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Kedrick TOWLES u Outside Linebacker u 6-2 / 220 u Junior u Antioch, Tenn. u Antioch High School Back to full strength, Kedrick looked solid in spring drills and should see added playing time in 2011...returns at the Bandit position...brings a good combination of size and speed to the position...played extensively as a true freshman but missed all of the 2009 campaign due to an injury...returned to the field for 2010 spring drills and was outstanding...made exceptional progress in returning to form and will compete for playing time in his third season in action...shows loads of potential...type of player who will make big contributions in kick coverage on special teams...made it to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring semester. AT TECH (In 2010): Played in nine of Tech’s 11 games as a sophomore, returning from redshirt season to play an important role off the bench at Bandit...missed early OVC games against Southeast Missouri and UT Martin...finished the year with 10 total tackles... also spent time on special teams on kick coverage squad. and had 1.5 tackles-for-loss...ranked fourth in the OVC among all freshmen for total tackles and fifth-highest freshman for tackles per game with 4.7...tied for second among OVC freshmen for solo tackles with 30...reached double figures in tackles twice and nearly had twin digits in two more outings...had 10 tackles, including nine solo, at FBS Western Michigan, and also posted one TFL against the Broncos...had 13 tackles against Eastern Kentucky, along with one pass defended...had nine tackles against Jacksonville State and eight the following week against Eastern Illinois in season finale. HIGH SCHOOL: A team captain at Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Richmond was named first-team All-Metro and earned a spot on the 2007 first-team All-Super Prep Conference squad... two-way player, he earned all-state honors as a defensive back as a junior, and all-state honors as a wide receiver as a senior...had 38 total tackles with two tackles-for-loss, four interceptions, three passes defended and one fumble recovery from his defensive back spot...on offense, he had 22 catches for 295 yards and five touchdowns, and was chosen to play in the Memphis East/West All-Star game...The Memphis Commercial-Appeal named Tooley its Athlete of the Week on Oct. 24...also earned two letters in track & field... finished career with 90 total tackles and eight interceptions. PERSONAL: The son of Reginald and Cynthia Tooley...birthdate is June 19, 1990...full name is Richmond Jamall Israel Tooley...studying pre-physical therapy.
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(In 2009): An injury forced Kedrick to redshirt the 2009 campaign. (In 2008): Kedrick played in all 12 games as a true freshman, including starts against Austin Peay and Eastern Illinois late in the season...was one of three freshmen to rank among the team’s Top 10 in total tackles, finishing his rookie season with 37 total stops... had career-best seven tackles at Murray State and followed the next week with six tackles against UT Martin, earning him his first career start at Austin Peay...had four tackles against the Govs, then made seven at Tennessee State...finished with six tackles and a blocked kick against Eastern Illinois as a starter. HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior at Antioch High School under coach Mike Woodward, Kedrick had 93 total tackles, including six tacklesfor-loss, on his way to earning first-team all-region and All-Metro honors...also had two quarterback sacks, caused one fumble, recovered one fumble and had one interception, which he returned for a touchdown...as a receiver, he made 14 catches for 231 yards and three touchdowns...a two-year starter, Towles had 70 tackles and five sacks as a junior. PERSONAL: The son of Michael Towles and Gloria Armstrong... birthdate is January 24, 1990...full name is Kedrick Bryant Towles... enrolled in general curriculum.
STRONGER THAN EVER F 2011