Player Bios
33 Chase Vasser OLB, RSo., 6-3, 227 Gainesville, Ga. Chestatee HS
49 Jason Veal ILB, Sr., 5-11, 220 Lilburn, Ga. Parkview HS
Career Highs: 4 tackles at Vanderbilt in 2011 2011: Appeared in 11 games making three starts recording 16 tackles including 3.5 TFL. *Had a career-high four tackles at Vanderbilt. *Notched two tackles including 1.5 TFL at Tennessee. *Tied then-career-high with three tackles at Ole Miss. *Tied then career-high with three tackles vs. Coastal Carolina. *Recorded a career-high three tackles in first career start vs. No. 12 S. Carolina. *Recorded seven tackles and recovered a fumble in spring G-Day game. *Recipient of the William P. Bruckner Scholarship. 2010: Appeared in nine games recording three tackles. *Recipient of the Henry Leroy Dukes Football Scholarship. *Recorded two tackles in spring G-Day game. 2009: Member of the scout team while being redshirted. *Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for summer semester. High School: Chestatee, coached by Stan Luttrell...SuperPrep All-America and All-Dixie teams...PrepStar All-Southeast Region team...2009 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAA All-State Team and Georgia 150... 2009 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAA All-State Team...2008 Georgia High School North All-Star...Named North squad MVP... Three-star prospect by Rivals.com rated as #20 outside linebacker and #26 overall prospect in Georgia...Scout.com four-star prospect rated #9 SLB nationally, #51 overall prospect in the South and Dawg Post #19 prospect in Georgia...ESPN.com ranks him as #30 OLB recruit...as a senior, totaled 141 tackles, including nine tackles for loss and four sacks... as a junior, made 138 tackles, including 36 tackles for loss and 13 sacks. Personal: CHASE VASSER; Born: April 29, 1991; Consumer Economics.
2011: Suffered a knee injury in October and will miss the remainder of the season. *Awarded a scholarship in early August. *Recorded two tackles in spring G-Day game. *Recipient of the James W. and Elizabeth Plant Football Scholarship. 2010: Member of the scout team. *Missed two-thirds of the season after suffering injuries in an accident prior to the start of summer camp. *Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll. *Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for spring semester. 2009: Member of the scout team serving backup role at linebacker. *Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll. *Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for summer semester 2008: Redshirted as a member of the scout team. *Earned Director’s Honor Roll distinction for summer and fall semesters High School: Parkview, coached by Cecil Flowe…Three-year letterman in football, serving as the team captain his senior year… Was named to the All-County Team his junior and senior year…Won the Team First Award his junior and senior year … Two-year letterman in soccer helping team to the state championship his freshman year…Was the Scholar Athlete for all four years. Personal: JASON VEAL; Born: May 27, 1990; Major: Finance.
Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2010 9/0 1 2 3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 11/3 10 6 16 0.0/0 3.5/10 0 0 0 0 1 Total 20/0 11 8 19 0.0/0 3.510 0 0 0 0 1
Career Highs: 4 field goals made (3x), last vs. Kentucky in 2011 *6 field goals attempts, at Vanderbilt in 2011 *15 points scored, at Vanderbilt in 2011 (4 FGs, 3 PAT) *Long FG of 56 yards, vs. Coastal Carolina in 2011 *Long FG attempt of 56 yards (2x), last vs. Coastal Carolina in 2011 *1 tackle (2x), last at Tennessee in 2011 *1 fumble recovery vs. Coastal Carolina in 2011 Career: Named to UGA’s Team of the Decade. *Set NCAA record with at least one FG in 44 games. *Ranks second in UGA & SEC history with 404 points scored. *School record holder for career PATs with 181. *School record holder for consecutive PATs made as he made the first 119 of his career. 2011: Appeared in 13 games going 19-of-31 on FGs, 44-of-44 on PATs and kicking off 65 times for 4,276 yards (65.8 avg.) including 19 touchbacks. *At No. 21 Ga. Tech went 1-for-2 on FGs, made four PATs and kicked off four times including two touchbacks. *Against Kentucky, went 4-for-4 on FGs (39, 39, 25, 39), made a PAT and kicked off three times earning SEC Special Teams Player of the Week and CFPA National PK of the Week honors. *At Vanderbilt, went 4-for-6 on FGs with made FGs from 53, 28, 36 and 44 yards; Also went 3-for-3 on PATs for a career-best 15-point game earning him Lou Groza Award National “Star of the Week” honors. *Named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week after he made FGs from 35- and 23-yards at Tenn. to go along with two PATs. *Against Coastal Carolina, made a career-long 56-yard FG, converted 8-of-8 PATs and recovered a fumble on a kickoff. *Went 2-for-3 on FGs and made five PAT vs. No. 12 S. Carolina; Also had four touchbacks while kicking off seven times. *Missed 54 yard FGA, made three PAT vs. No. 5 Boise St. and was named CFPA Kickoff Specialist of the Week. *Watch lists for Lou Groza Award and the CFPA Place Kicker Trophy. *Named to inaugural Pony Express Award watch list as a tandem with teammate Drew Butler. *Named preseason All-America First Team by Athlon Sports, CBSSports.com, Rivals.com and Sporting News and Second Team by Phil Steele and Lindy’s; Lindy’s also named him the nation’s top kicker. *Preseason All-SEC First Team by Athlon Sports, Birmingham News, Blue Ribbon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele, SEC Coaches, SEC Media and SouthernPigskin.com.
48 Kosta Vavlas ILB, RFr., 6-0, 219 Tarpon Springs, Fla. Tarpon Springs HS Career Highs: 4 tackles at Tennessee in 2011 2011: Appeared in 13 games recording 17 tackles and a forced fumble. *In SEC Championships vs. No. 1 LSU notching two tackles. *Registered a career-best four tackles at Tennessee. 2010: Member of the scout team. High School: Named 4-A Pinellas County Player of the Year, First Team All-County and First Team All-Suncoast…4-A Second Team All-State as a senior…Registered 133 tackles as a junior and a school record 194 as a senior…Also had seven sacks, four forced fumbles and one interception as a senior…Claimed the 4-A district championship and helped his team advance to the regional finals for the first time since 1986…Also played soccer and tennis as Tarpon Springs won a district championship in tennis…Member of National Honor Society and Greek National Honor Society and maintained above a 4.0 GPA throughout high school. Personal: DIMITRIOS KOSTA VAVLAS; Born: July 23, 1992; Brother, Bobby Vavlas, plays wide receiver for Elmhurst College (Illinois); Major: Biological Science. Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2011 13/0 9 8 17 0.0/0 0.0/0 1 0 0 0 0 Total 13/0 9 8 17 0.0/0 0.0/0 1 0 0 0 0
57 Blair Walsh PK, Sr., 5-10, 192 Boca Raton, Fla. Cardinal Gibbons HS
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