THE BULLDOGS: RETURNEES JEFFREY ALLISON’S GAME-BY-GAME Tackles 2016 - Freshman UA A Total TFL-Yds INT-Yds FF FR PBU 79NICK AIBUEDEFE OL at Nebraska 1 2 3 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sacramento State 1 2 3 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 6-4 | 270 | So. | 3rd Year at Toledo 1 3 4 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sacramento, Calif. (Capital Christian HS) Tulsa 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 CAREER GAMES: 5 at UNLV 1 1 2 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 at Nevada 4 3 7 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 San Diego State 0 1 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw action in five games. at Utah State 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2015 (FRESHMAN): Walked-on to the program and redshirted. Air Force 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 at Colorado State 0 1 1 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Capital Christian High School in Sacramento ... Hawai’i 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 earned second-team all-conference honors in the Golden Empire League as a San Jose State 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 defensive end ... was a four-year football letterwinner. TOTALS 8 13 21 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0 JEFFREY ALLISON’S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS PERSONAL: Born in San Jose, California ... parents are Ben and Ables Aibuedefe Solo Tackles: 4- at Nevada, 2016 ... has two siblings, Bianca and Chris ... major at Fresno State is criminology-law Total Tackles: 7 - at Nevada, 2016 enforcement. TFL: N/A Sacks: N/A Forced fumble: N/A Fumble recovery: N/A 13JUSTIN ALLEN WR 5-11 | 188 | Jr. | 4th Year Los Angeles, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) CAREER GAMES: 11 90KEVIN ATKINS DT 6-2 | 297 | RFr. | 2nd Year 2016 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 11 of 12 games … registered first career catch Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta) on Oct. 1 at UNLV, an eight-yard grab … totaled four catches for 36 yards on the season … season-long catch was 11 yards, recorded vs. Hawai’i on Nov. 19. Redshirted. 2015 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Did not see game action. 2016 (FRESHMAN): Southwestern League Defensive MVP ... helped lead the 2014 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: Broncos to their seventh-straight Southwestern League title and into the CIF-SS HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Mater Dei ... an Orange County All-Star. West Valley finals for the sixth time in the last seven years ... the Broncos dropped the championship game 21-14 to Mission Viejo after picking up three playoff PERSONAL: Born in Downey, Calif. ... son of Jerald and Lynn Allen ... has wins to advance to the title game ... compiled 77 tackles (36 solo), 11 tackles of three older brothers ... majoring in africana studies. a loss, 9.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one pass deflection as a senior, while leading the team to a 12-2 overall record ... posted 40 tackles (19 solo), 4.5 tackles for a loss, 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery as a junior ... was rated as the No. 12 defensive linemen in the state of California. 24JEFFREY ALLISON ILB PERSONAL: Son of Raushaun and Kenneth Blue ... has one sister, LeeZhane ... 6-0 | 250 | So. | 2nd Year is a pre-business major at Fresno State. Miami, Fla. (Langston Hughes HS [Ga.]) CAREER GAMES: 12 2016 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 12 games as a true freshman … finished with 21 tackles, including eight solo stops … in sixth career game, recorded a season- 7JAMES BAILEY SAM high seven tackles on Oct. 8 at Nevada … tallied 19 of 21 tackles through the 6-1 | 225 | Jr. | 3rd Year first six games of the season … was on the receiving end of two pooch kickoffs in a contest vs. Air Force on Oct. 28, totaling 15 return yards and a long-return Austin, Texas (Lake Travis HS) of eight yards. CAREER GAMES: 24 STARTS: 15 HIGH SCHOOL: Selected by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution to its 2015 All- 2016 (SOPHOMORE): Started all 12 games at outside linebacker … finished Metro City/South Fulton and its All-Region 3-AAAAAA first-teams ... posted the season with 59 tackles and 5.0 tackles for a loss … will stand tied as the team’s 121 tackles, eight tackles for a loss, three sacks, two fumble recoveries and one returning tackles leader (59) for the 2017 season with teammate DeShawn Potts interception his senior year ... registered 144 tackles as a junior when he led his after tying for the third-most stops on the team as a sophomore … posted at team to a 9-3 record and the Class AAAAAA playoffs ... his 144 tackles in 2014 least six tackles in six respective games … single-game season-high for tackles led the team on a roster that featured fellow linebacker D’Andre Walker, who was eight vs. Sacramento State on Sept. 10 … netted career-first quarterback sack signed an NLI with Georgia in 2015 ... also competed in track & field and was a (half-a-sack) and career-high 1.5 tackles for a loss against Tulsa on Sept. 24 … member of his school’s 4x100 relay team. posted a fumble recovery after Nela Otukolo recorded a force vs. Air Force on Oct. 28 … tallied four pass breakups, including three in a single-game against PERSONAL: Born in Miami, Fla. … son of Edward and Shynita Ponton … has three brothers – Bernard Lee, Edward Ponton II and Gregory Ponton … major UNLV on Oct. 1. at Fresno State is criminology-law enforcement. 2015 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 12 games and made three starts at outside linebacker during his true freshman season … his 47 tackles were the most by any Bulldog true freshmen since linebacker Kevin Adams also posted 47 stops as a 2017 FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE | 31 THE BULLDOGS: RETURNEES true freshman in 1995 … tied for seventh on the team in tackles … ranked No. 5 among true freshmen in the Mountain West in tackles … also posted 2.0 tackles for a loss, one fumble recovery that came in the San Jose State game, two pass breakups and one quarterback hurry … posted nine tackles on Sept. 26 at San Jose State, which were the most by any Bulldog freshman since Ben Jacobs had 16 4MIKE BELL DB tackles at No. 23 Texas A&M in 2007 … drew his first career start on Oct. 16 vs. 6-3 | 205 | So. | 3rd Year UNLV and had seven tackles in the win … recorded at least one tackle in every Moreno Valley, Calif. (Citrus Hill HS) game and had four games with six or more stops. CAREER GAMES: 12 STARTS: 1 HIGH SCHOOL: First-team All-District 14-6A selection at outside linebacker 2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in all 12 games and earned first by the Austin Statesman ... second-team All-CenTex selection ... named to the career start in the final game of the season against San Jose State on Nov. 26 … 2014 Texas Associated Press Sports Editors Class 6A honorable mention team registered 35 tackles (17 solo), 2.5 tackles for a loss and one pass breakup during ... in 12 games in 2014 he recorded 79 tackles and 11.0 tackles for a loss, leading first season on the gridiron for the ‘Dogs … netted a season-high seven tackles at his team to a 10-2 record ... also posted 70 tackles and 12.0 tackles for a loss as a Utah State on Oct. 22 … after logging five tackles over his first five career games, junior when Lake Travis High School went 14-2 and 79 tackles as a sophomore posted 26 tackles over the next five games … served as a staple member of the in a 10-2 season ... had seven sacks in high school career - the most in one season special teams unit throughout the season and back-up safety before being inserted was four as a junior ... garnered honorable mention all-state accolades as a junior into the starting lineup for the season finale. ... earned first-team all-district honors three times in his career ... also lettered in basketball and track in high school. 2015 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted. PERSONAL: Born in Cincinnati, Ohio ... son of Lisa and Bryan Bailey ... has HIGH SCHOOL: Led his team an 11-2 record and a spot in the CIF-SS Inland two older siblings, sister Rachel and brother Caleb ... lists his favorite athlete as Division semifinals as a senior under coach Eric Zomalt ... was named to the Cal- NFL safety Eric Berry because of how he loves the game … is a history major Hi Sports All-State football team for the CIF Southern Section and named first- at Fresno State. team All-CIF in 2014 ... as a junior, he helped lead his team to a 13-1 record and the CIF Championship ... had 41 tackles in 2013, one interception and one fumble JAMES BAILEY’S CAREER STATS recovery ... garnered second-team All-CIF honors as a junior ... is a three-time TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR Blkd QBH 2015 12 32 15 47 2.0 2 2 0 1 0 1 first-team all-league selection as a defensive back ... in his prep career he recorded 2016 12 32 27 59 5.0 11 4 0 1 0 1 172 tackles, eight interceptions and three fumble recoveries on defense while also TOTAL 24 64 42 106 7.0 13 6 0 2 0 2 throwing for 22 touchdowns and scoring 39 touchdowns of his own splitting time SACKS G UA A Total Yds at quarterback and wide receiver.