2016 Georgia Football TaxSlayer Bowl Media Guide

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player bios one TFL, against No. 8 Clemson ... named to preseason watch list for the Butkus Award ... named to Preseason Media Days All-SEC Second Team, Athlon Preseason All-SEC Second Team and Phil Steele’s Preseason All-SEC Third Team ... recipient of the Ken & Jody Jackson Family Football Scholarship and the Green-Sands Football Scholarship. 2012: Played in 14 games making six starts and had 31 tackles and was second on the team with five sacks ... recipient of team’s Newcomer of the Year Award ... had two tackles and a sack at Auburn ... notched a sack and forced a fumble vs. Tennessee ... had two sacks vs. Vanderbilt ... had three tackles vs. Florida Atlantic ... had four tackles and a critical fumble recovery at Missouri ... recipient of the Vincent J. and Barbara Dooley Scholarship. High School: Harris County, coached by Tommy Parks ... SuperPrep Elite 50, All-America, and All-Dixie Teams ... ESPNU Top 150 ... PrepStar 150 ... Scout.com five-star player, #5 DE and #19 overall prospect in the country, #1 ranked prospect in the state ... Rivals.com four-star player, #6 DE and #56 prospect in the country, #3 player in the state ... ESPNU four-star player, #8 DE in the country, #32 player in the region, #7 player in the state ... 247sports.com four-star player, #5 DE and #28 overall prospect in the country, #1 player in Georgia ... named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 and Class AAAA All-State Team ... Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAA first-team ... participated in the Under Armor All-American game. Personal: JORDAN MONTAE JENKINS ... born July 1, 1994 ... Major: Risk Management & Insurance.

Defensive Stats

Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2012 14/6 18 13 31 5.0/25 8.0/30 1 1 2 0 23 2013 13/13 30 15 45 5.0/33 12.0/62 1 2 2 0 23 2014 13/13 32 38 70 5.0/44 9.5/57 2 2 1 0 24 2015 11/9 26 30 56 4.0/25 10.5/46 2 0 0 0 12 Total 51/41 106 96 202 19.0/127 40.0/195 6 5 5 0 82

38 Clay Johnson FLK, Sr., 6-1, 170 Calhoun, Ga. / Calhoun HS 2015: Has played in two games ... named Outstanding Walk-On at conclusion of spring practice ... four receptions for 48 yards in the G-Day Game. 2014: Played in two games ... led the Black team with five catches for 75 yards in the G-Day Game ... SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2013: Member of the scout team ... named Outstanding Offensive Walk-On at the conclusion of spring

practice. 2012: Redshirted ... member of the scout team. High School: Calhoun, coached by Hal Lamb ... captain for the Calhoun team that finished with a national No. 1 ranking in 2011 and the GHSA A state title ... named to the 2011 Ga. Sports Writers All Sports Team Defense and received the 2011 Tri-Sport Athlete Award ... earned the 2011-12 NW Ga. Tip-Off Club Athletic Award and the 2011 Golden Helmet Award ... won four region football titles with the Yellow Jackets as his team were the state runner-ups in 2008-10 ... named the Best Young Receiver at the 2008 Furman QB/WR Camp ... played basketball for four years, tennis three years, track two years and baseball for a year ... won the 2010 and 2011 region team titles in track and the 2010 region crown in tennis ... earned the 2010-11 Hustle Award in basketball ... qualified for the state track meet with his 4x400-meter relay partners in 2011 ... member of National Beta Club, Key Club, FCA and the National Honors Society ... named the 2009 Most Outstanding Math Student. Personal: CLAY JOHNSON ... born Sept. 28, 1993 ... Major: Middle School Education.

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18 Jesse Jones SS, Sr., 6-0, 191 Alto, Ga. | Habersham Central HS 2015: UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll ... UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) football team representative ... UGA Athletics representative on Univ. of Georgia Division of Student Affairs Advisory Board, serving as the voice for student-athletes ... graduated in May with a degree in international affairs. 2014: First career action vs. Charleston Southern ... UGA Dean’s List ... UGA Iron Man Award. 2013: SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2012: Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester ... SEC Academic Honor Roll ... sustained season-ending knee injury. 2011: Redshirted ... earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester ... sustained season-ending knee injury. High School: Habersham Central, coached by Gene Cathcart/Stuart Cunningham ... All-Region 8-AAAA Football selection as a senior ... received Outstanding Defensive Player Award as a senior in 2010 ... also earned multiple letters in both football and baseball ... member of Key Club and FCA ... recipient of Spanish Award and Leadership Award while graduating cum laude from Habersham Central ... voted friendliest in his senior class by his peers. Personal: JESSE JONES ... born June 16, 1993 ... mother Andrea Jones played college basketball at Hartnell College (Ca.) ... grandfather Maxie Skinner was All-American basketball player at Piedmont College ... Major: International Affairs ... Minor: Housing ... plans to enroll in graduate school at UGA and pursue a masters in Consumer Economics.

Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2014 1/0 0 1 1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0

42 Tim Kimbrough ILB, Jr., 6-0, 226 Indianapolis, Ind. / Warren Central HS Career Highs: 13 tackles vs. No. 13 Alabama in 2015 *2.5 TFLs at Tennessee in 2015 2015: Has played in 12 games with seven starts ... 67 total tackles ... 5.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack ... nine tackles vs. Georgia Southern ... second on the team with six tackles vs. No. 11 Florida ... 11 tackles at Tennessee, including 2.5 TFLs ... career-high 13 tackles vs. No. 13 Alabama, including a tackle for loss ... had five tackles in each of the first four games ... named defensive Most Improved Player at conclusion of spring practice ... recipient of the Paul & June Martin Football Scholarship. 2014: UGA Most Improved Player of the Year ... played in 13 games ... 32 total tackles and one tackle for loss ... tied a career high with five tackles vs. Charleston Southern ... tied for the team-lead with four tackles at No. 23 Missouri ... set a career high with five tackles vs. Vanderbilt ... set a career high with four tackles vs. No. 16 Clemson ... recipient of the Paul & June Martin Football Scholarship. 2013: Played in 11 games ... registered five tackles, including one for a loss ... recipient of the Paul and June Martin Football Scholarship. High School: Warren Central, coached by Steve Tutsie ... PrepStar All-America Team ... Fox Sports NEXT four-star player, #5 ILB and #93 overall prospect in the nation, #2 overall prospect in Indiana ... Rivals.com four-star player, #3 overall prospect in Indiana, #150 overall prospect nationally ... ESPN.com four-star player, #11 ILB nationally, #5 overall prospect in Indiana, #34 overall prospect regionally ... 247sports.com four-star player, #10 ILB in the country, #4 player in Indiana, #217 in 247Sports Top247 ... selected to participate in


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