Travis Reyes Sampson Levingston Kyani Harris
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Travis Reyes Sampson Levingston Kyani Harris
Travis Reyes Sampson Levingston Wide Receiver 1 5-11 s 190 s Sr.-1L Los Altos Hills, Calif. (Louisiana Tech) 2013: Played in 10 games, making six starts at the wide receiver position ... Caught 10 passes for 86 yards, including a long of 25 yards against Quincy ... Had four multi-catch games, posting a season-best two receptions for 39 yards versus the Hawks. 2012 (At Louisiana Tech): Redshirted 2012 season, did not play ... Member of the scout squad. 2011 (Foothill CC): A 2011 All-Northern California Conference selection ... Led his team with 29 catches for 454 yards and four touchdowns, averaging 15.7 yards per catch ... Returned 10 kicks a total of 262 yards with a long return of 58 yards, averaging 26.2 yards per return ... Coached by the late Doug Boyett. 2010 (Foothill CC): Led his team to an 8-2 record, including wins over two topfive teams, a seventh-place ranking and a Silicon Valley Bowl title ... A 2010 AllNorthern California Conference Selection ... Played in nine games, catching 45 passes for 675 yards, averaging 15.0 yards per catch, with seven touchdowns ... Coached by the late Doug Boyett. High School: Graduated from Gilroy High School in 2008, earning three letters in football ... Named first team All-League and his league’s running back of the year as well as being named to the Silicon Youth Valley Classic All-Star Team ... Ran the ball 160 times for 1,095 yards and 17 touchdowns and caught 54 passes for 676 yards and nine touchdowns his senior year ... Coached by Rich Hammond. Personal: Son of Richard and Anna Reyes ... Born on Aug. 25, 1990 in Gilroy, Calif. Travis Reyes’ Career Statistics RUSHING Year 2013 RECEIVING Year 2013 GP att gainloss netavg td 10 1 0 3 -3-3.0 0 GP no. yds avg td lgavg/g 10 10 868.6 0 25 8.6 lg 0 avg/g -0.3 Wide Receiver 2 6-1 s 205 s So.-1L Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral) 2013: Played in 11 games at wide receiver, earning three starts over the course of the season ... Became the first Sycamore to record three touchdown receptions in one game against Youngstown State as he caught two outright and then was part of a double lateral play for his third on a play that was featured on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays ... Had 15 receptions for 167 yards and led the team with six touchdown receptions on the year ... Long pass reception of 27 yards came against Youngstown State. High School: Three-year varsity letter winner in football at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Ind. under head coach Rick Streiff...Named AP All-State Honorable Mention and was Nationally Ranked by ESPN, Scout and Rivals...Won Back-To-Back State Championships at Cathedral...Earned Academic-All State honors...recorded 81 career receptions, 1,182 yards and 11 touchdowns. Personal: Born April, 27, 1995 to Angela and Deon Levingston in Indianapolis, Ind...plans to major in Business. Sampson Levingston’s Career Statistics RECEIVING Year 2013 GP no. yds avg td lgavg/g 11 15 16711.1 6 27 15.2 Kyani Harris Wide Receiver 3 5-10 s 170 s Sr.-1L San Francisco, Calif. (San Francisco City) 2013: Played in five games for the Sycamores, starting each of the first four ... Recorded 20 pass receptions for 265 yards and one touchdown ... Tallied a long reception of 68 yards against Youngstown State, in a play which involved a 68yard catch and run as well as two laterals which resulted in a touchdown and was featured on ESPN Sportscenter’s Top 10 Plays Of The Day ... Had five pass receptions against Purdue, Tennessee Tech and Youngstown State ... Posted his first 100-yard receiving game against the Penguins ... Caught multiple passes in all five games he played ... Reached the end zone with a 17-yard pass reception in the opener against Indiana. Previous School: Spent two years at San Francisco City College under coach George Rush...Named 1st Team All-Conference, Receiver of the Year, and Most Personal: Born Dec. 19, 1992 to Heather Layne in Dayton, Ohio ... Has one Sister, Outstanding Offensive Player in a State Championship...holds a receiving record Vanessa. Majoring in Pre-Med. with 20 receptions in a game. High School: Four year letter winner in football at Jefferson High School under head coach Ako Poti...Named team MVP, 1st Team All-League, Special Teams Player of the Year 2010-2011, 1st Team All-County, and Wide Receiver of the Year in 2011...Recorded 39 receptions, 714 yards, a longest reception of 93 yards and nine touchdowns...Also lettered in basketball and track. Personal: Born Aug. 31, 1993 to Natalie Moore and Tim Harris in San Francisco, CA ... Majoring in Sports Management. Kyani Harris’ Career Statistics RECEIVING Year 2013 GP no. yds avg td lgavg/g 5 20 26513.2 1 68 53.0 Donovan Layne Defensive Back 3 5-11 s 195 s Sr.-3L Dayton, Ohio (Chaminade-Jullenne HS) 2013: Played in nine games for the Sycamores, battling a leg injury for the majority of the season ... Made eight starts in the defensive backfield ... Tallied 37 total tackles, including 17 solo stops ... Had one tackle for a loss at Missouri State, a game in which he also recorded a 20-yard interception return for a touchdown .... Broke up two passes and had one blocked kick at South Dakota ... Posted a season-best 10 tackles at South Dakota and enjoyed seven multi-tackle games. 2012: Finished the season with 48 total tackles, including 30 solo stops, including a season-best 11 in the opener at Indiana ... Had multiple tackles in all 10 games played during the course of the year ... Posted a MVFC-high seven tackles against Missouri State ... Recorded two interceptions, including one for a 52-yard touchdown return against South Dakota and another for nine yards at Southern Illinois ... Also had a pass breakup versus the Salukis ... Recorded a tackle for loss at Youngstown State. 2011: Played in all 11 games as a true freshman in the defensive backfield as well as on special teams ... Recorded 18 total tackles, including nine solo stops ... Was credited with a season-best six tackles at South Dakota State ... Recorded a quarterback sack for a loss of 13 yards against North Dakota State. High School: Lettered three years for Coach Andy Helms at Chaminade Jullenne High School. All-Area Junior and Senior year, Top 22 in the Area Senior year, All Miami Valley 1st Team GCL Junior and Senior year, DB of the Year GCL Senior year, Three Year Letter Dayton Daily News Player of the Week Senior year. MVP of Defense Senior year. Donovan Layne’s Career Statistics DEFENSE Year gp ua at tt tfl/ydssacks/ydsint/yds pbu qbh fr/yds ffbks saf 2013 9 17 2037 1-1 0-0 1-20 2 0 0 0 1 0 2012 10 30 1848 1-2 0-0 2-61 1 0 0 0 0 0 20111199 181-13 1-13 0-0 30 0 000 TOTALS 30 56 47103 3-16 1-13 3-81 6 0 0 0 1 0 INTERCEPTION RETURNS Year no. ydsavg td lg 2013 1 2020.0 1 20 2012 2 6130.5 1 52 2011 0 00.000 TOTALS 3 8127.0 2 52 Gary Owens Wide Receiver 4 5-9 s 185 s Jr.-1L Mesquite, Texas (Trinity Valley CC) 2013: Played in one game as a wide receiver ... Saw his first action against Quincy and was a valuable member of the practice squad before missing time with an injury. 2012 (At Trinity Valley Community College): Played in nine games, catching 29 passes for 280 yards, averaging over three pass receptions per game ... Averaged 31.1 yards receiving per game with a pair of touchdowns. High School: Had 60 receptions for 763 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior . . . ranked as the 69th best prospect in the Dallas-area by the Dallas Morning News . . . earned all-district 15-4A first team accolades his senior season . . . caught 47 passes for 726 yards and four TDs his junior season . . . high school coach was Michael Overton. Buck Logan Running Back 5 5-9 s 215 s Sr.-1L Highland Park, Mich. (Sacramento CC) 2013: Saw action in all 12 games for the Sycamores, earning six starts at the tailback position ... Recorded 131 rush attempts for 609 yards and one touchdown ... Had a long rush of 43 yards against Quincy ... His rushing touchdown came against Western Illinois .... Had nine pass receptions for 59 yards, including a long of 24 yards against Quincy ... Recorded a receiving touchdown against Quincy ... Added five kickoff returns for 65 yards ... Converted a two-point conversion against Youngstown State ... Made four tackles on the season ... His 85 yards rushing against Quincy were a season high as were his 31 receiving yards ... Tallied 116 all-purpose yards against Quincy and added 113 at Missouri State. Previous School: Spent two years at Sacramento City College under head coach Dannie Walker...Received 1st Team All-Conference Running Back and All-Purpose 1st Team All-State...Recorded 1,422 yards rushing, 48 receptions, 434 receiving yards and nine total touchdowns. High School: Three year letter winner in football at Highland Park Community High School under coach Cedric Dortch...Named Team MVP Junior and Senior year...Named 1st Team All-State 2010, 1st Team All-Metro Captain 2010... Recorded 868 yards rushing, 68 carries and 14 touchdowns as well as 72 tackles, six interceptions and one touchdown returned for a touchdown...also lettered three years in track and wrestling. Personal: Born July 15, 1992 to Vernone and Leonard Logan in Detroit, Mich... has a brother Javon Burkes who plays at Bowling Green...plans to major in Sports Medicine Kinesiology. Buck Logan’s Career Statistics RUSHING Year 2013 RECEIVING Year 2013 GP att gainloss netavg td 12 131 637 28609 4.6 1 lg 43 avg/g 50.8 GP no. yds avg td lgavg/g 12 9 596.6 1 24 4.9 2010 ...threw for 1,642 yards and nine touchdowns while rushing for 491 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior ... earned First-Team all-GCL Central honors ... also named Second-Team All Butler County and Honorable Mention All State ... named Hamilton Journal Player of the week twice and was runner up for the Hamilton Journal Player of the Year honor in 2009 ... also played baseball, basketball, and ran track ... coached by Bill Tenore ... Named a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals.com, Scout.com, and 247Sports.com ... ranked as the No. 17 dual-threat quarterback nationally and the No. 31 player in the State of Ohio by Rivals.com ... was on the ESPU150 watch list ... ranked No. 4 on OhioVarsity.com’s top prep quarterbacks of 2010. Personal: Son of Robin and Jim Coyne ... father played football at West Virginia Tech ... born 3/19/93 ... Open Preference major. Travis Starks Defensive Back 7 5-10 s 190 s Jr.-2L Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita of Cascia HS) 2013: Played in nine games, making three starts in the Sycamore defensive backfield ... Tallied 32 total tackles, including 16 solo stops ... Posted a tackle for loss against Southern Illinois and was credited with a forced fumble at South Dakota State ... Had an electrifying 98-yard interception return for a touchdown in the finale against Southern Illinois ... Broke up three passes ... Had eight multitackle efforts with a season-best seven stops at No. 1 North Dakota State. KICKOFF RETURNS Year 2013 no. ydsavg td lg 5 6513.0 0 22 Patrick Coyne Quarterback 7 6-1 s 235 s Jr.-TR Cincinnati, Ohio (Cincinnati) 2013 (at Cincinnati): Did not see game action. 2012 (at Cincinnati): Made the travel squad as the third-string quarterback but did not see any game action. 2011 (at Cincinnati): Redshirted. Badin High School: Suffered a shoulder injury in Badin’s first game of the 2010 season ... saw time at tight end and punter while recovering ... played for the Midwest squad at ESPN’s second annual Champion Gridiron Kings event, a national 7-on-7 event that features 65 top-rated players during the summer of 2012: Early season injuries limited him to just three games played, making his Sycamore debut at Western Illinois ... Made three total tackles on the year, all against South Dakota with two pass breakups. 2011: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Played both running back and defensive back at St. Rita of Cascia High School ... Averaged 3.3 tackles per game while amassing 758 rushing yards and averaging 4.2 points scored per game ... Ranked in the Top 30 in the state of Illinois for scoring, rushing and total offense ... Ranked in the Top 100 in the state of Illinois for tackles made per game. Personal: Born on Jan. 2, 1993, to Brenda and Mitchell Starks ... majoring in Criminology ... has one brother, Mitchell. Travis Starks’ Career Statistics DEFENSE Year gp ua at tt tfl/ydssacks/ydsint/yds pbu qbh fr/yds ffbks saf 2013 9 16 1632 1-1 0-0 1-98 3 0 0 1 0 0 2012 3213 0-0 0-0 0-0 20 0 000 TOTALS12 18 1735 1-1 0-0 1-98 5 0 0 1 0 0 INTERCEPTION RETURNS Year 2013 no. ydsavg td lg 1 9898.0 1 98 Lafaele Fautanu Tight End 8 6-2 s 260 s Jr.-TR Fresno, Calif. (Fresno City CC) Previous School: Played football for two seasons at Fresno City College ... Twoyear starter at tight end. High School: Lettered in football at Sanger High School ... Played for coach Shidan ... Named his team’s Most Valuable Player ... Was an all-conference selection at tight end and linebacker twice. A.J. Johnson Wide Receiver 9 6-1 s 200 s Sr.-1L Oklahoma City, Okla. (Troy) 2013: Debuted in the Tennessee Tech road contest, and finished the season with 10 pass receptions for 114 yards and one touchdown in eight games played ... Made a 36-yard catch at Tennessee Tech and caught a season-best five passes for 36 yards against Youngstown State ... Recorded a 22-yard touchdown reception at South Dakota ... Caught passes in five different contests ... Had five kickoff returns for 81 yards, including a long of 23 yards at South Dakota ... Caught a two-point conversion at Tennessee Tech. 2012 (At Hutchinson CC): Finished second in his conference with a teamleading 76 pass receptions for 921 yards and 12 touchdowns ... Averaged 76.8 receiving yards per game and over 12 yards per catch ... Went over the 100yard receiving mark four times, including a season-best eight-catch, 140-yard performance against Independence Community College. A.J. Johnson’s Career Statistics RECEIVING Year 2013 GP no. yds avg td lgavg/g 8 10 11411.4 1 36 14.2 KICKOFF RETURNS Year 2013 no. ydsavg td lg 5 8116.2 0 23 Trent Lancaster Quarterback 10 6-1 s 200 s So.-1L Brazil, Ind. (Northview HS) 2013: Played in two games, rushing 15 times for 37 yards, including a long of 11 yards against No. 1 North Dakota State ... Was 1-of-3 passing against the Bison and then tallied an 8-of-15 performance for 93 yards and one touchdown in his most extensive action against Western Illinois ... Finished the year with a 9-of-18 passing mark of 88 yards, including a long pass of 25 yards versus the Leathernecks. 2012: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Lettered four years for Coach George Gettle at Northview High School ... Junior and Senior All-State Honorable Mention ... Three Year AllConference (WIC) ... Most Improved Freshman year, Offensive MVP Sophomore and Junior year, Captain and Team MVP Junior and Senior year ... Over 2500 yds passing, over 60% Comp percent, 34 TD (Sr), 700 yards Rush, 13 TD (Sr), career 6400 yards passing. Personal: Born on March 26, 1992, to Nona and Mitch Lancaster ... undecided on an academic major ... has two brothers, Nick and Luke. Trent Lancaster’s Career Statistics PASSING Year 2013 RUSHING Year 2013 GP effcomp-att-int pctyds td 3 98.29 9-18-150.0 88 1 lg 25 avg/g 29.3 GP att gainloss netavg td 3 15 5720372.5 0 lg 11 avg/g 12.3 Kendall Walker Linebacker 10 6-0 s 235 s Jr.-2L Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller HS) 2013: Played in 10 games for the Sycamores, starting in each of the first four games as a member of the linebacker unit ... Tallied 58 total tackles, including 23 solo stops ... Recorded five tackles for a loss, including a career-high three at Tennessee Tech ... Had one quarterback sack, also coming at TTU ... Posted a career-high 16 tackles against Western Illinois and went into double digit tackles three times (at Tennessee Tech, Western Illinois and Southern Illinois) ... Recorded three passes broken up. 2012: Saw action in all 11 games for the Sycamores, mostly in a reserve and special teams role ... Posted 10 tackles on the year, including six solo stops ... Had a career-best six total tackles, including four solos to lead the team against South Dakota ... Forced a fumble against the Coyotes. 2011: Was a valuable member of the scout team squad. High School: A three-year letterwinner at Moeller High School under head coach John Rodenberg ... earned first-team all-conference in each of his last two seasons on the field after being selected to second-team as a sophomore ... named to the all-district teams as a junior and senior ... totaled 125 tackles as a senior, including 13 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks ... also earned one letter in wrestling at MHS. Personal: Born on October 6, 1992, to Carmen and Kevin Walker in Cincinnati, Ohio ... has two younger siblings, Kevin (18) and Khara (17) ... his father, Kevin, played collegiately at Maryland before spending five seasons in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals (1988-1992), while his uncle, Shannon, played at The Citadel ... majoring in Sport Management. Kendall Walker’s Career Statistics DEFENSE Year gp ua at tt tfl/ydssacks/ydsint/yds pbu qbh fr/yds ffbks saf 2013 10 23 3558 5-9 1-5 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20121164 10 1-3 0-0 0-0 00 0 100 TOTALS21 39 3968 6-12 1-5 0-0 3 0 0 1 0 0 Matt Adam Quarterback 11 6-1 s 225 s Fr.-RS Camino Capistrano, Calif. (Tesoro HS) 2013: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Lettered four years at Tesoro High School for coach John Hall... Passed for 1,500 yards and rushed for 800 yards during his senior season...Was twice named All-League and was named Offensive MVP his final three seasons and was Was also a three year letterwinner in lacrosse. Personal: Born Oct. 13, 1994 to Jim and Brenda Adam in Chicago, Ill. ... undecided on an academic major. Gerrick Ratliff Linebacker 11 6-0 s 235 s Jr.-2L Chicago, Ill. (De La Salle Institute) 2013: Played in all 12 games for the Sycamores, and earned 11 starts at the linebacker position ... Tallied 72 total tackles on the season, including 34 solo stops and three tackles for a loss ... Made 12 tackles at Missouri State and posted 10 against Western Illinois ... Had a tackle for a loss of 10 yards at South Dakota and another TFL in the opener versus Indiana ... Posted one quarterback sack against the Coyotes ... Credited with a quarterback hurry at Illinois State. 2012: Played in nine games in a reserve role and on special teams ... Credited with a tackle against South Dakota. 2011: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Lettered in track, basketball and football at De La Salle Institute ... Played for coach Dan O’Keefe ... First team All-Catholic League as a senior ... Was a second team All-Catholic League selection following his junior campaign ... Named his team’s Offensive Player Of The Year in 2010 ... Posted 50 total tackles, six interceptions ... Tallied 176 rushing attempts for 1,000 yards with five touchdowns ... Recorded four pass receptions for 150 receiving yards. Personal: Born Gerrick Michael Austin Ratliff on October 9, 1992 to Gail and Gary Ratliff in Chicago, Ill. ... Majoring in Business Management. Gerrick Ratliff’s Career Statistics DEFENSE Year gp ua at tt tfl/ydssacks/ydsint/yds pbu qbh fr/yds ffbks saf 2013 12 34 3872 3-11 1-10 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2012 9011 0-0 0-0 0-0 10 0 000 TOTALS21 34 3973 3-11 1-10 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Chris O’Leary Kevin Davis Wide Receiver 12 6-2 s 220 s Sr.-3L Terre Haute, Ind. (North Vigo HS) Wide Receiver 13 5-11 s 200s So.-TR Indianapolis, Ind. (Indiana) 2013: Saw action in five games at the wide receiver position, as he caught seven passes for 80 yards ... Long reception of 21 yards came against Youngstown State ... Part of a double lateral pass reception with Kyani Harris and Sampson Levingston for a touchdown which was featured on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays ... Had five receptions for 69 yards against Youngstown State. 2013 (at Indiana): Made his collegiate debut against Indiana State and played in five games. 2012: Played in all 11 games for the Sycamores, making seven pass receptions for 74 yards, including a long of 21 yards at Youngstown State ... Had two multicatch performances on the year, making two receptions for 30 yards against South Dakota and two more for nine yards at Western Illinois. 2011: Saw action in five games at wide receiver and on special teams. 2010: Sat out the season as a redshirt. 2012 (at Indiana): Redshirted the 2012 season. Prep/Personal: Wide receiver for head coach John Hart at Warren Central High School ... hauled in 40 catches for 846 yards (21.2 average) and 11 touchdowns in 2011... honorable mention Indiana Associated Press Class 5A All-State ... allconference and All-Marion County honoree ... rated the No. 4 prospect in Indiana by 247Sports.com ... served as a student reporter for ESPNU at Super Bowl XLVI Media Day ... parents are Kevin Davis (father), WenDell Wallace (stepfather) and Tonya T’ere Wallace ... born on Oct. 27, 1993, business management major. Isaac Harker High School: Lettered three years for Coach Chris Barrett at North Vigo High School ... Earned all-state honorable mention, all-county and all-conference honors ... Voted his team’s most valuable player and offensive player of the year ... Garnered the Humphrey Award as Vigo County’s MVP ... Had a 56 percent completion rate ... Passed for 2,000 yards and 16 touchdowns, while also rushing for 500 yards and 10 TDs ... Also lettered three years in basketball. Quarterback 14 6-0 s 195 s Fr.-HS Lebanon, Ind. (Lebanon HS) Personal: Born Nov. 7, 1991 to Patrick and Julie O’Leary ... Has three brothers, Marc, Dan and Matt ... Majoring in communications ... Brother Matt, played basketball in the Missouri Valley Conference at Loyola before transfering during the summer of 2014 to IUPUI. High School: Led his Lebanon High School to an 8-3 record during his senior season which netted the team their third consecutive trip to the second round of the IHSAA playoffs ... Named the Indianapolis Star’s Sportsman of the Year for the 2013-14 academic year ... First Team All-Sagamore Conference as well as IHSAA 4A All-State Honorable Mention ... Named to the Indianapolis Colts Academic All-State and Scholar-Athlete Teams ... Passed for 3,864 career yards, rushed for 1,121 yards and accumulated 46 touchdowns ... As a junior, selected 2nd Team All-Sagamore Conference, throwing for 1,948 yards and 19 touchdowns adding 231 rushing ... Completed 16-of-32 passes for a career-best 394 yards against No. 1 Indianapolis Cathedral .... Invited to Elite 11 Camp in both Chicago and Ohio, earning the Golden Gun Award in Chicago. Chris O’Leary’s Career Statistics RECEIVING Year GP no. yds avg td lgavg/g 2013 5 7 8011.4 0 21 16.0 2012 11 7 7410.6 0 21 6.7 2011 5 0 0 0.0000.0 TOTALS 21 14 15411.0 0 21 7.3 Personal: Earned a 4.3 cumulative grade point average in high school and was named his graduating classes’ Valedictorian ... His mother, Teri, played women’s basketball at Indiana State and his sister, Kaylin, played softball at Southern Illinois ... Majoring in Communications. Osborn Umeh Punter 14 6-2 s 210 s Jr.-TR Lakewood, Calif. (Cerritos College) Previous School: During the 2013 campaign at Cerritos College, he had 33 punts for 1,305 yards -- an average of 39.5 yards per kick ... Had a long of 61 yards with 11 inside the opponent’s 20-yard line and forced 17 fair catches ... Made 32 punts as a freshman in 2012 for a 39.7 yard average and a career-best boot of 63 yards ... Pinned the opponent inside the 20-yard line a total of three times with 11 fair catches ... Over two years, averaged 39.6 yards on 65 punts with 14 inside the 20 and 28 fair catches. Mayfair HS: Ranked as the #1 punter in the nation with a 49.5 average on the year… Was a three-time All-Suburban League selection and earned AllCIF honors… Averaged 40 yards a punt as a junior and 45 yards a punt his sophomore season… Also a member of the track and field team. Personal: Most memorable moment was when he launched a 75-yard punt against Downey High after fielding a bad snap … Aspires to be a sports broadcaster… Nicknamed “Ozzy”… Has four siblings – Nelly (21), Lavet (16), Anselem (14) and Joy (11)… Is the son of Cy and Peace Umeh… Born in Nigeria on February 17, 1993. Mike Perish Quarterback 15 6-3 s 225 s Sr.-2L Frankfort, Ill. (Western Michigan) 2013: Played and started in eight games for the Sycamores at the quarterback position ... Completed 139-of-243 passes for 1,586 yards and 14 touchdowns .... Long pass reception of 78 yards came against Quincy ... Was voted the MVFC Offensive Player Of The Week for his 23-of-26 passing performance for 379 yards and four touchdowns against the Hawks ... Set a career high with 30 pass completions against Youngstown State and threw for a career-best 392 yards against the Penguins ... That effort against Youngstown State was just four yards shy of the school record and he found nine different receivers on the day, while all nine had multiple receptions ... Posted rushing touchdowns against Quincy and Tennessee Tech ... Sycamores set a team record with over 400 yards of passing against Quincy. 2012: Took home MVFC All-Newcomer honors as he was the team’s leading passer with 155 completions on 280 attempts for 1,615 yards and 10 TDs, with a long pass completion of 43 yards ... Averaged 37.09 yards per game, which ranked 20th in the MVFC and went over 200 yards passing three times, including a season-best 221 yards at Youngstown State ... Posted two touchdown passes in three different games while maintaining a 109.88 passing efficiency rating, which was ninth-best in the MVFC ... Tallied 134.45 yards of total offense per game, ranking ninth in the league. At Western Michigan (2010 & 2011): Played in three games at WMU as a redshirt freshman in 2011 and was 4-of-10 for 42 yards, including a long completion of 21 yards. He made his debut against Nicholls on September 10 and completed four passes for 42 yards and scored his first career touchdown against Akron on November 25. High School: Was rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and was ranked as the 93rd-best quarterback prospect nationally by Scout.com ... was named all-area as a junior and senior by the Chicago Sun Times and the Chicago Southtown Star ... First Team All-State selection in 2009 by the Chicago Tribune as well as Rivals. com .... His Marist HS team finished as the state runner-up in 2009 ... an All-East Suburban Catholic Conference First Team selection in both 2008 and 2009 and was named the league’s Most Valuable Offensive Player in 2009 ... selected to participate in the Illinois Coaches Association East/West All-Star Game following his senior season in which he was 248-of-345 passing (71.8 percent) with 3,385 yards and 37 touchdowns ... For his career he passes for 5,398 yards with 57 touchdowns. Personal: Born Oct. 3, 1991 in Chicago, Ill. ... Son of John and Cressa Perish ... Father’s cousin, Norm Bulach, was a first round NFL draft selection by the Baltimore Colts and also played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Miami Dolphins from 1970-80 ... majoring in Accounting. Mike Perish’s Career Statistics PASSING Year 2013 2012 TOTALS GP effcomp-att-int pctyds 8 122.81 139-242-10 57.21586 11 109.88 155-280-8 55.41615 19 116.21 294-522-18 56.33201 RUSHING td 14 10 24 Year GP att gainloss netavg td 2013 8 46 108109 -1 0.0 2 2012 11 31 21 157-136 -4.4 0 TOTALS 19 77 129 266-137 -1.8 2 lg 78 43 78 avg/g 198.2 146.8 168.5 lg 12 7 12 avg/g -0.1 -12.4 -7.2 T.J. Tuuu Linebacker 15 6-2 s 225 s Sr.-1L Marina, Calif. (Monterey Peninsula) 2013: Played in four games at the linebacker position, earning a start at Illinois State ... Recorded 16 total tackles, including 10 solo stops ... Posted a career-best nine tackles at South Dakota. Previous School: Spent two years at Monterey Peninsula College in Monterey, CA under coach Mike Rasmussen. High School: Played football at Seaside High School in Seaside, CA under head coach Alfred Avila...CCS Division III Champions...Monterey Bay League CoChampions. Personal: Born Nov. 14, 1992 to Renee Drinkard in Monterey, CA...plans on majoring in accounting. T.J. Tuuu’s Career Statistics DEFENSE Year gp ua at tt tfl/ydssacks/ydsint/yds pbu qbh fr/yds ffbks saf 2013 4 10 616 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Robert Tonyan, Jr. Wide Receiver 18 6-5 s 220 s So.-1L McHenry, Ill. (McHenry East HS) 2013: Played in 11 games for the Sycamores at the quarterback position ... Earned his first career start at Illinois State, the first of three starts under center during the season ... Completed 35-of-102 passes for 348 yards and three toouchdowns ... Connected on a 57-yard touchdown pass in his debut at Indiana ... Had 69 passing yards at Illinois State ... Recorded 52 rushing yards on the season, including a season-best 34 against the Redbirds ... Posted rushing touchdowns against Quincy and Illinois State ... Made one tackle at Missouri State ... Threw touchdowns passes at Indiana, versus Quincy and at Illinois State. Robert Tonyan’s Career Statistics PASSING Year GP 2013 11 62.87 35-102-534.3348 RUSHING Year 2013 effcomp-att-int pctyds td 3 GP att gainloss netavg td 11 64 209157 52 0.8 2 lg avg/g 57 31.6 lg 34 avg/g 4.7 Haki Woods Defensive Back 18 6-3 s 195 s Fr.-HS South Bend, Ind. (St. Joseph HS) High School: Lettered in football, track and basketball at St. Joseph High School ... Played football for coach Jay Johnson ... Two-time all-state selection and was a two-time all-conference pick. Personal: Born Haki Danyel Woods, Jr., on October 31, 1995 to Sonya Bell in Chicago, Ill. ... Plans to major in Engineering. Aaron Killebrew Defensive Back 19 5-10 s 165 s Fr.-RS Evansville, Ind. (Harrison HS) 2012: Sat out the season as a redshirt. 2013: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Lettered two years in both football and basketball at McHenry High School-East Campus… Earned All-State nominations in 2010 and 2011 and 2011 All-State Honorable Mention 7A… Named All-Fox Valley Conference in 2010 and 2011… Set McHenry record of 5,000 passing yards and had career totals of 40 passing TD’s, single season 2,734 yards and 22 TD’s… Had a career completion percentage of 57.1. High School: A three year letter winner in football at Harrison High School for coach Brian Lewis...Named IFCA All-State Wide Receiver in 2012...Named AllCity, All-Conference, All-Metro, and Evansville Player of the Year...also lettered four years in track. Personal: Born April 30, 1994 to Robert and Tammy Tonyan…has a sister Danielle… Plans to major Physical Education… Enjoys basketball, hanging out with friends, fishing and golf. Personal: Born July 2, 1994 to Michelle Brown and Rico Killebrew in Evansville, Ind...undecided on an academic major. Jameer Thurman Mark Sewall Linebacker 20 6-0 s 215 s So.-1L Chicago, Ill. (Proviso West HS) Defensive Back 21 6-0 s 210 s Jr.-2L Western Springs, Ill. (Lyons Township HS) 2013: Named to MVFC All-Newcomer Team ... Finished second in the league’s Freshman Of The Year balloting and was third in the MVFC Newcomer Of The Year race ... Was the Sycamores’ leading tackler with 91 stops, including nine tackles for a loss and four quarterback sacks and was credited with one pass breakup ... Recorded at least four tackles in all 12 games and had two double digit tackle performances, including a season-best 17 stops at nationally-ranked South Dakota State ... Had three tackles for a loss at South Dakota with a pair of quarterback sacks and ranked eighth in the league in total tackles, tops amongst all freshmen ... In MVFC only contests, he ranked tied for ninth in total tackles and was the top freshman ... Ranked tied for 13th in quarterback sacks and was the league’s top freshman in MVFC games ... Finished 16th in MVFC games only for tackles for a loss and was also the league’s top freshman in that category. 2013: Named to the MVFC All-Academic Team after he was also tabbed an All-MVFC Honorable Mention selection in the postseason ... Finished as the Sycamores’ third-leading tackler with 87 total tackles, including five tackles for a loss ... Paced the Sycamores with three interceptions and owned four pass breakups ... Recovered one fumble and blocked a punt against Southern Illinois ... Finished the season with three consecutive double digit tackle performances, including a career-high 18 total tackles versus the Salukis ... Had a pair of tackles for a loss against Youngstown State and posted interceptions at South Dakota, at Missouri State and versus Western Illinois ... Ranked 11th in the league for total tackles and tied for 17th in passes defended ... In MVFC contests only, Sewall ranked third with 9.2 tackles per contest and ranked tied for ninth in passes defended and tied for third in interceptions. High School: A three year letter winner at Proviso West High School for coach Famous Hulbert...was named Team Defensive Player of the Year during his junior season and Most Improved Player during his sophomore campaign...recorded 100 tackles, one INT, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and eight passes broken up...also lettered four years in wrestling. 2012: Named to MVFC All-Newcomer Team just as he older brother Alex did at the same position in 2008 ... Posted 31 total tackles, including 12 solos and 19 assists with 2.5 tackles for a loss of three yards ... Had a 77-yard interception return against Quincy and tallied four pass breakups, recovered a fumble for a touchdown at Western Illinois and blocked one kick ... His .11 interceptions per game ranked tied for 25th in the MVFC and he recorded a season-best seven total tackles at No. 1 North Dakota State, with a tackle for loss ... Broke up two passes against South Dakota State. Personal: Born Jan. 20, 1995 to Avery and Ayesha Thurman in Chicago, Ill. ... Has a brother, Malik, who plays football at Ferris State University ... Plans on majoring in Civil Engineering. Jameer Thurman’s Career Statistics DEFENSE Year gp ua at tt tfl/ydssacks/ydsint/yds pbu qbh fr/yds ffbks saf 2013 12 45 4691 9-35 4-23 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2011: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Lettered two years for Coach Kurt Weinberg at Lyons Township High School. All-Conference West Sub. Silver (2010), ESPN Chicagoland AllArea Honorable Mention. Seven career interceptions. Also lettered two years in Basketball. Personal: Born May 6, 1993 to Dan and Joan Sewall in Western Springs, Ill. Majoring in Business Administration ... Brother, Alex was a member of the Sycamore football team from 2008-11. Mark Sewall’s Career Statistics DEFENSE Year 2013 2012 TOTALS gp 12 9 21 ua at tt tfl/ydssacks/ydsint/yds pbu qbh fr/yds ffbks saf 44 4387 5-9 0-0 3-(-1) 4 1 1-0 0 1 0 12 1931 3-3 0-0 1-77 4 0 1-0 0 1 0 56 62118 8-12 0-0 4-76 8 1 2-0 0 2 0 INTERCEPTION RETURNS Year no. ydsavg td lg 2013 3 -1-0.300 2012 1 7777.0 0 77 TOTALS 4 7619.0 0 77 Phil Wilson Defensive Back 22 6-0 s 200 s So.-1L Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook HS) 2013: Made nine tackles, including seven solo stops as he started and played in each of the first four games before missing the balance of the year due to a leg injury ... Forced one fumble at Purdue and posted his first career inteception in his final game of the season at Tennessee Tech ... Recorded a season-best five tackles at Indiana. 2012: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Two-year letterwinner at Bolingbrook High School ... member of the 2011 Illinois Class 8A State Championship team ... 102 tackles with 20 pass breakups as a senior ... earned all-conference and all-area selections while at BHS ... also lettered in track & field. Personal: Born Philip Jamal Ausy Wilson on Nov. 30, 1993, to Rene and Philip Wilson ... majoring in Sport Management ... has two siblings, Phylicia and Shanee. Phil’s Wilson’s Career Statistics DEFENSE Year gp ua at tt tfl/ydssacks/ydsint/yds pbu qbh fr/yds ffbks saf 2013 4729 1-2 0-0 0-0 00 0-0 100 INTERCEPTION RETURNS Year no. ydsavg td lg 2013 1 00.000 Jordan Wallace Linebacker 23 6-1 s 230 s So.-TR Indianapolis, Ind. (Indiana) 2013 (at Indiana): Did not see any game action in 2013 ... scout team player of the week (Indiana State). 2012 (at Indiana): Redshirted the 2012 season ... named scout team player of the week following the Wisconsin game. Prep: Linebacker for head coach John Hart at Warren Central High School ... brother, Kevin Davis, is a sophomore wide receiver at IU ... also a teammate of IU junior running back Anthony Davis ... ESPNHS.com All-State selection as a junior and senior ... made 68 tackles with three sacks, 10 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one interception his senior campaign ... defensive captain earned first team All-Marion County recognition ... delivered 97 tackles, 68 solo, with 12 TFLs, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 2010 ... Warren Central won the 2009 state championship ... rated the No. 6 prospect in Indiana by ESPN.com and the No. 26 middle linebacker nationally by Scout.com ... three-year football and two-year wrestling letterwinner. High School: Parents are WenDell & T’ere Wallace and Marlene Hilliard ... born on Jan. 20, 1994, Jordan Jerell Wallace is a sport communication-broadcast major. Dejuan Lang Defensive Back 24 5-9 s 180 s So.-1L Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain HS) 2013: Played in eight games in the Sycamore defensive backfield, earning a start in the annual Homecoming contest against Youngstown State ... Posted 22 total tackles, including 12 solo stops ... Had a season-best six tackles against Quincy and then again versus Southern Illinois ... Broke up one pass against Western Illinois ... Was credited with five multi-tackle efforts. High School: Three-year letter winner for coach Tom Boldenn at Colerain High School in Cincinnati, Ohio...Named Team Defensive Player of the Year and twice named 1st Team All-League...Recorded 9 career interceptions, 90 tackles, five forced fumbles and 436 total yards...also lettered three years in track. Personal: Born Dec. 5, 1994 to Kelly White in Cincinnati, Ohio ... Majoring in Business Management. Dejuan Lang’s Career Statistics DEFENSE Year gp ua at tt tfl/ydssacks/ydsint/yds pbu qbh fr/yds ffbks saf 2013 7 11 920 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 Lonnell Brown, Jr. Jaquan Keys Defensive Back 25 5-7 s 160 s So.-1L Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain HS) Running Back 27 5-10 s 200s Fr.-HS Indianapolis, Ind. (Perry Meridian HS) 2013: Saw action in six games at defensive back ... Recorded 11 total tackles, including six solo stops ... Posted four multi-tackle performances, inclduing a season-best three stops in the season finale against Southern Illinois. High School: Lettered in football and track at Perry Meridian High School .... Played football for coach Scott Marsh ... Named All-State and All-Marion County .... Was an all-conference selection twice ... Set the school record for most receiving touchdowns in a season with 12 ... Posted 55 catches for 997 yards as well as 77 rushes for 632 yards .... Added three rushing touchdowns to his 12 receiving scores. High School: Four-year letter winner at Colerain High School under coach Tom Bolden...Earned 1st Team GCL, 1st Team GMC and All-District Honorable Mention honors...Was named team MVP and Impact Player of the Year...recorded 17 touchdowns, 13 interceptions and 108 tackles. Personal: Born March 19, 1995 to Daveeta Stanford and Lonnell Brown Sr. in Cincinnati, Ohio ... undecided on an academic major. Lonnell Brown, Jr.’s Career Statistics DEFENSE Year gp ua at tt tfl/ydssacks/ydsint/yds pbu qbh fr/yds ffbks saf 2013 665 112-14 1-8 0-0 30 0-0 000 Trevon Claybourne Defensive Back 26 6-1 s 180 s Fr.-HS Detroit, Mich. (Cass Tech HS) High School: Lettered in football and track at Cass Tech High School ... Played football for coach Thomas Wilcher ... Named his team’s Most Improved Defensive Back ... Recorded 35 total tackles and six pass breakups ... His team won two state championships and went 12-1 during his senior season. Personal: Born Trevon Claybourne on January 9, 1996 to Timothy and Willette Claybourne in Pamona, Calif. ... Open Preference major. Personal: Born Jaquan D. Keys on December 7, 1994 to James and Lynette Felder in Hammond, Ind. ... Keys’ family moved to the state of Indiana after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina ... Will major in Business. Kevin Beacham Defensive Back 28 6-0 s 175 s Fr.-HS Culver City, Calif. (Culver City HS) High School: Recorded 85 total tackles, including 56 solo stops over his final two seasons at Culver City HS, where he also starred in basketball ... Averaged four tacakles per game in the defensive backfield ith five interceptions, one fumble recovery and nine pass breakups ... As a senior, made 54 total tackles with tackles for a loss and added 138 yards on kick off returns ... As a junior, made 31 tackles .... Had three interceptions as a senior and two more as a junior ... Had a career long 87-yard kickoff return as a senior. Jonathan Henderson Defensive Back 29 6-0 s 175 s Fr.-HS Florissant, Mo. (Cardinal Ritter Prep) High School: Lettered in football and track at Cardinal Ritter College Prep .... Played football for coach Rolando Merriweather .... Invited to play in the St. Louis All-Star Game following his senior year .... Named all-conference .... Offensive Player Of The Year and was also named all-conference as a defensive back .... Recorded 12 touchdowns and 989 total yards .... Posted 75 tackles on defense. Personal: Born Jonathan Matthew Henderson on May 25, 1996 to Byron and Roslyn Henderson in St. Louis, Mo ... Will major in Recreation and Sports Management. Tsali Lough Dimitri Taylor Defensive Back 30 5-9 s 195 s So.-1L Terre Haute, Ind. (South Vigo HS) Running Back 31 5-10 s 190 s Fr.-RS Wheaton, Ill. (Montini Catholic HS) 2013: Played in 11 games for the Sycamores in the defensive backfield as well as on special teams ... Recorded 31 total tackles, including nine solo stops ... Recorded two interceptions on the season, the first coming at South Dakota and the other against Southern Illinois with a 46-yard return ... Also recovered a fumble to stop a Coyote drive at South Dakota ... Posted a season-best eight tackles against Western Illinois, with seven against Quincy and five more in the opener at Indiana ... Posted at least one tackle in nine different contests. 2013: Sat out the season as a redshirt. 2012: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Lettered for four years in football for coach Mark Raetz at Terre Haute South Vigo High School ... Named to the IFCA Top 50 All-State as a senior ... Two-time All Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference selection ... Indiana State All-State ... Selected as the Most Valuable Player In Vigo County in 2011 ... First Team All-Wabash Valley as both a junior and senior ... Associated Press Honorable Mention All-State selection as a senior ... All-Academic Wabash Valley in both 2010 and 2011 ... Recorded 99 solo tackles and 52 assists with three tackles for loss and a quarterback sack as a senior ... In 2011, also posted two pass breakups as well as an interception and a forced fumble ... For his career, tallied 449 total tackles, including 286 solos with 13 tackles for loss, one quarterback sack, one interception, five forced fumbles, four fumbles recovered and 10 pass breakups. Personal: Born Tsali Ray Lough on Feb. 25, 1994, to Jeff and Cheryl Lough in Terre Haute, Ind. ... Brother, Brock Lough is a former Indiana State football player who was named All-Missouri Valley Football Conference as a fullback during his career and is currently an assistant coach at Georgia State. Tsali Lough’s Career Statistics DEFENSE Year gp ua at tt tfl/ydssacks/ydsint/yds pbu qbh fr/yds ffbks saf 2013119 22 31 0-0 0-02-56 10 1-0 000 INTERCEPTION RETURNS Year 2013 no. ydsavg td lg 2 5628.0 0 46 High School: Lettered four years in football at Montini Catholic High School where he won four State Championships...Named team Player of the Year...also named All-State, All-Area and Team Captain. Personal: Born June 19, 1995 to Loren McCurtis in Maywood, Ill...plans on majoring in Business. LeMonte Booker Running Back 32 5-11 s 190 s So.-1L Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sandburg HS) 2013: Named to the MVFC All-Newcomer Team ... Was the Sycamores’ leader with 25 kickoff returns for 578 yards, averaging 23.1 yards per return ... Owned a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against No. 1 North Dakota State ... Third-leading rusher with 42 rushes for 175 yards, averaging over four yards per carry and one touchdown and caught seven passes for 39 yards ... Returned five kickoffs against Youngstown State and North Dakota State and had a seasonbest 173 yards of returns versus the Bison, which was the highest single-game total in the MVFC in 2013 ... Tallied a season-best 56 rushing yards at Missouri State and caught four passes against Youngstown State ... Finished the season with 792 all-purpose yards and ranked second in the MVFC with 23.1 yards per kickoff return as well as second in league games only with 22.3 yards per kickoff return ... Ninth in the league in MVFC contests with a 98.7 all-purpose yards per game average. High School: Lettered in football and track at Carl Sandburg High School for coach David Wierzal ... Named all-area and was a two-time first team allconference selection ... Twice named his school’s Offensive Player Of The Year ... Amassed 750 rushing yards with eight touchdowns, 200 receiving yards and four touchdowns as a senior ... Tallied 1,037 rushing yards with 15 touchdowns and 85 receiving yards as a junior ... Holds the school record in the long jump with 22 feet as well as a member of the 400 meter and 800 meter relay teams. Personal: Born LaMonte Booker, Jr., on August 10, 1995 to LeMonte, Sr. and Hyacinth Booker in Chicago, Ill. Jerry Stephen LeMonte Booker’s Career Statistics RUSHING Year 2013 RECEIVING Year 2013 GP att gainloss netavg td 9 42 175 0175 4.2 1 lg 16 avg/g 19.4 GP no. yds avg td lgavg/g 9 7 395.6 0 14 4.3 KICKOFF RETURNS Year 2013 no. ydsavg td lg 25 57823.1 1 97 Rondell Green Defensive Back 32 6-0 s180 s Fr.-HS Bowling Green, Ky. (Warren Central HS) Tight End 35 6-2 s 240 s So.-1L Avon, Ind. (Avon HS) 2013: Played in four games for the Sycamores as both a tight end and on special teams ... Had two kickoff returns for a total of 18 yards, including a long of 12 yards at Tennessee Tech. 2012: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Lettered three years in football at Avon High School in Avon, Ind… Named All-Conference honorable mention, Indianapolis Star West Team 1st Team Tight End in 2010… Earned 1st Team All-Conference honors in 2011… Also lettered two years in baseball. High School: Lettered in football, basketball and track at Warren Central High School ... Played football for coach Mark Rogers ... Named First Team All-State ... Recorded 15 career interceptions. Personal: Born January 21, 1994 to Daniel and Betty Stephen in Fort Worth, Texas…Has two siblings Jarrett and Jasmine…Plans to major in Forensic Science… Enjoys lifting and playing sports. Personal: Born Rondell Lorenzo Green on February 13, 1996 to Carmen and Ron Green in Bowling Green, Ky. ... Will major in Business. Jerry Stephen’s Career Statistics Nick Cody Linebacker 34 6-2 s 235 s Jr.-RS Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. (Orange Coast College) 2013: Sat out the season as a redshirt. 2012 (At Orange Coast College): A two-year starter, Cody was the anchor of the Coast defense racking up a team-best 98 tackles (50 solo) with three quarterback sacks, 16 tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries ... Earned CCCFCA Region IV All-State honors ... In six of OCC’s 10 games, Cody amassed double-digit tackles, including a season-best 13 against Moorpark on Sept. 1 and against College of the Desert on Oct. 6 ... In his final game for the Pirates on Nov. 3 against Fullerton, Cody picked up a season-best eight solo tackles, one sack, two TFL and one fumble recovery. 2011 (At Orange Coast College): As a freshman,Cody earned second-team, All-Eastern Conference honors after racking up 85 tackles (39 solo) ... Led the Pirates with three fumble recoveries and also picked up one sack and one interception. KICKOFF RETURNS Year no. ydsavg td lg 2013 2 18 9.0 012 Tyler Lee Defensive Back 36 6-2 s 185 s Fr.-HS Xenia, Ohio (Xenia HS) High School: Lettered three years in football for coach Bob Delong at Xenia High School in Xenia, Ohio...Three times was named the player of the week and was also named Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year...Earned the Team Leadership Award...Named to the All-Tristate Area team as well as twice 1st Team All-Conference...Holds high school record for most interceptions in a single season with nine and longest punt return at 81 yards. Personal: Born Oct. 12, 1994 to Marnie Martin in Houston, Texas...currently undecided on an academic major. Kenyotta Rollins Jess Harris Linebacker 37 6-1 s 240 s Fr.-HS Portage, Ind. (Portage HS) Linebacker 40 5-9 s 205 s Jr.-2L Whiteland, Ind. (Whiteland HS) High School: Lettered in football for three seasons at Portage High School ... Played football for coach Wally McCormick ... Two-time all-area selection as well as First Team All-State selection ... Three-time DAC all-conference ... Named Portage Mr. Football in 2013 ... Three-time leading tackler and two-time Defensive Most Valuable Player ... Two-time lineman of the year and holds the school record for power clean record for Northwest Indiana with 360 lbs. 2013: Played in all 12 games for the Sycamores as a reserve linebacker and was in on nearly all of the special teams ... Recorded 15 total tackles, including eight solo stops ... Had four multi-tackle games, including a career-best four tackles in the season finale against Southern Illinois ... Recorded his first career interception and raced back 51 yards for a touchdown against Quincy ... Blocked a kick against Western Illinois. Personal: Born Kenyota L. Rollins on June 19, 1995 to Henrietta Rollins in Gary, Ind. ... Plans to major in Kinesiology. 2012: Saw action in eight games as a reserve linebacker and special teams member ... Made four total tackles on the year, including a season-best two stops against Quincy. Alex Stowers Defensive Back 39 5-9 s 175 s Jr.-2L Indianapolis, Ind. (North Central HS) 2013: Played in seven games for the Sycamores, making six starts in the defensive backfield ... Tallied 19 total tackles, including 10 solo stops ... Posted a career-best eight tackles at Tennessee Tech and then matched that effort with eight more versus Western Illinois ... Had one tackle for a loss versus Tennessee Tech ... Broke up four passes on the year, including three against Western Illinois. 2012: Back up defensive back who also saw action on kickoff coverage teams ... Made 12 total tackles on the year, including 11 solo stops ... Tallied a season-best four tackles in the finale at Youngstown State ... Had three tackles against both Quincy and South Dakota. 2011: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Posted 19 total tackles and five interceptions at Indianapolis North Central as a senior ... Returned one interception for 71 yards and a touchdown against Warren Central ... Posted a season-high six tackles at Lawrence North ... 2010 All-MIC selection. Alex Stowers’ Career Statistics DEFENSE Year gp 2013 7 2012 10 TOTALS17 ua at tt tfl/ydssacks/ydsint/yds pbu qbh fr/yds ffbks saf 10 919 1-6 0-0 0-0 4 0 0-0 0 0 0 11 112 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 21 1031 1-6 0-0 0-0 6 0 0-0 0 0 0 2011: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Named all-county, all-conference, all-conference academic, allstate and made the All-South Region Team as a senior ... Was named an alternate for the North/South All-Star Game. Personal: Born Jess Charles Harris on April 2, 1993 to Curt and Judy Harris ... Brother of current former Sycamore running back and current assistant strength coach, Luke Harris. Jess Harris’ Career Statistics DEFENSE Year gp ua at tt tfl/ydssacks/ydsint/yds pbu qbh fr/yds ffbks saf 20131287 15 0-0 0-01-51 00 0-0 010 2012 8314 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 0-0 000 TOTALS20 11 819 0-0 0-0 1-51 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 INTERCEPTION RETURNS Year no. ydsavg td lg 2013 1 5151.0 1 51 2012 0 00.000 TOTALS 1 5151.0 1 51 Jordan Jackson Linebacker 41 6-1 s 240 s So.-1L Indianapolis, Ind. (Decatur Central HS) 2013: Played in 11 games for the Sycamores, including five starts at a linebacker position ... Tallied 33 total tackles on the year, including seven solo stops ... Had nine multi-tackle efforts, including a season-best six at Illinois State ... Posted tackles for a loss at Missouri State and at South Dakota State ... Recorded a quarterback sack at South Dakota State. High School: Three year letter winner at Decatur Central High School under head coach Justin Dixson...During the 2012 season he was named: MooresvilleDecatur Times All-Area, All-Mid State Conference, Indianapolis Pre-Season All-State, 5A Pre-Season All-State, All-Marion County, Indianapolis Super Team Honorable Mention, All-State Honorable Mention, and ESPN Chicago Nike Sparq All-Combine Team...Was the 2011 Decatur Central Hammer of the Year and 2010 Decatur Central Linebacker of the Year...Also lettered two years in track and basketball. Personal: Born April 26, 1995 to Terri and Tony Jackson in Indianapolis, Ind...has one brother, Robert ... Majoring in Physical Therapy or Athletic Training. Jordan Jackson’s Career Statistics DEFENSE Year gp ua at tt tfl/ydssacks/ydsint/yds pbu qbh fr/yds ffbks saf 2013117 26 33 2-7 1-6 0-0 00 0-0 000 Andrew Main Tight End 42 6-3 s 250 s Jr.-TR Los Alamitos, Calif. (Fullerton College) Previous School: Played football for two seasons at Fullerton College for coach Tim Byrnes ... First Team All-California Region IV ... Also named First Team AllSouthern Conference. High School: Lettered in football at Los Alamitos High School ... Played for coach John Barnes ... Named the Sunset League Offensive Lineman Of The Year ... All-CIF Pac-5 Division First Team selection ... Named to the Long Beach Press Telegram Dream Team. Personal: Born Andrew Nathan Main on July 7, 1993 to James and Carol Main in Mission Viejo, Calif. ... Open Preference major. Isaac Beverstock Fullback/Tight End 43 6-1 s 220 s So.-1L Brownsburg, Ind. (Brownsburg HS) 2013: Played in nine games for the Sycamores as a reserve linebacker as well as on special teams ... Recorded 11 total tackles on the season, including five solo stops ... Recorded a season-best seven tackles, including three solos in the victory over Quincy. High School: Lettered for three seasons at Brownsburg High School for coach Brett Comer ... Was a First Team All-State selection as a senior ... Named his team’s Most Valuable Offensive Back following both his junior and senior seasons ... Honorary captain as a senior ... In 11 games a senior, had 223 rushes for 1,631 yards -- an average of 7.31 yards per carry ... He scored 14 touchdowns and had a long run of 60 yards ... Averaged 148.3 yards per game rushing as a senior ... Holds the school record for rushing yards in a season with 1,631 and rushing yards in a game with 307. Personal: Born Isaac Thomas Beverstock on October 26, 1995 to Melinda Beverstock in Indianapolis, Ind. ... Majoring in Athletic Training ... Great-Great Uncle Edward Greenwood played football and basketball at Indiana State ... Cousin, Jonathon Snider played soccer at IUPUI. Isaac Beverstock’s Career Statistics DEFENSE Year gp ua at tt tfl/ydssacks/ydsint/yds pbu qbh fr/yds ffbks saf 2013 956 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 0-0 000 Katrell Moss Linebacker 44 5-11 s 220s Fr.-HS Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central HS) High School: In three years of varsity football at Warren Central High School, he amassed 124 total tackles, including 59 solo stops, averaging six tackles per game ... Recorded one and a half quarterback sacks with three interceptions and one forced fumble ... Tallied 117 total tackles as a senior including 57 solo stops and 10.5 tackles for a loss ... Recorded a pair of interceptions as a junior for a total of 20 yards in returns. Castille Bayers Linebacker 45 6-2 s 235 s Fr.-RS Aurora, Colo. (Mullen HS) 2013 -- Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School -- Star inside linebacker for Mullen High School for coach Tom Thenell ... Posted 90 total tackles as a senior with four quarterback sacks, an interception and was credited with eight quarterback hurries ... Lettered for four years in both football and baseball ... Three-time all-conference selection and was a two-time CHSSA All-State Honorable Mention pick ... Named CHSCA First Team All-State. Personal -- Born Castille Tristan Bayers on November 28, 1994 to Dave & Diane Bayers in Denver, Colo. Ian Allen Linebacker 46 6-3 s 240 s Jr.-1L Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley HS) 2013: Played in six games for the Sycamores at the linebacker position, recorded 10 total tackles, including four solo stops ... Recorded a season-best four tackles at Missouri State, while also talling three in the annual Homecoming contest against Youngstown State. 2012: Did not see any game action after suffering a preseason injury. 2011: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Lettered for three seasons in football for coach Eric Driskell ... Holds the school’s all-time single season and career tackles record ... Posted 204 career solo tackles, including a total of 328 in 25 games, averaging 13.1 tackles per game ... Had 33 tackles for loss and a pair of interceptions .... Posted a pair of career interceptions and forced 20 fumbles while recovering seven others. Ian was a captain on his team in 2010. He also received 1st Team All-State LB and named as one of the Elite 11 (Top 11 Football Players in the State) from MaxPreps, Wichita Eagle, Topeka Courier-Journal, KPREPS, RIVALS.com and Kansas Football Coaches Association...in addition, he was named the Defensive MVP in the state of Kansas. Also, named to the All-Simone team, Kansas City Star All-Metro 1st Team LB and a finalist for the Buck Buchannan Award. Personal: Born Ian Matthew Allen on October 23, 1992 in Overland Park, Kan., to Brad and Cathy Allen. Ian Allen’s Career Statistics DEFENSE Year gp ua at tt tfl/ydssacks/ydsint/yds pbu qbh fr/yds ffbks saf 2013 646 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 0-0 000 Alec Lyons Defensive Line 47 6-3 s 255 s So.-1L Batavia, Ill. (Batavia HS) 2013: Played in six games for the Sycamores along the defensive line and on special teams ... Posted five total tackles ... Had a season-best two tackles at Illinois State. 2012: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Lettered four years in football at Batavia Senior High School in Batavia, Ill… Coaches selection to 2nd team All-State… Named All-Conference in 2010 and 2011 as well as All-Area and All-Area MVP in 2011…Holds the Batavia High School record for career solo tackles… Also lettered a year in wrestling. Personal: Born November, 14, 1993 to Tim Lyons and Linda Calahan… Has two sisters Katy and Laura… majoring in Physical Therapy. Alec Lyons’ Career Statistics DEFENSE Year gp ua at tt tfl/ydssacks/ydsint/yds pbu qbh fr/yds ffbks saf 2013 6055 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 0-0 000 Jaylin Bennett Linebacker 48 6-5 s 225 s Fr.-HS Woodburn, Ind. (Woodlan HS) High School: Played football and basketball at Woodlan High School in the Fort Wayne area ... Led the Warriors to an 8-4 record ... Rushed for 2,320 yards on 341 attempts as a senior, which are both school records ... Tallied 19 rushing touchdowns ... Caught 10 passes for 163 yards all while also serving as a key member of the defense ... All-conference selection. Antonio Broadus Defensive Line 49 6-3 s 225 s Fr.-RS Aurora, Colo. (Regis Jesuit HS) 2013: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Lettered 3 years in football at Regis Jesuit High School for Coach Mark Nolan….Recorded 62 tackles and 5 sacks his junior year…recorded 83 tackles and 10 sacks his senior year…named all-conference, defensive player of the year, defensive lineman of the year, and captain…was also a three year letter winner in basketball. Personal: Born August 16, 1995 to Shauna and Kris Broadus … Majoring in Communications with hopes of playing football and eventually becoming a sports broadcaster after college. Brady Collins Defensive Line 50 6-5 s 250 s Jr.-2L Sunman, Ind. (East Central HS) 2013: Played in 11 games for the Sycamores and recorded 18 total tackles, including four solo stops ... Recorded a career-high six total tackles at Indiana, including one tackle for a loss ... Also had a TFL at Missouri State .. Posted a fumble recovery with a return of 34 yards against Western Illinois and was credited with a quarterback hurry in that contest as well. 2012: Battled an early season injury but saw action in two games as a reserve and member of the special teams unit. 2011: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Lettered for three years at East Central High School under head coach Don Stonefield ... named to the all-state team two times, while also earning three all-conference honors ... earned County Defensive Player of the Year and the Anthony Munoz Southeast Defensive Player of the Year awards ... also earned one letter in basketball at ECHS. Personal: Born on August 6, 1992, to Susie and Rick Collins in Sunman, Indiana ... has one older sibling, Blake (22) ... majoring in Athletic Training. Brady Collins’ Career Statistics DEFENSE Year gp ua at tt tfl/ydssacks/ydsint/yds pbu qbh fr/yds ffbks saf 2013114 14 18 2-2 0-0 0-0 011-34 000 Tyshon Waller Defensive Line 51 6-3 s 265 s So.-1L South Holland, Ill. (Thornwood HS) 2013: Played in eight games along the defensive line, earning his first career start against No. 1 North Dakota State ... Tallied 20 total tackles, including five solo stops ... Posted a tackle for a loss against Indiana, Quincy and the Bison ... Was credited with a quarterback sack for a loss of five yards against Quincy. 2012: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Thornwood High School ... totaled 58 tackles with 16 for loss and 12 sacks as a senior ... 22 sacks in his final three seasons at THS ... earned all-area honorable mention two times ... also lettered in track & field. Personal: Born Tyshon Demetri Waller on Aug. 24, 1994, to Kerterlier CollinsMachen ... majoring in Information Technology ... has one brother, Marshon. Tyshon Waller’s Career Statistics DEFENSE Year gp ua at tt tfl/ydssacks/ydsint/yds pbu qbh fr/yds ffbks saf 2013 85 15 203-12 1-5 0-0 00 0-0 000 Junior Berry Defensive Line 52 6-2 s 310 s Fr.-HS Terre Haute, Ind. (South Vigo HS) High School: Lettered in football, wrestling and track at Terre Haute South Vigo HS ... Played football for coach Tim Herrin ... Named a 2013 Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 as well as an All-State selection by both the Associated Press and the IFCA ... Earned All-Region 6 and All-Wabash Valley plaudits ... As a junior, was named all-conference, all-state and All-Wabash Valley ... Four-year football letterwinner and a two-time Most Outstanding Lineman honoree ... MVP on the defensive line at the Best of the Midwest Combine ... As a senior, recorded 67 total tackles, 12 tackles for a loss, three quarterback sacks, two forced fumbles, one interception and scored two touchdowns as a fullback. Personal: Born Aleni Junior Berry on January 25, 1996 in Pago Pago, American Samoa to Allan and Jan Berry ... Undecided on an academic major. Justin Diddell Defensive Line 53 6-4 s 295 s Fr.-HS Maple Park, Ill. (Kaneland HS) High School: Lettered in football for coach Tom Fedderly at Kaneland High School ... Two-year starter ... First Team all-conference, first team all-area ... His high school team finished second place in the conference ... Was an honorable mention all-area selection ... Also lettered in wrestling where he finished eight at the Illinois State Meet as a freshman and sophomore ... Four-year letterwinner on the baseball team as well. Personal: Parents are Dean and Wendy Diddell of Maple Park, Ill. Lee Davis Linebacker 54 6-2 s 230 s Fr.-HS Terre Haute, Ind. (North Vigo HS) 2013: Played Linebacker at United States Military Academy Prep School in West Point, NY. High School: Four year lettermen for coach Chris Barrett at Terre Haute North Vigo High School. Led the Patriots to a 6-4 record as a Senior in 2012, including a 4-3 mark in the MIC Conference. All-MIC Conference as a Senior. Region 6 All-Star. Associated Press Honorable Mention All-State as a Junior and Senior. Ranked by Rivals as #5 LB and by Scout as #2 MLB in the state of Indiana following 2012 season. First Team All-Wabash Valley as a Senior and Junior and Second Team as a Sophomore. Team MVP as Senior. Selected as a Team Captain as a Junior and Senior. Three time Defensive MVP. Holds school record for total tackles, solo tackles and assisted tackles in a career. Recorded 417 total tackles in his career. Recorded 100 total tackles, three sacks, nine tackles for loss and one interception as a Senior. Also lettered four years in Track & Field for coach Craig Gillaspy. Three time State Finalist in Shot Put and Discus. Two-time All-MIC Conference. Team MVP and team Captain as a Senior. Regional and Sectional Champion in Discus (2013), Sectional Champion in Shot Put (2011 & 2013). All-State in Shot Put 2013 (Indoor). Personal: Born October 16, 1994 to Clint and Lisa Davis. Father played Linebacker at Indiana State from 1988-91... Mother played basketball at Brigham Young University ... has two sisters, Riley and Keely. Connor Underwood Linebacker 55 6-3 s 240 s Jr.-2L Washington, Ill. (Washington Community HS) 2013: Earned a place on the All-MVFC First Team ... Was the team’s fourthleading tackler with 76 total tackles, including a team-best 18 for a loss and nine quarterback sacks ... Added a 31-yard interception return for a touchdown in the season opener at Indiana and was credited with five pass breakups and seven quarterback hurries as well as one fumble recovery and one forced fumble ... Owned three double digit tackle performances on the year, including a seasonbest 13 against Western Illinois and recorded six tackles for a loss at Tennessee Tech, with four quarterback sacks which tied a school record ... Ranked tied for 17th in total tackles in the league and was tied for third in quarterback sacks and tied for second in tackles for a loss ... In MVFC contests only, Underwood ranked tied for 15th in tackles, fourth in quarterback sacks and tied for fifth in tackles for a loss. 2012: Named to the MVFC All-Newcomer Team and garnered a third place finish for the league’s newcomer of the year award ... Also an All-MVFC Honorable Mention selection as a redshirt freshman ... Finished fifth on the team with 48 total tackles, including 19 solos and 29 assists and posted 9.5 tackles for a loss of 42 yards ... Led the team with six quarterback sacks for 27 yards and added one interception at Western Illinois, with three pass breakups and five quarterback hurries ... Averaged .55 quarterback sacks per game, which ranked fourth in the MVFC and tied for 57th nationally while his .86 tackles for a loss was 12th in the MVFC ... Recorded a season-best 10 tackles at No. 1 North Dakota State with two tackles for a loss and recorded a season-best three tackles for a loss of 20 yards versus Drake ... Was credited with a season-best two quarterback sacks at North Dakota State. 2011: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Lettered in football, basketball and track at Washington Community High School ... Played for coach Darrell Crouch ... Named All-State as a senior ... Team captain in football in 2010 and in basketball in 2009 ... As a senior he was named all-conference and was the team’s leading tackler and was an all-area honoree ... Invited to the 2011 Illinois All-Star All-Star Shrine Game ... Also all-conference , all-area and team’s leading tackler as a junior ... Named team MVP, all-conference and all-area in basketball as a junior ... Holds the school record for solo tackles and is sack in quarterback sacks ... Also school record holder for single-season solo tackles and second in sacks ... Holds the school record for career tackles for loss and in season tackles for loss ... Also holds the school records for sacks in a season, tackles in a game and tackle points. Personal: Born Connor Timothy Underwood on July 17, 1993 in Indianapolis, Ind., to Scott and Donna Underwood ... Majoring in Business Administration ... Mother, Donna Underwood played collegiate volleyball at Illinois State while his father, Scott played football at Illinois State ... Brother, Colton Underwood played football at Illinois State where he was a defensive lineman. Connor Underwood’s Career Statistics DEFENSE Year gp ua at tt tfl/ydssacks/ydsint/yds pbu qbh fr/yds ffbks saf 2013 12 30 4676 18-75 9-58 1-31 5 7 1-0 1 0 0 2012 11 19 2948 9.5-42 6-27 1-2 3 5 0-0 0 0 0 TOTALS 234975 124 27.5-117 15-85 2-33 812 1-01 0 0 Lex Sowards Offensive Line 57 6-2 s 310 s Fr.-HS Union, Ky. (Ryle HS) High School: Lettered in football for three seasons at Ryle High School ... Played for coach Bryson Warner ... Invited to the Army All-American Combine following his senior season ... Named to the Northern Kentucky Football Coaches Association All-Star Team ... Three-time all-conference selection ... Named to the Northern Kentucky Enquirer All-Star Team in 2012 & 2013 ... A Blue/Grey AllAmerican selection in 2013 ... Named his high school team’s Offensive Athletic Player of The Year as a junior ... Earned a spot on the 2013 NUC Lexington AllCombine Team and was the Offensive Line Most Valuable Player ... 2013 Ryle’s Offensive Player Of The Year ... Earned the 2013 NKFCA Top 26 Golden Helmet Award ... Earned the 2013 Anthony Munoz Foundation Kentucky Offensive Lineman Of The Year ... Recorded the Most Pancakes/Knockdowns in a game and season as a senior. Personal: Born Kendall Alexander Sowards on June 29, 1996 to Kenny and Karen Sowards in Lexington, Ky. ... Plans to major in Exercise Science. Josh Appel Long Snapper 58 6-2 s 250 s So.-1L Normal, Ill. (West HS) 2013: Team’s starting long snapper ... Saw action in nine contests primarly in a special teams role ... Recorded a tackle in the season opener against Indiana. High School: Served as his high school’s long snapper during both his junior and season seasons while also working as the team’s backup tight end ... Started at guard on the Normal West HS offensive line as a senior ... Also was a starter on his high school’s baseball team ... Attended the Chris Rubio National Long Snapping Camps and was listed as one of the top performers at the 11th Annual National Long Snapping Event in Las Vegas. James Officer Offensive Line 60 6-3 s 320 s Fr.-HS Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral HS) High School: Lettered in football and track and Cathedral High School ... Played football for coach Rick Streiff ... Was named all-city as a senior ... Took home Associated Press 5A All-State honors .... Named to the Indy Super Team ... USA19 Football Team Nominee ... Earned the Moose Mattingly Line Of The Year Award ... He led an offensive line that paved the way for 399 yards of total offense per game ... Won the State Championship all four years (three times in 4A and once in 5A). Personal: Born James William Officer IV on November 8, 1996 to James and Patricia Officer in Terre Haute, Ind. ... Open Preference major. Aaron Jelovic Offensive Line 62 6-3 s 305 s Sr.-1L Los Altos Hills, Calif. (Foothill College) 2013: Saw action at nationally-ranked South Dakota State along the Sycamore offensive line ... Gained valuable experience as part of the practice squad. At Foothill College: Two-year starter at Foothill College on the offensive line ... Versatile athlete who owns the ability to play either guard or center ... Was a guard on the Foothill College offensive line ... Named all-conference as a sophomore. High School: Standout offensive lineman at Santa Teresa HS ... Three-year starter who has an all-conference selection in his final year at the school. Patrick Markarian Offensive Line 65 6-1 s 295 s Jr.-TR Fresno, Calif. (Fresno City College) Previous School: Played football for two seasons at Fresno City College for coach Tony Caviglia ... Helped team to their fourth and fifth consecutive Valley Conference Championships ... Runner-Up in the 2013 Nor-Cal Championship. High School: Lettered in football and baseball at Clovis West High School ... Played football for coach Mike Parsons ... Won The Pursuit of Victory With Honor (character counts) Award ... Two-year starter ... Team went 12-1 and was ranked No. 14 in the state of California ... CIF Central Section Champions as well as TRAC League Champions. Personal: Born Patrick James Markarian on September 10, 1993 to Jeff and Michele Markarian in Fresno, Calif. ... Plans to major in Education. Marcus Smith Offensive Line 66 6-6 s 335 s Jr.-TR Las Vegas, Nev. (New Mexico Military) Previous School: Played two seasons at New Mexico Military Academy. High School: Lettered in football and wrestling at Mojave High School in Las Vegas ... All-conference and all-district performer ... Was named his high school team’s offensive lineman of the year following his senior campaign. Evan Goebel Offensive Line 67 6-3 s 320 s Jr.-1L Newburg, Ind. (Castle HS) 2013: Played in eight games for the Sycamores along the offensive line, making four starts at the guard position ... Also saw action on special teams ... Blocker for the Sycamore offense which averaged three touchdowns scored per game. 2012: Did not see game action, but was a valuable member of the scout team. 2011: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Lettered for two seasons at Castle High School under head coach Doug Hurt ... selected to the first-team all-conference list as a senior, after earning second-team all-conference honors as a junior ... also named to the first-team allmetro list. Personal: Born on September 26, 1992, to Tana and Steve Skaggs & Bret Goebel in Evansville, Ind. ... has one sibling, Kyle ... majoring in Sport Management. Dakota Vermillion Offensive Line 70 6-7 s 310 s So.-1L Terre Haute, Ind. (North Vigo HS) 2013: Played and started all 12 games at left tackle for the Sycamore offensive line ... Protected the quarterback for an offense which averaged three touchdowns scored per game ... Key blocker for leading rusher Buck Logan as well as MVFC All-Newcomer Team member LeMonte Booker. 2012: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Lettered three years in football at Terre Haute North High School… Earned A.P. Honorable Mention All-State from 2009-11… Also named IFCA Top 50 All-State, Region 6 All-Star, Wabash Valley All-Star and All-Wabash Valley 1st Team…Earned the 2010/11 Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year Award at Terre Haute North as well as 2010 Offensive Lineman of the Year. Personal: Born March 21, 1994 to Claudine and Graston Vermillion… Has one brother, Austin Vermillion… Cousin Nate Schuster played football at Indiana State…Plans to major in either criminology or exercise science. Kyle Wade Offensive Line 72 6-5 s 280 s Jr.-TR Mission Viego, Calif. (Saddleback CC) Previous School: Played football for two seasons at Saddleback College for coach Mark McElroy ... Named First Team All-National Division Southern Conference and received the team’s Iron Man Award ... Was part of an offensive unit that averaged nearly 500 yards per game in 2013 and blocked for the leading passer in the Southern California Football Association ... His team won the 2012 National Division Southern Conference Championship. High School: Lettered in football for two seasons at Trabuco Hills High School ... Played for coach Scott Orloff ... Played in the North vs. South Orange County AllStar Game ... Received his team’s coaches award as a senior ... During his junior season, his team went 12-2, won the Sea View League Championship and made it to the CIF Finals. Personal: Born Kyle Andrew Wade on January 23, 1993 to Mark and Kathy Wade in Mission Viejo, Calif. ... His younger brother Kevin Wade plays baseball at Portland ... Plans to major in Criminology. Preston Collier Offensive Line 73 6-7 s 320 s Jr.-TR Elwood, Ind. (Kentucky Christian) Previous School (Kentucky Christian): Two-year starter on the offensive line at Kentucky Christian. High School: Two-year starter on the offensive line at Elwood High School ... Named to the Indiana Class 2A All-State Team as a senior in 2012 ... Named The Herald Bulletin Offensive Player Of The Year ... Key blocker for high school’s single-season rushing leader ... Graded out at 93 percent his senior year and 89 percent for his prep career. Nick Dachota Offensive Line 75 6-8 s 310 s So.-1L Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita of Cascia HS) 2013: Played in nine games earning a pair of starts at the offensive tackle position ... Also played on special teams, where he recorded a tackle at Missouri State ... Blocker for the Sycamore offensive which averaged three touchdowns scored per game. 2012: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Four-year letterwinner at St. Rita High School ... earned a secondteam all-conference selection ... led SRHS to a league championship and an 11-2 record as junior, reaching the state semifinals in Class 7A ... fronted the team that went back to the state semifinals in his senior season, finishing the year with a 10-3 record ... also lettered in basketball and track & field in high school. Personal: Born Nicholas William Dachota on March 8, 1994, to Monica and Paul Dachota ... majoring in Business ... has one sibling, Ann. Matt Byrne Offensive Line 77 6-4 s 340 s Fr.-HS Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita of Cascia HS) High School: Lettered for three seasons in football at St. Rita of Cascia High School ... Played for coach Todd Kuska ... Two-time all-conference selection ... Was named a team captain his senior season ... Earned the Pat Cronin Award (junior of the year) ... 2013 Chicago Catholic League Blue Division Champions as well as 2013 Prep Bowl Champions. Personal: Born Matthew Kevin Byrne on September 21, 1995 to Tom and Kathy Byrne in Oak Lawn, Ill. ... Younger brother of Jack Byrne, who played football at Indiana State from 2005-09 ... Open Preference major. Zach Borens Offensive Line 78 6-8 s 380 s So.-1L Marion, Iowa (Marion HS) 2013: Played in four games for the Sycamores along the offensive line as well as on special teams ... Reserve offensive tackle for the offensive unit which averaged three touchdowns scored per game. High School: Lettered three years at Marion High School in Marion, Iowa under head coach Tony Perkins...Named All-State, All-Metro, and All-District during senior season...Recorded 100 Pancake Blocks...also lettered three years in track. Personal: Born Aug. 4, 1994 to Paul Borens and Kris Williams in Stevens Point, Wis. ... Majoring in secondary education. Jacquet McClendon Josh Craven Wide Receiver 80 6-1 s 235 s Fr.-HS Evergreen Park, Ill. (Evergreen Park Community HS) Wide Receiver 82 6-2 s 190 s Fr.-HS Farmington Hills, Mich. (Farmington HS) High School: Lettered in football, basketball and track at Evergreen Park Community High School ... Played football for coach Dan Hartman ... As a senior, named Chicago Tribune First Team All-State as well as Southtown Newspaper First Team All-Area ... Was a South Suburban All-Conference selection and a Chicago Sun Times All-Area Honorable Mention pick ... As a junior, was named to the South Suburban All-Conference Team and in 2012 was an IHSFCA AllState Honorable Mention pick ... Named team’s Most Valuable Player as a senior and the 2013 South Suburban Conference Player Of The Year ... Recorded 2,514 receiving yards with 31 touchdown catches on 127 receptions .... Recorded 23 rushes for 431 yards and two touchdowns ... Tallied 53 total tackles, two forced fumbles, seven interceptions and two quarterback sacks with 11 tackles for a loss ... Team went 10-1 during his senior season and captured the South Suburban Red Conference Championship ... Reached the Final Four in 2012 and the Elite Eight in 2011. High School: Lettered in football and track and field at Farmington High School ... Played football for coach John Bechtel ... Named All-Observerland, all-state and all-conference .... All-Academic selection ... As a senior, caught 14 passes for 262 yards averaging 18.7 yards per catch with two touchdowns ... Had 42 rushes for 343 yards to average 8.2 yards per carry and five touchdowns. Personal: Born Jacquet Dejuan McClendon III on September 21, 1995 to Dawanda Reeves and Jacquet McClendon, Jr. in Chicago, Ill. ... Plans to major in Criminology. Joey Arbino Wide Receiver 81 6-0 s 190 s Fr.-HS Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Xavier HS) High School: Recorded 28 career pass receptions for 392 yards and four touchdowns during his career at St. Xavier HS ... As a senior, he caught 16 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns while netting 12 receptions for 191 yards and two touchdowns, including a long of 48 yards as a junior. Personal: Born Joshua Abram Craven on August 5, 1996 to Melvina and Richard Craven in Southfield, Mich. ... Will major in civil engineering technology. Tyler Denton Wide Receiver 83 6-0 s 190 s Fr.-HS Hamilton, Ohio (Hamilton HS) High School: Played football at Hamilton High School ... Invited to the Ohio North/South All-Star Game where he made three catches for 70 yards ... Named to the Associated Press All-Southwest District Team. Jhustus Cornley Wide Receiver 85 6-2 s 180 s Fr.-HS Columbus, Ohio (Northland HS) High School: Lettered in football, basketball and track at Northland High School ... Played football for coach Tooson ... Named first team all-city, all-district and special mention all-state ... Named his football team’s Most Valuable Player and the Thursday Night Lights Player Of The Year ... Holds the school record with a 99-yard touchdown run. Personal: Born Jhustus Cornley on December 12, 1995 to Eric Cornley and Loretta Baytops in Columbus, Ohio ... Father, Eric Cornley, played basketball at Illinois State from 1983-87 ... Open Preference major. Jamar Brown Tight End 86 6-5 s 240 s Jr.-2L Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence North HS) 2013: Promising season cut short in the second game at Purdue due to a knee injury ... Caught four passes for 50 yards, including a long of 21 yards in the opener at Indiana ... Had three pass receptions for 23 yards, including a 15-yarder before the injury ended his season ... Started at tight end in each of the first two games. 2012: Made his Sycamore debut at Indiana and played in all 11 games in a reserve role as well as a member of the special teams unit ... Credited with five total tackles, including a total of two solos ... Made a season-best two tackles at Southern Illinois. High School: Lettered for three seasons in football and four sesons in track at Lawrence North High School. Personal: Born Jamar Terrell Brown on October 15, 1992 to James Brown in Indianapolis, Ind. ... Majoring in Art Education. Jamar Brown’s Career Statistics RECEIVING Year GP no. yds avg td lgavg/g 2013 2 7 7310.4 0 21 18.2 2012 5 0 0 0.0000.0 TOTALS 7 7 7310.4 0 21 10.4 Logan Buske Tight End 87 6-3 s 240 s Jr.-2L Terre Haute, Ind. (South Vigo HS) 2013: Played in 10 games for the Sycamores, averaging 12.7 yards per catch at the tight end position as he made three pass receptions for 38 yards, including one touchdown ... Reached the end zone on a three-yard TD pass at South Dakota ... Had one reception for 30 yards against Quincy and added a five-yard reception at Purdue ... Also saw action on special teams with a tackle made at Tennessee Tech. 2012: Made his Sycamore debut on special teams at Western Illinois and played four games in that role for Indiana State ... Valuable member of the scout team for the entire season. 2011: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Played football for coach Mark Raetz ... Was named to the AllRegion 6 as a senior ... First Team All-Wabash Valley selection as a junior and senior ... Associated Press Honorable Mention All-State in 2009 ... Two-time team captain ... Posted 137 career total tackles, including 17 tackles for loss ... Had 20 career receptions for 295 yards and two touchdowns ... As a senior, he posted 31 solo tackles with 21 assists and 10 for loss ... Had 14 receptions for 154 yards and one score. Personal: Born on October 27, 1992, to Teresa and Mike Buske in Terre Haute, Ind. ... Majoring in Physical Therapy. Logan Buske’s Career Statistics RECEIVING Year GP no. yds avg td lgavg/g 2013 10 3 3812.7 1 30 3.8 2012 4 0 0 0.0000.0 TOTALS 14 3 3812.7 1 30 2.7 Braxton Shirley Tight End 88 6-3 s 260 s Fr.-RS Trabuco Canyon, Calif. (Mission Viejo HS) 2013: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Lettered two years for Coach Bob Johnson at Mission Viejo High School in Mission Viejo, California. Second team All-League, had 6 catches and 1 touch down while on varsity. Personal: Born October 10, 1995 to Michael and Brenda Shirley, Shawn and Michalle Beringhaus in Laguna Hills, California. Majoring in Criminal Justice. Michael Dawson Defensive Line 90 6-2 s 250 s Fr.-HS Pendleton Heights, Ind. (Pendleton Heights HS) High School: Lettered for three seasons on the offensive and defensive lines at Pendleton Heights High School north of Indianapolis. Conrrad Nicholls Erik Stevenson Defensive Line 92 6-5 s 270 s Jr.-2L Honolulu, Hawaii (Raytown HS) Kicker 95 5-11 s 190s Fr.-HS Michigan City, Ind. (Michigan City HS) 2013: Played and started in the first six games for the Sycamores along the defensive line ... Recorded 22 total tackles, including 13 solo stops ... Had five tackles for a loss of 12 yards, and two quarterback sacks ... Recovered a fumble at South Dakota ... Posted a season-best six tackles at Purdue and again at Tennessee Tech ... Had two tackles for a loss versus Quincy and at Tennessee Tech ... Popular team leader who presents a traditional Polynesian war chant called the “Haka” to the Sycamores before each contest ... Suffered a season-ending arm injury following the sixth game of the year. High School: Played football and baseball at Michigan City High School. 2012: Reserve defensive lineman and member of the Sycamore special teams unit ... Made six total tackles on the year, including two against Indiana and Missouri State ... Had three solo stops on the year. 2011: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Lettered four years varsity for Coach Kevin Page at Raytown High School.Was nominated All-District Honorable Mention his Freshman year, AllConference Honorable Mention Sophomore year, and All-Conference Honorable Mention Junior year. His Senior year was 3rd Team All-State, 1st Team AllConference, and All-Simone Team chosen for the Lion’s Club All-Star game. He was Defensive Captain Junior and Senior year. MVP on Defense Junior and Senior Year. Held most tackles on D-Line, 104 in one season, 10.5 sacks. Also, Freshman year lettered varsity Track and Field and JV Basketball. Personal: Born Nov. 4, 1992 to Nick and Shawna Nicholls in Honolulu, Hawaii. Has two brothers, Mike and Connor and one sister Tatianna. Majoring in Biological Engineering. Conrrad Nicholls’ Career Statistics DEFENSE Year gp ua at tt tfl/ydssacks/ydsint/yds pbu qbh fr/yds ffbks saf 2013 6 13 922 5-12 2-7 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 2012 9336 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 0-0 000 TOTALS15 16 1228 5-12 2-7 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 Collin Carter Kicker 96 5-10 s 190 s Fr.-HS Kansas City, Mo. (Bishop Miege HS) High School: Lettered in football and basketball at Bishop Miege High School ... Played football for coach Jon Holmes ... As a senior was named first team allleague, all-state and all-metro ... As a junior was first team all-conference, allstate and second team all-metro ... As a sophomore was named second team all-conference ... Named Special Teams Player Of The Year ... His team earned the league championship in 2013 and reached the Sub State as a junior ... Hit both a 51 and 50-yard field goal during his high school career ... Holds the school record for most consecutive PAT’s made with 58 ... Recorded a school-record 41 touchbacks in a season and 117 for his career ... Boasts a 75 percent mark on field goals (21-of-28) and had 117 for his career. Personal: Born Collin Patrick Carter on April 13, 1995 to Bill and Jeanette Carter in Kansas City, Mo ... Plans to major in Business Administration. Patrick McCown Defensive Line 97 6-1 s 315 s So.-1L Casey, Ill. (Casey-Westfield HS) 2013: Important special teams player who saw action in 13 games, including extensive work on the Sycamore defensive line ... Started the final four games as a defensive tackle ... Recorded 13 total tackles, including three solo stops ... Posted a season-best four tackles at Illinois State ... Had three tackles for a loss, including two at South Dakota State ... Recorded his first career quarterback sack, for a loss of 10 yards, at SDSU ... Credited with a quarterback hurry at Illinois State. High School: An all-area performer on both the offensive and defensive lines at Casey-Westfield HS. Patrick McCown’s Career Statistics DEFENSE Year gp ua at tt tfl/ydssacks/ydsint/yds pbu qbh fr/yds ffbks saf 2013 93 10 133-11 1-10 0-0 01 0-0 000 Eric Heidorn Kicker 98 5-8 s 185 s So.-1L Avon, Ind. (Avon HS) 2013: Took the field for nine games as the Sycamores’ primary kicker and kick off specialist ... Recorded 25 points scored with 10 PAT’s and five field goals ... Was 10-of-11 on the season on PAT’s, making 10 in a row to finish the season ... Was 5-of-11 on field goal attempts, including hitting a season-best three at Tennessee Tech ... Made a long of 42 yards at Tennessee Tech ... Had 31 kickoffs for 1,796 yards, averaging 57.9 yards off the tee with five touch backs. 2012: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Lettered three years in football at Avon High School in Avon, Ind… Earned 5A All-State Kicker, 1st Team All-Hoosier Crossroads, and All Metro-West Kicker 2010… Named Academic All-State…Holds the Avon High School record for longest field goal at 47 yards and most consecutive PAT’s with 44…Made 10/11 field goals n 2011 and 44/44 PAT’s…Also lettered two years in soccer. Personal: Born January 1, 1994 to Cliff and Tonya Heidorn…Has two siblings Justin and Taylor…Majoring in Business. Eric Heidorn’s Career Statistics KICKING Year fg pct.1-1920-2930-39 40-4950-99 lg blk 2013 5-11 45.5 0-01-32-4 2-40-0 424 KICK OFFS Year no. ydsavg 2013 31 179657.9 tb 5 ob 2 Conlan Cassidy Defensive Line 99 6-3 s 280 s So.-1L New Hope, Pa. (Fork Union Military) 2013: Played in eight games, making 12 total tackles, including three solo stops ... Recorded a season-best four tackles in the victory over Quincy and also posted three tackles in the opener at Indiana ... Made his first career start at defensive tackle against Quincy. 2012: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Fork Union Military Academy ... led the conference last season with 83 tackles, 56 solo tackles and seven sacks ... earned first team all-state as a senior ... a four-sport athlete while at FUMA, also lettering in lacrosse, wrestling and track & field. Personal: Born Conlan William Cassidy on Jan. 13, 1994, to Rachel and John Cassidy ... majoring Criminology ... has two siblings, Amanda and Chris. Conlan Cassidy’s Career Statistics DEFENSE Year gp ua at tt tfl/ydssacks/ydsint/yds pbu qbh fr/yds ffbks saf 2013 839 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 11 0-0 000