ASU #13 
Mark LeGree
Defensive Back - DB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 200
Senior
Previous Affiliations
Pacelli Catholic
Previous Experience
Columbus, Ga.
Two-time first-team All-American comes into his senior campaign as the most decorated active defensive player in the NCAA Division I FCS ranks ... has already established himself as one of the top defensive backs in ASU history, alongside legendary Mountaineers such as Matt Stevens, Corey Hall and Corey Lynch ... in each of his two seasons as a starter, has been a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award (given to the nation’s top FCS defensive player) and is considered by many observers to be the front-runner for the award coming into the 2010 campaign ... for the second-straight year, he is the only FCS representative on the official watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which is given to the best defensive player in all of Division I (FCS or FBS) ... is active FCS leader with 17 career interceptions ... has led the Southern Conference in interceptions each of the past two seasons and led the nation in 2008 ... owns two of the top three single-season interception totals in ASU history and needs just eight to equal the school’s career record ... while he has gained notoriety for his ball-hawking skills, he excels in all aspects of the position, particularly as one of the team’s hardest hitters.
2009: Earned consensus first-team All-America accolades after leading the Southern Conference and tying for third nationally with seven interceptions ... was a first-team all-Southern Conference selection by the league’s coaches and media ... named SoCon’s Defensive Player of the Week twice (at Wofford, at Elon) ... ranked second on the team, fourth in the SoCon and tied for 17th nationally with 13 total passes defended (seven INT, six pass break-ups) ... ranked fifth on the team with 70 tackles ... got off to a slow start in the interceptions column, as he did not pick off any passes in the first five games of the year, due in large part to the fact that opposing coaches and quarterbacks were purposely gearing their passing game away from him ... broke out of the interceptions slump in a big way with two huge second-half INTs that sparked ASU’s come-from-behind win at Wofford ... Appalachian trailed by 14 points when he got his first interception of the year midway through the third quarter vs. Wofford ... his first INT led to the Mountaineers slicing the deficit in half and the second came at the ASU five yard line in the final minute of the game to seal the 44-34 victory ... also led squad with nine tackles against Wofford en route to his third-career SoCon Player of the Week recognition ... the two-interception effort at Wofford kick-started a late-season stretch of seven interceptions in seven games ... the next week versus Georgia Southern, he intercepted a pass at the ASU 20 yard line to squelch a GSU scoring opportunity with ASU leading 14-7 late in the first quarter, turning what could have possibly been a 14-14 ballgame into what became a 52-16 ASU rout ... interception in the fourth quarter versus Chattanooga set up ASU’s final touchdown in a hard-fought 35-20 victory ... intercepted second-team all-conference QB Scott Riddle twice in the first quarter of de facto SoCon championship game at Elon, with both INTs leading directly to ASU touchdowns as the Mountaineers jumped out to a 21-0 lead en route convincing 27-10 triumph ... also broke up two passes in conference-title-clinching win at Elon ... picked off his seventh pass of the year in first round of FCS playoff win over South Carolina State ... overshadowed by his interception total, LeGree had five or more tackles in 8-of-14 games, including nine apiece versus nationally ranked McNeese State and Wofford and seven each against Chattanooga and Western Carolina ... had 1.5 tackles for loss in rain-soaked rout at Furman ... forced a fumble in overtime win at The Citadel.
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