Player Biographies 2002 Cardinal Craig Albrecht Jon Alston #79 #37 St. Louis, Missouri Shreveport, Louisiana Senior/Senior NT Freshman/Sophomore OLB 6-4 294 6-1 210

At Stanford: Senior defensive lineman who figures At Stanford: Expected to see extensive time at the to be a key player for the Cardinal in 2002 … Started six outside slot … Redshirted the 2001 as games at nose a year ago, including the 2001 an inside linebacker … Has a bright future in the Seattle Bowl … Will compete with Trey Freeman for the starting nose tackle position in Cardinal football program. ’02 … He began his college career at Northwestern in 1998, then transferred to Stanford The 2001 Season: Redshirted the sea- in the fall of 1999 … Forced to sit out the ’99 season due to NCAA rules … Has lettered son as a true freshman inside linebacker. at Stanford in 2000 and 2001. In High School: One of the top - The 2001 Season: Played a key role on backers in the southern United States … the Cardinal’s defensive front in 2001 … Registered 134 tackles and 21 tackles-for- When starting nose tackle Trey Freeman was loss in his senior season at Loyola College forced from the lineup due to injury in game Prep School … Named to SuperPrep’s All- six, Albrecht came on to start the next five Southwest Region team as a senior … Class games and play solid football for the Cardinal AA First-Team All-State, All-City and All- in the middle of the defensive line … He fin- District selection as a senior … Was also ished the season with 24 tackles, five tackles- named All-District at … for-loss, one sack and one forced First-Team Academic All-State … Named … Starting nose tackle in games 6-10 First-Team All-District and Academic All- vs. UCLA, Washington, Arizona, California District after his junior campaign … Played and Notre Dame and game 12 vs. Georgia free safety, middle linebacker and tight Tech in the Seattle Bowl … Had season high as a sophomore … First-Team All-District five tackles vs. Washington State … In as a sophomore … Started at running back Stanford’s win over then-No. 4 UCLA, he had as a freshman … Member of the National three total tackles, including two tackles-for- Honor Society … A 2000 Wendy’s High loss for 12 yards, one and School Heisman Student … Named a one forced fumble… Also posted three tackles Presidential Scholar in 2000. vs. both Arizona and Notre Dame … Named Personal Information: Born June 4, 1983 … Undeclared major. First-Team Academic All-Pac-10 in 2001. The 2000 Season: Played in five games, including one start at nose tackle … Missed six games because of injuries … Starting nose tackle in game five vs. Notre Dame in Mark Anderson South Bend, but suffered an injury on the third play of the game … Finished the season with four tackles, one tackle-for-loss and one fumble recovery … Recorded his tackle- #97 for-loss and fumble recovery vs. Arizona. Lewistown, Montana The 1999 Season: Enrolled at Stanford in the fall of 1999 … Due to NCAA rules Freshman/Sophomore DE regarding transfers, Craig was forced to sit out the ’99 season. 6-7 270 The 1998 Season: A redshirt freshman at Northwestern University. In High School: One of the top prep defensive linemen in the country out of John Burroughs High School in St. Louis … Consensus All-American … First-Team All- At Stanford: Redshirt freshman will be battling for American selection by Parade Magazine, PrepStar, National Recruiting Advisor, Reebok, a starting assignment on the defensive line … Possesses ESPN SportsZone, SuperPrep and Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report … Named to tremendous size and ability … Named the 2000 PrepStar Magazine’s “Dream Team” … PrepStar ranked Craig the No. 5 defensive line- National High School Player of the Year by SuperPrep Magazine. men in the country … National Recruiting Advisor rated him as the No. 3 strong side The 2001 Season: Redshirted the season as a true freshman . defensive end … Ranked No. 5 among defensive lineman by Parade … ESPN tabbed In High School: The 2000 SuperPrep National Player of the Year and Consensus First- Craig as the 33rd best prep player in the nation while The Sporting News listed him at Team All-American was considered one of the prized recruits in the nation … SuperPrep No. 44 … Three-time First-Team All-State, All-District and All-Conference selection … named him the No. 1 recruit in the Midlands region and the No. 1 “Jumbo Athlete” in the Started on and for four years … First-Team All-Conference player in nation … Ranked No. 11 on SuperPrep’s Elite 50 list of the nation’s top recruits … PrepStar … Member of the 1996 AAU National Championship basketball team (St. named him to its “Dream Team” and among its “Super 30” recruits … Selected to Tom Louis Eagles) … Received a National Merit Letter of Commendation. Lemming’s Elite Team … A Max Emfinger All-American … Named the Gatorade Montana Personal Information: Born September 12, 1979 … Received a bachelor’s degree Player of the Year … Played defensive end and for Fergus High School … in English last June … Currently working on his Master’s in Sociology … His great Recorded 55 tackles and five sacks as a senior … First-Team All-State and All-Conference grandfather, Ed “Brick” Travis, played football at the University of Missouri from 1916- as both a defensive end and tight end … Conference Defensive MVP … As a junior, was 20 and is a member of the Hall of Fame … His father,Doug, played named First-Team All-State as a defensive end and Second-Team All-State as an offensive at Missouri from 1970-74. tackle … Also named All-Conference on both offense and defense … Played four years of Albrecht’s Career Statistics American Legion Baseball … Member of the National Honor Society. Year UT AT TT Sack/Yds TFL/Yds Int Personal Information: Born April 6, 1982 … Undeclared major … Member of his 2000 4 0 4 0/0 1/2 0 high school’s Science Bowl team that competed in the national finals in Washington D.C. 2001 12 12 24 1/10 5/15 0 in 2000. Totals 16 12 28 1/10 6/17 0

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bles, three , and two sacks … Named to SuperPrep’s All-Farwest Team … Calvin Armstrong First-Team All-Southern Pacific Conference as a … Honorable Mention All- # American by Gridiron Greats … Attended three high schools in three years … Forced to 25 sit out his junior season after transferring … Played football as a sophomore at Decatur, Georgia Leuzinger HS … Was a Second-Team All-League choice after rushing for over 500 yards Freshman/Sophomore CB and scoring six TDs as a running back with four interceptions and 43 tackles as a cor- 6-1 195 nerback … Ran track for three years … His best times were 10.75 in the 100m, 22.3 in the 200m and 48.2 in the 400m … Member of the National Honor Society, California Scholastic Federation and Who’s Who Among American High School Students … Also At Stanford: Expected to contribute this season … involved in drama, the Black Student Organization and National Youth Leaders … One of several talented young players in the Cardinal Active in community service. secondary … Should be a key member of the Cardinal Personal Information: Born March 26, 1980 … Public Policy major … His name, defense for the next four years. pronounced Chee-joke-ee, means “God has given” in the Nigerian language of Igbo … The 2001 Season: Redshirted the Brother, Nnamdi, is a senior on the California football team in 2002 … Nnamdi led the campaign as a true freshman cornerback, Golden Bears in tackles with 76 in 2000. In High School: Named All-Southeast Region by PrepStar and All-Dixie by SuperPrep as a senior, despite playing in only four games because of injuries … One # of the top recruits in the Southern United 21 States … In those four games, had an Windsor, Ontario, Canada impressive 50 tackles, five tackles-for-loss Sophomore/Junior SS and three interceptions … Four-year starter 5-11 198 … As a junior, recorded 75 tackles and five interceptions … First-Team All-State cor- nerback and First-Team All-DeKalb At Stanford: A leading candidate to earn a starting County following his junior season … Also spot at strong safety in 2002 … Can play strong or free participated in track, with a career-best safety … Has continued to improve his skills and gain time of 10.7 in the 100 meters … Member strength and speed … Will play a pivotal role in the Cardinal secondary in 2002 either of the National Honor Society. as a starter or key reserve … Outstanding special teams player … Three years of eligi- Personal Information: Born January bility remaining … Member of the Cardinal track and field team the past two years. 11, 1983 … Undeclared major. The 2001 Season: Earned his first var- sity letter as a reserve safety and special teams player … Played in all 12 games dur- Chijioke Asomugha ing the 2001 campaign and recorded four # total tackles. 9 The 2000 Season: Redshirted the sea- Harbor City, California son as a true freshman. Senior/Senior CB In Track: Member of Stanford’s national- 5-11 190 ly-ranked track team in 2001 and 2002 … Events are the 100 meters, long jump and triple jump. At Stanford: Two-year letterwinner who has the In High School: One of the top prep play- ability to play all four positions in the secondary … ers in Canada … Named All-Canadian, All- Fifth-year senior … Will focus on the cornerback posi- Ontario and All-Academic … Played four tion in 2002 … Experienced special teams player. sports at W.F. Herman Secondary School … The 2001 Season: Primary role in Was a two-year starter at running back and 2001 was as a special teams player and cornerback … Named the league’s defensive backup at strong safety … Played in all 12 MVP in 1999 … Also chosen All-City as a games … Accounted for two tackles and running back … Played in the Ontario one pass deflection. Varsity Football League during the summer The 2000 Season: Earned his first var- of ’99 … He was the of the year in the league after intercepting six passes in sity letter as a reserve defensive back … five games … League MVP in basketball as a senior and three-time all-city selection in bas- Played in nine games … Saw playing time ketball … Played three years of varsity soccer … Competed in the long jump, triple jump at all four secondary positions and on spe- and 200m (22.8) in track. cial teams. Personal Information: Born June 23, 1981 … Undeclared major … Went by O.J. The 1999 Season: Saw limited playing his first two years at Stanford, but will use his full name (Oshiomogho) in 2002 … time as a reserve cornerback. Parents are of Nigerian descent. The 1998 Season: Redshirted as a true freshman. In High School: Played both running back and cornerback at Narbonne HS in Southern California … Gained 926 yards rushing and scored eight TDs as a senior to go along with 64 tackles, four forced fum-

28 2002 STANFORD FOOTBALL Player Biographies 2002 Cardinal David Beall David Bergeron #74 #48 Vancouver, Washington Lake Oswego, Oregon Freshman/Freshman OL Sophomore/Junior OLB 6-5 300 6-4 245

In High School: One of the top offensive line At Stanford: Adds depth to the linebacker corps … prospects in the nation out of Mountain View High Will also contribute on special teams … Possesses good, School in Vancouver, Washington … As a senior, he was natural skills for the linebacker position … Has three named a Prep All-American by SuperPrep and PrepStar … SuperPrep also ranked him as years of eligibility remaining. the seventh best offensive line prospect in the country and the No. 2 recruit overall in the The 2001 Season: Appeared in nine state of Washington … An All-Far West selection by Tom Lemming’s Report … First- games as a redshirt freshman … Spent the Team Best in the West by the Long Beach Press Telegram, Northwest Nugget (one of majority of his time on special teams, and eight) by the Tacoma News Tribune and a Blue Chip player (one of three) by the Seattle was also a reserve linebacker … Recorded Times … Four-year starter and four-year Scholar-Athlete in HS … Three-time First- an assisted tackle at San Jose State. Team 4A All-League selection and two-time First-Team Academic All-Conference … As The 2000 Season: Redshirted the sea- a senior, he was also named First-Team All-State and All-Conference … Chosen to All- son as a true freshman. County Dream Team by the Columbian Newspaper … The 4A All-Conference Lineman of the Year … Started on both offensive and defensive line as a senior while helping his In High School: Two-year starting right team to a third place finish in the state playoffs … Has played , guard and tackle guard and inside linebacker at Lakeridge throughout his high school career … As a junior, he was named to the county Dream High School … A prep All-American by Team, was a First-Team All-Conference selection and a Northwest Nugget in waiting. SuperPrep, PrepStar, Bluechips and USA Today … SuperPrep named him the top Personal Information: Born November 7, 1983. recruit in the state of Oregon … Also named Northwest Recruits First-Team all- region and a Tacoma News Tribune Bryan Bentrott Northwest Nugget and Western Top 100 … # Recorded 126 tackles, six quarterback sacks, 41 six fumble recoveries, five forced , Irvine, California and three interceptions as a senior … Freshman/Freshman FS Following his senior season, he was also 6-1 180 named First-Team All-State and All-Conference as a linebacker as well as being chosen the league’s co-defensive MVP … U.S. Navy Scholastic All-America selection and a National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Student-Athlete award nomi- In High School: First-team All-CIF safety a year ago nee … Was named Honorable Mention USA Today All-American as a junior after at Northwood High School in Irvine, California … recording 124 tackles … Started at both linebacker and right guard and was selected Joined the Stanford football program as a walk-on … First-Team all-conference … Three-year letterwinner in basketball and track … Helped Northwood to a 10-1 record and a Pacific Coast League championship in 2001 … Member of the A Cappella Choir … Member of the National Honor Society and He was named the league’s Defensive MVP as well as the City of Irvine Defensive MVP … German National Honor Society. Orange County All-Star team selection … Team and team MVP as a senior … He Personal Information: Born December 4, 1981 … Undeclared major … recorded 103 tackles, five interceptions and six blocked kicks his senior season … Starting Performed at Carnegie Hall in March 2000 as part of an elite choir that combined song safety, and kick returner as a senior … During his junior season, he started at middle and dance routines. linebacker and … Had 111 tackles while catching 38 balls for six … Averaged 18 yards per reception … Named First-Team All-League and All-City as a linebacker … Two-year scholar-athlete in football … Played two years on the varsity bas- ketball team … Captain his senior season … National Merit Commended Scholar … Cooper Blackhurst Irvine Company Student Leader Scholarship Winner … YMCA camp counselor … #41 Member of the California Scholastic Federation and Red Cross Service Clubs. Salt Lake City, Utah Personal Information: Born September 10, 1983. Junior/Senior FB 6-4 245

At Stanford: A two-time letterwinner who has played on special teams and been a reserve defensive end and outside linebacker the past two seasons … Converted to a fullback midway through spring drills … Expected to contribute at the fullback position in 2002 … Came to Stanford in 1998 after being one of the most high- ly sought-after preps in the nation out of Brighton High School in Salt Lake City … He was a redshirt freshman on The Farm in ’98, then took the ’99 season off to complete a Mormon Mission in Brisbane, Australia … Returned to Stanford for the 2000 season … Still has two years of eligibility remaining.

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The 2001 Season: Reserve defensive end and special teams player … Earned his Caleb Bowman second varsity letter … Named Second- # Team Academic All-Pac-10 … Accounted 3 for one tackle. Sandpoint, Idaho The 2000 Season: Returned to Senior/Senior WR Stanford for his redshirt freshman season 6-1 185 on The Farm … Played in eight games, all in a reserve role, at outside linebacker and on special teams … Recorded one tackle … At Stanford: Fifth-year senior is one of the fastest Earned his first varsity letter. players on the team … Back-up wide receiver will com- pete for playing time in 2002 … Has 13 career recep- The 1999 Season: Took the year off to complete his Mormon Mission in Brisbane, tions for 167 yards … Has the speed and athletic ability to catch the deep . Australia The 2001 Season: Appeared in six games, and had one reception for five yards The 1998 Season: Redshirted the sea- son as a true freshman. … Recorded the five-yard reception in the Pac-10 vs. Arizona State. In High School: Named a First-Team All- American as a tight end by PrepStar … Very The 2000 Season: Caught 11 passes talented and athletic player who played tight for 155 yards as a backup wide receiver … end, linebacker, defensive end and fullback in high school … PrepStar ranked him as the sixth Earned his first varsity letter … Recorded a best tight end prospect in the Big 12 Region … SuperPrep named him to its All-Midlands career-best 40-yard reception in game #2 vs. Team … A USA Today Honorable Mention All-American … As a senior, he recorded 120 San Jose State … Had two catches against tackles, 14 sacks, and two forced fumbles as a defensive end at Brighton High School … both San Jose State and Oregon State. Named First-Team All-State and First-Team All-Region following his senior season … Also The 1999 Season: Backup wide chosen Academic All-State and Academic All-Region … First-Team All-Region linebacker as receiver who saw his playing time limited a junior … Member of the National Honor Society … National Football Foundation and due to injuries … Caught a seven-yard pass College Hall of Fame Utah Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 1997-98 … Also played basketball in the season opener vs. Texas … Played in and ran track in high school … Tutored elementary and high school students. six games during the year. Personal Information: Born September 24, 1979 … Undeclared major. The 1998 Season: Redshirted the sea- son as a true freshman. In Track: Ran the 100 and 200 meters in 2001 Kris Bonifas for Stanford’s nationally-ranked track team. # In High School: Talented wide receiver who ranked as one of the best prep players 59 in the nation in 1997 … He was named a First-Team All-American by SuperPrep and Pebble Beach, California PrepStar and was an Honorable Mention All-American by USA Today … SuperPrep Freshman/Sophomore MLB named him its Midlands Offensive Player of the Year … He had 65 receptions for 1,220 6-1 230 yards as a senior at Sandpoint HS in Idaho … He accounted for 20 receiving touch- downs and one kickoff return for a … Also named First-Team All-State, All- Northern Idaho and All-Inland Empire League … As a junior, he earned Second-Team At Stanford: Will compete for playing time at the All-State honors as well as All-Northern Idaho and All-IEL … Recorded 30 receptions as middle linebacker position … Moved from outside a junior for 826 yards and five touchdowns in just five games … Won the state 200m title linebacker to middle linebacker in the offseason… in 1998 in 21.9 and placed second in the 100m with a time of 10.9 … Also played bas- Redshirted the 2001 season … Talented young player. ketball for four years. The 2001 Season: Redshirted the sea- Personal Information: Born October 18, 1979 … Communication major. son as a true freshman outside linebacker. In High School: A Prep All-American from Robert Louis Stevenson High School in Colin Branch nearby Carmel … All-America selection by # PrepStar, who also selected him as the 10th 20 best linebacker in the West … An All-Farwest Carlsbad, California selection by SuperPrep … Had 93 tackles and Senior/Senior FS 16 quarterback sacks as a senior, and was 6-0 207 named All-State and All-Central Coast Section at linebacker … Also carried the ball 220 times for 1,826 yards and 24 touchdowns At Stanford: Expected to compete for the starting as a senior en route to First-Team All-Mission spot at free safety … Experienced defensive back who Trail Athletic League honors on both sides of has earned three letters from 1999-2001 … Moved into the ball … The MTAL’s leading rusher as a the starting lineup for the final five games of the year at strong safety in 2001 and proved senior, and also broke R.L.S. school rushing that he has the ability to become a quality player in the Pac-10 … Stanford’s top return- yardage and touchdown records … League ing tackler in 2002 … Very valuable member of the Cardinal’s special teams the past and county MVP, and an All-County selec- three seasons … Has blocked two kicks in his career … One of four players on defense tion on both offense and defense … As a who has started at least five games in his career … Figures to play a prominent role for junior, was named First-Team All-MTAL at Stanford in ’02. defensive end and second-team All-MTAL at running back. Personal Information: Born December 14, 1982 … Undeclared major.

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The 2001 Season: Backup strong safe- The 2001 Season: Was expected to ty the first seven games of the season, but a contribute at linebacker and special teams starter the final five when starter Simba before suffering a season-ending ankle liga- Hodari was lost due to injury … Branch ment injury in August. played well and continued to grow in his The 2000 Season: Used in a reserve starting role during the last five games of role at inside linebacker … Suffered a bro- the year, including the 2001 Seattle Bowl … ken hand early in the season, but came back Finished the year with 28 total tackles dur- to play a role on special teams in the second ing the regular season, including three tack- half of the campaign. les-for-loss, and one … In his The 1999 Season: Redshirted the sea- four starts (Arizona, California, Notre son as a true freshman. Dame and San Jose State), he recorded 15 tackles and one interception in The Big In High School: Four-year starter at Game vs. Cal … Career-best six tackles in Edmond Santa Fe High School in the season opener vs. Boston College in a Oklahoma … Played linebacker and safety reserve role and the season finale vs. San on defense and tailback on offense … As a Jose State in a starting role. senior in 1998, he recorded 118 tackles, 15 tackles-for-loss, 10 quarterback sacks, eight The 2000 Season: Earned his second forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries varsity letter as a reserve defensive back and … He was named All-State, All-Conference special teams player … Had four total tack- and All-City following his senior season … les, including a nine-yard tackle-for-loss vs. Arizona State … Played in 10 of 11 games. Three-time All-City selection and three-time team captain … Also played basketball, The 1999 Season: Played a reserve role at strong safety … Also a special teams play- soccer and track … A 1998 finalist for the Oklahoma Jim Thorpe Award … U.S. er … Recorded two tackles … Received his first varsity letter. Government Student of the Year as a senior … Received the 1998 President’s Academic The 1998 Season: Redshirted the season as a true freshman. Achievement Award … Member and organizer for Fellowship of Christian Athletes. In High School: First-Team All-American by PrepStar, who also rated him the third Personal Information: Born November 1, 1980 … Political Science major. best defensive back in the Western Region following his senior season … Named to SuperPrep’s All-Farwest Team … Started at strong safety and running back his junior and senior seasons at Carlsbad High School … As a senior, he rushed for over 700 yards, Greg Camarillo caught 24 passes for over 300 yards and scored 15 touchdowns … He also had 60 tack- # les and four interceptions … Selected to the Long Beach Press Telegram’s “Best of the 23 Rest” … Named First-Team All-Avocado League as a defensive back and First-Team All- Menlo Park, California San Diego County as a utility player … First-Team Academic All-County … As a junior, Sophomore/Junior FL he was selected Second-Team All-League and All-County as a defensive back … He 6-2 195 accounted for 55 tackles and two interceptions while rushing for over 750 yards and eight TDs … Played baseball for three years. Personal Information: Born March 2, 1980 … Public policy major … Brother, At Stanford: Local product figures to see increased Calvin Branch, played professional football in the NFL and the World Football League. playing time at wide receiver this season … Has good Branch’s Career Statistics size and hands … Walked-on to the Cardinal program in 2000 after enjoying a standout career at nearby Menlo-Atherton High School … Has Year UT AT TT Sack/Yds TFL/Yds Int 1999 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 three years of eligibility remaining. 2000 2 2 4 0/0 1/9 0 The 2001 Season: Appeared in four 2001 19 9 28 0/0 3/7 1 games as a reserve wide receiver (vs. Boston Totals 22 12 34 0/0 4/16 1 College, Arizona State, Arizona, and San Jose State), and had one catch for two yards … The catch came in the Cardinal’s Pac-10 Brian Brant opener vs. Arizona State. #44 The 2000 Season: Redshirted the sea- son as a true freshman. Edmond, Oklahoma In High School: One of the top scholar- Junior/Senior OLB athletes in Northern California from 6-3 235 Menlo-Atherton High School in neighbor- ing Menlo Park, California … Played four positions as a senior at Menlo-Atherton, At Stanford: Will contend for playing time at out- including wide receiver, defensive end, side linebacker … Also figures to play a prominent role and … Caught 44 pass- on special teams … Hard-hitting, aggressive player … es for 752 yards (17.1 ypc) and 10 touch- Playing time has been limited by injuries the last two seasons … Has two years of eligi- downs his senior season … Also led his bility remaining. team in quarterback sacks … First-team All-Peninsula Athletic League and All-San Mateo County as a receiver in 1999 … Named the San Mateo County Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 1999 by the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame … Team captain and team MVP in ’99 … Played basketball for two seasons in high school, and was named Second-Team All-League as a senior … Student Body President as a senior … Member of the National

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Honor Society, the California Scholastic Federation, an AP Scholar and an American The 2001 Season: Played the first Legion Boys’ State Delegate. seven games of the year before suffering a Personal Information: Born April 18, 1982 … Undeclared major. separated shoulder at Washington on November 3 … He missed the last four reg- ular season games of the year against Casey Carroll Arizona, Cal, Notre Dame and San Jose State … He returned to the lineup for the #92 Seattle Bowl vs. Georgia Tech … Proved to be one of the top rushers in the Pac-10 … Englewood, Florida In seven regular season games, he rushed Freshman/Sophomore DT for 456 yards on a team-leading 123 carries 6-3 275 … He also scored 10 touchdowns, nine on the ground and one receiving … He caught 11 passes for 158 yards (14.4 ypc) and one At Stanford: Second-year player will compete for TD … Had a career-high 29 carries for 102 playing time on the defensive line … Redshirted the yards and one TD in Stanford’s win over 2001 season … Came to Stanford in 2001 as one of the No. 4 UCLA on October 27 … He scored top defensive line prospects in the country … Changed from #58 to #92 in the one of his touchdowns on a career-best 27 off-season. yard run … The week before against No. 5 The 2001 Season: Redshirted the sea- Oregon in Eugene, Carter carried the ball son as a true freshman defensive tackle. 26 times for 64 yards and four touchdowns, including the game-winner with 1:10 to play In High School: A PrepStar All-American … He scored on runs of six-, three-, one-, and six-yards vs. the Ducks … It marked the … Was rated as one of the nation’s top defen- second time in his career that Carter tied the school record for most rushing touch- sive line prospects … Named to SuperPrep’s downs in a game … He is the only player in school history to score four rushing TDs in All-Dixie Team … Two-time All-State, All- a game on two occasions … Shared the running back duties with Brian Allen … Named Area and All-District selection out of Lemon the team’s top junior. Bay High School … Named District The 2000 Season: Led the team in rushing and gave notice that he was one of the Defensive Player of the Year after recording top young backs in the Pac-10 Conference … Shared the running back duties with Brian 135 tackles and 13 quarterback sacks as a Allen … Kerry rushed for a team-best 729 yards on 179 carries … He was the team’s top senior … Also had 87 tackles, 30 tackles-for- rusher in eight of 11 games … Had two 100-yard rushing games, including a record- loss, six quarterback sacks and five forced tying performance against USC … In fact, Kerry placed his name in the record book in fumbles as a junior … Two-year letterwinner three places … He tied a school record by rushing for four touchdowns vs. USC … He in basketball and baseball … Member of the rushed for a career-high 123 yards and scored on TD runs of two-, three-, four- and 20- National Honor Society … Member of yards in leading Stanford to a 32-30 win over the Trojans … Carter tied Darrin Nelson Who’s Who Among American High School and Tommy Vardell for the most rushing touchdowns in a game in Stanford history … Students. In the season opener at Washington State, Carter hooked up with Randy Fasani on an Personal Information: Born 84-yard play, making it the fifth longest in school history … His other September 13, 1982 … Undeclared major. 100-yard rushing game came in game #10 vs. Arizona State at Stanford Stadium … He rushed for 103 yards on 19 carries and scored one touchdown … His other top games came at UCLA (15 carries, 82 yards, one TD) vs. San Jose State (17 carries, 90 yards) and Kerry Carter at home vs. Texas (17 carries, 71 yards) … Winner of the Deswarte-Eller Award as the # team’s top sophomore. 8 The 1999 Season: Backup running back made a name for himself with a few strong Vaughn, Ontario, Canada early season performances … Only Stanford player to score three rushing touchdowns Senior/Senior RB in a game (Arizona, Sept. 18) … Led the team in rushing touchdowns with six … 6-2 235 Highly-touted freshman finished the regular season with 330 yards on 87 carries, which ranked second on the team … In collegiate debut, had nine carries for 69 yards, includ- ing a 24-yard touchdown run, at Texas on Sept. 4 … Had first-half touchdown runs of At Stanford: After sharing the running back duties three, five and eight yards at Arizona … Finished the game against Arizona with a sea- the past two seasons with Brian Allen, Carter will final- son-best 79 yards on 20 carries … Had 57 yards on 12 carries vs. Oregon State … Scored ly get his chance to be the team’s number one rusher in Stanford’s only Rose Bowl touchdown on a one-yard second quarter run that gave the 2002 … An honors candidate in 2002, he enters his senior campaign as one of the best Cardinal a 9-3 lead over Wisconsin. running backs in the Pacific-10 Conference … He has rushed for 1,515 yards and scored 23 touchdowns in his career, both among the best in school history … He needs 159 rushing yards to move into the school’s all-time top-10 … He is tied for eighth on The Farm in total touchdowns scored and is fourth in career rushing touchdowns with 21 … He is one of four players in school history to score four rushing touchdowns in a game and is the only player to do it twice … Has three, 100-yard rushing games in his career … Led the team in rushing in 2000 and was second a year ago when he missed four games due to a shoulder injury … One of five players from Canada on the Cardinal’s roster … Great size (6-2, 235) and speed … Powerful runner who also has the ability to be a force as a receiver out of the backfield.

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The 2001 Season: Drew began the season as an offensive lineman, but after injuries depleted the Cardinal’s defensive line, he was moved back to defensive end … It was week eight of the season when Drew was not only asked to switch positions, but was immediately put in the starting lineup in a game at Arizona on November 10 … He responded by playing solid defense for the Cardinal over the final four regular sea- son games … He wound up starting at DE vs. Arizona, California, Notre Dame and San Jose State … Finished the season with seven tackles and one fumble recovery … Had three tackles vs. Notre Dame … Recovered a fumble vs. Cal in The Big In High School: A Prep All-American from Canada who was considered one of the Game … Also the team’s starting long prized recruits in 1999 … Played only one game during the 1998 season because a snapper … Earned his first varsity letter. teacher’s strike in Ontario forced the cancellation of most of the football season … The 2000 Season: Received limited Gained 175 yards and scored two touchdowns in that one game … He caught the eye of playing time as a backup on the defensive line. college recruiters while playing for a summer league team in 1998 for athletes 19-and- The 1999 Season: Redshirted the ’99 season as a reserve defensive end. under in Canada … In his 11-game summer season, he rushed for over 2,300 yards and In High School: Named to PrepStar’s All-American team following his senior season scored 22 TDs while being named the league MVP … SuperPrep ranked him #22 on its … Played both offense and defense at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School in Maryland list of the Top-50 recruits … SuperPrep also rated him as an All-American and the fifth … SuperPrep All-Mid-Atlantic selection … Had 76 tackles, 18 tackles-for-loss, six sacks, best running back in the nation … PrepStar selected him to its All-American “Dream and four forced fumbles as a senior … First-Team All-Metro, All-County and All-State Team” and rated him the #1 running back prospect in the Midwest … He was among … Played defensive end, middle linebacker and offensive guard and was also the team’s the Top-100 Recruits by the National Recruiting Advisor and a Max Emfinger “Bluechip” … First-Team All-County offensive lineman as a junior … Played basket- selection … As a junior at Father Henry Carr High School in Ontario, Canada, Carter ball for one year and baseball for two seasons … Editor of the school newspaper … rushed for over 1,000 yards and scored 15 TDs in seven games … Won the 1997-98 Member of the National Honor Society. Henry Jerome Award as the top student-athlete in Canada … He also played linebacker Personal Information: Born January 27, 1981 … American Studies major … and strong safety … During his sophomore season, he gained over 1,800 yards on the Earned prestigious honor of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. ground and scored 27 touchdowns in 10 games while leading his team to the Ontario championship … Named to the Toronto Star All-Star team in both ’96 and ’97 … A gift- Caylor’s Career Statistics ed athlete, Carter also played basketball, and ran track in high school … A Year UT AT TT Sack/Yds TFL/Yds Int two-time All-Star in basketball. 2001 3 4 7 0/0 0/0 0 Totals 3 4 7 0/0 0/0 0 Personal Information: Born December 19, 1980 … Cultural and Social Anthropology major … Enjoys writing poetry … Member of a dance group which par- ticipated in R&B competitions throughout Canada. Carter’s Career Statistics # Year Att YG YL Net Avg TD LG Rec Yds Avg TD LG 67 1999 87 341 11 330 3.8 6 24 2 15 7.5 0 9 2000 179 770 41 729 4.1 6 26 4 93 23.3 1 84 Provo, Utah 2001 123 472 16 456 3.7 9 27 11 158 14.4 1 30 Junior/Junior OT Totals 389 1583 68 1515 3.9 21 27 17 166 15.6 2 84 6-7 307

Drew Caylor At Stanford: Since returning to The Farm in 2000 after a two-year Mormon Mission, all Kirk Chambers # 95 has done is start all 23 games at left tackle while contin- uing to assert himself as one of the top offensive linemen in the Pac-10 … He is expect- Kensington, Maryland ed to again be an anchor on the Cardinal’s offensive line in 2002 … Recruited by the Junior/Senior DE Cardinal in 1997 as one of the top prep offensive linemen in the country out of Provo 6-6 270 High School in Utah … He spent two years on a Mormon Mission before returning to Stanford in the Spring of 2000… Twenty-three year old junior with two years of eligi- At Stanford: A defensive end his first two seasons on bility remaining … One of two married players on the team (Scott Giles is the other). The Farm, Drew was moved to the offensive side of the ball for the 2001 season before being moved back to defense late in the year … Played a key role for Stanford in 2001 at a time when injuries became a serious factor on the defensive line … Is now in a position to battle for a start- ing spot in 2002 … Continues to improve and assert himself as one of the team’s top defensive linemen … Has two more years of eligibility remaining.

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The 2001 Season: For the second straight year, Kirk started every game of the Garry Cobb season at left tackle … Named Honorable # Mention All-Pac-10 and Honorable 31 Mention Academic All-Pac-10 in 2001 … A Cherry Hill, New Jersey solid force for the Cardinal on the offensive Senior/Senior CB line … His play was one of the main rea- 5-11 188 sons Stanford’s rushing attack turned in the third best season in Stanford history. The 2000 Season: Returned to The At Stanford: Fifth-year senior who is now in posi- Farm as a 21-year old freshman after his tion to compete for a starting spot at cornerback this two-year mission … In his first season at season … After redshirting the ’98 season, Garry missed Stanford, Kirk earned the starting assign- the entire ’99 campaign with a knee injury and all but two games in 2000 due to injuries ment at left tackle and held that position … Proved to be a capable backup and special teams player … Will see significant play- throughout the ’00 campaign … He started ing time in the secondary either in a starting or reserve role in 2002 … Named a First- all 11 games and was an integral part of the Team selection to the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports-Scholar Awards for 2002. Cardinal’s offensive line … Co-winner with The 2001 Season: As a backup cor- Chris Lewis of the Menlo-Atherton Trophy nerback, he saw significant playing time in as the team’s top freshman. Stanford’s nickel and dime packages … The 1998-99 Seasons: Did not play Started game seven at Washington for an football while spending both seasons as part of a Mormon Mission in Berlin, Germany. injured Ryan Fernandez … He finished the season with 19 total tackles and one forced In High School: A SuperPrep All-American as an offensive lineman as a senior at Provo High School in 1997 … He started on both offense and defense for three years … fumble, that coming in the season finale vs. As a defensive lineman his senior season, he had nine sacks and five fumbles forced … San Jose State … Had a season-high eight Named to the Tacoma News Tribune’s Western Top-100 … He was named First-Team tackles vs. Georgia Tech in the Seattle Bowl All-State and First-Team Academic All-State his senior season as an offensive lineman … … Registered six tackles vs. San Jose State He was named First-Team All-Region on offense for three years … Played four years of … Recorded four tackles vs. Washington varsity basketball in high school and was a member of an AAU All-Star basketball team and three vs. UCLA and Arizona State … … Vice President of his school … Member of his school’s choir for four years … Named First-Team Academic All-Pac-10. Member of the National Honor Society. The 2000 Season: Appeared in games against Washington State and San Jose State Personal Information: Born March 19, 1979 … Married Marilyn Ord on June 23, 2001 … Public Policy and German Studies major … Earned prestigious honor of Eagle before missing the rest of the season … Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. Recorded two tackles, including one unas- sisted, at Washington State. The 1999 Season: Forced to miss the Andy Clavin entire season due to a knee injury. The 1998 Season: Redshirted the season as a true freshman. # 64 In High School: Three-year starter at cornerback and wide receiver at Cherry Hill Beverly Hills, California High School in New Jersey … Recorded 22 interceptions in his three-year career … He Sophomore/Junior C was twice named First-Team All-South Jersey and all-conference as a cornerback … As 6-2 265 a senior, he was named to the New Jersey Coaches Association Super 100 All-State team … He had 54 tackles and three interceptions as a senior to go along with 42 receptions and three touchdowns … As a junior, he picked off eight passes and also had 38 catches At Stanford: Adds depth to the offensive line … for three TDs … Had 11 interceptions as a sophomore and was named Second-Team Walked-on to the team prior to the 2000 season … Has All-Conference. three years of eligibility remaining. Personal Information: Born April 23, 1980 … History major … Son of former The 2001 Season: Did not see any game action as a reserve center. NFL player Garry Cobb, who played at the University of Southern California before an The 2000 Season: Redshirted the season as a true freshman. 11-year pro career with the , Eagles, and … Garry, Sr., played in the Rose Bowl for USC in both 1977 and ’79. In High School: Two-year starter on both offense and defense at Beverly Hills High School in Southern California … Started every game his junior and senior seasons … As Cobb’s Career Statistics a senior, he started at both offensive guard and defensive tackle … Named First-Team Year UT AT TT Sack/Yds TFL/Yds Int All-Bay League as an offensive guard his senior season … Team captain in both football 2000 1 1 2 0/0 0/0 0 and track … Competed in the shot put and discus for three years in high school … 2001 11 8 19 0/0 0/0 0 Totals 12 9 21 0/0 0/0 0 Member of the California Scholastic Federation … Enrolled in college level macroeco- nomics course at UCLA during his senior year … Named the 1999 Homecoming King at Beverly Hills High School. Personal Information: Born January 8, 1982 … Undeclared major … His grand- father, Manny, played football and wrestled at the University of Southern California.

34 2002 STANFORD FOOTBALL Player Biographies 2002 Cardinal Jon Cochran Gerald Commissiong #78 #49 West Des Moines, Iowa Toronto, Ontario, Canada Freshman/Freshman OL Freshman/Freshman SS 6-6 290 6-0 201

In High School: Prep All-American offensive line- In High School: The fifth Canadian player on the man from Valley High School in Iowa … PrepStar Cardinal’s 2002 roster (the others are RB Kerry Carter, named him to its All-America team and ranked him as Vaughn, Ontario; DE Louis Hobson, Toronto, Ontario; the No. 11 offensive line prospect in the nation and the No. 2 offensive lineman in the FS Oshiomogho Atogwe, Windsor, Ontario; and junior transfer Ian Shellswell, Midwest following his senior season … Selected to the All-Midlands teams by Tom Kapuskasing, Ontario) … SuperPrep named him to its 2001 All-Canadian Team … Lemming’s Report and SuperPrep … Pro Prep Sports All-America Dream Team member Gerald attended Saint Michael’s College Prep in Toronto for two years (1999-2000) … First-Team All-State and All-Conference as a senior … Also named Academic All- before attending Vieux-Montreal Prep for his 13th year (Canada has a 13th year of high State and All-Conference … Participated in basketball and track … A state qualifier in school) … At Vieux-Montreal in 2001, he was the starting safety for a team that won the the shot put and discus as a junior. 2001 Bol D’or AAA Provincial championship … He also played hockey and ran track Personal Information: Born March 25, 1984 … Elected an Iowa Scholar. (100-meters and 200-meters) … While at Saint Michael’s, he was one of the top prep players in the Toronto area … In his final season as a running back and safety, Gerald rushed for 1,253 yards, accounted for 1,622 all-purpose yards and scored 27 touchdowns Evan Combs … Defensively, he had 94 tackles, including 19 special teams tackles, four interceptions and six forced fumbles … He was named First-Team All-Canadian, First-Team All- #22 Eastern Canada and First-Team All-Ontario … Toronto Sun All-Star running back … Starting safety for the 2001 Junior National Football Team … While at Saint Michael’s, Vallejo, California he was also named MVP of the Metro Bowl for four straight years and MVP of the All- Senior/Senior WR Star game as a junior and senior. 5-9 176 Personal Information: Born April 6, 1982 … Has played the violin for six years … Also plays piano … One of his three sisters, Nicole, was an All-American in track at the At Stanford: Adds depth to the receiving corps … University of Oregon. Walked-on to the team in the spring of 1999 … Did not play football during his freshman year at Stanford … Changed number from #81 to #22 in the off-season. Jake Covault The 2001 Season: Back-up wide #38 receiver saw limited playing time … Appeared in three games – vs. Boston Tarpon Springs, Florida College, vs. Arizona State and at San Jose Junior/Senior MLB State. 6-3 230 The 2000 Season: Received limited playing time as a backup wide receiver … At Stanford: Has played both inside and outside Appeared in two games – vs. Arizona and linebacker at Stanford … Will play middle linebacker in vs. Arizona State. Stanford’s new defensive scheme in 2002 … He will play The 1999 Season: Did not see any a key role for the Cardinal either as a starter or key reserve and a member of special game action as a reserve wide receiver. teams … Has tremendous ability and all the skills necessary to become an outstanding The 1998 Season: Did not play foot- linebacker … Still has two years of eligibility remaining. ball in his freshman year at Stanford. The 2001 Season: Received his first In High School: Attended The Hill varsity letter as a backup outside linebacker School in Pennsylvania … Played wide and special teams player … Credited with receiver, defensive back and returned kicks as six total tackles … Slowed throughout the a senior … Scored seven touchdowns his season due to a knee injury. senior season, including two in one game on The 2000 Season: Received limited a 95-yard kickoff return and a 51-yard recep- playing time as a reserve inside linebacker tion … Named All-Area following his senior season … Ran indoor and outdoor track as and special teams player … Limited well … Captain of his track team as a senior … Member of the Cum Laude Society … throughout the season due to injuries … Involved in student government … Two-year member of the school orchestra. Only appearance came against USC. Personal Information: Born March 2, 1980 … A double-major in Political Science The 1999 Season: Redshirted the sea- and American Studies. son as a true freshman. In High School: Talented athlete who played quarterback, tight end and inside linebacker for East Lake High School in Florida … Max Emfinger named him a “Bluechips” recruit as a tight end while SuperPrep selected him to the All-Dixie Regional team as a linebacker … A Prep All-America selection by PrepStar

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Magazine … The Tampa Tribune named him one of the top 25 recruits in Florida and The 2001 Season: Redshirted the campaign as a true freshman wide receiver. among the top 100 in the nation … All-Southeast Region Team by Gridiron Greats In High School: Comes to Stanford as one of the nation’s top two-sport athletes … Magazine … Pinellas County Academic All-Star Player of the Year … Recorded 120 tack- Was the nation’s high school receiving yardage leader in 2000, and was also a junior les, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two interceptions as a senior … national champion in track (400-meter hurdles) … Named a football All-American by Named Third-Team All-State and First-Team All-Florida Suncoast, All-County and All- both SuperPrep and PrepStar as a senior … In his senior season, led the nation in receiv- Conference … One of Southeast Sports’ Top 100 recruits in the state of Florida … First- ing yards with 1,410 on 69 receptions … The 1,410 receiving yards also stands as the Team All-Conference as a junior … Member of the National Honor Society. third highest season total in Colorado history … He also Personal Information: Born June 3, 1981 … Undeclared major … His father, Sam, accounted for 2,127 all-purpose yards and 17 touchdowns to help lead Bear Creek High was a college football for 15 years with stops at Miami (Ohio), Ohio, Ohio State School to the state finals … As a defensive back, he recorded 50 tackles and four inter- and Connecticut. ceptions … SuperPrep rated him No. 11 on its list of “skill athletes” … PrepStar ranked him as the No. 4 wide receiver in the Midlands Region … Named First-Team All-State, All-Colorado and All-League after his senior season … Totaled 24 receptions for 523 Michael Craven yards and eight TDs as a junior while being named Second-Team All Centennial League … Selected All-County as a defensive back (67 tackles, five interceptions, four blocked # 42 kicks) and Second-Team All-League as a halfback (41 carries, 290 yards; nine receptions, 308 yards; 11 total touchdowns) after his sophomore campaign … Has been nationally La Quinta, California Freshman/Sophomore OLB ranked in track for the past seven years, and was the 1999 U.S. Junior National champi- 6-1 215 on in the 400 meter hurdles … Finished 10th in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1999 IAAF World Junior Championships in Bydgoszez, Poland … His time of 53.64 in the 400- meter hurdles was the fastest in the U.S. for his age group in ’99 … The 2000 Colorado At Stanford: Redshirt freshman will start at outside State Champion in the 300-meter hurdles and the 2000 Regional Junior Olympic cham- linebacker … Outstanding athlete … Enjoyed an excel- pion in both the 110- and 400-meter hurdles … Finished sixth in the 400-meter inter- lent spring … Expected to be a significant contributor mediate hurdles at the USA Track & Field Junior National Championships … Best track for years to come … Changed number from #50 to #42 in the off-season … Also a mem- times include 4.4 in the 40-yard dash, 10.6 in the 100-meters, 36.73 in the 300-meter ber of Stanford’s nationally-ranked baseball team. hurdles (Colorado state record), 52.68 in the 400-meter hurdles, 14.18 in the 110-meter high hurdles and 23-1 in the long jump. The 2001 Season: Redshirted the sea- son as a true freshman outside linebacker. In Track: Competed in the 100-, 200- and 400-meters, along with the 110- and 400- meter hurdles … Posted a Pac-10 qualifying time of 53.28 in the 400-intermediate hur- In Baseball: Reserve for the dles … The 53.28 is the fourth best freshman time in Stanford history. nationally-ranked Stanford baseball team … Did not see any game action … Re- Personal Information: Born January 8, 1983 … Undeclared major … Brother, joined the football team for spring practice Damien, played running back at Stanford from 1992-95. in April. In High School: A consensus First-Team All-American who was on every list of the Capp Culver nation’s top recruits … Winner of the presti- #45 gious 2000 Watkins Award, which is given annually to the nation’s top African- Canadian, Texas American high school football player … Freshman/Sophomore OLB PrepStar rated him as the No. 1 linebacker in 6-2 222 the country, in addition to being a member of its “Dream Team” and among its list of the Super 30 recruits in the United States … At Stanford: Set to compete for playing time at out- Parade Magazine All-American … Ranked side linebacker … Moved from inside to outside line- No. 14 on SuperPrep’s Elite 50 list of the backer in the off-season … Came to Stanford in 2001 as nation’s top prospects … SuperPrep also one of the top linebacker prospects in the nation … Changed number from #56 to #45 ranked him as the second best linebacker in the nation and the third best recruit in the Far in the off-season. West … Long Beach Press Telegram Best in the West selection … Led La Quinta High School The 2001 Season: Redshirted the sea- to a 13-1 record and the CIF Division 8 Championship a year ago … Started at both line- son as a true freshman inside linebacker. backer and tight end … Recorded 180 tackles, 13 quarterback sacks and four interceptions In High School: Rated as one of the top (two returned for touchdowns) as a senior. in the country, as well as one of Personal Information: Born January 8, 1983 … Undeclared major. the top overall prospects from the state of Texas … SuperPrep named him to its All- Southwest Team,while PrepStar placed him Gerren Crochet on its All-Midlands Team … As a senior, recorded an impressive 159 tackles, seven # 86 quarterback sacks, seven blocked kicks, four forced fumbles, three fumble recover- Littleton, Colorado Freshman/Sophomore WR ies and one interception for Canadian High 6-1 160 School … As a fullback and tight end in 2000, had 84 carries for 553 yards and five TDs along with six receptions for 81 yards At Stanford: Talented young wide receiver will com- and three more touchdowns … Dallas pete for playing time this season … Possesses tremen- Morning News and Houston Chronicle Top dous speed … Also a member of Stanford’s nationally- 100 Recruit … Member of the Southwest ranked track and field team. Fab 50 … Class 2A First-Team All-State

36 2002 STANFORD FOOTBALL Player Biographies 2002 Cardinal linebacker … Amarillo Area Class 2A Player of the Year and First-Team All-District as a running back and linebacker following his senior season … Also a Second-Team Ryan Eklund Academic All-State selection … Second-Team All-State as a junior in 1999 after regis- # tering 178 total tackles, 14 quarterback sacks, four forced fumbles and one interception 14 … Three-time Academic All-District selection … Member of the National Honor Federal Way, Washington Society … Junior and Senior Class President. Sophomore/Junior QB Personal Information: Born July 14, 1983 … Undeclared major … Father, Ed, 6-7 215 played football at the University of Oklahoma from 1977-81 … Mother, Julie, played basketball at the University of Oklahoma from 1975-76. At Stanford: Competing for the No. 2 quarterback slot … Great size … Very accurate passer … Has three Jeff Edwards years of eligibility remaining. The 2001 Season: Reserve quarter- # 70 back appeared in one game as a redshirt freshman … Saw action in the second half Atlanta, Georgia Freshman/Freshman OL of Stanford’s 51-37 win at Arizona on Nov. 6-7 265 10, and did not attempt a pass … Started the season as the No. 3 quarterback, and moved up to No. 2 for four weeks after an In High School: Talented offensive lineman who injury to Randy Fasani. was named an All-American by PrepStar, All-Dixie by The 2000 Season: Redshirted the sea- SuperPrep and All-Southeast by Tom Lemming’s Report son as a true freshman. … Attended Marist High School in Atlanta … High school teammate of current In High School: One of the top recruits Cardinal Leigh Torrence … Three-year starter … Named All-County his junior and in the nation from Decatur High School in senior seasons and All-State following his junior season … Four-year in bas- Washington … Named to SuperPrep’s All- ketball, two-year starter and team captain. Farwest Team and to PrepStar’s All-West Personal Information: Born September 29, 1983 … Member of the National Region squad … Threw for 2,172 yards and Honor Society. 18 touchdowns while completing 64% of his passes during his senior season … First- Team All-State and All-Area … As a junior, he threw for 1,769 yards and 17 touch- downs … Four-year letterwinner in base- # 12 ball and also played basketball … Played first base and , and had his fastball clocked in the low 90’s… Honorable mention All-League as a junior … Member of the Los Gatos, California National Honor Society. Freshman/Freshman QB 6-4 194 Personal Information: Born July 9, 1982 … Undeclared major … Finished fifth in the national go-cart racing championships in the 12-16 age group competition in 1997 and ’98 … Father, Bill, played football at Washington State. In High School: One of the premiere recruits in the nation in 2001 … Rated among the top quarter- back prospects in the country by every recruiting pub- Justin Faust lication … Played for nearby Los Gatos High School … USA Today ranked Trent the # No. 1 passing quarterback in the nation … Student Sports ranked him as the No. 2 32 quarterback prospect in the nation … He was named an All-American by SuperPrep, Arlington, Texas PrepStar, Parade, Student Sports and Tom Lemming’s Report, to name a few … Member Junior/Senior RB of the PrepStar’s “Dream Team” and the Student Sports Top 101 … Lemming named 6-0 220 him the No. 7 QB in the nation and the No. 15 overall recruit … Parade ranked him the No. 3 quarterback in the country, PrepStar ranked Trent the No. 4 QB in the nation while SuperPrep had him No. 7 … In his junior and senior seasons at Los Gatos HS, At Stanford: Talented running back and special he not only led the team to a 26-0 record and back-to-back Central Coast Section teams player who will compete for increased playing Division III championships, but he also posted very impressive numbers: 279-of-373, time in 2002 … Has shown the ability to be an effective 5,064 yards, 58 touchdowns and just seven interceptions … His completion percent- runner when given the opportunity … Will once again be a key special teams player for age was an astounding 75% … As a senior, he was named the CCS Player of the Year the Cardinal … Two years of eligibility remaining. by the San Jose Mercury News, First-Team All-State by Cal-Hi Sports, First-Team All- The 2001 Season: Reserve running back who saw his playing time increase from the League, DeAnza League MVP and First-Team All-CCS … He completed 154-of-213 previous season … He carried the ball 40 times for 152 yards and one touchdown … (.723) for 2,535 yards, 29 TD and three interceptions … As a junior, he was named Scored his first career touchdown on a two-yard run at San Jose State … Carried the ball First-Team All-League and All-CCS, First-Team All-State Underclassman and First- 13 times for 45 yards at Arizona … The following week, he carried the ball 10 times for Team Junior All-American … He set a state record with a completion percentage of 42 yards, including a career-best 23 yard run … Had seven carries for 27 yards and one .781 (125-of-160) … He also threw for 2,529 yards with 29 touchdowns and just four touchdown vs. San Jose State … Earned his first varsity letter. interceptions … National Football Foundation Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete for Santa Clara County following his senior season. Personal Information: Born October 30, 1983.

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The 2000 Season: Played in five games as a reserve running back … Trey Freeman Carried the ball three times for 11 yards … # Rushed for 8 yards on two carries vs. 93 Arizona State and had one carry for 3 Norfolk, Virginia yards vs. Arizona. Senior/Senior NT The 1999 Season: Redshirted the sea- 6-3 295 son as a true freshman. In High School: Despite not playing in 1998 due to a knee injury, Justin’s reputa- At Stanford: Fifth-year senior and team leader in tion as one of the nation’s top recruits 2002 … Began the ’01 season as the team’s starting nose remained intact … He tore his ACL prior tackle before an ankle injury took him out of the start- to his senior season, forcing him to miss ing lineup … He will once again be a force for the Cardinal on the defensive front … the entire year … PrepStar still named him Very athletic for a player his size … Lost almost 30 pounds prior to the 2001 season and one of the top recruits in the Big 12 became one of the team’s most improved players … Will be counted on this season to Region … He entered the year as a pre- be one of the team’s top defensive players. season All-American by PrepStar, USA The 2001 Season: Starting nose tackle Today and Max Emfinger … Rated among the first five games of the season before suf- the top 100 recruits in Texas prior to the fering an ankle injury … Saw limited action ’98 campaign … Played running back, free safety and returned punts and kicks for over the final seven games of the year … Lamar High School as a junior in 1997 … He gained 490 yards rushing and scored five Was proving to be a quality nose tackle … touchdowns during his junior year – three on the ground, one punt return and one Showed great potential … Accounted for kickoff return … Also had 42 tackles and four interceptions as a safety … Named 10 total tackles and one tackle-for-loss … First-Team All District 8-5A and All-Area as a junior … National Merit Achievement Season-best three tackles vs. Washington Scholarship winner … Member of the National Honor Society, National Spanish State … Named Second-Team Academic Honor Society and National Mathematics Honor Society. All-Pac-10 Personal Information: Born March 6, 1981 … Communication major … Cousin, The 2000 Season: Played in all 11 , played professional football for the and is currently games as a reserve nose tackle … Earned working in the NFL office … His brother, Jason, ran track at TCU and attended Law his first varsity letter … Recorded nine School at Pepperdine University. total tackles, including two tackles-for-loss … Had a season-high two tackles vs. Washington. Taualai Fonoti The 1999 Season: Back up nose tack- le received limited playing time during the # 56 1999 season. Honolulu, Hawaii The 1998 Season: Redshirted the ’98 season as a true freshman. Freshman/Freshman LB In High School: Ernest “Trey” Freeman was one of the most talented linemen in the 6-2 245 nation in 1997 out of Atlantic Shores Christian High School in Virginia … PrepStar Magazine named him an All-American and rated him as the ninth best offensive line- man in the ACC region … In 1997, as a nose tackle, he accounted for 91 total tackles, 14 In High School: First-Team All-State linebacker tackles-for-loss, 12 sacks, six forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and one intercep- from St. Louis High School in Hawaii … Led the team tion for a touchdown … As a junior, he had 98 tackles, nine tackles-for-loss and eight with 83 tackles, two interceptions and three fumble sacks … First-Team All-State, All-Region and All-Conference as a senior … Named recoveries a year ago … Named All-Farwest by SuperPrep … Also lettered in track and Second-Team All-State, All-Conference and All-City as a nose tackle following his junior soccer … All-State in the 110m high hurdles … President of the Student Council as a season … Involved in student government and a Salvation Army volunteer … Spent a senior. week in El Salvador as part of the ENLACE program assisting the homeless … Chosen Personal Information: Born January 6, 1984 … Brother, Toniuolevaiavea, was an to the President’s Classroom, a prestigious honor for high school students … He attend- All-America offensive lineman as a junior at Nebraska last season … He gave up his final ed the 1996 Inaugural Ball in Washington D.C. and participated in conferences on issues season of eligibility to make himself available for the 2002 NFL Draft … Selected in the effecting students today … Member of the National Honor Society and Who’s Who second round by the San Diego Chargers … Taualai, born in American Samoa, is a Among American High School Students. member of the National Honor Society. Personal Information: Born November 1, 1979 … Political Science major … Cousin of former Washington Redskins wide receiver Art Monk, one of the great play- ers in NFL history. Freeman’s Career Statistics Year UT AT TT Sack/Yds TFL/Yds Int 2000 6 3 9 0/0 2/3 0 2001 4 6 10 0/0 1/2 0 Totals 10 9 19 0/0 3/5 0

38 2002 STANFORD FOOTBALL Player Biographies 2002 Cardinal Scott Giles #40 Salt Lake City, Utah Senior/Senior OLB 6-4 240

At Stanford: Fifth-year senior who graduated from high school in 1996, took two years off to complete a Mormon Mission and is now beginning his final year on The Farm … Has been used as a backup outside linebacker and special teams player the past three years … Signed a national letter-of-intent with Stanford in February of 1996, then spent the ’96 and ’97 seasons on a Mormon Mission in Slovenia … He returned to Brian Gaffney The Farm for his freshman season in 1998. #54 The 2001 Season: Backup outside linebacker and special teams player … Phoenix, Arizona Earned his first varsity letter. Junior/Senior MLB 6-2 233 The 2000 Season: Played in seven games, all in a reserve role at outside line- backer and on special teams … Registered At Stanford: Backup inside linebacker and special one tackle. teams player the past two seasons … 2002 may be the The 1999 Season: Used in a reserve year Brian breaks into the starting lineup … A leading role at outside linebacker … Saw limited contender to earn the starting berth at middle linebacker in ’02 … He has played in 21 playing time … Recorded one tackle. of Stanford’s 23 games over the past two seasons, gaining valuable experience while con- The 1998 Season: Returned from a tinuing to improve … He should see increased playing time and a more prominent role two-year Mormon Mission prior to the ’98 in the Cardinal’s defensive scheme this season … Still has two more years of eligibility season … Redshirted the year as a true remaining. freshman. The 2001 Season: Backup inside line- In High School: Scott started at defen- backer and special teams player … Earned sive end and tight end at Highland High his second varsity letter … Recorded 11 School, where he graduated in 1996 … He total tackles … Played in all 12 games … was named First-Team All-State as a tight Had two tackles each in games vs. Arizona end by both the Deseret News and the Salt State, UCLA, Washington and Arizona … Lake City Tribune … Honorable Mention All-American … Also named First-Team Named Honorable Mention Academic All- All-Region as a senior … As a junior, he started at offensive tackle and defensive end Pac-10. before missing the last half of the season with an ankle injury … Played two years of The 2000 Season: Reserve inside line- basketball and three years of rugby in high school … His rugby team won the nation- backer and special teams player … Played al championship his junior and senior seasons… Member of the National Honor in nine of 11 games … Earned his first var- Society. sity letter … Recorded one tackle … Personal Information: Born September 12, 1977, making him the oldest player on Blocked a punt in The Big Game vs. Cal. the team … Human Biology major … One of two married players on the team (Kirk The 1999 Season: Redshirted the sea- Chambers is the other) … His wife’s name is Eryn … They were expecting their first son as a true freshman. child in August, 2002. In High School: A Prep All-American who was considered one of the top line- backer prospects in the nation … He had 202 total tackles as a senior for Brophy Prep High School in Phoenix … He also accounted for 8.5 sacks, two interceptions and two forced fumbles … As a running back, he gained 442 yards on 65 carries (6.8 ypc) and scored six touchdowns … PrepStar named him an All-American and rated him as the 10th best linebacker prospect in the West … Also an All-Farwest selection by SuperPrep and a Max Emfinger “Bluechip” recruit … Named the 5A Arizona Defensive Player of the Year in 1998 … First-Team All- Arizona and All-Region as a linebacker following his senior season … Student body vice president … Winner of the Larry Gordon Award as the most outstanding linebacker in Arizona. Personal Information: Born August 31, 1980 … Political Science major … Writing an Honors Thesis in political science … Member of the National Honor Society Gaffney’s Career Statistics Year UT AT TT Sack/Yds TFL/Yds Int 2000 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 2001 5 6 11 0/0 0/0 0 Totals 5 7 12 0/0 0/0 0

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At Stanford: Coming off an impressive 2001 season At Stanford: Two-time letterwinner who has that saw Amon play linebacker and defensive end as already established himself as one of the top linemen in well as special teams … Great strength, speed and agili- college football … He is a candidate for post-season ty for a player his size … Showed the ability to make plays … Strong candidate to earn honors in 2002 … Returning starter at right tackle and second-team All-Pac-10 selec- the starting berth at defensive end … Very versatile and athletic … Has the potential to tion as a sophomore … Came to Stanford as the nation’s top prep offensive lineman out be an outstanding player for the Cardinal for the next three seasons … Will be a pivotal of Newark High School in Delaware in ’99 … Earned a letter as a true freshman in 2000 player for Stanford in 2002. … Very gifted athlete who has the size (6-7, 308) and physical skills to be a dominant The 2001 Season: In his second sea- player on the national level in 2002. son on The Farm, Amon gave notice that he The 2001 Season: In his first season as a is one of the top young players in the Pac- starter, Kwame emerged as one of the top 10 … He played inside linebacker, defensive offensive linemen in the Pacific-10 Conference end and special teams … Had 15 total tack- … He earned Second-Team All-Pac-10 honors les, five tackles-for-loss, one quarterback while starting all 12 games for the Cardinal at sack, one blocked kick and one pass deflec- right tackle … Stanford’s success in the run- tion … Forced to play some defensive end ning game and protecting the quarterback was due to injuries on the defensive line … largely due to Kwame’s presence at right tackle Made some big plays for the Cardinal … … Winner of the Deswarte-Eller Award as the Blocked a punt at No. 5 Oregon in the team’s top sophomore. fourth quarter which led to a Stanford The 2000 Season: Joined Kirk touchdown and helped the Cardinal to a Chambers as the only true freshman to come-from-behind win … Had four tack- earn letters in 2000 … Used in a reserve role les vs. Arizona and San Jose State … at left tackle and appeared in seven games Credited with a forced fumble against the … Continued to show improvement and Spartans, which led to Stanford’s first saw his playing time increase as the season touchdown of the game. progressed … Used as the team’s top The 2000 Season: Received a medical reserve on the offensive line. redshirt … Sat out the majority of the sea- In High School: Was recognized as the son with a shoulder injury … Appeared in two games early in the season – vs. San Jose top offensive line prospect in the country in State and vs. Texas … Recorded one tackle against Texas. 1999 from Newark High School in Delaware … Was a unanimous All-America selection In High School: Consensus Prep All-American running back/linebacker out of Mira and generally considered the best prep offensive lineman in the nation … Parade All- Mesa High School … Several publications listed Amon among the top 100 recruits in the American … PrepStar named him to its “Dream Team” and ranked him as the #1 offensive nation … Was ranked by SuperPrep as the No. 22 recruit in the country … Tom Lemming lineman in the nation … SuperPrep also chose Kwame as an All-American, the #1 offensive ranked Amon among its top 25 players in the nation … As a running back, gained 1,353 lineman in the country and the #9 overall recruit in the nation … Named to Max Emfinger’s yards and scored 19 TDs as a senior … Defensively, had 107 tackles, five sacks, four “Elite Team” … Emfinger ranked Kwame the #2 recruit in the country … USA Today First- forced fumbles, four blocked PATs, and two interceptions … Ranked by PrepStar as the Team All-American … Gatorade State Player of the Year in Delaware … PrepStar’s Atlantic #3 linebacker in the nation and #6 recruit in the West … As a senior, was named First- Region MVP … Three-Time First-Team All-State selection … First-Team All-State as a Team All-State, All-CIF and the League Offensive MVP … Along with Cardinal team- defensive lineman following his senior season … Member of the National Honor Society. mate , transferred to Mira Mesa High School in San Diego after playing at Personal Information: Born May 15, 1982 … Music major … Played the violin in Mariner High School in Washington during his sophomore and junior seasons … his high school orchestra … Has played the piano for 13 years … Born in Jamaica before National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame award winner, member of the moving to the United States at age two. National Honor Society and a National Merit Scholarship award nominee. Personal Information: Born October 13, 1981 … African and African-American Studies major … Likes to travel, shoot pool and spend time with family and friends. Gordon’s Career Statistics Year UT AT TT Sack/Yds TFL/Yds Int 2000 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 2001 6 9 15 1/8 5/9 0 Totals 7 9 16 1/8 5/9 0

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In High School: A SuperPrep All-Farwest selection and a member of Max Emfinger’s Brian Head “Bluechip” list as one of the nation’s top recruits … Like teammate Kerry Carter, his # senior season was cut short due to a teacher’s strike in Canada … Despite the strike, still 71 managed to earn All-America status from PrepStar Magazine and was named All- Corona, California Northwest by SuperPrep … Rated as the number two high school football player in Freshman/Sophomore C/OG Canada … PrepStar ranked him as the #2 defensive lineman in the Midwest … A two- 6-4 290 time Toronto Star “All-Star” selection … Also played basketball … President of his high school’s Boys Athletic Association … Named an Ontario Scholar Personal Information: Born August 2, 1980 … Electrical Engineering major. At Stanford: Redshirt freshman will begin the sea- son as the back-up center … Also adds depth at the Hobson’s Career Statistics guard position … Will be a factor on the offensive line Year UT AT TT Sack/Yds TFL/Yds Int for years to come. 2001 6 7 13 .5/4 2/5 2 Totals 6 7 13 .5/4 2/5 2 The 2001 Season: Redshirted the season as a true freshman offensive guard. In High School: A Prep All-American from Centennial High School in Southern California … Named to PrepStar’s All-American Team … An All-Far West regional Trevor Hooper selection by SuperPrep … Named First-Team All-Mountain View League as a senior … # Helped lead Centennial to the CIF Division V Championship as a senior … Riverside 24 County Pete Lanzi Sportsmanship Award winner … Two-year team captain … First- Mountain View, California Team All-League as a junior … Earned varsity letters in , track and wrestling Freshman/Freshman FS … Four-year scholar-athlete … Senior Class President. 6-1 190 Personal Information: Born January 12, 1983 … Undeclared major.

In High School: Starting running back and corner- Louis Hobson back at nearby Mountain View High School in 2000 and # ‘01 … Named to SuperPrep’s All-Farwest team as a 90 senior … Santa Clara Valley Athletic League MVP in 2001 and Mid-Peninsula High Toronto, Ontario, Canada School All-Star team selection … As a running back, he gained 1,230 yards on the Junior/Senior DE ground, caught 24 passes for 300 yards and scored 14 touchdowns … On defense, he 6-3 255 accounted for 50 tackles, caused five fumbles and had one interception while leading Mountain View HS to its first SCVAL title since 1995 … He is the first athlete from his high school to be offered a Pac-10 scholarship … Played in the Silicon Valley Youth At Stanford: Continues to progress and assert him- Classic All-Star game in July, 2002 along with current Cardinal teammate Trent Edwards self as one of the team’s bright spots on defense … Will … Also participated in track and basketball … Competed in the Central Coast Section compete for the starting assignment at end in 2002 semi-finals in the triple jump and long jump following his junior season … Member of … A native of Toronto, Canada, Louis redshirted as a true freshman in 1999, played the basketball team for two years. sparingly in 2000 and emerged last season as a force on the defensive line … 2002 may Personal Information: Born February 8, 1984 … California Scholastic Federation be the year he further establishes himself as one of the team’s best … He was indeed and Who’s Who Among American High School Students … Recognized by the 2002 impressive as a reserve last season, showing the ability to make plays and be a very active National Achievement Scholarship Program for placing in the top 5% of high school defensive end … Still has two more years of eligibility remaining. African-Americans nationwide … Won two 2002 African-American Achievement The 2001 Season: Enjoyed an out- Awards – from the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and Foothill College. standing season as a reserve defensive end … Received extensive playing time because of injuries on the defensive line … He start- Pat Jacobs ed one game (Nov. 10 at Arizona) and # played in all 12 while earning his first varsi- 36 ty letter … Very active lineman who made Swarthmore, Pennsylvania some big plays for the Cardinal … Had 13 Junior/Senior FB total tackles, two tackles-for-loss, 0.5 sacks, 6-2 236 two interceptions, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble … His first career inter- ception came against UCLA and quarter- At Stanford: Adds depth in the backfield … Moved back Scott McEwan … It led to a Cardinal from inside linebacker to fullback in the off-season … … His second interception came Joined the team as a walk-on after the 1999 campaign. in the regular season finale vs. San Jose The 2001 Season: Did not see game action as a reserve inside linebacker. State and led to a Cardinal touchdown … The 2000 Season: Did not see game action as a reserve inside linebacker. Registered a forced fumble at Arizona, which led to a Stanford field goal, and had The 1999 Season: Did not play football in his freshman year at Stanford. a fumble recovery at Washington … In his In High School: At Episcopal Academy in Pennsylvania, played football and lacrosse only start of the season at Arizona, he had for four years and one year each of swimming, wrestling, track and basketball … Started four tackles and one forced fumble … Named Honorable Mention Academic All-Pac-10 at middle linebacker and offensive guard as a senior … Was named All-Area and All- The 2000 Season: Appeared in three games in a reserve role – vs. Arizona, at Notre League as a guard following his senior season … Did not play football as a junior because Dame and vs. Arizona State. of a broken wrist … All-League linebacker as a sophomore … All-League performer in lacrosse … National Merit Finalist. The 1999 Season: Redshirted the season as a true freshman. Personal Information: Born March 7, 1981 … Religious Studies major.

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Second-Team All-State by Cal-Hi Sports … First-Team All Bay Valley Athletic League Julian Jenkins and First-Team All-Area by the Contra Costa Times and San Francisco Examiner … First- # Team All-BVAL as a junior … Played soccer for three years and for four years in high 94 school … Four-time All-League selection in golf … Involved in student government for Atlanta, Georgia three years … Class Valedictorian … Lifetime member of the California Scholastic Freshman/Freshman DE Federation. 6-4 240 Personal Information: Born November 17, 1980 … Economics major. Eric Johnson’s Career Statistics In High School: A consensus Prep All-American Year Punts Yards Avg I20 Long from Woodward Academy … Ranked by several pub- 2000 25 850 34.0 4 49 2001 51 1,943 38.1 11 56 lications as one of the top recruits in the nation fol- Totals 76 2,793 36.8 15 56 lowing the 2001 season … SuperPrep ranked him No. 21 on its list of the nation’s Elite 50 high school recruits … Student Sports listed him as the No. 34 overall recruit in the country while Tom Lemming’s Report had him No. 42 in the nation … Rated among Jim Johnson the top four defensive linemen in the country by USA Today, SuperPrep, and PrepStar … Lemming’s listed Julian as the No. 8 defensive line prospect and No. 6 as an “athlete” #27 … The top defensive line prospect in the Southeast by PrepStar and a member of PrepStar’s “Dream Team” … SuperPrep named him the Dixie Defensive Player of the Abington, Pennsylvania Year … Listed among the top 100 players in the nation by CNN/SI and ESPN.com … Junior/Senior SS 5-11 190 Emfinger ranked him the No. 10 defensive end in the nation and the No. 12 defensive tackle … As a senior, he accounted for 86 tackles, eight sacks, three pass deflections, two caused fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two tackles-for-loss … Chosen the At Stanford: Versatile defensive back who gives the Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year … Named First-Team All-City, Metro Super 11, Cardinal added depth in the secondary … Will compete Super Southern 100 and South Fulton County Super 11 … Participated in basketball for increased playing time at either free or strong safety and track in HS. … Should once again be a key special teams player in 2002 … Has two years of eligibil- Personal Information: Born October 25, 1983 … National Achievement Program ity remaining. participant and member of the National Honor Society … Father, Eddie Jenkins, played The 2001 Season: A reserve strong for the . safety and special teams player … Earned his first varsity letter. The 2000 Season: Appeared in four Eric Johnson games … Saw action in four of the final #39 five games of the year – vs. USC, vs. Washington, vs. Arizona State and at Antioch, California California. Junior/Senior P The 1999 Season: Redshirted the sea- 5-11 187 son as a true freshman. In High School: An All-America selec- At Stanford: Stanford’s starting punter in 16 games tion by PrepStar Magazine, who also ranked the past two seasons, including all 12 in 2001 … Has 76 him as the fourth best defensive back career punts for 2,793 yards and a 36.8 average … Has prospect in the East … All-Northeast selec- landed 15 of his punts inside the 20 … Has two years of eligibility remaining. tion by SuperPrep … Started at cornerback The 2001 Season: Starting punter … and running back as a senior … Played Averaged 38.1 yards per punt … Credited most of his senior season with a cast on his with 11 punts inside the 20 yard line … hand, yet still had 50 tackles and one inter- Career-long 56 yard punt vs. Arizona … ception to go along with over 500 yards Averaged 43.5 yards per punt vs. UCLA … rushing and nine touchdowns … First- Had eight punts for 287 yards (35.9 avg.) Team All-Area and All-Suburban League … Started at running back and free safety as a and three inside the 20 against Arizona. junior … Second-Team All-League as a running back after rushing for over 1,100 yards and 12 TDs … Also accounted for three interceptions … Competed in the 100-meters, The 2000 Season: Appeared in four 200-meters and long jump in track … Member of the National Honor Society. games as the Cardinal punter – vs. Washington State, vs. San Jose State, vs. Personal Information: Born February 10, 1981 … Industrial Engineering major. Arizona State and at California … Punted 25 times for an average of 34.0 yards (850 total yards) … Also had four kicks inside the 20 and three … Had sea- son-long kick of 49 yards in The Big Game at California. The 1999 Season: Redshirted the sea- son as a true freshman. In High School: Averaged 43.2 yards per punt as a senior while connecting on 6- of-10 field goal attempts … He made field goals of 53-, 48-, 47- and 45-yards … Twenty- one of his 35 kickoffs went for touchbacks … Named All-West Region by SuperPrep …

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freshman in school history … Named to the Honorable Mention All Pac-10 Freshman Teyo Johnson Team … Played a season-high 23 minutes in the NCAA West Regional Final against # Maryland (3/24/01) … Played 20 minutes against UNC Greensboro (3/15/01) in the 5 opening round of the NCAA Tournament with eight points, four rebounds, one San Diego, California and a … Chalked up eight points in eight minutes of play against St. Joseph’s Sophomore/Junior WR (3/17/01) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. 6-7 240 In High School: One of the most coveted recruits in the nation out of Mira Mesa High School in San Diego … Excelled in both football and basketball in high school … Received numerous national awards and honors as one of the top prep athletes in both At Stanford: In his second year at Stanford in 2001- football and basketball … A consensus All-American as an “athlete” in football 02, Teyo Johnson vaulted into the spotlight in both …PrepStar named him the No. 2 “athlete” in the nation while SuperPrep rated him No. football and basketball … One of the top two-sport 4 among “jumbo athletes” … Played quarterback, wide receiver and defensive end in HS athletes in the nation, Johnson not only became one of the most feared players on the … As a senior, he threw for 1,068 yards and 11 TDs while also rushing 48 times for 411 football team, but he moved into the starting lineup for Stanford’s nationally-ranked yards and four touchdowns … He also caught 24 passes for 368 yards and three TDs, basketball team … All this in only his second year on The Farm … Teyo came to and as a defensive end, registered 60 tackles, 14 sacks, eight deflections, four forced fum- Stanford as one of the nation’s most coveted athletes out of Mira Mesa High School in bles and two interceptions (one returned for a touchdown) … Named to PrepStar’s the San Diego area … He was a 6-7 quarterback with great athletic skills, and a power “Dream Team” following his senior season … Also named an All-American by ESPN, forward on the basketball court … He was a redshirt QB at Stanford as a true freshman Tom Lemming’s Report and Reebok … A Gridiron Greats Top 100 … Named to the Long in 2000, but during the spring of 2001, he was converted to wide receiver … His size, Beach Press Telegram’s Best in the West … Orange County Register Fab 15 in both foot- agility and athleticism makes a him a very difficult matchup for opposing defenses … ball and basketball as a senior … San Diego Union-Tribune Athlete of the Year for 1999- With three years of eligibility remaining in football, Teyo has all the physical and intan- 2000 … In basketball, also received honors as one of the top players in the nation … He gible skills necessary to become a dominant player. was named among the top 20 juniors in the nation by Dick Vitale … Four-year varsity The 2001 Season: In his first season as basketball starter, and was the team leader in scoring, rebounds, assists and steals in each a wide receiver, Teyo immediately estab- of his four seasons … He was the MVP of the Nike Best In the West Camp, and also com- lished himself as one of the team’s primary peted at the ’99 Nike All-American Camp, the ABCD Adidas Camp and the Olympic offensive weapons and one of the top USA Basketball Camp … Member of the Canadian Junior Olympic Basketball Team young players in the Pacific-10 Conference which competed in Brazil in the summer of 2000 … Also competed in track and field … … He finished the season with 38 recep- Qualified for the Washington State Track Meet in ’99 …Best times include 14.3 in the tions for 565 yards (14.9 ypc) – both second 110 hurdles and 11.0 in the 100-meters … Named Mira Mesa Male Athlete of the Year best on the team – and seven touchdowns, as a senior … Attended Mariner High School in Washington his sophomore and junior which tied for the team lead …He also seasons before transferring to Mira Mesa for his senior season … High school teammate caught a pair of two- conversions … of Stanford sophomore Amon Gordon … Was an Associated Student Body Named the conference’s Co-Freshman of Representative at Mira Mesa, and also served as a motivational speaker for youth groups the Year along with Reggie Williams of … Received the Urban League’s Golden Pyramid Scholar Award. Washington … Also named a Fourth-Team Personal Information: Born November 29, 1981 …Sociology major … Two older Freshman All-American by The Sporting brothers played both college and pro football … Ahmani was an Honorable Mention News … Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 All-Pac-10 linebacker at Oregon State as a senior in 1996 … Ahmani later signed a free selection … Began the season with nine agent contract with the … Riall, who played outside linebacker at receptions for 127 yards through the first Stanford from 1997-2000, was a two-time All-Pac-10 player and Second-Team All- four games … Over the following six American in 2000 … He was selected in the sixth round of the 2001 NFL Draft by games, Johnson caught 29 balls for 438 Cincinnati and appeared in seven games for the Bengals last season for the Bengals … yards and five TDs … Set career-bests with He is the only player in Pac-10 history to lead the conference sacks in consecutive sea- eight receptions for 116 yards and two TDs vs. Arizona … Other top games include six sons (1999, 2000). receptions for 84 yards and one touchdown vs. California, five catches for 95 yards, one touchdown and a two-point conversion against Oregon and six catches for 80 yards and another two-point conversion against Washington … Had a season-high 54-yard recep- tion vs. the Huskies … In the 2001 Seattle Bowl vs. Georgia Tech, he led the team with six catches for 45 yards and scored the team’s only touchdown, that coming on a four- yard pass from Chris Lewis … Winner of the Menlo-Atherton Trophy as the team’s Most Outstanding Freshman. The 2000 Season: Redshirted the campaign as a quarterback. In Basketball: Two-year letterwinner in basketball for one of the nation’s top pro- grams … He was a valuable reserve as a true freshman in 2000-01 … Joined the basket- ball team on a full-time basis for the 2001-02 season after playing in the Seattle Bowl on December 27, 2001 … In December, 2001, Johnson would pull double duty practicing with both the football and basketball teams … On three occasions, he practiced with the football team in the afternoon, then suited up and played in basketball games that evening … Played in 25 games in 2001-02, 11 as a starter … Averaged 5.8 points and 4.8 rebounds … Scored a career-high 15 points vs. Oregon State (2/9/02) … Also scored 12 points in a key home game vs. Arizona (2/2/02) … Tied a career-best by grabbing seven Teyo Johnson’s Career Statistics rebounds on three occasions in 2001-02 vs. Oregon, Arizona and Washington … Also Year Rec Yds Avg TD Lg had a career-high five assists vs. the Huskies (2/14/02) … A valuable frontline player off 2001 38 565 14.9 7 54 the bench for a Cardinal team that was ranked No. 1 in the country and reached the Totals 38 565 14.9 7 54 NCAA West Regional Final during the 2000-01 season … In 28 games, averaged 4.1 points and 2.2 rebounds … Shot 51.3 (39-of-76) percent from the floor and 45.5 (10-of- 22) percent from 3-point range … The 3-point percentage was the second highest by a

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The 2001 Season: Appeared in eight Tom Kolich games … Saw time at both fullback and #73 special teams. The 2000 Season: Did not see game Duncanville, Texas action as a reserve fullback. Senior/Senior C The 1999 Season: Redshirted as a true 6-6 295 freshman inside linebacker. In High School: Four-year starter at defensive end and three-year starter at tight At Stanford: Now in his fifth year in the Cardinal end at Pass Christian High School … Had a football program, Tom is in position to compete for combined 24 receptions for 540 yards and the starting spot at center … Has bulked up to 295 seven touchdowns in his final two seasons pounds for the 2002 campaign … Came to Stanford as a tight end in 1998, and also … Named a First-Team All-Coast tight end played there in 1999 … Moved to center for the 2000 season … Has played a reserve as a senior and Honorable Mention as a role the past two years. junior … First-Team All-District tight end The 2001 Season: Played a reserve as a senior … Named to the All-Dixie team role on the offensive line … Backup center by SuperPrep … Played basketball for three to starter Zack Quaccia … Received years … Member of the student council, increased playing time in 2001. school yearbook staff and Mu Alpha Theta The 2000 Season: Reserve center … (an organization which tutors students in Appeared in three games – vs. Arizona, at math) … Member of the National Honor Society. Notre Dame and vs. Arizona State. Personal Information: Born April 13, 1981 … A double-major in Sociology and The 1999 Season: A reserve tight end Urban Studies. … Received limited playing time … Saw most of his game action in alignments with two or three tight ends. J.R. Lemon The 1998 Season: Redshirted as a true # freshman tight end. 28 In High School: A USA Today Fayetteville, Georgia Honorable Mention All-American … Freshman/Sophomore RB Chosen to the All-Big 12 Region team by 6-1 213 PrepStar … Two-year starter at tight end for Duncanville High School in Texas … As a senior, had 10 receptions for 200 yards At Stanford: Will compete for playing time in the and two touchdowns … Earned First-Team All-District honors following his junior and back field … Talented young player … Will be a factor senior seasons … Third-Team All-State as a senior … Selected to the Texas Football in the Cardinal offense for years to come … Came to Magazine Super Team in 1997 … Dallas Morning News Top 100 State Recruit … Selected The Farm as one of the top recruits in the nation in 2001. to the Texas Coaches’ Association Academic All-State Team as a senior … Named the top The 2001 Season: Redshirted the sea- football scholar-athlete for Southwest Dallas County … National Merit Scholar. son as a true freshman running back. Personal Information: Born September 12, 1979 … Computer Science major … In High School: One of the nation’s Achieved the Eagle Rank with the Boy Scouts of America. elite recruits … A consensus Prep All- American who, despite missing five games as a senior, managed to garner national Eran Landry honors as one of the top running backs in # the country … A finalist for the prestigious 19 2000 Watkins Award, which is given annu- Pass Christian, Mississippi ally to the nation’s top African-American Junior/Senior FB high school football player … Rated No. 37 6-3 237 on SuperPrep’s Elite 50 list of the nation’s top recruits … SuperPrep also ranked him the sixth best running back prospect in the At Stanford: Will compete for playing time at full- nation … PrepStar selected him to its back … Moved from linebacker to fullback after his “Dream Team,” and ranked him as the freshman season … Has great size and strength … Has eighth best running back in the Southeast two years of eligibility remaining. … Gained 900 yards and scored nine touchdowns in limited action as a senior. Personal Information: Born June 6, 1983 … Undeclared major.

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for three years … Won the league championship in the shot put and discus as a sopho- Matt Leonard more and junior … National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar- #99 Athlete Award winner. Personal Information: Born November 7, 1979 … Economics major … Father, Agua Dulce, California Terry, and mother, Teri, are both stunt persons who have appeared in several movies Senior /Senior DT … Terry has taken part in over 200 movies in 30-plus years in the business … Matt 6-4 299 appeared as an extra (his mother was a stunt person) in the movie “Die Hard With a Vengeance” … Brother, Malosi played wide receiver at the University of Arizona (1997-2001) At Stanford: When healthy, Matt has shown the ability to be one of the top defensive linemen in the Pac- 10 … He will be looked upon in 2002 to be one of the team leaders both on and off the field … He has started 12 games in his career and recorded 50 total tackles, 12 tackles-for-loss and six-and-a-half quarterback sacks … Three-year letterman … Has started games at nose tackle, defensive end and defensive tackle … Will play a pivotal role in the Cardinal’s defensive success in ’02. The 2001 Season: Named Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 … Got off to a great start in 2001, but a back injury in game four vs. Washington State limited his play- ing time the remainder of the season … He missed four games (vs. Oregon, UCLA, Washington and Arizona) … Returned to the lineup on a limited basis in games nine and 10 vs. Cal and Notre Dame before returning to the starting lineup for the Leonard’s Career Statistics season finale at San Jose State … In the Seattle Bowl vs. Georgia Tech, he led all Year UT AT TT Sack/Yds TFL/Yds Int 1999 4 9 13 0/0 1/1 1 defensive linemen with five total tackles, 2000 10 11 21 2/13 6/25 0 including four solos … Had 16 total tack- 2001 8 8 16 4.5/34 5/34 0 les, including four-and-a-half quarterback Totals 22 28 50 6.5/47 12/60 1 sacks and five tackles-for-loss during the regular season … In the season opener vs. Boston College, Matt had two sacks and Chris Lewis tackles-for-loss … Had another sack and # tackle-for-loss in game two vs. Arizona 10 State … Against San Jose State, he was credited with four tackles and one-and-a-half Long Beach, California sacks and tackles-for-loss … Started a total of five games: the first four and the regu- Junior/Senior QB lar season finale. 6-3 215 The 2000 Season: Finished the season as the starting nose tackle … Came on strong at the end of the season and became a significant contributor to the Cardinal’s defensive effort … Over the final three games, had 12 total tackles, four tackles-for-loss At Stanford: Poised and ready to assume the start- and two quarterback sacks … Perhaps the finest game of his career came in The Big ing quarterback duties for the Cardinal in 2002 … Chris Game vs. Cal … He was named winner of the Frank Rehm Memorial Award as the top has played a lot of football for Stanford as a backup the lineman in The Big Game after he recorded six tackles, three tackles-for-loss and one past two years and has shown that he has the tools to be an outstanding quarterback … quarterback sack … For the season, he had 21 tackles, six tackles-for-loss, two quarter- His level of confidence, maturity, and knowledge of the game and the quarterback posi- back sacks and two pass deflections … He had three tackles, one sack and one tackle-for- tion have improved each season since he arrived at Stanford … He is no stranger to Pac- loss in game #10 vs. Arizona State. 10 football … He has played in 17 games and started seven the past two years, leading The 1999 Season: Used as a reserve role in 1999 … Accounted for 13 total tackles, the Cardinal to victories over some of the top teams in the nation, including some one tackle-for-loss and one interception … His interception came in game #2 vs. thrilling last- wins … He has completed 182-of-367 passes for 2,456 yards, 20 Washington State … He also had a career-high five tackles against the Cougars … touchdowns and 13 interceptions … Has shown a knack for heroics with game-winning Started the Rose Bowl vs. Wisconsin, his first career starting assignment. touchdown passes against Texas and USC in 2000 … Has also shown he can beat the best with wins over No. 4 Oregon and No. 5 UCLA in 2001 … Two more years of eligibility The 1998 Season: Redshirted as a true freshman. remaining … Tremendous leader, with an excellent work-ethic. In High School: A consensus All-American who was considered the best defensive The 2001 Season: While Chris was officially listed as the back up quarterback, he linemen in the state and one of the top prep prospects in the nation … Chosen to received significant playing time in both a reserve and starting role and was impres- PrepStar’s Dream Team, which ranked him as the fourth best defensive lineman in the sive when called upon to lead the Cardinal offense … He played in nine games (bowl country … Matt was named First-Team All-American by USA Today, SuperPrep and game stats do not count towards season and career totals) and started four … He con- PrepStar, to name a few … As a senior at Palmdale HS, he had 96 tackles, 30 tackles-for- tinued to improve and mature as a quality Pac-10 quarterback … His play during loss and 11 sacks … He was chosen the L.A. Daily News Defensive Player of the Year and Randy Fasani’s absence was one of the keys to Stanford’s success in 2001 … With the Times Lineman of the Year … Named to the Long Beach Press-Telegram’s Fasani out for four-and-a-half games with a knee injury, Lewis stepped in and guided Best in the West … Golden League MVP, First-Team All-State and the Antelope Valley the Cardinal to a come-from-behind win at No. 5 Oregon and a 3-1 record as the start- Player of the Year following his senior season … PrepStar ranked him the #1 defensive ing quarterback … He completed 90-of-163 passes for 1,277 yards, 12 touchdowns lineman in the Western Region while SuperPrep ranked him the ninth best overall and eight interceptions for the season … His 135.5 pass rating ranked him prospect in the Farwest … The National Recruiting Advisor ranked Matt the #3 defensive fourth in the Pac-10 and 34th in the nation … He played the entire second half against tackle in the nation … As a junior, he played defensive end and tight end … He earned Oregon on October 20 and started the next four vs. UCLA, Washington, Arizona and First-Team All-Golden Valley League honors as a defensive end … Participated in track

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California … In those games, he completed 84-of-150 passes for 1,229 yards and 12 top Afro-American student-athlete in the country (Stanford flanker Luke Powell was touchdowns … Against Oregon, Lewis engineered a 21-point fourth quarter that saw also a finalist). the Cardinal erase a 42-28 deficit to win 49-42 … He completed 12-of-26 for 189 yards Personal Information: Born December 13, 1980 … Urban Studies major …His and two TDs in that game … The next week against No. 4 UCLA, Lewis was an effi- sister, Robyn was a setter on the Cardinal women’s volleyball team (1997-2001) which cient 20-of-29 for 250 yards and three touchdowns … The following week at No. 10 won the 2001 NCAA Championship. Washington, Lewis completed 19-of-34 for 231 yards in a hard-fought 42-28 loss to the Huskies … He came back to beat Arizona in Tucson the next week as he led the Cardinal to a 51-37 win … He threw for three touchdowns and 169 yards on a 13-of- 23 effort against the Wildcats … In Stanford’s 35-28 Big Game win over Cal, he threw for a career-high 390 yards and four TDs … Did not play in the final two games of the season vs. Notre Dame and San Jose State after Fasani returned from his injury … In the 2001 Seattle Bowl, Lewis came on to replace Fasani late in the third quarter in a game the Cardinal trailed 17-6 … He promptly led Stanford on its only touchdown drive of the game, a 10-play, 82-yard march that culminated in a four-yard touchdown pass to Teyo Johnson … Lewis then hit Ryan Wells on a two-point conversion to bring the Cardinal within three at 17-14 … For the game, he completed 6-of-13 for 110 yards and one touchdown and was named Stanford’s Player of the Game … Named Honorable Mention Academic All-Pac-10. The 2000 Season: In his first season after redshirting in ’99, he was not only the team’s backup quarterback for eight games, but a starter in the other three and hero in two games as he came off the bench to throw game-winning touchdowns in the final moments vs. Texas and USC … His starts came in games four, five and six vs. Game-by-game with Lewis in 2000 Arizona, at Notre Dame and at Oregon Opponent G/GS PA PC Pct Yds Int TD State … He threw for 1,179 yards and eight @Washington State 1/0 3 1 .333 6 0 0 San Jose State DNP touchdowns while completing 92-of-204 Texas 1/0 33 12 .364 214 0 3 … He replaced Randy Fasani in the first Arizona 1/1 32 14 .438 177 2 0 quarter vs. No. 5 Texas and proceeded to @Notre Dame 1/1 43 19 .442 242 1 2 throw for 214 yards and three touchdowns @Oregon State 1/1 33 18 .545 185 2 0 USC 1/0 5 2 .400 27 0 1 … He threw the game-winning touchdown Washington DNP to DeRonnie Pitts with 1:12 to play to give @UCLA 1/0 31 13 .419 204 0 2 Stanford a 27-24 upset win … He came off Arizona State 1/0 24 13 .542 124 0 0 the bench in the final moments vs. USC @California DNP Totals 8/3 204 92 .451 1179 5 8 and threw a game-winning 20-yard TD pass to Jamien McCullum on the game’s Game-by-Game with Chris Lewis in 2001 final play, giving the Cardinal a 32-30 victory … Against UCLA, he played the entire sec- Opponent G/GS PA PC Pct Yds INT TD ond half and almost led the Cardinal to another come-from-behind win … He passed Boston College 1/0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 for 204 yards and two touchdowns against the Bruins in a 37-35 loss … As a reserve, he Arizona State 1/0 7 5 .714 30 0 0 @USC DNP threw for 575 yards with six touchdowns and no interceptions in eight games … Passed Washington State 1/0 5 1 .200 18 1 0 for a season-high of 242 yards and two touchdowns at Notre Dame … Co-winner along @Oregon 1/0 26 12 .462 189 0 2 with Kirk Chambers for the Menlo-Atherton Trophy as the team’s top freshman. UCLA 1/1 29 20 .690 250 3 3 The 1999 Season: Redshirted the season as a backup quarterback. @Washington 1/1 34 19 .559 231 1 0 @Arizona 1/1 23 13 .565 169 0 3 In High School: One of the top recruits in the nation … Named the 1998 California 1/1 38 20 .562 390 3 4 Gatorade National High School Football Player of the Year … A consensus Prep All- Notre Dame DNP America quarterback … Also named to the Parade All-America First-Team … @San Jose State DNP *Georgia Tech 1/0 13 6 .462 110 0 1 SuperPrep ranked him No. 21 on its list of the nation’s top recruits while PrepStar Totals 8/4 163 90 .552 1,277 8 12 named him to its “Dream Team” and its Super 30 All-West Team … He set the * Seattle Bowl stats do not count towards season and career totals California state career record with 107 TD passes … The National Recruiting Advisor placed him No. 35 on its list of the nation’s top 100 recruits … SuperPrep not only Lewis’ Career Statistics named him an All-American, but the third best quarterback prospect in the nation Year G/GS PA PC Pct Yds Int TD Tot Off … As a senior, he completed 174-of-293 for 3,170 yards and 43 touchdowns … 2000 8/3 204 92 .451 1,179 5 8 1,140 Threw for 8,616 yards in his career at Long Beach Poly High School … Threw for 398 2001 8/4 163 90 .552 1,277 8 12 1,294 Totals 16/7 367 182 .499 2,456 13 20 2,434 yards and seven touchdowns in one game … Following his senior season, he was named USA Today Second-Team All-American, CIF Division I Offensive Player of the Year, Moore League Offensive Player of the Year, Orange County Register Fab 15, Long Beach Press-Telegram “Best in the West,” and Los Angeles Times Player of the Year … Received many accolades following his junior season, including Student Sports Magazine First-Team All-American, All-CIF Division I, All-Moore League, Long Beach Press-Telegram Dream Team … Also an outstanding volleyball player … Member of the USA Volleyball Junior National Champions in 1998 … An All-League volleyball player in high school … Finalist for the Franklin D. 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Award … Member of the National Honor Society … Editor of his high school newspa- per … National Merit Commended Scholar … Named Who’s Who Among American #13 High School Students. Personal Information: Born October 15, 1982 … Undeclared major. Plano, Texas Freshman/Freshman QB 6-4 200 Grant Mason #82 In High School: One of the top prep players in the state of Texas last season … Ranked by PrepStar as an Pontiac, Michigan Freshman/Sophomore FL All-Midlands player as an “athlete” … All-Southwest 6-0 190 selection as a defensive back by Tom Lemming’s Report … Starting quarterback for Plano West High School in 2001 … He accounted for over 2,000 yards (rushing and passing) and scored 17 touchdowns in his first season as the starting QB …District 9-5A leader At Stanford: Redshirt freshman is expected to con- in passing and … First-Team All-Area as a senior and All-District as a tribute at wide receiver this season … Had a solid spring junior and senior … Rivals.com listed David among the state’s top 100 recruits and … Came to Stanford as a Prep All-American in 2001. among the nation’s top “athletes” … Threw for 950 yards and 10 TDs as a junior … Chosen to quarterback the East team in the inaugural Texas State All-Star Game in ’01 The 2001 Season: Redshirted the season as a true freshman wide receiver. … Named a Gridiron Great following his senior season … Academic All-State selection In High School: High School All- … Four-year letterman in track (200-meters, 400, 4x100 relay, 4x400 relay). American out of St. Mary’s Prep School in Personal Information: Born January 28, 1984 … National Achievement Scholar Michigan … Named an All-American and finalist and National Merit Scholar Semifinalist … He is the son of James Lofton, one of the No. 11 defensive back in the Midwest by the NFL’s great wide receivers and a member of the Stanford football program from PrepStar … SuperPrep All-Regional Team 1974-77 … He was a 1977 First-Team All-Conference selection after leading the team selection … Earned First-Team Division IV with 53 receptions for 931 yards a school record 12 touchdown receptions, which still All-State, All-Catholic League and All- stands today … He is still in the Cardinal record book in career TD receptions (16), Oakland County honors after his senior sea- career yards per catch (17.9), season receiving yards (931), single game receptions (12) son … Selected Oakland County Defensive and single game receiving yards (192) … James went on to a successful 16-year NFL Player of the Year … Named to the Detroit career (1978-93) with the , Los Angeles Raiders, and News All-State Dream Team and the Detroit . Free Press Fab 50 … Rated No. 6 on the Detroit News’ list of BlueChip players … Recorded 24 interceptions in three years, including 11 as a senior … Had 37 recep- Michael Lovelady tions for 710 yards and 10 touchdowns in #91 his final season, and 38 receptions as a junior … Also had eight interceptions as a Houston, Texas junior … Earned First-Team All-State hon- Freshman/Sophomore DE ors from the Associated Press and the Detroit 6-5 255 News as a junior … Also competed in basketball and track … All-League player in bas- ketball following his junior season … Member of the National Honor Society … Finalist for the 13th Annual March of Dimes National Athlete of the Year Award in 2000 … At Stanford: Redshirt freshman is battling for a National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Award winner. starting nod at defensive end … Had an outstanding Personal Information: Born August 18, 1983 … Undeclared major. spring, and has the potential to be one of the team’s top pass rushers … Recorded two quarterback sacks in the Cardinal & White Spring Game. The 2001 Season: Redshirted the sea- son as a true freshman defensive end. Kyle Matter In High School: One of the top recruits #11 out of the state of Texas … Earned First- Team All-State honors as both a defensive Newhall, California Freshman/Sophomore QB end and offensive tackle … Named to the 6-3 205 Texas Top 100 by the Houston Chronicle and other recruiting publications … Had 165 tackles and 12.5 quarterback sacks as a At Stanford: Competing for the No. 2 quarterback senior … LonestarRecruiting.com ranked slot … Redshirted the 2001 season as a true freshman him as the fourth best defensive end in the … Came to The Farm as one of the top prep quarter- state … Named a Texas BlueChip by Dave backs in the country in 2001. Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine … Also lettered in track for four years and basket- The 2001 Season: Redshirted the season as a true freshman quarterback. ball for one year … Track events are the high jump, discus and shot put … Two- time state champion in the discus and broke the Texas 4A record en route to the 2001 title … In 2000, won the state title with a best of 164-0 … All-District in the high jump and shot put in ’00 … State finalist for the Wendy’s High School Heisman

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In High School: A consensus Prep All- American from Hart High School … Rated the fifth best quarterback prospect in the nation by SuperPrep … Also rated No. 30 on SuperPrep’s Elite 50 list of the nation’s top recruits … Rated as one of the top 12 passing in the nation by Max Emfinger … Selected to compete in the Shriners’ California-Texas All-Star Game … Compiled a 26-2 record as Hart’s starting quarterback in ’99 and ’00 … Led his team to two straight CIF Southern Section Division III Championships … In those two seasons, he completed 527-of- 798 passes (66.0 percent) for 7,528 yards with 81 touchdowns, 16 interceptions and five rushing TDs … Named the SuperPrep Far Justin McCullum West Offensive Player of the Year … As a # senior, completed 287-of-439 passes for 3,754 7 yards with 33 touchdowns and only nine Mercer Island, Washington interceptions … A Student Sports All- Freshman/Sophomore FL American as a junior and senior, and a two-time Cal-Hi Sports All-State selection … Following 6-4 215 his senior season, earned honors as CIF Southern Section Division III Player of the Year, First- Team All-CIF Southern Section, Los Angeles Times Valley Player of the Year, Foothill League Player of the Year and Player of the Year … Named CIF Southern Section At Stanford: Will compete for time at a wide receiv- Division III Player of the Year and First-Team All-CIF Southern Section after his junior sea- er slot in 2002 … Possesses great size … Changed num- son … Played three years of basketball … Member of the California Scholastic Federation. ber from #2 to #7 in the off-season. Personal Information: Born February 8, 1983 … Undeclared major. The 2001 Season: Redshirted the season as a true freshman wide receiver. In High School: A consensus Prep All-American … Ranked as the 14th best wide receiver in the nation by SuperPrep … Tremendous size and speed … Set Mercer Island Tim Mattran High School records for career receptions (103), receiving yards (1,700), touchdown #62 receptions (15) and interceptions (six) … Caught 43 balls for 700 yards and seven touch- downs as a senior at Mercer Island High School … Accounted for over 1,200 yards in all- Chanhassen, Minnesota purpose rushing as a senior … Named First-Team All-State, All-Area and All-League … Freshman/Freshman OL Also named All-League at defensive back … As a junior, caught 49 passes for 805 yards 6-5 292 and nine touchdowns while earning First-Team All-State, All-Area and All-League hon- ors … Led Mercer Island to the state basketball championship in 1999. Personal Information: Born October 5, 1982 … Undeclared major … Brother, In High School: Talented prep player from Chaska Jamien, played wide receiver for the Cardinal from 1997-2001 … Father, Sam, played in High School in Chanhassen, Minnesota who comes to the NFL for the and Minnesota Vikings. Stanford as a walk-on … Started every game his junior and senior seasons on the offensive line … Named Honorable Mention All-Lake Conference as a senior … Three-year letterwinner in track and field … Events included the shot put and discus … Captain of the track team his senior season … Won the Lake County Academic Marcus McCutcheon Achievement Award as a senior … Participated in the State Science Bowl for two years in high #34 school … Two-year medalist in the state Science Olympiad … Named “Who’s Who”Among American High School Students … AP Scholar … Class Valedictorian. Huntington Beach, California Freshman/Freshman CB Personal Information: Born October 23, 1984. 6-0 180

Matt McClernan In High School: Tremendous athlete who comes #75 from a football family and was considered one of the top prep defensive backs in the nation in 2001… Norcross, Georgia Named a All-American by PrepStar, which ranked him the No. 6 defensive back in the Freshman/Freshman OL west … Named to the All-Farwest teams by SuperPrep and Tom Lemming’s Report … As 6-6 260 a senior at Edison HS, he accounted for 35 tackles, four interceptions, six pass deflections and two fumble recoveries while playing free safety … As a receiver, he had 41 receptions for 565 yards and eight touchdowns … Team captain as a senior … Helped his team win In High School: SuperPrep named him to its All-Dixie the Sunset League championship and advance to the CIF Southern Section champi- team as one of the top offensive linemen in the south fol- onship game … Three-time All-League selection … First-Team All-County as a senior lowing the 2001 season … As a senior at Norcross HS in … Earned four varsity letters in football and two in baseball. Georgia, he totaled 51 knockdown blocks while grading out at 88% for the season … First- Personal Information: Born July 22, 1984 … National Football Foundation and College Team All-County as a senior … Played tight end until middle of his junior season, then was Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete … Finalist for the 2001-02 Franklin D.Watkins Award (National switched to offensive tackle … Lettered in football three times, twice in basketball and once Black Scholar-Athlete Award) … He is the son of former NFL great Lawrence McCutcheon, in baseball … Received a Scholar-Athlete Award all four years in high school. presently a scout with the St. Louis Rams, and the brother of Daylon McCutcheon, a corner- Personal Information: Born February 2, 1984. back who starred at USC (1995-98) and is currently playing for the .

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an inside handoff and raced 94 yards for a touchdown, extending Stanford’s lead to 28- Casey Moore 13 in the fourth quarter … The run was the second longest in Stanford history and the # longest in the 100-plus year history of The Big Game … He gained 116 yards on six car- 33 ries vs. the Bears, his first 100-yard game of the season and the first by a Cardinal full- Largo, Florida back since Tommy Vardell in 1991 … He was named winner of the Frank Rehm Senior/Senior FB Memorial Award as the outstanding back in The Big Game … In his first start (at 6-2 250 Arizona), Moore again sealed the victory with a big play, this time scoring from 49 yards out … He had 56 yards rushing on three carries vs. the Wildcats … He showcased his receiving ability vs. Arizona State when he caught three balls for 49 yards, including a six- At Stanford: Three-year starter at fullback who will yard touchdown and receptions of 22- and 21-yards. again be one of the team leaders this season … An honors The 1998 Season: Redshirted the season as a true freshman. candidate in 2002 … Has started the last 33 games at full- In High School: His two-year totals at St. Petersburg Catholic High School included back for the Cardinal from ’99-01 … Has been a very effective rusher and receiver as well as 1,538 rushing yards, 597 receiving yards, 37 TDs and two kickoff returns for touchdowns an excellent blocker … Has scored 13 touchdowns the past three seasons, 10 on the ground … He had 797 yards rushing and 22 TDs as a senior while earning First-Team All-County and three receiving … Career stats include 613 yards rushing and ten touchdowns on 104 honors for the second straight season … Honorable Mention All-State selection following carries (5.9 ypc) to go along with 34 receptions for 370 yards and three TDs … Has made his senior season … Selected to play in the County All-Star game … Two-time Academic some big plays in his Cardinal career … Had game-winning 25-yard touchdown reception All-City selection … Named to the “Best of the Bay” team by the St. Petersburg Times … in of the 2000 Big Game at California … In the 1999 Big Game, he scored on a 94- Recipient of the Ricky Bell Award for outstanding community service … Member of the yard run, which went in the record book as the second longest in Stanford history and the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta (National Honor Society for math) … Played longest in Big Game history … He has a 100-yard rushing game in his career, that coming baseball for four years and basketball for three years … Two-time team MVP in basketball in the ’99 Big Game when he gained 116 yards on six carries … Started all 12 games in 2001, … Hit .471 as a senior in baseball … Named to the Pinellas County All-Star baseball team all 11 in 2000 and the final 10 of the 1999 season, including the 2000 Rose Bowl vs. as a senior … Named the top scholar-athlete at his high school for four consecutive years. Wisconsin … Redshirted the 1998 season as a true freshman. Personal Information: Born July 26, 1980 … Public Policy major with a minor in The 2001 Season: Had another out- History. standing season as Stanford’s starting full- back … Started every game (12 total) for the second straight season … Rushed for 199 yards and scored three touchdowns on 31 carries … Had an impressive 6.4 yards per carry average … Also caught 15 passes for 146 yards … In the final two games of the regular season vs. Notre Dame and San Jose State, he gained 110 yards and scored two touchdowns on eight carries … Rushed for 42 yards and one touchdown on three car- ries vs. the Irish … He scored on a nine-yard TD run in the fourth quarter … A week later at San Jose, he scored on a 13-yard run … Had a season-high 68 yards on five carries against the Spartans and established a sea- son-high with a 36-yard run. The 2000 Season: Put together an Moore’s Career Statistics outstanding season while starting all 11 Year Att YG YL Net Avg. TD LG Rec Yds Avg. TD LG games at fullback … He carried the ball 50 times for 224 yards (4.5 ypc) and three touch- 1999 23 192 2 190 8.3 4 94 11 109 9.9 1 22 2000 50 230 6 224 4.5 3 18 8 115 14.4 2 28 downs … Also caught eight balls for 115 yards and two TDs … Scored five touchdowns 2001 31 205 6 199 6.4 3 36 15 146 9.7 0 26 for the year, two coming in the season opener and the other three coming in the final Totals 104 627 14 613 5.9 10 94 34 370 10.9 3 28 two games of the year … Against Washington State in the season opener, he carried the ball eight times for 42 yards, including a six-yard TD run, while also catching one pass for six yards and another touchdown … Both the carries and yards rushing turned out Darin Naatjes to be season highs … In the first two games of the year (WSU, San Jose State), he had 15 # carries for 74 yards and two touchdowns, one by rush and one by pass … Against 89 Arizona State in game ten, he had five carries for 32 yards and one touchdown … He Alvord, Iowa recorded a season-best with an 18-yard touchdown run against the Sun Devils … He Junior/Senior TE also registered a season high with a 28-yard reception vs. the Sun Devils … For the sec- 6-7 240 ond year in a row, he enjoyed an outstanding Big Game vs. Cal … He had four carries for 16 yards and one touchdown while catching one pass for 25 yards and a TD … That TD was the Cardinal’s first play in overtime and it gave Stanford a 36-30 victory over the At Stanford: Talented two-sport athlete who is also Bears … He was named winner of the Frank Rehm Memorial Award as the outstanding a pitcher on Stanford’s nationally-ranked baseball team back in The Big Game for the second consecutive year … Named First-Team Pac-10 All- … Great size (6-7) and athleticism for a tight end … Academic. Has the ability to make big plays … Tremendous weapon for the Cardinal offense … In The 1999 Season: Came on in 1999 and proved to be one of the top young full- baseball, he was an outfielder/ in 2000 and ’01, but was moved to pitcher backs in the Pac-10 … Moved into the starting lineup in game three at Arizona and for the 2002 campaign … An outstanding pro baseball prospect as a pitcher and was established himself as Stanford’s fullback of the future … Started the final 10 games of drafted in the 14th-round of the 2002 First-Year Player Draft by the year, including the Rose Bowl vs. Wisconsin … Had 23 carries for 190 yards (8.3 ypc) the Cleveland Indians … Throws in the 90’s … In football, Darin will be a vital part of and four touchdowns along with 11 receptions for 109 yards and one TD … He pro- the Cardinal offense in 2002 … Two years of eligibility remaining … Has nine career vided Stanford with the big play it needed to seal the victory against Cal when he took receptions for 125 yards (13.9 ypc) and three touchdowns the past two years.

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The 2001 Season: Reserve tight end for the second straight season … He Jared Newberry caught three passes for 60 yards, but two # of those receptions went for touchdowns 17 … Against Washington State on October Minneapolis, Minnesota 13, he caught two touchdown passes of 10- Sophomore/Junior MLB and 18-yards from quarterback Randy 6-3 235 Fasani … His other reception was a 32- yarder from Chris Lewis vs. Cal … Used in two and three tight end situations. At Stanford: A walk-on in 2000 as an inside line- The 2000 Season: Used in a reserve backer … He redshirted the ’00 season as a true fresh- role at tight end … Earned his first varsity man, then was moved to fullback for the 2001 season letter … Played in eight games … Caught and earned a letter as the team’s No. 2 fullback … Has been moved back to middle line- six passes for 65 yards and one touchdown backer for the 2002 campaign … Tough, hard-nosed player who will compete for the … Had two receptions for 33 yards at starting spot at middle linebacker … Three more years of eligibility remaining. Notre Dame, including a 19-yard touch- The 2001 Season: Moved to fullback pass from Chris Lewis … A week prior to the season … Stanford’s No. 2 full- later at Oregon State, he had four catches back and special teams player … Earned his for 32 yards. first varsity letter … Carried the ball twice in The 1999 Season: Redshirted as a true freshman. 2001, both coming in game two vs. Arizona State … He scored on a 19-yard run up the In Baseball: Member of Stanford’s nationally-ranked baseball team for the past three seasons … Selected in the 14th round of the 2002 MLB Draft by the Cleveland Indians middle and had another run for 10 yards. … Used in a reserve role in 2000 and ’01 at first base and the outfield … The 2000 Season: Redshirted the in 2002, and finished 4-0 with a 2.53 ERA and two saves in 19 appearances (two starts 2000 season as a true freshman … Played and 21 innings of work) … Member of Stanford’s baseball teams in 2000 and 2001 inside linebacker. which reached the NCAA Championship game at the College World Series, losing to In High School: Four-year starter at LSU in 2000 and Miami in 2001 … Selected in the 22nd round of the June 1999 Amateur DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis … Baseball Draft by the Colorado Rockies. Named to the Midwest Elite Team by In High School: Tremendous all-around athlete who starred in four sports at West Gridiron Greats Magazine following his Lyon High School in Iowa … Played seven positions in football – quarterback, run- junior and senior seasons … Second-Team ning back, receiver/tight end, defensive end, defensive back, punter, and punt return- All-State and All-Metro as a senior … er … Averaged 8.24 yards per career rush and 27.5 yards per catch … The National Three-time all-conference selection … Recruiting Advisor ranked him No. 26 on its list of the nation’s top 100 football recruits Started on both offense and defense and … A “Bluechips” recruit by Max Emfinger … SuperPrep named him to its All-America was named team captain while leading his team and ranked him as the sixth best “jumbo athlete” in the nation … PrepStar select- team to the state championship as a senior ed him as an All-American and the No. 2 athlete in the Midwest … Parade All- … As a linebacker, he recorded over 100 tackles, five sacks, three fumble recoveries and American as an “athlete” … He was First-Team All-District as a QB and First-Team two interceptions … Played every position on offense, except quarterback, as a senior All-State as a defensive end in 1998 … As a junior, he was First-Team All-State at … As a fullback, gained 563 yards on 85 carries and scored 10 touchdowns … Played strong safety and First-Team All-District as a tight end … In baseball, he had a career basketball as well, leading his team to the state championship as a junior and a third .507 average as a to go along with 22 home runs, 10 triples, 117 place finish as a senior… Member of the school choir … Received the National Merit RBI and 45 stolen bases in 205 at-bats … As a left-handed pitcher, he posted a career Scholarship and Urban League Scholarship. ERA of 1.44 with 182 strikeouts in 125.2 innings of work … Also a three-time First- Personal Information: Born November 11, 1981 … Undeclared major … His Team All-State baseball player … Named to ’s pre-season All-America grandfather, Richard, and two great uncles (Jimmy Lee and Henry), played professional team prior to the 1999 season … As a junior, he hit .621 (36-for-58) with eight home baseball in the Negro Leagues. runs, 27 RBI and 11 stolen bases … The school’s all-time leader in basketball in points scored (1,213) and rebounding (708) … As a junior, was a state track champion in the class 2A long jump and the 4x100 meter relay … Played basketball for four years … Edmond O’Neal Two-time All-State and All-Conference in basketball following his sophomore and # junior seasons. 66 Personal Information: Born July 27, 1980 … American Studies major … Member Flint, Michigan of the National Honor Society. Junior/Senior OT Naatjes’ Career Statistics 6-5 290 Year Rec Yds Avg TD Lg 2000 6 65 10.8 1 19 2001 3 60 20.0 2 36 At Stanford: Will compete for time on the offensive Totals 9 125 13.9 3 36 line … Versatile player … Has two years of eligibility remaining. The 2001 Season: Saw action in two games as a reserve offensive lineman – vs. Arizona State and at Arizona.

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The 2000 Season: Did not see game action as a reserve offensive lineman. The 1999 Season: Redshirted the #88 campaign as a true freshman. In High School: Three-year starter at Vancouver, Washington offensive tackle at Flint Northern High Junior/Senior TE School … Named First-Team All-City in 6-6 248 1998 after leading his team to the city championship … Also named First-Team All-Valley … As a junior, was an honorable At Stanford: Has the ability to become an All-Pac- mention selection on the All-City and All- 10 player in 2002 … He has started 15 games at tight Valley teams … Graded out at 90% as a end for the Cardinal over the past two years, including senior … Played basketball for one season all 12 last season … He is the prototypical tight end: tremendous blocker, great pass and participated in track for four years … catching skills, strong, athletic, good speed and size … He has 26 career receptions for Won the city shot put championship as a 299 yards (11.5 ypc) and three touchdowns … Two more years of eligibility remaining junior. … Great potential. The 2001 Season: Recorded the most Personal Information: Born July 24, 1981 … Sociology major … Cousin, Danny receptions for a tight end at Stanford since Manning, is a two-time NBA All-Star and Greg Clark had 20 in 1996 … Brett finished currently plays for the Dallas Mavericks. the year with 19 catches for 258 yards and three touchdowns … He had at least one reception in all but one game … Career- high five catches in game three at USC … Babatunde Oshinowo, Jr. His TDs came on a 45-yard catch vs. Cal in #96 The Big Game, a 25-yard reception vs. Arizona State and a two-yard TD catch at Naperville, Illinois USC … Had four catches for 45 yards at Freshman/Sophomore NT Washington … Excellent special teams play- 6-2 308 er as well … Credited with 14 total tackles … Winner of the Phil Moffat Award as the team’s top Defensive Special Team Player … At Stanford: Adds depth at the nose tackle position Started all 12 games … In the 2001 Seattle … Will challenge for a starting spot in the future … Bowl, he had two receptions for 47 yards … Redshirted the 2001 season. He had receptions of 34- and 13- yards from The 2001 Season: Redshirted the Chris Lewis on Stanford’s only touchdown campaign as a true freshman nose tackle. drive of the game. In High School: A talented defensive The 2000 Season: Played in all 11 games, including three starts … Replaced the lineman who earned PrepStar All- injured Russell Stewart in the starting lineup in games at Notre Dame, at Oregon State American honors as a senior … PrepStar and vs. USC … Also played a key role on special teams, and recorded six unassisted tack- also ranked him as the seventh best defen- les … Caught a total of seven passes for 41 yards … In his first collegiate start (at Notre sive line prospect in the Midwest … Dame), he recorded four catches for 30 yards … Earned his first varsity letter. SuperPrep All-Midwest Region selection … The 1999 Season: Redshirted as a true freshman. Max Emfinger’s Top 300 recruit … For his In High School: Named an All-American by SuperPrep and PrepStar … Talented career, accounted for 106 tackles, 28 tack- two-way player who starred at tight end and defensive end at Columbia River High les-for-loss and 11 quarterback sacks … School … Named to the Long Beach Press Telegram’s “Best in the West” First-Team … Two-time All-Area, All-Conference and Two-time First-Team All-State and two-time Defensive Player of the Year in Clark Conference Defensive MVP … Had 48 County … Earned nine varsity letters – three each in football, basketball and baseball … tackles, 13 tackles-for-loss, six quarterback Named the Clark County Player of the Year in football and the County Athlete of the sacks, two fumble recoveries and one forced Year … Two-time all-league selection in baseball as a sophomore and junior … All- fumble as a senior … Named First-Team league in basketball as a junior … Member of the National Honor Society. All-State following his senior season … Competed in the discus at the state track Personal Information: Born January 7, 1981 … Civil Engineering major. and field meet in 2000 and 2001 … Also Pierce’s Career Statistics throws the shot put … National Year Rec Yds Avg TD Lg Achievement Scholar Finalist … National Merit Commended Award winner … Illinois 2000 7 41 5.9 0 10 State and Indian Prairie scholar … Six-time Academic All-Conference. 2001 19 258 13.6 3 45 Totals 26 299 11.5 3 45 Personal Information: Born January 14, 1983 … Undeclared major … Went by O.J. as a true freshman, but will use his given name of Babatunde in 2002 … Was the Jazz Band Section leader (trombone) and Wind Symphony Orchestra section leader (bari- tone) in high school.

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In High School: An option quarterback in high school who earned the reputation of Luke Powell being a dangerous player every time he touched the ball … A three-year starter at quar- # terback and defensive back for Smyrna High School in Tennessee … As a senior, threw 6 for over 1,400 yards and 14 touchdowns and ran for over 1,000 yards and 12 TDs … Also Smyrna, Tennessee started in the secondary … He intercepted three passes, including one for a 95-yard TD, Junior/Senior FL and recorded 60 tackles … He was selected a prep All-American by SuperPrep and 5-8 175 PrepStar … SuperPrep ranked him No. 8 on its list of the top “skill” athletes in the nation … Chosen First-Team All-State as an athlete and as a defensive back … Offensive Player of the Year in his area … Started as a freshman at wide receiver … Played basketball for At Stanford: A First-Team All-America kick returner three years … All-State in baseball his junior season after hitting .440 in 2001, Luke has earned the reputation as one of the and going 15-for-15 on stolen bases … Senior class president … Finalist for the Franklin most dangerous players in college football … He has the D. Watkins Award as the top Afro-American student-athlete in the country (Chris Lewis ability and break-away speed to score every time he touches the ball … Has caught 58 pass- was also a finalist) … Member of the National Honor Society. es for 1,292 yards and 10 touchdowns … His 22.3 career yards per reception average is cur- Personal Information: Born February 22, 1981 … Majoring in Comparative rently first in the Stanford record book … As a punt returner, he has 28 returns for 399 yards Studies in Race and Ethnicity. and a 14.3 average, which ranks him second all-time on The Farm … He has 14 receptions of over 30 yards in the last two seasons … Included in those 14 receptions are three over 70 yards, two from 60-69 yards and two others from 50-59 yards … Has touchdown receptions from 79, 76 and 75 yards out … Has five punt returns of over 40 yards in his career … Still has two years of eligibility remaining … An honors candidate who will be one of the Stanford’s main offensive weapons in 2002. The 2001 Season: Named First-Team All-American as a kick returner by the Football Writers Association of America … He became Stanford’s first, First-Team All- America kick returner in school history … Luke finished the season ranked second in the NCAA and first in the Pac-10 in punt returns with a 16.0 average (19 returns, 304 yards) that ranked as the third best single season in school history … As a receiver, he led the team with 40 receptions for 790 yards and seven touch- downs … His 19.8 yards per catch average was No. 2 on Stanford’s all-time single season Powell’s Career Statistics chart … As a punt returner, his long returns Year Rec Yds Avg TD LG PR Yds Avg TD LG included 58 yards against San Jose State, 51 vs. 2000 18 502 27.9 3 76 9 95 10.6 1 51 Arizona State, 49 vs. Boston College, 46 vs. 2001 40 790 19.8 7 79 19 304 16.0 0 58 Washington State and 28 vs. Notre Dame … Totals 58 1,292 22.3 10 79 28 399 14.3 1 58 As a receiver, Luke had four big games, includ- ing 158 yards and one TD on six receptions vs. San Jose State, five catches for 152 yards and Brandon Royster two TDs vs. Cal, six catches for 143 yards against Arizona State and four receptions for 124 # yards and one TD against USC … Set a career-long reception with a 79-yard TD pass play 30 from QB Chris Lewis vs. Cal in The Big Game … Other big plays included a 54-yard recep- Fairfax, Virginia tion vs. San Jose State, 50-yarder vs. USC and a 47-yard catch vs. Arizona State … He had five Sophomore/Junior WR catches for 94 yards, including a 41-yarder, in the 2001 Seattle Bowl vs. Georgia Tech … For 6-0 205 the season, he had eight receptions over 30 yards, including four over 40 yards and three over 50 yards … Selected Second-Team All-Pac-10 as a punt returner … Started all 12 games at flanker. At Stanford: Came to Stanford as a Prep All- The 2000 Season: Proved to be the team’s big-play threat on offense … Had four catch- America running back, but has since been moved to es for over 60 yards and two more over 30 yards to go along with a 51-yard punt return for wide receiver … Played on the Cardinal’s special teams a touchdown … Finished the year with 18 receptions for 502 yards and three touchdowns a year ago, earning his first letter … In the hunt to see increased playing time in 2002 at and a team-leading 27.9 yards per catch average … He fell two receptions shy of qualifying wide receiver … Two-year member of Stanford’s nationally-ranked track team … Still for the school’s single season yards per catch record (21.1 ypc) … He had nine punt returns has three more years of eligibility remaining. for 95 yards and three kickoff returns for 64 yards … His big plays included a 76-yard touch- The 2001 Season: Moved to wide receiver prior to the season … Earned his first varsi- down reception at UCLA, a 75-yard touchdown pass play vs. Cal in The Big Game, a 67-yard ty letter as a member of Stanford’s special teams … Accounted for one tackle … Saw most reception vs. San Jose State and a 60-yard reception vs. Washington … He also had a 33-yard of his playing time on special teams. catch at Washington State and a 37-yard TD reception vs. Texas … Did not return punts until the fifth game of the year … Against Arizona State, he returned a punt 51 yards for a touch- down … Had four receptions for 149 yards and one touchdown at UCLA … His 75-yard TD catch at Cal in the 103rd Big Game put Stanford back on top in the fourth quarter … Came on strong towards the end of the season … In the last four games, he had 10 receptions for 322 yards and two touchdowns along with his 51-yard punt return for a touchdown. The 1999 Season: Redshirted as a true freshman.

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The 2000 Season: Redshirted the campaign as a true freshman … Spent the Chris Ryan year at running back. #84 In Track: Two-year member of Stanford’s nationally-ranked track team … Competes Dallas, Texas in the 110-meter hurdles and long jump for Freshman/Freshman WR the Cardinal. 6-1 180 In High School: A consensus First- Team All-America running back from Fairfax High School … Ranked as the #2 In High School: Joins the Cardinal football pro- running back in the nation by Max gram as a walk-on … One of the top prep players in the Emfinger’s BlueChips, #3 by PrepStar, #6 by state of Texas in 2001 … Played wide receiver for SuperPrep and #8 by Parade Magazine … Highland Park High School in Dallas … Caught 46 passes for 946 yards and eight touch- SuperPrep named him the top recruit in the downs as a senior … Averaged over 20 yards per catch … Named First-Team All-District state of Virginia … First-Team All- and Second-Team Academic All-State following his senior season … His team won the American selection by Parade, SuperPrep district, area and regional championship in ’01 before losing in the state quarterfinals … and PrepStar … Rushed for over 5,300 Also an outstanding track athlete … Two-time regional qualifier in the 800 and mile yards and 60 touchdowns in his prep career relay … Posted a 400 split time of 48.9 and a career best of 1:59 in the 800 … Named the … Rushed for over 1,000 yards in each of team’s Most Outstanding Runner and Team Captain as a senior … Member of the his four high school seasons, and led his National Honor Society … Received the Doak Walker Scholarship as one of Highland team to two undefeated regular seasons in his final three years … Three-time Liberty Park’s outstanding student-athletes. District Offensive Player of the Year and three-time First-Team All-Liberty District … As Personal Information: Born August 18, 1983. a senior, gained 1,700 yards and scored 22 touchdowns en route to being named Virginia Player of the Year by the Washington Quarterback Club … Fairfax Times Player of the Year and Fairfax Journal Offensive Player of the Year … First-Team All-State, All-Metro Scott Scharff and All-Area as a senior, and competed in the Super 44 High School All-Star Game … # Also had three interceptions and two forced fumbles as a senior defensive back … 98 Rushed for over 1,200 yards and 18 touchdowns as a junior … A national caliber track Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin athlete, and was a four-year letterwinner in indoor and outdoor track … His bests Sophomore/Junior DT include a 24-9 in the long jump and 14.2 in the 110 high hurdles … As a junior, placed 6-5 260 second in the state indoor championships in both the long jump and triple jump … Participated in the National Junior Olympics in the long jump … Class valedictorian … Member of the Latin Honor Society and National Honor Society. At Stanford: Talented young player will contribute Personal Information: Born March 23, 1982 … Undeclared major. on the defensive line this season … Has a bright future in the Cardinal program … Has three years of eligibili- ty remaining. T.J.Rushing The 2001 Season: Appeared in three # games as a reserve defensive lineman – vs. 35 Arizona State, vs. UCLA and at Arizona … Pauls Valley, Oklahoma Recorded an assisted tackle in Stanford’s 51- Freshman/Freshman CB 28 victory over Arizona State on Sept. 22. 5-10 170 The 2000 Season: Redshirted the campaign as a true freshman. In High School: One of the top defensive In High School: Named All-Midlands by SuperPrep linemen in the nation … Scott was named a following his senior season … Starred in football, bas- USA Today Honorable Mention All-American ketball and track at Pauls Valley HS in Oklahoma … He and All-Midwest by PrepStar and SuperPrep was named the County Player of the Year and First-Team All-State as a cornerback in … Named to the Bigger, Faster, Stronger All- 2001 … He played quarterback, running back and cornerback as a senior … Accounted American Team … He had 15 QB sacks and for over 1900 yards rushing and 27 TDs … Four-time All-County selection in football 29 tackles-for-loss as a senior at Lincoln High … County Player of the Year in basketball following his junior season … In track, he led School … Named First-Team All-State, as well his team to the state 3A championship after capturing four gold medals in last year’s as Wisconsin Valley Conference Defensive meet (100m, 200m, 4x100m, 4x400m). Player of the Year … Was also named First- Personal Information: Born June 8, 1983 … Member of the National Honor Team All-Conference and All-Region … In Society and Who’s Who Among American High School Students. high school, he participated in power-lifting, track and baseball, as well as the co-ed cheer and stunt team … Placed first in his weight class at the State of Wisconsin Power-Lifting Championships … Member of the National Honor Society. Personal Information: Born February 7, 1982 … Undeclared major.

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The 2000 Season: For the second Kevin Schimmelmann straight season, he was the team’s starter at # right tackle … One of three linemen to 47 start all 11 games … Earned his second var- Marietta, Georgia sity letter … Named First-Team Academic Freshman/Sophomore SS All-Pac-10. 6-3 215 The 1999 Season: In his first season after redshirting the ’98 campaign, he came on to earn the starting spot at right tackle, At Stanford: Redshirt freshman will compete for where he started 11 of Stanford’s 12 games time at strong safety … Talented young player … Could … A thigh injury prevented him from be a factor in the Cardinal secondary for years to come. starting game five vs. San Jose State … The 2001 Season: Redshirted the sea- Showed great promise as he continued to son as a true freshman free safety. improve throughout the season. In High School: Named All-Southeast The 1998 Season: Redshirted the sea- Region by PrepStar and All-Dixie by son as a true freshman. SuperPrep … Started at free safety and wide In High School: First-Team All- receiver as a senior for Lassiter High School in American by PrepStar and the National Georgia … As a senior, had 70 tackles and two Recruiting Advisor following his senior sea- interceptions to go along with 51 receptions son … SuperPrep named him to its All- for 800 yards and five touchdowns on offense Farwest Team … Played both offensive and defensive line at nearby Live Oak High School … Named First-Team All-State as a receiver … First-Team All-Monterey Bay League and the league’s Offensive Lineman of the Year … following his senior season … Three-time San Jose Mercury News First-Team All-County … First-Team All-State … Long Beach First-Team All-County on both offense and Press-Telegram “Best of the Rest” selection … First-Team All-League and second-team All- defense … Two-year letterwinner in track … County as a junior. Member of the National Honor Society … Personal Information: Born June 29, 1980 … English major. National Merit Commended Scholar … Named Who’s Who Among American High School Students. Personal Information: Born December 21, 1982 … Undeclared major. Greg Schindler #69 Morgan Hill, California Senior/Senior OG 6-5 317

At Stanford: Three-year letterman and one of the top linemen in the Pacific-10 Conference … Has started 32 of Stanford’s last 35 games over the past three years, including 22 at right tackle in ’99 and ’00 and 10 at right guard in 2001 … Moved to right guard prior to last season after spending his first three years at Stanford at tackle … Made the transition very smoothly and went on to earn Second-Team All-Pac-10 honors … Nick Sebes Named First-Team Academic All-Pac-10 in 2000 and Second-Team Academic All-Pac-10 in 2001 … Key player for the Cardinal in 2002 … Honors candidate. #80 The 2001 Season: Talented offensive lineman who was moved to guard in 2001 Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania after starting the 1999 and 2000 seasons at right tackle … In his first year at guard, Greg Sophomore/Junior WR earned Second-Team All-Pac-10 honors while starting in all but two games due to injury 5-11 175 … Did not start the Washington State or USC games, but started the other 10 at right guard … Provided very consistent play that allowed the Cardinal offense to be among the best in the nation. At Stanford: Another talented receiver who will compete to be among the team’s top five receivers … Has great speed and athleticism, and the ability to make plays … Sprinter on the Cardinal track team … Made the most of his role as a reserve a year ago, scoring two touchdowns and recording six receptions … Played on special teams as well … Has three more years of eligibility remaining.

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The 2001 Season: Backup wide receiver who provided some big plays for Ian Shelswell the Cardinal in 2001 … Recorded six recep- tions for 120 yards and two touchdowns … #60 Scored both his touchdowns in the first two Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada games of the year … In the season opener Junior/Senior NT vs. Boston College, he caught a 19-yard 6-4 320 touchdown from Randy Fasani … In game two vs. ASU, he had four receptions for 55 yards and one touchdown, that coming on At Stanford: Ian came to Stanford in the Fall of 2001 a 32-yard pass from Fasani … Also had a 4- after two years at Harvard University … A native of yard reception vs. Notre Dame … Earned Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada, Ian played hockey in his first varsity letter. Canada for 12 years and competed in the discus and hammer throw during the off sea- The 2000 Season: Redshirted the sea- son … He had never played football before joining the Cardinal as a walk-on in the spring son as a true freshman. of 2002 … At 6-4, 320, he showed the potential to provide depth for Stanford at the nose tackle position … Two more years of eligibility remaining in both football and track. In Track: Member of the Cardinal track and field team in 2001 and 2002 … Runs At Harvard: Spent two years at Harvard University as a member of the track team … the 200- and 400-meters as well as the 400 Threw the discus and hammer for the Crimson during the 2000 and 2001 track seasons relay … Ran a Pac-10 qualifying time of … Two-year letterwinner. 47.60 in the 400 in ’02 … Also a member of In Track: Competed in the indoor track season last year, but redshirted the outdoor Stanford’s 400-meter relay team a year ago that posted a season-best of 40.26, the second track season … Threw the 35-pound weight for Stanford during the indoor campaign. best all-time at Stanford. In High School: Graduated in 1999 from Kapuskasing High School in Ontario, In High School: Tremendous athlete who played quarterback, running back, wide Canada … Participated in track, basketball and soccer in high school … His main receiver and free safety at Mount Carmel High School in Pennsylvania … Named a Prep sport, however, was hockey … Played for 12 years in Canada’s under-23 junior pro- All-American by SuperPrep and PrepStar … SuperPrep ranked him as the #6 recruit in gram … In track, he was the Provincial champion in the discus as a senior in ’99 … the state while PrepStar rated him as the #3 “athlete” in the east … USA Today Honorable Broke the regional record in the discus in 1998 … Career bests include 161’ in the dis- Mention All-American … As a senior, he started the season at quarterback before being cus and 165’ in the hammer. moved to wide receiver and running back … On defense, started every game at free safe- Personal Information: Born January 31, 1980 … Economics major. ty and collected 70 tackles and six interceptions … Offensively, he rushed for over 700 yards, threw for over 500 yards and had over 300 yards receiving … First-Team All-State as a free safety … As a junior, he played QB the entire season and earned First-Team All- Mike Silva State honors while also being selected the Pennsylvania Small Schools Player of the Year … He threw for over 1,100 yards and 17 touchdowns and ran for over 1,000 yards while #58 scoring 15 more touchdowns … In track, he was a two-time state 400-meter champion with a personal best of 48.56 … Other personal bests were 10.5 in the 100 and 21.6 in San Diego, California the 200 … Member of the National Honor Society. Freshman/Freshman LB 6-3 220 Personal Information: Born June 4, 1981 … Undeclared major.

In High School: All-Farwest selection by SuperPrep Michael Sgroi out of Saint Augustine HS in San Diego … Played out- # side linebacker and fullback as a senior … Accounted 15 for 16 sacks, two blocked kicks and 90 tackles while catching 18 balls for two touch- Plymouth, Michigan downs on offense … Named to the Cal-Hi Sports Top 100 list … First-Team All-Eastern Freshman/Sophomore PK League and First-Team Academic All-County following his senior season … San Diego 5-11 200 Union-Tribune Scholar-Athlete Award as a junior and senior … Second-team All-League as a junior … Inducted into the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, San Diego Chapter … Four-year letterman in track and two-year letterwinner in base- At Stanford: After redshirting the 2001 season, ball … Competed in the 100-meters, 200 and 4 x 100 in track. Michael will take over as the team’s No. 1 place-kicker Personal Information: Born April 3, 1984 … Member of the National Honor for the 2002 campaign … Sgroi (pronounced SKROY) Society and California Scholastic Federation … Brother, Billy, was an All Big Ten line- possesses a strong and very accurate leg and should provide the Cardinal with a solid backer at Northwestern (1998-2001). placekicker for the next four years … Has the potential to become an outstanding place- kicker on the national level. The 2001 Season: Redshirted the season as a true freshman. In High School: A First-Team All-State place-kicker from Catholic Central High School … Tom Lemming ranked him as the No. 1 kicker in the Midwest … Earned First-Team All-State, All-Observerland, All-Area and All-Catholic League honors fol- lowing his senior season … Team MVP … All-League as a junior … Started at quar- terback and strong safety as a junior and senior … Led the team in tackles as a senior … Michigan High School Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete award winner and a Academic All-State Football Coaches Association selection … Scholar-Athlete in foot- ball for the Metro Area. Personal Information: Born January 23, 1983 … Undeclared major… Member of the National Honor Society.

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In High School: Another talented offensive lineman At Stanford: Will compete for time on the offensive who came to Stanford as one of the best prep players in line … Versatile player … Moved from the defensive the nation in 2001 … He earned All-Midlands recogni- line to the offensive line after the 2000 season … Has tion from PrepStar and SuperPrep … Lawton Constitution All-Area, Class 6A-1 All- two years of eligibility remaining. District, Daily Oklahoman Second-Team All-State and Class 6A All-State … Sooners The 2001 Season: Back-up offensive guard appeared in two games – vs. Arizona Illustrated ranked him the No. 7 recruit in the state… Listed as one of the top 10 players State and at Arizona. in the state by swfab50recruiting.com. The 2000 Season: Did not see game Personal Information: Born November 14, 1983 … Member of the National action as a defensive tackle. Honor Society. The 1999 Season: Redshirted as a true freshman. In High School: As a senior at Heritage High School in Texas in 1998, he registered #81 64 tackles, 12 sacks, 13 tackles-for-loss, three forced fumbles and two fumble Denver, Colorado recoveries in 11 games … All-Southwest Sophomore/Junior TE selection by SuperPrep and All-Big-12 6-5 245 Region by PrepStar … First-Team All- District and Second-Team All-Area … Honorable Mention Academic All-State … At Stanford: Another talented tight end who helps Started at offensive and defensive tackle as a give Stanford one of the top tight end corps in the junior … He earned Second-Team All- Pacific-10 Conference … Very athletic with good speed District honors as an offensive tackle … and the ability to catch the ball over the middle … Excellent blocker as well … Threw the shot put as well, and placed sec- Tremendous young player who has three years of eligibility remaining and his best foot- ond in the district as a junior. ball still ahead of him … Will see significant playing time in 2002 in two and three tight Personal Information: Born end situations and on special teams. November 25, 1980 … Science, Technology The 2001 Season: Played on special & Society major … Full name is Dustin Ryan Stimson … Named after Dustin Hoffman teams, and as a backup at tight end … and Ryan O’Neal … Brother, Nate, played linebacker at Georgia Tech in the late 1990’s, Caught one pass in 2001, a 20-yarder from and was selected in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. Chris Lewis against UCLA … Registered five tackles on special teams … Earned his first varsity letter. Mike Sullivan The 2000 Season: Redshirted the sea- # son as a true freshman. 63 In High School: The SuperPrep First- Vista, California Team All-American was one of the top tight Junior/Senior OT end prospects in the nation … PrepStar 6-7 310 named him to its All-Midlands Team … First-Team All-State and All-Centennial League following his senior season … After At Stanford: Adds depth at the tackle positions … catching 12 balls for 207 yards and two TDs Continues to show great promise … Has two years of as a junior, caught 35 passes for 357 yards eligibility remaining. and four touchdowns as a senior … Helped The 2001 Season: Appeared in four games – vs. Boston College, vs. Arizona State, Mullen High School win the Colorado 5A at Oregon and at Arizona – as a reserve offensive lineman. Championship as a junior … Three-year varsity letterwinner in basketball and four- year letterwinner in track … Named Honorable Mention All-Colorado and First-Team All-League in basketball as a senior …Earned All-League and All-State recognition as a junior in basketball … Competed in track in the high jump and 400-meters … Placed eighth in the state in the high jump as a senior at 6-foot-5 … Nominee for the Fred Steinmark Award for Colorado Athlete of the Year … Member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society … Selected to receive a Kappa Alpha Psi Scholarship, and a finalist for the Scahs Foundation Scholarship. Personal Information: Born May 22, 1982 … Undeclared major … Father, Edwin, played for the from 1973-76.

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The 2000 Season: Did not see game shot put in 2000 with a best of 59-3 … Also the Ventura County champion in the shot action as a reserve offensive lineman. and discus following his senior season … The 1999 CIF champion in the shot put … His The 1999 Season: Redshirted as a true other bests include 22-1 in the long jump and 159-7 in the discus … Three-year letter- freshman. winner in basketball … First-Team All-League and All-Ventura County in hoops as a senior … Second-team All-League as a junior … Member of the California Scholastic In High School: All-America selection by Federation. PrepStar Magazine and an All-Farwest choice by SuperPrep following his senior sea- Personal Information: Born January 8, 1982 in the Czech Republic (Prague) … son (1998) … Honorable Mention in the Undeclared major … His father, Milan, was a member of the Czech National Track Team. Long Beach Press-Telegram’s “Best in the West” … A Max Emfinger “Bluechips” recruit … First-Team All-Palomar League and All- Kenneth Tolon II North County as a senior … Named to the # San Diego Union-Tribune’s All-County team 26 … First-Team All-CIF … Competed in Albuquerque, New Mexico track, and threw the shot put and discus … Sophomore/Junior RB National Football Foundation and College 6-1 190 Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete. Personal Information: Born August 25, 1980 … Political Science major At Stanford: Will be one of the key members of the Cardinal backfield in 2002 … Saw extensive playing time in the second half of the 2001 season because of injuries to Brian Allen and Kerry Carter … Rushed for 336 yards and three touchdowns in the final four games of the regular season, including 100-plus yard efforts against both # 85 Arizona and Notre Dame … One of the three scores was a one-yard run with 1:06 remaining against Notre Dame that gave the Cardinal a 17-13 win … Solid blocker … Newbury Park, California Has three years of eligibility remaining. Sophomore/Junior DE 6-7 270 The 2001 Season: Redshirt freshman appeared in 11 games, and had 54 carries for 346 yards (6.4 yards per carry) and three At Stanford: Battling for a starting spot at defensive touchdowns … Also had three kickoff end … Moved from tight end to defensive end prior to returns for 39 yards and one reception for the 2001 season, and quickly picked up the new posi- five yards … Saw limited action through tion … Two-sport athlete also competes in track and field at Stanford. the first seven games, but injuries to Brian Allen and Kerry Carter placed him in the The 2001 Season: Appeared in eight lineup for game eight at Arizona … games as a reserve defensive lineman … Immediately made the most of the oppor- Recorded two assisted tackles on the season tunity by rushing 12 times for 100 yards … Recorded an assisted tackle against both and a touchdown against the Wildcats … Arizona State and San Jose State. The touchdown came on a 71-yard run late The 2000 Season: Redshirted the in the third quarter that gave Stanford a campaign as a true freshman. commanding 48-16 lead … A week later, In Track: Competes in both the discus rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on 12 and the shot put for the nationally-ranked carries in The Big Game vs. California … Cardinal. Rushed for a career-best 133 yards and a In High School: Athletic defensive end score on 18 carries in the come-from- was considered one of the top recruits in behind win over Notre Dame … Sparked the nation … An All-America selection by the Cardinal’s last second drive against the Fighting Irish with a one-yard score with 1:06 SuperPrep, PrepStar, Cal-Hi Student Sports remaining that locked up the 17-13 victory … On the game-winning 10-play drive, and Max Emfinger’s Bluechips … Tolon carried seven times for 28 yards. Honorable Mention All-American by USA The 2000 Season: Redshirted the campaign as a true freshman. Today … Selected to the Ventura County In High School: First-Team All-State running back from Valley High School in Sports Hall of Fame … Was named the Albuquerque, New Mexico … Also played cornerback and free safety … Academic All- California Division II Athlete of the Year by State … USA Today Honorable Mention All-American … Played basketball for three Cal-Hi Student Sports as a senior … years in high school … Ran the 100- and 200-meters on the track team … Best is 10.8 SuperPrep ranked him the #6 tight end in the nation and the 11th-best recruit in the Far in the 100 … Placed second in the district as a junior in both the 100 and 200. West … PrepStar rated Svitek the #2 tight end in the west … He recorded 48 receptions Personal Information: Born December 16, 1981 … Undeclared major. for 624 yards and four touchdowns as a senior at Newbury Park High School in Southern California … As a defensive end, he had 87 tackles, nine sacks and five forced Tolon’s Career Statistics fumbles … Named First-Team All-League, All-County and All-CIF as a defensive end … Year Att. YG YL Net Avg. TD Lg. Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. Second-Team All-State as a tight end … First-Team All-Area by the L.A. Daily News and 2001 54 356 10 346 6.4 3 71 1 5 5.0 0 5 Ventura County Star … Named to the California-Florida All-Star football classic played in the Rose Bowl during the summer of 2000 … The 1999-2000 Ventura County High School Athlete of the Year … Had 21 receptions and was named First-Team All-League as a junior … Two-time National Decathlon Champion … He won the 15-16 decathlon age group championship at the USA Youth Track and Field Championships in 1997 and ’98 … In 1999, he placed second in the 17-18 age group … Won the league title in the

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Personal Information: Born August 29, 1984 … Member of the National Honor Leigh Torrence Society and California Scholastic Federation … Brother, Joe, is a sophomore offensive #29 guard at Harvard, which went 9-0 and won the Ivy League title in 2001. Atlanta, Georgia Sophomore/Junior CB Josiah Vinson 6-0 177 #65 Irving, Texas At Stanford: Beginning his third season in the Freshman/Freshman OL Cardinal football program … Leigh has put himself in 6-4 310 position to become one of Stanford’s starting corner- backs in 2002 … He has great speed and quickness and his coverage ability continues to improve … Gained game experience last season as a reserve and special teams player … In High School: Ranked by Tom Lemming’s Report as Also a sprinter on the Cardinal’s nationally-ranked track team … Three more years of the No. 12 offensive lineman in the nation in 2001 out of eligibility remaining … His ability to cover man-to-man and improve his skills will be a Irving High School in Texas … First-Team All-American key factor for the Cardinal’s secondary in ’02. by Lemming’s, PrepStar and Gridiron Greats … Dave Campbell’s Texas Football First-Team The 2001 Season: Backup cornerback Super Team … Named All-Southwest by SuperPrep, PrepStar and Lemming’s … Two-time and special teams player … Showed great First-Team All-District … Did not allow a sack as a junior or senior … Had 85 “pancake potential … Recorded 10 total tackles, one blocks” as a senior … As a part-time defensive lineman, he added 20 tackles and one sack pass break-up, one fumble recovery and in four games … Played in the second U.S. Army All-America Bowl in 2001. one forced fumble … Also received some Personal Information: Born July 25, 1983 … National Merit Semifinalist … playing time on Stanford’s kickoff return Member of the National Honor Society … Oldest of eight children and the son of David team … Had four returns for 62 yards … Vinson, who played football at Notre Dame from 1974-77. Earned his first varsity letter. The 2000 Season: Redshirted the campaign as a true freshman. Paul Weinacht In Track: Competed in both the 100- and #76 200-meters and 4 x 100-meter relay for the Cardinal in 2001 and 2002 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Senior/Senior OG In High School: Started at both corner- 6-5 295 back and running back and was a tremendous return threat at Marist High School … Has great speed and cover skills … Named to the At Stanford: Two-year letterwinner and has been a All-Dixie Team by SuperPrep … Recorded 49 key reserve the past two seasons … Leading candidate tackles, 12 pass break-ups and two intercep- to earn a starting spot at one offensive guard slot … Has tions as a senior…As a running back, he started 10 games for the Cardinal the past two seasons, eight in 2000 and two in ’01 … rushed for 627 yards on 69 carries … Scored 12 touchdowns in 1999, six rushing, four receiv- Can play guard or tackle … A backup at left tackle in 1999 and backup guard in ’00 and ing, one kickoff return (95 yards) and one punt return (63 yards) … Also ran track in high ’01 … Experienced veteran who will be a key player on Stanford’s offensive line in 2002. school – bests included 10.82 in the 100 and 21.8 in the 200 … National Merit semifinalist. The 2001 Season: Very versatile and Personal Information: Born January 4, 1982 … Political Science major. talented lineman who held the role as the team’s sixth offensive lineman and first reserve off the bench … He started two Matt Traverso games (USC, Washington) for Greg # Schindler at right guard … Valuable mem- 87 ber of the Cardinal’s offensive line. Sacramento, California The 2000 Season: Moved to guard for Freshman/Freshman TE the 2000 season … Wound up starting 6-6 245 eight of Stanford’s first nine games at left guard … Earned his first varsity letter. The 1999 Season: Saw limited playing In High School: Rated as one of the top tight end time as a backup at left tackle. prospects in the country following his senior season at The 1998 Season: Redshirted the ’98 Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento … All- season as a true freshman. America selection by SuperPrep and PrepStar … PrepStar rated him as the No. 2 tight end prospect in the west while SuperPrep had him as the No. 7 tight end in the nation … An All- In High School: One of the top prep Farwest selection by Tom Lemming’s, SuperPrep and PrepStar … Played TE and defensive offensive linemen in the nation in 1997 out end in high school … As a senior, he recorded 30 receptions for 630 yards and nine touch- of La Salle College High School in downs … Defensively, he accounted for 63 solo tackles, 15 sacks, which led the Sacramento Philadelphia … SuperPrep ranked him the area, 22 pass deflections, 10 forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries … Named All-City on 28th best offensive line prospect in the nation in 1997 … Named an All-American by offense and defense his junior and senior seasons … League MVP as a senior … Three-year SuperPrep and an Honorable Mention All-American by USA Today … First-Team All- All-Conference selection on both offense and defense … The “Rivals 100” No. 5 tight end Catholic League, All-City and All-Area … Third-Team All-State … Received his league’s in the nation … Earned three varsity letters in football and four in basketball … In basket- top honor for athletic and scholastic achievement … As a junior, he was First-Team All- ball, he was named All-League three times and All-City twice … First-Team All-NorCal in League, Second-Team All-Area and Third-Team All-City … Participated in track for basketball … Averaged 19 points and 14 rebounds as a junior … League MVP as a senior three years in the shot put … Member of the National Honor Society. … National Football Foundation’s scholar-athlete winner in 2002. Personal Information: Born March 26, 1980 … English major.

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Big-33 Classic featuring the top players in Ohio and Pennsylvania … Four-time Ryan Wells Academic All-League selection … Had 40 receptions his junior season … Played wide # receiver and quarterback as a junior … Played baseball for two years and basketball and 4 track for one year in HS … Member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish Middletown, Ohio National Honor Society. Senior/Senior FL Personal Information: Born September 20, 1980 … Political science major … 6-0 195 Cousin of Georgeann Wells, a member of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame and the first woman to dunk a basketball.

At Stanford: Fifth-year receiver who has started 19 games the past two seasons and become one of the team’s most consistent players … Tough, physical receiver … Will be an integral part of the Cardinal’s offense in 2002 … Recorded 55 career receptions for 792 yards (14.4 average) and five touchdowns … One of the top kickoff return specialists in school history … He has returned 55 kickoffs for 1,295 yards and a 23.5 yard average … He began the 2002 season ranked third all-time in school his- tory in kickoff return yardage and sixth in kickoff return average … He was second on the team in ’00 with 19 receptions for 201 yards and two touchdowns and third on the team in ’01 with 31 catches for 519 yards and three TDs … Returned 21 kickoffs for 389 yards (21.6 ypr) in 2001 and 22 kickoffs for 494 yards and a 22.5 average in 2000… Averaged 27.5 yards on kickoff returns (15 returns, 412 yards) as a sophomore in ’99 … Experienced, veteran player who leads by example both on and off the field. The 2001 Season: Stanford’s starting wide receiver and one of the team’s top kickoff return specialists … Started all 12 Wells’ Career Statistics games in 2001 despite being slowed at times with a knee injury … Caught 31 passes for Year Rec Yds Avg TD Lg KOR Yds Avg TD Lg 1999 5 72 14.4 0 46 15 412 27.5 0 60 519 yards (16.7 ypc) and three touchdowns 2000 19 201 10.6 2 26 22 494 22.5 0 80 while returning 18 kickoffs for 389 yards 2001 31 519 16.7 3 69 18 389 21.6 0 44 (21.6 ypr) … Had three catches for over 50 Totals 55 792 14.4 5 69 55 1,295 23.5 0 80 yards, including a 69-yard touchdown in the season opener vs. Boston College, a 50- yard reception at Oregon and a 52-yarder Jason White against UCLA … He began the year against # Boston College by catching six passes for 43 138 yards and two TDs … Along with his Houston, Texas 69 yard TD vs. BC, he also scored on a 46- Senior/Senior FS yard touchdown pass from Randy Fasani 6-0 192 … The following week, Wells caught his third TD pass of the year on a six-yard reception vs. Arizona State … Season-best At Stanford: Two-time letterwinner as a reserve kickoff return was a 44-yarder against defensive back and special teams player … Has played Arizona … Earned Second-Team Academic All-Pac-10 honors. both safety and cornerback throughout his career … The 2000 Season: Started seven games at flanker and was the team’s top kickoff Will provide depth in the secondary in 2002 and once again be a valuable member of the … He was second on the team with 19 receptions for 201 yards (10.6 Cardinal’s special teams. ypc) and two touchdowns … Returned 22 kickoffs for 494 yards and a 22.5 yard average The 2001 Season: A reserve free safe- … He was fourth in the Pac-10 and 40th in the nation in kickoff return average … He ty and special teams player … Earned his established a new career best when he returned a kickoff 80 yards at Oregon State … second varsity letter … Accounted for 11 Had five catches for 57 yards vs. UCLA, including a 19-yard TD reception … The fol- total tackles, eight unassisted, and one lowing week, he caught four balls for 47 yards and one TD against Arizona State … That forced fumble … Played in all 12 games. touchdown came on a 26-yard halfback pass from Kerry Carter … It was also his longest The 2000 Season: Played in 10 games reception of the season. at cornerback, and started the final two The 1999 Season: Emerged in 1999 as one of the top kickoff return specialists in games of the season (Arizona State, at the nation … Valuable member of Stanford’s receiving corps … Used in a reserve role at California) … Recorded five unassisted wide receiver … Caught five passes for 72 yards as well as leading the team with 15 kick- tackles … Had four of those tackles in the off returns for 412 yards and a 27.5 average … Ranked third in the Pac-10 and ninth season finale at California … Also had one nationally in kickoff return average … His kickoff return average was the sixth best sin- tackle-for-loss at California. gle season mark in school history … Had a season and career long 60-yard return at The 1999 Season: Playing time was Arizona State … Also had returns of 47-yards at Washington and 40-yards at USC … limited throughout the season due to a bro- Had a 46-yard reception from in the season opener at Texas. ken hand he sustained early in the year … The 1998 Season: Redshirted the 1998 season as a true freshman. Used in a reserve role at free safety … In High School: Caught 40 passes for 510 yards, rushed 65 times for 490 yards and Recorded one assisted tackle (vs. scored 12 total touchdowns as a senior at Middletown High School in Ohio … He Washington State). played quarterback, running back and wide receiver in high school … PrepStar named The 1998 Season: Redshirted the sea- him an All-American while SuperPrep selected him to its All-Midwest Team … Two- son as a true freshman. time First-Team All-Area, All-Butler County and All-League … Chosen to play in the

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In High School: Played strong safety as a senior for Nimitz High School in Houston … Recorded 39 total tackles in that senior season … Named First-Team Academic All- Timi Wusu District and Honorable Mention All-District … Named to Texas Football’s top 300 list # and to the Greater Houston Area Top 50 … Participated in track for four years … Best 46 time in the 40-meters was a 4.45 … Best time was 48.9 in the 400 … Competed in power Palo Alto, California lifting as a junior and senior … Member of the National Honor Society and a National Freshman/Sophomore FS Achievement Scholarship finalist. 6-3 195 Personal Information: Born August 5, 1980 … Communication major … Brother, Terry, played strong safety at the University of Oklahoma from 1994-98, and was an Honorable Mention All-Big 12 Conference selection in both ’97 and ’98. At Stanford: Adds depth to the secondary … Local product walked-on to the team prior to the 2001 season … Also competes for Stanford’s nationally-ranked track Stanley Wilson and field team. The 2001 Season: Redshirted the sea- # 2 son as a true freshman safety. Carson, California In Track: Ran the 110- and 400-meter Sophomore/Junior CB hurdles in his freshman … Ran a wind- 6-0 184 aided 14.69 in the 110 hurdles to qualify for the Pac-10 Championships … Recorded a season-best time of 54.28 in the 400 inter- At Stanford: A sprinter on the Cardinal track team mediate hurdles, which is the fifth best time the past two years, Stanley has also been impressive on by a freshman in Stanford history. the football field and has put himself in position to In High School: Named Palo Alto High become one of the team’s starting in 2002 … As a freshman in 2001, he School Athlete of the Year as a senior … turned in two of the top times in Stanford track and field history in the 100- and 200- Started at cornerback for two years and at meters … Tremendous athlete who will be an integral part of the Cardinal’s secondary wide receiver as a senior … Named League in 2002 and for the next three seasons. Defensive MVP as a senior … Chosen to The 2001 Season: Played a reserve role play in the Silicon Valley Youth Classic All- at cornerback and on special teams … Star Game … Also participated in track and Recorded his first career interception in game wrestling … Central Coast Section track two vs. Arizona State … He returned the INT champion in the 300 intermediate hurdles 17 yards … Also registered two tackles. … Won track All-League honors in the 300 The 2000 Season: Redshirted the intermediate hurdles, 110 high hurdles and campaign as a true freshman. the high jump (6-8) … Also an All-League selection in wrestling. In Track: Two-year letterwinner on the Personal Information: Born June 10, 1983 … Undeclared major … Parents are of Cardinal track team … One of the top Nigerian descent. sprinters in the Pac-10 … As a freshman in 2001, he ran 10.47 in the 100-meters, the seventh-best time in school history … Also ran 21.40 in the 200, 10th best in school history … Won the 100 at the Big Meet against California … Finished sev- enth in the 200 at the 2001 Pac-10 Championships … Member of Stanford’s 400 medley relay team in 2002 that posted a season best of 40.26, the second-best time in school history. In High School: Named All-Farwest by SuperPrep as a running back and cornerback out of Bishop Montgomery High School in Southern California … Racked up 1,206 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior … Defensively, had 40 tackles and an interception … Named the Angelus League Player of the Year … First-Team All-CIF Division VII as a running back … Member of the Los Angeles Times All-Star Team as a cornerback … Second-team All-Angelus League running back as a sophomore … Competed in track, and was a CIF finalist in both the 100 and 200 … Career-best 100 time was 10.5. Personal Information: Born November 5, 1982 … Undeclared major … Son of Stanley Wilson, who played running back for the for six years in the 1980’s … His father also starred at Oklahoma and is fourth on the Sooners’ all-time rushing list with 2,993 yards.

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