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Joel Reaves
Joel Reaves

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Marion, S.C.
High School:
Marion
Last College:
Georgia Military
Height / Weight:
6-1 / 294
Position:
DT
Experience:
1 VL

09/16/2006

South Carolina vs. Wofford

South Carolina vs. Wofford

Former junior college transfer who is set for his final season at Carolina... expected to battle for a playing time in the middle of the defensive line... one of four players on the squad to come to Columbia from Georgia Military, joining Casper and Jasper Brinkley and Brandon Isaac... can squat 560 pounds... has made eight career starts.

2006: Junior college transfer who enrolled in January and went through spring drills... saw limited action in the first two games, playing a total of six plays... playing time increased significantly after the season-ending injury to Marque Hall... played in all 13 games, making eight starts... notched 21 tackles, including 15 solo stops... had 3.0 tackles for loss including 1.5 sacks... gained his first starting assignment against FAU... credited with a sack at Kentucky... had a season-high four tackles on three occasions: vs. Wofford, Arkansas and Middle Tennessee.

2004-05: Played at Georgia Military College in Milledgeville, Ga. with Carolina teammates Jasper and Casper Brinkley... was a pre-season All-American... also pursued by Baylor, Illinois, Louisville and East Carolina.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Marion (S.C.) High School in 2004.

PERSONAL: Joel Reaves was born Jan. 11, 1986... pursuing a degree in African-American studies... first name is pronounced Joe-L.

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