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      Jonathan Hefney
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Rock Hill, S.C.

High School:
Rock Hill/Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy

Height / Weight:
5-9 / 185

Position:
Defensive Back

Experience:
2L

Major:
Political Science

HEFNEY'S PERSONAL FILE

Full Name: Jonathan Jerrod Hefney

Born: Feb. 27, 1985

Coach at Rock Hill High School: Jim Ringer

Coach at Hargrave Military Academy: Robert Prunty

HONORS -

    • 2004 Freshman All-America The Sporting News (2nd)
    • 2004 Freshman All-SEC Coaches and Knoxville News Sentinel

CAREER GAMES/STARTS - 24/23

2005 - Games/Starts: 11/11 ... After earning Freshman All-SEC honors as cornerback in 2004, entered sophomore season as starting free safety ... Ranked third on team with 65 tackles and led squad with three interceptions at new position ... Interception and return of 26 yards was defensive play of game during Vols' rally at LSU ... Broke up pass and totaled six tackles versus Mississippi ... Set career-high with 14 tackles against Georgia ... Made three stops at Alabama ... Tied for game-high honors with nine tackles versus South Carolina and picked off second pass of season, which he returned 37 yards ... Owns two career interceptions against home-state Gamecocks ... Totaled five tackles at Notre Dame ... Tallied four stops and two PBUs versus Memphis ... Added 45 yards on two punt returns against Tigers, including long of 36 yards ... Had seven tackles versus Vanderbilt and returned five punts -- one of which was returned for career long of 43 yards ... Logged four tackles and one interception at Kentucky.

2004 - Games/Starts: 13/12 ... Started final 12 games and second on squad with 11 passes defensed ... First career start (Florida) led to seven tackles ... Six tackles at Georgia with game-high three PBUs ... Eight tackles vs. Alabama while breaking up one pass ... First career interception came at home state South Carolina ... Six tackles and three PBUs at Vanderbilt ... Tied season-high with eight tackles in SEC title game.

HIGH SCHOOL - Played 2003 season at Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy and then re-signed with UT ... Led Rock Hill (15-0) in 2002 with more than 80 tackles and five interceptions ... Rock Hill was state's only undefeated prep team in 2002 ... Had interception and fumble return for touchdowns ... Rushed 98 times from quarterback position for 805 yards and 10 TDs ... Completed 32-of-62 for 500 yards and four scores ... All-Region on both offense and defense ... As junior, made 81 tackles and intercepted five passes ... Six interceptions first two seasons.

JONATHAN HEFNEY'S STATISTICS
DEFENSESACKS/TFL/INT/HIGH
YEARGUTATTTYDSYDSFFFRPDYDSTKLE
2004135312650.5/122.5/1700111/18-2x
2005114520650/03.5/30063/6314-UG
Totals2498321300.5/126/2000174/6414-UG

PUNT RETURNSNETAVGAVGHIGH
YEARGATTYDSATTGMTDLONGYDS
200413231155.08.8027-UNLV41-UG
2005111314911.513.5043-VU76-VU
Totals24362647.311.0043-VU76-VU

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