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Quarterbacks # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 01 QB J.J. Chandler 6-4 203 Fr 2.61 77 55 OK Trinity (Euless, TX) 54 77 17 QB DeAndre Dean (S) 6-3 190 (Jr) 3.93 88 54 OK Westside (Omaha, NE) 64 71 07 QB Dan Patten 6-4 188 (Fr) 3.27 46 74 Redshirt Plano West (Plano, TX) 61 75 14 QB Abe Pearson 6-2 205 (So) 3.72 79 89 Redshirt Taylor (Houston, TX) 60 73 10 QB Larry Rasmussen 6-1 184 Fr 3.61 51 93 OK Dulles (Sugar Land, TX) 58 77

Running Backs # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 45 RB Matt Eaton 6-0 222 (Jr) 2.17 88 45 Redshirt Sam Houston (Arlington, TX) 67 67 42 RB Ben Lindell 5-9 207 Jr 3.82 77 61 OK Early (Early, TX) 64 77 26 RB Jamie McCoy 5-11 204 Sr 3.27 92 68 Q (2-4 wks) Stafford (Stafford, TX) 69 75 46 RB Jacob Murphy (S) 5-11 210 So 3.49 52 88 OK Sumner Academy (Kansas City, KS) 66 76 21 RB Jamaal Penders 5-10 176 (So) 3.28 46 78 OK Klein Forest (Houston, TX) 59 69 41 FB Colin Grier 6-0 220 Fr 3.97 93 67 OK Rockhurst (Kansas City, MO) 51 57 29 FB Pat Smith (S) 6-2 227 Sr 3.53 56 66 P (2-4 wks) Bay City (Bay City, TX) 65 73 28 FB Bradly Springgay 6-2 223 So 2.73 91 48 OK Douglass (Atlanta, GA) 54 66 35 FB Tommie Strother 6-0 213 (So) 3.95 56 80 Redshirt Flower Mound (Flower Mound, TX) 40 51

Receivers # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 37 WR Kevin Epperson 6-6 205 (So) 3.29 99 78 Redshirt Wagner Community (Wagner, SD) 58 71 82 WR Sammy Gilmore 5-11 188 Jr 2.87 91 43 OK Jersey Village (Houston, TX) 62 70 89 WR James McCleskey (S) 5-11 181 Jr 3.89 80 57 Q (3-5 wks) Hamilton (Hamilton, TX) 65 73 87 WR Ian Mills 6-3 198 Fr 3.87 63 81 OK Klein Oak (Spring, TX) 51 71 86 WR Jabari Phillips 6-5 183 Fr 3.60 51 86 OK Meridian (Meridian, TX) 52 65 81 WR Merrill Bell 5-9 185 (Fr) 2.02 47 41 Redshirt J.K. Mullen (Denver, CO) 56 69 84 WR Levi Rossum (S) 6-4 173 So 3.73 44 72 OK Columbine (Littleton, CO) 63 77 22 WR Adan Schroeder 5-8 185 So 2.13 68 41 P (1-3 wks) Mesquite (Mesquite, TX) 62 80 80 TE Sergio Kopp 6-4 231 Fr 3.34 64 76 Q (2-4 wks) Blue Valley (Stilwell, KS) 56 72 88 TE Ross Reynolds 6-4 231 (Jr) 2.12 52 61 Redshirt Norman (Norman, OK) 47 55 83 TE Ladarius Schmidt 6-4 247 (Fr) 3.25 99 63 OK Northeast (Oakland Park, FL) 60 75 85 TE James Waller (S) 6-4 234 Jr 3.79 74 73 OK Arapahoe (Littleton, CO) 71 80

Offensive Lineman # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 68 OT Marquis Goff 6-7 311 (So) 3.61 61 94 Redshirt O'Connell Consolidated (TX) 36 50 73 OT Rory Hartman (S) 6-4 307 (So) 2.98 70 59 OK Fairview (Boulder, CO) 62 71 70 OT Jessie Ladd (S) 6-5 318 Sr 3.66 81 65 OK Cedar Park (Cedar Park, TX) 66 70 78 OT Carter Bliss 6-4 284 Fr 3.73 76 75 OK J.H. Reagan (Austin, TX) 57 72 66 OT Guy Schmitz 6-6 293 (Fr) 2.28 90 32 Redshirt South Garland (Garland, TX) 58 77 72 OT Michael Tyson 6-1 313 (Sr) 3.31 99 56 OK Roosevelt (Lubbock, TX) 49 60 64 OG Matthew McBride 6-1 277 (Fr) 2.09 44 49 Redshirt Duncanville (Duncanville, TX) 57 68 77 OG Brandon McDougle 6-7 285 (Jr) 3.43 93 83 Redshirt Bangs (Bangs, TX) 42 46 63 OG Chris Barron (S) 6-3 275 Fr 2.49 87 37 Q (3-5 wks) Columbine (Littleton, CO) 64 83 75 OG Cameron Dion (S) 6-2 297 So 3.92 77 71 OK Galena Park (Galena Park, TX) 72 84 71 OG Christian Shirley 6-7 337 Sr 3.40 68 59 OK Downingtown (Downingtown, PA) 67 73 79 OG Mikel Stone 6-2 328 Sr 2.23 87 43 OK B.T. Washington (Houston, TX) 54 73 76 C James Arenas (S) 6-1 289 Fr 3.30 65 69 OK Newton (Newton, TX) 61 81 55 C Alex Hamilton 6-4 295 Fr 2.06 47 56 OK Longview (Longview, TX) 48 62 61 C Austin Breezy 6-8 284 Jr 3.47 92 65 OK Klein (Klein, TX) 36 41

Defensive Lineman # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 91 DE Al Caron 6-4 286 Sr 1.98 24 60 Suspended J.K. Mullen (Denver, CO) 66 79 96 DE Rashawn Delaney (S) 6-7 287 Sr 3.35 89 81 OK Monterey (Lubbock, TX) 60 70 94 DE David Sauer 6-0 273 (Fr) 2.34 61 55 Redshirt Palo Duro (Amarillo, TX) 43 61 99 DE Jeffrey Garcia (S) 6-2 271 Sr 2.44 54 54 OK Dulles (Sugar Land, TX) 64 77 92 DE Aaron Warren 6-8 268 (Fr) 3.51 98 70 Redshirt Osage (Kaiser, MO) 58 79 90 DT Matthew Myles (S) 6-5 293 Jr 3.36 72 72 OK Bottineau (Bottineau, ND) 66 74 97 DT Nate Ritter 6-4 296 (Fr) 3.97 79 69 Redshirt Robert E. Lee (Tyler, TX) 53 72 95 DT Freddie Funk (S) 6-4 298 So 2.59 63 54 OK Troup (Troup, TX) 64 82 93 DT Justin McCall 6-8 291 (So) 3.26 81 99 Redshirt San Marcos (San Marcos, TX) 33 42 98 DT Andy Wright 6-3 280 Jr 3.95 56 74 P (0-2 wks) Robert E. Lee (Tyler, TX) 58 76

Linebackers # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 57 ILB Rien Christiansen 5-11 230 (So) 3.47 78 76 Redshirt Diamond Hill-Jarvis (Fort Worth, TX) 39 50 47 ILB Alan Graham 6-0 234 So 3.29 73 78 P (2-4 wks) Waco (Waco, TX) 62 74 52 ILB Zachary Applegate 5-11 243 Sr 3.03 66 58 OK Irvington (Irvington, NJ) 62 71 51 ILB Bill Moore 5-9 230 (So) 3.45 74 90 Redshirt Diamond Hill-Jarvis (Fort Worth, TX) 40 47 58 ILB Blake Word (S) 6-2 233 Fr 3.70 39 95 OK Naaman Forest (Garland, TX) 50 67 50 OLB Matthew Roberts 5-11 225 (Fr) 3.75 43 83 Redshirt Ennis (Ennis, TX) 52 67 53 OLB Najeh Penrose 6-0 239 So 3.96 77 70 OK Newman Smith (Carrollton, TX) 60 76 56 OLB Ty Taylor 6-0 239 So 1.93 59 34 Suspended Navarro (Geronimo, TX) 60 74 43 OLB La'Roi Culver 6-2 243 (Fr) 3.81 78 67 Redshirt Comanche (Comanche, TX) 54 70 54 OLB Joe Joe Anderson (S) 6-1 223 So 3.71 95 59 OK Brownwood (Brownwood, TX) 62 73

Defensive Backs # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 40 CB Walton Lyle 5-9 157 Fr 3.82 84 74 P (0-2 wks) Kennedale (Kennedale, TX) 49 65 48 CB Rob Crow 5-10 170 Fr 3.69 42 84 OK Ozen (Beaumont, TX) 46 64 24 CB Evan Todd (S) 6-0 179 Fr 2.86 47 67 OK Ennis (Ennis, TX) 47 66 39 CB Ray Ekwerekwu 5-10 158 (So) 3.94 72 86 Redshirt La Marque (La Marque, TX) 42 52 44 CB Roosevelt Watts (S) 6-1 177 So 3.11 77 55 OK Klein Forest (Houston, TX) 68 73 49 CB Theron Chapman 5-8 184 (Sr) 3.68 92 57 OK Elder (Cincinnati, OH) 62 71 30 FS Jon Siemon 5-11 189 So 3.54 80 87 Q (0-2 wks) Evans (Orlando, FL) 57 71 25 FS Drew Jones 5-10 182 Jr 3.57 90 77 OK Rockwall (Rockwall, TX) 54 59 27 FS Reggie Langford (S) 6-2 197 Jr 3.96 98 57 OK Dubuque (Dubuque, IA) 72 83 32 SS Danny Drake 5-10 164 So 2.96 76 52 OK Cleburne (Cleburne, TX) 46 62 23 SS Todd Clary (S) 6-1 179 So 3.56 76 70 OK J.H. Reagan (Austin, TX) 63 78 36 SS Jordan Cook 5-11 201 So 3.47 71 68 OK Aldine (Houston, TX) 59 71

Special teams # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 09 K Edmond Thurd (S) 5-10 189 Sr 3.62 45 86 OK Tolsia (Fort Gay, WV) 69 72 02 K Kevin Timmons 6-3 190 (Jr) 3.60 63 77 Redshirt Dickinson (Dickinson, TX) 52 56 04 K Austin Edmunds 6-3 164 Fr 3.41 48 84 OK Spearman (Spearman, TX) 62 74 12 P Luke Smith 6-2 185 (Jr) 3.28 88 81 Redshirt Holliday (Holliday, TX) 39 39 05 P Darren Merrick 5-9 189 Fr 3.60 68 62 OK Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, TX) 62 71 03 P Nic Cunningham (S) 6-3 183 So 3.81 56 89 OK Valley (West Des Moines, IA) 78 84