Born: 1/5/1985

College: Georgia

Hometown: Forsyth, Georgia

Professional Career Highlights:  Battle was signed by the San Diego Chargers in 2007, and then went on to be a member of the Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, and Cleveland Browns.

College Accomplishments:  In 2004, he received the Iron Man Award, for players who do not miss a practice or summer workout during the year. He was a key contributor on special teams and was an integral part of the Bulldog team, which posted a 42-10 record and three straight seasons of 10 or more wins, three straight bowl victories, and three consecutive national top six finishes. In 2005, Battle recorded his first career interception and led the Bulldogs with eight tackles in the season opener against Boise State. He also recorded a team-high seven tackles against Florida and finished the season as the team’s third-leading tackler with 711. Battle was named the recipient of the Coffee County Hustle Award and named to the Bednarik Award Watch List and Pre-Season All-SEC first team by the Sporting News.

Personal:   He attended Mary Persons High School in Forsyth, Georgia, where he lettered in football, basketball, and track. Majored in Chemistry at Georgia.

Born: 1/19/1984
Hometown: Dallas, Georgia

Professional Career Highlights:  Bennett was signed by the Cleveland Browns in 2008.

College Accomplishments:  Four-year starter at Clemson, from 2003-2006. He played in three bowl games for the Tigers and led the team in knockdown blocks in 2006. Bennett was a First Team All-ACC selection in 2006.

Personal:   He attended Paulding County High School, where he was a three-year letter winner. He majored in Sports Management at Clemson.

Born: 2/13/1986

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Born: 1/20/1981
Hometown: New Orleans, LA

Professional Career Highlights:  He was originally signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2003. Hankton went on to play for the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2003 to 2006.  Cortez signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2008.

Personal: He majored in business at Texas Southern University.

Born: 9/21/1985
Hometown: Atlanta, Ga

College Accomplishments:  All-Conference Punt-Returner, Holds SIAC Longest Reception Touchdown Record for 84 yards, Ranked 2nd  All-Time in all-purpose yards, receiving yards, and touchdowns  at Stillman College.

Personal:  Enjoys playing the keyboard, writing music, and fishing with family during his free time. Daron also enjoys going to church and school.

Born: 6/30/1985
Hometown: Marlin, TX

Professional Career Highlights:  He was signed by Washington in May 2008. Last November, he signed with the Texans.

College Accomplishments: He tied for seventh on the UA tackle list with 63 stops, including 51 solo tackles. He ranked second on the team with 10 pass break ups.

Personal:   He majored in Sociology at Arkansas. He is the son of Sherrell Allen.  

Born: 12/17/1969
Hometown: St. Augustine, FL

Professional Career Highlights:  He has played ten years in the NFL, nine of which were with the Cardinals. He is the Arizona Cardinals all-time leader in total career punts (714), yards (30,752), and punts downed inside the 20 (179). He also played in the Canadian Football League and in NFL Europa with the Frankfurt Galaxy. Player played for the Cardinals between 1998 and 2006, earning a Pro Bowl selection in 2000. On September 18, 2007 Player was signed by the Cleveland Browns and then on April 18, 2008 Player was signed by the New England Patriots.

Born: 7/30/1983
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Professional Career Highlights:  Williams was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round (110th overall) in the 2006 NFL Draft. In his rookie season he played in 16 regular season games and recorded 37 tackles. His 17 tackles versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on December 24th were a career-high. In his second season with the Browns, he again played in 16 games and this time recorded 90 tackles. Leon played in the first ever U.S. Army All-American Bowl on December 30, 2000.

College Accomplishments: Williams was an outstanding special teams player in 2002 and 2003 has been considered a potential star of the UM linebacker corps. In three seasons he has started five of 35 games played, making 92 tackles (45 solo), 2.5 sacks and one fumble recovery.

Personal:   He majored in Liberal Arts at Miami.

Born: 2/28/1986
Hometown: Dallas, TX

Professional Career Highlights:  He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2009.

College Accomplishments:  Lucky played four seasons (2005-08) at Nebraska and compiled 4214 all-purpose yards, fourth-most in school history. He played 50 games, with 29 starts and averaged 4.6 yards per carry while rushing for 2393 yards. His 135 career receptions rank fourth all-time at NU, and his 75 catches in 2007 are a Huskers record. Lucky’s top statistical season was his 2007 junior campaign, when he rushed for 1057 yards (4.9 avg.) with nine TDs. He earned Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week award in 2007 vs. Nevada, when he rushed 20-for-233 with three TDs and also caught a TD pass. He was twice named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week in ’07 and tied for team lead with seven rushing TDs as a senior, totaling 517 yards. Lucky topped the 1000-yard mark from scrimmage as a sophomore, rushing for 728 yards (5.2 avg.) and adding 383 on 32 receptions.

Personal:  Lucky lived through seventh grade in Dallas, Texas, and then moved to the Los Angeles area. He attended North Hollywood High School, where he rushed for 2036 yards and 40 TDs as a senior. He also won four prep letters in track. Lucky was a Sociology major at Nebraska, and made Big 12 Commissioner’s spring 2007 honor roll. He also volunteered time at NU to assist with hospital visits and with Read to Succeed Book Drive.
 

Born: 10/14/1983
Hometown: Gramercy, LA

Professional Career Highlights:  He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He has also played for the New Orleans Saints and the Houston Texans. In 2007, he played in eight games for the Texans and finished the year with 10 tackles, eight solo, four passes defensed and two interceptions that he returned for 21 yards.

College Accomplishments:  Pittman was a four-year starter as a cover corner for Northwestern (La.) State, helping the Demons to a 28-19 overall record, two I-AA playoff berths and the 2004 Southland Conference championship. He had four defensive touchdowns (three interception returns and one blocked field goal attempt return) and also blocked two kicks in his college career and played in 43 career games, tallying 147 total tackles, 108 solo, 11 interceptions, 26 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He was named first-team I-AA All-American by the Sports Xchange and was a Sports Network preseason All-America honoree. Pittman was an All-Southland Conference first-team and All-Louisiana first-team selection and was the only Division I-AA defensive back to receive an invitation to the Senior Bowl.

Personal:   He earned a Business Administration degree at Northwestern State.

Born: 1/12/1987
Hometown: Melbourne, FL

Professional Career Highlights:  Rowan played for arena football team, the Arkansas Twisters.

College Accomplishments:  In 2008, his senior season, Rowan set a new FCS record for most consecutive PATs in a career, with 129. He ended his college career 160 of 162, was 10 of 14 (.714) on field goals, 3 of 4 from 40 yards and beyond, and he hit his only attempted beyond 50 yards (54 yards). Rowan kicked the game-winner in overtime against Illinois State, and ranks second in the WIU career record books for kick scoring (238 points) and PATs (160), and third in field goals (41). He was a repeat first-team All-Conference pick, he was named to Phil Steele’s Preseason All-America Second Team, he owns six of the 10 longest field goals in school history, and he was named the Western Illinois Special Teams Player of the Year in his junior and senior years. In 2007, Rowan earned first-team all-Gateway Conference honors, and was named to the College Sporting News All-America Team as the only kicker. During his junior year, he had more field goals during the regular season than all but one other FCS kicker and he tied for the longest field goal in the nation with a 56-yarder. He also ranked 16th nationally in kick scoring in 2007. In his sophomore season, he converted all 42 extra point attempts to rank fifth among the school’s single-season record book, and broke the Western Illinois record for most consecutive PATs made. In 2005, Rowan became Western Illinois’ first true freshman place-kicker since 1994 and the first to start on opening day since 1990.

Personal:  In high school, he earned All-Conference and All-District honors and was named Special Teams Player of the Week six times in 2004. He was also a soccer standout. He majored in Construction Management at Western Illinois. He is the son of Stuart and Teri Rowan.

Born: 8/23/1984
Hometown: Saint Louis, Missouri

Professional Career Highlights:  Charles was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fall of 2007 and was a member of the team until 2009. He played in 28 games with the Cleveland Browns.

College Accomplishments:  Charles started his collegiate career as a linebacker and was switched to fullback during spring drills in 2003.  In 2003, he played in four games and rushed once for 4 yards and caught 1 pass for 2 yards. In 2004, he played in seven games and rushed for 35 yards on 11 attempts and 1 TD.  In 2005, he started 10 games and rushed for 87 yards on 16 carries along with 2 receptions for 13 yards. In 2006, he played in 11 games and rushed 13 times for 32 yards and caught 9 passes for 56 yards.

Personal:  Charles was born in Saint Louis, Missouri.  He majored in business management at Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
 

Born: 3/20/1983
Hometown: Temecula, CA

Professional Career Highlights:  In 2006, participated in Washington Redskins (NFL) mini-camp; played in four games with the Rio Grande Valley Dorados (AF2) and released; in 2007, signed with the San Jose SaberCats and played in 11 games in his rookie AFL season; won Arena Bowl; placed on IR with a shoulder injury and missed the final nine games and post-season;  in 2008, signed a practice roster agreement with the Arizona Rattlers (AFL) in February; started first 11 games and placed on IR for remainder of the season; signed as a free agent with Toronto Argonauts in 2009

College Accomplishments: Attended Washington State University; two-year starter and letterman (2003-04), 17 games; started games at both guard and tackle as a senior; in games that Afif played, the Cougars allowed 2.7 sacks a game, more than half a sack less than what they allowed when he didn’t play; he transferred from Orange Coast College where he was the top ranked tackle by Rivals.com; earned All-American and All-Mission Conference honors while being ranked the No. 2 offensive lineman by The Insiders; his OCC team captured a Mission Conference title his freshman year

Personal: Attended Temecula Valley H.S. (CA) and lettered in track, wrestling and football; voted the football team's most improved player his senior year; volunteered as an assistant offensive line coach at Orange Coast College; is a graphic designer and owns his own business Active Designs; his brother, Jean-Paul, played basketball at Loyola Marymount University and with the NBA's Sacramento Kings
 

College Accomplishments:  Bacher started 28 career games at quarterback and played in 34 games overall. He closed his career ranked second on Northwestern’s career list for completions (664), third for passing yardage (7,319), third for passing TD's (43) and third in total offense (7,571). Bacher owned a 16-12 record as Northwestern’s starting quarterback and finished fifth on Northwestern's career pass efficiency rating chart (121.15). He threw for 200 or more yards in 23 of 28 career starts. In 2008, he was the starting quarterback and team captain, and he was one of 26 quarterbacks nationally named to Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Watch List. He was named The Sporting News’ Big Ten’s “Best Player Under Pressure,” and he ranked 15th nationally in completions per game (22.3).

Personal:  Bacher earned his undergraduate degree in Communication Studies and also attended Northwestern to earn a graduate degree. He is the son of K.C. and Susie Bacher, and his father was an All-Conference performer at New Hampshire. Born Christopher James Bacher.

Born: 10/07/1981
Hometown: Belmont, CA

Professional Career Highlights:  In 2004, Boschetti spent training camp with the Redskins but was released prior to the start of the regular season. On November 26, he was signed to the active roster and played in three games, recording five tackles. In 2005, he played in 13 games with 5 tackles. Boschetti signed with the Oakland Raiders on April 2, 2009.

College Accomplishments: As a junior at UCLA, he recorded 23 tackles on the season to rank fourth among Bruin defensive lineman. He played in all 13 games as a senior in 2003 and finished the season eighth in tackles for the Bruins with 43 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 8 tackles for loss, and a blocked kick.  

Personal:   He majored in Political Science at UCLA. He is the son of Steve and Suzanne Boschetti and the brother to Nicholas and Stephen.

Born: 4/13/1984
Hometown: Beeville, Texas

Professional Career Highlights: Signed with the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in April 2008.

College Accomplishments: First Team All-Mountain West Conference as a return specialist and Second Team pick at safety in 2007; set a TCU record with 89 punt return yards in the Poinsettia Bowl over Northern Illinois in 2007; 2007 NationalChamps.net Preseason All-American; First-Team All-Texas College Defense by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football.

Personal: Lettered four times in football and track and once in basketball A.C. Jones High School; totaled 3,180 career passing yards and 2,477 rushing yards in high school; named the All-South Texas quarterback and Victoria Advocate Offensive Player of the Year; majored in Communications with an emphasis in Human Relations at TCU.
 

Born: 5/22/1982
Hometown: Hampton, VA

Professional Career Highlights:  Brown was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played four seasons for the Cardinals and started in 14 of the 34 games he played in.

College Accomplishments:  Brown became a starting guard at UVA midway through his true freshman season in 2001 and was a fulltime starter ever since. He won the Jacobs Blocking Trophy given to the ACC's best blocker in 2003, and he had his best season as a senior in 2004, when he was a team captain and an All-America choice.

Born: 5/3/1982
Hometown: Buffalo, New York

Professional Career Highlights: Signed by the San Diego Chargers as undrafted free agent on February 6, 2007; he was cut from the team on August 27, 2007; recently signed on to play for the defending CIFL champion Rochester (NY) Raiders.

College Accomplishments:  In four seasons at Buffalo State College, caught 69 balls for 787 yards and seven touchdowns; best offensive season came in his sophmore season in 2001 when he grabbed 25 balls for 345 yards and three touchdowns.

Personal:  Son of New York Head Coach Ted Cottrell
 

Born: 3/13/1983
Hometown: Fraser, Michigan

Professional Career Highlights: Drafted in the 5th round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers; member of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Carolina Panthers in 2006, New York Giants in 2006 and 2007 and the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2007.

College Accomplishments: Named Second Team All-Big Ten by media in 2003 & 2004 and Honorable Mention by coaches in 2004; career stats include 60 receptions for 727 and four touchdowns.

Personal: Played football and basketball at St. Mary’s High School; was academic all-state; was a member of the National Honor Society; won two state championships in his high school football career; ranked as number 55 tight end nationally by Rivals.com; played in 19 games for the Purdue men’s basketball team upon returning from the 2004 Sun Bowl; majored in Organizational Communication at Purdue.
 

Born: 5/23/1985
Hometown: Howard Beach, NY.

Professional Career Accomplishments:  Member of the 2008-2009 New York Giants practice squad.
College Accomplishments: 2 year starter at Left Guard. Named 1st Team All-Big East. He is also a Loyal Knight Award Recipiant.

Personal:   Attended John Adams High School in Ozone Park, NY where he played both football and track. Named All-City and All-State his senoir year. Was also a 2 time New York City champion in shotput and discus. Enjoys playing tennis in his off time.

Height: 6-4         Weight: 270
Born: 9/22/1982
College: Clemson
Hometown: Camden, SC

Professional Career Highlights:  Fountain made his professional debut in 2007 for the AFL team, the Manchester Wolves, and then he went on to play for the Utah Blaze. He was named AFL All-Rookie Team in 2008. He signed with the Miami Dolphins following his 2008 AFL Season.

College Accomplishments:  He has logged over 1,000 snaps for his career, has caused three fumbles, and earned the Defensive 12th-Man Award from coaches in 2003.  Also in 2003, he had 39 tackles, two sacks, and 17 quarterback pressures. He was one of the few players to sack former Wolfpack quarterback, Phillip Rivers. In 2002, he ranked third on the team with two interceptions, and he had a 43-yard interception return against Louisiana Tech to set up Clemson’s final touchdown. In 2001, he played in every game for an average of 20 snaps per game. He played a season-high 27 snaps against North Carolina and had four games of at least 20 snaps. Fountain saw double-figure plays in every game.

Personal:   He attended Camden High School, where he was a two-time all-conference player and the MVP of the North-South High School All-Star game in Myrtle Beach. He majored in PRTM at Clemson.

Born: 1/5/1980
Hometown: Lakeland, Florida

Professional Career Highlights:  Ghent was originally signed in 2004 by the Philadelphia Eagles, and then went on to spend three seasons on the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad before playing for the New Orleans Saints from 2007 to 2008. Seeing most of his action on special teams and as a blocking tight end, Ghent played in the final eight games of the regular season for the Saints.

College Accomplishments:  He was a four-year starter at Louisville and was the first player in Conference USA history to earn 1st Team All-League Honors in all four seasons of his college career. Ghent caught at least one pass in each of his final 37 games. Despite lost time in 2002, due to a knee injury, he recorded 34 catches for 421 yards and four touchdowns as a senior in 2003. He totaled 120 catches for 1,349 yards and 15 touchdowns over his collegiate career.

Personal:  He attended Lakeland High School, where he lettered in football, basketball, and track. He majored in Justice Administration at Louisville.  Ghent hosted the Ronnie Ghent Youth Achievement Camp during the 2008 offseason in Lakeland, teaching athletic as well as academic skills to children seven and older in his hometown.

Born: 5/21/1979
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Professional Career Highlights: Signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2002; allocated to the NFL Europe and lead the Frankfurt Galaxy to win World Bowl XI in 2003; played for the Jaguars in 2005, 2006 and 2007; became an unrestricted free agent following the 2007 season; on March 24, 2008, the Houston Texans signed Gray to a one year contract but was later released by the team on June 9; then he signed with the Indianapolis Colts but was released on August 30, 2008; on October 22, 2008 he was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs; released on March 11, 2009, has played in 12 games in his NFL career, completing 108 passes for 1326 yards and 13 touchdowns.

College Accomplishments: Played in 39 games and finished career with 7,368 passing yards and 57 TDs at Florida A&M; started every game as a senior in 2001, completing 210 of 415 passes for 2,717 yards and 19 touchdowns.

Personal: Played football, basketball, and baseball at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; won All-Region and All-District honors in football; majored in Physical Education at Florida A&M.
 

Hometown: Stockton, CA

Professional Career Highlights:  Signed a two-year contract with Chargers in 2006. He was awarded the game ball after the regular season game against San Francisco 49ers in 2006. Gross was also awarded the Alumni Player of the Week after the Patriots game in 2007, during the regular season immediately before the playoffs.

College Accomplishments:  Gross played college football at Sacramento State University and Eastern Oregon University. He was selected as a Fourth-team NAIA All-America selection as senior in 2005 at Eastern Oregon. He set school single-season record with 1,223 rushing yards and averaged 135.9 yards per game, and broke 20-year-old school record for single-season yard. In 2005, he scored 12 touchdowns for the Mountaineers and was named Frontier Conference Player of Week after 161-yard, three-touchdown game against Whitworth College. Gross spent the 2001-2004 seasons at Cal State Sacramento, earning honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference honors in 2003 after leading the team with 887 yards rushing and eight scores. He rushed for 1,606 yards and 16 touchdowns in three seasons for Hornets. Also, while playing for the Hornets, Gross caught 37 passes for 305 yards, a touchdown, and returned 18 kickoffs for 320 yards.

Personal:  Gross attended Lincoln High School in Stockton, California, where he also led the football team to the CIF Section Championship in 2000-2001, for the first time in school history. Played football at Lincoln High School in Stockton, California. He majored in Communications at Sacramento State University. He is married to Raquel Maria Gross, and he is the son of Tyronne Gross Sr. and Anttrell Gaines. Gross is an active member of Spirit and Truth's Praise and Worship Team and W.O.M (Word of Mouth).



 

Born: 4/8/1983
Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana

Professional Career Highlights:   He was signed by the Washington Redskins in 2006, and went on to play for the Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals. After he was signed to AFL team, the Orlando Predators.

College Accomplishments:  Harvey led the San Diego State Aztecs in pancake blocks with 19 his sophomore season and was named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List his junior and senior years. In 2003 he played 904 snaps, ranking second on the team, and was one of three Aztec linemen to start all 12 games. He was the only San Diego State lineman not to allow a sack on 502 pass plays called, and on three occasions, he was voted as SDSU’s offensive lineman of the game.

Personal:  He is the son of Deborah and Jasper Harvey. He majored in Political Science at San Diego State.
 

Born: 9/2/1985
Hometown: Hacienda, CA

Professional Career Highlights:  He was signed by the Washington Redskins in 2009.

College Accomplishments:  Harwell was the team captain and starter in all 12 games his senior year in 2008, and finished sixth on the team with 53 tackles and third with 6.0 tackles for loss. He earned the team’s defensive MVP honors, second-team ALL-Pac-10 Conference honors from the league’s coaches, and was on the watch list for the 2008 Outland Trophy and the Lombardi Award. In 2008, Harwell was named first-team All-Pac-10 by Phil Steele College Football Magazine and Rivals.com.

Personal:   He attended Los Altos High School and helped win back-to-back CIF titles. Harwell majored in History at UCLA. He has 6 brothers and 2 sisters.

 

Born: 11/23/1979
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Professional Career Highlights: Drafted by the Oakland Raiders with the final pick in the 2003 NFL Draft, earning the title of Mr. Irrelevant (Lowsman Trophy winner); signed to the New York Giants’ practice squad on November 19, 2003; released by New York on May 20, 2004; then signed by the Minnesota Viking on June 24, 2004; released by Minnesota on September 2, 2006; signed by Washington Redskins to their practice squad on November 22, 2006 and released by Washington on November 28, 2006; re-signed to the Redskins’ practice squad on December 27, 2006 and was commissioned to the Berlin Thunder of the NFL Europa; after being released he signed a practice roster agreement with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League, but was released on October 3, 2007; was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on July 25, 2008 and was released by the Jaguars on August 30, 2008.

College Accomplishments: Began his college career as a walk-on soccer player at Wake Forest; then attended Division III Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota; left Gustavus with 144 receptions for 2,232 yards (15.5 average) and 29 TDs; was the only Gustavus player with over 2,000 career receiving yards and was an All-MIAC First Team selection as a junior and senior as well as being named Gustavus Male Athlete of the Year as a senior.

Personal: Played football, track, soccer, and tennis at Washburn High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota; premiered as a contestant on season four of the ABC reality television dating show The Bachelorette, which premiered May 19, 2008.

Hometown: Chicago, IL

College Accomplishments:  He recorded 114 receptions, 1208 yards, 13 touchdowns for a predominantly blocking role. Hopkins showed great blocking skills for a tight end, notching 13 catches and 3 touchdowns in a game against Big Ten Iowa
 

Born: 5/26/1984
Hometown: Port Orange, Florida

Professional Career Highlights:  Justice was drafted by the Indianapolis Cults in 2008. In the 2008 season he played in eight regular season games and saw action on special teams and short-yardage package in the Wild Card Playoffs.

College Accomplishments:  Justice played for four years at Wake Forest, starting three of those years.  In his last two seasons, Justice had 121 knockdowns and 21 touchdown-resulting blocks.  As a junior he was named ACC Offensive Lineman-of-the-Week vs. Mississippi and Boston College. As a senior he earned First-Team All-America honors from The NFL Draft Report, Associated Press and the American Football Coaches Association and earned Second-Team honors from Walter Camp Football Foundation and Sports Illustrated. Justice was First-Team All-ACC selection, ACC Offensive Lineman-of-the-Week vs. Maryland and North Carolina State, runner-up for Rimington Trophy, and was the recipient of the ACC’s Jacobs Blocking Trophy, awarded to conference’s top lineman.

Personal:  Justice was born May 26, 1984 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to parents Walt and Patty Justice. He attended New Smyrna Beach High School where he started three years on offensive and defensive lines. He earned all-state honors both his junior and senior years and was named District 4-A Player of the year his senior year. He also earned First-Team All-Five Star Conference honors and was awarded National Scholar Athlete by the U.S. Army Reserves.  Justice is married to his wife, Lindsey.
 

Born: 5/4/1983
Hometown: Canton, OH

Professional Career Accomplishments:  Joined the Cleveland Practice Squad in 2006 and then signed with the Oakland Raiders in 2007. Played with the CFL’s Hamilton Tiger Cats through 2008.

College Accomplishments: He was a two-time first team all-conference selection at offensive line in the New England Small College Athletic Conference. He was also an Ellsworth Millett Award recipient, which honors individuals who have contributed the most to Colby athletics in their four years.

Personal:   Son of Jim and Anne Oliphant. Has a younger brother named Patrick and an older sister named Maura.
 

Born: 1/28/1984
Hometown: Plano, Texas

Professional Career Highlights: Signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent on May 27, 2007; after being released, he signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League on September 12, 2007; in 2008, he signed with the Toronto Argonauts.  

College Accomplishments: He saw limited time at both quarterback and wide receiver before converting to Safety in 2004; played in all 11 games, recording 35 total tackles in 2005 played in Stanford’s first eight games making 47 total tackles before suffering a season-ending injury in 2006. 

Personal: Son of  Hall of Fame Wide Receiver James Lofton who attended Stanford from 1974-1977; named one of the top prep players in the state of Texas during his senior year at Plano West High School; majored in Urban Studies at Stanford.
 

Born: 8/15/1982
Hometown: Harrington, Delaware

Professional Career Highlights:  Martin was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 2006 NFL Draft. Martin has also been a member of the Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos.

College Accomplishments:  Martin was heavily recruited by Tennessee, Louisiana State, Alabama and Virginia before enrolling at Florida and latter transferring to Furman.
In 2002, Martin played in 12 of 13 games at Florida. He served as the backup quarter back, as the starting punter in seven games and played wide receiver in eight games. He completed 7 of 10 passes for 96 yards. Martin also caught two passes for 14 yards and rushed 11 times for 51 yards. As punter, he averaged 35.2 yards on 46 punts. In 2003, Martin started the first four games of the season before Martin suffered a concussion playing against the Miami Hurricanes.
Martin started in every game in his two seasons at Furman in 2004 and 2005. He set new school records for passing yards, total touchdowns and total offense while finishing second in career touchdown completions.

Personal: Martin was born August 15, 1982 in Memphis, Tennessee. Martin attended Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tennessee, where he was a letterman in football, basketball, soccer, and baseball. Martin led Montgomery Bell to three consecutive Tennessee State Championships with 32 straight wins and final USA Today National Top 25 rankings in both 1999 and 2000.  While at Montgomery Bell, He was named to the Parade All-American team, while also adding national honors from Prep Star, Super Prep and National Bluechips. He was ranked among the nation's top twenty quarterbacks by 'Prep Football Report and Super Prep ranked him the top player in Tennessee. He was also a two-time Division II Player of the Year in Tennessee.  As a junior, he completed 97 out of 140 passes for 1,450 yards and 14 touchdowns. As a senior in 2000, he completed 62 out of 137 passes for 964 yards with seven touchdowns and he also rushed for 935 yards. In 2000, he was 6-of-9 on field goal attempts in 2000 with three field goals of better than 50 yards, including a school-record 56 yards.  Martin is married to his wife Jennifer, who was a softball pitcher at the University of Alabama.

Born: 3/13/1984
Hometown: Santa Monica, California

Professional Career Highlights: Signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2007; after being released, he signed a two year contract with the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League, where he started 16 games as a rookie and led the team in tackles.

College Accomplishments: Played from 2003- 2006; played in a total of 42 games amassing 136 tackles and four interceptions.

Personal: Attended Santa Monica High School in California where he was a 2001 All-CIF Selection at cornerback his senior year; majored in Public Administration at San Diego State.
 

Born: 7/27/1983
Hometown: Concord, CA

Professional Career Highlights:  Joe is entering his rookie season.

College Accomplishments:  Mortensen was a two-time All Big XII Linebacker, Orange Bowl Champion, Insight Bowl Champion, Forth Worth Bowl Champion.  Mortensen was also listed on the Butkus Award Watch list and Nagorski Watch

Personal:  Joe lives by the phrase “Live, Love, Life.” He always tries to have a positive attitude and is happy for the person that he is.

Born: 5/1/1985
Hometown: Woodlands Hills, California

Professional Career Highlights:  Unknown.

College Accomplishments:  Pratt played for the University of Nevada’s Wolf Pack.  In 2003, he played in 10 games with three starts. In 2004, he played in 11 games with nine starts and was eighth on the team with 42 tackles. In 2005, he missed the entire season after tearing his ACL. In 2006, he made a strong comeback playing in all 13 games of the year and starting in six games.

Personal:  Pratt was born May 1, 1985 to parents Ray and Janis Pratt. He graduated from Taft High School in Woodlands Hills, California where he was an all-city selection as a defensive back in 2001 and 2002. He Earned all-area honors as a senior defensive back, had 59 catches, 15 touchdowns, added eight interceptions as a two-way player his senior year, was ranked as the 19th-best cornerback on the West Coast by PacWestFootball.com and was on the top 100 list in California by Cal-Hi Sports. In addition to football, Pratt also excelled in track and among other feats, was a three-time state track meet finalist.

Born: 2/24/1974
Hometown: Chicago, IL

Professional Career Highlights:  Rice was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals, third overall, in the 1996 NFL Draft. In his 12-year NFL career, Rice record 122 sacks, earned three Pro Bowl selections and earned a Super Bowl ring with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII. Rice was also the second fastest player to achieve 100 career sacks. He has also played for the Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts.

College Accomplishments:  Simeon Rice played outside linebacker at the University of Illinois, where he set the Big Ten Conference record for career sacks with 44.5; the record was previously held by Mark Messner of Michigan with 36. As a junior, he set a school single season sack record with 16 sacks. He was also a two-time All-America pick.

Personal:   Simeon Rice also began a career in the record industry. He has started his own Hip-Hop/R&B record label, named "Lucid Dream Entertainment." Yashi, his younger sister, was his first signee.
 

Born: 3/16/1983
Hometown: Justin, Texas

Professional Career Highlights:  Retkofsky was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2007 and earned a Super Bowl ring with the Steelers when they beat the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII.  Retkofsky has also been a member of the Seattle Seahawks.

College Accomplishments: Retkofsky served as a reserve defensive lineman who doubled as a long snapper for the Texas Christian Frogs. He played in all 2005 and 2004 season games.

 Personal:  Retkofsky was born March 3, 1983 in Wichita, Kansas to parents Eric and Kelley Dennis.  He attended Northwest High School and earned three letters in football. He was named the team captain and Most Valuable Offensive Player as a senior.

Born: 11/23/1978
Hometown: Miami, FL

Professional Career Highlights: Signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in May 8, 2003; played for the Denver Broncos from 2003-2007; played for the Houston Texans in 2008; has appeared in 61 games in his NFL career, his career totals include 51 rushes for 220 yards and two rushing touchdowns as well as 24 receptions for 102 yards and five receiving touchdowns.

College Accomplishments: Finished his collegiate career with 2,482 yards on 504 carries (4.9 avg.) with 28 touchdowns in 28 games; ranked seventh on Colorado State's all-time rushing list (2,482 yds.);  became only the 15th player in school history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season.

Personal: Attended Palmetto High School in Miami, where he earned first-team, all-conference, and honorable mention all-state accolades in football during his senior year.
 

Born: 11/23/1982
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio

Professional Career Highlights: Signed by Cleveland Browns as an undrafted rookie free agent in on May 4, 2006; added to the active roster on September 6, 2008; was waived on October 6, 2008; was re-signed to the team’s practice squad on October 8, 2008 and then promoted to the Browns' active roster on November 1, 2008; after finishing the 2008 season the Browns’ practice squad, he signed a future contract with the Detroit Lions on January 7, 2009 but was waived on May 4, 2009.

College Accomplishments: Finished seventh all-time in BGSU history in receptions; his 24 TD receptions were fourth all-time; 10th all-time in Falcon history with 25 touchdowns scored overall. 

Personal: Son of Teresa Mbachu; attended East High School in Cleveland, Ohio where he played football for the historic East High School Blue Bombers; majored in Integrated Mathematics at Bowling Green.  Started his own non-profit organization called My H.O.O.D. – Helping Others Organize Dreams.

Born: 12/16/1981
Hometown: Honolulu, HI

Professional Career Highlights: Signed with the Indianapolis Colts as a free agent on April 30, 2004; he has since played for the San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers; while with the Buccaneers he was allocated to NFL Europe and selected in the fifth round of the NFL Allocated Player Draft by Cologne Centurions; after three seasons in the NFL and NFL Europe, he joined the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League.

College Accomplishments: Finished collegiate career with 103 tackles, seven sacks, three fumble recoveries, four pass breakups and one touchdown (fumble return); played 40 career games; started 30 of his final 36 games at the nose guard position; earned All-Mountain West Conference accolades in 2003  as a 12-game starter who led the team with seven sacks.

Personal: Save was an All-Region selection as a senior at Valley High School in Santa Ana, California, where he also competed in baseball, wrestling and basketball. He majored in Construction Management at Colorado State and he enjoys playing golf in his free time.

Born: 4/12/1982
Hometown: Orangeburg, South Carolina

Professional Career Highlights:  Seawright played for the New York Giants in 2006.

College Accomplishments: Seawright played for University of North Carolina. During Seawright's freshman season, he played against Clemson, and Maryland. In 2001, he played some time on the offensive line, but soon switched back to DT. During this season, he appeared in 11 games, and played an extensive amount of time against Wake Forest, where he made 1 tackle. Seawright's junior year he played in all 12 games, starting 6 of them, against teams such as Florida State, Syracuse, Wisconsin, Virginia, East Carolina, and Arizona State. He ended the year having 10 tackles, 5 of which were primary stops, and the other 5 were assists.

Personal:  Seawright was born April 12, 1982 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. He attended Orangeburg Wikinson High School.  In college he studied African-American History at North Carolina.

Born: 4/12/1982
Hometown: Orangeburg, South Carolina

Professional Career Highlights:  Seawright played for the New York Giants in 2006.

College Accomplishments: Seawright played for University of North Carolina. During Seawright's freshman season, he played against Clemson, and Maryland. In 2001, he played some time on the offensive line, but soon switched back to DT. During this season, he appeared in 11 games, and played an extensive amount of time against Wake Forest, where he made 1 tackle. Seawright's junior year he played in all 12 games, starting 6 of them, against teams such as Florida State, Syracuse, Wisconsin, Virginia, East Carolina, and Arizona State. He ended the year having 10 tackles, 5 of which were primary stops, and the other 5 were assists.

Personal:  Seawright was born April 12, 1982 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. He attended Orangeburg Wikinson High School.  In college he studied African-American History at North Carolina.

Born: 6/30/1982
Hometown: Goldsboro, NC

Professional Career Highlights:  Spicer was signed by the Buffalo Bills in 2004, and then he went on to play for AFL teams, the Los Angeles Avengers (2005-2006), the Columbus Destroyers (2007), and the New Orleans VooDoo (2007-2008). He has extensive experience as both a linebacker and defensive end. In 2007, Spicer posted 17.5 tackles (12 solo), two tackles for a loss, a sack for a loss of seven yards and a fumble recovery. Was ranked 5th in the AFL in 2008 with 7 sacks in 10 games.

College Accomplishments:  He finished his collegiate career as Western Carolina’s all-time leader in tackles for losses with 58, while also posting 29 sacks. Spicer was also named a two-time All-Southern Conference selection. As a senior in 2003, had 16 stops behind the line of scrimmage, 7.5 sacks and an interception.
Personal:  Spicer was prepped at Southern Wayne High School in Dudley, NC. 

Born: 8/9/1984
Hometown: Atlanta, GA

College Accomplishments: Set a school record in his senior year against Arkansas with 10 catches for over 200 yards. His final college career stats stand at 76 receptions, 1,147 yards and 6 touchdowns.

Personal:   Attended Hargrave Military Academy. Would be trying to play basketball in the NBA if not playing football.

Born: 11/11/1982
Hometown: Camden, NJ

Personal:   He is the older brother of NFL defensive end and former Packers teammate, Jeremy Thompson.

Born: 4/24/1983
Hometown: San Antonio, TX

Professional Career Highlights:  Toudouze was drafted in the fifth round of the 2006 draft by the Indianapolis Colts. In his rookie year with the NFL, Toudouze was a member of the Indianapolis Colts' Super Bowl XLI championship team.

College Accomplishments:   He was a four-year letterman who opened 13 of 44 games. As a senior, he started 12 games and earned first-team All-Mountain West honors. Toudouze had 54 knockdowns while allowing only two sacks and helped pave the way for an offense that averaged 33.2 points per game. He saw action in 10 games as a junior, 13 games as a sophomore, and 9 games as a freshman.

Personal:  His full name is John Michael Toudouze. He attended East Central High School where he earned All-San Antonio honors and was named all-district as junior and senior. Majored in Kinesiology at Texas Christian where he also was a discus thrower for the track team.

Born: 6/27/1983
Hometown: Tallahassee, FL

Professional Career Highlights:  He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. Thorpe has also been a member of the Houston Texans, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Giants, Tennessee Titans, and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

College Accomplishments:  Thorpe started 21 of 48 collegiate games and was 123-2,153, 18 touchdowns receiving, 6-13 rushing and 39-21.7 KOR his career.  As a senior, he started 10 of eleven games and was 2nd on team for touchdown receiving. As a junior, Thorpe earned first-team All-ACC honors while starting eleven games. He became the second player in school history with two 200+ seasonal reception yardage games. Set record for most receiving yards on Notre Dame field. Was also named Male Track Athlete of the Year.

Personal:  He attended Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, FL, where he also ran track. He majored in Sports Management at Florida State and won the 100 and 200 meter sprints for Florida State in the ACC.
 

Born: 9/24/1980
Hometown: Independence, Louisiana

Professional Career Highlights:  Toefield was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. For the Jaguars, he played in 43 games with career totals of 150 rushes for 545 yards and six touchdowns along with 45 receptions for 273 yards and two touchdowns. He totaled 17 career kickoff returns for 305 yards and threw a pass to Marc Edwards for 32 yards in 2003. He recorded his first career 100-yard rushing game in 2005 with 102 yards against Tennessee, and tied Greg Jones for team-lead with four rushing touchdowns in 2005. He was rated the sixth-highest drafted running back ever by Jaguars. Toefield was later signed to the Carolina Panthers in 2008.

College Accomplishments:   He was a three year starter at LSU. As a junior he was named an All-Southeastern Conference first-team selection by the league’s coaches and the Associated Press. Toefield rushed for 2,149 yards with 26 touchdowns on 511 carries, ranking ninth in school history in rushing yards, eighth in rushing scores and sixth in carries. He started 10 games as a freshman, 11 games as a junior and 9 games as a senior. He led all freshman running backs in the SEC with 682 yards on 165 carries with five touchdowns.

Personal:  He attended Independence High School. Toefield majored in General Studies at LSU.

orn: 5/24/1982
Hometown: Pottstown, PA

Professional Career Highlights:  Wallace was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. In 2006, he played in the final 12 games of the season, primarily on special teams and posted his first career interception and returned it 30 yards for a score, finishing with one defensive tackle and nine special teams tackles against Miami. He has also been a member of the Washington Redskins.

College Accomplishments:  He played weak-side linebacker and became the first Owl since Lance Johnstone (1991) to earn All-Big East honors in his sophomore year. He started 29-of-34 games he played in with the Owls, and he collected 325 tackles (192 solo) with two sacks for minus-11 yards, 31.5 stops for losses of 83 yards and five quarterback pressures. He also recovered five fumbles, caused two others, intercepted two passes and had nine pass deflections. In 2003, he had the sixth-best single-season tackle output in Temple history, posting a career-high 148 tackles (97 solo) while also registering 19.5 TFLs. He ranked second in the Big East and sixth nationally in total tackles (12.3 per game), first in the conference and eighth nationally in solo tackles (eight per game), and tied for first in the league and tied for 11th nationally in TFLs (1.6 per game).

Personal:   Attended Pottstown High School in Pennsylvania. He majored in Sports & Recreational Management at Temple. He has a son, named Nasir.

Born: 7/10/1985
Hometown: Lakeland, Florida

Professional Career Highlights: 

College Accomplishments: Watkins was a member of the Florida Gators team from 2004-2007. In 2005, he was a member of the field-goal and extra-point protection packages, played as offensive linemen, and participated in all 12 games.  In 2006, he played the offensive line and made the first start of his collegiate career. In 2007, he started all 13 games at left tackle and earned a season-best grade of 90 percent against South Carolina.

Personal:  Watkins was born July 10, 1985. He attended Lake Gibson Senior High School where he played football for two years. He played both left and right tackle. Watkins was rated 16th-best in Florida by SuperPrep, 22nd-best offensive tackle prospect by Rivals.com. He was recruited by Oklahoma, LSU, Auburn and Michigan State. Watkins also plays basketball well and has exceptionally long arms spanning 44 7/8 inches from finger-tip to finger-tip.

Born: 11/20/1984

Hometown: Mesquite, Texas

Professional Career Highlights: College Accomplishments:  In 2006, he was an All-Big 12 honorable mention by the Coaches and Associated Press. That same season, he started the first 11 games at free safety, and had the highest tackle total of the season by any Sooner with 13 against Washington.

Personal:   He attended North Mesquite High School in Texas. Williams majored in Sociology at Oklahoma. His uncle, Carl Richardson, played in the NFL for Miami and the Houston Oilers.

Born: 5/2/1985
Hometown: Murray, Kentucky

College Accomplishments: Named 2008 Walter Camp Football Foundation FCS All-America Team and OVC Defensive Player of the Year; was a Buck Buchanan Award Finalist; was a 2007 Preseason All-OVC Linebacker; OVC Leader in Tackles a Game (11.1) in 2006.

Personal: Son of Brian and Maureen Williams; attended Murray High School where he played football, baseball, and track; was selected to play on Kentucky All-Star Team and was an All-WKC player as a junior and senior; he had 800 yards rushing and 800 yards receiving and 25 touchdowns on offense in his senior year, had five blocked kicks, four interceptions and 50 tackles; majored in Health and Physical Education at Murray State.
 

Born: 11/30/1985
Hometown:  Lawton, Oklahoma

College Accomplishments: As a freshman in 2004 he redshirted; was All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (kick returner) in 2005; led all running backs nationally in receptions as a sophomore; finished his sophomore season on several All-Big 12 teams and was the league’s top all-purpose back; totaled a career-high with 21 carries, picking up a season-best 93 yards on the ground and scoring his eighth rushing touchdown of the season against Texas A&M in 2007.

Personal: Son of Vickie and James Woods; has an older sister, Nikki, and younger brother, Jalen; attended North High School in McKinney, Texas where he was First Team All-District, Texas Insiders Top 100, rushed 201 times for 1,503 yards and 20 touchdowns and played in the Coca-Cola All-Star Game; majored in Communication Studies at Texas Tech.