2005

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ltrthorn (6-2. 240) and C'ourtnev Coleman 6-2. 238}. both of Loui~'~Jic, ~ose guard George ~1 .. ddox (6-0. 2601 of Tuscaloosa Count). hnebackers Paul Tolbert (6-1, 215) of Cbnch Count) High School m Homer. tile. Ga, Ken Gordon (6-0, 195) of Monon. .tnd defensive backo; l\1arcus Arnngton (6-0. 185) of lleidclberg and :-:ick Robinson (5-t>, 170) of t-.lorton. Tolbert is the leading rctumcc 111 tackle-, from last sc~~­ <:on. lie had 42 solo slop~ and 19 a'>:.Jsh. L.ndcrwood surd retu I'.!C Jar ll'• \,cal. who played quartcrb.1c.k :.nd reclo'th" 1.1 .1 fall. has been m )HJ to '>afct) and mJy agmn be u::.cd as n "1d~;: rccCI\ cr. \,cal i-; a 6-3. 215-pound product of Ptckc.;n.-, lhgh Sehoul in Tuscaloosa. Ala. 1\on H'ck.mon (6-0, 190) of Lake. a rcdshin I t ~ear, IS set to start at outside lineback r Newcomers mclude hneba.:ker Alfred Pel\\J)' (6-0. 190) of Crundcn, c\la., and ddcnsi"e back.; George Lo\\C (6-2. 190). <1 transfer from Alcorn 5tate and C'hns Thomas (6-2, 190) from Wl!ston. Fla. Undl!mood snrd the krckmg game ~hould he in good ~hnpe '' rth returnet' Ryan Gale. a 6..,2, 210 product of Oak Mountain lligh School in Rmningham. Ala.. set to handle kicking and punting duties "Ryan missed part of la~t year due to an injury, but has since fully rl!covcred," Underwood said "He has gotten bigger and strongcr and had a good off-season. He will make our kicking game as good as it can be, and we look for him to have a big year." Serving as a back-up to Gale is fresh– man Grey LaPrade, a 6-0. 170-pound prod– uct of Forest. "We think Greg will also bl! a very good kicker and puntl!r. Ryan will handle every– thing to start with and Greg may come in and take ovt."t" kicking or punting duties. It just depends on how things go." said Underwood.

Other rcceiH:rs mdud~ tre m..- \ n Stc\',artt6-3. 185) of Ho 1 t. r\ 1 • tu11s Smith (5-11 HiS) ofMcnd..:nhall. \\ho \\Ill most(} p'.1y the s(ol po~111on. ;md Rtcardo Smith (5-10, 175) of(arthage. In the backfield. the top returnee 1s Terrane~.! Md addcn, a 5-10, 20'1 t.ulback from American Heritage Htgh"Schoolm Ft. Lauderdale. !Ia McFadden "as one of the stale's lcadmr rushers last .;cason. amas~­ mg. 772 yards .111 ll'8 camcs, a 4 I ) .ml per curry a\ cragc. lie al'lo a\:eragcd 85.7 yards per contest and scored SIX touchdown~ "\1cFadden wrb our top rusher last year and,., alo;o a great n:ceJVcr ou: of the back– field;' l ndcmood said. "He'll add a lot not onl) to our running game but in the passmg attJck as y,eJI." Also 111 the backfield will be fre-shmen David McCants (5-10, Jl)Ol of Tuscaloosa County and Desmond Grah11m !5-I 0. 200) of o:-.apatl!r : Vital to thl! SUCCI!SS or an~ offense is the offensive line. and Undcrwood stated this year's group is "more experienced and much improved. ••J:IVares Dobbins (5-10. 290) will be our anchor at center. He started a lot of games for us last year at either center or guard:' Underwood said. Dobbins is a for– mer standout at Tuscaloosa (Ala.) County. Other top returnees are guards Montero Baker (5-10, 255) and Nathan Weaver (5- 10. 300). both of Columbus. and Josh Moore (5-1 0. 280) ofNcshoba Central. who moved from the defenSi\'C side to offense during spring workouts and b expected to contribute at the tackle or guard spot