Football previews provided by Dave Campbell's Texas Football
Carroll Dragons7-5A
Coach: Hal Wasson.
Lettermen R/L: 4/22.
2009: 11-2 DII regional semifinalist/5-0 district.
Starters returning O/D: 1/1.
Players to watch: RB Paul Stevenson (6-0, 195, 4.6), QB Roman Namdar (6-1, 180, 4.7), OL Nathan Butler (6-2, 270, 5.3).
Top juniors: WR Peyton Williams (6-0, 180), LB Will Davis (6-0, 200).
Top sophomores: WR Kumani Armstead.
Other prospects: CB Shaun Hoagland, WR Dylan Alexander, LB Dillon Rake, LB Austin Bridgers, WR Daniel Paschke.
2010 notes: Unless the Dragons can make wholesale changes, '10 might be a tough year. Carroll lost a highly decorated senior class; RB Stevenson (65-380, 4 TDs) is the most accomplished returning skill player. WR Williams (6-105, TD) has the best numbers of all receivers on the roster. A notable absence on the Dragons' questionnaire: the name of QB Daxx Garman, a confirmed transfer to Carroll who put up great numbers in '09 (2,311 yards, 23 TDs) at an Oklahoma high school. Wasson told The Dallas Morning News in February that Garman, an early pledge to Arizona, will have to compete for the job. Namdar is the only other QB with any experience.
