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STANFORD SIMMONS
FS, 6-2, 198, Junior
Ashland, Al
Clay County High School


2000: Finished the season with 41 tackles and six pass deflections ... Started five games ... Had three tackles against Florida in the SEC Championship game ... Registered five tackles and a quarterback hurry against Alabama ... Had a tackle for loss (-1) and a broken up pass against Georgia ... Intercepted a pass with 1:56 left and had four tackles and a broken up pass in a start against Arkansas ... Had five tackles and a broken up pass against Louisiana Tech ... Finished with five tackles and a broken up pass against Mississippi State ... Four tackles and a broken up pass against Vanderbilt ... Had a tackle for loss (-2) against Northern Illinois ... Started at free safety against Wyoming ...Recorded five tackles against LSU ... Had six tackles and intercepted a pass in the fourth quarter to help preserve Auburns win over Ole Miss ... Registered two tackles against Wyoming.

1999: Saw action in 10 games and finished season with 18 tackles... Against Appalachian State totaled six tackles, including four solo stops, one PBU and one quarterback hurry ... Started against Idaho and totaled five tackles ... Finished with two assists and one pass broken up against LSU ... One tackle against Georgia ... Played on special teams ... Re-signed upon qualifying and enrolled at Auburn Winter Quarter.

1998: Signed, but did not qualify ... Played at Hargrave Military Academy where he intercepted 12 passes in eight games.

HIGH SCHOOL: Clay County High School, Ashland, AL ... Parade All- America ... PrepStar All-America ... Led Clay County High to three consecutive state championships ... Originally part of 1997 signing class but did not qualify ... Resigned in 1998 but did not qualify ... Re-signed this year after qualifying and enrolled at Auburn Winter Quarter ... Will participate in spring drills and count against 1998 scholarship totals ... Recorded 71 tackles and eight interceptions as a senior in high school ... Returned four kickoffs and an interception for touchdowns as a senior ... Caught 18 passes for 336 yards and three touchdowns as a senior ... Punted for 36 yard average and connected on five of five field goal attempts ... Birmingham Post-Herald "Ten Most Wanted" ... Birmingham News "Super Seniors" ... Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Super Southern 100" ... Played in Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game and made four tackles ... Also played baseball and basketball at Clay County ... High School Coach: Danny Horn.

PERSONAL: Stanford Ke-Shaun Simmons ... Born 2/10/78 in Clay County, AL ... Son of Bessie Lee Simmons.

Simmons Career Defensive Stats
YEAR G/GS TT UT AT TFL-YDS QBS-YDS FF/FR PD INT-YDS
1999 11/1 18 10 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0-0
2000 12/5 41 28 13 2-3 0-0 0/0 6 2-10
Totals 23/6 59 38 21 2-3 0-0 0/0 8 2-10

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#92 Vernon Marable
DE, 6-2, 265, 5-Sr.
Ashland, Ala.
Clay County HS

OUTLOOK: Rebounded from a back injury in 1999 to start every game last season one of the most experienced players on this year's team one of the team's strongest players versatile enough to play tackle or end will be the anchor of a talented defensive front.

2000: Earned second-team all-SFL honors after starting every game for the Trojans finished with 42 tackles, including 18 solo, and had six tackles for a loss of 29 yards had 12 QB hurries and five sacks, the latter of which ranked eighth in the SFL recorded a season-high nine tackles, including five solo, against McNeese State on Nov. 11 had seven tackles each against Jacksonville State on Nov. 18 and in the Trojans I-AA playoff game against Appalachian State on Nov. 25 recorded a pair of sacks against Appalachian State in the teams' playoff meeting recorded four QB hurries against Sam Houston State on Oct. 21.

1999: Started the first six games before an injury cut his season short . . . made 26 tackles, three for loss, and two sacks . . . had eight quarterback hurries.

1998: Played in all 12 games for the Trojans last season as a redshirt freshman, including the Division I-AA playoff game at FAMU . . . had 26 total tackles, including three for losses, totaling 11 yards lost . . . also had two-and-a-half sacks, 10 quarterback hurries and a pass break-up . . . had two unassisted tackles and a sack in the post-season against the Rattlers.

PREP: Was a three-year starter for the three-time Class 2A state champion Clay County High School . . . played for coach Danny Horn . . . posted 144 tackles (85 solo, 59 assisted), caused two fumbles and returned two fumbles for touchdowns as a senior . . . as a junior, recorded 107 tackles, caused and recovered two fumbles, returning one for a score . . . made 176 tackles with two interceptions and four sacks in his first two seasons of high school . . . 1996 all-state selection.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 30, 1978, in Ashland, Ala. ... son of Hugh and Brenda Foster ... has a younger brother Dietrick ... majoring in business administration.

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ROGER BELL
5-10 193 Senior
Running Back
Ashland, Ala. Clay County High School

2001 SPRING UPDATE:
JSU CAREER: As a junior, Roger played in the final eight games of the season and finished with 294 yards on 38 carries and one touchdownHad six carries for 80 yards and a touchdown in debut vs Samfordhad his best game of the year with 114 yards on eight carries against Stephen F. Austinhelped JSU claim a 28-24 win over nationally-ranked Northwestern State with 41 yards on seven carriesalso had five catches for 46 yards, including three for 25 yards in season finale vs Troy StateAs a sophomore, Roger played in 10 games and finished the season with 113 yards on 18 carries and two touchdownshe also had 10 receptions for 138 yards and a touchdownin his collegiate debut vs Union College, he finished with 76 yards on seven carries, including a 55-yard touchdown runscored a pair of touchdowns versus McNeese State and finsihed with 34 yards rushing and had two receptions for 69 yards and a scoreled the team with 23 kickoff returns for 463 yards, with a long return of 55 yards at Sam Houston State1998, he sat at out the season as a redshirt...HIGH SCHOOL: Rushed for 1,473 yards on 202 carries and scored 18 touchdowns for coach Danny Horns Panthers as a senior...ran for 2,536 yards and 39 touchdowns during his career...was a member of three Class 2A state championship teams ('94, '95, '96)...Clay County established new state record for most consecutive wins (55)...named to The Anniston Stars Dandy Dozen...a two-time All-Area selection...named Honorable Mention All-State in 1997named team's MVP in '97 and '98...PERSONAL: Full name is Roger Shauntae Bell...son of Diane and Roger Bell...has one sister...father, Roger, played football at JSU...born April 23, 1979...lists Barry Sanders as his football herohis hobbies include playing basketball and golfnamed captain of the football, basketball and baseball teams his senior campaign...selected to Whos Who...

RUSHING
YEAR ATT. YDS TD LP
2000 38 294 1 44
1999 18 113 2 55
TOTAL 56 407 3 55

RECEIVING
YEAR NO YDS AVG TD LONG
2000 5 46 9.2 0 15
1999 10 138 13.8 1 70
TOTAL 15 184 12.3 1 70


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#15 Lance Weems
Guard
6-3
195
Ashland, AL (Clay County)


Named Coaches All-SEC third-team by The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Owns SEC's single-season 3-pt made record w/ 103 this year.
Scored a career-hi 36 pts (10-19 treys) vs. Arkansas and his 10 treys tied LSU's Chris Jackson record of treys vs. an SEC team...His 10 treys are the third most made this season in the NCAA...He also tied a career-hi w/ 8 reb. and 6 ast. in AU's 101-76.
Followed Ark. game by scoring game-hi 22 pts, 5 reb at Alabama
Totaled 22 pts (2-13 treys), 7 reb, 3 ast and 1 stl at Arkansas
Had 19 pts (5-9 treys), 5 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl vs. Tulane in the NIT in his last collegiate game
Totaled both a game-high 18 pts (15 in 2nd half) & 7 reb at Florida
Scored 15 points and had 3 reb. in win over #17 Georgia
Named to the Dr. Pepper Inv. All-Tourney team averaging 17.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg and shot 9-21 (.429)
Totaled 20 pts (6-10 treys) and 4 steals vs. Jacksonville State
Avg. 14.7 ppg, 2.7 spg, 2.7 rpg in Puerto Rico Shootout.
Scored 17 pts. vs. La Salle, 14 vs. James Madison and 13 vs. Louisville, including 3 treys down the stretch vs. the Cardinals.
Had 18 pts (6 treys), 6 reb, 4 stl, 3 ast vs. Coastal Carolina
Averaged 13.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg and 2.4 apg last season.
Led the team in 3-pointers made with 78 last year.
Finished prep career with 3,660 pts., ranking as Alabama's all-time leading boys' prep scorer, 11th on the nation's all-time scoring chart
Career Highs: Pts: 36 vs. Arkansas (1-6-96); Reb: 8 vs. Arkansas (1-15-94)/vs. Arkansas (1-6-96); Ast: 9 at Old Dominion (12-18-93); Stl.: 4, twice; Min: 40 vs.Lynn (11-26-94); 3-pointers made: 10 vs. Arkansas (1-6-96)

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1995-96 Game-by-Game Stats

Date Opponent G-GS Min- Avg FG- FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot- Avg PF-FD AT TO BS ST Pts- Avg
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11-24 La Salle 1 S 34-34.0 6- 12 .500 5- 11 .455 0- 0 .000 1- 2 3- 3.0 2- 0 1 1 0 1 17- 17.0
11-25 James Madison 1 S 30-30.0 5- 14 .357 3- 9 .333 1- 3 .333 0- 1 1- 1.0 2- 0 3 0 0 4 14- 14.0
11-26 Louisville 1 S 30-30.0 4- 12 .333 3- 10 .300 2- 2 1.000 2- 2 4- 4.0 3- 0 0 2 0 3 13- 13.0
11-30 Jax'ville St. 1 S 28-28.0 7- 11 .636 6- 10 .600 0- 0 .000 0- 0 0- .0 4- 0 1 5 1 4 20- 20.0
12-03 UAB 1 S 30-30.0 6- 15 .400 3- 8 .375 1- 2 .500 1- 2 3- 3.0 4- 0 1 3 0 1 16- 16.0
12-08 Liberty 1 S 36-36.0 6- 13 .462 5- 10 .500 1- 2 .500 1- 3 4- 4.0 1- 0 1 2 0 1 18- 18.0
12-09 Baylor 1 S 35-35.0 6- 16 .375 4- 11 .364 0- 0 .000 3- 4 7- 7.0 1- 0 1 1 0 0 16- 16.0
12-12 South Alabama 1 S 35-35.0 5- 11 .455 4- 8 .500 1- 3 .333 0- 1 1- 1.0 1- 0 0 1 0 0 15- 15.0
12-15 Northeast La. 1 S 23-23.0 2- 8 .250 2- 7 .286 0- 0 .000 2- 5 7- 7.0 0- 0 2 3 0 2 6- 6.0
12-17 Coast.Carolina1 S 25-25.0 6- 15 .400 6- 15 .400 0- 0 .000 0- 6 6- 6.0 2- 0 3 3 0 4 18- 18.0
12-19 Wofford 1 S 27-27.0 2- 14 .143 2- 14 .143 0- 0 .000 1- 1 2- 2.0 2- 0 5 2 0 2 6- 6.0
12-29 Norfolk State 1 S 10-10.0 0- 2 .000 0- 2 .000 1- 2 .500 2- 0 2- 2.0 4- 0 2 1 0 0 1- 1.0
12-30 Florida A&M 1 S 27-27.0 7- 11 .636 5- 7 .714 0- 0 .000 0- 4 4- 4.0 1- 0 3 2 0 4 19- 19.0
01-03 Tennessee 1 S 33-33.0 3- 8 .375 1- 5 .200 0- 0 .000 0- 2 2- 2.0 1- 0 1 1 0 1 7- 7.0
01-06 Arkansas 1 S 37-37.0 11- 21 .524 10- 19 .526 4- 4 1.000 3- 5 8- 8.0 1- 0 6 3 0 2 36- 36.0
01-10 Alabama 1 S 38-38.0 8- 21 .381 5- 16 .313 1- 2 .500 4- 1 5- 5.0 4- 0 1 1 0 0 22- 22.0
01-13 Georgia 1 S 30-30.0 6- 15 .400 3- 10 .300 0- 0 .000 2- 1 3- 3.0 2- 0 0 1 0 0 15- 15.0
01-21 LSU 1 S 32-32.0 4- 10 .400 2- 6 .333 2- 2 1.000 0- 3 3- 3.0 3- 0 1 0 0 2 12- 12.0
01-24 Ole Miss 1 S 32-32.0 4- 13 .308 4- 12 .333 0- 0 .000 1- 1 2- 2.0 4- 0 2 3 0 0 12- 12.0
01-31 Vanderbilt 1 S 23-23.0 2- 9 .222 1- 7 .143 0- 0 .000 1- 1 2- 2.0 0- 0 1 1 0 2 5- 5.0
02-04 Miss. State 1 S 39-39.0 4- 9 .444 2- 6 .333 4- 4 1.000 1- 4 5- 5.0 4- 0 1 2 0 3 14- 14.0
02-07 South Carolina1 S 36-36.0 6- 12 .500 3- 8 .375 0- 0 .000 0- 3 3- 3.0 3- 0 3 4 0 1 15- 15.0
02-10 Florida 1 S 36-36.0 6- 13 .462 4- 7 .571 2- 2 1.000 1- 6 7- 7.0 2- 0 0 1 0 1 18- 18.0
02-14 Alabama 1 S 33-33.0 2- 9 .222 2- 8 .250 0- 0 .000 4- 3 7- 7.0 2- 0 3 1 0 0 6- 6.0
02-17 Arkansas 1 S 35-35.0 7- 17 .412 7- 13 .538 1- 2 .500 3- 4 7- 7.0 2- 0 3 3 0 1 22- 22.0
02-21 Ole Miss 1 S 32-32.0 4- 10 .400 2- 6 .333 0- 0 .000 1- 3 4- 4.0 1- 0 3 2 0 1 10- 10.0
02-24 LSU 1 S 20-20.0 2- 10 .200 1- 7 .143 0- 0 .000 1- 0 1- 1.0 1- 0 1 1 0 1 5- 5.0
02-27 Kentucky 1 S 31-31.0 2- 7 .286 0- 4 .000 0- 0 .000 0- 2 2- 2.0 3- 0 2 3 0 0 4- 4.0
03-02 Miss. State 1 S 24-24.0 4- 6 .667 3- 5 .600 0- 0 .000 0- 1 1- 1.0 1- 0 0 3 0 1 11- 11.0
03-07 Vanderbilt 1 S 29-29.0 4- 10 .400 3- 6 .500 1- 2 .500 2- 0 2- 2.0 2- 0 1 2 0 0 12- 12.0
03-08 Miss. State 1 S 26-26.0 2- 3 .667 2- 3 .667 0- 0 .000 1- 2 3- 3.0 3- 0 1 3 0 1 6- 6.0
03-13 Tulane 1 S 35-35.0 6- 13 .462 5- 9 .556 2- 2 1.000 2- 3 5- 5.0 4- 0 2 2 0 2 19- 19.0
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Totals 32 971 149- 370 .403 108-279 .387 24- 34 .706 40- 76 116- 3.6 70 55 63 1 45 430- 13.4

Points per game: 13.4
Rebounds per game: 3.6

Career Stats
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1993 26- 0 222- 8.5 16- 45 .356 9- 26 .346 3- 4 .750 9- 16 25- .0 27- 0 26 23 0 8 44- 1.7
1994 24-17 684-28.5 82- 208 .394 45-126 .357 40- 46 .870 15- 45 60- 2.5 52- 1 67 61 3 15 249- 10.4
1995 29-22 825-28.4 127- 292 .435 78-195 .400 50- 64 .781 25- 72 97- 3.3 67- 1 70 77 1 32 382- 13.2
1996 32-32 971-30.3 149- 370 .403 108-279 .387 24- 34 .706 40- 76 116- 3.6 70- 0 55 63 1 45 430- 13.4
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Career Total 111-71 2702-24.3 374- 915 .409 240-626 .383 117-148 .791 89-209 298- 2.7 216- 2 218 224 5 100 1105- 10.0



1992-93 Game-by-Game
Opponent FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA REB PF PTS AST TO BS STL MIN
La. College 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 12
at James Madison DNP
Lincoln Memorial 4 6 3 4 1 2 2 1 12 4 1 0 1 13
(1) Louisiana Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
at UNC-Wilmington 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 10
Centenary 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 6
Old Dominion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
at Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
Florida 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
at LSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
at South Carolina 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 11
Tennessee 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 8
at Arkansas 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 4 2 0 0 16
at Alabama 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 17
Vanderbilt 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 5
at Ole Miss 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 7
at Georgia 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 3 0 0 8
at UAB 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 5
LSU 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 0 7
Mississippi State 1 5 1 4 0 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 11
at Southern Miss 1 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 11
Ole Miss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 8
at Kentucky 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 13
Alabama 0 4 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 12
Arkansas 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 6
(2) Tennessee 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 11
at Clemson (NIT) 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 6
TOTALS 16 45 9 26 3 4 25 27 44 26 23 0 8 222
+Games Started (None)
(1) USAir East Coast Classic (Wilmington, NC)
(2) SEC Tournament (Lexington, KY)

1993-94 Game-by-Game
Opponent FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA REB PF PTS AST TO BS STL MIN
UNC-Wilmington+ 3 6 0 2 4 4 3 4 10 5 2 0 1 26
Nicholls State+ 2 8 2 3 0 0 3 3 6 6 2 0 0 26
Ball State+ 6 13 5 11 3 4 4 0 20 2 5 0 0 36
Troy State+ 9 14 5 10 6 6 3 4 29 4 2 0 1 36
UAB+ 1 9 1 8 2 2 0 2 5 2 2 0 0 37
at Old Dominion+ 8 13 6 11 4 4 7 1 26 9 5 0 1 34
(1) Michigan+ 6 11 3 8 0 0 2 2 15 3 6 0 1 32
(1) Fordham+ 2 6 1 4 2 2 3 2 7 0 4 0 1 31
Georgia (OT)+ 3 10 1 5 0 0 1 4 7 4 4 0 1 40
at LSU+ 0 8 0 5 0 0 2 4 0 5 3 0 1 34
Miss. State (OT)+ 5 10 2 5 1 2 3 2 13 0 2 0 0 31
Arkansas+ 7 16 2 5 1 2 8 5 17 6 4 0 1 35
at Ole Miss (2OT)+ 5 14 2 5 0 0 2 4 12 2 3 0 1 43
at Tennessee+ 2 11 0 4 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 24
Alabama 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4
Kentucky DNP-INJ
at Florida DNP-INJ
Florida Atlantic DNP-INJ
at Vanderbilt DNP-INJ
LSU 3 4 3 4 0 1 2 2 9 2 1 0 0 18
South Carolina 1 5 0 4 2 3 2 2 4 1 3 0 1 21
at Mississippi State 2 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 6 2 1 0 1 15
Southern Miss 1 5 1 5 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 16
at Arkansas 6 10 5 8 2 2 0 3 19 1 3 0 0 28
Ole Miss 2 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 1 0 2 23
at Alabama+ 3 11 2 7 5 6 6 3 13 5 2 0 2 32
(2) Vanderbilt+ 1 7 0 4 6 6 1 2 8 3 1 2 0 33
(2) Alabama+ 3 7 1 3 0 0 2 1 7 3 1 1 0 29
TOTALS 82 208 45 126 40 46 60 52 249 67 61 3 15 684
+Games Started (17 of 24)
(1) Fiesta Bowl Basketball Classic (Tucson, AZ)
(2) SEC Tournament (Memphis, TN)

1994-95 Game-by-Game
Opponent FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA REB PF PTS AST TO BS STL MIN
Lynn + 6 12 3 5 2 2 7 2 17 2 4 0 0 32
at UAB + 5 11 3 7 0 0 6 1 13 3 2 0 1 31
(1) Ga. Southern + 4 10 2 6 0 0 1 2 10 5 5 0 0 28
(1) at Ball State + 5 12 3 7 0 0 6 3 13 1 6 0 0 31
West Florida + 3 7 3 5 0 0 1 3 9 2 1 0 1 18
Troy State + 8 15 4 9 6 7 6 1 26 6 4 0 0 35
Alabama State + 7 14 3 8 2 2 5 2 19 6 2 0 2 31
(2)at Florida A&M+ 7 16 3 8 2 2 4 2 19 2 1 0 2 29
(2) Kansas State + 7 13 4 10 3 6 4 2 21 5 1 0 1 35
at Kentucky + 3 8 2 4 0 0 2 1 8 1 2 0 0 35
Ole Miss + 2 9 1 3 2 2 6 2 7 2 5 0 1 36
LSU + 7 11 7 10 0 0 1 4 21 0 2 0 1 32
Arkansas + 7 10 5 8 1 1 1 4 20 6 4 0 1 25
Tennessee + 5 8 4 6 4 4 4 4 18 2 4 0 1 31
at Georgia + 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 22
Florida + 8 12 4 7 2 3 2 2 22 2 1 0 2 36
at Alabama + 2 13 2 9 0 2 4 1 6 2 2 0 0 27
at Ole Miss + 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 3 22
Vanderbilt + 0 7 0 6 0 0 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 28
at Mississippi State 2 5 1 4 4 5 2 0 9 1 2 1 0 23
South Carolina 6 8 5 7 1 4 2 1 18 4 3 0 2 29
Alabama 7 14 3 10 3 3 1 5 20 3 0 0 3 29
at Southern Miss 3 8 2 6 3 4 5 1 11 2 2 0 1 18
at LSU 3 11 2 9 12 13 3 4 20 0 2 0 3 29
Mississippi State + 5 12 3 7 2 2 5 1 15 5 2 0 1 34
at Arkansas + 6 14 3 10 0 0 7 0 15 1 7 0 2 28
(3) South Carolina+ 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 18
(3) Kentucky 2 6 2 5 1 2 4 4 7 1 5 0 2 25
Marquette (NIT) 6 15 4 11 0 0 5 4 16 2 1 0 2 28
TOTALS 127 292 78 195 50 64 97 67 382 70 77 1 32 825
+Games Started (22 of 29)
(1) Cardinal Varsity Club Classic (Muncie, IN)
(2) Capital City Classic (Tallahassee, FL)
(3) SEC Tournament (Atlanta, GA)


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HOWARD BALLARD
Height: 6-6
Weight: 325 lbs.
Born: November 3, 1963, Ashland, AL
College: Alabama A&M
Drafted: Selected by the Buffalo Bills in the 11th round (283rd pick overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft.

College
Three-year starter at tackle ... First-team College Div. All-American in 1987 and a first-team All-Southern Intercollegiate Conference pick in 1986 and 1987 ... Finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy, which is awarded to the outstanding Div. II player in the country ... Missed one season due to a knee injury.

Personal
Attended Clay County High School in Alabama. ... Nicknamed "The House" ... Majored in physical education.

Career Notes

1995
Did not miss a play the entire season ... Started in his 100th consecutive game on Oct. 1 vs. Denver.

1994
Signed by the Seattle Seahawks as a free agent on Feb. 28 ... Missed one play all season long ... Played in his 100th consecutive game on Sept. 25 vs. Pittsburgh.

1993
Selected to start in his second consecutive Pro Bowl at right tackle.

1992
Choosen as starting offensive tackle in the Pro Bowl game ... First-team All-AFC.

1991
Selected to the All-Madden team and first-team All-AFC.

1990
UPI second-team All-AFC lineman.

1989
Took over the starting right tackle job in preseason.

1988
Signed by Buffalo on April 8 ... Only rookie offensive lineman to make the Bills roster.

1987
Selected by the Buffalo Bills in the 11th round (283rd pick overall) ... Elected to return to school for final year of eligibility.


Acquired: Signed by the Seattle Seahawks as a free agent on Feb. 28, 1994.

College
Three-year starter at tackle ... First-team College Div. All-American in 1987 and a first-team All-Southern Intercollegiate Conference pick in 1986 and 1987 ... Finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy, which is awarded to the outstanding Div. II player in the country ... Missed one season due to a knee injury.

Personal
Attended Clay County High School in Alabama. ... Nicknamed "The House" ... Majored in physical education.