North Carolina A&T

His return gives the Aggies a lot of experience at the linebacker position…Has been a staple on the Aggies defense the previous three seasons…Has played in more games than any other Aggie on the current roster…Has gradually picked up muscle over his career and has developed into a solid pass rusher for the Aggies…Comes into camp as the No. 1 linebacker on the weak side although the competition at the position is stellar…Has played in 34 games with 147 tackles, three sacks and 17 tackles for loss…Has also recovered five fumbles…JUNIOR (2008): Played in 12 games with 11 starts…Made 48 tackles, three sacks and seven tackles for loss…Also recovered an impressive three fumbles…Hurt the Rams offense throughout the game on Sept. 6…Made seven tackles, two sacks and recovered a fumble…His fourth-quarter sack against Rams quarterback Jarrett Dunston ended any hopes of a Rams comeback in a 14-8 Aggies win…Made six tackles, including a tackle for loss in a 21-20 Aggies win over Howard…Recorded a career-high 12 tackles, including a career-high four tackles for loss and a sack against Bethune-Cookman on Nov. 1…SOPHOMORE (2007): He played in 11 games…He finished the season with 36 tackles, 25 solo tackles, five tackles for loss and two pass breakups…He had four tackles against Morgan State on Oct. 6…Two of those tackles were behind the line of scrimmage and one tackle came at the line of scrimmage…Two of his tackles came on third downs which forced Morgan State punts…He had a season-high seven tackles against Delaware State on Oct. 13…He had four of those tackles at or near the line of scrimmage…He made six tackles against Howard on Oct. 20 with two of the stops coming behind the line of scrimmage…FRESHMAN (2006): Played in 10 games last season with five starts…Led the Aggies in tackles per game with 6.3…Was 14th in the conference in tackles per game…Was second on the Aggies with 63 tackles…Twenty-eight of his tackles were solo...Led the team in tackles for loss with eight…Was the only Aggie last season to record more than one double-figure game in tackles…Made eight solo tackles and 10 tackles total against Louisiana Lafayette on Sept. 23…Also forced a fumble in the game…Had his strongest game of the season against Morgan State on Oct. 7…Recorded 10 tackles in the game and stopped Morgan State running back Chad Simpson in the backfield in the second quarter…Had a tackle for loss later in the game against Mario Melton…Made two stops behind the line of scrimmage against Bethune-Cookman on Oct. 26...FRIENDLY HIGH: Played three varsity seasons under George Earley...Was a first team all-county player...Also played basketball during his time in high school...PERSONAL: Full name is Jamison Hedgepeth...He is the son of Spencer and Cynthia Hedgepeth...He has two siblings, Tremayne and Nikki...Was born on Dec. 19, 1987... Enjoys spades and playing video games...Hopes to work for a Fortune 500 company as a CPA following graduation...Likes to listen to Go-Go music and walk around the stadium for 30 minutes before games.