Height: 6-0
Weight: 211
Year: Sr.-3L*
Hometown: Seattle, Wash.
High School: Franklin
Position: LB
BIO
Academic Notes: Majoring in health sciences/physical education with a minor in health education…Four-time Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete recipient (2009-12)…Three-time Big Sky All-Academic selection (2008-10)…2007 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award recipient…Member of the National Honor Society…Posted a 3.43 GPA…Member of the honor roll for seven semesters…2011: Missed the season recovering from a shoulder injury…2010: Saw action in 10 games…Recorded 16 tackles on the season with a forced fumble…Had a season-high five tackles against Sacramento State…2009: Saw action in all 11 games with seven starts…Tied for sixth with 48 tackles with four pass deflections and a quarterback hurry…Had a career-high seven tackles three times (at Montana State, Idaho State, Eastern Washington)…Recorded at least one tackle in every game…2008: Saw action in all 11 games…Recorded 13 tackles on the season…Had a season-high three tackles two times…High School: A 2008 graduate of Franklin High School…Played for Mario Bailey…Named All-King County 4A first team at safety and second team at receiver…Named to Seattle Times Washington Top 100…Recorded 84 tackles with 72 solo with six interceptions, nine pass deflections, four forced fumbles and four sacks…Had 33 receptions for 589 yards and four touchdowns…Cousin Tim Sams played defensive back for the University of Idaho with former NAU assistant coach Brian Lindgren…Also lettered in track and field for three years…Recorded personal bests of 11.1 in the 100-meters and 22.7 in the 200m…Personal: Born Nick Ragland-Johnsen Oct. 27, 1989 in Seattle, Wash….Son of Stephanie Ragland and Jerry Johnsen…Has one brother, Michael…Also considered Washington State, Washington, Eastern Washington, Idaho State and Portland State.
UAlbany: Named to the CFPA Running Back Watch List… Enters the season ranked eighth on UAlbany’s career rushing list with 2,195 yards… Posted the fifth-best single-season mark in 2011 with 1,092 yards on 194 carries… Also stands fourth on the career all-purpose running chart with 3,441 total yards… Recorded the sixth-best single-season all-purpose running total in 2011 with 1,517 yards… UAlbany’s top all-purpose runner for the last two seasons. 2011: Had a season-high 155 rushing yards at Columbia (9/24)… Rushed for over 100 yards in six games… Had a season-high 64 receiving yards on two catches at Central Connecticut (10/22)… Also went 4-for-4 on pass attempts, including a 44-yard throw for a touchdown at Monmouth (11/12) and a 43-yard touchdown pass in the FCS Playoffs against Stony Brook (11/26)… Recorded three kick returns for 54 yards, including a long of 21 yards versus Sacred Heart (11/19)… Had a season-high 215 all-purpose yards against the Pioneers. 2010: Led team in rushing (72.4 ypg) and all-purpose yards (99.3 ypg) ... ran for 724 yards and seven touchdowns, plus caught 12 passes fro 119 yards ... second on team in scoring with 48 points ... 100-plus all-purpose yards against five opponents ... named NEC Offensive Player of the Week after running for a career-high 129 yards in 3-0 season-opening win at Maine ... rushed for 97 yards in a pair of league victories over Sacred Heart and Monmouth ... ran for 92 yards and two TDs at Duquesne ... played special teams on kickoff return and punt cover squads ... 2009: Team's top returning rusher with 379 yards and five touchdowns ... ran for 90 or more yards against three opponents, including 99 at Georgia Southern ... scored on an 8-yard run and 9-yard pass reception in first quarter at Wagner ... totaled 141 all-purpose yards in the 41-28 NEC victory ... season-long 58-yard TD run in fourth quarter vs. Duquense ... named NEC Rookie of the Week on Sept. 8 after totaling a career-best 239 all-purpose yards in opener ... threw a 31-yard scoring pass and reached end zone on a 1-yard run at Monmouth ... ninth among the nation's leaders with a 26.6 kickoff return average ... 2008: Redshirted as a true freshman ... High School: New York State Sportswriters Association Class AA second-team all-state selection ... consensus first-team All-Area choice ... Offensive Player of the Year by Daily Gazette ... rushed for 940 yards and passed for 552 while accounting for 17 touchdowns ... Empire Division Player of the Year ... made 74 tackles and tied school standard with six interceptions ... Dutchmen reached Section II championship game ... two-time captain ... three varsity basketball letters ... competed in triple jump as member of track & field team ... Personal: Major is information science with a minor in business administration ... born 4-12-90 ... parents are Arel and Merline Smith ... has one sister, Taryne McDonald ... member of 2009 New York Giants training camp staff.
Class: Freshman Hometown: Mobile, Ala. High School: Cypress Falls (Texas) HS Height / Weight: 6-0 / 200 Position: QB
Prior to Western Carolina: Was a three-year starter who threw for over 2,400 yards and 30 touchdowns as a senior at Cypress Falls High in Houston, Texas ... Earned Texas 5-A All-District 17 honors following his senior season ... Dual-threat QB who tossed seven touchdown passes in a single-game against Elsik in bi-district playoff meeting in Nov. 2011 ... Earned the Marine Corps Elite Warrior of the Week honor following a 331-yard, six TD performance against Jersey Village ... Was named second team all-district as a junior.
Personal: Full name is Troy Lavaughn Mitchell ... Is the son of Troy and Shanita Mitchell ... Has two siblings, Raybon and Zurie.
#10 DJ Adams
Position: RB
Height: 5-11
Weight: 220
Class: Junior
Hometown: Norcross, GA
High School: Norcross
Coach Burton says: “DJ is a guy we expect to make an immediate impact in the Big Sky, no different than what he did in the ACC. He also gives us a thunder-and -lightning combination with Shaquille Richard and Steven Long.”
PREVIOUS TO PORTLAND STATE
Played two seasons at the University of Maryland as a backup running back… as a freshman, competed in nine games, rushing 67 times for 239 yards and a team-high 11 touchdowns, which was a Maryland freshman record… ranked third on the team in rushing yards… best game was 16 carries for 84 yards and a touchdown against Wake Forest… had 13 rushes for 37 yards and three TDs against Virginia… set a Maryland bowl record with four rushing touchdowns in the Military Bowl against East Carolina… as a sophomore, did not see as much action carrying the ball 40 times for 174 yards and four touchdowns… has 16 carries for 55 yards and a touchdown against Notre Dame… was a redshirt at Maryland in 2009.
Prepped at Norcross High School in Georgia… was ranked number 16 running back in the nation by Scout.com and 29th by Rivals.com… 22nd ranked player in the state of Georgia… on the ESPNU 150…. was a Class 5A All-Georgia honorable mention… rushed for 1,584 yards and 14 touchdowns on 257 carries as a senior, leading his team to an 8-4 record… played in the 2008 GACA North-South All-Star Game… carried 204 times for 1,462 yards and 11 TDs as a junior... lettered in football and track four times each.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Son of Karen and Alan Lawrence… born September 27, 1990... has one younger sister, Faith... majoring in Social Science... hobbies are playing the piano, reading, Big Brothers of America and FCA Atlanta.
10 - Austin Dotson
Year: Jr.
Position: WR
Height: 5-9
Weight: 175
Experience: JC
Hometown: Carson, Calif.
Previous School: Golden West JC
Prior to Sacramento State: Played the previous two seasons at Golden West JC in Huntington Beach, Calif…caught 40 passes for 454 yards and four touchdowns in nine games in 2011…helped the team win the Central Championship Bowl.
High School: Graduated from Carson HS in 2009…finished third at the high school state track and field meet in the long jump with a best of 25-feet, 5-inches…was a high school teammate of fellow signee Ezekiel Graham at Carson HS.
Personal: Majoring in criminal justice…parents are Dwayne and Willens Dotson.
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