2019 SAMFORD FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS March 25-April 19, 2019 Seibert Stadium, Birmingham, Ala. QUICK FACTS SAMFORD HEADS INTO 2019 SPRING PRACTICE The Samford football team will begin spring practice for 2019 on Monday, March 25, with a GENERAL SCHOOL: Samford University practice at 4:01 p.m. at Seibert Stadium. The Bulldogs will wrap up the spring season on Friday, LOCATION: Birmingham, Ala. April 19 at 6:01 a.m. All practices are open to the media and public. FOUNDED: 1841 as Howard College ENROLLMENT: 5,509 PRESIDENT: Dr. Andrew Westmoreland SPRING NOTES Alma Mater/Year: Ouachita Baptist/1979 • Samford returns seven starters on offense and four starters on defense from the 2018 squad. ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Martin Newton The returning starters on offense are Jai’Rus Creamer (WR), Yassar El-Amin (WR), George Alma Mater/Year: Samford/1983 Grimwade (OL), Brendan Loftus (OL), Nick Nixon (OL), Chris Shelling (WR) and Mike Wil- GAME OPERATIONS: Joe Davidson (Assoc. AD) ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE: (205) 726-2966 liams (OL). Defensive returning starters are Nick Barton (FS), William Bryant (CB), Joshua INTERNET ADDRESS: www.samfordsports.com Carter (CB), Tre’Shun Floyd (LB), Justin Foster (DL), and Jalen Nash (DL). CONFERENCE: Southern Conference NICKNAME: Bulldogs • Samford enters the season having to replace three All-Americans. Devlin COLORS: Red and Blue Hodges, the 2018 , wide receiver Kelvin McKnight and defensive line- STADIUM: Seibert Stadium CAPACITY: 6,700 man Ahmad Gooden all earned All-America honors last year and will have to be replaced this PLAYING SURFACE: LSR Blade Synthetic Surface season. FIRST YEAR OF FOOTBALL: 1906 ALL-TIME OVERALL RECORD: 458-458-47 • The 2019 season will be the fifth at Samford for head coach Chris Hatcher and his staff. Hatcher is 27-19 in four seasons at Samford. His 2018 squad finished 6-5 overall and 5-3 in COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE Southern Conference play, marking the program’s eighth-straight winning season. Hatcher has ASSISTANT AD/ FOOTBALL CONTACT: Joey Mullins OFFICE PHONE: (205) 726-2799 led the program to the NCAA Division I-FCS Playoffs in two of his four seasons. CELL PHONE: (205) 532-3477 E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] DIRECTOR/SOCIAL MEDIA: Austin Scott SPRING SCHEDULE OFFICE PHONE: (205) 726-2802 Below is a schedule for the spring. Remember, dates and times are subject to change. E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] March 25, 4:01 p.m. SID FAX PHONE: (205) 726-2132 March 27, 4:01 p.m. PRESS BOX PHONE: (205) 726-2143/2144 March 29, 6:01 a.m. April 1, 4:01 p.m. COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH: Chris Hatcher April 2, 4:01 p.m. Alma Mater/Year: Valdosta State/1994 April 3, 4:01 p.m. RECORD AT SAMFORD (YEARS): 27-19 (5thyear) April 5, 6:01 a.m. CAREER RECORD (YEARS): 148-76 (20th year) April 8, 4:01 p.m. FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE: (205) 726-2575 April 9, 4:01 p.m. BEST TIME/DAY TO REACH COACH: Contact SID ASSISTANT COACHES/STAFF (Responsibilities): April 10, 4:01 p.m. Bill D’Ottavio (Assoc. Head Coach/Def. Coordinator) April 12, 6:01 a.m. Russ Callaway (Offensive Coordinator/) April 15, 4:01 p.m. Shawn Bostick (Offensive Line) April 16, 4:01 p.m. Kynjee Cotton (Defensive Line) April 18, 4:01 p.m. Darius Eubanks (Safeties) Jamael Lett (Secondary) April 19, 6:01 a.m. Ross Newton (Linebackers) 2018 RESULTS (6-5, 5-3 SoCon) 2019 SCHEDULE Derrick Sherman (Wide Receivers) DATE OPPONENT RESULT DATE OPPONENT TIME Ricky Turner (Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends) Aug. 30 Shorter W, 66-9 Aug. 24 vs. Youngstown St.# 2 p.m. Ben Ashford (Director of Strength and Conditioning) Sept. 8 at Florida State L, 26-36 Aug. 31 at Tennessee Tech TBD James Carlson (Director of Equipment Services) Sept. 15 Mercer* L, 24-30 Sept. 14 at Wofford* TBD Steve Adams (Director of Player Personnel) Sept. 22 at Chattanooga* L, 20-27 Sept. 21 Alabama A&M TBD Rocky Sabbatini (Video Coordinator) Sept. 29 at #4 Kennesaw St. L, 10-24 Sept. 28 The Citadel* TBD Tanner Schultheis (Director of Football Operations) Oct. 6 Western Carolina* W, 66-28 Oct. 5 Furman* TBD Oct. 13 VMI* W, 73-22 Oct. 12 at VMI* TBD THE TEAM Oct. 20 at Furman* W, 38-25 Oct. 26 ETSU* TBD 2018 Overall Record: 6-5 Nov. 3 #8 Wofford* W, 35-20 Nov. 2 at Mercer* TBD 2018 SoCon Record/Finish: 5-3/4th Nov. 10 at The Citadel* L, 27-42 Nov. 9 Chattanooga* TBD Offensive Starters R/L: 7/4 Nov. 17 at #17 ETSU* W, 38-27 Nov. 16 at Western Carolina* TBD Defensive Starters R/L: 6/5 Letterwinners R /L: 67/13 *-Southern Conference Game Nov. 23 at Auburn TBD #-Guardian Credit Union Kickoff (Montgomery) *-Southern Conference Game www.samfordsports.com Samford Spring Football 2019 2019 SAMFORD SPRING FOOTBALL

SAMFORD’S RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING: ATTEMPTS YARDS AVG. TDS DeMarcus Ware 87 429 4.9 7 Antwoine Sims 35 144 4.1 0

PASSING: COMP. ATT. INT. TDS YARDS PCT. Liam Welch 4 6 0 1 24 66.7

RECEIVING: REC. YARDS AVG. AVG/GAME TDS Chris Shelling 63 688 10.9 62.5 9 Jai’Rus Creamer 30 335 11.2 30.5 3 DeMarcus Ware 27 156 5.8 15.6 2

TACKLES: SOLO ASST. TOT. INT. TFL (YDS) SACKS (YDS) Tre’Shun Floyd 21 26 47 1 3.5 (8) 1.5 (6) William Bryant 28 7 35 0 0 0 Nathan East 20 14 34 0 2.0 (3) 0

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CHRIS HATCHER HEAD COACH Chris Hatcher was named Samford’s 36th head football coach on Dec. 11, 2014. C Now entering his fifth season at Samford, Hatcher boasts a career record of 148-76 in 19 years as a college head coach, having previously coached at Murray State, Georgia Southern and Valdosta State. Hatcher’s 2018 team posted the program’s eighth-straight winning season, the longest streak in program history. Also during the season, quarterback Devlin Hodges became the FCS’ all-time leader in career passing yards. Hodges also earned the highest individual honor at the FCS level, winning the Walter Payton Award. Additionally, he was named the Southern Conference’s Offensive Player of the Year for a third-straight season. Also in 2018, Hodges set school records for single-season completions (388), attempts (550), passing yards (4,283). Hodges was named the SoCon’s Offensive Player of the Year and a third team All-American at the conclusion of the season. In 2017, Hatcher led the team to an 8-4 record and a spot in the NCAA Division I-FCS Playoffs for a second-straight season for the first time since 1992. As a unit, the 2016 Samford offense ranked third among all FCS schools in passing offense, averaging 349.4 passing yards per game. The offense also ranked sixth in the nation in red zone offense (90.2%), 11th in team passing efficiency (155.24), 12th in scoring offense (35.1 ppg.) and 14th in total offense (446.2 ypg.). In his first season at Samford in 2015, Hatcher put his stamp on the Bulldog program. Samford finished the season third in the nation in passing offense (332.9 ypg.), seventh in the nation in total offense (479.7 ypg.) and seventh in fourth down conver- sions (66.7%). Hatcher’s special teams also stood out, ranking fifth nationally in kickoff return average (24.34 ypr.). Hatcher led the Bulldogs to a 6-5 record that first season, ending the season with a pair of impressive Southern Conference road wins at Wofford and Mercer. The 2015 team also produced a pair of All-Americans in cornerback James Bradberry and place- kicker Anthony Pistelli. Hatcher came to Samford after serving as the head coach at Murray State University from 2010 to 2014. In five seasons as the head coach of the Racers, Hatcher’s teams employed the high-powered “Hatch Attack” offense to top the Division I-FCS football charts. In 2014, the Racers ranked second in the nation in passing offense, averaging 327.2 yards per game. The team also ranked 15th in total offense at 468.3 yards per contest. MSU used a balanced attack in 2013. The Racers rushed the ball 424 times, while throwing it 458, in averaging 398.6 yards of offense. The offense was spearheaded by All-America wide receiver Walter Powell, who hauled in 66 passes for 837 yards and 13 in just 10 games. The 2012 Murray State offense led the Ohio Valley Conference for the third-straight season. MSU averaged a school- record 484.4 yards of offense per game, while also setting a new single-season record by averaging 348.9 yards through the air. The 2011 season saw the Racers go 7-4 and post back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since the 1999-2000 seasons. MSU closed the season winning five of its final six games, including going on the road and knocking off nationally-ranked Tennessee Tech. The Racer offense was among the most prolific in the nation as MSU ranked third in scoring offense, fourth in total offense and seventh in passing offense. The 5,070 yards of total offense marked just the fifth time in school history MSU amassed over 5,000 yards, while the 460.9 yards per game were the third-most all time. The Racers also rushed for 152.27 yards per game. The defense was not to be outdone as the Racers recorded their first shutout in seven years with a 39-0 victory over Mis- sissippi Valley State. It also marked the first shutout on the road since 1986, and the first non-conference road shutout since the 1979 season. In 2010, the Racer offense led the OVC in passing offense, total offense and scoring offense, while ranking fourth nationally in passing offense, fifth in total offense and fifth in scoring offense. Hatcher is no stranger to the Southern Conference, as he served as the head coach at Georgia Southern from 2007 to 2009. In his first season with the Eagles in 2007, Hatcher led GSU to the second-best regular season turnaround in program his- tory, a plus-4 improvement from 2006. The Eagles ranked among the national leaders in various categories on offense, defense and special teams. He also coached five All-America players, including quarterback , the second Walter Payton Award winner at GSU. The Eagles returned to the national rankings after a 14-week hiatus as the Hatcher era got off to a 4-1 start. GSU climbed as high as No. 11, after the Eagles recorded three-straight victories at No. 5 Appalachian State, ending the Mountaineers 30-game home winning streak, at home against No. 25 The Citadel and at No. 10 Wofford. The prolific offense ranked first in rushing, eighth in total offense, eighth in scoring offense and 23rd in sacks allowed. The defense was 14th in turnover margin and 17th in fumbles recovered, while the special teams ranked 25th in net punting. The 2008 season saw Hatcher guide the Eagles to the program’s 25th winning season in 27 years. www.samfordsports.com Samford Spring Football 2019 2019 SAMFORD SPRING FOOTBALL

In late October, the Eagles set an NCAA record for the largest fourth-quarter comeback as GSU erased a 31-3 deficit for a thrilling 38-31 overtime victory at Western Carolina. The OT contest was just the first of an NCAA record four overtime games played by the Eagles in 2008. Hatcher’s team provided impressive numbers in all three phases. The offense ranked 20th nationally in passing and scor- ing, while the defense ranked 26th in sacks and 22nd in tackles-for-loss. The special teams units finished 14th in punt returns and 36th in kickoff returns. All of this was done as Hatcher and his staff were forced to play close to 30 freshmen on a consistent basis throughout the season. In all, five Eagles received All-SoCon honors and seven freshmen representing offense, defense and special teams were named to the inaugural SoCon All-Freshman Team. Prior to his time at GSU, Hatcher molded Valdosta State into one of the most dominant teams in Division II. The winningest coach in Blazers’ history, Hatcher was 76-12 at his alma mater. In his first year back at VSU, Hatcher took a 4-7 squad the previous year and produced a 10-2 overall record (8-1 in GSC action) and a berth in the Division II playoffs. He coached quarterback Dusty Bonner, who was a two-time winner of the Harlon Hill Trophy as the NCAA Division II Player of the Year, an award Hatcher won himself in 1994. His 2001 and 2002 teams posted back-to-back undefeated records during the regular season, part of a Gulf South Confer- ence record 35 straight victories during the regular season. During the 2004 championship season, the Blazers lost their season-opener before rattling off 13 consecutive victories, capped by a 36-31 victory over Pittsburg State in the title game. Hatcher was named National Coach of the Year by the Coaches Association and was the offensive coordinator for the East squad at the Hula Bowl. In 2005, Valdosta opened the season ranked No. 1 for four-straight weeks and saw the season culminate with a sixth- straight NCAA postseason appearance. Despite an 8-2 record in 2006, the 10th-ranked Blazers did not receive an invitation to the playoffs, marking the first time that occurred in the Hatcher era. The 2006 team finished sixth nationally in passing offense (283 yards per game), 12th in scoring offense (34.9 ppg.) and HATCHER VS. ALL OPPONENTS Albany (N.Y.) 1-0 Kent State 0-1 Albany State 7-1 Kentucky Wesleyan 1-0 Appalachian State 1-2 Louisville 0-3 Arkansas-Monticello 3-0 Mars Hill 1-0 Arkansas Tech 3-0 Mercer 3-1 Austin Peay 5-1 Mississippi State 0-1 Bowling Green 0-1 Mississippi Valley State 1-0 Carson-Newman 2-1 Missouri 0-1 Campbellsville 1-0 Missouri State 3-0 Catawba 1-1 North Alabama 5-3 Central Arkansas 8-2 North Carolina 0-1 Chattanooga 2-5 Northeastern 1-0 The Citadel 4-3 Ouachita Baptist 7-0 Clark Atlanta 1-0 Pittsburgh State 1-0 Coastal Carolina 1-0 Samford 0-2 Colorado State 0-1 Shorter 1-0 Delta State 5-3 South Dakota State 1-1 East Tennessee State 2-1 Southeast Missouri State 3-2 Eastern Illinois 2-3 Southern Arkansas 7-0 Eastern Kentucky 1-4 Tennessee-Martin 1-4 Elon 0-3 Tennessee State 3-2 Florida A&M 1-0 Tennessee Tech 4-1 Florida Atlantic 1-0 Texas A&M-Kingsville 1-0 Florida State 0-2 Union (Ky.) 1-0 Fort Valley State 6-0 VMI 4-0 Furman 4-3 West Alabama 8-0 Georgia 0-2 West Chester 1-0 Georgia State 1-0 West Georgia 7-1 Grand Valley State 0-1 Western Carolina 5-2 Harding 3-1 Western Michigan 0-1 Henderson State 4-0 Wofford 6-1 Jacksonville State 1-4 Youngstown State 0-1 Kennesaw State 1-2 CAREER 148-71 www.samfordsports.com Samford Spring Football 2019 2019 SAMFORD SPRING FOOTBALL

19th in total offense (389.9 ypg.). In addition to the offensive success, the 2006 defense ranked 27th nationally in scoring defense (15.7 ppg.) while the special teams ranked third in punt returns (17.3 ypr.) and blocked seven kicks. The Macon, Ga., native spent one year as quarterbacks/tight ends coach at the University of Central Florida where he worked with future NFL quarterback Daunte Culpepper. He then spent three years working with the quarterbacks at the University of Kentucky where he worked under former VSU head coach Hal Mumme. During his time with the Wildcats, he coached the No. 1 NFL draft pick, All-America quarterback Tim Couch. While at UK, Hatcher and the Wildcats played in the 1999 Outback Bowl, the program’s first New Year’s Day Bowl in 47 years, then followed that the following year with a berth in the ’99 Music City Bowl. It marked the first time the Wildcats had con- secutive bowl appearances in 15 years. Hatcher carried his success on the playing field to help him develop into one of the nation’s winningest coaches. A two- time All-American quarterback at VSU (1993 and 1994), Hatcher threw for 11,363 yards and 121 touchdowns during his stellar career. During his senior year in 1994, he led the Blazers to their first postseason berth, advancing to the quarterfinals, and when it was all said and done set 29 VSU passing and total offense records. Among the national records he once set were a 68.5 career completion percentage and a streak of 20-straight completions in a game against New Haven. Hatcher held 14 Valdosta State, 13 Gulf South Conference and 17 Division II national records. He also started 41 consecutive games, posting a 29-10-2 record. Not only did Hatcher excel on the field, he was just as successful in the classroom. Twice he received the Gulf South Con- ference’s Commissioner’s Trophy which is awarded to the league’s Most Outstanding Student-Athlete. He finished his senior year by winning several national honors including: the NCAA Top Eight Award, the CoSIDA Academic All-America National Player of the Year and a postgraduate scholarship from the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame. At the time when Hatcher won the Harlon Hill Trophy, he won by the second-largest voting margin in the then-19-year his- tory of the award. Hatcher was also voted to the GSC Football team of the 1990s. The honors continued to add up even after his playing days. Hatcher was named to the Valdosta State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001, in his first year of eligibility. He was also elected into the Macon Sports Hall of Fame the same year. In 2005, Hatcher was inducted into the Division II Hall of Fame. Hatcher was also inducted into the inaugural class of the GSC Hall of Fame in 2014. Hatcher graduated from Valdosta State in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education. He and his wife, Lori, also a graduate of VSU, are the parents of a son, Ty, and daughter, Talley. Ty is entering his second season as a quarterback on the Samford team.

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2019 COACHING STAFF

Bill D’Ottavio Russ Callaway Shawn Bostick Kynjee Cotton Darius Eubanks Asst. Head Coach/ Offensive Coordinator/ Offensive Line Defensive Line Safeties Defensive Coordinator Quarterbacks

Jamael Lett Ross Newton Derrick Sherman Ricky Turner Ben Ashford Secondary Linebackers/Director of Wide Receivers Special Teams Coordina- Director of Strength and Recruiting tor/Tight Ends Conditioning

James Carlson Steve Adams Rocky Sabbatini Tanner Schultheis Director of Equipment Director of Player Video Coordinator Director of Football Services Personnel Operations

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2019 SAMFORD SPRING FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT CL HOMETOWN/PREV. SCHOOL 1 Chris Shelling WR 5-8 165 Sr. Lawrenceville, Ga./Army 2 Chris Oladokun QB 6-2 184 So. Tampa, Fla./Univ. of South Florida 2 Chance Hall DB 5-10 160 So. Homewood, Ala./Homewood HS 3 Kentre’vious Williams WR 6-1 184 So. Baconton, Ga./Mitchell County HS 4 Grayson Edgemon QB 6-3 184 So. Madison, Ala./Madison Academy 4 C.J. Ackles DB 6-2 190 Fr. Mount Zion, Ga./Mount Zion HS 6 Fletcher Jennings QB 6-2 181 Fr. Cullman, Ala./Cullman HS 7 Liam Welch QB 6-2 188 Jr. Augusta, Ga./Aquinas HS 8 Yassar El-Amin WR 5-10 163 Sr. Douglasville, Ga./Douglas County HS 9 Moise Satine WR 5-9 172 Jr. Avon Park, Fla./Avon Park HS 9 Chase Volpi DB 5-11 184 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Robinson HS 10 Koi Freeman DB 6-1 188 Jr. Leeds, Ala./Leeds HS 10 Cooper Cross QB 6-3 179 Jr. Marietta, Ga./Lassiter HS 11 Aaron Atkinson LB 6-0 214 Sr. Hazel Green, Ala./Hazel Green HS 11 Will Hudson QB 5-10 178 Fr. Marietta, Ga./Sprayberry HS 12 Ty King WR 5-11 157 Fr. Wrens, Ga./Jefferson County HS 12 William D’Armond QB 6-0 190 So. Baton Rouge, La./Episcopal 13 Jordan Montgomery DB 6-1 188 So. Anniston, Ala./Walter Welborn HS 14 Torrence Pollard WR 5-7 162 So. Ensley, Ala./Leeds HS 15 Ty Herring DB 6-2 192 Jr. Fernandina, Fla./Fernandina Beach HS 15 Cade Blackmon QB 5-10 180 Fr. Opelika, Ala./Opelika HS 16 Robert Adams WR 6-3 193 Sr. Montgomery, Ala./Trinity Presb. 17 Mitchell Fineran K 5-10 175 So. Fort Valley, Ga./Peach County HS 17 Devan Walker RB 5-9 180 Fr. Helena, Ala./Birmingham Prep 18 Ty Hatcher QB 5-6 148 Fr. Homewood, Ala./Bessemer Academy 18 Christian Matthew DB 6-3 175 Sr. Columbus, Ga./Georgia Southern 19 Jai’Rus Creamer WR 6-3 238 Jr. Rome, Ga./Rome HS 19 Nick Barton DB 5-10 201 Sr. Brentwood, Tenn./Ravenwood HS 21 Joshua Carter DB 6-1 198 Jr. Birmingham, Ala./Ramsay HS 21 Chandler Smith WR 5-9 186 Fr. Marietta, Ga./Walton HS 22 Nathan East LB 6-2 212 So. McCalla, Ala./McAdory HS 22 Jeremiah Roberts RB 5-7 243 So. College Park, Ga./Banneker HS 23 William Bryant DB 6-1 194 Sr. Leesburg, Ga./Lee County HS 23 Bradley Ellis WR 6-3 190 Fr. Eads, Tenn./Briarcrest Christian HS 24 Sean Hershey WR 5-10 173 So. Cornelius, N.C./Hough HS 26 Tre’Shun Floyd LB 5-11 212 Jr. Auburn, Ala./Auburn HS 26 Ty Boles RB 5-7 175 Fr. Panama City, Fla./North Bay Haven HS 27 Kendall Adams DB 6-0 172 So. Lilburn, Ga./Providence Christian 27 DeMarcus Ware RB 5-9 186 So. Olive Branch, Miss./Olive Branch HS 28 Coutrell Plair DB 5-11 168 Jr. Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood Acad 28/66 Pete Dorsten TE/OL 6-4 240 Jr. Thompsons Station, Tenn./Independence 29 Harrison Weltlich DB 6-0 172 So. Roswell, Ga./Blessed Trinity HS 29 Kendall Watson WR 5-8 169 So. Chattanooga, Tenn./McCallie School 30 Jake Burdeshaw DB 5-11 194 Jr. Homewood, Ala./Homewood HS 31 Brady Finch DB 6-2 208 So. Petosi, Mo./Petosi HS 31 Jacob Carson WR 6-2 196 Fr. Auburn, Ala./Lee-Scott Academy 32 John Booth RB 5-7 205 Fr. Cumming, Ga./Horizon Christian Academy 32 Walter Brooks WR 5-9 161 Fr. Alpharetta, Ga./Alpharetta HS 33 John Staton LB 6-1 211 Jr. Atlanta, Ga./Lovett HS 35 Joseph Mera DL 6-0 236 Fr. Fort Myers, Fla./Bishop Verot HS 35 D’Marcus Crawford WR 5-8 163 Sr. Eatonton, Ga./Putnam County HS 36 Conner Rohling WR 5-10 170 So. Vestavia Hills, Ala./Vestavia Hills HS 36 Jonathan Moore DB 5-11 176 Fr. Norcross, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian 37 Tucker Queen DB 5-10 181 So. Vestavia Hills, Ala./Vestavia Hills HS 37 Peyton Ringer WR 5-5 145 Fr. Lithonia, Ga./The Lovett School 38 Dorien Gooch LB 6-0 214 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Tampa Catholic 38 William Roseman K 6-0 145 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Robinson HS 39 Antwione Sims RB 5-10 218 So. Zephyrhills, Fla./ Navy Prep 41 Luke Hill WR 5-11 185 Sr. Franklin, Tenn./Franklin HS 42 Bradley Porcellato P 6-0 170 So. Melbourne, Australia 42 Trent Shedd LB 6-0 221 Fr. Dora, Ala./Corner HS 43 Jalen Nash DL 6-2 244 Sr. Huntersville, N.C./Army 44 Tay Berry DL 6-1 283 So. Flora, Miss./Madison Central HS 46 Slade Ziegler LB 5-11 197 Fr. Mandeville, La./Lakeshore HS 48 Jaleel Laguins LB 6-2 220 Jr. Watkinsville, Ga./Univ. of Georgia www.samfordsports.com Samford Spring Football 2019 2019 SAMFORD SPRING FOOTBALL

49 Javier King LS 5-6 184 So. Homewood, Ala./Homewood HS 49 Ryan Holcomb LB 6-0 187 Sr. Madison, Miss./Madison Central HS 50 Mike Williams OL 6-6 300 Jr. Bessemer, Ala./Bessemer Academy 51 Adam Thomas LS 6-0 215 So. Cumming, Ga./South Forsyth HS 52 Beau Myers OL 6-2 272 Fr. Clarksville, Tenn./Independence HS 53 Camren Wood LS 5-8 164 Fr. Hoover, Ala./Hoover HS 55 Caleb Dale LB 6-2 215 Fr. Navarre, Fla./Navarre HS 56 Lewis Freeman LS 6-0 230 Sr. Dunwoody, Ga./Dunwoody HS 57 Nick Nixon OL 6-6 275 Sr. Hendersonville, Tenn./Pope John Paul II HS 58 Jeremy Garth DL 5-9 249 So. Madison, Ala./James Clemens HS 61 Sean Barden DL 6-2 269 Fr. Roswell, Ga./King’s Ridge Christian HS 64 Jordan Weaver PK 6-2 195 Jr. Norcross, Ga./Wesleyan School 65/94 Austin Guyse OL 6-3 254 Fr. Trinity, Ala./West Morgan HS 67 Peter Renkoski OL 6-1 262 Fr. Roswell, Ga./Blessed Trinity Catholic HS 68 Scotty Rogers OL 6-1 280 Fr. Tampa, Fla./Plant HS 69 Emmett Taliaferro DL 6-1 239 So. Kennesaw, Ga./Mount Paran HS 71 Anthony Eads OL 6-2 271 Sr. Harpersville, Ala./Coosa Valley Acad. 72/98 Gavin Orr OL 6-2 276 So. Southside, Ala./Southside HS 75 Brendan Loftus OL 6-7 322 Sr. Tallahassee, Fla./Univ. of Miami 76 George Grimwade OL 6-6 307 Sr. Miami, Fla./Gulliver Prep 77 Nate Lee OL 6-4 318 Sr. Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes HS 79 Matthew Pittarelli OL 6-6 245 Sr. Marietta, Ga./Pope HS 80 Will Bazemore WR 6-1 207 Jr. Forsyth, Ga./Mary Persons HS 80 Justin Hayes DL 6-1 277 Fr. Smyrna, Ga./Campbell HS 81 Justin Foster DL 6-3 267 Sr. Anniston, Ala./The Donoho School 82 Will Carlton WR 6-1 190 Fr. Roswell, Ga./Miami of Ohio 83 Titus Gardner WR 5-7 156 Fr. Tuscaloosa, Ala./Tuscaloosa Academy 84 Parker Neal WR 5-8 155 Fr. Meridian, Miss./Lamar HS 85 Montrell Washington WR 5-9 184 Jr. Canton, Ga./Cherokee HS 86 Sam Fleming WR 6-0 195 Jr. Suwanee, Ga./Lambert HS 89 Robert Burke WR 6-2 209 Jr. Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood Academy 90 Garrett Brasher TE 6-3 232 So. Alpharetta, Ga./Mount Pisgah HS 91 Joshua Long DL 6-2 236 Jr. Columbus, Ga./Brookstone HS 92 Braeden Royal DL 6-0 273 Fr. Tuscaloosa, Ala./Tuscaloosa County HS 93 Champ Stewart TE 6-4 230 So. Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian 94 Nelson Jordan DL 6-1 252 So. Starkville, Miss./Starkville HS 95 Brett Granger DL 6-3 234 Jr. Helena, Ala./Helena HS 96 Mike Kelly DL 6-0 227 So. Montgomery, Ala./Montgomery Academy 98 Armond Lloyd DL 6-3 287 Jr. Birmingham, Ala./Oak Mountain HS

2019 SAMFORD FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF Chris Hatcher, Head Coach Bill D’Ottavio, Assoc. Head Coach/Def. Coordinator Russ Callaway, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Shawn Bostick, Offensive Line Kynjee Cotton, Defensive Line Darius Eubanks, Safeties Jamael Lett, Secondary Ross Newton, Linebackers Derrick Sherman, Wide Receivers Ricky Turner, Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends Ben Ashford, Director of Strength and Conditioning James Carlson, Director of Equipment Services Steve Adams, Director of Player Personnel Rocky Sabbatini, Video Coordinator Tanner Schultheis, Director of Football Operations

www.samfordsports.com Samford Spring Football 2019 The Automated ScoreBook Samford Overall Individual Statistics (as of Mar 22, 2019) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg DeMarcus Ware 10 87 446 17 429 4.9 7 66 42.9 Kelvin McKnight 25 188 7.5 0 38 Roland Adams 11 61 342 3 339 5.6 4 55 30.8 Andrew Harris 1 9 9.0 0 9 Devlin Hodges 11 90 418 105 313 3.5 8 41 28.5 Total 26 1977.6 0 38 Antwione Sims 10 35 150 6 144 4.1 0 17 14.4 Opponents 4 26 6.5 0 9 Moise Satine 9 14 67 0 67 4.8 0 21 7.4 M. Washington 9 17 53 1 52 3.1 0 13 5.8 no. yds avg td lg Sam Pettway 1 1 11 0 1111.0 0 11 11.0 J. Montgomery 2 13 6.5 0 13 Liam Welch 4 4 16 6 10 2.5 0 14 2.5 Nick Barton 2 -2-1.0 0 0 Chris Shelling 11 1 9 0 9 9.0 0 9 0.8 Tre'Shun Floyd 1 0 0.0 0 0 William Bryant 10 2 6 0 6 3.0 0 5 0.6 Aaron Harris 1 2020.0 0 20 Coutrell Plair 9 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.4 Christian Stark 1 3434.0 0 34 Robert Adams 11 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.4 Alec Happel 1 2424.0 0 24 Drew Couto 2 1 4 0 44.0 0 4 2.0 Coutrell Plair 1 0 0.0 0 0 Andrew Harris 11 2 3 2 1 0.5 1 3 0.1 Aaron Atkinson 1 0 0.0 0 0 Christian Stark 11 1 0 4 -4-4.0 0 0 -0.4 Total 10 898.90 34 K. Williams 4 1 0 7 -7-7.0 0 0 -1.8 Opponents 16 28617.9 1 63 TEAM 6 7 0 27 -27-3.9 0 0 -4.5 Total 11 326 1533 178 1355 4.2 20 66123.2 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 11 460 2105 248 1857 4.0 18 60 168.8 M. Washington 5 10220.4 0 36 Moise Satine 4 8220.5 0 22 Passing gp efficcomp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g K. Williams 4 7719.2 0 24 Devlin Hodges 11 149.34 388-550-16 70.5 4283 32 73 389.4 John Staton 2 15 7.5 0 8 Liam Welch 4155.27 4-6-0 66.7 24 1 11 6.0 Roland Adams 1 9 9.0 0 9 TEAM 6 0.00 0-3-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 16 28517.8 0 36 Jes Sutherland 2 158.80 1-1-0 100.0 7 0 7 3.5 Opponents 38 76620.2 0 72 Ty Hatcher 3480.40 1-1-0 100.0 6 1 6 2.0 Total 11 149.21 394-561-16 70.2 4320 34 73 392.7 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 11 124.94 189-330-10 57.3 2268 16 77 206.2 Ahmad Gooden 1 5858.0 1 58 Darius Harvey 1 5 5.0 0 5 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Total 2 6331.51 58 Kelvin McKnight 11 100 1453 14.5 9 73 132.1 Opponents 0 00.0 0 0 Chris Shelling 11 63 688 10.9 9 35 62.5 Jai'Rus Creamer 11 30 335 11.2 3 35 30.5 DeMarcus Ware 10 27 156 5.8 2 29 15.6 Andrew Harris 11 26 309 11.9 1 55 28.1 Clarke Miller 11 25 271 10.8 3 59 24.6 Yassar El-Amin 10 24 326 13.6 1 68 32.6 Roland Adams 11 20 87 4.3 1 13 7.9 Robert Adams 11 19 197 10.4 1 45 17.9 M. Washington 9 14 62 4.4 0 11 6.9 Antwione Sims 10 10 80 8.0 1 26 8.0 K. Williams 4 9 58 6.4 0 11 14.5 T. Pollard 7 8 160 20.0 1 32 22.9 Moise Satine 9 7 50 7.1 0 45 5.6 Kevin Marion 5 5 27 5.4 0 12 5.4 Kendall Watson 6 2 31 15.5 0 28 5.2 T. Alexander 9 2 13 6.5 1 11 1.4 Ty King 2 1 6 6.0 0 6 3.0 Titus Gardner 2 1 6 6.0 1 6 3.0 Nathan East 11 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.5 Total 11 394 4320 11.0 34 73392.7 Opponents 11 189 2268 12.0 16 77 206.2 The Automated ScoreBook Samford Overall Individual Statistics (as of Mar 22, 2019) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcvpass dxpsaf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g M. Fineran -13-17 50-50 - - - - - 89 Devlin Hodges 11 640 313 4283 4596 417.8 Chris Shelling 9 ------54 DeMarcus Ware 10 87 429 0 429 42.9 DeMarcus Ware 9 ------54 Roland Adams 11 61 339 0 339 30.8 Kelvin McKnight 9 ------54 Antwione Sims 10 35 144 0 144 14.4 Devlin Hodges 8 ------48 Moise Satine 9 14 67 0 67 7.4 Roland Adams 5 ------30 M. Washington 9 17 52 0 52 5.8 Jai'Rus Creamer 3 ------18 Liam Welch 4 10 10 24 34 8.5 Clarke Miller 3 ------18 Sam Pettway 1 1 11 0 11 11.0 Andrew Harris 2 ------12 Chris Shelling 11 1 9 0 9 0.8 T. Alexander 1 ------6 Jes Sutherland 2 1 0 7 7 3.5 T. Pollard 1------6 Ty Hatcher 3 1 0 6 6 2.0 Antwione Sims 1 ------6 William Bryant 10 2 6 0 6 0.6 Yassar El-Amin 1 ------6 Coutrell Plair 9 1 4 0 4 0.4 Robert Adams 1 ------6 Drew Couto 2 1 4 0 4 2.0 Titus Gardner 1 ------6 Robert Adams 11 1 4 0 4 0.4 Ahmad Gooden 1 ------6 Andrew Harris 11 2 1 0 1 0.1 Jordan Weaver - - 4-4 - - - - - 4 Christian Stark 11 1 -4 0 -4 -0.4 Cooper Cross - - - 0-1 - - - - 0 K. Williams 4 1 -7 0 -7 -1.8 William Bryant ------0 TEAM 6 10 -27 0 -27 -4.5 Total 5513-17 54-54 0-1 - - - -423 Total 11 887 1355 4320 5675515.9 Opponents 3515-18 31-33 - 11-2 - 1290 Opponents 11 790 1857 2268 4125 375.0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fci2050+blk M. Fineran 13-17 76.5 0-0 6-6 4-5 3-6 0-0 46 0 B. Porcellato 23 83836.4 46 0 15 6 0 0 Devlin Hodges 12 44136.8 47 2 1 3 0 0 FG Sequence Samford Opponents Total 35127936.547 216 9 0 0 Shorter (32) - Opponents 59248142.1 59 5 15 17 10 0 Florida State (30),(36) 40,42 Mercer 39,44,(45) 37,(33),(39),(41) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn netydln Chattanooga (22),(36) (23),(30) M. Fineran 69393757.1 13 3 Kennesaw State (20) (33) Jordan Weaver 7 34349.0 0 1 Western Carolina (40) - Total 76428056.3 13 420.242.0 23 VMI (25) (40) Opponents 59341557.9 30 017.840.3 24 Furman (46),41 (27),(50),(51),(53) Wofford - (34),(27) The Citadel (29),40,(20) - ETSU (28) (47),(39)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. The Automated ScoreBook Samford Overall Individual Statistics (as of Mar 22, 2019) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Kelvin McKnight 11 0 1453 188 0 0 1641 149.2 Chris Shelling 11 9 688 0 0 0 697 63.4 DeMarcus Ware 10 429 156 0 0 0 585 58.5 Roland Adams 11 339 87 0 9 0 435 39.5 Jai'Rus Creamer 11 0 335 0 0 0 335 30.5 Yassar El-Amin 10 0 326 0 0 0 326 32.6 Andrew Harris 11 1 309 9 0 0 319 29.0 Devlin Hodges 11 313 0 0 0 0 313 28.5 Clarke Miller 11 0 271 0 0 0 271 24.6 Antwione Sims 10 144 80 0 0 0 224 22.4 M. Washington 9 52 62 0 102 0 216 24.0 Robert Adams 11 4 197 0 0 0 201 18.3 Moise Satine 9 67 50 0 82 0 199 22.1 T. Pollard 7 0 160 0 0 0 160 22.9 K. Williams 4 -7 58 0 77 0 128 32.0 Kendall Watson 6 0 31 0 0 0 31 5.2 Christian Stark 11 -4 0 0 0 34 30 2.7 Kevin Marion 5 0 27 0 0 0 27 5.4 Alec Happel 1 0 0 0 0 24 24 24.0 Aaron Harris 11 0 0 0 0 20 20 1.8 John Staton 11 0 0 0 15 0 15 1.4 T. Alexander 9 0 13 0 0 0 13 1.4 J. Montgomery 7 0 0 0 0 13 13 1.9 Sam Pettway 1 11 0 0 0 0 11 11.0 Liam Welch 4 10 0 0 0 0 10 2.5 Titus Gardner 2 0 6 0 0 0 6 3.0 Ty King 2 0 6 0 0 0 6 3.0 William Bryant 10 6 0 0 0 0 6 0.6 Nathan East 11 0 5 0 0 0 5 0.5 Coutrell Plair 9 4 0 0 0 0 4 0.4 Drew Couto 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 2.0 Nick Barton 7 0 0 0 0 -2 -2 -0.3 TEAM 6 -27 0 0 0 0 -27-4.5 Total 11 1355 4320 197 285 89 6246567.8 Opponents 11 1857 2268 26 766 286 5203 473.0 The Automated ScoreBook Samford Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Mar 22, 2019) 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 34 Aaron Harris 11 54 40 94 3.5-14 0.5-5 1-20 . 1 . . . . 99 Ahmad Gooden 10 33 17 50 15.0-59 5.5-36 . 4 12 2-58 . . . 26 Tre'Shun Floyd 11 21 26 47 3.5-8 1.5-6 1-0 . . 1-0 2 . . 97 Horace Roberts 11 27 14 41 5.0-15 1.5-10 . 3 5 1-0 . . . 31 Jamond Glass 11 28 8 36 1.0-1 . . 1 . 1-0 . . . 23 William Bryant 1028 7 35 . . . 6 . . . . . 22 Nathan East 11 20 14 34 2.0-3 . . 1 . . . . . 94 Nelson Jordan 11 17 16 33 8.0-29 5.0-25 . 1 5 . . . . 25 Christian Stark 11 22 9 31 3.0-15 . 1-34 . 3 . 1 . . 81 Justin Foster 11 14 14 28 4.0-13 2.0-10 . . 4 . . . . 33 John Staton 111710 27 . . . . 1 . 1 . . 48 Jaleel Laguins 10 15 10 25 1.0-2 . . . 1 . . . . 43 Jalen Nash 11 10 12 22 2.0-7 1.0-6 . . 1 . . . . 2 Darius Harvey 11 16 6 22 . . . 3 . 2-5 1 . . 24 Aaron Atkinson 4 15 7 22 2.5-2 . 1-0 1 1 . . . . 15 Ty Herring 1016 6 22 ...... 32 LaVar Gardner 11 10 11 21 1.0-4 . . 1 . . . . . 21 Joshua Carter 1114 5 19 . . . 3 . . 1 . . 98 Armond Lloyd 10 9 8 17 1.0-1 . . 1 1 . . . . 13 J. Montgomery 7 11 2 13 . . 2-13 2 . 1-0 . . . 95 Brett Granger 8 8 4 12 2.0-3 . . . 1 . . . . 19 Jai'Rus Creamer 11 6 6 12 . . . 1 . . 1 . . 10 Koi Freeman 2 9 2 11 ...... 1E Nick Barton 7 7 2 9 2.0-4 . 2--2 ...... 44 Tay Berry 5 1 5 6 0.5-2 0.5-2 ...... 18 C. Matthew 86 . 6 ...... 28 Coutrell Plair 9 5 1 6 . . 1-0 3 . . 1 . . 45 Tyler Crowder 7 4 1 5 ...... 16 Robert Adams 11 1 3 4 ...... 82 Yassar El-Amin 10 2 2 4 ...... 57 Nick Nixon 114 . 4 ...... 40 Alfred Brown 8 2 2 4 ...... 91 Joshua Long 8 1 3 4 0.5-2 . . . 2 . . . . 90 Garrett Brasher 7 3 . 3 1.0-2 . . . 1 . . . . 80 Justin Hayes 3 . 3 3 ...... 38 Dorien Gooch 2 3 . 3 ...... 92 Braeden Royal 2 1 1 2 ...... 30 Jake Burdeshaw 3 2 . 2 ...... 47 Alec Happel 1 2 . 2 1.0-2 . 1-24 ...... 4 C.J. Ackles 411 2 ...... 87 T. Alexander 9 . 2 2 ...... 14 T. Pollard 71 . 1 ...... 5 Tyler Queen 11 . 1 1 ...... 8 Devlin Hodges 11 1 . 1 ...... 3A Jacob Carson 1 . 1 1 ...... 29 Kendall Watson 6 . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . . 12 Ty King 21 . 1 1.0-4 . . . . .1 . . 84 Clarke Miller 11 1 . 1 ...... 6 Kelvin McKnight 11 1 . 1 ...... 2A Hunter Howell 1 1 . 1 ...... 1 Chris Shelling 11 1 . 1 ...... 35 Joseph Mera 4 . 1 1 0.5-1 0.5-1 ...... Total 11 472 284 756 61-193 18-101 10-89 32 39 8-63 9 . . Opponents 11 509 254 763 47-153 17-93 16-286 31 53 7-0 10 . 1