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KOLB Passing Attempts Quarterback 1. Brady Quinn, Notre Dame 1,135 6-3 • 225 • Sr.-3L 2. Kevin Kolb, Houston 1,132 Stephenville, Texas (Stephenville HS) 3. Chris Leak, Florida 1,093 4 4. Reggie Ball, Georgia Tech 1,059 • 2005 All-Conference USA Third Team Pass Completions • 2003 C-USA Freshman-of-the-Year 1. Kevin Kolb, Houston 672 • 2003 All-Conference USA Third Team 2. Chris Leak, Florida 663 • 2003 C-USA All-Freshman Team 3. Brady Quinn, Notre Dame 640 • 2003 The Sporting News, Third-Team, Freshman All-America 4. Jordan Palmer, UTEP 569 • 2003 Rivals.com Honorable Mention, All-America • 2003 Freshman of the Year, CollegeFootballNews.com • C-USA Co-Offensive Player-of-the-Week (10/27/03) Passing Yards • C-USA Offensive Player-of-the-Week (9/22/03) 1. Kevin Kolb, Houston 9,155 2. Brady Quinn, Notre Dame 8,336 Enters the season with a Division I-A best 36 consecutive 3. Chris Leak, Florida 8,271 starts at quarterback... is also ranked in the top 10 of every 4. Jordan Palmer, UTEP 7,489 passing and total offense category for 2006 returning active players... is on the verge of breaking every UH passing mark Passing Touchdowns entering 2006... makes great decisions and has a quick re- 1. Chris Leak, Florida 65 lease… has nice touch on his passes… good arm strength 2. Jordan Palmer, UTEP 62 and can make the long throw if necessary… also a good 3. Brady Quinn, Notre Dame 58 runner with deceptive speed… strong enough to take on de- 4. Kevin Kolb, Houston 55 fenders… first true freshman to start the season opener at

HEISMAN TROPHY & ALL-AMERICAquarterback CANDIDATE in the history of the University of Houston. during the C-USA opener… also booted a 46-yard punt Passing Efficiency against the Miners… connected with Vincent Marshall on a 1. Brian Brohm, Louisville 163.53 2005: One of only 11 players to start all 12 games… threw at 65-yard touchdown strike at Tulsa… threw for 192 yards and 2. Brian Johnson, Utah 149.73 least one touchdown pass in his last 12 games, including all hit Ryan Gilbert on a 40-yard touchdown pass against Tu- 3. Drew Stanton, Mich. State 145.27 11 games last season prior to the bowl game… joined David lane… capped the Cougar scoring against the Green Wave 4. Paul Smith, Tulsa 142.31 Klingler as the only Cougar quarterbacks in school history with an 8-yard touchdown run… accounted for 386 yards 5. Sam Keller, Arizona State 142.15 to have two seasons with at least 3,000 passing yards... is on 25-of-44 passing with a 63-yard touchdown strike and a 6. Drew Tate, Iowa 140.12 the school’s all-time leader among all UH quarterbacks with 79-yard pass against Memphis… threw for 218 yards and a 7. Chris Leak, Florida 138.54 19 career rushing touchdowns, including five rushing scores touchdown on 20-of-29 passing and was the team’s second- 8. Kevin Kolb, Houston 138.44 last season… became the Cougars’ all-time leader in total leading rusher at Mississippi State… passed for 313 yards offense with more than 9,000 yards, surpassing Klingler, dur- with 54- and 76-yard touchdown strikes at Conference USA Total Plays ing the regular-season finale against Rice… ranks among rival UCF… threw for 315 yards on 24-of-35 passing with a 1. Kevin Kolb, Houston 1,494 the UH all-time career leaders in pass completions, pass at- pair of touchdowns against Southern Miss… connected with 2. Reggie Ball, Georgia Tech 1,432 tempts, passing yards, touchdown passes, total plays and Marshall on a career-long 83-yard touchdown pass early in 3. Chris Leak, Florida 1,327 touchdowns responsible for… recorded 312 yards on 24-of- the fourth quarter… threw for 273 yards and a touchdown 4. Brady Quinn, Notre Dame 1,307 43 passing with 70- and 62-yard touchdowns in the season on 25-of-36 passing and added two more 1-yard touchdown opener against Oregon… became the first UH quarterback runs against SMU… rushed for 75 yards on 11 carries with since Jason McKinley in 2000 to post back-to-back 300-yard Total Offense a 4-yard touchdown run for the Cougars’ first points of the passing games… rushed for 56 yards on 11 carries and 1. Kevin Kolb, Houston 9,752 game against Rice during the regular-season finale… threw threw for 206 yards with a pair of TD passes against Sam 2. Brady Quinn, Notre Dame 8,447 for 222 yards on 16-of-25 passing with an 80-yard touch- Houston State in the home opener… threw for a career-best 3. Chris Leak, Florida 8,378 down strike to Marshall midway through the fourth quarter for five touchdowns on 32-of-50- passing for 331 yards at UTEP 4. Jordan Palmer, UTEP 7,532 the final margin of victory against the Owls... was named the Kolb’s Career Bests Houston MVP of the Fort Worth Bowl... passed for 214 yards Touchdowns Responsible For and rushed for one touchdown against Kansas. Pass Attempts: 50, at UTEP (9-16-05) 1. Chris Leak, Florida 75 Pass Completions: 32, at UTEP (9-16-05) 2. Kevin Kolb, Houston 72 2004: Started all 11 games... led the Cougars in passing Touchdowns: 5, at UTEP (9-16-05) 3. Jordan Palmer, UTEP 68 and total offense… finished first in Conference USA in total Passing Yards: 434, vs. TCU (10-25-03) 4. Brady Quinn, Notre Dame 62 offense with 256.1 yards per game… also finished second Longest Pass: 83, vs. Southern Miss (11-13-05) 5. Jared Zabransky, Boise State 60 among league leaders in passing yards per game 251.5…. Interceptions: 5, at UTEP (9-16-05) connected with Marshall on an 33-yard touchdown strike against Rice in the season opener… threw for 204 yards on touchdown passes for 256 yards and rushed for 53 yards Rushing Attempts: 19, at Army (11-15-03) 15-of-33 passing… hit Kendal Briles on a 63-yard pass to at C-USA rival TCU… exploded for a career-long 43-yard Rushing Yards: 144, vs. TCU (10-25-03) set up the Cougars’ first score at No. 2 Oklahoma… tossed rush against the Horned Frogs early in the game… threw for Rushing Touchdowns: 2, done five times; a 44-yard touchdown strike to Marshall to break a 21-21 267 yards on 14-of-24 passing and ran for another 47 rush- Most recently vs. SMU (11-19-05) tie midway through the fourth quarter in the C-USA opener ing yards, including a 3-yard touchdown run against C-USA Longest Rush: 43, at TCU (10-23-04) against Army… finished with 278 yards on 20-of-33 pass- rival Tulane… threw for 251 yards and a pair of touchdowns ing against the Black Knights… scored the Cougars’ only and added two more TD runs against East Carolina during Total Offense: 578, vs. TCU (10-25-03) touchdown with a 6-yard run late in the first half against No. Homecoming… finished the year with a career-best 44 at- 4 Miami… connected with Marshall on a 56-yard touchdown tempts against Louisville… topped 300 yards passing for Punts: 1, at UTEP (9-16-05); at Tulsa (10-1-05) strike at Memphis… threw for 345 yards on 19-of-36 passing the sixth time in his career with 375 yards against the Car- Punting Yards: 46, at UTEP (9-16-05) and a touchdown at Southern Miss… hit Marshall on a pair dinals… also connected on a 15-yard touchdown to Gilbert Longest Punt: 46, at UTEP (9-16-05) of 69-yard passes against the Golden Eagles… had three and a 40-yard catch-and-run score to Marshall...

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2003: One of only nine players to start all 13 games… ef- CANDIDATE ALL-AMERICA & TROPHY HEISMAN ficiency rating of 153.75 ranked as the second-highest in threw for 196 yards on 9-of-13 passing against the Blazers... WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT KOLB ... UH single-season history ahead of 1989 Heisman Trophy threw for 332 yards and a pair of touchdown strikes on 19-of- winner André Ware… third on team with seven rushing 34 passing at Hawai’i during the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl... it “Kevin is a smart, tough kid who has an NFL arm. If he touchdowns… threw at least one touchdown pass in all but was the highest passing yardage total by a Cougar in a bowl continues to make progress and put up the numbers, he two games and tossed at least two touchdown scores in 10 game... connected with Marshall on an 81-yard touchdown could easily be one of the top four quarterbacks for the games… topped all players with 267.5 yards of total offense pass to tie the game with only second remaining in regula- 2007 NFL Draft.” per game, nearly triple his closest teammate… made his tion... was his longest pass of the season. - Mel Kiper, NFL Draft Expert collegiate debut a succesful one against Rice… finished the night 17-of-22 for 246 yards and a pair of touchdown pas- High School: Prepped at Stephenville High School… a “Playing the position behind center comes very natural sess… also added two 1-yard TD runs against the Owls… member of the Dallas Morning News Top Area 100 squad, to him, which shows through in his play on the field, who threw for 157 yards on 8-of-18 passing with a touchdown at ranked #59… ranked #54 by TheInsiders.com recruiting exudes leadership and confidence to the players around Louisiana-Lafayette… also finished as the Cougars’ leading site… member of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram State Top him, and a player who is willing to sell out to do what it rusher against the Cajuns with 92 yards on the ground on 100… rated #20 player in Big 12 Region by Heartland Re- takes to win.” cruiting… rated #104 player in state by Websider.com… a 14 carries… threw the first interception of his career on a - FFToolbox.com desperate “Hail Mary” attempt on the last play of the first member of the Max Emfinger Texas Super All-State Team as well as the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal State Fab 44… a half… threw for 321 yards and four touchdown in win against “Kevin Kolb is a very talented quarterback and a very two-time District 8-4A Offensive MVP… was also picked First Mississippi State… connected with Brandon Middleton on good leader. He obviously fits their offensive scheme Team All-Big County by Abilene Reporter News… selected a 76-yard touchdown strike on the Cougars’ first play from very well.” scrimmage against the Bulldogs… honored as the Confer- Honorable Mention All-State in 2002… Picked Second Team ence USA Offensive Player-of-the-Week following that per- Academic All-State… completed 206 of 321 attempts for - University of Miami Head Coach Larry Coker formance, becoming the first Cougar of the season to win 3,357 yards and 29 touchdowns… while also tacking on an that weekly honor… threw for 277 yards on 20-of-29 pass- additional 197 yards rushing. “Kevin Kolb is one of the most competitive quarterbacks ing with a pair of touchdowns at East Carolina in front of in college football. What he has accomplished coming a nationally-televised audience on ESPN2… recorded 283 Personal: Born August 24, 1984, in Victoria, Texas… son straight out of high school to Cougar football is amazing. passing yards on 22-of-39 attempts and connected on three of Roy and Lanell Kolb of Stephenville… enjoys fishing and He knows the game and his offensive scheme. Over the touchdowns in win at Tulane… enjoyed a career day against hunting in his spare time… clso recruited by TCU, Oklahoma past three seasons, he has basically become a coach on Conference USA rival and 15th-ranked TCU when he be- State, Oklahoma and Texas Tech… majoring in business. the field. He executes and just wins. I am glad we don’t came only the fourth player in NCAA Division I-A history have to line up against him again.” to throw for 400 yards and rush for 100 yards in the same Kolb’s Career Passing Statistics - University of Hawaii Head Coach June Jones game... posted a career-best 434 yards on 17-of-36 passing Year GP Att. Comp. INT Pct. Yards TD Lg with four touchdowns… also rushed for 144 yards, including 2003 13 360 220 6 61.1 3,131 25 81 “Kevin Kolb is an excellent quarterback. Not only can 2004 11 353 198 6 56.1 2,766 11 69 he throw the ball with tremendous accuracy, he moves a 14-yard touchdown run, to lead the Cougars offensively… 2005 12 420 254 15 60.5 3,258 19 83 accounted for 578 yards of total offense against the Horned Totals 36 1,133 672 27 59.4 9,155 55 83 well in the pocket and finds lanes to deliver the ball. You Frogs… became the second Cougar rusher in 2003 to gain couple that with his ability to scramble and run; gosh, he’s more than 100 yards… honored as the Conferece USA Co- Kolb’s Career Total Offense Statistics hard to defend. “ Offensive Player-of-the-Week following that performance… Year GP Plays Rush Pass Total TDR - Tulsa University Head Coach Steve Kragthorpe threw for 301 yards and two touchdowns and was sharp 2003 13 499 346 3,131 3,477 32 throughout, completing 24-of-28 passes at Conference 2004 11 471 51 2,766 2,817 16 “Kevin is an awfully talented quarterback and a fierce USA rival Army… connected with Middleton on touchdown 2005 12 524 200 3,258 3,458 24 Totals 36 1,494 597 9,155 9,752 71 competitor. He has a toughness and a willingness to win strikes of 50 and 35 yards… also rushed for 45 yards on you want out of your quarterback. He’s a true leader and 19 carries… threw for 224 yards on 21-of-27 passing and Kolb’s 2005 Game-by-Game Passing Stats has all the tools to be one of the top players in college ran in two more touchdowns in loss at Conference USA rival Opp. A C I Yds. TD Lg football.” Louisville… threw for two touchdowns and rushed for two Oregon 43 24 2 312 2 70 - University of Louisville Head Coach Bobby Petrino Sam Houston St. 31 19 1 206 2 28 UTEP 50 32 5 331 5 62 Tulsa 31 18 1 276 1 65 “I remember him well. He’s a very fine football player. He Tulane 22 11 0 192 1 42 has the rare combination of throwing and running ability. Memphis 44 25 0 386 1 79 There’s not a throw that he can’t make. He throws the long Mississippi State 29 20 0 218 1 39 ball very well; he throws the mid-range ball well; and he UCF 30 19 1 313 2 76 throws the short ball well. You put all of that together with Southern Miss 35 24 0 315 2 83 his mobility and you have a heckuva a quarterback.” SMU 36 25 2 273 1 37 Rice 25 16 1 222 1 80 - Army Head Coach Bobby Ross Kansas 44 20 3 214 0 36 Totals 420 254 15 3,258 19 83 “Kevin is outstanding. I was amazed at how good he was at such a young age. He is very tough to stop because Kolb’s 2005 Game-by-Game Rushing Stats he can beat you with his arm or his legs. He has been Opp. No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. great for Houston & Conference USA!” Oregon 7 15 2.1 0 16 Sam Houston St. 11 56 5.1 0 19 - UAB Head Coach Watson Brown UTEP 7 -9 -1.3 0 8 Tulsa 8 7 0.9 0 14 “He is an outstanding, productive quarterback with a Tulane 7 -5 -0.7 1 8 great future.” Memphis 4 -5 -1.2 0 4 Mississippi State 9 24 2.7 0 23 - UCF Head Coach George O’Leary UCF 11 34 3.1 0 15 Southern Miss 7 -5 -0.7 0 7 “He’s experienced. He’s been starting since he was a SMU 13 5 0.4 2 9 freshman. He put the ball right where it needed to be. He Rice 13 60 4.6 1 20 is an accurate passer. I was impressed with his mobility. Kansas 9 8 0.9 1 6 He was able to get out of some situations.” Totals 104 200 1.9 5 23 - Mississippi State Head Coach Sylvester Croom Follow Kolb All Season Long At WWW.KOLBHEISMANWATCH.COM 2006 HOUSTON FOOTBALL • WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM 93 for 79 yards and hauled in touchdown catches of 13 and 23 VINCENT yards in the Cougars’ win against Mississippi State… made three catches for 22 yards at East Carolina in front of a MARSHALL nationally-televised audience on ESPN2… hauled in three catches for 43 yards and scored on a 14-yard touchdown Wide Receiver 5-8 • 175 • Sr.-3L pass at Tulane… hauled in a 12-yard touchdown late in the Ennis, Texas (Ennis HS) game and finished with game highs of six catches for 81 yards against Memphis… recorded five receptions for 106 17 yards and added an eight-yard touchdown catch against • 2005 All-Conference USA First Team (WR) 15th-ranked TCU… scored the Cougars’ last points of the • 2005 All-Conference USA Third Team (PR) game on a 36-yard touchdown run into the end zone… led • C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 24, 2005) Cougars with four catches for 70 yards against Southern • 2004 All-Conference USA Second Team Miss in UH’s Homecoming game… tied for game-high hon- ors with six receptions totaling 44 yards at Army… hauled Is the nation’s top returning career receiver... has caught a in two catches for 83 yards, including a 45-yard touchdown pass in 36 straight games... listed as one of the three start- against UAB during the Cougars’ bowl-clinching win… ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATE ers at wide receiv er for the Cougars... is just 31 catches also rushed five times for 38 yards on laterals against the and 557 yards away from becoming the UH leader in both Blazers... made one of the most exciting and memorable of those categories... needs 12 touchdown receptions to plays in school history... with the Cougars trailing by seven become only the third player in school history to top 30... points and with seconds remaining in regulation, hauled in also participates in track, where he finished third in the long a Kevin Kolb pass and outraced the defenders 81 yards jump and fourth in the 60 meters at the recent Conference into the end zone of the game-tying score at Hawai’i during USA Indoor Track and Field Championships... is one of the the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl... it was the longest reception of most dangerous receivers in Conference USA… runs 40- his career... set a UH single-game bowl record with seven meters in 4.38 seconds… does exceptional things after the receptions for 157 yards against the Warriors... 2002: Did catch… is extremely deadly as quick strike receiver and not play. can break down defenses with his speed... can also return had two catches for 12 yards and posted 83 all-purpose kicks and punts when needed... has at least one catch in yards versus Kansas in the Fort Worth Bowl. High School: Was a two-sport star at Ennis High School 36 consecutive games. just south of Dallas…was named First-Team, All-State as a 2004: Started 10 of 11 games… a Second-Team, All-Con- kickoff returner… picked up Second-Team, All-State acco- 2005: Became just the seventh player in school history to ference USA selection… became just the eighth receiver in lades as a wide receiver and punt returner… helped Ennis pass 2,000 receiving yards during his career… still look- UH history to record 1,000 yards receiving in one season… win two state 4A championships… competed in both the ing to join Elmo Wright as the only players in school his- finished the year with 1,040 yards receiving on 61 catch- long and triple jump… once held the state record in the tory to record two seasons with at least 1,000 receiving es… also had five touchdowns receiving and averaged triple jump at 51’2”… was sixth in state as a senior in the yards… was the leader in every receiving category with 94.5 receiving yards per game… also rushed eight times 400m(48.2). 71 catches, 939 receiving yards and six touchdowns… for eight yards… had at least one catch in every game… ranks among Houston’s all-time career leaders in pass finished second in Conference USA in receiving yards per Personal: Born November 12, 1983, in Ennis, Texas… son receptions, receiving yards, touchdown catches, and all- game and third in receptions per game (5.55)… also was of Verlen Marshall of Ennis… originally arrived at Houston purpose yards… appeared in all 12 games with starts in all ninth in C-USA in all-purpose yards with 95.3 yards per on a track scholarship… chose UH over Miami (Fla.), LSU, but the Southern Miss contest… added punt return duties game… recorded a game-high five receptions for 54 yards Arkansas and Wisconsin… enjoys reading in his spare midway through the year and led the team with 14.6 yards against Rice during the season opener… hauled in a Kevin time… majoring in sociology. per return… returned a punt for a touchdown for the first Kolb 33-yard touchdown strike with only nine seconds re- time since 1996… finished with a team-high five catches maining to help the Cougars avert the shutout loss… re- Marshall’s Career Receiving Statistics and added 31 rushing yards in the season opener against corded a career-best nine receptions for 139 yards against Year GP Rec. Yards Avg. TD Lg. Oregon… led all UH wideouts with six catches for 52 yards Army in the Conference USA opener… hauled in a 44-yard 2003 13 60 812 13.5 7 81 against Sam Houston State in the Robertson Stadium pass to break a 21-21 tie midway through the fourth quarter 2004 11 61 1,040 17.0 5 69 2005 12 71 939 13.4 6 83 opener… led the team with eight catches for 50 yards and against the Black Knights… snared a 56-yard touchdown Totals 36 192 2,791 14.5 18 83 added an 8-yard touchdown catch with less than five min- pass for the Cougars’ lone offensive points at Memphis… utes remaining in regulation to help tie the game at UTEP finished with eight catches for 131 yards against the Ti- gers… hauled in four catches for a career-best 190 yards Marshall’s 2004 Game-by-Game Stats during the C-USA opener… led all players with eight catch- Opponent No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg at Southern Miss… helped set up two Cougar scoring es for 137 yards and added a 65-yard touchdown catch at Oregon 5 17 3.4 0 13 Tulsa… paced the Cougars with four catches for 67 yards drives with 69-yard receptions… joined with Kendal Briles Sam Houston St. 6 52 8.7 0 28 against Tulane… led all players with 139 receiving yards to record 100-yard receiving totals in the same game… led UTEP 8 50 6.3 1 11 on six catches and hauled in a game-long 79-yard catch all receivers with nine catches for 123 yards and added Tulsa 8 137 17.1 1 65 against Memphis… hauled in four catches for 49-yards and a 5-yard touchdown reception late at C-USA rival TCU… Tulane 4 67 16.8 0 35 gave the Cougars the lead for good with a 56-yard punt led all players with seven catches for 110 yards against Memphis 6 139 23.2 0 79 C-USA rival Tulane… had just one catch for 24 yards in Mississippi State 4 49 12.3 0 29 return for a touchdown at Mississippi State… also returned UCF 6 73 12.2 0 21 road finale versus UAB… concluded the regular season a kickoff 37 yards against the Bulldogs... was honored as Southern Miss 7 129 18.4 2 83 the C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week following with another 100-yard performance… hauled in eight re- SMU 9 89 9.9 1 21 that performance… led UH with six catches and returned ceptions for 152 yards and one touchdown against nation- Rice 6 125 20.8 1 80 two kickoffs for 31 yards at C-USA rival UCF… tied for the ally-ranked Louisville… hooked up with Kevin Kolb on a Kansas 2 12 6.0 0 8 team lead with seven catches and led all players with 129 40-yard catch-and-run score.. 2003: Led all Cougar wide- Totals 71 929 13.2 6 83 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns against Southern outs with 60 receptions and was second on the team with Miss… hauled in a career-long 83-yard pass for a touch- 812 receiving yards and seven touchdowns… ranked fifth down early in the fourth quarter… led all players with eight on team with 147 rushing yards on only 14 carries and led catches for 89 yards against SMU… Scored the Cougars’ all players with a 10.5 average per rush… made his Cou- first points against the Mustangs on a 9-yard touchdown gar debut a memorable one… hauled in eight receptions reception late in the first quarter… led the Cougars with six for 95 yards against Rice in the Cougars’ season-opening catches for 125 yards and hauled in an 80-yard touchdown win and accomplished all of that in the first half… led team pass midway through the fourth quarter for the final margin with four receptions and added a team-best 36-yard rush of victory against Rice during the regular-season finale... at No. 5 Michigan… led the Cougars with eight receptions 94 2006 HOUSTON FOOTBALL • WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM yard effort at Memphis… caught a 6-yard touchdown pass ALL-CONFERENCE CANDIDATES ALL-CONFERENCE DONNIE midway through the third quarter to give the Cougars their first lead at Southern Miss… caught a 12-yard touchdown AVERY pass and returned three kickoffs for 59 yards at C-USA rival TCU… hauled in two passes for 80 yards, including Wide Receiver 5-11 • 190 • Jr.-2L a 60-yard reception against C-USA rival Tulane… hauled Houston, Texas (Hastings HS) in two catches for 58 yards, including a 48-yard reception against C-USA rival East Carolina during Homecoming… 2 recorded a 17-yard reception in the season finale against • 2004 Conference USA All-Freshman Team nationally-ranked Lousiville... 2003: Redshirted as a true freshman... High School: Ranked #89 by TheInsiders. One of seven offenseive starters returning from 2005... Is com recruiting site... was a unanimous First-Team, All-Dis- listed as a starter at one of the three wide receiver spots trict selection as both a wide receiver and return special- as fall camp opens... will be one of the top deep threats for ist last season... helped lead Hastings High School to a Houston this fall... a durable wide out who is not afraid to district championship and an 11-3 record... hauled in 36 catch across the middle... makes significant yards after the passes for 502 yards and two TDs to lead District 19-5A... catch... can return kicks and punts and could see plenty of also returned 13 punts for 399 yards and three scores, as time on special teams. well as seven kickoffs for 345 yards and one TD... had 16 rushes for 175 yards and two scores... Personal: Born 2005: Competed in all 12 games with 10 starts, including June 12, 1984, in Houston, Texas... son of Melonie and each of the last nine games… Third on the team with 44 Dennis Robertson of Houston... also recruited by Kansas catches but ranks second with 688 receiving yards and five State, Tennessee, TCU, New Mexico and Kansas... major- touchdowns… Finished with four catches for 100 yards ing in sports administration. 1,000-yard milestone for his career against the Tigers… in the season opener against Oregon… Hauled in a 70- Led team with 81 rushing yards on 16 carries and added yard touchdown catch late in the first quarter against the Avery’s Career Receiving Statistics 3- and 2-yard touchdown runs at Mississippi State... Had Ducks… Was the first 100-yard receiving game of his ca- Year G Rec. Yards Avg. TD Lg eight yards rushing on three carries against Kansas in the 2004 11 18 293 16.3 2 60 reer… Led all Cougar wideouts with 99 receiving yards on Fort Worth Bowl... 2004: Missed the last five games of the five catches during the C-USA opener at UTEP… Made 2005 12 44 688 15.6 5 76 Totals 23 62 981 15.8 7 76 year with a torn tendon in his finger which required season- touchdown catches of 16 and 62 yards for the first multi- ending surgery… still rushed for 209 yards on 49 carries… TD game of his career… Recorded eight catches for 112 Avery’s 2004 Game-by-Game Stats played in five games with one start… had only one-yard of yards and hauled in a 63-yard touchdown strike against Opponent No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. negative running all season… gave the Cougars their first Memphis… Led all players with six catches for 61 yards Oregon 4 100 25.0 1 70 points of the game with a 3-yard touchdown plunge at No. at Mississippi State… Posted three catches for 111 yards, Sam Houston St. 3 35 11.7 0 21 2 Oklahoma… tied for team lead with 19 rushing yards on including a career-long 76-yard touchdown, at UCF... Was UTEP 5 99 19.8 2 62 six carries against Rice in the season opener…broke sev- the Cougars’ top receiver against Kansas in the Fort Worth Tulsa 3 23 7.7 0 15 eral tackles while rumbling to a 28-yard touchdown against Tulane 0 0 0 0 0 Bowl... Recorded five catches for 71 yards... 2004: Started Army in the Conference USA opener… finished with 49 all 11 games for the Cougars… also returned kickoffs and Memphis 8 112 14.0 1 63 Mississippi State 6 61 10.2 0 21 yards on only eight carries against the Black Knights… punts… named to the Conference USA All-Freshman UCF 3 111 37.0 1 76 led the Cougars with 64 rushing yards on 15 attempts at Team… had at least one catch in seven games… made Southern Miss 1 14 14.0 0 14 Memphis… was lost for the season after tearing a tendon his first career start against Rice in the season opener… SMU 3 17 5.7 0 13 in the middle finger of his left hand at Memphis... 2003: also returned two punts for 10 yards against the Owls… Rice 3 45 15.0 0 17 Tied for the team lead with nine rushing touchdowns and returned a kickoff for 18 yards, two punts for a total of Kansas 5 71 14.2 0 36 was second with 560 rushing yards… bulldozed his way to Totals 39 617 15.8 5 76 23 yards and added a 2-yard tackle for a loss on a punt 47 yards on only four carries, and added a 17-yard touch- return at No. 2 Oklahoma… returned a kickoff 49 yards down in the Cougars’ season-opening win against Rice… and added a 10-yard receptions against No. 4 Miami… re- JACKIE also added a tackle on special teams… rolled to 84 rushing turned two kickoffs for 58 yards, including a game-high 39 yards on 15 carries and added touchdown runs of four and BATTLE 12 yards at Louisiana-Lafayette… made his first collegiate start against the Ragin’ Cajuns… rushed for 66 yards and Running Back a seven-yard touchdown run on 13 carries in a win against 6-2 • 245 • Sr.-3L Mississippi State… finished as Cougars’ second-lead- Humble, Texas (Humble HS) ing rusher with 43 yards on 12 carries at East Carolina… 27 rushed for 58 yards, including a two-yard touchdown run, on 13 carries at Tulane… rumbled for a 10-yard touchdown • 2003 Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl Houston Most Outstanding Player run and finished with 27 yards on only four carries against Conference USA rival and 15th-ranked TCU… also rushed Heads into final season as a starter at I-back as spring for a two-point conversion against the Horned Frogs… ran camp approaches... Talented player who gives the Cou- for 44 yards on only seven carries against Southern Miss gars a powerful presence in the offensive backfield… One in UH’s Homecoming... was named the 2003 Sheraton of the toughest players to bring down... Also has improved Hawai’i Bowl Houston Most Outstanding Player after rush- receiving skills and has become a better blocker. ing for a career-high 124 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries against the Warriors... averaged 6.5 yards per 2005: Competed in all 12 games with starts against Sam carry against Hawai’i... 2002: Redshirted as a true fresh- Houston State, Memphis and Southern Miss… Second on man... High School: Named Player-of-the-Week three the team with 408 rushing yards and five touchdowns… times at Humble High School... was selected the Team Led all Cougar backs with 32 rushing yards on only six car- MVP... twice picked First-Team, All-District running back... ries in the season opener against Oregon… Finished with helped lead the team into the UIL playoffs third round with 49 yards on 13 carries and added a 2-yard touchdown run a 10-3 record... named to Insiders.com Super-Team, All- at Tulsa… Rushed for 79 yards on 13 carries and added a State... ranked #38 RB in nation by Rivals.com... ran for 1-yard touchdown run against Tulane… Gave the Cougars 1,524 yards on 8.4 yards per carry, as well as 182 yards an early lead with a 1-yard touchdown run against Mem- receiving and scored 20 TDs... ran the sprints in track... phis… Finished with 29 yards on nine carries to top the

2006 HOUSTON FOOTBALL • WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM 95 also recruited by Arizona, Syracuse and Texas A&M... Per- 15-yard interception return late in the first half during the sonal: Born October 1, 1983, in Houston, Texas... son Robertson Stadium opener… was the first pickoff of his ca- of Acynthia Pettiford and Jack Battle of Humble, Texas... reer… recorded six tackles with four solo stops at UTEP in chose to attend Houston because it was close to home... the C-USA opener… rinished with seven tackles, including majoring in sports administration. five solo stops, in the win at Tulsa… made the play of the game on the Cougar 5-yard line with about a minute re- Battle’s Career Statistics maining in the game, stopping All-America tight end Garrett Year GP Att. Yards Avg. TD Lg. Mills, stripping the ball and recovering the fumble to seal 2003 11 102 560 5.5 9 23 the win… posted seven tackles, including a pair of solo 2004 5 49 209 4.3 2 28 stops, against Tulane… recorded seven tackles with five 2005 12 106 408 3.8 5 16 solo stops against Memphis… posted three tackles with Totals 28 257 1,177 4.6 16 28 a pass breakup at Mississippi State… finished second on the team with 12 tackles, including eight solo, at C-USA Battle’s 2004 Game-by-Game Stats rival UCF… also added an interception against the Golden Opponent No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. Oregon 6 32 5.3 0 9 Knights… finished with nine tackles, including four solo Sam Houston St. 18 54 3.0 0 8 against Southern Miss… stopped a Golden Eagle drive UTEP 3 6 2.0 0 3 with an interception midway through the fourth quarter… Tulsa 13 49 3.8 1 9 led the team with 10 tackles, including five solo stops, and Tulane 13 79 6.1 1 13

ALL-CONFERENCE CANDIDATES added a 1-yard interception against Rice during the regu- Memphis 9 29 3.2 1 8 lar-season finale... tied Rocky Schwartz for the team-lead Mississippi State 16 81 5.1 2 15 with eight tackles against Kansas in the Fort Worth Bowl. UCF 6 16 2.7 0 8 Southern Miss 10 16 1.6 0 7 2004: Redshirted the season... High School: Named by SMU 4 8 2.0 0 3 the Austin American-Statesman as one of Central Texas’ Rice 5 30 6.0 0 16 Top Recruits … selected Honorable Mention, All-Central Kansas 3 8 2.7 0 6 KENNETH Texas at Connally High School… picked up First-Team, Totals 106 408 3.8 5 16 All-District honors in both 2002 and 2003… member of the FONTENETTE Austin/Central Texas All-Star Football Game… a two-time STERLING Academic All-District... was the Junior Male Athlete-of- Cornerback the-Year… honorable Mention, All-District in basketball… DOTY 6-0 • 180 • So.-1L member of the 4x200-meter relay team which placed Pflugerville, Texas (Connally HS) fourth in state meet… Personal: Born January 14, 1986, Offensive Line 28 in Austin, Texas … son of Ken and Susan Fontenette of 6-2 • 285 • Sr.-2L Pflugerville, Texas… also recruited by Purdue, Kansas, Stephenville, Texas (Stephenville HS/Army) • 2005 The Sporting News Freshman All-America Rice and TCU… enjoys playing other sports in his spare 67 Honorable Mention time… majoring in sports administration. • 2005 Conference USA All-Freshmen Team Returns as one of seven starters on offense... penciled Fontenette’s Career Statistics at the starting center spot as fall camp approaches... is a Is one of 10 defensive starters returning... is switching Year GP UT AT Total TFL INT PD preseason candidate for the Rimington Award... athletic from safety to cornerback... listed as the starter at one 2005 12 42 34 76 1-0 4-17 5 lineman who has the instincts and savvy to be quite an cornerback spot...another prized recruit from the Class effective blocker and protector... 2005: One of only nine of 2004... turned a top-notch spring that elevated him to Fontenette’s 2005 Game-by-Game Stats players to start all 12 games… part of a consistent offen- backup status at both safety positions... heady defender Opponent UT AT TT TFL Sacks FF FR INT PD sive line which started every game… helped open holes for who makes big plays... can cover well and knows when Oregon 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 a 1,000-yard rusher and protected a 3,000-yard passer… to lay the hit... 2005: Appeared in all 12 games with starts Sam Houston St. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1-15 0 part of front which helped the offense record more than UTEP 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 in each of the last 10 contests… led the team with four Tulsa 5 2 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 5,000 yards of total offense (1,997 rushing, 3,268 pass- interceptions during his first collegiate season… ranked Tulane 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 ing)... jumped on a fumble in the end zone early in the fourth among all defenders with 76 tackles, including 42 Memphis 5 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 third quarter for his first career touchdown at UCF... 2004: solo stops… stopped a Sam Houston State drive with a Mississippi State 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Started all 11 games at center... has now started 28 games UCF 8 4 12 0 0 0 0 1-0 0 in his UH career… helped the UH offense generate 389.7 Southern Miss 4 5 9 0 0 0 0 1-1 0 yards and 20.9 points per game… was big part of UH top- SMU 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 ping 400 yards of total offense five times during the 2004 Rice 5 5 10 1-0 0 0 0 1-1 0 Kansas 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 season, including a 500-yard effort against Southern Miss Totals 42 34 74 1-0 0 1 1 4-17 5 (518) and a 600-yard performance against Army (647)… against the Black Knights the Cougars a season-high 369 yards rushing…2003: Sat out after transferring from the WILLIE United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y... Prior to Houston: Spent one year at West Point Prep and an- GASTON other year at Army... High School: Two-time All-District Cornerback choice at Stephenville High... played for head coach Mike 5-11 • 185 • Sr.-3L Copeland... All-Area selection as a senior... split time be- Houston, Texas (North Shore HS) tween offensive and defensive line spots... three-time let- terwinner... helped squad to pair of Class 4-A state cham- 10 pionships... earned three additional varsity letters in track One of 10 returning starters on defense... is listed as one and field... specialized in shot put event... lettered twice of the two starting cornerbacks... one of only nine returning in powerlifting... Personal: Born April 1, 1983, in Snyder, three-year lettermen... has racked up 25 starts in his three- Texas... son of Bob and Darla Doty of Stephenville, Texas... year career... former quarterback who has adjusted to the father, Bob, is a rodeo coach... was an active member of defensive side of the ball... extremely quick defender who Student Council and Student Body president... enjoys play- uses offensive mind to make defensive decisions. ing golf and ping pong in spare time... majoring in sports administration.

96 2006 HOUSTON FOOTBALL • WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM Opponent UT AT TT TFL Sacks FF FR INT PD Miss… led all players with 15 tackles, including 13 solo

2005: Competed in all 12 games with starts in all but the CANDIDATES ALL-CONFERENCE game at Tulsa… Led the defense with 13 pass breakups, Oregon 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 stops, forced a fumble and broke up a pass at C-USA rival nearly doubling his closest competitor on the team…re- Sam Houston St. 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 TCU… recorded six tackles, including two solo stops and UTEP 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 6 corded five tackles and a pass breakup in the season added a 5-yard sack against Tulane… made three inter- Tulsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ceptions and returned them a combined 32 yards against opener against Oregon… made two tackles, broke up a Tulane 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 pass and blocked the first Sam Houston State field goal Memphis 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 East Carolina during Homecoming… became the first Cou- attempt during the Robertson Stadium opener… recorded Mississippi State 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 gar player since Johnny Jackson in 1987 to pick off three seven solo tackles with a game-high six pass breakups UCF 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 opposing passes… tied for the third-highest single-game at UTEP in the C-USA opener… led the team with two Southern Miss 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 performance in school history… also made seven tack- pass breakups and added three solo tackles at Missis- SMU 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 les, including six solo and one for a loss of a yard against Rice 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 1-2 0 sippi State… posted four tackles, including three solo, the Pirates… was named the Conference USA Defensive Kansas 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player of the Week following that performance... 2003: with a pass breakup at C-USA rival UCF… posted three Totals 31 12 43 0 0 0 0 1-2 14 solo tackles and a pass breakup against Southern Miss… Ranked second on the team with 104 total tackles, includ- recorded four tackles and added a 2-yard interception re- ing 76 solo efforts… tied for the team lead with four inter- turn against Rice during the regular-season finale... rosted ceptions and finshed second with seven pass breakkups... four solo tackles in the Fort Worth Bowl versus Kansas... led all UH defenders with three forced fumbles… one of 2004: Played in all 11 games including 10 starts… Finished only nine players to start all 13 games… enjoyed a career number one among cornerbacks in total tackles with 62… day at No. 5 Michigan when he led all players with 14 tack- was second to Rocky Schwartz in total stops by a member les, including 12 solo stops, and led team with three pass of the secondary… made six tackles with four solo stops break-ups… made five tackles with three solo stops and against Rice in the season opener… made six solo tack- forced a fumble at Louisiana-Lafayette… finished second les and broke up a pass against No. 4 Miami… enjoyed a among the Cougars with 10 tackles, including eight solo career day at Memphis… halted the Tigers’ opening drive stops against Mississippi State… picked off a pair of pass- with a tip-toe interception in the back of the end zone and es and returned them a combined 13 yards in front of a na- returned another interception 75 yards for a touchdown… tionally-televised audience on ESPN2 at East Carolina… was the sixth-longest interception return in school history… also recorded seven tackles with three solo stops against made 10 tackles, including eight solo tops, at C-USA rival the Pirates… made eight solo tackles, including one for a TCU… returned an interception 18 yards against C-USA seven-yard loss and added a quarterback hurry against rival Tulane… finished with nine tackles, including eight Conference USA rival Memphis… led the Cougars with 12 solo stops, against East Carolina during Homecoming… tackles, including a game-high 11 solo stops, against and registered five tackles in both games against UAB and forced a fumble against 15th-ranked TCU… tied for team Louisville to conclude the season…also had a tackle for lead with 10 tackles, including six solo, and broke up a pair loss in the shootout with the Cardinals... 2003: Appeared in of passes against Southern Miss during Homecoming… all but one game in 2003 with four starts against Louisiana- led all Cougar defenders with two pass breakups and fin- Lafayette, Mississippi State, Army and Louisville... made ished with five tackles, including three solo, at Army… led his first collegiate start at Louisiana-Lafayette… made his all players with 13 tackles, including a team-best nine solo first career interception against Mississippi State… halted stops at Louisville... made six tackles with four solo stops an MSU drive with a pickoff in the end zone late in the first and returned an interception 32 yards against Hawai’i in half against the Bulldogs… broke up a pass against Mem- WILL the bowl game... pickoff return was the second longest in- phis… made one tackle against 5th-ranked TCU… record- terception return in school bowl history... 2002: Appeared ed four tackles with three solo stops and broke up a pass GULLEY in all 12 games as a true freshman... was an important at Army... 2002: Redshirted... High School: Prepped at part of the Cougar special teams... finished season with Northshore High School, one of the top 5A schools in the Safety three solo tackles... made tackles against TCU, Army and 6-3 • 220 • Sr.-3L State of Texas... played quarterback and was 25-3 as a Newton, Texas (Newton HS) starter... member of the Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morn- ing News and Lubbock Avalanche-Journal State Top 100 18 lists... ranked #79 in Texas by David Garvin... was also a • C-USA Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 8, 2004) Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Lone Star All-Star Team QB finalist as well as a Dave Campbell’s Texas Football 5A Is one of 10 returning starters on the defensive side of the Player-of-the-Year finalist... ranked one of the top 10 area ball... regains the starting free safety spot after sitting out QBs by the Houston Chronicle... ranked #37 ATH in nation during the 2005 campaign... will be an honors candidate by Rivals.com... twice named Houston Chronicle Athlete- again this season... one of the top defenders on the Cou- of-the-Week... selected Second-Team, All-District this past gar squad... gifted athlete who has a nose for making the season... two-time Team MVP... threw for 1,515 yards on big play... runs with wide receivers and is tough enough to 77-of-152 attempts for 17 touchdowns... also rushed for mix it up with linemen... has a knack for forcing turnovers 621 yards and seven scores with a 7.6 average... was the and helping stop the opponent’s momentum... highest rated quarterback in his district... Personal: Born December 15, 1982, in Houston, Texas... son of Carol and 2005: Sat out the entire season with a knee injury suffered Levi Gaston, Jr., of Houston... enjoys playing video games during the fall of 2004... 2004: Started eight of the first in his free time... is the younger brother of former Cougar nine games of the season before a knee injury sidelined defensive back, Levi Gaston... majoring in sports admin- him for the remaining two games… still finished the year istration. with 71 total tackles and a team-leading four intercep- tions… also had three forced fumbles and five tackles for Gaston’s Career Defensive Statistics losses… halted a Rice drive with an 16-yard interception Year GP UT AT Total TFL INT PD return in the end zone during the season opener… posted 2003 12 18 5 23 0 1-0 4 2004 11 46 16 62 1-1 3-93 8 eight tackles, including five solo stops, and forced a fumble 2005 12 31 12 43 0 1-2 13 against No. 4 Miami… led all players with 15 tackles, in- Totals 35 95 33 128 1-1 5-95 25 cluding 11 solo stops at Memphis… recorded 10 tackles, including seven solo) and added a tackle for a 2-yard loss, Gaston’s 2005 Game-by-Game Stats pass breakup and a pair of quarterback hurries at Southern

2006 HOUSTON FOOTBALL • WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM 97 Memphis... High School: stepped in as a true fresh- changed his jersey number to No. 1 before the TCU Was a Dave Campbell’s man in 2003... one of the game… recorded nine tackles with six solo efforts against Texas Football Lone Star fastest UH defenders... the Horned Frogs… made five tackles, with two solo stops All-Star Team DB final- heady linebacker who and added one tackle for a one-yard loss and broke up ist... also a Dave Camp- always seems to be in a pass at Army… recorded his first career interception bell’s Texas Football 3A the right place at the right against UAB during the Cougars’ bowl-clinching win... Player-of-the-Year final- time... is also a big player recorded seven tackles with a team-best-tying six solo ist... Websider Top 150 on special teams. stops against Hawai’i in the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl... High member... ranked #61 DB School: Prepped at Midland High School… was named in nation by Rivals.com... 2005: Competed in 11 Second-Team Texas High School Coaches Association 5A named District MVP as games with starts in nine, Academic All-State… also picked First-Team, All-District 3- a senior at Newton High including eight of the last 5A at linebacker… also played fullback for state finalist… School... was a three- nine games… Finished picked up the Fighting Heart award… was MVP Offensive time, First-Team, All-Dis- third on the team with 89 Back as a junior… scored once on offense and once on trict performer at safety... tackles… Led the team defense in state championship versus Converse Judson… recorded over 160 tackles with 14 tackles for a loss finished 15th in his graduating class… also ran track, tak- and 16 interceptions dur- of 41 yards and tied for ing part in both the 400-meter and 800-meter relays… a ing his last two years... the team lead with four member of the National Honor Society... Personal: Born

ALL-CONFERENCE CANDIDATESalso picked up All-District sacks… Finished with September 22, 1984, in Abilene, Texas… son of George honors twice for wide receiver... also caught 35 passes for seven tackles against Oregon in the season opener… and DiAnn Koehl of Midland, Texas… father is a Minister of 652 yards and 11 TDs in two years... led Newton to an 11-3 Left that game early after suffering a knee injury against Music at First Baptist Church in Midland… enjoys working mark as a senior... was the Class 3A state champion in the the Ducks… Recorded nine tackles with two for a loss of on cars in his spare time… majoring in finance. triple jump... Personal: Born April 20, 1984, in Newton, two yards and added a quarterback hurry at UTEP in the Texas... son of James and Patricia Gulley of Newton... has C-USA opener… Made six tackles and recorded a quarter- Koehl’s Career Statistics a daughter, Jaydah, born July 14, 2002... also recruited back hurry at Tulsa… Finished with eight tackles, including Year GP UT AT Total TFL Sacks PD by Texas Tech, Northwestern, Purdue, Louisiana Tech a sack for a loss of 15 yards, at Tulane… Recorded eight 2003 11 36 22 58 3-6 0 0 and Iowa... enjoys playing basketball and being with his tackles, including five solo, against Memphis… Led all play- 2004 11 64 51 115 9-37 4-22 1 2005 11 22 67 89 14-41 4-31 0 daughter and family during his spare time... brother Rod ers with 14 tackles, two sacks and four tackles for a loss at Totals 32 122 140 262 26-84 8-53 6 Gulley played football at McNeese State and other brother Mississippi State… Also added a quarterback hurry against James played basketball at Lamar... majoring in sports ad- the Bulldogs… Posted nine tackles, including two for a loss Koehl’s 2005 Game-by-Game Stats ministration. of two yards, and added a quarterback hurry at C-USA ri- Opponent UT AT TT TFL Sacks FF FR INT PD val UCF… Finished with four tackles including one for a Oregon 1 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gulley’s Career Defensive Statistics loss of two yards against Southern Miss… Led the team Sam Houston St. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Year G UT AT Total TFL Sacks FF FR INT PBU with 12 tackles, including a 3-yard sack, against SMU… UTEP 1 8 9 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 2002 12 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Posted eight tackles with two for a loss of four yards and Tulsa 1 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2003 13 76 28 104 1-7 0 3 0 4-56 7 added a 1-yard interception return against Rice during the Tulane 3 5 8 2-15 1-15 0 0 0 0 2004 8 50 21 71 5-15 1-7 3 0 4-48 5 Memphis 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2005 Injured regular-season finale... Recorded four tackles against Kan- Mississippi State 4 10 14 4-13 2-13 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 129 49 178 6-22 1-7 6 0 8-104 12 sas in the Fort Worth Bowl... 2004: Started all 11 games UCF 2 7 9 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 at outside linebacker for the Cougars… was a preseason Southern Miss 0 4 4 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 Gulley’s 2004 Game-by-Game Stats candidate for the Butkus Award... tied Lance Everson for SMU 2 10 12 1-3 1-3 0 0 0 0 UT AT TT TFL Sacks FF FR INT PD the team lead in tackles with 115… also registered nine Rice 3 5 8 2-4 0 0 0 1-1 1 Rice 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1-16 1 tackles for losses and four sacks… recorded double digits Kansas 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma DNP – INJ in tackles in seven of 11 games… averaged 10.5 tackles Totals 22 67 89 14-41 4-31 0 0 1-1 1 Army 4 2 6 1-1 0 1 0 0 0 per game… finished second on team with eight tackles, in- Miami 5 3 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 cluding three for a loss of 17 yards against Rice during the Memphis 11 4 15 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 MARQUAY USM 7 3 10 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 season opener… also forced a fumble and added a seven- TCU 13 2 15 0 0 1 0 0 1 yard sack against the Owls… made 11 tackles with seven LOVE Tulane 2 4 6 1-7 1-7 0 0 0 1 solo stops and added one tackle for a 2-yard loss at No. 2 ECU 6 1 7 1-2 0 0 0 3-32 0 Oklahoma… finished with 10 tackles, including eight solo, Defensive Tackle UAB DNP – INJ with a quarterback hurry and 3-yard sack against No. 4 6-0 • 310 • Sr.-3L Louisville DNP – INJ Miami… made 13 tackles, including eight solo, and added Fort Worth, Texas (Crowley HS) Totals 50 21 71 6-22 1-7 3 0 4-48 5 a quarterback hurry at Memphis… recorded seven tackles 99 with five solo stops, including a tackle for a 1-yard loss at C-USA rival TCU… recovered a Tulane fumble in the end • 2003 C-USA All-Freshman Team zone for the Cougars’ second touchdown of the game… WADE finished with nine tackles, including five solo stops, and Is one of 10 returning starters on the defensive side of the a quarterback pressure against the Green Wave… led ball... penciled in at the starting nose tackle spot... is a KOEHL all players with 17 tackles, including 10 solo, against force who requires double teams for the offense... forceful East Carolina during Homecoming… added a tackle for run stuffer... has developed into a creative pass rusher... Outside Linebacker a 5-yard loss against the Pirates… finished with 11 total should elevate his game with three seasons under his 6-2 • 230 • Sr.-3L tackles in the road finale at UAB… led all Cougars with belt. Midland, Texas (Midland HS) 16 total tackles against Louisville... 2003: Named to the 1 Conference USA All-Freshman Team... led all freshman 2005: Competed in 11 games with starts in each of the last (true or redshirt) defenders with 61 total tackles, including nine… disruptive player on special teams who has blocked • 2005 All-Conference USA Third Team 37 unassisted and four for losses... appeared in 11 games a team-high two kicks… broke up a pass and made five • 2003 C-USA All-Freshman Team with five consecutive starts against East Carolina, Tulane, tackles, including a pair of solo stops, against Oregon in Memphis, TCU and Southern Miss… made his first career the season opener… recorded three tackles at Tulsa… One of the top returning linebackers in Conference USA... start at East Carolina in front of a nationally-televised audi- proved to be a menace on special teams, blocking a punt should be a Butkus Award and Lombardi Award candidate ence on ESPN2… led the Cougar defense with 12 tackles, and PAT against the Golden Hurricane… made two tackles again this season... heads into the fall as the starter at including eight for solo stops… also added two tackles with a pair of pass breakups against Tulane… made three one of the outside linebacker spots... fleet defender who for losses totaling four yards and broke up two passes… tackles with a quarterback hurry at Mississippi State… re- 98 2006 HOUSTON FOOTBALL • WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM corded four tackles, including three solo, with one for a loss lection in basketball... set school records for rebounds in ALL-CONFERENCE CANDIDATES ALL-CONFERENCE of a yard at C-USA rival UCF… recorded seven tackles, a game with 23... named MVP of Crowley High School... including one for a loss of a yard, against Southern Miss… Personal: Born July 20, 1985, in Fort Worth, Texas... son made four tackles, including a 5-yard sack, against SMU... of Tara Love and Marvin and Cynthia Foster... father, Mar- recorded five total tackles against Kansas in the Fort Worth vin Foster, played football at TCU, and his uncle, Eddie Bowl... 2004: Played in all 11 games, including the first six Foster, played at Houston and then for the Houston Oil- as a starter… even in backup role still managed to record ers... also recruited by Iowa State, North Texas and Texas 52 total tackles, eight tackles for loss and two sacks… also A&M... majoring in sports administration. had eight quarterback hurries… recorded five solo tackles against Rice in the season opener… posted three sacks Love’s Career Defensive Statistics for a loss of nine yards, including a two-yard sack… made Year GP UT AT Total TFL Sacks FF FR BK five tackles with two solo and added one tackle for a loss 2003 7 23 13 36 4-13 3-11 0 0 2 of a yard at No. 2 Oklahoma…. recorded seven tackles, 2004 11 28 24 52 8-28 2-10 0 0 1 2005 11 18 20 38 4-8 1-5 0 0 2 inclouding three solo stops, and added one tackle for a 1- Totals 29 68 56 124 14-47 6-26 0 0 5 yard loss with two quarterback pressures against C-USA rival Tulane… posted nine tackles, including four solo, and Love’s 2005 Game-by-Game Stats added two tackles for a loss of seven yards with a sack Opponent UT AT TT TFL Sacks FF FR INT PD against East Carolina during Homecoming… had just one Oregon 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 tackle against UAB but also blocked an extra point against Sam Houston St. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UAB… blocked kick was the third of his career… conclud- UTEP 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 ed the regular season with two stops against nationally- Tulsa 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 ranked Louisville... 2003: Named to the Conference USA Tulane 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Memphis 1 0 1 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 All-Freshman team... broke into the starting lineup late but Mississippi State 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 was a constant force on the defensive front, appearing in UCF 3 1 4 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 the last seven games with starts in each of the last five… Southern Miss 4 3 7 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 recorded four tackles for a loss with three of those coming SMU 1 3 4 1-5 1-5 0 0 0 0 as sacks… sacks total tied for second among Cougar de- Rice 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 where he was member of the 2003 Preseason Touch- fenders… led Cougars with two blocked kicks and is tied for Kansas 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 down Club Defensive Team … was a 2003 finalist for the third with a forced fumble… tied for game-high honors with Totals 18 20 38 4-8 1-5 0 0 0 3 Touchdown Club Defensive Player-of-the-Year… named 12 tackles, including eight solo stops, against 15th-ranked Honorable Mention, All-State by the Associated Press as a TCU… was a constant threat in the Horned Frog offensive CODY senior… a 2003 Defensive MVP… a two-time First-Team, backfield with a seven-yard sack and two quarterback hur- All-District selection… helped lead Kempner HS to a 9-3 ries… blocked a field goal attempt and made four tackles, LUBOJASKY record and a bi-district championship… also selected 2002 including three solo against Southern Miss in UH’s Home- Team MVP…a three-time Academic All-District pick… also coming game… recorded four tackles with two solo and Inside Linebacker ran track and played baseball… Personal: Born August made two tackles for a loss of three yards at Army… also 6-3 • 230 • So.-1L 6, 1985, in Missouri City, Texas… son of Doug and Sheila enjoyed a one-yard sack and made one quarterback hur- Sugar Land, Texas (Kempner HS) Lubojasky… grandfather, Bobby Maples, played profes- ry… recorded four tackles, including three solo efforts, and 34 sional football with the Houston Oilers, Pittsburgh Steel- blocked an extra point at Louisville... registered one solo ers and Denver Broncos and was an All-Pro performer in tackle in the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl game versus Hawai’i... • 2005 The Sporting News Freshman All-America 1968… also recruited by TCU, Iowa State and Baylor… High School: A three-time First-Team, All-District 8-4A Honorable Mention enjoys weight lifting and working on classic cars… major- as an offensive tackle at Crowley High School... rated as • 2005 Conference USA All-Freshmen Team ing in math. one of the top linemen in the Dallas Metroplex, ranking in the top 50... selected to play in the 2003 Coca-Cola Texas Stepped in for an injured Lance Everson during 2005 spring Lubojasky’s Career Statistics High School All-Star game... also played defense where drills and finished camp as the starter at one of the inside linebacker slots... extremely quick and powerful defender Year GP UT AT Total TFL Sacks PD he racked up 52 tackles, four sacks, two interceptions and 2005 12 36 38 74 6-16 1-8 1 one pass breakup... was also a First-Team, All-District se- who knows where to be at all times... can fill the gaps on running plays and is adept at dropping back in coverage... one of the better athletes on the defensive side of the ball... Lubojasky’s 2005 Game-by-Game Stats Opponent UT AT TT TFL Sacks FF FR INT PD could contend for honors by the time his career is done... Oregon 2 1 3 1-5 0 0 0 0 1 2005: One of only nine players to start all 12 games… Sam Houston St. 5 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 ranked fifth on the team with 74 total tackles… fourth on UTEP 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 the team with six tackles for a loss… made his first career Tulsa 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 start against Oregon in the season opener… finished the Tulane 2 6 8 1-8 1-8 0 0 0 0 game with three tackles, including one for a 5-yard loss, Memphis 4 4 8 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 with a pass breakup against the Ducks… recorded six Mississippi State 4 4 8 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 UCF 7 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 tackles, including a team-high five solo stops, against Sam Southern Miss 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Houston State during the Robertson Stadium opener… SMU 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 posted five tackles, including four solo, at UTEP in the C- Rice 1 7 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 USA opener… recorded eight tackles, including a sack for Kansas 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 a loss of eight yards, against Tulane… posted eight tack- Totals 36 38 74 6-16 1-8 0 1 0 1 les, including four solo, and added two tackles for a loss of three yards against Memphis… recorded eight tackles, including four solo, with two of those going for a loss at Mississippi State… posted 10 tackles, including seven solo, at C-USA rival UCF… recorded five tackles against Southern Miss… posted six tackles against SMU… tallied eight tackles and recovered a fumble against Rice during the regular-season finale... racked up three stops against Kansas in the Fort Worth Bowl... 2004: Redshirted the season... High School: Prepped at Kempner High School

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Defensive End Offensive Line 6-3 • 290 • So.-1L 6-3 • 305 • Jr.-2L Hooks, Texas (Hooks HS) Jasper, Texas (Jasper HS) 56 74 • 2005 The Sporting News Freshman All-America • 2005 All-Conference USA Third Team Honorable Mention • 2004 C-USA All-Freshman Team • 2005 Conference USA All-Freshmen Team Is one of seven returning starters on offense... will start Heads into the spring as the starter at left defensive end... for the third straight season... is the starting left tackle as is one of 10 starters returning on the defensive side of the spring approaches... made the switch from the right side to ball... has ability that will get him noticed during fall prac- the left side prior to the 2005 season... extremely talented tice... powerful run stuffer who is quite good at rushing the lineman who is getting better with each practice... physical passer... has a non-stop motor which bodes well for defen- run blocker who can already dominate defensive linemen...

ALL-CONFERENCE CANDIDATESsive abilities... could be an honors candidate this season. has worked hard to improve pass blocking skills... might find his way on the field goal/extra point units. 2005: Competed in all 12 games with seven starts, includ- ing five straight late in the season… Tied for the team lead 2005: One of only nine players to start all 12 games… part with four sacks… Recorded three tackles during his first of a consistent offensive line which started every game… game as a Cougar against Oregon in the season open- helped open holes for a 1,000-yard rusher and protected er… Made his first career start at UTEP during the C-USA a 3,000-yard passer… part of front which helped the of- ROCKY opener… Finished with three tackles and a pass breakup fense record more than 5,000 yards of total offense (1,997 at UTEP in the C-USA opener… Recorded three solo tack- rushing, 3,268 passing)... 2004: Played in nine games, SCHWARTZ les with a 9-yard sack and recovered a fumble against Tu- including the last eight as a starter at right tackle… was lane… Made six tackles, including three sacks for 10 yards selected to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team… Safety 5-11 • 200 • Jr.-2L at Mississippi State… Finished with seven tackles against made his collegiate debut off the bench against Army in Bradenton, Fla. (Lakewood Ranch HS) SMU... Led all UH defensive linemen with five tackles (in- the Conference USA season opener… made his first col- cluding four solo) against Kansas in the Fort Worth Bowl... legiate start against No. 4 Miami… helped the UH offense 20 Also recorded one TFL... 2004: Redshirted the season... generate 389.7 yards and 20.9 points per game… was big • 2005 All-Conference USA Third Team High School: Picked Honorable Mention, 2A All-State by part of UH topping 400 yards of total offense five times • 2004 C-USA All-Freshman Team the Associated Press… selected 2003 Defensive MVP at during the 2004 season, including a 500-yard effort against Hooks High School… helped lead team to a 7-5 record as Southern Miss (518) and a 600-yard performance against One of 10 returning defensive starters... Is the Cougars’ a senior… a two-time First-Team, All-Bowie County mem- Army (647)… against the Black Knights the Cougars had starting strong safety... will be a three-year starter... heavy ber… also twice selected as First-Team, All-District (junior a season-high 369 yards rushing… graded out over 90% hitter who just seems to be around the ball and making and senior)… twice picked up All-Area honors in both 2002 in every game... High School: Prepped at Jasper High plays... outstanding athlete who can run with wide receiv- and 2003… was district champion in both the shot put and School in East Texas ... named First-Team, All-District as ers and hit to take out tight ends... will see plenty of time on discus as a senior… Personal: Born January 23, 1986, a senior ... selected by Associated Press as an Honorable special teams... could warrant honors before his career is in Texarkana, Texas… son of Pamela Threadgill of Hooks, Mention, All-State lineman ... tabbed First-Team, All-District done... can also return punts and kicks if needed. Texas… also recruited by Louisiana Tech, Baylor, Stephen honors as a junior... Personal: Born May 9, 1986 ... son F. Austin and Central Arkansas… enjoys playing basketball of Alfredia Watts and Vincent Watts of Jasper ... majoring 2005: Team leader with 114 tackles and ranked third with and ping pong in his spare time… majoring in kinesiology. in kinesiology. six pass breakups… led all Cougar defenders with 11 tack- les, including nine solo stops, in the season opener against Pree’s Career Statistics Oregon… broke up a team-high two passes and finished Year GP UT AT Total TFL Sacks PBU with five tackles against Sam Houston State during the 2005 12 21 21 42 6-23 4-19 1 Robertson Stadium opener… finished with a team-high nine tackles, a pass breakup and a 4-yard interception re- Pree’s 2005 Game-by-Game Stats turn at UTEP during the C-USA opener… posted six tack- Opponent UT AT TT TFL Sacks FF FR INT PD Oregon 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 les with four solo stops at Tulsa… led the Cougars with 12 Sam Houston St. 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 tackles, including nine solo stops, against Tulane… topped UTEP 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 all UH defenders with 12 tackles, including six solo, against Tulsa 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis… made eight tackles, including a game-high six Tulane 3 0 3 2-13 1-9 0 1 0 0 solo, and added a pass breakup at Mississippi State… led Memphis 2 0 2 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 all players with 21 tackles, including 12 solo stops at C- Mississippi State 4 2 6 0 3-10 0 0 0 0 USA rival UCF… tied for the team lead with 10 tackles, UCF 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Southern Miss 2 0 2 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 including five solo, and added a pass breakup against SMU 1 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 Southern Miss… finished with six tackles, including four Rice 0 2 2 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 solo, against SMU… recorded six tackles with five solo Kansas 4 1 5 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 stops against Rice during the regular-season finale... led Totals 21 21 42 6-23 4-19 0 1 0 1 all Cougars with eight tackles versus Kansas in the Fort Worth Bowl... 2004: Started all 11 games at strong safety in his first season in college football… was selected to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team… was a candidate for Conference USA’s Freshman of the Year… finished with the third most tackles on the team with 83… also registered five tackles for losses, one sack, three intercep- tions and seven pass breakups … made his first career

100 2006 HOUSTON FOOTBALL • WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM start at strong safety against Rice in the season opener ALL-CONFERENCE CANDIDATES ALL-CONFERENCE … recorded eight tackles, including four solo stops, with Cougar Birthdays one tackle for a nine-yard loss against the Owls… posted Age turned in the year 2006 in parenthesis 8 Chris LaMark (24) seven tackles with five solo and added one tackle for a JANUARY MAY 12 Matthew Tarbutton (20) 2-yard loss at No. 2 Oklahoma… led all Cougars with 12 8 Harry Simon (21) 3 Dustin Dickinson (21) 10 Phillip Hunt (20) 9 SirVincent Rogers (20) 16 Raymond Alake (19) tackles, including five solo stops against No. 4 Miami… fin- 11 Scott Lee (23) 27 Quinte Williams (20) 17 Monico Evans (20) ished with nine tackles, including eight solo, and added two 12 Justin Laird (22) 21 Antonio May (19) tackles for a loss of five yards at Memphis… recorded eight 14 Kenneth Fontenette (20) JUNE 22 Blake Joseph (20) tackles, including six solo, with a pass breakup at Southern 23 Cody Pree (20) 11 Clint Walraven (20) 22 Wade Koehl (22) Miss… hauled in his first career interception with a diving 12 Donnie Avery (22) 24 Tim Monroe (20) effort and added seven tackles at C-USA rival TCU… re- FEBRUARY 17 Broderic Bean (19) corded five tackles and broke up a pass against C-USA 2 Rodney Rideau (20) 23 Kellan Yancy (20) OCTOBER rival Tulane… recorded seven tackles and an interception 11 Brian Boehm (20) 25 Jeron Harvey (22) 1 Jackie Battle (23) against UAB… concluded his first season with an 11-tackle 12 Casey Keenum (18) 2 Tim Mercer (20) performance against nationally-ranked Louisville… also 18 Brandon Richard (19) JULY 4 Byron Alfred (22) had an interception of the Cardinals’ quarterback Stefan 21 Michael Bloesch (20) 3 L.C. Kirkpatrick (22) 20 Roshawn Pope (23) LeFors which snapped the quarterback’s streak without 7 Biren Ealy (22) 20 J.T. Rudd (19) 23 Jordan Brown (22) an interception... 2003: Redshirted as a true freshman... MARCH 10 Sebastian Vollmer (22) 23 Stephen James (21) High School: Was selected Third-Team, All-State by the 4 Garrett LeFevre (19) 20 Marquay Love (21) 25 Mark Kimmey (21) Florida Sports Writers Association ... also selected First- 8 Jonathan Lister (18) 20 Ricky Barela (22) 8 Shomari Williams (21) 28 Josh Lee (19) Team, All-District as a quarterback... helped lead team to 10 Quenton Smith (20) AUGUST a 9-3 overall mark... passed for 850 yards and five TDs, 12 Brennan Gleason (19) 1 James Francis (20) NOVEMBER while rushing for 822 yards and 16 scores... also had three 12 Tramaine Dorsey (20) 6 Cody Lubojasky (21) 8 Chris Pilot (21) punt returns for TDs... was an all-district QB as a junior as 13 Justin Brewster (21) 9 Rodney Hannah (22) 9 Jared Lindsey (19) well... played baseball, ran track and was a two-time state 15 Obi Emejulu (23) 10 Trent Allen (22) 10 Chaz Rodriguez (20) qualifier in wrestling... Personal: Born August 27, 1984, in 17 Mark Hafner (20) 18 Allen Brown (20) 12 Vincent Marshall (23) Bradenton, Fla... .son of Rod Schwartz and Kelly and Dave 19 Isaiah Agson (20) 21 Jeff Akeroyd (22) 17 Anthony Roulette (20) Harmon of Bradenton, Fla... .grew up in the same home 26 Jerrod Butler (19) 24 Kevin Kolb (22) 19 Teric Williams (19) town as former UH tight end Stephen Cucci... enjoys play- 29 Jordan Shoemaker (18) 24 Ernest Miller (21) 23 Steven Maki (23) ing other sports and fishing during his spare time... also re- 26 Matt Parker (19) 24 Anthony Alridge (23) cruited by USF, Western Kentucky, Army and Youngstown APRIL 27 Rocky Schwartz (22) 25 Chris Gilbert (20) State... majoring in sports administration. 1 Sterling Doty (23) 28 Jason Wagner (22) 7 Roddy Green (18) SEPTEMBER 15 Jake Ebner (20) 3 Carl Barnett (20) DECEMBER Schwartz’s Career Defensive Statistics 1 Clint Threadgill (21) Year GP UT AT Total TFL INT PD 18 Antonio Staton (19) 3 Perry McDaniel (21) 15 Willie Gaston (24) 2004 11 51 32 83 5-19 3-0 10 21 Randall Antoine (18) 7 L.J. Castille (19) 2005 12 74 40 114 0 1-4 6 8 Matt Hart (20) 17 Billy Hartford (21) Totals 23 125 72 197 5-19 4-4 16 31 Joseph Gonzales (23)

Schwartz’s 2005 Game-by-Game Stats Opponent UT AT TT TFL Sacks FF FR INT PD Oregon 9 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 Sam Houston St. 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 UTEP 5 4 9 0 0 0 0 1-4 1 Tulsa 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tulane 9 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis 6 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mississippi State 6 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 UCF 12 9 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 Southern Miss 5 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 SMU 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rice 5 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kansas 6 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 74 40 114 0 0 0 0 1-4 6

2006 HOUSTON FOOTBALL • WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM 101 tackles with five solo stops and added a fumble recovery ISAIAH BYRON against Memphis… finished with nine tackles, including five solo, and added a fumble recover and tackle for a loss AGSON ALFRED at Mississippi State… made nine tackles, including seven solo, at C-USA rival UCF… posted three tackles, including Offensive Line Offensive Line three solo, against Southern Miss… recorded eight tackles 6-3 • 300 • So.-SQ 6-2 • 290 • Jr.-2L with five solo stops against Rice during the regular-season Houston, Texas (Westside HS) Port Arthur, Texas (Memorial HS) finale... chipped in six tackles, including one for a loss in 70 66 the bowl game versus Kansas... 2004: Sat out the season Switched from defense to offense during spring drills... Heads into fall practice as the starter at right guard... but practiced with the team... 2003: Redshirted as a true listed as a backup at left guard... works hard in the weight started 10 games at this position in 2004... is quick off freshman... High School: Ranked #63 by TheInsiders.com room and during off season drills... 2005: Did not see any the line and a battler inside... worked hard to improve all recruiting site... Collin Street Bakery/Texas Sports Writers action last season... 2004: Redshirted the season... High facets of his game... 2005: Made his first appearance of 3A Defensive Player of the Year... AP First-Team, All-State as a senior... also named First-Team Texas Sports Writers’ RETURNING COUGARS School: Prepped at Westside High School in Houston... the season against Rice during the regular-season finale... helped lead squad to a 10-2 record and a bi-district appear- missed much of the season due to a knee injury during Association 3A All-State... Texas Prep Extra 3A First Team ance in 2003... was a two-year letterman... played base- spring drills... 2004: Started the first 10 games of the sea- linebacker... 2002 All-East Texas Defensive Player-of-the- ball as a freshman and a sophomore... once pitched as a son before a knee sprain sidelined him for the season fi- Year... District 15AAA 1st Team linebacker... finished with member of a Houstonian All-Star team against a team from nale against Louisville... named to the Conference USA All- 213 tackles, including 133 solo, as well as three sacks, Japan in an exhibition game… Personal: Born March 19, Freshman squad... helped the UH offense generate 389.7 three blocked kicks, three forced fumbles, three fumble 1986, in Houston, Texas... son of Willie Agson and Cheryl yards and 20.9 points per game… was big part of UH top- recoveries and three INTs... was also 2001 First-Team, Johnson-Agson of Sugar Land, Texas... father played ping 400 yards of total offense five times during the 2004 All-District... named to the All-East Texas First Team as a football at Texas Southern and then one year with the At- season, including a 500-yard effort against Southern Miss junior and honorable mention as a sophomore... was the lanta Falcons... enjoys playing NCAA Football 2005 on his (518) and a 600-yard performance against Army (647)… District Newcomer-of-the-Year in 2000... Personal: Born PS2... also recruited by UTEP, TCU, Texas A&M, Stephen against the Black Knights the Cougars registered a sea- August 10, 1984, in Shreveport, La.... son of Joe and Resa F. Austin... majoring in computer engineering technology. son-high 369 yards rushing… 2003: Redshirted as a true Allen of Longview, Texas... enjoys fishing and playing golf freshman... High School: Selected First-Team, All-South- in his spare time... majoring in sports administration. JEFF east Texas Super Team in 2002 at Memorial High School... named to the Max Emfinger Texas Super All-State team... Allen’s Career Statistics AKEROYD also Honorable Mention, All-State by the Texas Sports Writ- Year GP UT AT Total TFL Sacks PD ers Association..was a District 22-5A First Team, All-District Totals 12 40 31 71 2.5-3 0 3 Offensive Line offensive lineman... graded out over 90 percent in every 6-3 • 295 • Jr.-2L game as a senior... nominated for the Academic All-State Allen’s 2005 Game-by-Game Stats Opponent UT AT TT TFL Sacks FF FR INT PD Lubbock, Texas (Monterey HS) squad... Personal: Born October 4, 1984, in Port Arthur, Oregon 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 1-11 1 77 Texas... son of Johnny and Glenda Alfred of Port Arthur... Sam Houston St. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 majoring in political science. UTEP 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Listed as the starter at left guard coming out spring drills... Tulsa 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 also can play tackle if needed... skillful pass protector... TRENT Tulane 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2005: Made his first appearance of the season against Memphis 4 5 9 1-0 0 0 1 0 0 Rice during the regular-season finale... missed much of the Mississippi State 5 4 9 1-3 0 0 1 0 0 ALLEN UCF 7 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 season due to a knee injury during spring practice... Did Southern Miss 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 not play in the bowl game versus Kansas... 2004: Played Inside Linebacker SMU 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 in all 11 games, including a start against Army... against the 6-2 • 244 • Jr.-1L Rice 5 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 Black Knights the Cougars had a season-high 369 yards Longview, Texas (Spring Hill HS) Kansas 3 3 6 .5 0 0 0 0 0 rushing… 2003: Redshirted as a true freshman... High 41 Totals 40 31 71 2.5-3 0 0 2 1-11 2 School: Selected a First Team, All-District standout after senior season... recorded 113 total tackles, including 76 Is one of 10 returning starters on the defensive side of the ANTHONY unassisted and 13 for losses..also registered 10 sacks, ball... Returns as the starter at the Mack Linebacker spot... three forced fumbles and three has overcome a missed season ALRIDGE fumble recoveries... was se- to earn a starting job... enjoyed lected to the All-South Plains a very productive spring for Wide Receiver and All-City squads as well... the second straight season... 5-9 • 170 • Jr.-1L named to the Lubbock Ava- athletic defender who hits with Denton, Texas (Denton HS) lance-Journal Super Team, as authority... should see some 22 well as the Avalanche-Journal time on the UH special teams... City Player-of-the-Week during 2005: One of 10 players to One of seven offensive starters returning from 2005... the season... selected Honor- start all 12 games… tied for the heads into fall drills as a backup wide receiver and utility able Mention, All-State by Texas team lead with a pair of fumble back... dangerous runner and receiver who just makes big Sports Writers Association... recoveries… picked off the first plays... extremely elusive and an excellent receiver out of picked as Honorable Mention, pass of his career late in the the backfield...should also see action on special teams by All-State selection after senior fourth quarter and deep in Cou- returning kicks... 2005: Appeared in all 12 games with six campaign..a member of the gar territory against Oregon in starts… led the Cougars with an average of 22.7 yards per Academic All-State team as the season opener… added catch… led all Cougar wideouts with 103 receiving yards well as an officer in the National four tackles with four solo stops on only three catches during the season opener against Honor Society... Personal: Born in his first career start at inside Oregon… capped a 21-point first quarter for the Cougars August 21, 1984, in Lubbock, linebacker against the Ducks… with a 62-yard touchdown reception…. later hauled in a Texas... son of Mark and Karen recorded two tackles with two 38-yard catch during the first 100-yard receiving game of Akeroyd of Lubbock... enjoys solo stops and broke up a his career… made his first career start against the Ducks… fishing and playing video games pass at Tulsa… posted seven rushed for 20 yards on only three carries and hauled in a during his spare time... majoring tackles, including three solo, 15-yard reception against Sam Houston State in the Rob- in sports administration. against Tulane… recorded nine ertson Stadium opener… hauled in a 53-yard touchdown in the C-USA opener at UTEP… posted two catches for 47 102 2006 HOUSTON FOOTBALL • WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM yards, including a 54-yard touchdown, at UCF... did record

in the Fort Worth Bowl... 2004: Redshirted the season... COUGARS RETURNING a catch in the Fort Worth Bowl versus Kansas... 2004: Sat BEN High School: A two-year team captain at Klein Collins out the season and was not enrolled at Houston... 2003: High School … prepped for head coach Ronnie Fedlman Redshirted as a true freshman... High School: Selected BELL and led team to a 5-5 mark … two-year recipient of the to the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal State Top 100 at Denton Kicker/Punter “Tiger Pride” award … selected First Team, All-District 15- High School... rated #49 in area by Dallas Morning News... 5-11 • 175 • So.-1L 5A …a member of the Student Relations Team, Student rated #19 all-purpose back in nation by Rivals 100... named Stephenville, Texas (Stephenville HS) Council and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes … Per- Honorable Mention AP 4A All-State... selected to the Max sonal: Born February 21, 1986, in Houston, Texas… son Emfinger Texas Super All-State Team... also picked Texas 14 of George and Wilma Bloesch of Spring, Texas… also re- Sports Writers Association Third-Team, All-State... named • 2005 Conference USA All-Freshmen Team cruited by Rice, SMU and Louisiana Tech… enjoys playing District 6-4A Offensive Player-of-the-Year... rushed for video games in his spare time… majoring in kinesiology. 1,626-yards on 9.3 yards per carry and scored 27 TDs... Former walk on who has nailed down the PAT and short also caught 32 passes for 506-yards and had 189 yards field goal job... Heads into spring camp at No. 1 with those BRIAN on kickoff returns... Personal: Born November 24, 1983... two chores... 2005: Second on the team with 61 points and son of Vincent and Lisa Alridge... enjoys playing the drums leads the special teams with eight field goals and 37 suc- BOEHM in his spare time... majoring in sociology. cessful PATs… Kicked 36- and 25-yard field goals at UTEP during the C-USA opener… Was the first multi-field goal Tight End Alridge’s Career Statistics game of his career… Connected on a 3-yard field goal and 6-5 • 250 • So.-SQ Year G Rec. Yards Avg. TD Lg added a pair of PATs against Memphis… Booted 24-and Victoria, Texas (Memorial HS) 2005 12 13 295 22.7 3 62 30-yard field goals against Southern Miss… Nailed a 29- 85 yard field goal late in the fourth quarter to tie the game Alridge’s 2005 Game-by-Game Stats against SMU... Drilled a 32-yard field goal and converted a Heads into the fall looking to win the starting spot at tight Opponent No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Oregon 3 103 34.3 1 62 PAT against Kansas in the Fort Worth Bowl... High School: end... listed as a backup to Mark Hafner and Rodney Sam Houston St. 1 15 15.0 0 15 Prepped at Stephenville High School for head coach Chad Hannah... missed a majority of 2005 spring drills with an UTEP 2 62 31.0 1 53 Morris… Named First-Team, All-District as a senior… Was injury... has good, soft hands and runs precise routes... Tulsa 0 0 0 0 0 also selected to the All-Area squad… Was picked to the has improved blocking skills and gained much-needed Tulane 0 0 0 0 0 Fort Worth Super Team… Picked up First-Team, Academic strength during the offseason... could blossom into one of Memphis 2 49 24.5 0 40 All-District honors as well as honorable mention, Academic the top tight ends in Conference USA over the next several Mississippi State 2 3 1.5 0 2 All-State accolades… Picked up the Player-of-the-Game seasons... could see action on the Cougar special teams UCF 2 47 23.5 1 54 Southern Miss 0 0 0 0 0 award for his play in the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football due to athleticism... 2005: Did not see action... 2004: Red- SMU 1 16 16.0 0 16 Classic in San Antonio… Also lettered in soccer… Named shirted the season... High School: A two-time First Team, Rice 0 0 0 0 0 First-Team, All-District as a fullback… Named Academic All-District tight end at Memorial High School in Victoria … Kansas 0 0 0 0 0 All-State. Personal: Born February 18, 1987, in Cuero, rated as one of the Top Five tight ends in the Corpus Christi Totals 13 295 22.7 3 62 Texas… son of Ken and Micki Bell of Stephenville, Texas… area … named Honorable Mention, All-District as a junior also recruited by TCU, Texas State and Texas A&M… un- … also an Academic All-District performer … a member of decided on college major. Fellowship of Christian Athletes … Personal: Born Febru- RICKY ary 11, 1986, in Victoria, Texas… son of Lynwood and San- Bell’s Career Statistics dra Boehm of Victoria… also recruited by TCU… enjoys BARELA Year G FG-A Pct. Long PATs Pts camping in his spare time … majoring in history. 2005 12 8-12 .667 36 37-39 61 Defensive Tackle JORDAN 5-10 • 290 • Sr.-2L Bell’s 2005 Game-by-Game Stats Rosenberg, Texas (Terry HS) Opponent 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total LG PATs Pts Oregon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3-3 3 BROWN 96 Sam Houston St. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 4-4 4 UTEP 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-2 36 3-3 9 Wide Receiver Former walk on who has impressed coaching staff with Tulsa 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 3-4 3 5-11 • 185 • Sr.-1L Tulane 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 4-4 4 work ethic and determination... forceful run stopper... is Memphis 0-0 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-3 33 2-2 8 Houston, Texas (Alief Hastings HS) listed as a backup nose tackle as fall approaches... 2005: Mississippi State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 4-4 4 16 Competed in seven games as a reserve on the defensive UCF 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2-3 2 Southern Miss 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-2 30 3-3 9 front… made two tackles, including one for a 2-yard loss SMU 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 29 3-3 6 Is listed as the Cougars’ No. 1 holder as fall practice ap- against Sam Houston State during the Robertson Stadium Rice 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 5-5 5 proaches... also a backup wide receiver... possesses good opener... 2004: Played in two games versus Tulane and Kansas 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 32 1-1 4 Totals 0-0 4-7 4-5 0-0 0-0 8-12 36 37-39 61 hands and quick feet... 2005: Appeared in all 12 games East Carolina... recorded two tackles in the 24-3 win over as the team’s holder on field goal and PATs… member of Tulane... 2002-03: Did not play football... High School: unit which connected on 12-of-21 field goals and 38-of-40 Prepped at Terry High School in Rosenberg... named MICHAEL PAT attempts... 2004: Did not see any action last season... First-Team, All-District as a junior while picking up second- 2003: Redshirted as a true freshman … High School: Led team honors as a senior... also played baseball... named BLOESCH Alief Hastings to an 11-3 record and the Quarterfinals of to the All-State, All-Academic team... Personal: Born July Offensive Line the high school playoffs under head coach Bobby Stuart … 20, 1984, in Richmond, Texas... son of Ricky and Sandra 6-3 • 305 • So.-1L also played shortstop for the baseball team … Personal: Barela of Rosenburg... majoring in kinesiology. Spring, Texas (Klein Collins HS) Born October 23, 1984 in Houston, Texas … son of Jerry and Darrelyn Brown … enjoys drawing in his spare time 64 … chose UH for its outstanding football program and busi- Heads into fall practice as the backup to Byron Alfred at ness school... majoring in business. right guard.... is versatile enough to play both sides and could play center in a pinch... physical blocker who has improved his pass-blocking skills over the past season... highly-touted recruit that signed with the Cougars in the spring of 2004... also will see action on to the UH special teams... 2005: Appeared in 10 games as a reserve lineman and member of special teams... saw action against Kansas

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Offensive Line Tight End Safety 6-3 • 290 • Jr.-2L 6-2 • 280 • So.-1L 5-11 • 200 • Jr.-2L Springtown, Texas (Springtown HS) Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood HS) Gonzales, Texas (Gonzales HS) 73 38 9 Is one of seven returning offensive starters... Heads into Versatile athlete who is listed as both a tight end and a Heads into fall practice as Rocky Schwartz’s backup at fall camp as the starter at right tackle... is a tenacious backup center... extremely agile and quick... also has soft strong safety... can also play free safety... former walk on blocker who improves with each snap... has become one hands which makes him a good target... will also provide who has earned a scholarship... walked on three years of the better run blockers on the Cougar squad... extremely snaps for punts, field goals and PATs... is an efficient run ago as a backup fullback... made the switch to defense

RETURNING COUGARS hard worker... 2005: One of only nine players to start all 12 blocker who has improved pass-blocking skills... 2005: prior to the 2004 season... extremely athletic who can use games… part of a consistent offensive line which started Appeared in his first collegiate game as a reserve against speed to cover and strength to administer a hit... should every game… made his first career start at right tackle Sam Houston State… came off the bench in the regular- see plenty of time on the Cougar special teams... 2005: against Oregon in the season opener… helped open holes season finale against Rice... also played in reserve role Competed in all 12 games as a reserve in the secondary for a 1,000-yard rusher and protected a 3,000-yard pass- versus Tulane at Cajun Field in Lafayette, La.... 2004: and on special teams… made five tackles, including four er… part of front which helped the offense record more Redshirted the season... High School: Was a member of solo, and added a pass breakup against Oregon in the sea- than 5,000 yards of total offense (1,997 rushing, 3,268 the Friendswood High School team that finished 12-1 and son opener… recorded four tackles with a pass breakup passing)... 2004: Played in 10 games as a backup offen- was a state quarterfinalist in 2001 … named FHS Offensive against Sam Houston State during the Robertson Stadium sive lineman... saw most of his time on special teams... Lineman-of-the-Year … selected First-Team, All-County as opener… made four tackles with a pair of solo stops and 2003: Redshirted as a true freshman... High School: a senior … two-time First-Team, All-District selection … forced a fumble at UTEP in the C-USA opener… recorded Selected First-Team, All-District 5-4A at Springtown High named Sophomore-of-the-Year in 2001 … threw the shot three tackles and broke up a pass at Tulane… made five School... one of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Area Top and discus in track and played basketball … a Touchdown tackles with three solo stops against Memphis… posted 75 recruits... also selected All-Parker County and All-Tar- Club Finalist and a member of the National Honor Society five tackles with a pair of solo stops against Rice during the rant County... helped offense generate over 450 yards per … also a member of the Spanish Club … Personal: Born regular-season finale... posted five tackles against Kansas game... also picked up Second-Team, All-District honors April 15, 1986, in Texas City, Texas … son of Tommy and in the Fort Worth Bowl... 2004: Played in all 11 games, as a junior in 2001... played for former UH strength and Elaine Ebner of Friendswood, Texas … father played for primarily on special teams... recorded eight tackles during conditioning coach, Erik Slaughter... Personal: Born May the Cougars (1977-79)… also recruited by TCU, Rice and the year... High School: Played his high school at Gonza- 3, 1985... son of Dan Dickinson and Rachel Flemings of Hawai’i… enjoys hunting and fishing in his spare time... les High School... was a two-time District MVP in football... Springtown, Texas... enjoys hunting and weightlifting in his majoring in business. was a two-time All-Area selection and twice picked Hon- spare time... majoring in sports administration. orable Mention, All-State... Academic All-District in every sport ... named Second Team, All-District in basketball and was a regional champ and state qualifier in track... gradu- BRENNAN ated in the Top 10 percent of his class... Personal: Born December 31, 1983, in Gonzales, Texas... son of Amy and GLEASON Josh Bush of Wharton, Texas... also recruited by Navy, Northwestern and Oklahoma ... majoring in business. Wide Receiver 6-0 • 195 • So.-1L Gonzales’ Career Statistics Allen, Texas (Allen HS) Year GP UT AT Total TFL Sacks PBU 2004 11 6 2 8 0 0 0 5 2005 12 23 15 38 0 0 3 Totals 23 29 17 46 0 0 3 Listed as a backup to Donnie Avery at one of the three wide receiver positions as fall camp approaches... 2005: Gonzales’ 2005 Game-by-Game Stats Appeared in each of the last eight games… Made his Opponent UT AT TT TFL Sacks FF FR INT PD first collegiate appearance as a reserve against Tulane... Oregon 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 did not record a reception all season... High School: A Sam Houston St. 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 member of the Dallas Morning-News State Top 100 list... UTEP 2 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 listed as #95 on the list... named First-Team, All-State by Tulsa 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 TexasPrepExtra... recorded 63 catches for 1,271 yards Tulane 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 and 14 touchdowns as a senior... was an All-Dallas/Fort Memphis 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Worth Area performer... also averaged 14.2 yards on punt UCF 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 returns with one score... named First-Team, All-District as Southern Miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a senior... was an All-District, Second-Teamer as a junior... SMU 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 had 23 receptions for 473 yards and eight TDs in 2003... Rice 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 was a 300-meter hurdle regional qualifier... Personal: Born Kansas 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 March 12, 1987, in Plano, Texas... son of Kris and Kent Totals 23 15 38 0 0 1 0 0 3 Knight of Allen, Texas... enjoys playing the guitar in his spare time... undecided on major.

104 2006 HOUSTON FOOTBALL • WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM reer catch and touchdown… recorded two catches for 60 RETURNING COUGARS RETURNING MARK yards, including a career-best 42-yard reception, against PHILIP Tulane… posted two catches for 44 yards against Mem- HAFNER phis… recorded two catches for 40 yards at Conference HUNT USA rival UCF… posted four catches for 56 yards against Tight End Southern Miss… recorded a 26-yard catch against SMU... Defensive End 6-3 • 230 • So.-1L 6-2 • 250 • So.-1L posted one catch for 10 yards against Kansas in the Fort Waller, Texas (Waller HS) Fort Worth, Texas (Dunbar HS) Worth Bowl... Prior to Houston: A member of the Super- 87 prep Juco 100 at Dodge City CC... listed as #59 on the Su- 53 Is part of the future of the Cougar offense... fully recovered perprep list... listed by CollegeFootballNews.com as one of from injury that sidelined him for the majority of the 2005 the Top 25 Juco wide receivers... landed at #11 on the list... • 2005 Conference USA All-Freshmen Team season... listed as the starter at tight end as spring camp named First-Team, All-Jayhawk Conference last season... concludes... enjoyed a productive spring... has improved had 52 catches for 956 yards and 14 touchdowns... re- Valuable reserve who will step into a starting role this his blocking skills while maintaining his soft hands and corded eight catches for 140 yards and two scores against year... Listed as a starter at right defensive end as spring quick feet... should see plenty of action on special teams... Hutchinson Junior College... High School: Prepped at camp concludes... should be a fixture on the UH defensive 2005: Competed in each of the first three games before Andrew Jackson High School in Jacksonville, Fla., where line for many years... aggressive defender whose speed is missing the last eight with a wrist injury... Did not record he had 20 receptions for 400 yards and six touchdowns a huge asset... has worked hard improving his strength and a reception or a tackle... 2004: Redshirted the season... as a senior... named First-Team, All-Gateway Conference run-stopping abilities... 2005: Competed in all 12 games High School: Prepped for head coach Jim Phillips and after leading team to a 11-1 record in 2001... Personal: as a reserve… second on the team with six quarterback helped lead team to an 8-5 record and into the third round Born June 25, 1984, in Jacksonville, Fla.... son of Jerry and hurries… made three tackles for a loss of three yards at of the playoffs… two-time Second-Team, All-District selec- Cassandra Harvey of Jacksonville... also recruited by Ball Tulsa… posted five tackles, including a solo stop, against tion at outside linebacker at Waller High School… also an State, Middle Tennessee State and Louisville... majoring Tulane… made one tackle, broke up a pass and added a Honorable Mention, All-District performer in baseball as a in sociology. quarterback hurry at Mississippi State… posted two tack- first baseman… a two-time Offensive MVP and a three- les, including a 9-yard sack, against Southern Miss... 2004: year letterman on the diamond… also lettered two years in Harvey’s Career Statistics Redshirted the season... High School: Played with an- basketball and received honorable mention accolades as Year GP Rec. Yards Avg. TD Lg. other 2004 signee, Sean Bailey, at Dunbar High School… a senior… Personal: Born March 17, 1986, in Houston, 2005 11 14 258 18.4 1 42 helped team to a 6-4 finish… selected to the Coca-Cola Texas… son of Mark and Kathy Hafner of Waller, Texas… All-Star Team… two-time selection as First-Team, All-Dis- enjoys fishing and listening to music in his spare time… Harvey’s 2005 Game-by-Game Stats trict … Personal: Born January 10, 1986, in Fort Worth, Opponent No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg majoring in kinesiology. Oregon DNP Texas… son of Noni Roberts of Fort Worth… also recruited Sam Houston St. 0 0 0 0 0 by Iowa, Baylor, Tulsa and Arkansas Stat … enjoys work- BILLY UTEP 1 14 14.0 1 14 ing out in his spare time… majoring in economics. Tulsa 0 0 0 0 0 HARTFORD Tulane 2 60 30.0 0 42 Hunt’s Career Statistics Memphis 2 44 22.0 0 25 Year GP UT AT Total TFL Sacks FF FR Mississippi State 1 8 8.0 0 8 Defensive End 2005 12 12 11 23 5-14 2-11 1 0 UCF 2 40 20.0 0 23 6-2 • 260 • So.-SQ Southern Miss 4 56 14.0 0 17 Houston, Texas (Cypress Creek HS) SMU 1 26 26.0 0 26 Hunt’s 2005 Game-by-Game Stats Opponent UT AT TT TFL Sacks FF FR INT PD Rice 0 0 0 0 0 92 Oregon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kansas 1 10 10.0 0 10 Sam Houston St. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 14 258 18.4 1 42 Former walk on who is listed as a backup to Cody Pree UTEP 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 at left defensive end heading into the fall... has improved Tulsa 3 0 3 3-3 0 0 0 0 1 quickness and strength which are needed in Division I-A Tulane 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 football... enjoyed a productive spring that placed in the Memphis 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 regular defensive line rotation... might find his way on to Mississippi State 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 UH special teams... 2005: Did not see any action... 2004: UCF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Southern Miss 1 1 2 1-9 1-9 0 0 0 1 Redshirted the season... High School: Selected to the SMU 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16-5A All-District team as a senior … threw shot-put and Rice 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 discus for the track team … Personal: Born December 17, Kansas 1 1 2 1-2 1-2 1 0 0 0 1985 in Houston, Texas… son of Bill and Linda Hartford… Totals 12 11 23 5-14 2-11 0 0 0 3 nickname is Billy… chose UH for its academics and athlet- ics… enjoys hanging out in his spare time… also recruited NORBY by SMU, TCU and Tulane... majoring in sports administra- tion. JUIST JERON Long Snapper 6-4 • 240 • So.-1L HARVEY Houston, Texas (Strake Jesuit Prep) 81 Wide Receiver 6-5 • 215 • Jr.-1L For the second year in a row he is the leading candidate to Jacksonville, Fla. (Jackson HS/Dodge City CC) handle both short and long snapping when fall camp opens 1 up... has improved all facets of his long-snapping... 2005: Appeared in all 12 games as the team’s long snapper on Is listed as a starter at one of the three wide receiver posi- punts and PAT attempts... vital part of a special teams tions as fall practice opens... big, physical target who is a unit which converted 12 field goals and 38 PATs... High load to bring down... should be a part of one of the bet- School: One of the top long snappers in the nation at ter receiving corps in the nation... 2005: Appeared in 11 Strake Jesuit College Prepatory... also played tight end games with five starts… hauled in a 14-yard touchdown and defensive end, as well as provided snaps for all punts, catch at UTEP during the C-USA opener for his first ca- field goals and PATs... recorded 32 tackles, including nine

2006 HOUSTON FOOTBALL • WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM 105 for losses, as well as four sacks, 2 fumble recoveries, one Rivals.com... a three-time All-District performer... Personal: cluding a long of 57 yards, and placed two punts within the forced fumble and one interception... also registered 16 Born July 3, 1984, in Houston, Texas... son of Jackie and 20-yard line at No. 2 Oklahoma… drilled three punts for a catches for 167 yards and one touchdown... Personal: L.C. Kirkpatrick of Houston, Texas... enjoys fishing in his 39.0 average with one inside the 20 against Army… suf- majoring in business. free time... also was recruited by Iowa and New Mexico... fered first blocked kick of his career against Miami (Fla.)… majoring in health. finished the 2004 season strong, averaging 41.0 against MARK UAB and 43.3 versus Louisville, including one inside the Kirkpatrick’s Career Statistics 20... 2003: Made his collegiate debut on a kickoff against KIMMEY Year GP UT AT Total TFL Sacks FF FR UAB during the Cougars’ bowl-clinching win... 2002: Red- 2003 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 shirted as a true freshman... High School: Prepped at Lee 2004 3 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 Offensive Line High School in Baytown, Texas, where he was a member 2005 8 3 4 7 1-2 0 0 0 6-5 • 280 • So.-1L Totals 14 5 9 14 1-2 0 0 0 of the Houston Chronicle State Top 100 squad... also a Van Vleck, Texas (Van Vleck HS) Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Lone Star All-Star Team 68 K finalist... was a finalist for the Lone Star All-Star Game... JUSTIN named Special Teams Player-of-the-Year... selected as an RETURNING COUGARS Sat out the spring after both his knees were scoped dur- All-State punter... was both a First-Team, All-District kicker ing the offseason... should be at 100 percent when the LAIRD and punter... was part of a Lee squad that finished 10-2 fall starts... listed as a backup to Dustin Dickinson at right Kicker/Punter in 2001... Personal: Born January 12, 1984, in Houston, tackle... extremely athletic, heady offensive lineman who 6-2 • 205 • Sr.-2L Texas... son of Scott Laird of Houston... majoring in sociol- has improved with each practice... has long wing span Baytown, Texas (Lee HS) ogy. which helps in pass protection... 2005: Competed in 11 2 games as a reserve offensive lineman and member of spe- Laird’s Career Statistics cial teams... 2004: Redshirted the season... High School: Year G No. Yds. Lg. Avg. Is the Cougars’ No. 1 punter as fall camp opens... also is vy- 2003 4 0 0 0 0 Selected to the Second-Team, 2A All-State team by the ing for kickoff chores... talented specialist who has worked Associated Press… two-time Honorable Mention, All-State 2004 7 28 1,115 57 39.8 hard for four years to refine his skills... put on 25 pounds 2005 11 47 1,858 59 39.5 at Van Vleck High School…three-time First-Team, All- of muscle since arriving four years ago without hampering Totals 22 75 2,973 57 39.6 District… also picked up All-State honors from the Texas kicking skills... has an extremely strong leg and has worked Sports Writers Association in both 2002 (3rd Team) and hard to harness accuracy and punt placement... 2005: Laird’s 2005 Game-by-Game Stats 2003 (3rd Team)… selected Second-Team, All-Greater Booted all but eight of the Cougars’ punts… appeared in Opponent No. Yds. Avg. Lg. Blk I20 Houston as a senior… twice selected to the First-Team, 11 games, including each of the last nine… was injured Oregon 5 207 41.4 46 0 0 All-Matagorda County… named by the Victoria Advocate against Sam Houston State during the Robertson Stadium Sam Houston St. 3 110 36.7 41 0 0 to the First-Team, All-County (2002-03)… named Sec- UTEP DNP ‑ INJ opener… returned to the Cougar lineup at Tulsa… booted Tulsa 4 144 36.0 46 1 1 ond-Team, Academic All-State by the Texas High School six punts for an average of 41.7 yards per kick against Coaches Association… started 49 games in four years for Tulane 6 250 41.7 55 0 3 Tulane… blasted a 55-yard punt and placed three kicks Memphis 5 173 34.6 43 0 0 Van Vleck… was a power lifting regional champion… also inside the 20-yard line against the Green Wave… recorded Mississippi State 4 137 34.2 45 0 0 a regional qualifier in track and field… graduated in the top a 54-yard kick at C-USA rival UCF... averaged 44.9 yards UCF 3 123 41.0 54 0 0 10% of his class … Personal: Born October 25, 1985, in on seven punts against Kansas in the Fort Worth Bowl... Southern Miss 2 81 40.5 42 0 0 Houston, Texas… son of Barbara Kimmey of Wadsworth, placed four punts inside the 20-yard line and nailed a sea- SMU 3 124 41.3 46 0 1 Rice 5 195 39.0 49 0 1 Texas… also recruited by New Mexico … majoring in com- son-best 59-yarder... 2004: Served as the Cougars punter puter engineering technology. Kansas 7 314 44.9 59 0 4 in seven of 11 games… finished the season with a 39.8 Totals 47 1858 39.5 59 1 10 average on 28 kicks… entered the year as UH’s number- L.C. one punter, lost job and then regained it at the end of the season… booted three punts for an average of 39.0 yards KIRKPATRICK per kick… blasted a 45-yard effort and placed one within CHRIS the 20-yard line against the Owls… punted eight times, in- Defensive End LAMARK 6-2 • 290 • Sr.-3L Houston, Texas (Aldine HS) Wide Receiver 5-8 • 175 • Sr.-1L 90 Baytown, Texas (Sterling HS) Listed as a backup to Marquay Love at nose tackle as 82 fall approaches... made the switch to tackle during the spring... can also play the end spot... forceful run stop- Hard-working walk on who has impressed coaching staff per... has a non-stop motor that will help his pass-rush- with ability and heart... is listed as a backup wide receiver ing skills... could see some time in specialty situtions and as fall approaches... could see playing time on special on the Cougar special teams... 2005: Competed in eight teams... 2005: Made his first collegiate appearance as a games, including each of the first six to open the season... reserve against Tulane.. came off the bench against Rice Registered one solo stop versus Kansas in the Fort Worth during the regular-season finale... Prior to Houston: At- Bowl... 2004: Played in just three games last season... tended Lee College in Baytown, Texas... High School: recorded five total tackles... had two tackles against both Prepped at Sterling High School in Baytown... named the Oklahoma and Memphis... 2003: Appeared in three games Offensive MVP and was honorable mention, all-district... as a reserve on the Cougar defensive front… assisted also ran track and medaled in the mile relay at the district on his first tackle against UAB during the Cougars’ bowl- meet... Personal: Born September 8, 1982, in Baytown... clinching win... 2002: Redshirted as a true freshman... son of Chris and Anita LaMark of Baytown... enjoys lift- High School: Was an outstanding defensive lineman at ing weights, singing and acting in his spare time... also Aldine High School... finalist for the Houston Touchdown recruited by Howard Payne University... majoring in com- Club’s Defensive Player-of-the-Year award... .a member of munications. the Fort Worth Star-Telegram State Top 100... also ranked #98 in Texas by David Garvin... a member of the Websider State Top 150... a preseason Second-Team, Super Team by Texas Football... ranked one of the Top 10 area DLs by the Houston Chronicle... also ranked #20 DL in nation by 106 2006 HOUSTON FOOTBALL • WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM team with nine tackles for a loss and lead UH with three of 47 yards as a senior.. averaged 44.5 yards on punts... RETURNING COUGARS RETURNING T.J. forced fumbles, all against Rice during the regular-season nailed all of his PATs and kicked 77% of his kickoffs for finale... made a solo tackle and recovered a fumble at touchbacks... Personal: Born March 4, 1987, in Fort Worth, LAWRENCE Tulsa… recorded one solo tackle with a quarterback hurry Texas... son of Biff and D’Ann LeFevre of Spring, Texas... and pass breakup against Tulane… made his first career enjoys cars in his spare time... also recruited by TCU... father Kicker/Punter start at Mississippi State… finished with six tackles, includ- played baseball at TCU... undecided on major. 5-9 • 170 • Jr.-1L ing a six-yard sack and a quarterback hurry against the Mt. Pleasant, Texas (Mt. Pleasant HS/Tyler JC) Bulldogs… recorded eight tackle assists with three tackles PERRY 22 for a loss of three yards at C-USA rival UCF… posted eight Walk on kicker who was thrust into major role last fall… tackles, including three for a loss of seven yards, against MCDANIEL won the spring battle for the number-one kicker chore... Southern Miss… made four tackles, recovered a fumble 2005: Became only the sixth player in school history to and forced three more against crosstown rival Rice... Prior Wide Receiver record a 50-yard field goal after accomplishing that feat to Houston: A member of the Superprep Juco 100 at 5-9 • 175 • Jr.-2L at Conference USA rival UCF… competed in 11 games, Saddleback Junior College... listed as #92 on the Super- Lubbock, Texas (Frienship HS) including each of the last five… connected on five field prep list... earned Second-Team, All-Mission Conference 9 goals on the year… booted a 43-yard field goal late in the while posting 44 tackles, including 21 solo, as well as five season opener against Oregon for his first career points... sacks, 12 TFLs, one pass breakup and one fumble recov- Slick, sure-handed wide receiver who one of the toughest equaled his career long with another 43-yard effort early in ery at Saddleback... originally was a linebacker but moved Cougar receivers... listed as a backup to Vincent Marshall the fourth quarter against Sam Houston State… drilled a to defensive end due to injuries... Saddleback squad fin- but will see plenty of time in four- and five-receiver sets... 42-yard field goal at Tulsa… nailed a 44-yard field versus ished 11-2, leading team to division and conference cham- could see action on special teams and might be asked to Kansas in the Fort Worth Bowl... Prior to Houston: Played pionships and a win over Mt. San Antonio College in the return punts... 2005: Competed in all 12 games with starts one season at Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas… helped National Bowl... played one season at Texas Tech before at Tulsa and against Southern Miss… scored the game’s lead team to 8-4 record under the guidance of head coach transferring to Saddleback... High School: Earned First- first points with a 9-yard touchdown reception against Dale Carr… also attended the University of Texas at Ty- Team, All-District honors for three seasons at Stephenville Sam Houston State in the Robertson Stadium opener… ler but did not play sports... High School: Lettered three High School... also Second-Team, All-State as a junior and rinished with two catches for 25 yards against the Bear- seasons at Mt. Pleasant High School… was a three-time senior... was named First-Team, All-Fort Worth and First- kats... had two catches for 15 yards against Kansas in the All-District kicker… also picked up All-Area honors as a Team, All-Big Country... Personal: Born January 11, 1983, Fort Worth Bowl... 2004: Played in all 11 games, including sophomore… twice selected to the All-Northeast Texas in Fort Worth, Texas... son of Nancy Allen and Jerry Lee of two starts against Tulane and UAB... finished the season team… named the Special Teams Player-of-the-Year three Stephenville, Texas... majoring in sociology. with 19 catches for 176 yards... also had one rush for three times… also lettered in soccer… was named the Sopho- yards versus Tulane... had a career-high six catches for more-of-the-Year in 2001… selected First-Team, All-Dis- Lee’s Career Statistics 73 yards versus TCU... receiving total included a career- trict for his defense… Named the District MVP in 2003… Year GP UT AT Total TFL Sacks FF FR long 41-yarder... had at least one catch in every game but also picked up First-Team, All-East Texas accolades as a 2005 12 16 24 40 9-19 2-6 3 2 three... recorded three receptions versus Louisville.. had a midfielder… a member of the National Honor Society and 22-yard catch against East Carolina... 2003: Redshirted as Who’s Who Among American High School Students/Ath- Lee’s 2005 Game-by-Game Stats a true freshman... High School: Selected Second-Team, Opponent UT AT TT TFL Sacks FF FR INT PD letes... Personal: Born September 24, 1984, in Mt. Pleas- All-State by Texas Sports Writers Association as defensive Oregon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ant, Texas… son of David and Marsha Hammonds of Mt. Sam Houston St. 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 back and Honorable Mention as kick returner while playing Pleasant… majoring in kinesiology. UTEP 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Frenship High School... garnered Super Team honors Tulsa 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 from Lubbock Avalanche-Journal... picked both First-Team, Lawrence’s Career Statistics Tulane 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 All-South Plains and First-Team, All-City..named Honor- Year G FG-A Pct. Long PATs Pts Memphis 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 able Mention, 5A All-State by the Associated Press... was 2005 11 5-10 .500 50 0-0 15 Mississippi State 2 4 6 1-6 1-6 0 0 0 0 the District 4-4A Defensive MVP at cornerback... garnered UCF 0 8 8 3-3 0 0 0 0 0 First-Team, All-District honors at wide receiver... caught 28 Southern Miss 2 6 8 3-7 1-0 0 0 0 0 Lawrence’s 2005 Game-by-Game Stats passes for 759 yards and 7 TDs, rushed for 293 yards and Opponent 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total LG PATs Pts. SMU 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oregon 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 43 0-0 3 Rice 3 1 4 1-0 0 3 1 0 0 Sam Houston St. 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 43 0-0 3 Kansas 3 0 3 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 UTEP 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Totals 16 24 40 9-19 2-6 3 2 0 1 Tulsa 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 42 0-0 3 Tulane 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Memphis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Mississippi State 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-2 0 0-0 0 UCF 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 50 0-0 3 GARRETT Southern Miss 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0 0-0 0 SMU 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 LEFEVRE Rice 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Kansas 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 44 0-0 3 Kicker/Punter Totals 0-0 0-0 0-1 4-6 1-3 5-10 50 0-0 15 6-0 • 230 • So.-1L Spring, Texas (Klein Collins HS) SCOTT 37

LEE Listed as the No. 1 kickoff specialist as fall approaches... Outside Linebacker Will battle for the PAT/FG as well as punting chores... 6-4 • 245 • Sr.-1L strong leg and has worked on accuracy... 2005: Kicker who Stephenville, Texas has punted and handled kickoffs throughout the season… (Stephenville HS/Texas Tech/Saddleback JC) appeared in 11 games, including each of the final eight… 47 booted three punts at UTEP during the C-USA opener, in- Won the outside linebacker spot opposite Wade Koehl cluding a career long 49-yard kick… connected on his first with a very impressive spring... has settled in to linebacker PAT following the Cougars’ final score against Tulane... spot after arriving at UH as a defensive end... extremely High School: A member of the preseason All-Greater athletic defender who knows how to put pressure on the Houston squad at Klein Collins HS... selected by Prep quarterback... 2005: Appeared in all 12 games with starts Magazine All-Region... was the winner of the Lone Star against Mississippi State and UCF… ranks third on the Kicking Challenge... named First-Team, All-District kicker and punter... was eight-for-eight in field goals, with a long 2006 HOUSTON FOOTBALL • WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM 107 one TD... posted 24.9 on kick returns and 19.6 on punt versus Kansas in the Fort Worth Bowl... 2004: Played in returns, with one TD on each... Personal: Born September BRENDAN all 11 games as a true freshman… began the season as 3, 1985, in Gainesville, Fla... son of Bob and Jodi McDan- a backup and special teams player but earned first start iel of Lubbock, Texas... enjoys playing video games in his PAHULU of the season against Southern Miss and never came out spare time... also recruited by Wofford, West Texas A&M, of the starting lineup… named to the Conference USA All- Angelo State and Eastern New Mexico... majoring in sports Outside Linebacker 6-3 • 230 • Jr.-2L Freshman Team… finished the season with 50 total tack- administration. Euless, Texas (Trinity HS) les, including six for losses and one sack… recovered a fumble, posted a quarterback hurry and tallied a sack for McDaniel’s Career Statistics 3 a loss of one yard against No. 4 Miami… made his first Year GP Rec. Yards Avg. TD Lg. • 2004 C-USA All-Freshman Team career start at Southern Miss… recorded nine tackles, in- 2004 11 19 176 9.3 0 41 cluding six solo stops, and added two tackles for a loss of 2005 12 15 105 7.0 1 16 Totals 23 34 281 8.3 1 41 One of 10 returning starters on the defensive side of the three yards against the Golden Eagles… posted 11 tack- ball... missed all of spring practice recovering from surger- les, including nine solo stops, and added one tackle for a

RETURNING COUGARS McDaniel’s 2005 Game-by-Game Stats ies on both patellar tendons in his knees... extremely ath- loss of a yard at C-USA rival TCU… made seven tackles Opponent No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg letic linebacker who is extremely quick to the ball ... also with four solo stops and added a tackle for a two-yard loss Oregon 2 12 6.0 0 7 can lay a big hit and tends to make big plays ... will see against East Carolina during Homecoming… racked up 10 Sam Houston St. 2 25 12.5 1 16 time on special teams as well... can cover backs and tight total tackles in the road finale against UAB… had seven UTEP 1 9 9.0 0 9 ends but is physical enough to take on blockers... 2005: tackles, including one for a loss, against Louisville... High Tulsa 1 2 2.0 0 2 Appeared in 11 games with 10 starts, including each of the School: Prepped at Trinity High School in Euless, Texas Tulane 1 0 0.0 0 0 ... selected Second-Team, 5A All-State by the Associated Memphis 1 19 19.0 0 19 first six… second on the team with 94 tackles and nine Mississippi State 1 10 10.0 0 10 tackles for a loss… tied for second on the team with seven Press ... named District Co-Defensive Player-of-the-Year .. UCF 0 0 0 0 0 quarterback hurries… second with two forced fumbles… garnered First-Team, Northeast Tarrant County accolades Southern Miss 1 8 8.0 0 8 led all Cougar defenders with 11 tackles, including three ... also named First-Team, Tarrant County ... led team to SMU 1 5 5.0 0 5 solo, and added a tackle for a 1-yard loss and pass district championship ... selected as the team’s Outstand- Rice 1 12 12.0 0 12 breakup in the season opener against Oregon… finished ing Linebacker ... earned the Outstanding Special Teams Kansas 2 15 7.5 0 9 with eight tackles, a pass breakup, quarterback hurry and Player and the Iron Man Award... was the Defensive MVP Totals 15 105 7.0 1 16 blocked a field goal against Sam Houston State during the of the Texas High School All-Star Game... Personal: Born Robertson Stadium opener… finished with eight tackles, October 3, 1985, in Los Angeles, Calif. ... son of Sosefo ERNEST including three solo stops and added a 13-yard sack at and Fania Pahulu of Euless, Texas ... cousin, Lee Foliaki, UTEP in the C-USA opener… also forced a fumble and plays football at Texas A&M ... also recruited by Oklahoma, MILLER returned a fumble 22 yards against the Miners… led the Texas Tech, Texas A&M and Nebraska ... majoring in so- Cougars with 11 tackles, including five solo stops at Tul- ciology. Safety sa… was a threat in the Tulsa backfield all night, recording 6-0 • 190 • So.-1L a 13-yard sack and three quarterback hurries to go with Pahulu’s Career Statistics Taylor, Texas (Taylor HS) a pass breakup and forced fumble… posted nine tackles Year GP UT AT Total TFL Sacks PD 5 with a tackle for a loss against Tulane… tallied nine tackles 2004 11 30 20 50 7-12 1-1 0 2005 11 22 72 94 9-26 2-26 4 and returned an interception 40 yards against Memphis… Listed as Will Gulley’s backup at free safety as spring Totals 21 52 92 144 16-28 3-27 4 returned to the lineup at C-USA rival UCF after sitting out a camp concluded... another prized secondary recruit from week with a hamstring injury… posted 11 tackles with one the Class of 2004... can also play corner if needed... big- Pahulu’s 2005 Game-by-Game Stats for a loss of a yard and added a quarterback hurry against time performer who hawks the ball... can provide run sup- Opponent UT AT TT TFL Sacks FF FR INT PD the Golden Knights… posted 10 tackles with a quarterback port as well as cover receivers... should contend for a spot Oregon 3 8 11 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 hurry against Southern Miss… tallied eight tackles against Sam Houston St. 1 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 on the UH special teams... 2005: Appeared in 10 games, SMU… recorded five tackles with three solo stops against UTEP 3 5 8 4-11 1-13 1 1-22 0 0 including each of the last eight… made his first collegiate Rice during the regular-season finale... finished the season Tulsa 5 6 11 2-13 1-13 1 0 0 1 appearance as a reserve in the season opener against Or- with four tackles, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup Tulane 0 9 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 egon... registered an unassisted tackle against Kansas in Memphis 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 1-40 0 the Fort Worth Bowl... 2004: Redshirted... High School: Mississippi State DNP ‑ INJ Prepped at Taylor High School for head coach Tim Holt… UCF 1 10 11 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 helped lead THS to a playoff appearance and a 8-3 re- Southern Miss 1 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 SMU 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 cord… named Defensive Player-of-the-Year…selected Rice 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 First-Team, All-District for two seasons… also picked up Kansas 2 2 4 0 0 0 1-27 0 1 First-Team, All-Williamson County… selected Second- Totals 22 72 94 9-26 2-26 2 2-49 1-40 4 Team, All-Central Texas… also participated in basket- ball and runs track and was Second-Team, All-District in hoops… Personal: Born on August 24, 1985, in Austin, CHRIS Texas… son of Ernest and Debra Miller of Taylor, Texas… also recruited by Texas Tech, Purdue, Arkansas and New PILOT Mexico… enjoys fishing in his spare time... majoring in ki- Outside Linebacker nesiology. 6-1 • 220 • So.-1L Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin HS) 7

Heads into fall camp as a backup at one of the outside linebacker spots... always around the ball... prone to make impact plays... extremely quick to the ball and enjoys laying a hit... can also cover backs and tight ends... 2005: Com- peted in 10 games with back-to-back starts against Sam Houston State and at UTEP… third on the team with five quarterback hurries… made his first career appearance against Oregon in the season opener… finished with four tackles and a team-high two quarterback hurries against 108 2006 HOUSTON FOOTBALL • WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM the Ducks… made his first career start against Sam Hous- Pope’s Career Statistics RETURNING COUGARS RETURNING ton State in the Robertson Stadium opener... led the team Year GP UT AT Total TFL INT PD with nine total tackles against the Bearkats… posted five 2002 12 15 5 20 0 0 0 tackles with one for a two-yard loss, broke up a pass and 2003 13 26 5 31 2-6 1-31 1 added a quarterback hurry at UTEP in the C-USA open- 2004 Redshirt 2005 12 31 9 40 0 0 1 er… made three tackles and added a quarterback hurry at Totals 37 72 19 91 2-6 1-31 2 Tulsa… made five tackles with a quarterback hurry against Tulane… finished with five tackles against Memphis... saw Pope’s Career Kickoff Return Statistics action against Kansas in the Fort Worth Bowl... 2004: Red- Year GP No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. shirted as a true freshman... High School: Helped lead 2002 12 24 501 20.9 0 35 Lufkin High School to a playoff berth with a 9-2 record… 2003 13 22 474 21.5 0 46 played for John Outlaw… selected First-Team, All-District 2004 Redshirt as a senior… twice picked as a First-Team, Academic All- 2005 12 7 132 18.9 0 28 District selection … Personal: Born November 8, 1985, Totals 37 53 1,107 20.9 0 46 in Center, Texas… son of Chinta Garrett and Chris Pilot of Beaumont, Texas… also recruited by Texas A&M, TCU, Ar- RODNEY kansas, Utah and Utah State… enjoys talking on the phone in his spare time… majoring in sociology. RIDEAU

Pilot’s Career Statistics Inside Linebacker Year GP UT AT Total TFL Sacks PD 6-1 • 225 • So.-1L 2005 10 2 29 31 1-2 0 1 Port Arthur, Texas (Memorial HS) 4 Pilot’s 2005 Game-by-Game Stats Opponent UT AT TT TFL Sacks FF FR INT PD Another prized recruit from the Class of 2004... heads into Oregon 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 also returned four kickoffs for a total of 79 yards with a 27- the fall campaign in a battle for playing time at one of the Sam Houston St. 1 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 yard effort leading the way… made two tackles with one of two inside linebacker spots... is challenging both Trent UTEP 0 5 5 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 those going for a two-yard loss at Louisiana-Lafayette… Allen and Cody Lubojasky for a starting spot... extremely Tulsa 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 talented and gifted defender who makes plays when he’s Tulane 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 returned two kickoffs for 33 yards, including a 21-yard ef- Memphis 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 fort against Mississippi State… recorded four solo tackles, on the field... can fly to the ball and force turnovers... is also Mississippi State DNP ‑ INJ including one sack for a four-yard loss, and added a quar- good at stopping the run and covering the pass... 2005: UCF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 terback hurry at East Carolina in front of a nationally-tele- Competed in all 12 games on defense and as a member of Southern Miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vised audience on ESPN2… also returned one kickoff for special teams… made three solo tackles against Oregon SMU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a UH-game best 29 yards against the Pirates… returned in the season opener during his first game as a Cougar… Rice DNP ‑ INJ three kickoffs for 88 yards at Tulane, including a game- led all Cougars with five solo tackles and finished with Kansas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 seven total against Sam Houston State in the Robertson Totals 2 29 31 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 best 46-yard effort… returned two kickoffs for 40 yards, including a game-best 27-yard effort, at Army... recorded Stadium opener… recorded six tackles with three solo five solo tackles, recovered a fumble and added a quar- stops at UTEP during the C-USA opener… posted nine ROSHAWN terback hurry against Hawai’i... 2002: Appeared in all 12 tackles, including seven solo stops, at C-USA rival UCF… games as a valuable reserve... finished the season as the Finished with six tackles, including two solo stops, against POPE Cougars’ primary kickoff returner... made 21 total tackles Southern Miss… finished with six tackles against Rice dur- ing the regular-season opener... registered five tackles Running Back during the season with 16 coming as solo stops... was the 5-11 • 195 • Sr.-3L team’s leading kickoff returner... returned 24 kickoffs for against Kansas in the Fort Worth Bowl... 2004: Redshirted Galveston, Texas (Ball HS) 501 yards, an average of 20.9 yards per return... returned the season... High School: Selected Honorable Men- kickoffs for the first time in the collegiate career at UAB and tion, 5A All-State by the Associated Press ... named to the 3 finished the game with two returns for 43 yards, including Port Arthur News Super Team ... a two-time selection to Switched to offense in the spring to showcase his athleti- a 29-yard effort... in the following game against Army he the First-Team, All-District squad as a linebacker ... also cism... enjoyed a very productive spring on the offensive returned three kickoffs including a 30-yard effort... returned selected to the Beaumont Enterprise Super Gold Team... side of the ball... is listed as Jackie Battle’s backup but is six kickoffs for 136 yards, including a game-best 35 yards, earned Academic All-District honors as a junior... was se- the No. 1 option at utility back... will also continue to re- at Cincinnati... returned six kicks for 102 yards versus lected First-Team, Academic All-District... Personal: Born turn kicks... definitely one of the better athletes who the South Florida... High School: Was a two-time, All-District February 2, 1986, in Port Arthur, Texas... son of D’Juana Cougar coaching staff is looking for ways to get him on quarterback at Ball High School... was twice the winner of T. Johnson of Port Arthur... also recruited by SMU, Texas the field... former prep quarterback... is one of the faster the District 24-5A Offensive Player-of-the-Year... rushed A&M and Baylor... majoring in sociology. Cougar players... also will play on special teams... 2005: and passed for over 1,000 yards in his final two seasons... Appeared in all 12 games with starts against Oregon, Sam helped lead team to 7-3 finish as a senior... ranked #32 in Rideau’s Career Statistics Texas by the Dallas Morning News State Top 100, #35 by Year GP UT AT Total TFL Sacks PD Houston State and at Tulsa… made seven tackles with six 2005 12 28 29 57 0 0 0 solo stops against Oregon during the season opener… the San Antonio Express News State Top 50 and #47 by posted five tackles with four solo stops at UTEP in the C- the Austin-American Statesman Fab 55... was a member of the Houston Chronicle, Lubbock-Avalanche Journal, Fort Rideau’s 2005 Game-by-Game Stats USA opener… returned two kickoffs for 42 yards, including Opponent UT AT TT TFL Sacks FF FR INT PD a 28-yard effort against Southern Miss... registered four Worth Star Telegram and Waco Tribune Herald State Top Oregon 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 solo stops versus Kansas in the Fort Worth Bowl... 2004: 100 lists... ranked #23 athlete in the nation by Rivals.com... Sam Houston St. 5 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sat out the season but practiced with the team... 2003: as a junior ran for 1,235 yards and 10 TDs and threw for UTEP 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Played in all 13 games, including his first career start in the 422 and four TDs... as a senior, ran for 1,274 yards and Tulsa 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 bowl game versus Hawai’i... enjoyed the second-longest 12 TDs and threw for 540 and six TDs... Personal: Born Tulane 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 interception return (31 yards) by a Cougar… was second October 20, 1983, in Galveston, Texas... son of Stephanie Pope of Galveston... has two daughters, Desiree and Des- Mississippi State 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 on the team with 22 kickoff returns and was third with an UCF 7 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 average of 21.5 yards per kickoff return… halted Rice’s tinee... majoring in health. Southern Miss 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 season-opening possession with an interception deep in SMU 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cougar territory and returned the pickoff 31 yards to even- Rice 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 tually set up a Cougar score… finished third on team with Kansas 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 eight tackles, including five solo stops, at No. 5 Michigan… Totals 28 29 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 HOUSTON FOOTBALL • WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM 109 HARRY SEBASTIAN QUINTE SIMON VOLLMER WILLIAMS

Cornerback Offensive Line/Tight End Cornerback 5-8 • 175 • So.-SQ 6-8 • 260 • So.-1L 5-11 • 175 • So.-1L Atlanta, Ga. (Stockbridge HS) Kaarst, Germany (Quirinus Gymnasium) Houston, Texas (Yates HS) 12 59 8 Listed as a backup cornerback as fall practice approaches... Sat out the spring after breaking his leg during off season Listed as Willie Gaston’s backup at cornerback as the fall will battle for playing time during the fall... good cover guy, workouts... will be at 100 percent when fall camp opens... is approaches... graduated early from high school and en- and is good in run support... could contend for playing time listed as a backup to SirVincent Rogers at left tackle... can rolled at UH in spring of 2005... played as a true freshman on the UH special teams... 2005: Did not see any action play either tight end or offensive tackle... has come a long last season... made the quick adjustment from high school

RETURNING COUGARS but was a member of the travel party... 2004: Redshirted way since first arriving on campus in 2004... has adjusted to college... enjoyed a productive spring and should see the season... 2003: Did not play football... High School: well to the United States... possesses all the tools to de- some time in nickel and dime packages... quick and athletic Garnered All-District cornerback honors at Stockbridge velop into a top-notch offensive lineman... large wingspan defender who can cover the fast receivers and come up in while serving as the team captain… named the Defen- will help in pass protection... is getting stronger during the run support... needs to work on overall strength during the sive MVP his senior year… also participated in wrestling offseason... 2005: Appeared in eight games as a reserve… entire year... could contend for playing time on UH special at Stockbridge, earning third in state honors of Georgia in played both tackle and tight end... was on special teams as teams... 2005: Appeared in all 12 games as a reserve in 2002… won the Unsung Hero Award in high school… was well... made his first collegiate appearance as a reserve on the defensive backfield and on special teams... Recorded a on the Principals List all 4 years at Stockbridge… Person- the offensive line against Sam Houston State… appeared tackle against Kansas... High School: Named First-Team, al: Born January 8, 1985 in Houston, Texas… son of Harry in the backfield and on the offensive front against Tulane... All-District last season as a senior at Yates High School... and Cynthia Simon of Houston, Texas… likes to sing and saw action in the Fort Worth Bowl versus Kansas... 2004: picked up team MVP honors as well... selected as Yates lift weights in his spare time… nickname is Pierre… chose Redshirted the season... High School: Named to the Euro- High School’s Best Defensive Back... helped lead 2004 UH because it was close to home... majoring in finance. pean All-Star team… helped lead his prep team to a 25-0 squad to a 10-3 record... was a high school teammate of record over his career… finished second at the European Quentin Smith, another 2005 signee... ran both the 200 and Championship game… two-time national champion … Per- 400 meters, triple jumped and was a member of various re- TATE sonal: Born October 7, 1984, in Duesseldorf, Germany… lay squads... was a member of the golf team... Personal: son of Werner and Jutta Vollmer of Kaarst, Germany… Born May 27, 1986, in Bryan, Texas... son of De’Angela STEWART also recruited by Western Michigan, Louisiana Tech and and Larence Wallace of Houston... enjoys playing PS2 and Defensive End Indiana… came to Houston to be a part of a great football X Box games in his spare time... brother, Darryl Williams, 6-3 • 285 • Jr.-1L program… majoring in public relations and advertising. played football at Texas A&M... also recruited by Oklahoma Katy, Texas (Katy HS) State and Texas A&M... undecided on college major. 65 JASON Williams’ Career Statistics Will battle for a starting position as one of the Cougars’ WAGNER Year GP UT AT Total TFL INT PD two defensive ends... returns to the squad after missing 2005 12 1 5 6 1-0 0 1 spring practice to concentrate on academics... physical Tight End pass rusher who has a multitude of quick moves off the 6-5 • 280 • Jr.-SQ KELLAN ball... has drastically improved his run-stopping abilities... Keller, Texas (Keller HS) 2005: Competed in 11 games with starts against UTEP and 13 YANCY Rice during the regular-season finale… did not play in the bowl game versus Kansas... made his first career start at Will battle at either tight end or offensive tackle... missed Cornerback UTEP during the C-USA opener… finished with three tack- all of fall practice three years ago with a shoulder injury... 6-0 • 175 • Jr.-1L Los Angeles, Calif. les and a quarterback hurry against the Miners… tallied a has quick feet and should became better with each snap... (Fairfax HS/L.A. Pierce JC) tackle for a 2-yard loss against SMU... 2004: Redshirted has worked hard to improve strength, especially in the up- 6 the season... lost one year of eligibility after originally sign- per body... could work his way into the rotation with a very ing with Louisiana Tech out of high school... High School: productive fall preseason camp... could play on the special Listed as a backup to Kenneth Fontenette at one of the Was a member of the Katy High School team that captured teams in field goals and extra points situations... 2005: Did cornerback spots... former junior-college transfer... needs the state championship under the direction of head coach not see action... 2004: Saw action in only one game last to improve all facets of his game but is extremely athletic Mike Johnston… twice named All-District… also picked Ac- year, a road game at Oklahoma... came in late in the game and adjusts quickly... capable cover guy who is better in ademic All-District accolades… played center on the Katy in a reserve role... 2003: Redshirted as a true freshman... run support... could contend for playing time on UH spe- HS basketball squad… a member of the National Honor High School: Selected All-District as an offensive tack- cial teams... 2005: Competed in six games as a reserve Society… Personal: Born November 20, 1985, in Canyon, le... graded out the highest of any lineman at Keller High in the defensive backfield and a member of special teams, Texas… son of Mark and Linda Stewart of Katy, Texas… School... coached by Kevin Atkinson and helped team to a including each of the last five… Made his first collegiate father, Mark, played in the NFL for the Houston Oilers, 6-4 record as a senior... offense generated over 400 yards appearance against Tulane... Prior to Houston: Selected and uncle, Arthur, played for the Washington Redskins… per game in total offense... Personal: Born November 28, Second-Team, All-West Conference last season at Los brother, Bronson, is currently playing college football at 1984, in Mankato, Minn... .son of Tony and Joan Wagner Angeles Pierce Junior College... turned in his two best Louisiana Tech… also recruited by Louisiana Tech, Tulane, of Keller, Texas... was recruited by Kansas, Central Florida performances against Ventura College and College of the TCU and Air Force… enjoys playing basketball in his spare and Tulsa... enjoys playing drums in his spare time... ma- Canyons... High School: Named First-Team, All-Western time … undecided on college major. joring in sports administration. League as a senior in 2003 at Fairfax High School... also picked All-City, and honorable mention, all-state... Person- Stewart’s Career Statistics al: Born June 23, 1986, in Los Angeles, California... son Year GP UT AT Total TFL Sacks FF FR of Robin Armstrong-Irving and Charles Yancy of Los An- 2005 11 12 9 21 2-4 0 0 0 gelese... father was an All-American (1978-79) at Fresno State and was his positional coach at L.A. Pierce JC... also recruited by Marshall, San Diego State, Washington, Tulsa and Nevada... majoring in kinesiology.

110 2006 HOUSTON FOOTBALL • WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM KENNETH JOSH BIREN SQUADMEN & NEWCOMERS ATKINS BELL EALY

Outside Linebacker Tight End Wide Receiver 6-2 • 225 • Jr.-JC 6-6 • 260 • Fr.-TR 6-3 • 205 • Sr.-TR Houston, Texas Hitchcock, Texas (Hitchcock HS/Kansas) Houston, Texas (Cy-Falls HS/Arizona) 59 (Hastings HS/Bakersfield JC) 45 86 2005: Sat out as a redshirt... Prior to Houston: A member Will sit out the 2006 season after transferring from the Former University of Arizona standout who will play one of the Superprep Juco 100 while at Bakersfield Junior Col- University of Kansas this past spring... took part in spring season for the Cougars... listed as Jeron Harvey’s backup lege... listed as #98 on the Superprep list... unanimously drills... large target with soft hands... 2005: Redshirted last at one of the three wide receiver spots... a large target selected First-Team, All-Western States Conference... reg- season at Kansas... High School: Named First-Team, All- with great hands and deceptive speed... could be in line istered 53 total tackles, as well as 10 1/3 sacks, four forced District as a tackle at Hitchcock High School... nominated for Conference USA Newcomer-of-the-Year accolades... fumbles and six pass breakups... High School: Was sixth as a U.S. Army All-American... played tight end through 2005: Sat out last season as per NCAA transfer regula- in the state in the hammer throw as a freshman... named junior season before being switched to tackle as a se- tions... Prior to Houston: Was a wide receiver at Arizona First-Team, All-District as a senior... Personal: Majoring in nior... earned 11 varsity letters in football, basketball and from 2002-04... played in 29 games at Arizona, including 11 psychology. track... also an All-District performer in basketball, leading starts... had 55 catches for 809 yards and six touchdowns team to regional title... Personal: Son of Alvin and Alberta in those three seasons... top season was 2003, catching CARL Stoneham... father, Alvin, was a collegiate athlete at Texas 42 passes for 577 yards and four scores... posted a 100- Southern... undecided on college major. yard receiving effort versus UCLA in 2003... played as a BARNETT true freshman in 2002 where he excelled on the Wildcat BRANDON special teams... High School: Was a PrepStar All-Ameri- Defensive Line can selection out of Cypress Falls High School... was the 6-3 • 275 • Fr.-RS BRINKLEY #8 WR by the magazine... had 30 catches for 550 yards Dickinson, Texas (Dickinson HS) and two TDs as a senior... named by Max Emfinger to his 57 Safety Top 200 squad, with a #5 rating among flankers... was a 6-0 • 175 • Fr.-RS member of the All-Greater Houston squad for his defen- Switched to defense during the spring... impressed coach- Bay City, Texas (Bay City HS) sive play... four-star rating and #18 nationally by Rivals100. es with his determination and work ethic... is slated as a 21 com... First-Team, All-Greater Houston and Second-Team, backup as a right defensive end... 2005: Redshirted as All-State... Personal: Born July 7, 1984, in Clarksville, a true freshman... High School: Named his team’s MVP Could force way into secondary rotation with an impressive Tenn.... son of Samuel J. and Armenta E Ealy of Houston... at Dickinson High School... selected First-Team, All-District fall... already slated for special teams duty... heady player brother, Sam Ealy, is a defensive back at Sam Houston as a senior... also picked up all-county first-team honors who makes the big hit... 2005: Redshirted as a true fresh- State... majoring in sociology. and was the MVP of the offensive line... also participated in man... High School: Prepped at Bay City High School for basketball, baseball and track... played for Warren Trahan, head coach Alan Cherry... helped lead team to a playoff ap- JAMES father of former UH graduate assistant, Beau... Personal: pearance and a 9-2 record as a senior... unanimous First- Born September 3, 1986, in Webster, Texas... son of Carl, Team, All-District selection as both a defensive back and FRANCIS Sr., and Roslny Barnett of Dickinson, Texas... enjoys play- wide receiver... named to the All-Coastal Bend First Team ing drums and drawing... also recruited by Baylor and Iowa as well... played basketball and ran track... Personal: Un- Outside Linebacker State... undecided on college major. decided on college major. 6-1 • 215 • So.-TR LaMarque, Texas (LaMarque HS/Baylor) BRODERIC JERROD 17 BUTLER Former Baylor player who has two years left to play with BEAN Houston... ss listed as a backup outside linebacker to Safety Offensive Line Wade Koehl as fall camp begins... physical player who can 6-1 • 215 • Fr.-RS 6-2 • 330 • Fr.-RS run with backs and tight ends... 2005: Sat out last season Kirbyville, Texas (Kirbyville HS) Allen, Texas (Allen HS) as per NCAA transfer regulations... Prior to Houston: The 15 69 son of former Baylor All-America linebacker James Fran- cis (Class of 1990), the younger Francis was a standout Listed as a backup defensive back as fall approaches... One of the prized recruits from the Class of 2005... should linebacker at La Marque High School ... broke his leg in could be the future of the UH secondary... breaks well on be a fixture on the UH offensive line for years to come... the seventh game of his senior season and was sidelined the ball and has good hands... could see action on spe- moves extremely well and learns with every snap... 2005: for the rest of the year, including his team’s 43-35 triple cial teams... 2005: Redshirted as a true freshman... High Redshirted as a true freshman... High School: A mem- overtime victory over Denton Ryan in the Class 4A Divi- School: Was a Honorable Mention, All-State selection as ber of the Superprep Texas 99 list at Allen High School... sion II championship game... despite the injury, he earned a senior at Kirbyville High School... selected to the Super listed as #87 on the Superprep list... a member of the Dal- first-team all-district honors after recording 70 tackles, one Gold First Team... named First-Team, All-District as both las Morning-News State Top 100 list... listed as #64 on the interception and five sacks in seven starts... also had four a wide receiver and defensive back... helped lead high list... named Second-Team, All-State by TexasPrepExtra... rushing touchdowns... as a junior, he recorded 109 tack- school team to a 10-3 record as a senior... also an All- was selected First-Team, All-State as a senior... also was les, 10 sacks, six forced fumbles, three pass breakups for District selection in basketball... Personal: Born June 17, a two-time, All-District First-Teamer... registered 139 pan- a Cougar squad that was a playoff quarterfinalist and fin- 1987, in Wiesbaden, Germany... son of Mack and Kathryn cake blocks as a senior and 119 as a junior... graded out ished 11-3 overall... recorded four defensive touchdowns Bean of Kirbyville, Texas... enjoys playing video games in 92% in 2003 and 94% in 2004... Personal: Born March in junior season to earn second-team all-district honors... his spare time... cousin of former Atlanta Falcon player, 26, 1987, in Dallas, Texas... son of Garland and Ingred But- named to Texas Football’s 2003 Top 300 preseason list... Bubba Bean... undecided on college major. ler of Allen... enjoys video games in his spare time... also also lettered in track and power lifting ... coached by Bryan recruited by Colorado State, New Mexico State and SMU... Erwin at the District 23-4A school... Personal: The son of majoring in business. James Francis and Lena Lee, James Henry Francis Jr. was born Aug. 1, 1986, in Galveston, Texas... father, James, earned All-America honors as a BU senior linebacker in 1989, was a 1990 first-round choice of the NFL’s Cincinnati

2006 HOUSTON FOOTBALL • WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM 111 Bengals and spent nine seasons there (1990-98) before football team... finished among the state’s top 10 leaders in as a true freshman... enrolled at UH in spring of 2005 and ending his career with the Washington Redskins in 1999... receiving yards... was an All-Star selection in both sports... participated in spring drills... High School: Selected First- uncle, Ron Francis, a two-time All-Southwest Conference Personal: Born August 9, 1984, in Fresno, Calif.... son of Team, All-District as a senior aat Bryan High School... also cornerback and four-year letterwinner at Baylor (1982-86), Rodney and Donna Hannah of Roseville, Calif.... signed picked up First-Team, All-Brazos Valley accolades... was was a second-round draft selection of the Dallas Cowboys with Houston after being recruited by UNLV, Penn State, named his team’s Offensive Player-of-the-Year and Team in 1987 and went on to play four years (1987-90) with the San Diego State, Virginia Tech and USC... enjoys produc- MVP... played pitcher and outfield on the baseball team... organization... majoring in sociology. ing music... majoring in sociology. garnered First-Team, Academic All-District honors as well as honorable mention, Academic All-State... Personal: CHRIS MATT Born September 22, 1986, in Bryan, Texas... son of Mi- chael and Becky Joseph of Bryan... enjoys hunting and GILBERT HART fishing in his spare time... also recruited by Kansas, TCU, Georgia Tech, Texas Tech and Baylor... graduated early Wide Receiver Offensive Line from high school... undecided on college major. 5-9 • 175 • Fr.-RS 6-6 • 305 • Fr.-RS Dallas, Texas (Hilcrest HS) Huffman, Texas (Hargrave HS) CHRIS 8 79

NEWCOMERS & SQUADMEN MITCHELL Outstanding athlete who will make big plays for the Cou- Listed as a backup to Dustin Dickinson at right tackle as fall gars... tough, scrappy wide out who makes significant approaches... will battle for playing time in first season... Running Back yards after the catch... will battle for playing time as a fresh- skillful lineman who is only getting better... should see 6-0 • 215 • Fr.-RS man but should be a part of the future of the UH receiv- some time on special teams... 2005: Redshirted as a true Houston, Texas (Westfield HS) ing corps... 2005: Redshirted as a true freshman... High freshman... High School: Picked up honorable mention, 42 School: A member of the Dallas Morning-News State Top All-State accolades as a senior at Hargrave High School... 100 list at Hillcrest High School... listed as #92 on the list... twice selected First-Team, All-District... was named First- Switched to fullback during the spring and made an im- named First-Team, All-District as both a wide receiver and Team, All-Area last season after being picked all-area, mediate impact... listed as the Cougars’ No. 1 fullback as kick returner... was selected the Sophomore of the Year in second-team as a junior... helped lead team to district fall camp opens... missed the spring game due to an injury his district... nominated for the Old Spice Red Zone Player championship and a 9-3 record in 2004... was a district but is expected at 100 percent when the season starts... of the Year... also ran track, running the hurdles and the champion in the shot put and grabbed third place at re- brings a physcial pressence to the offensive side of the relays and did the triple jump and high jump... Personal: gionals... Personal: Born September 8, 1986, in Humble, ball... also a tough inside runner.... should see action on November 25, 1986, in Dallas, Texas... son of Artrai and Texas... son of Don and Stacy Hart of Huffman, Texas... the special teams... 2005: Redshirted as a true fresh- Jackie Gilb ert of Dallas... also recruited by SMU, Okla- enjoys hunting and fishing in his spare time... also recruited man... High School: Named District 22-5A Defensive homa, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Iowa, Missouri and by TCU, Missouri, Texas A&M and Arkansas... majoring in MVP... selected First Team, All-Greater Houston... picked Texas Tech... younger brother of former Cougar running sports administration. by the Texas Sportswriters Association as Second Team, back, Ryan Gilbert, and cousin of former UH great, Danny All-State... also picked First-Team, All-District accolades as Davis... undecided on college major. a senior... finished 2004 with 101 tackles and two intercep- STEPHEN tions... helped lead team to 13-2 record and the Division I 5A state championship game... picked up Honorable Men- RODNEY JAMES tion, All-District honors as a junior... finished career with Safety 172 tackles... Personal: Also recruited by Georgia Tech, HANNAH 5-10 • 205 • Jr.-TR Central Michigan and Texas State. Tight End Houston, Texas 6-8 • 245 • Sr.-HS 33 (North Shore HS/Oklahome State) TIM Roseville, Calif. (Roseville HS) Will sit out the 2006 season after transferring from Oklaho- MONROE 80 ma State University this spring... Took part in spring drills... Makes the switch from basketball to football... tremendous will have two years to play beginning in 2007... solid de- Wide Receiver athlete who has a 36” vertical jump... is listed as a backup fender who can play both safety spots... Prior to Houston: 6-2 • 185 • Fr.-RS to Mark Hafner at tight end as fall approaches... should see Played two seasons at Oklahoma State... recorded 19 total Mount Vernon, Texas (Mount Vernon HS) plenty of action... 2004-05 Basketball: Played in 27 games tackles in his two-year career while playing in 17 games... 24 and averaged 1.9 points and 2.6 rebounds... had a career- High School: Helped North Shore to a state championship high 16 boards against No. 16 Louisville... also blocked 13 as a senior... posted 65 total tackles as a senior, with three Arrives for fall camp battling for playing time in the deep shots and picked up 15 steals... Prior to Houston: Listed picks, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries... Cougar receiving corps... another tall, physical target as one of the top 100 junior-college players in California... also scored three touchdowns... two-time, First-Team, for the UH quarterbacks... has soft hands and deceptive named a First-Team, All-Bay Valley Conference selec- All-District performer... named to the All-Greater Houston speed... could see action on the special teams... 2005: tion after averaging 13.9 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.9 squad... Personal: Born October 23, 1985, in Houston... Redshirted as a true freshman... High School: Named blocked shots per game... recorded 11 double-doubles son of Monica and Frederick Bevels of Houston... unde- District MVP last season at Mount Vernon High School... as a sophomore... registered 20 points, 11 rebounds and cided on college major. picked up All-District honors as well... was selected Sec- five blocked shots in one game... helped Yuba enjoy its ond-Team, All-State as both a wide receiver and defen- best season in school history when the school advanced BLAKE sive back... was a state qualifier in the 400 meters as a to the Elite Eight of the California Junior College Tourna- sophomore... Personal: Born September 24, 1986, in Ty- ment and finished the 2003-04 season with a 24-7 overall JOSEPH ler, Texas... son of Don Monroe and Delores McKenzie of record...Yuba was a combined 46-18 during his two years Mt. Vernon, Texas... enjoys hunting, fishing and listening to at the school... averaged nine rebounds and 2.5 blocked Quarterback music during his spare time... step brother Maurice Holman shots per game as a freshman... scored a season-high 11 6-1 • 195 • Fr.-RS played football at North Texas... also recruited by SMU and points in a game that season... High School: Began play- Bryan, Texas (Bryan HS) Arkansas State... undecided on college major. ing basketball as a sophomore at Roseville High School 15 after moving from Irvine... named a First-Team, All-Confer- ence selection after averaging 13 points and 10 rebounds Heads into the fall as one of the backups to Kevin Kolb... as a senior... ranked among the state’s top 10 leaders in possesses a live arm with a soft touch... can hit both the rebounding and blocked shots... was also a First-Team, long and short routes... also an excellent scrambler... should All-Conference selection as a wide receiver for Roseville’s become a future Cougar quarterback... 2005: Redshirted 112 2006 HOUSTON FOOTBALL • WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM ANTHONY CLINT SHOMARI SQUADMEN & NEWCOMERS ROULETTE THREADGILL WILLIAMS

Defensive End Safety Inside Linebacker 6-3 • 260 • Fr.-RS 6-0 • 190 • So.-SQ 6-2 • 235 • Fr.-HS Garland, Texas (Forest HS) Sinton, Texas (Sinton HS) Brampton, Ontario 98 25 51 (Champlain Regional Prep) One of the future stars on the UH defensive line... listed Listed as a backup safety coming out of spring camp... will True freshman who enrolled this past spring... listed as as a backup defensive end as fall camp starts... tough, battle for playing time as a former walk-on... has improved a backup at middle linebacker to Cody Lubojasky... has physical defender who can play both sides of the line... with each practice since arriving two years ago... sat out adapted quickly to college football in the states... is quick will battle for playing time this fall... could see action on the fall but returned in the spring... works hard in the weight enough to play on the outside... strong defender... could special teams... 2005: Redshirted as a true freshman... room... could contend for playing time on the UH special see action on special teams... High School: Picked up a High School: Selected as Co-Captain of his team at Naa- teams... 2005: Did not see any action... 2004: Redshirted two-star ranking by Rivals.com... named to the All-Cana- man Forest High School... was picked First-Team, All-Dis- the season... High School: Prepped at Sinton High School dian Team while being named the Team MVP... also played trict defensive end... was the Team Co-MVP... named the for head coach Jimmie Mitchell... was a Unanimous All-Dis- in the league All-Star game... played two years at Champ- Chick-Fil-A Player of the Week... was a member of the Nike trict selection... also picked as All-Bay Area... nominated lain Prep School in Lennoxville, Quebec... also played bas- Football Combine and was selected by Dave Campbell’s for all-state awards... helped lead team to a 9-4 record as a ketball in high school... once had 12 tackles and a forced Texas Football magazine as a “Player to Watch.”... was a senior... was all-state in track and reached the State Finals fumble in a game... Personal: Born March 8, 1985, in To- member of both the powerlifting and track and field teams... three years in a row in the 110-hurdles… Personal: Born ronto, Canada... son of Judith Pennant of Brampton, On- elped lead his 2003 team to a district championship... Per- December 1, 1985, in Corpus Christi, Texas... son of Trey tario... also recruited by Connecticut, Rutgers and South sonal: Born November 17, 1986, in Dallas, Texas... son and Ronda Threadgill of Sinton, Texas... sister, Candice, Florida... undecided on college major. of Gerald, Sr., and Sheryl Roulette of Plano, Texas... fa- played volleyball at Texas A&M-Kingsville... enjoys hog ther Gerald played football at Northeast Missouri State hunting and fishing in his spare time... also recruited by and later played on special teams for a year in the NFL... Texas State... undecided on college major. enjoys video games, weightlifting and watching movies in his spare time... also recruited by SMU, Missouri, Tulsa, CLINT Virginia, Arkansas, Kansas and Georgia... undecided on college major. WALRAVEN

Quarterback QUINTON 6-1 • 175 • Fr.-RS Alvarado, Texas (Alvarado HS) SMITH 7 Outside Linebacker Could be a future quarterback for the Cougars... listed 6-4 • 245 • Fr.-RS as a backup to incumbent Kevin Kolb as fall camp ap- Houston, Texas (Yates HS) proaches... will battle Blake Joseph for that key backup 49 role... has a live arm and picked up the intricate UH of- fense quickly... also is extremely mobile and makes plays Local Houston product who joined former high school on the run... is working harder in the weight room to get teammate Quinte Williams last season... gifted defender stronger for Division I-A football... 2005: Redshirted as a who can play both inside and outside linebacker... will true freshman... got feet wet that spring in first practices battle for playing time this fall... is listed as a backup at one for Houston... graduated early from high school and en- of the two outside linebacker spots... tough, gritty player rolled at UH in spring of 2005...High School: A member of who will be playing a lot for the Cougars in the future... the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Area Top 50 list at Alvarado 2005: Redshirted as a true freshman... High School: High School... named the District 15-4A Offensive MVP Named to the Houston Chronicle Top 100 team at Jack as a senior... picked up First-Team, All-District honors as Yates High School... three-time selection to the All-District well.. as a junior was named First-Team, All-Distict and First-Team... was picked to the All-Greater Houston Sec- was All-County MVP.. threw for 2,168 yards with 19 TDs, ond-Team as a senior... named Most Valuable Lineman... while adding 441 yards and seven scores rushing.. played helped lead team to 10-3 record in 2004... a member of basketball, baseball and track... Personal: Born June 11, the National Acheiver’s Society Gents Organization... was 1986, in Fort Worth, Texas... son of Randy and Paula Wal- president of his senior class... Personal: Born March 10, raven of Alvarado, Texas... enjoys hunting and fishing in his 1986, in Houston, Texas... son of Barbara Smith of Hous- spare time... brother Casey plays football at Texas Tech... ton... enjoys playing other sports in his spare time... also also recruited by Baylor, BYU, TCU, Iowa State, Tulsa and recruited by TCU... majoring in sociology. Texas A&M... undecided on college major.

2006 HOUSTON FOOTBALL • WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM 113 #94 Mamood Barbandi #88 Ed Bittick #39 Justin Brewster #72 Allen Brown #40 C.J. Cavness DL, 6-2, 245, Fr.-RS WR, 5-10, 175, Jr.-TR IB, 5-9, 190, So.-SQ DL, 6-2, 290, So.-HS ILB, 6-0, 220, Fr.-RS Houston, Texas (Memorial) Houston, Texas (Lutheran South) Longview, Texas (Pine Tree) Baytown, Texas (Sterling) Santa Fe, Texas (Santa Fe) COUGAR WALKONS

#18 Tramaine Dorsey #83 Obi Emejulu #26 Monico Evans #36 Garret Hagemeier #46 Nate Jackson QB, 6-3, 198, So.-JC WR, 6-5, 200, Sr.-SQ DB, 5-8, 190, Fr.-RS IB, 6-0, 218, Fr.-RS ILB, 6-1, 220, Fr.-RS Houston, Texas (Hastings) Sugar Land, Texas (Austin) Angleton, Texas (Angleton) Lake Jackson, Texas (Brazoswood) Houston, Texas (Memorial)

#31 Montrel Lee #33 Steven Maki #14 Tim Mercer #40 Brandon Richard #35 Chaz Rodriguez LB, 6-1, 200, So.-TR WR, 6-0, 190, Sr.-SQ DB, 5-11, 185, Fr.-RS FB, 5-10, 230, Fr.-RS WR, 6-2, 184, Fr.-RS Nacogdoches, Texas (NHS) Burleson, Texas (Burleson) Spring, Texas (Spring) Houston, Texas (Bellaire) San Antonio, Texas (Warren) 2006-07 Bowl Schedule

Bowl Game Date/Time (ET) Site Matchup Network San Diego Co. Credit Union Poinsettia Dec. 19 / 8 p.m. San Diego, Calif. Mountain West vs. At-Large ESPN2 GMAC Dec. 20 / 8 p.m. Mobile, Ala. C-USA vs. MAC/WAC ESPN Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Dec. 21 / 8 p.m. Las Vegas, Nev. Mountain West vs. Pac-10 ESPN New Orleans Dec. 22 / 8 p.m. New Orleans, La. Sun Belt Champ vs. C-USA ESPN2 New Mexico Bowl Dec. 23 / 4:30 p.m. Albuquerque, N.M. Mountain West vs. WAC ESPN Birmingham Bowl Dec. 23 / 1 p.m. Birmingham, Ala. Big East vs. C-USA ESPN2 #62 Mathew Tarbutton Fort Worth Dec. 23 / 8 p.m. Fort Worth, Texas C-USA vs. Mountain West ESPN OL, 6-5, 260, Fr.-RS Brenham, Texas (Christian Academy) Sheraton Hawaii Dec. 24 / 8 p.m. Honolulu, Hawaii Pac-10 vs. WAC ESPN Motor City Dec. 26 / 7:30 p.m. Detroit, Mich. Big Ten vs. MAC ESPN Independence Dec. 27 / 4:30 p.m. Shreveport, La. Big 12 vs. SEC ESPN Emerald Dec. 27 / 8 p.m. San Francisco, Calif. ACC vs. Pac-10 ESPN Pacific Life Holiday Dec. 28 / 8 p.m. San Diego, Calif. Big 12 vs. Pac-10 ESPN Gaylord Hotels Music City Dec. 29 / 1 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. ACC vs. SEC ESPN AutoZone Liberty Dec. 29 / 4:30 p.m. Memphis, Tenn. C-USA vs. SEC ESPN Insight Dec. 29 / TBA Tempe, Ariz. Big Ten vs. Big 12 NFL Vitalis Sun Dec. 29 / 2 p.m. El Paso, Texas Big 12/Big East/Notre Dame vs. Pac-10 CBS Champs Sports Dec. 29 / 8 p.m. Orlando, Fla. ACC vs. Big Ten ESPN Meineke Car Care Dec. 30 / 1 p.m. Charlotte, N.C. ACC vs. Big East/Navy ESPN #25 DeMario Williams MasterCard Alamo Dec. 30 / 4:30 p.m. San Antonio, Texas Big Ten vs. Big 12 ESPN DB, 5-9, 180, Fr.-RS Chick-fil-A Dec. 30 / 8 p.m. Atlanta, Ga. ACC vs. SEC ESPN Dallas, Texas (Hillcrest) MPC Computers Dec. 31 / 7:30 p.m. Boise, Idaho ACC vs. WAC ESPN Outback Jan. 1 / 11 a.m. Tampa, Fla. Big Ten vs. SEC ESPN AT&T Cotton Jan. 1 / 11:30 a.m. Dallas, Texas Big 12 vs. SEC FOX Toyota Gator Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. Jacksonville, Fla. ACC vs. Big 12/Big East/Notre Dame CBS Capital One Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. Orlando, Fla. Big Ten vs. SEC ABC Rose presented by Citi Jan. 1 / 5 p.m. Pasadena, Calif. BCS vs. BCS ABC Tostitos Fiesta Jan. 1 / 8:30 p.m. Tempe, Ariz. BCS vs. BCS FOX FedEx Orange Jan. 2 / 8 p.m. Miami, Fla. BCS vs. BCS FOX Allstate Sugar Jan. 3 / 8 p.m. New Orlenas, La. BCS vs. BCS FOX International Jan. 6 / 12 p.m. Toronto, Canada Big East vs. MAC ESPN2 BCS National Championship Jan. 8 / 8 p.m. Phoenix, Ariz. BCS #1 vs. BCS #2 FOX

114 2006 HOUSTON FOOTBALL • WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM Name Cl. Ht. Wt. Pos. Hometown Previous School WIDE RECEIVERS CLASS RECRUITING 2006 Raymond Alake Fr. 6-4 250 DT Arlington, Texas Timberview HS Andre Kohn Randall Antoine Fr. 5-10 190 RB New Iberia, La. Westgate HS 5-10, 185, Jacksonville, Fla. (Wolfson HS) • A member of the Dallas Morning-News State Top 100 list. Josh Bell Fr. 6-7 250 TE Hitchcock, Texas Univ. of Kansas • Listed as #92 on the list. Carson Blackmon Fr. 5-11 170 DB Tatum, Texas Tatum HS • Named First-Team, All-District as both a wide receiver and kick Tommy Bryant Fr. 5-8 175 RB Dallas, Texas Hillcrest HS returner. LJ Castille Fr. 6-3 200 QB LaMarque, Texas LaMarque HS • Was selected the Sophomore of the Year in his district. Biren Ealy Sr. 6-3 194 WR Houston, Texas Univ. of Arizona • Nominated for the Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year. James Francis So. 6-1 225 LB LaMarque, Texas Baylor • Also runs track, where he runs the hurdles and the relays and Roddy Green Fr. 6-1 190 ATH Mart, Texas Mart HS does the triple jump and high jump. Rodney Hannah Sr. 6-8 245 TE Roseville, Calif. Roseville HS • Also recruited by SMU, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas Stephen James Jr. 5-10 205 S Houston, Texas Oklahoma State A&M, Iowa, Missouri and Texas Tech. Case Keenum Fr. 6-1 183 QB Abilene, Texas Wylie HS • Younger brother of current Cougar running back, Ryan Gilbert, Andre Kohn Fr. 5-10 185 WR Jacksonville, Texas Wolfson HS and cousin of former UH great, Danny Davis. Josh Lee Fr. 6-1 185 S Houston, Texas Reagan HS Jared Lindsey Fr. 6-3 280 DL Alto, Texas Alto HS Jonathan Lister Jonathan Lister Fr. 6-2 180 WR Rosenberg, Texas Lamar Cons. 6-2, 180, Rosenberg, Texas (Lamar Consolidated HS) • Picked up a two-star ranking by Rivals.com. Britton Maxwell Fr. 6-0 205 LB Brownwood, Texas Brownwood HS • First-Team, All-District and All-Area. Antonio May Fr. 6-4 220 LB Ashdown, Ark. Ashdown HS • Named Second-Team, All-Greater Houston. Kendall Mouton Jr. 6-1 310 DT Arlington, Texas Dodge City CC • Had 253 yards receiving versus West Columbia HS> Matt Parker Fr. 6-2 265 OL Stephenville, Texas Stephenville HS • Garnered 1,178 yards receiving as a senior with 15 all-purpose JT Rudd Fr. 6-2 220 LB Cuero, Texas Cuero HS touchdowns. Wesley Scourten Fr. 6-6 210 TE Richardson, Texas Berkner HS Jordan Shoemaker Fr. 6-4 275 OL Midlothian, Texas Midlothian HS RUNNING BACKS Antonio Staton Fr. 6-0 196 S Texarkana, Ark. Arkansas HS Randall Antoine Isaiah Thompson Fr. 6-4 305 DL Tatum, Texas Tatum HS 5-10, 190, New Iberia, La. (Westgate HS) Shomari Williams Fr. 6-2 235 LB Brampton, Ont. Champlain Regional • Is listed as a two-star recruit by Scout.com. Teric Williams Fr. 5-10 180 CB Omaha, Texas Pewitt HS • Picked up a two-star ranking by Rivals.com. • Named Best of the Teche as a senior, while also named All- QUARTERBACKS Acadiana three times. LJ Castille • Selected Second-Team, All-District. 6-3, 200, LaMarque, Texas (LaMarque HS) • Was an Honorable Mention, All-State Academic member. • Is listed as an All-Region selection by Prep Star magazine. • Lettered in both track and basketball, where he was Top 3 in the state. • Also listed as a three-star recruit by Scout.com. • Brother, Ryan, played football at Louisiana Tech from 1999-2001. • Ranked as the #47 quarterback by Scout.com. • Also recruited by Southern Miss, Tulane, Louisiana Tech and Louisiana-Lafayette. • Picked up a three-star ranking by Rivals.com. • A member of the Houston Chronicle Top 100 list. Tommy Bryant • Also selected to the State 100 by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 5-8, 175, Dallas, Texas (Hillcrest HS) • Helped lead team to a 13-1 record and a Regional championship. • Is listed as a two-star recruit by Scout.com. • Was the District 23-4A MVP and also Player of the Year. • Picked up a two-star ranking by Rivals.com. • Selected by the Galveston Daily News to its All-County First Team. • Was named Offensive MVP of District 11-4A as a senior. • Honored at the Houston Touchdown Club on August 17, 2005. • Three-time First-Team, All-District running back. • Lettered in basketball, was the 2004-05 Co-MVP and won the Dennis Rodman Award. • Also participated in track. • Threw for 1,155 yards and 17 TDs and rushed for 718 yards and 11 scores as a senior. • Has career rushing marks of 3,411 yards and 40 TDs on 418 carries. • Completed 93 of 179 passes for 1,200 yards and 16 TDs. Also had 90 rushes for 387 yards • Also had two touchdowns receiving with 215 yards on 15 receptions. and five scores as a junior. • Rushed for 1,620 yards and 22 TDs as a senior. • Also recruited by Colorado State. TIGHT ENDS Case Keenum Wesley Scourten 6-1, 183, Abilene, Texas (Wylie HS) 6-6, 210, Richardson, Texas (Berkner HS) • Is listed as a two-star recruit by Scout.com. • A member of the Dallas Morning-News State Top 100 list. • Picked up a two-star ranking by Rivals.com. • Listed as #92 on the list. • Selected Second-Team, All-State in the 3A ranks. • Named First-Team, All-District as both a wide receiver and kick returner. • Passed for 6,783 yards and 48 touchdowns in his career, while also rushing for 41 scores • Was selected the Sophomore of the Year in his district. and 2,000 yards. • Nominated for the Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year. • Posted a career record of 31-11 in 42 career starts. • Also runs track, running the hurdles, the relays and does the triple jump and high jump. • A member of the All-Big Country Super Team, as well as Offensive MVP, District MVP while • Recruited by SMU, Oklahoma, OSU, Texas A&M, Iowa, Missouri and Texas Tech. leading team to the state quarterfinals. • As a junior was selected All-District First Team. OFFENSIVE LINEMEN • Was named Newcomer-of-the-Year as a sophomore, while also picking up All-Big Country Matt Parker Super Team accolades as well as Offensive MVP. 6-2, 250, Stephenville, Texas (Stephenville HS) • Lettered in both basketball and track. • Named First-Team, All-District last season. • Recruited by Baylor, North Texas and UTEP. • Helped lead SHS squad to a 13-1 record as a senior. • Was also Honorable Mention, All-State. • A member of the Fort Worth Texas Super Team as well as the Abilene Super Team. • Was a regional qualifier in the discus while competing in track and field.

2006 HOUSTON FOOTBALL • WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM 115 Jordan Shoemaker J.T. Rudd 6-4, 275, Midlothian, Texas (Midlothian HS) 6-2, 220, Cuero, Texas (Cuero HS) • Is listed as a two-star recruit by Scout.com. • Is listed as a two-star recruit by Scout.com. • Picked up a two-star ranking by Rivals.com. • Picked up a two-star ranking by Rivals.com. • Named the Team MVP. • Was a First-Team selection to the 3A All-State squad as a tight end and defensive end. • Was a First-Team, All-District as both an offensive and defensive lineman. • Recorded 18 receptions including nine TDs as a senior. • Picked up the Top Team Offensive Lineman. • Also racked up 57 tackles, including 32 solo stops, nine sacks, 13 QB pressures, one • Also recruited by Kansas, UTEP, SMU, Tulsa, Rice and Colorado State. caused fumble and two fumble recoveries. • Named by the Victoria Advocate as the MVP of the area. Isaiah Thompson • Was named District 26-3A Defensive MVP. 6-2, 270, Tatum, Texas (Tatum HS) • Helped lead Cuero High School to a three-year record of 36-4 and two trips to the 3A State • Is listed as a two-star recruit by Scout.com. championship game. • Picked up a two-star ranking by Rivals.com. • Also recruited by Memphis, Baylor and Texas State. • Selected First-Team, All-State in the 3A ranks. • Helped lead team to the Class 3A state championship and a perfect 16-0 mark as a senior. DEFENSIVE BACKS

2006 RECRUITING CLASS • Two-time First-Team, All-District selection. Carson Blackmon • Named the Team Captain as a senior and picked up Academic All-District accolades. 5-11, 170, Tatum, Texas (Tatum HS) • Also lettered in track and basketball. • Is listed as an All-Region selection by Prep Star magazine. • Also recruited by Texas Tech, Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Utah, Louisiana-Lafayette. • Is listed as a two-star recruit by Scout.com. • Ranked as the #86 cornerback by Scout.com. DEFENSIVE LINEMEN • Picked up a two-star ranking by Rivals.com. Raymond Alake • Selected Second-Team, All-State in the 3A ranks. 6-4, 230, Arlington, Texas (Timberview HS) • Is listed as a two-star recruit by Scout.com. Josh Lee • Picked up a two-star ranking by Rivals.com. 6-1, 185, Houston, Texas (Reagan HS) • Helped lead Timberview High School to a 9-1 record as a senior. • Is listed as a two-star recruit by Scout.com. • Was Second-Team, All-District as a junior and Honorable Mention as a senior. • Ranked as the #85 safety by Scout.com. • Also recruited by TCU, Baylor, SMU and UCF. • Picked up a two-star ranking by Rivals.com. • Was a four-year letterman at Reagan High School. Jared Lindsey • Picked up the District 21-4A Defensive MVP award. 6-3, 280, Alto, Texas (Alto HS) • Named First-Team, All-District three times. • Is listed as a two-star recruit by Scout.com. • As a senior recorded 76 total tackles, as well as 625 yards passing and 700 yards rushing • Picked up a two-star ranking by Rivals.com. as well as 18 touchdowns. • Was a 2004 Class 2A All-State Honorable Mention. • Finished career with 13 interceptions. • Named District Defensive MVP and Team Captain as a senior. • Also lettered in basketball and track. • Helped lead team to bi-district championship. • Was the basketball team’s leading scorer and was a regional participant in track. • Was the District Newcomer-of-the-Year as a sophomore. • Named District 21-2A Defensive MVP & Honorable Mention, All-State as a junior Antonio Staton • Lettered in basketball, baseball, golf and track and was a regional qualifier in the discus. 6-0, 196, Texarkana, Ark. (Arkansas HS) • A member of the National Honor Society, FFA, Academic “A” Graduate, Honor Roll. • Is listed as a two-star recruit by Scout.com. • Picked up a two-star ranking by Rivals.com. Kendall Mouton • Was a member of the All-State squad as a senior. 6-3, 310, Arlington, Texas (Lamar HS/Dodge City CC) • Also All-State in track, where he ran the 100 and 200 meters and was a member of the • Is listed as a one-star recruit by Scout.com. 400-meter and mile relay squads. • Picked up a two-star ranking by Rivals.com. • Also recruited by Louisiana Tech. •2005 All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Second-Team in 2005. • Finished sophomore season with 76 total tackles, including 35 unassisted and 13 TFLs. Teric Williams • Also racked up two sacks and two forced fumbles. 5-10, 180, Omaha, Texas (Pewitt HS) • Is listed as a two-star recruit by Scout.com. LINEBACKERS • Picked up a two-star ranking by Rivals.com. Britton Maxwell • Played quarterback in high school but will switch to cornerback for UH. 6-0, 205, Brownwood, Texas (Brownwood HS) • Selected as the MVP of District 18-2A. • Is listed as an All-Region selection by Prep Star magazine. • Picked up Newcomer-of-the-Year as a sophomore. • Is listed as a two-star recruit by Scout.com. • Helped lead team to a 15-1 record and the 2A State Title game as a senior. • Picked up a two-star ranking by Rivals.com. • Also lettered in track, basketball and baseball. • A member of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Area 50 squad. • As a senior, he recorded 131 tackles, eight tackles for loss and six sacks. ATHLETES • District 16-4A Co-Defensive MVP as a junior after recording 129 tackles, three sackss and Roddy Green one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. 6-1, 190, Mart, Texas (Mart HS) • Also picked up First-Team, All-District accolades as a fullback. • Is listed as a one-star recruit by Scout.com. • Picked up a two-star ranking by Rivals.com. Antonio May • Selected as the #8 pick of the Waco Tribune-Herald Central Texas Top 25. 6-4, 220, Ashdown, Ark. (Ashdown HS) • Completed 126 of 198 attempts for 1,881 yards and 27 TDs. • Is listed as a two-star recruit by Scout.com. • Also rushed for 1,090 yards with 18 touchdowns on just 147 attempts. • Named All-Southwest Arkansas and a two-time member of the all-district first-team. • Named the MVP of District 22-2A. • Picked up All-Area and All-State honors as well. • Named Third-Team, All-State as a quarterback and punter. • Helped lead squad to a 12-2 record last season. • Twice selected to the Super Centex First Team, once as a quarterback and a utility player. • Recorded 86 tackles and eight sacks as a senior while doubling at tight end with 19 recep- • Was the 2003 District 21-AA Newcomer-of-the-Year. tions for 298 yards. • Also lettered in basketball, track and baseball. • Also an All-District performer in basketball and was named Outstanding Jumper in track. • Also recruited by Tulsa, Texas Tech, Baylor and Oklahoma. • Also recruited by Arkansas and Louisiana Tech.

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