Shane Heatherly
LB, 6-3, 210
Waynesville, N.C./Tuscola HS

First-Team All-State defensive player at Tuscola ... Compiled 103 tackles and nine quarterback sacks in 2007 ... Made 27 stops behind the line ... Also forced five fumbles, recovered four and broke up six passes ... Returned an interception for a touchdown ... As a tight end, caught nine passes for 94 yards and four touchdowns ... Received blocking grade of 96 percent from coaches ... First-Team All-Region, All-Conference and All-County ... Named County's Defensive Player of the Year ... Voted Mountaineer's Most Valuable Player ... AHS went 5-7 his senior year with a trip to the state playoffs ... Career defensive numbers include 201 tackles, 43 for a loss and 11 sacks ... Totaled nine fumble recoveries, eight forced fumbles, 11 pass deflections and three blocked kicks ... Coached at Tuscloa by Donnie Kiefer ... Also recruited by Vanderbilt, North Carolina State, South Carolina, Wake Forest, Eastern Kentucky, Memphis, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, Appalachian State, Western Carolina and Wofford.