2012 Spring Bios *Appeared in 14 games making eight starts recording 37 tackles including 3.0 TFL, a forced fumble, two PBUs and three QBP. *Recorded a career-best six tackles three times: at Tenn., vs. Miss. St. and at Ole Miss. *Also had a four-tackle performance vs. Coastal Carolina. *Recipient of the Tommy Reeder Football Scholarship. High School: North Clayton, coached by Rodney Hackney…PrepStar All-Southeast Region team…Scout.com Four-Star Player, #11 MLB in the country and #15 Player in Georgia…Rivals.com Four-Star Player, #230 overall player and #13 LB in the country, #17 Player in Georgia… ESPN Four-star player, #9 OLB in the country...Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 50 and member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAAA All-State team...Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State team…also named All-Region and All-County…Defensive Player of the Year in Clayton County and Region 4AAAA….Defensive MVP of NCHS as junior and senior….His 181 career tackles set a school record. Personal: AMARLO HERRERA; Born: Sept. 20, 1991; Major: Arts & Sciences. Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2011 14/8 16 21 37 0.0/0 3.0/8 1 0 2 0 3 Total 14/8 16 21 37 0.0/0 3.0/8 1 0 2 0 3
75 Kolton Houston OG RSo., 6-5, 291 Buford, Ga. Buford HS 2011: Earned team’s Coffee County Hustle Award for Offense at the conclusion of spring practice. *Recipient of the Roger F. and Michael A. Kahn Football Scholarship. 2010: Member of the scout team. *Recipient of the Louis S. Sohn Jr., Football Scholarship. *Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for summer semester. *Graduated early and enrolled at UGA in January, 2010. High School: Buford, coached by Jess Simpson...Named to the 2010 Under Armour All-American game… named a PrepStar All-American… SuperPrep All-Dixie Team…selected for the Atlanta Journal Constitution 2009 Georgia’s Super 11, Class AA All-State, and ranked 26th in the 2009 AJC Top 50…2009 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AA All-State first team…ranked No. 3 offensive guard prospect by ESPN… member of ESPNU150…ranked No. 21 offensive guard by Rivals. com…Rivals.com Georgia Midseason Top 100 for 2010… Scout.com four-star player ranked #6 OG in the country, #73 overall players in the South, and #15 player in Georgia…helped lead Buford High School to its third straight Class AA state championship in 2009… 2008 Georgia Sports Writers Association AA All-State…2008 First Team All-Area. Personal: KOLTON HOUSTON; Born: July 25, 1991. Major: PreBusiness/Management.
6 John Jenkins N, Sr., 6-3, 351 Meriden, Conn. Gulf Coast (Miss.) CC Career Highs: 6 tackles at No. 21 Georgia Tech in 2011 2011: One of team’s Newcomer of the Year Award recipients (defense). *Appeared in 14 games making seven starts recording 28 tackles including 6.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks, 10 QBPs and an INT. *Notched an INT in the Outback Bowl vs. No. 12 Mich. St. *Recorded three tackles and a QBP in SEC Championship Game vs. No. 1 LSU. *Made a career-high six tackles including two TFL at No. 21 Ga. Tech. *Had three tackles including one TFL vs. No. 24 Auburn. *Registered a then-career-high five tackles and forced a fumble vs. New Mexico St. *Recorded three tackles including a sack vs. Miss. St. *Made first start as a Bulldog at Tennessee. *Recipient of Jeff & Stacey Rothenberger Family Football Scholarship. Junior College: Gulf Coast (Miss.) CC, coached by Steven Campbell... Ranked a Scout.com Four-Star player, #11 overall junior college player, #7 overall DT in the country… Rivals.com Four-Star player, ranked
6th best JUCO player in the country…ESPN.com Four-Star player… Recorded 41 tackles and two sacks as a sophomore…Led team to 19-5 record in his two seasons. High School: Francis T. Maloney, coached by Bob Zito...Played defensive end and also played limited offense...As a senior scored four TDs. Personal: JONATHAN JENKINS; Born: July 11, 1989; Major: Child & Family Development. Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2011 14/7 14 14 28 3.0/17 6.0/21 1 1 0 1 10 Total 14/7 14 14 28 3.0/17 6.0/21 1 1 0 1 10
93 Abry Jones DE, Sr., 6-3, 309 Warner Robins, Ga. Northside HS Career Highs: 16 tackles vs. Ga. Tech in 2010 2011: One of team’s Most Improved Player Award recipients (defense). *Started all 14 games recording 48 tackles including 7.0 TFL and 4.0 sacks while also notching a forced fumble and 20 QBP. *Recorded seven tackles at No. 21 Georgia Tech. *SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week after he had four tackles, including 1.5 TFL vs. Kentucky. *Had four tackles, including 1.5 TFL, vs. No. 24 Auburn. *Three tackles, three pass PBUs and a forced fumble at Vanderbilt. *Named to Phil Steele’s 2011 Midseason All-SEC Third Team. *Five tackles vs. No. 12 South Carolina. *Recorded six tackles, including one TFL, vs. No. 5 Boise St. *Recipient of the Jack Davis Honorary Football Scholarship. 2010: Appeared in 13 games making six starts recording 34 tackles including 3.5 for loss and six quarterback pressures. *SEC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week after he registered a careerhigh 16 tackles, including two for loss, and forced a fumble vs. Ga. Tech. *Had a then career-high three tackles vs. Florida. *Recipient of the Hugar and Elizabeth Wilkes Football Scholarship. *Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for summer semester. *Recorded three tackles, one sack, in spring G-Day game. 2009: Named one of team’s Newcomer of the Year award winners for defense. *Appeared in 12 games making eight tackles, including two for loss, with four quarterback pressures. *Posted two tackles vs. S. Carolina. *Notched a sack vs. No. 4 LSU. *Recipient of Hugar and Elizabeth Wilkes Football Scholarship. High School: Northside, coached by Conrad Nix...USA Today All-USA Second Team Defense...PrepStar Dream Team...Atlanta Journal Constitution 2008 Georgia’s Super 11, Super Southern 100, Class AAAAA Defensive Player of the Year, and All-State Team...2008 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAAA Defensive Player of the Year and All-State Team... Maxpreps Second Team All-America...2008 Under Armour All-America High School Football Game participant....Rivals.com four-star prospect... Rivals.com #9 DT prospect nationally, #6 overall prospect in Georgia... DT rankings: Quickest (3), Best pass rusher (4)... Scout.com four-star prospect...Scout.com #2 DT prospect in the South, #10 nationally, and Dawg Post #4 overall prospect in Georgia....#22 ranked defensive end prospect by ESPN.com...As a senior, recorded 95 tackles, including 15 sacks...As a junior, recorded 72 tackles, including 13 sacks and nine tackles for loss. Personal: ABRY JONES; Born: Sept. 8, 1991; Major: Speech Communication. Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2009 12/0 5 3 8 1.0/6 2.0/7 0 0 0 0 4 2010 13/6 13 21 34 0.0/0 3.5/9 1 0 0 0 6 2011 14/14 28 20 47 4.0/24 7.0/29 1 0 0 0 20 Total 39/20 46 44 89 5.0/30 12.5/45 2 0 0 0 30
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