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RJ Potts Season 2019

PositionLB
Weight233 lbs
Height6-2
ClassSophomore
HometownFishers, Ind.
Pronunciation1L
2017: Redshirted.

PRIOR TO UC: One of the top-30 safety prospects in the 2017 class, Potts is a four-star recruit by 247Sports.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com … ESPN rates him with three stars … Scout rates him as the No. 1 player in the state of Indiana and one of the three best safeties in the Midwest … member of the Rivals 250 … was a two-way player for the Tigers, playing wide receiver and defensive back … a 2016 Associated Press First-Team 6A All-State honoree at DB … recorded 48 tackles, five passes defended, three interceptions, two QB hurries and a sack as a senior  … had 22 receptions for 379 yards and three TDs in 2016 … also returned kicks and punts and averaged 79.0 all-purpose yards per game … named to the 2016 Indy Star Preseason Super Team … a two-year member of the IFCA Junior All-State team … during his junior campaign, finished with 39 tackles and three passes defended … named Honorable Mention All-HCC and AP 6A All-State … had 47 tackles and four interceptions as a sophomore … chose UC over offers from Notre Dame, Indiana, Purdue and Nebraska among others … coached by Rick Wimmer … HS teammate of incoming freshman Angelo Howze … son of Tenisha and Roosevelt Potts … has two siblings, Taylor and Reagan … father played for the Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens from 1993-98 and was an All-American running back at the University of Louisiana-Monroe.
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Freshman
2018

Linebacker
6-2 / 222 lbs
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Freshman
2017

LB
6-3 / 223 lbs