RETURNING PLAYERS PERSONAL: Born September 7, 1991 in San Bernardino, California … son of Mareko and Me DYLAN PARSONS Philipp … has one sister, Clara, and three brothers, Mark, Paul and Hans … Mark played football at Southern Illinois … Paul was a four-year letterman (2003-06) at Arizona … Hans lettered as a defensive tackle, at Arizona in 2008 … chose Oregon State because “it came down to where I felt Redshirt Freshman • 5’9” • 202 • RS most comfortable and for me, that was at Oregon State. My trip to Oregon State was eye opening and I loved it there. I loved the coaches and especially Coach Riley and the Coach Cavanaugh” … Olympia, Washington participated in the “Learning Through Listening: Native American Issues in Rural Oregon Communi- ties during spring break of 2010, involving five days of interacting with the Confederated Tribes of Olympia HS the Siletz Indians … majoring in health management and policy. University Exploratory Studies Brothers got OSU rook ready Once ‘chubby, slow,’ Michael Philipp steps right into O-line spot FULLBACK | #36 By Kerry Eggers OLYMPIA: Three-year letterman and starter … team MVP in 2007 and ’08 … first team all-state Portland Tribune November 19, 2009 … first team All-Narrows League and first team all-area … played in the East-West Shrine Game. CORVALLIS – Not many true freshmen are ready to start on the offensive line at the Division PERSONAL: Born October 1, 1990 in Olympia, Washington … son of Mike and Stefani Parsons … I level. has one sister … undecided major. Of course, not many O-linemen were prepped by beat-downs from three older brothers who played D-1 football. MARCUS PERRY That’s the way it was growing up in San Bernardino, Calif., for Michael Philipp, Oregon State’s manchild starting left tackle. “They used to make him go one-on-ones with them, and they beat the dog out of him,” Junior • 5’11” • 239 • 2L chuckles Mike Cavanaugh, OSU’s O-line coach. There was Mark Philipp, who played at Southern Illinois; Paul, who played at Arizona, and Eastlake, California Hans, a redshirt sophomore for the Wildcats. The brothers have all been defensive linemen. How did Michael wind up on the offensive Eastlake HS side? “I was a little bit chubby and kind of slow when I was little,” he says. “They figured I Fitness and Nutrition wouldn’t be fast enough to play the D-line.” Did the one-on-one drills – mostly against Hans – help toughen Michael up? LONG S NAPPER | #57 “I think they did,” he says. So does Cavanaugh, who thrust the 6-3, 310-pound Philipp into the starting lineup in the 2010: Marcus plays an unheralded position on the team, but an extremely important one as the opener against Portland State and has taken him on as a pet project. longsnapper … he will be working with a new holder on kicks this season, most likely punter Johnny “Mike will be Cav’s pride and joy the next four years, I’m sure,” senior guard Gregg Peat Hekker … Marcus has showed tremendous consistency, even when he started as a true freshman. says. 2009: Played in all 13 games … Pac-10 Conference All-Academic Second Team. 2008: Played in all Cavanaugh includes Philipp – rated by Rivals.com as the No. 1 prep guard in the country a 13 games and helped Hekker earn Sun Bowl Special Teams Player of the Game honors. year ago – on a short list of blue-chip recruits he has been able to work with in a 21-year college coaching career. EASTLAKE: Marcus also played linebacker for Eastlake … assisted Eastlake in advancing to the The only other name on par with Philipp’s coming out of high school was Samson Satele, second round of the state playoffs … originally signed a letter of intent February of 2007 and whom Cavanaugh coached at Hawaii and is now a center with the Oakland Raiders. delayed enrollment until summer 2008. Cavanaugh remembers the first time he laid eyes on Philipp. He was with OSU D-line coach Joe PERSONAL: Born June 22, 1989 in San Diego … son of Archie and Darla Perry … has one sister Seumalo at a combine in San Bernardino when Philipp was a high school sophomore. and one brother … Eastlake’s Scholar Athlete of the Year as a senior … chose OSU because “it has “Whoa, who is that guy?” Cavanaugh asked Seumalo. an awesome atmosphere and I really enjoy the people” … majoring in fitness and nutrition. “That’s Michael Philipp,“ Seumalo said. Cavanaugh had recruited Mark Philipp at Hawaii, so he knew the bloodlines. By the time Michael was a senior, the world knew. Philipp took recruiting visits to California, MICHAEL PHILIPP Stanford, Oregon and UCLA besides OSU and also had Arizona on his list. “I came here because of the coaches, really,” Philipp says. “They were the most genuine in Sophomore • 6’3” • 307 • 1L the recruiting process. They didn’t blow smoke in my face. I knew they’d keep it real with me while I’m here. This is where I wanted to be.” San Bernardino, California Potential is ‘endless’ Offensive linemen generally take time to develop. Jeremy Perry and Roy Schuening are the Arroyo Valley HS only O-linemen during the Mike Riley era to start even as redshirt freshmen. With injuries to veteran tackles Timi Oshinowo and Wilder McAndrews, however, the Bea- Health Management and Policy vers needed Philipp to play right away. “Our original idea was to redshirt Michael, although he came in with enough stuff to com- # pete for a starting job,” Riley says. “Because of the situation we were in, he had to step in and OFFENSIVE T ACKLE | 77 play.” Philipp’s teammates have been impressed with how quickly he has blended into the starting 2010: Legitimate postseason honors candidate and is in the early stages of being one of the best O-line. offensive lineman to ever play at OSU … enters his true sophomore year starting every game of his “He came in a little green, but as the season’s gone on he has gotten a lot better,” Peat says. brief college career – 13 games … preseason first team All-Pac-10 according to Athlon Sports … “He fits in fantastic here. He’s a really humble guy. He didn’t come in with an attitude. He came Outland Trophy candidate. 2009: Freshman All-America teams by Phil Steele and CollegeFootball- in wanting to play, and that’s what he has done.” News.com … won the starting left tackle spot during fall camp … is the first true freshman to start “The first time I saw him, I thought he was a natural as far as technique,” junior center Alex on the offensive line at Oregon State since 1997 … formed a solid left side of the line along with Linnenkohl says. “I’d never seen anybody pick it up the first year like him. I know it took me at Grant Johnson (LG), both of which were new starters. least a year to get comfortable. I had my doubts before I ever met him, but he made it look like ARROYO VALLEY: Highly recruited offensive lineman … rated by rivals.com as four-star athlete he’d done it before. He has proven me wrong, and now he is blossoming and turning into a real … 2007 and ’08 all-state … rivals.com rated him the 66th best overall prospect in the nation, the good player.” second-best run blocker and the third-best pass blocker … SuperPrep All-American … received Cavanaugh knows it is a mixed blessing to play Philipp as a true freshman. the Anthony Munoz Offensive Lineman of the Year award as the Top Offensive Lineman in San Ber- “You redshirt him, he gets stronger and learns the system, and it pays off in the fifth year,” nardino County … played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. the gritty coach says. “The good part of playing is all the experience he has gained. You can only get that through playing. “For a young kid, he is phenomenal. He has great feet and balance and all those things. He

34 2010 OREGON STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE RETURNING PLAYERS PERSONAL: Born April 25, 1991 in Dallas, Oregon … son of Faalaeo and Julie Poyer … has one is smart and picks things up well. He has to become more vocal. He is still young in that aspect, brother, Jeramy … his grandfather, Lynn Baxter, lettered in basketball at Oregon State in 1962 and but he learns well, and his technique is getting better. We’ll continue to polish that.” 1964 … his father, Faalaeo, played tight end at Eastern New Mexico and his mother Julie played Philipp says he is nervous before every game, but never intimidated. softball at Oregon State before transferring to Eastern New Mexico … was nominated for the Philipp’s teammates think he is destined. Oregon Sports Awards’ Johnny Carpenter Prep Athlete of the Year honor … selected the first Brian “His potential is endless,” Peat says. “He came into a perfect situation. Good timing – he T. Meehan Oregon Baseball Player of the Year, as selected by The Oregonian … chose Oregon State is starting as a freshman and playing for an amazing coach who is going to mold him. He is because “It felt like home. I love the campus and the community.” seriously going to be a top-round NFL draft pick with four years under his belt with Cav.” Satele? Perry? Schuening? Andy Levitre? Could Philipp wind up being the best of them POYER’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS all? Year UT AT Total TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds CF RC BrUp Int KB “Let’s not go there yet,” Cavanaugh says. “It’s going to come down to how hard Michael 2009 7 4 11 0-0 0.0-0 1 0 4 0 0 works and how he develops. Could be, should be – but we’ll see.” POYER’S GAME-BY-GAME STATS (2009 – played in all 13 games) Tck TFL Sacks Portland State 1 0.0-0 0 RYAN POHL Arizona State 3 0.0-0 0 Stanford 1 0.0-0 0 Senior • 6’3” • 284 • 3L USC 1 0.0-0 0 Washington 3 0.0-0 0 Waipahu, Hawai’i Washington State 1 0.0-0 0 BYU 1 0.0-0 0 Kamehameha HS FR-1 (UW) Radiation Health Physics Poyer living the dream with OSU football team By Cliff Kirkpatrick OFFENSIVE L INE | #63 Corvallis Gazette-Times November 5, 2009

2010: Ryan took numerous turns with the first unit at left guard during spring … has the experience CORVALLIS – There are times when Jordan Poyer chuckles to himself about how far he has to move around the line, which makes him valuable if not as a starter a significant reserve … also come and how his life changed in the last six months. has played or practiced at tackle and center. 2009: Played all 13 games last season as a backup You likely know of him as a gunner on punt coverage for the Oregon State football team. center. 2008: Played in three games. 2007: Started two games at left tackle (USC & Stanford). He’s the speedy guy running down the sideline who has made some spectacular plays, such as 2006: Redshirt. big hits or being so fast that he downs balls by catching them instead of the opposition’s return man. KAMEHAMEHA: Pohl attended the Kapalama campus of the Kamehameha Schools … two-year Well, get use to it. He’s a true freshman with vast potential the coaches have been im- varsity letterman and helped the team win the 2004 state title … Rivals.com rated him the 50th pressed with since he stepped on campus. best offensive tackle in the country … selected the 2005 outstanding senior offensive lineman at And to think, he was a projected greyshirt. If that plan stayed in effect, he would still be in the summer camps for Oregon State and Oregon … 2005 Honorable Mention Interscholastic League Astoria waiting for a scholarship to come available in January. of Honolulu … Honolulu Star-Bulletin 2005 second team all-state … also lettered in soccer as a “I always think about that,” Poyer said. “I wasn’t even going to come here, too. It was here goalkeeper, where he helped the team win the ’05 state title. or Idaho, and then I committed here expecting to greyshirt, hoping I would get to come here this PERSONAL: Born October 18, 1987 in the Republic of the Philippines … son of Andrew and Sharilyn fall.” Pohl … has one brother, Brandon … chose OSU because of the “coaching staff and the college Poyer came out of Astoria High, a small 4A school in the Cowapa League, not a hotbed for atmosphere” … majoring in radiation health physics and is on track to graduate in June. talent. That’s why he stood out initially, being a man among boys. The lack of competition was also why he was ignored by recruiters. JORDAN POYER Upon further review, it was his talent that carried him. He was Oregon’s offensive and defensive player of the year as a quarterback and safety last season, all-state in baseball three Sophomore • 5’11” • 189 • 1L times and the Cowapa League basketball player of the year. “It was a good move by us to recruit Jordan,” coach Mike Riley said. “And it was one of Astoria, Oregon those deals it’s a smaller classification. It turned out that this guy is just a really good player as you watch him on film.” Astoria HS The Beavers over recruited last year, and told Poyer they would greyshirt him, which meant he would delay enrollment until January. University Exploratory Studies If players fell out of the recruiting class or left school Poyer would be one of the first to be brought in. Chances were he would redshirt anyway because he wouldn’t be ready physically. # The reasoning on the delay was that he’s an Oregon product who was a big OSU fan. His CORNERBACK | 14 grandfather, Lynn Baxter, lettered for the Beavers in basketball in 1962 and 1964. And maybe he might not be ready physically. 2010: Jordan is one of the best athletes on the team, and also playing baseball for the Beavers is As it turned out the Beavers were wrong about him being ready. a possibility … moved from safety to cornerback during the offseason … a tremendous special “Coming from Oregon, especially from a small school, it’s a big thing to be playing,” Poyer teams player … made 10 tackles in the Spring Game … played summer baseball for the Corvallis said. “A lot of people are looking forward to seeing me play. So I’m happy to be here.” Knights, a summer wood bat baseball team for college eligible student-athletes. 2009: One of eight Poyer got the call during the summer that he would be part of the roster. He had just come true freshmen to play … 10 tackles on special teams, second most on the team (Brandon Hardin – off winning a gold medal with Team USA in an international junior football tournament, so he was 11) … played in all 13 games … 11 tackles overall for the season, including three against Arizona in football shape. State and Washington … also recovered a fumble against the Huskies. “I came in the fall, and I started playing really well,” Poyer said. “And now playing as a true ASTORIA: Played quarterback and safety during his three-year varsity career at Astoria … selected freshman is crazy. Not a lot of people get to do that.” to play for USA Football’s 2009 Junior National Team, and helped the team to the title … blocked Coaches were impressed with his speed from the onset. Then the 6-foot-1, 180-pounder a punt in the first game against France that led to a safety … Oregon’s offensive and defensive showed he could pick up the defensive system quickly. player of the year … in three years of varsity football, he accounted for 123 touchdowns … played His physical ability convinced Riley to play him on various special teams. He covers punts in the East-West Shrine Game … invited to play in the Les Schwab Bowl … four-year letterwinner and kickoffs, blocks or rushes on punt returns and is James Rodgers’ backup as a kickoff in basketball and baseball … 2009 Cowapa League Player of the Year in basketball … all-state returner. selection in baseball three times … All-Cowapa League selection twice … hit 12 home runs for Poyer has two returns this season, including a 70-yarder at Southern California on Oct. 24. the state championship baseball team as a freshman … 42nd round draft selection of the Florida “He has great intentions, he works hard and is smart,” Riley said. “He has a lot of sports Marlins … one of just nine players honored as an American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings savvy. He bought into being a special teams player, and impacted our team with speed and High School Gold Glove award winner. physical ability.” Poyer has yet to get in a game as a safety, but he was close at the end of the Stanford

2010 OREGON STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 35 RETURNING PLAYERS PERSONAL: Born February 20, 1988 … son of John and Tina Reese … has one sister, Tashani … contest. his cousin, Devon Reese, was a three-year letterman receiver at UCLA (1999-2001) … his uncle, Riley says he’s ready to play in the games as a safety, but during the first half of the season William Hawes, was a three-year letterman tight end/defensive end at Weber State (1997-99) … is he was behind others with more experience. He’s been the No. 4 safety behind the main three a DJ in his off time … chose OSU because of the “Corvallis atmosphere and the ability to make the the last three weeks because of injuries to others. team better” … speech communication major graduate … working toward his master’s degree. “I don’t think anyone would blink if Jordan Poyer went in at safety,” Riley said. More of Poyer will be seen in the spring at Goss Stadium. He plans to play outfield for the OSU REESE’S CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS baseball team. Year Rec. Yds TD Long “I’ve talked with coach (Marty) Lees and he says I’ll be a big part of the program this year,” 2009 Redshirt Poyer said. “He can see me in the outfield running around catching fly balls. He’s seen my speed. 2008 10 109 0 22 I’m excited to see how that works out.” 2007 no receptions Poyer hasn’t played baseball since the spring, but hopes to get back in the swing of the 2006 no receptions game after the football regular season. Totals 10 109 0 22 How that impacts spring football hasn’t been figured out, yet. If all things stay the same on REESE’S’ RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME (2009 — played in all 13 games) the football team Poyer won’t be in line for a starting job next year. More practice would help No. Yds TD LG him earn playing time as a safety. Stanford 1 3 0 3 “I got my gear, and I got my glove and I’m working it in a little bit,” Poyer said. “Football and Penn State 2 29 0 22 baseball are my passions. It’s going to be hard when that time comes to give up one.” Hawai’i 1 18 0 18 UCLA 1 6 0 6 Arizona 1 4 0 4 COLBY PRINCE Oregon 3 46 0 19 Pittsburgh 1 3 0 3 Sophomore • 6’3” • 265 • 1L MIKE REMMERS Albany, Oregon West Albany HS Junior • 6’4” • 305 • 2L Therapy and Allied Health West Linn, Oregon Jesuit HS TIGHT E ND | #82 New Media Communications 2010: Quite likely the tight end of the future, playing behind senior Brady Camp this season … has made a big increase in his strength and figures to see more playing time this season. 2009: Played in # seven games, mainly on special teams … made one reception, a 12-yard grab against Washington OFFENSIVE T ACKLE | 50 State. 2008: Enrolled at OSU for winter term of 2008 … missed spring practice with a lower leg injury and redshirted. 2010: Mike is another former walkon who has thrived at OSU … 20 career starts, including 13 straight … part of a line that returns four starters. 2009: Mike earned a scholarship prior to the WEST ALBANY: Three-year letterman and starter as a wide receiver and free safety … helped the season … started all 13 games at right tackle. 2008: Mike started the first seven games at right team to the state title game as a senior … first team all-state and All-Valley League tight end and tackle, then as a walkon … forced into a starting role for seven games while senior starter Tavita free safety as a senior … played in the Les Schwab Bowl … also lettered in basketball as a power Thompson was ineligible. 2007: Redshirt. forward and track as a sprinter and javelin hurler. JESUIT: Three-year letterwinner at left tackle and defensive end … second team All-Metro at both PERSONAL: Born March 9, 1989 in Albany, Oregon … son of Dan and Julie Prince … has one positions as a senior … earned one letter in basketball … Jesuit won two state football titles during brother and one sister … National Honor Society member … chose OSU because of the “educa- his varsity career. tional opportunities and the football program” … majoring in therapy and allied health. PERSONAL: Born April 11, 1989 in Portland … son of Wally and Debbie Remmers … has two brothers, Vic and Lee … Vic played basketball at OSU (2002-05) and Wally played football at OSU JOHN REESE (1974-76) … honor roll student as a senior … majoring in new media communications with a minor in Spanish. Redshirt Senior • 6’3” • 247 • 3L Oregon State spring football: Cavanaugh tells his big Upland, California right tackle in no uncertain terms what is expected Upland HS By Paul Buker The Oregonian April 3, 2010 Speech Communication Graduate CORVALLIS – Just a few days ago, Beavers offensive line coach Mike Cavanaugh - never shy # about getting his point across – called massive right tackle Mike Remmers and explained to him TIGHT E ND | 80 in very colorful terms that Remmers was expected to “dominate’’ in 2010. Understand, OSU linemen ALWAYS pick up when it’s Cav calling. 2010: John returns for his fifth year in the program playing the H-back position … good blocker I mean, they wouldn’t dare send him to voice mail. who will see a lot of action. 2009: John made the decision to redshirt after playing as a true fresh- I’ve seen big, tough football players – Roy Schuening, Andy Levitre, Kyle DeVan, Adam man. 2008: Played in all 13 games … came into the season without a catch, but had 10 for 109 Speer, etc., etc. – lapse into meek yes sir, no sir mode when the diminutive Cav is in their face, yards … caught a career-high three passes in the regular season finale vs. Oregon. 2007: Played his veins popping. in all 13 games, but did not make a reception. 2006: One of two true freshmen tight ends (Howard Remmers has heard it before from Cav. Croom) to play … played in eight games with no receptions … did have a 7-yard kickoff return Be meaner. vs. Cal. Finish your blocks. UPLAND: Reese was rated the 99th best prospect in California by Scout.com … rated one of the Use your size to crush people. top three tight ends at the 2005 USC Nike Camp … All-CIF Division II … Scout.com West Hot 100 OSU’s starting RT – who prepped at Jesuit - is one of the Beavers’ walk-on makes good (71) member … two-time Baseline League MVP … All-CIF First Team as a senior … 586 yards stories. receiving (2nd most in the league) and seven touchdowns as a senior … two-year letterman in It may not be in Remmers’ personality to turn into a snarling, spitting football animal but he basketball and was a second team All-CIF selection. thinks he can morph into that mentality – or come close – on the field. Cav expects nothing less.

36 2010 OREGON STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE RETURNING PLAYERS … as a sophomore he passed for 1,629 yards and 17 touchdowns, and rushed for 526 yards and “I told him before he went on spring break, I expect him to be a dominant player,’’ said six touchdowns … three-time team captain … also wrestled, winning the city championship three Cavanaugh. times … earned all-city honors three times and all-area twice. “He started seven games as a redshirt freshman and kind of got thrown into the fire. He started 13 games (last season protecting left-handed QB Sean Canfield’s blind side). At times, PERSONAL: Born February 2, 1991 in Los Angeles … son of Charles Reynolds and Mora Pyburn … he showed greatness. … now, can he perform consistently at the highest level?’’ has five siblings … was a part of two state wrestling championships as a youth at the Boys & Girls Cavanaugh said if Remmers has aspirations to join the likes of Levitre and Schuening and Club … also volunteered as a coach and referee … chose OSU because “I felt comfortable and I DeVan in the NFL, it is important he has some decent tape to show NFL scouts from his junior feel like it’s the best place that fits me” … participated in the “Learning Through Listening: Native season, which starts Sept. 4 at JerryWorld against TCU. American Issues in Rural Oregon Communities during spring break of 2010, involving five days of “He could be one of those next guys (to play in the NFL),’’ said Cav. interacting with the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians … undecided major. “To me, it comes down to that videotape your junior year and how you play.’’ Remmers is more comfortable with a shotgun in his hands at Sauvie Island (he’s an avid DWIGHT ROBERSON II duck hunter) than he is standing in front of TV cameras or microphones. He said OSU center Alex Linnenkohl is clearly the go-to guy for sound bites on the offensive line. Senior • 6’0” • 232 • 3L But Remmers isn’t giving himself enough credit. He isn’t likely to say anything controversial – on the record – but he’s got a great sense of Oxnard, California humor and a quick wit. If he throws up after one of Cav’s diabolical bear crawl drills, he doesn’t mind if TMZ, or St. Bonaventure HS CNN, or the Corvallis Gazette-Times is there to record the moment on video. He doesn’t take himself too seriously. Liberal Studies Indeed, Remmers stood at the Valley Center Friday and told two reporters, “I can’t believe it, you guys are talking to one of the offensive linemen!’’ # Then he lapsed into safe mode when we brought up Cav’s insistence that he turn it up a few LINEBACKER | 59 notches next season. 2010: Roberson is the veteran of the Beaver linebacker crew and his experience will be valuable “I’m happy that he has faith in me to go out there and do the best I can,’’ said Remmers. to a unit that has lost two starters (Keith Pankey and David Pa’aluhi) during the offseason … a “I’m just going to try and improve in the weight room and on the field as much as I can and legitimate postseason honors candidate after being one of the four 2009 linebackers to earn Pac-10 be the best I can out there.’’ Conference honors (Honorable Mention) … co-team captain. 2009: Dwight shared starting duties at Or else Cav will be all over him. the weakside linebacker spot with Keith Pankey in 2008 and 2009 – Pankey started in ’08, Roberson Remmers said that yes, there is pressure on the offensive line to get its act together (and in ’09 … 55 tackles ranked fifth on the team … 7.5 TFLs … tied a career-high with nine tackles find a suitable replacement for RG Gregg Peat) because Quizz expects to be among the nation’s at Oregon … set a career-best with 2.5 TFLs against Cincinnati … forced a fumble against UCLA leading rushers again and the Beavers will have a new quarterback, a QB who will need time to … Pac-10 Conference Honorable Mention. 2008: While not a starter, Dwight finished tied for fourth make his reads. on the team for total tackles with 61 … career-high nine tackles at Utah … forced two of his three It’s perform or else for the O-line, which likely has lost LT Michael Philipp for the rest of the fumbles at Penn State … had a 19-yard sack against California’s Kevin Riley. 2007: Dwight made 12 spring with a left knee injury, but Remmers points out, what’s new? tackles, mostly on special teams, including three vs. Washington and Washington State … missed “There’s always pressure on the offensive line because we always get blamed for whatever two mid-season games with a knee injury – played in 11 games total … forced a late first quarter goes wrong,’’ he said. Patrick Chung fumble on a kickoff return in the Civil War – recovered by Chung. 2006: Redshirt. “We’re gonna work really hard no matter who’s back there.’’ Remmers said he doesn’t necessarily see an amped-up sense of urgency in his animated ST. BONAVENTURE: A four-year letterman and three-year starter … played defensive tackle, line coach, “but he’s really, really focusing on real small things, fundamentals and technique and defensive end, outside linebacker and inside linebacker during his prep career … 2005 Channel everything. He tells us how important fundamentals are, and we’re really working them out so League and CIF Division 4 Defensive MVP … PrepNation 2005 All-American … Rivals.com rated hopefully that will help us.’’ him the 34th-best prospect in the country … 131 tackles as a senior and 174 as a junior … Remmers said he feels he comes off his best off-season. He is listed at 6-4 and 305 pounds, for his three-year starting career he forced six fumbles, made five interceptions and scored three and while he doesn’t look chiseled yet (remember Levitre his senior year?) he feels like he’s in touchdowns. good shape. PERSONAL: Born December 24, 1987 in Ventura, California … son of Dwight, Sr., and Marie Rob- “I’m trying to get as strong as possible,’’ he said. erson … has two sisters and one brother … biggest athletic thrill is “earning prep All-American Which is good, because Cav will be watching closely to make sure Remmers finishes those and signing with Oregon State” … chose OSU because of its “business school, the team and the blocks. players”… majoring in liberal studies and will graduate in December. “I’m trying to add some pancakes under my belt,’’ said Remmers, a reference to a block that sends an opponent flat on his back and not a reference to the all-you-can-eat stack at Denny’s. ROBERSON’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS So, how many pancake blocks did Remmers have in 2009? Year UT AT Total TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds CF RC BrUp Int KB “Not enough,’’ he said 2009 21 34 55 7.5-28 2.0-17 0 1 1 0 0 2008 28 33 61 7.5-39 2.0-23 0 3 0 0 0 2007 10 2 12 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1 0 0 0 RASHAAD REYNOLDS Totals 59 69 128 15.0-67 4.0-40 0 5 1 0 0 ROBERSON’S GAME-BY-GAME STATS (2009 – played in all 13 games) Redshirt Freshman • 5’10” • 180 • RS Tck TFL Sacks Portland State 3 0.0-0 0.0 Los Angeles, California UNLV 4 0.0-0 0.0 Cincinnati 7 2.5-3 0.5 San Fernando HS Arizona 3 0.0-0 0.0 Arizona State 3 0.0-0 0.0 University Exploratory Studies Stanford 2 1.0-1 0.0 USC 2 0.0-0 0.0 UCLA 6 1.5-9 1.0 # CORNERBACK | 16 California 4 0.0-0 0.0 Washington 5 1.0-9 0.5 2010: Rashaad is a tremendous athlete who participated in two indoor track meets as a sprinter … Washington St. 2 0.0-0 0.0 a bright future in the program at cornerback. 2009: Redshirt. Oregon 9 1.5-6 0.0 SAN FERNANDO: Rashaad played quarterback and cornerback in high school, but was recruited as BYU 5 0.0-0 0.0 a defensive back … earned All-Valley Mission League three times and was twice named the league’s FF – 1 (UCLA), BrUp – 1 (STAN) MVP … earned all-state honors as a sophomore … was all-city three times, twice at quarterback and once as a cornerback … threw for 1,566 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior, and added 663 yards and eight touchdowns rushing … first team all-league as a senior and junior … threw for approximately 1,500 yards and 15 touchdowns, and rushed 600 yards and six touchdowns as a junior

2010 OREGON STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 37 RETURNING PLAYERS ROBERSON’S GAME-BY-GAME STATS (2008 – played in all 13 games) Tck TFL Sacks JACQUIZZ RODGERS Stanford 3 1.0-4 0.0 Penn State 7 0.0-0 0.0 Hawai’i 1 0.0-0 0.0 Junior • 5’7” • 191 • 2L USC 2 0.0-0 0.0 Utah 9 0.0-0 0.0 Richmond, Texas Washington State 4 1.0-1 0.0 Washington 5 2.0-3 0.0 Lamar Consolidated HS Arizona State 5 0.0-0 0.0 UCLA 5 1.0-4 1.0 Ethnic Studies California 5 1.0-19 1.0 Arizona 5 0.0-0 0.0 RUNNING B ACK | #1 Oregon 5 1.5-8 0.0 Pittsburgh 5 0.0-0 0.0 2010: (Juh-quizz) is a member of most preseason All-America teams … already mentioned as a CF - 2 (PSU 2) top Heisman Trophy candidate … preseason first team All-American and Top 10 Heisman candidate ROBERSON’S GAME-BY-GAME STATS (2007 – played in final 11 games) according to Athlon Sports … preseason second team All-American according to Lindy’s Football Tck TFL Sacks Preview … preseason second team All-American according to NationalChamps.net … preseason Utah 1 0.0-0 0.0 favorite for the 2010 Running Back Trophy and 2010 National Performer of the Year according to Cincinnati 1 0.0-0 0.0 CollegeFootballPerformance.com … Ted Miller of ESPN.com rates him the top player in the Pac-10 Idaho State 1 0.0-0 0.0 … 2008 Pac-10 Offensive MVP – the first ever freshman in Pac-10 history … enters the season Washington 3 0.0-0 0.0 fifth all-time at OSU with 2,693 yards; needs 1,169 yards to move into second … also fifth for career Washington State 3 0.0-0 0.0 rushing touchdowns with 32; needs eight to move into second on the list … 32 rushing touchdowns Oregon 2 0.0-0 0.0 ranks fourth among active FBS players – senior quarterback Colin Kaepernick (Nevada) has 39; se- Maryland 1 0.0-0 0.0 nior running back DeMarco Murray (Oklahoma) and senior quarterback Ricky Dobbs (Navy) have 35 CF - 1 (UO) … entering the season leads the nation for carries per game at 22.2 … 14 career 100-yard rushing games; needs six to move into second at OSU … ninth at OSU for career all-purpose yards with 3,462 … eighth at OSU for career scoring with 192 points … if he continues his career average for RUEBEN ROBINSON the 25 regular season games (@ Hawai’i in ’11) that OSU has scheduled over the next two seasons he would finish second in the Pac-10 for career yards with 5,498 yards – 747 yards short of USC’s Sophomore • 6’1” • 225 • 1L Charles White (1976-79) – 6,245 … one of five OSU players with multiple 1000-yard rushing games … 14 straight starts, 24 for his career … enters the season with just one fumble in 656 touches Chandler, Arizona … the “wildcat” formation has been implemented into the OSU offense, first unveiled Oct. 10, 2009 vs. Stanford – he lined up in the formation 16 times. 2009: Semi-finalist for the Doak Walker Award, Hamilton HS Maxwell Award and the Walter Camp Player of the Year … Walter Camp All-American Second Team, and attended the Camp Foundation awards ceremony at the Yale University Campus – also visited University Exploratory Studies ESPN studios … All-Pac-10 First Team … first team all-conference according to Phil Steele … Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week after career-best 189-yard, four touchdown game vs. Stanford # … 1,440 rushing yards ranks fifth in a single season at OSU … 21 rushing touchdowns set an LINEBACKER | 13 OSU single season record … 22 overall touchdowns for the season tied for third in the NCAA with Ryan Williams of Virginia Tech – Toby Gerhart of Stanford had 28 and Ricky Dobbs of Navy 27 … 2010: Rueben is an excellent special teams player who will be more involved in the regular rotation 78 receptions is the most by a running back in a single season in OSU history, ranked second in the at linebacker this year … a challenger for the middle linebacker starting role, especially after the Pac-10 … is one of the few players in the country to have scored touchdowns rushing, receiving and unexpected departure of David Pa’aluhi … one of the more athletic players on defense and like passing in 2009 … threw his first career pass for a 14-yard touchdown to Brady Camp against UCLA many before him is a linebacker who can cover ground with is speed. 2009: One of eight true fresh- … started all 13 games … Ted Miller of ESPN.com ranked him the fourth-best player in the Pac-10 men to play … was the primary back-up at middle linebacker … had roles on several special teams prior to the season. 2008: Arguably the biggest impact freshman in the history of the program … … set career-high six tackles at Oregon, including 1.5 TFLs. missed nearly all of the last three games of the season after suffering a shoulder injury at Arizona in HAMILTON: Earned three letters as a linebacker … started two years … Hamilton posted a 38-3 the first quarter on a hit by cornerback Devin Ross … Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year, first ever record during his three-year career … first team all-state and all-region as a senior … team freshman to earn the honor … Pac-10 Freshman of the Year … second in the Pac-10 and 12th in captain as a senior and helped team to the state title – also won the state title his sophomore season NCAA for rushing at 113.9 yards per game … Pac-10 Conference’s all-time leading freshman rusher … racked up 122 tackles with three sacks, five forced fumbles, two interceptions and four fumble with 1,253 yards – then eighth for a single year at OSU (now ninth)… USA Today , Rivals.com and recoveries last season … played safety as a junior before making the jump to linebacker his senior CollegeFootballNews.com Player of the Week after rushing for 186 yards and two touchdowns in year … 2007 honorable mention all-state after making 101 tackles … Arizona Republic’s 17th best the victory over then No. 1 USC … 100-yard plus rushing mark seven times … three-time Pac-10 prospect in the state … 13th-best prospect in Arizona according to SuperPrep. Player of the Week … 1,500 all-purpose yards … 12 touchdowns for the season, including one receiving at UCLA … Pat Forde of ESPN.com named Jacquizz his Freshman of the Year … Rivals. PERSONAL: Born April 17, 1991 in La Habra, California … son of David (Eric) and Betty Robinson com Freshman of the Year … Associated Press and Rivals.com third team All-American … College … has three brothers, Roger, David and Daniel, and a sister, Emily … brother, Roger, played Football News All-Freshman Team … Football Writers Association Freshman All-American … CBS football at Northern Arizona and for the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals … Roger also played in NFL Europe Sports.com Freshman of the Year … Sporting News National Freshman and Pac-10 Offensive Player setting the single season rushing record and most 100-yard games in a season in 2006 … lists his of the Year … finalist for the Bill Hayward Amateur Athlete of the Year award for the state of Oregon biggest athletic thrills as winning two state championships and watching Roger play in NFL Europe … invited to the February 2009 Touchdown Club of Columbus (Ohio) banquet. … chose Oregon State because of “the overall family atmosphere.” LAMAR CONSOLIDATED: Jacquizz is one of the most honored prep players in the state of Texas ROBINSON’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS … nicknamed “Mr. Touchdown” by his teammates, he broke the state record for scores with 136 Year UT AT Total TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds CF RC BrUp Int KB … named the inaugural Texas Associated Press Player of the Year in 2007 after leading Lamar 2009 3 9 12 1.5-2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Consolidated to its first ever state title … added Texas Sports Writers Association 4A Offensive ROBINSON’S GAME-BY-GAME STATS (2009 – played in 9 games) Player of the Year … rushed for 2,902 yards and 43 touchdowns as a senior – for his career he Tck TFL Sacks gained 8,245 yards, the sixth-highest total in the state … rushed for 100-plus yards 41 times (2nd Portland State 1 0.0-0 0.0 in Texas all-time) and for 200-plus yards 21 times … First Team EA Sports High School All-American Arizona State 1 0.0-0 0.0 and 2008 Parade All-American … Old Spice Red Zone and Built Ford Tough Player of the Year for Stanford 3 0.0-0 0.0 Texas … played safety on defense … selected one of six Texas high school “scholar athletes of Washington 1 0.0-0 0.0 the year” … also played basketball and track, lettering four years as a point guard and three years Oregon 6 1.5-2 0.0 as a relay runner.

38 2010 OREGON STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE RETURNING PLAYERS PERSONAL: Born February 6, 1990 in Richmond, Texas … son of Tasha Williams … has three JACQUIZZ RODGERS’ RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME (2008 — played in 11 games) siblings, including brother James, a senior receiver at Oregon State … several former prep team- No. Yds TD LG mates are playing at Division I schools … Michael Lewis of the 49ers is an uncle … spoke about the Penn State 4 28 0 10 dangers of drugs at elementary schools in the Richmond area … highlighted in Sports Illustrated’s Hawai’i 3 13 0 6 Faces in the Crowd feature of the May 12, 2008 edition … chose OSU because of the “coaches USC 2 27 0 17 encouraging education, Coach Riley, the city and the friendly students” … former Detroit Lion Barry Utah 4 76 0 41 Sanders is his favorite athlete … majoring in ethnic studies. Washington State 2 7 0 4 Washington 4 25 0 12 JACQUIZZ RODGERS’ CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Arizona State 5 55 0 33 Year Car. YG YL NYG AVG TD Long UCLA 3 8 1 5 2009 273 1502 62 1440 110.8 21 61 California 1 5 0 5 2008 259 1291 38 1253 113.9 11 33 Arizona 1 3 0 3* Total 532 2793 100 2693 112.2 32 61 *injured left shoulder in 1st Quarter JACQUIZZ RODGERS’ CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year Rec. Yds TD Long 2009 78 522 1 48 Believe it or not, Jacquizz Rodgers looks faster 2008 29 247 1 41 and stronger Total 107 769 2 48 By Paul Buker JACQUIZZ RODGERS’ CAREER PASSING STATISTICS The Oregonian April 9, 2010 Year Att. Comp. Int. Yds PCT TD Long 2009 1 1 0 14 1.000 1 14 CORVALLIS – Because he is nationally known, has his own Wikipedia page, and serves as JACQUIZZ RODGERS’ RUSHING GAME-BY-GAME (2009 — played in all 13 games) the face of Oregon State football, tailback Jacquizz Rodgers can’t do anything on this campus No. Yds TD LG without being noticed. Portland State 16 103 3 43 To a slightly smaller degree, the same goes for his older brother, wide receiver James UNLV 26 166 1 47 Rodgers. Cincinnati 20 73 1 24 The Rodgers Brothers get stares, whether they are in the classroom, the Dixon Rec Cen- Arizona 16 85 2 19 ter, or the weight-room facility across from Reser Stadium that might as well be their second Arizona State 17 81 2 32 home. Stanford 33 189 4 61 It has not gone unnoticed that despite the truckload of press clippings and awards the Rod- USC 20 113 1 32 gers brothers have already earned at OSU, both of them approached off-season workouts - and UCLA 24 112 0 16 spring football - as if they were hungry walk-ons fighting to earn scholarships. California 25 67 1 24 “Amazing,’’ said Beavers coach Mike Riley. Washington 18 159 2 43 Quizz will be on numerous All-America lists and may pop up as a Heisman candidate before Washington State 24 165 2 39 he ever sets foot in Cowboys Stadium for OSU’s 2010 season opener against Texas Christian. Oregon 16 64 1 17 He is clearly one of the top running backs in college football, but he says individual statistics BYU 18 63 1 29 aren’t on his mind as he approaches his junior year. “I don’t worry too much about that stuff, I worry about winning games and doing what my JACQUIZZ RODGERS’ RUSHING GAME-BY-GAME (2008 — played in 11 games) team needs me to do,’’ said Rodgers, who finished No. 3 in Pacific 10 Conference rushing in No. Yds TD LG 2009 behind Stanford’s Toby Gearhart and Oregon’s LaMichael James but was voted first team Stanford 14 54 0 10 all Pac-10 by the league’s coaches. Penn State 22 99 2 13 Quizz is much more effusive about his current physical condition than he is numbers and Hawai’i 26 110 2 21 rankings. He is listed at 5-foot-7, 188 pounds (exactly the same as his brother) but watch him USC 37 186 2 15 this spring and he appears to be a little bigger. Utah 25 101 1 33 And quicker. Washington State 23 168 1 28 “Believe it or not,’’ said Riley before Friday’s practice, “I think he has gotten faster ... He’s a Washington 20 94 1 18 faster guy than he was last year. Stronger, too. His numbers were way up in the weight room ... Arizona State 30 133 0 16 He looks like he’s ready to go, right now.’’ UCLA 31 144 1 19 Quizz said all of the above is true. “I feel quicker,’’ he admitted. “And with experience, I can California 27 144 1 31 see things happening, I can make moves quicker than last year.’’ Arizona 4 20 0 9* Last year wasn’t bad. Quizz ran for 1,440 yards and 21 touchdowns, caught 78 passes for JACQUIZZ RODGERS’ RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME (2009 — played in all 13 games) 522 more yards, and even found time to throw a 14-yard touchdown pass to tight end Brady No. Yds TD LG Camp out of the Wildcat formation. Portland State 4 32 0 22 He had seven 100-yards or better rushing games and he tied Steven Jackson’s 2003 school UNLV 10 65 0 13 record by scoring 132 points. Cincinnati 5 19 0 10 If Rodgers stays healthy and Oregon State’s offensive line does its job, those rushing totals are Arizona 13 70 0 12 likely to go up. “I think we’ll be OK (on the line) once we get everybody healthy,’’ said Rodgers. Arizona State 1 1 0 1 Meanwhile, Quizz said he isn’t the only Oregon State player to hit off-season workouts with Stanford 5 82 0 25 an attitude. USC 4 10 1 6 He said losing the Civil War and getting embarrassed by Brigham Young in the Las Vegas UCLA 7 92 0 35 Bowl made everyone anxious to get a jump-start on 2010. California 9 30 0 8 “Man, it left a bad taste,’’ said Rodgers of the BYU loss. “But I think guys came in remem- Washington 4 -4 0 5 bering that game and they were ready to work right off the bat.’’ Washington State 5 39 0 22 Of course, Quizz has another reason for wanting to wipe the BYU game out of his memory Oregon 7 73 0 48 banks: his only official fumble in 656 touches happened in the 44-20 debacle. Quizz is already No. 5 on Oregon State’s all-time rushing list with 2,693 yards and he needs just 1,169 to move into second. At his present pace Rodgers would finish with 5,498 career yards and be No. 2 all-time in the Pac-10 behind USC’s Charles White (6,245). That all assumes Quizz is back at OSU for his senior year. He is listed as the third-best running back for the 2012 draft by NFLdraftscout.com behind Mark Ingram of Alabama and Jamie Harper of Clemson, but what happens if he is rated as a potential first-round pick for the 2011 draft? “Oh no, I’m not thinking about any of that,’’ he said. “Right now you just have to look at it as, you’re coming back for your senior year. I keep all that to the side. I don’t worry too much about it. When the time approaches, I’ll make that choice.’’

2010 OREGON STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 39 RETURNING PLAYERS Beavers’ RB Rodgers eyes Roses, not Heisman JAMES RODGERS By Ted Miller ESPN.com April 27, 2010 Senior • 5’7” • 188 • 3L CORVALLIS – It’s been a fairly quiet spring for Oregon State running back Jacquizz Rodgers. Richmond, Texas That’s typical and how he likes it. There are no issues or controversies with Rodgers. Just production. He’s established and Lamar Consolidated HS has little to prove. The only mystery is how spectacular his numbers will be in 2010. He will enter his junior season needing 1,169 yards rushing and eight touchdowns to move Speech Communication into second place on the Beavers all-time list, numbers he easily eclipsed his first two seasons, once as the Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year -- the first true freshman to win the honor -- and # the second as a first-team All-Pac-10 running back. At his present trajectory -- if he opts to play WIDE R ECEIVER | 8 two more seasons -- he’ll end up second on the Pac-10’s all-time rushing list behind former USC Heisman Trophy winner Charles White. 2010: One of the more versatile players in the nation … excellent receiver who is a candidate for It’s not a question of whether Rodgers will be good. He’ll be a preseason All-American. Then many postseason awards for his senior year … preseason first team All-American according to he’ll chew up yardage as a runner and receiver. It’s a near-certainty, barring injury. NationalChamps.net … preseason favorite for the 2010 Wide Receiver Trophy according to Col- The question is how good? Will he be Heisman Trophy good? legeFootballPerformance.com … preseason third team All-American according to Athlon Sports … The Pac-10 has plenty of candidates, though the list was whittled down by one when James has the second-highest total of all-purpose yards (rush, rec., punt ret., kick ret., Int ret.) in Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli was suspended for the season: Washington quarterback the nation among active players entering 2010 with 5,077 – second all-time at OSU … he needs 530 Jake Locker, Oregon running back LaMichael James, USC quarterback Matt Barkley and Stan- yards to be the school’s all-time leader for all-purpose yards … owns three of OSU’s top-10 single ford quarterback Andrew Luck, to name the obvious possibilities. game all-purpose yards records, including No. 1 with 303 at Oregon in 2009 … broke the school Rodgers mostly shrugs when asked about the Heisman -- “I’m just out here playing foot- record for single season receptions in 2009 with 91 … enters the year with 161 career receptions, ball,” he said -- but he is aware of Masoli’s unexpected absence and what that might mean for third at OSU – 60 short of the school record held by 2005 Biletnikoff Award recipient Mike Hass the Pac-10 frontrunners, who happen to be the Beavers arch-rivals. (2002-05) at 220 … 1,849 career receiving yards, sixth at OSU … 14 career receiving touchdowns, “Anytime you lose anybody that important to your offense, it’s going to set you back just a tied for seventh at OSU and six career 100-yard plus receiving games, tied for sixth … 27 career bit,” Rodgers said. starts, 14 straight … eighth-best career kickoff return average at 24 yards per attempt and second- More than a few Pac-10 fans see Masoli’s absence, as well as USC’s 2009 slide, as beacons best career punt return average at 11.6 … four points shy of breaking into OSU’s career top 10 signaling that the conference is as wide open as it was pre-Pete Carroll, when eight different for points with 146 … is just the second OSU player (Pat Chaffey) to achieve 1,000 yards rushing teams won or shared the title from 1995-2001. and 1,000 yards receiving in his career … co-team captain. 2009: All-Pac-10 First Team as a wide So, does Rodgers see the Beavers stepping to the fore because Masoli is out? Absolutely. receiver … named first team All-Pac-10 by Phil Steele … 91 receptions set a new school record “But even if he was there, I’d feel the same way,” he said. … became the fifth OSU player to compile a 1,000-yard receiving season and the ninth 1,000-yard Oregon and USC are still almost certain to be atop preseason predictions for the Pac-10. The season overall … set OSU single season record for all-purpose yards (2,328) … set OSU single Beavers, a solid No. 3 pick, might have received more of a boost among prognosticators after the game record for all-purpose yards at Oregon with 303 … named Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Ducks off-field woes and the Trojans coaching change if not for the unexpected defection of two Week after his 10-catch, 114-yard 1 TD performance at Arizona State … scored on an 87-yard starters from their defense: linebacker David Pa’aluhi and end Matt LaGrone. pass on the season’s first offensive play against Portland State – sixth-longest passing play in OSU But the impressive spring produced by sophomore quarterback Ryan Katz appears to be history … Ted Miller of ESPN.com named him the 22nd best player in the Pac-10 Conference during solving the Beavers biggest issue, which is replacing Sean Canfield. That might give rise to a his offseason breakdown, but moved him to ninth in his postseason recap. 2008: James suffered a simple query: Why not Oregon State? broken collarbone in the last game against Oregon and missed the Sun Bowl … accumulated 1,833 And if Oregon State, which welcomes back 17 starters from a squad that was just a few Civil all-purpose yards, third-most in OSU history … Pac-10 co-Special Teams Player of the Week after War plays away from earning a berth in its first Rose Bowl since 1965, proves to be a contender, accounting for 117 yards in kickoff returns against California, including a game-tying 86-yard return Rodgers’ Heisman candidacy will gain legitimacy. in the first quarter … rushed for a season-high 110 yards at Washington, which included TD runs What’s not to like? His rushed for 2,693 yards and scored 32 touchdowns over the past of 1 and 55 yards – also had a 33-yard TD receiving … 102 yards rushing at Arizona. 2007: Started two seasons. In 2009, he caught 78 passes, which ranked second -- overall, not among running one game … accounted for 916 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns … rushed for 115 yards in backs -- in the Pac-10. He’s fumbled only once in 640 touches. A year after critics pointed out the Emerald Bowl victory vs. Maryland, 65 of which came in the game-ending 6:24 drive … scored his lack of explosion plays, he produced at least one run over 20 yards in 10 of 13 games. two touchdowns in the bowl, recovering an Yvenson Bernard fumble in the end zone late in the third But Rodgers wants more. Twenty, 30 or even 40-yard runs? Not enough. quarter that proved to be the winning score – also had a 14-yard TD reception from Sean Canfield “I need to finish off long runs -- score those 60 or 70-yard touchdowns,” he said. “That’s in the first … scored the game-winning touchdown on a 25-yard fly sweep at Oregon in double what’s missing from my game.” overtime … in his first game as a Beaver he rushed for 62 yards vs. Utah. Rodgers will get a couple of good early showcases. The Beavers brutal nonconference LAMAR CONSOLIDATED: Three-year letterman as a wide receiver and free safety … 2005 and ‘06 schedule includes matchups with TCU and Boise State, both likely top-10 or even top-five teams. District MVP, first team all-state, first team Greater Houston Area … 2006 basketball District MVP The Sept. 4 opener against the Horned Frogs will be played on a huge stage -- Cowboys Stadium … four-year letterman and starter in basketball and track. -- which will represent a homecoming of sorts for the native of Richmond, Tex. The going might not be easy early on, at least until Katz proves he can making plays in the PERSONAL: Born December 20, 1988 in Richmond, Texas … son of Tasha Williams … has three passing game. Defenses will focus on Rodgers, stack the line of scrimmage with defenders and siblings, including Beaver sophomore running back Jacquizz Rodgers – James in 14 months older dare Katz to beat them. … several former prep teammates are playing at Division I schools … Michael Lewis of the 49ers But at least one person thinks the best way to get Katz going is to give Rodgers the ball and is an uncle … chose OSU because of the “academic programs, the campus and the people at OSU allow him to do his thing. made me feel welcome” … very involved in campus and community service activities … wrote “If we get the running game started, that can help a quarterback get started,” Rodgers a haiku for a collection of works by OSU students in the book, “Haiku for Sociologists” … keynote said. speaker at the April 18, 2009 Kaleidoscope of Colleges and Cultures on the OSU campus – a program And if the big-armed Katz makes a few plays downfield, things might play out a bit like they aimed primarily at underrepresented minorities and first generation students … participated in the did with Toby Gerhart and quarterback Andrew Luck at Stanford last year. 2008 OSU Learning Through Excellence Spring Break program – studying Native American Issues in Which would mean an invitation to New York for Rodgers. Rural Oregon Communities, interacting five days with the Confederated Tribes of the Grande Ronde … speech communication major, graduating in December. JAMES RODGERS’ CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Year Car. YG YL NYG TD Long 2009 58 346 43 303 1 33 2008 46 442 34 408 5 55 2007 50 594 8 586 3 51 Totals 154 1382 85 1297 9 55

40 2010 OREGON STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE RETURNING PLAYERS JAMES RODGERS’ CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS JAMES RODGERS’ RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME (2009 — played in all 13 games) Year Rec. Yds TD Long No. Yds TD LG 2009 91 1034 9 87 Portland State 2 95 1 87 2008 51 607 4 75 UNLV 6 48 1 15 2007 19 208 1 25 Cincinnati 11 90 0 26 Totals 161 1849 14 87 Arizona 8 119 0 25 Arizona State 10 114 1 37 JAMES RODGERS’ CAREER PASSING STATISTICS Stanford 6 78 1 31 Year Att. Comp. Int. Yds PCT TD Long USC 7 56 1 13 2009 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 UCLA 10 106 0 42 JAMES RODGERS’ CAREER ALL-PURPOSE STATISTICS California 6 80 1 36 Year Rush Rec. PR KR Total Washington 5 46 2 13 2009 303 1034 151 840 2328 Washington State 6 33 0 14 2008 408 607 0 818 1833 Oregon 10 139 1 31 2007 586 208 0 122 916 BYU 4 30 0 14 Totals 1297 1849 151 1780 5077 JAMES RODGERS’ RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME (2008 — played in 12 games) JAMES RODGERS’ CAREER KICKOFF RETURN STATISTICS No. Yds TD LG Year No. Yds Avg. TD Long Stanford 4 39 0 17 2009 36 840 23.3 0 84 Penn State 6 44 0 18 2008 33 818 24.8 1 86 Hawai’i 3 76 1 56 2007 5 122 24.4 0 38 USC 6 36 2 14 Totals 74 1780 24.1 1 86 Utah 5 82 0 43 JAMES RODGERS’ CAREER PUNT RETURN STATISTICS Washington State 1 6 0 6 Year No. Yds Avg. TD Long Washington 3 53 1 33 2009 13 151 11.6 0 33 Arizona State 8 102 0 28 UCLA 6 115 0 75 JAMES RODGERS’ RUSHING GAME-BY-GAME (2009 — played in all 13 games) California 6 50 0 15 No. Yds TD LG Arizona 2 9 0 7 Portland State 2 23 0 14 Oregon 1 -5 0 0 UNLV 3 16 0 6 Cincinnati 11 67 0 12 JAMES RODGERS’ RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME (2007 — played in all 13 games) Arizona 2 15 0 8 No. Yds TD LG Arizona State 3 5 0 4 Idaho State 4 60 0 25 Stanford 2 10 0 7 Arizona 1 8 0 8 USC 6 42 0 33 California 1 22 0 22 UCLA 5 28 1 17 Washington 1 4 0 4 California 7 31 0 28 Washington State 5 65 0 19 Washington 5 7 0 14 Oregon 2 9 0 7 Washington State 3 16 0 12 Maryland 5 40 1 14 Oregon 5 29 0 8 JAMES RODGERS’ PASSING GAME-BY-GAME (2009 – played in all 12 games) BYU 4 14 0 17 Game Att. Comp. Int. Yds TD JAMES RODGERS’ RUSHING GAME-BY-GAME (2008 — played in 12 games) Washington State 1 0 0 0 0 No. Yds TD LG JAMES RODGERS’ KICKOFF RETURN GAME-BY-GAME (2009 — played in all 13 games) Stanford 5 49 0 14 No. Yds TD LG Penn State 3 9 0 4 Portland State 1 49 0 49 Hawai’i 2 5 0 12 UNLV 2 28 0 15 USC 3 3 0 4 Cincinnati 1 38 0 38 Utah 2 8 0 4 Arizona 5 116 0 35 Washington State 4 57 1 24 Arizona State 2 30 0 19 Washington 3 110 2 55 Stanford 2 35 0 21 Arizona State 1 -14 0 0 USC 4 96 0 30 UCLA 3 1 0 7 UCLA 4 90 0 28 California 3 22 1 18 California 0 0 0 0 Arizona 10 102 1 20 Washington 3 104 0 84 Oregon 7 56 0 27 Washington State 2 48 0 27 JAMES RODGERS’ RUSHING GAME-BY-GAME (2007 — played in all 13 games) Oregon 7 135 0 25 No. Yds TD LG BYU 3 71 0 30 Utah 4 62 0 25 JAMES RODGERS’ KICKOFF RETURN GAME-BY-GAME (2008 — played in 12 games) Idaho State 1 39 0 39 No. Yds TD LG Arizona State 3 30 0 15 Stanford 7 159 0 41 UCLA 2 0 0 0 Penn State 4 96 0 27 Arizona 1 40 0 40 Hawai’i 1 35 0 35 California 2 33 0 17 USC 2 44 0 30 Stanford 3 60 0 51 Utah 1 22 0 22 USC 3 48 0 39 Washington State 1 19 0 19 Washington 8 85 0 27 Washington 2 53 0 35 Washington State 8 29 1 13 Arizona State 1 15 0 15 Oregon 5 45 1 25 UCLA 3 73 0 25 Maryland 10 115 1 35 California 3 117 1 86 Arizona 1 27 0 27 Oregon 7 158 0 40

2010 OREGON STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 41 RETURNING PLAYERS JAMES RODGERS’ KICKOFF RETURN GAME-BY-GAME (2007 — played in all 13 games) No. Yds TD LG Rodgers even made a special appearance during the bye week to read his haiku at a book Idaho State 1 15 0 15 release party at OSU’s Valley Library. His participation was crucial in selling the book. UCLA 1 5 0 5 Riley, at times, is concerned with the extra requests made of Rodgers and his brother Stanford 1 18 0 18 Jacquizz beyond football and academics. Washington State 1 31 0 31 “I remind (sports information director) Steve (Fenk) from time to time to not overburden Oregon 0 38 0 38* James or Quizz, or any of our players who get a lot of notoriety,” Riley said. “They are more Maryland 1 15 0 15 than willing to do extra things. They have a ton of things in their life with football and school, *lateral in particular. I think James has managed to balance that pretty well. He’s a pretty even-keeled guy.” JAMES RODGERS’ PUNT RETURN GAME-BY-GAME (2009 — played in all 12 games) Spending three years at OSU has changed Rodgers. He has grown as a person, and has No. Yds TD LG turned into a pretty good football player, too. Cincinnati 2 23 0 12 The balance makes him who he is. Arizona 1 -1 0 0 “I felt I really matured as a person,” Rodgers said. “Being so far away from home makes you Arizona State 3 60 0 23 stronger. You don’t have your parents to rely on. Being out here on my own and making grownup Stanford 1 23 0 23 decisions have matured me a lot.” California 1 9 0 9 Washington 3 19 0 14 Washington State 2 18 0 9 MANA ROSA James Rodgers is an accomplished receiver and a Redshirt Freshman • 6’3” • 250 • RS published author By Cliff Kirkpatrick Haiku, Hawai’i Corvallis Gazette-Times October 18, 2009 Baldwin HS CORVALLIS – James Rodgers is in the midst of his best season with the Oregon State football University Exploratory Studies team. The junior wide receiver leads the Pacific-10 Conference in all-purpose yards, receptions and receiving yards. DEFENSIVE E ND | #93 He’s an all-around athlete, but he’s an all-around person, too. Rodgers’ latest accomplishment is being a published poet. He wrote a haiku for a collection 2010: Mana missed spring practice with a shoulder injury … hopeful of returning for August and of works by OSU students in the book, “Haiku for Sociologists.” competing for playing time. 2009: Redshirt. “It was a great experience,” Rodgers said. “I never thought about being a poet, but it helped me to write and express things.” BALDWIN: Four-year starter at defensive end … Maui Interscholastic League (MIL) Defensive His poem follows the haiku style of three lines, 17 syllables with five syllables in the first Player of the Year … first team MIL as a junior and senior … all-state first team as a senior, second line, seven in the second and five in the third. team as a junior … played in the Mainland vs. Polynesian Bowl Game … Rivals.com three-star The veil unleashes athlete … rated as the ninth-best prospect in Hawai’i … as a junior he had 62 tackles, 14-for-loss, “The Souls of Black Folk” like me 6.5 sacks, four forced and recovered fumbles … received the Mayor’s Award for Recognition at the I’m NOT a problem! 2008 Pacific Islands Athletic Association Combine … a discus thrower in track. The haiku was an assignment from Kristin Barker, an associate professor of sociology at PERSONAL: Born January 21, 1991 in Wailuku, Hawai’i … son of Kenneth and Tiare Rosa … has Oregon State. She collected 100 of the best verses over the years and published them in a one sister, Ashley and a brother, Ua … chose Oregon State “to better my education and to play for a book. great football program” … participated in the “Learning Through Listening: Native American Issues Copies of the book are being sold for $9.95, and money raised will go to the sociology in Rural Oregon Communities during spring break of 2010, involving five days of interacting with the department. Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians … undeclared major. “I liked doing it a lot,” Rodgers said. “I would have to say the assignment gave me enough to express myself. I thought what I wrote fit really well.” Rodgers was inspired by W.E.B. Du Bois, an American civil rights activist, sociologist, histo- RORY ROSS rian and author. He read an essay in Du Bois’ book “The Souls of Black Folk,” which talked about the color line being the problem in the 20th century. Sophomore • 6’3” • 278 • TM It touched him and made the assignment easy for a young black man, who is far from his home near Houston living in a primarily white area. Phoenix, Arizona “He talked about being African-American was the problem,” Rodgers said. “I wrote it, think- ing we are not the problem. I put myself in that position and said I’m NOT the problem. That was Peoria HS the last line, and I think that made it really strong.” Social issues are important to Rodgers, so that brings out his creative side. New Media Communications He was a keynote speaker in the spring for the Kaleidoscope of Colleges and Cultures, a program to help underrepresented minorities on campus. # “I feel real strong about those things, letting them know about things,” Rodgers said. “Any OFFENSIVE L INE | 67 time I can have an impact on someone else it’s always great.” Rodgers also spent spring break working with the Confederated Tribes of the Grande Ronde 2010: Rory missed spring practice with a knee injury … should be healthy for the start of fall camp. in the OSU Learning Through Excellence program. He studied Native American issues in rural 2009: Rory played in the season opener against Portland State. 2008: Rory enrolled at OSU winter Oregon communities for five days. term and redshirted. That’s a lot of public appearances for a shy person. PEORIA: Rory helped Peoria to the state 3A playoffs … played tackle as a senior and tight end as a “I think James is expanding his world,” coach Mike Riley said. “The football world plunged junior and sophomore … a standout in basketball as well … second team all-league as a senior. him into it. I’ve seen him grow in so many ways, interacting with people. He’s still the quiet person in general, but he is more outgoing now.” PERSONAL: Born March 13, 1989 in Phoenix, Arizona … son of Rory and Amber Ross … has Due to his success and popularity on the football field, Rodgers frequently accepts com- one brother … Shelley Smith, a cousin, was an offensive lineman at Colorado State … majoring munity service requests from all over campus. in new media. He also handles weekly media interview requests, and is part of the athletic program’s marketing plan. “I don’t have a problem with anything asked of me, but it’s a problem sometimes,” Rodgers said. “You need time to yourself. But any time I can speak to kids or whoever, I’m going to do it.”

42 2010 OREGON STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE RETURNING PLAYERS PERSONAL: Born October 3, 1990 in Portland, Oregon … son of Bill and Leah Singler … has one ZEKE SANDERS brother … Bill is the head football coach at South Medford High School, as was an assistant coach under the late Bill Walsh at Stanford … Mitch’s uncle is former OSU quarterback Ed Singler (1979- 82), his cousin E.J. Singler plays basketball at Oregon and cousin Kyle Singler plays basketball at Redshirt Freshman • 6’1” • 212 • RS Duke … named the biology student of the year at South Medford … majoring in business. Santa Cruz, California JOVAN STEVENSON Santa Cruz HS University Exploratory Studies Sophomore • 5’11” • 186 • 1L Tucson, Arizona # SAFETY | 30 Sunnyside HS 2010: Zeke is a young athlete at a deep position … gained strength since first arriving and figures to be a contributor at special teams. 2009: Redshirt. Sociology

SANTA CRUZ: Played running back and safety all four years of high school … earned Santa Cruz # Coast Athletic League MVP as a junior and senior … helped team to the Central Coast Section title RUNNING B ACK | 19 as a junior … tallied over 100 tackles and two interceptions as well as 680 yards rushing and 17 touchdowns as a senior … sprinter in track … finished first in league in the 100 and 200 meters 2010: Jovan is one of four running backs who played last season … a quick back with good hands, as a junior … CIF champion in the 100 meters as a senior. and is a good option in the passing game. 2009: Primary backup for most of the season as Ryan McCants was returning from injury … played in 11 games, rushing for 137 yards … scored his first PERSONAL: Born December 17, 1990 in Santa Cruz, California … son of Robert and Elizabeth career touchdown against Washington State … one of eight true freshman to play … participated Sanders … has one brother, Bobby, and a sister, Elle … father, Robert, played football and track in his first spring practice after enrolling at OSU during winter term of 2009. at Cal Poly … lists his biggest athletic thrill as signing his NLI with OSU … chose Oregon State be- cause “it is the best fit all around and I’ve been an OSU fan since I was a young kid” … participated SUNNYSIDE: Played running back, defensive back and wide receiver during his career … two- in the “Learning Through Listening: Native American Issues in Rural Oregon Communities during time all-state, including first team All-Southern Arizona in 2007 … rushed for 1,470 yards and spring break of 2010, involving five days of interacting with the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz 17 touchdowns as a senior, 1,863 yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior … part of the 2006 state Indians … undeclared major. champion 4x100 relay team. PERSONAL: Born October 12, 1989 in Tucson, Arizona … son of Kathleen Stevenson … has two ANDREW SEUMALO siblings … majoring in sociology. STEVENSON’S CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Sophomore • 6’3” • 262 • TM Year Car. YG YL NYG AVG TD Long 2009 26 138 1 137 5.3 1 39 Corvallis, Oregon STEVENSON’S CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year Rec. Yds TD Long Santiam Christian HS 2009 5 59 0 21 Business Administration STEVENSON’S RUSHING GAME-BY-GAME (2009 — played in 11 games) No. Yds TD LG Portland State 10 30 0 8 # DEFENSIVE E ND | 49 UNLV 2 28 0 23 Arizona State 1 0 0 0 2010: Andrew is a player who has developed into a member of the defensive line rotation that the Stanford 2 4 0 3 Beaver coaching staff utilizes … dedicated offseason workout regime has made him among the USC 1 9 0 9 stronger players on the team. 2009: Andrew played in the season opener. 2008: Redshirt. Washington 3 4 0 3 Washington State 6 61 1 39 SANTIAM CHRISTIAN: First team all-state tight end and defensive lineman as a senior … helped BYU 1 1 0 1 the Eagles to the state playoffs as a junior and senior. STEVENSON’S’ RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME (2009 — played in 11 games) PERSONAL: Born April 7, 1990 in Honolulu … son of Joe and Karen Seumalo … Joe is the defen- No. Yds TD LG sive line coach at OSU … has three brothers and sisters … majoring in business administration. USC 1 9 0 9 Washington 3 34 0 21 MITCH SINGLER Washington State 1 16 0 16 Redshirt Freshman • 6’2” • 196 • RS Medford, Oregon South Medford HS Business Administration

WIDE R ECEIVER | #21

2010: Mitch is a walkon receiver, who demonstrated great athletic ability on scout teams as a true freshman … could be a special teams contributor this season … caught three touchdown passes in the Spring Game, all from Jack Lomax, including a 66-yard strike. 2009: Redshirt. SOUTH MEDFORD: Three-year starter at wide receiver, two-time first team All-Southwest Confer- ence and first team all-state … played in the Les Schwab All-Star bowl game, where he was named the top back on the south team … two-year starter on basketball as the shooting guard.

2010 OREGON STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 43 RETURNING PLAYERS TYLER THOMAS SUAESI TUIMAUNEI Redshirt Freshman • 6’2” • 301 • RS Senior • 6’1” • 205 • 3L Kalispell, Montana Laie, Hawai’i Flathead HS Kahuku HS Agricultural Business Management Sociology

OFFENSIVE L INE | #56 SAFETY | #28

2010: Tyler has a wealth of potential and has already made an impression … likely to see some 2010: One of only four three-year lettermen on defense … if not starting, will play the nickel significant action this season. 2009: Redshirt. back role … six career starts overall … veteran leader. 2009: Started four games … All-Pac-10 First Team on Special Teams … 41 tackles for the season, including 10 on special teams … set FLATHEAD: A four-year letterman and three-year starter at offensive tackle … also started two career-high with 10 tackles against Arizona. 2008: Suaesi started two games at safety …15 tackles, years at defensive tackle … was a first team all-state selection in 2008 … earned second team all- including five in the season opener at Stanford. 2007: Played in all 13 games … six tackles for the state in 2007 and 2009 … played in the Mon-Dak Game … earned three letters as a heavyweight season, including season-high three vs. Idaho State. 2006: Redshirt. wrestler … finished second in the state in 2008 and 2009 … finished sixth at state in 2007 … scored the most team points and recorded the most pins on the season as a senior … a four-time KAHUKU: Four-year letterman as a free safety … two-year team captain … second team all-state letterwinner in track, throwing the discus and shot put … team captain of the football and wrestling as a senior … helped the team to the 2005 state title and two junior varsity titles … made the teams as a senior. game clinching interception with 23 seconds left in the title contest … lettered four years in track as a sprinter … former Beavers Jeremy Perry and Al Afalava (Chicago Bears) were high school PERSONAL: Born March 9, 1991 in Olympia, Washington … son of Todd and Mary Thomas … teammates. has two brothers, Zach and Connor … lists his biggest athletic thrill to date as beating the six-time state champions (Gillette, WY) at their home in a wrestling dual … enjoys rafting, fly fishing and PERSONAL: Born February 11, 1989 in Molokai, Hawai’i … son of Fagaote Tuimaunei and Cindy hunting … chose Oregon State because of “the coaches, campus, town and athletics” … majoring Betham … stepfather is Dave Betham and stepmother is Ambrosha Tuimaunei … has 11 siblings in biology. … chose OSU because “out of all the schools that were recruiting me I was very impressed with the coaching staff” … majoring in sociology and is on track to graduate in December. TONU TUIMALEALIIFANO TUIMAUNEI’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year UT AT Total TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds CF RC BrUp Int KB 2009 23 18 41 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Junior • 6’1” • 269 • 1L 2008 9 6 15 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 4 2 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Honolulu, Hawai’i Totals 36 26 62 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Farrington HS TUIMAUNEI’S GAME-BY-GAME STATS (2009 – played in 11 games) Tck TFL BrUp Speech Communication Portland State 7 0.0-0 0 UNLV 5 0.0-0 0 # Cincinnati 2 0.0-0 0 DEFENSIVE T ACKLE | 61 Arizona 10 0.0-0 0 Stanford 2 0.0-0 0 2010: Tonu (toe-new) Tuimalealiifano (two-e-ma-le-ah-lee-e-fa-no) enters the season finally healthy USC 2 0.0-0 0 after a troublesome knee injury … within the defensive line rotation and probable special teams UCLA 3 0.0-0 0 contributor. 2009: Missed spring practice while rehabilitating from a knee injury … played five California 2 0.0-0 0 games as a reserve. 2008: Tonu missed the entire year while rehabilitating from a knee injury. Washington 5 0.0-0 0 2007: Redshirt. Oregon 1 0.0-0 0 FARRINGTON: Honorable mention all-state selection as a senior … played nose guard. BYU 2 0.0-0 0 PERSONAL: Born February 24, 1989 in Honolulu … son of Sualauvi and Sosefina Tuimalealiifano TUIMAUNEI’S GAME-BY-GAME STATS (2008 – played in 12 games) … majoring in communication. Tck TFL BrUp Stanford 5 0.0-0 0 Hawai’i 1 0.0-0 0 Utah 2 0.0-0 0 Washington State 2 1.0-1 0 Arizona State 1 0.0-0 0 California 2 0.0-0 0 Arizona 1 0.0-0 0 Oregon 1 0.0-0 0 TUIMAUNEI’S GAME-BY-GAME STATS (2007 – played in all 13 games) Tck TFL BrUp Idaho State 3 0.0-0 0 UCLA 1 0.0-0 0 Washington 1 0.0-0 0 Washington State 1 0.0-0 0

44 2010 OREGON STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE RETURNING PLAYERS PERSONAL: Born December 28, 1987 in Pomona, California … son of Chris and Ofa ‘Unga … has FETI ‘UNGA eight siblings, Paul, Sioeli, Feti, Baybee Lani, Metuisela, Ami, Alani and Christopher … twin brother, Feti, is also a sophomore linebacker at OSU … brother, Paul, played football at Arizona State … cousin Harvey ‘Unga played running back at BYU and played against OSU in the 2009 MAACO Bowl Sophomore • 6’2” • 230 • 1L Las Vegas … cousin, Fahu Tahi, plays fullback in the NFL for the Minnesota Vikings … cousin, Reno Mahe, played several years in the NFL at running back for the Philadelphia Eagles … uncle Tim Rochester, California Manoa also played in the NFL … lists his biggest athletic thrill as “winning the state championship” … chose Oregon State because of “the great football program, great coaches and because Corvallis Kahuku HS (HI) has a college town environment” … majoring in ethnic studies. Ethnic Studies UANI ‘UNGA’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year UT AT Total TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds CF RC BrUp Int KB 2009 4 8 12 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 INEBACKER # L | 41 UANI ‘UNGA’S GAME-BY-GAME STATS (2009 – played in all 13 games) Tck TFL Sacks 2010: Feti (fed-TEE) Unga (OONG-uh) will be in the middle linebacker rotation … strong player Portland State 6 0.0-0 0.0 with a bright future … special teams contributor. 2009: One of eight true freshmen to play … Stanford 1 0.0-0 0.0 10 tackles on special teams, tied for second on the team … 18 tackles overall … notched seven USC 2 0.0-0 0.0 tackles against Washington including getting involved in a TFL … received regular playing time in an Washington 2 0.0-0 0.0 all-freshman linebacker alignment with Feti ‘Unga and Rueben Robinson … missed the Washington BYU 1 0.0-0 0.0 State game due to illness. KAHUKU: Originally signed with OSU with the class of 2006 before going on a two-year LDS Mission to Chile … Kahuku won the state title in 2005 … first team all-league … first team all-state by the WALKER VAVE Honolulu Advertiser … a standout in basketball for a team that won the state title for the first time in four decades … rated 35th on the Scout.com Hot 100 list. Senior • 6’2” • 242 • 2L PERSONAL: Born December 28, 1987 in Pomona, Calif. … son of Chris and Ofa ‘Unga … has eight siblings, Paul, Sioeli, Uani, Baybee Lani, Metuisela, Ami, Alani and Christopher … twin brother, Uani, Laie, Hawai’i is also a sophomore linebacker at OSU … brother, Paul, played football at Arizona State … cousin Harvey ‘Unga played football at BYU … cousin, Fahu Tahi, plays fullback in the NFL for the Minnesota Kahuku HS Vikings … cousin, Reno Mahe, played several years in the NFL at running back for the Philadelphia Eagles … uncle Tim Manoa also played in the NFL … lists his biggest athletic thrill as “winning the Ethnic Studies state championship” … chose Oregon State because of “the great football program, great coaches and because Corvallis has a college town environment” … majoring in ethnic studies. LINEBACKER | #48 FETI ‘UNGA’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year UT AT Total TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds CF RC BrUp Int KB 2010: Vave (Vah-Vay) should stand out on special teams this season and will also be a part of the 2009 6 12 18 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 linebacker rotation … four career tackles. 2009: Played in seven games, making two tackles – both against California. 2008: Played in three games, making a tackle against Hawai’i. 2007: Walker FETI ‘UNGA’S GAME-BY-GAME STATS (2009 – played in 11 games) enrolled at OSU for winter term in 2007 … played in one game (Idaho State) making one tackle. Tck TFL Sacks Portland State 2 0.0-0 0.0 KAHUKU: Walker originally signed with OSU in February of 2004, but elected to go on an LDS Mis- Cincinnati 1 0.0-0 0.0 sion to Ecuador … 2003 Honolulu Advertiser Defensive Player of the Year – former Beaver Jeremy Arizona 1 0.0-0 0.0 Perry was his teammate at Kahuku and was named the Offensive Player of the Year … Kahuku was Stanford 2 0.0-0 0.0 14-0 his senior year, winning the state title. USC 1 0.0-0 0.0 PERSONAL: Born April 14, 1985 in Kahuku, Hawai’i … son of Sitiveni and Mele Vave – both of California 3 0.0-0 0.0 whom are employed at BYU-Hawai’i … has four siblings … former OSU players Jeremy Perry and Washington 7 0.5-1 0.0 Al Afalava, and current member Suaesi Tuimaunei are former Kahuku teammates … participated Oregon 1 0.0-0 0.0 in the 2008 and ’09 OSU Learning Through Excellence Spring Break program – studying Native American Issues in Rural Oregon Communities, interacting five days with the Confederated Tribes UANI ‘UNGA of the Grande Ronde in 2008 and the Siletz Indians in 2009 … majoring in ethnic studies with a minor in Spanish. Sophomore • 6’1” • 219 • 1L VAVE’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year UT AT Total TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds CF RC BrUp Int KB Rochester, California 2009 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Kahuku HS (HI) 2007 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Ethnic Studies

LINEBACKER | #44

2010: “Uani” (pronounced Juan-ee) Unga (OONG-uh) is a potential starter, depending on the knee injury rehabilitation progress of Keith Pankey, at “SAM” linebacker … strong player with a great future who figures to see a lot of playing time this season. 2009: One of eight true freshmen to play, including his twin brother Feti Unga and Rueben Robinson at linebacker … played in all 13 games, making 12 tackles. KAHUKU: Originally signed with OSU with the class of 2006 before going on a two-year LDS Mission to Chile … Kahuku won the state title during senior year … first team all-state by the Honolulu Advertiser … played in the Hawai’i state all-star game following his senior season … used as a deep threat in the Kahuku offense … also a standout in basketball … helped Kahuku win the state basketball title in 2005, the first for the school in four decades … rated the 13th best basketball prospect in Hawai’i in April of 2005 … named to the state tournament team in basketball.

2010 OREGON STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 45 RETURNING PLAYERS CODY VAZ ANTHONY WATKINS Redshirt Freshman • 6’0” • 200 • RS Sophomore • 6’1” • 215 • 1L Lodi, California Burien, Washington St. Mary’s HS Highline HS University Exploratory Studies Exercise and Sport Science

QUARTERBACK | #14 SAFETY | #3

2010: Vaz (like raz) is a mobile quarterback with a strong arm … competing for the second quar- 2010: Anthony is a developing safety prospect, who will play on special teams. 2009: Anthony solidi- terback spot, initially, but could move up. 2009: Redshirt. fied a spot on the second team at safety before injury kept him out of five games at midseason … became an integral part of special teams, leading the team with five special teams tackles at the time ST. MARY’S: Highly recruited quarterback … posted a 24-5 record over two years as the starting of his injury … posted a career-best six tackles against Portland State … 11 tackles for the season. quarterback for Lodi HS … three-star recruit, according to Rivals.com and Scout.com … in his 2008: Anthony enrolled at OSU in winter of 2008 … participated in spring drills … was on his way senior season, he completed 258 of 389 passes for 3,908 yards with 32 touchdowns and 10 intercep- to playing as a true freshman before a shoulder injury in fall camp derailed his season … redshirt. tions … St. Mary’s was selected to play in its first CIF D-II state championship game where he set a state bowl game record with 336 yards, hitting 31-of-46 pass attempts with four touchdown passes HIGHLINE: Rivals.com rated Watkins the 65th-best cornerback prospect in the nation and the 25th- and no interceptions … Stockton Record Player of the Year following the ’08 season … one of 10 best prospect overall in Washington … also a safety … played quarterback and running back finalists for CalHiSports.com’s Mr. Football State Player of the Year … two-time Tri-City Athletic during his high school playing career … 2006 First Team All-Seamount League as a quarterback League MVP … as a junior he was 215-for-332 for 3,268 yards and 32 touchdowns with just 10 and second team as a safety … averaged over 170 all-purpose yards per game as a senior … had interceptions … was named the Tri-City League Offensive MVP, First Team all-area, Second Team the best 40, shuttle and vertical leap performances in the “athlete” category at the 2006 Eugene Nike All-Northern California and all-state underclass. Camp … also a track and basketball standout. PERSONAL: Born August 16, 1990 in Lodi, California … son of Phil and Julie Vaz … has one sister, PERSONAL: Born September 13, 1988 in Seattle … son of Garland and Iris Watkins … has four Chelsea … contemplating a career in sports marketing … lists his biggest athletic thrill as playing siblings, including his twin brother Brian who is a member of the Beaver team … majoring in fitness in the state championship game … chose Oregon State because of “the coaching staff and the and nutrition. family atmosphere on the team.” ANTHONY WATKINS’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year UT AT Total TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds CF RC BrUp Int KB KEVAN WALKER 2009 5 6 11 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 ANTHONY WATKINS’ GAME-BY-GAME STATS (2009 – played in 8 games) Sophomore • 6’0” • 200 • 1L Tck TFL Sacks Portland State 6 0.0-0 0.0 Pasadena, California Cincinnati 2 0.0-0 0.0 Arizona 1 0.0-0 0.0 Arcadia HS Oregon 1 0.0-0 0.0 BYU 1 0.0-0 0.0 Ethnic Studies BRIAN WATKINS WIDE R ECEIVER | #9 Sophomore • 5’9” • 179 • TM 2010: Kevan (pronounced Kevin) will be in the receiver rotation this season, likely at slotback … also a special teams player. 2009: Played in 12 games overall, making one reception for 16 yards Burien, Washington against Washington State. 2008: Redshirt. ARCADIA: Two-year letterman and team captain at Arcadia where he attended as a junior and senior Highline HS … first team All-Pacific Coast League as a junior and senior, and Pasadena Star News First Team as a senior … 38 receptions for 571 yards in 2007 … first team all-league cornerback as a junior and Health Management and Policy as a safety as a senior … also honored as an all-area all-purpose player … lettered twice in track, running the 100, 200 and 4x100 relay … attended Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn, Va., his first ORNERBACK # two years of high school, earning first team all-district as a sophomore. C | 38 PERSONAL: Born in Altadena, California … son of DeWayne and Zan Walker…has two sisters … 2010: Brian could see special teams action this season. 2009: Brian is a walkon who joined the DeWayne is the head football coach at New Mexico State and a former defensive back at the Uni- program in winter term of 2008. 2008: Redshirt. versity of Minnesota – also has coached in the NFL with the Giants and Redskins … several former HIGHLINE: Standout in football, track and basketball … unable to play football as a junior due to prep teammates are playing at Division I programs … chose OSU because “the family atmosphere is ankle injury. amazing and it’s the place where I felt the most comfortable” … majoring in ethnic studies. PERSONAL: Born September 13, 1988 in Seattle … son of Garland and Iris Watkins … has four WALKER’S CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS siblings, including twin brother Anthony who is a sophomore on the OSU football team … majoring Year Rec. Yds TD Long in health management. 2009 1 16 0 16

46 2010 OREGON STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE RETURNING PLAYERS MARKUS WHEATON TONY WILSON Sophomore • 6’0” • 181 • 1L Sophomore • 6’1” • 231 • TM Chandler, Arizona Salem, Oregon Chandler HS Sprague HS University Exploratory Studies Business Administration

WIDE R ECEIVER | #2 LINEBACKER | #43

2010: Markus is a speedy receiver who is challenging for the starting role at split end … a big part 2010: A promising prospect, who has a legitimate chance to start at middle linebacker this season of the offense for this season … participated in track and posted a 22.36 in the 200 meters at the … was destined to be significant player last season as a redshirt freshman, but suffered a knee Pac-10 Championships with minimal training. 2009: Markus played in 12 games, finishing the season injury in spring football that forced him to have surgery … strong player. 2009: Tony injured his with eight receptions and 11 rushes … a majority of the rushes came on the flysweep or catching right knee late in spring practice, which required surgery … he returned to practice late in the year, passes behind the line of scrimmage … scored one touchdown, a 10-yard rush against Washington but did not play. 2008: Redshirt. State … career-long 18-yard rush vs. Washington and career-long 25-yard reception at Oregon … SPRAGUE: Rivals.com ninth-best prospect in the state … Scout.com 31st best linebacker in the one of eight true freshmen to play. nation … also played running back … as a senior he had 139 tackles and rushed for 20 touchdowns CHANDLER: Rated a three-star recruit by Scout.com and Rivals.com … ranked as the 41st-best … standout in baseball and basketball as well, earning all-conference honors in both during his prep athlete prospect in the nation and the seventh best player in Arizona by Rivals.com … sixth-best career … as a freshman he helped the football and baseball teams win the state title … helped player in Arizona according to SuperPrep … 736 yards receiving on 37 receptions with four touch- Sprague to the state title as a freshman … Statesman Journal 2007 All-Region Defensive Player of downs as a senior … 23 receptions for 476 yards and six touchdowns as a junior, and added 49 the Year … 2007 6A All-State second team … Tacoma News Western 100 member. tackles on defense … three-time first team all-region and honorable mention all-state. PERSONAL: Born September 4, 1989 in Corvallis, Oregon … son of Mike Wilson and Maria Nelson PERSONAL: Born February 7, 1991 in Arizona … son of Odis and Katrina Wheaton … has three … graduated from Sprague High School with a 3.70 cumulative GPA … majoring in business. siblings … the cousin of former Oregon standout defensive back Kenny Wheaton … chose Oregon State because “it’s hard to explain but it just felt right at Oregon State. Like you get that special feeling about a school and that’s what it was for me at Oregon State.” CLAYTON YORK WHEATON’S CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Year Car. YG YL NYG TD Long Sophomore • 6’0” • 225 • 1L 2009 11 84 5 79 1 18 Redmond, Oregon WHEATON’S CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year Rec. Yds TD Long Redmond HS 2009 8 89 0 25 WHEATON’S CAREER ALL-PURPOSE STATISTICS Exercise and Sport Science Year Rush Rec. PR KR Total 2009 79 89 0 0 168 FULLBACK | #42 WHEATON’S RUSHING GAME-BY-GAME (2009 — played in 12 games) No. Yds TD LG 2010: Clayton could get some action in the Beavers’ fullback formation … also a prime candidate Portland State 1 4 0 4 for special teams action. 2009: Played in three games, earning a letter … made one tackle for the Arizona 3 15 0 12 season, against Washington State. 2008: Redshirt. Stanford 1 1 0 1 REDMOND: Standout linebacker and running back in high school, earning honorable mention all- USC 1 2 0 2 state as a senior on defense … rushed for 925 yards and accumulated 324 receiving yards as a Washington 2 19 0 18 senior, combining for 12 touchdowns. Washington State 3 38 1 15 PERSONAL: Born June 8, 1990 in Bend, Oregon … son of David and Julia York … has three WHEATON’S RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME (2009 — played in 12 games) siblings … majoring in exercise and sport science. No. Yds TD LG Portland State 2 13 0 10 Stanford 1 7 0 7 UCLA 2 31 0 22 Washington State 1 1 0 1 Oregon 1 25 0 25 BYU 1 12 0 12

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