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Rod ADAMS
Sr. • S 6-2 • 190 Oakland, Calif. | Laney College
Personal: Full name is Jordan Douglas Anderson ... Son of Mary and Jack Anderson ... Born Oct. 2, 1993, in Nashville, Tenn. ... Has a brother, Jackson, who played football at Duke, and two sisters, Avery and Bailey; Avery played volleyball at UT Arlington ... Majoring in business finance
Josh ANDERSON
17 2014 (Junior): Played in all 12 games in his first season with the Trojans with the majority of his work coming on special teams … Finished the season with 19 tackles (12 solo) with a season-high six tackles (all solo) at Georgia Southern … Broke up a pass and recorded a tackle in Troy’s 41-24 victory over New Mexico State … Recorded a tackle in eight different games and multiple tackles in five contests … Picked up three tackles against Appalachian State and UL Lafayette Laney College: Totaled 31 tackles, one sack, 2.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions (returned for 72 yards) and five pass break ups during his sophomore season ... Helped lead Laney to an 8-3 record ... As a freshman, played in four games and made 10 tackles and blocked a kick High School: Helped lead Skyline to the Oakland Athletic League Championship as a senior ... Earned second team all-city honors in basketball and also was an all-city performer in track & field; won titles in high jump, discus, long jump and shot put Personal: Full name is Roderick Jeremiah-Kenyatta Adams ... Son of Koresh Adams ... Born Sept. 23, 1993, in Oakland, Calif. ... Has two brothers, Dendall and Adonis, and three sisters, Kendra, Mia and Aaliyah ... Father played football at Boise State, uncle Sam Williams played football at Fresno State and with the Oakland Raiders ... Majoring in social science
So. • RB 5-11 • 253 Douglasville, Ga. | South Paulding HS
33 2013 (RS-Freshman): Started all 12 games as Troy’s Big H (fullback) … Finished the year with 10 carries for 43 yards and a touchdown; also caught three passes for 28 yards … Rushed for a season-high 23 yards and a touchdown on three carries against Georgia State; touchdown run came from six yards out and was the first score of the game… Had a season-high five carries in Troy’s victory at Idaho and finished with 14 yards on the ground … Caught an 18-yard pass against Duke 2013 (Freshman): Redshirted … Member of the scout team High School: Named first team all-region in 2012 as a linebacker and helped the South Paulding Spartans to a 6-4 record … Rated as a three-star recruit by both ESPN and Scout … Ranked by ESPN as the No. 3 fullback in the country and as the No. 6 fullback in the nation by Scout ... Rushed for 623 yards on 104 carries his senior season … Led South Paulding in rushing touchdowns with 12 and was also the fourth-leading tackler with 48, with one interception and one forced fumble … Recorded 14 receptions his senior season to tie for the team lead … Led South Paulding in tackles in 2010 with 63 to go alone with 4.5 tackles for loss and 7.9 tackles per game … Played in the Rising Senior All-Star Game in Dec. 2011 in the Georgia Dome Personal: Full name is Joshua Brandon Anderson ... Son of Andrea and Paul Anderson ... Has a brother, Paul, and a sister, Tarniya Collins ... Majoring in social science ... Born Nov. 25, 1994, in Atlanta, Ga.
Jordan ANDERSON R-So. • LB 6-2 • 214 Frisco, Texas | Butler CC
Jake BARRETT
R-Fr. • S 5-10 • 193 Huntsville, Ala. | Huntsville HS
56 2014 (Sophomore): Missed the entire season after suffering an injury during fall camp … Redshirted Prior to Troy: As a freshman, finished as the third-leading tackler at Arizona Western Community College ... Totaled 64 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, one sack, four pass break ups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... Named Scout.com JUCO Linebacker Top Performer of the Week for his performance against Phoenix College ... Transferred to Butler Community College following the 2013 season High School: Played wide receiver and tore ACL prior to his senior season ... Also lettered in track & field at Frisco High School
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41 2014 (Freshman): Joined the Trojans during fall camp as a walk-on … Redshirted High School: Two-time all-city selection at Huntsville High School as a cornerback and punt returner ... Combined for 185 tackles, four interceptions, 14 pass break ups and a forced fumble and recovery in his career... Had a interception and six tackles in the NUC All-Start Game ... Team captain as a senior and earned team character award as a
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