THE 2007 BULLDOGS THORNTON UNDERHILL VAN WIEREN VALENTE VANDER VEEN VISSER TOM THORNTON CHUCK VALENTE Guard Defensive End 6-4 ◆ 295 ◆ Junior 6-1 ◆ 217 ◆ Junior 7171 Flushing 9797 Wynontskill, N.Y. (Troy/Hudson Valley CC) Moved from defensive tackle . Challenging for a spot at guard . Good run Athletic defender . Runs and moves well . Has good quickness . Should blocker . Continues to develop pass-blocking skills . Has a good opportu- provide depth at defensive end position . Joined program after two years at nity to play . Hardworker . Solid all-around ability . Athletic . Shows Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, N.Y. Was an all-conference hon- good quickness and agility . Did not see game action last year . 2006 FSU orable mention pick at Hudson Valley . Coached by Oji Fagan in JUCO ranks . Dean’s Academic Award winner . Missed entire 2004 season due to injury suf- . Team Captain . Recorded 53 total tackles and five sacks in 2006 . Totaled fered in Michigan High School All-Star Game . Garned All-Big Nine 47 stops and four sacks in the 2005 season . Graduated from Troy High School Conference first-team laurels on offense and second-team honors on defense in 2004 . Was a first-team all-area selection in high school . Served as prep as a senior at Flushing High . Coached by Bob Buckel . A 2004 graduate . team captain . Helped team to a Big 10 Conference Championship in the Two-time (2002-03) team captain . Chosen as squad’s best lineman and best prep ranks . Finished with 71 total tackles and had 12 sacks as a senior . defensive player in final prep campaign . Received FHS’ “Iron Man” Award all Coached by Bob Burns . Also competed in indoor and outdoor track and field four years . 2003 conference high jump champion . Birthdate: 11/4/85 . Has three sisters . Birthdate: 3/20/86 . Major: Business Administration. Major: Management. BRADD VANDER VEEN DAN UNDERHILL Free Safety H-Back 5-11 ◆ 180 ◆ Junior ◆ ◆ 6-0 238 Sophomore 2222 Grand Rapids (Rockford) 2626 West Olive (Allendale) Great kid who has put his time into the program . Coming off an injury . Good blocker and solid runner . Competing for a starting job as the team’s Should help provide depth in the secondary . Could be a contributor if he H-Back . Physical runner . Tenacious blocker . Has made great strides . can stay injury-free . Works hard . Solid all-around ability . Did not see . Plays hard . Appeared in final 10 games last season . Carried the ball five game action in 2006 . Graduated from Rockford High School in 2004 . times for 15 net yards . Made six tackles on special teams . Redshirted in Played under head coach Ralph Munger . Was an all-league honoree as a 2005 . Graduated from Allendale High School in 2005 . Ran for 1,056 yards prep senior . Chosen as team’s Offensive Most Valuable Player Award recipi- and 20 touchdowns as a prep senior . Picked up 1,120 yards and scored 15 ent . All-Area choice . Guided team to two consecutive playoff appearances times his junior campaign . Also caught seven passes for 65 yards in 2005 . Also competed in baseball, basketball and track during various points of his Honorable Mention All-State pick . Twice earned all-conference kudos . high school career . Was an honor roll student . Interests include cars . Chosen as team’s Offensive MVP both his junior and senior years . Led team Birthdate: 9/24/85 . Major: Construction Management. to back-to-back state playoff berths in 2003 and 2004 . Chosen as WZZM-TV’s MVP of the Week in 2003 . Was the first player in AHS history to run for over JAKE VISSER 1,000 yards in a season . Also participated in track . Likes hunting and fish- ing . FSU Letters: One . Birthdate: 5/18/87 . Major: History Education. Defensive Tackle 6-2 ◆ 275 ◆ Junior C.J. VAN WIEREN 7878 Coopersville Quarterback-Kicker 6-4 ◆ 235 ◆ Senior One of squad’s top returning players . Highly-regarded competitor . An out- 18 standing lineman . Tremendous leader . Hard worker . Named to 2007 18 Holland (West Ottawa) Street & Smith’s Division II Preseason All-America Team . Also named to the 2007 Lindy’s Division II Preseason All-America Second Team . Winner of 2007 Fearless and physical competitor . Enters fall camp as starting QB . Crimson & Gold Spring Game Players Award . Was an honorable mention All- Developed passing skills in spring . Mobile and athletic . Natural leader America selection in 2006 by both D2football.com and Don Hansen’s Football Gazette . and playmaker . Played in eight games and made two starts last fall . 2006 All-GLIAC First Team . Totaled 86 tackles as an 11-game starter last Completed 22 of 40 passes for 286 yards . Ran for 464 yards and eight TD’s . year . Finished ninth nationally in pass sacks per game (1.0 spg) . All- Also caught two passes for 48 yards and a TD . Rushed for a team-high 363 Northwest Region choice . Led GLIAC with 10.5 pass sacks . FSU Dean’s Academic Award . Earned All-GLIAC Honorable Mention laurels in 2005 . yards in 10 2005 outings . Named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week (9/26) Two-time FSU Most Valuable Defensive Lineman . Two-time GLIAC All- in ‘05 after rushing for a game-high 194 yards and three TD’s while passing for Academic Team pick . Posted career-high 14 tackles twice in ‘05 – at Grand 219 yards vs. Mercyhurst (9/24) . Threw for career-high 236 yards and two TD’s Valley State (8/27) and at Findlay (10/1) . Tallied 13 stops vs. Northwood at Hillsdale (9/10/05) . Holds FSU game and season marks for rushing yards by (10/29) and posted 10 tackles at Hillsdale (9/10) in 2005 . Ranked 47th nation- a quarterback . Saw action in seven 2004 contests as a kickoff specialist . A ally in forced fumbles (0.27 avg.) and 64th in total tackles (8.9 avg.) in ‘05 . first-team all-stater at West Ottawa High under coach Jim Caserta . Achieved 2004 FSU Tomorrow’s Team Defensive Player of the Year and lone action was vs. Detroit News and Grand Rapids Press’ First-Team Dream Team honors as a senior . Michigan Tech (10/23) . An Associated Press All-State Class B First-Team pick as a Threw for 2,139 yards and 29 TD’s as a senior to rank 20th all-time among state’s senior at Coopersville High under coach Jim Meerman . Received Detroit Free single-season passing leaders and sixth in TD’s . Guided Panthers to most Press All-State Division 4 honors in 2003 and was named to Grand Rapids Press’ wins in school history (8-3) in 2002 . Received first-team OK Red Conference Dream Team in 2002 and 2003 . Selected CHS’ MVP in senior year . laurels in senior year . A 2002-03 Detroit Free Press Class A Sixth-Team All-State Registered 98 tackles as a senior with nine sacks . Finished career with 209 and Associated Press All-State HM pick . Also competes in basketball at Ferris . tackles and 15 sacks . Two-time CHS Weightlifter of the Year . Won a show- . FSU Letters: Three . Birthdate: 2/27/85 . Major: Elementary Education. manship award for a steer at the Berlin (Ottawa County) Fair . FSU Letters: CAREER STATISTICAL TOTALS Two . Birthdate: 2/20/86 . Major: History Education. YEAR G-GS ATT COMP YDS PCT TD INT LG RUSH YDS TD LG CAREER STATISTICAL TOTALS 2005-06 25-4 137 73 883 .533 4 9 52 176 827 12 72 YEAR G-GS SOLO ASSIST TOTAL INT SK-YD TFL-YD FR Receptions: 2 catches, 48 yards, 1 TD, 24.0 Avg. Tackles: 6 (three solo) 2004-06 23-22 95 89 184 0 14.5-84 24.0-103 3 2007 FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 20.