Sam Houston State vs. Central Arkansas

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1 Sam Houston State vs. Central Arkansas Estes Stadium - Conway, Arkansas Saturday - November 13, p.m. ANOTHER TOUGH OPPONENT After battling the three co-leaders in this year s Southland Conference race in close games on consecutive weekends, Sam Houston travels to Conway, Ark., this Saturday for another tough game. UCA stands in fourth place, just one game behind co-leaders Stephen F. Austin, Northwestern State and McNeese State. The Bearkats lost to SFA by a field goal, fell in overtime at Northwestern State and had the ball at McNeese State s 20-yard line in the final minute of a loss in Huntsville Saturday. SCOUTING THE BEARS Central Arkansas brings a three-game winning streak into Saturday s contest. The Bears defeated Nicholls 31-7 in Thibodaux, Southeastern Louisiana in Conway and Texas State at San Marcos. The Bears rank No. 2 in the Southland Conference in total offense (379.1 yards per game), total defense (354.0 yards), scoring offense (28.3 points per game) and scoring defense (21.0 points). Bear quarterback Nathan Dick ranks second in the league in passing with 203 completions for 2,023 yards and 10 touchdowns (224.8 yards per game). His favorite target, wide receiver Kenneth Robey, leads the Southland in receptions per game (41 catches for 690 yards and four TDs). UCA has two running backs ranked among the top 10 rushers in the Southland with Terence Bobo (80 carries for 351 yards and eight touchdowns) and Jackie Hinton (68 for 330 and 4 TDs). BEARKAT-BEAR SERIES RECORD Saturday s contest in Conway marks the fifth meeting of Sam Houston and Central Arkansas in football. The Bears hold a 3-1 edge. Sam Houston s victory in Huntsville last year ended a three-game winning streak for UCA. The Bears won in 2006 and in 2007, both games in Huntsville, and in Conway in YOUTH MOVEMENT With only 29 lettermen back from last year s Bearkat squad and only five seniors on this year s roster, the 2010 Sam Houston football team definitely is young. Eleven freshmen dot the Bearkats two-deep lineup. New Sam Houston head coach Willie Fritz inherited a young team with just as many newcomers as returning players and told potential high school recruits they definitely had an opportunity to play as freshmen. The 34 lost letter-winners is the highest total of departed players since the Bearkats moved up to the NCAA Division I FCS level in The previous high was 28 lost lettermen in 1993 when Sam Houston went 4-7 for the year and 2-5 in Southland action. Just eight starters (two on offense and six on defense) returned from the 2009 team. Sam Houston did not return a running back who touched a ball in the 2009 season and the Bearkats top six receivers from last year were gone. Of the 90 players who reported for the opening of preseason camp on Location: Huntsville, TX Enrollment: 17,214 Stadium: Bowers Capacity: 14,000 / RealGrass Pro Colors: Orange & white Head Coach: Willie Fritz Alma Mater: Pittsburg St., 1983 First year at Sam Houston overall record in 18 seasons as head coach Location: Conway, Ar. Enrollment: 11,758 Stadium: Estes Capacity: 8,500 grass Colors: Purple & gray Head Coach: Clint Conque Alma Mater: Nicholls, 1982 Record: in 11 seasons Sam Houston Bearkats 2010 Schedule (4-5, 2-3) S. 4 at Baylor L 3-34 S. 18 at Western Illinois L S. 25 GARDNER-WEBB W O. 2 at Lamar W O. 9 at Nicholls W 26-7 O. 16 SOUTHEASTERN LA. W 57-7 O. 23 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN# L O. 30 at Northwestern St. ot L N. 6 McNEESE ST. L N. 13 at Central Arkansas 3 p.m. N. 20 TEXAS STATE 2 p.m. #Reliant Stadium, Houston, Tx. Central Arkansas Bears 2010 Schedule (6-3, 3-2) S. 2 Elizabeth City W S. 11 at Eastern Illinois W 37-7 S. 18 Murray St. W S. 25 at Tulsa L O. 9 Northwestern St. L O. 16 at Stephen F. Austin L 7-30 O. 23 at Nicholls W 31-7 O. 30 Southeastern La. W N. 6 at Texas St. W N. 13 Sam Houston St. N. 20 McNeese St. BEARKAT RADIO KSAM FM will broadcast all Sam Houston State University football games with Kooter Roberson and Leroy Wilkinson calling the action. The broadcast also may be heard anywhere in the world online at Southland Conference Standings League Season W L W L Stephen F. Austin McNeese State Northwestern State Central Arkansas Sam Houston Texas State Southeastern Louisiana Nicholls This Week: Sam Houston at Central Arkansas, 3 p.m. Nicholls at Northwestern St., 2 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana at Stephen F. Austin, 2 p.m. Texas St. at McNeese St., 7 p.m. Last Week: McNeese St. 33, Sam Houston 28 Central Arkanas 49, Texas St. 17 Northwestern St. 35, Southeastern La. 16 Stephen F. Austin 48, Nicholls 13

2 Sam Houston Football - Page 2 August 6, only 48 took part in Fritz s spring practice in April. The other 42 players were either freshmen or transfers. THE BEARKAT OFFENSE The biggest change for the 2010 Bearkats has come on offense where Sam Houston have become more balanced. Brian Bell, a true freshman from China Spring, took over as SHSU s starting quarterback in the third game. Bell came off the bench in the second quarter at Western Illinois and directed the team to two touchdown drives. Since then, Bell has completed 93 of 171 passes for 1,173 yards and seven touchdowns. With no running backs who carried during either the 2009 season or in spring practice, Sam Houston has collected a strong stable of runners in preseason camp. Tim Flanders, a redshirt freshman transfer from Kansas State, leads the Kats with 91.6 yards rushing per game. That includes six consecutive games of 100 or more yards rushing, a school record. However, the redshirt freshman from Midwest City, Okla., who came to SHSU as a transfer from Kansas State, has been slowed the last two weeks by an ankle injury. Flanders netted 156 yards at Western Illinois, 104 vs. Gardner-Webb, 153 at Lamar, 105 yards at Nicholls, 134 versue Southeastern Louisiana and 100 against SFA. He has carried only 10 times for 25 yards in the last two games. With 824 yards rushing in nine games, Flanders stands No. 2 on the list of top single season rushing performances by Sam Houston freshmen. Joe Rauls gained 867 yards in Flanders already has broken the school record for most rushing TDs (9) set by a freshman set by Joe Vickers in He also has tied the school mark for 100-yard rushing performances in one season with six. While their six 100-yard games were not in succession, Roger Wiley (1982), D. D. Terry (2006) and Chris Poullard (2007) all produced six triple figure running games in a year. SACK ATTACK Sam Houston s blitzing defense totaled 29 sacks in this season. The Bearkats lead the Southland and ranks No. 9 in the nation in sacks per game. A year ago, Sam Houston totaled 15 sacks in 11 contests. The 27 sacks this year are most for a Kat defense since the 2001 Southland championship season when Sam Houston totaled 44. The school record for sacks in one season is 47 in 1991, another title year. In a 26-7 victory at Nicholls, the defense tied a Southland Conference record and set a school record by rolling up 12 sacks. The previous team record was 10 sacks against Mississippi Valley State in Northwestern State originally set the Southland record with 12 sacks against SFA in The NCAA Division I FCS national record is 14 sacks by Alcorn State against Mississippi Valley in Will Henry tied a school record with four sacks at Nicholls. All-America defensive tackle Michael Bankston, who went on to play eight years in the NFL for the Cardinals, was the first to set the SHSU single game record with four sacks against Angelo State in The Southland single game record for sacks is five. Henry was named as Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week after his performance at Nicholls. Fifteen Bearkats have had a hand in at least one quarterback sack this year. Henry and J. T. Cleveland (who had three sacks at Nicholls) both have season totals of five. Eric Fieilo has four for the year. STOPPING THE RUSH Sam Houston ranks No. 14 in the nation and No. 1 in the Southland in rushing defense, allowing yards per game. The Kats limited Nicholls to just 97 yards total offense. That was the lowest total offense figure allowed by a Sam Houston defense since BLOCK PARTY BACK Sam Houston has blocked punts and returned the blocks for touchdowns twice this year. With the Nicholls punting from their own 27- yard line with 2:17 to play in the first half, Robert Shaw broke through to block the kick and fell on the ball in the end zone to put Sam Houston up Vincent Dotson blocked Southeastern Louisiana s third punt in the first quarter and Shaw picked up the ball at the 24-yard line and ran it in for another score. The two blocks mark the return of the block party, a Bearkat special teams tradition established when Willie Fritz was special teams coordinator for Sam Houston in 1991 and The Block Party saw Sam Houston block 80 punts, field goals and extra points in the 14 seasons from 1991 to SPECIAL TEAMS Sam Houston players have won Southland Conference special teams Player of the Week honors this season. Miguel Antonio, who led Sam Houston in scoring with 73 points on 12 field goals and 37 PATs as a true freshman in 2009, was player of the week following the victory over Gardner-Webb. Antonio kicked three field goals and was perfect on three extra points. Brandon Closner received the award after returning a punt 37 yards for a touchdown in the Lamar victory. Sam Houston had not had a punt return brought back for a score since Closner ranks No. 2 in the Southland Conference in punt returns (11.4 yards per game) and No. 3 in kickoff returns (24.9). Matt Foster, a veteran of Australian rules football in Melbourne, handles punting chores. A red-hirt at Purdue last year, Foster will be played in his first American football game in the opener at Baylor. The Last Time Kickoff Returned for a Touchdown By SHSU James Aston, 89 yards vs. Southeastern LA, 2009 By Foe Karrington Bush, Texas St., 79 yards, 2008 Punt Returned for a Touchdown By SHSU Brandon Closner, 37 yards vs. Lamar, 2010 By Foe Perrish Fox, Oklahoma St., 49 yards, 2007 Blocked Punt for a Touchdown By SHSU Robert Shaw, 24 yards vs. Southeastern La., 2010 By Foe Robert Killebrew, Texas, 2006 Blocked Field Goal for a Touchdown By SHSU DeJuan Davis 52 yards vs. Nicholls State, 2002 Interception for a Touchdown By SHSU Robert Shaw 54 yards vs. Southeastern La., 2010 By Foe Jeremy Hayes 45 yards, McNeese, 2008 BEARKAT PRONUNCIATIONS Eric Fieilo Fee uh e low Chad Froechtenicht Froight nick E. J. Nduka N duke uh Chuck Obi Oh bee Marlowe Poitier Poor tee a Greg Sprowls Sprolls

3 SAM HOUSTON STATE 2010 FOOTBALL STATISTICS RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Tim Flanders Richard Sincere Brian Bell Ryan Wilson D. J. Morrow Cameron Brown Ridgeway Frank Torrance Williams Bryan Randolph Greg Sprowls Kevin Matthews Melvis Pride TEAM Total Opponents PASSING G Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Brian Bell Bryan Randolph Greg Sprowls Richard Sincere TEAM D. J. Morrow Total Opponents RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Seth Patterson Kevin Matthews Melvis Pride Tim Flanders Richard Sincere Torrance Williams T. J. Jones D. J. Morrow Grant Merritt Ridgeway Frank Ryan Wilson Brandon Closner Bryan Randolph Cameron Brown J. D. Standley Total Opponents FIELD GOALS M-A Pct Lg Miguel Antonio blocked PATs SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Tim Flanders Miguel Antonio Richard Sincere Seth Patterson Robert Shaw D. J. Morrow Kevin Matthews Brian Bell Brandon Closner Bryan Randolph Melvis Pride Eric Fieilo TEAM Total Opponents RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATT. 9/4 at Baylor L ,821 9/18 at Western Illinois L ,965 9/25 Gardner-Webb W ,030 10/2 at Lamar University W ,187 10/9 at Nicholls State W ,126 10/16 Southeastern La. W ,157 10/23 Stephen F. Austin L ,685 10/30 Northwestern St. L 2OT ,123 11/6 McNeese St. L ,228 TEAM STATISTICS SHSU OPP TEAM STATISTICS SHSU OPP SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing 8 16 TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 33:42 26:18 3RD-DOWN Conversions 43/132 43/137 3rd-Down Pct 33% 31% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/15 9/20 4th-Down Pct 40% 45% SACKS BY-Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Sam Houston Opponents

4 Sam Houston Football - Page 4 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Kenneth Jenkins Robert Shaw Victor Carmichael Daxton Swanson Total Opponents PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Matt Foster Total Opponents PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Brandon Closner Vincent Dotson Robert Shaw Daxton Swanson Total Opponents KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Brandon Closner Torrance Williams Chad Froechtenicht Richard Sincere D. J. Morrow Total Opponents ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Brandon Closner Tim Flanders Richard Sincere Seth Patterson Kevin Matthews Total Opponents TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Brian Bell Tim Flanders Richard Sincere Bryan Randolph Ryan Wilson Total Opponents SAM HOUSTON STATE 2010 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Tackles Sacks- ---Pass Def--- -Fumbles- Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf Darnell Taylor Robert Shaw Will Henry Kenneth Jenkins J. T. Cleveland Ed DeCambre Eric Fieilo Victor Carmichael Darius Taylor Daxton Swanson Kash David Bookie Sneed Mike Littleton Cody Gatewood Chuck Obi Gary Lorance Jarvis Pippins Sanders, Presto Randy Stewart Brandon Bruce E. J. Nduka Dwight Kennedy Jesse Beauchamp Michael Pittman Vincent Dotson Miguel Antonio Total

5 BEARKAT TEAM STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME First Rushing Passing Total Punts Fumbles Times Down Conv. Poss. OFFENSE Downs No Yds Com Att HI Yds Offense Pen. No.-Avg. Lost Sacked 3rd 4th Time Baylor :34 WIU :10 GWU :43 Lamar :59 Nicholls :49 SE La :32 SFA :32 NW St :51 McNeese :05 First Rushing Passing Total Punts Fumbles Times Down Conv. Poss. DEENSE Downs No Yds Com Att HI Yds Offense Pen. No.-Avg. Lost Sacked 3rd 4th Time Baylor :26 WIU :50 GWU :17 Lamar :01 Nicholls :11 SE La :28 SFA :28 NW St :09 McNeese :55 BEARKAT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING No-Yds/TD BU WIU GWU LAMAR NICH SE LA SFA NWSt McN Flanders, Tim / / / / / / / /2 7-20/0 3-5/0 Sincere, Richar /3-2-7/0 1-4/0 2-34/0 1-2/0 1-13/0 8-72/1 6-19/0 9-64/2 Bell, Brian / /0 5-4/ /0 8-40/1 8-34/1 6-10/0 7-39/0 5-14/0 Wilson, Ryan / / /0 6-18/0 5-35/ /0 2-5/0 Morrow, D.J / /0 3-8/0 9-38/ / /1 1-0/ Brown, Cameron 20-60/0 1--1/ / / /0 3-17/0 Frank, Ridgeway 15-35/ / / /0 3-2/0 Williams, Torra 4-27/ /0 3-24/0 - Randolph, Bryan 16-16/1 9-0/0 2--2/ /1-2--1/0 - Sprowls, Greg 3-13/0 1-2/ / Matthews, Kevin 1-8/ /0 - Pride, Melvis 1--4/ / TEAM 2--28/ / RECEIVING No-Yds/TD BU WIU GWU LU NICH SLU SFA NWLA MCN Patterson, Seth /3 4-31/0 1-20/0 2-20/0 3-34/1 6-34/0 2-30/0 3-24/0 3-52/2 7-63/0 Matthews, Kevin /2 1-9/0 2-40/0 1-33/1 2-33/0-4-89/1 8-62/0 1-6/0 1-2/0 Pride, Melvis /1 1-12/0 1-15/0 2-50/0-2-48/0-3-13/ /1 Sincere, Richar 7-184/ /1 2-58/ /0-2-31/0 Williams, Torra 7-83/ /0 2-8/0 3-62/0 Merritt, Grant 5-63/ /0 2-23/0-1-11/ /0 Jones, T.J. 7-49/0 2-18/0 2-20/0-1--3/ /0 Randolph, Bryan 1-45/0-1-45/ Frank, Ridgeway 4-43/0 2-18/ / Morrow, D.J. 6-35/1 2-8/0 1-1/ /0 2-21/ Wilson, Ryan 3-30/ /0 1-1/0 Closner, Brando 2-30/ /0 1-14/0 - Flanders, Tim 10-22/0-3-8/0-2-1/0 1-11/0 1--4/0 3-6/0 - - Brown, Cameron 1-15/ /0 Standley, J.D. 1-11/0 1-11/ PASSING #13 Brian Bell #11 B. Randolph Opponent Att Com HI Yards TD LG Sack Opponent Att Com HI Yards TD LG Sack Totals Totals WIU Baylor GWU WIU Lamar SE La Nicholls SFA SE La NW St SFA NW St #15 G. Sprowls Att Comp Int Yards TD Long Sack McNeese Totals Baylor WIU

6 SAM HOUSTON STATE 2010 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS GAME BY GAME TOTAL TACKLES UA-A TOT BU WIU GWU LU NIC SELA SFA NW Taylor, Darnell Shaw, Robert Henry, Will Jenkins, Kennet Cleveland, J.T Fieilo, Eric DeCambre, Ed Sneed, Bookie Taylor, Darius Swanson, Daxton David, Kash Carmichael, Vic Littleton, Mike Obi, Chuck Gatewood, Cody Lorance, Gary Pippins, Jarvis Sanders, Presto Stewart, Randy Nduka, E. J Bruce, Brandon Kennedy, Dwight Beauchamm, Jess Antonio, Miguel Pittman, Michae Dotson, Vincent White, Zesmond BEARKAT STARTERS GAME-BY-GAME OFFENSE TE/WR OT OG C OG OT WR QB RB WR WR Baylor T. Jones Crockett R. Smith Watson Pound Hopson Patterson Randolph Frank Merritt Pride WIU T. Jones Crockett R. Smith Watson Pound Hopson Patterson Randolph Flanders Merritt Matthews GWU Standley D. Jenkins R. Smith Watson Pound Hopson Pride Bell Flanders Merritt Matthews Lamar T. Jones D. Jenkins R. Smith Watson Pound Hopson Pride Bell Flanders Merritt Matthews Nicholls Standley D. Jenkins Crockett Watson Pound Hopson Patterson Bell Flanders Sincere Matthews SE La. Standley D. Jenkins Crockett Watson Pound Hopson Patterson Bell Flanders Sincere Matthews SFA T. Williams D. Jenkins Crockett Watson Pound Hopson Patterson Bell Flanders Sincere Matthews NW St. T. Williams D. Jenkins Crockett Watson Pound Hopson Patterson Bell Flanders Sincere Matthews McNeese T. Williams D. Jenkins Crockett Watson Pound Hopson Patterson Bell Wilson Sincere Matthews DEFENSE DE DL DL DE LB LB WS CB CB SS FS Baylor Nduka Kennedy Cleveland Decambre Henry Ds Taylor Dn Taylor Shaw Pippins Obi K. Jenkins WIU Gatewood Lorance Cleveland Decambre Henry David Carmicheal Sneed Pippins Obi Da. Taylor GWU Gatewood Lorance Cleveland Decambre Henry Ds Taylar Shaw Da. Taylor Pippins Obi K. Jenkins Lamar Gatewood Lorance Cleveland Decambre Henry David Carmichael Da. Taylor Swanson Sneed K. Jenkins Nicholls Gatewood Lorance Cleveland Decambre Henry David Carmichael Da. Taylor Swanson Sneed K. Jenkins SE La. Gatewood Sanders Cleveland Decambre Henry David Carmichael Da. Taylor Swanson Snned K. Jenkins SFA Gatewood Sanders Cleveland Decambre Henry David Carmichael Da. Taylor Swanson Snned K. Jenkins NW St. Gatewood Lorance Cleveland Decambre Henry David Carmichael Da. Taylor Swanson Snned K. Jenkins McNeese Gatewood Lorance Cleveland Decambre Henry David Carmichael Da. Taylor Swanson Snned K. Jenkins

7 Sam Houston State Bearkats Two-Deep BEARKAT OFFENSIVE TWO-DEEP QB 13 Brian Bell Fr China Spring 11 Bryan Randolph Sr Simi Valley, Ca. RB 4 Ryan Wilson Fr Carrollton 44 Cameron Brown Fr Austin WR 31 Kevin Matthews So Galveston 19 Brandon Closner Sr Arlington WR 6 Richard Sincere Fr Galveston 3 Grant Merritt Jr Sugar Land TE 46 J. D. Standley So Madisonville 83 T. J. Jones Jr Tyler / Lee LT 67 Riley Smith So Huntsville 69 Nick Rodriguez Jr Houston LG 61 Chris Crockett Jr Converse/Judson 78 Forbes Baggett Fr Huntsville C 73 Travis Watson Jr Norman, Ok 75 Dondre White Fr Oakland, Ca. RG 72 Cameron Pound So Moore, Ok 76 Matt Boyles Fr Southlake RT 77 Kaleb Hopson So Early 69 Nick Rodriguez Jr Houston WR 8 Seth Patterson Jr Round Rock 14 Melvis Pride So Odessa / Permian BEARKAT DEFENSIVE TWO-DEEP DE 92 Coty Gatewood Sr Kilgore 56 E. J. Nduka Jr Jackson, NJ N 99 Gary Lorance Fr New Boston 57 Dwight Kennedy Fr Terrell T 59 J. T. Cleveland So Baytown / Lee 91 Preston Sanders Fr Red Oak DE 90 Eddie Decambre Jr Austin 98 Zesmond White Fr Midwest City, Ok. WLB 21 Will Henry Jr Waco / La Vega 51 Eric Fieilo So Euless / Trinity MLB 47 Kash David Jr Georgetown 36 Darius Taylor So Mesquite WS 1 Victor Carmichael Sr Waco / University 23 Robert Shaw So Converse / Judson SS 38 Darnell Taylor So Mesquite 5 Randy Stewart Jr Magnolia CB 26 Daxton Swanson So Waco 20 Jarvis Pippins Sr Longview CB 17 Bookie Sneed Fr Conroe 37 Michael Pittman Sr College Station FS 32 Kenneth Jenkins So Galveston 18 Chuck Obi So Rosenburg BEARKAT SPECIALISTS K 2 Miquel Antonio So Lovelady 30 Craig Alaniz Jr Deer Park P 12 Matt Foster So Melbourne 88 Joshua Diaz Fr The Woodlands H 11 Bryan Randolph Sr Simi Valley, Ca. DS 55 Ken Jones Fr Spring Ret 6 Richard Sincere Fr Galveston 19 Brandon Closner Sr Arlington Sam Houston State University Bearkats 1 Victor Carmichael DB Sr-1L Waco / University (Kilgore) 2 Miguel Antonio K So-1L Lovelady / Lovelady 3 Grant Merritt WR Jr-Tr Sugar Land / Dulles (Blinn) 4 Ryan Wilson RB Fr-HS Carrollton / Creekview 5 Randy Stewart S Jr-2L Magnolia / Magnolia 6 Richard Sincere DB Fr-RS Galveston / Ball 8 Seth Patterson WR Jr-Tr Round Rock (W Michigan) 9 Chad Froechtenicht WR Jr-Tr Sugar Land / Dulles (Blinn) 10 D. J. Morrow RB So-Tr Palestine / Westwood (La Tech) 11 Bryan Randolph QB Sr-2L Simi Valley, Ca / Moorpark 12 Matt Foster P So-1L Melbourne, Australia 13 Brian Bell QB Fr-HS China Spring / China Spring 14 Melvis Pride WR So-1L Odessa / Permian 15 Greg Sprowls QB Jr-Tr Claremont, Cal. (Chaffey) 16 Tim Flanders RB Fr-Tr Midwest City, Ok. Kansas St) 17 Bookie Sneed CB Fr-HS Conroe / Conroe 18 Chuck Obi DB So-1L Rosenberg / Lamar Conso. 19 Brandon Closner WR Sr-1L Arlington / Seguin (Blinn) 20 Jarvis Pippins CB Sr-2L Longview / Longview 21 Will Henry LB Jr-2L Waco / La Vega 23 Robert Shaw DB So-1L Converse / Judson 24 Cory Hamlett CB Fr-HS Jacksonville / Jacksonville 25 Ridgeway Frank RB Fr-HS Spring / Spring 26 Daxton Swanson DB So-Tr Waco / LaVega (Toledo) 27 Mike Littleton S So-RS Galveston / Ball 28 Torrance Williams WR Fr-RS Waco / Connally 29 Steven McKenzie P So-Tr Madisonville 30 Craig Alaniz K Jr-RS Deer Park / Deer Park 31 Kevin Matthews WR So-1L Galveston / Ball 32 Kenneth Jenkins DB So-1L Galveston / Ball 33 Aaron Mueller TE Fr-HS Caldwell / Caldwell 34 Darrell Thomas RB Fr-HS Conroe / Conroe 36 Darius Taylor LB So-1L Mesquite / Mesquite 37 Michael Pittman DB Sr-RS College Station / A&M Conso. 38 Darnell Taylor S So-1L Mesquite / Mesquite 40 Jordy Denson DB Fr-HS Lovelady / Lovelady 41 Curtis Knox DB Fr-HS Fort Worth / All Saints 42 Benjamin Griffith DB Fr-HS Gilmer / Gilmer 43 Brandon Bruce DB Sr-2L Hughes Springs / Hughes Springs 44 Cameron Brown RB Fr-HS Austin / LBJ 45 Shaquille Ross RB Fr-RS Huntsville / Huntsville 46 J. D. Standley TE So-1L Madisonville / Madisonville 47 Kash David LB Jr-1L Georgetown / Georgetown 48 Tyler Sweatt TE Fr-HS Argyle / Argyle 50 Jesse Beauchamp LB Fr-RS Klein / Klein Collins 51 Eric Fieilo LB So-1L Euless / Trinity 52 Drew Johnson DS Fr-HS Denton / Guyer 55 Ken Jones DS Fr-HS Spring / Klein Collins 56 E. J. Nduka DE Jr-1L Jackson, NJ / Memorial 57 Dwight Kennedy DE Fr-HS Terrell / Terrell 59 J. T. Cleveland DL So-1L Baytown / Lee 61 Chris Crockett OT Jr-1L Converse / Judson 64 Marlowe Poitier OL So-1L Liberty Hill / Liberty Hill 66 Colton Cline OL Fr-HS Seminole, Ok / Norman North 67 Riley Smith OL So-RS Huntsville / Huntsville 68 John Huskey OL Fr-HS Conroe / Caney Creek 69 Nick Rodriguez OL Jr-Tr Houston / Cy Christian (Trinity Valley) 70 Dan Jenkins OL So-Tr Gilmer / Gilmer (Missouri) 71 Robby Simmons OL Jr-Tr Kingwood / Kingwood (McMurry) 72 Cameron Pound OL So-1L Moore, OK / Westmore 73 Travis Watson OT Jr-1L Norman, Ok / North 74 Steve Solomon OL Fr-HS Lovelady / Lovelady 75 Dondre White OL Fr-RS Oakland, Ca / San Lorenzo 76 Matt Boyles OL Fr-RS Southlake / Carroll 77 Kaleb Hopson OT So-1L Early / Early 78 Forbes Baggett OL Fr-HS Huntsville / Huntsville 79 Justin Havard OL Fr-HS Diboll / Diboll 80 Traveon Kelly CB Fr-HS Houston / Wheatley 81 Rickey Smith WR Fr-HS College Station / A&M Conso. 82 SaQwan Edwards WR Fr-HS Manvel / Manvel 83 T. J. Jones TE Jr-2L Tyler / Lee 84 Vincent Dotson WR Sr-1L DeSoto / DeSoto 86 Dustin Moehlig WR Fr-HS Alvin / Alvin 87 Jace Jackson WR Fr-RS Sulphur Springs / Sulphur Springs 88 Joshua Diaz P Fr-HS The Woodlands / The Woodlands 90 Eddie Decambre DE Jr-2L Austin / Austin 91 Preston Sanders DL Fr-RS Red Oak / Red Oak 92 Cody Gatewood DL Sr-3L Kilgore / Kilgore 93 Rob Boyd DL Fr-HS Ennis / Ennis 95 John Trotter DE Fr-HS Rusk / Rusk 96 Josh Browning DE Fr-HS Bellville / Bellville 97 Jervon Graves DT Jr-Tr Olathe, Kan / South (Utah St) 98 Zesmond White DL Fr-Tr Midwest City, Ok / Midwest City 99 Gary Lorance DT Fr-HS New Boston / New Boston