2016 RED RAIDER FOOTBALL
MEET THE RED RAIDERS
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PAYNE SULLINS
DONTA THOMPSON
Quarterback 6-2 • 180 • Sophomore-1L Gatesville, Texas / Reicher
Wide Receiver 6-4 • 215 • Freshman- RS Ennis, Texas / Ennis
2015 Saw first-career action in the Iowa State game (10/10), recording a rushing attempt.
2015 Redshirt season ... did not play.
2014 Redshirt season ... scout team member ... did not play.
HIGH SCHOOL Three-star prospect by Scout, ESPN and 247 Sports ... First Team All-District 16-5A ... Second Team All-Area ... helped guide his team to a Class 5A State Championship in 2014 ... hauled in 77 catches for 1,453 yards and 16 touchdowns to pace the Lions in their championship run.
HIGH SCHOOL Reicher High School in Waco, Texas... two-star prospect by Rivals… threw for nearly 3,000 yards as a senior and rushed for 700 yards in 2013… passed for 2,913 yards while completing 236-of376 attempts and also rushed for 593 yards during junior season… also played baseball while in high school earned second team all-district honors as a junior and receiving first team all-district as a senior in 2014… High School Coach: Mark Waggoner.
PERSONAL Donta Thompson ... a human sciences undeclared major at Texas Tech.
PERSONAL Payne Sullins… born in Gatesville, Texas… son of Sharon and Ronnie Sullins… has a brother, Lute Sullins, and a sister, Lauren Seymour… a university studies major at Texas Tech.
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CHRISTIAN TAYLOR
Defensive Back 6-2 • 210 • Freshman- RS Houston, Texas / Jersey Village
2015 Redshirt season ... did not play. HIGH SCHOOL Three-star prospect by ESPN and 247sports ... finalist for the Houston Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Year ... two-time First Team All-District 17-6A selection ... three-year starter ... team captain ... 2014 Falcon Award - MVP ... logged 94 tackles (56 solo) in 2014 along with five tackles for loss, one sack and one touchdown ... recorded eight career interceptions. PERSONAL Christian Taylor ... a pre-engineering major at Texas Tech.
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