2011 North Carolina Media Guide
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2011 North Carolina Signees Name Tyler Alberts Devonte Brown Fabby Desir Alex Dixon Eric Ebron Brandon Ellerbe Kiaro Holts Travis Hughes Kameron Jackson Jarrod James Romar Morris Norkeithus Otis Darien Rankin *Travis Riley Tim Scott Sam Smiley Miller Snyder Jack Tabb *T.J. Thorpe *Landon Turner Shawn Underwood Keeon Virgile *Marquise Williams *Sylvester Williams Pos. DE DL LB DB TE DB OL LB DB OL RB LB DB RB DB DB P/PK TE WR OL DT LB QB DT Ht. 6-7 6-4 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-0 6-4 6-2 5-11 6-3 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-3 *Enrolled at North Carolina in January, 2011 Tyler Alberts • Defensive end, 6-7, 225 Clemmons, N.C. (Forsyth Country Day) Ranked the No. 27 prospect in North Carolina by Ri- vals.com • Also played tight end • Considered the No. 36 defensive end in the country by ESPNU • Has only played one season of high school football • Finished his senior season with 32 receptions for 495 yards and seven touchdowns • Also had 47 tackles, including 15 sacks, two pass breakups and a blocked field goal • Was named to the All-Central Piedmont Football Conference and the NCISAA All-State teams, and was selected to the private school Shrine Bowl • An outstanding baseball and basketball player • Coached by Mark Moroz • Son of Brad and Ann Alberts • Born March 27, 1992. Devonte Brown • Defensive Lineman, 6-4, 295 Fayetteville, N.C., (Jack Britt) SuperPrep All-America • Member of the Associated Press North Carolina All-State Team • Member of Tom Lemming’s All-America Team • Considered the No. 19 defensive tackle in the country and the No. 9 overall prospect in North Carolina by Rivals.com • Member of the Rivals250 team • ESPNU’s No. 33 defensive tackle prospect • Ranked the No. 58 defensive tackle in the country by Scout.com • Considered the No. 40 defensive linemen in the nation by SuperPrep • Member of North Carolina’s Shrine Bowl team • Honorable-mention member of the Orlando Sentinel’s All-Southern Team • Posted 65 tackles as a senior as his team advanced to the second round of the high school playoffs • Also had 14 tackles for losses and five sacks • Helped Jack Britt reach the state 4-AA finals as a junior when he made 25 tackles, five tackles for loss and a sack • Originally from Queens, N.Y. • Coached by Richard Bailey • Son of Adrienne Brown • Born Jan. 5, 1993. Fabby Desir • Linebacker, 6-0, 225 Scranton, Pa. (Scranton/Lackawanna College) Played the last two seasons at Lackawanna (Pa.) Col- lege in Scranton • Played in eight games in 2010 and made 45 tackles and had seven sacks • Also recovered two fumbles, including one he returned 40 yards for a touchdown, forced a fumble and had an interception • Lackawanna was 9-2 in 2010, including a 34-20 win over Ellsworth Community College in the Graph- ics Edge Bowl in Cedar Falls, Iowa • Was an all-region defensive back and 1,000-yard running back for Scranton High School as a senior • His mother, Bernadette, and father, Guito, emigrated to the U.S. from Haiti. Alex Dixon • Defensive Back, 6-1, 180 Clearwater, Fla. (Countryside) SuperPrep All-America • Considered the No. 29 safety in the country by Rivals.com • ESPNU’s 31st-best cornerback • Rated the No. 29 prospect in Florida by SuperPrep • Helped lead Countryside to the third round of the 5-A playoffs • Earned second team all-area honors as a senior • Intercepted five passes in 2009 • Ranked the No. 53 cornerback in the country by Scout. com • Considered the No. 35 defensive back in the nation by SuperPrep • Coached by Jared Davis • Son of Deonne Dixon • Born Oct. 25, 1992. Wt. 225 295 225 180 230 200 285 225 180 275 180 210 185 215 175 175 175 240 180 310 300 230 215 315 Hometown Clemmons, N.C. Fayetteville Scranton, Pa. Clearwater, Fla. Greensboro, N.C. Wadesboro, N.C. Indianapolis, Ind. Virginia Beach, Va. Madison, Ala. Goldsboro, N.C. Salisbury, N.C. Gastonia, N.C. Salisbury, N.C. Kannapolis, N.C. Fredericksburg, Va. Jacksonville, Fla. Charlotte, N.C. Red Bank, N.J. Durham, N.C. Harrisonburg, Va. Fuquay-Varina, N.C. North Miami Beach, Fla. Charlotte, N.C. Jefferson City, Mo. High School/Previous School Forsyth Country Day Jack Britt Scranton/Lackawanna College Countryside Smith Anson Warren Central Kempsville Madison Academy Aycock Salisbury Ashbrook Salisbury A.L. Brown Colonial Forge Raines Myers Park Red Bank Catholic Jordan Harrisonburg Fuquay-Varina North Miami Beach Mallard Creek Jefferson City/Coffeyville (Kan.) CC 48 • TarHeelBlue.com