2008 Football Roster
Roster
Fennell, Erik

Jersey Number 35
Erik Fennell
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- High School:
- Hillsborough HS
Bio
2010: Started all 11 games at safety...ranked fifth on the team with 60 tackles...posted eight tackles in back-to-back games against Southeast Missouri and Central Arkansas...ended season with nine stops against Tennessee State.
2009: Started seven of the 11 games he appeared...ranked second on the team with 67 tackles, including 34 solo stops...registered at least three tackles in every game, including two double-digit tackle performances...posted 12 tackles against Eastern Illinois...added a career-best 14 stops in the finale against Tennessee Tech.
2008: Appeared in 10 games, playing mainly on special teams...finished the season with 12 tackles...had a season-best four stops against Indiana.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played two years for head coach Earl Garcia at Hillsborough High School...helped lead the Terriers to a 9-3 record his senior season...earned Defensive Player of the Year honors after recording 89 tackles, one sack and one intereception in 2007...earned all-conference and all-district laurels his senior season...rushed for 685 yards and 13 touchdowns, and threw for 350 yards and 10 scores as a junior...also a member of the baseball and track teams.
PERSONAL: Full name is Erik Deshea Fennell...born Aug. 31, 1989...son of Regina Grambell...has three brothers, Rashaad Fennell, Jutero Clemons and Amir Grambell...majoring in advertising.
2009: Started seven of the 11 games he appeared...ranked second on the team with 67 tackles, including 34 solo stops...registered at least three tackles in every game, including two double-digit tackle performances...posted 12 tackles against Eastern Illinois...added a career-best 14 stops in the finale against Tennessee Tech.
2008: Appeared in 10 games, playing mainly on special teams...finished the season with 12 tackles...had a season-best four stops against Indiana.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played two years for head coach Earl Garcia at Hillsborough High School...helped lead the Terriers to a 9-3 record his senior season...earned Defensive Player of the Year honors after recording 89 tackles, one sack and one intereception in 2007...earned all-conference and all-district laurels his senior season...rushed for 685 yards and 13 touchdowns, and threw for 350 yards and 10 scores as a junior...also a member of the baseball and track teams.
PERSONAL: Full name is Erik Deshea Fennell...born Aug. 31, 1989...son of Regina Grambell...has three brothers, Rashaad Fennell, Jutero Clemons and Amir Grambell...majoring in advertising.
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