2003 Jacksonville State Football Signees
2/5/2003 4:50:00 PM | Football
CRAIG AGEE (DB/WR, 5-10, 170, Taylorsville, Miss./Taylorsville HS)
Prepped at Taylorsville High School for Shannon White.helped team to the 2002 State Championship with a 12-3 record.in 14 games, had 42 catches for more than 900 yards and nine touchdowns and had six interceptions and returned one kick-off and two punts for touchdowns.was a first-team All-State selection as a senior and first-team All-District as a junior and senior.named team Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior.named the Clarion Ledger State Player-of-the-Year in 2002.has his best game vs Gulf Port, where he rolled up 320 total yards, including a 95-yard interception return for a score, a 70-yard punt return for touchdown and a 75-yard touchdown reception.posted a career three-year record of 35-7.also recruited by Southern Miss, UNA, Nicholls State and Delta State.
BEN ATCHISON (LB, 6-2, 210, Hartselle, Ala./Hartselle HS)
Prepped at Hartselle High School for Mike Smith.helped the Tigers to an 11-3 record as a senior and was team captain.was a first-team All-State selection and also made the All-District and All-Region teams.finished his senior year with 138 tackles, 15 for loss and two interceptions.named the Region 8 Defensive Player-of-the-year.team won the Region in 2001 and was runner-up in 2002.also an honor student and a member of the National Honor Society.also recruited by UT-Chattanooga, Murray State, Tennessee Tech and Wofford.
SEAN DARBY (DE, 6-3, 250, Athens, Ala./East Limestone HS)
Prepped at East Limestone High School for Phil Cavanar.named the team Defensive Lineman of the Year.earned first-team All-State, All-Area and All-Region honors after helping the Indians to a 9-1 record as a senior.finished season with 82 tackles, 16 for loss, six sacks and one interception returned for a touchdown.also recruited by Louisville and UAB.
BYRON DUBOSE (FS, 6-1, 184, Athens, Ala./East Limestone HS)
Prepped at East Limestone High School for Phil Cavanar.named team's Defensive Player-of-the-Year.earned first-team All-Area and All-Region honors after helping the Indians to a 9-1 record as a senior.finished the season with 98 ackles, 12 for loss, five sacks, four interceptions and three fumbles returned for touchdowns.has his best game vs West Limestone, where he record 18 tackles, two sacks and an interception.also recruited by Tennessee Tech, UAB and Troy State.
CHRIS FORBES (DT/OL, 6-0, 275, Munford, Ala./Munford HS)
Prepped at Munford High School for Jimmy Champion.was a two-time Most Outstanding Lineman.earned All-County honors as a junior and senior.team captain in 2002.was an honor student.
TYRELL GLASS (DE, 6-2, 250, Attalla, Ala./Etowah County HS)
Prepped at Etowah County High School for Gene Hill.led the Blue Devils to a 7-4 record as a senior, finishing with 99 tackles and 15 sacks.was an honorable mention All-State selection as a senior and second-team All-State as a junior.a two-time first-team All-Area selection.earned team Defensive Most Valuable Player honors as a senior.was a starting freshman when the Blue Devils won the 1999 Class 5A State Championship.team also won the 2002 Regional Championship.also recruited by Southern Miss, North Alabama and UT-Chattanooga.
CLAY GREEN (RB, 6-0, 190, Birmingham, Ala./Huffman HS)
Prepped at Huffman High School for Curtis Coleman.finished his senior season with 1,454 yards on 184 carries and 10 touchdowns.earned first-team All-City honors.named team Offensive Most Valuable Player and was an All-Region first-team selection.his older brother, Russell, is a member of the Gamecock football team.
MATT HARDIN (QB, 5-10, 185, Panama City, Fla./Rutherford HS)
Prepped at Rutherford High School for Coach Hardin.was team captain and Most Valuable Player as a senior.named the Florida 5A Player-of-the-Year.selected to play in the Florida-Georgia All-Star game.was selected first-team All-State as a junior and senior and second-team as a sophomore.was a USA Today honorable mention All-American after earning All-Southern honors.named to the Old Spice Red Zone Top 50 players in America.team was 5A State Runner-up his junior and senior year.also recruited by MTSU, East Carolina and Tulane.
DON HILL (RB, 5-9, 210, Phenix City, Ala./Central HS)
Prepped at Central High School for Ron Nelson.helped the Red Devils to an 11-2 record after rushing for more than 1,400 yards and 13 touchdowns.was a first-team All-Area and All-Region selection and one of four team Most Valuable Players.
JACOB KELLEY (QB/WR/FS, 6-3, 190, Cedartown, Ga./Cedartown HS)
Prepped at Cedartown High School for John Hill and Everett Kelley.a combo player that averaged over 200 passing and rushing yards in four games and played eight games at wide receiver, recording more than 800 yards.posted a career record of 45-9 as the team claimed three straight Region Championships and the Bulldogs finished as the 2001 state runner-up.was a first-team All-Region selection as a senior and second-team selection as a junior.also recruited by Tennessee Tech, UT-Chattanooga, Illinois State, Uconn and Liberty.
ERIC LANE (DE, 6-3, 240, Opelika, Ala./Opelika HS)
Prepped at Opelika High School for Spence McCraken.helped the Bulldogs to a 12-1 record as a senior.was a first-team All-Region selection after finishing with 80 tackles, five sacks, two fumble recoveries and three caused fumbles.
ORLANDUS LAUDERDALE (DL, 6-5, 290, Cartersville, Ga./Cartersville HS)
Prepped at Cartersville High School for Frank Barden.was a two-time All-County selection and finished his senior season with 73 tackles and four sacks.team went 11-2 his sophomore year and advanced to the second round of the state playoffs.team posted a 12-2 record as a junior as the Purple Hurricane advanced to the state semi-finals.also recruited by MTSU, TSU, Eastern Kentucky and Bethune-Cookman.
MARCUS MOBLEY (LB, 6-4, 195, Jacksonville, Fla./University Christian School)
Prepped at University Christian School for Frank Ciersi.finished senior season with 113 tackles, two interceptions, two blocked punts, four caused fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception returned for a touchdown.had his best game of the year with 113 yards on eight receptions and eight carries for 87 yards and a pair of touchdowns.earned All-State honorable mention honors and named first-team All-District and All-Region as a senior.played in the North-South Shrine Bowl.also plays baseball, batting .364 with six home runs and 42 RBI and averages 12 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks on the basketball team.also recruited by Tulane, Troy Stte, UAB, Navy, Hofstra, UCF, South Florida and Memphis.
KaBRANDON MOORE (DL/TE, 6-3, 295, Notasulga, Ala./Notasulta HS)
Prepped at Notasulga High School for Ronnie Sikes.
JOSH MOTEN (WR, 5-10, 170, Cedar Bluff, Ala./Cedar Bluff HS)
Prepped at Cedar Bluff High School for former Gamecock Steve Smith.finished his career with a AHSAA State Record 4,272 receiving yards on 218 receptions and 43 touchdowns.was a four-time All-Region first-team member and a two-time first-team All-State honoree.named the Alabama 1A Back of the Year after recording 1,266 receiving yards on 66 catches and 13 touchdowns to lead the Tigers to an 11-2 record as a senior.named to the Anniston Star Dandy Dozen in 2001 and 2002.named the Gadsden Times Player-of-the-Year in 2002.a member of the Beta Club and Who's Who Among American High School Students.also recruited by UAB, UNA, MTSU, Central Michigan, Carson-Newman and West Alabama.
JEREMY NEELEY (DE, 6-4, 265, Trenton, Ga./Dade County HS)
Prepped at Dade County High School for Tom Weathers (2002), Kevin McElhaney (2000-01) and George Hoblitzell (1999).was named team Most Valuable Player as a senior and a three-time team Defensive MVP.was selected first-team All-Region in 2001 and 2002, and earned second-team honors in 2000.also lettered in track and finished eighth in State for Discus in 2001.also recruited by UT-Chattanooga, Indiana, Georgia Southern and MTSU.
BURNS PARKER (OL/DL, 6-3, 275, Montgomery, Ala./Montgomery Academy)
Prepped at Montgomery Academy for John Tatum.was a first-team All-Area and All-Region selection after helping the Eagles to an 11-3 record as a senior.finished the 2002 season with more than 70 tackles.
DILLON PRICE (OL, 6-3, 299, Decatur, Ala./Decatur HS)
Prepped at Decatur High School for Jere Adcock.was an All-State honorable mention selection.was a two-time All-Area and All-Region selection.graded out over 85 percent his senior season in helping the Red Raiders to an 8-5 record.helped the team to two Region Championships.also recruited by MTSU, Tennessee Tech, Vanderbilt, UT-Chattanooga and Murray State.
TEON RICHARDSON (WR, 6-3, 185, Smiths, Ala./Smiths Station HS)
Prepped at Smiths Station High School for Trey Holloday.had nine catches for 214 yards and two touchdowns as a senior.was an All-Region selection in 2002 and the Offensive and Special Teams Player-of-the-Year as a senior.named Who's Who Among American High School Students.also recruited by MTSU, UNA, Tuskegee and The Citadel.
LANCE ROLAX (RB, 5-10, 190, Anniston, Ala./The Donoho School)
Prepped at The Donoho School for Raman Farmer and Steve Montgomery.finished his senior season with 2,250 rushing yards and 30 touchdowns in 10 games.over his last six games, averaged 33 carries for 299.5 yards and four touchdowns per game.was the runner-up to the Class 1A Back of the Year.finished his five-year career with 707 carries for 5,477 yards and 79 touchdowns.was a first-team All-State selection and named team's Most Valuable Player.was an honor student and named Who's Who Among American High School Students.
BRETT RUSHING (PK, 5-9, 170, Alabaster, Ala./Thompson HS)
Prepped at Thompson High School for Ricky Seales.named Special Teams Player-of-the-Year in 2002 after hitting 31-of-37 extra points and 4-of-6 on field goals.was an honorable mention All-State kicker, first-team All-County and second-team All-Metro.named to the Birmingham News Super 12 Best of the Rest and to the Birmingham News Scholar Athlete of the Week.class Valedictorian with a 4.0 grade point average, an honor student, a member of the Honor Society and selected Who's Who Among American High School Students.also recruited by Samford, West Alabama, Troy State, Tennessee Tech, Western Illinois and Marshall.
JOHN SCOTT (DL, 6-2, 273, Decatur, Ala./Austin HS)
Prepped at Austin High School for Joe Gaddis.was an All-State honorable mention selection and team captain as a senior.first-team All-Area and All-Region honoree.finished the 2002 season with 90 tackles and 12 sacks.had his best game of the year vs Hillcrest, recording 15 tackles and three sacks.also plays center on the basketball team.also recruited by Memphis, Troy State and MTSU.
CARNILLOUS TABLES (DT, 6-5, 295, Opelika, Ala./Beauregard HS)
Prepped at Opelika High School for Roger McDonald.finished senior season with 235 yards on 15 catches and three touchdowns and also had 75 tackles and 10 sacks.named to the Opelika-Auburn News first-team All-State.also recruited by UAB and Alabama A&M.
CARLOS WOODS (DL, 6-5, 310, Birmingham, Ala./Jackson-Olin HS)
Prepped at Jackson-Olin High School for Michael Clisby.finished senior season with 47 tackles and nine sacks.was a second-team All-City selection.
Prepped at Taylorsville High School for Shannon White.helped team to the 2002 State Championship with a 12-3 record.in 14 games, had 42 catches for more than 900 yards and nine touchdowns and had six interceptions and returned one kick-off and two punts for touchdowns.was a first-team All-State selection as a senior and first-team All-District as a junior and senior.named team Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior.named the Clarion Ledger State Player-of-the-Year in 2002.has his best game vs Gulf Port, where he rolled up 320 total yards, including a 95-yard interception return for a score, a 70-yard punt return for touchdown and a 75-yard touchdown reception.posted a career three-year record of 35-7.also recruited by Southern Miss, UNA, Nicholls State and Delta State.
BEN ATCHISON (LB, 6-2, 210, Hartselle, Ala./Hartselle HS)
Prepped at Hartselle High School for Mike Smith.helped the Tigers to an 11-3 record as a senior and was team captain.was a first-team All-State selection and also made the All-District and All-Region teams.finished his senior year with 138 tackles, 15 for loss and two interceptions.named the Region 8 Defensive Player-of-the-year.team won the Region in 2001 and was runner-up in 2002.also an honor student and a member of the National Honor Society.also recruited by UT-Chattanooga, Murray State, Tennessee Tech and Wofford.
SEAN DARBY (DE, 6-3, 250, Athens, Ala./East Limestone HS)
Prepped at East Limestone High School for Phil Cavanar.named the team Defensive Lineman of the Year.earned first-team All-State, All-Area and All-Region honors after helping the Indians to a 9-1 record as a senior.finished season with 82 tackles, 16 for loss, six sacks and one interception returned for a touchdown.also recruited by Louisville and UAB.
BYRON DUBOSE (FS, 6-1, 184, Athens, Ala./East Limestone HS)
Prepped at East Limestone High School for Phil Cavanar.named team's Defensive Player-of-the-Year.earned first-team All-Area and All-Region honors after helping the Indians to a 9-1 record as a senior.finished the season with 98 ackles, 12 for loss, five sacks, four interceptions and three fumbles returned for touchdowns.has his best game vs West Limestone, where he record 18 tackles, two sacks and an interception.also recruited by Tennessee Tech, UAB and Troy State.
CHRIS FORBES (DT/OL, 6-0, 275, Munford, Ala./Munford HS)
Prepped at Munford High School for Jimmy Champion.was a two-time Most Outstanding Lineman.earned All-County honors as a junior and senior.team captain in 2002.was an honor student.
TYRELL GLASS (DE, 6-2, 250, Attalla, Ala./Etowah County HS)
Prepped at Etowah County High School for Gene Hill.led the Blue Devils to a 7-4 record as a senior, finishing with 99 tackles and 15 sacks.was an honorable mention All-State selection as a senior and second-team All-State as a junior.a two-time first-team All-Area selection.earned team Defensive Most Valuable Player honors as a senior.was a starting freshman when the Blue Devils won the 1999 Class 5A State Championship.team also won the 2002 Regional Championship.also recruited by Southern Miss, North Alabama and UT-Chattanooga.
CLAY GREEN (RB, 6-0, 190, Birmingham, Ala./Huffman HS)
Prepped at Huffman High School for Curtis Coleman.finished his senior season with 1,454 yards on 184 carries and 10 touchdowns.earned first-team All-City honors.named team Offensive Most Valuable Player and was an All-Region first-team selection.his older brother, Russell, is a member of the Gamecock football team.
MATT HARDIN (QB, 5-10, 185, Panama City, Fla./Rutherford HS)
Prepped at Rutherford High School for Coach Hardin.was team captain and Most Valuable Player as a senior.named the Florida 5A Player-of-the-Year.selected to play in the Florida-Georgia All-Star game.was selected first-team All-State as a junior and senior and second-team as a sophomore.was a USA Today honorable mention All-American after earning All-Southern honors.named to the Old Spice Red Zone Top 50 players in America.team was 5A State Runner-up his junior and senior year.also recruited by MTSU, East Carolina and Tulane.
DON HILL (RB, 5-9, 210, Phenix City, Ala./Central HS)
Prepped at Central High School for Ron Nelson.helped the Red Devils to an 11-2 record after rushing for more than 1,400 yards and 13 touchdowns.was a first-team All-Area and All-Region selection and one of four team Most Valuable Players.
JACOB KELLEY (QB/WR/FS, 6-3, 190, Cedartown, Ga./Cedartown HS)
Prepped at Cedartown High School for John Hill and Everett Kelley.a combo player that averaged over 200 passing and rushing yards in four games and played eight games at wide receiver, recording more than 800 yards.posted a career record of 45-9 as the team claimed three straight Region Championships and the Bulldogs finished as the 2001 state runner-up.was a first-team All-Region selection as a senior and second-team selection as a junior.also recruited by Tennessee Tech, UT-Chattanooga, Illinois State, Uconn and Liberty.
ERIC LANE (DE, 6-3, 240, Opelika, Ala./Opelika HS)
Prepped at Opelika High School for Spence McCraken.helped the Bulldogs to a 12-1 record as a senior.was a first-team All-Region selection after finishing with 80 tackles, five sacks, two fumble recoveries and three caused fumbles.
ORLANDUS LAUDERDALE (DL, 6-5, 290, Cartersville, Ga./Cartersville HS)
Prepped at Cartersville High School for Frank Barden.was a two-time All-County selection and finished his senior season with 73 tackles and four sacks.team went 11-2 his sophomore year and advanced to the second round of the state playoffs.team posted a 12-2 record as a junior as the Purple Hurricane advanced to the state semi-finals.also recruited by MTSU, TSU, Eastern Kentucky and Bethune-Cookman.
MARCUS MOBLEY (LB, 6-4, 195, Jacksonville, Fla./University Christian School)
Prepped at University Christian School for Frank Ciersi.finished senior season with 113 tackles, two interceptions, two blocked punts, four caused fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception returned for a touchdown.had his best game of the year with 113 yards on eight receptions and eight carries for 87 yards and a pair of touchdowns.earned All-State honorable mention honors and named first-team All-District and All-Region as a senior.played in the North-South Shrine Bowl.also plays baseball, batting .364 with six home runs and 42 RBI and averages 12 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks on the basketball team.also recruited by Tulane, Troy Stte, UAB, Navy, Hofstra, UCF, South Florida and Memphis.
KaBRANDON MOORE (DL/TE, 6-3, 295, Notasulga, Ala./Notasulta HS)
Prepped at Notasulga High School for Ronnie Sikes.
JOSH MOTEN (WR, 5-10, 170, Cedar Bluff, Ala./Cedar Bluff HS)
Prepped at Cedar Bluff High School for former Gamecock Steve Smith.finished his career with a AHSAA State Record 4,272 receiving yards on 218 receptions and 43 touchdowns.was a four-time All-Region first-team member and a two-time first-team All-State honoree.named the Alabama 1A Back of the Year after recording 1,266 receiving yards on 66 catches and 13 touchdowns to lead the Tigers to an 11-2 record as a senior.named to the Anniston Star Dandy Dozen in 2001 and 2002.named the Gadsden Times Player-of-the-Year in 2002.a member of the Beta Club and Who's Who Among American High School Students.also recruited by UAB, UNA, MTSU, Central Michigan, Carson-Newman and West Alabama.
JEREMY NEELEY (DE, 6-4, 265, Trenton, Ga./Dade County HS)
Prepped at Dade County High School for Tom Weathers (2002), Kevin McElhaney (2000-01) and George Hoblitzell (1999).was named team Most Valuable Player as a senior and a three-time team Defensive MVP.was selected first-team All-Region in 2001 and 2002, and earned second-team honors in 2000.also lettered in track and finished eighth in State for Discus in 2001.also recruited by UT-Chattanooga, Indiana, Georgia Southern and MTSU.
BURNS PARKER (OL/DL, 6-3, 275, Montgomery, Ala./Montgomery Academy)
Prepped at Montgomery Academy for John Tatum.was a first-team All-Area and All-Region selection after helping the Eagles to an 11-3 record as a senior.finished the 2002 season with more than 70 tackles.
DILLON PRICE (OL, 6-3, 299, Decatur, Ala./Decatur HS)
Prepped at Decatur High School for Jere Adcock.was an All-State honorable mention selection.was a two-time All-Area and All-Region selection.graded out over 85 percent his senior season in helping the Red Raiders to an 8-5 record.helped the team to two Region Championships.also recruited by MTSU, Tennessee Tech, Vanderbilt, UT-Chattanooga and Murray State.
TEON RICHARDSON (WR, 6-3, 185, Smiths, Ala./Smiths Station HS)
Prepped at Smiths Station High School for Trey Holloday.had nine catches for 214 yards and two touchdowns as a senior.was an All-Region selection in 2002 and the Offensive and Special Teams Player-of-the-Year as a senior.named Who's Who Among American High School Students.also recruited by MTSU, UNA, Tuskegee and The Citadel.
LANCE ROLAX (RB, 5-10, 190, Anniston, Ala./The Donoho School)
Prepped at The Donoho School for Raman Farmer and Steve Montgomery.finished his senior season with 2,250 rushing yards and 30 touchdowns in 10 games.over his last six games, averaged 33 carries for 299.5 yards and four touchdowns per game.was the runner-up to the Class 1A Back of the Year.finished his five-year career with 707 carries for 5,477 yards and 79 touchdowns.was a first-team All-State selection and named team's Most Valuable Player.was an honor student and named Who's Who Among American High School Students.
BRETT RUSHING (PK, 5-9, 170, Alabaster, Ala./Thompson HS)
Prepped at Thompson High School for Ricky Seales.named Special Teams Player-of-the-Year in 2002 after hitting 31-of-37 extra points and 4-of-6 on field goals.was an honorable mention All-State kicker, first-team All-County and second-team All-Metro.named to the Birmingham News Super 12 Best of the Rest and to the Birmingham News Scholar Athlete of the Week.class Valedictorian with a 4.0 grade point average, an honor student, a member of the Honor Society and selected Who's Who Among American High School Students.also recruited by Samford, West Alabama, Troy State, Tennessee Tech, Western Illinois and Marshall.
JOHN SCOTT (DL, 6-2, 273, Decatur, Ala./Austin HS)
Prepped at Austin High School for Joe Gaddis.was an All-State honorable mention selection and team captain as a senior.first-team All-Area and All-Region honoree.finished the 2002 season with 90 tackles and 12 sacks.had his best game of the year vs Hillcrest, recording 15 tackles and three sacks.also plays center on the basketball team.also recruited by Memphis, Troy State and MTSU.
CARNILLOUS TABLES (DT, 6-5, 295, Opelika, Ala./Beauregard HS)
Prepped at Opelika High School for Roger McDonald.finished senior season with 235 yards on 15 catches and three touchdowns and also had 75 tackles and 10 sacks.named to the Opelika-Auburn News first-team All-State.also recruited by UAB and Alabama A&M.
CARLOS WOODS (DL, 6-5, 310, Birmingham, Ala./Jackson-Olin HS)
Prepped at Jackson-Olin High School for Michael Clisby.finished senior season with 47 tackles and nine sacks.was a second-team All-City selection.
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