Trojan Newcomers appearance in the Mississippi 3A Playoffs his senior season … Finished his senior campaign 10-3 and helped lead the Blue Devil offense to 265 rushing yards per game while scoring 37 points per game, named all-state … Played in the 2012 Bernard Blackwell All-Star Game … Named one of the top 40 players in the state of Mississippi by BulldogBlitz (Rivals) prior to his senior season … Helped the Blue Devils reach the third round of the Mississippi 3A playoffs his sophomore and junior seasons and a second round appearance his freshman season … Earned second team all-state honors as a junior … Named to the Region 2-3A Super 22 Team as a junior in addition to earning Oxford Eagle All-Area Team honors ... The Blue Devils went a combined 42-14 in his four seasons
season as he totaled 75 tackles and 14.0 tackles for loss … Played solely defensive line his first two years before committing to both sides of the ball halfway through his junior season … Also played basketball for the Wildcats Personal: Full name David Presley Gross ... Son of Donna and Pres Gross ... Cousins Gabe Gross (Auburn/MLB), Lee Gross (Auburn/NFL), Bo Gross (TCU football), Dan Dew (Troy football), Josh Dew (Troy baseball) ... Father played football at Auburn ... Born Jan. 7, 1995, in Montgomery, Ala. ... Majoring in business
Dondrell HARRIS
Personal: Full name is Taylor Watkins Edwards ... Son of Dawn and Steve Edwards ... Born June 5, 1995, in Oxford, Miss. ... Has one brother, Hunter ... Majoring in psychology
Xavier FIELDS
Fr. • OL 6-4 • 360 Montgomery, Ala. / Stanhope Elmore HS
77 High School: Honorable mention selection on the 2012 Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State Team after helping lead Stanhope Elmore to an 10-3 record and a berth in the first round of the Alabama 6A playoffs … Named to the 2012 All-Elmore County Team … Named all-area by the Wetumpka Herald and first team all-metro by the Montgomery Advertiser his junior season .. Also lettered in track & field and wrestling
Fr. • S 5-11 • 185 Panama City, Fla. / Rutherford HS
10 High School: Played quarterback, defensive back and wide receiver for Rutherford High School … Earned all-district honors as a senior ... Rated as the 64th best dual threat player in the county by 247Sports … Earned all-county honors for the Rams and started at quarterback as a sophomore … Also played baseball and earned allcounty, all-state and all-district honors Personal: Full name is Dondrell Ne’Cale Harris ... Son of Chery and Donald Harris ... Born March 2, 1995, in Panama City, Fla. ... Has a brother, Dondnayas, and two sisters DonaldaHarris and Jamara Gainer ... Majoring in computer science ...
Jalen HARRIS Fr. • WR 5-11 • 180 Dothan, Ala. / Northview HS
Personal: Full name is Xavier Cornell Fields ... Son of Lolitha and Roland Fields ... Born March 11, 1995, in Montgomery, Ala. ... Father played football at Alabama State and is a police captain
Rishad GOODE Fr. • S 6-0 • 190 Madison, Ala. / Bob Jones HS
14 High School: Named to the Huntsville Times Elite Second Team and all-region after he recorded 39 tackles, four interceptions, two tackles for loss, three touchdowns, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble as a senior … Returned one interception for a touchdown and returned a kickoff for a touchdown … Helped lead Bob Jones to a 10-2 overall record, a perfect 7-0 record in region play and a second round appearance in the Alabama 6A Playoffs … Bob Jones finished 7-0 in District 8 play and 8-3 overall his junior year … The Patriots were 8-0 in region play and 11-2 overall as a sophomore … Also ran track
19 High School: Named to the Dothan Eagle Super 12 Football Team his senior season after accounting for nearly 3,000 yards – he passed for 1,996 and rushed for 834 … Threw 17 touchdown passes and ran for nine more as a senior; set the Northview record for passing touchdowns in a season ... Rushed for 230 yards and passed for over 300 yards against Foley High School his senior year … As a junior, passed for 1,150 yards with 13 touchdowns in eight games … Finished his sophomore season with 245 yards rushing and two touchdowns to go along with 925 passing yards seven touchdowns … Also played basketball at Northview High School; averaged 12 points per game … High school teammate of current Troy wide receiver B.J. Chitty Personal: Full name is Jalen R Harris ... Son of Mary and Eddie Harris ... Born Feb. 6, 1995, in Dothan, Ala. ... Major is undecided ... Has one brother, Terrell ... Father played basketball at Troy
Aaron HERRING
David GROSS
Fr. • OL 6-5 • 306 Montgomery, Ala. / Trinity Presbyterian HS
74 High School: Named to the 2012 Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State Team … Helped lead Trinity Presbyterian High School to playoff appearances in all four of his seasons … As a senior, led the Wildcats to the second round of the Alabama 3A playoffs after recording 39 tackles and 7.0 tackles for loss … Rated as one of the top 60 players in Alabama by ESPN … Rated as the 103rd best guard in the nation by 247Sports … As a junior, he finished the season with 42 tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss … Was a key element of the Wildcats defense his sophomore
Fr. • OL 6-4 • 322 Alachua, Fla. / Santa Fe HS
58 High School: Helped lead the Raiders to a 9-3 record and a trip to the Florida state playoffs as a senior in 2011 … Played in the Florida vs. Georgia War of the Border All-Star Game ... Earned first team all-area honors as a senior … Attended the same high school as New York Giants defensive tackle Linval Joseph ... Also played basketball for the Raiders Personal: Full name is Aaron Kipp Herring ... Son of Patty and Dennis Herring ... Born Feb. 9, 1993, in Daytona Beach, Fla. ... Has one brother, Anthony, and a sister, Kaylee ... Major is undecided
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