Tabugbo ANYANSI. Salih BESIREVIC. John BENNETT PLAYER PROFILES. Linebacker 6-1, 215 So. Austell, Ga. 57. Tackle 6-7, 263 Fr.-R Denver, Colo.

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1 Tabugbo ANYANSI Linebacker 6-1, 215 So. Austell, Ga. 57 AT TECH: Promising linebacker who backs up Daryl Smith at middle linebacker... Was pressed into action as a true freshman last fall... Played most of the game against Duke following injuries to Daryl Smith and Ather Brown... Had a tackle for loss against Duke... Also saw some action on special teams. HIGH SCHOOL: The top linebacker in the state of Georgia... Named to the Marvelous Metro 11, the Super Southern 100 and the Top 50 in Georgia by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution... Tabbed to Max Emfinger s Super 20 in Georgia... Ranked among the Top 100 players in the South by BorderWars.com... All-Southeast Region by Prep Star... First-team all-state (Class AAAA) by the AJC and the Augusta Chronicle... Collected 81 tackles, four sacks, four fumble recoveries and two interceptions as a senior... Also punted 26 times for a 40-yard average... As a junior had 80 tackles, six sacks and two blocked punts... Fouryear letterwinner for coach Chuck Stines at Pebblebrook High... Chosen for the Georgia-Florida All-Star Game. PERSONAL: Tabugbo Anyansi... Pronounced tie-boo-bo on-yonzee... Native of Nigeria... Parents are Ikebudu and Louisa Anyansi... Born Oct 4, Majoring in Management. Year... G-GS P-A Total TFL Sck FC FR Int PB PR John BENNETT Tackle 6-5, 290 Jr.-R Woodstock, Ga. 79 every game... Helped Tech rank in the Top 20 nationally in total offense, passing offense and scoring offense, as well as in the top three in the ACC in rushing... Part of an offensive line that led the ACC in fewest sacks allowed with 16, including only 14 by the starting five... Redshirted in HIGH SCHOOL: One of the Top 50 prospects in Georgia by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution... Tabbed the No. 114 prospect in Dixie by SuperPrep... Rated the No. 8 defensive lineman in Georgia by Tom Lemming Report... Given a 9.5 rating by Deep South Football... Ranked the No. 21 offensive lineman in the SEC Region by Prep Star... As a senior, he earned AAAA all-state honors as an offensive lineman... Graded out to 85 percent on offense... Defensively, as a senior, he had 47 tackles including two quarterback sacks and three caused fumbles... Played in the Georgia-Florida All-Star Game at the Georgia Dome... Lettered three times in football for coach Rick Swales at Etowah High... Also lettered twice in track. PERSONAL: Full name is John Christopher Bennett... Parents are John and Elaine Bennett... Born May 12, Majoring in Building Construction. Salih BESIREVIC Tackle 6-7, 263 Fr.-R Denver, Colo. 76 AT TECH: Moved to the offensive line in the spring... Slated as a backup at right tackle... Played tight end during a redshirt season last fall. HIGH SCHOOL: The No. 22 prospect in Colorado by the Denver Post... All-state and all-conference selection... Caught 27 passes for 579 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior... Added nine receptions for 450 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior... Team captain for coach Herman White at South High... Played football for the first time as a sophomore. PERSONAL: Salih Besirevic... Pronounced SA-lee buh-sheer-uhvich... Parents are Nedim and Nadira Besirevic... Native of Bosnia who moved to the U.S. with his family in Born April 16, Majoring in Management. AT TECH: Experienced lineman who could be an important contributor if healthy... Backup at right tackle... Has battled a knee injury since last fall... Has made 15 career starts at right tackle. 2001: Started the first three games at right tackle... Continued to rotate at right tackle but was hampered throughout the season by a sprained knee... Sat out four games and was severely limited in most others. 2000: First-team Freshman All-America by Football News and a second-team Freshman All-America by The Sporting News... Started KEY TO STATISTICS Letters Earned Game Started # Bowl Game stats do not count in season or career totals Tackles are broken into primary and assists. TFL Tackle for loss; FC Fumble Caused; FR Fumble Recovered; Int Interception; PB Pass Broken Up; PR Pressure 22 g e o r g i a t e c h y e l l o w j a c k e t s

2 Damarius BILBO Quarterback 6-3, 220 Fr.-R Moss Point, Miss. 8 Omar BILLY Defensive Tackle 6-2, 265 Fr.-R Orlando, Fla. 99 AT TECH: Highly-regarded quarterback prospect with a strong arm and excellent athletic ability... Battled for the starting job in the spring and is expected to share duties with starter A.J. Suggs... Displayed bigplay ability in the spring but needs to be more consistent... Played in a lopsided win over Navy last fall and rushed three times for 23 yards, including a six-yard touchdown run... Had his only pass intercepted... Received a medical redshirt because he played in just one game in 2001 before a recurring thumb injury on his throwing hand... Had surgery on the ulnar collateral ligament following the 2001 season. HIGH SCHOOL: The Dick Butkus Football Network National High School Player of the Year... Mississippi Player of the Year by USA Today and Gatorade... Passed for 3,338 yards and 32 touchdowns while rushing for 326 yards and five more scores... Led Moss Point High to a 13-1 record and the 5A state title... MVP of the state championship game as he completed 18 of 28 passes for 317 yards and four touchdowns in the championship game against nationally-ranked Clinton... Also kicked 10 field goals... Added 1,540 yards passing and 17 touchdowns and 527 yards rushing and nine scores as a junior... Ranked the No. 5 passing quarterback in the nation by Max Emfinger... Rated among the nation s Top 25 quarterbacks by Tom Lemming... One of the SuperPreps Top 285 prospects in the nation... Tabbed to Prep Star s Dream Team as one of the nation s Top 120 prospects... Chosen for the Mississippi- Alabama All-Star Game... Team captain for coach Jerry Alexander at Moss Point High... Also an all-state baseball player who was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers as a pitcher. PERSONAL: Full name is Damarius Ontonio Bilbo... Son of Deborah Ann Coney... Born December 3, Majoring in Management Passing... G Eff Att-Cm Int Pct Yds TD LP PG Rushing... G Att Yds Avg TD LP Ply TO TDR AT TECH: Defensive tackle prospect who will be a backup next fall... Redshirted in HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state by the Florida Times Union... First-team all-central Florida by the Orlando Sentinel... Tabbed to Bill Buchalter s Dandy Dozen... Orange County Defensive Player of the Year... Collected 62 solo tackles and 47 assists with seven sacks and four fumble recoveries at Colonial High... The No. 13 defensive lineman in Florida by SuperPrep... All-Southeast Region by Prep Star. PERSONAL: Omar Billy... Mother is Ertha Billy... Born July 30, Undecided major. Gerris BOWERS- WILKINSON Fr.-R LB 6-3, 230 Oakland, Calif. 49 AT TECH: Tall, rangy defender who is a backup at outside linebacker, playing behind starter Keyaron Fox... Redshirted in HIGH SCHOOL: SuperPreps first-team all-america... Rated the No. 7 linebacker in the West Region by Prep Star... Second-team all-state and first-team all-city and all-east Bay... Made 127 tackles as a senior with six sacks, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries... Added 85 tackles and eight sacks as a junior... Chosen for the CaliFlorida Bowl, an all-star game between the top players in California and Florida... Coached by John Beam at Skyline High. PERSONAL: Gerris Vernard Bowers-Wilkinson... Son of Greggory Wilkinson and Denise Bowers... Born April 5, Majoring in Management p o s t - s p r i n g p r o s p e c t u s 23

3 Ather BROWN Linebacker 6-3, 220 Jr.-R Macon, Ga. 43 AT TECH: Former starter at outside linebacker... Began 2001 as a starter but suffered a broken foot at mid-season and was lost for the year... Did not participate in spring drills while continuing his rehabilitation. 2001: Started three of the first five games before breaking a bone in his left foot... Began the year at outside linebacker but moved to middle linebacker when starter Daryl Smith was injured... Started at middle linebacker against Duke but suffered the injury in the first half... Underwent surgery and missed the remainder of the season... Made 14 tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery... Had a sack for a six-yard loss in win over Syracuse... Recovered a fumble against Navy. 2000: Started every game and finished sixth on the team in tackles... Made 48 hits with three tackles for loss... Caused a fumble that Tech recovered against Maryland... Season-high eight tackles in Tech s win at Clemson... Had six tackles with one tackle for loss against Florida State... Also had tackles for loss against UCF and Navy... Credited with six tackles and pass breakup against UNC... Earned starting position in the spring following a redshirt year in HIGH SCHOOL: One of the Top 50 prospects in Georgia according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution... Rated a 9.25 by Deep South Football... Earned honorable mention all-state honors... Tabbed to the all-middle Georgia second team... Named one of the Top 10 linebackers in Georgia... Honorable mention defensive lineman in the SEC Region by Prep Star magazine in its postseason edition... Lettered four times in football, three in basketball and three in track and field... Managed 76 tackles and eight sacks as a senior... Team captain for coach Jeff Lee of Jones County High. PERSONAL: Full name is Ather Brown (first-name pronounced AAA-thur)... Mother is Christine Brown... Born February 2, Majoring in Management P-A-T TFL Sck FC FR Int PB PR Syracuse Citadel Navy Clemson Duke P-A-T TFL Sck FC FR Int PB PR UCF Florida State Navy NC State North Carolina Wake Forest Duke Clemson Virginia Maryland Georgia LSU # Year... G-GS P-A Total TFL Sck FC FR Int PB PR Total Tackles: 8 vs. Clemson, 2000 TFL: 1 vs. UCF, Florida State, Navy 2000 Dan BURNETT Placekicker 6-2, 230 Jr.-R Lilburn, Ga. 40 AT TECH: Backup placekicker behind Luke Manget... Did not see any action in Played in one game in 2000 and booted five extra points against Virginia when Manget was injured... Also handled kickoffs in three games, Virginia, Maryland and Georgia... Walk-on who joined the program in HIGH SCHOOL: Member of 1997 state championship team at Parkview High, catching a 56-yard touchdown pass in the title game... Two-time all-county punter... Also an all-county performer in golf who reached the state championships as a senior... National runner-up in the NFL s Punt, Pass and Kick competition at age 11 in PERSONAL: Full name is Daniel Reiss Burnett... Parents are Howard and Marnie Burnett... Born May 29, Majoring in Management... Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll for FIELD GOALS (Brackets indicate FG made) 2000: 28VA, 34VA Year... G-GS PAT FG LP Pts Total Field Goals: 0 FG Attempts: 2 vs. Virginia, 2000 PAT: 5 vs. Virginia, 2000 PAT Attempts: 5 vs. Virginia, 2000 Points: 5 vs. Virginia, 2000 (5 PAT) 24 g e o r g i a t e c h y e l l o w j a c k e t s

4 Nathan BURTON Free Safety 6-2, 200 Jr. Lilburn, Ga. 28 AT TECH: Moved from wide receiver to safety prior to spring practice... Should see action on special teams while adding depth in the secondary... Played on special teams in Credited with five tackles on kickoff coverage... Walk-on who joined the program in HIGH SCHOOL: All-state and all-county selection who was named Gwinnett County Offensive Player of the Year as a senior... Selected for the GACA North-South All-Star Game... Four-year letterman at Greater Atlanta Christian. PERSONAL: Full name is Nathan Isaac Burton... Born April 29, Son of Bill and Linda Burton... Undecided major. Year... G-GS P-A Total TFL Sck FC FR Int PB PR James BUTLER Strong Safety 6-3, 208 So. Bainbridge, Ga. 22 AT TECH: Tall, rangy defensive back who should be a key backup at safety... Missed much of spring practice with a hamstring injury... Earned playing time last fall as a backup at free safety and on special teams... Made 11 tackles on the season... Had four tackles, a forced fumble and two pass breakups against Navy... Added three tackles versus the Citadel. HIGH SCHOOL: One of the Top 50 players in Georgia according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution... Named to Max Emfinger s Super 75 in Georgia... Tabbed to the Border Wars Top 100 prospects in the South and to Prep Star s All-Southeast Region team... Class AAAAA honorable mention all-state selection by the AJC and the Augusta Chronicle... Firstteam all-region and all-south Georgia... Had 69 tackles and two interceptions as a senior, following 54 tackles and four interceptions as a junior... Also punted for three years and averaged almost 36 yards per kick... Four-year letterman for coach Bob Christmas at Bainbridge High... Chosen for the Georgia-Florida All-Star Game... State champion in the triple jump as a sophomore. PERSONAL: Full name is James Oscar Butler, Jr.... Parents are James and Nadine Butler... Born September 7, Majoring in Building Construction. Year... G-GS P-A Total TFL Sck FC FR Int PB PR Tackles: 4 vs. Navy, 2001 PB: 2 vs. Navy, 2001 Brian CAMP Quarterback 6-1, 225 Jr.-R Dublin, Ohio 10 AT TECH: Tech s third quarterback behind co-starters A.J. Suggs and Damarius Bilbo... Returned to quarterback in the spring after spending last season at fullback... Performed well in Tech s spring game, completing five of seven passes for 79 yards and two touchdowns... Has played on special teams the last two years... Worked on the kickoff return unit in Also Tech s backup holder behind Hal Higgins... Served as the holder one game as a holder last fall... Moved to fullback in 2001 after two years at quarterback... Played in 2000 on special teams, including kickoff return and punt coverage... Enrolled for spring practice in 1999 but redshirted that fall. HIGH SCHOOL: The Ohio prep Player of the Year by Gatorade and Associated Press... Rated the No. 37 prep prospect in the Midwest by SuperPrep and the No. 3 athlete in the Midwest Region by PrepStar... The No. 2 quarterback prospect in Ohio by the Tom Lemming Report... Named by Buckeye Recruiting News as the top quarterback prospect in Ohio... Completed 89 of 156 passes for 1,400 yards, 12 touchdowns and only five interceptions as a senior... Also ran for 420 yards and 11 touchdowns... Played linebacker and made 30 tackles with one interception, which he returned 60 yards for a touchdown... Completed 55 of 110 passes for 700 yards and three touchdowns as a junior, while rushing for 500 yards and seven scores... Started at outside linebacker as a sophomore... Lettered three times in football and once in baseball... Team captain for coach Eric Tudor at Coffman High. PERSONAL: Full name is Brian James Walter Camp... Parents are James and Patricia Camp... A distant relative of Walter Camp, the father of American football... Born March 1, Dean s List student majoring in Building Construction p o s t - s p r i n g p r o s p e c t u s 25

5 Beau CLELAND Guard 6-3, 280 Sr. Panama City, Fla. 71 AT TECH: Backup offensive lineman who can play guard or center... Slated as a backup at left guard... Lettered in 2001 after seeing action in wins over Citadel, Navy and Duke... Walk-on who joined the program in HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Moseley High in Panama City, Fla. PERSONAL: Outstanding student who is attending Georgia Tech on a President s Scholarship, the Institute s most prestigious academic scholarship.... Majoring in History, Technology and Society... Named to the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll. Gordon CLINKSCALE Running Back 5-10, 192 Sr.-R Doraville, Ga. 28 AT TECH: Veteran running back with good speed... Enjoyed a solid spring and should earn playing time this fall... Spent last season at wide receiver... Saw action in three games at tailback in Totalled 46 yards on 15 carries (3.1 average)... Saw his most significant playing time in the season opener against Navy, when he rushed 10 times for 35 yards... Also carried three times for nine yards against NC State and twice for two yards against Georgia... Redshirted in HIGH SCHOOL: Preseason USA Today honorable mention all- America... One of the Top 50 in Georgia according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution... Rated the No. 23 prospect in Georgia by First Down Recruiting... Ranked by SuperPrep as its 80th-best prospect in Dixie... Rated one of the top 33 running backs in the Southeast by Prep Star... As a senior, he totaled 1,093 yards (7.3 yards per carry) in only seven games before breaking his right ankle... Named DeKalb County Offensive Player of the Year as a junior, when he ran for 2,033 yards and 24 touchdowns... Also threw three TD passes... Started the final six games of his sophomore season, rushing for 731 yards... Career totals of 3,846 yards and 37 touchdowns... Played for coach Don Savage at Dunwoody High... Lettered three times in football and twice in track. PERSONAL: Full name is Gordon Francis Clinkscale... Parents are Sandra Clinkscale of Doraville and William Locust of Philadelphia, Pa.... Born July 29, 1980 in Philadelphia, Pa.... Majoring in Management. Rushing... G-GS Att Yds Avg YPG TD LP Total Rush: 10 vs. Navy, 1999 (35 yds) Rush Yards: 35 vs. Navy, 1999 (10 attempts) Long: 9 vs. Navy, 1999 Cory COLLINS Strong Safety 5-11, 199 Sr. Egg Harbor Township, N.J. 4 AT TECH: Returning starter at strong safety who has started 18 straight games... Moved into the starting lineup midway through the 2000 season... Career totals of 128 tackles, two interceptions and 10 pass breakups. 2001: Tech s fourth-leading tackler with 74 hits, including four tackles for loss... Also had two interceptions and nine pass breakups... Made eight tackles, two pass breakups and a game-ending interception in Tech s win over Wake Forest... Career-high 15 tackles against Florida State with two tackles for loss... Added 12 tackles against Virginia... Had an interception and a tackle for loss in Tech s win over North Carolina... Caused two fumbles against Navy and recovered one. 2000: Moved into the starting lineup at strong safety for the final four games... Seventh on the team in tackles with 44, along with two tackles for loss and one sack... In his first game as a starter, he had a career-best nine tackles in the Jackets win at Clemson... Made a big play in Tech s win over Georgia when he sacked Bulldog quarterback Cory Phillips and caused a fumble that led to a Tech touchdown... Had eight tackles with one tackle for loss against Duke... Missed the Wake Forest game with a sprained knee. 1999: Earned playing time as a true freshman at both free safety and cornerback and also played on special teams... Played in eight games and made 10 tackles... Started the Clemson game at free safety and had three tackles... Also saw significant playing time against Maryland with 35 snaps and three tackles. HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable mention all-america by USA Today... The Northeast Defensive Player of the Year by SuperPrep, which also tabbed him all-america, the No. 3 prospect in New Jersey and the No. 8 skilled athlete in the nation... As a senior had 70 tackles and five interceptions and returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown... Also rushed for 1,080 yards and 16 touchdowns... Prep all-america by Prep Star... Ranked the No. 2 running back in New Jersey by the Tom 26 g e o r g i a t e c h y e l l o w j a c k e t s

6 Lemming Report... Named all-state by the Newark Star-Ledger... As a junior, he had 39 tackles and four interceptions... Also rushed for 638 yards on only 38 carries, a 16.8 average, and four touchdowns, while catching nine passes for 110 yards and two touchdowns... Also returned a punt for a score... State champion in the 100 meters as a junior... Earned three letters in football, one in basketball and four in track... Played for coach Tony DeRosa at Egg Harbor Township High. PERSONAL: Full name is Cory John Collins... Parents are Harding and Deborah Rice... Born March 20, Majoring in Management P-A-T TFL Sck FC FR Int PB PR Syracuse Citadel Navy Clemson Duke Maryland NC State North Carolina Virginia Wake Forest Georgia Florida State Stanford # P-A-T TFL Sck FC FR Int PB PR UCF Florida State Navy NC State North Carolina Wake Forest... DNP Injured Duke Clemson Virginia Maryland Georgia LSU # Ply P-A-T TFL Sck FC FR Int PB PR Navy... DNP Florida State... DNP UCF Maryland North Carolina... DNP Injured Duke NC State Virginia Clemson Wake Forest Georgia Miami# Year... G-GS P-A Total TFL Sck FC FR Int PB PR Total Tackles: 15 vs. Florida State, 2001 TFL: 2 vs. Florida State, 2001 Int: 1 vs. North Carolina, 2001; Wake Forest, 2001 PB: 3 vs. Wake Forest, 2001 Jonathan COX Cornerback 5-10, 185 Jr. Chicago, Ill. 23 AT TECH: Enjoyed a productive spring, emerging with a starting berth at cornerback... Has been primarily a backup and special teams player the last two years but started five games as a freshman. 2001: Totalled 11 tackles on the season... Had three tackles and a pass breakup against the Navy... Season-high five tackles against the Citadel... Missed the final two games due to a concussion. 2000: Started five games as a true freshman and made 25 tackles on the season... Saw his first action in the secondary against Florida State and had three tackles, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery... Made an interception against NC State... Season-high six tackles with two pass breakups against Wake Forest. HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable mention all-america by USA Today... Rated the No. 65 prospect in the Midwest by SuperPrep... Recorded 140 tackles as a senior with four interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown... Had a school-record 18 tackles in one game... Also played wide receiver and caught 18 passes for 250 yards and seven touchdowns... Made 72 tackles and three interceptions as a junior, along with 500 all-purpose yards and five touchdowns... Two-time allconference selection and the conference MVP as a senior... Coached by Jim Grannon at De La Salle, which won the Catholic League championship in Also lettered four years in track... Member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Full name is Jonathan Bond Cox... Parents are Lawrence and Beverly Cox... Born February 16, Undecided major in the College of Sciences P-A-T TFL Sck FC FR Int PB PR Syracuse Citadel Navy Clemson... DNP Duke Maryland NC State North Carolina Virginia Wake Forest Georgia Florida State... DNP Injured Stanford... DNP Injured p o s t - s p r i n g p r o s p e c t u s 27

7 P-A-T TFL Sck FC FR Int PB PR UCF Florida State Navy NC State North Carolina Wake Forest Duke Clemson Virginia Maryland Georgia LSU# Year... G-GS P-A Total TFL Sck FC FR Int PB PR Total Tackles: 6 vs. Wake Forest, 2000 Interception: 1 vs. NC State, 2000 PB: 2 vs. Wake Forest, 2000 Nate CURRY Wide Receiver 5-10, 186 So.-R Miami, Fla. 5 AT TECH: Speedy wideout who was slated as a starter but missed the 2001 season with a knee injury... Sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in preseason drills... Limited to non-contact drills during spring practice but should be ready for preseason camp. 2000: Did not catch his first pass until the fifth game but finished as Tech s fifth-leading receiver... Caught 22 passes for 298 yards and two touchdowns... Had his best game of the season against Virginia with eight receptions for 98 yards, including an 18-yard touchdown catch... Also had a nine-yard touchdown reception against Wake Forest... Had a 28-yard reception against Georgia on Tech s first touchdown drive... Had 16 catches for 227 yards in the final four games... Longest reception was a 33-yarder against North Carolina on his first catch of the season... Carried the ball three times for 17 yards... Also returned two kickoffs with a 21-yard return against Navy and a 20-yarder against NC State. HIGH SCHOOL: Rated the No. 39 player in Florida by SuperPrep and the No. 59 player in the state by Florida Prep Football... Named to Florida s Fabulous Fifty by Florida Bluechips Report... Received a 9.50 rating from Jeff Whitaker s Deep South Football... Played running back at Monsignor Pace High and rushed for 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior... Gained 1,400 yards rushing and scored 18 touchdowns as a junior... Rushed for 298 yards and five touchdowns in a playoff game as a junior... Honorable mention all-state and first-team all-county selection... Wendy s High School Heisman nominee... State champion in the 100 meters as a junior... Coached by Joe Zaccheo... National Honor Society member. PERSONAL: Full name is Nathaniel Tyrone Curry... Born March 11, Parents are Nathaniel, Sr. and Bettie Davis Curry... Majoring in Building Construction... Football team representative on the Georgia Tech Student-Athlete Advisory Board Rec Yds TD LP Rush Yds TD LP UCF Florida State Navy NC State North Carolina Wake Forest Duke Clemson Virginia Maryland Georgia LSU# TOUCHDOWNS: 9WF, 18VA Receiving... G-GS Rec RPG Yds Avg YPG TD LP Rushing... G-GS Att Yds Avg TD LP Kickoff Returns... G Att Yds Avg TD LP Rec: 8 vs. Virginia, 2000 (98 yds) Rec Yards: 98 vs. Virginia, 2000 (8 rec) Long: 33 vs. North Carolina, 2000 TD Receiving: 1 vs. Wake Forest, 2000; Virginia, 2000 Dennis DAVIS Cornerback 6-0, 180 So. Atco, N.J. 25 AT TECH: Speedy cornerback who saw limited action as a reserve and on special teams as a true freshman last fall... Played in four games and made three tackles... Had two tackles against the Citadel and one versus Navy... Competed for the Tech track team during the indoor season... Placed fifth in the 60-meter dash at the Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Championships. 28 g e o r g i a t e c h y e l l o w j a c k e t s

8 HIGH SCHOOL: All-state cornerback who was named South Jersey Defensive Player of the Year by the Newark Star Ledger and the Philadelphia Inquirer... Two-time all-south Jersey and three-time allconference selection... The No. 14 cornerback prospect in the nation, according to Rivals.com... Rated one of the nation s Top 25 receivers by Tom Lemming... One of the SuperPreps Top 285 prospects in the nation... Named to the All-Eastern Region Super 30 by Prep Star... Led South Jersey and was fifth in the state in scoring with 24 touchdowns (17 rushing and seven receiving)... Totalled 1,400 all-purpose yards as a running back, wide receiver and kick returner... Recorded six interceptions and six pass breakups on defense... Coached by Derryk Sellers at Edgewood Regional High state champion in the 100 meters... Anchored the top U.S. 4x100-meter relay team at the 2000 Penn Relays... Twotime South Jersey Sprinter of the Year. PERSONAL: Full name is Dennis Lamont Davis, Jr.... Son of Dennis, Sr., and Carolyn Davis... Born November 24, Majoring in Management. Jimmy DIXON Tailback 6-1, 211 So.-R Arlington, Texas 47 AT TECH: Tailback with good size and speed... Competed for the starting job but missed the last two weeks of spring practice with a sprained foot. 2001: Played in three games and scored four touchdowns... Carried the ball 22 times for 76 yards... Rushed for 41 yards on 12 carries and scored three times against Navy on runs of one, one and two yards... Also scored a one-yard touchdown against the Citadel and gained 30 yards on nine attempts... Redshirted in HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable mention all-america by USA Today... The 5A Offensive Player of the Year in Texas by Fox Sports Net... Also named Offensive Player of the Year by the Fort-Worth Star Telegram, Arlington Star-Telegram and Dallas Morning News... First-team allstate by the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Texas Sports Writers Association... Among running backs he was rated No. 2 in the nation by Max Emfinger and No. 5 by RivalNet... Ranked the No. 16 prospect in Texas by Lone Star Recruiting s Hot 99 List... Listed among the South s Top 100 by Bill Buchalter of the Orlando Sentinel... PrepStar all- America... Led the state in rushing with 2,529 yards on 298 carries with 28 touchdowns... Averaged 8.4 yards per carry... Had two 300-yard games and five straight games with at least 200 yards rushing... Broke 17 city rushing records... Rushed for 937 yards as a junior... Coached by I.C. Little. PERSONAL: Full name is Jimmy Dixon... Mother is Sydney Dixon of Detroit, Mich.... Born April 26, Majoring in Management Rush Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP Citadel Navy Virginia TOUCHDOWNS: 1CIT, 2NA, 1NA, 2NA Rushing... G-GS Att Yds Avg YPG TD LP Att: 12 vs. Navy, 2001 Yards Rushing: 41 vs. Navy, 2001 Long: 11 vs. Citadel, 2001 TD: 3 vs. Navy, 2001 Nat DORSEY Tackle 6-6, 315 So. New Orleans, La. 70 AT TECH: All-star candidate on the offensive line after earning allconference and all-america honors as a true freshman... Tech s largest player but also its youngest returnee who turned 18 years old during the 2001 season. 2001: First-team all-atlantic Coast Conference selection as a true freshman... First-team freshman all-america by The Sporting News... Massive offensive lineman who earned a starting role at left tackle... The first freshman to be named first-team all-acc since North Carolina cornerback Dré Bly in 1996 and the first true freshman on the first team since Clemson s Anthony Simmons in One of only two true freshmen linemen in the nation to make first-team all-conference, along with Oklahoma defensive tackle Tommie Harris... Moved into the starting lineup in the fourth game of the season... Had an outstanding performance against North Carolina in which he helped limit the Tar Heels all-america defensive end Julius Peppers to just two tackles. HIGH SCHOOL: Rated the No. 21 prospect in Louisiana by SuperPrep... First-team all-state by Louisiana Football Magazine... Ranked among the Louisiana Top 30 by the New Orleans Times Picayune... Named to Max Emfinger s Louisiana Elite All-district, all-orleans Parish, all-metro and all-catholic Elite League... Recorded 71 pancake blocks as a senior and 57 as a junior... Only allowed two sacks over two seasons... Prepped at St. Augustine High School. PERSONAL: Full name is Nathaniel Willie Dorsey, III... Parents are Nathaniel and Arjell Dorsey... Born September 9, Majoring in Management p o s t - s p r i n g p r o s p e c t u s 29

9 Dan DYKE Punter 5-11, 185 Sr.-R Winter Springs, Fla. 30 AT TECH: Three-time first-team Academic All-America and threeyear starter at punter... Outstanding student who came to Georgia Tech on a President s Scholarship... Winner of the 2002 Anson Mount Scholar-Athlete Award by Playboy magazine. Career average of 42.3 yards per kick with a net of His career average is nearly a yard better than the current school record of yards, set by Rodney Williams from Has three of the top eight season averages in Tech history... Joined the program as a walk-on in the spring of 1999 and then won a preseason battle to earn the punting job that fall. 2001: Named to Verizon Academic All-America football team for the third straight year, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America... Punted 29 times for a 41.2-yard average... Net of 37.6 yards per punt... Put five punts inside the 20-yard line.... Averaged 43.4 yards with a net of 41.0 on five punts against Florida State... Member of the Academic All-ACC team for the third year in a row. 2000: Named to Verizon Academic All-America football team for the second time... Also tabbed to the Academic All-ACC team for the second straight year... Averaged 41.8 yards per punt with a net of Had 13 of 34 punts downed inside the Best game was against Florida State, when he punted seven times for a 47.4-yard average... Longest kick was a 68-yarder against the Seminoles... Put three punts inside the 20 in Tech s win at Georgia. 1999: First-team GTE Academic All-America... Also named to the Academic All-ACC team... Average of 43.8 yards per punt would have ranked second in the ACC but Tech s high-powered offense did not give him enough punts to qualify... Average was the third-best season mark in school history... Tech s net of 39.5 ranked third in the ACC and 12th in the nation... Ten of his 30 punts were inside the 20-yard line and he allowed only one touchback. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned all-conference honors his junior and senior seasons at Oviedo High School... Lettered three years for coach Greg Register... Also lettered three times in soccer. PERSONAL: Full name is Daniel Roland Dyke... Parents are Daniel and Carmela Dyke... Born July 24, Majoring in Electrical Engineering... Maintains a 3.88 grade point average Punts Yds Avg. LP Ret Net I20 TB Syracuse The Citadel Navy... DNP Clemson Duke Maryland NC State North Carolina Virginia Wake Forest Georgia... DNP Florida State Stanford# Punts Yds Avg. LP Ret Net I20 UCF... DNP Florida State Navy NC State North Carolina Wake Forest Duke Clemson Virginia... DNP (Tech did not punt) Maryland Georgia LSU # Punts Yds Avg. LP Ret Net I20 Navy Florida State Central Florida Maryland North Carolina Duke NC State Virginia Clemson Wake Forest Georgia Miami # Year... G-GS No. Yds Avg. LP Ret Net I20 TB , , , Total , Punts: 7 vs. Florida State, 2000 Yards: 332 vs. Florida State, 2000 Long: 68 vs. Florida State, 2000 Punting Average: 55.5 vs. Clemson, 2001 (2 punts) 30 g e o r g i a t e c h y e l l o w j a c k e t s

10 Matthew ETHERIDGE Linebacker 6-0, 222 Sr.-R Macon, Ga. 59 AT TECH: Backup linebacker and special teams standout... Can play middle linebacker or outside linebacker... Made 21 tackles, two tackles for loss and an interception in Career-high 10 tackles and a caused fumble against the Citadel... Had five tackles and an interception against Navy... Returned the interception, which came on Navy s final play, 24 yards... Played much of the second half against Clemson after starter Daryl Smith was injured and made three tackles, including two tackles for loss, and one pressure... Recovered a fumble against Duke... Played on special teams and made three tackles in Caused a fumble on punt coverage that led to a touchdown in Tech s win over Navy... Contributed five tackles on kickoff coverage in Joined the program as a walk-on. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-state and all-region selection by the GISA coaches association... Played offensive guard as a junior and defensive tackle a senior... Also a two-time all-city honoree by the Macon Telegraph-News... Played in the GISA North-South All-Star game... Four-time letterman for coach Barney Hester at Tattnall Square Academy... Also lettered in baseball and basketball. PERSONAL: Full name is Matthew Timothy Etheridge... Born June 3, Parents are Roy and Carol Etheridge... Sister Candace is married to major league baseball standout Kevin Brown, the former Tech all-america... Majoring in Management P-A-T TFL Sck FC FR Int PB PR Syracuse Citadel Navy Clemson Duke Maryland NC State North Carolina Virginia Wake Forest Georgia Florida State Year... G-GS P-A Tkl TFL Sck FC FR Int PB PR Total Tackles: 10 vs. Citadel, 2001 TFL: 2 vs. Clemson, 2001 Garren FINDLAY Tackle 6-5, 290 Sr. North Logan, Utah 78 AT TECH: Backup at left tackle behind Nat Dorsey... Did not see any game action last fall... Former junior college standout who enrolled at Tech in JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-conference and all-region selection at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah... The No. 55 junior college prospect in the nation by Max Emfinger... Helped Snow to a 7-3 record in Began his career at Snow in 1996, when the Badgers finished as the No. 4 team in the NJCAA with a 10-1 record... Served a religious mission before returning to Snow in All-state performer at Sky View High. PERSONAL: Full name is Mark Garren Findlay... Born May 11, Parents are Mark and Susan Findlay... Majoring in Chemical Engineering. Sidney FORD Tailback 5-9, 205 Sr. Lindale, Ga. 2 AT TECH: Tech s most experienced returnee at tailback who was hampered by a rib injury in the spring... Solidly built with good speed... Career total of 605 yards rushing, including two 100-yard games, and five touchdowns. 2001: Tech s second-leading rusher with 290 yards and one touchdown... Carried the ball 69 times and averaged 4.2 yards per carry... Caught one pass for 16 yards... Led Tech with 129 yards on 22 carries against Navy... Gained 69 yards on 10 carries against Clemson, including a fourth-quarter touchdown on a 10-yard run. 2000: Tech s third-leading rusher behind Joe Burns and Sean Gregory... Rushed for 246 yards on just 49 attempts... Average of 5.0 yards per carry was the best among Tech s four tailbacks... Scored three touchdowns... Turned in his first 100-yard game with 111 yards on 15 carries against Wake Forest, including an 18-yard touchdown run p o s t - s p r i n g p r o s p e c t u s 31

11 Gained 56 yards on 14 carries against Navy with one touchdown... Also scored against Duke while gaining 24 yards. 1999: Ended the season as the backup tailback behind Sean Gregory... Moved up to the varsity following Phillip Rogers season-ending injury and played in three of the final five games... Carried the ball 11 times for 69 yards (6.3 average)... Made an impression in his first game, rushing nine times for 49 yards against NC State, including a one-yard touchdown run. HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable mention all-america by USA Today... Named to the Super Southern 100 and Top 50 in Georgia by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which also placed him on its preseason Super 11 team... Ranked the No. 65 prospect in Dixie by SuperPrep... Rated the No. 3 running back in Georgia by the Tom Lemming Report and the No. 14 running back in the SEC Region by Prep Star... Named the Rome News Tribune Offensive Player of the Year... Led the state as a senior with 2,595 yards rushing and 33 touchdowns... Gained 1,996 yards and scored 34 touchdowns as a junior... Rushed for over 100 yards 25 times in his prep career, including seven times over the 200-yard mark... Represented Georgia in the Georgia-Florida All-Star Game at the Georgia Dome and rushed for 52 yards on 10 carries... Qualified for the state high school track championships in the 100-meters, 200-meters and 400-meter relay... Played for coach Lynn Hunnicutt of Pepperell High School. PERSONAL: Full name is Sidney Bernard Ford, Jr.... Parents are Sidney, Sr., and Hilda Ford... Born April 20, Majoring in Management Rush Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP Syracuse Citadel Navy Clemson Duke Maryland NC State North Carolina Virginia... DNP Wake Forest Georgia Florida State... DNP Stanford# TOUCHDOWNS: 10CL Rush Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP UCF Florida State Navy NC State North Carolina Wake Forest Duke Clemson Virginia... DNP Maryland Georgia LSU# TOUCHDOWNS: 1NA, 18WF, 8DU Rush Yds TD LP NC State Virginia Clemson TOUCHDOWN: 1NCS Rushing... G-GS Att Yds Avg YPG TD LP Total Receiving... G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD LP Total Att: 22 vs. Navy, 2001 Yards Rushing: 129 vs. Navy, 2001 Long: 50 vs. Navy, 2001 TD: 1, vs. five teams Receptions: 1 vs. three teams Yards Receiving: 16 vs. Citadel, 2001 Long: 16 vs. Citadel, 2001 John Paul FOSCHI Tight End 6-4, 260 Jr. Glen Head, N.Y. 89 AT TECH: Tech s top tight end after serving as a backup the last two years. 2001: Backup tight end who missed the final three regular season games after breaking a bone in his right eye socket... Had four receptions for 59 yards on the season... Caught three passes for 54 yards, including a career-best 31-yard completion against the Citadel... Added a five-yard reception against Navy : Earned playing time as a true freshman... Caught four passes for 58 yards, a 14.5-yard average... Had two catches for 29 yards against Virginia, one of 11 Jackets who caught at least one pass in the game... First reception was a 25-yard completion against Wake Forest. HIGH SCHOOL: SuperPrep all-america who was rated the No. 14 tight end in the nation and the No. 4 prospect in New York by the magazine... Ranked No. 21 nationally among tight ends and No. 145 overall by Tom Lemming... All-America by PrepStar... Caught 18 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns as a senior... Also made 45 tackles and 12 sacks on defense... Added 22 receptions for 330 yards and three scores as a junior... Selected to Governor s Bowl all-star team (New York 32 g e o r g i a t e c h y e l l o w j a c k e t s

12 vs. New Jersey)... Coached by Bill Basel at Chaminade, which captured the New York Catholic High School Championship his junior year... Lettered four years in football and four in basketball.... Also earned first-team all-catholic League honors in basketball... Member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Full name is John Paul Marino Foschi (pronounced FAH-shee).. Born May 19, Parents are Robert and Margaret Foschi... Sisters Pam (Boston College) and Jessica (Stanford) swim collegiately... Majoring in Building Construction Rec Yds TD LP Syracuse The Citadel Navy Clemson Duke Maryland NC State North Carolina Virginia Wake Forest... DNP Injured Georgia... DNP Injured Florida State... DNP Injured Stanford# Rec Yds TD LP UCF Florida State Navy NC State North Carolina Wake Forest Duke Clemson Virginia Maryland... DNP Injured Georgia LSU# Receiving... G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD LP Total Receptions: 3 vs. The Citadel, 2001 Yards Receiving: 54 vs. The Citadel, 2001 Long: 31 vs. The Citadel, 2001 Keyaron FOX Linebacker 6-3, 220 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. 54 AT TECH: Returning starter at outside linebacker with speed and big-play ability... Career totals of 129 tackles, nine tackles for loss, two sacks and five pass breakups. 2001: Tech s second-leading tackler with 95 hits.... Had eight tackles for loss and two sacks, plus four pass breakups and three quarterback hurries... Career-high 16 tackles against Florida State, highlighted by a sack for a 16-yard loss... Made 10 tackles against North Carolina with three tackles for loss... Also had 10 tackles against Clemson with two tackles for loss, including one sack... Added 10 tackles and a pass breakup against Georgia... Named Tech s Most Improved Defensive Player. 2000: Suffered a broken left arm against North Carolina and missed three games, but was able to return for the final three contests, playing with a cast... Broke the radius in his left arm... Made five tackles and a fumble recovery against Virginia in his first game back... Followed with an excellent game in Tech s win at Maryland with a season-best 12 tackles... Had a tackle for loss in the Jackets win at Georgia... Finished the season with 34 tackles... Added seven hits and one tackle for loss against LSU in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. HIGH SCHOOL: Rated the No. 43 prospect in Georgia by SuperPrep... Tabbed to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution s Top 75 in Georgia... Given a 9.50 rating by Jeff Whitaker s Deep South Football.. Credited with 139 tackles, six interceptions, seven sacks, five caused fumbles and five fumble recoveries as a senior... Also caught nine passes for 400 yards... Collected 83 tackles, 20 sacks, eight interceptions and three fumble recoveries as a junior... Coached by Dallas Allen at Westlake High... Most Valuable Player of the Georgia-Florida All-Star Game with 10 tackles, two tackles for loss, and a pass breakup and caused a fumble that was returned for a touchdown. PERSONAL: Full name is Keyaron James Fox (first name pronounced key-air-un)... Born January 24, Parents are James and June Fox... Majoring in Management. GAME BY GAME STATISTICS P-A-T TFL Sck FC FR Int PB PR Syracuse Citadel Navy Clemson Duke Maryland NC State North Carolina Virginia Wake Forest p o s t - s p r i n g p r o s p e c t u s 33

13 Georgia Florida State Stanford # P-A-T TFL Sck FC FR Int PB PR UCF Florida State Navy NC State North Carolina Wake Forest... DNP Injured Duke... DNP Injured Clemson... DNP Injured Virginia Maryland Georgia LSU# Year... G-GS P-A Tkl TFL Sck FC FR Int PB PR Total Tackles: 13 vs. Florida State, 2001 TFL: 3 vs. North Carolina, 2001 Greg GATHERS Defensive End 6-1, 275 Sr. LaPlace, La. 55 AT TECH: All-America defensive end and one of the nation s top pass rushers... Two-time all-atlantic Coast Conference selection... Tabbed to preseason watch lists for the Rotary Lombardi Award and the Bronko Nagurski Defensive Player of the Year Award... Georgia Tech s career leader in quarterback sacks (30) and tackles for loss (56)... Ranks sixth in ACC history in career sacks... Started every game the last three seasons and has 187 career tackles. 2001: Second-team all-america selection by Football News and The Sporting News... Earned first-team all-acc honors for the second straight year... Led the ACC with 10 sacks.... Had 18 tackles for loss... Credited with 56 tackles and 31 quarterback hurries... Also had one pass breakup, one fumble recovery and four forced fumbles... Named ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week after recording eight tackles, two sacks, three tackles for loss and two pressures against Duke... Seasonhigh nine tackles against Clemson with four tackles for loss and two sacks... Also had two sacks against Navy... Six quarterback pressures against North Carolina. 2000: First-team all-atlantic Coast Conference selection, the only Tech defender named to the first team... Earned second-team all- America honors from Rivals.com... Second in the ACC and tied for third in the nation with 13 sacks... Also second in the league in tackles for loss... Had a total of 20 tackles behind the line of scrimmage for minus- 105 yards... Also had an interception, a fumble return for a touchdown, six pass breakups and 17 quarterback pressures... Fifth on the team in tackles with 60. Named ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week for his performance against Navy, when he returned a fumble six yards for a touchdown and also had a career-best 10 tackles, three tackles for loss and one sack... Made a key interception in Tech s win over North Carolina. With UNC leading 7-0 and facing a third-and-goal at the Tech 12-yard line, Gathers dropped back into coverage and picked off Ronald Curry s pass and returned it 21 yards to the 25-yard line, leading to a Tech touchdown... Also had a sack, a caused fumble and a quarterback pressure against the Tar Heels, along with three tackles... Made nine tackles with two sacks and three tackles for loss in Tech s win at fourth-ranked Clemson... Also had two sacks against NC State, Wake Forest and Duke... Broke up three passes in the Jackets victory at Georgia. 1999: Started every game as a true freshman... Second-team Freshman All-America by The Sporting News... Led the Jackets in sacks and tackles for loss... Collected seven sacks and 11 other tackles behind the line of scrimmage... Tech s third-leading tackler with Collected a season-high nine tackles, two sacks and one tackle for loss in the season opener at Navy, when he also caused and recovered a fumble... Had one of his best games in Tech s overtime win over North Carolina with a sack for a seven-yard loss and then two other tackles for five yards in losses, helping the Tech defense force four consecutive threeand-outs to set the stage for the Jackets comeback... On UNC s final possession of regulation, after the Tar Heels got the ball at the Tech 10- yard line, Gathers was in on the fourth-down stop that allowed the Jackets to get the ball back with 1:10 left... Named ACC Rookie of the Week after Tech s win over Maryland in which he had six tackles and four tackles for loss while helping Tech hold the Terrapins to 89 yards rushing. HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable mention all-america by USA Today... Tabbed the No. 49 prep prospect in Louisiana by SuperPrep in its postseason magazine... Rated the No. 16 defensive lineman in the SEC Region by Prep Star magazine in its postseason edition... A two-time allstate defensive lineman... Also a two-time all-district and all-metro selection District 6-A Defensive Player of the Year... Collected 20 sacks as a senior and 42 in his career... Made 79 tackles... Set a school record with five sacks in a single game... Played for coach Ronnie Stephens of East St. John s High School... Lettered four times in football, three times in basketball and twice in track. PERSONAL: Full name is Gregory Alexander Gathers... Parents are Richard and Janice Gathers... Born Aug. 26, 1981 in Oklahoma City, Okla.... Majoring in Management. 34 g e o r g i a t e c h y e l l o w j a c k e t s