2006 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

2006 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Season, Game Recaps, Scores and Reviews

Dec. 26
Motor City Bowl
Central Michigan 31 .... Middle Tennessee 14
Central Michigan controlled the game from the start with an early 14-0 lead with Ontario Sneed running for a one-yard score and catching a pass on the sidelines for a 29-yard touchdown. Middle Tennessee went on a 12-play, 80-yard drive to get within seven, but the Chippewas quickly answered with a :35 drive ending with a nine-yard Dan LeFevour scramble for a score. The defense got in the act in the second half with linebacker Doug Kress picking off a pass for a 56-yard touchdown. The Blue Raiders never quit with a DeMarco McNair touchdown run, but couldn't get any closer.
Player of the game ... Central Michigan DE Dan Bazuin made eight tackles, two sacks, broke up a pass and made 2.5 tackles for loss
Stat Leaders: Central Michigan - Passing: Dan LeFevour, 16-26, 162 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Dan LeFevour, 15-69, 1 TD.  Receiving: Bryan Anderson, 6-51
Middle Tennessee - Passing: Clint Marks, 25-37, 251 yds, 2 INT
Rushing: Eugene Gross, 12-37, 1 TD. Receiving: Desmond Gee, 9-63
Notes and Thoughts ... Did Jeff Quinn do enough in the interim to take over for Jeff Kelly as the Central Michigan head coach? The players seem to want him, and he's fired up to be the head man, but the school should at least look around a little bit first just to see who else is out there and who might be a good fit. Beating Middle Tennessee isn't enough to ensure the gig. ... The Blue Raiders had several chances to quit, but didn't. The offense wasn't working, the receivers weren't making plays, and the ground game only cranked out 61 yards, but give credit to the coaching staff and the players for fighting. ... The CMU defensive front, particularly Dan Bazuin, took over the game. His stats don't do him justice. He registered two sacks, but he hit and hurried the Middle Tennessee quarterbacks countless times. He disrupted everything.

2006 Schedule 2005 Record: 7-6
8/31	FIU W 7-6
9/9	at Maryland L 24-10
9/14	Tenn. Tech W 44-0
9/23	at Oklahoma L 59-0
9/30	at North Texas W 35-0
10/6	Louisville L 44-17
10/21	at UL Monroe W 35-21
10/28	at UL Lafayette W 34-20
11/4	Florida Atlantic W 35-14
11/11	at Arkansas St W 38-10
11/18	at South Carolina L 52-7
11/25	Troy L 21-20
12/26	Motor City Bowl Central Michigan L 31-14

2005 Schedule CFN Prediction: 5-6 2005 Record: 4-7 Preview 2005 predicted wins
9/3	at Alabama L 26-7
9/10	North Texas L 14-7
9/17	Akron  L 17-7
10/1	at Vanderbilt W 17-15
10/15	at Fla Atlantic  W 35-14
10/22	UL Lafayette  L 13-10
11/5	Arkansas State  W 45-7
11/12	UL Monroe L 34-31
11/19	at NC State L 24-3
11/26	at Troy W 17-7
12/3	at Florida Intl L 35-31

Nov. 25
Troy 21 ... Middle Tennessee 20
Down 20-7 late in the game, Troy scored on a 19-yard Smokey Hampton touchdown catch with just over two minutes to play, recovered the onside kick, and went 42 yards in eight plays finishing off with a three-yard Gary Banks touchdown grab with 14 seconds to play. Middle Tennessee had started off the scoring with the first of two Colby Smith second quarter field goals and a four-yard Desmond Gee run off a trick play, but Troy stayed alive with an eight-yard Omar Haugabook touchdown run. When RB Desmond Gee his Stephen Chicola for a 15-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth, the Blue Raiders appeared to have it wrapped up.
Player of the game ... Troy WR Smokey Hampton caught seven passes for 104 yards and a touchdown
Stat Leaders: Troy - Passing: Omar Haugabook, 30-40, 235 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Kenny Cattouse, 18-83  Receiving: Smokey Hampton, 7-104, 1 TD
Middle Tennessee - Passing: Clint Marks, 12-20, 111 yds
Rushing: DeMarco McNair, 15-62  Receiving: Desmond Gee, 5-15
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ... Middle Tennessee was just over two minutes away from winning the Sun Belt title convincingly before going off to the New Orleans Bowl. After Troy's passing game carved up to the Blue Raider secondary, now the hope is for a stunning FIU upset of the Trojans to win the title outright. The team has no one to blame but itself with little to no consistent offensive production. If you can't gain more than 208 yards in the biggest game of your season, you probably don't deserve to be outright champion.

Nov. 18
South Carolina 52 ... Middle Tennessee 7
Middle Tennessee scored first on a 73-yard Desmond Gee run on its first play of the game and managed 127 yards the rest of the way. South Carolina got four Blake Mitchell touchdown passes including two to Sidney Rice in the third quarter on the way to 52 unanswered points. Cory Boyd scored twice and Bobby Wallace ran for an 88-yard score helping the Gamecocks roll up 545 yards of total offense.
Player of the game ... South Carolina QB Blake Mitchell was 21-of-28 for 388 yards and four  touchdown passes.  
Stat Leaders: Middle Tennessee - Passing: Clint Marks, 5-13, 110 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Eugene Gross, 11-48  Receiving: Desmond Gee, 1-73, 1 TD
South Carolina - Passing: Blake Mitchell, 21-28, 388 yds, 4 TDs
Rushing: Bobby Wallace, 3-98, 1 TD  Receiving: Sidney Rice, 6-90, 2 TDs
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ... Well, now it’s been firmly established; Middle Tennessee is fantastic in Sun Belt play, and awful against teams with a pulse. That’s fine for now considering the conference title is there for the taking with a win next week against Troy, but the Blue Raiders are going to want to actually win their bowl game so cutting down on penalties and getting some form of consistent offense from one week to the next is a must. That starts with getting more from the offensive line and the running game.

Nov. 11
Arkansas State 38 ... Middle Tennessee 10
A 88-yard Brandon Robinson interception return for a touchdown and short touchdown runs from Desmond Gee and DeMarco McNair helped Middle Tennessee pull away in the second half to a 31-3 lead. Arkansas State moved the ball well all game long, but only managed a 14-yard Levi Dejohnette touchdown late in the fourth quarter. McNair scored again on the first play following the unsuccessful onside kick attempt with a 48-yard run.
Player of the game ... Middle Tennessee RB Eugene Gross ran 15 times for 79 yards and a touchdown
Stat Leaders: Middle Tennessee - Passing: Clint Marks, 11-14, 134 yds
Rushing: DeMarco McNair, 9-98, 2 TD. Receiving: Desmond Gee, 2-46
Arkansas State - Passing: Corey Leonard, 14-35, 146 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Reggie Arnold, 20-115  Receiving: Levi Dejohnette, 3-38, 1 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ... It's now one for the title. Get through the game against South Carolina, and then it's all about Troy to win the Sun Belt and go bowling. The Middle Tennessee bent against the good Arkansas State running game, but it didn't break, while Eugene Gross and DeMarco McNair came up with a nice combination of big plays and workhorse runs. Clint Marks was as efficient as he's been all year coming off a bad performance against Florida Atlantic.

Nov. 4
Middle Tennessee 35 ... Florida Atlantic 14
Florida Atlantic to its opening drive deep into Middle Tennessee territory, but it missed on a field goal attempt and it was all downhill from there. Eugene Gross had a career day rushing for 208 yards starting off the scoring with a two-yard run and closing it out with a 56-yard dash. The special teams got into the act with a 94-yard Damon Nickson kickoff return for a score to open the second half while the defense got involved with a 50-yard fumble return for a touchdown from Justin Rainey. Casey McGahee caught a nine-yard touchdown pass for the Owls and Charles Pierre ran for a four-yard score.
Player of the game ... Middle Tennessee RB Eugene Gross ran 21 times for 208 yards and two touchdowns
Stat Leaders: Florida Atlantic - Passing: Rusty Smith, 18-30, 223 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Charles Pierre, 22-86, 1 TD  Receiving: Frantz Simeon, 6-97
Middle Tennessee - Passing: Clint Marks, 5-11, 71 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: Eugene Gross, 21-208, 2 TD  Receiving: DeMarco McNair, 2-35
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ... With the way Florida Atlantic's defense has been playing lately, for Eugene Gross and the running game to crank out 271 yards (with Gross running for 208) and to control the game throughout was impressive. This has been the Sun Belt's best team and became bowl eligible with the win, and now it needs to get by Arkansas State and Troy to win the conference title and go to New Orleans.

Oct. 28
Middle Tennessee 35 ... UL Monroe 21
Damon Nickson picked off four passes taking on 28 yards for a touchdown as part of six forced turnovers by the Blue Raiders. The Ragin' Cajun defense started off the scoring with a Michael Adams 79-yard interception for a touchdown, and then the Middle Tennessee defense started forcing mistakes giving the offense short field to work with. Clint Marks threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Desmond Gee and ran for a one-yard score, but MT didn't put the game away until late on a six-yard Eugene Gross scoring run.
Player of the game ... Middle Tennessee S Damon Nickson led the team with six tackles and became the first player in school history to pick off four passes in the same game.   
Stat Leaders: Middle Tennessee - Passing: Clint Marks, 19-26, 244 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Eugene Gross, 23-94, 1 TD  Receiving: Taron Henry, 5-85
UL Lafayette - Passing: Jerry Babb, 12-24, 182 yds, 1 TD, 4 INTs
Rushing: Tyrell Fenroy, 16-90  Receiving: Derrick Smith, 5-70
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ... Now Middle Tennessee is the team to beat in the Sun Belt after the win over UL Lafayette. Florida Atlantic, Arkansas State and Troy are all good enough to beat the Blue Raiders, but as long as the defense is playing reasonably well, they'll have a chance to win all three. Clint Marks did a nice, efficient job after bouncing back from the awful start. The more he can loosen things up for Eugene Gross and the running game over the tough final stretch, the better chance the offense has of starting to explode.

Oct. 21
Middle Tennessee 35 ... UL Monroe 21
Down 21-14 at halftime, Middle Tennessee opened things up in the second half scoring 21 unanswered points with Eugene Gross running for a three-yard score, Desmond Gee taking a Clint Marks pass 54 yards for a touchdown, and DeMarco McNair scoring his second touchdown of the game on an eight-yard run with just over six minutes to play. ULM got short touchdown runs from Erroll Hogan and Calvin Dawson, and converted a turnover into a 32-yard J.J. McCoy touchdown late in the first half, but sputtered in the second half.
Player of the game ... Middle Tennessee QB Clint Marks complete 19 of 24 passes for 234 yards and two touchdowns with an interception.
Stat Leaders: UL Monroe - Passing: Kinsmon Lancaster, 15-27, 184 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Calvin Dawson, 12-72, 1 TD  Receiving: LaGregory Sapp, 3-62
Middle Tennessee - Passing: Clint Marks, 19-24, 234 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Eugene Gross, 21-100, 1 TD  Receiving: Desmond Gee, 6-109, 1 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ... So there's the offense. Freshman Desmond Gee came up with a wow performance in the win over UL Monroe, but is was the running of Eugene Gross and DeMarco McNeal, and the tight passing of Clint Marks, that led the way to the great second half and the win. Still unbeaten in Sun Belt play, the Blue Raiders have to keep up the offensive explosion to pull off road showdowns at UL Lafayette and Arkansas State.

Oct. 6
Louisville 44 ... Middle Tennessee 17
Louisville overcame an early 10-3 deficit with two long touchdowns from Mario Urrutia taking a slat pass 68 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter and grabbing a 25-yard pass for a score with eight seconds to play in the second. A ten-yard Kolby Smith run gave the Cardinals a 37-10 lead to put the game well out of reach. MTSU got in the end zone first on a 88-yard kickoff return for a touchdown early in the first and got a seven-yard Clint Marks touchdown pass late in the fourth.
Player of the game ... Louisville WR Mario Urrutia caught four passes for 134 yards and two touchdowns
Stat Leaders: Middle Tennessee - Passing: Clint Marks, 17-33, 167 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Eugene Gross, 13-50. Receiving: Bobby Williams, 4-27
Louisville - Passing: Hunter Cantwell, 17-32, 340 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Anthony Allen, 7-70, 1 TD. Receiving: Harry Douglas, 5-63
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ... Middle Tennessee moved the ball a little bit on Louisville and was able to keep the chains moving, but once the floodgates opened up, Clint Marks and the passing game couldn't keep up. The defense did a good job early, but it wore down as the game went on. The overall team speed and athleticism couldn't come close to staying with the Cardinals, but things should slow down in a big way in over the next several games in Sun Belt play.

Sept. 30
Middle Tennessee 35 ... North Texas 0
The Middle Tennessee defense held North Texas to 103 yards of total offense while the offense scored in each quarter starting out with two Eugene Gross touchdown runs in the first. The first score was set up by a J.K. Sabb forced fumble which was returned to the NU 26. Gross ran it in from 15 yards out. Bobby Williams caught a four-yard touchdown pass in the second and DeMarco McNair and Desmond Gee added showing scoring runs in the second half. The MT defense came up with six sacks.
Player of the game ... Middle Tennessee LB J.K. Sabb made eight tackles, one sack, two tackles for loss, and forced one fumble
Stat Leaders: North Texas - Passing: Woody Wilson, 4-12, 42 yds, 2 INT
Rushing: Jamario Thomas, 12-53. Receiving: B. Jackson, 2-28
Middle Tennessee - Passing: Clint Marks, 13-18, 154 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Eugene Gross, 20-88, 2 TD. Receiving: J. Grigsby, 3-71
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ... The defense came up with a perfect game against North Texas getting its first shutout on the road in Sun Belt play. J.K. Sabb and the defensive front swarmed over the Mean Green offense all game long getting into the backfield time and again. Clint Marks did exactly what he was supposed to do on offense with an efficient day keeping the chains moving enough to control the ball for 40:41. The D won't have the same success against Louisville next week, but this game has to be a confidence boost after getting bombed by Oklahoma.

Sept. 23
Oklahoma 59 ... Middle Tennessee 0
Oklahoma dominated from start to finish outgaining Middle Tennessee 462 yards to 95 and blowing out to a 45-0 halftime lead highlighted by a 22-yard interception return for a touchdown from Zach Lattimore and three Adrian Peterson touchdown runs. Paul Thompson was brilliant throwing three touchdown passes to three different receivers including an 18-yard play to Malcolm Kelly in the first quarter to start off the touchdowns. Reggie Smith capped things off with a 61-yard punt return for a score. Middle Tennessee gained 22 rushing yards and seven first downs.
Player of the game ... Oklahoma QB Paul Thompson complete 13 of 18 passes for 257 yards and three touchdowns
Stat Leaders: Oklahoma - Passing: Paul Thompson, 13-18, 257 yds, 3 TD
Rushing: Adrian Peterson, 27-128 yds, 3 TD. Receiving: Malcolm Kelly, 5-164, 1 TD
Middle Tennessee - Passing: Clint Marks, 3-9, 40 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: DeMarco McNair, 9-37. Receiving: Bobby Williams, 2-37
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ... Middle Tennessee had no prayer whatsoever against a fired up Oklahoma team out for blood. There's nothing positive to take out of this game, and it has to simply be chalked up to a strange, unavoidable circumstance. Now the real work begins with a date at North Texas to resume Sun Belt play. The D has to get back to the level it was at before the Sooner debacle, and Clint Marks has to find a passing touch again in a big hurry.

Sept. 14
Middle Tennessee 44 ... Tennessee Tech 0
Middle Tennessee had no problems after a rocky first half scoring 41 second half points helped by three Tech turnovers. Clint Smith threw two touchdown passes and Eugene Gross ran for a one-yard score to put the game away, and the defense got in the act with a 40-yard fumble recovery for a score from Lonnie Clemons. MTSU held Tech to ten rushing yards.
Player of the game ... Middle Tennessee DB Reggie Doucet made three tackles and two interceptions.
Stat Leaders: Middle Tennessee - Passing: Clint Marks, 10-20, 106 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Desmond Gee, 7-61, 1 TD. Receiving: Bobby Williams, 3-51
Tennessee Tech - Passing: Lee Sweeney, 13-27, 125 yds, 3 INT
Rushing: Derek White, 7-14. Receiving: Brent McNeal, 3-41
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ... The Blue Raiders turned up the defensive pressure and beat up Tennessee Tech, but it has to get up to a far better start. Clint Marks didn't do nearly enough to keep thing moving, and the running game only kicked it in once the defense came up with great field position. Against Oklahoma next week, and more importantly at North Texas the week after, the offense has to be far sharper right off the bat.

Sept. 9
Maryland 24 ... Middle Tennessee 10
Maryland was outgained 321 yards to 271, but still coasted with two touchdown runs from Lance Ball, a one-yard score from Sam Hollenbach and a 37-yard Dan Ennis filed goal for a 24-3 lead late into the third quarter. Middle Tennessee moved the ball, but could only manage a 42-yard Colby Smith field goal until late in the third quarter when Eugene Gross ran for a two-yard score. Two Blue Raider fumbles proved costly early and the Terp offense was helped right off the bat by a big opening kickoff return by Josh Wilson.
Player of the game ... Maryland RB Keon Lattimore ran 13 times for 86 yards and caught two passes for 20 yards.
Stat Leaders: Middle Tennessee - Passing: Clint Marks, 22-41, 216 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: Eugene Gross, 13-74, 1 TD. Receiving: Bobby Williams, 7-71
Maryland - Passing: Sam Hollenbach, 11-16, 139 yds
Rushing: Keon Lattimore, 13-86. Receiving: Josh Haynos, 3-45
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ... Middle Tennessee controlled the clock and the yards against Maryland, but it couldn't produce points and it struggled to finish off drives. Three turnovers proved to be way too costly and there wasn't a consistent enough passing attack to threaten the Terps after the initial push. The offense has to find itself against Tennessee Tech if the team is going to have any prayer of staying with Oklahoma in two weeks.

Aug. 31
MTSU 7 ... FIU 6 
FIU took the opening drive 80 yards capping off with a 12-yard Julian Reams touchdown run, but Chris Patullo missed the extra point which turned out to be the difference. MT's offense only managed 175 yards, but it came up with one great drive going 82 yards in ten plays finishing up with a 33-yard Eugene Gross touchdown run with a minute left in the first half. Neither team was able to do much offensively in the second half with field position proving to be critical.
Player of the game ... FIU LB Keyonvis Bouie made 13 tackles and one tackle for loss and DE Antwan Barnes made four sacks in a losing cause.
Stat Leaders: FIU - Passing: Josh Padrick, 21-38, 132 yds
Rushing: Julian Reams, 13-80, 1 TD. Receiving: Samuel Smith, 11-66
MT - Passing: Clint Marks, 10-17, 79 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: Eugene Gross, 18-76, 1 TD. Receiving: Taron Henry, 4-39
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean Basil? ... Middle Tennessee has was too much returning experience to only come up with 175 yards of total offense and seven points against a team like FIU. The defense appears to have picked up where it left off last season and did a great job of bending, but not breaking, after FIU's opening drive of the game. To be even remotely competitive next week at Maryland, the offensive line has to do a much better job of protecting Clint Marks.

2006 MTSU Preview

MTSU Preview | Offense | Defense | Depth Chart | Further Analysis

MTSU has been among the most maddening teams in college football.

While the Blue Raiders haven't been a disappointment on a big time scale, they've had the talent and production to not just win a Sun Belt title, they've had everything in place to win several. 

Instead, there have been four straight losing seasons with no New Orleans Bowl appearances in the five years as a Sun Belt member. The program started off its conference life on a strange note going 8-3 in 2001 only to miss out because it lost to a North Texas team that went 5-6.

How frustrating was last season under former head coach Andy McCollum? All four Sun Belt losses last season were by a touchdown or less. MTSU lost to UL Monroe in the final :43 and to UL Lafayette with 1:04 to play. There was a 45-7 pasting of eventual league champion Arkansas State, and a win at Vanderbilt that would turn out to be the bowl killer for the Commodores. The defense only allowed 18.73 points per game, but the offense often couldn't take advantage struggling to average just 19 points per outing.

All the frustrations and all the near misses meant the end of the McCollum tenure and the beginning of the Rick Stockstill era in what'll be an interesting experience until the new coaching staff gets its feet wet. This is Stockstill's first head coaching gig after spending time as an assistant at Clemson, East Carolina and South Carolina over the past several years. He's known for being a top recruiter and a nice developer of offensive talent, and he has some good prospects to work with.

Senior QB Clint Marks has been the starter for two years and has more than enough experience to handle himself well and be just the type of leader to carry the offense between coaching staffs. Bobby Williams, if he gets out of the doghouse after being suspended for spring ball, should be one of the Sun Belt's best receivers. Eugene Gross leads a small, quick backfield running behind a big, decent offensive line.

The defense won't be the killer it was last year after losing seven top starters, but it's not going to fall off the map with several good prospects ready to step in and linebacker J.K. Sabb and corner Bradley Robinson to build around. If the offense comes though with a better season, the D will be good enough to win the Sun Belt title with.

And that's the measure of success for Stockstill ... Sun Belt championships. The league is even, but it's not good enough to not be taken by storm if a program get hot. A little more luck in close games and a few better bounces here and there and MTSU will be the league's new star.

The Schedule: It's tough with the biggest games on the road. North Texas, UL Monroe, UL Lafayette and Arkansas State should be among the Sun Belt's best teams, and all four are away from Murfreesboro. The non-conference slate isn't going to be fun playing at Maryland, at Oklahoma and at South Carolina to go along with a home date with Louisville and a layup against Tennessee Tech, so there will be little margin for error if MTSU wants its first winning season since 2001.

Best Offensive Player: Senior QB Clint Marks. The left-handed senior saw his production dive last year with no running game to balance things out. There should be a 50/50 split of the workload, and that'll only help Marks by giving him more options to work with. If MTSU wins the Sun Belt title, Marks will likely be the Player of the Year. 

Best Defensive Player: Senior LB J.K Sabb. The former JUCO All-American came in and rocked right away leading the team in tackles and tackles for loss. He's a great sized playmaker on the weakside and a fearsome pass rusher.

Key player to a successful season: Junior CB Roy Polite. The secondary was one of the rocks of last year's team, and it will be again as long as Polite has a big year. The junior has been a quality reserve with good size and nice skills. Now he'll have to be a big producer with everyone looking to stay away from Bradley Robinson on the other side.

The season will be a success if ... MTSU wins the Sun Belt title. Finishing second means nothing in this league. It needs to get by a nasty conference draw and has to survive three two-game road trips, but the team should be good enough to beat anyone on the slate outside of Maryland, Oklahoma, Louisville and South Carolina.

Key game: Sept. 30 at North Texas. The Mean Green is better than last season's 2-9 disaster. One of those wins was a 14-7 clunker against the Blue Raiders pushing the record between the two to 5-0. MTSU needs this Sun Belt road opener coming off an almost certain blowout at Oklahoma and a near-certain blowout against Louisville coming up the following week.

2005 Fun Stats: 
- First quarter scoring: MTSU 48 - Opponents 19
- Fourth down conversions: MTSU 9 of 12 (75%) - Opponents 3 of 15 (20%)
- Interception return average: Opponents 24.4 yards on seven interceptions - MTSU 9.1 yards on 14 interceptions

The Last Time MTSU…
…played in a bowl game…1964 (Grantland Rice Bowl vs. Muskingum)
…missed a bowl game…2005
…pitched a shutout…2004 (Utah State)
…was shutout…2000 (Florida)
…scored 50 points…2005 (UL-Lafayette)
…went undefeated…1965
…won a conference title…2001 (tie, Sun Belt)
…had a 3,000-yard passer…never
…had a 1,000-yard rusher…2002 (Dwone Hicks)
…had a 1,000-yard receiver…2004 (Kerry Wright)
…had a first-round draft choice…never