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A local non-scholarship player who has emerged as a key player on special teams... can play wide receiver or A-back... a local product who joined the program prior to the 2008 season.
2010 (Sophomore):
Saw action in eight games, almost exclusively on special teams... played A-back most of the season... had one rushing attempt, for nine yards, vs. Middle Tennessee State (Oct. 16).
2009 (Freshman)
Played in 10 games exclusively on special
teams... saw action in both postseason games -- vs. Clemson in the ACC Championship
Game and vs. Iowa in the FedEx Orange Bowl... made a tackle at Mississippi State (Oct. 3).
2008
A walk-on from Atlanta who redshirted... was impressive in preseason drills.
High School
Attended Woodward Academy in Atlanta... played four years of football as a running back... was a four-year letterwinner for the basketball team, and for the track team, where he was a sprinter and long jumper... set five school records in track... led track team to a regional championship in 2008... in football, was voted all-region and all-metro in 2007 and 2008... was team MVP in football, basketball and track in 2008... set a school record in 2007 with a 92-yard touchdown return... had a game-winning 87-yard punt return vs. Baneker in 2007... a four-year member of the honor roll... won the Morris Award for Woodward Academy's scholar -athlete... voted Homecoming King in 2008... received the Presidential Award for academics.
Personal
Given name is Jamal Anthony Paige... parents are Anthony and Alma Faye... born May 15, 1990 in Atlanta... has one sister, Alexandra... cousin, Arvin Richards, played tailback at Alabama in the late 1990s... considering a major in civil engineering... chose Tech because of the academic programs, the location of the school and the athletics program... began playing football at age 7.
