PLAYER BIOS No. 12 S. Carolina. *Recipient of the Atlanta-Greensboro Football Scholarship. 2010: Named to SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll. *Redshirted as a member of the scout team. *Recipient of the Roger F. and Michael A. Kahn Football Scholarship. *Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for summer semester. High School: Alpharetta, coached by Jason Dukes...North-South All-Star Game…SuperPrep All-Dixie Team…PrepStar All-Region team…2010 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 50 and Honorable Mention Class AAAAA All-State team…All-Region and All-Area for WR play… Scout.com three-Star prospect; #81 RB in the Country…DawgPost #39 Player in Georgia… Rivals.com three-star prospect; #55 Wide Receiver; #30 player in Georgia… ESPN three-star recruit...MaxPreps calls Bennett one of the most underrated WR prospects in Georgia…varsity football team captain and team’s Offensive Player of the Year in ’08 and ’09…..as a senior accounted for 1,084 yards and caught 52 passes for 645 yards and seven TDs…he also recorded 35 tackles on defense….as a junior he caught 22 passes for 533 yards and five TDs. Personal: MICHAEL BENNETT; Born: Dec. 12, 1991; Major: PreBusiness/Management. Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 14/4 32 320 10.0 22.9 5 27 AU 2011 Total 14/4 32 320 10.0 22.9 5 27 AU Punt Returns LG Year Ret. Yards Avg TD 2011 1 5 5.0 0 5 CCU 1 5 5.0 0 5 CCU Total
37 Devin Bowman CB, RFr., 6-0, 175 Rossville, Ga. Ridgeland HS
2011: Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester. *Redshirted... recipient of the Irvin M. Wofford Football Scholarship. High School: Ridgeland, coached by Mark Mariakis...SuperPrep All-Dixie team…Georgia State HS All-Star game North team...Scout.com three-star prospect, #38 CB in the country...Rivals.com three-star recruit, #42 athlete, #33 player in Georgia...ESPN.com four-star recruit, #12 cornerback...Career statistics include 1,567 yards rushing, 503 yards receiving, 18 TDs five TDs on special teams returns, seven interceptions (two for TDs)...Led Ridgeland to three straight 6AAA region championships in 2008-09-10 and a 27-3 three-year record. Brother Adarius is a WR in the Canadian Football League...Brother Michael is a WR at the Univ. of Alabama. Personal: DEVIN BOWMAN; Born: Jan. 26, 1992. Major: Arts and Sciences.
81 Taylor Bradberry FLK, Sr., 6-3, 192 Winder, Ga. Winder-Barrow HS
Career Highs: 1 reception vs. Coastal Carolina in 2011 *13 receiving yards vs. Coastal Carolina in 2011 *Long reception of 13 yards vs. Coastal Carolina in 2011 *1 tackle vs. Miss. St. in 2011 2011: Appeared in all 14 games. *Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll for fall semester. *Awarded a scholarship in early August. *Named one of team’s Outstanding Walk-Ons for offense at end of spring practice; caught two passes for 25 yards in G-Day game. *Recipient of the Heyward Allen Football Scholarship. 2010: Appeared in three games playing vs. UL, VU and ISU. *Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll. *Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for spring semester.
2009: Appeared in one game seeing action against Tennessee Tech. *SEC Academic Honor Roll and fall 2009 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2008: Redshirted as a member of the scout team. *Named to Director’s Honor Roll for fall 2008 semester. High School: Winder-Barrow, coached by Brian Allison…Four-year letterman in football and baseball…Named First-Team 8AAAA AllRegion, First-Team All-Northeast Georgia, and a Top-10 Finalist for the Dooley Award in football his senior year…Named All-Northeast Georgia Honorable Mention in baseball his junior and senior seasons, winning the region championship his senior season. Personal: TAYLOR BRADBERRY; Born: May 6, 1990; Major: Health Promotion. Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2011 14/0 1 13 13.0 0.9 0 13 CCU Total 14/0 1 13 13.0 0.9 0 13 CCU Defensive Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2011 14/0 1 0 1 0.0/0 1.0/12 0 0 0 0 0 Total 14/0 1 0 1 0.0/0 1.0/12 0 0 0 0 0
15 Marlon Brown SE, Sr., 6-5, 222 Memphis, Tenn. Harding Academy
Career Highs: 4 receptions at Vanderbilt in 2011 *121 receiving yards at Vanderbilt in 2011 *Long reception of 75 yards at Vanderbilt in 2011 *2 TD receptions at Vanderbilt in 2011 *Long TD reception of 75 yards at Vanderbilt in 2011 *6 kickoff return yards vs. Ga. Tech in 2010 2011: Appeared in 12 games making five starts catching 15 passes for 234 yard and three TDs. *Caught two passes for 22 yards and a TD vs. Kentucky. *At Vanderbilt, led team with a career-best 121 receiving yards on four receptions for two TDs including a 75-yard catch for a score. *Recipient of the Crosswy-Mackey Families Football Scholarship. 2010: Earned team’s Most Improved Player Award for offense. *Appeared in 12 games making 11 receptions for 133 yards and a TD. *Hauled in first career TD at Colorado on an eight-yard pass. *Notched a then-career-best 40 receiving yards on two catches at S. Carolina. *Recipient of the Vickie and Leon Farmer Scholarship. 2009: Appeared in eight games. *Earned Herbie Award as #6 ranked “Fresh Approach: Top True Freshmen” *Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and Dean’s List for summer semester. *Recipient of Vickie and Leon Farmer Football Scholarship. High School: Harding Academy, coached by Ryan Derrick...Totaled 1,785 all-purpose yards with 19 touchdowns in 2008 including 338 yards and four touchdowns in the state championship game...Became first Memphis private schooler to be named a PARADE All-American in 2009...2009 USA Today All-USA Second Team...Named Tennessee’s Mr. Football for 2008...2008 Tennessee Sports Writers Association Division 2-A All-State...2008 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100... Caught 41 passes for 861 yards and six touchdowns in 2007 while rushing for 629 yards and 10 touchdowns...2007 Tennessee Sports Writers Association Division 2-A All-State...Caught 41 passes for 780 yards and eight touchdowns in 2006...Ranked as country’s No. 5 wide receiver by Rivals.com...Ranked No. 53 on Rivals.com 100...Ranked No. 1 on Rivals.com Tennessee Postseason Top 35...Ranked No. 3 wide receiver by ESPN.com...Ranked No. 24 on ESPNU 150...Ranked No. 2 wide receiver in the country by Scout.com...Under Armour All-American... Also played basketball at Harding and was named to the 2008 Tennessee Sports Writers Association Division 2-A All-State Team. Personal: MARLON BROWN; Born: April 22, 1991; Major: Psychology. Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yards Per/Rec. Per/Gm. TD LG 2009 8/0 2 15 7.5 2.1 0 9 UT 2010 12/0 11 133 12.1 11.1 1 31 SC 2011 12/5 15 234 15.6 19.5 3 75 VU Total 32/5 28 382 13.6 11.9 4 75 VU
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