Jeff Fambrough Class: Senior Hometown: Atlanta, Ga. High School: Greater Atlanta Christian School Height / Weight: 6-0 / 273 Position: DT Experience: 3L

Furman: Returning starting defensive tackle who may face the toughest task of any regular in retaining first team status...came out of spring practice listed No. 3 at nose guard behind senior Wesley Bray and redshirt freshman Justin Brown...regardless of role, will provide Furman with an experienced down lineman...boasts impressive physical strength as evidenced by his program record squat of 635 pounds in spring testing...ranked second on the team with a 352-pound hang clean...bench pressed 405 pounds...spent the first two years of his career as a member of the offensive line before making the move to defense early in the 2004 season. 2005 -- Earned playing time in all 14 games and started at defensive tackle in the final nine games, helping Furman go 11-3, advance to the NCAA I-AA playoff semifinals, and finish the campaign ranked No. 3 nationally...totaled 20 tackles, including two stops for-loss...notched five tackles against Appalachian State (34-31 win) and at Georgia Southern (27-24 loss). 2004 -- Began the year as a reserve center but was switched to nose guard early in the campaign following a season ending knee injury to Michael Burant...appeared in all 13 games as a backup and member of special teams...credited with four tackles, including two stops in a 33-14 win over The Citadel. 2003 -- Delivered quality play in his first action as a Paladin, primarily as a backup to starting centers Corey Stewart and Craig Morgan...earned an emergency start (the first of his career) at The Citadel after Morgan was a game time scratch...saw action in all 11 games, including seven at center...earned three winning grades...notched season high mark of 1.97 (86.2 percent) on 29 plays versus Gardner-Webb (45-0 win)...totaled 132 snaps on the season. 2002 -- Member of scout team...awarded redshirt and extra year of eligibility.

High School: 2002 graduate of Greater Atlanta Christian School...two-year starter at both offensive and defensive tackle...played on a pair of region 8-AA championships, posting 9-3 and 11-1 records, respectively...served as team captain, totaled 90 tackles, and earned all-region and All-Gwinnett County honors in 2001...starred as a catcher and designated hitter in baseball...also excelled in weightlifting, posting a squat mark of 600 pounds and power clean of 340 pounds...football coach was Jimmy Chupp.

Personal: Full name is Jeffrey Chandler Fambrough...son of Mike and Ann Fambrough...father was an outstanding golfer at Georgia and team captain in 1974-75...born May 12, 1984, in Dunwoody, Georgia...health and exercise science major.