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Linebacker 5-10, 235 r-Freshman Raleigh-Egypt HS Memphis, TN
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Was a walk-on candidate for a linebacker position for the Tiger defense in the spring of 2002 ... Worked as an inside linebacker in the spring of 2002 ... Joined the team in the January of 2002 ... Prep: Was a football letter winner at Raleigh-Egypt High School in Memphis.
WILLIAM MARTIN
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Enters the fall as a reserve at fullback ... .. Spent the spring working with the Tiger scout offensive unit ... Was the only fullback available to the Tigers in the spring of 2002 ... Is still continuing to learn the Tigers new spread offense ... 2001: Did not appear in a game for the Tigers in 2001 ... Worked with the offensive scout team and practice against the number one defense ... 2000: Was a walk-on candidate for the Tigers in the fall of 2000 ... Worked as a reserve running back with the offensive unit ... Spent the fall working behind Sugar Sanders and Darche’ Epting ... Prep: Lettered in football at Collierville High School ... Was a high school teammate of Tiger quarterback Scott Scherer ... Earned two varsity letters for the Dragons in football ... Helped his team to an 8-3 record in 1997 ... Had 57 carries for 406 yards and four touchdowns as a senior ... Averaged 7.1 yards per carry during his final year of high school ...
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Fullback 5-10, 225 r-Sophomore Collierville HS Collierville, TN
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TORRIAN LEWIS
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Worked as the Tiger kicker in 2002 spring drills ... Kicked field goals of 32 and 36 yards in the Blue-Gray Scrimmage and had two PATs ... Was the second leading scorer in the Blue-Gray Scrimmage ... Enters fall camp as a reserve kicker for the Tigers ... Spent the spring working with the Tiger special teams unit ... 2001: Worked as a backup for Ryan White in 2001... Traveled with the Tigers as the backup kicker, punter and holder for the special teams ... Was not used in a game in 2001 ... 2000: Was a walk-on candidate for the Tigers in the fall of 2000 ... Worked as a reserve kicker and traveled with the Tiger team but did not appear in any games ... Prep: Lettered in football, basketball and baseball at Mayfield High ... Earned four football letters ... Was twice an honorable mention Associated Press all-state selection ... Connected on sixof-nine field goals and 41-of-42 PATs as a senior ... Made 163-of-180 career PATs and 20-of-30 career field goals ... His 163 PATs set the Kentucky state high school record ... Holds the school record for the most career PATs, most career punts, longest field goal and his 65 yard punt in the East-West All-Star game was high career long ... Average 42.6 yards per punt as a senior at Mayfield HS ... Was an honor student at Mayfield ... Played for coach Joe Morris ... Born: 9/18/80 ... Is the son of Phillip and Pauline Ivey.
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Kicker 6-0, 175 r-Sophomore Mayfield HS Mayfield, KY
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RYAN IVEY
Had 74 yards rushing in game against Hamilton High School and 70 yards rushing against Germantown High ... Played for coach Paul Cox at Collierville High ... Born: 9/18/80 ... Is the son of Paul and Christean Lewis.
Offensive Tackle 6-5, 310 r-Sophomore Bishop Byrne HS Memphis, TN
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Starts fall camp as the number three left tackle ... Worked with Doug Whittaker and Donald Marshall in the spring of 2002 at left tackle ... Enters fall camp as a backup offensive tackle for the Tigers ... 2001: Worked as a reserve tackle during the fall of 2001 ... Did not participate in a game for the Tigers ... Spent the spring working with the Tiger offensive unit ... Was listed as the number two at right tackle before suffering a shoulder injury in the final week of the spring ... Suffered a dislocation of his left shoulder and missed the remainder of the spring drills ... Is expected to be ready for fall camp after rehabilitation ... 2000: Another of the Tiger’s young linemen who were redshirted during the fall of 2000 ... Was assigned as an offensive tackle and spent the fall working with the offensive scout team ... Did not appear in a game for Memphis in the fall of 2000 ... Used the fall of 2000 to learn the UM offensive scheme and to work in the weightroom to gain in size and strength ... Was a walk-on candidate for the Tigers in the fall of 2000 ... Worked as a backup to offensive tackles Artis Hicks and DeCorye Hampton ... Prep: Lettered in football, basketball and baseball at Bishop Byrne High School in Memphis ... Received all-region and honorable mention all-state honors in football as a senior ... Registered 12 tackles in the St. Benedict game as a senior ... An honor student in high school ... Received the Scholarly Athlete Award ... Was a Wendy’s High School Heisman Award nominee as a senior and was inducted into the High School Hall of Fame ... Born: 9/18/80 ... Is the son of Jimmie and Deborah Martin.