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2012 FURMAN PALADINS p FOOTBALL The Players for 34 yards and a score...came off the bench in the second half for an injured Forcier in the season opener against Coastal Carolina to throw for 22 yards (3x9)...ran two times for 31 yards, including season best 20-yard scamper, against Presbyterian (63-21 win)...completed 4-of-7 passes for 76 yards and a touchdown versus Georgia Southern...scoring strike against GSU covered 44 yards to tight end Colin Anderson...competed with Forcier in preseason for the starting job before settling into backup role in the final week of camp...connected on 14-of-18 passes for 147 yards and two touchdowns in Furman's annual purple-white spring scrimmage in April of 2011....named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll. 2010 — Began the season as Furman's No. 3 quarterback...due to inconsistent play by starter Cody Worley and an early season ending shoulder injury to Chris Forcier, managed to secure enough quality playing time (including two starts) to display solid potential as a signal caller...in all saw action in six games...started the second half in a 56-14 rout of Howard, rushing nine times for 92 yards and two touchdowns....most effective performance came against Western Carolina (31-17 victory), against whom he completed 12-of-23 passes for 122 yards and two touchdowns while rushing 12 times for 71 yards...also earned a start versus Elon, rushing six times for 50 yards but completing just 4-of-11 passes for 30 yards. 2009 — Did not see any action. 2008 —Awarded redshirt and extra year of eligibility. High School: 2008 graduate of Conway (4A) High School...football coach was Chuck Jordan... played quarterback...completed 366-of-571 pass attempts (64.0 percent) for Conway career record 4,882 yards and another career standard 49 touchdown in two seasons as starting signal caller... named 2007 Toast-of-the-Coast All-Area and All-Zone, South Carolina High School Sports Re- port All-State, and academic all-state after passing for 2,472 yards and 27 touchdowns...team went 9-3 and earned state playoff appearance...led Conway to a 13-2 record, region championship, and state runner-up finish in 2006, passing for 2,410 yards and 22 touchdowns...National Honor Society. Personal: Full name is Dakota Julius Derrick...son of Dirk and Michelle Derrick...born August 21, 1989, in Conway, South Carolina...has a brother, Peyton...grandfather, Julius Derrick, played tight end and defensive end at South Carolina, where he served as team captain in 1957...father played tight end at Wofford in the early 1980s...communications major. Rushes: 12 vs. Western Carolina (2010) Rushing Yardage: 92 vs. Howard (2010) Rushing Touchdowns: 2 vs. Howard (2010) Longest Rush: 34 vs. Western Carolina (2010) Passing Attempts: 23 vs. Western Carolina (2010) Passing Completions: 12 vs. Western Carolina (2010) Passing Yards: 122 vs. Western Carolina (2010) Passing Touchdowns: 2 vs. Western Carolina (2010) Longest Pass Completion: 44 (TD) vs. Georgia Southern (2011) Total Offense Attempts: 35 vs. Western Carolina (2010) Total Offense Yards: 193 vs. Western Carolina (2010) Touchdown Responsibilities: 2 vs. Howard (2010) & Western Carolina (2010) DAKOTA DERRICK'S CAREER HIGHS/STATISTICS RUSHING PASSING 2010 .........................6-2 ..........30 ...........217 ........... 2 ............ 34 ................7.2.............36.1 2011 ..........................6-0 ...........10 ..............34 ............ 1 ............. 20 .................3.4...............5.7 TOTAL .................12-2 ......... 40 .........251 ...........3 ...........34 ............. 6.3 .........20.9 G-GS 2010 ..................6-2 ..........41 .......... 20 ..........1 ....... 196 ..........2 .......... 18 .......... 48.7 .... 100.16 2011 ..................6-0 ..........17 ............ 8 ..........0 ....... 104 ..........1 .......... 44 .......... 47.1 .... 117.90 TOTAL .......... 12-2 ........58 ........ 28 ........1 ......300 ........ 3 ........ 44 ....... 48.3 ..105.30 G SCORING 2010 .........................6-2 ..........2 ..........2.......... 0 ...........0 .........0 ...........0 .......0 ...... 12 .........2.0 2011 .........................6-0 ..........1 ..........1.......... 0 ...........0 .........0 ...........0 .......0 ........ 6 .........1.0 TOTAL ................ 12-2 ....... 3 ....... 3 ........0 ......... 0 ....... 0 .........0 ...... 0 .....18 .......1.5 G-GS TD RUS REC RET PAT 2PAT FG TOT Avg/G David DINGESS Nashville, Tennessee 80 Ensworth High School WR p 6-5 p 197 p R-Freshman and cornerback Rodney Anderson...football coach was Ricky Bowers...served as co-captain and caught 32 passes for 580 yards and three touchdowns as a senior, including the game winner (from Parker) with six seconds remaining to beat Baylor in the state championship game...earned all-conference honors...team finished the 2010 campaign with a 10-2 record...member of En- 2011 — Member of scout team...awarded redshirt and extra year of eligibility. High School: 2011 graduate of Ensworth High School, where he was a prep teammate of Paladin quarterback Andrew Parker 15 ATT COMP INT YDS TD LNG PCT EFF ATT YDS TD LG Avg/C Avg/G sworth squads that combined to post a 41-8 record in his four seasons...also starred in basket- ball, baseball, and swimming...served as starting forward on state championship hoops team in 2011...finished second on the squad in 3-pointers...pitched and started in the outfield in base- ball, and in the pool placed sixth in the region in the 50m freestyle his senior year...recipient of Robert Inman Award for participation in most sports seasons (13) during his prep career. Personal: Full name is David Alan Dingess, Jr...son of David and Elizabeth Dingess...born June 15, 1992, in Nashville, Tennessee...has two sisters, Anne Douglas and Merritt...undeclared major. West Columbia, South Carolina Brookland-Cayce High School Dakota DOZIER 78 OT p 6-4 p 291 p Junior helped pave the way for All-SoCon running back Jerodis Williams, who rushed for 1,055 yards and nine touchdowns to become the first Paladin 1,000-yard rusher since 2003...graded out a season high 92 percent (nine pancake blocks) versus FCS third-ranked Appalachian State (20-10 win), 89 percent versus Elon, and 84 percent (eight pancake blocks) against fifth-ranked Wof- ford (26-21 win)...registered 664 play participations. 2010 —Fashioned a superb first season of play, earning starts at left tackle in 10 of 11 games...did not start versus Wofford after suffering a sprained ankle against The Citadel (31-14 win) the week before...start against Colgate (45-15 win) in season opener was the first by a Paladin freshman offensive lineman since Ben Hall (OG) versus Clemson in 1996...logged 606 snaps on the season...joined defensive end Shawn Boone and placekicker Ray Early in being named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team in balloting by league head coaches. 2009 — Awarded redshirt and extra year of eligibility. High School: 2009 graduate of Brookland-Cayce (3A) High School...football coach was Abby Bray...played offensive tackle, defensive tackle, and defensive end...earned all-region, all-area, and High School Sports Report All-State honors...was Brookland-Cayce's first Shrine Bowl se- lection in 20 years...served as captain and was named team MVP....registered 32 tackles..claimed a region individual wrestling championship his senior year...Mydris Walker Scholar. Personal: Full name is Dakota Duran Dozier...son of Ginny Watts...born April 30, 1991, in West Columbia, South Carolina...has a sister Leandra...plays the cello...undeclared major. YEAR 2010 ........................................................11-10 .......................................................................606 2011 ........................................................11-11 .......................................................................664 TOTAL ............................................22-21 ........................................................ 1270 DAKOTA DOZIER'S CAREER STATISTICS G-GS PLAYS 2012 — Coaches first team preseason All-SoCon squad se- lection. 2011 — Earned consensus second team All-SoCon honors in balloting by coaches and league media after earn- ing starts in all 11 games at left tackle...outstanding play