25  Jonathan George
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Lincoln, Ala. High School: Lincoln Height / Weight: 5-10 / 209 Position: Tailback Experience: 1L

Played well in the spring and enters preseason drills as the backup tailback ... Got his first playing time last season on special teams and as a reserve running back ... Has shown explosive ability and the strength to break tackles in practice.

2010 (Redshirt Freshman): Rushed the ball nine times for 25 yards, including a season-long nine-yard run ... Played mostly on special teams during the season, gathering playing time in 11 games.

2009 (Freshman): Redshirted ... Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week once during the season.

High School: Running back with a unique combination of athletic accomplishments ... Had approximately 3,300 all-purpose yards and 26 total touchdowns as a senior at Lincoln (Ala.) High School ... Including in the TD total were five kickoff returns for touchdowns and four punt returns for scores ... Honorable-mention all-state in football by the Alabama Sportswriters Association ... All-county ... Named to the Anniston Star "Dandy Dozen," covering the Northeast Alabama area ... Began playing with the varsity high school team while he was in eighth grade ... Missed most of his junior year because of injury ... In addition to his exploits at running back, also played wide receiver, safety and defensive end during his career ... Coached by Keith Howard ... "Jonathan was just a 'manimal' for us," Howard said. "He's a great football player and a great athlete but an even better person. He's an outstanding young man." ... A state-champion performer in both track and wrestling ... State track champ in three events - the 200-meter dash (senior year), 400-meter run (junior year) and also a member of the 4x400-meter relay unit that won the state title (junior year) ... His team won the state championship as a junior ... Also state champion in his weight class in wrestling as a junior and senior ... Won a second state championship as a senior with a dramatic finish; down 7-2 with a minute and a half to go, he rallied to within 7-6, then scored a takedown in the final three seconds to win the championship as time expired ... Honor-roll student.

Personal: Born in Anniston, Ala. ... Son of Kenneth and Janice George ... Major is chemistry.