PLAYER BIOS and four sacks... as a junior, made 138 tackles, including 36 tackles for loss and 13 sacks. Personal: CHASE VASSER; Born: April 29, 1991; Consumer Economics. Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2010 9/0 1 2 3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 12/3 10 6 16 0.0/0 3.5/10 0 0 0 0 1 Total 21/0 11 8 19 0.0/0 3.510 0 0 0 0 1
48 Kosta Vavlas ILB, RSo., 6-0, 219 Tarpon Springs, Fla. Tarpon Springs HS
Career Highs: 4 tackles at Tennessee in 2011 2011: Named one of team’s Most Valuable Special Teams Players. *Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall semester. *Appeared in 14 games recording 19 tackles and a forced fumble. *In SEC Championship vs. No. 1 LSU notching two tackles. *Registered a career-best four tackles at Tennessee. 2010: Redshirted as a member of the scout team. High School: Named 4-A Pinellas County Player of the Year, First Team All-County and First Team All-Suncoast…4-A Second Team All-State as a senior…Registered 133 tackles as a junior and a school record 194 as a senior…Also had seven sacks, four forced fumbles and one interception as a senior…Claimed the 4-A district championship and helped his team advance to the regional finals for the first time since 1986…Also played soccer and tennis as Tarpon Springs won a district championship in tennis…Member of National Honor Society and Greek National Honor Society and maintained above a 4.0 GPA throughout high school. Personal: DIMITRIOS KOSTA VAVLAS; Born: July 23, 1992; Brother, Bobby Vavlas, plays wide receiver for Elmhurst College (Illinois); Major: Biological Science. Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2011 14/0 10 9 19 0.0/0 0.0/0 1 0 0 0 0 Total 14/0 10 9 19 0.0/0 0.0/0 1 0 0 0 0
63 Xzavier Ward OT, RFr., 6-7, 264 Moultrie, Ga. Colquitt County HS
2011: Redshirted ... recipient of the Susan and Mark Tomlinson Football Scholarship. High School: Colquitt County, coached by Rush Propst…SuperPrep All-Dixie Team….PrepStar All-Southeast Region Team…Scout.com Three-star player, #40 OT in the Country…Rivals.com Three-star player, #42 OT in the Country, #31 Player in Georgia…ESPN Four-star player, #17 ranked OT in the Country…Member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 50 in Georgia, top ranked offensive lineman in Georgia, Class AAAAA All-State Team…Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAAA AllState team…Participated in Georgia State High School All-Star game… Helped team to state championship game. Personal: XZAVIER WARD; Born: April 10, 1993; Major: Pre-Business.
83 Cornelius Washington OLB, Sr., 6-4, 269 Hephzibah, Ga. Burke County HS
Career Highs: 7 tackles at No. 24 South Carolina in 2010 2011: Appeared in 12 games making six starts recording 17 tackles including 6.0 TFL and 5.0 sacks while also notching 29 QBPs. *In SEC, ranked tied 13th with 0.42 sacks per game. *Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester. *In SEC Championship vs. No. 1 LSU recorded three tackles including a six-yard sack and had two QBPs. *Missed the Tennessee and Vanderbilt games while serving a two-game suspension. *Had four tackles including two sacks vs. Mississippi State. *Named preseason All-SEC Fourth Team by Phil Steele. *Recipient of the J.E. and W.S. Hickey Football Scholarship. 2010: Appeared in 12 games making eight starts recording 24 tackles and six quarterback pressures. *Had a career-high seven tackles at No. 24 S. Carolina *Had four tackles, including a sack, vs. No. 12 Arkansas. *Recipient of the Rebecca and Leon Farmer, III, Scholarship. *Recorded five tackles in G-Day game. 2009: Appeared in 13 games with one start making 13 tackles, including four sacks, and 13 quarterback pressures. *Posted season-high three tackles vs. No. 25 Auburn & vs. Texas A&M. *Made first-career start vs. Tenn. Tech and had two tackles. *Missed spring drills following due to forearm and shoulder injuries. *Recipient of Rebecca and Leon Farmer, III, Football Scholarship. 2008: Redshirted. High School: Burke County, coached by Eric Parker…SuperPrep AllAmerica, All-Dixie Teams…PrepStar Top 135 Dream Team… 2007 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 … 2007 Georgia Football Magazine First-Team All-State … 2008 Rivals.com Rivals250, weakside defensive ends (3), Georgia Top 50 (10)…UGASports Georgia Top 50 (7)… Scout.com four-star prospect, Top 150, #136 player in America, #13 DE in the nation, #42 prospect in the South, #9 prospect in Georgia… 2008 Parade All-American “One’s To Watch” list …Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAA All-State Honorable Mention… as a senior in 2007, recorded 55 tackles including 44 solo, six sacks, 18 tackles for a loss, forced three fumbles and registered seven QB pressures … also appeared as an offensive threat, catching four passes for 17 yards and two touchdowns. Personal: CORNELIUS WASHINGTON; Born: Sept. 10, 1989; Major: Sport Management. Year G/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks TFL FF FR PBU Int. QBP 2009 13/1 9 4 13 4.0/24 5.0/31 0 0 0 0 13 2010 12/8 18 6 24 1.0/4 3.0/6 0 1 1 0 6 2011 12/6 11 6 17 5.0/43 6.0/45 0 0 0 0 29 Total 37/15 38 16 57 10.0/71 14.0/82 0 1 1 0 48
36 Shawn Williams SS, Sr., 6-1, 220 Damascus, Ga. Early County HS
Career Highs: 7 tackles (6x), last vs. No. 12 Mich. St. in 2011 *1 interception (4x), last vs. No. 12 Mich. St. in 2011 *45 interception return yards vs. No. 12 Mich. St.
in 2011 *Long INT return of 45 yards vs. No. 12 Mich. St. in 2011 2012: Named defensive recipient of the True Grit Award at the conclusion of spring practice. 2011: Appeared in 14 games making 13 starts recording a team-best 72 tackles, a forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, six PBUs, four INTs and two QBPs. *Tied career-high with seven tackles vs. Kentucky, New Mexico St.,
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