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ASU #24

Brandon Grier



Linebacker - LB

Height: 6-2 Weight: 225

Sophomore

Previous Affiliations
West Charlotte
Previous Experience
Charlotte, N.C.

Talented youngster served almost exclusively in a special-teams role as a true freshman but is expected to assume a large role on defense as a sophomore ... after an impressive spring, is expected to be ASU’s starting strongside linebacker this fall ... the smallest of ASU’s projected starting linebackers at 225 pounds, Grier makes up for relative lack of size with athleticism that allows him to defend against the run and pass.

2009: Appeared in 12 games, mainly on special teams ... made 10 tackles, including three in the season opener at East Carolina and two in SoCon title-clinching win at Elon.

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Albany #24
Chris Blais

OLB 6-0 210 Sr.
Troy, N.Y. (LaSalle Institute)
UAlbany: First on depth chart at outside linebacker ... missed all of the 2009 campaign with two separate hand injuries ... three varsity letters ... Northeast Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll ... 2008: Played in all 12 games ... member of kickoff and punt cover units for the second year in a row ... totaled 31 tackles and 1.5 sacks ... career-high eight tackles vs. nationally-ranked New Hampshire ... also had seven tackles in come-from-behind win over Monmouth ... made switch from secondary the previous spring ... 2007: Made seven tackles, including two for losses and one sack ... redshirted as a freshman in 2006 ... High School: 2005 Troy Record Defensive Player of the Year ... first-team all-area selection ... accounted for 81 tackles and six interceptions ... second-team All-Area by Daily Gazette ... team captain ... positioned at cornerback and running back ... career stats: 138 tackles, 11 interceptions, nine touchdowns ... also lettered in track and lacrosse ... Personal: Major is human biology ... born 5-29-87 ... parents are Donald and Eileen Blais ... has two brothers, Jared and Michael ... 2006 Capital District Student Scholarship recipient.

TEXAS STATE

Frank Reddic
Position: Running Back
Height: 5-11
Weight: 195
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Kilgore, Texas
High School: Kilgore
Experience: 1L


2009: Played in 11 games … had a total of 53 carries for 206 yards and six touchdowns … had a season-long run of 24 yards against TCU … carried the ball 11 times for 62 yards and a pair of touchdowns against Texas Southern … returned five kickoffs for 83 yards at TCU .... his best return against the Horned Frogs was 21 yards ... also returned one kick against Stephen F. Austin for 15 yards…averaged 3.9 yards per carry as a running back ... also registered a 16.3 average on six kickoff returns.


High School: Second-Team All-State selection ... two-time First-Team All-District 14-4A ... named Kilgore News Herald Player-of-the-Year..chosen First-Team All-East Texas tailback ... was District MVP after leading the Bulldogs to a district championship ... finished the season with 2, 013 yards on 334 carries and 22 TD’s ... rushed for more than 300 yards twice as a senior, including in a bi-district playoff game when he registered 53 carries for 347 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Marshall...the 53 carries and 347 yards set school records ... named to the Texas High School Coaches Association and State Farm Insurance Academic All-State Football Team for 2008-09 ... played for coach Mike Vallery.


Personal: Born Feb. 20, 1991 ... son of Jerry and Brenda Reddic ... major is business ... hobbies include training horses ... chose Texas State over Sam Houston State, Northwestern State, Air Force and Navy.

Portland State

#24 DeShawn Shead
Position: CB
Height: 6-2
Weight: 195
Class: Junior
Hometown: Palmdale, CA
High School: Highland

2009 Honors
Honorable Mention All-Big Sky Conference

2008 Honors
Honorable Mention All-Big Sky Conference

Should be one of the top players on the defense again this year and a potential All-Conference performer... outstanding size, speed and skills... has nine interceptions, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and 14 pass breakups in two seasons... has led the team in interceptions and pass breakups in each of his two years... ranks tenth all-time in interceptions at Portland State... also a talented track athlete who placed fourth in the Big Sky Conference in the decathlon in 2009.

SOPHOMORE SEASON • 2009
For the second year in a row started all 11 games at cornerback and was chosen as his team’s Most Valuable Defensive Back... made 45 tackles with team-highs of three interceptions and seven pass breakups... ranked seventh on the team in tackles... also had a forced fumble and a fumble recovery... opposing teams threw away from him all season... made six tackles with a pass breakup and a 31-yard interception return for touchdown against Weber State (9/26)... made a career-high eight tackles against Eastern Washington (10/31)... had an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in the win over Northern Colorado (10/10)... had six tackles and two pass breakups against Montana State (11/7).

FRESHMAN SEASON • 2008
Probably the breakthrough player of the year for the Vikings as he surprised by earning a starting cornerback spot in fall camp, then became one of the top players on defense... started all 11 games and made 51 tackles to rank sixth on the team... also had six interceptions, seven pass breakups, two tackles for loss, a forced fumble and fumble recovery... his six picks tied for sixth in the nation and led the Big Sky Conference... it was the most interceptions by a Viking since 1997... his seven total takeaways led the team... had a season-high six tackles in four different games... made five tackles, two interceptions and forced a fumble in the Vikings win over nationally-ranked Eastern Washington (10/4)... made six tackles, including two for loss, against top-10 ranked Montana (11/8)... made six tackles with an interception and three pass breakups at UC Davis (9/13)... named honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference... selected as the team’s Most Valuable Defensive Back... a redshirt in 2007.

PREVIOUS TO PORTLAND STATE
A two-time All-Conference defensive back at Highland High School... also earned All-Conference as a wide receiver in 2006... 2006 National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete award winner... also ran track at Highland HS and plans to do so at Portland State... holds the school pole vault record.

Montana #24




Steven Rominger - S
RS Freshman
5'10", 185 lbs.
Missoula, MT
Sentinel HS


'09 Stats:

(Redshirted)

W&M

#24 SR CB Ben Cottingham 5'9" 160 Abingdon, MD Edgewood H.S.

Team Captain




JUNIOR YEAR (2009)
Earned starts in all 14 games …Finished the season with 32 tackles (21 solo), a fumble recovery and six pass breakups … Earned a season-high six tackles with two pass breakups and a quarterback hurry in the win against New Hampshire … Posted four tackles twice, coming against Delaware and Richmond … Tallied three stops and a pass breakup in the triumph against Towson en route to being selected as the QB Club Defensive Player of the Week … Made a pair of solo stops and recovered a fumble in the opening-round playoff win against Weber State …

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2008)
Started 10 games at cornerback … Tallied 36 tackles (24 solo), an interception and a recovered fumble … Recorded an interception and a fumble recovery in the victory against Norfolk State … Posted a season-high seven tackles on two occasions, against Villanova and Rhode Island … Made six stops at James Madison …

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN YEAR (2007)
Appeared in nine games ... Recorded 19 tackles during the year ... Had seven tackles against Hofstra ... Recorded a pair of interceptions and six tackles in the season finale at Richmond ...

FRESHMAN YEAR (2006)
Joined the team during the fall season as a walk-on and redshirted as a defensive back ... Earned scout team defensive player of the week honors after week eight ...

HIGH SCHOOL
Saw action at corner, wide receiver and running back, earning three letters for coach Fred Myers ... Earned first-team all-county honors and was a honorable mention all-state selection ... Received the Pro Football Hall of Fame Baltimore Chapter Scholar-Athlete Award ... Member of the Spanish Honors Society ...

PERSONAL
Son of Paul and Sheri Cottingham ... Enjoys basketball, music and driving ... Majoring in education ... Member of Tribe Tutors and volunteers as a coach in the Neighborhood Basketball League … Born on July 23, 1988 in Fayetteville, N.C.

24 - Sam McCowan



Year: So.
Position: RB
Height: 5-7
Weight: 170
Experience: 1V
Hometown: Oxnard, Calif.
Previous School: Oxnard HS

2009 Season: Played in all 11 games as a true freshman…ranked second on the team with 83 rush attempts and 344 yards…was second on the team in all-purpose yards with 838 yards…best rushing game came in the win over Northern Arizona where he had 27 carries for 130 yards and a touchdown…also had a season best rush of 37 yards in that game…scored a pair of touchdowns against Eastern Washington and one at Cal Poly…served as the team’s primary kick returner with 18 returns for 414 yards…had a 75-yard return against EWU and a 62-yarder against NAU…added 11 receptions for 80 yards…also had two tackles.

Josh Booker
# 24
Running Back - RB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 215
Freshman
Previous Affiliations
Putnam North
Previous Experience
RS
Oklahoma City, OK

WEBER STATE: ... Sat out the 2009 season as a red-shirt but showed a great deal of promise during Fall practices sessions. ... Came into 2010 Spring drills in a three-way battle with Vai Tafuna and C.J. Tuckett at the running back spot to replace WSU’s all-time leading rusher, Trevyn Smith. ... Made a statement during the 2010 Purple and White Spring Intra-Squad game rushing 11 times for 103 yards and one touchdown - a 45-yard jaunt - and caught one pass for 16 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL: ... Played under Coach Bob Wilson at Putnam North HS. ... Was a high school rivals with current WSU teammate Robbie Diamond who attended Putnam HS. ... Made the Oklahoma “Top 50 List” in 2008. ... Earned All-State Class 6A honors. ... Rushed for more than 1,100 yards in 2008, averaging 9.4 yards per game.

PERSONAL: ... FULL NAME: Joshua Booker. ... BORN: October 2, 1990. ... MAJOR: Business Administration. ... NOTES: ... Favorite pro athlete is Reggie Bush. ... loves cinnamon rolls, singing and acting.

2009 (Georgia Tech):
Played in eight contests for Georgia Tech, including an appearance in the FedEx Orange Bowl against Iowa....Made four tackles on the year including solo stops in games with Mississippi, Vanderbilt, and Duke...

2008 (Georgia Tech):
A top back-up at cornerback... played in every game, mostly on special teams...Recorded eight tackles on the season, including six solo, and he also had one pass break-up...Made his first career start against 16th-ranked Florida State (Nov. 1) when the Yellow Jackets opened the game in the nickel package...Saw significant action vs. Virginia (Oct. 25) with senior CB Jahi Word-Daniels sidelined with an injury...Had four tackles, including three solo tackles, against the Cavaliers...Enjoyed a solid game vs. Mississippi State (Sept. 20) with three solo tackles and a pass break-up...Had one tackle at Virginia Tech (Sept. 13)...Worked at the rover and cornerback in August...Missed all of spring drills with an injured shoulder that he feared would keep him out part of the fall.

2007 (Georgia Tech):
Played in seven regular season games, seeing most of his action on special teams...Credited with three tackles on the season...Saw action at safety and on special teams vs. Samford (Sept. 8)...Had two total tackles including one solo tackle against the Bulldogs...Had an assisted tackle at Maryland (Oct. 6)...Played in six consecutive games from Sept. 29 to Nov. 10.

2006 (Georgia Tech):
Redshirted as a true freshman...

High School:
Honorable mention all-state selection in Class AAA by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution... First-team all-county by the DeKalb Neighbor and the DeKalb County Coaches Association... Member of Scout.com's Hot 100...three-year letterwinner for coach James Teter at Dunwoody High School... rushed for 400 yards and six touchdowns, returned a kickoff for a touchdown and made 70 tackles and three interceptions... region champion in the 300-meter hurdles as a junior...

Personal:
Born February 4, 1988...Son of Travis Jasper and Dena Bishop...Father and uncle participated in track and field at Stanford...Majored in industrial engineering at Georgia Tech and attending graduate school at ODU.