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#8 Tyler Lemons
Position: Linebacker
Height: 5-10
Weight: 205
Class: Junior
Hometown: Belmont, N.C.
High School: South Point
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Notes: Made the move from strong safety to inside linebacker midway through last season… slated to be the starter at inside linebacker this year… has started seven straight games there.
2007: Played in all 10 games, making seven starts… registered seven solo tackles and a tackle for loss at Jacksonville… collected four tackles and a sack at San Diego… had four tackles, including one for loss vs. Valparaiso… made seven tackles at Butler… had six stops and two pass breakups vs. Drake… posted three tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup at Dayton… recorded three tackles and recovered a fumble vs. Lenoir-Rhyne.
2006: Ranked 20th in the PFL among defensive backs in tackles with 34… played in nine games and started four… had three stops and a fumble recovery at Lenoir-Rhyne… posted a season-high 11 tackles and a pass break-up vs. San Diego… had seven tackles, an interception and a pass breakup vs. Dayton… recorded four tackles and an interception at Valparaiso… collected four tackles vs. Butler.
Prep Years: Three-time all-conference player for Coach John Devine at South Point … only sophomore starter on N.C. 3-AA State Champion team … MVP and Most Versatile Player Award as senior captain … All-Gaston Gazette first team defense and second team offense as a senior … led team in rushing, tackles and touchdowns … broke 32-year-old school record for passing yards in a game … Charlotte Observer Player of the Week … all-conference pole vaulter on track team as a senior … also swam and played baseball … Gaston Gazette Best Camp; Brightest of 2006 … Junior Marshal … Duke Energy Scholarship … president of FCA … Boy’s State … Broyhill Leadership Conference … Beta Club … National Honor Roll.
Personal: Born May 14, 1988, in Belmont, N.C. … brother Alex ’07 was a defensive back for the Wildcats … father wrestled at Appalachian State … uncle Steve Jones played soccer and basketball and UNCG … active member of church youth group … volunteers weekly at elderly housing facility … Gaston County Special Olympics coach … younger of two sons of Sandy and Clay.
TACKLES G UA A Total TFL-Yds PD FF FR Blkd
2006........9 15 19 34 1.5-6 4 0 1 0
2007.......10 32 12 44 3.0-18 3 1 2 1
TOTAL......19 47 31 78 4.5-24 7 1 3 1
SACKS G UA A Total Yds
2006........9 0 1 0.5 4
2007.......10 1 0 1.0 16
TOTAL......19 1 1 1.5 20
INTS G No Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G
2006........9 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
2007.......10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
TOTAL......19 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
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