2019 CHARLOTTE 49ERS SPRING FOOTBALL GENERAL INFORMATION COACHING STAFF Location ...............................Charlotte, N.C. 28223 Head Coach ................................... Will Healy Founded ..............................1946 Alma Mater .................................... Richmond, 2008 Enrollment ...........................29,710 Career Record (years) ............... 13-21(4th year) Nickname.............................49ers Record w/ 49ers (years) ............ 0-0 (1st year) Colors ..................................Green and White Ass’t Head Coach/co-Def. Coord Marcus West Arena ...................................Jerry Richardson Stadium Alma Mater ............................... Memphis, 2005 Capacity ..............................15,314 Nickels ........................................... Zachary Alley Field .....................................McColl-Richardson Field Alma Mater ............................... Clemson, 2014 Surface ................................Synthetic Turf Offensive Coordinator/OL ............ Alex Atkins NCAA Affiliation ...................Division I Alma Mater ............................... UT-Martin, 2007 Football Subdivision ............FBS Quarterbacks ................................ Mark Carney Conference ..........................Conference USA Alma Mater ............................... Fordham, 2003 Chancellor ...........................Dr. Philip Dubois co-Defensive Coord./Safeties ...... Brandon Cooper Athletics Director .................Mike Hill Alma Mater ............................... UT-Martin, 2007 Athletics Dept. Phone ..........(704) 687-4937 Run Game Coordinator/RB .......... Sean Dawkins Ticket Office Phone .............(704) 687-4949 Alma Mater ................................ Troy, 2007 Receivers....................................... Montario Hardesty MEDIA RELATIONS Alma Mater ................................ Tennessee, 2009 Director (FB Contact) ..........Thomas E. Whitestone Cornerbacks.................................. Eddie Hicks Phone ............................(704) 687-1022 Alma Mater ................................ Southern Miss, 2012 Cell ................................(980) 253-4951 Special Teams Coordinator/LB ... Max Thurmond Home ............................(704) 455-9636 Alma Mater ................................ Jacksonville State, 2001 Email [email protected] Tight Ends Coach ......................... Cody Woodiel Assoc. SID ...........................Brent Stastny Alma Mater ............................... Troy, 2013 Phone ............................(704) 687-1021 Graduate Assistant ....................... Brooks Barden Home ............................(704) 721-4045 Alma Mater ................................ Charlotte, 2018 Email [email protected] Graduate Assistant ....................... Tyler Chadwick Ass’t SID ..............................Travis Woods Alma Mater ................................ Coastal Carolina, 2016 Phone ............................704/687-1838 Graduate Assistant ....................... TBA Email [email protected] Alma Mater ................................ Ass’t SID ..............................Sean Fox Graduate Assistant ....................... TBA Phone ............................(704) 687-1023 Alma Mater ................................ Email [email protected] Strength & Conditioning Coach .. Chris Laskowski Recruiting Coord./FB Relations .. Carter Crutchfield Fax ......................................(704) 687-4918 Student-Athlete Development ..... Kevin Donnalley Press Row ...........................(704) 687-8036 Athletic Trainer ........................... AJ Lukjanczuk Athletics Website .................www.charlotte49ers.com TEAM INFORMATION Twitter ..................................@charlotte49ers Total H A N @Charlotte49erFTBL 2018 Overall 5-7 4-2 1-5 0-0 Mailing Address 9201 University City Blvd. Conference USA 4-4 3-1 1-3 0-0 Student Activity Center Non-Conference 1-3 1-1 0-2 0-0 Third Floor Final Ranking..................................... N/A Charlotte, NC 28223 Letterwinners Returning/Lost............. 40/20 HISTORY Starters Returning/Lost...................... Off: 5/6; Def: 7/4 First year of Program ...........2013 (FBS, 2015) STADIUM INFORMATION All-Time Record: ..................22-48 Stadium ............................Jerry Richardson Stadium Bowl Appearances ...............0 Capacity............................15,314 Field ..................................McColl-Richardson Field Surface .............................Synthetic Surface Practice Fields ..................Bermuda Sod First game.........................Aug 31, 2013 CHARLOTTE 49ERS RETURNING STARTER BREAKDOWN OFFENSE: Returning starters (5) Ht. Wt. Cl. Notes RB 32 BENNY LEMAY 5-9 218 Sr. 2nd-team all-C-USA; 2nd, C-USA (102.3); 2,135 car. yd. (#2) QB 17 CHRIS REYNOLDS 5-11 199 R-So. Six starts (100-154; .649; 6 TD; 2 INT LT 71 CAMERON CLARK 6-5 296 R-Sr. PFF: 1st team all-C-USA; Co-Captain; 22 career starts, 18 cons. C 68 JAELIN FISHER 6-2 278 R-Jr. Made one start as RS-Fr.; 12 in 2018 WR 9 VICTOR TUCKER 5-11 182 R-So. C-USA all-Freshman; 3rd, FBS Fr. WR (68.5 yds/gm); 3 100-yd gms Starters Lost (6) WR 6 WORKPEH KOFA 6-0 205 4th 49ers w/ 1000+; 3rd all-time (1,197 rec. yds.) SLOT 3 MARK QUATTLEBAUM 5-9 166 Team-high 3 Rec. TD (ODU; MT; FAU); 2017 leading rec. RT 64 NATE DAVIS 6-3 311 2019 NFL Combine; 2019 Reese’s Senior Bowl LG 60 DARREN DRAKE 6-1 307 Two-year starter; 41 car. gms played; 19 cons. starts RG 51 CHRIS BROWN 6-3 298 3-yr starter (32 career starts) TE 87 CHRIS PHILLIPS 6-2 238 2018 HM all-C-USA; 2 TDs DEFENSE: Returning starters (7) DE 5 ALEX HIGHSMITH 6-3 244 R-Sr. 1st tm all-C-USA; sch-rec. 17.5 TFL DT 98 TIMMY HORNE 6-5 311 R-Jr. 2 blk passes, 1 blocked PAT v. ODU DE 10 TYRIQ HARRIS 6-3 241 R-Sr. HM all-C-USA; ‘17; 18 CUSA all-Acad.; CoSIDA Acad. all-District LB 34 JEFF GEMMELL 6-3 234 R-Sr. 10+ tkls in 3 C-USA gms; 220 car. tkl LB 7 ANTHONY BUTLER 6-0 221 Sr. 16 car starts: 97 tkl, 9.5 TFL; 3.5 sck FS 28 BEN DELUCA 6-1 201 Sr. HM all-C-USA; tm-hi 91 tkl (11th, C-USA); PFF: 1st team all-C-USA CB 20 D.J. ANDERSON 5-11 189 R-Sr. First-year 49er; started 9 games Starters Lost (4) DT 62 TYLER FAIN 6-3 297 3.0 sacks; 5.0 TFL; two-year starter LB 21 JUWAN FOGGIE 6-1 234 2018 2nd team all-C-USA; 3rd NCAA 6 INT SS 2 ED ROLLE 5-10 190 4 career INT; Tm-hi 5 PBU in 2018; 3-year starter CD 25 DENZEL IRVIN 6-0 187 8 starts; 28 tkl (7, UMass) SPECIAL TEAMS: Returning (3): K 11 Jonathan Cruz 5-9 170 So. 17-22 FG (8 40+); 2nd-team C-USA & CUSA all-Fresh; PFF: 1st team all-C-USA P 39 Kyle Corbett 6-0 202 R-Jr. Sch-rec. 75-yd; 50+ in 5 gms; 41.0 avg. KR 5 Aaron McAllister 5-10 226 R-Jr. 17.9 Kick ret. avg.; Long: 46 Lost (2): LS 54 Brian McDonough 5-7 241 Two-year starting longsnapper PR 3 Mark Quattlebaum 5-9 166 4.8 punt ret. avg. Long: 18 2019 CHARLOTTE 49ERS FOOTBALL NOTES: ** Head coach Will Healy is in his first year with the 49ers. He spent three years as head coach at Austin Peay, orchestrating one of the most incredible turnarounds in college football history. In his second year, the Governors went 8-4 (8-1 vs. FCS foes) after going 1-45 over the previous four years. ** Healy hired an entire new staff for the 49ers. Of his 10 hires, he worked with six during his coaching career at APSU and as an assistant at UT-Chattanooga. A seventh, QB coach Mark Carney, was his QB coach during his playing days at Richmond. Six members of the coaching staff (Healy, Marcus West, Brandon Cooper, Sean Dawkins, Eddie Hicks and Max Thurmond) were on Austin Peay’s staff during the turnaround season of 2017. ** Among FBS schools, Charlotte ranked 11th in rushing defense (105.7 yds/gm) and 25th in total defense (337.3/gm). ** In C-USA, Charlotte’s offense ranked 4th in rushing offense(159.9/gm) and 3rd in third-down conversions (42.2%). ** in C-USA, Charlotte’s defense ranked 2rd in rushing defense (105.7/gm); 4th in total defense (337.3/gm) and 5th in red zone defense (80.5%). ** Charlotte has 12 returning starters (5 off.; 7 def.), including quarterback(s)Chris Reynolds (6 starts) and Evan Shirreffs (4 starts), leading rusher Benny LeMay, leading receiver Victor Tucker, two-year starting OL Cameron Clark and defensive stalwarts Alex Highsmith, Jeff Gemmell, Ben DeLuca and Tyriq Harris. ** Charlotte returns five players that earned all-Conference USA honors, last year: DEAlex Highsmith (1st team); RB Benny LeMay (2nd team); K Jonathan Cruz (2nd team); DE Tyriq Harris (HM) and S Ben DeLuca (HM). ** Pro Football Focus (PFF) named four 49ers to the all-Conference USA first team and all four return for 2019: DE Alex Highsmith; K Jonathan Cruz; S Ben DeLuca (HM); OL Cam Clark ** 2018 NCAA FBS ranks: Yards rushing Benny LeMay 1,228 13th TFL Alex Highsmith 17.5 16th Rushing yds/gm Benny LeMay 102.3 20th FGM/gm Jonathan Cruz 1.42 20th All-Purpose yds/gm Benny LeMay 125.8 26th ** According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), DE Alex Highsmith was the 10th-highest graded edge defender in the country (89.7 ‘elite’ grade) and the highest-graded edge defender in run defense (90.6 ‘elite’ grade). His 37 stops in run defense were the second-most in the country and his 13.2 run-stop pct. was third-best. ** According to PFF, Highsmith was the second-highest graded edge defender (behind ODU’s Oshane Ximines). He led C-USA’s edge defenders with 46 defensive stops, 37 run stops and a 13.2 run-stop pct. ** RB Benny LeMay ranked second in C-USA in