1 TEAM TERRAPIN PROFILES • 69 rushed for 85 yards and two TDs in WCAC championship and a TD ... touchdown came on a five-yard rush off right game ... ran for over 800 yards with eight touchdowns as a tackle at the beginning of the fourth quarter ... (vs. NIU) ... AKATU junior … a consensus first team all-state pick as a defensive carried the ball 22 times for 102 yards and one TD ... carried back ... first team All-Metro (Washington Post), All-WCAC the ball on all four plays of the Terps’ first scoring drive of the and all-county ... selected to play in the Good Samaritan second half, finishing the drive with 24 yards and capping it Bowl all-star game ... named to George Michael’s Golden with a one-yard touchdown run. 11 team ... a SuperPrep All-American ... an All-East region selection by PrepStar ... team won state his last two years 2003 (Sophomore): Played in all 13 games, starting eight and was 22-1 in that time … also lettered two years in track ... ranked sixth in the ACC with 70.9 rushing yards per ... an early commitment who was also recruited by Virginia game ... led Maryland with eight rushing touchdowns and Tech ... high school coach was Bill McGregor. 922 yards ... (at NCSU) ... averaged 6.3 yards per carry, 40 finishing with 144 rushing yards on 23 attempts ... longest TAILBACK Personal: Jeffrey Allen Jr. was born November 9, 1986 … run of the game was 32 yards but his 28-yard scamper up 5-8 • 203 • FR.-HS son of Jeff and Jean Allen … father and two uncles also the sideline (on 1st-and-21 from the 11) was one of the key ROCKVILLE, MD. played football at DeMatha ... traveled over one hour each plays in the Terps’ comeback ... run came on the Terps’ final (BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE HS) way to school every day from Woodbridge, Va…enrolled in touchdown drive ... added a 25-yard reception on a screen the College of Letters and Sciences. pass in the second quarter to gain a first down ... (vs. UVa) On Akatu: First-year walk-on who joined the Terps in spring ... named ACC Offensive Back of the Week … had an incred- … competing at one of the team’s deepest spots, will likely ALLEN’S CAREER STATISTICS ible performance, rushing for 257 yards on 38 carries with work with the scout team in ‘06. Defense G-GS UT AT TT/Avg TFL Sacks Int. two touchdowns ... 257-yard day was the 11th-best in ACC 2005 11-0 4 4 8/0.7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 history and the third-best single-game rushing performance High School: A three-year letterwinner at Bethesda-Chevy in Maryland history behind only LaMont Jordan’s 306 yards Chase High School in Bethesda, Md. … a three-year varsity against Virginia in 1999 and Bruce Perry’s 276 yards vs. captain … also lettered two years in track … part of the Wake Forest in 2001 … it was also the second-best rushing Maryland 4A bronze medal 4x100 relay team … high school ALLEN day in the ACC (eighth-best nationally) in 2003 ... 38 rushing coach was John Zehner. attempts in the game stands as the fifth-highest total in a single game in Terp history ... second touchdown came on Personal: David Akatu was born February 15, 1988 in Lagos, an 80-yard run in the second quarter when he bounced off Nigeria … son of Margaret and Patrick Akatu … brother, Ber- right tackle and outran the Virginia defenders downfield to nard, was a walk-on receiver at Notre Dame from 1998-2002 the end zone ... run was the longest of his career ... (vs. … enrolled in the College of Letters and Sciences. UNC) ... had a career-long reception for 43 yards and his first career-receiving touchdown on a screen pass from Scott McBrien in the second quarter ... ran for a touchdown in the 33 second quarter on a 5-yard play as he banged his way up the TAILBACK ALLEN 5-11 • 215 • SR.-3V middle to the end zone ... (at EMU) ... finished with 71 yards on 18 rushing attempts and three receptions for 31 yards ... TAMPA, FLA. scored two rushing touchdowns ... second touchdown run (ELEANOR ROOSEVELT HS [MD]) of the game featured a stiff-arm of the linebacker on the way to an 8-yard score ... (vs. WVU) ... gained 54 yards on 16 On Allen: Fifth-year back missed all of last season rushing attempts ... showed good awareness by catching a rehabilitating an injury suffered at the end of 2004 … was pass which deflected off Jo Jo Walker for a gain of 18 yards in a significant contributor in each of his first three years ... is the first quarter... scored a touchdown in the second quarter completely recovered … a good north-south runner with ... (vs. The Citadel) ... finished with 136 yards on 11 rushing breakaway speed ... has posted 21 rushing touchdowns, 29 attempts ... sprinted off left tackle for a 72-yard touchdown SAFETY a total that ties him for sixth on the school’s all-time list ... on the first offensive play of the game ... also had a 28-yard 6-0 • 190 • SO.-1V averages 4.8 yards per carry for his career … a 2004 Iron reception that came in the second quarter after he broke two WOODBRIDGE, VA. Terp who posted a 355-pound bench, 565-pound squat tackles ... (at NIU) ... had 67 yards on 20 rushing attempts (DEMATHA HS) and 4.49 time in the 40-yard dash … did not test in 2005 … scored the Terps’ first offensive touchdown of the season due to injury. on a one-yard run in the first quarter. On Allen: Promising young safety who will get a shot at increased playing time this season … saw significant action 2004 (Junior): Played in all 11 games, starting nine ... 2002 (Freshman): Saw action in eight games … finished the on special teams as a freshman … athletic player with a nose finished the season second on the team with 533 rushing season second on the team in rushing yards (405) and TDs for the ball … solid tackler. yards and a team-high tying five TDs ... also caught eight (eight) despite missing five games ... averaged a robust 6.8 passes for 96 yards and a touchdown … (vs. WFU) ... rushed yards per carry ... tackled for a loss only twice on 60 carries ... 2005 (Freshman): Played in all 11 games, primarily on 18 times for 74 yards and a touchdown ... went off left tackle (at UNC) … had six carries for 91 yards (15.6 avg.) with two special teams (kick coverage) … recorded eight tackles (four and bounced outside for a 13-yard touchdown run in the first touchdowns ... scored the Terps’ final two TDs of the game solo) … (vs. CU) ... lone tackle came when he took out the quarter ... left the game in the second quarter with an injured with a 2-yard run in the third quarter and a 60-yard jaunt in legs of KR Duane Coleman on opening kickoff ... (vs. Navy) knee ... dislocated his left knee, tearing the anterior cruciate the fourth quarter ... (at Duke) ... had two carries for 16 yards, ... finished with one tackle in the first game of his career. and lateral collateral ligament … (vs. FSU) ... had a season- including an 11-yard TD run in the second quarter ... left the high 121 total yards, including a career-best 98 receiving game with a sprained left wrist ... (at WVU) ... had a team High School: A three-year letterwinner and two-year starter yards, and a touchdown ... took a swing pass, sidestepped and career-high 116 yards on 16 carries, while also adding at DeMatha High School in Hyattsville, Md. … a versatile a defender, then beat three Seminoles to the end zone for a two TDs ... named ACC Rookie of the Week for his play ... athlete who played tailback, safety and returned kicks ... 72-yard, second-half TD -- the biggest play of the season for broke through two tackles to score the second Maryland rushed 133 times for 1,128 yards and 15 touchdowns as a the Terps ... the play was the team’s longest from scrimmage touchdown of the day, a 70-yard run in the first quarter ... senior ... averaged 106.3 yards per game and 8.5 yards per of the season and Pontiac’s nominee for National Play of the became the first Terp freshman to run for over 100 yards carry ... also recorded 54 tackles and four interceptions ... Week ... (at Duke) ... had 15 carries for 87 yards (5.8 avg.) since 1998 ... had first career catch for five yards ... (vs. 70 • TERRAPIN PROFILES 27 SPORTS a time of 1:28.62 (the 10th-fastest high school indoor mark ever, according to Track & Field News) … also recruited by Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh and Georgia ... high school coach ARMSTRONG was Rick Houchens. Personal: Joshua Allen was born June 11, 1983 … son of Leonard Allen … majoring in kinesiology … relocated to Bladensburg, Md., from Tampa, Fla., after his sophomore year of high school when his father was transferred for job-related reasons. ALLEN’S CAREER STATISTICS 99 NOSE TACKLE Rushing G-GS Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD LP 2002 8-0 60 407 2 405 6.8 8 70 6-4 • 327 • JR.-2V 2003 13-8 186 957 35 922 5.0 8 80 ARLINGTON, VA. 2004 11-9 144 577 44 533 3.7 5 28 (WASHINGTON LEE HS/ Career 32-17 390 1,941 81 1,860 4.8 21 80 FORK UNION MILITARY) Receiving G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD LP On Armstrong: A strong inside force who saw significant 2002 8-0 3 8 2.7 0 5 2003 13-8 14 220 15.7 1 43 action in his first two years (23 games) before missing last 2004 11-9 8 96 12.0 1 72 year due to injury ..