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NEWCOMERS
MICAHH SMITH
Freshman | Defensive Back
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6-0 | 195
Marshall, Texas | Marshall HS
HIGH SCHOOL
A three-star recruit by 247Sports and Scout ... Tabbed the No. 153 safety in the class
and the No. 288 player in the state of Texas ... Had a breakout senior campaign,
tallying a team-leading 123 tackles, including three for loss, three interceptions, one
forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and seven pass breakups ... Helped lead the
Mavericks to an 11-2 record and an appearance in Texas Class 5A Division II (fourthlargest
of 10 divisions) regional finals under head coach Clint Harper ... Collected 76
tackles, including four for loss, one sack, one interception and five pass breakups
as a junior to help Marshall to a 7-5 record and an appearance in Texas Class 5A
Division II area finals ... As a sophomore, had 37 stops and three pass breakups ...
Also participated in powerlifting and track ... Chose Arkansas over Northwestern
(La.) State, Lamar, Texas State, Sam Houston State and Stephen F. Austin.
PERSONAL
Born on June 6, 1998 ... Son of Stacy Carter and Tomiko Smith.
MICHAEL TAYLOR II
Sophomore | Defensive Lineman
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6-3 | 245 | Orlando, Fla.
The First Academy | Riverside City College [Calif.]
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT RIVERSIDE CITY COLLEGE (2015)
Helped Riverside finish 8-3 in 2015 by tallying 50 tackles, including 11.5 for loss,
four sacks and one pass breakup under head coach Tom Craft … Had at least two
tackles in all 11 contests and recorded six or more stops three times … Notched
eight tackles, including 1.5 for loss, and one sack in the Tigers’ 38-18 win against
Saddleback … Four games later, recorded four tackles, all for loss, and a seasonhigh
two sacks to help Riverside defeat LA Harbor 55-7 … Closed the year with a
season-high nine tackles, including one for an 8-yard loss in the first round of the
California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Southern California
Regional Championships … Prior to Riverside, attended Coff eyville Community
College in Kansas, after running track and redshirting in football for one semester
at North Carolina Central in 2014.
PERSONAL
Born on March 30, 1996 … Son of Michael and Cheryl Taylor … Has two younger
brothers, Marseille and Taylor … Business major.
BRITTO TUTT
Sophomore | Defensive Back
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6-2 | 177 | Augusta, Ga.
Academy of Richmond County/Ventura College [Calif.]
FRESHMAN AT VENTURA COLLEGE (2015)
Played in 10 games for Ventura College, helping the team finish 8-3 as co-champions
of the National Northern Conference … All-Northern Conference first team selection
… Hauled in a team-best four interceptions … Finished year with 40 tackles, four
interception and one fumble recovery for a touchdown … Also registered six pass
breakups and closed year with at least six tackles in three of last four games …
Coached by Steve Mooshagian.
HIGH SCHOOL
Excelled on both sides of the ball at Academy of Richmond County … Racked up
more than 1,000 all-purpose yards as a senior on off ense … Also led team with five
interceptions … Scored a touchdown four diff erent ways throughout season, returning
an interception and a kickoff for a score, while also finding the end zone twice on the
ground and seven times through the air … Finished senior season with 40 receptions
for 697 yards and seven touchdowns … Carried the ball 37 times for 300 yards and two
scores for an 8.1 yards per carry average.
PERSONAL
Born on March 18, 1997 … Son of Lurline Tutt and Jerry Cullars … Has two siblings,
Britavious Garcia and Zabrya Tutt … Cousin Deon Grant played 12 seasons in the NFL
… Civil engineering major.
DEE WALKER
Freshman | Linebacker
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6-2 | 208
Moultrie, Ga. | Colquitt County HS
HIGH SCHOOL
A consensus three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports ... Ranked as
a top 100 outside linebacker in the class by every recruiting service with a best of
No. 57 by Rivals ... Rivals also ranked him as the No. 58 player in the state of Georgia
... ESPN ranked him as the No. 64 player in the state of Georgia with a grade of 74
... Tabbed No. 6 outside linebacker in the state of Georgia and No. 84 overall at
the position by Scout ... Registered 96 tackles, nine tackles for loss, five sacks and
one forced fumble ... Totaled 13 tackles, including 10 solo, in the GHSA 5A State
Championship to help lead Colquitt County to a convincing 30-13 win and a perfect
15-0 record under head coach Rush Propst ... Had double figure tackles in each of
the last three games in the playoff s ... Also part of a GHSA 5A State Championship
team as a junior that posted a 15-0 record ... Played with current Arkansas freshman
defensive tackle T.J. Smith ... Chose Arkansas over Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisville,
Nebraska, Iowa, Indiana, Colorado State, Kansas, UCF and others.
PERSONAL
Born on Sept. 26, 1997 ... Son of Demetrius Walker Sr. and Pheadra Walker ... Full
name is Demetrius Walker II.
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