2012 Mocs Football
Sema’je Kendall Defensive Back • Fr.-RS • 5-11 • 175 Huntsville, Ala. • Buckhorn HS
Student-athlete profiles
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KEY’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G/GS UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds 2010 11/3 39 18 57 0.0 2.5 0 0 0 3 0-0 2011 10/10 46 31 77 2.0 4.0 2 1 0 6 3-93 Tot 21/13 85 49 134 2.0 6.5 2 1 0 9 3-93
2011 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the season as a redshirt KEY’S CAREER HIGHS ... made the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in the spring. Tackles.....12 at Jacksonville State (9/11/10) TFLs......2.0 vs. Jacksonville State (9/10/11) HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time Huntsville Times Elite first team KEY’S 2011 GAME-BY-GAME UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds selection ... two time all-region defensive back at Buckhorn High School in New Game 5 6 11 0.0 1.0 0 1 0 1 0-0 Market, Ala ... played for head coach Michael Jackson ... same high school as ris- at Nebraska Jacksonville St. 9 0 9 1.0 2.0 1 0 0 1 0-0 ing senior Jordan Tippit ... team captain. at E. Kentucky 3 3 6 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 1 1-5 at Appalachian St. 4 3 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0-0 PERSONAL: Full name is Semaje Deshion O’niel Kendall ... son of Neshone and The Citadel 5 4 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0 David Kendall ... father played basketball at Columbia from 1992-94 ... first name at Ga. Southern 7 4 11 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0 is pronounced suh-MAH-jay ... majoring in Marketing. W. Carolina 3 2 5 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 1 1-85 at Elon 3 3 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Furman 7 0 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0-0 at Samford DNP Wofford 1 5 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1-3
D.J. Key
Defensive Back • Jr.-2L • 6-0 • 195 Centerville, Tenn. • Hickman County HS
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CHATTANOOGA: Returns as one of the top defensive players in the Southern Conference ... named one of four team captains for the 2012 season ... preseason first team All-SoCon. 2011 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Second Team All-SoCon ... third on the team and No. 12 in the SoCon with 77 tackles ... school-record 85-yard INT return for a TD against Western Carolina ... three INTs on the year ... suffered a broken foot vs. Furman and missed Samford game ... tied a season-high with 11 tackles against Georgia Southern ... made nine stops against The Citadel ... first career INT at Eastern Kentucky ... led the team with nine solos against Jacksonville State, including two for loss ... 11 stops at Nebraska ... also recovered a fumble against the Huskers ... made the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll both semesters ... made the SoCon Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a. for the year.
KEY’S 2010 GAME-BY-GAME Game UT AT Total Sacks TFL FF FR QBH PBU Int-Yds ASU 6 0 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0 at JSU 8 4 12 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0-0 E. Kentucky 4 2 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0 at W. Carolina 1 7 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0-0 at The Citadel 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Ga. Southern 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0-0 at Furman 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Elon 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0 at Auburn 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Samford 6 2 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0-0 at Wofford 8 2 10 0.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0-0
Alex Kirby Linebacker • Fr.-HS • 6-0 • 210 Calhoun, Ga. • Calhoun HS
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HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time first team all-state linebacker from Calhoun High School in Calhoun, Ga. ... GSWA 2A Defensive Player of the Year ... led Calhoun to three straight state title games, winning as a senior ... member of the Chattanooga Times Free Press Dynamite Dozen ... Atlanta Journal Constitution Defensive Player of the Year ... 184 tackles, 12 TFLs, four fumble recoveries and a defensive TD as a senior ... four-year player at Calhoun ... Jackets went 55-5 in his career, including 43-2 last three seasons.
2010 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team ... started at safety in place of the injured Jordan Tippit for two games ... also played will linebacker ... second on the team with 57 tackles ... made six tackles in his first career game against Appalachian State ... 12 tackles at JSU ... started at safety and recorded six tackles against EKU ... eight tackles and a PERSONAL: Full name is Charles Alexander Kirby ... son of Chuck & Genia Kirby PBU at Western Carolina ... eight tackles and one PBU against Samford ... 10 and Holli Watkins ... has a younger sister, Callie, and two younger brothers, Chase tackles with one TFL at Wofford ... made the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in the and Cole ... plans to major in Health & Exercise Science. spring. 2009 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the season as a redshirt...made the Dean’s List during the fall semester.
Nakevion Leslie Defensive Back • Fr.-HS • 5-11 • 205 Powder Spring, Ga. • Hillgrove HS
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HIGH SCHOOL: Talented defensive back from Centerville, Tenn...played for head coach Nick Patterson at Hickman County High School...a three-sport standout who HIGH SCHOOL: Standout defensive back at Hillgrove High was a three-year letter winner on the football team, played basketball all four years School in Powder Springs, Ga. ... played for head coach Phil and lettered in track & field his junior and senior years...all-state defensive back as Ironside ... helped the Hawks to an undefeated regular season a junior...All-Region 6-AA MVP as a senior...also played quarterback for the Bullas a senior and an appearance in the second round of the dogs...led Hickman to a 19-5 record his last two years...threw for 336 yards while Georgia 5A state playoffs ... returned a fumble 85 yards for a TD and also scored rushing for 353 yards, scoring five TDs last season...also recorded 44 tackles and after an interception ... also ran track. four interceptions...all-region scholar and honor roll student his junior and senior seasons...all-district on the basketball court as a junior. PERSONAL: Full name is Nakevion Leshar Leslie ... son of Keith and Marion PERSONAL: Full name is Davon Jamar Key...born May 28, 1991...son of Hobrina Leslie ... born Jan. 25 ,1994 ... has two older brothers, Javoris Tribune and Jeremy ... Javoris plays football at Alcorn State ... plans to major in Nursing. Taylor...majoring in Psychology.
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