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2017 Football Roster

8 Israel Battle

  • Position LB
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cedartown, Ga.
  • Highschool Cedartown

Biography

SENIOR (2017): Appeared in all 11 games … Ended the season with 14 tackles, including nine solo and 3.5 tackles for loss … Had 2.0 sacks on the year, both coming in the 21-3 win over VMI (10/28) … Had a season-high three tackles at ETSU (9/16), including a pair of solo stops … Matched his season high with three tackles, all solo, against VMI.

JUNIOR (2016): Appeared in all 12 games … Made six tackles, with four solo stops … Registered season-high three tackles in season-opening, 24-23 win at Mercer … Made one solo tackle in 45-10 win vs. ETSU … Recorded one solo stop in 37-34 victory vs. No. 20 Samford … Had one tackle in 30-20 win at VMI.

SOPHOMORE (2015): Appeared in nine games … Made 10 tackles, including 1.0 for loss, and one pass breakup … Recorded career-high five tackles, 1.0 for loss, and one pass breakup in season-opening 69-0 win vs. Davidson … Made two tackles in 28-10 win vs. Western Carolina … Had one solo stop at Georgia Southern … Made one solo tackle in 35-14 win vs. VMI … Made one solo tackle at Charleston Southern in second round of NCAA FCS Playoffs.

FRESHMAN (2014): Appeared in all 12 games … Registered 14 tackles, one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup … Recorded season-high three tackles and one pass breakup in collegiate debut vs. Coastal Carolina … Made one tackle at defending national champion Florida State … Tied season high with three tackles, including two solo, at Charleston Southern … Recorded two tackles and one quarterback hurry in 37-14 win vs. Gardner-Webb … Registered two tackles in 63-56 win vs. Charlotte … Matched tackles total next week vs. Chattanooga … Ended season with one tackle in 45-25 win at VMI.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2014 graduate of Cedartown High School in Cedartown, Ga.

PERSONAL: Son of Stephanie Battle and Dedric Gibson ... Major is education.

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Historical Player Information

  • 44

    2014Freshman

    LB
    6'2" 215 lbs
    44
  • 8

    2015Sophomore

    LB
    6'2" 226 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2016Junior

    LB
    6'2" 220 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2017Senior

    LB
    6'2" 220 lbs
    8

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