WAKE FOOTBALL SEASON OUTLOOK 2009 DEACONS FOOTBALL STAFF 2008 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION

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1 W A K E F O R E S T S P O R T S. C O M 45 WAKE FOOTBALL SEASON OUTLOOK 2009 DEACONS FOOTBALL STAFF 2008 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION

2 JOSH ADAMS RUNNING BACK R-Jr VL Cary, N.C. Cary 27 Will enter his junior season with 1,355 career rushing yards... That ranks 22nd among all-time Wake Forest rushers... Ranks fi fth among active ACC rushers in career yards (SOPHOMORE): Was second on the team behind Brandon Pendergrass with 402 rushing yards... Started the season slowly after having arthroscopic knee surgery in June, Posted one 100-yard game with 111 yards on a season-high 21 carries against Miami (Oct. 25)... Suffered a sprained ankle against the Hurricanes and missed the Duke and Virginia games... Had just 14 carries over the fi nal three games of the regular season... Scored a pair of touchdowns in Wake s win over Navy in the EagleBank Bowl... Scored on runs of four and fi ve yards... Second-leading rusher on the team with 402 yards on 122 carries... Added 16 receptions for 120 yards... Recorded a season-best four receptions vs. Ole Miss (Sept. 6)... Scored his fi rst touchdown of the year in the fourth quarter of the opener at Baylor (Aug. 28) on a four-yard run... Also scored on a one-yard run vs. Navy (Sept. 27)... Has four career 100-yard rushing games... Was Wake Forest s leading rusher through the fi rst seven games with 357 yards... Earned his second varsity letter (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Set the Wake Forest record for the most rushing yards (953), rushing attempts (219), receptions (34), rushing touchdowns (11) and total touchdowns (12) by a redshirt freshman... Named the ACC Rookie of the Year in Also named to the ACC All-Freshman team and ACC Freshman of the Year by The Sporting News... Second team Freshman All-America by TSN... Earned third team Freshman All- American by College Football News... Finished third in the ACC in rushing with 953 yards... Averaged 79.4 yards per game... Had three 100-yard rushing games... Did not play in the season opener at Boston College but became a staple of the offense in the fi nal 12 games... Had eight carries for 31 yards in his collegiate debut against Nebraska (Sept. 8)... His break-out game came against Maryland when he Rated by Rivals.com as the 10th-best running back prospect in the nation... Ranked by ESPN.com as the fi fth-best North Carolina prospect and the 150th-best player in the nation, regardless of position... Participated in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas... Led all North Carolina running backs with 2,884 rushing yards and scored 26 touchdowns as a se- carried 20 times for 91 yards and scored the game-winning nior... Rushed for more than 2,500 yards in both his junior touchdown in overtime to give the Deacons a win... and senior seasons... Was leading the state in rushing as a Had 140 yards on 18 carries and one touchdown in a nationally-televised win over Florida State... Gave the Deacs jury... Gained 8,631 all-purpose yards in four varsity seasons sophomore before having his season cut short by a knee in- a 7-0 lead against the Seminoles when he raced 83 yards with 80 touchdowns... The school s all-time leading rusher for a score... Followed that with 131 yards on a career-high... Named fi rst team All-North Carolina by the Associated 27 carries against Navy... Had 111 yards and two scores Press... The Tri-Seven Conference offensive player of the in regular season fi nale at Vanderbil... Was the top rushing year... Ran a yard dash and a meter dash freshman in the ACC and the seventh-leading rookie runner... Squatted 400 pounds and benched Possessed a in the NCAA... Named ACC Rookie of the Week four times 33-inch vertical leap... A state qualifi er in track with a 21- in Earned ACC Rookie of the Week following wins foot, 9-inch long jump... Coached by Ben Kolstad. over Vanderbilt (Nov. 24), Navy (Oct. 20), Florida State (Oct. 11), and Maryland (Sept. 22)... Was second in the ACC in scoring with 6.0 points per game... Also fi nished third in the Majoring in communication... Mother is Arlene Adams ACC in touchdowns scored with Born September 22, Chose Wake Forest over Georgia, LSU, Maryland, NC State, Oklahoma, Tennessee 2006 (TRUE FRESHMAN): and Virginia. 8)... His break out game came against Maryland when he 2,884 rushing yards and scored 26 touchdowns as a se- CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS G-GS Car Yds Avg TD Lg Career CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD Lg Career TREY BAILEY CENTER R-Sr VL Duncan, S.C. Byrnes TREY BAILEY 67 JOSH ADAMS Started the fi rst six games of the season before being sidelined with an injury... Suffered a broken ankle against Maryland (Oct. 18) and missed the remainder of the regular season... Had surgery on the ankle and should be back at 100 percent this fall... Participated in 446 offensive plays in 2008 and had the highest grade of any offensive lineman at 88.1%... Recorded 24.5 knockdown blocks in six games, an average of four per game... Graded out at 93 percent in Wake s victory over Ole Miss (Sept. 6)... Had a season-high of seven knockdown blocks vs. Clemson (Oct. 9) W A K E F O R E S T F O O T B A L L

3 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Playing time was limited while playing behind All-American center Steve Justice... Saw a season-high 10 offensive snaps at Clemson (Nov. 10)... Graded out at 94% on the season... Had one knockdown block... Saw action in seven games (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Appeared in four games, primarily on special teams... Got 16 snaps at center during the year and earned a season grade of 94 percen... Saw action on 10 plays at Florida State and posted a perfect 100 percent (TRUE FRESHMAN): Rated by Rivals.com as the 24th-best player in South Carolina... Helped lead Byrnes HS to three straight state championships in 4-A Division I... Named the 4-A lineman of the year... An all-state and all-region pick as a junior and a senior... A fi nalist for the South Carolina Lineman of the Year award... Chosen South Carolina Red Zone Player of the Year... Lettered in baseball... Named to the all-area academic team... Coached by Bobby Bentley at Byrnes HS... Benched 345 and squatted 550. Majoring in communication with a minor in sociology... Parents are Beverly and David Bailey... Born March 9, Chose Wake Forest over offers from Duke, Furman and Vanderbilt. CAREER BLOCKING STATISTICS: G-GS Snaps K s Career CLINE BEAM PLACEKICKER Sr Augusta, Ga. Richmond Academy 41 Joined the football team as a walk-on in time for 2009 spring practice Enjoyed a four-year career on Wake Forest s men s soccer team Made three trips to the NCAA College Cup, including the Demon Deacons 2007 national championship in men s soccer Joins Andrew Wright as recent former men s soccer players to join the football squad (MEN S SOCCER): Saw action in 11 games during senior campaign... First playing time of the season came against UC Santa Barbara (9/21), playing 13 minutes... Made fi rst start of season against Appalachian State (9/24)... Played in ACC contests against Virginia Tech (10/4) and NC State (10/11)... Recorded 15 minutes of playing time in NCAA Tournament third round game against Dartmouth (11/30) (MEN S SOCCER): Had fi rst collegiate start vs. Monmouth on Sept Also had starts against No. 16 Akron on Sept. 7 and Bradley on Sept Played 61 minutes vs. No. 20 Old Dominion in season opener on Aug Logged minutes against conference opponents Clemson (Sept. 21), Maryland (Sept. 29), NC State (Oct. 13), Duke (Oct. 19) and Boston College (Oct. 27) (MEN S SOCCER): Saw action in two games... Registered lone 2006 assist in season opener vs. Central Florida (Aug 25) (MEN S SOCCER): Saw limited action in six games... Recorded one shot. BACKGROUND (MEN S SOCCER): Named NSCAA/adidas Youth All-American in 2003 and 2004 and a fi rst team All-American by StudentSportsSoccer.com... Earned one letter at Benedictine HS before fi nishing up high school career at Richmond Academy... Named All- Augusta each of his last three seasons at Richmond Academy... Also earned a pair of letters in cross country and one in football... As a kicker on the football team, booted a city record 52-yard fi eld goal... Helped Richmond Academy to the 2004 Georgia 3A State Championship... Played club soccer for the Concorde Fire... Attended adidas ESP Camp... Member of the Georgia Olympic Development Program since Member of the 1986 Region III ODP squad... Captured the U-16 National Championship in 2002 with the Concorde Fire. Majoring in communication... Son of Wade & Pam Beam Born June 10, 1986 in Savannah, Ga. Chose to play soccer at Wake Forest over offers from North Carolina, SMU, Indiana, Clemson and Duke. GREG BECHTEL LONG SNAPPER R-Jr VL Cary, N.C. Cary 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Started the season as the long snapper on all punt attempts but quickly took over all snapping chores... Was perfect on all punt, fi eld goal and PAT snaps in (RS FRESHMAN): Saw his only action against Duke (Oct. 6) when he started in place of Nick Jarvis (TRUE FRESHMAN): Joined the team in the fall as a walk-on... Redshirted the year. Majoring in communication with a minor in entrepreneurship and social enterprise... Born May 28, Son of Darlene Johnson and Ken Bechtel... Coached by Ben Kolstad at Cary High School. 53 SCOTT BETROS LINEBACKER R-Fr RS Jacksonville, Fla. Bolles School 32 Underwent preseason shoulder surgery and redshirted as a true freshman... Will retain his year of eligibility. First team Class 2A all-state pick as a junior and senior at the Bolles School... Helped the Bulldogs to the Florida 2A state championship in Named to the All-First Coast team in Member of the Florida Times-Union s Super 75 listing of the top senior players in the state... Also on the FTU Super 24 list... Member of Prep Star s All-Southeast Region team... Ranked 32nd in the nation at middle linebacker by Scout.com and 42nd by Rivals.com... The 63rd-ranked player in Florida by Scout.com... Played for head coach Corky Rogers, the winningest high school football coach in Florida history... Helped Bolles to consecutive undefeated regular seasons... Recorded 122 tackles, two sacks and two interceptions as a junior in Intercepted a pair of passes against Mandarin in the fi nal regular season game of his senior season... Finished his three-year varsity career with 340 tackles and six interceptions... Also was a catcher on the Bolles baseball team... One of four Bolles School products on the Wake Forest roster. Last name is pronounced BEE-tros... Son of Jeff and Lynn Betros... Born Oct. 30, 1989 in Jacksonville... Chose Wake Forest over Duke, Illinois, Indiana and Southern Miss. GREG BECHTEL WAKE FOOTBALL SEASON OUTLOOK 2009 DEACONS FOOTBALL STAFF 2008 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION W A K E F O R E S T S P O R T S. C O M 47

4 CAREER BLOCKING STATISTICS: G-GS Snaps K s Career RAMON BOOI NOSE GUARD R-Fr RS Jacksonville, Fla. Nease 95 JOE BIRDSONG JOE BIRDSONG OFFENSIVE TACKLE R-Sr VL Nashville, Tenn. Montgomery Bell 76 Started all 13 games at left tackle... Was on the fi eld for every offensive snap over the last six games of the season... Has the ability to play on either the left or right side... Missed the second half of the Navy game and most of the Miami game due to illness... Was on the fi eld for 832 offensive snaps, the second-most on the club... Graded out at 82.6 percent on the season... Led the Deacons with 91.5 knockdown blocks... Had a season-high 14 knockdowns vs. Virginia (Nov. 8) and again vs. Navy in the EagleBank Bowl... Also had 13 vs. Vanderbilt (Nov. 29) and 12.5 vs. Duke (Nov. 1)... Was on the fi eld for 84 plays vs. Clemson (Oct. 9)... Also logged 78 snaps vs. Baylor (Aug. 28) and 76 at Florida State (Sept. 20)... Top game was an 87 percent grade against Clemson and Ole Miss. Rated by Rivals.com as the 16th-best player in Tennessee... Helped lead Montgomery Bell to state titles as a sophomore and junior and a semifi nals appearance as a senior... Helped Montgomery Bell to a No. 15 national ranking by USA Today.... Was named second team AP All-State in all divisions as a senior... Named fi rst team all-state as a junior and senior in Division II-AAA... Named by Prepstar to the All-Southeast team... Totaled 137 pancake blocks in his career and never allowed a sack... Benched 325, squatted 405 and had a vertical leap of 26 inches... Coached at Montgomery Bell Academy by former NFL quarterback Jeff Rutledge... A two-year letterwinner in track. Majoring in communication with a minor in entrepreneurship and social enterprise... Parents are John and Cynthia Birdsong... Father, John, played football at Vanderbilt... Born March 18, Chose Wake Forest for its small size, coaching staff and academics... Chose Wake Forest over oeoes offers from Oe Ole Miss ssad and Vanderbilt. adeb True freshman who redshirted during the 2008 season... Did not see any game action. Earned fi rst team all-state recognition from the Florida Sports Writers Association as a senior at Nease High... Named all-county and all-league while earning mention on the Florida Times Union Super 24 squad... Member of the Florida Times-Union s Super 75 listing of the top senior players in the state... Member of Prep Star s All-Southeast Region team... Named fi rst team all-county by the St. Augustine Record... Scout.com ranks him as the 51st-best defensive tackle in the class of 2008 while Rivals.com ranks him No. 45 among offensive guards... Considered among the top 100 players in Florida by Rivals.com... Recorded 77 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and forced four fumbles as a senior... Helped Nease to three straight Class 4A state championship games including a state title in One of six Nease High School products on the Wake Forest roster... Played for coach Craig Howard. Son of Ramoncito Booi... Father is a diplomat and politician on the southern Caribbean island of Bonaire... Born Oct. 24, Chose Wake Forest over UCF, Illinois, Louisville and South Florida (SOPHOMORE): Started six of the fi rst nine games at right tackle... Missed the fi nal three regular season games while nursing an ankle injury... Returned to action against Connecticut in the Meineke Car Care Bowl... Graded out at 86.8% (third-best on the team) on 448 snaps... Made 34 knockdown blocks on the season, fi fth-best on the squad... Season-high fi ve knockdowns vs. Maryland (Sept. 22) and Navy (Oct. 20) (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played 11 games in a reserve capacity at tackle and as a special teams contributor... Played 168 snaps, approximately 20 percent of all offensive plays... Saw his playing time increase when senior starter Arby Jones went down in week three with a sprained MCL... Earned a season grade of 81 percent to go with 24 knockdowns... Had a seasonbest performance against Liberty with 37 snaps, a 95 percent grade and 6.5 knockdowns... Made the Dean s List (TRUE FRESHMAN): DEVON BROWN W A K E F O R E S T F O O T B A L L

5 RYAN BRITT OFFENSIVE GUARD R-So SQ Grapevine, Texas Heritage 71 Listed as the No. 2 center behind Trey Bailey entering the 2008 preseason camp... Suffered a sprained knee during camp that kept him out of the season opener... Underwent an appendectomy in early September that cost him more game time... Did not see any game action in One of fi ve Texas natives on the Wake Forest roster... Named fi rst team 5A all district, second team on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Super Team and second team academic all state... Went his entire senior year without giving up a sack... Anchored the offensive line at Heritage High School, which only gave up four sacks on 523 passes in 14 games in Led Heritage to a 10-4 record and reached the state quarterfi nals before losing to the eventual state champions... A two-year starter at left tackle for Heritage... Coached by Chris Cunningham. Majoring in business and enterprise management with a minor in entrepreneurship and social enterprise... Mother is Peggy Johnson... Born August 27, Chose Wake Forest over BYU, Colorado, Houston, Rice, Tulsa and Utah. DEVON BROWN WIDE RECEIVER R-So VL Ashburn, Va. Stone Bridge Redshirt freshman who saw time at wide receiver and returning kickoffs... Hampered by a sore back throughout most of the season... Made his fi rst collegiate catch in the season-opener vs. Baylor... Caught his fi rst career touchdown pass, a 58-yarder, in a win over Virginia on Nov It was Wake s second-longest play from scrimmage on the season... Season-best three receptions against Navy (Sept. 27)... Did not catch a pass in the fi nal four games since his TD reception against Virginia... Led the team in kickoff returns (16) and yards (350) Averaged 21.9 yards per return on 16 tries... Long kickoff return of 55 yards vs. Navy, was the second-longest by a Deacon in The 2006 AAA Northern Region Offensive Player of the Year... First team Associated Press All-State... Named offensive player of the year by the Washington Post... Offensive player of the year in the Liberty District and Northern Region... Rushed for 1,744 yards and 29 touchdowns during his senior season at Stone Bridge, earning fi rst team all-state honors, regional offensive player of the year, conference player of the year honors and fi rst team all-conference honors... Owns the Stone Bridge record with 312 rushing yards in a 2006 game against Virginia Madison... also owns the season record with 1,730 yards in As a junior at Bishop O Connell, Brown rushed for 1,282 yards and 14 touchdowns... He also caught six passes for 157 yards and threw a touchdown... Transferred to Stone Bridge from Bishop O Connell for his senior year... Coached by Mickey Thompson. Goes by Y Lou... Majoring in communication... Mother is Latasha Brown and grandmother is Gwendolyn Brown... Born May 18, Chose Wake Forest over Maryland, James Madison, Richmond and William & Mary. CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS G-GS Car Yds Avg TD Lg CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD Lg JOSH BUSH CORNERBACK R-So VL Lexington, N.C. West Davidson Played in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman, both in the secondary and on special teams... Missed the EagleBank Bowl after injuring his shoulder in the season fi nale against Vanderbilt... Saw extensive playing time at Florida State (Sept. 20)... Had a career-high four tackles vs. Miami (Oct. 25) and matched that with four against Duke (Nov. 1)... All four stops vs. UM were solos... Played on the punt, punt return and kickoff return teams... Had a fumble recovery and three-yard return against Virginia (Nov. 8). 4 The Davidson County Defensive Player of the Year in A three-time all-conference selection and two-time allcounty pick... Amassed more than 3,200 career all-purpose yards... Threw for 676 yards as a senior, rushed for 642 yards and averaged 44.9 yards on 11 kickoff returns... Intercepted six passes as a senior for the Green Dragons... Played wide receiver and safety for most of his career at West Davidson... Moved to quarterback on offense for his senior year and led his team to an 8-4 record... Helped lead his high school team into the North Carolina 1-A playoffs... Tore his ACL as a sophomore, but played through the injury... Ran a yard dash... Coached by Dale Barnes... An all-conference baseball player as a junior. Major is undeclared... Son of Anthony and Janet Bush... Born March 6, Chose Wake Forest over Appalachian State, East Carolina, James Madison and North Carolina. CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS: G-GS Tck TFL Sks Int PBU FR FF TERENCE DAVIS WIDE RECEIVER R-Fr RS Lilburn, Ga. Brookwood 81 JOSH BUSH True freshman who redshirted during the 2008 season... Did not see any game action. Played quarterback and defensive back at Brookwood High... Helped the Broncos to a 9-3 record and the second round of the state playoffs... Played for coach Mark Crews... Helped Brookwood to three Region 8-5A championships... The squad spent 15 weeks in the state top 10 and fi nished seventh in the fi nal poll... As a junior, led the Broncos to a 14-1 record and a No. 2 fi nal ranking in the state... Native of Brooklyn, NY... Caught seven passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns as a junior before moving to quarterback as a senior... Claimed the 5A state title in the high jump in 2006 WAKE FOOTBALL SEASON OUTLOOK 2009 DEACONS FOOTBALL STAFF 2008 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION W A K E F O R E S T S P O R T S. C O M 49

6 with a leap of Jumped 6 6 as a junior in 2007 to fi nish second in the state... Rushed for three touchdowns in a 28-3 win over Parkview as a senior... Earned All-Metro honors from the Atlanta Track Club in the high jump... Runs a yard dash... Member of Prep Star s All-Southeast Region team... Considered the 77th-best player in Georgia by Scout.com. Son of Kevin and Bridget Knight... Born July 31, Chose Wake Forest over Syracuse and Troy. CHRIS DEGEARE OFFENSIVE TACKLE R-Sr VL Kernersville, N.C. Glenn (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Utilized his redshirt season and will be a fi fth-year senior in (JUNIOR): Starter at right guard... Started eight games... Missed the North Carolina game due to injury and was slowed in several others... Was on the fi eld for 617 offensive snaps, the fourth-highest total on the team... Graded out at 82.8% for the year... Second on the squad with 44 knockdown blocks... Had season-best 6.5 knockdown blocks vs. Florida State (Oct. 11) (SOPHOMORE): Started all 14 games at offensive guard as a true sophomore... Saw action on 699 snaps, about 81 percent of all plays and the third-most on the team... Earned a season grade of 85 percent... Had 56 knockdown blocks to rank fourth on the team... Played all 73 snaps against Syracuse and posted a 90 percent, both season-highs... Had a season- best eight knockdowns against Duke (TRUE FRESHMAN): Named honorable mention Freshman All-American and to the ACC All-Freshman Team by The Sporting News... A key member of Wake Forest s offensive line that paved the way for ACC Player of the Year Chris Barclay... Helped the Deacons to lead the conference in rushing, averaging more than 197 yards per game... Played in all 11 games and started against NC State... Saw his playing time increase each week... Graded out at 78 percent for the season with 29.5 knockdown blocks... Posted a season-best grade of 92 percent and six knockdown blocks at Duke... Played a season-high 56 snaps against Miami in the season fi nale and graded out at 86 percent, his second-best grade of the year... Played a total of 396 snaps and missed only 13 assignments... Enrolled at Wake Forest in January of 2005 and participated in spring practice. Rated by Rivals.com as the 32nd-best offensive guard in the nation... The second-best lineman and the 11th-best overall player in North Carolina... Rated by Scout.com as the third-best offensive lineman and the 19th-best overall player in North Carolina... Member of the North Carolina team in the 2004 Shrine Bowl... Earned all-conference and all-area honors as a junior and a senior... Team captain as a senior... Named Glenn High School Student of the Month in September Coached at Glenn by Dick Cline. Majoring in sociology... Parents are Brian and Genetria De- Geare... Born February 17, Chose Wake Forest over offers from Clemson, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia Tech. CAREER BLOCKING STATISTICS: G-GS Snaps K s Redshirted Career DANNY DEMBRY WIDE RECEIVER R-So SQ Ahoskie, N.C. Hertford County 18 Redshirt freshman who did not see any game action. Rated by ESPN as the 147th-best quarterback nationally... Led Hertford County to a number one ranking in the fi nal regular season poll in 3A... A Forbes Report top 50 player in North Carolina... Nominated for the East West All-Star Game... A three-time all-conference and all-area selection... Team s most valuable player and team captain... Threw for 1,913 career yards with 24 touchdowns and 10 interceptions... Rushed for 33 touchdowns, 2,463 yards and averaged 9.9 yards per carry... As a senior, completed 33-of-74 passes for 748 yards with 11 touchdowns and two interceptions... Also rushed for 1,003 yards and 12 touchdowns on 83 carries... Rushed for 900 yards and 11 touchdowns in seven games as a junior and also passed for 600 yards and six touchdowns... Ran a yard dash... Owned a 32-inch vertical leap... Coached by Greg Watford. Majoring in sociology... Mother is Lakesha Vaughan... Born March 17, Chose Wake Forest over Buffalo, East Carolina, Kentucky, NC State and South Carolina. J.T. DIXON TIGHT END R-Fr RS Chandler, Ariz. Hamilton HS/ Hargrave Military Academy 84 Underwent back surgery on Aug. 14, True freshman who redshirted during the 2008 season... Did not see any game action. CHRIS DEGEARE Enrolled at Wake Forest in January of Ranked as the 24th-best prep school player in the country by Rivals.com... Played at Hargrave Military in 2007 for coach Robert Prunt... Former Deacon Jyles Tucker, now with the San Diego Chargers, also attended Hargrave... Helped Hamilton High School to an Arizona state championship in 2006 with a win over Mesa Mountain View in the title game in which he caught a touchdown pass... The Huskies also won the state Class 5A Division I title in The Huskies were 26-2 in his last two years and fi nished fi rst in the Fiesta Region each season... Second team all-region as a senior... Played for coach Steve Belles as a senior at Hamilton and John Wrenn as a sophomore and junior... Earned Prep School All-America honors from Prep Star magazine. Son of Anne and Roger Dixon... Born Feb. 21, W A K E F O R E S T F O O T B A L L

7 WILLIE DIXON RUNNING BACK R-So SQ Durham, N.C. Cardinal Gibbons 34 Redshirt freshman who did not see any game action in Did not see any game action and retained his year of eligibility. A 2007 graduate of Cardinal Gibbons High in Raleigh... Played running back and linebacker for the Crusaders... Ran the 200 meters in track... Also ran the anchor leg on the 4x100 meter relay team... Posted a time in high h school. Majoring in fi nance with a minor in East Asian studies... Son of Willie O. Dixon, IV and Felicia Snipes Dixon... Born on July 22, TRISTAN DORTY DEFENSIVE END R-So VL Woodleaf, N.C. West Rowan Played in 10 games as a redshirt freshman in Had a tackle for loss in Wake Forest s 12-3 win over Florida State on Sept Had fi ve tackles total on the season... Collected one tackle in each of his fi nal two games of the regular season. 55 The leading defensive vote-getter on the Associated Press All-North Carolina fi rst team... Named the 2006 North Piedmont Conference and Rowan County Defensive Player of the Year... A three-time all-conference selection... A two-time all-county pick... Selected to play in the 2006 Shrine Bowl... Named to the Charlotte Observer s fi rst team... Played defensive end in high school... Led the Falcons to a perfect record in the North Piedmont League, an 11-2 season and the state playoffs... Had 134 tackles as a senior with 24 sacks, 66 quarterback pressures, 40 tackles for loss, seven forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries, two tipped passes, two blocked punts and an interception return for a touchdown... Totaled 70 tackles as a junior with 32 quarterback hurries, 14 sacks and an interception... Led West Rowan to a 13-1 record in 2005 and the second round of the state playoffs... Ran a yard dash... Coached by Scott Young. Majoring in communication... Parents are Henry Dorty and Bridgette Yokley... Born July 13, Chose Wake Forest over Clemson, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, NC State, Ole Miss, Virginia and Virginia Tech. CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS: G-GS Tck TFL Sks Int PBU FR FF BRYSON DUNMEYER NOSE GUARD R-Fr RS Charlotte, N.C. North Mecklenburg 92 True freshman who redshirted during the 2008 season... Did not see any game action... Joined the team in the fall as a walk-on. A 2008 graduate of North Mecklenburg High in Huntersville, N.C.... Played for coach Glenn Padgett... Collected 60 tackles and fi ve sacks as a senior... Finished fourth in the state in the discus in the 4A meet. Son of Denetra Dunmeyer... Born Dec. 7, TRISTAN DORTY JOEY EHRMANN LINEBACKER R-Fr RS Baltimore, Md. Gilman School 40 True freshman who redshirted during the 2008 season... Did not see any game action. Ranked as the 46th-best outside linebacker in the nation by Rivals.com... Rivals.com called him the 12th-best player in Maryland... First team all-city and honorable mention allstate pick as a junior... Named to the Super 22 Team by the Baltimore Football Club... Second team all-city by the Baltimore Sun as a senior... Three-year letterman who led the team with 117 tackles as a senior (87 solo, 30 assists)... Posted 31 tackles for loss, 16 sacks and three interceptions... Saw action at tight end where he caught nine passes for 79 yards and two touchdowns... Helped lead the Greyhounds to a share of their eighth Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association Class A title in 10 years under head coach Biff Poggi... Gilman went 6-3 in 2007 and fi nished seventh in the fi nal city poll... Ran a Named team MVP and captain of the Greyhounds... Also lettered in lacrosse and helped the team to a No. 2 national ranking in Worked as a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity. Last name pronounced UR-man... Son of Joe and Paula Ehrmann... His father, Joe Ehrmann, was the 10th overall pick in the 1973 NFL draft as a defensive tackle out of Syracuse... Played in the NFL for 13 years with the Baltimore Colts and Detroit Lions as well as in the USFL... Older brother Barney is an All-America Lacrosse player at Georgetown... Born Feb. 5, Chose Wake Forest over Duke, Iowa and Syracuse. WAKE FOOTBALL SEASON OUTLOOK 2009 DEACONS FOOTBALL STAFF 2008 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION W A K E F O R E S T S P O R T S. C O M 51

8 CAMERON FORD TIGHT END R-So VL Anderson, S.C. T.L. Hanna 83 Sprained an ankle in the third practice of preseason camp as a redshirt freshman... Missed fi ve of the fi rst six games of the year, until earning regular playing time at Miami (Oct. 25)... Made his fi rst career catch at NC State (Nov. 15)... That was his only catch of the season. CAMERON FORD DERRICUS ELLIS DEFENSIVE END R-Fr RS Rome, Ga. Darlington School 49 True freshman who redshirted during the 2008 season... Did not see any game action. A 2008 graduate of Winston-Salem Carver High... Helped lead the Yellow Jackets to three straight conference championships... In his three varsity years, Carver compiled a 35-7 record and made three straight playoff appearances... Three-year letterwinner... Earned all-conference, all-city and all-county honors... Passed for 1,500 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior... Member of the National Honor Society... Nominee for the Wendy s High School Heisman. Son of Bernard and Lisa Faulk... Parents are both Elon University graduates... Born April 18, Ranked by ESPN as the 124th-best wide receiver nationally... The Anderson Independent-Mail Player of the Year... Represented South Carolina in the Shrine Bowl... Led his team to a 9-3 record as a senior... Caught 28 passes for 626 yards and 10 touchdowns... Had 83 tackles, 10 for a loss, fi ve forced fumbles, fi ve fumble recoveries, an interception and four defensive touchdowns... As a junior, caught 38 passes for 822 yards... Named a Carolina Panthers Community Captain for excellence in the classroom, in the community and on the fi eld... A Dean s List student... Ran a yard dash... Coached by Scott Parker. Majoring in history... Parents are Doug and Melanie Ford... Born December 16, Chose Wake Forest over NC State, South Carolina and Vanderbilt. Brother of former Wake Forest linebacker Chantz McClinic ( )... Member of Prep Star s All-Southeast Region team... Selected to the Rome News-Tribune All-Area team as a running back... Ranked among the top 130 defensive ends by Scout.com... Helped the Darlington School to a 9-3 record and the second round of the state playoffs in Played for coach Tommy Atha... Rushed for 1,128 yards and 13 touchdowns on 227 carries (4.9 yards per carry) as a fullback... Rushed 90 times for 567 yards (6.3 YPG) as a junior while making 67 tackles including four sacks, seven tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries... Also played basketball for the Tigers... Honorable mention All-Northwest Georgia selection in basketball as a junior. CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD Lg Son of Jeanene McClinic... Born Nov. 27, 1989 in Rome, Ga.... Chose Wake Forest over Duke and Vanderbilt. TURNER FAULK QUARTERBACK R-Fr RS Winston-Salem, N.C. Carver 10 True freshman who redshirted during the 2008 season... Did not see any game action... Joined the team in the fall as a walk-on. ALEX FRYE W A K E F O R E S T F O O T B A L L

9 ALEX FRYE FREE SAFETY R-Jr VL Fayetteville, N.C. Jack Britt 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in nine games, including one start... Started at free safety in the season opener at Baylor (Aug. 28)... Made his fi rst career interception at Baylor... Recorded 13 tackles on the year, including 12 solo stops... Had a season-high three tackles at Miami (Oct. 25)... Forced a fumble against Navy (Sept. 27)... Returned 15 kickoffs, averaging 22.1 yards per return... Had a long return of 57 yards against Duke (Nov. 1) (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Special teams performer and reserve in the secondary... Member of just about every special teams unit... Played in all 13 games and picked up fi ve tackles... Season-best two tackles vs. Maryland (Sept. 22)... Earned his fi rst letter (TRUE FRESHMAN): 21 Listed as the 50th-best safety prospect nationally by Rivals. com... The 26th-best prospect in North Carolina... A North Carolina Preps All-State selection... Named all-region at defensive back and all-conference at defensive back and wide receiver... Led his team to the 4-A North Carolina State Eastern Semifi nal game... Participated in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas... Intercepted three passes, broke up 11 and made 46 tackles as a senior... Had 16 receptions for 353 yards and three touchdowns... Helped lead Jack Britt to the state championship game as a junior with current Deacon Brandon Ghee... Owned a 38-inch vertical leap... Timed at yard dash... Ran track and helped break school records on three different relay teams... Coached by Richard Bailey at Jack Britt. BRANDON GHEE Majoring in history with minors in sociology and communication... Parents are Donn and Viveca Frye... Born December 20, Chose Wake Forest over Duke, East Carolina, Vanderbilt and Virginia. CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS: G-GS Tck TFL Sks Int PBU FR FF Career BRANDON GHEE CORNERBACK R-Sr VL Fayetteville, N.C. Jack Britt 17 Led the team and fi nished second in the ACC in fumbles forced with four... Played in 11 games as a redshirt junior... Made his fi rst career interception against Ole Miss (Sept. 6)... Did not play against Miami (Oct. 25) or Duke (Nov. 1) due to a foot injury... Returned to action against Virginia (Nov. 8)... Finished the year 11th on the team with 35 tackles... Made a season-high eight stops vs. Boston College (Nov. 22)... Recorded a sack against BC that led directly to a Deacon touchdown... Had six solo blocks in a win over Florida State (Sept. 20)... Blocked a punt against Vanderbilt (Nov. 29)... Broke up seven passes on the year, the second-most on the team behind Alphonso Smith s (SOPHOMORE): Moved into the starting line-up against Army on Sept. 15 and stayed at corner for the remainder of the season... Started each of the fi nal 10 games... Fourth on the squad with 56 tackles... Had 10 pass breakups, the second-most on the team... Career-high nine tackles vs. Vanderbilt (Nov. 24)... Also had eight stops vs. Clemson (Nov. 10)... Had two tackles for loss including a sack vs. Maryland (Sept. 22)... Also forced a fumble vs. the Terps... Recorded a seasonhigh three breakups vs. Clemson... Averaged 7.0 tackles per game over the last three games (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Did not participate in any team activities because of academic reasons (TRUE FRESHMAN): Brother of former Wake Forest safety Patrick Ghee ( )... Ran a yard dash... Rated by Scout.com as the 36th-best cornerback nationally... Rated by Rivals.com as the second-best cornerback and 18th-best player in North Carolina... Rated by Scout.com as the third-best cornerback and 20th-best player in North Carolina... Led Jack Britt HS to the state championship game and scored a touchdown in that contest... Selected to play in the North Carolina Shrine Bowl... Named all-state as a cornerback and all-region as a wide receiver... Earned Best Defensive Back award at Jack Britt... Posted a speedy 10.5 in the 100-meters in the North Carolina Championships as a junior and also ran a in the 200-meters... Coached by Richard Bailey. Majoring in communication.... Parents are Wayne and Carol Ghee... Born June 6, Chose Wake over offers from Clemson, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia Tech. CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS: G-GS Tck TFL Sks Int PBU FR FF Career CHRIS GIVENS WIDE RECEIVER R-Fr RS Wylie, Texas Wylie 2 True freshman who redshirted during the 2008 season... Did not see any game action. One of fi ve Texas natives on the Wake Forest roster... Suffered a torn ACL in his left knee in September 2007 to bring an early close to his high school football career... Rushed for 247 yards and four touchdowns on 30 carries against Hebron in the second game of the 2007 season... Injured his knee the following week in the fi rst quarter against Richardson Berkner... Ripped off a 63-yard touchdown run vs. Hebron... Rushed for 93 yards in the 2007 season-opening win over Mesquite Poteet with scoring runs of 17 and 45 yards... Suffered a torn ACL in the fi rst game of his junior season as well... Played for head coach Bill Howard... Also an outstanding track athlete who won the District 9-5A 100 meter title in Was third in the district meet in 2007 in the 200 meters with a clocking and a member of the district champion 800 meter relay team... Ran a m (electronic) at the Jesuit-Sheaner Relays in In late January, 2008, just 15 weeks after ACL surgery, clocked WAKE FOOTBALL SEASON OUTLOOK 2009 DEACONS FOOTBALL STAFF 2008 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION W A K E F O R E S T S P O R T S. C O M 53

10 a 10.7 in the 100 meters... Also ran a m during the 2008 Region 2-5A meet... Was ranked as high as the fourth fastest in the 100 meters in the Texas high school ranks... Honor roll student Son of Nicole Givens... Born Dec. 6, 1989 in Jackson, Miss.... Chose Wake Forest over offers from Wisconsin, UNLV and Utah. DENNIS GODFREY OFFENSIVE TACKLE R-So VL Sanford, N.C. Lee County 69 Moved from defensive tackle to offensive guard during preseason camp in Received honorable mention on the preseason College Football News All-Redshirt Freshman Team at DT... Underwent minor surgery to repair a knee and missed the fi nal four games of the season... Graded out at 86 percent for the season on the offensive line. Rated by Scout.com in 2005 as the 43rd-best tight end prospect in the nation and the 14th-best North Carolina prospect... Participated in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas and was an East Team captain... Named to North Carolina Preps All-State team... Selected to the Tri-7 All-Conference Team... Led the Yellow Jackets to a district and sectional championship... Made 27 receptions for 300 yards and a touchdown... Also recorded 11 pancake blocks... Was also a standout defender on the prep level... Made 12 tackles for loss with three sacks, three forced fumbles and three blocked extra points... A very athletic big man who averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds per game in basketball... Coached by Jody Stouffer... A two-time all-conference basketball player... Enrolled at Wake Forest in January, Majoring in history... Mother is Jackie Petty... Born February 15, Chose Wake Forest over Clemson, North Carolina, NC State, South Carolina, Virginia and Virginia Tech. CAREER BLOCKING STATISTICS: G-GS Snaps K s COLLIN GRANGER LONG SNAPPER / LINEBACKER R-So SQ Midlothian, Va. Clover Hill 48 Redshirt freshman who did not see any game action. Redshirted the season... Joined the team in the fall as a walk-on. Named all-district on defense and received the studentathlete award from the Army... Led Clover Hill High School to a 9-2 record in 2007 and its fi rst playoff appearance in 20 years... Accumulated 56 tackles, including 14 for loss, had seven pass breakups and 3 forced fumbles as a linebacker his senior year... Also made 12 catches, ran for 184 yards and scored two touchdowns as a tight end... Coached by Sean O Hare... Also lettered three years in track as a sprinter and discus thrower... Enjoys playing the piano, playing the guitar and painting... Won four gold cups for piano performance at the Gold Cup Festival. Majoring in economics... Parents are John and Donna Granger... Born August 31, Chose Wake Forest over Davidson. JEFF GRIFFIN OFFENSIVE GUARD R-Sr VL Jacksonville, Fla. Bartram Trail 64 Enters the 2009 season as Wake s most experienced offensive lineman with 29 starts including each of the last 14 contests... Interned in the Wake Forest Sports Marketing Offi ce during the spring of Started all 13 games as a redshirt junior, the fi rst 11 at right tackle and the last two at right guard... Moved inside one position to fi ll in for Barrett McMillin who suffered a stress fracture of the knee against Boston College (Nov. 22)... Griffi n played with knee pain all season from an injury suffered in Aggravated the knee in the fi rst quarter against Duke (Nov. 1) and missed the remainder of the game... Was on the fi eld for 834 offensive plays, the highest total among offensive linemen... Graded out at 88.0 percent for the year, the highest among offensive linemen who were on the fi eld for 400 or more snaps... Collected 78 knockdown blocks, the third-highest total on the squad... Had a season-high 18 knockdown blocks in the EagleBank Bowl win over Navy... That was the single-game high for knockdown blocks by a Wake Forest lineman in Added 14.5 knockdowns against Miami (Oct. 25)... Led the team in knockdown blocks four times... Was the highest-rated blocker on the team seven times... Collected 14 knockdowns against Virginia, 13 vs. Vanderbilt and 12.5 vs. Duke (SOPHOMORE): Started fi ve games in 2007 and played extensively in all 13 contests... All fi ve starts came at right tackle... Was on the fi eld for 628 snaps, the second-highest total among offensive linemen behind center Steve Justice... Graded out at 83.6% and was fi fth on the club with 33 knockdowns... Season-high of 6.5 knockdown blocks vs. Virginia (Nov. 3) and Clemson (Nov. 10) (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Named 3rd Team Freshman All-American and ACC All- Freshman Team by The Sporting News... Played in all 14 games and started 10 of the fi nal Was inserted into the starting lineup after senior Arby Jones suffered an MCL sprain at Connecticut... Saw action on 368 snaps, about 43 percent of all offensive plays during the year... Posted a season grade of 88 percent, third-best on the team behind fi rst team All-ACC selections Steve Vallos and Steve Justice... Recorded 24 knockdown blocks... Earned a season-best grade of 95 percent at Ole Miss in his fi rst career start... Played a season-high 45 snaps against Virginia Tech... Knocked down fi ve defenders against Florida State and Virginia Tech (TRUE FRESHMAN): DENNIS GODFREY Named by Florida Times-Union to the Super 11 and Super 24 teams... First team All-First Coast and fi rst team All- St. John s County... Member of Team USA as part of the NFL Global Junior Championship... Named honorable mention All-Florida by the Florida Sportswriters Association as a junior... His high school hosted the New England Patriots practices during Super Bowl week in Jacksonville... Coached by Darrell Sutherland W A K E F O R E S T F O O T B A L L

11 JEFF GRIFFIN Majoring in business with a minor in entrepreneurship and social enterprise... Parents, Barry and Lisa Griffi n, attended Florida State... Born April 3, Chose Wake Forest over offers from Central Florida, Connecticut, Illinois, Louisville and South Florida. CAREER BLOCKING STATISTICS: G-GS Snaps K s Career PETER GRIMM FREE SAFETY R-So RS Atlanta, Ga. Holy Innocents Episcopal 28 Redshirt freshman who did not see any game action. Redshirted in his fi rst year at Wake Forest... Joined the team in the fall as a walk-on. HIGH SCHOOL: 2007 graduate of Holy Innocents Episcopal School in Atlanta... Was a Wendy s High School Heisman nominee... Played for coach Ryan Livezey... Team went 4-6 in 2006 while playing every game on the road. Majoring in fi nance... Son of Peter and Johnet Grimm and Wendy and Keith Jackson... Born Oct. 23, 1988 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. JOE HALL LINEBACKER R-So SQ Charlotte, N.C. Harding University H.S. 53 Redshirt freshman who did not see any game action. Redshirted the season... Joined the team in the fall as a walk-on. Led Harding University High School to a 7-3 record in 2003 before being eliminated in the fi rst round of the state playoffs... Coached by Mike Jones. Majoring in economics... Parents are Joseph and Leevone Hall... Born December 7, KEVIN HARRIS RUNNING BACK R-Sr VL Sanford, Fla. Seminole 23 Enters the fall of 2009 in a three-way race for the starting running back slot. Posted the best game of his career in Wake Forest s win over Navy in the EagleBank Bowl... Rushed 24 times for a career-high 136 yards... It was Wake s highest rushing total by an individual all season... Had fi ve carries for 10 or more yards vs. the Midshipmen including runs of 29 and 24 yards... Had just two carries through the fi rst 11 games in his role as a blocking back... Carried seven times for 36 yards and a touchdown in the regular season fi nale vs. Vanderbilt (Nov. 29)... Scored his fi rst touchdown since the 2007 season opener when he caught a 14-yard pass from Riley Skinner for Wake s fi rst score against Ole Miss (Sept. 6)... Also scored on an eight-yard run vs. Vanderbilt... It was his fi rst rushing touchdown since scoring twice against Liberty in Caught two passes each against Ole Miss and Florida State... Also a regular on the kickoff unit (SOPHOMORE): Sat out Meineke Car Care bowl game after suffering a broken wrist late in the regular season... Started the season as a backup tailback but moved to fullback when injuries depleted the fullback corps... Season-high 10 carries vs. Nebraska... Picked up a season-high 36 yards the following week vs. Army on seven carries... Had three receptions for 25 yards, all in the season opener vs. Boston College (Sept. 1)... Scored on a 12-yard pass from Brett Hodges in the fourth quarter against the Eagles (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Ranked 10th in the ACC in touchdowns with six and second among all freshmen... Tied Micah Andrews school record for most touchdowns by a redshirt freshman... Played in 11 games and started against NC State and North Carolina... Was the team s second-leading rusher... Rushed 78 times for 393 yards and six scores... Carried a season-high 22 times in his fi rst career start at NC State... Posted a seasonbest 77 yards against Liberty... Rushed for a pair of touchdowns against Liberty and at Maryland... Sprained an MCL against North Carolina and missed the next two games... Returned against Virginia Tech and suffered a concussion on his second play back... Reinjured his knee in the ACC Championship Game against Georgia Tech and did not play in the FedEx Orange Bowl against Louisville (TRUE FRESHMAN): Rated by Rivals.com as the 14th-best fullback nationally... Ranked as the 29th-best player in Florida by the Orlando Sentinel... Owned the 25th-best SPARQ rating in the nation at the Nike Combines... First team All-Seminole County as a junior and a senior... Member of the Central Florida All-Star team and rushed for a 46-yard touchdown in that game... A Florida Citrus Scholar Athlete... Rushed for 900 yards at his fullback position despite playing in only six games as a senior due to an ankle injury... Rushed for 200 yards for Seminole HS in their playoff game... Started in the same WAKE FOOTBALL SEASON OUTLOOK 2009 DEACONS FOOTBALL STAFF 2008 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION W A K E F O R E S T S P O R T S. C O M 55

12 backfi eld at Winter Springs as fellow Deacon signee Brett Hodges as a junior... Rushed for 1,179 yards with nine TDs at Winter Springs... Won the state weightlifting championship in the 238-pound weight class... Named the Central Florida Scholar-Athlete of the Year... Selected Seminole County Athlete of the Year... Played for his father, Mick, at both Winter Springs and Seminole. Double major in communication and sociology... A Pittsburgh native... Parents are Mick and Barbara Harris... Born April 5, Chose Wake Forest over offers from Alabama, Central Florida, Connecticut, Maryland, Miami and South Florida. CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS G-GS Car Yds Avg TD Lg Career CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD Lg Career MORGAN HARRIS CORNERBACK R-Fr RS Cary, N.C. Cary True freshman who redshirted during the 2008 season... Did not see any game action... Joined the team in the fall as a walk-on. MATT 37 Graduated from Cary High in Helped the Imps to three straight state playoff appearances... Also an out- standing hurdler who aided Cary in winning the conference track championship in Earned all-conference honors in football as a senior... Two-year letterwinner and team MVP as a senior... Also earned all-conference honors in track... As a senior, earned mention on the all-region track team and was the conference meet most valuable runner as well as MVP... Was Cary s most valuable athlete as a senior. HARTFORD WIDE RECEIVER Sr SQ New Kensington, Pa. Kiski Area KEVIN HARRIS 86 Son of Jesse and D Gina Powell... Born July 10, Did not see any game action (SOPHOMORE): Did not see any game action (FRESHMAN): Joined the team in the fall as a walk-on... Did not see game action... Made the Dean s List. Majoring in business with a minor in history... Parents are Susan and Kevin Hartford... Younger brother, Christian, was a walk-on QB for the Deacons in Born November 26, Coached at Kiski Area High School by Chris Heater. MATT HARTFORD W A K E F O R E S T F O O T B A L L

13 HUNTER HAYNES LINEBACKER R-Jr VL Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Nease 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Reserve linebacker and special teams player... Second on the team with six special teams tackles... Was second only to Aaron Curry with fi ve tackles in the season-opener at Baylor (Aug. 28)... Had a season-best fi ve stops vs. the Bears including a half-sack... Followed that with four tackles against Ole Miss (Sept. 6)... Also made four stops at Maryland (Oct. 18) (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Named to the All-ACC Freshman Team by The Sporting News... Was the top freshman tackler on the team with Had two sacks for a loss of 16 yards, both coming in Wake s thrilling overtime win over Maryland (Sept. 22)... Had six stops vs. the Terps... Made two starts, vs. Army (Sept. 15) and Maryland (Sept. 22)... Recorded a season-high eight stops against the Black Knights... Had a half-tackle for loss against Army (Sept. 15) and Navy (Oct. 20) (TRUE FRESHMAN): 56 Listed by ESPN.com as the 19th-best inside linebacker prospect in the nation... Named to the Florida Times-Union s Super A 4-A All-Florida linebacker... Named fi rst team All-Coast... An All-St. John s County fi rst team selection by the St. Augustine Record... Helped Nease to a state championship as a senior... Totaled 201 tackles and six sacks in 15 games... Ran a yard dash... Benched 340 pounds and squatted Coached by Craig Howard... Also competed on the weightlifting team in the 239-pound class with a high total of 655 pounds... One of six Nease High School products on the Wake Forest roster. Majoring in business... Brother of Wake Forest freshman linebacker Riley Haynes... Parents are Wesley and Susie Haynes... Born February 1, Chose Wake Forest over Colorado, Connecticut, Louisville, Michigan State, Oregon, Stanford and UCLA. CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS: G-GS Tck TFL Sks Int PBU FR FF Career RILEY HAYNES LINEBACKER R-Fr RS Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Nease True freshman who redshirted during the 2008 season... Did not see any game action. Younger brother of Wake Forest linebacker Hunter Haynes... Graduated with honors from Nease High School in Named fi rst team all-county by the St. Augustine Record... Honorable mention Class 4A all-state selection as a senior... Member of the Florida Times-Union Super 24 team... First team All-First Coast by the Times Union... Member of the Florida Times-Union s Super 75 listing of the top senior players in the state... Named to Prep Star s All-Southeast Region team... Ranked 58th among HUNTER HAYNES 45 middle linebackers by Scout.com... Two-year starter at linebacker for the Panthers... Team captain and two-time team tackle leader... Collected 153 tackles as a senior including 13 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks... Helped Nease to three straight Class 4A state championship games including a state title in Played for coach Craig Howard... One of six Nease High School products on the Wake Forest roster... Worked as a mentor at a local elementary school. Son of Wesley and Susie Haynes... Born Jan. 27, 1990 in Alexander City, Ala.... Chose Wake Forest over Kentucky, Louisville, Nebraska and Vanderbilt. MICHAEL HOAG OFFENSIVE GUARD R-So VL Knoxville, Tenn. Farragut 75 Member of the fi eld goal and PAT team and the punt coverage unit... Saw his most extensive action of the year against Navy (Sept. 27) in relief of LT Joe Birdsong... Played in all 13 games... Was on the fi eld for 134 offensive plays and graded out at 84 percent... Had 24 knockdown blocks including a season-best nine in the EagleBank Bowl win over Navy (Dec. 20)... Played a season-high 45 snaps in the regular season game against Navy... Also logged 35 snaps in the EagleBank Bowl, 29 plays vs. Vanderbilt (Nov. 29) and 22 vs. Miami (Oct. 25)... Posted his best grade at 93 percent vs. Vanderbilt. A fi rst team all-state selection... The region 2-5A offensive lineman of the year... First team All-Region 2-5A... First team PrepXtra... First team Knoxville Football League... The Knoxville News Sentinel Character athlete of the week... Benched 350 and squatted 500 pounds... Coached by Eddie Courtney... Comes from the same high school that produced All-ACC lineman Tyson Clabo, now with the Atlanta Falcons... Recipient of the student-athlete merit award for having a grade point average of higher than 3.5. MICHAEL HOAG WAKE FOOTBALL SEASON OUTLOOK 2009 DEACONS FOOTBALL STAFF 2008 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION W A K E F O R E S T S P O R T S. C O M 57

14 Majoring in communication... Parents are Dan and Becky Hoag... Born January 23, Chose Wake Forest over Vanderbilt. CAREER BLOCKING STATISTICS: G-GS Snaps K s GABE IRBY OFFENSIVE GUARD R-Fr RS Habersham, Ga. Central 79 True freshman who redshirted during the 2008 season... Did not see any game action. Named to the Georgia All-Area team by the Anderson (SC) Independent-Mail... Honorable mention pick on the Georgia Football Magazine 2007 All-Classifi cation All-State team... All-Area fi rst team pick by the Gainesville Times... Member of Prep Star s All-Southeast Region team... The 61st-ranked offensive guard in the class of 2008 by Scout.com... Led Habersham Central to consecutive Class 4-A quarterfi nals... Named fi rst team all-state by the Georgia Sports Writers Association and NFLHS/Atlanta Journal-Constitution... Also selected to the Region 8-4A fi rst team... Played right tackle as a junior and left tackle as a senior... Helped the Raiders to an 11-2 record and the quarterfi nals of the state playoffs... Played for head coach Gene Cathcart... Habersham also reached the quarterfi nals in Also plays basketball for the Raiders... Named to the all-tournament team at the Community Bank and Trust Holiday Classic basketball tournament... Also played on the tennis team at No. 1 doubles... Duo was the runner-up in the region... Earned four letters and an MVP honor in tennis... Also a three-year basketball letterman as a center... UGA Merit Scholar and a four-year honor roll member with Distinction... Graduated in the top 10 in his class... Named to the All-State Chorus. Son of Tom and Dea Irby... His father is the pastor at Christ Presbyterian Church in Clarkesville, Ga.... Has seven brothers and sisters... Born Sept. 22, Chose Wake Forest over Ball State and Middle Tennessee essee State. LOVELL JACKSON RUNNING BACK R-Fr RS Tampa, Fla. Plant 20 True freshman who redshirted in Did not see any game action. A versatile athlete who was effective for Tampa Plant HS as a rusher, receiver and kick returner... Rushed 34 times for 304 yards and one touchdown as a senior... Caught 29 passes for 517 yards and seven scores... Averaged 10.7 yards per punt return and 26.3 yards on kickoff returns... Rushed for one touchdown as a senior and caught eight scoring passes... Helped Plant to an 8-2 record in Second-leading rusher as a junior in 2006 with 482 yards and four touchdowns... Helped lead the Panthers to a 15-0 record in 2006 and the 4A state championship... Plant beat Nease High in the 2006 state championship game... Nease was quarterbacked by fellow Deacon signee Ted Stachitas... Jackson scored on a 69-yard run in the state championship win... A hamstring injury limited his playing time as a senior... Caught six passes for 152 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Northeast... Played for Coach Robert Weiner... Also ran track where he logged a meters... Member of Prep Star s All-Southeast Region team... Scout.com ranked him among the top 140 senior running backs in the nation. Son of Latonia and Kedrick Jackson... Born Dec. 26, Chose Wake Forest over Memphis and South Florida. KYLE JARRETT LINEBACKER R-So SQ Winston-Salem, N.C. West Forsyth Redshirt freshman who did not see any game action. 43 Ranked as the 23rd-best outside linebacker nationally by Scout... The 18th-best prospect in North Carolina and the fourth-best linebacker by Scout... Listed as the 85th-best inside linebacker nationally by ESPN... All-Central Piedmont Conference team as sophomore and senior... Helped lead West Forsyth to a 9-4 mark in 2006 and into the second round of the playoffs before falling to Charlotte Independence... Played several different positions in high school... Had a knee injury as a junior, but rebounded as a senior to record 90 tackles, 10 tackles for a loss and seven sacks... Blocked a punt for a touchdown in his fi nal prep game and also caught a 75-yard pass offensively... Averaged 11.5 tackles per game during his junior campaign... Earned all-conference honors as a sophomore when he made 108 tackles and had 12 sacks... A three-sport standout who was the school s athlete of the year as a sophomore... A four-year starter in football and a basketball player who can dunk... Ran the 400 and was a member of the 4x100 and 4x200 relays for the track team... A Dean s List student... Ran a yard dash... Coached by Chip Petree. Majoring in history with a minor in political science... Parents are Rose and Craig Jarrett... Born September 4, Verbally committed to Wake Forest during the fall of 2005, nearly 18 months before signing a National Letter of Intent... Stayed committed to the Deacons despite interest from Auburn, Clemson, Florida State, Miami, Tennessee, Virginia and nearly 30 other schools. JONATHAN JONES LINEBACKER R-Sr VL Madisonville, Tenn. Sequoyah 26 JONATHAN JONES Back-up linebacker and special teams player who saw action in 11 of 13 games... Missed the Clemson game and the EagleBank Bowl with injuries... Collected six tackles on the season including a tackle for loss against Maryland (Oct. 18)... Made a season-high two tackles in the opener at Baylor (Aug; 28)... Was a regular on the kickoff coverage, punt return and kickoff return teams while also seeing action on the punt coverage team... Backed up Butkus Award winner Aaron Curry at strongside linebacker for much of the season W A K E F O R E S T F O O T B A L L

15 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Key special teams performer for the Deacons... Member of the kickoff return, punt return and kickoff teams... Had a season and career-high six tackles at Duke (Oct. 6)... Also saw action in the secondary at safety (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action at wide receiver... Converted to safety from wide receiver in the spring of (TRUE FRESHMAN): Rated by Rivals.com as the third-best receiver and the 19thbest player in Tennessee... All-county most valuable player as a junior... Honorable mention most valuable player as a senior after posting 836 receiving yards... Attended summer camp at Wake Forest... Runs a yard dash... Has a 36-inch vertical leap... Split time between receiver and running back as a senior... Named all-region quarterback as a freshman... A talented basketball player who averaged 20 points per game as a junior... Received offers to play both sports at the Division I level... Coached at Sequoyah High School by Don Kerley. Majoring in sociology with a minor in entrepreneurship and social enterprise... Parents are Paul and Maxie Jones... Born August 30, United States National Leadership Merit Award winner... United States Academy English Merit Award winner. CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS: G-GS Tck TFL Sks Int PBU FR FF Career SKYLAR JONES SKYLAR JONES QUARTERBACK R-So SQ Middletown, Ohio Middletown 12 Redshirt freshman who did not see any game action in Ranked by Scout.com as the 30thbest quarterback nationally and the best in Ohio... Listed as the 59thbest quarterback nationally by ESPN... Ranked as a top-50 athlete by Scout Butler County Player of the Year... Selected to the Ohio North vs. South All-Star game... Holds every Middletown and GMC passing record... Led Middletown to a 6-4 record as a senior... Completed 59 percent of his passes as a senior... Threw for 2,046 yards, 22 touchdowns and fi ve interceptions... Rushed for 447 yards and six scores... Threw for 1,974 yards as a junior on 48 percent passing with 21 touchdowns and 14 interceptions... Carried for 630 yards and eight touchdowns that season... Ran a yard dash at the Nike Combine, the fastest time among 585 student-athletes at that event in summer Has a 35- inch vertical leap... Won the Ohio State High School 300-yard hurdles in atime of seconds... A member of Middletown s third-place 4x200-yard relay team... Through the years, 49 players from his high school have gone on to play at Ohio State... Coached by Ron Johnson. Majoring in communication... Mother is Sheila Jones... Born February 3, Chose Wake Forest over Kansas State, Marshall, Maryland, Purdue, Tennessee and West Virginia. CHRIS LANGLEY WIDE RECEIVER Sr SQ Suwanee, Ga. Greater Atlanta Christian 17 Suffered a sprained knee at mid-season and missed the remainder of the schedule... Did not see any game action in (SOPHOMORE): Did not see any game action. CHRIS LANGLEY 2006 (FRESHMAN): Joined the team as a walk-on and did not see any game action... A Dean s List student. Majoring in fi nance with a minor in entrepreneurship and social enterprise... Parents are Michael and LuAnn Langley... Born November 18, 1987 in Atlanta, Ga. WAKE FOOTBALL SEASON OUTLOOK 2009 DEACONS FOOTBALL STAFF 2008 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION W A K E F O R E S T S P O R T S. C O M 59

16 MICHAEL LOCKETT DEFENSIVE TACKLE R-Sr VL Tyrone, Ga. Sandy Creek 99 Backed-up John Russell and Boo Robinson on the defensive line in Recorded fi ve tackles on the season... Made one stop in each of the fi rst three games of the season... Played in all 13 games in earning his second varsity letter (SOPHOMORE): Saw playing time along the defensive front... Played in eight games and fi nished the regular season with fi ve tackles... Season-best three stops against Army (Sept. 8)... Also had a pair of tackles against North Carolina (Oct. 27)... Forced a fumble against Army (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action. MICHAEL LOCKETT 2005 (TRUE FRESHMAN): Came from the same high school program as former Deacon Riley Swanson ( )... A three-year starter at Sandy Creek High... A 4A All-State selection in Georgia and the Fayette County Defensive Player of the Year... Had 76 tackles, 13 for loss and 10 sacks as a senior... Was clocked at 4.8 in the 40-yard dash... Also played basketball at Sandy Creek... Coached by Rodney Walker. JOE LOONEY OFFENSIVE GUARD So VL Lake Worth, Fla. Lake Worth 78 action against Baylor (Aug. 28) and threw a key block on a touchdown run by Brandon Pendergrass... Was involved in 615 offensive snaps on the season and graded out at 77.4 percent... Had 55 knockdown blocks, the fourth-highest total on the club... Played a season-high 75 snaps vs. Duke (Nov. 1)... Also logged 73 snaps vs. Virginia (Nov. 8)... Had a season-best 12 knockdown blocks vs. the Cavaliers... Also had double-fi gure knockdown blocks against Navy in the EagleBank Bowl with Graded out at 90 percent against Baylor, his highest grade of the season. Majoring in communication... Parents are Louis and Laura Lockett... Born June 30, Chose Wake Forest over offers from East Carolina, Georgia Southern and Marshall. CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS: G-GS Tck TFL Sks Int PBU FR FF Career Was one of three true freshmen to see action for the Deacons in 2008 and one of only fi ve to start for Jim Grobe at Wake Forest... Teamed with Andrew Parker as rookie starters in three games during the season (at Miami; vs. Duke; vs. Boston College)... Saw action as a reserve at left guard in the season opener... Moved into the starting lineup at left guard against Miami (Oct. 25) and started the fi nal seven games of the season... Became a starter when center Trey Bailey broke his ankle against Maryland and Russell Nenon moved from left guard to center... Saw his fi rst collegiate Enrolled at Wake Forest in January of 2008 and participated in spring drills... Considered one of the top offensive linemen in Florida... Scout.com called Looney the 21st-best offensive tackle nationally and the No. 66 player coming out of Florida in Rivals.com ranks him 26th among guards and 56th in Florida... Earned fi rst team all-state honors in Class 6A from the Florida Sports Writers Association... First team All-Palm Beach County by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel as a senior after earning second team all-state honors as a junior... Member of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel Super 11 team... Named the FACA All-District 17 offensive tackle... Member of Prep Star s All-Southeast Region team... Invited to the Outback Senior All-Star game for the top seniors in South Florida... Selected to the Max Emfi nger International All-American Bowl Game Classic in Jackson, MS where he was named the offensive line MVP... Was considered the most dominating offensive lineman in the all-star game... Four-year starter for Lake Worth for head coach Errick Lowe... Averaged nearly 10 knockdown blocks per game as a senior... Helped the Trojans to a 7-4 record in 2007 as Lake Worth fi nished second in its district. Son of Marilyn and James Looney... His father played football at Louisville... Born Aug. 31, Chose Wake Forest over Louisville, Rutgers, South Florida and West Virginia. JOE LOONEY CAREER BLOCKING STATISTICS: G-GS Snaps K s W A K E F O R E S T F O O T B A L L

17 RYAN MCMANUS LEE MALCHOW LINEBACKER R-Jr VL Augusta, Ga. Aquinas (SOPHOMORE): Key special teams player throughout the season... Changed numbers midseason from 35 to 98 when he moved from linebacker to tight end... Did not see any action at tight end during the season but was a critical special teams player... Member of the kickoff and kickoff return squads... Had four special teams tackles on the year... Recovered a fumble vs. Duke... Played in all 13 games to earn his second letter (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Critical special teams performer... Played in 11 games on the season, making four tackles... Had two stops at Duke, one at Navy and one at Vanderbilt... Member of the kickoff return team... Has also seen action on the kickoff coverage and punt return teams (TRUE FRESHMAN): Joined the team in the fall as a walk-on... Did not see any game action... Majoring in business... Born September 18, Parents are Janna and Leland Malchow... Coached at Aquinas by Jim Connor. CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS: G-GS Tck TFL Sks Int PBU FR FF Career RYAN MCMANUS QUARTERBACK R-Sr VL Greenville, N.C. Conley 15 The holder on fi eld goals and PATs... Saw his fi rst action as a Wake QB in the closing minutes of the win over Baylor (Aug. 28)... Also made a key timeout call that saved a delay of game penalty on Sam Swank s game-winning fi eld goal against Ole Miss (Sept. 6)... Loves to play and takes advantage of every opportunity to get on the fi eld... Volunteers for special teams duty in order to get on the fi eld and is a member of the punt return team (SOPHOMORE): Holder on fi eld goals and PATs for Sam Swank... Also sees action on special teams... Collected tackles against Duke (Oct. 6) and North Carolina (Oct. 27) (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Served as the team s third-string quarterback for most of the year but did not see any game action at that position... Got onto the fi eld in fi ve games as a member of Wake Forest s punt coverage unit... Saw action against Liberty, NC State, Maryland, in the ACC Championship Game against Georgia Tech and the FedEx Orange Bowl against Louisville... Did not record any statistics (TRUE FRESHMAN): A non-scholarship player who did not see any game action... redshirted the season. A two-year letterwinner in baseball and footbal... Chosen to the East-West All-Star football game... Helped Conley to a state baseball championship as a senior... Named honorable mention all-conference as a senior in football... Selected as the Wendy s High School Heisman Award winner at Conley as as senior. Majoring in communication with a minor in sociology... A Dean s List member... Born March 31, 1987 in Winston- Salem, N.C.... Parents are Jerry and Robin McManus... Father, Jerry, played ( ) and coached ( ) football at Wake Forest... Sister, Kelly, attended Wake Forest... Uncle, Danny, played at Florida State and the Canadian Football League. LEE MALCHOW WAKE FOOTBALL SEASON OUTLOOK 2009 DEACONS FOOTBALL STAFF 2008 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION W A K E F O R E S T S P O R T S. C O M 61

18 CAREER BLOCKING STATISTICS: G-GS Snaps K s Career DOMINIQUE MIDGETT LINEBACKER R-Sr VL Greensboro, N.C. Dudley 52 BARRETT MCMILLIN BARRETT MCMILLIN OFFENSIVE GUARD R-Sr VL Lawrenceville, Ga. Collins Hill 61 Named fi rst team all-state at offensive guard... Selected first team all-county and lineman of the year in Gwinnett County... Participated in the North-South Georgia All-Star game... Helped Collins Hill to a 10-2 record as a senior... Attended summer camp at Wake Forest... A gifted student... Benched 500 and squatted 515 pounds... Participated in the IDEALS Leadership School... Coached at Collins Hill by Larry Sherrill. Key special teams player and reserve linebacker... Also fi lled in at nose tackle in the fi nal three games of the season... Played in all 13 games in earning his third letter... Picked up a tackle against Virginia (Nov. 8)... Member of the kickoff and kickoff return teams... Had two special teams tackles (SOPHOMORE): A top linebacker reserve who made 16 tackles on the year... Had season-high three tackles against Nebraska (Sept. 8) and North Carolina (Oct. 27)... Earned his fi rst career start at Navy (Oct. 20)... Also crucial to Wake Forest s special teams effort (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 14 games on special teams units... Made four tackles on the year, including a season-high two stops against Liberty. Started the fi rst 11 games of the season at right guard before suffering a knee injury against Boston College (Nov. 22)... The injury, a microfracture, kept him out of the fi nal regular season game against Vanderbilt and the EagleBank Bowl win over Navy... Led the team with 772 offensive snaps during the regular season... Graded out at 82.8 percent, the third-highest mark on the squad... Collected 52 knockdown blocks... Posted a season-high nine knockdowns vs. Miami... Led the team in knockdown blocks against Navy (Sept. 27) and Boston College (Nov. 22)... Graded out at 97 percent in Wake s 12-3 win over Florida State. Double major in history and communication... Born June 9, Parents are Troy and Beth McMillin... Father, Troy, played offensive guard at Illinois from Chose Wake Forest over offers from Illinois and Vanderbilt (TRUE FRESHMAN): Rated by Rivals.com as the fourth-best linebacker and 25thbest player in North Carolina... A two-year All-Piedmont Triad Conference selection... Helped lead Dudley to the 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Versatile offensive lineman who started at both guard and tackle during the season... Made his fi rst career start at Duke (Oct. 6)... Started each of the last six games, three at right guard and three at left guard... Graded out at 82.6% on 621 offensive snaps... Third on the team in the number of snaps taken by an offensive lineman... Season-best 4.5 knockdown blocks vs. Florida State (Oct. 11) (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in 12 games and saw action on the offensive line during 11 contests... Saw his playing time increase each week during the season... Played 152 snaps on the year, about 18 percent of all offensive plays... Earned a season grade of 84 percent and recorded seven knockdown blocks... Played a season-high 48 snaps in the FedEx Orange Bowl against Louisville in place of the injured Chris DeGeare... Posted a season-best grade of 94 percent in the ACC Championship Game against Georgia Tech... Had a season-high 3.5 knockdowns against Virginia Tech (TRUE FRESHMAN): DOMINIQUE MIDGETT W A K E F O R E S T F O O T B A L L

19 AA state championship game at Groves Stadium... Had 12 tackles and one interception in that game... Posted 161 tackles as a senior with 10 sacks... Played defensive end as a junior and recorded 95 tackles and 17 sacks... Coached by Steve Davis at Dudley. Majoring in sociology... Parents are Karen and Bobby Midgett... Born July 3, Chose Wake Forest over offers from Duke, East Carolina, Maryland and Vanderbilt. CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS: G-GS Tck TFL Sks Int PBU FR FF Career RUSSELL NENON CENTER R-Jr VL Memphis, Tenn. Memphis University School 2008 (SOPHOMORE): Starter in all 13 games, six at left guard and seven at center... Started the fi rst six games at guard before moving to center after Trey Bailey suffered a broken ankle against Maryland (Oct. 25)... Was in for every snap except one over the fi nal seven games of the year... Was on the fi eld for 764 offensive plays and graded out at 81.5 percent... Had 84 knockdown blocks, the second-highest total on the team... Had four games with double-fi gure knockdowns including 15.5 in the EagleBank Bowl, 11.5 vs. Virginia (Nov. 8), 11 vs. Miami (Oct. 25) and 10.5 vs. Vanderbilt... Graded out at 92 percent in the opener vs. Baylor (Aug. 28)... Posted the highest line grade against Baylor and NC State (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Top reserve on the offensive line... Played in all 12 games... Playing time increased as the season advanced... Member of the fi eld goal/pat team but saw only 10 plays in the fi rst 10 games... Played 87 offensive snaps in the fi nal two contests... Was on the fi eld for 41 plays vs. NC State (Nov. 17) and 46 at Vanderbilt (Nov. 24)... Graded out at 82.5% for the year... Picked up seven knockdown blocks on the season including three vs. NC State (TRUE FRESHMAN): 72 Rated as the seventh-best center prospect nationally by ESPN.com... Listed as the 20th-best prospect in Tennessee by Rivals.com... Played on back-to-back state championship teams as a junior and a senior... Named to the Super 7 Coaches All-State fi rst team as a senior and honorable mention as a junior... Selected to the Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Team... Chosen to the Shelby Metro Elite Team... Recipient of the school s Offensive Lineman Award... Benched 350 pounds... Coached by Bobby Alston... Earned three letters in lacrosse and football. Majoring in business... A Dean s List student... Parents are Ed and Carroll Nenon... Born March 24, Chose Wake Forest over Memphis and Kentucky. CAREER BLOCKING STATISTICS: STICS: G-GS Snaps K s Career KENNY OKORO CORNERBACK R-Fr RS Greensboro, N.C. Dudley 6 True freshman who redshirted in Did not see any game action. Was the Greensboro News and Record All-Area Player of the Year as a senior at Dudley High School... An outstanding corenerback who also is a dangerous receiver and punt returner... Versatile athlete who even fi lled in at quarterback at times during the state title run in Member of the NCPreps.com 3A All-State team... Ranked as the 33rd-best player coming out of North Carolina in Played for Coach Steven en Davis... Helped the Panthers to the 3-AA state championship in Led Dudley to a 13-3 record as a senior with a win over Charlotte Catholic in the state champiin Had two touchdown catches and a game-saving interception in a win over Greensboro Page as a senior... Honor or onship game... The Panthers were 10-3 roll student all four years of high school. Son of Richmond and Patricia Okoro... Both parents are Nigerian immigrants... Born Oct. 18, Full name is Chibuikem Kenneth Okoro... Considering a career in medicine... Chose Wake Forest over Duke, Georgia Tech and Marshall. GELO ORANGE LINEBACKER R-So VL Naples, Fla. Naples RUSSELL NENON 57 Member of multiple special team units as a redshirt freshman... Led the team with a pair of blocked punts... Blocked a punt in each of the last two regular season games... Against Boston College (Nov. 22), his blocked punt led to Wake Forest s go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter... Was credited with a 22-yard return against the Eagles... Also blocked a punt vs. Vanderbilt in the fourth quarter of Wake s win... Member of the punt return team. GELO ORANGE WAKE FOOTBALL SEASON OUTLOOK 2009 DEACONS FOOTBALL STAFF 2008 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION W A K E F O R E S T S P O R T S. C O M 63

20 Named fi rst team All-Southwest Florida... First team alldistrict and fi rst team all-conference... Had a team-high 11 sacks for Naples as a senior to go with 68 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 13 pressures, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries... Helped lead his team to a 12-2 record and the third round of the state playoffs... Began playing football as a sophomore in high school... Moved from Haiti to the United States in 2004 to live with his father... Coached by Bill Kramer. Majoring in communication... Father is Jean Orange... Mother is Geronne Orange who still lives in Haiti... Has a brother, Salmont, who came to the United States in Born March 10, Chose Wake Forest over Colorado, Florida International and Indiana. CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS: G-GS Tck TFL Sks Int PBU FR FF ANDREW PARKER TIGHT END So VL Jacksonville, Fla. Bartram Trail 80 One of three true freshmen to see action in 2008 and one of only fi ve to start for Jim Grobe at Wake Forest... Teamed with Joe Looney as rookie starters in three games (at Miami; vs. Duke; vs. Boston College)... Made his fi rst appearance during Wake s second offensive series in the season opener at Baylor (Aug. 28)... Earned his fi rst start on Oct. 25 at Miami as Ben Wooster nursed a sore hamstring... Started three games in Had seven receptions for 106 yards... Longest catch was for 37 yards against Duke (Nov. 1)... Had two catches for 55 yards at Florida State (Sept. 20) including a 33-yard gain... Also had a pair of receptions for a total of three yards at NC State (Nov. 15). BRANDON PENDERGRASS RUNNING BACK R-So VL Royal Palm Beach, Fla. Royal Palm Beach 22 Led Wake Forest with 528 rushing yards as a redshirt freshman... Also led the club with 150 carries... Started the fi nal fi ve games of the regular season at running back... Made his fi rst collegiate carry and scored his fi rst touchdown in the season-opener at Baylor (Aug. 28)... The TD came on a three-yard run... Also scored on a 12-yard run vs. Ole Miss (Sept. 6) that gave the Deacons a lead... Had 70 yards rushing on 21 carries in his fi rst career start vs. Duke (Nov. 1)... Posted the fi rst 100-yard rushing game of his career with 110 yards on a career-best 27 carries in a win over Virginia (Nov. 8) at BB&T Field... Scored on a one-yard run vs. the Cavaliers... Was Wake Forest s leading rusher over the fi nal fi ve games of the year with 358 yards and three touchdowns... The rest of the team combined for 218 yards rushing in those fi nal fi ve games... Received honorable mention on the preseason College Football News All-Redshirt Freshman Team... The Deacons went 5-0 in 2008 in games in which he scored a touchdown. ANDREW PARKER Rated as the 17th-best all-purpose back by Rivals, the 20thbest running back by ESPN and the 97th-best running back by Scout... The Lou Groza High School Award winner as the best player in Palm Beach County... All-area player of the year... First team all-conference and all-area... A three-year starter on an explosive offense that averaged more than 30 points per game during his senior year... Rushed for 3,425 yards in three seasons at Royal Palm Beach High School... Rushed for 1,500 yards as a senior on 150 carries with 18 An outstanding blocker who started his prep career as a 6-4, 190-pound quarterback... Member of the Florida Times-Union s Super 75 listing of the top senior players in the state... Also on the FTU Super 24 squad... Member of Prep Star s All-Southeast Region team... Earned all-county honors at tight end as a senior... Third team all-state class 5A... Rated the 29th-best tight end and the 98th-best player nationally by Scout.com... Ranked as the 42nd-best tight end nationally by Rivals.com... Caught 26 passes for 374 yards and four touchdowns as a senior... Also threw one touchdown pass... Played for Coach Darrell Sutherland. Son of Laurie and Mike Parker... Born July 13, Chose Wake Forest over offers from UCF, Ole Miss and South Florida. CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD Lg BRANDON PENDERGRASS W A K E F O R E S T F O O T B A L L

21 touchdowns... Helped his team post a 10-2 record as a senior and reach the state playoffs... Rushed for 950 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior and 975 yards in seven games as a sophomore... Ran a yard dash... Squatted 525 and benched 320 pounds... Coached by Eric Patterson. Majoring in communication... Father is Lonnie Pendergrass and stepmother is Jameseena Pendergrass... Born February 21, Chose Wake Forest over Illinois, Minnesota, Northwestern, Vanderbilt and Duke. CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS G-GS Car Yds Avg TD Lg CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD Lg JUNIOR PETIT-JEAN STRONG SAFETY R-So VL Naples, Fla. Naples Saw action exclusively on the special teams where he made two tackles... Member of the kickoff and kickoff return teams... Had tackles against NC State and Vanderbilt... Played in each of the fi nal nine games of the season to earn his fi rst varsity letter. 10 Ranked as the 118th-best cornerback nationally by ESPN... An honorable mention all-state selection... Chosen fi rst team all-district, all-county and all-area... Made 55 tackles as a senior with three interceptions, fi ve sacks, seven pass defl ections, four blocked fi eld goals, three forced fumbles, and a blocked punt... Helped lead his team to a 12-2 record and the third round of the state playoffs... Ran a yard dash... coached by Bill Kramer. JUNIOR PETIT-JEAN field goals of 22 and 32 yards in the 12-7 win... Had four punts downed inside the Clemson 20 that night... Scored a season-high 11 points vs. Duke with three fi eld goals including the overtime winner from 28 yards out... Named ACC Majoring in sociology... Parents are Viergila and Macule Petit-Jean... Born January 30, Chose Wake Forest Special Teams Player of the Week on Nov. 3 following his over Florida Atlantic, West Virginia and Wisconsin. performance against the Blue Devils... Finished the year by making each of his last four fi eld goal attempts... Longest CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS: fi eld goal of the year was 44 yards vs. Duke (Nov. 1)... Had G-GS Tck TFL Sks Int PBU FR FF a career-long punt of 59 yards vs. Vanderbilt (Nov. 29) Named Academic All-ACC. SHANE POPHAM PUNTER / PLACEKICKER R-So VL Crestview Hills, Ky. Covington Catholic 37 Was pressed into duty against Clemson (Oct. 9) when starter Sam Swank suffered a strained quadriceps muscle in practice the week of the game... Handled all punting and placekicking duties for the next six games... When Swank returned to action against Boston College (Nov. 22), Popham continued to handle the punting and kickoff chores... Was the starting punter in the fi nal three games of the year following Swank s return... Led the team with a 39.2 punting average... Averaged 41.2 yards per punt over the last fi ve games... Placed 11 of 30 punts during that time inside the opponents 20-yard line... Averaged 40+ yards per punt in four of the fi - nal fi ve games... Shared kickoff responsibilities with Andrew Wright during Swank s absence... Made his collegiate debut against Clemson and booted SHANE POPHAM A 2007 graduate of Covington Catholic where he earned first team all-state honors as a senior... Named fi rst team all-state by the Louisville Courier-Journal, Associated Press and Kentucky Bluegrass Preps... Named the Maxpreps.com Field Kicker of the Year in Helped the Colonels win the A state championship... Set the state record with 18 fi eld goals as a senior (in 27 attempts)... Booted a 57-yard fi eld goal, a school record and the second-longest in state history... Also connected on 56 straight PATs, the third-longest streak in state annals... Had four fi eld goals of longer than 50 yards as a senior including a pair of 54-yarders and a Backed up a pair of kickers who moved on to Division I football including Michael Awadalla (Northwestern) and Tony Roch (Kentucky)... Made 44 career fi eld goals... Was 85 of 86 for career PATs... Averaged 39.1 yards per punt with a long of 67 yards... Also played third base in baseball... Was a 3-A region all-star in baseball... Was ranked the No. 13 kicker in the nation and fi rst in Kentucky. Majoring in business and enterprise management with a minor in entrepreneurship and social enterprise... Son of Greg and Cheryl Popham... Born September 14, CAREER PLACEKICKING STATISTICS PAT FG-A Pct. Lg Blk Pts CAREER PUNTING STATISTICS No. Yds. Avg. Lg In20 TB WAKE FOOTBALL SEASON OUTLOOK 2009 DEACONS FOOTBALL STAFF 2008 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION W A K E F O R E S T S P O R T S. C O M 65

22 CHANCE RAINES CENTER So SQ Jacksonville, Fla. Bolles School 66 Saw his fi rst collegiate action in the season-opener at Baylor (Aug. 28)... Was on the fi eld for three snaps at the end of the win... Earned a spot on the two-deep when backup Ryan Britt suffered a sprained knee during preseason camp... Also saw playing time against Navy (Sept. 27)... One of three true freshmen to see action for the Deacons in CYHL QUARLES BARRETT POWELL LINEBACKER R-Fr RS Pittsboro, N.C. Northwood 60 True freshman who redshirted in Did not see any game action... Joined the team in the fall of 2008 as a walk-on. A 2008 graduate of Northwood High in Pittsboro, N.C.... Helped the Chargers to a 12-2 record as a senior... Northwood won the Mid State 2A title and reached the third round of the playoffs... Named the conference defensive back of the year... Earned all-conference honors and was his team s defensive MVP... Member of the National Honor Society. Ranked as the 19th-best outside linebacker by ESPN... Rated as the 88th-best safety nationally by Scout... Ranked as Georgia s 49th-best prospect... Named to the Gwinnett County Super Once named the Atlanta Journal Constitution Defensive Player of the Week... Had 81 tackles and two sacks as a senior... Made 79 tackles as a junior... Ran a yard dash... Owned a 37-inch vertical leap... A sprinter on the track team who ran the 100-meter dash in and the 200-meter in Coached by Reggie Perry. Majoring in psychology... Parents are Amelia and Kelvin Quarles... Born April 6, Chose Wake Forest over Kentucky and UAB. CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS: G-GS Tck TFL Sks Int PBU FR FF Enrolled at Wake Forest in January... Was considered one of the top centers in Florida following his senior season in Played for head coach Corky Rogers, the winningest high school football coach in Florida history... Led Bolles to consecutive undefeated regular seasons... One of four Bolles School products on the Wake Forest roster... First team all-state pick by the Florida High School Athletic Association... First team All-First Coast selection by the Florida Times-Union... Invited to the Shrine Bowl... Graduated from Bolles in 2007 and sat out the fall semester... Lettered fi ve years for the Bulldogs, having made his varsity debut as an eighth-grader... Earned three state championship rings while at Bolles... Spent the fall working out and recovering from a broken foot suffered as a senior... Also served as an assistant coach at Providence High in the Jacksonville area. Son of Mike and Robin Raines... His father earned All- America honors at Alabama while playing for Paul Bear Bryant... Born Oct. 21, Chose Wake Forest over Navy, South Florida, and Central Florida. CAREER BLOCKING STATISTICS: G-GS Snaps K s Son of Barrett and Sawyer Powell... Born Aug. 31, CYHL QUARLES STRONG SAFETY R-So VL Tucker, Ga. Meadowcreek 5 Top reserve in the secondary at safety... Primarily a special teams player who saw action with the kickoff coverage, kickoff return and punt return squads... Had fi ve tackles on the season including four on special teams... Had a pair of stops in the EagleBank Bowl win over Navy... Saw action in all 13 games to earn his fi rst varsity letter. CHANCE RAINES W A K E F O R E S T F O O T B A L L

23 TED RANDOLPH TED RANDOLPH TIGHT END R-Sr VL Mocksville, N.C. Davie County 87 Played in all 13 games to earn his third letter... Moved from defensive tackle to tight end at midseason when injuries thinned the tight end corps... Recorded a tackle against Maryland (Oct. 18) before moving to tight end... Also a member of the fi eld goal/pat unit (SOPHOMORE): Came out of fall camp as a tight end but moved to defensive tackle... Member of the kickoff return team as well as the fi eld goal/pat squad (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw action in seven games, almost exclusively on special teams... Recorded one tackle... Saw brief action at tight end against Liberty and Florida State (TRUE FRESHMAN): Ranked by Rivals.com as the 37th-best tight end nationally, the second-best tight end in North Carolina and the 24thbest player in the state... Led Davie County to the fourth round of the state playoffs with a 14-1 record... Named all-state in the preseason... Selected All-Northwest North Carolina as a senior... Chose Wake Forest because of academics and a rising football program... Recorded a 24-inch vertical leap... A talented student... Coached at Davie by former Deacon placekicker Doug Illing. Majoring in communication... Parents are Janice Randolph and Ted Randolph... Born May 6, Chose Wake Forest over offers from Clemson, North Carolina and South Carolina. MIKE RINFRETTE FULLBACK R-Sr VL Bunn. N.C. Bunn 44 Wake Forest s starting fullback in Started 11 games at fullback... In the other two contests, Wake opened the game with a formation that did not include a fullback... Had 25 carries for 64 yards on the season... Rushed for a careerhigh 30 yards against Miami (Oct. 25)... Scored on a oneyard run vs. the Hurricanes to give the Deacons a 7-0 lead... Made three receptions for 22 yards vs. Duke (Nov. 1)... Was the only running back on the team with 20 or more carries who was not stopped for a loss all season (SOPHOMORE): Converted from fullback to linebacker during 2007 spring practice... Played in the fi rst 11 games of the season before dressing but not playing against Vanderbilt due to injury... Made six stops against Maryland (Sept. 22) including 1.5 for loss... Made three tackles against both Nebraska (Sept. 8) and Duke (Oct. 6)... Broke up two passes on the season (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw action in 12 games on special teams and as a backup fullback... Lined up in the backfi eld during 10 games... Played a season-high 11 snaps against Liberty... Rushed six times during the year for 18 yards... Also caught two passes for 22 yards... Scored a one-yard touchdown at Ole Miss on his fi rst career carry... Made a key fourth-quarter catch in the ACC Championship Game against Georgia Tech, an 18-yard grab that went for a fi rst down (TRUE FRESHMAN): Named all-state as a junior and a senior... Earned the conference defensive player of the year award as a junior and a senior... A three-time all-conference selection... Played fullback, linebacker and long snapper at Bunn... A four-year starter who helped Bunn to four state playoff appearances and three conference championships... Rushed 150 times as a senior for 927 yards and 19 touchdowns... Ran the 40-yard dash in 4.85 seconds... Competed in the North Carolina Shrine Bowl and the East-West All-Star Game... Named conference defensive player of the year as a junior... Earned all-conference honors as a junior and a senior... Tallied 289 tackles in his fi nal two years of high school with 13 sacks, eight fumble recoveries, two interceptions and one defensive touchdown... Coached by David Howell. Majoring in communication with a minor in sociology... Parents are Tony and Lynn Height and Dave and Molly Rinfrette... Born June 6, 1987 in Bradford, Pa.... Chose Wake over offers from East Carolina, North Carolina and Vanderbilt. CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS G-GS Car Yds Avg TD Lg Career CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD Lg Career CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS: G-GS Tck TFL Sks Int PBU FR FF WAKE FOOTBALL SEASON OUTLOOK 2009 DEACONS FOOTBALL STAFF 2008 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION MIKE RINFRETTE W A K E F O R E S T S P O R T S. C O M 67

24 BOO ROBINSON DEFENSIVE TACKLE R-S VL Monroe, La. Richwood 96 Earned honorable mention All-ACC accolades at defensive tackle... Tied for 10th in school history with 11.5 career sacks... Had a sack in each of the fi nal three games of the season... Finished 11th in the ACC in sacks... Started 12 of 13 games during the season... Came off the bench against Ole Miss (Sept. 6) after missing considerable practice time while recuperating from a sprained ankle suffered in the season opener at Baylor... Recorded a half-sack at Baylor (Aug. 28)... Had six tackles and a pair of sacks vs. Navy (Sept. 27)... Collected a career-best nine tackles against Duke (Nov. 1)... Recorded his second career interception against Virginia (Nov. 8)... Had six tackles and two sacks against Clemson (Oct. 9) (SOPHOMORE): Starter on the defensive line in all 13 games... Concluded the season with 23 tackles including 15 solos and eight assists... Tied for third on the team with six tackles for loss... Tied for second on the club with 3.0 sacks... Made a season-high six tackles vs. Army (Sept. 15)... Collected sacks against Duke (Oct. 6), North Carolina (Oct. 27) and NC State (Nov. 17)... Forced a fumble against Navy and recovered a fumble against Maryland (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in all 14 games and drew one starting assignment against Maryland... Tied for second among defensive linemen with 35 tackles... Recorded 2.5 sacks... Batted down one pass against Florida State and intercepted another against the Seminoles... Had a season-high four tackles three times, against Connecticut, Ole Miss and in the FedEx Orange Bowl against Louisville.... Had sacks in the Duke, Ole Miss and Liberty games (TRUE FRESHMAN): CAREER DEFENSIVE ESTATISTICS: ICS: Earned all-state honors in Class 3A... Picked up All-Northeast Louisiana and all-district accolades... Named fi rst G-GS Tck TFL Sks Int PBU FR FF team All-District most valuable player... Had 128 tackles as a senior with 10 sacks, four forced fumbles, three fumble Career recoveries, 26 tackles for loss and 39 quarterback hurries... Helped lead Richwood to the state quarterfi nals as a senior... Named to the Academic All-State team... A 2004 Wendy s High School Heisman nominee... A three-year All- American scholar... Member of the National Society of High School scholars... Benched 370 and squatted 515 pounds... A second team all-district selection in baseball and team most valuable player... A three-year starter at Richwood for coach Greg Williams. Majoring in history... Parents are Julia and Dwayne Robinson... Born August 5, Chose Wake Forest over offers from Arkansas State, Louisiana Tech, Tulane, UL- Monroe and UL-Lafayette. JOHN RUSSELL DEFENSIVE TACKLE R-S VL Jacksonville, Fla. Bolles School BOO ROBINSON 51 Wake s starter at defensive tackle in all 13 games... Ranked ninth on the team with 38 tackles (17 solos)... Finished third on the team with seven tackles for loss... Second on the team with four sacks... Led the defense with two sacks in a 12-7 win over Clemson (Oct. 9)... Picked up a seasonbest seven tackles against NC State (Nov. 15)... Made fi ve stops against Maryland (Oct. 18)... Had one pass break-up and two forced fumbles on the season (SOPHOMORE): Part-time starter on the defensive front... Started three games on the year: Maryland, Duke and Florida State... Finished the season with 34 tackles including 17 solos and 17 assists... Season-high six tackles at Clemson (Nov. 10)... Made four stops each against Nebraska (Sept. 8) and Navy (Oct. 20)... Collected fumble recoveries vs. Navy and Vanderbilt (Nov. 24)... Registered a half-sack vs. the Commodores and also vs. UConn in the Meineke Car Care Bowl... Missed spring practice while recovering from off-season shoulder surgery. JOHN RUSSELL 2006 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in 13 games and started the season fi nale, the FedEx Orange Bowl against Louisville... made 19 tackles during the season, including two for loss and one sack... Recorded a season-high four tackles in the ACC Championship Game against Georgia Tech... had a sack in the Florida State game W A K E F O R E S T F O O T B A L L

25 2005 (TRUE FRESHMAN): High school teammate of Riley Skinner... One of four Bolles School products on the Wake Forest roster... Helped lead the Bolles School to a 14-0 record and a Florida 3A state championship... Named fi rst team all-state in 3A... Named to the Super 24 by the Florida Times-Union... First team All-First Coast... Rated by the Jacksonville Times-Union as the fi fth-best defensive lineman in Florida... Named to Team USA as part of NFL Global Junior Championship... Named to Jacksonville Times-Union s Super Recorded 10 tackles and one sack in the state championship game... Had 74 tackles and seven sacks during his senior year... Earned All-First Coast and all-region honors as a junior... Recorded 103 tackles as a junior including 10 sacks and two fumble recoveries... Ran the 40-yard dash in 4.8 seconds... A track standout who threw the shot put and discus... Coached by Corky Rodgers at the Bolles School. Majoring in political science... Parents are Dick and Betty Russell... Born July 1, Chose Wake Forest over offers from Central Florida, Clemson, Duke, Georgia Tech and Louisville. CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS: G-GS Tck TFL Sks Int PBU FR FF Career TRIPP RUSSELL DEFENSIVE TACKLE R-Jr SQ Winston-Salem, N.C. Mount Tabor (SOPHOMORE): Did not see any game action (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw action against North Carolina and Vanderbilt... Recorded one tackle against the Tar Heels (TRUE FRESHMAN): A local product out of Mount Tabor High School, just minutes from the Wake Forest campus... Listed by ESPN.com as the 88th-best defensive end prospect in the country... Rated by Scout.com as the 47th-best prospect in North Carolina... An all-state selection as a senior... Twice named to the All-Northwest North Carolina team... A three-time all-conference selection... A co-captain and Mount Tabor s leading tackler as a senior... Blocked six punts in his prep career... A three-year starter... Coached by Bob Sapp. RILEY SKINNER QUARTERBACK R-Sr VL Jacksonville, Fla. Bolles School 11 RECORD BOOK: Already owns school records for completion percentage (.673) and passing effi ciency (132.33) in a career... Is the winningest quarterback in school history with 26 wins as a starter... Is the ACC s career leader in completion percentage, just ahead of former Virginia QB Matt Schaub who completed.670 percent of his passes... Is within reach of school career records for pass attempts, pass completions, passing touchdowns, passing yards and total offense yards... Ranks fourth in school history with 6,707 career total offense yards... Is second-best in Wake history with 639 completions... Also ranks fourth all-time among Deacons with 949 pass attempts... Will enter his senior season with the fourth-best career completion percentage among active FBS quarterbacks... Set NCAA record for completion percentage in a bowl game when he completed all 11 attempts in Wake s win over Navy in the EagleBank Bowl in Honorable mention All-ACC selection as a junior... Wake s starting quarterback in all 13 games... Was one of just two QBs in the ACC to start every ygame, along with Florida State s Christian Ponder... Became the winningest quarterback in school history with a record of as a starter... Team total offense leader with 2,491 yards, an average of per game... Became just the third quarterback in school history with three seasons of 2,000 or more passing yards... Wake Forest is 19-3 in games in which he does not throw an interception and just 7-8 when he does... Completed all 11 pass attempts for 166 yards and a touchdown in Wake s win over Navy in the EagleBank Bowl as he was named MVP... Named the ACC Offensive Back of the Week for his performance against Baylor (Aug. 28)... Completed 27 of 36 passes for 220 yards and a career-high three touchdowns... Repeated as Back of the Week after engineering a late game-winning scoring drive against Ole Miss (Sept. 6)... Had career highs for attempts (43) and completions (32) vs. the Rebels... His 32 completions were the seventh-most ever in a game by a Deacon QB... Recorded his fi rst three-touchdown pass game against Baylor (Aug. 28)... Threw a career-high four interceptions vs. Navy (Sept. 27)... Was 26 of 40 for 270 yards and one touchdown in the fi rst meeting with the Midshipmen... Rushed for a career-high 73 yards against Clemson on Oct It marked the fi rst time that he had led the team in rushing in a game... Threw for over 200 yards in each of the fi rst four games of the season but just once in the fi nal nine games... Has fi ve career game-winning fourth quarter drives to his credit including two in 2008 against Ole Miss and Duke... Vs. Clemson, took the Deacons on a 15-play, 78-yard drive that erased a 7-6 defi cit with 5:28 to play in the game... Had a streak of 141 consecutive pass attempts without an interception during the middle of the season... Went over the 6,000-yard mark in career passing with 176 yards against NC State (Nov. 15)... Completed 68.9 percent of his passes through the fi rst four games. WAKE FOOTBALL SEASON OUTLOOK 2009 DEACONS FOOTBALL STAFF 2008 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION Majoring in communication... Parents are N.T. and Bobbie Russell... Born September 18, Chose Wake Forest over Army and Vanderbilt. RILEY SKINNER W A K E F O R E S T S P O R T S. C O M 69

26 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Starting quarterback compiled a record of 8-3 as a starter in Led the nation in completion percentage at 72.4 percent, besting Texas Tech s Graham Harrell (71.8)... Led Wake Forest to a 9-4 record and a berth in the Meineke Car Care Bowl... Missed two games (vs. Nebraska; vs. Army) early in the year after suffering a separated shoulder in the opener at Boston College (Sept. 1)... Threw a touchdown pass in each of the fi nal three games... Finished fi fth in the ACC in passing yards per game at Fourth in the league in total offense at YPG and passing effi ciency (133.4 rating)... Set season highs of 29 completions, 38 attempts and 268 passing yards at the Meineke Car Care Bowl... Completed 70 percent or better of his passes in eight of 11 games... Posted his fi rst career rushing touchdown with a one1-yard dive in the fourth quarter against Maryland (Sept. 22)... Academic All-ACC pick (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Voted ACC Rookie of the Year... Named 2nd Team All-ACC by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association and College Football News... Selected 2nd Team Freshman All-American and to the ACC All-Freshman Team by The Sporting News... A three-time recipient of the ACC Rookie of the Week award (Sept. 11, Nov. 13, Nov Set 10 new school records for passing in his rookie year... Broke Cory Randolph s school record for single season completion percentage (65.8)... Broke Mike Elkins school records for single season completion percentage (65.8), passing yards (2051), passing attempts (260), completions (171) and passing touchdowns (9) by a redshirt freshman... broke Benjamin Mauk s school record for most total offense by a redshirt freshman (1,980 yards)... Broke Keith West s school records for passing attempts (33), completions (21) and passing yards (271) in a bowl game... Led the ACC and ranked 33rd nationally in passing effi ciency (139.6)... Led the ACC and ranked 13th nationally in completion percentage (65.8)... Led the ACC and ranked 12th nationally in interception rate (1 per 52 pass attempts)... Ranked 9th in the ACC with 140 passing yards per game... Ranked 10th in the ACC and 93rd nationally with an average of yards of total offense per game... Played in all 14 games and started Took over the starting job when Benjamin Mauk was injured in the season opener... Completed 171 passes in 260 attempts with nine TDs and fi ve interceptions... Completed a seasonhigh 22 passes against Duke... Completed 21-of-33 passes against Louisville in the FedEx Orange Bowl for a career-high 271 yards and a touchdown... Was one of just two freshmen quarterbacks nationally, along with Texas Colt McCoy, to win 10 games as a starter... Threw blocks that sprung Deacon rushers for TDs vs. Syracuse, North Carolina and Maryland... Made the Dean s List. Majoring in business... Parents are Jennifer and Chip Skinner... Father, Chip, played baseball at Georgia Tech... Uncle was a quarterback at Vanderbilt... Born October 21, Chose Wake Forest over offers from Hawaii and Miami (Ohio). CAREER PASSING STATISTICS G-GS C-A Pct. Yds TD Int Lg Career CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS G-GS Car Yds Avg TD Lg Career KEVIN SMITH DEFENSIVE END R-Fr RS Plano, Texas East 34 True freshman who redshirted in Did not see any game action. One of fi ve Texas natives on the Wake Forest roster... A wide receiver who had also considered playing college basketball... Earned fi rst team honors on the All-District 9-5A team... Caught 49 passes for 713 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior... Was also used at defensive end as a senior... Helped the Panthers to a 6-4 record in Nominated for the McDonald s All-America High School basketball team... Had fi ve catches for 125 yards vs. Tyler... Had six receptions for 98 yards and eight tackles in the season fi nale against Plano High... Averaged 11.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per game as a junior... As a junior, caught 11 passes for 165 yards and one score. Son of Samon Taylor and Raymond Franklin... Born March 5, Chose Wake Forest over Liberty and Louisiana Tech. TED STACHITAS QUARTERBACK R-Fr RS Ponta Vedra Beach, Fla. Nease 13 Had surgery on his right shoulder on Aug. 15, Did not see any game action and redshirted the 2008 season. Named the Florida Times-Union Player of the Year and was a member of the Times-Union Super 24 team... Two-time county player of the year by the St. Augustine Record... Second team all-state pick by the Florida Sports Writers Association as a senior, third-team pick as a junior... Named to the All-First Coast team as a senior... Member of the Florida Times-Union s Super 75 listing of the top senior players in the state... Member of Prep Star s All-Southeast Region team... Scout.com ranks him as the 25th-best quarterback in the nation and the 50th-best player in Florida in Rivals.com ranked Stachitas 20th among signal-callers... Helped Nease to three straight Class 4A state championship games including a state title in Played for Coach Craig Howard... Completed 192 of 318 pass attempts as a senior for 2,257 yards and 21 touchdowns and just nine interceptions... Rushed 202 times for 845 yards and 15 touchdowns... Was successful on 171 of 264 passing attempts as a junior for 2,763 yards and 29 touchdowns... Also rushed for 1,177 yards and 13 scores in Passed for over 5,000 yards in two seasons as a starter... Succeeded Florida s Tim Tebow as the starting quarterback at Nease... Lost to Miami s Booker T. Washington in the state championship game in 2007, Had a 92-yard run against Lincoln... One of six Nease High School products on the Wake Forest roster (TRUE FRESHMAN): High school teammate of Deacon DT John Russell... Helped lead the Bolles School to a 14-0 record and a Florida 3A state championship... Named the Northeast Florida Player of the Year... Chosen second team all-state at quarterback... Member of Team USA as part of the NFL Global Junior Championship... Posted a 28-2 record as a starting quarterback... Completed 77 percent of his passes for more than 2,300 yards, 31 touchdowns and six interceptions for the Bulldogs... Broke the state championship game record with 356 passing yards and tied the touchdown record with four before coming out with seven minutes left... Played three sports including basketball, averaging 13 points per game, and baseball, where he was a pitcher... Coached by Corky Rodgers... One of four Bolles School products on the Wake Forest roster. JOHN STAMPER W A K E F O R E S T F O O T B A L L

27 Last name pronounced sta-kite-us... Son of Len and Martha Stachitas... Father is a vice president of the National Football Foundation and the executive director of the NFF s Play It Smart program, a highly successful youth development program... Born Nov. 4, Chose Wake Forest over Georgia Tech, Miami, Northwestern, South Florida and Stanford. JOHN STAMPER FREE SAFETY R-So VL Winston-Salem, N.C. West Forsyth 30 Reserve safety and special teams member... Played in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman and recorded two tackles... Those came against Ole Miss and Duke... Member of the kickoff coverage and kickoff return units... Earned his fi rst varsity letter. Ranked as the 80th-best safety by ESPN... Represented North Carolina in the Shrine Bowl where he had three tackles and two pass break-ups... Was the only Forsyth County selection to the Shrine Bowl team... Named the defensive player of the year in his conference as a senior... A four-time fi rst team all-conference pick... Twice chosen to the All- Northwest team... Finished his senior campaign with 135 tackles, two interceptions and eight sacks... Also rushed for more than 300 yards and fi ve touchdowns... Returned a punt for a touchdown... Also served as the team s kicker, punter and kick returner... Never missed an extra point in high school... Helped lead West Forsyth to a 9-4 mark in 2006 and into the second round of the playoffs before falling to Charlotte Independence... Tallied 120 tackles as a junior with 17 tackles for loss, 12 sacks and a fumble recovery... Ran a yard dash... Owned a 29-inch vertical leap... Coached by Chip Petree... Was a three-time all-conference selection in baseball... Had a.460 batting average, 16 ca- reer home runs and 75 career stolen bases. C.J. WASHINGTON Majoring in communication... Parents are Jenna and Frank Stamper... Born June 27, Also recruited by ceptions, returning one for a touchdown... Also excelled in track where he was a member of Carver s 3A state champion 4x100 relay team. Clemson, Duke, North Carolina, NC State, Tennessee and Virginia. Majoring in sociology... Given fi rst name is Cornelius... Has CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS: a twin sister Tasmin... Born September 2, G-GS Tck TFL Sks Int PBU FR FF CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS G-GS Car Yds Avg TD Lg C.J. WASHINGTON CORNERBACK R-So VL Winston-Salem, N.C. Carver 14 Reserve running back and kick returner as a redshirt freshman... Appeared in 10 games to earn his fi rst varsity letter... Had six carries for 66 yards on the season... Had two carries each against Baylor, Duke and Virginia... Ripped off a 55-yard run on his fi rst collegiate carry at Baylor on Aug It was the longest run from scrimmage by a Deacon in Led the team in rushing vs. the Bears with 63 yards on two carries... Averaged 13.9 yards on nine returns on the season... Had a 31-yard kickoff return vs. Navy (Sept. 27). Played wide receiver on the scout team... Moved to tailback during spring drills in Showed great speed during the spring. A 2007 graduate of Carver High School in Winston- Salem... First team all-state pick at defensive back by NCpreps.com... Was sixth in the state with nine inter- DOUG WEAVER OFFENSIVE TACKLE R-So VL Roxboro, N.C. Person Played in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman and started the fi nal two games including the EagleBank Bowl win over Navy... Earned his fi rst career start in the season fi nale against Vanderbilt (Nov. 29)... Saw his fi rst stint of extended action in Wake s overtime win over Duke (Nov. 1) when he played the fi nal three quarters in place of Jeff Griffi n... Logged 163 offensive plays and collected 14 knockdown blocks... Played 54 snaps in Wake s overtime win over Duke (Nov. 1)... Also had 35 plays vs. Vanderbilt (Nov. 29) with 8.5 knockdown blocks... Top grade of the season was 87 percent against Navy in the EagleBank Bowl victory... Had a season-best 8.5 knockdown blocks vs. Vanderbilt. DOUG WEAVER 62 Ranked as the 50th-best offensive tackle by Rivals and the 55th-best by Scout... Listed as the fourth-best lineman in North Carolina by Scout... 23rd-best player in North Carolina by Scout... Listed as the 127th-best offensive tackle nationally by ESPN... The conference s Offensive Lineman of the Year... Twice earned All-Area honors... A four-time all-conference selection... A Wendy s High School Heisman nominee... Led his team to the state playoffs and a 7-4 WAKE FOOTBALL SEASON OUTLOOK 2009 DEACONS FOOTBALL STAFF 2008 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION W A K E F O R E S T S P O R T S. C O M 71

28 record... Helped Person High School reach the state playoff four straight years... A four-year varsity starter... Coached by Mark Lunsford... Was an all-conference baseball player as a junior... Partcipated in golf... Held a 4.1 grade point average in high school and was a national honor student... Class president as a freshman and sophomore. Majoring in business and enterprise management... Born February 24, Parents are Doug and Tammy Weaver... Chose Wake Forest over East Carolina, Duke, Maryland, NC State and Virginia. CAREER BLOCKING STATISTICS: G-GS Snaps K s KYLE WILBER DEFENSIVE END R-So VL Apopka, Fla. Apopka Returning defensive end was the youngest starter on the Wake Forest defense in Earned honorable mention Freshman All-America honors from College Football News... Was the only redshirt freshman to earn a start on defense... Finished fourth on the team with three sacks... Backed up Anthony Davis at defensive end through the fi rst six games before assuming the starting role against Miami (Oct. 25)... Started each of the fi nal seven games... Recorded a season-high eight tackles against Boston College (Nov. 22)... Collected fi ve tackles vs. Duke (Nov. 1)... Had a two-yard fumble return for a touchdown against Boston College (Nov. 22)... Recorded sacks against Duke, Virginia (Nov. 8) and Vanderbilt (Nov. 29). 97 Rated by Rivals as the nation s 37th-best defensive end... Listed as the 89th-best player in Florida by Rivals... First team All-Central Florida... First team All-Orange County... First team All-Metro Conference... Named to the Central Florida All-Star Game... Florida Class 6A All-State third team... Helped his team to an 8-2 record as a senio... Had 55 tackles as a junior with 10 tackles for loss, four sacks, a fumble recovery... Ran a yard time... Squatted 400 pounds, benched 290 and had a 31-inch vertical leap... Coached by Rick Darlington... Also participated on the weightlifting and wrestling teams. Majoring in sociology... Parents are Judith and Darryl Wilber... Born April 26, Chose Wake Forest over Central Florida, Colorado State, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nebraska and Wisconsin. CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS: G-GS Tck TFL Sks Int PBU FR FF Reserve fullback missed the fi nal six games of the season with a foot injury... Earned his second varsity letter... Played in the fi rst seven games before suffering a sprained left foot prior to the Nov. 1 home win over Duke... Saw ac- tion on special teams. ANTHONY WILLIAMS ANTHONY WILLIAMS FULLBACK Sr VL Jacksonville, N.C. Jacksonville (SOPHOMORE): Reserve fullback who spelled De Angelo Bryant and Kevin Harris during the season... Played in all 13 games... Also a key special teams performer on the kickoff, kickoff return and punt teams... Did not carry the ball from scrimmage... Had six tackles on special teams (FRESHMAN): Joined the team in the fall as a walk-on... Did not see any game action... Made the Dean s List. Majoring in communication with a minor in entrepreneurship and social enterprise... Born October 9, Parents are Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Williams... Coached at Jacksonville High School by Ben Marsh. GARRICK WILLIAMS OFFENSIVE TACKLE R-Fr RS Columbia, Mo. Rock Bridge 74 True freshman who redshirted in Did not see any game action. KYLE WILBER Enrolled at Wake Forest in January of 2008 and participated in spring drills... Was named to the Columbia Tribune All- Area team as both a junior and senior... Rated the No. 19 high school senior coming out of Missouri in 2008 by both Scout.com and Rivals.com... Three-year starter for the Bruins who earned Class 6A all-state honors as a senior W A K E F O R E S T F O O T B A L L

29 JORDAN WILLIAMS Named to the all-district team as both a junior and senior... Also saw action on the defensive line where he recorded 28 tackles... Played for Coach A.J. Ofodile... Helped the Bruins to a 9-1 mark and a No. 1 ranking in the state as a junior in Moved from right tackle to left tackle as a senior... Recorded 30 tackles and 1.5 sacks as a junior on defense. Son of Dwight and Helen Williams... Born Oct. 4, 1989 in Orlando, Fla. JORDAN WILLIAMS WIDE RECEIVER Jr VL Jacksonville, Fla. Raines (SOPHOMORE): Suffered a groin injury during the preseason that limited his participation in camp... Played in eight games during the season and caught one pass, that coming against Boston College (Nov. 22)... Had a six-yard carry vs. Navy (Sept. 27)... Also attempted one pass, an incompletion against Clemson (Oct. 9). The only true freshman to see action for the Deacons in Made his collegiate debut at Navy (Oct. 20)... Caught his fi rst pass at Virginia (Nov. 3)... Had four catches for 18 yards vs. the Cavaliers... Caught his fi rst touchdown pass against NC State (Nov. 17), a 62-yarder from Riley Skinner that gave Wake a lead late in the third quarter... That was the longest pass play of the season for Wake Forest... Also had one reception for 43 yards vs. Vanderbilt... Caught two passes in the fi nal two regular season games for a total of 105 yards... Caught at least one pass in each of the fi nal fi ve games of the season. while playing for the Raines basketball team as a junior and missed spring football... Had 30 receptions for 520 yards and fi ve touchdowns as a senior... His best game was against Jacksonville Sandalwood when he had eight catches for 120 yards and a touchdown... Ran a yard dash... Owns a vertical leap of 38 inches... Coached by Cedric Thornton... A talented athlete who also played basketball and baseball... Comes from the same high school as NFL stars Jabar Gaffney, Lito Shephard and Brian Dawkins... A Dean s List student. Majoring in communication... Parents are June and Ivan Williams... Born January 14, Chose Wake Forest over Louisville, South Florida and UCF. CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD Lg Career MARSHALL WILLIAMS WIDE RECEIVER R-Jr VL Durham, N.C. Riverside (SOPHOMORE): Is the top returning receiver from Was Wake Forest s second-leading receiver as a sophomore with 26 catches for 390 yards... Had two TD catches on the season... Played in all 13 games with two starts... Had at least two catches in each of the fi rst fi ve games... Made at least one reception in each of the fi nal six games... Caught his fi rst career TD pass against Ole Miss (Sept. 6) on a 24-yard pass from Riley Skinner that gave Wake a lead... His other touchdown catch was a 64-yarder on a fl ea-fl icker from WR D.J. Boldin against NC State (Nov. 15)... Had a 52-yard reception against Florida State (Sept. 20)... Recorded his fi rst career 100-yard receiving day with a career-best seven catches for 116 yards vs. NC State... Led the team with three receptions of 35 yards or longer (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Was sidelined for the season with an ankle injury (TRUE FRESHMAN): Ranked as the fourth-best wide receiver prospect in North Carolina by PrepStars... Rated as the 49th-best overall North Carolina prospect by Scout.com... Listed by ESPN. com as the nation s 142nd-best wide receiver... Voted the PAC-6 Offensive Back of the Year... Made 52 receptions as a senior for 863 yards and 10 scores... Also averaged 22.3 yards per kickoff return... Caught 53 passes as a junior for 777 yards and 10 touchdowns... Clocked at a 4.34 in the 40- yard dash with a 34-inch vertical leap... Coached by Tommy Blalock... A captain of the seventh-ranked basketball team in North Carolina... A three-year letterwinner in track. WAKE FOOTBALL SEASON OUTLOOK 2009 DEACONS FOOTBALL STAFF 2008 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION Named to the Florida Times Union Super 24 team... First team All-Gateway Conference... Caught 34 passes for 513 yards and four touchdowns as a junior... Broke his wrist MARSHALL WILLIAMS W A K E F O R E S T S P O R T S. C O M 73

30 Majoring in psychology... Parents are Butch and Sherron Williams... Born February 15, Chose Wake Forest over Duke and Maryland. CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD Lg MICHAEL WILLIAMS CORNERBACK R-So VL Melbourne, Fla. Palm Bay 7 Reserve corner and special teams performer... Saw action in six games in 2008, enough to secure his fi rst varsity letter... Recorded tackles against Miami (Oct. 25) and Vanderbilt (Nov. 29)... Logged time on the kickoff and punt return squads. Listed as the 61st-best safety by ESPN... Second team All-State Florida 5A... A 2006 Class 5A all-state team selection... A two-time all-district selection... Played in the North-South all-star game... Made six interceptions for the Pirates as a senior... Caught 24 passes for 484 yards and fi ve touchdowns... Helped lead Palm Bay to a 10-2 record and the round of 16 in the state playoffs... Led Brevard County in 2006 with nine interceptions and a 20.5 yard punt return average... Played quarterback and safety as a sophomore when he rushed for six touchdowns and intercepted four passes... Ran a yard dash... Owned a 35-inch vertical leap... The 2006 Palm Bay track athlete of the year... Coached by Dan Burke. Majoring in sociology... Parents are Rufus and Jorosylan Williams... Born November 17, Chose Wake Forest over Arizona State, Florida State, UCF and UCLA. CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS: G-GS Tck TFL Sks Int PBU FR FF GEOFF WISSING FREE SAFETY Sr SQ Marietta, Ga. Harrison 8 Reserve safety for the Deacons... Saw action in the season fi nale against Vanderbilt (Nov. 29). 2006(FRESHMAN): 2007(REDSHIRT RT FRESHMAN): Joined the team in the fall as a walk-on... Did not see any game action. Majoring in fi nance... Born November 7, Parents are Don and Angie Wissing... Coached at Harrison High School by Bruce Cobleigh. MATT WOODLIEF LINEBACKER R-Jr VL Catawba, N.C. Bandys (SOPHOMORE): Key special teams player and reserve linebacker... Led the team in special teams tackles with seven... Also backed up middle linebacker Stanley Arnoux... Posted 21 tackles on the season... Season-best four stops vs. Navy (Sept. 27)... Had three stops each against Duke (Nov. 1) and Virginia (Nov. 8)... Recorded a tackle for loss against the Cavaliers... Collected at least one tackle in 11 of 13 games. Reserve linebacker and key special teams member... Played in all 12 games, recording 18 tackles (seven solo, 11 assists... Season-best fi ve tackles against North Carolina (Oct. 27)... Recorded tackles for loss against Navy (Oct. 20) and Virginia (Nov. 3)... Member of the kickoff return and kickoff coverage teams (TRUE FRESHMAN): MICHAEL WILLIAMS Listed by Rivals.com as the 41st-best prep linebacker prospect in America and the 23rd-best prospect in North Carolina... The Charlotte Observer s Defensive Player of the Year... Helped Bandys to the North Carolina 2-A state championship game as a sophomore and a junior and was selected as the defensive player of the game both times... A four-year all-conference defensive player... Named an allstate selection as a senior... Participated in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas and was a defensive captain... Was the WNNC Radio Catawba County Player of the Year... Nominated to play in the All-American Army All-Star game... Named conference defensive player of the year as a junior... Made 151 tackles that year with 10 sacks, three fumble recoveries and two defensive touchdowns... Played in 61 high school football games... Clocked at 4.6 in the 40-yard dash... A good all-around athlete who squatted 425 pounds and owned a 30-inch vertical leap... Also competed on the wrestling team... Coached by Randy Lowman. Majoring in communication... Parents are Shannon and Linda Woodlief... Born February 1, Chose Wake Forest over East Carolina, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia Tech. CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS: G-GS Tck TFL Sks Int PBU FR FF Career (SOPHOMORE): Did not see any game action. GEOFF WISSING W A K E F O R E S T F O O T B A L L

31 MATT WOODLIEF BEN WOOSTER TIGHT END R-Sr VL Atlanta, Ga. Greater Atlanta Christian 85 Named to the Academic All-District III team in Also named Academic All-ACC... Started 10 games at tight end in Finished third on the team with 24 receptions... Had 211 receiving yards and tied for the team lead with three touchdown catches... Perhaps his biggest catch of the year was an eight-yard scoring grab in the back of the end zone that gave the Deacons their fi rst lead (20-19) over Navy in the fourth quarter of the EagleBank Bowl... Caught a 43-yard touchdown pass in the season opener at Baylor (Aug. 28)... Posted career-highs of six receptions and 90 receiving yards vs. the Bears... Added six receptions for 34 yards against Ole Miss (Sept. 6)... Posted fi ve catches for 36 yards in a win over Clemson (Oct. 9)... Did not play against Miami (Oct. 25) or Duke (Nov. 1) due to a strained hamstring... Recorded his fi rst TD since the season opener with a two-yard scoring catch vs. Virginia (Nov. 8)... Caught 20 passes in his fi rst fi ve games... Is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honorary... Volunteers at the WFU Baptist Medical Center emergency room (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games and made two starts, including the Meineke Car Care Bowl win over Connecticut... Made two receptions on the season... Had an 11-yard catch vs. Clemson (Nov. 10) and a touchdown against Vanderbilt (Nov. 24)... His one-yard scoring catch from Riley Skinner gave the Deacons a 14-3 lead over the Commodores... Also a key contributor on special teams... Was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa in the spring... Named Academic All-ACC (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in all 14 games, almost exclusively on special teams... Saw brief action at tight end against Ole Miss, Liberty and Florida State... Did not record any stats... Made the Dean s List (TRUE EFRESHMAN): Redshirted the season as a true freshman. Sidelined by injury for most of his senior season... Selected as the Cecil Morris Award recipient by the Gwinnett Touchdown Club... Named all-region and honorable mention allstate as a sophomore defensive end while attending high school in Arizona... Ran the 40-yard dash in 4.7 seconds... Owned a 31-inch vertical leap... Attended summer camp at Wake Forest... Also played basketball at Greater Atlanta Christian, where he averaged a double-double as a junior... Lettered two years in baseball... Earned the pre-calculus medal for having the highest grade in that subject in his school... Member of the National Honor Society... Came to Wake Forest from the same high school program as Micah Andrews... Coached at the Greater Atlanta Christian School by Jimmy Chupp. Pre-med major in health and exercise science... A member of the ACC Honor Roll, Dean s List and Academic All-ACC ACC team... Parents are Ed and Lisa Wooster... Born October 2, Chose Wake Forest over offers from Arizona, Louisville and Vanderbilt. CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD Lg Career WILL WRIGHT DEFENSIVE END R-So SQ Wilmington, N.C. Hoggard 90 Redshirt freshman who did not see any game action. Named fi rst team All-Area by the Wilmington Star in football and basketball as a junior and a senior... Had 41 tackles as a senior to go with eight sacks, 10 quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles and two interceptions... Played tight end for the Vikings and caught a pair of touchdowns... Helped lead Hoggard to a perfect record in the Mideastern League, a 14-1 overall record and the third round of the state playoffs... Also played basketball at the prep level... Averaged 19 points and nine rebounds as a junior in basketball... Coached by Scott Braswel... A tremendous student who had a 4.0 grade point average in high school. Majoring in English... Parents are Ben and Lydia Wright... Born April 4, Chose Wake Forest over East Carolina, NC State and South Carolina. BEN WOOSTER WAKE FOOTBALL SEASON OUTLOOK 2009 DEACONS FOOTBALL STAFF 2008 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION W A K E F O R E S T S P O R T S. C O M 75

32 DEMON DEACON NEWCOMERS WHIT BARNES OFFENSIVE LINE Fr Rocky Mount, N.C. Rocky Mount 60 DEVIN BOLLING OFFENSIVE LINE / DEFENSIVE LINE Fr Lynchburg, Va. Brookville 77 STEVEN CHASE DEFENSIVE TACKLE Fr Frederick, Md. Thomas Johnson 73 A 2009 graduate of Rocky Mount (N.C.) High School... Was the leading vote-getter on the North Carolina All-State team as selected by the Associated Press in Also fi rst team all-state by NCPreps.com... Helped Rocky Mount to the 3A state regional fi nals in The Gryphons were 42-3 in his fi nal three varsity seasons with three conference titles and three Eastern Regional championships... Physical and athletic offensive lineman who could play a range of positions for the Deacons... Played in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas... Team captain and four-year letterman at Rocky Mount for head coach B.W. Holt... Underwent off-season surgery after suffering a dislocated shoulder in the Shrine Bowl... Also threw the shot and discus in track... Super- Prep.com ranked him as the No. 33 prospect in North Carolina... Considered the No. 16 center prospect in the country by Scout.com and No. 17 by Rivals.com... The No. 6-rated center nationally by ESPN... Recruited by Steve Russ... Son of Russ and Martha Barnes... Both parents are UNC graduates... Born Jan. 30, TOMMY BOHANON FULLBACK Fr North Fort Myers, Fla. North Fort Myers 42 Enrolled at Wake Forest in January 2009 and participated in spring practice... Graduated from North Fort Myers (Fla.) High School... Earned all-district, all-conference and all-area honors in each of his fi nal three years... Accumulated over 1500 yards and 18 touchdowns during his career... Rushed for 623 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior for the Red Knights... Team MVP as a senior for Coach Barry Goettemoeller at North Fort Myers (Fla.) High School... Was named MVP of the Carrigan All-Star Football Classic in December, Chose Wake over Michigan State and Louisville... Had 69 tackles and three sacks as a sophomore linebacker in 2006, helping the Red Knights to an 11-2 record and the the District 5A-12 championship... Became more of an offensive threat after teammate and Lee County s all-time rushing leader, Noel Devine, graduated and matriculated to West Virginia... Was the team s leading tackler as a junior in Collected 11 tackles, a sack and scored the gamewinning touchdown in a double overtime win over Ida Baker in Had 50 carries for 193 yards and four touchdowns as a senior... Led the Red Knights to the league, district and regional championships in Also lettered in baseball as a fi rst baseman... Rated the No. 18 fullback prospect in the nation by Scout.com, No. 13 by Rivals.com and No. 11 by ESPN... Runs a 4.7 in the Recruited by Steve Russ... Son of Grant and Audrey Bohanon... Born Sept. 10, 1990 in Cape Coral, Fla. A 2009 graduate of Brookville (Va.) High School... Named fi rst team all-state as a senior offensive tackle at Brookville... Also earned all-district and all-region honors as a senior... Recorded 25 pancake blocks in Earned second team all-district honors as a junior... Played defensive end and offensive tackle at Brookville... Also competed in the shot and discus... Helped Brookville to the Group AA, Division 3 state fi nals against James Monroe... The Yellow Jackets won their fi rst 13 games before losing in the state fi nals... Recruited by Tim Billings... Son of Benson and Denise Bolling... Born July 10, MICHAEL CAMPANARO RUNNING BACK Fr Clarksville, Md. River Hill A 2009 graduate of River Hill (Md.) High School... Earned Washington Post All-Met Offensive Player of the Year honors as a senior... Named the Howard County Offensive Player of the Year in Helped River Hill to consecutive 2A state championships in 2007 and Played at River Hill for Coach Brian Van Deusen... Ran for 1,848 yards and 29 touchdowns as a senior while catching 17 passes for 266 yards and seven scores... Had 71 tackles and seven picks as a senior... Selected for the Under Armour All-America game following his senior year... Collected over 6,500 yards and 90 touchdowns during his three-year varsity career... Returned eight kicks for touchdowns over the last three seasons... Ran a yard dash during camp last summer... Is described as having eye-popping speed... Scored seven touchdowns and accounted for 274 all-purpose yards in a a 54-8 win over Hammond... Carried eight times for 144 yards and fi ve touchdowns while returning three punts for 130 yards including TD returns of 47 and 53 yards... Led the Hawks to a 14-0 record as a junior with 2,310 all-purpose yards and 30 touchdowns... Helped River Hill to its fi rst state championship in In a 41-0 win over Gleneig Country, he rushed for two touchdowns, threw a touchdown and returned an interception for a touchdown... Tabbed as the No. 70 wide receiver prospect in the country by Scout. com... River Hill fi nished the 2008 season ranked No. 2 in the Washington Post area rankings... Ranked as the No. 15 prospect in Maryland by Rivals.com and the No. 26 prospect in the Mid-Atlantic region SuperPrep.com... Recruited by Tim Billings... Son of Attilio and Lisa Campanaro... Parents are both chefs... Born Jan. 25, 1991 in Silver Spring, Md. A mid-year enrollee who participated in spring drills in A 2008 graduate of Thomas Johnson (Md.) High School... Helped the Patriots to an 8-2 regular season record and the regional championship in Played on both sides of the ball during the fi rst half of his senior season before suffering a thumb injury... Wore a cast and worked mainly on offense during the playoffs... First team selection to the Frederick News-Post All-Area team as a tight end as a senior... Three-year starter in football for head coach Ben Wright... Recruited by Tim Billings... Son of Patrick and Joann Chase... Born Sept. 19, BRENDAN CROSS QUARTERBACK Fr Alpharetta, Ga. Chattahoochee A 2009 graduate of Chattahoochee (Ga.) High School... Was named fi rst team all-county as a junior and senior and second team all-state as a senior at Chattahoochee... Is the son of former San Francisco 49er center and current TV analyst Randy Cross... Played for Coach Terry Crowder... Team went 4-6 as a senior... Threw for 1,043 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior while completing 70 percent of his passes... Added 400 yards rushing... Helped the Cougars to the Class 4A playoffs in Completed 162 of 232 passes for 1,658 yards, 16 touchdowns and just seven interceptions as a senior... Rushed 145 times for 568 yards and eight scores... Finished his career with 3,540 passing yards and 36 TD passes... Rushed for 1,356 yards and 16 scores... Team captain... Was rated as one of the top 150 players in Georgia by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution... Ranked as the No. 128 QB prospect nationally by Scout.com and No. 35 nationally among pro-style quarterbacks by Rivals.com... Recruited by Brian Knorr... Son of Patrice and Randy Cross... Born July 21, JOHN GALLAGHER DEFENSIVE LINE Fr Ponte Vedra, Fla. Nease 91 A 2009 graduate of Nease (Fla.) High School... First team all-state Class 4A pick at defensive line as a senior and junior... As a defensive end, collected 106 tackles, 30 tackles for loss, 20 sacks and caused nine fumbles as a senior... Was a teammate at Nease with fellow Wake Forest signee Frank Souza... One of six Nease High products on the Wake Forest W A K E F O R E S T F O O T B A L L

33 DEMON DEACON NEWCOMERS roster... Member of the Florida Times-Union Super 24 and Super Named to the All-First Coast team and was fi rst team all-county... As a junior, named to the all-county team by the St. Augustine Record after making 95 total tackles, 27 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks... Had 3.5 sacks in a game against St. Augustine as a junior... Three-year starter for Coach Danny Cowgill... Had offers from Auburn, Georgia Tech and Illinois... Rated the No. 107 prospect in Florida by SuperPrep.com... Considered the No. 49 defensive end prospect in the nation by Rivals.com... Recruited by Tom Elrod... Son of Nancy Gallagher... Born July 19, 1991 in Stony Brook, N.Y. JOSH HARRIS RUNNING BACK Fr Duncanville, Texas Duncanville A 2009 graduate of Duncanville (Texas) High School... Suffered a torn ACL in April 2008 and did not play his fi rst game as a senior until Oct Had surgery in May Rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on nine carries in his fi rst game back... Ran a at the District 8-5A track championship in Helped Duncanville to its fi rst playoff appearance since Had a 57-yard touchdown run against Plano... Caught two TD passes and scored on a 56-yard run in a win over Irving... Has been clocked at 4.34 in the As a junior, rushed for 900 yards and six touchdowns on just 60 carries... Recorded 80 tackles on defense in Played for Coach Jeff Dicus... Recruited by Tim Billings... One of fi ve Texas natives on the Wake Forest roster... Son of Darrell Harris III and Beverly Harris... Born Jan. 22, 1991 in Dallas. JUSTIN JACKSON LINEBACKER Fr Rockingham, N.C. Richmond County A 2009 graduate of Richmond County (N.C.) High School... Earned AP fi rst team all-state honors as a senior... Also named fi rst team all-state by NCPreps.com... Named the Mid-Southeastern Conference s Defensive Player of the Year in Named to the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas squad... Recorded 123 tackles as a junior and added 191 as a senior with eight sacks and 18 tackles for loss... Helped Richmond High win the state 4AA title in 2008 with a win over Fayetteville Jack Britt... Led Richmond to a record as a senior and a 12-2 mark as a junior... Played for Coach Paul Hoggard... Runs a Rated the No. 27 prospect in North Carolina by SuperPrep.com and the No. 16 weakside linebacker candidate by Scout.com... The No. 24 prospect in-state by Rivals.com... Recruited by Brad Lambert... Son of Arthur and Wanda Jackson... Born Aug. 24, 1991 in Rockingham, N.C. D.J. JONES CORNERBACK Fr Jacksonville, Fla. First Coast Enrolled at Wake Forest in January 2009 and participated in spring drills... Second team all-state class 4A selection as a senior at First Coast High School in Jacksonville... Was primarily a quarterback in high school, though his fi rst position at Wake Forest will be in the secondary... All- Gateway Conference and all-district selection... As a junior, completed 138 of 241 passes for 1,998 yards and 18 touchdowns with just fi ve interceptions... Threw for 7,200 yards and 60 touchdowns while rushing for 15 scores during his high school career... Played for Coach Marty Lee... Runs a Had offers from North Carolina, Indiana, Florida State and South Florida... Rated the No. 110 prospect in Florida by SuperPrep.com... Scout.com ranked him as the No. 87 cornerback prospect nationally... Recruited by Tom Elrod... Son of Ethan and Angela Jones... Born Nov. 28, 1990 in Jacksonville. DURAN LOWE DEFENSIVE BACK Fr Plant City, Fla. Plant City A 2009 graduate of Plant City (Fla.) High School... First team All-Hillsborough County by the Tampa Tribune... A threeyear starter at Plant City High... First team all-conference selection and two-time team defensive MVP... Played both safety and running back as a senior... Forced four fumbles and had one interception as a senior to go with 65 tackles... Had 116 stops as a junior... Played for Coach Jason Strunk as a senior and Kevin Kelley as a sophomore and junior... Helped the Raiders to the district championship in 2006 and state playoff appearances in 2006 and Chose Wake Forest over Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi State and South Florida... Was hampered in 2008 with an ankle injury... Ranked as the No. 36 safety prospect in the nation by Scout.com and the No. 77 safety by Rivals.com... Recruited by Steve Russ... Son of David and Latia Lowe... Born June 13, 1991 in Brandon, Fla. DANIEL MACK DEFENSIVE BACK Fr Miami, Fla. Dade Christian A 2009 graduate of Dade Christian (Fla.)... Named fi rst team all-state Class 1A as a senior linebacker... Earned fi rst team All-Dade County honors and was a fi nalist for Mr. Football in Florida... Played safety and linebacker at Dade Christian... Made 137 tackles, seven sacks and an interception as a sophomore... Recorded 140 tackles, six sacks, four fumble recoveries and two interceptions as a junior as he earned fi rst team all-county honors... Collected 121 tackles and three sacks as a senior... Also saw time at running back where he rushed for 454 yards as a senior... Led Dade Christian to the Class 1A regional fi nals as a sophomore and junior... Played for Coach Mike Sonneborn... Finished his career with 443 total tackles, 47 tackles for loss and fi ve interceptions... Also rushed for 1,231 career yards... Runs a Ran the third leg for the Dade Christian state champion 4x100 meter relay team... Served as junior class president... Rated the No. 35 defensive back by Rivals.com... Rated the No. 101 prospect in Florida by SuperPrep.com... Scout.com listed him as the No. 44 defensive back prospect in the nation... Had over 25 football offers... Recruited by Ray McCartney... Son of Daniel and Lena Mack... Born Feb. 9, 1990 in Miami. MATT MUNCY TIGHT END Fr Tazewell, Va. Tazewell A 2009 graduate of Tazewell (Va.) High School... Second team All-Virginia pick as a senior... Named the Offensive Player of the Year by the Bristol Herald-Courier... Also a member of the Herald-Courier Dream Team at wide receiver... First team all-district and all-region as a running back and kick returner... Scored four touchdowns in a playoff game against Richlands... Helped the club to the Region IV Division I title game in Was instrumental in turning around Tazewell s fortunes, from one victory in 2007 to a 9-3 season in Runs a 4.59 in the Played running back, quarterback and receiver as a prep athlete... Rushed for 817 yards and had 550 receiving yards to go with 18 total touchdowns as a senior... Also returned punts and kicks... Played for Coach Bobby Wyatt at Tazewell... Rated the No. 39 prospect in Virginia by SuperPrep.com... Recruited by Steve Russ... Son of Steffani Queen... Born Oct. 25, JIMMY NEWMAN PUNTER / PLACEKICKER Fr Oxford, Ala. Oxford A 2009 graduate of Oxford (Ala.) High School where he was a punter and placekicker... All-county and honorable mention all-state kicker in Converted seven of 10 fi eld goal attempts as a senior including a long of 47 yards... Was successful on 30 of 31 PAT attempts... Averaged 37.6 yards per punt on 22 kicks and collected 37 touchbacks on kickoffs... Was Oxford s special teams MVP in Played for Coach John Grass as a senior... Played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic where he was named special teams MVP after kicking four PATs and collecting four touchbacks on his fi ve kickoffs... Was a three-year all-county selection... Earned the Bryant-Jordan Student-Athlete award for his WAKE FOOTBALL SEASON OUTLOOK 2009 DEACONS FOOTBALL STAFF 2008 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION W A K E F O R E S T S P O R T S. C O M 77

34 DEMON DEACON NEWCOMERS region... Hit on seven of 12 fi eld goal attempts as a junior and 42 of 45 PATs... Ranked the No. 7 kicker in the nation by Kicking.com and No. 9 by Scout.com... Rivals.com tabbed him as the No. 10 kicking prospect in the country... Chose Wake Forest over Rice... Recruited by Steed Lobotzke... Son of Bill and Norma Newman... Father played soccer at Furman... Born April 18, 1991 in Oxford, Ala. MIKE OLSON LINEBACKER Fr Ashburn, Va. Stone Bridge A 2009 graduate of Stone Bridge (Va.) High School... First team All-Met by the Washington Post and fi rst team VHSL all-state pick in Second team all-state by the Associated Press as a junior... First team All-Liberty District and All-Northern Region in Liberty District Defensive Player of the Year as a senior... Led Stone Bridge on defense in 2008 with 112 tackles, fi ve sacks, two fumble returns and two interceptions as a senior... Was the Stone Bridge Defensive Player of the Year as a junior... Named to the Washington Post Loudoun All-Extra team in First team all-region honors in Had 103 tackles and four sacks as a junior... Holds school records for the most fi rst hits in a game (20) and in a season (83)... Helped Stone Bridge to a 38-3 record over the last three years... Also an accomplished high school wrestler... High school teammate of fellow Deacon freshman Zach Thompson and sophomore wide receiver Devon Brown... Rated the No. 37 football prospect in Virginia by SuperPrep.com... The No. 40 weakside linebacker prospect by Scout.com... Recruited by Brad Lambert... Son of Thomas and Jackie Olson... Born November 16, KRIS REDDING DEFENSIVE LINE Fr Douglasville, Ga. Whitefi eld Academy A 2009 graduate of Whitefi eld Academy (Ga.)... Earned allregion honors and was selected to play in the Cobb County Senior Bowl... Helped the Wolfpack to 10 victories in Was part of a Whitefi eld squad in 2008 that hosted its fi rst playoff game, won its fi rst region title and recorded its fi rst 10-win season... Credited with 84 tackles including 19 for losses as a senior... Added 12 sacks... Missed most of his junior season with a knee injury... Played for Coach Jimmy Fields at Whitefi eld Academy... Runs a Also had an offer from Louisville... Also played power forward and center on the Wolfpack basketball team... Suffered a torn ACL in the summer of 2007 that kept him out of action during his junior season... Recruited by Brian Knorr... Son of Pastor Kenney and Cynthia Redding... Born February 8, QUAN RUCKER WIDE RECEIVER Fr Statesville, N.C. West Iredell A 2009 graduate of West Iredell (N.C.) High School... Grew up hoping to one day become a Demon Deacon... Had offers from Illinois, Clemson, NC State and Virginia... Led the county with 52 receptions as a junior and was second in receiving yards with Has been clocked at 4.45 in the Also played in the secondary for the Warriors... Played quarterback as a senior for West Iredell and coach Mark Weycker... Played safety for the North Carolina squad in the Shrine Bowl in December... Rated the No. 18 player in North Carolina by Superprep... Ranked as the No. 79 wide receiver prospect in the country by Scout.com... Recruited by Keith Henry... Son of Phil Rucker and Sharon Jones... Born September 3, FRANK SOUZA DEFENSIVE LINE Fr Ponte Vedra, Fla. Nease A 2009 graduate of Nease (Fla.) High School... Second team all-state Class 4A pick in Florida as a senior after earning third team honors in Collected 86 tackles and 12 sacks as a senior... Was a teammate at Nease with fellow Deacon freshman John Gallagher... One of six Nease High products on the Wake Forest roster... Member of the Florida Times-Union Super 24 and Super Named to the All-First Coast team and the all-county team... Won the St. Johns River Athletic Conference weightlifting competition with a clean and jerk of 350 pounds, which set a conference record... Had 101 tackles, 24 tackles for loss and seven sacks as a junior... Named fi rst team all-county... Played for Coach Danny Cowgill... Scout.com listed him as the No. 59 defensive tackle prospect in the country... Recruited by Tom Elrod... Son of Donna and Frank Souza... Born February 10, DOMINIQUE TATE DEFENSIVE BACK Fr Winston-Salem, N.C. Carver A local product who is a 2009 graduate of Winston-Salem s Carver High School... Helped Carver to an 11-3 record and a league championship in A three-time All-Piedmont Triad 3A pick... Made an end zone interception against North Buncombe in the state playoffs... Helped the Yellow Jackets record 12 straight victories as a junior... Played for Coach Brent David... Named fi rst team all-county as a sophomore... A second team all-conference selection as a senior and sophomore and a fi rst team pick as a junior... Had 20 career interceptions, returning seven of them for touchdowns... Runs a The No. 132 cornerback prospect in the nation by Scout.com... Recruited by Ray McCartney... Son of Katrice Kelly... Born April 11, ZACH THOMPSON DEFENSIVE END Fr Ashburn, Va. Stone Bridge A 2009 graduate of Stone Bridge (Va.) High School... First team All-Met by the Washington Post in Second team Class 3A all-state selection as a defensive lineman in First team All-Liberty District as both a tight end and defensive end... Earned fi rst team All-Northern Region at both positions as well... Was second on the Stone Bridge team in tackles with 62 tackles and seven sacks as a senior... Caught 18 passes for 310 yards and four TDs in Was an all-region pick and a unanimous all-district pick as a junior... Named to the Washington Post Loudoun All-Extra team in 2007 and High school teammate of fellow Deacon freshman Mike Olson and sophomore wide receiver Devon Brown... Played for his father, Mickey Thompson, at Stone Bridge High... Has a twin brother, Patrick... Ranked as the No. 20 prospect in Virginia by SuperPrep.com... Scout.com lists him as the No. 88 defensive end prospect... Recruited by Brad Lambert... Son of Mickey and Kathleen Thompson... Father is a former player at Virginia... Born January 18, NIKITA WHITLOCK LINEBACKER Fr Wylie, Texas Wylie A 2009 graduate of Wylie (Texas) High School... Named the Texas Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press as a senior... Named the All-Area Defensive Player of the Year by the Dallas Morning News... Played nose guard in high school but is projected as a linebacker for the Deacons... Helped lead Wylie to the Class 5A Division II state fi nal... Wylie fi nished third in the regular season in District 8-5A... Had two touchdowns off blocked punts as a senior... As a senior, collected 94 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, 16 quarterback hurries and four forced fumbles... Wylie lost to Katy in the state fi nals at Houston s Reliant Stadium... Played for Coach Bill Howard... Recruited by Tim Billings... One of fi ve Texas natives on the Wake Forest roster... Comes from the same high school program as Deacon WR Chris Givens... Son of Raymond and Genny Whitlock... Born May 16, W A K E F O R E S T F O O T B A L L

35 CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS RUSHING JOSH ADAMS 2007 Car Yds TDs Long Nebraska Army Maryland at Duke Florida St at Navy UNC at Virginia at Clemson NC State at Vanderbilt vs. UConn Totals Car Yds TDs Long at Baylor Ole Miss at Florida State Navy Clemson at Maryland at Miami at NC State Boston College Vanderbilt vs. Navy Totals KEVIN HARRIS 2006 Car Yds TDs Long Syracuse at Connecticut Ole Miss Liberty Clemson at NC State at UNC Virginia Tech Maryland Totals Car Yds TDs Long at BC Nebraska Army at Duke at Navy Totals Car Yds TDs Long Navy Clemson Vanderbilt vs. Navy Totals BRANDON PENDERGRASS 2008 Car Yds TDs Long at Baylor Ole Miss at Florida State Navy Clemson at Maryland at Miami Duke Virginia at NC State Boston College Vanderbilt Totals MIKE RINFRETTE 2008 Car Yds TDs Long at Ole Miss Liberty at UNC Boston College at Florida State Totals Car Yds TDs Long Ole Miss Navy at Miami Duke Virginia at NC State vs. Navy Totals PASSING RILEY SKINNER 2006 C-A Yds TD-Int Long Syracuse Duke at Connecticut at Ole Miss Liberty Clemson at NC State at UNC Boston College at FSU Virginia Tech at Maryland vs. Ga. Tech vs. Louisville Totals C-A Yds TD-Int Long at BC Maryland at Duke Florida State at Navy UNC at Virginia at Clemson NC State at Vanderbilt vs. UConn Totals C-A Yds TD-Int Long at Baylor Ole Miss at FSU Navy Clemson at Maryland at Miami Duke Virginia at NC State Boston College Vanderbilt vs. Navy Totals RECEIVING JOSH ADAMS 2007 Rec Yds TDs Long Nebraska Army Maryland Florida St at Navy UNC at Virginia at Clemson NC State at Vanderbilt vs. UConn Totals Rec Yds TDs Long at Baylor Ole Miss at Florida State Navy Clemson at Maryland at Miami at NC State Vanderbilt Totals DEVON BROWN 2008 Rec Yds TDs Long at Baylor at Florida State Navy at Maryland Duke Virginia Totals CAMERON FORD 2008 Rec Yds TDs Long at NC State Totals KEVIN HARRIS 2006 Rec Yds TDs Long Liberty Clemson at NC State Virginia Tech Totals Rec Yds TDs Long at BC Rec Yds TDs Long Ole Miss at Florida State Navy Clemson Vanderbilt vs. Navy Totals ANDREW PARKER 2008 Rec Yds TDs Long at Florida State Navy Duke at NC State Boston College Totals BRANDON PENDERGRASS 2008 Rec Yds TDs Long at Baylor at Florida State Navy Clemson at Maryland Duke Virginia at NC State Boston College Vanderbilt Totals MIKE RINFRETTE 2008 Rec Yds TDs Long Ole Miss at Florida State Navy at Maryland Duke Virginia Totals JORDAN WILLIAMS 2007 Rec Yds TDs Long at Virginia at Clemson NC State at Vanderbilt vs. UConn Totals Rec Yds TDs Long Boston College Totals MARSHALL WILLIAMS 2008 Rec Yds TDs Long at Baylor Ole Miss at Florida State Navy Clemson Duke Virginia at NC State Boston College Vanderbilt vs. Navy Totals BEN WOOSTER 2007 Rec Yds TDs Long at Clemson at Vanderbilt vs. UConn Totals Rec Yds TDs Long at Baylor Ole Miss at Florida State Navy Clemson at Maryland Virginia Boston College vs. Navy Totals PUNTING SHANE POPHAM 2007 No. Yds Avg Long Clemson at Maryland at Miami Duke Virginia at NC State Boston College Vanderbilt vs. Navy Totals FIELD GOALS SHANE POPHAM 2008 FG-A Long Pts Clemson at Maryland at Miami Duke Virginia at NC State Boston College Vanderbilt vs. Navy Totals DEFENSE JOSH BUSH 2008 UT AT Total Other at Baylor at FSU PBU Clemson at Maryland FR,PBU at Miami PBU Duke Virginia TFL,PBU Vanderbilt Totals TRISTAN DORTY 2008 UT AT Total Other at FSU TFL at Maryland at Miami Duke at NC State Boston Coll Totals WAKE FOOTBALL SEASON OUTLOOK 2009 DEACONS FOOTBALL STAFF 2008 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK HISTORY MEDIA INFORMATION W A K E F O R E S T S P O R T S. C O M 79

36 CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ALEX FRYE 2007 UT AT Total Other Maryland at Duke at Navy at Vanderbilt Totals UT AT Total Other at Baylor INT Ole Miss Navy FF Clemson at Maryland at Miami Duke Virginia Totals BRANDON GHEE 2007 UT AT Total Other at BC Nebraska Army Maryland TFL,SK at Duke PBU Florida St TFL at Navy TFL UNC at Virginia PBU at Clemson PBU NC State at Vanderbilt TFL vs. UConn TFL Totals UT AT Total Other at Baylor Ole Miss TFL,FF,INT at FSU FF,PBU Navy FR Clemson PBU at Maryland FF,2PBU Virginia PBU Boston Coll SK,FF, PBU Vanderbilt Blk vs. Navy TFL Totals HUNTER HAYNES 2007 UT AT Total Other at BC Nebraska Army TFL Maryland SK at Duke at Navy TFL at Virginia NC State at Vanderbilt vs. UConn TFL Totals UT AT Total Other at Baylor SK,FR Ole Miss FF at Maryland at Miami Duke Virginia at NC State QBH Boston Coll Vanderbilt vs. Navy Totals JONATHAN JONES 2007 UT AT Total Other Maryland at Duke at Navy UNC vs. UConn Totals UT AT Total Other at Baylor Navy at Maryland TFL Duke FF at NC State Totals MICHAEL LOCKETT 2007 UT AT Total Other Army TFL,FF UNC Totals UT AT Total Other at Baylor Ole Miss at FSU at Maryland Duke Totals LEE MALCHOW 2007 UT AT Total Other at Duke at Navy at Vanderbilt Totals UT AT Total Other at Miami Duke FR Virginia Boston Coll Vanderbilt vs. Navy Totals DOMINIQUE MIDGETT 2006 UT AT Total Other Liberty Boston Coll at Florida St Totals UT AT Total Other at BC Nebraska Army at Duke Florida St at Navy UNC at Virginia TFL at Clemson NC State vs. UConn Totals UT AT Total Other Virginia vs. Navy Totals JUNIOR PETIT-JEAN 2008 UT AT Total Other at NC State Vanderbilt Totals CYHL QUARLES 2008 UT AT Total Other Duke Virginia Boston Coll vs. Navy Totals MIKE RINFRETTE 2007 UT AT Total Other Nebraska Army PBU Maryland TFL at Duke TFL,PBU Florida St at Navy UNC at Virginia at Clemson NC State vs. UConn Totals BOO ROBINSON 2006 UT AT Total Other Duke SK at Connecticut at Ole Miss SK Liberty SK Clemson at NC State at UNC Boston Coll at Florida St INT,PBU Virginia Tech at Maryland vs. Ga. Tech vs. Louisville Totals UT AT Total Other at BC Nebraska Army TFL Maryland TFL at Duke SK Florida St at Navy SK UNC SK at Virginia TFL at Clemson NC State TFL at Vanderbilt vs. UConn TFL Totals UT AT Total Other at Baylor SK,FR Ole Miss at FSU Navy SK Clemson SK,PBU at Maryland at Miami Duke TFL Virginia INT at NC State FR Boston Coll SK Vanderbilt SK vs. Navy SK,FF Totals JOHN RUSSELL 2006 UT AT Total Other at Connecticut at Ole Miss TFL Liberty Clemson at NC State at UNC at Florida St SK vs. Ga. Tech vs. Louisville Totals UT AT Total Other at BC Nebraska Army Maryland TFL at Duke Florida St at Navy FR UNC at Virginia at Clemson TFL NC State at Vanderbilt SK,FR vs. UConn SK Totals UT AT Total Other at Baylor SK Ole Miss at FSU TFL Navy Clemson SK,PBU at Maryland at Miami Duke Virginia TFL,SK at NC State SK,FF,QH Boston Coll Vanderbilt TFL,FF vs. Navy Totals JOHN STAMPER 2008 UT AT Total Other Ole Miss Duke Totals KYLE WILBER 2008 UT AT Total Other at Baylor TFL Ole Miss at FSU QBH Navy Clemson TFL at Maryland at Miami Duke TFL,SK Virginia TFL,SK at NC State Boston Coll TFL,FR Vanderbilt SK,PBU vs. Navy Totals MICHAEL WILLIAMS 2008 UT AT Total Other at Miami Vanderbilt Totals MATT WOODLIEF 2007 UT AT Total Other at Boston Co Nebraska Army Maryland at Duke Florida St at Navy TFL UNC at Virginia TFL at Clemson NC State at Vanderbilt vs. UConn Totals UT AT Total Other at Baylor Ole Miss at FSU QBH Navy Clemson at Maryland Duke Virginia TFL Boston Coll Vanderbilt vs. Navy Totals W A K E F O R E S T F O O T B A L L