* Josh Amobi
* Mike Barth
* Solomon Bates
* Shaun McDonald
* Greg Pieratt
* Mike Pinkard
* Terrell Suggs
* Mason Unck
* Alfred Williams
Josh Amobi
Linebacker
6-2 * 219 * Senior * 4 Letters
Phoenix, Ariz.
(Shadow Mountain)
ASU:
Saw significant playing time at linebacker...had one of the best off-seasons on the entire team...very athletic player who also excels on special teams...turned in a 37.5 inch vertical jump in winter training.
2002:
Played in 12 games, starting nine...honored with the Tim Landers Iron Man Award for excellence in the Sun Devil weightroom...named Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts against Oregon State on October 12, where he had five tackles, three for losses totaling 27 yards, and the key defensive play of the game, sacking Beavers quarterback Derek Anderson for a 17-yard loss on the final play of the game with OSU threatening to score...registered 39 tackles on the year, 17 solo efforts...had seven tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble, four fumble recoveries and two interceptions...his four fumble recoveries were tied for the most in the Pac-10...returned an interception 21 yards for a touchdown against UCF.
2001:
Winner of the Special Teams Iron Man Award...played in all 11 games and started against Arizona and UCLA...recorded 46 tackles on the year, 25 unassisted...had three tackles for loss totaling seven yards...turned in one sack...recovered a fumble against Washington State...recorded six tackles against Arizona.
2000:
Played in seven games after suffering a broken ankle in the spring...turned in 11 tackles, eight unassisted...recorded two tackles, including a five-yard quarterback sack, vs. Stanford...had a pair of tackles vs. San Diego State...registered an unassisted stop in the Aloha Bowl...had a pair of tackles vs. Oregon and again vs. USC...also turned in two solo tackles vs. USC. 1999: Played in 10 games as a true freshman, mostly on special teams ... one of four true freshmen to play ... tallied eight tackles, including three at Oregon.
HIGH SCHOOL:
A 1999 graduate of Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix...a team captain in football his senior year... listed as the No. 103 prospect in the Far West by SuperPrep Magazine... earned all-region accolades at linebacker in 1998...was an all-Desert Valley Conference selection both his junior and senior year...rushed for over 1,000 yards his senior year...lists his best individual performance in a 1998 game against Kofa High School when he rushed for 170 yards and had three sacks...lettered one year in basketball, two years in football and three years in track.
PERSONAL:
Majoring in interdisciplinary studies...parents are Douglas and Funmi Amobi of Phoenix, Ariz....has two sisters (Sharon and Shalom)...lists his most exciting sports experience as competing in the 100 and 200-dash in the state track meet his freshman year...hobbies include playing video games and snowboarding...born Nov. 14, 1980 in Nigeria...full name is Josh U. Amobi.
CAREER HIGHS:
Unassisted Tackles: 4, three times, last vs. OSU (10/12/02). Assisted Tackles: 4, three times, last vs. Stanford (9/28/02). Total Tackles: 6, vs. Arizona (11/23/01).
| Amobi's Career Statistics | ||||
| G/GS | UT/AT | TT | ||
| 1999 | 10/0 | 4/4 | 8 | |
| 2000 | 7/0 | 8/3 | 11 | |
| 2001 | 11/2 | 25/21 | 46 | |
| 2002 | 12/9 | 17/22 | 39 | |
| Career | 40/11 | 54/50 | 104 | |
| Amobi's Game-by-Game Statistics | ||||
| 2001 | ||||
| Opp. | AT | UT | TT | TFL/Yds |
| SDSU | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1/4 |
| at Stanford | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0/0 |
| San Jose State | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1/1 |
| La-Lafayette | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0/0 |
| at USC | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0/0 |
| Oregon State | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0/0 |
| at Oregon | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0/0 |
| WSU | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1/2 |
| Arizona | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0/0 |
| at UCLA | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0/0 |
| 2002 | ||||
| Opp. | AT | UT | TT | TFL/Yds |
| at Nebraska | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1/2 |
| E. Washington | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 |
| UCF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1/0 |
| at SDSU | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2/8 |
| Stanford | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0/0 |
| N. Carolina | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0/0 |
| Oregon St. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3/27 |
| at Oregon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 |
| Washington | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0/0 |
| at WSU | Did not play | |||
| California | Did not play | |||
| at USC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 |
| at Arizona | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 |
| vs. Kansas St. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0/0 |
#13 * Mike Barth
Placekicker
6-1 * 217 * Senior * 4 Letters
Phoenix, Ariz.
(Mountain Pointe)
ASU:
One of the top placekickers in the Pac-10...one of the best placekickers in ASU history...is second on the Sun Devil career list for field goals made (49) and points by kicking (277)...missed the majority of spring practice in 2001 due to appendicitis...has connected on 68.1 percent of his career field goal attempts (49 of 72).
2002:
Went 23 of 33 (.697) for field goals on the year, with a long of 50 against Oregon State...his 23 field goals for the season places him third on the all-time single-season list for field goals at ASU...made his last 15 attempts under 50 yards...connected on all three attempts in upset win over then No. 6 Oregon, including the game winner with under two minutes remaining...that performance earned him Pac-10 Special Teams Player of the Week honors...third in the Pac-10 and ninth in the nation in field goals made with 1.64 per game...tied for third in the Pac-10 and 25th in the nation in scoring (8.43 ppg)...finished the season as the only kicker in the Pac-10 to connect on all of his PAT tries (49 of 49)...hit for 17 points (3 fg, 8 pat) in game versus Stanford, tied for most points by a kicker in a single game in the Pac-10 this year...earned Academic All-Pac-10 honorable mention honors.
2001:
Was a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award, which is annually presented to the nation's top placekicker...earned honorable-mention All-Pac-10 honors...first-team Pac-10 All-Academic...first-team Verizon Academic All-District VIII selection...led ASU in scoring with 70 points...made 43 out of 44 extra point attempts...was 6-for-6 on extra point attempts against San Jose State and UCLA...made seven extra points against Louisiana-Lafayette...connected on nine of 14 field goal attempts...hit a season-long 47-yarder at Stanford...made two field goals against each Stanford and Oregon State...had one field goal blocked against Oregon State...finished sixth in the Pac-10 in scoring at 6.4 points per game...finished sixth in the Pac-10 in field goal percentage at 64.3 percent (9-14).
2000:
Handled the kickoff and placekicking responsibilities...made 16-of-24 field goals (66.7 percent)...kicked five field goals over 40 yards...was a perfect 8-of-8 from 20 to 29 yards...longest field goal was a 49-yarder vs. UCLA...booted 32-of-34 PATs...led team in scoring with 86 points...in season opener vs. San Diego State kicked a 21-yard field goal in the fourth quarter that would stand as the game-winner in a 10-7 nail-biter...one week later booted a 41-yarder as the clock expired to beat Colorado State 13-10...gave ASU a win over Washington State with a 41-yarder in overtime...converted on three-of-four attempts vs. USC from 27, 28 and 45 yards...against Arizona, kicked three field goals (24, 39 and 48 yards) and ran in a touchdown from 13 yards...Pac-10 All-Academic honorable-mention selection...led the Pac-10 and finished 15th nationally in field goals. 1999: True freshman who took over kickoff duties against UCLA ... one of four true freshmen to play ... began kicking extra points vs. Stanford and connected on all three attempts ... tremendous effort in win over arch-rival Arizona, connecting on all five extra point tries ... sent all seven kickoffs against the Wildcats either into or out of the end zone...ended the season connecting on all nine PATs.
HIGH SCHOOL:
A 1999 graduate of Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix...1998 honorable-mention all-region All-American by PrepStar Magazine...listed by PrepStar Magazine as the No. 10 "Athlete" in the Western Region...Student Sports Magazine preseason all-region pick...a member of the "Western 100" by the Tacoma News-Tribune... listed in 1998 by USA Today as one of the top high school players in the state of Arizona...was a 1999 honorable-mention All-American by USA Today...earned first-team defensive honors by the East Valley Tribune (1998 All-East Valley)...a "Best of the Rest" player by the Arizona Republic as a kicker/linebacker in 1998...earned first-team all-state accolades in Class 5A by Arizona Football Magazine...collected 86 tackles, six quarterback sacks, two interceptions, two fumble recoveries and two caused fumbles last year as a senior...holds the Mountain Pointe school record for the longest field goal (46 yards) and the most field goals in one game with three (46, 42 and 37 yards)...lettered three times in football, four times in soccer and once in baseball...captained the football and soccer teams...won the Joe Selleh Award for team leadership in 1997 and 1998...was selected for the Tempe All-City Association's Award of Excellence, given to the Tempe district student exhibiting the most outstanding academic, athletic and extracurricular achievement...had a 3.97 grade-point average...awarded an ASU Freshman Achievement Scholarship...coached by Karl Kiefer.
PERSONAL:
Majoring in finance...parents are Michael and Juleen Barth of Phoenix...born Nov. 24, 1980, in Lima, Ohio...has two brothers, Chase (13) and Hunter James (born Dec. 5, 2001)...hobbies include ping pong and water volleyball...full name is Michael David Barth.
CAREER HIGHS:
Field Goals: 3, five times, last at Oregon (10/19/02). Field Goal Attempts: 4, three times, last vs. Oregon State (10/12/02). Longest Field Goal: 50, vs. Oregon State (10/12/02). PATs: 8 vs. Stanford (9/28/02). PAT Attempts: 8, twice, last vs. Stanford (9/28/02).
| Barth's Career Statistics | |||||||||
| Year | FG/A | Pct. | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Lg. | Bk. |
| 1999 | 1/1 | 1.000 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 46 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16/24 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 9/9 | 2/3 | 5/9 | 0/3 | 49 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9/14 | 64.3 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4/5 | 3/5 | 0/2 | 47 | 1 |
| 2002 | 23/33 | 69.7 | 0/0 | 9/11 | 7/9 | 6/7 | 1/6 | 50 | 1 |
| Career | 49/72 | 68.1 | 1/1 | 19/21 | 13/17 | 15/22 | 1/11 | 50 | 2 |
| Barth's Game-by-Game Statistics | |||||||||
| 2002 | |||||||||
| Opp. | FG/A | FG | XPT | ||||||
| at Nebraska | 1/1 | (33) | 1/1 | ||||||
| E. Washington | 1/2 | 57,(43) | 5/5 | ||||||
| UCF | 1/1 | (47) | 5/5 | ||||||
| at SDSU | 1/1 | (27) | 4/4 | ||||||
| Stanford | 3/4 | 50,(36),(20),(41) | 8/8 | ||||||
| North Carolina | 0/4 | 27,36,36,49 | 5/5 | ||||||
| Oregon State | 2/4 | (50),28,(46),53 | 1/1 | ||||||
| at Oregon | 3/3 | (32),(44),(29) | 4/4 | ||||||
| Washington | 2/2 | (38),(40) | 3/3 | ||||||
| at Washington St. | 2/2 | (36),(22) | 2/2 | ||||||
| California | 1/2 | (22),51 | 3/3 | ||||||
| at USC | 2/2 | (22),(27) | 1/1 | ||||||
| at Arizona | 2/2 | (27),(32) | 4/4 | ||||||
| vs. Kansas St. | 2/3 | (26),(39),51 | 3/3 | ||||||
| 2001 | |||||||||
| Opp. | FG/A | FG | XPT | ||||||
| San Diego State | 1/1 | (38) | 5/5 | ||||||
| at Stanford | 2/2 | (47)(46) | 2/2 | ||||||
| San Jose State | 1/1 | (31) | 6/6 | ||||||
| La-Lafayette | 0/0 | 0 | 7/8 | ||||||
| at USC | 1/1 | (36) | 2/2 | ||||||
| Oregon State | 2/2 | (39)(24) | 5/5 | ||||||
| Washington | 1/2 | (42) | 2/2 | ||||||
| at Oregon | 1/2 | (19) | 3/3 | ||||||
| Washington State | 0/0 | 0 | 2/2 | ||||||
| Arizona | 0/0 | 0 | 3/3 | ||||||
| at UCLA | 0/0 | 0 | 6/6 | ||||||
| 2000 | |||||||||
| Opp. | FG/A | FG | |||||||
| at San Diego State | 1/3 | 41, 40, (21) | |||||||
| Colorado State | 2/3 | 50, (23), (41) | |||||||
| Utah State | 1/1 | (27) | |||||||
| UCLA | 1/2 | 50, (49) | |||||||
| California | 1/1 | (35) | |||||||
| Washington | 2/2 | (27), (24) | |||||||
| at Washington State | 1/3 | 52, 36, (41) | |||||||
| Oregon | 0/1 | 40 | |||||||
| USC | 3/4 | (28), (45), 43, (27) | |||||||
| at Stanford | 0/0 | - | |||||||
| at Arizona | 3/3 | (39), (24), (48) | |||||||
| vs. Boston College | 1/1 | (21) | |||||||
| (parentheses indicate field goals made) | |||||||||
#1 * Solomon Bates
Linebacker
6-2 * 261 * Senior * 4 Letters
Moreno Valley, Calif./Canyon Springs HS
ASU:
A starter since his freshman season ...spent 2001 campaign out of shape...mainstay of experienced corps at linebacker.
2002:
Played in 12 games, starting seven...had 29 solo tackles on his way to recording 58 total tackles on the year...registered six tackles for loss, one sack and one interception...had a season high nine tackles against Kansas State in the Holiday Bowl, two of which were tackles for loss.
2001:
Played in 11 games, starting 10...recorded 49 tackles, 19 were solo...six tackles for loss for 13 yards...recorded one sack for a loss of nine yards against Arizona...had six pass deflections on the year...recovered one fumble for nine yards against Louisiana-Lafayette...recorded a season-high eight tackles against Oregon State.
2000:
Honorable-mention All-Pac-10 selection...started all 12 games at middle linebacker...second on team in total and unassisted tackles with 99 and 70, respectively...turned in 12 tackles for loss...had three sacks for a total of 11 yards...also snagged two interceptions and had eight pass deflections...tied for second in the Pac-10 with four forced fumbles on the year...led Sun Devils with nine tackles and one forced fumble vs. San Diego State...had a team-leading 11 tackles, including a sack vs. Colorado State...snatched an 11-yard interception vs. Utah State...registered seven unassisted tackles, two for a loss of 10 yards vs. UCLA...led Sun Devils with 10 tackles vs. California, also deflecting a pass...ASU-leading nine tackles, four of which were for a loss, plus one forced fumble vs. Washington...10 tackles vs. Oregon...against WSU, grabbed a 34-yard interception to go along with 11 tackles, including three for a loss...nine tackles, seven solo, including a five-yard sack of Ortege Jenkins vs. Arizona...six tackles and two pass break-ups in the Aloha Bowl...seventh in the Pac-10 in tackles, going into the Aloha Bowl...tied for second in the conference in forced fumbles. 1999: Named to the Sporting News' First Team All-Freshman squad ... earned Bill Kajikawa Sun Devil Award as ASU's most outstanding freshman ... also named to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Pac-10 All-Freshman team and one of "Top 10 Freshmen" by Sports Illustrated ... eighth on the team with 42 tackles despite not starting until third game of the season and suffering a season-ending right knee injury (MCL sprain) at Oregon (10/30) ... five of those tackles were for a loss ... dominating performance in upset win at Washington with team-leading 11 tackles (three TFL) and a forced fumble ... nine-tackle effort against New Mexico State ... recovered a key fourth quarter fumble against UCLA that set up a touchdown to bring ASU within three ... was one of only three 17-year-old freshmen to start in Division I football in 1999.
HIGH SCHOOL:
A 1999 graduate of Canyon Springs High School...1998 preseason All-American by SuperPrep Magazine...also listed as the No. 13 linebacker in the nation by SuperPrep...1998 preseason All-American by PrepStar Magazine...listed by PrepStar as the No. 4 linebacker in the Western Region...a member of the "Western 100" by the Tacoma News-Tribune...1999 honorable-mention All-American by USA Today...listed as one of the nation's top seven linebackers by Street & Smith's Magazine...Area Defensive Player of the Year...named all-league...collected 120 tackles as a junior and added five quarterback sacks...collected 20 tackles against Norco High School during his junior campaign.
PERSONAL:
Majoring in sociology...parents are Russell (minister) and Shirleyne (educator) Bates of Moreno Valley, Calif....has four siblings (Russell, 27, Gabriel, 23, Akosua, 22, and India, 12)...has a son, Alijah (born January 31, 2001)...born April 18, 1982, in Carver City, Calif....hobbies include playing basketball, golf, tennis and chess...full name is Solomon Augustus Bates.
CAREER HIGHS:
Unassisted Tackles: 9, at Washington State (10/21/00). Assisted Tackles: 9, vs. New Mexico State (9/18/99). Total Tackles: 11, three times, last at Washington State (10/21/00). Tackles for Loss: 4, vs. Washington (10/14/00)
| Bates' Career Statistics | |||||||||
| Year | G/GS | UT/AT | TT | TFL/Yds | Sacks/Yds | PD | FF | FR | Int |
| 1999 | 8/6 | 15/27 | 42 | 5/13 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12/12 | 70/29 | 99 | 12/33 | 3/11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2001 | 11/10 | 19/30 | 49 | 6/13 | 1/9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 12/7 | 29/29 | 58 | 6/20 | 1/5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 43/35 | 133/115 | 248 | 29/79 | 5/25 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Bates' Game-by-Game Statistics | |||||||||
| 2002 | |||||||||
| Opp. | AT | UT | TT | TFL/Yds. | Sacks-Yds. | FR-Yds. | |||
| at Nebraska | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |||
| E. Washington | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |||
| UCF | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2/9 | 1/5 | 0 | |||
| at SDSU | 3 | 2 | 5 | .5/1 | 0/0 | 0 | |||
| Stanford | --Did not Play-- | ||||||||
| N. Carolina | --Did not Play-- | ||||||||
| Oregon St. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |||
| at Oregon | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |||
| Washington | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |||
| at WSU | 3 | 2 | 5 | .5/2 | 0/0 | 0 | |||
| California | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |||
| at USC | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | |||
| at Arizona | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |||
| vs. KSU | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 0 | |||
| 2001 | |||||||||
| Opp. | AT | UT | TT | TFL/Yds. | Sacks-Yds. | FR-Yds. | |||
| San Diego St. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |||
| at Stanford | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | |||
| San Jose State | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0 | |||
| La-Lafayette | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1-9 | |||
| at USC | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | |||
| Oregon State | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |||
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |||
| at Oregon | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | |||
| WSU | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |||
| Arizona | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/9 | 1/9 | 0 | |||
| at UCLA | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |||
| 2000 | |||||||||
| Opp. | AT | UT | TT | TFL/Yds | |||||
| at San Diego State | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0/0 | |||||
| Colorado State | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1/4 | |||||
| Utah State | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0/0 | |||||
| at UCLA | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2/10 | |||||
| California | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0/0 | |||||
| Washington | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4/6 | |||||
| at Washington State | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3/5 | |||||
| Oregon | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0/0 | |||||
| USC | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0/0 | |||||
| at Stanford | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0/0 | |||||
| at Arizona | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1/5 | |||||
| vs. Boston College | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1/3 | |||||
| 1999 | |||||||||
| Opp. | AT | UT | TT | TFL/Yds | |||||
| Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1/2 | |||||
| New Mexico St. | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1/1 | |||||
| at California | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| UCLA | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| at Notre Dame | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| at Washington | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3/10 | |||||
| Washington St. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| at Oregon | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| at USC | -DNP- | ||||||||
| Stanford | -DNP- | ||||||||
| Arizona | -DNP- | ||||||||
| Wake Forest | -DNP- | ||||||||
#81 * Shaun McDonald
Wide Receiver
5-9 * 172 * Junior * 3 Letters
Phoenix, Ariz./Shadow Mountain HS
ASU:
One of the most exciting players in the Pac-10 and in the nation...short in stature but tall on talent...has the skills to make something happen after catching the football...ran a team-record 4.38 in the 40 on pro timing day this past spring ...has caught a pass in 28 straight games (dating back the 2000 season) and all but one game in his career...second on the ASU career receiving list with 2,867 yards in only three years...third on all-time ASU career touchdown receptions list (24), which is good enough for ninth all-time in the Pac-10.
2002:
Earned First-Team All-Pac-10 Acclaim for second year in a row...named to Sporting News All-Pac-10 First-Team...one of three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award, which is annually presented to the top wide receiver in the nation...Sporting News Third-Team All-American...finished season with 1,405 receiving yards on 87 catches (16.1 avg.) and 13 touchdowns...averaged 100.4 yards receiving per game, exactly matching his school record that he set last season...set the single-season Arizona State records for receiving yards and catches...put himself fourth on the all-time Pac-10 list for receiving yards in a season and finished 51 yards shy of the Pac-10 single-season record...second in the ASU record books for single-season touchdown catches...for the year, second in the Pac-10 in total receiving yards and third in receiving yards per game ...had over 100 yards receiving in six games, tying the ASU record, and had over 200 yards receiving in two games...with 10 catches for 221 yards on Sept. 28 versus Stanford, McDonald turned in the third-best receiving performance in school history...his 22.1 average per reception in that game is a school record...first player in Sun Devil history to record 1,000 receiving yards in back-to-back seasons...named ASU Co-Most Valuable Offensive Player along with quarterback Andrew Walter.
2001:
Appeared in all 11 games, starting eight...earned first-team All-Pac-10 honors...finished first in the Pac-10 and 10th in the nation in receiving yards per game with an average of 100.36 yards per game...led team with 47 receptions and 1,104 yards...his 1,104 receiving yards places him second in the Sun Devil record book for most receiving yards in a season, just 40 yards shy of the school record...broke single-season ASU records for receiving yards per game (100.36) and receiving yards per catch (23.5)...second on team in scoring with eleven touchdowns...those eleven touchdowns tied him for second in the Pac-10 for touchdowns scored...caught five passes for 154 yards and four touchdowns versus Louisiana-Lafayette...that four TD performance tied a Pac-10 record for most touchdown passes caught in a game...had four rushing attempts for eight yards...one rushing touchdown against USC...saw some special teams work...had one forced fumble versus San Jose State.
2000:
Played in all 12 games...started vs. Washington and Arizona in multiple wide-out sets...caught 22 passes for 358 yards...averaged 16.3 yards per catch and 29.8 yards per game...also accumulated five carries for 30 yards...led the team in punt returns with 263 yards on 28 tries...averaged 9.4 yards per return...also took back three kickoffs a total of 42 yards...finished third on the team with 693 all-purpose yards...longest reception of the season was a 68-yard touchdown connection with Griffin Goodman that went for a touchdown against California...hauled in a 54-yarder from Goodman that helped set up a Tom Pace touchdown run in the same game...also had two catches for 21 yards vs. Washington...made four grabs for 45 yards to go along with an 81-yard punt return for a touchdown against Oregon...had a pair of catches for 28 yards plus a 30-yard punt return vs. Stanford. 1999: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL:
A 1999 graduate of Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix...earned first-team "Best In The West" by the Long Beach Press-Telegram ... was the only player on that team from the state of Arizona...SuperPrep All-American, listed as the No. 14 "Skill Athlete" in the nation...listed as the No. 5 wide receiver in the Western Region by PrepStar Magazine...1998 Preseason All-American by PrepStar Magazine...rated as the No. 26 prospect in the Far West by SuperPrep Magazine...a member of the "Western 100" by the Tacoma News-Tribune...1999 Honorable Mention All-America by USA Today...named to the Super All-State 1998 squad as a return specialist by Arizona Football Magazine...earned first-team all-state accolades in Class 5A by Arizona Football Magazine...a finalist for the Arizona Player of the Year award given annually by the editor of Arizona Football Magazine...earned all-state honors as a kick return specialist and all-conference as a wide receiver and kick specialist as a junior...was a three-year starter...collected five kickoff returns for touchdowns as a senior before missing one-third of his senior season with a broken fibula...as a senior had 800 yards receiving (30 yard average) and 1,700 all-purpose yards...added seven kick returns for touchdown and averaged 46 yards per kick return...as a junior, returned four kickoffs of 90 yards or longer for touchdowns...holds state record for most kickoff returns for touchdowns with 14...also played tailback as a junior and rushed for 899 yards on 65 carries...had 43 receptions for 706 yards and six more touchdowns...lettered three times in football and four times each in soccer and track and field...scored a goal and assisted on another in winning the state championship in soccer...coached by Hal Pigusch.
PERSONAL:
Majoring in interdisciplinary studies...parents are Brad (route salesman) and Verona (operations manager) of Phoenix...brother Tariq, 22, was a Sun Devil until leaving early for the NFL where he was signed as a free agent by the Cincinnati Bengals...also has a sister, Tiffany, 17...born June 31, 1981 in Phoenix...lists most exciting experience in sports as getting 368 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns in one quarter in a game against Camelback High...hobbies include watching movies and playing video games...full name is Shaun Terrance McDonald.
CAREER HIGHS:
Receptions: 12, vs. Oregon (10/19/02). Receiving Yards: 221, vs. Stanford (9/28/02). TDs Receiving: 4, twice, last at San Diego State (9/14/02). Punt Returns: 8, at San Diego State (8/31/00). Punt Return Yards: 121, vs. USC (11/4/00). Longest Punt Return: 81, vs. USC (11/4/00). Kickoff Returns: 2, vs. Washington (10/27/01). Kickoff Return Yards: 27, vs. Washington (10/27/01). Longest Kickoff Return: 25, vs. Oregon State (10/20/01).
| McDonald's Career Statistics | |||||||
| Receiving | |||||||
| Year | G/GS | Rec. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | Long | Avg./G |
| 2000 | 12/2 | 22 | 358 | 16.3 | 1 | 68 | 29.8 |
| 2001 | 11/8 | 47 | 1104 | 23.5 | 10 | 68 | 100.4 |
| 2002 | 14/14 | 87 | 1,405 | 16.1 | 13 | 72 | 100.4 |
| Career | 37/24 | 156 | 2,867 | 18.4 | 24 | 72 | 77.5 |
| Punt Returns | |||||||
| Year | G/GS | No. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | Long | |
| 2000 | 12/2 | 28 | 269 | 9.4 | 1 | 81 | |
| 2001 | 11/8 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 14/14 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 28 | |
| Career | 37/24 | 33 | 299 | 9.1 | 1 | 81 | |
| Kickoff Returns | |||||||
| Year | G/GS | No. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | Long | |
| 2000 | 12/2 | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 2001 | 11/8 | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 25 | |
| Career | 23/10 | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 0 | 25 | |
| McDonald's Game-by-Game Statistics | |||||||
| 2002 Receiving | |||||||
| Opp. | Rec. | Yds. | TD | Long | |||
| at Nebraska | 7 | 73 | 0 | 14 | |||
| E. Washington | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||
| UCF | 5 | 54 | 3 | 26 | |||
| at SDSU | 8 | 175 | 4 | 72 | |||
| Stanford | 10 | 221 | 1 | 67 | |||
| N. Carolina | 8 | 156 | 0 | 41 | |||
| Oregon State | 4 | 53 | 0 | 15 | |||
| at Oregon | 12 | 204 | 1 | 67 | |||
| Washington | 3 | 50 | 1 | 25 | |||
| at WSU | 7 | 78 | 0 | 23 | |||
| California | 6 | 138 | 2 | 68 | |||
| at USC | 4 | 73 | 1 | 27 | |||
| at Arizona | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | |||
| vs. KSU | 11 | 114 | 0 | 24 | |||
| 2001 Receiving | |||||||
| Opp. | Rec. | Yds. | TD | Long | |||
| San Diego St. | 4 | 20 | 1 | 9 | |||
| at Stanford | 2 | 95 | 1 | 68 | |||
| San Jose State | 3 | 76 | 1 | 50 | |||
| La-Lafayette | 5 | 154 | 4 | 57 | |||
| at USC | 3 | 34 | 0 | 16 | |||
| Oregon State | 5 | 123 | 1 | 63 | |||
| Washington | 9 | 194 | 1 | 43 | |||
| at Oregon | 5 | 103 | 0 | 39 | |||
| WSU | 5 | 169 | 1 | 53 | |||
| Arizona | 3 | 71 | 0 | 38 | |||
| at UCLA | 3 | 65 | 0 | 33 | |||
| 2000 Receiving | |||||||
| Opp. | Rec. | Yds. | TD | Long | |||
| at SDSU | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Colorado St. | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Utah State | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32 | |||
| at UCLA | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | |||
| California | 2 | 122 | 1 | 68 | |||
| Washington | 2 | 21 | 0 | 15 | |||
| at WSU | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | |||
| Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| USC | 4 | 45 | 0 | 18 | |||
| at Stanford | 2 | 28 | 0 | 18 | |||
| at Arizona | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | |||
| vs. Boston Col. | 4 | 61 | 0 | 42 | |||
#41 * Greg Pieratt
Kicker
6-0 * 182 * Senior * 1 Letter
San Diego, Calif.
(Patrick Henry HS/Air Force)
2002:
Was kickoff specialist for the Sun Devils...helped ASU's kickoff team limit opponents to an average of 18.9 yards a return, which was third best in the Pac-10...all his kickoffs in the Holiday Bowl, which included two touchbacks, were fielded no further out than the opponents' three-yard line, which helped to limit Kansas State's dynamic kick return game to a total of 60 yards.
2001:
Kicked off a few times in 2001.
2000:
Did not play. 1999: Redshirted after transferring to ASU from the Air Force Academy in the fall of 1999.
AIR FORCE: Attended for one semester and was a member of the 1998 WAC Champion team that won the Commander in Chief's Trophy.
HIGH SCHOOL:
A 1998 graduate of Patrick Henry High School in San Diego, Calif....lettered in football, basketball and soccer...captain of the '98 soccer squad...a three-time Scholar-Athlete Award winner...earned first-team all-league and second-team all-county honors his senior year in football...second-team all-league his senior year in soccer...kicked four game-winning field goals in his senior year, all in the last 10 seconds of a game.
PERSONAL:
Major is justice studies...parents are Michael and Laurie...has a younger sister, Emily...father pitched for San Diego State...born August 2, 1980, in San Diego...full name is Greg Michael Pieratt.
#86 * Mike Pinkard
Tight End
6-5 * 264 * Senior * 4 Letters
Thornton, Colo.
(Thornton HS)
ASU:
Began Sun Devil career on the defense...improved as a blocker and a pass receiver as the 2001 season progressed and developed into a top tight end during senior season.
2002:
Played and started in all 14 games...earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 honors...had 31 receptions for 536 yards (avg. 17.3) and five touchdowns...his 31 receptions places him seventh in the Sun Devil records books for receptions by a tight end in a season...had four receptions for 87 yards and two touchdowns against Washington State on Nov. 2... awarded with the Mike Bartholomew Most Improved Offensive Player honor at the Sun Devils' football banquet.
2001:
Played in all 11 games, starting five of them...caught nine passes for 158 yards...caught a 23-yard touchdown pass vs. Washington...made season-long 34-yard receptions two times, against San Jose State and Oregon State.
2000:
Played in all 12 games behind All-American Todd Heap...started in four games in a two tight end set...made six receptions for 100 yards...his longest reception of the season was a 28-yard grab vs. Utah State...pulled in nine-yard reception vs. UCLA...had 26-yard grab vs. California...blocked a field goal vs. Washington and later blocked a point-after attempt in the second overtime of the USC game...turned in a 16-yard reception vs. Oregon and a 12-yarder vs. USC...finished the season off by pulling in a nine-yard pass in the Aloha Bowl. 1999: Appeared in eight games, totaling six tackles...tallied a career-high three tackles against New Mexico State...had a tackle for loss and picked off a pass on a zone blitz against USC, returning it 35 yards to the four yard-line in the fourth quarter. 1998: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL:
A 1998 graduate of Thornton High School ... lettered four years in football, four years in basketball and three years in track ... earned fifth-best ranking among tight-ends in the nation by SuperPrep Magazine ... was an All-American selection by the same publication ... was listed as the No. 2 tight end in the Big-12 region ... runs a 4.5 in the 40... caught 30 passes for 627 yards and eight touchdowns in 1997 ... also played defensive end and punted ... averaged 40 yards per punt and recorded 13 sacks.
PERSONAL:
Earned his bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies in December of 2002... parents are Charles (carpenter) and Marsha (teacher) Pinkard ... born December 27, 1979, in Denver ... has two sisters, Kesha and Charonne ... full name is Michael Edward Pinkard.
CAREER HIGHS:
Unassisted Tackles: 2, vs. New Mexico State (9/18/99). Assisted Tackles: 1, twice, last vs. New Mexico State (9/18/99). Total Tackles: 3, vs. New Mexico State (9/18/99). Tackles for Loss: 1, at USC (11/6/99). Receptions: 6, at Arizona (11/29/02). Receiving Yards: 87, at Washington State (11/2/02). TDs Receiving: 2, at Washington State (11/2/02).
| Pinkard's Career Statistics | |||||||||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Year | G/GS | Rec. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | Long | Avg./G | ||
| 2000 | 12/4 | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 0 | 28 | 8.3 | ||
| 2001 | 11/8 | 9 | 158 | 17.6 | 1 | 34 | 14.4 | ||
| 2002 | 14/14 | 31 | 536 | 17.3 | 5 | 45 | 38.3 | ||
| Career | 37/26 | 46 | 794 | 17.3 | 6 | 45 | 21.5 | ||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Year | G/GS | UT/AT | TT | TFL/Yds | Sacks/Yds | PD | FF | FR | Int |
| 1999 | 8/0 | 4/2 | 6 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pinkard's Game-by-Game Statistics | |||||||||
| 2002 Receiving | |||||||||
| Opp. | Rec. | Yds. | TD | Long | |||||
| at Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| E. Washington | 4 | 59 | 1 | 26 | |||||
| UCF | 1 | 45 | 0 | 45 | |||||
| at SDSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Stanford | 1 | 27 | 1 | 27 | |||||
| N. Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Oregon St. | 2 | 33 | 0 | 34 | |||||
| at Oregon | 4 | 41 | 1 | 25 | |||||
| Washington | 2 | 26 | 0 | 13 | |||||
| at WSU | 4 | 87 | 2 | 35 | |||||
| California | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| at USC | 3 | 61 | 0 | 25 | |||||
| at Arizona | 6 | 80 | 0 | 20 | |||||
| vs. KSU | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33 | |||||
| 2001 Receiving | |||||||||
| Opp. | Rec. | Yds. | TD | Long | |||||
| San Diego St. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| at Stanford | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | |||||
| San Jose State | 2 | 38 | 0 | 34 | |||||
| La-Lafayette | 2 | 25 | 0 | 27 | |||||
| at USC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Oregon State | 1 | 34 | 0 | 34 | |||||
| Washington | 1 | 23 | 1 | 23 | |||||
| at Oregon | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | |||||
| Washington State | -DNP- | ||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| at UCLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2000 Receiving | |||||||||
| Opp. | Rec. | Yds. | TD | Long | |||||
| at SDSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Colorado State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Utah State | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | |||||
| at UCLA | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |||||
| California | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | |||||
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| at WSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Oregon | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | |||||
| USC | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| at Stanford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| at Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| vs. Boston Col. | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |||||
| 1999 Defense | |||||||||
| Opp. | AT | UT | TT | TFL/Yds | |||||
| Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| NMSU | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| @California | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| UCLA | -DNP- | ||||||||
| @Notre Dame | -DNP- | ||||||||
| @Washington | -DNP- | ||||||||
| Washington St.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| @Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| @USC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 | |||||
| Stanford | -DNP- | ||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
#48 * Terrell Suggs
Defensive End
6-3 * 252 * Junior * 3 Letters
Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton HS
2002:
One of the premier defensive players in the nation...one of the best pass rush specialists in the country...very fast and athletic player...emerged as a team leader...the most decorated player in Arizona State history...winner of the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation's best all-around defensive football player...Rotary Lombardi Award winner as the best lineman in college football... Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award winner...Columbus Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Year...finalist for Chuck Bednarik Defensive Player of the Year Award...honored with the Morris Trophy as the outstanding defensive lineman in the Pac-10 as selected by the league's starting offensive lineman...named the 2002 Pac-10 Conference Defensive Player of the Year... also earned first-team All-Pac-10 honors for the second consecutive year... Arizona State's first unanimous All-American...earned All-America honors from the Football Writers Association of America, the AFCA, The Sporting News, CBS Sportsline.com, CNNSi.com and ESPN.com...The Sporting News Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year...has led the team in sacks and tackles for loss in each of his three years in Tempe... had two games in 2002 with four or more sacks and has totaled 13 career multi-sack games...set the NCAA, Pac-10 Conference and ASU single-season records with 24.0 sacks this year...has also set the NCAA, Pac-10 and ASU marks for single-season tackles for loss with 31.5... now holds ASU's career marks with 44.0 sacks and 65.5 tackles for loss in just three years...has led the nation in sacks and tackles for loss all year...had six forced fumbles on the season...was selected as a CNNSi.com Mid-Season All-American...Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week and Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week after game against Washington...turned in a career-best 4.5 sacks Oct. 26 vs. Washington in addition to 6.5 total tackles for loss, 12 tackles overall and a forced fumble against the Huskies...also had four sacks Oct. 5 vs. North Carolina... was named the Sun Devils' Outstanding Defensive Lineman and the Most Valuable Defensive Player awards at this year's Arizona State football banquet.
2001:
Leader of Sun Devil defense...was a third-team All-American by Football News...first-team All-Pac-10 selection...started all 11 games...had 42 tackles, 24 unassisted...added 18 tackles for loss totaling 79 yards...had a season-high five tackles for loss at USC...had two tackles for loss in four different games...had 10 quarterback sacks, all solo, totaling 57 yards...second in the Pac-10 in total sacks and first in solo sacks...broke up three passes...forced four fumbles...had a career game vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, totaling 10 tackles with four being tackles for loss.
2000:
Pac-10 Conference Freshman of the Year...Bill Kajikawa Award co-winner with Jeff Krohn for ASU Freshman-of-the-Year honors...Football News first-team Freshman All-American...a third-team Freshman All-America selection by the Sporting News...started all but two games at left end...became just the second true freshman in school history to start the first game of the season...finished sixth on the team with 48 total tackles, including 41 unassisted...led the squad with 16 tackles for a loss of 72 yards...also turned in a team-leading 10 sacks for 60 yards...had one interception and three pass breakups on the year...also turned in three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles...despite playing on defense, tied for seventh on the team in scoring with 12 points...made five tackles, including two for losses, in his collegiate debut vs. San Diego State...turned in five more tackles in second game of season, dropping Colorado State behind the line of scrimmage three times, including two sacks for 19 yards...in addition to his two TFL performance vs. Utah State, also made a 48-yard interception for a touchdown...had eight unassisted tackles vs. UCLA, three for a total loss of six yards...made four tackles (three solos), including two sacks for a loss of 13 yards vs. Stanford...stymied Arizona with seven tackles (six unassisted) and two sacks for 10 yards plus a fumble recovery for touchdown...tied for second in the Pac-10 in forced fumbles with four...tied for third in the league with 10 sacks...finished seventh in the Pac-10 with 16 tackles for loss...was honored for his outstanding rookie campaign by his hometown of Chandler with Jan. 25, 2001 being named Terrell Suggs Day...was one of six true freshman to play in 2000.
HIGH SCHOOL:
A 2000 graduate of Hamilton High School in Chandler...Parade Magazine All-American in 2000...Gatorade Arizona Player of the Year...listed as the No. 1 jumbo athlete in the nation by SuperPrep Magazine in its "All-American 308" listing...listed as the No. 6 player in the Farwest SuperPrep Magazine ...listed as the No. 3 Athlete in the Western region by PrepStar Magazine... the Arizona Player of the Year by USA Today...an All-American by USA Today...ranked the 60th-best player in the nation by the Sporting News...member of the Tacoma News Tribune's "Western 100" listing...earned six votes to make the Long Beach Press-Telegram's "Best In The West" second-team...made the second-team all-West team by the Orange County Register...listed as the No. 19 player on the Western Region Super 30 by SportsLine/PrepStar...listed as the No. 48 player in the nation in SuperPrep's National 50...the No. 1 player by SuperPrep in the "Arizona 29"...made the Super 30 All-Western Region team by PrepStar as the No. 19 player in the West...Max Emfinger listed Suggs as a first-team All-American for USA Today...listed as one of the "Dandy Dozen" in the I-formation running backs category by Max Emfinger...the Arizona 5A Player of the Year by Phoenix Metro...the Arizona Player of the Year by Super All-State '99...member of the first-team offense on the Super All-State '99...first-team all-state and first-team all-region...named to the Arizona Informant's All-Arizona football team...ran 297 times for 2,274 yards and 26 touchdowns in a one-back offense...transferred from Chandler High, where he was a blocking back and linebacker...holds school record with 367 rushing yards and five touchdowns in a single game over Yuma Kofa (48-21)...was first in the state in rushing yards (2,274), third in touchdowns (26) and fourth in scoring (156)...once scored four touchdowns and had 205 yards in three quarters...bench presses 300...power cleans 280...lettered three times in football, three times in basketball and once in track and field.
PERSONAL:
Majoring in secondary education (history)...parents are Donald, Sr., and Lavern...has four siblings: Hermann, Donald, Jr., Monquielh and Jonquie...born October 11, 1982, in Minneapolis, Minn....full name is Terrell Raymonn Suggs.
| Suggs' Career Statistics | |||||||||
| Year | G/GS | UT/AT | TT | TFL/Yds | Sacks/Yds | PD | FF | FR | Int |
| 2000 | 11/9 | 41/7 | 48 | 16/72 | 10/60 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2001 | 11/11 | 24/18 | 42 | 18/79 | 10/57 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 14/14 | 44/29 | 73 | 31.5/203 | 24/171 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 36/34 | 109/54 | 163 | 65.5/354 | 44/288 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| Suggs' Game-by-Game Statistics | |||||||||
| 2002 | |||||||||
| Opp. | UT/AT | TT | TFL/Yds. | Sacks/Yds | Int. | PD | |||
| at Nebraska | 2/2 | 4 | 1/1 | 1.0/1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| E. Washington | 3/2 | 5 | 2/20 | 2.0/20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| UCF | 5/2 | 7 | 5/24 | 3.0/14 | 0 | 2 | |||
| at San Diego St. | 3/1 | 4 | 3/13 | 1.0/5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Stanford | 1/2 | 3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| North Carolina | 5/2 | 7 | 5/32 | 4.0/31 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Oregon State | 2/1 | 3 | 1.5/8 | 1/7 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at Oregon | 1/2 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Washington | 5/7 | 12 | 6.5/44 | 4.5/36 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at Washington St. | 2/2 | 4 | 1/8 | 1.0/8 | 0 | 0 | |||
| California | 1/2 | 3 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 0 | 1 | |||
| at USC | 4/2 | 6 | .5/3 | .5/3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at Arizona | 5/3 | 8 | 3/23 | 2/21 | 0 | 0 | |||
| vs. Kansas St. | 4/0 | 4 | 2/21 | 2/21 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2001 | |||||||||
| Opp. | UT/AT | TT | TFL/Yds. | Sacks/Yds | Int. | PD | |||
| San Diego State | 0/3 | 0 | 2/13 | 2.0/13 | 0 | 1 | |||
| at Stanford | 3/3 | 6 | 3/6 | 1.0/2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| San Jose State | 1/1 | 2 | 1/5 | 1.0/5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| La-Lafayette | 4/6 | 10 | 4/14 | 2.0/10 | 0 | 1 | |||
| at USC | 0/6 | 6 | 5/22 | 2.0/11 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Oregon State | 3/1 | 4 | 1/8 | 1.0/8 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Washington | 3/1 | 4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at Oregon | 1/0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Washington State | 0/2 | 2 | 1/8 | 1/8 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Arizona | 2/1 | 3 | 1/9 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at UCLA | 1/0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2000 | |||||||||
| Opp. | UT/AT | TT | TFL/Yds. | Sacks/Yds | Int. | PD | |||
| at San Diego State | 4/1 | 5 | 2/8 | 1/5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Colorado State | 5/0 | 5 | 3/21 | 2/19 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Utah State | 3/0 | 3 | 2/10 | 2/10 | 1 | 1 | |||
| at UCLA | 8/0 | 8 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| California | 2/3 | 5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Washington | 1/0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at Washington State | -DNP- | ||||||||
| Oregon | 3/1 | 4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| USC | 3/0 | 3 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at Stanford | 3/1 | 4 | 2/13 | 2/13 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at Arizona | 6/1 | 7 | 3/11 | 2/10 | 0 | 1 | |||
| vs. Boston College | 3/0 | 3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | |||
#52 * Mason Unck
Linebacker
6-3 * 228 * Graduate * 4 Letters
Ogden, Utah/Bonneville HS
ASU:
One of the team leaders...a steady presence at linebacker...hampered early in career by injuries...also played on special teams...earned his undergraduate degree prior to senior season.
2002:
Played in all 14 games, starting 12...earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 honors...First-Team Academic All-Pac-10...Recorded 111 tackles, 61 were solo efforts...average of 7.9 tackles per game tied him for sixth best in the Pac-10...111 tackles put him fifth in the conference for total tackles...14.5 tackles for loss totaling 50 yards, including 2 sacks for 19 yards...six forced fumbles, which tied him for the most in the Pac-10...had one interception for 32 yards against Arizona on Nov. 29...registered 13 tackles and three forced fumbles on Sept. 28, versus Stanford...in Holiday Bowl versus Kansas State, had 15 tackles, a career high, three tackles for loss and one forced fumble...at the Sun Devil Football Awards Banquet, honored with the Babe Alex Demon Award for special teams excellence, and the Special Teams Iron Man of the Year honor.
2001:
Started all 11 games...second on team in tackles with 61...had 27 unassisted tackles...seven tackles were for losses, totaling 34 yards...had two sacks for losses of 26 yards...broke up three passes...recovered one fumble against USC...forced two fumbles...had 10 tackles and a sack against Stanford.
2000:
Returned from a torn ACL suffered in spring ball to play in six games...had nine tackles, seven unassisted...also recorded one tackle for a loss of one yard and one pass deflection...had three tackles vs. Arizona, plus a pass deflection...pulled down two tackles vs. Stanford. 1999: Earned the Gail Scott Most Improved Defensive Player award ... earned Pac-10 All-Freshman Team honors by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer...started 10 of 12 games and tallied 57 tackles-fourth-best on the team ... third on the team with 2.5 sacks and nine tackles for loss ... tallied seven tackles, including an assisted sack for a loss of eight yards, in his Sun Devil debut vs. Texas Tech ... started the first two games of the season and then the final eight...played all three linebacker positions and forced the coaches to play him ... made an impressive effort in ASU's 28-7 win over Washington with four solo tackles, including a fumble recovery after his 10-yard sack ... exploded with a career-best 11 tackles at Oregon...had five tackles, a sack, two TFK and a pass deflection in the Aloha Bowl. 1998: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL:
A 1998 graduate of Bonneville High School in Ogden, Utah...was named to all-region, all-area, and all-state teams in 1997...in 1996 was named all-region and honorable mention all-area...collected 85 tackles, two interceptions (one for a touchdown), two caused fumbles, five fumble recoveries, eight quarterback sacks and six pass deflections as a senior...as a junior, he collected 92 tackles, three interceptions (two for scores), three caused fumbles, four fumble recoveries and five sacks...also earned honorable mention all-region in basketball during 1996 season...scored a career-high 34 points, collected seven rebounds, seven steals and seven blocked shots in one game.
PERSONAL:
Has earned his bachelor's degree in communications...parents are John (marketing agent) and Lenora (teacher)...has four brothers and two sisters... his father, two uncles, and a cousin all played college baseball... lists his best individual performance in one game as 11 tackles, two sacks, and the winning interception for a touchdown... born March 30, 1980 in Ogden, Utah...full name is Mason Douglas Unck.
CAREER HIGHS:
Unassisted Tackles: 12, vs. Kansas State (12/27/02). Assisted Tackles: 8, twice, last vs. California (11/9/02). Total Tackles: 15, vs. Kansas State (12/27/02). Sacks: 1, five times, last vs. Oregon State (10/12/02). Tackles For Loss: 3, twice, last vs. Kansas State (12/27/02).
| Unck's Career Statistics | |||||||||
| Year | G/GS | UT/AT | TT | TFL/Yds | Sacks/Yds | PD | FF | FR | Int |
| 1999 | 12/10 | 31/26 | 57 | 9/54 | 2.5/24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6/0 | 7/2 | 9 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11/11 | 27/34 | 61 | 7/34 | 2/26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 14/12 | 61/50 | 111 | 14.5/50 | 2/19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 43/33 | 126/112 | 238 | 31/139 | 6.5/69 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Unck's Game-by-Game Statistics | |||||||||
| 2002 | |||||||||
| Opp. | UT/AT | TT | TFL/Yds. | Sacks/Yds | Int. | PD | |||
| at Nebraska | 2/5 | 7 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| E. Washington | 7/2 | 9 | 2/18 | 1.0/11 | 0 | 1 | |||
| UCF | 4/3 | 7 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at SDSU | 3/2 | 5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Stanford | 5/8 | 13 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| N. Carolina | 6/6 | 12 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Oregon St. | 2/2 | 4 | 1/8 | 1.0/8 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at Oregon | 5/2 | 7 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Washington | 2/3 | 5 | .5/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at WSU | 4/3 | 7 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| California | 2/8 | 10 | 1.5/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at USC | 0/5 | 5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at Arizona | 3/2 | 5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| vs. KSU | 12/3 | 15 | 3/8 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2001 | |||||||||
| Opp. | UT/AT | TT | TFL/Yds. | Sacks/Yds | Int. | PD | |||
| SDSU | 5/1 | 6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at Stanford | 7/3 | 10 | 1/13 | 1.0/13 | 0 | 0 | |||
| San Jose State | 1/4 | 5 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| La-Lafayette | 3/2 | 5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| at USC | 0/2 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Oregon State | 4/4 | 8 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Washington | 5/1 | 6 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| at Oregon | 1/1 | 2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| WSU | 3/5 | 8 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Arizona | 2/2 | 4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at UCLA | 3/1 | 4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2000 | |||||||||
| Opp. | UT/AT | TT | TFL/Yds. | Sacks/Yds | Int. | PD | |||
| at San Diego State | -DNP- | ||||||||
| Colorado State | -DNP- | ||||||||
| Utah State | -DNP- | ||||||||
| at UCLA | -DNP- | ||||||||
| California | -DNP- | ||||||||
| Washington | 3/0 | 3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at Washington State | -DNP- | ||||||||
| Oregon | 0/0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| USC | 0/1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at Stanford | 2/0 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at Arizona | 2/1 | 3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| vs. Boston College | 0/0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1999 | |||||||||
| Opp. | AT | UT | TT | TFL/Yds | Sacks/Yds. | ||||
| Texas Tech | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0.5/8 | 1/8 | ||||
| NMSU | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| at California | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| UCLA | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1/3 | ||||
| at Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2/7 | ||||
| at Washington | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1/10 | 1/10 | ||||
| Washington St. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| at Oregon | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1/2 | ||||
| at USC | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1/2 | ||||
| Stanford | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Arizona | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1/6 | 2/22 | ||||
#39 * Alfred Williams
Safety
6-1 * 203 * Graduate * 4 Letters
Irvine, Calif.
(Irvine)
ASU:
One of the toughest players in the country...a fierce hitter...earned his undergraduate degree prior to senior season...was recognized as a Hard Hat Player for his work in ASU's winter strength and conditioning program.
2002:
Played in 11 games, starting 10...earned Academic All-Pac-10 First-Team...recorded 51 tackles with 30 solo efforts...had 8.5 tackles for loss totaling 34 yards...3.5 sacks totaling 24 yards...had season high nine tackles versus Nebraska on Aug. 24...had eight tackles against North Carolina on Oct. 5 including 3 tackles for loss... presented with Cecil Abono Co-Captain Award at Sun Devil Football banquet.
2001:
Played in 11 games, starting 10...honored with the Sun Devil Valor Award, given for courage or great team play...named honorable mention All-Pac-10 for the second consecutive season...earned Pac-10 Player of the Week honors for the week of Oct. 20 for game against Oregon State...tied for third leading tackler on the team with 52...32 unassisted tackles...had six tackles for loss...added three sacks for 26 yards...had two interceptions for 60 yards...had season-high interception return of 57 yards against Washington...broke up three passes on the year...recovered one fumble...forced two fumbles...had seven tackles, one for loss, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery against San Jose State.
2000:
Honorable-mention All-Pac-10 selection...started all 12 games at free safety...finished third on the team and eighth in the Pac-10 with 94 tackles...had 66 unassisted take-downs...turned in four double-digit efforts in tackles in four of the last five games...four tackles went for a loss of 13 yards...also turned in two sacks for eight yards...had one 28-yard interception and three pass breakups...also recovered a pair of fumbles and forced two more...had six tackles, five unassisted, vs. San Diego State...turned in seven solo stops vs. Colorado State, one for a loss, and a pass deflection...had seven tackles at UCLA...also forced and recovered a fumble vs. the Bruins...recorded eight tackles vs. California...made seven tackles vs. Washington, including two sacks for eight yards...had eight tackles vs. Washington State...turned in 11 tackles vs. Oregon, nine unassisted...made 12 tackles, seven unassisted, vs. USC...led ASU vs. Arizona with 11 tackles, nine of them solo efforts...also led ASU in tackles in the Aloha Bowl with 10 tackles...also hauled in an 11-yard interception vs. Boston College. 1999: Earned Pac-10 All-Freshman Team honors by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer ... started seven of the 11 games he played in as recurring stingers limited his action and forced him to sit out the Oregon game ... ranked sixth on the team in tackles with 50 ... forced two fumbles and had four TFL...recovered a fumble in his career debut, a start vs. Texas Tech ... with ASU down 24-14 early in the fourth quarter against UCLA, he forced a huge fumble deep in Bruin territory to help spark the Sun Devils' come-from-behind 28-27 victory ... tallied a career-best 10 tackles in ASU's 28-7 win at Washington, forcing a fumble with a vicious hit. 1998: Saw his first action as a Sun Devil in the season opener against Washington...registered his first career tackle in the season-opener against Washington, pinning the Huskies at their own 11-yard line on a kickoff...played in two games before stingers forced him into a medical redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL:
A three-year letterwinner in football and track... Tacoma News Tribune "Western 100"... PrepStar All-Regional Team... second team All-Seaview League... 1996 and 1997 Irvine World News Player of the Week...All-Orange County Team in track and field in 1997.
PERSONAL:
Has earned his bachelor's degree in English (literature)... born in the Naval Hospital on the United States Marine Corps base at Camp Pendleton...parents are Alfred Sr. (Chief Warrant Officer USMC) and Theresa Williams (Revenue Officer for Internal Revenue Service) of Irvine, Calif....has two brothers, Damon Thompson and Rashad Williams... hobbies are playing the saxophone and drawing... born October 22, 1981 in Camp Pendleton, Calif....full name is Alfred Williams II.
CAREER HIGHS:
Unassisted Tackles: 9, at Arizona (11/24/00). Assisted Tackles: 6, at Notre Dame (10/9/99). Total Tackles: 12, vs. USC (11/4/00). Interceptions: 1, three times, last vs. Washington (10/27/01).
| Williams' Career Statistics | |||||||||
| Year | G/GS | UT/AT | TT | TFL/Yds | Sacks/Yds | PD | FF | FR | Int |
| 1998* | 2/0 | 0/1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11/7 | 29/21 | 50 | 4/16 | 1/7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12/12 | 66/28 | 94 | 4/13 | 2/8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2001 | 11/10 | 36/16 | 52 | 6/33 | 3/26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 11/10 | 30/21 | 51 | 8.5/34 | 3.5/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 47/39 | 161/87 | 248 | 22.5/96 | 9.5/65 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| *Medical Redshirt | |||||||||
| Williams' Game-by-Game Statistics | |||||||||
| 2002 | |||||||||
| Opp. | UT/AT | TT | TFL/Yds. | Sacks/Yds | Int. | PD | |||
| at Nebraska | 5/4 | 9 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| E. Washington | --DNP-- | ||||||||
| UCF | --DNP-- | ||||||||
| at SDSU | --DNP-- | ||||||||
| Stanford | 3/1 | 4 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| N. Carolina | 3/5 | 8 | 3/7 | .5/4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Oregon St. | 5/1 | 6 | 2/16 | 2/16 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at Oregon | 0/2 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Washington | 0/2 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at WSU | 4/1 | 5 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| California | 3/2 | 5 | .5/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at USC | 0/1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at Arizona | 3/0 | 3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| vs. KSU | 3/3 | 6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2001 | |||||||||
| Opp. | UT/AT | TT | TFL/Yds. | Sacks/Yds | Int. | PD | |||
| SDSU | 2/0 | 2 | 1/8 | 1.0/8 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at Stanford | 2/1 | 3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| San Jose State | 3/4 | 7 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| La-Lafayette | 3/2 | 5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1-3 | 1 | |||
| at USC | 4/0 | 4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Oregon State | 6/2 | 8 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Washington | 4/2 | 6 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1-57 | 1 | |||
| at Oregon | 3/1 | 4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| WSU | 2/1 | 3 | 1/10 | 1/10 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Arizona | 4/1 | 5 | 1/8 | 1/8 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at UCLA | 5/0 | 5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2000 | |||||||||
| Opp. | UT/AT | TT | TFL/Yds. | Sacks/Yds | Int. | PD | |||
| at SDSU | 5/1 | 6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Colorado St. | 7/0 | 7 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Utah State | 2/2 | 4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at UCLA | 5/2 | 7 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| California | 5/3 | 8 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Washington | 4/3 | 7 | 1/8 | 2/8 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at WSU | 5/3 | 8 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Oregon | 9/2 | 11 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| USC | 7/5 | 12 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at Stanford | 3/0 | 3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| at Arizona | 9/2 | 11 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| vs. Boston Col. | 5/5 | 10 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1999 | |||||||||
| Opp. | AT | UT | TT | PD | |||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| New Mexico St. | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| at California | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| UCLA | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| at Notre Dame | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| at Washington | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Washington St. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| at Oregon | -DNP- | ||||||||
| at USC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Stanford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Arizona | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | |||||
| vs. Wake Forest | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||