2006: Joined the team as a walk-on after the start of the season ... Did not see action ... Named team's offensive practice player of the week vs. Ohio State. 2005: Did not play football. High School: A three-year all-area and all-conference wide receiver/defensive back for the Vikings ... Helped. . . more
2006: One of team's primary receivers ... Was in the team's receiver rotation, making starts vs. New Hampshire and Purdue ... Had an 11-yard catch at Penn State. 2005: Missed the first half of the season with a broken jaw ... Returned to action midway through the year ... Played special teams as. . . more
2006: Missed much of season with a shoulder injury ... Returned to practice in season's final month ... Named team's special teams practice player of the week (vs. Michigan). 2005: Did not see action ... NU's offensive practice player of the week vs. Michigan State. High School: Three-year starter. . . more
2006: Did not see action ... Named team's offensive practice player of the week vs. Eastern Michigan. High School: Ranked 48th nationally among all quarterbacks by SuperPrep and 26th nationally among dual-threat quarterbacks by Rivals.com ... Two-time all-district selection ... As a senior,. . . more
2006: Did not see action ... Named team's special teams practice player of the week (vs. Nevada). High School: Three-time team MVP and the Vikings' Offensive Player of the Year in 2005 ... First-team all-area and first-team all-conference honoree ... Played quarterback and defensive back at East. . . more
High School: Rivals.com All-Region, SuperPrep All-Northeast and Velocity/PrepStar All-Region honoree ... Ranked 33rd among all players (third among quarterbacks) in Rivals.com Pennsylvania player ranking and 54th among all players in SuperPrep Pennsylvania player ranking ... Ranked 22nd-best. . . more
2006: Academic All-Big Ten ... Entered preseason camp as one of three quarterbacks vying for the starting job ... An injury to his leg (stress fracture) during the preseason slowed his progress ... Medically cleared on Sept. 25 ... Made season's first appearance late in the game against Purdue:. . . more
2006: Academic All-Big Ten ... ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District first-team selection ... After a brief trial in the secondary during the spring, was moved back to wide receiver ... One of team's best special teams players ... Caught a 20-yard pass in season opener at Miami (Ohio) -- the. . . more
2006: Did not see action ... Named team's offensive practice player of the week vs. New Hampshire. 2005: Did not see action ... NU's offensive practice player of the week vs. Arizona State. High School: Lettered in three sports (football, basketball and baseball) at Niles' Notre Dame High for Boys. . . more
2006: Started first four games at quarterback ... Sat out the Penn State, Wisconsin and Purdue games with an injured hamstring ... Made a solid debut at Miami (Ohio), completing 13-of-17 passes (.765) for 106 yards and 1 TD ... Also led all players with 89 rushing yards (5.2 ypc) on 17 carries .... . . more
2006: Suffered a broken foot during preseason camp ... Was having an outstanding camp prior to the injury ... Missed the entire nonconference season with the injury ... Returned to action at Penn State, starting the game ... Finished with a pair of receptions (for 15 yards) against PSU ... Caught a. . . more
High School: Rivals.com All-Region, SuperPrep All-Midwest and Velocity/PrepStar All-Region tight end ... Ranked 16th among all players (first among tight ends) in Rivals.com Michigan player ranking and 21st among all players in SuperPrep Michigan player ranking ... Ranked 33rd-best tight end. . . more
2006: Appeared in seven games -- as a special teams player -- before an injury ended his season ... Recorded three tackles. 2005: Played on special teams early in the season before suffering a season-ending leg injury ... Notched a solo tackle against Northern Illinois. 2004: Saw action on NU's. . . more
2006: Did not see action ... Named team's offensive practice player of the week vs. Iowa. High School: SuperPrep All-Midlands Region running back ... Ranked the 24th-best player in the Midlands Region (11 states) ... Two-time all-state selection ... A three-time St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro. . . more
2006: Consensus honorable mention All-Big Ten selection ... Team Co-MVP ... True sophomore who started all 12 games ... Named to several major award preseason watch lists: Maxwell Award (top player), Walter Camp Foundation Player of the Year and Doak Walker Award (top running back) ... Needed 110. . . more
High School: Two-time All-Wisconsin Valley Conference selection at running back and cornerback (2005-06) ... Two-time team MVP and team captain (2005-06) ... Rushed for 2,150 career yards and piled up over 3,000 yards of total offense ... On defense, totaled 85 tackles and 7 interceptions .... . . more
2006: True sophomore who primarily played special teams ... Earned his season's first two carries (11 yards) at Wisconsin ... Named team's special teams player of the week vs. MSU. 2005: True freshman who played primarily on special teams ... Suffered a regular-season-ending knee injury at Michigan. . . more
2006: Did not see action ... Named team's offensive practice player of the week (vs. Purdue). High School: SuperPrep All-Midwest Region wide receiver ... Ranked as Illinois' 12th-best player by Rivals.com ... An all-state, all-area and all-conference receiver his senior season ... Earned all-state. . . more
High School: Rivals.com All-Region and Velocity/PrepStar All-Region running back ... Ranked 29th among all players (seventh among running backs) in Rivals.com Missouri player rankings ... Ranked 129th-best running back nationally by ESPN/Scouts, Inc. ... 2006 all-state selection ... Two-time. . . more
High School: Rivals.com All-Region, SuperPrep All-Midwest and Velocity/PrepStar All-Region tight end ... Ranked 22nd among all players (second among tight ends, behind another NU recruit, Josh Rooks) in Rivals.com Michigan player ranking ... Ranked 39th-best tight end nationally by Rivals.com,. . . more
2006: Backup tailback ... Also returned kickoffs ... Scored his season's first touchdown on a 7-yard run vs. Purdue ... One of his career highlights came against Michigan State, when he tossed an 18-yard TD pass to Shaun Herbert off a halfback option play ... Sat out Iowa game with a. . . more
2006: Played primarily special teams ... Made his season debut vs. New Hampshire ... Named team's offensive practice player of the week vs. Wisconsin. High School: SuperPrep All-Midwest Region tight end ... Ranked the 33rd-best tight end nationally by SuperPrep ... Also played defensive end for the. . . more
High School: Rivals.com All-Region and Velocity/PrepStar All-Region tight end ... Ranked 15th among all players (second among tight ends) in Rivals.com Kansas player ranking ... Ranked 21st-best tight end nationally by ESPN/Scouts, Inc. ... Two-time first-team all-state honoree ... Two-time team. . . more
2006: Academic All-Big Ten ... Key special teams performer ... Named team's offensive practice player of the week vs. Penn State. 2005: Did not see action ... NU's Offensive Practice Player of the Week vs. Northern Illinois and the Defensive Practice Player of the Week vs. Illinois. High School: An. . . more
2006: Turned in his top effort of the year vs. Michigan State: four catches for 71 yards and two TD's ... Had TD catches of 5 and 22 yards vs. the Spartans ... Three catches for 52 yards vs. Michigan ... Five receptions for 52 yards at Iowa ... Against Penn State, caught four passes for 66 yards,. . . more
2006: One of team's frontline receivers ... Caught four passes for 19 yards in opener vs. Miami (Ohio) ... Three catches for 43 yards vs. UNH ... Three receptions (26 yards) vs. Eastern Michigan ... Pair of catches for 9 yards at Nevada ... Had an 8-yard catch at Michigan ... Four receptions for 38. . . more
2006: Did not see action ... Named team's special teams practice player of the week vs. Iowa. High School: Ranked the 17th-best player (third-best receiver) in Michigan by Rivals.com ... SuperPrep All-Midwest Region wide receiver ... Ranked 114th in the Midwest Region (six states) by SuperPrep .... . . more
High School: Rivals.com All-Region, SuperPrep All-Midwest and Velocity/PrepStar All-Region wide receiver ... Ranked 20th among all players in SuperPrep Illinois player ranking and 26th among all players (second among wide receivers) in Rivals.com Illinois player ranking ... Ranked 50th-best safety. . . more
2006: Caught four passes for 24 yards ... Totaled two receptions for 19 yards against Michigan State ... Played in 11 games. 2005: Played in seven games ... First college reception came against Arizona State (7-yarder) ... NU's Offensive Practice Player of the Week vs. Ohio State. 2004: Did not see. . . more
