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Spring 2019 Dean’s List

NATCHITOCHES – One thousand one hundred and thirty-one students were named to the Spring 2019 Dean’s List at Northwestern State University. Students on the list earned a grade point average of between 3.5 and 3.99. Those named to the Dean’s List by hometown are as follows.

Abbeville -- Julie Melancon;

Alexandria -- Marquita Benjamin, Morgan Brame, Morgan Bryant, Maslin Campbell, Dshaun Coleman, Katylyn Cox, Noel Cusick, Tyler Flynn, Maeghan George, Jaliyah Jasper, Keyerra Jefferson, Jasmine Johnson, Leslie Katz, Hunter Lewis, ShaKiyla Lindsey, DeShonta Manning, Deasheneire Payne, Eboni Phidd, Jabari Reed, Ragan Richey, Imani Ricks, Daziah Roberson, Kaitlin Roshto, Caleb Ross, Savannah Sices, Alexander Trotter, Thando Turner, Erin Vandersypen, Cherell Wallace, Christopher Warren, William Welch, Tashiana Whitehead;

Anacoco -- Jacob Bennett, Kenneth Cochran, Alan Cosio, Nicole Fitzgerald, Zada Green, Elizabeth Guy, Theresa Heaton, Caitlin McKee, Brooke Phillips, Jean Phillips, Cayla Roberts;

Anchorage, Alaska -- Sydne Bulot;

Angola -- Ursula Poarch;

Arcadia -- Alliyah Murphy, Ralyn Sampson;

Arlington, Texas -- Charles Rodgers;

Arnaudville -- Alayna Moreau, Misti Richard;

Ashdown, Arkansas -- Anastasia Saucier;

Athens, Texas --- Jessica Dubose;

Atlanta -- Madison Hanson, Peyton Howell, Brianne Lashley, Keneisha Williams;

Avondale -- James Brown, Kelly Maldonado;

Baldwin -- Christine Barard;

Ball -- Makenzie Jones;

Barksdale AFB -- Victoria Charles, Jeanine Matthews;

Bastrop -- Nikkia Lewis;

Baton Rouge -- Diamanisha Betts, Rosa Campbell, Joshua Cheatwood, Peyton Clark, Emmanuel Dunn, Bryn Edmonston, Lydell Emerson, Maisyn Guillory, John Guillot, Kelly Guillot, Cameron Hooper, Misterie Jarrell, Robert LeMoine, Daniely Midyett, Phelicia Neal, Sarah Rehman, Emma Rivet, Ashleigh Rumby, Ashlee Simmons, Victoria Simmons, Haley Sylvester, Madison Szekely, Kori Thomas, Jordan Williams;

Baunatal, Germany -- Yannik Gerland;

Belgrade, Serbia -- Emilija Dancetovic

Belle Chasse -- Jade Talazac;

Belmont -- Jayce Gentry;

Bentley -- Stephanie Hayes;

Benton -- Haley Crosby, Makayla Goff, Joshua Johnson, Kara Knippers, Tamara Korner, Daniel Scott, Ted Scott, Torea Taylor, Kathryn Watts;

Berwick -- Brittany Vidos,

Bienville -- Mavis Collinsworth, Julie Martin;

Bogalusa -- Laura McFarlain;

Bonduel, Wisconsin -- Miranda Backmann;

Bossier City -- Cassie Bailey, Jayde Barnett, Alicia Bartholomew, Elizabeth Blair, Alexandra Borrmann, Quintin Braley, Hannah Brooks, Izabela Carabelli, Kendall Caple, Jonathan Castillo, Colby Cranford, Callie Crockett, Peyton Davis, Ashley Digilormo, Kelsey Gallman, Marissa Gardner, Sydney Gootee, Samantha Guile, Savanna Head, Dejaney Jackson, Nourain Jamhour, Anqumesha Jeter, Kijah Johnson, Haley Joncas, Elizabeth Jones, Abigail Kent, Alexandra Madrid, Samantha Maiette, Casi Martin, Michelle Moline, Andrea Parks, Kennedy Parson, Khayla Pugh, Nigmeh Rahman, Jasmine Roberson, Andrew Robinson, Sydney Shannon, Gerald Shouse, Hope Spaw, Brittany Spence, Taylor Stoker, Benjamin Tanner, James Taylor, Avery Tibbets, Danielle Toney, Giselle Trejo, Tomaya Turner, Madeline Webb, Dominique Wineglass;

Bourg -- Mia Adams, Abigail Trahan;

Boutte -- Samantha Vernor;

Boyce -- Hannah Aslin, Seth Baggett, Sonya Hill, Anna Lacombe, Amanda Land, Hannah Miller, Wyatt Miller, Ashley Smith;

Braithwaite -- Kelly Pagoaga;

Breaux Bridge -- Elizabeth Bernard, Dylan Davis, Blythe Duvall, Beyonka Heine, Ashtin Mouton, Emily Roy, Tyler Thibodeaux;

Broussard -- Catrice Ambrose, Matthew Buteau, Brandon Phillips;

Brownsville, Texas -- Emily Saldivar;

Bryant, Arkansas -- Lilly Roach;

Billard, Texas -- Brandon Duecker;

Bunkie -- Haley Laprairie;

Bush -- Saige Tassin;

Calvin -- Victoria Guy;

Campbell -- Caidon Campbell;

Campti -- Destinee Cotton, Allison Friday, Kortney Greer, Madelynne Greer, Dalton Parker, Ronald Reliford;

Carencro -- Destiny Kennerson, Carl Randall, Melody Woodard;

Cartagena, Colombia -- Carlos Camargo Patron, Juan Castilla, Ivan Lorduy Camargo, Jorge Ojeda Munoz, Romulo Osorio Herrera, Cristian Paez Geney, Luis Osorio Betancourt, Juan Padilla, Ramon Sarruf Monroy, Juan Santos Sierra;

Castor -- Kaycee Collinsworth;

Central -- Christian Chustz, Hayley Tarver;

Chalmette -- Jessica Adcock, Dylan Fuselier;

Cheneyville -- Katelyn Baronne, Laiken Haggart;

Church Point -- Paige Felix;

Cincinnati, Ohio -- Kristin Byone;

Clayton -- Glendalyn Boothe;

Clinton, Mississippi -- Adam Moncure;

Cloutierville -- Glenda Metoyer;

Colfax -- Jessica Hebert, Angela McCann, Alyssa Parker, Mikayla Richardson, Lessie Rushing, Morgan Vandegevel;

Colorado Springs, Colorado -- Rossana Potempa;

Columbia -- Tyler Duchesne;

Converse -- Hayley Farmer, Ashley Forgues Brock, Mallory Mitchell, Elaina Richardson, Hannah Womack;

Coushatta -- Colton Campbell, Elizabeth Cummins, Aaron Murray, Tianna Rock, Jon Russell, Mikailah Smith, Caroline Wren;

Covington -- Henri Blanchat, Kierra Blase, Rachael Coyne, Kayla Keys, Cathleen Oviedo, Anthony Pupo, Crystal Tucker, Etienne Blanchat;

Crowley -- Sidney Gilder, Alyssa Huval;

Cumberland, Maryland -- Rebekah Apple;

Cypress, Texas -- Alexis Gomez, Kaitlyn St. Clair, Luke Watson;

Darrow -- Micheal Douglas;

Dayton, Texas -- Jerry Maddox;

De Soto, Illinois -- Jayci Deaton;

Deer Park, Texas -- Blake Stephenson;

Delhi -- Jasmine Poe;

Denham Springs -- Joey Carroll, Caitlyn Cutrer, Lenni Kunert, Halle Mahfouz, Francis Toche, Emily Williams;

Denver, Colorado -- Joshua Adair;

DeRidder -- Eriq Carver, Colten Denning, Falon Drake, Alphonse Engram, Bambi Hardesty, Shayla Miller, Julie Ochoa, Lauren Taylor, Jaymee Thrasher, Cheyenne Vander, Michael Waryas, Ashley Wisthoff, Kailey Wisthoff;

Derry -- Hannah Antee;

Destrehan -- Kiera Robinson;

Deville -- Hailey Bolton, Hailie Coutee, Colton Johnson, Marlee Paulk, Hannah Siebeneicher, Vivian Vallery;

Dike, Texas -- Brynn Offutt;

Dodson -- Lydia McGaha;

Donaldsonville -- Madeline Sotile;

Downsville -- Abby Fordham;

Doyline -- Lucas Darbonne;

Dry Creek -- Kayla Mandelin;

Dry Prong -- DeAnna Barlett, Jacob Boydstun, Alisabeth Lockhart;

Dublin, Georgia -- Jessica Rogers;

Duson -- JoBeth Caswell, Lester Dugas, Autumn Ritter;

Edmond, Oklahoma -- Payton Hartwick, Ashley Medawattage, Amanda Stokes;

Effie -- Jaydan Perkins;

Elizabeth -- Kolby Friday, Clyde Hurst, Sadie Perkins;

Elm Grove -- Katrina Thornton;

Elmer -- Brennan Mays, Tiffany Turner;

Elton -- Kayla Bellard;

Enon Valley, Pennsylvania -- Jennifer Smiley;

Eros -- Nicole Skerlong, Alecia Smith;

Ethel -- Abby Guillory;

Evans -- Lakin Smith;

Evergreen -- Walter Armand, Shelby Riche;

FPO AP, California -- Amber Travis;

Farmerville -- Malissa Loyd;

Florien -- Whitney Byles, Travis Cook, Cullen Hopkins, Faith Hopkins, Tyler Johnson, Caroline Matthews, Emma Ray, Dylan Roberts, Elizabeth Squillini, Megan Wagley, Shari Wilson;

Flower Mound, Texas -- Cody McGee;

Forest Hill -- Anna Doherty, Rachel Humphries, Claudia Marie Musgrove, Rafael Sierra;

Forest Park, Illinois -- Kimberly Murray;

Forney, Texas -- Jared Walker;

Fort Bliss, Texas -- Brittany Passi;

Fort Polk -- Destiny Ash, Laura Cerqueira, Jennifer Chirlin, Kyley Cole, Anthony Holloway, Zoe Kata, Ana Murray, Jessica Ramirez, Adrian Rodriguez, Sasha Trevino, Lindsey Turner, Nohora Valencia Camacho, Julia Ward;

Franklin -- Chaqaire Jenkins, Cheyanne Smith;

Franklinton -- Brian Geraghty, Aron Stephens;

Fresno, Texas -- Terres Anderson;

Frierson -- Austin Barnes, Shelby Callens, Nicholas Parham, Valerie Smith;

Fulshear, Texas -- Drew Nuschler;

Georgetown -- Laura White;

Glenmora -- Eric Baker, Kristopher Devore, Megan Johnson, Nellie Johnson, Melissa Lanier, Faith Lawrence, Savannah Thompson, Derrick Welch;

Gloster -- Kylee Causey, Jennifer Simmons;

Goldonna -- David Day, Alexander Guillory;

Gonzales -- Jordan Enloe, Victoria Gardner, Harlee Melancon, Nicole Moody, Corley Payne, Denee Smith, Jaci Templet;

Gorman, Texas -- Kourtney Seaton;

Gramercy -- Amber Theisges, Sabrina Troxler;

Grand Cane -- Kayden Booker, Matthew Raybon;

Gray -- Austin Pierre;

Grayson -- Sabrina Mckeithen;

Greenwell Springs -- Katherine Bryant, Micah Fontenot, Anna Lingenfelter, Katherine Langlois;

Greenwood -- Taylor Hughes, Branden Savell;

Gretna -- Jasmine Miles;

Gun Barrel City, Texas -- Colton Banghart;

Hineston -- Chase Powell;

Hahnville -- Catelyn Errington;

Hallandale Beach, Florida -- Ralph Boereau;

Hallsville, Texas -- Emma Hawthorne;

Harker Heights, Texas -- Khalil Corbett-Canada

Harvey – Faith Johnson, Alexis Taylor;

Haughton -- Arneshia Brooks, Kyler Burns, Jessica Chase, Madison Farquhar, Shelby Grubbs, Kobe Jackson, Nathan Johnson, Luna Karkar, Elizabeth Langley, Nicklaus Lowery, Paige Ramey, Hannah Robertson, Cheyenne Ware, Hunter Woods;

Heflin -- Haley Shepherd;

Henderson, Texas -- Christina Marie Colley;

Henderson -- Asha Cormier;

Henderson, Nevada -- Kiana Winford;

Hessmer -- Dana Lala;

Hineston -- Richard Clark, Gabrielle Merchant Langley; Madison Morrison, Chase Powell;

Honolulu, Hawaii -- Melissa Baker;

Hope Mills, North Carolina -- Taylor Camidge;

Hornbeck -- Brandy Alford, Sarah Ceballos;

Houma -- Kelsey Chauvin, Alexis Dardar, Jennifer Doiron, Anna Gautreaux, Zoe Hebert, Corinne Paris, Sara Rebstock, Rhianna Stamps;

Houston, Texas -- Luis Cervantes, Brittany Davis, Levar Gumms, Kenneth Sheldon, Kendall Westfall;

Humble, Texas - Aiyana Bean;

Hutto, Texas -- Tommi Long;

Ida -- Madison Campbell;

Independence -- Tatlyn Costa;

Iota -- Katie Latiola;

Jacksonville, Texas -- Donovan Trent;

Jefferson -- Matthew Broekman, Codi Vernace;

Jena -- Mercedes Farris, Jill Kennard, Jessi McNeely, Dena Ray, Darian Thacker;

Jennings -- Emily Benoit, Rachel Edwards, Mekayla Jenkins, KaTierra Lewis;

Jonesboro -- Natalee Gray, Destini Mathews, Xavier Stringer;

Jonesville -- Kameron Stevenson;

Kaplan -- Laurie Breaux;

Katy, Texas -- Erik Carver;

Keatchie -- Antonio Dukes, Katelyn Hicks, Amber Nash;

Keithville -- Amanda Eades, McKenzie Knotts, John-David May, Jerry Parks, Joanna Sims, Deja White, Larae Wooley;

Kemp, Texas -- Katelynn Messer;

Kenner -- Ryan Johnson, Nicole Lala, Gennyfer Pena, Henry Schlorff;

Kerens, Texas -- Richard, Brumbelow, Cody James, Diego Maldonado;

Killeen, Texas -- Kierra Poole;

Kinder -- Nicholas Moldovsky, Stewart Wheeler;

LaPlace -- Melvin Bates, Caitlin Foster, Jalen Haydel, Jacob St. Pierre;

Lafayette -- Tamara Benton, Tene Cotton, Luke Dupre, Jeffrey Elkins, Adele Hebert, Michael Joseph, Julia Laperouse, Collin Monaghan, Joshua Monaghan, Christina Poole, Forrest Strang, Julia Towry, Madison Weathers;

Lake Arthur -- Tuesdi Stipek, Hannah Worley;

Lake Charles -- Jovan Avery, Leah Benoit, Chelsey Bertrand, Khristina Croker, Karley Hebert, Kathleen Hilliard, Zachary Neely, Isaiah Roy, Emily Roller, Michael Thomas, Kashell Williams;

Lake Providence -- Lakarven Pitts;

Lake Wales, Florida -- LaRon James;

Lawtell -- Karoline Guidry;

League City, Texas -- Mary Gilbert;

Lecompte -- Ikeia Johnson;

Leesville -- Autumn Boggs, Marilyn Brooks, Damion Brown, Rachal Brown, Angie Culbert, Junette Cutshaw, Sarah Deggs, Baylor Dillon, Raegan Dotson, Caryllan Fermato, Brandon Fredieu, Miranda Fulks, Brandon Furlow, Sarah Gibbs, Jarrell, Sean Grady, Jessica Gray, Beatrice Green, Cheyenne Grigg, Morgan Hall, Britney Harvey, Gabriella Haymon, Taylor Helton, Haley Hood, Emilee Keuten, Lane Koury, Samantha LaMonte, Karl Marzahl, Kelly Mitchell, Emily Moore, Brittany Paris, Victoria Perkins, Paula Pilkenton, Linsey Preddy, Amber Rose, David Santos, Hannah Scott, Joseph Slaughter, Peggy Stanley, Rebecca Thomas, Devin Toups, Matthew Ward;

Lena -- Kadaria Lajaunie, Justin Williams;

Lettsworth -- Meilyn Woods;

Lindale, Texas -- Eben Cook;

Little Rock, Arkansas -- Tara Lane;

Livingston -- Shelby Cambre, Chase Crane;

Logansport -- Amanda Hill, Maci Martin, Charles McClintock, Jessica Thompson, Trenton Timmons;

Longview, Texas -- Gustavo Corrales, Kelli Hickerson, Deja Moore;

Luling -- Macie Barrios, Nathan Roth;

Lynwood, Washington -- Meghan Castille;

McKinney, Texas -- Jameria Smith;

Madisonville -- Sarahjane Ladut, Jensen Volz;

Mamou -- Meggie Granger, Melissa Souileau;

Mandeville -- Maci Burt, Lene Potter;

Mansfield -- Rowdy Burleson, Meliyah Mitchell, Madison Welborn;

Mansura -- Magen Hegger, Brandy Laprairie, Kate Losavio, Bailey Quebedeaux;

Many -- Victoria Barnhill, Rachel Bensinger, Toby Bruce, Maegan Burkett, Hannah Chanler, Tyler Colston, Kelsi Horn, Charles LaFollette, Chase Manning, Brianna Miller, Tanner Mizell, Seth Ozsoy, Catherine Parrie, Chelsea Parrie, Chas Pilcher, Jasmine Sweet, Krisha Williams, Tobias Williams;

Marrero -- Chris Charles;

Marksville -- Madison Bordelon, Andre Boyer, Olivia Descant, Sarah Dyer, Shelby Lemoine, Tanner Nugent;

Marrero -- Tara Brown, Chris Charles, Jade Duthu, Dorothy Giola;

Marshall, Texas -- Serdalyer Darden, Laurann Graham, Sierra Smith, Abigail Upton, D’Sherrick Williams;

Marthaville -- Emily Ford, Mallory Powell, Madeline Procell, Hannah Sattler;

Merryville -- Shelby Royer;

Mesquite, Texas -- Kaleb Fletcher;

Metairie -- Taylor Crawford, Cameron Duhe, Virginia Falgoust, Mary Gaffney, Ellie Mandel, Morgan Nuss, Andrew Pitari, Madison Someillan, Mary Strickland, Holly Schiler;

Minden -- Special Crawford, Jess Easley, Roxy Easley, Taya Hester, Lauren Holland, Fisher McLemore, Andrea McClinton, Amber Slater, Lamonica Smith, Madison Tanner;

Monroe -- Kelche Browhow, Megan Gimber, Grace Underwood;

Montegut -- Nicole Cohen, Megan Pellegrin;

Monterey – Jacob Norris;

Montgomery -- Morgan Bartlett, Morgan McManus, Hannah Vercher, Michael Waxley, Lauren Wise;

Mooringsport -- Jay Davis, Jo Anna Fisher, Abigal Wolfe;

Moreauville -- Austin Dismer;

Morgan City -- Allie Atkinson;

Morrow -- Quaniqua Joseph;

Mt. Hermon -- Warren McFarlain;

Muleshoe, Texas -- Caitlyn Barber;

Murcia, Colombia -- Cristina Gonzalez Corchon;

Nashville, Tennessee -- Doreen Cook;

Natchez -- Sheri Prothro, Morgan Slaughter;

Natchitoches -- Alissa Addison, Sharlexus Addison, Kayla Anderson, Tyler Anderson, Francisco Ballestas-Sayas, Gavin Bergeron, Sarah Bergeron, Megan Berry, Shenita Braxton, Trenton Brownlee, Taylor Burch, Morgan Burris, Elias Castro Caballero, Trevor Chalker, Donna Cooper, Fabian Correa Guette, KeShyra Culbert, Renee Cunnikin, Kenneth Darcy, Joshua Davis, Leah Deford, Gwenegan Dehe, Ashley Dranguet, Chasity Dupree, Joshua Ellis, Jason Fagundes, Daniela Forero Salcedo, Alaysia Fredieu, Katlynn French, Luis Gallo Quintero, Ruth Garcia Rodriguez, Matthew Giering, Julian Guerrero Acevedo, Valentina Herazo Alvarez, John Howell, Jasmyn Hunter, Holly Jenkins, Ronesha Johnson, Taylor Johnson, Hannah Jones, Brittany Jordan, Ashante Knox, Ricky Lacour, Carlomagno Leon Jimnez, Scott Macqueen, Miranda Mayeaux, Rylie Mcfarlain, Nestor Mercado-Garcia, Amber Minor, Maina Ibn Mohammed, Coy Morgan, Trevor O’Bannon, Kiara Padilla, Chaka Palm, Meredith Phelps, Jonah Poe, Keator Poleman, Shalondria Rainey, LaKendria Remo, Alejandro Restrepo Cardozo, Shelby Riedel, Kayla Roquemore, Daniela Salas Ricardo, Paula Sanchez Luna, Dante Samuel, Anise Settle, Jonathan Simmons, Skyler Speer, Patrick Sprung, Josie Stamey, Hans Andersen Tan, Travon Texada, Harrison Thomas, Mylika Thompson, Caitlyn Tobin, Austin Townsend, Abigail Vallery, Ricardo Ventura, Eva Venzant, Barbara Vercher-Smith, Lauren Vienne, Mary Whitehead, Jack Wright, Rylee Wyer, Ashtin Youngblood, Donna Cooper, Naloni Walker, Megan Winn;

New Braunfels, Texas -- Charli Fouts;

New Iberia -- Taylor Freyou, Jacob Gary, Jaci Jones, Grace Kerns, Destinee Leger, Payton Romero, Alexis Trosclair, Madison Willett;

New Llano -- Justine Alzubaidi, Summer Atkins, Alexis Harbin, Kaitlyn Hotz, Nicole Naral, Katelyn Watson;

New Orleans -- Jermone Baudy, Marquise Davis, Felicia Franklin, Haleigh Giorlando Wall, Jacqueline Gross, Jaime Hendrickson, Mia Jackson, Raphael Jones, Seven Joseph, Jamilah Pelrean, Julian Shum, Gloria Smyly, Amy Thomas, Tamara Yilla, Tracy West;

Noble -- Savannah Anderson, Landen Funderburk, Ethan Morgan, Collin Procell, Joshua Ray;

Oakdale -- Cheyenne Bertrand, Staci Brown, Coriana Moreaux, Kirstin Richard, Erin Russell;

Oak Grove -- Tonya Creech;

Oberlin -- Deanna Villareal;

Oil City -- Ryan Connella;

Olla -- Tanner Terrell;

Opelika, Alabama -- Ceaser Stephens;

Opelousas -- Kelsey Gallow, Kescheler Guillory, Amy Levier;

Orange Beach, Alabama -- Elizabeth Gilliam;

Otis -- Joshua Poston;

Paincourtville -- Hannah Brister;

Palmetto, Florida -- Cindy Hernandez;

Pamplona, Spain -- Melba Mansilla;

Paradis -- Kaitlyn Dunn;

Paris, Texas -- Zachary Hevron;

Pearland, Texas -- Clent Jones;

Pelican -- Tabitha Averitt, Tabetha Caldwell;

Pineville -- Taylor Bailey, Riley Bell, Emily Bordelon, Christian Boudreaux, Andrea Boyd, Kurt Burkett, Kaitlyn Burns, Latasha Cain, Taylor Campbell, Ameliah Carpenter, Noelle Carruth, Deja Chatman, Caitlin Crawford, Alexis Dennis, Sara Dorsey, Madison Evers, Erin Fallis, Casey Floyd, Lorali Hebert, Paula Jackson, Kara Johnson, Kelsey Kauffman, Landon King, Laura Lachney, Carlee Lake, Jaclyn Lambright, Connie Lawrence, Jeffery Lepage, Emily Litton, Cedrick Lott, Emily McCarty, Mya Melancon, Ashlee Mitchell, Curtessa Morrow, Judith Peek, Rachel Rudd, Jordan Sensat, Micah St. Andre, Gage Ulrich, Morgan VanBuren;

Pitkin -- Whitney Strother;

Plain Dealing -- Dormesha Noble, Ja’Mela Williams;

Plaquemine -- Kameron Landry, Ma Kayla Washington;

Plaucheville -- Brooke Dauzat, Brittany Taylor;

Pleasant Hill -- Yasmine Maxie;

Pollock -- Stephen Carpenter, Erika Clark, Alara Faulkner, Christina Kendrick, Julie McGehee, Mary Robinson;

Pollok, Texas -- Katelyn Boles;

Pontchatoula -- Kimberly Holloway, Julia Verdon;

Port Allen -- Kennedy Cullen;

Port Barre -- Madison Estis;

Prairieville -- Rebekah Bonner, Colleen Carline, Cameron Kelly, Bailey Mohler, Kyle Munson, Madeleine Sheets, Derek Walle, Kaylon Wood, Payton Stafford;

Pride -- Leann Wills;

Princeton -- Raynell Shield;

Provencal -- Christopher Jennings, Rebekah Orsborn;

Raleigh, North Carolina -- Aleida Alfonso;

Rayne -- Bailey Beard, Cameron Desselle;

Rayville -- Emily Rawls, Terry Rogers;

Richardson, Texas -- Melissa Ferrer;

Richmond, British Columbia, Canada -- Jalen Donaldson;

Ringgold -- Alora Bryant, Joseph Hays, Arvionne Reliford, Aileecia Tipton, Caleb Vining;

River Ridge -- Taylor Young;

Riverview, Florida -- Robyn Larson;

Robeline -- Jonathan Chism, Kelsy Elkins, Morgan Neugent, Megan Palmer, Jeffrey Watley;

Rodessa -- Kristian Johnston;

Rosharon, Texas -- Whitney Washington;

Round Rock, Texas -- Evan Nafe;

Ruston -- Erica Laborde, Phynecha Richard, Lara Schales, Jamesha Woods;

St. Francisville -- Sara Baggett, Robert Burke, Katie Gray, Claire Leming;

St. Martinville -- Blake Blanchard;

Saline -- Shelby Savell;

San Antonio, Texas -- Paris Finkbeiner, Kelli Gamble;

San Pedo Sula, Honduras -- Cesoa Corrales, Bella Triminio Gutierrez, Xary Trimino;

Scott -- Taylor Joseph, Alexandra Robichaux;

Scottsboro, Alabama -- Jessica Provenza;

Seabrook, Texas -- Amy Whitecotton;

Shreveport -- Jessica Adams, DayJah Alexander, Trayveon Allen, Hannah Angell, Quinton Aught, Yasmeen Bader, Shakendra Bailey, Alyssa Bonacci, Antanae Baylock, Neely Caudle, Janie Cochran, Courtney Curtis, Kevin Denks, Chenara Dredden, Lauren Edwards, Jennifer Elliott, Hannah Ellis, Whitney Elster, Reagan Escude, Chloe Farrar, Irishia Finister, Samantha Freeman, Dejohn Garrison, Rayvin Gaudet, Jameala Ghazawneh, Evan Gibson, Shanetta Gibson, Karina Goodnight, Lauren Gore, Destinee Green, Jennifer Hardey, Madison Harper, Jaimee Henderson, Anthony Hill, Kimberly Housley, Jesamin Huff, April Hunter, Jasmine Jackson, Matthew Jensen, Caitlin Johnson, Jada Johnson, Kaitlyn Knighton, Akilah Lewis, William Mahoney, Katelyn Martin, Marissa Martin, Brooklynn McWilliams, Amelia McLaren, Marshall Merritt, Aysia Mills, Acquiria Mitchell, Destiny Mitchell, Dylan Molenhour, Cayla Morris, Jared Mourad, Katherine Mutter, Hillary Nicholls, Olivia Noonan, Bailey Patton, Zachary Person, Elizabeth Peterson, Mikayla Phillips, Haley Pickett, Patrick Pierce, Bailey Rech, Nahjee Reid, Natya Rogers, KeAndrea Samuel, Zachary Sanders, Yuriana Sauseda, Elizabeth Scott, Lawson Scott, Cynthia Shahriar, Catherine Shaw, Hannah Strickland, Morgan Strickland, Amanda Strother, Lindsey Sullivan, Alexis Taylor, Jordan Taylor, Joyce Taylor, Rodnisha Terry, Gabrielle Thomas, Breyonna Thompson, Kayla Waller, Dillon Wilkerson, Lana Williams, Ly’Shaquala Williams, Shamolia Williams, Jonathan Zavalydriga;

Sicily Island -- Shawn Perry;

Simmesport -- Kimani Batiste, Bailie Marsh, Taylor Myers;

Simpson -- Carleigh Standifer;

Singer -- Emily Smith;

Slidell -- Claire Harvey, Alexzandra Hattier, Ashley Henry, William Jensen, Ariel Johnson, Allyssa Marshall, Isabel Melhado, Abigail Miller, Sabrina Miller, John Norvel, Savanna Owens, Holly Penta, Matthew Sanchez, Jourdan Waddell, Raina Woods;

Spring, Texas -- Victoria Harris, Elyssa Hernandez, Sydney Normand;

Springhill -- Armonis Crockett;

Starks -- Melina Royer;

Stonewall -- Alexa Barron, Raeanna Free, Brianna Hasch, Mallory McConathy, Kassidy Parker, Madison Parker, Chase Slater, Shderrica Whitaker;

Sugartown -- Madison Budnik;

Sulphur -- Andrina Ferguson, Erica Fuselier, Trevor Molitor, Makenzie Simon, Justin Sittig, Shelby Sullivan;

Sunset -- Sonia Vidrine, Deandra Eaglin;

Talihina, Oklahoma -- Heidi Couch;

Tallulah -- Christian Cobb;

Teruel, Spain -- Judit Castillo Gargallo;

Texarkana, Texas -- Cody Hambly, Nicholas Sisk;

Thibodaux -- Tierra Johnson;

Tomball, Texas -- Nicole Henry;

Tool, Texas -- Kimberly Kidney;

Trout -- Harley Lisenby;

Vidalia -- Katelyn Cooley, Hannah Hargis;

Ville Platte -- Joshua Galland, Shelbi Rials, Cameron Tinley;

Waco, Texas -- Isabella Hudson;

Washington -- Tarik Andrus;

Waskom, Texas – Mary Alexander, Kiara Kiper;

Waynesboro, Mississippi -- David Hodo;

Welsh -- Katherin Salassi;

West, Texas -- Nathan Nors;

West Monroe -- Katrina Chilton, Kirstin Elrod, Nicole Fletcher, Laura Lovell, Cassandra Phillips;

White Castle -- Gavin Landry;

Wills Point, Texas -- Rebekah Clark;

Winnfield -- Erica Burnett, Taylor Burnett, D’Tyria Duncan, Jourdan Fitzgerald, Kerry Fitzgerald, Kassidy Grantadams, Trinity Homan, Madisyn Hubbard, Hunter Johnson, Caitlyn Martin, Morgan Martinez, Elizabeth Parker, Trakita Rainwater, Fatima Rodriguez, Lori Spangler;

Winnsboro -- Hunter Cooper, Darrel Doyle;

Woodworth -- Jonathan Magnano, Derek Wilson;

Youngsville -- Randall Blair, Chloe Blank, Jude Garrett, Jessica Gilmore, Brette Reaux, Isabelle Vivien;

Zachary -- Carmeka Cooper, Neil Ahldwin Garcia, Ciara Gibbs, Alaijha Trim;

Zwolle -- Cheyanne Ebarb, Lloyd Gentry, Shakelia Maxie, Konner Parrie, Addison Rains, Marcelina Remedies, Holden Rivers, Brittany Small.

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junker-town · 7 years

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Clemson is in a retooling 2017, but wow, is the upside still sky-high

Why the defending champs could be anywhere from top-20 to top-four, depending on the new QB.

On the first title run, Clemson sneaked up on everybody. The Tigers had gone just 14-9 in Danny Ford’s first two seasons, and while there was some optimism — they had their most experienced team in years, and Clemson fans are always optimistic about the coming year — they had only finished ranked twice in two decades, and they were unranked to begin the year.

It wasn’t until they shut down Herschel Walker and Georgia in mid-September that anyone started paying attention.

1981 played out with two primary plot lines: heavyweights all beating each other up — Penn State, Pitt, Nebraska, etc. — and Clemson flying under the radar. The Tigers eked by Tulane, 13-5, and Georgia, 13-3. They survived No. 8 North Carolina, 10-8. They allowed under nine points per game, and a 22-15 win over Nebraska gave them a surprising national title.

There was no flying under the radar 35 years later. To deliver the school’s second title, Dabo Swinney’s Tigers had to labor under an intense spotlight.

They began No. 2, nearly lost to Troy, nearly lost to Louisville, really nearly lost to NC State, and nearly lost to Florida State before actually losing to Pitt at home in mid-November. The offense looked hungover, and the defense suffered random glitches. All the fun of 2015’s unexpected run to the title game got squashed under expectation.

The loss to Pitt, however, seemed to relax Swinney’s team. Clemson finished by crushing Wake Forest and South Carolina and easing to a 35-14 lead over Virginia Tech in the ACC title game before running out of gas, but holding on. And like a title team is supposed to do, the Tigers saved their best performances for the end.

They crushed Ohio State, 31-0, in the Fiesta Bowl, then overcame a double-digit deficit to beat Alabama, 35-31, in a classic.

Swinney is not yet 50 years old, but his coaching career already has quite a few twists.

Failed assistant. He was Mike DuBose’s receivers coach at Alabama in the late-1990s but off the sideline after DuBose was fired in 2000.

Real estate salesman. He sat out the 2001-02 seasons, working for AIG.

Clemson recruiter. When Clemson recruiting coordinator Rick Stockstill was named Middle Tennessee head coach, Tommy Bowden lured Swinney back into coaching, and Swinney became known as one of the nation’s better recruiters.

Sacrificial interim. When Bowden was fired midway through 2008, Swinney was named interim and went 3-3.

Failing head coach. Clemson stunned many by giving him the full-time job, and he went 15-12 in 2009-10. Even when he broke through with a 2011 ACC title, the season ended with a 70-35 Orange Bowl humiliation at the hands of West Virginia.

Champ. He brought in coordinator Chad Morris to modernize his offense, then Brent Venables to transform the defense. His Tigers went 32-7 with three top-15 finishes from 2012-14, then 28-2 in 2015-16. With star quarterback Deshaun Watson, he became only the third coach not named Nick Saban or Urban Meyer to win a national title since 2008.

Here’s a list of active college head coaches with a national title: Saban, Meyer, Jimbo Fisher, Swinney. And while those first three coaches lead what are probably the top three teams in the preseason polls, expectations have been dialed back a bit for Swinney’s defending champs.

That’s what happens when you lose maybe your best player in nearly every unit: quarterback (Deshaun Watson), running back (Wayne Gallman), receiver (Mike Williams), tight end (Jordan Leggett), offensive line (center Jay Guillermo), defensive tackle (Carlos Watkins), linebacker (Ben Boulware), safety (Jadar Johnson), and cornerback (Cordrea Tankersley).

Of course, when you recruit like Swinney, you won’t be expected to fall too far. Per the 247Sports Composite, the Tigers boast two four- or five-star quarterbacks, three such running backs, eight receivers, five offensive linemen, nine defensive linemen, six linebackers, and six defensive backs. There are also plenty of known quantities, from receiver Deon Cain, to all-conference offensive linemen Mitch Hyatt and Tyrone Crowder, to linebackers Kendall Joseph and Dorian O’Daniel, to safety Van Smith, to, like, 17 different defensive linemen.

Honestly, the situation is pretty much perfect. The slate has been wiped clean from an expectations standpoint, but the Tigers are still talented as hell and projected sixth in S&P+. The schedule is all sorts of dicey — home games against Auburn and Florida State, road trips to Louisville, Virginia Tech, NC State, and South Carolina — but that might serve to keep expectations loose. The Tigers can relax, find a quarterback, and play really good football.

You know, like they did in 1981.

2016 in review

2016 Clemson statistical profile.

Clemson’s 2016 really was a labor. Like Florida State’s 2014 team, the Tigers returned most of their stars from their run to the title game, but in taking everybody’s attempted knockout blow, they ended up playing in a ton of close games — eight decided by one possession, in fact.

Part of the problem was simply the schedule. Even before battling Ohio State and Alabama in the CFP, the Tigers had faced six teams in the S&P+ top 25 and 11 bowl teams. That will wear on you. Some opponents (Auburn, NC State) were better than we thought, which also impacted perceptions.

Despite the close games, though, Clemson was still mostly awesome. And down the stretch, when the Tigers found their happy place, they were more than awesome.

First 4 games (4-0): Avg. percentile performance: 91% (65% offense, 92% defense) | Avg. score: Clemson 34, Opp 11 | Avg. yards per play: Clemson 5.6, Opp 3.4 (plus-2.2)

Next 6 games (5-1): Avg. percentile performance: 91% (80% offense, 66% defense) | Avg. score: Clemson 43, Opp 23 | Avg. yards per play: Clemson 6.8, Opp 5.4 (plus-1.4)

Last 5 games (5-0): Avg. percentile performance: 96% (93% offense, 76% defense) | Avg. score: Clemson 40, Opp 17 | Avg. yards per play: Clemson 6.0, Opp 4.6 (plus-1.4)

Clemson had a bit of a turnovers problem early on — two against Auburn, three against Troy, five against Louisville, four against NC State, three against Pitt — but the Tigers were otherwise as good as they were supposed to be. And when they cut their average from 2.1 turnovers per game through 10 to 1.4 per game over the final five, things more or less fell into place.

Offense

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One of the most annoying parts of the offseason occurs when the pro scouts get involved. At that point, we get to hear all the reasons why Great College Player A is, well actually, not good at all. That was the case for Deshaun Watson, one of the greatest college quarterbacks in recent memory, when he went through the NFL draft car wash.

Whatever. Watson was everything Clemson fans could have hoped he’d become when the five-star chose Swinney’s Tigers over home-state Georgia and the rest of the universe back in 2014.

In games in which Watson threw at least 10 passes, Clemson went 31-3. The first of those three losses (at Florida State in early-2014) might have had a different result had he played the entire game. And in 2016, with the Tigers playing a relentless schedule with eight S&P+ top-25 opponents, they weren’t able to overwhelm opponents with big plays. So Watson just dinked and dunked them to death and converted seemingly every third-and-four with his legs.

The result: a devastatingly efficient attack.

Clemson had the most efficient offense in the country, and against that ridiculous schedule, Watson finished with a top-20 passer rating. To say he will be missed is an understatement.

In the battle to replace Watson, there is some symmetry. In 2014, career backup Cole Stoudt began the season on the first string before he was eventually overtaken by Watson, a blue-chip freshman. In 2017, you’ve got junior and career backup Kelly Bryant attempting to hold off, among others, blue-chip true freshman Hunter Johnson. And for good measure, 2018 blue-chipper Trevor Lawrence is also committed, just in case the plot doesn’t play out right the first time around.

Other options include sophomore Tucker Israel and redshirt freshman Zerrick Cooper, but it appears it’s Bryant’s job to lose out of the gates.

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Tavien Feaster

We know next to nothing about Bryant’s passing ability, but the dude can run. And it’s not hard to see him combining with an experienced line — six returnees (including Hyatt and Crowder) have combined for 83 career starts and have an average size of 6’4, 311 pounds — and a fun stable of running backs to create a dynamic, exciting run game.

Juniors C.J. Fuller and Adam Choice and sophomore Tavien Feaster combined for 129 carries backing up Gallman, and four-star freshman Travis Etienne passes the eyeball test as well. Of those, Feaster is easily the most intriguing to me in 2017. He was the best recruit of the bunch, and he averaged 6 yards per carry to Fuller’s 4.5 and Choice’s 3.5.

Bryant and Feaster breaking explosive runs behind a big, seasoned line, with Fuller and Choice grinding between the tackles? That’ll be enough to take down a majority of opponents.

But some will force the Tigers to pass. It’s unclear how well that will go. Williams, Leggett, Artavis Scott, and Wayne Gallman combined for a massive 240 catches, 2,863 yards, and 23 touchdowns last year.

Of course, returning junior wideouts Deon Cain, Hunter Renfrow, and Ray-Ray McCloud combined for 131 catches and 1,691 yards themselves; when you play 15 games and spread the ball around a lot, plenty of targets rack up reps. None of the returning targets are taller than 6’1, so if a bigger, younger, four-star wideout like sophomore Diondre Overton or freshman Tee Higgins has a nice fall camp, there might be a role available.

The question is obvious: can Bryant get these guys the ball? And if he can’t, does the run game suffer with Johnson or someone else behind center instead? Clemson’s offense will almost certainly regress, but the ceiling’s still pretty high and the range of potential outcomes broad.

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Deon Cain

Defense

Clemson’s run began the moment Swinney hired Venables. After a first-year settling-in, Venables’ defense improved from 62nd in Def. S&P+ in 2012 to 41st in 2013, then to first, sixth, and sixth the last three seasons. They lost a ton of stars from an awesome 2014 defense and still dominated; they did the same last year.

This year they don’t lose that many pieces. That should terrify every opponent. I mentioned four names in the intro — Watkins, Boulware, Johnson, Tankersley — and they are almost literally all Venables has to replace. That’s a drop in the bucket compared to recent seasons.

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Clelin Ferrell (99), Dorian O’Daniel (6), and Dexter Lawrence (90)

As always, it starts up front. Tackle Dexter Lawrence and end Clelin Ferrell combined for 21.5 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks as freshmen, while tackle Christian Wilkins recorded 13 TFLs and a nation’s-best (for a lineman) 10 pass breakups. And the absence of Watkins and backup Scott Pagano just means more potential playing time for junior Albert Huggins or redshirt freshman Nyles PInckney.

The Tigers rounded into form in run defense as the season progressed. For the season, they finished just 25th in Rushing S&P+, but Ohio State managed just a 43 percent rushing success rate in the semifinals, and Alabama had only 38 percent. Both teams produced well below their season averages.

Clemson controlled the line against Alabama and Ohio State — a.k.a. probably the two top teams in 2017’s preseason polls — and will almost certainly do so against every team they face this fall. It’s nice having that in your back pocket, considering what Clemson has at linebacker, ready to clean up messes: Kendall Joseph (12.5 TFLs, 3.5 sacks), Dorian O’Daniel (10 TFLs, 2.5 sacks), and four-star sophomores (Tre Lamar, Chad Smith) and freshmen (Shaq Smith, Justin Foster, Logan Rudolph) just waiting their turn.

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Van Smith

Even with all of these pieces up front, pass defense was a particular strength for Clemson. Granted, a top-10 pass rush had something to do with that, but Johnson, Tankersley, Van Smith, Ryan Carter, and company came up huge, holding opponents to a 52 percent completion rate, 20 interceptions, and a 100.2 passer rating.

Smith and Carter are back, at least. So are corners Marcus Edmond, Mark Fields, and Trayvon Mullen and safeties Tanner Muse, Denzel Johnson, and K’Von Wallace. Virtually all of them produced from backup roles when asked.

The offense will absolutely regress, but there’s nothing saying the defense has to. In fact, with less turnover than usual, you could make a case for the Tigers returning to the Def. S&P+ top five.

Special Teams

Clemson was a little bit lucky that a mediocre special teams unit wasn’t more costly than it could have been. The Tigers ranked just 85th in Special Teams S&P+, losing about 0.6 points per game in this department. There was only one true weakness (Andy Teasdall’s punts averaged just 38 yards and ranked 98th in punt efficiency), but there were no strengths either.

In this regard, losing Teasdall and return man Artavis Scott won’t hurt much. It’s just not guaranteed to help either.

2017 outlook

2017 Schedule & Projection Factors

Date Opponent Proj. S&P+ Rk Proj. Margin Win Probability 2-Sep Kent State 123 40.4 99% 9-Sep Auburn 9 4.8 61% 16-Sep at Louisville 14 1.7 54% 23-Sep Boston College 76 27.3 94% 30-Sep at Virginia Tech 25 8.8 69% 7-Oct Wake Forest 64 22.4 90% 13-Oct at Syracuse 60 16.8 83% 28-Oct Georgia Tech 31 16.2 82% 4-Nov at N.C. State 27 10.3 72% 11-Nov Florida State 3 -0.9 48% 18-Nov The Citadel NR 39.4 99% 25-Nov at South Carolina 36 13.0 77%

Projected S&P+ Rk 6 Proj. Off. / Def. Rk 28 / 5 Projected wins 9.3 Five-Year S&P+ Rk 18.6 (4) 2- and 5-Year Recruiting Rk 13 / 12 2016 TO Margin / Adj. TO Margin* -1 / 4.2 2016 TO Luck/Game -1.7 Returning Production (Off. / Def.) 47% (32%, 62%) 2016 Second-order wins (difference) 13.0 (0.0)

I hate making a statement this broad, but ... it all depends on the QB, doesn’t it?

Clemson should generate a reasonably efficient run game, and Bryant and Feaster have massive potential explosiveness. The receiving corps loses a lot but returns a lot. Both lines have loads of experience and upside, and the linebacking corps is a strength. The secondary should still be good. Swinney has put together top-10 talent and should still have a top-10 team.

That’s not quite right, though. With solid QB play, Clemson should be top-five. Without it, maybe top-15 or 20. Any setback will be temporary, but ... it all depends on the QB.

S&P+ sees a team easily capable of a top-five performance. The Tigers are projected sixth, with a win probability of at least 48 percent in every game and at least 77 percent in seven.

The worst-case scenario is a reasonably successful regrouping year; the best-case is, well, another title. But if there’s a title run in store, it will require the Tigers to have that QB situation figured out immediately — CU plays three projected top-25 teams before October 1: Auburn at home and Louisville and Virginia Tech on the road.

If Clemson is 5-0 heading into October, look out, but Tiger fans probably won’t be too stressed out if that’s not the case.

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