2003 Tennessee Football All-Star Candidates



	7 Casey Clausen QB, 6-4, 225, Sr., Northridge, Calif. All-Star Flyer \| Career Game-By-Game \| Honors: 2003 SEC Offensive Player of Week (Oct. 27); 2001 Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl Most Valuable Player (Jan. 2002), SEC Offensive Player of Week (Oct. 20); 2000 The Sporting News Freshman All-America (3rd), Freshman All-SEC, The Sporting News All-SEC (2nd). Davey O?Brien and Johnny Unitas Award candidate ... Stands 33-9 as starting QB, including 13-1 mark in road stadiums ... Earned second career SEC Offensive Player of Week honor (both at Alabama) after 23-of-43 performance for 283 yards and 4 TDs ... Also scored game winner in 5th OT on 1-yard sneak ... Has TD pass in 10 of 11 games this year and his 24 scoring tosses ties for first in SEC and 10th nationally ... Thrown 5 TD passes in game (UT record) three times ... Moved into second on UT's career lists with 9,213 passing yards and 9,090 total offensive yards ... Completion percentage of 62.6 led SEC in 2002 and ranked 11th nationally ... Career total of 72 TD passes second on UT chart ... Streak of games throwing TD pass ended last year vs. Alabama at 12 -- third-longest in UT history. Career Totals: 1,188 attempts, 733 completions, 61.7 pct., 30 interceptions, 9,213 yards, 72 TD, long-90.

	47 Dustin Colquitt P, 6-2, 196, Jr., Knoxville All-Star Flyer \| Career Game-By-Game \| Honors: 2003 SEC Special Teams Player of Week (Sept. 8, Sept. 22); 2002 Ray Guy Award Finalist, All-SEC Associated Press (2nd); 2001 Freshman All-SEC. Ray Guy Award semifinalist for second straight year ... Preseason 2003 All-SEC pick by league media ... Leads SEC and fifth nationally with 46.0-yard average ... Named SEC Special Teams Player of Week Sept. 8 and 29 after career games each week ... Had 50.8-yard average vs. Marshall and topped that with career best 51.7-yard effort against South Carolina ... USC game including five punts of 50+ yards and three punts downed inside the 5-yard line ... Second on UT punting list with career 43.2-yard average that trails only his cousin, Jimmy (43.9), and just ahead of his father, Craig (42.5) ... Has 17 punts this year of 50+ yards and 18 punts have pinned teams inside their own 20 ... Ray Guy Award finalist in 2002 ... Recorded his career long of 68 yards in 2002 against Miami. Career Totals: 171 punts, 7,384 yards, 43.2 avg., long-68.

	1 6 Rashad Baker FS, 5-11, 185, Sr., Camden, N.J. All-Star Flyer ? Honors: 2002 All-SEC Coaches, Associated Press (2nd); 2000 Freshman All-America The Sporting News (3rd), Freshman All-SEC. Preseason 2003 All-SEC pick by league media ... Active SEC leader with 10 career interceptions, figure that ranks 12th on all-time UT list ... Equaled career high with 13 tackles vs. South Carolina ... Fifth on team in tackles this year with 58 despite missing Miami game and parts of two others ... Had two PBUs vs. South Carolina to lift career total to 21 ... Made 39 career stars, third among active Vols. Career Totals: 220 hits (162 tackles, 58 assists), 10 INTS, 21 PBU, 62 punt returns, 544 yards, 8.7 avg.

	11 James Banks WR, 6-3, 200, So., Indianapolis, Ind. This quarterback turned receiver leads Vols with 37 catches and 556 receiving yards ... Also tied for tops with 6 receiving TDs to go with one on ground ... Rushing TD came on his only snap at quarterback this season, a 25-yard draw at Alabama ... Scored 20 points in that game, most by a Vol since Jamal Lewis had 24 in 1997 ... Only UT receiver with catch in every game this year ... Spent freshman season at quarterback and led Vols to win at Mississippi State in only start. Career Totals: 37 receptions, 556 yards, 15.0 avg., 6 TDs, long-48.

	2 Kevin Burnett LB, 6-3, 235, Jr., Carson, Calif. All-Star Flyer ? Second team preseason 2003 All-SEC pick by league media ... Member AFCA Good Works Team for community service ... Made tackle for no gain on his first play of 2003 ... Fourth on team with 77 tackles ... Second among active Vols with 16 career TFLs ... Missed nearly all of 2002 after suffering torn anterior cruciate ligament in season opener against Wyoming ... Only stop of last year was tackle for loss before injury occurred midway through first quarter ... Best career outing came in 2001 vs. Notre Dame, where he registered 11 tackles (eight solo) and two PBU. Career Totals: 141 hits (99 tackles, 42 assists), 16 TFL, 7 sacks, 5 PBU.

	21 Cedric Houston TB, 6-0, 215, Jr., Clarendon, Ark. Career Game-By-Game Second team preseason 2003 All-SEC pick by league media ... Fourth in SEC in rushing at 77.2 ypg ... Rushed for 321 yards in first two games -- second best total after two games in UT history (Johnnie Jones 400 in 1984) ... Has seven career 100-yard efforts after gaining 161 vs. Fresno State and 160 vs. Marshall ... Had four straight 100-yard games last year, first Vol with that many since Travis Henry in 2000 ... Averaged 127 yards per game during that span. Career Totals: 302 attempts, 1,518 yards, 5.0 avg., 8 TDs, long-74.

	98 Parys Haralson DE, 6-2, 240, So., Flora, Miss. Honors: 2002 Freshman All-SEC The (Knoxville) News Sentinel. All-Star Flyer ? Currently second on team in TFLs with 10 and sacks with 4 ... Only a sophomore, ranks fourth among active Vols with 12 career TFLs ... Two sacks at Florida led to starting role and position has been his ever since ... Had career high 6 tackles at Alabama ... Had two tackles behind line vs. both South Carolina and Duke ... Second on 2002 team with 11 special teams tackles. Career Totals: 63 hits (39 solo, 24 assists), 13 TFL (-69), 5 sacks (-47)

	10 Mark Jones WR/DB, 5-9, 185, Sr., Wallingford, Pa. Playing both ways this season and averaging 52.0 snaps per game ... Named SEC Special Teams Player of Week Nov. 24 after compiling 216 all-purpose yards vs. Vanderbilt ... Had five punt returns for 120 yards -- including 58-yard TD -- 51-yard interception return and three catches for 45 yards ... Now fourth nationally among punt return leaders and second in SEC with 15.7-yard average ... Second on team with 28 catches for 454 yards ... Caught UT record 90-yard TD pass vs. Georgia. Career Totals: 28 receptions, 454 yards, 16.2 avg., 3 TD, 110 hits (81 solo, 29 assists), 1 TFL, 4 interceptions, 10 PBU, 44 punt returns, 522 yards, 11.7 avg, 1 TD.

	77 Michael Munoz OT, 6-6, 305, Jr., Mason, Ohio All-Star Flyer ? Honors: 2002 All-SEC Associated Press (Honorable mention), CoSIDA Academic All-District IV (2nd), Academic All-SEC; 2000 Freshman All-America Rivals.com and The Sporting News (2nd), Freshman All-SEC Knoxville News-Sentinel. Second team preseason 2003 All-SEC pick by league media ... One of the team's fiercest competitors who fought through a number of injuries in 2002 but missed only one game (Miami) .... Started all 32 games he has played in his career ... In 2000, became first true freshman since Bill Mayo in 1981 to start Vols season opener and eventually made Freshman All-SEC and Freshman All-America teams ... Missed all of 2001 following knee surgery.

	Robert Peace, 6-3, 235, Sr., LB, Ruston, La. All-Star Flyer Stands third in SEC with 12.5 TFLs and an average of 6.5 solo tackles per game ... Second on team with 89 tackles ... Has played in three overtime games and all three times had career best in tackles ... Started with 15-tackle effort in 6 OTs vs. Arkansas 2002 ... Tied that mark with 15 tackles this year against South Carolina, including career-high 12 solos ... Topped those standards with 16 tackles in 5OT win at Alabama ... Included was five tackles for loss vs. Tide ... Entered this year with 59 career tackles and 6.5 TFLs in 31 games played. Career Totals: 148 hits (103 solo, 45 assists), 19 TFL, 3 sacks, 4 PBUs.

	6 Constantin Ritzmann DE, 6-4, 265, Sr., Berlin, Germany Recorded team leading 10th career sack and his 15th TFL vs. Auburn ... Has three sacks this season after missing all of 2002 with torn anterior cruciate ligament ... A key returnee after Vols' loss of all four front-line starters ... Showed versatility by scoring on three different plays in 2001 -- safety vs. Syracuse, 2-point PAT reception vs. Memphis and recovered fumble for TD vs. Kentucky ... Team-high nine tackles vs. Vanderbilt, including two sacks and two other TFLs ... Finished 2001 tied for third on team with four sacks. Career Totals: 98 hits (67 solo, 31 assists), 15 TFL (-120), 10 sacks (-93), 4 fumble recoveries.

	5 Kevin Simon LB, 5-11, 225, So., Walnut Creek, Calif. All-Star Flyer ? Paces SEC in solo tackles (6.5 per game) and among league leaders in total tackles (9.1) and sacks per game (0.4) ... His 16-tackle performance at Florida was career high ... His 3 sacks vs. Marshall and 14 solo stops at Florida tie for SEC regulation game-high honors ... Leads team with 100 tackles, including team high in sacks (4.5) ... Vols fifth in SEC with 25 sacks ... In 14 career starts, four times has led team in tackles and once was second ... Played four games last year before suffering broken ankle ... Starting debut in 2001 resulted in 11-tackle effort against MTSU in which he scored fumble recovery TD. Career Totals: 129 hits (88 solo, 41 assists), 7 TFL, 4.5 sacks, 1 interception.

	64 Scott Wells C, 6-2, 300, Sr., Spring Hill All-Star Flyer ? Honors: 2000 The Sporting News Freshman All-America (3rd), Freshman All-SEC Coaches. Second team preseason 2003 All-SEC pick by league media ... Dave Rimington Award candidate ... His 48 consecutive starts at center ties for third nationally among offensive linemen ... Has been Casey Clausen's snapper throughout the signal-caller's career ... Owns the most game experience on offensive side of the ball ... Part of the 2001 unit that helped Travis Stephens set season rushing record at UT and lead the SEC in rushing with 1,464 yards ... Redshirted in 1999.

	8 Gibril Wilson DB, 6-1, 190, Sr., San Jose, Calif. All-Star Flyer ? Game highs in tackles vs. Auburn (13), Georgia (12), Duke (14), Mississippi State (11) and Vanderbilt (11) ... Has 80 tackles the last seven games and jumped to second on team with 95 tackles ... Started 18 of last 19 games at strong safety dating to the middle of 2002 season ... Top returning tackler to 2003 team after making 82 stops last season ... Led all tacklers with 15 in the Peach Bowl ... Also led Vols in tackles in his UT debut, notching six against Wyoming ... Had 5.5 tackles for loss last year, including 2.5 sacks, and one forced fumble. Career Totals: 177 hits (123 solo, 54 assists), 10.5 TFL, 4.5 sacks, 10 PBU, 2 INT.
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