Arizona: SQ... Expected to provide depth at inside linebacker entering 2003 fall practice... Worked primarily with the defensive scout team in 2002 but earned special teams duty on a consistent basis... Played in four games for the Wildcats last season and had a solo tackle as a member of UA's special teams unit... Worked with the defensive scout team in 2001, 2000 and 1999... Redshirted in 1999 as a walk-on... 2001 and 2002 Mary Roby Academic Achievement Award.
High School: Redmond High School, Redmond, Wash., 1999... Three-year starter for coach Rik Haines... Defensive captain as a senior... Played middle linebacker and fullback... Earned first-team All-Eastside honors at middle linebacker... First-team All-KingCo Conference accolades at middle linebacker... Honorable mention All-KingCo honors at fullback... Led conference in tackles and was voted best tackler by his teammates... Averaged just under nine yards per carry as a fullback and gained nearly half of his total yards after contact... Had 16 tackles, over 100 yards rushing on five carries, a touchdown and a 2-point conversion all in one game.
