PLAYERS , , , and Jay Lee Chris Terence , junior . Lindy’s Jarrett Stidham , Lynx Hawthorne NFL.com RECEIVING CORPS labeled the group, Athlon , who caught 58 passes Johnny Jefferson SB Nation and redshirt freshman and redshirt . KD Cannon . , an athletic dual-threat QB entering his Jefferson is a shifty, elusive back who ran for a shifty, elusive back who Jefferson is at quarterback is Taking over the reins on offense is Seth, that “Our number one key Backing up Russell are sophomore The loaded stable of backs behind Linwood stable of backs behind The loaded Leading the way is 2014 All-American and “Corey brings a toughness and attitude, not Coleman, a devastating blocker, was named “We know what KD and Corey can do,” Briles Other veterans include steady senior The spotlight on Baylor’s offense shines Gone are All-American Goodley and All-Big Baylor’s receivers were rated the nation’s No. Also returning from a sensational Freshman Devin Chafin Devin Chafin Williams season last six TDs in his rookie 524 yards and hard-running back year. Chafin is a powerful, dominating. He has that Briles said can be TDs in two seasons of totaled 678 yards and 12 through injuries. backup service while fighting runner, is ready to Williams, a tall, punishing season in 2014. suit up after a redshirt game last year in place Russell, who started one The deceptively fast and of the departed Petty. Award candidate athletic junior is a Maxwell and eight TDs in eight who threw for 804 yards games played in 2014. said. “His job is going he be predictable,” Briles to be to utilize his talents in a predictable and environment, because he is a talented player it’s just got to be like breathing, you just do it.” Johnson third season in the system, and he’s a contributor, and he’s a fierce competitor.” and he’s a contributor, he’s a include sophomore who made 41 receptions for 633 yards and six TDs in 2014 (and who Briles expects to take a big step in 2015), versatile junior who totaled 14-165-2 last year and impressed the “the deepest, most terrifying receiving corps in “the deepest, most terrifying receiving corps the country.” 2015 Biletnikoff Award candidate Corey Coleman, a tough, quick, fourth-year junior who amassed 64 catches, 1,119 yards and 11 TDs despite missing three games in 2014. just to the offense, but to this team,” Briles said. “And he elevated his leadership and mental level this spring.” “College Football’s Most Freakish Athlete” and “Most Explosive Player” by SportsOnEarth for 1,030 yards and eight TDs in 2014. Also an All-America candidate, he joins Coleman on the Biletnikoff Award watch list. said. “We are looking for others to step up.” a true freshman phenom who enrolled in January and went through spring drills. Johnson took snaps in four games last season (4-4, 45 yards passing) as a redshirt freshman. brightest on its renowned a highly productive unit that in the Briles system has churned out record-shattering results and produced a steady stream of NFL alumni. 12 honoree Norwood, but with 10 of 13 2014 receivers back, including the nation’s only duo of returning 1,000-yard receivers and two talented redshirts, the 2015 version of “Wide Receiver U” will be as strong as ever. 1 corps entering 2015 by All-America debut season is electrifying sophomore . , a . , has (eight and , a 2015 Dom (a dual- Blake Tanner Athlon lies in its . Pat Colbert and redshirt Josh Pelzel Shock Linwood Seth Russell , the engine of Kyle Fuller and (a former transfer Jarell Broxton (who made his debut (who made Randy Clements , No. 4 by who arrived from 9 Sean Muir BACKFIELD Desmine Hilliard @BUFOOTBALL Lindy’s in preseason publications. Blake Blackmar Kendal Briles Kendal Briles OFFENSIVE LINE Ishmael Wilson Patrick Lawrence Rami Hammad , sophomore Phil Steele and (12 career starts) and 2015 BAYLOR FOOTBALL MEDIA ALMANAC MEDIA FOOTBALL BAYLOR 2015 “He’s just a machine,” Briles said, “he’s steady, The strength of the Line reserves include junior transfer There’s a new play-caller, offensive There’s a new the tutelage of The Baylor O-Line, under Muir is a returning All-Big 12 honoree and Anchoring the line is junior returning All-Big The Bears, who have led the nation in total The Bears, who have led Baylor’s Likely starters at guard are seniors The line is led by returning 2014 consensus Right tackle will be manned by OFFENSE Linwood, an all-purpose back and Maxwell and Doak Walker Awards candidate (2,133 career yards and 24 career TDs), ran for 1,252 yards and 16 TDs last year as a sophomore. youthful but experienced running back corps. The Bears return their top four tailbacks, led by 2014 first-team All-Big 12 rusher freshmen Rimington Trophy and Rotary Lombardi Award candidate. He started all 13 games in 2014 and coaches expect big things from the junior. Listed as backup on the post-spring depth chart is redshirt freshman Desouza produced six NFL Draft picks over the last seven seasons and in 2015 returns six linemen with eight or more career starts. The 2015 unit was ranked No. 2 nationally by coordinator coordinator has for five straight “America’s Top Offense,” rusher and for seasons produced a 1,000-yard a top-five ranked four straight seasons powered total offense unit. running game coordinator sport athlete with 18 career starts who throws for for BU’s track and field squad) will also vie playing time. former transfer who started 12 games at Baylor as a junior and 12 games at Hawai’i as a redshirt freshman in 2012. Broxton is a talented second-year transfer from Lackawanna College who started the final eight games of 2014. Briles refers to Broxton as “a stud” who is in position to take the next step and be dominant. Another transfer, Texas prior to 2014, is also available at guard. 12 honorable mention center at the position in the 2015 Cotton Bowl), and new in the 2015 Cotton at the position fourth-year junior signal-caller, games career start and 15 career (who has one returns as the most everything else played) – but offense reloads for 2015. nation’s most explosive of the past two offense and scoring each starting offensive seasons, return their entire the entire backfield, line from the bowl game, from 2014. and 10 of 13 receivers from Texas A&M). Muir starts), while senior Thrift No. 6 by All-American and Big 12 Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year Drango (35 career starts). The venerable captain, fourth-year starter and two- time first-team All-Big 12 honoree is an Outland Trophy Award, Rotary Lombardi Award and Wuerffel Trophy candidate at left tackle. senior with a mean streak and eight career starts. Reserves include sophomores KD , RB Art Bryce , as ) as ). Orion (2014 , WR and S Levi Norwood K.J. Smith (2014 consensus Xavien Howard and Sports Illustrated Antwan Goodley Corey Coleman , CB (2014 third team DE - AP, Beau Blackshear Blake Muir and . But the 2015 roster is loaded ) and , DT , OG Kyle Fuller Taylor Young Spencer Drango (not to mention 2014 Freshman All- , C Phil Steele , says, “turn hype into type,” and in 2015 hype into type,” and says, “turn Bryce Hager , Shawn Oakman Spencer Roth Baylor’s veteran-laden squad has experience “We know our guys know how to win at the Baylor opens the season Sept. 4 at SMU, hosts Baylor continues to, as its fearless leader leader to, as its fearless continues Baylor “We’ve got a very mature, very experienced “We’ve got 30 veterans who have The 2015 Bears return football to an elite After rebuilding Baylor Departed from 2014 are All-Americans at all positions, and enters the season with new starters at just three positions: quarterback, middle linebacker and “Bear” nickleback. The 2015 Bears squad combines the nation’s most potent offense (led NCAA in yards, 581.5, and scoring, 48.2 points, in 2014) with a deep, veteran defense (nine starters, 25 lettermen return). highest level,” Briles said. “We want to dominate how we prepare, and then dominate our opponents and dominate as individuals. That’s what we want to do.” six contests at beautiful riverside McLane Stadium and also plays its annual shootout vs. Texas Tech at AT&T Stadium on Oct. 3. Primetime TV games have already been identified as the Bears play at Kansas State Nov. 5 on Thursday night and at TCU on Friday after Thanksgiving (Nov. 27). But the road to the Big 12 title will once again go through Waco (Baylor has won 16 straight at home), and BU’s home schedule is highlighted by visits from West Virginia (Oct. 17), Oklahoma (Nov. 14) and the regular-season finale vs. Texas on Dec. 5. Americans honorable mention WR - well as returning All-Big 12 honorees DT Andrew Billings Cannon Shock Linwood Stewart OT), Lindy’s with decorated veterans led by returning All- Americans 2015 SEASON OUTLOOK SEASON 2015 Briles seeking to veteran and proven team will field a consecutive Big 12 championship. win a third win big that knows how to football team Briles said. football games,” Big 12 championship lettered on back-to-back with a single letter from teams (and another 22 52 lettermen with at the 2014 title team). That’s been there, and done least one ring who have level. that, at a championship of whether Briles national level, any question program among the could sustain the Bears’ was erased in 2014 as nation’s football powers champion and finished BU repeated as Big 12 Bears return 18 starters seventh nationally. The and are a consensus top from the 2014 title squad projections. 10 pick in 2015 preseason Petty well as two other NFL signees in and PLAYERS and seniors All-Big 12honoreesinjunior senior All-American talent ofwhichBrilessaid,“there’snonebetter.” the ago whenwewereatop20passdefense.” more options;whichiswhatwehadtwoyears drills. “Wecanplaymoreplayers,wehave Bennett the remainderof2014squadreturns. as wellasnickelback Hager our receiversfittogether.” how wearegoingtogelwithSeth;and early intheseasonuntilwecanfindoutexactly needs tocarryus,”Brilessaid,“particularly starters and25returninglettermen. veteran 2015defensemadeupofninereturning championship squadshavenowmaturedintoa defense. Andtheyouthful2013and2014 back Big12titlerunshasbeentheBears’ backs andtightendsintheslot. are bangersandballers,”Brilessaidoftheh- walk-on linebacker,providedepthattheposition. Feuerbacher transfer, second-yearsophomore they havetomakethemcount.” play withit.Whentheygettheiropportunities Briles said.“Theyhavetobereadymakea ready anytimetheballiscomingtheirway,” opportunities intheirrookieseasons2015. who combinessizeandspeed,willbothsee also runstrackforBU,andZamora,asleeper receptions andoneTD.Platt,aspeedsterwho promise asatruefreshmanin2014with15 freshmen second-year sophomore decorated 2014quartetofreceiversignees: along withCannon,madeupBaylor’shighly staff allspring,andsophomore 2015 SEASONOUTLOOK by 3.15 per-rush. yards-per-play allowedin2014,giving upjust tackles, 87.5TFLand33.5sacks. Smith Palmer Bowl withan18-yardTDreception. who turnedheadsnationallyintheCotton McGowan isa6-7,410-poundformero-lineman publicized giant,senior preseason All-Big12selection,andthemuch- punishing formeroffensivelinemanand veterans, ledbyjunior participated inspringdrills. enrollee fromGilmer(Texas)HighSchoolwho DEFENSE The returningstartingrotation,madeupof The strengthofBennett’sDisundoubtedly “I seedepth,”defensivecoordinator Gone areAll-AmericanandNFLDrafteeBryce “We feelgoinginto2015thatourdefense The unheraldedaspectofBaylor’sback-to- “We feellikewe’vegotfourorfiveguysthat True freshman “Chris, IshmaelandDavion,allhavetobe Hall, aformerprepAll-American,showed The youthofthecorpsincludesatriothat, Baylor’s 2015D-Line, rankedthirdnationally The linerankedseventhnationally inrushing Senior The tightendpositionisstockedwith Lindy’s DEFENSIVE LINE , hascombinedfor128careergames, 340 , and2014FreshmanAll-American said ofhisdefensefollowingspring Gus Penning Chris Platt , fourthby Beau Blackshear and senior Blake Lynch and Shawn Oakman Athlon , athird-yearformer , agrouploadedwith Tre’Von Armstead Lee Bristow Davion Hall LaQuan McGowan Ishmael Zamora Collin Brence and fifthby Andrew Billings and Quan Jones is anearly Jordan Jamal , aformer and redshirt , atrioof Phil Phil . , but , a6-6 K.J. . . and saidhecanplay eitherWillorMikein considers theversatile veteranathirdstarter position whilebattlinginjuriesin 2014.Bennett out,” Brilessaid.“Hewasphysical.” want toseehimbethatguyplay-in andplay- college transfer,earnedpraiseall spring.“I MLB asaredshirtfreshman. rookie. Hetotaled92tacklesineightstartsat Year and2015CottonBowlDefensiveMVPasa named 2014Big12DefensiveNewcomerofthe Grant Campbell Freshman All-American three playersofstarterqualityin2014 will bemannedbywhatBennettreferstoas new startersin2015. hybrid “Bear”linebacker/safetypositionmean by Steele Defensive PlayeroftheYearby NFL.com named “CollegeFootball’sStrongestPlayer”by sophomore in2014(11.5TFL,twosacks). consensus first-teamAll-Big12seasonasa Rotary Lombardicandidateiscomingoffa America, Outland,Bednarik,Nagurskiand down thenosetackleposition.ThejuniorAll- provide depthontheoutside. Jamie Jacobs having a,“greatspring.”Redshirtfreshmen who earnedpraisefromthecoachingstafffor prep All-American finished withfivesacksand45tackles. games of2014asaredshirtfreshmanand Talented sophomoreSmithstartedthefinaleight when heearnedAll-Big12honorablemention. tackles forlossandfivesacksasareservein2013 games (2.5sacks).Thedynamicseniorhad11 injury thatshortenedhis2014seasontofive 12’s “BestAthlete”andPassRusher.” Oakman wastermedby of theYearbyleaguemediaaswell loss inhisfirstyearasastarter2014. candidate totaled11sacksand19.5tackles-for- Bednarik, Nagurski,RotaryLombardi anchors oneendoftheline.TheWalterCamp, experienced,” Brilessaid. have allthoseguysbackandthey’re to havethebestlineinallofAmerica,andwe experience.” Josh Malin career starts)andredshirtfreshmen Bonds joins BillingsontheOutlandTrophywatchlist. games and92careertacklesunderhisbelt.He and 2013All-Big12selection,has39career departures atmiddlelinebackerandthe the Edwards startedfivegamesatthe Mike Campbell, asecond-yearformer junior Young, adrivenandpowerfulleader,was The weaksideandmiddlelinebackerspots Billings, a On theinside,physicalbeastBillingslocks Another promisingoptionatendisformer On theotherend,Palmerreturnsfroman Selected thepreseasonBig12DefensivePlayer Oakman, a6-9,275-poundphysicalfreak “I wassayingayearagothatweweregoing Reserves ontheinteriorincludejunior Blackshear, aseniorthird-yearstarterattackle The onlytwoholestofillondefensearein ESPN 2015 BAYLORFOOTBALLMEDIAALMANAC LINEBACKING CORPS in preseasonpublications,wasdescribed (29 careertacklesand3.5sacks;seven , wastabbed2015preseasonBig12 as “aunitloadedwithsize,speedand and record-breaking weight-lifter , Xavier Jones WWW.BAYLORBEARS.COM Andrew Morris and junior Brian Nance 10 Sporting News Taylor Young and Aiavion Edwards , where ESPN Greg Roberts , asophomore . Ira Lewis Lindy’s as theBig . , senior Byron , , . redshirt freshman Levels mature,” Brilessaid. guy thatcanrunandisveryathletic freshman in2014. 31 tacklesandoneinterceptionasaredshirt spring drills.Therangythird-yearbackmade Blanchard Raaquan Davis junior 2015. Depthatlinebackerwillbeprovidedby and Jefferson Zamoraforkickoffs. likely replacementsincludeColeman forpunts, expected toassumeholdingresponsibility. Jimmy Landes punter forRoth,wholeftthe NFL. (Texas) HighSchool,isslatedto take overat handled bysophomorewalk-on clinched lastseason’sepic61-58winoverTCU. winning fieldgoalwithnotimeremaining kicking pointsin2014.Hismemorablegame- broke theschool’sscoringrecordwith129 Chris Callahan Roth starter junior possibilities ifwestayhealthyandhungry.” Bennett said.“Wehavesomerealgood is loadedwithveteranupper-classmen. between juniors interceptions (four)andbreakups(13)in2014. starter asajuniorafterleadingthesquadin freshman in2014. sophomore whoplayed11gamesasatrue tackles. Hisbackup, veteran with39careergamesplayedand119 interception) haveshownlotsofpromise. and sophomore junior starter atdownsafety.Behindhim,third-year interceptions intwoseasonsandthereturning and Singleton impressed coacheswithhisplayinthespring. transferring fromMoorparkCollegeand 12 PBUs.Wrightisinhissecondyearsince Reid isa12-gamestarterin2014whorecorded now, springhelpedussolidifysomedepth.” playing,” Bennettsaid.“We’refurtheralong athletic, fourth-yearbackandformerprepQB. SPECIAL TEAMS Also vyingforsnapsattheBearwillbe “Travon iswhatwe’vebeenlookingfor,a At thenickelback“Bear,”sophomore Gone isfour-yearreturnerNorwood, and At longsnapperwillbeexperienced senior Drew Galitz The kickoffdutieswillcontinuetobe Callahan isathird-yearsophomorewho Gone isfour-yearstartingpunter Both startingsafetiesreturninAll-Big12 “I thinkwe’llbebetterinthesecondary,” The The othercornerbackspotwillbeabattle All-Big 12corner At coversafety,Burtisatough,mature Stewart isavocal,athleticbackwithseven Reserves atcornerincludejunior “I thinkwehavemoreguyscapableof Verkedric Vaughns , butbackisrecord-settingplace-kicker Orion Stewart Kendall Ehrlich Taion Sells , anathleticfourth-yearjunior,and Terrell Burt SECONDARY and redshirtfreshmen emerged asthestarterfollowing , andjuniorHawthorneis , atruefreshmanfromRowlett . Alfred Pullom and Ryan Reid Cordell Dorsey . (15 games,oneinterception) Xavien Howard Chance Waz Xavier Phillips and seniorthird-year returns fourstartersand and sophomores . Singletonisan and (13 games,one Tion Wright Spencer Evans , isatalented Jourdan Blake . is areturning Terrence . Spencer Travon Pat . . PLAYERS QB UNIT 14th nationally by Phil Steele 24th nationally by Athlon MCLANE STADIUM “Best Venue” in Big 12 (Sporting News) ART BRILES Dodd Trophy watch list All-Big 12, 1st team (media) All-Big 12, 1st team (Phil Steele) All-Big 12, 2nd team (Athlon) Rated No. 9 SS nationally (Phil Steele) TAYLOR YOUNG All-Big 12, 1st team (ESPN) All-Big 12, 2nd team (Athlon) All-Big 12, 2nd team (Lindy’s) All-Big 12, 2nd team (Phil Steele) WR UNIT 1at nationally by Athlon 1st nationally by Lindy’s 1st nationally by SportsOnEarth 2nd nationally by Phil Steele OL UNIT 2nd nationally by Lindy’s 4th nationally by Athlon 5th nationally by SportsOnEarth 6th nationally by Phil Steele DL UNIT 3rd nationally by Lindy’s 3rd nationally by SportsOnEarth 4th nationally by Athlon 5th nationally by Phil Steele RB UNIT 9th nationally by Athlon 21st nationally by Phil Steele SHAWN OAKMAN (CON’T.) SHAWN OAKMAN team (media) All-Big 12, 1st team (Sporting News) All-Big 12, 1st team (ESPN) All-Big 12, 1st team (Athlon) All-Big 12, 1st team (Lindy’s) All-Big 12, 1st team (Phil Steele) All-Big 12, 1st Texas Football) All-Texas, 1st team (Dave Campbell Athlete (FOXSports) “College Football’s Top Freak” News) “Best Athlete” in Big 12 (Sporting (Sporting News) “Best Pass Rusher” in Big 12 No. 3 CFB Scariest Player (NFL.com) Rated No. 2 DE nationally (Lindy’s) Steele) Rated No. 2 DE nationally (Phil at DE (Lindy’s) Rated No. 1 NFL Draft prospect prospect (Kiper/ESPN) Rated top senior DE NFL Draft JAMAL PALMER All-Big 12, 4th team (Athlon) SETH RUSSELL Maxwell Award watch list Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list All-Big 12, 2nd team (Phil Steele) All-Big 12, 3rd team (Athlon) K.J. SMITH All-Big 12, 2nd team (Lindy’s) ORION STEWART 11 @BUFOOTBALL 2015 BAYLOR FOOTBALL MEDIA ALMANAC MEDIA FOOTBALL BAYLOR 2015 BLAKE MUIR All-Big 12, 2nd team (Lindy’s) All-Big 12, 2nd team (Phil Steele) SHAWN OAKMAN Walter Camp Award watch list Bednarik Award watch list Nagurski Trophy watch list Rotary Lombardi Award watch list Senior Bowl watch list All-America, 1st team (ESPN) All-America, 1st team (Lindy’s) All-America, 1st team (CBS) All-America, 1st team (Phil Steele) All-America, 1st team (CFBMatrix) All-America, 2nd team (Sporting News) All-America, 2nd team (Athlon) Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year (media) Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year (Lindy’s) All-Big 12, 4th team (Athlon) All-Big 12, 4th team (Phil Steele) SHOCK LINWOOD Maxwell Award watch list Doak Walker Award watch list All-Big 12, 1st team (media) All-Big 12, 1st team (Sporting News) All-Big 12, 1st team (ESPN) All-Big 12, 1st team (Athlon) All-Big 12, 1st team (Lindy’s) All-Big 12, 1st team (Phil Steele) All-Texas, 1st team (Dave Campbell Texas Football) Rated No. 9 RB nationally (Phil Steele) LAQUAN MCGOWAN Senior Bowl watch list No. 6 CFB “Strongest Player” (NFL.com) KYLE FULLER Rimington Trophy watch list Rotary Lombardi Award watch list All-America, 2nd team (CFBMatrix) All-Big 12, 1st team (Phil Steele) All-Big 12, 2nd team (Lindy’s) All-Texas, 2nd team (Dave Campbell Texas Football) Rated 4th-best underclassman C NFL Draft prospect (Kiper/ESPN) Rated No. 20 C nationally (Phil Steele) XAVIEN HOWARD All-Big 12, 2nd team (Phil Steele) All-Texas, 1st team (Dave Campbell Texas Football) JAY LEE SPENCER DRANGO (CON’T.) SPENCER DRANGO team (ESPN) All-America, 1st team (Athlon) All-America, 1st team (Lindy’s) All-America, 1st team (CBS) All-America, 1st team (CFBMatrix) All-America, 2nd team (Phil Steele) All-America, 3rd All-Big 12, 1st team (media) News) All-Big 12, 1st team (Sporting All-Big 12, 1st team (ESPN) All-Big 12, 1st team (Athlon) All-Big 12, 1st team (Lindy’s) All-Big 12, 1st team (Phil Steele) Texas Football) All-Texas, 1st team (Dave Campbell (Sporting News) “Top NFL Prospect” in Big 12 (Lindy’s) “Best run blocker” in Big 12 Rated No. 1 OT nationally (Lindy’s) Steele) Rated No. 5 OT nationally (Phil at OT (Lindy’s) Rated No. 2 NFL Draft prospect Draft prospect (Kiper/ESPN) Rated 2nd-best senior OT NFL Texas Football) “Best OL in Texas” (Dave Campbell SPENCER DRANGO Outland Trophy watch list Rotary Lombardi Award watch list Wuerffel Trophy watch list Senior Bowl watch list All-America, 1st team (Sporting News) COREY COLEMAN Biletnikoff Award watch list Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list All-America, 2nd team (CBS) All-America, 2nd team (Phil Steele) All-America, 2nd team (CFBMatrix) All-America, 3rd team (Athlon) All-Big 12, 1st team (media) All-Big 12, 1st team (ESPN) All-Big 12, 1st team (Athlon) All-Big 12, 1st team (Lindy’s) All-Big 12, 1st team (Phil Steele) All-Big 12, 3rd team (Athlon) – PR All-Texas, 1st team (Dave Campbell Texas Football) “College Football’s Most Freakish Athlete” (NFL.com) “College Football’s Most Explosive Player” (NFL.com) Rated No. 9 WR nationally (Phil Steele) Rated No. 10 WR nationally (Lindy’s) “Best WR in Texas” (Dave Campbell Texas Football) All-Big 12, 2nd team (Lindy’s) KD CANNON Biletnikoff Award watch list All-America, 1st team (Sporting News) All-Big 12, 1st team (Sporting News) All-Big 12, 2nd team (Athlon) All-Big 12, 2nd team (Lindy’s) All-Big 12, 2nd team (Phil Steele) “College Football’s Most Explosive Player” (NFL.com) “Fastest Receiver” in Big 12 (Sporting News) “Most dangerous deep threat” in Big 12 (Lindy’s) No. 6 CFB “Strongest Player” (NFL.com) All-Big 12, 3rd team (Athlon) All-Big 12, 4th team (Phil Steele) TERRELL BURT JARELL BROXTON BEAU BLACKSHEAR Outland Trophy watch list Senior Bowl watch list All-Big 12, 2nd team (Phil Steele) All-Big 12, 4th team (Athlon) Rated 4th-best senior DT NFL Draft prospect (Kiper/ESPN) ANDREW BILLINGS watch list Bednarik Award watch list Nagurski Trophy Outland Trophy watch list list Rotary Lombardi Award watch All-America, 2nd team (Athlon) All-America, 4th team (CFBMatrix) All-Big 12, 1st team (media) News) All-Big 12, 1st team (Sporting All-Big 12, 1st team (ESPN) All-Big 12, 1st team (Athlon) All-Big 12, 1st team (Lindy’s) All-Big 12, 1st team (Phil Steele) Year (ESPN) Big 12 Defensive Player of the Player” (NFL.com) “College Football’s Strongest Rated No. 4 DT nationally (Lindy’s) Steele) Rated No. 6 DE nationally (Phil DT NFL Draft prospect Rated 5th-best underclassman (Kiper/ESPN) TRE’VON ARMSTEAD team (media) All-Big 12, 1st team (Phil Steele) All-Big 12, 2nd 2015 PRESEASON HONORS PRESEASON 2015 PLAYERS 2015 ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER O PLAYER, POS. NO. 2ShockLinwood,RB 32 IraLewis,DL 97 PatrickLevels,NB 21 PatrickLawrence, OL 77 JimmyLandes, DS 50 JacobKyle,OL 66 JarrodKoym,S 29 J.W. Ketchum, S 24 BJJordan,DS 65 XavierJones,DE 94 QuanJones,WR 12 MarquesJones,WR 86 LenoyJonesJr., LB 32 ClayJohnston,LB 44 MilesJohnson,CB 39 ChrisJohnson,QB 13 Tyler Jaynes,CB 37 JamieJacobs,DE 43 IainHunter, LB 33 Tyrone Hunt,DE 90 DesmineHilliard,OG 67 CalvinHill,S 41 RamiHammad,OL 52 DavionHall,WR 16 CodyGeorge,DL 98 DrewGalitz,P/K 36 KyleFuller, OL 55 MalloryFranklin,S 35 HarrisonFox,OL 54 JordanFeuerbacher, TE 85 Andrew, Ezzell,LB 30 SpencerEvans,K 39 KendallEhrlich,LB 14 AiavionEdwards,LB 20 ColeEdmiston,WR 83 SpencerDrango,OT 58 DomDesouza,OL 64 RaaquanDavis,LB 19 RileyDaniel,OL 71 PatColbert,OL 69 MichaelCoffey, OL 60 DevinChafin,RB 28 AnthonyCarroll,CB 42 ChrisCallahan,PK 40 Terrell Burt,S 13 DwyerBucey, RB 25 Jeff Bryson,LB 59 JarellBroxton,OL 61 LeeBristow, TE 34 ByronBonds,DT 96 Travon Blanchard,NB 48 BeauBlackshear, DL 95 BlakeBlackmar, OL 72 BaylorBlack,LB 55 AndrewBillings,DT 75 Tom Bennett,P/K 33 ZackBennema,QB 18 JustinBarnes,CB 23 Tre’VonTE Armstead, 41 1JamesonHouston,CB 11 JayLee,WR 4 JohnnyJefferson, RB 5 XavienHoward,CB 4 Lynx Hawthorne,WR 7 JaMycalHasty, RB 6 CoreyColeman,WR 1 KDCannon,WR 9 GrantCampbell,LB 5 JourdanBlake,CB 7 HenryBlack,CB 6 NUMERICAL ROSTER OPAE O TW LEPHOMETOWN (HIGHSCHOOL/PREVIOUSCOLLEGE) EXP CL WT HT POS PLAYER NO 1CrsLte S51 2 r SHuntersville, N.C. (Southlake Christian Academy) HS Richmond, Texas (FosterHS) Tyler, Texas (LeeHS) HS Fr. 3L Fr. 220 Sr. McKinney, Texas (McKinneyBoydHS) Orange, Texas (West Orange-StarkHS) 5-10 205 250 Abilene, Texas HS (Wylie HS) 1L 5-11 DS HS Fr. 6-2 Waco, Texas (MidwayHS) So. Waco, Texas (LiveOakHS) LB Fr. 235 SQ 205 DS SQ Shreveport, La.(ByrdHS) RFr. 210 RFr. 6-0 SQ 6-2 230 Port Arthur,Texas RFr. HS) (Memorial 200 6-3 Houston, TX (SecondBaptistSchool) ChrisLutzel LB NB 51 6-4 185 Sherman Oaks,Calif.(Taft 2L JimmyLandes HS/Oregon) 6-1 1L LB Arlington, Texas (MartinHS) 50 EricOgor SQ Jr. 6-0 So. DE 49 Travon 1L Blanchard Paris, Texas S (ParisHS) Sr. 265 Gatesville, 200 Texas (GatesvilleHS) 48 CB RossMatiscik So. Rowlett, Texas (RowlettHS) HS 205 SQ 46 ClayJohnston 6-6 5-9 200 HS Fr. 44 So. JamieJacobs 6-0 Waco, Texas (MidwayHS) Everman, Texas (EvermanHS) Fr. TE PK 43 6-1 215 Katy, AnthonyCarroll Texas 210 (CincoRanchHS) 2L SQ CB 42 195 CalvinHill SQ 6-0 6-2 Carlsbad, Calif.(LaCostaCanyonHS) Sr. So. 41 K Tre’Von Armstead So. 6-0 HS 41 255 Linden, 195 Texas (Linden-KildareHS) ChrisCallahan LB CB 210 40 P/K MilesJohnson 5-10 Fr. 2L 6-3 Waco, Texas (MidwayHS) 39 6-0 SpencerEvans 180 Jr. 39 HS Trinidad, Colo.(HoehneHS/ColoradoSchoolofMines) JordanWilliams TE S LB Grand Prairie, Texas (SouthGrandPrairieHS) 6-4 38 200 Tyler Jaynes Fr. Booker, TR Texas (CanadianHS) Odessa, Texas (MidlandChristianHS) HS 37 Waco, Texas DrewGalitz (MidwayHS) P/K So. HS 220 5-9 SQ 36 MalloryFranklin Fr. Burkburnett, Texas (BurkburnettHS) 2L RFr. 5-10 210 Fr. 35 RB LeeBristow 190 2L Irving, Texas 205 5-10 (MacArthurHS) Jr. 34 195 IainHunter LB 5-10 33 2L Jr. 200 5-11 Tom Bennett 6-0 RB Houston, Texas (LamarHS) 33 CB ShockLinwood 225 Mesquite, Texas Jr. (PoteetHS) 6-2 HS Houston, Texas LB (StrakeJesuitCollegePrep) 32 LenoyJonesJr. S SQ 185 6-0 HS Fr. 32 Wyatt Schrepfer RFr. S 5-10 31 205 Fr. Tony Nicholson RB Waco, Texas (MidwayHS) 195 Port Arthur, Texas (MemorialHS) 31 AndrewEzzell 200 SQ 6-1 5-10 S 2L 30 JarrodKoym RFr. Ennis, Texas Missouri City, Texas (EnnisHS) (RidgePointHS) 5-9 29 Dallas, Texas (RooseveltHS) OrionStewart CB Jr. 160 SQ HS S 28 DevinChafin RFr. 2L Stephenville, Texas RB (StephenvilleHS) 200 Fr. 28 6-0 Pflugerville, Texas Verkedric Vaughns (HendricksonHS) Rockwall, Texas (HeathHS) 215 5-11 2L Jr. 27 170 Taion Sells 1L CB 1L 26 195 6-2 Jr. J.W. CB Ketchum 5-11 Garland, Texas Aurora,Ill.(Waubonsie Valley (GarlandHS) HS) So. So. 25 5-11 DwyerBucey 225 Texarkana, Texas HS (Liberty-EylauHS) 2L RB 185 CB 225 25 Terrence Singleton Jenison,Mich.(JenisonHS/GrandRapidsCCRiversideCC) NB 1L Fr. 6-1 24 Jr. JustinBarnes 6-0 6-2 Euless, Texas 2L (Euless Trinity HS/HargraveMilitary So. Academy) 23 215 Terence 220 Williams LB 22 Willis, Texas 1L Sr. (WillisHS) 205 LB Jordan Tolbert S 6-4 6-3 Pearland, Texas22 (PearlandHS) SQ So. PatrickLevels 250 6-2 Wylie, Texas RFr. (Wylie HS) 21 QB Bryan, Texas AiavionEdwards (BryanHS) 2L QB 245 6-6 WR 20 170 3L RaaquanDavis Cypress, Texas (CypressWoods HS) 1L Jr. 6-3 19 ChanceWaz 5-11 TE Sr. So. 1L Wylie, Texas 225 (EastHS) 18 ZackBennema DE WR 185 So. 235 18 1L SethRussell 6-1 5-10 195 17 So. DavionHall 6-5 16 LB GusPenning 220 6-2 QB S 15 BrianNance 6-5 15 ChrisPlatt S 14 WR KendallEhrlich 14 ChrisJohnson 13 Terrell Burt 13 AlfredPullom 12 QuanJones 12 1Po tiki R6210F.H Waco, Texas (MidwayHS) HS Austin, Texas (St.Michael’s Academy) Fr. HS 180 Fr. 6-2 190 WR 6-0 CB PoohStricklin 11 JamesonHouston 11 ynRi B51 9 r LSherman, Texas (ShermanHS) 2L MountPleasant, Texas (MountPleasantHS) Jr. 1L So. 190 Houston, Texas (ElsikHS) Refugio, Texas (RefugioHS) 5-11 180 SQ Princeton, Texas (PrincetonHS) 2L Longview, Texas RFr. (LongviewHS) Shreveport,La.(Woodlawn HS) 6-0 CB SQ Jr. HS 220 RFr. HS WR Allen, Texas (AllenHS) 205 Fr. 190 Fr. 6-4 Bakersfield,Calif.(GarcesMemorialHS/BakersfieldCollege) Killeen, Texas (ShoemakerHS) 3L 195 6-0 190 6-0 WR 1L 1L Sr. Houston, Texas (WheatleyHS) RyanReid 5-9 Amarillo, Texas WR (Tascosa HS/MoorparkCollege) 6-0 So. CB Sr. 9 220 KDCannon 2L 1L RB 9 210 230 CB IshmaelZamora Stephenville, Texas 6-3 (StephenvilleHS) Jr. 8 Jr. 5-10 Lynx Hawthorne Lansdowne,Pa.(PennWood HS/PennState) HS 6-1 Gilmer, Texas (GilmerHS) WR 7 200 JourdanBlake 180 RB 2L HS Fr. 7 DeSoto,TexasHS) (DeSoto JaMycalHasty LB 5-10 6-2 6 Sr. 210 Fr. HenryBlack 1L Richardson, Texas (PearceHS) CB 6 CB JohnnyJefferson 275 205 So. 6-3 5 2L GrantCampbell 225 6-9 6-3 5 QB JayLee Jr. 5-10 4 WR XavienHoward DE 190 4 Tion Wright LB 5-11 3 JarrettStidham 3 WR ShawnOakman 2 BlakeLynch 2 Taylor Young 1 CoreyColeman 1 2015 BAYLORFOOTBALLMEDIAALMANAC WWW.BAYLORBEARS.COM 12 PLAYERS 2 WR Lynch, Blake 2 Shawn Oakman, DE 9 Ryan Reid, CB 3 Jarrett Stidham, QB 3CB Wright, Tion 1 LB Young, Taylor 8 Ishmael Zamora, WR 11 Pooh Stricklin, WR 51 Lutzel, DS Chris 99 Malin, DL Josh 46 Matiscik, LB Ross 80TE LaQuan McGowan, 82 Kaleb Moore, WR 91 Andrew Morris, DT 73 OL Blake Muir, 74 OL Sean Muir, 81 WR Blake Murphy, 15 Brian Nance, DE 31 Nicholson, CB Tony 49 LB Eric Ogor, 84 Obin Okeke, WR 53 Keith Orcutt, OL 92 DE Jamal Palmer, 70 Josh Pelzel, OL 15TE Gus Penning, 14 Chris Platt, WR 76 OL Mo Porter, 12 Alfred Pullom, S 52 Greg Roberts, DE 17 Seth Russell, QB 31 RB Schrepfer, Wyatt 26 Sells, S Taion 24 Singleton, CB Terrence 56 K.J. Smith, DE 28 Orion Stewart, S 88 TE Sam Tecklenburg, 57 Thrift, OL Tanner 22 CB Jordan Tolbert, 27 CB Vaughns, Verkedric 18 S Chance Waz, 93 DL Connor Weaverling, 89 White, WR Trevor 38 Jordan Williams, LB 22 Williams, RB Terence 68 Ishmael Wilson, OL NO. POS. PLAYER, ALPHABETICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL SUPPORT STAFF AD / Football Operations Assistant Colin Shillinglaw - AD / High School Relations/Recruiting Coordinator Assistant - Trahan Beau Assistant Director of Football Operations/Def. Quality Control Casey Horny - Development of Football Operations/Player Assistant Dir. Dominique Zeigler - Quality Control of Football Operations/Off. Assistant Dir. Joe Jon Finley - Quality Control Teams of Football Operations/Special Assistant Dir. Brodney Pool - Analyst Football Operations/Off. of Assistant Dir. Anthony - Michael Assistant Director of Football Operations Austin Steele - Performance Athletic AD / Associate Kaz Kazadi - Athletic Performance (Football) Chris Ruf - Director of Applied Performance - Director of Althoff Andrew Sports) Athletic Performance (Olympic Associate Director of Keith Caton - Athletic Performance Assistant Director of Randolph - Tony Training Athletic AD / Associate Mike Sims - Trainer Athletic Assistant Jacob Puente - Barlow - Director of Equipment Services Jeff Assistant Director of Equipment Services Brett Bufton - 13 @BUFOOTBALL 2015 BAYLOR FOOTBALL MEDIA ALMANAC MEDIA FOOTBALL BAYLOR 2015 52 Hammad Rami 52 Roberts Greg 53 Orcutt Keith 54 Fox Harrison OL55 Baylor Black55 DE 6-4 Kyle Fuller56 K.J. Smith OL 6-657 335 OL Thrift Tanner 58 So. 245 6-4 LB Spencer Drango59 6-2 SQ RFr. Bryson Jeff 60 290 OL 6-1 (Irving HS) Texas Irving, SQ 280 Michael Coffey61 So. DE (Nacogdoches HS) OTTexas Nacogdoches, OL Jarell Broxton 6-5 225 So.64 SQ Dom Desouza 6-265 HS 6-6 Jr. 6-5 (Academy HS) 315Texas Little River, B.J. Jordan66 OL LB(Horizon HS) Ariz. Scottsdale, 260 SQ 320 Jr. 305 Jacob Kyle67 OL (Rockwall HS / Mary-Hardin Baylor) Texas 6-3 Rockwall, So. 5-11 Desmine Hilliard Sr. So. 2L68 OL Ishmael Wilson 1L 215 6-569 1L 3L 240 HS) (Wylie Texas Wylie, Pat Colbert 6-670 (Centennial HS) DSTexas So. Frisco, (Hutto HS) Fr. (Cedar Park HS) Hutto, Texas Texas Cedar Park, 325 OG Josh Pelzel71 OL SQ 310 HS 5-11 Sr. Riley Daniel OL 6-572(Roosevelt HS) Texas Antonio, San Jr. (Navasota HS) 210Texas Navasota, 6-1 Blake Blackmar 1L73 6-4 345 Blake Muir TR Sr.74 OL HS / Lackawanna College) Gaithersburg, Md. (Quince Orchard 255 Sr. Sean Muir 305 Nova HS / City College of San Francisco) 75 OL Pacifica, Calif. (Terra SQ So. 6-6 Andrew Billings OL OL 3L76 So. (Clements HS) Texas Sugar Land, SQ 6-6 Mo Porter77 305 (Lincoln HS) Texas Dallas, 1L 6-5 6-6(Mart HS) Texas Mart, Patrick Lawrence80 325 OLA&M) Sr. Texas (Bishop Dunne HS / Texas Lancaster, LaQuan McGowan DT 340 30081 RFr. OL 3L Blake Murphy 6-682 RFr. SQ Fr. OL 6-2 Kaleb Moore TE SQ (Kilgore HS) 6-3Texas 83 Kilgore, (Rockdale HS) Texas Rockdale, 315 HS OL Cole Edmiston 6-6 (Clear Lake HS) 310Texas 84 Houston, 6-7 290 Sr. (Ringling HS) Ringling, Okla. Obim Okeke85 6-6 Jr. WR 295 So. Jordan Feuerbacher 1L 41086 2L RFr. 330 WR 5-9 Marques Jones SQ88 WRAustralia (Kirrawee HS / Hawaii) Sr. NSW, Sutherland, TE SQ HS) (Waco Sam TecklenburgTexas Jr. Australia (Kirrawee HS) Waco, NSW, Sutherland, 89 6-0 150 HS) (Waxahachie 2L 6-1Texas Waxahachie, WR White Trevor 6-490 HS So. 205 Ranch) Boys (Cal Farley’s HuntTexas Amarillo, Tyrone WR 19091 6-0 TE (Marshall HS / Navarro College) Texas Missouri City, 255 TR Jr. Andrew Morris92 So. 6-2 200 HS/Redlands) Toro Lake Forest, Calif. (El So. Jamal Palmer 6-493 SQ SQ WR 180 Connor Weaverling Fr. 1L94 (Cy-Fair HS) Texas Cypress, (Gatesville HS) 255Texas Gatesville, DE Xavier Jones Fr. 5-795 (Kingwood Park HS) HS DTTexas Kingwood, Fr. DL Beau Blackshear96 (Bishop Gorman HS) Nev. HS Las Vegas, 6-4 DE 165 6-1 Byron Bonds HS97 (McKinney HS) 6-2Texas McKinney, RFr. Ira Lewis 265 6-3(Plano HS) Texas Plano, 98 275 DL SQ DE Cody George 29599 Fr. 250 RFr. (Martin HS) Texas Arlington, Josh Malin 6-4 Fr. 6-3 SQ HS DT Sr. (John Horn HS) HSTexas Mesquite, (Arp HS) Texas Arp, 300 220 3L 6-2 College Park HS) (The Woodlands Texas DL The Woodlands, Sr. DL RFr. (Boyd HS) Texas McKinney, SQ 290 3L 6-1 DL 6-3 HS) (Magnolia West Texas Magnolia, Jr. (Midway HS) Texas Waco, 250 6-6 285 2L Fr. RFr. 275 (Allen HS) Texas Allen, SQ HS RFr. (Lamar HS) Texas Houston, (Lorena HS) Texas Lorena, SQ (Steele HS) Texas Cibolo, NO PLAYER POS HT WT CL EXP COLLEGE) (HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS HOMETOWN Art Briles - Head Coach Phil Bennett - Defensive Coordinator Coordinator (Quarterbacks) Kendal Briles - Offensive Recruiting Coord. Lebby - Passing Game Coordinator (Running Backs) / Offensive Jeff Line) Randy Clements - Running Game Coordinator (Offensive Assistant Coach (Safeties) Cris Dishman - Assistant Coach (Defensive Line) - Achuff Chris Assistant Coach (Cornerbacks) Carlton Buckels - Assistant Coach (Linebackers) / Defensive Recruiting Coordinator Jim Gush - (Receivers) Assistant Coach - Wallis Tate Assistant Coach (Offense) Carrier - Graduate Tyron Assistant Coach (Defense) Kevin Park – Graduate Assistant Coach (Defense) – Graduate Andrew Walsh Assistant Coach (Offense) Brad Willard - Graduate COACHING STAFF 2015 ROSTER 2015 ROSTER NUMERICAL PLAYERS B1 SETHRUSSELL (6-3,220,JR.) 17 QB JAY LEE(6-3,215,SR.) 4 K.D.CANNON(6-0,175, SO.) WR 9 IR (6-6,270,JR.) TRE’VON ARMSTEAD 41 TE SPENCERDRANGO (6-6, 310,SR.) 58 LT BLAKEMUIR(6-6,310, SR.) 73 KYLE FULLER (6-5, 305,JR.) LG 55 C JARELL BROXTON (6-5, 330,SR.) 61 RG PAT COLBERT(6-6,305,SR.) 69 RT R1COREY COLEMAN(5-11, 190,JR.) 1 WR OFFENSE POST-SPRING DEPTHCHART B3 SHOCKLINWOOD(5-9,195,JR.) 32 RB LYNX HAWTHORNE (6-0, 200,JR.) 7 IR PRONUNCIATION GUIDE XAVIER Jones XAVIEN Howard DESMINE Hilliard DAVION Hall Jordan FEUERBACHER AIAVION Edwards Kendall EHRLICH RAAQUAN Davis TERRELL Burt JARRELL BROXTON TRE’VON Armstead 8DevinChafin (6-0, 225,Jr.) 28 ChrisJohnson(6-5,235,So.)OR 13 DavionHall(6-2,200,So.) 16 QuanJones(6-5,210,So.)OR 12 ChrisPlatt(5-11, 165,RFr.) 18 JordanFeuerbacher (6-4, 250,So.) OR 85 GusPenning(6-6,250,Sr.) 15 LAQUANMcGOWAN (6-7,410,SR.) 80 Tanner Thrift (6-5,305,So.)- 57 DesmineHilliard(6-5,340,Sr.) 67 BlakeBlackmar(6-5,340,RFr.) 72 RamiHammad(6-4,325,So.) 52 IshmaelWilson(6-4,305,So.) 68 DavionHall(6-2,200,So.) 16 JohnnyJefferson (5-10,205,So.)OR 2 JarrettStidham (6-3, 195,Fr.) 3 IshmaelZamora(6-4,220,RFr.) 8 juh-RELL BRAHKS-tuhn ex-AY-vee-uhn FUR-bahk-uhr ex-AY-vee-uhr DAY-vee-ahn DEHZ-mihn AY-vee-ahn RAY-kwahn TRAY-vohn tuh-RELL UHR-lick OR O3 SPENCEREVANS (6-1, 200, SO.) 39 KO RYAN REID (5-11, 185,JR.) 9 CB TERRELL BURT(5-10,185,SR.) 13 CS ORIONSTEWART (6-2,200,JR.) 28 DS XAVIEN HOWARD (6-2,200,JR.) 4 CB TRAVON BLANCHARD (6-2, 205,SO.) 48 NB GRANTCAMPBELL (6-1,230,SR.) 5 MLB TAYLOR YOUNG (5-10, 225,SO.) 11 WLB JAMAL PALMER (6-3,240,SR.) 92 LE BEAUBLACKSHEAR(6-4,300,SR.) 95 DT ANDREWBILLINGS(6-2,300,JR.) 75 NT E2SHAWN OAKMAN (6-9, 275,SR.) 2 RE DEFENSE LYNX HAWTHORNE (6-0, 200,JR.) 7 JIMMY LANDES (6-2, 250,SR.) COREY COLEMAN(5-11,H 190,JR.) 50 1 LS JOHNNY JEFFERSON(5-10,205,SO.) 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Smith,IshmaelWilson,TaylorYoung Spencer Evans,BrianNance,AlfredPullom, Grant Campbell,KD Cannon, RaaquanDavis, Taion Sells Jamal Palmer,OrionStewart Xavien Howard,LaQuanMcGowan,ShawnOakman, PLAYERS Played in 11 of 13 games, started twice, as true 75 BILLINGS ANDREW 2L DT • 6-2 • 310 • JR. • WACO, TEXAS (WACO HS) Starting nose tackle for all 13 games during 2014 Starting nose tackle for all 13 games during National top 200 local recruit and record-setting power- 2014 (Sophomore): 2013 (True Freshman): High School: ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATE CANDIDATE BEDNARIK AWARD CANDIDATE NAGURSKI AWARD CANDIDATE OUTLAND TROPHY AWARD CANDIDATE ROTARY LOMBARDI first- third-year junior… Consensus 2014 Returning All-Big 12 lineman, Incredibly strong and compact interior team All-Big 12 as sophomore… true nose tackle spot for final two games of lineman… Earned starting all 24 Big 12 champions)… Has recorded tackle in freshman season (2013 Started 15 straight games entering 2015 season… career games played… (second team) by Athlon... Selected 2015 Projected 2015 All-American league media, named Preseason Big 12 Defensive Player of Year by Sporting News, ESPN, preseason first-team All-Big 12 by league media, Football’s Strongest Athlon, Lindy’s and Phil Steele... Named “College High School, former Player” by NFL.com... Local phenom from Waco broke 22-year-old national top 200 recruit… Accomplished weightlifter, effort (805 squat, 500 Texas prep state meet record with 2,010 pound was held by Mark bench, 705 dead lift) in 2012 -- previous record 400-pound clean lift… Henry… Team-best 690-pound squat, team-best jump at nine feet, two Vertical jump measured at 32-inches even, broad inches… Timed at 4.94 in 40-yard dash. first-team All-Big 12 as Big 12 championship season… Named consensus for loss of 38 yards), 2.0 sophomore… Totaled 37 tackles (26 solo, 11.5 season… Ranked 12th in Big sacks, nine hurries and one forced fumble on Led team with nine QB 12 (third on team) with 11.5 tackles for loss… games in 2014 (seven on hurries… One of nine players to start all 13 Dave Campbell’s Texas defense)… Named second-team All-Texas by Had two tackles, 1.5 for loss, Football… Recorded tackle in all 13 games… Made first career sack and QB hurry in season-opening win over SMU… with hurry, in win over (-10 yards) and additional tackle for loss, along two hurries and had tackle Northwestern State in second game… Made Totaled career-high three for loss in win at Iowa State in fourth game… win over No. 9 TCU hurries and had three tackles in epic 61-58 comeback (four solo), two TFL in sixth game… Made season-high eight tackles fumble at West Virginia in including 7-yard sack and forced first career total tackles and QB hurry seventh game… Had 1.5 tackles for loss, four in win over Kansas in eighth game… Made memorable play in chasing KU running back 30 yards downfield to force out of bounds… Made season-high five solo tackles, including career-high three for loss (-10 yards) in win over Oklahoma State in 10th game… Recorded two stops, including assisted tackle for loss in win over No. 9 Kansas State that clinched share of Big 12 championship and berth in New Year’s Six bowl… Made two solo tackles and QB hurry in Cotton Bowl vs. No. 7 Michigan State. freshman defensive tackle, one of five true freshmen on squad to play… Earned first career letter… Totaled 29 tackles (17 solo), 3.5 for loss of eight yards, and three QB hurries on season… Recorded at least one tackle in all 11 games… Saw first collegiate action in season-opening win over Wofford, but injured ankle, finished with two solo tackles as reserve… Sat out second game (Buffalo) while recuperating… Returned to action and had two-yard tackle-for-loss in backup role in win over ULM in third game… Did not play fourth game (West Virginia), but played final nine games of season, started final two… Made two stops and had career-first QB hurry in win over Iowa State in sixth game… Had three-yard TFL and two hurries in win vs. Texas Tech in ninth game… Entered starting lineup at DT in 12th game, historic win over No. 23 Texas that clinched Big 12 championship and school’s first-ever BCS bowl berth, made then- career-high six tackles in first start… Set new career tackle mark in second start with 10 stops in Fiesta Bowl vs. No. 15 UCF. 15 @BUFOOTBALL 2015 BAYLOR FOOTBALL MEDIA ALMANAC MEDIA FOOTBALL BAYLOR 2015 Played all 13 games as redshirt freshman as Sat out first season at Baylor and participated TE • 6-6 • 265 • JR. • 2L TE • 6-6 • 265 • JR. • (MEMORIAL HS) PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS 41 ARMSTEAD TRE’VON Starting tight end, played all 13 games with six Starting tight end, played : Big lineman from Memorial High School in Port Arthur, : Big lineman from Memorial High School in Son of Carl and Elizabeth Armstead… Full name is Tre’Von 2012 (True Freshman): High School Personal: 2014 (Sophomore): 2013 (Redshirt Freshman): ARMSTEAD CAREER STATISTICS ARMSTEAD CAREER RECEIVING YEAR20122013 G/GS2014 RECCAREER 13/0 Redshirted 26/6 13/6 YD 0 AVG 5 5 TD 0 62 62 LP/OPPONENT N/A 12.4 12.4 0 1 1 N/A 29/KSU reserve offensive lineman, tight end and on special teams… Earned first reserve offensive lineman, tight end and on four games into season… college letter... Moved from o-line to tight end three games, totaled seven Saw snaps as backup tackle in season’s first grade… Played final 10 knockdowns and averaged 83 percent coaches Top performance on o-line games at tight end, made zero receptions… four knockdowns and came in win over Buffalo in second game, made at TE in seven of final 10 graded 83 percent… Played from scrimmage three contests… Made one games, used exclusively on special teams in 15 UCF. kick return for 18 yards in Fiesta Bowl vs. No. Dressed for one of 13 on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility... games, but did not see any game action. at MHS… Rated 10th- Texas… Played under head coach Kenny Harrison 100 by Rivals.com’s Lone best offensive lineman in state and ranked No. rankings among offensive Star Recruiting Top 100… National position and No. 77 by linemen: No. 44 by Scout.com, No. 45 by 247Sports.com by ESPN.com… Ranked ESPN.com… Rated 127th-best prospect in state Named to 2011 All-Greater No. 84 on Scout.com’s Midlands Top 150… Houston second team by Houston Chronicle following senior season… Helped Memorial to 13-2 record in 2011, named to All-District 21-5A second team… Right tackle on MHS’s 9-4 team in 2010 as junior, earned All-District 21-5A first-team honors in first year as starter… Played with fellow Baylor teammate Terrence Singleton at Memorial. Patrick Armstead… Born June 16, 1994, in Port Arthur, Texas… Majoring in health, kinesiology and leisure studies. ALL-BIG 12 CANDIDATE All-Big 12 tight end… Huge, athletic, Fourth-year junior, returning battling for starting tight end spot… Named former offensive lineman, all- 12 by league media, projected second-team 2015 Preseason All-Big jump Timed at 4.84 in 40-yard dash… Vertical conference by Phil Steele... jump measured at 10 feet even. measured at 33.5, broad All- squad as sophomore… Earned 2014 starts for Big 12 Championship for by league coaches… Totaled five receptions Big 12 honorable mention first TD season… Made first career reception and 62 yards and one TD on 21 over SMU, had season-high two catches for in season-opening win first career start in win at yards (including 18-yarder) and score… Made one catch for seven yards in Buffalo in third game, had no stats… Made sixth game… Had season- epic 61-58 comeback win over No. 9 TCU in State that clinched share long 29-yard reception in win over No. 9 Kansas Six bowl… Caught one of Big 12 championship and berth in New Year’s Michigan State. pass for five yards in Cotton Bowl vs. No. 7 RETURNING PLAYERS RETURNING PLAYERS award forsenior withhighestGPA. 167-06 atRegion III-5Ameet)…EarnedCLHS2013 “TopGun”team discus at2013Class 5Astatemeetasjunior,threw 151-08(qualifiedwith basketball andtrackfield(shot putanddiscus)…Finishedeighthin starting lineupasfreshmanduring 2010season…Alsoletteredin Air ForceSophomoreAll-America secondteambyMaxPreps…Entered earned 2011All-District24-5Asecond-team honors…Namedto2011U.S. Offensive Linemanin2012and2013… StartedatLTassophomore, 5A honorsasjunior,splittimeat LTandC…NamedCLHSOutstanding Houston byChronicle… Earned2012first-teamAll-District24- and 29knockdownsin2013…Named2013second-teamAll-Greater leading ClearLaketo6-4recordassenior…Totaled53pancakeblocks No. 51by247Sports…Named2013first-teamAll-District24-5Aafter 94, ninthratedo-lineman)…RatedNo.21OGnationallybyScout and Texas byVYPE/Rivals(oneof16offensivelinemen)andLoneStar (No. on line…Ratedstate’sNo.47prospectbyScoutandamongTop100 in coach SamSmith…Four-yearstarterwithexperienceplayingallpositions game… Two-timefirst-teamall-districthonoreeatCLHSunderhead High School…Playedin2014SemperFidelisAll-AmericanBowl all-star Selected toBig12Commissioner’sHonorRollinfall2014andspring 2015. games, butdidnotseeanygameaction...Namedtofall2014Dean’s List... practice squad,redshirtedtoretaineligibility…Dressedforfiveof 13 two-time Big12Commissioner’sHonorRollselection. 2 atcenter…Satout2014asredshirt...NamedtofallDean’sListand Second-year freshmanoffensivelineman…ExitedspringdrillslistedNo. 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 9 12 0/0 1/0 1/0 0.0-0 2.0-17 2.0-17 INT-YDS QBH 11.5-38 15.0-46 FF/FR 3.5-8 37 66 QBS-YDS 29 TFL-YDS 11 23 12 26 TT 43 17 AT 13/13 24/15 CAREER UT 11/2 2014 G/GS 2013 YEAR DEFENSIVE Majoring incommunicationstudies. baseball atPaulQuinn...MotherrantrackMary-HardinBaylor... Mitchell Billings... Born March 6,1996,inWaco, Texas... Fatherplayed squat, 500bench,705deadlift). record (previouslyownedbyMarkHenry)with2,010poundeffort(805 Competed inpower-liftingatWHS,broke22-year-oldTexasstatemeet pancakes asjunior…Namedfirst-team2011All-SuperCentex... and first-team2011All-District8-4Ahonors…Creditedwith134 bi-district finalsasjunior…Earned20114AAll-Statehonorablemention Year byWacoTribune-Herald…Helpedto7-4markand2011DII first-team 2012All-SuperCentexandSuperMaleAthleteofthe District 8-4Alineman…Totaled132pancakesassenior…Alsonamed senior… Namedfirst-team20124AAll-StateandAll- 100… LedWacoto9-4recordand2012DIIregionalquarterfinalsas “All-Texas”) andseventhbyDallasMorningNews/SportsDayStateTop state defensivetacklesbyDaveCampbell’sTexasFootball(first-team ESPN.com andWacoTribune-Herald(top50)…Rankedfifthamongin- American-Statesman’s Fabulous55,No.23byRivals.com,35 rank amongTexasrecruits:No.18by247Sports.com,Austin Scout.com, No.12by247Sports.com,13(OG)ESPN.com…Overall rankings amongdefensivetackles:No.12byRivals.com, listing andNo.168nationallyonRivals250list…Nationalposition WHS… No.158overallnationalprospecton247Sports.com’sTop247 lineman playedforheadcoachesMartyHerbstandDannyRamseyat lifter fromnearbyWaco(Texas)HighSchool…All-statedefensive RETURNING PLAYERS BILLINGS CAREER STATISTICS High School: 2014 (TrueFreshman): Personal: Son ofAnthonyandSylviaBillings...FullnameisAndrew Imposing offensivelinemanfromHouston’sClearLake HOUSTON, TEXAS(CLEARLAKEHS) OL •6-5340RFR.SQ BLAKE BLACKMAR 72 Sat outfirstseasonatBaylorandparticipatedon 2015 BAYLORFOOTBALLMEDIAALMANAC WWW.BAYLORBEARS.COM 16 three stopsinHoliday BowlwinoverNo.17UCLA. solo tacklesinupset ofNo.1KansasStatein10th game...Season-high eighth game...Had twoassistedtacklesatNo.14 Oklahoma...Madetwo seventh game...Hadtwotackles and addedhurryinwinoverKansas Made twosolostops,includingone-yard tackle-for-loss,atIowaStatein seven games...Mademultipletackles infiveoffinalsevencontests... teams infour,fiveandsix...Registered 13ofseason's15tacklesoverfinal two throughsix,playedonlinein gamestwoandthree,onlyspecial debut inseason-openingwinover SMU...Recordednostatisticsingames exclusively onspecialteamsinotherthree...Madetwotackles career hurry onseason...Playedfromscrimmagein10of13games,saw action letter... Totaled15tackles(eightsolo),onetackle-for-lossand QB reserve defensivelinemanandonspecialteams...Earnedfirstcollegiate 12th game…MadesackandtwotacklesinFiestaBowlvs.No.15 UCF. that clinchedBig12championshipandschool’sfirstBCSBowlberth in TCU in11thgame…HadthreestopshistoricwinoverNo.23Texas State in10thgame…Madethreetacklesandrecoveredfumble winat Had career-highfivetackles,including1.5sacks,atNo.11Oklahoma Made unassistedsackandhurryinwinvs.TexasTechninthgame… yard sackandfourtacklesinwinoverWestVirginiafourthgame… Did notstartinthirdgame(winvs.ULM),hadonetackle…Had seven- stops (threesolo)andassistedsackinwinoverBuffalosecondgame… win overWofford,madefourtacklesandassistedonsack…Had recovery andoneQBhurry…Madefirstcareerstartinseason-opening tackles (13solo),sixforloss(-20yards),2.5sacks14yards,onefumble Six bowl…MadefivestopsinCottonBowlvs.No.7MichiganState. State thatclinchedshareofBig12championshipandberthinNewYear’s ninth game…Totaledfivetackles(oneforloss)inwinoverNo.9Kansas including career-high-tyingtwoforloss,inwinoverNo.16Oklahoma and hadQBhurryatWestVirginiainseventhgame…Madefourstops, comeback winoverNo.9TCUinsixthgame…Madecareer-highsixtackles including six-yardsack,andhadfivetotalstops(foursolo)inepic61-58 tackles (oneforlossoffiveyards)…Setcareer-highwithtwoTFL(-7yards) goal-line infinalminuteoffirsthalftopreserve7-0lead–finishedwithfour returned forTD(and7-0lead)infirstquarter,alsorecoveredfumbleon Monster effortinwinatTexasfifthgame,blockedfieldgoalthatwas five tackles,including17-yardsack,inwinatIowaStatefourthgame… over SMU…Hadfive-yardsackinwinatBuffalothirdgame…Made sacks (-13yards),threetotaltacklesandQBhurryinseason-openingwin One ofnineplayerstostartall13gamesin2014…Madecareer-high1.5 one fieldgoalblock…4.5sacksrankedthirdonsquadand19thinBig12… solo, 9.5forloss),4.5sacks(-41yards),twohurries,onefumblerecoveryand News andhonorablementionbyleaguecoaches…Totaled44tackles(27 champions… Named2014second-teamAll-Big12bySanAntonioExpress- with adegreeincommunicationstudies. nearby MidwayHighSchoolinHewitt,Texas...GraduatedMay2015 12 byPhilSteele (second team)andAthlon(fourthteam)...Localfrom straight gamesentering2015season…ProjectedPreseasonAll-Big on team)and25careerstarts(third-mostsquad),hasstarted21 honoree asjunior…Veteranwith38careergamesplayed(second-most interior defensivelineman,underratedcogonD-line…2014All-Big12 Returning All-Big12lineman,fifth-yearsenior…Third-yearstarting ALL-BIG 12CANDIDATE OUTLAND TROPHYCANDIDATE business… Father,Bruce,letteredasoffensivelinemanatTexas. Blake Blackmar…BornAug.3,1995,inHoustonTexas…Majoringpre- 2012 (RedshirtFreshman): 2013 (Sophomore): 2014 (Junior): Personal: Son ofBruceandHeatherBlackmar…FullnameisSteven Starting defensivetackleinall13gamesforBig12 Starting nosetacklein12of13games…Totaled33 WACO, TEXAS (MIDWAY HS) DL •6-4300SR.3L BEAU BLACKSHEAR 95 Played all13gamesasredshirtfreshman, PLAYERS Played all 13 games as redshirt freshman Played all 13 games as Sat out first season at Baylor and participated 48 BLANCHARD TRAVON 1L NB • 6-2 • 205 • SO. • ORANGE-STARK HS) ORANGE, TEXAS (WEST redshirt Two-time all-state honoree from West Orange-Stark High Two-time all-state honoree from West Orange-Stark Son of Geary and Kishia Blanchard... Full name is Garland 2014 (Redshirt Freshman): 2014 (Redshirt Freshman): 2013 (True Freshman): High School: Personal: BLANCHARD CAREER STATISTICS BLANCHARD CAREER Third-year sophomore... Listed as starting “Bear”/nickelback on post- Third-year sophomore... during by coaching staff for his performance spring depth chart, praised and games as freshman reserve safety/dime back the spring… Played 13 in 3- jump measured at 37.4… Clocked at 6.89 on special teams… Vertical cone drill. extra season, as backup safety (and as during 2014 Big 12 championship as well as on special teams… Earned first DB in passing situations) 31 tackles (20 solo, 2.5 for loss), one collegiate letter… Totaled of 13 hurry on season… Recorded tackles in 12 interception and one QB safety in season’s first 11 games, played only games… Saw action at (season-high three solo), special teams in final two… Made four tackles career game – season-opening including an assisted tackle-for-loss, in first Northwestern State in second win over SMU… Had three stops in win vs. loss of two yards in win at game… Made three tackles including one for had one tackle in win at Buffalo in third game… Made QB hurry and including one for loss Texas in fifth game… Recorded three solo tackles, Made season-high five of four yards, in win vs. Kansas in eighth game… game… Had four tackles in tackles in win at No. 16 Oklahoma in ninth first career interception in win vs. Oklahoma State in 10th game… Made first drive of third quarter, led win vs. Texas Tech in 11th game, on TTU’s two tackles)… Made two to BU scoring drive and 35-17 lead (also had No. 7 Michigan State. tackles on special teams in Cotton Bowl vs. on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility. at linebacker and defensive School in Orange, Texas… Three-year starter WO-S… National position back under head coach Cornel Thompson at No. 37 by ESPN.com, rankings among linebackers: No. 37 by Scout.com, prospect in state of Texas No. 44 by Rivals.com… Rated No. 9 linebacker News/SportsDay… Ranked and No. 82 overall recruit by Dallas Morning listed on Texas top 100 53rd-best recruit in Texas by ESPN.com… Also Lonestar (No. 73) and listings by SuperPrep (No. 57), Rivals/Yahoo! 3A All-State honors at DB Waco Tribune-Herald… Earned first-team 2012 passes defensed and one after totaling 88 tackles, two interceptions, four to 13-1 record and fumble recovery as senior… Led West Orange-Stark All-District 21-3A and state quarterfinals in 2012… Earned 2012 first-team first-team All-Orange Leader honors as safety… Named 2011 second- team Class 3A All-State as junior… Helped WO-SHS to 10-4 record and regional finals in 2011… Credited with 62 tackles, six tackles-for-loss and three and a half sacks in 2011… Earned first-team 2011 All-District 21-3A honors at linebacker… Starter on West Orange-Stark 2010 team that reached DII bi-district finals and finished 8-3. Texas... Brother, Travon Blanchard... Born Dec. 20, 1994, in Orange, Jermaine, played football at Tulsa... Majoring in health, kinesiology and leisure studies. DEFENSIVE YEAR2013 G/GS2014 UTCAREER 13/0 13/0 AT 20 20 TT 11 11 TFL-YD 31 31 QBS-YD FF/FR 2.5-7 2.5-7 QBH INT-YD 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 1 1 1-0 1-0 17 @BUFOOTBALL 2015 BAYLOR FOOTBALL MEDIA ALMANAC MEDIA FOOTBALL BAYLOR 2015 Sat out first season at Baylor and participated Dressed for two games but did not see any did not see games but for two Dressed 7 JOURDAN BLAKE CB • 6-0 • 190 • RFR. • SQ PRINCETON, TEXAS (PRINCETON HS) redshirt Two-way standout at Princeton (Texas) High School… All-state defensive lineman from nearby Midway High lineman from All-state defensive Son of John and Freda Blake… Full name is Jourdan Son of Richard and Kim Blackshear… Full name is Beau Son of Richard and Kim Blackshear… Full name High School: Personal: 2014 (True Freshman): High School: High School: Personal: 2011 (True Freshman): Freshman): 2011 (True BLACKSHEAR CAREER STATISTICS BLACKSHEAR CAREER on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility. Two-time first-team all-district honoree at quarterback at PHS, played under head coaches Lee Wilkins and Stacey Dillard… Top 100 prospect in Texas, rated No. 63 by Rivals, No. 99 by Lone Star (sixth-rated athlete) and on Waco Tribune-Herald Top 100… Ranked nation’s No. 26 prospect among “athletes” by Rivals… No. 62 on SportsDay/DMN Area Top 100 listing (fourth-rated QB)… Amassed 2,410 yards of total offense as senior in 2013, threw for 1,632 on 106-of-181 passing with 24 touchdowns, ran for 778 on 124 attempts with 12 TDs… Named 2013 first-team All-District 12-3A quarterback after leading Princeton to 10-2 record and DI regional semis… Had 3,154 total yards as junior in 2012, threw for 2,108 on 160-of- 258 passing with 19 touchdowns, ran for 1,046 and 10 TDs on 129 attempts… Selected 2012 first-team All-District 12-3A QB after leading PHS to 10-2 record and regional semifinals… Also ran track at Princeton, clocked 22.53 in 200 meters at 2013 Region II-3A meet. Fitzgerald Blake… Born on April 4, 1996, in Norman, Okla…. Majoring in communication studies… Son of former Oklahoma head coach and letterman John Blake. Second-year freshman defensive back… Sat out 2014 as redshirt. DEFENSIVE YEAR2011 G/GS UT AT TT TFL-YD QBS-YD FF/FR QBH INT-YD game action… Redshirted to retain eligibility. Redshirted to retain game action… National Terry Gambill at MHS… under head coach School… Played ESPN.com, No. 59 linemen: No. 57 by among defensive position rankings Second Super Campbell’s Texas Football Named to Dave by Rivals.com… defensive end in Listed as No. 6 all-state) in 2010… Team (second-team Texas Football Winter 2011 and No. 7 by state by Dave Campbell’s No. 2 local recruit on Centex Top 25 by Waco TexasHSFootball.com… among state’s top 100 recruits by Tribune-Herald… Rated (88), Rivals.com (96), Lubbock Avalanche-Journal TexasHSFootball.com Member of Rodgers Recruiting Top 100 and Waco Tribune-Herald… 4A All-Academic first team…Named 2010 Class Report’s 2010 Preseason Player TheOldCoach.com, Super Centex Defensive first-team All-State by and (first-team All-Super Centex) of the Year by Waco Tribune-Herald following stellar senior season… Named 2010 District 8-4A co-MVP 77 Dave Campbell’s Texas Football… Totaled District 8-4A MVP by seven sacks, 14 hurries, three forced fumbles, tackles, 20 tackles for loss, to and six breakups in 2010 while leading Midway two fumbles recovered 68 2009 first-team All-District 16-4A after totaling 12-1 record… Selected 9-3 area finalist team… Named 2008 tackles as junior on Midway’s as sophomore… Made 80 District 16-4A defensive newcomer of the year on Midway junior varsity. tackles and nine sacks… Played quarterback Texas… Graduated in Tyler Blackshear… Born May 10, 1992, in Waco, May 2015 with a degree in communication studies. 20122013 13/02014 13/12CAREER 8 13/13 39/25 13 48 27 7 20 44 17 33 15 92 44 6.0-20 1.0-1 16.5-75 9.5-54 2.5-14 7.0-55 0-0 4.5-41 0/1 0/2 0/1 0/0 1 4 2 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 RETURNING PLAYERS RETURNING PLAYERS 041/ - - / 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0/1 2 2 0-0 1/1 1/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 INT-YDS 3.5-13 8 QBH 3.5-13 FF/FR 29 3 QBS-YDS 21 12 TFL-YDS 9 5 17 TT 12 AT 13/0 24/7 CAREER UT 11/7 2014 G/GS 2013 YEAR DEFENSIVE kinesiology andleisurestudies. Johnson, playedfootballatOklahomaState...Majoringinhealth, uncle, BrandonBonds,bothplayedfootballatSMU...Uncle,Jason Jabbar BondsII...Born April 30,1994,inParis, Texas... Father,Byron,and AHS 11-1DIareafinalistsquad. guard… Second-teamAll-District8-5AhonoreeasDTin2011junior on Defensive PlayerofYear…2012first-teamAll-District10-5Anose Area byDallasMorningNews/SportsDayand2012District10-5A and twofumblerecoveriesasseniorin2012...Named2012first-team All- season…Made 61tackles,ninetackles-for-loss,sixsacks,QBhurries recognition afterleadingAllento5ADIstatechampionship,capping15-1 ESPN.com… Earnedhonorablemention2012Class5AAll-State tackles: No.57by247Sports.com,86Scout.comand98 13th D-Linemanlisted…Nationalpositionrankingsamongdefensive Ranked 55thonDallasMorningNews/SportsDay’sAreaTop100,the High School…PlayedunderheadcoachTomWesterbergatAHS… tackle). BCS Bowlberth…Didnotstartvs.UTorFiestaNo.15UCF(one over No.23TexasthatclinchedBig12championshipandschool’sfirst next threegamesvs.No.11OklahomaState,atTCUandhistoricwin stops inwinvs.TexasTechninthgame…Madetwotackleseachof QB hurryandsolostopinwinatKansasseventhgame…Madethree forced fumbleinwinvs.IowaState…Startedsixstraightgames…Had season’s sixthgame,madecareer-highfourtackles,oneforloss,and Kansas Stateinfifthgame…Tookoverstartingjobatdefensivetackle bench tomakethreetackles,includingonefor10-yardloss,inwinat reserve inwinoverWestVirginiateam’sfourthgame…Cameoff ULM), finishedwithonesolotackle…Hadtwostopsandhurryas debut inseason’sthirdcontest,startedfirst-evergameplayed(winvs. fumble… Recordedtacklein10of11gamesplayed…Madecollegiate solo), 3.5tacklesforloss(-13yards),twoQBhurriesandoneforced squad toplayin2013…Earnedfirstcareerletter…Totaled21tackles(12 defensive line(sixatDT,oneNT)…Oneoffivetruefreshmenon State. game… Madeseason-hightwostopsinCottonBowlvs.No.7Michigan Recovered fumbleandreturnedeightyardsinwinoverKansaseighth share ofBig12championshipandberthinNewYear’sSixbowl)… vs. OklahomaStateandinwinoverNo.9Kansasthatclinched games (vs.NorthwesternState,atBuffalo,IowaWestVirginia, and onefumblerecoveryonseason…Madesingletacklesineachofsix on 2014Big12championshipsquad…Totaledeighttackles(fivesolo) played footballatOklahomaState. and uncle(Brandon)playedfootballatSMU(JasonJohnson) freshman) and24careergamesplayedentering2015…Father(Byron) chart… Veteranwithpreviousstartingexperience(sevenstartsas Third-year junior,listedNo.2atdefensivetackleonpost-springdepth RETURNING PLAYERS BONDS CAREER STATISTICS Personal: High School: 2013 (TrueFreshman): 2014 (Sophomore): Son ofByronBondsandStacyJohnson...Fullnameis Defensive linemanfromstatechampionAllen(Texas) Played inall13gamesasreservedefensivetackle ALLEN, TEXAS(ALLENHS) DT •6-2290JR.2L BYRON BONDS 96 Played in11of13games,startedsevenon 2015 BAYLORFOOTBALLMEDIAALMANAC WWW.BAYLORBEARS.COM 18 game to215.5yards pergame(secondinBig12)and rankedfourthin eight games…Member ofBayloroffensivelinethat poweredrunning Took overstartingrightguardposition insixthgameandstartedfinal Baylor forBig12championshipsquad… Earnedfirstcollegiateletter… drills atBaylorin2015. Lackawanna CollegeinScranton, Pa…Participatedinsecondspring American andTop100juniorcollege recruit,transferredfrom Athlon (thirdteam)andPhilSteele (fourth team)... FormerjucoAll- on 2014Big12championshipsquad…Projected2015All-Bigby starter atrightguard…Startedfinaleightgamesinfirstseason Baylor, skilled, linemanwithlotsofpotential…Exitedspringdrillslisted as Second-year formertransferandreturningstarteratrightguard… Big, ALL-BIG 12CANDIDATE May 2015withadegreeinmarketing. Herbert Bristow…BornSept.30,1992,inWaco,Texas…Graduated Totaled 63tacklesfor9-3MHSareafinalist team. Centex honoree...Named2009second-teamAll-District16-4Aasjunior... loss), eightsacks,11hurriesfor12-1MHS squad... 2010First-teamSuper and third-teamTHSCAAll-Stateassenior...Totaled91tackles (14 for head coachTerryGambill...2010District8-4ADefensivePlayerofYear fall 2011andspring2012Big12Commissioner’sHonorRolls. partcipated onpracticesquad,redshirtedtoretaineligibility...Named action. three contests(coach’sdecision). State (sixthgame)…Playedineightoffirst10games,didnotplayfinal in winsoverULM(thirdgame),WestVirginia(fourthgame)andIowa Wofford, recordednotackles…Madesinglesolotacklesonspecialteams tackles onseason…Madecollegiatedebutinseason-openingwinover teams… Earnedfirstcareerletter…Totaledthreeunassistedspecialteams recorded nostats. injury… PlayedonspecialteamsinCottonBowlvs.No.7MichiganState, in team’s10thgame…Missed11thgamevs.TexasTechduetoknee seventh game…ReturnedkickoffthreeyardsinwinoverOklahomaState special teams…Hadcareer-hightwotacklesatWestVirginiainteam’s games nursingknee…Returnedtoplaynextsixexclusivelyon solo tacklebeforeleavingduetokneestrain…Missedsubsequentthree action asreservenickelbackinseason-openingwinoverSMU,madeone Totaled threetackles(twosolo)andonekickreturnonseason…Saw on 2014Big12championshipsquad,predominantlyspecialteams… Graduated inMay2015withadegreemarketing. spring 2015…Two-timeBig12Commissioner’sHonorRollselection... Special teamsveteran,movedtotightendfrom“Bear”/nickelbackin Fourth-year seniorformerwalk-on,awardedscholarshipinfall2015… 2014 (Junior): Personal: High School: 2011 (TrueFreshman): 2012 (RedshirtFreshman): 2013 (Sophomore): 2014 (Junior): Son ofHerbertandLanitaBristow…FullnameisLee Prepped atMidway High SchoolinHewitt,Texas,under Played all13gamesandstartedeight infirstseasonat Played innineof13games(missedfourduetoinjury) Played ineightof13games,exclusivelyonspecial WACO, TEXAS(MIDWAYHS) TE •6-3240SR.2L LEE BRISTOW 34 GAITHERSBURG, MD. OL •6-5325SR.1L JARELL BROXTON 61 Walk-on, satoutfirstseasonatBaylorand Dressed forsixgamesbutsawnogame (QUINCE ORCHARDHS/LACKAWANNACOL.) PLAYERS Played all 13 games as true freshman (one of only Played all 13 games as Starting cover safety in all 13 games as in all 13 cover safety Starting Versatile defensive back and returner from Wylie (Texas) Versatile defensive back and returner from Wylie Son of Grey and Danise Burt… Full name is Terrell Damond Son of Grey and Danise Burt… Full name is 2013 (Sophomore): 2013 (Sophomore): 2012 (True Freshman): High School: Personal: BURT CAREER STATISTICS sophomore… Totaled 61 tackles (36 solo, 1.5 for loss), two interceptions solo, 1.5 for loss), two Totaled 61 tackles (36 sophomore… Had six tackles breakups on season… and one TD, and four for 63 yards and had four Made two PBUs win over Wofford… in season-opening 12 Defensive game… Earned Big over Buffalo in second stops in win seven tackles registering career-high honor Sept. 23 after Player of Week ULM in third for TD in win over interception 63 yards and returning in and assisted on TFL in win over West Virginia game… Had four stops in fifth tackles (five solo) in win at Kansas State fourth game… Made six vs. of seven tackles and added breakup in win game… Tied career-best Made memorable game-sealing interception Texas Tech in ninth game… in by teammate Sam Holl) to clinch win at TCU in endzone (ball tipped in three tackles… Made three stops and PBU 11th game, finished with and 23 Texas that clinched Big 12 championship historic win over No. Bowl in 12th game… Had six tackles, including school’s first-ever BCS vs. No. 15 UCF. one for loss, in Fiesta Bowl play, the only to play every game), earned first three true freshmen to snaps as action on special teams, played collegiate letter... Saw predominant Made in five games... Totaled five tackles on season... reserve defensive back win over SMU, saw action from collegiate debut in season-opening Also played from scrimmage and made career first tackle (solo)... no stats... Also played snaps scrimmage in game two win over SHSU with in win over Kansas in eighth in backfield at No. 9 WVU in fourth game and Made solo stop on special game... Made season-high two tackles vs. KU... Also had assisted tackle teams in upset of No. 1 Kansas State in 10th game... State in 12th game... Played on special teams in win over No. 24 Oklahoma over No. 17 UCLA. from scrimmage (no stats) in Holiday Bowl win Howard… National position High School… Played under head coach Bill 36 by 247Sports.com, No. rankings among DBs: No. 22 by ESPN.com, No. state by 2011 Postseason 47 by Scout.com… Rated No. 6 cornerback in prospect in Texas by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football… Ranked 59th-best No. 48 on Dallas Morning ESPN.com and 84th by 247Sports.com… Listed among defensive backs… News SportsDay’s Dallas-Area Top 100, 11th Named 2011 second- Rated No. 84 on Scout.com’s Midlands Top 150… All-District 10-4A (S) team DFW Class 4A All-Area (DB) and first-team (28 solo), one tackle-for-loss, following senior season… Totaled 37 tackles ran for 254 yards (50 carries) two interceptions and six PBUs in 2011… Also for 10 yards on offense… and two touchdowns and had one reception as junior in 2010… Helped WHS to 11-4 record and DI state semifinals sack, seven PBUs, two Totaled 64 tackles, three tackles-for-loss, one Also ran track and field, interceptions and two forced fumbles in 2010... relay squad as junior in member of Wylie’s 4A state champion 4x100 Kyle Fuller. 2011… Teammate at Wylie of fellow Baylor signee Majoring in health, Burt… Born Sept. 4, 1993, in Frankfurt, Germany… kinesiology and leisure studies.… Moved to Texas from Virginia Beach, Va. DEFENSIVE YEAR2012 G/GS2013 13/0 UT2014 13/13CAREER AT 2 13/13 39/26 36 TT 78 40 3 25 TFL-YD 41 13 61 5 QBS-YD 119 53 1.5-3 FF/FR 2.5-5 0.0-0 1.0-2 QBH 0-0 INT-YD 0-0 0-0 0-0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 4 10 0 6 2-63 2-63 0-0 0-0 19 @BUFOOTBALL 2015 BAYLOR FOOTBALL MEDIA ALMANAC MEDIA FOOTBALL BAYLOR 2015 Rated 31st-best junior college Rated 31st-best junior TERRELL BURT S • 5-10 • 185 • SR. • 3L WYLIE, TEXAS (WYLIE HS) 13 Starting cover safety in all 13 games for 2014 Big 12 Prepped at Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Prepped at Quince Orchard High School in Son of Nancy Bice and Anthony Broxton… Full name is Jarell Son of Nancy Bice and Anthony Broxton… 2014 (Junior): Junior College (Lackawanna College): Junior College (Lackawanna High School: Personal: BROXTON CAREER STATISTICS BROXTON CAREER Fourth-year senior and third-year starter at cover safety… Tough, mature, quiet leader on defense… Veteran with team-high 39 career games played and 26 career starts (second-most on squad), has started 26 straight games entering 2015 season... Projected 2015 All-Big 12 by Lindy’s (second team). champions… One of nine players to start all 13 games in 2014… Totaled 53 tackles (40 solo, one TFL), one forced fumble and one blocked kick return for TD on season… Made five tackles, including one for loss, in season-opening win over SMU… Named Big 12 Special Teams Player of Week following effort in win at Texas in fifth game, totaled three tackles, career-high-tying two PBUs and returned first quarter blocked field goal 62 yards for TD to give BU 7-0 lead… Made six solo tackles and tied career best of two PBUs in epic 61-58 comeback win over No. 9 TCU in sixth game… Tied career high with seven tackles at West Virginia in seventh game… Matched career high with seven stops (five solo) in win at No. 16 Oklahoma in ninth game… Totaled career-high-tying seven tackles (six solo), two PBUs and forced fumble in win vs. Texas Tech in 11th game… Made six tackles in Cotton Bowl vs. No. 7 Michigan State… Spent 2014 spring drills rehabbing shoulder injury. RETURNING PLAYERS RETURNING percent 85.2 Averaged sacks allowed… 1.85 average with just league Saw action as on season… and totaled 29 knockdowns coach’s grade in four of (had multiple knockdowns first five games reserve in season’s earned 82 win over SMU, FBS debut in season-opening five)… Made stats of 87 Had identical and had one knockdown… percent grade State and in wins over Northwestern and two knockdowns percent grade and made Graded at 88 percent second and third games… at Buffalo in at Iowa State in fourth game… Earned season- two knockdowns in win Texas grade and had two knockdowns in win at high 89 percent coaches first career start (in place of injured teammate in fifth game… Made sixth 61-58 comeback win over No. 9 TCU in Desmine Hilliard) in epic with and graded at 84 percent… Led team game, had one knockdown in graded 85 percent, in third start – win at Kansas four knockdowns, and percent four knockdowns and earned 88 eighth game… Made team-high State in 10th game… Matched season-high grade in win over Oklahoma State 88 percent) in win over No. 9 Kansas of four knockdowns (graded Six Big 12 championship and berth in New Year’s that clinched share of Bowl vs. No. 7 Michigan State, had two bowl… Started in Cotton Baylor grade… Mid-year signee enrolled at knockdowns and 84 percent in 2014 spring drills. in January 2014, participated OFFENSIVE LINE YEAR2014 G/GSCAREER 13/8 13/8 GRADE 85.2% 85.2% KNOCKDOWNS 29 29 prospect on ESPN JC50, No. 85 by Rivals and No. 90 by 247Sports… prospect on ESPN JC50, No. 85 by Rivals and 3 by Rivals and No. 4 by Ranked No. 2 guard prospect by ESPN, No. honorable mention and 2013 247Sports… Earned 2013 NJCAA All-America following sophomore first-team All-Northeast Football Conference line, missed entire 2012 season… Played sophomore season on offensive in 2011 on defensive line. season due to injury and played freshman season from QOHS in 2011 Md., under head coach Dave Mencarini… Graduated line. (senior football season in 2010), played on defensive Olny, Md.... Majoring in Martice Broxton … Born March 27, 1993, in health, kinesiology and leisure studies. PLAYERS Sports Network… Hitfieldgoalsof49and44yards inTexasPrivate positions… Named GreaterHoustonAreaSpecial TeamsMVPbyLSC punter (TAPPS) as seniorin2012…2012first-team All-Districtatboth at SBS…Earnedfirst-teamAll-State honorsaskickerandsecond-team Kicking… Hit31-of-41careerfield goals(.756)and206-of-214PATs(.963) No. 20kickerby247Sports…Named to2012Top12ElitebyChrisSailer Two-time all-statepunterand kickerasseniorin2013…Rated for headcoachMikeSneedatSecond BaptistSchoolinHouston,Texas… on practicesquad,redshirtedtoretaineligibility. PATs) inCottonBowlvs.No.7MichiganState. PATs… Tiedcareer-long46-yardfieldgoalandfinished2-for-4(5-for-5 and berthinNewYear’sSixbowl,finished1-for-1FGs5-for-5 win overNo.9KansasStatethatclinchedshareofBig12championship in 11thgame…Hitcareer-long46-yardfieldgoalatendoffirsthalf in 38-yard and36-yardFGsinwinvs.TexasTech(2-for-2FGs,6-for-6 PATs) in ninthgame,honoredasBig12SpecialTeamsPlayerofWeek… Made Perfect 2-for-2onfieldgoalsand6-of-6PATsinwinatNo.16Oklahoma over Kansasineighthgame(was6-of-7onPATs,onlymissofseason)… quarter whichsetnewschoolmarkandtiedNCAA/FBSrecord,in win seventh game…Tiedschoolrecordoffourfieldgoals(4-4),allin second Perfect 2-for-2FGs(longof38)and3-for-3PATsatWestVirginiain points inTCUwin(alsokicked29-yardfieldgoalasfirsthalfended)… 4-for-4 (schoolrecord)onFGsand7-for-7PATsforschool-record19 win game,wasnamedLouGrozaAwardStaroftheWeek…Wasperfect win overNo.9TCU,hitmemorable28-yardfieldgoalastimeexpiredto span (TCU,atWVU,KU,OU)…Hadcareerdayinhistoriccomeback perfect 17-of-17onPATs…Hit12straightfieldgoalsoverfour-game over nextthreegames(allwins,atBuffalo,IowaState,Texas)but Northwestern Stateinsecondgame…Missedbothfieldgoalattempts and madeonlytwokickoffsofseason(66.5average)inwinover recorded inMcLaneStadiumhistory…HitseasonhigheightPATs(8-8) perfect 5-for-5onPATs…Fieldgoalinfirstquarterwaspoints opening winoverSMU,madeoneoffourFGs(23-yarder,alsoblock), finished byhitting17offinal20…Madecollegiatedebutinseason- Commissioner’s HonorRoll…Startedseason1-of-6onfieldsgoals, attempted (26)andPATattempts(76)…Namedtofall2014Big12 season FGsmade(18)andPATs(75)…RankedthirdatBUfor among allpositions…Alsorankedsecondonschoolchartforsingle- for (129)…129pointsrankedsecondonBU’ssingle-seasonscoringchart Ranked fifthinBig12FGs/game(1.38)andsixthpointsresponsible Ranked 11thnationallyandthirdinBig12scoring(9.9pergame)… single quarter(four,inwinoverKU)–alsotiedNCAA/FBSmark… single-game FGsmade(four,inwinsoverTCU&KU)and Also setschoolrecordsforsingle-gamepoints(19inwinoverTCU), PATs (98.7%),andmadetwokickoffsfor66.5yardaverageonseason… with 129…Totaled129pointson18-of-26fieldgoals(69.2%)and75-of-76 Earned firstcareerletter…Setschoolrecordforpointsscoredbykicker Walk-on, setfourschoolandoneNCAArecordinrookieseason… field goalsandPATsasredshirtfreshmanfor2014Big12champions… Big 12Commissioner’sHonorRoll. referred toascollegefootball“gameoftheyear”…Namedfall2014 game-winning fieldgoalastimeexpiredtodefeatTCUinwhatmany kicking pointsscored(eighthat129entering2015)…Hitmemorable entering 2015),PATsmade(seventhall-timeat752015)and all-time at.987entering2015),fieldgoalpercentage(fifth.692 among top10infivecareercategories,includingPATpercentage(third record in2014,includingschool-record129pointsbykicker…Ranks PATs asredshirtfreshmanin2014…SetfourschoolandoneNCAA Walk-on returningfirst-stringerforplace-kicks…Handledfieldgoalsand RETURNING PLAYERS High School: 2013 (TrueFreshman): 2014 (RedshirtFreshman): Four-year startingkickerandthree-year starteratpunter HOUSTON, TEXAS(SECONDBAPTISTSCHOOL) PK •5-9200SO.1L CHRIS CALLAHAN 40 Sat outfirstseasonatBaylorandparticipated Played all13gamesasfirst-stringkickerfor 2015 BAYLORFOOTBALLMEDIAALMANAC WWW.BAYLORBEARS.COM 20 first-team 2009All-SEYL linebackerasjunior…Starred onbaseballteam, Selected first-team 2010All-SEYLandteamdefensive MVP…Named leading allCentral Sectionplayerswith158tackles (98solo)assenior… Sports 2010All-State(mediumschools) andto2010All-Areateamafter Section Div.IIsemifinalsassenior in2010…Namedfirst-teamCal-Hi back)… LedGMHSto10-2record, SoutheastYosemiteLeaguetitleand Bakersfield, Calif…All-statelinebacker andtwo-waystarter(running at centerfieldCSUBbeforetransferring toBCplayfootball. Bakersfield infirstyearoutofhigh schoolin2012…Playedthreegames freshman… Named2012first-teamSCFAAll-NorthernConference. sophomore… Led2012BakersfieldsquadtoCCCAAchampionship as return)… Named2013first-teamSCFAAll-NorthernConference as sacks (-17yards),8.5TFL,2QBhurriesandonefumblerecovery (32-yard honoree… LedBCintackles2013,totaled108(10.8pergame)and 3.5 Bakersfield assophomore,two-timeCCCAAfirst-teamall-conference 247Sports… 2013RegionIVAll-Californiafirst-teamselectionat Bakersfield (Calif.)College…RatedNo.187juniorcollegeprospect by ninth game…Playedonlyspecialteams(nostats)overfinalfour games. QB hurry…Madefirstcareersack(-15yards)inwinatNo.16Oklahoma Played linebackerinwinoverKansaseighthgame,hadsolotackle and fourth game…MadespecialteamstackleinwinatTexasfifth Played fromscrimmageandhadtwosolotacklesinwinatIowaState second game…MadespecialteamsstopinwinatBuffalothird hurry… HadtwotacklesasreserveLBinwinoverNorthwesternState win overSMU,totaledseason-highthreetackles(twosolo)andone teams insevenoffinalninecontests…MadeFBSdebutseason-opening linebacker inthreeoffirstfourgames,playedexclusivelyonspecial two QBhurriesonseason…Sawactionfromscrimmageasbackup collegiate letter…Totaled11tackles(eightsolo),onesack(-15yards)and teams infirstseasonatBaylorfor2014Big12champions…Earned football atCornellandTexasTech,fatherJackplayedCalPoly. Former collegiatebaseballplayer(CSUBakersfield)…BrotherJackplayed (mid-year enrolleeinJan.2014,transferfromBakersfieldCollege)… and onspecialteamsin2014…Wentthroughsecondspringdrills2015 at MLBafterimpressivespringshowing…Made11tacklesasreserveLB Second-year formertransfer,seniorlistedfirstonpost-springdepthchart 129 129 TP 69.2% 69.2% 18-26 18-26 PCT 98.6% FG-A 98.6% 75-76 75-76 PCT 13/0 13/0 CAREER PAT-A G/GS 2014 2013 YEAR PLACE-KICKING Callahan… BornSept.2,1994,inDallas…Majorundecided. PATs asfreshman. placekicker in2009asfreshman…Hit4-of-6fieldgoalsand51-of-54 Had longfieldgoalof44yardsassophomore…Startedonvarsity goals, 45-of-46PATsandaveraged37.1yards-per-puntassophomore… District kickerassophomore…SBSSpecialTeamsMVP…Hit6-of-8field and longpuntof60yardsasjunior…Named2010second-teamAll- averaged 41.2yards-per-puntonseason…Hitlongfieldgoalof47yards team All-Districtaskicker…Hit11-of-14fieldgoals,47-of-49PATsand team All-Stateandfirst-teamAll-Districtpunterasjunior…2011second- PATs onseasonandaveraged44.7yards-per-puntassenior…2011first- Schools TedKnappAll-StarGame…Hit10-of-13fieldgoals,63-of-65 CALLAHAN CAREER STATISTICS High School: CSU Bakersfield(baseball): Junior College(BakersfieldCollege): 2014 (Junior): Personal: Son ofPattyCallahan…FullnameisChristopherPatrick Two-sport staratGarcesMemorial HighSchoolin Played all13gamesasreservelinebackerandonspecial 5 BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. LB •6-1230SR.1L GRANT CAMPBELL redshirt Played baseballcollegiatelyatCSU Played twoseasonsat (GARCES MEM.HS/BAKERSFIELDCC) PLAYERS Blue chip recruit and top 50 national recruit from Mount and top 50 national Blue chip recruit Son of Keith Thompson and Kitsha Cannon… Full name is Son of Keith Thompson and Kitsha Cannon… High School: High School: Personal: CANNON CAREER STATISTICS Had three receptions for 33 yards in win over No. 9 Kansas State that 9 Kansas over No. yards in win for 33 receptions Had three Year’s Six and berth in New of Big 12 championship clinched share State, 197 Bowl vs. No. 7 Michigan two BU records in Cotton bowl… Set eight receptions). and two TDs (on receiving yards rated nation’s wide receiver High School… All-American Pleasant (Texas) second- U.S. Army All-American, on ESPN300… Named 30th-best recruit All- TODAY and honorable mention PARADE team All-USA by USA WRs honored)… Ranked 34th overall national America (one of top three 42nd on 247Sports’s Top247 and 44th on Scout300 prospect on Rivals100, by rating among wide receivers: No. 4 by Scout… National position No. 5 by 247Sports, No. 6 by Rivals… Two-time ESPN, No. 5 by Scout, selection, played for head coach Mart first-team Class 4A All-State in Top 10 prospect in Texas, rated third Graham at Mount Pleasant… Lone Star, fourth by 247Sports, fifth by ESPN, state by Rivals, third by (Fabulous 55), seventh by Scout… sixth by Austin American-Statesman recruit in Texas by Dave Campbell’s Texas Named top wide receiver Star Top 100… Rated region’s fifth-best recruit Football as well as Lone Scout’s Midlands 125… Also listed on Lubbock by ESPN and eighth by for 65 44… Made game-high three receptions Avalanche-Journal Fabulous All-American Bowl for winning West squad… yards in 2014 U.S. Army three prep seasons… Topped 1,000 yards receiving in each of final All-State, first-team All- Named 2013 All-America, first-team Class 4A 14-4A after senior season Midlands (Scout) and first-team All-District Named one of 15 totals of 1,252 yards and 16 TDs on 80 receptions… Bowl HS Player of the Year semifinalists for 2013 U.S. Army All-America for performance in Sept. award… Earned USAAB Player of Week honors and five TDs on nine 17, 2013, win over Terrell, totaled 271 yards for highlight-reel receptions (30.1 yards-per-catch)… Earned fame Paris, clip on YouTube has somersault catch in Aug. 30, 2013, win over Class 4A All-State, first-team over 71,000 views… Named 2012 first-team 14-4A as junior after All-Midlands (Scout) and first-team All-District – first playoff berth at leading MPHS to 8-3 record and bi-district finals since 1997… Totaled Mount Pleasant since 2007, first eight-win season Named 2011 District 1,597 yards and 25 TDs on 104 catches as junior… 13-4A as 13-4A Newcomer of Year and first-team All-District 10 TDs on 61 receptions as sophomore… Finished with 1,004 yards and Also ran track (100m, starting wideout in 2011, also returned kicks… clocked at 10.63 in 100 200m, 4x100m, triple jump) at Mount Pleasant, at 2013 Region II-4A meters and 21.48 in 200 meters… Jumped 42-7.0 meet. Mount Pleasant, Texas… KD O’Keith Cannon… Born Nov. 5, 1995, in recreation studies. Majoring in health, human performance and RECEIVING YEAR2014CAREER G/GS 13/7 13/7 REC 58 58 YD 1030 1030 AVG 17.8 17.8 TD LP/OPPONENT 8 8 89/at Buffalo (TD 89/at Buffalo (TD) 21 @BUFOOTBALL 2015 BAYLOR FOOTBALL MEDIA ALMANAC MEDIA FOOTBALL BAYLOR 2015 Played all 13 games, started seven, in breakout 9 KD CANNON WR • 6-0 • 180 • SO. • 1L HS) MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS (MOUNT PLEASANT Son of Jack and Bonnie Campbell… Full name is Grant and Bonnie Campbell… Son of Jack 2014 (True Freshman): Personal: CAMPBELL CAREER STATISTICS CAMPBELL CAREER ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATE BILETNIKOFF AWARD CANDIDATE 12 receiver… Topped 1,000 Second-year sophomore and returning All-Big All-American season… receiving yards in explosive 2014 Freshman in breakout true Speedy and smooth athlete, set six school records career yards-per- freshman season in 2014… Ranked fifth on BU’s yards (1,030) entering reception list (17.76) and 31st on career receiving streak… Projected 2015 2015… Enters 2015 season with 13-game reception News... Selected preseason preseason first-team All-America by Sporting Phil Steele... Named second-team All-Big 12 by Athlon, Lindy’s and by NFL.com, Big 12’s “Fastest “College Football’s Most Explosive Player” dangerous deep threat” Receiver” by Sporting News, and Big 12’s “Most Measured at 39.0 in by Lindy’s... Clocked at 4.47 in 40-yard dash… jump… Also competed vertical jump and 10-feet, eight inches in broad Named to fall 2014 Big 12 for BU track and field squad in spring 2015… Commissioner’s Honor Roll. one of four true true freshman season for 2014 Big 12 champions, honorable mention (league freshmen to play in 2014… Earned All-Big 12 honors… Earned first coaches) and consensus Freshman All-America TDs on 58 receptions, collegiate letter… Totaled 1,030 yards and eight six school records, including also 12 yards on two rushes, on season… Set freshman-high 58 single-season receptions… Also tied school mark with 13 consecutive games with receptions… Ranked sixth in Big 12 in receiving yards (1,030), sixth in yards-per-reception (17.8) and seventh in receiving TDs (eight)… Led NCAA in receptions of 60 yards or longer (four), 70 yards or longer (three) and 80 yards or longer (two)… Season yardage (1,030) ranked seventh, TDs (8) tied for eighth and yards/game (79.2) eighth on BU single-season charts… Additional school records: single-game TDs (three), single-half receiving yards (223), bowl game receiving yards (197) and bowl game TD receptions (two)… Named to fall 2014 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Exploded on college football scene, through first four games totaled 519 yards and five TDs on 23 receptions… Made collegiate debut in season-opening win over SMU, took first career reception 46 yards for TD, finished with two catches for 59 yards and four-yard rush… Had monster game in second contest vs. Northwestern State, totaled school-record (in one half) 223 yards and school-record three TDs on six receptions (all stats compiled in first half only) in first career start… Named National Freshman of Week by CBSSports.com for efforts vs. NSU… 223 yards ranked second on school’s single-game list… Had 189 yards and TD in six receptions in win at Buffalo in third game… Made season-high nine catches for 48 yards, and added eight-yard rush, in win at Iowa State in fourth game… Totaled 124 yards, including huge 67-yard TD while stiff-arming defender, on six receptions in epic 61-58 comeback win over No. 9 TCU in sixth game… Had five receptions for 53 yards in win over Kansas in eighth game… Totaled six catches for 39 yards in win vs. Texas Tech in 11th game… DEFENSIVE YEAR2014 G/GSCAREER 13/0 13/0 UT AT 8 8 TT 3 3 TFL-YD 11 11 QBS-YD FF/FR 1.0-15 1.0-15 QBH 1-15 1-15 INT-YD 0 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 Anthony Campbell … Born Aug. 3, 1992, in Bakersfield, Calif… Majoring 3, 1992, in Bakersfield, … Born Aug. Anthony Campbell football at brother, Jack, played Older in speech communications... for Cal Poly. Jack, played football Texas Tech… Father, Cornell and RETURNING PLAYERS RETURNING (39) and doubles RBI (123), in career record-holder as school left GMHS and SEYL honoree in baseball (38)… Four-time All-SEYL stolen bases 18 doubles. .457 with 40 RBI and in 2011 after hitting MVP as senior PLAYERS 04908 8 . 18/Kansas 8 47/TTU(TD) 47/TTU(TD) 12 4 4.8 5.2 LP/OPPONENT 5.8 383 TD 678 295 80 AVG 131 51 YD 9/0 20/0 11/0 CAREER ATT 2014 G/GS 2013 2012 YEAR RUSHING Majoring inhealth,kinesiologyand leisurestudies. Devin DeanChafin…BornMay5,1994,inWichitaFalls,Texas… finished sixthin100metersatClass3Astatemeetwithtimeof10.82. honorable mentionClass3AAll-State…AlsorantrackandfieldatBHS, 13 TDsasjuniorin2010,namedDistrict6-3ANewcomerofYear…Named 2010 Player ofYearandDFWClass3AAll-Areafirstteam…Ranfor1,287yards and Burkburnett to6-5recordandbi-districtfirstround…Named2011District 6-3A carries… Alsohad40receptionsfor400yardsandfourTDswhileleading senior seasoninwhichrushedfor1,246yardsand17touchdownson181 No. 108byESPN.com…Named2011second-teamClass3AAll-Statefollowing rankings amongrunningbacks:No.65by247Sports.com,83Scout.com, School… PlayedforheadcoachScottBoswellatBHS…Nationalposition on practicesquad,redshirtedtoretaineligibility. Texas thatclinchedBig12championshipandschool’sfirstBCSBowlberth. in thirdquarter…CarriedtwiceforfiveyardshistoricwinoverNo.23 Texas Techinninthgame…SecondTDvs.wascareer-long47-yardrush of yards(100),TDs(two),attempts(11)andlongestrush(47yards)inwinvs. tackles andforcedfumbleinwinatKansasseventhgame…Setcareerhighs yard TDruninwinoverIowaStatesixthgame…Hadtwospecialteams yards on10totalattemptsinwinoverWestVirginiafourthgame…Had21- in thirdgame…Scoredfirstcareertouchdown(one-yardrush)andhad56 Rushed ninetimesfor42yards,includinglongof20inwinoverULM in winoverBuffaloteam’ssecondgame,had35yardsonsevencarries… did notplayin11thgameatTCU(coach’sdecision)…Madecollegiatedebut four TDson51rushesforseason…Didnotdressseason-openinggame, back andonspecialteams…Earnedfirstcareerletter…Totaled295yards (negative twoyards)inCottonBowlvs.No.7MichiganState. State in12thgameduetoelbowinjury…Returnedandhadonerush after dislocatingelbow(had17yardsonthreecarries)…MissedwinoverK- win overOklahomaStatein10thgame…Left12thgamefirstquarter career-high threeTDson21rushes(added13-yardreception)in return) inwinatNo.16Oklahomaninthgame…Totaled106yardsand team’s eighthgame…ScoredtwoTDsandranfor35yards(16-yardkickoff kickoff return(career-high149all-purposeyards),inwinoverKansas career-high 112yardsandtwoTDs,addedfour-yardreception33-yard comeback winoverNo.9TCUinsixthgame…Rushedforteam-highand TDs on63carries…Ranfor43yardsandTD10carriesinepic61-58 34 yards…Overfivegameswhilehealthy,amassed327yardsandeight Returned toactioninteam’sfifthgame,winatTexas,rushedeighttimesfor sprain… Missedsubsequentthreegameswhilenursingkneeinjury… yards inseason-openingwinoverSMUbeforeleavingduetohigh-ankle goal-line back,notchedtwo100-yardgames…Hadfivecarriesforseven season… Playedninetotalgamesasreserve,scoredeightTDspreferred yards andeightTDson80rushes,threecatchesfor34yards, injuries, duringsophomoreseasonfor2014Big12champions…Totaled383 18 repson225-lbbenchpress. dash... Verticaljumpmeasuredat37.0…Squatted570pounds,recorded backups attailbackonpost-springdepthchart…Timed4.43in40-yard Fourth-year junior…Strong,physicalrunningback,listedasoneoftwo RETURNING PLAYERS CHAFIN CAREER STATISTICS Personal: High School: 2012 (TrueFreshman): 2013 (RedshirtFreshman): 2014 (Sophomore): Son ofRandallGainesandShawnaChafin…Fullnameis All-state runningbackfromBurkburnett(Texas)High Played innineof13games,missedfourbattling BURKBURNETT, TEXAS(BURKBURNETTHS) RB •6-0225JR.2L DEVIN CHAFIN 28 redshirt Sat outfirstseasonatBaylorandparticipated Played in11of13gamesasreserverunning 2015 BAYLORFOOTBALLMEDIAALMANAC WWW.BAYLORBEARS.COM 22 played basketball atKilgore. District 14-4Astatus asjunior…Playedtightend assophomore…Also Team (second-team all-state)…Earned2009honorable mentionAll- senior seasonbyDaveCampbell’s TexasFootball,namedSecondSuper Texas listing…Listedamongtop 25offensivelinemeninstatepriorto state’s No.23offensivetackleprospect onTexasHSFootball.com’stop200 Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraphand first-teamAll-District14-4A…Rated honorable mentionbyAP…Named 2010first-teamAll-EastTexasby 2010 second-teamClass4AAll-State honorsbyTheOldCoach.comand Rated No.104amongnation’soffensivelinemenbyScout.com… Earned School… PlayedforheadcoachesMikeWoodandValleryat KHS… action… Redshirtedtoretaineligibility. line formations)ineightof13games. Earned firstcollegiateletter...Sawactionfromscrimmage(primarily goal- as specialteamsregularandreservetightend/offensivelineman... 12 Commissioner’sHonorRoll. had twoknockdownsand83percentgrade...Namedtospring2014 Big knockdowns and86percentgrade…StartedinwinatTCU11th game, start atNo.11OklahomaStatein10thgame,totaledseason-high three knockdowns inwinvs.TexasTechninthgame…Madefirstcareer in sixthgame…Earnedseason-high89percentgradeandhadtwo percent andtiedseason-highofthreeknockdownsinwinoverIowaState knockdowns inwinoverWestVirginiafourthgame…Graded86 ULM inthirdgame…Earned87percentcoachesgradewithtwo second game…Graded88percentandhadtwoknockdownsinwinover three knockdownsandearned85percentgradeinwinoverBuffalo (played onlyonspecialteamsvs.KSUandOU)…Madeseason-high coaches gradeof85.0%in11gameswhichplayedonoffensiveline and ranked13thnationally…Totaled22knockdownsaveraged (NCAA-record 681points),andrushingattack(259.7ypg)thatledBig12 powered nation’sNo.1offenseintotalyards(618.8ypg)andscoring teams, madetwostartsattackleassophomore…MemberofO-linethat and graded88percentinCottonBowlvs.No.7MichiganState. championship andberthinNewYear’sSixbowl…Hadtwoknockdowns in winoverNo.9KansasStatethatclinchedshareofBig12 Texas Techin11thgame…Graded87percentandhadtwoknockdowns Week forthree-knockdown,88percentgradeperformanceinwinvs. grade inwinoverOklahomaState10thgame…NamedLinemanof two knockdowns…Hadcareer-bestsofthreeknockdownsand89percent final fourgames(allstarts),gradedatleast87%gradeandhad 87 percentcoachesgradeandhadtwoknockdownsinfirststart…Over over startingrighttackleroleinwinKansaseighthgame,earned fourth game…Didnotplayinteam’ssixthgame,winoverTCU…Took grade andhadoneknockdownasreserveinwinoverIowaState Northwestern Stateinsecondgame…Earnedcareer-high89percent and hadcareer-highthreeknockdownsasreserveinwinover eighth gamefollowinginjurytostarterTroyBaker…Graded88percent six offirstsevencontestsasbackuplineman,enteredstartinglineupin percent coachesgradeandtotaled18knockdownsonseason…Playedin fourth inleaguewithjust1.85averagesacksallowed…Averaged86.3 running gameto215.5yardsper(secondinBig12)andranked for Big12champs…MemberofBayloroffensivelinethatpowered yard dash...Namedtospring2014Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll. entering 2015season…Recorded355-poundclean…Timedat5.14in40- depth chart…Veteranwith38careergamesplayed(second-mostonsquad) starter atrighttackle(startedfinalsixgamesof2014RT)onpost-spring Fifth-year senioroffensivelinemanwithstartingexperience…Listedas High School: 2011 (TrueFreshman): 2012 (RedshirtFreshman): 2013 (Sophomore): 2014 (Junior): All-state offensivelinemanfromKilgore(Texas)High Played in12of13games,andstartedfinalsix,asjunior Played all13gamesonoffensivelineandspecial KILGORE, TEXAS(KILGOREHS) OL •6-6305SR.3L PAT COLBERT 69 Dressed foronegamebutdidnotseeany Played inall13gamesasredshirtfreshman PLAYERS Started 10 of 13 games played at receiver as Started 10 of 13 games Sat out first season at Baylor and participated National top 250 recruit from Pearce High School in 2013 (Redshirt Freshman): 2013 (Redshirt Freshman): 2012 (True Freshman): High School: field goal in what many referred to as college football’s “game of the “game college football’s to as many referred in what field goal block to spring (and memorable seven-yard TD reception year”… Had West Virginia… in seventh game at Goodley for TD) teammate Antwan receptions two TDs on three yards and season-high-tying Totaled 167 yards) kickoff return (191 all-purpose added 21-yard (55.7 yards/catch), in win at No. 16 Had monster game Kansas in eighth game… in win over and TD on career- career-high 224 yards in ninth game, totaled Oklahoma (231 seven yards and career-first TD rushing high 15 receptions, added in receiving yards was second-highest total all-purpose yards)… 224 Rose Big 12 Offensive and Earl Campbell Tyler school history… Named Final honors, and earned ESPN College Football Award player of week 75 Holtz for performance in OU win… Had helmet sticker from Lou receiving plus 24 yards rushing in win over yards and 54-yard TD game… Caught 28-yard TD among six receptions Oklahoma State in 10th in 11th game… Eight-game streak with TD in win vs. Texas Tech for 12th game, finished with four receptions receptions ended in team’s 12 9 Kansas State that clinched share of Big 41 yards in win over No. in New Year’s Six bowl… Had seven receptions championship and berth in Cotton Bowl vs. No. 7 Michigan State. for 150 yards and TD team’s leading kickoff returner… Earned first redshirt freshman, also on squad) for 527 yards career letter… Totaled 35 receptions (fourth-most (28.4 average) with one and two TDs, and 483 yards on 17 kickoff returns school’s single-season kickoff touchdown… 28.41 average ranked third on eight games… Made first return list… Made all 17 kick returns over final win over Wofford, career start in first collegiate game in season-opening reception (finished with two scored first career TD on career-long 70-yard in each of first four catches for 73 yards)… Made multiple receptions Kansas State to free games… Had memorable block in win over kickoff for 97-yard TD in teammate Tevin Reese… Returned first career game, also had three final minute of win over Iowa State in sixth return ranked as seventh- receptions for 18 yards… The 97-yard kickoff reception (two total catches longest in school history… Had 49-yard TD yards, in win over Kansas for 66 yards) and returned two kickoffs for 36 had 51-yard and 29-yard kick in seventh game… Made no receptions, but game… Had three returns, in win over No. 12 Oklahoma in eighth in win vs. Texas Tech in catches for 45 yards and 27-yard kickoff return vs. No. 11 Oklahoma State in ninth game… Totaled 112 all-purpose yards 58 return yards on three 10th game, made five catches for 54 yards and historic win over No. 23 kickoffs… Had 78 yards on five receptions in school’s first BCS Bowl Texas that clinched Big 12 championship and for 88 yards and season highs berth… Made season-high seven receptions vs. UCF... 236 all-purpose of six kick returns for 148 yards in Fiesta Bowl list. yards vs. UCF ranked eighth on BU’s single-game Dressed for all 13 on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility... games, but did not see any game action. Richardson, Texas, excelled as rusher, receiver and returner… Played under head coach Randy Robertson at PHS… Totaled 3,864 all-purpose yards and 61 touchdowns in final three prep seasons… Rated 118th overall national prospect by 247Sports.com and 232nd on Rivals250… National position rankings among receivers: No. 11 by 247Sports.com, No. 17 by ESPN.com, No. 23 by Scout.com, No. 38 by Rivals.com… Rankings among recruits in state of Texas: No. 15 by 247Sports.com, No. 15 on Austin American-Statesman’s Texas Fabulous 55, No. 20 on Rivals.com’s Lone Star Recruiting Top 100, No. 25 by ESPN.com, No. 33 on SuperPrep’s Texas 121… Also listed on Texas top 100 listings by Waco Tribune-Herald (top 30), Houston Chronicle Texas Top 100, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Fab-44 Top 100… Rated state’s fourth-best athlete by Lone Star Recruiting… Listed No. 6 wide receiver in state in 2011 Postseason Dave Campbell’s Texas Football… Ranked 26th best recruit on Scout.com’s Midlands Top 150... Listed No. 9 on Dallas Morning News’ SportsDay Dallas Area Top 100, second among receivers… Selected to play for 2012 U.S. Under-19 National Football Team in February International Bowl (formerly Team USA vs. The World)… Named first- team 2011 All-Area by DMN SportsDay (as WR/RB/QB)… Earned 2011 first-team Class 4A All-State and District 10-4A MVP honors as wide receiver… Totaled 69 receptions for 932 yards and 11 TDs, 567 yards and 15 TDs on 84 rushes and threw for 106 yards on 5-of-6 passing as senior in 2011… Had 69 receptions for 1,003 yards and 11 TDs as well as 97 carries for 426 yards and 13 TDs as junior in 2010… Also made two 23 @BUFOOTBALL 2015 BAYLOR FOOTBALL MEDIA ALMANAC MEDIA FOOTBALL BAYLOR 2015 1 COREY COLEMAN WR • 5-11 • 190 • JR. • 2L RICHARDSON, TEXAS (PEARCE HS) redshirt Played in final 10 games, and started six, in Son of Alisa Starks… Full name is Patrick Kilgore Colbert… Kilgore is Patrick Full name Alisa Starks… Son of 2014 (Sophomore): Personal: Personal: COLBERT CAREER STATISTICS CAREER COLBERT ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATE BILETNIKOFF AWARD CANDIDATE and All-Big 12 honoree… Fourth-year junior and returning All-American On pace to become one of Elite athlete and third-year starting receiver… 2015 season, BU most prolific receivers in school history… Entering (71.6), sixth in career ranks: second in receiving yards/game TDs (13), 12th in yards/reception (16.63), tied for 10th in receiving (99)… Five career receiving yards (1,646) and 15th in career receptions all-time at BU… Veteran 100-yard receiving games ranks tied for ninth (fifth-most on squad) with 23 career games played and 16 career starts by Phil Steele (second entering 2015 season… Projected 2015 All-America first-team All-Big 12 team) and Athlon (third team)... Selected preseason Phil Steele... Also tabbed all- by league media, ESPN, Athlon, Lindy’s and Football’s Most Freakish purpose All-Big 12 by Athlon... Named “College Player” by NFL.com... Athlete” and “College Football’s Most Explosive Campbell’s Texas Football... Listed “Best wide receiver in Texas” by Dave at team-best 4.38 in 40-yard Former top 250 national prep recruit... Timed measured at 11 feet, 3 inches dash… Vertical jump of 45.1 is best on team, time is team-best 6.62. in broad jump (best on team)... Three-cone drill sophomore season for Big 12 champions… Earned All-American sophomore season for Big 12 champions… Earned All-Big 12 honors honorable mention (Sports Illustrated) and consensus 247Sports, San Antonio (named first team by AP, ESPN, Phil Steele, Express-News and Waco Tribune-Herald; second team by league coaches and Athlon)… Semi-finalist for 2014 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award… Named “Best Receiver” in Texas and first-team All-Texas by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football… Totaled 1,119 yards and 11 TDs on 64 receptions, rushed 11 times for 53 yards and TD, also returned five kickoffs for 26.4-yard average on season… Ranked seventh nationally (second in Big 12) with 111.9 receiving yards/game, 12th nationally (first in Big 12) with 11 receiving TDs and 19th nationally (third in Big 12) with 1,119 receiving yards… Also ranked among conference’s top 10 in receptions/game (third, 6.4), TDs scored (fourth, 7.2), all-purpose yards (fourth, 130.4), yards-per-reception (seventh, 17.48) and scoring (10th, 7.2)… Finished among top 10 on following school’s single-season charts: third in yards/game (111.9), tied for fourth in receiving TDs (11), fifth in receiving yards (1,119), eighth in receptions (64) and ninth in all-purpose yards (1,304)… Ranked third in NCAA in receptions of 40 yards or longer (10) and fourth in 30 yards or longer (13)… Sat out season’s first three game recovering from hamstring injury… Returned to action in win over Iowa State in team’s fourth game, led team with 12 catches (third-highest single-game total in school history) for 154 yards and TD… Made first start in team’s fifth game, took only reception for 30-yard TD… Put together huge 253-yard all-purpose performance in epic 61-58 comeback win over No. 9 TCU in sixth game, had 144 yards and career-high two TDs on eight receptions, also had 22 yards on three rushes and season- high three kickoff returns for 87 yards… 25-yard TD reception with 4:42 left in fourth quarter tied TCU game and set up eventual game-winning OFFENSIVE LINE YEAR2011 G/GS GRADE KNOCKDOWNS Born July 28, 1990, in Kilgore, Texas… Majoring in health, kinesiology Majoring in health, 1990, in Kilgore, Texas… Born July 28, studies. and leisure 20122013 13/02014 13/2CAREER — 12/6 38/8 85% 86.3% 85.7% — 22 40 18 RETURNING PLAYERS RETURNING PLAYERS humanities. Jamil Davis...Born Oct.28,1994,inDallas,Texas... Majoringinmedical route tobeingnamedsecond-team All-District10-4Aatinsidelinebacker. linebacker… Starterassophomore in2010,tallied62tackles10gamesen fumble recoveryasjunior…Named 2011first-teamAll-District10-4A junior… Made111tackles,twoforced fumbles,oneinterceptionand State recognitionafterleadingHHS to11-2recordandregionsemifinalsas 5A atinsidelinebacker…Earned 2011 honorablementionClass4AAll- senior in2012on6-5Heathteam…Namedfirst-teamAll-District 12- (top 50)…Totaled114tackles,oneinterceptionandfumblerecovery as 47), Rivals.com(No.52),247Sports.com68)andWacoTribune-Herald Lonestar Top100…AlsolistedonTexastop100listingsbyESPN.com (No. linebacker listed…RatedNo.38prospectinstateonRivals/Yahoo! on DallasMorningNews/SportsDay’sAreaTop100listing,fourth Rivals.com, No.38by247Sports.com,56Scout.com…Ranked 28th position rankingsamonglinebackers:No.28byESPN.com,37 by Three-year starterunderheadcoachMickeyMossatHHS…National contest (seasonopener),butdidnotseeanygameaction. on practicesquad,redshirtedtoretaineligibility…Dressedforone (two solo)...HadassistedtackleinCottonBowlvs.No.7MichiganState. reserve linebackerinwinoverKansaseighthgame,madethreetackles in epic61-58comebackwinoverNo.9TCUsixthgame…Played game atBuffalo,madeonesolotackle…Madetwospecialteamstackles totaled season-highfivetackles…Alsoplayedfromscrimmageinthird Saw actionatlinebackerinwinoverNorthwesternStatesecondgame, debut inseason-openingwinoverSMU,hadtwospecialteamstackles… season… Madeatleastonetackleineightof13games…collegiate champions… Earnedfirstcareerletter…Totaled16tackles(eightsolo)on teams aswellreservelinebackerredshirtfreshmanfor2014Big12 for missiontripwithBaylorstudent-athletesinMay2014. weakside position…Verticaljumpmeasuredat38.0...TraveledtoZambia Third-year sophomorelinebacker,exitedspringdrillslistedasbackupat 31/TCU 97/IowaState(TD) 0 97/IowaState(TD) 1 1 26.4 LP/OPPONENT 28.0 132 28.4 TD 615 483 5 72/Kansas(TD) AVG 22 72/Kansas (TD) 70/Wofford(TD) 11 17 YD 13 2 23/16 10/6 13/10 17.5 LP/OPPONENT CAREER 16.6 RET 15.1 2014 TD 1119 G/GS 1646 2013 527 2012 AVG 64 99 YEAR 35 YD KICKOFF RETURNS 10/6 23/16 13/10 CAREER REC 2014 G/GS 2013 2012 YEAR RECEIVING in health,kinesiologyandleisurestudies. Corey DefiansColeman…BornJuly6,1994,inDallas,Texas…Majoring senior. eighth at2012TexasUIL3Astatemeetinhighjumpwith6-4markas District 10-4Ahonorsassophomore...Participatedontrackteam,finished 229 yardsandoneTDassophomorein2009…Earnedsecond-teamAll- Totaled 707yardsand10TDson91rushesaswell19receptionsfor interceptions atcornerbackenrouteto2010All-District10-4Ahonors… RETURNING PLAYERS COLEMAN CAREER STATISTICS Personal: High School: 2013 (TrueFreshman): 2014 (RedshirtFreshman): Personal : SonofMelvinColemanandCassandraJones…Fullnameis Son ofAdolphusandCamicaDavis... FullnameisRaaQuan Linebacker fromHeathHighSchoolinRockwall,Texas… ROCKWALL, TEXAS(HEATHHS) LB •6-2225SO.1L RAAQUAN DAVIS 19 redshirt redshirt Sat outfirstseasonatBaylorandparticipated Played all13games,primarilyonspecial 2015 BAYLORFOOTBALLMEDIAALMANAC WWW.BAYLORBEARS.COM 24 mention… Leader ofO-linethatpowerednation’s No.1offenseintotal team byAP…Selected Scout/CFNSophomoreAll-America honorable Broadcasters, S.A. Express-News,WacoTribune-Herald) andtosecond (league coaches,SportingNews, Athlon/FoxSports, PhilSteele,Big12 final fourgamesduetobackinjury… Namedfirst-teamAll-Big12 86 percentandoneknockdownin CottonBowlvs.No.7MichiganState. share ofBig12championshipand berthinNewYear’sSixbowl…Graded high-tying fourknockdownsinwin overNo.9KansasStatethatclinched LOW… NamedLOWfollowingteam-high91percentgradeandseason- tying fourknockdownsinwinoverOklahomaState10thgame, named LOW… Ledteamwithbothseason-high93percentgradeandseason-high- two knockdownsinwinatNo.16Oklahomaninthgame,named win overKansasineighthgame…Team-high91percentgradeand had knockdowns (ledteam)andgradedteam-high90percent,namedLOW, in 89.7 percentgradeand3.0knockdowns…Tiedseason-highoffour season’s finalsixgames,namedlinemanofweekfourtimesandaveraged knockdowns andgraded89percentinwinatTexasfifthgame… Over knockdowns inwinatIowaStatefourthgame…Madethree Named LOWafter92percentcoachesgradeandseason-highfour with threeknockdownsinwinoverNorthwesternStatesecondgame… Earned teamLinemanofWeekhonorsaftergradingteam-high90percent knockdowns andgraded86percentinseason-openingwinoverSMU… Honor Rollinfall2014andspring2015…Madeteam-highthree Named tofall2014Dean’sListandselectedBig12Commissioner’s Texas Football…Earned2014AcademicAll-Big12firstteamhonors… knockdowns onseason…NamedfirstteamAll-TexasbyDaveCampbell’s honoree… Averagedteam-high88.5percentcoachesgradeand39 average sacksallowed…Ledsquadassix-timeLinemanofWeek yards pergame(secondinBig12)andrankedfourthleaguewith1.85 Trophy… Leaderofoffensivelinethatpoweredrunninggameto215.5 12… Big12Co-OffensiveLinemanofYearandsemi-finalistforOutland champions… Consensus2014All-America,unanimousfirst-teamAll-Big May 2015...GraduatedinDecember2014withadegreeFinance. Austin... TraveledtoBrazilformissiontripwithBaylorstudent-athletesin pounds... FormerbluechiprecruitfromCedarPark,Texas,outsideof reps in225-poundbenchpressandbenched415pounds...Hassquatted605 and eight-timeBig12Commissioner'sHonorRollmember...Recorded34 team AcademicAll-DistrictVIIselection...Two-timeDean’sListhonoree Texas Football...Three-timeAcademicAll-Big12honoreeand2013first- Sporting News,and“BestoffensivelinemaninTexas”byDaveCampbell run blocker”byLindy’s,Big12’s“TopNFL Prospect” (allpositions)by Listed nation’sNo.1offensivetacklebyLindy’s...NamedBig12’s“Best 2015 first-teamAll-AmericabySportingNews,ESPN,AthlonandLindy’s... line… 2012FreshmanAll-AmericanandAll-Big12...Projected entering 2015season…Imposingteamleaderandbellcowofoffensive 12 honoree…Fourth-yearstarteratlefttackle,team-high35careerstarts Fifth-year senior,returningAll-Americanandtwo-timefirst-teamAll-Big WUERFFEL TROPHYCANDIDATE 0-0 0-0 ROTARY LOMBARDIAWARDCANDIDATE 0 0 OUTLAND TROPHYCANDIDATE ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATE 0/0 0/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 INT-YDS QBH 16 16 FF/FR 8 8 QBS-YDS TFL-YDS 8 8 TT AT 13/0 13/0 CAREER UT 2014 G/GS 2013 YEAR DEFENSIVE DAVIS CAREERSTATISTICS 2013 (Sophomore): 2014 (Junior): Starting lefttackleinall13gamesasjuniorforBig12 Starter atlefttackleinnineof13 games, missed CEDAR PARK,TEXAS(CEDARPARKHS) OT •6-6320SR.3L SPENCER DRANGO 58 redshirt PLAYERS Played in 12 of 13 games, on special teams Sat out first season at Baylor and participated 20 AIAVION EDWARDS 2L LB • 6-1 • 225 • JR. • (STEPHENVILLE HS) STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS redshirt Played in 11 of 13 games, started five, as Athletic defensive back recruit from Stephenville (Texas) 2014 (Sophomore): 2013 (Redshirt Freshman): 2012 (True Freshman): High School: DRANGO CAREER STATISTICS CAREER DRANGO OFFENSIVE LINE YEAR2011 G/GS2012 GRADE2013 13/132014 89.2%CAREER KNOCKDOWNS 9/9 13/13 35/35 89.2% 88.9% 88.5% 76 43 158 39 in 2014, battling for Fourth-year junior linebacker… Part-time starter 710 pounds, highest mark on starting spot at WLB in 2015… Has squatted Baylor student-athletes in team... Traveled to Brazil for mission trip with May 2015. 35 tackles (20 solo, 2.5 for sophomore for Big 12 champions... Totaled one fumble recovery and loss), 0.5 sacks, three PBUs, one forced fumble, in 10 of 11 games played… one QB hurry on season… Recorded tackles ankle… Made career-first Started first five games of season until injuring with two assisted tackles, start in season-opening win over SMU, finished with 11-yard return… assisted sack, forced fumble and fumble recovery win at Buffalo in third Had four tackles (two solo) and QB hurry in including season-high game… Made career-high 11 tackles (eight solo), in win at Iowa State in two for loss (negative seven yards) and hurry and one hurry in win at fourth game… Totaled seven tackles (five solo) Missed subsequent two Texas in fifth game, left due to ankle sprain… two solo stops as reserve in games due to injury, returned to contribute four tackles (two solo), win over Kansas in team’s eighth game… Made conversion rush attempt including stop on potential game-tying 2-point Tech in 11th game… Made with 1:42 on clock to preserve win over Texas including two in Cotton three special teams tackles over final two games, Bowl vs. No. 7 Michigan State. Earned first career and as reserve linebacker, as redshirt freshman… 1.5 sacks and one PBU on letter… Totaled 20 tackles (16 solo, 3.5 for loss), played… Made 10 of season… Recorded tackle in eight of 12 games season’s 20 tackles in first two games… Saw action from scrimmage in eight games, played exclusively on special teams in four others… Made collegiate debut in season-opening win over Wofford, recorded season highs of five tackles, four solo stops, 3.5 tackles for loss of 12 yards and 1.5 sacks (eight yards)… Matched season high of five tackles in win over Buffalo in second game… Made one tackle in each of following two games… Had two tackles in win at Kansas in seventh game… Did not play (coach’s decision) in win over No. 12 Oklahoma in eighth game… Made four solo tackles in win vs. Texas Tech in ninth game… Played only special teams in last three games, totaled one tackle. on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility... Dressed for two of 13 games, but did not see any game action. High School… Played for head coach Joseph Gillespie at SHS… National position rankings among safeties: No. 22 by Scout.com, No. 31 by Rivals.com, No. 40 by 247Sports.com, No. 48 by ESPN.com… Rated among top 100 recruits in Texas by following publications: Rivals.com Texas Postseason Top 100 (No. 76), SuperPrep’s Texas 121 (No. 80), Lone Star Recruiting (No. 96), Waco Tribune-Herald Top 100… Listed among Area Top 40… Rated 51st prospect on Scout.com’s Midlands Top 150…Totaled 839 yards and 10 touchdowns on 118 rushes as well as 147 yards and four TDs on 12 receptions as senior in 2011 for Stephenville squad that finished 11-3 and advanced to 4A quarterfinals… Earned 2010 second-team Class 4A All-State honors after rushing for 1,744 yards and 25 @BUFOOTBALL 2015 BAYLOR FOOTBALL MEDIA ALMANAC MEDIA FOOTBALL BAYLOR 2015 Started all 13 games at left tackle as redshirt Started all 13 games at Dressed for three games but did not see any Blue chip offensive lineman from Cedar Park (Texas) High Blue chip offensive lineman from Cedar Park Son of Gary and Pamela Drango… Full name is Spencer Personal: 2011 (True Freshman): High School: 2012 (Redshirt Freshman): freshman... Named Freshman All-American by Scout/FoxSports (first team) freshman... Named Freshman All-American by 12 Freshman and to 2012 All- and Phil Steele (second team)... Named All-Big letter... Earned first-team Bowl team by ESPN.com... Earned first collegiate and spring 2013 Big 12 Academic All-Big 12 honors... Selected to fall 2012 line that led Big 12 in Commissioner's Honor Roll... Leader of offensive in total offense (572.2 rushing (231.7 ypg) and finished second nationally averaged coaches grade of 89.2 ypg)... Totaled 76 knockdowns on season and six or more knockdowns in percent... Graded 89 percent or higher and totaled Totaled season-high eight each of final seven games of season (5-2 record)... percent in season-opening win knockdowns and earned team-best grade of 92 had seven knockdowns vs. over SMU... Graded team-best 89 percent and six knockdowns and graded 89 Iowa State in seventh game... Made team-high season-high 94 percent percent in win over Kansas in eighth game... Graded seven knockdowns in (tied for team's highest grade of season) and totaled Topped 90 percent for historic upset of No. 1 Kansas State in 10th game... Texas Tech in 11th game, second straight game with grade of 90 in win over and graded 89 percent in added six knockdowns... Made seven knockdowns Earned 90 percent grade and win over No. 24 Oklahoma State in 12th game... No. 17 UCLA. had six knockdowns in Holiday Bowl win over Earned spring 2012 Dean’s game action… Redshirted to retain eligibility... Honor Roll in fall 2011 List honors… Named to Big 12 Commissioner’s and spring 2012. at CPHS… Rated No. 203 School… Played under head coach Chris Ross National position recruit nationally on Rivals.com Rivals250 listing… ratings among offensive linemen: No. 15 by ESPN.com, No. 20 by Scout.com and No. 24 by Rivals.com… Attended 2010 Army National Combine in San Antonio, named second-team All-Combine by Rivals.com… Named “Best Offensive Lineman” in state by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Winter 2011… Listed No. 2 OT in state by TexasHSFootball.com… Named to Texas top 100 lists by following publications: Texas Showcase Combine Hot 11 (No. 6), Lone Star Recruiting Top 100 (No. 9), No. 18 on Austin American-Statesman’s Texas Fabulous 55 (No. 18), TexasHSFootball.com (No. 26), Rivals.com Texas Postseason Top 100 (No. 29), Waco Tribune-Herald Top 100 (top 30), SuperPrep “Texas 120” (No. 38), Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Fabulous 44… Named to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football 2010 First Super Team (first-team all-state)… Member of Rodgers Recruiting Report’s 2010 Preseason All-Academic first team… 144 knockdowns, allowed zero sacks as senior… Led Cedar Park to 13-1 record and state quarterfinals as senior… Named 2010 first-team Class 4A All-State and District 25-4A Offensive Lineman of the Year… Also first- team All-Central Texas selection by Austin American-Statesman… 2009 honorable mention Class 4A All-State (AP) selection and unanimous first- team All-District 16-5A honoree as junior for 8-4 DII area finalist and District 16-5A champion Cedar Park … Second-team 2008 All-District 16- 5A selection as sophomore. RETURNING PLAYERS RETURNING rushing points), and 681 (NCAA-record and scoring (618.8 ypg) yards Averaged and ranked 13th nationally… ypg) that led Big 12 attack (259.7 on and totaled 43 knockdowns percent coaches grade team-high 89.2 Capital All-District VII by first-team Academic season… Named distinction... 2014 Dean’s List Earned Baylor spring One/CoSIDA… Big 12 team... Named to Academic All-Big 12 first Selected to Earned 2013 and spring 2014… Honor Roll in fall Commissioner’s in win over Buffalo in second game after Lineman of Week honors six season-high grade of 92 percent as well as grading team-high and Lineman of Week following third game when knockdowns… Named grade of 92 percent in win over ULM, matched team and season-high and Recorded season-high seven knockdowns added five knockdowns… game… grade in win at Kansas State in fifth team-high 91 percent coaches sixth five knockdowns in win over Iowa State in Graded 88 percent with of Week after leading team with 90 percent game… Named Lineman eighth in win over No. 12 Oklahoma in grade and had three knockdowns and graded 85 percent in final appearance game… Had six knockdowns Tech in ninth game… Had back surgery of season, win vs. Texas ending 22-game streak as starter… Sat out final following Tech game, which Baylor won Big 12 championship. four games of season in Joseph Drango… Born on Oct. 15, 1992, in Indianapolis, Ind.... Graduated in December 2014 with a degree in Finance... Brother, Brad, is a Baylor graduate. PLAYERS Graduated inAugust 2015withHKLSdegree. Kendall RobertEhrlich…BornJune 9,1993,inHouston,Texas… Totaled 165tackles,sevensacksand twofumblerecoveriesasjunior. honors andfirst-teamAll-Greater Houston(byChronicle)… championship asjunior…Earned 2010first-teamClass5AAll-State 11-3 recordin2011…HelpedPHS to16-0recordand2010DIstate tackles-for-loss, onesackand blockedpuntwhileleadingPearlandto team Class5AAll-Stateassenior…Totaled89tackles(56solo),16 Listed No.131onScout.com’sMidlandsTop150…Named2011first- Tribune-Herald Top100…Alsoranked119thonSuperPrep’sTexas 121… Chronicle TexasTop100,LubbockAvalanche-JournalWaco Named toTexastop100listsbyfollowingpublications:Houston 56th prospectinTexasby247Sports.comand73rdESPN.com… 35 byRivals.com,No.44247Sports.com,45ESPN.com… Rated National positionrankingsamonglinebackers:No.34byScout.com, No. School… Three-yearstarterunderheadcoachTonyHeathatPHS… games, butdidnotseeanygameaction. on practicesquad,redshirtedtoretaineligibility...Dressedforfive of13 and school’sfirstBCSBowlberth. three inhistoricwinoverNo.23TexasthatclinchedBig12championship game… Madesevenspecialteamstacklesoverfinal10games,including second game…Hadthreetackles(twosolo)inwinoverULMthird stats… Madeseason-highfivetackles(allsolo)inwinoverBuffalo opening winoverWofford,playedsnapsatlinebackerwithoutrecording special teamsinfinal10games…Madecollegiatedebutseason- Played fromscrimmageinfirstthreegames,sawactionexclusivelyon teams andalsoasreservelinebacker…Earnedfirstcollegiateletter… tackles onspecialteamsinwinvs.TexasTech11thgame. second game…Postedsingletacklesinfourgames…Madetwosolo SMU… Hadseason-highthreetacklesinwinoverNorthwesternState in final10contests…Madetwosolostopsseason-openingwinover from scrimmageinfirstthreegames,playedexclusivelyonspecialteams Named tospring2015Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll...Sawaction linebacker for2014Big12champions…Totaled11tackles(sevensolo)… clean of395pounds...GraduatedinAugust2015. Commissioner’s HonorRoll...Hassquatted605pounds,recordedhang games playedentering2015…Namedtospring2015Big12 0-0 0-0 Fourth-year juniorlinebacker…Veteranspecialteams,with26career 0-0 3 4 1 1/1 1/1 0/0 0.5-1 2.0-9 1.5-8 2.5-8 6.0-20 3.5-12 INT-YDS 35 55 QBH FF/FR 20 15 19 QBS-YDS 4 20 36 TFL-YDS 16 TT 23/5 11/5 CAREER AT 12/0 2014 UT 2013 G/GS 2012 YEAR DEFENSIVE exercise physiology. Edwards… BornOct.24,1993,inStephenville,Texas…Majoring one interception,twofumblerecoveriesanddefensivetouchdown. District 8-4ANewcomerofYearassophomoreaftertotaling64tackles, kick returner…Selected2010District8-4Aco-MVP…Named2009 25 TDsasjunior…Also2010third-teamClass4AAll-Stateselection RETURNING PLAYERS EDWARDS CAREER STATISTICS Personal: High School: 2012 (TrueFreshman): 2013 (RedshirtFreshman): 2014 (Sophomore): Personal: Son ofLarryEhrlichandCindyKinsley… Fullnameis Son ofMichelleEdwards…FullnameisAiavionDesmond Two-time all-statelinebackerfromPearland(Texas)High redshirt Played all13gamesonspecialteamsandreserve PEARLAND, TEXAS(PEARLANDHS) LB •6-1225JR.2L KENDALL EHRLICH 14 Sat outfirstseasonatBaylorandparticipated Played inall13games,primarilyonspecial 2015 BAYLORFOOTBALLMEDIAALMANAC WWW.BAYLORBEARS.COM 26 had nofurtherreceptions. for 15yards…Played predominantlyspecialteams overfinal11games, Northwestern Stateinteam’ssecond game,hadseason-hightwocatches knee strainduringfallcamp…Made careerdebutinwinover Totaled tworeceptionsfor15yards onseason…Missedopenerdueto special teamsinremainingfivecontests… Earnedfirstcollegiateletter… Saw actionasreservetightendin sevengames,playedexclusivelyon 2014 forBig12champions,oneof fourtruefreshmentoplayin2014… spring drillsin2015. true freshmanin2014…Formerearlyenrolleeparticipatedsecond post-spring depthchart…Played12gamesandmadetworeceptions as Second-year sophomorereservetightend…ListedNo.3atend on 0 0 OB 16 16 TB 56.1 56.1 AVG 5,103 5,103 YDS 91 91 KO 13/0 13/0 CAREER G/GS 2014 YEAR KICKOFFS Evans... BornJune11,1996inFortWorth,Texas...Majoringpre-business. semis... 2013firstteamAll-District3-5A. All-State assenior,helpedWarriorsto10-3recordandDIregional Played underheadcoachBobWageratMHS...2013honorablemention Michigan State. yards oneightkickoffswiththreetouchbacksinCottonBowlvs.No.7 touchbacks overfinalthreegames(23totalkickoffs)…Averaged62.5 61-58 comebackwinoverNo.9TCUinsixthgame…Hadseven in fifthgame…Kickedseason-high10timesfor50.0-yardaverageepic Averaged 63.0yardsonfivekickoffswithonetouchbackinwinatTexas 62.4 yardsoneightkickoffsinwinatIowaStatefourthgame… opening winoverSMU…Hadseason-highfourtouchbacksandaveraged season-high 65.7yardswithtwotouchbacksonsixkickoffsinseason- 56.1 yardson91kickoffswith16touchbacksseason…Averaged 13 gamesforBig12champions…Earnedfirstcollegiateletter…Averaged 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 specialist. 0 Sophomore walk-onreturnsforsecondseasonasprimarykickoff 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 11 INT-YDS 26 QBH 4 FF/FR 15 6 QBS-YDS 2 7 20 TFL-YDS 13 TT 26/0 13/0 CAREER AT 13/0 2014 UT 2013 G/GS 2012 YEAR DEFENSIVE EHRLICH CAREER STATISTICS EVANS CAREER STATISTICS High School: 2014 (TrueFreshman): Personal: High School: 2014 (TrueFreshman): Son ofEricandAngelaEvans...FullnameisSpencerJames Two-time all-district honoreeplayedunderhead coach Prepped atMartinHighSchoolinArlington,Texas... redshirt ARLINGTON, TEXAS(MARTINHS) K •6-1200SO.1L SPENCER EVANS 39 KINGWOOD, TEXAS(KINGWOODPARKHS) TE •6-4255SO.1L JORDAN FEUERBACHER 85 Played in12of13gamesastruefreshman Served asprimaryplace-kickeronkickoffsinall PLAYERS of 15 receptions Named to 2015... Named to 2015... Named Roll... Made 13 spring drills in teams, on season… Sat out first season at Baylor and participated Sat out first season at Played 11 of 13 games, with two starts, as true 16 DAVION HALL WR • 6-2 • 205 • SO. • 1L TEXARKANA, TEXAS (LIBERTY-EYLAU HS) redshirt Consensus state top 100 offensive line recruit for Wylie Consensus state top 100 Son of Larry and Audrey Fuller… Full name is Kyle Emmitt Son of Larry and Audrey Fuller… Full name 2012 (True Freshman): 2012 (True Freshman): High School: Personal: 2014 (True Freshman): FULLER CAREER STATISTICS FULLER CAREER special teams in other four… Totaled 22 knockdowns and averaged 86.1 and averaged knockdowns Totaled 22 other four… teams in special 2014 Big 12 Selected to spring grade in nine games… percent coaches season-opening collegiate debut in Honor Roll… Made Commissioner’s percent… and graded 85 had two knockdowns win over Wofford, in win grade and four knockdowns highs of 88 percent Recorded season percent coaches season-high 88 in second game… Matched over Buffalo third game… in win over ULM in three knockdowns grade and had in 86 percent grade in win over West Virginia Three knockdowns and fifth only special teams in win at Kansas State in fourth game… Played on line in subsequent five games, had multiple game… Played snaps five… Graded 86 percent and made two knockdowns in four of only No. 12 Oklahoma in eighth game… Played knockdowns in win over contests. special teams in final three of 13 to retain eligibility... Dressed for five on practice squad, redshirted any game action. games, but did not see Played for head coach Bill Howard at WHS… (Texas) High School… among offensive linemen: No. 37 by National position rankings Rivals.com, No. 53 by Scout.com, No. 57 by ESPN.com, No. 44 by by among top 100 overall prospects in Texas 247Sports.com… Ranked Lone Star Recruiting Top ESPN.com (50th), SuperPrep’s Texas 121 (50th), 100 (55th), 247Sports.com 100 (52nd), Rivals.com Texas Postseason Top Avalanche-Journal (95th), Houston Chronicle Texas Top 100, Lubbock No. 9 offensive lineman Top 100, Waco Tribune-Herald Top 100… Rated Texas Football… Ranked in state by 2011 Postseason Dave Campbell’s Dallas Area Top 100 (sixth O- 23rd by Dallas Morning News SportsDay’s Top 150… Named lineman)… Rated No. 126 on Scout.com’s Midlands Earned 2011 first-team All- 2011 second-team DFW Class 4A All-Area… of fellow Baylor signee District 10-4A honors… Teammate at Wylie Terrell Burt. Texas… Majoring in speech Fuller… Born March 4, 1994, in Duncanville, communication. OFFENSIVE LINE YEAR2012 G/GS2013 GRADE2014 13/0CAREER 26/13 13/13 KNOCKDOWNS 86.1% 86.8% 87.3 22 71 49 Second-year sophomore receiver… Made 15 receptions in 11 games played as true freshman in 2014… Listed backup at inside and outside receiver positions on post-spring depth chart… Former prep All-America and early enrollee participated in second spring 2015 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. freshman for Big 12 champions, one of four true freshmen to play in 2014… Earned first collegiate letter…Totaled 210 yards and one TD on 15 receptions, plus six tackles on special spring 2015 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor in season’s first three games, including two starts, had only two receptions over final eight games played… Regular on special teams as well as backup receiver duties, missed two games due to injury… Made collegiate debut in season-opening win over SMU, had season-high seven receptions for season-high 86 yards… Made first career start in win over Northwestern State in second game, totaled 78 yards and career-first TD on four catches… Caught 57-yard TD (longest reception of season) from Seth Russell in second quarter for first career score… Started second and 27 @BUFOOTBALL 2015 BAYLOR FOOTBALL MEDIA ALMANAC MEDIA FOOTBALL BAYLOR 2015 Played all 13 games as special teamer and 55 KYLE FULLER OL • 6-5 • 315 • JR. • 2L WYLIE, TEXAS (WYLIE HS) Starting center in all 13 games as sophomore for Big Starting center in all 13 games as sophomore Son of Michael and Suzanne Feuerbacher… Full name is Son of Michael and Suzanne 2014 (Sophomore): 2013 (Redshirt Freshman): Personal: FEUERBACHER CAREER STATISTICS FEUERBACHER CAREER RIMINGTON TROPHY CANDIDATE ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD CANDIDATE ALL-BIG 12 CANDIDATE All-Big 12 honoree… Fourth-year junior offensive lineman and returning 2015 All-Big 12 by Phil Returning starter at center… Projected preseason Squatted 590 pounds, Steele (first team) and Lindy’s (second team)... Big 12 Commissioner’s recorded clean lift of 360 pounds... Two-time Honor Roll selection. mention from league 12 champions… Earned 2014 All-Big 12 honorable powered running game to coaches… Anchored Baylor offensive line that ranked fourth in league with 215.5 yards per game (second in Big 12) and team All-Texas by Dave 1.85 average sacks allowed… Named second to spring 2015 Big 12 Campbell’s Texas Football publication… Named Commissioner’s Honor Roll... One of two offensive players to start every game… Led team with 49 total knockdowns and averaged 87.3 percent coaches grade on season… Four times named squad’s lineman of week for outstanding play… Made career-first start in season-opening win over SMU, earned 86 percent coaches grade and had two knockdowns… Earned lineman of week honors after leading team with five knockdowns and grading 89 percent in win over Northwestern State in second game… Also named LOW after win at Buffalo in third game, led squad with five knockdowns and earned 89 percent grade… Had career bests of 90 percent grade and six knockdowns in win at Iowa State in fourth game… Graded 88 percent (two knockdowns) in win at Texas in fifth game… Earned 89 percent coaches grade and totaled four knockdowns in epic 61-58 comeback win over No. 9 TCU in sixth game… Had team-high three knockdowns and 85 percent grade in win at No. 16 Oklahoma in ninth game… Led squad with four knockdowns and graded 88 percent in win over Oklahoma State in 10th game… Named lineman of week after leading team in knockdowns (four) and grade (89 percent) in win vs. Texas Tech in 11th game… Earned LOW honors after matching career- highs of 90 percent grade and six knockdowns in win over No. 9 Kansas State that clinched share of Big 12 championship and berth in New Year’s Six bowl… Had team-high 88 percent grade with three knockdowns in Cotton Bowl vs. No. 7 Michigan State. reserve offensive lineman as redshirt freshman… Earned first collegiate letter… Saw action from scrimmage in nine games, played exclusively on RECEIVING YEAR2014CAREER G/GS 12/0 12/0 REC 2 2 YD AVG 15 15 TD 7.5 7.5 LP/OPPONENT 0 0 9/Northwestern State 9/Northwestern State Jordan Andrew Feuerbacher… Born Oct. 17, 1995, in Houston, Texas... Jordan Andrew Feuerbacher… media. Majoring in film and digital RETURNING PLAYERS RETURNING by Dave end recruit No. 1 tight as state’s Listed at KPHS… Jim Holley position publication… National Texas Football 2014 winter Campbell’s 23rd by ESPN, 21st by 247Sports, tight end prospects: rankings among American in Texas on Austin Rated 47th-best prospect 29th by Scout… listed on Waco by 247Sports… Also Fabulous 55 and 87th Statesman’s Top 100 by VYPE/Rivals… Top 100 and Houston Tribune-Herald’s Kingwood Park to 19-4A as senior, led 2013 All-District Named first-team 315 finals… Led KPHS with 25 receptions for 6-5 record and bi-district 19- as senior… Selected to 2012 All-District yards and three touchdowns nine on 6-4 KPHS squad… Totaled 156 yards on 4A first team as junior in Caught four passes for 49 yards as sophomore receptions as junior… Park team that reached DII bi-district finals. 2011 on 8-3 Kingwood PLAYERS 041/ 5201. 57/NorthwesternSt.(TD) 57/Northwestern St.(TD) 1 1 LP/OPPONENT TD 14.0 14.0 210 AVG 210 YD 15 15 REC 11/2 11/2 G/GS CAREER 2014 YEAR RECEIVING Born Oct.4,1994,inTexarkana,Texas...Majoringexercisephysiology. EHS. on defensein2011…AlsoletteredbasketballandtrackfieldatL- sophomore… Made83tackles,oneinterceptionandfumblerecovery (including oneTD)andaveraged15.3yardsonfourpuntreturnsas 392 yardsandthreeTDs,averaged47.6onfivekickreturns 3A honoreeatbothwidereceiverandsafety…Totaled25receptionsfor that reachedDIIbi-districtfinals…Named2011first-teamAll-District13- receiver anddefensivebackassophomorein2011for6-5L-EHSteam 64 tackles,twointerceptionsandscoredoneTD…Playedquarterback, rushing andreturnedtwokickoffsforTDsasjunior…Ondefense,made Totaled 369yardsandthreeTDsreceiving,347seven first-team All-District13-3Ahonoreeatbothwidereceiverandsafety… honors atdefensivebackasjunior…2012District13-3ACo-MVPand 75-yard fumble-returnTD…Earned2012Class3AAll-Statesecond-team 19 rushes...Defensively,made53tacklesandtwointerceptionshad 24 passesfor526yardsandfourTDs,ran166fiveTDson Totaled 692all-purposeyardsandninetouchdownsassenior…Caught first-team All-District13-3Ahonoreeatbothwidereceiverandsafety… to 6-5recordandDIbi-districtfinals…2013District13-3AMVP State second-teamhonorsatwidereceiverasseniorafterleadingL-EHS All-American Bowlfollowingseniorseason…Earned2013Class3AAll- 13-3A MVP…Madeoneinterceptionandtacklein2014U.S.Army state andthree-time,two-wayall-districthonoree,twicenamedDistrict at L-EHS,playedfootballunderheadcoachBrianBrown…Two-timeall- region byESPNandseventhScout’sMidlands125…Three-sportstart Statesman Fabulous55and14thbyRivals…Ratedsixth-bestprospectin Scout, sixthby247Sports,eighthLoneStar,11thonAustinAmerican- (athlete)… RankingsamongprospectsinTexas:sixthbyESPN, by ESPN(athlete),fifthRivals(athlete)andseventh247Sports 116th byRivals…Nationalpositionratings:fourthScout(WR), national prospectonScout200byScout,56th247Sports’sTop247and All-American, playedin2014all-starbowlgame…Ranked40thoverall receiver ratednation’s38th-bestrecruitonESPN300…NamedU.S.Army Liberty-Eylau HighSchoolinTexarkana,Texas…All-Americanwide games. Had zerocatchesbutaddedfourspecialteamstacklesoverfinalfive injury tomakeonecatchfor10yardsinwinvs.Kansaseighthgame… out sixthandseventhgamesduetohamstringinjury…Returnedfrom Had oneeight-yardreceptioninwinatIowaStatefourthgame…Sat receptions for28yardsinstartingrolewinatBuffalothirdgame… third gamesinplaceofinjuredstarterAntwanGoodley…Hadtwo RETURNING PLAYERS HALL CAREERSTATISTICS Personal: High School: Son ofLadeanaHall…FullnameisDavionTreyvon Blue chiprecruitandtop100nationalfrom 2015 BAYLORFOOTBALLMEDIAALMANAC WWW.BAYLORBEARS.COM 28 fourth quarter… AlsostartedinwinatIowaState infourthgame,had10- Petty inthirdquarter, andhad37-yardscorehookup withSethRussellin Buffalo inthirdgame…Caughtfirst careerTD,18-yardpassfromBryce career-highs ofreceptions(seven), yards(123)andTDs(two)inwinat Northwestern Stateinsecondgame… Brokeoutinsecondstart,posted kickoff returns,includingteam’s longest ofseason(37-yarder)inwinover three catchesfor22yards…Had tworeceptionsfornineyardsand Norwood… Madefirstcareerstart inseason-openingwinoverSMU,had played… Startedthreeoffirstfour gamesduetoinjuryLevi four games(includingthreestarts),hadonecatchoverfinalfive Commissioner’s HonorRoll... 2014 AcademicAll-Big12secondteamand catches, andaveraged24.0yardsoneightkickoffsseason…Named to sophomore forBig12champions…Totaled165yardsandtwoTDs on14 mission tripwithBaylorstudent-athletesinMay2015. time Big12Commissioner'sHonorRollselection...TraveledtoBrazil for 40-yard dash…Namedto2014AcademicAll-Big12secondteam… Four- in 2015…2011MaxPrepsSmallSchoolAll-American…Timedat4.46 in spring drills…Alsosettotakeoverprimaryholdingdutiesforplacekicks receiver andreturner,listedNo.1atinsidepositionexiting Fourth-year junior…Speedyveteranofspecialteamsandexperienced third grades. Fairfax, Va....Majorisundecided…LivedinJordanduringsecondand a juniorandsenior…NamedtoNationalHonorSocietyallfouryears. basketball, letteredassophomoreandjunior…Earnedcumlaudehonors all fouryears,letteringinhisfinalthreeseasons...Alsoplayedyearsof for 349yardsinawinoverNimitz2011…Participatedtrackandfield Named second-team2011All-District6-5Aasjunior…HelpedIrvingrush two oftheirlastthreegames,including320yardsinawinoverTurner… and 335.7totalyardspergame…IHSproduced300ormorerushingin District 6-5Afollowingseniorseason…HelpedIrvingaverage27.6points Scout, No.10byRivals,31ESPN…Namedfirst-team2012All- National rankingsamongoffensiveguards:No.9by237Sports,10 offensive lineMVP)…SelectedAll-AmericabyPrepStarmagazine… by 247Sports…Playedin2013SemperFidelisAll-AmericanBowl(named Torre atIHS…RankedNo.171overallnationalrecruitbyRivalsand219 from Irving(Texas)HighSchool…PreppedunderheadcoachAaronDeLa prior toBYUgame. at UniversityofTexas…Namedoffensivescoutteamplayerweek year ofeligibility. transferring fromTexas,tofulfillNCAAtransferrequirements…Lost national top300recruitand2012prepAll-American. 2014 seasononscoutteamaftertransferringfromTexas…Former Baylor… ListedNo.2atrightguardonpost-springdepthchart…Satout Sophomore offensivelineman,formertransferinsecondseasonat 2014 (Sophomore): Personal: High School: 2013 (Truefreshman–Texas): 2014 (RedshirtFreshman): Son ofSamandMariamHammad…BornMay4,1995,in National top300recruitandAll-Americaoffensivelineman Played innineof13games,withthreestarts,as IRVING, TEXAS(IRVINGHS) OL •6-4335SOSQ RAMI HAMMAD 52 REFUGIO, TEXAS(REFUGIOHS) WR •6-0205JR.2L LYNX HAWTHORNE 7 Made 13of14receptionsinseason’sfirst Sat outfirstseasonatBaylorafter Sat outtruefreshmanseasonasredshirt selected to spring 2015Big12 PLAYERS Played all 13 games, primarily on special Sat out first season at Baylor and participated redshirt Started all 13 games at right guard as sophomore… Started all 13 games at Three-year varsity member on offensive line at Lincoln Son of Marcus Hilliard and Chandria McDonald… Full name 2013 (Sophomore): 2012 (Redshirt Freshman): 2011 (True Freshman): High School: Personal: HILLIARD CAREER STATISTICS HILLIARD CAREER right guard for Big 12 champions… Missed seven games due to wrist games due seven Missed 12 champions… guard for Big right running game to line that powered of Baylor offensive injury… Member in league with Big 12) and ranked fourth per game (second in 215.5 yards grade (third- 87.7 percent coaches sacks allowed… Averaged 1.85 average Started first knockdowns on season… squad) and totaled 23 highest on for bowl six injured, returned season, sat out following six games of in win at Buffalo and graded 86 percent four knockdowns game… Posted 91 lineman of week honors after career-high in third game… Earned in five knockdowns in win at Iowa State percent grade and season-high at 90 percent and had three knockdowns in win fourth game… Graded Made four knockdowns and earned 90 percent Texas in fifth game… 61-58 comeback win over No. 9 TCU in sixth coaches grade in epic on final game-winning drive in TCU win… game… Injured wrist three vs. No. 7 Michigan State, made team-high Returned for Cotton Bowl 85 percent. knockdowns and graded and averaged 87.1 percent coaches grade on Totaled 65 knockdowns that powered nation’s No. 1 offense in total season… Starter on O-line scoring (NCAA-record 681 points), and rushing yards (618.8 ypg) and led Big 12 and ranked 13th nationally… Earned attack (259.7 ypg) that more higher in 11 of 13 games, and totaled five or grade of 86 percent or in season-opening win knockdowns in 10 of 13… Made first career start 86 percent… Had over Wofford, made five knockdowns and graded in win over Buffalo season-highs of 90 percent grade and six knockdowns two games, wins over ULM in second game… Graded 89 percent in next knockdowns vs. WVU… and West Virginia, matched season-high of six in win at Kansas in seventh Had six knockdowns and graded 87 percent season-high with game… Named Co-Lineman of Week after matching five in win over No. 12 team-best 90 percent grade and knocking down of Week honors with Oklahoma in eighth game… Earned Co-Lineman at No. 11 Oklahoma State team-best 89 percent grade and four knockdowns knockdowns in historic in 10th game… Graded 88 percent and had five and school’s first- win over No. 23 Texas that clinched Big 12 championship (176-10). honors in discus ever BCS Bowl berth... Earned 2014 All-Big 12 offensive lineman played teams, as redshirt freshman in 2012... Backup collegiate letter... Made from scrimmage in three games... Earned first SMU, played special teams collegiate debut in season-opening win over scrimmage vs. TCU in and saw snaps on the O-line... Also played from 17 UCLA... Earned All-Big fifth game and in Holiday Bowl win over No. field squad... Threw shot put 53-9.75 at Texas track and 12 honors on BU Threw discus A&M Invitational and discus 182-1 at TCU Invitational... Broke school 187-5 to finish second at Big 12 Outdoor Championship... Championship. at NCAA record with 194-0 discus throw to finish ninth Selected to fall 2011 on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility… of Baylor track and field Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll... Member squad, throws shot put (PR 48-10) and discus (PR 167-5). High School in Dallas, Texas… Played for head coach James Argenti at LHS… Rated nation’s No. 81 offensive tackle prospect by Scout.com… Rated No. 91 recruit in Dallas Morning News HSGametime Area Top 100… Listed among top 25 offensive linemen on Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Top 300 recruit listing… Named 2010 first-team All-District 12- 4A… Helped LHS to 10-2 record and DII area finals as junior in 2009… Also saw action on defensive line… Participated in track and field at Lincoln, threw discus and shot put… Placed third in discus at 2010 Texas 4A State Track and Field Championships (171.1)… Teammate at Lincoln of Baylor teammate Devante Davis. is Desmine Desean Hilliard… Born Dec. 23, 1992, in Dallas, Texas… Majoring in health, kinesiology and leisure studies. OFFENSIVE LINE YEAR2011 G/GS2012 GRADE2013 13/02014 13/13CAREER KNOCKDOWNS — 33/18 87.1% 7/5 87.4% 87.7% 65 — 88 23 29 @BUFOOTBALL 2015 BAYLOR FOOTBALL MEDIA ALMANAC MEDIA FOOTBALL BAYLOR 2015 –– 0 –– Played in six of 13 games as redshirt Played in six Sat out first season at Baylor and participated Sat out first season at redshirt redshirt 67 DESMINE HILLIARD OG • 6-5 • 345 • SR. • 3L DALLAS, TEXAS (LINCOLN HS) Played in seven of 13 games and started five contests at Versatile three-sport star from Refugio (Texas) High Versatile three-sport star Son of Kent and Chris Hawthorne… Full name is Lynx Son of Kent and Chris Hawthorne… Full name 2014 (Junior): 2012 (True Freshman): High School: Personal: 2013 (Redshirt Freshman): 2013 (Redshirt HAWTHORNE CAREER STATISTICS Fifth-year senior offensive lineman… Veteran with 33 career games played (seventh-most on squad) and 18 career starts (fourth-most on team) entering 2015 season… Has squatted 655 pounds... Recorded 395- pound hang clean and 415-pound bench press... Two-time All-Big 12 (2013 and 2014) in discus for BU track and field team. 20132014CAREER 6/0 15/3KICK RETURNS 9/3YEAR 2 162012 142013 G/GS 1792014 14 165 RETCAREER 11.2 6/0 11.8 7.0 15/3 YDS 9/3 2 AVG 0 2 0 8 37/Buffalo (TD) 8 37/Buffalo (TD) 7/Wofford & Buffalo TD 192 0 LP/OPPONENT 192 24.0 24.0 0 0 37/Northwestern State 37/Northwestern State RECEIVING YEAR2012 G/GS REC YD AVG TD LP/OPPONENT freshman, as reserve receiver and on special teams… Earned first on special teams… Earned reserve receiver and freshman, as season, also had for 14 yards on Totaled two receptions collegiate letter… 2013 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in fall one tackle… Selected to of first in season’s first four games and in seven and spring 2014… Played six games (coach’s decision)… Made collegiate eight, did not play in final win over Wofford, had one seven-yard catch… debut in season-opening reception in win over Buffalo in second game. Also made seven-yard 2012 Big to retain eligibility... Selected to fall on practice squad, redshirted Roll. 12 Commissioner's Honor enroll and punter... Graduated early from RHS to School, all-state receiver head and participate in spring drills... Played for at Baylor in January 2012 senior at Refugio, played previously for father coach Steve Heryford as head coach at Weimer (Texas) High School... Kent Hawthorne, former Rated U.S. Air Force Small Schools All-American... Named 2011 MaxPreps 139 receiver by Scout.com... nation's No. 92 athlete by ESPN.com and No. Postseason Dave Campbell’s Ranked state’s 5th-best wide receiver by 2011 by same publication... Texas Football... Listed 2011 second-team All-Texas as senior... Compiled school Named first-team Class 2A All-State receiver touchdowns as senior in records of 72 receptions for 1,786 yards and 25 Also ran for 50 yards and one 2011, yardage ranked second in state in 2A... III & IV Player of Year and TD on five carries... Earned 2011 DII Region 2011 All-South Texas by 2011 District 16-2A Player of Year honors... Named and punter as junior at Corpus Christi Caller-Times... Played quarterback on 89-of-156 passing with 11 Weimer High School... Threw for 1,270 yards carries in 2010... Named TDs, also ran for 1,213 yards and 14 TDs on 118 punter... Totaled 155 rushing 2010 honorable mention Class 2A All-State as in 2009... Also lettered in yards and one TD on 15 carries as sophomore basketball and track. Odessa, Texas… Majoring in Gunner Hawthorne… Born Sept. 17, 1992, in brother Brixx played health, kinesiology and leisure studies.… Older quarterback at Mary Hardin-Baylor. RETURNING PLAYERS RETURNING on three 21.7 yards Averaged kick return… 20-yard and yard reception in sixth game… win over No. 9 TCU in epic 61-58 comeback kick returns seventh game… at West Virginia in returns for 38 yards Had two kickoff (coaches decision). over final four games Did not play PLAYERS Majoring inhealth,kinesiologyand leisurestudies. Xavien DwayneHoward...Born July 4,1993,inHouston,Texas… track. with 6-6overallrecordasjunior…Playedvarsitybasketballandran … Helpedteamto2010District22-4Atitleandbi-districtchampionship passed for245yardsandtwoTDsreturnedinterceptions forTDs 2011… Infinalhighschoolgame,rushedfor185yardsandtwoTDs, returns fortouchdowns,33passbreakupsand32solotacklesassenior in School All-StarBayouBowl…Totalednineinterceptions,including two WHS to2011areafinals…PlayedforTexasteaminTexas-Louisiana High as defensivebackbyAssociatedPressfollowingseniorseason…Led coach CorneliusMcFarland…Namedfirst-team2011Class4AAll-State Houston, Texas…Playeddefensivebackandquarterbackunderhead games, butdidnotseeanygameaction. on practicesquad,redshirtedtoretaineligibility...Dressedfortwoof13 forced fumbleinwinatTCU11thgame. Kansas inseventhgame…Madeseason-highthreetackles(allsolo)and tackle inwinoverBuffalosecondgame…Hadoneat stats… Madecareer-firstinterception(seven-yardreturn)andhadone snaps atcornerback,inseason-openingwinoverWofford,recordedno teams infiveoffinalsixcontests…Madecollegiatedebut,andtookfirst from scrimmageinsixoffirstsevengames,playedexclusivelyspecial solo), oneinterceptionandforcedfumbleonseason…Sawsnaps and onspecialteams…Earnedfirstcareerletter…Totaledfivetackles(all and PBUinCottonBowlvs.No.7MichiganState. TFL andPBUinKSUwin…Totaledseason-highninetackles(sixsolo) championship andberthinNewYear’sSixbowl…Addedsack,assisted secure winoverNo.9KansasStatethatclinchedshareofBig12 Texas Techin11thgame…Madekeyfourth-quarterinterceptiontohelp win overOklahomaStatein10thgame…Madefoursolostopsvs. Oklahoma… Recordedfoursolotackles,includingTFLforoneyard,in Virginia inseventhgame…Hadthreestops(.5forloss)winatNo.16 tackles, allsolo,twobreakupsandreturnedinterception15yardsatWest epic 61-58comebackwinoverNo.9TCUinsixthgame…Madeseven two PBUsinwinatTexasfifthgame…HadthreetacklesandPBU breakups inwinatIowaStatefourthgame…Hadfivesolostopsand second game…Madefivetackles(foursolo)andhadseason-highthree 25-yard return(addedtwotackles)inwinoverNorthwesternState assisted sack,interceptionandPBU…Madecareer-long career startinseason-openingwinoverSMU,totaledthreetackles, (17)… Tiedforthirdinconferencewithfourinterceptions…Madefirst season… Ranked11thnationallyandsecondinBig12passesdefensed interceptions (40returnyards),team-high13PBUsandoneQBhurryon Totaled 51tackles(42solo,4.5forloss),1.5sacks,team-highfour coaches andnamedAll-Big12secondteambyWacoTribune-Herald… for Big12champions…EarnedAll-Bighonorablementionfromleague at 4.48in40-yarddash…Clocked6.693-conedrill. Projected 2015preseasonAll-Big12byPhilSteele(secondteam)...Timed year startingcornerback…13careerPBUs(entering2015)topsonteam… Fourth-year junior,returningAll-Big12honoree...Big,talented,second- ALL-BIG 12CANDIDATE RETURNING PLAYERS Personal: High School: 2012 (TrueFreshman): 2013 (RedshirtFreshman): 2014 (Sophomore): Son ofFreddyArroilaandLuckcher Howard…Fullnameis All-state defensivebackfromWheatleyHighSchoolin Starting cornerbackforall13gamesassophomore HOUSTON, TEXAS(WHEATLEY,TEXAS) CB •6-2200JR.2L XAVIEN HOWARD 4 Sat outfirstseasonatBaylorandparticipated Played all13gamesasreservecornerback 2015 BAYLORFOOTBALLMEDIAALMANAC WWW.BAYLORBEARS.COM 30 in winvs.Kansas inteam’seighthgame…Ranfor 47yardsandTDon10 due tohamstring injury…Returnedandrushedseven timesfor52yards hamstring inwinatTexasfifth game…Missedsubsequenttwogames game… Had72yardson11rushes (6.5-per-carry)beforeinjuring game andtotaled48yardson11 attempts inwinatIowaStatefourth on 11carriesinwinatBuffalo third game…ScoredTDinstraight win overNorthwesternStateinsecond game…Ranfor52yardsandTD high 107yards(onseason-high20 rushes)andscoredfirstcareerTDin 57 yards(12carries)andhad16-yard reception…Ledteamwithseason- played… Madecollegiatedebutinseason-openingwinoverSMU, ranfor first sixgamesplayed,totaled136yardson28rushesinfinalfive games 12 with47.6yards-per-game…Gained388yardson72carriesthrough per-rush), addedonecatchfor16yardsonseason…Ranked13th in Big collegiate letter…Totaled524yardsandsixTDson100carries(5.2 yards- injury, asredshirtfreshmanforBig12champions…Earnedfirst for missiontripwithBaylorstudent-athletesinMay2014. measured at44.6,broadjump10-feet,7-inches...TraveledtoZambia tailback… Athleticandfast,timedat4.41in40-yarddash…Vertical jump 11 gamesasredshirtfreshmanin2014...Vyingforplayingtimeat Third-year sophomorerunningback…Ranfor524yardsandsix TDs in physiology. Jacobs III…BornSept.20,1995,inDallas,Texas…Majoringexercise football asfreshmanin2010. (participated onbasketballsquad)assophomorein2011…Played that finished13-1andreachedDIstatesemifinals…Didnotplayfootball as senior…Playedoutsidelinebackerjuniorin2012onMHSsquad Totaled 36tackles,sixTFL,sacks,eightQBpressuresandfourPBUs season whenhehelpedMidwayto9-3recordandDIIbi-districtfinals… second-team 2013All-District8-5Aasdefensiveendfollowingsenior prospects byESPN,andNo.72amongWDEs247Sports…Named Tribune-Herald’s CentexTop25list…RankedNo.48amonglinebacker MHS… Ratedstate’s86th-bestprospectbyESPNandNo.2onWaco School inHewitt,Texas…PlayedunderheadcoachTerryGambillat on practicesquad,redshirtedtoretaineligibility. 1-7 from nearbyMidwayHSinHewitt,Texas. 0 4-40 Second-year freshmandefensiveend…Satout2014asredshirt…Local 5-47 1/0 13 13 0/0 1/0 0-0 1.5-9 1.5-9 0-0 4.5-13 4.5-13 INT-YDS 5 51 PBU 56 FF/FR 9 9 0 QBS-YDS TFL-YDS 42 47 5 TT 13/13 26/13 CAREER AT 13/0 2014 UT 2013 G/GS 2012 YEAR DEFENSIVE HOWARD CAREERSTATISTICS 2014 (RedshirtFreshman): Personal: High School: 2014 (TrueFreshman): Son ofJamesIIandLanaJacobs…FullnameisJamieEarl Local defensivelinemanfromnearbyMidwayHigh redshirt WACO, TEXAS(MIDWAYHS) DE •6-4230RFR.SQ JAMIE JACOBS 43 KILLEEN, TEXAS(SHOEMAKERHS) RB •5-10210SO.1L JOHNNY JEFFERSON 5 Sat outfirstseasonatBaylorandparticipated Played 11of13games,missedtwodueto PLAYERS Played in seven games as reserve receiver Sat out first season at Baylor and participated 12 QUAN JONES WR • 6-5 • 220 • SO. • 1L WYLIE, TEXAS (EAST HS) redshirt Talented receiver from East High School in Wylie, redshirt Son of Mike and Kedra Johnson... Full name is Christopher Son of Mike and Kedra Personal: 2014 (Redshirt Freshman): 2013 (True Freshman): High School: JOHNSON CAREER STATISTICS JOHNSON CAREER Rivals.com, No. 29 (standard QB) by Scout.com... Rated 24th overall Rated 24th QB) by Scout.com... 29 (standard No. Rivals.com, Listed No. 74 by 247Sports.com... Texas by ESPN.com and prospect in for 1,724 yards Top 100... Threw Tribune-Herald's Texas among Waco two TDs on 59 ran for 165 yards and (112-of-235 passing), and 10 TDs 14-5A honors as 2012 All-District Earned second-team carries as senior... to injury, split as junior in 2011 due Limited to five games quarterback... passing (34-of-62) yards and seven TDs Totaled 473 time at quarterback... lead TDs rushing (86 attempts) as junior... Helped and 431 yards and six 2010 DI bi-district finals as sophomore receiver, Bryan to 6-5 record and third-team 2010 5A All-State as kick safety and returner... Named as kick second-team 2010 All-District 12-5A honors returner... Also earned in basketball at BHS, earned All-District 12-5A returner... Also lettered (second-team, 2010) and freshman (honorable honors as sophomore 2011 Academic All-State honoree. mention, 2009)... Second-team Dec. 20, 1994, in College Station, Texas... Michael Johnson... Born and leisure studies. Majoring in health, kinesiology PASSING YEAR2013 2014 G/GSCAREER CMP ATTRUSHING 4/0 4/0 PCTYEAR YDS2013 4 4 INT2014 TD G/GSCAREER LP/OPPONENT 4 4 ATT 100% 100% 4/0 4/0 45 45 YD 4 4 0 0 AVG 0 0 28/SMU TD 28/SMU 29 29 LP/OPPONENT 7.2 7.2 0 0 17/SMU 17/SMU No. 2 at outside position on Third-year sophomore… Tall receiver, listed in seven games played as post-spring depth chart… Caught three passes collegiate basketball… redshirt freshman in 2014… Both parents played Given name is Vequan. as redshirt freshman for 2014 Big 12 champions… Earned first collegiate letter… Totaled three receptions for 20 yards on season… Played in each of first five games… Made collegiate debut in season-opening win over SMU, no receptions… Made career-first catch (two yards) in win over Northwestern State in second game… Made single receptions in wins over Kansas (team’s eighth game) and at No. 16 Oklahoma (ninth game), both for season-long nine yards… Did not play (coaches decision) over final four games. on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility. Texas… Topped 100 career receptions at EHS under head coach Joe Lepsis… National position rankings among wide receivers: No. 50 by 247Sports.com, No. 67 by Rivals.com… Ranked 33rd overall prospect on Dallas Morning News/SportsDay’s Area Top 100 listing, the seventh receiver listed… Listed 63rd by Dallas Morning News/SportsDay State Top 100, 14th among wide receivers… Other Texas top 100 listings: No. 58 by 247Sports.com, No. 62 by SuperPrep, No. 63 by Rivals.com, No. 76 by Rivals/Yahoo! Lonestar and on Waco Tribune-Herald Texas Top 100… Attended U.S. Army National Combine in San Antonio in January 2012, named honorable mention All-Combine… Helped East to 9-4 record and 2012 4A DII region finals as senior… Named first-team 2012 All-District 13-4A… Totaled 50 receptions for 934 yards (18.7 average) and 12 TDs as senior… Part of EHS’s 8-3 squad in 2011 that made DII bi-district finals as junior… Named 2011 second-team All-District 10-4A… Had 41 catches 31 @BUFOOTBALL 2015 BAYLOR FOOTBALL MEDIA ALMANAC MEDIA FOOTBALL BAYLOR 2015 Played in four of 13 games in backup duty Sat out first season at Baylor and participated Sat out first season at Baylor and participated season at Baylor and Sat out first redshirt 13 CHRIS JOHNSON QB • 6-5 • 235 • SO. • 1L BRYAN, TEXAS (BRYAN HS) National top 200 recruit from Bryan (Texas) High School, All-purpose runner from Shoemaker High School in runner from Shoemaker All-purpose Son of Johnnie and Elvira Jefferson... Full name is Johnny Son of Johnnie and Elvira Jefferson... Full name 2014 (Redshirt Freshman): 2013 (True Freshman): High School: High School: High School: Personal: 2013 (True Freshman): 2013 (True JEFFERSON CAREER STATISTICS JEFFERSON CAREER Third-year sophomore... Big, athletic quarterback... Saw snaps in four games as redshirt freshman in 2014… Former 2013 early enrollee, participated in third spring drills in 2015. as redshirt freshman for 2014 Big 12 champions… Earned first collegiate letter… Totaled 28 yards on 4-for-4 passing and ran for 29 yards on four carries on season… Saw action in three preseason games and one Big 12 contest… Made collegiate debut in season-opening win over SMU, completed first career pass for 28 yards and had season-long 17-yard rush… Completed season-high 3-for-3 passes for 17 yards, added 11-yard rush, in win over Northwestern State in second game… Rushed twice for one net yard in win at Buffalo (no pass attempts) in third game… Took snaps at end of win over Kansas in team’s eighth game, recorded no stats. on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility… Dressed for all 13 contests, but did not see any game action… Participated in 2013 spring drills after enrolling mid-year... Graduated early from Bryan (Texas) High School and enrolled at Baylor in January 2013. standout dual-threat quarterback... Played under head coaches Ross Rogers and Bob Bellard at BHS... 180th overall national prospect on ESPN300 listing... National position rankings among dual-threat quarterbacks: No. 5 by ESPN.com, No. 17 by 247Sports.com, No. 24 by 2014CAREER 11/0 11/0 100 100 524 524 5.2 5.2 6 6 23/Kansas 23/Kansas RUSHING YEAR2013 G/GS ATT YD AVG TD LP/OPPONENT on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility… Dressed for nine of 13 eligibility… Dressed squad, redshirted to retain on practice action. did not see any game contests, but Gray under head coaches Channon Hall and Ken Killeen, Texas… Played seventh-best “all-purpose” back by at SHS… Ranked the nation’s 31 by position rankings among running backs: No. Rivals.com… National by ESPN.com and No. 48 by Scout.com… Ranked 247Sports.com, No. 39 listing, on DMN/SportsDay’s State Top 100 No. 6 running back prospect Other Texas top 100 listings: No. 54 by 69th-best overall recruit… Rivals/Yahoo! Lonestar Top 100, No. 67 by SuperPrep, No. 61 by on Rivals.com, No. 69 by 247Sports.com and listed ESPN.com, No. 69 by Texas Top 100... Earned 2012 honorable mention Waco Tribune-Herald and after rushing for 1,597 yards and 18 TDs 5A All-State recognition 255 yards and three TDs as senior… Had single- catching 28 passes for and four TDs on 26 carries in win over game total of 303 yards as Named 2012 first-team All-District 8-5A Universidad Nuevo Leaon… in 812 yards and nine TDs in 164 attempts as junior utility back… Ran for running back… Totaled 2011… Named first-team 2011 All-District 12-5A second-team 2010 All- 430 yards and two scores as sophomore… Named anchor of 2013 5A state District 12-5A running back… Also ran track, Also anchored 4x100 champion 4x200 relay team (1:24.21) as senior... state meet... Recorded 22.08 relay that finished fourth (41.08) at 2013 5A prep. time in 200 meters and 10.6 in 100 meters as 19, 1993, in Clarksdale, Miss.... Majoring in Born Sept. Taylor Jefferson... health, kinesiology and leisure studies. RETURNING PLAYERS RETURNING TDs and two Scored season-high game… Tech in 11th vs. Texas carries clinched share of 9 Kansas State that 46 yards in win over No. rushed for New Year’s Six bowl. and berth in Big 12 championship PLAYERS health, kinesiologyandleisurestudies. Alexander Jones…BornSept.29,1995,inDallas,Texas…Majoring in seven sacksassophomore. for 9-3MWHSsquadthatreachedDIIareafinals…Made43tackles and junior… Earned2011first-teamAll-District17-4Ahonorsassophomore pressures, threePBUs,oneforcedfumbleandrecoveryas District 18-4Aaftertotaling51tackles,10TFL,fivesacks,11QB and All-CountyDefensiveCo-MVPhonors…Named2012first-teamAll- district finalMWHSsquad…Earned2012District18-4ADefensiveMVP Named 2012honorablementionClass4AAll-Stateasjunioron6-5bi- (Houston Chronicle)and2013All-District18-4Afirstteamrecognition… forced fumble…Alsoearned2013All-GreaterHoustonsecondteam totaling 70tackles,16TFLs,eightsacks,15QBhurries,2PBUsandone Defensive Co-MVP(byTheCourierofMontgomeryCounty)after Named 2013District18-4ADefensiveMVPandAll-County senior afterleadingMagnoliaWestto9-4recordandDIregionalfinals… VYPE/Rivals… Earned2013Class4AAll-Statehonorablementionas Scout… Oneof11D-linemenlistedamongHoustonTop100listingby Rated 63rdamongnationaldefensiveendsby247Sportsand75th head coachShawnBell,formerBaylorletter-winningQB,atMWHS… School inMagnolia,Texas…Three-timeall-districtdefensiveendunder on practicesquad,redshirtedtoretaineligibility. Second-year freshmandefensiveend…Satout2014asredshirt. 9/KU&atOU 9/KU&atOU2014 0 0 6.7 6.7 LP/OPPONENT 20 20 TD AVG 3 3 YD 7/0 7/0 REC CAREER G/GS 2014 2013 YEAR RECEIVING Majoring inhealth,kinesiologyandleisurestudies. basketball atIndiana...Cousin,Bryant,playedfootballArkansasState... Cousin, Lesha,playedbasketballatMichigan...Michelle, basketball atMemphis... Father playedbasketballatCentralMichigan... Jones... BornNov.24,1994,inMemphis, Tenn.... Motherplayed All-District 10-4Aonhardcourt. touchdown… AlsoletteredinbasketballatEast,namedsecond-team2010 2010 made12receptionsfor252yards(21.0average)andone for 420yards(10.2average)andfourTDsasjunior…Assophomorein RETURNING PLAYERS JONES CAREERSTATISTICS Personal: High School: 2014 (TrueFreshman): Personal: Son ofKimberlynandOrlandoJones…FullnameisXavier Son ofWillieandVilletteJones...FullnameisVequanWade Two-time all-statehonoreefromMagnoliaWestHigh MAGNOLIA, TEXAS(MAGNOLIAWESTHS) DE •6-3220RFR.SQ XAVIER JONES 94 redshirt Sat outfirstseasonatBaylorandparticipated 2015 BAYLORFOOTBALLMEDIAALMANAC WWW.BAYLORBEARS.COM 32 Majoring inpre-business. Charles Lawrence… BornAug.17,1995,inWaxahachie, Texas… district finals. that averaged248yardsrushingper gameandfinished6-5reachedbi- Named 2012second-teamAll-District 15-4AasjuniorforWaxahachieteam Earned 89percentcoach’sgradeand totaled72knockdownsin2013… listed… Selected2013All-District 15-4A honorablementionassenior… Midlands 125…RankedNo.54on SportsDay/DMNAreaTop100,sixthOL ESPN… RankedNo.82prospectinstatebyScoutand108onScout’s WHS… Ratednation’s41st-besttackleprospectbyScoutand66th School… Two-timeall-districthonoreeforheadcoachDavidReam at 12 Commissioner’sHonorRoll. on practicesquad,redshirtedtoretaineligibility…Namedfall 2014 Big Named tofall2014Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll. Second-year freshmanoffensivelineman…Satout2014asredshirt… Landes… BornAug.13,1992,inTyler,Texas…Majoringgeology. 2010 11-5AAll-District…Alsobaseballletterman(catcher)atLHS. mention 2010TSWA5AAll-Statelinemanassenior…Namedfirst-team center anddeepsnapperforheadcoachMikeOwens…Honorable catcher on2012Big12championBaylorbaseballteam. Commissioner’s HonorRollinfall2011andspring2012…Redshirtedat collegiate letter…NamedtoDean’sListinfall2011andBig12 stringer, playedfinal11gamesasprimarykicksnapper…Earnedfirst second game(winoverStephenF.Austin)followinginjurytofirst- true freshman…Tookoverlong-snappingdutiesforplace-kicksin 2013 Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll. on Baylorbaseballteam,redshirtedtoretaineligibility...Namedspring .048 in21at-bats,made31putoutsandnineassists(.930fieldingpercentage). game)… Appearedin15baseballgamesandmadefourstartsascatcher…Hit over Wofford(seasonopener),ULM(thirdgame)andatKansas(seventh Honor Roll…Snappedasreserveinthreeofseason’sfirstsevengames,wins during sophomoreseason…Selectedtofall2013Big12Commissioner’s at WestVirginiainseventhgame…Awardedscholarshippriorto2014season. Commissioner’s HonorRollinfall2014andspring2015…Recoveredfumble to 2014AcademicAll-Big12secondteamandselectedBig for 2014Big12champions…Madeonefumblerecoveryonseason…Named selection… Namedto2014AcademicAll-Big12secondteam. time Dean’sListhonoreeandsix-timeBig12Commissioner’sHonorRoll athlete, spenttwoseasonsascatcheronBaylor’sbaseballteam…Two- Veteran with28careergamesplayedentering2015…Formerdual-sport Fifth-year senior,returningprimarylong-snapper…Formerwalk-on… Personal: High School: 2014 (TrueFreshman): Personal: High School: 2011 (TrueFreshman): 2012 (Sophomore): 2013 (Sophomore): 2014 (Junior): Son ofJackandGinaLawrence… FullnameisPatrick Son ofDrewandJamieLandes…FullnameisJamesArnold Offensive linemanfromWaxahachie(Texas)High Prepped atLeeHighSchoolinTyler,Texas…Played Played inall13gamesasfirst-stringlongsnapperjunior Sat outfootballseasontofocusondutiesascatcher Played inthreeof13gamesasbackuplongsnapper TYLER, TEXAS(LEEHS) DS •6-2250SR.3L JIMMY LANDES 50 WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS(WAXAHACHIEHS) OL •6-6295RFR.SQ PATRICK LAWRENCE 77 Sat outfirstseasonatBaylorandparticipated Walk-on longsnapperplayed12of13gamesas PLAYERS –– 2015 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Played all 13 games on special teams and Sat out first season at Baylor and participated redshirt PATRICK LEVELS NB • 5-11 • 195 • JR. • 2L DALLAS, TEXAS (ROOSEVELT HS) 21 Played in 12 of 13 games on special teams and as Played in 12 of 13 games on special teams and All-state defensive back from Roosevelt High School in from scrimmage in wins over Northwestern State and from scrimmage in wins over Northwestern Son of Terry and Rachel Lee… Full name is Jonathon Son of Terry and Rachel Personal: 2014 (Sophomore): 2013 (Redshirt Freshman): 2012 (True Freshman): High School: LEE CAREER STATISTICS senior after leading Allen to 10-2 record and area finals… Caught 38 finals… Caught and area 10-2 record Allen to after leading senior Earned 2009 first- as senior… yards and eight touchdowns passes for 708 to 10-2 record junior after leading Allen 8-5A honors as team All-District receptions as and 16 TDs on 53 Totaled 1,013 yards and area finals… four- 5A DFW all-area… Recorded second-team Class junior… 2009 Transferred vs. Plano West as junior… game (200-plus yards) touchdown safety for North High School, played McKinney (Texas) to Allen from in 2008… Also lettered in track and field (200 MNHS as sophomore baseball at Allen. meters, 4x200 relay) and in 29, 1993, in McKinney, Texas… Majoring Franklin Lee… Born June leisure studies. health, kinesiology and RECEIVING YEAR2011 2012 G/GS2013 REC2014 6/0CAREER 13/5 YD 32/13 13/8 0 22 AVG 63 41 TD 309 942 0 633 LP/OPPONENT 14.0 15.0 0.0 15.4 1 7 0 6 53/Buffalo 65/OSU (TD) 2014 65/OSU (TD) No. 2 at hybrid Fourth-year junior, exceptional athlete… Listed depth chart… Veteran linebacker/safety “Bear” position on post-spring Timed at 4.47 in 40-yard with 25 career games played heading into 2015… press… Broad jump dash… Recorded 20 reps on 225-pound bench at 37.8... Clocked at 6.78 in 3- measured at 10-feet, 11 inches, vertical jump Honor Roll selection… cone drill… Two-time Big 12 Commissioner’s student-athletes in May Traveled to Zambia for mission trip with Baylor 2014… 2011 MaxPreps Medium Schools All-America. Totaled five tackles (four reserve nickelback for 2014 Big 12 champions… solo) on season… Named to spring Roll... Played all other games played Kansas, missed win vs. Texas Tech due to injury, two unassisted special exclusively on special teams… Made season-high teams tackles in epic 61-58 comeback win over No. 9 TCU in sixth game… Matched season-high of two solo special teams stops in win over Kansas in eighth game… Made assisted tackle in win at No. 16 Oklahoma in ninth game… Sat out win vs. Texas Tech in 11th game due to knee strain. spot duty as reserve defensive back in first season… Earned first career letter… Totaled 14 tackles (10 solo) and one forced fumble on season… Named to spring 2014 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Recorded tackles in eight of 13 contests, primarily on special teams… Made collegiate debut in season-opening win over Wofford, recorded no special teams tackles… Made career-first stop, a special teams tackle in win over Buffalo in second game… Saw first action from scrimmage in win over ULM in third game, made career-first fumble recovery (zero tackles)… Had season-high three tackles (two solo) on special teams in win over West Virginia in fourth game… Matched season high of three tackles (season-high three solo) on special teams in win over Iowa State in sixth game… Had two tackles in wins over Kansas (seventh game) and over No. 12 Oklahoma (eighth game). on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility... Dressed for four of 13 games, but did not see any game action. Dallas... Also played wildcat quarterback and returned punts for head coach Tarance Lewis at RHS... Named 2011 Associated Press Class 3A Defensive Player of Year... Earned 2011 second-team U.S. Air Force 33 @BUFOOTBALL 2015 BAYLOR FOOTBALL MEDIA ALMANAC MEDIA FOOTBALL BAYLOR 2015 Named to spring 2015 Big 12 Named to spring 2015 Played in six of 13 games in injury- Clocked at 6.69 in 3-cone drill. Clocked at 6.69 in 3-cone Sat out first season at Baylor and participated spring 2015 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll... spring 2015 Big 12 Commissioner’s WR • 6-3 • 220 • SR. • 3L WR • 6-3 • 220 • SR. • HS) ALLEN, TEXAS (ALLEN 4 JAY LEE Played in all 13 games, started five, as sophomore Played in all 13 games, started eight, as junior for 2014 Played in all 13 games, Consensus state top 100 recruit at receiver for Allen 2014 (Junior): 2013 (Sophomore): 2012 (Redshirt Freshman): 2011 (True Freshman): High School: ALL-BIG 12 CANDIDATE Returning starter at outside receiver… Veteran Steady fifth-year senior… starts (eighth-most on team) and 13 career with 32 career games played Projected 2015 preseason All-Big 12 by Athlon entering 2015 season… Steele (fourth team)... (fourth team) and Phil Roll... Commissioner’s Honor Big 12 champions… Totaled 633 yards and six TDs on 41 receptions (15.4- 633 yards and six TDs on 41 receptions Big 12 champions… Totaled also completed only pass for 53-yard score… yard average) on season, six with 15.44 yards-per-reception) and 13th with Ranked 12th in Big 12 to TD catches… Named in receiving corps, totaled Stepped up in non-conference amidst injuries season’s first three 19 receptions, 294 yards and four TDs through 12-yard TD pass from Seth games… Made eight catches for 83 yards and Caught 61-yard TD from Russell in season-opening win over SMU… game… Set career highs Russell in win over Northwestern State in second win at Buffalo in third of nine receptions, 136 yards and two TDs in in epic 61-58 comeback win game… Caught 47-yard TD from Bryce Petty for 43 yards in win over No. 9 TCU in sixth game… Had five receptions career-long 65-yard TD catch at No. 16 Oklahoma in ninth game… Made State in 10th game, on second offensive play in win over Oklahoma Had six catches for 57 yards finished with 73 yards on three receptions… share of Big 12 in win over No. 9 Kansas State that clinched bowl… Threw 53-yard TD championship and berth in New Year’s Six Bowl vs. No. 7 Michigan pass to Corey Coleman in first quarter of Cotton State, had two receptions for 37 yards. 309 yards (23.8 average) and reserve receiver… Totaled 22 receptions for were of 50 yards or one touchdown on season… Two of 22 catches in season-opening longer, four of 40-plus… Made career-first reception 31 yards… Made first career win over Wofford, totaled three catches for first career TD – 53-yard start in win over Buffalo in second game, scored totaled two catches for 59 (season long) reception from Seth Russell – in win over ULM in third yards… Had three receptions for eight yards of 41 yards) and started in game… Made four catches for 60 yards (long in Fiesta Bowl vs. No. 15 win over Iowa State in sixth game… Started 80 yards, including 50- UCF, had season highs of five receptions and yarder. shortened redshirt freshman season... Earned first collegiate letter... Made zero receptions as reserve on talented, deep, receiving corp... Sat out first four games of season due to knee injury... Dressed for final nine games, played in six as backup wideout and on occasional special teams... Made collegiate debut in sixth game at Texas... Also played from scrimmage at Iowa State (seventh game), at No. 14 Oklahoma (ninth game), in win vs. Tech (11th game) and Holiday Bowl victory over No. 17 UCLA... Played only special teams in 12th game win over No. 24 Oklahoma State. on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility... Dressed for 11 of 13 games, but did not see any game action. (Texas) High School… Played for head coach Tom Westerberg at AHS… Rated nation’s No. 34 wide receiver prospect by Rivals.com and No. 42 by Scout.com… Attended 2010 Army National Combine in San Antonio, named second-team All-Combine by Rivals.com… Third-ranked receiver in state by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Winter 2011 and No. 10 in state by TexasHSFootball.com… Named to Texas top 100 lists by following publications: Dallas Morning News HSGametime Area Top 100 (No. 13), Waco Tribune-Herald Top 100 (top 50), Rivals.com Texas Postseason Top 100 (No. 55), SuperPrep “Texas 120” (No. 56), Lone Star Recruiting (No. 72), Fort Worth Star-Telegram Top 100, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Top 100… Named 2010 first-team All-District 8-5A as RETURNING PLAYERS RETURNING PLAYERS (5.63)… Projected 2015preseasonfirst-teamAll-Big 12byleaguemedia, ranks fourth),and rankseighthincareertotaloffense yards-per-play ranks thirdall-time, 24TDsrankstiedforsixth,four 100-yardgames lists entering2015(2,133yardsranks ninthall-time,85.3yards-per-game Versatile, smart,back,rankstop 10 onmostmajorBaylorcareerrushing Fourth-year junior,returningfirst-team All-Big12runningback… ALL-BIG 12CANDIDATE DOAK WALKERAWARDCANDIDATE MAXWELL AWARDCANDIDATE Texas… Majoringinhealthsciencestudies. name isIraEdwardSavage-Lewis…BornFeb.6,1996,inHouston, that finished15-1…Totaled12sacksasjunior. 20-5A honorsasjuniordefensiveendonLamar’sstaterunner-upsquad sacks andonefumblerecovery…Earned2012second-teamAll-District from HoustonChronicleaftertotaling57tackles(16solo),17.5TFL,14.5 11-1 record…Alsoearned2013first-teamAll-GreaterHoustonhonors reached regionalfinalsandfinishedwithNo.16finalstateranking first-team All-District20-5AasdefensiveendonLamarsquadthat 11 D-linemenlistedonHoustonTop100byVYPE/Rivals…Named2013 Rated nation’s70th-bestdefensivetackleprospectby247Sports…Oneof in… Two-timeall-districthonoreeunderheadcoachTomNolenatLHS… 0-0 on practicesquad,redshirtedtoretaineligibility. 0-0 0 0-0 defensive tackle…Satout2014asredshirt. 0 Second-year freshmanlineman…ExitedspringdrillslistedNo.3at 0 0/0 0/1 0/1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 5 INT-YDS 20 PBU 1 FF/FR 15 6 QBS-YDS 5 4 14 TFL-YDS 10 TT 12/0 25/0 CAREER AT 13/0 2014 UT 2013 G/GS 2012 YEAR DEFENSIVE health, kinesiologyandleisurestudies. Patrick DizuanLevels...BornJuly13,1994,inDallas,Texas...Majoring ran trackatRHS,hasclocked10.66in100metersand49.00400meters. District 12-3Ahonors...Madefourinterceptionsasjuniorin2010...Also Earned 2011first-teamDFWClass3AAll-AreaaswellAll- 2011... Alsoreturned18puntsfor690yards(38.3average)andoneTD... touchdowns, sixtackles-for-loss,18PBUsandonesackin11games tackles (118solo),eightinterceptions,fourinterceptionreturn 2011 first-teamClass3AAll-Statedefensivebackassenior...Amassed177 ranked No.130nationallyamongcornerbacksby247Sports.com...Named recruit inDallasMorningNewsSportsDay'sAreaTop100and Medium SchoolsAll-AmericafromMaxPreps...RatedNo.99overall RETURNING PLAYERS LEVELS CAREERSTATISTICS Personal: High School: 2014 (TrueFreshman): Personal: Son ofClarenceLewisJr.andDeniseSavage-Lewis…Full Son ofPatrickLevelsandMichelleStory...Fullnameis Defensive linemanfromHouston’sLamarHighSchool redshirt LINDEN, TEXAS(LINDEN-KILDAREHS) RB •5-9200JR.2L SHOCK LINWOOD 32 HOUSTON, TEXAS(LAMARHS) DL •6-3285RFR.SQ IRA LEWIS 97 Sat outfirstseasonatBaylorandparticipated 2015 BAYLORFOOTBALLMEDIAALMANAC WWW.BAYLORBEARS.COM 34 School inLinden, Texas…Playedforheadcoach Todd ElliottatKHS… linebacker, defensive backandreturnedkicksfor Linden-KildareHigh games, butdidnotseeanygame action. on practicesquad,redshirtedtoretain eligibility...Dressedforsevenof13 over finalthreegames(whenhealth ofveteranbacksimproved). average) andthreeTDsoverthree-game span…Limitedtosevencarries and TDon29attempts15-yard reception…Ranfor475yards(158.3 season-high 187yards(11thhighestsingle-gametotalinschoolhistory) first careerstartinwinvs.TexasTechninthgame,respondedwith Big 12OffensivePlayerofWeekhonorsforperformancevs.OU… Made eighth game,totalranked14thonBUsingle-gamerushinglist…Earned game… Ranfor182yardson23carriesinwinoverNo.12Oklahoma in season-long 68-yardrun,onninecarriesinwinatKansasseventh three games…Had106yardsandseason-hightwoTDs,including yards andearnedAthlonBig12FreshmanofWeekhonorsineach ofnext carries… Didnotplayinfifthgame(coach’sdecision)…Topped100 in winoverWestVirginiafourthgame,totaled126yardsandTD on14 carries inwinoverULMthirdgame…Topped100yardsforfirst time over Buffaloinsecondgame…Rushedfor57yardsandoneTDon six Ran for76yardsandseason-hightwotouchdownson12attempts inwin Wofford, rushedfor59yardson10carriesandscoredfirstcareer TD… games played…Madecollegiatedebutinseason-openingwinover school’s single-seasonlist…Rushedfor50-plusyardsinsevenof12 ranked ninthinBig12…Totaledfour100-yardgames,tiedforon rushing yardspergamerankedsixthinBig12…EightTDs 12 OffensiveNewcomerofYearbySanAntonioExpress-News…73.4 Sporting News,Athlon,Scout/CFNandPhilSteele…Selected2013Big BU single-seasonchart…Namedfirst-teamFreshmanAll-Americaby four passesfor19yards…Averagepercarryof6.9yardsrankedthirdon yards (secondonsquad)andeightTDs128seasoncarries,alsocaught previous markof843setbyRobertGriffinIIIin2008)…Totaled881 to veteranbacks,rushedforBUfreshman-record881yards(broke season ofaction…Earnedfirstcareerletter…Burstonsceneafterinjuries at tailbackenroutetoearningFreshmanAll-Americahonorsinrookie Michigan State. Six bowl…26rushingyardsand14receivinginCottonBowlvs.No.7 State thatclinchedshareofBig12championshipandberthinNewYear’s Tech in11thgame…Ranfor91yardsandTDwinoverNo.9Kansas two TDs(24rushes)andreceptionsfor15yardsinwinvs.Texas 113 yardsandTDinwinoverOSU10thgame…Totaled158 yards on23rushesinwinatNo.16Oklahomaninthgame…Ranfor and TDinwinoverKansaseighthgame…Scoredtwiceranfor87 and TDin21attemptsatWestVirginiaseventhgame…Had81yards 61-58 comebackwinoverNo.9TCUinsixthgame…Ranfor69yards Texas infifthgame…Hadseason-highsof178yardson29carriesepic State infourthgame…Totaled148yardsandTDon28rusheswinat game… Rushedfor82yardsandcareer-highthreeTDsinwinatIowa two TDsandranfor97yardson20carriesinwinatBuffalothird two receptionsinwinoverNorthwesternStatesecondgame…Scored win overSMU…Ranfor33yardsandTDalsoseason-high53on 6:23 togoinfirstquarter,andfinishedwith89yardsseason-opening scoring (96)…ScoredfirstTDinMcLaneStadiumhistory,4-yarderwith game (96.3),seventhinall-purposeyards(1,342),tiedforeighth yards (1,252),secondinrushingTDs(16),seventhyards-per- per-game)… RanksonBaylor’ssingle-seasoncharts:secondinrushing third inrushingyards-per-attempt(4.99)andninthscoring(7.4points- rushing TDs…AdditionalBig12ranks:secondinyards(1,252), with 1,252…Ranked16thnationallyandsecondinconference16 yards onseason…SetnewBUrecordforrushingbysophomore 16 TDson251rushes(5.0per-carryaverage)andsevenreceptionsfor90 first teambyDaveCampbell’sTexasFootball…Totaled1,252yardsand 247Sports)… Semi-finalistforTylerRoseAward…NamedtoAll-Texas Waco Tribune-Herald(earnedsecond-teamhonorsfromAPand Southwest, AustinAmerican-Statesman,SanAntonioExpress-Newsand All-Big 12byleaguecoaches,ESPN,Athlon,PhilSteele,FOXSports started 12assophomorefor2014Bigchampions…Namedfirst-string Freshman All-American…GivennameisRashodrick. Sporting News,ESPN,Athlon,Lindy’sandPhilSteele...Former High School: 2012 (TrueFreshman): 2013 (RedshirtFreshman): 2014 (Sophomore): All-state running backalsoplayedquarterback, First-string runningbackplayedall13gamesand Sat outfirstseasonatBaylorand participated Played in12of13gamesandstartedtwice PLAYERS GOWAN C Dressed for four games but did not play... QUAN M Sat out first season at Baylor, redshirted to A 80 L 2L TE • 6-7 • 410 • SR. • FARLEY’S BOYS RANCH) AMARILLO, TEXAS (CAL Played all 13 games, on special teams and as reserve Played all 13 games as junior for 2014 Big 12 champions… Played all 13 games as junior redshirt Big all-state offensive lineman from Cal Farley's Boys Son of N’Teesha Smith… Full name is LaQuan Sherard 2014 (Junior): 2013 (Sophomore): 2012 (Redshirt Freshman): 2011 (True Freshman): High School: Personal: MCGOWAN CAREER STATISTICS Enormous fifth-year senior tight end… Gained national notoriety during 2015 tight end… Gained national notoriety during Enormous fifth-year senior and TD reception earned nation-wide coverage Cotton Bowl when 18-yard Illustrated All-Bowl Team)… Former offensive replays (named to Sports blocker and tight end in latter portion of 2014 lineman used as backfield with large hands, light on his feet... Bench presses season… Athletic big man to pounds... Clocked at 5.42 40-yard dash... Selected 500 pounds, 37 reps at 225 Honor Roll… Has benched 480 pounds. spring 2014 Big 12 Commissioner’s in goal- reserve offensive lineman, utilized as blocker Played special teams and on end over latter third of season… Selected TE line formations and tight and 82.8 All-Bowl team… Totaled five knockdowns Sports Illustrated’s 2014-15 lineman on season… percent coaches grade in six games played as reserve 83 percent and made two Made one reception for 18 yards and TD… Graded Had season-highs of three knockdowns in season-opening win over SMU… Northwestern State in second knockdowns and 86 percent grade in win over at o-lineman over game… Played mostly special teams and sparingly with no knockdowns in win subsequent five games… Earned 80 percent grade (zero knockdowns) in win at over Kansas in eighth game… Graded 82 percent line… Broke onto national No. 16 Oklahoma, his final appearance on offensive from Bryce Petty in third scene when caught 18-yard TD (career-first reception) quarter of Cotton Bowl vs. No. 7 Michigan State. Totaled 84 percent coaches offensive lineman… Earned first career letter… from scrimmage… Named grade and 22 knockdowns in eight games played Played on line in seven to spring 2014 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll… teams over final four of first nine games, played exclusively on special win over Wofford, had three games… Made career debut in season-opening knockdowns and earned knockdowns and graded 82 percent… Made three second game… Earned 84 percent coaches grade in win over Buffalo in in win over ULM in season-high 86 percent grade with three knockdowns grade and made four third game… Matched season-high 86 percent game… Had season-high knockdowns in win over West Virginia in fourth over Iowa State in sixth game. five knockdowns and graded 83 percent in win TCU), but did not see action. Dressed for first three games and fifth game (vs. retain eligibility. Ranch in Amarillo, Texas... Four-year, three-way starter on offensive line, defensive line and place-kicking... Rated No. 92 offensive tackle nationally by ESPN.com and No. 118 by Scout.com... Rated No. 22 offensive tackle prospect in state on TexasHSFootball.com's Top 200 Texas listing... Listed among "Best of the Rest" offensive linemen on Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Top 300 recruit listing... 2010 first-team Class 1A All-State selection on offensive line as senior by TheOldCoach.com... 2010 first-team All- District 3-1A in three positions: offensive guard, defensive line and place- kicker... 2010 first-team All-West Texas by TheOldCoach.com... Earned 2009 first-team all-area honors as junior from Amarillo Globe-News... Also participated in basketball and track and field at Boys Ranch... Won 2010 Class 1A state championship in shot put (55-5.25). McGowan… Born March 4, 1993, in Dallas, Texas… Wears a size 20 shoe... Majoring in health, kinesiology and leisure studies. OFFENSIVE LINE YEAR2011 G/GS2012 GRADE20132014 0/0 13/0CAREER KNOCKDOWNS — 26/0 13/0 84% 83.5% 82.8% 22 — 27 5 35 @BUFOOTBALL 2015 BAYLOR FOOTBALL MEDIA ALMANAC MEDIA FOOTBALL BAYLOR 2015 Sat out first season at Baylor and participated redshirt redshirt JOSH MALIN DE • 6-6 • 275 • RFR. • SQ CIBOLO, TEXAS (STEELE HS) 99 Two-time all-state defensive lineman from Steele High Son of David and Roxanne Malin… Full name is Josh John Son of Richard Glover and Yuwanda Linwood… Full name Son of Richard Glover 2014 (True Freshman): High School: Personal: Personal: LINWOOD CAREER STATISTICS LINWOOD CAREER Second-year freshman defensive end… Sat out 2014 as redshirt. Second-year freshman defensive end… Sat out on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility. School in Cibolo, Texas… Played under head coaches Scott Lehnhoff and Mike Jinks at Steele… Rated nation’s 40th-best defensive tackle prospect by Scout, 62nd-best DE by 247Sports and 65th-best DE by ESPN… Ranked No. 66 prospect in Texas by Scout and No. 87 on Scout’s Midlands 125… Played in 2014 San Antonio Sports All-Star game following senior season… Named 2013 first-team Class 5A All-State as senior after leading SHS to 12-2 record, DII state quarterfinals and No. 9 final state ranking… Selected 2013 District 28-5A Defensive MVP and first-team All-District 28-5A after totaling 85 tackles, 15 TFL, eight sacks, 13 QB hurries, 6 PBUs, four forced fumbles and two fumbles recovered… Earned 2012 Class 5A All-State honorable mention as junior after leading Steele to 14-1 record and DII state semifinals… Totaled 56 tackles, 11 TFL, eight sacks, four forced fumbles and two fumbles recovered as junior… Named to 2012 Class 5A San Antonio Express-News Super Team first team and All-District 28-5A first team… Made 21 tackles, seven TFL and 1.5 sacks as sophomore backup on 2011 SHS team that finished 15-1 and lost in Class 5A DII state championship game. Malin… Born Feb. 21, 1995, in Cibolo, Texas… Majoring in exercise physiology. 20132014CAREER 12/2 25/14 13/12RECEIVING 128YEAR 379 2512012 881 2133 12522013 G/GS2014 REC 6.9 5.6 5.0CAREER 12/2 13/12 25/14 24 16 YD 8 4 68/at KU(TD) 11 46/TTU 68/at KU(TD) 7 AVG 109 19 TD 90 LP/OPPONENT 9.9 4.8 12.9 0 0 0 St. 29/Northwestern 15/Texas Tech 29/Northwestern St. RUSHING YEAR2012 G/GS ATT YD AVG TD LP/OPPONENT is Rashodrick Antoine Linwood… Born Oct. 13, 1993, in Atlanta, Texas… is Rashodrick Antoine and leisure studies. Majoring in health, kinesiology RETURNING PLAYERS RETURNING Listed as by 247Sports.com… nationally recruit No. 34 athlete Ranked 74 overall Scout.com… Rated No. 80 safety prospect by nation’s No. Lone Star No. 89 by Rivals.com’s Texas by 247Sports.com, prospect in 2011 first- Texas 121… Named and No. 101 by SuperPrep’s Recruiting mention all- back as well as honorable 2A All-State running team Class touchdowns (241 for 2,105 yards and 25 as senior… Ran state quarterback Also threw state in rushing yardage… 2011, ranked fifth in attempts) in Year TDs… Selected 2011 District 8-2A Player of for 729 yards and five As Texas All-Area first team as running back… and named to 2011 East for to 10-3 record and regional semifinals, ran junior in 2010 led Kildare 138 (156 attempts) and made 14 receptions for 1,473 yards and 18 TDs Named 2010 All-District 8-2A… Stat totals from yards and two TDs… 107 rushes, 750 yards, 11 TDs, 22 receptions, sophomore season in 2009: Nickname is “Shock.” 320 yards, five TDs… PLAYERS communication. Born Oct.20,1993,inHouston,Texas…Majoringspeech jump titleandplacedthirdat2011TexasUIL5Astatemeetinhighjump. triple jumpandhightitlesin2011asjunior…Wonregional 5A statemeetwith6-11highjumpassenior...Wondistrictlongjump, area game…Excelledintrackandfield,placedsecondat2012TexasUIL playoffs, catchinggo-aheadtouchdownin21-14winoverCincoRanch week honoronce…Helpedteamtobi-districtandareawinsinstate and punterforCy-Fairassenior,earningteam’sspecialteamsplayerof 563 yardsand13touchdownsassenior…Alsoservedpuntreturner district recordtoclaim17-5ADistricttitle…Recorded31receptionsfor receiver assenior…HelpedCy-Fairto12-1recordin2011,including9-0 Pustejobsky atCy-Fair…Named2011first-teamAll-District17-5Awide High SchoolinCypress,Texas…PlayedfootballforheadcoachEd and 6-4.75inhighjump(HuskerInvitational). squad, recordedmarksof22-7inlongjump(MichaelJohnsonClassic) games, butdidnotseeanygameaction...MemberofBUtrackandfield on practicesquad,redshirtedtoretaineligibility…Dressedfortwoof13 Commissioner’s HonorRoll. drills andsatoutseasonrehabbing…Namedtofall2013Big12 following 2015springdrills. receiver inwinoverKansasteam’seighthgame…Competedtrack Northwestern Stateinteam’ssecondgame…Sawfirstcareeractionat receptions… Madecollegiatedebut,playedspecialteams,inwinover reserve receiverandonspecialteamsassophomore…Recordedno athlete alsojumpsforBU track andfieldsquad. Named tofall2013Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll…Dual-sport at 40-feet,eightinches,broadjumpmeasured10-foot,inches… two seasons(missed2013seasonduetoinjury)…Verticaljumpmeasured Fourth-year junior…Speedywideoutplayedintwocareergamesfirst RETURNING PLAYERS Personal: High School: 2012 (TrueFreshman): 2013 (RedshirtFreshman): 2014 (Sophomore): Son ofVernonWilson…FullnameisKalebEvanMoore… Promising widereceiverandtrackstarfromCy-Fair Played intwoof13games(dressedforeight)as CYPRESS, TEXAS(CY-FAIRHS) WR •6-0205JR.SQ KALEB MOORE 82 Sat outfirstseasonatBaylorandparticipated Suffered torn-ACLinjuryin2013spring 2015 BAYLORFOOTBALLMEDIAALMANAC WWW.BAYLORBEARS.COM 36 lineman ofweek honors afterleadingteamwithseason-highs offive Iowa State(three knockdowns)andatTexas(four knockdowns)… Earned Buffalo inthirdgame…Alsograded 90percentinbothofnexttwowins:at following 90percentgradeandfour-knockdown performanceinwinat knockdowns andearned88percent grade…Namedlinemanofweek debut instartofseason-openingwin overSMU,madeteam-highthree Commissioner’s HonorRollinfall 2014andspring2015…MadeBaylor Earned firstteamAcademicAll-Big 12honorsandselectedtoBig coaches gradeonseason,twiceearned linemanoftheweekhonors… 39 knockdowns(tiedforsecond-mostonteam)andaveraged88.4percent and rankedfourthinleaguewithjust1.85averagesacksallowed… Totaled line thatpoweredrunninggameto215.5yardsper(secondin Big12) Tribune-Herald, third-teambyPhilSteele)…MemberofBayloroffensive mention byleaguecoaches(namedsecond-team247Sportsand Waco champions (missedonegameduetoillness)…EarnedAll-Big12honorable member ofBayloroffensiveline. All-Mountain Westacademicteam…YoungerbrotherSeanisfellow Roll selection...Namedto2014AcademicAll-Big12firstteamand 2012 Timed at5.16in40-yarddash…Four-timeBig12Commissioner’s Honor Broad jumpmeasuredat9-feet,3.5-inches,vertical30.4inches… Australian, backgroundinAustralianrulesfootballandswimming… preseason All-Big12byLindy’sandPhilSteele(secondteam)...Native at Hawaiiin2012)thirdseasonBaylor2015…Projected2015 guard, earned2014All-Big12honors…Formertransfer(startedgames Senior returningAll-Big12offensivelineman…Returningstarteratleft ALL-BIG 12CANDIDATE business. Scott Morris…BornOct.5,1995,inDallas,Texas…Majoringpre- varsity powerliftingteam. shotput forJHHStracksquadin2012and2013…Alsomemberof Earned 2013Class5AAcademicAll-Statehonorablemention…Threw solo), 2TFL,0.5sacksandtworecoveredfumblesassophomorein2011… solo), fiveTFLand1.5sacksasjuniorin2012…Totaled13tackles(seven junior for8-4HornteamthatreachedDIareafinals…Made47tackles(29 to missdistrictplay…Named2012second-teamAll-District12-5Aas and twoQBhurriesinsixgamesbeforeseason-endinginjuryforcedhim reached DIareafinals…Totaled40tackles(20solo),1TFL,threesacks shortened seniorseasonin2013forJHHSsquadthatfinished9-3and Ranked 63rdonSportsDay/DMNAreaTop100list…Hadinjury- state’s seventh-bestDTrecruitbyDaveCampbell’sTexasFootball… prospects: 71stbyScout,104thESPN,106th247Sports…Rated Webb atHorn…Nationalpositionrankamongdefensivetackle Mesquite, Texas…PlayedunderheadcoachesMikeOvertonandRodney on practicesquad,redshirtedtoretaineligibility. 2 atnosetackle…Satout2014asredshirt. Second-year freshmandefensivelineman…ExitedspringdrillslistedNo. 2014 (Junior): Personal: High School: 2014 (TrueFreshman): Son ofAudreyandMichaelMorris…FullnameisAndrew Defensive linemanfromJohnHornHighSchoolin Starting leftguardin12of13gamesfor2014Big MESQUITE, TEXAS(JOHNHORNHS) DT •6-1275RFR.SQ ANDREW MORRIS 91 SUTHERLAND, NSW,AUSTRALIA(HAWAII) OL •6-6315SR.1L BLAKE MUIR 73 Sat outfirstseasonatBaylorandparticipated PLAYERS 2015 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor 2015 Big 12 Commissioner’s Named to spring 2015 Big 12 Named to spring 2015 Played in 13 games as reserve defensive Played in 13 games as redshirt Sat out first season at Baylor and participated 15 BRIAN NANCE 1L DE • 6-3 • 245 • SO. • MILITARY ACADEMY) EULESS, TEXAS (HARGRAVE Attended Hargrave (Virginia) Military Academy in fall (Virginia) Attended Hargrave 2012 Baylor signee and prep All-American linebacker... from scrimmage in eight games, saw action in special teams from scrimmage in eight Son of Brian Sr. and Rhonda Nance... Full name is Brian 2014 (Redshirt Freshman): 2014 (Redshirt Freshman): 2013 (True Freshman): Prior to Baylor: High School: Personal: NANCE CAREER STATISTICS Third-year sophomore defensive lineman… Listed No. 2 at end on post- defensive lineman… Listed No. 2 at end on Third-year sophomore during by coaching staff for his performance spring depth chart, praised 2013 as tackles as redshirt freshman in 2014, sat out the spring… Made six early enrollee, has participated in two spring redshirt… Former 2013 drills… 2011 prep All-American... Roll. Commissioner’s Honor first teams for 2014 Big 12 champions… Earned lineman and on special fumble six tackles (three solo, 0.5 for loss) and collegiate letter… Totaled Named to spring recovery on season… Roll... Played debut in season-opening only in remaining five games… Made collegiate assisted tackles in win over win over SMU, recorded no stats… Had two season-high three tackles, Northwestern State in second game… Made fumble in win at including career-first assisted sack, and recovered on special teams in five of Buffalo in third game… Played exclusively Moved to end from season’s final seven games, totaled one tackle… linebacker prior to 2014 season. Participated in 2013 on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility… 2013… Moved to spring drills after enrolling at Baylor in January defensive end from linebacker prior to season. February 2012... Played one 2012 after originally signing with Baylor in season at Hargrave. School in Euless, Texas... Top 100 national prospect from Trinity High by 247Sports.com on Rated No. 84 overall recruit nationally in 2012 and U.S. Army All- Top247... Named 2011 SuperPrep All-American at THS... National American... Played under head coach Steve Lineweaver No. 6 by 247Sports.com, No. position rankings among outside linebackers: by Scout.com... Ranked a 18 by ESPN.com, No. 27 by Rivals.com, No. 31 8), Austin American- top-30 recruit in Texas by 247Sports.com (No. Texas 121 (No. 15), Stateman's Texas Fabulous 55 (No. 10), SuperPrep's 30) and Waco Tribune- Lone Star Recruiting (No. 19), ESPN.com (No. linebacker in state by 2011 Herald Top 100 (among top 30)... Rated No. 2 Ranked 14th-best LB Postseason Dave Campbell’s Texas Football... nationally on SuperPrep's All-America 290... Rated No. 14 overall prospect in Dallas Morning News SportsDay's Dallas Area Top 100, third linebacker listed...Also listed top-100 Texas prospect by Rivals.com Texas Postseason Top 100 (No. 34), Houston Chronicle Texas Top 100, Lubbock Avalanche- Journal Fab-44 Top 100... Listed on Fort Worth Star-Telegram Area Top 40... Rated No. 72 on Scout.com's Midlands Top 150... Played in U.S. Army All- American Bowl following senior season... Totaled 67 tackles, two interceptions and five sacks in eight-game 2011 senior season limited due to injury... Named 2011 first-team All-District 6-5A after helping Trinity to 12-1 record and regional semifinals... Named 2010 first-team Class 5A All- State following standout junior season... Totaled 160 tackles, 20 tackles-for- loss, six interceptions and 13 sacks and led THS to 15-1 record and DI state finals... Named 2010 District 6-5A Defensive Player of Year. Anthony Nance, Jr.... Born June 3, 1994, in Atlanta, Ga.... Majoring in health, kinesiology and leisure studies. DEFENSIVE YEAR2013 G/GS2014 UTCAREER 13/0 13/0 AT TT 3 3 TFL-YDS QBS-YDS 3 3 FF/FR QBH 6 6 INT-YDS 0.5-2 0.5-2 0-0 0-0 0/1 0/1 0 0 0-0 0-0 37 @BUFOOTBALL 2015 BAYLOR FOOTBALL MEDIA ALMANAC MEDIA FOOTBALL BAYLOR 2015 Started all 12 games at left Started all 12 games at Sat out season, redshirted to retain Sat out season, redshirted Played in one game during 2014 season Sat out first season at Baylor and participated (Hawai’i) 74 SEAN MUIR OL • 6-3 • 290 • SO. • SQ HS) SUTHERLAND, NSW, AUSTRALIA (KIRRAWEE Joined Baylor program in summer of 2013, from Joined Baylor program redshirt did not play 2010 graduate of Kirrawee High School in Sydney, NSW, 2008 graduate of Kirrawee High School in Sydney, NSW, 2008 graduate of Kirrawee Son of Phillip and Jennifer Muir... Full name is Sean Peter Son of Phillip and Jennifer Muir... Full name is Blake Richard Son of Phillip and Jennifer Muir... Full name is 2013 (True Freshman): High School: Personal: 2014 (Redshirt Freshman): 2013 (Sophomore): 2012 (Redshirt Freshman - Hawaii): 2012 (Redshirt Freshman - Hawaii): 2011 (True Freshman High School: Personal: B. MUIR CAREER STATISTICS B. MUIR CAREER (dressed for six other contests, did not see action)… Made collegiate debut in win over Kansas in team’s eighth game, played from scrimmage as reserve lineman. on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility… Named to fall 2013 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Australia... Played American Football for Sutherland Seahawks Gridiron Club… Coached by Paul Manera at Bring It On Sports. Wales, Australia… Brother, Blake, is Muir... Born in Sydney, New South fellow offensive lineman at Baylor... Majoring in film and digital media. Third-year sophomore offensive lineman… Played one game as redshirt Third-year sophomore offensive lineman… freshman in 2014… Named to fall 2013 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Native Australian… Older brother Blake is fellow member of Baylor offensive line. 2012 Hawai’i 2013 RETURNING PLAYERS RETURNING 9 over No. win 61-58 comeback grade in epic 92 percent and knockdowns team-high 83 knockdowns and game… Team-high three TCU in sixth four knockdowns Led team with grade at West Virginia… percent coaches Earned 90 Texas Tech in 11th game… 88 percent in win vs. and graded No. 9 Kansas State in win over and made three knockdowns percent grade New Year’s Six and berth in share of Big 12 championship that clinched State due to illness. vs. No. 7 Michigan not play in Cotton Bowl bowl… Did OFFENSIVE LINE YEAR2011 G/GS GRADE2014CAREER KNOCKDOWNS 12/12 12/12 88.4% 88.4% 39 39 Hawaii, sat out to fulfill NCAA transfer requirements, participated on NCAA transfer requirements, participated Hawaii, sat out to fulfill year of eligibility… Selected to Big 12 practice squad… Lost Roll in fall 2013 and spring 2014. Commissioner’s Honor West academic team. tackle… Named to All-Mountain eligibility. Played for Sutherland Seahawks Gridiron Club… Australia… Played football competitions… Named league’s Most Valuable in GNSW Colts and Senior 58 in sacks, tackles and tackles-for-loss… His Player in 2009… Led team sacks single-season total in Colts history and eight tackles were sixth-highest title Played both sides of ball on line… National tied for fourth highest… Rules player. medalist in swimming and is accomplished Australian Wales, Australia… Brother, Sean, is fellow Muir... Born in Sydney, New South and leisure studies. offensive lineman at Baylor... Major is health, kinesiology PLAYERS two forlossofsix yards,andforcedfumbleinwin overBuffaloinsecond season-high 3.5tackles-for-loss (-6yards)…Made threestops,including opening winover Wofford,totaledseason-highsix tackles(fivesolo)and tackles-for-loss, inbackuprole… Madecollegiatedebutinseason- Scout/College FootballNews…Finished secondonsquadwith12.5 coaches… Alsonamedhonorable mentionSophomoreAll-Americaby 12 recognitionbyPhilSteeleand honorablementionfromleague recovery andoneblockedkickon season…Receivedthird-teamAll-Big sacks (-10yards),twoQBhurries, twoforcedfumbles,onefumble letter… Totaled33tackles(21solo),12.5tackles-for-lossof32yards, two earned All-Big12honorsinfirstcollegiateseason…Earnedcollege State. three tackles,includingsix-yardsack,inCottonBowlvs.No.7Michigan share ofBig12championshipandberthinNewYear’sSixbowl…Had including three-yardsack,inwinoverNo.9KansasStatethatclinched two hurriesinwinvs.TexasTech11thgame…Madetackles, five stops,season-highthreeTFL,onesack,twoPBUs and hurry andforcedfumbleinwinoverOklahomaState10thgame… Had Week aftertotalingtwosacks(-12yards),career-highsixsolotackles, QB win overKansasineighthgame…NamedBig12DefensivePlayer of seven-yard sack,forcedfumble,recoveredfumbleandhadQBhurry in tackles forloss,hurryandrecoveredfumbleatWestVirginia…Had in epic61-58comebackwinoverNo.9TCUsixthgame…Made2.5 with onesecondremaininginfirsthalfthatledtohalf-endingfieldgoal seven tackles(fivesolo,oneforloss),QBhurryandrecoveredfumble four tacklesinwinatIowaStatefourthgame…Totaledcareer-high Player ofWeekforperformancevs.SMU…Postedsack,hurry,PBUand yards), onehurryandforcedfumble…WasnamedAthlonBig12 totaled fivetackles(foursolo,twoforlosses),career-highsacks(-20 Football… Madefirstcareerstartinseason-openingwinoverSMU, Named “BestDefensiveLineman”inTexasbyDaveCampbell’s single-season chart…ThreeforcedfumblesrankedthirdinBig12… and threefumblesrecoveredonseason…19.5TFLranksthirdBU’s 11.0 sacks(-73yards),nineQBhurries,threePBUs,forcedfumbles honoree… Totaled51tackles(38solo),19.5forloss(-89yards), mention bySportsIllustrated…Consensusfirst-teamAll-Big12 Associated Press,Lindy’s,PhilSteeleandSportsOnEarth,honorable recovered (three,10th,ledBig12)…Namedthird-teamAll-Americaby 10 nationallyintackles-for-loss(1.5per-game,10th)andfumbles ranked 15thnationally(secondinBig12)at0.85per-game…Rankedtop 2014 Big12champions…SetBUsingle-seasonrecordwith11.0sacks, recovering fromwristsurgery. 36.0 inches…Formertop200nationalrecruit…Satout2015springdrills redshirt)… Timedat4.81in40-yarddash…Verticaljumpmeasured college aftersittingout2012(Baylor,astransfer)and2011(PSU, News... FormertransferfromPennState,hasplayedtwoseasonsin Named Big12’s“BestAthlete”andPassRusher”bySporting preseason Big12DefensivePlayerofYearbyleaguemediaandLindy’s... team), SportingNewsandAthlon (second team)...Selected2015 Projected 2015preseasonAll-AmericabyESPN,Lindy’s,PhilSteele (first eighth… Brokeschool’ssingle-seasonsackrecordwith11in2014… BU all-timechart(twoshyofschoolrecord15)and32careerTFLranks 26 games(entering2015season),13careersacksrankedtiedforsixthon disruptive passrusherandtwo-timeAll-Big12defensiveend…Through Fifth-year seniorandreturningAll-American…Tall,aggressive, ROTARY LOMBARDIAWARDCANDIDATE NAGURSKI TROPHYCANDIDATE BEDNARIK AWARDCANDIDATE WALTER CAMPAWARDCANDIDATE ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATE RETURNING PLAYERS 2013 (Sophomore): 2014 (Junior): Starting All-Americandefensiveendinall13gamesfor Played all13gamesasreservedefensiveend, PHILADELPHIA, PA.(PENNWOODHS/PENNSTATE) DE •6-9275SR.2L SHAWN OAKMAN 2 2015 BAYLORFOOTBALLMEDIAALMANAC WWW.BAYLORBEARS.COM 38 041/33 35 958 107 / 0-0 0-0 0-0 9 2 11 3/3 2/1 5/4 11.0-73 2.0-10 13.0-83 19.5-89 32.0-121 12.5-32 INT-YDS 51 84 33 QBH 13 FF/FR 25 12 QBS-YDS 38 59 21 TFL-YDS 13/13 26/13 CAREER TT 13/0 2014 AT 2013 UT 2012 G/GS 2011 YEAR DEFENSIVE health, kinesiologyandleisurestudies. Michael Oakman...BornApril7,1992,inPhiladelphia,Pa.…Majoring state runners-upin2009-10. team, won2008-09PIAAClassAAAAstatechampionshipandfinished and fivetouchdownsfor8-4PennWoodsquad…Centerbasketball 116 tackles,17sacksandfourforcedfumbles,alsomade20receptions fumbles recoveredandthreeforced…Asjuniorin2009totaled 23 tacklesforlossincluding16sacks…Alsohadninebattedballs,four stars… LedPWHSto9-2recordasseniorin2010,totaled80tacklesand Played intheBig33FootballClassicpittingPennsylvaniavs.Ohioall- Report… First-teamall-stateselectionbyPennsylvaniaFootballNews… Rivals.com andNo.12overallprospectinNortheastbyG&WRecruiting by Scout.com…Listedeighth-bestprospectinPennsylvania defensive ends:No.9by247Sports.com,18Rivals.comand19 end andfour-yearstarteronbasketballsquad…Nationalratingsamong Rivals.com… Two-sportstarrecruitedasdefensiveend,alsoplayedtight rated No.167overallprospectby247Sports.comand189 played underheadcoachSamMormando…Nationaltop-200recruit, Penn State,redshirtedtoretaineligibility. of eligibility. from PennState,satouttofulfillNCAAtransferrequirements...Lostyear Fiesta Bowlvs.No.15UCF. ever BCSBowlberth…Hadfourtackles,includinganassistedTFL,in over No.23TexasthatclinchedBig12championshipandschool’sfirst- (first atBUsince2009),offirstquarterfieldgoalattempt,inhistoricwin Tech (ninthgame)andatTCU(11thgame)…Madefirstcareerkickblock at Kansasinseventhgame…Alsohadthreetackleswinsvs.Texas sixth game…Hadthreetackles,oneforloss,andrecoveredfumbleinwin loss includingsix-yardsackaswellhurryinwinoverIowaState win overWestVirginiainfourthgame…Registeredfivetackles,twofor in thirdgame…Madefirstcareersack(-4yards)andforcedfumble game… Hadthreetackles(2.5forlosses)andQBhurryinwinoverULM OAKMAN CAREERSTATISTICS Personal: High School: 2011 (TrueFreshman–PennState): 2012 (RedshirtFreshman): Nephew ofKenandTracyRoberts…FullnameisShawn Prepped atPennWoodHighSchoolinLandsdowne,Pa., did notplay redshirt Joined Baylorprograminsummerof2012, (Penn State) Sat outtruefreshmanseasonat PLAYERS Named to spring 2015 eligibility... Sat out first season at Baylor and participated 70 JOSH PELZEL SQ OL • 6-6 • 325 • RFR. • HS) ROCKDALE, TEXAS (ROCKDALE Massive two-way lineman from Rockdale (Texas) High Massive two-way lineman from Rockdale (Texas) Son of Jody and Kathy Pelzel… Full name is Joshua Kyle Son of Jody and Kathy Pelzel… Full name is 2014 (True Freshman): High School: Personal: PALMER CAREER STATISTICS PALMER DEFENSIVE YEAR2012 G/GS2013 8/0 UT2014 13/0 ATCAREER 26/5 5/5 TT 2 27 TFL-YDS 35 11 2 QBS-YDS 6 21 38 FF/FR 4 QBH 56 11.0-42 8 INT-YDS 14.0-50 14 0-0 5.0-31 3.0-8 7.5-39 5/2 0-0 5/2 2.5-8 7 9 0/0 0/0 0-0 0-0 offensive lineman… Sat out 2014 as redshirt... Second-year freshman 0 2 Honor Roll. Named to spring 2015 Big 12 Commissioner’s 0-0 0-0 on practice squad, redshirted to retain Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. all-district honoree School… All-state offensive lineman and three-time position ratings: No. 40 for head coach Jeff Miller at Rockdale… National No. 49 OG by Scout and No. guard by 247Sports, No. 41 tackle by ESPN, in state on Austin 54 OT by Rivals… Ranked No. 28 overall prospect on Lone Star Top 100 (10th- American-Statesman Fabulous 55, also 98th Fabulous 44 rated offensive lineman) and on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal ranking among Texas and Waco Tribune-Herald Top 100… Overall by 247Sports, 88th by prospects: 69th by Rivals, 80th by ESPN, 82nd Bowl All-Star game Scout… Played in 2014 Semper Fidelis All-American Earned 2013 Class 3A All- in Carson, Calif., following senior season… lineman on RHS squad that State honorable mention as senior offensive Named to 2013 all- finished 9-5 and reached DII state quarterfinals… Two-way starter earned 84 district second team as defensive lineman… offense, totaled 10 solo percent grade and had 50 pancake blocks on defense as senior… Attended tackles, one tackle-for-loss and one PBU on in Florida following junior 2013 Under Armour Underclassman combine both ways and earned season… Battled knee injury as junior, but started on offensive line… Helped 2012 first-team All-District 18-3A recognition Named 2011 second-team lead Rockdale to 2012 DII bi-district finals… All-District 23-3A as sophomore starter. Pelzel… Born Jan. 2, 1996, in Rockdale, Texas… Majoring in pre-business. 39 @BUFOOTBALL 2015 BAYLOR FOOTBALL MEDIA ALMANAC MEDIA FOOTBALL BAYLOR 2015 Played eight of 13 games as true freshman (one DE • 6-3 • 250 • SR. • 3L DE • 6-3 • 250 • SR. • HS) MCKINNEY, TEXAS (BOYD 92 PALMER JAMAL Played all 13 games as backup defensive end, earned Played all 13 games as backup defensive end, Started first five games at end, before season-ending knee Started first five games All-state defensive end from Boyd High School in Son of Patrick and Roshon Palmer… Full name is Jamal High School: Personal: 2014 (Junior): 2013 (Sophomore): 2012 (True Freshman): of only three true freshmen to play) reserve defensive end and special of only three true freshmen to play) reserve four tackles on teamer in 2012… Earned first collegiate letter…Totaled season… Did not dress for season’s first four games, dressed for final nine and played in final eight – four from scrimmage and four exclusively on special teams… Dressed for fifth game vs. TCU but did not play… Made collegiate debut at Texas in sixth game, made season-high two solo tackles… Saw action as backup end at Iowa State (seventh game) and in win over Kansas (eighth game), made assisted tackle vs. KU… Played special teams in next four games, credited with single tackle in win over No. 24 Oklahoma State in 12th game… Played from scrimmage in Holiday Bowl win over No. 17 UCLA, had no tackles. McKinney, Texas… Played for head coach Don Drake at BHS… National position rankings among defensive ends: No. 29 by 247Sports.com, No. 69 by Scout.com, No. 98 by ESPN.com… Ranked No. 70 overall prospect in Texas by 247Sports.com and No. 130 by ESPN.com… Listed No. 102 on Scout.com’s Midlands Top 150… Ranked 62nd on Dallas Morning News SportsDay’s Dallas-Area Top 100, No. 14 among defensive linemen… Named 2011 honorable-mention Class 5A All-State and first-team All-District 10-5A as senior… Recorded 64 tackles, 25 tackles-for-loss, six sacks, seven forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a blocked field goal in 2011 while leading Boyd to 8-3 record… Earned 2010 second-team Class 5A All-State honors after totaling 113 tackles as junior… Named 2010 first-team All-District 10-5A… Earned 2009 second-team All-District 8-5A honors as sophomore. Dewayne Palmer… Born Sept. 14, 1992, in Dallas, Texas… Majoring in speech communiation. ALL-BIG 12 CANDIDATE All-Big 12 defensive end coming off injury- Fourth-year senior and 2013 Athletic veteran, 26 career games played, shortened 2014 season… 2015 preseason All-Big 12 by Athlon... Vertical All-Big 12… Projected Sat out spring 2015 spring drills recovering jump measured at 36.1… from knee surgery. three Big 12 champions… Totaled 14 tackles (six solo, injury, as junior for 2014 2.5 sacks (-8 yards) and two QB hurries on season… for loss of eight yards), one stops (three solo), including assisted sack, and Made season-high five in win win over SMU… Posted four assisted tackles hurry in season-opening two-yard sack in win at over Northwestern State in second game… Had four-yard sack, and QB Buffalo in third game… Made four tackles, including season-ending torn ACL hurry in win at Iowa State in fourth game… Suffered missed final eight games. in win at Texas in fifth game, recorded no stats, Named honorable All-Big 12 honorable mention from league coaches… Football News… Totaled 38 mention Sophomore All-America by College five sacks for -31 yards, tackles (27 solo), 11.0 tackles for loss of 42 yards, recoveries and one PBU on seven hurries, five forced fumbles, two fumble in sacks (five) and third season… Five forced fumbles led team, was second tackles was second-most by in QB hurries (seven) playing as reserve… 38 stops (season-high four solo), any d-lineman, starter or reserve… Had five two fumbles, recovered one in including four-yard sack, forced career-high four hurries and season-opening win over Wofford… Made career-high over ULM in third game… added forced fumble and three tackles in win in fourth game… Made two Had 10-yard sack in win over West Virginia a fumble and had hurry tackles for loss, including eight-yard sack, forced season-high three tackles-for- in win over Iowa State in sixth game… Had in seventh game… Totaled loss, including eight-yard sack, in win at Kansas in win vs. Tech in ninth three tackles, forced fumble, hurry and PBU at TCU in 11th game… game… Made season-high seven tackles in win in historic win over No. 23 Had one sack, three total tackles and QB hurry school’s first BCS Bowl berth. Texas that clinched Big 12 championship and RETURNING PLAYERS RETURNING PLAYERS 47th inregionby ESPN…ListedonLoneStarTop 100andWaco among widereceiver prospects:44thbyESPN,68th by247Sports…Rated prospect inTexasbyESPN,53rd by247Sports…Nationalrankings No. 294overallnationalprospect onESPN300…Rated34thoverall returner andwidereceiveratWHS underheadcoachAudieJackson… Willis (Texas)HighSchool…Versatile, three-wayplayer,excelledas games, butdidnotseeanygame action. on practicesquad,redshirtedtoretain eligibility…Dressedfornineof13 yard dash…Formernationaltop300recruit. No. 2atinsideposition…Satout2014asredshirt…Clocked4.48 in40- competes forBaylortrackandfieldsquad…Exitedspringdrillslisted Second-year freshman…Speedywideoutanddual-sportathletealso May 2015withadegreeinhealth,kinesiologyandleisurestudies. Penning... BornNov.17,1992,inGrandRapids,Mich...Graduated varsity seasons,primarilyatlinebackerandtightend. School shutdownfootballprogramfollowing2011season. redshirting athometownGrandRapids(Mich.)CommunityCollege... Riverside fromGrandRapids(Mich.)CCafterfootballprogramdisbanded. recruit onESPNJuniorCollege100,No.3tightendlisted...Transferredto average) andthreetouchdownsin10games...Ranked25thoveralljuco coach TomCraftatRCC...Totaled31receptionsfor425yards(13.7 season atRiversideCityCollegeinRiverside,Calif....Playedunderhead Also playedinsecondgamebutinjuredfootduringwinoverBuffalo. collegiate debutinseason-openingwinoverWofford,hadnoreceptions… games recovering…Satoutfinalfiveduetocoach’sdecision…Made played… Sufferedfootinjuryinsecondgameandmissedfollowingsix season atBaylor…Earnedfirstletter…Hadzerostatsintwogames in CottonBowlvs.No.7MichiganState. Bryce Pettyinthirdquarter…HadsingletacklesatTexas(fifthgame)and reception inwinatIowaStatefourthgame,atwo-yardcatchfrom Northwestern Stateinsecondgame(nostats)…Madeseason’sonly special teamsinothertwo…Madecareer-firststartwinover snaps fromscrimmagein11of13games,sawactionexclusivelyon season… Namedtofall2014Big12Commissioner’sHonorRoll…Played special teams…Totaledonereceptionandtwoteamstackleson degree inhealth,kinesiologyandleisurestudies. with Baylorstudent-athletesinMay2015...Graduated2015a Big 12Commissioner’sHonorRoll...TraveledtoBrazilformissiontrip three springdrillssincejoiningBUinJanuary2013…Namedtofall2014 Former transferfromRiversideCity (Calif.) Collegehasparticipatedin teams veteranwith15careergamesplayedandonestartentering2015… Senior inthirdseasonatBaylor…Experiencedtightendandspecial RETURNING PLAYERS High School: 2014 (TrueFreshman): Personal: High School: 2011 (TrueFreshman-GrandRapidsCC): 2012 (RedshirtFreshman-RiversideCC): 2013 (Sophomore): 2014 (Junior): Son ofJimandLynnPenning...FullnameisAugustusJames National top300recruitandthree-sport speedsterfrom Prepped atJenison(Mich.)HighSchool...Playedtwo Played all13games,startedonce,astightendandon Played intwoof13gamesasreservetightendfirst JENISON, MICH.(RIVERSIDECC) TE •6-6250SR.2L GUS PENNING 15 WILLIS, TEXAS(WILLISHS) WR •5-11170RFR.SQ CHRIS PLATT 14 Sat outfirstseasonatBaylorandparticipated Played redshirtfreshman Spent 2011season 2015 BAYLORFOOTBALLMEDIAALMANAC WWW.BAYLORBEARS.COM 40 three interceptions in2011…Baseballlettermanat Cy-Woods. second-team 2011 All-District17-5Aasjunior…Totaled 80tacklesand Cy-Woods to9-3 recordand2011DIIareafinalsas junior…Named senior… Alsopuntedandreturned puntsforCy-Woodsassenior…Led VYPE/Rivals publication…Named second-team2012All-District17-5Aas Waco Tribune-HeraldTexasTop 100… ListedonHoustonTop100by 100 listings:No.66byRivals/Yahoo! Lonestar,No.70byRivals.com, News/SportsDay’s StateTop100, No.70overallrecruit…OtherTexastop 72 by247Sports.com…No.7defensive backlistedonDallasMorning rankings amongsafeties:No.34byRivals.com,67ESPN.com, No. football coachesTrentFaithandDavidJonesatCWHS…National position High SchoolinCypress,Texas…Playeddefensivebackunderhead on practicesquad,redshirtedtoretaineligibility. vs. No.7MichiganState. career interception,thirdquarterpickreturned21yards,inCotton Bowl Big 12championshipandberthinNewYear’sSixbowl…Madefirst stops (threesolo)inwinoverNo.9KansasStatethatclinchedshare of game) andatNo.16Oklahoma(ninthgame)…Madeseason-high four with twosolotackles…Hadmultipletacklesinwinsvs.Kansas(eighth game… MadefirstcareerstartinwinatTexasfourthgame,finished two unassistedtackles…HadthreetacklesinwinatBuffalothird games… Madecollegiatedebutinseason-openingwinoverSMU,made special teamsinotherfour…Recordedatleastonetackle10of13 season… Sawactionatsafetyinnineof13games,playedexclusivelyon collegiate letter…Totaled19tackles(11solo)andoneinterceptionon safety andonspecialteamsfor2014Big12champions…Earnedfirst played asredshirtfreshman. at downsafetyonpost-springdepthchart…Made19tacklesin13games Third-year sophomore…Rangy,experienced,defensiveback,listedNo.3 Major isundecided. Christopher MichaelPlatt,Jr….BornJan.26,1996,inCrockett,Texas… with 47.34…Recorded22-11.5-footlongjumpat2013RegionII-4Ameet. 4A statechampionin400-meters:wongold2012with47.06and2011 won 20134A400-metergoldasjuniorwith46.64time…Two-timeClass time, won20124A400-metergoldassophomorewith47.06timeand first threeseasons…Won20114A400-metergoldasfreshmanwith47.3 Starred intrackandfieldatWillis,wonstatetitle400-meterseachof tackles, twoTFL,oneforcedfumbleandrecoveryasjunior… receptions andscoredtwokickreturnTDsin2012…Alsomade68 4A SpecialTeamsMVPasjunior…Totaled311yardsandthreeTDson13 interception returnand86-yardkickoffreturn…Named2012District18- 70 and30yards…ScoredtwiceinwinoverRudder,had80-yard three winsonseason):rushedfor49-yardscoreandhadTDreceptionsof 2013 season-opener…ScoredthreeTDsinwinatCaneyCreek(oneof Scored kickreturnTDvs.defendingClass3AstatechampionNavasotain Also made34tacklesandoneinterception(80-yardTD)ondefense… yards andtwoTDsonsixkickreturns81fivepuntreturns... and threeTDson20receptions,93yardsoneTD12rushes,271 all-purpose yardsandseventouchdownsassenior…Totaled372 honors byTheCourierasreceiver/returner/defensiveback…Had817 performance… Earned2013MontgomeryCountyPlayeroftheYear 2013 District18-4ASpecialTeamsMVPasseniorforkickandpuntreturn kick returnfor17yards…Two-timedistrictspecialteamsMVP…Named following seniorseason–madeonereceptionfor52yardsandhad Played in2014SemperFidelisAll-AmericanBowlCarson,Calif., Tribune-Herald Top100…AlsoonHouston100byVYPE/Rivals… High School: 2013 (TrueFreshman): 2014 (RedshirtFreshman): Personal: Son ofChrisPlatt,Sr.andLaTonyaWiley…Fullnameis Dual-sport football/baseballathleteforCypressWoods CYPRESS, TEXAS(CYPRESSWOODSHS) S •6-2195SO.1L ALFRED PULLOM 12 Sat outfirstseasonatBaylorandparticipated Played all13games,madeonestart,as PLAYERS Sat out first season at Baylor and participated redshirt DE • 6-6 • 245 • RFR. • SQ NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS (NACOGDOCHES HS) 52 GREG ROBERTS Prepped at Nacogdoches (Texas) High School under Prepped at Nacogdoches (Texas) High School Son of Ryan Reid and Tracy Bryant… Full name is Ryan Son of Ryan Reid and Keggler… Full Son of Greg Robarts, Sr. and nephew of Tess Personal: 2014 (True Freshman): High School: Personal: REID CAREER STATISTICS interceptions, 20 PBUs and two forced fumbles defensively, also caught six also defensively, forced fumbles and two 20 PBUs interceptions, six PATs and offensively, kicked yards and one touchdown passes for 107 2011 second- teams as senior… Named TD on special scored one kick-return Earned 2010 first-team All-District 13-4A… Class 4A All-Area and team DFW on 10-2 SHS as returner as junior All-District 13-4A honors second-team two Had 90 tackles, three interceptions, DI area finals… squad that reached TD in 2010. and one punt-return two fumble recoveries forced fumbles, 25, 1994, in Dallas, Texas… Majoring in speech Keith Reid… Born May communication. DEFENSIVE YEAR2012 G/GS2013 UT2014 7/0 ATCAREER 19/12 12/12 TT 38 31 TFL-YDS 7 QBS-YDS 2 1 1 FF/FR 40 PBU 32 8 INT-YDS 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3/1 2/1 1/0 12 2014 as redshirt… Named Second-year freshman defensive end… Sat out 12to fall 2014 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Named to fall 2014 Big on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility… 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. recruit at defensive end, head coach Bobby Reyes… National top-100 Helped NHS to rated No. 56 by ESPN.com and No. 85 by Scout.com… including eight TFLs and 2013 bi-district finals by racking up 47 tackles honors in senior season… five sacks… Secured second-team all-district team prior to senior season… Named to 2013 Dallas SPARQ All-Combine campaign for second-team Registered 51 tackles and eight sacks in junior all-district accolades. 21, 1996, in Tampa Bay, name is Greg Lafayette Roberts… Born on March winner, who played at Fla… Father is 1978 Outland Trophy award five years… Majoring in Oklahoma and went on to play in the NFL for health, kinesiology and leisure studies. 41 @BUFOOTBALL 2015 BAYLOR FOOTBALL MEDIA ALMANAC MEDIA FOOTBALL BAYLOR 2015 Played in seven of 13 games as rookie Sat out first season at Baylor and participated redshirt 9 RYAN REID 2L CB • 5-11 • 190 • JR. • SHERMAN, TEXAS (SHERMAN HS) Started all 12 games played (missed one game due Started all 12 games played (missed one game Versatile defensive back from Sherman (Texas) High Son of Mark and LaShonda Petties... Full name is Alfred James name is Alfred Petties... Full LaShonda Mark and Son of 2013 (Redshirt Freshman): 2014 (Sophomore): 2012 (True Freshman): High School: Personal: Personal: PULLOM CAREER STATISTICS PULLOM to injury) at cornerback as sophomore for 2014 Big 12 champions… to injury) at cornerback as sophomore for 2014 fumbles and one fumble Totaled 32 tackles (31 solo), 12 PBUs, two forced Big 12 with 1.0 passes recovery on season… Ranked eighth (tied) in in season-opening win over defensed per game… Made first career start wins at Buffalo (third game) SMU (one tackle)… Had three solo tackles in highs in tackles (seven, and at Iowa State (fourth game)… Posted season fumble recovery in all solo) and breakups (five) and added career-first sixth game…Made epic 61-58 comeback win over No. 9 TCU in TCU drive and set up memorable PBU on fourth down to end final from game six to game 12, Baylor’s go-ahead field goal drive… Over span single tackles and single totaled 12 PBUs in six games played… Posted team’s 10th game due to PBUs in each of next three games… Missed win vs. Tech in team’s 11th groin/hip flexor injury… Returned to start in made impressive strip game, recorded five solo tackles and PBU, also and recovered… Totaled returned five yards, recorded as fumble forced No. 9 Kansas State that six solo tackles and three PBUs in win over berth in New Year’s Six clinched share of Big 12 championship and vs. No. 7 Michigan State. bowl…Made three solo stops in Cotton Bowl Fourth-year junior cornerback… Started 12 games in 2014… Made Fourth-year junior cornerback… Started 12 drive in epic 2014 memorable fourth-down PBU to set up game-winning surgery to repair win over TCU… Sat out 2015 spring drills following dash… Vertical jump core muscle injury… Timed at 4.48 in 40-yard member, versatile prep measured at 38.8… Former under-19 Team USA and placekicker. athlete played DB, wildcat QB, receiver, returner cornerback and special teamer… Earned first collegiate letter… Totaled eight tackles and one forced fumble on season… Made collegiate debut in season-opening win over Wofford, saw action at CB but recorded no stats… Made first career tackle in win over Buffalo in second game, finished with two solo stops… Had two solo tackles in backup duty in win over West Virginia in fourth game… Made season-high three tackles and career first forced fumble in win at Kansas in seventh game. on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility… Dressed for two of 13 games, but did not see any game action. School… Played defensive back, wildcat quarterback, receiver, returner and placekicker for former Baylor standout and current SHS head coach Gary Joe Kinne… National position rankings among cornerbacks: No. 25 by 247Sports.com, No. 43 by Rivals.com, No. 46 by ESPN.com, No. 58 by Scout.com… Listed among top-100 recruits in Texas by 247Sports.com (No. 59), Rivals.com Texas Postseason Top 100 (No. 74), SuperPrep’s Texas 121 (No. 82), Lone Star Recruiting (No. 99), Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Top 100 and Waco Tribune-Herald Top 100… Rated No. 6 safety in state by 2011 Postseason Dave Campbell’s Texas Football… Ranked 89th on Scout.com’s Midlands Top 150… Selected to play for 2012 U.S. Under-19 National Football Team in February International Bowl (formerly Team USA vs. The World)… Named 2011 honorable-mention Class 4A All-State following senior season in which led SHS to 10-4 record and regional finals… Totaled 60 tackles, three 2014CAREER 13/1 13/1 11 11 8 8 19 19 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0 0 1-21 1-21 DEFENSIVE YEAR2013 G/GS UT AT TT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS FF/FR PBU INT-YDS Pullom III... Born Feb. 22, 1994, in Birmingham, Ala.... Father played Birmingham, Ala.... Father Born Feb. 22, 1994, in Pullom III... leisure studies. health, kinesiology and Majoring in football at Alabama... RETURNING PLAYERS RETURNING PLAYERS rushes… Letterman infootball,basketballandtrack (4x200meters)atGHS. as juniordespitehand injury…Alsoranfor395yards andthreeTDson81 4 Garlandsquad… Threwfor779yardson66-of-134 passingandsevenTDs attempts… Selected2010honorable mentionAll-District10-5Aasjuniorfor7- for 1,502yardsand12touchdowns, rushedfor471yardsandsevenTDson83 record andareasecondroundofplayoffs… 2011stattotals:103-188passing Named 2011second-teamAll-District 10-5AasseniorafterleadingGHSto9-3 Morning NewsSportsDay’sDallas-Area Top100,fifthamongquarterbacks… ESPN.com, ratedNo.155by247Sports.com… RatedNo.72byDallas No. 70byScout.com…106-ratedprospectinTexasaccordingto National positionrankings:No.41by247Sports.com,47ESPN.com, School… Three-sportstarplayedfootballforheadcoachJeffJordanat GHS… games (allbutseasonopener),didnotseeanygameaction. on practicesquad,redshirtedtoretaineligibility…Dressedfor12 of13 rushes (attemptednopasses)inwinvs.TexasTechninthgame. seventh game…Playedonceoverfinalsixgames,ranfor29yardson three Had seven-yardcompletionandranfor15yardsinwinatKansas 40-yard TDandthrewfor39yardsinwinoverIowaStatesixthgame… Virginia infourthgame…DidnotplayfifthRanforseason-long in thirdgame…Threwfor49yardsandrushedsixwinoverWest seven completions,nineattempts,andrushedfor29yardsinwinoverULM Buffalo insecondgame…Passedforseasonhighsof119yards,oneTD, yards andoneTDon6-of-9passingrushedfor18inwinover perfect 4-for-4passingandtotaledsevenrushingyards…Threwfor114 career TD(13-yardrushinthirdquarter)…Finishedwith99yardson (season-long 70-yardertoCoreyColemaninthirdquarter)andranforfirst collegiate debutinseason-openingwinoverWofford,threwfirstcareerTD four games…Playedextensivelyinfiveofseason’sfirstsixMade in firstsixgamesofseason…381427seasonpassingyardsthrown yards andthreetouchdownson24carries…37of43seasonattemptscame passing (60.5percent)withthreeinterceptionsonseason…Alsoranfor147 Earned firstcareerletter…Threwfor427yardsandthreeTDson26-of-43 8-of-17 passingandranfor29yardsonsevencarries. quarter inwinoverTexasTech11thgame,threwfor82yardsandTDon at No.16Oklahomainninthgame…TookoverforinjuredPettythird Kansas ineighthgame…Totaledninepassingyardsand14rushingwin seventh game…Threwfor69yardsandran25TDinwinover State infourthgame…ThrewoneincompletionatWestVirginiateam’s at Buffalointhirdgame…Threwfor21yardsandran44winIowa and TDon2-of-3passing,hadseason-long31-yardrushingTD,inwin long 81-yardTDpasstoKDCannoninfirstquarter…Threwfor64yards rushing TD),namedBig12Co-OffensivePlayerofWeek…Threwseason- played onehalf,totaled438yardsandfiveTDson16-of-25passing(added led BUtowinandtiedschoolrecordwithsixTDsaccountedfor…Only place ofinjuredstarterBrycePetty)insecondgamevs.NorthwesternState, interception) andranforseason-high46yards…Madefirstcareerstart(in half inseason-openingwinoverSMU,threwfor124yardsandTD(13-of-23, and threeTDson32rushes(5.8average)season…Playedentiresecond rating… Totaled804yardsandeightTDson48-of-85passing,185 string QBfor2014Big12champions…Ledwith164.4passefficiency broad jumpat10-feet,4-inches. team)... Timedat4.49in40-yarddash…Verticaljumpmeasured41.8, preseason All-Big12byPhilSteele (second team)andAthlon (third and 2014…2014passefficiencyratingof164.6ledBig12…Projected2015 TDs, also332yardsandsixrushingin15gamesasbackup2013 post-spring depthchart…Careertotalsof1,231yardsand11passing Fourth-year junior…Tall,quick,athleticquarterback,listedasstarteron BEDNARIK AWARDCANDIDATE RETURNING PLAYERS High School: 2012 (TrueFreshman): 2013 (RedshirtFreshman): 2014 (Sophomore): Dual-threat quarterbackfromGarland(Texas)High Played ineightof13games,startedonce,assecond- GARLAND, TEXAS(GARLANDHS) QB •6-3220JR.2L SETH RUSSELL 17 Sat outfirstseasonatBaylorandparticipated Played insevenof13gamesasbackupQB… 2015 BAYLORFOOTBALLMEDIAALMANAC WWW.BAYLORBEARS.COM 42 communication. Titans in2001andIndianapolisColts in2002...Majoringspeech Walker, playedfootballatNebraska andplayedinNFL for Tennessee Ahnimashaun Sells...BornFeb.12, 1995,inDallas, Texas... Uncle, Joe Earned 2010District6-5ADefensive SophomoreofYearhonors. junior in2011…Namedfirst-team 2011All-District6-5Asafetyasjunior… District 6-5Asafety…Totaled45 tackles aswell124yardsrushing breakups andfiveforcedfumblesassenior…Namedfirst-team2012 All- DI bi-districtfinalsassenior…Totaled75tackles,fourforloss,nine News/SportsDay’s AreaTop100…LedMacArthurto7-4recordand 5A Texas Football…SixthamongdefensivebackprospectsonDallas Morning No. 89bySuperPrep…RatedseventhsafetyinstateDaveCampbell’s Other Texastop100listings:No.54byDallasMorningNews/SportsDay, No. 94byScout.com…Rated41stoverallrecruitinstateRivals.com… rankings amongsafeties:No.46byESPN.com,55247Sports.com, Texas… PlayedunderheadcoachBrianBasilatMHS…Nationalposition solo tackleandPBUinwinvs.TexasTechninthgame. Made season-highthreetacklesinwinatKansasseventhgame… Made fourth quarterandhadonetackleinwinoverULMthirdgame… career interception,returned28yardstoopponenteightyardline,in first careertackleinseason-openingwinoverWofford…Made safety insixoffirstsevengames…Madecollegiatedebutandrecorded games, andexclusivelyonspecialteamsintwoothers…Sawactionat and onebreakuponseason…Playedsnapsfromscrimmageinseven Earned firstcareerletter…Totaledsixtackles(fivesolo),oneinterception freshmen toplayin2013…Playedreservesafetyandonspecialteams… final ninegames(onspecialteamsatWestVirginiaandvs.Kansas). third game…Playedseason’sfirstfourcontests,onlycompetedintwoof (two solo)…MadetwosolotacklesasreservesafetyinwinatBuffalo Northwestern Stateinsecondgame,tiedcareer-highwiththreetackles special teamsinfourcontests…Sawactionatsafetywinover on season…Playedfromscrimmageintwogamesandexclusively special teamsfor2014Big12champions…Totaledfivetackles(foursolo) vertical jumpat41.0inches. post-spring depthchart…Broadjumpmeasuredat10-feet,4-inches, Impressed coachesduringspringdrills,listedNo.2atdownsafetyon Third-year juniorsafety,played15gamesinfirsttwoseasonsatBU… 31/atBuffalo (TD) 40/ISU(TD) 40/ISU(TD) 3 6 3 5.8 5.9 6.1 LP/OPPONENT 185 332 TD 147 81/NorthwesternSt.(TD) 8 32 70/Wofford(TD) AVG 56 3 24 1 11 YD 8/1 3 15/1 4 804 7/0 CAREER 427 56.5 ATT 1,231 2014 57.8 60.5 85 G/GS LP/OPPONENT 2013 128 43 TD 48 2012 INT 74 26 YEAR YDS 8/1 RUSHING 15/1 PCT 7/0 CAREER ATT CMP 2014 G/GS 2013 2012 YEAR PASSING speech communicationandaviationscience. Andrew Russell…BornJan.27,1994,inDallas,Texas…Majoring RUSSELL CAREERSTATISTICS Personal: High School: 2013 (TrueFreshman): 2014 (Sophomore): Personal: Son ofDakariSellsandTiwanaWhite... FullnameisTaion Son ofRonnieandAndreaRussell…FullnameisSeth Defensive backatMacArthurHighSchoolinIrving, redshirt Played insixof13gamesasreservesafetyandon IRVING, TEXAS(MACARTHURHS) S •5-10185JR.2L TAION SELLS 26 redshirt Played innineof13games,onefivetrue 81/Northwestern St.(TD) PLAYERS Played all 13 games and started eight at end Played all 13 games and Sat out first season at Baylor and participated redshirt 56 K.J. SMITH 1L DE • 6-2 • 260 • SO. • HS) FRISCO, TEXAS (CENTENNIAL Defensive lineman from Centennial High School in Defensive lineman from Centennial High School Son of Kevin and Renee Smith... Full name is Kevin J. 2014 (Redshirt Freshman): 2014 (Redshirt Freshman): 2013 (True Freshman): High School: Personal: SMITH CAREER STATISTICS ALL-BIG 12 CANDIDATE season lineman, coming off Freshman All-America Third-year sophomore Started at end on post-spring depth chart… in 2014… Listed as co-starter All- freshman in 2014... Projected 2015 preseason eight games as redshirt (second team). Big 12 by Lindy’s Named first team Freshman All-American for 2014 Big 12 champions… solo, 10 collegiate letter… Totaled 45 tackles (28 by Athlon… Earned first five sacks (-39 yards), seven hurries, two forced for losses of 58 yards), tied for recovery on season… Five sacks ranked fumbles and one fumble as reserve through first five games… Made 16th in Big 12… Played SMU, finished with three collegiate debut in season-opening win over and season-high two QB solo tackles including first career sack (11 yards) for losses including five-yard hurries… Had season-high five tackles, two game… Made three sack, in win over Northwestern State in second in fifth game… Entered unassisted tackles and one hurry in win at Texas to starter Jamal Palmer, starting lineup in sixth game following injury tackles in career-first start in started season’s final eight games… Had two sixth game… Matched epic 61-58 comeback win over No. 9 TCU in game… Had season- season-high five stops at West Virginia in seventh two forced fumbles and QB high two sacks (-19 yards), five solo tackles, Made five tackles in win at hurry in win over Kansas in eighth game… stops in win over Oklahoma No. 16 Oklahoma in ninth game… Had four hurries and had fumble State in 10th game… Matched season-high two Tech in 11th game… Had recovery and assisted TFL in win vs. Texas No. 9 Kansas State that four-yard sack and three tackles in win over berth in New Year’s Six clinched share of Big 12 championship and had hurry in Cotton Bowl bowl… Matched season-high five tackles and vs. No. 7 Michigan State. Dressed for six of 13 on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility… contests, but did not see any game action. Howard at CHS… National Frisco, Texas… Played for head coach Mark No. 32 by 247Sports.com, position rankings among defensive linemen: No. 68 by ESPN.com… Third- No. 35 by Rivals.com, No. 37 by Scout.com, Campbell’s Texas Football… best defensive end prospect in state by Dave Rated 89th prospect in Texas by 247Sports.com and among Waco Tribune-Herald’s Texas Top 100… Rated No. 40 on Dallas Morning News/SportsDay’s Area Top 100, eighth defensive lineman listed… Led Centennial to 12-2 record and 2012 4A DII region II finals as senior… Totaled 102 tackles (73 solo), 21 sacks, 22 hurries, six forced fumbles and one safety as senior… Named honorable mention 2012 4A All-State and 2012 District 9-4A Defensive MVP… Earned second-team 2012 All-Area honors from Dallas Morning News/SportsDay… Led CHS to 12-1 finish and 2011 DII regional semis as junior… Made 89 tackles and 13 sacks as junior in 2011… Earned 2011 4A All-State honorable mention and first- team 2011 All-District 9-4A recognition as junior… Helped Centennial to 6-5 mark and 2010 bi-district finals as sophomore… Named 2010 District 9-4A Sophomore Defensive MVP. Texas... Majoring in exercise Smith... Born Sept. 11, 1994, in Plano, physiology. DEFENSIVE YEAR2013 G/GS2014 UTCAREER 13/8 13/8 AT TT 28 28 TFL-YDS 17 17 QBS-YDS 45 45 FF/FR 10.0-58 QBH 10.0-58 INT-YDS 5.0-39 5.0-39 2/1 2/1 7 7 0-0 0-0 43 @BUFOOTBALL 2015 BAYLOR FOOTBALL MEDIA ALMANAC MEDIA FOOTBALL BAYLOR 2015 Played in all 13 games as special teamer and Sat out first season at Baylor and participated CB • 5-11 • 200 • JR. • 2L CB • 5-11 • 200 • JR. • (MEMORIAL HS) PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS 24 TERRENCE SINGLETON Played in 10 of 13 games (missed three due to injury) (missed Played in 10 of 13 games redshirt Prolific dual-threat all-state quarterback from Memorial Prolific dual-threat all-state quarterback from Son of Nathaniel Singleton and Shirley Dudley… Full name 2012 (True Freshman): High School: Personal: 2014 (Sophomore): 2013 (Redshirt Freshman): SINGLETON CAREER STATISTICS SELLS CAREER STATISTICS SELLS CAREER 20132014 13/0CAREER 10/0 23/0 3 11 8 2 4 2 5 15 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 DEFENSIVE YEAR2012 G/GS UT AT TT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS FF/FR PBU INT-YDS reserve cornerback… Earned first career letter… Totaled five special teams reserve cornerback… Earned first career letter… in win over ULM in tackles on season… Played snaps from scrimmage in other 12 games… Made third game, played exclusively special teams Wofford, recorded no stats… collegiate debut in season-opening win over stop) in win at Kansas in Made first career tackle (assisted special teams at No. 11 Oklahoma State in seventh game… Had season-high two tackles Bowl. 10th game… Had tackle vs. No. 15 UCF in Fiesta on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility. for head coach Kenny High School in Port Arthur, Texas… Played No. 42 (QB) by Harrison at MHS… National position rankings: Scout.com, No. 50 (athlete) by Rivals.com, No. 67 (athlete) by ESPN.com, No. 67 (athlete) by 247Sports.com… Rated No. 87 on Scout.com’s Midlands Top 150… Listed on Waco Tribune-Herald Top 100 prospects in state and rated No. 105 recruit in Texas by ESPN.com and No. 129 by 247Sports.com… Accounted for 7,055 yards total offense and 78 touchdowns in final two prep seasons… Named 2011 first-team Class 5A All-State quarterback as senior, led MHS to 13-2 record and state semifinals… 2011 senior stat totals: 2,565 yards on 148-for-248 passing (59.6 percent) and 20 touchdowns, 1,605 yards and 22 TDs on 213 rushes… Also named 2011 first-team All-Greater Houston by Houston Chronicle as well as District 21-5A Player of Year…Threw for 2,142 yards and 22 TDs and ran for 743 yards and 14 TDs as junior in 2010... Member of Memorial’s 4x100 meter relay team… Teammate of Baylor lineman Tre’Von Armstead at Memorial. is Terrence Akeem Singleton… Born March 14, 1994, in Port Arthur, Texas… Majoring in health, kinesiology and leisure studies. Athletic fourth-year junior defensive back… Listed No. 2 at cornerback on defensive back… Listed No. 2 at cornerback Athletic fourth-year junior 2015… Veteran with 23 games played entering post-spring depth chart… clean lift… Vertical Timed at 4.48 in 40-yard dash… Recorded 365-pound 8.5-inches… Former prep jump measured at 41.8, broad jump at 10-feet, dual-threat QB. as reserve corner and on special teams for 2014 Big 12 champions… Totaled as reserve corner and on special teams for 2014 Saw action as backup DB in 10 tackles (eight solo) and one PBU on season… exclusively on special teams season’s first four games (eight tackles), played Made two solo tackles in remaining six (missed three games due to injury)… three tackles (all solo) in season-opening win over SMU… Had career-high State in second game… Made and career-first PBU in win over Northwestern single tackles vs. Iowa State two stops in win at Buffalo in third game… Had in Cotton Bowl… Missed (fourth game), vs. Texas Tech (11th game) and injury. combined three games mid-season due to hamstring DEFENSIVE YEAR2013 G/GS2014 9/0 UTCAREER 15/0 6/0 AT TT 5 9 TFL-YDS 4 1 QBS-YDS 2 1 FF/FR 6 11 PBU 5 INT-YDS 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1 1 0 1-28 1-28 0-0 RETURNING PLAYERS RETURNING PLAYERS 041/25 98 - - / 4-68 1-82 5-150 3 7 4 0/0 0/0 0/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 INT-YDS PBU 82 FF/FR 121 39 29 43 QBS-YDS 14 TFL-YDS 53 78 25 TT 26/14 13/12 CAREER AT 13/2 2014 UT 2013 G/GS 2012 YEAR DEFENSIVE speech communication. Charles Stewart…BornJan.10,1994,inWaco,Texas…Majoring squad asjunior…BasketballlettermanatMidway. Midway to13-3recordand2011statefinals…StarteronMHS’s12-1 2010 senior… Totaled77tackles,fourinterceptionsandninePBUsinhelping Gambill atMHS…Named2011first-teamAll-District8-4Asafety as High SchoolinHewitt,Texas…Alsoplayedreceiverforheadcoach Terry games, butdidnotseeanygameaction. on practicesquad,redshirtedtoretaineligibility…Dressedfortwo of13 four tackles…Sawactiononspecialteamsvs.No.15UCFinFiesta Bowl. clinched Big12championshipandschool’sfirstBCSBowlberth,made at TCUin11thgame…StartedhistoricwinoverNo.23Texasthat interception return(bothcareerfirsts)infinalminuteoffirsthalfwin at No.11OklahomaState…MadeeighttacklesandscoredTDon82-yard in ninthgame…Hadcareer-high12tacklesandPBUfirstcareerstart fourth game…Madethreesolostopsandbreakupinwinvs.TexasTech tackles (foursolo)andcareer-firstPBUinwinoverWestVirginia Made firstcareertackleinwinoverBuffalosecondgame…Hadfive collegiate debutinseason-openingwinoverWofford,madenotackles… (25 solo),oneinterception(TD)andfourPBUsonseason…Made redshirt freshmansafety…Earnedfirstcareerletter…Totaled39tackles bowl… Recorded10tacklesinCottonBowlvs.No.7MichiganState. that clinchedshareofBig12championshipandberthinNewYear’sSix 10th game…Madeseventackles(sixsolo)inwinoverNo.9KansasState 23-yard returninfourthquarter,hadseventackles(sixsolo)win in ninthgame…EndedOklahomaStatecomebackwithinterceptionand seventh game…Hadseventackles(fivesolo)inwinatNo.16Oklahoma game… Recorded11tackles(sevensolo)andPBUatWestVirginiain tackles (fivesolo)inepic61-58comebackwinoverNo.9TCUsixth return yards)andseventackles(fivesolo)infifthgame…Madesix played asreserveandfinishedwithcareer-hightwointerceptions(45 at IowaStateinfourthgame…DidnotstartTexas(coachesdecision), win atBuffalointhirdgame…Hadinterceptionandfourtackles Northwestern Stateinsecondgame…Totaledninetackles(fivesolo) stops inseason-openingwinoverSMU…Madefivetackles (68 returnyards)andthreePBUsonseason…HadPBUtwosolo tackles-per-game (6.3)…Totaled82tackles(53solo),fourinterceptions interceptions withfourandranked22ndinleague(sixthamongDBs) honorable mentionbyleaguecoaches…TiedforthirdinBig12 Athlon, secondteambyPhilSteeleandSanAntonioExpressNews 12 champions…Namedfirst-teamAll-BigbyAssociatedPressand jump measuredat39.9…LocalproductfromnearbyMidwayHighSchool. media (firstteam),PhilSteeleteam)andAthlon(secondteam)...Vertical from shouldersurgery…Projected2015preseasonAll-Big12byleague team leadwithfourinterceptionsin2014…Satoutspring2015rehabbing career yards-per-interception-returnlistat30.0entering2015…TiedforBU with 26careergamesplayedentering2015season…RankssecondonBaylor Fourth-year junior,returningAll-Big12safety…Vocalandenergeticveteran ALL-BIG 12CANDIDATE RETURNING PLAYERS STEWART CAREERSTATISTICS Personal: High School: 2012 (TrueFreshman): 2013 (RedshirtFreshman): 2014 (Sophomore): Son ofRaymondandLaSoniaStewart…FullnameisOrion Defensive backandkickreturnerfromnearbyMidway Started 12of13gamesatdownsafetyfor2014Big WACO, TEXAS(MIDWAYHS) S •6-2200JR.2L ORION STEWART 28 redshirt Sat outfirstseasonatBaylorandparticipated Played all13gamesandstartedtwiceas 2015 BAYLORFOOTBALLMEDIAALMANAC WWW.BAYLORBEARS.COM 44 is undecided. Verkedric BrashunVaughns…BornJune3,1995,inDallas,Texas…Major played basketballforNorthTexasandGeorgeMason. touchdowns, andrushed23timesfor179yards…OlderbrotherVertrail cornerback asjunior,made31receptionsfor359yardsandthree that finished11-3andreachedDIIregionalfinals…Playedreceiver second-team 2012All-District10-4AatreceiverasjunioronPHSsquad 12-2 and13thinstatereachedDIIquarterfinals…Named Totaled 22tackles(17solo)andfourPBUsforPoteetsquadthatfinished District 10-4Aascornerbackdespiteinjury-shortenedseniorseason… on SportsDay/DMNAreaTop100…Namedsecond-team2013All- (fourth among“athletes”)byLoneStarTop100…RatedNo.51prospect 89th by247Sports,108thScout…Ranked71stoverallrecruitinstate National positionratingsamongcornerbackprospects:64thbyESPN, receiver forheadcoachesKodyGrovesandRandyJacksonatPHS… Mesquite, Texas…Two-timeall-districthonoreeascornerbackand Commissioner’s HonorRollinfall2014andspring2015. on practicesquad,redshirtedtoretaineligibility…SelectedBig12 selection. 4.48 in40-yarddash…Two-timeBig12Commissioner’sHonorRoll Second-year freshmancornerback…Satout2014asredshirt…Timedat Personal: High School: 2014 (TrueFreshman): Son ofMyronVaughnsandValerieFridia…Fullnameis Versatile two-wayathletefromPoteetHighSchoolin MESQUITE, TEXAS(POTEETHS) CB •5-10195RFR.SQ VERKEDRIC VAUGHNS 27 Sat outfirstseasonatBaylorandparticipated PLAYERS Sat out first season at Baylor and participated Sat out first season at 22 WILLIAMS TERENCE SQ RB • 6-2 • 215 • RFR. • ENNIS, TEXAS (ENNIS HS) National top 300 recruit from Ennis (Texas) High National top 300 recruit Son of Natasha Williams… Full name is Terence Jamal Personal: 2014 (True Freshman): 2014 (True Freshman): High School: School… 2014 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl selection… No. 126 Fidelis All-American Bowl selection… No. School… 2014 Semper on Scout’s Scout300 list and No. 209 on overall national prospect at Early high school graduate enrolled 247Sports’s Top247 listing… spring drills… National Baylor in January 2014, participated in 2014 16th by Scout (RB), 29th by position rankings: 14th by 247Sports (athlete), among Texas prospects: Rivals (RB) and 38th by ESPN (RB)… Ratings American-Statesman’s 20th by Scout, 25th by 247Sports, 41st by Austin 59th by Lone Star (and Fabulous 55, 47th by ESPN, 52nd by Rivals, 100)… Also listed on among top 30 on Waco Tribune-Herald Top Top-rated running back Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Fabulous 44… Area Top 100 prospect and No. 15 overall recruit on SportsDay/DMN in Texas by Dave listing… Fifth-ranked running back prospect prospect in region by Campbell’s Texas Football… Rated 69th overall yards and 40 TDs rushing ESPN… Standout running back (amassed 3,085 and three-year starter for in final two seasons), two-time all-state honoree 2014 Semper Fidelis All- head coach Jack Alvarez at EHS… Played in season, led all rushers with American Bowl all-star game following senior to lead West to 28-0 win… 53 yards on five attempts and 42-yard TD run receiving (750) yards in Totaled 54 TDs and 4,306 rushing (3,556) and 4A All-State honorable final three prep seasons… Earned 2013 Class to 4A DII state semis as mention after leading Ennis to 14-1 record and first-team All-District 15- senior… Named 2013 District 15-4A MVP and 230 carries, added 30 4A after totaling 1,717 yards and 25 TDs on to SportsDay/DMN 2013 receptions for 319 yards and 3 TDs… Named All-State honorable All-Area second team… Earned 2012 Class 4A DII bi-district finals… mention as junior, led EHS to 8-3 record and Ran for 1,368 yards and 15 Named to 2012 All-District 15-4A first team… caught 12 passes for 296 TDs (6.5-yard average) on 211 attempts and first-team Dave Campbell’s yards and four TDs as junior… Named 2012 Texas Football Super Teamer… Started as sophomore in 2011, totaled 471 yards and six TDs on 66 rushes, caught seven passes for 135 yards and one TD. Williams… Born Dec. 20, 1995, in Austin, Texas... Majoring in health, kinesiology and leisure studies. Tall, punishing, second-year freshman tailback… Sat out 2014 as Tall, punishing, second-year in January 2014, participated in second spring redshirt… Early enrollee national top 300 recruit and 2014 prep All- drills in 2015… Former American. of 13 to retain eligibility… Dressed for eight on practice squad, redshirted any game action. games, but did not see 45 @BUFOOTBALL 2015 BAYLOR FOOTBALL MEDIA ALMANAC MEDIA FOOTBALL BAYLOR 2015 Played in 11 of 13 games (missed two due to Played in 11 of 13 games S • 6-0 • 185 • SO. • 1L (HENDRICKSON HS) PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS 18 WAZ CHANCE All-state defensive back from Hendrickson High School All-state defensive back from Hendrickson High Son of TJ Waz and Zainab Banks… Full name is Chance Son of TJ Waz and Zainab Banks… Full name High School: Personal: 2014 (True Freshman): 2014 (True Freshman): WAZ CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSIVE YEAR2014 G/GSCAREER 11/0 11/0 UT AT 4 4 TT TFL-YDS 6 6 QBS-YDS 10 10 FF/FR PBU 0.0-0 0.0-0 INT-YDS 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0-0 0-0 injury) as reserve safety and on special teams as true freshman for Big 12 and on special teams as true freshman for injury) as reserve safety true freshmen to play in 2014… Earned first champions, one of four from 10 tackles (four solo) on season… Played collegiate letter…Totaled teams contests, saw action exclusively on special scrimmage in first four and played (sat out wins over Oklahoma State in six of final seven games sprain)… Made collegiate debut in season- Texas Tech due to ankle recorded no stats… Had season-high three opening win over SMU, win over Northwestern State in second game… tackles (all assisted) in Matched season-high Made two stops in win at Buffalo in third game… in fourth game… Had of three tackles (two solo) in win at Iowa State win over No. 9 TCU in sixth special teams tackle in epic 61-58 comeback game. game and solo stop in win over Kansas in eighth two-time all-district in Pflugerville, Texas… Three-year starter and Named 2013 “Best honoree at HHS under head coach Chip Killian… by Dave Campbell’s Defensive Back” in Texas and first-team All-Texas as state’s sixth-best Texas Football 2014 winter publication… Listed Rated nation’s 73rd- cornerback prospect by DCTF winter magazine… state’s overall prospects: best safety prospect by Scout… Rank among overall recruit by Scout’s 85th by Scout and 96th by Rivals… Rated 111th 5A All-State honors as Midlands 125… Earned 2013 first-team Class regular season and 10-1 final senior after leading Hendrickson to perfect District 16-5A Defensive record and DII bi-district finals… Named 2013 Texas first team MVP and to Austin American-Statesman’s All-Central 16 breakups, two TDs, after compiling 112 tackles, eight interceptions, as senior… Selected first- three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles All-Central Texas (AAS) as team 2012 All-District 16-5A and first-team finals… Totaled 116 junior for 8-3 HHS team that reached bi-district fumbles and two tackles, two interceptions, three PBUs, two forced Hendrickson squad that fumble recoveries as junior… Started on 2011 sophomore. finished 9-3 and reached 4A DI area finals as Texas… Majoring in speech Jordan Waz… Born Nov. 8, 1995, in Killeen, communication. Second-year sophomore safety… Listed No. 2 at cover safety on post- Second-year sophomore 11 games as true freshman in 2014. spring depth chart… Played RETURNING PLAYERS RETURNING PLAYERS 041/ 23 1 1 82.3% 82.3% KNOCKDOWNS 13/0 13/0 CAREER GRADE 2014 G/GS 2013 YEAR OFFENSIVE LINE Ala.… Majoringinhealth,kinesiologyandleisurestudies. name isIshmaelNathanJamesWilson…BornNov.16,1994,inMobile, district honorsin2011. Campbell’s TexasFootballSuperTeam…Garneredsecond-teamall- that generated297yardspergamein2012…Namedto2012Dave 1-5A… AnchoredBishopDunneoffensivelinethatpavedwayforoffense ESPN.com… First-teamall-districtsectionduringseniorseasoninTAPPS tackles: No.13byScout.com,17Rivals.comand39 Offense-Defense All-Americahonors…Nationalratingsamongoffensive prospect by247Sports.comandNo.209Rivals.com…Earned2012 Dunne HighSchool…Nationaltop-300recruit,ratedNo.176overall at TexasA&M,redshirtedtoretaineligibility. game. eighth game…Had81percentgradeinwinatNo.16Oklahomaninth game… Hadknockdownandgraded83percentinwinoverKansas Earned season-high86percentgradeinwinatIowaStatefourth Northwestern State)and82percentinthirdgame(winatBuffalo)… coaches grade…Graded83percentinsecondgame(winover collegiate debutinseason-openingwinoverSMU,earned79percent seven games…PlayedasbackuplinemaninfirstfourMade scrimmage insixgames,playedexclusivelyonspecialteamsremaining knockdown insixgamesplayedonlineduringseason…Sawactionfrom collegiate letter…Averaged82.3percentcoachesgradeandtotaledone lineman andonspecialteamsfor2014Big12champions…Earnedfirst 2014… 2012prepAll-American. 13 gamesatBUin2014aftertransferringfromTexasA&Msummer Baylor… ListedNo.2atrighttackleonpost-springdepthchart…Played Sophomore offensivelineman,formertransferinsecondseasonat RETURNING PLAYERS WILSON CAREER STATISTICS Personal: High School: 2013 (TrueFreshman-TexasA&M): 2014 (RedshirtFreshman): Son ofPatriciaHerbertandthelateDerekWilson,Sr.…Full Played forheadcoachMichaelJohnsonatDallas’Bishop redshirt LANCASTER, TEXAS(BISHOPDUNNEHS/TEXAS OL •6-4305SO.1L ISHMAEL WILSON 68 (Texas A&M) Played all13gamesasreserveoffensive Did notplayduringonlyseason 2015 BAYLORFOOTBALLMEDIAALMANAC A&M) WWW.BAYLORBEARS.COM 46 041/ .- - / 0-0 0-0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0-0 0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 INT-YDS 8 8 PBU FF/FR 0 0 QBS-YDS TFL-YDS 8 8 TT AT 11/1 11/1 CAREER UT 2014 G/GS 2013 YEAR DEFENSIVE speech communication. Jimil Wright…BornOct.31,1994,inAmarillo,Texas...Majoring long jump(2013RegionI-5Ameet). recorded a10.88100-meterdash(2013District2-5Ameet)and22-8¼ ran for96yardsandoneTDon19rushesin2012…Alsotrack, Caught 13passesfor223yards(17.2average)andtwotouchdowns, senior… AlsoplayedrunningbackandwidereceiveratTascosa… at THS…Namedsecond-team2012All-District2-5Acornerbackas Texas… PlayedunderheadcoachesGaryCornelsenandKennethPlunk six breakupsandonefumblerecovery. games asfreshmanin2013,totaled22tackles,1.5TFL,oneinterception, Blair CherryMemorialAwardforAmarilloathletes…Playedseven Rated No.186jucorecruitby247Sports…Oneoffourfinalistsfor2014 (coaches decision). game, finishedwithtwosolostops…Didnotplayfinalcontests eighth game…MadefirstcareerstartinwinoverOklahomaState10th games… Hadseason-highthreetackles(allsolo)inwinoverKansas in winsoverNorthwesternStateandatBuffalosecondthird season-opening winoverSMU,hadonesolotackle…Madesingletackles special teamsinfiveoffinalsevengamesplayed…MadeBaylordebut Saw actionfromscrimmageinfirstfourcontests,playedexclusivelyon collegiate letter…TotaledeightsolotacklesandonePBUonseason… cornerback andonspecialteamsfor2014Big12champions…Earnedfirst in verticaljump…Clockedat6.82three-conedrill. drills in2015…Timedat4.4940-yarddash…Measured43.8inches Moorpark (Calif.)CollegeinJanuary2014,participatedsecondspring position atcornerbackheadingintofallcamp…Transferredfrom Junior defensivebackinsecondseasonatBaylor…Vyingforstarting WRIGHT CAREERSTATISTICS Personal: High School: Junior College: 2014 (Sophomore): Son ofBrendaEvansandTyroneWright…FullnameisTion Two-sport staratTascosaHighSchoolinAmarillo, Played oneseasonatMoorpark(Calif.)College… juco Played in11of13games,startedonce,asreserve AMARILLO, TEXAS(TASCOSAHS/MOORPARKCOL) CB •5-9180JR.1L TION WRIGHT 3 PLAYERS Sat out first season at Baylor and participated Sat out first season at 8 ZAMORA ISHMAEL • SQ WR • 6-4 • 220 • RFR. HS) HOUSTON, TEXAS (ELSIK National top 300 recruit and two-sport standout from National top 300 recruit Son of Carlos Zamora and Tanya Handy… Full name is Son of Carlos Zamora and Tanya Handy… Full 2014 (True Freshman): 2014 (True Freshman): High School: Personal: Big, powerful, second-year freshman receiver… Will battle for playing Big, powerful, second-year in 40- Sat out 2014 as redshirt… Clocked at 4.47 time at outside receiver… at 11 measured at 39.0 inches and broad jump yard dash… Vertical jump national top 300 recruit. feet, 0.5 inches… Former of 13 to retain eligibility… Dressed for nine on practice squad, redshirted any game action. games, but did not see at EHS, Texas… Excelled at track and football Elsik High School in Alief, coach Bill Barron… No. 102 overall national played football for head Top247 listing and No. 231 nationally on prospect on 247Sports’s wide receiver prospects: ESPN300 list… National position ranking among Scout… State rating among 16th by 247Sports, 32nd by ESPN and 78th by ESPN, No. 70 by Scout, No. all prospects: No. 12 by 247Sports, No. 28 by recruits on Waco Tribune- 95 by Rivals, also listed among top 50 state region by ESPN, and 91st by Herald Top 100… Rated 38th-best recruit in 100 by VYPE/Rivals… Scout’s Midlands 125… Listed on Houston Top Bowl All-Star game Played in 2014 Offense-Defense All-America 18-5A second team following senior season… Named to 2013 All-District Elsik, totaled 18 receptions for as senior… Played on run-oriented team at In limited action as junior in 334 yards and three touchdowns as senior… TD for EHS squad that 2012, caught five passes for 111 yards and one Class 5A state finished 9-4 and reached DI regional semifinals… 2013 (13.70)… Also finished champion in 110-meter hurdles as junior in in long jump (22-9.25) at second in 300-meter hurdles (37.08) and fifth 2013 Class 5A state meet. in Houston, Texas… Ishmael Carlos Zamora… Born Nov. 26, 1995, studies. Majoring in health, kinesiology and leisure 47 @BUFOOTBALL 2015 BAYLOR FOOTBALL MEDIA ALMANAC MEDIA FOOTBALL BAYLOR 2015 Played all 13 games with eight starts at WLB Played all 13 games with Sat out first season at Baylor and participated redshirt LB • 5-10 • 225 • SO. • 1L LB • 5-10 • 225 • SO. • HS) DESOTO, TEXAS (DESOTO 1 YOUNG TAYLOR All-American and all-state linebacker from DeSoto (Texas) Son of Rodney Young and Covell Goree... Full name is Son of Rodney 2013 (True Freshman): High School: Personal: 2014 (Redshirt Freshman): 2014 (Redshirt Freshman): YOUNG CAREER STATISTICS 2014CAREER 13/8 13/8 58 58 34 34 92 92 8.5-45 8.5-45 4.0-38 4.0-38 2/0 2/0 2 2 1-37 1-37 DEFENSIVE YEAR2013 G/GS UT AT TT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS FF/FR QBH INT-YDS in breakout freshman season for 2014 Big 12 champions… Named Freshman in breakout freshman season On USA Today, Athlon, Phil Steele and Sports All-America by FWAA, of Year by Associated Press Earth… Selected Big 12 Defensive Newcomer Freshman of Year by and San Antonio Express-News and Big 12 Defensive MVP… Earned first collegiate Scout… Named 2015 Cotton Bowl Defensive Totaled 92 letter… Ranked 18th in Big 12 with 7.0 tackles-per-game… sacks (-38 yards), three PBUs, tackles (58 solo, 8.5 for loss of 45 yards), four interception on season… two QB hurries, two forced fumbles and one started final eight Played as backup through season’s first five games, Made collegiate debut in games (averaged 8.9 tackles-per-game as starter)… made first career sack (eight reserve role in season-opening win over SMU, (five solo), including eight- yards) and forced fumble… Had nine tackles second game… Made seven yard sack, in win over Northwestern State in starting lineup for sixth stops in win at Buffalo in third game… Entered and never relinquished game (in place of injured starter Aiavion Edwards) PBU in first career start, epic position, finished with nine tackles, hurry and game… Made 12 stops, 61-58 comeback win over No. 9 TCU in sixth three total TFL (-24 yards) including season-high two sacks (-22 yards) and seven tackles in wins over at West Virginia in seventh game… Recorded ninth and 10th games… both No. 16 Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in games… Led team with 13 Finished season with 28 tackles over final two 9 Kansas State that clinched tackles (eight solo, 1.5 for loss) in win over No. Year’s Six bowl… Had share of Big 12 championship and berth in New State, led team with monster outing in Cotton Bowl vs. No. 7 Michigan (returned 37 yards), season-high 15 tackles, made career-first interception MVP. QB hurry and PBU en route to being named defensive on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility. High School… Three-year starter under head coach Claude Mathis at DHS… Named second-team 2012 MaxPreps All-America as senior… Selected as Texas 2012 Class 5A Defensive Player of Year following senior season… National position rankings: No. 80 by 247Sports.com, No. 88 Scout.com… Led DeSoto to 14-1 record and 5A state semis… Recorded 130 tackles, three sacks, four interceptions and three forced fumbles in memorable senior season… Named first-team 2012 5A All-State and 2012 District 7-5A Defensive MVP… Named first-team 2012 Dallas Area by Dallas Morning News/SportsDay… Led DHS to 10-2 finish and 2011 DI area finals as junior… Totaled 116 tackles and 3 sacks in 2011… Starter as sophomore on DeSoto’s 2010 squad that finished 11-3 and advanced to DI regional finals. Taylor Alexander Young... Born March 15, 1995, in Dallas, Texas... Brother, R.J., played football at Arizona and Louisiana-Monroe... Brother, Draft by Kansas City Cyrus Gray, was drafted in sixth round of 2012 NFL Chiefs after playing at Texas A&M... Father played football at Tulsa... Majoring in health, kinesiology and leisure studies. ALL-BIG 12 CANDIDATE of linebacker, 2014 Big 12 Defensive Newcomer Third-year sophomore named Powerful, compact linebacker Year and Freshman All-America… MVP… Praised by coaching staff for 2015 Cotton Bowl Defensive Projected 2015 preseason All-Big 12 by ESPN performance in spring… prep and Phil Steele (second team)... 2012 (first team), Athlon, Lindy’s and (Rodney, Tulsa) and brothers (R.J., Arizona All-American… Father A&M and K.C. Chiefs) played football. ULM; Cyrus Gray, Texas RETURNING PLAYERS RETURNING PLAYERS grandfather playedfootballatAbileneChristian...Pre-psychology major. Southwestern inOklahoma,uncleplayedfootballatOklahomaand Daniel... BornSept.21,1995,inArdmore,Okla....Fatherplayedfootball at that wonOklahomaClassAstatechampionship. overall in2013…Playedtightendassophomoreon2012Ringling team finished 10-2…HelpedRHStoperfect7-0ADistrict3recordand 12-2 Tulsa WorldandOklahomaCoachesAssociationforRinglingsquadthat first-team all-statehonorsbyTheOklahoman,alsonamed Small SchoolAll-AmericansecondteambyMaxPrepsassenior…Earned and 104thbyScout(No.1OTrecruitinOklahoma)…Namedto2014 position rankingamongOTprospects:85thbyESPN,98th247Sports Rivals, 12thbyESPN,Scoutand17th247Sports…National Rated state’sNo.9prospectbyTheOklahoman’sSuper30,10th High School…PlayedundercoachesTracyandRichieGandyatRHS… studies. Davis, playsfootballatTexas...Majoringinhealth,kinesiology,leisure Henry LeeBlack...BornJan.3,1997,inShreveport,La....Cousin,Shiro two forcedfumbles. back… Sophomorestatsin2012:37tackles,eightPBUs,interceptionand mention asjunior,alsonamed2013firstteamAll-District1-4Adefensive Times All-Cityfirstteam…Earned2013Class4AAll-Statehonorable interceptions, 19PBUsandforcedfumble,namedto2014Shreveport team asreceiver…Teamcaptainsenior,totaled53tackles,five senior… Alsonamed2014firstteamAll-District1-4AasDBandsecond senior season…Earned2014Class4AAll-Statehonorablementionas ESPN… Playedin2014LouisianaHighSchoolAll-Stargamefollowing Orleans Times-PicayuneNifty50,No.57by247Sportsand59 247Sports… RatedNo.41prospectinLouisianabyRivals,44onNew among cornerbackprospects:65thbyRivals,88thESPN,96th head coachJerwinWilsonatWoodlawn…Nationalpositionranking High SchoolinShreveport,La.…Playedcornerbackandreceiverunder NEWCOMERS Personal: High School: Personal: High School: Son ofBrentandTammyDaniel...FullnameisRileyJoe Son ofHenryBlackSr.andLecynthiaEdwards...Fullnameis Big all-stateoffensivelinemanfromRingling(Okla.) Two-time all-statetwo-wayathletefromWoodlawn SHREVEPORT, LA.(WOODLAWNHS) CB •6-0190FR.HS HENRY BLACK 6 RINGLING, OKLA.(RINGLINGHS) OL •6-3310FR.HS RILEY DANIEL 71 2015 BAYLORFOOTBALLMEDIAALMANAC WWW.BAYLORBEARS.COM 48 major. Michael Galitz...BornJuly15,1997,inGarland,Texas...Pre-business second-team midfielder. 11-5A squad…AlsoplayedsocceratRHS,namedAll-District touchbacks onkickoffs…Namedsecond-teampunter2013All-District 11-6A squad…Averaged38yardspuntingasjuniorin2013,totaled 11 Football All-Texassecondteamandfirst-teampunteron2014All-District PATs, hit4-of-7FGs(long47)…Namedto2014DaveCampbellTexas and 6ADIareafinals…Averaged38.4yardson23punts…Perfect on22 mention atpunterfollowingseniorseason,helpedRowlettto8-4 record went viralonYouTube…Earned2014Class6AAll-Statehonorable successful 71-yardfieldgoalatKohl’sKickingCamppracticeinOct.2014 100 listing…Gainednotorietyasprepkickerwhenvideoclipof position… RatedNo.80,thetopkicker,onSportsDay/DMNAreaTop publication… Ranked125thprospectinstatebyESPN,regardlessof top kicker/punterrecruitbyDaveCampbell’sTexasFootball2015winter nation’s No.3kickerbyESPNand9247Sports…Namedstate’s game inFlorida…PlayedforheadcoachDougStephensatRHS…Rated School… NamedUnderArmourAll-American,playedin2015all-star human performanceandrecreationstudies. DeSouza... BornOct.5,1995,inSanMateo, Calif.... Majoringinhealth, per gamein2012. season atTNHS…AnchoredO-lineforoffensethataveraged419yards Division andsecond-teamAll-MercuryNewshonorsfollowingsenior under headcoachBillGray…Earned2012first-teamAll-PALBay 59-31 inSFCCBowlasfreshman2013. as sophomore…StarterforRamssquadthatfinished8-3andbeatSierra 100… LedSanFranciscoto11-2recordandstaterunner-upfinishin2014 35th-best prospectonRivals’Juco100andNo.92Scout’sTop in theSanFranciscoCommunityCollegeBowl2013and2014…Rated CCSF underheadcoachJimmyCollins,helpedRamstoconsecutivewins prepped atTerraNovaHSinPacifica,Calif. 2015, participatedin2015springdrills…Top100juniorcollegerecruit, of eligibilityremaining...Mid-yearsigneeenrolledatBaylorinJanuary Transfer offensivelinemanfromCityCollegeofSanFrancisco,twoyears Personal: High School: Personal: High School: Junior College(CityofSanFrancisco): Son ofBobbyandNatalieGalitz...FullnameisAndrew Son ofEdandLisaDeSouza...FullnameisDominicMichael All-American punter/kickerfromRowlett(Texas)High Prepped atTerraNovaHighSchoolinPacifica,Calif., PACIFICA, CALIF.(TERRANOVAHS/CCOFS.F.) OL •6-6310JR.TR DOM DESOUZA 64 ROWLETT, TEXAS(ROWLETTHS) P/K •6-0195FR.HS DREW GALITZ 36 Two-year starterat PLAYERS and Dave and , named … Two- ESPN ESPN Dave Campbell’s Texas Abilene Reporter-News Dave Campbell’s Texas Football and No. 137 in-state prospect by 44 CLAY JOHNSTON LB • 6-3 • 210 • FR. • HS ABILENE, TEXAS (WYLIE HS) 90 HUNT TYRONE HS DE • 6-4 • 265 • FR. • ARP, TEXAS (ARP HS) All-state defensive lineman from Arp (Texas) High All-state defensive lineman School in Two-time all-state linebacker from Wylie High Son of Tyrone and Tawkis Hunt... Full name is Tyrone Son of Tyrone and Tawkis Hunt... Full name Son of Kent and Pam Johnston... Full name is Daniel Clay … Earned 2014 Class 3A All-State honorable mention on DL … Earned 2014 Class 3A 2015 winter publication… Listed among Texas Top 150 by 2015 winter publication… Listed among Texas 247Sports High School: Personal: High School: Personal: School… Multi-sport athlete at AHS played football under head coach School… Multi-sport athlete 111 strongside defensive end prospect nationally Dale Irwin... Rated No. by Arp District 8-3A Co-Defensive MVP for 2014 as senior… Named 2014 and reached 3A DII area finals… Totaled 60 squad that finished 9-2 and sacks, seven QB pressures, five forced fumbles tackles, 14 TFL, seven as Named 2013 first team All-District 10-2A DII two PBUs as senior… eight for loss, five sacks and three QB pressures junior… Made 70 tackles, finished 7-5 and advanced to 2A DII area for Arp’s 2013 team that for and 23 pancakes as sophomore in 2012 finals… Totaled 50 tackles semifinals… Also lettered AHS squad that finished 9-3 and made regional second team 2014 All- in basketball and track and field at Arp… Named put and discus, finished District 18-2A in hoops as junior… Threw shot state meet. sixth in discus with mark of 151-2 at 2014 Texas Texas... Major is undecided. Deonte Hunt... Born Oct. 9, 1995, in Overton, coach Hugh Sandifer at Abilene, Texas… Two-way player under head prospect by WHS… Rated nation’s 69th outside linebacker by 73rd by Scout… Listed state’s No. 10 LB recruit Football Campbell’s Texas Football second team Class 4A All- way all-state honoree as senior, named 2014 back… Earned 2014 State on defense and honorable mention running second-team All-Texas honors from All-Big Country Super Team Player of Year by District 3-4A MVP… Led Wylie to 10-3 record, 2014 4A DI regional semifinals and No. 5 final ranking as senior… Totaled 85 tackles (17 for loss), six sacks, 12 QB hurries, six PBUs and three forced fumbles… Offensively, took over as starting tailback in week six after injury to teammate, ran for more than 1,050 yards and 19 TDs, also 200-plus yards on 10 receptions… Also blocked three kicks and had 28-yard kickoff return on special teams as senior… Named 2013 first team Class 3A All- State at linebacker as junior… Selected 2013 All-Big Country Super Team Defensive MVP by Abilene Reporter-News after leading WHS to 8-4 record and to 3A DI area finals… Made 138 tackles, 34 TFL, six sacks and five PBUs as junior. Johnston... Born Aug. 8, 1996, in Green Bay, Wis.... Brother, Kody, played football at Texas A&M, father is strength coach for San Diego Chargers and mother played basketball at Alabama... Major is undecided. 49 @BUFOOTBALL 2015 BAYLOR FOOTBALL MEDIA ALMANAC MEDIA FOOTBALL BAYLOR 2015 JAMESON HOUSTON CB • 6-0 • 190 • FR. • HS AUSTIN, TEXAS (ST. MICHAEL’S ACADEMY) 11 RB • 5-9 • 195 • FR. • HS RB • 5-9 • 195 • FR. • HS) LONGVIEW, TEXAS (LONGVIEW 6 HASTY JaMYCAL Two-time all-state two-way athlete from St. Michael’s National top 300 recruit and All-American running back National top 300 recruit Son of James Houston and Teresa Armstrong... Full name is Son of Mike Hasty and Carol Campbell-Hasty... Full name is Son of Mike Hasty and Carol Campbell-Hasty... Personal: High School: High School: Personal: Academy in Austin, Texas… Do-it-all play-maker, excelled as defensive back, Academy in Austin, Texas… Do-it-all play-maker, Darrell Pantalone at St. receiver, running back and returner for head coach Michael’s… Rated nation’s No. 63 athlete prospect by ESPN, and No. 76 among safety recruits by Scout… Ranked 85th in state of Texas by Scout and 90th by ESPN… Listed on Texas Top 150 by Dave Campbell Texas Football… 2014 TAPPS DI All-State on both sides of ball (defensive back and athlete) as senior… Had 33 tackles, four interceptions, two PBUs, forced fumble and 90-yard TD on interception return as starting safety… Totaled 538 yards and six TDs on 24 receptions and 341 yards and four TDs on 34 rushes, scored two kick-return TDs (90 and 95 yards)… Also 2014 first-team All-District 2-DI as both DB and utility back… Named 2014 second team All- Central Texas as utility back by Austin American-Statesman… Led St. Michael’s to 8-3 record and 2013 DI regional semifinals as two-way starter… Earned 2013 first team TAPPS DI All-State honors as both athlete and DB as junior… Made 60 tackles (45 solo) and three interception returns for TDs as cornerback… Offensively, had 530 yards and six TDs on 26 receptions and 420 yards and two TDs on 55 carries… Also had kickoff return for TD and punt return for TD… Earned 2012 second-team All-District 2-DI honors as sophomore wide receiver after helping St. Michael’s to 12-1 record and DI semifinals… Totaled 404 yards and four TDs on 23 catches and 47 yards on five rushes as sophomore… Added one kick return TD… Earned 2011 All- District 2-DI honorable mention as freshman running back… Also played basketball (2013 honorable mention Class 5A TAPPS All-State) and track and field (won 2014 TAPPS 5A 200 meters with time of 21.51) at St. Michael’s. James H. Houston... Born June 30, 1996, in Austin, Texas... Cousin, Storm Woods, plays football at Oregon State... HKLS major. from Longview (Texas) High School… Shifty and quick athlete played from Longview (Texas) by King at LHS… Ranked No. 204 national recruit under head coach John Fidelis and No. 262 by ESPN… Named Semper 247Sports, No. 213 by Rivals Rated 2015 all-star bowl game in Carson, Calif.… All-American, played in nationally by 247Sports… Ranked 21st among sixth-best all-purpose back by ESPN and 40th by Scout… Rated 28th overall running back prospects Ranked 29th by Rivals and 37th by ESPN… prospect in Texas by 247Sports, 55, on Austin American-Statesman Fabulous state’s No. 24 overall prospect and 47th Tribune-Herald Top 100, 47th by Scout also among top 30 on Waco Football Top 150 (rated seventh-best RB prospect on Dave Campbell Texas for 158 yards on 20 attempts in state in 2015 winter publication)… Rushed during 2014 injury- and totaled 80 yards and one TD on five receptions reached 5A DI area finals… shortened senior season for 9-3 LHS squad that as junior after rushing Earned 2013 Class 3A All-State honorable mention for 255 yards and three for 1,420 yards and 13 TDs… Also had 12 catches 5A DII regional TDs while leading Longview to 11-2 record and 12-5A… Ran for 340 yards semifinals… Named 2013 first team All-District 9-4 LHS team that reached and five touchdowns as sophomore in 2012 for ran track at Longview. regional semis… Also played basketball and in Longview, Texas... JaMycal Keshawn Hasty... Born Sept. 12, 1996, Athletic training major. NEWCOMERS PLAYERS National positionrankingamonglinebackerprospects:59thby Hewitt, Texas…PlayedunderheadcoachTerryGambillatMHS… NEWCOMERS top 50on American-Statesman’s (No. 4“athlete”recruitper2015winterpublication),41ston recruit, ranked31stinstateon athlete prospectby 78th by Born Jan.17,1996,inHouston...HKLS major. for 1,165and28TDson118attempts. 1,909 yards,threwfor744yardsand12scoreson59-of-85passes and ran record andtoDIIregionalfinalsassophomore…Totaled40TDs and Named 2012District22-4AOffensiveMVPafterleadingMHSto13-1 and totaled1,172yards14TDson88carriesasjunioratMarshall… 4A DIIareafinals…Threwfor603yardsand10TDson50-of-115 passes team honorsasjuniorQBafterleadingMHSsquadto8-3recordand to under headcoachJamesWilliams…Earned2013All-District22-4A first- sophomore seasonsatMarshallHighSchoolinMissouriCity,Texas, TDs (sevenpassing,18rushing)assenioratLHS…Playedjunior and (589 on32-of-87passing,1,432117rushes–12.2yards/carry)and 25 District 20-6AMVPandto2014All-VYPEteam…Totaled2,021yards 2014 Lamarsquadto10-2recordand6ADIareafinals…Named 2014 100… No.58prospectinregionper threat quarterbackprospectnationallyby final threeprepseasonsasversatilequarterback…RatedNo.29dual- Lamar HighSchoolinHouston…Amassed5,705yardsand99TDs Exercise physiologymajor. Cleveland Browns,andbrother,LacurtisJones,playedfootballatBaylor... MHS, playedfootballatTCUandinNFLforHoustonOilers Jr.... BornNov.25,1996,inWaco,Texas...Fatherisdefensivelinecoachat Teammate atMHSoffellowBaylorBearsPoohStricklinandJamieJacobs. 2012 Midwayteamthatfinished13-1andin5ADIIstatequarterfinals… District 8-5Asecondteam…Made61tacklesassophomoreonvarsityfor 162 tackles(10forloss),threesacksandfourPBUs,namedto2013All- as junior,helpedMHSto9-3recordand5ADIIareafinals…Totaled Waco Tribune-Herald two PBUsandonesack,earnedfirst-team2014SuperCentexhonorsfrom 10 forloss,nineQBhurries,threeforcedfumbles,twofumblesrecovered, record andto6ADIIregionalsemifinalsassenior…Totaled154tackles, Defensive MVPandunanimousfirstteamafterleadingMidwayto12-1 High School: Personal: High School: Personal: 247Sports Waco Tribune-Herald’s Son ofAuntreekRhodes...Fullname isJ.W.KetchumIII... Son ofLenoyandLajuanaJones...FullnameisJones All-state linebackerfromnearbyMidwayHighSchoolin Multi-talented play-maker,playedseniorseasonat and 88thby ESPN … Earned2013Class5AAll-Statehonorablemention Fabulous 55,43rdby WACO, TEXAS(MIDWAYHS) LB •5-10220FR.HS LENOY JONESJR. 32 HOUSTON, TEXAS(LAMARHS) S •6-1205FR.HS J.W. KETCHUM 25 and 41stsafetyrecruitby Scout Dave CampbellTexasFootball Top 100andon … Named2014District12-6A ESPN … LedheadcoachTomNolen’s 247Sports Rivals Houston Chronicle , 47thby … Ranked31st-top Scout 2015 BAYLORFOOTBALLMEDIAALMANAC … Top50Texas ESPN Texas Top150 Austin , among ESPN Top WWW.BAYLORBEARS.COM , 50 by 2015 winterpublication),79thby on among “athlete”prospectsby 51st-best WRprospectby under headcoachBrentWhitsonat SouthGrandPrairie…Rankednation’s (Texas) HighSchool…Playedquarterback, receiveranddefensiveback Lynch... BornFeb.14,1997,inTyler, Texas... Majorisundecided. District 18-2ANewcomerofYearassophomoreatTroup. team thatfinishedfifthat2014statemeet…Alsoplayedbasketball,was2013 Jumped andransprintsforGHStrackfieldsquad,memberof4x200relay District 9-2AOffensiveNewcomeroftheYearhonorsassophomore… sophomore… Totaledmorethan1,500yardsoftotaloffenseandearned2012 (broken arm)…LedTroupto9-2recordand2012bi-districtfinalsas yards and13TDsrushingduringinjury-shortenedjuniorseasonin2013 Dennis AlexanderatTHS…Totaled750yardsand11TDspassing650 School, playedquarterbackassophomoreandjuniorunderheadcoach All-East Texas(ETSN)…TransferredtoGilmerfromTroup(Texas)High Campbell’s TexasFootball)…2014District5-4ADIICo-MVPandfirst-team first teamAll-Texasutilitybackand4ADIIRegionI&IIPlayerofYear(Dave interceptions, onefumblerecoveryandtwodefensiveTDs…Named2014 three TDson13-of-17passing…Defensively,totaled40tackles, TDs on72rushes(16.2averageyards-per-rush/reception),and289yards at GHS…Totaled1,043yardsand16TDson47receptions,88819 TDs whileplayingrunningback,receiver,quarterback,safetyandcornerback honors aswidereceiverafteramassing2,220combinedyardsand38offensive win overWest-OrangeStark…Earned2014second-teamClass4AAll-State seven touchesandscoredtwiceinfourthquartercome-from-behind35-25 offensive MVPof4ADIIstatechampionshipgame,totaled117yardson coach JeffTraylor’ssquadtoperfect16-0seasonasseniorin2014…Named QBs at2013APEC/ETSNcombine…StatechampionGilmer,ledhead Campbell’s TexasFootball2015winterpublication…NamedMVPamong ESPN and48thbyScout…NamedNo.2“athlete”recruitinstateDave Statesman’s Fabulous55,27thbyRivals,42ndonLoneStarTop100,46th Campbell TexasFootball’sTop150,23rdonAustinAmerican- Rankings amongprospectsinTexas:15thby247Sports,onDave up for2014“Mr.TexasFootball”byDaveCampbell’sFootball… 21st byRivals(WR),25thScout(S)and30thEPSN(athlete)…Runner- prospect byESPN…Nationalpositionrating:eighth247Sports(athlete), U.S. ArmyAll-AmericanBowlinSanAntonio…RankedNo.185overall Top247… Named2015U.S.ArmyAll-American,chosenottoplayin Versatile, All-Americanathleteratednation’s86th-bestrecruiton247Sports’s (Texas) HighSchool,andenrolledatBaylorinJanuary2015. enrolling mid-year...PrepAll-American,graduatedearlyfromGilmer Versatile truefreshmanreceiver,wentthroughspring2015drillsafter SportsDay/DMN on High School: Personal: High School: ESPN Dave Campbell’sTexasFootball Waco Tribune-Herald and 52ndtoprecruit (No.3among“athletes”)onthe Son ofRebeccaJenkinson...FullnameisBlakeAlexander Area Top100…Two-way standoutassenior,totaled 447 Talented multi-positionathletefromSouthGrandPrairie National top200recruitfromGilmer(Texas)HighSchool… Top 100…RatedNo.108amongregional prospects GILMER, TEXAS(GILMERHS) WR •6-3205FR.HS BLAKE LYNCH 2 GRAND PRAIRIE,TEXAS(SOUTHPRAIRIEHS) CB •5-10190FR.HS TONY NICHOLSON 31 247Sports ESPN Texas Top150(No.8“athlete”recruit per 247Sports and 88thby … Top100Texasrecruit:ranked65th , 87thby Scout ESPN … ListedNo.59 , 97thby Scout and PLAYERS 3 STIDHAM JARRETT HS QB • 6-3 • 210 • FR. • (STEPHENVILLE HS) STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS Blue chip recruit and top 50 national prospect from Blue chip recruit and top Son of Juder and Rochelle Stidham... Full name is Jarrett Personal: High School: Stephenville (Texas) High School… All-American dual-threat quarterback Stephenville (Texas) High recruit on 247Sports Top247 list… Three- rated nation’s No. 13 overall (as QB and receiver) under head coach Joseph time all-state honoree All- athlete at SHS… Named Under Armour Gillespie and multi-sport 33rd in 2015 prep all-star game in Florida… Ranked American and played on ESPN300 listing… overall national prospect by Scout and 37th Top-rated dual-threat National position ranking among QB prospects: sixth by Rivals; rated third prospect by 247Sports, second by ESPN and 2 overall recruit in state of among traditional QBs by Scout… Listed No. No. 6 by Scout, No. 6 Texas by 247Sports… Other Texas Top 100 listings: 150, No. 7 by ESPN, No. 9 on Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Texas Top on Austin American- by Rivals, No. 9 on LoneStar Top 100, No. 11 (Top 30)… Named Statesman’s Fabulous 55 and Waco Tribune-Herald Texas Football 2015 2014 second team All-Texas by Dave Campbell’s 11 competition in Oregon winter publication… Standout at 2014 Elite to 9-4 record, to 2014 summer prior to senior season… Led Stephenville as senior… Earned 2014 4A DI regional finals and No. 6 final ranking missing most of two Class 4A All-State second-team honors despite Davey: Iron Man Award” games due to hand injury (earned 2014 “The by Dave Campbell’s Texas for comeback from injury to throwing hand 50 TDs; threw for 2,934 yards Football)… Compiled 3,903 total yards and yards and 15 TDs on 122 and 35 TDs on 183-of-260 passes, ran for 969 3-4A and second team 2014 carries… Named 2014 first team All-District Selected 2013 third team All-Texas (Dave Campbell’s Texas Football)… record and 3A DI state Class 3A All-State as junior, led SHS to 12-2 on 156-of-254 passes and semifinals… Threw for 2,613 yards and 30 TDs Earned 2013 District 7- rushed for 821 yards and 14 TDs on 138 carries… totaled 685 yards and 3A MVP as junior… Played receiver as sophomore, 3A DI state championship 11 TD receptions on Stephenville’s 2012 Class mention as receiver… squad… Earned 2012 Class 3A All-State honorable at Stephenville. All-District honoree in basketball, also ran track Ryan Stidham... Born Aug. 8, 1996, in Corbin, Ky.... Pre-business major. Highly publicized true freshman quarterback… Blue chip recruit and top freshman quarterback… Blue chip recruit Highly publicized true mid- through spring 2015 drills after enrolling 50 national prospect, went graduated early from Stephenville (Texas) year... Prep All-American, as at Baylor in January 2014… Exited spring High School, and enrolled No. 2 on depth chart. one of two QBs listed 51 @BUFOOTBALL … Ranked ESPN ) first team after 2015 BAYLOR FOOTBALL MEDIA ALMANAC MEDIA FOOTBALL BAYLOR 2015 (MARSHALL HS / NAVARRO COLLEGE) and 125th by Houston Chronicle Dominant lineman and No. 1-rated … Named to 2014 Class 5A All-State 247Sports 247Sports MO PORTER OL • 6-6 • 330 • JR. • TR MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 76 ERIC OGOR HS LB • 5-11 • 205 • FR. • HS) RICHMOND, TEXAS (FOSTER 49 Started playing football as sophomore in high school, played Two-time all-state linebacker from Foster High School in Two-time all-state linebacker Son of Raquel Porter... Full name is Maurice Porter... Born Son of Shontae Lee... Full name is Anthony Dion Nicholson... Lee... Full name is Son of Shontae Son of Paul Ogor and Eureka Patton... Full name is Eric Son of Paul Ogor and Eureka Patton... Full name Personal: High School: High School: Personal: Personal: Junior College (Navarro College): Richmond, Texas… Played under head coach Shaun McDowell at FHS… Richmond, Texas… Played under head coach Rated 48th-best OLB prospect by Born Oct. 25, 1996, in Compton, Calif.... Major is undecided. Born Oct. 25, 1996, in NEWCOMERS on 44 three scores yards and 273 on 38 receptions, and three TDs yards two TDs on 2-for-2 passing… threw for 43 yards and carries, and pass breakup… five interceptions and added 10 solo tackles, Defensively, receiver… Played 8-6A first team inside unanimous All-District Named 2014 rushed for 622 yards and eight TDs, as junior, passed for 628 quarterback QB. All-District 7-5A second-team scores… Named 2013 yards and nine Given name is Maurice. three seasons under head coach James Williams at Marshall High School in Missouri City, Texas… 198th overall national prospect in 2012 class out of high school on 247Sports’ Top247 listing… National position rankings: No. 17 (OT) by 247Sports, No. 24 (OG) by Scout, No. 35 (OT) by Rivals, No. 55 (OT) by ESPN… State rankings among Texas recruits: No. 26 by 247Sports, No. 26 on Austin American-Statesman’s Fabulous 55, No. 50 by SuperPrep, No. 55 by Rivals.com, Waco Tribune-Herald Texas Top 100… Fourth-best offensive line prospect in state according to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football… No. 7 offensive lineman recruit on Dallas Morning News/SportsDay’s State Top 100 listing… Listed on VYPE/Rivals publication’s Houston Top 100… Participated in 2012 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Houston following senior season… Led Marshall to 13-1 record and 2012 4A DII quarterfinals as senior… Named first team 2011 All-District 23-5A honoree as junior in second season playing sport… Also named 2011 second-team All-Sun by Sugar Land Sun. second team and All-Greater Houston ( finals… Also earned leading Foster to 9-2 record and 5A DI bi-district first-team linebacker as 2014 District 24-5A Defensive Co-MVP and nine forced fumbles, four senior… Totaled 134 tackles, 34 TFL, 15 sacks, Class 5A All-State second- PBUs and fumble recovered… Earned 2013 bi-district finals… Made team honors… Helped FHS to 7-3 record and 120 tackles, 18 TFL and eight sacks as junior. Major is undecided. Utomi Ogor... Born Dec. 26, 1996, in Houston... junior college prospect in Texas per 247Sports from Navarro College… Former national top-200 prospect out of high school, signed with Baylor in 2013 recruiting class… Offensive lineman played two seasons under head coach Brian Mayper at Navarro… National ratings among junior college prospects: 15th by 247Sports, 27th on ESPN JC50 (third among offensive tackles), 57th on Rivals JC100, 62nd by Scout… Earned 83 percent coaches grade as sophomore, along with eight knockdowns and two pancakes on 2014 Navarro squad that finished 7-3. No. 94 recruit in region by March 29, 1995, in Gary, Ind.... HKLS major. 2015 BAYLOR FOOTBALL MEDIA ALMANAC WWW.BAYLORBEARS.COM NEWCOMERS

11 22 POOH STRICKLIN JORDAN TOLBERT WR • 6-2 • 180 • FR. • HS CB • 5-11 • 170 • FR. • HS WACO, TEXAS (MIDWAY HS) MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS (RIDGE POINT HS) Given name is Devontre. High School: Defensive back standout from Ridge Point High School High School: National top 300 prospect, wide receiver from nearby in Missouri City, Texas… Two-time all-district honoree for head coach Midway High School in Hewitt, Texas… Elite athlete played under head Brett Sniffin at RPHS… Rated nation’s 40th best cornerback prospect by coach Terry Gambill at Midway… Ranked No. 230 national recruit by 247Sports, 41st by ESPN and 96th by Scout… Top 100 Texas recruit: 247Sports and No. 257 on ESPN300 listing… Member of USA Football ranked 60th prospect in state by 247Sports, 88th on Dave Campbell’s Texas national team (under 19) to play in 2015 International Bowl in Arlington, Football Texas Top 150 (No. 8 CB recruit in state per 2015 winter Texas… National position ranking among wide receiver prospects: 25th publication), 89th on LoneStar Top 100, 95th by ESPN and on Waco by 247Sports, 31st by ESPN, 63rd by Scout… In-state rankings: No. 30 by Tribune-Herald’s Top 100… Listed on Houston Chronicle’s Houston Top

PLAYERS 247Sports, No. 34 by ESPN, No. 53 on Austin American-Statesman’s 100… Missed senior season in 2014 due to knee injury… Named second- Fabulous 55, No. 59 by Rivals, No. 63 by Scout, No. 77 on LoneStar Top team 2013 All-District 22-4A as junior… Made 16 tackles, two 100, No. 78 on Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Top 150 and on Waco interceptions, two PBUs and totaled 321 return yards for Ridge Point Tribune-Herald Top 100… Rated 43rd prospect in region by ESPN… squad that finished 9-3 and in 4A DII area finals… Earned 2012 second- Named 2014 first team All-Texas (Dave Campbell’s Texas Football), first team All-District 22-4A honors and made three interceptions as team Super Centex (Waco Tribune-Herald) and unanimous first-team All- sophomore. District 12-6A… Totaled 1,309 yards and 12 TDs on 67 receptions as Personal: Son of Gary Tolbert and Rea Anderson... Full name is Jordan senior, led Midway to 12-1 record and 6A DII regional semifinals… Had Andrew Tolbert... Born April 20, 1996, in Houston, Texas... Uncle, 45 catches for 1,023 yards and 14 TDs as junior, for MHS squad that Christopher Jackson, played football at Iowa and in NFL for Houston finished 9-3 and made 5A DII area finals… Teammate at MHS of fellow Oilers... Major is undecided. Baylor Bears Lenoy Jones Jr. and Jamie Jacobs… Jumper on MHS track and field squad, recorded marks of 47-7 (triple jump), 22-3 ¾ (long jump) and 6-0 (high jump). Personal: Son of Melvin Carter and Debbie Butler... Full name is Devontre Lamar’Keece Stricklin... Born Dec. 7, 1996, in Waco, Texas... Cousin, Ladainian Tomlinson, played football for TCU and in NFL for San Diego Chargers and New York Jets, and cousin, Danario Alexander, 38 played football at Missouri and in NFL for St. Louis Rams and Chargers... Athletic training major. JORDAN WILLIAMS LB • 6-0 • 215 • FR. • HS PARIS, TEXAS (PARIS HS) High School: Two-time all-state linebacker from Paris (Texas) High School… Played under head coach Steven Hohenberger at PHS… Ranked No. 116 national linebacker prospect by 247Sports… Earned 2014 Class 4A 88 All-State honorable mention as senior… Led Paris to 8-5 record and 4A DI regional semifinals… Named District 7-4A Defensive MVP and to all- SAM TECKLENBURG district first team… Totaled 160 tackles, 26 TFL, six sacks and four forced TE • 6-4 • 255 • FR. • HS fumbles as senior… Earned 2013 Class 3A All-State honorable mention as junior… Named 2013 District 13-3A Special Teams MVP and first-team PLANO, TEXAS (PLANO HS) all-district… Earned All-Red River Valley first-team honors after totaling High School: Two-time all-state performer from Plano (Texas) High 143 tackles, six sacks, two fumble recoveries and forced fumble as School… Two-way athlete played tight end, offensive line and defensive junior… Named 2012 Red River Valley Newcomer of Year as tackle in four varsity seasons at Plano under head coach Jaydon sophomore… Helped Paris to 8-4 record and DI regional semifinals, made McCullough… Participated in 2014 NUC Senior All-American Game in 88 tackles, 21 TFL, six sacks, three forced fumbles and fumble recovery… South Carolina following senior season… Rated nation’s No. 58 prospect Also lettered in baseball at PHS. among offensive guards (sixth in Texas) by Scout… Ranked 76th among Personal: Son of Derrick Jones and Tiffany Williams... Full name is DT prospects by ESPN and 105th among tight ends by 247Sports… Listed Jordan Malyk Williams... Born May 26, 1997, in Paris, Texas... Major is on Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Texas Top 150… Rated No. 46 on undecided. SportsDay/DMN Area Top 100 (11th offensive lineman)… Earned 2014 Class 6A All-State honorable mention at DL and named 2014 District 6- 6A Co-Defensive MVP as senior… Totaled 47 tackles, six TFL, six QB hurries and two sacks for 7-4 Plano squad… Also made seven receptions for 118 yards and one TD at tight end… Named 2013 second-team Class 5A All-State on DL as junior… First-team All-District 10-5A on both sides of ball (DL and TE)… Had six tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks for 2013 Plano squad that finished 7-4… Earned 2012 first-team All-District 10-5A distinction as both DT (unanimous) and TE as sophomore. Personal: Son of Kerry and Jane Tecklenburg... Full name is Samuel Douglas Tecklenburg... Born Jan. 31, 1997, in Plano, Texas... Father played football at North Texas and Texas Tech... Major is undecided.

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