Penny Hart vs. Oregon, 2015 2 LynQuez Blair vs. Troy, 2014 31 Glenn S,mith vs. Charlotte, 2017 125 Robert Davis vs. Troy, 2018 2 Donovan Harden vs. South Alabama, 2014 29 Taz Bateman vs. Penn State, 2017 123 Glenn Smith vs. ULM 2016 2 Penny Hart vs. New Mexico State, 2015 27 Marcus Caffey vs. UL Lafayette, 2014 122 Todd Boyd vs. Troy, 2016 2 Keith Rucker vs. Arkansas State, 2015 121 Keith Rucker vs. UL Lafayette, 2013 25 Krysten Hammon vs. New Mexico St., 2014 2 Keith Rucker vs. UL Lafayette, 2015 120 Albert Wilson vs. West Alabama, 2011 24 Donald Russell vs. Richmond, 2012 2 Donovan Harden vs. Texas State, 2015 120 Devin Gentry vs. Texas State, 20175 2 Diondre Champaigne vs. Arkansas State, 2018 119 Penny Hart vs. Georgia Southern, 2015 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 119 Penny Hart vs. Coastal Carolina, 2018 PASSING YARDS 3 Marcus Caffey vs. UL Lafayette, 2014 118 LynQuez Blair vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 2 Drew Little vs. South Alabama, 2010 117 Robert Davis vs. Texas State, 2014 471 Nick Arbuckle vs. Texas State, 2015 2 Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 117 Robert Davis vs. Troy, 2016 446 Conner Manning vs. ULM, 2017 2 Donald Russell vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 114 Robert Davis vs. ULM, 2016 422 Conner Manning vs. ULM, 2016 2 Donald Russell vs. Murray State, 2011 113 Penny Hart vs. Texas State, 2015 414 Nick Arbuckle vs. Air Force, 2014 2 Kelton Hill vs. West Alabama, 2011 112 Robert Davis vs. Idaho, 2016 414 Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 2 Parris Lee vs. Shorter, 2010 111 Joel Ruiz vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 413 Nick Arbuckle vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 2 Krysten Hammon vs. New Mexico State, 2014 110 Robert Davis vs. South Alabama, 2013 412 Nick Arbuckle vs. Ball State, 2015 2 Kyler Neal vs. New Mexico State, 2015 108 Robert Davis vs. South Alabama, 2014 408 Nick Arbuckle vs. Georgia Southern, 2014 2 Nick Arbuckle vs. Ball State, 2015 108 Emmanuel Ogbuehi vs. ODU, 2012 394 Nick Arbuckle vs. Liberty, 2015 2 Kyler Neal vs. Georgia Southern, 2015 105 Albert Wilson vs. New Hampshire, 2012 391 Ronnie Bell vs. Samford, 2013 2 Glenn Smith vs. Charlotte, 2017 104 Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012 390 Nick Arbuckle vs. Arkansas State, 2015 2 Tra Barnett vs. Coastal Carolina, 2018 103 Danny Williams vs. N.C. Central, 2010 381 Conner Manning vs. Troy, 2016 2 Seth Paige vs. ULM, 2018 103 Jawan Nobles vs. ULM, 2016 372 Nick Arbuckle vs. New Mexico State, 2015 102 Danny Williams vs. Old Dominion, 2010 RECEIVING YARDS 101 Danny Williams vs. Morehead State, 2010 PASS ATTEMPTS 101 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2013 53 Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 191 Penny Hart vs. Georgia Southern, 2017 100 Robert Davis vs. Chattanooga, 2013 190 Penny Hart vs. ULM, 2017 52 Conner Manning vs. Troy, 2016 186 Donovan Harden vs. Georgia Southern, 2014 51 Ronnie Bell vs. Samford, 2013 179 Donovan Harden vs. Liberty, 2015 RECEPTIONS 50 Ronnie Bell vs. Troy, 2013 177 Robert Davis vs. Texas State, 2015 11 Penny Hart vs. ULM, 2017 47 Nick Arbuckle vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 175 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2011 11 Penny Hart vs. Charlotte, 2017 46 Conner Manning vs. Arkansas State, 2016 167 Albert Wilson vs. Samford, 2013 11 Penny Hart vs. New Mexico State, 2015 46 Nick Arbuckle vs. Texas State, 2014

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PASS COMPLETIONS FIELD GOALS PUNT RETURNS 32 Nick Arbuckle vs. Texas State, 2014 4 Brandon Wright vs. Texas State, 2017 7 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 32 Nick Arbuckle vs. New Mexico State, 2015 3 Iain Vance vs. Lamar, 2010 4 Penny Hart vs. Texas State, 2017 32 Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 2 Brandon Wright vs. four teams 4 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2013 31 Nick Arbuckle vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 2 Christian Benvenuto vs. four teams 3 Taz Bateman vs. ULM, 2017 29 Nick Arbuckle vs. Troy, 2015 2 Iain Vance, vs. four teams 3 Donovan Harden vs. San Jose State, 2015 28 Conner Manning vs. Charlotte, 2017 2 Matt Ehasz vs. S.C. State, 2012 3 Albert Wilson vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 28 Conner Manning vs. Troy, 2016 2 Wil Lutz vs. eight teams 3 Demarius Matthews vs. Morehead State, 2010 28 Nick Arbuckle vs. Ball State, 2015 2 Rogier ten Lohuis vs. Texas State, 2016 28 Ronnie Bell vs. Samford, 2013 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS PAT 27 Conner Manning vs. Idaho, 2017 296 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2012 27 Conner Manning vs. Texas State, 2016 7 Iain Vance vs. Savannah State, 2010 290 Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012 6 Matt Ehasz vs. Campbell, 2011 283 Albert Wilson vs. Arkansas State, 2013 COMPLETION PERCENTAGE 5 Brandon Wright vs. ULM, 2017 280 Albert Wilson vs. Jacksonville State, 2013 5 Iain Vance vs. Shorter, 2010 .833 Dan Ellington vs. ULM, 2018 (15-18) 268 Albert Wilson vs. Troy, 2013 5 Wil Lutz vs. four teams .824 Conner Manning vs. Tennessee St., 2017 (14-17) 236 Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 5 Roger ten Lohuis vs. Texas State, 2016 .800 Kelton Hill vs. South Alabama 2011 (12-15) 234 Albert Wilson vs. Samford, 2013 229 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 .765 Drew Little vs. Shorter, 2010 (13-17) PUNTS .744 Nick Arbuckle vs. NMSU, 2015 (32-43) 205 Penny Hart vs. ULM, 2017 .743 Conner Manning vs. ULM, 2017 (26-35) 10 Matt Hubbard vs. Old Dominion, 2011 205 Glenn Smith vs. Texas State, 2017 .737 Nick Arbuckle vs. Ball State, 2015 (28-38) 10 Matt Hubbard vs. Houston, 2011 .724 Drew Little vs. Morehead St., 2010 (21-29) 10 Matt Hubbard vs. Troy, 2013 TACKLES .722 Bo Schlechter vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 (13-18) 10 Matt Hubbard vs. West Virginia, 2013 8 Matt Hubbard vs. 10 teams 17 Tarris Batiste vs. Liberty, 2015 8 Wil Lutz vs. Appalachian State, 2015 16 Joseph Peterson vs. Troy, 2013 TOUCHDOWN PASSES 8 Wil Lutz vs. San Jose State, 2015 16 Fred Barnes vs. Shorter, 2010 4 Conner Manning vs. ULM, 2017 8 Brandon Wright vs. Arkansas State, 2016 15 Joseph Peterson vs. New Mexico State, 2014 4 Nick Arbuckle vs. Texas State, 2015 15 Chase Middleton vs. Air Force, 2016 4 Nick Arbuckle vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 PUNTING YARDS 14 Joseph Peterson vs. four teams 4 Nick Arbuckle vs. Georgia Southern, 2014 406 Matt Hubbard vs. Old Dominion, 2011 14 Mark Hogan vs. Old Dominion, 2010 4 Nick Arbuckle vs. Texas State, 2014 398 Matt Hubbard vs. Troy, 2013 14 Nate Simon vs. Georgia Southern, 2014 4 Ronnie Bell vs. Troy, 2013 393 Matt Hubbard vs. West Virginia, 2013 4 Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 380 Wil Lutz vs. San Jose State, 2015 TACKLES FOR LOSS 4 Drew Little vs. Morehead State, 2010 372 Matt Hubbard vs. Houston, 2011 4.0 Alonzo McGee vs. Charlotte, 2015 4 Drew Little vs. Savannah State, 2010 364 Wil Lutz vs. Appalachian State, 2015 4.0 Michael Shaw vs. ULM, 2016 4.0 Jake Muasau vs. UTSA, 2011 TOTAL OFFENSE PUNTING AVERAGE (MIN. 3 PUNTS) 4.0 Jarrell Robinson vs. Abilene Christian 2014 496 Nick Arbuckle vs. New Mexico State, 2015 62.2 Matt Hubbard vs. S.C. State, 2012 (5) 3.5 Mackendy Cheridor vs. Texas State, 2016 465 Conner Manning vs. ULM, 2017 56.2 Brandon Wright vs. NC State, 2018 (4) 3.5 Tarris Batiste vs. Clemson, 2014 438 Nick Arbuckle vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 55.0 Wil Lutz vs. New Mexico State, 2015 (4) 3.0 Marterious Allen vs. ULM, 2017 428 Conner Manning vs. Texas State, 2017 53.8 Brandon Wright vs. Kennesaw State, 2018 (4) 3.0 Tarris Batiste vs. Oregon, 2015 420 Conner Manning vs. ULM, 2016 52.0 Brandon Wright vs. WMU, 2018 (3) 3.0 Alonzo McGee vs. Liberty, 2015 419 Nick Arbuckle vs. Air Force, 2014 51.0 Bo Schlechter vs. NCCU, 2010 (4) 418 Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 50.0 Bo Schlechter vs. Campbell, 2010 (4) SACKS 412 Nick Arbuckle vs. Georgia Southern, 2014 3.0 Marterious Allen vs. ULM, 2017 394 Ronnie Bell vs. Samford, 2013 KICKOFF RETURN YARDS 3.0 Jake Muasau vs. Lambuth, 2010 394 Nick Arbuckle vs. Ball State, 2015 176 Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012 2.5 Mackendy Cheridor vs. Texas State, 2016 169 Marquan Greene vs. Arkansas State, 2015 2.5 Mackendy Cheridor vs. Western Kentucky, 2017 TD RESPONSIBILITY (RUSH/PASS) 158 Devin Gentry vs. Troy, 2017 2.0 Victor Heyward vs. Idaho, 2017 156 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2012 5 Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 (1/4) 2.0 Michael Shaw vs. Arkansas State, 2016 140 Albert Wilson vs. Alabama, 2010 4 Conner Manning vs. ULM, 2017 (0/4) 2.0 Jake Muasau vs. UTSA, 2011 131 Avery Sweeting vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 2.0 Joseph Peterson vs. UL Lafayette, 2013 4 Nick Arbuckle vs. six teams, 2014-15 129 Darren McCray vs. Campbell, 2010 4 Ronnie Bell vs. Troy, 2013 (0/4) 2.0 Joseph Peterson vs. Washington, 2014 128 Glenn Smith vs. Ball State, 2016 2.0 Jarrell Robinson vs. Abilene Christian 2014 4 Drew Little vs. three teams, 2010 127 Glenn Smith vs. Air Force, 2016

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED KICKOFF RETURNS INTERCEPTIONS 4 Donovan Harden vs. Georgia Southern, 2014 7 Devin Gentry vs. Troy, 2017 2 Bryan Williams vs. Charlotte, 2017 3 Penny Hart vs. ULM, 2017 7 Avery Sweeting vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 2 Jerome Smith vs. Ball State, 2016 3 Marcus Caffey vs. UL Lafayette, 2014 5 Glenn Smith vs. Ball State, 2016 2 B.J. Clay vs. UT Martin, 2016 3 Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 5 Avery Sweeting vs. Georgia Southern, 2014 2 Tarris Batiste vs. Georgia Southern, 2015 5 Marquan Greene vs. Arkansas State, 2015 2 Bobby Baker vs. Charlotte, 2015 POINTS BY KICKING 5 LynQuez Blair vs. Air Force, 2013 2 D’Mario Gunn vs. Murray State, 2011 2 Demazio Skelton vs. Old Dominion, 2012 15 Brandon Wright vs. Texas State, 2017 5 Albert Wilson vs. three teams 13 Iain Vance vs. Savannah State, 2010 11 Brandon Wright vs. ULM, 2017 PUNT RETURN YARDS INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS 11 Iain Vance vs. Shorter, 2010 85 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 73 D’Mario Gunn vs. Old Dominion, 2012 11 Iain Vance vs. Lamar, 2010 69 Penny Hart vs. Texas State, 2018 50 Jerome Smith vs. Ball State, 2016 11 Wil Lutz vs. Texas State, 2015 67 Penny Hart vs. ULM, 2018 38 B.J. Clay vs. UT Martin, 2016 11 Wil Lutz vs. Rhode Island, 2012 58 Albert Wilson South Alabama, 2013 34 Tarris Batiste vs. Georgia Southern, 2015 11 Rogier ten Lohuis vs. Texas State, 2016 49 Penny Hart vs. Texas State, 2017 31 Robert Ferguson vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 48 Demarius Matthews vs. Morehead State, 2010 30 Bryan Williams vs. Charlotte, 2017

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RUSHING YARDS Player...... Years Att Yds . 1 Travis Evans...... 2010-13 356 1,500 ROBERT . 2 Donald Russell...... 2011-12 248 1,412 . 3 Kyler Neal...... 2013-17 288 1,130 DAVIS . 4 Glenn Smith...... 2014-17 301 1,103 . 5 Kelton Hill...... 2010-13 176 1,076 Georgia State’s career leader in . 6 Demarcus Kirk...... 2015-18 162 710 receptions and receiving yards. . 7 Tra Barnett...... 2016-* 139 703 Second in Sun Belt history in . 8 Dan Ellington...... 2018-* 159 625 receiving yards. . 9 Taz Bateman...... 2015-18 110 446 10. Marcus Caffey...... 2014-16 93 354 Three-time All-Sun Belt. 11. Seth Paige...... 2018-* 62 341 12. Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 47 331

RUSHING ATTEMPTS Player...... Years Att . 1 Travis Evans...... 2010-13 356 . 2 Glenn Smith...... 2014-17 301 . 3 Kyler Neal...... 2013-17 288 . 4 Donald Russell...... 2011-12 248 . 5 Kelton Hill...... 2010-13 176

TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING Player...... Years TD . 1 Kyler Neal...... 2013-17 13 . 2 Donald Russell...... 2011-12 12 . 3 Travis Evans...... 2010-13 10 . 4 Nick Arbuckle...... 2014-15 8 . 5 Kelton Hill...... 2010-13 7 Demarcus Kirk...... 2015-18 7 Tra Barnett...... 2016-* 7 COMPLETION PERCENTAGE TOUCHDOWN RESPONSIBILITY PASSINGARDS Y Player...... Years Cmp Player...... Years TDR Player...... Years Yards . 1 Nick Arbuckle...... 2014-15 .619 . 1 Nick Arbuckle...... 2014-15 59 . 1 Nick Arbuckle...... 2014-15 7,651 . 2 Conner Manning...... 2016-17 .601 . 2 Conner Manning...... 2016-17 33 . 2 Conner Manning...... 2016-17 5,830 . 3 Dan Ellington...... 2018-* .596 . 3 Drew Little...... 2010-11 22 . 3 Ronnie Bell...... 2012-15 3,124 . 4 Drew Little...... 2010-11 .584 . 4 Ronnie Bell...... 2012-15 21 . 4 Drew Little...... 2010-11 2,570 . 5 Aaron Winchester...... 2016-18 .550 . 5 Kelton Hill...... 2010-13 19 . 5 Dan Ellington...... 2018-* 2,119 . 6 Dan Ellington...... 2018-* 17 . 6 Ben McLane...... 2012-14 1,982 TOUCHDOWN PASSES . 7 Kelton Hill...... 2010-13 1,270 Player...... Years TD RECEIVING YARDS . 8 Aaron Winchester...... 2016-18 721 . 1 Nick Arbuckle...... 2014-15 51 Player...... Years Rec Yds . 9 Bo Schlechter...... 2010-11 550 . 2 Conner Manning...... 2016-17 30 . 1 Robert Davis...... 2013-16 222 3,391 . 3 Drew Little...... 2010-11 18 . 2 Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 175 3,190 PASSTTEMPTS A Ronnie Bell...... 2012-15 18 . 3 Penny Hart...... 2015-18 202 2,950 Player...... Years Att . 5 Kelton Hill...... 2010-13 12 . 4 Donovan Harden..... 2014-15 99 1,610 . 1 Nick Arbuckle...... 2014-15 915 Ben McLane...... 2012-14 12 . 5 Danny Williams...... 2010-13 121 1,605 . 2 Conner Manning...... 2016-17 776 Dan Ellington...... 2018-* 12 . 6 Keith Rucker...... 2013-16 90 1,148 . 3 Ronnie Bell...... 2012-15 453 . 8 Aaron Winchester...... 2016-18 5 . 7 Glenn Smith...... 2014-17 111 1,122 . 4 Drew Little...... 2010-11 389 . 8 Todd Boyd...... 2014-17 82 962 . 5 Ben McLane...... 2012-14 328 TOTALFFENSE O . 9 Ari Werts...... 2015-17 48 688 . 6 Dan Ellington...... 2018-* 292 Player...... Years Plays Yards 10. LynQuez Blair...... 2011-14 68 683 . 1 Nick Arbuckle...... 2014-15 1049 7,566 PASSOMPLETIONS C . 2 Conner Manning...... 2016-17 867 5,950 RECEPTIONS Player...... Years Cmp . 3 Ronnie Bell...... 2012-15 570 3,298 Player...... Years Rec . 1 Nick Arbuckle...... 2014-15 566 . 4 Dan Ellington...... 2018-* 418 2,744 . 1 Robert Davis...... 2013-16 222 . 2 Conner Manning...... 2016-17 466 . 5 Drew Little...... 2010-11 418 2,531 . 2 Penny Hart...... 2015-18 202 . 3 Drew Little...... 2010-11 227 . 6 Kelton Hill...... 2010-13 335 2,346 . 3 Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 175 . 4 Ronnie Bell...... 2012-15 225 . 7 Ben McLane...... 2012-14 387 1,804 . 4 Danny Williams...... 2010-13 121 . 5 Dan Ellington...... 2018-* 174 . 5 Glenn Smith...... 2014-17 111 . 6 Ben McLane...... 2012-14 169 . 6 Donovan Harden...... 2014-15 99 . 7 Keith Rucker...... 2013-16 90 . 8 Todd Boyd...... 2014-17 82 . 9 LynQuez Blair...... 2011-14 68 10. Travis Evans...... 2010-13 58 102 GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity CAREERLEADERS

YARDSER P RECEPTION (MIN. 20) TOUCHDOWNS SCORED INTERCEPTIONS Player...... Years YPC Player...... Years TD Player...... Years Int . 1 Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 18.23 . 1 Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 26 . 1 Chandon Sullivan...... 2014-17 7 . 2 Donovan Harden...... 2014-15 16.26 . 2 Penny Hart...... 2015-18 20 . 2 Bryan Williams...... 2012-17 6 . 3 Devin Gentry...... 2016-* 16.00 . 3 Robert Davis...... 2013-16 17 . 3 Tarris Batiste...... 2013-15 5 . 4 Robert Davis...... 2013-16 15.27 . 4 Donald Russell...... 2011-12 13 Brent McClendon...... 2010-13 5 . 5 Jordan Giles...... 2010-13 14.71 Kyler Neal...... 2013-15 13 Demazio Skelton...... 2011-12 5 . 6 Penny Hart...... 2015-18 14.60 Jerome Smith...... 2015-18 5 POINTS . 7 D’Mario Gunn...... 2011-12 4 TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS Player...... Years Points Player...... Years Rec . 1 Wil Lutz...... 2012-15 213 INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS . 1 Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 23 . 2 Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 156 Player...... Years Yds . 2 Penny Hart...... 2015-18 19 . 3 Penny Hart...... 2015-18 120 . 1 D’Mario Gunn...... 2011-12 77 . 3 Robert Davis...... 2013-16 17 . 4 Brandon Wright...... 2016-* 116 . 2 Tarris Batiste...... 2013-15 56 . 4 Donovan Harden...... 2014-15 12 . 5 Robert Davis...... 2013-16 102 . 3 Jerome Smith...... 2015-18 49 . 5 Keith Rucker...... 2013-16 10 . 4 Robert Ferguson...... 2010-13 48 . 6 Danny Williams...... 2010-13 9 FIELDOALS G . 5 Bryan Williams...... 2012-17 42 Player...... Years FG 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES . 1 Wil Lutz...... 2012-15 31 PASSREAKUPS B Player...... Years Games . 2 Brandon Wright...... 2016-* 20 Player...... Years PB . 1 Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 13 . 3 Iain Vance...... 2010 15 . 1 Chandon Sullivan...... 2014-17 18 . 2 Penny Hart...... 2015-18 11 . 4 Christian Benvenuto...... 2011-12 11 Jerome Smith...... 2015-18 18 . 3 Robert Davis...... 2013-16 10 . 3 Demarius Matthews...... 2010-13 16 . 4 Danny Williams...... 2010-13 4 PAT . 4 Bruce Dukes...... 2014-15 15 . 5 Donovan Harden...... 2014-15 3 Player...... Years PAT . 5 Brent McClendon...... 2010-13 14 . 1 Wil Lutz...... 2012-15 120 KICKOFFETURNS R . 2 Brandon Wright...... 2016-* 56 SACKS Player...... Years KOR . 3 Iain Vance...... 2010 35 Player...... Years Sacks . 1 Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 95 . 4 Rogier ten Lohuis...... 2016 25 . 1 Mackendy Cheridor...... 2013-17 10.5 . 2 Glenn Smith...... 2014-17 53 . 5 Christian Benvenuto...... 2011-12 24 . 2 Christo Bilukidi...... 2010-11 9.0 . 3 Parris Lee...... 2010-13 35 . 3 Marterious Allen...... 2015-18 8.5 . 4 Avery Sweeting...... 2012-15 31 PUNTS . 4 Joseph Peterson...... 2012-15 7.0 . 5 Kelton Hill...... 2010-13 25 Player...... Years Punts Jake Muasau...... 2010-11 7.0 . 1 Matt Hubbard...... 2011-14 214 Michael Shaw...... 2015-18 7.0 KICKOFFETURN R YARDS . 2 Brandon Wright...... 2016-* 139 . 6 Jarrell Robinson...... 2011-14 6.0 Player...... Years Yds . 3 Wil Lutz...... 2014-15 92 . 1 Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 2,338 . 4 Bo Schlechter...... 2010-11 41 TACKLESOR F LOSS . 2 Glenn Smith...... 2014-17 1,186 . 5 Oliver Holdenson...... 2016-* 38 Player...... Years TFL . 3 Parris Lee...... 2010-13 664 . 1 Michael Shaw...... 2015-* 26.5 . 4 Avery Sweeting...... 2012-15 604 PUNTING YARDS . 2 Mackendy Cheridor...... 2013-17 25.0 . 5 Kelton Hill...... 2010-13 436 Player...... Years Yards . 3 Joseph Peterson...... 2012-15 22.0 . 1 Matt Hubbard...... 2011-14 8,814 . 4 Tarris Batiste...... 2013-15 21.5 PUNTETURNS R . 2 Brandon Wright...... 2016-* 6,087 . 5 Jarrell Robinson...... 2011-14 20.0 Player...... Years PR . 3 Wil Lutz...... 2014-15 3,941 . 6 Alonzo McGee...... 2015-16 17.0 . 1 Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 41 . 4 Bo Schlechter...... 2010-11 1,739 . 2 Penny Hart...... 2015-18 16 FUMBLES FORCED . 3 Donovan Harden...... 2014-15 13 PUNTING AVERAGE . 4 Demarius Matthews...... 2010-13 9 Player...... Years FF Player...... Years Avg. . 1 Mackendy Cheridor...... 2013-17 6 . 1 Brandon Wright...... 2016-* 43.79 PUNTETURN R YARDS . 2 Jake Muasau...... 2010-11 4 . 2 Wil Lutz...... 2014-15 42.84 Brent McClendon...... 2010-13 4 Player...... Years Yds . 3 Bo Schlechter...... 2010-11 42.41 . 1 Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 376 . 4 Matt Hubbard...... 2011-14 41.19 . 2 Penny Hart...... 2015-18 200 FUMBLES RECOVERED . 3 Demarius Matthews...... 2010-13 78 TACKLES Player...... Years FR . 4 Donovan Harden...... 2014-15 76 Player...... Years Tackles . 1 Bobby Baker...... 2015-16 5 . 1 Joseph Peterson...... 2012-15 381 . 2 Jake Muasau...... 2010-11 4 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS . 2 Tarris Batiste...... 2013-15 263 . 3 Kail Singleton...... 2010-13 3 Player...... Years Yards Trey Payne...... 2014-17 263 . 1 Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 6,235 . 4 Michael Shaw...... 2015-18 169 GAMES PLAYED . 2 Penny Hart...... 2015-18 3,497 . 5 Robert Ferguson...... 2010-13 199 Player...... Years G . 3 Glenn Smith...... 2014-17 3,411 . 6 Chase Middleton...... 2015-18 191 . 1 Robert Davis...... 2013-16 49 . 4 Robert Davis...... 2013-16 3,394 . 7 Chandon Sullivan...... 2014-17 182 Jalen Lawrence...... 2013-16 49 . 5 Travis Evans...... 2010-13 2,052 . 8 Shawanye Lawrence...... 2013-16 172 Chandon Sullivan...... 2014-17 49 . 9 Alonzo McGee...... 2015-16 167 Glenn Smith...... 2014-17 49 10. Brent McClendon...... 2010-13 166 Michael Shaw...... 2015-18 49

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. 3 Conner Manning...... 2017 467 3,269 . 4 Dan Ellington...... 2018 451 2,744 . 5 Ronnie Bell...... 2013 455 2,686 . 6 Conner Manning...... 2016 400 2,681

TOUCHDOWN RESPONSIBILITY Player...... YearDR T . 1 Nick Arbuckle...... 20154 3 . 2 Nick Arbuckle...... 20145 2 . 3 Drew Little...... 20102 2 . 4 Ronnie Bell...... 20138 1 Conner Manning...... 20168 1 6. Dan Ellington...... 20187 1

RECEIVING YARDS Player...... Year Yards NICK . 1 Albert Wilson...... 2013 1,177 . 2 Penny Hart...... 2017 1,121 ARBUCKLE . 3 Penny Hart...... 2015 1,099 The 2015 Sun Belt Conference . 4 Robert Davis...... 2015 980 Student-Athlete of the Year . 5 Robert Davis...... 2016 968 set a league record with 4,368 . 6 Albert Wilson...... 2012 947 . 7 Donovan Harden...... 2014 885 yards passing. . 8 Albert Wilson...... 2011 772 . 9 Robert Davis...... 2014 732 10. Donovan Harden...... 2015 725

RECEPTIONS Player...... Year Rec . 1 Penny Hart...... 20174 7 RUSHING YARDS PASSTTEMPTS A . 2 Albert Wilson...... 20131 7 Player...... Year Yards Player...... Year Att Penny Hart...... 20151 7 . 1 Donald Russell...... 2012 747 . 1 Nick Arbuckle...... 2015 486 . 4 Robert Davis...... 20167 6 . 2 Donald Russell...... 2011 665 . 2 Nick Arbuckle...... 2014 429 . 5 Robert Davis...... 20151 6 . 3 Dan Ellington...... 2018 625 . 3 Conner Manning...... 2017 403 . 6 Donovan Harden...... 20140 6 . 4 Kelton Hill...... 2011 609 . 4 Ronnie Bell...... 2013 375 . 7 Danny Williams...... 20104 5 . 5 Glenn Smith...... 2017 594 . 5 Conner Manning...... 2016 373 . 8 LynQuez Blair...... 20142 5 . 6 Tra Barnett...... 2018 551 . 7 Drew Little...... 2010 306 . 9 Robert Davis...... 20140 5 . 6 Dan Ellington...... 2018 292 10. Penny Hart...... 20189 4 RUSHING ATTEMPTS KICKOFFETURNS R Player...... Year Att PASSMPLETIONS CO . 1 Glenn Smith...... 2017 170 Player...... YearOR K Player...... Year Att . 1 Albert Wilson...... 20131 3 . 2 Dan Ellington...... 2018 159 . 1 Nick Arbuckle...... 2015 307 . 3 Donald Russell...... 2011 128 . 2 Albert Wilson...... 20129 2 . 2 Nick Arbuckle...... 2014 259 . 3 Albert Wilson...... 20102 2 . 4 Donald Russell...... 2012 120 Conner Manning...... 2017 259 . 5 Travis Evans...... 2013 115 . 4 Avery Sweeting...... 20149 1 . 4 Conner Manning...... 2016 207 . 5 Kelton Hill...... 20138 1 . 5 Drew Little...... 2010 190 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS . 6 Ronnie Bell...... 2013 188 KICKOFFETURN R YARDS Player...... YearD T . 7 Dan Ellington...... 2018 174 . 1 Donald Russell...... 2011 9 Player...... Year Yards . 1 Albert Wilson...... 2012 751 . 2 Tra Barnett...... 2018 7 TOUCHDOWN PASSES . 3 Nick Arbuckle...... 2015 6 . 2 Albert Wilson...... 2012 730 . 4 Kyler Neal...... 2015 5 Player...... YearD T . 3 Albert Wilson...... 2010 618 Kyler Neal...... 2017 5 . 1 Nick Arbuckle...... 20158 2 . 4 Glenn Smith...... 2017 407 . 4 Dan Ellington...... 2018 5 . 2 Nick Arbuckle...... 20143 2 . 5 Avery Sweeting...... 2014 396 . 3 Drew Little...... 20108 1 PASSINGARDS Y . 4 Conner Manning...... 20166 1 PUNTETURNS R . 5 Ronnie Bell...... 20135 1 Player...... YearR P Player...... Year Yards . 6 Conner Manning...... 20174 1 . 1 Albert Wilson...... 20135 1 . 1 Nick Arbuckle...... 2015 4,368 . 7 Dan Ellington...... 20182 1 . 2 Nick Arbuckle...... 2014 3,283 . 2 Albert Wilson...... 20113 1 . 3 Conner Manning...... 2017 3,146 . 3 Albert Wilson...... 20120 1 . 4 Conner Manning...... 2016 2,684 TOTALFFENSE O . 4 Penny Hart...... 2018 9 . 5 Ronnie Bell...... 2013 2,573 Player...... Year Plays Yards . 5 Demarius Matthews...... 2010 8 . 6 Dan Ellington...... 2018 2,119 . 1 Nick Arbuckle...... 2015 547 4,273 . 7 Drew Little...... 2010 2,102 . 2 Nick Arbuckle...... 2014 502 3,293

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PUNTETURN R YARDS .3 Brandon Wright (28 PAT, 12 FG).. 20174 6 Player...... Year Yards . 4 Wil Lutz (35 PAT, 7 FG)...... 20146 5 . 1 Penny Hart...... 2018 158 . 5 Donald Russell (9 TD)...... 20114 5 . 2 Albert Wilson...... 2011 155 Albert Wilson (9 TD)...... 20134 5 . 3 Albert Wilson...... 2013 125 . 4 Albert Wilson...... 20124 9 FIELDOALS G . 5 Donovan Harden...... 20147 7 Player...... YearsG F . 1 Iain Vance...... 20105 1 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS . 2 Wil Lutz...... 20152 1 Brandon Wright...... 20172 1 Player...... Year Yards . 4 Christian Benvenuto...... 2011 9 . 1 Albert Wilson...... 2013 2,283 . 5 Wil Lutz...... 2013 8 . 2 Albert Wilson...... 2012 1,810 Rogier ten Lohuis...... 2016 8 . 3 Glenn Smith...... 2017 1,378 . 4 Albert Wilson...... 2011 1,210 PAT Penny Hart...... 2017 1,210 . 6 Penny Hart...... 2018 1,116 Player...... Years PAT . 7 Penny Hart...... 2015 1,110 . 1 Wil Lutz...... 20152 4 . 8 Glenn Smith...... 2016 1,084 . 2 Iain Vance...... 20105 3 . 9 Robert Davis...... 2015 980 Wil Lutz...... 20145 3 10. Donovan Harden...... 2014 977 . 4 Brandon Wright...... 20178 2 . 5 Brandon Wright...... 20187 2 JAKE TOUCHDOWNS SCORED MUASAU PUNTS Player...... YearD T Ranks among the . 1 Donald Russell...... 2011 9 Player...... Years Punts GSU leaders in Albert Wilson...... 2013 9 . 1 Matt Hubbard...... 20138 7 . 2 Wil Lutz...... 20155 6 sacks and tackles . 3 Albert Wilson...... 2012 8 for loss. Penny Hart...... 2015 8 . 3 Brandon Wright...... 20161 6 Penny Hart...... 2017 8 . 4 Matt Hubbard...... 20129 5 . 6 Donovan Harden...... 2014 7 . 5 Brandon Wright...... 20181 5 Tra Barnett...... 2018 7 TACKLESOR F LOSS PUNTING YARDS Player...... YearFL T POINTS Player...... Years Yards . 1 Alonzo McGee...... 2015 12.5 Player...... Year Pts . 1 Matt Hubbard...... 2013 3,278 . 2 Michael Shaw...... 2016 12.0 . 1 Iain Vance (35 PAT, 15 FG)...... 20100 8 . 2 Wil Lutz...... 2015 2,882 . 3 Tarris Batiste...... 2013 9.5 . 2 Wil Lutz (42 PAT, 12 FG)...... 20158 7 . 3 Matt Hubbard...... 2012 2,541 . 4 Joseph Peterson...... 2015 9.0 . 4 Brandon Wright...... 2018 2,458 . 5 Jake Muasau...... 2011 8.5 . 5 Brandon Wright...... 2016 2,430 INTERCEPTIONS PUNTING AVERAGE Player...... Year Int Player...... Years Avg . 1 Tarris Batiste...... 2015 4 . 1 Brandon Wright...... 2018 48.20 Bryan Williams...... 2017 4 . 2 Bo Schlechter...... 2010 44.52 3. Chandon Sullivan...... 2016 3 . 3 Brandon Wright...... 2017 44.41 Jerome Smith...... 2016 3 . 4 Wil Lutz...... 2015 44.34 B.J. Clay...... 2016 3 . 5 Matt Hubbard...... 2012 43.07 Bobby Baker...... 2015 3 Demazio Skelton...... 2012 3 TACKLES Player...... Year Tkls PASSREAKUPS B . 1 Joseph Peterson...... 2015 116 Player...... YearBU P . 2 Joseph Peterson...... 2013 103 . 1 Jerome Smith...... 20151 1 . 3 Tarris Batiste...... 2015 100 . 2 Bruce Dukes...... 2015 9 . 4 Joseph Peterson...... 20147 9 Demarius Matthews...... 2011 9 Alonzo McGee...... 20167 9 . 4 Chandon Sullivan...... 2015 8 . 6 Trey Payne...... 20148 8 . 7 Tarris Batiste...... 20146 8 FUMBLES FORCED 8. Fred Barnes...... 20105 8 Player...... YearF F DONALD . 9 Bobby Baker...... 20152 8 . 1 Jake Muasau...... 2010 4 10. Ed Curney...... 20181 8 . 2 12 Players...... 2

RUSSELL SACKS FUMBLES RECOVERED Set season records with Player...... Year Sacks Player...... YearR F . 1 Christo Bilukidi...... 2010 5.0 . 1 Jake Muasau...... 2010 4 747 yards rushing and . 2 Christo Bilukidi...... 2011 4.0 nine touchdowns in 2011. Bobby Baker...... 2015 3 Jake Muasau...... 2010 4.0 . 3 Bobby Baker...... 2016 2 Marterious Allen...... 2017 4.0 Alonzo McGee...... 2016 2 Dontae Wilson...... 2017 4.0 GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 105 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity LONGESTPLAYS

LONGEST PLAYS FROM SCRIMMAGE LONGEST FUMBLE RETURNS 93 Pass: Albert Wilson from Ben McLane vs. 93 Demazio Skelton vs. Old Dominion, 2011 Old Dominion, 2012 (TD) 88 Robert Ferguson vs. UL Monroe, 2013 (TD) 84 Pass: Albert Wilson from Ben McLane vs. 28 Chandon Sullivan vs. Georgia Southern, UTSA, 2012 (TD) 2017 (TD) 82 Run: Seth Paige vs. ULM, 2018 (TD) 23 Marterious Allen vs. UT Martin, 2016 (TD) 80 Run: Albert Wilson vs. Arkansas State, 2013 (TD) 23 Qwontez Mallory vs. Houston, 2011 80 Pass: Robert Davis from Ronnie Bell vs. South WIL Alabama, 2013 LONGEST FIELD GOALS 78 Pass: Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. South LUTZ 53 Wil Lutz vs. Alabama, 2013 Alabama, 2011 (TD) Booted a 53-yard 52 Brandon Wright vs. Appalachian State, 2018 78 Pass: Glenn Smith from Conner Manning vs. field goal at No. 1 50 Wil Lutz vs. Charlotte, 2015 ULM, 2016 Alabama in 2013. 50 Wil Lutz vs. Ball State, 2015 76 Pass: Donovan Harden from Nick Arbuckle 50 Brandon Wright vs. Appalachian State, 2017 vs. Liberty, 2015 (TD) 49 Iain Vance vs. Morehead State, 2010 75 Run: Tra Barnett vs. Coastal Carolina, 2018 (TD) 48 Wil Lutz vs. UL Lafayette, 2014 75 Pass: Robert Davis from Nick Arbuckle vs. 48 Brandon Wright vs. Texas State, 2017 Texas State, 2014 (TD) 48 Brandon Wright vs. Texas State, 2017 75 Pass: Robert Davis from Nick Arbuckle vs. Oregon, 2015 (TD) LONGEST PUNTS 75 Pass: Albert Wilson from Ronnie Bell vs. 80 Matt Hubbard vs. S.C. State, 2012 Jacksonville State, 2013 (TD) 80 Matt Hubbard vs. Jacksonville State, 2013 73 Pass: Kyler Neal from Nick Arbuckle vs. Air 71 Brandon Wright vs. ULM, 2017 Force, 2014 68 Brandon Wright vs. Louisiana, 2018 71 Pass: Devin Gentry from Conner Manning vs. 66 Brandon Wright vs. Texas State, 2017 Texas State, 2017 (TD) 54 Emmanuel Ogbuehi vs. James Madison, 65 Brandon Wright vs. NC State, 2018 65 Matt Hubbard vs. Alabama, 2013 LONGEST PASS PLAYS 2012 (fake punt) 53 Kelton Hill vs. West Alabama, 2011 (TD) 64 Matt Hubbard vs. UTSA, 2011 93 Albert Wilson from Ben McLane vs. Old 53 Kelton Hill vs. Lambuth, 2010 64 Oliver Holdenson vs. Air Force, 2016 Dominion, 2012 (TD) 52 Kelton Hill vs. St. Francis, 2011 64 Brandon Wright vs. Kennesaw State, 2018 84 Albert Wilson from Ben McLane vs. UTSA, 52 Donald Russell vs. South Carolina State, 2012 2012 (TD) 52 Donald Russell vs. Richmond, 2012 LONGEST DRIVES 80 Robert Davis from Ronnie Bell vs. South 97 vs. UTSA, 2011 (TD), 8 plays, 4:11 Alabama, 2013 LONGEST PUNT RETURNS 97 vs. New Mexico State, 2015 (TD), 6 plays, 2:21 78 Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. South 96 vs. UL Lafayette, 2014 (TD), 10 plays, 4:52 Alabama, 2011 (TD) 62 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2013 49 Penny Hart vs. ULM, 2018 (TD) 95 vs. ULM, 2017 (TD), 15 plays, 7:55 78 Pass: Glenn Smith from Conner Manning vs. 95 vs. South Alabama, 2017 (TD), 8 plays, 3:31 ULM, 2016 48 Penny Hart vs. Texas State, 2018 47 Demarius Matthews vs. Morehead St., 2010 93 vs. Old Dominion, 2012 (TD), 1 play, 0:14 76 Donovan Harden from Nick Arbuckle vs. 92 vs. Louisiana, 2018 (TD), 10 plays, 5:04 Liberty, 2015 (TD) 35 Donovan Harden vs. Appalachian State, 2014 31 Demarius Matthews vs. Shorter, 2010 91 vs. Washington, 2014 (TD), 13 plays, 6:31 75 Robert Davis from Nick Arbuckle vs. Texas 91 vs. UL Lafayette, 2014 (TD), 16 play,s 6:38 State, 2014 (TD) 31 Donovan Harden vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 30 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 91 vs. Arkansas State, 2015 (TD), 2 plays, 0:32 75 Robert Davis from Nick Arbuckle vs. Oregon, 91 vs. Texas State, 2016 (TD), 11 plays, 3:17 2015 (TD) 91 vs. Coastal Carolina, 2017 (TD), 8 plays, 3:51 75 Albert Wilson from Ronnie Bell vs. LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS

Jacksonville State, 2013 (TD) 100 Marquan Greene vs. Arkansas State, 2015 (TD) 73 Kyler Neal from Nick Arbuckle vs. Air Force, 100 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2012 (TD) 2014 97 Albert Wilson vs. Alabama, 2010 (TD) 71 Pass: Devin Gentry from Conner Manning vs. 96 Darren McCray vs. Campbell, 2010 (TD) Texas State, 2017 (TD) 90 Tra Barnett vs. Arkansas State, 2016 (TD) 70 Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. Arkansas 90 Glenn Smith vs. Coastal Carolina, 2017 (TD) State, 2013 (TD) 88 Glenn Smith vs. Air Force, 2016 70 Penny Hart from Conner Manning vs. 71 Albert Wilson vs. Troy, 2013 Georgia Southern, 2017 67 Demarius Matthews vs. Jacksonville St, 2011 69 Devin Gentry from Conner Manning vs. ULM, 66 Albert Wilson vs. Jacksonville State, 2013 2017 (TD) 68 Donovan Harden from Nick Arbuckle vs. LONGESTNTERCEPTION I RETURNS New Mexico State, 2014 (TD) 73 D’Mario Gunn vs. Old Dominion, 2012 48 Jerome Smith vs. Ball State, 2016 (TD) LONGEST RUNS 38 B.J. Clay vs. UT Martin, 2016 (TD) 82 Seth Paige vs. ULM, 2018 (TD) 34 Tarris Batiste vs. Georgia Southern, 2015 DEMAZIO 80 Albert Wilson vs. Arkansas State, 2013 (TD) 31 Robert Ferguson vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 SKELTON 75 Tra Barnett vs. Coastal Carolina, 2018 (TD) 30 Bryan Williams vs. South Alabama, 2017 Had a 93-yard 28 Joseph Peterson vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 65 Travis Evans vs. West Virginia, 2013 (TD) fumble return 62 Sidney Haynes vs. Lamar, 2010 27 Nate Simon vs. New Mexico State, 2015 54 Krysten Hammon vs. New Mexico State, 26 Demazio Skelton vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 vs. Old Dominion 2014 (TD) 26 Kail Singleton vs. South Carolina State, 2012 in 2011. 25 Chandon Sullivan vs. Arkansas St., 2015 (TD) 106 GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity PROGRAMFIRSTS

FIRST PLAY FIRST TACKLE Drew Little pass to Rosevelt Watson, 10 yards Jake Muasau tackled Octavious Edge vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 Note: First snap was nullified by penalty FIRST SACK FIRST RUN Christo Bilukidi sacked Lambuth’s David Ingram Rosevelt Watson rush for 8 yards for -6 yards, Sept. 11, 2010 vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST INTERCEPTION FIRST PASS Jake Muasau intercepted Lambuth’s Paul Harper, Drew Little to Rosevelt Watson for 10 yards Sept. 11, 2010 vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR TD FIRST RECEPTION Chandon Sullivan intercepted Arkansas State’s Rosevelt Watson from Drew Little, 10 yards Fredi Knighten (25 yds), Oct. 31, 2015 vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST FORCED FUMBLE FIRST FIRST DOWN Christo Bilukidi on RB Octavious Edge Rosevelt Watson rush for 3 yards vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST FUMBLE RECOVERY FIRST TOUCHDOWN Olufemi Opanubi vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 Parris Lee rush for 4 yards FIRST FUMBLE RETURN FOR TD vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 Robert Ferguson vs. ULM (TD), Oct. 26, 2013 FIRST TOUCHDOWN PASS FIRST PUNT Drew Little to Emmanuel Ogbuehi for 4 yards Bo Schlechter for 38 yards vs. Shorter, vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 Sept. 2, 2010 EMMANUEL FIRST PAT FIRST BLOCKED KICK Iain Vance vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 OGBUEHI Jordan Giles blocked punt vs. Lamar, Tight end caught Georgia FIRST FG Nov. 6, 2010 State’s first touchdown Iain Vance, 22 yards vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST PENALTY pass in the inaugural game FIRST GAME-WINNING FG Holding on WR Danny Williams (first play) vs. vs. Shorter. Iain Vance, 30 yards, 0:01 left in game Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 at Campbell, Sept. 25, 2010 FIRST SAFETY FIRST PUNT RETURN Blocked punt out of the end zone vs. West INAUGURAL GAME / FIRST WIN Demarius Matthews for 31 yards Alabama, Nov. 12, 2011 Georgia State d. Shorter 41-7, Sept. 2, 2010 vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 at the Georgia Dome. Attendance: 30,237 FIRST OVERTIME GAME FIRST KICKOFF RETURN Jacksonville State d. Georgia State 34-27 in one FIRST GAME vs. FCS OPPONENT Parris Lee for 27 yards (opening kickoff) overtime on Sept. 18, 2010, Georgia Dome Jacksonville State d. Georgia State 34-27 in vs. Shorter, Sept. 2, 2010 FIRST TELEVISED GAME overtime, Sept. 18, 2010, Georgia Dome FIRST KICKOFF RETURN FOR TD Jacksonville State d. Georgia State 34-27 on FIRST GAME vs. FBS OPPONENT Darren McCray for 96 yards CSS-TV on Sept. 18, 2010, Georgia Dome Alabama d. Georgia State 63-7, Nov. 18, 2010, at Campbell, Sept. 25, 2010 (opening kickoff) Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala. FIRST SUN BELT GAME Troy d. Georgia State 35-28 on Oct. 12, 2013, Georgia Dome FIRST WIN vs. FBS / SUN BELT TEAM Georgia State d. New Mexico State 34-32, Sept. 12, 2015, Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, N.M. FIRST GAME BOWL GAME AutoNation Cure Bowl: San Jose State 27, Georgia State 16, Dec. 19, 2015, Orlando Citrus Stadium, Orlando, Fla. FIRST GAME BOWL WIN AutoNation Cure Bowl: Georgia State 27, PARRIS Western Kentucky 17, Dec. 16, 2017, LEE Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla. Scored the first touchdown FIRST GAME AT GEORGIA STATE in GSU history in the opening STADIUM win over Shorter. Tennessee State d. Georgia State, 17-10, Aug. 31, 2017

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IAIN ALBERT VANCE, PK WILSON, WR ALL-AMERICA ALL-AMERICA Sports Network (3rd team), SI.com (HM), 2013 2010

PENNY CHANDON HART SULLIVAN FRESHMAN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA ALL-AMERICA FWAA, 2015 CoSIDA, 2018

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GOOGLE CLOUD ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® Chandon Sullivan, DB (1st team), 2017 CHANDON ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT® SULLIVAN Finalist for National Michael Hall, LB (1st team)...... 2011 Football Foundation Kalan Jenkins, DL (1st team)...... 2011 2017 William V. Michael Davis, OL (1st team)...... 2012 Campbell Trophy® Mark Hogan, LB (1st team)...... 2012 as the top scholar- Chandon Sullivan, DB (1st team)...... 2015 athlete in college Bobby Baker, DB (1st team)...... 2016 football. Chandon Sullivan, DB (1st team)...... 2016 Julien Laurent, DL (1st team)...... 2017 Gabe Mobley, OL (1st team)...... 2017 Chandon Sullivan, DB (1st team)...... 2017 Terry Thomas, DE (1st team)...... 2018 Choseny b the College Sports Information Directorsf o America (CoSIDA)

SUN BELT CONFERENCE Cloves Campbell...... 2016 Kam Meyers...... 2016 COMMISSIONER’S LIST Trey Chapman...... 2017 Chase Middleton...... 2017 Antreal Allen...... 2015 Kristian Collins...... 2015 Nathaniel Minor...... 2015 Bobby Baker...... 2017 Will Cunningham...... 2016 Kyler Neal...... 2014, 15, 17 Steven Banks...... 2018 Ed Curney...... 2017, 18 Tyler Nemec...... 2015 Joel Brooks...... 2014 Kight Dallas...... 2016 Jaquez Parks...... 2018 Barry Brown...... 2017, 18 Jah-Mai Davidson...... 2015 Nate Paxton...... 2015, 16 Trey Chapman...... 2018 Robert Davis...... 2015, 16 Trey Payne...... 2015 Kight Dallas...... 2015 Ruggiero DeLuca...... 2017, 18 Cristian Perez...... 2014 Kendrick Dorn...... 2017 Patrick Dike...... 2014, 15, 16 Kyndall Phillips...... 2017 Deshaun Faltz...... 2017, 18 Kendrick Dorn...... 2016 Malik Ricks...... 2015, 16, 17 Akil Hawkins...... 2016, 17 Robert Dowling...... 2015, 16 Joel Ruiz...... 2015 Oliver Holdenson...... 2017, 18 Taylor Evans...... 2016 Emiere Scaife...... 2016, 17 Seth-Patrick Holman...... 2018 Garrett Gorringe...... 2016 Brett Sheehan...... 2016 Jonathan Ifedi...... 2018 Jalen Hamilton...... 2014, 15 Tyler Simonsen...... 2016 Michael Matthews...... 2016 Penny Hart...... 2018 Glenn Smith ...... 2018 Gabe Mobley...... 2015, 16, 17 Akil Hawkins...... 2014, 15 Jerome Smith...... 2017, 18 David Miller...... 2014 Spencer Haywood...... 2014, 15 Jameel Spencer...... 2016 Jacob Nesmith...... 2016, 17 McClain Head...... 2014, 15 D.L. Stephens...... 2014 Nicholas Nesmith...... 2014 Trent Hill...... 2016 Tanner Strickland...... 2014, 16 Emeka Okoye...... 2015 Deonte Holeman...... 2015 Bill Teknipp...... 2016 Justin Otiwu...... 2015, 16, 17 Jeff Hollingsworth...... 2017 Terry Thomas...... 2017, 18 Jaquez Parks...... 2017 Seth-Patrick Holman...... 2016 James Traylor...... 2015, 17, 18 Jamal Paxton...... 2018 Gerald Howse...... 2015 Anthony Valverde...... 2015 GABE MOBLEY Mark Ruskell...... 2015, 16 David Huey...... 2014, 15, 16 Nygee Williams-Mitchell...... 2018 Recipient of Sun Belt Emiere Scaife...... 2015 Jonathan Ifedi...... 2017 Steve Wolgamott...... 2016 Chris Sibilia...... 2018 Dartez Jacobs...... 2016 Brandon Wright...... 2016, 17 Conference Postgraduate Josh Shim...... 2017 Jonathan Jean-Bart...... 2015 Ladarion Young...... 2016 Scholarship. Jerome Smith...... 2016 Sean Jeppesen...... 2015 Daniel Zeigler...... 2015, 16, 17 Chandon Sullivan...... 2015, 16, 17 Tamir Jones...... 2018 Akeen Felder, LB...... 2012 Bill Teknipp...... 2014, 15, 17 Tevin Jones...... 2015, 17 Mark Hogan, LB...... 2012 Rogier ten Lohuis...... 2017 SUN BELT POSTGRADUATE A.J. Kaplan...... 2016 SCHOLARSHIP Davis Knowles, LB...... 2012 Anthony Valverde...... 2016 DeQueszman Kelley...... 2016, 17 Sean Jeppesen, TE...... 2012 Michael Kouassi...... 2017 Gabe Mobley...... 2019 Arington Jordan, DB...... 2012 SUN BELT CONFERENCE Justin Lamphear...... 2018 Darren McCray, WR...... 2012 HONOROLL R Julien Laurent...... 2017 FCSDACADEMIC A A ALL-STAR David Miller, P-PK...... 2012 Giovanni Lugo...... 2016 Nathaniel Minor, WR...... 2012 Antreal Allen...... 2016, 17 Kalan Jenkins, DL...... 2011 Wil Lutz...... 2014, 15, 16 Michael Davis, OL...... 2012 Emmanuel Ogbuehi, TE...... 2012 Hunter Atkinson ...... 2017 Conner Manning...... 2017 Kail Singleton, DB...... 2012 Nick Arbuckle...... 2015 Ronald Martin...... 2014, 15 Malcolm Smith, RB...... 2012 Bobby Baker...... 2016 Ben McLane...... 2014, 15 CAALL-ACADEMIC A TEAM Marcus Stetzer, DL...... 2012 Todd Boyd...... 2016, 17 Mahze McQueen...... 2018 Nate Anthony, DB...... 2012 Bryan Williams, LB...... 2012 Joel Brooks...... 2015 Warren McWilliams...... 2018 Michael Davis, OL...... 2012 Cade Yates, OL...... 2012 Blane Cannon...... 2017 GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 109 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity ALLCONFERENCE

Robert Davis, WR (HM)...... 2014 Tim Wynn, C (HM)...... 2014 Nick Arbuckle (All-Newcomer)...... 2014 Albert Wilson, WR (1st)...... 2013 Albert Wilson, AP (2nd)...... 2013 Ulrick John, OL (HM)...... 2013 Joseph Peterson, LB (HM)...... 2013

ALL-CAA Albert Wilson, KR...... 2012 Co-Special Teams Player of the Year Albert Wilson, KR (1st)...... 2012 Albert Wilson, WR (3rd)...... 2012 Matt Hubbard, P (2nd)...... 2012 Donald Russell, RB (3rd)...... 2012

ALL-INDEPENDENT College Sports Madness Ladeven Kirkland, OL...... 2011 Demarius Matthews, CB...... 2011 NICK PENNY Jake Muasau, OLB...... 2011 Donald Russell, RB...... 2011 ARBUCKLE HART Albert Wilson, WR & PR...... 2011 PLAYER OF THE YEAR FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Sun Belt Conference, 2015 Sun Belt Conference, 2015 CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Matt Hubbard, P...... Sept. 3, 2012 CAA Special Teams Player of the Week SUN BELT PLAYER OF THE YEAR Bryan Williams, S (HM)...... 2017 Donald Russell, RB...... Oct. 15, 2012 Nick Arbuckle, QB...... 2016 Robert Davis, WR (1st)...... 2016 CAA Offensive Player of the Week Bobby Baker, S (1st)...... 2016 Albert Wilson, WR-KR...... Nov. 5, 2012 SUN BELT FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Shawanye Lawrence, DE (HM)...... 2016 CAA Special Teams Player of the Week Nick Arbuckle...... Sept. 15, 2014 Penny Hart, WR...... 2016 Alonzo McGee, LB (HM)...... 2016 Sun Belt Co-Offensive Player of the Week Keith Rucker, TE (HM)...... 2016 SUN BELT COACH OF THE YEAR Wil Lutz, PK...... Oct. 6, 2014 Conner Manning, QB (All-Newcomer).2016 Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week Trent Miles...... 2016 Chandon Sullivan, CB (HM)...... 2016 Bobby Baker...... Sept. 7, 2015 Nick Arbuckle, QB (1st)...... 2015 Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week ALL-SUN BELT Tarris Batiste, S (1st)...... 2015 Nick Arbuckle...... Oct. 19, 2015 Brandon Wright (1st)...... 2018 Robert Davis, WR (1st)...... 2015 Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week Penny Hart, WR (3rd)...... 2018 Penny Hart, WR (1st)...... 2015 Nick Arbuckle...... Nov. 16, 2015 Hunter Atkinson, OT (3rd)...... 2018 Joseph Peterson, LB (2nd)...... 2015 Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week Chandon Sullivan...... Nov. 16, 2015 Dan Ellington, QB (HM)...... 2018 Keith Rucker, TE (2nd)...... 2015 Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week Cornelius McCoy, WR (HM)...... 2018 Wil Lutz, P (2nd)...... 2015 Nick Arbuckle...... Dec. 7, 2015 Shamarious Gilmore, OL (HM)...... 2018 Donovan Harden, WR (HM)...... 2015 Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week Terry Thomas, DE (HM)...... 2018 Shawanye Lawrence, DL (HM)...... 2015 Tarris Batiste...... Dec. 7, 2015 Penny Hart, WR (1st)...... 2017 Alonzo McGee, LB (HM)...... 2015 Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week Marterious Allen, DE (3rd)...... 2017 Chandon Sullivan, DB (HM)...... 2015 Bobby Baker...... Sept. 19, 2016 Michael Shaw, LB (3rd)...... 2017 Bobby Baker, DB (All-Newcomer)...... 2015 Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week Chandon Sullivan, CB (3rd)...... 2017 Donovan Harden, WR (1st)...... 2014 Mackendy Cheridor...... Oct. 10, 2016 Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week Glenn Smith, AP (3rd)...... 2017 Joseph Peterson, LB (2nd)...... 2014 Penny Hart...... Oct. 16, 2017 Shamarious Gilmore, OL (HM)...... 2017 Joel Ruiz, TE (2nd)...... 2014 Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week Julien Laurent, DL (HM)...... 2017 Nick Arbuckle, QB (HM)...... 2014 Marterious Allen...... Oct. 16, 2017 Conner Manning, QB (HM)...... 2017 LynQuez Blair, WR (HM)...... 2014 Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week

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FIRSTBOWLGAME FIRSTBOWLVICTORY 2015 AutoNation Cure Bowl 2017 AutoNation Cure Bowl San Jose State 27, Georgia State 16 Georgia State 27, Western Kentucky 17 Dec. 19, 2015 • Orlando, Fla. Dec. 16, 2017 • Orlando, Fla. The first bowl game in Georgia State history was a trip to the y Led b Most Valuable Player Conner Manning and a record- inaugural AutoNation Cure Bowl in Orlando, Fla., as the program setting effort by the defense, Georgia State earned the first bowl earned a bowl berth in just its sixth year of existence and second at victory in school history with a 27-17 win over Western Kentucky the FBS level. in the AutoNation Cure Bowl. To reach their first post-season game, the Panthers had to The win also gave the Panthers their school-record seventh recover from a 2-6 start and win their final four games. The victoryf o the season under first-year head coach Shawn Elliott and winning streak began with a convincing 41-19 victory at Texas secured their first winning season as an FBS program. State and continued with home wins over South Alabama and Manning completed 20 of 28 passes for 276 yards and one Troy.e Th underdog Panthers then capped the regular season with touchdown while directing a GSU offense that also rushed for 143 a dominating 34-7 victory at rival Georgia Southern for their bowl- yards. clinching sixth victory. U The GS defense limited Western Kentucky’s high-powered Sun Belt Player of the Year Nick Arbuckle was held to just offenseo t 349 yards. With six sacks, including two by senior 14-of-29 passing for 208 yards and two touchdowns but still Mackendy Cheridor, the Panthers set a school record by holding finished the season with a Sun Belt single-season record of 4,368 WKU to a net of minus-two yards rushing. yards. Leading 13-10, the Panthers used a flea flicker to take a 10-point Arbuckle threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Donovan Harden lead in the third quarter. After two flips, Manning got the ball back and a 19-yard scoring strike to Todd Boyd that gave GSU its first lead and found freshman tight end Roger Carter all alone down the at 16-13 with 10:46 left. But San Jose State regained the lead with left sideline for a 42-yard touchdown and a 20-10 advantage. GSU a quick touchdown on a 42-yard touchdown run by quarterback sealed the game in the fourth quarter with a 16-play, 74-yard drive, Kenny Potter. The Spartans added the clinching touchdown with cappedy b Kyler Neal’s 1-yard run for a 27-10 lead with six minutes two minutes left. left. DeMarcus Kirk had a 26-yard TD run in the first half.

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2010: 6-5 Head Coach: Bill Curry Inaugural Season (Unclassified) ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ——— Date Opponent Result Att At-Yds TD Pass Cm-At TD-I Ply-TO At-Yds TD Pass Cm-At TD-I Ply-TO S. 2 Shorter (Thur.) hW 41-7 30,237 35-212 3 154 14-19 2-0 54-366 53-206 1 57 5-11 0-0 64-263 S. 11 Lambuth hL 14-23 12,647 17-91 1 92 8-18 1-4 35-183 50-184 2 126 19-26 0-1 76-310 S. 18 [6/5] Jacksonville State TV1 (ot) hL 27-34 16,128 22-112 3 227 25-40 0-1 62-339 39-167 3 283 24-32 1-0 71-450 S. 25 at Campbell aW 24-21 3,021 26-117 0 163 16-23 2-0 49-280 54-257 2 84 9-18 1-1 72-341 O. 2 Morehead State TV2 hW 37-10 15,264 40-152 1 289 22-33 4-2 73-441 21-50 0 230 27-44 1-2 65-280 O. 9 Savannah State hW 55-21 14,908 40-232 3 201 19-29 4-0 69-433 44-154 2 109 13-19 1-2 63-263 O. 16 N.C. Central (HC) (ot) hW 20-17 13,378 35-112 1 205 16-29 1-0 64-317 43-175 1 154 11-23 1-3 66-329 O. 23 at Old Dominion TV2 aL 20-34 19,782 23-58 1 419 33-55 1-0 78-477 43-229 3 152 22-38 1-0 81-381 O. 30 at South Alabama aL 34-39 23,446 19-46 3 234 21-35 2-2 54-280 49-293 1 181 12-24 3-0 73-474 N. 6 Lamar hW 23-17 14,689 27-133 0 189 22-36 2-1 63-322 29-84 0 273 19-36 1-1 65-357 N. 18 at [10/12] Alabama (Thur.) TV3 L a 7-63 101,621 32-91 0 74 5-17 0-4 49-165 45-262 4 216 19-22 3-0 67-478 TOTALS 302-286 316-1356 16 2247 201-334 19-14 650-3603 470-2061 19 1865 180-293 13-10 763-3926 Television Legend: TV1-CSS; TV2- Comcast Digital; TV3-ESPNU; National Rankings are Sports Network/FCS Coaches for FCS; AP/USA Today Coaches for FBS.

2011 • 3-8 Head Coach: Bill Curry Division I FCS Independent ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ——— Date Opponent Result Att Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO S. 2 Clark Atlanta (Fri.) hW 41-7 26,273 37-146 2 196 13-18 3-0 55-342 38-140 0 107 10-17 1-2 55-247 S. 10 Old Dominion TV1 hL 17-40 11,701 35-85 2 206 16-44 0-3 79-291 54-282 3 126 13-21 1-0 75-408 S. 17 at [16/17] Jacksonville State TV1 L a 21-37 17,618 28-116 2 209 17-30 1-1 58-325 58-246 3 155 9-11 1-0 69-401 S. 24 at Houston TV1 aL 0-56 32,005 35-108 0 133 12-27 0-1 62-241 39-171 5 561 40-50 3-0 89-732 O. 18 Murray State hL 24-48 10,963 34-86 2 281 19-44 1-2 78-367 31-138 3 321 35-46 4-2 77-459 O. 15 at South Carolina State aL 13-23 11,517 45-244 1 76 6-20 0-3 65-320 47-155 2 213 16-30 0-0 77-368 O. 22 South Alabama (HC) (2ot) hW 27-20 14,086 43-220 1 209 12-15 2-0 58-429 50-178 0 145 14-30 2-4 80-323 O. 29 at UTSA TV2 (ot) aL 14-17 25,977 44-164 1 91 6-15 1-0 59-255 35-108 1 189 17-34 0-1 69-297 N. 5 St. Francis (Ill.) (ot) hL 27-30 11,565 32-158 1 197 14-24 2-1 56-355 42-258 1 217 21-33 2-1 75-475 N. 12 at West Alabama aL 23-30 6,253 31-219 2 228 19-37 1-2 68-447 54-222 2 166 15-21 1-2 75-388 N. 19 Campbell hW 42-35 11,125 50-301 2 213 13-22 4-1 72-514 30-88 4 250 21-32 1-1 62-338 TOTALS 249-343 414-1847 16 2039 147-296 15-14 710-3886 478-1986 24 2450 211-325 16-13 803-4436 Television Legend: TV1-CSS; TV2- Longhorn Network. National rankings are Sports Network/FCS Coaches.

2012 • 1-10, 1-7 CAA Head Coach: Bill Curry Division I FCS / First Year of FBS Transition ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ——— Date Opponent Result Att Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO A. 30 South Carolina State (Thur.) TV1 L h 6-33 18,921 30-99 0 130 14-28 0-1 58-229 49-188 0 300 19-29 3-2 78-488 S. 8 at Tennessee TV2 aL 13-51 87,821 41-87 1 176 18-41 0-1 82-263 43-184 3 374 22-28 4-1 71-558 S. 15 UTSA hL 14-38 11,496 23-86 0 221 11-25 2-3 48-307 54-225 3 217 18-25 2-0 79-442 S. 22 Richmond hL 14-35 9,476 36-159 1 231 23-37 1-3 73-390 39-144 4 254 21-32 1-0 71-398 S. 29 at William & Mary TV1 aL 3-35 11,125 35-92 0 157 13-26 0-4 61-249 57-312 5 101 8-13 0-0 70-413 O. 6 [14/17] New Hampshire hL 21-44 9,531 30-56 0 243 13-29 3-3 59-299 42-332 2 292 21-41 4-1 83-624 O. 13 at Rhode Island aW 41-7 6,013 34-274 3 217 15-27 2-0 61-491 31-104 0 184 17-35 1-1 66-288 O. 20 [24/rv] Villanova (HC) hL 24-49 12,136 29-79 1 230 23-41 2-2 70-309 53-343 2 127 11-15 3-1 68-470 O. 27 at [9/10] James Madison aL 21-28 22,813 38-173 1 175 23-38 2-0 76-348 42-221 2 119 11-23 1-1 65-340 N. 3 [5/5] Old Dominion hL 27-53 12,293 31-52 2 303 17-37 1-2 68-355 47-205 4 351 28-42 3-3 89-556 N. 10 at Maine TV3 aL 7-51 2,979 33-59 0 154 12-30 1-4 63-213 48-332 2 262 11-17 4-0 65-594 TOTAL 191-424 360-1216 9 2237 182-359 14-23 719-3453 505-2590 27 2581 187-300 26-10 805-5171 Television Legend: TV1-CSS; TV2-ESPN3/PPV; TV3-WABI, Bangor, Me. National rankings are Sports Network/FCS Coaches.

NATIONAL WEEKLY AWARDS Matt Hubbard, P...... Sept. 3, 2012 Tarris Batiste, S...... Dec. 7, 2015 Sports Network National Special Teams Player of the Week FWAA AutoNation National Defensive Player of Week CPFA National Punter of the Week Conner Manning, QB...... Oct. 16, 2017 Albert Wilson, WR-KR...... Nov. 5, 2012 Manning Award Star of the Week, Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 CFPA National Kickoff Returner of the Week Joel Ruiz, TE...... Sept. 1, 2014 John Mackey National Tight End of the Week

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2013 • 0-12, 0-7 Sun Belt Head Coach: Trent Miles Division I FBS / Second Year of FBS Transition ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ——— Date Opponent Result Att Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO A. 30 Samford (Fri.) TV1 hL 21-31 17,606 25-72 0 391 28-51 3-2 76-463 36-105 1 193 19-31 1-1 67-298 S. 7 Chattanooga TV1 hL 14-42 14,952 17-30 0 273 17-35 2-0 52-303 60-401 2 108 11-15 2-0 75-509 S. 14 at West Virginia TV2 aL 7-41 57,440 33-136 1 84 8-18 0-0 51-220 42-245 2 359 25-41 3-1 83-604 S. 21 Jacksonville State TV1 (ot) hL 26-32 15,425 42-150 0 250 16-42 2-1 84-400 44-122 4 339 18-32 0-0 76-461 O. 5 at (1/1) Alabama TV3 aL 3-45 101,254 22-15 0 160 12-22 0-0 44-175 30-181 1 296 29-34 5-0 64-477 O. 12 Troy (HC) TV4 hL 28-35 17,732 26-52 0 370 22-50 4-1 76-422 59-249 2 385 25-43 3-2 102-634 O. 19 at Texas State TV4 aL 17-24 15,684 35-160 1 208 20-36 1-1 71-368 42-296 3 47 5-12 0-1 54-343 O. 26 at UL Monroe TV1 aL 10-38 11,357 33-136 0 108 12-31 0-3 64-244 38-225 1 309 30-44 4-0 82-534 N. 2 Western Kentucky TV4 hL 28-44 15,212 27-85 2 325 26-41 2-2 68-410 46-203 4 241 18-29 2-1 75-444 N. 16 UL Lafayette TV1 hL 21-35 14,415 39-183 1 298 26-44 2-1 83-481 46-248 1 234 10-16 4-0 62-482 N. 23 at Arkansas State TV1 aL 33-35 18,512 40-184 2 248 14-26 2-0 66-432 45-138 1 152 14-19 2-0 64-290 N. 30 South Alabama TV1 hL 17-38 13,697 25-24 2 321 17-34 0-1 59-345 54-242 4 280 19-30 1-0 84-522 TOTAL 225-440 364-1227 9 3036 218-430 18-12 794-4263 542-2655 28 2943 223-346 27-6 888-5598 Television Legend: TV1-ESPN3; TV2-ROOT Sports; TV3-SEC TV; TV4-Sun Belt Network/CSS; National rankings are AP/USA Today Coaches.

2014 • 1-11, 0-8 Sun Belt Head Coach: Trent Miles Division I FBS ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ——— Date Opponent Result Att Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO A. 27 Abilene Christian (Wed.) TV1 W h 38-37 10,140 33-153 1 413 31-49 4-2 82-566 36-95 0 403 30-40 4-1 76-498 S. 6 New Mexico State TV2 hL 31-34 10,126 39-162 3 294 21-37 1-2 76-456 41-194 0 241 25-44 3-1 85-435 S. 13 Air Force TV2 hL 38-48 16,836 26-118 3 414 26-42 2-1 68-532 65-315 4 224 12-15 2-0 80-539 S. 20 at Washington (rv/rv/na) TV3 L a 14-45 64,608 41-68 0 205 22-34 2-3 75-273 41-182 2 154 19-27 3-0 68-336 O. 4 at UL Lafayette TV2 aL 31-34 24,616 37-138 4 287 20-31 0-0 68-425 32-195 3 266 24-31 2-0 63-461 O. 11 Arkansas State (HC) TV2 hL 10-52 10,196 34-71 1 198 20-39 0-1 73-269 53-384 4 234 22-30 3-0 83-618 O. 18 at South Alabama TV2 aL 27-30 13,186 37-90 1 311 23-40 3-0 77-401 54-321 1 126 11-32 2-0 86-447 O. 25 Georgia Southern TV2 hL 31-69 28,427 23-47 0 408 24-38 4-1 61-455 63-613 10 47 5-6 0-0 69-660 N. 1 at Appalachian State TV2 aL 0-44 22,643 26-8 0 54 9-19 0-1 45-62 66-469 6 98 9-14 0-0 80-567 N. 8 at Troy TV2 aL 21-45 16,418 34-101 0 293 23-37 3-2 71-394 45-324 5 116 18-22 1-0 67-440 N. 22 at (rv/rv/22) Clemson TV4 aL 0-28 77,693 33-40 0 115 13-33 0-3 66-155 43-209 3 148 21-33 1-1 76-357 N. 29 Texas State TV2 hL 31-54 14,312 27-160 0 356 32-47 4-2 74-516 43-340 3 267 26-32 2-0 75-607 TOTAL 272-520 390-1156 13 3348 264-446 23-18 836-4504 582-3641 41 2324 222-326 23-3 908-5965 Television Legend: TV1-ESPNU; TV2- ESPN3; TV3-Pac-12 Network; TV4-RSN. Rankings are AP/USA Today/CF Playoff

2015 • 6-7, 5-3 Sun Belt/4th (AutoNation Cure Bowl) Head Coach: Trent Miles Division I FBS ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ——— Date Opponent Result Att Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO S. 4 Charlotte (Fri.) TV1 hL 20-23 10,252 26-93 0 299 25-43 2-1 69-392 54-164 0 244 19-32 1-2 86-408 S. 12 at New Mexico State TV2 W a 34-32 27,201 46-210 2 372 32-43 2-1 89-582 23-84 1 445 31-55 3-1 78-529 S. 19 at (12/13) Oregon TV3 aL 28-61 56,859 36-113 1 318 25-40 3-2 76-431 53-311 3 228 23-31 2-0 84-539 O. 3 (18-FCS) Liberty (HC) TV2 L h 33-41 11,512 14-11 1 394 18-29 3-1 43-405 49-260 5 242 26-33 0-0 82-502 O. 10 Appalachian State TV2 hL 3-37 10,101 21-59 0 166 21-39 0-1 60-225 41-184 0 314 21-28 3-1 69-498 O. 17 at Ball State TV2 aW 31-19 7,564 32-33 3 412 28-39 1-0 71-445 40-154 0 218 28-48 2-1 88-372 O. 31 at Arkansas State TV2 aL 34-48 18,217 32-101 1 390 23-43 2-1 75-491 52-296 4 224 21-29 3-2 81-520 N. 7 UL Lafayette TV2 hL 21-23 10,007 29-78 0 312 23-39 3-1 68-390 41-145 0 162 18-27 1-1 68-307 N. 14 at Texas State TV2 aW 41-19 13,238 37-172 1 471 23-35 4-2 72-643 32-186 1 267 29-52 1-2 84-453 N. 21 South Alabama TV2 hW 24-10 10,033 34-73 2 311 27-44 1-0 78-394 34-157 1 125 14-34 0-1 68-282 N. 27 Troy (Fri.) TV2 hW 31-21 10,113 43-151 2 368 29-41 2-0 84-519 25-81 1 193 21-46 2-1 71-374 D. 5 at Georgia Southern TV2 aW 34-7 23,401 37-143 2 346 20-32 3-1 69-489 44-135 1 68 6-19 0-2 63-203 D. 19 San Jose State * TV4 nL 16-27 18,536 20-23 0 208 14-29 2-1 49-231 54-197 1 89 10-19 1-1 73-286 TOTAL 350-368 407-1260 15 4367 308-496 28-12 903-5627 542-2354 18 2919 267-453 19-15 995-5273 * AutoNation Cure Bowl, Citrus Bowl Stadium, Orlando, Fla. Television Legend: TV1-ESPNU; TV2- ESPN3; TV3-Pac-12; Network; TV4-CBS Sports Network. FBS rankings are AP/Coaches

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2016 • 3-9, 2-6 Sun Belt Head Coach: Trent Miles (2-8)/Tim Lappano (1-1) Division I FBS ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ——— Date Opponent Result Att Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO S. 2 Ball State (Fri.) TV1 hL 21-31 12,233 25-77 1 195 25-40 1-1 65-272 52-325 4 130 15-29 0-2 81-455 S. 10 at Air Force TV2 aL 14-48 24,173 14-27 1 142 9-27 1-0 41-169 83-464 5 67 3-9 0-0 92-531 S. 17 at (9/12) Wisconsin TV3 aL 17-23 79,883 24-33 1 269 20-30 1-0 54-302 49-187 1 213 18-30 1-1 79-400 O. 1 at Appalachian State TV1 aL 3-17 24,782 25-88 0 153 19-44 0-4 69-241 48-218 1 143 13-25 1-1 73-361 O. 8 Texas State TV4 hW 41-21 13,179 37-196 3 340 27-40 2-0 77-536 41-120 2 300 27-47 1-2 88-420 O. 15 at Troy TV4 aL 21-31 23,913 24-37 0 381 28-52 3-2 76-418 43-128 1 235 20-36 2-1 79-363 O. 22 UT Martin (HC) TV4 hW 31-6 15,223 39-166 1 119 8-16 1-2 55-285 31-110 0 210 20-40 0-3 71-320 O. 29 at South Alabama TV4 aL 10-13 11,565 40-127 1 113 11-18 0-0 58-240 43-182 1 124 15-27 0-1 70-306 N. 3 Arkansas State (Thur.) TV5 L h 16-31 13,363 31-94 0 237 22-46 1-2 77-331 41-93 2 212 15-35 0-0 76-305 N. 12 UL Monroe TV4 hL 23-37 13,106 26-42 0 422 19-30 3-0 56-464 54-264 5 193 17-31 0-0 85-457 N. 19 Georgia Southern TV4 hW 30-24 23,513 27-73 2 318 21-39 2-0 66-391 46-241 3 122 14-26 0-0 72-363 D. 3 at Idaho TV4 aL 12-37 11,242 24-92 0 266 22-37 2-4 61-358 45-149 0 138 16-20 3-0 65-287 TOTAL Television Legend: TV1-American Sports Network/ESPN3; TV2-Mountain West Network-Campus Insiders; TV3-Big Ten Network; TV4-ESPN3; TV5-ESPNU FBS rankings are AP/Coaches

2017 • 7-5, 5-3 Sun Belt/4th Head Coach: Shawn Elliott Division I FBS ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ——— Date Opponent Result Att Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO A. 31 Tennessee State (Thur.) TV1 L h 10-17 24,333 29-49 0 224 18-23 1-1 52-273 42-238 2 145 12-25 0-0 67-383 S. 16 at (5/5) Penn State TV2 aL 0-56 102,746 49-150 0 170 18-32 0-3 81-320 24-166 3 360 21-29 5-0 53-526 S. 23 at Charlotte TV3 aW 28-0 11,029 40-119 2 250 26-37 1-0 77-369 34-94 0 179 16-29 0-2 63-273 S. 30 Memphis - CANCELLED O. 7 at Coastal Carolina TV1 aW 27-21 15,991 40-91 2 273 18-30 1-1 70-364 32-127 0 239 18-26 3-0 58-366 O. 14 at UL Monroe TV1 aW 47-37 12,578 41-224 2 446 26-35 4-0 76-670 37-117 1 314 23-37 3-0 74-431 O. 21 Troy (HC) TV1 hL 10-34 15,388 33-52 0 255 25-40 1-1 73-307 22-122 2 335 25-36 2-1 58-457 O. 26 South Alabama (Thur.) TV4 W h 21-13 12,125 34-114 1 195 17-31 2-0 65-309 23-41 0 297 27-48 1-2 71-338 N. 4 Georgia Southern TV4 aW 21-17 18,722 49-24 0 319 22-37 2-1 61-368 50-197 1 147 22-28 1-0 78-344 N. 11 Texas State TV4 aW 33-30 14,017 41-162 1 368 26-40 2-0 81-530 25-75 1 315 35-55 3-1 80-390 N. 25 Appalachian State TV4 hL 10-31 13,154 26-91 1 201 22-35 0-1 61-292 46-323 2 107 15-23 2-2 69-430 D. 2 Idaho TV4 hL 10-24 14,163 39-164 1 271 27-45 0-1 84-435 40-147 2 228 16-30 1-0 70-375 D. 16 Western Kentucky * TV5 nW 27-17 19,585 43-143 2 276 20-28 1-0 71-419 21-(-2) 0 351 26-40 2-2 61-349 TOTAL * AutoNation Cure Bowl, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla.; FBS rankings are AP/Coaches. Television Legend: TV1-ESPN3; TV2-Big Ten Network; TV3-WCCB-TV/WPCH-TV/CUSA.tv; TV4-ESPNU.; TV5-CBS Sports Network

2018 • 2-10, 1-7 Sun Belt (5th-East) Head Coach: Shawn Elliott Division I FBS ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ——— Date Opponent Result Att Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO A. 30 (5/5 FCS) Kennesaw State (Thur.) TV1 W h 24-20 23,088 38-128 0 187 20-28 3-0 66-315 51-181 1 201 12-19 1-1 70-382 S. 8 at NC State TV2 aL 7-41 56,017 31-107 1 242 19-34 0-0 65-349 31-115 3 426 32-39 2-1 70-541 S. 14 at Memphis (Fri.) TV3 aL 22-59 27,768 43-173 2 139 19-34 0-1 77-312 35-410 3 269 19-27 5-1 62-679 S. 22 Western Michigan TV1 hL 15-34 15,264 30-58 2 285 19-29 0-1 59-343 45-294 1 234 20-25 3-0 70-528 S. 29 ULM TV1 hW 46-14 14,368 56-308 4 179 15-18 1-0 74-487 20-125 2 137 20-34 0-2 54-262 O. 4 at Troy (Thur.) TV4 aL 20-37 22,903 35-116 1 272 20-36 1-0 71-388 38-340 2 217 19-25 3-1 62-554 O. 18 at Arkansas State (Thur.) TV4 aL 35-51 18,176 43-123 1 299 20-33 4-0 76-422 37-273 3 257 17-28 3-0 65-530 O. 27 Coastal Carolina (HC) TV1 hL 34-37 15,648 35-280 4 231 24-25 1-0 59-521 48-251 3 225 13-18 1-0 66-476 N. 3 Texas State TV1 hL 31-40 11,312 43-221 3 224 21-40 1-0 83-445 36-190 4 325 21-26 2-0 62-489 N. 10 at Louisiana TV1 aL 22-36 14,945 43-252 2 121 10-21 1-1 64-373 38-355 4 170 16-23 1-0 61-525 N. 18 at Appalachian State TV1 aL 17-45 22,315 34-197 1 132 10-21 1-2 55-329 39-228 2 296 22-26 3-0 65-524 N. 24 Georgia Southern TV1 hL 14-35 20,011 32-94 0 170 20-33 2-1 55-264 41-276 2 105 8-11 2-0 52-381 TOTAL 287-449 463-2057 21 2481 207-352 15-6 815-4538 459-3012 30 2862 219-301 26-6 760-5874

OVERTIME GAMES (2-4) 2010 Jacksonville State...... 1 L 27-34 2010 N.C. Central...... 1 W 20-17 2011 South Alabama...... 2 W 27-20 2011 UTSA...... 1 L 14-17 2011 St. Francis (Ill.)...... 1 L 27-30 2013 Jacksonville State...... 1 L 26-32

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HEADACHES CO Bill Curry...... 2008-2012 * 10-23 (3) Trent Miles...... 2013-2016 9-38 (4) Tim Lappano (Interim)...... 2016 1-1 (1) Shawn Elliott...... 2017-present 9-15 (2) * Includes two seasons before the program began play YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING STAFFS 2010: Bill Curry, head coach; John Bond, offensive coordinator/quarterbacks; Jason French, outside linebackers; Craig Harmon, tight ends; Anthony Midget, secondary/special teams; Todd Perry, running backs; George Pugh, assistant head coach/recruiting coordinator/receivers; Mike Riddle, offensive line; John Thompson, defensive coordinator; Chris Ward, defensive line; Ryan Zimmerman, defensive assistant. 2011: Bill Curry, head coach; John Bond, offensive coordinator/quarterbacks; Jason French, outside linebackers; Joe Hamilton, running backs; Craig Harmon, tight ends; Anthony Midget, secondary/special teams; George Pugh, assistant head coach/recruiting coordinator/receivers; Mike Riddle, offensive line; John Thompson, defensive coordinator; Chris Ward, defensive line; Ryan Zimmerman, defensive assistant. 2012: Bill Curry, head coach; John Bond, offensive coordinator/quarterbacks; Jason French, outside linebackers; Joe Hamilton, running backs; Craig Harmon, tight ends; Anthony Midget, defensive coordinator/ secondary; George Pugh, assistant head coach/recruiting coordinator/receivers; Mike Riddle, offensive line; Ricky Thomas, outside linebackers; Chris Ward, defensive line. 2013: Trent Miles, head coach; Keary Colbert, wide receivers; Harold Etheridge, assistant head coach/ offensive line; Luke Huard, quarterbacks; Shannon Jackson, defensive line; Jeff Jagodzinski, offensive coordinator; Jesse Minter, defensive coordinator; P.J. Volker, inside linebackers/recruiting coordinator; J.D. Williams, secondary/special teams. 2014: Trent Miles, head coach; Harold Etheridge, assistant head coach/offensive line; Luke Huard, quarterbacks; Shannon Jackson, defensive line; Jeff Jagodzinski, offensive coordinator; Tim Lappano, receivers; BILL Brock Lough, running backs; Jesse Minter, defensive coordinator; P.J. Volker, inside linebackers/recruiting coordinator; J.D. Williams, secondary/special teams. CURRY 2015: Trent Miles, head coach; Harold Etheridge, assistant head coach/offensive line; Luke Huard, Inaugural Head Coach quarterbacks; Jeff Jagodzinski, offensive coordinator; Larry Knight, outside linebackers; Tim Lappano, receivers; Eric Lewis, secondary; Jesse Minter, defensive coordinator; Tony Samuel, defensive line; P.J. Volker, inside linebackers/recruiting coordinator. 2016: Trent Miles, head coach; Harold Etheridge, assistant head coach/offensive line; Luke Huard, offensive coordinator/quarterbacks; Jeff Jagodzinski, assistant; Larry Knight, outside linebackers; Tim Lappano, receivers; Eric Lewis, secondary/special teams; Jesse Minter, defensive coordinator; Rick Minter defensive line; John McDonnell, senior offensive analyst; P.J. Volker, inside linebackers/recruiting coordinator. 2017: Shawn Elliott, head coach; Nate Fuqua, defensive coordinator/outside linebackers; Travis Trickett, offensive coordinator/quarterbacks; Chris Collins, safeties; Skylor Magee, defensive line; Trent McKnight, receivers; Sam Shade, cornerbacks; Josh Stepp, running backs/tight ends; Cedric Williams, offensive line; Rusty Wright, inside linebackers/special teams/recruiting coordinator. 2018: Shawn Elliott, head coach; Nate Fuqua, defensive coordinator/outside linebackers; Travis Trickett, offensive coordinator/quarterbacks; Tim Bowens, running backs; Chris Collins, safeties; Blake Gideon, cornerbacks; Skylor Magee, defensive line; Trent McKnight, receivers; Josh Stepp, tight ends; Cedric Williams, offensive line; Rusty Wright, inside linebackers/special teams/recruiting coordinator.

ALL-TIME ASSISTANT COACHES Knight, Larry, 2015-16 (Outside Linebackers) Tiller, Tony, 2013 (Running Backs) Lappano, Tim, 2014-16 (Wide Receivers) Trickett, Travis, 2017-18 (Offensive Coordinator/ Austin, Thomas, 2019-present (Offensive Line) Lawing, Brad, 2019 (Defensive Line, spring only) Quarterbacks) Bond, John, 2008-12 (Offensive Coordinator) Lewis, Eric, 2015-16 (Secondary) Volker, P.J., 2013-16 (Linebackers/Recruiting Bowens, Tim, 2018 (Running Backs) Lough, Brock, 2014 (Running Backs) Coordinator) Colbert, Keary, 2013 (Wide Receivers) Magee, Skylor, 2017-18 (Defensive Line) Ward, Chris, 2008-12 (Defensive Line) Collins, Chris, 2017-present (Safeties, 2017-18; McKnight, Trent, 2017-present (Receivers) Williams, Cedric, 2017-18 (Offensive Line) Safeties/Recruiting Coordinator, 2019-present)) Midget, Anthony, 2009-12 (Secondary/Special Williams, J.D., 2013-14 (Secondary/Special Teams) Etheridge, Harold, 2013-16 (Assistant Head Teams, 2010-11; Defensive Coordinator, 2012) Wood, Shiel, 2019-present (Inside Linebackers) Coach/Offensive Line) Minter, Jesse, 2013-16 (Defensive Coordinator) Wright, Rusty, 2017-18 (Inside Linebackers/Special French, Jason, 2009-12 (Outside Linebackers) Minter, Rick, 2016 (Defensive Line) Teams/Recruiting Coordinator) Fuqua, Nate, 2017-present (Defensive Perry, Todd, 2010 (Runni09-10 Backs) Zimmerman, Ryan, 2010-11 (Specialists/Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers) Pugh, George, 2008-12 (Asst. Head Coach/ Assistant) Gideon, Blake, 2018 (Cornerbacks) Recruiting Coord./Wide Receivers) Glenn, Brad, 2019-present (Offensive Coordinator/ Riddle, Mike, 2009-12 (Offensive Line) Quarterbacks) Robertson, Travian, 2019-present (Defensive Line) Hamilton, Joe, 2011-12 (Running Backs) Samuel, Tony, 2015 (Defensive Line) Harmon, Craig, 2010-12 (Tight Ends) Savage, Aairon, 2019-present (Cornerbacks) Huard, Luke, 2013-16 (Quarterbacks, 2013-15; Smith, Jimmy, 2019-present (Running Backs) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, 2016) Stepp, Josh, 2017-present (Running Backs/Tight Jackson, Shannon, 2013-14 (Defensive Line) Ends, 2017; Tight Ends, 2018) Jagodzinski, Jeff, 2013-16 (Offensive Coordinator, Thomas, Ricky, 2012 (Defensive Ends) 2013-15; Assistant, 2016) Thompson, John, 2008-11 (Assistant Head Coach/ Defensive Coordinator) 116 GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM 2019 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL #OurCity ALL-TIMELETTERWINNERS

Allen, Antreal...... 2014-15-16-17 Grady, Kendrec...... 2017 Allen, Marterious...... 2015-16-17-18 Greene, Marquan...... 2015 Amazan, Cliff...... 2016 Gregg, Tucker...... 2018 Agnew, Theo...... 2012-13 Gunn, D’Mario...... 2011-12 Anderson, Khai...... 2017-18 Hall, Michael...... 2010-11 Andrews, Octavious...... 2015 Hampton, Gabe...... 2010-12 Anthony, Nate...... 2010-11-12-13 Harden, Donovan...... 2014-15 Applin, DeAndre...... 2017-18 Hart, Penny...... 2015-16-17-18 Arbuckle, Nick...... 2014-15 Hawkins, Akil...... 2014-15-16 Arnold, T.J...... 2018 Haynes, Sidney...... 2010 Atkinson, Hunter...... 2016-17-18 Haywood, Spencer...... 2014 Bacon, Chris...... 2018 Height, Nyiakki...... 2015 Baker, Bobby...... 2015-16 Heyward, Victor...... 2017-18 Barnett, Tra...... 2016-17-18 Hill, Kelton...... 2010-11-12-13 Bartlett, Pat...... 2018 Hill, Trent...... 2013-14-15-16 Bateman, Taz...... 2015-17 Hogan, Mark...... 2010-11-12 Batiste, Tarris...... 2013-14-15 Holdenson, Oliver...... 2016-17-18 Barnes, Fred...... 2010 Holman, Seth-Patrick...... 2015-16-17-18 BRYAN Bell, Ronnie...... 2012-13-14 Hood, Ben...... 2017-18 Benvenuto, Christian...... 2011 Hopson, Carnell...... 2013-14-15-16 Bilukidi, Christo...... 2010-11 Howard, Isaiah...... 2010 WILLIAMS Blair Lynquez...... 2012-13-14 Howse, Gerald...... 2014 The 2017 team captain was Bostic, Evan...... 2010-11 Hubbard, Matt...... 2011-12-13-14 the first Panther to earn a Boyd, Todd...... 2014-15-16-17 Hughes, Justin...... 2010 Brooks, Joel...... 2014 Huey, David...... 2012-14-15 sixth season of eligibility. Brown, Barry...... 2017-18 Hunter, Jontrey...... 2018 Bryant, Niemus...... 2015-16-17 Ibarrondo, Cliff...... 2011 Burkhalter, Sam...... 2010 Ifedi, Jonathan...... 2017-18 Miller, David...... 2012-13 Smith, Duvall...... 2014 Caffey, Marcus...... 2014 Ivory, Michael...... 2014-15-16 Minor Nathaniel...... 2011-12-14 Smith, Glenn...... 2014-15-16-17 Campbell, Cloves...... 2015-16 Jackson, Jalen...... 2018 Mobley, Gabe...... 2015-16-17-18 Smith, Jerome...... 2015-16-17 Cannon, Derrick...... 2015 Jackson, Star...... 2010 Moody, Dexter...... 2011 Smith, Malcolm...... 2010-11-12 Carroll, Blake...... 2018 Jacobs, Dartez...... 2014-15 Moon, Cole...... 2010 Spencer, Jameel...... 2013-14-15-16 Carter, Bo...... 2010-11-12 Jacoby, Ben...... 2010-11 Moore, Davis...... 2014-15-16 Stephens, C.J...... 2011-12 Carter, Roger...... 2017-18 Jean-Bart, Jonathan...... 2013 Morris, Myles...... 2013 Stephens-McQueen, Trajan...... 2017-18 Champaigne, Diondre...... 2018 Jenkins, Kalan...... 2010-11 Muasau, Jake...... 2010-11 Stetzer, Marcus...... 2012-14 Chapman, Trey...... 2017-18 Jeppesen, Sean...... 2012-13-14 Muasau, Louie...... 2010 Stewart, Rashad...... 2012-13 Chastain, Clay...... 2015 John, Ulrick...... 2010-11-12-13 Myers, Kam...... 2015 Stoehr, Alex...... 2014-15-16 Chahoy, Brad...... 2010 Johnson, Lucas...... 2015-16-17-18 Neal, Kyler...... 2013-15-16-17 Stone, Cedric...... 2016-17 Cheatham, Kam...... 2012 Jones, Brandon...... 2010-11 Nemec, Tyler...... 2014 Strahan, Jordan...... 2018 Cheridor, Mackendy...... 2013-15-16-17 Jones, Jaylon...... 2018 Nesmith, Jacob...... 2016-17 Strickland, Tanner...... 2013-14-15 Clay, B.J...... 2014-15-16-17 Jones, Tamir...... 2017-18 Nesmith, Nick...... 2013 Stubbs, Darius...... 2018 Clottey, Harrison...... 2010-11-12 Jones, Tevin...... 2013-14-15-16 Nobles, Jawan...... 2016 Sullivan, Chandon...... 2014-15-16-17 Collins, Kristian...... 2015 Jordan, Arington...... 2012-13 Ogbuehi, Emmanuel...... 2010-11-12 Sumter, Malik...... 2018 Crawford, Jacorey...... 2018 Kaplan, A.J...... 2013-14 Opanubi, Olufemi...... 2010-11 Sweeting, Avery...... 2015 Crocker, Dontavis...... 2012 Karriem, Khiry...... 2010-11 Owens, Christian...... 2018 Taylor, Jhi’Shawn...... 2018 Cumberlander, Christian...... 2017 Kelly, John...... 2012-13 Paige, Seth...... 20018 Teknipp, Bill...... 2014-15-16 Cunningham, Will...... 2014-15-16 Kelley, DeQueszman...... 2015 Parks, Jaquez...... 2016-17-18 ten Lohuis, Rogier...... 2016 Curney, Ed...... 2015-17-18 King, Grant...... 2010-11-12-13 Patrick, Charlie...... 2016 Thomas, Terry...... 2016-17-18 Dallas, Kight...... 2013 King, Melvin...... 2012-13-14-15 Paxton, Jamal...... 2016-17 Thompson, Kevin...... 2011 Davidson, Jah-Mai...... 2014-15 Kirk, Demarcus...... 2015-16-17-18 Paxton, Nate...... 2013-14-15-18 Traylor, James...... 2014-15-16-17 Davis, Hubert...... 2010 Kirkland, Ladeven...... 2010-11 Payne, Trey...... 2014-15-16-17 Triplett, Chancellor...... 2016-17 Davis, Michael...... 2011-12 Knight, Camrin...... 2018 Pearson, Drew...... 2011-12 Truitt, Robert...... 2011 Davis, Ramell...... 2011-12-13 Knowles, Davis...... 2011-12 Peary, Dion...... 2010 Vance, Iain...... 2010 Davis, Robert...... 2013-14-15-16 Lain, Javonte...... 2016-18 Perez, Cristian...... 2014 Vinson, Mitchell...... 2012 Dixon, Terrance...... 2018 Laurent, Julien...... 2015-16 Peterkin, Ronald...... 2016-17 Wade, Jalen...... 2018 Donovan, Michael...... 2010 Lawrence, Jalen...... 2013-14-15-16-17 Peterson, Joseph...... 2012-13-14-15 Watson, Rosevelt...... 2010-11-12 Dorn, Kendrick...... 2016-17 Lawrence, Shawanye...... 2013-14-15-16 Phillips, Kyndall...... 2018 Werts, Ari...... 2015-16-17 Dowling, Robert...... 2013-14-15-16 Lazarus, Remy...... 2017-18 Portee, A.J...... 2011 White, Quavian...... 2018 Duckworth, Bryson...... 2017-18 Lee, Parris...... 2010-11-12-13 Ransby, Jamal...... 2010-11-12-13 Wilder, Rendell...... 2011-23 Dukes, Bruce...... 2014-15 Little, Drew...... 2010-11 Ricks, Malik...... 2014-16-17 Willer, Sebastian...... 2014-15-16-17 Dungy, Mario...... 2018 Lockley, Joe...... 2012 Ringer, Kaleb...... 2015-16 Wiley, Austen...... 2010 Ehasz, Matt...... 2011-12 Lupo, Brandon...... 2010 Robbins, Connor...... 2018 Williams, Arthur...... 2010-11 Ellington, Dan...... 2018 Lutz, Wil...... 2012-13-14-15 Robinson, Jarrell...... 2011-12-13-14 Williams, Bryan...... 2012-14-15-16-17 Ennis, Trey...... 2010 Lytle, Jonathan...... 2014-15 Roldan, Dom...... 2015 Williams, Danny...... 2010-11-12-13 Ervin, Isaiah...... 2011 Mallory, Qwontez...... 2011 Rucker, Keith...... 2013-14-15-16 Willis, Hardrick...... 2017 Evans, Taylor...... 2014-15 Manning, Conner...... 2016-17 Ruiz, Joel...... 2014-15 Wilson, Albert...... 2010-11-12-13 Evans, Travis...... 2010-11-12-13 Martin, Ronald...... 2012-13-14 Russell, Donald...... 2011-12 Wilson, Dontae...... 2017-18 Everett, Andrew...... 2016 Matthews, Demarius...... 2010-11-12-13 Sauls, Jon Marshall...... 2010 Winchester, Aaron...... 2016-17-18 Faltz, DeShaun...... 2017 May, Jamaal...... 2011-14 Scaife, Emiere...... 2015-17 Wolgamott, Steve...... 2014-15 Fears, Jocquez...... 2010-11 McClendon, Brent...... 2010-11-12-13 Schlechter, Bo...... 2010-11 Woodard, Terrance...... 2010-11-12-13 Felder, Akeen...... 2010-11-12 McCoy, Cornelius...... 2018 Scott, C.J...... 2013 Woods, Bailey...... 2010-11 Ferguson, Robert...... 2010-11-12-13 McCray, Darren...... 2010-11-12-13 Shaw, Michael...... 2015-16-17-18 Wright, Brandon...... 2016-17-18 Folau, Kelepi...... 2015 McGee, Alonzo...... 2015-16 Shorter, Demetrious...... 2010 Wyatt, Blake...... 2010-11-12 Garcia, Max...... 2010 McKay, Allen...... 2010-11-12-13 Simon, Nate...... 2014-15 Wynn, Tim...... 2010-12-13-14 Gentry, Devin...... 2016-17-18 McLane, Ben...... 2012-13-14 Simonsen, Tyler...... 2015-16 Yandell, Clyde...... 2010-11 Gilbert, Joseph...... 2010-11 McQueen, Scotty...... 2010-11-12-13 Singleton, Kail...... 2010-11-12-13 Yates, Cade...... 2012-13 Gilmore, Shamarious...... 2017-18 McWilliams, Warren...... 2018 Skelton, Demazio...... 2011-12 Young, LaDarion...... 2013 Gore, Tyler...... 2018 Meyer, Nick...... 2017 Smith, Akeem...... 2018 Zeigler, Daniel...... 2014-16-17 Gorringe, Garrett...... 2013-14-15 Middleton, Chase...... 2015-16-17-18 Smith, Alex...... 2011-12

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PRO FOOTBALL CHRONOLOGY Theo Agnew, DL Atlanta Falcons ...... 2014 Nick Arbuckle, QB Calgary Stampeders (CFL) *.... 2016, 18-19 Christo Bilukidi, DL Oakland Raiders *...... 2012-13 Cincinnati Bengals *...... 2013-14 Baltimore Ravens *...... 2014-15 Washington Redskins...... 2016 N.Y. Jets...... 2016 Mackendy Cheridor, DE...... 2018 CHRISTO Atlanta Falcons B.J. Clay, CB BILUKIDI San Diego Chargers...... 2018 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)...... 2019 A member of Georgia State’s Robert Davis, WR inaugural team in 2010, Bilukidi Washington Redskins *...... 2017-19 was the first Panther to be drafted and the first to play in Ulrick John, OL an NFL game in 2012. Indianapolis Colts...... 2014(IR)-15 Miami Dolphins *...... 2015-16 Arizona Cardinals *...... 2016-17 Green Bay Packers *...... 2017 New England Patriots (IR)...... 2018 NFL DRAFT CFL DRAFT New Orleans Saints...... 2019 Christo Bilukidi, DL...... 2012 Christo Bilukidi, DL...... 2012 Brandon Jones, S Oakland Raiders...... 6th (189) Winnipeg Blue Bombers...... 3rd Tampa Bay Storm (AFL)...... 2012 Julien Laurent, DL Ulrick John, OL...... 2014 Julien Laurent, DL...... 2018 CFL) BC Lions ( *...... 2018-19 Indianapolis Colts...... 7th (232) British Columbia Lions...... 1st (7th) Wil Lutz, PK Robert Davis...... 2017 Baltimore Ravens...... 2016 Washington Redskins...... 6th (205) CFL FREE AGENT SIGNEES New Orleans Saints *...... 2016-19 Nick Arbuckle, QB...... 2016 Chase Middleton, LB...... 2019 NFL FREE AGENT SIGNEES Calgary Stampeders (practice squad) Houston Texans B.J. Clay, CB...... 2019 Jake Muasau, LB Jake Muasau, LB...... 2012 Edmonton Eskimos New York Giants...... 2012-13 New York Giants Emmanuel Ogbuehi, TE Emmanuel Ogbuehi, TE...... 2013 Washington Redskins...... 2013 Washington Redskins Miami Dolphins...... 2013-14 Donald Russell, RB...... 2013 Cleveland Browns...... 2014 Atlanta Falcons Baltimore Ravens...... 2014 Albert Wilson, WR...... 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers...... 2015 Kansas City Chiefs Theo Agnew, DL...... 2014 Donald Russell, RB Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons...... 2013 Wil Lutz, PK...... 2016 Chandon Sullivan, CB Baltimore Ravens Philadelphia Eagles*...... 2018 Mackendy Cheridor, DE...... 2018 Green Bay Packers...... 2019 Atlanta Falcons Albert Wilson, WR B.J. Clay, CB...... 2018 Kansas City Chiefs *...... 2014-17 San Diego Chargers Miami Dolphins *...... 2018-19 Chandon Sullivan, CB...... 2018 * Played in regular-season game Philadelphia Eagles CHANDON Penny Hart, WR...... 2019 Indianapolis Colts SULLIVAN Chase Middleton, LB...... 2019 First Panther invited to Houston Texans Reese’s Senior Bowl.

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