Mario Paylor

LB, r-Sr., 5-8, 215, Bahama, NC

Elected by teammates to serve as team captain in 2006... 2005: Second team All-ODAC honoree... led the league in fumble recoveries (3) and ranked second on the team and 12th in the ODAC in tackles per game (6.5)... made a career-high 12 tackles against Methodist (9/10)... returned a fumble 57 yards for a touchdown in win over league-leading Washington and Lee... 2003: Ranked second on the team with 6.5 tackles for loss and led the ODAC with four fumble recoveries… he enjoyed his best game in the Quakers' October 25 win over Washington and Lee where he made a team- and season-high nine tackles (7 solo) and returned a fumble 20 yards for his first college touchdown… made eight stops and forced a fumble in Guilford's loss two weeks later at Catholic… 2002: Made two tackles behind the line at Carson-Newman… missed the rest of the season due to a calcification in his arm that required season-ending surgery… Personal: Three-time all-area and All-PAC 6 Conference football player for Guilford alumnus Gary Merrill ‘81 at Northern Durham H.S… helped the Knights to three straight PAC-6 titles… also an all-conference wrestler and track performer… captained all three teams… placed second at the 2000 4-A state wrestling championships at 215 pounds… born 9/12/84 in Bahama, NC… son of Phyllis Evans… mathematics major.