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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 2.54 59 54 OK Trinity (Euless, TX) 42 55 17 QB DeAndre Dean (S) 6-3 190 (Jr) 3.76 97 54 OK Westside (Omaha, NE) 61 68 07 QB Dan Patten 6-4 188 (Fr) 3.43 45 68 Redshirt Plano West (Plano, TX) 58 77 14 QB Abe Pearson 6-2 205 (So) 3.41 71 88 Redshirt Taylor (Houston, TX) 62 73 10 QB Larry Rasmussen 6-1 184 Fr 3.38 52 87 OK Dulles (Sugar Land, TX) 55 75

Running Backs # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 45 RB Matt Eaton 6-0 222 (Jr) 2.22 82 43 Redshirt Sam Houston (Arlington, TX) 63 65 42 RB Ben Lindell 5-9 207 Jr 3.92 78 70 OK Early (Early, TX) 67 73 26 RB Jamie McCoy (S) 5-11 204 Sr 3.47 91 59 OK Stafford (Stafford, TX) 66 77 46 RB Jacob Murphy 5-11 210 So 3.82 51 86 OK Sumner Academy (Kansas City, KS) 62 73 21 RB Jamaal Penders 5-10 176 (So) 3.38 46 86 OK Klein Forest (Houston, TX) 60 69 41 FB Colin Grier 6-0 220 Fr 3.26 76 44 OK Rockhurst (Kansas City, MO) 60 69 29 FB Pat Smith (S) 6-2 227 Sr 3.53 57 74 OK Bay City (Bay City, TX) 64 76 28 FB Bradly Springgay 6-2 223 So 2.78 93 39 OK Douglass (Atlanta, GA) 54 63 35 FB Tommie Strother 6-0 213 (So) 3.87 56 81 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) 3.21 99 78 Redshirt Wagner Community (Wagner, SD) 56 67 82 WR Sammy Gilmore 5-11 188 Jr 2.89 84 45 OK Jersey Village (Houston, TX) 64 70 89 WR James McCleskey (S) 5-11 181 Jr 3.76 89 57 OK Hamilton (Hamilton, TX) 65 73 87 WR Ian Mills 6-3 198 Fr 3.91 53 90 OK Klein Oak (Spring, TX) 49 68 86 WR Jabari Phillips 6-5 183 Fr 3.80 52 88 OK Meridian (Meridian, TX) 53 66 81 WR Merrill Bell 5-9 185 (Fr) 2.04 47 41 Redshirt J.K. Mullen (Denver, CO) 51 71 84 WR Levi Rossum (S) 6-4 173 So 3.78 44 81 OK Columbine (Littleton, CO) 65 75 22 WR Adan Schroeder 5-8 185 So 1.99 67 42 OK Mesquite (Mesquite, TX) 62 79 80 TE Sergio Kopp 6-4 231 Fr 3.31 62 86 OK Blue Valley (Stilwell, KS) 54 74 88 TE Ross Reynolds 6-4 231 (Jr) 2.18 42 61 Redshirt Norman (Norman, OK) 49 57 83 TE Ladarius Schmidt 6-4 247 (Fr) 3.66 99 64 OK Northeast (Oakland Park, FL) 57 73 85 TE James Waller (S) 6-4 234 Jr 3.36 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) 3.77 69 86 Redshirt O'Connell Consolidated (TX) 38 49 73 OT Rory Hartman (S) 6-4 307 (So) 3.11 70 52 OK Fairview (Boulder, CO) 66 75 70 OT Jessie Ladd 6-5 318 Sr 3.63 90 57 OK Cedar Park (Cedar Park, TX) 64 71 78 OT Carter Bliss (S) 6-4 284 Fr 3.23 76 85 OK J.H. Reagan (Austin, TX) 53 70 66 OT Guy Schmitz 6-6 293 (Fr) 2.21 96 32 Redshirt South Garland (Garland, TX) 53 71 72 OT Michael Tyson 6-1 313 (Sr) 3.60 99 49 OK Roosevelt (Lubbock, TX) 48 59 64 OG Matthew McBride 6-1 277 (Fr) 2.02 44 58 Redshirt Duncanville (Duncanville, TX) 51 74 77 OG Brandon McDougle 6-7 285 (Jr) 3.47 92 75 Redshirt Bangs (Bangs, TX) 41 48 63 OG Chris Barron 6-3 275 Fr 2.52 89 37 OK Columbine (Littleton, CO) 63 85 75 OG Cameron Dion (S) 6-2 297 So 3.91 76 72 OK Galena Park (Galena Park, TX) 74 85 71 OG Christian Shirley (S) 6-7 337 Sr 3.18 59 58 OK Downingtown (Downingtown, PA) 66 72 79 OG Mikel Stone 6-2 328 Sr 2.12 88 37 OK B.T. Washington (Houston, TX) 54 71 76 C James Arenas (S) 6-1 289 Fr 3.37 66 69 OK Newton (Newton, TX) 60 85 55 C Alex Hamilton 6-4 295 Fr 2.03 46 49 OK Longview (Longview, TX) 46 61 61 C Austin Breezy 6-8 284 Jr 3.58 99 65 OK Klein (Klein, TX) 37 44

Defensive Lineman # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 91 DE Al Caron (S) 6-4 286 Sr 2.19 30 56 P (3-5 wks) J.K. Mullen (Denver, CO) 66 77 96 DE Rashawn Delaney 6-7 287 Sr 3.99 93 77 OK Monterey (Lubbock, TX) 59 70 94 DE David Sauer 6-0 273 (Fr) 2.47 63 50 Redshirt Palo Duro (Amarillo, TX) 41 56 99 DE Jeffrey Garcia (S) 6-2 271 Sr 2.32 51 52 OK Dulles (Sugar Land, TX) 63 74 92 DE Aaron Warren 6-8 268 (Fr) 3.71 92 72 Redshirt Osage (Kaiser, MO) 60 79 90 DT Matthew Myles (S) 6-5 293 Jr 3.55 68 75 OK Bottineau (Bottineau, ND) 66 72 97 DT Nate Ritter 6-4 296 (Fr) 3.87 83 71 Redshirt Robert E. Lee (Tyler, TX) 52 72 95 DT Freddie Funk (S) 6-4 298 So 2.60 66 50 OK Troup (Troup, TX) 64 80 93 DT Justin McCall 6-8 291 (So) 3.25 76 95 Redshirt San Marcos (San Marcos, TX) 31 44 98 DT Andy Wright 6-3 280 Jr 3.55 52 79 OK Robert E. Lee (Tyler, TX) 60 74

Linebackers # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 57 ILB Rien Christiansen 5-11 230 (So) 3.67 83 79 Redshirt Diamond Hill-Jarvis (Fort Worth, TX) 40 47 47 ILB Alan Graham (S) 6-0 234 So 3.95 70 84 OK Waco (Waco, TX) 61 76 52 ILB Zachary Applegate 5-11 243 Sr 3.06 65 54 OK Irvington (Irvington, NJ) 59 73 51 ILB Bill Moore 5-9 230 (So) 3.80 71 94 Redshirt Diamond Hill-Jarvis (Fort Worth, TX) 41 45 58 ILB Blake Word 6-2 233 Fr 3.25 37 99 OK Naaman Forest (Garland, TX) 51 69 50 OLB Matthew Roberts 5-11 225 (Fr) 3.90 39 78 Redshirt Ennis (Ennis, TX) 49 67 53 OLB Najeh Penrose 6-0 239 So 3.69 70 73 P (3-5 wks) Newman Smith (Carrollton, TX) 63 75 56 OLB Ty Taylor (S) 6-0 239 So 1.96 52 35 OK Navarro (Geronimo, TX) 62 74 43 OLB La'Roi Culver 6-2 243 (Fr) 3.79 73 69 Redshirt Comanche (Comanche, TX) 53 70 54 OLB Joe Joe Anderson (S) 6-1 223 So 3.81 99 53 OK Brownwood (Brownwood, TX) 61 72

Defensive Backs # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 40 CB Walton Lyle 5-9 157 Fr 3.57 82 75 OK Kennedale (Kennedale, TX) 49 65 48 CB Rob Crow 5-10 170 Fr 3.97 45 81 OK Ozen (Beaumont, TX) 46 63 24 CB Evan Todd 6-0 179 Fr 2.88 52 60 OK Ennis (Ennis, TX) 47 67 39 CB Ray Ekwerekwu 5-10 158 (So) 3.69 67 93 Redshirt La Marque (La Marque, TX) 43 51 44 CB Roosevelt Watts (S) 6-1 177 So 3.11 80 61 OK Klein Forest (Houston, TX) 66 73 49 CB Theron Chapman (S) 5-8 184 (Sr) 3.81 86 63 OK Elder (Cincinnati, OH) 64 73 30 FS Jon Siemon 5-11 189 So 3.46 87 90 OK Evans (Orlando, FL) 59 70 25 FS Drew Jones 5-10 182 Jr 3.84 86 72 OK Rockwall (Rockwall, TX) 54 57 27 FS Reggie Langford (S) 6-2 197 Jr 3.46 93 54 OK Dubuque (Dubuque, IA) 72 81 32 SS Danny Drake 5-10 164 So 2.93 72 57 OK Cleburne (Cleburne, TX) 48 62 23 SS Todd Clary (S) 6-1 179 So 3.25 73 77 D (3-5 wks) J.H. Reagan (Austin, TX) 61 75 36 SS Jordan Cook 5-11 201 So 3.48 66 70 OK Aldine (Houston, TX) 58 72

Special teams # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 09 K Edmond Thurd (S) 5-10 189 Sr 3.73 51 89 OK Tolsia (Fort Gay, WV) 70 70 02 K Kevin Timmons 6-3 190 (Jr) 3.97 61 82 Redshirt Dickinson (Dickinson, TX) 50 54 04 K Austin Edmunds 6-3 164 Fr 3.98 46 88 OK Spearman (Spearman, TX) 54 72 12 P Luke Smith 6-2 185 (Jr) 3.47 83 83 Redshirt Holliday (Holliday, TX) 35 42 05 P Darren Merrick 5-9 189 Fr 3.41 73 60 OK Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, TX) 59 71 03 P Nic Cunningham (S) 6-3 183 So 3.66 60 88 OK Valley (West Des Moines, IA) 81 84