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Players

  • RB 5'10"
    Fr. Arlington, TX Sam Houston HS
    Freshman Arlington, TX Sam Houston HS
  • DB 5'11"
    Fr. Katy, TX Morton Ranch
    Freshman Katy, TX Morton Ranch
  • S 6'1"
    So. Keller, TX Grapevine Faith Christian
    Sophomore Keller, TX Grapevine Faith Christian
  • QB 6'0"
    So. Pittsburg, TX Pittsburg
    Sophomore Pittsburg, TX Pittsburg
  • LB 5'11"
    Fr. Bossier City, LA Parkway
    Freshman Bossier City, LA Parkway
  • WR 5'10"
    Sr. Benton, AR Benton
    Senior Benton, AR Benton
  • DL 6'3"
    Jr. Houston, TX Austin
    Junior Houston, TX Austin
  • S 5'11"
    Jr. New Caney, TX Caney Creek
    Junior New Caney, TX Caney Creek
  • LB 5'11"
    Fr. Houston, TX Jersey Village
    Freshman Houston, TX Jersey Village
  • SS 5'11"
    Fr. White Oak, TX Pine Tree
    Freshman White Oak, TX Pine Tree
  • S 5'10"
    Sr. Gilmer, TX Gilmer
    Senior Gilmer, TX Gilmer
  • DE 6'2"
    Fr. Bossier City, LA Airline
    Freshman Bossier City, LA Airline
  • RB 5'7"
    So. Baton Rouge, LA Central
    Sophomore Baton Rouge, LA Central
  • WR 6'1"
    Fr. Texarkana, TX Liberty-Eylau
    Freshman Texarkana, TX Liberty-Eylau
  • OL 6'2"
    Fr. Patterson, LA Patterson
    Freshman Patterson, LA Patterson
  • CB 5'9"
    Fr. Spring, TX Klein Collins
    Freshman Spring, TX Klein Collins
  • DE 6'0"
    Fr. Burleson, TX Burleson Centennial
    Freshman Burleson, TX Burleson Centennial
  • DL 5'11"
    Sr. Porter, TX Porter
    Senior Porter, TX Porter
  • OL 6'1"
    Fr. Porter, TX New Caney
    Freshman Porter, TX New Caney
  • OL 6'1"
    Fr. Diana, TX Spring Hill
    Freshman Diana, TX Spring Hill
  • CB 5'11"
    So. Patterson, LA Patterson
    Sophomore Patterson, LA Patterson
  • S 5'10"
    Fr. Beaumont, TX Beaumont West Brook
    Freshman Beaumont, TX Beaumont West Brook
  • WR 5'9"
    Fr. Mansfield, TX Juan Seguin
    Freshman Mansfield, TX Juan Seguin
  • CB 6'0"
    Fr. Lafayette, LA Berwick
    Freshman Lafayette, LA Berwick
  • WR 5'10"
    Fr. Paris, TX North Lamar
    Freshman Paris, TX North Lamar
  • CB 5'8"
    Fr. San Antonio, TX Warren
    Freshman San Antonio, TX Warren
  • DB 5'10"
    Fr. Bullard, TX Bullard
    Freshman Bullard, TX Bullard
  • LB 6'0"
    Fr. Porter, TX Porter
    Freshman Porter, TX Porter
  • WR 6'0"
    Fr. Marshall, TX Marshall
    Freshman Marshall, TX Marshall
  • OL 6'3"
    Fr. Mesquite, TX Poteet
    Freshman Mesquite, TX Poteet
  • WR 6'0"
    Sr. Duncanville, TX Duncanville
    Senior Duncanville, TX Duncanville
  • LB 6'0"
    Fr. Killeen, TX C.E. Ellison
    Freshman Killeen, TX C.E. Ellison
  • LB 5'9"
    Sr. Whitehouse, TX Whitehouse
    Senior Whitehouse, TX Whitehouse
  • RB 5'10"
    Fr. Temple, TX Academy
    Freshman Temple, TX Academy
  • WR 5'9"
    Fr. Kirbyville, TX Kirbyville
    Freshman Kirbyville, TX Kirbyville
  • CB 5'11"
    Fr. Gilmer, TX Gilmer
    Freshman Gilmer, TX Gilmer
  • RB 5'10"
    Sr. Ft. Worth, TX Crowley
    Senior Ft. Worth, TX Crowley
  • HB 6'3"
    Sr. Forney, TX Forney
    Senior Forney, TX Forney
  • WR 5'10"
    Fr. Cleburne, TX Cleburne
    Freshman Cleburne, TX Cleburne
  • DT 6'3"
    Fr. Goodrich, TX Livingston
    Freshman Goodrich, TX Livingston
  • LB 6'1"
    Jr. Gladewater, TX Union Grove
    Junior Gladewater, TX Union Grove
  • OL 6'2"
    Fr. Hurst, TX L.D Bell
    Freshman Hurst, TX L.D Bell
  • WR 5'10"
    Sr. Denton, TX Denton Ryan
    Senior Denton, TX Denton Ryan
  • S 6'0"
    Jr. Garland, TX Lakeview Centennial
    Junior Garland, TX Lakeview Centennial
  • WR 5'6"
    Jr. Shreveport, LA C.E. Byrd
    Junior Shreveport, LA C.E. Byrd
  • QB 6'1"
    Fr. Porter, TX Porter
    Freshman Porter, TX Porter
  • K 5'9"
    Fr. New Orleans, LA John Curtis Christian School
    Freshman New Orleans, LA John Curtis Christian School
  • DE 6'2"
    Fr. Kaufman, TX Kaufman
    Freshman Kaufman, TX Kaufman
  • OL 5'10"
    Fr. Huffman, TX Hargrave
    Freshman Huffman, TX Hargrave
  • OL 6'0"
    Fr. Mesquite, TX Poteet
    Freshman Mesquite, TX Poteet
  • QB 6'0"
    Fr. Bossier City, LA Airline
    Freshman Bossier City, LA Airline
  • LB 6'0"
    Fr. Bossier City, LA Airline
    Freshman Bossier City, LA Airline
  • LB 6'1"
    Fr. Crowley, TX North Crowley
    Freshman Crowley, TX North Crowley
  • LB 6'3"
    Jr. Ft. Worth, TX Alvarado
    Junior Ft. Worth, TX Alvarado
  • LB 5'8"
    Jr. Logansport, LA Logansport
    Junior Logansport, LA Logansport
  • TE 6'3"
    Fr. College Station, TX A&M Consolidated
    Freshman College Station, TX A&M Consolidated
  • Freshman
  • WR 6'4"
    Jr. Cleveland, TX Cleveland
    Junior Cleveland, TX Cleveland
  • LB 5'10"
    Fr. Beaumont, TX Beaumont West Brook
    Freshman Beaumont, TX Beaumont West Brook
  • OL 6'0"
    Jr. Houston, TX Westfield
    Junior Houston, TX Westfield
  • 6'2"
    Fr. Newton, TX Newton
    Freshman Newton, TX Newton
  • SS 5'10"
    Fr. Tyler, TX John Tyler
    Freshman Tyler, TX John Tyler
  • 5'11"
    Fr. Rowlett, TX Sachse
    Freshman Rowlett, TX Sachse
  • DL 6'1"
    So. Arlington, TN Arlington
    Sophomore Arlington, TN Arlington
  • WR 5'10"
    Jr. Marshall, TX Marshall
    Junior Marshall, TX Marshall
  • DE 6'1"
    Fr. Bullard, TX Bullard
    Freshman Bullard, TX Bullard
  • CB 5'8"
    So. Orange, TX West Orange-Stark
    Sophomore Orange, TX West Orange-Stark
  • P 5'10"
    Jr. Shepherd, TX Shepherd
    Junior Shepherd, TX Shepherd
  • OL 5'10"
    Fr. Del Rio, TX Robert E. Lee
    Freshman Del Rio, TX Robert E. Lee
  • S 6'0"
    So. Anna, TX Anna
    Sophomore Anna, TX Anna
  • OL 6'5"
    So. Omaha, TX Paul Pewitt HS
    Sophomore Omaha, TX Paul Pewitt HS
  • K/P 6'0"
    Sr. Forney, TX Forney
    Senior Forney, TX Forney
  • DL 6'1"
    So. Tomball, TX Tomball
    Sophomore Tomball, TX Tomball
  • WR 5'8"
    Fr. Orange, TX West Orange Stark
    Freshman Orange, TX West Orange Stark
  • OL 6'0"
    Sr. Marshall, TX Marshall
    Senior Marshall, TX Marshall
  • LB 6'0"
    Sr. Chandler, TX Brownsboro
    Senior Chandler, TX Brownsboro
  • RB 5'10"
    So. Alvarado, TX Alvarado
    Sophomore Alvarado, TX Alvarado
  • WR 5'6"
    Jr. Orange, TX West Orange-Stark
    Junior Orange, TX West Orange-Stark
  • WR 5'6"
    Jr. Lindale, Texas Lindale
    Junior Lindale, Texas Lindale
  • OL 6'1"
    Jr. Tyler, TX Robert E. Lee
    Junior Tyler, TX Robert E. Lee
  • LB 6'1"
    Sr. Rowlett, TX Dallas Christian
    Senior Rowlett, TX Dallas Christian
  • WR 5'8"
    Fr. Patterson, LA Central Catholic
    Freshman Patterson, LA Central Catholic
  • S 5'9"
    Sr. Chandler, TX Brownsboro
    Senior Chandler, TX Brownsboro
  • 5'10"
    Fr. Bedford, TX Euless Trinity
    Freshman Bedford, TX Euless Trinity
  • OL 6'1"
    Fr. Magnolia, TX Magnolia West
    Freshman Magnolia, TX Magnolia West
  • WR 6'3"
    Fr. Southlake, TX Covenant Christian Academy
    Freshman Southlake, TX Covenant Christian Academy
  • OL 6'2"
    Fr. Austin, TX McNeil
    Freshman Austin, TX McNeil
  • RB 5'8"
    Fr. Ore City, TX Ore City
    Freshman Ore City, TX Ore City
  • RB 5'10"
    So. Huntington, TX Huntington
    Sophomore Huntington, TX Huntington
  • OL 6'2"
    Fr. Sherman, TX Sherman
    Freshman Sherman, TX Sherman
  • LB 5'11"
    Jr. Missouri City, TX Elkins
    Junior Missouri City, TX Elkins
  • LB 5'11"
    Sr. Dew, TX Fairfield
    Senior Dew, TX Fairfield
  • OL 6'0"
    Fr. Providence Village, TX Denton Ryan
    Freshman Providence Village, TX Denton Ryan
  • QB 6'0"
    Sr. Sherman, TX Sherman
    Senior Sherman, TX Sherman
  • LB 5'9"
    Fr. Elgin, TX Elgin
    Freshman Elgin, TX Elgin
  • LB 5'7"
    Fr. Ft. Worth, TX Fossil Ridge
    Freshman Ft. Worth, TX Fossil Ridge
  • DT 5'9"
    Fr. Ft. Worth, TX Boswell
    Freshman Ft. Worth, TX Boswell
  • LB 6'2"
    Sr. Alba, TX Alba-Golden
    Senior Alba, TX Alba-Golden
  • WR 6'0"
    Fr. Memphis, TN White Station
    Freshman Memphis, TN White Station
  • TE 6'6"
    Fr. Carthage, TX Beckville HS
    Freshman Carthage, TX Beckville HS
  • K/P 5'10"
    Sr. Jacksonville, TX Jacksonville
    Senior Jacksonville, TX Jacksonville
  • DL 5'9"
    Jr. Monroe, LA Neville
    Junior Monroe, LA Neville
  • WR 6'3"
    Fr. Tyler, TX Chapel Hill
    Freshman Tyler, TX Chapel Hill
  • RB 5'8"
    Fr. Austin, TX McNeil
    Freshman Austin, TX McNeil
  • OL 6'0"
    Fr. Mt. Vernon, TX Mt. Vernon
    Freshman Mt. Vernon, TX Mt. Vernon
  • OL 6'3"
    Sr. Quitman, TX Quitman
    Senior Quitman, TX Quitman
  • DB 6'1"
    Fr. Kingwood, TX Princeton
    Freshman Kingwood, TX Princeton
  • LB 5'10"
    Sr. Center, TX Center
    Senior Center, TX Center
  • TE 6'6"
    Fr. Hemphill, TX Hemphill
    Freshman Hemphill, TX Hemphill
  • DE 6'2"
    Fr. Jasper, TX Jasper
    Freshman Jasper, TX Jasper
  • RB 5'9"
    Fr. Memphis, TN Whitestation
    Freshman Memphis, TN Whitestation
  • DL 6'1"
    Jr. Memphis, TN Christian Brothers
    Junior Memphis, TN Christian Brothers

Staff Roster

Football Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Scott Highsmith

  • Defensive Coordinator/Special Teams

    Tarence Calais

  • Running Backs

    Kendall Roberson

  • Wide Receivers

    Demo Odems III

  • Defensive Line

    Bryce Hale

  • Defensive Backs Coach

    Dylan Swarers

  • Graduate Assistant

    Lynn Grady

  • Graduate Assistant

    Josh Warbington

  • Graduate Assistant

    Travis Danford

  • Volunteer Coach

    Chet Foraker

2017 Football Roster
# Full Name Pos Ht. Academic Year Hometown / High School
47 Damarcus Allen RB 5-10 Fr. Arlington, TX / Sam Houston HS
38 DeAndre Allen DB 5-11 Fr. Katy, TX / Morton Ranch
10 Ben Ashton S 6-1 So. Keller, TX / Grapevine Faith Christian
7 Brian Baca QB 6-0 So. Pittsburg, TX / Pittsburg
Malcolm Banks LB 5-11 Fr. Bossier City, LA / Parkway
2 Tarek Beaugard WR 5-10 Sr. Benton, AR / Benton
98 Quaylon Beckley DL 6-3 Jr. Houston, TX / Austin
4 Zackary Biles S 5-11 Jr. New Caney, TX / Caney Creek
53 Emerald Blueitt LB 5-11 Fr. Houston, TX / Jersey Village
Paul Bonamy SS 5-11 Fr. White Oak, TX / Pine Tree
8 Dylan Bowman S 5-10 Sr. Gilmer, TX / Gilmer
93 Drew Brewster DE 6-2 Fr. Bossier City, LA / Airline
36 Leo Brownfield IV RB 5-7 So. Baton Rouge, LA / Central
88 Aaron Bruce WR 6-1 Fr. Texarkana, TX / Liberty-Eylau
70 Kaylon Bruno OL 6-2 Fr. Patterson, LA / Patterson
50 Aaron Buckley CB 5-9 Fr. Spring, TX / Klein Collins
95 Ronald Burns-Lane DE 6-0 Fr. Burleson, TX / Burleson Centennial
65 Jacoby Callahan DL 5-11 Sr. Porter, TX / Porter
67 Jacob Carroll OL 6-1 Fr. Porter, TX / New Caney
63 Colton Chandler OL 6-1 Fr. Diana, TX / Spring Hill
17 Sirbatian Charles CB 5-11 So. Patterson, LA / Patterson
Brandon Chavis S 5-10 Fr. Beaumont, TX / Beaumont West Brook
14 Anton Clark WR 5-9 Fr. Mansfield, TX / Juan Seguin
37 Larenz Clark CB 6-0 Fr. Lafayette, LA / Berwick
Samuel Cowling WR 5-10 Fr. Paris, TX / North Lamar
Dexter Crain CB 5-8 Fr. San Antonio, TX / Warren
51 Tre Crayton DB 5-10 Fr. Bullard, TX / Bullard
52 Tyler Crochet LB 6-0 Fr. Porter, TX / Porter
16 JaQuavian Dabbs WR 6-0 Fr. Marshall, TX / Marshall
61 John Deville Jr. OL 6-3 Fr. Mesquite, TX / Poteet
6 Jeremiah Drake WR 6-0 Sr. Duncanville, TX / Duncanville
58 Josiah Dykes LB 6-0 Fr. Killeen, TX / C.E. Ellison
39 Brennan Eberhart LB 5-9 Sr. Whitehouse, TX / Whitehouse
Grayson Edwards RB 5-10 Fr. Temple, TX / Academy
45 Joseph Fentress WR 5-9 Fr. Kirbyville, TX / Kirbyville
Dimitri Fort CB 5-11 Fr. Gilmer, TX / Gilmer
33 Day'Lonzo Freeman RB 5-10 Sr. Ft. Worth, TX / Crowley
86 Cody Gandy HB 6-3 Sr. Forney, TX / Forney
Jordan Gann WR 5-10 Fr. Cleburne, TX / Cleburne
97 Morgen Garcia DT 6-3 Fr. Goodrich, TX / Livingston
42 Garrett Gibson LB 6-1 Jr. Gladewater, TX / Union Grove
72 Donovan Gladden OL 6-2 Fr. Hurst, TX / L.D Bell
9 Xavier Gray WR 5-10 Sr. Denton, TX / Denton Ryan
25 Denzil Grundy S 6-0 Jr. Garland, TX / Lakeview Centennial
23 Dominic Haggerty WR 5-6 Jr. Shreveport, LA / C.E. Byrd
11 Jake Hall QB 6-1 Fr. Porter, TX / Porter
90 Joshua Hartley K 5-9 Fr. New Orleans, LA / John Curtis Christian School
James Hicks DE 6-2 Fr. Kaufman, TX / Kaufman
60 David Holley OL 5-10 Fr. Huffman, TX / Hargrave
56 Anton Jackson OL 6-0 Fr. Mesquite, TX / Poteet
19 Jacob James QB 6-0 Fr. Bossier City, LA / Airline
55 Joshua James LB 6-0 Fr. Bossier City, LA / Airline
De'Quallon Jenkins LB 6-1 Fr. Crowley, TX / North Crowley
3 CJ Johnson LB 6-3 Jr. Ft. Worth, TX / Alvarado
22 DeRoderick Johnson LB 5-8 Jr. Logansport, LA / Logansport
80 Grant Johnson TE 6-3 Fr. College Station, TX / A&M Consolidated
Justin Johnson WR 5-7 Fr. /
1 Richard Johnson WR 6-4 Jr. Cleveland, TX / Cleveland
Caleb Jones LB 5-10 Fr. Beaumont, TX / Beaumont West Brook
66 Tony Jones II OL 6-0 Jr. Houston, TX / Westfield
69 Jonathan Kalafatis 6-2 Fr. Newton, TX / Newton
DaQuaylon Kennedy SS 5-10 Fr. Tyler, TX / John Tyler
87 DeAndre Kennedy 5-11 Fr. Rowlett, TX / Sachse
48 Chase King DL 6-1 So. Arlington, TN / Arlington
13 Jauque Kuykendall WR 5-10 Jr. Marshall, TX / Marshall
64 Derek Landrum DE 6-1 Fr. Bullard, TX / Bullard
29 Grant LaPoint-Teate CB 5-8 So. Orange, TX / West Orange-Stark
Joseph LeBlanc P 5-10 Jr. Shepherd, TX / Shepherd
Jose Martinez OL 5-10 Fr. Del Rio, TX / Robert E. Lee
21 Malik Mason S 6-0 So. Anna, TX / Anna
59 John McCollum OL 6-5 So. Omaha, TX / Paul Pewitt HS
49 Mitch McCulloch K/P 6-0 Sr. Forney, TX / Forney
46 Matthew McGill DL 6-1 So. Tomball, TX / Tomball
89 KJ Miller WR 5-8 Fr. Orange, TX / West Orange Stark
62 Ivan Monzon OL 6-0 Sr. Marshall, TX / Marshall
30 Tristan Moore LB 6-0 Sr. Chandler, TX / Brownsboro
27 Austin Morriel RB 5-10 So. Alvarado, TX / Alvarado
83 Maurice Morris Jr. WR 5-6 Jr. Orange, TX / West Orange-Stark
84 Kameron Neely WR 5-6 Jr. Lindale, Texas / Lindale
71 Bryston Parker OL 6-1 Jr. Tyler, TX / Robert E. Lee
35 Ty Parsons LB 6-1 Sr. Rowlett, TX / Dallas Christian
Samarick Paul WR 5-8 Fr. Patterson, LA / Central Catholic
20 Mitchell Penny S 5-9 Sr. Chandler, TX / Brownsboro
26 Brady Rabbitt 5-10 Fr. Bedford, TX / Euless Trinity
68 Timothy Rafferty OL 6-1 Fr. Magnolia, TX / Magnolia West
Jack Reed WR 6-3 Fr. Southlake, TX / Covenant Christian Academy
76 Nicholas Richardson OL 6-2 Fr. Austin, TX / McNeil
Dustin Ritter RB 5-8 Fr. Ore City, TX / Ore City
28 Jeremiah Robertson RB 5-10 So. Huntington, TX / Huntington
79 Joshua Schnitker OL 6-2 Fr. Sherman, TX / Sherman
32 Tremell Scott LB 5-11 Jr. Missouri City, TX / Elkins
43 Jeremiah Simpson LB 5-11 Sr. Dew, TX / Fairfield
Shawn Slimak OL 6-0 Fr. Providence Village, TX / Denton Ryan
5 Dru Smith QB 6-0 Sr. Sherman, TX / Sherman
Jake Smith LB 5-9 Fr. Elgin, TX / Elgin
David Stone LB 5-7 Fr. Ft. Worth, TX / Fossil Ridge
94 Roger Strand DT 5-9 Fr. Ft. Worth, TX / Boswell
44 Caleb Taylor LB 6-2 Sr. Alba, TX / Alba-Golden
Ryan Tipton WR 6-0 Fr. Memphis, TN / White Station
82 Jake Tondreau TE 6-6 Fr. Carthage, TX / Beckville HS
18 Ryan Travis K/P 5-10 Sr. Jacksonville, TX / Jacksonville
12 Zack Walker DL 5-9 Jr. Monroe, LA / Neville
34 Zack Walters WR 6-3 Fr. Tyler, TX / Chapel Hill
40 Justin Ward RB 5-8 Fr. Austin, TX / McNeil
78 Brady Watson OL 6-0 Fr. Mt. Vernon, TX / Mt. Vernon
73 Bob Wells OL 6-3 Sr. Quitman, TX / Quitman
41 Regan Wilkins DB 6-1 Fr. Kingwood, TX / Princeton
31 Kiounis Williams LB 5-10 Sr. Center, TX / Center
Tommy Williams TE 6-6 Fr. Hemphill, TX / Hemphill
54 Trajan Williams DE 6-2 Fr. Jasper, TX / Jasper
85 Tyrus Woods RB 5-9 Fr. Memphis, TN / Whitestation
99 Khilan Wright DL 6-1 Jr. Memphis, TN / Christian Brothers

Football Coaching Staff

Football - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
fb_highsmith2 Scott Highsmith Head Coach
Tarence Calais Defensive Coordinator/Special Teams
Kendall Roberson Running Backs
Demo Odems III Wide Receivers
Bryce Hale Defensive Line
fb_swarers Dylan Swarers Defensive Backs Coach
Lynn Grady Graduate Assistant
Josh Warbington Graduate Assistant
Travis Danford Graduate Assistant
Chet Foraker Volunteer Coach

Staff Roster

Football Coaching Staff