2018 Kent State Prospectus.Pdf
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Kent State FOOTBALL 2018 SUMMER BREAKDOWN FLASH FACTS STARTERS RETURNING (14) STARTERS LOST (11) School Information Minimum six starts in 2017 Offense (5) Name Kent State University QB 2 George Bollas 6-3 219 Jr. Location Kent, Ohio 44242 Offense (6) OL 70 Stefano Millin 6-5 280 Jr. Founded 1910 OL 64 Bryce Gibbs 6-3 304 Jr. OL 52 Nathan Puthoff 6-4 296 Sr. Enrollment 41,000 (all campuses) OL 75 Adam Gregoire 6-6 325 Jr. Alumni Worldwide 240,000 OL 59 Connor Shinsky 6-5 295 Jr. Nickname Golden Flashes OL 74 Nate Warnock 6-4 294 Jr. WR 3 Kris White 6-1 225 Sr. Mascot “Flash” the Golden Eagle WR 87 Mike Carrigan 5-9 175 Jr. Colors Navy Blue and Gold RB 11 Justin Rankin 5-9 206 Jr. Defense (5) Affiliation NCAA Division I RB 21 Will Matthews 5-7 205 Jr. DT 90 Jon Cunningham 6-0 295 Sr. President Dr. Beverly Warren LB 5 James Alexander 5-11 245 Sr. Alma Mater UNC-Greensboro Returning 2015/2016 Starters CB 23 Jerrell Foster 6-0 182 Sr. Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen WR 89 Antwan Dixon 5-8 178 Jr. CB 21 Demetrius Monday 5-10 205 Sr. Alma Mater Minnesota State Mankato ’85 WR 80 Johnny Woods 6-2 200 Sr. Deputy AD Casey Cegles NT 3 Devante Lee 6-6 294 5-Sr. Football SID Aaron Chimenti WR 24 Raekwon James 5-9 187 Sr. Conference Mid-American (East Division) Specialists (1) Home venue Dix Stadium (1969) Defense (6) K 87 Shane Hynes 5-10 166 Jr. Surface/Capacity FieldTurf/25,319 DE 58 Theo Eboigbe 6-1 261 Sr. DE 17 Nick Faulkner 6-1 243 Jr. Coaching Staff LB 22 Jim Jones 6-1 232 Sr. Head Coach Sean Lewis S 28 M. Lawrence Burke 6-0 194 Jr. Alma Mater Wisconsin ‘07 CB 19 Jamal Parker 5-8 183 Jr. Record at Kent State (Years) 0-0 (First Season) Overall record Same S 1 Juantez McRae 5-10 196 Sr. Assistant Coaches Offensive Coordinator Andrew Sowder Specialists (2) Defensive Coordinator / Assoc. HC Tom Kaufman P 96 Derek Adams 6-0 192 Jr. Special Teams Coordinator Zac Barton LS 61 Joey Palumbo 6-0 220 Jr. Offensive Line Bill O’Boyle Running Backs Macky MacPherson Wide Receivers Matthew Middleton Defensive Line Brian Cochran Outside Linebackers Colin Ferrell Inside Linebackers Will Windham Secondary Jonathan Cooley Director of Football Operations Adam Young Director of Player Personnel Steve Schrum Graduate Assistant / Offense Matt Battaglia RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS Graduate Assistant / Defense Dominic Clegg Graduate Assistant / Offense Matt Johnson Rushing Att. Yards Avg. TD Team Information Justin Rankin 123 490 4.0 3 First year of football 1920 Dustin Crum 85 310 3.6 1 All-time record 340-554-28/96 years Will Matthews 54 188 3.5 1 Bowl record 0-3 Last bowl 2012 GoDaddy.com Receiving Rec. Yards Avg. TD Result L, 17-13 vs. Arkansas State Justin Rankin 42 311 7.4 2 2017 overall record 2-10 Trey Harrell 18 337 18.7 1 2017 MAC record/finish 1-7, 6th East Starters returning/lost 14/11 Mike Carrigan 14 281 20.1 2 Offense 6/6 Kavious Price 7 152 21.7 1 Defense 6/5 Specialists 2/1 Passing Comp. Att. Yards TD INT Pct. Letterwinners returning/lost 44/23 Dustim Crum 16 30 232 1 2 53.3 Offense 19/11 Defense 21/11 Specialists 4/1 Basic Offense Spread Basic Defense 3-4 Defense Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. INT FR-FF Jim Jones 52 46 98 8.0-46 6.0-42 0 1-1 Mandela Lawarence-Burke 34 42 76 6.5-24 0.5-8 1 1-0 Jamal Parker 40 17 57 2.0-18 1.0-13 1 0-1 Theo Eboigbe 23 16 39 5.0-18 2.0-7 0 1-0 Juantez McRae 19 11 30 1.0-4 0-0 1 1-0 Nick Faulkner 10 18 28 3.5-20 0.5-4 3 0-1 2 www.kentstatesports.com Kent State FOOTBALL 2018 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos.. Cl/Elig. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous School 90 Colten McFadden K R-Fr. 6-0 200 Poland, Ohio / Poland Seminary 6 Matt Bahr LB 5th 6-1 210 Kenton, Ohio / Kenton 91 Neiman Novitski DL R-Fr. 6-2 238 Gibsonia, Pa. / Pine-Richland 8 Elvis Hines S So. 5-10 172 Camden, New Jersey / IMG Academy 92 Theo Majette DL Jr. 5-11 238 West Bloomfield, Mich. / West Bloomfield 10 Kavious Price WR Jr. 5-6 166 Bradenton, Fla. / Manatee 93 Matt Bell DL So. 5-11 240 Lawrenceville, Ga. / Peachtree Ridge 10 Quan Robinson Jr. CB 5th 6-1 170 Cleveland, Ohio / Glenville 94 Grant Urenovitch P So. 6-1 160 Whitehouse, Ohio / Anthony Wayne 11 Justin Rankin RB Jr. 5-9 211 Oberlin, Ohio / Elyria Catholic 94 Dennis Wariboko DL Jr. 6-4 250 Nigeria / Seton Hill 12 Darrick Edwards RB Jr. 5-6 180 Frederick, Md. / Linganore 95 Joey Palumbo LS Jr. 6-0 214 Hudson, Ohio / Hudson 12 Raymond James DB So. 5-11 171 Dayton, Ohio / Wayne 96 Derek Adams P Jr. 6-0 197 Manheim, Pa. / Manheim Central 13 Will Phillis QB R-Fr. 6-4 238 Hilliard, Ohio / Hilliard Bradley 97 Zayin West DE R-Fr. 6-1 246 Midlothian, Virginia / Manchester 13 Erik Simpson S 5th 5-11 186 Cleveland, Ohio / Glenville 98 Dominic Hill NT Jr. 6-0 277 Fort Worth, Texas / Boswell 14 John Henry Bronczek S Jr. 5-7 189 Massillon, Ohio / Massillon Washington Capone Blue CB Fr. 6-3 170 Murrieta, Calif. / Murrieta Mesa 14 Dustin Crum QB So. 6-3 201 Grafton, Ohio / Midview Tyler Britton DL/LB So. 6-3 217 Reynoldsburg, Ohio / Davenport 15 Woody Barrett QB So. 6-2 236 Orlando, Fla. / Copiah-Lincoln C.C. Will Burns DL Fr. 6-3 258 Erie, Pa. / Cathredral Prep 15 KJ Sherald CB So. 5-9 174 Waldorf, Maryland / Bishop McNamara Dalton DeChristopher K Fr. 5-10 162 Orlando, Fla. / Bishop Moore 17 Nick Faulkner DE Jr. 6-1 231 Canton, Ohio / McKinley Luke Dye OL Fr. 6-1 267 Massillon, Ohio / Jackson 18 Pyrce Taylor QB R-Fr. 6-2 237 Akron, Ohio / Buchtel Craig Elmore RB Fr. 5-9 227 Chicago, Ill. / Phillips 18 Xavier Williams RB R-Fr. 5-9 186 Forestville, Maryland / Bishop McNamara Jordan Felice DE R-Fr. 6-4 235 Parma, Ohio / Notre Dame College 19 A.J. Musolino LB R-Fr. 6-3 215 Struthers, Ohio / Struthers Marquez Glover QB Fr. 6-1 175 Ocala, Fla. / Vanguard 19 Donte Ross WR Sr. 6-1 184 Palmdale, California / Antelope Valley Matt Harmon LB Fr. 6-5 222 Rockwood, Mich. / Oscar Carlson 20 Trey Harrell WR Jr. 6-0 188 Metaire, La. / Metaire Park Country Day Daniel Johnson TE Fr. 6-5 265 London, Ontario / Catholic Central 21 Will Matthews RB Jr. 5-7 201 Destrehan, La. / Destrehan William Luckey LB Fr. 6-2 253 Oxon Hill, Md. / Potomac 22 Jim Jones LB Sr. 6-1 220 Tallahassee, Fla. / Godby Lon’kevious McFadden WR Fr. 6-4 201 Pahokee, Fla. / Pahokee 24 Raekwon James RB/WR Sr. 5-9 177 New Orleans, La. / John Curtis Isaiah McKoy WR Fr. 6-3 182 Norcross, Ga. / Norcross 25 Juantez McRae S Sr. 5-10 185 Baltimore, Md. / Franklin Montre Miller CB Fr. 5-10 161 Blythewood, S.C. / Westwood 26 Myles Washington RB Jr. 5-9 228 New Orleans, La. / John Curtis Mike Morris OL Fr. 6-1 282 Dayton, Ohio / Oakwood 27 Isaac Vance RB R-Fr. 5-9 174 Las Cruces, New Mexico / Mafield Connor Parks DL Fr. 6-5 250 Orlando, Fla. / Oak Ridge 28 Mandela Lawrence-Burke WR Jr. 6-0 185 Steubenville, Ohio / Steubenville Elijah Ratliff DL Fr. 6-3 286 Reynoldsburg, Ohio / Reynoldsburg, Ohio 30 Darryl Marshall CB Sr. 5-10 162 Hyattsville, Md. / DeMatha Catholic Ishmael Robinson LB Fr. 6-2 203 Washington, D.C. / H.D. Woodson 31 Akeam Peters S Jr. 5-10 188 Tucker, Ga. / Tucker Jeremiah Salaam CB Fr. 5-10 168 Frostproof, Fla. / Frostproof 32 Dalton Hicks LB Jr. 5-11 219 Delphos, Ohio / Delphos Jefferson Julian Sams OL Fr. 6-3 260 Bealeton, Va. / Liberty 33 Jamal Parker CB Jr. 5-8 177 Pennsauken, N.J. / Camden Catholic Jo-El Shaw RB Jr. 6-1 230 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Lackawanna C.C. 34 Kesean Gamble LB So. 6-1 252 Cincinnati, Ohio / Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy Jordan Silva DL 5th 6-4 257 Murrieta, Calif. / Nevada 35 Sam Thomas LB So. 6-0 226 Baltimore, Maryland / St. Frances Academy Matthew Trickett K Fr. 6-0 191 Cleveland, Ohio / St. Ignatius 37 Cepeda Phillips LB So. 6-0 217 Detroit, Michigan / Martin Luther King Jamil Viaud OL Jr. 6-4 273 Franklin Square, Calif. / Allan Hanock College 38 Jae’Vante Ray S Jr. 5-10 165 Akron, Ohio / Eastern Michigan Zach Whaley OL Fr. 6-4 282 Prior Lake, Minn. / Prior Lake 39 Miles Daniel DB So. 5-9 166 Oak Park, Mich. / Oak Park Mark Williams TE Fr. 6-4 228 Ashburn, Va. / Stone Bridge 41 Rodley Jolicoeur S R-Fr. 5-8 185 Delray Beach, Florida / Village Academy Javaughn Williams WR Fr. 6-3 185 Cleveland, Ohio / John Hay 45 Adam Dulka TE So. 5-9 218 Brecksville, Ohio / Syracuse * Denotes letters earned 47 Nathan Monnin TE So. 6-5 270 Piqua, Ohio / Piqua 49 Kalil Morris NT 5th 6-2 322 Columbus, Ohio / Bishop Hartley 50 Sebastian Spear LB So.