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The University of Mississippi Athletics
2008 Ole Miss Football Signing Class
2/6/2008 | Football
Ferbia Allen DE/TE 6-5 225 Pine Bluff, Ark. (Dollarway) Brandon Bolden RB 5-11 215 Baton Rouge, La. (Scotlandville Magnet) Enrique Davis RB 6-1 215 Lynn Haven, Fla. (A. Crawford Mosley; Hargrave) E.J. Epperson TE 6-3 230 Humboldt, Tenn. (High) Brandon Green* OL 6-2 315 Southaven, Miss. (High; Northwest Miss. C.C.) H.R. Greer FB 6-0 225 Olive Branch, Miss. (Southern Baptist) Andrew Harris WR 6-2 195 St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg Catholic; Hargrave) Gerald Harris* TE 6-5 245 Terrell, Texas (Terrell; Navarro College) Melvin Harris WR 6-6 185 Buford, Ga. (High) Aaron Hawkins OL 6-3 315 Lithonia, Ga. (Martin Luther King) Lekenwic Haynes DB 6-3 200 Rosenberg, Texas (B. F. Terry) Derrick Herman DB 5-11 185 Cleveland, Miss. (High) Jason Jones LB 6-2 220 Albany, Ga. (Westover) Randall Mackey ATH 6-1 180 Bastrop, La. (High) Demareo Marr DB 6-2 180 Southaven, Miss. (DeSoto Central; Northwest Miss. C.C.) Hunter Miller DB 6-1 185 Sherwood, Ark. (Sylvan Hills) Jared Mitchell* DB 6-3 190 Chesterfield, Mo. (Parkway Central; Hargrave) Gerald Rivers DE 6-5 240 Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove) Brandon Sanders DB 6-0 190 Suwanee, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge) Justin Smith DL 6-4 280 Alpharetta, Ga. (Chattahoochee) Nathan Stanley QB 6-5 195 Tahlequah, Okla. (Sequoyah) Emmanuel Stephens* DE 6-2 220 Houston, Texas (Waltrip; Blinn C.C.) Andre Sterling RB 5-10 200 Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut) Joshua Tatum OL 6-5 315 Marbury, Ala. (Marbury) Devin Thomas RB 5-11 195 San Antonio, Texas (Madison) Patrick Trahan LB 6-3 225 New Orleans, La. (St. Augustine; Auburn; Northwest Miss. C.C.) Kermit Tyler OL 6-4 335 New Orleans, La. (L.W Higgins) Julian Whitehead* DB 5-10 180 Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview; Hargrave) Chris Wilkes QB 6-4 220 Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips) Horatio Williams WR 6-2 175 Oxford, Miss. (High) Rudy Wilson DB 6-0 200 Port Orange, Fla. (Mainland; Hargrave)
* Already enrolled at Ole Miss
Ferbia Allen
6-5 225 DE/TE
(Dollarway)
Helped lead his team to the 4A state championship game as a senior ... Named to the 4A All-State team by the Arkansas High School Activities Association ... Recorded 78 tackles and 14 QB sacks in 2007 ... Also credited with over 500 yards receiving and five TDs ... Rated the No. 71 TE in the nation by ESPN.com ... Selected to the Arkansas High School Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game ... Coached in high school by George Shelton.
5-11 215 RB
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Rushed for 866 yards and 12 TDs as a senior ... Also caught 12 passes for 256 yards ... Named first team All-District 5-5A as a senior ... Ranked the No. 34 player in Louisiana by SuperPrep and named to the SuperPrep All-Region team ... Named to The Times-Picayune Best of the Rest Preps team ... Ranked the No. 21 player in Louisiana and No. 34 RB in the nation by Rivals.com ... Rated the No. 32 player in Louisiana and the No. 93 RB in the nation by Scout.com ... Earned second team All-District 6-4A honors as a junior ... Credited with over 1,800 yards rushing and 16 TDs combined as a sophomore and junior ... Coached in high school by Richard Oliver.
Enrique Davis
6-1 215 RB
Lynn Haven,
(A. Crawford Mosley; Hargrave)
PREP SCHOOL: Signed with Auburn in 2007, but did not enroll ... Rated the No. 1 postgraduate player in the nation by Rivals.com and Scout.com ... Coached by Robert Prunty ... HIGH SCHOOL: A Parade Magazine All-American ... Rushed for 1,293 yards and 16 scores as a senior ... Totaled 1,817 yards and 24 touchdowns his junior year ... Selected to play in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl after his senior season ... Named to the Florida Sports Writers Association 4A All-State third team ... Ranked second in the nation among running backs and 28th overall by Rivals.com ... Ranked No. 10 in the Florida Top 100 by Rivals.com ... Named a PrepStar "Dream Team" recruit ... Ranked the No. 3 RB in the nation by PrepStar ... Selected to the Atlanta Journal Constitution's Super Southern 100 and the Orlando Sentinel's Top 100 ... Named to the Florida Super 75 by the Florida Times Union and All-County by the Panama City News Herald his senior year ... Ranked 64th on the Mobile Press Register's Super Southeast 120 ... Coached in high school by Perry Brown.
E.J. Epperson
6-3 230 TE
(High)
Earned 2A All-State honors from the Tennessee Football Coaches Association and the Tennessee Sports Writers Association as a senior ... A finalist for the 2007 Tennessee Mr. Football Award ... Rated the No. 25 player in Tennessee and the No. 57 TE in the nation by Scout.com ... Rushed for 130 yards and one touchdown, and caught 17 passes for 377 yards and three touchdowns as a senior ... On defense posted 55 tackles and returned two INTs for TDs ... Participated in the East vs. West Tennessee High School All-Star Football Classic ... Named All-Region 8-2A as a senior ... Earned 2007 All-West Tennessee honors from the Jackson Sun ... As a junior recorded 24 catches for 613 yards and five TDs ... Credited with 53 tackles and eight sacks on defense ... Also plays basketball where he earned All-State honors from the Tennessee Sports Writers Association as a junior ... Coached in high school by Carey Craig.
Brandon Green
6-2 315 Ol
(High;
JUNIOR COLLEGE: A 2007 first-team Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges All-State selection ... Participated in the Mississippi Junior College All-Star game ... Started every game during his two seasons at Northwest ... Was an honorable mention Academic All-American by JC Grid-Wire ... Selected to the All-Region XXIII team ... ... Helped lead the Rangers to a 6-4 record in 2007 and MACJC playoffs ... Coached at Northwest by Randy Pippin ... HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year starter at Southaven High School ... Coached in high school by Ed Rich ... Earned first-team All-State honors his senior season and second-team All-State honors during his junior season ... PERSONAL: Son of Vickie Alexander .... Full name is Brandon Jay Green ... Born: July 14, 1987.
H.R. Greer
6-0 230 FB
(Southern
Rushed for 1,840 yards and 31 TDs as a senior ... Helped lead his team to the Division 2 state championship game ... Earned 4A All-State honors from the Tennessee Football Coaches Association and the Tennessee Sports Writers Association as a senior ... A finalist for the 2007 Tennessee Mr. Football Award ... Named to The Clarion-Ledger’s Top 40 recruits list ... Rated the No. 14 FB in the nation by ESPN.com ... Selected to The Commercial Appeal’s Best of the Preps squad for junior and senior campaigns ... Also a finalist Best of the Preps offensive player of the year award as a senior ... Participated in the Liberty Bowl All-Star Game ... Named to The Commercial Appeal’s Most Wanted List ... Coached in high school by former Ole Miss All-SEC tight end Butch Veazey.
Andrew Harris
6-2 195 Wr
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PREP SCHOOL: Signed with West Virginia in 2007, but did not enroll ... Played at Hargrave Military Academy in 2007, where he recorded over 40 receptions and three TDs ... Rated the No. 10 postgraduate player in the nation by Rivals.com and No. 44 by Scout.com ... Coached by Robert Prunty ... HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first team All-Pinellas County honors as a senior, second team as a junior and honorable mention honors as a sophomore ... Honorable mention All-State honors as a junior and senior from the Florida Sportswriters Association ... Caught 32 passes for 877 yards and nine TDs as a senior ... Pinellas County Receiver of the Year ... Ranked No. 13 on the St. Petersburg Times’ Top 25 recruits list .... A three-year starter for Coach Dan Mancuso at St. Petersburg Catholic ... Also lettered in basketball.
Gerald Harris
6-5 245 TE
(High;
JUNIOR COLLEGE: A 2007 first-team Academic All-America selection by JC Grid-Wire at Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas ... Played in six games for the Bulldogs in 2007 ... Primarily a blocking tight end, he caught five passes for 36 yards and one TD ... Rated the No. 78 JUCO player in the nation by SuperPrep ... Earned honorable mention All-Southwest Conference honors ... Helped lead team to a 9-3 record in 2007 and a fourth-place finish in the national junior college poll ... Coached at Navarro by head coach Ray Woodard and offensive coordinator Nick Bobeck ... Rated a three-star prospect by Scout.com ... HIGH SCHOOL: Earned two letters in baseball and football at Terrell High School ... Coached in football by Todd York ... Played offensive tackle and defensive end during his season senior and earned honorable mention All-District honors ... PERSONAL: Son of Charlie Harris and Jamie Running .... Full name is Gerald Louis Harris ... Born: April 16, 1988.
Melvin Harris
6-6 185 WR
(High)
Helped lead his team to a 15-0 record and the 2A state championship as a senior ... Earned first team 2A All-State honors from the Georgia Sports Writers Association .... Rated as the No. 87 WR in the nation by Scout.com ... Caught 30 passes for 660 yards and eight TDs as a senior ... Coached in high school by Jess Simpson ... Also plays basketball.
Aaron Hawkins
6-3 315 OL
(Martin Luther King)
Earned first team 5A All-State honors from the Georgia Sports Writers Association .... Rated the No. 22 center in the nation by Scout.com ... Named first team All-Area by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Helped lead his team to the Region 2-5A championship as a senior ... Coached in high school by Corey Jarvis.
Lekenwic Haynes
6-3 200 DB
(B.F. Terry)
Rated the No. 52 OLB in the nation by ESPN.com ... Credited with 60 tackles and four INTs as a junior ... Named to the Houston Chronicle’s Top 110 recruits list ... Named third team Super Team by the Texas Football Magazine as a junior ... Earned first team All-Region honors from the Texas High School Football Report as a senior ... Named second team All-District as a junior ... Coached in high school by Corey Jarvis.
Derrick Herman
5-11 185 DB
(High)
Named first-team All-State by The Clarion-Ledger ... A PrepStar All-Region selection ... Named to The Clarion-Ledger’s Top 25 recruits list ... Selected to the 2007 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic ... Rated as the No. 19 player in
Jason Jones
6-2 220 LB
(Westover)
Earned first team 3A All-State honors from the Georgia Sports Writers Association .... Helped lead his team to the Class 3A state quarterfinals ... Ranks No. 112 on Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 list ... Rated as the No. 59 MLB in the nation by Scout.com ... Posted 154 tackles, 16 TFLs and two INTs as a senior ... Caught 16 passes for 340 yards and three TDs ... Coached in high school by Jeff Caldwell ... Also plays basketball.
Randall Mackey
6-1 180 ath
(High)
A 2008 Parade Magazine All-American ... A three-time first team All-State selection by Louisiana Football Coaches Association and the Louisiana Sports Writers Association ... Named the 4A Offensive MVP by the Louisiana Football Coaches Association and the Louisiana Sports Writers Association ... Also named Mr. Football by Louisiana Sports Writers Association ... Rated the No. 11 dual-threat QB in the nation and the No. 18 player in Louisiana by Rivals.com ... Passed for 3,103 yards with 33 TDs and rushed for 1,087 yards rushing with 17 TDs as a senior ... Helped lead his team to three-straight 4A state championships ... Rated the No. 16 athlete in the nation by Max Emfinger ... Named to The Times-Picayune Best of the Rest Preps team ... Threw for 2,066 yards with 27 TDs as a junior and 1,528 yards with 23 TDs as a sophomore ... Coached in high school by Brad Bradshaw.
DemarEo Marr
6-2 180 DB
Olive Branch, Miss.
(DeSoto Central;
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Rated the No. 75 JUCO player in the nation by SuperPrep ... Ranked the No. 11 JUCO prospect in the state by the Sun Herald ... Named to The Clarion-Ledger’s Top 25 JUCO recruits list ... Credited with nine tackles and one PBU in eight games as a sophomore ... Coached by Randy Pippin ... HIGH SCHOOL: Played at DeSoto Central ... Coached in high school by Chris Purnell.
Hunter Miller
6-1 185 DB
(Sylvan Hills)
Named to the 6A All-State team by the Arkansas High School Activities Association ... Selected to the Arkansas High School Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game ... Rushed and passed for over 1,000 yards and 25 total TDs as a senior ... Also credited with 35 tackles, seven PBUs and two INTs during senior campaign ... Coached in high school by Ron Sebastian.
Jared Mitchell
6-3 190 DB
(Parkway Central; Hargrave)
PREP SCHOOL: Rated the No. 39 prep school player in the nation by Rivals.com ... Coached by Robert Prunty ... HIGH SCHOOL: Posted 60 tackles and one INT as a senior ... Finished ninth in the state in the 110-meter hurdles in high school ... Coached in high school by Mark Goldberg ... Father, Stump, played in the NFL for nine seasons for the St. Louis and Phoenix Cardinals and is currently the running backs coach for the Seattle Seahawks ... Brother, Loinel, plays football for the University of Alabama.
Gerald Rivers
6-5 240 DE
(Cedar Grove)
Ranked as the No. 68 DE in the nation by Scout.com ... Rated the No. 74 DE in the nation by ESPN.com ... Participated in the DeKalb County Coaches Association All-Star game ... Posted 81 tackles, nine sacks and two forced fumbles as a senior ... Coached in high school by Ray Bonner.
6-0 190 DB
(Peachtree Ridge)
Rated the No. 57 player in Georgia and the No. 102 CB in the nation by Scout.com ... Finished his senior season with 25 tackles and one INT ... Ranked the No. 71 CB in the nation by ESPN.com ... Helped lead team to the 5A state championship as a junior ... Participated in the Gwinnett County All-Star game ... Earned first team All-Region 7-5A honors as a senior ... Coached in high school by Bill Ballard.
Justin Smith
6-4 280 DL
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Rated the No. 40 strongside defensive end in the nation and the No. 50 player in Georgia by Rivals.com ... Ranked the No. 64 DT in the nation and the No. 73 player in Georgia by Scout.com ... Rated the No. 59 DT in the nation by ESPN.com ... Participated in the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association North/South All-Star Classic ... Earned honorable mention 5A All-State honors from the Georgia Sports Writers Association as a senior ... Coached in high school by Terry Crowder.
Nathan stanley
6-5 195 qb
(Sequoyah)
Passed for 2,153 yards and 32 TDs as a senior ... Ranked the No. 89 player in the nation by Sports Illustrated ... Rated the No. 11 player in Oklahoma and No. 23 QB in the nation by Rivals.com ... Named second team All-State by the Tulsa World ... Earned All-State honors from the Oklahoma Coaches Association ... Ranked the No. 9 player in Oklahoma and the No. 61 QB in the nation by Scout.com ... Participated in the Offense-Defense All-American Game ... Rated the No. 19 QB in the nation by Max Emfinger ... Selected to the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-Star Game ... Coached in high school by Brent Scott.
Emmanuel Stephens
6-2 220 DE
(Waltrip; Blinn C.C.)
JUNIOR COLLEGE: A 2007 first-team All-America selection by National Junior College Athletic Association at Blinn C.C. in Brenham, Texas ... Earned second-team All-America honors from JC Grid-Wire ... A first-team All-Southwest Conference ... Finished the season with 31 tackles, nine QB sacks, seven TFLs and three fumble recoveries ... He totaled 21 QB sacks in his two seasons at Blinn ... Ranked the No. 25 JUCO player in the nation by Rivals.com and the No. 100 JUCO player by SuperPrep ... Helped lead Blinn to a 7-3 record and a 18th-place finish in the national junior college poll ... Coached in junior college by Brad Franchione ... HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year starter at Waltrip High School in Houston, Texas ... Earned All-District honors his senior season after finishing with 32 tackles and 14 QB sacks ... Coached by Anthony Zuccarini ... Also earned two letters in soccer and track ... PERSONAL: Son of Lemmise and Novella Stephens .... Father, Lemmise, played football at Texas A&M-Kingsville ... Full name is Emmanuel Lavar Stephens ... Born: Feburary 17, 1987.
Andre
5-10 200 RB
(Farragut)
Earned 5A All-State honors from the Tennessee Football Coaches Association and the Tennessee Sports Writers Association as a senior ... Rushed for 2,784 yards and 30 TDs as a senior ... Named to the 2007 Tennessean Dream Team ... A finalist for the Tennessee Mr. Football Award in 2006 and 2007 ... Earned All-Region 2-5A honors and named region Player of the Year ... Ran for 1,522 yards and 17 TDs as junior ... Coached in high school by Eddie Courtney.
Joshua Tatum
6-5 315 OL
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Named first team 3A All-State by the Alabama Sports Writers Association as a senior ... Ranked as the No. 71 OG in the nation by Scout.com ... Earned first team All-Metro honors from the Montgomery Advertiser as a senior ... Selected to the 2007 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic ... Coached in high school by Kyle Glover.
Devin Thomas
5-11 195 RB
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Named to the U.S. Army All-America team ... A PrepStar All-Region selection ... Ranked the No. 40 player in Texas by SuperPrep and named to the SuperPrep All-Region team ... Rated the No. 21 RB in the nation and No. 60 player in Texas by Rivals.com ... Ranked the No. 70 RB in the nation by Scout.com ... Earned third team All-State honors from the Texas Sports Writers Association as a senior ... Ran for 1,477 yards and 17 TDs in only six games as a senior ... Named honorable mention Academic All-State as a senior by the Texas High School Coaches Association ... Rushed for 1,889 yards and 23 TDs as a junior ... A first team All-State pick by the Associated Press as a junior ... Named first team All-San Antonio as a senior by Prep Ticket ... Named to the Houston Chronicle’s Top 110 recruits list ... Rated the No. 1 prospect in South Texas by Texas Prep Insider ... Coached in high school by Jim Streety.
Patrick Trahan
6-3 225 LB
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JUNIOR COLLEGE: A National Junior College Athletic Association second-team All-America in 2007 ... Credited with 96 tackles, 14 losses, six sacks, four forced fumbles and one INT in 2007 ... Rated the No. 13 JUCO player in the nation by SuperPrep and the No. 46 JUCO player in the nation by Rivals.com ... Ranked the No. 2 JUCO player in the state by The Clarion-Ledger ... Coached by Randy Pippin ... AUBURN: Redshirted as a freshman at in 2005 ... Played in 12 games for the Tigers in 2006, recording 11 tackles and 1.0 TFL ... HIGH SCHOOL: Totaled 120 tackles, nine sacks, two interceptions and caused 10 fumbles as a senior ... Made 66 tackles, 16 sacks and forced nine fumbles as a junior ... Earned first-team All-State and All-District honors ... A member of the Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120... Named to the Tom Lemming and SuperPrep All-Southwest Teams ... Rated the No. 11 player in
Kermit
6-4 335 OL
(L.W. Higgins)
A PrepStar All-Region selection ... As a senior earned All-Metro honors from The Times-Picayune ... Helped lead team to three-straight district championships ... Earned first team All-State honors from the Louisiana Football Coaches Association and honorable mention All-State honors from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association in 2007 ... Ranked the No. 31 player in Louisiana by SuperPrep and named to the SuperPrep All-Region team ... Rated the No. 28 player in Louisiana and the No. 52 OG in the nation by Rivals.com ... Ranked the No. 34 player in Louisiana and the No. 49 OG in the nation by Scout.com ... Rated the No. 81 OG in the nation by ESPN.com ... Named to The Times-Picayune Blue-Chip List ... Participated in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl ... Named All-District during junior and senior years ... Coached in high school by Wayne Meyers.
Julian Whitehead
5-10 180 DB
(Parkview; Hargrave)
PREP SCHOOL: Rated the No. 33 prep school player in the nation by Rivals.com ... Credited with 25 tackles, eight PBUs and four INTs ... Coached by Robert Prunty ... HIGH SCHOOL: Recorded 36 tackles, seven PBUs and two INTs as a junior ... Named All-County ... Missed his senior season due to injury ... Played freshman and sophomore seasons at Stephenson High School ... Coached at Parkview by Cecil Flowe ... Coached at Stephenson by Ron Gartrell ... Also ran track.
Chris Wilkes
6-4 220 QB
(Dr. Phillips)
Rated the No. 49 QB in the nation by Scout.com ... Threw for 1,360 yards and 16 TDs as a senior ... Passed for 1,106 yards and 14 TDs as a junior ... Participated in the Central Florida High School All-Star Game ... Named first team All-Metro by the coaches as a senior ... Coached in high school by Kevin Pettis ... Also plays baseball.
Horatio Williams
6-2 175 WR
(High)
A PrepStar All-Region selection ... Named to The Clarion-Ledger’s Top 40 recruits list ... Ranked the No. 22 player in Mississippi by SuperPrep and named to the SuperPrep All-Region team ... Rated the No. 15 player in Mississippi and the No. 53 athlete in the nation by Rivals.com ... Ranked the No. 25 player in Mississippi by Scout.com ... Caught 29 passes for 580 yards and five TDs as a junior ... Grabbed 39 passes for 788 yards and 6 TDs as a senior ... Won a state track and field championship in the 200 meters as a junior ... Earned first team All-Region honors as a senior ... Coached in high school by Johnny Hill.
Rudy
6-0 200 DB
(Mainland Senior; Hargrave)
PREP SCHOOL: Rated the No. 48 prep school player in the nation by Rivals.com ... Coached by Robert Prunty ... HIGH SCHOOL: Played at
