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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Middle Tennessee
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  Two Middle Tennessee football players have been named to the East-West Shrine Bowl 1,000 list, as announced by bowl officials Wednesday. Defensive end Jordan Ferguson and receiver Izaiah Gathings are the Blue Raiders who have been named to the list. Each year, approximately 1,000 all-star game eligible players are drafted, signed after the draft, or attend a rookie mini-camp. The aim for Shrine Bowl 1,000 is to serve as a look into the scouting process, as well as begin to preview college players who are currently all-star game eligible for the 2023 East-West Shrine Bowl and 2023 NFL Draft class.

The comprehensive list includes players from all four levels of college football and consultation with NFL and college personnel. Ferguson had a banner season in 2021 when he established new career marks in tackles (58), tackles for loss (16.5), sacks (9), hurries (14), forced fumbles (3) and fumble recoveries (2). He ranked 22nd nationally in tackles for loss per game (1.3) and was 30th in sacks per game (.69). - Middle Tennessee football

rSr/2023 DT Jordan Ferguson, Middle Tennessee
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  Memphis wide receiver/tight end Jeremy Tate Jr. entered the transfer portal Monday, just days before the Tigers' spring game this week. Tate confirmed his decision to The Commercial Appeal. Tate, a 6-foot-4 senior, played in 14 games over the past two seasons. He recorded two catches for 12 yards in 2020 but did not record a catch last season. Tate was a three-star recruit from Mississippi when he signed with the Tigers in their 2018 recruiting class. He switched to tight end during last season due to injuries and remained there during spring practice. Tight end coach Brad Salem said this month there's a four-way competition at the position but didn't mention Tate among the group. Junior Caden Prieskorn backed up Sean Dykes last season and he's battling with senior John Hassell, junior Drew Martin and incoming sophomore transfer Anthony Landphere. - Memphis Commercial Appeal

rSr/2024 TE Jeremy Tate Jr., Middle Tennessee
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  Freshman Nick Vattiato threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns, including a 59-yard scoring pass to Jarrin Pierce with 6:24 left, and Middle Tennessee beat Toledo 31-24 on Friday in the Bahamas Bowl. Two plays after Toledo's 32-yard punt, Vattiato connected with a wide-open Pierce along the right side for a 28-17 lead. The 59-yard play was the longest completion in Middle Tennessee's bowl history. On Toledo's next possession, quarterback Dequan Finn was pressured by Jordan Ferguson and defensive lineman Zaylin Wood intercepted a tipped pass, leading to a 35-yard field goal for a 31-17 lead.

Toledo got within seven points with 1:08 remaining, but Thomas Cluckey recovered an onside kick to secure it. "Winning a bowl game, you're a champion, you're Bahamas Bowl champion and these seniors, these guys, they can take that with them the rest of their lives ," Middle Tennessee coach Rick Stockstill said after his 101st victory with the program. Pierce caught four passes for 114 yards and Ferguson had a sack to reach nine on the season for Middle Tennessee (7-6), which was a double-digit underdog. Mike DiLiello rushed for 44 yards, including a 17-yard score to put the Blue Raiders ahead for good at 21-17. - Middle Tennessee/AP College Football

rSr/2022 WR Jarrin Pierce, Middle Tennessee
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  2021 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM (COACHES): LB DQ Thomas, Sr., Middle Tennessee,...Thomas, a senior, currently ranks as the school's all-time leader in tackles for loss (51.5) and is tied for third all-time in sacks (20.5). He ended the regular season ranked third on the team with 81 tackles, including 15.5 TFLs, 5.0 sacks, two interceptions, six hurries, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble. - Middle Tennessee Football

rSr/2022 OLB DQ Thomas, Middle Tennessee
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  2021 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DE Jordan Ferguson, RS Jr., Middle Tennessee,...The second team is highlighted by a pair of guys who possessed first team numbers. Defensive end Jordan Ferguson and linebacker DQ Thomas both made the second unit. Ferguson, a Ted Hendricks Award finalist, ended the regular season with new career marks in tackles (55), tackles for loss (15.5), sacks (8.0), hurries (14), forced fumbles (3) and fumble recoveries (2). - Middle Tennessee Football

rSr/2023 DT Jordan Ferguson, Middle Tennessee
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  2021 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DB Reed Blankenship, Sr., Middle Tennessee,...Blankenship, a senior, led the Blue Raiders with 106 total tackles to go with a career-best 10.0 TFLs, nine pass breakups, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles. Blankenship, the program's all-time leader in tackles, was also a first team pick in 2018. - Middle Tennessee Football

rSr/2022 FS Reed Blankenship, Middle Tennessee
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  2021 CONFERENCE USA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM (COACHES): QB Nicholas Vattiato, Middle Tennessee,...Tight end Jimmy Marshall, defensive back Greg Grate, offensive lineman Jordan Palmer and kick returner Jaylin Lane all earned honorable mention recognition. Marshall led the Blue Raiders in receptions with 45 grabs for 510 yards and six touchdowns, while Grate was second on the team in tackles and had three interceptions. Palmer started all 12 games at center. - Middle Tennessee Football

rJr/2026 QB Nicholas Vattiato, Middle Tennessee
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  2021 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): OL Jordan Palmer, Jr., Middle Tennessee,...Tight end Jimmy Marshall, defensive back Greg Grate, offensive lineman Jordan Palmer and kick returner Jaylin Lane all earned honorable mention recognition. Marshall led the Blue Raiders in receptions with 45 grabs for 510 yards and six touchdowns, while Grate was second on the team in tackles and had three interceptions. Palmer started all 12 games at center. - Middle Tennessee Football

rSr/2023 C Jordan Palmer, Middle Tennessee
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  2021 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): TE Jimmy Marshall, Sr., Middle Tennessee,...Tight end Jimmy Marshall, defensive back Greg Grate, offensive lineman Jordan Palmer and kick returner Jaylin Lane all earned honorable mention recognition. Marshall led the Blue Raiders in receptions with 45 grabs for 510 yards and six touchdowns, while Grate was second on the team in tackles and had three interceptions. Palmer started all 12 games at center. - Middle Tennessee Football

rSr/2022 TE Jimmy Marshall, Middle Tennessee
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  2021 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM (COACHES): Trey Turk, Mercer,...Turk came in as a freshman and took over the punting duties. The Murfreesboro, Tennessee native was called upon to punt 40 times, averaging 40.6 yards per punt. He booted five punts farther than 50 yards, including a season-long of 59. Turk pinned the opposition inside their own 20-yard line on 11 different occasions. - Mercer Football

Sr/2025 P Trey Turk, Middle Tennessee
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  2021 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM (COACHES): Savio Frazier, Mercer,...Frazier came in and made an immediate impact in the orange and black. Frazier played in all ten games, recording 14 tackles on the season, including 2.5 tackles for loss. The Hampton, Georgia native was second on the team in quarterback hurries with four on the year. - Mercer Football

Sr/2025 P Trey Turk, Middle Tennessee
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  2021 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM (COACHES): Christian Dixon, Towson, LB, Sr.,...Preseason All-Conference Team Honorable Mention linebacker Dixon picks up his first-ever all-league selection. He earned a spot in the top-20 of the CAA in several categories, including third in forced fumbles (4), 13th in sacks per game (0.36) and 18th in tackles per game (6.6), finishing with 73 tackles, four sacks and four forced fumbles. He was the CAA Defensive Player of the week with 11 tackles and two sacks vs. Rhode Island on Oct. 16. - Towson Football

rSr/2023 OLB Christian Dixon, Middle Tennessee
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  Mike DiLiello ran for one touchdown and passed for another and Middle Tennessee scored 24 unanswered points to earn a 27-17 come-from-behind win over Florida Atlantic on Saturday to become bowl eligible. The victory was Rick Stockstill's 100th as head coach of the Blue Raiders (6-6, 4-4 Conference USA). N'Kosi Perry threw two first-half touchdown passes, hitting Je'Quan Burton from 48 yards out and John Mitchell on a 32-yard strike to put Florida Atlantic up 14-0. Morgan Suarez kicked a 23-yard third-quarter field goal to put the Owls up 17-3 with 9:13 left in the third quarter.

DiLiello, who came on in relief of starting quarterback Nick Vattiato and got the Blue Raiders into the end zone, punching over from the 1 to cap a six-play, 75-yard drive, then put them ahead, 21-17 with a 6-yard pass to Zaylin Wood with 4:41 left. The Owls (5-7, 33-5) drove to the Middle Tennessee 22, but Perry was hit by a blitzing DQ Thomas and fumbled. Jordan Ferguson scooped up the loose ball and returned it 71 yards for the game's final touchdown. DiLiello finished 12 of 19 for 131 yards and ran for another 43 to lead the Blue Raiders. Perry finished 32 of 49 for 328 yards and two touchdowns for Florida Atlantic. LaJohntay Wester caught 14 passes for 95 yards. - Middle Tennessee/AP College Football

rSr/2022 OLB DQ Thomas, Middle Tennessee
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  Nick Vattiato threw two touchdown passes and Middle Tennessee rolled to a 50-10 victory over Florida International on Saturday. Vattiato was 20-of-24 passing for 147 yards with touchdown passes to Jimmy Marshall and Yusuf Ali. Martell Pettaway had 11 carries for 95 yards and a touchdown for Middle Tennessee (5-5, 3-3 Conference USA). Frank Peasant and Jaylin Lane each added a touchdown run. Quincy Riley had a 45-yard pick-6. Pettaway ran untouched along the right sideline for a 57-yard touchdown that stretched the Blue Raiders' lead to 43-3 with about 10 minutes remaining in the third quarter. Max Bortenschlager was 9-of-20 passing for 68 yards for FIU (1-9, 0-6). Maleek Williams had an 8-yard touchdown run with 6:08 remaining. - Middle Tennessee/AP College Football

rJr/2026 QB Nicholas Vattiato, Middle Tennessee
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  NOV 1 CONFERENCE USA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Middle Tennessee LB DQ Thomas scored Middle Tennessee's second defensive touchdown of the game when he picked off a Southern Miss pass and took it 43 yards to the house in the third quarter. It highlighted a monster day for Thomas, who had a team-high 10 tackles, including two tackles for loss, to go with two quarterback hurries and the interception. Thomas played in his 55th career Blue Raider game in the 35-10 win over Southern Miss, which ties Jovante Moffatt (2015-19) for the most games played in school history. - Conference USA Football

rSr/2022 OLB DQ Thomas, Middle Tennessee
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