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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 68 54 OK Trinity (Euless, TX) 55 76 17 QB DeAndre Dean (S) 6-3 190 (Jr) 3.93 89 62 OK Westside (Omaha, NE) 71 73 07 QB Dan Patten 6-4 188 (Fr) 3.27 55 75 Redshirt Plano West (Plano, TX) 61 76 14 QB Abe Pearson 6-2 205 (So) 3.72 71 90 Redshirt Taylor (Houston, TX) 59 70 10 QB Larry Rasmussen 6-1 184 Fr 3.61 42 86 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 81 35 Redshirt Sam Houston (Arlington, TX) 62 69 42 RB Ben Lindell 5-9 207 Jr 3.82 69 63 OK Early (Early, TX) 62 73 26 RB Jamie McCoy (S) 5-11 204 Sr 3.27 99 59 OK Stafford (Stafford, TX) 71 76 46 RB Jacob Murphy 5-11 210 So 3.49 44 80 OK Sumner Academy (Kansas City, KS) 64 73 21 RB Jamaal Penders 5-10 176 (So) 3.28 55 86 OK Klein Forest (Houston, TX) 61 70 41 FB Colin Grier 6-0 220 Fr 3.97 83 58 OK Rockhurst (Kansas City, MO) 50 59 29 FB Pat Smith (S) 6-2 227 Sr 3.53 55 65 OK Bay City (Bay City, TX) 62 71 28 FB Bradly Springgay 6-2 223 So 2.73 91 47 OK Douglass (Atlanta, GA) 55 66 35 FB Tommie Strother 6-0 213 (So) 3.95 49 72 Redshirt Flower Mound (Flower Mound, TX) 44 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 94 86 Redshirt Wagner Community (Wagner, SD) 55 69 82 WR Sammy Gilmore 5-11 188 Jr 2.87 91 53 OK Jersey Village (Houston, TX) 65 71 89 WR James McCleskey (S) 5-11 181 Jr 3.89 81 64 OK Hamilton (Hamilton, TX) 63 72 87 WR Ian Mills 6-3 198 Fr 3.87 53 89 OK Klein Oak (Spring, TX) 52 65 86 WR Jabari Phillips 6-5 183 Fr 3.60 60 87 OK Meridian (Meridian, TX) 49 72 81 WR Merrill Bell 5-9 185 (Fr) 2.02 48 51 Redshirt J.K. Mullen (Denver, CO) 55 65 84 WR Levi Rossum 6-4 173 So 3.73 52 80 OK Columbine (Littleton, CO) 64 74 22 WR Adan Schroeder (S) 5-8 185 So 2.13 59 33 OK Mesquite (Mesquite, TX) 63 77 80 TE Sergio Kopp 6-4 231 Fr 3.34 55 86 OK Blue Valley (Stilwell, KS) 55 76 88 TE Ross Reynolds 6-4 231 (Jr) 2.12 51 53 Redshirt Norman (Norman, OK) 44 54 83 TE Ladarius Schmidt 6-4 247 (Fr) 3.25 95 56 OK Northeast (Oakland Park, FL) 61 70 85 TE James Waller (S) 6-4 234 Jr 3.79 75 63 OK Arapahoe (Littleton, CO) 72 79

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 95 Redshirt O'Connell Consolidated (TX) 39 48 73 OT Rory Hartman (S) 6-4 307 (So) 2.98 78 60 OK Fairview (Boulder, CO) 62 72 70 OT Jessie Ladd (S) 6-5 318 Sr 3.66 82 57 OK Cedar Park (Cedar Park, TX) 63 73 78 OT Carter Bliss 6-4 284 Fr 3.73 85 85 OK J.H. Reagan (Austin, TX) 55 75 66 OT Guy Schmitz 6-6 293 (Fr) 2.28 98 33 Redshirt South Garland (Garland, TX) 53 74 72 OT Michael Tyson 6-1 313 (Sr) 3.31 95 47 OK Roosevelt (Lubbock, TX) 47 59 64 OG Matthew McBride 6-1 277 (Fr) 2.09 51 50 Redshirt Duncanville (Duncanville, TX) 55 75 77 OG Brandon McDougle 6-7 285 (Jr) 3.43 93 73 Redshirt Bangs (Bangs, TX) 42 47 63 OG Chris Barron 6-3 275 Fr 2.49 88 36 OK Columbine (Littleton, CO) 66 84 75 OG Cameron Dion (S) 6-2 297 So 3.92 76 79 OK Galena Park (Galena Park, TX) 76 84 71 OG Christian Shirley (S) 6-7 337 Sr 3.40 69 59 OK Downingtown (Downingtown, PA) 70 74 79 OG Mikel Stone 6-2 328 Sr 2.23 81 36 OK B.T. Washington (Houston, TX) 53 72 76 C James Arenas (S) 6-1 289 Fr 3.30 66 70 OK Newton (Newton, TX) 64 82 55 C Alex Hamilton 6-4 295 Fr 2.06 54 48 OK Longview (Longview, TX) 46 64 61 C Austin Breezy 6-8 284 Jr 3.47 90 65 OK Klein (Klein, TX) 35 45

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 22 56 OK J.K. Mullen (Denver, CO) 66 81 96 DE Rashawn Delaney (S) 6-7 287 Sr 3.35 86 78 OK Monterey (Lubbock, TX) 60 67 94 DE David Sauer 6-0 273 (Fr) 2.34 54 51 Redshirt Palo Duro (Amarillo, TX) 43 62 99 DE Jeffrey Garcia (S) 6-2 271 Sr 2.44 58 60 OK Dulles (Sugar Land, TX) 64 76 92 DE Aaron Warren 6-8 268 (Fr) 3.51 99 72 Redshirt Osage (Kaiser, MO) 58 80 90 DT Matthew Myles (S) 6-5 293 Jr 3.36 76 66 OK Bottineau (Bottineau, ND) 66 73 97 DT Nate Ritter 6-4 296 (Fr) 3.97 82 63 Redshirt Robert E. Lee (Tyler, TX) 52 74 95 DT Freddie Funk (S) 6-4 298 So 2.59 57 51 OK Troup (Troup, TX) 65 82 93 DT Justin McCall 6-8 291 (So) 3.26 82 99 Redshirt San Marcos (San Marcos, TX) 33 43 98 DT Andy Wright 6-3 280 Jr 3.95 52 80 OK Robert E. Lee (Tyler, TX) 58 74

Linebackers # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 57 ILB Rien Christiansen 5-11 230 (So) 3.47 76 71 Redshirt Diamond Hill-Jarvis (Fort Worth, TX) 40 50 47 ILB Alan Graham (S) 6-0 234 So 3.29 72 84 OK Waco (Waco, TX) 61 72 52 ILB Zachary Applegate 5-11 243 Sr 3.03 65 63 OK Irvington (Irvington, NJ) 57 69 51 ILB Bill Moore 5-9 230 (So) 3.45 81 85 Redshirt Diamond Hill-Jarvis (Fort Worth, TX) 40 51 58 ILB Blake Word 6-2 233 Fr 3.70 36 99 OK Naaman Forest (Garland, TX) 52 68 50 OLB Matthew Roberts 5-11 225 (Fr) 3.75 37 85 Redshirt Ennis (Ennis, TX) 51 66 53 OLB Najeh Penrose (S) 6-0 239 So 3.96 80 64 OK Newman Smith (Carrollton, TX) 60 77 56 OLB Ty Taylor 6-0 239 So 1.93 61 35 OK Navarro (Geronimo, TX) 60 74 43 OLB La'Roi Culver 6-2 243 (Fr) 3.81 73 61 Redshirt Comanche (Comanche, TX) 54 70 54 OLB Joe Joe Anderson (S) 6-1 223 So 3.71 99 62 OK Brownwood (Brownwood, TX) 61 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 88 67 OK Kennedale (Kennedale, TX) 48 65 48 CB Rob Crow 5-10 170 Fr 3.69 38 89 OK Ozen (Beaumont, TX) 45 65 24 CB Evan Todd 6-0 179 Fr 2.86 45 69 P (2-4 wks) Ennis (Ennis, TX) 50 62 39 CB Ray Ekwerekwu 5-10 158 (So) 3.94 66 91 Redshirt La Marque (La Marque, TX) 43 51 44 CB Roosevelt Watts (S) 6-1 177 So 3.11 79 59 OK Klein Forest (Houston, TX) 67 74 49 CB Theron Chapman (S) 5-8 184 (Sr) 3.68 95 63 OK Elder (Cincinnati, OH) 65 73 30 FS Jon Siemon 5-11 189 So 3.54 79 82 OK Evans (Orlando, FL) 59 71 25 FS Drew Jones 5-10 182 Jr 3.57 93 70 OK Rockwall (Rockwall, TX) 54 57 27 FS Reggie Langford (S) 6-2 197 Jr 3.96 99 55 OK Dubuque (Dubuque, IA) 69 84 32 SS Danny Drake 5-10 164 So 2.96 79 58 OK Cleburne (Cleburne, TX) 47 63 23 SS Todd Clary (S) 6-1 179 So 3.56 81 75 OK J.H. Reagan (Austin, TX) 59 76 36 SS Jordan Cook 5-11 201 So 3.47 72 63 O (2-4 wks) 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 43 88 OK Tolsia (Fort Gay, WV) 70 70 02 K Kevin Timmons 6-3 190 (Jr) 3.60 60 83 Redshirt Dickinson (Dickinson, TX) 51 56 04 K Austin Edmunds 6-3 164 Fr 3.41 45 87 OK Spearman (Spearman, TX) 62 76 12 P Luke Smith 6-2 185 (Jr) 3.28 81 85 Redshirt Holliday (Holliday, TX) 35 44 05 P Darren Merrick 5-9 189 Fr 3.60 65 60 OK Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, TX) 67 67 03 P Nic Cunningham (S) 6-3 183 So 3.81 52 96 OK Valley (West Des Moines, IA) 77 82