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Players

  • DB 6'1"
    So. New Orleans, La. Edna Karr HS
    Sophomore New Orleans, La. Edna Karr HS
  • WR 6'3"
    Sr. Detroit, Mich.
    Senior Detroit, Mich.
  • WR 5'10"
    Jr. Surprise, Ariz.
    Junior Surprise, Ariz.
  • DB 5'11"
    So. Trinity, Texas Trinity HS
    Sophomore Trinity, Texas Trinity HS
  • RB 6'1"
    So. Carrollton, Texas Hebron HS
    Sophomore Carrollton, Texas Hebron HS
  • DB 6'3"
    Sr. El Paso, Texas Chapin HS
    Senior El Paso, Texas Chapin HS
  • RB 6'0"
    Fr. Kennedale, Texas Kennedale HS
    Freshman Kennedale, Texas Kennedale HS
  • DB 5'10"
    Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. Desert Pines HS
    Senior Las Vegas, Nev. Desert Pines HS
  • WR 5'11"
    Sr. Aloha, Ore.
    Senior Aloha, Ore.
  • QB 6'1"
    So. Las Cruces, N.M. Mayfield HS
    Sophomore Las Cruces, N.M. Mayfield HS
  • DB 5'10"
    R-Fr. El Paso, Texas
    Redshirt Freshman El Paso, Texas
  • QB 6'1"
    Jr. Stockton, Calif.
    Junior Stockton, Calif.
  • LB 6'1"
    Sr. Carrollton, Texas
    Senior Carrollton, Texas
  • LB 5'11"
    Fr. Allen, Texas Allen HS
    Freshman Allen, Texas Allen HS
  • WR 5'11"
    Sr. Dallas, Texas Lancaster HS
    Senior Dallas, Texas Lancaster HS
  • WR 5'10"
    So. El Paso, Texas Montwood HS
    Sophomore El Paso, Texas Montwood HS
  • QB 5'10"
    Jr. Wexford, Penn. North Allegheny HS
    Junior Wexford, Penn. North Allegheny HS
  • DB 5'10"
    So. Corpus Christi, Texas Flour Bluff HS
    Sophomore Corpus Christi, Texas Flour Bluff HS
  • QB 6'4"
    So. El Paso, Texas Andress HS
    Sophomore El Paso, Texas Andress HS
  • DB 6'0"
    Jr. Winter Haven, Fla.
    Junior Winter Haven, Fla.
  • QB 6'0"
    Fr. El Paso, Texas Eastwood HS
    Freshman El Paso, Texas Eastwood HS
  • FB 6'1"
    Sr. Seattle, Wash. Bothell HS
    Senior Seattle, Wash. Bothell HS
  • LB 5'11"
    Jr. El Paso, Texas Burges HS
    Junior El Paso, Texas Burges HS
  • WR 5'9"
    So. Mill Creek, Wash.
    Sophomore Mill Creek, Wash.
  • DB 6'1"
    So. Perris, Calif. Citrus Hill HS
    Sophomore Perris, Calif. Citrus Hill HS
  • DB 5'11"
    So. Buena Park, Calif Buena Park HS
    Sophomore Buena Park, Calif Buena Park HS
  • RB 5'11"
    So. Fort Worth, Texas Chisholm HS
    Sophomore Fort Worth, Texas Chisholm HS
  • DB 6'0"
    Sr. Spring, Texas Klein Oak HS
    Senior Spring, Texas Klein Oak HS
  • DB 5'11"
    Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. Los Angeles HS
    Freshman Los Angeles, Calif. Los Angeles HS
  • DB 6'0"
    Sr. Oakland, Calif.
    Senior Oakland, Calif.
  • LB 5'11"
    Fr. El Paso, Texas Coronado HS
    Freshman El Paso, Texas Coronado HS
  • WR 5'6"
    Fr. Mesquite, Texas Poteet HS
    Freshman Mesquite, Texas Poteet HS
  • DB 5'11"
    Sr. Port Arthur, Texas Memorial HS
    Senior Port Arthur, Texas Memorial HS
  • LB 6'2"
    Fr. Visalia, Calif. Central Valley Christian
    Freshman Visalia, Calif. Central Valley Christian
  • RB 5'10"
    Sr. El Paso, Texas Burges HS
    Senior El Paso, Texas Burges HS
  • RB 6'0"
    Fr. El Campo, Texas El Campo HS
    Freshman El Campo, Texas El Campo HS
  • DB 5'11"
    Fr. Lubbock, Texas Frenship HS
    Freshman Lubbock, Texas Frenship HS
  • DL 6'1"
    Jr. La Marque, Texas La Marque HS
    Junior La Marque, Texas La Marque HS
  • LB 6'1"
    So. Dallas, Texas Dallas Christian HS
    Sophomore Dallas, Texas Dallas Christian HS
  • LB 5'10"
    Sr. El Paso, Texas Parkland HS
    Senior El Paso, Texas Parkland HS
  • DB 5'10"
    R-Jr. Keller, Texas Texas A&M-Commerce
    Redshirt Junior Keller, Texas Texas A&M-Commerce
  • DL 6'3"
    Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. Serra HS
    Senior Los Angeles, Calif. Serra HS
  • FB 5'11"
    So. Lovejoy, Ga. Lovejoy HS
    Sophomore Lovejoy, Ga. Lovejoy HS
  • DB 6'1"
    Fr. Cedar Hill, Texas Cedar Hill HS
    Freshman Cedar Hill, Texas Cedar Hill HS
  • DB 5'10"
    Fr. El Paso, Texas Hanks High School
    Freshman El Paso, Texas Hanks High School
  • RB 5'9"
    Fr. El Paso, Texas Coronado HS
    Freshman El Paso, Texas Coronado HS
  • LB 6'0"
    Sr. El Paso, Texas
    Senior El Paso, Texas
  • LB 6'2"
    Jr. Keaau, HI
    Junior Keaau, HI
  • LB 6'1"
    Sr. Cedar Park, Texas Vista Ridge HS
    Senior Cedar Park, Texas Vista Ridge HS
  • LB 5'11"
    Jr. Port Arthur, Texas
    Junior Port Arthur, Texas
  • K/P 6'0"
    Jr. El Paso, Texas
    Junior El Paso, Texas
  • K/P 6'0"
    Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. Las Vegas HS
    Senior Las Vegas, Nev. Las Vegas HS
  • K 5'11"
    Fr. El Paso, Texas
    Freshman El Paso, Texas
  • K/P 5'9"
    Jr. El Paso, Texas Coronado HS
    Junior El Paso, Texas Coronado HS
  • DL 6'3"
    R-Fr. Elgin, Texas Elgin HS
    Redshirt Freshman Elgin, Texas Elgin HS
  • LB 6'2"
    Fr. El Paso, Texas Eastlake HS
    Freshman El Paso, Texas Eastlake HS
  • LS 5'8"
    So. El Paso, Texas El Paso HS
    Sophomore El Paso, Texas El Paso HS
  • LB 6'2"
    Fr. San Angelo, Texas San Angelo Central HS
    Freshman San Angelo, Texas San Angelo Central HS
  • LB 6'3"
    So. Moreno Valley, Calif. Citrus Hill HS
    Sophomore Moreno Valley, Calif. Citrus Hill HS
  • DL 6'0"
    Sr. Mesquite, Texas Poteet HS
    Senior Mesquite, Texas Poteet HS
  • DL 6'4"
    So. Placentia, Calif. Valencia HS
    Sophomore Placentia, Calif. Valencia HS
  • DL 6'2"
    Jr. Natchez, Miss.
    Junior Natchez, Miss.
  • LB 5'11"
    Fr. Fort Worth, Texas The Oakridge School
    Freshman Fort Worth, Texas The Oakridge School
  • OL 6'4"
    Jr. Sterling, Kan.
    Junior Sterling, Kan.
  • OL 6'4"
    Fr. El Paso, Texas Eastwood HS
    Freshman El Paso, Texas Eastwood HS
  • OL 6'4"
    So. Bakersfield, Calif. Liberty HS
    Sophomore Bakersfield, Calif. Liberty HS
  • OL 6'6"
    So. Kennedale, Texas Kennedale HS
    Sophomore Kennedale, Texas Kennedale HS
  • DL 6'2"
    Sr. Redmond, Wash. Eastlake HS
    Senior Redmond, Wash. Eastlake HS
  • OL 6'4"
    Fr. Rancho, Calif. Rancho Cucamonga
    Freshman Rancho, Calif. Rancho Cucamonga
  • DL 6'3"
    Fr. Seattle, Wash. O'Dea HS
    Freshman Seattle, Wash. O'Dea HS
  • OL 6'3"
    So. Odessa, Texas Permian HS
    Sophomore Odessa, Texas Permian HS
  • DL 6'4"
    Sr. Houston, Texas North Shore HS
    Senior Houston, Texas North Shore HS
  • OL 5'11"
    So. Westlake Village, Calif. Oaks Christian HS
    Sophomore Westlake Village, Calif. Oaks Christian HS
  • OL 6'3"
    Sr. Los Angeles, Calif.
    Senior Los Angeles, Calif.
  • OL 6'3"
    So. El Paso, Texas Americas HS
    Sophomore El Paso, Texas Americas HS
  • OL 6'3"
    Sr. Little Elm, Texas Little Elm HS
    Senior Little Elm, Texas Little Elm HS
  • OL 6'3"
    Jr. El Paso, Texas Del Valle HS
    Junior El Paso, Texas Del Valle HS
  • OL 6'5"
    So. Dallas, Texas Seagoville
    Sophomore Dallas, Texas Seagoville
  • OL 6'3"
    Jr. El Paso, Texas Franklin HS
    Junior El Paso, Texas Franklin HS
  • OL 6'3"
    Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. Chaparral HS
    Junior Las Vegas, Nev. Chaparral HS
  • OL 6'4"
    Sr. Lancaster, Texas
    Senior Lancaster, Texas
  • OL 6'5"
    So. Lindsay, Calif. Lindsay HS
    Sophomore Lindsay, Calif. Lindsay HS
  • TE 6'6"
    Sr. Tampa, Fla.
    Senior Tampa, Fla.
  • TE 6'4"
    Jr. Rio Rancho, N.M. Cleveland HS
    Junior Rio Rancho, N.M. Cleveland HS
  • WR 6'2"
    Rs. Carrollton, Texas
    Redshirt Carrollton, Texas
  • WR 6'2"
    Jr. Spring, Texas Westfield HS
    Junior Spring, Texas Westfield HS
  • LB 6'3"
    Jr. Seymour, Wis. Seymour HS
    Junior Seymour, Wis. Seymour HS
  • WR 6'2"
    Sr. El Paso, Texas Coronado HS
    Senior El Paso, Texas Coronado HS
  • TE 6'4"
    Sr. Hollsboro, Ore.
    Senior Hollsboro, Ore.
  • TE 6'1"
    Fr. El Paso, Texas Montwood HS
    Freshman El Paso, Texas Montwood HS
  • TE 6'4"
    So. Buffalo, N.Y. Canisius HS
    Sophomore Buffalo, N.Y. Canisius HS
  • DL 6'2"
    Fr. El Paso, Texas Parkland HS
    Freshman El Paso, Texas Parkland HS
  • DL 5'11"
    Fr. Honolulu, Hawai'i St. Louis HS
    Freshman Honolulu, Hawai'i St. Louis HS
  • DL 6'4"
    Fr. Rockwall, Texas Rockwall Heath HS
    Freshman Rockwall, Texas Rockwall Heath HS
  • DL 6'3"
    Sr. Houston, Texas Nimitz HS
    Senior Houston, Texas Nimitz HS
  • DL 6'5"
    So. Los Angeles, Calif. Fairfax HS
    Sophomore Los Angeles, Calif. Fairfax HS
  • DL 6'3"
    So. Oak Hills, Calif. Oak Hills HS
    Sophomore Oak Hills, Calif. Oak Hills HS

Staff Roster

Football Coaching Staff

  • Football Head Coach

    Sean Kugler

  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers

    Tom Mason

  • Football Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line

    Spencer Leftwich

  • Football Tight Ends Coach/Special Team Coordinator

    Brian Natkin

  • Football Running Backs Coach

    Cornell Jackson

  • Football Defensive Line Coach

    Andrew Browning

  • Assistant Special Teams Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator,Safeties

    Don Yanowsky

  • Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations

    Nate Poss

  • Head Speed, Strength & Conditioning Coach

    Kirk Davis

2016 Football Roster
# Full Name Pos Ht. Academic Year Hometown / High School
1 Kalon Beverly DB 6-1 So. New Orleans, La. / Edna Karr HS
1 Elliott Oldham WR 6-3 Sr. Detroit, Mich. /
2 Terry Juniel WR 5-10 Jr. Surprise, Ariz. /
2 Michael Lewis DB 5-11 So. Trinity, Texas / Trinity HS
3 Treyvon Hughes RB 6-1 So. Carrollton, Texas / Hebron HS
4 Brandon Moss DB 6-3 Sr. El Paso, Texas / Chapin HS
4 Quardraiz Wadley RB 6-0 Fr. Kennedale, Texas / Kennedale HS
5 Leon Hayes DB 5-10 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. / Desert Pines HS
6 Jean-Andre Moore WR 5-11 Sr. Aloha, Ore. /
7 Kavika Johnson QB 6-1 So. Las Cruces, N.M. / Mayfield HS
7 Curtez Woods DB 5-10 R-Fr. El Paso, Texas /
8 Zack Greenlee QB 6-1 Jr. Stockton, Calif. /
8 Johnny Jones LB 6-1 Sr. Carrollton, Texas /
9 Sione Tupou LB 5-11 Fr. Allen, Texas / Allen HS
9 Jaquan White WR 5-11 Sr. Dallas, Texas / Lancaster HS
10 Warren Redix WR 5-10 So. El Paso, Texas / Montwood HS
11 Mack Leftwich QB 5-10 Jr. Wexford, Penn. / North Allegheny HS
12 Adrian Hynson DB 5-10 So. Corpus Christi, Texas / Flour Bluff HS
12 Ryan Metz QB 6-4 So. El Paso, Texas / Andress HS
14 Alex Jean Charles DB 6-0 Jr. Winter Haven, Fla. /
14 Mark Torrez QB 6-0 Fr. El Paso, Texas / Eastwood HS
15 Darrin Laufasa FB 6-1 Sr. Seattle, Wash. / Bothell HS
16 Alvin Jones LB 5-11 Jr. El Paso, Texas / Burges HS
17 Keynan Foster WR 5-9 So. Mill Creek, Wash. /
18 Jerrell Brown DB 6-1 So. Perris, Calif. / Citrus Hill HS
20 Nik Needham DB 5-11 So. Buena Park, Calif / Buena Park HS
20 TK Powell RB 5-11 So. Fort Worth, Texas / Chisholm HS
21 Dashone Smith DB 6-0 Sr. Spring, Texas / Klein Oak HS
23 Justin Rogers DB 5-11 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. / Los Angeles HS
24 Brendan Royal DB 6-0 Sr. Oakland, Calif. /
25 Greyson Gabbard LB 5-11 Fr. El Paso, Texas / Coronado HS
26 Walter Dawn Jr. WR 5-6 Fr. Mesquite, Texas / Poteet HS
27 Devin Cockrell DB 5-11 Sr. Port Arthur, Texas / Memorial HS
28 Bradley Taylor LB 6-2 Fr. Visalia, Calif. / Central Valley Christian
29 Aaron Jones RB 5-10 Sr. El Paso, Texas / Burges HS
30 Kevin Dove RB 6-0 Fr. El Campo, Texas / El Campo HS
30 Broderick Harrell DB 5-11 Fr. Lubbock, Texas / Frenship HS
33 Lawrence Montegut DL 6-1 Jr. La Marque, Texas / La Marque HS
34 Stephen Forester LB 6-1 So. Dallas, Texas / Dallas Christian HS
35 David Jackson LB 5-10 Sr. El Paso, Texas / Parkland HS
35 Cam Martin DB 5-10 R-Jr. Keller, Texas / Texas A&M-Commerce
36 Nick Usher DL 6-3 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. / Serra HS
37 Kristopher Christian FB 5-11 So. Lovejoy, Ga. / Lovejoy HS
39 Kolbi McGary DB 6-1 Fr. Cedar Hill, Texas / Cedar Hill HS
40 Randy Thomas DB 5-10 Fr. El Paso, Texas / Hanks High School
42 Jonathan Millan RB 5-9 Fr. El Paso, Texas / Coronado HS
42 Devin Simmons LB 6-0 Sr. El Paso, Texas /
43 Makana Fraser LB 6-2 Jr. Keaau, HI /
44 Cooper Foster LB 6-1 Sr. Cedar Park, Texas / Vista Ridge HS
45 Dante Lovilotte LB 5-11 Jr. Port Arthur, Texas /
46 Alan Luna K/P 6-0 Jr. El Paso, Texas /
47 Jay Mattox K/P 6-0 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. / Las Vegas HS
48 Andrew Zubia K 5-11 Fr. El Paso, Texas /
49 Jason Filley K/P 5-9 Jr. El Paso, Texas / Coronado HS
49 Gene Hopkins DL 6-3 R-Fr. Elgin, Texas / Elgin HS
51 Chris Barnwell LB 6-2 Fr. El Paso, Texas / Eastlake HS
51 Fowler Freund LS 5-8 So. El Paso, Texas / El Paso HS
52 Dylan Parsee LB 6-2 Fr. San Angelo, Texas / San Angelo Central HS
52 Jayson VanHook LB 6-3 So. Moreno Valley, Calif. / Citrus Hill HS
54 Silas Firstley DL 6-0 Sr. Mesquite, Texas / Poteet HS
55 Mike Sota DL 6-4 So. Placentia, Calif. / Valencia HS
56 Sky Logan DL 6-2 Jr. Natchez, Miss. /
57 Barron Wortham Jr. LB 5-11 Fr. Fort Worth, Texas / The Oakridge School
58 Tanner Stallings OL 6-4 Jr. Sterling, Kan. /
59 Greg Long OL 6-4 Fr. El Paso, Texas / Eastwood HS
61 Ruben Guerra OL 6-4 So. Bakersfield, Calif. / Liberty HS
62 Chance Bishop OL 6-6 So. Kennedale, Texas / Kennedale HS
63 Gino Bresolin DL 6-2 Sr. Redmond, Wash. / Eastlake HS
63 Josiah Gray OL 6-4 Fr. Rancho, Calif. / Rancho Cucamonga
64 Tiano Tialavea DL 6-3 Fr. Seattle, Wash. / O'Dea HS
65 Derron Gatewood OL 6-3 So. Odessa, Texas / Permian HS
66 Christian Harper DL 6-4 Sr. Houston, Texas / North Shore HS
66 Robert Pufahl OL 5-11 So. Westlake Village, Calif. / Oaks Christian HS
67 Anthony Kyles OL 6-3 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. /
69 Markos Lujan OL 6-3 So. El Paso, Texas / Americas HS
70 Jerome Daniels OL 6-3 Sr. Little Elm, Texas / Little Elm HS
71 Erik Ramirez OL 6-3 Jr. El Paso, Texas / Del Valle HS
72 Jerrod Brooks OL 6-5 So. Dallas, Texas / Seagoville
75 Derek Elmendorff OL 6-3 Jr. El Paso, Texas / Franklin HS
76 Will Hernandez OL 6-3 Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. / Chaparral HS
77 Chris Thomas OL 6-4 Sr. Lancaster, Texas /
79 Christopher Misaalefua OL 6-5 So. Lindsay, Calif. / Lindsay HS
80 Kent Taylor TE 6-6 Sr. Tampa, Fla. /
81 Sterling Napier TE 6-4 Jr. Rio Rancho, N.M. / Cleveland HS
82 Dylan Kittrell WR 6-2 Rs. Carrollton, Texas /
83 Tyler Batson WR 6-2 Jr. Spring, Texas / Westfield HS
84 Luke Elsner LB 6-3 Jr. Seymour, Wis. / Seymour HS
84 Cole Freytag WR 6-2 Sr. El Paso, Texas / Coronado HS
85 Hayden Plinke TE 6-4 Sr. Hollsboro, Ore. /
87 Jorge Rodriguez TE 6-1 Fr. El Paso, Texas / Montwood HS
88 Augie Touris TE 6-4 So. Buffalo, N.Y. / Canisius HS
90 Christian Johnson DL 6-2 Fr. El Paso, Texas / Parkland HS
91 Jimmy Quemado DL 5-11 Fr. Honolulu, Hawai'i / St. Louis HS
95 Denzel Chukwukelu DL 6-4 Fr. Rockwall, Texas / Rockwall Heath HS
97 Brian Madunezim DL 6-3 Sr. Houston, Texas / Nimitz HS
98 Foster Dixson DL 6-5 So. Los Angeles, Calif. / Fairfax HS
99 Christian Richardson DL 6-3 So. Oak Hills, Calif. / Oak Hills HS

Football Coaching Staff

Football - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Sean Kugler Football Head Coach
mason Tom Mason Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Spencer Leftwich Football Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line
Brian Natkin Football Tight Ends Coach/Special Team Coordinator
Cornell Jackson Football Running Backs Coach
Andrew Browning Football Defensive Line Coach
yanowsky Don Yanowsky Assistant Special Teams Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator,Safeties
Nate Poss HS Nate Poss Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations
Davis Kirk Davis Head Speed, Strength & Conditioning Coach

Staff Roster

Football Coaching Staff