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2009 in San Antonio… 2008 4A Gila All-Region first-team <strong>of</strong>fense (all-purpose)…<br />
Honolulu-Mainland All-Star Game 2009… Honorable mention Best in the West<br />
by Long Beach Press-Telegram… Second-team all-Southern <strong>Arizona</strong> DB by<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong> Daily Star in2007…<br />
Personal: Academic major is sociology… Son <strong>of</strong> Tamerlyn and James Hall…<br />
Father, the Rev. Hall, played for <strong>Arizona</strong> in 1970s… Recruited by coach Dave<br />
Nichol… Date <strong>of</strong> birth Sept. 15, 1989.<br />
Career Totals<br />
Year G-GS UT AT TT Other<br />
2009 9-0 6 3 9<br />
2010 13-7 35 19 54 3.5 TFL, 3 PBU, 2-22 INT<br />
Total 22-7 41 22 63 3.5 TFL, 3 PBU, 2-22 INT<br />
Austin Hill 29<br />
Receiver<br />
Freshman-RS, 6-3, 205 - Corona, Calif. (Eleanor Roosevelt)<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong>: RS… Penciled in the rotation as an outside<br />
receiver in 2011… Leading receiver in spring<br />
scrimmages with 12 catches for 139 yards…<br />
Redshirted 2010…<br />
High School: All-CIF Inland Division honors in 2009…<br />
PrepStar All-West… Top 20 by San Gabriel<br />
Valley/Inland Empire Scouting… SuperPrep All-<br />
FarWest for coach Bill Stacy… Among league leaders<br />
with 45 catches for 1,160 yards, with nine touchdowns,<br />
plus rushed for two scores… Had 34 grabs for 625<br />
yards and seven TDs as a junior… One <strong>of</strong> top prep<br />
hurdlers in Riverside County, with title at 2009 Mt. Sac<br />
Relays in 300 meters…. Among a dozen top D-I<br />
recruits from neighboring schools in Corona area…<br />
Personal: Academic major to be determined… Prep teammate <strong>of</strong> fellow<br />
receiving recruit Tyler Slavin…. Date <strong>of</strong> birth July 17, 1991... Recruited by UA<br />
coach Tim Kish…<br />
Daniel Jenkins 3<br />
Running Back<br />
Sophomore, 5-9, 190 - Moreno Valley, Calif. (Rancho Verde)<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong>: 1L… Expected to contend for top duty in the<br />
backfield… Lettered as redshirt freshman in 2010,<br />
playing in nine games as a backup… Rushed eight<br />
times for 26 yards… Redshirted as true freshman in<br />
2009… Earned coaches’ scout team player <strong>of</strong> the week<br />
honors for Iowa ’09 preparations… Career: 9 GP, 8-26<br />
rushing<br />
High School: Rancho Verde High School, Moreno<br />
Valley, Calif., 2009… One <strong>of</strong> top RBs in Inland<br />
Empire… PrepStar All-America… Tacoma News<br />
Tribune Western 100… CalHiSports All-State nominee<br />
for Southern Section… All-Inland Valley League honors<br />
as a junior DB for the Mustangs… Two big games with<br />
212 rushing yards and 3 scores against St. John Bosco, and three TDs and 191<br />
yards against Arcadia in 2008… Played cornerback as an underclassman just to<br />
break into the lineup at Rancho Verde for coach Pete Duffy… Ran for over 1,014<br />
yards and 15 touchdowns as a 2007 junior, with superb nine yards per tote…<br />
Nike elite 08 camp…<br />
Personal: Academic major is public management and policy… Skipped third<br />
grade… Son <strong>of</strong> Charlotte and William Jenkins… Recruited by coach Tim Kish…<br />
Date <strong>of</strong> birth June 5, 1992.<br />
Carter Lees 60<br />
Offensive Guard<br />
Freshman-RS, 6-5, 320 - Sugar Land, Texas (Fort Bend Kempner)<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong>: RS… Good showing in spring ball earned him<br />
a chance at playing time at guard, probably on the left<br />
side, in 2011… Redshirted 2010 in his first year…<br />
High School: District 23-5A Zone B first-team <strong>of</strong>fense<br />
in 2009… 5A Texasfotball.com 2009 Region 3 super list<br />
lineman… PrepStar All-Midlands… Houston Chronicle<br />
All-Greater Houston second-team honors… Sugar Land<br />
Sun first-team… Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Top<br />
40 lineman… Rogers Recruiting second-team Texas<br />
All-Academic… Reportedly graded 93 percent, with 34<br />
pancake blocks and no sacks allowed… First-team All-<br />
District 23-5A as a junior for Kempner coach James<br />
Brown… team <strong>of</strong>fensive line MVP as a junior… Also<br />
threw discus for Kempner track team…<br />
Personal: Academic major is pre-retailing and consumer sciences… Date <strong>of</strong><br />
birth Feb. 7, 1992... Recruited by UA coach Seth Littrell…<br />
2011 <strong>Arizona</strong> Football<br />
Jonathan McKnight 6<br />
Cornerback<br />
Sophomore, 5-11, 175 - River Ridge, La. (John Curtis)<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong>: 1L… Will compete for a key role on the<br />
defensive perimeter… Played in all 13 games as true<br />
freshman in 2010, manning special teams slots with<br />
some reserve action at corner… Finished with 12 solo<br />
tackles a two passes defended… Season-best three<br />
tackles against Washington and against ASU… Career:<br />
13 Games, 12 tackles<br />
High School: SuperPrep All-Southwest… Louisiana<br />
Sports Writers Association first-team 2A all-state…<br />
TigerRag Louisiana Top 25… Times Picayune<br />
Louisiana Fabulous 50… Defensive back and running<br />
back at Curtis… Four interceptions as a senior, 20 PBU<br />
and 26 tackles in 2009…<br />
Personal: Studies in College <strong>of</strong> Letters Arts Sciences… Academic major to be<br />
selected… Brother <strong>of</strong> former USC star Joe McKnight… Sister, Johanna, played<br />
basketball and ran sprints at Richmond… Recruited by UA coach Garret<br />
Chachere... Date <strong>of</strong> birth Jan. 25, 1991…<br />
Chris Merrill 71<br />
Defensive Tackle<br />
Junior, 6-2, 275 - Scottsdale, Ariz. (Saguaro)<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong>: 1L… Contender for top duty inside in 2011…<br />
Lettered as a backup and special teams player in eight<br />
games in 2010… Had two tackles against<br />
Washington… Appeared in four games in 2009 and<br />
played as middle blocker on kick return unit…<br />
Redshirted true freshman season in 2008… Coaches’<br />
citation as scout team player <strong>of</strong> the week for the New<br />
Mexico game in 2008… One <strong>of</strong> UA’s initial<br />
commitments in the 2008 class… Career: 12 Games, 2<br />
tackles<br />
High School: Saguaro High School, Scottsdale, Ariz.,<br />
2008… PrepStar All-West… <strong>Arizona</strong> Football Coaches<br />
Association first-team All-State 4A defensive line… East Valley Tribune All-4A-2A<br />
second-team <strong>of</strong>fensive line… Comes to UA from a team with twin titles and a 27-<br />
1 record in past two years under coach John Sanders… 1st team all 4A as an OL<br />
and 1st team all region on both sides <strong>of</strong> the ball as a junior after recording 73<br />
tackles and 21 sacks… Helped team win 4A Division I state title junior year at 13-<br />
1... Merrill caused a fumble that led to the winning score in 41-21 victory over<br />
Sabino in that title game…Sabercats repeated at 14-0 in 2007 with a 23-21<br />
victory over CDO… 12 sacks as senior two-way player…<br />
Personal: Academic major is interdisciplinary studies… Recruited by Coach Tim<br />
Kish… Date <strong>of</strong> birth Oct. 6, 1989…<br />
Terrence Miller 18<br />
Receiver<br />
Junior, 6-4, 225 - Moreno Valley, Calif. (Rancho Verde)<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong>: 2L… Expected for top receiving corps duty in<br />
2011… Emerged as a key threat in 2010, highlighted by<br />
seven-catch, 116-yard outing against USC, followed by<br />
career-best eight snares, with 96 yards at Oregon…<br />
Coaches POW citation after USC… Also rushed twice<br />
for 13 yards vs. Trojans… Finished fourth on club with<br />
29 receptions for 345 yards… Long play <strong>of</strong> 38 yards<br />
against ASU… Lettered as true freshman in 2009 with<br />
appearances in seven games… Caught two passes for<br />
26 yards, with a long <strong>of</strong> 22 against Washington State…<br />
Wide receiver in prep ranks who worked at tight end in<br />
first UA camp…<br />
High School: Rancho Verde High School, Moreno<br />
Valley, Calif., 2009… All-CIF Inland Division first-team honors 2008… Riverside<br />
Press-Enterprise honorable mention All-Area for Coach Pete Duffy… Played in<br />
January 2009 Inland Empire All-Star Classic for Riverside County team, and<br />
threw a scoring pass… Scouting combines participant… Had 48 catches for over<br />
650 yards and 12 touchdowns during his 2007 junior season for Rancho Verde<br />
Mustangs… Played some quarterback as underclassman… All-league and All<br />
CIF-Southern Section Central Division as junior…<br />
Personal: Academic major is pre-business… Son <strong>of</strong> Diane and Clarvin Miller…<br />
Prepped with fellow <strong>Arizona</strong> signee Daniel Jenkins… Nicknamed ‘Primetime’…<br />
Recruited by Coach Tim Kish… Date <strong>of</strong> birth Jan. 16, 1992.<br />
Career Totals<br />
Year G-GS Rec. Yards Avg. TD Lg<br />
2009 7-0 2 26 13.0 0 22<br />
2010 13-3 29 345 11.9 0 38<br />
Totals 20-3 31 371 11.9 0 38<br />
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