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THE VOLS
at Auburn 2 Northern Illinois 0 at Georgia 2 Mississippi State 2 Alabama 2 at South Carolina 2 Wyoming 1 at Vanderbilt 0 Kentucky 0 2008 Totals 13
Ben Martin Junior, 2L Defensive End
6-3 • 239 • Communication Studies Cincinnati, Ohio
Benjamin Joseph MARTIN
TENNESSEE TRIVIA – Speed rusher finished fourth on the team in 2008 with six quarterback hurries.
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
CAREER GAMES/STARTS – 20/0 2008 – Games/Starts: 12/0 … Appeared in every game as backup on defensive line ... Recorded 18 tackles -- highest total among all reserve defensive linemen ... Recorded first career sack at Auburn ... Had career-high three tackles in consecutive weeks against Alabama and South Carolina ... Forced fumble against Mississippi State. 2007 – Games/Starts: 8/0 ... Bounced back from minor preseason injury that delayed playing debut until mid-September ... Appeared in all but three of the season’s final 11 regular season games ... Contributed two tackles each against Arkansas State, Georgia and Louisiana-Lafayette ... Excellent leaping ability led to his becoming kick-blocking specialist. HONORS: Parade All-America as 2006 linebacker ... State’s No. 1 overall prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com ... Gatorade Player of the Year in Ohio ... All-League Player of the Year as senior ... First-team All-State a senior and second-team AllState as junior ... Two-time All-Region, All-League and All-City ... Co-Defensive Lineman of the Year as a junior … Totaled 112 tackles with 14 tackles-for-loss and eight sacks as senior linebacker ... Against Elder in 2006, earned 20 tackles and two sacks ... As junior, tallied 71 tackles with 15 tackles-for-loss, 14 sacks, three forced fumbles and 15 quarterback hurries while playing mostly defensive end … Three-year starter on defense ... Two-year starter on basketball team. COACH AT LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL – Tom Grippa. BORN – March 22, 1988.
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BEN MARTIN GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS DEFENSE SACKS/ TFL/ 2007 UT AT TT YDS YDS at Florida 1 0 1 0 0 Arkansas State 1 1 2 0 0 Georgia 0 2 2 0 0 at Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 La.-Lafayette 0 2 2 0 0 Arkansas 0 0 0 0 0 at Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 LSU (SEC Champ.) 0 0 0 0 0 2007 Totals 2 5 7 0 0 DEFENSE 2008 at UCLA UAB Florida
UT 0 1 1
AT 0 0 1
SACKS/ TFL/ TT YDS YDS 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
2009 VOLUNTEERS FOOTBALL
FR/ FF YDS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FR/ FF YDS 0 0 0 0 0 0
INT/ PD YDS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 INT/ PD YDS 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 5
BEN MARTIN CAREER STATISTICS
2 0 2 2 3 3 2 0 1 18
1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/3
DEFENSE SACKS/ TFL/ YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS 2007 8 2 5 7 0/0 0/0 2008 12 13 5 18 1/3 2/9 Totals 20 15 10 25 1/3 2/9
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1/3 0 0 0 1/6 0 0 0 0 2/9 FR/ FF YDS 0 0 1 0 1 0
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PD 0 0 0
INT/ YDS 0/0 0/0 0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HIGH TKLE 2-3x 3-2x 3-2x
Andre Mathis Senior, 2L Defensive Tackle
6-2 • 280 • Political Science • Erie, Pa.
Andre Marcel MATHIS Jr.
TENNESSEE TRIVIA – Still remembered for setting the tone with vicious tackle on Vols’ 2006 opening kickoff against California.
CAREER GAMES/STARTS – 18/0 2008 – Games/Starts: 6/0 … Appeared in five of last six games, missing only Vanderbilt ... Began that stretch with four-tackle effort against Mississippi State ... Set career high for tackles in that outing ... Also had two tackles against Wyoming. 2007 – Games/Starts: 4/0 ... Battled shoulder injury throughout 2007 season ... Limited his play to only four games ... After first three games, appeared in only Louisiana-Lafayette contest ... Did return kickoff for 15 yards at California as special teams member. 2006 – Games/Starts: 8/0 ... Recorded special teams tackle against Air Force for first career stop … Had special teams tackle at Vanderbilt ... Moved to defensive end from linebacker following regular season. 2005 – Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL – First-team 2004 Class 4A All-State and All-Metro honors from Associated Press ... Named to Harrisburg Patriot News Platinum 33 Squad ... Second-team All-State as junior ... Finished senior campaign with 85 total tackles and 1½ sacks to go with three forced fumbles and three recoveries ... Caught 13 passes for 220 yards and four touchdowns with long reception of 54 yards ... During junior season, totaled 88 tackles with 2½ sacks and one fumble recovery ... Two-year starter at linebacker ... Also member of track and field team as 400M runner.
COACH AT CATHEDRAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL – Michael Mischler. BORN – March 27, 1987. SUPERLATIVES • 2005 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll ANDRE MATHIS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
DEFENSE 2008 UT UAB 0 Mississippi State 1 Alabama 0 at South Carolina 1 Wyoming 1 Kentucky 0 2008 Totals 3
AT 0 3 0 0 1 0 4
TT 0 4 0 1 2 0 7
SACKS/ TFL/ YDS YDS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ANDRE MATHIS CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE YEAR 2006 2007 2008 Totals
G 8 4 6 18
UT AT 2 0 0 0 3 4 5 4
SACKS/ TFL/ TT YDS YDS 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0/0 7 0/0 0/0 9 0/0 0/0
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FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FR/ YDS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
INT/ PD YDS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FR/ INT/ HIGH FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 0 0 0 0/0 1-2x 0 0 0 0/0 -0 0 0 0/0 4-MSU 0 0 0 0/0 4-MSU
Jacques McClendon Senior, 3L Offensive Guard
6-3 • 324 • Economics • Cleveland
Jacques Rashaud McCLENDON
TENNESSEE TRIVIA – Made one of signature plays of 2007 by recovering key Vols fumble on late scoring drive against South Carolina, a game UT won in overtime.
CAREER GAMES/STARTS – 36/13 2008 – Games/Starts: 11/6 … Started first six games of 2008 at right guard and has 13 career starts ... Considered one of Tennessee’s strongest players ... Vols saved their best offensive line work for last in 2008, rushing 51 times for 222 yards at Vandy ... Did not play in season finale against Kentucky ... Part of Vols offensive line in 2007 that led nation with only four sacks allowed ... Led team with 46 credit hours passed. 2007 – Games/Starts: 13/6 ... Appeared in every game except opener at California ... Moved into starting lineup after left tackle Eric Young suffered season-ending injury ... Maned right guard positiion ... Played key role in overtime win against South Carolina ... Alertly jumped on Vols’ fourth quarter fumble to keep game-tying drive alive ... In first start of season, helped Vols’ rush for season-best 273 yards against Louisiana-Lafayette ... Had key block on team’s second touchdown against Arkansas, springing Josh Briscoe free to give the Vols