Eagles Add 32 on National Signing Day

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman Eagles have signed 32 players on National Signing Day, head coach Ken Sparks announced Wednesday.

The Eagles went 11-3 in 2009, including a 7-0 record in South Atlantic Conference play and a berth in the Division II national semifinals.

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Carson-Newman head coach Ken Sparks on Carson-Newman’s signing class:

“We’re excited these young men have chosen to become a part of the Carson-Newman football, and hopefully they understand that this program is unlike any other. We had a lot of work to do I this class and feel like we have met some of our needs. We came within a game of playing for the national title last year, and a big part of that success was a very productivegroup of seniors, so we certainly had some shoes to fill.”

Bryson Berry
P – 5’9 – 160 – Knoxville, Tenn./South-Doyle
Named Second Team All-IMAC…Named to IMAC All-Character Team.

Tyre Brown
DB – 5’11 – 174 – Adairsville, Ga./Adairsville
Played defensive back and quarterback at Adairsville High School…Helped lead Adairsville to a 5-5 record.

Robert “Logan” Bryan
OT – 6’5 – 250 – Lebanon, Tenn./Gordonsville
Helped team reach state quarterfinals in senior year…Named team captain senior year…Named team’s Most Improved Defensive Lineman…Helped lead Gordonsville to an 8-5 record and a berth in the quarterfinals of the Class A state playoffs.

Marcus Davis
DE – 6’3 – 215 – Valdosta, Ga./Valdosta
All classification state weightlifting champion.

Tyron Douglas
RB – 5’10 – 200 – York, S.C./Clover
Garnered All-Region and All-Area honors…Rushed for 1,506 yards and 12 touchdowns…Hauled in six receptions for 113 yards and one touchdown…Helped lead Clover to an 8-4 record and a berth in the Class 4A state playoffs.

Curt Duncan
K/P – 5’11 – 165 – Morristown, Tenn./Morristown West
Named All-Inter Mountain Athletic Conference, All-District 2-3A and All-Lakeway Area…Made 24-of-25 extra point attempts and 7-of-16 field goal attempts with a long of 42 yards…Punted three times for an average of 32 yards with a long of 42 yards…Helped lead the Trojans to an 8-3 record and a berth in the Class 5A state playoffs…Also an All-Conference performer in tennis and soccer.

Johnny Foster
QB/WR – 6’1 – 175 – Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman
Led Dorman to the Class 4A Division I state title…Finished the season with 2,136 passing yards and 14 touchdowns.

Robert Gabriel
OL/DL – 6’1 – 275 – Brunswick, Ga./Camden County
Garnered All-Region, All-Area and All-State honors…Selected to the Georgia All-Star team…Helped lead Camden County to a 13-2 record and the Class 5A state title…Also was a part of the Camden County soccer and wrestling teams.

Patrick Graham
DB – 6’ – 180 – Miami, Fla./Central
Helped lead Central to a 12-2 record as a senior…Selected to play in the Miami Dade/Broward County All-Star game.

Zach Griffin
TE – 6’0 – 215 – Kingsland, Ga./Camden Co.
Earned All-Region and All-Area honors…Helped team to state championships in ’08 and ’09… Helped lead Camden County to a 13-2 record and the Class 5A state title…Also wrestled and played soccer at Camden County…Named All-Region in soccer.

Jordan Jenkins
OL – 6’5 – 250 – Valdosta, Ga./Valdosta
Helped lead Valdosta to a 7-4 record and a berth in the Class 5A state playoffs…Selected to play in the Georgia-Florida Border Wards All-Star game.

Philip Juhlin
QB – 6’2 – 195 – Maryville, Tenn./Maryville
Completed 73 percent of his passes for 1,678 yards and 17 touchdowns…Also rushed for 384 yards and four touchdowns…Helped lead the Rebels to a 13-1 record and a berth in the Class 6A state title game.

Nicholas Lennox
DE – 6’4 – 225 – Oswego, N.Y./Watertown
Two-time All-Region and All-State performer…Named Best Lineman.

Isaac McMahan
LB – 6’ – 205 – Sevierville, Tenn./Sevier County
Recorded 64 tackles and one sack as a senior…Helped lead the Smoky Bears to a 10-1 record and a berth in the Class 6A state playoffs.

David Martinez
DE – 6’2 – 220 – Apopka, Fla./Apopka
Helped lead Apopka to a 12-2 record and a berth in the semifinals of the Class 6A state playoffs.

Tevin Pullum
LB – 6’ – 215 – Adairsville, Ga./Adairsville
Leading tackler for Adairsville High School…Earned All-County, All-Area, All-Region and honorable mention All-State honors…Helped lead Adairsville to a 5-5 record…Also a track standout.

Wes Quarles
QB – 6’3 – 195 – Greeneville, Tenn./Greeneville Completed 67 percent of his passes for 1,569 yards and nine touchdowns…Rushed for 180 yards and one touchdown…Helped lead Greeneville to an 11-3 record and a berth in the finals of the Class 4A state playoffs.

Jamarquis Reeves
TE – 6’3 – 245 – Homestead, Fla./South Dade
Caught 14 passes for 250 yards and five touchdowns as a senior…Helped lead South Dade to a 10-3 record and a berth in the Class 6A state playoffs…Played in the Miami Dade/Broward County All-Star game.

Adam Sanders
RB/WR – 6’ – 198 – Arlington, Tenn./Arlington
Received All-Region and Best of Preps honors…Named FCA Athlete of the Year and was selected to the Army National Guard All-Academic Team…Chosen to play in the East/West All-Star game…Rushed for 406 yards, caught 30 passes for 464 yards and had 17 total touchdowns…Helped lead Arlington to a District 14-6A title in 2009.

Chris Shiver
S – 6’2 – 200 – Thomasville, Ga./Thomas County Central
Played safety and wide receiver at Thomas County Central High School…Also handled the punting duties…Earned first team All-Area and first team All-Region honors…Recorded a team-leading 86 tackles…Averaged 36.3 yards per punt with a long of 65 yards…Helped lead the Yellow Jackets to an 11-2 record and a berth in the quarterfinals of the Class 4A state playoffs.

Jonathan Sites
LB – 6’2 – 210 – Hendersonville, Tenn./Beech Senior High School
Named Sumner County Player of the Year, District 9-5A MVP, Defensive MVP and Most Dedicated in the Weight Room…Also earned All-Region honors…Recorded 126 tackles…Also rushed for 798 yards and seven touchdowns and caught 16 passes for 316 yards and six scores…Helped lead Beech to district titles in 2008 and 2009 and the Class 5A state title in 2009.

Trey Skyles
LB – 5’11 – 215 – Chattanooga, Tenn./Signal Mountain
Leading tackler in the Chattanooga area…Received All-District, All-City, Best of Preps and All-Region honors…Helped lead Signal Mountain to a 9-2 record and a berth in the Class 2A state playoffs.

Toby Slagle
QB – 6’1 – 180 – Sharpsburg, Ga./Northgate
Earned All-County honors…Led the Vikings in rushing with 569 yards and four touchdowns…Threw a career-high four touchdown passes in Northgate’s season finale against Mays.

Jake Spivey
TE – 6’3 – 225 – Morristown, Tenn./Morristown West
Received All-Inter Mountain Athletic Conference and All-District 2-3A honors…Caught five passes for 61 yards and one touchdown…Helped lead the Trojans to an 8-3 record and a berth in the Class 5A state playoffs.

Colby Stewart
OL – 6’4 – 310 – Winchester, Tenn./Franklin Co.
Named All-District last two seasons…Started for three seasons at Franklin Co…Had 6- pancakes during senior season.

Elliot Stone
LB – 6’4 – 206 – New Tazewell, Tenn./Morristown West
Garnered All-Inter Mountain Athletic Conference honors…Recorded 42 tackles and five sacks to help lead the Trojans to an 8-3 record and a berth in the Class 5A state playoffs…Also plays basketball for the Trojans.

Alex Taylor
OL – 6’2 – 285 – Bristol, Tenn./Tennessee High
Played on the offensive line at Tennessee High…Selected to play in the TACA All-Star game…Helped lead Tennessee High to an 11-1 record and a berth in the Class 5A state playoffs.

Dwayne Troutman
RB/LB – 5’11 – 206 – Knoxville, Tenn./Carter
Earned Tennessee Sports Writers Association All-State honors as a linebacker…Led the Hornets in tackles with 112…Also tallied two sacks and one interception…Led Carter with 1,188 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns…Averaged 6.7 yards per carry…Recorded 126 yard receiving and two touchdowns and threw for 171 yards and a score.

Andy Turner
OL – 5’10 – 270 – Greeneville, Tenn./West Greene
Named All-County and All-Conference three consecutive seasons (2007, 2008, 2009)…Garnered Murphy Fair All-State honors as a senior…Started 32 games for West Greene and graded out every game since his sophomore season…Helped lead West Greene to a 6-4 record and its second-straight berth in the Class 3A state playoffs.

Jonathan Warren
DB – 5’11 – 160 – Bainbridge, Ga./Bainbridge
Named first team All-Region and first team All-Area…Helped lead Bainbridge to a 6-5 record and berth in the Class 4A state playoffs…Also played soccer and ran track.

Michael Whitaker
WR – 5’6 – 165 – Nashville, Tenn./Glencliff
Earned All-Davidson County honorable mention…Named Metro All-City Receiver of the Year…Named All-Region and All-City…Also earned All-Region as a junior.

Preston Womack
LB – 5’10 – 200 – Harrison, Tenn./Chattanooga Central
Named All-District and received the Team Leadership Award…Helped lead Chattanooga Central to the Class 4A state playoffs.