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2013 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL PLAYERS 67 15 Jackson CROSS Tony CALDWELL Memphis, Tennessee Briarcrest Christian School Douglasville, Georgia Douglas County High School OG p 6-5 p 266 p R-Freshman FB/TE p 6-0 p 222 p R-Senior 2012 — Appeared in 10 games and earned one start at fullback against Clemson...also saw playing time on special teams...logged two rushes — a 2-yard run versus Samford and 9-yard run against Western Carolina (45-34 win)...credited with three tackles. 2011 — Rejoined the football program in spring practice and appeared in all 11 games and earned a start — the first of his career — against Georgia Southern...compiled six rushes for 13 yards on the season...had two carries for seven yards and caught a 1-yard touchdown pass against Western Carolina (47-21 win)...registered a 12-yard reception against Florida in the season finale...also had a pair of kickoff returns totaling 19 yards. 2010 — Regular student...not a member of the program. 2009 — Came to Furman as a quarterback before making the move to running back in the spring of 2010...did not see any action...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll. High School: 2009 graduate of Douglas County (4A) High School...football coach was John Oglesby...played quarterback...completed 230 of 393 passes (58.5 percent) for 3,260 yards and 31 touchdowns during his career...also rushed for 14 scores...garnered all-county and all-region honors, as well as Captains' Award and Football Academic Achievement Award his senior year after passing for 1,414 yards and 10 touchdowns...recipient of Georgia Certificate of Merit...Who's Who Among American High School Students...Superintendent Scholar...mentor/sponsor with Douglas County Retardation Association. Personal: Full name is Anthony Tyrone Caldwell, Jr...born June 5, 1991, in Watertown, New York...son of Anthony and Sonyea Caldwell...has three younger brothers: Kenny, Joey, and Corey... accounting major. TONY CALDWELL'S CAREER HIGHS/STATISTICS Rushes: 2 vs. Presbyterian (2011), Western Carolina (2011), Georgia Southern (2011) Rushing Yardage: 9 (1 rush) vs. Western Carolina (2012) Longest Rush: 9 vs. Western Carolina (2012) Receptions: 1 vs. Western Carolina (2011), Florida (2011), Clemson (2012) Receiving Yards: 12 (1 reception) vs. Florida (2011) Touchdown Receptions: 1 vs. Western Carolina (2011) Longest Reception: 12 vs. Florida (2011) Kickoff Returns: 1 vs. Presbyterian (2011), Western Carolina (2011) Kickoff Return Yards: 11 vs. Presbyterian (2011) Longest Kickoff Return: 11 vs. Presbyterian (2011) Tackles: 1 vs. Western Carolina (2012), Wofford (2012), Chattanooga (2012) RUSHING G-GS ATT YDS TD LG Avg/C Avg/G 2011.........................11-1.............. 6...............13............. 0................ 5.................2.2................ 1.2 2012.........................10-1.............. 2...............11............. 0................ 9.................5.5................ 1.1 Totals..................21-2............ 8............24............0............. 9..............3.0............. 1.1 RECEIVING G-GS REC YDS TD LG Avg/C Avg/G 2011........................ 11-1...............2................13............. 1.............. 12.................6.5.................1.2 2012........................ 10-1...............1..................7............. 0................ 7.................7.0.................0.7 Totals................. 21-2............3.............20............1............12..............6.7..............1.0 SCORING G-GS TD RUS REC RET PAT 2PAT FG TOT Avg/G 2011........................ 11-1...........1...........0.......... 1............0..........0............0........0......... 6..........0.6 2012........................ 10-1...........0...........0.......... 0............0..........0............0........0......... 0..........0.0 Totals................. 21-2........ 1........ 0.........1.......... 0........ 0..........0....... 0........6........0.3 2012 — Member of scout team. High School: 2012 graduate of Briarcrest (D1-AA) Christian School...coach was Major Wright...played center, guard, and tackle...spent two years at Memphis University School before transferring to Briarcrest Christian for his junior and senior seasons. Personal: Full name is Jackson Wellington Cross...son of Georgia Cross and the late Newman Cross...has two sisters, Malaney and Braylee, and a brother, Stephen...grandfather played football at Alabama...sister played lacrosse the Mississippi...undeclared major. 4 Ryan CULBREATH Conyers, Georgia Rockdale County High School WR p 6-4 p 220 p R-Senior 2012 — Fashioned a solid junior season in his second season as a starter...saw action in all 11 games and logged starts at split end in 10 contests...tied for the team lead (with Will King) with 34 receptions, good for 415 yards and two touchdowns... registered catches in 10 of 11 games...tallied career high sixreception performances in back-to-back contests against Coastal Carolina and Clemson...had 78 yards in receptions and two touchdowns versus Coastal Carolina, with scores covering 10 and 22 yards in the fourth quarter to help force overtime...caught five passes for 67 yards against Georgia Southern....recorded season best 39-yard catch in season opener at Samford. 2011 — Stepped into the starting lineup at split end, where he registered action in 10 games and logged nine starts...caught 18 passes for 265 yards and two touchdowns...also had a two-point conversion catch versus Chattanooga (14-7 win)...caught four passes for 40 yards against Coastal Carolina in the season opener and four passes for 62 yards and a touchdown against Elon...scoring grabs covered five yards versus FCS third-ranked Appalachian State and 10 yards against Elon...hauled in a season long 43-yard reception versus Georgia Southern. 2010 — Earned his first playing time, appearing in four games...caught two passes for 16 yards, including his first touchdown on a 16-yard reception versus Elon. 2009 — Member of scout team. High School: 2009 graduate of Rockdale County (4A) High School...football coach was Michael Etheridge...played wide receiver and tight end during his prep career...caught 20 passes for 390 yards and five touchdowns in 2008, helping Rockdale County improve from a 1-9 record in 2007 to a 5-5 mark...earned all-area and Georgia Football Phenoms third team all-state honors his senior year...also played basketball. Personal: Full name is Ryan Anthony Culbreath...son of Frank and Marcia Culbreath...born March 13, 1991, in Decatur, Georgia...has a brother, Franklyn...father played football at Johnson C. Smith and brother played at Jacksonville State...cousin, Joshua Culbreath, set world records in both the 300 and 440-yard hurdles in 1956 and '57 and won bronze medal in the 400m hurdles at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics...business administration major. KICK RETURNS G-GS NO YDS TD LG Avg/R Avg/G 2011........................ 11-1................2...............19.............0............. 11.................9.5................ 1.7 2012........................ 10-1................0.................0.............0............... 0.................0.0................ 0.0 Totals................. 21-2............ 2............ 19........... 0...........11..............9.5............. 0.9 RYAN CULBREATH'S CAREER HIGHS/STATISTICS Receptions: 6 vs. Coastal Carolina (2012), Clemson (2012) Receiving Yards: 78 (6 receptions) vs. Coastal Carolina (2012) Touchdown Receptions: 2 vs. Coastal Carolina (2012) Longest Reception: 43 vs. Georgia Southern (2011) TACKLES G-GS UA A TOT TFL PD FF FR BLK 2011........................11-1........... 0............0............. 0............0.0............ 0........... 0...........0............0 2012........................10-1........... 2............1............. 3............0.0............ 0........... 0...........0............0 Totals.................21-2..........2.......... 1...........3.........0.0..........0..........0......... 0..........0 RECEIVING G-GS REC YDS TD LG Avg/C Avg/G 2010.......................... 4-0...............2................16............. 1.............. 16.................8.0.................4.0 2011........................ 10-9.............18..............265............. 2.............. 43...............14.7...............26.5 2012...................... 11-10.............34..............415............. 2.............. 39...............12.2...............37.7 Totals................25-19..........54........... 696............5............43............12.9............27.8 SCORING G-GS TD RUS REC RET PAT 2PAT FG TOT Avg/G 2010.......................... 4-0...........1...........0.......... 1............0..........0............0........0......... 6..........1.5 2011........................ 10-9...........2...........0.......... 2............0..........0............1........0....... 14..........1.4 2012...................... 11-10...........2...........0.......... 2............0..........0............0........0....... 12..........1.1 Totals................25-19........ 5........ 0.........5.......... 0........ 0..........1....... 0......32........1.3 Furman 14 Paladins