2010 Spring Football Bios
*Named Freshman All-America First Team by Scout.com and Rivals.com. *Named SEC All-Freshman by SEC Coaches and Sporting News. *Started at left tackle vs. Oklahoma St. becoming the first true freshman to start at that position in a season opener since Mike Fellows in 1989. *Named Biggest Offensive Surprise of the Spring. *Recipient of the Rebecca and Leon Farmer, III Scholarship. *Listed as number one LT at conclusion of spring drills. *Entered Georgia in January 2007. High School: Anson County, coached Jody Grooms...2006 USA TODAY All-USA Second Team...Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2007 Super Southern 100...North Carolina Gatorade Football Player of the Year 2006-07... SuperPrep All-America and All-Middle Atlantic selection…Prep Star Top 100...2006 NCPreps.COM AAA All-State...One of five finalists for the 2007 Watkins Award, which is given to the nation’s top African-American male high school scholar athlete…Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl... Charlotte Observer 2006 Player to Watch and member of All-Area Team... Rivals.com No. 14 OG in the nation and No. 3 prospect in North Carolina... Member of Rivals.com Rivals250 and ESPN.com ESPN150...Scout.com No. 18 offensive tackle in the nation…Member of National Honor Society and Who’s Who...Posted a high school GPA of 4.1 and was Student Council President...Played basketball, track team and wrestled for Anson. Personal: TRINTON STURDIVANT; Born: Jan. 18, 1989; Major: Pre-Business.
30 Carlton Thomas TB, RSo., 5-7, 180 Frostproof, Fla., Frostproof HS Career Highs: 6 carries (2x), last at Vanderbilt in 2009 *30 yards rushing at Tennessee in 2009 *Long rush of 13 yards at Tennessee in 2009 *2 receptions (3x), last at Vanderbilt in 2009 *18 yards receiving at No. 9 Okla. St. in 2009 *Long reception of 17 yards at No. 9 Okla. St. in 2009 *1 punt return at No. 9 Okla. St. in 2009 *-1 punt return yards at No. 9 Okla. St. in 2009 *Long punt return of -1 yards at No. 9 Okla. St. in 2009 2009: Appeared in seven games making 22 carries for 92 yards. *Carried a season-high six times vs. S. Carolina for 22 yards and at Vanderbilt for 27 yards. *Caught a season-high two passes at No. 9 Okla. St. for 18 yards, at Tennessee for 10 yards and at Vanderbilt for 10 yards. *Carried eight times for 59 yards an a TD in spring G-Day game. *Named Most Improved Running Back at conclusion of spring drills. *Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for summer semester. *Recipient of Harriett Reppard Evans Football Scholarship. 2008: Redshirted. High School: Frostproof, coached by Brad Methany…SuperPrep AllDixie Team….PrepStar All-Southeast Region…2007 Atlanta JournalConstitution Super Southern 100…Scout.com four-star prospect, Top 150, #148 player in America, #15 running back in America, #39 prospect in the South, #15 prospect in Florida.…2008 Rivals.com Florida Top 100 (53), all-purpose backs nationally (18)…ESPN.com Top 150, No. 8 running back in the nation ... 2008 Under Armour High School All-American…named First-Team All-District, All-County and All-State two straight years… as a senior, rushed for 2,386 yards and 25 TDs…rushed for 6,683 career yards…four-year letterwinner in football and track, three-year letterwinner in basketball…state qualifier in track. Personal: CARLTON THOMAS; Born: April 27, 1989; Major: Sport Management. Rushing Year G/GS Att. Yards Per/Att. Per/Gm. TD LG 2009 7/0 22 92 4.2 13.1 0 13 UT Total 7/0 22 92 4.2 13.1 0 13 UT Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2009 7/0 6 38 6.3 5.4 0 17 OSU Total 7/0 6 38 6.3 5.4 0 17 OSU Punt Returns Year Ret. Yards Avg TD LG 2009 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 OSU Total 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 OSU
75 Kiante Tripp DL/LB, Sr., 6-6, 275 Atlanta, Ga. Westlake HS
Career Highs: 1 tackle vs. Tennessee Tech in 2009 *1 reception vs. S. Carolina in 2008 2009: Appeared in four games playing vs. S. Carolina, recording a tackle vs. Tenn. Tech, vs. No. 25 Auburn and vs. Texas A&M. *Moved back to DE in spring drills and had one tackle in G-Day game. *Recipient of Davis Family Foundation Football Scholarship. 2008: Appeared in 11 games as offensive lineman making three starts. *Played at offensive tackle at Kentucky, at Auburn, vs. No. 18 Georgia Tech and vs. No. 19 Michigan State. *Due to injuries on the offensive line, moved back to offensive tackle during practice prior to facing No. 22 Vanderbilt. *Moved to tight end prior to game vs. No. 8 Alabama and dressed as tight end for Tennessee as well; dressed in No. 83 in two games as a tight end. *Started at LT against Georgia Southern and Central Michigan and at SC. *Made first-career start, getting the nod at left tackle, vs. Ga. Southern. 2007: Appeared in eight games *Made Georgia debut vs. Oklahoma St. *Moved from DE to OL during preseason practice *Listed as number three DE at conclusion of spring drills *Recipient of the I.V. Chandler Memorial Football Scholarship 2006: Redshirted High School: Westlake, coached by Dallas Allen...The Atlanta JournalConstitution Super Southern 100 and Class AAA All-State...2005 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAA All-State Honorable Mention defense ...2005 FSN South Countdown To Signing Day “All-South” Second Team Offense...Valdosta Daily Times All-State Honorable Mention...Recorded 81 total tackles during his senior year...Named Rivals.com Rivals 250 for 2005...Rated the ninth best offensive tackle in the country by Rivals. com...Rated among the top 14 offensive linemen and the top 55 prospects in the country by Scout.com...Rated in the top 22 total prospects and the best two-way lineman in the South by Scout.com...Rated the No. 14 best offensive tackle in the country by ESPN.com...Played in the 2005 Georgia Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star game. Personal: KIANTE TRIPP; Born: Oct. 7, 1987; Major: Sport Management. Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2009 4/0 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 4/0 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2008 11/3 1 -6 -6.0 -0.5 0 -6 SC 2009 4/0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 -Total 15/3 1 -6 -6.0 -0.4 0 -6 SC
28 Israel Troupe FLK, Jr., 6-1, 215 Tifton, Ga. Tift County HS Career Highs: 2 receptions (2x), last vs. No. 25 Auburn in 2009 *62 receiving yards vs. No. 25 Auburn in 2009 *Long reception of 50 yards vs. No. 25 Auburn in 2009 *1 TD reception vs. No. 25 Auburn in 2009 *Long TD reception of 50 yards vs. No. 25 Auburn in 2009 2009: Appeared in 10 games making four receptions for 90 yards *Against No. 25 Auburn, recorded first-career TD on a 50-yard reception and finished with two catches for 62 yards. *Caught five passes fro 38 yards in spring G-Day game. *Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for summer semester. *Recipient of Atlanta-Greensboro Football Scholarship. 2008: Appeared in 13 games recording four catches for 39 yards. *Made one catch for eight yards in loss to No. 5 Florida. *Caught one pass for 10 yards at South Carolina. *Two catches for 21 yards vs. Central Michigan. *Made Bulldog debut vs. Georgia Southern. 2007: Redshirted. High School: Tift County, coached by Jay Walls...2006 Atlanta Journal-
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