2017 Georgia Football Bowl Media Guide

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player bios

66 Solomon Kindley OL, RFr., 6-4, 330, SQ Jacksonville, Fla. / Raines HS * Coaches’ Freshman All-SEC Team * 2017: Has appeared in 13 games, making seven starts at right guard...picked up first career start against Samford and started the next week against Mississippi State...one of two winners of the Most Improved Award for Offense during spring drills... started at right guard for Black team in G-Day spring game...Recipient of the John Tillman Football Scholarship. 2016: Appeared in one game, making his collegiate debut at Missouri...Recipient of the John Tillman Football Scholarship. High School: Raines, coached by Deran Wiley...Rivals.com three-star prospect...ESPN.com three-star prospect, #40 OG nationally, #99 prospect in Florida...Scout three-star prospect, #105 OT nationally, #6 OT and #140 prospect in Florida...247Sports.com 3-star prospect, #87 OT nationally, #143 prospect in Florida...Florida Times-Union Class 4A All-State Second Team. Personal: SOLOMON TERRY KINDLEY…Major: Sport Management.

25 Jaleel Laguins OLB, So., 6-2, 220, 1VL Watkinsville, Ga. / Oconee County HS 2017: Member of the Scout team...one of four winners of the Special Teams Scout Team Player Award, given at team’s post-season awards gala. 2016: Appeared in six games...Recipient of the John A. Addison Jr. Family Football Scholarship. High School: Oconee County, coached by Travis Noland...Selected to represent the East in the 2016 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #289 player nationally and Top All-American...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #225 player nationally, #11 ILB nationally, #24 player in the state of Georgia...247Sports.com four-star prospect, #235 player nationally, #10 ILB nationally, #20 player in the state of Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #19 ILB nationally, #27 player in the state of Georgia...Scout fourstar prospect, #273 player nationally, #18 OLB nationally…Dawg Post #27 overall prospect and #1 OLB in the state of Georgia…2015 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAA All-State Defense...2015 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAA All-State First Team Defense...during his senior season, made 69 tackles, including 16 tackles for loss and four sacks, and forced two fumbles...Led Oconee County to a 9-3 record in his final season and a trip to the second round of the 2015 GHSA Class AAA playoffs. Personal: JALEEL JOSEPH LAGUINS...Major: Sport Management.

15 Matt Landers WR, Fr., 6-5, 195, HS Pinellas, Fla. / St. Petersburg HS 2017: Member of the Scout team...recipient of the Mr. & Mrs. Jack Swan Football Scholarship. High School: St. Petersburg High School, coached by Joe Fabrizio...PrepStar Magazine 3-star prospect, All-Southeast Region...ESPN. com 3-star prospect, #88 ranked WR nationally, #84 overall prospect in Florida...Rivals.com 3-star prospect...247Sports.com 3-star, #97 ranked WR nationally and #89 overall prospect in Florida...Scout 3-star prospect, #57 ranked WR nationally…He totaled 40 receptions for 719 yards and seven touchdowns while also adding a score on the ground...Tampa Bay Times 2016 All-Tampa Bay

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Honorable Mention...In his junior year at Admiral Farragut Academy, he amassed 1,038 yards and 15 touchdowns, both team highs… Coached by Ryan Hearn, the Blue Jackets went 10-2 and reached the 2015 FHSAA Class 2A Regional Finals...Tampa Bay Times 2015 All-Tampa Bay First Team Offense...Sun Sentinel 2015 Florida All-State Class 2A First Team Offense. Personal: MATTHEW JAMES LANDERS...Major: Management.

2 Richard LeCounte DB, Fr., 5-11, 180, HS Riceboro, Ga. / Liberty County HS 2017: Has appeared in 10 games, starting at Notre Dame, and has 15 total stops...made five total tackles against App State (4 solo)...made one solo tackle against Mississippi State and also against Auburn in the SEC title game...tallied three tackles against Samford...had a fourth-quarter tackle and assist at Georgia Tech...had one assisted tackle at Notre Dame...Early enrollee who participated in spring drills...started for the Black team in G-Day spring game and had a team-high nine tackles...recipient of the J.E. and W.S. Hickey scholarship. High School: Liberty County, coached by Kirk Warner...Selected to represent the East in the 2017 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...American Family Insurance 2016 USA Today All-USA Team First Team defense...Parade Magazine All-America First-Team Defense…MaxPreps 2016 All-America Second Team Defense...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #29 player nationally, Top 150 Dream Team...ESPN.com five-star prospect, #12 player nationally, #2 safety nationally, #2 player in the state of Georgia...247Sports. com five-star prospect, #17 player nationally, #1 safety nationally, #1 player in the state of Georgia...Rivals.com four-star prospect, #58 player nationally, #6 safety nationally, #7 player in the state of Georgia...Scout.com four-star prospect, #43 player nationally, #4 safety nationally, DawgPost #4 player in the state of Georgia...Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2016 Georgia’s Super 11, All-State Class AAA Defense...2016 Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Class AAA First Team Defense...Savannah Morning News 2015-16 Male Athlete of the Year...All-Greater Savannah First-Team Defense...as a senior, recorded 100 tackles, including 11 for a loss, with two forced fumbles and two interceptions, including one for a touchdown...on offense, caught 39 passes for 800 yards and 17 touchdowns, threw for two touchdowns and rushed for another...as a junior, recorded 100 tackles, including 12 for a loss, with four forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, two interceptions and two defensive touchdowns...on offense, caught 25 passes for 564 yards and four touchdowns, rushed for 865 yards and seven touchdowns and threw for 506 yards and six touchdowns... for his career, had 399 tackles (36 for loss), 13 interceptions, 13 forced fumbles, eight fumble recoveries and three defensive touchdowns...on offense in his career, caught 86 passes for 1,683 yards and 23 touchdowns, rushed for 1,450 yards and three touchdowns and threw for 750 yards and 10 touchdowns...led Liberty County to the quarterfinals of the GHSA Class AAA playoffs...also participated in basketball and track and field...as a junior, named co-Region 3-AAAA Player of the Year in basketball, leading the Panthers to the 2016 GHSA Class AAAA state title. Personal: RICHARD LEE LeCOUNTE, III...Major: Sport Management. Defensive Stats Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2017 10/1 10 5 15 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0

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