Houston Football. draft - eligible cougars

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1 Houston Football draft - eligible cougars

2 21 markeith ambles WR Senior McDonough, Ga. (Henry County HS) USC/Arizona Western HOUSTON 61 jamal baker DT Senior Houston, Texas (Sharpstown HS) Texas Southern Year G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD Long vs. Vanderbilt at Cincinnati Career at Cincinnati Career Phil Steele s Preseason AAC Second Team 2013 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Football Team 2014: Saw action at wide receiver in all 13 games in the 2014 season, while making 10 starts - all coming in the final 10 games... registered four touchdowns on 32 receptions and 539 yards, an average of 16.8 yards per catch... caught three passes for 68 yards in Houston s Armed Forces Bowl victory reeled in 99 yards on two catches, including a career-long 89-yard touchdown reception at Cincinnati... recorded a touchdown on two receptions for 34 yards in a win over Tulsa... tallied four catches for 48 yards and a score vs. Tulane... had one catch for 16 yards in win at USF... tallied six catches for 96 yards in win over Temple... had two catches for 40 yards including a 25-yard touchdown reception at Memphis for his first score of made one catch for 21 yards vs. UNLV... had three receptions at BYU for a total of 32 yards... had one reception in each of the first two games for 11 and seven yards vs. UTSA and Grambling, respectively. 2014: Saw action in one game in a win over Grambling. 2013: Did not see any game action in his first season with Houston. Personal: Majored in health. 2013: Played in 10 games with one start after joining the Houston program in the final week of fall camp... made his debut in week three vs. Rice... finished sixth on the team with 17 receptions for 252 yards... tied for team lead with an average of 14.8 yards per reception... exploded in the BBVA Compass Bowl Game with six receptions for 105 yards and one touchdown, all career highs... pulled in a 58-yard reception vs. Vanderbilt and hauled in his first career TD at Houston vs. the Commodores with a six-yard reception... had multiple receptions in three games... also had two kick returns for 60 yards on the year and one punt return for one yard. At Arizona Western: Played one season at Arizona Western after one year at USC... in his lone season at Arizona Western, Ambles was named first team All-WSFL and All-ACCAC as he led the Matadors with 44 receptions for 757 yards and six touchdowns. High School: Selected to play in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl... as a high school senior at Henry County HS in McDonough, Ga., Ambles was ranked the nation s No. 3 receiver by Rivals.com, who listed the wideout as a five-star recruit... No. 4 receiver nationally by ESPN... had 51 receptions for 798 yards and nine touchdowns to go along with 175 yards on 25 carries as a senior... an All-State performer as a junior with 53 receptions for 993 yards and 13 receiving touchdowns along with two punt returns and one kickoff return for touchdowns. Personal: Majored in health.

3 FOOTBALL 97 eric braswell DE Senior Kileen, Texas (Shoemaker HS) 9 Billy cosh QB Senior Annapolis, Md. (Arundel HS) Butler CC Career Conference USA All-Freshman Team 2014: Appeared in the final four games in 2014 after missing the first nine due recovering from a torn ACL suffered in the spring made an appearance in Houston s comeback victory in the Armed Forces Bowl vs. Pittsburgh. 2013: Played in 12 games with eight starts at defensive end... had a career-best two tackles for loss against Cincinnati including one sack for a loss of nine yards... had sacks and forced fumbles in back-to-back games against Cincinnati and SMU... fumble forced against Cincinnati was returned 15 yards by teammate Trevon Stewart for a UH touchdown... also had a half sack at Temple... had a season-best four tackles against Southern. 2012: Played in all 12 games with starts against Texas State and East Carolina... had first career sack against UAB... had a season-best four tackles against UAB and East Carolina. 2011: Conference USA All-Freshman Team at defensive end... played in all 14 games, making 11 starts... had 3.5 tackles for loss and led all defensive linemen with 47 tackles... also batted down a pair of passes at the line of scrimmage... was one of the club s steadiest performers along the defensive front and had five stops at Tulsa, six vs. Southern Miss and four more against Penn State to close the year... also had 1.5 TFL s vs. Rice. 2010: Redshirted. High School: Competed for coach Ken Grey at Shoemaker High... three-star recruit by Rivals.com... All-District 12-5A Honorable Mention... invited to compete at FCA Victory Bowl and Texas Best-Oklahoma Best games... was a regional qualifier in the shot put as a member of the track and field team... member of Honor Roll. Year G-GS Comp-Att Pct Yds Avg/game TD INT R Yds TD Career : Appeared in three games during the 2014 season and made his Cougar debut vs. UTSA... led Houston to its only scoring drive in that game... finished 4-of-7 for 30 yards vs. the Roadrunners. 2013: Did not receive any game action as a backup quarterback. Junior College: Three-star quarterback by ESPN and Rivals... No. 11 junior college quarterback by 247Sports... led Butler Community College to the NJCAA National Championship in his lone season with the school... threw for 2,856 yards and 25 touchdowns against nine interceptions in 12 games on the season... also added three rushing touchdowns... named second team KJCCC All-Conference... originally attended Kansas State where he redshirted his first year on campus. High School: A three-star quarterback at Arundel High School who set many singlegame, season and career passing records in the state of Maryland over his junior and senior seasons... holds the Maryland state records for passing yards in a season (3,913), touchdowns in a season (56), attempts (292) and completions in a season (448)... ranks first in Maryland high school history with 112 career touchdown passes... broke the Maryland Public School record by throwing for 7,433 career yards... also finished as the state s all-time leader in total yards with 7, earned First-Team All-Metro, All-County and All-State honors as a junior and senior... named the 2009 Player of the Year by the Washington Post and the Co-Player of the Year by the Baltimore Sun... named to MDVarsity.com s All-Decade team... named to Prep Star s All-Region team... led the Wildcats to an 11-1 record and a berth in the 4A regional finals in finished his career with a 22-3 record as Arundel s starting quarterback... participated in the Maryland Crab Bowl. Personal: Majored in sociology. Personal: Full name is Eric Sugda Braswell... son of Allen and Piyanee Braswell... majored in organizational leadership and supervision and is now pursuing postbaccalaureate work.

4 HOUSTON 96 jeremiah farley DT Senior Longview, Texas (Longview HS) 4 deontay greenberry WR Junior (Declared Early) Fresno, Calif. (Washington Union HS) Redshirted Career Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll 2014: Played in all 13 games in 2014, making one start in a win over Tulsa... was one of eight Cougars with at least 4.0 tackles for loss, tallying 4.5 on the year for a loss of 17 total yards... added 1.5 sacks for a loss of 11 yards... was apart of the stingy Cougar defense that willed its way to victory against Pitt in the Armed Forces Bowl notched a career-best five tackles, a tackle for loss and a half sack in win over Tulsa... recovered a fumble and had a tackle for loss at Memphis... had a tackle and quarterback hurry vs. UF... recorded a tackle for loss in his third straight game vs. UNLV... had a tackle for a loss of two yards at BYU... recorded a sack for a loss of eight yards in win over Grambling... two tackles vs. UTSA in 2014 season opener. 2013: Played in all 13 games as a backup defensive tackle... finished fourth on the team and led all defensive linemen with nine tackles for loss... tied for the team lead with two forced fumbles... forced fumbles against Temple and UCF... also recovered a pivotal fourth-quarter fumble vs. USF... had sacks against Temple, UCF and Cincinnati... had four tackles vs. Memphis... career-high two tackles for loss at Louisville... had a tackle for loss in eight of 13 games... broke up first career pass vs. SMU. 2012: Saw action in five games on the defensive line rotation... had three tackles against UTEP... recorded first career sack vs. UAB. 2011: Redshirted. 2010: Played in 11 games... finished with three tackles, including an assist on a tackle for a 2-yard loss against Texas Tech... had one tackle vs. Memphis. High School: Two-time All-District defensive lineman at Longview High for head coach John King... All-East Texas Honorable Mention by Longview News... member of 2008 and 2009 Class 4A state runner-up... helped lead team win 34-straight district games... All-American scholar. Personal: Full name is Jeremiah Xavier Farley... son of Vernon Farley Jr. and Stephanie Willis... majored in organizational leadership and supervision and is now pursuing post-baccalaureate work. Year G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD Long vs. Tulane , vs. Rutgers vs. Grambling Career , vs. Rutgers AP All-Bowl Team (WR) 2014 American Athletic Conference Second Team 2014 Biletnikoff Award Watch List 2014 Maxwell Award Watch List 2014 Dave Campbell s Preseason Best WR in Texas 2014 Dave Campbell s Preseason All-Texas First Team 2014 Phil Steele s Preseason AAC First Team 2014 Athlon Sports Preseason AAC First Team 2013 American Athletic Conference First Team 2013 American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 19) 2013 Biletnikoff Award Watch List 2013 Earl Campbell Award Watch List 2012 Conference USA All-Freshman Team 2014: Team s leading receiver, started all 13 games... finished his Houston careeer ranked eighth on the all-time list with 201 career receptions... became the sixth receiver in school history to record two seasons of at least 70 receptions... had three 100+ yard receiving games during the season... finsihed the year with six touchdowns and 841 receiving yards for an average of 11.7 yards per catch... tallied four receptions and reeled in two touchdowns in Houston s come-frombehind win over Pitt in the Armed Forces Bowl... converted on the two-point conversion to put the Cougars ahead, while finishing the Bowl game with 85 receiving yards... had nine receptions for 103 yards for his eighth career 100+ yard receiving game at Cincinnati... notched a season-high 12 receptions for 136 yards and a touchdown vs. Tulane... led team with 10 receptions for 63 yards in win over Temple... had five receptions for a team-best 79 yards at Memphis... finished with 74 yards and two touchdowns, the first of the season, on six receptions at BYU... recorded his first 100-yard receiving game of the year in win over Grambling with 110 yards on five receptions with a 67-yarder setting up the Cougars second touchdown... hauled in a team-high six receptions for 96 yards vs. UTSA in the 2014 season opener with the longest at 23 yards. 2013: Named to The American Athletic Conference s first team... Houston s leading receiver on the year with 82 receptions for 1,202 yards and 11 touchdowns... named the team s Andre Ware Offensive MVP... second in The American with 11 receiving touchdowns... became the 17th player in Houston history to hit the 1,000-yard receiving mark in a season... his 1,202 yards ranked 10th on the UH single-season receiving yards chart... second in The American with five games of at least 100 yards of receiving... averaged 6.8 receptions and receiving yards per game... had touchdowns in eight of 12 games he played in with multiple touchdowns in two games... pulled in at least six receptions in nine games... led The American with 19 receptions of 20 yards or longer, nine of 30 yards or longer, six over 40 yards and three of 60 yards or longer... had a career-high three receiving touchdowns to go along with a career-best 168 receiving yards against Rutgers including a career-long 83-yard TD reception... had a career-high 14 receptions for 165 yards at Temple to earn The American s Offensive Player of the Week honor... the game started a threegame streak with at least 146 yards receiving as he had six receptions for 146 yards vs. Rice and nine for 149 yards at UTSA... had 11 receptions for 68 yards and two touchdowns against BYU... closed out the year with six receptions for 96 yards including a 67-yard touchdown vs. Vanderbilt in the BBVA Compass Bowl. 2012: Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team... led all freshmen in the league with 47 receptions for 569 yards... had three receiving touchdowns on the year, a number that trailed just teammate Larry McDuffey... had at least five receptions in six games... pulled in touchdowns against Louisiana Tech, UTEP and Marshall... had season-best 97 yards receiving against Tulane... was third on the team with 11 plays of at least 20 yards or longer. High School: Five-star recruit... the first Scout.com five-star player to select the University of Houston in school history... ranked the No. 7 wide receiver nationally and the No. 46 player overall by Scout.com... five-star recruit, the No. 17 overall player in America and the No. 3 wide receiver by 247sports.com... participant in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl... caught 109 passes and produced state-record totals of 2,165 yards and 33 touchdowns in 14 games at Washington Union High School in Fresno, Calif.... led the Panthers to a California Division III State Championship with a 14-0 overall record... First Team All-State selection and the MaxPreps.com California Division III Player of the Year in member of the ESPN Under Armour Top ESPN-Cal-Hi Sports Mr. Football in Personal: Majored in health... son of Shontel... has one older brother and two younger sisters... volunteers with the Boys and Girls Club.

5 FOOTBALL 56 vincent hall DE Senior Missouri City, Texas (Elkins HS) Lane College 74 rowdy harper OL Senior Broken Arrow, Okla. (Broken Arrow HS) Career : Appeared in six games on special teams... had two fumble recoveries vs. Grambling, including one in the endzone for a Houston touchdown... made one tackle against the Tigers. 2013: Played in three games on special teams. At Lane College: Had 19 tackles in 10 games with five starts in had two sacks for a loss of 17 yards. Personal: Majored in health American Athletic Conference First Team 2014 Phil Steele s Preseason AAC First Team 2014 Athlon Sports Preseason AAC Second Team 2011 Freshman All-America 2011 All-Conference USA Freshman Team Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll 2014: Started every game of his career (52) including all 13 games in the 2014 season at right guard... the 52 consecutive starts was the second-longest streak in the nation behind a nation s-best 53 from Marshall s Chris Jasperse... helped the Houston offense tally nine 100-yard games this year and gain 2,391 yards on the ground for 4.8 yards per rush and 28 rushing touchdowns in those 13 games... helped lead the Cougar offense in their comeback win against Pitt in Houston s Armed Forces Bowl victory. 2013: Started all 13 games... started the season opener at left guard before moving to left tackle for the next three games... moved back to left guard for the next seven games before starting at right tackle against SMU and Vanderbilt... played a total of 923 snaps with 31 knockdown blocks... part of an offensive line that ranked fourth in The American Athletic Conference with 29 sacks given up... team ranked third in the league with an average of 33.2 points per game... recorded a reception vs. Vanderbilt after hauling in a deflected pass. 2012: Started all 12 games at left tackle... helped pave the way in five 100-yard rushing games from Houston running backs... was a member of an offensive line that gave up just 18 sacks, a number that ranked second in Conference USA... team ranked 15th nationally in total offense. 2011: Freshman All-America... earned All-Freshman All-Conference USA honors... starting right tackle in all-14 games last season, blocking for the nation s top offense... key figure on an offensive line that helped UH lead the country in passing yardage (450.1) and total offense (599.1)... also led America in scoring offense (49.3)... offensive line allowed just 1.3 sacks per game. 2010: Redshirted. High School: Three-year letterman for head coach Ron Lancaster at Broken Arrow High... helped lead team to state semifinals as a senior in three-star recruit by ESPN... No. 54 offensive tackle by ESPN... named All-Metro and First-Team All-District... competed in the Jim Thorpe Game... selected Second-Team All-State by The Oklahoman... honored as school s October Student of the Month. Personal: Son of Pat Harper and Ingrid Harper... majored in kinesiology and is now pursuing post-baccalaureate work... married the former Katie Walters in May of 2013 and has a son, Jax.

6 46 trevor harris DE Senior Mount Dora, Fla. (Mount Dora HS) ASA College HOUSTON 34 randall hollimon RB Senior Houston, Texas (Clear Lake HS) Career Phil Steele s Preseason AAC Second Team Year G-GS Rushing Avg. TD Lg Rec. Avg. TD Lg Career : Saw action in 11 of 13 games in 2014, while making two starts... totaled 28 tackles, including six for a loss of 22 yards, which ranked third-best on team... also had three sacks... had four tackles at Cincinnati... recorded a sack for a loss of seven yards in win at SMU... had four tackles and a half tackle for loss in win over Tulsa... tallied a sack for a loss of four yards and two tackles in win at USF... racked up three tackles and a tackle for loss at Memphis... tallied two tackles for loss, totaling eight yards with five tackles and a sack vs. UNLV... made four tackles and record a half tackle for a loss of one yard at BYU... made his 10th career start as a Cougar vs. UTSA in the 2014 season opener... tallied two tackles (one solo, one assisted). 2013: Became a vital part of the Houston defense in first season on campus... played in all 13 games with nine starts... led the defensive line with 49 tackles... had a season-best nine tackles against Rice... forced a fumble in the season-opening win over Southern... had sacks vs. Memphis and Vanderbilt and half sacks against Temple, BYU and SMU... blocked an extra point attempt vs. Southern. At ASA College: Competed two seasons at ASA College, helping the Avengers to a 9-1 record and a berth at the Carrier Dome Bowl as a sophomore... originally went to ASA as a wide receiver but made the change to defensive end... played on a defense that posted four shutouts and held the opposition to just yards per contest. High School: Played first year of football as a senior at Mount Dora High School... played as both a receiver and defensive end, recording 26 receptions for 500 yards to go with 50 tackles and an interception. 2014: Appeared in 10 of the Cougars 13 games in rushed for 41 yards on 10 carries for an average of 4.1 yards a carry... had a season-high four carries for 12 yards in win at SMU... totaled 16 yards on three carries at USF... notched 13 yards on three rushing attempts in win over Grambling for his first carries of the season. 2013: Saw action in four games as a backup running back and special teams contributor... had four rushing attempts vs. Southern and a career-high in yards at 24, including a career-long 12-yard run. 2012: Played in five games as a member of the special teams... had tackles against Texas State and Louisiana Tech. 2011: Reserve running back that carried nine times for 38 yards... rushed four times for a career high 20 yards vs. Georgia State... had three carries at Tulane for 12 yards... also made a tackle on special teams at Tulane. 2010: Redshirted. High School: Rushed for 564 yards and four touchdowns on 68 carriers as a senior... had 605 yards and six touchdowns on 79 rushing attempts his junior year. Personal: Majored in communications. Personal: Majored in psychology... cousin of NFL Hall of Famer Warren Sapp... one of 10 siblings... hopes to work in the criminal psychology field in the future.

7 FOOTBALL 49 derrick mathews LB Senior Houston, Texas (North Shore HS) 92 joey mbu DT Senior Richmond, Texas (Foster HS) Career Career Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List 2014 Butkus Award Watch List 2014 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List 2014 CFPA Linebacker Trophy Watch List 2014 Dave Campbell s Preseason Best LB in Texas 2014 Dave Campbell s Preseason All-Texas First Team 2014 Phil Steele s Preseason AAC First Team 2014 Athlon Sports Preseason First Team 2013 American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 21) 2012 Phil Steele s Postseason C-USA Second Team 2012 Conference USA Honorable Mention 2011 Conference USA All-Freshman Team 2011 Freshman All-America (College Football News) 2014: A 2014 captain... started the first six games of the year before suffering a season-ending ACL tear at Memphis... finished his career ranked fifth in UH history with 400 career tackles and had 15 double-digit tackles games, including two in the six games played this season... racked up 52 tackles in just six games... tallied four tackles for a loss of 15 yards and two sacks for a loss of 10 yards... had 14 tackles and a sack at BYU... added seven tackles in wins over UNLV and Grambling... notched 16 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss in season opener vs. UTSA. 2013: Houston s second-leading tackler with 116 stops... eclipsed the century mark for tackles for the third consecutive year... led all linebackers in The American Athletic Conference and the Houston team with seven sacks... was second on the team and third among linebackers in The American with 12 tackles for loss... tied for the team lead with two forced fumbles... shared the team s Wilson Whitley Defensive MVP honor with Trevon Stewart... recovered two fumbles in win over Memphis... had one interception on the year, and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown vs. BYU... named The American s Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against BYU as he added 12 tackles, four of which were for loss, and three sacks to go along with his interception returned for a TD... hit double-digit tackles in four games with a season-high of 13 at Temple... also broke up four passes on the year... led all non-seniors nationally with his 348 career tackles... ranks ninth on the Houston career tackles chart... his 173 career assisted tackles rank seventh in UH history... his 39 career tackles for loss rank eighth in UH history... his six career forced fumbles rank sixth in Houston history. 2012: Named honorable mention All-Conference USA... starting weakside linebacker in all 12 games... finished third in Conference USA and 20th nationally with 17 tackles for loss... was fourth in the league and 12th nationally with 126 tackles... eighth in Conference USA with six sacks... had eight games with at least 10 tackles... also forced two fumbles, broke up five passes and recorded nine quarterback hurries... had a career-high 16 tackles against East Carolina... posted a career-high 4.5 tackles for loss with two sacks vs. Texas State... also had sacks against UCLA, UAB, UTEP and Marshall... broke up a career-high two passes against UAB and Tulane... forced fumble vs. UTEP and East Carolina. 2011: One of the country s top tacklers as a freshman Conference USA All-Freshman Team and a Freshman All-America pick by College Football News... finished second among all C-USA freshmen in total tackles... led all freshmen with three INTs... started all 14 games at linebacker... topped the century mark for stops as a true freshman, ranking second on the club with 106 tackles, including 55 solo stops... ranked second on the team with three interceptions and was third with 10 tackles-for-loss and two forced fumbles... topped double figures in tackles twice, including a career-high 16 stops against Louisiana Tech... had 12 stops in the win against Rice... enjoyed games with back-to-back interceptions vs. East Carolina and Marshall and returned a pick 20 yards for a TD vs. the Thundering Herd... added a third INT at Tulsa... had nine tackles and a tackle-for-loss against Penn State in the 2012 TicketCity Bowl victory... had seven solo tackles at Tulane... recorded nine stops and his first career sack against Georgia State. High School: Three-star recruit by Rivals.com... three-star recruit by Scout.com... Second-Team All-State by the Associated Press... Houston Chronicle Defensive Player of the Year in recorded 155 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and seven sacks as a senior... PrepStar All-Region... named to the Houston Chronicle s 2010 All-Greater Houston first team... helped North Shore High to the third round of the 2010 playoffs... rated the No. 74 linebacker nationally by Rivals.com... Touchdown Club of Houston Defensive Player of the Year Finalist... earned First-Team All-District honors as a sophomore and senior and second-team accolades as a junior... helped lead North Shore to 28 wins in three years on varsity... high school coach was David Aymand... also earned two letters in basketball... made high school honor roll American Athletic Conference First Team 2014 Reese s Senior Bowl Roster Selection 2014 East-West Shrine Game Roster Selection 2014 Phil Steele s Preseason AAC Second Team 2014 Athlon Sports Preseason AAC First Team Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll 2014: 2014 captain... started all 13 games for the Cougars at defensive tackle in tallied 32 tackles, 4.5 for loss, 2.5 sacks and one interception... registered one tackle in Houston s comeback victory in the Armed Forces Bowl... added one tackle and a pass breakup at Cincinnati... recorded a sack and four tackles at Memphis... racked up a career-high eight tackles, including a tackle for loss vs. UCF... tallied three tackles, including one for a loss of one yard... recorded two tackles, a sack for a loss of two yards and notched his second career interception at BYU... finished with five tackles and a half tackle for a loss of six yards in season opener vs. UTSA... also notched a quarterback hurry. 2013: Starting defensive tackle in all 13 games... led all defensive tackles with 29 stops for the second straight year... had multiple tackles in 11 games... season-best four stops at UTSA... had tackles for loss against Rice, Memphis, UCF and Louisville, including a half-sack vs. the Cardinals... broke up three passes on the year. 2012: Started eight games at defensive tackle while playing in all led all defensive tackles with 27 tackles... had five stops vs. ECU... picked up second career sack at UCLA... made first career interception against SMU... also broke up a pass vs. the Mustangs. 2011: Developing young interior lineman that played in 12 games as a true freshman... improved throughout his freshman campaign at taking on blockers, freeing up the UH defenders to rank among national leaders in tackles-for-loss (108) and sacks (31)... had four total tackles, including one tackle-for-loss... made a stop for a two-yard loss at Tulane... had two tackles against Marshall and a fourth stop at UAB. High School: Three-star recruit by Rivals.com... earned First-Team All-District 23-4A honors... received First-Team All-Area honors in both 2009 and 2010 and Second-Team accolades in had 67 tackles, two sacks and two blocked field goals as a senior... PrepStar All-Region... three-time All-District performer... three-year starter on both the offensive and defensive lines... high school coach was Mark Wiatrek... helped lead team to the playoffs in both 2010 and also a member of the track team in discus and shot put... won the discus district championship in 2010 and advanced to the regional championship... chose Houston over Air Force, Arizona, Kansas State and Rice. Personal: Son of Charles Nzams and Helen Nso... Father, Charles, is a FIFA soccer scout... majored in kinesiology. Personal: Full name is Derrick Jama l Mathews... son of Derrick Mathews, Sr., and Sheena Osbey... majored in kinesiology.

8 50 efrem oliphant LB Senior Houston, Texas (Langham Creek HS) HOUSTON 58 bryce redman OL Senior Longview, Texas (Longview HS) Redshirted Career American Athletic Conference Second Team Amercian Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 13, 2014) 2014 Dave Campbell s Preseason All-Texas Second Team 2014 Phil Steele s Preseason AAC First Team 2014 Athlon Sports Preseason AAC Second Team 2011 Conference USA All-Freshman Team 2014: Started all 13 games at linebacker for the Cougars this season... tallied double-digit tackles 18 times in his career, including nine games this season and the first six to open the year... moved from weakside linebacker to middle linebacker when starter Derrick Mathews went out with an injury in the sixth game... had 8.5 tackles for a loss of 41 yards and 3.5 sacks... added two interceptions for a gain of 23 yards, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery... led the team in tackles for the second straight season with 136, which ranked second in the league... registered six tackles in Houston s come from behind victory in the Armed Forces Bowl... racked up a gamehigh 14 tackles at Cincinnati... notched a career-tying 16 tackles and a half tackle for loss in win over Tulsa... recorded a team-high 13 tackles vs. Tulane... also added a sack for a loss of 11 yards... racked up a team-leading nine tackles, including two for a loss of 10 yards and a sack in win at USF... had five tackles and a sack vs. Temple... tallied 12 tackles, two tackles for loss of four yards at Memphis... had two interceptions vs. Tigers (including game-sealing interception with under two minutes left)... tallied another team-leading 10 tackles vs. UCF... added a tackle for loss and fumble recovery vs. Knights... had 11 tackles vs. UNLV at BYU, totaled 12 tackles... had 10 tackles vs. Grambling... had a half tackle for a loss of seven yards vs. Grambling and one tackle for a loss of five yards vs. UTSA. 2013: Started all 13 games for Houston at linebacker... team s leading tackler with 134 stops... second in The American Athletic Conference and 12th nationally with an average of 10.3 tackles per game... second among linebackers in The American and led Houston with 13 tackles for loss... collected 10 or more tackles in eight games... had a Houston season-best 16 tackles against BYU, one of seven games this season with at least 11 stops... had solo sacks against Temple and BYU with a half sack at Louisville... forced fumbles against Temple and Memphis... recovered a fumble against UTSA... broke up a pass vs. SMU. 2012: A reserve linebacker... saw action in 11 games... had multiple tackles in four games as he finished the season with 11 stops. 2011: Redshirted. 2010: Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team... played in all 12 games, starting the final three... made his collegiate debut against Texas State during the season opener... tied for game-high honors with 11 tackles against the Bobcats... totaled five tackles, including two solo stops against MSU... had six tackles, including two solos and 1.5 for a loss against UCF... made first career start against Tulsa totaling 15 tackles, including three solo stops and an assisted sack for a two-yard loss and an assisted tackle for a one-yard loss... led the team for the second straight week with 12 tackles and one tackle for loss at Southern Miss... posted seven tackles and two fumble recoveries in the season finale at Texas Tech Rimington Trophy Watch List 2014 Phil Steele s Preseason AAC First Team 2013 Rimington Trophy Watch List 2012 Conference USA Honorable Mention Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll 2014: 2014 captain... started all 13 games in the 2014 season and finished his career with 34 straight starts at center... helped the Houston offense tally nine 100-yard games this year and gain 2,391 yards on the ground for 4.8 yards per rush and 28 rushing touchdowns in those 13 games... helped lead the Cougar offense in their comeback against Pitt in Houston s Armed Forces Bowl victory. 2013: Houston s starting center in all 13 games... led the Houston offensive line with 989 snaps played and 41 knockdown blocks... part of an offensive line that ranked fourth in The American Athletic Conference with 29 sacks given up... team ranked third in the league with an average of 33.2 points per game. 2012: Named Honorable Mention All-Conference USA... took over as the starting center for Conference USA s No. 2 offense in the third game of the season and finished with eight starts on the year... helped pave the way for four 100-yard rushing games from Charles Sims and a 129-yard effort from Ryan Jackson vs. Tulane... named the team s Tom Wilson Weight Room Offseason MVP. 2011: Young athletic offensive lineman that saw time in all 14 games during Jumbo sets for the Cougars... played a blocking TE and helped block for the nation s top offense... UH led the country in passing yardage (450.1) and total offense (599.1)... also led America in scoring offense (49.3)... offensive line allowed just 1.3 sacks per game. 2010: Redshirted. High School: No. 65 offensive guard by Scout.com at Longview High... named First- Team All-State offensive line by the Associated Press and TheOldCoach.com... selected First-Team All-District 13-4A as a junior and senior... named First-Team All-East Texas by Longview News... member of 2008 and 2009 Class 4A state runner-up... helped open holes for three 100-yard rushers in state semifinal game. Personal: Full name is Bryce Garrett Redman... son of Morty and Cathleen Redman... majored in organizational leadership and supervision and is now pursuing postbaccalaureate work. High School: Three-year letterman at Langham Creek High... three-star recruit by Rivals.com... No. 56 linebacker by Rivals.com... named First-Team All-District by Houston Chronicle... selected Second-Team All-Greater Houston by TexasPrepInsider.com... set a school record with 27 tackles in a game... recorded 95 tackles with 10 for a loss and six sacks as a senior in posted 131 tackles with nine sacks and a pair of interceptions as a junior in finished with 115 tackles, including eight sacks, as a sophomore in member of the Honor Roll and the Team Leadership Club. Personal: Full name is Efrem Oliphant... son of Debbie Hayward... majored in kinesiology.

9 FOOTBALL 19 shane ros WR Senior Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch HS) Baylor 4 daniel spencer WR Senior Grandview, Texas (Grandview HS) Year G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD Long vs. East Carolina Career vs. East Carolina Year G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD Long vs. Marshall vs. Louisiana Tech vs. BYU at BYU Career , vs. BYU 2014: Appeared in five games in recorded two tackles while playing primarily on special teams... made the decision to cut his career short due to multiple injuries, but remained a member of the team. 2013: Sat out the season recovering from a torn ACL suffered in spring practices... remained with the team at practice daily and on the sidelines for games. 2012: Saw action in 11 games with the first three starts of his career... exploded against UAB for a career-high seven receptions for a career-high 114 yards and a touchdown... had a career-best two receiving touchdowns against Marshall... also completed one pass for nine yards and had two carries for three yards against Marshall... had 15 special teams tackles on the year... received the team s Committed Cougar Award at the end of the season... was placed on scholarship following the conclusion of the season. 2011: Played in 13 games as a reserve wide receiver and special teams performer... earned his second letter and made two total tackles on the year... recovered a fumble and recorded a solo stop in the win at North Texas... added a second tackle in the home win against Marshall. 2010: Played in 11 games, recording 12 tackles primarily on special teams... began his career at Baylor and enrolled early to participate in Spring drills before transferring to Houston. High School: Competed as a quarterback for head coach Don Clayton... earned three letters... set school single-season and career records for touchdown passes... helped lead Cougars to 11-2 record, District 17-5A championship and a berth in the regional semifinals... threw for 2,028 yards and 22 touchdowns... added 659 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns on 96 carries... also caught a 32-yard touchdown pass... unanimous All-District First-Team selection and recognized as the District Most Valuable Player... Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Year finalist... All-Greater Houston Second Team honoree... received the Cougar Heart Award as a freshman in 2005 and a senior in helped lead team to an 11-2 record and berth in the regional semifinals as a sophomore in also competed in track and field for two seasons... member of two-time District 17-5A champions. Personal: Full name is John Vincent Ros III but prefers to go by Shane...son of John and Lisa Ros... cousin Matt Harris played football for Texas State... majored in kinesiology and is now pursuing post-baccalaureate work Biletnikoff Award Watch List 2014 Phil Steele s Preseason AAC Second Team 2014: 2014 captain... Houston s starting receiver for the first five games until he was sidelined due to a season-ending ACL tear after five games... totaled one 100-yard game in the five appearances, notching 133 yards on a career-high 10 receptions and a touchdown at BYU... that game also saw a season-long 45-yard reception on a hail mary to end the first half... had a touchdown on four receptions in win over UNLV. 2013: Houston s second-leading receiver... played in all 13 games with 11 starts... third in The American Athletic Conference with four 100-yard receiving games... finished with 52 receptions for 768 yards and six touchdowns... led the team with an average of 14.8 yards per reception... opened the season with a career-best nine receptions for 102 yards and two touchdowns vs. Southern... also added a 45-yard touchdown on his first career rushing attempt... posted a career-best 186 receiving yards off seven receptions, including a career-long 76-yard reception, vs. BYU... followed the game with his third 100-yard effort as he hauled in six receptions for 117 yards at Rutgers... ended the year with another 100-yard effort as he took a 67-yard touchdown pass on the first offensive play of the game en route to seven receptions for 100 yards... also had a 17-yard touchdown vs. Memphis and a scoring strike vs. Rice... had a career-long 62-yard rush vs. Vanderbilt in the BBVA Compass Bowl. 2012: Valuable receiver played in 10 games with seven starts... was third on the team with 41 receptions and second with 579 receiving yards... had his season s best game against Louisiana Tech with seven receptions for 157 yards and a 74-yard touchdown... had five games with at least five receptions... tied a season high with seven receptions against SMU... narrowly missed 100-yard games with 99 yards vs. Rice and 96 yards at SMU... had receiving TDs against Louisiana Tech, Rice and SMU... also had four kick returns for 69 yards... was third on the team with 11 plays of at least 20 yards or longer. 2011: Played in 13 games as a reserve wide receiver and special teams performer... had 12 catches and two touchdowns... made multiple grabs in four games as a true freshman... made his first career catch and finished with three receptions for 34 yards at North Texas... made a season-long 41-yard TD grab against Marshall and finished with 61 yards on three catches overall... caught his second TD, a nine-yard strike at UAB... also added a 20-yard reception vs. Georgia State and finished with two grabs for 39 yards in that contest. High School: Three-star recruit by Rivals.com... three-star recruit by Scout.com... rated the No. 64 player nationally as an athlete by Rivals.com... PrepStar All-Region... helped lead team to the third round of the 2010 playoffs... posted 1,000 yards in both rushing and receiving with 1,391 yards on the ground and 1,193 through the air as a senior... scored 24 rushing touchdowns and caught another averaged 17 yards per catch and 12 yards per rush... rushed for 246 yards against Melissa High and neared 200 with 194 yards in a win over Maypearl... helped lead high school team to a 32-5 record in three years on varsity... high school coach was Aubrey Sims... also a member of the track and basketball teams... member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Full name is Daniel Remon Spencer... son of Jerry and Daphne Young... majored in kinesiology.

10 72 GAVIN STANSBURY DE Senior Franklin, La. (Franklin HS) Texas A&M HOUSTON 5 turon walker DB Senior Stockton, Calif. (St. Mary s HS) Diablo Valley College Career College Gridiron Showcase All-Star Game Selection 2014: Started the final 12 regular-season games at defensive end and appeared in all 13 games for the Cougars in finished the regular-season with 60 tackles including four for a loss, 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble and fumble recovery... recorded seven tackles and one quarterback hit in Houston s comeback victory in the Armed Forces Bowl... picked up a career-high nine tackles and a sack in the season finale against Cincinnati... kept Houston s forced turnover streak alive with a fumble recovery vs. Mustangs... also had a sack and a blocked kick at SMU... tallied a season-high eight tackles... recorded six tackles vs. Tulane... tallied two tackles in win over USF... had three tackles and a sack vs. Owls... had four tackles at Memphis... finished with seven tackles, a fumble recovery and two quarterback hurries... tallied three tackles vs. UNLV... at BYU, had four tackles... vs. Grambling, racked up four tackles in that game... made his Houston debut vs. UTSA in the 2014 season opener after transferring in from Texas A&M (named 2013 Defensive Team MVP)... tallied three assisted tackles vs. Roadrunners, a half sack for a loss of five yards and a solo tackle for a loss of six yards. At Texas A&M: 2013 (Junior): Started and played in the final 10 games of the regular season... recorded 47 stops on the season, including 29 solo tackles... had three sacks and a quarterback hit... logged two sacks and nine total tackles against Vanderbilt (Oct. 26)... had a career-high 10 tackles against Auburn on Oct was named the Defensive MVP (Sophomore): Saw action in 11 games and recorded nine tackles with seven assists... forced one fumble... was one of the top defenders off the bench (Freshman): One of the first defensive linemen off the bench... contributed 15 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss... had a sack and a QB pressure... forced a pair of fumbles... had at least one tackle in 11 of 13 games... had a season-high two tackles against several opponents : Redshirted Career : Appeared in all 13 games in the 2014 season, while making two starts at cornerback... registered 23 tackles and two pass breakups on the season... recorded three tackles in Houston s comeback win at the Armed Forces Bowl... deflected a pass to go along with two tackles in the game at SMU... had two solo tackles and an assisted tackle in the Tulsa game... picked up three tackles in the game against Tulane. 2013: Played at cornerback in 12 games for Houston... finished the year with 13 tackles including a career-high six at Rutgers... also picked off two passes at Rutgers... had one pass breakup at UTSA. At Diablo Valley College: Led Diablo Valley with five interceptions and six pass deflections as a sophomore... returned one interception for a touchdown... totaled 32 tackles on the year, including a tackle for loss... played a major role in a defense that limited opponents to just yards per game... helped lead Diablo Valley to an 8-2 record during the 2011 season... part of a defensive unit in 2011 that limited the opposition to just yards per game... rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com. High School: Starred at St. Mary s High in Stockton, Calif., helping the Rams to an 11-2 record as a senior... was a force on the defensive side of the ball, posting six interceptions and 25 pass deflections in his first season at the cornerback position... rolled up 158 yards in interception returns, averaging over 26 yards per pick... totaled 48 stops on the season and also blocked two field goals. Personal: Majoring in sociology. High School: Coached by Mike Hedrick at Franklin High School... a two-time first-team all-district honoree... was a Max Emfinger All-American and SuperPrep Southwest Team selection as a senior (2009) after recording 65 tackles and 12 sacks... had 96 stops, eight sacks and three fumble recoveries as a junior (2008). Personal: Son of Almetra Pierce of Centerville, La., and Charles Stansbury of Centerville, La.... born September 7, pursuing a MS in human resource development.

11 FOOTBALL 51 jon witten DE Senior Houston, Texas (Clear Lake HS) 21 eric eiland DE Senior Houston, Texas (Lamar HS) Career (-2) Career : Made appearances in the final three games... appeared in Houston s Armed Forces Bowl victory vs. Pitt. 2013: Played in nine games as a member of the program s special teams. 2012: Provided depth but did not see any game action. 2011: Member of the TicketCity Bowl squad... moved to defensive end before the start of spring ball. 2010: Redshirted. High School: Competed for head coach Troy Aduddell at Clear Lake High... Space City Classic All-Star Game participant... helped lead Falcons to 8-3 record with district and bi-district championships as a senior in limited to only three games as a senior but finished with 43 tackles in three games... recorded 99 tackles as a junior and added 56 tackles as a sophomore. Personal: Full name is Jonathan Cramer Witten... son of Jim and Teresa Witten... majored in kinesiology and is now pursuing post-baccalaureate work. 2014: Appeared in all 13 games in the 2014 season, making 10 starts, all coming in the final 11 games of the year... registered 44 tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss of 16 yards and a half sack for a loss of seven yards... tallied one interception... recorded three tackles and two quarterback hurry in Houston s Armed Forces Bowl victory... had a tackle for a loss of five yards to accompany three tackles at Cincinnati... tallied a season-high nine tackles and first full tackle for loss in win at Memphis... recorded six tackles vs. UCF... had three tackles and an interception returned for six yards in win over UNLV. 2013: Houston s starting defensive end in eight games while playing in nine... had his best game of the season against SMU as he finished with six tackles including one sack while returning an SMU fumble 62 yards to the Mustangs one-yard line... broke up one pass against Cincinnati... also had a 0.5 sack against BYU. 2012: Played in nine games as a member of the special teams and as a backup linebacker... saved his best for last in the season finale against Tulane as he finished with four tackles, one sack, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one interception... slid from linebacker to defensive end following the conclusion of the season. High School: Two-sport (football and baseball) star at Lamar High School in Houston... named to Associated Press All-State First-Team as a senior after finishing the year with eight interceptions as a defensive back. Personal: Majoring in kinesiology... played four years of minor league baseball in the Toronto Blue Jays organization after originally signing with Texas A&M in was a second-round pick by the Blue Jays... son of Roosevelt and Beryl Eiland.