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State, Tennessee, Penn State and Georgia ... Also lettered as a member of the Melrose High basketball team and track team ... Played for coach Tim Thompson at Melrose High School ... Born: 9/2/81.
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C HRIS KELLEY
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One of the nation’s top junior college receivers in 2002 ... Came to the Tigers in January of 2003 and participated in spring drills ... Had five receptions for 66 yards in spring scrimmages ... Averaged 13.2 yards per catch in scrimmage situations ... Enters fall camp as the starter at the “Y” receiver slot ... JC: Lettered for two years at wide receiver at Northeast Mississippi CC ... Helped lead his team to the Division championship in 2002 ... Was named to the 2002 Mississippi North All-State team ... Played in the Mississippi Junior College All-Star game and was voted the game’s overall Most Valuable Player ... Had 21 pass receptions for 511 yards and five touchdowns in 2002 ... Averaged 45.7 yards per game receiving ... Totaled over 1,000 yards receiving with 11 touchdowns during his two years at NEMCC ... Played for coach Bobby Hall at NE Mississippi CC... Prep: Played prep football at Kossuth High School in Corinth, MS ... Lettered for two years at wide receiver ... Was an all-district selection in football and basketball ... Gained over 1,500 yards rushing and receiving during prep career ... Set the school record with a 99-yard touchdown reception and the most punt returns in a game with six ... Also earned letters in basketball and track ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Played for coach Charlie Dampeer ... Born: 1/11/82.
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Receiver 6-1, 195 Junior, TR Northeast Miss CC Corinth, MS
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T REVECO L UCAS
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Defensive End 6-1, 255 r-Senior, 2L Westside HS Memphis, TN
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A returning veteran who appeared in every game in 2001 and 2002 ... Lettered for the second year at tight end but was moved to offensive tackle in the spring of 2003 ... Suffered a knee injury in spring drills and missed part of the spring ... Is expected to be ready for fall camp ... Worked with Jeff Cameron and John Doucette at tight end in 2002 ... Was a regular in all of the two tight end sets ... 2002: Played in all 12 games for the Tigers in 2002 and worked at two positions ... Worked in fall camp as an offensive tackle and was expected to see action in the offensive line ... Was moved back to tight end after an injury to starter Jeff Cameron ... Shared time with freshman John Doucette and was used maninly in blocking situations ... Had his first pass reception of the season in the win over Army in November ... Caught one pass for two yards ... Had one pass reception for 13 yards and a cruical first down in the TCU contest ... 2001: Lettered as a tight end during the 2001 season ... Played in every game for Memphis and was a regular on special teams and in all of the Tigers’ two tight end sets ... Did not have a pass reception but was used as a blocker in all of the team’s two tight end sets ... Climbed the depth chart in the spring of 2001 at tight end ... Had a 15-yard touchdown reception in the third scrimmage ... Will provide depth for starter Jeff Cameron at tight end and can also work as a backup punter ... 2000: Was redshirted during the 2000 season but traveled with the Tiger varsity as the backup punter ... Was never pressed into service and has four years of eligibility remaining at Memphis ... Was used as a tight end and as the team’s reserve punter ... Worked with the offensive scout team against the number one defense throughout the fall ... Prep: Lettered in both football and basketball at Pattonville HS ... Earned three letters in football and was a two-year starter ... Served as captain of the team as a senior ... Was a second team all-conference selection ... Had 11 pass receptions for 195
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Offensive Tackle 6-3, 290 r-Junior, 2L Pattonville HS St. Louis, MO
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JASON JOHNSON
yards and three touchdowns in 1999 ... Averaged 17.7 yards per catch ... Caught 24 passes for 416 yards as a junior in 1998 ... Had two touchdown receptions ... Averaged 16.5 yards per reception as a junior ... Was a 1st team all-conference selection in 1998 ... Was also being recruited by the University of Illinois and Eastern Illinois ... Played for coach Don Greco at Pattonville High ... Is the son of Charles and Jeannine Johnson... Born: 9/ 13/81.
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A former walk-on candidate for the Tigers who has twice lettered and became a starter during the 2002 season ... Appeared in all 12 games for the Tigers in 2002 and was a starter at defensive end in seven of the games ...
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