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Alex Buzbee
Senior | Defensive End
Co-Captain
6-4 | 260
Chester, N.J. | Seton Hall Prep
One of the top defensive players in the
Patriot League and an All-American candidate in 2005 ... Has been among the top
players in the conference since starting
on the Hilltop ... Returns to the starting
end position for the fourth-straight year
... Will wear the prestigious #35 jersey
this year, honoring
former Georgetown
standout Joe
Eacobacci, who
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was killed on September 11, 2001 ... A
strong and physical player with excellent
athletic ability ... Has 22.0 career sacks,
which ranks 22nd all-time in the Patriot
League and fourth at Georgetown.
2005 – Earned second team All-Patriot
League honors for the second-straight
season ... A starter in all 11 games at left
defensive end ... Eighth on the team in
tackles with 44, including 29 solo stops ...
Ranked among the top-30 in the conference
in tackles ... In addition, the junior was fifth
in the Patriot League with 6.5 sacks and
fourth in the league with 12.5 tackles for
loss ... In conference action, Buzbee led
the league with 5.0 sacks in seven games,
and was second in tackles for loss with 9.0
... Had eight tackles, including seven solo,
one tackle for loss and two forced fumbles
in the season-opening win at Bucknell ...
Registered four tackles, two for loss and
one sack in loss at Holy Cross ... Made four
stops, one for loss and one sack in road
win at Stony Brook ... Had six tackles, three
solo, with one for loss and one sack against
Lafayette ... Recorded five tackles, two for
loss, and had two sacks in the team’s first
win over Fordham since joining the Patriot
League ... Closed out the regular season
with four tackles, two of them for loss,
against Colgate.
2004 – Earned All-Patriot League second
team honors ... Tied for the league
and team lead in sacks with 10.5 ...
Finished the year with 12.5 tackles
for loss, which placed fourth in the
conference and totaled 39 tackles which ranked eighth on the
team ... Forced two fumbles
on the season ... Opened
year with four tackles,
one sack and a forced
fumble that led to a Hoya
TD against St. Francis ...
Made six tackles, caused a fumble and had
a sack vs. Bucknell ... Had five tackles, including a career high three sacks in win over
VMI ... Made six tackles, caused a fumble
and had one sack vs. Bucknell ... Had five
tackles, including three sacks vs. VMI ...
Recorded five tackles and a sack vs. Lehigh
... Career high in tackles came at Davidson
with eight and had two sacks ... Credited
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with three tackles at Duquesne, at Colgate,
at Monmouth and against Holy Cross.
2003 – Saw action in 11 games, made
28 tackles, including 7.5 for a loss ... Five
sacks ranked second on the team ... Also
forced a team high two fumbles and had one
recovery ... Recorded career first sack and
had three stops against Monmouth ... Had
two tackles and a sack at VMI ... Made two
tackles, one sack and a forced fumble in win
over Stony Brook ... Registered three tackles
and a fumble recovery in win over Cornell
and recorded three tackles vs. Lehigh and at
Bucknell ... Had a season high five tackles
against Fordham ... Recorded four tackles,
two sacks and one forced fumble and was
awarded Patriot League Rookie of the Week
for his performance vs. Towson.
High School – Earned six varsity letters at
Seton Hall Prep, three each in football and
basketball ... Played tight end, defensive
end and quarterback ... Named all-county
and all-state in football ... An all-county
selection in basketball ... Both football and
basketball teams won conference championships ... A Second Honors student.
Buzbee’s Career Defensive Statistics
Year
2003
2004
2005
Totals
UT
21
28
29
78
AT TT
TFL/-Yd Sacks
7 28
7.5/-29.5
5
11 39
12.5/-68
10.5
15 44
12.5/-44
6.5
33 101 32.5/-141.5 22.0
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Liam Grubb
Senior | Offensive Line
Co-Captain
6-7 | 290
Massapequa, N.Y. | Chaminade
Team co-captain ... Emerged as one of the
top interior offensive linemen in the league
last season ... Started for the secondstraight season at right tackle ... Possesses
good size and moves well ... Provides excellent protection and run blocking.
2005 – A starter at right tackle in nine of
11 games ... Helped 2005 senior Marcus
Slayton to a pair of 100-yard rushing
games, including 192 yards against
Fordham, the fourth-best single game performance in Georgetown history.
2004 – A starter at right tackle for the
majority of the year ... Played in seven
games, starting all seven... Helped Hoya
running game amass 2,088 yards and
tailback Kim Sarin record the first 1,000yard rushing season in Hoya history.
2003 – Saw no varsity game action as a
freshman.
High School – An offensive and defensive
tackle on Chaminade’s football team ...
Also a member of the varsity track program
...The Daily News Player of the Week as
a senior ... An all-county trombonist and
earned Presidential Award of Excellence
... A four-year member of the Honor
Society.
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Robert Browning III
Matt Cooper
Roosevelt Donat
Senior | Offensive Line
6-2 | 290
Cleveland, Ohio | Glenville
Senior | Tight End
6-1 | 230
Newport Beach, Calif. | Corona Del Mar
Senior | Defensive Line
5-9 | 255
Union, N.J. | St. Benedict’s Prep
An imposing lineman who is expected to start at
right guard ... Had a tremendous spring and is
expected to be a major contributor this season.
Enters the 2006 campaign as a backup tight end
... A heady player with the ability to make plays ...
A critical member of the offense and special
teams ... Twin brother Kris was a linebacker for
three years, while brother Ryan (B ’02) played
football and sister Kylie (C ’02) swam at
Georgetown.
A reserve on the defensive line ... A leader on the
field and off ... In his third season of play after
walking on to the team prior to the 2004 season.
2005 – Appeared in all 11 games last season
... Made three tackles, all solo stops ... Had two
tackles at Cornell and one at Lehigh.
High School – Played basketball and track &
field in high school ... Track team won 2003
state prep championship ... Graduated seventh
in the class and a member of the National Honor
Society.
2005 – In his first full season on the offensive
line, started all 11 contests ... Helped 2005
senior Marcus Slayton to a pair of 100-yard rushing games, including 192 yards against Fordham,
the fourth-best single game performance in
Georgetown history.
2004 – Switched from the defensive side of
the ball to the offensive side ... Played in seven
contests as a sophomore ... First game day
action as a Hoya came in season opener against
St. Francis ... Helped Hoya running game amass
2,088 yards and tailback Kim Sarin record the
first 1,000-yard rushing season in Hoya history.
2003 – Saw no varsity game action as a
freshman.
High School – A member of Glenville’s football, wrestling and track & field programs ... An
offensive guard and defensive tackle ... Earned
Lineman MVP status and was a Senate League
All-Star ... Awarded the Student Scholar-Athlete
Award from the NFL ... Football team won city
championship all four years ... Earned Top
Student Athlete honors in Cleveland municipal
school system.
2004 – Switched between offense and defense
early in the season ... Played tight end and linebacker ... Finished year with 10 tackles and one
interception along with one catch for six yards
vs. St. Francis ... Had two stops vs. Bucknell
and a career high at Fordham ... Had first career
interception at Davidson.
2005 – Did not see any game action.
2004 – Saw only action of the season against
Lehigh.
2003 – Played in eight games as a freshman,
mainly on special teams ... Made first career
tackle in win over Cornell.
High School – Earned five varsity letters at
Corona Del Mar ... A three-year letterman in football and two in basketball ... Played fullback and
middle linebacker ... A team captain and two-time
Daily Pilot Athlete of the Week as a senior ... A
two-year Dream Team member and a #44 Award
recipient ... Earned High Honors in Latin and
Golden State Exam Honors in geometry.
Cooper’s Career Defensive Statistics
Year
2003
2004
2005
Totals
UT
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3
12
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2
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10
3
14
TFL/-Yd
0/0
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Sacks
0
0
0
0
Int Bk FF FR
0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0
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David Fajgenbaum
Derek Franks
Senior | Quarterback
6-3 | 210
Raleigh, N.C. | Ravenscroft
Senior | Safety
5-11 | 190
Austin, Texas | Reagan
Derek Franks
One of the hardest workers on the team ... Has
a tremendous work ethic and is a leader both on
the field and off ... Has been heavily involved in
community service projects on campus, including
his own non-profit organization, Students of AMF
(Ailing Mothers and Fathers) – named in honor of
his mother Anne Marie Fajgenbaum, who passed
away from brain cancer in 2004.
Should start at free safety this season ... A threeyear starter who spent the last two years as a
cornerback ... Had a solid spring session ... Very
fast player and one of the Hoyas special teams
stars ... Georgetown’s 2005 Special Teams Player
of the Year ... Coaching staff is counting on him
to be an impact player this year.
High School – A three sport star at Reagan, suiting up for the football, basketball and track teams
... A cornerback and wide receiver in football ...
a first team all-district selection in football ... A
member of the school’s record setting 4x400 and
4x200 relay teams ... A First Honor Roll student
and a member of “Who’s Who Among High School
Students.”
2005 – Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
member ... A recipient of the Lena Landegger
Community Service Award by Georgetown
University (each honoree was presented with
$2,500 for their distinguished contributions to
community service) ... Chosen as a 2006 Lisa
J. Raines Summer Scholar (the summer scholar
is presented a $5,000 research grant, which he
used in the summer of 2006 to study bereavement by college students).
2004 – Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
member ... Awarded Georgetown University’s
2005 McTighe Prize, given each year to an outstanding undergraduate who has demonstrated
superior achievement in scholarship and service.
2003 – Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
member.
High School – A football and track athlete at
Ravenscroft ... Team captain of both teams as
a senior ... Threw for 2,400 yards as a senior
despite injury ... Football team won state crown
in 2000 and was runner-up in 2001 and 2002
... Finished 2001 season in the top 10 in North
Carolina for total offense and passing yards ... A
2002 all-conference selection in track and field
and the “Raven Award” winner in track for the
2002-03 season ... Won the Ravenscroft ScholarAthlete Award from 2001-03 ... A 2003 National
Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame
Scholar-Athlete Award winner.
2005 – Appeared in all 11 games last season ...
Finished seventh on the team in tackles (51) ... Had
37 solo stops and 14 assisted ... Recorded one
tackle-for-loss, two fumble recoveries and had one
interception for 21 yards ... Had at least three tackles in all but one game ... Credited with a seasonhigh seven tackles (three solo) in the finale against
Colgate ... Twice recorded six tackles (Brown and
Duquesne) ... Had five stops against Bucknell,
Lafayette and Fordham ... Had four tackles apiece
vs. Holy Cross Lehigh and Davidson.
2004 – A starter at defensive backs and one of
GU’s top specials teams players ... Played in all 11
games making the start in eight ... Credited with
43 total tackles on the year which ranked sixth on
the team and had four TFLs, two sacks, five pass
breakups and two blocked kicks ... Recorded two
or more tackles in nine games ... Blocked a punt
and returned a punt in opener with St. Francis ...
Made a career high nine tackles, including one
for a loss, and defended two passes vs. Lehigh
... Had eight tackles and one sack vs. Holy Cross
and made seven stops at Monmouth ... Registered
six tackles against Duquesne ... Three-tackle
games came against Lafayette and Davidson.
2003 – Totaled 18 tackles in 11 games played
... Saw action on special teams and in defensive
backfield ... Had a fumble recovery vs. Monmouth
... Recorded a season high five tackles at VMI ...
Had three tackles in win over Stony Brook and in
season finale at Bucknell.
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Franks’ Career Defensive Statistics
Year
2003
2004
2005
Totals
UT
6
31
37
74
AT TT
12 18
12 43
14 51
38 112
TFL/-Yd
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1/-3
5/-24
Sacks
0
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Julius Griauzde
Senior | Defensive Tackle
6-4 | 275
Riverside, Ill. | Fenwick
Strong, tough and smart defensive player ...
Excellent at stopping the run and a big piece of
the defensive puzzle ... Will be a four-year starter
at defensive tackle ... Performs at an all-conference level and one of the league’s best defensive
linemen.
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2005 – Received GU’s Mush Dubofsky Award
for Outstanding Student-Athlete on the squad …
A Patriot League Academic Honor Roll selection
... Fifth on the team in tackles with 66 overall ...
Had 40 solo stops and 26 assists ... Recorded
five tackles for losses of 27 yards and was third
on the team with 4.5 sacks ... Ranked 20th in
the Patriot League in total tackles ... Had at least
five tackles in eight games, including the last
five of the season during which he registered 32
tackles (23 solo), four for loss and four sacks ...
Opened the season with a career-high 12 tackles
at Bucknell ... Had six tackles and forced a
fumble against Brown ... Had six tackles and was
credited with a sack against Lafayette ... Had six
tackles at Cornell ... Registered five tackles, two
for loss and two sacks against Fordham ... Had
five solo tackles and one sack, with a forced fumble at Lehigh ... Recorded eight tackles in each
of the final two games of the season ... Against
Davidson, had six solo stops, one tackle for loss,
one sack and one forced fumble ... Had five solo
tackles and three assists against Colgate.
2004 – Earned GU’s Mush Dubofsky Award ...
A starter in every game and totaled 35 stops,
three TFLs and 1.5 sacks ... Recorded three or
more stops in seven games ... Season high six
tackles came against Bucknell and at Monmouth
... Recorded four tackles at Duquesne, at
Fordham and at Davidson ... Made three stops
against Lafayette and Colgate ... Recorded a sack
and two stops vs. Holy Cross ... Patriot League
Academic Honor Roll member.
2003 – Tallied 28 tackles and played in all 12
games ... Totaled one sack, one interception and
one forced fumble ... A starter for the majority of
the season ... Made four tackles in season opener
vs. Colgate and in win over Lafayette ... Secured
career first interception in win over Stony Brook
... Had three tackles and a pass defended in win
at Cornell ... Recorded five tackles vs. Lehigh ...
Credited with a career high seven tackles, including one sack and a forced fumble against Towson
... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member.
High School – Played on the varsity offensive
and defensive lines for two seasons at Fenwick
... A two-time All-Catholic League selection ... A
Chicago Sun Times and Chicago Tribune Top-100
player in Chicago ... An academic all-state team
member ... Earned First Honors every semester
... A member of the National Honor Society.
Griauzde’s Career Defensive Statistics
Year
2003
2004
2005
Totals
UT
15
15
40
70
AT TT
13 28
20 35
26 66
59 129
TFL/-Yd
1/-10
3/-11
5/-27
9/-48
Sacks
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5.0
7.5
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1 1 1 0
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1 1 4 0
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2005 – Did not see any game action.
2004 – Saw playing time versus Bucknell.
High School – Earned 10 letters in high school,
four apiece in basketball and football, as well as
two in track ... Played quarterback ... Set the
school basketball record for blocked shots with
110 and finished career with a school record 137
blocks ... Named Eastern Ohio All-Star in basketball and rated by Ohio Roundball as the seventh
best center in the state ... Was a member of the
Honor Roll all four years.
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Shaun Johnson
Senior | Defensive Tackle
6-2 | 235
Linden, N.J. | Linden
A hard worker who provides depth on a deep
defensive line ... Will be in the rotation with the
front four this season.
2005 – Appeared in five games ... Credited with
two tackles ... Had one tackle apiece against
Cornell and Lehigh.
2004 – Played in two games as a sophomore
and had a tackle at Fordham.
Christopher Paulus
2003 – No varsity game action as a freshman.
Senior | Linebacker
6-2 | 220
Manlius, N.Y. | Christian Brothers
High School – A four-year letterwinner at
linebacker and tight end at Linden ... A starter for
three seasons ... A three-time all-county selection
and an all-area choice ... Led team in tackles as a
junior ... Also ran track ... An Honor Roll student.
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Jarrod Kohl
Senior | Wide Receiver
6-8 | 260
Ravenna, Ohio | Crestwood (American)
Transfer from American University prior to 2005
season, where he was a scholarship basketball
player for two seasons.
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Emerged as one of the team’s top linebackers
last season ... Expected to start at inside linebacker in 2006 ... A very athletic player with good
instincts ... Has started the last 17 games ...
Strong against the run and a major contributor on
special teams ... Brothers Dave (B ’03), Matthew
(B ’04) and Dan (B ’05) are all former Hoyas.
2005 – Started all 11 games last season ...
Finished ninth on the team with 40 tackles ... Had
15 solo stops and 25 assists ... Registered 3.5
tackles for loss and one-half sack ... Also had two
pass deflections ... Made at least three tackles
in seven games ... Tallied a career-best eight
tackles, with one-half for loss and one-half sack,
against Lafayette ... Opened the season with seven tackles (five assists) and one for loss against
Bucknell ... Had five tackles, including four solo
stops, at Holy Cross ... Had four tackles and one
for loss of 10 yards at Stony Brook ... Had three
tackles apiece against Duquesne and Davidson ...
Recorded four tackles against Fordham.
2004 – Totaled 77 tackles on the year, ranking
second on the team, and made 5.5 tackles for
a loss along with recovering three fumbles ...
Averaged 7.0 stops per contest which ranked
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games and had six or more stops in nine games
... Set a career high with 12 stops at Davidson to
go with a forced fumble and first career interception ... Recorded a 10-tackle game against
Bucknell and had two recovered fumbles ... Had
seven stops plus a recovered fumble against
Lafayette ... Credited with seven tackles at
Duquesne and had eight in season ending game
versus Holy Cross ... Recorded six tackle games
against VMI, Monmouth, Fordham and Lehigh
... Made career first sack along with five stops
against St. Francis ... Tallied five stops at Colgate.
2003 – On the field for five contests and totaled
two tackles ... Most of time spent on special
teams units ... Had career first tackle at VMI and
recorded a tackle against Lehigh.
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2004 – Started six games before an leg injury
... Played left guard in all six contests ... Helped
Hoya running game amass 2,088 yards and
tailback Kim Sarin record the first 1,000-yard
rushing season in Hoya history ... Moved to
offensive line in spring.
2003 – No varsity game action as a freshman.
High School – An offensive guard and defensive
tackle for three varsity seasons at Jesuit ... Also
a varsity athlete on the rugby and wrestling teams
... Earned Most Valuable Lineman Award as a
senior and was a team captain ... A Northside
News Dream Team member in 2003 and named
all-state ... A National Honor Society Member and
an Honor Roll student.
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High School – A four-sport athlete at CBA,
playing football, basketball, lacrosse and soccer
... Played defensive end, punter and kicker ... A
National Honor Society member and a Section III
Scholar-Athlete.
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AT TT
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25 40
55 120
TFL/-Yd
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3.5/-18
9.0/-40
Sacks
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1.5
High School – Played cornerback and returned
kicks at Cox ... An All-Beach District selection as
both a junior and senior ... MVP of both the football and track teams ... Earned Rookie of the Year
award in track ... Named Bill McFarland Award
winner for best all around senior athlete and won
the Bill Kamerek Award in football ... A member
of the school record-holding 4x100 team that ran
42.4 ... An Honor Roll student.
Year
2003
2004
2005
Totals
Int PD FF FR
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2003 – Played in six games as a freshman,
mainly on special teams ... Made only tackle of
year at Fordham.
Tandy’s Career Defensive Statistics
Paulus’ Career Defensive Statistics
Year
2003
2004
2005
Totals
2004 – Returned punts and played defensive
back in nine games ... Totaled 18 tackles on the
year and two pass breakups and had eight punt
returns for 82 yards and a 10.2 average ... Made
three solo tackles and returned four punts for
70 yards, including a 63-yard return in opener
against St. Francis ... Recorded three tackles
against both Lafayette and Davidson ... Credited
with a season high four stops at Duquesne.
UT
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15
27
42
AT
1
3
9
13
TT
1
18
36
55
TFL/-Yd
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3.5/-10
Senior | Offensive Line
6-2 | 260
Dallas, Texas | Jesuit
Expected to start at left tackle ... Had a strong
spring after emerging as a key player on the line
last season ... Quick feet and hands.
2005 – Appeared in eight games, mainly as a reserve at left guard ... Started the last two games
of the season ... Helped 2005 senior Marcus
Slayton to a pair of 100-yard rushing games,
including 192 yards against Fordham, the fourthbest single-game performance in GU history.
PD Bk FF FR
0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0
7 0 0 0
9 0 0 0
Tandy’s Career Punt Return Statistics
Brian Tandy
Senior | Defensive Back
5-9 | 170
Virginia Beach, Va. | Frank Cox
Year
2004
2005
Totals
No
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20
28
Yds
82
124
206
Avg.
10.2
6.2
7.4
2005 – Started all 11 games last season ...
Finished 11th on the team with 36 tackles ... Had
27 solo stops and nine assists ... Registered 2.5
tackles for loss and had a team-high seven pass
deflections ... Had at least two tackles in all but
one game ... Returned 20 punts for 124 yards, a
6.2 average ... Returned four punts for 65 yards
against Duquesne, including a season-high 36-yard
return ... Also returned six kickoffs for 103 yards
... Tallied a career-high seven tackles, all solo
stops, and one for loss at Holy Cross ... Had three
tackles, one for loss and two pass deflections at
Stony Brook ... Had two tackles apiece in games
against Bucknell, Lafayette, Duquesne, Cornell
and Fordham ... Registered four tackles at Lehigh
... Had six stops and one pass deflection against
Davidson ... Closed out the season with five tackles and one pass deflection against Colgate.
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Should start for the second-straight year at right
cornerback ... Excellent quickness and athleticism
... Major contributor on special teams ... Good
tackler and cover corner.
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Junior | Defensive Back
5-10 | 185
Atherton, Calif. | Menlo (Trinity – Texas)
Had a solid spring ... Will provide depth in the
secondary.
2005 – Did not see any game action as a
sophomore.
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Barbiasz’s Career Defensive Statistics
Year
2004
2005
Totals
UT
8
9
17
AT
2
3
5
TT
10
12
22
TFL/-Yd
0/0
0/0
0/0
Int
1
0
1
PD Bk FF FR
0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1
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High School – Spent four years at Port Edwards
and a postgraduate year at Western Reserve
Academy ... Lettered in football, wrestling and
track ... A first-team all-league and first-team AllCentral Wisconsin choice ... Football team’s MVP
in 2001 and 2002 and team captain in 2001 ...
Western Reserve won league crown in 2002 and
Port Edwards was a state quarterfinalist in 2001
... Played football in Finland in 2000 and team won
Finland’s A-Junior National Championship ... Senior
class president at Port Edwards and a member of
the National Honor Society.
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Matt Barbiasz
Junior | Defensive Back
6-0 | 182
Ware, Mass. | Ware
Had an outstanding spring season ... Will enter
the 2006 season as a starter at safety ... An
outstanding safety with unlimited potential ... A
physical presence with a nose for the ball.
2005 – A Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
selection ... Appeared in 10 games ... Saw
time at strong safety and on special teams
... Recorded 12 tackles during the season ...
Had nine solo stops and three assists ... Set a
season-high with three tackles against Brown and
matched that with three against Lafayette ... Also
had two stops at Holy Cross and at Lehigh.
2004 – Played in eight games and recorded 10
tackles and had a 99-yard interception return for
a score against Bucknell ... The 99-yard interception return was a Patriot League and Georgetown
record ... Also had six tackles and a recovered
fumble against Bucknell which earned Patriot
League Rookie of the Week honors ... Made two
tackles vs. Duquesne.
Matt Bassuener
Junior | Quarterback
6-2 | 200
Port Edwards, Wis.
Port Edwards/Western Reserve Academy
Made the switch from defensive back to quarterback prior to the 2005 season ... An athletic
player with smarts.
2005 – Appeared in every game last season, all
on special teams.
2004 – Started career as a defensive back ... A
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member.
2003 – Collegiate career began at Tec de
Monterrey in Mexico ... Football team won ONEFA
Intermedia National Championship.
High School – A nine-time varsity letterman at
Ware ... Played four seasons of varsity football,
two years of basketball and three seasons of
baseball ... Played tailback and safety amassing
1,036 rushing yards as a senior and making 82 tackles and three interceptions ... An
All-Intercounty League, All-Western Mass and
All-Scholastic football honoree after both junior
and senior seasons ... Football team tri-captain in 2003 and a Shriners Bowl participant
... Was All-Western Mass in both basketball
and baseball as a senior ... Earned National
Scholar Athletic Award from the US Army
and US Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete
Award along with Ware H.S. Male Athlete of the
Year at conclusion of senior year ... Pro Merito
National Honor Society member and recipient of
President’s Award for Educational Excellence.
Harrison Beacher
Junior | Tight End
6-2 | 225
Silver Spring, Md. | St. John’s College
Expected to start at tight end ... Emerged as a
legitimate threat at the position, taking advantage
of injuries during parts of the 2005 season ... A
solid player who worked hard during the spring.
2005 – Appeared in all 11 games, starting five
... Earned his first career start against Lafayette
... Led the Hoyas with four touchdown catches ...
Fifth on the team with eight catches for 79 yards
... Had two catches for 23 yards at Stony Brook,
reeling in the game-winning touchdown in the fourth
quarter ... Caught one pass for 23 yards and a
score at Cornell ... Helped GU come back from
a 21-3 deficit with a third quarter scoring play en
route to a 24-21 win over Fordham ... Had two
receptions for 12 yards and a score at Lehigh.
2004 – Played in three games as a freshman.
High School – Played for former Hoya Offensive
Coordinator Elliot Uzelac at St. John’s ... Two-time
team captain on both the football and basketball
squads ... A two-time all-conference selection
and earned Receiver of the Year Award in 2003
... Awarded student-athlete award and football
Matt Bassuener
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2004 – As a freshman played in all 11 games
making a handful of starts at defensive back ...
Totaled 15 tackles and had two interceptions and
a fumble recovery ... Made two tackles and had
an interception in collegiate debut vs. St. Francis
... Had a big game against Lafayette with an interception, a recovered fumble and three tackles
... Registered two stop games against Duquesne,
Colgate, Bucknell and Fordham.
Leadership Award along with the Principal’s Award
... A National Honor Society member and Honor
Roll student.
Beacher’s Career Receiving Statistics
Year
2004
2005
Totals
Rec
0
8
8
Yds
0
79
79
Avg.
0
9.9
9.9
Long
0
25
25
TD
0
4
4
95
High School – An all-conference performer while
starring at Monessen ... Played wide receiver,
defensive back, and returned both punts and
kicks ... Also played basketball.
Blainefield’s Career Defensive Statistics
Year
2004
2005
Totals
UT
13
9
22
AT
2
1
3
TT
15
10
25
TFL/-Yd
0/0
0/0
0/0
Bjonerud’s Career Kicking Statistics
Junior | Kicker/Punter
6-0 | 185
Potomac, Md. | Georgetown Prep
Year
2004
2005
Totals
PAT
6
1
7
Att
7
2
9
FGM
1
2
3
2004 – Saw time as both a kicker and punter
in first season ... Hit 1-of-2 field goals and 6-of-7
PATs for nine points ... Had a 33 yard punt at
Duquesne ... Hit career first field goal from 34
yards at Davidson ... Hit all four PAT attempts vs.
Holy Cross ... Patriot League Academic Honor
Roll member.
High School – A two-time letterwinner in football
and track at Georgetown Prep ... Earned AllConference, All- County and All-Met kicker honors
... Also an all-state punter ... Football team was
2002-03 Conference Champs ... Hit 5-of-7 field
goals and 36-of-37 points as a senior.
Long
34
33
34
Pts
9
7
16
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The starting kicker early in the season, but
missed most of the season with an injury ... Has a
good leg and needs to stay consistent for Hoyas
to succeed ... Father Peter Bjonerud (B ’67) attended Georgetown.
2005 – Made 2-of-4 field goal attempts ... Made
1-of-2 point-after attempts ... Had 11 punts for
375 yards, a 34.1 per game average, including
a season-high 52-yard kick at Cornell ... Named
the Patriot League’s Special Teams Player of the
Week after booting two field goals in the win at
Bucknell, including a 33-yarder in overtime ...
Kicked a 26-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to
send the game to overtime.
FGA
2
4
6
PD Bk FF FR
2 0 0 1
0 0 0 1
2 0 0 2
75
Eric Bjonerud
Eric Bjonerud
Int
2
0
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Jerome Brown
Junior | Offensive Line
6-5 | 280
Alexandria, Va. | Edison
Mikey Blainefield
Junior | Defensive Back
5-9 | 185
Monessen, Pa. | Monessen
A big part of the defensive backfield ... Speedy
with great cover ability ... Has gained great experience in his first two seasons ... Will compete
to start.
2005 – Appeared in nine games, mainly as a reserve at cornerback ... Had 10 tackles, including
nine solo stops, with one fumble recovery ... Tied
his career high with three tackles twice (Lehigh
and Davidson) ... Had two tackles at Holy Cross
... Recorded an assist and a fumble recovery for
28 yards in the home opener against Brown.
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Provides good depth to the offensive line ... Has
worked hard in the offseason and should see time
at a tackle position.
2005 – Appeared in four games during his
sophomore season.
2004 – Saw no varsity game action as a
freshman.
High School – Earned varsity letters in football
and track & field at Edison ... Given Team Award
and Coaches Award at end of senior season ...
Football team won district between 2001-03 and
outdoor track team crowned district champion
between 2002-04 ... An Honor Roll student all
four years.
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High School – The No. 1 ranked quarterback
in New Jersey as a senior ... Named a PrepStar
All-America ... A member of the 2002 South New
Jersey All-Star Team and an all-state player ...
Threw for 2,190 yards and 25 TDs as a senior
... Career totals of over 5,000 yards and 59
touchdowns at Camden Catholic ... Courier-Post
Male Athlete of the Year ... Also played basketball and won state title in 2001 ... Scored over
1,300 points in basketball career, ranking third on
Camden Catholic’s all-time list.
Cangelosi’s Career Passing Statistics
Nick Cangelosi
Junior | Quarterback
6-4 | 230
Camden, N.J. | Camden Catholic
(North Carolina)
Year
2004
2005
Totals
Att Com Yds
5
1
2
182
88 1,085
187 89 1,087
Pct. TD Int Long Rating
20.0
0 0
2
23.36
48.4
7 6
54 104.53
47.6 7 6
54 63.94
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A transfer from University of North Carolina prior
to the 2004 season ... Stepped in as the starter
at quarterback last season ... Excellent size and
speed ... Great athletic ability ... A fierce competitor who will be in line for the starting job again
this season ... Missed spring with an injury.
2005 – A Patriot League All-Academic selection
... Started 10 of 11 games, missing the Cornell
game with an ankle injury ... Completed 48.4
percent of his passes (88-of-182) for 1,085 yards
... Threw seven touchdown passes and had six
interceptions ... Fourth in the Patriot League
with 108.5 yards passing per game ... Finished
second on the team in rushing with 134 carries
for 305 yards ... Scored one touchdown ... Threw
for at least 100 yards six times during the season
... Completed 9-of-20 passes for 168 yards and
threw two scores, while running 16 times for
91 yards, in the team’s season-opening win at
Bucknell ... Had 160 yards passing (9-for-17) in
a loss at Holy Cross ... Ran the ball 12 times for
85 yards, including a 34-yard scamper against
Brown ... Completed 14-of-24 passes for 118
yards at Stony Brook, throwing the game-winning touchdown pass in the fourth quarter ...
Threw two touchdown passes while completing
7-of-18 passes for 121 yards in win over Fordham
... Completed 18-of-31 passes for 190 yards
against Davidson ... Threw one scoring pass and
completed 10-of-24 passes for 156 yards in the
season finale against Colgate.
Erik Carter
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Erik Carter
Junior | Fullback
6-0 | 220
Bowie, Md. | Good Counsel
Will continue to see time at fullback ... A good
blocker who can open holes for the tailbacks.
Kevin Cherepski
2005 – Saw action in nine games as a sophomore ... Carried the ball six times for 18 yards ...
Had four carries for 14 yards against Brown.
Junior | Defensive Back
5-11 | 180
Carteret, N.J. | Carteret
2004 – Started four games at fullback and
played in nine ... Caught a pass for 16 yards at
Fordham.
Expected to start at left cornerback this season
... Had an outstanding spring after a strong
sophomore campaign ... Has been a key member
of the specials teams unit the last two seasons.
High School – Earned three varsity football
letters at Good Counsel ... An all-state, all-county
and all-league player ... Played in the annual Super
44 game pitting All-Star players from Maryland
and Northern Virginia ... Also played basketball.
2005 – Appeared in 10 games last season,
mainly seeing time at right corner back ...
Recorded 14 tackles, including nine solo stops ...
Tallied a career high four tackles against Brown ...
Also recorded three at Holy Cross and at Cornell.
2004 – Only action of the fall came at Duquesne,
carrying the ball four times for nine yards and
completing one pass for two yards.
2004 – Played in five games ... Recorded two
tackles vs. Lafayette and other stop came at
Colgate.
2003 – Red-shirt freshman at the University of
North Carolina.
High School – Earned nine varsity letters at
Carteret ... Played football, basketball, baseball
and track ... A third-team all-state selection as a
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senior and also a first-team all-county, all-area,
all-conference and All-Division choice ... Awarded
GMC Athlete of the Year ... Football team won
division championship in 2001 and 2002 ...
Graduated with Honors.
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Cherepski’s Career Defensive Statistics
Year
2004
2005
Totals
UT
2
9
11
AT
1
5
6
TT
3
14
17
TFL/-Yd
0/0
0/0
0/0
Int
0
0
0
PD Bk FF FR
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
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Brent Craft
Junior | Slot
5-11 | 165
Jupiter, Fla. | The Benjamin School
A hard-working player who will start at a receiver
spot this season ... Had a strong
spring practice and is expected
to be a major contributor this
season ... Brother Darren
plays defensive back and
older brother Ryan (B
’05) was an All-BIG EAST
baseball standout at GU
... Father Jerome (B ’70)
also attended Georgetown.
Darren Craft
Charlie Curtis
Junior | Defensive Back
5-11 | 170
Jupiter, Fla. | The Benjamin School
Junior | Tight End
6-3 | 215
San Diego, Calif. | Torrey Pines (Rice)
Like his twin brother, a hard-working player who
has moved into the starting rotation as a result of
his effort ... Will compete to start at a rover spot
on the defensive side this season ... Also a member of the special teams unit ... Brother Brent
plays wide receiver and older brother Ryan (B ’05)
was an All-BIG EAST baseball standout at GU ...
Father Jerome (B ’70) also attended Georgetown.
2005 – Did not see any game action as a
sophomore.
2005 – Appeared in one game last
season, making one tackle against
Holy Cross.
2004 – Played special teams
against Holy Cross.
High School –
A football and
basketball player
at The Benjamin
School ... Named
football team’s Most
Improved Player
and finished second in tackles as a
senior ... An Honor
Roll student.
2005 – Appeared in every
game last season ... Made
11 starts, appearing mainly at
flanker ... Seventh on the team with
seven catches for 75 yards ... Had
three catches for 27 yards in a win at
Stony Brook ... Caught two passes for
31 yards at Lehigh ... Caught one pass for
11 yards against Davidson.
High School – Played football at The Benjamin
School.
Craft’s Career Receiving Statistics
Rec
7
Yds
75
Avg.
10.7
Long
31
TD
0
Emir Davis
Junior | Running Back
5-10 | 185
Trenton, N.J. | Hun
Expected to be the team’s main running option
this season ... Saw significant time as a sophomore behind Marcus Slayton ... A big-time tailback
with quick feet who had five TDs as a freshman.
2005 – Third on the team with 90 carries for 237
yards ... Appeared in eight games, averaging 2.6
yards per carry with one TD ... Caught six passes
for 45 yards ... Had career-high 21 carries for 70
yards in the opener at Bucknell ... Carried the ball
16 times for 45 yards and a score at Holy Cross
... Had 11 carries for 25 yards against Brown ...
Had nine carries for 23 yards and one reception
for 27 yards in win over Fordham ... Registered
20 carries for 56 yards at Lehigh.
2004 – No varsity game action as a freshman.
Year
2005
3
Brent Craft
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2004 – Led the Hoyas in rushing touchdowns with
five and second on the team in rushing yards with
278 ... Saw time in all 11 games and carried the
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ball 82 times, averaging 3.4 yards per carry and
25.3 yards rushing per game ... Returned 11 kickoffs and gained 156 yards for a 14.2 average ...
Season-high in rushing yards came at Monmouth
with seven carries for 69 yards ... First career
TD was against Bucknell ... Took two kickoffs and
amassed 55 yards in Lafayette contest ... Had
a 13-carry, 49-yard game at Colgate ... Rushed
for 32 yards on 11 carries vs. VMI ... Carried 12
times for 28 yards and returned five kickoffs at
Fordham ... Carried 11 times for 32 yards and two
touchdowns vs. Lehigh ... Rushed for 19 yards
on seven carries and scored twice at Davidson ...
Carried six times for 12 yards and returned three
kickoffs for 48 yards vs. Holy Cross.
High School – A four year letterman in football
and three years in track at Hun ... Earned firstteam all-state, first-team All-Prep and first-team allarea honors in football ... Named Princeton Packet
Player of the Month and a Sunshine Classic All-Star
... Rushed for 820 yards as a senior ... Honored
with Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership award ...
Vice president of student council and the president
of school’s diversity club.
Davis’ Career Rushing Stats
Year
2004
2005
Totals
GP Att
11 82
8
90
19 172
Gain Loss Net Avg Long TD Avg/G
294 16 278 3.4 47 5 25.3
272 35 237 2.6 15 1 29.6
566 51 515 3.0 47 6 27.1
Davis’ Career Kick Return Statistics
Year
2004
2005
Totals
No
11
1
12
Yds
156
2
158
Avg.
14.2
2.0
13.2
Long
31
2
31
TD
0
0
0
64
Shawn Frederick
Junior | Offensive Line
6-3 | 260
Wilde Lake, Md. | Wilde Lake
Adds depth to a deep group of offensive linemen.
2005 – Appeared in two games as a sophomore
... Saw game action at Cornell and Lehigh.
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2004 – Saw no varsity game action as a
freshman.
High School – Earned six varsity letters at Wilde
Lake High ... Played guard, tackle and defensive
end ... Wilde Lake scholar-athlete, Baltimore
Touchdown scholar-athlete and recipient of MVP
award ... An Honor Roll student and chosen for
the Principals Choice award.
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Chris Higgins
Junior | Inside Linebacker
5-11 | 225
Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J. | Bergen Catholic
Provides depth at linebacker ... Covers the field
well ... Father Jim (B ’70) played basketball at GU,
and sister Erin (C ’99) also attended Georgetown.
2005 – Did not see any game action.
Mike Greene
Junior | Linebacker
6-1 | 225
Bethesda, Md. | St. John’s College
Expected to start at inside linebacker ... Played
great in the spring ... A very active player who is
coming off a strong sophomore season.
High School – Played defensive end and linebacker at Bergen Catholic ... A three year varsity letterman and team co-captain ... All-Catholic League
selection and team won 2001 State Championship
... Member of the school’s Honor Roll.
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2005 – Appeared in 11 games, mainly as a
reserve at linebacker ... Made 14 tackles, including 10 solo stops and four assists ... Set a career
high with three tackles at Holy Cross and matched
that in games against Brown and Cornell ... Had
two tackles apiece at Stony Brook and Lehigh.
2004 – Played in nine games and credited with
four tackles ... Made career first stop vs. St.
Francis ... Also credited with tackles against
Lafayette, Fordham and Holy Cross.
High School – Chosen as Student-Athlete of the
Year in 2003, Unanimous first-team all-conference
and given honorable mention by the Washington
Post for All-Met ... Two-time letterwinner in football
... Played both linebacker and tight end ... Made
110 tackles in senior year ... Salutatorian of
class, a member of the National Honor Society,
completed 16 consecutive quarters with Highest
Honors and recipient of the George Washington
University Engineering Award.
Greene’s Career Defensive Statistics
Year
2004
2005
Totals
UT
4
10
14
AT
0
4
4
TT
4
14
18
TFL/-Yd
0/0
0/0
0/0
3 8
Int
0
0
0
PD Bk FF FR
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
Jasper Ihezie
Junior | Wide Receiver
6-4 | 190
Baltimore, Md. | Calvert Hall
One of the fastest players on the team ... Can
change a game with receiving and return skills ...
Missed most of last season with injuries.
2005 – Saw action in three games (Cornell,
Fordham and Lehigh) ... Had one reception last
season and returned eight kickoffs for 153 yards,
a 19.1 average ... Caught one pass for 24 yards
at Lehigh ... Returned punts six times for 122
yards, including a season-high 34 yarder.
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2004 – Played in eight games as a freshman
and totaled six receptions for 51 yards along with
four rushes for 26 yards with one TD and nine
kick returns for 236 yards and a TD ... Ripped off
a 90 yard kickoff return, the second longest in
Hoya history, for a TD against Lehigh ... Scored
first career TD at Monmouth on a 24-yard run
... First touch of career came on a seven yard
rush against Duquesne ... Fielded three kickoffs
at Colgate for 48 yards ... Had two catches for
24 yards against VMI ... Snared three passes at
Davidson for 18 yards.
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second-team All-Metro ... Led the league in sacks
as a junior and senior ... Also played basketball
for two years.
Personal – Born on December 15, 1983 in Royal
Oak, Michigan ... The son of Michael and Joanne
Kallabat ... Has one brother, Nicholas ... Plans on
pursuing a double major in finance and international business.
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High School – A first-team all-conference football
player at Calvert Hall ... Averaged over 29 yards
a reception as a senior ... Also ran track and set
a conference record in the 4x200 relay.
track plus MVP in football ... Holds records in the
55m, 100m and long jump at Foxboro ... Class D
State Track Champions in 2004 and the state
champion in 55m ... Honor Roll student.
Lancaster’s Career Kick Return Statistics
Year
2004
2005
Totals
No
6
9
15
Yds
105
197
302
Avg.
17.5
21.9
20.1
Long
23
52
52
TD
0
0
0
93
Ihezie’s Career Receiving Statistics
Year
2004
2005
Totals
Rec
6
1
7
Yds
51
24
75
Avg.
8.5
24.0
10.7
Long
17
24
24
TD
0
0
0
Ihezie’s Career Kick Return Statistics
Year
2004
2005
Totals
No
9
8
17
Yds
236
153
389
Avg.
26.2
19.1
22.9
Long
90
34
90
TD
1
0
1
90
Mike Kallabat
Junior | Defensive End
6-2 | 240
Macomb, Mich. | Notre Dame (Air Force)
A transfer from the Air Force Academy who will
compete for time this season.
At Air Force – Prepped at the Academy prep
school following his high school graduation ... Did
not see any game action due to injuries his first
two years.
High School – Graduated from Notre Dame High
School in 2002 ... Played three years of varsity
football, appearing at defensive end and tight
end ... First-team All-Catholic and all-league. ...
John Lancaster
Junior | Defensive Back
6-0 | 185
Foxboro, Mass. | Foxboro
A versatile player who saw time as a running back
and defensive back in 2005 ... Is expected to see
time this season at free safety ... An intense player with good football knowledge ... Fast player
who will make his presence on the two-deep.
2005 – Appeared in seven games ... Carried the
ball 11 times for 39 yards and also made three
tackles as a sophomore ... Also returned nine
kicks for 197 yards, a team-high 21.9 yards per
return ... Returned two kicks for 64 yards against
Bucknell, including a season-high 52-yarder ...
Had four carries for 25 yards and five returns
for 96 yards against Brown ... Registered two
solo tackles against Lafayette ... Patriot League
Academic Honor Roll member.
2004 – Played wide out and saw majority of time
on special teams ... Appeared in 10 games and
made seven special teams tackles along with fielding six kickoffs for 105 yards ... Had three kickoff
returns for 50 yards at Duquesne and had two
tackles ... Racked up 43 yards on two returns vs.
Bucknell ... Made two stops at Fordham ... Patriot
League Academic Honor Roll member.
High School – A four-sport athlete at Foxboro
... Played football, track, basketball and baseball
... A safety, running back and receiver in football,
sprinter, jumper and thrower in track, forward in
basketball and shortstop and pitcher in baseball
... Three-time varsity letterwinner in football and
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Christopher MacGriff
Junior | Kicker
5-11 | 184
Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.
University Liggitt School
Will compete for kicking duties.
2005 – Did not see game action as a sophomore
... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member.
2004 – Saw no varsity game action as a freshman
... Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
High School – Earned varsity letters in football,
soccer, baseball and lacrosse ... Special Teams
MVP in football ... A four year all-conference and
all-district performer in soccer ... Also a three-time
all-state selection in soccer and an ODP State Pool
choice ... Soccer team won District Championship
three straight years ... Graduated Summa Cum
Laude and was a Terrill Newnan Scholar.
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2005 – Appeared in two games last season
(Brown and Lehigh).
2004 – Played in six games and had one catch
for 11 yards at Monmouth and a kickoff return for
22 yards against Bucknell.
High School – An honorable mention All-North
Jersey selection in football and a second-team
all-county choice ... Played wide receiver and free
safety, earning two varsity letters ... Also played
basketball ... Football team earned No. 2 national
ranking in 2004 and also No. 1 in state ... 2003
football team ranked No. 1 in state.
Dan Mita
Moss’ Career Receiving Statistics
Junior | Fullback
5-11 | 215
Wilmington, Del. | Tower Hill School
Year
2004
2005 – Did not see any game action.
Year
2004
Rec
1
Yds
11
Avg.
11.0
5
Brad Moss
Junior | Slot
6-0 | 180
Warwick, N.Y. | Don Bosco
Missed most of the season with injuries, but had
a strong spring and is expected to start at a
receiver spot ... A bright spot at wide receiver ...
Good hands and speed.
TD
0
Moss’ Career Kick Return Statistics
No
1
Yds
22
Avg.
22.0
High School – A football player, lacrosse player
and wrestler at Tower Hill School ... Earned 12
varsity letters ... Football team captain and a BlueGold All-Star ... Earned John J. Bourscore award
and named first-team all-conference as a senior
... Also captained wresting team and was district
champion and earned school’s Outstanding
Wrestler Award ... Wrestling team won conference
in 2004 and lacrosse team was state runner-up in
2003 ... Named Academic all-state in wrestling.
Personal – Born on June 19, 1985 in Washington
... The son of Frank and Wendy Mita ... Has one
brother, James, and one sister, Victoria ... His
father is a 1976 Georgetown graduate.
Long
11
Long
22
TD
0
91
Nnamdi Obiako
High School – Football team MVP and Merit
Scholar Athlete at Bladensburg ... Played linebacker and running back ... Honor Roll student and
Alpha Scholar.
Obiako’s Career Defensive Statistics
Year
2004
2005
Totals
UT
8
7
15
AT
4
11
15
TT
12
18
30
TFL/-Yd
3/-18
0/0
3/-18
Sacks
1
0
1
Int Bk FF FR
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
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Nnamdi Obiako
Junior | Defensive Tackle
5-11 | 220
Bladensburg, Md. | Bladensburg
A big time player expected to start at an interior
lineman position ... Made an impact as a freshman and continued to progress last season ...
Needs to step into a major role this year.
2005 – Saw action in 10 games last season,
mainly as a backup at defensive tackle ... Made
18 tackles last season ... Had a career high seven stops (three solo, four assists) in the season
opener at Bucknell ... Had four tackles against
Brown ... Registered three against Cornell.
2004 – Saw the field in nine games as a freshman and totaled 12 tackles, three tackles-for-loss
and a sack on the season ... First career tackle
came in the opener against St. Francis ... Made
three tackles including one tackle-for-loss at
Duquesne ... Credited with two tackles at Fordham
and had three tackles and a sack vs. Lehigh.
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Dan Osterhout
Junior | Offensive Line
6-3 | 260
Mundelein, Ill. | Carmel
Expected to start at center this season ... Saw
valuable time last season ... Has good offensive
line skills.
2005 – Saw action in three games last season
(Cornell, Lehigh and Davidson).
2004 – No varsity game action as a freshman.
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Stephen Smith
Junior | Defensive End
6-1 | 190
Upper Marlboro, Md. | Eleanor Roosevelt
A fast and active player ... Expected to compete
to start as a rover ... Spent his first two seasons
seeing time at linebacker and defensive end.
2005 – Appeared in 10 games last season ...
Had one tackle, against Brown.
2004 – Saw the field in three games and made
three stops on the year ... made one stop vs.
St. Francis and had two stops at Colgate.
High School – Lettered in football all four
years at Eleanor Roosevelt as a linebacker and
offensive guard ... Selected first team all-county
by The Prince George’s Gazette and second team
all-county by The Prince George’s Journal ... A firstteam all-league selection and second-team all-state
... Earned honorable mention All-Met honors.
Smith’s Career Defensive Statistics
Year
2004
2005
Totals
UT
3
0
3
AT
0
1
1
TT
3
1
4
TFL/-Yd
0/0
0/0
0/0
Sacks
0
0
0
Int Bk FF FR
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
L
L
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High School – Lettered in football and baseball
at Carmel ... An all-state, all-area, All-Lake County,
all-conference and Most Valuable Lineman in 2003
... Football team won group 6A state championship senior season and won conference four
straight seasons between 2000-03 ... A National
Honor Society member and a Mu-Alpha Theta
academic member.
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Kyle Van Fleet
Brad White
Junior | Wide Receiver
6-1 | 200
Williamsport, Pa. | Loyalsock
Junior | Defensive Line
6-3 | 250
Cape Coral, Fla. | Bishop Verot
Made a successful transition to wide receiver
after coming to the Hilltop as a safety ... Will start
at a wideout position in 2006 ... . Had a promising spring ... A strong blocker and possesses
good hands.
2005 – Did not see any game action.
2005 – Started in nine games last season,
missing two with injuries ... Tied for the team
lead with 15 receptions ... Led the team with
258 yards receiving and a 17.2 yards-per-catch
average ... Scored one touchdown and averaged
28.7 yards per game ... Also credited with four
tackles on special teams ... Had four catches for
74 yards and a touchdown in the season opener
at Bucknell ... Season-long catch of 42 yards
against Holy Cross ... Had two catches for 39
yards against Brown ... Playing time was limited
during the middle of the season due to injuries,
but came back to haul in seven catches for 72
yards against Davidson ... Had one catch for 31
yards against Colgate.
2004 – Started career on defense and saw
maximum duty on special teams ... Played in 10
games and totaled six tackles along with a fumble
recovery ... Recovered fumble at Duquesne ...
Made a season high three tackles at Monmouth ...
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member.
High School – Lettered in football, tennis and
basketball at Loyalsock ... Played running back
and safety and rushed for over 1,000 yards
and 20 TDs as a senior ... Named Williamsport
Sun-Gazette Player of the Year ... Basketball team
won district championship in 2004 and tennis
team won district in 2004 and finished fourth in
state ... A distinguished Honor Roll student.
Van Fleet’s Career Receiving Statistics
Year
2005
Rec
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Yds
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Avg.
17.2
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2004 – No varsity game action as a freshman.
High School – A varsity letterman in football,
track, basketball and weightlifting at Bishop Verot
... Played defensive end and had 15 sacks as a
senior ... Sophomore class president.
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Tom Amaro
Sophomore | Offensive Line
6-6 | 320
Shreveport, La. | Loyola College Prep
Expected to see time at left guard ... Sister
Katie, a 2006 graduate, is a former standout with
Georgetown’s swimming and diving program.
2005 – Did not see any game action.
High School – Played offensive tackle and defensive tackle at Loyola College Prep ... Also played
basketball ... Earned first-team all-district in both
football and basketball as a senior ... A National
High School Hall of Fame inductee in final year
and also earned all-state Academic Honors ...
Football team won district championship in 2004.
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at Holy Cross ... Career-best four catches for 40
yards at Stony Brook ... Had a season-high 47yard grab to start the winning drive in GU’s 24-21
win over Fordham ... Three catches for 50 yards,
including a 43-yard reception, against Davidson.
High School – Played football for Booker T.
Washington.
Baker’s Career Receiving Statistics
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2005
Frank Andrews
Sydney Baker
Sophomore | Tight End
6-3 | 245
Mattapan, Mass.
Needham/Phillips Exeter Academy
Sophomore | Wide Receiver
6-1 | 180
Atlanta, Ga. | Booker T. Washington
Should be in the mix for playing time this season
... A developing player.
2005 – Did not see any game action.
High School – Did postgraduate work at Phillips
Exeter Academy ... Awarded varsity letters three
straight years in football, basketball and lacrosse
while at Needham High ... A Bay State League
All-Star selection in 2004 and was Co-Defensive
Player of the Year in football ... 2004 Bay State
League honorable mention in lacrosse ... Football
team won league title in 2002 and 2004 while
lacrosse squad won state championship in 2003.
Adrian Ashford
Sophomore | Running Back
5-7 | 175
Chesapeake, Va. | Indian River
Rec
15
Yds
207
Avg.
13.8
Long
47
TD
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A speedy receiver with explosiveness who can
become a legitimate threat in the Patriot League
... Had a strong freshman campaign and the staff
is expecting big things from him in his second
season ... Should start at a wideout spot.
2005 – Appeared in every game last season ...
Started three of the final five games ... Also appeared on special teams ... Tied for the team lead
with 15 receptions ... Had 207 yards in receiving
... Averaged 13.8 yards per catch ... Caught
at least two passes in four games ... Had three
catches for 30 yards
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Jerry Batchelder
Sophomore | Offensive Line
6-2 | 260
Virginia Beach, Va. | First Colonial
Enjoyed a strong spring season and is expected
to be among the leaders at left guard.
2005 – Appeared in two games as a freshman
(Lehigh, Davidson).
High School – Played football for First Colonial.
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Made strides in his first season on the Hilltop,
progressed through the spring ... A quick back
who should see increased time this season.
2005 – Saw action in three games last season
... Carried twice against Duquesne and Cornell ...
Had three carries at Lehigh and caught one pass.
High School – Played football for Indian River.
Gunner Coil
Sophomore | Quarterback
6-2 | 190
Round Hill, Va. | Mercersburg Academy
Hampered by injuries as a freshman ... Coaches
hope to see him develop throughout the year.
Sydney Baker
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2005 – Saw action on special teams against
Duquesne.
High School – Played football for Mercersburg
Academy.
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Anthony DiTomasso
Sophomore | Defensive End
6-2 | 220
Short Hills, N.J. | Seton Hall Prep
Had an outstanding spring season and is
expected to compete for a starting spot at right
defensive end this season ... A strong, physical
player who is strong against the run.
Ataefiok Etukeren
Brad Hartung
Sophomore | Defensive Line
6-3 | 215
Litchfield Park, Ariz.
The Lawrenceville School (N.J.)
Sophomore | Quarterback
6-1 | 185
Wyckoff, N.J. | Bergen Catholic
Should compete to start ... Gained valuable experience as a freshman ... Physically impressive player.
2005 – Saw action in two games last season (at
Holy Cross and against Colgate).
Had a solid spring season ... Hard worker with
good vision on the field ... A strong arm ... Could
press for time.
2005 – Did not see any game action.
High School – Played football for Bergen Catholic.
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High School – Played football for The
Lawrenceville School in New Jersey.
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2005 – Did not see any game action.
High School – Played football for Seton Hall Prep.
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Robert Helt
Brendan Gilroy
Dean Duchak
Sophomore | Linebacker
5-11 | 205
Mahwah, N.J. | St. Joseph’s
Will provide depth at linebacker.
2005 – Saw action in two games last season ...
Made one tackle, against Fordham.
High School – Played football for St. Joseph’s,
helping lead team to a state championship as a
senior.
Sophomore | Offensive Line
6-2 | 270
Wayne, Pa. | St. Joseph’s Prep
Is expected to compete for time at a guard spot.
2005 – Saw action in one game (Colgate).
High School – Football team captain as a senior
... Played guard and was an All-Catholic choice as
both a junior and senior ... Named All-City after
senior season ... Football team won Catholic
League Championship four straight seasons
between 2001-04 ... The recipient of the Maxwell
Football Award in 2004 and was an Honor Roll
student all four years.
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Sophomore | Linebacker
6-1 | 220
Pittsburgh, Pa. | Central Catholic
After a strong spring season, will be in the mix for
playing time at linebacker.
2005 – Appeared in one game last year (Cornell).
High School – A two-sport athlete in football and
track for Central Catholic ... An all-conference, alldistrict football player as a senior ... Earned academic all-state honors and was the 2005 YMCA
Comeback Player of the Year ... Totaled 108
tackles in 2004 ... Football team won 2004 AAAA
State Championship and finished year ranked No.
6 nationally by USA Today ... A KDKA Extra Effort
Award winner and a four-year Honor Roll student.
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Anthony Homsey
Sophomore | Wide Receiver
6-2 | 188
Oakdale, Conn. | Montville
Will be in the mix for time at wide receiver.
2005 – Did not see any game action.
High School – A football, basketball and track
athlete at Montville ... A two-time all-league choice
in football and earned all-area honors from the
Norwich Bulletin and New London Day ... Owns
the school track record for 100m and was an
all-state choice, an all-league choice three times
and an all-area selection ... Track team won 2003
Class M State Outdoor Track Championship ... A
member of the National Honor Society and the
Spanish Honor Society ... A CAS-CIAC ScholarAthlete and a National Football Hall of Fame and
Southeastern Connecticut Scholar-Athlete.
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2005 – Appeared in three games as a freshman
... Started at Cornell ... For the season, completed 10-of-25 passes for 115 yards with one
touchdown and no interceptions ... Made his first
appearance in the team’s home opener against
Brown, completing 1-of-4 passes ... Also ran 10
times for 17 yards in that game ... In his first career start, at Cornell, completed 5-of-13 passes
for 63 yards, throwing a 23-yard scoring strike ...
Completed 4-of-8 passes at Lehigh for 55 yards,
including a season-high 24-yard pass.
High School – A three sport standout at River
Hill in football, basketball and lacrosse ... Voted
2004 Howard County Football Player of the
Year by the Washington Post, Baltimore Sun and
Columbia Flier and was an all-state choice ... A
football first-team all-county player in 2003 and
2004 ... Earned Baltimore Sun first-team All-Metro
and Washington Post second-team All-Met honors
as a senior ... Earned football team’s MVP award
in 2004, was a Baltimore Touchdown Club All-Star
and a two-time member of the Maryland Super
22 All-Star team ... Football team won Howard
County championship in both 2003 and 2004 ...
Won the National Football Foundation and College
Hall of Fame Regional Scholar Athlete Award and
the Ravens Roost Scholar Athlete Award in 2004
... A Wendy’s High School Heisman State Finalist
Award winner ... Set 15 football records at River
Hill, including career completions (208), career
completion percentage (56%) passing yards
(3,315) and passing touchdowns (44) ... Team
captain for football, basketball and lacrosse as a
senior ... An all-county choice in basketball and lacrosse ... Named 2005 Howard County Lacrosse
Player of the Year by the Washington Post and
was a US Lacrosse Magazine All-American ... Left
River Hill with lacrosse records in goals scored,
assists and points ... A distinguished Scholar
Award winner and a River Hill Athlete Award winner four straight years.
Thomas Hutton
Sophomore | Offensive Line
6-4 | 290
Wichita, Kan. | Wichita Collegiate
Will be in the mix for playing time at a guard spot.
2005 – Saw action in one game last year (Lehigh).
High School – Played football, tennis and track
at Wichita Collegiate ... Gatorade Kansas Player
of the Year nominee as a senior and a member
of ESPN.com’s “The Hodge Top 150” ... An
All-Kansas choice and rated one of the Top 50
linemen in the country by couchscout.com in
2004 ... Football team won district championship
in 2001, 2003 and 2004 and won conference
championship in 2001 and 2004 ... An Honor Roll
student.
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Hosteltler’s Career Passing Statistics
Year
2005
Att
25
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10
Yds
115
Pct.
40.0
TD Int Long Rating
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Collin Meador
Sophomore | Offensive Line
6-3 | 240
Lyndhurst, Ohio | St. Ignatius Prep
Ben Hostetler
Sophomore | Quarterback
6-2 | 185
Ellicott City, Md. | River Hill
Will make the transition to offensive line this
season after entering school as a tight end ... Will
immediately be in the mix for a spot at left tackle.
Saw significant time as a freshman, gaining valuable experience ... Had a strong spring and the
coaches have high hopes for him ... Will compete
for a starting spot this season.
2005 – Saw action in two games last season
(Cornell and Davidson).
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High School – A tight end for St. Ignatius ...
Earned two varsity letters and team won 2003
and 2004 district title along with regional championship last season ... Earned 2004 Coaches Cup
... A member of the National Honor Society and a
Second Honors student.
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High School – A standout at Westlake High
School in football, basketball, baseball and track
& field ... Lettered three times in football and
track, twice in baseball and once in basketball
... Named football team’s Offensive Player of the
Year as a senior ... Named to the Atlanta All-City
Team, while also earning all-county honors and
was named honorable mention all-state ... Helped
lead Westlake to 2002 and 2003 region championship, respectively, and to a runner-up showing
in 2004 ... A three-time state champion in the
4x100m relay, a five-time USATF All-American.
Mitchell’s Career Receiving Statistics
Year
2005
Rec
12
Yds
122
Avg.
10.2
Long
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TD
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Mitchell’s Career Kick Return Statistics
Year
2005
No
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Yds
311
Avg.
19.4
Long
64
TD
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Kenny Mitchell
Sophomore | Slot
5-11 | 181
Atlanta, Ga. | Westlake
Torre Soderlund
Sophomore | Defensive Back
6-1 | 185
Simi Valley, Calif. | Royal
A strong spring season should see him competing
for time in the defensive backfield.
2005 – Did not see game action as a freshman.
High School – Played football for Royal.
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A speedy receiver who can be dangerous in the
open field ... Will be in the mix for a starting spot
... A key player on special teams and can also be
used out of the backfield ... Also runs track for
the Hoyas.
2005 – Appeared in all 11 games ... Started the
last five of the season ... Earned his first start
at Cornell ... Caught 12 passes for 122 yards
with one touchdown ... Returned 16 kicks for
311 yards, a 19.4 per game average ... Finished
second on the team in all-purpose yardage with
513 yards (a 46.6 per game average) ... Carried
the ball eight times for 80 yards ... Caught a season-long 45-yard touchdown pass in the season
opener against Bucknell ... Returned four kicks
for 62 yards at Holy Cross ... Had two carries for
25 yards and three catches for 18 yards at Stony
Brook ... Returned four kicks for 103 yards,
including a season-long 64-yard return, at Cornell
... Against Lehigh, had three catches for 27 yards
and carried the ball two times for 16 yards ... Had
three catches against Davidson for 27 yards ...
Returned five kicks against Colgate for 97 yards.
Brian Newman
Sophomore | Wide Receiver
6-2 | 200
New York, N.Y. | Stuyvesant
High School – Played four years of varsity
football ... Captained team as a senior ... Played
quarterback all four years ... Named All-New York
City and All-New York State All-Academic team ...
Named Stuyvesant’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year ...
Named to the All-Borough team ... New York City
Football Coaches Association All-Academic Team
... Also played basketball.
Personal – Born on March 19, 1987 in New
York City ... The son of Philip and Arlene Newman
... Has a sister, Michelle, a recent graduate of
Cornell ... Uncle (Andrew Newman) attended the
old Georgetown Dental School ... His father played
basketball at the University of Cincinnati ... Aiming
toward an academic track in political economics.
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Brent Tomlinson
Sophomore | Slot
6-1 | 195
Hoffman Estates, Ill. | St. Viator
Will see action at wide receiver ... Solid player
who had a good spring game.
2005 – Saw action in two games last year
(Duquesne, Cornell).
High School – A three-year letterwinner in football at St. Viator ... Earned all-conference honors
twice and was a Sun Times Top 100 choice ...
Selected to Illinois Coaches All-Star Team and
was a two-time Illinois all-state Academic Team
member ... Class president four straight years ...
a National Honor Society Member ... A Highest
Honors student.
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2001, 2003 and 2004 ... Rushed for over 1,000
yards and scored 19 TDs as a senior ... Started
at catcher for 2002 baseball state championship team and team won the conference title in
2002, 2004 and 2005 ... Graduated with Honors
and was on the conference all-academic team ...
Earned Bishop Connare Scholar-Athlete Award,
given to the top scholar athlete at Greensburg
Central Catholic.
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Nicholas Umar
Sophomore | Linebacker
6-2 | 215
Belle Mead, N.J. | Montgomery
Travis Zorilla
Sophomore | Linebacker
6-1 | 220
Lynn, Mass. | St. John’s Prep
Will be in the mix for time at linebacker.
2005 – Saw action in one game last season.
2005 – Saw action in nine games last season ...
Had three tackles, including two at Lehigh.
High School – Played football at St. John’s Prep.
High School – Played football for Montgomery.
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Justin Young
Sophomore | Linebacker
6-0 | 210
Jim Thorpe, Pa. | Jim Thorpe
Expected to see significant time as a reserve
inside linebacker ... Will also see time on special
teams.
2005 – Appeared in one game last season
(Bucknell).
Michael Venditti
Sophomore | Running Back
5-9 | 185
Murrysville, Pa. | Greensburg Cent. Cath.
Switched from defensive back to running back in
the spring ... Provides depth and will appear on
special teams ... Missed the spring game with
an injury.
High School – Played linebacker and fullback
at Jim Thorpe ... Earned four varsity letters in
football and powerlifting and three in track & field
... Named Anthracite 8 Defensive Player of the
Year as a senior ... A first-team Times News and
Morning Call choice along with being named to the
WNEP Super 16 Dream Team ... Made 401 career
tackles, a school record ... Football team won
Anthracite 8 Championship and was district runnerup in 2004 ... A National Honor Society member.
2005 – Did not see game action as a freshman.
High School – A football and baseball varsity
athlete at Greensburg Central Catholic ... Football
and baseball team captain ... An all-conference
first-team running back and a Foothills All-Star
Game participant ... A two-time all-conference
choice in baseball and played in the WPIAL All-Star
game ... Football team won conference crown in
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Ike Acholonu
Freshman | Linebacker
6-1 | 195
Sicklerville, N.J. | Paul VI
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High School – A three-year letterwinner at Paul VI
... Also played baseball ... Two-time team defensive most valuable player in football (2004-05)
... Named the team’s MVP as a senior ... Tabbed
All-Burlington/Olympic Conference in 2004 and
2005 ... Named All-South Jersey Parochial in
2005 ... Helped lead Paul VI to its first winning
season in 24 years in 2004 and to first playoff
appearance since 1981 as a senior ... The 2005
squad was the first to be ranked among the South
Jersey Top 10 in 25 years ... Led team in tackles
as a junior and senior.
Personal – Born on May 8, 1988 in Voorhees,
New Jersey ... Has two sisters, Kelechi, who went
to Princeton, and Jessica ... A cousin of current
Hoya freshman Chudi Obianwu ... A member
of the National Honor Society ... A member of
the New Jersey Boys State Delegate and Peer
Leadership Program.
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Zachary Barbiasz
Freshman | Wide Receiver
6-2 | 180
Ware, Mass. | Ware
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High School – Earned five letters at Ware ...
Played three years of varsity football and two
years of varsity basketball ... Earned All-Western
Massachusetts honors in both sports as a senior
... Tabbed as an all-league honoree in football and
basketball during his junior and senior years ...
Ran for 228 yards and made 11 tackles in the
opening game of his senior season.
Personal – Born on March 22, 1988 in Ware,
Massachusetts ... The son of Michael and Susan
Barbiasz ... His older brother, Matt, is a junior
defensive back for the Hoyas ... Lists former
Arizona State and NFL standout Pat Tillman as his
favorite athlete ... Lists his father and brother as
the most influential people in his athletic career.
Willie Boderick
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Freshman | Defensive Back
5-9 | 160
Atlanta, Ga. | Benjamin E. Mays
Henry Bowe
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Freshman | Tight End
6-3 | 217
Deephaven, Minn. | Minnetonka
High School – Played four years on the varsity
squad at Minnetonka and earned two letters at
tight end ... Also played baseball and ran track for
two years ... Earned honorable mention all-conference honors in 2005 ... Named to the All-Intensity
Team in 2004 and 2005 ... Named to the Wall of
Commitment from 2002-05 ... Helped lead team
to state, section and conference titles in 2005
with a 13-1 record ... For his career, had 16
receptions for 228 yards with three touchdowns.
Personal – Born on December 19, 1988 in
Minnesota ... The son of Pat and MaryLouise
Bowe ... Two of his five siblings, brother Patrick
and sister Monica, attend Stanford ... Has three
younger sisters, Maria, Carolina and Justine ...
His second cousin, James F. Bowe, Jr., is a 1977
graduate of Georgetown ... His father, Pat, played
football at Stanford from 1976-79, and brother
Pat is a senior tight end there ... His grandfather,
Gene, played in the 1952 Rose Bowl and three
of his uncles played football for the Cardinal ...
National Honor Society Vice President ... All-State
Concert band and member of the jazz ensemble.
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Freshman | Fullback/Linebacker
5-11 | 230
Corona Del Mar, Calif. | Corona Del Mar
High School – A four-sport standout at Corona
Del Mar, playing football and baseball for six years
... Also played hockey and ran track ... Captained
football team last three years ... First-team All-CIF
Division IX in 2004 and 2005 ... Pacific Coast
League sack leader in 2004 and 2005 ... Third in
the league in tackles in 2004 ... School’s all-time
leader in sacks ... First-team All-Pacific Coast
League from 2003-05 ... Selected as one of the
15-most talented athletes in 2006 ... Played in
the North-South All-Star Charity Football game
... Selected as the best defensive lineman at the
Harvard Crimson camp in 2005 ... In his last three
seasons, tallied 210 tackles and 37.5 sacks.
Personal – Born on June 13, 1988 in Pasadena,
California ... The son of Daniel and Cathy Burgner
... Has two sisters, Michelle and Brooke, and one
brother, Edward ... Cousin of LPGA golfer Carol
Hogan ... Dean’s List every semester through high
school and an Associated Press Scholar ... Active
in community events, working with Best Buddies
and the Boys and Girls Club ... Went to Ozaki,
Japan as an exchange student as a freshman in
high school.
Jon Cassidy
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Freshman | Defensive Back
6-1 | 185
Alton Bay, N.H. | St. John’s Prep
High School – Three-year varsity letterwinner
at St. John’s ... Played quarterback, safety and
punter ... Team captain as a senior ... Named
the team’s most valuable player as a senior ...
Named to Massachusetts 2006 Shriner’s All-Star
Football Team ... Boston Herald All-Star, Salem
Evening News All-Star and Lynn Item All-Scholastic
in football ... Catholic Conference All-Star safety
and punter as a junior and senior ... Tallied 107
tackles, five interceptions and six pass breakups
as a senior ... Also earned all-conference honors
in track ... Won at least a share of the Division I
Catholic Conference from 2002-05.
Personal – Born on March 13, 1988 in Salem,
Massachusetts ... The son of Mark and Margaret
Cassidy ... Has two younger brothers, Patrick
and Sean ... His cousin, Ryan Kelleher, plays
football at Sacred Heart ... Father was a wrestler
at Bridgewater State and uncle (John Slattery) ran
track at Boston State ... Ran the team’s weightlift-
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highlight video that raised money for a floating
hospital in Vietnam ... School speaker to underclassmen and incoming students.
Brooks Caston
Freshman | Defensive Line
6-2 | 230
Dallas, Texas | JJ Pearce
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High School – Played four years football and
baseball at JJ Pearce ... Earned three letters as a
linebacker in football and two letters in baseball,
playing first base and designated hitter ... Earned
first team all-district Class 10-5A honors as a
senior ... Was a Wendy’s High School Heisman
nominee, named the team’s defensive and
academic honoree for the year and was named
the Dallas Morning News Defensive Player of the
Week during the season ... Named to the first allstate academic team ... Finished his high school
career with 28 games played, 200 total tackles,
including 125 as a senior ... Earned all-district
honors in baseball as well.
Personal – Born on November 30, 1987 in
Dallas ... The son of Bob and Kim Caston ... Has
a younger brother, Wade ... Hopes to attend law
school following graduation.
James Cherundolo
Freshman | Offensive Line
6-4 | 265
Syracuse, N.Y. | Westhill
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High School – A multi-sport standout at Westhill,
playing football, basketball, lacrosse and running
track during his high school years ... Offensive
and defensive tackle the last two years in football
... Led team to Section 3 title in 2004 and was
named all-league in 2004 and 2005 ... First-team
all-cnyhsfootball.com in 2005 ... Preseason
Rivals.com No. 18 overall prospect in New York
State ... Member of sectional and league championship teams the last two years in basketball ...
First in league and second in section throwing the
discus in 2006.
Personal – Born on July 6, 1988 in Syracuse ...
The son of John and Betsy Cherundolo ... Has two
sisters, Allison, who attended Boston College,
and Leanne, who attends American ... Attracted
to Georgetown by the academic tradition and the
campus and impressed during his campus visit,
the weekend the Georgetown men’s basketball
team beat Duke.
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Dave Chillura
Freshman | Defensive Back
6-2 | 180
Basking Ridge, N.J. | Delbarton
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High School – Four-year letterwinner at Delbarton
... Earned third team non-public all-state honors.
Scott Coffman
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Freshman | Linebacker
6-2 | 205
Sugarland, Texas | Strake Jesuit
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Freshman | Kicker
5-10 | 175
Street, Md. | St. Paul
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High School – A two-year letterwinner in football
as a kicker ... Played four years of varsity soccer
and two years of lacrosse ... As a senior, booted
6-of-10 field goals ... Recorded 17 touchbacks in
seven games ... Played club soccer for the Casa
Mia Bays from 1998 to 2004 ... Club team was
the top-ranked team in age group from 19992003 ... A starter at forward.
High School – Played football and basketball at
Strake ... Three-year letterwinner at linebacker in
football ... Captained both teams as a senior ...
first team all-district 19-5A in 2005 ... Earned honorable mention kudos as a junior ... Led the 2005
team to a 9-2 record and Bi-District title.
Personal – Born on January 13, 1988 in
Baltimore ... The son of Janice and Frank Corak
... Lists Matt Stover as one of the most influential
people in his career.
Personal – Born on February 2, 1988 in
Bartlesville, Oklahoma ... The son of Richard and
Karen Coffman ... Brother Christopher attends
the United States Air Force Academy, and brother
Patrick attends the United States Naval Academy
... Lists his two brothers as the most influential
people in his career ... Honor roll all four years in
high school.
Freshman | Running Back
5-9 | 190
Norwood, N.J. | Bergen Catholic
Ian Conyers
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Freshman | Linebacker
6-1 | 190
Detroit, Mich. | Univ. of Detroit Jesuit
High School – Played three years of varsity
football at University of Detroit Jesuit ... Played
outside linebacker and strong safety ... Also ran
track for four years ... Participated in the 100
and 200 meter, the 4x100 and 4x200 relay and
the long jump ... Earned All-Catholic and all-league
honors 12 times in track ... Earned all-regional
kudos in football ... Registered 84 tackles and 11
sacks as a senior ... Had 77 tackles, broke up
five passes and had nine sacks as a junior.
Personal – Born on October 28, 1988 in Detroit
... The son of Gregory Conyers ... Has three
sisters, Chisa, Alexis and Raechel, and one
brother, Alex ... President of the Black Awareness
Society for Education in 2005-06 ... Lists Bob
Sanders of the Indianapolis Colts, Troy Polamalu
of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Sean Taylor of
the Washington Redskins as the most influential
people in his career.
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Joe Dottino
High School – Three-year letterwinner at Bergen
Catholic ... Captained team as a senior ... Helped
lead team to state championship in 2004,
when they also won the Parochial Group title ...
Averaged 8.4 yards per carry in 2005.
Personal – Born on October 26, 1987 in
Hackensack, New Jersey ... The son of Glen and
Barbara Dottino ... Has an older sister, Jenn, and
a younger brother, Matthew ... Lists his parents as
the most influential people in his athletic career.
Charlie Houghton
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Freshman | Running Back
6-0 | 195
Toronto, Ont. | St. Michael’s/Phillips
Andover (Mass.) Academy
High School – Prepped for a year at Phillips
Andover Academy in Massachusetts ... Played
both running back and defensive back ... A graduate of St. Michael’s High School in Canada, he
was an All-Canada selection in 2004 ... St. Mike’s
was rated sixth among all high schools during his
senior year ... Most Valuable Player at the 2004
Metro Bowl, an all-star game in Toronto.
Richard Hussey
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Freshman | Defensive Line
6-4 | 250
North Arlington, N.J. | St. Peter’s
High School – Earned three letters at St. Peter’s
... Played defensive end and offensive tackle ...
Named first team all-county as a junior and senior
... Earned first team all-state honors as a senior
... Ranked among New Jersey’s Top 100 players
... Named the Hudson Reporter Defensive Player
of the Year ... Helped lead team to state title
as a senior as St. Peter’s was the No. 1-ranked
team in the tri-state area by Madison Square
Garden Network ... Team won Hudson County
Championship four-straight years and were undefeated in 2005.
Personal – Born on March 9, 1988 in Bayonne,
New Jersey ... The son of Mark and Mary Hussey
... Has two sisters, Elizabeth, who attends
Rutgers, and Kathryn, and one brother, Joseph.
Dennis Jackson
Freshman | Defensive Back
5-10 | 190
Miramar, Fla. | Northwestern
Brian Josephs
Freshman | Tight End/Punter
6-4 | 210
Elmhurst, Ill. | York Community
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High School – Played four years on the varsity
squad at York ... Earned three letters while playing wide receiver, tight end, defensive end and
punter ... Earned several honors as a senior ...
Named all-conference, Press Publications all-area,
Daily Herald all-area and rated a 3-Star Prospect
by Tom Lemming in 2005 ... Helped lead football
team to conference title as a senior and to the
state playoffs ... For his career, caught 77 passes
for 1,207 yards with 14 touchdowns ... Also
played basketball and baseball and ran track ...
Earned all-area honors in basketball as well as
indoor and outdoor track ... Basketball team went
23-6 and won the regional title ... Track squad
won two sectional titles and finished third in the
state meet in 2006.
Personal – Born on April 19, 1988 in Illinois ...
The son of Bruce and Melinda Josephs ... Has a
younger brother, Matt, and sister, Jenna ... Cousin
Alex Josephs plays soccer at Loras College.
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Robert Lane
Freshman | Running Back
5-11 | 205
Greensboro, N.C. | Grimsley
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High School – Played four years of varsity
football at safety, linebacker, running back, wide
receiver and quarterback ... McDaniel Lewis
Award winner for the Outstanding Male Athlete in
2005 ... Associated Press and ncpreps.com firstteam all-state at defensive back ... Third runner-up
for North Carolina Player of the Year ... Earned
all-area and All-Guilford County honors at defensive
back ... As a senior, ran for 1,340 yards on 131
carries, while also making 135 tackles ... Lettered
three times in lacrosse and once in track.
Personal – Born on January 17, 1988 in Fairfax,
Virginia ... The son of Robert and Linda Lane ...
Has a younger sister, Katherine ... Cousin (JoJo
Starbuck) was an Olympic and professional ice
skater ... Graduated magna cum laude ... Hopes
to become a lawyer or sports agent.
Matt Loyd
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Freshman | Wide Receiver
6-0 | 190
Newport Beach, Calif. | Corona Del Mar
High School – A three-sport standout at Corona
Del Mar ... Played four years of football and two
years of basketball and track ... Earned three
letters in football at wide receiver, defensive back
and running back ... Named the team’s Offensive
Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005 ... Finished
his scholastic career with 1,600 total offensive
yards, 17 touchdowns, five interceptions and 45
tackles ... Helped lead team to the CIF Southern
Section final.
Personal – Born on February 26, 1988 in
London, England ... The son of Edward and Janet
Loyd ... Has a younger sister, Sophie ... Plans to
major in international affairs.
Travis Mack
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Freshman | Defensive Back
6-0 | 190
West Chester, Pa. | The Hill School
High School – Attended The Hill School as a
post-graduate ... Attended Masuk (2002-03)
and West Chester (2004) ... First-team selection at free safety by the MAPL league coaches
... Tabbed as an honorable mention selection
by The Mercury News ... Earned the Richard
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and five interceptions ... Won the South-West
Conference at Masuk in 2003 with a 14-1 record
... Earned scholastic honors from 2002-06.
Personal – Born on December 9, 1987 in
Bridgeport, Connecticut ... The son of Anthony
and Deborah Mack ... Has two sisters, Warnetta,
who attended Virginia Tech and is in the United
States Navy, and Charrell, and a brother, Trevor
... Book Award Scholarship recipient in 2004 and
active in community church services.
Dan Matheny
Freshman | Offensive Line
6-2 | 240
Fairfax, Va. | Paul VI
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High School – A three-sport standout in football,
wrestling and track and field ... Four-year varsity
letterwinner in football ... Played center, defensive
line and linebacker ... Named the team’s most
valuable player in 2005 ... Named first-team AllWCAC, first team All-Northern Virginia and honorable mention All-Met in 2005 ... Named the Paul VI
Male Athlete of the Year ... Crowned the WCAC
Heavyweight Champion in wrestling in 2006, when
he was selected all-state ... Also earned All-WCAC
honors in 2004-05 ... Track and field team MVP in
2005-06 ... Second-team all-state in the shot put
and discus in 2006 ... Second-team all-state in
the shot put and third team in the discus in 2005.
Personal – Born on January 12, 1988 in Fairfax
... The son of Patrick and Laura Matheny ... Has
one sister, Natalie ... A 12-time scholar-athlete
honoree ... Graduated with Highest Honors ...
Officer of Student Leadership Youth Corps and
President of Student Ambassadors.
Kelvin Moses
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Freshman | Offensive Line
6-4 | 280
Nashua, N.H. | Lawrence Academy
High School – Played both football and basketball
at Lawrence Academy ... A four-year letterwinner
at offensive tackle and defensive tackle ... Earned
two letters in basketball ... Earned all-league
honors in football as a senior, when he averaged
five pancakes per game and tallied seven sacks
for the season ... Averaged three pancakes in
seven games as a junior and three in eight games
as a sophomore ... Helped team tie for league
championship with a 7-1 record in 2003.
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Personal – Born on July 30, 1988 in Concord,
Massachusetts ... The son of Francisca Moses ...
Has two brothers, Keith, who attends Penn State,
and Kenny, who attends Middlesex Community
College ... Hopes to work in international business.
George Mosle
Freshman | Defensive Line
6-5 | 238
Olney, Md. | Sherwood
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High School – A four-year letterwinner in football,
also participated in track ... Played defensive end,
linebacker and offensive line ... Captained football
team as a senior ... All-Montgomery County at defensive line in 2006 ... All-News Sentinel in 2006
... Sherwood’s most valuable linebacker in 2006,
leading the team with 85 tackles, five sacks, three
forced fumbles and two recoveries ... Helped lead
team to a 12-2 record and state runner-up finish ...
Sherwood won 4A North Regional title.
Personal – Born on February 11, 1988 in
Baltimore ... The son of Wayne and Robin Mosle
... Older sister Alison went to American ... Honor
roll all four years ... Member of Chambers
Singers (2003-06) and Rock N’ Roll Revival
(2002-06) ... Lists his father as the most influential person in his career.
Jared Myers
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Freshman | Tight End
6-4 | 225
Hummelstown, Pa. | Lower Dauphin
High School – Three-year varsity letterwinner,
started his final two seasons at Lower Dauphin
... Appeared at tight end and defensive end ...
Two-time Mid-Penn all-star selection ... Third-team
all-state ... Selected to play in the PSFCA EastWest All-Star Game ... Finished his career with five
touchdowns (two defensive), 71 career tackles
and 16 career sacks.
Personal – Born on January 2, 1988 in Grafton,
West Virginia ... The son of Michael and Pamela
Myers ... Has three sisters, Hannah, Kathleen and
Justine ... His father ran track and played football
at West Virginia University ... National Honor
Society ... Involved in community activities, served
as a counselor at a local camp for two years.
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Chudi Obianwu
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Freshman | Defensive Line
6-3 | 235
Southampton, N.J. | Bishop Eustace
High School – Played three years of varsity
football ... Captained the team as a senior, when
Bishop Eustace lost in the state semifinals ... .
Played defensive end and tight end ... First-team
all-conference, all-parochial and All-South Jersey
as a senior ... Led the team in sacks ... Also
played basketball ... Played baseball his freshman
year and ran track as a senior ... Participated in
the 100m, long jump, high jump and the shot put.
Personal – Born on September 8, 1988 in
Buffalo, New York ... The son of Chike and Azuka
Obianwu ... Has two sisters, Ifeoma and Uju,
and one brother, Nnamdi ... Cousin of fellow
Hoya freshman Ike Acholonu ... National Honor
Society ... Second honors all through high school
(3.2 grade-point average or higher) ... Hopes to
pursue a career in medicine.
Jamie O’Brien
Freshman | Offensive Line
6-4 | 270
White Plains, N.Y. | Brunswick
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High School – Four-year letterwinner in football
and wrestling ... First-team all-league in 2004 and
2005 ... Earned all-state kudos as a senior ...
Named the team’s most valuable lineman in 2005
... Helped lead Brunswick to four-straight league
titles and to New England Championships three
times (2003-05).
Personal – Born on June 6, 1988 in White Plains
... The son of James O’Brien, Jr. ... Has three
brothers, Chris, who went to Rhode Island, Craig,
who went to Albany, and Tim ... His sister-in-law
Suzanne Gildea-O’Brien is a Georgetown graduate.
John O’Connell
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Freshman | Wide Receiver
6-0 | 190
Chicago, Ill. | Cranbrook Kingswood
High School – A three-sport standout in football,
basketball and lacrosse ... Played four years
of varsity football at Cranbrook, playing wide
receiver, safety, punter and kicker ... Captained
both the football and basketball teams as a senior
... Earned Associated Press Class B All-State
Special Mention as a punter, Eccentric all-area
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wide receiver ... Also named all-county and all-conference at both positions.
Personal – Born on August 31, 1987 in Salt
Lake City, Utah ... The son of Dr. John and Mary
O’Connell ... Has four older sisters: Jessica, who
attended Oregon, Moira and Claire, who went
to Boston College, and Sheila, who is enrolled
at Georgetown ... Heavily involved in community
service activities, he founded Discover Your
Community, a student club that traveled once a
month to visit a place or location of educational
value in the greater Detroit metropolitan area to
provide a better understanding of the city ... Also
co-founded Avadeo Clothing Company, which
targets clothes for the teenage and adult males.
Chris Rau
Freshman | Defensive Back
6-0 | 180
Avon Lake, Ohio | Avon Lake
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High School – Played four years of football and
ran three years of track ... Earned three letters
in football at defensive back and running back
... Ran sprints for three seasons ... Named first
team All-Southwestern Conference (DB), first team
All-Lorain County and first team all-district, second
team All-Ohio and the team’s most valuable
player as a senior ... Earned All-Southwestern
Conference honors in the 4x100-meter relay
in 2003 and in the 4x200 relay in 2004 ... He
helped lead his team to nine-straight conference
championships, the 2003 Division II state title and
to runner-up finishes the last two years ... As a
senior, he ran for 933 yards, scored three touchdowns and recorded three interceptions.
Personal – Born on March 9, 1988 in Omaha,
Nebraska ... The son of Charles and Melissa
Rau ... Has a sister, Jackie, who attends Cornell,
and a brother, Jeffrey ... An honors graduate,
he was named to the school’s honor roll all eight
semesters.
Mark Shaffer
Freshman | Offensive Line
6-1 | 262
Orlando, Fla. | Olympia
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High School – Four-year letterwinner in football ...
Named all-area offensive line in 2004 and 2005 ...
Selected to East/West All-Star Game ... Captains
award in 2004-05 ... Helped team win state and
district titles in 2003 ... Led team to a 9-3 record
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and Sweet 16 of the state playoffs in 2002 ... Also
participated in weightlifting and track ... Captained
football and weightlifting last two years ... StudentAthlete of the Year at Olympia.
Personal – Born on September 16, 1987 in
Latrobe, Pennsylvania ... The son of Paul and
Nancy Shaffer ... Sister Beth went to Notre Dame
and his brother Adam went to Illinois ... Lists his
father as the most influential person in his career
... Plans to major in accounting and hopes to own
a business in the future.
Joey Tavarez
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Freshman | Linebacker
6-0 | 210
San Juan Capo, Calif. | Mater Dei
High School – A four-year letterwinner at
Mater Dei ... Played linebacker and tight end
... Captained team as a senior ... Named the
Monarch of the Year ... All-CIF Southern Section
Defense ... Most valuable player of Serra League
... All-CIF Division I ... Led team in tackles as a
junior and senior ... Helped lead Mater Dei to
Serra League titles in 2004-05.
Personal – Born on June 9, 1988 in Long Beach,
California ... The son of Joe and Susie Tavarez
... Has two younger brothers, Conrad and John
Cole ... Named to the First Honor Roll, Principal’s
Honor Roll and a Hispanic Scholar.
Ryan Whyte
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Freshman | Offensive Line
6-2 | 260
Chevy Chase, Md. | St. John’s College
High School – A three-sport standout in football,
hockey and lacrosse ... Football team captain
as a senior ... Coaches Award recipient in 2005
... First-team All-Washington Catholic Athletic
Conference in 2005 and second in 2004 ...
Earned all-league honors in lacrosse as well.
Personal – Born on October 29, 1987 in
Washington ... The son of Roger and Deborah
Whyte ... Has an older brother Roger, who attends Pittsburgh, and a younger sister, Morgan ...
Uncle (Michael McCarthy) is a 1977 Georgetown
graduate ... Member of JROTC, achieving rank of
First Lieutenant.