THE HURRICANES · 41 THE HURRICANES THE HURRICANES 27 CARLOS ARMOUR Cornerback 6-3, 199, Sophomore-1L Memphis, Tennessee Melrose HS CAREER: Tall and talented cornerback who is competing

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Luqman Abdallah, Ross Abramson, Spencer Adkins, Rhyan Anderson . . . . . . .40Carlos Armour, Baraka Atkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Andrew Bain, Chris Barney, Jon Beason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Grant Brown, Kareem Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43James Bryant, Tyrone Byrd, Calais Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44Chandler Cleveland, Glenn Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45Willie Cooper, Romeo Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46Antonio Dixon, DajLeon Farr, Jorge Fernandez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47Vegas Franklin, Kirby Freeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48Joe Girardi, Tavares Gooden, Courtney Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49Dwayne Hendricks, Eric Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Darnell Jenkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Andrew Johnson, Bruce Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52Charlie Jones, Khalil Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Rashaun Jones, Joe Joseph, Eric Kirchenberg, Ryan Lacedonia . . . . . . . . . . .54Lance Leggett, Mark Lisante . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Jerrell Mabry, Teraz McCray, Brian McNeil, Brandon Meriweather . . . . . . . . . .56Eric Moncur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57Brian Monroe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58Ryan Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59Derrick Morse, Tyrone Moss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60Chris Napoli, Greg Olsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61Bryan Pata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62Jon Peattie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63Matt Perrelli, Kenny Phillips, Randy Phillips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64Matt Pipho, Lovon Ponder, Alex Pou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65Anthony Reddick, John Rochford, Chris Rutledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66Glenn Sharpe, Darryl Sharpton, Demitri Stewart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67David Strimple, Jonathan Teske, Derron Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68George Timmons, Joe Tolliver, A.J. Trump, Terrell Walden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69Willie Williams, Cyrim Wimbs, Anthony Wollschlager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70Kyle Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71Reggie Youngblood, Francesco Zampogna, Chris Zellner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Despite playing in only eight games a year ago, running back Tyrone Moss led the ACC with 12 touchdowns and has 23 touchdowns in his career

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56LUQMAN ABDALLAHDefensive Tackle

6-3, 312, Freshman-RS

Princeton, New Jersey

Trenton Central HS / The Hun School

CAREER: Energetic young defensive tackle who was redshirted as a freshman in2005 but will compete for playing time in 2006...Widebody interior lineman who canclog the middle but also put pressure on opposing quarterbacks...Strong, agile andquick off the ball...Late developing player who is just starting to learn the nuances ofdefensive line play…Has the frame to be a dominating player…Business manage-ment major.

2005 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted as a freshman, but played as a member of the scoutteam.

HIGH SCHOOL: Trenton Central High...Was going to enroll at Division I-AA UrsinisCollege (Pa.) when he was accepted at The Hun School, a preparatory academy inPrinceton, N.J.…Also started on the offensive line as a guard…As a senior, finishedwith 75 tackles, 10 sacks and five forced fumbles…As a junior, made more than 70tackles and eight sacks…Rated a four-star prospect by Rivals.com as a prep schoolplayer…Chose Miami over Virginia Tech, Rutgers, Michigan State, Wake Forest andFlorida…Coached by Dave Dudeck.

86ROSS ABRAMSONLong Snapper

6-0, 219, Junior-1L

Franklin Lakes, New Jersey

Ramapo HS

CAREER: Talented long snapper who handled the snaps for placekicks most of the2005 season…Can also snap for punts…Former high school lacrosse player was awalk-on during spring practice a year ago and impressed the coaches with his snap-ping abilities in a matter of weeks…Has attended UM since 2003…Business man-agement major.

2005 (JUNIOR): Played in nine games as a long snapper...Received the AlbertBentley Most Valuable Walk-On Award...Did not play in the first three contests, thenmade his first collegiate appearance snapping for punts vs. South Florida...Took overas the team’s long snapper for placekicks in the season’s fourth game and handledthe snapping duties for field goals and extra points the final eight games.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ramapo (N.J.)...Four-year letterman in lacrosse (2000-2003), earn-ing All-State honors as a junior in 2002 and All-Conference acclaim in 2002-03…Tiedthe school record for most goals in a season as a junior (50)…On school’s Honor Rollthroughout his high school years.

2005 totals: 9 games, 0 starts

48SPENCER ADKINSLinebacker

5-11, 233, Sophomore-1L

Naples, Florida

Naples HS

CAREER: Talented athlete who saw a good amount of playing time as a true fresh-man in 2005…One of the top defensive prospects in the state and considered thebest player ever to come out of Naples High…Strong, smart, extremely fast and ahard worker…Has an incredibly quick first step to go with power and speed, and can

97RHYAN ANDERSONDefensive End


Oak Creek, Wisconsin

Oak Creek HS

CAREER: Young defensive lineman who is seeing increased playing time...Was red-shirted as a freshman in 2004, and then played in eight games in 2005...Tremendousall-around athlete who was considered the top prospect in Wisconsin as a high schoolsenior in 2003...Has excellent agility, balance and strength...His quick hands help himshed blockers quickly, and he has a great upfield burst...Liberal arts major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Backup defensive end who played in eight games...Talliedeight tackles (six solo), with two tackles for loss, one sack for minus-12 yards andone QB pressure...Played in his first game as a Hurricane vs. Colorado, seeing lim-ited action in the fourth quarter...Played against South Florida and then notched hisfirst sack vs. Duke, for a 12-yard loss...Saw limited action vs. Temple, North Carolinaand Virginia Tech, then played much of the Wake Forest game, where he made threetackles, one tackle for loss and a QB pressure...Did not play against Georgia Techand Virginia, then played as a reserve defensive lineman in the Peach Bowl againstLouisiana State (no tackles).

2004 (REDSHIRT): A member of the Hurricanes’ scout team during his redshirt sea-son…Underwent shoulder surgery on Sept. 20.

HIGH SCHOOL: Oak Creek (Wis.)…Consensus National Top 100 player…Widelyregarded as one of the nation’s top defensive ends…Two-time All-State selec-tion…Native of Tampa Bay area who moved to Oklahoma for grades 4 through 8before moving to Wisconsin for his high school years…SuperPrep All-American…Rated the No. 27 player in the nation on SuperPrep’s National Elite50…Rated the nation’s No. 6 defensive lineman and the No. 5 player in the Midwestby SuperPrep…Rated the No. 54 prospect in the nation by Tom Lemming’s PrepFootball Report…Rated the nation’s No. 51 player on the Rivals.com National Top100...Rated the nation’s No. 1 strongside defensive end and the No. 12 player on theRivals.com Midwest Major 50…Rated the No. 1 prospect in Wisconsin byRivals.com…An EA Sports All-American…Named the Lineman of the Year and thePlayer of the Year by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel…Wisconsin’s Gatorade Playerof the Year…The No. 1 prospect in Wisconsin by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel…As a senior in 2003, made 118 tackles, 27 sacks, knocked down five pass-es, forced four fumbles and intercepted three passes when he led Oak Creek to a12-1 record and the semifinals of the state playoffs…As a junior, made 91 tackles,including 21 quarterback sacks…Chose Miami over Ohio State, Oklahoma,Southern California and Florida…Coached by Joe Koch.

RHYAN ANDERSON’S CAREER STATISTICSTACKLES FUMBLES

Year GP/GS TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU Int

2004 Did not play – redshirt season

2005 8/0 8 6 2 2-13 1 1.0-12 0 0 0 0-0

close on a quarterback…Can be an excellent blitzer and make plays in the back-field…Undeclared major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Played in six games as a true freshman, mostly on specialteams...Played on special teams vs. Colorado and Duke, then saw his first action atlinebacker in a 52-7 victory over Duke...Played on special teams at Temple and thenmissed four games...Returned to action for the final two games, playing on specialteams vs. Virginia and in the Peach Bowl vs. Louisiana State...Did not make any tack-les for the season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Naples...One of the top defensive prospects in the state…As a sen-ior in 2004, made 11 sacks (four in one game) and 19 tackles for a loss…As a junior,had 80 tackles and 12 sacks, including a great performance in the state titlegame…Didn't play organized football until high school…Emerged as a defensive endas a sophomore and began playing linebacker as a junior…Rated as the No. 7 out-side linebacker in the nation and No. 87 in the nation regardless of position byRivals.com…Ranked as the No. 62 overall prospect and the No. 10 linebacker byScout.com…Ranked as the No. 4 prospect in Florida by the Orlando Sentinel, the No.1 linebacker prospect in the South by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the No. 4 over-all prospect by the Tampa Tribune, and the No. 48 overall prospect by TomLemming…Member of the PrepStar Top 100 Dream Team and the Florida Times-Union Super 75…Chose Miami over Florida, Florida State and Georgia…Coached byBill Kramer.

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2005 6/0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0

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27CARLOS ARMOURCornerback


Memphis, Tennessee

Melrose HS

CAREER: Tall and talented cornerback who is competing for a regular role in2006…Highly recruited athlete suffered a torn ACL in his right knee and missed theentire 2005 season…Received a medical redshirt and still has three years of eligibil-ity remaining...Played in three games as a freshman in 2004, all on specialteams…Physical player who is excellent at jamming receivers at the line of scrim-mage…Has an aggressive playing mentality…Sports administration major.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): Missed the entire season because of a torn anterior cruciateligament in his right knee suffered during spring practice...Underwent reconstructiveknee surgery on April 18…Practiced on the scout team before the PeachBowl...Received a medical redshirt.

2004 (FRESHMAN): Was expected to redshirt until he was needed on special teamsfor the final month of the season…Played in three games (Clemson, Virginia andWake Forest), making two tackles.

HIGH SCHOOL: Melrose (Tenn.)…Rated the No. 10 player in Tennessee bySuperPrep…Named to the Memphis Commercial Appeal’s 2003 “Best of the Preps”Team…Played cornerback and wide receiver as a senior after playing tight end andreceiver in previous years…Moved to defense for the first time in the spring before hissenior season and was an immediate impact player…As a senior in 2003, intercept-ed six passes while leading 11-2 Melrose to the Class 4A state semifinals…Alsoplayed basketball and runs track…Was the runner-up in the 110-meter hurdles and300-meter hurdles at the 2003 Tennessee Track & Field Championships…Has run abest of 14.3 in the 110 hurdles…Chose Miami over Auburn, Arkansas, Louisville andMississippi…Began playing organized football at age six, at the urging of his grand-mother…Coached by Kenny Ingram.

CARLOS ARMOUR’S CAREER STATISTICSTACKLES FUMBLES


2004 3/0 2 1 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0

2005 Did not play – Medical redshirt

98BARAKA ATKINSDefensive End

6-4, 275, Senior-3L

Sarasota, Florida

Booker HS

CAREER: Personable defensive lineman who has moved back to defensive endafter splitting his first three seasons between both defensive tackle and end...Willalso play inside on occasion...All-Conference candidate has started 34 games thelast three seasons...Has a potent pass rush and big-play ability, as evidenced by his13 sacks and 20.5 tackles for loss in three seasons...His 14 sacks leads all return-ing players...Graduated in 2005 with a degree in business management and is pur-suing a second degree in marketing...Father is the mayor of Sarasota, Fla.

2005 (JUNIOR): Starting defensive tackle...Played in all 12 games, missing onestart after returning from a knee injury...Finished the season ranked seventh onthe team with 40 tackles (25 solo), five tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, three passbreakups and six QB pressures...Got his first half-sack in the season opener atFlorida State, adding three tackles (two solo) and one QB pressure...Did not startthe second game at Clemson because of a sprained knee, but played most of thegame and made two solo tackles...Returned to the starting lineup vs. Coloradoand made seven tackles and one tackle for loss...Notched seven more tackles aweek later vs. South Florida...Tallied four tackles and a sack vs. Duke in Game5...Made seven tackles and two QB pressures at Temple on Oct. 15...Talliedseven tackles and a pass breakup vs. North Carolina...Made two tackles and aQB pressure in the 27-7 upset at Virginia Tech...Registered five tackles and oneQB pressure at Wake Forest, then added four tackles and a pass breakup vs.Georgia Tech...In the season finale vs. Virginia, made one tackle for aloss...Finished the season in the Peach Bowl vs. Louisiana State with one tackleand one pass defensed.

2004 (SOPHOMORE): Started all 11 games at both defensive end (seven games)and defensive tackle (last four games)…Recorded 33 total tackles (15 solo), includ-ing nine tackles for a loss and 6.5 sacks…Forced two fumbles, one of which hereturned for a touchdown…Added one pass breakup and had a team-high 19 QBpressures…Voted honorable mention All-ACC…Had stellar game in the seasonopener vs. FSU when he made three tackles, one tackle for loss, one sack of ChrisRix, two QB pressures, one pass breakup and one forced fumble…A week later vs.Louisiana Tech, made a sack and forced a fumble that led to a touchdown…In sea-son’s third game at Houston, returned a fumble 52 yards for his first collegiate touch-down…On Nov. 6 vs. Clemson, made his first start of the season at defensive tackleand recorded two tackles, one sack and one QB pressure…Made season-high seventackles and a half-sack on Dec. 3 vs. Virginia Tech…Ended the season in the PeachBowl vs. Florida with four tackles and one sack.

2003 (FRESHMAN): Started 12 of 13 games…Earned third-team Freshman All-America honors by The Sporting News...Recorded 43 total tackles (22 solo), includ-ing 6.5 tackles for a loss, and five sacks...Also registered a team-high three forcedfumbles...Responsible for 16 quarterback hurries...Had four assisted tackles and onetackle for minus-3 yards and five QB pressures in the season opener...Made eighttotal tackles against Florida, including five solo stops and one sack...Logged two solotackles, three assists and forced a fumble against East Carolina, adding his secondsack of the season and one QB hurry...Made two solo tackles, one assist and forceda fumble at Boston College. Registered two sacks for minus-15 yards, his third andfourth sacks of the season...Did not play due to injury against WestVirginia...Returned against Florida State to record four tackles, including two solostops, one forced fumble and two QB hurries...Had one assisted tackle and two QBpressures against Temple...Made four tackles in a loss at Virginia Tech...Had oneassisted tackle against Tennessee...Logged six solo tackles and one assist againstSyracuse...Made three tackles against Rutgers, broke up one pass and had three QBhurries...Registered two solo tackles against Pittsburgh…Had one assist againstFlorida State in the Orange Bowl victory.

2002 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the year with a redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Booker…Widely regarded as one of the nation’s top defensive endprospects…Played mainly strongside defensive end in high school…Rated thenation’s No. 14 defensive end by TheInsiders.com and the No. 32 player in Florida bySuperPrep…Rated the No. 4 defensive lineman in Florida and the No. 36 player inthe state by Florida Prep Football…Ranked the No. 5 defensive lineman and No. 35player in the state by Florida Kids…Member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’sSuper Southern 100…First-team Class 5A all-state selection as a senior, when herecorded 78 tackles and 25 sacks, forced four fumbles, recovered four fumbles(returned one for a TD)…As a junior, returned a blocked punt for a touchdown, adding79 tackles and eight sacks…Was named the defensive MVP of the UM summer campin June 2001…Also lettered in track and basketball…Participated in the CaliFloridaAll-Star game, where he scored the only defensive touchdown…Coached by EliRasheed.

BARAKA ATKINS’ CAREER STATISTICSTACKLES FUMBLES


2002 Did not play – Medical redshirt

2003 12/12 43 22 21 6.5-32 16 5.0-27 3 0 1 0-0

2004 12/12 33 15 18 9-41 19 6.5-43 2 1 1 0-0

2005 12/11 50 25 25 5-8 6 2.5-4 0 0 4 0-0

Totals 36/35 126 62 64 20.5-81 41 14.0-74 5 1 6 0-0

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Scored touchdown on 52-yard fumble recovery in 2004at Houston

BARAKA ATKINS’ CAREER HIGHSTotal tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 (vs. Florida 2003)Solo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 (vs. Florida 2003)Assists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 (vs. Virginia Tech 2004)Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (vs. East Carolina 2003)

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2JON BEASONLinebacker

6-0, 236, Junior-2L

Miramar, Florida

Chaminade-Madonna Prep

CAREER: Emerging star at linebacker...Could be the next in a long line of All-America linebackers at UM...Strong candidate for the Butkus Award in2006...Talented, intelligent athlete who switched to linebacker in 2004 after spendingthe 2003 season as a medical redshirt fullback (was a fullback heading into that sea-son before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury)...In two seasons, has totals of95 tackles (53 solo), 10 tackles for loss, four QB pressures, one sack and two pass-es defensed...Hard-hitting defender can play any of the three linebacker posi-tions...Has deceptive strength for a player his size...Also a fine special teams play-er...Competed on the indoor track team in spring 2006, finishing 18th at the ACCIndoor Track and Field Championships with a season best mark of 6.50 metersin the long jump...Business management major.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): Starting weakside linebacker for the entire season...Played inall 12 games, making 10 starts (didn’t start two games when the team opened innickel and dime defenses)...Ranked fifth on the team with 64 tackles (44 solo),adding six tackles for loss, one pass breakup and four QB pressures...Registered 11tackles on special teams...Made 11 tackles (six solo, two for losses) in the seasonopener at Florida State...Played on 57 snaps at Clemson, adding four tackles...Madefive tackles vs. Colorado...Did not start vs. South Florida when the team opened indime defense and played sparingly (USF used multiple wide receivers most of thegame). Made just two tackles...Tallied two assisted tackles and two QB pressures vs.Duke...Did not start in a nickel defense at Duke and played only 11 snaps in a 34-3victory, making two solo tackles and one tackle for loss...Made seven tackles vs.North Carolina, then added four tackles and one QB pressure in the upset overVirginia Tech...Made nine tackles (eight solo) on 56 snaps at WakeForest...Registered three tackles in the Georgia Tech game, then six tackles vs.Virginia...Finished the year with 10 tackles (eight solo, two for loss) in the PeachBowl vs. Louisiana State.

2004 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 12 games, taking over as the starting strongsidelinebacker for the final month of the regular season…Also played middle linebackerearlier in the year…Totaled 29 tackles, four tackles for loss, one sack and one passbreakup…In the season opener vs. FSU, played on special teams and made one solotackle…The next week vs. Louisiana Tech, did not start but played extensively at mid-dle linebacker in place of an injured Leon Williams, making seven tackles…In aThursday night game at Houston, did not start but played as the primary middle line-backer, making five tackles, including two for loss…Saw limited action the next fourgames (Georgia Tech, Louisville, North Carolina State and North Carolina)…Did notstart in a nickel defense vs. Clemson but played as primary strongside linebacker,making one tackle…Made his first collegiate start at Virginia and recorded a then-career-high ninetackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and one passbreakup…Started vs. Wake Forest but did not make any tackles…Started at strong-side linebacker vs. Virginia Tech and made one tackle…In the Peach Bowl vs. Florida,played as a reserve, making one assist.

2003 (REDSHIRT): Played two games at fullback (Louisiana Tech and Florida) beforesuffering a season-ending shoulder injury…Carried one time for threeyards…Received a medical redshirt after the season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Chaminade-Madonna Prep…Tough competitor who impressedcoaches with his consistent intensity throughout his high school career…Played line-backer, strong safety and fullback in high school…Had tremendous range, showingthe ability to make plays from sideline to sideline…Consistently dominated opponentsin run support, but also showed ability to be effective in pass coverage…Also a start-ing forward on the basketball team, helping lead his team to the finals of the stateplayoffs in 2002…As a senior, rushed for 811 yards and 12 touchdowns at fullback,and made 75 tackles and had five pass interceptions on defense…Rated All-American, the No. 35 defensive back in the nation and the No. 30 player in Florida byAllen Wallace’s SuperPrep…Rated the nation’s No. 6 linebacker by Tom Lemming’sPrep Football Report…The No. 70 player in Florida on the Orlando Sentinel FloridaTop 100…Third Team selection on the Fox Sports Net All-South Team…Chose Miamiover Florida State, Florida, Tennessee, Louisiana State and Georgia…Coached byMark Guandola.

72ANDREW BAINGuard

6-3, 330, Junior-2L

Pompano Beach, Florida

Ely HS

CAREER: Huge and talented offensive lineman will compete for a starting spotat guard in 2006...Mobile athlete has the size and ability to become an out-standing offensive lineman...Excellent run blocker who can be a standout as apulling guard or on trap plays...Can also play offensive tackle...His improvedtechnique has been evident during practice…Has played in 19 games, withone start...Psychology major.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): Played in nine games and made one start…For theseason, made four pancake blocks, 10 metrorails and allowed two sacks...Inthe season opener at Florida State, made his first career start in place ofinjured Tony Tella at right guard. Played the entire game except for the finaldrive. Made one pancake block, one metrorail and allowed two sacks...Did notplay the next game at Clemson, then played as a reserve guard vs.Colorado...Played as backup right guard, alternating with Tella for severalseries vs. South Florida...Played as a backup right guard again vs. Duke, alter-nating with Tella throughout the first three quarters...Played most of the gameat right guard in a 34-3 victory over Temple, making one pancake and fivemetrorails...Saw action vs. North Carolina, then missed the Virginia Techgame...Played much of the second half at left guard at Wake Forest, then satout the Georgia Tech game...Did not start vs. Virginia, but took over at rightguard in the second quarter after Tella was injured and played the remainderof the game...Played right guard for the final series of the Peach Bowl vs.Louisiana State.

2004 (FRESHMAN): Redshirt freshman who played in 10 games at guard,mostly on the field goal and extra point units…Did not play vs. Florida Stateand Louisville…Saw action at guard vs. Louisiana Tech and Wake Forest.

2004 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Pompano Beach Ely…Widely regarded as one of the nation’s topoffensive linemen…Considered the strongest prep offensive lineman in Florida, hav-ing benchpressed 465 pounds…Led the way for All-America tailback Tyrone Moss (afellow UM signee) while helping Ely to the Class 5A State title in 2002…Parade All-American and Allen Wallace’s SuperPrep All-American…Rated the No. 9 prospect inFlorida by Allen Wallace’s SuperPrep…Rated the No. 5 offensive lineman in thenation by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report…Rated the No. 67 prospect nation-ally by The Insiders.com…Rated the No. 49 prospect nationally byRivals100…Member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern100…Member of the Palm Beach Post’s National Top 50 and Florida Top 20…Ratedthe No. 17 player on the Orlando Sentinel’s Florida Top 100…Member of the FirstTeam of the Fox Sports Net All-South Team…Chose Miami over Florida State, OhioState, Stanford and North Carolina State…Coached by Steve Davis.

2005 TOTALS: 9 games, 1 startCAREER TOTALS: 19 games, 1 start

79CHRIS BARNEYOffensive Tackle


Miami, Florida

Northwestern HS

CAREER: Huge offensive tackle who has loads of potential...Has exceptional athlet-ic ability and will compete for playing time this season...Earned comparisons to anoth-er Hurricanes lineman from Northwestern High School, Vernon Carey (now with theDolphins)…Could also play guard...Moves well for his size, has long arms and a bigframe…Quick off the ball and is equally talented at both run and passblocking…Undeclared major.

2005 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted as a freshman, but served as a valuable member ofthe scout team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Northwestern...Knowledgeable player who made the offensiveadjustments for the line in high school…Graded out at 92 percent as asenior…Played in the postseason CaliFlorida Bowl…Member of the PrepStar Top 100Dream Team…Rated the nation’s No. 18 offensive tackle prospect byRivals.com…Selected All-Dade County and ranked as the No. 7 prospect in DadeCounty by the Miami Herald, the No. 15 prospect in Florida by the Orlando Sentinel,a member of the Florida Times-Union Super 75, and the No. 32 prospect in the coun-try by the Tampa Tribune…Chose Miami over North Carolina State, Kansas andRutgers…Coached by Roland Smith.

39GRANT BROWNPunter / Placekicker

6-2, 190, Junior

North Versailles, Pennsylvania

East Allegheny HS

CAREER: A non-scholarship player who redshirted during his first season in CoralGables in 2003 and was a reserve placekicker in 2004 and 2005…Has a strong andaccurate leg, as well as excellent work ethic in the weight room and conditioningdrills…Sports administration major.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): Reserve placekicker…Did not play in any games.

2004 (FRESHMAN): Reserve placekicker who did not see any game action.

2003 (REDSHIRT): A member of the Hurricanes scout team during his first season.

HIGH SCHOOL: East Allegheny (Pa.)…Lettered in football as a senior, when he was3 for 3 on field goal attempts (long of 42 yards) and 7 for 7 on extra pointattempts…Made the Pittsburgh Post Gazette Scholar-Athlete team…Team lost in thefirst round of the playoffs…Earned three letters in soccer, two letters in track and field,and two letters in basketball in his high school career…Also considered Florida State,Florida, Penn State and North Carolina State in the recruiting process…Ranked sixthin his high school graduating class with a 4.0 grade point average…Member of theNational Honor Society.

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2003 Did not play - Medical redshirt

2004 12/3 29 9 20 4-14 0 1.0-6 0 0-0 1 0-0

2005 12/10 66 44 22 6-11 4 0.0-0 0 0-0 1 0-0

Totals 24/13 95 53 42 10-25 4 1.0-6 0 0-0 2 0-0

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: 1 rush for 3 yards in 2003; 3 kickoff returns for 32 yardsin 2004

99KAREEM BROWNDefensive Tackle

6-5, 315,Senior-3L

Miami, Florida

Norland HS

CAREER: Huge defensive tackle has patiently waited for his opportunity and nowtakes over a starter for the first time in his career...One of the team’s most promisingplayers heading into the 2006 season...Will replace Orien Harris (now with thePittsburgh Steelers) in the starting lineup...One of the squad’s best sackers...Has 9.5career sacks, which is the second most of any returning player on the team...Othercareer totals include 97 tackles (44 solo), 18 tackles for loss, 21 QB pressures, oneforced fumble, two fumbles recovered and seven passes defensed...Has played in 35games (missing just two), making three starts in three seasons...Is a force against therun or as a pass rusher...Liberal arts major.

2005 (JUNIOR): Played in all 12 games, making one start when Baraka Atkins wasslowed by an injury...For the season, made a career-high 46 tackles (28 solo), 8.5tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks (also a career high), six QB pressures and one forced fum-ble...Tied for the team lead with two fumble recoveries (one for a touchdown)...Servedas the team’s No. 3 defensive tackle most of the season...Named the MostImproved Defensive Player...Did not start the season opener at Florida State, butsaw action on 44 plays because of an injury to Baraka Atkins, making four solo tack-les, a shared sack, one tackle for loss and three QB pressures...Started Game 2 atClemson at left defensive tackle in place of injured Atkins and played 52 snaps, mak-ing three tackles (one solo)...Moved back to a reserve role vs. Colorado, tallying twoassisted tackles and one fumble recovery...Had a big game vs. South Florida, withseven tackles (five solo), including two sacks for minus-six yards...Made three solotackles (two for loss) vs. Duke, then tallied five tackles (three solo), one sack and twotackles for loss at Temple...Made five tackles vs. North Carolina...Had another biggame in the upset over No. 3 Virginia Tech, making three assisted tackles, one QBpressure. Also forced a fumble which he recovered in the end zone for a touchdownin the third quarter, giving UM a 27-0 lead...Played sparingly at Wake Forest (no tack-les,), then made five tackles vs. Georgia Tech...Made three tackles and one sack vs.

Virginia, then added seven tackles in the Peach Bowl vs. Louisiana State...

2004 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 12 games, making one start (against NorthCarolina)…For the season, totaled 27 tackles (16 solo), 9.5 tackles for loss, 14 QBpressures, five sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one passbreakup…Played as a reserve defensive tackle in the season opener vs. FSU andthen saw extensive action in a 48-0 rout of Louisiana Tech, making three tackles…InGame 3 at Houston, made five tackles, one tackle for loss and two QB pres-sures…Played extensively Oct. 23 at NC State, making five tackles, three tackles forloss, one sack, one QB pressure, and one forced fumble and fumble recovery that hereturned 20 yards…Made his only start of season a week later at North Carolina afteran injury to Santonio Thomas and made three tackles and one QBpressure…Returned to a reserve role the remainder of the season, notching threetackles vs. Clemson, one at Virginia, three vs. Wake Forest, none vs. Virginia Techand one vs. Florida in the Peach Bowl.

2003 (FRESHMAN): Played in 11 games and recorded 23 tackles (eight solo), includ-ing four sacks for minus-26 yards, four tackles for a loss and nine QBhurries...Registered a career-high two sacks at Pittsburgh in Miami’s Big East-clinch-ing win…Made four tackles (two solo) and had his second sack of the season againstRutgers…Had one QB hurry against Syracuse…Recorded a career-high five tacklesin his first career start at defensive tackle against Tennessee…Made one solo tackleat Virginia Tech…Made two tackles while registering two QB hurries…Had two assist-ed tackles at Florida State with one pass breakup…Recorded a season-high fourtackles against East Carolina...Had two tackles in his first collegiate game againstLouisiana Tech...Made one solo tackle against Boston College…Did not play againstFlorida and West Virginia.

2002 (REDSHIRT): Spent a redshirt season on the scout team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Norland...Excelled as an offensive tackle and defensive end…Didnot play as a senior due to age requirements…Made 121 tackles (74 solos) with 17sacks, one interception, caused eight fumbles and recovered three fumbles as a jun-ior, when he earned All-Dade County honors and was his team’s DefensiveMVP…PrepStar All-American…Rated the No. 77 prospect overall in Florida bySuperPrep…Rated the No. 1 defensive lineman and No. 13 overall player in the stateby Florida Prep Football…Ranked the No. 3 defensive lineman and No. 33 overallplayer in the state by Florida Kids…Ranked No. 7 in the Miami-Dade Top 20 by theMiami Herald…Earned “All-Camper” Awards at the LSU and Michigan Statecamps…Was a member of the Florida team in all-star action…Red Zone Player of theYear…Also was a standout in basketball, averaging 10 points and five rebounds pergame…Chose Miami over Florida, Oklahoma, Michigan State and LouisianaState…Coached in football by Nigel Dunn.

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2003 11/1 23 8 15 3.5-27 9 4.0-26 0 0-0 1 0-0

2004 12/1 28 8 20 6-26 6 1.0-14 1 1-20 0 0-0

2005 12/1 46 28 18 8.5-29 6 4.5-20 1 1-0 6 0-0

Totals 35/3 97 44 53 18.0-82 21 9.5-60 2 2-20 7 0-0

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45JAMES BRYANTLinebacker

6-3, 250, Junior-2L

Reading, Pennsylvania

Reading HS

CAREER: Highly recruited player who was the backup fullback and a top specialteams player in 2005...Switched to linebacker in 2006 and will play as a reserve com-peting for increased playing time...Versatile athlete who has impressive size andstrength...Has exceptional speed and is a tremendous closer in pursuit...Can coverthe entire field because of his range...Is a big hitter both on defense and as a block-er on offense, and he loves contact...Has shown the ability to overpower blockers whoget in his way...Saw most of his playing time on special teams as a true freshman in2004...Elementary education major.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): Team’s No. 2 fullback who played in all 12 games, making onestart...Rushed one time for eight yards and caught two passes for 44 yards...Alsoreturned two kickoffs for 34 yards...Made 15 tackles on special teams (second on theteam)...Served as the backup fullback to Quadtrine Hill all season...Returned kickoffsat Florida State (13 yards) and vs. Georgia Tech (21 yards)...Made his only carry ofthe season vs. Colorado for eight yards...Got his first reception vs. South Florida, a22-yarder, and added another 22-yarder at Temple...Started the Virginia Tech game.

2004 (FRESHMAN): Played in 11 of 12 games as a true freshman, mostly on the spe-cial teams kickoff coverage units…Only game missed was Georgia Tech…Finishedthe season with eight tackles…Made two tackles vs. Florida State, Houston and WakeForest, and one tackle vs. Louisville and Clemson.

HIGH SCHOOL: Reading (Pa.)…An exceptional two-way player who was regardedas one of the nation’s top linebacker prospects…Described by at least one recruitingservice as, “the nation’s most physically imposing linebacker”…As a senior in 2003,made 182 tackles, had eight sacks, four interceptions, four fumble recoveries andreturned two fumbles for touchdowns…Rushed for 950 yards and 13 touchdowns asa tailback on offense…First-Team USA Today All-American and U.S. Army All-American…SuperPrep All-American…The No. 50 player on the SuperPrep NationalElite 50…The nation’s No. 9 linebacker by SuperPrep…Rated the No. 3 prospect inPennsylvania by SuperPrep…Rated the nation’s No. 59 prospect and No. 6 line-backer by Rivals.com…Rated the No. 14 player on the Rivals.com Midwest Major 50,the No. 8 player on the Rivals.com Atlantic East Amazing 80, and the No. 5 player onthe Rivals.com Pennsylvania Top 50…Rated the nation’s No. 24 prospect and No. 2outside linebacker on Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report National Top 100…First-Team All-State selection as a senior and second-Team All-State selection as a jun-ior…Also a starter on the basketball team…Was the MVP at linebacker at the 2003Nike Camp at Penn State…Won the same award at the 2002 Nike Camp inMiami...As a senior, named first-team All-State linebacker by Associated Press andPennsylvania Football News…Named to the Patriot-News Platinum 33 team…First-team selection to the All-South Team by Fox Sports Net’s Countdown to Signing Dayshow…Brother Sam is a linebacker at the University of Pittsburgh…Chose Miamiover Florida, Ohio State and Pittsburgh…Coached by Al Wolski.

JAMES BRYANT’S CAREER STATISTICSTACKLES FUMBLES


2004 11/0 8 4 4 1-1 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

2005Played on offense

RUSHING RECEIVING

Year GP/GS Att Yards Avg. TD LG No. Yards Avg. TD LG

2004Played on defense

2005 12/1 1 8 8.0 0 8 2 44 22.0 0 22

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: 2 kickoff returns for 34 yards in 2005SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 15 in 2005

67TYRONE BYRDOffensive Tackle


Sugar Land, Texas

Houston Hightower HS

CAREER: Extremely versatile player who can play any position along the offensiveline...Will start at right tackle this season, his first as a starter...Highly touted recruitcame to Miami as a guard and pushed strong for the starting center job before lastseason, then ended the year as the backup right tackle...Was redshirted as a fresh-man in 2004, and saw action in six games last year...Aggressive player who has along reach that will help him protect Kyle Wright...Can pull and trap well as aguard...Strong and agile lineman...Undeclared major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Played in six games at guard and offensive tackle...For the sea-son, posted three pancake blocks and seven metrorails...Did not play in six games(FSU, Clemson, Colorado, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech and Virginia)...Saw his firstcollegiate action as a reserve guard in the second half of the South Floridagame...Played in the fourth quarter at guard vs. Duke, then played the entire secondhalf of the Temple game at right tackle...Played the final series vs. North Carolina andin the Peach Bowl vs. LSU, and saw fourth quarter action at right tackle at WakeForest.

2003 (REDSHIRT): Served as a member of the scout team as a truefreshman…Impressed the coaching staff with his abilities to play anywhere on theline.

HIGH SCHOOL: Houston Hightower…Was a dominant player in one of the nation’stoughest high school districts…Rated the No. 31 player in Texas bySuperPrep…Ranked the nation’s No. 10 offensive tackle by Tom Lemming’s PrepFootball Report…Rated the No. 26 player in Texas on the Austin American-Statesman’s Fab 55…Key player in the development of one of Houston’s newest pro-grams into a regional power (Hightower rose from junior varsity status in 2001 to aplayoff appearance in 2003)…Selected as the District 20-5A Offensive Player of theYear…Two-time first-team all-District 20-5A honoree in 2002 and 2003…Attended the2003 UM Football Camp and was named the Offensive Most ValuablePlayer…Played defensive end as a freshman in high school and moved to offensebefore his sophomore year…Nicknamed ‘T-Byrd’…Chose Miami over Notre Dame,Louisiana State, UCLA, Pittsburgh, Ohio State and Oklahoma State…Coached byKevin O’Keefe.

2005 TOTALS: 6 games, 0 starts

81CALAIS CAMPBELLDefensive End


Denver, Colorado

South HS

CAREER: Tall and extremely gifted pass-rushing defensive end who was one of theteam’s top reserves on the defensive line as a redshirt freshman in 2005...Team’stallest player was recruited as a tight end/defensive end before settling on the defen-sive line...Is expected to be a top pass rusher in 2006...Has drive and athletic abilityto go with a startling burst of speed...Has quick hands and feet...Sociology major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Redshirt freshman who played in all 12 games as a backupdefensive end, making one start...Showed tremendous upside, ranking 12th on theteam with 35 tackles (19 solo), 5.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, eight QB pressures andone forced fumble...Played in his first collegiate game in the opener at Florida Stateas a reserve defensive end and made three tackles (one solo)...Played only on spe-cial teams at Clemson, then played as a reserve end vs. Colorado and made fourtackles, one sack and two QB pressures...Made three tackles (two for loss), vs. SouthFlorida, then tallied six stops and two QB pressures vs. Duke...Saw limited action atTemple (one QB pressure), then made a tackle and a QB pressure vs. NorthCarolina...In the upset win over Virginia Tech, registered three assisted tackles andone forced fumble...Made two tackles at Wake Forest and two more vs. GeorgiaTech...Had a solid game vs. Virginia with eight tackles (five solo), a shared sack (withGlenn Cook) and 1.5 tackles for loss...Earned a starting assignment in the PeachBowl vs. Louisiana State, making one assisted tackle, one QB pressure and one passdefensed.

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2004 (REDSHIRT): Played as a member of the scout team as a true freshman, whenhe was redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Denver South…Fast, mobile, athletic player who excelled as a rushend in high school…Amassed a state-record total of 57 sacks in his career, 38 overthe final two seasons…Started at defensive end all four years of his high schoolcareer…An accomplished all-around athlete who was an All-State basketball selec-tion as a junior (the only non-senior chosen) in 2002-03…Rated the nation’s No. 11player by SuperPrep…Member of the SuperPrep Elite 50 and a SuperPrep All-American…Rated the nation’s No. 4 defensive lineman by SuperPrep…Rated theNo. 2 prospect in Colorado by SuperPrep and SuperPrep’s Midlands DefensivePlayer of the Year for 2003…Listed on Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report NationalTop 100 and ranked as the nation’s No. 11 defensive end…Two-time All-State foot-ball performer as a junior and senior…Also played offensive tackle as a sophomoreand tight end as a junior and senior…As a senior at defensive end, had 19 sacks 118total tackles, three knockdowns and two interceptions…On offense as a senior, had38 receptions for 412 yards with four touchdowns (had receptions of 68 and 72yards, both on tight end screens)…On defense as a junior, had 19 sacks, 109 tack-les and five touchdowns off blocked kicks and fumble returns, in addition to blockingthree punts…As a junior on offense, had three receptions for 56 yards...Also playedbasketball, averaging 22.7 points (fourth best in Colorado) and led the state inrebounding (16.0 per game) and blocked shots (3.3 per game) as a junior…Alsocompeted in track and field, qualifying for the state meet in the discus and shot putin 2003...His track and field personal bests: 21 feet in the long jump, 48 feet in theshot put, 135 feet in the discus, and 44 feet, 2 inches in the triple jump…ChoseMiami over Colorado State, Nebraska, Louisiana State, Michigan, Oklahoma andSan Diego State…Has a brother, Ciare, who plays football at Colorado State, andanother brother, Raj, who plays football at Butte Junior College inCalifornia…Coached by Ryan Mullaney.

CALAIS CAMPBELL’S CAREER STATISTICSTACKLES FUMBLES


2004 Did not play - Redshirt season

2005 12/1 35 19 16 5.5-27 8 2.5-20 1 0-0 8 0-0

46CHANDLER CLEVELANDPlacekicker

6-5, 182, Junior

Covington, Louisiana

St. Paul School

CAREER: Young kicker who joined the team as a walk-on in 2004 and has been areserve placekicker the last two seasons…Undeclared major.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): Worked with the scout teams but did not see any game action.

2004 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any action, spending the season practicing with thescout teams.

HIGH SCHOOL: St. Paul School (La.)…Earned seven varsity letters (one in football,three in soccer, two in track and field, and one in golf)…As a senior, converted on 9of 12 field goal attempts (39 long) and was 21 of 23 on extra pointattempts…Recorded touchbacks on 22 of 28 kickoffs…Selected first-team All-Districtand All-Parish as a placekicker and second team as a wide receiver…Earned variousawards in soccer and track during his high school career and in AAU competi-tions…Graduated with honors…Considered Tulane, Southern Mississippi andLouisiana State during the recruiting process…Coached by Ken Sears.

55GLENN COOKLinebacker

6-0, 215, Junior-2L

Hollywood, Florida

Chaminade-Madonna Prep

CAREER: Veteran linebacker who has been a steady member of the linebacking unitthe last two seasons...Can play both middle and strongside linebacker and is a fixturein the nickel defense and on special teams...In two seasons has made 45 tackles,11.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, five QB pressures, two passes defensed and onefumble recovery...Marketing major.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): In his second season, played in all 12 games, making onestart and often playing as one of two linebackers in the nickel defenses...Made 28tackles (14 solo), along with 6.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two pass breakups andtwo QB pressures...Played mostly on special teams early in the season, then postedsix tackles in the fourth game vs. South Florida...Made five tackles a week later vs.Duke...Made his only start of the season in a nickel defense at Temple, posting twosolo tackles (one for loss) and a pass breakup...Played most of the North Carolinagame as a reserve linebacker, registering two solo tackles...Saw limited action atVirginia Tech but notched a solo sack...Had no tackles at Wake Forest, then playedmost of the Georgia Tech game, making three solo tackles...Made a half sack and twotackles for loss vs. Virginia...In the Peach Bowl vs. Louisiana State, played nickel line-backer and posted five tackles (three solo), including one tackle for loss, one QB pres-sure and one pass defensed.

2004 (FRESHMAN): In his first season on the field, played in 10 games, making twostarts (Georgia Tech and Louisville)…Also was a regular on special teams coverageunits…Totaled 17 tackles, five tackles for loss and one fumble recovery…Did not playin the season opener, then saw action in his first game as a Hurricane on Sept. 18 vs.Louisiana Tech, making three tackles, one tackle for loss and two QBpressures…Played as a backup linebacker at Houston and made one tackle forloss…Made his first collegiate start at strongside linebacker on Oct. 2 at Georgia Techand recorded two tackles and one QB pressure…Started at middle linebacker vs.Louisville, making five tackles, including three tackles for loss…Made one tackle atNC State, no tackles at North Carolina and Clemson, one tackle at Virginia, two tack-les vs. Wake Forest and then played only on special teams vs. Virginia Tech…Playedas a reserve in the Peach Bowl vs. Florida, making two assists.

2003 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the 2003 season as a redshirt…Competed with the scoutteam and impressed the coaching staff with his ability and instincts.

HIGH SCHOOL: Chaminade-Madonna Prep…Excellent athlete who was the anchorof a defense that advanced to the state championship game…Teamed with fellow UMsignee Jon Beason to lead one of the state’s top defensive units…As a junior in 2001,made 85 tackles, had five sacks and 10 tackles for losses…Rated the No. 26 line-backer in the nation by Allen Wallace’s Super Prep…Rated the No. 93 player on theOrlando Sentinel’s Florida Top 100…Chose Miami over Tennessee, North CarolinaState, Florida and Florida State…Coached by Mark Guandola.

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2003 Did not play – Redshirt season

2004 10/2 17 6 11 5-8 3 0.0-0 0 1-0 0 0-0

2005 12/1 28 14 14 6.5-13 2 1.5-5 0 0-0 2 0-0

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51ROMEO DAVISLinebacker

6-3, 229, Junior-2L

Miami, Florida

Northwestern HS

CAREER: Experienced player who has started 11 of 22 games played over thelast two seasons...Tall, rangy and athletic player took over a starting role atmiddle linebacker late in the 2004 season and has held on to it since, thoughhe is facing strong competition in 2006...Unknown player as a true freshmanin 2004 who came on in final month to win a starting job and was the listedstarter at weakside linebacker the final three games of the regularseason...Intelligent player who knows his assignments...Has career totals of48 tackles, eight tackles for loss, two QB pressures and two passesdefensed...Liberal arts major.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): Team’s starting middle linebacker all season...Startednine of 12 games (didn’t start two when the team opened in a nickel and dimedefense and didn’t start the regular-season finale when senior Leon Williamsopened at middle linebacker...Ranked 13th on the team with 33 tackles (14solo), adding five tackles for loss, two pass breakups and two QB pres-sures...Opened the season at Florida State as the starting middle linebackerand made two assisted tackles...Tallied one tackle at Clemson, then four tack-les and a pass breakup vs. Colorado...Did not start in a dime defense vs.South Florida and saw limited action on defense (eight plays), tallying oneassisted tackle...Started again vs. Duke and had his best game, making seventackles (four solo)...Did not start in a nickel defense at Temple and saw actionon just eight plays of a 34-3 blowout, making one solo tackle and threeassists...Registered four tackles vs. North Carolina, and three stops at bothVirginia Tech and Wake Forest...Started but played just 13 snaps vs. GeorgiaTech, with one solo tackle and one assist...Started and saw limited action vs.Virginai, making one tackle...Made two tackles in the Peach Bowl vs. LouisianaState.

2004 (FRESHMAN): Played in 10 games, starting twice, and was the team’sprimary weakside linebacker the final three regular-season games…Finishedthe season with 11 tackles…Selected as the team’s Defensive Rookie of theYear along with Anthony Reddick…Did not play in the season opener, thenplayed in his first game for UM a week later vs. Louisiana Tech seeing actionon three plays and making one tackle…Played on special teams vs. Houston,Georgia Tech, Louisville, NC State and North Carolina, and did not play vs.Clemson…Made his first collegiate start at weakside linebacker at Virginia andmade two tackles and one tackle for loss, as the Hurricanes upset the 10th-ranked Cavaliers…Did not start in a nickel defense vs. Wake Forest but playedas the primary weakside linebacker and recorded a season-high four tackles,including two tackles for loss…Started at weakside linebacker vs. Virginia Techand made four tackles…In the Peach Bowl vs. Florida, played as a reserve,making four tackles (one solo).

HIGH SCHOOL: Northwestern…Second-Team All-Dade as a senior…Also a stand-out wrestler…As a senior in 2003, made 139 tackles, blocked two punts and two fieldgoal attempts, in addition to returning a kickoff for a touchdown…Played two gamesas a down lineman and recorded five sacks against Miami Norland from his end posi-tion…Had an unusual high school career, as he did not play as a freshman, playedon junior varsity as a sophomore, and made varsity as a junior before being injuredin his seventh game and missing the remainder of the season before starring as asenior…Made 86 tackles and had two sacks as a junior in only seven games…ChoseMiami over South Florida, Central Florida, North Carolina State, Western Illinois,Indiana, Florida International and Florida Atlantic…Coached by Roland Smith.

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2004 10/2 15 2 13 3-4 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

2005 12/9 33 14 19 5-11 2 0-0 0 0-0 2 0-0

Totals 22/11 48 16 32 8-15 2 0-0 0 0-0 2 0-0

28WILLIE COOPERSafety

6-1, 211, Junior-2L

St. Augustine, Florida

St. Augustine HS

CAREER: Talented reserve and stellar special teams player who moved fromsafety to linebacker then back to safety in 2005…Started as a linebacker, thenmoved to strong safety after his redshirt season in 2003…Durable and toughplayer who has played in 22 games over the last two seasons, mostly on spe-cial teams…A former high school quarterback, his mental approach and athleticability impressed the coaching staff early in his career…Liberal arts major.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): Special teams stalwart who switched back to safetyfrom linebacker during the season...Played in all 12 games, making four tack-les in limited play on defense...Also played on most special teams units...Sawaction on defense in four games (Duke, Temple, North Carolina and WakeForest.

2004 (FRESHMAN): Played in 10 games, mostly on special teams…Totaledfour tackles for the season…Missed the Georgia Tech and Louisville gameswith a knee injury.

2003 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt…Impressed the coaching staffwith his approach to his scout team work.

HIGH SCHOOL: St. Augustine…Starred at cornerback and quarterback as a juniorand senior…Led his team to an appearance in the state championship game in 2001and to the state semifinals in 2002...Intercepted 11 passes as a senior in 2002…Asa junior in 2001, made 133 tackles and six interceptions, returning one for a touch-down…Rated the No. 20 player in Florida by Allen Wallace’s SuperPrep…Rated thenation’s No. 21 safety prospect by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report…Memberof the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100…Member of the Palm BeachPost Florida Top 20…The No. 9 player on the Orlando Sentinel Florida Top100…First-team selection on the Fox Sports Net Florida All-South Team…ChoseMiami over Florida State, Florida and Oklahoma…Coached by Joey Wiles.

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2003Did not play – Redshirt season

2004 10/0 4 0 4 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

2005 12/0 4 4 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

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96ANTONIO DIXONDefensive Tackle


Miami, Florida

Booker T. Washington HS / Milford Academy

CAREER: Wide-body defensive tackle is being compared to some of the greatrun-stopping interior linemen in Miami history, such as Vince Wilfork...Sawplenty of action as a true freshman in 2005, especially in short-yardage andgoal-line situations...Aggressive, fun-loving player can also be an inside passrusher...Hard-working big player who can run and has fine technique that hehoned during one season at prep school…Has good size and strength andshowed excellent balance for a player his size…Gets a strong push on thedefensive front…Was one of the most athletic linemen to come out of the stateof Florida in 2004...Originally signed with UM in 2004, then attended MilfordAcademy prep school in New Berlin, N.Y. in fall 2004...Undeclared major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Earned valuable playing time as a true freshman, often inkey short-yardage and goal-line situations...For the season, played in eightgames, making seven tackles (three solo) and two QB pressures...In his firstcollegiate game, the season opener at Florida State, saw limited action in goal-line and short-yardage situations (four plays, one tackle)...Played again in thegoal-line and short-yard defenses for two plays in the next game atClemson...Did not play vs. Colorado, then saw limited action in the fourth quar-ter vs. South Florida, Duke and Temple (one tackle)...Did not see action vs.North Carolina, then played three snaps at Virginia Tech...Played as a reservedefensive tackle in the fourth quarter of the Wake Forest game, seeing actionon a season-high 24 plays and registering four tackles (one solo), with a QBpressure...Did not play vs. Georgia Tech and Virginia and played sparingly inthe Peach Bowl vs. Louisiana State.

HIGH SCHOOL: Booker T. Washington...Played both offensive and defensiveline, grading out at better than 90 percent in his blocking assignments as asenior in 2003…On defense, made 62 tackles and 10.5 sacks…Had eightsacks as a junior…In 2004, ranked as the No. 19 player in Florida byRivals.com, and was the No. 7 prep school prospect in 2005 byRivals.com…Ranked as the No. 23 defensive tackle in 2005 by Scout.com…Inhis only season at Milford Prep in 2004, finished with 77 tackles, including ateam-high 21 tackles for loss, and 11.5 sacks (tied for best on theteam)…Team finished with an 11-1 record…Chose Miami over Florida, FloridaState, Rutgers and South Florida…Coached in high school by Tim Harris.

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11DAJLEON FARRTight End


Galena Park, Texas

North Shore HS

CAREER: One of the nation’s top-rated tight end recruits in 2004...All-aroundathlete who was utilized mainly as a blocker in high school, but is also anexcellent pass receiver...Tall target who will compete for the backup rolebehind Greg Olsen in 2006...Versatile player who can line up at tight end, widereceiver, fullback and H-back…Has outstanding technique, the quickness toget to the edge on blocks, remarkable speed, a quick burst and softhands…Sports administration major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Earned valuable playing time as a true freshman, playingbehind Greg Olsen and Buck Ortega...Saw action in six games and caught onepass for 14 yards...Often played in the goal-line offense...Played againstClemson, Colorado, South Florida, Duke (as the second tight end afterOrtega’s injury), Temple (catching his only pass, a 14-yarder), and WakeForest.

HIGH SCHOOL: North Shore...One of the nation's top-rated tight ends who fitsthe prototype of an impact player…All-around athlete who was utilized mainlyas a blocker in high school, but was also an excellent pass receiver…Alsoplayed defensive end in high school…As a senior in 2004, caught four passesfor 160 yards…As a junior, caught seven passes for 166 yards, including a 55-yard touchdown in which he broke two tackles…Played in the Army All-American Bowl…Selected to the PrepStar Top 100 Dream Team…Rated asthe No. 3 tight end and No. 28 overall prospect by Scout.com, the No. 3 tightend and No. 55 overall prospect by Rivals.com and the No. 57 overall prospectby Tom Lemming…Chose Miami over Louisiana State…Coached by DavidAymond…First name pronounced: DAY-le-on.

DajLEON FARR’S CAREER STATISTICSRECEIVING

Year GP/GS No. Yards Avg. TD LG

2005 6/0 1 14 14.0 0 14

15JORGE FERNANDEZQuarterback

6-4, 212, Sophomore

Miami

Westminster Christian

CAREER: Reserve quarterback who competed with Matt Perrelli for the No. 3role at quarterback in 2005…Entrepreneurship major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Walk-on who practiced with the scout team but did notsee any game action.

HIGH SCHOOL: Westminster Christian…Played quarterback all four yearsand was selected as the All-Dade quarterback in 2003…Was the MVP of theLarry Coker UM Football Camp in 2004…Invited to the Elite 11 and Nike foot-ball camps…Named to the Rivals 100 list of prospects…Also was a pitcher onthe baseball team for three years…National Honor Society and Key Clubmember…Member of Future Educators of America and a drug awareness pro-gram called “Yadzee”…Fellowship of Christian Athletes member…Graduatedwith a 3.9 G.P.A.…Coached in football by Paul Howell and Paul Warner.

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47VEGAS FRANKLINDefensive Lineman

6-3, 255, Junior-2L

Reserve, Louisiana

East St. John HS

CAREER: Backup defensive lineman who can play both end and tackle and isa valuable reserve player...Small but impressive player on the 2003 scout teamwho saw his first playing time in 2004…In two seasons, has played in 15games...Has exceptional quickness and strong hands...Liberal arts major.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): Reserve defensive lineman who saw action in 10games, making seven tackles (four solo) and one forced fumble...Played in therotation of defensive end most of the season...Made one solo tackle at FloridaState, one assist vs. South Florida, one solo stop vs. Duke, one tackle atTemple, one assisted tackle and a forced fumble of Marcus Vick in the upsetwin over Virginia Tech, and two tackles at Wake Forest...Missed the GeorgiaTech and Virginia and games.

2004 (FRESHMAN): Played in five games (Louisiana Tech, Georgia Tech, NorthCarolina State, Wake Forest and Florida)…Missed the Louisville game with aknee injury…Made one tackle vs. Louisiana Tech, two tackles at Georgia Tech,one tackle for loss and a half sack at N.C. State, and one tackle vs. Wake Forest.

2003 (REDSHIRT): Spent the season on the scout team while taking a redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL: East St. John (La.)…Quick, agile player who starred as an under-sized defensive end…His coaches raved about his intensity and effort…As a sen-ior in 2002, made 47 tackles and blocked four punts…As a junior, made 38 solotackles, including 14.5 sacks, and 19 tackles for loss…Rated the No. 12 player inLouisiana on Allen Wallace’s SuperPrep Louisiana 45…Nation’s No. 18 outside line-backer by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report…Member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100…Chose Miami over Louisiana State, Florida State,Tennessee and Oklahoma…Coached by Larry Dauterive.

VEGAS FRANKLIN’S CAREER STATISTICSTACKLES FUMBLES



2004 5/0 5 2 3 1-4 0 0.5-4 0 0 0 0-0

2005 10/0 7 4 3 0-0 0 0.0-0 1 0-0 0 0-0

Totals 15/0 12 6 6 1-4 0 0.5-4 1 0-0 0 0-0

7KIRBY FREEMANQuarterback


Brownwood, Texas

Brownwood HS

CAREER: Extremely talented backup quarterback...Will serve as the team’sNo. 2 quarterback behind Kyle Wright and is ready to take over at any-time...Showed his talents in a critical situation at Virginia Tech last season,when he replaced an injured Wright in the second quarter and led the team toits first touchdown of the game...Played in nine games as a redshirt freshmanlast season, gaining valuable experience that keeps him alwaysready...Competed with Wright for the starting role during the 2005 spring prac-tice...Was the Hurricanes’ No. 4 quarterback as a true freshman in 2004...Acoach’s son who is a student of the game...Accurate passer with a rifle arm,and an extremely fast runner was one of the nation’s most highly recruitedquarterbacks two years ago...Can hurt a defense as a passer or as a run-ner...Shows excellent ability to read coverages...Accomplished all-around ath-lete...Throws extremely well on the run...Graduated high school early andenrolled at UM for spring semester 2004...Sports administration major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Backed up Kyle Wright all season as the No. 2 quarter-back...Played in nine of the 12 regular-season games, seeing considerableaction in several of them, especially in the upset win at Virginia Tech...For theyear, completed 15 of 31 passes (48.4 percent) for 183 yards, two touchdownsand two interceptions...Showed his running ability with eight rushes for 38yards...Named the team’s Offensive Rookie of the Year...Did not play in theopener at FSU, then played in his first game as a Hurricane at Clemson whenWright had to leave the game, playing one snap and rushing for twoyards...Played the final two series in the home opener vs. Colorado, throwingone pass for a seven-yard completion to Ryan Moore...Played the final seriesvs. South Florida. Did not throw any passes, but scrambled for a 27-yardgain...Took over at quarterback in the third quarter of the Duke game and com-pleted four of nine passes for 47 yards. Threw two TD passes, 11 yards toRyan Moore and nine yards to Chris Zellner, marking the first scores of hiscareer. Also rushed three times for 22 yards...Took over at quarterback late inthe second quarter of the Temple game and threw a season-high 11 passes,completing seven for 121 yards. Completed a 55-yarder to Quadtrine Hill.Finished with three rushes for minus-13 yards (two sacks)...Played in thefourth quarter vs. North Carolina and was incomplete on his only passattempt...Took over in the second quarter at Virginia Tech when Wright wasinjured, and played three series, leading the team to its first touchdown in a 27-7 upset. For the game, completed two of three passes for six yards...Played inthe fourth quarter at Wake Forest, completing one of four passes for twoyards...Did not play vs. Georgia Tech or Virginia...Played in the fourth quarterof the Peach Bowl loss to Louisiana State, with two pass attempts and oneinterception.

2004 (REDSHIRT): Served as the No. 4 quarterback and scout team quarter-back all season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Brownwood (Texas)…Committed to Miami in summer 2003, endingthe recruiting process before his senior season began…Has been playing footballsince age four...Option quarterback who developed into a star passer...Played on thevarsity at Brownwood all four years of his high school career…SuperPrep All-American…Rated the No. 12 quarterback in the nation by SuperPrep…Rated theNo. 13 overall prospect in Texas by SuperPrep…Nation’s No. 42 prospect and thenation’s No. 10 quarterback by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report…Rated the No.16 player in Texas on the Rivals.com/Dallas Morning News Texas Top 100…Ratedthe No. 26 player on Rivals.com’s Midlands Sweet 66…Rated the nation’s No. 6dual-threat quarterback by Rivals.com…Rated the No. 19 player in Texas on theAustin American-Statesman’s Fab 55…Named the Class 4A-5A All-Big CountryDefensive Player of the Year for his punting prowess in 2003 by the AmarilloReporter-News…As a senior in 2003, passed for 1,454 yards and 10 touchdownswith four interceptions on 71 of 123 passing…Also ran for 956 yards and 14 touch-downs on 128 carries…As a punter, averaged 43.7 yards…Helped lead Brownwoodto an 11-1 season in 2003, reaching the Class 4A Area round (missed four gameswith injuries)…As a junior in 2002, passed for 1,487 yards while completing 87 of 150passes, 14 for touchdowns, with eight interceptions, for a team that advanced to theClass 4A Division I state semifinals…Rushed for 1,135 yards on 173 carries, aver-aging 6.56 yards per carry, and scored 18 touchdowns on the ground…Chose Miamiover Purdue, Oklahoma State, Arizona, Arizona State, Nebraska, Texas andUCLA…Coached by his father, Steve Freeman.

KIRBY FREEMAN’S CAREER STATISTICSPASSING RUSHING

Year GP/GS Att-Com-Int Pct. Yards TD LG Att Yards Avg. TD LG


2005 9/0 31-15-2 48.4 183 2 55 8 38 4.8 0 27

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HIGH SCHOOL: St. Thomas Aquinas…Regarded as one of the state’s top playersas a junior and senior…Has excellent instincts and regularly made plays in the oppo-nent’s backfield…Showed tremendous competitiveness and a strong workethic…Two-time Class 4A All-State selection…First-team All-Broward selection atdefensive end in 2002…Considered among the top two most dominating defendersin Florida…Was the 2002 state champion in the discus at 181 feet (and had a per-sonal best of 197 feet)…Has been timed at 11.0 in the 100 meters…Has a best of20 feet in the long jump and 6-8 in the high jump…As a junior in 2001, made 87 tack-les, 12.5 sacks and three forced fumbles…Rated the nation’s No. 6 linebacker andthe No. 10 overall player in Florida by Allen Wallace’s Super Prep and was named aSuperPrep All-American…Rated the No. 48 player in Florida and the No. 6 outsidelinebacker in the nation by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report…Rated the No. 87player in the nation on the Rivals100 National Top 100…Member of the AtlantaJournal-Constitution Super Southern 100…The No. 26 player on the OrlandoSentinel Florida Top 100…Second-team selection on the Fox Sports Net All-SouthTeam…Chose Miami over Ohio State and Louisiana State…Coached by GeorgeSmith.

TAVARES GOODEN’S CAREER STATISTICSTACKLES FUMBLES


2003 13/0 10 6 4 0-0 0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

2004 12/9 83 23 60 10-14 0 0.5-2 0 0-0 3 0-0

2005 1/1 3 1 2 0-0 0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

Totals 26/10 96 30 66 10-14 0 0.5-2 0 0-0 3 0-0

TAVARES GOODEN’S CAREER HIGHSTotal tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 (at North Carolina 2004)Solo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (2 times; last: at North Carolina 2004)Assists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 (at Houston 2004)

53JOE GIRARDIOffensive Lineman

6-2, 298, Sophomore

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Stranahan HS

CAREER: Walk-on lineman who joined the team in 2005…Exercise physiolo-gy major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Practiced as a member of the scout team but did not seeany game action.

HIGH SCHOOL: Stranahan…Four-year letterman in football andbaseball…Played left tackle during freshman and sophomore years, left guardas a junior, and center as a senior…Also played defensive tackle all fouryears…Named Offensive Linemen of the Year in 2002, 2003 and 2004, andwas team captain as a junior and senior…Won the coach’s award as a sen-ior…Started at center in the Broward North vs. South All-Star game and in theDade vs. Broward All-Star game…Coached by Vince Schiavo (freshman andsophomore) and Keith Skinner (junior and senior).

49COURTNEY HARRISDefensive End


Jupiter, Florida

Jupiter HS

CAREER: Extremely talented redshirt freshman with unlimited potential...Hasearned the right for playing time in 2006...Caught the eye of the coaches as amember of the scout team in 2005 and excelled during springpractice...Relentless pass rusher who will work into the rotation at defensiveend...Is difficult to block, has a solid physique and a big motor to matchit…Explosive off the snap, allowing him to win one-on-one matchups out-side…Undeclared major.

2005 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted as a true freshman, but starred as a memberof the scout team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Jupiter...As a senior in 2004, notched seven sacks…Finishedhis junior season, his first as a starter, with more than 70 tackles and 10sacks…Also played basketball…Member of the PrepStar Top 100 DreamTeam…Rated the No. 82 player in the nation regardless of position and the No.4 weakside defensive end by Rivals.com…Ranked as the No. 25 defensiveend by Scout.com…The No. 19 overall prospect by the Tampa Tribune, the No.29 prospect in Florida by the Orlando Sentinel, and a member of the FloridaTimes-Union Super 75…Chose Miami over Florida, Louisiana State, Georgia,Tennessee, Ohio State and Michigan…Coached by Charles Persson.

52TAVARES GOODENLinebacker

6-2, 238, Junior-2L


St. Thomas Aquinas HS

CAREER: Talented athlete who is ready to reclaim a starting job at strongsidelinebacker after being sidelined with an injury in 2005...Started at weaksidelinebacker most of the 2004 season and at strongside linebacker for the 2005season opener before being injured...Received a medical redshirt and has twoyears of eligibility remaining...Made a name for himself as one of the team’stop special teams performers in 2003...Has excellent speed and is an instinc-tive player...A high school track star who is one of the team’s most athleticplayers…For his career, has 10 starts in 26 games played, with 96 tackles, 10tackles for loss and three passes defensed...Liberal arts major.

2005 (JUNIOR): Started the season opener at Florida State at strongside line-backer but suffered a dislocated left shoulder in the first quarter and missedthe remainder of the year...For the game, made three tackles (onesolo)...Underwent surgery on October 3...Received a medical redshirt.

2004 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 12 games, starting nine games at weak-side linebacker…Suffered a shoulder injury and did not start the final three reg-ular-season games, though he did see action…For the season, totaled 83tackles (third on the team), 10 tackles for loss, a half sack and three passbreakups…Made his first start for the Hurricanes in the Sept. 10 season open-er vs. Florida State and made five tackles…Totaled 10 tackles the next weekvs. Louisiana Tech, including a half sack, three QB pressures and one passbreakup…Started at Houston and registered 12 tackles, as well as three tack-les for loss, one QB pressure and a pass breakup. Scored his first touchdownon a punt blocked by Anthony Reddick to open the scoring in a 38-13 victo-ry…Started at Georgia Tech and recorded eight tackles, including one tacklefor loss…Made eight tackles and one QB pressure vs. Louisville, then addedtwo tackles at NC State…Started at North Carolina and recorded a season-high 13 tackles…Made eight tackles vs. Clemson, including three tackles forloss, before suffering a shoulder injury…Did not start at Virginia due to hisshoulder injury but played sparingly, making one tackle…Against Wake Forest,did not start, but played most of the game at weakside linebacker, notchingseven tackles and one tackle for loss…Made three tackles as a reserve vs.Virginia Tech…Started in the Peach Bowl vs. Florida and made six tackles (twosolo), one tackle for loss and one pass breakup.

2003 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 games, almost entirely on special teams,where he excelled in kickoff and punt coverage…Made 10 tackles (six solo)…Had aseason-high four tackles (two solo) in a win over Temple…Made two tackles againstSyracuse…Had one tackle against Louisiana Tech, East Carolina, Florida State andRutgers.

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93DWAYNE HENDRICKSDefensive Tackle


Millville, New Jersey

Millville HS

CAREER: Talented young defensive lineman who is being groomed as adefensive tackle...Suffered two injuries in 2005 that slowed his improvement,but he’ll be ready to go in 2006...Rangy player has good mobility and footworkand is quick and powerful...Skilled pass rusher who should see valuable play-ing time as a reserve in 2006…Solid player in run support...Quick off the snapand has very good lateral speed...Businesss management major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Played as a backup defensive tackle...Worked into therotation and saw action in five games before being injured and missing the finalsix games...Finished the season with six tackles (two solo) and one passbreakup...Did not play in the opener at Florida State, then played in his first gameas a Hurricane at Clemson, seeing action as a reserve defensive tackle on sevenplays (no tackles)...Played as a reserve on seven plays vs. Colorado, makingone solo tackle...Saw significant time as a reserve vs. South Florida, making oneassisted tackle and one pass breakup...Saw considerable playing time as abackup a week later vs. Duke, tallying three tackles...Was to have seen consid-erable playing time at Temple, but suffered a dislocated right elbow in the sec-ond half and left the game after making one assisted tackle...Did not play theremainder of the season...Also underwent surgery for a fractured foot.

2004 (REDSHIRT): Spent his redshirt season as a member of the scout team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Millville (N.J.)…Standout at defensive tackle and end…A SuperPrepAll-American…Rated the No. 19 defensive lineman in the nation and the No. 3 prospectin New Jersey by SuperPrep…Rated the nation’s No. 5 defensive tackle prospect andand the No. 59 prospect in the nation by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report…Ratedthe No. 11 defensive tackle in the nation by Rivals.com…Rated the No. 4 prospect inNew Jersey by Rivals.com…Rated the No. 18 player on the Rivals.com Atlantic EastAmazing 80 list…Named all-Cape Atlantic, all-state Group IV and second-team All-South Jersey as a junior and a senior…As a senior, made 65 tackles, 15 tackles for loss-es and four sacks…Also competed in track and field, posting a shot put best of morethan 50 feet…Older brother, Damien, played offensive line at Temple…Chose Miamiover Virginia, Iowa, Michigan, Florida and Penn State…Coached by Dave Heck.

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2005 5/0 6 2 4 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0-0

59ERIC HOUSTONLinebacker


Miami

Coral Reef HS

CAREER: Intelligent and talented linebacker who figures to compete for astarting job in due time...Called a tackling machine as a linebacker in highschool...Saw playing time in seven games as a true freshman in 2005, all onspecial teams…International finance and marketing major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): True freshman who became a starter on the kickoff cov-erage team midway through the season...Saw action in seven games...Did notplay in the first four games, then saw his first action as a Hurricane vs. Duke,playing on special teams...Also saw special teams action vs. Temple, NorthCarolina, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Virginia and Louisiana State.

HIGH SCHOOL: Coral Reef...Sleeper heading into his senior season who ledDade and Broward counties with 110 solo tackles in 2004…One of the state’smost sought-after players…Fast and aggressive player who received All-Daderecognition as a senior, when he totaled 131 tackles…Also forced six fumblesand made two fumble recoveries…Had 90 tackles as a junior and 80 as asophomore…Played in the CaliFlorida Bowl…Was in his school’s magnet artprogram and has won awards for his work…Rated the nation’s No. 16 insidelinebacker by Rivals.com, as well as the No. 40 overall prospect by the TampaTribune...Member of the Florida Times-Union Super 75…Chose Miami overFlorida State, North Carolina State, Florida, Boston College and WestVirginia…Coached by Ron Butler.

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the Miami Herald…Rated the nation’s No. 24 receiver prospect by SuperPrep and wasnamed a SuperPrep All-American…Rated the No. 26 prospect in Florida bySuperPrep…Rated the nation’s No. 39 wide receiver by TheInsiders.com…Ranked theNo. 6 wide receiver and No. 20 overall player in the state by Florida PrepFootball…Rated the No. 5 wide receiver and No. 28 player in the state by Florida Kids…Ranked No. 6 in the Miami-Dade Top 20 by the Miami Herald…First-team Class 6AAll-State selection in 2001…Played in the Florida-Georgia All-Star Game…Chose Miamiover Florida and Florida State…Coached by Anthony Saunders.

DARNELL JENKINS’ CAREER STATISTICSRUSHING RECEIVING

Year GP/GS No Yards Avg TD LG No Yards Avg TD LG

2003 13/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 20 6.7 1 10

2004 12/2 1 5 5.0 0 0 21 230 11.0 1 39

2005 10/0 3 12 4.0 0 8 25 242 9.7 2 15

Totals 35/2 4 17 4.3 0 8 49 492 10.0 4 39

KICKOFF RETURNS PUNT RETURNS

Year GP/GS No Yards Avg TD LG No Yards Avg TD LG

2003 13/0 10 202 20.2 0 34 0 0 0.0 0 0

2004 12/2 14 191 13.6 0 23 0 0 0.0 0 0

2005 10/0 8 175 21.9 0 33 8 64 8.0 18 0

Totals 35/2 32 568 17.8 0 34 8 64 8.0 18 0

DARNELL JENKINS’ CAREER HIGHSReceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 (vs. Louisville 2004; at Wake Forest 2005)Receiving Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 (vs. Louisville 2004)Long Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 (vs. Louisiana Tech 2004)Touchdown Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (4 games; last: at Wake Forest 2005)

DARNELL JENKINS’ 2004 STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAMERECEIVING KICKOFF RETURNS

Opponent Rec. Yards Avg. TD LG KOR Yards Avg. TD LG

Florida State 2 6 3.0 0 5 0 0 0.0 0 0

Louisiana Tech 2 50 25.0 1 39 0 0 0.0 0 0

at Houston 2 6 3.0 0 4 1 14 14.0 0 14

at Georgia Tech 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

Louisville 7 68 9.7 0 22 3 47 15.7 0 23

at North Carolina State 1 10 10.0 0 10 2 40 20.0 0 22

at North Carolina 1 14 14.0 0 14 1 17 17.0 0 17

Clemson 2 17 9.5 0 12 1 14 14.0 0 14

at Virginia 2 19 9.5 0 10 3 29 9.7 0 18

Wake Forest 1 37 37.0 0 37 2 15 7.5 0 12

Virginia Tech 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

Florida (Peach Bowl) 1 3 3.0 0 3 1 15 15.0 0 15

Totals 21 230 11.0 1 39 14 191 13.6 0 23

DARNELL JENKINS’ 2005 STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAMERECEIVING KICKOFF RETURNS

Opponent Rec. Yards Avg. TD LG KOR Yards Avg. TD LG

at Florida State 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

at Clemson 2 20 10.0 0 10 2 54 27.0 0 33

Colorado 3 33 11.0 0 15 0 0 0.0 0 0

South Florida 4 30 7.5 0 15 0 0 0.0 0 0

Duke Did not play (ankle)

at Temple Did not play (ankle)

North Carolina 3 38 12.7 0 15 3 44 14.7 0 16

at Virginia Tech 3 33 11.0 1 12 0 0 0.0 0 0

at Wake Forest 7 61 8.7 1 11 0 0 0.0 0 0

Georgia Tech 1 10 10.0 0 10 2 45 22.5 0 29

Virginia 2 17 8.5 0 10 1 32 32.0 0 32

Louisiana State (bowl) 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

Totals 25 242 9.7 2 15 8 175 21.9 0 33

8DARNELL JENKINSWide Receiver

5-10, 190, Senior-3L

Miami, Florida

Central HS

CAREER: Experienced quick possession receiver and kick returner who islooking to take over a starting role in 2006...Is slated to start at flanker, fillingthe role Roscoe Parrish and Sinorice Moss held the past two seasons...A valu-able member of the Hurricanes’ receiving corps for the last three seasons, inwhich time he has missed only two games...Has career totals of 49 receptionsfor 492 yards (10.0-yard average) and four touchdowns...Talented speedsterwith good hands who worked his way into the Hurricanes’ rotation at widereceiver in 2003 as a true freshman...Also returns kickoffs...Liberal arts major.

2005 (JUNIOR): Team’s No. 3 wide receiver all season...Played in 10 games,missing two with an injury...Ranked fourth on the team with a career-high 25receptions for 242 yards (9.7-yard average) and two touchdowns...Alsoreturned eight punts for 64 yards and led the team with eight kickoff returns for175 yards (21.9 average)...Did not have any catches in the season opener atFlorida State. In Game 2 at Clemson, caught two passes for 20 yards atClemson, returned two kickoffs for 54 yards and made his first punt return, a15-yarder...Caught three passes for 33 yards in the home opener vs.Colorado...Led the team with four receptions for 30 yards vs. South Florida.Also started the game as the team’s punt returner in place of Devin Hester.Suffered an ankle injury and left the game...Did not play the next two games(Duke, Temple)...Returned to action vs. North Carolina, tying for the team leadwith three catches for a team-high 38 yards. Also rushed once for two yardsand returned three kickoffs for 44 yards...Made three catches for 33 yards atVirginia Tech, including a nine-yard TD pass from Kyle Wright to give UM a 20-0 lead in the third quarter (his first TD of the season). Also returned one puntfor 12 yards...Matched his career high at Wake Forest with seven receptionsfor 61 yards. Also scored a touchdown for the second straight game, this timeon an 11-yard pass from Wright. Rushed once for two yards. As the main kickreturner with Hester injured, returned two punts for 17 yards...Caught one passfor 10 yards vs. Georgia Tech. Also served as the primary kick returner again,with four punt returns for 20 yards and two kickoffs for 45 yards...Caught twopasses for 17 yards vs. Virginia, rushed once for eight yards, and returned onekickoff for 32 yards...In the Peach Bowl vs. Louisiana State, did not have anyreceptions for the first time since the season opener (in a game in which heplayed).

2004 (SOPHOMORE): Played in the wide receiver rotation all season, startingtwo of 12 games played…Ranked second among team’s wide receivers with21 receptions for 230 yards (11.0 average) and one TD…Also served as oneof the team’s two kickoff returners, ranking second on the team behind DevinHester with 13.6-yard average (14 for 191 yards)…Played in the rotation in theseason opener vs. Florida State and caught two passes for six yards…Caughttwo passes for 50 yards vs. Louisiana Tech, including a 39-yard TD…AtHouston, caught two passes for six yards for the second time in three games.Returned his first kickoff of the season for 14 yards…Played but did not haveany receptions at Georgia Tech…Made the first start of his UM career vs.Louisville and caught seven passes for 68 yards (both career highs). Addedthree kickoff returns for a season-high 47 yards…Caught one pass for 10 yardsat NC State, adding two kickoff returns for 40 yards…Started for the secondtime at North Carolina and caught one pass for 14 yards and had one kickoffreturn for 17 yards…Caught two passes for 17 yards and returned a kickoff for14 yards vs. Clemson…In the win over Virginia, caught two passes for 19yards and returned three kickoffs for 29 yards…Caught one pass for 37 yardsand returned two kickoffs for 15 yards vs. Wake Forest…Did not have anyreceptions against Virginia Tech…In the Peach Bowl vs. Florida, played as areserve wide receiver and caught one pass for three yards. Also returned onekickoff for 15 yards.

2003 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 games as a receiver and kickoff return spe-cialist…For the season, made three receptions for 20 yards and scored one touch-down…Also returned 10 kickoffs for 202 yards, a 20.2-yard average (34long)…Caught the first pass of his Hurricanes career in the season opener atLouisiana Tech for two yards…Returned one kickoff for 10 yards againstFlorida…Made the first touchdown catch of his Miami career against East Carolina,a 10-yarder (also returned a punt for eight yards)…Caught one pass for eight yardsagainst Temple.

HIGH SCHOOL: Central…Originally signed with UM in 2002...Excellent athlete whowas a versatile performer, playing as a receiver, defensive back and kickreturner…Caught 62 passes for 720 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior…Returnedkickoff and punts for five touchdowns in 2001…Compiled more than 1,500 yards andscored nine touchdowns as a junior…Winner of the prestigious Nick Kotys Award, givento Dade County’s Male Athlete of the Year…Member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100…Two-time first-team All-Dade County selection by

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32ANDREW JOHNSONRunning Back

5-11, 218, Junior-2L

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

North Hills HS

CAREER: Extremely talented running back who could be the team’s bestbreakaway threat among the returning running backs...Star athlete was one ofthree freshman runners recruited in 2004...Returned from a knee injury to playin the second half of his sophomore season in 2005...Played as the No. 4 run-ning back and on special teams as a true freshman in 2004…Has breakawayspeed and an exceptional burst even after the injury...Is also tough runningbetween the tackles...Suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his rightknee in December 2004 practice…Ran on the track team in spring 2006,recording the team’s top indoor marks in the 55-meters (6.52) and 60-meters(7.01). Also ran the opening leg of the 4x100-meter relay that placed third atthe ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships...Liberal arts major.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): Returned 10 months after suffering a torn ACL andplayed as a backup running back the second half of the season...For the year,played in six of the last eight games...Rushed 14 times for 97 yards (6.9-yardaverage)...Did not play in the season’s first four games...Saw his first action ofthe year in the fourth quarter vs. Duke and ripped off a 46-yard run on his firstcarry. Finished the game with four carries for 56 yards...Saw considerableplaying time in the second half at Temple, rushing six times for 13 yards...Didnot play against North Carolina and Virginia Tech, then rushed four times for28 yards at Wake Forest...Played on special teams in the final three games.

2004 (FRESHMAN): Team’s No. 4 tailback played in six games and rushed for41 yards on 16 carries and scored one touchdown…Did not play in the seasonopener, then saw his first action as a Hurricane in the second game vs.Louisiana Tech, playing as reserve running back in the fourth quarter and rush-ing five times for 21 yards…Played the next week at Houston and carried twotimes for three yards…Played in the fourth quarter at Georgia Tech and rushedtwo times for no yards…Played the next week at Houston and carried twotimes for three yards…Played on special teams vs. Louisville, at NC State andat North Carolina, then did not play vs. Clemson and Virginia…Played in thefourth quarter in a blowout of Wake Forest and had season-high seven carriesfor 17 yards and the first touchdown of his UM career. Scored the game’s finalTD on a three-yard run with 50 seconds remaining…Did not play in the regu-lar-season finale vs. Virginia Tech…Was injured in bowl practice on Dec. 17and did not play in the Peach Bowl vs. Florida…Underwent surgery on Jan. 12.

HIGH SCHOOL: North Hills (Pa.)…Widely regarded as one of the nation’s top run-ning back prospects…Rushed for 3,670 yards and 54 touchdowns in his high schoolcareer…Played his senior season at North Hills HS after beginning his high schoolcareer at Pittsburgh Central Catholic HS…As a senior in 2003, rushed for 1,276yards on 220 attempts and scored 21 touchdowns…As a junior, rushed 103 timesfor 704 yards and eight touchdowns, as he was hindered much of the season by asevere ankle sprain that caused him to miss five games…As a sophomore, ran for1,690 yards and scored 23 touchdowns despite missing two games due to an ankleinjury (was named All-Conference and third-team All-State)…Rated the nation’s No.82 prospect in the Rivals.com National Top 100…Rated the nation’s No. 9 runningback by Rivals.com…Rated the No. 17 prospect on the Rivals.com Midwest Major50…Rated the No. 14 prospect on the Rivals.com Atlantic East Amazing 80…Ratedthe No. 7 prospect on the Rivals.com Pennsylvania Top 50…Member of thePittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 Team…Member of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Terrific 25…Selected to the 2003 Associated Press All-State team…Anaccomplished sprinter in track, was the 2003 Pennsylvania scholastic champion inthe indoor 60-meter dash (6.90 seconds)…Chose Miami over Pittsburgh, Florida,Ohio State and UCLA.

ANDREW JOHNSON’S CAREER STATISTICSRUSHING RECEIVING

YearGP/GS Att Yards Avg. TD LG No. Yards Avg. TD LG

2004 6/0 16 41 2.6 1 8 0 0 0.0 0 0

2005 6/0 14 97 6.9 0 46 0 0 0.0 0 0

Totals 12/0 30 138 4.6 1 46 0 0 0.0 0 0

22BRUCE JOHNSONCornerback


Like Oak, Florida

Suwannee HS

CAREER: Speedy cornerback who is competing with Randy Phillips for a start-ing job opposite Glenn Sharpe...Versatile player who can also return kicks...Isthe nephew of former Hurricanes cornerback Kelly Jennings...Versatile play-maker who has the speed to play man-to-man coverage but is also physicalenough to play against strong receivers...Can also return kicks and is a factoron special teams…Sports administration major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): True freshman who earned playing time early in the sea-son...Played in nine games, making one start in a dime defense...Totaled seventackles (six solo) and one fumble recovery...Did not play in the first two games,then saw his first action in the Colorado home opener, playing on nine snaps (notackles)...Made his first start in a dime defense a week later vs. South Florida,making one tackle on 28 plays...Played as a reserve against Duke and took overas the left cornerback in the second quarter when Kelly Jennings was injured.Finished the game with one solo tackle...Saw considerable playing time in thesecond half at Temple, adding two more tackles...Played sparingly on defense theremainder of the season when he was a fixture on special teams coverage units.

HIGH SCHOOL: Suwannee...As a senior in 2004, played both ways, making44 solo tackles, 17 assists, one forced fumble, three recovered fumbles, 12passes broken up and two interceptions…Also blocked three kicks…Onoffense, had 39 receptions for 546 yards and three touchdowns and rushed 11times for 66 yards…Named District Player of the Year…As a junior, tallied 44tackles and two interceptions on defense and 42 receptions for 752 yards andtwo TDs on offense…Also returned two punts for touchdowns…In his sopho-more year, had 27 catches for 407 yards…Selected for the postseasonCaliFlorida Bowl…Rated the nation’s No. 4 cornerback prospect by Scout.comand the No. 12 cornerback prospect by Rivals.com…Ranked as the No. 28overall prospect by the Tampa Tribune and the No. 71 prospect in Florida bythe Orlando Sentinel…Member of the Florida Times-Union Super 75…ChoseMiami over Auburn and Clemson…Coached by Jay Walls.

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Opponent No. Yards TD LG No. Yards TD LG

at Florida State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

at Clemson 6 29 0 13 0 0 0 0

Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

South Florida 7 31 0 14 1 -2 0 -2

Duke 7 36 0 15 0 0 0 0

at Temple 10 27 0 11 0 0 0 0

North Carolina 4 9 0 6 0 0 0 0

at Virginia Tech 24 97 1 29 0 0 0 0

at Wake Forest 17 90 2 32 1 2 0 2

Georgia Tech 18 50 0 10 1 5 0 5

Virginia 22 88 2 22 2 9 0 9

Louisiana State (bowl) 8 50 0 42 0 0 0 0

Totals 123 507 5 42 5 14 0 9

34CHARLIE JONESRunning Back

5-10, 218, Junior-2L

Homestead, Florida

South Dade HS

CAREER: Talented running back who took over as the starter when Tyrone Moss wasinjured in the eighth game of the 2005 season...Tough ballcarrier who will compete forthe starting job in 2006...Cited by UM coaches as one of the hardest-working playerson the team...Shifty between-the-tackles runner was one of three freshman runningbacks on the team in 2004...Can get the tough yards or break loose for a bigplay…Has a thick frame and good lower body strength…Described by coaches as a“do it all” type of back who can run, block and catch equally well…Saw limited actionas a true freshman in 2004...Sports administration major.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): Second-year back who assumed the starting role whenTyrone Moss was injured in the eighth game...Played in all 12 games and started thelast four games...Ranked second on the team with 123 carries for 507 yards (4.1-yardaverage), scoring five touchdowns...Had two games with two touchdowns, andscored in three of the five games in which he was the main ballcarrier...Also caughtfive passes for 14 yards...Played as a reserve running back the first seven games,also seeing action on special teams...Rushed six times for 29 yards in Game 2 atClemson...Carried seven times for 31 yards and caught one pass for minus-two yardsvs. Colorado...Carried seven times for 36 yards vs. South Florida...Saw considerableaction as the No. 2 running back at Temple, carrying 10 times for 27 yards...Rushedfour times for nine yards vs. North Carolina...Took over as the primary running backin the second quarter at Virginia Tech when Tyrone Moss was injured. Rushed 24times for 97 yards, both career highs. Scored the team’s first touchdown on a one-yard run in the second quarter for a 10-0 lead for the second score of hiscareer...Made his first collegiate start one week later at Wake Forest and led the teamwith 90 yards on 17 carries, scoring two touchdowns. His 32-yard TD run in the sec-ond quarter was the longest of his career. Also had a two-yard reception...Started vs.Georgia Tech and led the team with 50 yards on 18 rushes. Also caught one pass forfive yards...Started vs. Virginia and led the team for the fourth straight game with 88yards on 22 carries. Scored two touchdowns for the second time in three games. Alsocaught two passes for nine yards…Started in the Peach Bowl vs. Louisiana State andrushed eight times for 50 yards, including a career-long 42-yarder.

2004 (FRESHMAN): Played in five games…Saw special teams action againstGeorgia Tech, North Carolina and Clemson…Played running back in the fourth quar-ter vs. Wake Forest, carrying the ball five times for 16 yards…Also played as areserve running back vs. Florida in the Peach Bowl, rushing one time for nine yards.

HIGH SCHOOL: South Dade…One of the nation’s most coveted running backprospects…Regarded as one of the finest players to come from South Dade in thelast 30 years…As a senior in 2003, rushed for 748 yards and six touchdowns despitemissing three games with an injury…Rushed for 348 yards in a single game as a jun-ior (a Dade County record)…Rated the No. 35 prospect in Florida bySuperPrep…Rated the nation’s No. 17 tailback prospect by Tom Lemming’s PrepFootball Report…Rated the No. 7 prospect on the Orlando Sentinel’s Florida Top 100list…Member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100…Rated the No.57 prospect in the nation by Rivals.com…Rated the nation’s No. 5 running backprospect by Rivals.com…Rated the No. 19 prospect on the Rivals.com SoutheastElite 88 list…The No. 6 prospect in Florida on Rivals.com’s Top 50 In Florida list…Asa junior in 2002, named first-team All-Dade County and second-team All-State whenhe rushed 202 times for 1,570 yards (7.8 avg.) and 19 touchdowns…Chose Miamiover Florida, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Tennessee…Coached by Don Drinkhahn.

CHARLIE JONES’ CAREER STATISTICSRUSHING RECEIVING


2004 5/0 6 25 4.2 1 9 0 0 0.0 0 0

2005 12/4 123 507 4.1 5 42 5 14 2.8 0 9

Totals 17/4 129 532 4.1 6 42 5 14 2.8 0 9

CHARLIE JONES’ CAREER HIGHSRushing yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 (at Virginia Tech 2005)Rushing attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 (at Virginia Tech 2005)Rushing touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (vs. Wake Forest 2005, vs. Virginia 2005)Long run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 (vs. Louisiana State 2005)

87KHALIL JONESWide Receiver


Miami, Florida

Northwestern HS

CAREER: A big and fast receiver who is being counted upon to move into therotation in 2006...Saw action in all 12 games as a redshirt freshman in 2005,catching two passes...Redshirted as a true freshman in 2004...Ran on thetrack team in spring 2006, running the second leg of the distance medley relaythat placed ninth at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships. Also ranthird leg of the 4x100-meter relay that finished third at the ACC Outdoor Trackand Field Championships...Sports administration major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 12 games as a reserve wide receiver and onspecial teams...For the year, caught two passes for 30 yards...Played in hisfirst game as a Hurricane in the season opener at Florida State, appearing onspecial teams...Saw his first action at wide receiver vs. South Florida in Game4...Saw considerable action at wide receiver in the second half vs. Duke, andmade his first collegiate reception, a 16-yarder...Played as a backup at Temple,seeing plenty of action in a 34-3 rout. Made a 14-yard reception...Played onspecial teams and as a reserve wideout for the final six games but did not haveany receptions...Received the Mariutto Scholar Athlete Award for academicexcellence.

2004 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt…Played on the scout team allyear.

HIGH SCHOOL: Northwestern…Solid pass catcher and good blocker who also wasused at tight end…Two-year starter for one of south Florida’s top high school pro-grams…Rated the No. 19 prospect on the Miami Herald’s Miami-Dade Top25…Rated the No. 63 prospect in Florida by SuperPrep…As a senior in 2003, caught25 passes for 720 yards (28.8 avg.) and four touchdowns…As a junior, caught 21passes for 250 yards…Chose Miami over Pittsburgh, Indiana, South Florida andIowa…Coached by Roland Smith.

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38RASHAUN JONESDefensive Back

6-1, 196, Junior-2L

Lake City, Florida

Columbia HS

CAREER: Tall and athletic reserve defensive back who has proven to be asuperior special teams player...Can also return punts...Will compete for moreplaying time as a junior in 2006...Has seen action in 12 games over two sea-sons...Has proven to be a big-play contributor on special teams, with tworecoveries on blocked punts (one for a touchdown)...Has the size to be a finecornerback, along with good hands and speed...Liberal arts major.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): Special teams player who saw limited reserve duty ondefense...Also returned two punts...Played in eight games, making one tackleon defense and returning two punts for minus-two yards...Did not play in thefirst four games, then saw action in all of the final eight games, mostly on spe-cial teams...Played defensive back in four games (Duke, Temple, NorthCarolina, Wake Forest)...Returned one punt for 11 yards vs. Duke and thenlost 13 yards on a punt return at Wake Forest.

2004 (FRESHMAN): Was expected to redshirt until he was needed on specialteams for the final four games of the regular season…Tallied one tackle in fourgames, playing on the kickoff and punt coverage units…Scored a touchdownagainst Wake Forest, recovering Sinorice Moss’ blocked punt in the endzone…Against Virginia Tech, recovered an Anthony Reddick blocked punt thatled to a touchdown…Did not play in the Peach Bowl.

HIGH SCHOOL: Columbia…Considered one of the top cornerback recruits inthe nation…Rated the No. 46 prospect in Florida by SuperPrep…Rated the nation’sNo. 30 cornerback by Rivals.com…Member of the Florida Times-Union Super24…As a senior in 2003, had 60 tackles and a school-record eight interceptions, with19 passes broken up…Also had three blocked punts, two forced fumbles and onefumble recovery…As a receiver on offense, also made 21 catches for 390 yards…Asa junior in 2002, made 96 tackles and six interceptions, and caught 12 passes for346 yards (28.8 avg.) and four touchdowns…As a sophomore, intercepted threepasses in his first season on the varsity team…Chose Miami over North CarolinaState, Clemson, South Florida, North Carolina, Florida, Syracuse andTennessee…Coached by Danny Green.

RASHAUN JONES’ CAREER STATISTICSTACKLES FUMBLES


2004 4/0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

2005 8/0 1 1 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

Totals 12/0 2 1 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: 2 punt returns for minus-2 yards (11 long) in 2005

91JOE JOSEPHDefensive Tackle


Orlando, Florida

Oak Ridge HS

CAREER: Promising pass-rushing interior defensive lineman who played endand tackle in high school...Moved to defensive tackle on the collegelevel…Relentless player who has shown exceptional agility and gets leverageagainst blockers…Sat out the 2004 season and enrolled at Miami in January2005...Sports administration major.

2005 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted as a true freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL: Oak Ridge…Four-year starter…As a senior in 2003, made 68tackles (46 solo), including nine for losses, fighting through double-teams formost of the season…In 2004, was rated the No. 32 prospect in Florida bySuperPrep…Rated the No. 32 defensive tackle in the nation byRivals.com…Rated the No. 25 prospect in Florida on the Orlando SentinelFlorida Top 100…Chose Miami over Florida, South Carolina andTennessee…Coached by Marc Jackson.

40RYAN LACEDONIAWide Receiver

6-2, 201, Sophomore

Miami, Florida

Archbishop Coleman Carroll HS

CAREER: Walk-on player who is a reserve wide receiver and practices on thescout team…Joined UM as a walk-on in 2005…Finance major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Did not see action but practiced as a member of the scoutteam.

HIGH SCHOOL: Archbishop Coleman Carroll...Four-year letterman...Playedwide receiver and defensive back… As a senior in 2004, caught 42 passes for631 yards and four touchdowns…Also made five interceptions as a defensiveback…Named to the All-Dade County team in 2005…Also ran track, runningthe 100, 200 and 4x100 meters and led the 4x100 team to the regionals for thefirst time in school history…Coached by Keith Green.

90ERIC KIRCHENBERGTight End

6-5, 230, Sophomore

Melrose Park, Illinois

Walther Lutheran HS

CAREER: Talented walk-on player who was impressing the team’s coach-es...However, he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee latein spring practice and is expected to miss the 2006 season…Business man-agement major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Did not play but proved to be a valuable member of thescout team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Walther Lutheran (Ill.)…Played both tight end and defensiveend…Selected All-State as a defensive end as a senior when he made 30-plustackles, nine sacks and 16 tackles for a loss…Also led the team in receptionsas a tight end with seven touchdowns and seven receptions for 40-plusyards…Graduated with honors…Coached by Bruce Tuomi.

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LANCE LEGGETT’S CAREER STATISTICSYear GP/GS No. Yards Avg. TD LP

2004 11/8 17 349 20.5 4 57

2005 11/1 15 204 13.6 2 76

Totals 22/9 32 553 17.3 6 76

LANCE LEGGETT’S CAREER BESTSReceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (3 games; last vs. Duke 2005)Receiving yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 (at Georgia Tech 2004)Touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (6 games; last: at Wake Forest 2005)Longest reception. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 (at Wake Forest 2005)

LANCE LEGGETT’S 2004 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSOpponent No. Yards Avg. TD LG

Florida State Did not play

Louisiana Tech 0 0 0.0 0 0

at Houston 1 16 16.0 0 16

at Georgia Tech 4 80 20.0 1 57

Louisville 3 39 13.0 0 26

at North Carolina State 2 39 19.5 1 24

at North Carolina 3 72 24.0 1 27

Clemson 0 0 0.0 0 0

at Virginia 0 0 0.0 0 0

Wake Forest 1 56 56.0 1 56

Virginia Tech 1 6 6.0 0 6

Florida (Peach Bowl) 2 41 20.5 0 30

Totals 17 349 20.5 4 57

LANCE LEGGETT’S 2005 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSOpponent No. Yards Avg. TD LG

at Florida State 0 0 0.0 0 0

at Clemson 1 -8 -8.0 0 -8

Colorado 4 39 9.8 0 21

South Florida 0 0 0.0 0 0

Duke 4 65 16.3 1 29

at Temple 2 1 0.5 0 2

North Carolina 0 0 0.0 0 0

at Virginia Tech 1 14 14.0 0 14

at Wake Forest 1 76 76.0 1 76

Georgia Tech 1 15 15.0 0 15

Virginia Did not play (toe)

Louisiana State (Peach Bowl) 1 2 2.0 0 2

Totals 15 204 13.6 2 76

9LANCE LEGGETTWide Receiver

6-3, 188, Junior-2L

Bartow, Florida

Grace Prep Academy (Texas)

CAREER: Super-talented wide receiver who is looking to have a break-outseason in 2006...Nationally-ranked track performer has gained the confidenceneeded be a star on the football field...Tall and lanky wideout could be an All-America candidate before he leaves Miami...Reminds observers of RandyMoss...Two-year player who started seven games as a true freshman in 2004and one game in 2005...Speed receiver has six touchdowns in 32 careerreceptions...Is one of the Hurricanes’ primary deep threats, averaging morethan 20 yards per reception in 2004...Has an exceptional burst of speed and iselusive...Started the first game he played at UM as a true freshman...Floridanative who finished high school in Texas and came back to the state for his col-legiate career...In spring 2006, was the ACC Outdoor Champion in the 400-hur-dles (51.83), and placed second in the 110-meter hurdles (13.79) to earn All-ACC honors. Ran the anchor leg of the 4x100-meter relay that placed third atthe ACC Outdoor Championships. Finished 12th in the 110-meter hurdles(14.03) at the NCAA East Regional. Earned All-ACC honors during the indoorseason with a second-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles (7.89). Ran theopening leg of the 4x400-meter relay that finished fifth at the ACC IndoorChampionships. Recorded the team’s fastest times during the indoor seasonin the 55-meter hurdles (7.41) and 60-meter hurdles (7.88)...Liberal arts major.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 11 games (one start), with 15 receptions(sixth on the team) for 204 yards (13.6 average) and two touchdowns...Caughthis first pass of the season for minus-eight yards in Game 2 atClemson...Played as a reserve vs. Colorado and caught a season-high fourpasses for 39 yards (21 long), equaling his career high for catches...Tied hisseason-high with four receptions vs. Duke, totaling a season-best 65 yards,including a 29-yard touchdown pass for his first score of the year...Caught twopasses for just one yard at Temple...Had one reception for 14 yards at VirginiaTech...Caught a 76-yard touchdown pass for his only catch of the game atWake Forest, making the longest reception of his career and his sixth careerscore...Caught one pass for 15 yards vs. Georgia Tech...Did not play vs.Virginia because of a toe injury. Marked his first missed game since the 2004season opener...In the Peach Bowl vs. Louisiana State, made his first start ofthe season in place of Ryan Moore and made one reception for twoyards...Had no receptions in three games (FSU, South Florida, NorthCarolina).

2004 (FRESHMAN): As a true freshman, caught only 17 passes (fourth amongteam’s wideouts), but scored touchdowns on four of them, ranking second onthe team…Had a team-leading 20.5-yard average per reception and 349yards…Took over the starting role in the season’s sixth game and started thefinal six games…All four TD catches were at least 24 yards, and he averaged41.6 yards per TD catch…Selected as the team’s Offensive Rookie of theYear…Did not play in the season opener vs. Florida State, then made the firststart of his collegiate career in his first game as a Hurricane vs. Louisiana Tech,though he did not catch a pass…Made his first collegiate reception a week laterat Houston, a 16-yarder…Had a breakout game at Georgia Tech with fourcatches for 80 yards (both season highs). Scored his first touchdown on a 57-yard pass from Brock Berlin…Caught three passes for 39 yards vs.Louisville…Took over the starting role at NC State and caught two passes for39 yards and one touchdown…Scored a touchdown for the second consecu-tive week at North Carolina, totaling three receptions for 72 yards…Startedagainst Clemson and Virginia but did not have any receptions in back-to-backgames…Scored his fourth touchdown of the season vs. Wake Forest on a 56-yard pass…Caught one pass for six yards vs. Virginia Tech…Started andcaught two passes for 41 yards in the Peach Bowl vs. Florida.

HIGH SCHOOL: Native of Bartow, Fla. moved to Texas prior to his junior season, fin-ishing high school at Grace Preporatory Academy in Arlington…Was a superiorathlete to most players he faced in the Texas private schools…Came from a programthat won state titles among Texas private schools his two seasons…A SuperPrep All-American…Rated the nation’s No. 15 wide receiver prospect and the No. 10prospect in Texas by SuperPrep…Rated the No. 21 prospect in the nation byRivals.com…Rated the No. 4 wide receiver in the nation by Rivals.com and was theNo. 5 prospect on the Rivals.com Midlands Sweet 66 list…The No. 10 player on theTexas Top 100 list by Rivals.com and the Dallas Morning News…Rated the No. 8prospect on the Austin American-Statesman’s Fab 55…As a senior in 2003, had 42receptions for 950 yards (22.6 average) and 18 touchdowns…As a junior in 2002,averaged 22 yards per catch with 40 receptions for 880 yards and 13 touch-downs…Nicknamed “Spider Man”…Chose Miami over Florida, Oklahoma, Purdueand Texas A&M…Coached by former NFL tight end Mike Barber.

46MARK LISANTEFullback

6-1, 235, Junior

Jacksonville, Florida

The Bolles School

CAREER: Walk-on player who is competing for the starting job at fullback thisseason…Switched from the defensive line to fullback in springpractice…Attended Connecticut in 2003 and participated in two-a-day prac-tices…Played defensive end in 2004 at the United States Merchant MarineAcademy…Business management major.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): Did not play in any games but practiced as a memberof the scout team.

HIGH SCHOOL: The Bolles School...Played all four years, three on varsity…Asa junior was second on the team in tackles with 88 and had five sacks and led theteam in fumble recoveries with six…As a senior playing defensive end, led his teamwith 10.5 sacks and was third on the team with 90 tackles …Also had five fumblerecoveries and helped lead his team to the Class 2A state championship…SelectedAll-City and second-team All-State as a senior…Was the state runnerup inweightlifting in the 219 weight class as a senior…Has a younger brother, Keith, ajunior who plays linebacker for Navy, and another brother, Dean, who is a fresh-man linebacker at Army…Oldest brother, Thomas, is a graduate of the UnitedStates Merchant Marine Academy…Coached by Corky Rogers.

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41JERRELL MABRYFullback


Columbus, Georgia

Shaw HS

CAREER: Huge fullback with tailback skills who could fill a void on the UMoffense…Is competing for the starting job as a redshirt freshman...Talentedathlete who can run, catch and block…Has great size and quickness to createmismatches with a defense…Has been compared to Jerome Bettis and T.J.Duckett by those who have seen him play…Sports administration major.

2005 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted as a true freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL: Shaw...As a senior in 2004, rushed for more than 1,200 yardson 160 carries, scoring 19 touchdowns…As a junior, rushed for 1,200 yardsand 23 touchdowns on only 150 carries (29 total touchdowns)…As a sopho-more, rushed for 969 yards and 25 touchdowns…Also participated in track(discus and shot put) and basketball (averaging 10 points and seven reboundsper game as a senior)…Chose Miami over Georgia and Florida…Coached byCharles Flowers.

39BRIAN MCNEILWide Receiver

6-3, 216, Sophomore

Lighthouse Point, Florida

North Broward Prep

CAREER: Former high school star hockey player walked-on to the football team in fall2005 as a wide receiver…Enrolled at UM and discovered there was no ice hock-ey…He was interested in participating in athletics, and football was his firstchoice…Has played soccer, basketball, ice and roller hockey sincechildhood…Undeclared major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Did not play but practiced with the scout team.

HIGH SCHOOL: North Broward Prep…A member of the ice hockey team for threeyears, helped lead the school to its first and only state championship…Member of theAll-Star team two years in a row.

TERAZ McCRAY’S CAREER STATISTICSTACKLES FUMBLES


2003 Did not play — Redshirt Season

2004 11/0 21 4 17 6-29 5 2.5-16 0 0-0 0 0-0

2005 5/0 10 6 4 2-20 1 1.0-19 0 1-0 0 0-0

Totals 16/0 31 10 21 8-49 6 3.5-35 0 1-0 0 0-0

54TERAZ MCCRAYDefensive Tackle

6-1, 300, Junior-2L


Ely HS

CAREER: Stocky run defender who takes over a starting position in2006...Productive two-year veteran had a remarkable recovery from a spring2005 ACL injury and played in five games in the second half of lastseason...Impressive run defender played in 11 games as a redshirt freshman in2004 as a key reserve, often playing in short-yardage and goal-linedefenses…Suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in practice theday before the 2005 spring game…Liberal arts major.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): Returned from ACL surgery in seven months and played in thefinal five games of the season...Registered 10 tackles (six solo), along with two tack-les for loss, a 19-yard sack, one QB pressure and one fumble recovery...Suffered theinjury the day before the spring game (April 8) and had a remarkable recovery...Satout the first seven games, then played for the first time at Virginia Tech, making twotackles, one QB pressure and one fumble recovery...Played 43 snaps a week later atWake Forest, making six tackles (three solo), with two tackles for loss and a 19-yardsack...Played as a reserve vs. Georgia Tech, making one solo tackle...Made one tack-le against Virginia...Played as a reserve in the Peach Bowl vs. Louisiana State (notackles).

2004 (FRESHMAN): Played in 11 games as a backup defensive tackle, missing onewith an injury…Recorded 21 tackles (four solo), six tackles for loss, five QB pressuresand 2.5 sacks…Made one tackle in his first game for UM in the season opener vs.FSU…Played extensively a week later vs. Louisiana Tech, making five tackles,includig two sacks and one tackle for loss…Made four tackles, a half sack, two QBpressures and one pass breakup at Houston…Made one tackle at GeorgiaTech…Missed the Louisville game with a burner…Returned for the NC State gameand registered one tackle and one QB pressure…Made one QB pressure a week laterat North Carolina…Played as a reserve DT vs. Clemson, making threetackles…Played at Virginia but had no tackles…Made two tackles vs. Wake Forest,including one for loss…Made one tackle vs. Virginia Tech…In the Peach Bowl vs.Florida, registered three assisted tackles, one tackle for loss and one QB pressure.

2003 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the 2003 season as a redshirt, practicing on the scout team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Pompano Beach Ely…Explosive and quick defensive tackle whowas a dominant player for Ely’s state titlists…Selected as the 2002 Defensive Playerof the Year by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel…As a senior in 2002, made 60 tacklesand seven sacks…As a junior in 2001, made 86 tackles and 12 sacks…Two-time All-District and All-Area selection…Chose Miami over Iowa and Mississippi…Coached bySteve Davis.

19BRANDON MERIWEATHERSafety

6-0, 195, Senior-3L

Apopka, Florida

Apopka HS

CAREER: Perhaps the best safety in college football heading into the 2006season...Member of the 2006 50th Anniversary Playboy Preseason All-AmericaTeam...Will be a strong candidate for the Jim Thorpe Award...Named All-America by the Football Writers of America (FWAA) as a junior in 2005...Hard-hitting defensive back who won a starting role at strong safety in spring2005...Team leader who started most of the 2004 season at free safety...Inthree seasons has never missed a game, seeing action in 40 games and mak-ing 19 starts...Has career totals of 202 tackles (123 solo), 15 tackles for loss,1.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, 17 passes defensed andsix interceptions...Has a compact frame but can lay a hard hit on opposingreceivers...His athletic ability and cover skills helped him develop into a topsafety…Has exceptional closing speed....Plays in the slot in the nickeldefense...Liberal arts major.

2005 (JUNIOR): Named to the ABC Sports/Cingular All-America team as votedby the Football Writers of America (FWAA)...Selected second-team All-ACC bythe conferences sportswriters...Semi-finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, award-ed to the best defensive back in college football…Named to Sports Illustrated’smidseason All-America team...Started the final 11 games of the season andplayed in all 12 games...Led the team with a career-high 115 tackles (77 solo),adding 13 tackles for loss, seven pass breakups, three QB pressures, onesack, one fumble recovery and two forced fumbles...Tied for the team lead withthree interceptions...Made nine or more tackles in six games...Received theteam’s Hard Hitter Award for the season...Did not start the season opener atFlorida State because of a preseason hamstring injury, but played much of thegame after an injury to Anthony Reddick. Tallied seven tackles (four solo), onefumble recovery, two QB pressures, and two pass breakups...Moved to strongsafety and started at Clemson a week later, making 11 tackles (nine solo),including one tackle for loss...In the home opener vs. Colorado, tallied 16 tack-les (12 solo), including three tackles for loss. Also made his first interception ofthe year (that led to a field goal) and one pass breakup. Received ACCDefensive Back of the Week honors...Had another stellar game vs. SouthFlorida, with six tackles (two solo), one tackle for loss and made his secondinterception of the year (in back-to-back games)...Notched 11 tackles (sevensolo, two for loss) vs. Duke...Made nine tackles (four solo), with one tackle forloss, one forced fumble and one pass breakup at Temple...Registered 12 tack-les (seven solo) and two QB pressures against North Carolina...Tallied 10 tack-les (seven solo), with one tackle for loss at Virginia Tech...Got his third inter-ception of the season at Wake Forest, adding seven tackles (five solo, one for

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a loss)...Made eight tackles (seven solo), with one tackle for loss and one QBpressure vs. Georgia Tech...Made nine tackles (five solo) vs. Virginia...In thePeach Bowl vs. Louisiana State, led the team with 13 tackles (10 solo), includ-ing one sack for minus-10 yards and one forced fumble.

2004 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 12 games, starting seven times…Missedfive starts because of a shoulder injury, but still played in every game…For theseason, totaled 62 tackles (29 solo), two tackles for loss, a half sack, twoforced fumbles, five pass breakups and two interceptions…Was also a stand-out on special teams…Received the team’s 2004 Hard Hitter Award…Startedat free safety in the season opener vs. FSU and notched ninetackles…Against Louisiana Tech, made six tackles, a half sack and one QBpressure…Recorded eight tackles and three pass breakups atHouston…Made five tackles and got his first interception of the season atGeorgia Tech…Did not start vs. Louisville because of shoulder injury but madeseven tackles and two pass breakups…Returned to a starting role at NC Stateand tallied three tackles, one pass breakup and one forced fumble…Startedand made five tackles at North Carolina…Played as the dime back vs.Clemson, making four tackles…Played as the dime back again at Virginia,making four tackles, one QB pressure and got his second interception of theseason…Played as the dime back vs. Wake Forest, making three tackles, onetackle for loss and one forced fumble…Made one tackle vs. Virginia Tech,playing in the dime defense…Started in the Peach Bowl vs. Florida and madeseven tackles (three solo).

2003 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 games, including his first career start againstWest Virginia as a nickel back…Was a standout on special teams…Made 22 tackles(14 solo)…Had one assisted tackle at Louisiana Tech and a pass breakup…Recordeda season-high six tackles against East Carolina with five solo stops and a passbreakup…Made two solo tackles at Boston College…Made two solo stops and twoassisted tackles against West Virginia, while breaking up a career-high two pass-es…Made two solo stops in the win over Florida State…Added a solo tackle vs.Temple…Recorded his first career interception at Virginia Tech…Had two tacklesagainst Syracuse, one solo tackle and one assist…Made two assisted tackles andbroke up a pass against Rutgers…Registered one solo stop in Miami’s Big East clinch-ing win at Pittsburgh…Made one assist in the Orange Bowl victory over Florida State.

2002 (MEDICAL REDSHIRT): Credited with three solo tackles in limited play-ing time…Played in three games (Florida A&M, Florida and Temple)…Made 2solo tackles at Temple…Made 1 tackle in the season opener againstFAMU…Qualified for a medical redshirt season per NCAA guidelines after suf-fering an ankle injury.

HIGH SCHOOL: Apopka…Helped lead his school to the Florida Class 6A state cham-pionship as a senior in 2001…Starred as a kick returner, returning four kicks for touch-down as a senior…Played sparingly at quarterback in school’s option offense as a sen-ior…Ranked the No. 15 prospect in Florida regardless of position and the No. 12 defen-sive back prospect in the nation by SuperPrep…Also a SuperPrep All-American…Ratedthe No. 25 safety in the nation by TheInsiders.com…The No. 8 defensive back and No.34 player overall in Florida by Florida Prep Football magazine…The No. 2 safety and No.10 player overall in Florida by FloridaKids magazine…A two-time first-team Class 6AAll-State selection (2000 and 2001)…First-team All-Metro Orlando for three consecutiveseasons…Selected to the FACA Coaches All-District team in 2000 and 2001…Memberof the Sunshine Network All-Gridiron team…First-team All-Orange County selection in2000 and 2001…First-team All-Central Florida…Central Florida Player of the Year andOrange County Player of the Year by the Orlando Sentinel…Had 115 tackles, six inter-ceptions and four touchdowns as a senior…Played in the Florida-Georgia All-Star gameand was named captain of the defense…Selected team captain by his teammates…Alsolettered in track and basketball…Chose Miami over Florida State, Florida and SouthCarolina…Coached by Rick Darlington.

BRANDON MERIWEATHER’S CAREER STATISTICSTACKLES FUMBLES


2002* 3/0 3 3 0 0-0 0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

2003 13/1 22 14 8 0-0 0 0.0-0 0 0-0 5 1-0

2004 12/7 62 29 33 2-10 0 0.5-5 2 0-0 5 2-12

2005 12/11 115 77 38 13-33 3 1.0-10 2 1-0 7 3-27

Totals 40/19 202 123 79 15-43 3 1.5-15 4 1-0 17 6-39

*Medical redshirt season

BRANDON MERIWEATHER’S CAREER HIGHSTotal tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 (vs. Colorado 2005)Solo tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 (vs. Colorado 2005)Assists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (at Houston 2004)Interceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (6 times; last: at Wake Forest 2005)

94ERIC MONCURDefensive End


Miami, Florida

Carol City HS

CAREER: Promising sophomore defensive end who was named FreshmanAll-ACC by The Sporting News in 2005...Relentless pass rusher caught thenotice of the coaching staff as a freshman and will push for increased playingtime in 2006...Excels at pass rushing but can also play the run...Has tremen-dous speed coming off the edge, and is deceptively strong for a player of hismeasurements...Excellent at shedding blockers...Signed with UM in 2003,then deferred enrollment until the spring 2004 semester...Liberal arts major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Named to the Freshman All-ACC team by The SportingNews...Strong pass rusher who ranked third on the team with nine quarterbackpressures....Played in 10 games, making two starts when other players wereinjured...Finished with 15 tackles (six solo), two tackles for loss, one sack andone fumble recovery...Played sparingly in the season’s first four games, thenmade the first start of his career vs. Duke in place of an injured Thomas Carrollat right end. Tallied one sack, three assisted tackles and two QB pressures. Alsorecovered a fumble in the first quarter on the seven-yard line that was turned intoa touchdown on the next play...Started the next week at Temple and registeredfive tackles (two solo), including one tackle for loss and two QBpressures...Returned to a reserve role vs. North Carolina, making one solo tack-le. Also recovered another fumble, this time at the four-yard line, leading to atouchdown run on the following play...Did not play at Virginia Tech...Made oneassisted tackle and two QB pressures at Wake Forest, and one QB pressure vs.Georgia Tech and Virginia...In the Peach Bowl vs. Louisiana State, made a sea-son-high seven tackles (six solo), with one tackle for loss.

2004 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt but looked impressive as amember of the scout team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Carol City…Widely regarded as the state’s top pass rusher duringhis senior season in 2002…Played mostly at defensive end in high school…Made90 tackles and had 14 sacks as a senior despite missing half the season with aninjury…As a junior in 2001, made 92 tackles, 20 sacks and recovered three fum-bles…Ranked the nation’s No. 42 defensive lineman by Allen Wallace’s SuperPrepand was a SuperPrep All-American…The No. 28 player in Florida bySuperPrep…The nation’s No. 17 defensive end by Tom Lemming’s Prep FootballReport…Member of the Palm Beach Post Florida Top 20…The No. 18 player inFlorida on the Orlando Sentinel Florida Top 100…Chose Miami over Florida, OhioState, Florida State and Georgia…Coached by Walt Frazier.

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BRIAN MONROE’S CAREER HIGHSPunts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 (3 games; last: vs. Georgia Tech 2005)Punting yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456 (vs. Clemson 2004)Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.3 (vs. Syracuse 2003, 3 kicks)Long . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 (vs. Wake Forest 2004)Touchbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (2 games; last: vs. Wake Forest 2004)Kicks inside the 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (3 games; last: vs. Georgia Tech 2005)

BRIAN MONROE’S 2003 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSOpponent No. Yards Avg. Long Blk TB FC 50+ I20

at Louisiana Tech 1 46 46.0 46 0 0 0 0 0

Florida 3 93 31.0 45 0 1 0 0 0

East Carolina 3 99 33.0 37 0 0 1 0 1

at Boston College 6 211 35.2 40 0 0 3 0 2

West Virginia 5 211 42.2 47 0 1 1 0 1

at Florida State 4 161 40.3 42 0 0 1 0 1

Temple 2 104 52.0 56 0 0 1 1 0

at Virginia Tech 6 188 31.3 47 0 0 0 0 1

Tennessee 2 59 29.5 38 0 0 0 0 1

Syracuse 3 142 47.3 50 0 0 0 2 1

Rutgers 7 244 34.9 43 0 0 1 0 2

at Pittsburgh 3 93 31.0 40 0 1 0 0 0

Florida St. (Orange Bowl) 4 98 24.5 48 0 0 0 0 1

Totals 49 1749 35.7 56 0 3 8 3 11

BRIAN MONROE’S 2004 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSOpponent No. Yards Avg. Long Blk TB FC 50+ I20

Florida State 7 298 42.6 60 0 1 1 1 3

Louisiana Tech 5 191 38.2 53 0 0 2 1 2

at Houston 5 181 36.2 39 0 0 4 2 4

at Georgia Tech 6 251 41.8 50 0 0 2 2 2

Louisville 4 154 38.5 46 0 1 0 0 0

at North Carolina State 4 177 44.2 51 0 0 2 0 2

at North Carolina 4 156 39.0 46 0 1 1 0 1

Clemson 10 456 45.6 54 0 2 2 2 2

at Virginia 5 161 32.2 37 0 0 1 2 1

Wake Forest 2 107 53.5 67 0 2 0 0 0

Virginia Tech 7 303 43.3 50 0 0 2 0 2

Florida (Peach Bowl) 5 200 40.0 47 0 0 1 3 1

Totals 64 2635 41.2 67 0 7 20 10 20

BRIAN MONROE’S 2005 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSOpponent No. Yards Avg. Long Blk TB FC In20

at Florida State 7 269 38.4 47 1 1 2 2

at Clemson 7 300 42.9 52 0 1 1 3

Colorado 5 170 34.0 45 0 0 0 1

South Florida 5 199 39.8 52 0 0 0 3

Duke 3 117 39.0 46 0 0 0 1

at Temple 3 117 39.0 41 0 0 0 4

North Carolina 2 75 37.5 52 0 0 0 2

at Virginia Tech 4 181 45.2 53 0 0 0 2

at Wake Forest 6 237 39.5 57 0 0 1 2

Georgia Tech 10 382 38.2 49 0 0 0 4

Virginia 4 158 39.5 46 0 0 0 1

Louisiana State (Peach Bowl) 8 344 43.0 55 0 0 4 1

Totals 64 2549 39.8 57 1 2 8 26

15BRIAN MONROEPunter

6-1, 210, Senior-3L

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Palm Beach Gardens HS

CAREER: Senior punter who has improved his statistics every season...One ofthe most underrated punters in college football...Doesn’t boom his kicks for a bigaverage, but has excellent hangtime, which keeps opposing returners from gain-ing much yardage...In three seasons, has only 12 touchbacks...Tremendouslytalented athlete with great potential who could compete for the Ray Guy Awardas college football’s best punter...Excellent all-around athlete who also playedwide receiver in spring practice and could see action catching passes in thefall...In three seasons, has punted 177 times for a 39.2-yard average, with 57kicks inside the 20, just 12 touchbacks and a net average of 36.2yards...Handles the team’s kickoff responsibilities and has a strong leg, with 34percent of his kickoffs going for touchbacks in 2005...Also held for placekicks lastyear...As a true freshman in 2003, weathered an up-and-down first season asthe Hurricanes’ punter, then showed consistency in 2004, with a turn-around thatsurprised observers...Liberal arts major.

2005 (JUNIOR): Handled the team’s punting duties for the third straightyear...Averaged 39.8 yards on 64 punts, with a career-high 36.9-yard net aver-age...Had just two touchbacks (none in the last 10 games), a personal low andthe fewest for a UM punter since that statistic has been kept starting in 1998...Alsohad a career-high 26 punts inside the 20...His season long was 57yards...Opponents returned 29 punts for 150 yards, an average of 5.1 yards perreturn...Also was the holder for Jon Peattie’s placekicks all season and handledthe team’s kickoffs all year, making 22 touchbacks on 65 kickoffs...UM opponentsaveraged only 17.9 yards on his kickoffs...Ranked ninth in the ACC in punt-ing...His only two touchbacks were in the first two games (Florida State andClemson)...Had one-third of his punt return yardage in the opener (49 by FloridaState)...Had a season-high five touchbacks on kickoffs vs. Duke...Had no puntsreturned in back-to-back games (Temple and North Carolina)...Kicked his seasonlong, a 57-yarder at Wake Forest...Kicked off eight times at Wake Forest, with fourtouchbacks...Punted a season-high 10 times vs. Georgia Tech, tying his careerhigh, with a season-best four kicks inside the 20 and no touchbacks (had fivepunts returned for minus-23 yards)...In the Peach Bowl vs. Louisiana State, punt-ed eight times for a 43.0 average, a season-high four fair catches and a 55 long.Had four kicks returned for 46 yards, almost one-third of his season total.

2004 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 12 games as the team’s punter and alsohandled kickoffs most of the season…Punted 64 times for a 41.2-yard averageand 36.8 net average…Had 20 kicks inside the 20 (nearly doubling his 2003total, and 11 of them inside the 10-yard line), with only seventouchbacks…Had 26 kicks returned for only 140 yards, an average of just 5.4yards per return…Averaged 40.0 yards per punt or more in six of 12games…Ranked sixth in the ACC in punting...Started the season with a 42.6-yard average vs. Florida State, with three inside the 20 and a long of 60yards…Registered four kicks inside the 20 at Houston…Allowed 63 yards inreturns vs. Clemson, which was more than half of his entire 2004 total of 123yards returned…Had a career-best 67-yard punt vs. Wake Forest…Also han-dled kickoff duties for much of the season.

2003 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 games…Averaged 35.7 yards on 49 punts, with11 kicks inside the 20-yard line…Opponents returned punts for just 107yards…Averaged 52.0 yards against Temple, including a then-career-best 56-yardpunt…Had two punts of 50 or more yards against Syracuse…Connected on a then-career-high seven punts for 244 yards against Rutgers…Averaged 40 or more yardsin games against Louisiana Tech (46.0), West Virginia (42.4), Florida State (40.2),Temple (52.0) and Syracuse (42.0)…Also handled kick-off duties for much of theseason.

HIGH SCHOOL: Palm Beach Gardens…Excellent combination punter/kicker…Two-time winner of the high school version of the Lou Groza Award, awarded annually tothe outstanding kicker/punter in high school football by the Palm Beach CountySports Association…As a senior in 2002, averaged 44.2 yards per punt…Also madefive of seven field goal attempts in 2002, with a long of 40 yards…As a junior in 2001,averaged 45.6 yards per punt and made two of five field goal attempts, including a47-yarder…One of the Palm Beach area’s top recruits by the Palm BeachPost…Chose Miami over Florida State, Ohio State and Boston College…Coachedby Tim Tharp.

BRIAN MONROE’S CAREER STATISTICSPUNTING In Ret. Net

Year GP/GS No. Yards Avg. Long 20 TB Blk Yards Avg.

2003 13/13 49 1749 35.7 56 11 3 0 107 32.3

2004 12/12 64 2635 41.2 67 20 7 0 140 36.8

2005 12/12 64 2549 39.8 57 26 2 1 150 36.9

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HIGH SCHOOL: Dr. Phillips…Widely considered among the elite receivers nationallyin his recruiting class…Considered the finest two-sport (football/basketball) recruit inFlorida…As a senior in 2001, caught 25 passes for 557 yards and six touchdowns andreturned two kickoffs for touchdowns…Returned six punts for 142 yards…Also rushedfor 203 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries at wingback in 2001…Playeddefensively as a nickelback and made 10 tackles (four solo)…As a junior in 2000,caught 54 passes for 954 yards and 14 touchdowns…In basketball, averaged 17points per game as a junior…Selected as a Parade All-American and USA Today first-team All-American… Rated the No. 5 prospect in Florida regardless of position bySuperPrep… Rated the top receiver in the Southeast by PrepStar…The No. 18prospect in the nation by SuperPrep…Member of the SuperPrep National Elite 50 anda SuperPrep All-American…Ranked the nation’s No. 2 receiver prospect bySuperPrep…Rated the nation’s No. 1 receiver on Max Emfinger’s National Top125…Rated the nation’s No. 17 prospect regardless of position and the nation’s No.1 receiver by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report…Also a Tom Lemming’s PrepFootball Report All-American…Member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s SuperSouthern 100…No. 6 prospect in the nation on the Dallas Morning News National Top100…Member of the Orlando Sentinel’s Florida Super 26…Rated the No. 2 widereceiver in the nation and No. 11 prospect overall by TheInsiders.com…Rated the No.2 wide receiver in the nation and No. 13 overall by Student Sports…Ranked the No.1 wide receiver and No. 2 overall player in the state by Florida Prep Football…AGridiron Greats preseason top 100 selection…Rated the No. 4 prospect in the nationby the Miami Herald…Rated the No. 1 prospect in Florida by the Miami Herald…First-team All-Central Florida member…First-team Class 6A All-State selection…Played inthe CaliFlorida All-Star game…Also lettered in track and basketball…Chose Miamiover Florida, Florida State, Tennessee and South Carolina…Coached in football byDave Langdon.

RYAN MOORE’S CAREER STATISTICS


2002* 3/0 1 29 29.0 0 29

2003 13/13 44 637 14.5 3 45

2004 6/2 9 85 9.4 2 20

2005 11/9 28 464 16.6 4 42

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Additional statistics: 3 punt returns for 12 yards in 2005

RYAN MOORE’S CAREER HIGHSReceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 (3 games; last: vs. Duke 2005)Receiving yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 (at Virginia Tech 2003)Touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (9 times; last: at Wake Forest 2005)Longest reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 (Syracuse 2003)

RYAN MOORE’S 2003 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSOpponent No. Yards TD LG

at Louisiana Tech 4 67 1 24

Florida 3 29 1 12

East Carolina 3 31 0 16

at Boston College 2 28 0 16

West Virginia 7 81 0 20

at Florida State 1 35 0 35

Temple 4 45 0 20

at Virginia Tech 7 101 0 39

Tennessee 4 40 0 19

Syracuse 3 71 1 45

Rutgers 1 44 0 44

at Pittsburgh 2 13 0 7

Florida State (Orange Bowl) 3 52 0 41

Totals 44 637 3 45

RYAN MOORE’S 2004 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSOpponent Rec. Yards Avg. TD LG

Florida State 1 12 12.0 0 12

Louisiana Tech 1 1 1.0 0 1

at Houston 1 4 4.0 0 4

at Georgia Tech Injured (foot)

Louisville Injured (foot)

at North Carolina State Injured (foot)

at North Carolina Injured (foot)

Clemson Injured (foot)

at Virginia Injured (foot)

Wake Forest 2 14 7.0 1 10

Virginia Tech 2 22 11.0 0 14

Florida (Peach Bowl) 2 32 16.0 1 20

Totals 9 85 9.4 2 20

RYAN MOORE’S 2005 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSOpponent No. Yards TD LG


at Clemson 4 54 0 20

Colorado 2 5 0 7

South Florida 1 5 0 5

Duke 7 87 1 20

at Temple 1 20 1 20

North Carolina 0 0 0 0


at Wake Forest 4 88 1 42

Georgia Tech 3 77 0 37

Virginia 2 39 0 27

Louisiana State Did not play

Totals 28 464 16.6 42

85RYAN MOOREWide Receiver

6-3, 225, Senior-3L

Orlando, Florida

Dr. Phillips HS

CAREER: Go-to wide receiver who is looking to go out with a bigseason...Miami’s starting split end in his redshirt freshman season of 2003 wentthrough an injury-marred sophomore season in 2004, but came back to start in2005...One of the Hurricanes’ best receiving threats...Has good hands and is afine route runner...For his career, has played in 32 games, making 24 starts...Hascareer totals of 82 receptions for 1,205 yards (14.7-yard average) and ninetouchdowns...Has caught at least one pass in 29 of his last 30 games...Rangyreceiver with the build and athletic talents to be an excellent player...Was one ofthe nation’s top recruits in the 2002 recruiting class...First freshman to lead theteam in receiving yards since Reggie Wayne in 1997...Graduated in May 2006with a degree in liberal arts and is seeking a second degree in theatre.

2005 (JUNIOR): Played in 11 games, making nine starts...Ranked third on the teamwith 28 receptions for 464 yards, a career-high 16.6-yard average...Scored fourtouchdowns, also a career best…Also returned three punts for 12 yards…Startedthe season opener at Florida State and caught three passes for 69 yards, includinga 34-yard touchdown reception for the team’s only score...Caught four passes for54 yards in Game 2 at Clemson, both teams highs...Caught two passes for fiveyards in the home opener vs. Colorado...Caught one pass for five yards vs.USF...Was the only wide receiver who started in a two-tight end formation vs. Duke.Led the team with seven receptions (equaling his career high) for 87 yards and onetouchdown...Did not start in a two-tight end formation a week later at Temple, butcaught one pass, a 20-yarder for a touchdown...Started against North Carolina butdid not catch any passes, snapping his streak of 26 consecutive games with areception...Did not start in a two-tight end formation at Virginia Tech, but caught onepass for 20 yards...Had one of his best games of the season at Wake Forest, mak-ing four receptions for 88 yards and one touchdown, a 15-yarder from KyleWright...Caught three passes for a team-high 77 yards vs. Georgia Tech...Had tworeceptions for 39 yards vs. Virginia...Did not play in the Peach Bowl.

2004 (SOPHOMORE): Was expected to be team’s top receiver but played inonly six games because of a foot injury suffered in the season’s thirdgame…For the year, caught only nine passes for 85 yards and two touch-downs…Started the season opener vs. Florida State but caught only one passfor 12 yards…Did not start against Louisiana Tech and caught one pass forone yard…Regained his starting job at Houston and caught one pass for fouryards before leaving the game with an injured foot…Missed the next sixgames…Returned to action against Wake Forest, catching two passes for 14yards, including a 10-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter for his first scoreof the season…Played in the WR rotation vs. Virginia Tech and caught twopasses for 22 yards…Played as a reserve receiver in the Peach Bowl vs.Florida, catching two passes for 32 yards, including a 20-yard touchdownreception.

2003 (FRESHMAN): Named first-team Freshman All-American by Rivals.com andsecond-team Freshman All-America by The Sporting News…Second on the teamwith 44 catches for a team-high 637 yards...Averaged a team-best 49.0 yards pergame and caught a team-high three touchdown passes...Averaged 14.5 yards percatch…Led the team in third down receptions with 22 catches for 238 yards and onetouchdown, converting 19 of those third-down catches into first downs (half of hiscatches came on third downs)…Opened his collegiate career with four receptions fora team-high 67 yards and one touchdown at Louisiana Tech. His TD grab came onUM’s first drive of the season…Followed with three catches for 29 yards, including asix-yard TD reception that helped spark the Hurricanes to a 23-point come-from-behind victory over Florida 38-33 in the Orange Bowl…Caught three passes for 31yards against East Carolina…Had two catches for 28 yards at Boston College…Madea career-high seven catches for 81 yards (then a career high) against WestVirginia…Made one reception for 35 yards in UM’s 22-14 win over Florida State…Hadfour catches for 45 yards against Temple…Produced a career day in a loss at VirginiaTech, hauling in seven receptions for 101 yards (his first career 100-yardgame)…Registered four catches for 40 yards against Tennessee…Caught his firsttouchdown pass since the Florida game in a win over Syracuse, finishing with threecatches for 71 yards…Caught one pass for 44 yards against Rutgers…Made tworeceptions for 13 yards, as the Hurricanes used a potent rushing attack to win atPittsburgh and secure the Big East championship…Finished the year with threereceptions for 52 yards, including a 41-yard reception, in the Orange Bowl victory overFlorida State.

2002 (REDSHIRT): Played in three games and made one catch for 29 yards…Madethat 29-yard catch against Connecticut, his first reception as a Hurricane…Saw actionagainst Temple, Boston College and Connecticut…Qualified for a redshirt per NCAAguidelines.

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71DERRICK MORSEGuard

6-4, 326, Junior-2L

Fort Myers, Florida

Estero HS

CAREER: Third-year player who is projected to be the starting left guard in2006…Talented player who gained valuable playing time by starting the finalsix games of the 2004 season...Excellent zone blocker who impressed coach-es with his work ethic and development in his redshirt season in2003...Graduated high school early and enrolled at UM in January2003…Graduated in 2006 with a degree in criminology and is pursuing a seconddegree in secondary education.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): Backup guard who played in five games after missingthe first month of the season with a shoulder injury...Suffered the injury duringsummer camp and did not play in the first four games...For the year, had twopancake blocks and three metrorails, with no sacks allowed...Played as areserve right guard in the second half of the Duke game, seeing his first actionof the season...Played most of the Temple game...Played the final drive vs.North Carolina at right guard...Played right guard for the fourth quarter at WakeForest...Did not play vs. Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech and Virginia...Played onthe final series of the Peach Bowl vs. Louisiana State.

2004 (FRESHMAN): Started the final six games of the season at right guardafter Tyler McMeans was injured…Showed enormous potential by posting fivemetrorails vs. Clemson and four vs. Wake Forest, with a total of 15 for the sea-son…Also had seven pancake blocks, at least one in five straight games thesecond half of the year.

2003 (REDSHIRT): One of the team’s most impressive true freshmen…A standouton the scout team…Spent the season as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Fort Myers Estero…Was a consensus choice as one of the finestoffensive linemen in Florida…As a junior in 2001, recorded 74 pancake blocks in a10-game season…Rated the No. 38 offensive lineman in the country by AllenWallace’s SuperPrep…A SuperPrep All-American…The No. 26 player in Florida bySuperPrep…Rated the nation’s No. 24 offensive guard by Tom Lemming’s PrepFootball Report…The No. 29 player in Florida on the Orlando Sentinel Florida Top100…Third-team selection of the Fox Sports Net All-South Team…Chose Miami overClemson, Florida and North Carolina…Coached by Billy Swats.

2005 TOTALS: 5 games, 0 startsCAREER TOTALS: 17 games, 6 starts

30TYRONE MOSSRunning Back

5-9, 232, Senior-3L

Pompano Beach

Ely HS

CAREER: Powerful running back who broke onto the national scene with astrong 2005 season before being injured in the eighth game...Will be ready forthe start of the 2006 season, and could be the next 1,000-yard rusher in UMhistory…Has scored 23 touchdowns in 31 games played, a total that leads theACC’s returning players...Led the ACC in touchdowns in 2005 despite missingthe final four games (and most of the fifth)...Was on pace to rush for 1,157yards and score 21 touchdowns before his injury...Has career totals of 346rushes for 1,657 yards, which ranks 13th in UM history despite the fact he hasstarted just eight games...Has six career 100-yard games...Developed into akey player over the final three games of the 2003 season, then served asteam’s No. 2 running back in 2004, backing up Frank Gore...Low-to-the-ground runner who is extremely powerful and is able to change direction with-out losing speed...Has exceptional peripheral vision and is particularly effec-tive running between the tackles and near the goal line...Liberal arts major.

2005 (JUNIOR): Star tailback who turned into one of UM’s most productive run-ners ever before suffering a season-ending knee injury in the eighth game atVirginia Tech...Named to the All-ACC first team along with conference MVPChris Barclay...Led the team with 701 yards rushing on 137 carries, a 5.1-yardaverage and 12 touchdowns...Also caught one pass for 17 yards...Led the ACCin touchdowns and was seventh in rushing despite missing the final fourgames...His 12 rushing TDs was the most by a UM back since Willis McGaheein 2002...Made his first UM start in the season opener at Florida State andrushed 23 times for 102 yards. Surpassed the 1,000-yard mark for his career,becoming the 33rd UM back to do so...Scored three touchdowns in leading UMto a 36-30 win in three overtimes at Clemson. Rushed a career-high 31 timesfor 139 yards, averaging 4.5 yards per carry, with a long of 25. Scored on a one-yard run in the fourth quarter, then added TD runs of six yards and 25 yards inovertime, the latter score for the game-winner. Named the ACC Offensive Backof the Week for his performance...Rushed 14 times for 44 yards in the homeopener vs. Colorado...Led the team with 89 yards on 22 carries vs. SouthFlorida. Scored three touchdowns for the second time in three weeks. Had scor-ing runs of one, 19 and one yard. Had a 17-yard reception for only the secondcatch of his career and a personal long, and his 36-yard run in the third quarterwas a career long...Rushed 12 times for 82 yards vs. Duke, scoring two touch-downs on runs of seven and one yard...Played only into the second quarter atTemple with UM leading 34-0. Still led the team with 29 yards rushing on six car-ries...Rushed for a career-high 195 yards on 24 carries (8.1-yard average) andscored a career-high four touchdowns vs. North Carolina. The yardage total isthe seventh-highest in school history, and he became the fourth Hurricanesplayer to score four touchdowns in one game. Named the ACC Offensive Backof the Week for the second time this year. Marked his third 100-yard game ofthe season and sixth of his career. Set a personal best for rushing yards in aseason (675), surpassing the 511 yards he had as a freshman in 2003. Movedup to 14th on UM’s all-time rushing list and seventh on the career touchdownslist with 23, passing Clinton Portis (21)...Rushed six times for 26 yards atVirginia Tech, then suffered a torn ACL in his left knee in the second quarter andwas lost for the season. Moved into 13th place on the school’s all-time rushinglist, passing Don Bosseler (1,642 yards)...Underwent surgery on November 10.

2004 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 12 games, finishing second on the teamwith 445 yards rushing on 102 carries…Also scored a personal-best six touch-downs…Served as the backup tailback to Frank Gore all season…Led theteam in rushing in two games…In the opener vs. FSU, rushed six times for fiveyards…A week later vs. Louisiana Tech, led the team with 69 yards rushing onseven carries, scoring two TDs…Rushed for a career-high 148 yards on 19carries at Houston, scoring two TDs for the second straight week. Marked histhird career 100-yard game…Rushed 14 times for 46 yards at GeorgiaTech…Rushed four times for 14 yards vs. Louisville…Rushed 16 times for 42yards at NC State…Led team with 30 yards rushing on eight carries at NorthCarolina. Scored one touchdown on an eight-yard run in the thirdquarter…Rushed seven times for 15 yards vs. Clemson…Rushed five timesfor 11 yards in limited action at Virginia…Rushed eight times for 33 yards vs.Wake Forest…Carried four times for 14 yards and scored UM’s only touch-down on two-yard run in second quarter vs. Virginia Tech…In the Peach Bowlvs. Florida, played as the backup tailback and rushed four times for 18 yards.

2003 (FRESHMAN): Played in 11 games…Rushed for 511 yards on 107 carries (4.8average) and scored five touchdowns…Did not fumble during the entire sea-son…Ranked second on the team in rushing yards, rushing attempts, yards per rushand rushing touchdowns…Eclipsed the 100-yard mark vs. Temple (135 yards) andPittsburgh (115)…Rushed seven times for 35 yards in the opener at LouisianaTech…Did not see action against Florida…Rushed four times for 26 yards against

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East Carolina…Had four rushes for three yards at Boston College…Rushed twicefor one yard against West Virginia…Rushed two times for two yards at FloridaState…Rushed for a game-high 135 yards on 15 carries and scored two touch-downs against Temple (including a 36-yarder)…Ran six times for 19 yards atVirginia Tech…Did not see action against Tennessee…Provided the impetus for asecond-half comeback win over Syracuse, rushing 18 times for 91 yards – all in thesecond half – to lead Miami to a 17-10 win…Scored the game-winning touchdownon a memorable nine-yard run during which he broke three tackles…Rushed 13times for 53 yards against Rutgers…Rushed a season-high 21 times for 115 yardsand two touchdowns to key Miami’s 280-yard ground game in the win at Pittsburgh.Also caught a pass for a two-yard loss…Rushed 15 times for 31 yards and scoreda touchdown in the Orange Bowl victory over Florida State.

HIGH SCHOOL: Pompano Beach Ely…Rushed for more than 7,000 yards in his highschool career…As a senior in 2002, rushed for 2,313 yards and 35 touchdowns whileleading his school to the Florida Class 5A state championship…Also caught 10 pass-es for 164 yards…Rushed for 2,100 yards on 201 carries and scored 35 touchdownsas a junior in 2001, averaging 9.4 yards per attempt…Rushed for more than 2,500yards as a sophomore in 2000…Parade All-American…Second-team selection on theUSA Today All-America Team…Nation’s No. 31 player on Allen Wallace’s SuperPrepElite 50…The nation’s No. 5 running back and a SuperPrep All-American…The No. 3player in Florida on the SuperPrep Florida 88…The nation’s No. 23 player and thenation’s No. 2 tailback by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report…The No. 40 player inthe nation on The Insiders.com National Top 100…Second-team All-American by TheInsiders.com…The No. 42 player on the Rivals100 National Top 100…Member of theAtlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100…Member of the Palm Beach PostNational Top 50 and the Florida Top 20…The No. 5 player in Florida on the OrlandoSentinel Florida Top 100…A first-team selection on the Fox Sports Net All-SouthTeam…Chose Miami over Virginia Tech…Coached by Steve Davis.

TYRONE MOSS’ CAREER STATISTICSRUSHING RECEIVING


2003 11/0 107 511 4.8 5 36 1 -2 -2.0 0 -2

2004 12/0 102 445 4.4 6 37 0 0 0.0 0 0

2005 8/8 137 701 5.1 12 36 1 17 17.0 0 17

Totals 31/8 346 1657 4.8 23 37 2 17 8.5 0 17

TYRONE MOSS’ CAREER BESTSRushing yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 (vs. North Carolina 2005)Rushing attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 (at Clemson 2005)Rushing touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (vs. North Carolina 2005)Long run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 (at Houston 2004)

TYRONE MOSS’ 2003 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSRUSHING RECEIVING


at Louisiana Tech 7 35 0 8 0 0 0 0

Florida Did not play

East Carolina 4 26 0 9 0 0 0 0

at Boston College 4 3 0 4 0 0 0 0

West Virginia 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

at Florida State 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0

Temple 15 135 1 36 0 0 0 0


Tennessee Did not play

Syracuse 18 91 1 26 0 0 0 0

Rutgers 13 53 0 9 0 0 0 0

at Pittsburgh 21 115 2 30 1 -2 0 -2

Florida State (Orange Bowl) 15 31 1 9 0 0 0 0

Totals 107 511 5 36 1 -2 -2.0 -



Florida State 6 5 0 5 0 0 0 0

Louisiana Tech 7 69 2 21 0 0 0 0

at Houston 19 148 2 37 0 0 0 0

at Georgia Tech 14 46 0 7 0 0 0 0

Louisville 4 14 0 8 0 0 0 0

at North Carolina State 16 42 0 12 0 0 0 0

at North Carolina 8 30 1 14 0 0 0 0

Clemson 7 15 0 7 0 0 0 0

at Virginia 5 11 0 5 0 0 0 0

Wake Forest 8 33 0 16 0 0 0 0

Virginia Tech 4 14 1 7 0 0 0 0

Florida (Peach Bowl) 4 18 0 9 0 0 0 0

Totals 102 445 6 37 0 0 0 0



at Florida State 23 102 0 21 0 0 0 0

at Clemson 31 139 3 25 0 0 0 0

Colorado 14 44 0 12 0 0 0 0

South Florida 22 89 3 19 1 17 0 17

Duke 12 82 2 36 0 0 0 0

at Temple 6 29 0 19 0 0 0 0

North Carolina 24 195 4 30 0 0 0 0


at Wake Forest Did not play (knee)

Georgia Tech Did not play (knee)

Virginia Did not play (knee)

Louisiana State (bowl) Did not play (knee)

Totals 137 701 12 36 1 17 0 17

62CHRIS NAPOLIOffensive Lineman

6-3, 280, Junior

Davie, Florida


CAREER: Powerful offensive lineman who is hoping to work his way back into thelineup this year after missing the last season and a half with inujuries...Could contendfor playing time as a reserve…Can play center or guard after a standout prep careeras a tackle…Has the tools to be a solid college lineman...Graduated in 2006 with adegree in language studies.

2005 (JUNIOR): Did not play while rehabilitating his knee...Suffered a torn ACL in hisleft knee in the spring game...Received a medical redshirt.

2004 (SOPHOMORE): Played against Louisiana Tech before a back injury sidelinedhim midway through the season.

2003 (FRESHMAN): Played on the Hurricanes scout team and saw game actionagainst Temple and East Carolina.

2002 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the 2002 season as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: St. Thomas Aquinas…Two-year starter at offensive tackle for oneof the state’s top programs…School was 27-2 over his last two seasons, winning the1999 Class 4A state championship and finishing as Class 4A runner-up in2000…Also played extensively on school’s regional champion team as a sophomorein 1998…A preseason All-State and All-County selection in 2000…Named an All-Region recruit by PrepStar, SuperPrep and Dixieland Prep…Rated the No. 91 offen-sive lineman nationally by PrepStar…Played in the Broward vs. Dade All-Stargame…Earned All-State, All-County and All-Region honors as a senior…Was a keyblocker for an offense that averaged nearly 400 yards per game over the course ofhis career…Began his prep career at Cooper City High School before transfer-ring…Earned four varsity letters in football, one in wrestling and one intrack…Coached by George F. Smith.


82GREG OLSENTight End

6-5, 252, Junior-2L

Wayne, New Jersey

Wayne HS

CAREER: Considered by many to be the best tight end in college football...Willbe a strong candidate for All-America honors and the John MackeyAward...Superbly talented player who could be the best tight end in UM histo-ry...Coaches say he could be better than Jeremy Shockey, Kellen Winslow Jr.or Bubba Franks...Excellent receiver on third down...In two seasons, hascareer totals of 47 receptions for 726 yards and five touchdowns, with a fine15.4-yard average per catch...Took over as the starter as a sophomore in2005...As a freshman in 2004, served as the team’s No. 2 tight end behindKevin Everett, the Buffalo Bills’ third-round draft choice in 2005...Runs greatroutes and has superb hands...Tough competitor who still is a target when sin-gled on a linebacker...Excellent blocker...Highly recruited player and ParadeAll-American in 2002 who transferred to Miami after a short stint at NotreDame...As a high school senior, was one of three finalists for the GatoradeNational Player of the Year, along with UM teammate Kyle Wright...Spent the2003 season on the Hurricanes’ scout team before suffering a shoulderinjury...Has also served as team’s long snapper for punts…Brother Christian isthe starting quarterback for the University of Virginia...Criminology major.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): Honorable mention All-ACC selection...Second on theteam with 31 receptions for 451 yards (14.5-yard average), with four touch-downs and a long of 57 yards...Caught at least one pass in 10 of 12 games...Was one of six offensive players who started every game...Had a career gamein the season opener at Florida State, catching a game-high eight passes for137 yards, including four straight receptions on third down on the final drive ofthe game (for 64 yards) to keep UM’s chances alive. Marked the best per-formance by a UM tight end in nearly 20 years. Earned John Mackey Tight Endof the Week honors...In the next game at Clemson, was marked by defenders

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and held to two receptions for nine yards...Caught three passes for 25 yardsvs. Colorado...Had two receptions for a team-high 72 yards vs. South Florida,including a 57-yarder over the middle that should have been a touchdown, buthe was stripped of the ball at the six-yard line...Caught three passes for 31yards vs. Duke...Tied for the team lead with three receptions for 38 yards atTemple, catching TD passes of 21 and eight yards from Kyle Wright...A weeklater vs. North Carolina, tied for the team lead again with three catches for 36yards...Had two catches for 23 yards vs. Virginia Tech...Caught two passes for25 yards at Wake Forest, including a 10-yard touchdown pass for his fourthscore of the season...In the loss to Georgia Tech, was held without a recep-tion...Caught three passes for 55 yards vs. Virginia...Did not have any recep-tions in the Peach Bowl vs. Louisiana State.

2004 (FRESHMAN): Played in nine games, missing three games with a bro-ken wrist…Started two games when the team opened in a two-tight end for-mation…For the season, caught 16 passes for 275 yards and one touch-down…Had an impressive average per catch of 17.2 yards…Served as thelong snapper for punts prior to his wrist injury…In the season opener vs.Florida State, started his first game as a Hurricane in a two-TE formation andcaught two passes for 39 yards…Started again in a two-TE formation againstLouisiana Tech and caught two passes for 30 yards…Played as the backup atHouston and caught one pass for 12 yards…Caught one pass for 23 yards atGeorgia Tech…Scored his first collegiate touchdown vs. Louisville on a nine-yard pass from Brock Berlin. For the game, totaled three receptions for a sea-son-high 89 yards, including a 51-yarder…Played extensively at NC State,catching three passes for 36 yards…For the third straight game, caught threepasses, this time for 35 yards, at North Carolina. However, suffered a brokenwrist in the game…Missed the Clemson game due to his wristinjury…Returned to action at Virginia and caught one pass for 11yards…Played as a backup against Wake Forest but did not have any recep-tions for the first time all season…Did not play in the last two games (VirginiaTech and the Peach Bowl vs. Florida) because of his wrist injury.

2003 (REDSHIRT): Was awarded a medical redshirt following a shoulderinjury…Was a standout on the scout team prior to being injured, and was named thescout team MVP for his work during practices leading up to the East Carolinagame…Originally signed with Notre Dame and attended some preseason practicesthere before enrolling at Miami in time for the fall semester.

HIGH SCHOOL: Wayne (N.J.)…USA Today first-team All-American as a senior in2002…First-team All-America selection by Parade magazine, SuperPrep andPrepStar…Rated third overall on ESPN’s list of 100 players nationally…One of threefinalists for Gatorade National Player of the Year…Helped his team to a 12-0 markin 2002 and New Jersey Group 3 state title…Caught 38 passes for 703 yards and14 touchdowns as a senior…Also rushed seven times for 117 yards…Made 87 tack-les to go with 25 tackles for loss, 15 sacks and four fumble recoveries at defensiveend…Named Defensive Player of the Year for 2002 by the Newark Star-Ledger…Herald News Offensive Player of the Year…Two-time New Jersey All-Statepick…As a junior, had 89 tackles, with 35 for a loss…Totaled 73 career catches for1,474 yards, a 20.2 yards per catch average and a school-record 27 touchdowns.

GREG OLSEN’S CAREER STATISTICSYear GP/GS No. Yards Avg. TD LG

2003 Did not play — Redshirt season

2004 9/2 16 275 17.2 1 51

2005 12/12 31 451 14.5 4 57

Totals 21/14 47 726 15.4 5 57

GREG OLSEN’S 2004 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSOpponent No. Yards TD LG

Florida State 2 39 0 22

Louisiana Tech 2 30 0 30

at Houston 1 12 0 12

at Georgia Tech 1 23 0 23

Louisville 3 89 1 51

at North Carolina State 3 36 0 19

at North Carolina 3 35 0 17

Clemson Did not play (wrist)

at Virginia 1 11 0 11

Wake Forest 0 0 0 0

Virginia Tech Did not play (wrist)

Florida (Peach Bowl) Did not play (wrist)

Totals 16 275 1 51

GREG OLSEN’S 2005 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSOpponent No. Yards TD LG


at Clemson 2 9 0 8

Colorado 3 25 0 14

South Florida 2 72 0 57

Duke 3 31 1 18

at Temple 3 38 2 21

North Carolina 3 36 0 14


at Wake Forest 2 25 1 15

Georgia Tech 0 0 0 0

Virginia 3 55 0 30

Louisiana State (Peach Bowl) 0 0 0 0

Totals 31 451 4 57

95BRYAN PATADefensive End

6-4, 280, Senior-3L

Miami, Florida

Miami Central HS

CAREER: Underrated senior who took over the starting role at left defensive endover the latter part of the 2004 season and has held it since...Skilled pass rusherwho combines size, strength and speed and has tremendous upside...Has excel-lent quickness and agility...In three seasons, has played in 32 games and started15 times...Has career totals of 73 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, nine sacks, 26 QBpressures, two fumble recoveries and one pass defensed...His 26 QB pressuresleads all returning players, and his nine sacks is third...Criminology major.

2005 (JUNIOR): Starting left defensive end...Played in 10 games, missing twowith injuries, and started eight times...Led the team with 14 QBpressures...Ranked 15th on the team with 24 tackles (11 solo), four tackles forloss, two sacks and one pass breakup...Made three tackles and four QB pres-sures in the season opener at Florida State...Tallied three tackles, includingone for a loss and three QB pressures in Game 2 at Clemson...Was a neme-sis all game in the Colorado backfield, turning a season-high five QB pres-sures and making one tackle...Registered five tackles (four solo), with onetackle for loss and one QB pressure vs. South Florida...Played just 16 snapsvs. Duke before suffering a bruised knee and leaving the game with threeassisted tackles and one QB pressure...Did not play the next week atTemple...Moved back into the starting rotation vs. North Carolina and turned inthree tackles and one pass breakup...Made one assisted tackle and one QBpressure at Virginia Tech...Did not play a week later at Wake Forest becauseof a knee injury...Did not start but played vs. Georgia Tech, making three tack-les, including a sack for a 12-yard loss...Started vs. Virginia, notching two solotackles...Did not start in the Peach Bowl vs. Louisiana State, but split time withCalais Campbell at left end and made four tackles (three solo), with one sackfor minus-10 yards.

2004 (SOPHOMORE): In his second season, played in 11 games, starting thefinal five games…Finished the year with 19 tackles, two tackles for loss, threesacks and five QB pressures…Did not play in the season opener vs. FSU, thensaw his first action against Louisiana Tech (no tackles)…In his first significantplaying time of the season at Houston, notched three tackles, a half sack andone QB pressure…Registered two tackles and a QB pressure at GeorgiaTech…Recorded one tackle vs. Louisville…Notched two tackles, including atackle for loss at NC State…Made one tackle in limited action at NorthCarolina…Started his first game of the season vs. Clemson, registering onetackle for loss…Started at Virginia but had no tackles…Started against WakeForest and made three tackles, his first full sack of the season and two QBpressures…Started vs. Virginia Tech and made one tackle, one QB pressureand a half sack…In the Peach Bowl vs. Florida, started and made five tackles(three solo) and one sack.

2003 (FRESHMAN): Played in 11 games, making two starts (West Virginia andSyracuse)…Recorded 26 tackles (16 solo), including four sacks, two recovered fumblesand seven QB hurries…Registered two tackles (one solo) and a sack in his first collegegame at Louisiana Tech…Had a then-career-high five tackles (three solo) against EastCarolina…Made first career start against West Virginia, recording two solotackles…Recorded one tackle in Miami’s 22-14 win at Florida State…Made two tacklesat Virginia Tech…Registered six tackles (three solo) against Tennessee, including 1.5tackles for loss and one sack…Recorded three tackles, including one sack for 11 yardsin a start against Syracuse…Had two tackles against Rutgers…Made one sack in UM’swin over Pittsburgh to clinch the Big East title and earn a berth in the Orange Bowl.

HIGH SCHOOL: Miami Central…As a junior in 2001, made 54 tackles and had ninesacks…Rated the nation’s No. 26 defensive lineman and the No. 17 player in Floridaby Allen Wallace’s SuperPrep…SuperPrep All-American…The No. 55 prospect in thenation on The Insiders.com Top 100…Member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution SuperSouthern 100…The No. 14 player on the Orlando Sentinel Florida Top 100…First-teamselection on the Fox Sports Net All-South Team…Chose Miami over Rutgers, Floridaand OklahomaThe No. 17 player in Florida…Coached by Tony Saunders.

BRYAN PATA’S CAREER STATISTICSTACKLES FUMBLES


2003 11/2 26 16 10 4.5-27 7 4.0-26 0 2-0 0 0-0

2004 11/5 19 6 13 6-14 5 3.0-17 0 0-0 0 0-0

2005 10/8 28 14 14 5-39 14 2.0-22 0 0-0 1 0-0

Totals 32/15 73 36 37 15.5-80 26 9.0-65 0 2-0 1 0-0

BRYAN PATA’S CAREER BESTSTotal tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (at Tennessee 2003)Solo tackles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (3 times; last: vs. Florida 2004)Assists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (vs. South Florida 2005)Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (9 times; last: vs. Louisiana State 2005)

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early in the season before giving way to Brian Monroe…Ranked fourth in theACC in scoring…Successfully hit field goals in 11-of-12 games…Hit his onlyattempt from inside the 20, went 5-of-6 from 20 to 29 yards, 5-of-8 from 30 to39 yards, 4-of-6 from 40 to 49 yards, and 0-of-3 from 50-plus yards…Scoredfour points in the season opener vs. FSU on 1-of-3 FGAs and one extrapoint…Scored 10 points in a 48-0 victory over Louisiana Tech, with two fieldgoals and four extra points. Did not kick the team’s final two conversionattempts…Tallied eight points in a 38-13 win at Houston, hitting one field goaland five conversions…Scored nine points at Georgia Tech on 2-of-4 field goalsand three extra points. Hit a season-long 49-yard field goal…Scored a season-high 11 points vs. Louisville, with 2-for-2 field goals and five extrapoints…Scored nine points on 1-of-2 field goals and extra extra points at NCState…Kicked four extra points at North Carolina and missed his only FGattempt, a 51-yarder…Scored five points vs. Clemson, with two extra pointsand 1-of-2 field goals…Totaled seven points on four conversions and 1 of 2FGAs at Virginia…Tallied 10 points on a 34-yard FG and a season-high sevenextra points in a 52-7 win over Wake Forest…Finished the regular seasonagainst Virginia Tech with only four points, hitting a 23-yard field goal and oneextra point. Also punted for 26 yards from field goal formation in the first quar-ter (kick was downed on the nine-yard line)…In the Peach Bowl vs. Florida,scored nine points on three extra points and two field goals (27 and 42 yards).

2003 (FRESHMAN): Led the Hurricanes in scoring with 103 points…Led all freshmennationally in scoring…Made 22-of-28 field goal attempts, a 78.6 percentage which ledthe Big East Conference in accuracy…Also led the Big East in field goals made (22,a Miami single-season record)…Ranked fourth in the Big East in scoring…His 103points ranks fifth on the UM single-season scoring list and is fourth for kicking pointsscored in a season…Was a perfect 37-for-37 in extra points attempts…Successfullyhit field goals in 11-of-13 games…Earned first-team All-Big East Conference honorsas voted by the league’s coaches…Was a first-team Freshman All-American byRivals.com and The Sporting News…Hit his only attempt from inside the 20, went 9-of-10 from 20 to 29 yards, 7-of-10 from 30 to 39 yards, 4-of-6 from 40 to 49 yards and1 of 1 from 50-plus yards…Recorded a career-high and school record five field goals(22, 32, 43, 30 and 23 yards) against West Virginia, including a game-winning 23-yarder with 11 seconds remaining…After missing his first collegiate kick, a 42-yardattempt against Louisiana Tech, went on to hit his next 10 attempts through the nextfour games. The 10 consecutive made field goals is the third-best streak in Miami his-tory…Nailed a then-career-long 44-yard attempt against Syracuse…Went 2-of-3against Louisiana Tech, hitting from 23 and 32 yards…Was successful on each of hisattempts against Florida (27), East Carolina (38), Boston College (32), Tennessee(31, 22) and Rutgers (25, 41)…Was 3-of-4 at Florida State, connecting on attemptsfrom 27, 22 and 19 yards…Hit 1-of-2 against Temple, making a 21-yardattempt…Provided the difference in Miami’s 16-14 win over Florida State in theOrange Bowl Classic. Made field goals of 32, 44 and 51 yards to beat the Seminoles.The 51-yard field goal was the longest of his Miami career and the sixth longest in UMhistory.

2002 (REDSHIRT): Took a redshirt after playing in one game as a true fresh-man…Awarded a medical redshirt after suffering a shoulder injury…Was the punterin the opener against Florida A&M, averaging 44.3 yards on three punts, including along of 53 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL: Countryside…Solid athlete who exhibited startling accuracy andrange during his prep career…Demonstrated poise under pressure in numerousgames…Described by his coach as “a great pressure kicker”…As a senior in 2001,connected on 12-of-15 field goals (long of 57) and 29-of-30 extra points, in additionto a 65-yard punt…Kicked a game-tying 57-yard field goal to send school’s game withClearwater into overtime after making a 51-yarder earlier in the game…Made a 53-yarder against Tarpon Springs East Lake…28 of 38 kickoffs weretouchbacks…Averaged 36 yards per punt as a senior…As a junior, hit 17-of-22 fieldgoals and was 36-for-36 on extra points for 87 points…Rated the No. 13 kicker in thenation by TheInsiders.com…Rated the No. 32 prospect in Florida by the St.Petersburg Times…Florida Times-Union “Super 75”…Class 4A All-State selection asa senior…Named the Pinellas County Scholar-Athlete of the Year in football for2001…Member of the Sunshine Network’s All-Gridiron Team…Rated the nation’s No.5 placekicker by Rivals100.com…Played in the Florida-Georgia All-Star game, inwhich he made field goals of 42 and 50 yards…Named his high school’s 2001-2002Scholar Athlete of the Year…Earned six varsity letters (three in football, three in soc-cer)…Voted captain of the school’s soccer team…Chose Miami over Penn State,Minnesota and Central Florida…Coached by Joe Ionata.

JON PEATTIE’S CAREER STATISTICSEXTRA POINTS FIELD GOALS FG BREAKDOWN

Year GP/GS XP/XPA Pct. FG/FGA Pct. Long Pts. 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+

2003 13/13 37/37 1.000 22-28 78.6 51 103 1/1 9/10 7/10 4/6 1/1

2004 12/12 45/45 1.000 15/24 59.1 49 90 1/1 5/6 5/8 4/6 0/3

2005 12/12 34/39 87.2 15/20 75.0 49 79 1/1 5/5 6/8 3/6 0/0

Totals 37/37 116/121 95.9 52/72 72.2 51 272 2/2 15/17 12/18 8/12 1/4

JON PEATTIE’S CAREER HIGHSField goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 (at West Virginia 2003)Field goal attempts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 (at West Virginia 2003, at Clemson 2005)Long field field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 (vs. Florida State 2004-Orange Bowl)Extra points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 (vs. Wake Forest 2004, vs. Duke 2005)Extra point attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 (vs. Wake Forest 2004, vs. Duke 2005)Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 (at West Virginia 2003)

13JON PEATTIEPlacekicker

6-3, 206, Senior-3L

Clearwater, Florida

Countryside HS

CAREER: The leading active scorer in college football heading into the 2006season...UM’s placekicker for the last three seasons has scored 272 careerpoints...Is the fifth-leading scorer among placekickers in school history...Couldthreaten Carlos Huerta’s all-time scoring record of 397 points in2006…Candidate for the Lou Groza Award and All-America honors in 2006…Hasscored in 37 consecutive games...Has the fourth-most field goals in UM histo-ry...Has been successful on 52 of 72 field goals (72.2 percent) in three sea-sons...On UM’s career list for points scored, trails only Carlos Huerta (397),Todd Sievers (310), Greg Cox (302) and Andy Crosland (292) and is tied withDane Prewitt (272)...Was successful on 10 consecutive field goal attempts asa rookie, the third-longest streak in UM history...Had converted 99 consecutiveextra points before his first miss in 2005, which was the second-longest streakin school history…One of Miami’s most significant contributors as a true fresh-man in 2003, when he was one of 12 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Awardhonoring college football’s finest placekicker...That year he provided the win-ning points in three games and turning one of the team’s most questionableareas into a team strength...Also named first-team All-Big East honoree by thecoaches in 2003...Scored 103 points as a freshman, which ranks fifth on UM’ssingle-season scoring list and fourth for kicking points in a season...Was ham-pered by a groin injury most of the 2004 season but still managed 90points...Struggled somewhat in 2005 but still scored 79 points...Graduated in2005 with a degree in business management and is pursuing a master’s degree ininternational studies.

2005 (JUNIOR): Led the team in scoring with 79 points...Connected on 15 of20 field goal attempts (75.0 percent) and 34 of 39 extra points...Missed the firstextra points attempts of his UM career...Ranked seventh in the ACC in scor-ing…Hit his only attempt from inside the 20, went 5 of 5 from 20 to 29 yards,6 of 8 from 30 to 39 yards, 3 of 6 from 40 to 49 yards, and did not attempt anykicks of 50-plus yards…Scored 10 or more points in three games...Started theseason in seventh place in scoring among UM placekickers all time, andmoved up to a tie for fifth place with 272 career points by the end of the regu-lar season...In the season opener at Florida State, kicked one extra point andmissed two field goals (47, 39 yards). Was not able to attempt a game-tyingfield goal on the final play because of a bad snap and hold...Scored 12 pointsat Clemson on three field goals and three extra points. Was 3 for 3 on fieldgoals, hitting from 37, 37 and 19 yards, the last kick in the second overtime totie the game again. Became ninth player in school history to score 200 pointsfor his career...In the home opener vs. Colorado, scored in double digits for thesecond straight week, this time with 11 points. Kicked three field goals in fiveattempts, hitting from 34, 20 and 33 yards but missing from 37 and 43 yards.Also kicked two extra points. With 217 career points, moved into seventh placeon school’s all-time list, ahead of Edgerrin James. Also moved into sixth placeon UM’s career field goal list with 42, passing Dane Prewitt...Scored ninepoints vs. South Florida, with two field goals (33 and 49 yards, which tied forthe second-longest of his career) and three extra points. With 45 career fieldgoals, moved into a tie for fourth place on the all-time field goal list with ToddSievers...Scored 10 points in a 52-7 victory over Duke, tying his career highwith seven extra points and hitting his only field goal, a 21-yarder. His 46thcareer field goal moved him past Sievers into fourth place on the school’scareer list...At Temple a week later, scored just four points (all extra points) andmissed his first extra point attempt, snapping a streak of 99 straight extrapoints made. Also ended the team’s NCAA-leading streak of 131 straight extrapoints. Missed a 43-yard field goal...Kicked four extra points vs. North Carolinabut did not attempt any field goals. Also punted for his only time of the seasonout of field goal formation, for 23 yards (downed at the 10-yard line)...Scorednine points in the upset victory at Virginia Tech. Opened the game’s scoringwith a 27-yard field goal in the first quarter and later added a 24-yarder as wellas three extra points. With two field goals, moved into third place on school’scareer list with 48, passing Greg Cox. Also, with nine points, moved into sixthplace on UM’s all-time scoring list, passing Danny Miller...Kicked five extrapoints, but missed two other PAT attempts at Wake Forest (did not attempt anyfield goals)...Scored four points vs. Georgia Tech, with a 43-yard field goal andone extra point...Scored seven points in the regular-season finale vs. Virginia.Connected on field goals of 40 and 30 yards. Missed his first two extra pointattempts, then hit his third. Tied Todd Sievers for fourth place on the all-timelist with 51 career field goals...In the Peach Bowl vs. Louisiana State, scoredthe team’s only points of the game on a 21-yard field goal in the first quarter.

2004 (SOPHOMORE): Led the team in scoring with 90 points…Was success-ful on all 45 extra point attempts, but hit on only 15 of 24 field goal tries whileplaying through a groin pull much of the season…Handled the kickoff duties

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16MATT PERRELLIQuarterback

6-3, 232, Sophomore

Jupiter, Florida

Jupiter HS

CAREER: Walk-on quarterback who is expected to take over as the holder forplacekicks this year…Will compete with Jorge Fernandez as the No. 3 quar-terback this fall…Second-year player who joined the team last year...Financemajor.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Did not play but practiced with the scout team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Jupiter...Three-year letterman and two-year starter… As asenior in 2004, completed 64 of 98 passes for 1,250 yards and 12 touch-downs…Team reached the second round of the Class 4-A playoffs…Selectedfirst-team All-District and second-team All-Area and All-County…Finalist for theacademic Heisman Award and received a scholarship from the NationalFootball Foundation…Coached by Charlie Persson 6

RANDY PHILLIPSCornerback


Belle Glade, Florida

Glades Central HS

CAREER: True freshman in 2005 who saw increased playing time as the sea-son went on...Tough competitor is competing for a starting job in 2006 withBruce Johnson opposite Glenn Sharpe...Gained valuable experience as afreshman, playing as the team’s nickel back for the second half of the sea-son...Tough cornerback with lots of speed and upside potential...Play-makerand hard hitter who has been compared by others to former Hurricane SeanTaylor but compares himself to Ed Reed...Sports administration major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Played in eight games as a true freshman, usually as thenickel back on defense...Totaled 11 tackles (10 solo), one tackle for loss, one passbreakup, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery...Also made one intercep-tion, returning it for 55 yards, the team’s longest of the season...Did not play in theseason opener at FSU, then saw action in his first game as a Hurricane atClemson as the nickel and dime back, making one solo tackle and a forced fum-ble...Played in the home opener vs. Colorado but but suffered a sprained kneeand left the game. Finished with four solo tackles...Missed the next three games(South Florida, Duke, Temple)...Returned action vs. North Carolina and made twosolo tackles. Got his first career interception in the fourth quarter, returning it 55yards (the team’s longest of the season)...Played as a nickel and dime back atVirginia Tech, turning in two solo tackles...Notched one assisted tackle and onepass breakup at Wake Forest...Saw limited action vs. Georgia Tech (one solotackle) and played only on special teams vs. Virginia...Played as the nickel backagainst Louisiana State in the Peach Bowl but made no tackles.

HIGH SCHOOL: Glades Central...As a senior in 2004, was injured (sprainedknee) and missed four games for a 12-1 team…Still managed to record 57tackles and four interceptions while playing safety and cornerback in sevengames…Played running back on offense, scoring 11 touchdowns, with 710yards rushing and six receptions for 85 yards…Averaged 35 yards as apunter…As a junior, named All-County and racked up 97 tackles, four inter-ceptions and posted an amazing 10 forced fumbles…Played in the postseasonCaliFlorida Bowl…Has 4.5 speed in the 40…Rated the No. 7 safety prospectby Rivals.com and the No. 16 safety by Scout.com…The No. 18 prospect bythe Tampa Tribune and the No. 57 prospect in Florida by the OrlandoSentinel…Member of the Florida Times-Union Super 75…Chose Miami overFlorida and Florida State…Coached by Larry Coffey.

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2005 8/0 11 10 1 1-3 0 0-0 1 1-5 1 1-55

1KENNY PHILLIPSSafety


Miami, Florida

Carol City HS

CAREER: One of the top young players in all of college football...Was named tovirtually every All-Freshman team in 2005...Had a stellar prep career in which hewas the nation’s top safety prospect and USA Today High School DefensivePlayer of the Year in 2004...Made an immediate impact as a freshman in the sec-ondary, starting the final 11 games of the season...Was named ACC DefensiveBack of the Week following his first collegiate start in Clemson’s Death Valley (heended that three-overtime game with an interception)...UM coaches say he has“the body of Sean Taylor and the knowledge and speed of Ed Reed.”...Excellentplayer in run support...Physical big hitter and outstanding man-to-man coverdefender…Ball hawk who has great range, speed, power and has a nose for theball…Quick learner who has already developed into a team leader...Has a greatunderstanding of defensive football to go with poise and confidence…Sportsadministration major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Named to All-Freshman teams by The Sporting News,Rivals.com and CollegeFootballNews.com...Voted to the All-ACC FreshmanTeam...Started the final 11 games of the year at free safety, replacing an injuredAnthony Reddick...Ranked third on the team with 88 tackles (58 solo), with threetackles for loss, one interception, four pass breakups, two QB pressures and onefumble recovery...Had five games with nine or more tackles...Did not start theseason opener at Florida State but took over at free safety in the second quarterafter Reddick was injured. Made one assisted tackle and one QBpressure...Made his first start in the next game at Clemson and was named ACCDefensive Back of the Week. Was UM’s defensive player of the game after lead-ing the team with 13 tackles (nine solo). Intercepted a pass in the third overtimeto end the game and give Miami the victory...Made seven tackles (five solo) andone pass breakup in his Orange Bowl debut vs. Colorado...A week later vs.South Florida, made seven more tackles (three solo)...Notched nine tackles (fivesolo), one tackle for loss and one QB pressure vs. Duke...Playing barely a halffor the second week in a row, tallied seven tackles (three solo) and one passbreakup at Temple...Registered nine tackles (six solo) against NorthCarolina...Played into the third quarter at Virginia Tech before leaving the gamewith a groin injury. Made three tackles (one solo)...Started at Wake Forest but satout the second half of a 47-17 victory. Still led the team with 11 tackles (nine solo)and one tackle for loss...Made seven tackles (six solo), with one tackle for a lossvs. Georgia Tech...Started his 10th consecutive game vs. Virginia and tallied 10tackles (eight solo), with one pass breakup....Made four tackles (three solo)against Louisiana State in the Peach Bowl.

HIGH SCHOOL: Carol City...Nation’s top safety prospect and USA TodayDefensive Player of the Year…Intercepted 16 passes in high school...As a sen-ior in 2004, played free safety and finished with 84 tackles, six interceptions,three fumble recoveries, four defensive touchdowns and three punt returns for

touchdowns...Played in the prestigious Army All-American Bowl…As a junior,made 54 tackles and seven interceptions, returning two of them for touch-downs, including a 100-yarder…As a sophomore, made three intercep-tions…Also competed in basketball and track in high school…Parade All-American and selected to the PrepStar Top 100 Dream Team…Member of theUSA Today All-USA High School Football team and named the DefensivePlayer of the Year…Rated the nation’s No. 1 safety prospect and the No. 12player regardless of position by Rivals.com…Ranked as the No. 1 safety andthe No. 10 overall prospect by Scout.com…The No. 1 prospect in Dade Countyby the Miami Herald…Ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the state by the OrlandoSentinel, the No. 2 overall prospect in the country by the Tampa Tribune, andthe No. 10 overall player by Tom Lemming…Member of the Florida Times-Union Super 75…Chose Miami over Tennessee…Coached by Walt Frazier.

KENNY PHILLIPS’ CAREER STATISTICSTACKLES FUMBLES


2005 12/11 88 58 30 3-8 2 0-0 - 1-0 4 1-4

KENNY PHILLIPS’ CAREER HIGHSTotal tackles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 (at Clemson 2005)Solo tackles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 (at Clemson 2005)Assists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (4 games; last vs. Duke 2005)

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65MATT PIPHOOffensive Lineman


LaPorte City, Iowa

Union HS

CAREER: Talented redshirt freshman who can play either guard or offensivetackle......Will compete for playing time as a reserve in 2006, with hopes ofmoving into the starting lineup down the road...Smart, hard-working linemanwho is strong and quick…Has a big frame and long arms to help him excel atpass blocking…Very muscular for his size and has good mobility…Biologymajor and plans to become a radiologist.

2005 (REDSHIRT): Did not play but practiced with the scout team...Receiveda redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Union (Iowa)...Named first-team All-Elite State as a senior,which includes all classifications in Iowa…Played defensive end as well, total-ing 50 tackles and seven sacks…As a junior, was an All-State Class 3A first-team selection…Played tight end as a sophomore, when he was named All-District before moving to the offensive line…Had two touchdown receptionsthat year while showing his ability as a blocker…Also played some defensiveend…Also participated in track and basketball…First player in his town (popu-lation 2,500) to attend a Division I-A program…Rated as the No. 38 offensivetackle prospect in the nation by Rivals.com…Chose Miami overStanford…Coached by Matt Hubbard…Last name pronounced: PEE-po.

prospect on the Rivals.com Top 50 in Florida…Rated the No. 8 prospect on theMiami Herald’s Miami-Dade Top 25…Rated the No. 23 prospect in Florida on theOrlando Sentinel’s Florida Top 100…As a senior in 2003, had 106 tackles, four inter-ceptions and recovered five fumbles while helping lead his school to the state cham-pionship…As a junior, was named first-team All-Dade County and second-team All-State, when he had eight interceptions and forced eight fumbles…As a sophomore,made more than 80 tackles and had four interceptions…Team’s only freshmanstarter in 2000…A cousin, Tony Smith, played college football at Louisiana State inthe 1980s…Chose Miami over North Carolina State, Florida, Georgia, Florida Stateand Oklahoma…Coached by Joe Zaccheo.

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2005 12/2 20 15 5 0-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 5 3-44

35LOVON PONDERSafety


Miami, Florida

Monsignor Pace HS

CAREER: Underrated and intelligent sophomore safety who tied for the teamlead with three interceptions in 2005...Productive player who saw plenty of actionin the team’s nickel and dime defenses most of the 2005 season...Turned in avery good spring practice a year ago that propelled him to backup status on thedepth chart...Helps give the Hurricanes perhaps the deepest safety corps in thenation, joining Brandon Meriweather, Kenny Phillips and Anthony Reddick...Bighitter who is usually around the football...Solid in run support and has goodstrength and quickness...Liberal arts major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Redshirt freshman who played in all 12 games, making twostarts in a nickel and dime defense...Totaled 20 tackles (15 solo), with five passbreakups and one QB pressure...Also tied for the team lead with three intercep-tions...Saw considerable playing time in nearly every game...Also was a regularon special teams...Played as a reserve safety and on special teams in his firstgame as a Hurricane in the season opener at FSU (no tackles)...Played as a nick-el and dime back at Clemson, making two solo tackles and one QBpressure...Played as a nickel back and dime back in the home opener vs.Colorado, making one solo tackle...Made his first career start in a dime defensea week later vs. South Florida and made two interceptions, returning them for 44yards, including a 42-yarder. Added three solo tackles...Played as a reserve safe-ty, registering one assisted tackle, at Duke...Started in a nickel defense at Templeand made five tackles (three solo)...Played in the nickel defense vs. NorthCarolina, making two solo tackles...Played just four downs at Virginia Tech (onesolo tackle)...Made one solo tackle at Wake Forest and got his third interceptionof the season on the final play of the game, making an end zone grab...Sawaction in the nickel defense vs. Georgia Tech, registering two solo tackles and twopass breakups...Tallied two assisted tackles vs. Virginia...Played only on specialteams in the Peach Bowl vs. Louisiana State (no tackles).

2004 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted as a freshman…Practiced as a member of the scoutteam, impressing the coaching staff.

HIGH SCHOOL: Monsignor Pace…One of the top defensive backs inFlorida…Four-year starter at safety…Rated the No. 41 prospect in Florida bySuperPrep…Rated the nation’s No. 13 safety prospect by Tom Lemming’s PrepFootball Report…Rated the nation’s No. 8 safety by Rivals.com…Rated the No. 72prospect in the Southeast on the Rivals.com Southeast Elite 88…Rated the No. 26

63ALEX POUCenter/Guard

6-4, 286, Senior-3L

Coral Gables, Florida

Coral Gables HS

CAREER: Versatile and experienced senior interior lineman who has played in15 games over the last three seasons, making one start...Was the backup cen-ter in 2005 after providing valuable depth at guard in 2004...Gained valuableexperience in 2003, when he played in seven games...Stepped into a startingrole for one game when injuries warranted and was solid in backup duty mostof the season...Graduated in 2006 with a degree in business management andis seeking a second degree in marketing.

2005 (JUNIOR): Backup center to Anthony Wollschlager all season after com-peting for the starting job during spring and summer...Saw action in sixgames...For the season, registered two pancake blocks and three metrorailsand did not allow any sacks...Played as a backup center in the fourth quarterof the home opener vs. Colorado...Played as a backup center in the third andfourth quarters of the 52-7 rout of Duke...Took over at center in the secondquarter of a 34-3 rout at Temple and played through the second half...Playedon the final drive vs. North Carolina...Played in the fourth quarter at WakeForest...Played as the backup center on the final drive of the Peach Bowl vs.Louisiana State.

2004 (SOPHOMORE): Played in two games as a backup guard, recording onepancake vs. Louisiana Tech and one metrorail vs. Wake Forest.

2003 (FRESHMAN): Played in seven games with one start at guard…Had a career-best four pancakes along with one metrorail in his first collegiate start against EastCarolina…Recorded at least one pancake in six of the seven games in which heplayed…Had four metrorails and one pancake against Louisiana Tech, helping UMto 467 total yards…Credited with one pancake against Temple, as the Hurricanesrolled to 601 total yards and five rushing touchdowns.

2002 (REDSHIRT): Sat out his true freshman season with a redshirt year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Coral Gables…Regarded as one of the standout offensive lineprospects in Florida…Played extensively as a defensive lineman…SuperPrep All-American… Rated the No. 21 offensive lineman in the nation by SuperPrep…Ratedthe No. 20 prospect overall in Florida regardless of position by SuperPrep…Rankedthe No. 11 lineman in the Southeast by PrepStar…Member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100…Ranked No. 8 in the Miami-Dade Top 20 by theMiami Herald…First-team All-County selection by the Miami Herald in 2001…Ratedthe No. 2 offensive line prospect and No. 12 overall player in the state by FloridaPrep Football…Rated the No. 2 offensive line prospect and No. 5 overall player inthe state by Florida Kids magazine…First-team Class 6A All-State selection in2001…Member of Sunshine Network’s All-Gridiron Team…Compiled a blockinggrade of 91 percent as a senior, 84 percent as a junior…Defensively, had 31 tacklesand four sacks as a senior…Played in the Dade/Broward All-Star game…ChoseMiami over Florida and Tennessee…Coached in football by Joe Montoya.

2005 TOTALS: 6 games, 0 startsCAREER TOTALS: 15 games, 1 start

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CAREER: One of the nation’s most talented safeties a year ago who is look-ing to get back into the lineup after missing nearly all of the 2005 season witha torn ACL...Sophomore who had an excellent true freshman season in2004...Named to the 2004 All-America Freshman Team chosen by Rivals.com,was voted to the All-ACC Freshman Team, and was selected to The SportingNews’ second-team All-Freshman team...Has been rehabbing since lastSeptember and should be 100 percent by the start of summer practice (he wasnearly full-go during spring practice)...Has the potential to be another in a longline of outstanding Miami safeties that includes Ed Reed and Sean Taylor...Isalso an exceptional special teams player, blocking two punts that werereturned for touchdowns as a freshman...Hard-nosed defender who is excel-lent in run support...Liberal arts major.

2005 (MEDICAL REDSHIRT): Went into the season as the starting strongsafety before suffering a season-ending knee injury...Started at strong safetyin the season opener at Florida State but suffered a torn anterior cruciate liga-ment in his right knee in the second quarter after only 22 plays. For the game,registered six tackles (four solo)...Underwent arthroscopic surgery onSeptember 21 and missed the remainder of the season.

2004 (FRESHMAN): One of three true freshman who finished the season asa starter…Played in 11 games, making six starts at free safety…For the sea-son, made 73 tackles (sixth on the team), three tackles for loss, two QB pres-sures, one sack, one forced fumble and one interception…Also blocked twopunts…Selected as the team’s Defensive Rookie of the Year (along with LBRomeo Davis)…Did not play in the season opener vs. FSU, marking his onlygame missed all season…Made his first appearance as a Hurricane a weeklater vs. Louisiana Tech and made six tackles…Saw considerable action atHouston, notching five tackles and a forced fumble. Also blocked a punt thatwas recovered by Tavares Gooden for a touchdown less than a minute into thegame. Named ACC Rookie of the Week…Made two tackles in limited action atGeorgia Tech…Made his first career start against Louisville in place of aninjured Brandon Meriweather and tallied 12 tackles…Did not start at NC Statebut made two tackles and got the first interception of his career…Made fourtackles at North Carolina after Meriweather left the game with aninjury…Started at free safety vs. Clemson with Meriweather out and recordedfour tackles…Started at free safety at Virginia and registered four tackles, oneQB pressure and got his second interception of the season…Started at freesafety vs. Wake Forest and tallied three tackles, one tackle for loss and aforced fumble. Also blocked a punt that was recovered by Rashaun Jones inthe end zone for a touchdown…Started at free safety vs. Virginia Tech andmade 12 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and two QBpressures…Started in the Peach Bowl vs. Florida and made seven tackles(three solo) and one pass breakup.

HIGH SCHOOL: St. Thomas Aquinas…Physical player who was widely consideredone of the best prospects in the state of Florida regardless of position…SuperPrepAll-American…Rated the No. 18 defensive back in America and the No. 17 prospectin Florida by SuperPrep…Rated the nation’s No. 22 safety prospect byRivals.com…Rated the No. 30 prospect in Florida by the Miami Herald…Interceptedseven passes over the span of his junior and senior seasons…As a senior in 2003,made 59 tackles (40 solo), intercepted four passes (returned for 40 yards), broke upfive passes, recovered a fumble and forced a fumble…Was the team’s second-lead-ing tackler as a senior…Also returned 19 punts for 296 yards (15.6 avg.), with a longof 74 yards…Returned one interception for a TD as a senior…As a junior in 2002,ranked fifth on the team with 32 tackles (18 solo), broke up a team-leading 11 pass-es, intercepted two passes and returned three punts for 33 yards (11.0avg.)…Transferred to St. Thomas Aquinas prior to his junior season from FortLauderdale’s Stranahan High School…Played linebacker and wingback atStranahan…Chose Miami over Georgia, Florida State and Ohio State…Coached byGeorge Smith.

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2004 11/6 73 27 46 3-9 2 1.0-6 1 0-0 1 1-0

2005 1/1 6 4 2 0-0 0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

Totals 12/7 79 31 48 3-9 2 1.0-6 1 0-0 1 1-0

46JOHN ROCHFORDH-back/Center/Guard

6-2, 275, Junior-2L

Linwood, New Jersey

Mainland Regional HS

CAREER: Versatile and hard-working lineman who was the team’s long snap-per for punts throughout the 2005 season...Will likely see action this season atH-back and fullback…Can also play center and guard and snap for place-kicks...Sat out the 2003 season as a redshirt freshman...Has played in 19games over the last two seasons...Business management major.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 12 games as the long snapper for puntsand as a backup guard...Handled the snapping duties for both placekicks andpunts for the season’s first three games, then snapped for punts the final ninecontests...Saw action as a reserve guard in five games (Colorado, Duke,Temple, North Carolina, Wake Forest)...For the season, totaled one pancakeblock and one metrorail, with no sacks allowed.

2004 (FRESHMAN): Played in seven games all season snapping forpunts…Took over the long-snapping duties from an injured Greg Olsen for thefinal five games…Played vs. Louisiana Tech, Georgia Tech, Clemson, Virginia,Wake Forest, Virginia Tech and Florida…Did not have any bad snaps.

2003 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the 2003 season as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Mainland Regional (N.J.)…Two-way player who excelled onoffense and defense…Versatile lineman whose ability to finish blocks caught the eyeof recruiters…Averaged more than two pancake blocks per game over the span ofhis last two seasons…As a senior in 2002, made 87 tackles, nine sacks, recoveredfour fumbles and deflected three passes as a defensive lineman…Helped lead histeam to the state title in 2002…Rated the No. 26 player in New Jersey by AllenWallace’s SuperPrep…Rated the nation’s No. 9 center by Rivals.com…Excellentstudent who had a 3.2 grade-point average…Chose Miami over Penn State, Iowa,Wisconsin and Temple…Coached by Bob Coffey.


76CHRIS RUTLEDGEOffensive Lineman


Miami, Florida

Dr. Krop HS

CAREER: Talented lineman who can play offensive tackle on either the rightor left side of the line...Can also play guard…Excellent pass protector whose longarms and quick feet have aided his development…Undeclared major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Played in four games as a reserve right tackle...Played inhis first game as a Hurricane against Colorado, seeing action as a reserve inthe fourth quarter...Played right tackle in the fourth quarter vs. both SouthFlorida and Duke...Played right tackle in the second quarter at Temple andallowed two sacks...Did not see any game action the remainder of the sea-son...For the year, totaled two pancake blocks and one metrorail block.

2004 (REDSHIRT): Sat out his freshman season as a redshirt…Impressed the UMcoaches with his work on the scout team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Dr. Krop…Late-comer to the recruiting lists after developing rapid-ly during his senior season…Played only two years of organized football beforeenrolling at UM…Rated the No. 43 prospect in Florida by SuperPrep…Rated thenation’s No. 50 offensive tackle by Rivals.com…Rated the No. 94 prospect in Floridaon the Orlando Sentinel’s Florida Top 100 list…As a senior in 2003, had 52 pancakeblocks…Chose Miami over Florida, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh andRutgers…Coached by Michael Searcy.


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50DARRYL SHARPTONLinebacker


Coral Gables, Florida

Coral Gables HS

CAREER: Local star from Coral Gables High who reminds people of formerUM standout Jonathan Vilma, who hailed from the same school...Talented red-shirt freshman will compete for the starting job at middle linebacker thisfall...Played early in the season as a freshman in 2005, then missed the rest ofthe season with an injury...Intelligent, quick linebacker who can run, coverground and move laterally...Has great reaction and instincts…Is an outstand-ing special teams player...Finance major.

2005 (REDSHIRT): True freshman who played in the first three games of theseason before suffering knee and ankle injuries that sidelined him for theremainder of the year...Received a medical redshirt...Played on special teamsvs. Florida State, Clemson and Colorado, suffering a sprained left knee in thethird game.

HIGH SCHOOL: Coral Gables...A star on both offense and defense through-out his high school career…Also returned kickoffs and blocked punts…As asenior in 2004, finished with 96 tackles (three for loss), two interceptions andfour blocked punts…Made the defensive calls…Selected to play in theCaliFlorida Bowl, but declined the invitation…As a junior, had 110 tackles andone interception for a touchdown…Ranked as the nation’s No. 28 outside line-backer prospect by Rivals.com…Chosen All-Dade County and ranked as theNo. 10 prospect in Dade County by the Miami Herald…Was the No. 90prospect in Florida by the Orlando Sentinel and the No. 48 overall prospect bythe Tampa Tribune…Member of the Florida Times-Union Super 75…Was in hishigh school’s International Baccalaureate Program…Chose Miami overStanford, Boston College, Massachusetts and Brown…Coached by JoeMontoya.

DARRYL SHARPTON’S CAREER STATISTICSTACKLES FUMBLES


2005 3/0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0

58DEMETRI STEWARTLinebacker


Oakland Park, Florida

Northeast HS

CAREER: Rangy young linebacker who was redshirted as a freshman in2005...Will compete for playing time in 2006...Graduated high school early andenrolled at UM for spring semester 2005...Quick and versatile player who wasa year ahead of his class after skipping fifth grade when he moved to the U.S.from Jamaica…Had never played football until moving from Jamaica, where heplayed soccer…Undeclared major.

2005 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted as a true freshman, but practiced on all of thescout teams.

HIGH SCHOOL: Northeast...As a senior in 2004, in his first season as a line-backer, made 97 tackles, five sacks, six forced fumbles and four fumble recov-eries in nine games…As a junior, moved from safety to defensive end, making10 sacks, 12 tackles for losses and 76 tackles…Began playing varsity footballas a high school sophomore and had four interceptions…Rated the nation'sNo. 16 outside linebacker prospect by Rivals.com…Ranked as the No. 6prospect in Broward County by the Miami Herald, the No. 59 prospect inFlorida by the Orlando Sentinel, and the No. 31 prospect by the TampaTribune…Chose Miami over Auburn and Oklahoma…Coached by AdamRatkevich.

4GLENN SHARPECornerback

6-0, 187, Junior-2L

Miami, Florida

Carol City HS

CAREER: Courageous cornerback who is ready to return to action after miss-ing nearly all of the last two seasons because of two different injuries…Strongcandidate for any Comeback Player of the Year honors, since he is slated toopen the season as the starter at left cornerback...Experienced fourth-yearjunior played in only two games in 2004 because he was still rehabilitating aknee injury that was suffered in November 2003…Then he suffered a torn ACLin his right knee prior to the start of summer camp in 2005 and missed theentire season...Confident player is ready to resume where he left off threeyears ago...Has received two medical redshirts…Has the footwork, speed andagility to become an excellent cover corner…Has played in 21 games, with threestarts, totaling 23 tackles and one interception...Changed his jersey number fromNo. 31 to No. 4 this season...Graduated in 2006 with a degree in sports adminstra-tion and is pursuing a second major in sociology.

2005 (MEDICAL REDSHIRT): Missed the entire season after suffering a tornanterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a summer workout threeweeks before the start of training camp...Underwent surgery on July 13, 2005and missed the entire year while undergoing rehabilitation.

2004 (MEDICAL REDSHIRT): Returned quickly from knee surgery and playedin the first two games of the season…However, since he wasn’t completelyrecovered, he was held out of the remainder of the season to have furtherarthroscopic surgery and completely rehab his injury…Received a medicalredshirt…Played as the nickelback vs. Florida State and Louisiana Tech, thensat out the remainder of the year…Made one QB pressure vs. FSU.

2003 (SOPHOMORE): Played in seven games before suffering a season-endingknee injury in Game 9 against Tennessee…Was credited with five tackles (four solo)on the season…Also made one tackle for a loss, intercepted one pass and broke upfour passes.

2002 (FRESHMAN): Played in 12 games, starting three games (Florida A&M, Templeand Connecticut)…Spent much of the season as the backup at right cornerback tostarter Kelly Jennings…Credited with 18 tackles (13 solo), one fumble recovery andthree passes broken up…Made two tackles in the Fiesta Bowl against OhioState…Broke up a pass at Syracuse…Made three solo stops against VirginiaTech…Had three tackles against Pittsburgh…Tallied five tackles (three solo) againstBoston College…Made one assist against Temple…Started in the season openeragainst Florida A&M, as Miami used six defensive backs. Made two solo tackles andbroke up two passes in his UM debut.

HIGH SCHOOL: Carol City…A standout on one of Florida’s top big-school pro-grams…Lettered in both football and track…Intercepted 17 passes during his highschool career…Made 70 tackles (50 solo), broke up 12 passes and intercepted threepasses as a senior in 2001, in addition to returning a punt for atouchdown…Intercepted five passes as a junior, playing in just six games whilemissing half of the season with an injury…Had nine interceptions as a sopho-more…Member of the Orlando Sentinel’s Florida Super 26…Rated the No. 2 defen-sive back and No. 6 overall player in the state by Florida Prep Football…The No. 4defensive back and No. 16 player in the state by Florida Kids…The No. 19 prospectin Florida and No. 5 player in the Miami-Dade Top 20 by the Miami Herald…A first-team Class 6A All-State honoree as a senior…Played in the Florida-Georgia All-Stargame and the Dade/Broward All-Star game…Earned seven varsity letters (three infootball, four in track)…School record holder in the 400 meters (47.25) and qualifiedfor the state championships meet all four years…Chose Miami over North CarolinaState, Louisiana State and Rutgers…Coached in football by Walt Frazier.

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2002 12/3 18 13 5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0

2003 7/0 5 4 1 1-4 0 0-0 0 0 0 1-0

2004* 2/0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0-0

2005* 0/0 Injured (knee)

Totals 21/3 23 17 6 1-4 1 0-0 0 0 0 1-0

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40DAVID STRIMPLEPunter

5-10, 174, Junior

Los Angeles, California

Beverly Hills HS

CAREER: Walk-on kicker in 2004 who has served as the backup punter behindBrian Monroe…Can handle punting duties and kickoffs...Business manage-ment major.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): Did not see any game action…Practiced as a member of thescout team.

2004 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any playing time…Practiced as a member of thescout team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Beverly Hills (Calif.)…Played two years as a punter and freesafety…Had four interceptions on defense and averaged 46 yards per punt asa senior in 2003…First-team All-League punter as a junior andsenior…Member of the Nationwide Sports Gridiron Wars All-StarTeam…Received the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Award…Four-year starter on the soccer team…Soccer honors includeRookie of the Year, Best Defensive Player and Team MVP, and was team cap-tain for two years…Also was first-team All-League and All-CIF his junior andsenior seasons…Selected to the California High School Senior All-Star SoccerTeam (CIF Southern Section)…Named High School Athlete of the Year as afreshman, sophomore, junior and senior…Already inducted into his highschool’s Athletic Hall of Fame…Received the Beverly Hill's Mayor's PerpetualTrophy as senior athlete of the year…Coached in football by Carter Paysinger.

21DERRON THOMASRunning Back


Reserve, Louisiana

East St. John HS

CAREER: Talented tailback who impressed coaches in spring practice a yearago and moved up to No. 2 tailback early in the 2005 season...Did not seeaction as a freshman in 2004 and was redshirted...Excels as a pass receiverout of the backfield...An elusive and quick runner who also has good speed inthe open field...Has great vision and cutting ability...A hard-nosed runner whois effective between the tackles or breaking outside...Sports administrationmajor.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Played in 11 games as a backup tailback...Ranked thirdon the team with 150 yards rushing on 47 carries (3.2-yard average) and a longof 28 yards...Did not have any receptions...Served as the No. 2 tailback the firsthalf of the season...Played in his first game as a Hurricane in the season open-er at FSU as the backup to Tyrone Moss, rushing four times for sevenyards...Carried three times for 20 yards in Game 2 at Clemson...Rushed fourtimes for eight yards in the home opener vs. Colorado...Rushed six times for26 yards vs. South Florida, with a long of 28 yards...Carried a then-personal-best nine times for 29 yards (10 long) vs. Duke...Played as a reserve atTemple, with three rushes for three yards...Had two carries for nine yards vs.North Carolina...Carried five times for no yards at Virginia Tech...Saw consid-erable playing time at Wake Forest as the No. 2 running back behind CharlieJones, rushing a career-high 10 times for 49 yards (23 long)...Had one carryfor minus-one yard vs. Georgia Tech...Played but did not touch the ball in thefinal two games (Virginia and the Peach Bowl vs. Louisiana State).

2004 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt, practicing as a member of thescout team.

HIGH SCHOOL: East St. John (La.)…Widely regarded as the top running back in thestate of Louisiana and one of the nation’s top running back prospects…Strong fin-isher who seemed to get stronger in the late stages of games…Also ran track andhad a best in the 100 meters of 10.7 seconds…A SuperPrep All-American…Ratedthe nation’s No. 13 running back prospect by SuperPrep…Rated the No. 8 prospectin Louisiana by SuperPrep…Rated the nation’s No. 4 all-purpose back byRivals.com…Rated the No. 79 prospect on the Rivals.com Southeast Elite 88list…Rated the No. 8 prospect on the Rivals.com Louisiana Top 25 list…As a seniorin 2003, rushed for 2,010 yards on 219 carries (9.2 avg.) and scored 30 touch-downs…Also caught 49 passes for 715 yards (14.6 avg.) and three touchdowns…Asa junior in 2002, rushed for 1,589 yards on 149 carries (10.6 avg.) and 20 touch-downs and caught 13 passes for 220 yards (16.9 avg.) and two TDs…Played his firsttwo years of high school football at West St. John HS before transferring to East St.John HS prior to his junior year…Two-time All-Metro New Orleans selection…ChoseMiami over Louisiana State, Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Florida State andMichigan…Coached by Larry Dauterive.

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2005 11/0 47 150 3.2 0 28 0 0 0.0 0 0

69JONATHAN TESKEGuard

6-0, 255, Junior

Gaithersburg, Maryland

Gaithersburg HS

CAREER: Walk-on guard who joined the team in 2004 but has not seen anyplaying time…Motion pictures major.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): Did not see any game action, but practiced as a member ofthe scout team.

2004 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any action as a walk-on.

HIGH SCHOOL: Gaithersburg (Md.)…Three-year letterman at offensive guard andtackle…Started all 11 games as a senior…School advanced to the regional finalplayoff game as a senior…Three-year letterman in track in the shot put and dis-cus…Member of National Honor Society and on the Honor Roll all fouryears…Maryland Distinguished Scholar…State of Maryland representative at theNational Summitt of Youth Technology Leaders…Recipient of the President’sEducation Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence…Graduated with a 4.3weighted G.P.A. (3.7 unweighted)…Coached by Kreg Kephart.

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HIGH SCHOOL: Clearwater Central Catholic..Two-way lineman and teamleader who began his final high school season at guard before moving to tack-le (played offensive tackle his first three years of high school)…As a senior in2004, graded out at 91 percent, the highest ever for a player at hisschool…Also played some fullback…On defense, made 81 tackles, 10 sacksand 20 tackles for loss as a defensive end, defensive tackle and middle line-backer…Was selected to play in the CaliFlorida Bowl…As a junior, was select-ed All-County and All-State…Did not play organized football until highschool…Rated the No. 8 offensive guard prospect in the nation by Rivals.com,as well as the No. 27 offensive lineman by Scout.com, the No. 44 prospect inthe country by the Orlando Sentinel, the No. 43 overall prospect in the countryby the Tampa Tribune, a member of the Florida Times-Union Super 75, and theNo. 10 offensive line prospect in the South by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution…Chose Miami over Notre Dame and Florida…Coached by MikeJalazo.

37GEORGE TIMMONSRunning Back

5-11, 207, Sophomore

Lake City, Florida

Columbia HS

CAREER: Talented sophomore running back...Impressed UM coaches in spring prac-tice in 2005 when he got a chance to play with other players out with injuries andshowed his abilities…Versatile all-around athlete who could play running back, defen-sive back or receiver…Liberal arts major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in one game, as a reserve running back against Duke.

2004 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt, but played on all the scout teams.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lake City…Two-way player who was a big-play producer on offenseand frequently made game-turning plays defensively…As a senior in 2003, playedboth running back and receiver, rushing for 1,253 yards on 109 carries and catching19 passes for 301 yards…On defense as a senior, made 46 tackles and broke up 17passes…As a junior in 2002, made four interceptions and broke up 13 passes on theway to earning All-Region honors…Cousin of former UM receiver/return specialistRoscoe Parrish…Chose Miami over North Carolina, Florida, Louisiana State, SouthFlorida and Tennessee…Coached by Danny Green.

33JOE TOLLIVERDefensive Back

6-2, 199, Junior

Miramar, Florida

Dr. Krop HS

CAREER: A non-scholarship athlete who played his way onto the depth chart atstrong safety in 2004 and has been a reserve since then…One of the fastest play-ers on the team…Has shown excellent work ethic in the weight room and practicefield and still has potential…Liberal arts major.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): Did not see any game action but practiced as a member ofthe scout team.

2004 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any action after injuring his left shoulder in aSeptember practice and undergoing surgery…Spent the remainder of the fall rehab-bing his injury.

2003 (REDSHIRT): A member of the Hurricanes’ scout team during his redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Dr. Krop…Played both free safety and cornerback…As a senior in2002, earned first-team All-Broward County defensive honors by the South FloridaSun-Sentinel and Miami Herald…Recorded 62 total tackles and 34 unassisted tack-les, with two interceptions…As a junior, intercepted four passes…Lettered threeyears in football and track at Dr. Krop…Coached by Mike Searcy.

20TERRELL WALDENWide Receiver

5-10, 168, Junior-1L

Miami, Florida

Edison HS

CAREER: Speedy wide receiver who saw increased playing time last sea-son...Is rehabbing a torn ACL in his left knee suffered last December but shouldbe ready in time for the fall...Switched from defensive back to wide receiver dur-ing spring practice in 2005...Saw most of his 2005 action on special teams kickcoverage units, but also saw limited action as a reserve wide receiver...Hasgreat speed and is one of the fastest players on the team...Has been an accom-plished sprinter on the Hurricanes’ track team...Liberal arts major.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 10 games, mostly on special teams, makingthree tackles...Also saw some action at wide receiver...Played as a reservewide receiver against Duke and Temple, catching two passes for 17 yards inthe latter game, marking the first receptions of his career...Suffered a torn ACLin his left knee during practice leading to the Peach Bowl and underwent sur-gery on December 21.

2004 (FRESHMAN): Did not play while rehabilitating a knee injury…Suffered a tornACL in his right knee during spring practice and underwent surgery in May…Spentthe fall rehabilitating his injury.

2003 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the year with a redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Miami Edison…Originally signed with Miami in 2002…Consideredperhaps the state’s fastest football player on the high school level…Led Miami-DadeCounty with eight interceptions as a senior in 2001…Outstanding track athlete whoearned All-State honors in 2001 and competed at the 2001 USATF Junior NationalChampionships…Rated the No. 38 prospect overall in Florida by SuperPrep…Ratedthe No. 8 defensive back in the nation and the No. 69 overall player byTheInsiders.com…Rated the nation’s No. 9 defensive back and No. 64 overall play-er by Student Sports…Ranked the No. 7 defensive back in Florida and the No. 33overall player in the state by Florida Prep Football…Rated the No. 16 prospect inFlorida by the Miami Herald…Ranked No. 3 in the Miami-Dade Top 20 by the MiamiHerald…First-team Class 6A All-State selection as a senior…First-team All-DadeCounty selection by the Miami Herald in 2001…Caught 12 passes for 146 yards asa receiver, made 42 tackles (20 solo) and intercepted eight passes (186 yards) fortwo touchdowns as a senior…Also returned one kickoff for a TD…Made 40 tacklesand eight interceptions as a senior and had 23 tackles and two interceptions as ajunior…Had 17 catches for 323 yards and five touchdowns on offense as a jun-ior…Played in the CaliFlorida All-Star game and the Dade/Broward All-Stargame…Chose Miami over Florida, Michigan State and North CarolinaState…Coached in football by Corey Bell.

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70A.J. TRUMPGuard


Clearwater, Florida

Clearwater Central Catholic HS

CAREER: Extremely talented guard who is pushing Derrick Morse and AndrewBain for a starting position in 2006...Expected to be a regular on the offensiveline for the next few years...Redshirted as a true freshman in 2005...Hasexceptional speed for an offensive lineman to go along with good techniqueand outstanding footwork…Marketing major.

2005 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted as a true freshman but impressed coaches withhis play on the scout team.

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17WILLIE WILLIAMSLinebacker


Miami, Florida

Carol City HS

CAREER: Nation’s most highly recruited linebacker in 2004 is looking to workhis way into the starting lineup…Missed all of his freshman season in 2004with a knee injury suffered in August practice…Played in 10 games as a red-shirt freshman and led the team in tackles on special teams…Outstanding all-around athlete and a big-play defender… A hard-hitting, agile defender who hasexceptional closing speed…Has a nose for the football…Has great change of direc-tion and exceptional speed for a linebacker…A disruptive blitzer who can dominategames…Liberal arts major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Prized athlete who saw his first playing time as a redshirtfreshman in 2005…Played in 10 games as the backup weakside linebackerbehind Jon Beason…Totaled 17 tackles, two tackles for loss and one QB pres-sure in limited time…Starred on special teams, leading the team with 19 tack-les…Played in his first game as a Hurricane in the season opener at FloridaState. Played on special teams and saw limited action as a reserve linebackerbut made no tackles…In Game 2 at Clemson, played on special teams and asa reserve linebacker, playing just six plays, but making four tackles (threeassists, one tackle for a loss). Also blocked a punt that was recovered byClemson for a first down…Saw action on 15 plays vs. Colorado, registeringfive tackles (three solo, one for a loss)…Had no tackles in limited playing timevs. South Florida, then tallied two tackles and a QB pressure againstDuke…Played very sparingly against Temple and North Carolina, then madetwo tackles at Virginia Tech…Registered four tackles at Wake Forest…Did notplay the next two games (Georgia Tech, Virginia) because of a hamstringinjury…Played as the backup weakside linebacker in the Peach Bowl vs.Louisiana State, but did not make any tackles.

2004 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted as a true freshman…Suffered a knee injuryduring practice in August, then broke a finger while falling in October, under-going his second surgery since arriving at Miami…Played on the scout team inDecember for practices leading up to the Peach Bowl.

HIGH SCHOOL: Carol City…Widely regarded as the nation’s top linebackerprospect…Was deemed unblockable by many observers during his senior season,as he played against Florida’s top teams…Named to the 2003 EA Sports HighSchool All-America team…A U.S. Army All-American…A SuperPrep All-American…Rated the No. 2 prospect in the nation by SuperPrep…Rated the No. 1prospect in Florida by SuperPrep…Rated the No. 1 linebacker in the nation bySuperPrep…SuperPrep Dixie Defensive Player of the Year…Rated the nation’s No.10 prospect overall and the nation’s No. 1 linebacker prospect by Tom Lemming’sPrep Football Report…Member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern100…Rated the nation’s No. 6 prospect by the Miami Herald…The No. 1 prospecton the Miami Herald’s Miami-Dade Top 25…The No. 1 prospect in Florida on theMiami Herald’s Florida Top 25…Selected first-team All-South by Fox Sports Net’sCountdown To Signing Day show…The nation’s No. 6 prospect on the Rivals.comNational Top 100…The nation’s No. 1 outside linebacker prospect byRivals.com…The No. 4 prospect on the Rivals.com Southeast Elite 88 list…The No.2 prospect in Florida on the Rivals.com Top 50 in Florida…As a senior in 2003, wasnamed the Most Valuable Player of the Class 6A Florida state championship game,when he made 11 tackles, including four tackles for losses, had two sacks and forcedtwo fumbles in Carol City’s 13-0 victory over Orlando Edgewater…Had 18 sacks hissenior season…Transferred to Carol City for his senior year…Attended MonsignorPace High School prior to attending Carol City and played three seasons forPace…As a junior in 2002, was voted the Class 3A-1A Player of the Year in DadeCounty, was named first-team All-Dade and first-team All-State when he made 218tackles, 15 tackles for losses, broke up 10 passes, had eight sacks and interceptedfour passes…As a sophomore, earned second-team All-Dade honors when he wascredited with more than 120 tackles, including eight tackles for losses and threesacks…Chose Miami over Florida State, Florida and Auburn…Coached by JoeZaccheo at Pace and by Walt Frazier at Carol City.

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2005 10/0 17 8 9 2-9 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: 1 blocked kick in 2005SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 19 in 2005

73CYRIM WIMBSOffensive Tackle

6-3, 335, Junior-2L


Ely HS

CAREER: Talented reserve offensive lineman who has played in 13 gamesover the past two seasons…Can play both guard and tackle.…Has all theingredients to be an outstanding blocker, with great size, quick feet, impressivestrength and a good attitude…Excellent blocker in run support and pass pro-tection…Liberal arts major.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): Played in nine games as a reserve lineman and on theplacekicking units…Played as a reserve guard against Colorado, played as abackup guard and tackle in the second half at Temple…Suffered an ankleinjury vs. South Florida and missed the Duke game…Did not play in the NorthCarolina and Virginia Tech games…Played on the placekicking units for thefinal four games of the year…For the season, made one pancake block andone metrorail, and allowed one sack.

2004 (FRESHMAN): Played in four games as a reserve offensive tackle…Sawaction vs. Louisiana Tech, Houston, Wake Forest and Florida, notching onemetrorail vs. the Demon Deacons…Listed as the backup at left tackle all sea-son.

2003 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt and played on the Hurricanes’scout team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Pompano Beach Ely…Did not allow a sack in high school and grad-ed out over 90 percent in every game his last two seasons…Joined Ely teammatesAndrew Bain and Tyrone Moss as Hurricane signees in 2003…Helped lead schoolto the Class 5A state title as a senior in 2002…As a junior in 2001, was an All-Countyselection and made more than 50 pancake blocks…Rated the No. 49 player inFlorida by Allen Wallace’s SuperPrep…The No. 24 guard/center in the nation by TomLemming’s Prep Football Report…The No. 49 player in Florida on the OrlandoSentinel Florida Top 100…Chose Miami over Ohio State and North CarolinaState…Coached by Steve Davis.

2005 TOTALS: 9 games, 0 startsCareer totals: 13 games, 0 starts

78ANTHONY WOLLSCHLAGERCenter

6-4, 288, Senior-3L



CAREER: Only returning starting member on the offensiveline…Overachiever who won the starting center in last year’s training campand surprised his teammates with his game performances…Smart and tena-cious run blocker who has a large frame to build upon and will be a solid can-didate for All-ACC honors as a senior…Considered perhaps the most surpris-ing player on the team in 2005, grading out as the second-best offensive line-man after Eric Winston…Also led the team in both pancake blocks and metro-rails in his only season as the starter…Has started 12 of 27 games played overthree seasons…Talented and experienced player who overcame injuries towork his way into a key reserve role in 2003 and 2004…Exceptional stu-dent…Graduated in 2005 with a degree in business management and is pur-suing a master’s degree in business administration.

2005 (JUNIOR): Starting center and one of six offensive players who startedevery game…Handled every snap until games were won and he gave way tobackup Alex Pou…Led the team with 31 pancake blocks and 52 metrorailblocks (staying with his defender through the play)…Allowed 5.5sacks…Named the Most Improved Offensive Player...Made his first collegiatestart in the season opener at Florida State, making one pancake block and didnot allow any sacks…Played the entire three-overtime game at Clemson, withone pancake and four metrorails, but he allowed 2.5 sacks…Had two pan-cakes and two metrorails vs. Colorado, then four pancakes and a team-highfive metrorails vs. South Florida…Tallied three pancakes and four metrorailblocks vs. Duke…Played only into the second quarter in a 34-3 rout ofTemple…Had four pancakes and five metrorails against North Carolina…Had

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a season-best game in the upset win at Virginia Tech, making eight pancakesand 14 metrorails, both personal bests and season highs for the team (allowedone sack). Was named the ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week…Played onlyinto the third quarter at Wake Forest but totaled five pancakes and eight moremetrorails…Made three metrorail blocks and allowed a sack vs. GeorgiaTech…Made two pancakes and four metrorails vs. Virginia, then finished theseason with one pancake and three metrorail blocks(allowed one sack) in thePeach Bowl vs. Louisiana State.

2004 (SOPHOMORE): Played in six games as a reserve at center…Took overon three occasions when starter Joel Rodriguez left games with injuries, andplayed late in three other games…For the season, recorded five pancakes andtwo metrorails…Missed the Peach Bowl with a turf toe injury.

2003 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in nine games as a reserve at center andguard…Recorded one metrorail against Louisiana Tech…Had one metrorail and onepancake against Virginia Tech.

2002 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt…Practiced with the scoutteam…Suffered an ankle injury late in the season.

HIGH SCHOOL: St. Thomas Aquinas…SuperPrep All-American...Team was 28-2over two seasons with Wollschlager leading the way…The No. 23 rated offensivelineman in America by SuperPrep…The No. 14 offensive line prospect in theSoutheast by PrepStar…Member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s SuperSouthern 100…The No. 23 offensive line prospect in the country byTheInsiders.com…The No. 5 offensive line prospect in the nation and the No. 24overall player in the state by Florida Prep Football…Member of the OrlandoSentinel’s Florida Super 26…Rated No. 3 in the Broward County Top 20 by theMiami Herald…A two-time first-team Class 4A All-State selection by the FloridaSportswriters and Sportscasters Association in 2000 and 2001…First-team All-Broward County selection by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and the Miami Heraldin 2000 and 2001…Played in four all-star games: CaliFlorida, Dade vs. Broward,Florida vs. Georgia and the BCAA North-South All-Star game…Chose Miami overMichigan, Notre Dame and Northwestern…Coached in football by George Smith.


starter without a TD pass. Was sacked three times and ended up with rushingtotals of eight attempts for minus-two yards…Led UM to a 52-7 victory overDuke, completing 18 of 31 passes (58.1 percent) for 255 yards, with threetouchdowns (all in the first half) and no interceptions. Hooked up on TD pass-es of 29 yards to Lance Leggett, 18 yards to Greg Olsen and 26 yards toSinorice Moss. Left the game in the third quarter. Rushed two times for sixyards…Guided the team to a 34-3 win at Temple, leaving the game late in thesecond quarter with a 34-0 lead. Completed 9 of 10 passes for 196 yards, fourtouchdowns and no interceptions. Threw TD passes of 92 yards to SinoriceMoss, 21 and 8 yards to Greg Olsen, and 20 yards to Ryan Moore. The 92-yarder is the second-longest in school history (record: 99 yards from GinoTorretta to Horace Copeland in 1992). Had rushing totals of four attempts forminus-23 yards. Suffered an injury to his right thumb on the second of twosacks when the backup offensive line was in the game…Played into the fourthquarter of a 34-16 win over North Carolina, hitting on 11 of 16 passes (68.8percent) for 111 yards, no touchdowns and three interceptions (all in the firsthalf). Was sacked one time and finished with four rushes for 18 yards…LedMiami to a 27-7 upset victory over then-No. 3 ranked Virginia Tech on nation-al TV. Completed 13 of 22 passes (59.1 percent) for 146 yards, one touch-down, one interception and one sack. Left the game in the second quarter afterbeing hit late, but returned in the third quarter. Threw a nine-yard TD pass toDarnell Jenkins…Had a career game a week later at Wake Forest, throwing for319 yards and five touchdown passes. Completed 17 of 27 passes (63.0 per-cent) and was not intercepted. His five TD passes tied the school record heldby Bernie Kosar (1984), Steve Walsh (1988), Ken Dorsey (2000) and BrockBerlin (2004), and his 319 yards passing broke his personal best set vs.Colorado. Also rushed two times for minus-eight yards. Earned ACC OffensiveBack of the Week honors…Completed 14 of 31 passes (45.2 percent) for 207yards, one touchdown and one interception vs. Georgia Tech. Was sackedseven times and ended up with eight rushes for minus-35 yards. Connectedwith Sinorice Moss on a 19-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to putUM up 10-7. Threw an interception at the three-yard line after driving the team62 yards in the final two minutes of a comeback attempt…Hit on 23 of 30 pass-es for a season-best 76.7 completion percentage vs. Virginia. Threw for 248yards and one touchdown, with no interceptions and was sacked just one time.Rushed five times for 31 yards, including a 31-yard scramble for his longestrun of the year (he was tackled a foot short of the goal line)…In the PeachBowl loss to Louisiana State, completed 10 of 21 passes for 100 yards. Wassacked four times and rushed seven times for minus-20 yards.

2004 (FRESHMAN): Team’s No. 3 quarterback most of the season…Sawbackup duty in two games, completing 5 of 9 passes for 30 yards…Saw hisfirst action as a Hurricane in the second game vs. Louisiana Tech, playing intwo series while alternating in the second half with Derrick Crudup. For thegame, completed 1 of 3 passes for 6 yards. Was sacked two times and rantwice for eight yards…Played again two weeks later at Georgia Tech, seeinghis most action of the season. Played two series in the first and second quar-ters vs. the Yellow Jackets’ starters, and most of the fourth quarter. Completed4 of 6 passes for 24 yards. Also rushed one time for no yards and was sackedfour times…Suffered a sprained left ankle in practice on October 20 andmissed the next five games, then suffered an allergic reaction to a bee sting inDecember and missed more practice time…Did not play the remainder of theseason.

2003 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt…Showed exceptional potentialas the scout team quarterback…Was named the scout team’s Most Valuable Playertwice.

HIGH SCHOOL: Danville (Calif.) Monte Vista…Widely regarded as the nation’s tophigh school quarterback…Described by his coach as “a once in a lifetime type ofplayer”…Led his school to two consecutive North Coast Section 3A East Bay cham-pionships…As a senior in 2002, passed for 2,825 yards and 37 touchdowns whilecompleting 61 percent (167 of 282) of his passes, with only fourinterceptions…Rushed for 313 yards and five touchdowns…As a junior in 2001,completed 183 of 302 (60.6 percent) for 3,100 yards and 29 touchdowns with sixinterceptions and rushed for eight touchdowns…The 2002-03 Gatorade NationalHigh School Football Player of the Year (recognizing athletic achievement, overallcharacter and academic achievement)…A Parade All-American…A second-teamselection on the USA Today All-America team…SuperPrep National Player of theYear…Rated the nation’s No. 1 player and the No. 1 quarterback on Allen Wallace’sSuperPrep Elite 50…The No. 1 player in the Far West by Allen Wallace’sSuperPrep…The No. 2 player in the nation and the No. 2 quarterback by TomLemming’s Prep Football Report…The nation’s No. 3 player on The Insiders.comTop 100…First-team selection on The Insiders.com All-America team…The nation’sNo. 5 player on the Rivals100 National Top 100…Member of the Palm Beach PostNational Top 50…A two-time All-League, All-Area and All-Bay Areaselection…Chose Miami over Southern California and Texas…Maintained a 3.1grade-point average…Graduated high school in December 2002…Developed a pro-gram for fourth grade students called “Wright Step” (Stop, Think, Evaluate and Putinto action) to help teach children how to make smart life decisions…Coached byCraig Bergman.

KYLE WRIGHT’S CAREER STATISTICSPASSING RUSHING

Year G/S Att-Com-Int Pct. Yards TD LG Att Yards Avg. TD LG


2004 2/0 9-5-0 55.6 30 0 23 7 -43 -6.1 0 0

2005 12/12 307-180-10 58.6 2403 18 92 64 -101 -1.6 1 31

Totals14/12 316-185-10 58.5 2433 18 92 71 -144 -2.0 1 31

3KYLE WRIGHTQuarterback

6-4, 220, Junior-2L

Danville, California

Monte Vista HS

CAREER: One of the most talented quarterbacks in college football…Highlyregarded athlete is poised to be the next great passer at Miami…The nation’smost highly recruited quarterback coming out of high school in 2003 had a verygood season in 2005, his first as a starter…Was the ACC’s No. 2 quarterbackfor passing efficiency and led the conference in touchdown passes…Selectedas the quarterback on the preseason All-ACC teams for 2006…Enrolled at UMin spring 2003 after graduating early from high school…Impressed the coach-ing staff with his play on the scout team in 2003 and competed for the startingjob in spring 2004…Was the No. 3 quarterback in 2004, but missed much of thesecond half of the season with a sprained ankle…A pocket passer with a strongarm and a quick release…Physical player who is also deceptively effective asa scrambler…Displays strong leadership qualities…Sports administrationmajor.

2005 (SOPHOMORE): Honorable mention All-ACC selection at quarter-back…Started all 12 games…Completed 180 of 307 passes (58.6 percent) for2,403 yards, with 18 touchdowns and only 10 interceptions…Led the ACC with18 touchdowns passes, ranked fifth in passing yards per game, eighth in totaloffense and second in passing efficiency…Ranked 33rd in the NCAA in pass-ing (137.22 efficiency)…Threw for 200 or more yards in six of 12 games…Alsorushed for minus-101 yards on 64 attempts…One of six offensive players whostarted every game…Made his first collegiate start in the season opener atFlorida State and completed 16 of 28 passes (57.1 percent) for 232 yards, onetouchdown and two interceptions. Was sacked a school-record nine times andhad rushing totals of 13 for minus-36 yards…Led the team to a 36-30 victoryin three overtimes at Clemson. Completed 16 of 26 passes (61.5 percent) for152 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions. Was sacked five times, withrushing totals of six for minus-33 yards. Threw an eight-yard TD pass toQuadtrine Hill in the third quarter. Led the team to scores in all three overtimeperiods, with two touchdowns and one field goal…Led the team to 23-3 victo-ry over Colorado in the home opener. Completed 20 of 39 passes (51.2 per-cent) for 264 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions. Threw a 53-yard TDpass to Sinorice Moss. Rushed four times for six yards, including a two-yardtouchdown run in the fourth quarter for his first collegiatescore…Quarterbacked UM to a 27-7 win over South Florida, completing 13 of26 passes for 173 yards and one interception. Marked his first game as a

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KYLE WRIGHT’S CAREER HIGHSAttempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 (vs. Colorado 2005)Completions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 (vs. Virginia 2005)Yards Passing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 (at Wake Forest 2005)Touchdown Passes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 (at Wake Forest 2005)Interceptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (vs. North Carolina 2005)Rushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 (at Florida State 2005)Rushing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 (vs. Virginia 2005)Long Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 (vs. Virginia 2005)

KYLE WRIGHT’S 2005 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSOpponent Att-Com-Int Pct. Yards TD Long

at Florida State 28-16-2 57.1 232 1 34

at Clemson 26-16-0 61.5 152 1 40

Colorado 39-20-0 51.3 264 1 53

South Florida 26-13-1 50.0 173 0 57

Duke 31-18-2 58.1 255 3 29

at Temple 10-9-0 90.0 196 4 92

North Carolina 16-11-3 68.8 111 0 15

at Virginia Tech 22-13-1 59.1 146 1 20

at Wake Forest 27-17-0 63.0 319 5 76

Georgia Tech 31-14-1 45.2 207 1 37

Virginia 30-23-0 76.7 248 1 30

Louisiana State (Peach Bowl) 21-10-1 47.6 100 0 24

Totals 307-180-10 58.6 2403 18 92

77REGGIE YOUNGBLOODOffensive Tackle


Houston, Texas

Booker T. Washington HS

CAREER: Extremely talented young offensive tackle has taken over for Eric Winstonat left tackle…Promising sophomore was the nation’s mostly highly sought-after offen-sive line recruit in 2005…Has all the tools to be one of the top left tackles in collegefootball…Gained valuable experience as a true freshman in 2005, playing in eightgames…Big, strong player who has great athleticism and an impressivephysique…Excellent pass protector has great footwork and a physicalstreak…Technically sound lineman who shows remarkable quickness, balance andflexibility…Has exceptional leadership skills and is equally adept at run blocking andpass protecting…Undeclared major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): True freshman who played in eight games…Backed up EricWinston at left tackle, and often played alongside Winston and Rashad Butler, withthree tackles on the same side of an overbalanced line…Also played on the place-kicking units late in the season to gain more playing time…Did not play in the sea-son’s first four games, then saw playing time in the Duke game at left tackle afterWinston left the game. Made one metrorail…Entered the next week’s Temple game inthe second quarter and played the rest of the way in a 34-3 rout, making one metro-rail…Against North Carolina, saw action as the third tackle in an overbalanced linethroughout the game and played the final series…Played as the third tackle in anoverbalanced offensive line at Virginia Tech…Played much of the second half of theWake Forest game after Winston left the game. Also played as a third tackle in a tack-le overset throughout the game. Made two pancake blocks and onemetrorail…Against Georgia Tech and Virginia, played in the overbalanced line andtook over a role on the placekicking units…In the Peach Bowl vs. Louisiana State,played on the placekicking unit and at left tackle for the final series of the game.

HIGH SCHOOL: Booker T. Washington...Scholar athlete who was the most covetedoffensive lineman at UM since Vernon Carey (Dolphins No. 1 draft choice in2004)…After his senior season, was chosen to play in the prestigious Army All-American Bowl…Averaged five pancakes per game as a senior (55 total)…Selectedas a Parade All-American…Member of USA Today All-USA High School team…Ratedthe No. 2 tackle in the nation by Rivals.com (No. 9 overall prospect)…Ranked the No.3 offensive lineman and No. 13 overall player by Scout.com…The No. 9 prospect inthe country by the Miami Herald, the No. 34 prospect by Tom Lemming, and a mem-ber of the PrepStar Top 100 Dream Team…Chose Miami over Oklahoma…Coachedby Joel North.


43FRANCESCO ZAMPOGNAPlacekicker

5-11, 212, Senior

Naples, Florida

Naples HS

CAREER: Reserve placekicker with outstanding leg strength and accuracy…In hisfifth year in the program…Adds solid depth to Miami’s kicking game…A hard workerin the weight room and conditioning drills…Language studies major.

2005 (JUNIOR): Played in one game, handling some of the kickoff duties in a 52-7win over Duke…Served as Jon Peattie’s backup all season.

2004 (SOPHOMORE): Played in one game, handling several kickoffs in a 48-0 routof Louisiana Tech…Marked his first game as a Hurricane…Spent the rest of the sea-son as a member of the scout team.

2003 (FRESHMAN): Practiced as a member of the Hurricanes’ scout team.

2002 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted as a true freshman…Practiced as a member of thescout team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Naples (Fla.)…Named All-Collier County and third-team All-Gridironafter his senior season…Was successful on 4 of 7 field goals and 76 of 80 extrapoints during his career…Has a career-long field goal of 50 yards…Accounted for 40touchbacks on kickoffs as a senior in 2001…Team captain on a 12-2 team that wonthe 2001 5A Florida state championship…Lettered three years in football, three yearsin soccer and two years in tennis…Earned the student-athlete award for maintaininga grade point average above 3.5 while lettering in three different sports…Member ofthe National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society…Also considered SouthCarolina in the recruiting process…Coached by Bill Kramer.

88CHRIS ZELLNERTight End


Sarasota, Florida

Booker HS

CAREER: Versatile sophomore who will be used at tight end, H-back and fullback in2006…Second-year player was moved to tight end during spring practice in 2005 afterstarting his UM career as a defensive end…Team’s No. 3 tight end in 2005…Notedmore as a blocker at tight end but also possesses a strong ability to catch the ball…Haslong arms, allowing him to control opposing defenders…Has exceptional speed for atight end…Geography and regional studies major.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Played as the No. 3 tight end most of the season, moving into thebackup role for two games…Played in 10 games, starting one time in a two-tight endformation…Played in his first game as a Hurricane in two-tight end formations in theseason opener at FSU…Played as the backup tight end for the first time vs. SouthFlorida with Buck Ortega injured…Made his first start in a two-tight end formation inplace of an injured Ortega against Duke. Also made his first reception, catching a nine-yard pass from Kirby Freeman for a touchdown…Played as a blocking tight end and onspecial teams for the remainder of the regular season…Did not play in the Peach Bowl.

2004 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted as a true freshman…Practiced as a member of thescout teams.

HIGH SCHOOL: Sarasota Booker…A standout as both a tight end and defensiveend…On offense, showed impressive pass-catching ability but was a standout as ablocker…A SuperPrep All-American…Rated the nation’s No. 3 tight end bySuperPrep…Rated the No. 23 prospect in Florida by SuperPrep…Rated the nation’sNo. 5 tight end prospect by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report…Named to theSarasota Tribune’s Sarasota Defensive Player of the Year for 2003…As a senior in2003, made 60 tackles, including 19 sacks and 13 tackles for losses…Also caught 19passes for 399 yards and four touchdowns at tight end…As a junior in 2002, caughteight passes for 213 yards and three touchdowns on offense and made 47 tackles, had19 sacks, caused seven fumbles and had nine tackles for losses on defense…Chose Miami over Clemson, Ohio State, Maryland and Pittsburgh…Coached by FredGilmore.

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Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown High School/Prep/J.C.

Matt Bosher PK/P 6-0 170 Jupiter, Fla. Jupiter HS

Graig Cooper RB 5-11 189 Memphis, Tenn. Melrose HS

Dedrick Epps TE 6-4 234 Richmond, Va. Huguenot HS

Joel Figueroa OL 6-5 335 North Miami, Fla. North Miami HS

Jason Fox OL 6-6 265 Crowley, Texas North Crowley HS

Orlando Franklin OL 6-6 326 Delray Beach, Fla. Atlantic HS

Richard Gordon TE 6-4 254 Miami, Fla. Norland HS / Milford Prep

Chavez Grant DB 5-11 174 Miami, Fla. Booker T. Washington HS

Ryan Hill DB 5-11 188 Tallahassee, Fla. Rickards HS

Josh Holmes DL 6-2 270 San Diego, Calif. Point Loma HS

Javarris James RB 6-0 202 Immokalee, Fla. Immokalee HS

Tervaris Johnson DB 6-2 220 Miami, Fla. Monsignor Pace HS

Chris Lewis DL 6-3 245 Fresno, Calif. Clovis West

Colin McCarthy LB 6-3 222 Clearwater, Fla. Clearwater Central Catholic

George Robinson WR 6-0 185 Miami, Fla. Miami Central

Kylan Robinson RB 6-1 215 Anchorage, Alaska Chamberlain HS

Sam Shields WR 6-0 177 Sarasota, Fla. Booker HS

Ian Symonette OL 6-9 338 Nassau, Bahamas St. Pius HS (Houston)

Chaz Washington DL 6-4 305 Destrehan, La. Destrehan HS

Steven Wesley DL 6-3 235 Bartow, Fla. Bartow HS

MATT BOSHERPlacekicker/Punter - 6-0, 170

Jupiter, Florida / Jupiter HS

One of the top prep placekickers in the country in 2005…As asenior, named first-team All-State…Hit 7 of 10 field goals, with along of 52 yards…Handled kickoffs, sending 70 percent of them

into the endzone his last two seasons…Can also punt, averaging 46.5 yards apunt…Selected to play in the CaliFlorida Bowl and the Army All-Americangame…As a junior in 2004, hit on 8 of 10 field goal attempts, with three longerthan 40 yards and a long of 47…Earned the Lou Groza Award for Palm BeachCounty as a junior and senior…Averaged 37.5 yards per punt as a junior and41.0 as a sophomore…Rated the No. 1 placekicker in the country byScout.com, No. 3 by ESPN and No. 6 by Rivals.com…Ranked the No. 1 kick-er in the state on the Florida Times-Union Super 75…Chose Miami overFlorida…Coached by Charles Persson. Name pronounced: BOSH-er.

GRAIG COOPERRunning Back - 5-11, 189

Memphis, Tennessee / Melrose HS

Mr. Football in Tennessee as a senior…Talented tailback whopossesses an excellent combination of athletic ability, speedand change-of-direction skills…Could see playing time as a true

freshman, especially as a kickoff returner…Selected first-team All-State as asenior in 2005, when he led his team to the state championship…Rushed for2,123 yards and 30 touchdowns, averaging more than 7.0 yards percarry…Also gained 291 yards on receptions, with two more TDs…As a junior,rushed for 1,981 yards and 19 touchdowns…Returned three punts for touch-downs in 2004 but did not play special teams as a senior…Rated the No. 4overall player in the state of Tennessee by Rivals.com…Rated the No. 10 run-ning back by Scout.com…Ranked the No. 28 running back by ESPN. PrepStarAll-American…Attended high school in Oklahoma as a freshman and sopho-more, starting at cornerback…Compares himself to Reggie Bush…Was calleda “human highlight film” by his coach…Often lined up as a slotreceiver…Comes from the same high school that produced CB CarlosArmour…Chose Miami over Oklahoma State, Tennessee andMississippi…Coached by Chester Flowers Jr.

GABRIEL DIAZFullback - 6-0, 214 - Junior

Miami, Florida / Southwest HS

Walk-on who joined the team during spring practice…Played atCentral Florida in 2003, where he was redshirted and practiced asa member of the scout team…Transfered to Florida International

in 2004 to gain credits to enroll at UM, which he did in 2005…In high school, let-tered and started for three years…Played every position on the offensive line andalso played defensive tackle…As a senior in 2002, was named team captain andselected “Eagle Impact Player”…All-Dade honorable mention…Coached byDavid Gray…Also lettered in track and field as a thrower…Graduated in the top10 percent of his class…National Honor Society member…Graduated highschool a year early…Finance major.

DEDRICK EPPSTight End - 6-4, 234

Richmond, Virginia / Huguenot HS

Big tight end who has speed and can catch passes andblock…Can stay on the line and block defensive linemen or splitwide and run deep…As a senior in 2005, caught 38 passes for

more than 700 yards and eight touchdowns…Also had four two-point conver-sions…As a junior in 2004, caught 15 passes for 233 yards and three touch-downs…On defense as an outside linebacker, made 75 tackles and three inter-ceptions (one of which was returned for a 75-yard touchdown)…Regarded by hishigh school coach as better than David Terrell, a former Michigan All-Americanand NFL first-round draft choice…Rated the No. 12 tight end by Rivals.com,Scout.com and Collegefootballnews.com…Ranked the No. 12 player in the stateof Virginia by the Richmond Times…Member of the PrepStar 200 and ranked theNo. 12 tight end…Chose Miami over Virginia Tech, Florida andTennessee…Coached by Richard McFee…First name pronounced: DEEd-rick.

BENNY FERNANDEZTight End - 6-4, 220 - Sophomore

Miami, Florida / Sunset HS

Sophomore walk-on who joined the team in time for spring prac-tice…Attended Scottsdale (Ariz.) CC…In 2004 was the backupquarterback on the No. 5-ranked team in the country that finished

with a 9-2 record…Awarded President’s List for posting a 3.75 G.P.A.…Playedquarterback in high school…As a senior, completed 97 of 173 attempts for 1,500yards and 10 touchdowns…Honorable mention All-Dade County…Awarded All-District honors as a senior…Named team’s Most Valuable Player and highschool's Athlete of the Year as a senior…Nominated to play in the Dade-BrowardAll-Star game…Lettered two years in football, two years in basketball and twoyears in golf…Awarded honorable mention All-Dade County for basketball as asenior…Coached by Robert Fernandez…Sports Administration major.

JOEL FIGUEROAOffensive Lineman - 6-5, 335

North Miami, Florida / North Miami HS

A diamond-in-the-rough according to his high schoolcoach…Two-year starter who played left tackle in high school andgraded out at 90 percent as a senior…Also played part-time on

defense…Athletic lineman with loads of potential…Has good strength but needswork on his techniques…Has raw ability but has the physical abilities to be a finecollegiate lineman…Played in the Dade-Broward All-Star game…Chose Miamiover Rutgers, Marshall and South Florida…Coached by Leonard Graham.

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JASON FOXOffensive Lineman - 6-6, 265

Crowley, Texas / North Crowley HS

Athletic high school tight end who is projected to play offensivetackle in college…Often compared to Eric Winston, a Texas tightend who moved to tackle at Miami…Played offensive line and

defensive end as a senior in 2005…As a junior in 2004, played tight end, catch-ing seven passes for 95 yards…Has natural instincts, good feet and is a quicklearner…Rated at the No. 16 offensive tackle by Rivals.com and No. 24 byScout.com…As a tight end, ranked No. 15 by PrepStar, No. 13 byCollegefootballnews.com and No. 22 by ESPN…Ranked the No. 13 player onthe Dallas Morning News Area Top 100 list…Chose Miami over Texas A&M,Arizona and Oklahoma State…Coached by Mike Papas.

ORLANDO FRANKLINOffensive Lineman - 6-6, 326

Delray Beach, Florida / Atlantic HS

Dominating presence who has great natural athletic ability andcould see playing time this season…Has speed to go with longarms and quick feet…Did not allow any sacks as a senior in

2005, his only season at Atlantic HS…Is also a very good run blocker…Movedto Florida as a junior from Canada, and is originally from Jamaica…Rated theNo. 23 offensive tackle by Rivals.com…Rated the No. 2 offensive tackle on theFlorida Times-Union Super 75…Chose Miami over Florida and FloridaState…Coached by Chris Bean.

RICHARD GORDONTight End - 6-4, 254

Miami, Florida / Norland HS and Milford Prep (N.Y.)

Incredibly talented tight end with great hands and tremendousspeed who figures to see playing time as a truefreshman…Enrolled at UM in January 2006…Spent the 2005

season at Milford Prep (N.Y.), where his school went 9-2 playing against col-lege junior varsity squads…At Milford, showed his versatility by returning kick-offs for touchdowns of 89 and 99 yards…One of the more physically impres-sive athletes in the country…Can play both defensive end and tight end…Hassize, speed and athleticism…As a senior in 2004, played in just five gamesbecause of a high blood pressure problem…On defense, made 35 tackles, onefumble recovery and one sack, and played receiver on offense, scoring twotouchdowns…After the season, was selected to play in the CaliFloridaBowl…As a junior, played mostly tight end…Also competed in basketball andtrack (4x100 relay)…Can run the 40 in 4.6…In 2006 was ranked the No. 6 prepschool recruit by Rivals.com… In 2005 was rated the No. 20 overall prospectin Florida regardless of position by Rivals.com and the No. 15 defensive endby Scout.com…Also ranked as the No. 4 prospect in Dade County by theMiami Herald, the No. 56 overall prospect by the Orlando Sentinel, the No. 16overall prospect by the Tampa Tribune, and the No. 4 defensive end prospectin the South by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution…Chose Miami over Florida,Florida State and South Florida. Coached by Nigel Dunn.

CHAVEZ GRANTDefensive Back - 5-11, 174

Miami, Florida / Booker T. Washington HS

Cover cornerback who has a nose for the ball…Made six inter-ceptions as a senior in 2005, three as a junior and four as asophomore in 2003…Also intercepted a pass in the CaliFlorida

Bowl…Helped his school to three consecutive state semifinal appear-ances…Climbed the recruiting charts throughout his senior season…Solid stu-dent with a 3.6 G.P.A.…Received the Academic Award at the Dade-BrowardAll-Star game…Rated the No. 32 cornerback in the country and the No. 75overall player in the state of Florida by Rivals.com…Ranked the No. 27 cor-nerback in the nation by Scout.com…Selected All-Dade County by the MiamiHerald and ranked the No. 15 player on Herald’s list of the state’s top 25 play-ers…Ranked No. 23 on the Orlando Sentinel’s Florida Top 100…Chose Miamiover Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Auburn…Coached by TimHarris…First name pronounced: CHEV-ez.

RYAN HILLDefensive Back - 5-11, 188

Tallahassee, Florida / Rickards HS

Tallahassee product who was one of the nation’s top cornerbackprospects…Versatile athlete who also played baseball…Hasexcellent speed and is very competitive…As a senior in 2005,

made three interceptions, 54 tackles, one sack, two forced fumbles, two fum-ble recoveries and six passes broken up…As a receiver on offense, caught 26passes for 488 yards and six touchdowns…Also punted, averaging 43.2 yardsper kick and was named first-team All-State…Also named to the All-Big Bendteam…As a junior in 2004, intercepted four passes, made 53 tackles anddefended 18 passes…Cousin of former FSU stars Corey Fuller and SamMcGrew…Played in the CaliFlorida Bowl…Rated the No. 5 cornerback in thenation, seventh overall player in the state and the No. 59 overall player in thecountry by Rivals.com…Ranked the No. 4 cornerback and the No. 71 player inthe country by Scout.com…Rated the No. 8 defensive back byPrepStar…Ranked the No. 8 player on the Miami Herald’s list of state's top 25players…Rated the No. 9 player in Florida by the Orlando Sentinel…Memberof the PrepStar 200 and ranked the No. 8 defensive back…Ranked the No. 4cornerback on the Florida Times-Union Super 75…Chose Miami over OhioState, Alabama and Florida State…Coached by Maurice Belser.

JOSH HOLMESDefensive Lineman - 6-2, 270

San Diego, California / Point Loma HS

Quick and athletic interior lineman has been compared to ayoung Warren Sapp…Explosive off the ball…Had eight sacksas a senior in 2005…Also played tight end on offense, scoring

four touchdowns…Added two touchdowns on defense (44-yard fumble returnand a blocked punt recovery)…As a junior in 2004, earned league DefensivePlayer of the Year honors with 13 sacks, 62 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 14 hur-ries and four pass deflections…Also caught 17 passes for 380 yards and threetouchdowns…As a sophomore in 2003, made 56 tackles, 17 for loss, ninesacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries…Began his freshmanyear on the JV team but moved up to the varsity by the end of the year…Ratedthe No. 15 defensive tackle by Rivals.com, No. 24 by ESPN and No. 21 byCollegefootballnews.com…Member of the PrepStar 200 and ranked the No.25 defensive lineman…Chose Miami over Southern Cal and FloridaState…Coached by Mike Hastings.

JAVARRIS JAMESRunning Back - 6-0, 202

Immokalee, Florida / Immokalee HS

The cousin of former UM star Edgerrin James…Fine inside-the-tackles runner with good feet and great cutting ability…As a seniorin 2005, missed five games because of a knee injury but returned to

the lineup and still finished with more than 1,000 yards and 14 touchdowns…Afterhe returned to the lineup, rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns on just 12 car-ries in one game, and 300 yards and three more TDs in a playoff game…As a jun-ior in 2004, rushed 225 times for 1,658 yards and 28 touchdowns and led his teamto the state title…As a sophomore, had 165 carries for 1,145 yards and 14 touch-downs…As a freshman, rushed for more than 800 yards with 16touchdowns…Rated the No. 13 running back in the nation and the 21st overall play-er in Florida by Rivals.com…Ranked the No. 35 running back in the country byScout.com…Rated the No. 21 running back and the No. 144 overall player in thecountry by ESPN…Rated the No. 18 running back and the No. 135 overall playerin the country by Collegefootballnews.com…Rated the No. 4 player on the MiamiHerald’s list of the state’s top 25 players…Member of the PrepStar 200 and rankedthe No. 18 running back…Rated the No. 2 running back on the Florida Times-UnionSuper 75…Ranked the No. 11 player in the state by the Orlando Sentinel…ChoseMiami over Southern Cal, Florida, South Florida, Nebraska andOklahoma…Coached by John Weber…First name pronounced: ja-VARR-is.

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TERVARIS JOHNSONDefensive Back - 6-2, 220

Miami, Florida / Monsignor Pace HS

Three-year starter who played safety, receiver and tight end…Araw talent with great physical ability…Can play either corner-back or safety…Named the Defensive MVP of the UM 2005

summer camp…As a senior in 2005, made two interceptions…As a junior,played tight end and wide receiver on offense, as well as linebacker, corner-back and safety on defense…Made 78 tackles, three sacks and two intercep-tions, returning one pick for a touchdown…As a receiver, caught 50 passesand scored five touchdowns…As a sophomore in 2003, played tight end andreceiver, making his mark in the state championship game with two catches for95 yards…Played for Carol City HS as a freshman beforetransferring…Selected to play in the Dade-Broward All-Star game…Rated theNo. 4 safety in the country, the No. 6 overall player in Florida, and the No. 56player in the country by Rivals.com…Ranked the No. 37 cornerback byScout.com…Rated the No. 10 defensive back in the country byPrepStar…Ranked the No. 20 player on the Miami Herald’s list of state's top25 players…Ranked the No. 18 player on the Orlando Sentinel’s Florida Top100…Member of the PrepStar 200 and ranked the No. 10 defensiveback…Ranked the No. 1 strong safety on the Florida Times-Union Super75…Chose Miami over Louisville, Auburn, Mississippi and North CarolinaState…Coached by Joe Zaccheo…First name pronounced: ter-VAR-is.

CHRIS LEWISDefensive Lineman - 6-3, 245

Fresno, California / Clovis West HS

Imposing athlete who has speed and athleticism and is onlygoing to get better…Physical player who was the nation’s No. 2-ranked heavyweight wrestler in high school…Has outstanding

leverage and hand skills…Had nine sacks as both a junior and senior…Playeddefensive line, linebacker and tailback…His father played middle linebacker atFresno State…Rated the No. 9 defensive end in the country byRivals.com…Chose Miami over Oregon, Arizona State, Arizona, California andFresno State…Coached by Jim Hartigan.

COLIN MCCARTHYLinebacker - 6-3, 222

Clearwater, Florida / Clearwater Central Catholic HS

All-State linebacker with fine speed, athleticism, power andskills…Instinctive athlete who has been compared to former UMAll-American Dan Morgan, and wants to play in the middle,

too…Played in the CaliFlorida Bowl…As a senior in 2005, played linebacker,tight end and wide receiver…Missed three games with a torn labrum in hisshoulder, but finished the year with 133 tackles, four sacks, one interceptionand 25 tackles for loss on defense…On offense, caught 38 passes for 644yards and seven touchdowns…As a junior, played linebacker and tight end,making a school-record 163 tackles, five sacks and five interceptions…As asophomore, played both quarterback and linebacker, passing for 1,300 yardsand 11 touchdowns, and on defense making 50 tackles…Started high schoolin 2002 as a backup freshman quarterback but asked to play defense so hecould see some action, ending the season with more than 100 tackles…Ratedthe No. 24 outside linebacker prospect by Rivals.com and the No. 54 prospectin Florida. Ranked the No. 36 linebacker by Scout.com. Ranked the No. 5 line-backer on the Florida Times-Union Super 75…Attended the same high schoolas A.J. Trump…Chose Miami over Ohio State, Nebraska, Florida, GeorgiaTech and Indiana…Coached by Mike Jalazo.

GEORGE ROBINSONWide Receiver - 6-0, 185

Miami, Florida / Miami Central HS

Sleeper who played in a ball-control running offense in highschool…Possession receiver who gets yards after the catchbecause of his speed…As a senior in 2005, caught 20 passes

for 379 yards and two touchdowns…As a junior, scored touchdowns in bothplayoff games…Attended Carol City HS as a freshman and sophomore, play-ing varsity football…Attended the same high school as DarnellJenkins…Chose Miami over Florida A&M and Florida International…Coachedby Anthony Saunders.

KYLAN ROBINSONRunning Back - 6-1, 215

Tampa, Florida / Chamberlain HS

Extremely talented runner played in Anchorage, Alaska untilmoving to Tampa for his senior season…Reminds someobservers of a young Eric Dickerson with his ability and running

style…Started his senior season playing wide receiver and defense until hereturned a kickoff for a touchdown…After moving to running back for the thirdgame, led the county with more than 1,600 yards rushing and 11 touchdownson 179 carries…Rushed for 402 yards in one game…In 2005, was named first-team All-State and All-Conference in Alaska…Team’s Most ValuablePlayer…Played his junior season in 2004 at Anchorage East HS, which sharedone field with eight other schools…As a basketball player, was named first-team All-State…Rated the No. 11 running back and the 96th overall prospectby Rivals.com…Ranked the No. 15 running back prospect byScout.com…Member of the PrepStar 200 and ranked the No. 16 runningback…The No. 3 running back on the Florida Times-Union Super 75…ChoseMiami over Florida, Ohio State and South Carolina…Coached by BrianTurner…First name pronounced: KIE-lin.

SAM SHIELDSWide Receiver - 6-0, 177

Sarasota, Florida / Booker HS

Playmaker who is one of the nation’s top wide receiver recruits,and perhaps the best in the state…Outstanding receiver whocan run after the catch…Can also return kicks…As a senior in

2005, caught 67 passes for 1,201 yards and 22 touchdowns to lead his schoolto the Class 3A state championship game…44 of his 67 receptions were eithertouchdowns or first downs…Also returned two punts for touchdowns and aver-aged 44 yards per kickoff return, and had more than 200 yards on fake puntsand reverses…As a junior, missed the first five games with a sprained MCL,but finished the season with 42 receptions for more than 800 yards and eighttouchdowns…Added two touchdowns on kickoff returns…As a sophomore in2003, had 24 catches for 850 yards and 12 touchdown…Hails from the samehigh school that produced Baraka Atkins and Chris Zellner…Rated the No. 17wide receiver by Rivals.com, the No. 28 wideout by Scout.com, No. 9 byESPN, No. 17 by PrepStar, and No. 13 by Collegefootballnews.com…Rankedthe No. 14 player on Miami Herald’s list of state’s top 25 players…Rated No.16 on the Orlando Sentinel’s Florida Top 100 list…Member of the PrepStar 200and ranked the No. 17 wide receiver…Ranked the No. 5 wide receiver on theFlorida Times-Union Super 75…Chose Miami over Florida and LouisianaState…Coached by Fred Gilmore.

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CHAZ WASHINGTONDefensive Lineman - 6-4, 305

Destrehan, Louisiana / Destrehan HS

Big run-plugging defensive tackle who hails from the same highschool as former UM All-American Ed Reed…Former basketballplayer with quick moves…A force in the middle who can be an

impact pass rusher…Has good speed and is very athletic…Intimidating playerwho can move sideline to sideline…As a senior in 2005, made six sacks, fiveforced fumbles and three fumble recoveries despite tearing ligaments in hisfoot early in the season (missed two games)…As a junior, made 65 tackles, 10sacks, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries…Rated the No. 32defensive tackle by Rivals.com, No. 41 by Scout.com, No. 14 by ESPN, andNo. 22 by Collegefootballnews.com…Chose Miami over Oklahoma and Nebraska…Coached by StephenRobicheaux.

STEVEN WESLEYDefensive Lineman - 6-3, 235

Bartow, Florida / Bartow HS

Quick defensive end who has a non-stop motor…Was a three-year starter in high school, playing both offense anddefense…As a senior in 2005, made 70 tackles, seven for loss-

es, six sacks and one interception…Also played tight end and made 10 recep-tions for 120 yards and two touchdowns…Received rare honor of being select-ed first-team Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-District at both tight endand defensive end…Selected the 3A County Player of the Year and team MostValuable Player…As a junior in 2004, had 63 tackles, six sacks and one inter-ception on defense, and six catches for 107 yards and a touchdown onoffense…Rated the No. 15 defensive end in the country by Rivals.com (and66th overall player in the state) and the No. 30 defensive end byScout.com…Rated No. 38 at his position by ESPN, and No. 34 byCollegefootballnews.com…Ranked the No. 1 defensive end on the FloridaTimes-Union Super 75…Chose Miami over Ohio State, Mississippi andAlabama. Coached by Sean Killets.

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Nassau, Bahamas / St. Pius HS (Houston)

Enormous offensive lineman who is projected to play left tack-le…Has unlimited potential and incredible athleticism for a play-er his size…Nicknamed “The Bahamian Giant” and “Big

Bahama.” Played just two years of high school football in the U.S. after mov-ing from the Bahamas…As a senior in 2005, graded out more than 90 percentthe last half of the season…As a junior, played in just two games because ofa broken leg…Played in the Army All-American game…Grew up in theBahamas and moved to Houston…Ranked the 29th best player in the countryby SuperPrep…Rated the No. 28 offensive tackle and No. 61 player in Texasby Rivals.com…Ranked the No. 15 offensive lineman by Scout.com…ChoseMiami over Louisiana State, Texas, Texas A&M and Oklahoma…Coached byRobin Kirk…Last name pronounced: SIM-uh-net.

TERRANCE THOMASONWide Receiver - 6-0, 170

Riverdale, Georgia / Riverdale HS

Freshman walk-on who joined the team during spring prac-tice…Played high school football for four years as a safety andwide receiver…Team captain…Coached by NickDavis…Chemistry major.

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