2002 Terrapins open space … highest strength index of any tailback (713) BSHS to the district playoffs and a 9-1 overall record in 2000, … an Iron Terp … timed at 4.49 in the 40-yard dash. equaling the most wins by the school in 49 years … named GERRICK to the All-Sentinel All-Star team as a tight end/defensive 2001 (Freshman): Redshirt season … named offensive end … was a three-way first team All-Mid-Penn League McPHEARSON scout team Player of the Year for his efforts on the practice selection, earning recognition as a tight end, defensive end field. and placekicker … also named second team all-league as a punter … selected team most valuable player as a senior High School: A 2001 graduate of Wilde Lake High School … runs a reported sub-4.7 40-yard dash and has benched in Columbia, Md. … one of the fastest Division I prospects 320 pounds ... is also an outstanding baseball player (first 38 in the state of Maryland (4.37 in the 40) ... rushed for 1,743 base) ... was also recruited by Boston College. Cornerback yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior … on defense, totaled 74 tackles, eight pass breakups, six TFLs, two sacks, one in- Personal: Derek A. Miller was born June 10, 1983 … son of 5-11 • 190 • Fr.-RS terception and one fumble recovery … selected to play in Connie and Jon Miller … majoring in letters and sciences. Columbia, Md. (Howard HS) the allfirst All-Star Game following his senior season and returned a kickoff 81 yards for a touchdown to lead the Metro On McPhearson: Second-year defensive back who all-stars to victory …. had a 313-yard rushing performance worked with the scout team a year ago … will work to as a senior against Long Reach, scoring on touchdown runs MICHAEL provide depth in a defensive backfield that enters the of 83, 65, 45 and 64 yards … highly decorated player as a season with some new faces … listed as the backup on senior in 2000, earning SuperPrep All-American honors in Domonique Foxworth’s side entering fall camp … had the “athlete” category … also earned consensus all-state MILLER the second-best improvement in strength index among honors from the Associated Press in addition to being named cornerbacks between 2001 and 2002 … earned Iron Terp Gatorade Maryland State Player of the Year ... a Baltimore Sun distinction with a 662 strength index … timed at 4.47 in All-Metro first team andWashington Post All-Met honorable the 40-yard dash and recorded a 38 1/2-inch vertical on mention pick as a running back … a preseason Mid-Atlantic 35 spring testing day. all-region choice by PrepStar … was a second team Balti- more Sun All-Metro selection as a junior in 1999, totaling Linebacker 2001 (Freshman): Redshirt season. 1,050 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns ... was also recruited 6-0 • 225 • Fr.-HS by Penn State ... high school coach was Douglas DuVall. High School: A 2001 graduate of Howard High School Aberdeen, Md. (Aberdeen HS) in Ellicott City, Md. … as a senior, rushed 117 times for Personal: Mario Eduard Merrills was born January 23, 825 yards, caught 10 passes for 228 yards, and scored 11 On Miller: First-year linebacker who enrolled in the spring 1983 … son of Shirley and Albert Merrills … a letters and and participated in spring drills … seeing work at middle touchdowns … on defense, totaled 43 tackles and two sciences major. interceptions … as a junior, rushed for 1,423 yards and linebacker. scored 18 touchdowns … was named Associated Press Small School all-state honorable mention as a defensive High School: A three-year letterwinner and 2001 grad- back as a senior … named to SuperPrep’s all-region team DEREK uate of Aberdeen High School in Aberdeen, Md. … played … a preseason Mid-Atlantic all-region choice by PrepStar fullback and linebacker … team captain as a senior who … played his final season of prep ball at Howard High earned first team all-county recognition … named to the School after transferring from the Cardinal Gibbons School MILLER I-95 Challenge senior all-star team … named Harford in Baltimore ... was also recruited by Boston College and County Athlete of the Year in 2000 by the Aegis newspaper Virginia ... high school coach was Vince Parnell. … also competed in wrestling and baseball … regional champion and finished fifth in the state as a junior grappler Personal: Gerrick Harold McPhearson was born De- … high school coach was Joe Harbert. cember 29, 1983 … son of Kim and Gerrick McPhearson 84 … majoring in letters and sciences … father played Tight End Personal: Michael Joseph Miller was born January 7, 1983 in Havre de Grace, Md. … the son of Phil and Dottie Miller 6-8 • 257 • Fr.-RS … a Maryland Distinguished Scholar semifinalist as a prep MARIO Carlisle, Pa. (Boiling Springs HS) … member of National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society … majoring in biology. On Miller: Tight end who enters his second season in MERRILLS the program with a chance to earn playing time in pass- ing situations with the graduation of Matt Murphy … big target with strong pass-catching skills … brings an added dimension with his ability to get downfield and stretch defenses … has added a needed 17 pounds to 8 his frame since the fall of 2001 and continues to work on Tailback getting stronger … will compete with Ryan Flynn for the number two spot behind Jeff Dugan. 5-10 • 197 • Fr.-RS Columbia, Md. (Wilde Lake HS) 2001 (Freshman): Redshirt season. On Merrills: Speedy tailback who will likely see the field High School: A 2001 graduate of Boiling Springs (Pa.) in some capacity in ‘02 … adds another home run threat High School … played tight end and defensive end as a to the Terp backfield … enters fall third on the depth chart senior … helped his team allow just 9.6 points per game … a quiet, hard-working player who got better and better on defense in 2000 … totaled 123 tackles (51 solos) and as his first year with the program progressed … odds-on 21 sacks in addition to catching 25 passes for 423 yards and favorite to man kick returning duties this year … returned five touchdowns … set school career records by a tight six kicks for 163 yards (27.2 average) in this year’s spring end for receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns … is 77 game … also rushed 12 times for 48 yards … dangerous in the Bubblers’ first-ever Division I football signee ... helped DEFENDING ACC CHAMPIONS • 2002 MARYLAND FOOTBALL 2002 Terrapins 2002 Terrapins captain ... earned All-America honors from PrepStar ... also was an honorable mention prep All-American by USA Today SCOOTER ... rushed for 1,000 yards as a junior and senior ... starting NICK tailback in Baltimore TD Club All-Star Game where he ran for MONROE 214 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries ... also played NOVAK a strong corner on defense during his junior and senior seasons, collecting 77 solo tackles, 34 assists and five inter- ceptions ... returned three picks for touchdowns ... all- state defensive back as a senior ... featured in PrepStar Magazine 25 in August 1998 ... called a “quiet leader” by high school coach 46 Wide Receiver Bill Mackley ... helped team to 8-2 records and conference Placekicker 6-2 • 194 • Sr.-3V runner-up finishes in each of final two seasons ...Baltimore 6-0 • 189 • So.-1V Sun All-Metro first team as a senior, second team as a junior Abingdon, Md. (John Carroll HS) ... earned All-Harford County honors three straight seasons Charlottesville, Va. (Albemarle HS) On Monroe: Athletic, speedy receiver with ... was twice an All-MIAA pick ... member of the Baltimore On Novak: Starting placekicker who entered fall 2001 good size who enters fall atop the depth TD Club’s Super 22 and the Big 33 Sporting Times first battling for a job and now begins his second season as one chart at wide receiver … a “big-play” type team as a junior and senior ... career statistics include of the top young kickers in the country … transformed the receiver with outstanding potential and the 478 carries for 3,558 yards ... 7.4 yard average and 33 Terp kicking game from an inexperienced question mark at ability to stretch a defense … the most touchdowns ... 54 catches for 886 yards and the start of last year into one of the top units in the ACC … experienced player of this year’s two touchdowns ... 721 yards and two has a strong leg and good accuracy … has worked hard in receiving corps and the unit’s TDs on kickoff returns ... 612 yards and the offseason to improve even more upon his consistency lone senior … has played in 32 three TDs on punt returns ... also was and leg strength … handles placekicking and kickoff duties games in his career … 31 career an all-league standout in baseball ... (could draw a challenge from Brooks Barnard). receptions … an Iron Terp with a honor roll student. 38-inch vertical jump. 2001 (Redshirt Freshman): Starting kicker in all 11 games Personal: Hun Warren Monroe was plus the Orange Bowl … was 16-of- 25 on field goals for 2001 (Junior): Saw action in born April 11, 1981 ... son of LaVerne a 64 percent success rate … missed just one of his 42 PATs all 11 games with two starts and Hun Monroe, Sr. ... majoring in com- on the season … an honorable mention All-ACC selection … also played in the Orange munications … interned this past year ... also second-team Freshman All-America by The Sporting Bowl … finished fourth on the with WJLA-TV (Ch. 7) in Washington, D.C. News ... connected on 12 of his last 14 field goals to close team with 14 receptions for a … a Maryland scholar-athlete in 2001.