Table

No	Name	Pos	Status	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Exp	College
13	Allen, Keenan	WR	ACT	6'2"	211	4/27/1992	4	California
3	Allen, Torrence	WR	ACT	6'0"	183	3/31/1991	2	West Texas A&M
97	Attaochu, Jeremiah	OLB	ACT	6'3"	252	1/17/1993	3	Georgia Tech
	Burse, Isaiah	WR	ACT	5'10"	187	12/8/1991	2	Fresno State
78	Burwell, Tyreek	T	ACT	6'5"	305	3/11/1992	2	Cincinnati
92	Carrethers, Ryan	NT	ACT	6'1"	333	2/26/1991	3	Arkansas State
45	Cleveland, Asante	TE	ACT	6'5"	260	3/21/1992	2	Miami (Fla.)
	Crawford, Richard	DB	ACT	5'11"	192	8/1/1990	3	Southern Methodist
30	Daniels, Matt	DB	ACT	6'0"	212	9/27/1989	3	Duke
	Ducre, Greg	DB	ACT	5'10"	184	1/22/1992	3	Washington
77	Dunlap, King	T	ACT	6'9"	330	9/14/1985	9	Auburn
48	Dzubnar, Nick	LB	ACT	6'1"	240	8/15/1991	2	Cal Poly-S.L.O.
51	Emanuel, Kyle	OLB	ACT	6'3"	250	8/16/1991	2	North Dakota State
24	Flowers, Brandon	CB	ACT	5'9"	187	2/18/1986	9	Virginia Tech
76	Fluker, D.J.	OG	ACT	6'5"	339	3/13/1991	4	Alabama
74	Franklin, Orlando	OG	ACT	6'7"	320	12/16/1987	6	Miami (Fla.)
	Gardner, Ben	DE	ACT	6'4"	270	4/29/1991	2	Stanford
28	Gordon, Melvin	RB	ACT	6'1"	215	4/13/1993	2	Wisconsin
59	Hekking, Brock	LB	ACT	6'3"	250	10/6/1991	2	Nevada
81	Herndon, Javontee	WR	ACT	6'0"	194	6/29/1991	2	Arkansas
	Huey, Michael	OG	ACT	6'4"	317	9/28/1988	1	Texas
54	Ingram, Melvin	OLB	ACT	6'2"	247	4/26/1989	5	South Carolina
15	Inman, Dontrelle	WR	ACT	6'3"	205	1/31/1989	3	Virginia
11	Johnson, Steve	WR	ACT	6'2"	207	7/22/1986	9	Kentucky
2	Lambo, Josh	K	ACT	6'0"	215	11/19/1990	2	Texas A&M
99	Law, Cordarro	LB	ACT	6'1"	255	10/15/1988	3	Southern Mississippi
98	Lissemore, Sean	NT	ACT	6'3"	303	9/11/1987	7	William & Mary
94	Liuget, Corey	DE	ACT	6'2"	300	3/18/1990	6	Illinois
29	Mager, Craig	CB	ACT	5'11"	200	6/11/1992	2	Texas State
	McCoil, Dexter	DB	ACT	6'4"	220	9/5/1991	0	Tulsa
84	McGrath, Sean	TE	ACT	6'5"	247	12/3/1987	2	Henderson State
	Ndulue, Chuka	NT	ACT	6'3"	289	3/25/1992	1	Oklahoma
43	Oliver, Branden	RB	ACT	5'8"	208	5/7/1991	3	Buffalo
	Palepoi, Tenny	DE	ACT	6'1"	298	12/19/1990	3	Utah
52	Perryman, Denzel	ILB	ACT	5'11"	240	12/5/1992	2	Miami (Fla.)
	Phillips, Adrian	CB	ACT	5'11"	210	3/28/1992	2	Texas
93	Philon, Darius	DE	ACT	6'1"	300	1/22/1994	2	Arkansas
	Redfern, Kasey	P	ACT	6'2"	215	9/26/1991	1	Wofford
17	Rivers, Philip	QB	ACT	6'5"	228	12/8/1981	13	North Carolina State
60	Robinson, Trevor	C	ACT	6'5"	300	5/16/1990	5	Notre Dame
5	Scifres, Mike	P	ACT	6'2"	215	10/8/1980	14	Western Illinois
	Semisch, Tim	TE	ACT	6'8"	275	9/18/1991	1	Northern Illinois
36	Smith, Dreamius	RB	ACT	5'11"	217	9/8/1992	1	West Virginia
	Sorensen, Brad	QB	ACT	6'5"	230	3/13/1988	2	Southern Utah
25	Stuckey, Darrell	DB	ACT	5'11"	212	6/16/1987	7	Kansas
50	Te'o, Manti	ILB	ACT	6'1"	241	1/26/1991	4	Notre Dame
22	Verrett, Jason	CB	ACT	5'10"	188	6/18/1991	3	Texas Christian
65	Watt, Chris	C	ACT	6'3"	310	8/17/1990	3	Notre Dame
23	Williams, Steve	CB	ACT	5'10"	185	3/7/1991	4	California
58	Williams, Tourek	OLB	ACT	6'4"	262	5/9/1991	4	Florida International
16	Williams, Tyrell	WR	ACT	6'4"	205	2/12/1992	2	Western Oregon
47	Windt, Mike	LS	ACT	6'1"	237	5/29/1986	7	Cincinnati
39	Woodhead, Danny	RB	ACT	5'8"	200	1/25/1985	9	Chadron State

Sorted Data

WR - Allen, Keenan - Number 13
WR - Allen, Torrence - Number 3
OLB - Attaochu, Jeremiah - Number 97
WR - Burse, Isaiah - Number
T - Burwell, Tyreek - Number 78
NT - Carrethers, Ryan - Number 92
TE - Cleveland, Asante - Number 45
DB - Crawford, Richard - Number
DB - Daniels, Matt - Number 30
DB - Ducre, Greg - Number
T - Dunlap, King - Number 77
LB - Dzubnar, Nick - Number 48
OLB - Emanuel, Kyle - Number 51
CB - Flowers, Brandon - Number 24
OG - Fluker, D.J. - Number 76
OG - Franklin, Orlando - Number 74
DE - Gardner, Ben - Number
RB - Gordon, Melvin - Number 28
LB - Hekking, Brock - Number 59
WR - Herndon, Javontee - Number 81
OG - Huey, Michael - Number
OLB - Ingram, Melvin - Number 54
WR - Inman, Dontrelle - Number 15
WR - Johnson, Steve - Number 11
K - Lambo, Josh - Number 2
LB - Law, Cordarro - Number 99
NT - Lissemore, Sean - Number 98
DE - Liuget, Corey - Number 94
CB - Mager, Craig - Number 29
DB - McCoil, Dexter - Number
TE - McGrath, Sean - Number 84
NT - Ndulue, Chuka - Number
RB - Oliver, Branden - Number 43
DE - Palepoi, Tenny - Number
ILB - Perryman, Denzel - Number 52
CB - Phillips, Adrian - Number
DE - Philon, Darius - Number 93
P - Redfern, Kasey - Number
QB - Rivers, Philip - Number 17
C - Robinson, Trevor - Number 60
P - Scifres, Mike - Number 5
TE - Semisch, Tim - Number
RB - Smith, Dreamius - Number 36
QB - Sorensen, Brad - Number
DB - Stuckey, Darrell - Number 25
ILB - Te'o, Manti - Number 50
CB - Verrett, Jason - Number 22
C - Watt, Chris - Number 65
CB - Williams, Steve - Number 23
OLB - Williams, Tourek - Number 58
WR - Williams, Tyrell - Number 16
LS - Windt, Mike - Number 47
RB - Woodhead, Danny - Number 39

PHP Code


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