The Players
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Offensive Line
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Co-winner of The Chris Faros Most Improved Player Award in 2002 ... A returning letterman in the offensive ... Spent the spring of 2002 working at left guard with Eric Anderson ... 2001: Saw his first action as a Tiger in the Louisville game ... Injured an ankle in camp and missed the first three games of the season ... Appeared in the Louisville game and played eight snaps as an offensive guard ... Had five plays against Southern Mississippi ... Played a season high 17 snaps in the road victory over Houston ... Re-injured his ankle the week following the Houston contest and was not able to return in 2001 ... Spent the remainder of the fall rehabbing his high ankle sprain... Prep: Lettered as an offensive and defensive lineman at Palmetto High School in Miami, FL ... Selected to play in the Florida All-Star game on Martin Luther King Day ... Is expected to play in the Florida-California Football Classic in Santa Barbara, CA in June ... Was named first team All-Dade County in 2000 by the Miami Herald ... Was considered by many to be the best offensive lineman in the Miami Dade County area this fall ... Is called by high school coach “the best lineman ever to play at Palmetto High School” ... Worked as a strong guard during his senior season and helped team to an 8-3 record ... Played tackle as a sophomore and junior ... Was named Palmetto’s MVP Lineman for three consecutive years ... Has run 4.9 40-yard dash ... Was recruited by Miami (FL), Rutgers and UMass but selected the Tigers ... Played for coach Jim Kroll at Palmetto HS ... Is the son of Valurie Handy ... Born: 11/14/82.
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Offensive Guard 6-2, 285 Sophomore, 1L Palmetto HS Miami, FL
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ANDREW HAND Y ANDY
Worked as a reserve tailback for Memphis in 2000 ... Had just two rushes on the season ... Had one carry for six yards in the season opener against Mississippi State and ended the season with a single carry for six yards against Tulane ... Spent the remainder of the spring working with the Tiger offensive scout team and going against the number one defense .... Worked as a receiver and special teams member in 1999 ... Lettered on the special teams ... Was moved from receiver to running back in the spring of 2000 ... Worked through two scrimmages as a tailback ... Rushed 23 times for 45 yards ... Injured his ankle and missed the final week of spring ... 1999: Appeared in all 11 games of the 1999 season earning his first varsity letter ... Worked as a member of the Tiger special teams ... Was a member of the Memphis kick cover teams ... Also worked as a wide receiver but did not have a reception during the 1999 season ... Is one of three brothers playing for the Tigers this fall ... Joins brothers Anthony and Antoine on this year’s squad ... Was moved to receiver in the spring of 1999 and worked as a flanker in the fall ... Was credited with two pass receptions for 22 yards in the spring scrimmages ... Also had one touchdown reception on pass from Garrick Hrivnak ... Has good speed ... 1998: Worked as a tailback in the fall of 1998 while being redshirted ... Spent the fall of 1998 as a member of the offensive scout team ... Demonstrated an ability to catch the ball while coming from the backfield ...Prep: Twin brother of Tiger signee Anthony Harden ... Played football and ran track for Lake Highlands High School in Dallas ... Played tailback on offense ... Helped team to a 13-2 record in 1996 and an 11-3 record in 1997 ... Was an All-District selection in football in both 1996 and 1997 ... Was All-Region and honorable mention AllState in 1997 ... Carried the ball 62 times for 594 yards and 10 touchdowns in 1997 ... Averaged 9.7 yards per carry ... Also caught ten passes for 290 yards and five touchdowns ... Career totals read 98 attempts for 745 yards ... Had a 7.6 yard per carry career average ... Averaged 34.0 yards per career pass reception ... Rushed for 88 yards against Mesquite ... Worked as a sprinter with the track team ... Has turned in times of 10.5 in the 100 meters ... Was an all-district selection in track ... Was being recruited by Rice, Houston and New Mexico ... Played for coach Jerry Gayden at Lake Highlands ... Born: 10/21/ 79 ... Son of Sharon Harden.
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ANTHONY HARDEN
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Worked as a backup receiver in the spring of 2002 ... Worked with Darron White at the “H” receiver slot ... Did not appear in a game during the 2001 season ... 2001: Worked as a member of the Tiger offensive scout team ... Helped the number one defense get ready for opponents each week ... Spent his time at receiver with the scout team... Moved from tailback to receiver in the spring due to the new Memphis spread offense ... Had five receptions for 40 yards in the spring scrimmages ... Averaged 8.0 yards per catch ... 2000:
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Wide Receiver 5-10, 183 r-Senior, 1L Lake Highlands HS Dallas, TX
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ANDREW HARDEN
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Defensive Back 5-10, 174 r-Senior, 2L Lake Highlands HS Dallas, TX
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A returning letterman who started eight contests for Memphis in 2001 ... Entered spring drills as the starter at field corner ... 2001: Became the Memphis starter at cornerback in the fall of 2001 ... Had two tackles against Mississippi State in the season opener on ESPN ... Registered two hits in the win over UT-Chattanooga ... Had three tackles, two pass breakups and his first career interception in the Tigers’ win over South Florida ... Also recorded a blocked kick against South Florida ... Tallied two tackles and two pass