2009 PLAYER BIOS TE, RFr., 6-4, 234 Kennesaw, Ga. Kennesaw Mountain H.S.
Receiving Rec. Yards Per/Rec. 2 11 5.5 2 11 5.5
Year 2008 Total
Yards 401 401
Ret. 19 19
Kickoff Returns Avg TD 21.1 0 21.1 0
TD 1 1
LG 21 UF 21 UF
Per/Gm. 1.0 1.0
TD 0 0
LG 7 SC 7 SC
LG 60 UF 60 UF
87 Vernon Spellman FLK, Sr., 6-1, 185 Marietta, Ga. Sprayberry H.S.
2008: Appeared in four games and was on the Capital One Bowl Team 2007: Appeared in six games including the Sugar Bowl. 2006: Provided depth at wide receiver and key member of the scout team *Team went 9-4 including a Chick-fil-A Bowl win. 2005: Scout team member who played various roles on offense, kickoff team, kickoff return team and punt return team *Part of 10-3 SEC Championship team High School: Sprayberry, coached by Wade Beale...set Cobb County singlegame record for passing yards (495) and TDs in a game (6)...earned varsity letter all four years and also ran track...finished senior season with 17 TDs and 1,705 yards...part of team which finished fifth at the USATF National Championships in the 4x400 meter relay...clocked an 11.0 in the 100, 22.0 in the 200 and 48.5 in the 400...Earned a HOPE scholarship to Georgia Personal: VERNON SPELLMAN; Born: Sept. 20, 1986; Major: Economics.
54 Tanner Strickland LG, RSo., 6-5, 328 Nashville, Ga. Berrien County H.S.
ACADEMICS
2009: Recipient of Michael A. Kahn Family Football Scholarship 2008: Appeared in 13 games –including UGA debut vs. Georgia Souther – as a member of special teams and provided offensive line depth 2007: Redshirted. High School: Berrien County High School, coached by Ross New…Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 50 in Georgia and Class AA first team All-State…. Superprep All-Dixie Team….Mobile Register Super Southeast 120…Rivals. com No. 18 prospect in Georgia…ESPN.com Top 20 offensive guard in the nation…named to GACA North-South All-Star Game…All-Tiftarea by the Tifton Gazette…All-Region 1AA…plays the guitar. Personal: TANNER STRICKLAND; Born: July 28, 1989; Major: Speech Communication.
RECORD BOOK
77 Trinton Sturdivant LT, RSo., 6-5, 306 Wadesboro, N.C. Anson H.S.
2009: Missed spring drills due to knee injury, expected to be ready for the start of fall drills 2008: Missed entire season after undergoing reconstructive surgery on injured left knee, redshirted. *Earned SEC Academic Honor Roll distinction for fall semester
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HISTORY
Career Highs: 8 carries vs. Central Michigan in 2008 *44 rushing yards vs. Central Michigan in 2008 *Long rush of 21 yards vs. No. 5 Florida in 2008 *2 receptions at South Carolina in 2008 *11 yards receiving including career-long 7-yarder at South Carolina in 2008 *6 kickoff returns vs. No. 18 Georgia Tech in 2008 *109 kickoff return yards vs. No. 18 Georgia Tech in 2008 *Long kickoff return of 60 yards vs. No. 5 Florida in 2008 2009: Underwent wrist surgery in January to repair ligaments damaged in Capital One Bowl and is expected to be fully recovered by fall drills *Recipient of Peter and Kay Amann Football Scholarship 2008: Appeared in 11 games recording 26 carries for 133 yards and a TD, two catches for 11 yard and 19 kickoff returns for 401 yards *Earned SEC Academic Honor Roll and Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester *Returned six kickoffs for 109 yards vs. No. 18 Georgia Tech *Returned four kickoffs for 93 yards at Kentucky *Carried four times for 40 yards and made three kickoff returns for 90 yards including a long return of 60 yards in loss to No. 5 Florida *Made one kickoff return for 15 yards vs. No. 22 Vanderbilt *Returned one kickoff for 41 yards vs. No. 8 Alabama *Had eight rushing attempts for 44 yards and first-career TD vs. Central Michigan; also recorded a tackle *Made Bulldog debut vs. Georgia Southern rushing for 34 yards on six carries *Graduated early and enrolled at Georgia in January 2008 High School: Cass High School, coached by Rick Casko… 2008 SuperPrep Elite 50, All-America, and All-Dixie teams… PrepStar Top 135 Dream Team…2007 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 and Super Southern 100…Class AAA 2007 Georgia Sports Writers Association and Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAA All-State team as a linebacker… 2008 Rivals.com Rivals100 (24), RB Rankings: Best inside runner (5), Athletes (2), Georgia Top 50 (2)…UGASports Georgia Top 50 (1)…Scout.com five-star prospect, Top 100, #24 player in America, #4 RB in nation, #12 player in the South, #1 player in Georgia… ESPN.com No. 35 overall, No. 5 running back in the nation… Parade All-American “One’s To Watch” list... SI.com No. 56 overall… as a senior in 2007, rushed for 1,429 yards and 24 touchdowns with 114 yards receiving and recorded 82 tackles including nine for loss with two sacks and three fumble recoveries…as a junior, rushed for 1,342 yards and 19 touchdowns with 251 yards receiving and recorded 76
Year G/GS 2008 11/0 Total 11/0
Per/Gm. 12.1 12.1
OPPONENTS/ REVIEW
TB, So., 6-2, 216 Cartersville, Ga. Cass H.S.
Rushing Yards Per/Att. 133 5.1 133 5.1
2009 PLAYERS
22 Richard Samuel
Att. 26 26
COACHING STAFF
2009: Caught one pass for five yards in spring G-Day game *Recipient of Walter C. Troutman Football Scholarship 2008: Redshirted High School: Kennesaw Mountain, coached by Scott Jones…SuperPrep All-Dixie Team…PrepStar All-Southeast Region…ESPN.com’s #28 tight end nationally… Scout.com three-star prospect, #42 prospect in Georgia… 2008 UGASports Georgia Top 50 (32)…2006 and ’07 Cobb County Dynamite Dozen…2006 and ’07 All-Region…selected to GHSA State All-Star game and Cobb All-Stars Senior Bowl…named team captain for 2007… Atlanta Touchdown Club Lineman of the Week in ’07…as a junior invited to the Army All-America combine and named Special Teams MVP…runnerup at State Powerlifting Championship in 2006 (226 lb. division)…voted “Newcomer of the Year” as a freshman on the Varsity team when he led his team in touchdowns, receptions, yards and sacks… his father, linebacker Frank Ros, captained Georgia’s 1980 national championship team. Personal: BRYCE ROS; Born: Sept. 28, 1989; Major: Pre-Journalism.
Year G/GS 2008 11/0 Total 11/0
2009 PREVIEW
84 Bryce Ros
tackles including 12 for loss and three sacks…also played soccer, basketball and ran track his sophomore and junior years. Personal: RICHARD SAMUEL; Born: Feb. 3, 1991; Major: Arts and Sciences.
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