2011 texas a&m coaching staff - Aggie Athletics
2011 texas a&m coaching staff - Aggie Athletics
2011 texas a&m coaching staff - Aggie Athletics
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THE AGGIES<br />
SECTION III • MEET THE AGGIES<br />
NATHAN GUTEKUNST OL<br />
• 320 • Fr-hs<br />
huMble, <strong>texas</strong> (atasCoCita hs)<br />
606-6<br />
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time 19-5A first-team All-District selection at Atascocita High School<br />
… named to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Super Team (Second Team) and the DCTF Top<br />
300 … PrepStar All-Region … Superprep All-Region… chose the <strong>Aggie</strong>s over Stanford, Rice,<br />
Kentucky and Baylor.<br />
PErSONAL: Nathan Gutekunst is the son of Nyla and Rick Gutekunst of Humble, Texas …<br />
born Nov. 21, 1992<br />
DUSTIN HARRIS DB<br />
• 175 • jr-2l<br />
liVingston, <strong>texas</strong> (liVingston hs)<br />
226-0<br />
CArEEr GAMES: 25 STArTS: 14<br />
• In addition to his defensive duties, Harris will likely see some action at wide<br />
receiver in <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
2010 (soPhomore): An honorable mention All-Big 12 selection ... played in all 12 games,<br />
drawing three starts ... recorded 43 tackles, 30 of them unassisted ... led team with four<br />
interceptions and nine pass break-ups ... returned eight punts on the year for an average of<br />
11.5 yards per return and one touchdown ... reached the end zone in each of the first two<br />
games of the season, scoring on a 38-yard interception return in the season-opening win<br />
over Stephen F. Austin and taking a punt back 54 yards for a touchdown against Louisiana<br />
Tech ... picked off a pass and contributed three tackles at Oklahoma State ... returned an<br />
interception 83 yards to set up a touchdown at Kansas ... Notched a season-best seven<br />
tackles, including six solo stops in a road victory over Baylor .... intercepted a pass during<br />
the <strong>Aggie</strong>s’ regular season finale at Texas.<br />
2009 (Freshman): A member of ESPN.com’s Big 12 All-Freshman team ... appeared in 12<br />
games, starting the first 10 ... was the only true freshman to earn the starting nod on the<br />
defensive side of the ball (cornerback) in the first 10 games ... recorded five tackles, broke<br />
up a pass and grabbed first career interception in Independence Bowl against Georgia<br />
(12/28) ... sat out the Baylor win (11/21) with an ankle injury ... 35 tackles ranks 10th<br />
on the <strong>Aggie</strong> defense ... five tackles, including first career sack, at Colorado (11/7) ... six<br />
tackles, four solo, at Kansas State (10/17) ... third on the team with eight tackles, including<br />
one for loss, against Oklahoma State (10/10) ... tallied seven tackles (one for loss) against<br />
Utah State (9/19) ... also A&M’s punt returner for a good part of the year, his 33-yard return<br />
vs UAB was the longest by an A&M player since 2005.<br />
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Randy Rowe at Livingston High School ... earned 20-4A Distict<br />
MVP honors as a senior (2008) … named second-team All-State by The Associated Press and<br />
the TSWA … as a junior dual-threat quarterback (2007), ran for 729 yards on just 88 carries<br />
(8.3 avg.) and scored 13 touchdowns … also threw for 433 yards and five touchdowns …<br />
intercepted eight passes, four of which he returned for touchdowns … earned All-District<br />
honors as a utility back as a junior … led Livingston to berth in the 4A Regional Semi-Finals<br />
in 2007 … clocked a blistering 10.8 in the 100 meters at the Region 3 track meet in April of<br />
2008 … won District 18-4A with a high jump of 6’6”.<br />
PErSONAL: Dustin Harris is the son of Ronald and Linda Harris ... chose the <strong>Aggie</strong>s over<br />
Utah ... born January 1, 1991 ... hasn’t declared a major.<br />
CAREER STATISTICAL TOTALS<br />
Defense TAC UT AT INT QBS/yD TFL/yD PBU<br />
2009 40 24 16 1 / 36 1.0 / 5 2.0 / 7 2<br />
2010 43 30 13 4 / 117 0.0 / 0 1.5 / 2 9<br />
Career 83 54 29 5 / 153 1.0 / 5 3.5 / 9 11<br />
Punt ret. No. yDS AvG TD LP<br />
2009 16 126 7.9 0 33<br />
2010 8 92 11.5 1 54<br />
Career 24 218 7.8 0 33<br />
<strong>2011</strong> TEXAS A&M PLAYER BIOS<br />
TACKLES .................................. 8<br />
CAREER BESTS<br />
vs ............................. Oklahoma StateOct.<br />
10, 2009<br />
INTErCEPTIONS ..................... 1 .................. three times, Nov. last 25, at Texas 2010<br />
LONG INT rETUrN ............... 83 at ........................................... Kansas<br />
Oct. 23, 2010<br />
LONG PUNT rETUrN .... 54 (td) vs ............................. Louisiana Tech Sept. 11, 2010<br />
23 <strong>2011</strong> TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL MEDIA SUPPLEMENT<br />
JARvIS HARRISON OL<br />
• 317 • Fr-rs<br />
naVasota, <strong>texas</strong> (naVasota hs)<br />
516-4<br />
2010: Redshirted … big and athletic player got looks on both offense and defense during<br />
his redshirt season.<br />
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by former A&M baseball standout Lee Fedora at Navasota High<br />
School … played just two seasons of football for the Rattlers while also playing basketball<br />
and track and field … was a late addition to the <strong>Aggie</strong>s’ 2010 class after signing about two<br />
weeks after national signing day.<br />
PErSONAL: Jarvis Harrison is the son of Ramona Harrison of Navasota, Texas … born Dec.<br />
25, 1991 … hasn't declared a major.<br />
SHAYvION HATTEN DL<br />
• 286 • Fr-hs<br />
daingerField, <strong>texas</strong> (daingerField hs)<br />
986-4<br />
HIGH SCHOOL: Played offensive and defensive line at Daingerfield High School, earned<br />
second-team Class 2A All-State honors on offense as a junior and All-East Texas honors<br />
on defense as a senior … produced 32 pancakes, 18 knockdowns and graded 84 percent<br />
on offensive line in 2009 … as a senior, Hatten posted 59 tackles, 2 sacks and a fumble<br />
recovery … selected to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Super Team (Third Team) and was<br />
rated the No. 8 OL in Texas by DCTF … DCTF Top 300 … PrepStar All-Region … Superprep<br />
All-Region … chose the <strong>Aggie</strong>s over Florida State, TCU, Texas Tech and Missouri … helped<br />
Daingerfield to a 44-3 record and three straight Class 2A state championships.<br />
PErSONAL: Shayvion Hatten is the son of Tiffany Hatten and Andrew Porter … born Feb.<br />
1, 1993.<br />
NEHEMIAH HICKS TE<br />
• 249 • so-1l<br />
hutto, <strong>texas</strong> (hutto hs)<br />
816-4<br />
CArEEr GAMES: 13 STArTS: 9<br />
2010 (Freshman): As a true freshman emerged as significant contributor, playing in all<br />
13 games and starting nine contests ... caught 11 passes for 141 yards ... in his collegiate<br />
debut, had three receptions for 38 yards in a win over Stephen F. Austin ... tied his seasonhigh<br />
and set a personal best in yardage at Oklahoma State with three catches for 47 yards.<br />
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Lee Penland at Hutto High School ... a two-way standout at<br />
Hutto, named first-team all-district on both offense and defense as a senior (2009) ... a<br />
first-team all-CenTex defensive end pick by the Austin American-Statesman ... totaled 46<br />
tackles as a senior, 18 for loss, while picking up three sacks ... also blocked two kicks and<br />
recovered a fumble ... chose Texas A&M over offers from Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and<br />
Texas Tech.<br />
PErSONAL: Nehemiah Hicks is the son of Rochelle Collins and Rick Luttrall … born July 10,<br />
1992 … hasn’t declared a major.<br />
CAREER STATISTICAL TOTALS<br />
receiving rec. yDS AvG TD LP<br />
2010 11 141 12.8 0 28<br />
Career 11 141 12.8 0 28<br />
CAREER BESTS<br />
rECEPTIONS ........................... 3 twice, ........... last Sept. at 30, Oklahoma 2010 State<br />
rECEIvING yArDS ................ 47 at ............................ Oklahoma StateSept.<br />
30, 2010<br />
LONG rECEPTION ................ 28 vs ............ twice, Sept. last Louisiana 11, 2010 Tech