PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES Meet the Players UTAH STATE FOOTBALL

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1 Meet the Players Cornerback Mark Estelle broke up 13 passes in 2002 and will anchor the secondary this year. 25

2 Player Profiles ANDRE BALA DEFENSIVEEFENSIVE BACKACK 5-11 > 184 > Jr. > 2L 26 Houston, Texas (Willow Ridge HS) Quickly: Last name is pronounced Ball-uh... Sat out the spring with a foot injury (So.): Played as a reserve in the secondary and on special teams... Credited with eight tackles on the year... Had a tackle for loss and broke up one pass on the season... Made three tackles in consecutive games at Nebraska and against Idaho State (Fr.): Played as a true freshman... Had one fumble recovery on the season... Saw action in the secondary and on special teams. High School: A three-time all-district selection... Was named to the Texas 100 Club as one of the best 100 players in the state... Had six career interceptions and more than 30 passes broken up... Led one of the best defenses in the state and the team won district titles in 1999 and Had two touchdowns on fumble recoveries, including one 98-yard return... Also competed in track... Ranked in the top 15 percent of his class academically... Was named an all-greater Houston scholar-athlete of the week in November of Personal: Born May 16, 1983 in Houston, Texas... Son of Aaron Groce and Susan Hampton... Has one younger brother, Chris... Plans to major in psychology... Hobbies include reading, travel, working out and watching sports. Year G/GS UT AT Total Int. FR / / Totals 12/ BRYAN BLACK QUARTERBACK > 183 > Fr. > RS 16 Newman, Calif. (Orestimba HS) Quickly: Will enter the fall as a top backup to Travis Cox (RS): Spent the year working as the scout team quarterback. High School: Was a four-year letterwinner as a quarterback... Earned all-league honors twice and was alldistrict as a senior... Was the league s outstanding offensive player his senior year... Threw for more than 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns in his career... Also played basketball and baseball... Was a two-time all-league basketball selection. Personal: Born Feb. 26, 1983 in Walnut Creek, Calif... Son of BALA - CALVERLEY Glenn and Lori Black... Has one sister... Major is physical education and he would like to be a teacher and a coach... Hobbies include snowboarding and playing basketball. Quickly: Enters the spring as a backup at left tackle... Has starting experience (So.): Saw limited time as a backup on the offensive line (Fr.): Played extensively towards the end of the season replacing the injured Eric Gwilliam at tackle... Started four of the final six games of the year... Became the first freshman to start on the offensive line for USU since Ben Holbrook started vs. BYU in (RS): Redshirted his first year at Utah State after returning from an LDS mission... Was a co-winner of the team s offensive scout MVP honor along with Roger Fernandez. High School: Was a two-year letterwinner at Sky View playing offensive tackle, defensive end and long snapping in 1996 and Earned all-state honors as a senior... Also competed in basketball and track. Personal: Born July 20, 1979 in Ogden, Utah... Son of Lee and Zan Burningham... Has one brother and one sister... Sister played basketball and volleyball for UCLA and BYU after earning All-America honors as a volleyball player at Ricks Junior College... Undecided on his major... Went on an LDS mission from to Louisiana... Hobbies include playing the piano and doing ceramics. Quickly: Will provide backup play at right tackle (Jr.): Backed up both tackle positions as a junior, appearing in all 11 games (RS): Redshirted his first year at USU. Junior College: Was a first-team all-mission Conference selection as a sophomore in 2000 and also was an honorable mention academic All-American... He was recruited by South Florida, Arkansas State, San Jose State, Hofstra, and Baylor out of junior college. High School: Played one year of high school football... Also played basketball and baseball. Personal: Born Nov. 19, 1981 in Downey, Calif... Son of Richard and Irene Calverley... Has two sisters... Has already received his bachelor s degree in psychology and is currently working on his master s in school counseling... Hobbies include playing basketball and working on cars. 26 BRENENRENEN BURNINGHAM URNINGHAM OFFENSIVE TACKLE > 305 > Jr. > 2L 65 Smithfield, Utah (Sky View HS) GRANT CALVERLEY OFFENSIVE TACKLE 6-4 > 296 > Sr. > 1L Moreno Valley, Calif. 74 (Valley View HS) (Riverside JC)

3 CARRIGER - CHICK JAISON AISON CARRIGER ARRIGER LINEBACKER > 226 > So. > 1L 58 Butte, Mont. (Butte HS) Quickly: Should contribute as a backup linebacker as well as on special teams (Fr.): Saw limited playing time on the year and did not record any statistics (RS): Redshirted his first year at USU. High School: Was a two-time all-state linebacker and two-time all-conference selection as well... Earned academic all-state honors three times as well... Recorded 110 tackles and four interceptions his senior year... As a tight end he had four touchdown catches... Defensively as a junior he had 80 tackles and two interceptions... Also played basketball, leading the state in threepoint percentage his junior year... Competed in track as well. Personal: Born Feb. 20, 1983 in Butte, Mont... Son of Rick and Paula Carriger... Has one brother and one sister... Plans to major in business finance and work as a corporate lawyer... Hobbies include hunting and spending time with friends. BEN CHAET /P KICKER ICKER/PUNTER > 193 > So. > SQ 15 Helena, Mont. (Helena HS) Quickly: Last name is pronounced Chate... Emerged from the spring as the team s top punter and placekicker (Fr.): Served as the backup to Dane Kidman and did not see any action (RS): Redshirted his first year at USU. High School: As a senior he earned Super State, all-state and all-conference first-team honors as a kicker and punter... Was also listed as a regional All-American... Also earned academic all-state honors as a senior... As a junior he was a second-team all-state kicker and punter... Was five-of-eight on field goals and averaged 42.0 yards per punt as a senior... Had a long punt of 72 yards and a long field goal of 49 yards... Seventy-five percent of his kickoffs were touchbacks... Played basketball, track and soccer as well at Helena High School. Personal: Born Sept. 16, 1982 in Helena, Mont... Son of Mike and Mary Chaet... Father played basketball at Northeastern... He has one brother and two sisters... Plans on majoring in engineering or architecture. 27 JOHNOHN CHICK HICK DEFENSIVE END > 242 > So. > 1L 37 Gillette, Wyo. (Campbell County HS) Quickly: Was a standout on the defensive line in his first year of play and should continue to be a top lineman for the Aggies (Fr.): Became the first USU freshman to start a season opener since 1993 when Pratt Lyons started at defensive tackle... Started all 11 games on the year... Was named one of three USU freshmen of the year with Donald Penn and Matt Wiser... Recorded 42 tackles on the year to rank seventh on the team and first among down linemen... Had 5.5 tackles for loss, including a team-high tying four sacks... Broke up two passes and forced one fumble on the season... Had five tackles in four different games, including each of his first two collegiate contests against Utah and Nebraska... His sacks came against BYU, UL-Monroe, Troy State and Middle Tennessee... Also forced a fumble against BYU. High School: Named the Wyoming high school defensive lineman of the year... Was an all-state defensive end and tight end... Was a two-time all-conference selection... As a senior he recorded 52 tackles, including 12 for loss... Also broke up four passes, recovered two fumbles and blocked a kick... As a tight end he caught four passes, including three for touchdowns and one two-point conversion... His team won the state championship after an undefeated season his senior year in Campbell County also won the state title in 1998 and finished second in Competed in track and was the state champion in both the shot put and discus. Personal: Born Nov. 20, 1982 in Gillette, Wyo... Son of John and Julie Chick... Has one brother and one sister... Wants to major in physical education... Would like to become a physical education teacher... Hobbies include golf, baseball, basketball, weight lifting, playing Nintendo, water activities, camping and fishing. Year G/GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks /

4 CIN - COLEMAN MALIK CIN OFFENSIVE GUARD > 299 > So. > RS 76 Richfield, Idaho (Richfield HS) Quickly: Name is pronounced Muh-leek Gin... Will start the year as a backup on the offensive line (Fr.): Redshirted his first season at USU. High School: Grew up in Germany before moving to Idaho ahead of the 2000 football season as an exchange student... Played as a junior and helped team to a second-place finish in its conference... Did not play as a senior, but was selected to play in the Shrine all-star game... Represented Europe in the Global Champioship game which was played in New Orleans the week before the Super Bowl... Also competed in basketball and track. Personal: Born May 16, 1984 in Wiesbaden, Germany... Son of Ahmet and Isy Cin... Has one sister... Plans to major in communications... Likes to spend time with his friends. MARVIN CLARK CORNER BACK 5-10 > 187 > Jr. > RS Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Rancho Cucamonga HS) (Chaffey JC) 6 Quickly: Impressed the coaches this past spring and enters the fall as a backup at cornerback (Fr.): Redshirted his first season at USU. Junior College: Earned all-state, allregion and all-conference honors as a sophomore in Recorded 65 tackles, 18 passes broken up and three interceptions... Also recovered three fumbles and forced two others. High School: An all-cif selection and member of the L.A. Times all-star team... As a senior he had 98 tackles, four interceptions, 15 passes broken up and blocked four field goal attempts... Team won a CIF title his senior year. Personal: Born Oct. 19, 1982 in Los Angeles, Calif... Son of Gary and Crystal Clark... Has six brothers and sisters... One of his brothers played football at LaVerne while another runs track at Long Beach State... Likes to work out, read and play video games. KENNYENNY COLEMANOLEMAN WIDE RECEIVER 5-10 > 175 > Sr. > SQ Palo Alto, Calif. 81 (Gunn HS) (Foothill JC) Quickly: Had a good spring and is listed as one of four starting wideouts entering the fall (Jr.): Became eligible to play prior to the 10th game of the year at Troy State... On his first play, he caught a five-yard touchdown pass against the Trojans... Later in the game he caught an 11-yard pass for his only statistics on the year. Previous College: Played at Foothill Junior College after signing with Hawai i... Was a first-team all-conference selection and earned MVP honors at the Silicon Valley Bowl... As a freshman he had 44 catches for 600 yards and nine touchdowns... As a sophomore he had 39 receptios for 750 yards and 13 scores. High School: Was a first-team all-league selection... Played wide receiver and cornerback.. Personal: Born July 27, 1980 in San Jose, Calif... Son of Ken and Caretha Coleman... Has four sisters and one brother... Major is history and he would like to be a general manager of an NFL team one day. Receiving Stats Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG / Who will be the biggest surprise on the team on offense? Travis Cox - 17 Richard Watson - 5 Jerome Eason - 4 David Fiefia - 4 Mark Oliver - 3 Chris Stallworth - 3 Three players with 2 votes Seven players with 1 vote Ask The Aggies 28

5 CHRIS COOLEYOOLEY ND/F TIGHT END /FULLBACK > 252 > Sr. > 3L 89 Logan, Utah (Logan HS) Mackey Award Candidate Quickly: A Mackey Award candidate and ranked as the 19th best tight end in the nation by The Sporting News (Jr.): Earned the team s Golden Helmet award as the hardest hitter... Finished third on the team in receptions with 31 and receiving yards with His four touchdown receptions were second on the team... Came on strong in the later half of the year... Had a total of nine receptions in the first seven games combined before catching 22 in the last four games combined... His 134 receiving yards on his career-best seven receptions against Troy State were the most by a tight end in USU history... Had consecutive 100- yard receiving games as he also had 105 yards on five catches against Middle Tennessee... His 31 receptions on the year were the most by an Aggie tight end since (So.): Started four games... Had three receptions for 21 yards and one touchdown on the year... His first career reception was a three-yard touchdown at LSU... Also added nine-yard catches against Wyoming and BYU... Added three tackles on special teams play (Fr.): Was pressed into duty in his true freshman year and saw action at tight end, defensive end and special teams... Recorded 19 tackles on the year... Had four tackles for loss, including two sacks... Also forced one fumble and recovered another. High School: Was an all-state selection as a senior, catching 46 passes for 625 yards at tight end... Recorded eight sacks as a defensive end... An outstanding high school wrestler, who went undefeated his senior season winning the state championship and earning All-America honors... Also played baseball. Personal: Born July 11, 1982 in Powell, Wyo... Major is art... Enjoys all sports, hunting and fishing... Son of Nancy Cooley... Has one brother... Wife s name is Angela. COOLEY - COX Receiving Stats Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD LG / / Totals 22/ Year G/GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks / / / Totals 16/ Quickly: Had a great spring and will be the starting quarterback to begin the season... Has attempted just 16 passes in his career... Will be the 10th Aggie to start a game at quarterback in the last 11 years (So.): Played in five games as a backup to Jose Fuentes... Completed five-ofnine passes for 11 yards on the year... Best game was a three-of-three performance for nine yards at Iowa (Fr.): Attempted passes in four different games... Connected on four-of-seven attempts for 12 yards and one touchdown... First attempt came in the team s fifth game as he threw an incompletion against BYU... Hit two-of-two attempts for six yards against Idaho State... Threw a fouryard touchdown pass against Weber State (RS): Redshirted his first year at Utah State. High School: Was a first-team all-state quarterback at local Mountain Crest High School... Was named the Region Four Most Valuable Player and Logan Herald Journal all-valley Player of the Year as a senior as well... Was a three-year starter, who also started three games as a freshman... Finished his career fifth in Utah history with 5,190 yards... Was eighth in state history with 47 career touchdown passes... Threw for 1,900 yards and 16 touchdowns with just six interceptions as a senior... Was an all-region pick as a junior and was the all-valley quarterback as a sophomore... Also played baseball and basketball. Personal: Born Oct. 16, 1980 in Salt Lake City, Utah... Hobbies include water skiing, being outside and most sports... Father Dan played football at Utah State and was the head coach at Mountain Crest High School... Had a brother who was an all-state linebacker at Mountain Crest as well... Owned a 3.8 grade point average in high school. Passing Stats Year G/GS Att. Com. Int. Pct. Yds. TD LG / / Totals 9/ Rushing Stats Totals TRAVIS RAVIS COX QUARTERBACK 6-2 > 211 > Jr. > 2L Hyrum, Utah (Mountain Crest HS) 4

6 CRIVELLO - DENNIS MATT CRIVELLO RIVELLO QUARTERBACK 6-1 > 191 > Jr. > RS San Luis Obispo, Calif. 12 (San Luis Obispo HS) (Cabrillo JC) Quickly: Will enter the year as a backup to Travis Cox at quarterback (RS): Redshirted his first season at USU. Junior College: Was the team MVP and earned an academic award his sophomore season.. High School: Was an all-league, all-county and team MVP selection... Set several school records as he completed 164 passes for 2,400 yards and 17 touchdowns... Team lost in CIF Division finals... Also played baseball and basketball. Personal: Born August 8, 1981 in San Luis Obispo, Calif... Son of John and Kathy Crivello... Has one brother... Undecided on his major... Likes to spend time with his family and friends. NATHAN DANDRIDGE LINEBACKER 5-11 > 225 > Jr. > 2L Moreno Valley, Calif. (Valley View HS) 8 Quickly: Did not participate in spring drills due to an injury (So.): Played on special teams as well as seeing time as a backup linebacker... Was credited with two tackles on the season (Fr.): Saw playing time at linebacker as well as on special teams... Was credited with five tackles on the year... Also had one tackle for loss. High School: A firstteam all-league selection and an honorable mention allcounty choice as a prep senior... Recorded 130 tackles, while making one interception and forcing seven fumbles his senior year... Had 90 tackles as a junior and played varsity as a sophomore as well... Had great success in track and holds the school record in the shot put (53 feet) and discus (142 feet)... Was also a member of the all-league 4x100 relay team as a junior. Personal: Born Feb. 16, 1983 in Moreno Valley, Calif... Son of Alan and Marissa Dandridge... Has one brother who played football at Oregon State... Plans on majoring in accounting. Year G/GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks / / Totals 17/ JEROMEEROME DENNIS ENNIS CORNERBACK 6-1 > 192 > Jr. > 2L 20 Van Nuys, Calif. (Montclair Prep) Quickly: Named the 19th best return man in the nation by The Sporting News... Earned a starting spot at one of the cornerback positions after spring ball... Excelled on special teams a year ago and ranked seventh in the nation in kickoff returns (So.): Earned the team s most inspirational player award... Was also selected as a team captain... Made his mark as a kickoff return specialist and ranked seventh in the nation with a 27.7 average... That average was the second best in school history behind only a 30.2 mark by Overton Curtis in Had a stretch of three straight games with a return of at least 60 yards as he posted a 63-yard return vs. Boise State, 68 vs. New Mexico, and 62 vs. UL-Monroe... In the BYU game before that stretch he had a 75-yard interception return for a touchdown... Played as a cornerback as well and recorded 24 tackles... Was credited with 1.5 tackles for loss (Fr.): Saw action in the secondary and on special teams... Recorded 11 tackles on the year... Recovered one fumble... Best game was his three-tackle performance against BYU... Had one defensive tackle in seven other games... Started in the game at BYU (RS): Redshirted his first year at Utah State. High School: An all-cif selection on defense as a senior... Earned team offensive MVP honors all three years of high school... Had five interceptions as a senior... Also started four games at tailback and rushed for more than 1,000 yards on the season in his final year... Was the team captain and team MVP on the basketball team. Personal: Born Dec. 6, 1981 in Los Angeles, Calif... Grew up in Palmdale, Calif... Wants to major in business entertainment and minor in computer science... Would like to work as a producer in the entertainment field after graduation... Hobbies include playing basketball, writing poetry, writing songs and spending time with family and friends... Mother is Jean Lewis... Has four sisters and two brothers... Was the publisher of the school paper in high school... Received several poetry awards as well. Year G/GS UT AT Total FR INT / / Totals 21/ Punt Return Totals Kickoff Return

7 RYAN DEQUILLETTES DEFENSIVE TACKLE 6-3 > 278 > So. > 1L 75 Bakersfield, Calif. (West HS) Quickly: Last name is pronounced Dee-Quill-ehts... Should backup at the noseguard position this year (Fr.): Started one game on the year, making his first start at Nebraska in his second game as a collegian... Did not record any tackles in that game... Had three tackles against Boise State and two stops against Iowa... Finished the year with 10 tackles... Recovered a fumble against Boise State and broke up one pass (RS): Redshirted his first year at USU. 2000: Sat out the year after signing with USU in the spring. High School: Was a first-team all-league and first-team all-area selection as a senior offensive lineman in Played mainly on the offensive line in his career... Was a three-year starter, earning second-team allleague and honorable mention all-area honors as a junior... Was named his team s lineman of the year as a junior and as a senior... Was his high school s athlete of the year as a sophomore and as a junior... Was the first freshman to start on the junior varsity in five years... Also wrestled and competed in track and field. Personal: Born April 19, 1982 in Torrance, Calif... Son of Rhonda Sandoval and Randy DeQuillettes... Has three brothers and one sister... Plans on majoring in medicine or physical therapy... Hobbies include wrestling and most sports... Served as the freshman class president and was active in the associated student body all four years of high school. Year G/GS UT AT Total FR PBU / JEROME EASON WIDE RECEIVER > 213 > So. > 1L 19 Lancaster, Calif. (Antelope Valley HS) Quickly: Had a great spring and was named a starting receiver entering fall practice (Fr.): Caught two passes on the season... Both of his receptions came at Nebraska as he had an 18-yarder and a nine-yarder... Played on special teams. High School: A two-time allleague selection... Was also named all-valley as a senior... Caught 28 passes for 487 yards and five touchdowns as a senior... Was named his team s top receiver as a junior and a senior... Also played basketball and was an all-league selection. Personal: Born Dec. 4, 1983 in Inglewood, Calif... Son of Lonnie Eason and Jackie Ghartey... Has two brothers DEQUILLETTES - ESTELLE and three sisters... Undecided on his major, but is leaning towards business... Main hobby is lifting wights... Has an uncle who plays football at Arkansas and a cousin who played at Alabama and in the NFL. Quickly: A solid cornerback who should start for the second straight year (Jr.): Named the team s top defensive back... Had 30 tackles on the year and led the team with 13 passes broken up... Also recorded an interception against Idaho State and recovered a fumble against BYU... Had three passes broken up in three diffferent games (Iowa, UL-Monroe, and Troy State)... Had 2.5 tackles for loss on the year (So.): Started two games at cornerback, while seeing extensive action in the other nine games... Recorded 24 tackles... Had two tackles for loss... Also broke up one pass... Had six tackles in back-to-back games against Oregon and Brigham Young for his best two games statistically. Junior College: Was a first-team all-state junior college selection as a freshman in Also was named a unanimous all-conference choice and was his team s defensive most valuable player... Earned honorable mention All- America honors as well... Recorded five interceptions and blocked five punts in his freshman year. High School: A firstteam all-conference choice and his team s defensive player of the year... Also played baseball and competed in track, where he won the city long jump championship. Personal: Born July 29, 1981 in Los Angeles, Calif... Son of Chuck and Jewell Anthony... Has two brothers and one sister... Plans on majoring in business management. Year G/GS UT AT Total INT PBU / / Totals 20/ MARK ESTELLESTELLE DEFENSIVE BACK 5-9 > 175 > Sr. > 2L Carson, Calif. (Carson HS) (L.A. Southwest JC) 2

8 ETI - FERGUSON OFFENSIVE LINE VICTOR ICTOR ETI 6-2 > 324 > Jr. > JC San Jose, Calif. 61 (Overfelt HS) (West Valley JC) Quickly: Last name is pronounced Eh-tee... Signed in December of 2002 and participated in spring drills... Enters the fall listed as the top backup at left guard. Junior College: Was named a first-team all-conference selection as a sophomore while playing offensive guard... Also earned all-california honors... Spent his freshman season as an offensive tackle... Earned his team s offensive lineman of the year honor and was a team captain his sophomore season... Also earned All-America scholar-athlete recognition... Owned a 3.4 grade point average in junior college. High School: Was a four-time first-team all-league selection in high school... Was named the league s top sophomore... Earned first-team all-section honors as a senior and honorable mention all-section accolades as a junior... Was a twotime scholar-athlete. Personal: Born Dec. 21, 1979 in Long Beach, Calif... Son of Tinifau and Anna Eti... Has three sisters and three brothers... Married to Aina and has a son Vico... Plans to major in sociology and would like to get his master s degree as well. JIM FACKRELL DEFENSIVEEFENSIVE ENDND 6-5 > 234 > So. > 1L Mountain View, Wyo (Mountain View HS) Quickly: Came on strong towards the latter half of the season and saw more playing time... Will fight for time at defensive end (Fr.): Saw playing time as a backup before starting against Louisiana-Monroe and New Mexico State in the eighth and ninth games of the season... Was credited with five tackles against New Mexico State in his best game... Finished the year with 12 tackles. High School: Was an all-state and all-conference selection as a senior... Earned honorable mention all-conference honors as a junior... Played tight end, defensive end and punter... Team won state championship his freshman season and finished as runners-up his junior and senior years... Also played basketball and track. Personal: Born April 1, 1982 in Ogden, Utah... Son of Kenny and Bobbie Fackrell... Has three older sisters... Wants to major in civil engineering... Would like to vacation in Europe beore working after graduation... Likes to be outdoors and work on the family ranch. JAROMAROM FANOANO DEFENSIVE TACKLE 6-0 > 257 > So. > RS 99 Fountain Valley, Calif. (Fountain Valley HS) Quickly: Returns to the Aggie football team after redshirting in 1999 and participating in spring practice in (RS): Redshirted his first year at Utah State. High School: Was a first-team all-league, all-city, and all-western region selection as a senior... Was a second-team all-state pick as a senior after earning first-team all-state honors as a junior... Was also named his league s defensive lineman of the year and was an honorable mention All-American... Set a team record for tackles for loss with Also played offensive tackle. Personal: Born Nov. 27, 1981 in Orange County, Calif... Plans on majoring in criminal justice... Son of Tala Fano and has two brothers and one sister. MATT FERGUSON SAFETYAFETY 5-11 > 200 > So. > SQ 38 Boise, Idaho (Centennial HS) Quickly: Will provide backup at safety, while seeing time on special teams (Fr.): Saw limited playing time. High School: Played free safety and quarterback in high school... Earned all-state honors his senior year and was a two-time all-conference pick... Set a school single-game tackle record... Team won a state championship his sophomore season... Also competed in track. Personal: Born July 5, 1980 in Boise, Idaho... Son of Ken and Kay Ferguson... Has two brothers and three sisters... Father played football at USU and spent nine years in the Canadian Football League... Both brothers played college football including Brandon at Boise State and Brad at Utah State... Undecided on his major... Likes all sports and snowboarding. Year G/GS UT AT Total INT PBU /

9 TAILBACK DAVID FIEFIA IEFIA 5-8 > 200 > Sr. > 3L 39 West Valley City, Utah (Hunter HS) Quickly: Earned the starting tailback spot after spring practice... Started several games at wide receiver as a freshman before being moved back to his natural position of tailback (Jr.): Saw limited time as a backup tailback, but was heavily involved in special teams... Was the team s fourth-leading rusher with 12 carries for 29 yards... Best game was six carries for 24 yards against Nebraska... Caught five passes for 33 yards on the year... Led the team in punt returns with 11 for 100 yards and a 9.1 average... Also returned 11 kickoffs for a 22.9 average (So.): The top backup to Emmett White at tailback... Rushed 30 times for 187 yards and two touchdowns on the year... Most of his yards came in the season finale when White was injured as he rushed 16 times for 116 yards and one score at Fresno State... Had 42 yards on eight carries against Central Florida... Caught six passes for 20 yards... Was a key return man as he had 14 kickoff returns for a 22.2 average to rank 61st in the nation (Fr.): Played at wide receiver in his first season at Utah State... Was third on the team in receptions with 31 for 344 yards and one touchdown... Was ranked in the top 10 in the nation among freshman wide receivers... Had at least two receptions in 10- of-11 games with his best effort a five-catch game for 73 yards against Southern Utah... Ran the ball three times for 10 yards... Threw one pass on the year, an 18-yard touchdown pass to Jose Fuentes against Idaho... Was a co-winner of the team s Most Outstanding Freshman award with Nate Putnam. High School: Was named Mr. Football in the state of Utah by the Deseret News in Rushed for 1,600 yards and 24 touchdowns as a prep senior... Defensively he recorded six interceptions... Also averaged 39.1 yards per punt. Personal: Born March 17, 1981 in Salt Lake City... Son of Tevita and Melolini Fiefia... Undecided on his major... Hobbies include most sports... Was a three-year basketball letterwinner as well in high school... Is a cousin to former USU standouts Walter and Vaea Fiefia, who were both first-team all-big West as defensive tackles during their careers. FIEFIA - FIEFIA Rushing Stats Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD LG / / / Totals 33/ Receiving Stats Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD LG / / / Totals 33/ Punt Return Totals Kickoff Return Totals Quickly: Enters the fall as the top backup at noseguard... Younger brother of former Aggies Walter and Vaea Fiefia, who starred on the defensive line in the late 1990s... Cousin David Fiefia is an Aggie running back. High School: Played just two years of football as he didn t start playing until his junior year... Was on the wrestling team and posted a 67-6 record in his career and was a 2000 state champion. Personal: Born Feb. 22, 1983 in Salt Lake City, Utah... Son of Mosese and Ofa Fiefia... Has five brothers and three sisters... Undecided on his major... Enjoys spending time with his family. 33 EMOSI FIEFIA DEFENSIVEEFENSIVE LINEINE 5-11 > 290 > Fr. > HS 73 Hyrum, Utah (Mountain Crest HS) Ask The Aggies Who is the funniest player on the team? Richard Watson - 10 Jerome Dennis - 9 Chris Cooley - 7 Mark Estelle - 4 Greg Vandermade - 4 Mike Rosencrans - 3 Three players with two votes Four players with one vote Two coaches with one vote