University of North Carolina Athletics
Freshman Players Report to Chapel Hill
August 6, 1999 | Football
Aug. 6, 1999
The University of North Carolina officially began preparations for the 1999 football season today as 33 Tar Heel freshmen completed their first full day of collegiate workouts. Head Coach Carl Torbush and his staff directed the 24 scholarship and nine walk-on players through practices from 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. and 5:30-6:45 p.m.
"The kids worked real hard today. It's been a long day," Torbush said. "With all the physical testing and medical testing we put the guys through, this is probably as tough a day of practice as they'll have at Carolina.
"It will be interesting to see how they do tomorrow, so we can start to see where they'll fit in down the road. I think maybe the best thing we saw today was that everyone we went out and recruited has a legitimate chance to play here at Carolina. If we had to go out and do it all over again, I don't think we missed on a single one. And that's a pretty powerful statement."
Also of note, in today's strength and conditioning drills, Jeb Terry (Dallas, Texas) won both the strength test and 1,000-yard shuttle run for lineman. Terry bench pressed 400 pounds. Among the skilled positions, wide receiver Jamal Jones (Washington, D.C.) benched 325 pounds to take top honors and defensive back Dexter Reid (Norfolk, Va.) was the fastest in the 1,000-yard shuttle run.
The freshmen resume their workouts Saturday from 9:30-10:45 a.m. and 5:15-6:30 p.m. Practices are open to the public and take place at the Tar Heels' practice facility at Henry Stadium. Carolina's first full-squad workout, which is also open to fans, is scheduled for next Tuesday (Aug. 10) from 5-7 p.m.
1999 Tar Heels Freshman Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown High School 4 Clay Roberson LB 6-3 220 Fr. Bethel, N.C. North Pitt *4 Benjamin Brosseau QB 6-5 197 Fr. Dallas, Texas Highland Park 5 Daniel Davis TB 5-11 215 Fr. Stafford, Va. Brooke Point 10 Isaiah Robinson WR 6-0 185 Fr. Reidsville, N.C. Reidsville 13 Justin Browne DB 5-10 175 Fr. Arlington, Texas Lamar *13 Darren McPhail QB 6-4 216 Fr. Elizabethtown, N.C. East Bladen 15 Jamal Jones WR 6-0 195 Fr. Washington, D.C. DeMatha 17 David Scott DB 6-0 170 Fr. Homestead, Fla. Homestead *17 Bryan Smouse QB 6-0 180 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. Grimsley 18 Michael Waddell DB 5-11 170 Fr. Ellerbe, N.C. Richmond County *18 Allen Williams QB 6-0 165 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. Northwest Guilford 21 Kevin Knight DB 5-9 175 Fr. Suffolk, Va. Lakeland *21 John Lafferty PK 5-9 169 Fr. Icard, N.C. East Burke 31 Dexter Reid DB 5-11 170 Fr. Norfolk, Va. Granby 34 Derrick Johnson DB 5-9 170 Fr. Upper Marlboro, Md. Eleanor Roosevelt 35 Willie Parker CB/TB 5-11 190 Fr. Clinton, N.C. Clinton *36 Michael Harris RB 5-10 192 Fr. Rougemont, N.C. Person 45 Ian Alexander LB 6-4 210 Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. Shady Side Academy 51 Riko Feemster L 6-4 295 Fr. Grover, N.C. Kings Mountain *51 James Faison FB 5-11 207 Fr. Clinton, N.C. Clinton 53 Chris Kocaj L 6-4 295 Fr. North Bergen, N.J. North Bergen *56 Robert Harris LB 6-0 225 Fr. Raleigh, N.C. Millbrook 67 Marcus Wilson L 6-3 270 Fr. Jackson, Miss. Jackson Preparatory 69 Greg Woofter L 6-6 250 Fr. Oliver Springs, Tenn. Oak Ridge 71 Jupiter Wilson L 6-3 300 Fr. Chesapeake, Va. Hickory 77 Jeb Terry L 6-5 270 Fr. Dallas, Texas Culver Academy, Ind. 79 David Stevenson L 6-3 300 Fr. Dale City, Va. CD Hylton 85 Malcolm Stewart LB 6-4 220 Fr. Goldsboro, N.C. Goldsboro 88 Sam Aiken WR 6-2 190 Fr. Kenansville, N.C. James Kenan *91 Will Chapman L 6-5 230 Fr. Lexington, Ky. Episcopal 92 Issac Mooring L 6-3 250 Fr. Tarboro, N.C. Tarboro 94 Donti Coats L 6-3 265 Fr. Chesapeake, Va. Oscar Smith 96 Darryl Grant L 6-3 260 Fr. Chesapeake, Va. Deep Creek* - denotes walk-on
