Year 2001 - Mississippi's Top Prep Senior Football Players

Drew Lane - 6-1, 185, Richland HS. Long Snapper, District 6-AA Honorable Mention, also plays C/DL ,Bench Presses 260. Excellent student.
Clay Pope - 5-11, 180, West Lauderdale HS. Long Snapper. Also plays OL/LB. 220 Bench Press.

KICKERS/PUNTERS

Zack Athearn - 6-1, 195, Madison Ridgeland Academy. Punter. Zack was the 2001 Outstanding Senior Punter and Overall Champion at the Auburn Kicking Academy. He was also Team Captain, All-District, two-time Madison County Journal Player of the Week, The Clarion-Ledger All-Metro Jackson, MS first-team punter. He averaged 40.7 yards on 32 attempts; long punt 63 yards (career long 73 yards); 4+ secone hang time; 25% of punts downed inside the 20; 9% inside the 10.
Chris Beckman - Grenada HS.
Brooks Crabtree - 5-11, 170, Starkville HS. All-Region Punter his junior year. Snapper for field goals and extra points. Has played wide receiver and quarterback during his high school career. Plays baseball for Starkville as well.
Michael Gibson - Mooreville H.S. K/P. Averaged 44.7 yards per punt.
Steven Gostkowski - 6-1, 175, Madison Central HS. 2nd Team All-State as a junior.
Wes Lucas - 6-0, 170, Pascagoula HS. Very strong leg.
David McConnell - 6-2, 195, 4.7, Newton County HS. Division 3 first-team, all-state Kicker/Punter. MVP kicker at Nick Saban (LSU) 4th down football camp. Very strong leg (kicks 10 yards deep into the endzone). Kicked several 60-yard field goals in practice and at the LSU Camp. Punts for a 40 yards+ avearage. Has a 3.84 kickoff hangtime.
Parker Mullins, Jr. - 5-10, 160, Starkville Academy. K/P. Named 1st team MPSA all state punter as a junior.
Brett Richards - 6-2, 175, Long Beach HS. Kicked 7-of-8 field goals his senior year, including two 52-yarders. Also kicked three from 48, 47, 43.
Scott Shurden - 5-8, 175, Neshoba Central HS. 1999 and 2000 First Team All-State Kicker and 2000 2nd Team All-State Punter. Kicked a combined 28 field goals his sophomore and junior years. 83% of his kickoffs, during his junior year, went into the endzone.
John Skelton - 6-0, 185, Madison Central HS.
Trey Torrance - 5-11, 170, Meridian HS.
Baxter Wilder - 6-0, 155, Corinth HS.

QUARTERBACKS

Bryan Brown - 5-11, 185, Corinth HS.
Eddie Burger - 6-2, 190, Long Beach HS.
John Hays Compton - 6-0, 175, Meridian HS. Also an excellent baseball player.
Luke May - 6-2, 180, Saltillo HS. Started at QB the last three games of his sophomore year. Also plays baseball.
Elijah McDonald - 6-3, 190, Morton HS. Florida State has already shown interest. Also a very good basketball player.
Chad McMahan - 6-1, 180, 4.6, North Delta School.
Kenji McNair - 6-2, 200, 4.6, Pelahatchie HS.
Brett Morgan - 6-0, 185, Warren Central (Vicksburg) HS.
Aries Nelson - 6-3, 190, Cleveland East Side. Very good arm and quick as a cat.
Chris Smith - 6-4, 195, 4.8, Gulfport HS. Chosen MVP in his age group at the Florida Gators football camp.
Eric Stringer - 6-0, 150, Richland HS.
Ken Topps - 5-11, 170, Shannon HS. 2nd Team All-State as a junior.

RUNNING BACKS

Bo Baxter - 6-3, 240, 4.7, Tupelo HS.
Ronald Buxton - 6-0, 185, 4.6, Gautier HS. Ran for over 700 yards as a junior. Will not play football this year due to his age.
Lonnie Collier - 5-10, 185, 4.5, Pelahatchie HS.
Sandy Ray Collins - 5-11, 185, West Marion HS.
Allen Cravens - 5-10, 205, 4.8, Kirk Academy (Grenada). Rushed for over 1,500 yards his junior year. Also a very good punter. Has earned numerous football honors the past two seasons. Excellent student. Receiving letters from Ole Miss, Notre Dame, USM, LSU, Army, Georgia Tech, and most Ivy League schools.
C C Findley - 5-10, 210, Meridian HS.
Marcus Flowers - 6-0, 185, Winona HS.
Michael Gardner - Carthage HS.
Curtis Hayes - 5-10, 205, Hattiesburg HS.
Lucas Holts - 5-11, 205, 4.7. Independence HS. 330 bench press.
A. J. Holloway - 6-0, 225, Magee HS.
Andre Hurd - 5-8, 165, Pascagoula HS. Also plays linebacker.
Kenshay Hunter - 5-11, 170, Philadelphia HS.
Derek James - 5-9, 180, 4.6, Cleveland HS. Hits the hole at full speed.
Adam Johnson - 6-0, 175, 4.85, Baldwyn HS. Also plays defensive back. Good student.
Percy Kimbrough - 5-10, 170, 4.41, Ethel HS. Also plays DB.
Ervin McCoy - 5-11, 205, Perry Central HS.
Corey McDonald - 5-10, 185, 4.6, Noxapater HS.
Larry "Bo Bo" Miller - 5-8, 170, 4.6, Weir HS. Also plays WR and CB.
Jerious Norwood - 6-2, 190, 4.5, Brandon HS. 1st Team All-State as a junior.
Jamal Pittman - 6-1, 220, 4.6, Columbia HS.
Charles Prince - 6-0, 180, 4.4, South Panola HS. Good student.
Montez Potts - 5-11, 180, Ethel HS. Benches 270 pounds.
Rafeal Randle - 5-10, 225, 4.9, Hatley HS. Squats 500 and benches 320, rushed for over 800 yards his sophomore season.
Torey Staten - 5-11, 189, 4.4, D'Iberville HS.
Joey Sullivan - 5-11, 180, Mize HS. Also plays defensive back. Started since his freshman year.
Shermaine Vaughn - 6-2, 180, 4.5, Enterprise HS.
Dominich Walker - 6-1, 205, Meridian HS.
John Werner - 5-9, 207, 4.5, Tishomingo County HS. He won the 4A state championship in powerlifting his junior year. Benched 305, deadlifted 535 and squatted 585 (a new state record for his weight class). His total weight lifted was 1,425, which was a new state record.
Reginald Wheatley - 5-6, 175, 4.4, Vicksburg HS. 245 bench and squat 425
Jacob Whelan - 5-11, 180, Pillow Academy (Greenwood, MS.). Also plays DB.
Raymond Youngblood - Carthage HS.

WIDE RECEIVERS

Chris Avant - 6-2, 175, 4.5, East Webster HS.
John Paul Buckley - 6-1, 180, 4.5, Canton Academy. Great hands. Also plays safety and returns kicks. Son of former MSU wide receiver Bill Buckley.
Kevin Caldwell - 6-7, 200, Tupelo HS.
Josh Crump - 5-10, 160, Amory HS.
J J Brown - 6-0, 180, 4.6, Vicksburg HS.
Eric Harris - 5-11,190, 4.6, Horn Lake HS.
Gregg Harris - 5-8, 160, 4.5, Meridian HS.
Thomas Harris - 6-4, 205, West Point HS.
Pierre Henderson - 5-10, 165, 4.6, Meridian HS.
Preston Hervey - 5-7, 145, 4.3, Grenada HS.
Tee Milons - 5-9, 145, 4.5, Starkville HS.
Stanford Spearman - 6-2, 170, 4.6, Coffeeville HS. Has an outstanding vertical leap. Also plays basketball. MSU and Ole Miss looking at him.
Cedric Wiggins - 5-9, 145, 4.3, Grenada HS.
Ricardo Wilson - 5-11, 165, Amanda Elzy HS (Greenwood).
Brian Wyms 6-3, 165, 4.5, Indianola Academy.

TIGHT ENDS

Brandon Black - 6-3, 205, Meridian HS.
Josh Jones - 6-5, 250, Riverside High School (Avon).
Galvin McKinney - 6-5, 233, Fulton HS.
Blake Pettit - 6-5.5, 225, 4.83, Olive Branch HS. Also plays basketball and baseball. Excellent student.
Keith Russell - 6-3, 180, Cleveland HS. Extremely high ACT score. Very smart player who will get bigger and stronger. Excellent blocker.
Blake Skelton - 6-4, 190, Senatobia HS. Also a starter on the baseball and basketball teams. Good student.
James Cobb Wallace - 6-5, 225, Simpson Academy. Also plays DL.

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN

Andre Bennett - 6-5, 350, Vicksburg HS.
Zack Bonner - 5-11, 230, Madison Central HS. Smart, strong, very hard worker.
Richard Burch - 6-6, 290, 5.35, Brandon HS.
Davis Carter - 6-6, 330, 5.4, Louisville HS.
Monty Collins - 6-7, 370, Provine (Jackson) HS.
Robby D'Angelo - 6-3, 285, Harrison Central HS.
Demetric Dunn - 6-4, 275, Meridian HS.
Eddie Harsh - 6-3, 240, 5.3, Louisville HS. Plays center.
Ernie Johnston - 6-6, 305, Bogue Chitto HS.
Wesley Lyles - 6-4, 290, 5.0, Gautier HS. Also plays DT.
Glenn Mason - 6-4, 305, 5.3, Ackerman HS. Benches 400.
James McCoy - 6-4, 320, Moss Point HS.
Jared McGowan - 6-5, 275, Horn Lake HS.
Toby Parker - 6-2, 265, Noxapater HS.
Heath Pearson - 6-4, 285, East Webster HS.
Marcus Pope - 6-1, 305, Noxubee HS.
Kevin Pughsley - 6-5, 290, Kevin Pughsley.
Gene Robertson - 6-3, 305, 5.4, Florence HS.
Marco Roby - 6-0, 300, Noxubee HS.
Jesse Sharpe - 6-2, 270, Starkville HS.
Jermaine Spencer - 6-2, 330, Madison Central HS.
Rhyne Thompson - 6-0, 280, 5.2, Louisville HS.
Chris Triplett - 6-3, 300, Laurel HS. 2nd Team All-State as a junior.
Derek Walker - 6-5, 285, 5.2, Florence HS.
Ben Weathers - 6-2, 300, Amite School Center.
Jason Wilson - 6-5, 320, Bay Springs HS. Also plays DL.

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN

Marcus Davis - 6-2, 245, 4.7, St. Joe's (Greenville). Also plays fullback.
Timmy Duckworth - 6-4, 320, 4.8, Taylorsville HS. 2nd Team All-State as a junior. Also plays OL. Extremely strong.
Michael Evans - 6-2, 250, 4.9, Olive Branch HS. Benches 360-lbs, squats in the 540/550 range.
Willie Evans - 6-3, 260, 4.8, Wayne County HS. Also plays TE/FB. Great athlete who plays three other sports. Benches 315 and squats 550. Honor roll student.
Dusty Goley - 6-1, 275, 4.9, Heritage Academy. Benches 350 pounds, squats 525 pounds, power cleans 245 pounds, can bench 225 pounds 17 to 20 times. Selected to the All-Area team and All-Conference team as a defensive lineman his junior year.
Parys Haralson - 6-3, 235, 4.8, Madison Central HS. 1st Team All-State as a junior. Squats 450.
Jay Kirkland - 6-4, 275, New Albany HS. Also plays OL. Has a brother who plays for Murray State.
Markell McKinley - 6-3, 265, Weir HS. Also plays TE.
Jayme Mitchell - 6-5, 280, Forest Hill. Also plays DL.
Jared Parten - 6-4, 210, 4.6, West Lauderdale HS. Lettered as a freshman
Otis Riddley - 6-2, 260, 4.8, Provine (Jackson) HS.
Deljuan Robinson - 6-5, 255, Hernando HS.
Elbert Shumake - 6-3, 246, 4.7, Moss Point HS. Had 28 total sacks the past two years.
Percy Stevens - 6-3, 310, Pascagoula HS.
Rapheal Strong - 6-1, 225, Ripley HS. Great speed.
Corey Taylor - 6-5, 250, Crystal Springs HS. Defensive end.
Aaron Vence - 6-2, 300, Cleveland HS. Very quick off the ball. Able to defeat most players one on one but faces double and triple teams most of the time.
Dominique Walker - 6-2, 230, Meridian HS.

LINEBACKERS

Lee Alderman - 5-11, 175, Pascagoula HS.
Chris Booker - 6-4, 215, 4.7, Northwest Rankin HS. Excellent student.
O'Bryant Brandy - 6-3, 220, Noxubee HS.
Andrae Brown - 6-2, 220, South Panola HS. Also plays TE.
Joey Brumfield - 6-4, 245, 4.9, Florence HS.
Dedrick Clark - 6-5, 220, 4.8, Pontotoc HS. Also plays DB. Excellent basketball prospect.
Michael Evans - 6-1, 240, Madison Central HS. Strong and smart player.
Lee Fairchilds - 5-11, 815, Morton HS.
Wayne Hardy - 6-1, 210, Lawrence County HS.
Chris Herring - 6-2, 240, South Panola HS. 2nd Team All-State as a junior.
Nick Hopper - 5-11, 170, Walnut HS.
Phil Hoyle - 6-0, 190, Corinth HS.
Brodie Jones - 5-10, 215, 4.7, Wayne County HS. Has been a starter since his freshman year. Benches 375, squats 575. WCHS 2000 Most Valuable Linebacker. Placed 2nd at 2001 MHSAA State Powerlifting Final.
Kenneth Kern - 6-2, 225, Clarksdale HS. Smart, strong and knows the game.
John Wallace - 6-1, 215, Bogue Chitto HS. Excellent student.
Chris Williams - 5-11, 170, 4.5-4.6, Maben HS. Also plays running back and has played defensive backe.
Hunter Williams - 6-2, 230, Southaven HS. Led Chargers in tackles his sophomore and junior seasons.
Danta Wordlaw - 5-11, 185, 4.5-4.6, Maben HS. Also plays running back and can play defensive back.
Shamon Woulard - 6-0, 205, Pascagoula HS.

DEFENSIVE BACKS

Stephen Arant - 6-3, 200, 4.4, Indianola Academy. Also plays WR.
Larry Brewer - 6-0, 170, Morton HS. Also plays running back.
Vincent Dancy - 6-2, 190, 4.5, Noxubee County HS. Very good student.
Tucker Bullard - 6-0, 188, 4.55, Pillow Academy (Greenwood). Very dependable player.
Gary-Scott Gabbert - 5-9, 165, 4.65, Southaven HS. Also an excellent centerfielder in baseball who has help lead his team to back-to-back state championships.
David Heard - 6-0, 170, 4.4, Vicksburg HS. 240 bench, 400 squat. Excellent student.
Shamon Hoskins - 5-8, 145, 4.7. Weir HS.
Vontravis Kelly - 5-11, 195, 4.4, Moss Point HS. Also returns punts and plays running back.
Curtis Keyes - 6-0, 180, 4.6, Mize HS. Also plays QB in certain situations. Good baseball player.
Greg Lawrence - 5-11, 160, Pascagoula HS. Also plays running back and punter.
Sam Myers - 6-0, 185, Starkville HS. Plays free safety. A starter since the 10th grade, he had 131 tackles (68 solos, 63 assists) this past season. He also recorded 4 interceptions. During his three-year career, he has made 362 tackles (219 solos, 143 assists) as well as 6 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries. Sam is an excellent student with a 26 ACT and 3.88 GPA.
Fred Parish - 5-10, 175, 4.7, Weir HS. Also plays WR, punt returner.
Evan Pickens - 6-1, 165, Quitman HS.
Broderick Pounders - 6-1, 205, 4.6, South Panola HS.
Ricky Taylor - 6-1, 210, St. Joe's (Greenville). 1st Team All-Delta.
Detrix Tobias - 6-4, 200, 4.5, Bogue Chitto HS. Plays FS and WR.
Darrell Wess - 5-11, 180, 4.7, Gautier HS. Also plays QB for the Gators.
Darren Williams - 6-4, 205, Clarksdale HS. 1st Team All-State as a junior.
Kevin Williams - 6-0, 175, 4.6, Florence HS.
Sean Woodland - 6-4, 165, 4.65, Northeast Jones HS.

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