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The players who got away
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close xPittsburgh linebacker Max Gruder, who played at Charlotte Country Day and who will play against N.C. State on Saturday, is one of many players from North Carolina who left the state to play college football elsewhere.
It could be argued that if you put all those players together, you could field a winning team on the Football Bowl Subdivision level. The "left-the-state" team was compiled after scanning rosters of all the out-of-state FBS schools. (The players' high schools are in parentheses.)
This team would be quite strong on offense and in the secondary but suspect on the defensive front and lacking in depth.
And one of the place-kickers would have to handle the punting.
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Offense
QB: Joe Cox, Georgia, Sr., (Charlotte Independence): Passed for 375 yards, 5 TDs last week vs. Arkansas.
RB: Montario Hardesty, Tennessee, Sr., (New Bern): Briefly a UNC commit before changing his mind, he's averaging 115 rushing yards per game.
OL: Carl Johnson, Florida, Jr., (Durham Southern): A leader on the line that powered the Gators to 2008 BCS title.
OL: Peter Lusk, Air Force, Sr., (Raleigh Enloe): Second-year starter for Falcons.
OL: Chris Hairston, Clemson, Jr., (Winston-Salem Carver HS): Tigers' second-best OL is a second-year starter.
OL: Landon Walker, Clemson, So., (East Wilkes HS): Won starting job in Tigers' preseason camp.
OL: Xavier Nixon, Florida, Fr., (Fayetteville Jack Britt HS): One of nation's most talented freshman linemen.
TE: Weslye Saunders, South Carolina, Jr., (Durham Riverside): Leads Gamecocks with 13 catches for 153 yards.
WR: Brandon Banks, Kansas State, Sr., (Garner HS): Half-brother of track phenom Gabby Mayo was Big 12 offensive newcomer of the year last season; leads team with 16 catches.
WR: Jarrett Boykin, Virginia Tech, So., (Butler High): Leads Hokies with 9 receptions.
WR: Scott Long, Louisville, Sr., (South Brunswick HS): 9 catches and 157 receiving yards lead the Cardinals.
Defense
DE: Kerry Neal, Notre Dame, Jr., (Bunn HS): 18 career starts.
DT: Travian Robertson, South Carolina, Jr., (Scotland County HS): First-year starter has 8 tackles.
DT: Melvin Ingram, South Carolina, So., (Richmond County HS): Former LB a key part of deep, talented Gamecock front.
DE: Kevion Latham, Penn State, So., (Greensboro Page HS): Reserve has 1 tackle for loss and half a sack.
LB: Max Gruder, Pittsburgh, So., (Charlotte Country Day): First-year starter tied for fifth on team with 14 tackles.
LB: Brandon Spikes, Florida, Sr., (Crest HS): 2008 Bronko Nagurski finalist may be the nation's best linebacker.
LB: Barquell Rivers, Virginia Tech, So., (Anson County HS): Leads Hokies with 27 tackles.
DB: Chris Culliver, South Carolina, Jr., (Garner HS): All-SEC candidate ranks fourth on team in tackles and is an excellent kick returner.
DB: Stephan Virgil, Virginia Tech, Sr., (Rocky Mount HS): 6 interceptions in 2008; cornerback battling bruised left knee.
DB: Crezdon Butler, Clemson, Sr., (Asheville HS): Cornerback has 196 career interception yards, third-most in Clemson history.
DB: Marcus Gilchrist, Clemson, Jr., (High Point Andrews HS): Starting cornerback has 17 tackles, 2 PBU in 2009.
Specialists
PK: San San Te, Rutgers, So., (Hickory HS): 6-for-9 on field goal attempts in second season as starter.
DS: Marc Yerry, Oklahoma State, So., (Weddington HS): Second-year starter regarded as a top deep-snapping specialist.
KO: Jon Teague, Navy, So., (Fred T. Foard HS): Strong-legged kickoff specialist has 10 touchbacks in 78 career kicks.
Reserves
QB: Jonathan Crompton, Tennessee, Sr., (Waynesville Tuscola); Zach Maynard, Buffalo, So., (Greensboro Grimsley).
OL: Quinn Barham, Penn State, So., (Durham Hillside); Brian Simmons, Oklahoma, Sr., (Southeast Raleigh HS); Pierre Andrews, South Carolina, Jr., (Charlotte Independence); Hutch Eckerson, South Carolina, Jr., (Lumberton HS).
TE: Austin Monahan, Vanderbilt, So., (Charlotte Country Day); Jimmy Graham, Miami, Sr., (Charis Prep).
RB: Josh Oglesby, Virginia Tech, So., (Garner HS).
FB: Austin Johnson, Tennessee, So., (Hickory HS).
WR: Jason Barnes, South Carolina, So., (Charlotte Independence); Mario Washington, Navy, Jr., (Crest HS); Trent Guy, Louisville, Sr., (West Charlotte).
PK: Chris Hinkebein, Virginia, So., (Charlotte Providence HS).
DE: Byron McKnight, South Carolina, So., (Scotland County HS).
LB: Daryl Vereen, Tennessee, So., (North Mecklenburg HS).
DB: Robert Blanton, Notre Dame, So., (Butler HS); Brandon Woods, Virginia, Jr., (Southern Durham); Kevin Edwards, Navy, Jr., (Charlotte Vance HS); Mario Hill, Navy, Sr., (Greensboro Grimsley); Raeshon McNeil, Notre Dame, Sr., (Davie County HS).
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