2008 EIU PANTHER ROSTER # NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/JC/LAST) 1 Adrian Arrington ** CB 5-11 205 SR 2V Bloomington, Ill. (Bloomington) 2 Shawn Williams WR 5-10 170 FR HS Pompano Beach, Fla. (Coconut Creek) 3 Ke'Andre Sams ** SS 5-11 202 SR 2V Lakeland, Fla. (Jenkins) 4 Bodie Reeder $* QB 6-0 208 R-JR 1V Ivesdale, Ill. (Mahomet-Seymour/Univ. of Wyoming) 5 Chevon Walker $ RB 5-10 197 R-SO TR Fort Myers, Fla. (Riverdale/Univ. of Florida) 6 Carlos Reyna FS 6-0 185 FR HS Miami, Fla. (Columbus) 7 Alicus Nozinor $** WR 6-0 172 R-SR 2V Delray Beach, Fla. (American Heritage) 8 Travorus Bess $** RB 5-8 181 R-SR 2V Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Plantation) 9 Seymour Loftman ** FS 5-11 197 R-JR 2V Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage) 10 Luke Hockaday $ QB 6-2 181 R-FR RS Maroa, Ill. (Maroa-Forsyth) 11 Torie Haywood $ WR 5-11 167 R-FR RS Jacksonville, Fla. (Andrew Jackson) 12 Bobson Mercier $* CB 5-10 183 R-SO 1V Lehigh Acres, Fla. (Lehigh Senior) 13 Von Wise WR 6-4 210 FR HS Cincinnati, Ohio (Finneytown) 14 D.J. Brown QB 6-1 188 R-FR RS North , Ill. (North Chicago) 15 Quinten Ponius $*** WR 5-9 201 R-SR 3V Rockford, Ill. (Boylan) 16 Doug Reynolds QB 6-2 185 FR HS Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain) 18 Joel Evers $* WR 6-1 189 R-JR 1V Barrington, Ill. (Barrington) 19 Adam Kesler $** WR 5-9 181 R-JR 2V Dewey, Ill. (Mahomet-Seymour) 20 Ron Jordan ** RB 5-8 185 JR 2V Westerville, Ohio (Westerville Central) 21 Charles James * CB 5-8 175 SO 1V Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Northeast) 22 Norris Smith $* RB 5-9 230 RS-SR 1V Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Ely) 23 Kenny Kinchen CB 5-9 175 FR HS Miami, Fla. (North Miami Beach) 24 Irvin Jean-Charles ** FS 5-11 193 SR 2V Plantation, Fla. (Northeast) 25 Shelton Penrow * CB 5-10 172 SR 1V Margate, Fla. (Deerfield Beach/Florida International Univ.) 26 Rashad Haynes $* CB 5-11 175 R-SO 1V Rockledge, Fla. (Rockledge) 27 Zach Yates * K 5-11 176 SR 1V Idaho Falls, Idaho (Skyline) 28 Jack Kosinski $** LB 5-11 219 R-SR 2V Schereville, Ind. (Griffith) 30 Donovan Johnson $** DE 6-1 225 R-SR 2V Anniston, Ala. (Saks/Univ. of Arkansas) 31 Louis Cairo $* DB 6-1 205 R-SO 1V Long Grove, Ill. (Carmel) 32 Rashaad Rigsby $ DE 6-5 227 R-SO SQ Country Club Hills, Ill. (Hillcrest) 33 Tyler Wilke $*** K 6-4 223 R-SR 3V Highland, lll. (Highland) 34 Desmin Ward RB 6-0 223 FR HS Milwaukee, Wis. (Hamilton) 35 Nathan Shortridge $* LB 5-11 205 R-SO RS Miami Gardens, Fla. (Piper) 37 Kenny Williams RB 6-0 211 FR HS Elgin, Ill. (Elgin) 38 Bobby Earnest SS 5-11 178 FR HS Lemont, Ill. (Lemont) 39 James Cooper CB 5-10 175 FR HS Maywood, Ill. (Proviso East) 40 Nick Martinez $ SS 6-0 206 R-FR RS Miami, Fla. (Dade Christian) 41 Kevin Cook $* P 6-2 195 R-SO 1V Libertyville, Ill. (Carmel) 42 John Gadson $* WR 5-10 173 R-SO 1V Ocala, Fla. (Fleming Island) 43 Trent Steckel $** TE 6-2 224 R-SR 2V Crystal Lake, Ill. (South) 44 Chip Keys $** FB 6-2 259 R-SR 2V Paris, Ill. (Paris) 45 Keagan Robinson TE 6-6 225 FR HS Petersburg, Ill. (PORTA) 46 Gordy Kickels LB 6-1 210 FR HS Lemont, Ill. (Lemont) 47 Jonathan Ridgner LB 6-0 190 FR HS Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park) 49 Sean Campbell $* LB 6-1 213 R-SO RS Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (South Plantation) 50 Brady Woolverton $* LS 5-9 206 R-SR 1V Shelbyville, Ill. (Shelbyville) 51 Alain Marcelin * LB 6-0 222 SO 1V Hollywood, Fla. (Dade Christian) 52 Haakim Lewis $ DL 6-0 280 R-FR RS Oswego, Ill. (Oswego East) 53 Greg Mahan DL 6-3 230 FR HS Carol Stream, Ill. (Glenbard North) 54 Perry Maynard LB 6-2 215 FR HS Southlake, Texas (Carroll) 55 Cory Leman $ LB 6-0 216 R-FR RS Champaign, Ill. (Central) 56 Nick Nasti $ LB 6-1 230 SO 1V Plano, Ill. (Plano) 57 William Hodor $** DL 6-2 294 R-SR 2V Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Hallandale Beach) 58 Alex Luhring DL 6-2 270 FR HS Metamora, Ill. (Metamora) 59 James Larson $** LB 6-2 225 R-SR 2V Mundelein, Ill. (Carmel) 60 Seth Knolhoff $ OL 6-5 304 R-FR RS Carlyle, Ill. (Carlyle) 61 Willie Henderson * C 6-2 270 R-FR RS Lafayette, Ind. (Lafayette Jefferson) 62 Shane Kelly DL 6-4 200 FR HS Rhinelander, Wis. (Rhinelander) 65 Jason Marcordes $ DL 6-0 225 R-JR TR New Lenox, Ill. (Lincoln-Way Central/UW Eau Claire) 66 Chris Campbell $ OT 6-5 327 R-JR SQ Chicago, Ill (Marshall)

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# NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/JC) 67 Mike O'Neill OL 6-2 280 FR HS Chicago, Ill. (St. Patrick) 68 Mike Scheibel $** OG 6-3 319 R-JR 2V Highland, Ill. (Highland) 70 Chris Vaccaro $* OG 6-3 285 R-JR 1V Kankakee, Ill. (Bishop McNamara) 71 Kevin Kapellas OL 6-4 270 FR HS Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller) 73 Mark Alagna OL 6-3 300 FR HS Bartlett, Ill. (Bartlett) 74 Chaz Millard $** OG 6-3 289 R-JR 2V St. Charles, Ill. (North) 75 Kevin Mahoney $* OL 6-6 318 R-JR 1V Springfield, Ohio (Springfield North/ Green Univ.) 76 Eric Zink OL 6-6 293 FR HS Oshkosh, Wis. (West) 77 Ryan Grossman $ OL 6-4 295 R-FR RS Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard South) 78 Eric Rettke $ OL 6-3 330 R-FR RS Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sandburg) 80 Darien Smith WR 6-1 195 FR HS Chicago, Ill. (King) 81 Lorence Ricks $ WR 6-1 184 R-FR RS Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Ft. Lauderdale) 83 Alex Jones $ TE 6-3 227 R-FR RS Amboy, Ill. (Amboy) 84 Taylor Dunn DE 6-5 240 JR TR Alturas, Calif. (Modoc/College of the Siskiyous) 85 Sean McGrath $ TE 6-5 233 R-SO SQ Mundelein, Ill. (Carmel) 86 Chavar Watkins WR 6-2 188 FR HS Sunrise, Fla. (Piper) 87 Charles Graves $ WR 6-1 179 R-SO RS Aurora, Ill. (West Aurora/Upper Iowa Univ.) 88 Mitch Quill TE 6-5 215 FR HS Racine, Wis. (St. Catherine's) 89 Daniel Vehovic $ WR 6-2 235 R-SO SQ Rochester, Ill. (Rochester) 90 Spyros Bazigos $ DL 5-11 297 JR RS Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard South) 91 Pierre Walters $*** DE 6-5 269 R-SR 3V Forest Park, Ill. (Westchester St. Joseph) 92 Ben Olson DL 6-3 281 FR HS Morris, Ill. (Morris) 93 Ryan Bennett $** DE 6-3 286 R-SR 2V Richton Park, Ill. (Rich South/Iowa Wesleyan) 94 Andre Lima $** DT 6-0 275 R-JR 2V Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Northeast) 95 Nathan Galan $ DE 6-2 243 R-SO SQ Lakeland, Fla. (Evangel Christian) 96 Colin Luczynski $ DE 6-1 226 R-SO SQ Frankfort, Ill. (Lincoln-Way East) 97 Jeff Sobol $** DE 6-3 273 R-JR 2V Pevely, Mo. (Herculaneum/Univ. of ) 98 Perry Burge DE 6-2 225 FR HS Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook) 99 Trevor Frericks $* DT 6-1 275 R-JR 1V Quincy, Ill. (Nortre Dame/Bowling Green Univ.) * - indicates varsity letter earned $ - indicates redshirt year used 2008 EIU PANTHERS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # PLAYER POS # PLAYER POS # PLAYER POS 73 Mark Alagna OL 20 Ron Jordan RB 15 Quinten Ponius WR 1 Adrian Arrington CB 71 Kevin Kapellas OL 88 Mitch Quill TE 90 Spyros Bazigos DL 62 Shane Kelly DL 4 Bodie Reeder QB 93 Ryan Bennett DE 19 Adam Kesler WR 78 Eric Rettke OL 8 Travorus Bess RB 44 Chip Keys RB 6 Carlos Reyna FS 14 D.J. Brown QB 46 Gordy Kickels LB 16 Doug Reynolds QB 98 Perry Burge DE 23 Kenny Kinchen CB 81 Lorence Ricks WR 31 Louis Cairo DB 60 Seth Knolhoff OL 47 Jonathan Ridgner LB 66 Chris Campbell OT 28 Jack Kosinski LB 32 Rashaad Rigsby DE 49 Sean Campbell LB 59 James Larson LB 45 Keagan Robinson TE 41 Kevin Cook P 55 Cory Leman LB 3 Ke'Andre Sams SS 39 James Cooper CB 52 Haakim Lewis DL 68 Mike Scheibel OG 84 Taylor Dunn DE 94 Andre Lima DT 35 Nathan Shortridge LB 38 Bobby Earnest SS 9 Seymour Loftman FS 80 Darien Smith WR 18 Joel Evers WR 96 Colin Luczynski DE 22 Norris Smith RB 99 Trevor Frericks DT 58 Alex Luhring DL 97 Jeff Sobol DE 42 John Gadson WR 53 Greg Mahan DL 43 Trent Steckel TE 95 Nathan Galan DE 75 Kevin Mahoney OL 70 Chris Vaccaro C 87 Charles Graves WR 51 Alain Marcelin LB 89 Daniel Vehovic WR 77 Ryan Grossman OL 65 Jason Marcordes DL 5 Chevon Walker RB 26 Rashad Haynes CB 40 Nick Martinez SS 91 Pierre Walters DE 11 Torie Haywood WR 54 Perry Maynard LB 34 Desmin Ward RB 61 Willie Henderson C 85 Sean McGrath TE 86 Chavar Watkins WR 10 Luke Hockaday QB 12 Bobson Mercier CB 33 Tyler Wilke K 57 William Hodor DL 74 Chaz Millard OG 37 Kenny Williams RB 21 CJ James CB 56 Nick Nasti LB 2 Shawn Williams WR 24 Irvin Jean-Charles FS 7 Alicus Nozinor WR 13 Von Wise WR 30 Donovan Johnson DE 92 Ben Olson DL 50 Brady Woolverton LS 83 Alex Jones TE 67 Mike O'Neill OL 27 Zach Yates K/P 25 Shelton Penrow CB 76 Eric Zink OL

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ALABAMA (1) ILLINOIS (47) 30...... Donovan Johnson 1...... Adrian Arrington 10...... Luke Hockaday CALIFORNIA (1) 14...... D.J. Brown 84...... Taylor Dunn 15...... Quentin Ponius 18...... Joel Evers INDIANA (2) FLORIDA (25) 19...... Adam Kesler 28...... Jack Kosinski 2...... Shawn Williams 31...... Louis Cairo 61...... Willie Henderson 3...... Ke'Andre Sams 32...... Rashaad Rigsby 5...... Chevon Walker 33...... Tyler Wilke MISSOURI (1) 6...... Carlos Reyna 37...... Kenny Williams 97...... Jeff Sobol 7...... Alicus Nozinor 38...... Bobby Earnest 8...... Travorus Bess 39...... James Cooper OHIO (5) 9...... Seymour Loftman 41...... Kevin Cook 13...... Von Wise 11...... Torie Haywood 43...... Trent Steckel 16...... Doug Reynolds 12...... Bobson Mercier 44...... Chip Keys 20...... Ron Jordan 21...... CJ James 45...... Keagan Robinson 71...... Kevin Kapellas 22...... Norris Smith 46...... Gordy Kickels 75...... Kevin Mahoney 23...... Kenny Kinchen 47...... Jonathan Ridgner 24...... Irvin Jean-Charles 50...... Brady Woolverton TEXAS (1) 25...... Shelton Penrow 52...... Haakim Lewis 54...... Perry Maynard 26...... Rashad Haynes 53...... Greg Mahan 35...... Nathan Shortridge 55...... Cory Leman WISCONSIN (4) 40...... Nick Martinez 56...... Nick Nasti 34...... Desmin Ward 42...... John Gadson 58...... Alex Luhring 62...... Shane Kelly 49...... Sean Campbell 59...... James Larson 76...... Eric Zink 51...... Alain Marcelin 60...... Seth Knolhoff 88...... Mitch Quill 57...... William Hodor 65...... Jason Marcordes (EIU Pronunciation Guide) 81...... Lorence Ricks 66...... Chris Campbell 86...... Chavar Watkins 67...... Mike O'Neill 3....Ke'Andre Sams...... KEY-on-Dre' 94...... Andre Lima 68...... Mike Scheibel 4....Bodie Reeder...... Read-err 95...... Nathan Galan 70...... Chris Vaccaro 7....Alicus Nozinor...... Al-ah-cuss 73...... Mark Alagna 8....Travorus Bess...... Tra-vore-us IDAHO (1) 74...... Chaz Millard 27...... Zach Yates 77...... Ryan Grossman 12....Bobson Mercier...... murr-sear 78...... Eric Rettke 15....Quinten Ponius...... Pony-knee-us 80...... Darien Smith 18....Joel Evers...... Joe-EL 83...... Alex Jones 24....Irvin Jean-Charles...... Jean (like blue jeans) 85...... Sean McGrath 87...... Charles Graves 51....Alain Marcelin...... mar-Sa-lynn 89...... Daniel Vehovic 55....Cory Leman...... coor-EE * Lay-man 90...... Spyros Bazigos 58....Alex Luhring...... lure-Ring 91...... Pierre Walters 60....Seth Knolhoff...... noll-OFF 92...... Ben Olson 89....Daniel Vehovic...... vah-hoe-VICK 93...... Ryan Bennett 96...... Colin Luczynski 90....Spyros Bazigos...... Spear-ros * bah-zah-gos 98...... Perry Burge 94....Andre Lima...... lee-mah 99...... Trevor Frericks 96....Colin Luczynski...... lou-chin-ski

22 2008 EIU FOOTBALL... BELIEVE IN BLUE ... 12-TIME NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF PARTICIPANT 2008 PANTHER PROFILES Ryan Bennett 1 Adrian Arrington 5-11 | 205 | Senior Defensive Back Bloomington, Illinois Bloomington HS EIU: 2008 Outlook: Enters fall camp as the top back-up at corner back or free safety... versatile defensive back that can play multiple positions... 2007: Earned starting job at free safety after injury forced All-OVC player Seymour Loftman out for the year... started all 12 games ranking third on team with 72 tackles... led team with 48 solo tackles... had two tackles for loss and three pass break-ups... lone interception of the season was against Illinois State... had two games with double digit tackles with ten against Illinois State (8,2) and Southern Illinos (5,5)... 2006: Appeared in 10 of 13 games last season finishing season with 10 tackles... season-high four tackles came in regular- season game at Illinois State... missed three games due to broken wrist... 2005: Academically ineligible during first year at EIU. HIGH SCHOOL: Illinois Football Coaches Association Class 6A All- State... Special Mention All-State by Chicago Tribune and Champaign News-Gazette... Big 12 Conference Defensive MVP... WJBC Player of the Year... All-Area... competed in summer Shrine All-Star game... Team MVP... 93 Ryan Bennett three-time Illinois 6A State runner-up. 6-3 | 286 | RS-Senior PERSONAL: Majoring in recreation administration... son of Lorine and Defensive End George Roach. Richton Park, Illinois CAREER STATISTICS FOR ARRINGTON ... Rich South HS/Iowa Wesleyan YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FR INT EIU: 2008 Outlook: Enters fall camp as 2006 10/0 4 6 10 0 0 0 0 projected starter at one defensive end 2007 12/12 48 24 72 0 2 1 1 spot... also plays on offensive jumbo and Totals 22/12 52 30 82 0 2   heavy packages... 2007: Played in all 12 games making 16 tackles as a reserve defensive end/pass rusher... season best games were three tackles against both 90 Spyros Bazigos Illinois State (0,3) and Jacksonville State (2,1)... had 3.5 tackles for loss and three 5-11 | 297 | Junior hurries... 2006: Appeared Defensive Tackle in all 13 games finishing with 14 tackles... Glen Ellyn, Illinois had two tackles for loss with one coming against Illinois and the other Glenbard South HS against Illinois State in NCAA playoff game... 2005: Redshirted due to NCAA transfer rules. EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will have to sit out the season based on NCAA transfer rules after IOWA WESLEYAN: Attended Iowa Wesleyan for one year... did not play transferring from University football. for the spring semester. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Tom Bailey at Rich South where he earned First Team All-SICA South honors, was team MVP and team NORTHERN ILLINOIS: Attended Northern Illinois for one year but did not play captain... two-time state qualifier in shot put and discus, and holds school football. records in both of those events. Physical education major with an emphasis in exercise JOLIET JC: Attended Joliet Junior College PERSONAL: for one semester prior to attending Northern science... No. 1 sports highlight was “being the team captain and bringing Illinois... member of JJC football team. my team to the state playoffs in 2003”... son of Karen Bennett... member of EIU track and field team in 2005-06, earned first team All-OVC honors HIGH SCHOOL: Played football at Glenbard South HS... helped team make back-to-back IHSA State playoff appearances setting indoor conference record in 35lb. weight throw with a mark of as a sophomore and junior... blocked punt against Sycamore HS which was 59'05.00" feet. returned for a touchdown... played defensive line and special teams. CAREER STATISTICS FOR BENNETT ... YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FR INT 2006 13/0 5 9 14 0 2 0 0 2007 12/0 6 10 16 0 3.5 1 0 Totals 25/0  9 30 0 5.5  0

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14 D.J. Brown 6-1 | 188 | RS-Freshman Quarterback North Chicago, Illinois North Chicago HS EIU: 2008 Outlook: Enters fall camp battling with Luke Hockaday for No. 2 spot on depth chart... could earn playing time with solid fall practice... 2007: Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: Versatile athlete at North Chicago HS playing quarterback with the threat to run or pass on any down… rated a Top 50 prospect for State of Illinois… led team to second round of Class 5A State playoffs with a 7-3 record… guided team to 10-3 mark as a junior… his mobility and athletic ability gives him some versatility that he can be used at several positions including , defensive back or quarterback... played for coach Mike Grenda.. two-time All-North Suburban Prairie Conference. PERSONAL: Majoring in business/finance... son of Lasandra Devost and Donte Brown.

Travorus Bess

8 Travorus Bess 5-8 | 181 | RS-Senior Running Back Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Plantation HS EIU: 2008 Outlook: Slashing runner and solid receiver out of the backfield that will see playing time and may start... 2007: Starting running back in first four games of the season before injuries limited playing time over the course of the season... rushed for 612 yards on 106 carries... had lone 31 Louis Cairo 100 yard game against Tennessee State 6-1 | 205 | RS-Freshman with 127 yards on 15 carries... scored four touchdowns including a pair at Indiana Defensive Back State... also caught 17 passes for 121 Long Grove, Illinois yards... was 1-for-1 on passing attempts completing a halfback pass for an Carmel HS 8-yard touchdown at Tennessee State... 2006: Redshirted season... 2005: EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will miss season with Team’s No. 2 rusher with 87 carries for 318 yards... accounted for 495 all- a medical redshirt after suffering a torn purpose yards, third best on the team... 2004: Appeared in four games as ACL in spring drills... 2007: Played in ten a ‘true’ freshman rushing four times for 17 yards and catching four passes games on special teams and as a reserve for 52 yards... he also returned three kickoffs for 31 yards. defensive back... had four tackles including HIGH SCHOOL: Second Team All-Broward County for coach Frank Hepler three solo... 2006: Invited walk-on who at Plantation HS which was 10-2 and district champion... was the MVP of redshirted season. the Broward County North-South All-Star Game, competed in the Broward- HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Andy Dade County All-Star game and led Broward County with 20 touchdowns Bitto at Carmel Catholic High School... third as a senior... earned the school’s Brian Piccolo Award. leading tackler during senior year with 75 PERSONAL: Majoring is physical education... No. 1 sports highlight tackles, two interceptions and two tackles was “against Tarvalle (HS) had four rushes for 139 yards and scored five for loss... earned first team All-East Suburban Catholic League honors as touchdowns (one TD on a pass reception)”... son of Lawana Bess. team finished 7-3... honorable mention All-Area. PERSONAL: Majoring in corporate communications... No. 1 sports highlight CAREER STATISTICS FOR BESS ... was "two interceptions in one game with 10 tackles during junior year"... YEAR G/GS RUSH AVG/G TD's RCPTs YDs AVG/G TDs son of Louis and Gloria Cairo. 2004 4/0 17 4.2 0 4 100 25.0 0 2005 12/0 318 26.5 0 15 495 41.2 2 CAREER STATISTICS FOR CAIRO ... 2007 10/4 612 61.2 4 17 121 12.1 0 YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FF INT TOTALS 26/4 947 36.4 4 36 716 27.5 2 2007 10/0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0

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66 Chris Campbell 41 Kevin Cook 6-5 | 327 | RS-Junior 6-2 | 195 | RS-Sophomore Offensive Tackle Punter Chicago, Illinois Libertyville, Illinois Marshall HS Carmel HS EIU: 2008 Outlook: Enters fall camp as EIU: 2008 Outlook: Pre-season Lindy's the starter at left tackle... will have to battle All-American punter... All-OVC & All- to keep starting position... 2007: Played in American candidate... will be primary four games for a total of 12 snaps... graded punter for second straight season... 2007: out at 75 percent in those four games... Honorable mention All-American by Sports credited with one decleater block... 2006: Network... second team All-OVC and All- Appeared in four games as a back-up OVC Newcomer team... ranked fourth in offensive tackle... 2005: Redshirted as a the nation in punting at 44.6 yards per walk-on. kick... had a long punt of 61 yards with two HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Ben punts of 60 yards or more and 12 punts at Ward, an EIU Hall of Famer, at Chicago 50-plus... pinned nine punts inside the 20... Marshall HS... he lettered in football (1), wrestling (2) and (1). earned OVC Newcomer of the Week honors after his punting duties versus PERSONAL: Communication studies major... son of Michael and Mary Purdue... did not have a punt versus Indiana State as Panthers failed to Campbell. punt for only the second time as a NCAA Division I school... broke school record for single season punting average formerly held by NFL All-Pro punter Jeff Gossett (1977)... 2006: Redshirted season. HIGH SCHOOL: First team All-East Suburban Catholic league selection 49 Sean Campbell as a senior... All-Area... member of 2003 Illinois 6A State Championship team... also standout in soccer earning first team All-ESCL and All-Area 6-1 | 213 | RS-Sophomore honors... member of State ODP team... helped soccer team win sectional Linebacker championship... played for Chicago Sockers soccer club team. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida PERSONAL: Business/finance major... No. 1 sports highlight was “a game saving punt during senior year that ultimately made the difference in the end South Plantation HS of the game”... son of Stan and Tammy Cook... National Honor Society. EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will complete for a playing time at one outside linebacker spot... will see time on special teams... CAREER STATISTICS FOR COOK ... 2007: Missed season with a medical YEAR G/GS PUNTS YARDS AVG. LONG 50+ I-20 redshirt... 2006: Appeared in nine games 2007 9/0 36 1604 44.6 61 12 9 on the season with seven total tackles, six of them solo... season best three solo tackles in win at Tennessee Tech... had one forced fumble at Illinois and one pass break-up at Hawaii. 84 Taylor Dunn HIGH SCHOOL: Second team All-Broward 6-5 | 240 | Junior County for coach Jack Champmen at South Plantation HS... helped lead team to district championship... played in Broward County All-Star game (33 Defensive End county schools)... team captain... also lettered in and track. Alturas, California PERSONAL: Majoring in sport management... No. 1 sports highlight was Modoc HS/Coll. of the Siskiyous "making game winning sack for district championship"... son of Petchur EIU: 2008 Outlook: Junior college transfer Langston. who will add depth to EIU defensive line... can play as a reserve at both tackle and CAREER STATISTICS FOR S. CAMPBELL ... end. YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FF INT COLLEGE OF THE SISKIYOUS: Played 2006 9/0 6 1 7 0 0 1 0 two seasons for former EIU assistant coach Charlie Roche... helped lead team to a 6-4 record in 2007 ranking sixth on the team with 31.5 tackles… second on team in tackles for loss and sacks finishing with 7.0 TFL and 2.0 sacks… two time All-Mid Empire Conference selection… helped lead College of the Siskiyous to a 2006 Conference championship… Junior College Grid Iron Academic All-American in 2007. HIGH SCHOOL: Versatile athlete at Modoc HS lettering in football, basketball, , and track... two-time All-Shasta Cascade League selection in football and basketball... defensive MVP... Most Valuable Lineman for MHS and Division... helped lead team to 2005 Northern Division championship. PERSONAL: Majoring in international studies... son of Terry and Louise Dunn... number one personal highlight was "scoring a touchdown on a scoop and score on kickoff in playoff game"... father, Terry, played football at Antelope Valley College... sister, Tatum, played college basketball. Kevin Cook

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18 Joel Evers 42 John Gadson 6-1 | 189 | RS-Junior 5-10 | 173 | RS-Sophomore Wide Receiver Wide Receiver Barrington, Illinois Ocala, Florida Barrington HS Fleming Island HS EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will battle for playing EIU: 2008 Outlook: Speed receiver who time at wide receiver... special teams will battle for playing time on offense and starter... 2007: Played in ten games mainly special teams... 2007: Played in seven on special teams... made ten special teams games used as a kick return and on end tackles (7 solo) including a forced fumble around plays... scored a touchdown against versus Tennessee Martin... had three Tennessee Tech on first collegiate play catches for 23 yards... 2006: Did not see from 13 yards out... rushed 11 times for 58 any playing time in veteran heavy receiver yards... returned six kicks for 119 yards... rotation... 2005: Redshirted season. 2006: Attended EIU but did not play football HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Joey as a non-qualifier. Sanchez at Barrington HS... caught 14 HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Fleming Island passes for 226 yards in six games as a senior... as a sophomore he was HS playing for coach Neal Chipoletti... set two high school records during a state track qualifier as part of the 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams... also his career with longest kick off return for a touchdown (97 yards) and 1,127 lettered in basketball and track. yards receiving as a senior... rated a Top 100 recruit by Rivals.com in the PERSONAL: Majoring in communication studies... son of Kathleen class of 2006... All-River City Conference... All-County selection. Evers. PERSONAL: Son of Jerry Wesley Gadson, Jr., and Elizabeth Gadson... considers his father his biggest sports influence. CAREER STATISTICS FOR EVERS ... YEAR G/GS ST AT TT REC YD's LONG TD CAREER STATISTICS FOR GADSON ... 2007 11/0 7 3 10 3 23 19 0 YEAR G/GS ATTs YDs TDs LONG RCPTs YDs K/RT LONG 2007 7/0 11 58 1 17 2 14 119 41

99 Trevor Frericks

6-1 | 275 | RS-Junior 95 Nathan Galan Defensive Line 6-2 | 243 | RS-Sophomore Quincy, Illinois Defensive End Notre Dame HS/Bowling Green Lakeland, Florida EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will start at defensive Evangel Christian HS tackle despite missing spring camp with EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will battle for time as off-season surgery... 2007: Made immediate a reserve on the Panthers defensive line... impact playing in all 12 games... had 30 can play tackle or end... may see time on tackles including 20 solo... ranked fourth special teams... 2007: Played in five games on team with seven tackles for loss... added making lone tackle at Jacksonville State... two sacks and two quarterback hurries... 2006: Redshirted. blocked field goal versus Samford that HIGH SCHOOL: First team Class 1B Rashad Haynes returned for a touchdown... Florida High School Athletic Association All- also scored first collegiate points with a State for coach Diedrick Dodge at Evangel safety versus Samford. Christian High School... team won Class 1B BOWLING GREEN: 2006: Played in four games finishing with two assisted state championship in 2005 finishing with a tackles... BGSU finished season 4-8...2005: Redshirted... named defensive 10-3 record... second team All-Polk County... team MVP and team captain... scout MVP against Temple, Buffalo and Kent State. finished senior year with 127 tackles to rank fifth in county... also lettered HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Bill Connell at Quincy Notre Dame in basketball and baseball... National Honor Society. High School... 2004 first-team All-State... Academic All-State... Tri-State PERSONAL: Physical education major with teacher certification... No. Player of the Year... led team to State 4A semifinals during senior year as 1 sports highlight was "winning state championship as a senior to finish team finished with a 10-3 record... set school record with 11 sacks during career on top"... son of Maria Garcia. senior year... recorded 211 tackles during three varsity seasons... National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Majoring in accounting... No. 1 sports highlight was "being part of best football team in his high school's history"... son of Ken and Cindy Frericks... cousins Morgan and Audra Frericks played soccer at EIU and were members of the Panthers NCAA Tournament squads.

CAREER STATISTICS FOR FRERICKS ... YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FR INT 2007 12/0 20 10 30 2 7 1 0

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87 Charles Graves 26 Rashad Haynes 6-1 | 179 | RS-Sophomore 5-11 | 175 | RS-Freshman Wide Receiver Corner Back Aurora, Illinois Rockledge, Florida West Aurora HS/Upper Iowa Rockledge HS EIU: 2008 Outlook: Ended spring camp EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will start for second as a starter at wide receiver... will also play straight season at corner back... All-OVC special teams... 2007: Redshirted at EIU honors candidate... 2007: Started all 12 based on NCAA transfer rules of moving up games earning second team All-OVC and from a lower division school... transferred All-OVC Newcomer Team honors... earned from Upper Iowa University. OVC Newcomer of the Week honors UPPER IOWA: 2006: Played one season following his two interception performance of football at NCAA Division II Upper against Southeast Missouri... ranked 14th in Iowa University... appeared in five games the NCAA in interceptions per game during making eight catches for 113 yards... had regular-season... had 53 tackles (39 solo) two touchdown grabs against Minnesota- to rank fifth on the team... led team with Crookston as UIU finished the season at 3-8. six pass break-ups... had one blocked punt against Indiana State which HIGH SCHOOL: Attended playing for coach was returned for a touchdown by Quinten Ponius... returned a blocked Mike Runge... was a first-team All-DuPage Valley Conference selection at field goal by Trevor Frericks 60 yards versus Samford for a touchdown... wide receiver and All-Area as a defensive back during senior year... team had best tackle game of the season with ten (6,4) against Illinois State... captain... honorable mention All-Conference as a junior. 2006: Redshirted. PERSONAL: Majoring in sports management... son of Dennis and JoAnn HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Pat Lusk at Rockledge High School... Graves... No. 1 sports highlight was "being on the No. 1 ranked team in first team All-Space Coast League... second team All-Central Florida... the country for baseball"... father Dennis played basketball at Kentucky earned defensive MVP honors at Central Florida All-Star game... helped State University. team win Florida Class 3A state championship in 2002... also lettered in track and basketball... had two Top 7 finishes at the Florida State Track Championships in the high jump... AAU U-16 team finished as state runner-up. PERSONAL: Majoring in physical education... No. 1 sports highlight was 77 Ryan Grossman “being named hit of the week for Central Florida following homecoming 6-4 | 295 | RS-Freshman game in which he had 3 rushes for 40 yards and 3 catches for 125.”... son of Willard and Robin Haynes. Offensive Line Glen Ellyn, Illinois CAREER STATISTICS FOR HAYNES ... Glenbard South HS YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FF INT EIU: 2008 Outlook: Enters fall camp as 2007 12/12 39 14 53 1.0 1.0 2 5 the projected starter at right tackle... 2007: Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: First team as a senior… first team IHSFCA 6A All-State... played for coach Dan Starkey... All-Area performer... two-time All-Conference in track breaking school and conference records in discus. PERSONAL: Majoring in sociology... son of Reis and Allison Grossman... No. 1 sports highlight was "being the first football player in 25 years to get a football scholarship from his high school"... a cousin, Macray Grossman, played football at Jacksonville University.

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11 Torie Haywood 10 Luke Hockaday 5-11 | 167 | RS-Freshman 6-2 | 181 | RS-Freshman Wide Receiver Quarterback Jacksonville, Florida Maroa, Illinois Andrew Jackson HS Maroa-Forsyth HS EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will compete for time EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will enter fall camp at wide receiver after solid spring practice... battling with D.J. Brown for No. 2 spot on will also see time on special teams... 2007: quarterback depth chart... could challenge Redshirted for playing time this season... 2007: HIGH SCHOOL: Preseason All-Northeast Redshirted Florida selection by Florida Scout… team’s HIGH SCHOOL: Threw for 2,844 yards with leading receiver with 257 yards receiving 39 touchdowns as a senior leading Maroa- and seven touchdowns despite missing Forsyth to Illinois State 2A championship… four games with an ankle injury… played moved up to the varsity as a freshman and at Class 3A level helping team finish with split reps with a senior quarterback… as a a 9-3 record… speed receiver that will give sophomore, he threw for 1,600 yards and 17 EIU a different dimension at wide receiver... All-Conference performer for touchdowns… junior season threw for 2,450 yards and 35 touchdowns… coach Kevin Sullivan. two-time IHSFCA 2A All-State playing for coach Josh Jostes... graduated PERSONAL: Majoring in sports management... son of Latonia Hunter and holding every school passing record and Illinois State record of career Patrick Haywood, Sr. touchdowns with 95... also lettered in baseball and basketball... honor roll. PERSONAL: Majoring in business... son of John and Cheryl Hockaday... No. 1 sports highlight was "winning state championship in high school"... 61 Willie Henderson father John was a member of 1977 Eastern Illinois football team. 6-2 | 270 | RS-Freshman Center West Lafayette, Indiana 57 William Hodor Lafeyette Jefferson HS 6-2 | 294 | Senior EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will be the back-up Defensive Line center for the offensive line... may see time Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on special teams... 2007: Redshirted Hallandale Beach HS HIGH SCHOOL: Played both offensive and EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will provide depth on defensive line in high school for coach Fred EIU defensive line at the tackle position... Kutruff… helped offense average 458.3 slotted as No. 2 on depth chart entering yards per game while scoring 18 offensive fall camp... 2007: Medical redshirt... 2006: touchdowns… averaged six tackles per Played in 10 games on the season with one game on defense… team finished with a start at Illinois... made two assisted tackles 10-2 record winning Hoosier Crossroads on the year... 2005: had 12 tackles and Conference... team advanced to Class 5A two QB sacks appearing in nine games... Sectional 4 championship game... first-team All-Area and All-Conference also credited with two pass break-ups at sophomore, junior and senior years... played sophomore year at LaPorte the line and one quarterback hurry... 2004: HS in LaPorte, Ind... honorable mention Herald Times and Associated Press had eight tackles including a QB sack as a All-State as a senior... Top 50 All-State... team captain. ‘true’ freshman. PERSONAL: Majoring in sports management... son of Donna and Willie HIGH SCHOOL: All-Broward County for coach Bob Wood at Hallandale Henderson, Sr.... No. 1 sports highlight was "coming back to win senior Beach HS... also played in the Broward-Dade County All-Star game. homecoming game after trailing by 21-points with eight minutes left in the PERSONAL: Majoring in communications studies... son of Lucy and game"... half brother Keith Gailes played basketball at Loyola University in Phillip Hodor. Chicago and ranks second on the Ramblers career scoring list. CAREER STATISTICS FOR HODOR ... YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FR INT 2004 11/0 4 4 8 1 3 0 0 2005 9/0 6 6 12 2 1 0 0 2006 10/1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 30/ 0 2 22 3 4 0 0

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21 CJ James 5-8 | 175 | Sophomore Corner Back Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Northeast HS EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will be a starter at corner back after an impressive spring practice season... also will return kicks... 2007: Played in ten games as a reserve corner back and on special teams... made seven tackles with five solo... had one interception against Tennessee Martin... had one kick return for 21 yards against Indiana State. HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable mention All- South Florida Sun Sentinel… third team All-Broward County… selected to play in several area All-Star games… played on United States team in the World Global Games... second team All-Area... team captain... good speed, also a top track athlete winning district championship as part of 4x100 relay team. PERSONAL: Accounting major... son of Thomasina Roberts... No. 1 sports highlight was "a 90-yard punt return versus his high school's main rival".

CAREER STATISTICS FOR JAMES ... YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FR INT 2007 10/0 5 2 7 0 0 0 1

24 Irvin Jean-Charles 30 Donovan Johnson 5-11 | 193 | Senior 6-1 | 225 | RS-Senior Free Safety Defensive End Plantation, Florida Anniston, Alabama Northeast HS Saks HS/Arkansas EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will be a special teams EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will be a top pass starter... also key back-up at strong safety rusher on EIU defensive unit... competing where he enters the season No. 2 on the for starting spot at defensive end... 2007: depth chart... 2007: Played in ten games Played in 11 games making 16 tackles, 10 making 12 tackles, 11 solo... season best solo... season best game was four solo game with five tackles against Murray State tackles against Murray State... credited (4,1)... 2006: Played in nine games moving with three quarterback hurries... 2006: into defensive rotation during the Samford Transferred during the summer to EIU... game... finished year with 12 tackles, eight played in all 13 games with three starts of them solo... had five games with two coming against Hawai'i, Murray State and tackles... lone interception came against Tennessee Martin... had 21 tackles with two Southeast Missouri... 2005: Was a reserve strong safety playing in three tackles for loss and 11 solo tackles... best game was a seven tackle effort games... had one tackle for loss... named Most Improved Defensive Back in win over Murray State. in spring drills. ARKANSAS: 2005: Appeared in first three games of the season as the HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Adam Ratkevich at Ft. Lauderdale’s Razorbacks faced Missouri State, Vanderbilt and Southern Cal... did not Northeast HS... he was all-district and Honorable Mention All-Broward have any statistics in those contests... 2004: Redshirted County. HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable mention All-State as a senior at Saks High PERSONAL: Physical education major with an emphasis in sports School... tallied 135 tackles, three forced fumbles, two pass break-ups and management... No. 1 sports highlight was “getting the game winning a fumble recovery as a senior... All-District selection in 2002 and 2003... interception against Boyd Anderson High School”... son of Leonard Jean- team captain... also lettered in track winning county and sectional discus Charles and Yrva Fertil. competition. PERSONAL: Majoring in biology with a pre-medicine emphasis... son CAREER STATISTICS FOR JEAN CHARLES ... of Eric and Carolyn Johnson... his brother, Quinton Caver, played at YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FR INT Arkansas (1997-2000) and with the ... another brother, 2005 3/0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 Eric Johnson II, played at Alabama... his father played for the Kansas City 2006 9/0 8 4 12 0 0 0 1 Chiefs and . 2007 10/0 11 1 12 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 22/0 20 5 25 0  0  CAREER STATISTICS FOR JOHNSON ... YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FR INT 2006 13/3 11 10 21 0 2 0 0 2007 11/0 10 6 16 0 0 0 0 Totals 24/3 2 6 37 0 2 0 0

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83 Alex Jones 6-3 | 227 | RS-Freshman Tight End Amboy, Illinois Amboy HS EIU: 2008 Outlook: Emerged as a top reserve at tight end following solid spring practices... will see time on special teams... 2007: Redshirted HIGH SCHOOL: Played for his father, Gary Jones, at Class 3A Amboy High School earning first team All-Big Rivers Conference two times... All-Area... helped team make four straight State Playoff appearances finishing 2006 season with a 9-3 record reaching the state quarterfinals... honorable mention All-State... also state qualifier in track while lettering in basketball. PERSONAL: Majoring in exercise science... son of Gary and Andrea Jones... No. 1 sports highlight was "making it to IHSA State Track meet as a senior"... father Gary played football at Eureka College.

20 Ron Jordan 5-8 | 185 | Junior Running Back Westerville, Ohio Westerville Central HS 19 Adam Kesler EIU: 2008 Outlook: Quick running back 5-9 | 181 | RS-Junior who could serve as kick off return specialist Wide Receiver or third down situations... missed spring Dewey, Illinois drills following off-season shoulder surgery... Mahomet-Seymour HS 2007: Played in nine games ranking third on team with 257 yards... had first collegiate EIU: 2008 Outlook: Speedy wide receiver 100 yard game with 115 against Southeast who will return punts and kicks... also will Missouri on 16 carries... had first collegiate battle for starting spot at inside flanker touchdown at Indiana State with 80 yards position... 2007: Medical redshirt with torn on 16 carries... also had 11 kick returns ACL suffered during fall training camp... for 262 yards with a long of 36 against 2006: Played in ten games missing other Tennessee State... 2006: Played in five games with first collegiate action three due to injury... had three pass coming at Hawai'i... rushed for seven yards against the Rainbow Warriors receptions... uses primarily as a kick/punt while returning one kick for 26 yards... had three kick returns on the season returner... had 24 punt returns, longest and three rushes. was 21 yards... had 8 kick returns, longest HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Bob Fresch at Westerville Central 41 yards against Indiana State... 2005: As High School... accumulated 1,220 yards of total offense earning All-District a ‘true’ freshman in 2005, he was one of the Panthers most productive honors in 2006... team MVP... Suburban News Publications Super 25... also offensive threats for the first half of the season before an injury sidelined lettered in track running a 10.7 in the 100 dash. him for five games... his 424 all-purpose yards ranked fifth on the team... PERSONAL: Corporate communications major... No. 1 sports highlight he caught 10 passes for 54 yards, ran three times for 48 yards, returned was "making the high school state track meet"... son of Ron and Danielle eight punts for 85 yards and eight kickoffs for 237 yards... best game was Jordan. 141 all-purpose yards vs. Samford... he earned OVC ‘Newcomer of the Week’ honors once. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Tom Shallenberger at Mahomet- CAREER STATISTICS FOR JORDAN ... Seymour which was IHSA Class 4A quarterfinalist in 2004... he was YEAR G/GS RUSH YDs AVG RUSH/G K/RT AVG. TDs Champaign News-Gazette All-Area and two-time All-Cornbelt Conference... 2006 5/0 3 10 3.3 2.0 69 23.0 0 he also lettered three years in track setting school records in the 100, 200, 2007 9/0 44 257 5.8 28.6 262 23.8 1 4x100 relay, and 4x200 relay. Totals 4/0 47 267 5.7 9.0 331 23.6  PERSONAL: Recreation administration major... No. 1 sports highlight was “setting four school records in track”... son of Mark and Tammy Kesler.

CAREER STATISTICS FOR KESLER ... YEAR G/GS RCPTS YDs AVG K/RT P/RT AVG/G TDs 2005 7/0 10 54 5.4 237 85 60.6 0 2006 10/0 3 13 4.3 154 99 26.9 0 TOTALS 7/0 3 67 5.1 39 84 40.7 0

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44 Chip Keys 60 Seth Knolhoff 6-2 | 259 | RS-Senior 6-5 | 304 | RS-Freshman Fullback Offensive Line Paris, Illinois Carlyle, Illinois Paris HS Carlyle HS EIU: 2008 Outlook: Powerful fullback who EIU: 2008 Outlook: Enters fall camp as a will start at that position... solid blocker and top back-up at offensive line... listed as No. good pass catcher out of the backfield... 2 at right guard. 2007: Redshirted All-OVC candidate... 2007: Played in first HIGH SCHOOL: Improved his pass blocking five games before suffering season ending skills to become a powerful lineman with ankle injury at Southeast Missouri... was an average of 15 knock down blocks one of the top scorers in the OVC prior to per game… two-time first team Belleville injury with six touchdowns including a three News Democrat All-Area selection playing score game against Indiana State... had 22 for coach Randy Dooley... first-team carries for 121 yards, 5.5 yards per carry... All- on offense and long run was 32 yards... did not have a defense... also played for Carlyle basketball carry for loss on the season... also caught six passes for 48 yards... 2006: team... National Honor Society... class president for two years. Appeared in only one game against Indiana State... 2005: ran 14 times PERSONAL: Majoring in science education... son of Glenn and Carla for 43 yards and two touchdowns... his four yard TD run was the winning Knolhoff... No. 1 sports highlight was "scoring a 60-yard touchdown on a score to clinch the OVC championship in the 10-6 win at Jacksonville fumble recovery in a freshman game". State... 2004: Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: First team All- for coach Mick Roberts at Paris HS... started all four years... as a senior he averaged 4.2 yards per carry, had 89 tackles as a linebacker and averaged 38.5 yards punting... holds school record for touchdowns... also lettered four times in track and 28 Jack Kosinski twice in basketball. 5-11 | 219 | RS-Senior PERSONAL: Majoring in corporate communications.. son of Joe and Sheila Linebacker Keys... brother Ryan was a former walk-on on the EIU football team. Schereville, Indiana CAREER STATISTICS FOR KEYS ... Griffith HS YEAR G/GS ATT YDs YDs/CARRY YDs/G TDs LONG EIU: 2008 Outlook: Enters fall camp No. 2005 5/0 14 43 3.1 8.6 2 6 2 on outside linebacker depth chart... could 2006 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 battle for starting spot... 2007: Started first 2007 5/3 22 121 5.5 24.2 6 32 nine games at outside linebacker... had 42 TOTALS /3 36 64 4.5 4.9 8 32 tackles with 23 solo... season best game was ten tackle night at Southeast Missouri (6,4)... had 1.5 tackles for loss and three Chip Keys pass break-ups... 2006: Academically ineligible... 2005: Played in six games making eight tackles, seven solo... had two pass break-ups... 2004: Appeared in eight games making six tackles... HIGH SCHOOL: Associated Press first team All-State running back/punter for coach Russ Radtke at Griffith High School... four-year letterman... two-time first team All-Area and first-team All-Conference as a running back/linebacker/punter... set school records for tackles for loss (16), kickoff return average (39.7 yards), and consecutive scoring games (22)... rushed for 5,317 career yards... also lettered in baseball. PERSONAL: Majoring in sociology... No. 1 sports highlight was "scoring five touchdowns in one game in high school"... son of Ken and Michell Kosinski.

CAREER STATISTICS FOR KOSINSKI ... YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FR INT 2004 8/0 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 2005 6/0 7 1 8 0 0 0 0 2007 12/9 23 19 42 0 1.5 0 0 Totals 26/9 33 23 66 0 .5 0 0

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59 James Larson 52 Haakim Lewis 6-2 | 225 | RS-Senior 6-0 | 280 | RS-Freshman Linebacker Defensive Line Mundelein, Illinois Oswego, Illinois Carmel HS Oswego East HS EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will compete for EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will battle for time on starting spot at outside linebacker... good special teams and as a reserve defensive north/south tackler... 2007: Appeared in lineman... 2007: Redshirted. all 12 games starting final three at outside HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Mark linebacker... finished season with 45 tackles Green at Oswego East HS... earned first which ranked 7th on team... had 3.5 tackles team All-Southwest Prairie Conference for loss and 1.5 sacks... season best game honors as a senior... member of first football was eight tackle effort against Southern team at high school that was established Illinois in NCAA FCS playoff game... 2006: in 2004. Appeared in nine games seeing more action PERSONAL: Majoring in economics... son in later part of season... finished with 15 of Garry Lewis. tackles.. best game was a six tackle effort against Murray State with two tackles for loss... 2005: Played in just two games as a reserve linebacker making two tackles... 2004: Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: East Suburban Catholic All-Conference for coach Andy Bitto at Carmel HS which won the IHSA Class 6A state championship with 94 Andre Lima a perfect 13-0 record in 2003... he was also First Team All-Lake County... 6-0 | 275 | RS-Junior Pioneer Press and Waukegan Sun-Times First Team All-Area... led the team with 113 tackles... was a three-time conference discus champion and Defensive Tackle two-time shot put champ... also an Honor Roll student. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida PERSONAL: Finance major... No. 1 sports highlight was “causing three Northeast HS fumbles and recovering one fumble in the Illinois state championship EIU: 2008 Outlook: Solid defensive line game”... son of James and Barbara Larson... older sister Crystal is a reserve who will battle for starting spot at school record holder in the hammer throw at Marquette... older brothers defensive tackle... 2007: Played in all 12 Jeremiah and Luke played football at Wisconsin-Platteville and Quincy, games making 21 tackles with nine solo... respectively. had four tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks... season best effort was in opener versus CAREER STATISTICS FOR LARSON ... Tennessee Tech with five tackles, one sack YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FF INT 2005 2/0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 and one forced fumble... 2006: Played in 12 2006 9/0 2 13 15 0 3 0 0 of 13 games making nine tackles... season 2007 12/3 19 26 45 1.5 3.5 1 0 best was three solo tackles at Hawai'i... lone Totals 23/3 22 39 6 .5 6.5  0 sack was against Tennessee State... one fumble recovery against Indiana State... 2005: Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Adam Ratkevich at Ft. Lauderdale’s Northeast HS... earned Honorable Mention All-Broward County honors... was team captain... competed in track and rugby also. 55 Cory Leman PERSONAL: Majoring in industrial technology... son of Dari Lima and 6-0 | 216 | RS-Freshman Rosemary Boike. Linebacker CAREER STATISTICS FOR LIMA ... Champaign, Illinois YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FR FF Central HS 2006 12/0 6 3 9 1 1 1 0 2007 12/0 9 12 21 1.5 4 0 1 EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will compete for Totals 24/0 5 5 30 2.5 5   starting spot at outside linebacker and play on special teams... 2007: Redshirted HIGH SCHOOL: Two way star in high school for coach Dave Jacobs at Champaign's Central HS... team posted a 2-7 record during senior year as he finished as career leader with 416 tackles… played running back rushing for 501 yards and 4 touchdowns… also had 97 tackles with 12 for loss playing linebacker… first team All- State as a junior... two-time All-Big 12 Conference selection at running back and linebacker as a junior and senior... second team All-Area as a senior... honor roll student... also lettered in track and wrestling. PERSONAL: Majoring in exercise science... son of Happy and Dianne Leman... No. 1 sports highlight was "being named first team All-State by the Illinois Coaches Association as a junior"... brother J was an All-American linebacker at Illinois... brother JD was an All-American at Wheaton College... sister Julie played volleyball at Olivet Nazarene.

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9 Seymour Loftman 96 Colin Luczynski 5-11 | 197 | RS-Junior 6-1 | 226 | RS-Sophomore Free Safety Defensive End Plantation, Florida Frankfort, Illinois American Heritage HS Lincoln-Way East HS EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will start at free safety EIU: 2008 Outlook: Listed as a top reserve after missing 2007 with injury... had a solid at one defensive end spot... will see time spring camp... 2007: Missed season with on special teams... 2007: Moved from high medical redshirt after off-season shoulder position of linebacker to defensive end surgery... 2006: Started 12 of 13 games playing in four games on special teams... last year missing Southeast Missouri did not record any statistics... 2006: game due to injury... ranked fifth on team Redshirted. in tackles with 50 while leading squad with HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-State mention four interceptions... four interceptions came from the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun- in four straight games (Tenn. Martin through Times prepping for coach Rob Zvonar at Jacksonville St.)... ranked third in OVC in 13-0 Lincoln-Way East High School... team interceptions... season high 10 tackles at Illinois... one sack at Hawai'i... won IHSA Class 8A State Championship in 2005... named to all-area team 2005: Played in ten games with one start in NCAA playoff game against by the Tribune, Sun-Times, Daily Southtown, Joliet Herald-News and Star Southern Illinois... had 16 tackles with one interception. Publications... All-SICA West Conference... team captain... career leader HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Byron Walker at American Heritage in sacks and tackles for loss... also All-Conference in basketball. HS in Ft. Lauderdale... was Honorable Mention All-State and two-time All- PERSONAL: Majoring in business management... No. 1 sports highlight Broward County... also lettered twice in track. was having "a huge sack in double overtime state championship game"... PERSONAL: Majoring in physical education... No. 1 sports highlight was in son of Laura Luczynski. high school “getting two interceptions and scoring a touchdown in my first start at cornerback”... son of Seymour, Sr., and Carol Loftman.. a relative, Autry Denson played at Notre Dame.

CAREER STATISTICS FOR LOFTMAN... 75 Kevin Mahoney YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FR INT 6-6 | 318 | RS-Junior 2005 10/1 11 5 16 0 0 0 1 2006 12/12 24 26 50 1 1 1 4 Offensive Line Totals 22/13 35 31 66    5 Springfield, Ohio Springfield North HS/Bowling Green EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will start at left guard... candidate for All-OVC honors... 2007: Earned All-OVC Newcomer team honors... started 8 of 12 games at left guard... played 448 snaps grading out at 85 percent for the season... credited with 35 decleater blocks, ranked third on team... helped offensive line rank sixth in the nation for least amount of sacks allowed... transferred from Bowling Green State University at spring semester. BOWLING GREEN: 2006: Appeared in one game at Wisconsin... BGSU finished season 4-8... 2005: Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three varsity letters in football playing for coach Jon Rommel at Springfield North High School... 2004 first team All-GWOC... All-Area and All-County... also lettered in track and basketball. PERSONAL: Majoring in sociology... No. 1 sports highlight was "running for a touchdown during sophomore year of high school"... son of Dennis and Sandy Mahoney.

PANTHER FOOTBALL DID YOU KNOW...

Kevin Mahoney Former Eastern Illinois star and current quarterback Tony Romo became the second Eastern Illinois Panther player to earn a trip to the NFL Pro Bowl. Romo joined former Oakland Raiders punter Jeff Gossett who earned a trip to Hawai'i in 1991. Romo earned his first trip in 2007 and after taking over starting duties for the Cowboys midway through the year and leading Dallas to the first round of the NFL playoffs. Romo made a return trip in 2008 after guiding the Cowboys to the NFC East Division title

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51 Alain Marcelin 85 Sean McGrath 6-0 | 222 | Sophomore 6-5 | 233 | RS-Sophomore Linebacker Tight End Hollywood, Florida Mundelein, Illinois Dade Christian HS Carmel HS EIU: 2008 Outlook: Enters fall camp as a EIU: 2008 Outlook: Projected to start at starter at middle linebacker after a strong tight end after a solid spring camp... will also 2007 campaign and 2008 spring season... play on special teams... 2007: Played in six 2007: Appeared in 11 games including games on special teams and at back-up a start for injured All-American Donald tight end... did not have any statistics for Thomas during the Panthers homecoming the season... 2006: Redshirted. win over Tennessee Martin... made a HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Andy season high eight tackles (4,4) against Bitto at Carmel Catholic High School... UTM... finished season with 16 total tackles All-East Suburban Catholic Conference including 11 solo... second best season and All-Area in 2005... All-Area honorable effort was four solo tackles versus Murray mention in basketball in 2006... member of State. 2003 IHSA 6A State Championship team that finished with a 13-0 record... HIGH SCHOOL: Played at linebacker and fullback for coach Mike National Honor Society. Sonneborn… rushed for 238 yards and one touchdown for Dade Christian PERSONAL: Double major in art and marketing... No. 1 sports highlight team that finished 12-1… 127 tackles combined during junior and senior was "throwing a reverse pass for a 50-yard completion in high school"... year with four sacks… season high 11 tackles in 40-0 win over Palmer son of Pat and Nita McGrath. Trinity... two-time All-County honoree by the Miami Herald... team captain... National Honor Society... Army Scholar-Athlete Award... also lettered in track and basketball. PERSONAL: Majoring in biology... son of Harry and Marie Marcelin... No. 12 Bobson Mercier 1 sports highlight was "when he intercepted a pass and later scored the winning touchdown in a regional championship game"... brother Marvin 5-10 | 183 | RS-Sophomore plays football at Duke. Corner Back Lehigh Acres, Florida CAREER STATISTICS FOR MARCELIN... YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FR INT Lehigh Senior HS 2007 11/1 11 5 16 0 0 0 0 EIU: 2008 Outlook: Enters fall camp as back up at corner back... will also see time on special teams... 2007: Played in 11 games making one start against Indiana State for injured Sinque Turner... had 25 tackles 40 Nick Martinez on the season with 16 solo... lone tackle 6-0 | 206 | RS-Freshman for loss was against Murray State... had a forced fumble against Eastern Kentucky... Strong Safety credited with five pass break-ups, including Miami, Florida a pair against both Tennessee Martin and Dade Christian HS Samford... 2006: Redshirted. EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will play special teams HIGH SCHOOL: First team All-Lake County Athletic Conference while and is slotted as No. 2 on depth chart at playing at Lehigh Senior High School... three year letterwinner for head free safety entering fall camp... 2007: coach Matt Perkowski... honorable mention All-Area... All-Press News Redshirted. team... named to Lee county Rotary All-Star team... team won Class 4A HIGH SCHOOL: First team All-State Class District 15 Championship... one year of high school wrestling... LSHS A playing for coach Mike Sonneborn… Scholar-Athlete... Scholars Club Vice President. 130 tackles with four sacks and five PERSONAL: Majoring in exercise science with an emphasis on pre-med... interceptions… also used as a utility back No. 1 sports highlight was "returning a fumble 50 yards for a touchdown rushing for 498 yards while scoring nine as LSHS beat cross town rival Riverdale HS"... son of Jean and Admarie offensive touchdowns… also scored five Mercier. defensive touchdowns… helped Dade Christian finish with a 12-1 record... three-time team MVP... three-time CAREER STATISTICS FOR MERCIER... Miami Herald All-Dade County... also lettered in baseball, basketball and YEAR G/GS ST AT TT TFL FF INT PasDef track... honor roll. 2007 11/1 16 9 25 1.0 1 0 5 PERSONAL: Majoring in marketing... son of Sonnia and Eddie Martinez... No. 1 sports highlight was "scoring four touchdowns in the first six minutes, PANTHER FOOTBALL DID YOU KNOW... thirty seconds of the senior homecoming game". That Eastern Illinois holds the distinction of being one of only two universities in the country with three alumni currently serving as NFL head coaches. Mike Shanahan (Denver), Sean Payton (New Orleans) and Brad Childress (Minnesota) all earned degrees from EIU. The other school with three current NFL head coaches entering the 2008 season is USC with alumni are Mike Holmgren, Jeff Fisher and Jack Del Rio.

34 2008 EIU FOOTBALL... BELIEVE IN BLUE ... 12-TIME NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF PARTICIPANT 2008 PANTHER PROFILES Chaz Millard 74 Chaz Millard 6-3 | 289 | RS-Junior Guard St. Charles, Illinois North HS EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will start at right guard for second straight season... All-American and All-OVC candidate... 2007: First team All-OVC selection at guard... honorable mention All-American by Sports Network... started all 12 games grading out at 90 percent for the season... ranked second on offensive line unit with 36 decleater blocks... played 678 snaps... member of unit that ranked sixth in nation in least amount of sacks allowed while blocking for a 1,000 yard rusher... 2006: Started final three games of season at left guard grading out over 80 percent in each game... Appeared in 12 games on the season playing mainly in the Panthers jumbo and goal line packages... 2005: Redshirted HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Mark Gould at St. Charles North HS which was 2004 co-champ... he earned two-time all-area and Second Team All-Upstate Eight Conference honors... also lettered in track and wrestling. PERSONAL: Double major in psychology and sociology... No. 1 sports highlight was “getting the opportunity to play college football”... son of Keith and Ann Marie Millard. 7 Alicus Nozinor 6-0 | 172 | RS-Senior 56 Nick Nasti Wide Receiver 6-1 | 230 | Sophomore Delray Beach, Florida Linebacker American Heritage HS Plano, Illinois EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will start at wide Plano HS receiver for second straight year... returns as Panthers most experienced wide EIU: 2008 Outlook: Enters fall camp as a starter at one outside linebacker spot after receiver... 2007: Started all 12 games ranking second on team with 37 receptions solid spring practice... 2007: Appeared in 11 games playing special teams and as a and 33.4 receiving yards per game... back-up linebacker... made eight tackles season highs came at Indiana State with with six solo... had a pair of tackles against eight catches going for 93 yards... also Purdue and Eastern Kentucky. returned eight punts... 2006: Academically ineligible... Caught eight passes for HIGH SCHOOL: Considered one of the 2005: top small school prospects in Illinois playing 131 yards in seven games... also had four for coach Jim Green… four year starter punt returns for 24 yards... averaged 16.4 yards per reception to rank third and two-way star… 118 tackles as a junior on team... 2004: Caught 11 passes for 109 yards in the first four games while rushing for 1,752 yards and 23 touchdowns… first team All-Interstate as a ‘true’ freshman, but a broken arm ended his season... returned 10 Eight… team was 13-0 as a senior winning IHSA Class 3A state title… punts for 51 yards. named MVP of state championship game... 97 tackles with 14 sacks as HIGH SCHOOL: All-Palm Beach County and team captain for coach Sam a senior… rushed for 1,681 yards as a senior with 22 touchdowns… first Bryant at American Heritage HS, which was 2002 Class 2A Florida State team IHSFCA 3A All-State... holds school record with 4,345 career yards runner-up... he also earned all-area honors and set a school record for rushing, 335 yards rushing in a game and 351 career tackles... IHSA State receiving yards in a game... he lettered in baseball and basketball. Champion in wrestling as a senior... also holds school record in discus... PERSONAL: Majoring in recreation administration... No. 1 sports WGN/Chicago Tribune Athlete of the Year in 2007... National Honor highlight was “winning a game single handedly my junior year in a regional Society... class president for four years. championship game”... son of Edward Jenkins... related to Shawn Jefferson, wide receiver with . PERSONAL: Majoring in finance... son of Dominnick and Karen Nasti... No. 1 sports highlight was "being named the WGN/Chicago Tribune Athlete CAREER STATISTICS FOR NOZINOR ... of the Year in 2006-07". YEAR G/GS RCPTs YDs YDs/REC YDs/G TDs LONG 2004 4/0 11 109 9.9 27.2 0 23 CAREER STATISTICS FOR NASTI... 2005 7/1 8 131 16.4 18.7 0 32 YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FR INT 2007 12/12 37 367 9.9 33.4 0 50 2007 11/0 6 2 8 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 23/13 56 607 0.8 26.4 0 50

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25 Shelton Penrow 4 Bodie Reeder 5-10 | 172 | Senior 6-0 | 208 | RS-Junior Corner Back Quarterback Margate, Florida Ivesdale, Illinois Deerfield Beach HS/Florida Intern. Mahomet-Seymour HS/Wyoming EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will start on special EIU: 2008 Outlook: Enters fall camp as teams and serve as a key reserve in the starter at quarterback... 2007: Saw first defensive backfield.. 2007: Transferred major playing time coming off the bench from Florida International University seeing against Illinois State completing 9-of-11 limited playing time in two seasons with FIU passes for 85 yards... started remaining Panthers... played in all 12 games making 9 games with a 298 passing night in win 11 tackles with nine solo... season best over Indiana State... had 10 touchdown game was a three solo tackle effort versus passes with three against Southeast Eastern Kentucky... one fumble recovery Missouri and Tennessee Martin... teamed versus Tennessee Martin. with Cole Stinson to set school record FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL: Played of 218 consecutive passes without an in one game as a freshman making a tackle against Kansas State... interception... finished season with a 129.99 passing efficiency rating... appeared in four games as a sophomore making one tackle against Middle 2006: Transferred from Wyoming in the spring and served as No. 3 Tennessee. quarterback at EIU. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Greg Minnis at Deerfield Beach HS... WYOMING: 2005: Redshirted. second team All-Broward County... third team All-State... participated in Nike HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Tom Shallenberger at Mahomet- South Florida All-Star Game... two year letter winner in track. Seymour... in 2004 he earned all-state honors from the Illinois Football PERSONAL: Recreation administration major... son of Tony and Renea Coaches Association, Champaign News-Gazette and Chicago Tribune... Penrow. he was three-time Champaign News-Gazette All-Area, 2004 Bloomington Pantagraph Area ‘Athlete of the Year’, and three-time All-Cornbelt CAREER STATISTICS FOR PENROW ... Conference... in 41 varsity starts, he threw for 6,582 yards, 67 touchdown YEAR G/GS ST AT TT TFL FR INT passes and completed 65.0% of his passes... those figures all rank in the 2007 12/0 9 2 11 0 1 0 Top Ten on the all-time IHSA list... earned ten letters in football (4), baseball (4) and basketball (2), and earned all-conference and all-area honors in baseball... National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Secondary education history and social science major... No. 1 15 Quinten Ponius sports highlight was “setting the high school record for most letters won”... son of Jerry and Dalene Reeder... his brother, Dule, played football at 5-9 | 201 | RS- Senior Vanderbilt... father Jerry, is a longtime high school and college coach. Wide Receiver CAREER STATISTICS FOR REEDER... Rockford, Illinois YEAR G/GS C-A-Int PCT YARDS YDs/G TDs LONG Boylan HS 2007 12/9 170-260-5 65.4 1,726 143.8 10 45 EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will be primary kick returner and starter at wide receiver... 2007: Transition from defense to offense making Bodie Reeder 14 catches for 98 yards... also special teams standout with ten tackles... averaged 24.1 yards per kick return on 35 returns... named OVC Special Teams Player of the Week following his performance against Jacksonville State in which he returned a kick off for 97 yards and a touchdown... 2006: Played in all 13 games making eight tackles as reserve defensive back... had one tackle for loss at Illinois State... primary kick return specialist averaging 20.6 yards on 16 returns... long kick return of 45 yards against Eastern Kentucky... 2005: Played cornerback making 14 tackles... returned 11 kicks for 16.3 average with a long of 37... 2004: Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Dan Appino at Rockford Boylan... earned Illinois Football Coaches Association All-State mention and was All-Northern Illinois 9 Conference... in HS rushed for 1131 yards plus 413 yards pass receiving with 20 touchdowns as a senior. PERSONAL: Sociology major... son of Betty Ponius.

CAREER STATISTICS FOR PONIUS ... YEAR G/GS ST AT TT TFL KR AVG LG 2005 12/0 9 5 14 0 11 16.3 37 2006 13/0 6 2 8 1 16 20.6 45 2007 12/0 7 3 10 0 35 24.2 97 TOTALS 37/0 22 0 32  62 21.9 97

YEAR G/GS REC YDs TD AVG/G LONG 2007 12/0 14 98 0 8.2 15

36 2008 EIU FOOTBALL... BELIEVE IN BLUE ... 12-TIME NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF PARTICIPANT 2008 PANTHER PROFILES Ke'Andre Sams 78 Eric Rettke 6-3 | 330 | RS-Freshman Offensive Line Orland Park, Illinois Carl Sandburg HS EIU: 2008 Outlook: Enters fall camp number two on the depth chart at left guard... may see time on special teams and EIU jumbo/heavy packages... 2007: Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: Powerful offensive lineman that was also a top wrestler (ranked No. 3 in heavy weight division)… two-time first team All-Suburban Southwest Blue Division… helped team finish with a 5-4 record as they averaged 22.1 points per game… team captain for coach Marty Balle... Chicago Southtown All-Area senior year... played tackle in high school, will convert to guard at EIU. PERSONAL: Majoring in physical education with a teacher certification emphasis... son of Debbie and Guy Rettke... No. 1 sports highlight was "winning final regular season game in football to make the playoffs".

32 Rashaad Rigsby 6-5 | 227 | RS-Sophomore Defensive End Country Club Hills, Illinois Hillcrest HS EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will battle for playing 3 Ke'Andre Sams time on deep defensive line... will also compete for time on special teams... 2007: 5-11 | 202 | Senior Appeared in four games mainly on special Strong Safety teams making one tackle against Samford... Lakeland, Florida 2006: Redshirted. Jenkins HS HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable mention All- EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will start for second SICA Green Conference for coach Ernest straight season at strong safety... All-OVC Sutton at Hillcrest High School... earned honors candidate... 2007: Second team track All-Conference honors as he lettered All-OVC... started all 12 games ranking three times in that sport... team MVP in fourth on team with 67 tackles (32 solo)... basketball... 2006 Athlete of the District... part of basketball dynasty that second on team with two interceptions won 18 straight basketball conference championships... part of three football against Murray State and Jacksonville conference championship teams... Honor roll. State... season high nine tackles in opener PERSONAL: Major is African-American studies... mother is the late Regina versus Tennessee Tech... 2006: Started Rigsby-Johnson... godfather, Allan Ellis, played with the ... a two games playing outside linebacker at cousin, Rodney Harrison, plays for the . Hawai'i and free safety against Southeast Missouri... appeared in all 13 games finishing with 34 tackles, two tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries... lone interception came at Samford... 2005: Had two tackles in brief appearances as a true freshman. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Patrick Smith at Lakeland’s Jenkins NCAA FCS FOOTBALL SITES ON THE INTERNET HS... earned all-conference honors... was team captain. PERSONAL: Physical education major with an emphasis in sports Eastern Illinois Football...... www.EIUpanthers.com management... son of Billy Sams and Angela Barnum. OVC Football...... www.OVCsports.com College Sporting News...... www.collegesportingnews.com CAREER STATISTICS FOR SAMS... Sports Network...... www.sportsnetwork.com (click FCS Football) NCAA FCS Homepage...... www.ncaasports.com/football/mens YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FR INT 2005 3/0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 FCS Weekly Preview...... www.fcspreview.com Any Given Saturday...... www.anygivensaturday.com 2006 13/2 20 14 34 0 2 2 1 2007 12/12 32 35 67 0 1 0 2 * These sites are dedicated to NCAA FCS Football Totals 28/14 53 50 03 0 3 2 3

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68 Mike Scheibel 22 Norris Smith 6-3 | 319 | RS-Junior 5-9 | 220 | RS-Senior Offensive Line Running Back Highland, Illinois Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Highland HS Ely HS EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will be top reserve EIU: 2008 Outlook: Enters fall practice at who may challenge for starting spot at right No. 1 running back, expected to bounce tackle... also will be used in jumbo and goal back after missing 2007 with knee injury... line situations... 2007: Started four games 2007: Played in only one game versus at right tackle when Anthony Rubican was Indiana State in reserve role rushing for 39 sideline with injury... graded out at 81 yards... battled knee injury that kept him percent on 356 snaps with 10 decleater out most of the season... 2006: Played in blocks... 2006: Appeared in four games in 12 of 13 games missing only Tennessee a reserve capacity... 2005: Redshirted. State game with an injury... ranked second HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Steve on team with 656 yards, total also ranked Lanxon at Highland HS... he was St. eighth in the OVC and 87th in NCAA ranks... Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro, two-time First Team All-Mississippi Valley scored six touchdowns with two touchdown day coming against Murray Conference and team captain... competed in the summer Shriners All-Star State... twice rushed for more than 150 yards with 165 against Indiana game... also lettered in track and wrestling. State and 154 against Murray State... teamed with Vincent Webb in those PERSONAL: Special education major interested in a career “helping those two games to give EIU its first dual running backs with more than 150 yards less fortunate than me”... No. 1 sports highlight was “breaking the EIU squat each in the same game... OVC Player of the Week once... 2005: Was the record” in the weight room... son of Randy and Mary Scheibel. team’s No. 3 rusher with 185 yards and one TD... also caught eight passes for 116 yards... 2004: Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: All-Broward County for Coach Steve Davis at Ely HS which was Florida Class 5A state champ in 2002... was chosen to rivals. com ‘Top 50’ running backs in the nation... he ran for 1000 plus yards and 35 Nathan Shortridge scored 17 touchdowns. PERSONAL: Recreation administration major... son of Michelle Knight. 5-11 | 205 | RS-Sophomore Linebacker CAREER STATISTICS FOR SMITH ... Miami Gardens, Florida YEAR G/GS ATTs YDs YDs/G TDs RCPTs YDs YDs/G TDs Piper HS 2005 12/0 62 185 15.4 1 8 116 9.7 0 2006 12/0 135 656 54.7 6 9 62 6.9 0 EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will start fall camp as 2007 1/0 7 39 39.0 0 0 0 0 0 top reserve at linebacker after missing most Totals 25/0 204 880 35.2 7 7 78 7.1 0 of 2008 spring drills... 2007: Missed season with a medical redshirt... 2006: Saw first action late in season during homecoming versus Murray State... called to action due to depleted linebacker corps... saw action in four games making four tackles... had two tackles at Tennessee Tech. HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable mention All- Broward County by Sun Sentinel for coach Jim Mathisen at Piper High School... competed in Broward County All- Star game which is comprised from 33 schools... team captain... two time letterwinner in track... leading tackler. PERSONAL: Majoring in pre-physical therapy... No. 1 sports highlight was "making a game winning sack during senior year"... son of Nathan Shortridge, Sr., and Paulette Shortridge.

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That since joining the Ohio Valley Conference in 1996 the Panthers have had 91 players win an OVC Player of the Week Award as either the Offensive, Defensive, Special Teams or Newcomer of the Week. Justin Lynch was the Panthers first winner in 1996 taking home the honors after EIU knocked off Western Michigan in the season opener. Three- time OVC Offensive Player of the Year Tony Romo leads all Panther players in weekly awards won winning 10 during his four year EIU career.

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Jeff Sobol 43 Trent Steckel 6-2 | 224 | RS-Senior Tight End Crystal Lake, Illinois South HS EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will be special teams starter and reserve tight end... will also see time at fullback in EIU H-Back sets... 2007: Started at tight end/H-Back in 12 games... had 10 carries for 27 yards scoring touchdowns against Tennessee State & Jacksonville State... also caught 14 passes for 106 yards with two additional catches going for two-point conversions... 2006: Had one reception at Hawai'i and one special teams tackle at Samford... 2005: Missed season due to injury... 2004: Medical redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time Northwest Herald All-Area for coach Jim Stuglis at Crystal Lake South... earned Class 6A HM All-State honors... was also two-time First Team All-... team MVP... he holds school career rushing record... earned ten prep letters in track (4), football (3) and basketball (3)... honor roll student. PERSONAL: Majoring in sociology... No. 1 sports highlight was “making the all-state team my junior year”... son of Lon and Heather Steckel.

CAREER STATISTICS FOR STECKEL ... YEAR G/GS ATT YDs TDs REC. YARDS 97 Jeff Sobol 2006 12/0 0 0 0 1 -2 2007 12/12 10 27 2 14 106 6-3 | 273 | RS-Senior TOTALS 24/12 0 27 2 5 04 Defensive Tackle Pevely, Missouri Herculaneum HS/Illinois EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will start for third 70 Chris Vaccaro straight season... solid runner stopper in the middle who is a candidate for All-OVC 6-3 | 285 | RS-Junior honors... 2007: Started all 12 games leading Center team with 9.5 tackles for loss... had two Kankakee, Illinois sacks... made 26 tackles with 18 solo... top Bishop McNamara HS performance was against Tennessee Martin with four tackles including three for loss... EIU: 2007 Outlook: Will be starting center 2006: Transferred from Illinois in summer on offensive line and play some special and started 12 of 13 games for EIU... teams... 2007: Started two games at center named to All-OVC Newcomer team... had against Tennessee Martin and Tennessee 23 tackles with four quarterback hurries and two tackles for loss... had a State... helped offensive line rack up 351 pair of four tackle days against Indiana State and Tennessee Tech. yards rushing against TSU, a season ILLINOIS: 2005: Played in two games, one as a defensive lineman (San high for the Panthers... graded out at 74 Jose State) and one as a tight end (Wisconsin)... 2004: Redshirted. percent in 158 snaps... 2006: Appeared in HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time all-conference performer as an offensive eight games seeing time on special teams and defensive lineman for head coach Stan Helms at Herculaneum High and some goal line sets... 2005: Medical School... named to the KJFF Dream Team two straight years... team’s Most redshirt. Valuable Player... PrepStar All-Region... school’s first three-time all-state HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Rich Zinnani at Kankakee’s Bishop player... nominated to play in the Army All-American Bowl... helped lead McNamara HS... he was two-time All-East Suburban Catholic Conference, team to conference and district titles in 2001 and 2003... earned letters in Kankakee Daily Journal All-Area and Illinois Football Coaches , basketball and track... student body Vice President. ‘Top 25’ players... also holds the school record in the discus lettering four PERSONAL: Majoring in physical education... No. 1 sports highlight was times in track plus three times in basketball. "going 10-0 during senior year and playing that season with his brother"... son PERSONAL: Management major... son of Tom and Kathy Vaccaro. of Mark and Judy Sobol... mother, Judy, played at Northeast Missouri State (now Truman State)... father, Mark, was a NCAA Division II All-American PANTHER FOOTBALL DID YOU KNOW... defensive tackle at Northeast Missouri State (now Truman State). That Eastern Illinois defeated Delaware in the 1978 CAREER STATISTICS FOR SOBOL... NCAA Division II National Championship game YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FR INT and lost to Cal Poly in the 1980 NCAA Division II 2006 13/12 2 21 23 0 2 1 0 2007 12/12 18 8 26 2 9.5 0 0 National Championship game. EIU moved to the Totals 25/24 20 29 49 2 .5  0 NCAA Division I ranks in 1981 and since that time has never played Delaware or Cal Poly, with both schools also currently playing at the NCAA Division I level.

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89 Daniel Vehovic 91 Pierre Walters 6-2 | 235 | RS-Sophomore 6-5 | 269 | RS-Senior Wide Receiver Defensive End Rochester, Illinois Forest Park, Illinois Rochester HS Westchester St. Joseph HS EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will be a reserve EIU: 2008 Outlook: Returning All- wide receiver that will see time on special American... powerful pass rusher who will teams... 2007: Appeared in one game on start for third straight season at defensive special teams against Southeast Missouri... end... 2007: Third team Associated Press 2006: Redshirted. All-American... first team All-OVC... started HIGH SCHOOL: Class 4A first-team all 12 games leading team with four sacks... All-State by Illinois Football Coaches led all EIU defensive lineman with 47 Association playing for coaches Dave tackles, 25 solo and 6.5 tackles for loss... Jacobs and Derek Leonard at Rochester season high seven tackles in season High School... helped team make back- opening win over Tennessee Tech... 2006: to-back Class 4A playoff appearances... Played in all 13 games making 11 starts... second team All-Area as a junior... first-team All-Cornbelt Conference... did not start two games due to ankle injury... led team with 15 tackles for special mention Illinois Basketball Coaches Association two times... first loss and six sacks... ranked second in OVC in sacks and seventh in tackles team All-Area in hoops and first team All-Conference... helped basketball for loss... finished year with 38 total tackles including three forced fumbles... team advance to IHSA Class A Sweet 16 as a junior. season high eight tackles against Indiana State including two sacks... also PERSONAL: Majoring in business... No. 1 sports highlight was "going had two sacks against Illinois State in NCAA first round playoff game... to the Sweet 16 in basketball"... son of Dennis and Nan Vehovic... father, second team All-OVC... 2005: Played in all 12 games with significant Dennis, played football at Eureka College... brother, Ben, played junior playing time as a redshirt freshman... had 21 tackles with five tackles for college basketball and baseball... an uncle, the late Al Barlick, was a Major loss and one quarterback sack against Southeast Missouri... also had four League umpire inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery... 2004: Redshirted HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Larry Pawelski at St. Joseph HS... he was listed in the Chicago Sun-Times ‘Top 100’ players, all-area, team captain and team MVP... was All-East Suburban Catholic Conference... 5 Chevon Walker lettered four times in football, three in track... competed in state track meet as a junior hurdler. 5-10 | 197 | RS-Sophomore PERSONAL: Sociology major... No. 1 sports highlight was “running back Running Back two kickoff returns in one high school game as a 162 lb. freshman”... son Fort Myers, Florida of Perry and Geraldine Walters. Riverdale HS/Florida CAREER STATISTICS FOR WALTERS ... EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will compete for YEAR G/GS ST AT TT SK TFL FR INT starting job at running back and as kick 2005 12/0 16 5 21 1 5 1 0 returner... speed back that had solid spring 2006 13/11 21 17 38 6 15 1 0 workouts with the Panthers... transferred 2007 12/12 25 22 47 4 6.5 1 0 from the University of Florida in January Totals 37/23 62 44 06  26.5 3 0 2008 and is immediately eligible. FLORIDA: 2007: Appeared in five games rushing four times for 14 yards... ran track competing in the SEC Outdoor Championships and running the 100m prelim in 10.51 to advance to finals where he finished 9th... 2006: Redshirted for National Champion Florida Gators HIGH SCHOOL: Dual sport star at Riverdale HS, playing football and running track... Ft. Myers News Press 2005 Offensive Player of the Year... led all area backs in rushing (2,027 yards) and touchdowns (31).. also caught 16 passes for 234 yards and another score... 2,027 yards as a senior led Riverdale to second round playoff berth... ran for 199 yards and five touchdowns in a win over Estero as a senior... scored winning touchdown against North Ft. Myers on 138 yards rushing... had 1,505 yards and 9 touchdowns as a junior... rated the No. 5 running back in the nation by Rivals.com as a senior... did not play football prior to freshman year of high school. PERSONAL: Majoring in recreation management.. born in Montego Bay, Jamaica... early graduate from Riverdale HS.

CAREER STATISTICS FOR WALKER ... YEAR G/GS RUSH RUSH/G RCPTS YDs K/RT AVG/G TDs 2007 (UF) 5/0 4 14 0 0 0 14 2.8

Pierre Walters

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33 Tyler Wilke 50 Brady Woolverton 6-4 | 223 | RS-Senior 5-9 | 206 | RS-Senior Kicker Long Snapper Highland, Illinois Shelbyville, Illinois Highland HS Shelbyville HS EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will serve as Panthers EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will be starting long kick off specialist and main field goal snapper for punt team... will work with kicker... 2007: Ranked second on team in kickers and punters during practices... scoring with 64 points... made 8-of-13 field 2007: Played in nine games as a long goals with a season long of 42 yards against snapper... made four tackles on special Samford and versus Southern Illinois in teams with two tackles versus Tennessee the NCAA FCS playoff game... had game Tech and a fumble recovery at Southeast winner versus Tennessee State in 38-35 Missouri... 2006: Saw action as the special victory... was perfect on extra points going teams long snapper in four games... 2005: 40-for-40... calling into punting action in Made one appearance on special teams in final four games with a 46.1 yard average homecoming win over Eastern Kentucky... and long punt of 73 yards... averaged 57.8 yards per kick off with five 2004: Did not play as a walk-on. touchbacks... 2006: Averaged 57.1 yards per kick off during the season HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for his father, Rick Woolverton, at Shelbyville with ten touchbacks... had only one out of 63 kickoffs go out-of-bounds... HS... he was two-time All-, and team captain his 0-for-2 on long distance field goal attempts... 2005: Averaged 58.5 yards senior year... lettered three times in football, four times in track. on kickoffs with nine touchbacks... one out-of-bounds kick in 52 kickoffs... PERSONAL: Physical education major with an emphasis in exercise was 3-for-5 on field goal attempts, making a long of 45 against Samford. science... son of Rick and Beverly Woolverton... his father played baseball 2004: Redshirted as a walk-on. at Illinois State. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-Mississippi Valley Conference honors for coach Mike Hooker at Highland HS... lettered three times each in football and soccer... was a member of the National Honor Society and class treasurer. PERSONAL: Political science major interested in a career in criminology... 27 Zach Yates No. 1 sports highlight was “kicking three game winning field goals my senior 5-11 | 176 | Senior year”... son of Dave and Jayme Wilke. Kicker/Punter CAREER STATISTICS FOR WILKE ... Idaho Falls, Idaho YEAR FGM/FGA 30-39 40-49 LNG PTS KO/AVG TB OB Skyline HS 2005 3-5 1-1 2-4 45 9 52 (58.5) 9 1 EIU: 2008 Outlook: Will open season 2006 0-2 0-1 0-1 -- 0 63 (57.1) 10 1 as back-up kicker and punter... 2007: 2007 8-13 2-4 2-4 42 64 65 (57.8) 5 3 Appeared in six games as a punter/kicker... TOTALS -20 3-6 4-9 45 73 80 (57.7) 24 5 1-of-2 in extra point attempts... had four punts for a 37.0 average with two pinned inside the 20... 2006: Place kicker for all 13 Tyler Wilke games connecting on 12-of-16 attempts (75 percent)... hit a season long of 47 yards at Samford... had one kick blocked... was 33- of-38 on extra point attempts... also served as team punter averaging 36.1 yards per kick... string of 10 straight games with at least one field goal (carried over from 2005 season)... second on team in scoring with 69 points... 2005: Named to All-OVC Newcomer team taking over place kicker duties as a true freshman... hit on 9-of-13 (69.2 percent)... season long was 40 yards at Tennessee State... was 35-of-39 on extra points... also had kick off duties in three games averaging 55.2 yards... second on team in scoring with 62 points. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for coach Dale Guillford at Idaho Falls Skyline HS... was second team all-state... earned First Team All-High Country Conference honors as both a kicker and defensive back. PERSONAL: Communication studies major... No. 1 sports highlight was “kicking two 40 yard field goals at Tennessee State”... son of Steve and Becky Yates.

CAREER STATISTICS FOR YATES ... YEAR FGM/FGA -19 20-29 30-39 40-49 LNG PTS BLK 2005 9-13 1-1 3-5 3-4 2-3 40 62 2 2006 12-16 0-0 4-5 4-6 4-5 47 69 1 2007 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Totals 21-29 -1 8-10 7-10 6-8 47 31 3

WWW.EIUPANTHERS.COM 2008 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 41 2008 PANTHER NEWCOMERS MARK ALAGNA | #73 KENNY KINCHEN | #23 6-3 | 300 | freshman | offensive line 5-9 | 175 | freshman | CORNER BACK bartlett, IL | bartlett HS MIAMI, FL | NORTH MIAMI BEACH hs

- Two way lineman at Bartlett HS... earned honorable mention All-Fox - Made 83 tackles with six sacks and three interceptions as a senior… also Valley Area football honors on both offensive and defensive line... helped caught 17 passes with three touchdowns… two way starter at North Miami team make four straight IHSA playoff appearances including 6-4 record as Beach HS… has speed and big hitter… will play corner back at EIU… a senior. helped team post a 12-1 record in Florida 6A football, team lost in third round of regionals… member of defense that allowed only 11.1 points per PERRY BURGE | #98 game… third team All-Dade County. 6-2 | 225 | FRESHMAN | DEFENSIVE END bOLINGBROOK, IL | BOLINGBROOK HS alex luhring | #58 6-2 | 270 | Freshman | defensive line - Earned All-Area honors at defensive end leading a defense that allowed metamora, IL | metamora HS just 10.8 points per game… finished season with five sacks… Chicago Tribune special mention All-State… returned one fumble for a touchdown - Three year starter at offensive line at Metamora HS... team captain on as a senior…. Helped team post an 8-3 record as they advanced to the 2007 Illinois State Class 5A champions that finished season at 14-0... also IHSA Class 8A playoffs… brother of former EIU All-American safety Tristan competes in shot put for track. Burge. greg mahan | #53 james cooper | #39 6-3 | 230 | Freshman | defensive line 5-10 | 175 | freshman | corner back carol stream, Il | glenbard north HS maywood, il | proviso east hs - Starter for Glenbard North's 2007 Illinois State Class 8A runners-up... - Played defensive back making five interceptions to along with 46 earned first team All-DuPage Valley Conference... three year starter... tackles… team posted a 5-4 record…. All-Suburban League… Academic team made IHSA playoffs all three years. All-League… versatile athlete who also played quarterback and wide receiver… three sport athlete. JASON MARCOrDES | #65 6-0 | 225 | JUNIOR | defensive line bobby earnest | #38 NEW LENOX, IL | WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE 5-11 | 178 | Freshman | strong safety lemont, il | lemont hs - Transfer from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire... will have to sit out the 2008 season due to NCAA transfer rules... played in six games in 2007 - Rushed for 1,781 yards with 25 touchdowns as a senior earning All-Area making one tackle for loss... redshirted one season at UW Eau Claire... honors… had eight games over 100 yards and two games with 200 or played high school football at Lincoln-Way Central HS. more yards… six games with multiple touchdowns including a four TD performance against Hope HS… on defense had 19 tackles with one perry maynard | #54 fumble, one interception and one blocked kick… also returned a kick 6-2 | 215 | Freshman | linebacker for touchdown… team posted an 11-3 record losing in IHSA Class 6A southlake, tx | Carroll hs championship game… will play defense at collegiate level. - Two year starter for Southlake Carroll HS... helped team win Texas Class KEVIN KAPELLAS | #71 5A title in 2006 with a 16-0 record... part of Carroll's 49-game win streak 6-4 | 270 | Freshman | OFFENSIVE LINE which was snapped in 2007 by Miami (FL) Northwestern HS. cincinnati, oh | moeller HS ben olson | #92 - Played offensive tackle in HS… helped lead Moeller to an 8-3 season… 6-3 | 281 | Freshman | defensive line good, mobile athlete for an offensive lineman… four year member of MORRIS, IL | MORRIS hs team… first team All-Greater Catholic League. - Two way star at Class 5A Morris HS… played four years of varsity football SHANE KELLY | #62 starting career as a fullback/tight end before moving to offensive/defensive 6-4 | 200 | Freshman | DEFENSIVE LINE line… helped Morris post an 11-3 record losing in 5A state championship RHINELANDER, WI | RHINELANDER HS game… team was ranked No. 9 in final Illinois AP poll… as a senior on defense had 11 tackles, 10 solo… Chicago Tribune special mention All- - Played linebacker ranking second on team in tackles with 50 as a senior State. at Rhinelander HS... had a team high six tackles for loss and two sacks... also played tight end with 16 catches for 252 yards and two touchdowns... named second team All-Wisconsin Valley Conference.

GORDY KICKELS | #46 6-1 | 210 | Freshman | linebacker Lemont, il | Lemont HS

- Rated No. 79 linebacker by Scout.com… had 136 tackles as a senior with 92 solo, 8 sacks and 13 tackles for loss.… honorable mention All-State… two forced fumbles returning one for a touchdown… as a junior registered 148 total tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 11 sacks and intercepted a pass … as a sophomore made 128 total tackles… three time first team All-Suburban Conference… three time first team All-Area… team posted an 11-3 record losing in IHSA Class 6A championship game… also an All-State wrestler.

42 2008 EIU FOOTBALL... BELIEVE IN BLUE ... 12-TIME NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF PARTICIPANT 2008 PANTHER NEWCOMERS mike o'neill | #67 DARIEN SMITH | #80 6-2 | 280 | Freshman | offensive line 6-1 | 195 | freshman | WIDE RECEIVER chicago, il | st. patrick HS CHICAGO, il | KING hs

- Played for St. Patrick HS in the ... started on the - Played wide receiver at Chicago King College Prep helping team make offensive line... qualified for the IHSA State Track meet in shot put. back-to-back appearances in the IHSA State playoffs in 2006 & 2007.

mitch quill | #88 DESMIN WARD | #34 6-5 | 215 | Freshman | tight end 6-0 | 223 | FRESHMAN | RUNNING BACK racine, wi | st. catherine's HS MILWAUKEE, WI | HAMILTON HS

- Two way player at St. Catherine’s HS… ranked No. 3 tight end by - Two-way player at running back and linebacker… rushed for 1,012 yards WisFootball.net and No. 24 overall… first team All-Lakeshore Conference to become first player at school to accomplish that feat in more than 10 as a junior and senior… All-Racine County at tight end and defensive end… years… added 10 touchdowns and 48 yards receiving… first team All- as a senior had 10 catches for 142 yards and two touchdowns… helped Richardson League… five games with 100 or more yards rushing with a team post an 11-2 record losing in WIAA Division 5 semifinals. season high 153 against West HS.

CARLOS REYNA | #6 CHAVAR WATKINS | #86 6-0 | 185 | Freshman | FREE SAFETY 6-2 | 188 | freshman | WIDE RECEIVER MIAMI, FL | COLUMBUS HS SUNRISE, FL | PIPER hs

- Starter on Columbus HS defense that ranked among the best at the - Speed wide receiver that played at Piper HS… team posted a 4-6 record Florida Class 6A level… team posted an 11-1 record losing in the second playing at Florida Class 6A level… caught 12 passes for 197 yards and round of the regionals… defense allowed just 12.5 points per game while two touchdowns… led team in yards per catch at 16.4… third team All- causing 37 turnovers (16 fumbles, 11 interceptions)… team ranked sixth in Broward County. final Miami Herald poll… collected 60 tackles with one interception and two forced fumbles… also returned a kick for touchdown… 4.33 40 time at Nike KENNY WILLIAMS | #37 Camp was second fastest in the nation… 6th at Florida State Track meet in 6-0 | 211 | freshman | RUNNING BACK 100 dash… did not play football as a junior. ELGIN, IL | ELGIN hs

DOUG REYNOLDS | #16 - Three time All-Upstate Eight Conference selection… rushed for 884 6-2 | 185 | FRESHMAN | QUARTERBACK yards and 14 touchdowns as senior… caught 17 passes for 440 yards… CINCINNATI, OH | COLERAIN HS on defense made 16 tackles with two sacks… EHS career rushing leader with more than 3,000 yards in three years as a starter… scored 38 career - Combined for 1,080 yards as senior at Colerain HS… rushed for 371 yards touchdowns. while passing for 708… helped Colerain post a 12-1 record with a 7-0 mark in the Greater Miami Conference… posted a 25-1 record as a starter… shawn williams | #2 in two varsity seasons had 28 touchdowns with only two interceptions… 5-10 | 170 | freshman | wide receiver rushed for 20 touchdowns… helped beat Hoover HS of Alabama in annual pompano beach, fl | coconut creek HS Herbstreit Challenge Game… first team All-Conference… honorable mention All-City… rated No. 89 prospect in Ohio. - Quick athlete who played running back, wide receiver and kick returner at Coconut Creek HS… earned third team All-Broward County honors… had LORENCE RICKS | #81 one kick return for touchdown as a senior… team posted an 7-4 record 6-1 | 180 | sophomore | WIDE RECEIVER in 2007 after going 11-2 in Florida Class 5A in 2006 to reach third round ft. lauderdale, fl | ft. lauderdale hs regional…averaged 17 yards per catch on 34 receptions and 6 yards per carry on 45 rushes as a senior. - NCAA non-qualifier in 2007 who attended Eastern Illinois but didnot play football... played for North All-Stars in BCAA All-Star game catching von wise | #13 one touchdown pass… second team South Florida Sun-Sentinel… 6-4 | 210 | freshman | wide receiver honorable mention All-Broward County… 40 receptions for 603 yards and cincinnati, oh | finneytown hs 3 touchdowns… physical, big play receiver. - Led Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area with 1,073 receiving yards JONATHAN RIDGNER | #47 in 2007 on 51 catches… scored ten touchdowns in ten games earning 6-0 | 190 | freshman | LINEBACKER All-Cincinnati Hills League honors… second team All-State… also an all- CHICAGO, IL | MORGAN PARK hs conference performer in basketball… 38 inch vertical leap… has great speed with the ability to stretch the field… As a junior missed three games - Played linebacker at Chicago's Morgan Park HS... credited with 62 solo due to an injury, but still managed to catch 24 passes for 406 yards and tackles, 18 assists and six sacks as a senior... named to Sun Times All- four TD's… second-team All-CHL, honorable mention All City honors. Public League Team... team posted a 43-11 mark during his four year career including an 11-3 record in 2007 advancing to the IHSA Class 7A eric zink | #76 State quarterfinals. 6-6 | 293 | freshman | offensive line oshkosh, wi | west HS KEAGAN ROBINSON | #45 6-6 | 225 | FRESHMAN | tight end - Earned first team honors at guard and defensive tackle by the Fox Valley PETERSBURG, IL | PORTA HS Association as a senior at Oshkosh West HS… first team all-FVA as a junior… rated No. 14 top offensive lineman by WisFootball.net… team - Two way player at tight end and linebacker… on offense caught 17 passes ranked first in Fox Valley Association in total offense at 385.2 yards per for 283 yards and three touchdowns… on defense had 57 tackles 5.5 game with Zink anchoring offensive line. sacks, three passes broken up and three forced fumbles… helped team post a 10-1 record reaching second round of IHSA Class 3A playoffs… first team All-West Prairie Trail Conference… Illinois Football Coaches Class 3A All-State.

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