Player, School Post. Hgt Wgt Hometown (Previous School)
Kenton Alleyne LB 6-2 205 Houston, TX (Alief Hastings HS)
Sal Arcidiacono DL 6-2 250 Galveston, TX (Ball HS)
Jonathan Autrey OL 6-3 303 Cecilia, LA (LSU)
Josh Bass OL 6-3 285 Houston, TX (Aldine Nimitz HS)
Stephen Botts OL 6-3 285 Grapevine, TX (Grapevine HS)
Darrik Brown Athlete 6-4 200 Kentwood, LA (Kentwood HS)
Dexter Coleman WR 5-10 170 Houston, TX (Klein Forest HS)
MarcusDillon WR 5-11 190 New Orleans, LA (Abramson HS)
Vontearr Edwards DB 5-11 185 Orange, TX (West Orange-Stark HS)
Kedrick Ethridge DB 6-0 180 Jennings, LA (Jennings HS)
Carlese Franklin Athlete 5-11 185 Kentwood, LA (Kentwood HS)
Brian Goggins OL 6-4 305 Phoenix, AZ (Mesa CC)
Courtlin "Joe" Greis QB 6-2 225 Jennings, LA (Jennings HS)
Ahmad Harris Ol 6-3 280 Baker, LA (Baker HS)
Anthony Holmes QB 6-2 200 Oakdale, LA (Oakdale HS)
Kenneth Horace DB 5-11 180 Lufkin, TX (Lufkin HS)
Neely Hubbard RB 5-11 215 Independence, LA (Independence HS)
Josh Hurd OL 6-5 315 Monroe, LA (Ouachita Parish HS)
James Jordan OL 6-4 322 Eunice, LA (Eunice HS)
Max Karpel OL 6-3 275 Newton, TX (Newton HS)
Kody Knox DB 6-2 195 Houston, TX (Alief Elsik HS)
Bryant Mason LB 6-2 210 Baton Rouge, LA (Tara HS)
Travis Moses DB 6-2 200 Gonzales, LA (LSU)
Darren Noel Athlete 5-11 185 Breaux Bridge, LA (Breaux Bridge HS)
Brian Smith DL 6-3 210 Newton, TX (Newton HS)
Jonathan Walker DB 5-11 180 Lake Charles, LA (Washington-Marion HS)
Scott Warren DB 5-10 170 Shreveport, LA (Evangel HS)
Tim Williams LB 6-0 220 Breaux Bridge, LA (Breaux Bridge HS)

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KENTON ALLEYNE, LB, 6-2, 205, Houston, TX (Alief Hastings 
HS)....all-district...made 216 tackles last year and that included eight 
ackles for losses and four QB sacks...caused three fumbles and recovered 
two fumbles...broke up 18 passes...also played fullback and threw the 
discus for the track team
SAL ARCIDIACONO, DL, 6-2, 250, Galveson, TX (Ball HS)...all-district and 
all-county..last year record of 43 tackles, 5.5 sacks, one fumble 
recovery, five tackles behind the line..second leading tackler on 
team..academic all-state..named to Who's Who..scholar athlete of year 
twice..played for former McNeese player and assistant coach Paul Lanier
JONATHAN AUTREY, OL, 6-3, 303, Cecilia, LA (Cecilia HS, LSU)...transfer 
from LSU and will be a senior..played two seasons at LSU ..is enrolled 
at McNeese now..all-state and all-district in high 
school..all-Acadiana...all-American in weightlifting..all-state in track 
in discus, shot put and javelin
JOSH BASS, OL, 6-3, 285, Houston, TX (Aldine Nimitz 
HS)...all-district...three year letterman...was the Houston Area 
Touchdown Club scholastic athlete award winner
STEPHEN BOTTS, OL, 6-3, 285, Grapevine, TX (Grapevine HS)...team MVP and 
team captain and second team all-state in Class AAAAA...three year 
football and baseball letterman..all-district and all-county..named to 
Dallas Morning News Top 100 team..standout pitcher in baseball
DARRIK BROWN, Athlete, 6-4, 200, Kentwood, LA (Kentwood 
HS)...all-district..all-around MVP for all sports at Kentwood..had 2,200 
career rushing yards and 550 pass receiving yards..averaged 30 yards per 
kickoff return...played defensive back and wide receiver...also 
baskeball and track lettterman..MVP of 1-A state track meet...state 
champion in long jump triple jump nd high jump and hurdles...
DEXER COLEMAN, WR, 5-10, 170, Houston, TX (Klein Forest 
HS)...all-district on a district champion team..had 17 catches for 349 
yards and a 20.53 yards per catch average in senior regular season..two 
tds..also rushed for 154 yards and two tds...career marks of 28 catches 
for 490 yards and 17.5 average...


MARCUS DILLON, WR, 5-11, 190, New Orleans, LA (Abramson HS)...scored 10 
tds pass receiving last year along with two rushing..caught passes for 
550 yards and rushed for 400 yards...all-district as defensive back and 
wide receiver...also played TB, tight end and kick returner..also track 
letterman and is ranked among the top 400 meter runners in the nation 
this year...is the current state Class AAAAA 400 meter champion..has a 
best of 46.0 in the 400 meters...helped set a national age group record 
for the 4x400 meter relay
VONTEARR EDWARDS, DB, 5-11, 185, Orange, TX (West Orange-Stark 
HS)....four year letterman in football, basketball and track...named to 
the Class AAAA all-state team..all-district and defensive MVP in 
district...was a state track finalist last year in the 100 meters with a 
10.5 clocking...nominee for Willie Ray Smith award as best defensive 
player in Southeast Texas
KEDRICK ETHRIDGE, DB, 6-0, 180, Jennings, LA (Jennings HS)..played 
running back and defensive back..rushed for more than 900 yards and 15 
tds during senior season...all-district and all-state honorable 
mention..also basketball and track letterman...all-district in 
basketball and particpated in state track meet as high jumper...
CARLESE FRANKLIN, Athlete, 5-11, 185, Kentwood, LA (Kentwood 
HS)...recruited as an athlete..also basketball and track 
letterman..all-district quarterback...honorable mention 
all-state...passed for 1,700 yards and rushed for 900 yards last 
year...ran for 11 tds and passed for nine..in career had 2,300 yards 
passing and 1,700 rushing...produced 35 tds in career...finished third 
in the javelin in the state track meet
BRIAN GOGGINS, OL, 6-4, 305, Phoenix, AZ (Dessert Vista HS, Mesa 
Community College)...played at Mesa Community College...earned all-state 
honors in high school as tackle..named Arizona high school lineman of 
year in 1999..named to Prep Star all-America team..USA Today 
all-American honorable mention..started 47 consecutive games..signed 
with Arizona State
COURTLIN "JOE" GREIS, QB, 6-2, 225, Jennings, LA (Jennings 
HS)...all-district and all-SW Louisiana...all-state honorable 
mention..football, basketball, baseball and track letterman...rushed for 
372 yards and passed for more than 1,000 yards in senior season...has a 
great arm
AHMAD HARRIS, OL, 6-3, 280, Baker, LA (Baker HS)...earned all-state and 
all-district honors as an offensive guard...also all-metro...three year 
letterman
ANTHONY HOLMES, QB, 6-2, 200, Oakdale, LA (Oakdale 
HS)....all-state..rushed for 1,068 yards and passed for 874 yards 
...named offensive MVP in Class AA...also all-state in baseball as 
pitcher with 12-2 record last season...plans to play both football and 
baseball at McNeese
KENNETH HORACE, DB, 5-11, 180, Lufkin, TX (Lufkin HS)...four year 
letterman in football and track..helped lead team to the state Class 
AAAAA football championship in 2001 and to the semifinals last 
year..twice named to all-district team...was a regional track finalist 
with a 10.7 clocking in the 100 meters
NEELY HUBBARD, RB, 5-11, 215, Independence, LA (Independence HS)...ran 
for 1,645 yards and 22 tds last season and earned all-state and 
all-district honors..had 3,575 yards rushing in career along with 38 
tds...also academic all-state and a basketball letterman
JOSH HURD, OL, 6-5, 315, Monroe, LA (Ouachita Parish HS)...three year 
letterman as an offensive tackle and twice earned all-district honors
JAMES JORDAN, OL, 6-4, 322, Eunice, LA (Eunice HS)...all-state 
honors...two years all-district and all-parish..all-Acadiana...also 
track and field letterman...cousin of former Cowboy great Buford Jordan
MAX KARPEL, OL, 6-3, 275, Newton, TX (Newton HS)...all-district two 
years..named to the Houston Chronicle top 100 and to the Lone Star Top 
100...three years served as class president...has already earned 17 
hours of college credit...also track, powerlifting and baseball 
letterman...expected to work at center
KODY KNOX, DB, 6-2, 195, Houston, TX (Alief Elsik HS)...total of 105 
tackles last year (85 solo and 20 assisted)..also made two pass 
interceptions...all-district...named to all-academic team...
BRYANT MASON, LB, 6-2, 210, Baton Rouge, LA (Tara HS)...played QB on 
offense and LB on defense...made 88 tackles in 10 games last year..16 
CBLs, five pass interceptions, returning two for tds..five sacks and 
three fumbles recovered...passed for 990 yards last year...all-district 
and all-metro and selected for all-star game...also basketball 
letterman...played QB his first three years of prep ball and then moved 
to linebacker as a senior
TRAVIS MOSES, DB, 6-2, 200, Gonzales, LA (East Ascension HS, 
LSU)...transfer from LSU where he played three seasons with 35 total 
tackles..played in 31 games and started one..played in Cotton 
Bowl...played as a true freshman...all-district in high school and three 
year starter..senior season gained 697 yards and scored seven tds on 94 
carries..also had 47 tackles and forced three fumbles..35 inch vertical 
jump...4.3 speed
DARREN NOEL, Athlete, 5-11, 185, Breaux Bridge, LA (Breaux Bridge 
HS)...standout athlete who could play several positions...three times an 
all-district performer at Breaux Bridge...football, basketball, track 
and basball leterman...played quarterback, wide receiver and defensive back
BRIAN SMITH, DL, 6-3,210, Newton, TX (Newton HS)...all-district in both 
football and basketball..four year letterman in both 
sports...all-district two straight years in football
JONATHAN WALKER, DB, 5-11, 180, Lake Charles, LA (Washington-Marion 
HS)...all-state defensive back and all-district quarterback...rushed for 
702 yards and passed for 458 yards last year...had 38 tackles and two 
pass interceptions...also member of district champion track team and 
district champion basketball team
SCOTT WARREN, DB, 5-10, 170, Shreveport, LA (Evangel HS)....will be used 
as a cornerback...great speed and coverage ability...had a pass 
interceptin and a sack last season...football and track 
letterman...all-district...named to President's honor roll
TIM WILLIAMS, LB, 6-0, 220, Breaux Bridge, LA (Breaux Bridge HS)...three 
times an all-state selection and four times all-district..also 
all-Acadiana...the defensive MVP on the all-state, all-Acadiana and 
all-district teams...also lettered in track and field