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NFL.com Bio and Statistics For Mike Karney
ASU: Is one of the most talented fullbacks in college football...good hands and excellent blocking skills integral to passing offense...great coverage ability on special teams...a postseason honors candidate...is listed as the eighth-best fullback in the nation by The Sporting News.
2002: Played in all 14 games, starting 11...missed other starts due to formation changes...carried eight times for 20 yards...had 13 receptions for 121 yards...averaged 9.3 yards per catch...longest reception of the year was for 16 yards versus Arizona...caught a two-point conversion versus San Diego State.
2001: Earned honorable-mention All-Pac-10 honors...played in all 11 games, starting seven...missed other four starts due to formation changes...gained 18 yards on the season on six carries...averaged three yards per carry and was never stopped behind the line of scrimmage...longest run of the year was for nine yards against Oregon State...caught six passes for 39 yards...had a touchdown reception against San Diego State.
2000: Played in 11 games last year...carried the ball 14 times for 42 yards...did not lose any yards in 2000...averaged 3.0 yards per carry and 3.8 yards per contest...also picked up 42 yards over four receptions...produced nine yards on three carries vs. California...picked up 17 yards on three carries , including season-best 10-yarder, vs. Washington State...in addition to six yards on two carries vs. Oregon, made season-best 20-yard reception from Jeff Krohn...had two runs for three yards and two receptions for 11 yards vs. USC...pulled down an 11-yard Matt Cooper pass vs. Stanford...one of six true freshmen to play in 2000.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2000 graduate of Kentwood High School in Kent, Wash....named honorable mention All-America by USA Today...listed as the No. 15 player in the Northwest by SuperPrep Magazine...an all-region selection by PrepStar Magazine...was the heart and soul of Kentwood's ride to the Class 4A state title game, its first appearance in 10 years...attended the Nebraska summer camp two years in a row...rushed for 800 yards and 22 touchdowns...committed to ASU very early in the process, even before ASU played at Washington on October 16.
PERSONAL: Majoring in interdisciplinary studies (education and sociology)...parents are Bob and Tina...has two older sisters...a throwback who has some unusual training regimens such as pulling weighted sleds with a parachute on his back and pushing cars...enjoys movies and pushing cars...born July 6, 1981 in San Jose, Calif.
CAREER HIGHS: Rushing Attempts: 3, three times, last at Arizona (11/24/00). Rushing Yards: 17, at Washington State (10/21/00). Receptions: 3, at Stanford (9/22/01). Receiving Yards: 25, vs. Washington (10/26/02). TDs Receiving: 1, vs. San Diego State (9/8/01).
