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2014 Tusculum
College Football Commitments
Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous
School
Evan Altizer WR 6-2 190 Matthews, NC/Weddington
HS
Romario Atkinson QB 6-2 190 Jonesboro, GA/Jonesboro
HS
Jordan Barnes WR 6-2 185 Charleston, SC/Goose Creek
HS
Bryce Bartlett DB 5-9 180 Dacula, GA/Dacula HS
Tyriek Bell DB 6-2 185 Blythewood, SC/Westwood
HS
Dalton Brown RB/WR 5-10 180 Jonesborough, TN/David
Crockett HS
Corey Cantrell OL 6-0 230 Goodlettsville, TN/White
House HS
Hunter Cantrell P 6-1 210 Sparta, TN/White County
HS
Styles Corder WR 5-10 170 Murfreesboro, TN/Blockman
HS
Dee Crisp WR 6-2 190 Cleveland, TN/Bradley
Central HS
Drew Davidson ATH 6-0 190 McMinnville, TN/Warren
County HS
Wanye Davis DB 6-1 190 Cary, NC/Cary HS
Ledgend Darty DL 6-4 265 Cookeville, TN/Cookeville
HS
James Dees DB 6-0 195 Charlotte, NC/Cox Mill
HS
Kelly Donnelly LS/TE 6-4 195 Pulaski, TN/Giles County
HS
Drake Dormann K 5-6 160 Thompsons Station,
TN/Independence HS
Ken Drummond WR 5-9 160 Woodruff, SC/Woodruff
HS
Trevor Ellis LB 6-2 220 Cary, NC/Cary HS
Trevonte Emmons RB 5-9 215 Fayetteville,
TN/Fayetteville HS
Desmond Geter WR 5-10 190 Spartanburg, SC/Dorman
HS
Kory Gilliam OL 6-6 300 Atlanta, GA/Riverwood
HS
Michael Hardin RB 5-10 195 Fayetteville,
TN/Fayetteville HS
DJ Haney LB/RB 6-0 240 Greeneville, TN/Greeneville
HS
Malek Holman LB 6-1 180 Murfreesboro, Tenn./Oakland
HS
Zackary Jones TE 6-4 230 Mt. Juliet, TN/Mt. Juliet
HS
Michael Khoury OL 6-4 250 Old Hickory, TN/Mt. Juliet
HS
Joe Ledet DB/WR 6-2 205 Ragley, LA/South Beauregard
HS
Timothy Lightfoot RB/WR 6-0 180 Greeneville, TN/South
Greene HS
Cameron Lusk RB 6-1 230 Morrison, TN/Warren County
HS
Luke Manning QB 6-1 190 Sevierville, TN/Sevier
County HS
Dustin McAbee LB 6-0 185 Hermitage, TN/McGavock
HS
Scott Mode P/PK 5-10 180 Easley, SC/Easley HS
Hunter Mullican QB 6-0 200 McMinnville, TN/Warren
County HS
Myles Neils WR 5-11 170 Concord, NC/Concord HS
Anthony Patrick LB 6-0 190 Nashville, TN/Pearl-Cohn
HS
Landon Ramey OL 6-0 300 Smyrna, TN/Smyrna HS
Robert Ramsey LB 6-2 210 Church Hill, TN/Volunteer
HS
Tristian Ramsey LB 5-11 190 Newport, TN/Cosby HS
Cody Santmyers OL 6-5 270 Flowery Branch, TN/Flowery
Branch HS
Matt Simon LB 6-0 195 Lithonia, GA/Chamblee
HS
Deion Sims OL 6-0 180 Spring Hill,
TN/Independence HS
Elijah Stidmon LB 6-2 190 Dalton, GA/Dalton HS
Qua Stocks WR 6-3 175 Taylorsville, GA/North
Paulding HS
Dewayne Taylor, Jr. LB 6-2 230 Atlanta, GA/Martin Luther
King HS
Azubeze Uzama DE 6-0 230 Wake Forest, NC/Heritage
HS
Evan Altizer WR 6-2 190 Matthews, NC/Weddington
HS
Two-time All-Conference (2012, 2013)... All-County
third team (2012)... All-County first team (2013).. 2013 Stats: 55
tackles, 4 INT, 11 receptions, 4 TD... Two-time Conference
Champions (2012, 2013)... Also lettered in track and lacrosse...
Brother, Cole, played tennis at Brevard College (2007-11).
Romario Atkinson WR/DB 6-2 190 Jonesboro,
Ga./Jonesboro HS
Stats: 2000 passing yards, 20 TD, 3 rush TD... 2013
Offensive Player of the Year... 2013 Clayton County Athlete of the
Year... All-Region second QB... Lettered in soccer (Team MVP)...
Honor Roll... Perfect Attendance Award.
Jordan Barnes WR 6-2 185 Charleston, SC/Goose
Creek HS
All-State... All-Low Country... All-Region... South
Carolina North vs South All-Star Game MVP... 2013 Team captain...
2013 Stats: 56 receptions (school record), 837 receiving yards...
2011 State Champion... Two-year starter... Team went 52-3 during
his prep career.
Bryce Bartlett DB 5-9 180 Dacula, GA/Dacula
HS
Player of the Week... 5 INT, 1 TD, 62 tackles.
Tyriek Bell DB 6-2 185 Blythewood, SC/Westwood
HS
2013 All-Area... 2013 South Carolina North vs South
All-Star Game... Stats: 86 tackles (55 solo, 31 ast), 4 TFL, 1 SK,
4 PB, QBH, 3 FR, BLK, Led team to a six-win improvement and
advanced to the second round of the playoffs.
Dalton Brown RB/WR 5-10 180 Jonesborough,
Tenn./David Crockett HS
2013 All-Conference... Jenkins-Hopson Academic Award
recipient... 800 All-Purpose Yards in 2013... 600 All-Purpose Yards
in 2012... Greer Craig Iron Man Award winner... Leadership Council
Team member... Team Captain... Pioneer Wars Team Captain.
Corey Cantrell OL 6-0 230 Goodlettsville,
TN/White House HS
Two-time District champions (2012, 2013)... 4-time State
Quarterfinalist... Offensive Lineman Award... Lettered in
wrestling... State qualifier... 2012 Team MVP... Wrestling finished
fifth in the State.
Hunter Cantrell P 6-1 210 Sparta, TN/White
County HS
2012 & 2013 All-District 5AAA... 2013 District
Superlative for Outstanding Punter... 2012 Upper Cumberland
honorable mention... 2013 First Team Upper Cumberland Punter...
2012 & 2013 Murphy Fair Pre-Season All-State Punter... 2013
Team Captain and was voted as a lifetime captain... 2013 All-State
Academic... 2013 Stan Mitchell Sportsmanship Award... 2013 Sandra
Sparkman Award for Christian example at White County HS... 2013-14
FCA President at WCHS... Beta Club member; Stats: 40.8 yards per
game average for 2013 season... 6 punts inside the 20 & four
for 50-plus yards... 4.5 start punter by Kohl's national rating...
Selected to the 2013 Tennessee East vs. West All-Star game... TE -
8 catches for 81 yards and 9 pancake blocks and one 26-yard TD...
DE - 68 tackles with 17 TFL and 10 sacks... 29 yards fumble return
for TD... Team received 3 playoff berths in his career... Team
finished 2013 with an 8-2 record and advanced to first round of
playoffs (Best record in 1972).
Styles Corder WR 5-10 170 Murfreesboro,
TN/Blackmon HS
2013 All- District... 2013 All-County... 2013
All-Area... Four playoff appearances... 2013 semifinalist (11-3)...
2013 Stats: 21 recep., 380 yds, 17 carries, 180 yards, 10 tackles,
FF, 5 special teams TDs, 4 receiving TDs, 9 total TDs; 2012 Stats:
15 recep. 240 yds, 1 special team TD, 1 receiving TD.
Dee Crisp WR 6-2 190 Cleveland, TN/Bradley
Central HS
Chattanooga Times-Free Press Dynamite
Dozen... 2012 District Reciever of the Year... 2013 All-District...
Career Stats: Offensive - 105 receptions, 1,454 yards, 16 TDs;
Defensive - 72.5 Tackles, 5 INT
Ledgend Darty DL 6-4 265 Cookeville,
TN/Cookeville HS
3-time All-Upper Cumberland first team (2011, 2012,
2013)... 6-AAA Defensive MVP... Team captain.
Drew Davidson ATH 6-1 190 McMinnville,
TN/Warren County HS
2013 Team MVP... Tight End of the Year (2013)... Most
Improved Award recipient (2012).
Wanye Davis DB 6-1 190 Cary, NC/Cary HS
Lettered in football and lacrosse... Lacrosse
Defensive MVP and Most Improved Player Award recipient.
James Dees DB 6-0 195 Concord, NC/Cox Mills
HS
2013 All-Conference... 2013 All-County... Blue Grey
All-America All-Star in 2013... Defensive MVP... 2013 Varsity
Captain... Team advanced to State Playoffs twice... Stats: 180
tackles, 8 INT, 8 TD, 527 receiving yards.
Kelly Donnelly LS/TE 6-4 195 Pulaski, TN/Giles
County HS
2010: 8-3 - Region Champions... 2011: 11-3 State
Semifinalist... 2012: 13-1 Region Champions... No. 1 Offense in
State... Semifinalist... 2013: 12-3 - State Runner-up... 3-year
starting center and 4-year special teams starter... 2012
All-Academic... 2013 All-Academic 1st team... 2013 All-Region
center... 2013 Heart of the Bobcat Award.
Drake Dormann K 5-6 160 Thompsons Station,
TN/Independence HS
All-Mid State (2013)... All-District (2013)... FCA and
Best Buddies (2013)... 2011 District champions... 2013 State
semifinalist... 2013 Stats: 3-6 FG, 54-56 PAT, 40 of 74 KO for
touchbacks... 4036 total KO yards, 63 pts.
Ken Drummond WR 5-9 160 Woodruff,
SC/Woodruff HS
Played WR, RB, DB, punt returner, kickoff returner and OLB in high
school... Led team to Region title in 2010 and finished as State
Runner-up in 2011... Scored 10 TDs in 2013... 2013 Stats: 40
receptions, 751 yards, 23 carries for 437 yards, 3 INT and also
returned a KOR for a TD... Defensive Player of the Week in 2011...
All-State defense in 2011... All-Region 2013... MVP in 2013... 2011
All-Region... Lettered in track and soccer as
well.Trevor Ellis LB 6-2 220 Cary,
NC/Cary HS
2013 Stats: 58 tackles, 13 TFL, 4 sacks... 3-time
letterman.
Trevonte Emmons RB 5-9 215 Fayetteville,
TN/Fayetteville HS
Elk Valley Times Player of the Year... 2012 All-District... 1875
rushing yards... 2478 passing yards... 29 rush TD... 12 fumble
recoveries... 28 INT.
Desmond Geter WR 5-10 190 Spartanburg, SC/Dorman
HS
Stats: 10 games, 3 TD, 20 receptions, 255 yds... Beta
Club... Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)... Received
Sprinter of the Year Award in track & field.
Kory Gillam OL 6-6 300 Atlanta, GA/Riverwood HS
Team captain for team that went 7-4 and advanced to
the State Playoffs with the first time in 12 years and second time
in 43 years... Started in all 11 games... Recorded team-high 47
knock down blocks... Team rushed for 2875 yards and only gave up 4
sacks all season... All-Region first team (2013)... Lettered in
basketball... Selected for Atlanta Journal Constitution All-Metro
first team... Selected for NFFTD Club All-Star Game... 2012 Dean's
List... Selected for All-American Bowl.
Michael Hardin RB 5-10 195 Fayetteville,
TN/Fayetteville HS
All-District honorable mention... 2522 rushing yards,
157 receptions, 703 tackles, 18 INT... Team advanced to 3rd round
of the playoffs... Team Captain.
Malek Holman LB 6-1 180 Murfreesboro, TN/Oakland
HS
District 7-AAA All-District Team... 2nd Team All-Area
Team... 2-time Dedication to the Weight Room Award winner... 2013
Stats: 83 tackles, 3 QB sacks, 13 TFL, INT... 2013 Record: 12-1
(State Quarterfinalist)... 2013 District 7-AAA Champions.
Zackary Jones TE 6-4 230 Mt. Juliet, TN/Mt. Juliet
HS
2013 Stats: 43 receptions, 504 yards, 5 TD...
All-District TE 2013... Division II East Middle Region Offensive
MVP 2013... 2012 Division II East Middle Region honorable
mention.
Michael Khory OL 6-4 250 Old Hickory, TN/Mt. Juliet
HS
29-9 record from 2011-13... 2011 and 2012
semifinalist... Beaman Scholar Athlete of the Week... 4.0 GPA...
Team Captain... All-District 9AAA... Tennessee East vs. West
All-Star Game.
Joe Ledet DB/WR 6-2 205 Ragley, LA/South Beauregard
HS
3-Star Recruit by 24/7 Sports... 2924 yards rushing
(366 carries, 7.9 ypc); 300 receiving yds. (19 receptions, 15 ypc);
1 punt return for TD; 2 INT, 1 for TD; School Record 45 carries...
10-0 freshman year... 7-3 senior year... All-District first team
(KR - 3 years)... All-District 2nd Team RB... All-District WR...
All-District DB, All-Parish 1st Team... All-Parish first team KR...
All-Parish first team ATH... 40 time: 4.49; Vertical: 39
inches.
Timothy Lightfoot RB/WR 6-0 180 Greeneville,
TN/South Greene HS
Four-year letterman... Team captain... 2013 All-State
honorable mention... Three-year All-Conference... Four-year
starter... Multiple Player of the Week honoree... Co-Offensive
MVP... Led team in receptions and receiving yards... Led team
Playoffs... 2013 Stats: 29 receptions, 759 receiving yards... 565
rushing yards... 250 return yards... 16 TDs; 75 tackles, 4 sacks,
INT; Career Stats: 58 receptions, 1304 receiving yards, 1065
rushing yards, 667 return yards, 28 TDs, 205 tackles, 15 sacks,
INT.
Cameron Lusk RB 6-1 230 Morrison, TN/Warren County
HS
2013 All-District 6-AAA first team... 2012
All-District 6-AAA honorable mention... Warren County Running Back
of the Year... 2069 career rushing yards with 16 TD rushes.
Luke Manning QB 6-1 190 Sevierville, TN/Sevier
County HS
Member of 4 conference championship teams (only lost 1
league game in 4 years)... Two 6A State Quarterfinal playoff
appearances... 2013 team broke scoring average per game record...
2011 6A Freshman of the Year... First sophomore at Sevier County to
be named a "Wild Bunch" member... 4-year letterman... Holds career
TD passing record (64)... 5719 career passing yards... 402 career
completions (school record)... 2012 All-Conference 1st Team... 2012
Prep X-Tra 2nd Team... 2013 6A All-State 1st Team... 2013
All-Conference... 2013 Offensive Player of the Year... 2013 County
MVP... 2013 Prep X-Tra 2nd team... 2013 County-Wide 1st Team QB...
Top 10% of class... 2x Beta Club member.
Dustin McAbee LB 6-0 185 Hermitage, TN/McGavock
HS
All-District... Team Leadership Award recipient...
1200 passing yards, 800 rushing yards... 25 tackles (2 games only
on defense)
Chad McClanahan LB 6-2 220 Kennesaw, GA/North Cobb
HS
Team captain... All-Region first team... Region
4-6A... All-County first team... 3.7 GPA... Voted 2013 "Ultimate
Warrior" by his teammates... WSB-TV Scholar Athlete of the Week...
Last two years (20-6)... 75 tackles in 2013... Advanced to Final
Four in 2012.
Scott Mode P/PK 5-10 180 Easley, SC/Easley
HS
All-Region kicker... MVP specialist... Winner of Don Osborn kicking
camp competition... Ranked 4.5 out of 5 stars at the Kohl's Kicking
Camp... 2013 Player of the Week five times... 2012 Player of the
Week... Long Punt: 65 yds... Punt Hang Time Avg.: 3.77 sec....
Kickoff Hang Time Avg.: 3.4 sec... Longest FG: 47 yds.... 17-of-19
PATs; 5-of-6 field goals.
Hunter Mullican QB 6-0 200 McMinnville, TN/Warren
County HS
Established school record in yardage, completions and
TDs... 2011 All-District 6-AAA first team... 2013 Team Leadership
Award recipient... National Honor Society... Lettered in
baseball... Citizenship Award.
Myles Neils WR 5-11 170 Concord, NC/Concord HS
Led team to District and Region titles... 2013 Stats:
25 receptions, 893 yards; Career Stats: 1152 receiving yards on 41
catches.
Anthony Patrick LB 6-0 190 Nashville, TN/Pearl Cohn
HS
83 solo tackles, 36 assists, 11.9 tpg, 2 forced
fumbles, 1 sack, Led team in tackles... Rank No. 5 in 4A
Football... Team record: 10-2 in 2013... Team Captain... Academic
Honor Roll.
Landon Ramey OL 6-0 300 Smyrna, TN/Smyrna HS
2013 All-District 7-AAA Team... 2013 Team MVP...
All-County second team.
Robert Ramsey LB 6-2 210 Church Hill, TN/Volunteer
HS
2013 Stats: 111 tackles, 12 TFL, INT, TD; Career Tackles: 316, 4
INT... 2011 All-Conference 1st Team... 2012 All-Conference 1st
Team... 2013 All-Conference 1st Team... Hawkins County Farm Bureau
Player of the Week (6 times - career)... Church Hill Drug Store
Player of the Week - 10 times (career)... Played in 2012 FCA
All-Star Game... 2013 Big 7 Conference leading tackler... 2012
Offense Defense Football Camp LB MVP - Nashville... 2011 Offense
Defense Football Camp LB MVP - Nashville... 2012 Linebacker
MVP/Strongest Man - NUC Western Virginia.
Tristian Ramsey LB 5-11 190 Newport, Tenn./Cosby
HS
All-Region second team... Team captain... Freshman of
the Year.
Cody Santmyers OL 6-6 275 Flowery Branch,
GA/Flowery Branch HS
2012 Region Champions... 2010 State Playoff
participant... 2011 State Quarterfinalist and Region Champions...
2013 Region Runner-up... Tennessee East vs West All-Star Game...
Thespian Society member... Academic Honor Society.
Matt Simon III LB 6-0 195 Lithonia, GA/Chamblee
HS
2013 Stats: 495 yds., 2 TD, 7 tackles, 46 solos, 3
sacks, 4 INT... 2012 DeKalb County interception leader (5)...
MaxPreps Player of the Game.. Iron Man Award... Defensive Player of
the Game (MVP).
Deion Sims WR 6-0 180 Spring Hill, TN/Independence
HS
All-District in football... Lettered in football,
basketball and track... Two-time All-District in basketball...
All-Tournament in basketball... Football team advanced to
quarterfinal... Stats: 50 receptions, 8 TD... Basketball Stats: 18
ppg, 6 assists per game.
Elijah Stidmon LB 6-2 190 Dalton, GA/Dalton
HS
Two-time All-Conference... FCA Member... Led team to three playoff
appearances (2011, 2012, 2013).
Qua Stocks WR 6-3 175 Taylorsville, GA/North
Paulding HS
All-Region 5-AAAAA first team (2013)... Also lettered
in track & field... Georgia 5-AAAAA State champion in the high
jump (6'8")... Broke the Woodland HS high jump record (6'7")...
2013 selected for the North Georgia All-Star Football Game at the
Georgia Dome.
Dwayne Taylor, Jr. LB 6-2 230 Atlanta, GA/Martin
Luther King HS
Stats: 79 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 9 TFL, 2 INT, 1 FF (1st
year playing LB); Scored a TD as a tight end... All-County LB
(2013)... Played in the 2013 DeKalb All-Star Game.
Azubeze Uzama DL 6-0 230 Wake Forest, NC/Heritage
HS
All-Conference... Heritage advanced to State Playoffs
three times... 106 total tackles... School record for discus...
Brother, Obi, plays football at the U.S. Naval Academy
(2011-present)... Brother, Knamdi, played football at Navy.