EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF -- DAY 10
For UT:
#10 -- Mark Jones
Class: Junior
Hometown: Wallingford, Pa.
High School: Strath Haven
Height / Weight: 5-9 / 185
Position: DB
Experience: 2L
Full name: Mark Christopher Jones ... This hard-hitting defensive back enters fall drills slotted just behind Rashad Baker on the depth chart at free safety ... Displays a nose for the ball and not afraid to go for the big play ... Key part last season of the Vols' long-yardage defensive pass coverage scheme ... His 2001 effort on special teams was extraordinary and finished the season as unit's leader in tackles with 14 ... Former winner of Andy Spiva Award for his improved defensive play during 2001 spring drills ... Switched from receiver in 2000, and his pass-receiving instincts still benefit him in the secondary ... Natural talent earned Jones limited playing time in the secondary and extensive special teams work as a true freshman ... Coach Slade's evaluation: "Mark had a heck of a year playing in our dime package. He's very reliable with outstanding hands." ... Born Nov. 3, 1980.
2001 - Games/Started: 13/0 ... Season highlight came against Vanderbilt ... Stepped in front of a pass for an interception and returned it 27 yards to the Commodore 24-yard line ... The Vols scored five plays later ... Stopped a Notre Dame scoring drive by helping force an Irish fumble at the Tennessee 15-yard line … The play turned into a Tennessee scoring drive as a teammate scooped up the loose ball and scampered 81 yards for a touchdown … Registered a tackle in every game with a season-best six coming against Alabama ... Had five-tackle games versus Florida and Kentucky.
2000 - Games/Started: 10/0...Switched to defensive back from wide receiver after Florida game...He was credited with three tackles and one assist, dividing time between secondary and kick coverage ...
HIGH SCHOOL -Listed as the No. 1 athlete prospect in the East region by PrepStar ... Was the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Player of the Year in 1999 ... Named USA Today Player of the Year in Pennsylvania ... ... Named Class 3A All-State as a senior ... Four-year starter at wide receiver and defensive back ... Led team to Class 3A title during his senior season by rushing for 114 yards and catching three passes for 53 yards in championship game ... Team had a 15-0 record for the season ... Rushed for 935 yards on 114 carries and caught 31 balls for 632 yards during his final season ... Had 23 total touchdowns in 1999, which set the county record for total scores ... Ran back two kickoffs for scores, both covering 93 yards ... Also participated in track ... Coach at Strath Haven High School: Kevin Clancy.
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#10 -- Phillip Newman
Class: Junior
Hometown: Marietta, Ga.
Last College: Georgia Tech
Height / Weight: 6-1 / 190
Position: PK/P
Experience: Tr.
Full name: Phillip William Newman ... Transfer from Georgia Tech caught the attention of head coach Phillip Fulmer and 2002 Orange and White Game crowd with his kickoffs, enough so to put him in contention for that responsibility as fall drills begin ... Listed No. 2 in placekicking and kickoff competition ... Likely will compete with incoming freshman James Wilhoit for kickoff duties and be at the ready behind Alex Walls for placements ... Coach Caldwell's evaluation: "Phillip has an unbelievably strong leg. He's trying to win the kickoff position and I think he has a good chance to do that. He can make some things happen." ... Born: Sept. 30, 1980.
2001 - Sat out season as transfer from Georgia Tech ...
2000 - Successful on his only PAT kick attempt for the Yellow Jackets ... Added 12 touchbacks helping Tech to
tops in the ACC in kickoff coverage ... Contributed two coverage tackles ...
1999 - Kicker at Georgia Tech ... Had 18 kickoffs reach end zone and made four tackles on coverage ... Tech was second in ACC in kickoff coverage ...
HIGH SCHOOL - Made 14 of 24 field goals in career, with 7-of-12 as a senior ... Three of those were good from 54, 57 and 58 yards ... Had 45.8-yard average as punter ... All-State selection his senior campaign ... Named top combination kicker in country as a senior ... Missed most of junior season with broken ankle ... Coach at Walton High School: Ed Dudley.
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For UF, #10 (a Middle Tennessee boy) Ingle Martin
Quarterback
6-2 217
Freshman
Nashville, TN (Montgomery Bell Academy)
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A redshirt freshman who enters the fall as Rex Grossman's top backup at quarterback…
2001: Spent the 2001 season with the scout team at quarterback and was redshirted…Won UF's John Eibner Award (presented annually to the unsung hero on the scout team)…
PREP: Considered one of the nation's top prep quarterbacks in 2000…Named to prestigious Parade All-America Team…Named to PrepStar's All-America DreamTeam and that publication ranked him among the nation's top dozen QBs…Ranked among the nation's top five prep QBs by National Bluechips…Ranked among the nation's top 20 QBs by Prep Football Report and among the nation's top 15 signal-callers by Rivals.com…Named to SuperPrep's All-America team and that publication ranked him the top player in the state of Tennessee and among the nation's top 25 QBs…A two-time Division II Player of the Year in Tennessee…Led Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville to three consecutive Tennessee state championships with 32 consecutive wins and final USA Today National Top 25 rankings in both 1999 and 2000… As a senior was 62-137 for 964 passing yards with seven TDs and also rushed for 935 yards…As a junior, 97-140 passing for 1,450 yards and 14 TDs…Was 6-of-9 on field goal attempts in 2000 with three field goals of better than 50 yards, including a school-record 56-yarder…Also visited Tennessee, LSU, Alabama and Virginia…High school coach was Ricky Bowers…
PERSONAL: Born Harry Ingle Martin IV on August 15, 1982 in Memphis, Tennessee…Parents - Harry III and Anne Martin…
Major: Business Administration
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For AU, #10 Donnay Young
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: College Park, GA
High School: North Clayton
Height / Weight: 6-0 / 198
Position: FS
Experience: 1L
2001: Played in 12 games, starting four at free safety ... Totaled 23 tackles on the season ... Registered eight tackles against LSU ... Finished with six tackles against Alabama ... Started against Georgia and intercepted a pass, returning it 16 yards, broke up two passes and had four tackles ... Forced a fumble against Florida ... Recovered a blocked punt against Mississippi State.
2000: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Multi-dimensional player that played wide receiver, defensive back and kicked, punted and returned kicks in high school ... Caught 22 passes for 802 yards and eight touchdowns and rushed for 258 yards ... Recorded 68 tackles, nine broken up passes and three interceptions, returning two for touchdowns as a senior ...Made two field goals, was 10-of-10 on extra points and averaged 38 yards per punt ...Totaled 268 return yards as a senior ... All-Clayton County as a receiver and defensive back ... First-team all-area at defensive back ... All-State Honorable Mention selection ... Prep Star All-Region ... One of the top 25 players in the state of Georgia according to SuperPrep Magazine ... High School Coach: Don Shockley ...Four-year letterman in basketball and track.
PERSONAL:
Born June 25, 1982 in College Park ... Full name is Donnay Terrell Young ... Son of Wanda and Ulysses Young ... Father, Ulysses Young played professionally for the N.Y. Giants and the Toronto Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ... Majoring in Public Administration.