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2006 Rockets Hassan Adebesin Jerry Aguwa Center Offensive Line 6-0 • 300 • Sr. 6-4 • 295 • Sr. 63 Shaker Heights, OH West Bloomfield, MI Outlook Shaker Heights H.S. 70 Birmingham Brother Rice H.S. *** All-MAC Candidate *** Highlights Listed at No. 1 at right tackle in preseason depth chart. Highlights Listed at No. 1 at center in preseason depth chart. 2005 Starting right tackle on an offensive line that powered the No. 13 2005 rushing offense (216.8 yards/game) and No. 10 scoring offense Coaches Starting center on an offensive line that powered the No. 13 rushing (35.8) in the country...Toledo’s offensive line allowed just 13 offense (216.8 yards/game) and No. 10 scoring offense (35.8) in sacks, best in the MAC...Started in all 12 games. the country...Toledo’s offensive line allowed just 13 sacks, best in the MAC...Started in all 12 games. 2004 Played in five games as a back-up offensive tackle. 2004 Played in 11 games as a back-up center. 2003 Players Played in four games as a back-up offensive tackle. 2003 Played in four games as a back-up center. 2002 Sat out the season as a redshirt. 2002 Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School Ranked No. 36 on the Detroit Free Press Fab 50 Team...Rated High School No. 37 on the Detroit News Blue Chip List...Made All-Catholic Played both center and defensive line...Made 63 tackles, includ- League team...Played for coach Al Fracassa. ing 23 behind the line of scrimmage...First-team All-Lake Erie Opponents League...First-team all-district at center...Named to the Cleveland Personal Plain Dealer’s All-Star Team...State heavyweight champion in Full name is Jerry U. Aguwa...Birthdate: Feb. 24, 1984...Son wrestling as a senior and had 40-2 record...Member of 2002 of Aloysius and Dorothy Aguwa...Father is an environmental Ohio Junior National Wrestling Team in both freestyle and engineer and mother is a social worker...Entrepreneurship major Greco-Roman. in the College of Business. Personal Full name is Hassan Muhammad Adebesin...Birthdate: July 2005 Review 18, 1984...Son of Hakeem Adebesin and Safiyyah Muhammad- Adebesin...Major is individualized studies in the University College. History Records University 48 TOLEDO FOOTBALL - 2005 GMAC Bowl Champion 2006 Rockets Aaron Albritton John Allen Outlook Defensive Tackle Tight End 6-2 • 261 • Sr. 6-5 • 215 • So. Hankamer, TX 50 Chicago, IL 83 Anahuac H.S. Morgan Park H.S. Highlights Highlights Listed at No. 2 at defensive tackle in preseason depth chart...Moved Listed at No. 1 at tight end in preseason depth chart. Coaches from offensive line during 2006 spring practice. 2005 2005 A true freshman walk-on who played in 11 games, starting one... Played in six games as a back-up center. Sixth on the team with 20 receptions...Hauled in career-high six passes for 53 yards vs. CMU...Caught a TD pass in his col- 2004 legiate debut vs. Western Illinois...Also caught a TD pass in the Did not see game action...Joined team as a walk-on in the spring GMAC Bowl. of 2004. Players High School High School Played football at Anahuac High School in Hankamer, TX. Played football at Morgan Park High School in Chicago. Personal Personal Full name is Aaron O’Neil Albritton...Birthdate: Aug. 17, 1984... Full name is John Kenneth Allen, Jr...Birthdate: Feb. 5, 1987... Parents are Charles and Marilyn Albritton...Father is an opera- Parents are John Kenneth Allen, Sr. and Sedalia Allen...Major is tional technician and mother is a homemaker...Major is individual- pre-business. Opponents ized studies in University College. Brandon Alexander Outside Linebacker 6-1 • 215 • Jr. 2005 Review Niles, OH 13 Warren Howland H.S. 2005 Played in 12 games as a backup free safety...Had 15 tackles... Career-high five tackles vs. Western Illinois. 2004 Played in 13 games as a backup free safety...Had 12 tackles... Season-high four tackles at Kansas. History High School Named all-conference, all-district, and honorable mention all- state selection as a senior...Had five interceptions and 53 tackles at safety...Caught 14 passes for 233 yards and three touchdowns... Three-year letterwinner and two-year starter...Played for coach Richard Angle...Also was a high jumper on the track team...Third in the state at 189 pounds in wrestling as a senior. Records Personal Full name is Brandon Lamar Alexander...Birthdate: June 9, 1986... Son of Dennis Whaley and Cynthia Alexander...Has four brothers and a sister...Major is communications. John Allen’s Career Statistics Year G/S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP Brandon Alexander’s Career Statistics 2005 11/1 20 209 10.4 5 33-CMU University Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack Int/yds BrUp Totals 11/1 20 209 10.4 5 33-CMU 2004 13/0 5 7 12 1.0 (-2) 0 0 0 2005 12/0 7 8 15 1.0 (-3) 0 0 0 Career Game Highs Totals 25/0 12 15 27 2.0 (-5) 0 0 0 Receptions: 6 (Central Michigan, 10-29-05) Career Game Highs Receiving Yards: 53 (Central Michigan, 10-29-05) Tackles: 5 (Western Illinois, 9-1-05) TOLEDO FOOTBALL - 2005 GMAC Bowl Champion 49 2006 Rockets Mike Alston Jesse Anderson Linebacker Offensive Line 6-2 • 212 • Sr. 6-4 • 300 • Sr. Outlook Columbus, OH 44 The Colony, TX 69 Beechcroft H.S. The Colony H.S. *** All-MAC Candidate *** Highlights Listed at No. 1 at right guard in preseason depth chart...Has also *** MAC Defensive played center in his career. Player of the Year Candidate *** 2005 Played in 12 games as the back-up center. Coaches Highlights 2004 Listed at No. 1 at outside linebacker in preseason depth chart... Played in five games as a reserve offensive lineman. Candidate for MAC Defensive Player of the Year...On watch 2003 list for Rotary Lombardi Award as nation’s best lineman or Did not see game action as a reserve offensive lineman. linebacker. 2002 2005: First-team All-MAC selection...Ranked third in the MAC Sat out season as a redshirt. Players in sacks (9.5) and 10th in tackles for loss (12.5)...Named De- High School fensive MVP of the GMAC Bowl...Had career-best three sacks Captain as both a senior and a junior...Ranked No. 5 in Texas in Toledo’s 45-13 bowl victory over UTEP, including one at the at offensive tackle for Division 5-A by Rivals 100...Started 31 end of the first half that knocked the Miners out of field-goal consecutive games...All-district honorable mention as a senior... range...Also had three tackles for loss and two sacks vs. EMU... Second-team all-district as a junior...First sophomore in school Tied for fifth on team with 59 tackles. history to start on the offensive line...Played for coach Tommy Briggs...Also lettered four years in track. 2004 Played in 11 games as a back-up linebacker...Ninth on the team Personal Opponents with 50 tackles...Season-high nine tackles vs. Temple...Had at Full name is Jesse Wayne Anderson...Birthdate: Nov. 5, 1983... least five tackles on five occasions. Son of Doug and Cathy Jameson...Father is a department manager and mother is a flight attendant...Major is recreation & leisure 2003 studies. Played in nine games, making 10 tackles...Played on special teams and as a back-up linebacker. High School Walter Atkins Named first-team all-city twice and second-team all-district 2005 Review Cornerback once...Played in the Ohio North-South All-Star game...Played 6-1 • 182 • Fr. (R) tailback and linebacker...Had 100 tackles, including seven sacks and 14 tackles for loss as a senior...Rushed for 1,131 yards and Pompano Beach, FL 37 10 touchdowns as a senior...Played for coach Tom Dunlap...Also Deerfield Beach H.S. earned four letters in track. Highlights Personal Listed at No. 2 at cornerback in preseason depth chart. History Full name is Michael Richard Alston...Birthdate: Aug. 28, 1985... 2005 Son of Mike and Patsy Alston...Father was a running back at Sat out season as a redshirt. UT from 1976-79 and ranks eighth in career rushing yards with 2,180...Has two brothers and two sisters...Education major. High School Had 40 tackles, four interceptions and nine passes broken up as a senior...Returned two interceptions for touchdowns...High school Mike Alston’s Career Statistics was the No. 6-ranked team in the nation. Records Year G UT AT TT TFL Sack QBH FF Personal 2003 9/0 8 2 10 1.0 (-2) 0 0 0 Full name is Walter Earl Atkins Jr. ...Birthdate: March 2, 1987... 2004 11/0 23 27 50 6.0 (-35) 5.0 (-34) 2 1 2005 12/12 26 33 59 12.5 (-71) 9.5 (-67) 4 1 Parents are Walter and Barbara Atkins...Undeclared major. Totals 32/12 57 62 119 19.5 (-108) 14.5 (-101) 6 2 Career Game Highs Tackles: 9 (Twice, last vs. Northern Illinois, 11-16-05) Tackles for Loss: 3.0 (Twice, last vs. UTEP, 12-21-05) Sacks: 3.0 (UTEP, 12-21-05) University 50 TOLEDO FOOTBALL - 2005 GMAC Bowl Champion 2006 Rockets Sam Azner J.P. Bekasiak Outlook Offensive Line Defensive Lineman 6-5 • 281 • Fr. (R) 6-6 • 296 • Sr. Wayne, NJ 71 Windsor, ONT 96 Wayne Hills H.S. St. Anne H.S. Highlights Highlights Coaches Listed at No.