Brad. Willie. Jamar. Ryan. Brandon JR.-SO. MURRELLS INLET, S.C./GROVE CITY (OHIO) (TOLEDO) SR.-SR. MCCOLL, S.C. SCOTLAND COUNTY (N.C.

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2 Brad ANDERSON Brandon AUTRY 30 OL JR.-SO. MURRELLS INLET, S.C./GROVE CITY (OHIO) (TOLEDO) Prior to Coastal: Spent the Fall 2004 semester at the University of Toledo... High School: Was a two-year varsity letterwinner in football and a three-year letterwinner in track and field... Personal: Full name: Bradley David R. Anderson... Born: Son of David Anderson and Bev Bolesta... Majoring in marketing. Jamar ANDERSON FR.-FR. WELLFORD, S.C. BYRNES High School: Lettered and started his final three years at Byrnes... Led the state his senior season with 103 receptions for 1,839 yards and 21 touchdowns, earning Associated Press and High School Sports Report Class AAAA All-State honors, as well as All-Region and All-Area accolades... Helped Byrnes win its fourth straight Class 4A Division II title this year and was a part of a 58-2 record during his four years... Was on the victorious North team in the SCADA North/South All-Star Game... Selected Coastal over The Citadel... Personal: Full name: Alvin Jamar Anderson... Born: Son of Raymond and Robin Wilkins... Plans to major in nursing SO.-FR. CHARLOTTE, N.C. INDEPENDENCE 2005: Redshirted during his freshman year, retaining the year of eligibility... High School: Led his team to a 15-0 mark his senior season, the 2004 North Carolina Class 4-AA State football championship and a No. 2 national ranking by USA Today... Had six tackles in the state championship game, third most on the team... Recorded seven interceptions in 2004, tying for 18th in the state... Helped the Patriots finish up the season with the nation s longest high school winning streak, which finished the season at Picked off three passes in the first half of the state semifinal game against Northwest Guilford... Helped Independence to four consecutive state football championships... Also was a top-15 pole vaulter in high school... Personal: Full name: Brandon Lamar Autry... Born: Son of Lee and Ingrid Autry... Undecided on major. Willie BARNES 88 TE SR.-SR. MCCOLL, S.C. SCOTLAND COUNTY (N.C.) 2005: Played nine games in the season... Had his only start of the year in the VMI game, catching one pass for 12 yards in the home victory... Was on the CCU offensive squad that earned Big South Offensive Player of the Week honors as a team for their play in the win over James Madison : Played in nine games as a sophomore, all of them in a reserve role... Made his first collegiate catch against Davidson, good for three yards : Played in all 11 games as a true freshman to earn his first letter, all coming off the bench... Played both tight end and on the special teams throughout the year... Was a member of CCU s 2003 recruiting class... High School: Lettered four years in football, earning honorable mention All-Conference selection his junior and senior seasons... Led the Fighting Scots to the North Carolina Class 4-AA playoffs, including a pair of playoff wins and a berth in the Elite Eight... Also played defensive end, where he ranked fifth on the squad and 19th in the conference in tackles with 56 his senior year... Ran a yard dash at the North Carolina Shrine Bowl combine... Also lettered four seasons in basketball and two in track... Was on the A/B Honor Roll all four years... Personal: Full name: Willie James Barnes... Born: Son of Willie Barnes and Vicki Barnes... Brother Nate played football at East Carolina four seasons... Majoring in physical education. Ryan BOEHM 67 OL SO.-FR. ADVANCE, N.C. DAVIE COUNTY 2005: Practiced but did not play as a true freshman, retaining the year of eligibility... High School: Led the War Eagles to a 14-1 record and the North Carolina 4-A state semifinals his senior season... A four-year starter at Davie County, earning All-Conference and All-Northwest honors as a senior after grading out at 94 percent with 29 pancake blocks... Was three-year team captain for the wrestling team... Also entered his senior season as the top ranked heavyweight wrestler in Class 4-A after capturing the state title at 215 and finishing with a 36-6 record his junior year... Also placed ninth in the discus at the North Carolina Class 4A state meet and was runner-up in the Midwest Region his junior season... Was a scholar-athlete all four years, as well as the school s Wendy s Heisman candidate... Personal: Full name: Ryan Michael Boehm... Born: Son of John and Patti Boehm... Dad played college football at North Central College from Majoring in marketing. 16 Back-to-Back Big South Champions

3 Stephen BONTATIBUS P SR.-JR. MANCHESTER, N.H./CENTRAL DEAN COLLEGE Louie BROCK 41 FB JR.-SO. RICHMOND, VA. DOUGLAS S. FREEMAN Prior to Coastal: Spent two years at Dean College, where he was Honorable Mention All-JUCO as a freshman... High School: Was a punter, defensive end and tight end at Central, helping the Pride to state titles his junior and senior seasons and an undefeated record his final year... Was a two-sport letterwinner, also earning four letters as a wrestler... Was the city champion his senior season after finishing as runner-up his sophomore and junior years... Personal: Full name: Stephen Dominic Bontatibus... Born: Son of Joseph and Marie Bontatibus... Majoring in physical education. Brandon BOUIE DE JR.-JR. JACKSONVILLE, N.C. WHITE OAK 2005: Did not play during the 2005 season : Played in seven games his freshman year to earn his first collegiate letter, playing on the defensive line and on special teams... Recorded three tackles, one of them solo... Had two tackles against North Greenville and one against Charleston (WV)... High School: Led White Oak to the Mideastern 3-A/4-A Conference s No. 1 3-A representative for the second straight year and the No. 4 East seed in the playoffs as a senior... Selected as Preseason 3-A All-State by NCPreps.com... Amassed 96 tackles and 13 sacks his senior year, earning first team All-Conference and Jacksonville Daily News All-Area accolades... Had 100 tackles and 17 sacks as a junior, earning All-Conference and Second Team Daily News All-Area honors... Tallied a school record 40 sacks over his four-year career as a Viking, and had 316 career tackles... Personal: Full name: Brandon Najal Bouie... Son of Elijah Bouie, Jr. and Clarissa Bouie... Born: Majoring in psychology. 2005: Played six games during the season, earning his first collegiate letter... Was part of the Jumbo Package in those games... Had his first carry, good for five yards, in the home win over Mansfield... High School: Named to the All-District First Team his senior year, as well as All-Region and All-Metro... Was also All-District in the shot put... Personal: Full name: Michael Louis Brock... Born: Son of Clement and Mary Ann Brock... Major is business management. Chris BROWN RB SR.-JR. NEESES, S.C. DENMARK-OLAR 2005: Saw his only action of the year against Mansfield, rushing for 21 yards on four carries in the home win... High School: Earned a place on the All-Region team his senior season... Named the team s best defensive back his final year... Competed in track and field for the Vikings, running one leg on the three-time 4x800-meter relay state champions and two-time 4x400 state champs... Was also a member of the National Honor Society... Personal: Full name: Christopher Britt Brown... Born: Son of Charlie Brown and Debra Brown... Political science is his major. Eric BROWN, JR FR.-FR. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. CARVER High School: Was a three-year starter for the Yellow Jackets, earning the team s Most Valuable Player his senior season... Earned Piedmont Triad 3-A All-Conference and All-County honors his junior and senior years, as well as earning a place on the All-Northwest squad as a senior... Rated as the top defensive player in his conference and No. 14 among defensive backs in the state by the NC Prep Sports Report and named one of the players to watch by the News-Record... Ran a yard dash in the 2005 Shrine Bowl Combine at Jamestown with a 30-inch vertical jump... Helped Carver to the 2002 state title and earned First Team All-County honors... Was also selected First Team All-County in baseball as a sophomore... Was a 2002 state runner-up in track and field and a 2005 All-Conference selection in track... Was a member of the National Honor Society and Honor Roll... Personal: Full name: Eric Denard Brown, Jr.... Born Son of Eric and Rose Brown... Majoring in business. Back-to-Back Big South Champions 17

4 Rodney BURGESS 80 TE SR.-SR. IRMO, S.C. DUTCH FORK 2005: Played in eight games at the tight end position, getting the start against Gardner-Webb... Had catches in five of the eight games he played in, finishing with 11 receptions for a total of 147 yards... Racked up 72 yards, including his first collegiate touchdown, on four catches against Mansfield... Caught two passes for 21 yards in the overtime win at home over Gardner-Webb Also had two catches at Savannah State and at Charleston Southern... Made the shift from wide receiver to tight end during 2005 spring practices : Played in all 11 games as a sophomore, helping Coastal to its first conference title... Caught four passes for 39 yards as a wide receiver... Had catches against Davidson, at Newberry and at Gardner-Webb... Had two receptions for 32 yards, including a season-high 28 yard catch, in the win at Gardner-Webb : Started the first eight games of the season before an knee injury ended the year... Led Coastal with team-highs of 19 catches for 215 yards and an 11.3 yards-per-catch average... Became the first player in CCU history to record 10 catches and more than 100 yards receiving, as he had 10 receptions for 110 yards at Jacksonville... Also grabbed four passes for 29 yards against Gardner-Webb... Had catches in seven of the eight games played in... A member of the 2003 recruiting class... High School: Earned three letters in football and basketball at Dutch Fork... Had 33 catches for 604 yards his senior season, earning All-Area honors from The State and All-Region honors... Selected for the 2002 North-South All-Star Game in Myrtle Beach... Served as co-captain and earned Player of the Week honors three times... Caught four touchdowns to help his team advance to the state semifinals his junior season... Led his basketball team to a ranking as high as No. 2 in the state... Personal: Full name: Rodney Maurice Burgess... Born: Son of Rodney and Valesia Burgess... Major is recreation and sports management. RODNEY BURGESS OFFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP-S Rec. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Total GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2003:Newberry 1-14; Morehead State 1-30; Jacksonville ; North Greenville 1-13; Gardner-Webb 4-29; Savannah State 1-13; VMI : Davidson 1-5; Newberry 1-2; Gardner-Webb : Appalachian State 1-9; Gardner-Webb 2-21; Savannah State 2-22; Mansfield 4-72 (1 TD); Charleston Southern 2-23 Trey BURKLIN Tony BYRD QB JR.-SO. CHARLOTTE, N.C./CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN (MIAMI (FLA.)) Prior to Coastal: Spent two years at Miami (Fla.) on the football squad... Served as third-team quarterback his sophomore season after working out with the scout team his freshman season and redshirting... High School: Was a First Team All- State and All-Conference selection his senior year at Charlotte Christian... During his 2003 senior season, was 135-for-279 (48.4 percent) for 2,238 yards and 24 touchdowns with just eight interceptions... Also scored once rushing... Personal: Full name: Trey Burklin... Majoring in political science SR.-JR. JAMES ISLAND, S.C./JAMES ISLAND (WESTERN CAROLINA) 2005: Did not see any action in his first season at Coastal... Prior to Coastal: Played defensive back at Western Carolina for one season... Also attended Fork Union Military Academy for one year... High School: Was a 2002 graduate of James Island, where he was a three-sport standout... As a senior, he was named All-Lowcountry as a receiver, as well as to the All-Region squad... Invited to play in the North-South All-Star game... Played just six games due to torn ACL, but still led the conference and ranked fifth in the state in receiving yards... Also was a three-year letterwinner in basketball and track... Personal: Full name: Tony Raymond Byrd, Jr.... Born: Son of Tony Byrd and Audrey Williams... Cousin Roddy White played football for Alabama-Birmingham, leading the nation in receiving in 2004, and was a first round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft of the Atlanta Falcons... Majoring in marketing. DID YOU KNOW? The Chanticleers have had winning records in each of their first three seasons of I-AA play. In the inaugural 2003 season, Coastal posted a 6-5 mark. The last two seasons, CCU has amassed a 19-3 record (10-1 in 2004 and 9-2 in 2005) and have won at least a share of the Big South Conference title in the last two years. 18 Back-to-Back Big South Champions

5 Travis CAIN SR.-SR. KENNESAW, GA. HARRISON Ryan CALLIHAN SO.-FR. MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. MYRTLE BEACH 2005: Played in eight games for Coastal... Posted 11 tackles, one of them solo... Had a season-high six tackles at Appalachian State, including an assisted tacklefor-loss play... Recorded two tackles at Liberty... Also had one fumble recovery in the overtime win against Gardner-Webb : Played in seven games, starting two of them, before an injury against Liberty sidelined him for the remainder of the year... Had 26 tackles, including 10 solos, for the season... Had his best game of the year in the season-opening win at Morehead State, posting six tackles, four of them solo... Also recorded five tackles each against Charleston (WV) and VMI : Started all 11 games in the defensive backfield, garnering his first varsity letter... Ranked fourth on the team in tackles with 45, 36 of them solo... Had three tackles for loss, two interceptions and a fumble recovery on the year... Had his best game of the year against Big South rival VMI, recording six solo and seven total tackles... Had interceptions in back-to-back games against Gardner-Webb and Charleston... One of the 2002 recruits... High School: A Wendy s High School Heisman nominee as a senior after tearing his ACL in the opening game and returning in the playoffs to help his team to a Regional Championship... Led his team to a regional title and state runner-up finish his junior season, earning Honorable Mention All-State from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, as well as All-County honors... As a junior, ranked third in the county with 102 tackles and was also second in interceptions with four... Added 24 tackles for loss and 11 pass breakups... Team was 40-9 in his four years on the varsity... Also played basketball three seasons, helping the Hoyas to three appearances in the state playoffs... Personal: Full name: Travis Marshall Cain... Born: Son of Marty and Renee Cain... Brother Grant played football at Catawba for current Coastal head coach David Bennett and is currently a graduate assistant with CCU s football program... Majoring in business management. TRAVIS CAIN S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP-S Solo Ast Tot TFL-Yd Sck Int-Yd BUP FR FF Total GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (S-A-T) 2003: Newberry 0-1-1; Morehead State (1 FR); Jacksonville 5-0-5; North Greenville 5-1-6; Gardner-Webb (1 Int); Charleston (1 Int); Savannah State 3-2-5; VMI 6-1-7; Davidson 1-1-2; Liberty 5-0-5; Charleston Southern : Morehead State 4-2-6; Davidson 0-2-2; Newberry 1-4-5; North Greenville 1-1-2; Charleston 2-3-5; VMI 2-3-5; Liberty : James Madison 0-1-1; Appalachian State 0-6-6; Delaware State 0-1-1; Gardner-Webb (1 FR); Liberty 1-1-2; VMI : Did not see any action, retaining the year of eligibility... Had three catches in the spring game... Signed as an all-purpose player in the 2005 recruiting class... High School: Holds the school records for career receptions and receiving yardage at Myrtle Beach High School... Earned All-Region VII-AAA and WPDE-TV All-Zone honors after ranking second in the state with 84 receptions and 16 touchdowns and finishing sixth with 1,048 receiving yards... Also named to the High School Sports Report Class AAA All-State squad and earned a spot in the North/South All-Star game... Team captain who helped the Seahawks to an 8-4 mark and a berth in the state playoffs his senior season... First Team Toast of the Coast as a senior and honorable mention as a junior by The Sun News... Also was a basketball standout at Myrtle Beach, serving as captain his senior year... Was also in the National Honor Society and Beta Club... Chose Coastal over Wofford... Personal: Full name: Ryan Russell Callihan... Born: Son of Steven and Teresa Callihan... Dad Steven was an All-America wide receiver at the University of Rochester... Majoring in biology. Robert CAMPBELL JR.-SO. SANDY HOOK, VA./GOOCHLAND (J. SARGEANT REYNOLDS CC) Prior to Coastal: Attended J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College for two years... High School: A 2004 graduate of Goochland High School... A two-year football letterwinner as he was a starting defensive end for two years and tight end for one year for the Bulldogs... Also played basketball at Goochland, earning three letters in his career, including All-District honors as a senior after averaging 13 points and 12 rebounds per game... Also earned the Coaches Award his final season... Personal: Full name: Robert Paul Campbell, Jr.... Born: Son of Joyce Crawford and the late Robert Campbell Sr.... Majoring in business administration. Tyler CAMPBELL SO.-FR. CHARLESTON, S.C JAMES ISLAND 2005: Redshirted and retained the year of eligibility... High School: Was a threeyear varsity letterwinner in football... As a senior, had seven interceptions and also returned three punts and three kickoffs for touchdowns... Was All-Region his sophomore season after picking off six passes and having five returns (three kickoffs, two punts) for touchdowns for the Trojans... Also wrestled all four years of high school, placing fourth in the state twice and ninth once... Personal: Full name: Tyler Chandlier Campbell... Born: Son of Jack White, Sr.... Majoring in sports management. Back-to-Back Big South Champions 19

6 Braden CANNON SR.-SR. FLORENCE, S.C. SOUTH FLORENCE Ryan CARTER SR.-SR. SUMTER, S.C./SUMTER (SPARTANBURG METHODIST) 2005: Played in all 11 games for Coastal as one of the mainstays on special teams Blocked a punt, the third of his career, in the home win over VMI... Had his first collegiate reception in the Mansfield game for eight yards : Saw action in all 11 games his sophomore season, playing mainly on special teams... Had a blocked punt in the first quarter against Savannah State, the second of his career : Played in seven games his first year at CCU, earning his first letter... Was on special teams extensively... Blocked a punt, Coastal s first-ever, that Greg Williamson recovered for a touchdown at Davidson... High School: Lettered all four years in football, garnering All-Region honors his final two seasons and serving as team captain as a senior... Had a combined 57 catches for 1,089 yards at receiver and added 184 tackles and nine interceptions on defense his final three seasons... Named to the WBTW-TV All-Zone team his senior year... Also lettered three times in basketball and twice in baseball... Earned Honor Roll mention in each of his four years and was a member of the National Honor Society... Personal: Full name: Braden Corey Cannon... Born: Son of Bobby and Patricia Kelly... Majoring in art studio. 2005: Played in 11 games, starting in four... Caught eight passes for a total of 90 yards... Had his first touchdown catch, from nine yards out, in the home win over Mansfield... Also recorded catches in seven other games, with the long a 24-yard reception against VMI... Was on the CCU offensive squad that earned Big South Offensive Player of the Week honors as a team for their play in the win over James Madison... Had a career-long sevengame reception streak during the season : Played in 11 games his first season at Coastal, all in reserve role... Caught his first CCU pass at Morehead State, a five-yard reception... Also had a 21-yard run against Charleston (WV)... Prior to Coastal: Redshirted during the year at Tusculum... High School: Named the Warriors MVP for his final three years of high school, also earning All-State and All-Conference accolades as a senior... Ranked in the top 10 in the state in receptions with 75 catches and six touchdowns... Also lettered three seasons in basketball and twice in track and field... Earned the top rebounder award his junior year and was named MVP as a sophomore... Personal: Full name: Timothy Lee Carson Jr.... Born: Son of Tim and Sharron Carson... Majoring in sports and recreation management. 20 Tim CARSON SR.-SR. TAYLORS, S.C./RIVERSIDE (TUSCULUM) Kenneth CHAMBERS Back-to-Back Big South Champions 2005: Did not see any action in his first year with the Chanticleers... Prior to Coastal: Spent the year at Spartanburg Methodist College... High School: Was a two-year letterwinner on the Gamecocks soccer team... Personal: Full name: Christopher Ryan Carter... Born: Son of Chris Carter and Leslie Bruner... Majoring in resort tourism with a minor in spanish. 58 DL SR.-SR. PAGELAND, S.C. CENTRAL 2005: Played all 11 games as a junior, starting in six Added a career-high 32 tackles, nine of them solo... Helped Coastal defeat Liberty in overtime with eight tackles... Also had five tackles in wins over Elon and James Madison : Played in 10 games as a sophomore, including three starts... Recorded 25 tackles, eight of them solos... Had five tackles for loss for 18 yards, including three sacks for 16 yards... Also forced a fumble at Newberry... Had his best game of the season at VMI with eight tackles, including two sacks... Also had six tackles at Newberry and five tackles in the home win over Jacksonville : Started in seven of his 11 games his first year and was awarded a varsity letter... Had 20 solo and 30 total tackles and added one sack and one fumble recovery on the defensive line... Was stellar at Liberty, recording eight solo and 12 total tackles in the game, tied for the third-best single game in Coastal s inaugural season... Had one sack each against Jacksonville and Davidson and recovered a fumble against Morehead State... Also had an 11-yard lateral return on a fumble against Charleston Southern... One of Coastal s 2002 recruiting class... High School: A four-year letterwinner in football... Earned All-State honors his final two seasons on the gridiron, as well as being named All-Area and All-Region... Served as defensive captain for the 2002 North-South All-Star Game... Also lettered three years in basketball and baseball... Was a member of the National Honor Society and Academic Honor Roll... Personal: Full name: Kenneth Devon Chambers... Born: Son of Ken Chambers and Mary F. Chambers... Management major. KENNETH CHAMBERS DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP-S Solo Ast Tot TFL-Yd Sck Int-Yd BUP FR FF Total GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (S-A-T) 2003: Newberry 1-1-2; Morehead State (1 FR); Jacksonville 2-0-2; North Greenville 2-1-3; Gardner-Webb 1-0-1; Charleston 0-0-0; Savannah State 1-0-1; VMI 2-0-2; Davidson 1-1-2; Liberty ; Charleston Southern : Morehead State 1-1-2; Davidson 0-1-1; Newberry (1 FF); North Greenville 0-1-1; Charleston 0-1-1; VMI 4-4-8; Gardner-Webb 0-1-1; Savannah State 0-0-0; Jacksonville 1-4-5; Charleston Southern : Elon 3-2-5; James Madison 0-5-5; Appalachian State 1-0-1; South Carolina State 0-1-1; Gardner-Webb 0-1-1; Liberty 0-8-8; VMI 1-1-2; Savannah State 3-0-3; Mansfield 1-2-3; Charleston Southern 0-3-3

7 Mike CHOREN Jermaine CLEMONS JR.-SO. CHARLOTTE, N.C./CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN (APPALACHIAN STATE) 2005: Redshirted and retained the year of eligibility... Prior to Coastal: Spent one year at Appalachian State... High School: Served as captain of the Knights football squad his senior year... Also was an All-State and All-Conference wrestler at Charlotte Christian... Personal: Full name: Michael Choren... Born: Son of Charles and Lina Griffiths... Majoring in marketing. LB 2005: Did not play as a true freshman and has four years of eligibility remaining... High School: Led the Vikings to a 15-0 mark, the A Georgia State Championship (their third in school history) and a No. 11 national ranking in USA Today... Earned Atlanta Journal-Constitution Honorable Mention honors, as well as Georgia SportsWriters Association All-State Honorable Mention awards... Also garnered Region 1-AAAAA All-Region honors after recording 42 tackles, four pass breakups and three sacks his senior season, while helping the defense limit opponents to just 6.7 points per game and six shutouts... Also earned letters in both football and basketball his freshman, sophomore and junior years... Personal: Full name: Jermaine Antwan Clemons... Born: Son of Samuel and Lula Clemons... Major is undecided. Prior to the 2005 season, Coastal Carolina had not played an overtime contest. During the 2005 season, CCU played in three overtime games and six overtime periods, the most in each category of any I-A or I-AA football team in the country, and came away with a 2-1 mark in those games SO.-FR. VALDOSTA, GA. LOWNDES DID YOU KNOW? James COBLE 59 LS SR.-SR. CLIMAX, N.C./EASTERN RANDOLPH (WINSTON-SALEM STATE) 2005: Took over as snapper on field goals and PATs for the final five games of the season, earning his first letter at Coastal... Joined the team during 2005 spring practice... Prior to Coastal: Played two years of defensive end and long snapper at Winston-Salem State during the 2002 and 2003 seasons... Honored as WSSU s Male Student-Athlete of the Year in Was a member of the dean s list his freshman and sophomore seasons... Also named to the CIAA Commissioner s All-Academic Team... High School: Earned three letters in football, baseball and basketball at Eastern Randolph... Personal: Full name: James Braxton Coble... Born: Son of Doug and Cindy Coble... Majoring in biology. Ashton COUNTS TE SR.-JR. DENMARK, S.C./BAMBERG-EHRHARDT (THE CITADEL) 2005: Saw his first playing time at Coastal during the Mansfield home win... Prior to Coastal: Transferred to CCU from The Citadel, where he spent one season on the football team... High School: Was a four-year varsity letterwinner in football, earning the school s Receiver of the Year award as a senior... Also was named the U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete for the Red Raiders... Was a twoyear letterwinner for the basketball team as well... Was a member of the National Honor Society, SAT Team and Honor Roll... Personal: Full name: Ashton Bingley Counts... Born: Son of Linell Counts and Sarah Jones... Majoring in sports management. Keith COX LB SR.-JR. NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 2005: Did not see any playing time during the 2005 season, redshirting due to a knee injury : Played in four contests to earn his first letter at Coastal... Had his first career tackle in a win over North Greenville... Added two more in the home victory over Savannah State... High School: Earned varsity football and baseball letters each of his last two seasons with the Chiefs... Was named to The Sun News Toast of the Coast team as a senior... Personal: Full name: Tony Keith Cox, Jr.... Born: Son of Tony and Marilyn Cox... Both parents are graduates of Coastal Carolina... Majoring in resort tourism. Back-to-Back Big South Champions 21

8 Justin CRAMER Stephen CULBERTSON QB FR.-FR. CHARLESTON, S.C. SUMMERVILLE High School: 2006 graduate of Summerville... Was a three-year starting quarterback for the Green Wave, leading his team to the Big 16 State Championship game his senior year... Named High School Sports Report Class 4A Offensive Player of the Year and All-State, as well as All-Region, after throwing for 2,310 yards and 24 touchdowns his senior season... Also was the second leading rusher on the team with 400 yards and six touchdowns on the ground... Was selected as Post & Courier All-Lowcountry Honorable Mention all three seasons... As a junior earned All-Region and All-Lowcountry Honorable Mention after breaking 15 school records and throwing for 2,175 yards and 25 touchdowns... His first season had 1,537 passing yards and nine touchdowns as the starter... Also played basketball for the Green Wave, averaging 14.6 points and 15.4 rebounds per game his junior year, leading the squad in both categories... Graduated in top 20 percent of his class... Personal: Full name: Justin Charles Cramer... Born: Son of Steve and Kim Cramer... Chose Coastal over The Citadel, Furman, Liberty, Charleston Southern and Newberry... Majoring in sports management FR.-FR. BELTON, S.C. BELTON-HONEA PATH High School: Two-year starter and three-year letterwinner at Belton-Honea Path, graduating in 2006 and holding the school record for interceptions in a game and a single season... Named All-Area and All-Region his senior season... Was a key part of the Bears 15-0 season his junior year and their 2004 Class AAA championship, earning the team s Most Valuable Defensive Back and All-Area awards... Had nine interceptions at free safety in 2004, helping the defense limit opponents to just 5.3 points per game... Also played wide receiver during high school, posting six catches for 146 yards and one touchdown his senior season... Also qualified in the 4x400-meter relay for the state track meet his junior year... Also played baseball during his high school career... Earned a place on the Honor Roll... Personal: Full name: Stephen Marshall Culbertson... Born: Son of Ron and Deloris Culbertson... Mother Deloris played basketball and volleyball at Columbia College... Majoring in psychology. Travis DANNELLY SR.-SR. CONWAY, S.C. CAROLINA FOREST 2005: Played one game during his junior year against Mansfield... Caught one pass for 12 yards : Saw limited playing time, seeing action off the bench against Jacksonville : Played in eight games, all coming off the bench, to earn a letter... Had his first collegiate reception, his only one of the year, against Gardner-Webb for four yards... Also played on special teams during the year... One of the 2002 recruiting class... Was a Hope Scholarship Recipient... High School: Lettered four years, garnering the team s Most Valuable Defensive Player award and also named All-Zone by WPDE-TV... Earned The Sun News Toast of the Coast honors his sophomore and junior seasons after leading his squad to the state playoffs two straight years... Had 22 catches for 224 yards and 22 returns for 356 yards as a senior... Also played baseball during his high school career, lettering four times and leading the Panthers to the state playoffs his final three years... Also was named Toast of the Coast in baseball as a sophomore... Personal: Full name: Travis Ralph Dannelly... Born: Son of Jess and Wendy Dannelly... Father Jess is an Associate Athletic Director and head softball coach at Coastal Carolina... Major is humanities. Dominique DAVENPORT FR.-FR. BONAIRE, GA. WARNER ROBINS High School: Was a three-year letterwinner at Warner Robins, finishing as No. 4 on the career interceptions chart with For his career, recorded 162 tackles, five tackles-for-loss, two fumble recoveries and one touchdown... Also had 55 rushes for 317 yards and 14 receptions for 288 yards and five combined touchdowns... As a senior recorded 60 tackles, five interceptions, one fumble recovery and one touchdown, earning Honorable Mention All-State honors from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution... Was also honored as First Team All-Middle Georgia and All-Houston County... Selected to play in the Georgia All-Star game and earned the Team's MVP award... Also averaged 36 yards per punt his final season... Selected to the 2005 Preseason Academic All-State team... Was a key part of the 2004 squad that won the Regional 3-AAAA and State AAAA titles, as he was named All-State that year by the Journal-Constitution and Georgia Sports Writers Association after posting 92 tackles and seven interceptions... Was an Honor Graduate in 2006 and also named to Who s Who Among High School Students... Personal: Full name: Dominique Stefan Davenport... Born: Son of James and Tomoko Thigpen... Undecided on major. 22 Back-to-Back Big South Champions

9 Clarence DONLEY 96 DE SO.-SO. LOGANVILLE, GA. LOGANVILLE Justin DURHAM 32 K/P FR.-FR. LEXINGTON, N.C. NORTH DAVIDSON 2005: Earned first letter from Coastal his freshman year playing in nine games and getting his first start against Delaware State Recorded six tackles on the year... Had a season-high three tackles, including one solo, at Appalachian State... Completed first collegiate sack during Coastal s Homecoming game against VMI... High School: Was a three-year letterwinner for the Red Devils, serving as the team s captain his senior year... Earned All-County honors his final year, as well as being named preseason Class 4A All-State... Named the squad s Defensive Lineman of the Year after recording a team-high 106 tackles as a senior... Was a two-time Player of the Week as both a junior and a senior... Entered the starting lineup his junior season and recorded 66 tackles and six sacks... Attended the same high school as former Chanticleer center Nick Johnson... Personal: Full name: Clarence Lee Donley III... Born: Son of Clarence Lee Jr. and Shenye Donley... Major is undeclared. Will DURRETT 64 DL SR.-JR. AIKEN, S.C. SOUTH AIKEN 2005: Did not play during the 2005 season, retaining the year of eligibility : Saw playing time in three games his sophomore year, earning his second letter... Had one tackle on the defensive front against Charleston (WV) : Played in five games, all off the bench, and was awarded a letter... Had seven tackles on the defensive line... Had his only sack of the year at Davidson... Recorded two solo and three total tackles at Charleston Southern... One of Coastal s 2003 recruits... High School: Earned All-State Honorable Mention honors, as well as All-Region, All-Area and All-Conference awards his final two seasons... Was the top defensive player for the Thoroughbreds, recording 117 tackles, including 24 tackles for loss and nine sacks as a senior... As a co-captain, led the team to its best start in school history, opening the season 5-0 after moving to Region 4-AAAA... Named by the Spartanburg Herald-Journal as one of their Players to Watch in Named the school s lineman of the year twice while also serving as co-captain two years... Was a two-way starter during his career... As a junior, had 76 solo tackles, 45 assists and 15 tackles for loss, leading the team in sacks and finishing second in tackles... Also played golf three years in high school, helping the team to a state title his junior year... Personal: Full name: William Edward Durrett III... Born: Son of Bill and Marie Durrett... Majoring in marketing. High School: Was the varsity kicker his final two years for the Black Knights... Had 23 PATs and nine field goals for 50 points his senior year, earning All-County and All-Central Piedmont 4A accolades... Was also an Honorable Mention All-Northwest NC his senior season... Posted two 45-yard field goals his senior season... Was a perfect 22-for-22 on PATs and hit his only field goal attempt as a junior... For his two-year varsity career, hit on 45 of 47 career PATs and was 10-for-16 on field goals... Named to the Honor Roll each year... Personal: Full name: Brian Justin Durham... Born: Son of Tucson and Linda Durham... Majoring in management. Raymond EMMERLING SO.-FR. CHAPIN, S.C. CHAPIN 2005: Redshirted his first year at Coastal... High School: Played on both sides of the ball as a cornerback and a running back... Named Class 3A All-State his senior season, as well as being named All-Region for the second straight season and All-Area for the third consecutive year... Earned the team s Defensive Player of the Year award... Also was a three-year letterwinner in baseball, earning All- State honors his senior year... Was selected to play in the North-South All-Star Baseball game, earning South MVP honors... Was a two-time All-Region and All- Area selection in baseball.. Personal: Full name: Raymond Paul Emmerling... Born: Son of Jeff and Linda Emmerling... Majoring in business. Jett EPPES JR.-JR. COLUMBIA, S.C. NORTH MECKLENBURG 2005: Saw action for one game during his sophomore season, playing against Delaware State : Played in seven games playing special teams for Coastal, earning his first collegiate letter... Also saw limited playing time on defense : Did not see action during the 2003 season for CCU... High School: Three-year letterwinner at North Mecklenburg... Also lettered in baseball his junior and senior years... Personal: Full name: Jett Alexander Eppes... Born: Son of Jimmy and Ramona Eppes... Majoring in physical education. Back-to-Back Big South Champions 23

10 Lee EUBANKS 60 Scott EUBANKS 61 OL JR.-SO. EDGEFIELD, S.C. STROM THURMOND 2005: Got in his first college game in the home win over Mansfield... Practiced with the Chants during the 2005 spring season... High School: A three-year letterwinner in football, earning the team s Offensive Lineman of the Year honor his senior season... Also earned two letters in track, winning the Regional title in the discus... Holds the school record with a throw of Personal: Full name: Scott William Eubanks... Born: Son of Thomas and Beth Eubanks... Will be on the team with twin brother Lee... Majoring in special education. Scott FAMBROUGH 18 OL JR.-SO. EDGEFIELD, S.C. STROM THURMOND 2005: Saw his first collegiate action against Mansfield... Was a part of spring practices in 2005 at Coastal... High School: Earned varsity letters in football his last three seasons... Was also a three-year varsity letterwinner in track and field, placing 10th in the state in the discus... Helped the Rebels to their first-ever Region Championship with his second consecutive runner-up finish in the discus... Personal: Full name: Michael Lee Eubanks... Born: Son of Thomas and Beth Eubanks... His twin brother Scott is also part of CCU s football program... Majoring in special education. TE FR.-FR. DUNWOODY, GA. GREATER ATLANTA CHRISTIAN High School: Was a three-year varsity letterwinner at Greater Atlanta Christian, leading them to a fifth-place finish in the Division AA playoffs in 2004 and a quarterfinal berth in Started at tight end and was named Class AA First Team All-State by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution after recording 34 catches for 490 yards and six touchdowns while serving as the team captain his senior season... Honorable Mention Class AA All-State selection by the Georgia Sports Writers Association... Earned First Team All-County honors as well... Played on the defensive side of the ball as well, starting at defensive end his final two years and recording 58 tackles... Also was a pitcher and outfielder for the Spartans, earning three letters... Garnered All-County honors as junior after hitting.440 and playing right field and leading the team to the Region 8AA championship and Division AA State quarterfinals... Was a catcher on the State runner-up baseball squad his freshman season... Personal: Full name: Michael Scott Fambrough... Born: Son of Michael and Ann Fambrough... Dad Michael was an All-SEC golfer at Georgia, while brother Jeffrey played football at Furman from Majoring in business. Anthony LB FEATHERSTONE SR.-SR. COLLEGE PARK, MD. PARKDALE 2005: Played four games during the season, earning his third varsity letter, before an injury ended his season... Recorded six total tackles, including four solo, for the year... Started the Delaware State game, where he had two solo tackles in the contest and forced a fumble... Also recorded three tackles at Appalachian State : Played in seven games for CCU, coming off the bench each time... Recorded 22 tackles on the year, including 11 solo shots... Was a standout in the Big South title game against Charleston Southern with seven tackles, three of them solo : Played in all 11 games for Coastal, starting against Davidson and Charleston Southern... Posted 33 total tackles, tied for ninth on the team... Had seven games with three or more tackles, including five each against Charleston and Davidson... Also had four total tackles in a victory at Charleston Southern... Grabbed his first collegiate sack in a win at North Greenville... High School: Started at linebacker in the North-South All-Star Game after making 94 tackles with four interceptions and one touchdown his senior year... Played in the Prince George s County All- Star Football Game his senior year... Was the leading tackler for the Panthers his junior and senior seasons... Led Parkdale to the Maryland State 4A Playoffs as a junior, recording 98 tackles, four interceptions and one touchdown... Named to the Honor Roll all four years and graduated with University High diploma... Personal: Full name: Anthony Maurice Featherstone... Born: Son of Gregory Featherstone and Carolyn Black... Majoring in sociology. ANTHONY FEATHERSTONE S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP-S Solo Ast Tot TFL-Yd Sck Int-Yd BUP FR FF Total GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (S-A-T) 2003: Newberry 3-0-3; Morehead State 0-3-3; Jacksonville 2-0-2; North Greenville 3-0-3; Gardner-Webb 1-0-1; Charleston 3-2-5; Savannah State 2-0-2; VMI 0-2-2; Davidson 5-0-5; Liberty 2-1-3; Charleston Southern : Morehead State 1-0-1; Davidson 0-0-0; Charleston 1-1-2; VMI 1-2-3; Savannah State 4-2-6; Jacksonville 1-2-3; Charleston Southern : Elon 1-0-1; Appalachian State 1-2-3; Delaware State (1 FF) 24 Back-to-Back Big South Champions

11 Efrim FLOYD Ervin FORD OL SR.-SR. ORANGEBURG, S.C./ORANGEBURG-WILKINSON (LIVINGSTONE) 2005: Did not play during his junior year at Coastal : Played in six contests as a sophomore to earn his first letter at Coastal... Had seven tackles on the season with two solo tackles... Had a season-high three tackles in the home win over Charleston Southern to secure the Big South title... Also played on special teams during the year... Prior to Coastal: Played football and ran track his freshman season at Livingstone... High School: Was a three-year letterwinner in football... Earned the team s best offensive back award twice during his career... Also lettered his final three years in track, helping the 4x100 relay squad to a state title with a new school record of 41.3 his senior year, earning All-American and All-State honors... Was also named All-Region and All-State as a junior in the 4x100 relay and 400-meter dash... Named to the National Honor Society and Honor Roll... Also served as FCA Vice-President... Personal: Full name: Efrim Jarrod Floyd... Born: Son of Cassandra Floyd... Majoring in marketing. Jamie FORDHAM 21 RB JR.-SO. GOOSE CREEK, S.C. GOOSE CREEK 2005: Played 10 games, starting in two, to earn his first collegiate letter... Rushed 73 times for a total of 313 yards and two scores, while catching three passes for two yards... Had the best game of his freshman year in the home win over Delaware State, carrying the ball 22 times for 109 yards and his first college touchdown... Posted 62 yards on 10 carries in the dramatic win at South Carolina State... Also scored a touchdown in the home win over Mansfield... Was on the CCU offense that garnered Big South Offensive Player of the Week honors as a team in the win over James Madison : Redshirted during the 2004 season and retained the year of eligibility... One of CCU s 2004 recruits... High School: Lettered in football his final two years, serving as team captain for both... Played in the North-South All-Star Game his senior year after rushing for 1,488 yards and 13 touchdowns and leading Goose Creek to a four-game improvement in wins over the previous year... Named one of the top 100 seniors by the SC High School Sports Report... Garnered First Team All-Region and All-Lowcountry as a senior, as well as the team s Outstanding Offensive Player for the second straight year... Rushed for over 1,100 yards as a junior, garnering First Team All-Region and Second Team All-Lowcountry accolades... Posted a career-best in the 100 meter dash as a junior... Clocked at 4.44 in the 40-yard dash prior to his senior season... Earned the school s David Dowd Stairway to Success Award for Student-Athletes... Personal: Full name: Jerald Jamison Fordham... Born: Son of Jerald and Vickie Fordham... Dad Jerald played college football at West Virginia State in 1975 and Major is recreation and sports management. JAMIE FORDHAM S OFFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP-S Rush Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING STATISTICS 2005: Elon 1-2; James Madison 7-29; Appalachian State 1-4; Delaware State (1 TD); South Carolina State 10-62; Gardner-Webb 10-51; VMI 5-20; Savannah State 2-1; Mansfield 6-27 (1 TD); Charleston Southern SR.-JR. BAMBERG, S.C./BAMBERG-EHRHARDT (DENMARK TECH) Prior to Coastal: Spent the year at Denmark Tech, earning a place on the Dean s List... High School: Was a three-year varsity letterwinner in football for the Dragons... Earned a place on the National Honor Roll... Personal: Full name: Ervin Ford, Jr.... Born: Son of Ervin and Diana Ford... Majoring in physical education. Sean FORTSON 10 ATH FR.-FR. LANDIS, N.C. A.L. BROWN Signed as an all-purpose player in the 2006 recruiting class... High School: Led the Wonders to a 13-2 overall record, the South Piedmont Conference title, the No. 4 seed and the state semifinals in the N.C. 3-AA State playoffs... Led an offense that combined for almost 300 yards per game and was named All-Conference and Independent Tribune All-Area, as well as the school s Most Outstanding Overall Player... Had 137 rushes for 900 yards (6.6 yards per carry) and 11 touchdowns, along with throwing 55-for-104 for 699 yards and seven touchdowns... Had a season best game in the home win over Concord when he rushed for 169 yards and all three touchdowns... Also returned nine kickoffs for 267 yards, averaging 29.7 yards per return... Threw for 1,029 yards and nine touchdowns his junior season, while also rushing for 278 yards and four touchdowns... Also played basketball for two years at A.L. Brown, helping the team to a conference title... Graduated in 2006 with High Honors... Personal: Full name: Robert Sean Fortson... Born: Son of James and Shrree Wilkie and Donald Fortson... Has earned Eagle Scout ranking... Majoring in engineering. Wesley DL FOUSHEE-PUGH SO.-FR. WEST HAVEN, CONN. WILBUR CROSS 2005: Did not play in any games his true freshman season, retaining the year of eligibility... High School: Lettered in football his final three years at Wilbur Cross... Also played lacrosse four years for the Governors, serving as team captain as a senior... Was team captain of the wrestling team his senior season as well...named the school s Student of the Year his senior year... Personal: Full name: Wesley Christopher Foushee-Pugh... Born: Son of William Pugh and Virginia Foushee... Majoring in marine science. Back-to-Back Big South Champions 25

12 Anthony FRANKLIN SR.-SR. SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. HILLCREST Shaun GAINES 22 LB SR.-SR. NORWOOD, N.C. SOUTH STANLY 2005: Played all 11 games during junior season... Caught passes during three games, adding up to career high of 27 yards... Had a pair of catches in the win at South Carolina State... Was on the CCU offensive squad that earned Big South Offensive Player of the Week honors as a team for their play in the win over James Madison... Selected by the National American Statistical Association to present at the national convention, one of a select few students chosen nationally : Played in nine games his sophomore season to earn his second letter... Was Coastal s athletic representative to the 2005 NCAA Leadership Conference... Was the football team s Volunteer of the Year for the second consecutive year : Played in 11 games at wide receiver to earn his first college letter, catching three passes for 25 yards... Caught a pass in his first collegiate game, a 14-yarder against Newberry... Also had receptions against Jacksonville and Liberty... A member of the President s List with a 4.0 GPA... High School: Was a three-year varsity letterwinner, playing quarterback and wide receiver during his career... As a senior, he earned All-County accolades at wide receiver while also serving as a captain and earning the team s Best Offensive Back award... Also was a two-year letterwinner in basketball and one year in track... Member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, and Honor Roll, graduating in the top 6% of his class... Personal: Full name: Anthony Marques Franklin... Born: Son of: Charles and Grace Franklin... Mother Grace played college basketball at Mercy College in New York... Majoring in mathematics. 2005: Played 10 games as a true freshman, earning his first letter... His season-best game was against Mansfield, rushing for 22 yards, with a long of 18 yards, and his first CCU touchdown... Was on the CCU offensive squad that earned Big South Offensive Player of the Week honors as a team for their play in the win over James Madison... Had two kickoff returns for 24 yards during the Homecoming win against VMI... High School: Named to the SCADA North-South All-Star Game after rushing for 491 yards and tallying 384 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns his senior season... Also had 148 tackles, good for sixth in the region, including eight tackles for loss, five sacks and an interception en route to All-State, All-Region and All-Zone accolades after leading the Panthers to the third round of the playoffs and best record in school history... Also earned Sun News Toast of the Coast honors... Ran track three years for the Panthers, qualifying for the state meet in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays... Also qualified for the state tournament in weightlifting his last two seasons, capturing the state title in each season including school records of 340 pounds in the bench and 525 in the squat and was All-State all four years... Also played varsity baseball during his high school career... Earned one of the school s Scholar-Athlete awards as a junior and senior... Also in the Beta Club and Honor Roll... Personal: Full name: Thomas Henry Fraser V... Born: Son of Kenneth and Ana Mabry... Undecided on major. 26 Tommy FRASER 39 FB SO.-SO. MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. CAROLINA FOREST Back-to-Back Big South Champions Starts his senior year just four shy of 100 career tackles and ranking seventh in total tackles at CCU : Played nine games during his junior year, starting in two... Had 31 tackles for the year, eight of them solo... His season high was during Mansfield win with seven tackles, including three solos... Helped CCU defeat Savannah State on the road with six tackles, including one sack for 12 yards... Had five tackles each at Appalachian State, versus Gardner-Webb and at Charleston Southern... Also had one fumble recovery for the season against VMI : Returned from injury to play all 11 games, eight of them as a starter, and help CCU to its first Big South title... Recorded 48 tackles on the year, fifth most on the squad... Added three tackles for loss, one sack and a pair of interceptions... Had a season-high seven tackles against both VMI and Charleston Southern... Also picked off a pass and returned it 51 yards for his first collegiate touchdown in the win at VMI : Started two of the first three games before getting injured in the game at Jacksonville, earning a letter... Still recorded 17 total tackles, 12 of them solo, in the three games... Had six tackles and an interception in the inaugural game win over Newberry... Added six more tackles against Morehead State and five at Jacksonville... High School: A four-year letterwinner, playing both linebacker and wide receiver at South Stanly... A preseason All-State selection as a senior, he recorded a school record for a singleseason with 178 tackles and had 24 catches for 510 yards... Named First Team All-Conference at wide receiver twice, including a career-best 41 catches for 891 yards in his junior year... Recorded over 300 tackles and 2,500 yards receiving in his career... Personal: Full name: Shauntavious Antiwon Gaines... Born: Son of Robbin Gaines and Darlene Gaines... Majoring in sociology. SHAUN GAINES DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP-S Solo Ast Tot TFL-Yd Sck Int-Yd BUP FR FF Total GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (S-A-T) 2003: Newberry (1 Int); Morehead State 4-2-6; Jacksonville : Morehead State 2-0-2; Davidson 3-2-5; Newberry 1-1-2; North Greenville 2-2-4; Charleston 3-3-6; VMI (1 Int./1 TD); Liberty 0-4-4; Gardner-Webb 1-5-6; Savannah State (1 Int.); Jacksonville 0-3-3; Charleston Southern : Appalachian State 0-5-5; Delaware State 0-2-2; Gardner-Webb 1-4-5; VMI (1 FR); Savannah State 3-3-6; Mansfield 3-4-7; Charleston Southern 1-4-5

13 Kerebi GAUSE 95 Racheed GAUSE 2 DL JR.-JR. CONWAY, S.C./CONWAY (GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE) Prior to Coastal: Spent the last two seasons at Georgia Military College and will have two years of eligibility remaining... Helped the Bulldogs to a 9-2 mark, a win in the Golden Isles Bowl and their 2005 NJCAA National Runner-Up finish, leading the team in sacks... High School: A 2004 graduate of Conway High School, lettering all four years... Was a 2003 WPDE All-Zone selection, The Sun News "Toast of the Coast" Defensive Player of the Year and a 2003 Shrine Bowl selection at defensive tackle after recording 94 tackles and six sacks, forced two fumbles, recovered another fumble and had a pass breakup his senior year at Conway... Also piled up over 900 yards and 11 touchdowns at running back for head coach Chuck Jordan... Was a three-year starter, leading the Tigers to three state finals... Also was third as a senior and fifth as a junior in the state shot put competition... Personal: Full name: Kerebi Lemeril Gause... Born: Son of Tommy and Janice Gause... Brother Andre and cousin George played at South Carolina and will be on the CCU squad with brother Racheed... Majoring in environmental studies. RB FR.-FR. CONWAY, S.C. CONWAY High School: A 2006 graduate of Conway where he was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter... Class AAAA All-State selection by the High School Sports Report and an Honorable Mention All-State pick by The State WPDE-TV Zoneman finalist, finishing as runner-up in the voting... Selected to represent South Carolina in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas... Rated 22nd in the state by the Herald-Journal and 16th by the High School Sports Report... Rushed for 918 yards on 142 carries (6.5 yards per carry) and 11 touchdowns... Also recorded 27 tackles at linebacker... Posted 202 tackles his sophomore and junior seasons combined, while rushing for 417 yards and three touchdowns his junior season... Also ran track and field all four years, competing in the 100 and 200-meter dashes, 4x100-meter relay squad, shot put, triple jump and long jump during his high school career... Personal: Full name: Racheed Bakari Gause... Born: Son of Tommy and Janice Gause... His brother Andre and cousin George both played at South Carolina... Will join older brother Kerebi on the Chanticleer squad this season... Majoring in physical education. John GERALD Sergio GEIGER 13 RB JR.-SO. GRESHAM, S.C./CREEK BRIDGE (SOUTH CAROLINA STATE) Prior to Coastal: Attended South Carolina State for his freshman year in High School: Was a four-year letterwinner in football for Creek Bridge, graduating in Was named the football squad s Most Valuable Player for his final three years, playing both running back and linebacker... Also lettered two years in baseball for the Warriors... Personal: Full name John Nathaniel Gerald... Born: Son of Alton and Linda Davis... Majoring in political science SR.-SR. COLUMBIA, S.C. SPRING VALLEY 2005: Started in all 11 games, earning his third collegiate letter... Posted a careerhigh 30 tackles, 17 of them solo... Posted a season-high five tackles each in the road wins at South Carolina State and Savannah State... Recorded four tackles in the dramatic win over James Madison... Also intercepted two passes during the year at Elon and against Delaware State, both victories... Had one fumble recovery in the overtime victory against Gardner-Webb : Saw action in all 11 games, getting one start against Charleston Southern... Had 20 tackles and one interception on the year... Had the best game of his career against CSU, posting nine tackles, eight of them solo, and an interception in helping CCU to the Big South title : Played in all 11 games as a true freshman, four of them as a starter at cornerback... Recorded 13 solo tackles and six pass breakups... Had three tackles each against Gardner-Webb and at Charleston Southern... A member of CCU s 2003 recruiting class... High School: Had 62 tackles and five interceptions as a senior, garnering All-State, All-Region and All-Area accolades from the High School Sports Report and All-Area honors from The State... Selected to play in the 2002 Shrine Bowl, representing the top 48 players in South Carolina... Named to the Class 4A All-State team... Led his team to an 18-5 mark his final two years... Totalled 146 tackles and 13 interceptions in his three years of varsity football, including the Most Valuable Defensive Back for the team all thee seasons... Was on the same high school squad as Coastal teammate Brett Porterfield... Qualified for the indoor nationals in the long jump as well, earning All-Region honors in track twice... Was in the National Honor Society and the Honor Roll... Personal: Full name: Sergio Mariotto Geiger... Born: Son of Curtis and Lucretia Geiger... Majoring in physical education. SERGIO GEIGER S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP-S Solo Ast Tot TFL-Yd Sck Int-Yd BUP FR FF Total Back-to-Back Big South Champions 27

14 Adrain GRADY 92 DL SR.-SR. LELAND, N.C. NORTH BRUNSWICK Joe GRANT LB SO.-SO. SENECA, S.C. SENECA Is Coastal s all-time leader in sacks with Ranks fourth in career tackles at CCU with : Started all 11 games his junior year, earning Second Team All-Big South accolades for the third consecutive season... Recorded a career-best 48 tackles, including 17 solos... Had a career-high 10 tackles at Liberty to help CCU prevail in triple overtime... Had a then career-high seven tackles in the seasonopening win at at Elon and followed it up with six tackles in the win over James Madison... Had tackles for losses in 10 games, adding up to 12.5 total for 58 yards... Finished the year with four quarterback hurries and one pass break-up : Played in seven games, six of them as a starter, before an injury ended his season, but still earned Second Team All- Big South accolades for the second straight season... Had 21 tackles, including six tackles for loss, three sacks and seven quarterback hurries... Had a major impact in the road win at VMI, making six tackles, including two tackles for loss and one sack : Started all 11 games as a true freshman... Posted 30 solo and 46 total tackles and earned Second Team All-Big South honors for his efforts on the defensive line... Had a season-high six tackles against both Morehead State and Gardner-Webb... Posted nine tackles for loss and eight sacks, including sacks each against Charleston and Charleston Southern... One of the 2003 recruits... High School: A four-year letterwinner in football... Led his team to the second round of the NCHSAA 1-A playoffs, helping them to an 8-4 record as a senior and was named the team s Most Valuable Player... Earned All-Coastal Plains Conference and All-Brunswick County football honors... Finishes as the school s all-time sack leader... Also helped the Scorpions to a pair of appearances in the third round of the state football playoffs... A threesport letterwinner at North Brunswick, as he also played basketball, garnering All- Conference honors and grabbing the most rebounds in school history... Personal: Full name: Adrain Terrell Grady... Born: Son of Charlie and Josephine Grady... Majoring in sociology. ADRAIN GRADY S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP-S Solo Ast Tot TFL-Yd Sck Int-Yd BUP FR FF Total GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (S-A-T) 2003: Newberry 1-3-4; Morehead State 5-1-6; Jacksonville 2-1-3; North Greenville 1-1-2; Gardner-Webb 6-0-6; Charleston 2-3-5; Savannah State (1 FR); VMI 2-1-3; Davidson 1-3-4; Liberty 2-2-4; Charleston Southern (1 FR, 1 FF) 2004: Morehead State 0-3-3; Davidson 1-2-3; Newberry 2-0-2; North Greenville 2-0-2; Charleston 1-1-2; VMI 1-5-6; Liberty : Elon 3-4-7; James Madison 1-5-6; Appalachian State 1-1-2; Delaware State 1-2-3; South Carolina State 2-2-4; Gardner-Web 1-1-2; Liberty ; VMI 1-2-3; Savannah State 2-2-4; Mansfield 1-1-2; Charleston Southern Back-to-Back Big South Champions 2005: Walked on for the 2005 season, playing in five games off the bench Had one tackle to help the Chants defeat Gardner-Webb in overtime... High School: A 2005 graduate of Seneca, where he was named First Team All-Region and Second Team All-Area his senior year after helping the Bobcats to the State 3A Championship... Named the team s MVP at linebacker... Was a three-year letterwinner in football... Also threw the shot put for the track team... Personal: Full name: Joe David Grant... Born: Son of Joe and Irene Grant... Majoring in physical education. Jon GREENE JR.-JR. SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. SOCASTEE 2005: Played in all 11 games of the season, getting his first collegiate starts in two of them... Caught three passes for 21 yards, the longest being 13 yards at Appalachian State... Also recorded receptions at Liberty and at Savannah State... Had five punt returns for 20 yards, the longest being 11 against Delaware State... Was on the CCU offensive squad that earned Big South Offensive Player of the Week honors as a team for their play in the win over James Madison : Played in all 11 games his freshman year, all in a reserve role, to earn his first collegiate letter... Caught a pair of passes during his first season for 14 yards... Made his first catch, a 10-yarder, in the home win against North Greenville... Also had one reception against Jacksonville... Part of CCU s 2004 recruiting class... High School: Member of 2003 WPDE-TV All-Zone team and The Sun News Toast of the Coast after playing quarterback his senior year... Played wideout in the North-South All-Star Game... All-Region VI-AAAA pick and the Braves offensive back of the year as a senior... Completed 45 passes for 939 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior... Rushed 118 times for 874 yards, an average of 7.4 per carry, and six touchdowns... Also punted 22 times for a 40-yard average and had a kickoff return for a touchdown... Also played defensive back, recording 24 tackles and a fumble recovery his final season... Was one of Sun News Toast of the Coast receivers and earned All-Region accolades as a junior... Had 30 receptions for 466 yards and four touchdowns while playing wide receiver as a junior... Recorded 44 tackles at defensive back his junior year, adding six passes defended, three interceptions and three fumble recoveries... Also played basketball for the Braves, where he was a three-year varsity starter... Also ran track and field and lettered four years, earning All-Region honors three years and qualifying for the Upper/Lower State Meet in three events... Was named Socastee s Male Athlete of the Year as a senior and was on the Excellence in Athletics/Academics Honor Roll and was the school s nominee for the Wendy s Academic/Athletic Heisman Award... Earned a place in the 1200 SAT Club... Personal: Full name: Jonathan Alan Greene... Born: Son of John and Deborah Greene... Major is management.

15 Ben HAMPTON 12 FB SR.-SR. SALISBURY, N.C. WEST ROWAN 2005: Played three games during the 2005 season, starting one of them, as an injury limited his season Rushed for 24 yards on six carries Season best was against James Madison with two carries for 11 yards, helping the entire CCU offense earn Big South Offensive Player of the Week honros as a squad 2004: Played in all 11 games as a sophomore, drawing the starts at Newberry and against Jacksonville... Rushed for 187 yards and five touchdowns on 36 carries... Scored two touchdowns each against Davidson and North Greenville... Had a career-best 45 yards on five carries in the home win over Jacksonville... Also had one catch for six yards on the season : Saw action in 10 games his first season, coming off the bench in all of them... Returned from an early season ankle injury to post 82 yards on 16 carries and one touchdown... Scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 12-yard carry against Charleston... Came on strong in the final game at Charleston Southern, rushing for 37 yards on four carries, including a seasonhigh 16-yard burst through the line... Was a member of the 2002 recruiting class at CCU... High School: Lettered three years in football at West Rowan, earning All-Conference and All-County accolades each year... A preseason All-State selection his senior year, he rushed for Rowan County record 1,800 yards in just eight games, while recording 225 receiving and 120 passing yards... Led his team to a 12-2 record as a junior, rushing for 950 yards and posting 420 receiving yards, after posting 650 yards rushing and 300 receiving his sophomore season... Also a fouryear letterwinner in baseball that was an All-Conference and All-County honoree each season... A member of the National Honor Society... Graduated with honors with a 3.8 GPA... Personal: Full name: Benjamin Gray Hampton... Born: Son of Rick and Gay Hampton... Majoring in history. BEN HAMPTON S OFFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP-S Rush Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Total Kent HARPER LB FR.-FR. YORK, S.C. YORK High School: A 2006 graduate of York... Earned four letters in football at York, including twice being named the team s top defensive end/linebacker... Earned All-Region honors his senior year at linebacker, as well as being named to the Rock Hill Herald All-Area squad after recording 164 tackles, seven tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and one interception... As a team captain led the Cougars to second round of the 2005 state playoffs, losing to eventual state champion Byrnes... During his junior season posted 107 tackles, seven tackles for loss, two sacks and one interception en route to All-Region and Second Team All-Area honors... Was the 2005 state strength champion in the 205-pound class after winning the regional title in the 190-pound class in Also played baseball and wrestled during his high school career... Started in center field for the baseball team as a senior... Earned a place on the Honor Roll... Personal: Full name: Kent Monroe Harper... Born: Son of Samuel G. Harper, Sr. and Karen Hinton... Brother Sam is a three-year letterwinner on the Coastal football squad... Majoring in physical education. DID YOU KNOW? Coastal Carolina is 8-1 in televised games in its first three years of play. CCU won its first-ever game over Newberry and followed it up with wins over Charleston (WV) and Charleston Southern. In 2004, CCU defeated Davidson, Gardner-Webb and Charleston Southern in televised contests. Last year, the Chanticleers won thrillers over South Carolina State and Gardner-Webb before losing the season finale at Charleston Southern. Below, CCU Head Coach David Bennett is interviewed by C-SET s Shannon Spake following the victory at Gardner-Webb during the 2004 season. Back-to-Back Big South Champions 29

16 Sam HARPER 91 DL SR.-SR. YORK, S.C. YORK Ranks sixth in career tackles at CCU with : Played nine games, starting in eight of them... Had 30 tackles for the season, including 4.5 tackles for loss for a total of 10 yards... Had a season-high eight tackles at Liberty, with 1.5 tackles for loss... Also had six tackles in the win at South Carolina State... Had five quarterback hurries, including three in the triple-overtime win at Liberty : Started all 11 games on the front line for Coastal, earning Second Team All-Big South honors for his play... Anchored a defense that set 14 new Big South records and led the nation in pass efficiency defense and turnover margin and ranked in the top 10 in scoring defense... Recorded 45 tackles on the year, ranking sixth on the team and helping the Chants to their first Big South title... Also had seven tackles for loss, third most on the squad, and five sacks, tied for third in the league... Set a new league record with four fumbles recovered... Had a Big South record three fumble recoveries, including one for 19 yards and his first career touchdown, against Jacksonville... Had a solid outing in the road win at VMI, recording a career-best eight tackles, including one for loss... Made six tackles, including a pair of sacks, in the season-opening win at Morehead State : Played in 10 games for CCU, five of them as a starter... Had 29 total tackles (16 solo), one tackle for loss and one forced fumble... Had a season-high five tackles at Jacksonville, against VMI and at Charleston Southern... Also recovered a fumble against VMI that eventually led to a CCU touchdown... High School: A two-way starter for three seasons for the Cougars, playing defensive line and tight end... Led his team to a Regional title and received All-State, All-Region and All-Area honors... Was selected to play in the 2002 Shrine Bowl after recording 122 tackles on defense and 12 catches for 192 yards on offense his final year... Posted 90 tackles his junior season, along with 13 receptions for 209 yards, and earned All-Region accolades... Also was a two-year starter on the basketball squad... Was on the Academic Honor Roll... Personal: Full name: Samuel Grady Harper, Jr.... Born: Son of Sammy Harper and Karen Hinton... Majoring in physical education. SAM HARPER S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP-S Solo Ast Tot TFL-Yd Sck Int-Yd BUP FR FF Total GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (S-A-T) 2003: Newberry 1-1-2; Morehead State 3-4-7; North Greenville 1-1-2; Gardner- Webb 6-1-7; Charleston 1-0-1; Savannah State 2-0-2; VMI 0-0-0; Davidson (1 FR); Liberty 0-0-0; Charleston Southern : Morehead State 3-3-6; Davidson 0-3-3; Newberry (1 FR); North Greenville 3-1-4; Charleston 0-3-3; VMI 0-8-8; Liberty 0-3-3; Gardner-Webb 1-1-2; Savannah State 0-4-4; Jacksonville (3 FR/1 TD); Charleston Southern : James Madison 1-2-3; Appalachian State 0-2-2; Delaware State 0-3-3; South Carolina State 2-4-6; Gardner-Webb 1-1-2; Liberty 0-8-8; VMI 1-3-4; Savannah State 1-0-1; Charleston Southern Marcus HAYNES Perry HELTON SO.-FR. CHARLESTON, S.C. WEST ASHLEY 2005: Was a walk-on to the program during spring practices... High School: A 2005 graduate of West Ashley... Lettered three years on the football squad, recording more than 100 tackles in both his junior and senior seasons... In his final year, recorded 120 tackles, 10 forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and one blocked extra point en route to All-Region accolades... A two-sport standout who lettered all four years in track and field, running the 100- and 400-meter hurdles... Was on the Honor Roll... Personal: Full name: Marcus Anthony Haynes... Born: Son of Isetta Moore... Majoring in health promotions SO.-SO. STAFFORD, VA. COLONIAL FORGE 2005: Saw his first collegiate action against Mansfield, recording one assisted tackle... High School: A 2005 graduate of Colonial Forge... Personal: Full name: Perry Helton II... Born: Son of Perry and Wanda Helton... Majoring in sociology. J.T. HENDERSON K/P SR.-SR. LITTLE RIVER, S.C. NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 2005: Played during the Mansfield home win 2004: Saw action in one game his sophomore year against North Greenville : Played in one game, getting action against Charleston... Had one punt for 39 yards in the contest... Was 2-for-2 on extra points and had a 35-yard punt in the 2003 Teal-White game... High School: Lettered two years in football, earning Honorable Mention All-Region honors and the Coaches Award his final season... Nominee from North Myrtle Beach for the Wendy s Heisman Scholar-Athlete award his senior year... Was also a four-year letterwinner in soccer, earning All-State honors as a junior and part of The Sun News Toast of the Coast as a junior and senior... Personal: Full name: Jason Thomas Henderson... Born: Son of Bruce and Karen Henderson... Majoring in health promotions with a minor in sports medicine and fitness. 30 Back-to-Back Big South Champions

17 Josh HOKE 47 K/P SR.-SR. STATESVILLE, N.C. WEST IREDELL Holds all the single-game, season and career kicking records at Coastal : Played all 11 games as CCU s kicker... A First Team All-Big South and Division I-AA Athletic Directors All-Academic honoree at kicker for the second consecutive year, as well as Third Team All-Southeast Region from Don Hansen s National Weekly Football Gazette. and to the Orangeburg Touchdown Club s inaugural South Carolina All-Star Team... Also selected as ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-American, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, the first ever for the Coastal football program... Tied for the conference lead with 80 points... Was perfect 38-for-38 on point-after-attempts and was 14-for-22 on field goals... Was named National Weekly Football Gazette National Special Teams Player of the Week twice... Earned Big South Special Teams Player of the Week four times during the season... Hit the 45- yard field goal with no time remaining and then connected on the game-winning field goal in overtime against Gardner-Webb, garnering both the national and league s weekly award... Had an impressive game against Delaware State where he set the school record with a 49-yard field goal, also earning national and league honors for his efforts that week... Also earned the league accolades for his performance in the James Madison victory, where he was 4-for-4 on PATs, hit his only field goal attempt and put 3-of-6 kickoffs in the end zone for touchbacks... Had 28 of 57 kickoffs go for touchbacks... Season best game was 9-for-9 on PATs against Mansfield... Punted two balls for 64 yards, averaging 32 yards each... Was also named to the conference s All-Academic Team with his 4.0 GPA : Earned First Team All-Big South at kicker, as well as Second Team All-Eastern Region from Don Hansen s National Weekly Football Gazette, helping the Chants to their first Big South title... Also was honored on the Division I-AA Athletics Directors Association Academic All-Star Team, one of just 36 to earn the award nationally, as Hoke maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average... Led the Big South with 83 points and ranked second in the league and 35th in the nation in scoring at 7.55 points per game... His 83 points rank second on the Big South single-season chart for kickers... Was 53-for-54 on point-after-attempts and 10-for-14 on field goals... Earned Big South Special Teams Player of the Week three times during the season... Earned the first weekly league honor after he scored a league kicking record 16 points, including a season-long 43-yard field goal, in a win over North Greenville (3-for-3 FG, 7-for-7 PATs)... Also garnered National Weekly Football Gazette National Special Teams Player of the Week accolades for his work against North Greenville... Also received Big South weekly awards for his performances against Charleston (WV) and Savannah State... Tallied at least seven points in seven games, including four games of 10 or more points : Handled kickoffs, place kicking and punting duties for CCU s first year... Was on PATs... Hit 6-of-10 field goal attempts, hitting his long of 48 yards in a victory at Davidson... Named Big South Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts in the win at Savannah State... Against the Tigers, he was a perfect 3-for-3 on PATs and hit field goals of 24 and 40 yards, while putting five of six kickoffs into the endzone and averaging 39.3 yards per punt... Averaged 37.4 yards per punt for the season, hitting 12 inside the opponent s 20-yard line... Hit his long of 57 yards in the opener against Newberry and recorded five punts of more than 50 yards... High School: Lettered in all four seasons for the Warriors... Earned All-County and All-Conference honors in his final three years... Was also Honorable Mention All-Region his junior and senior seasons... A three-time preseason Honorable Mention All-State selection by the NC Prep Football News... For his career, he was 111-for-117 in PATs and 14-for-27 in field goal attempts with a long of Was an Honor Graduate and the Outstanding Senior Scholar- Athlete... Also received the Principal s Leadership Award and the North Carolina Press Club Award... Personal: Full name: Joshua Travis Hoke... Born: Son of Rocky and Pam Hoke... Majoring in communications. JOSH HOKE S KICKING STATISTICS Year GP PAT-A FG-A Pct. Long Pnts Yds Avg Long I , Total , Coastal Carolina has ranked in the top 10 in the nation in attendance based on percentage of capacity in each of its first three years. Last season, Coastal led all of I-AA in the category, averaging 7,327 fans in the five games for percent of capacity. In 2004, the Chanticleers were sixth in I-AA averaging 6,214 in the seven home games for percent of capacity. In its first season in 2003, CCU totaled 33,276 fans for its five home games, an average of 6,655 fans per game and percent of capacity, good for seventh in the nation. DID YOU KNOW? Back-to-Back Big South Champions 31

18 Carl HOWARD Chase HOWE FR.-FR. COLUMBIA, S.C. RICHLAND NORTHEAST High School: Was a two-year varsity letterwinner at Richland Northeast, starting at cornerback his senior year... Helped the team to a 13-2 record and a runnerup finish in the Class 4A State playoffs, earning All-State honors... Was fifth on the squad in tackles with 73, 53 of them solo, along with one interception and one fumble recovery... Also played soccer his senior year, lettering as a starting defender... Named to the Honor Roll as well as Who s Who Among High School Seniors and National Society of High School Scholars... Personal: Full name: Carl Enrico Howard II... Born: Son of Carl and Robbie Howard... Majoring in management. LB JR.-SO. DULUTH, GA. WESLEYAN Warren JENNINGS 97 DE SO.-SO. ORANGEBURG, S.C. ORANGEBURG-WILKINSON 2005: Played in all 11 games, starting in four, to earn first collegiate letter Recorded 22 tackles, ten of them solo Had five tackles for losses for a total of 34 yards Had first collegiate sack at Appalachian State, and added four more during the season for a total of five sacks for 28 yards Had a fumble recovery during the South Carolina State game, along with four tackles and one sack, to earn Big South Freshman of the Week honors for his efforts Had a season-high six tackles against Delaware State... High School: Invited to the Shrine Bowl Combine... Named to the High School Sports Report s Top 100 seniors... Was a three-year letterwinner in football, leading the Bruins to the state playoffs... Named to the All-Region teams his junior and senior years... Also lettered in basketball and track and field during his high school career... Was a member of the Honor Roll... Chose Coastal over Howard, South Carolina State, Newberry and The Citadel... Personal: Full name: Warren Jennings... Born: Son of Willie and Marilyn Jennings... Majoring in computer programming. Jeremy JOHNSON 2004: Redshirted his first year, retaining the year of eligibility... High School: Was a four-sport standout for the Wolves, earning letters in football, wrestling, soccer and track during his career... Earned four letters in football, serving as team captain his senior year... Was Honorable Mention All-Region at linebacker for three seasons and All-County as a punter his final two seasons... Started at both linebacker and fullback, recording a school-record 376 tackles during his career... Also rushed for 612 yards his senior season... Was a four-time state finalist in wrestling... Was a four-year starter in soccer... Personal: Full name: Chase Adam Howe... Born: Son of Rick and Margy Howe... Majoring in health promotion. 32 Running back Patrick Hall became the first Coastal player to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season, finishing the 2004 year with 1,107. He also became the first Chant to average more than 100 yards a game, finishing at yards per contest. DID YOU KNOW? Mark JONES Back-to-Back Big South Champions SO.-FR. ANDERSON, S.C. PENDLETON 2005: Did not play as a freshman and retained the year of eligibility... High School: Lettered in football his final three years at Pendleton, including earning First Team All-State, All-Area and All-Region honors as a junior and senior... Was the Anderson-Area Touchdown Club Academic Player of the Year his senior season... Was a three-sport standout, lettering in basketball his final two years and soccer all four seasons... Earned All-State, All-Area and All-Region honors as a senior on the soccer squad after earning All-Region honors as a sophomore and junior... Named to the school s Honor Roll... Personal: Full name: Jeremy Ryan Johnson... Born: Son of Thomas and Debbie Johnson... Majoring in education with a history emphasis. 74 OL FR.-FR. PORT ORANGE, FLA. SPRUCE CREEK High School: Three-year letterwinner and two-year starter at Spruce Creek... Named First Team All-Area, All-Conference and All-District his senior season, playing at right guard for the second consecutive year... Graded out at 90 percent for the 2005 football season... As a junior helped lead the team to an 8-3 mark and the third round of the State 5A Playoffs for the first time in school history... Played defensive line as a sophomore... Also was a starter on the basketball squad, playing center... Named to the Honor Roll... Personal: Full name: Mark Jabe Jones... Born: Son of Murlin and Linda Jones... Majoring in business management.