One of the most improved players on the defensive side of the ball during spring drills...Gerel comes off a redshirt season ready to make an impact...lines up at the bandit outside linebacker position...learned his position quickly in the team's new 3-4 system...showed the potential to be a standout player...continuing his development...on the field he runs well, goes hard on every play and shows a high intensity...capitalizes on his chances, including two turnovers in the team's final spring scrimmage.

At Tech (In 2007): Gerel's first year on the Golden Eagle roster found him in a redshirt role.

HIGH SCHOOL: One of two Cookeville High School products fron the Cavaliers' 2007 senior class..played alongside Shane Bates at CHS under coach Jerry Joslin...won the school's Jim Ragland Award while earning first-team all-Region 3-5A and all-Upper Cumberland first-team honors...real speedster, he was also the district champion in the 100-meter dash during the track & field season.

PERSONAL: The son of Gerard and Deborah Harlan...born August 7, 1989...full name is Nathan Gerel Harlan...studying business.