Moncel Wooten

Position:
Defensive Back
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 195
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.
Prev School:
Murray State

Joined the Tigers in August 2007 after transferring from Murray State University... Redshirted during the 2006 season as a linebacker at Murray State...Worked as a defensive back throughout the fall...Was able to practice with the team but was not eligible for games because of NCAA transfer guidelines.

Prep: Lettered two seasons at Raleigh-Egypt High and two at White Station High...Was the starting tight end and linebacker as a senior at WSHS...Caught seven passes for 165 yards and one touchdown...Totaled 28 tackles as a senior...Helped his squad to an 8-4 record and a state playoff berth...Was named All-Region 8-5A...Also played baseball and ran track in high school..

Personal: Moncel Dierrdre Wooten is the son of Chiana Adair and the late Moncel L. Wooten...Born May 23, 1988, in Memphis, Tenn.