
Entering into his seventh year as defensive coordinator is Coach Michael Collins.
Collins' defense has helped the Patriots win four Conference championships in his six years. The defense finished 1st in the MSC in rushing yards allowed per game. In 2012 the patriot's defense will return 9 starters. With a seasoned group of veterans and a quality group of freshmen the defense is hungry for another MSC championship.
Collins joined the Patriot coaching staff after a successful three-year stint at Pascagoula High School in Pascagoula, Mississippi where he served as the defensive coordinator garnering a Division Championship in 2003.
Prior to Pascagoula, Collins served as an assistant coach at Clarksdale High in Clarksdale, Mississippi where, in two years, he helped achieve a 24-3 record and a state championship title. Collins also gained his expertise while earning his undergraduate degree at Northeast Mississippi Community College and later Delta State University where he learned the game as a student assistant coach. Collins was graduated from Delta State University in 2001 with a degree in Physical Education.
"Cumberlands offers a great Baptist, Christian atmosphere from the moment you step on the campus," stated Collins. "I know this atmosphere is a great place for me and my family. I am so thankful for the support and dedication that I have from my family. They too, love the Patriots. In fact, my father, my wife, and my children, have not missed a single game in our six years at Cumberlands."
Collins is a native of Clinton, Mississippi. He and his wife, Pamela, along with their family, Spencer and Sloan, look forward to yet another exciting Patriot football season.
| # | Name | Cl. | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan-Michael Agee | FR | OLB | 6-0 | 170 | Knoxville, TN | ||
| Cody Baker | FR | OL | 6-2 | 285 | Cartersville, GA | ||
| Bryce Bell | FR | DE | 5-11 | 220 | Dallas, GA | ||
| Montrell Berry | FR | RB | 5-10 | 190 | Tullahoma, TN | ||
| Ryan Berry | SO | RB | 6-0 | 205 | Sardinia, OH | ||
| Chris Blake | FR | OLB | 6-2 | 190 | Shelby, KY | ||
| Cameron Brantley* | FR | OL | 6-0 | 270 | Thomaston, GA | ||
| John Brewer | FR | LB | 6-2 | 235 | Wooten, KY | ||
| Christian Brislenn* | FR | OL | 6-4 | 300 | Franklin, OH | ||
| Ricky Buckler | JR | RB | 5-9 | 180 | Bellevue, KY | ||
| James Bullock | FR | WR | 6-2 | 170 | Hudson, FL | ||
| Gray Bunch | FR | LB | 5-10 | 190 | Powell, TN | ||
| Tyler Burge | FR | OL | 6-1 | 220 | Buford, GA | ||
| Noah Burris | FR | LB | 6-1 | 215 | Cambridge, OH | ||
| Lucas Button | FR | LB | 6-2 | 220 | Dry Ridge, KY | ||
| Drew Chambers | FR | DL | 6-1 | 260 | Signal Mountain, TN | ||
| Chase Cline | FR | RB | 5-7 | 172 | Maryville, TN | ||
| Brent Copeland | FR | QB | 6-1 | 190 | Bremen, GA | ||
| Ben Cornett | JR | RB | 5-11 | 180 | Harlan, KY | ||
| Thomas Crews | FR | OLB | 5-9 | 180 | Ashville, AL | ||
| Darrell Cross | FR | ||||||
| Dallas Defoor | FR | DB | 6-1 | 180 | Gainesville, GA | ||
| Keith DeVeaux | FR | RB | 6-0 | 185 | McDonough, GA | ||
| Dontre' Douse | FR | DB | 6-0 | 180 | Savannah, GA | ||
| Taylor Dunn | FR | OL | 6-2 | 280 | Strawberry Plains, TN | ||
| Slater Eckert | FR | QB | 5-10 | 180 | Locust Grove, GA | ||
| Ryan Edenfield | FR | OL | 6-1 | 235 | Cumming, GA | ||
| Tyler Edwards | SO | RB | 5-7 | 180 | Hartsville, TN | ||
| Dean Ewing | FR | RB | 6-1 | 205 | Maysville, GA | ||
| Laderemy Fielder | JR | LB | 5-11 | 215 | Rome, GA | ||
| Rodney Goins | FR | DL | 5-10 | 218 | Butler, KY | ||
| Josh Greenwell | FR | LB | 6-1 | 210 | Radcliff, KY | ||
| Kyle Griffin | FR | TE | 6-3 | 215 | Warner Robbins, GA | ||
| Gatlin Hatchel | FR | QB | 6-0 | 180 | Dresden, TN | ||
| Isaiah Hayes | FR | LB | 5-10 | 210 | Chattanooga, TN | ||
| Bobby Hendricks | FR | DB | 5-10 | 175 | Chattanooga, TN | ||
| Parker Henshaw | FR | LB | 5-10 | 205 | Lynchburg, TN | ||
| John Hiles | FR | OL | 6-2 | 257 | Lexington, KY | ||
| Sam Hurst | FR | OL | 5-10 | 230 | Dacula, GA | ||
| Aking Ishmael | FR | WR | 5-9 | 170 | Marietta, GA | ||
| Tyler Jackson | FR | DB | 6-2 | 180 | Somerset, KY | ||
| Gabriel Jefferson | FR | ||||||
| Ty Johnson | FR | DB | 5-10 | 180 | Corryton, TN | ||
| Keon Jones | SO | WR | 6-0 | 170 | Merrillville, IN | ||
| Tyler Jones | FR | OL | 6-4 | 290 | London, KY | ||
| Kris Keohane | FR | OL | 5-11 | 260 | Huntsville, AL | ||
| David Kilgore | FR | OLB | 5-9 | 180 | Carrolton, GA | ||
| Ethan Lake | FR | WR | 5-9 | 190 | Berea, KY | ||
| John Madon | FR | OL | 6-0 | 225 | Williamsburg, KY | ||
| Travis Manning | SO | DL | 5-11 | 190 | Murray, KY | ||
| Tyler Martin | FR | DL | 6-1 | 245 | Crossville, TN | ||
| Wyatt McAfee | FR | OLB | 6-0 | 175 | Madison, AL | ||
| Seth McCoy | FR | K | 5-11 | 200 | Corbin, KY | ||
| Christopher McElrath | FR | DL | 6-1 | 230 | Boaz, AL | ||
| Jared McKenzie | FR | LB | 6-0 | 195 | Tullahoma, TN | ||
| Caleb Menefee* | FR | OL | 5-11 | 230 | Millton, FL | ||
| Anthony Meza | JR | LB | 5-10 | 215 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | ||
| Gary Milloway | FR | LB | 5-9 | 200 | Cumming, GA | ||
| Noah Mills | FR | DL | 6-2 | 220 | Bremen, GA | ||
| Logan Mize | FR | RB | 6-0 | 175 | Irvine, KY | ||
| Justin Newman | FR | ATH | 6-2 | 190 | Maryville, TN | ||
| Shun Qualls | FR | DB | 5-9 | 155 | Cleveland, TN | ||
| Jacob Ratliff | FR | OL | 5-10 | 215 | Amelia, OH | ||
| Elijah Redmond | FR | DB | 5-9 | 185 | Forest Park, GA | ||
| Jake Robbins | FR | OL | 5-8 | 230 | Sevierville, TN | ||
| Erasmo Rodriguez | FR | K | 5-10 | 150 | Douglasville, GA | ||
| Kyrie Rodriguez | FR | RB | 5-10 | 205 | Roanoke Rapids, NC | ||
| Andrew Root* | FR | LB | 5-10 | 210 | Williamsburg, KY | ||
| Brandon Rush | FR | DB | 5-8 | 168 | Jonesboro, GA | ||
| Christopher Sharpe | FR | RB | 6-1 | 185 | Vidalia, GA | ||
| Lee Smith | FR | LB | 6-0 | 205 | Dawsonville, GA | ||
| David Stable | FR | DB | 5-9 | 170 | Savannah, GA | ||
| Benjamin Staggs | FR | DL | 6-0 | 225 | Pikeville, KY | ||
| Troy Stickler | SO | TE | 6-3 | 215 | Rockwood, TN | ||
| Brian Stills | FR | OLB | 5-7 | 180 | Fayetteville, GA | ||
| Eli Stout | FR | QB | 5-10 | 160 | Whitwell, TN | ||
| Bryan Stovall | FR | RB | 5-9 | 190 | Bowling Green, KY | ||
| Zach Taylor | FR | OL | 6-0 | 250 | Villa Rica, GA | ||
| Teddarius Teasley | FR | OLB | 6-1 | 180 | Gainesville, GA | ||
| Jack Thompson | FR | ||||||
| Woody Thompson | SO | WR/DB | 6-0 | 175 | Kingston, TN | ||
| Devon Turczyn | FR | RB | 5-10 | 185 | Hartsville, TN | ||
| Davis Turnbull | FR | WR | 5-10 | 170 | Roswell, GA | ||
| Caleb Turnipseed | FR | OL | 6-2 | 240 | Denver, IN | ||
| Eric Van Dyke | FR | LB | 5-11 | 195 | Dresden, TN | ||
| Copeland West | FR | LB | 6-1 | 225 | Lenoir City, TN | ||
| Austin Whisenhunt | FR | OLD | 5-11 | 175 | Ashville, AL | ||
| C.J. White | FR | DE | 6-3 | 240 | Alto, GA | ||
| Tyler White | FR | DE | 6-1 | 205 | Knoxville, TN | ||
| Austin Willis | FR | OL/DS | 6-2 | 250 | Jonesboro, TN | ||
| Kyle Yarbrough | FR | DE | 6-1 | 235 | Seebring, FL | ||
| Ronnie Yeary | FR | RB | 5-9 | 170 | Irvine, KY | ||
| 1 | Willie Gibson | JR | WR | 6-0 | 180 | Abbeville, GA | |
| 2 | Dekeldric Felton | SR | WR | 5-11 | 170 | Oglethorpe, GA | |
| 3 | Terrance Cobb | JR | RB | 5-11 | 220 | Knoxville, TN | |
| 4 | Iquan Deed | SO | RB | 6-0 | 205 | Montezuma, GA | |
| 5 | Jake Minga | FR | WR | 6-0 | 190 | Clinton, TN | |
| 6 | Reggie Murray | JR | DB | 6-0 | 195 | Miami, FL | |
| 7 | Fred Byars, Jr. | JR | RB | 5-11 | 200 | Atlanta, GA | |
| 8 | Dewaun Harrison | SO | OLB | 6-3 | 220 | Chickamauga, GA | |
| 9 | Cory Young | SO | QB | 6-0 | 180 | Waynesville, OH | |
| 10 | Phillip Wells | SR | QB | 5-11 | 190 | Lafollette, TN | |
| 11 | Jay Bright | SR | QB | 6-1 | 195 | Fayetteville, GA | |
| 12 | Bradley Ramsey | JR | QB | 6-2 | 200 | Morristown, TN | |
| 13 | Richard Hutchison | SR | DL | 5-10 | 215 | Douglas, GA | |
| 15 | Randy Maynard | FR | QB | 6-0 | 195 | Pikeville, KY | |
| 17 | Cory Clark | SO | DB | 6-2 | 170 | Seymour, TN | |
| 18 | Matthias Maynard | FR | DB | 5-9 | 170 | Dunedin, FL | |
| 19 | Ethan Brown | SO | DB | 6-0 | 180 | Dawsonville, GA | |
| 20 | Seth Brewton | SO | DB | 5-11 | 170 | Corryton, TN | |
| 21 | Brendan Kelly | SR | DB | 5-9 | 170 | Lexington, KY | |
| 22 | Chad Bond | SO | WR | 5-11 | 180 | Tullahoma, TN | |
| 23 | Cody Davidson | SR | DB | 6-0 | 190 | Sugar Hill, GA | |
| 24 | Faquan Calhoun | JR | DB | 6-1 | 205 | Lebanon, KY | |
| 25 | Harrison Hendricks | SO | DB | 5-11 | 185 | Antioch, TN | |
| 26 | Brandon Adams | SO | OLB | 6-1 | 180 | Unadilla, GA | |
| 27 | Troy Arnold | SR | DB | 6-0 | 190 | Jacksboro, TN | |
| 28 | Stephen Wells | SR | DB | 5-11 | 190 | Lafollette, TN | |
| 29 | Adrian Hightower | JR | DB | 5-9 | 185 | Macon, GA | |
| 31 | D'Angelo Jordan | JR | RB | 5-9 | 205 | Jacksonville, FL | |
| 32 | Kevin Kennedy | FR | DB | 5-9 | 175 | Seymour, TN | |
| 33 | Keddron West | SR | |||||
| 34 | Rico Ogletree | FR | DB | 5-7 | 170 | Forsyth, GA | |
| 35 | Zack Stroub | SR | TE | 6-2 | 225 | Mt. Sterling, KY | |
| 36 | Zeke Eier | FR | RB | 5-10 | 210 | New Carlisle, OH | |
| 37 | Zach Balusik | FR | FB | 5-11 | 225 | Greensburg, IN | |
| 38 | Dearrick Lindsey | FR | RB | 5-10 | 180 | Horse Cave, KY | |
| 39 | Brandon Dutton | SO | OLB | 5-10 | 195 | Knoxville, TN | |
| 40 | Chandler Patrick | FR | LB | 6-0 | 230 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| 41 | Jeremy Gardner | JR | LB | 6-0 | 190 | Frankfort, KY | |
| 42 | Robert McCormick | SO | DE | 5-11 | 185 | Louisville, KY | |
| 43 | Kel McCarter | JR | LB | 6-0 | 200 | Sevierville, TN | |
| 45 | Keontre Walker | JR | LB | 5-11 | 200 | Stockbridge, GA | |
| 48 | Weston Hazelhurst | JR | LB | 5-11 | 225 | Clinton, TN | |
| 49 | Austin Chadwick | SO | LB | 5-11 | 210 | Cartersville, GA | |
| 50 | Nick Smith | JR | DL | 6-4 | 246 | Knoxville, TN | |
| 51 | Cody Perkins | SO | DL/DS | 6-1 | 190 | Williamsburg, KY | |
| 52 | Demetrius Rogers | FR | DL | 6-2 | 215 | Locust Grove, GA | |
| 53 | Terrell Wilson | JR | DL | 6-0 | 265 | Calhoun, GA | |
| 54 | Jared Stippert | SO | DL | 6-3 | 245 | Clearwater, FL | |
| 55 | Jonathan Morrell | FR | OL | 6-0 | 260 | Warner Robbins, GA | |
| 56 | Colby Hitchcock | SR | OL | 6-0 | 290 | Loganville, GA | |
| 57 | Carson Newman | FR | LB | 6-1 | 218 | Jefferson, GA | |
| 58 | Tanner Baker | SO | OL | 6-3 | 280 | Fayetteville, GA | |
| 59 | Ryan Northcutt | JR | OL | 6-3 | 290 | Atlanta, GA | |
| 60 | Joe Dauscha | SO | OL | 6-2 | 290 | Huntland, TN | |
| 62 | Jeffery Roberson | FR | DL/DS | 5-11 | 210 | Copperhill, TN | |
| 67 | Tor Peterson | FR | OL | 6-2 | 265 | Cumming, GA | |
| 72 | Austin Smith | FR | OL | 6-2 | 270 | Knoxville, TN | |
| 73 | William Barnes | SR | OL | 6-4 | 230 | Knox, TN | |
| 75 | B.J. Chancey | FR | OL | 6-3 | 245 | Locust Grove, GA | |
| 76 | Tyler Thacker | SR | OL | 6-2 | 245 | Ranger, GA | |
| 77 | Shane Turnipseed | JR | OL | 6-5 | 325 | Denver, IN | |
| 78 | Drake Fox | FR | OL | 6-1 | 362 | Pickwick Dam, GA | |
| 80 | Daniel Harris | FR | WR | 6-3 | 185 | Dresden, TN | |
| 82 | Caleb Melton | FR | TE | 6-0 | 225 | Powell, TN | |
| 86 | Justin Dyer | SR | K/P | 5-11 | 190 | Woodburn, KY | |
| 88 | Al Merrick | JR | K/P | 5-11 | 185 | Pineville, KY | |
| 89 | Mitchell Mascaro | JR | K/P | 6-0 | 185 | Knoxville, TN | |
| 91 | Zack Bull | SO | DE | 6-3 | 230 | McDonough, GA | |
| 92 | Byron Howard | SR | DL | 5-11 | 220 | Lexington, KY | |
| 93 | Kinyarda Riley | FR | DE | 5-10 | 225 | Mableton, GA | |
| 94 | Airion Britt | SR | DL | 6-2 | 230 | Statesboro, GA | |
| 95 | Jay Brough | FR | OL | 5-10 | 240 | Frankfort, KY | |
| 99 | Christian Robbins | FR | OL | 6-4 | 275 | Keokee, VA |