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2021 Defiance Football Roster

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Rigo Villa
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: DT
  • Hometown: Fort Myers, Fla.
  • Highschool: Lehigh
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Malique Lawson bio photo
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Malique Lawson
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: FS
  • Hometown: Washington, D.C.
  • Highschool: Potomac (Md.)
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Thomas Coltrain bio photo
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Thomas Coltrain
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: ILB
  • Hometown: Leslie, Mich.
  • Highschool: Leslie
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Amin Shaheed
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Fayetteville, Ga.
  • Highschool: Sandy Creek
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Ja'qway Janvier bio photo
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Ja'qway Janvier
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-6
  • Position: CB
  • Hometown: Miami Gardens, Fla.
  • Highschool: Mater Academy Charter
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Machari Bighams bio photo
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Machari Bighams
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Homerville, Ga.
  • Highschool: Clinch County
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Brian Murat bio photo
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Brian Murat
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: OLB
  • Hometown: Kissimmee, Fla.
  • Highschool: Haines City
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Michael Martin bio photo
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Michael Martin
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
  • Highschool: John Overton
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V'Sean Palmer bio photo
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V'Sean Palmer
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: CB
  • Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
  • Highschool: Thurgood Marshall
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Carlens Elisias bio photo
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Carlens Elisias
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: CB
  • Hometown: Palm Beach, Fla.
  • Highschool: John I. Leonard
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Jordan Ambrose bio photo
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Jordan Ambrose
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: QB
  • Hometown: Tomball, Texas
  • Highschool: Klein
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Daniel Budwah bio photo
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Daniel Budwah
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-8
  • Position: CB
  • Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
  • Highschool: South Plantation
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Justin Caballero bio photo
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Justin Caballero
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: SB
  • Hometown: Riverview, Fla.
  • Highschool: East Bay
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Isiah Watts bio photo
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Isiah Watts
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-3
  • Position: QB
  • Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
  • Highschool: Osborn
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Kage Hayes bio photo
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Kage Hayes
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: QB
  • Hometown: Bryan, Ohio
  • Highschool: Edon
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Travon Greene bio photo
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Travon Greene
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: CB
  • Hometown: Folkston, Ga.
  • Highschool: Charlton County
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Cole Recker bio photo
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Cole Recker
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: QB
  • Hometown: Monument, Colo.
  • Highschool: Lewis Palmer
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Ben Agyemang bio photo
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Ben Agyemang
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: OLB
  • Hometown: Grand Prairie, Texas
  • Highschool: South Grand Prairie
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Jahlani Hall bio photo
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Jahlani Hall
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
  • Highschool: North Atlanta
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Seth Pearson bio photo
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Seth Pearson
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: QB
  • Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
  • Highschool: Northrop
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Deyante Fowler bio photo
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Deyante Fowler
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-7
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Hudson, Fla.
  • Highschool: Fivay
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Demetrius Stillwell bio photo
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Demetrius Stillwell
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: College Park, Ga.
  • Highschool: North Clayton
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Derrell Walker bio photo
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Derrell Walker
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: CB
  • Hometown: Upper Marlboro, Md.
  • Highschool: Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr.
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Devon Brown bio photo
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Devon Brown
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Grayson, Ga.
  • Highschool: Central Gwinnett
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Antoine Dennis Jr. bio photo
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Antoine Dennis Jr.
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: RB
  • Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
  • Highschool: Huber Heights Wayne
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Malcom McNeil bio photo
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Malcom McNeil
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: FS
  • Hometown: Kingston, N.Y.
  • Highschool: Kingston
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Max Julien bio photo
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Max Julien
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: RB
  • Hometown: West Palm Beach, Fla.
  • Highschool: John Leonard
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Izaiah Jackson bio photo
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Izaiah Jackson
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: WR
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Jonathan Wright-Daniel bio photo
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Jonathan Wright-Daniel
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: Goose Creek, S.C.
  • Highschool: Goose Creek
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Marcell Maxwell bio photo
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Marcell Maxwell
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: SS
  • Hometown: Kingsland, Ga.
  • Highschool: Charlton County
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Maurice Brewer bio photo
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Maurice Brewer
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 6-5
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Cordova, Tenn.
  • Highschool: Drew Central (Ark.)
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Dajuan Bethel bio photo
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Dajuan Bethel
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: OLB
  • Hometown: Miami Gardens, Fla.
  • Highschool: Palm Bay Magnet
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Manny Gutierrez bio photo
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Manny Gutierrez
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Libertyville, Ill.
  • Highschool: Round Lake
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Alijah Fleming bio photo
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Alijah Fleming
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: ILB
  • Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
  • Highschool: Huber Heights Wayne
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Tyshaun Freeman bio photo
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Tyshaun Freeman
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: SB
  • Hometown: Macon, Ga.
  • Highschool: Westside
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Brian Robins bio photo
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Brian Robins
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
  • Highschool: Eastern Hills
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Jeremiah Benton bio photo
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Jeremiah Benton
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: Stone Mountain, Ga.
  • Highschool: Redan
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Coi Gossett bio photo
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Coi Gossett
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Gahanna, Ohio
  • Highschool: Lincoln
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Xavier Seaberry bio photo
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Xavier Seaberry
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: H
  • Hometown: Riverdale, Ga.
  • Highschool: Mount Zion
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Richard Pope IV bio photo
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Richard Pope IV
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Daytona Beach, Fla.
  • Highschool: Atlantic
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Damontay Spurlock bio photo
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Damontay Spurlock
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: RB
  • Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
  • Highschool: Hyde Park
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Quantrez Pittman bio photo
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Quantrez Pittman
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: DT
  • Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
  • Highschool: Livonia Churchill
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Deuntray Drennon bio photo
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Deuntray Drennon
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: RB
  • Hometown: Mesquite, Texas
  • Highschool: North Mesquite
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Gavin Maratea bio photo
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Gavin Maratea
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Westmont, Ill.
  • Highschool: Downers Grove North
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Jamel McIver bio photo
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Jamel McIver
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: DE
  • Hometown: McDonough, Ga.
  • Highschool: Luella
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Hunter Stettner bio photo
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Hunter Stettner
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: ILB
  • Hometown: Holladay, Tenn.
  • Highschool: Camden Central
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Andre Almore bio photo
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Andre Almore
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: OT
  • Hometown: Mableton, Ga.
  • Highschool: Pebblebrook
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D'Angelo Espinal bio photo
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D'Angelo Espinal
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: ILB
  • Hometown: Opa-locka, Fla.
  • Highschool: Mater Academy Charter
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Dominic Fannin bio photo
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Dominic Fannin
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 6-4
  • Position: OT
  • Hometown: Wakeman, Ohio
  • Highschool: Western Reserve
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Ramik Hairston bio photo
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Ramik Hairston
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: DE
  • Hometown: Freehold, N.J.
  • Highschool: Freehold Boro
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Dylan Gregory bio photo
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Dylan Gregory
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: ILB
  • Hometown: Ocoee, Fla.
  • Highschool: Ocoee
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Christopher Armijo bio photo
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Christopher Armijo
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
  • Highschool: Johnson College Prep
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Te'Von Carson-Payton bio photo
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Te'Von Carson-Payton
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: C
  • Hometown: Loganville, Ga.
  • Highschool: Riverside Military Academy
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Ryland Fuller bio photo
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Ryland Fuller
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: OG
  • Hometown: Fayetteville, Ga.
  • Highschool: Sandy Creek
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Javin Brown bio photo
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Javin Brown
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Decatur, Ga.
  • Highschool: Cedar Grove
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Kendrick Blackmon bio photo
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Kendrick Blackmon
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-8
  • Position: C
  • Hometown: Mableton, Ga.
  • Highschool: Pebblebrook
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Josh Ingram bio photo
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Josh Ingram
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-3
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Williamstown, W.Va.
  • Highschool: Williamstown
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Branden Durkee bio photo
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Branden Durkee
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: New Orleans, La.
  • Highschool: De La Salle
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David Heidelburg bio photo
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David Heidelburg
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-4
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Fremont, Ohio
  • Highschool: Freemont Ross
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Chrishawn Bradford bio photo
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Chrishawn Bradford
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
  • Highschool: Trezevant
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Eric Moultrie Jr. bio photo
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Eric Moultrie Jr.
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-8
  • Position: OG
  • Hometown: Snellville, Ga.
  • Highschool: South Gwinnett
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Dom Barnhart bio photo
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Dom Barnhart
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-3
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Martinsburg, W.Va
  • Highschool: Hedgeville
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Victor Garza-White bio photo
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Victor Garza-White
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Harlingen, Texas
  • Highschool: Harrison
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Antawn Nathan bio photo
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Antawn Nathan
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
  • Highschool: Thurgood Marshall
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Decota Shaw bio photo
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Decota Shaw
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-3
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Bryan, Ohio
  • Highschool: Bryan
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Deveion Gibbs bio photo
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Deveion Gibbs
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-8
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Tallahassee, Fla.
  • Highschool: Florida A&M University
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Tawann Rome bio photo
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Tawann Rome
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: New Orleans, La.
  • Highschool: Arabia Mountain
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Noah Pistory bio photo
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Noah Pistory
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: LS
  • Hometown: New Bavaria, Ohio
  • Highschool: Holgate
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Jadon Scott bio photo
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Jadon Scott
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Richburg, S.C.
  • Highschool: Lewisville
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Quintin Fortier bio photo
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Quintin Fortier
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Ellettsville, Ind.
  • Highschool: Edgewood
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Zeke Sanchez bio photo
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Zeke Sanchez
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-8
  • Position: K
  • Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
  • Highschool: Warren Central
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Aidan Burke bio photo
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Aidan Burke
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-5
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
  • Highschool: Purdue Polytechnic
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Jacorey Johnson bio photo
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Jacorey Johnson
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-6
  • Position: DT
  • Hometown: Columbus, Ga.
  • Highschool: Northside
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Colton Hines bio photo
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Colton Hines
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 5-8
  • Position: LS
  • Hometown: Ansonia, Ohio.
  • Highschool: Mississinawa Valley
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Shawndell Adams bio photo
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Shawndell Adams
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
  • Highschool: John Marshall
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Daniel Fowlkes bio photo
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Daniel Fowlkes
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Marion, Ala.
  • Highschool: Francis Marion
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Cason Markevich bio photo
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Cason Markevich
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: K
  • Hometown: Bangor, Maine
  • Highschool: Bangor
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Damien Weyer bio photo
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Damien Weyer
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-8
  • Position: RB
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Miguel Gomez bio photo
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Miguel Gomez
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-7
  • Position: DT
  • Hometown: Wauseon, Ohio
  • Highschool: Wauseon
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