2004 Spartans

IN THIS SECTION… Acchione–Bury ...... 28-32 Campbell–Dukes ...... 32-41 Ejelonu–Fonseca ...... 41-42 Goss–Hoyer ...... 43-47 Johnson–Knott ...... 47-49 Love–Niebylski ...... 50-55 Peko–Ryan ...... 55-60 Sackrider–Trannon ...... 60-70 Van Dam–Zynn ...... 71-74 Spartan Pronunciation Guide ...... 74 2004 SPARTANS

Michigan State ranked No. 27 nationally in rushing defense in 2003, allowing only 124.8 yards per game.

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#14 \ Todd Acchione \ WR #10 \ Aaron Alexander \ WR 6-0 \ 181 \ SR. \ SQ \ SYRACUSE, NY 6-5 \ 209 \ JR. \ 1L \ RICHMOND, VA

Fourth-year walk-on adds depth at wide receiver . . . Expects to push Matt Trannon for the starting AS A JUNIOR: Did not see game action in 2003 . . . AS assignment at split end in 2004 . . . sat out six A SOPHOMORE: Made his only appearance in the 2002 spring practices, including the first two scrim- season opener vs. Eastern Michigan and played two mages, while recovering from off-season foot minutes . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Did not see varsity surgery . . . caught two passes for 64 yards in the action in 2001 . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: April 16 scrimmage, including a 9-yarder from Four-year starter at quarterback for Coach Albert Merola at Solvay (N.Y.) High School Damon Dowdell that resulted in a touchdown and a 55-yarder that set up . . . two-time all-state and three-time all-conference selection . . . threw for 3,042 another score . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Appeared in all 13 games in 2003, yards and 46 touchdowns during his prep career . . . rushed for 1,901 career yards including nine starts at receiver (vs. Western Michigan, Louisiana Tech, and 20 TDs . . . led Solvay to three-straight conference titles . . . averaged 42.6 Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Penn State and yards per punt as a senior . . . finished sixth in the 200 meters at the 2001 state Nebraska) . . . ranked third on the team in receptions with 44 for 522 yards track meet . . . set school records in the 100 (11.1) and 200 (21.8) . . . also ran on (11.9 avg.) and three scores . . . caught at least one pass in 11 games . . Solvay’s record-setting 4x100 and 4x400 relays . . . member of the National Honor . had 38 catches for 425 yards and three touchdowns over the last eight Society . . . ranked No. 18 in a graduating class of 129 . . . son of Gary and Donna games . . . had a career-best eight catches each vs. Nebraska (63 yards) Acchione . . . father Gary played defensive back at Syracuse (1978-80) . . . born Jan. in the Alamo Bowl and Penn State (86) in the regular-season finale . . . 1, 1983 . . . majoring in human resources. scored on a 30-yard strike from Jeff Smoker in the third quarter vs. Wisconsin . . . caught four passes for 47 yards vs. Ohio State, including a 19-yard TD grab from Smoker in the fourth quarter . . . also completed a 22-yard pass to Smoker against the Buckeyes . . . had five receptions each #27 \ Sir Darean Adams \ WR.DB vs. Minnesota (60 yards) and Indiana (38) . . . made a spectacular 21-yard 6-0 \ 223 \ FR. \ HS \ BRADENTON, FL TD catch in the right corner of the end zone in the fourth quarter vs. Illinois HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Prep Football . . . had 44 production points on special teams . . . made the transition Report All-American as selected by Tom Lemming from quarterback to wide receiver after five spring practices in 2003 ...... rated among the nation’s top 10 safeties by AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in four games at quarterback (vs. Wisconsin, Lemming (No. 8) . . . ranked among the nation’s Michigan, Indiana and Penn State) in 2002 and played 11 minutes . . . top athletes by Rivals.com (No. 11) . . . listed sidelined for the first seven games of the season after breaking the fifth among the Southeast’s top 50 prospects by metatarsal in his left foot in the Aug. 10 practice . . . concluded the 2002 Lemming (No. 40) . . . played quarterback, tailback, linebacker and defen- season listed No. 2 on the depth chart at quarterback, behind Dowdell . . . sive back for Coach Raymond Woodie at Bayshore High School in Bradenton, completed 1-of-7 throws for 44 yards, with three interceptions . . . his one Fla. . . . completed 40-of-65 passes (.615) for 703 yards and 12 touchdowns completion went for a touchdown vs. Wisconsin, rolling left to avoid the as a senior while leading the Bruins to their first-ever district champi- pass rush and firing a strike to Charles Rogers in the back of the end zone onship and an 11-2 record . . . rushed for 975 yards and 15 TDs in 2003 . . . . . rushed three times for 13 yards . . . played 4.5 minutes each vs. . threw for 1,400 yards and 15 TDs as a junior . . . gained 500 yards and Indiana and Penn State . . . 2001 SEASON: Redshirted . . . twice named scored eight rushing TDs in 2002 . . . averaged 19.3 points and 14.1 Spartan Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (vs. Central Michigan and rebounds as a shooting guard in 2002-03 . . . qualified for the 2003 state Northwestern) . . . MSU BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHTS: Saw action in six games track meet in the 100 meters (10.5 personal best) . . . runs 4.42 in the 40 . as a true freshman in 2001-02 and played four minutes . . . scored two . . son of Annie Adams . . . born Dec. 25, 1984 . . . no-preference major. points and collected two rebounds in his collegiate debut vs. Michigan . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: PrepStar All-American . . . ranked among the nation’s top quarterbacks by PrepStar (No. 12) and Tom Lemming (No. 24) . . . rated as the Mid-Atlantic Region’s No. 2 quarterback by PrepStar . . . named to PrepStar’s and SuperPrep’s All-Mid-Atlantic Teams . . . two-time all-state QB . . . threw for 1,629 yards and 19 touchdowns as a 16-year-old senior . . . also rushed for 600 yards and nine TDs in 2000 . . . started at quarterback for the East Team in the 2000 National High School All-Star Game in Dallas on Dec. 30 and completed 8-of-18 passes for 117 yards, including a 24-yard TD toss in the first quarter . . . 1999 Virginia Player of the Year selection set state single-season records with 3,017 passing yards and 43 TD tosses as a junior, breaking marks previously held by former North Carolina QB Ronald Curry . . . passed for 2,121 yards and 23 TDs as a sophomore . . . three-year starter for Coach Brent Williams at Henrico High School in Richmond, Va. . . . threw for 5,768 yards and 85 TDs during his prep career . . . also lettered in baseball, basketball and soccer . . . son of Florence Alexander . . . born Dec. 12, 1983 . . . majoring in law and society/pre-law.

#10 \ Aaron Alexander 2004 SPARTANS

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#22 \ Darren Barnett \ CB Aaron Alexander’s Statistics 6-0 \ 184 \ JR. \ 1L \ CINCINNATI, OH RECEIVING G/GS NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG 2002 4/0 — — — — — Enters preseason camp listed No. 2 on the depth chart 2003 13/9 44 522 11.9 3 53 CAREER 17/9 44 522 11.9 3 53 at right corner, behind veteran Roderick Maples . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw action in all 13 games in 2003 . . PASSING G/GS ATT. COMP. INT. PCT. YDS. TD LG . started 12 games, the last 11 at left corner . . . 2002 4/0 7 1 3 .143 44 1 44 recorded 42 tackles (35 solos, 7 assists) and a team- 2003 13/0 1 1 0 1.000 22 0 22 best 11 pass break-ups . . . produced five solo hits CAREER 17/0 8 2 3 .250 66 1 44 each vs. Nebraska in the Alamo Bowl and Minnesota . . . had four stops each vs. Penn State (2-2), Notre Dame (4-0) and Louisiana Tech (4-0) . . . registered a RUSHING ATT. YDS. AVG. TD LG career-best six tackles (5-1) vs. Illinois . . . had a career-high three pass break-ups 2002 3 13 4.3 0 13 2003 3 -5 -1.7 0 2 vs. Indiana . . . intercepted a pass in back-to-back games vs. Western Michigan CAREER 6 8 1.3 0 13 and Rutgers . . . had 89 production points on special teams . . . returned a kickoff 14 yards vs. Illinois . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Appeared in three games (vs. Eastern Michigan, Rice and Northwestern) in 2002 and played 14 minutes . . . produced Alexander’s Career Highs three tackles, including two solo hits, in the season opener vs. Eastern Michigan CATCHES: 8, twice (last vs. Nebraska, 2003) while playing a season-high 10 minutes . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: RECEIVING YARDS: 86, vs. Penn State (2003) TD CATCHES: 1, three times (last vs. Wisconsin, 2003) Associated Press Division I All-Ohio selection as a senior . . . played three positions – wide receiver, cornerback and safety – for Coach Scott Miltenberger at Princeton High School in Cincinnati . . . caught 91 passes for 1,221 yards (13.4 avg.) and 14 Alexander’s Game-By-Game Statistics touchdowns in 2001 . . . his 91 receptions mark the sixth-best single-season total 2003 RECEIVING NO. YDS. TD LG in Ohio prep history . . . led the Greater Miami Conference in receptions, receiving Western Michigan 3 78 0 53 Rutgers — — — — yards, interceptions (6) and punt returns (18.2 avg.) . . . helped Princeton to an 8- Louisiana Tech 1 6 0 6 4 overall record in 2001, including a trip to the Division I regional semifinals – its Notre Dame 2 13 0 9 first playoff appearance in eight years . . . had a school-record 17 catches for 260 Iowa — — — — yards and three TDs vs. Moeller in the regular-season finale . . . caught 13 passes Indiana 5 38 0 9 for 179 yards and three scores in a 36-30 double-overtime victory over Fairfield . . Illinois 3 47 1 21 Minnesota 5 60 0 23 . had 10 receptions for 124 yards and three TDs vs. Springfield South in the season Michigan 3 41 0 23 opener . . . also returned an interception 47 yards for a touchdown vs. Springfield Ohio State 4 47 1 19 South . . . scored on a 39-yard interception return vs. Lakota East . . . returned punts Wisconsin 2 43 1 30 for TDs in back-to-back games vs. Middleton (60 yards) and Lakota West (68) . . . Penn State 8 86 0 20 swingman averaged 9.7 points and 1.9 steals as a senior for the Viking basketball Nebraska 8 63 0 15 TOTALS 44 522 3 53 team . . . his uncle, Harlon Barnett, earned All-America honors as a cornerback at Michigan State in 1989 and spent seven years in the National Football League . . . son of Marla Barnett . . . born May 22, 1984 . . . no-preference major.

#52 \ Eric Andino \ LB Darren Barnett’s Statistics 6-4 \ 212 \ FR. \ HS \ ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL G/GS UT AT TM INT PBU 2002 3/0 2 1 3 0-0 0 HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked 2003 13/12 35 7 42 2-2 11 among the nation’s top defensive ends by CAREER 16/12 37 8 45 2-2 11 Rivals.com (No. 17) . . . rated among the nation’s top 25 inside linebackers by ESPN.com’s Tom Barnett’s Career Highs Lemming (No. 20) . . . named to Prep Football TACKLES: 6, vs. Illinois (2003) INTERCEPTIONS: 1, twice (last vs. Rutgers, 2003) Report’s, SuperPrep’s and PrepStar’s All-Midwest PASS BREAK-UPS: 3, vs. Indiana (2003) Teams . . . listed among the Midwest’s top prospects by Prep Football Report (No. 44) and SuperPrep (No. 74) . . . ranked among the state’s top seniors Barnett’s Game-By-Game Statistics 2004 SPARTANS by Rivals.com (No. 4) . . . three-year starter for Coach Rich Roberts at 2003 DEFENSE UT AT TM INT PBU Buffalo Grove (Ill.) High School . . . two-time all-state selection . . . select- Western Michigan 0 0 0 1-2 1 ed Mid-Suburban League Defensive Player of the Year in 2002 and 2003 . . Rutgers 1 1 2 1-0 0 Louisiana Tech 4 0 4 0-0 0 . recorded 117 tackles as a senior . . . produced 20 tackles for losses in Notre Dame 4 0 4 0-0 0 2003, including eight sacks . . . credited with 120 tackles as a junior, Iowa 3 0 3 0-0 0 including six sacks . . . registered 337 career tackles – the second-best Indiana 2 0 2 0-0 3 total in Buffalo Grove history . . . also competed in track and field, with per- Illinois 5 1 6 0-0 1 Minnesota 5 0 5 0-0 2 sonal bests of 44 feet in the shot put and 140 feet in the discus . . . runs Michigan 1 2 3 0-0 1 4.8 in the 40 . . . son of Hector and Barbara Andino . . . born Oct. 16, 1985 Ohio State 2 0 2 0-0 1 . . . majoring in kinesiology. Wisconsin 1 1 2 0-0 0 Penn State 2 2 4 0-0 2 Nebraska 5 0 5 0-0 0 TOTALS 35 7 42 2-2 11

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#40 \ Michael Bazemore \ DE #5 \ Anthony Belasco \ S 6-3 \ 256 \ JR. \ 2L \ PHILADELPHIA, PA 5-10 \ 198 \ SO. \ 1L \ CEDAR GROVE, NJ

A strong candidate for playing time at STUD end, Third-year walk-on provides depth at strong safety, behind Clifton Ryan . . . registered six tackles, behind veteran Eric Smith . . . recorded five tackles including a sack, in the April 16 scrimmage . . . AS in the April 24 scrimmage . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Saw A SOPHOMORE: Appeared in five games (Rutgers, action in six games (vs. Rutgers, Louisiana Tech, Illinois, Wisconsin, Penn State and Nebraska) in Michigan, Wisconsin, Penn State and Nebraska) in 2003 . . . recorded four solo tackles . . . matched his 2003 – all on special teams . . . credited with two career-high with three stops vs. Illinois . . . made the transition from outside tackles, recording a solo hit vs. Wisconsin and an assist vs. Penn State . . . linebacker to defensive end during spring drills . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Academic had 12 production points on special teams . . . 2002 SEASON: Redshirted . . . All-Big Ten selection . . . saw action in six games (vs. Eastern Michigan, HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Attended The Peddie School in California, Wisconsin, Indiana, Purdue and Penn State) and played 60 minutes . Hightstown, N.J., in 2001 where he played wide receiver, linebacker and punter . . registered nine tackles (7 solos, 2 assists), including two for losses (10 yards) for Coach Frank de Laurentis . . . two-year starter for Coach Fred Stengle at . . . played a season-high 24.5 minutes in the home finale vs. Purdue and pro- Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, N.J. . . . earned all-state and all-coun- duced a season-best three tackles (2-1) . . . recorded a tackle for loss vs. ty honors as a senior while playing wide receiver, running back, cornerback California (6 yards) and Eastern Michigan (4) . . . 2001 SEASON: Redshirted . . . and punter . . . caught 42 passes for nearly 900 yards and 10 touchdowns in twice named Spartan Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (vs. Iowa and 2000 . . . also intercepted four passes and averaged nearly 44 yards per punt Wisconsin) . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: PrepStar All-American . . . as a senior . . . two-year starter in center field for the Bergen Catholic base- ranked among the nation’s top linebackers by Rivals.com (No. 14) and ball team . . . all-county selection batted .480 as a senior, including 13 dou- ESPN.com’s Tom Lemming (No. 16) . . . named to PrepStar’s All-Big East and bles, five triples and 11 home runs . . . son of Joseph and Ann Marie Belasco . SuperPrep’s All-Northeast Teams . . . rated among Pennsylvania’s top 15 . . born Jan. 21, 1983 . . . majoring in kinesiology. prospects (No. 14) by SuperPrep . . . all-state linebacker who also earned first- team all-city and all-Catholic honors as a senior . . . registered 158 tackles (89 solos, 69 assists) in 2000, including 25 for losses with eight sacks . . . also Anthony Belasco’s Statistics caused 10 fumbles and broke up 10 passes as a senior . . . first-team all- G/GS UT AT TM FF Catholic and second-team all-city pick as a junior . . . had 140 stops (95 solos, 2003 6/0 1 1 2 0 45 assists) in 1999, including 25 for losses with four sacks . . . three-year starter for Coach Brian Fluck at West Catholic High School in Philadelphia . . . also lettered in basketball . . . son of Beaver and Beatrice Bazemore . . . born April 10, 1983 . . . majoring in human resources. #18 \ Mike Bell \ CB 5-11 \ 187 \ FR. \ HS \ SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH Michael Bazemore’s Statistics G/GS UT AT TM TFL SACKS Scheduled for back-up duty at right cornerback, 2002 6/0 7 2 9 2-10 0-0 behind veterans Roderick Maples and Darren 2003 5/0 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 Barnett . . . saw limited action during spring CAREER 11/0 11 2 13 2-10 0-0 practice due to a nagging hamstring injury . . . enrolled at Michigan State on Jan. 12, 2004, for Bazemore’s Career Highs the beginning of the spring semester . . . HIGH TACKLES: 3, twice (last vs. Illinois, 2003) SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: PrepStar All-American . . . ranked among the TACKLES FOR LOSSES: 1, twice (last vs. California, 2002) nation’s top 50 athletes by Rivals.com (No. 41) . . . named to PrepStar’s, Prep Football Report’s and SuperPrep’s All-Midwest Teams . . . rated among the Midwest’s top prospects by Prep Football Report (No. 54) and SuperPrep (No. 64) . . . listed among Ohio’s top seniors by Rivals.com (No. 26) . . . three-year starter for Coach David Sedmak at Shaker Heights (Ohio) High #20 \ Ashley Beaudouin \ DB School . . . earned Northeast Lakes All-District honors despite missing three 6-0 \ 200 \ FR. \ RS \ LANSING, MI games in 2003 with a dislocated shoulder . . . had seven catches for 125 yards (17.9 avg.) as a senior . . . also saw action at cornerback and safety Second-year walk-on adds depth at strong safety in 2003, contributing 19 tackles and an interception . . . caught 31 passes . . . posted 10 tackles in the April 24 scrimmage for 420 yards (13.5 avg.) and six touchdowns as a junior . . . recorded 23 . . . 2003 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL tackles and eight pass break-ups in 2002 . . . had 19 receptions for 276 AND PERSONAL DATA: Two-year starter for Coach yards (14.5 avg.) and five TDs as a sophomore . . . attended the same high Kerry Keyton at Eastern High School in Lansing, school that produced former Spartans Courtney Ledyard (linebacker, 1995- Mich. . . . recorded 49 tackles as a senior, includ- 98) and Shawn Wright (linebacker, 1996-99) . . . runs 4.4 in the 40 . . . son ing three sacks, while playing defensive tackle and linebacker . . . produced of Michael and De’Anna Bell . . . born Jan. 26, 1986 . . . no-preference major. 10 tackles vs. Owosso in 2002, including four for losses . . . had a career- best 14 tackles vs. Holt in 2001 . . . high school teammate of current Spartan linebacker Kaleb Thornhill . . . lettered in track and field, competing in the shot put and discus . . . son of Yvrose Beaudouin . . . born July 17, 1985 . . . majoring in mechanical engineering. 2004 SPARTANS

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#35 \ Kiel Beltinck \ DB #3 \ Kyle Brown \ WR 5-9 \ 200 \ SO. \ 1L \ MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 6-1 \ 208 \ JR. \ 2L \ WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI

Second-year walk-on adds depth at the BANDIT posi- Enters his second season as Michigan State’s tion . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in all 13 games starting flanker . . . adds big-play potential to the as a true freshman in 2003 . . . had five tackles (3 Spartan passing game . . . preseason All-Big Ten solos, 2 assists) and 94 production points on special selection by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview teams . . . partially blocked a punt late in the third (second team) . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Named to quarter vs. Penn State that set up Jeff Smoker’s fourth the CoSIDA Academic All-District IV Second Team touchdown pass, a 5-yarder to Jason Randall . . . caused a fumble on the opening . . . Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . saw action in 12 games in 2003, kickoff vs. Minnesota and four plays later, Jaren Hayes scored on an 11-yard run . . . including seven starts at flanker (vs. Rutgers, Louisiana Tech, Notre Dame, also posted two tackles (1-1) vs. Minnesota . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Iowa, Indiana, Penn State and Nebraska) . . . suffered a shoulder injury vs. Two-year starter at Mount Pleasant (Mich.) High School . . . honorable mention all- Illinois and missed the next game vs. Minnesota . . . ranked fifth on the state selection in 2002 . . . rushed for 1,593 yards and 16 TDs as a senior, including team in receptions with 29 for 481 yards (16.6 avg.) and three touchdowns nine-straight 100-yard games . . . gained a career-high 277 yards and scored three . . . caught at least one pass in 11 games . . . had four catches for 41 yards TDs vs. St. John’s . . . produced 265 yards and five TDs vs. Chesaning . . . scored on vs. Nebraska in the Alamo Bowl . . . caught three passes for a career-best a 70-yard run vs. Ionia . . . earned all-conference honors as a cornerback in 2001 . . 126 yards vs. Penn State, including an 80-yard TD toss from Jeff Smoker . . . ranked third on the team in tackles with 83 . . . returned an interception 65 yards . scored on a 21-yard TD strike from Smoker in the second quarter vs. for a score vs. Alma . . . won two letters in track and field, competing in the 100, 200, Wisconsin . . . had four receptions for 56 yards vs. Indiana . . . led the team 4x100 relay and shot put . . . lettered twice in basketball . . . played catcher and cen- with three catches for 26 yards vs. Notre Dame . . . caught three passes for ter field as a freshman on the baseball team . . . four-year honor roll student . . . son 80 yards in the 2003 season opener vs. Western Michigan, including a 59- of Kevin and Connie Beltnick . . . born Dec. 14, 1984 . . . majoring in human biology. yard TD grab from Smoker in the second quarter . . . also returned two kickoffs for 44 yards (22.0 avg.) vs. Western Michigan . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Became one of only eight true freshmen to earn a letter in 2002, appearing in nine games and playing 44.5 minutes . . . sat out the season finale vs. Kiel Beltinck’s Statistics Penn State after suffering a sprained shoulder against Purdue . . . saw lim- G/GS UT AT TM FF BLK 2003 13/0 3 2 5 1 1 ited action at wide receiver, earning his rookie stripes as a special teams contributor . . . averaged a team-best 21.7 yards on nine kickoff returns (195 yards) . . . named Spartan Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Wisconsin, returning four kickoffs for 104 yards (26.0 avg.) . . . his 40-yard return in the fourth quarter against the Badgers set up a touchdown . . . selected Spartan Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week vs. Rice . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: SuperPrep and PrepStar All-American . #23 \ Bryan Brighton \ DB 5-10 \ 187 \ FR. \ HS \ ALLEN PARK, MI . . ranked among the nation’s top 100 prospects by SuperPrep (No. 43), Rivals100.com (No. 86) and TheInsiders.com (No. 96) . . . also rated among HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Prep Football the country’s top 125 players by USA Today’s Max Emfinger . . . listed among Report All-American as selected by Tom Lemming the Midwest’s top 20 seniors by SuperPrep (No. 5) and the Detroit Free Press . . . named to Prep Football Report’s, SuperPrep’s (No. 14) . . . ranked among the nation’s top wide receivers by SuperPrep (No. and PrepStar’s All-Midwest Teams . . . ranked 3), Student Sports Magazine (No. 9) and ESPN.com’s Tom Lemming (No. 23) among the Midwest’s top prospects by Prep . . . rated among the state’s top 10 players by the Detroit Free Press (No. 2), Football Report (No. 25) and SuperPrep (No. 83) . Lansing State Journal (No. 2) and The Detroit News (No. 8) . . . suffered a . . rated among the state’s top 20 seniors by the Detroit Free Press (No. 14), season-ending knee injury in the third game of the 2001 campaign . . . had Lansing State Journal (No. 14), The Detroit News (No. 15) and Rivals.com 10 catches for 230 yards (23.0 avg.) and four touchdowns as a senior . . . (No. 16) . . . two-year starter at running back for Coach Tom Hoover at Allen also rushed for 254 yards and two TDs in 2001 . . . scored 38 TDs in 20 Park (Mich.) High School . . . earned all-state honors in 2003 . . . named to career starts for Coach Dan Shrewsberry at West Bloomfield (Mich.) High The Detroit News Dream Team and All-Metro Team . . . selected to The School . . . earned All-Metro North honors at quarterback as a junior . . . Detroit News and Detroit Free Press All-West Teams . . . accounted for near- gained 1,154 yards rushing and scored 16 TDs as a junior . . . caught 20 passes for 300 yards (15.0 avg.) and two TDs in 2000 . . . two-way player

ly 2,000 all-purpose yards and a school single-season record 32 touch- 2004 SPARTANS downs in 2003 . . . rushed for 1,443 yards on 238 carries and scored 24 had 20 tackles and an interception from his free safety position as a junior rushing TDs as a senior . . . caught 26 passes for 420 yards (16.2 avg.) and . . . returned 18 punts for 250 yards (13.9 avg.) and two scores in 2000 . . eight TDs in 2003 . . . also saw action at defensive back as a senior, record- . accounted for nearly 900 total yards as a sophomore . . . won state 100- ing 44 tackles (27 solos, 17 assists) . . . accounted for 183 all-purpose meter championship (10.86) as a junior and finished second in the 200 yards vs. East Grand Rapids in the 2003 Division 3 state championship (21.8) . . . averaged 12.4 points and 7.3 rebounds for the West Bloomfield game . . . his 30-yard interception return late in the first half vs. East Grand basketball team in 2000-01 . . . son of Samuel and Connie Brown . . . born Rapids set up Allen Park’s second TD . . . his interception helped preserve a Dec. 31, 1983 . . . no-preference major. 7-0 regular-season victory over Belleville in 2003 . . . earned all-league and all-area honors as a junior . . . produced 1,833 all-purpose yards in 2002 . . . gained 1,331 yards (203 attempts) and scored 23 rushing TDs as a junior . . . won the 2003 Division 2 100-meter championship (10.82) . . . runs 4.4 in the 40 . . . son of Greg and Connie Brighton . . . born Aug. 31, 1985 . . . no-preference major.

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#56 \ Brian Bury \ SN Kyle Brown’s Statistics 6-0 \ 240 \ SO. \ SQ \ MARION, OH RECEIVING G/GS NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG 2002 9/0 — — — — — Top candidate to replace Andrew Petterson as 2003 12/7 29 481 16.6 3 80 CAREER 21/7 29 481 16.6 3 80 the team’s long snapper . . . listed No. 2 on the preseason depth chart at short snapper, behind KICKOFF RETURNS NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG veteran Chris Morris . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Did 2002 9 195 21.7 0 40 not see game action in 2003 . . . 2002 SEASON: 2003 2 44 22.0 0 22 Redshirted . . . enrolled at Michigan State Jan. 7, CAREER 11 239 21.7 0 40 2002, for the beginning of the spring semester . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to Prep Football Report’s and PrepStar’s All- Brown’s Career Highs Midwest Teams . . . ranked among the nation’s top centers by CATCHES: 4, twice (last vs. Nebraska, 2003) Rivals100.com (No. 13) . . . rated among the Midwest’s top 125 prospects RECEIVING YARDS: 126, vs. Penn State (2003) by ESPN.com’s Tom Lemming (No. 122) . . . selected the state’s top long TD CATCHES: 1, three times (last vs. Penn State, 2003) snapper as both a junior and senior by the Ray Guy Kicking KICKOFF RETURNS: 4, vs. Wisconsin (2002) Academy/American Football Specialists . . . earned first-team All-North KICKOFF RETURN YARDS: 104, vs. Wisconsin (2002) Central Ohio honors as a senior . . . three-year starter for Coach Tim Hinton at Marion (Ohio) Harding High School . . . served as the team’s Brown’s Game-By-Game Statistics short and long snapper for two years . . . tutored as a snapper by former 2003 RECEIVING NO. YDS. TD LG Cincinnati Bengal placekicker Jim Breech (1980-92) . . . two-way player Western Michigan 3 80 1 59 saw action on the offensive and defensive lines in 2001 . . . had 113 Rutgers 1 15 0 15 Louisiana Tech 2 31 0 24 career tackles, including five for losses, and two interceptions . . . cred- Notre Dame 3 26 0 15 ited with two career sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries Iowa 3 18 0 7 . . . owns school record for total weight lifted (1,740 pounds) and bench Indiana 4 56 0 20 press (400-plus) . . . also lettered in track, competing in the shot put and Illinois 2 34 0 28 discus . . . sports a black belt in Tae Kwon Do . . . father Jeff played mid- Minnesota DNP – INJ Michigan — — — — dle guard at Purdue (lettered in 1978) . . . son of Jeff Bury and Vera Kelley- Ohio State 2 23 0 18 Bury . . . born Sept. 17, 1983 . . . majoring in food industry management. Wisconsin 2 31 1 21 Penn State 3 126 1 80 Nebraska 4 41 0 17 TOTALS 29 481 3 80 #19 \ Irving Campbell \ WR 5-11 \ 185 \ FR. \ RS \ LAKE WORTH, FL

Will compete for playing time at wide receiver in 2004 . . . 2003 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Earned Class 6A second-team all-state honors as a senior . . . named to The Palm Beach Post All-Area Team . . . also selected first-team All-Palm Beach County by The South Florida Sun-Sentinel . . . two-time all-conference pick . . . chosen most outstanding wide receiver at 2002 University of Florida summer camp . . . caught 46 passes for 809 yards (17.6 avg.) and five touchdowns in 2002 . . . had four 100-yard receiving games as a senior . . . had a career-high eight catches for 125 yards vs. Vero Beach . . . caught six passes for a career-best 157 yards and a score vs. Palm Beach Lakes . . . produced 38 tackles and three interceptions plus recovered three fumbles while playing cornerback . . . returned a punt 55 yards for a score vs. John I. Leonard . . . played for Coach Ray Berger at Santaluces High School in Lantana, Fla. . . . Coach Berger describes Campbell as “the total package” . . . runs 4.45 in the 40 . . . also competed in track and field . . . son of Doreen Ellis and Lomberto Campbell . . . born Dec. 4, 1984 . . . no-preference major.

#3 \ Kyle Brown 2004 SPARTANS

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#53 \ Marshall Campbell \ LB #75 \ Pete Clifford \ OT 6-2 \ 221 \ SR. \ 1L \ GRATIOT, MI 6-7 \ 295 \ FR. \ RS \ SALEM, NH

Third-year walk-on provides depth at outside Enters preseason camp listed No. 2 on the depth linebacker . . . AS A JUNIOR: Made special teams chart at left tackle, behind veteran Stefon Wheeler appearances vs. Indiana, Illinois and Ohio State . . . sat out the entire spring with a broken jaw . . . to earn his first varsity letter . . . AS A SOPHO- has shed 25 pounds from his frame since the MORE: Did not see game action in 2002 . . . 2001 beginning of the 2003 campaign . . . 2003 SEASON: SEASON: Redshirted . . . first enrolled at Redshirted . . . twice named Scout Team Offensive Michigan State in the fall of 2001 but did not participate in football . . . Player of the Week in 2003 (vs. Illinois and Wisconsin) . . . enrolled at AS A FRESHMAN: Attended St. Clair Community College in Port Huron, Michigan State on Jan. 6, 2003, for the beginning of the spring semester . . . Mich., in 2000 . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-year starter HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Started all nine games at right tackle for at linebacker for Coach Casey Kuscera at Port Huron Northern High School Coach Rick Marcella at Bridgton (Maine) Academy . . . attended the same . . . earned all-state and all-city honors as a senior . . . produced a school prep school that produced Florida offensive tackle Jonathan Colon . . . earned single-season record 111 tackles in 1999, including three sacks . . . reg- first-team All-New Hampshire honors as a senior at Salem (N.H.) High School istered a Northern single-game record 17 tackles vs. Mt. Clemens . . . played in the 2002 Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl (New Hampshire vs. Vermont Chippewa Valley as a senior . . . all-city and second-team all-state selec- all-stars) . . . started 21 consecutive games at center for Coach Jack Gati at tion as a junior . . . recorded 5.5 sacks in 1998 . . . four-year starter as Salem . . . lettered in track, competing in the discus and javelin . . . posted goalie for the Northern hockey team . . . played goalie for Team Michigan in prep personal bests of 138-6 in the discus and 150-0 in the javelin . . . aver- 1999-2000 . . . three-year starter for the baseball team, playing center aged 5.4 points and 10.3 rebounds as the starting center for the Blue Devils’ field . . . high school honor roll student . . . son of Marsh and Carol basketball team in 2001-02. . . uncle Tim played baseball at Harvard . . . son Campbell . . . born June 30, 1981 . . . majoring in finance. of John and Susan Clifford . . . born April 3, 1984 . . . no-preference major.

#30 \ Jehuu Caulcrick \ RB 6-0 \ 235 \ FR. \ RS \ FINDLEY LAKE, NY

Figures to earn his share of playing time at running back in 2004, behind DeAndra Cobb . . . returned to his natural position of running back during spring drills . . . selected preseason Big Ten Offensive Newcomer of the Year by The Sporting News . . . rushed 33 times for 224 yards (6.8 avg.) and two touchdowns in three spring scrimmages . . . paced the running attack with 108 yards on 16 attempts in the April 24 scrimmage, including a 13-yard TD run . . . gained 80 yards on seven carries in the April 6 scrimmage, including a 66-yard TD gallop . . . 2003 SEASON: Redshirted . . . selected Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week on three occasions (vs. Louisiana Tech, Minnesota and Penn State) . . . named Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Notre Dame . . . made the transition from running back to linebacker during preseason camp . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: SuperPrep All-American . . . ranked among the nation’s top fullbacks by SuperPrep (No. 2) and Rivals.com (No. 5) . . . rated among New York’s top 15 players by SuperPrep (No. 4) . . . named to PrepStar’s All-Eastern Team . . . three-time all-state and All-Western New York selection . . . named Player of the Year by The Buffalo News and The Post-Journal . . . selected Class D Player of the Year by the New York State

Sportswriters Association . . . also presented the Connolly Cup by the 2004 SPARTANS Riverside Athletic Club . . . Western New York Player of the Year rushed for 2,161 yards and 28 touchdowns as a senior . . . his 2,161 rushing yards mark the fifth-best single-season total in Western New York history . . . gained 1,670 yards on 205 carries and scored 33 TDs as a junior . . . produced 256 yards and four rushing TDs vs. Clyde-Savannah in the 2001 Far West Regionals . . . became Western New York’s all-time rushing leader with 6,559 career yards . . . his 100 career rushing TDs broke Western New York’s scoring record . . . led Clymer (N.Y.) High School to four-straight Section VI Class D championships and four-consecutive appearances in the state final four . . . played for Coach Howard McMullen at Clymer . . . elected team captain for the Pirates’ football and basketball teams . . . runs 4.41 in the 40 . . . won Class C/D title in the shot put with his throw of 54-8 3/4 . . . son of Bonita Karr and Kevin McChesney . . . born Aug. 6, 1983, in Liberia . . . majoring in telecommunication. #30 \ Jehuu Caulcrick

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#21 \ DeAndra Cobb \ RB 5-10 \ 197 \ SR. \ 1L \ LAS VEGAS, NV DeAndra Cobb’s Statistics RUSHING G/GS ATT. YDS. AVG. TD LG 2003 12/2 38 172 4.5 0 39 Projected starter at running back in 2004 following an impressive spring . . . preseason second-team All- RECEIVING NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG America selection as a kick returner by Athlon Sports . . 2003 8 79 9.9 0 31 . ranked among the nation’s top five kick returners by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview (No. 5) . . . pre- KICKOFF RETURNS NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG season first-team All-Big Ten kick returner by Phil 2003 28 763 27.2 3 100 Steele’s College Football Preview and Athlon Sports . . . rushed for 297 yards on 54 carries (5.5 avg.) and scored twice in four spring scrimmages . . . picked up 77 yards Cobb’s Career Highs on nine carries in the April 24 scrimmage, including a 24-yard touchdown run . . . CARRIES: 16, vs. Wisconsin (2003) gained 101 yards on 18 rushes in the April 6 scrimmage, including a 35-yard TD run RUSHING YARDS: 88, vs. Wisconsin (2003) . . . has added 11 pounds to his frame since the conclusion of the 2003 campaign . . . CATCHES: 2, twice (last vs. Wisconsin, 2003) AS A JUNIOR: Selected first-team All-American as a kick returner by RECEIVING YARDS: 43, vs. Indiana (2003) Collegefootballnews.com . . . earned second-team All-America honors from The KICKOFF RETURNS: 5, twice (last vs. Ohio State, 2003) Sporting News . . . saw action in 12 games in 2003 . . . suffered an eye injury vs. KICKOFF RETURN YARDS: 167, vs. Ohio State (2003) Rutgers and sat out the next game vs. Louisiana Tech . . . led the Big Ten and ranked No. 11 in the NCAA in kickoff returns with his 27.2-yard average . . . his 763 kickoff Cobb’s Game-By-Game Statistics return yards rank third on MSU’s single-season chart . . . set a Spartan single-season 2003 RUSHING ATT. YDS. TD LG record with three kickoff returns for scores, breaking the mark (two TDs) previously Western Michigan — — — — Rutgers — — — — shared by Herb Haygood (2001), Derrick Mason (1995) and Derek Hughes (1979) . . . Louisiana Tech DNP – INJ his three kickoff returns for TDs also tied the NCAA I-A single-season record shared by Notre Dame — — — — Texas A&M’s Leeland McElroy (1993), New Mexico’s Terance Mathis (1989), Iowa 2 10 0 9 Tennessee’s Willie Gault (1980), Southern Cal’s Anthony Davis (1974), Purdue’s Stan Indiana 7 41 0 25 Brown (1970) and San Francisco’s Forrest Hall (1946) . . . returned five kickoffs for Illinois 2 9 0 5 Minnesota — — — — 167 yards (33.4 avg.) vs. Ohio State, including a 93-yard runback for a touchdown in Michigan — — — — the third quarter . . . marked the first kickoff return for a TD allowed by the Buckeyes Ohio State — — — — since 1984 when MSU’s Larry Jackson returned a kick 93 yards . . . also scored on kick- Wisconsin 16 88 0 39 off returns of 100 yards vs. Minnesota and 94 yards vs. Rutgers . . . his 100-yard run- Penn State 11 24 0 7 back against the Golden Gophers tied the Spartan record for longest return (Haygood Nebraska — — — — TOTALS 38 172 0 39 vs. Iowa, 2001; Mason vs. LSU, 1995, and Penn State, 1994; and Hughes vs. Oregon, 1979) . . . ranked second on the team with 1,014 all-purpose yards (84.5 yards per game), behind Jaren Hayes . . . had two starting assignments at running back (vs. Wisconsin and Penn State) . . . finished fourth on the team in rushing with 172 yards on 38 attempts (4.5 avg.) . . . paced the ground attack with 88 yards on 16 carries in his first collegiate start vs. Wisconsin . . . his 39-yard run against the Badgers set up a fourth-quarter TD . . . contributed 41 yards on seven rushes vs. Indiana . . . caught eight passes for 79 yards (9.9 avg.) in 2003 . . . had two catches each vs. Wisconsin (10 yards) and Indiana (43) . . . finished No. 6 on the special teams leaderboard with 131 production points, including six tackles (3 solos, 3 assists) . . . recorded three tackles (2-1) in the season opener vs. Western Michigan . . . made the transition from cornerback to running back early in the 2003 campaign . . . JUNIOR COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the nation’s top 101 junior college prospects in 2002 by JCFootball.com (No. 93) . . . earned first-team All-California Region III honors as a sophomore . . . first-team All-Foothill Conference selection rushed for 1,060 yards (136 carries) and 11 touchdowns in 2001 . . . averaged a league-best 7.8 yards per carry . . . scored on a 93-yard TD run vs. Grossmont in 2001 . . . finished second in the Foothill Conference in rushing (106.0 yards per game) and all-purpose yards (149.3 ypg.) . . . ranked fifth in the Foothill Conference in scoring with 72 points . . . had three catches for 66 yards (22.0 avg.) . . . returned 16 kickoffs for 367 yards (22.9 avg.), including a 100-yard TD return . . . played two seasons for Coach Brent Carder at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, Calif., leading the Marauders to a 7-3 regular-season record in 2001 and a trip to the Shrine Potato Bowl . . . gained 517 yards rushing as a freshman . . . accounted for 868 all-purpose yards and six TDs in 2000 . . . played for Coach Jim Massey at Clark High School in Las Vegas, Nev. . . . averaged 14.2 yards per touch as a senior . . . rushed for a season- high 182 yards on 10 carries vs. Valley in 1998 . . . scored three rushing TDs (75, 40 and 40 yards) vs. Valley plus returned a kickoff 85 yards for another score . . . also lettered in track . . . finished second in the 100 meters at the 1999 Nevada Class 4A Championships . . . posted a personal-best 10.4 in the 100 . . . runs 4.3 in the 40 . . . son of Terri Cobb-Harden . . . born May 18, 1981 . . . majoring in sociology. #21 \ DeAndra Cobb 2004 SPARTANS

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#74 \ Kyle Cook \ OG 6-3 \ 292 \ SO. \ 1L \ MACOMB, MI Greg Cooper’s Statistics G/GS UT AT TM INT PBU 2003 10/3 17 17 34 1-6 4 Heir apparent to replace three-year starter Joe Tate at left guard . . . returned to his natural position during spring practice . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Cooper’s Career Highs Appeared in three games (vs. Rutgers, Illinois and TACKLES: 12, vs. Wisconsin (2003) Penn State) in 2003 . . . worked behind Chris Morris INTERCEPTIONS: 1, vs. Louisiana Tech (2003) at center . . . produced a perfect score (100 per- PASS BREAK-UPS: 2, vs. Penn State (2003) cent) vs. Illinois . . . made the transition from left guard to center during spring drills . . . 2002 SEASON: Redshirted . . . named Spartan Scout Team Cooper’s Game-By-Game Statistics Offensive Player of the Week three times in 2002 (vs. Eastern Michigan, 2003 DEFENSE UT AT TM INT PBU Minnesota and Indiana) . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: PrepStar All- Western Michigan DNP – INJ Rutgers DNP – INJ American . . . ranked among the nation’s top 60 offensive linemen by Louisiana Tech 0 0 0 1-6 1 TheInsiders.com (No. 54) . . . named to SuperPrep’s All-Midwest Team after Notre Dame — — — — — being rated among the region’s top 60 prospects (No. 55) . . . listed among the Iowa DNP – INJ state’s top seniors by the Lansing State Journal (No. 14), The Detroit News (No. Indiana — — — — — 20) and Detroit Free Press (No. 23) . . . named to the Detroit Free Press Dream Illinois 2 1 3 0-0 0 Minnesota 3 0 3 0-0 0 Team and The Detroit News Class A All-State Team . . . selected to The Detroit Michigan 0 6 6 0-0 0 News All-Metro Team . . . earned All-Metro East recognition from both The Ohio State 0 1 1 0-0 0 Detroit News and Detroit Free Press . . . three-year starter for Coach Mike Wisconsin 4 8 12 0-0 1 Giannone at Dakota High School in Macomb, Mich. . . . graded out 92 percent Penn State 2 1 3 0-0 2 on his blocking assignments as a senior, allowing only one sack . . . also Nebrask 6 0 6 0-0 0 TOTALS 17 17 34 1-6 4 recorded 54 pancakes in 2001 . . . earned All-Metro East, all-area and all-conference honors as a junior . . . versatile lineman saw action at offensive guard, offensive tackle, defensive tackle and defensive end during his prep career . . . also lettered in basketball and track . . . high school honor-roll student . . . son of Thomas and Nancy Cook . . . born July 25, 1983 . . . no-preference major.

#29 \ Greg Cooper \ S 5-11 \ 184 \ SO. \ 1L \ FLINT, MI

Opens preseason camp listed No. 2 on the depth chart at free safety, behind veteran Jason Harmon . . . missed the final week of spring practice with a sprained shoulder . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in 10 games as a true freshman in 2003 . . . started the last three games (vs. Wisconsin, Penn State and Nebraska) when Harmon moved to strong safety . . . recorded 34 tackles (17 solos, 17 assists) and four pass break-ups . . . had 52 production points on special teams . . . registered six tackles each vs. Nebraska (6-0) in the Alamo Bowl and Michigan (0-6) . . . earned his first career start vs. Wisconsin and produced a season-high 12 tackles (4-8) . . . his first career interception came vs. Louisiana Tech . . . sidelined for three early-season games (vs. Western Michigan, Rutgers and Iowa) with a knee injury . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: PrepStar All- American . . . ranked among the nation’s top 100 prospects in 2002 by Rivals.com

(No. 92) . . . listed among the Midwest’s top seniors in ’02 by SuperPrep (No. 14) 2004 SPARTANS and Prep Football Report (No. 60) . . . rated among the country’s top 10 cornerbacks by Rivals.com (No. 8) . . . recognized as one of the Midwest’s top defensive backs by PrepStar (No. 3) . . . ranked among the state’s top players in ’02 by the Lansing State Journal (No. 5), Detroit Free Press (No. 7) and The Detroit News (No. 16) . . . four-year starter for Coach Gary Lee at Flint (Mich.) Northern High School . . . four-time all-city selection . . . recorded 67 tackles, including eight for losses, and eight interceptions in 2001 . . . also forced three fumbles as a senior . . . registered 250 career stops, including 13 tackles for losses and six sacks . . . produced 21 career interceptions and seven fumbles . . . high school teammate of current Spartan wide receiver Matt Trannon . . . also attended the same high school that produced Michigan State basketball stars Mateen Cleaves and Antonio Smith plus All-America defensive end Robaire Smith . . . runs 4.4 in the 40 . . . also lettered in track and basketball . . . son of William Greg Cooper Sr. . . . born Jan. 7, 1983 . . . majoring in communication. #29 \ Greg Cooper

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#38 \ Cole Corey \ S #26 \ Tom Dance \ DB 5-10 \ 190 \ FR. \ RS \ TECUMSEH, MI 6-1 \ 189 \ FR. \ HS \ ERIE, PA

Ticketed for back-up duty at free safety in 2004, HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to behind Jason Harmon and Greg Cooper . . . PrepStar’s All-Northeast Team . . . ranked among recorded seven tackles in the April 16 scrimmage the nation’s top 50 safeties by Rivals.com (No. . . . 2003 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL 45) . . . Associated Press first-team all-state AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team all-state selec- selection in 2003 . . . also earned first-team all- tion as a running back by the Associated Press . metro honors as a senior . . . nominated for the . . first-team all-state pick (Division 3) as a defensive back by the Detroit 2004 Ohio-Pennsylvania Big 33 All-Star Game . . . two-year starter for Free Press . . . ranked among the state’s top prospects by the Detroit Free Coach Michael Mischler at Cathedral Prep School in Erie, Pa. . . . account- Press (No. 19) . . . earned first-team all-league honors from The Ann Arbor ed for 1,589 all-purpose yards and 15 touchdowns in 2003 . . . completed News . . . also named first-team All-Ann Arbor Area . . . Lenawee County 44-of-106 passes (.415) for 756 yards and eight TDs as a senior while help- Offensive MVP rushed for 1,350 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior . . . ing the Ramblers (7-5 overall) to the District 10 and Metro League titles . . gained a career-best 308 yards rushing in the 2002 regular-season finale . rushed for 478 yards on 82 carries and scored six rushing TDs in 2003 . . vs. Monroe Jefferson . . . accounted for a school-record 430 all-purpose . scored on a 77-yard run vs. Bishop Timon . . . returned 12 kickoffs for 355 yards and scored six TDs vs. Ypsilanti Lincoln . . . set state single-game yards (29.6 avg.) in 2003, including a 94-yard runback for a TD vs. St. record and tied the national mark with three kickoff returns for TDs vs. Ignatius . . . his 94-yard runback marked the second-longest kickoff return Ypsilanti Lincoln, including runbacks of 95, 85 and 94 yards . . . also scored in school history . . . led the Ramblers in receptions (13), receiving yards three rushing TDs vs. Ypsilanti Lincoln . . . two-year starter for Coach Randy (259) and TD catches (3) as a junior . . . also participated in track and field Hutchison at Tecumseh (Mich.) High School . . . also competed in track and . . . won 2003 state title in the 110-meter hurdles . . . also won two district field . . . set the school record with a 21-2 effort in the long jump . . . runs championships, in the 100 meters and 110-meter hurdles . . . runs 4.4 in 4.5 in the 40 . . . son of Thomas and Elizabeth Corey . . . born Dec. 6, 1984 the 40 . . . son of Ted and Tyra Dance . . . born Nov. 26, 1985 . . . majoring . . . majoring in general management. in general business/pre-law.

#82 \ Deon Curry \ WR #64 \ Brian Davies \ DT 6-1 \ 205 \ FR. \ HS \ OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, MI 6-5 \ 264 \ SR. \ 1L \ FARMINGTON, MI

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked Fourth-year walk-on provides depth at defensive among the nation’s top 75 wide receivers by tackle, behind veteran Kevin Vickerson . . . AS A Rivals.com (No. 74) . . . named to SuperPrep’s JUNIOR: Saw action in three games (vs. Rutgers, and PrepStar’s All-Midwest Teams . . . listed Illinois and Penn State) in 2003 and earned his among the Midwest’s top prospects by SuperPrep first varsity letter . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Sat out (No. 70) . . . rated among the state’s top seniors the entire 2002 season while rehabbing from a by the Detroit Free Press (No. 13), Rivals.com (No. 15), Lansing State serious knee injury . . . 2001 SEASON: Redshirted . . . made the transition Journal (No. 16) and The Detroit News (No. 21) . . . named to The Daily from tight end to defensive end during preseason camp . . . AS A FRESH- Oakland Press Dream Team in 2003 . . . earned All-North honors from the MAN: First enrolled at Michigan State in the fall of 2000 but did not par- Detroit Free Press (first team) and The Detroit News (second team) . . . ticipate in football . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-year three-year starter for Coach Dan MacLean at Detroit Country Day in Beverly starter at offensive tackle and tight end for Coach John Bechtel at Hills, Mich. . . . caught 28 passes for 631 yards (22.5 avg.) and eight touch- Farmington (Mich.) High School . . . earned all-division honors as a sen- downs in 2003 . . . also saw action at cornerback and safety as a senior, ior in 1999 . . . four-year starter at center for the Farmington basketball posting 21 tackles and an interception . . . scored on a 40-yard pass play team . . . son of Jeff and Lynda Davies . . . born Dec. 24, 1981 . . . interned on fourth-and-6 in the fourth quarter vs. Birmingham Brother Rice . . . had with the construction management firm Barton Malow/Clark during the five receptions for 104 yards vs. River Rouge, including a 17-yard TD grab summer 2004, working on the Spartan Stadium expansion project ...... sat out half of the 2002 season while recovering from knee surgery . . . majoring in civil engineering. had 21 catches for 540 yards (25.7 avg.) and five TDs as a junior . . . recorded 45 tackles and five interceptions in 2002 . . . caught eight passes for 210 yards (26.3 avg.) as a sophomore . . . contributed 15 tackles and an interception in 2001 . . . had 57 career receptions for 1,381 yards (24.2 avg.) and 13 TDs . . . also earned three letters in basketball . . . earned all- area and all-region honors after averaging 10.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 3.2 steals as a junior . . . runs 4.5 in the 40 . . . son of Michael and Katrina Curry . . . father Michael, a 10-year veteran in the National Basketball Association, spent the 2003-04 season with the Toronto Raptors . . . born Sept. 8, 1985 . . . no-preference major. 2004 SPARTANS

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#80 \ Kellen Davis \ TE #34 \ Tyrell Dortch \ DB 6-6 \ 230 \ FR. \ HS \ ADRIAN, MI 5-10 \ 208 \ SR. \ 3L \ HOBOKEN, NJ

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Prep Penciled in the starting lineup at the BANDIT position Football Report and SuperPrep All-American . . . in 2004 . . . fifth-year senior made the transition from ranked among the nation’s top 10 tight ends by running back to the BANDIT position during spring ESPN.com’s Tom Lemming (No. 4), Rivals.com drills . . . Spartan coaching staff hopes the move will (No. 7) and SuperPrep (No. 8) . . . named to Prep pay big dividends . . . physical playmaker adds ener- Football Report’s, SuperPrep’s and PrepStar’s gy and emotion to the defensive lineup . . . produced All-Midwest Teams . . . rated among the Midwest’s top prospects by the a team-high nine tackles in the April 10 scrimmage, including one that caused a Detroit Free Press (No. 15), Prep Football Report (No. 16), SuperPrep (No. fumble and resulted in a 7-yard loss . . . recorded six tackles in the April 6 scrim- 29) and Rivals.com (No. 43) . . . listed among the state’s top seniors by mage . . . AS A JUNIOR: Saw action in 10 games in 2003, including two starts at The Detroit News (No. 5), Lansing State Journal (No. 9), Rivals.com (No. running back (vs. Western Michigan and Rutgers) . . . sidelined for three games 10) and Detroit Free Press (No. 26) . . . three-year starter at tight end for with a sprained ankle (vs. Louisiana Tech, Iowa and Indiana) . . . ranked second Coach Bill Kohn at Adrian (Mich.) High School . . . Associated Press all- on the team in rushing with 279 yards on 65 carries (4.3 avg.) and scored three state selection in 2003 . . . caught 23 passes for 438 yards (19.0 avg.) touchdowns . . . led the team in rushing three times, including back-to-back and 10 touchdowns as a senior while leading the Maples to a 10-1 record games vs. Penn State and Nebraska (9 rushes for 31 yards) . . . gained 50 yards . . . consistently graded out over 80 percent in his blocking assignments on 11 attempts vs. Penn State, including a 14-yard TD run off a counter-draw . . . saw action in seven games at defensive end in 2003, recording 14 play . . . rushed for 35 yards and two TDs on six carries vs. Illinois . . . finished off tackles . . . produced five tackles for losses, including three sacks . . . had an eight-play, 93-yard drive with a 4-yard TD run in the third quarter against the 25 receptions for 510 yards (20.4 avg.) and seven TDs as a junior . . . runs Illini . . . scored the first TD of his career on a 1-yard run over left tackle in the 4.7 in the 40 . . . son of Jeffrey and Radine Davis . . . born Oct. 11, 1985 second quarter vs. Illinois . . . picked up 64 yards on 13 carries vs. Notre Dame . . . . brother Josh Freeman earned a letter in 1995 as a defensive lineman . . accounted for a career-high 96 all-purpose yards in the 2003 season opener for the Spartans . . . majoring in communication. vs. Western Michigan . . . had a career-high 16 carries for 58 yards and three catches for 38 yards against the Broncos . . . finished the year with eight receptions for 64 yards (8.0 avg.) . . . ran with more abandon and greater confidence after each spring workout, completing a courageous comeback after breaking his #94 \ Hugh D’Imperio \ LB right lower leg in the sixth game of the 2001 season vs. Wisconsin . . . 2002 SEA- 6-4 \ 229 \ FR. \ HS \ SEWELL, NJ SON: Redshirted . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Appeared in the first six games of the HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: PrepStar All- 2001 season, including two starts at cornerback (vs. Minnesota and Wisconsin) . American . . . ranked among the nation’s top 20 . . spent the first three games at tailback, working behind T.J. Duckett and Little inside linebackers by Rivals.com (No. 17) . . . John Flowers . . . rushed for 57 yards on nine carries . . . picked up 46 yards on named to PrepStar’s All-Eastern and SuperPrep’s six attempts in the 2001 season opener vs. Central Michigan, including a career- All-Northeast Teams . . . rated among New long 26-yard run . . . made the transition to the defensive side of the ball after Jersey’s top seniors by Rivals.com (No. 6) and starting cornerbacks Jason Harmon and DeMario Suggs suffered season-ending SuperPrep (No. 15) . . . three-year starter for Coach Tom Brown and ankle injuries the first week in October . . . recorded 10 tackles (8 solos, 2 assists) Washington Township High School in Sewell, N.J. . . . second-team all-state and three pass break-ups . . . his first career interception came in the first quar- selection in 2003 . . . recorded a career-best 154 tackles (61 solos, 93 ter vs. Wisconsin, picking off Jim Sorgi in the end zone to stop a scoring threat . assists) as a senior, including six sacks . . . also credited with four pass . . produced seven tackles and a pass break-up in his first collegiate start at cor- break-ups and three fumble recoveries in 2003 . . . earned first-team all- ner vs. Minnesota . . . had three solo hits and a pass break-up vs. Iowa . . . AS A state, all-area and All-South Jersey honors as a junior . . . produced 130 FRESHMAN: Saw action in nine games as a true freshman in 2000 and played tackles in 2002, with 20 for losses including seven sacks, and two inter- 38.5 minutes . . . ranked third on the team in rushing with 36 carries for 210 ceptions . . . had 25 catches for 475 yards (19.0 avg.) and three touch- yards (5.8 avg.) . . . picked up 52 yards on seven rushes vs. Illinois . . . had 51 downs as a junior . . . runs 4.6 in the 40 . . . son of Hugh and Donna yards rushing on a season-high 10 attempts vs. Wisconsin . . . gained a season- D’Imperio . . . born Nov. 19, 1985. high 66 yards on nine carries vs. Northwestern, including a season-long 15-yard run . . . produced over 100 all-purpose yards twice, vs. Illinois (season high 119) and Northwestern (103) . . . averaged 20.0 yards on five kick-off returns, including a 25-yarder vs. Illinois . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Consensus 2004 SPARTANS prep All-American . . . listed among the nation’s top 100 players by PrepStar and ESPN.com’s Tom Lemming (No. 58) . . . ranked among the country’s top 10 running backs by Lemming (No. 5), SuperPrep (No. 7) and PrepStar (No. 8) . . . rated the Eastern Region’s No. 2 running back and No. 11 player overall by PrepStar . . . named New Jersey’s Offensive Player of the Year in 1999 by The Newark Star- Ledger . . . all-state running back rushed for a school-record 2,605 yards and 32 touchdowns as a senior . . . gained 289 yards and scored four TDs to lead Hoboken (N.J.) High School to a 27-7 win over Wayne Hills in the ’99 North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 championship game . . . earned all-state honors as a junior after rushing for 1,730 yards and 25 TDs . . . three-year starter for Coach Eddie Stinson, helping Hoboken to back-to-back North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 titles . . . finished his prep career with 4,846 rushing yards and 60 TDs while averaging 11.1 yards per carry . . . son of Karen Dortch . . . born Nov. 18, 1982 . . . majoring in family community services.

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(continued) Tyrell Dortch’s Statistics Dortch’s Game-By-Game Statistics RUSHING G/GS ATT. YDS. AVG. TD LG 2003 RUSHING ATT. YDS. TD LG 2000 9/0 36 210 5.8 0 15 Western Michigan 16 58 0 25 2001 6/0 9 57 6.3 0 26 Rutgers 5 25 0 7 2002 DNP – INJ Louisiana Tech DNP – INJ 2003 10/2 65 279 4.3 3 25 Notre Dame 13 64 0 19 CAREER 25/2 110 546 5.0 3 26 Iowa DNP – INJ Indiana DNP – INJ RECEIVING NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG Illinois 6 35 2 19 2000 1 4 4.0 0 4 Minnesota 2 8 0 5 2001 3 27 9.0 0 17 Michigan 3 8 0 6 2002 DNP – INJ Ohio State — — — — 2003 8 64 8.0 0 21 Wisconsin — — — — CAREER 12 95 7.9 0 21 Penn State 11 50 1 14 Nebraska 9 31 0 10 KICKOFF RETURNS NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG TOTALS 65 279 3 25 2000 5 100 20.0 0 25 2001 — — — — — 2002 DNP – INJ 2003 — — — — — CAREER 5 100 20.0 0 25

DEFENSE UT AT TM INT-YDS. PBU 2000 — — — — — 2001 8 2 10 1-0 3 2002 DNP – INJ 2003 0 1 1 0-0 0 CAREER 8 3 11 1-0 3

Dortch’s Career Highs CARRIES: 16, vs. Western Michigan (2003) RUSHING YARDS: 66, vs. Northwestern (2000) CATCHES: 3, vs. Western Michigan (2003) RECEIVING YARDS: 38, vs. Western Michigan (2003) TACKLES: 7, vs. Minnesota (2001) INTERCEPTIONS: 1, vs. Wisconsin (2001)

Dortch’s Game-By-Game Statistics 2000 RUSHING ATT. YDS. TD LG Marshall DNP Missouri DNP Notre Dame 2 9 0 6 Northwestern 9 66 0 15 Iowa 0 00— Wisconsin 10 51 0 13 Michigan 3 11 0 9 Illinois 7 52 0 14 Ohio State 2 10 0 6 Purdue 2 8 0 8 Penn State 1 3 0 3 TOTALS 36 210 0 15

2001 RUSHING ATT. YDS. TD LG Central Michigan 6 46 026 Notre Dame 2 7 0 4 Northwestern 1 4 0 4 Iowa 0 0 0 — Minnesota 0 0 0 — Wisconsin 0 0 0— Michigan DNP – INJ Indiana DNP – INJ Purdue DNP – INJ Penn State DNP – INJ Missouri DNP – INJ Fresno State DNP – INJ TOTALS 9 57 0 26

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#7 \ Damon Dowdell #7 \ Damon Dowdell \ QB 6-1 \ 222 \ SR. \ 3L \ DETROIT, MI

Fifth-year senior expects to compete against Drew Stanton and Stephen Reaves for the starting job at quarterback in 2004 . . . completed 24-of-48 passes (.500) for 219 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in four spring scrimmages . . . accounted for 149 total yards and two scores in the April 16 scrimmage . . . threw a 9-yard TD toss to Aaron Alexander and scored on a 1-yard sneak in the April 16 scrimmage . . . completed a 21-yard TD strike to Jerramy Scott in the April 10 scrimmage . . . already ranks among MSU’s all-time leaders in completion percentage (10th at .541) . . . has three career 200-yard passing games . . . AS A JUNIOR: Made two relief appearances at quarterback in 2003 (vs. Rutgers and Louisiana Tech) . . . pressed into service vs. Louisiana Tech when starter Jeff Smoker left the game midway through the second quarter with a toe injury . . . hit 7-of-11 throws for 54 yards and picked up 10 yards on four rushes against the Bulldogs . . . his 24-yard completion to Agim Shabaj early in the fourth quarter vs. Louisiana Tech set up Dave Rayner’s 37-yard field goal . . . his 18-yard strike to Shabaj midway through the fourth quarter against the Bulldogs led to another Rayner field goal, a 30-yarder . . . misfired on his only pass attempt vs. Rutgers . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Won the Danziger Award as the team’s outstanding Detroit- area player . . . appeared in nine games at quarterback in 2002 and played a career-high 146.5 minutes . . . started the last five games (vs. Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Purdue and Penn State) as Smoker began serving his indefinite suspension . . . completed 92-of-165 throws (.558) for 1,097 yards, 10 touchdowns and four interceptions . . . in his five starting assignments, he connected on 82-of-144 passes (.569) for 989 yards (197.8 per game), eight TDs and three INTs . . . ranked among the Big Ten (No. 7) and NCAA (No. 44) leaders in passing efficiency with his 126.8 rat- ing . . . threw for 193 yards (18-29) vs. Penn State in the season finale . . . posted back-to-back 200-yard passing games vs. Indiana and Purdue . . . threw for a season-high 253 yards (18-32) vs. Purdue, including TD strikes of 16 and 65 yards to Charles Rogers . . . hit 17-of-25 throws (.680) for 203 yards and four scores to lead the Spartans to a 56-21 road victory over Indiana, snapping a four-game losing streak . . . his four TD passes against the Hoosiers tied MSU’s single-game record . . . completed TD tosses of 1 yard to Knott, 36 and 21 yards to Rogers and 3 yards to Jason Randall . . . accounted for a total of five TDs vs. Indiana, scrambling 8 yards for a score midway through the first quarter . . . earned Spartan Offensive Player of the Week honors twice, vs. Indiana and Wisconsin . . . had two TD passes vs. Wisconsin, including scoring tosses of 7 yards to BJ Lovett and 26 yards to Rogers . . . also rushed for a career-high 47 yards on 11 attempts vs. Wisconsin . . . played a career-high 27 minutes vs. Penn State . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in five games at quarterback in 2001 and played 49 minutes . . . completed 27-of-56 passes (.482) for 362 2004 SPARTANS yards and two touchdowns . . . also rushed for 26 yards (18 carries) and three scores . . . connected on 3-of-10 throws for 58 yards in the regular- season finale vs. Missouri, including a 27-yard TD toss to Rogers in the fourth quarter . . . scored on a 1-yard keeper around right end in the sec- 18) and Detroit Free Press (No. 21) . . . all-metro selection by both The ond quarter vs. Penn State . . . made his first collegiate start vs. Purdue Detroit News and Detroit Free Press . . . completed 112-of-199 passes with Smoker sidelined with a sprained left shoulder . . . completed 24-of- (.563) for 2,001 yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior, with only three 45 throws for 304 yards vs. Purdue, including a 7-yard TD strike to Rogers interceptions . . . rushed for 617 yards (9.1 avg.) and nine TDs while help- in the third quarter . . . capped off a 10-play, 91-yard drive with a 1-yard ing Henry Ford High School in Detroit win the Public School League title in TD run vs. Purdue in the fourth quarter . . . his first career snap from cen- 1999 . . . threw for 1,793 yards and 22 TDs as a junior . . . added 580 yards ter resulted in a touchdown, a 3-yard run around right end vs. rushing and scored six times in ’98 . . . rewrote the school record book in Northwestern in the second quarter . . . 2000 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH only two seasons as the starting quarterback for Coach Mike Marshall . . . SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: PrepStar All-American . . . rated among the set career passing marks for completions (230), attempts (405), yards Midwest’s top quarterbacks (No. 5) by PrepStar . . . ranked among the (3,840) and TDs (45) . . . sacked only five times in two years . . . son of state’s top players by The Detroit News (No. 9), Lansing State Journal (No. Josephine Hale . . . born Aug. 17, 1983 . . . majoring in criminal justice.

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#21 \ Kelvin Doyle \ CB Damon Dowdell’s Statistics 5-10 \ 168 \ SR. \ RS \ DENVER, CO PASSING G/GS ATT. COMP. INT. PCT. YDS. TD LG 2001 5/1 56 27 2 .482 362 2 27 Second-year walk-on adds depth at cornerback . . . 2002 9/5 165 92 4 .558 1097 10 65 2003 2/0 12 7 0 .583 54 0 24 2003 SEASON: Redshirted . . . selected Scout Team CAREER 16/6 233 126 6 .541 1513 12 65 Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Louisiana Tech . . . first joined the football roster in spring 2003 . . . RUSHING ATT. YDS. AVG. TD LG AS A FRESHMAN, SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR: First 2001 18 26 1.4 3 15 enrolled at Michigan State in the fall of 2000 but did 2002 41 -20 -0.5 1 19 not participate in football . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-year 2003 4 10 2.5 0 12 starter at cornerback and wide receiver for East High School in Denver, Colo. . . CAREER 63 16 0.3 4 19 . recorded 87 tackles and one interception as a senior . . . returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown vs. Montbello in 1999 . . . earned two letters in track, com- Dowdell’s Career Highs peting in the 100, 200, 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relays . . . son of Kelvin Doyle PASS ATTEMPTS: 45, vs. Purdue (2001) Sr. and Letha Ellis . . . born Aug. 8, 1982 . . . majoring in hospitality business. PASS COMPLETIONS: 24, vs. Purdue (2001) PASSING YARDS: 304, vs. Purdue (2001) PASSING TDS: 4, Indiana (2002) INTERCEPTIONS: 2, twice (last vs. Purdue, 2002) #59 \ Clifford Dukes \ DE CARRIES: 11, vs. Wisconsin (2002) 6-3 \ 258 \ SR. \ 3L \ LEXINGTON PARK, MD RUSHING YARDS: 47, vs. Wisconsin (2002) A preseason favorite for the Ted Hendricks Dowdell’s Game-By-Game Statistics Defensive End of the Year Award . . . ranked 2001 PASSING ATT. COMP. INT. PCT. YDS. TD among the nation’s top 20 defensive ends by Phil Central Michigan DNP Steele’s College Football Preview (No. 19) . . . pre- Notre Dame DNP season first-team All-Big Ten selection by Athlon Northwestern 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Iowa DNP Sports . . . anchors Michigan State’s defensive line Minnesota 1 0 0 .000 0 0 from the STUD end position for the second-straight year . . . Spartan head Wisconsin DNP coach John L. Smith likes his motor and infectious attitude . . . Smith Michigan DNP describes him as “a relentless competitor” . . . has 27 career starts under Indiana DNP his belt . . . has produced 137 career tackles, including 13 sacks (64 yards) Purdue 45 24 2 .533 304 1 Penn State 0 0 0 .000 0 0 . . . AS A JUNIOR: Earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from the coaches Missouri 10 3 0 .300 58 1 . . . honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by the media . . . started all 13 Fresno State DNP games at STUD end in 2003 . . . finished second among Spartan defensive TOTALS 56 27 2 .482 362 2 linemen in tackles with 57 (36 solos, 21 assists) . . . his seven sacks (32 yards) ranked second on the team . . . had six tackles each vs. Ohio State (2- 2002 PASSING ATT. COMP. INT. PCT. YDS. TD Eastern Michigan 1 1 0 1.000 24 1 4), Minnesota (4-2) and Notre Dame (4-2) . . . posted five tackles vs. Rice DNP Michigan and returned a fumble 65 yards for a touchdown . . . registered a California 5 4 0 .800 59 1 season-high eight stops vs. Illinois, including a 6-yard sack . . . made seven Notre Dame DNP tackles (4-3) vs. Indiana and recovered a fumble . . . recorded a career-best Northwestern 2 0 0 .000 0 0 two sacks (8 yards) vs. Iowa . . . had 72 production points on special teams Iowa 13 5 1 .385 25 0 Minnesota DNP . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Earned MSU’s Outstanding Underclass Lineman Wisconsin 24 14 1 .583 162 2 Award . . . started the first nine games of the 2002 season at defensive end, Michigan 34 15 0 .441 178 0 playing 220 minutes . . . sidelined for the last three games of the season Indiana 25 17 0 .680 203 4 after suffering a sprained shoulder vs. Michigan . . . led the Spartans in Purdue 32 18 2 .562 253 2 sacks (4 for 22 yards) and ranked second in tackles for losses (8.5 for 31) . Penn State 29 18 0 .621 193 0 TOTALS 165 92 4 .558 1097 10 . . produced a tackle for loss in his last eight games . . . made 39 tackles (29 solos, 10 assists) . . . had four solo hits vs. Minnesota, including a 1- 2003 PASSING ATT. COMP. INT. PCT. YDS. TD yard sack . . . posted two tackles for losses (5 yards) vs. Iowa . . . had five Western Michigan DNP solo tackles vs. Northwestern, including one behind the line . . . registered Rutgers 1 0 0 .000 0 0 sacks in three-straight games vs. Rice (7 yards), California (7) and Notre Louisiana Tech 11 7 0 .636 54 0 Notre Dame DNP Dame (7) . . . recorded nine tackles (6-3), tying his career best, vs. Notre Iowa DNP Dame . . . posted four solo stops vs. California . . . contributed six tackles Indiana DNP (3-3) vs. Rice . . . played a season-high 38 minutes vs. Minnesota . . . AS A Illinois DNP FRESHMAN: Appeared in all 12 games in 2001, including five starts at Minnesota DNP defensive end (vs. Central Michigan, Notre Dame, Iowa, Minnesota and Michigan DNP Ohio State DNP Wisconsin) . . . registered 41 tackles (25 solos, 16 assists), including two Wisconsin DNP sacks (10 yards), and two pass break-ups . . . recorded a sack (6 yards) vs. Penn State DNP Fresno State in the Silicon Valley Football Classic . . . had five tackles each Nebraska DNP vs. Missouri (3-2) and Penn State (3-2), including a sack (4 yards) . . . con- TOTALS 12 7 0 .583 54 0 tributed six stops each vs. Purdue (5-1) and Notre Dame (5-1) . . . produced a season-high nine tackles (6-3) vs. Central Michigan in the 2001 opener .

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#59 \ Clifford Dukes Dame . . . 2000 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the Mid-Atlantic’s top players by SuperPrep (No. 13) and Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report (No. 30) . . . rated among the state’s top fullbacks (No. 3) by Lemming . . . recorded 105 tackles (56 solos, 49 assists), including eight for losses, and intercepted two passes as a senior . . . also forced four fumbles and recovered three . . . rushed for 619 yards on 119 carries and scored seven touchdowns in ’99 . . . son of Gloria Dukes . . . born June 26, 1981 . . . majoring in family community services.

Clifford Dukes’ Statistics G/GS UT AT TM TFL SACKS 2001 12/5 25 16 41 2-10 2-10 2002 9/9 29 10 39 8.5-31 4-22 2003 13/13 36 21 57 7-32 7-32 CAREER 34/27 90 47 137 17.5-73 13-64

Dukes’ Career Highs TACKLES: 9, twice (last vs. Notre Dame, 2002) TACKLES FOR LOSSES: 2, twice (last vs. Iowa, 2003) SACKS: 2, vs. Iowa (2003)

Dukes’ Game-By-Game Statistics 2001 DEFENSE UT AT TM TFL SACKS Central Michigan 6 3 9 0-0 0-0 Notre Dame 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 Northwestern 0 4 4 0-0 0-0 Iowa 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 Minnesota 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 Wisconsin 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 Michigan 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 Indiana 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 Purdue 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 Penn State 3 2 5 1-4 1-4 Missouri 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 Fresno State 1 0 1 1-6 1-6 TOTALS 25 16 41 2-10 2-10

2002 DEFENSE UT AT TM TFL SACKS Eastern Michigan 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 Rice 3 3 6 1-7 1-7 California 4 0 4 1-7 1-7 Notre Dame 6 3 9 1-7 1-7 Northwestern 5 0 5 1-1 0-0 Iowa 3 1 4 2-5 0-0 Minnesota 4 0 4 0.5-1 1-1 Wisconsin 1 2 3 1-2 0-0 Michigan 2 1 3 1-1 0-0 #58 \ Eze Ejelonu \ LB Indiana DNP – INJ 6-1 \ 232 \ SR. \ 1L \ PONTIAC, MI Purdue DNP – INJ Penn State DNP – INJ Third-year walk-on provides depth at MIKE line- TOTALS 29 10 39 8.5-31 4-22 backer . . . AS A JUNIOR: Made special teams

2003 DEFENSE UT AT TM TFL SACKS appearances vs. Ohio State and Penn State in 2004 SPARTANS Western Michigan 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 2003 to earn his first varsity letter . . . named Rutgers 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Louisiana Tech 2 0 2 1-5 1-5 Indiana . . . 2002 SEASON: Sat out the entire 2002 Notre Dame 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 Iowa 4 1 5 2-8 2-8 campaign after transferring from Ferris State . . . AT FERRIS STATE: Did not Indiana 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 see action in the first three games of the 2001 season and voluntarily left the Illinois 5 3 8 1-6 1-6 team . . . redshirted in 2000 . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played Minnesota 4 2 6 1-1 1-1 his first year of organized football in 1999 and promptly earned team MVP Michigan 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 honors at Pontiac (Mich.) Central High School . . . saw action at linebacker, Ohio State 2 4 6 1-7 1-7 Wisconsin 2 1 3 1-5 1-5 defensive end and tight end for Coach Jimmy Williams . . . registered 61 tack- Penn State 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 les as a senior . . . had four catches for 20 yards in 1999 . . . son of Nath and Nebraska 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 Chrissie Ejelonu . . . born April 25, 1982 . . . majoring in English. TOTALS 36 21 57 7-32 7-32

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#8 \ Brandon Fields \ P 6-6 \ 234 \ SO. \ 1L \ TOLEDO, OH Brandon Fields’ Statistics PUNTING G NO. YDS. AVG. LG +50 -20 2003 13 62 2878 46.4 79 22 17 A leading candidate for the Ray Guy Award, which is presented annually to the nation’s top punter . . . handles Michigan State’s punting chores for the sec- Fields’ Career Highs ond-straight year . . . preseason third-team All- PUNTS: 9, vs. Iowa (2003) America selection by Athlon Sports and Street & PUNTING YARDS: 437, vs. Iowa (2003) Smith’s/Walter Camp . . . ranked among the country’s PUNTING AVERAGE (MIN. 4 PUNTS): 53.8, vs. Notre Dame (2003) top five punters by Lindy’s (No. 4) . . . preseason first-team All-Big Ten pick by The Sporting News, Phil Steele’s College Football Preview, Lindy’s, Athlon Sports and Fields’ Game-By-Game Statistics Street & Smith’s . . . his career 46.4-yard punting average (min. 50 punts) ranks 2003 PUNTING NO. YDS. AVG. LG I20 No. 1 on MSU’s all-time list . . . teams with placekicker Dave Rayner to give the Western Michigan 7 288 41.1 50 2 Rutgers 6 314 52.3 74 3 Spartans one of the top kicking tandems in the country . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Louisiana Tech 5 205 41.0 48 1 Named second-team All-American by The Sporting News . . . honorable mention Notre Dame 5 269 53.8 79 3 All-America pick by Rivals.com . . . first-team Freshman All-America selection by Iowa 9 437 48.6 71 2 The Sporting News . . . first-team All-Big Ten selection by the media . . . second- Indiana 4 169 42.2 55 1 team All-Big Ten choice by the coaches . . . selected Midseason All-American by Illinois 4 181 45.2 50 1 Minnesota 5 247 49.4 69 1 SI.com . . . featured on the Ray Guy Award Watch List . . . Academic All-Big Ten Michigan 2 93 46.5 49 0 selection . . . made special teams appearances in all 13 games in 2003 . . . led Ohio State 3 109 36.3 50 1 the Big Ten and ranked No. 2 nationally in punting with his 46.4-yard average . . Wisconsin 3 116 38.7 45 1 . his punting average ranks second on MSU’s single-season chart, trailing only Penn State 4 210 52.5 55 0 All-American Greg Montgomery who averaged 47.8 yards in 1986 . . . hit 22 punts Nebraska 5 240 48.0 62 1 TOTALS 62 2878 46.4 22 17 50 or more yards and had another 17 kicks downed inside the opponent’s 20 . . . averaged 48.0 yards on five punts vs. Nebraska, including an Alamo Bowl-record 62-yarder in the first quarter . . . earned Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honors three times in 2003 (vs. Penn State, Notre Dame and Rutgers) . . . averaged 52.5 yards on four punts vs. Penn State, including a 55-yarder in the third quarter . . . averaged 53.8 yards on five punts vs. Notre Dame, including three #60 \ Luis Fonseca \ OG kicks downed inside the Irish 20 . . . produced the fifth-longest punt in Spartan 6-4 \ 298 \ FR. \ HS \ WIXOM, MI history vs. Notre Dame, a 79-yarder in the second quarter . . . averaged 52.3 yards Scheduled for back-up duty at left guard in 2004, on six punts vs. Rutgers, including a 74-yarder in the second quarter . . . also behind Kyle Cook . . . has added 20 pounds to his pinned the Scarlet Knights back inside their 20-yard line three times . . . 2002 frame since arriving on campus . . . enrolled at SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to PrepStar’s Michigan State on Jan. 12, 2004, for the beginning of All-Midwest Team . . . Associated Press first-team All-Ohio (Division I) selection the spring semester . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSON- as the punter . . . also earned All-Blade, all-area and all-district honors as a sen- AL DATA: Named to PrepStar’s All-Midwest Team . . . ior . . . averaged 41.7 yards per punt in 2001 . . . 30 of his 35 kickoffs resulted in ranked among the state’s top 30 seniors by the Lansing State Journal (No. 20), touchbacks as a senior . . . also started on the offensive and defensive lines for The Detroit News (No. 23), Rivals.com (No. 25) and Detroit Free Press (No. 30) . Coach Matt Dzierwa at St. John’s High School in Toledo, Ohio . . . attended the . . featured on The Daily Oakland Press 2003 Dream Team . . . earned All-North same high school that produced former Spartan cornerback DeMario Suggs and Team honors from The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press . . . two-year starter former All-Big Ten (second team) offensive guard Shaun Mason . . . started at at offensive guard/tackle for Coach Mike Zdebski at Walled Lake (Mich.) Western center for the St. John’s basketball team . . . son of Dr. David and Constance High School . . . helped lead the Warriors to a 6-4 record in 2003 and a trip to Fields . . . born May 21, 1984 . . . majoring in kinesiology. the state playoffs . . . also saw action at defensive end as a senior, contributing 11 tackles (8 solos, 3 assists) . . . had three solo hits vs. Walled Lake Central . . . began playing organized football midway through his freshman year after being dropped from the soccer team . . . son of Jorge and Cristina Fonseca . . . born July 14, 1985, in Sao Baulo, Brazil . . . no-preference major.

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#11 \ John Goss \ K #66 \ Mike Gyetvai \ OT 6-3 \ 215 \ JR. \ JC \ GROVE CITY, OH 6-7 \ 298 \ FR. \ RS \ OLD CASTLE, ONT

Expected to push incumbents Dave Rayner and Expected to push veteran Sean Poole for the starting Brandon Fields for the placekicking and punting job at right tackle in 2004 . . . has impressed duties, respectively . . . averaged 46.8 yards on Spartan offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland with his four punts, including a 60-yarder, and made two physical and mental toughness . . . has shed 25 field goals (30 and 29 yards) in the April 24 scrim- pounds from his frame since the beginning of the mage . . . converted 6-of-11 field-goal attempts, 2003 campaign . . . 2003 SEASON: Redshirted . . . including a 58-yarder, and averaged 50.3 yards on three punts, including a presented the Jim Adams Award (unsung hero) after being selected Scout Team 58-yarder, in the April 16 scrimmage . . . enrolled at Michigan State on Jan. Offensive Player of the Year in 2003 . . . earned Spartan Scout Team Offensive 12, 2004, for the beginning of the spring semester . . . JUNIOR COLLEGE, HIGH Player of the Week honors twice (vs. Rutgers and Michigan) . . . HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked No. 2 in the NJCAA in punting as a AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated the No. 1 prospect overall in Canada by veteran sophomore, with his 44.2-yard average (17 punts for 751 yards) . . . hit a scout Ron Dias . . . named Ontario Lineman of the Year by All Canada Gridiron career-best 57-yarder in 2003 . . . connected on 5-of-6 field-goal attempts and League MVP in 2002 . . . earned first-team All-Canada and All-East honors (.833), including a career-long 43-yarder, and converted all 11 extra-point from All Canada Gridiron . . . three-time first-team all-league selection . . . two- tries as a sophomore . . . 95 percent of his kickoffs resulted in touchbacks in year, two-way starter and team captain for Coach John Bloomfield at Sandwich 2003 . . . missed four games as a sophomore with a leg injury . . . averaged Secondary in LaSalle, Ontario, helping the Sabres to 20-straight wins including 36.9 yards on 46 punts in 2002, including a season-long 56-yarder . . . played back-to-back Western Bowl and league championships in 2001-02 . . . rated for Coach Ken Giovando at Scottsdale (Ariz.) Community College . . . joined among Ontario’s top 50 high school basketball prospects by hoopsmax.com . . . the varsity football team as a senior at Grove City (Ohio) High School . . . aver- two-time all-league pick in basketball . . . ranked among Ontario’s top five cen- aged 42.4 yards per punt in 2001 and handled kick-off chores . . . three-year ters by both hoopsmax.com and Ontario Hoops Report . . . also competed in track starter as a sweeper on the Greyhounds’ soccer team, earning all-conference and field as a shot-putter . . . brother Dan is in his second season as an offen- honors as a junior . . . son of Dan Goss and Rosemary Hartig . . . born Oct. 10, sive lineman with the Canadian Football League’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers . . . 1982 . . . majoring in sociology. son of Ed and Angie Gyetvai . . . born May 15, 1984 . . . majoring in engineering.

#11 \ Carl Grimes \ WR #24 \ Kevin Hall \ P 5-9 \ 180 \ FR. \ HS \ DETROIT, MI 6-4 \ 218 \ FR. \ RS \ TEMPERANCE, MI

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: SuperPrep and Second-year walk-on provides depth at punter . . . PrepStar All-American . . . ranked among the 2003 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND nation’s top skill athletes by SuperPrep (No. 5) . . . PERSONAL DATA: Three-year starter at quarterback named to SuperPrep’s and Prep Football Report’s and punter for Coach Ray Moran at Bedford High All-Midwest Teams . . . listed among the Midwest’s School in Temperance, Mich. . . . threw for over 2,000 top prospects by SuperPrep (No. 20) and Prep yards as a senior . . . three-time all-conference Football Report (No. 29) . . . rated among the state’s top 10 seniors by the selection at punter . . . earned second-team all-state honors after averaging Lansing State Journal (No. 5), The Detroit News (No. 6) and Detroit Free Press 42.6 yards per punt as a senior . . . averaged 42.6 yards per punt as a junior and (No. 9) . . . three-year starter for Coach Greg Carter at St. Martin De Porres 40.4 yards as a sophomore . . . produced a school-record 74-yard punt . . . high High School in Detroit . . . all-state selection in 2003 . . . selected for The school teammate of current Spartan center Chris Morris . . . two-time all-state Detroit News All-Detroit and All-Metro Teams . . . accounted for nearly 1,200 pitcher earned four letters in baseball . . . son of Steve and Mary Hall . . . born all-purpose yards in 2003 despite missing five games with a bruised foot . . . April 24, 1985 . . . five-time state champion in the NFL’s Punt, Pass and Kick saw action at wide receiver, running back and defensive back plus returned competition . . . sister Laura is a freshman center on the Spartan women’s bas- kicks as a senior . . . caught 28 passes for 514 yards (18.4 avg.) and five ketball team . . . majoring in general management. touchdowns in 2003 while helping the Eagles to a 12-2 record and the Division 8 state championship . . . rushed for 614 yards on 69 carries (8.9 avg.) as a senior . . . produced 1,760 all-purpose yards and 15 TDs in 2002 . . . gained

921 yards and scored nine rushing TDs as a junior . . . had 839 receiving yards 2004 SPARTANS and six TD catches in 2002 . . . ran the anchor leg for two Division 4 state champion relay teams (400 and 800) in 2004 . . . all-state sprinter won the 2003 Division 4 100-meter title . . . runs 4.4 in the 40 . . . son of Janice Grimes . . . born Oct. 5, 1985 . . . majoring in landscape architecture.

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. . . selected to play in the Ohio North-South and Ohio-Pennsylvania Big 33 #25 \ Jason Harmon \ S 5-11 \ 202 \ SR. \ 3L \ IRONTON, OH All-Star Games . . . rushed for 1,500 yards (6.7 avg.) and 21 touchdowns as a senior while helping Ironton (Ohio) High School to a 10-4 record . . . led Ranks as Michigan State’s most experienced the team with 24 catches for 640 yards (26.7 avg.) and seven TDs . . . player in the defensive backfield, with 22 career recorded 112 tackles and intercepted six passes . . . played four positions starts . . . enters his third season as the starting (running back, wide receiver, cornerback and safety) for Coach Bob Lutz free safety . . . smart, versatile football player plus returned kicks . . . earned second-team all-state honors as a junior (saw action at free safety, strong safety and BAN- and sophomore . . . named Southeast Ohio District Defensive Player of the DIT in 2003) . . . ranked among the nation’s top Year in 1998 . . . son of Joe and Monica Fletcher . . . born April 3, 1982 . . . 20 free safeties by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview (No. 18) . . . pre- majoring in communication. season All-Big Ten selection by Lindy’s (second team) and Phil Steele’s College Football Preview (third team) . . . rated the Big Ten’s No. 4 safety by The Sporting News . . . finished off a solid spring by recording a team-best Jason Harmon’s Statistics 11 tackles in the April 24 scrimmage . . . contributed five tackles and two G/GS UT AT TM TFL INT PBU interceptions in the April 10 scrimmage . . . AS A JUNIOR: Honorable men- 2000 3/0 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 tion All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and media . . . started all 13 2001 3/2 6 1 7 0-0 0-0 1 games in 2003, including the first nine at free safety and the last four at 2002 10/7 46 18 64 0-0 3-(-1) 2 2003 13/13 64 44 108 5-10 3-74 10 strong safety . . . shifted to strong safety when Eric Smith went down with CAREER 29/22 116 64 180 5-10 6-73 13 a season-ending knee injury . . . led the Spartans in tackles (career-best 108: 64 solos, 44 assists), interceptions (3 for 74 yards), forced fumbles (4) and defensive production points (159) . . . finished second on the team with Harmon’s Career Highs 10 pass break-ups . . . excelled down the stretch, averaging 9.5 tackles (76 TACKLES: 13, three times (last vs. Michigan, 2003) TACKLES FOR LOSSES: 2, vs. Nebraska, 2003 total) over the last eight games . . . recorded nine tackles each in back-to- INTERCEPTIONS: 1, six times (last vs. Penn State, 2003) back games vs. Penn State (6-3) and Nebraska (8-1), including one for a 6- PASS BREAK-UPS: 2, three times (last vs. Nebraska, 2003) yard loss . . . his 34-yard interception return vs. Penn State set up Jason Teague’s 1-yard scoring run . . . had eight stops each vs. Wisconsin (6-2) and Ohio State (3-5) . . . produced double figures in tackles three times, Harmon’s Game-By-Game Statistics 2002 DEFENSE UT AT TM INT PBU including a season-high 13 stops (5-8) vs. Michigan to go along with an Eastern Michigan 2 0 2 0-0 1 interception . . . compiled 11 tackles (7-4) vs. Minnesota . . . earned Big Ten Rice 10 3 13 1-(-1) 0 Defensive Player of the Week honors vs. Illinois after registering eight tack- California 6 3 9 1-0 0 les (4-4), including one for a 3-yard loss, an interception and returning a Notre Dame 3 1 4 0-0 1 fumble for a touchdown . . . his 21-yard interception return to the Illini 12 Northwestern 6 2 8 0-0 0 Iowa 4 1 5 0-0 0 late in the third quarter set up MSU’s fifth TD . . . also stripped the ball from Minnesota 8 5 13 1-0 0 Illini running back Pierre Thomas late in the fourth quarter and returned it Wisconsin DNP – INJ 52 yards for a score . . . made 10 stops (6-4) vs. Indiana, including one for Michigan 1 0 1 0-0 0 a loss . . . also ranked among the top 10 on the special teams leaderboard, Indiana DNP – INJ finishing No. 7 with 127 production points . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Shared Purdue 4 1 5 0-0 0 Penn State 2 2 4 0-0 0 MSU’s Outstanding Underclass Back Award with 2002 Biletnikoff Award TOTALS 46 18 64 3-(-1) 2 winner Charles Rogers . . . saw action in 10 games and played a season- high 287.5 minutes . . . a sprained ankle forced him to miss two games, vs. 2003 DEFENSE UT AT TM INT PBU Wisconsin and Indiana . . . ranked second on the team in interceptions (3) Western Michigan 4 1 5 0-0 0 and fourth in tackles (64: 46 solos, 18 assists) . . . key figure in a second- Rutgers 3 3 6 0-0 1 Louisiana Tech 4 3 7 0-0 1 ary that helped the Spartans finish third in the Big Ten in passing defense, Notre Dame 4 3 7 0-0 2 allowing 188.8 yards per game . . . recorded 13 tackles (8-5), tying his Iowa 4 3 7 0-0 0 career high, vs. Minnesota to go along with an interception . . . made eight Indiana 6 4 10 0-0 0 tackles (6-2) vs. Northwestern . . . had nine stops (6-3) and an interception Illinois 4 4 8 1-21 0 vs. California . . . named Spartan Defensive Player of the Week vs. Rice after Minnesota 7 4 11 0-0 0 Michigan 5 8 13 1-19 1 producing a career-best 13 tackles (10-3), an interception and pass break- Ohio State 3 5 8 0-0 1 up . . . played a season-high 40 minutes against the Owls . . . AS A FRESH- Wisconsin 6 2 8 0-0 0 MAN: Appeared in three games in 2001, including two starts at cornerback Penn State 6 3 9 1-34 2 (vs. Notre Dame and Northwestern), and played 104 minutes . . . sidelined Nebraska 8 1 9 0-0 2 for the final nine games of the season after breaking his right ankle in the TOTALS 64 44 108 3-74 10 Oct. 3 practice . . . contributed seven tackles (6 solos, 1 assist) and a pass break-up . . . produced a career-high five stops (4-1) vs. Northwestern . . . played a career-best 39.5 minutes vs. Notre Dame . . . had two solo hits vs. Central Michigan in the 2001 season opener . . . 2000 SEASON: Granted a medical redshirt after missing the last six games of the 2000 season with a broken right hand . . . saw action in only three games (vs. Marshall, Northwestern and Iowa) as a true freshman and played 11 minutes . . . credited with an assisted tackle vs. Northwestern . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Earned first-team All-Ohio and All-Southeast District honors as a senior . . . voted Southeast Ohio District Offensive Player of the Year 2004 SPARTANS

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#25 \ Jason Harmon playing 96 minutes . . . his 941 all-purpose yards ranked second on the team, behind All-American Charles Rogers . . . worked behind Dawan Moss and David Richard at tailback . . . finished third on the team in rushing with 340 yards on 61 attempts (5.6 avg.) . . . scored four rushing touchdowns . . . had four catches for 16 yards . . . recorded the first 100-yard game of his career in the season finale vs. Penn State, gaining 113 yards on 23 rushes, including a 9-yard TD run in the third quarter . . . picked up 88 yards on 14 carries vs. Indiana, scoring twice on runs of 8 and 6 yards . . . rushed 10 times for 82 yards, including a 1- yard TD dive late in the third quarter, in his collegiate debut vs. Eastern Michigan . . . returned 31 kickoffs for 585 yards (18.9 avg.) . . . his 585 kickoff return yards rank sixth on MSU’s single-season chart . . . returned six kicks vs. California for 139 yards – the ninth-best single-game total in Spartan history . . . his 74-yard kickoff return in the third quarter vs. Eastern Michigan set up a touchdown . . . produced a season-high 156 all-purpose yards vs. EMU in the 2002 season opener . . . played a season-best 25.5 minutes vs. Penn State . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: PrepStar All-American . . . ranked among the nation’s top all-purpose backs by Rivals100.com (No. 26) . . . named to SuperPrep’s All-Northeast and Prep Football Report’s All-East Teams . . . rated among the East’s top 25 prospects by Tom Lemming (No. 24), including the third-best running back . . . listed among Pennsylvania’s top 25 seniors by SuperPrep (No. 23) . . . selected to play in the Ohio-Pennsylvania Big 33 All-Star Game . . . named to Sportsfever Magazine’s All-State Supreme Team as a sophomore, junior and senior . . . four-year starter for Coach Gene Fuhrman at Cedar Crest High School in Lebanon, Pa. . . . set school career rushing records for carries (748), yards (4,882) and touchdowns (76) . . . accounted for a Cedar Crest- record 5,495 career all-purpose yards and scored a school-record 516 career points . . . broke the county record with 86 career TDs (76 rushing, eight receiving and two kick-off returns) . . . earned first-team All-Lebanon County and second-team All-Section 1 honors as a senior . . . gained 859 yards and scored 11 #31 \ Jaren Hayes \ CB 5-9 \ 186 \ JR. \ 2L \ LEBANON, PA rushing TDs in 2001 . . . second-team all-state running back rushed for 1,101 yards and 20 TDs as a junior . . . named Section 1 (Lancaster-Lebanon League) Former running back heads into preseason camp Outstanding Back after producing 1,603 yards and 25 rushing TDs as a sopho- listed No. 1 on the depth chart at left corner . . . more . . . rushed for 1,318 yards and 20 TDs as a freshman . . . son of Bob and made the transition from running back to corner- Debbie Hayes . . . born Jan. 13, 1983 . . . no-preference major. back during spring practice . . . adds athleticism, quickness and toughness to the defensive backfield . . . recorded four tackles in the April 10 scrimmage . . . already ranks among MSU’s all-time leaders in kickoff returns (No. 10 with 626 career yards on 34 returns) . . . has accounted for 2,005 career all-purpose yards . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw action in 12 games in 2003, including eight starts at running back (vs. Louisiana Tech, Notre Dame, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan and Nebraska) . . . DNP vs. Penn State . . . led the Spartans in rushing yards (609 yards on 145 carries), all-purpose yards (1,064) and touchdowns (8 total) . . . also emerged as a pass-catching threat out of the backfield, with 48 receptions for 414 yards (8.6 avg.) and three scores . . . his 48 catches represent the top single-season total for a running back in Spartan history (fullback Scott Greene previously held the record with 42 receptions for 452 yards and three TDs in 1994) . . . accounted for 100 all-purpose yards in 2004 SPARTANS seven-straight games: 103 yards vs. Minnesota, 111 vs. Illinois, 104 vs. Indiana, 107 vs. Iowa, 127 vs. Notre Dame, career-high 198 vs. Louisiana Tech and 143 vs. Rutgers . . . gained 65 yards on 13 carries vs. Minnesota, scoring on runs of 11 and 6 yards in the first quarter . . . also caught a career-best eight passes for 38 yards against the Golden Gophers . . . had six catches for 49 yards vs. Indiana, including a 31-yard TD strike from Jeff Smoker . . . had seven receptions for 51 yards vs. Iowa . . . picked up 109 yards on 19 carries vs. Notre Dame, including a 71-yard TD run with 5:25 left in the third quarter that gave the Spartans the lead for good at 13-6 . . . posted personal bests vs. Louisiana Tech, with 140 rushing yards on 30 attempts . . . also had five catches for 58 yards against the Bulldogs . . . had six receptions for a career-high 96 yards vs. Rutgers, scoring on pass plays of 51 and 27 yards from Smoker . . . returned three kickoffs for 41 yards (13.7 avg.) in 2003 . . . 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#41 \ David Herron Jr. \ LB Jaren Hayes’ Statistics 6-1 \ 251 \ SO. \ 1L \ WARREN, OH RUSHING G/GS ATT. YDS. AVG. TD LG 2002 12/0 61 340 5.6 4 22 Again scheduled for back-up duty at WHIP line- 2003 12/8 145 609 4.2 5 71 CAREER 24/8 206 949 4.6 9 71 backer, behind Seth Mitchell . . . recorded five tackles in the April 24 scrimmage . . . intercepted a RECEIVING NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG pass in the April 6 scrimmage . . . AS A FRESHMAN: 2002 4 16 4.0 0 10 Saw action in all 13 games in 2003, working pri- 2003 48 414 8.6 3 51 marily on special teams . . . produced eight tackles CAREER 52 430 8.3 3 51 (5 solos, 3 assists) . . . had 74 production points on special teams . . . contributed two tackles vs. Penn State in the home finale . . . made three solo KICKOFF RETURNS NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG stops vs. Iowa and forced a fumble on a punt return early in the fourth quar- 2002 31 585 18.9 0 74 2003 3 41 13.7 0 26 ter that led to Dave Rayner’s 20-yard field goal . . . made the transition from CAREER 34 626 18.4 0 74 fullback to outside linebacker during spring drills . . . 2002 SEASON: Granted a medical redshirt after missing nine games in 2002 with an ankle injury . . . made two brief appearances – vs. Eastern Michigan and California – playing Hayes’ Career Highs only 6.5 minutes . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the CARRIES: 30, vs. Louisiana Tech (2003) RUSHING YARDS: 140, vs. Louisiana Tech (2003) nation’s top 25 fullbacks by Rivals100.com (No. 24) . . . rated among the RUSHING TDS: 2, twice (last vs. Minnesota, 2003) state’s top 20 players by Ohio Future Stars, including the No. 1 fullback CATCHES: 8, vs. Minnesota (2003) prospect . . . utilized primarily as a blocking back for USA Today Offensive RECEIVING YARDS: 96, vs. Rutgers (2003) Player of the Year Maurice Clarett, who rushed for 2,194 yards and 38 touch- KICKOFF RETURNS: 6, twice (last vs. Minnesota, 2002) downs in 2001 . . . picked up nearly 300 yards rushing as a senior . . . earned KICKOFF RETURN YARDS: 139, vs. California (2002) second-team All-Steel Valley Conference honors in 2000 . . . scored nine rushing TDs as a junior . . . two-way player saw action at defensive end for Coach Hayes’ Game-By-Game Statistics Thom McDaniels at Warren G. Harding High School in Warren, Ohio, where he 2002 RUSHING ATT. YDS. TD LG helped the Raiders to a combined record of 18-5 (.783) over the last two years Eastern Michigan 10 82 1 21 . . . also lettered in basketball . . . son of Rev. David Sr. and Brenda Herron . . . Rice 5 31 0 14 born June 17, 1984 . . . majoring in family community services. California — — — — Notre Dame 2 5 0 4 Northwestern 1 5 0 5 Iowa 1 0 0 — David Herron’s Statistics Minnesota 1 1 0 1 G/GS UT AT TM FF Wisconsin — — — — 2002 2/0 — — — — Michigan — — — — 2003 13/0 5 3 8 1 Indiana 14 88 2 22 CAREER 15/0 5 3 8 1 Purdue 4 15 0 8 Penn State 23 113 1 13 TOTALS 61 340 4 22

2003 RUSHING ATT. YDS. TD LG Western Michigan 6 42 0 43 #24 \ Eric Hines \ DB Rutgers 13 47 0 18 5-9 \ 187 \ FR. \ HS \ DETROIT, MI Louisiana Tech 30 140 1 18 Notre Dame 19 109 1 71 Iowa 16 49 0 12 HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked Indiana 10 55 0 28 among the nation’s top 50 cornerbacks by Illinois 12 56 1 11 Rivals.com (No. 44) . . . named to SuperPrep’s and Minnesota 13 65 2 14 PrepStar’s All-Midwest Teams . . . listed among the Michigan 10 23 0 6 Midwest’s top 40 prospects by SuperPrep (No. 39) . Ohio State 4 -5 0 2 Wisconsin 6150 6. . rated among the state’s top 25 seniors by Penn State DNP – INJ Rivals.com (No. 13), Lansing State Journal (No. 15), The Detroit News (No. 19) Nebraska 6 13 0 6 and Detroit Free Press (No. 24) . . . three-year starter for Coach Greg Carter TOTALS 145 609 5 71 at St. Martin De Porres High School in Detroit . . . earned all-league honors from the Catholic League Coaches Association as a senior . . . recorded 50 tackles in 2003 and played a key role in helping the Eagles to a 12-2 record and the Division 8 state championship . . . produced 53 tackles and three interceptions as a junior . . . runs 4.45 in the 40 . . . son of Eric and Jocelyn Hines . . . born Oct. 5, 1986 . . . no-preference major. 2004 SPARTANS

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#55 \ Dwayne Holmes \ LB #17 \ Brian Hoyer \ QB 6-0 \ 255 \ FR. \ HS \ DETROIT, MI 6-2 \ 199 \ FR. \ HS \ NORTH OLMSTED, OH

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: PrepStar All- HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Participated American . . . ranked among the nation’s top ath- in the June 19 Ohio All-Star Classic and the July letes by Rivals.com (No. 13) . . . named to 24 Ohio-Pennsylvania Big 33 All-Star Game . . . PrepStar’s and SuperPrep’s All-Midwest Teams . . PrepStar All-American . . . ranked among the . listed among the Midwest’s top 50 prospects by nation’s top 20 pro-style quarterbacks by SuperPrep (No. 31) and Rivals.com (No. 36) . . . Rivals.com (No. 14) . . . named to PrepStar’s, rated among the state’s top seniors by the Lansing State Journal (No. 4), Prep Football Report’s and SuperPrep’s All-Midwest Teams . . . listed Rivals.com (No. 5), Detroit Free Press (No. 11) and The Detroit News (No. among the Midwest’s top prospects by Prep Football Report (No. 28) and 14) . . . three-year starter for Coach Mike Marshall at Henry Ford High SuperPrep (No. 49) . . . rated among Ohio’s top 20 seniors by Rivals.com School in Detroit . . . versatile athlete played linebacker, running back and (No. 16) . . . compiled a 16-7 record (.696) as a two-year starter for Coach tight end during his prep career . . . honorable mention all-state running Chuck Kyle at St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland . . . Associated Press back in 2003 . . . second-team All-Detroit selection by The Detroit News as Division I honorable mention all-state selection as a senior . . . selected to a senior . . . gained over 900 yards rushing in 2003 . . . rushed for 110 the Northeast Lakes All-District Team . . . completed 158-of-281 throws yards and two scores vs. Detroit Cooley . . . picked up nearly 700 yards as (.562) for 2,570 yards, 21 touchdowns and 13 interceptions in 2003 while a junior and scored 13 rushing touchdowns . . . recorded 35 solo tackles, leading the Wildcats to a 9-3 record . . . threw for 318 yards (17 of 38) and including 10 sacks, and intercepted eight passes in 2002 . . . attended the four scores vs. Columbus St. Francis DeSales . . . named USA Today Prep same high school that produced current Spartans Damon Dowdell and Eric Player of the Week after passing for 273 yards and three TDs in a 56-29 Knott . . . runs 4.7 in the 40 . . . nephew of Mitzie Bright . . . born July 30, victory over Shaker Heights . . . hit 17-of-27 passes for a season-high 375 1985 . . . no-preference major. yards vs. Erie (Pa.) Cathedral Prep . . . threw for 272 yards and four TDs vs. Westerville North in the 2003 season opener . . . connected on 131-of- 263 passes (.498) for 2,130 yards, 18 TDs and 12 INTs in 2002 . . . attended the same high school that produced current Houston Texan quarterback #37 \ Tony Howard \ DB Dave Ragone, a three-year starter for John L. Smith at Louisville from 5-10 \ 193 \ FR. \ HS \ GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH 2000-02 . . . also participated in baseball as a pitcher, infielder and out- HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played in the fielder . . . compiled an 8-1 record with a 1.99 ERA as a sophomore while June 19 Ohio All-Star Classic and the July 24 leading St. Ignatius to the 2002 Division I state championship . . . runs 4.7 Ohio-Pennsylvania Big 33 All-Star Game . . . in the 40 . . . son of Axel and Julie Hoyer . . . born Oct. 31, 1985. . . . major- ranked among the nation’s top 50 cornerbacks by ing in general business/pre-law. Rivals.com (No. 45) . . . named to SuperPrep’s and PrepStar’s All-Midwest Teams . . . listed among the Midwest’s top prospects by SuperPrep (No. 89) . . . rated among Ohio’s #51 \ Derrick Johnson \ LB top 50 seniors by Rivals.com (No. 34) . . . Associated Press Division II All- 5-9 \ 226 \ FR. \ RS \ SOUTHFIELD, MI Ohio selection as a senior . . . selected AP Division II Co-Offensive Player of the Year in 2003 . . . also named Northeast Lakes District Offensive Player of Second-year walk-on provides depth at linebacker the Year . . . rushed for 2,174 yards on 227 carries and scored 28 touchdowns . . . 2003 SEASON: Redshirted . . . valuable scout as a senior for Coach Chuck Reisland at Garfield Heights (Ohio) High School team member saw action at both linebacker and . . . ranked among Ohio’s individual leaders in rushing (third) and scoring (t- running back . . . selected Scout Team Offensive 12th) in 2003 . . . gained 224 yards and scored four rushing TDs vs. Player of the Week vs. Indiana . . . HIGH SCHOOL Warrensville Heights . . . recorded 40 tackles and six interceptions in 2003 . AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-year starter at line- . . produced 1,223 yards and 17 rushing TDs as a junior . . . registered 60 backer for Coach Dan Shrewsberry at West Bloomfield (Mich.) High School . tackles and four interceptions in 2002 . . . nicknamed “Touchdown Tony” by . . also started at fullback as a junior and senior . . . honorable mention all- Cleveland sports writers . . . runs 4.4 in the 40 . . . son of Belinda Howard . state selection in 2002 . . . earned all-county and all-area honors as a sen- . . born Nov. 17, 1985 . . . no-preference major. ior . . . recorded 85 tackles in 2003, including four sacks . . . rushed for 500 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior . . . produced 106 tackles as a jun-

ior . . . high school teammate of current Spartan wide receiver Kyle Brown . 2004 SPARTANS . . won two letters in track, competing in the long jump, 4x100 and 4x200 relays . . . son of Darron Coleman and Kimberly Johnson . . . born Jan. 26, 1985 . . . majoring in kinesiology.

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#83 \ Jamar Jones \ WR #95 \ Justin Kershaw \ DL 6-3 \ 207 \ FR. \ RS \ ARCADIA, FL 6-4 \ 232 \ FR. \ HS \ COLUMBUS, OH

Will bid for playing time at wide receiver in 2004 HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played in the . . . 2003 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL June 19 Ohio All-Star Classic and the July 24 AND PERSONAL DATA: Named Class 3A second- Ohio-Pennsylvania Big 33 All-Star Game . . . team all-state by the Florida Sports Writers sacked his future Spartan teammate Brian Hoyer Association . . . three-time All-Heartland selec- in the fourth quarter of the Ohio All-Star Classic . tion . . . two-time all-area pick by the Sun-Herald . . named to SuperPrep’s All-Midwest Team ...... participated in the 2002 South-Central Florida All-Star Classic . . . ranked among the Midwest’s top seniors by SuperPrep (No. 75) . . . earned three-year starter for Coach Dan Talbot at DeSoto County High School in Associated Press Division I second-team all-state honors in 2003 . . . Arcadia, Fla. . . . caught 30 passes for 706 yards (23.5 avg.) and six touch- recorded 97 tackles as a senior, with 15 for losses including 12 sacks . . . downs as a senior . . . had career-high seven catches for 169 yards and two elected one of the Raiders’ team captains in 2003 . . . played tight end and TDs vs. Riverdale . . . returned 12 kickoffs for 267 yards (22.3 avg.) and two linebacker for Coach Kerry Hodakievic at Reynoldsburg (Ohio) High School . scores in 2002 . . . returned five punts for 78 yards (15.6 avg.) as a senior . . earned all-state honors in track and field . . . won the 2004 Division I . . . recorded 34 tackles, four interceptions and six pass break-ups in 2002 state shot put title with a toss of 60-2 3/4 and placed fourth in the discus . . . elected team captain prior to his senior season . . . had 27 receptions (163-10) . . . 2003 Division I state discus champion with a toss of 183-7 . for 639 yards (23.7 avg.) and five TDs as a junior . . . had career-best 40 . . finished sixth in the shot put (55-11 3/4) at the 2003 OHSAA catches for 467 yards (11.7 avg.) and two TDs as a sophomore . . . had 97 Championships . . . runs 4.6 in the 40 . . . son of Darryl and Dawn Kershaw career receptions for a school-record 1,812 yards (18.7 avg.) and 13 TDs . . . . born Sept. 18, 1985 . . . no-preference major. . . runs 4.45 in the 40 . . . started at center for the Bulldogs’ basketball team . . . played center field and pitched for the DeSoto County baseball team . . . honor roll student . . .son of William Jones and Mary Baker . . . born Sept. 22, 1984 . . . no-preference major. #50 \ Steve Kielp \ DE 6-6 \ 238 \ SO. \ 1L \ RIVERSIDE, IL

Scheduled for back-up duty at RUSH end, behind #68 \ Tom Kaczmarek \ OT Clifford Dukes and Daryl Melvin . . . made the 6-5 \ 292 \ FR. \ HS \ LONDON, ONT transition from outside linebacker to defensive end during spring drills . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Saw Provides depth at left tackle, behind Stefon action in back-to-back games vs. Indiana and Wheeler and Pete Clifford . . . made the transition Illinois in 2003 – all on special teams . . . had 10 from defensive tackle to offensive tackle during production points on special teams . . . 2002 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH spring practice . . . has added 28 pounds to his SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to Prep Football Report’s, frame since arriving on campus . . . enrolled at SuperPrep’s and PrepStar’s All-Midwest Teams . . . ranked among the Michigan State on Jan. 12 for the beginning of Midwest’s top prospects by SuperPrep (No. 50) and Tom Lemming (No. 104) the spring semester . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: PrepStar all- . . . rated among the nation’s top weakside defensive ends by region selection in 2003 . . . earned all-city honors as a senior . . . nomi- Rivals100.com (No. 15) . . . listed among the state’s top five seniors by nated for the Bob Goodyear Award which is presented annually to the city’s Chris Pool . . . earned first-team all-state, all-area and all-conference Most Valuable Player . . . four-year starter for Coach Mike Circelli at honors in 2001 . . . had 70 tackles, including four sacks, and two inter- Catholic Central High School in London, Ontario . . . two-way player in 2003, ceptions in nine games as a senior . . . helped his team to a 9-0 start in starting at tight end and defensive end . . . caught 22 passes for 490 yards 2001 before being sidelined for the remainder of the season with a broken (22.3 avg.) and 11 touchdowns as a senior, helping Catholic Central (9-1 right fibula . . . registered a career-high 14 tackles in the 2001 season record) advance to the city championship game . . . produced 121 tackles opener vs. third-ranked Springfield (Ill.) Sacred Heart . . . played for Coach in 2003 . . . recorded 163 tackles and two interceptions as a linebacker in Otto Zeman II at Riverside-Brookfield High School in Riverside, Ill.. . . also 2002 . . . averaged nearly 48.7 yards per punt in 2002 . . . also handled the lettered in basketball and track . . . son of Jason and Therese Kielp . . . born placekicking duties . . played goalkeeper as a freshman on the Catholic Sept. 10, 1983 . . . majoring in economics. Central soccer team . . . . runs 4.8 in the 40 . . . son of Ben and Teresa Kaczmarek . . . born Jan. 21, 1985 . . . no-preference major. 2004 SPARTANS

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#4 \ Eric Knott \ TE 6-3 \ 249 \ SR. \ 3L \ DETROIT, MI Eric Knott’s Statistics RECEIVING G/GS NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG 2002 12/8 35 349 10.0 4 36 Veteran tight end figures to play a major role in 2003 11/7 31 306 9.9 2 28 Michigan State’s offensive game plan . . . a top CAREER 23/15 66 655 9.9 6 36 contender for the John Mackey Award, which is presented annually to the nation’s best tight end . . . rated the nation’s No. 1 tight end by Phil Knott’s Career Highs Steele’s College Football Preview . . . also ranked CATCHES: 6, twice (last vs. Michigan, 2002) RECEIVING YARDS: 75, vs. Northwestern (2002) among the country’s top 10 tight ends by Lindy’s (No. 7) . . . preseason first- TD CATCHES: 2, vs. Eastern Michigan (2002) team All-America selection by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview . . . preseason first-team All-Big Ten pick by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview and Lindy’s . . . had a team-high five receptions for 62 yards in the April 24 Knott’s Game-By-Game Statistics scrimmage, including a 45-yard grab from Stephen Reaves . . . has 15 2002 RECEIVING NO. YDS. TD LG Eastern Michigan 6 69 2 30 career starts to his credit . . . AS A JUNIOR: Appeared in 11 games in 2003, Rice 4 23 1 8 including seven starts at tight end (vs. Western Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, California 1 5 0 5 Michigan, Ohio State, Wisconsin and Penn State) . . . sprained his knee in Notre Dame 3 32 0 11 the 2003 season opener vs. Western Michigan and sat out the next two Northwestern 5 75 0 36 games vs. Rutgers and Louisiana Tech . . . finished fourth on the team in Iowa — — — — Minnesota 1 6 0 6 receptions with 31 for 306 yards (9.9 avg.) and two touchdowns . . . caught Wisconsin 4 70 0 34 at least one pass in 10 games . . . had five catches for 28 yards vs. Penn Michigan 6 31 0 9 State, including a 14-yard TD toss from Jeff Smoker in the second quarter . Indiana 2 2 1 1 . . had four receptions each vs. Ohio State (36 yards) and Michigan (25) . . Purdue 1 21 0 21 . caught five passes for 61 yards vs. Minnesota . . . his 7-yard TD grab from Penn State 2 15 0 9 TOTALS 35 349 4 36 Smoker vs. Iowa gave the Spartans a 14-0 first-quarter lead . . . had 21 production points on special teams . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw action in all 12 2003 RECEIVING NO. YDS. TD LG games in 2002, including eight starts at tight end, and played 236.5 min- Western Michigan 2 18 0 16 utes . . . ranked second on the team in receptions, behind 2002 Biletnikoff Rutgers DNP – INJ Award winner Charles Rogers, with 35 for 349 yards (10.0 avg.) and four Louisiana Tech DNP – INJ Notre Dame — — — — touchdowns . . . caught at least one pass in 11 games . . . paced the Iowa 3 31 1 15 Spartans in receptions four times, including back-to-back games vs. Indiana 3 26 0 13 Michigan and Wisconsin . . . matched his career high with six catches for Illinois 2 52 0 28 31 yards against the Wolverines . . . caught four passes for 70 yards Minnesota 5 61 0 21 against the Badgers and his 34-yard reception from Damon Dowdell late in Michigan 4 25 0 11 Ohio State 4 36 0 17 the third quarter set up MSU’s second touchdown . . . had a team-high five Wisconsin 2 19 0 12 catches for 75 yards vs. Northwestern, including a 36-yard grab in the Penn State 5 28 1 14 fourth quarter that led to a field goal . . . three of his five receptions vs. Nebraska 1 10 0 10 Northwestern produced first downs . . . had four catches for 23 yards vs. TOTALS 31 306 2 28 Rice, including a 2-yard TD toss from Smoker on third-and-goal that iced the game early in the fourth quarter . . . caught a career-best six passes for 69 yards (11.5 avg.) and two TDs vs. Eastern Michigan in the 2002 season opener . . . scored on pass plays of 4 and 30 yards from Smoker in the second quarter against the Eagles . . . three of his six catches vs. EMU resulted in first downs . . . played a season-high 28 minutes vs. Indiana . . . returned to his natural position of tight end during spring drills . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Appeared in 10 games as a true freshman in 2001 (DNP vs. Central Michigan and Notre Dame) and played 30 minutes . . . moved to defensive end prior to the season where he worked behind Nick Myers . . . 2004 SPARTANS credited with three tackles (2 solos, 1 assist) . . . recorded two stops (1-1) vs. Missouri in the regular-season finale while playing a season-high 12 minutes . . . made his collegiate debut vs. Northwestern and produced a tackle for loss (1 yard) . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Consensus prep All-American . . . rated the nation’s No. 1 tight end prospect by PrepStar Magazine and SuperPrep . . . caught 42 passes for 686 yards (16.3 avg.) and 10 touchdowns as a senior in 1999 . . . had 30 catches for 500 yards (16.7 avg.) and five TDs as a junior . . . played for Coach Mike Marshall at Henry Ford High School in Detroit . . . high school teammate of current Spartan quarterback Damon Dowdell . . . son of Keith and Ann Knott . . . born Jan. 18, 1982 . . . majoring in telecommunication.

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tackles (2-1) and returned a kickoff 26 yards vs. Michigan . . . began the #86 \ Terry Love \ WR 5-11 \ 174 \ FR. \ RS \ BELLWOOD, IL season at wide receiver and scored on a 53-yard bomb from Ryan Van Dyke vs. Central Michigan in the 2001 opener . . . 2000 SEASON: Redshirted . . . Figures to earn his share of playing time at flanker HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to PrepStar’s and SuperPrep’s in 2004, behind veteran Kyle Brown . . . sidelined All-Midwest Teams . . . ranked among the state’s top players by The Detroit for the final two weeks of spring ball with a News (No. 11), The Midwest Football Recruiting News (No. 11), Lansing State sprained knee . . . 2003 SEASON: Redshirted . . . Journal (No. 14) and Detroit Free Press (No. 19) . . . all-state and all-metro HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated a Super defensive back had 46 tackles, 11 interceptions and eight pass break-ups Prospect by CollegeSports.com’s Bill Hodge . . . as a senior . . . returned three interceptions for touchdowns . . . picked off ranked among the nation’s top wide receivers by Rivals.com (No. 32) . . . list- three passes against Detroit Pershing . . . caught 23 passes for 320 yards ed among the Midwest’s top seniors by SuperPrep (No. 40) and Rivals.com (13.9 avg.) and five TDs . . . returned three punts and two kickoffs for scores (No. 54) . . . . named to Tom Lemming’s and PrepStar’s All-Midwest Teams . . in 1999 . . . had 15 receptions for 689 yards (45.9 avg.) and seven TDs as a . rated among the top 10 prospects in Illinois by Rivals.com (No. 9) . . . earned junior . . . returned three kickoffs and two interceptions for TDs in ’98 . . . all-state and all-area honors as a senior . . . two-time all-conference and all- four-year starter for Coach Thomas Wilcher at Cass Tech High School in region selection . . . two-year starter for Coach Bo Flowers at Proviso East Detroit . . . son of Roderick Sr. and Lynn Maples . . . born Jan. 11, 1981 . . . High School in Maywood, Ill. . . . rewrote the Proviso East record book, setting majoring in criminal justice. every single-season and career receiving mark . . . had career-best 41 receptions for 941 yards (23.0 avg.) and 10 touchdowns in 2002 . . . elected team captain prior to his senior season . . . caught 36 passes for a school-record 1,275 yards (35.4 avg.) and 11 TDs as a junior . . . accounted for 1,737 all- purpose yards in 2001 . . . had 77 career catches for 2,216 yards and 21 TDs . . . produced 3,953 career all-purpose yards . . . had six career interceptions . . . also participated in baseball, basketball and track . . . high school basketball teammate of current Spartan guard Shannon Brown . . . led the baseball team with 22 stolen bases in 31 games as a junior . . . son of Terry Sr. and Deborah Love . . . born Sept. 2, 1985 . . . no-preference major.

#17 \ Roderick Maples \ CB 5-10 \ 190 \ SR. \ 3L \ DETROIT, MI

Enters his second season as Michigan State’s starting right corner . . . preseason All-Big Ten selection by Athlon Sports (third team) . . . had five tackles, an interception and a pass break-up in the April 6 scrimmage . . . AS A JUNIOR: Started all 13 games at right corner in 2003 . . . ranked fifth on the team in tackles with 70 (53 solos, 17 assists), including 4.5 for losses (20 yards) . . . recorded two interceptions and nine pass break-ups . . . made seven stops (6-1), including one for a 6-yard loss, vs. Nebraska in the Alamo Bowl . . . had seven solo hits vs. Penn State, including two for losses (11 yards) . . . recorded his first career sack (10 yards) in the first quarter against Penn State’s Zack Mills . . . delivered six tackles (4-2) and an interception vs. Ohio State . . . produced seven tackles (5-2) vs. Michigan, including one for a 2-yard loss . . . matched his career high with eight stops (6-2) vs. Minnesota . . . posted six tackles each vs. Illinois (5-1) and Iowa (4-2) . . . picked off his first pass of the season vs. Louisiana Tech . . . returned a kickoff 15 yards vs. Western Michigan in the 2003 season opener . . . had 105 production points on special teams . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Appeared in eight games in 2002 and played 46.5 minutes (DNP vs. Rice, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin) . . . recorded 14 tackles (10 solos, 4 assists) . . . made five tackles (3-2) and defended a pass vs. Michigan while playing a season-high 17.5 minutes . . . had five solo hits vs. Eastern Michigan in the 2002 season opener . . . returned five kickoffs for 100 yards (20.0 avg.) . . . returned four kicks for 84 yards vs. Penn State, including a 26-yarder . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in 11 games in 2001 (DNP vs. Northwestern) and played 81.5 minutes . . . registered 16 tackles (11 solos, 5 assists) . . . earned his first collegiate start at cornerback vs. Fresno State in the Silicon Valley Football Classic and produced a season-high eight tackles (7-1) and broke up three passes . . . intercepted Fresno State’s David Carr at the MSU 17 and returned it 23 yards to preserve the Spartans’ 44-35 bowl victory . . #17 \ Roderick Maples 2004 SPARTANS . played a season-high 19.5 minutes vs. Fresno State . . . contributed three

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#54 \ John Masters \ C Roderick Maples’ Statistics 6-4 \ 274 \ FR. \ RS \ CARMEL, IN G/GS UT AT TM TFL INT PBU 2001 11/1 11 5 16 0-0 1-23 3 Enters preseason camp listed No. 2 on the depth 2002 9/0 10 4 14 0-0 0-0 1 2003 13/13 53 17 70 4.5-20 2-11 9 chart at center, behind veteran Chris Morris . . . CAREER 33/14 74 26 100 4.5-20 3-34 13 2003 SEASON: Redshirted . . . selected Spartan Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week vs. Notre Dame . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Maples’ Career Highs Named to PrepStar’s All-Midwest Team . . . listed TACKLES: 8, twice (last vs. Minnesota, 2003) TACKLES FOR LOSSES: 2, vs. Penn State, 2003 among the Bloomington Herald-Times’ Top 33 (Indiana’s top seniors) . . . INTERCEPTIONS: 1, three times (last vs. Ohio State, 2003) consensus all-state selection as a senior . . . earned all-county, all-confer- PASS BREAK-UPS: 3, vs. Fresno State (2001) ence, all-league and all-metro honors in 2002 . . . graded out 95 percent on his blocking assignments as a senior . . . produced a perfect score (100 percent) in five games in 2002 . . . set school single-game record with 10 pan- Maples’ Game-By-Game Statistics 2003 DEFENSE UT AT TM INT PBU cake blocks . . . played for Coach Keith Fiedler at Carmel (Ind.) High School Western Michigan 3 2 5 0-0 2 . . . son of Robert and Val Masters . . . father played basketball at Indiana Rutgers 4 0 4 0-0 2 (1950-52) . . . born Nov. 4, 1984 . . . no-preference major. Louisiana Tech 4 0 4 1-0 0 Notre Dame 1 1 2 0-0 0 Iowa 4 2 6 0-0 1 Indiana 2 1 3 0-0 2 #26 \ Kyle Mayer \ K Illinois 5 1 6 0-0 0 6-1 \ 207 \ SO. \ SQ \ GRAND HAVEN, MI Minnesota 6 2 8 0-0 0 Michigan 5 2 7 0-0 1 Ohio State 4 2 6 1-11 1 Second-year walk-on adds depth at placekicker . . . Wisconsin 2 3 5 0-0 0 2003 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND Penn State 7 0 7 0-0 0 PERSONAL DATA: Earned Division I first-team all- Nebraska 6 1 7 0-0 0 state and all-area honors as a senior . . . connect- TOTALS 53 17 70 2-11 9 ed on 6-of-10 field-goal attempts, including a pair of 47-yarders (vs. Muskegon and Lansing Eastern) . . . 80 percent of his kickoffs resulted in touchbacks in 2002 . . . also averaged 38.4 yards per punt . . . played for Coach Steve Horodyski at Grand Haven (Mich.) High School . . . lettered in track and field as a senior, competing in #73 \ Roland Martin \ OL the high jump, long jump and 4x200 relay . . . lettered as a left fielder on the 6-5 \ 335 \ FR. \ HS \ CHICAGO, IL baseball team as a junior . . . also participated in soccer as a freshman and sophomore . . . four-year honor roll student . . . son of Rich and Kathy Mayer . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Consensus . . born Nov. 1, 1983 . . . majoring in Spanish. prep All-American . . . ranked among the nation’s top 30 prospects by Rivals.com (No. 29) . . . listed among the country’s top offensive linemen by PrepStar (No. 4) and SuperPrep (No. 10) . . . list- #97 \ Dan McGarry \ DL ed among the nation’s top offensive tackles by 6-6 \ 230 \ FR. \ HS \ LOWELLVILLE, OH Rivals.com (No. 2) and ESPN.com’s Tom Lemming (No. 3) . . . considered among the Midwest’s top 20 seniors by SuperPrep (No. 9) and Detroit Free HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to Press (No. 16) . . . tabbed the No. 2 prospect in Illinois by the Prep Football SuperPrep’s and PrepStar’s All-Midwest Teams . Report . . . participated in 2004 U.S. Army All-American Bowl played on Jan. . . ranked one of Ohio’s top 50 seniors by 3 in San Antonio, Texas . . . first-team all-state selection helped Harper Rivals.com (No. 40) . . . Associated Press High School in Chicago post an 11-2 record in 2003 . . . also saw action on Division III All-Ohio selection as a senior . . . defense in 2003 and produced 53 tackles as a senior, including eight sacks earned Northeast Ohio Inland All-District and . . . did not allow a sack each of the last two seasons . . . Harper head coach first-team All-Metro Athletic Conference honors . . . also named to the Terry Lewis says Martin “is the most dominating offensive lineman I’ve seen Quad County Football Coaches All-Star Team . . . caught 23 passes for 416 2004 SPARTANS in 30 years of coaching” . . . also participated in track and field . . . son of yards (18.1 avg.) and two touchdowns in 2003 . . . 20 of those receptions Sharon Wardell . . . born Feb. 5, 1986 . . . no-preference major. resulted in first downs . . . presented the Mack Truck Award as the Bulldogs’ top blocker . . . second-team all-conference pick as a junior . . . had 15 catches for 242 yards (16.1 avg.) and two TDs in 2002 . . . played tight end and defensive line for Coach Paul Hulea at Poland (Ohio) Seminary High School . . . named one of the area’s top 25 basketball players in 2003-04 . . . runs 4.8 in the 40 . . . son of Daniel and Karen McGarry . . . born Nov. 12, 1985 . . . no-preference major.

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#88 \ Craig McGovern \ TE #99 \ Brandon McKinney \ DT 6-3 \ 231 \ FR. \ HS \ LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ 6-3 \ 327 \ JR. \ 1L \ DAYTON, OH

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Participated Top candidate to replace three-year starter Kyle in the 2004 Governor’s Bowl all-star game . . . Rasmussen at one defensive tackle position . . . SuperPrep All-American . . . ranked among the 2003 SEASON: Granted a medical redshirt after nation’s top 10 tight ends by SuperPrep (No. 5) missing the last 12 games of the 2003 season and Rivals.com (No. 6) . . . named to SuperPrep’s with a foot (stress reaction) injury . . . underwent All-Northeast Team . . . listed among the foot surgery on Dec. 15 . . . made his only appear- Atlantic East’s top prospects by Rivals.com (No. 38) . . . rated among ance in the 2003 season opener vs. Western Michigan . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: New Jersey’s top seniors by SuperPrep (No. 10) and Rivals.com (No. 12) Saw action in 11 games in 2002, including four starts at defensive tackle . . . earned first-team all-state and all-area honors as a senior . . . (vs. California, Notre Dame, Iowa and Penn State), and played 151 minutes caught 34 passes for 855 yards (25.1 avg.) and eight touchdowns in . . . sat out game vs. Northwestern with lower-back muscle spasms . . . pro- 2003 . . . had six catches for 165 yards and two scores vs. Mercersburg duced 26 tackles (16 solos, 10 assists), including four for losses (9 yards) . Academy . . . second-team all-state selection as a junior . . . had 35 . . made four stops each vs. Penn State (2-2), Michigan (2-2) and Eastern receptions for 735 yards (21.0 avg.) and one TD in 2002 . . . recorded 54 Michigan (4-0) . . . recorded two sacks, including one each vs. Penn State (4 tackles, including 10 for losses, two interceptions and seven pass yards) and Michigan (3) . . . played a career-high 24 minutes vs. Purdue . . break-ups as a junior . . . played tight end, defensive line and line- . AS A FRESHMAN: Sat out the entire 2001 season for academic reasons . . . backer for Coach Dave Dudek at Hun School in Princeton, N.J. . . . runs HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: PrepStar All-American . . . ranked 4.54 in the 40 . . . son of Jack and Robin McGovern . . . born Oct. 6, 1985 among the Midwest’s top 50 prospects (No. 44) by SuperPrep . . . rated . . . majoring in kinesiology. among Ohio’s top 10 prospects . . . two-time Associated Press all-state selection . . . two-year starter for Coach Jim Place at Chaminade-Julienne High School in Dayton, Ohio . . . helped Chaminade-Julienne to a 10-3 record in 2000 and a No. 7 state ranking in the final regular-season poll . . . start- #47 \ Tyrone McKenzie \ LB ed for two years at Trotwood-Madison before transferring to Chaminade- 6-1 \ 225 \ FR. \ HS \ RIVERVIEW, FL Julienne . . . son of Tim and Ava McKinney . . . born Aug. 24, 1983 . . . major- HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked ing in community relations. among Florida’s top 50 prospects by The Tampa Tribune (No. 44) . . . first-team All-Hillsborough County selection by The Tampa Tribune . . . second-team all-county pick by the St. Petersburg Brandon McKinney’s Statistics G/GS UT AT TM TFL SACKS Times . . . played in the Dec. 6 Hillsborough 2002 11/4 16 10 26 3.5-9 2-7 County All-Star Game in Raymond James Stadium . . . rushed for more than 2003 1/0 — — — — — 1,400 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior for Coach Dan O’Regan at CAREER 12/4 16 10 26 3.5-9 2-7 Riverview (Fla.) High School . . . averaged 7.7 yards per carry in 2003 . . . produced four 200-yard rushing games as a senior, including a career-best 288 yards vs. Bloomingdale . . . gained 236 yards and scored twice vs. Plant McKinney’s Career Highs TACKLES: 4, three times (last vs. Penn State, 2002) City, including an 80-yard TD run on the first play from scrimmage . . . TACKLES FOR LOSSES: 1, four times (last vs. Penn State, 2002) picked up 230 yards vs. Jefferson . . . rushed 20 times for 205 yards and SACKS: 1, twice (last vs. Penn State, 2002) four TDs vs. Brandon . . . had 165 yards and three TDs vs. King, scoring on runs of 4, 45 and 19 yards . . . suffered a broken leg in the second game of his junior year and missed the remainder of the 2002 season . . . qualified McKinney’s Game-By-Game Statistics 2002 DEFENSE UT AT TM TFL SACKS for the 2004 state 4A track championships in the 110 hurdles . . . son of Eastern Michigan 4 0 4 1-1 0-0 Ruth McKenzie-Sloley and stepson of Melbourne Sloley . . . born Dec. 11, Rice 2 0 2 1-1 0-0 1985 . . . majoring in general management. California 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 Notre Dame 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 Northwestern DNP – INJ Iowa 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 Minnesota 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 Wisconsin 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 Michigan 2 2 4 1-3 1-3 Indiana 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 Purdue 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 Penn State 2 2 4 0.5-4 1-4 TOTALS 16 10 26 3.5-9 2-7 2004 SPARTANS

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#98 \ Daryl Melvin \ DE #48 \ Seth Mitchell \ LB 6-5 \ 258 \ JR. \ RS \ JERSEY CITY, NJ 6-2 \ 255 \ JR. \ 2L \ BRANDYWINE, M

A strong candidate for playing time at RUSH end, Heads into his second season as Michigan State’s behind veteran Clifford Dukes . . . has added 31 starter at WHIP linebacker . . . preseason All-Big pounds to his frame since the beginning of the Ten selection by Phil Steele’s College Football 2003 season . . . 2003 SEASON: Redshirted . . . Preview (third team) . . . capped off a remarkable shared Spartan Scout Team Defensive Player of spring with four tackles and two interceptions in the Week honors vs. Rutgers with defensive tack- the April 24 scrimmage . . . made four stops in le Joe Toth . . . JUNIOR COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: JUCO the April 10 scrimmage, including a 6-yard sack . . . has 14 career starts to All-American . . . ranked among the nation’s top 50 junior college prospects his credit . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Appeared in 11 games in 2003, including . . . recorded 16 sacks as a sophomore at Nassau Community College in nine starts at WHIP linebacker (vs. Rutgers, Notre Dame, Iowa, Indiana, Garden City, N.Y. . . . named NJCAA second-team All-American as a fresh- Michigan, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Penn State and Nebraska) . . . ranked sec- man . . produced 150 career tackles, including 24 sacks, as a two-year ond on the Spartan defense in tackles (career-best 103: 65 solos, 38 starter for Coach John Anselmo at Nassau . . . earned all-state honors in assists) and production points (154) . . . produced a team-best 85 tackles 2000 as a tight end at New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn, N.Y. . . . regis- (10.6 per game) in Big Ten play . . . his productivity is even more impres- tered a school-record 24 sacks as a senior . . . posted a single-game high sive when you consider that he missed two games early in the 2003 season of 16 tackles . . . played for Coach Alan Balkan at New Utrecht . . . son of with a sore knee (DNP vs. Western Michigan and Louisiana Tech) . . . post- Phyllis Robinson . . . born July 18, 1982 . . . majoring in sociology. ed double figures in tackles five times, including four-straight games during one stretch . . . led the team in tackles in four games . . . delivered nine solo hits vs. Nebraska in the Alamo Bowl . . . registered 15 stops each vs. Wisconsin (9-6) and Michigan (8-7) . . . recorded a career-high 17 tackles #65 \ Jesse Miller \ OL vs. Ohio State, including two for losses (6 yards) . . . contributed 10 tack- 6-6 \ 304 \ FR. \ HS \ SOMERVILLE, NJ les vs. Minnesota, including three stops behind the line of scrimmage (11 HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Invited to yards) . . . reached double digits for the first time in his career vs. Indiana, play in the 2004 Governor’s Bowl all-star game . recording 11 tackles including a 6-yard sack . . . his 21-yard fumble return . . named to PrepStar’s All-Northeast Team . . . in the second quarter vs. Iowa set up Dave Rayner’s 23-yard field goal . . . New Jersey Super 100 pick . . . earned all-state, AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in six games in 2002, including five starts at all-area, all-county and all-conference honors as MIKE linebacker (vs. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Purdue and Penn a senior . . . two-year starter for Kevin Carty at State) . . . sidelined the first five games of the season with knee inflam- Somerville (N.J.) High School . . . saw action at offensive tackle, tight end, mation . . . suffered a shoulder/neck injury vs. Michigan which kept him out defensive end and defensive tackle in 2003 . . . produced 16 tackles for of the lineup vs. Indiana . . . played 91 minutes, including a season-high losses as a senior, including seven sacks . . . all-conference selection as a 22.5 minutes vs. Purdue . . . recorded 29 tackles (16 solos, 13 assists) . . . junior . . . two-year letterman in wrestling . . . compiled a 25-3 record in the made five stops (4-1) vs. Purdue . . . produced eight tackles (4-4) vs. heavyweight class as a senior . . . posted an 18-8 record in the heavyweight Michigan, tying his single-game high . . . had four stops each vs. Wisconsin division as a junior . . . son of Steven and Gloria Miller . . . born Sept. 27, (2-2) and Iowa (3-1) . . . made his first collegiate start vs. Minnesota and 1985 . . . no-preference major. responded by posting a season-best eight tackles (3-5) . . . 2001 SEASON: Granted a medical redshirt after missing the entire 2001 campaign with a sprained right knee (MCL) . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: PrepStar and SuperPrep All-American . . . rated as the No. 20 linebacker in the nation by SuperPrep … listed among the Mid-Atlantic Region’s top 10 players (No. 8) by SuperPrep . . . ranked among the Atlantic Region’s top 30 players by PrepStar . . . selected Maryland Defensive Player of the Year as a senior by the Associated Press . . . also named All-Metro Defensive Player of the Year by the Washington Post … top 30 player in the Atlantic Region by PrepStar … played for Danny Hayes at Gwynn Park High School in Brandywine, Md. . . . totaled 146 tackles, nine sacks and six interceptions in 2000 . . . rushed for 313 yards and three touchdowns …helped Gwynn Park to an 11-2 record 2004 SPARTANS and a berth in the Class 2A championship game . . . had 15 sacks as a defensive end as a junior . . . son of Jeanette Mitchell . . . born May 29, 1982 . . . majoring in criminal justice.

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#48 \ Seth Mitchell Seth Mitchell’s Statistics G/GS UT AT TM TFL SACKS 2002 6/5 16 13 29 0-0 0-0 2003 11/9 65 38 103 7-24 2-10 CAREER 17/14 81 51 132 7-24 2-10

Mitchell’s Career Highs TACKLES: 17, vs. Ohio State (2003) TACKLES FOR LOSSES: 3, vs. Minnesota (2003) SACKS: 1, twice (last vs. Minnesota, 2003)

Mitchell’s Game-By-Game Statistics 2002 DEFENSE UT AT TM TFL SACKS Eastern Michigan DNP – INJ Rice DNP – INJ California DNP – INJ Notre Dame DNP – INJ Northwestern DNP – INJ Iowa 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 Minnesota 3 5 8 0-0 0-0 Wisconsin 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 Michigan 4 4 8 0-0 0-0 Indiana DNP – INJ Purdue 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 Penn State — — — — — TOTALS 16 13 29 0-0 0-0

2003 DEFENSE UT AT TM TFL SACKS #51 \ Chris Morris \ C Western Michigan DNP – INJ 6-4 \ 298 \ JR. \ 2L \ LAMBERTVILLE, MI Rutgers 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 Louisiana Tech DNP – INJ Notre Dame 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 Anchors Michigan State’s offensive line from the cen- Iowa 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 ter position for the second year in a row . . . ranks Indiana 7 4 11 1-6 1-6 among the top preseason candidates for the Illinois 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 Rimington Trophy, which is presented annually to col- Minnesota 5 5 10 3-11 1-4 lege football’s top center . . . Spartan offensive line Michigan 8 7 15 0-0 0-0 Ohio State 10 7 17 2-6 0-0 coach Jeff Stoutland likes his athleticism, especially Wisconsin 9 6 15 1-1 0-0 his ability to move laterally along the line of scrimmage . . . ranked among the Penn State 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 nation’s top 25 centers by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview (No. 24) . . . pre- Nebraska 9 0 9 0-0 0-0 season All-Big Ten selection by Athlon Sports (third team) . . . has graded out 90 TOTALS 65 38 103 7-24 2-10 percent or better in 19 of 21 games played, while recording 57 career pancakes . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District IV Second Team . . . Academic All-Big Ten pick for the second-straight year . . . started all 13 games at center in 2003 . . . graded out 90 percent or better in 10 of 12 regular- season games . . . ranked second on the team in pancake blocks with 46 . . . produced his top grade of the 2003 season vs. Illinois, scoring 98 percent while recording seven pancakes . . . graded 96 percent vs. Penn State, including three knockdowns . . . scored 95 percent each vs. Notre Dame (seven pancakes), Minnesota and Michigan . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . saw action in the first nine games of the 2002 season and played 86.5 minutes . . . sprained his knee in the Nov. 4 practice and missed the final three games (DNP vs. Indiana, Purdue and Penn State) . . . graded out 90 percent or better in all nine games . . . produced a perfect score (100 percent) vs. Notre Dame while playing seven minutes . . . also posted high marks vs. Michigan and Eastern Michigan, scoring 97 percent in each game . . . credited with 11 pancakes, including three each vs. Iowa and Northwestern . . . played a season-high 16.5 minutes vs. Rice . . . 2001 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSON- AL DATA: PrepStar All-American . . . ranked among the Midwest’s top 80 prospects (No. 79) . . . rated among the state’s top players by The Detroit News (No. 11), Detroit Free Press (No. 17) and Lansing State Journal (No. 21) . . . first-team all- state selection . . . recorded 42 tackles as a senior, including nine for losses with five sacks . . . three-year starter at center and defensive tackle for Coach Ray Moran at Bedford Senior High School in Temperance, Mich. . . . two-year starter on the basketball team . . . honor roll student … son of Michael and Jaqueline

2004 SPARTANS Morris . . . born Feb. 22, 1983 . . . majoring in finance.

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#51 \ Chris Morris solos, 3 assists) while playing defensive tackle in goal-line situations . . . two- year starter for Coach Al Fracassa at Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. . . . helped Brother Rice to back-to-back appearances in the state championship game, with the Warriors claiming the 2000 title (Division 2) . . . honor roll student … threw the shot put over 50 feet … son of Bruce and Sharon Niebylski . . . born Feb. 19, 1983 . . . majoring in supply chain management.

#96 \ Domata Peko \ DL 6-2 \ 297 \ JR. \ JC \ PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA

JUNIOR COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: JUCO All-American as selected by the California Community College Football Coaches Association . . . ranked among the nation’s top 50 JUCO players by Collegefootballnews.com (No. 46) and SuperPrep (No. 48) . . . named to the 2003 All-California Region III Team . . . earned first-team All-Western State Conference honors as a sophomore . . . selected 2003 WSC Northern Division Player of the Year . . . two-year starter for Coach Chuck Lyon at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, Calif. . . . recorded 62 tackles (36 solos, 26 assists) as a sophomore, leading the Cougars to an 11-1 record . . . led the Cougars in tackles for losses (15.5 for 75 yards) and sacks (8.5 for 55 yards) in 2003 . . . anchored a defensive front that allowed only 95.3 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns during the 2003 regular season . . . junior college teammate of current Spartan defensive lineman Daniel Zynn . . . attended Samoana High School in Pago Pago, American Samoa . . . son of Siitupe and Sua Peko . . . born Nov. 27, 1984 . . . brother Tupe, who was a two-year starter at offensive tackle for the Spartans from 1999-2000, currently plays for the National Football League’s Indianapolis Colts . . . majoring in sociology.

#71 \ Gordon Niebylski \ OG 6-3 \ 308 \ JR. \ 2L \ FARMINGTON, MI

Enters preseason camp listed No. 2 on the depth chart at right guard, behind William Whitticker . . . versatile enough to move outside and play offensive tackle if required . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Academic All-Big Ten selection for the second year in a row . . . saw action in nine games in 2003 (DNP vs. Western Michigan, Notre Dame, Minnesota and Penn State) . . . graded out 90 percent or better in five regular-season games . . . recorded four pancakes . . . made his first collegiate at left tackle vs. Wisconsin, taking over for Stefon Wheeler who suffered a neck injury vs. Ohio State, and responded by scoring 90 percent . . . graded 92 percent vs. Ohio State . . . posted perfect scores (100 percent) in back-to-back games vs. Indiana and Illinois . . . scored 96 percent vs. Rutgers . . . had 21 production points on special teams . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Academic All-Big Ten selec- 2004 SPARTANS tion . . . appeared in seven games (vs. Eastern Michigan, Rice, California, Northwestern, Michigan, Indiana and Penn State) and played 18.5 minutes . . . graded out 90 percent or better in five of seven games . . . played a season-high 9.5 minutes vs. Indiana and scored 90 percent . . . 2001 SEASON: Redshirted . . . selected Spartan Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week vs. Minnesota . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to PrepStar’s and SuperPrep’s All- Midwest Teams . . . ranked among the Midwest’s top 100 prospects (No. 82) by SuperPrep . . . rated among the nation’s top 100 offensive linemen (No. 82) by Rivals.com . . . listed among the state’s top 20 players by the Detroit Free Press (No. 16), The Detroit News (No. 17), Lansing State Journal (No. 17) and The Midwest Football Recruiting News (No. 18) . . . didn’t allow a sack during the entire 2000 season while earning all-state and all-metro honors . . . scored three rushing touchdowns as a fullback in goal-line situations . . . had 11 tackles (8 #71 \ Gordon Niebylski

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#79 \ Sean Poole #33 \ Leon Pennington Jr. \ RB 6-0 \ 228 \ FR. \ HS \ FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the nation’s top fullbacks by ESPN.com’s Tom Lemming (No. 11) . . . rated among the country’s top 50 running backs by Rivals.com (No. 46) . . . named to SuperPrep’s and PrepStar’s All-Dixie Teams . . . listed among Florida’s top seniors by SuperPrep (No. 31) and Orlando Sentinel (No. 49) . . . participated in CaliFlorida Bowl V on Jan. 3, 2004, in Moorpark, Calif. . . . rushed for 1,043 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2003 . . . earned Class 3A third-team all-state honors from the Florida Sports Writers Association in 2002 . . . selected Class 3A Broward County Offensive Player of the Year as a junior . . . gained 1,448 yards and scored 17 rushing TDs in 2002 . . . had 23 catches for 300 yards (13.0 avg.) as a junior . . . turned a screen pass into a 65-yard scoring play vs. South Plantation in 2002 . . . played for Coach Bob Wood at Hallandale (Fla.) High School . . . began his career at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., before transferring to Hallandale . . . runs 4.53 in the 40 . . . son of Leon and Sabrina Pennington . . . father Leon won four letters as a linebacker at Florida (1982-85) . . . born March 15, 1986 . . . no-preference major.

#79 \ Sean Poole \ OT 6-7 \ 290 \ SR. \ 3L \ FLINT, MI

The top candidate to fill the starting vacancy at right tackle following the departure of three-year starter Steve Stewart . . . AS A JUNIOR: Appeared in six games in 2003, including two starts at left tackle (vs. Penn State and Nebraska) . . . inserted into the starting lineup after Stefon Wheeler went down with a season-ending neck injury in the third quarter vs. Ohio State . . . graded out 90 percent or better in three regular-season games . . . recorded four pancake blocks . . . scored 95 percent in his first collegiate start vs. Penn State . . . graded 97 percent vs. Wisconsin . . . produced a perfect score (100 percent) in limited action vs. Illinois . . . had 11 production points on special teams . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw action in seven games (vs. Eastern Michigan, Rice, California, Northwestern, Michigan, Indiana and Penn State) in 2002 and played 49 minutes . . . graded out 90 percent or better four times . . . scored a career-high 98 percent vs. Indiana (9.5 minutes) . . . graded 96 percent vs. Eastern Michigan, including three pancakes, while playing a season-best 15 minutes . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Appeared in six games in 2001 and played 30.5 minutes . . . saw action at right tackle in four games (vs. Central #63 \ Devin Pritchett \ LB Michigan, Wisconsin, Michigan and Missouri) and graded out 90 percent or 6-2 \ 234 \ FR. \ RS \ ALPHARETTA, GA better three times . . . produced his top grades of the season vs. Missouri (91 percent) and Wisconsin (90) . . . registered four pancakes, including two vs. Second-year walk-on adds depth at linebacker . . . Central Michigan in the season opener . . . also played a season-high 13.5 2003 SEASON: Redshirted . . . selected Scout Team minutes vs. Central Michigan . . . 2000 SEASON: Granted a medical redshirt Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Michigan . . after missing the entire 2000 campaign due to a knee injury (ACL right knee) . named Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week sustained in an Aug. 12 practice . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: vs. Wisconsin . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL PrepStar and SuperPrep All-American . . . listed among the region’s top play- DATA: Two-year starter at outside linebacker and ers by The Midwest Football Recruiting News (No. 29) and SuperPrep (No. 23) fullback for Coach Mike Cloy at Centennial High School in Roswell, Ga...... ranked among the nation’s top offensive linemen by Rivals.com (No. 13) received all-conference, all-county and all-region honors as a senior . . . pro- and SuperPrep (No. 32) . . . rated among the Midwest’s top offensive linemen duced 89 tackles and two interceptions in 2002 . . . also credited with a (No. 6) by PrepStar . . . ranked among the state’s top prospects by the Lansing blocked punt, caused fumble and two fumble recoveries . . . rushed for near- State Journal (No. 4), Midwest Football Recruiting News (No. 8), Detroit Free ly 500 yards and four touchdowns as a senior . . . earned two letters in bas- Press (No. 10) and The Detroit News (No. 12) . . . earned first-team all-state ketball, playing power forward and center . . . averaged 9.3 points and 11.2 honors as a senior . . . two-time All-Saginaw Valley selection . . . did not allow rebounds as a senior . . . son of Lisa Pritchett . . . born March 12, 1985 . . . a sack in 1999 . . . three-year starter at offensive tackle for Coach Joe majoring in psychology. Eufinger at Flint (Mich.) Central High School . . . son of Rodney Poole and Sunny Abernathy . . . born July 7, 1982 . . . majoring in studio art. 2004 SPARTANS

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#81 \ Jason Randall \ TE 6-5 \ 269 \ SR. \ 3L \ MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, MI Jason Randall’s Statistics RECEIVING G/GS NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG 2001 9/1 — — — — — Heads into preseason camp listed No. 1 on the 2002 12/11 20 255 12.8 3 31 depth chart at tight end . . . part of a deep and 2003 13/5 21 218 10.4 2 20 talented Spartan tight end corps for 2004 that CAREER 34/17 41 473 11.5 5 31 also includes Eric Knott, Ryan Woods and Matt Walters . . . known primarily for his blocking skills, he has emerged as a pass-receiving threat Randall’s Career Highs CATCHES: 4, twice (last vs. Indiana, 2003) . . . has 17 career starts to his credit . . . AS A JUNIOR: Appeared in all 13 RECEIVING YARDS: 57, vs. Northwestern (2002) games in 2003, including five starts at tight end (vs. Rutgers, Notre Dame, TD CATCHES: 1, five times (last vs. Penn State, 2003) Indiana, Illinois and Nebraska) . . . had a career-best 21 receptions for 218 yards (10.4 avg.) and two touchdowns . . . caught at least one pass in nine games . . . his 5-yard TD grab in the back of the end zone early in the fourth Randall’s Game-By-Game Statistics 2002 RECEIVING NO. YDS. TD LG quarter vs. Penn State marked Jeff Smoker’s MSU single-game record-tying Eastern Michigan — — — — fourth scoring pass . . . had three catches each vs. Wisconsin (33 yards), Rice ——— — Minnesota (20) and Illinois (42) . . . equaled his single-game high with four California 2 17 1 15 receptions for 47 yards vs. Indiana, including a 12-yard TD catch from Notre Dame 1 18 0 18 Smoker early in the first quarter . . . had 57 production points on special Northwestern 3 57 1 31 Iowa — — — — teams . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Shared the Jim Adams Award, presented to the Minnesota 1 22 0 22 team’s unsung hero, with linebacker Ronald Stanley . . . started all but one Wisconsin 3 26 0 9 game at tight end in 2002, playing a career-high 295 minutes . . . finished Michigan 2 38 0 20 fourth on the team in receptions with 20 for 255 yards (12.8 avg.) and three Indiana 3 41 1 20 scores . . . caught at least one pass in nine games . . . had a career-best Purdue 1 8 08 Penn State 4 28 09 four catches for 28 yards in the season finale vs. Penn State . . . caught TOTALS 20 255 3 31 three passes for 41 yards vs. Indiana, including a 3-yard touchdown grab from Damon Dowdell . . . had three receptions for 26 yards vs. Wisconsin . . 2003 RECEIVING NO. YDS. TD LG . had three catches for a career-high 57 yards vs. Northwestern, including Western Michigan — — — — a 31-yard TD strike from Smoker . . . scored his first career touchdown vs. Rutgers 2 21 0 15 Louisiana Tech 1 10 0 10 California on a 2-yard toss from Smoker in the third quarter . . . recorded Notre Dame 2 18 0 14 seven solo tackles on special teams and recovered a fumble vs. Rice . . . Iowa — — — — AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in the last nine games of the 2001 season, Indiana 4 47 1 20 including a start at tight end vs. Minnesota, and played 77.5 minutes . . . Illinois 3 42 0 19 made a name for himself on the special teams, contributing seven tackles Minnesota 3 20 0 14 Michigan — — — — (5 solos, 2 assists) . . . had two solo hits each vs. Missouri and Purdue . . . Ohio State 1 19 0 19 named Spartan Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Purdue (9 production Wisconsin 3 33 0 14 points) . . . selected Spartan Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week vs. Penn State 2 8 1 5 Iowa . . . logged a season-high 14 minutes vs. Missouri in the regular-sea- Nebraska — — — — son finale . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to PrepStar’s and TOTALS 21 218 2 20 SuperPrep’s All-Midwest Teams . . . ranked among the nation’s top 60 tight ends (No. 55) by Rivals.com . . . listed among the Midwest’s top 90 players (No. 86) by SuperPrep . . . rated among the state’s top prospects by The Detroit News (No. 13), Lansing State Journal (No. 18) and Detroit Free Press (No. 26) . . . all-state end caught 24 passes for 270 yards (11.3 avg.) and four touchdowns as a senior . . . two-way starter registered 44 tackles from his defensive end position, including seven sacks . . . helped the Big Reds to an 8-1 regular-season record and a trip to the Division I playoffs . . . had 16 catches for 234 yards (14.6 avg.) as a junior . . . four-year starter at 2004 SPARTANS tight end and defensive end for Tony Anece at Muskegon (Mich.) High School . . . won three varsity letters in basketball, earning team MVP and all-district honors in 2000-01 . . .named area’s premier post player by the Muskegon Chronicle . . . received all-district honors in baseball as an out- fielder and first baseman . . . also lettered in track as a senior, competing in the discus . . . member of the high school band his freshman year as a percussionist . . . spent two summers at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Twin Lake, Mich. . . . son of John and Deborah Randall . . . born Dec. 26, 1982 . . . majoring in telecommunication.

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Ten opener . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Took over the placekicking duties for the #16 \ Dave Rayner \ K 6-2 \ 209 \ SR. \ 3L \ OXFORD, MI last nine games of the 2001 season and played 32.5 minutes . . . selected Spartan Special Teams Player of the Week three times (vs. Missouri, A leading candidate for the Lou Groza Award, Indiana and Iowa) . . . ranked third on the team in scoring with 60 points which is presented annually to the nation’s top . . . hit 8-of-14 field-goal attempts (.571) and 36-of-37 extra-point tries placekicker . . . rated among the nation’s top (.973) . . . provided a season-long 41-yard field goal vs. Fresno State in five kickers by Phil Steele’s College Football the Silicon Valley Football Classic . . . his streak of 35 straight PATs ended Preview (No. 3) and Lindy’s (No. 5) . . . presea- in the second quarter vs. Fresno State . . . accounted for a season-high 13 son third-team All-America selection by Phil points in MSU’s 55-7 victory over Missouri . . . made two field goals vs. Steele’s College Football Preview . . . heads into his fourth season as Missouri (21 and 25 yards) and Michigan (27, 26) . . . scored seven points Michigan State’s starting placekicker . . . showed off his powerful leg dur- in his collegiate debut vs. Iowa, converting all four extra points and his ing spring drills, hitting a 62-yard field goal during the April 6 (indoor) first field-goal attempt from 22 yards . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL scrimmage . . . has worked extremely hard to improve his field-goal accu- DATA: Named to the Detroit Free Press Dream Team . . . ranked No. 27 on racy . . . already ranks among MSU’s all-time leaders in extra points The Detroit News’ Blue Chip list . . . converted 3-of-4 field-goal attempts (fourth with 109 made), field goals (sixth with 40 made) and scoring (sev- as a senior . . . set a school single-season record with 35 PATs in 2000 . . enth with 229 career points) . . . has converted 37-straight extra-point . 82 percent of his kickoffs reached the end zone . . . averaged 44.7 yards attempts . . . needs just 18 field goals in 2004 to overtake John Langeloh on 30 punts as a senior . . . also saw action at wide receiver and had 13 (1987-90) and become MSU’s career leader . . . teams with punter receptions for 210 yards (16.2 avg.) and three touchdowns . . . earned all- Brandon Fields to give the Spartans one of the top kicking tandems in the metro honors as a junior . . . hit 5-of-8 field-goal attempts in 1999, country . . . AS A JUNIOR: Lou Groza Award semifinalist . . . honorable including a career-long 48-yarder, and 25-of-26 extra-point attempts . . . mention All-Big Ten selection by the media . . . saw action in all 13 games his 20-yard field goal gave Oxford (Mich.) High School a 17-14 overtime in 2003 . . . ranked among the NCAA leaders in field goals (tied for 10th win over Farmington Hills Harrison in 1999 . . . owns all but one school at 1.69 made per game) and scoring (28th at 8.1 points per game) . . . led punting/placekicking record . . . his career 43.3-yard punting average the team in scoring with a career-best 105 points, hitting 22-of-29 field- tops the all-time list . . . a four-year starter for Coach Bud Rowley . . . also goal attempts (.759) and 39-of-40 extra-point tries (.975) . . . his 105 recruited as an NCAA Division I soccer prospect . . . all-metro sweeper points represent the top single-season total by a Spartan placekicker, scored 11 goals and had eight assists as a senior . . . two-year starter on breaking the mark previously held by All-American Paul Edinger who the basketball team … son of Larry and Linda Rayner . . . born Oct. 26, scored 103 points in 1999 . . . finished No. 2 on the special teams leader- 1982 . . . majoring in kinesiology. board with 171 production points . . . produced his 22nd field goal of the 2003 season vs. Nebraska in the Alamo Bowl – a 46-yarder in the first quarter – tying MSU’s single-season record set by Edinger in 1998 . . . earned Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honors after accounting Dave Rayner’s Statistics for 14 points in MSU’s 44-38 victory at No. 25 Minnesota . . . also named SCORING PAT (PCT.) FG (PCT.) PTS 2001 36-37 (.972) 8-14 (.571) 60 one of the Lou Groza Award’s Top Three Stars for Week 8 vs. Minnesota . . 2002 34-35 (.971) 10-16 (.625) 64 . was perfect on three field-goal (46, 50 and 52 yards) and five extra- 2003 39-40 (.975) 22-29 (.759) 105 point attempts against the Golden Gophers . . . made three field goals CAREER 109-112 (.973) 40-59 (.678) 229 each vs. Notre Dame (51, 30 and 30 yards) and Rutgers (38, 30, 24) . . . produced four field goals (seven attempts) vs. Louisiana Tech (51, 49, 37 FG ACCURACY -20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TOTAL LG and 30) – tying his career best . . . 53 percent of his kickoffs (40 of 76) 2001 0-0 6-6 1-4 1-3 0-1 8-14 41 resulted in touchbacks . . . also employed as a rugby punter, averaging 2002 0-0 1-3 5-7 2-4 2-2 10-16 53 40.4 yards on 14 punts . . . had eight punts downed inside the opponent’s 2003 0-0 4-4 8-10 6-7 4-8 22-29 52 CAREER 0-0 11-13 14-21 9-14 6-11 40-59 53 20-yard line . . . averaged 43.7 yards on three punts vs. Nebraska, including two killed inside the Cornhusker 20 . . . hit a season-long 52-yard punt vs. Wisconsin . . . averaged 39.7 yards on three punts vs. Michigan – all downed inside the Wolverine 20 . . . averaged 43.0 yards on two punts vs. Minnesota, with both kicks downed inside the Golden Gopher 10 . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Appeared in all 12 games in 2002 and played 55.5 minutes . . . finished second on the team in scoring with 64 points, trailing only 2002 Biletnikoff Award winner Charles Rogers who scored 13 touchdowns to account for 78 points . . . converted 10-of-16 field-goal attempts (.625) and 34-of-35 extra-point tries (.971) . . . ranked sixth in the Big Ten in field goals made at 0.83 per game . . . hit seven-straight field goals during a midseason stretch . . . made 32-straight extra points before misfiring on his third attempt vs. Purdue . . . his eight PATs vs. Indiana tied the second-highest single-game total in school history . . . earned Spartan and Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honors vs. Northwestern after converting a career-high four field goals and providing a career-best 15 points . . . was perfect on four field-goal attempts, including a career-long 53-yarder in the fourth quarter, and three extra- point tries against the Wildcats . . . six of his nine kickoffs vs. Northwestern resulted in touchbacks . . . also named one of the Lou Groza Award’s Top Three Stars for Week 6 for his kicking performance in the Big 2004 SPARTANS

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#16 \ Dave Rayner #62 \ Charlie Rewoldt \ DT 6-2 \ 283 \ FR. \ RS \ ANN ARBOR, MI

Second-year walk-on provides depth at defensive tackle . . . 2003 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Two-year starter at offensive and defensive tackle for Coach Chuck White at Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Mich. . . . earned all-conference and all-area honors as a senior . . . recorded 75 tackles in 2002, including 14 sacks . . . won three letters in wrestling, receiving all-region honors twice . . . produced a 29-11 record as a senior in the heavyweight division . . . son of Jeffrey and Ferial Rewoldt . . . born Aug. 13, 1985 . . . no-preference major.

#9 \ Stephen Reaves \ QB 6-1 \ 206 \ FR. \ RS \ TAMPA, FL

Left-hander figures to battle Drew Stanton and Damon Dowdell for the starting nod at quarterback in 2004 . . . completed 49-of-90 throws (.544) for 472 yards, two touchdowns and five interceptions in four spring scrimmages . . . hit 15-of-26 passes for 184 yards in the April 24 scrimmage while directing four scoring drives . . . capped a 10-play, 75- yard scoring drive with a 1-yard keeper in the final scrimmage . . . completed 12-of-23 throws for 107 yards, including a 24-yard TD toss to Agim Shabaj, in the April 10 scrimmage . . . connected on 10-of-21 passes for 105 yards, including a 16-yard TD strike to Matt Trannon, in the April 6 scrimmage . . . 2003 SEASON: Redshirted . . . named Spartan Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week vs. Western Michigan . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the nation’s top quarterbacks by Rivals.com (No. 35) . . . rated among Florida’s top 100 prospects by

Rivals.com (No. 74) . . . named to PrepStar’s All-Southeast Team . . . earned 2004 SPARTANS honorable mention Class 4A all-state recognition from the Florida Sports Writers Association . . . first-team All-Hillsborough County selection by The Tampa Tribune . . . completed 112-of-243 throws (.461) for 1,736 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior while being intercepted only five times . . . threw for a season-high 300 yards and two TDs vs. Tampa Bay Tech . . . connected on 11-of-14 passes for 213 yards and a score vs. Sickles . . . completed all six of his pass attempts in the first half vs. Sickles for 117 yards . . . threw for 1,863 yards and 18 scores as a junior . . . scored four rushing TDs in 2001 . . . played for Coach Darlee Nelson at Plant High School in Tampa, Fla. . . . also competed in basketball and track . . . runs 4.7 in the 40 . . . father John earned All-America honors as a quarterback at Florida (1969-71) and spent 14 years in the National Football League . . . son of John and Patti Reaves . . . born Dec. 5, 1984 . . . no-preference major. #9 \ Stephen Reaves

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#92 \ Clifton Ryan #92 \ Clifton Ryan \ DE 6-2 \ 288 \ SO. \ 1L \ SAGINAW, MI

Heads into preseason camp listed No. 1 on the depth chart at STUD end . . . recorded two sacks (10 yards) in the April 6 scrimmage . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in all 13 games in 2003, working behind Greg Taplin at RUSH end . . . produced 16 tackles (10 solos, 6 assists) . . . made his first collegiate start vs. Minnesota, with Taplin sidelined with a knee injury, and responded by posting three tackles (2-1) . . . matched his season high with three stops (2-1) in the 2003 season opener vs. Western Michigan, including two for losses (22 yards) . . . his totals vs. Western Michigan included his first career sack (6 yards) . . . had 18 production points on special teams . . . 2002 SEASON: Granted a medical redshirt . . . made two brief appearances in 2002 – vs. Eastern Michigan and California – playing only nine minutes . . . posted two tackles vs. California, including a solo hit . . . named Spartan Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week vs. Michigan . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: PrepStar All-American . . . named to SuperPrep’s, PrepStar’s and Prep Football Report’s All-Midwest Teams . . . ranked among the nation’s top 25 athletes by ESPN.com’s Tom Lemming (No. 13) . . . listed among the Midwest’s top prospects by SuperPrep (No. 39) and Tom Lemming (No. 47) . . . rated among the state’s top seniors by the Lansing State Journal (No. 9), The Detroit News (No. 18) and Detroit Free Press (No. 27) . . . first-team Class A all-state pick by The Detroit News as a senior . . . three-time All-Saginaw Valley Conference selection . . . recorded 87 tackles, including four sacks, in 2001 . . . also rushed for 376 yards and four touchdowns as a senior . . . produced 108 tackles, including 11 for losses, and forced three fumbles as a junior . . . gained 250 yards (41 carries) and scored four rushing TDs in 2000 . . . had 115 stops as a sophomore . . . three-year starter and two-time captain for Coach Jim Jones at Arthur Hill High School in Saginaw, Mich. . . . finished his prep career with 310 tackles, including 12 sacks . . . also lettered in basketball and track . . . attended the same high school that produced Spartan basketball All-American and NBA first-round draft pick Jason Richardson (Golden State Warriors) . . . son of Regina Ryan . . . born Feb. 18, 1984 . . . majoring in kinesiology.

Clifton Ryan’s Statistics G/GS UT AT TM TFL SACKS 2002 2/0 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 2003 13/1 10 6 16 2-22 1-6 #87 \ Kyle Sackrider \ TE CAREER 15/1 11 7 18 2-22 1-6 6-2 \ 224 \ FR. \ RS \ BATTLE CREEK, MI Second-year walk-on adds depth at tight end . . . Ryan’s Career Highs had two catches for 12 yards in the April 24 TACKLES: 3, twice (last vs. Minnesota, 2003) scrimmage . . . made the transition from wide TACKLES FOR LOSSES: 2, vs. Western Michigan (2003) receiver to tight end during spring drills . . . has SACKS: 1, vs. Western Michigan (2003) added 21 pounds to his frame since the beginning of the 2003 campaign . . . 2003 SEASON: Ryan’s Game-By-Game Statistics Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Two-year starter for 2003 DEFENSE UT AT TM TFL SACKS Coach Ed Greenman at Harper Creek High School in Battle Creek, Mich. . . . Western Michigan 2 1 3 2-22 1-6 second-team all-state selection in 2002 . . . also earned all-league, all-city Rutgers — — — — — Louisiana Tech 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 and all-area honors as a senior . . . rewrote the Harper Creek single-season Notre Dame — — — ——record book with 56 receptions for 1,300 yards (23.2 avg.) and 19 touch- Iowa — — — ——downs in 2002 . . . saw action at every defensive position, except linebacker, Indiana 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 as a senior . . . caught 38 passes for 700 yards and 15 TDs as a junior . . . Illinois 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 also started every game at defensive end in 2001 . . . three-year starter at Minnesota 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 Michigan — ——— —forward for the Beavers’ basketball team, scoring a school-record 1,079 Ohio State 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 career points . . . earned three letters in track . . . finished seventh in the Wisconsin 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 110 hurdles at the 2003 Division 2 state finals after claiming fifth in the Penn State 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 event as a junior in 2002 . . . lettered in tennis as a freshman, advancing Nebraska 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 to the state tournament . . . graduated from Harper Creek with a 3.5 grade- TOTALS 10 6 16 2-22 1-6 point average . . . son of Mark and Nancy Sackrider . . . born April 26, 1984

2004 SPARTANS . . . majoring in agribusiness management.

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#32 \ Jerramy Scott \ WR 5-10 \ 188 \ SO. \ 1L \ JUPITER, FL Jerramy Scott’s Statistics RECEIVING G/GS NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG 2002 2/0 — — — — — Heads into preseason camp ranked slightly 2003 12/1 19 212 11.2 2 20 ahead of Agim Shabaj at SLOT receiver . . . CAREER 14/1 19 212 11.2 2 20 made great strides during spring ball, consistently making big plays . . . had three recep- RUSHING ATT. YDS. AVG. TD LG tions for 41 yards in the April 24 scrimmage . . 2002 9 44 4.9 0 10 . caught two passes for 38 yards in the April 10 2003 1 6 6.0 0 6 scrimmage, including a 21-yard touchdown strike from Damon Dowdell . CAREER 10 50 5.0 0 10 . . AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in 12 games in 2003 (DNP vs. Michigan) . . . had 19 receptions for 212 yards (11.2 avg.) and two scores . . . Scott’s Career Highs caught at least one pass in each of his last 11 games . . . made his first CATCHES: 7, vs. Penn State (2003) collegiate start vs. Penn State and set career highs for receptions (7) and RECEIVING YARDS: 82, vs. Penn State (2003) receiving yards (82), including a 17-yard TD grab from Jeff Smoker in the TD CATCHES: 1, twice (last vs. Penn State, 2003) third quarter . . . scored his first career TD on a 15-yard toss from Smoker CARRIES: 9, vs. Eastern Michigan (2002) in the second quarter vs. Illinois . . . made the transition from running RUSHING YARDS: 44, vs. Eastern Michigan (2002) back to wide out during spring drills . . . 2002 SEASON: Granted a medical redshirt . . . made his only appearance in the 2002 season opener vs. Scott’s Game-By-Game Statistics Eastern Michigan, gaining 44 yards on nine carries . . . earned Spartan 2003 RECEIVING NO. YDS. TD LG Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week honors twice (vs. California and Western Michigan — — — — Rutgers 1 20 0 20 Purdue) . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to Prep Football Louisiana Tech 1 9 0 9 Report’s and PrepStar’s All-Southeast Teams and SuperPrep’s All-Dixie Notre Dame 1 19 0 19 Team . . . rated among the nation’s top 20 all-purpose backs by Iowa 2 8 0 6 Rivals100.com (No. 16) . . . ranked among the Southeast’s top 100 Indiana 1 13 0 13 prospects by Tom Lemming (No. 91) . . . listed among Florida’s top 90 Illinois 1 15 1 15 Minnesota 1 8 0 8 seniors by SuperPrep (No. 83) . . . Palm Beach County Super 11 pick . . . Michigan DNP selected to play in the Florida-Georgia and Treasure Coast All-Star Ohio State 2 12 0 6 Games . . . earned first-team all-state honors as a junior and senior . . . Wisconsin 1 8 0 8 two-time all-area and all-district selection . . . two-time team MVP and Penn State 7 82 1 17 four-time all-conference selection for Jack Daniels at W.T. Dwyer High Nebraska 1 18 0 18 TOTALS 19 212 220 School in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. . . . rushed for 1,110 yards (121 carries) and 14 touchdowns in 2001 . . . caught 22 passes for 188 yards and four TDs as a senior . . . also had 33 tackles, 14 pass break-ups and an interception as a cornerback in 2001 . . . gained 1,277 yards on 121 rushes and scored 19 TDs as a junior . . . had 26 catches for 211 yards and four TDs in 2000 . . . registered 44 tackles and eight interceptions as a junior . . . holds school career records for rushing yards (2,967), total touchdowns (49) and interceptions (20) . . . born April 7, 1983 . . . brother Gari (1996-99) ranks as Michigan State’s fourth all-time leading receiver with 134 catches for 2,095 yards and 18 TDs . . . son of Barbara Scott . . . born April 7, 1983 . . . no-preference major. 2004 SPARTANS

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#2 \ Agim Shabaj \ WR 5-10 \ 195 \ JR. \ 2L \ FARMINGTON HILLS, MI Agim Shabaj’s Statistics RECEIVING G/GS NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG 2002 6/0 6 45 7.5 0 13 Again figures to be a key weapon in Michigan 2003 13/12 57 692 12.1 5 73 State’s offensive playbook . . . opens preseason CAREER 19/12 63 737 11.7 5 73 camp listed No. 2 on the depth chart at SLOT receiver, behind Jerramy Scott . . . preseason All- RUSHING ATT. YDS. AVG. TD LG Big Ten selection by Phil Steele’s College Football 2002 — — — — — Preview (third team) . . . rated the Big Ten’s No. 2 2003 8 45 5.6 0 28 possession receiver by The Sporting News . . . multi-talented player could con- CAREER 8 45 5.6 0 28 tinue to have an impact as a punt returner . . . had six catches for 63 yards PUNT RETURNS NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG in the April 10 scrimmage, including a 24-yard touchdown grab from Stephen 2002 4 35 8.8 0 14 Reaves . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Started 12 of 13 games at SLOT receiver in 2003 12 38 3.2 0 11 2003 . . . led the team in receptions with 57 for 692 yards (12.1 avg.) and five CAREER 16 73 4.6 0 14 TDs . . . his 57 catches rank seventh on MSU’s single-season chart . . . ranked sixth in the Big Ten in catches (4.38 per game) and 10th in receiving yards KICKOFF RETURNS NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG (53.2 per game) . . . caught at least one pass in 12 games . . . paced the 2002 1 21 21.0 0 21 Spartans in receptions in five games . . . had a career-best nine catches for 2003 1 17 17.0 0 17 78 yards vs. Ohio State, including a 22-yard TD reception from Jeff Smoker in CAREER 2 38 19.0 0 21 the first quarter . . . caught four passes for 106 yards (26.5 avg.) vs. Michigan, including a 73-yard scoring pass from Smoker in the third quarter Shabaj’s Career Highs . . . had six receptions each vs. Minnesota (61 yards), Louisiana Tech (69) and CATCHES: 9, twice (last vs. Ohio State, 2003) Western Michigan (89) . . . matched his personal best with nine catches for RECEIVING YARDS: 145, vs. Rutgers (2003) 62 yards vs. Iowa . . . posted the first 100-yard receiving game of his career TD CATCHES: 2 vs. Western Michigan (2003) vs. Rutgers, with seven catches for a career-best 145 yards (20.7 avg.) . . . PUNT RETURNS: 5, vs. Penn State (2003) PUNT RETURN YARDS: 21, vs. Penn State (2002) scored on a 62-yard strike from Smoker in the first quarter against the Scarlet Knights . . . had TD grabs of 50 and 21 yards from Smoker in the 2003 season opener vs. Western Michigan . . . contributed 45 yards rushing on eight Shabaj’s Game-By-Game Statistics carries (5.6 avg.) in 2003 . . . had 26 production points on special teams . . . 2003 RECEIVING NO. YDS. TD LG Western Michigan 6 89 2 50 returned 12 punts for 38 yards (3.2 avg.) . . . also returned a kickoff for 17 Rutgers 7 145 1 62 yards vs. Rutgers . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Became one of eight true freshmen to Louisiana Tech 6 69 0 24 letter in 2002, appearing in six games and playing 48 minutes . . . sidelined Notre Dame 1 11 0 11 for the other six games as a result of knee injuries (DNP vs. Rice, California, Iowa 9 62 0 17 Notre Dame, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Purdue) . . . had six receptions for 45 Indiana 2 28 0 20 Illinois 2 3 0 2 yards (7.5 avg.) . . . caught at least one pass in four games . . . had two catch- Minnesota 6 61 015 es each vs. Indiana (11 yards) and Iowa (18) . . . returned four punts for 35 Michigan 4 106 173 yards (8.8 avg.) . . . also returned a kickoff for 21 yards vs. Northwestern . . . Ohio State 9 78 1 22 HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: SuperPrep, PrepStar and Max Emfinger Wisconsin 190 9 All-American . . . ranked among the nation’s top wide receivers by ESPN.com’s Penn State ——— — Nebraska 4 31 0 12 Tom Lemming (No. 19), Rivals100.com (No. 32), SuperPrep (No. 35) and TOTALS 57 692 5 73 TheInsiders.com (No. 35) . . . listed among the Midwest’s top prospects by the Detroit Free Press (No. 10) and SuperPrep (No. 24) . . . rated among the state’s top seniors by the Lansing State Journal (No. 4), The Detroit News (No. 7) and Detroit Free Press (No. 11) . . . named to The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Dream Teams . . . caught 60 passes for 1,411 yards (23.5 avg.) and 18 touchdowns as a senior . . . his 18 TD receptions mark the fourth-best single- season total in state history . . . had five catches for 96 yards in the 2001 state championship game vs. Fruitport, including a 10-yard strike from Drew Stanton in the first quarter . . . rushed for 134 yards (13 carries) and scored one TD in 2001 . . . returned 10 punts for 157 yards (15.7 avg.) and a TD as a senior . . . also intercepted seven passes from his safety position in 2001 . . . had 45 receptions for 790 yards (17.6 avg.) and 12 TDs as a junior . . . completed 11-of-20 throws for 420 yards and four TDs in 2000 . . . gained 395 yards (40 attempts) and scored seven rushing TDs as a junior . . . tied the state record for longest punt return with his 96-yarder for a touchdown vs. Livonia Franklin in 1999 . . . had 114 career catches for 2,438 yards (21.4 avg.) and 31 TDs . . . played on three-straight state championship teams for Coach John Herrington at Harrison High School in Farmington Hills, Mich. . . . high school teammate of current Spartan quarterback Drew Stanton . . . ran a leg on Harrison’s 2001 state champion 4x100 relay team . . . has posted personal bests of 10.8 in the 100 and 21.9 in the 200 . . . son of Jimmy and Bedrija Shabaj . . . born Jan. 4, 1984 . . . no-preference major. 2004 SPARTANS

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#2 \ Agim Shabaj Chad Simon’s Statistics G/GS UT AT TM 2001 5/0 — — — 2002 12/0 3 2 5 2003 13/0 2 1 3 CAREER 30/0 5 3 8

KICKOFF RETURNS NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG 2001 — — — — — 2002 — — — — — 2003 2 77 38.5 0 59 CAREER 2 77 38.5 0 59

#36 \ Eric Smith \ S 6-1 \ 193 \ JR. \ 2L \ GROVEPORT, OH

Moves into his second season as Michigan State’s starting strong safety . . . sat out spring drills while continuing to rehab from his Dec. 5 knee surgery . . . has 14 career starts under his belt . . . AS A SOPHO- MORE: Started the first nine games of the 2003 season at strong safety . . . suffered a knee injury in the Nov. 13 practice and missed the final four games . . . saw limited action vs. Michigan with a sprained shoulder . . . led the Spartans in tackles (68) and production points (119) through eight games . . . finished sixth on the team with 69 tackles (41 solos, 28 assists) . . . produced five tackles for losses (19 yards), including three sacks (17) . . . also recorded two interceptions and nine pass break-ups . . . made seven stops (4-3) vs. Minnesota . . . registered 12 tackles (10-2), including a 7-yard sack, and an interception vs. Illinois . . . his 24-yard interception return in the second quarter #13 \ Chad Simon \ RB vs. Illinois set up MSU’s go-ahead touchdown . . . posted a career-best 14 tackles (5- 5-8 \ 194 \ SR. \ 2L \ SAGINAW, MI 9) vs. Indiana . . . earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors after compil- ing 12 tackles (7-5) vs. Notre Dame, including three for losses (11 yards) . . . record- Fourth-year walk-on provides depth at running back . . . ed two sacks (10 yards) against the Irish . . . came up with his first career intercep- AS A JUNIOR: Academic All-Big selection for the section in the second quarter vs. Louisiana Tech, picking off Luke McCown at the MSU 9 ond year in a row . . . appeared in all 13 games in 2003 and returning it 59 yards . . . contributed eight tackles (7-1) in the 2003 season – all on special teams . . . ranked No. 8 on the special opener vs. Western Michigan . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Presented the Tommy Love Award teams leaderboard with 117 production points . . . as the team’s most improved player . . . appeared in 10 games in 2002, starting the credited with three tackles (2 solos, 1 assist) . . . last five games of the season at free safety (vs. Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, returned two kickoffs for 77 yards (38.5 avg.) . . . his 59-yard kickoff return late in Purdue and Penn State) . . . suffered a sprained knee in the season opener vs. the second quarter vs. Wisconsin set up MSU’s first touchdown . . . also returned a Eastern Michigan and sat out the next two games, vs. Rice and California . . . played kickoff 18 yards vs. Ohio State . . . named Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week 206.5 minutes . . . recorded 38 tackles (30 solos, 8 assists) . . . registered six stops vs. Louisiana Tech . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . saw (5-1) vs. Michigan . . . earned Spartan Defensive Player of the Week honors after pro- action in all 12 games, primarily on special teams, in 2002 and played 47 minutes ducing a season-best 13 tackles (12-1) in his first collegiate start vs. Wisconsin . . . . . recorded five tackles (3 solos, 2 assists) . . . named Spartan Special Teams . made four solo tackles vs. Minnesota . . . selected Spartan Special Teams Player of Player of the Week vs. Indiana, with two solo hits and eight production points . . . the Week vs. Iowa (7 production points) . . . also posted his only tackle for loss vs. selected Spartan Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week vs. Notre Dame . . . made Iowa (6 yards) . . . 2001 SEASON: Granted a medical redshirt after missing the entire the switch from cornerback to running back during preseason camp . . . AS A 2001 campaign with a knee injury . . . underwent surgery Oct. 11 to repair the torn 2004 SPARTANS FRESHMAN: Saw action in five games, primarily on special teams, as a true fresh- meniscus in his left knee . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Second-team all- man in 2001 and played 11.5 minutes . . . played a season-high three minutes in state and all-district selection as a senior . . . made 55 tackles and intercepted seven the opener vs. Central Michigan . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Two-year passes to earn first-team all-conference honors in 2000 . . . versatile player started starter at tailback for Coach Brett Foerster at Heritage High School in Saginaw, the last six games at quarterback plus saw action at wide receiver and running back Mich. . . . honorable mention all-state selection as a senior . . . named to The . . . had 16 catches for 400 yards (25.0 avg.) and four touchdowns . . . caught 10 Saginaw News Dream Team in 2000 . . . also earned first-team All-Saginaw Valley passes for 112 yards and two TDs in the season finale vs. Westerville South . . . com- Conference honors . . . led Saginaw Valley in rushing with 1,456 yards as a senior pleted 3-of-6 throws for 67 yards vs. Westerville South, scored on a 25-yard reverse and scored 14 touchdowns . . . picked up a career-high 222 rushing yards and and intercepted two passes . . . had a 100-yard rushing game vs. Gahanna . . . scored three TDs vs. Bay City Central . . . had 15 tackles and three interceptions as played for Coach Steve Hale at Groveport-Madison High School in Groveport, Ohio . . a defensive back in 2000 . . . rushed for 1,015 yards and seven TDs as a junior . . . . received the Ernie Godfrey Award, which is presented to the top scholar-athlete in had 22 career goals and 35 assists as a two-year starter on the Heritage soccer the greater Columbus area, in addition to being selected conference scholar-athlete team . . . also earned four letters as a center fielder on the baseball team . . . had of the year . . . sported a 3.95 grade-point average . . . qualified for the track and a .700 on-base percentage as the team’s lead-off hitter in 2001 . . . son of Gary and field regional in the pole vault, high jump and long jump . . . son of Terry and Lori Jeannine Simon . . . born Aug. 13, 1982 . . . majoring in finance. Smith . . . born March 17, 1983 . . . majoring in criminal justice.

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#36 \ Eric Smith Eric Smith’s Statistics G/GS UT AT TM TFL SACKS INT 2002 10/5 30 8 38 1-6 1-6 0-0 2003 9/9 43 26 69 5-19 3-17 2-83 CAREER 19/14 73 34 107 6-25 4-23 2-83

Eric Smith’s Career Highs TACKLES: 14, vs. Indiana (2003) TACKLES FOR LOSSES: 3, vs. Notre Dame (2003) SACKS: 2, vs. Notre Dame (2003) INTERCEPTIONS: 1, twice (last vs. Illinois, 2003)

Eric Smith’s Game-By-Game Statistics 2002 DEFENSE UT AT TM TFL SACKS Eastern Michigan 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 Rice DNP – INJ California DNP – INJ Notre Dame — — — — — Northwestern 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 Iowa 1 0 1 1-6 1-6 Minnesota 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 Wisconsin 12 1 13 0-0 0-0 Michigan 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 Indiana 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 Purdue 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 Penn State 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 TOTALS 30 8 38 1-6 1-6

2003 DEFENSE UT AT TM TFL SACKS Western Michigan 7 1 8 0-0 0-0 Rutgers 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 Louisiana Tech 3 2 5 1-1 0-0 Notre Dame 7 5 12 3-11 2-10 Iowa 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 Indiana 5 9 14 0-0 0-0 Illinois 10 2 12 1-7 1-7 Minnesota 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 Michigan 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 Ohio State DNP – INJ Wisconsin DNP – INJ Penn State DNP – INJ #93 \ Nick Smith \ DL Nebraska DNP – INJ 6-6 \ 273 \ FR. \ HS \ NORTH CANTON, OH TOTALS 41 28 69 5-19 3-17 HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Participated in the June 19 Ohio All-Star Classic in Columbus . . . ranked among the nation’s top defensive tackles by Rivals.com (No. 56) . . . named to SuperPrep’s All-Midwest Team . . . listed among the Midwest’s top prospects by SuperPrep (No. 65) . . . rated among Ohio’s top 50 seniors by Rivals.com (No. 50) . . . Associated Press Division I All-Ohio selection in 2003 . . . earned first-team All- Northeast Inland District, All-Stark County and All-Federal League honors as a senior . . . recorded 55 tackles in 2003, with 10 for losses including four sacks . . . also credited with 12 quarterback hurries, three pass break-ups and one fumble recovery . . . played for Coach Jack Rose at GlenOak High School in Canton, Ohio . . . runs 4.8 in the 40 . . . son of Tom Smith and Donna Grebelsky . . . born Dec. 30, 1985 . . . majoring in communication. 2004 SPARTANS

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of 12 games at WILL linebacker in 2002 . . . played 312.5 minutes . . . more #49 \ Maurice Smith-Davis \ DE 6-1 \ 238 \ FR. \ RS \ WARREN, OH than doubled his 2001 production, ranking second on the Spartans in tackles with 99 (61 solos, 38 assists) . . . his 138 production points ranked sec- Scheduled for back-up duty at STUD end in 2004 . . ond on the team . . . produced a team-best nine tackles for losses (21 . made the transition from linebacker to defensive yards) . . . recorded at least one tackle for loss in six games . . . played as end during spring drills . . . 2003 SEASON: well as anyone during the second half of the season, averaging 12 tackles Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: per game during a four-game stretch . . . provided one sack each vs. Purdue Ranked among the nation’s top inside linebackers (4 yards) and California (4) . . . reached double figures in tackles three by Rivals.com (No. 70) . . . third-team all-state pick times . . . named Spartan Defensive Player of the Week vs. Indiana after as a senior . . . earned first-team All-Northeast Ohio (Division II), All-Metro recording 10 stops, including one for a 3-yard loss . . . amassed 19 pro- Athletic Conference (MAC) and All-Trumbull County honors . . . rushed for 1,329 duction points against the Hoosiers, including two QB hits . . . made a yards (260 carries) and 15 touchdowns in 2002 while leading Howland High career-best 16 tackles (10-6) vs. Michigan . . . earned Spartan Defensive School (8-4 overall) to the Division II, Region 5 championship game . . . had Player of the Week honors vs. Minnesota (25 production points), posting 13 eight catches for 115 yards (14.4 avg.) as a senior . . . also recorded 53 tack- tackles including two for losses (3 yards) . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Named sec- les, including six sacks, in 2002 . . . ran for 109 yards (21 attempts) and two ond-team Freshman All-American by The Sporting News and Football News scores in a 28-6 victory over Madison, the first playoff win in school history . . . . . started 10 of 12 games as a true freshman at WILL linebacker in 2001 . rushed for 247 yards (23 carries) and three TDs in the 2002 season opener vs. and played 264 minutes . . . recorded 43 tackles (22 solos, 21 assists), Campbell Memorial . . . his first two carries vs. Campbell Memorial resulted in including three for losses (6 yards) . . . produced a season-high seven stops touchdowns, scoring on runs of 74 and 57 yards . . . named Tiger Player of the vs. Purdue (2-5) and Notre Dame (4-3) . . . registered a tackle for loss in Week five times as a senior, earning the honor three times as an offensive play- each of his last three regular-season games, including sacks in back-to- er and twice as a defender . . . elected team captain prior to the 2002 season . back games vs. Purdue and Penn State . . . made six tackles (1-5) vs. . . gained 600-plus yards as a junior . . . gained 2,056 career rushing yards on Wisconsin . . . forced two fumbles, including one vs. Fresno State in the 431 attempts (4.8 avg.) . . . had 23 career receptions for 335 yards (14.6 avg.) Silicon Valley Football Classic . . . played 204 minutes in 2001, including a . . . two-year starter for Coach Dick Angle at Howland . . . runs 4.6 in the 40 . season-high 37.5 minutes vs. Wisconsin . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL . . also participated in track and basketball . . . attended the same high school DATA: PrepStar All-American . . . ranked among the Midwest’s top 100 that produced former Spartan quarterback Bill Burke (1996-99) … son of prospects by Tom Lemming (No. 74) and SuperPrep (No. 98) . . . rated Travis Davis and Audreanna Smith . . . father Travis played defensive tackle at among the state’s top 20 players by Midwest Football Recruiting News (No. Michigan State (1986-89) and earned first-team All-Big Ten honors in 1989 . . 17), Detroit Free Press (No. 18) and The Detroit News (No. 20) . . . earned . born June 7, 1985 . . . no-preference major. first-team all-state and All-Saginaw Valley Conference honors as a senior . . . recorded 113 tackles in 2000, including 13 for losses with three sacks . . . rushed for 1,106 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior while helping Saginaw (Mich.) High School to a 12-1 record and a trip to the state semi- #44 \ Ronald Stanley \ LB finals . . . all-area and all-conference selection as a junior with 97 tackles, 6-0 \ 234 \ SR. \ 3L \ SAGINAW, MI including nine sacks . . . gained 450 yards rushing and scored six times in 1999 . . . turned in one of his top performances in the ’99 state champi- Tough, physical playmaker moves into his fourth onship (Division 2) game vs. Brother Rice, registering 18 tackles in the vic- season as a starting linebacker, his second year tory . . . three-year starter for Coach Donald Durrett . . . member of the 2000 at the MIKE position . . . ranked among the state champion 4x100 relay team . . . ran a personal-best 10.8 in the 100 nation’s top 25 inside linebackers by Phil Steele’s meters . . . high school teammate of former Spartans Charles Rogers, College Football Preview (No. 23) . . . preseason Monquiz Wedlow and Jeremiah McLaurin . . . son of Ronald and Janet All-Big Ten selection by Athlon Sports (second Stanley . . . born March 6, 1983 . . . majoring in criminal justice. team) and Phil Steele’s College Football Preview (third team) . . . led the team with eight tackles in the April 16 scrimmage, including 2.5 sacks for 24 yards . . . has 33 career starts to his credit . . . needs 86 tackles in 2004 to crack MSU’s all-time top 10 . . . has eight career double-figure tackle games . . . AS A JUNIOR: Started 12 games at MIKE linebacker in 2003 . . . suffered a hamstring injury vs. Iowa and sat out the next game vs. Indiana . . . ranked third on the team in tackles (career-best 101: 55 solos, 46

assists) and seventh in production points (115) . . . recorded six tackles for 2004 SPARTANS losses (15 yards), four pass break-ups and caused three fumbles . . . produced double figures in tackles five times . . . led the Spartans in tackles on three occasions . . . had eight tackles each vs. Penn State (5-3), Louisiana Tech (5-3) and Rutgers (6-2) . . . reached double digits in tackles in four-straight games: 10 vs. Ohio State (6-4), 13 vs. Michigan (7-6), career-best 16 vs. Minnesota (6-10) and 12 vs. Illinois (6-6) . . . his fumble recovery late in the first half vs. Minnesota set up Dave Rayner’s 50- yard field goal as the Spartans built a 34-17 halftime lead . . . registered 10 tackles (5-5) vs. Notre Dame, including one for a loss, and forced a fumble . . . posted three tackles for losses (7 yards) vs. Rutgers, including a 5- yard sack . . . made nine stops (5-4) in the 2003 season opener vs. Western Michigan . . . made the move from outside to middle linebacker during spring drills . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Shared the Jim Adams Award, presented to the team’s unsung hero, with tight end Jason Randall . . . started 11

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#44 \ Ronald Stanley Ronald Stanley’s Statistics G/GS UT AT TM TFL-YDS. SACKS 2001 12/10 22 21 43 3-6 2-2 2002 12/11 61 38 99 9-21 2-8 2003 12/12 55 46 101 6-15 1-5 CAREER 36/33 138 105 243 18-42 5-15

Stanley’s Career Highs TACKLES: 16, twice (last vs. Minnesota, 2003) TACKLES FOR LOSSES: 3, vs. Rutgers (2003) SACKS: 1, five times (last vs. Rutgers, 2003)

Stanley’s Game-By-Game Statistics 2001 DEFENSE UT AT TM TFL SACKS Central Michigan 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 Notre Dame 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 Northwestern 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 Iowa 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 Minnesota 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 Wisconsin 1 5 6 0-0 0-0 Michigan 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 Indiana 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 Purdue 2 5 7 1-1 1-1 Penn State 2 1 3 1-1 1-1 Missouri 1 2 3 1-4 0-0 Fresno State 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 TOTALS 22 21 43 3-6 2-2

2002 DEFENSE UT AT TM TFL SACKS Eastern Michigan 2 4 6 0-0 0-0 Rice 5 3 8 1-2 0-0 California 8 1 9 2-5 1-4 Notre Dame 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 Northwestern 2 4 6 0-0 0-0 Iowa 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 Minnesota 8 5 13 2-3 0-0 Wisconsin 7 2 9 2-4 0-0 Michigan 10 6 16 0-0 0-0 Indiana 6 4 10 1-3 0-0 Purdue 4 3 7 1-4 1-4 Penn State 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 TOTALS 61 38 99 9-21 2-8

2003 DEFENSE UT AT TM TFL SACKS Western Michigan 5 4 9 0-0 0-0 Rutgers 6 2 8 3-7 1-5 Louisiana Tech 5 3 8 0-0 0-0 Notre Dame 5 5 10 1-1 0-0 Iowa 1 0 1 1-3 0-0 Indiana DNP – INJ Illinois 6 6 12 0-0 0-0 Minnesota 6 10 16 1-4 0-0 Michigan 7 6 13 0-0 0-0 Ohio State 6 4 10 0-0 0-0 Wisconsin 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 Penn State 5 3 8 0-0 0-0 Nebraska 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 TOTALS 55 46 101 6-15 1-5 2004 SPARTANS

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#5 \ Drew Stanton \ QB 6-3 \ 225 \ SO. \ 1L \ FARMINGTON HILLS, MI Drew Stanton’s Statistics PASSING G/GS ATT. COMP. INT. PCT. YDS. TD LG 2003 13/0 3 2 0 .667 39 0 31 Top candidate to take over the starting role at quarterback in 2004 after serving as Jeff RUSHING ATT. YDS. AVG. TD LG Smoker’s understudy last season . . . expects to 2003 5 42 8.4 1 29 battle fifth-year senior Damon Dowdell and redshirt freshman Stephen Reaves for the starting nod at QB . . . participated in only non-contact Stanton’s Career Highs CARRIES: 3, vs. Rutgers (2003) drills during spring practice while continuing to rehab from reconstructive RUSHING YARDS: 29, vs. Penn State (2003) knee surgery . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . RUSHING TDS: 1, vs. Wisconsin (2003) appeared in all 13 games in 2003, primarily on special teams . . . injured PASS ATTEMPTS: 2, vs. Wisconsin (2003) his knee covering a punt in the first quarter vs. Nebraska in the Alamo Bowl PASS COMPLETIONS: 1, twice (last vs. Wisconsin, 2003) . . . ranked No. 4 on the special teams leaderboard with 146 production PASSING YARDS: 31, vs. Indiana (2003) points . . . led the punt-cover team with 13 tackles (9 solos, 4 assists) . . . posted two tackles each vs. Penn State (1-1), Iowa (2-0) and Louisiana Tech (1-1) . . . his 29-yard run off a fake punt on fourth-and-4 from the MSU 43 in the third quarter vs. Penn State set up Smoker’s third touchdown pass, a 17-yarder to Jerramy Scott . . . recorded a season-high three stops (2-1) in the 2003 season opener vs. Western Michigan . . . saw action in four games at quarterback (vs. Rutgers, Indiana, Wisconsin and Penn State) . . . his 13- yard TD run in the fourth quarter vs. Wisconsin capped a 10-play, 96-yard drive . . . also completed 1-of-2 passes for 8 yards vs. Wisconsin . . . his first career completion – a screen pass to DeAndra Cobb – resulted in a 31- yard gain vs. Indiana . . . 2002 SEASON: Redshirted . . . selected Spartan Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week vs. Northwestern . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: SuperPrep, PrepStar and Max Emfinger All-American . . . rated among the nation’s top 20 quarterbacks by SuperPrep (No. 15), Student Sports Magazine (No. 15), TheInsiders.com (No. 17) and ESPN.com’s Tom Lemming (No. 18) . . . also ranked among the country’s top passing QBs (No. 7) by USA Today’s Max Emfinger . . . listed among the Midwest’s top prospects by the Detroit Free Press (No. 15) and SuperPrep (No. 17) . . . ranked among the state’s top seniors by The Detroit News (No. 3), Lansing State Journal (No. 3) and Detroit Free Press (No. 6) . . . named to The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Dream Teams . . . two-year starter completed 234-of-357 career passes (.655) for 5,293 yards and 58 touchdowns while leading Harrison High School (Farmington Hills, Mich.) to back-to-back state titles in 2000-01 . . . threw only nine career interceptions . . . connected on 132-of-196 throws (.673) for 2,822 yards and 31 TDs as a senior for Coach John Herrington . . . his 2,822 passing yards and 31 TD tosses mark the fifth-best single-season totals in state history . . . rushed for 350 yards (47 carries) and nine TDs in 2001 . . . also picked off two passes from his safety position . . . accounted for 259 total yards and three scores in the 2001 state Division 3 championship game vs. Fruitport as Harrison capped off its perfect season (14-0) with a 28-6 victory . . . hit 14-of-18 passes for 210 yards and two TDs vs. Fruitport and scored on a 24-yard run in the second quarter . . . completed 102-of-161 throws (.634) for 2,471 yards and 27 TDs as a junior . . . threw for 163 yards and two TDs 2004 SPARTANS plus ran for another score in a 42-0 win over East Lansing in the 2000 state championship game . . . high school teammate of current Spartan wide receiver Agim Shabaj . . . shortstop/pitcher batted .561 as a junior, including three homers and four triples . . . son of Gaylord and Christine Stanton . . . born May 7, 1984 . . . majoring in kinesiology.

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a field-goal attempt and returned it 58 yards for the game-winning score vs. #28 \ Ron Stoops Jr. \ DB 6-3 \ 195 \ FR. \ HS \ BOARDMAN, OH Palm Harbor University in 1999 . . . three-year starter for Coach George Palmer at Osceola . . . finished his prep career with 4,504 yards and 50 TDs . . . son of HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played in the Albert and Sandra Teague . . . born Aug. 28, 1984 . . . no-preference major. June 19 Ohio All-Star Classic in Columbus . . . ranked among the nation’s top 50 safeties by Rivals.com (No. 47) . . . named to PrepStar’s All- Jason Teague’s Statistics Midwest Team . . . Associated Press Division IV All- RUSHING G/GS ATT. YDS. AVG. TD LG Ohio selection as a senior . . . selected Northeast 2002 12/0 9 59 6.6 0 19 Ohio Inland District Defensive Player of the Year in 2003 . . . first-team All-Steel 2003 13/1 47 244 5.2 3 60 Valley Conference pick as a senior . . three-year starter for Coach P.J. Fecko at CAREER 25/1 56 303 5.4 3 60 Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown, Ohio . . . two-way starter in 2003, playing quarterback and strong safety . . . accounted for 1,176 total yards and Teague’s Career Highs 11 touchdowns as a senior while leading the Cardinals to an 8-3 record . . . com- CARRIES: 16, vs. Rutgers (2003) pleted 49-of-104 passes (.471) for 741 yards, seven TDs and four interceptions RUSHING YARDS: 95, vs. Minnesota (2003) in 2003 . . . rushed for 435 yards and four scores . . . . scored on a 65-yard run RUSHING TDS: 1, three times (last vs. Penn State, 2003) in the regional quarterfinals vs. Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph . . . recorded 91 tackles, including four sacks, and intercepted two passes in 2003 . . . pro- Teague’s Game-By-Game Statistics duced two sacks vs. St. Thomas Aquinas . . . four-year letterman as a forward on 2003 RUSHING ATT. YDS. TD LG Cardinal Mooney’s basketball team . . . named one of the area’s top 25 basket- Western Michigan — — — — ball players in 2003-04 . . . ranked among the Steel Valley Conference leaders in Rutgers 16 80 0 18 field-goal percentage at .626 . . . tossed in 21 points vs. Benedictine . . . scored Louisiana Tech 1 1 0 1 15 points vs. Woodrow Wilson, including a game-winning three-pointer at the Notre Dame — — — — Iowa 3 8 0 6 buzzer (52-49) . . . averaged 9.1 points as a junior, helping the Cardinals to a Indiana 1 11 1 11 16-5 record . . . runs 4.5 in the 40 . . . son of Ronald and Bonnie Stoops . . . born Illinois 2 7 0 5 June 21, 1985 . . . nephew of Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops and Arizona first- Minnesota 11 95 1 60 year head coach Mike Stoops . . . majoring in accounting. Michigan — — — — Ohio State 5 14 0 9 Wisconsin 3 14 0 11 Penn State 5 14 1 7 #20 \ Jason Teague \ RB Nebraska ——— — 5-9 \ 193 \ JR. \ 2L \ ST. PETERSBURG, FL TOTALS 47 244 3 60

A strong candidate for playing time at running back in 2004 . . . gained 46 yards on just four carries in the April 16 scrimmage, including a 24-yard touchdown gallop . . . picked up 50 yards on 11 rushes in the April 10 scrimmage . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw action in all 13 games in 2003 . . . ranked third on the team in rushing with 244 yards on 47 carries (5.2 avg.) . . . scored three rushing TDs . . . also had seven receptions for 44 yards (6.3 avg.) . . . his 1-yard TD run late in the fourth quarter vs. Penn State gave the Spartans a 41-3 lead . . . accounted for 47 all-purpose yards in his first collegiate start vs. Ohio State . . . had a career-best four catches for 33 yards against the Buckeyes . . . rushed for a career-high 95 yards on 11 attempts vs. Minnesota, including a 60-yard TD run with 6:47 left that iced the game . . . led the team in rushing vs. Rutgers, with 80 yards on a career-high 16 carries . . . ranked No. 10 on the special teams leaderboard with 107 production points . . . recorded three tackles (2 solos, 1 assist) on special teams . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Appeared in all 12 games, primarily on special teams, as a true freshman in 2002 and played 51 minutes . . . contributed 59 yards rushing on nine carries (6.6 avg.) . . . rushed for a season-best 36 yards on five attempts vs. Penn State, including a season-long 19- yard run . . . played a season-high 11 minutes against the Nittany Lions . . . car- ried once for 9 yards vs. Indiana . . . picked up 14 yards on three carries vs. Eastern Michigan in the 2002 season opener . . . earned Spartan Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week honors three times (vs. California, Wisconsin and Michigan) . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: All-Suncoast selection led Pinellas County in rushing in 2001 . . . rushed for a career-best 1,638 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior at Osceola High School in St. Petersburg, Fla. . . . averaged 8.3 yards per carry in 2001 . . . gained a season-high 247 yards rushing vs. Class 4A, District 9 champion Largo . . . picked up 204 yards on the ground vs. St. Petersburg . . . had 114 yards rushing in a victory over Seminole #20 \ Jason Teague 2004 SPARTANS . . . ranked third in the county in rushing as a junior with 1,342 yards . . . blocked

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#39 \ Nick Thompson \ DE #70 \ Joe Toth \ DT 6-3 \ 238 \ SR. \ SQ \ HOUGHTON LAKE, MI 6-2 \ 281 \ FR. \ RS \ PORT CHARLOTTE, FL

Fifth-year walk-on provides depth at defensive Figures to earn his share of playing time at defen- end . . . held out of contact drills during spring sive tackle in 2004, behind veteran Brandon practice while continuing to rehab from his knee McKinney . . . has impressed Spartan defensive line injury . . . AS A JUNIOR: Sat out the entire 2003 coach Steve Stripling with his attitude and work campaign after sustaining a knee injury during ethic . . . made four tackles, including two for loss- preseason camp . . . made the transition from es (9 yards), in the April 24 scrimmage . . . 2003 fullback to defensive end during spring practice . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: SEASON: Redshirted . . . received the Jim Adams Award (unsung hero) after Made special teams appearances vs. Eastern Michigan in the 2002 season being named Scout Team Defensive Player of the Year in 2003 . . . won Spartan opener . . . named Spartan Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week vs. Iowa Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week honors three times (vs. Rutgers, . . . sidelined the entire second half of the season with a knee injury . . . Illinois and Ohio State) . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named Class made the switch from tight end to fullback during spring drills . . . AS A 4A second-team all-state by the Florida Sports Writers Association . . . ranked FRESHMAN: Scout team tight end did not see game action in 2001 . . . 2000 among Florida’s top 100 prospects by The Daytona Beach News-Journal . . . SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Two-year first-team all-area selection by the Sun-Herald and Charlotte Herald Tribune . starter at quarterback for Coach Ken Warner at Houghton Lake (Mich.) High . . also earned first-team all-district honors as a senior . . . participated in School . . . honorable mention all-conference pick . . . directed a ground-ori- 2002 South-Central Florida All-Star Classic . . . featured in August 2002 ented attack . . . rushed for 417 yards and six touchdowns as a senior . . . Sports Illustrated article on the Down & Dirty Lineman Camp in Lakeland, Fla. two-time academic all-conference selection . . . named MVP of the basket- . . . four-year varsity starter for Coach Ray Hixson at Port Charlotte (Fla.) High ball team in 1999-2000 after averaging a double-double (10.4 points and School . . . set Port Charlotte all-time record with 42 career starts . . . two-way 10.2 rebounds) . . . also earned four letters in track, competing in the lineman played offensive guard and nose guard . . . led the Pirates in pancake sprints and relays . . . son of Mark Sr. and Liz Thompson . . . born Sept. 1, blocks as both a junior (66) and senior (78) . . . recorded a career-best 11 pan- 1982 . . . majoring in economics. cakes vs. North Fort Myers in 2002 . . . produced 34 tackles and forced two fumbles as a senior . . . elected football team captain as both a junior and senior . . . runs 4.87 in the 40 . . . also competed in track and field, wrestling and weightlifting . . . son of Beverly Toth . . . born March 9, 1984 . . . present- #43 \ Kaleb Thornhill \ LB ed the 2003-04 Provost Award (MSU’s top male freshman) . . . participated in 6-1 \ 232 \ FR. \ RS \ LANSING, MI the Toys & Team program in December 2003, collecting and distributing gifts Opens preseason camp listed No. 2 on the depth to needy children in the Lansing area . . . no-preference major. chart at MIKE linebacker, behind veteran Ronald Stanley . . . recorded seven tackles, including one for a loss, and an interception in the April 24 scrimmage . . . 2003 SEASON: Redshirted . . . selected Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week twice (vs. Iowa and Michigan) . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to SuperPrep’s and PrepStar’s All-Midwest Teams . . . ranked among the Midwest’s top 100 prospects by SuperPrep (No. 99) . . . rated among the state’s top seniors by the Detroit Free Press (No. 16), Rivals.com (No. 17), Lansing State Journal (No. 20) and The Detroit News (No. 22) . . . rushed for 950 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior . . . had 18 catches for 352 yards (19.6 avg.) and three TDs in 2002 . . . produced 43 tackles and an interception from his safety position as a senior . . . also recovered three fumbles in 2002 . . . accounted for 240 total yards and three scores in the Quakers’ 2002 season opener vs. Owosso . . . threw a TD pass, ran for a score and caught a TD pass vs. Owosso . . . earned Class A all-area honors as a receiver in 2001 . . . caught 33 passes for 600 yards (18.2 avg.) as a junior . . .

two-year starter for Coach Kerry Keyton at Eastern High School in Lansing, 2004 SPARTANS Mich. . . . also competed in track and field (100 meters, discus and shot put) . . . runs 4.6 in the 40 . . . son of Charlie and Lauri Thornhill . . . father Charlie played on Michigan State’s back-to-back Big Ten championship teams in 1965-66 . . . brother Josh, a four-year starter at linebacker for the Spartans from 1998-2001, is a graduate assistant on MSU’s strength and conditioning staff . . . born Jan. 11, 1985 . . . no-preference major.

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#6 \ Matt Trannon \ WR 6-6 \ 217 \ JR. \ 1L \ FLINT, MI Matt Trannon’s Statistics RECEIVING G/GS NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG 2003 11/6 28 259 9.2 0 28 Heads into preseason camp atop the list of candidates for the starting role at split end in 2004 . . . his size and speed has upgraded the Trannon’s Career Highs Spartans’ passing game . . . had 10 catches for CATCHES: 6, twice (last vs. Illinois, 2003) 142 yards (14.2 avg.) and a score in four spring RECEIVING YARDS: 82, vs. Indiana (2003) scrimmages . . . caught three passes for 39 yards in the April 6 scrimmage, including a 16-yard touchdown strike from Trannon’s Game-By-Game Statistics Stephen Reaves . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw action in the first 11 games of 2003 RECEIVING NO. YDS. TD LG the 2003 season, including six starts at split end (vs. Rutgers, Illinois, Western Michigan 4 21 0 7 Rutgers 2 29 0 17 Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin) . . . finished sixth on the Louisiana Tech 2 5 0 4 team with 28 receptions for 259 yards (9.2 avg.) . . . caught at least one Notre Dame 1 9 0 9 pass in nine games . . . had four catches each vs. Ohio State (19 yards) Iowa — — — — and Western Michigan (21) . . . paced the Spartans in receptions in back- Indiana 6 82 0 27 to-back games vs. Indiana (6 for season-high 82 yards) and Illinois (6 for Illinois 6 60 0 18 Minnesota 120 2 60) . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Sat out the entire 2002 season for academic rea- Michigan 2 32 0 28 sons . . . MSU BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHTS: Appeared in 17 games for the Ohio State 4 19 0 7 Spartan basketball team in 2003-04, playing a total of 117 minutes (6.9 Wisconsin — — — — per game) . . . averaged 1.2 points and 1.6 rebounds . . . scored in eight Penn State DNP games, hitting 8-of-13 field-goal attempts (.615) . . . contributed five Nebraska DNP TOTALS 28 259 0 28 points and four rebounds in MSU’s 84-72 victory over Indiana (Jan. 31) . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to SuperPrep’s, PrepStar’s and Prep Football Report’s All-Midwest Teams . . . ranked among the nation’s top wide receivers by Rivals100.com (No. 34) and TheInsiders.com (No. 41) . . . listed among the Midwest’s top prospects by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report (No. 37) and SuperPrep (No. 42) . . . rated among the state’s top seniors by The Detroit News (No. 5), Detroit Free Press (No. 10) and Lansing State Journal (No. 11) . . . selected for The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Dream Teams . . . caught 32 passes for 558 yards (17.4 avg.) and nine touchdowns as a senior to earn first-team All-Saginaw Valley Conference honors . . . also had five interceptions and 10 touchdown-saving tackles in 2001 . . . three-year starter at wide receiver and two-year starter at safety for Coach Gary Lee at Northern High School in Flint, Mich. . . . had 78 career receptions for 1,385 yards (17.8 avg.) and 23 TDs . . . ranked among the nation’s top 20 prep basketball players by ESPN.com (No. 18), including the No. 6 power forward . . . four-year starter averaged 18.7 points and 10.2 rebounds as a senior for Coach Garner Pleasant . . . third-team Class A all-state selection by The Detroit News in 2000-01 after averaging 13.9 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.3 steals . . . three-sport standout earned all-state honors in track after finishing third in the 200 meters as a junior . . . attended the same high school that produced Michigan State basketball stars Mateen Cleaves and Antonio Smith and Spartan football All-American Robaire Smith . . . cousin Lonnie Young earned four letters as a cornerback at Michigan State (1981-84) before spending seven seasons in the National Football League with the St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals (1985-91) . . . son of Katherine Trannon . . . born July 22, 1983 . . . no-preference major.

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#91 \ Kevin Vickerson #18 \ John Van Dam \ QB 6-3 \ 212 \ FR. \ RS \ EAST LANSING, MI

Second-year walk-on adds depth at quarterback . . . 2003 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Two-year letterman for Coach Keith Froelich at Okemos (Mich.) High School . . . saw action at quarterback and outside linebacker . . . completed 29-of-61 passes (.475) for 179 yards as a senior . . . posted 11 tackles and recovered a fumble in 2002 . . . recorded 15 tackles and an interception as a junior to go along with a fumble recovery . . . played midfield as a senior on the lacrosse team . . . also lettered in track as a junior, competing in the 400 and 4x400 relay . . . graduated from Okemos High School with a 3.5 grade-point average . . . awarded a National Merit Scholarship . . . son of Gary and Joan Van Dam . . . father Gary is the director of sales and marketing for the Motor City Bowl . . . born Aug. 18, 1984 . . . majoring in kinesiology.

#91 \ Kevin Vickerson \ DT 6-4 \ 295 \ SR. \ 3L \ DETROIT, MI

Projected starter at one defensive tackle position following the early departure of Matthias Askew for Kevin Vickerson’s Statistics the National Football League . . . AS A JUNIOR: G/GS UT AT TM TFL SACKS Appeared in all 13 games in 2003 . . . produced 18 2001 8/2 8 5 13 2-8 1-1 tackles (14 solos, 4 assists) . . . recorded six tack- 2002 12/6 28 14 42 6-25 1-12 2003 13/0 14 4 18 6-27 2-16 les for losses (27 yards), including two sacks (16) . CAREER 33/8 50 23 73 14-60 4-29 . . registered a tackle for loss in five games, including his last three outings . . . had four solo hits vs. Penn State, including one behind the line of scrimmage . . . posted one sack each vs. Wisconsin (8 yards) and Notre Dame (8) . . . made Vickerson’s Career Highs four tackles (3-1) vs. Iowa, including two for losses (9 yards) . . . had 69 pro- TACKLES: 8, vs. Minnesota (2002) TACKLES FOR LOSSES: 2, three times (last vs. Iowa, 2003) duction points on special teams . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw action in all 12 SACKS: 1, four times (last vs. Wisconsin, 2003) games in 2002, including six starts at defensive tackle (vs. Eastern Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and Purdue) . . . played 204.5 minutes, including a career-high 26.5 minutes vs. Michigan . . . recorded 42 tack- Vickerson’s Game-By-Game Statistics les (28 solos, 14 assists) . . . ranked third (tied with Askew) on the team in 2002 DEFENSE UT AT TM TFL SACKS Eastern Michigan 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 tackles for losses, with six for 25 yards . . . also credited with four QB hits and Rice 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 a pass break-up . . . made seven stops (4-3) vs. Purdue . . . produced two tack- California———— — les for losses (8 yards) vs. Indiana . . . registered five tackles (3-2) vs. Notre Dame 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 Michigan, including his only sack (12 yards) . . . posted a career-best eight Northwestern 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 tackles (6-2) vs. Minnesota plus recovered a fumble . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Iowa 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 Minnesota 6 2 8 1-2 0-0 Appeared in eight games as a true freshman in 2001, including two starts at Wisconsin 3 1 4 1-2 0-0 defensive tackle (vs. Missouri and Fresno State) . . . registered 13 tackles (8 Michigan 3 2 5 1-12 1-12 solos, 5 assists) . . . produced five tackles (3-2), including two for losses (8 Indiana 3 1 4 2-8 0-0 yards), vs. Fresno State in the Silicon Valley Football Classic . . . recorded his Purdue 4 3 7 1-1 0-0 first career sack (7 yards) vs. Fresno State All-American David Carr . . . posted Penn State 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 TOTALS 28 14 42 6-25 1-12 a season-high six stops (3-3) vs. Penn State . . . played 61.5 minutes in 2001, 2004 SPARTANS including a season-high 20 minutes vs. Penn State . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PER- 2003 DEFENSE UT AT TM TFL SACKS SONAL DATA: Ranked among the nation’s top 25 defensive ends (No. 24) by Western Michigan 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 Rivals.com and the Midwest’s top 50 prospects (No. 42) by SuperPrep . . . also Rutgers — — — —— rated among the state’s top players by the Detroit Free Press (No. 8), Lansing Louisiana Tech 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 Notre Dame 1 1 2 1-8 1-8 State Journal (No. 9) and The Detroit News (No. 16) . . . earned PrepStar All- Iowa 3 1 4 2-9 0-0 America honors as a senior while helping Detroit King to a 10-1 record and its Indiana 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 first Public School League title in 10 years . . . a two-way starter for Coach Illinois 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 James Reynolds, playing end and tackle on the defensive line and guard and Minnesota 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 tackle on the offensive line . . . recorded 97 tackles in 2000, including 26 for Michigan 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 Ohio State — ——— — losses with 17 sacks, while earning all-state, All-Detroit and all-metro honors Wisconsin 1 0 1 1-8 1-8 . . . had 82 tackles as a junior, including 23 for losses with 14 sacks . . . son of Penn State 4 0 4 1-1 0-0 Donnie Vickerson . . . born Jan. 8, 1983 . . . majoring in criminal justice. Nebraska 1 0 1 1-1 0-0 TOTALS 14 4 18 6-27 2-16

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#85 \ Matt Walters \ TE 6-2 \ 249 \ SR. \ 1L \ CLACKAMAS, OR Ashton Watson’s Statistics G/GS UT AT TM TFL INT PBU 2002 11/3 16 4 20 1-2 1-35 2 Ticketed for back-up duty at tight end, behind vet- 2003 10/2 11 3 14 0-0 0-0 1 erans Jason Randall and Eric Knott . . . AS A CAREER 21/5 27 7 34 1-2 1-35 3 JUNIOR: Saw action in all 13 games in 2003 . . . had a 10-yard reception from Jeff Smoker wiped out by a holding penalty vs. Penn State . . . com- Watson’s Career Highs piled 99 production points on special teams . . . TACKLES: 6, vs. Western Michigan (2003) TACKLES FOR LOSSES: 1, vs. Indiana (2002) recorded his only tackle vs. Louisiana Tech . . . 2002 SEASON: Redshirted . . . INTERCEPTIONS: 1, vs. Purdue (2002) a sprained ankle, suffered in the Aug. 21 scrimmage, slowed his development PASS BREAK-UPS: 2, vs. Michigan (2002) . . . JUNIOR COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team All- Arizona Community College Athletic Conference and second-team All-Western States Football League selection as a sophomore . . . caught 25 passes for Watson’s Game-By-Game Statistics 2002 DEFENSE UT AT TM INT PBU 327 yards (13.1 avg.) and one touchdown in 2001 while helping Scottsdale Eastern Michigan 3 0 3 0-0 0 (Ariz.) Community College to the ACCAC title and a berth in the Valley of the Rice ———— — Sun Bowl . . . had two TD passes in two starts at quarterback for the California — — — — — Artichokes in 2000 . . . played for Coach Ken Giovando at Scottsdale Notre Dame — — — — — Community College . . . two-year starter at quarterback for Coach Jim Northwestern 1 0 1 0-0 0 Iowa ———— — Sturgeon at Clackamas (Ore.) High School . . . threw for 621 yards and seven Minnesota DNP TDs as a senior . . . elected team captain in 1998 . . . son of Mike and Susan Wisconsin — — — — — Walters . . . born Aug. 26, 1981 . . . majoring in psychology. Michigan 2130-02 Indiana 3140-00 Purdue 3 2 5 1-35 0 Penn State 4 0 4 0-0 0 #12 \ Ashton Watson \ CB TOTALS 16 4 20 1-35 2 5-11 \ 180 \ JR. \ 2L \ HUBER HEIGHTS, OH 2003 DEFENSE UT AT TM INT PBU Western Michigan 4 2 6 0-0 1 Expects to battle former running back Jaren Hayes for Rutgers — — — — — the starting nod at left corner . . . capped off a solid Louisiana Tech — — — — — spring with four tackles in the April 24 scrimmage . . Notre Dame 1 0 1 0-0 0 . intercepted a pass in the April 6 scrimmage . . . AS Iowa — — — — — A SOPHOMORE: Saw action in 10 games in 2003, Indiana DNP Illinois 3 0 3 0-0 0 including two starting assignments at left corner (vs. Minnesota — — — —— Western Michigan and Rutgers). . . produced 14 tackles (11 solos, 3 assists) . . . Michigan DNP delivered three solo hits vs. Illinois . . . recovered a fumbled punt early in the Ohio State DNP fourth quarter vs. Iowa to set up Dave Rayner’s 20-yard field goal . . . recorded a Wisconsin 1 0 1 0-0 0 career-best six tackles (4-2) and a pass break-up in the 2003 season opener vs. Penn State 0 1 1 0-0 0 Nebraska 2 0 2 0-0 0 Western Michigan . . . had 21 production points on special teams . . . AS A FRESH- TOTALS 11 3 14 0-0 0 MAN: Emerged as one of eight true freshmen to letter in 2002, appearing in 11 games (DNP vs. Minnesota) and playing 185 minutes . . . came on strong late in the season, starting the last three games (vs. Indiana, Purdue and Penn State) at cornerback . . . recorded 20 tackles (16 solos, 4 assists), with 13 of those stops coming over the last three games . . . made four solo tackles vs. Penn State . . . produced a season-high five stops (3-2) and picked off the first pass of his career vs. Purdue . . . his interception ended a Purdue drive deep into MSU territory and his 35-yard return to midfield set up the Spartans’ first touchdown . . . also played a season-best 42.5 minutes vs. Purdue . . . contributed four tackles (3-1), including one behind the line of scrimmage (2 yards), in the first start of his career vs. Indiana . . . had three stops (2-1) and two pass break-ups vs. Michigan . . . delivered three solo hits in his collegiate debut vs. Eastern Michigan . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: PrepStar All-American . . . ranked among the nation’s top 25 cornerbacks by Rivals100.com . . . named to SuperPrep’s and the Prep Football Report’s All-Midwest Teams . . . rated among the Midwest’s top prospects by SuperPrep (No. 62) and Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report (No. 93) . . . selected to play in the Ohio North-South All-Star Game . . . recorded 50 tackles, two interceptions and nine pass break-ups as a senior . . . earned second- team All-Western Ohio honors as a junior . . . credited with 40 stops and seven interceptions in 2000, including three picks vs. Fairfield . . . his 13 career interceptions tied the school record . . . three-year starter for Coach Jay Minton at Wayne High School in Huber Heights, Ohio . . . also lettered in basketball as a sophomore and track as a junior . . . son of Larry and Saundra Martin . . . born

2004 SPARTANS June 28, 1983 . . . no-preference major.

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#76 \ William Whitticker #72 \ Stefon Wheeler \ OT 6-5 \ 330 \ JR. \ 2L \ PASSAIC, NJ

Moves into his second season as Michigan State’s starting left tackle . . . has 13 career starts under his belt . . . has produced 65 career pancake blocks . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Started the first 10 games of the 2003 campaign at left tackle . . . sidelined for the last three games of the season (DNP vs. Wisconsin, Penn State and Nebraska) after suffering a neck injury in the third quarter vs. Ohio State . . . graded out 90 percent or better seven times, including six of his last seven starts . . . scored 96 percent vs. Michigan, including four knockdowns . . . graded 94 percent each vs. Minnesota (3 pancakes) and Illinois (5) . . . totaled 90 percent each vs. Indiana and Notre Dame, including a career-best 10 pancakes against the Irish . . . posted a perfect score (100 percent) in limited action (wrist injury) vs. Iowa . . . scored 97 percent vs. Rutgers . . . had 31 production points on special teams . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in all 12 games in 2002, including three starts at left tackle (vs. Indiana, Purdue and Penn State) . . . inserted into the starting lineup after Ulish Booker suffered a season-ending knee injury vs. Michigan . . . graded over 90 percent in nine of 12 games, including the last six in a row . . . delivered 33 pancake blocks . . . produced his top grades of the season vs. Purdue (7 knockdowns), Indiana and Eastern Michigan, scoring 96 percent in each game . . . selected Spartan #76 \ William Whitticker \ OG Offensive Player of the Week after grading 95 percent vs. Michigan, includ- 6-5 \ 329 \ SR. \ 3L \ MARION, IN ing seven pancakes . . . played a season-high 32 minutes vs. Penn State . . . 2001 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Started Holds down the starting job at right guard following at offensive tackle for Coach William Chaplack at Milford (Conn.) Academy the departure of two-year starter Paul Harker . . . has in 2000 . . . attended the same prep school that produced former Spartan graded out 90 percent or better in 23 of 36 (career) running back Leroy McFadden . . . earned all-state (Section IV) honors as a games played . . . has 19 career starts to his credit . senior at Passaic (N.J.) High School . . . first-team all-county and all-league . . has recorded 139 career pancakes . . . AS A selection for Coach Frank Pratko in 1999 . . . son of Candace Cole . . . born JUNIOR: Saw action in all 13 games in 2003 . . . Sept. 17, 1982 . . . majoring in humanities. graded out 90 percent or better in eight regular-season games . . . produced 24 pancakes . . . scored 97 percent each vs. Minnesota and Iowa . . . posted a 95- percent grade vs. Illinois while recording a season-best eight pancakes . . . also registered high marks vs. Wisconsin (90), Ohio State (92), Notre Dame (93), Rutgers (92) and Western Michigan (94) . . . had 55 production points on special teams . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Appeared in all 12 games in 2002, starting the first eight contests at right guard . . . played 280.5 minutes, including a career-best 37.5 minutes vs. Northwestern . . . graded out 90 percent or better in eight of 12 games . . . registered 52 pancake blocks . . . scored 96 percent vs. Northwestern, with eight knockdowns . . . named Spartan Offensive Player of the Week vs. Eastern Michigan, grading out 97 percent to match his career best while producing eight pancakes ...... AS A FRESHMAN: Named first-team Freshman All-American by the Football News . . . earned second-team Freshman All- America honors from The Sporting News . . . started all but one game in 2001 and played 358.5 minutes . . . suffered a sprained ankle in the first quarter vs. Notre

Dame and sat out the next game vs. Northwestern . . . graded out over 90 per- 2004 SPARTANS cent seven times . . . saved his best for last, grading out over 90 percent in six of his last seven starts, including the last five games in a row . . . scored a season-high 97 percent, including seven pancakes, vs. Fresno State in the Silicon Valley Football Classic . . . also produced high marks vs. Missouri (95 percent), Penn State (94), Purdue (91), Indiana (94), Wisconsin (94) and Central Michigan (93) . . . ranked third on the team in pancakes with 63, including a career-high 10 knockdowns vs. Minnesota . . . 2000 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Listed on PrepStar’s and SuperPrep’s All-Midwest Teams . . . ranked as Indiana’s No. 1 prospect and the Midwest’s No. 43 player by the Midwest Football Recruiting News . . . three-year starter at offensive tackle for Coach Mark Surface at Marion (Ind.) High School . . . attended the same high school that produced former Spartan basketball standout and NBA first-round draft selection Zach Randolph (Portland Trail Blazers) . . . son of Joselyn #72 \ Stefon Wheeler Whitticker . . . born Aug. 2, 1982 . . . majoring in merchandise management.

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#84 \ Miles Williams \ WR 6-1 \ 199 \ FR. \ HS \ YOUNGSTOWN, OH Woods’ Statistics RECEIVING G/GS NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG 2001 3/1 3 33 11.0 0 14 HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Invited to 2002 12/1 8 62 7.8 0 14 play in the Ohio All-Star Classic and Ohio- 2003 5/0 — — — — — Pennsylvania Big 33 All-Star Game . . . selected CAREER 17/2 11 95 8.6 0 14 North Offensive Player of the Game after catching four passes for 130 yards, including a 47-yard touchdown grab, in the June 19 Ohio All-Star Woods’ Career Highs CATCHES: 2, vs. Wisconsin (2002) Classic . . . PrepStar All-American . . . ranked among the nation’s top 30 RECEIVING YARDS: 14, twice (last vs. Rice, 2002) wide receivers by Rivals.com (No. 29) . . . named to Prep Football Report’s and SuperPrep’s All-Midwest Teams . . . listed among the Midwest’s top prospects by Prep Football Report (No. 39) and SuperPrep (No. 44) . . . rated among Ohio’s top 10 seniors by Rivals.com (No. 9) . . . Associated Press Division I All-Ohio selection in 2003 . . . earned first-team Northeast Ohio #77 \ Daniel Zynn \ DL Inland All-District and All-Federal League honors as a senior . . . rushed for 6-2 \ 305 \ SO. \ JC \ SOUTH PASADENA, CA 725 yards and six touchdowns in 2003 despite playing only 19 quarters on offense . . . scored three rushing TDs vs. Jackson . . . picked up 114 yards JUNIOR COLLEGE: Earned second-team All- on 19 carries vs. Canton Hoover . . . returned two punts for scores in 2003: Western States Conference honors in 2003 . . . 71 yards vs. Canfield and 58 yards vs. Woodrow Wilson . . . caught nine recorded 24 tackles (13 solos, 11 assists) as a passes for 119 yards (13.2 avg.) as a junior . . . gained 296 yards on 53 freshman, with 2.5 for losses (7 yards) including rushes in 2002 . . . recorded 59 tackles and five interceptions as a junior, a 6-yard sack . . . played a key role along a defen- returning one pick 50 yards for a TD . . . had 41 receptions for 750 yards sive front that allowed only 95.3 rushing yards and 15 TDs as a sophomore . . . also participated in track, competing in the and 10 rushing touchdowns during the 2003 regular season . . . played 100, 200 and 400 meters . . . runs 4.45 in the 40 . . . son of Joyce defensive tackle for Coach Chuck Lyon at College of the Canyons in Santa Greathouse . . . born July 11, 1986 . . . majoring in education. Clarita, Calif., helping the Cougars to an 11-1 record in 2003 . . . junior college teammate of current Spartan defensive lineman Domata Peko . . . AT BOISE STATE: Redshirted as a true freshman at Boise State in 2002 . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Originally signed with the Broncos 89 \ Ryan Woods \ TE 6-4 \ 250 \ JR. \ 3L \ FLORISSANT, MO coming out of South Pasadena (Calif.) High School . . . named to SuperPrep’s All-Far West Team as a senior . . . received first-team all-state, A strong candidate for playing time at tight end All-CIF Division 10, All-San Gabriel Valley and All-Rio Hondo League honors in 2004, behind veterans Jason Randall and Eric in 2001 . . . concluded his prep career by playing in the 2002 CaliFlorida Knott . . . had three receptions for 31 yards in the Bowl . . . produced 90 tackles as a senior, with 42 for losses including 11 April 6 scrimmage . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw sacks . . . also credited with six forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and action in five games (vs. Rutgers, Louisiana three pass break-ups in 2001. . . served as team captain for Coach Ed Tech, Indiana, Illinois and Penn State) . . . Smith in 2001, helping South Pasadena advance to the section playoffs . . missed eight games with a nagging knee injury . . . AS A FRESHMAN: . runs 5.1 in the 40 . . . son of Diane Zynn and Don and Delaney Zynn . . . Appeared in all 12 games in 2002 and played 131.5 minutes . . . made his born Feb. 15, 1983 . . . majoring in psychology. only start of the season vs. Iowa . . . had eight receptions for 62 yards (7.8 avg.) . . . caught at least one pass in seven games . . . had a season-high two catches for 9 yards vs. Wisconsin . . . played a career-best 20 minutes vs. Penn State in the season finale . . . 2001 SEASON: Granted a medical Spartan Pronunciation Guide redshirt after missing the last nine games of the 2001 season with a Todd Acchione ...... ACK-ee-own sprained left knee . . . saw action in the first three games of the season, Eric Andino ...... an-DEE-no including a starting assignment vs. Northwestern, and played 21.5 min- Ashley Beaudouin ...... ba-DWAYNE utes . . . caught three passes for 33 yards (11.0 avg.) . . . had one catch Jehuu Caulcrick ...... JAY-you KULL-crick each vs. Northwestern (14 yards), Notre Dame (13) and Central Michigan DeAndra Cobb ...... dee-ON-dray (6) . . . played a season-high 10 minutes in the 2001 opener vs. Central Eze Ejelonu ...... A-zay uh-JELL-uh-new Michigan . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated among the Luis Fonseca ...... fon-SAY-ca nation’s top 40 tight ends by Rivals.com (No. 38) . . . all-state tight end Mike Gyetvai ...... GET-vay caught 28 passes for 433 yards (15.5 avg.) in 2000 . . . recorded 73 tack- Tom Kaczmarek ...... kaz-MAIR-ek les, including seven sacks, as a senior . . . two-time first-team All-Metro Steve Kielp ...... KELP Catholic Conference selection . . . named Metro Catholic Conference Gordon Niebylski ...... neh-BILL-ski Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore . . . two-way starter (tight end and Domata Peko ...... DOUGH-mah-tah PECK-o (Rhymes with ECHO) defensive end) for Coach Bob Shannon at Christian Brothers College High Agim Shabaj ...... uh-GEEM sha-BY School in St. Louis . . . three-year starter for the CBC basketball team . . . Daniel Zynn ...... ZINN earned all-conference honors in basketball while helping CBC to the 1999- 2000 district title . . . son of Willie and Karin Woods . . . born May 5, 1983 . . . majoring in human resources. 2004 SPARTANS

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