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2013 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL PLAYERS and baseball. Personal: Full name is John David Tuten...born October 18, 1994, in Beaufort, South Carolina... son of Mike and Kathy Tuten...has a brother, Corey. 45 T.J. WARREN Chattanooga, Tennessee Ooltewah High School LB p 6-2 p 202 p R-Freshman 2012 — Member of scout team. High School: 2012 graduate of Ooltewah (5A) High School... football coach was Shannon Williams...played linebacker, defensive end, and wide receiver...two-time all-district selection...garnered Ooltewah's MVP accolades in 2011. Personal: Full name is Thomas Jester Warren, Jr....born November 18, 1992, in Chattanooga, Tennessee...son of Tommy and Angela Warren...mother ran track at Auburn...undeclared major. 73 Grayson WEBER Sarasota, Florida Cardinal Mooney High School C p 6-4 p 266 p R-Junior 2012 — Saw action in four games and earned the first start of his career, totaling 59 snaps at right tackle against Georgia Southern...followed that up with another start the next week versus Elon (31-17 win)...in all registered 102 snaps. 2011 — Appeared in one game, totaling two plays against Presbyterian (63-21 win). 2010 — Member of scout team. High School: 2010 graduate of Cardinal Mooney (2B) High School...football coach was Josh Smithers...three-year starter at tackle...served as team captain...suffered a knee injury prior to start of his senior year...came back to play in the final five games and earn all-area honors... selected to play in Sarasota/Manatee County All-Star Game...recipient of Coaches Sportsmanship Award...played his first full season of organized football in 2007. Personal: Full name is Grayson Robert Weber...born November 10, 1991, in Tampa, Florida... son of Bob and Cecilia Weber...has a sister, Chelsea...father played football at the University of Pennsylvania...double major in health sciences and economics. seven-sack effort (fourth highest single game tally in school history)...tallied nine tackles, a pass deflection, and a fumble recovery in the end zone against Appalachian State. 2011 — Named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team...played in all 11 games and earned starts in four contests at weak side linebacker...first start came against Georgia Southern...the next week garnered a season high 13 tackles in a 26-21 victory over FCS fifth-ranked Wofford...also registered starts against both Chattanooga (14-7 win) and third-ranked Appalachian State (20-10 win)...credited with a blocked punt in season opener versus Coastal Carolina. 2010 — Member of scout team... awarded redshirt and extra year of eligibility. High School: 2010 graduate of Alcovy (4A) High School...coach was Kirk Hoffman...played linebacker, tight end, and wide receiver...four-year starter...compiled 180 tackles, including 20 for loss and eight sacks, five interceptions, three blocked punts, three fumble recoveries during his career...served as team captain and earned all-region and all-county honors in 2009 after totaling 80 tackles, six sacks, four interceptions, three blocked punts...strong play helped key Alcovy to first playoff appearance in school history...had game winning interception against rival Eastside... registered 15 tackles and a blocked punt against North Clayton...also starred in basketball and track & field...holds Alcovy's high jump record...finished sixth in the high jump at the 2009 state championships. Personal: Full name is Gary Clifton Wilkins, Jr....born February 2, 1992, in Decatur, Georgia...son of Gary and Beatrice Wilkins...father played football at Georgia Tech and spent six years in the NFL as a tight end with the Buffalo Bills and Atlanta Falcons...sister, Loren, plays basketball at Palm Beach Atlantic...has two cousins who played collegiate football: Walter Lunsford as a defensive lineman at the University of Minnesota-Crookston, and Joshua Wilkins as a cornerback at Fayetteville State University...three other cousins played collegiate basketball: Donnie McLendon, a 1,000-point scorer at The Citadel; younger brother, Warren McClendon, also at The Citadel; and sister Natalie McClendon played basketball at Samford...communications major. GARY WILKINS' CAREER HIGHS/STATISTICS Tackles: 13 (4/9) vs. Wofford (2011), 13 (4/9) vs. Chattanooga (2012) Sacks: 2 vs. Elon (2012) Fumble Recoveries: 1 (TD) vs. Appalachian State (2012) Blocked Punts: 1 vs. Coastal Carolina (2011) Bocked PAT: 1 vs. Georgia Southern (2012) TACKLES G-GS UA A TOT TFL PD FF FR BLK 2011........................11-4......... 19..........27........... 46............0.5............ 1........... 0...........0............1 2012......................11-11......... 42..........50........... 92............5.0............ 2........... 1...........1............1 Totals............... 22-15........61........ 77....... 138.........5.5..........3..........1......... 1..........2 SACKS G-GS UA A TOT YDS 2011.......................11-4............ 0............0.......... 0.0.............. 0 2012.....................11-11............ 2............0.......... 2.0.............. 2 Totals...............22-15..........2.......... 0........ 2.0........... 2 SCORING G-GS TD RUS REC RET PAT 2PAT FG TOT Avg/G 2011........................11-4..........0...........0.......... 0............0..........0............0........0......... 0..........0.0 2012......................11-11..........1...........0.......... 0............1..........0............0........0......... 6..........0.5 Totals............... 22-15.........1......... 0.........0.......... 1........ 0..........0....... 0........6........0.3 GRAYSON WEBER'S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR G-GS PLAYS 2011.............................................................1-0............................................................................2 2012.............................................................4-2........................................................................102 Totals................................................ 5-2...........................................................104 19 Austin WILLIAMS Jacksonville, Florida First Coast High Schol CB p 5-10 p 175 p R-Senior 35 Gary WILKINS Covington, Georgia Alcovy High Schol DE/LB p 6-2 p 236 p R-Junior 2013 — Coaches preseason All-SoCon second team selection as a defensive lineman. 2012 — Earned starts at weak side linebacker in all 11 games and paced Furman with 92 tackles...opened the season with 10-tackle and 12-tackle performances against Samford and Coastal Carolina, respectively... credited with a season high 13 tackles versus Chattanooga...notched 10 tackles, two sacks, and a forced fumble versus Elon (31-17 win)...performance against the Phoenix highlighted Furman's 2012 — Registered action in 10 games and starts at cornerback in the Paladins' final five contests...credited with 24 tackles, including a career high 10 stops and a forced fumble against Appalachian State that was returned 27 yards (by Carl Rider) for a touchdown...had six tackles and two pass deflections versus Elon (31-17 win). 2011 — Started at cornerback in the Paladins' first six games and saw action in all 11 contests...garnered 10 tackles...had three stops against Western Carolina (47-21 win)...credited with a pass deflection and two tackles against Coastal Carolina. 2010 — Recorded action in five games, including four of the Paladins' final five contests. 2009 — Member of scout team. High School: 2009 graduate of First Coast (4A) High School...football coach was Marty Lee... played cornerback and safety, and returned punts...tallied 90 tackles, nine interceptions, and 16 pass deflections during his prep career...helped lead First Coast to four straight district championships...served as team captain and racked up 50 tackles and seven interceptions en route to earning All-Gateway Conference team in 2008...played in Shrine Bowl All-Star Game...also competed in track..recipient of State Farm Insurance Sportsmanship Award. Furman 29 Paladins