These players from Greensboro, Winston-Salem and surrounding areas are playing college football this season. Players are listed by name, position, class year, hometown and high school.
ACC
Clemson
Marcus Gilchrist, CB, junior (High Point/Andrews HS)
Chris Hairston, OT, junior (Winston-Salem/Carver HS)
Ben Ramsey, C, junior (Greensboro/Grimsley HS)
Duke
Joey Finison, OT, freshman (Greensboro/Ragsdale HS)
Tony Foster, WR, freshman (Burlington/Williams HS)
Alex King, P, sophomore (Winston-Salem/Forsyth Country Day and Exeter (N.H.) Academy)
Maryland
Danny O'Brien, QB, freshman (Kernersville/East Forsyth HS)
North Carolina
Tyler Caldwell, S, senior (Kernersville/East Forsyth HS)
David Collins, OL, freshman (Kernersville/East Forsyth HS)
Alex Crisp, LB, senior (Burlington/Williams HS/Furman Univ.)
Hunter Furr, RB, freshman (Lewisville/Mount Tabor HS)
Dwight Jones, WR, sophomore (Burlington/Cummings HS/Hargrave Military Academy)
Scott Mincey, C, sophomore (Yanceyville/Bartlett Yancey HS)
Josh Stewart, S, junior (Greensboro/Grimsley HS)
Ryan Taylor, LB, senior (Winston-Salem/Mount Tabor HS)
Kennedy Tinsley, LB, senior (Greensboro/ Dudley HS)
N.C. State
Patrick Apple, LB, junior (Pleasant Garden/Southeast Guilford HS)
Toney Baker, RB, senior (Jamestown/Ragsdale HS)
Evan Dooley, WR, senior (Greensboro/Page HS)
Ricky Dowdy, LB, freshman (High Point/High Point Central)
Virginia Tech
Michael Via, C, freshman (McLeansville/Northeast Guilford HS)
Wake Forest
Josh Bush, CB, sophomore (Lexington/West Davidson HS)
Chris DeGeare, OT, senior (Kernersville/Glenn HS)
Turner Faulk, QB, freshman (Winston-Salem/Carver HS)
Kyle Jarrett, LB, sophomore (Winston-Salem/West Forsyth HS)
Dominique Midgett, LB, senior (Greensboro/Dudley HS)
Kenny Okoro, CB, freshman (Greensboro/Dudley HS)
Tripp Russell, DT, junior (Winston-Salem/Mount Tabor HS)
John Stamper, FS, sophomore (Winston-Salem/West Forsyth HS)
Josh Strickland, WR/DB, freshman (Winston-Salem/Forsyth Country Day)
Dominique Tate, DB, freshman (Winston-Salem/Carver HS)
C.J. Washington, CB, sophomore (Winston-Salem/Carver HS)
MEAC
Hampton
Brandon Peguese, LB, junior (Greensboro/Grimsley HS/Univ. of South Florida)
Howard
Brandon Sherman, WR, senior (Winston-Salem/Parkland HS)
Greg Stanfield, LB, sophomore (Reidsville/Morehead HS)
Morgan State
Keith Lee, RB, sophomore (Greensboro/Dudley HS)
N.C. A&T
Julian Alford, WR, sophomore (Greensboro/Dudley HS)
Nate Anderson, OL, senior (Greensboro/Southeast Guilford HS)
Cedric Byrd, WR, senior (Burlington/Williams HS)
Kreg Carter, OL, junior (Burlington/Williams HS)
Cameron Cates, DE, freshman (Greensboro/Andrews HS)
Enoch Cohen, OL, junior (Winston-Salem/North Forsyth HS)
Doug Davis, DB, freshman (High Point/High Point Central HS)
Dashaun Graham, DB, junior (Greensboro/Page HS)
Alex Grubb, P, freshman (Lexington/West Davidson HS)
Darius Hall, DT/DE, freshman (Greensboro/Dudley HS)
Justin Kearney, FB, junior (Graham/Graham HS)
Bryan Keller, fullback, freshman (Greensboro/Western Guilford HS)
Chris Kennedy, RB, freshman (Greensboro/Northwest Guilford HS)
Christopher (C.J.) Martin, QB, freshman (Winston-Salem/Reagan HS)
Tevin McNair, DB, sophomore (Randleman/Randleman HS)
Chris Neal, DE, freshman (Greensboro/Dudley HS)
Micah Stanfield, DL, sophomore (Reidsville/Morehead HS)
James Weaks, TE/LS, sophomore (Greensboro/Dudley HS)
Tevin Williams, LB, freshman (Greensboro/Dudley HS)
SOUTHERN
Appalachian State
Matt Cline, WR, senior (Thomasville/Glenn HS)
Jamie DeGeare, QB, sophomore (Kernersville/Glenn HS)
Ed Gainey, DB, sophomore (Winston-Salem/Mount Tabor HS)
Adam Kassouf, P, senior (Lexington/North Davidson HS)
Ben King, WR, sophomore (Archdale/Trinity HS)
Michael Marsh, DB, freshman (Randleman/Randleman HS)
Dakota Walker, LS, freshman (Winston-Salem/Ledford HS)
Tony Washington, WR, freshman (High Point/Andrews HS)
The Citadel
Thomas Suggs, OL, senior (Sophia/Asheboro HS)
Elon
Jordan Gibson, DL, junior (Thomasville/East Davidson HS)
Jody Hackett, DL, sophomore (Pleasant Garden/Southeast Guilford HS)
Eric Ludwig, DL, senior (Burlington/Western Alamance HS)
Jeremy Peterson, WR, freshman (Winston-Salem/R.J. Reynolds HS)
Scott Riddle, QB, junior (Ramseur/Eastern Randolph HS)
Lionel Shoffner, LB, junior (Greensboro/Grimsley HS)
Justin Ward, OL, freshman (Summerfield/Rockingham County HS)
Brandon Wiggins, LB, junior (Greensboro/Smith HS)
Western Carolina
Chris Collins, S, senior (High Point/Andrews HS)
Chris Everett, TE, sophomore (Greensboro/Dudley HS)
Nick James, WR, freshman (Winston-Salem/Parkland HS)
Ryan Kurzec, OL, freshman (Jamestown/Ragsdale HS)
Luke Ledwell, DB, freshman (Winston-Salem/Ledford HS)
D.J. McLendon, WR, freshman (Thomasville/Thomasville HS)
George Richardson, WR, freshman (Kernersville/Glenn HS)
Gene Singletary, DL, senior (Kernersville/Glenn HS)
Taylor Spangler, TE, junior (Ruffin/Rockingham HS)
Wofford
Kendall Bratcher, CB, sophomore (Greensboro/Northeast Guilford HS)
Mike Rucker, RB, junior (Winston-Salem/North Forsyth HS)
CONFERENCE USA
East Carolina
T.C. Baity, FB, junior (High Point/Southwest Guilford HS)
Derek Blacknall, DB, sophomore (Greensboro/Dudley HS)
Andrew Bodenheimer, WR, freshman (Clemmons/West Forsyth HS)
Michael Brooks, DT, freshman (Roxboro/Bartlett Yancey HS)
Michael Byrd, TE, sophomore (Thomasville/Thomasville HS)
Allen Crowder, DL, freshman (Mebane/Eastern Alamance HS)
Cory Dowless, OL, junior (Franklinville/Eastern Randolph HS)
Ben Hartman, PK, senior (Winston-Salem/North Davidson HS)
Ty Holmes, LB, freshman (Lexington/Lexington HS)
Dustin Lineback, LB, junior (Climax/Southeast Guilford HS, Brevard College)
Matt Millisor, PK, freshman (Greensboro/Page HS)
Jack Schultz, DB, freshman (Greensboro/Grimsley HS)
Alex Taylor, WR, senior (Greensboro/Southwest Guilford HS)
Matt Thompson, LB, sophomore (Mebane/Eastern Alamance HS)
Justin Venable, DB, freshman (Climax/Southeast Guilford HS)
Devon Wallace, DB, sophomore (Burlington/Southern Alamance HS)
BIG SOUTH
Campbell
Matt Baker, DB, sophomore (Kernersville/East Forsyth HS)
Rashaun Brown, RB, sophomore (Winston-Salem/Glenn HS)
Brandon Chandler, DB, sophomore (Kernersville/Glenn HS)
Todd Davis, OL, sophomore (Burlington/Williams HS)
Charles Fiore, DL, junior (Kernersvile/East Forsyth HS)
Ray Griffis, WR, sophomore (Graham/Cummings HS)
Kelvin Murphy, WR, sophomore (Greensboro/Grimsley HS)
Lloyd Newman, LB, freshman (Liberty/Eastern Randolph HS)
Will Newman, QB, freshman (Greensboro/Page HS)
Joseph Parrish, DB, sophomore (Greensboro/Grimsley HS)
Daniel Ritter, OL, freshman (Ramseur/Eastern Randolph HS)
Marshall Trogdon, OL, sophomore (Elon/Western Alamance HS)
Adam Willets, PK, sophomore (Gibsonville/Western Alamance HS)
Coastal Carolina
Justin Durham, K/P, junior (Lexington/North Davidson HS)
Trae Long, WR, junior (Clemmons/West Forsyth HS)
D.J. McNeill, RB, freshman (Greensboro/Page HS)
Phillip Oboh, DE, senior (Greensboro/Dudley HS)
Brian Sanders, S, junior (High Point/Andrews HS)
Gardner-Webb
James Perry III, WR, sophomore (Greensboro/Dudley HS)
Zach Welch, OL, sophomore (Greensboro/Southern Guilford HS)
SEC
South Carolina
Bryce Sherman, RB, freshman (Winston-Salem/Carver HS)
Alonzo Winfield, SS, sophomore (Winston-Salem/Carver HS)
ELSEWHERE
Buffalo
Zach Maynard, QB, sophomore (Greensboro/Grimsley HS)
Davidson
Michael Blanchard, QB, junior (High Point/Ledford HS)
Matt Heavner, QB, sophomore (Jamestown/Ragsdale HS)
Josh Raymond, RB, freshman (Winston-Salem/Reagan HS)
Philip Sineath, OLB, junior (Advance/Forsyth Country Day HS)
Georgetown
Robert Lane, Slot, senior (Greensboro/Grimsley HS)
James Madison
Will Gann, P/PK, freshman (Greensboro/Eastern Guilford HS)
Julius Graves, WR, sophomore (Reidsville/Reidsville HS)
Markus Hunter, LB, sophomore (High Point/Southwest Guilford HS)
N.C. Central
Ja'Quez Canty, DB, junior (Winston-Salem/North Forsyth HS)
Brian Haselsberger, P, freshman (Oak Ridge/Northwest Guilford HS)
Gabriel Manns, OL, senior (Winston-Salem/East Forsyth HS)
Teryl White, DL, junior (Winston-Salem/North Forsyth HS)
Alex Winters, LB, senior (Burlington/Williams HS)
Oregon
Remene Alston, RB, junior (Greensboro/Page HS)
Penn State
Kevion Latham, DE, sophmore (Greensboro/Page HS)
Winston-Salem State
Marvin Bohannon, DB, senior (Winston-Salem/North Forsyth HS)
Jordan Carter, RB, freshman (Burlington/Eastern Alamance HS)
Tykeam Dawkins, LB, sophomore (Greensboro/Southern Guilford HS)
Daniel Degraffenreid, DB, sophomore (Greensboro/Ragsdale HS)
Tyrone Goldston, FB, freshman (Asheboro/Asheboro HS)
Charles Goodwin, DL, freshman (High Point/Andrews HS)
Marcus Harris, RB, junior (Burlington/Williams HS)
Austin Higgins, TE, freshman (Winston-Salem/Atkins HS)
Thomas Johnson, DB, senior (Greensboro/Ragsdale HS)
Johnathon Kinzer, WR, senior (Winston-Salem/Parkland HS)
Chedrick Marshall, LB, senior (Greensboro/Dudley HS)
James Pegues, LB, freshman (Greensboro/Southeast Guilford HS)
Jordan Reid, QB, freshman (High Point/Andrews HS)
Rashad Shaw, freshman (Greensboro/Western Guilford HS)
Landen Thayer, K/P, freshman (Clemmons/West Forsyth HS)
Kenny Uqdah, DL, freshman (Winston-Salem/Carver HS)
Brian Wynn, QB, junior (Greensboro/Smith HS)
Note: This list of players was compiled by looking at rosters of schools in the ACC, Southern, MEAC, Big South and SEC conferences as well as all FBS and FCS schools in North Carolina and Virginia. Only players at Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) and Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) schools are included.
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