Tiger Football Experience

2010 Memphis Football Experience

University of Memphis Tiger football fan experience. The virtual guide contains photos, videos, bios and information about the Memphis football team.

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2010 outlook defense DB Darius Davis MORE DL Frank Trotter DB Marcus Ball LB Jamon Hughes LINEBACKERS Th e linebacker corps returns several key players from last season, including senior Jamon Hughes, who led the Tiger defense with 87 tackles, and a forced fumble. He is likely to be backed up by Ricky Holloway, who saw action in 12 games and made 20 tackles, eight of which were on special teams. DeRon Furr saw action at linebacker late last season aſt er a transition from the secondary, and is expected to add depth in 2010. He totaled 15 tackles in 2009. Also adding depth is Jeremy Longstreet, who started four games in 2009 and posted 18 tackles. DL Dontari Poe DEFENSIVE BACKS Th e secondary struggled last season and will be a major focus this season in becoming a dominating pass defense. Marcus Ball and Bryan Wright led the squad in interceptions last year with two each, while D.A. Griffi n was second on the team with six pass breakups. Darius Davis and Ball are the leading two tacklers in the group from ’09 with Davis posting 54 stops and Ball totaling 42. Akeem Davis, Derek Smith, Randy Powell and Tremaine McKenzie were all expected to factor into the defense last season, but all were sidelined with injuries. All four were practicing in full capacity in the spring and, in addition to Lavaris Edwards, Mitch Huelsing and Mohammed Seisay, should force heavy competition in fall camp. LB Jeremy Longstreet DL Winston Bowens 30 2010 Memphis Football Experience DEFENSIVE LINE Th e defensive line was a group that had considerable depth and talent in 2009, and though the unit lost four players that saw extensive action last season, the remaining talent should leave the line in good shape heading into the spring. Frank Trotter, Charlie Bryant and Dontari Poe each started over half of the games last season, and Poe was named to the C-USA All-Freshman Team. Trotter is the leading returning tackler in the line, posting 36 tackles, including 3.5 TFL. Th is past spring, senior Winston Bowens was moved from linebacker to the defensive line and saw improvement at that position. He could provide additional depth on the end this fall.

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