Player Bio: Davaren Hightower :: Football

ASU: Moved to safety for his senior campaign … good athlete who has played just about everywhere during his Sun Devil career (tailback, wide receiver, punt returner, kick returner, safety, quarterback) … played safety in high school. 2000: Played in 10 games, starting two … started the season opener at San Diego State and the season finale against Boston College in the Aloha Bowl … missed three games due to illness (pneumonia) … carried the ball 43 times for 164 yards for an average of 3.8 yards per carry … long of 21 yards … averaged 16.4 yards per game by ground … caught seven passes for 61 yards (8.7 yards per catch) … long of 34 yards … started against San Diego State and led ASU with 70 rushing yards on 14 carries … also caught three passes for nine yards vs. the Aztecs … carried the ball three consecutive downs for 18 yards in drive that resulted in the Sun Devils' game-winning field goal vs. San Diego State … broke loose for a season-long 21-yard run in the fourth quarter … carried the ball twice against California, netting 14 yards including a 10-yard scamper … also made a season-long 34-yard reception from Griffin Goodman vs. the Golden Bears … had seven carries for 23 yards vs. USC … put up another seven carries for 18 yards the following week vs. Stanford. 1999: Played in all 11 games, starting three ... started the season as one of four tailbacks ... switched to wide receiver halfway through the season ... netted 177 rushing yards on 39 carries ... had a career-high 72 rushing yards against California ... also posted a career-best 45 yard run against the Golden Bears ... caught nine passes for 84 yards (9.3 avg.) and one touchdown ... returned nine punts for 115 yds and a team-leading 12.8-yard average... had a great game against Stanford, gathering five receptions for 57 yards and a touchdown and returning a punt 78 yards for a touchdown. 1998: Played in his first ASU game in the home opener against Washington … had nine carries for 39 yds., including a long of 11 yards … scored a touchdown in the second quarter to give the Sun Devils a 21-14 advantage … had 10 carries for a 40 yards in the Sun Devils' 34-15 win over North Texas … 10 carries for a season-high 56 yards vs. Stanford … had a 10-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 38 and send it into overtime … tallied a two-yard touchdown run in the third quarter at Washington State to give the Suns Devils a 24-14 advantage … also caught an 18-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter for the first receiving touchdown of his career … carried the ball 17 times, a career high, for 50 yards vs. California … scored two touchdowns, one rushing and one receiving. 1997: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 1997 graduate of Lake Highlands High School, Dallas, Texas… recruited by Texas and Texas A&M… named the Most Valuable Player in the annual California-Texas High School All-Star game to benefit the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children... an athlete who can play several positions, including quarterback… rushed for 2,202 yards, averaging 8.5 yards per carry, while passing for 318 yards… scored 33 touchdowns and also averaged 25 yards per kickoff return and 14 yards per punt return… was the metro Player-of-the-Year by The Dallas Morning News and also earned honorable mention all-state… coached by Jerry Gayden.

PERSONAL: Major is interdisciplinary studies … expects to earn his bachelor's degree in December 2001 … mother is Dylette McGee… full name is Davaren H. Hightower.

CAREER HIGHS: Rushing Attempts: 17, vs. California (11/7/98). Rushing Yards: 72, at California (9/25/99). Rushing Touchdowns: 1, four times, last vs. California (11/7/98). Receptions: 5, vs. Stanford (11/13/99). Receiving Yards: 57, vs. Stanford (11/13/99). Receiving Touchdowns: 1, three times, last vs. Stanford (11/13/99).

Hightower's Career Statistics

Rushing Year G/GS Att. Net Avg. TD Lg. Avg./G 1998 10/1 72 268 3.7 4 16 26.8 1999 12/3 39 177 4.5 0 45 14.8 2000 10/2 43 164 3.8 0 21 16.4 Career 32/6 154 609 4.0 4 45 19.0

Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long Avg./G 1998 10/1 9 92 10.2 2 23 9.2 1999 12/3 9 84 9.3 1 18 7.0 2000 10/2 7 61 8.7 0 34 6.1 Career 32/6 25 237 9.5 3 34 7.4

Hightower's Game-by-Game Statistics 2000 Opp. Rush Net Yds. TD Long at San Diego State 14 70 0 21 Colorado State -DNP- Utah State -DNP- at UCLA 0 0 0 0 California 2 14 0 10 Washington 4 2 0 4 at Washington State 0 0 0 0 Oregon 1 1 0 1 USC 7 23 0 6 at Stanford 7 17 0 7 at Arizona 1 3 0 3 vs. Boston College 7 34 0 12

1999 Opp. Rush Net Yds. TD Texas Tech 1 2 0 New Mexico State 6 37 0 @California 9 72 0 UCLA 7 14 0 @Notre Dame 8 24 0 @Washington 3 6 0 Washington State 1 9 0 @Oregon 3 16 0 @USC 0 0 0 Stanford 1 -1 0 Arizona 0 0 0 Wake Forest 0 0 0

1998 Opp. Rush Net Yds. TD Washington 9 39 1 @ Brigham Young 1 8 0 North Texas 10 40 0 Oregon State -DNP - @USC 5 12 0 Notre Dame 0 0 0 Stanford 10 56 1 @Washington State 9 19 1 California 17 50 1 @Oregon 6 29 0 @Arizona 5 10 0