INTRO Player Profiles 47 Dustin CHAMPIONS Adams THE Linebacker 5-11 • 220 • So. • Sqd. Portland, Texas Portland HS THIS IS LSU Enters second season with the Tigers after earning a spot on the squad last year as a walk-on … Contributor to the LSU scout squad as a linebacker for the Tigers. YERS A FRESHMAN SEASON (2003) PL Walked on to the squad in 2003 as a freshman … Did not see any game action. HIGH SCHOOL Four-sport letterwinner at Portland (Texas) High School … Lettered as a CHES defensive tackle in football as well as in powerlifting, swimming and A basketball … Earned First Team All-District honors and Second Team All- TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2001) CO South Texas as a senior … Finished with 76 tackles, seven sacks and recovered six fumbles as a senior. Played in two games for the Tigers ... Finished season with 27 yards rushing on eight carries ... Had 28 yards on seven carries in season-opener vs. Tulane PERSONAL ... Also had one carry for minus-1 yard vs. Kentucky … Granted a medical redshirt. Full name is Dustin Michael Adams … Born September 7, 1983 in Metairie, La. … Parents are Derl and Lisa Adams … Has three brothers - Josh, Harold, HIGH SCHOOL PREVIEW and Jeremy and a sister, Deena … Majoring in biology. Named All-American by both ESPN and Fox Sports and was rated among the top 100 players in the nation by Rivals.com and by ESPN’s Tom Lemming ... Member of the Houston Chronicle Top 100 ... First-Team 5A All-State in 10 Texas as well as First-Team All-District and All-County ... Played quarterback in high school ... As a senior, completed 37-of-91 passes for 425 yards ... Joseph Rushed for 1,429 yards on 159 carries for an average of 8.9 yards per carry ... REVIEW Rushed for 26 touchdowns and returned eight kickoffs for 380 yards for an Addai average of 47.5 a return ... Clocked at 10.7 in the 100 meters and 22.1 in the Running Back 200 meters ... Coached in high school by Charles Perridon. 6-0 • 202 • Jr. • 2L Houston, Texas PERSONAL Sharpstown HS Born May 3, 1983 in Houston, Texas … Mother is Joyce Addai … Has two brothers, Jeffrey and Derrick, and one sister, Josephine … Majoring in general RECORDS studies … Lists math as his favorite subject in school. • 2002 Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team (Coaches) Addai's Career Rushing and Receiving Totals RUSHING RECEIVING Explosive runner who combines speed and strength … Worked at both YEAR G-GS ATT. YDS. TD LG. REC. YDS. TD LG running back and receiver during the spring and is expected to split time at 2001 Fr. 2-0 8 28 0 10 0 0 0 0 both positions this fall … Considered to be LSU's best third-down back … 2002 Fr.-RS 12-1 80 438 4 63 6 81 0 42 HONORS Has outstanding field vision and has great instincts … Demonstrates good 2003 So. 12-6 114 520 2 21 14 86 1 21 pass catching ability out of the backfield … Tough performer who is not afraid to take on defenders. TOTALS 26-7 202 986 6 63 20 167 1 42 SOPHOMORE SEASON (2003) Addai’s Game-by-Game Stats Y RUSHING RECEIVING OR Played in 12 games with six starts … Second on team with 521 yards on 112 carries … Rushed for a pair of touchdowns …Opened year as LSU's starting 2001 ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LG REC YDS TD LNG HIST running back before an injury against Florida sidelined the sophomore for two Tulane 7 28 0 28 0 10 0 0 0 0 games … LSU's primary running back on third-down situations … Returned to at Kentucky 1 0 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 action on a limited basis against Louisiana Tech … Was back at full strength in a back-up role to Justin Vincent for the final five games of season … Looked to RUSHING RECEIVING 2002 ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LG REC YDS TD LNG have regained early season form against Georgia in the SEC Championship at Va. Tech 1 5 0 5 0 5 1 9 0 9 game, rushing for 60 yards on eight carries … Opened season with 81 yards on LSU 15 attempts in 49-7 win over Louisiana-Monroe and followed that with 86 yards Citadel 14 89 1 88 0 23 0 0 0 0 and two TDs in win over Arizona … Has good hands out of backfield and he led Miami (Ohio) 5 20 0 20 0 7 0 0 0 0 all running backs with 12 catches for 74 yards and a TD … Scored on a 17-yard Miss. State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TD reception from Matt Mauck in season-opener against Louisiana-Monroe. UL-Lafayette 11 104 6 98 2 34 0 0 0 0 at Florida 14 57 1 56 0 9 2 50 0 42 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2002) So. Carolina 7 18 4 14 0 7 0 0 0 0 LSU's No. 3 tailback … Played in 12 games with one start … Started season- at Auburn 10 46 2 44 1 19 0 0 0 0 MEDIA opener at fullback against Virginia Tech … Ranked third on squad with 438 at Kentucky 9 92 1 91 1 63 0 0 0 0 yards on 80 carries … Rushed for four TDs, including a 63-yarder on the first Alabama 5 18 3 15 0 9 0 0 0 0 play of the second half vs. Kentucky … Averaged 5.5 yards per carry … Ole Miss -- DNP -- Rushed for 91 yards on nine carries in win over Kentucky … Had 98 yards at Arkansas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 and a pair of TDs in victory over Louisiana-Lafayette … Scored LSU's only Texas (Cotton) 1 5 0 5 0 5 6 81 0 42 TD vs. Auburn … Caught six passes for 81 yards … Redshirted in 2001 as a true freshman. 74 2004 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE INTRO Player Profiles THE RUSHING RECEIVING 2003 ATT. GAIN LOST NET TD LG REC YDS TD LNG 44 CHAMPIONS UL-Monroe 15 81 0 81 0 19 2 21 1 17 at Arizona 18 86 0 86 2 11 1 -1 0 0 Patrick Western Illinois 8 37 8 29 0 15 0 0 0 0 Georgia 15 66 1 65 0 16 2 9 0 10 Babinecz at Miss State 10 28 3 25 0 11 0 0 0 0 Defensive Back Florida 10 41 2 39 0 17 2 8 0 7 6-0 • 186 • So. • Sqd. THIS IS LSU at South Carolina -- DNP -- McKees Rock, Pa. Auburn -- DNP -- Montour HS Louisiana Tech 8 44 0 44 0 21 0 0 0 0 at Alabama 5 36 5 31 0 17 2 9 0 5 at Ole Miss 6 38 2 36 0 17 1 0 0 0 Walk-on who earned a spot on the team in the fall of 2002 … Contributor on Arkansas 9 27 2 25 0 9 1 25 0 25 the scout squad for the Tigers. vs. Georgia (SEC) 8 61 1 60 0 16 1 3 0 3 PL vs. Oklahoma (Sugar)2 1 2 -1 0 1 2 12 0 13 A FRESHMAN SEASON (2003) YERS Did not see any game action for LSU in 2003. Addai’s Career Highs Carries ..............................................................................................18 at Arizona (9/6/03) HIGH SCHOOL Yards Rushing..................................................................98 vs. UL-Lafayette (10/5/02) Touchdowns (rush) ..................................................2 twice, last at Arizona (9/6/03) Football and track and field letterwinner at Montour High School in Longest Rush ..........................................................................63 vs. Kentucky (11/9/03) Pennsylvania … Played in the Pennsylvania-Ohio All-Star game … Three-year CO Receptions ......................................................2 five times, last vs. Oklahoma (1/4/04) letterwinner in football … Coached in high school by Gary Vittucio. A CHES Yards Receiving ..............................................................50 vs. UL-Lafayette (10/5/02) PERSONAL Longest Reception..........................................................42 vs. UL-Lafayette (10/5/02) Touchdowns (rec) ................................................................1 vs. UL-Monroe (8/30/03) Full name is Patrick John Babinecz … Born September 13, 1983 in Pittsburgh, All-Purpose Yards..........................................................148 vs. UL-Lafayette (10/5/02) Pa. … Parents are Ed and Patricia Babinecz … Has one brother, Edward … Kinesiology major … His uncle John Babinecz starred at Villanova and was 10 drafted in the second round of the 1972 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. PREVIEW Will 62 Arnold Offensive Line Harold REVIEW 6-4 • 315 • Fr. • RS Centreville, Miss. Bicknell Centreville HS Offensive Line 6-6 • 270 • Sr. • Sqd. Shreveport, La. Loyola Prep Talented redshirt freshman who will add depth to the offensive line … Enters RECORDS fall camp listed No. 2 on the LSU depth chart at left offensive guard behind Rudy Niswanger … Has all of the attributes that one looks for in an offensive Enters fouth season with the Tigers after joining the squad in the spring of lineman - powerful, good size and plays with toughness … One of the 2001 … Will provide depth to the Tiger offensive line … Should be a key strongest players on the team. contributor to the LSU scout squad. TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2003) JUNIOR SEASON (2003) Redshirted as a true freshman for the Tigers in 2003. HONORS Did not see any game action for LSU. HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE SEASON (2002) Considered to be the top offensive line prospect in Mississippi and one of the Did not see any game action … Member of LSU scout squad. best in the country … Ranked as the nation's No. 9 offensive tackle prospect by Rivals.com and the fourth-best prospect in Mississippi … Three-time First FRESHMAN SEASON (2001) Team All-State in the 2A Mississippi Private School Association, Orlando HIST Sentinel All-Southern Team and a member of the Atlanta Journal- Did not see any game action in first season with the Tigers … Member of scout team.