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Melvin Davis
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Madison, Ga.
High School: Morgan County
Height / Weight: 6-0 / 194
Position: DB
2014 (True Freshman): Did not play, redshirted ... Member of scout team.
High School: Was three-sport standout at Morgan County HS ... Lettered three years for head football coach Bill Malone ... Split time at running back, cornerback, and safety ... Also served as team captain for two years ... Participated one season in wrestling ... Lettered three years on track team ... Also was captain for three years ... Was named all-region in football as senior ... Ranks 10th in school history in career receiving.
Personal: Full name is Melvin Lewis Davis III ... Parents are Crystal Herd and Melvin Davis Jr. ... Born May 20, 1996, in Madison, Ga. ... Majoring in business and intends to become actuary following college ... Chose Georgia Tech for “education, football, and because it’s close to home”.
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Broderick Snoddy
Class: RS Senior
Hometown: Carrollton, Ga.
High School: Carrollton
Height / Weight: 5-9 / 190
Position: AB
Birthdate: 01/03/1993
Did not participate in spring drills, recovering from leg injury ... Expected to be at full strength when fall practice begins.
2014 (Redshirt Junior): Played in 10 games, starting three, before suffering season-ending injury ... Carried 28 times for 283 yards for team-best 10.1 yards per rush ... Rushed for three touchdowns ... Hauled in three receptions for 100 yards ... Carried twice for 51 yards, including career-long run of 46 yards, before suffering season-ending injury vs. Clemson (Nov. 15) ... Rushed for 37 yards at NC State (Nov. 8) ... Started for first time in career and rushed for 52 yards on seven carries vs. Virginia (Nov. 1) ... Set career highs for rushing yards (82) and rushing touchdowns (3) while tying Heinz Field record for rushing touchdowns by opponent at Pitt (Oct. 25) ... Rushed five times for 39 yards, had one 33-yard reception and had 26-yard kickoff return at North Carolina (Oct. 18) ... Returned one kickoff for 29 yards at Virginia Tech (Sept. 20) ... Returned two kickoffs for 39 yards, including career-high 25 kick return and recorded one reception for two yards vs. Georgia Southern (Sept. 13) ... Rushed twice for 13 yards and returned one kickoff for 18 yards at Tulane (Sept. 6) ... Totaled 74 yards of offense, which included one carry for nine yards and career-long reception for 65 yards against Wofford (Aug. 30).
2013-14 Track: Earned third-team All-ACC honors in 60m at ACC Indoor Championships ... Recorded four first-places finishes during indoor season ... Took first place in both 60m (6.71) and 200m (21.23) at Vanderbilt Invitational ... Won 60m (6.72) and finished as runner-up in 200m (21.38) at Samford Multi and Invitational Indoor ... Finished 1st 200m with personal best 21.23 at Cupid Classic ... Placed fifth in 200m at ACC Indoor Championships.
2013 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in 12 games ... Rushed 24 times for 150 yards (6.2 yards per rush) ... Had two kickoff returns for 29 yards ... Carried eight times for 45 yards in season opener vs. Elon (Aug. 31) ... Returned two kickoffs vs. Virginia Tech (Sept. 26) ... Had career highs for rushing attempts (9), rushing yards (69) and longest rush (27) vs. Alabama A&M (Nov. 23).
2012-13 Track: Joined track and field team in January and soon after set school record in 60 meters (6.75) at Auburn Invitational ... One week later at meet hosted by Kentucky, won 200 meters, beating out 40 other competitors ... On Feb. 2 in South Bend, Ind., finished first in 60 with another school record (6.72) ... Broke school record in 60 for third time, winning Samford Invitational in 6.67 ... Qualified for ... NCAA Championships, where finished 13th nationally in 60 ... Earned second team Indoor USTFCCA All-American honors ran 10.3 100-meters in first outdoor meet.
2012 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in 13 games as back-up at B-back and on special teams ... Made nine tackles on special teams (eight solo tackles) ... Rushed 13 times for 50 yards and one touchdown ... Had one reception for 11 yards ... Carried six times for 13 yards and first career touchdown vs. Presbyterian (Sept. 8) ... Had three carries for 23 yards and 11-yard reception in win over Virginia (Sept. 15).
2011 (True Freshman): Redshirted, did not play.
High School: Carrollton HS ... Played for coach Rayvan Teague ... Rushed for 1,150 yards and 18 touchdowns as senior ... Rated as 49th-best prospect in state by Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Named all-area in 2010 ... Invited to play in North-South Game ... Was track star in high school ... Won state 3A championship in 100 (10.76) and the 200 (21.91) ... Made academic honor roll.
Personal: Full name is Broderick Brett Snoddy ... Mother, Lynn ... Has two siblings – Bernard and Krisha ... Born Jan. 3, 1993, in Carrollton, Ga. ... Snoddy and wife Rachel were married June 20, 2015 ... Began playing football at age 6 ... Business administration major.