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Posted on April 30, 2010 at 10:59 PM.

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Blue Raiders Off-season Activities

There were rumors of 4 Blue Raiders that were considering skipping their senior season to go pro. QB Lance Williams and WR Brandon Banks squash those rumors when they announced that they both will be returning for their senior season. HB Jonathan Smith, however, declared for the NFL draft. He will leave MTSU with 1,870 career rushing yards with 25 rushing TDs. He was not use much on the receiving end, only having 143 yards and 2 TDs. Also declaring for the draft, SS Ross Davis, who racked up 105 tackles in 2 seasons as a starter for MTSU, he was the defensive captain for the Blue Raiders this past season.

Other notable players graduating(had good playing time): (career stats)
LT Mark Hall
RG Omar Charles
HB Mario Rogers - 1,353 rushing yards 7 rushing TDs
WR Steven Triplett - 1,794 receiving yards 19 TDs
RE Mario Griffin - 177 tackles, 12 sacks, 4 Ints, 1 TD
DT Allen Winston - 164 tackles, 25 sacks
K Dallas Fowler - 98/111 FGs, longest FG of 53

Blue Raiders had the 12th ranked recruiting class, with only 11 new recruits. they did not have a lot of needs this past season.

2020 recruiting class:
5*(#1 HB) - Steve Murphy - 5'11" 209lbs.
5*(#1 FB) - Bobby Gunn - 6'2" 256lbs.
5*(#4 T) - Marcus Byrd - 6'6" 306lbs.
5*(#2 CB) - Kyle Bean - 6'2" 164lbs.
4*(#6 G) - Courtney Wilson - 6'3" 274lbs.
4*(#10 FS) - Zach Scott - 6'0" 211lbs. (converted to SS)
4*(#4 DE) - Anthony Dorsey - 6'4" 231lbs.
3*(#25 G) - Bobby Barrett - 6'0" 284lbs.
3*(#29 DE) - Joel Moore - 6'5" 228lbs.
3*(#30 DT) - Gary Smith - 6'3" 295lbs.
3*(#8 K) - Matt Woods - 5'10" 174lbs.

MTSU's 2020 schedule(with preseason rankings):
8/30 - at Louisville
9/5 - North Texas (old Sunbelt rivalry)
9/12 - #23 Boise State
9/19 - at #7 Florida
10/3 - #9 South Carolina
10/17 - at Ole Miss
10/22 - at Mississippi State
10/31 - Auburn
11/7 - Vanderbilt
11/14 - Georgia
11/21 - at Tennessee
11/28 - #2 Michigan

This will be the first season for the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders in the SEC conference. the "experts" are picking MTSU to win the SEC East over Florida, but 2nd overall behind LSU. This would be the Season for the Blue Raider to win it all as most of their starters return for this season. However, 2 of their 3 rushing trio that were ranked #1 in rushing last season have moved on. 4 year starter at QB Lance Williams is an early favorite for the 2020 Heisman Trophy and hopes to make history for the Blue Raiders. Williams already owns the School record for career TD passes(73), so every TD thrown will add to it. He is also just under 400 yards away from breaking the school record for career passing yards.

This is the best team MTSU has ever had in their history, some say they have the most balanced talent in the nation. Defensively, MTSU will be switching to the 3-4 defense. MTSU has a lot of great LBs and switching to the 3-4 will make the most use of them.

Pre-season Poll: school name - ovr, off, def, spt letter grades

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25
RK	TEAM	RECORD
1	Oklahoma - B+, B, A-, B+
2	Michigan - A-, B+, A, C
3	Miami - B, B-, A, C+
4	LSU - B, B, B, C+
5	Middle Tennessee State - A, A, A, C+
6	Clemson - B+, B+, A-, B
7	Florida - B+, B, B+, C+,
8	Notre Dame - A, B+, A, B
9	South Carolina - B, C+, B+, A+
10	Iowa - B+, B, A, B-
11	VirginiaTech - B+, B, A, B+
12	Florida State - A, A-, A, B+
13	Illinois - B, C+, B+, C
14	Wisconsin - B+, B, A-, C
15	Maryland - B, B, B+, C+
16	BYU - B+, B+, B+, B-
17	Penn State - B+, B+, B+, B-
18	Alabama - B+, B, A-, A-
19	Georgia Tech - A-, B, A+, B-
20	Ohio State - A, A-, A+, B+
21	West Virginia - A-, B, A, B-
22	TCU - B+, B-, A, C+
23	Boise State - B+, B, B+, C
24	Houston - B, B-, B, C
25	USF - B, C+, B+, C-

MTSU's 2020 Depth Chart: Name - class - overall rating * =redshirting this season or have been redshirted in a past season

Depth Chart \| Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Tyler Nelson - Sr - 93	Austin Joseph - Jr* - 88	Tyler Hughes - Fr* - 87	Jack Sims - Fr* - 80
TE	Richard Mason - Sr - 87	Charles Bellamy - Jr* - 85	Ed Stephens - Fr* - 80
LT	Jon Hargrove - So* - 85	Kevin Bell - Fr* - 76	Marcus Byrd - Fr* - 76
LG	Daniel Bridges - Sr* - 91	Ryan Tyler - So* - 85	Courtney Wilson - Fr* - 76
C	Joe Morris - So* - 88	Jared Smith - Jr* - 88
RG	Jason Lamb - Jr* - 87	Antwan Chapman - Fr*- 72	Bobby Barrett - Fr* - 75
RT	Cornelius Triplett - Jr* - 89	Matt Butler - So* - 85	Manny White - Fr* - 77
WR	Brandon Banks - Sr - 92	Kevin Weldon - Sr - 88	Damon Pearson - So* - 83
QB	Lance Williams - Sr - 92	Jason Johnson - Jr* - 89	Glen Smith - Sr* - 83
FB	Bobby Gunn - Fr - 85	Brandon Brown - Sr - 79
RB	Jarrett Denman - Jr* - 93	Jerome Wade - So* - 86	Morris Allen - So* - 85	Steve Murphy - Fr* - 83

Depth Chart \| Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Mike Mansfield - Sr* - 89	Matt Green - Sr* 86	Joel Moore - Fr* - 70
NT	Zach McBride - Jr* - 87	Kevin Potts - Sr* - 85	Tim Lacey - Fr* - 80	Terrance Keyes - Fr* - 79
RDE	Rashad Foster - Sr* - 88	Andy Herron - Fr* - 74	Anthony Dorsey - Fr* - 76
LOLB	Matthew Ross - Jr* - 90	Todd Richardson - So* - 85	Brandon Scott - Fr* - 79
LILB	Criaig McCoy - Jr - 92	Bob Concepcion - So* - 80
RILB	Joe Swain - So - 91	Vincent Baker - Fr* - 75
ROLB	Terrance Oliver - So* - 91	Corey Morgan - Sr - 90	Rob Richardson - So* - 90
CB	Aaron Hines - Sr* - 95	Mike Smith - Sr* - 91	Doug Philips - So* - 77	Kyle Bean - Fr* - 82
SS	Derrick Bishop - So* - 86	Rod Marshall - So* - 85	Zach Scott - Fr* - 78
FS	Thomas Morris - So - 85	Blake Davis - So* - 84	Corey Parker - Fr* - 78
CB	Tony Griffin - Sr* - 93	Keith Givens - Jr* - 88	Michael Hopkins - Fr* - 78

Depth Chart \| Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Matt Woods - Fr - 80
P	Kellen Mooney - Fr* - 76
H
PR	Tyler Hughes - Fr* - 87	Morris Allen - So* - 85
KR	Tyler Hughes - Fr* - 87	Morris Allen - So* - 85
LS	Daniel Bridges - Sr* - 91