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Taylor AllenTight end6-4   250EndicottWestboro, MassachusettsBorn January 13, 1990

Career notes:Four-year letterman 
 Saw action at tight end and long snapper 
 Career totals included 74 receptions for 987 receiving yards and a school-record 15 TDs 
 Finished with 482 receiving yards and six TDs as a senior on 35 receptions 
 Played in all 12 games as a junior and had 32 receptions for 418 yards and team-high seven TDs 
 Co-founded The Dan Allen Foundation in honor of his father.  The mission of the foundation is to raise awareness of Multiple Sensitivity Disorder (MCS) and similar neurological disorders caused by exposure to environmental toxins, chemicals, and pollutants.  His father was a former head football coach at Boston University and the College of the Holy Cross where he coached with Jaguars linebackers coach Mark Duffner.

Jeremiah BrownSafety5-11   204WagnerBrooklyn, New York Born February 13, 1990

Career notes:Four-year letterman 
* *Team captain 
 Also saw action as a punt returner 
 Finished career with 154 tackles (80 solo), 10 tackles for loss, nine passes defensed, three sacks, one INT, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two blocked kicks 
Totaled career-best 72 tackles as a senior along with 6.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, six passes defensed, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries 
 Played in 11 games with three starts as a junior and was credited with 26 tackles 
 Played in all 11 games with nine starts as a sophomore and finished with 52 tackles along with a forced fumble and a blocked kick 
 Starred at DB, WR and on special teams at Grand Street Campus High School in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Mike BrownWide receiver5-10   205LibertyCharlottesville, VirginiaBorn February 9, 1989

Career notes:Former collegiate QB 
*Two-time Walter Payton Award candidate and Big South Offensive Player of the Year honoree 
 Finished career with school record in completion percentage (65.0), ranked fifth in TD passes (45) and sixth in passing yards (6,072) 
 *Started 10 games as a senior and was 196 of 299 passing for 2,664 yards with 18 TDs and 10 INTs 
 Ranked second on team with 553 rushing yards on 130 carries with nine TDs 
 Majored in business management 
 Four-year letterman at Monticello High School as QB and DB 
 Also lettered in baseball and basketball 
 Captained both the football and basketball team in his final three seasons 
 National Honor Society member 
 Jaguars current assistant to the head coach, Charlie Skalaski, spent the past eight seasons on the Liberty coaching staff.

Raymond CarterRunning back6-1   217Colorado StateLos Angeles, CaliforniaBorn April 11, 1989

Career notes:Played final two seasons at Colorado State after spending freshman season at UCLA 
 Finished collegiate career with 211 carries for 848 yards and six TDs 
 Added 31 receptions for 298 yards and four TDs 
 Had three career 100-yard rushing games 
 Played in 12 games with seven starts as a senior and totaled 584 yards and four TDs on 121 carries 
 Caught 15 passes for 138 yards with one TD 
 Started five of eight games as a junior and compiled 235 yards on 65 carries with one TD 
 Battled through knee injuries which forced him to miss four games 
 Sat out the 2009 season as a transfer 
 Played in seven games as a freshman at UCLA and gained 29 yards and scored one TD 
 Missed 2007 season after suffering a torn right ACL in training camp 
 Ran track for Colorado State as a junior and earned all-conference honors on the team's 4x100 meter relay and also competed in the 100-meter dash at the conference championships 
 Attended Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, where he rushed for 3,168 yards and 31 TDs in career 
 Rated the No. 3 all-purpose RB in the nation by Rivals.com 
 Also lettered in track and field 
 Has two younger brothers and three older sisters 
 Full name: Raymond Anthony Carter

Long DingKicker6-0   219NorwichQing Dao, ChinaBorn March 7, 1988

Career notes:Began playing football in the United States in 2007 as a member of the IFAF/USA Football International Student Program 
 Traveled 7,000 miles from his home in China to study and play football at the New Hampton School in New Hampshire, where he made six of eight field goals and collected 19 tackles and three sacks on defense 
 Played two years at Dean College and was named MVP of 2010 NJCAA Bowl Game and earned all-conference honors 
 Played at Norwich his final two seasons 
 Hit on 11 consecutive field goals and 14 straight extra point attempts in his final season 
 Led team in scoring as a senior with 73 points and was conference leader in made field goals (13 of 16) and field goal percentage 
 Was perfect inside 40 yards and added a career-long 51 yarder 
 Was 4 of 9 on field goals in 2010 with a long of 40 yards 
 Scored 54 points and voted ECFC Special Teams Player of the Year 
 Attended the NFL Regional Combine in New York and was then invited to the NFL Super Regional Combine in Detroit 
 Two-time Eastern Collegiate Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Year honoree 
 Earned All-New England Football Writers Association and D3football.com all-region accolades 
 Son of Ding Bao Zheng and Siu Shu Ze 
 Is a Chinese national 
 Majored in accounting.

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Tony DyeSafety5-10   201UCLACorona, CaliforniaBorn February 11, 1990

Career notes:Four-year letterman and three-year starter 
 Has ability to play both safety positions 
  Career totals included 207 tackles (126 solo), four tackles for loss and one INT 
 Battled injuries as a senior and played in seven games with five starts and made 23 tackles 
  Started all 12 games as a junior at SS and earned All-Pac-10 honorable-mention honors 
 Led team with 96 tackles and nine passes defensed 
 Defensive co-winner of UCLA's Henry R. "Red" Sanders Award for Most Valuable Player 
 Started all 13 games at SS as a sophomore and ranked fourth on team with 73 tackles 
 Appeared in 11 games as a freshman 
 Attended Santiago High School in California 
 Ranked No. 9 nationally by Scout.com and was a SuperPrep All-America selection 
 Also lettered in track and field 
 Father, Mark, played football at San Jose State and baseball with the Houston Astros organization 
 Almost gave up football to play hockey in high school in Minnesota 
 Full name: Anthony Scott Dye.

Chris ForcierWide receiver6-3   213FurmanSan Diego, CaliforniaBorn October 24, 1988

Career notes:Former collegiate QB making transition to WR 
 Voted team's most valuable player as a senior after passing for 2,265 yards and a school single-season record 23 TDs 
 Became first QB in school history to earned first-team All-Southern Conference honors since 1996 
 Completed 64.1 percent of his passes and set a school single-season passing efficiency record with 172.36, the highest in Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) 
 Threw for seven TDs against Presbyterian 
  Played in two games as a junior, completing 3 of 5 passes for 43 yards and added nine rushes for 145 yards and one TD 
 Began career at UCLA where he played in seven games as a freshman in 2008 
 Attended Carlsbad High School and St. Augustine High School 
 Finished prep career by throwing for 5,241 yards and 60 TDs while rushing for 1,154 yards and 18 TDs 
 PrepStar and SuperPrep All-America 
 Also was a member of the track team 
 Has two brothers, Jason, who played at Stanford, and Tate, who played QB at Michigan 
 Full name: Christopher Michael Forcier 
 Pronounced (for-see-AY).

Charles GilbertWide receiver5-11   167Concordia St.-PaulJacksonville, FloridaBorn May 18, 1987

Career notes:Played two seasons at Concordia and totaled 89 receptions for 1,941 yards and 25 TDs 
 Returned 29 career kickoffs for a 23.3-yard avg. 
 Posted 46 receptions for 1,068 yards and 14 TDs as a senior 
 Made 43 catches for 873 yards and 11 TDs as a junior with a long of 61 yards 
 Had an 84-yard punt return for a TD as a junior 
 Began collegiate career at Webber International University in Babson Park, Florida, an NAIA Independent school 
 Was a three-sport athlete at Ridgeview High School in Jacksonville, starring in football, basketball and track 
 Scored 20 TDs in final two seasons 
 Son of Charles and Delores Gilbert 
 Has four brothers, Chris, Jay, Juan and Mike, and a sister, Treace 
 Cousin, Eric Baker, is a running back for South Carolina 
 Full name: Charles Gilbert.

Joshua JonesLinebacker6-1  234ElonTampa, FloridaBorn December 19, 1988

Career notes: Four-year letterman 
  Finished career as the school's fifth-leading tackler with 343 
 Registered a team-high 112 tackles as a senior along with 17 tackles for loss and four sacks 
 Recorded 11 or more tackles in seven games 
 Selected as Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Month for November 
 Returned an INT 40 yards for a TD 
 Ranked second on team as a junior with 74 tackles and tallied 1.5 tackles for loss and one INT 
 Started all 12 games as a sophomore and earned first-team All-Southern Conference honors 
 Led team with 89 tackles along with seven tackles for loss and two sacks 
 Started 12 games as a redshirt freshman and earned a spot on the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team as he posted 68 tackles 
 Majored in sport and event management 
 Attended Wharton High School in Tampa and was a two-time all-conference selection 
 Son of former University of Florida football player James and Shiela Jones.

Andrew LanierOffensive tackle6-5  290Virginia TechMoore, South CarolinaBorn February 14, 1989

Career notes: Two-year starter at LT 
 Started all 14 games as a senior and played nearly 550 snaps on offense and 70 on special teams 
 Started all 14 games as a junior at LT 
 Had a season-high for the offensive line with 14 knockdown blocks in ACC title game against Florida State 
 Earned Frank O. Moseley Award as the offensive player who showed the most hustle during off-season and spring workouts 
 Played in nine games as a sophomore and had nine knockdown blocks 
 Graduated with a degree in sociology 
 Attended Dorman High School in South Carolina and starred at TE 
 Also saw action at WR, FB and DE 
 Also lettered in track and tennis 
 Born in Springfield, Tennessee 
 Full name: Andrew William Lanier 
 Last name pronounced luh-NEER.

 

Joshua McGregorQuarterback6-2  211Jacksonville Belle Glade, Florida Born November 18, 1988

Career notes: Holds nearly all JU passing records and several Pioneer Football League marks 
 Played in the Battle of Florida game in 2012 and earned Most Valuable Player honors 
 Finished career with 11,230 passing yards and 116 TD passes 
 Threw for 3,044 yards as a senior with 29 TDs 
 Completed 205 passes for 3,049 yards and 32 TDs as a junior 
 Had six 300-yard passing games and one 400-yard outing 
 Started all 11 games as a sophomore and threw for 2,693 yards and 31 TDs 
 Started 12 of 13 games as a freshman and was named conference Offensive Player of the Year 
 Set then school single-season record for most passing TDs (24), passing yards (2,444) and completions (172) 
 Graduated in December with a degree in sports management 
 Began collegiate career at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas 
 Three-year starter at Glades Day High School in Belle Glade, Fla. 
 Has two sisters, Lindsay and Nicole.

Anthony MihotaCenter6-5  295VirginiaFredericksburg, VirginiaBorn April 17, 1989

Career notes: Two-year starter at C 
 Started 11 of 12 games as a junior 
 Appeared in 856 offensive plays 
 Appeared in two games as a sophomore 
 Saw first career action as a redshirt freshman in 2008 
 Saw action at DT at Massaponax High School in Virginia 
 First player from his high school to receive a Division I-A scholarship 
 Son of Valerie and John Mihota 
 Has two younger brothers, Vincent and Louis 
 Full name: Anthony John Mihota.

David PickardOffensive tackle6-5  306Southern IllinoisOak Park, IllinoisBorn April 4, 1989

Career notes: Four-year starter at LT 
 Second-Team ESPN Academic All-American as a junior 
 Named to the FCS Athletics Directors Association Academic All-Star Team and was one of eight finalists for the its $5,000 postgraduate scholarship 
 Earned second team all-conference honors 
  Started all 13 games at LT as a sophomore and earned first-team all-conference honors 
 Named to MVFC All-Academic Second Team 
 Started the first eight games at LT as a redshirt freshman before a season-ending injury 
 Earned the Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award, which requires a minimum 3.2 grade point average 
 Graduated in the summer of 2010 with his bachelor's degree in political science 
 Working on his master's degree in public administration 
 Started 20 games at LT at Oak Park Park High School in Illinois 
 Team captain 
 Also played DT 
 Did not begin playing football until his freshman year of high school 
 Son of Al Pickard and Sally Sutherland.

Erik RaskLinebacker 6-2 227PennsylvaniaNewport Beach, CaliforniaBorn May 16, 1990

Career notes: Three-year letterman and two-time first-team All-Ivy League selection 
 Finished career by playing in 30 consecutive games and started every game his final two seasons 
 Career totals included 190 tackles, 30 tackles for loss, seven sacks, three INTs, 13 passes defensed, two fumble recoveries and two blocked kicks 
 Unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection as a senior and was two-time Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week 
 Returned an INT for a TD in the final game of his career 
 Started all 10 games as a junior and led the team with 65 tackles and eight tackles for loss 
 Added 3.5 sacks, four passes defensed, one fumble recovery and a blocked field goal in the Ivy title-clinching win over Harvard 
 Played in all 10 games as a sophomore and earned honorable mention All-Ivy League honors 
 Led team and ranked fourth in the conference with 10.5 tackles for loss 
 Compiled 42 tackles 
 Did not see any varsity action as a freshman 
 Three-year letterman and two-year captain at Corona del Mar High School in California 
 Also lettered twice in basketball 
 AP Scholar and National Football Foundation Scholarship Award winner 
 Son of Julie and Rob Rask 
 Father played football and basketball at the University of Washington.

Donovan RichardLinebacker6-0 215South Carolina StateGeorgetown, South CarolinaBorn August 16, 1989

Career notes: Finished as the school's all-time leading tackler 
 Earned first-team All-MEAC honors as a  senior, leading the team with 119 tackles 
 Added 7.5 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery, one INT and one forced fumble 
 Totaled 76 tackles and five sacks as a junior 
 Played in all 11 games as a sophomore and finished with 56 tackles along with five tackles for loss, three sacks and two INTs 
 Appeared in all 13 games as a freshman and made 41 tackles, five tackles for loss and two sacks 
 Majored in business management 
 Attended Carvers Bay High School in South Carolina 
 Amassed over 1,000 yard of offense and had four INTs as a DB during senior campaign 
 Son of Renee and Silas Richard.

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Derrick Showell Guard6-4  302WalshColumbus, OhioBorn October 10, 1990

Career notes: Four-year letterman and three-year starter 
 Two-time first-team All-Ohio College Football selection for division two as a senior and earned first-team All-Mid States Football Association honors his final two seasons at LG
  Started every game at LT as a sophomore 
 Appeared in seven games with four starts as a freshman 
 Majored in education 
 Attended Briggs High School in Columbus, Ohio 
 Son of Derrick and Kimberly Showell 
 Born in Philadelphia, Pa.

Marcus TempleCornerback5-9  189MississippiManquin, Virginia Born February 1, 1989

Career notes: Four-year letterman and two-year starter at CB 
 Started six games as a senior before suffering a broken right ankle that ended his season 
 Team captain 
 Finished with 16 tackles and a team-high two INTs 
 One of only five players to start all 12 games as a junior 
 Tied for team lead with two fumble recoveries 
 Credited with 48 tackles, two tackles for loss and three passes defensed 
 Appeared in 13 games as a sophomore with two starts at nickel back 
 Registered 16 tackles and one INT 
 Saw action in 12 games as a freshman 
 Totaled 22 tackles, one pass defensed, one QB pressure and one fumble recovery 
 Majored in journalism 
 Spent the 2007-08 season at Hargrave Military Academy 
 Attended King William High School in Virginia and rushed for 2,340 yards and 40 TDs as a senior 
 Finished career with 63 TDs and 4,224 rushing yards 
 Son of Thomas Moore 
 Full name: Marcus Deon Temple.

Ronnie WeaverRunning back5-10  201Central FloridaWabasso, FloridaBorn April 17, 1989

Career notes: Four-year letterman 
 Appeared in all 12 games with five starts as a senior 
 Had 299 yards and three TDs on 77 carries along with seven receptions for 70 yards and one TD 
 Led special teams unit with 12 tackles and tied for team-lead with two forced fumbles 
 Played in all 14 games with seven starts as a junior and earned second-team All-Conference USA honors 
 Rushed 186 times for 890 yards and 11 TDs and had four catches for 29 yards 
 Saw action in 11 games as a sophomore and finished with 86 yards and one TD on 19 rushes 
 Played in all 12 games as a redshirt freshman 
 Rushed 102 times for 348 yards and two TDs 
 Earned a scholarship as a freshman after arriving on campus as a walk-on 
 Earned bachelor's degree and is in graduate school working toward his MBA 
 Three-year letterman at Vero Beach High School in Florida 
 Rushed for 1,110 yards and 12 TDs as a senior 
 Totaled 85 tackles and four INTs as a junior safety 
 Also lettered in track and field 
 Son of Ronnie Weaver, Sr. and Patricia Bradley.

Jay WootenKicker6-3  196South CarolinaLaurinburg, North CarolinaBorn April 5, 1988

Career notes: Finished career at South Carolina after playing as a freshman at North Carolina 
 Played in 12 games as a senior 
 Was 7 of 10 on field goals with a long of 49 yards 
 Recorded 11 touchbacks on 67 kickoffs 
 Handled majority of kickoffs as a junior and had five touchbacks on 65 kickoffs 
 Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll 
 Sat out the 2009 season after transferring from North Carolina 
 Was 4 of 6 on field goals as a freshman for the Tar Heels in 2008 and converted all 11 extra point attempts for 23 points 
 Majored in sociology 
 Attended Scotland County High School in North Carolina 
 Ranked as the No. 6 kicker in the country by Rivals.com 
 Averaged 38 yards per punt and converted 7 of 14 field goals as a senior 
 Made 8 of 13 field goal attempts as a junior including a 48-yarder 
 Made four game-winning field goals as a junior 
 Full name: James Wooten.

Jerrell YoungSafety6-1  202South FloridaSt. Petersburg, FloridaBorn September 24, 1987

Career notes: Played in 46 games with 30 starts 
 Career totals included 138 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, five INTs, eight passes defensed and one forced fumble 
 Started all 12 games at safety as a senior and was a second-team All-Big East selection 
 Made 51 tackles, three tackles for loss, two INTs and two passes defensed 
 Started 11 of 12 games as a junior 
 Tallied 41 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and three INTs 
 Appeared in nine games with six starts ... Missed three games due to an elbow injury and finished with 21 tackles and two passes defensed 
 Saw action in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman 
 Totaled 25 tackles and led team with seven special teams tackles 
 Graduated with degree in communications 
 Attended Gibbs High School in St. Petersburg 
 Named Team MVP as a senior in football, track and basketball 
 Rushed for 1,583 yards and 16 TDs at RB and totaled with 122 tackles and six INTs as DB 
 Also lettered in track where he qualified for state in 100 and 200 meters 
 Son of Annie and Leroy Young 
 Cousin of former Florida State wide receiver Peter Warrick 
 Has one brother, Leroy, and a sister, Tee Jackson.

Veterans

Jarrett BrownQuarterback6-3   225West VirginiaWest Palm Beach, FloridaBorn January 23, 1987NFL Exp.: 1st Year

Career notes:First-year QB has spent time with San Francisco, Cleveland and Indianapolis 
 Has not played in a regular season game 
 Was originally signed as an undrafted rookie by the 49ers in 2010 
 Finished the 2011 season on the Colts practice squad 
 Four-year letterman at West Virginia 
 Played in 38 games with 15 starts, completing 268 of 421 passes for 2,943 yards with 16 TDs 
 Also rushed for 1,138 yards on 234 carries with 13 TDs 
 Second team All-Big East selection as a senior, hitting on 187 of 296 passes for 2,144 yards with 11 TDs and nine INTs 
 Rushed for a career-high 466 yards and six TDs on 117 attempts 
 Majored in athletic coaching education 
 Attended Palm Beach Lakes High School in Florida 
 Earned all-state honors as a senior and was named the South Florida Sun-Sentinel Player of the Year, throwing for 1,800 yards and 18 TDs 
 Also lettered in basketball.

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Ricky KayTight end6-2   245Central Florida Deltona, FloridaBorn March 13, 1989NFL Exp.: Rookie

Career Notes:Four-year letterman, completing his career in 2010 
 Has not been in an NFL camp 
 Began career as a walk-on at Central Florida 
 Started four of 13 games as a senior and finished with 10 receptions for 116 yards and two TDs 
 Played in 12 games with two starts as a junior 
 Saw action in 11 games as a sophomore, primarily as a blocking FB 
 Appeared in all 14 games as a freshman on special teams and as the team's primary blocking FB 
 Majored in business 
  Three-year letterman at DeLand High School 
 Son of Rick and Kim Kay.

Dexter LarimoreDefensive tackle6-3  319Ohio StateMerrillville, IndianaBorn July 22, 1988NFL Exp.: 1st Year

Career Notes:Originally signed as an undrafted rookie by New Orleans in 2011 and was waived on final cuts 
 Played in 49 career games at Ohio State with 23 starts and accumulated 91 tackles, 16.5 tackles for a loss and eight sacks
Played in 13 games as a senior and registered 40 tackles, 7.5 tackles for a loss and a career-high four sacks 
 As a junior registered 20 tackles for the Rose Bowl champs 
 Had 15 tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss and one sack as a sophomore 
 As a redshirt freshman, made 16 tackles and 5.5 stops for a loss 
 Prepped at Merrillville (Ind.) High School where he collected 88 tackles, 17 stops for a loss, five sacks and three pass defensed as a senior when he earned first-team 5A all-state and Conference Defensive Player of the Year 
 As a wrestler, was the state runner-up as a sophomore and junior before winning state as a senior and ending the season ranked first in the nation 
 Placed seventh in the state in the shot put as a junior and returned to the finals as a senior in 2005.

Jordan PalmerQuarterback6-5  229Texas-El PasoMission Viejo, CaliforniaBorn May 30, 1984NFL Exp.: 4th Year

Career Notes:Entered the NFL as a sixth-round draft pick by Washington in 2007 
 Spent four seasons (2008-11) with Cincinnati and saw action in four games, playing under Jaguars current offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski 
 Career totals include 10 of 15 passing for 59 yards with two INTs 
 Played in one game in 2010 
 Was released by the Bengals on August 27, 2011 and was not with a team during the regular season 
 Played four seasons at Texas El-Paso, setting school records for career passing yards (11,084) and TD passes (88) 
 Finished career ranked 13th in NCAA Division I annals in TD passes and ranked 19th in passing yards 
 Had 851 career completions in 1,427 attempts (59.6 pct.) 
 Set school single-season marks as a senior for passing yards (3,595), completions (282), completion percentage (65.7) and passer efficiency (149.6 rating) 
 Played in 46 career games with 42 starts 
 Majored in communications 
 Attended Mission Viejo (Calif.) High School where he passed for 1,300 yards and 14 TDs as a senior 
 Also participated in basketball and track 
 Married (Dottie).

Odrick RayDefensive tackle6-4  273TulsaAthens, TexasBorn May 24, 1989NFL Exp.: 1st Year

Career Notes:Originally signed as an undrafted rookie by Jacksonville in 2011 and spent preseason with the club before being waived on final cuts 
 Four-year letterman 
 Career totals included 56 tackles (21 solo), seven sacks and 14.5 tackles for loss 
 Started all 12 games as a senior and finished with 14 tackles (10 solo), 4.5 sacks and six tackles for loss 
 All-Conference USA honorable mention 
 Started 11 of 12 games as a junior 
 Had 21 tackles (nine solo) and 4.5 tackles for loss 
 Added a blocked field goal vs. Tulane 
 Saw action in all 14 games as a sophomore 
 Recorded 10 tackles (four solo) and three tackles for loss 
 Played in 13 games as a freshman 
 Tallied 11 tackles (four solo) 
 Majored in education 
 Attended Athens (Texas) High School 
 Started three years at WR and two years at DE 
 Caught 29 passes for 334 yards and seven TDs as a senior 
 Added 22 tackles, two sacks and four tackles for loss.

Collin ZychSafety5-10  205HarvardPlano, TexasBorn February 1, 1989NFL Exp.: 1st Year

Career Notes:Originally signed as an undrafted rookie by Dallas in 2011 and was waived on final cuts 
 Three-year letterman 
 Team captain 
 Finished career with 224 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, six INTs and 27 passes defensed 
 Named first-team All-Ivy League as a senior and was named by his teammates as the Robert F. Kennedy Award winner for desire and determination 
 Academic All-Ivy League 
 Finished final season with a team-high 79 tackles, 12 passes defensed and three INTs 
 Earned first-team All-Ivy League by the coaches as a junior 
 Ranked third on team with 53 tackles and added 14 passes defensed 
 Started nine of 10 games as a sophomore and was named second team All-Ivy League 
 Totaled 72 tackles including a team-high 48 solo tackles 
 Majored in economics 
 Attended Plano (Texas) East High School 
 Team captain 
 Also was a regional qualifier in the pole vault for the track and field team.

Naufahu TahiFullback6-0  254Brigham YoungWest Valley City, UtahBorn October 30, 1981NFL Exp.: 5th Year

Career Notes:Entered NFL as a free agent with Cincinnati in 2006 
 Signed by Minnesota off Cincinnati's practice squad on Nov. 22, 2006 
 Spent parts of five seasons (2006-10) with the Vikings and played in 56 games with 14 starts at FB 
 Saw action in three postseason games 
 Career totals include 10 rushes for 21 yards and 33 receptions for 150 yards and two TDs 
 Played in 10 games in 2007 and rushed for 15 yards on six carries 
 Saw action in a career-high 16 games in 2008 with five starts 
 Finished with a career-high 16 receptions for 37 yards 
 Paved the way for RB Adrian Peterson to lead the NFL and set a club single-season rushing record 
 Appeared in 15 games with two starts in 2009 and had 10 receptions for 67 yards and one TD 
 Started a career-high seven of 15 games in 2010 and had six receptions for 39 yards and a TD 
  Was not on an NFL roster in 2011 
 Went to Brigham Young as a freshman in 1999 before leaving to serve a Mormon mission in Jacksonville for three years 
 Returned to school from 2003-05 to complete college football career 
 Attended Granger High School in Utah 
 Named the USA Today Player of the Year for Utah as a senior 
 Compiled more than 5,700 rushing yards in his career.

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