WASHINGTON 45 Brandon Ala OLB... 6-3... 225 Freshman Waianae, HI Kamehameha High School Born Earned Honolulu Advertiser first-team All-State honors in 2001 named an Interscholastic League of Hawaii first-team All-Star on the defensive line in 2001, second-team in 2000 was second-team All-State his junior year a member of the Tacoma News-Tribune s Western 100 ranked fourth on the West Coast at defensive end by PacWestFootball ranked 13 th nationally at inside linebacker by Rivals.com has two older brothers that play football at Hawaii: Houston, a defensive end, and Tui, who was a senior running back in 2001 as a sophomore, he defeated older brother, Houston, for the ILH discus title with a throw of 177-2 attended same high school as former Husky linebacker Ikaika Malloe coached by Kanani Souza in high school. 55 Tui Alailefaleula DT... 6-4... 295 Anchorage, AK Bartlett High School Expected to see significant playing time at defensive tackle after starting one game there last season as a true freshman. 2001: The only true freshman to see significant time on defense in 2001... one of just seven true freshmen to play during the year appeared in eight games, mostly as the reserve to senior Marcus Roberson at defensive end made first-career start at UCLA sacked Bruins quarterback Cory Paus for an 11-yard loss on a fourth-and-goal at the Husky three yard-line... did not play in the first two games of the season against Michigan and Idaho and in the final home game against Washington State. High School and Personal: Born Nov. 5, 1982... parents are Rose and Al... has seven siblings, including brothers Apelu, Matthew and Junior, and sisters Sina, Chantel, Yolanda and Nicole... Alaska s Defensive Player of the Year in 2000, finishing with 90 tackles and 18 sacks, following a 20-sack junior year in 1999... MVP of the 2000 Nike Combine in Eugene, Ore... a SuperPrep and PrepStar All- American... ranked No. 1 overall in the state of Alaska by SuperPrep... ranked 11th nationally on the defensive line by SuperPrep and also by Rivals.com... named to Student Sports Top 100... Student Sports No. 8 pick nationally at DE... earned four of a possible five stars from Rivals.com... named to Max Emfinger s USAToday.com All-America first team at defensive tackle... a PrepStar Western Region Super 30 pick... rated as the fourth-best DL in the region by that publication... Cook Inlet Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 1999... named a Tacoma News Tribune Northwest Nugget"... a member of the Tacoma News Tribune s Western 100"... a communications major. 2001 8-1 1 1 2 1-11 0 0-0 0 0-0 1-1 3 Roc Alexander CB... 6-0... 185 Junior 2 Letters Colorado Springs, CO Wasson High School Speedy defensive back who enters the fall as a starter at one cornerback position... has great closing speed... will be used to return kicks on special teams. 2001: Netted three of the 25 longest kickoff returns in school history was No. 1 in the Pac-10, sixth in the nation with a 29.2 kickoff return average tied for sixth in the conference with four interceptions broke up 11 passes to tie Chico Fraley (1990) as the third-best single-season mark in UW history helped Washington rank fourth in the conference in pass defense, allowing just 220 yards per game led a Husky pass defense which allowed more than 250 yards passing in just three of 11 regularseason games became just the eighth player in school history to score multiple special-teams touchdowns in the same season picked up a blocked field goal in the fourth quarter against Michigan and returned it 77 yards for the go-ahead score also netted first-career interception vs. the Wolverines was named special teams MVP by the coaches following the Michigan contest earned secondconsecutive special teams MVP honor after returning a first-quarter kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown in Huskies 53-3 win over Idaho that return tied for the eighthlongest in school history grabbed second interception of the season in the first quarter against the Vandals was named Pac-10 Special Teams Player of the Week following the Idaho game sparked the Huskies with a 74-yard kickoff return to set up a late field goal in come-from-behind win over Arizona set Husky season highs for kick returns (five), kick return yards (155) and longest non-scoring kick return (74 yards) against the Wildcats broke up a late pass attempt from Chris Lewis to Teyo Johnson to preserve Huskies win over Stanford had a season-best five tackles in Huskies 42-28 win over the Cardinal intercepted a halfback option pass from Washington s State s Dave Minnich inside the 10-yard line, and added ROC ALEXANDER TUI ALAILEFALEULA 42
HUSKIES two pass defenses in 26-14 win over the Cougars. 2000: One of five freshmen to make a significant impact in the secondary... appeared in 10 games... part of a terrific Husky secondary that ranked second in the Pac-10 in pass defense with just 207.9 yards allowed per game... secondary allowed more than one pass TD in a game just three times, and held opponents under 250 yards passing in eight of 11 games... finished the season with 13 tackles, third among Husky frosh... had best statistical game of career in Huskies 34-24 Rose Bowl win over Purdue... four tackles, two passes broken up, and two kick returns for 20 yards were all careerhighs... made several key plays in Rose Bowl, breaking up two Drew Brees passes into the endzone, and dropping Purdue receivers within a yard of the first-down marker to force punts on consecutive second-half possessions... credited with a tackle-for-loss in Huskies 51-3 Rose Bowl-clinching win at Washington State... forced a fumble in Washington s 21-15 win at Arizona State... also played extensively on Huskies special-teams coverage, sharing KOMO Newstalk 1000 s Special Teams Player of the Year award. High School and Personal: Born Sept. 23, 1981 in Colorado Springs given first name is Narond played high school football for coach Paul Colgate at Wasson helped to lead his Thunderbirds team to a 7-4 finish and Metro North championship team advanced to the state playoffs for the first time in seven seasons gained 1,620 yards on 162 carries as a senior rushed for 18 touchdowns in 1999 caught 11 passes for 274 yards on defense, recorded 110 tackles and returned two interceptions for scores was slowed early in his senior season by a shoulder injury highlight of his senior season was 144-yard rushing effort to defeat Rampart, the defending 4A state champion and owner of a 21-game winning streak as a junior he rushed the ball 80 times for 620 yards and had four receptions for 71 yards totaled six touchdowns that season on offense rushed for 420 yards and four scores on 60 carries as a sophomore a 1999 Denver Post Blue Chip selection named to the Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph s All-Area team selected to Rocky Mountain News All-State squad named to the Tacoma News- Tribune s Western 100 squad an honorable mention pick to USA Today s All- USA team ranked #41 in the Midlands Region by SuperPrep 1998 Colorado state champion in the 100 meters with a time of 10.3 seconds also played on Wasson's basketball squad team captain for both the football and track teams a communications major. 2000 10-0 6 7 13 1-1 0 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 2001 11-4 20 6 26 0-0 0 0-0 11 4-1 0-0 Totals 21-4 26 13 39 1-1 0 0-0 12 4-1 0-0 24 Rich Alexis RB... 6-0... 220 Junior 2 Letters Coral Springs, FL Pope John Paul II High School Takes over the starting tailback duties following the graduation of Willie Hurst... back at full speed after missing the spring of 2001 and being slowed last season due to a shoulder injury... aggressive runner who likes to challenge defenders. 2001: Washington s secondleading rusher, with 391 yards has rushed for over 1,000 yards in his career, despite starting just seven times in 22 games has played in every game of his twoyear career at Washington career totals of 1,129 rushing yards and 14 rushing TDs leaves him just 769 yards and five touchdowns shy of Washington s all-time top- 10s in both categories an excellent receiver, tied for fifth in receptions with 12 had career-long reception of 26 yards to set up an early score in Huskies 42-28 win over Stanford rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns on a career-high 27 carries in Huskies 31-28 come-from behind win at Cal 27 carries were also a Husky season-high started three times, in wins at Cal and Arizona State, and in a loss at No. 1 Miami carried 19 times for 83 yards and a score against Idaho added another touchdown from one-yard out in Huskies Apple Cup win over Washington State tallied 75 yards and the Huskies lone score in loss to topranked Miami. 2000: Earned first-team Freshman All-American honors from Rivals.com... a second-team Freshman All-American in The Sporting News... led team with nine touchdowns, most ever at Washington by a true freshman... rushing TD total was most by a Husky tailback since Corey Dillon had 22 in 1996... tied for 10th in the Pac-10 in scoring, third among non-kickers with 54 points, 4.9 per game... finished season with a UW true-freshman record 738 rushing yards, despite not starting until the seventh game of the season... bested the freshman-record 538 RICH ALEXIS rushing yards of Willie Hurst in 1998... a major cog in Husky running game that ranked first in the conference, 16th in the nation at 211.7 yards per game... 67.1 yards-per-game rushing average was seventh in the conference... averaged a team-best 6.3 yards per carry... had second-highest per-carry average of any Husky rushing leader in school history... only Napoleon Kaufman (6.5 yards per carry in 1992) led the Huskies in rushing with a higher per-carry average... only received 11 total carries for 80 yards in first four games, but averaged 16 carries for 94.3 yards and 1.1 TDs per game the rest of the way... became just the fifth true freshman running back to start at Washington when he got the nod vs. Cal on Oct. 21... responded with 78 yards rushing and two TDs, his third-consecutive two-score game... started the next three games, missing the start of the Washington State game with a shoulder injury... despite carrying the ball just 12 times against the Cougars, managed 134 yards and a score in Huskies 51-3 win... dislocated the same injured shoulder at the end of a 50-yard rush against Purdue in the Rose Bowl, the longest non-scoring rush in Husky bowl history... returned to carry the ball 10 times for 78 yards in Huskies 34-24 win... was one of three Husky tailbacks to earn Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week honors in 2000, doing so after rushing 21 times for 127 yards in Huskies 35-28 win over UCLA... one of four Husky running backs to receive at least 48 carries and average over 5.0 yards per carry... earned backto-back coaches offensive MVP honors for performances vs. Oregon State (107 yards, 2 TDs) and at Arizona State (127 yards, 2 TDs)... also named the Columbia Bank/KOMO Radio player of the game for the ASU game... 86-yard TD run at Arizona State was sixth-longest in school history, longest in the Pac-10 in 2000, and longest ever by a true freshman at Washington... went 50 yards for first-career score, in Huskies 34-29 upset win over No. 4 Miami... went over 100 yards rushing four times, vs. Oregon State (107), at Arizona State (127), vs. UCLA (127), and at WSU (134)... along with Pope John Paul II High School teammate John Anderson (Boynton Beach, Fla.), became the highest-scoring HS tandem in school history, with 128 points scored... co-winner of the Travis Spring Award, given to the Huskies most outstanding offensive and defensive freshmen. High School and Personal: Born March 6, 1981... hails from the same high school as Washington standout place kicker John Anderson and sophomore wide receiver Charles Frederick coached by Terry Gough at Pope John Paul II High School only played one season of high school football rushed for 700 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior only played in nine games in 1999 due to injuries named a second team selection to the Orlando Sentinel s all-state squad was second-team all-city and All-Palm Beach County by the Boca Raton News named to the Florida Times-Union s Super 75 All-State team rated the number three running back in the state by Florida Bluechips Report that same service rated him the No. 33 overall player in the state listed as the number five running back in the state by Florida Prep Football a member of the Rivals.com "Florida Top 100" team eighth-ranked running back in Southeast Region according to PrepStar... averaged 21 points as a junior in basketball... a sociology major. 43
Rushing Year G-S TC Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD LG 2000 11-4 117 740 14 726 6.2 9 86 2001 11-3 125 459 68 391 3.1 5 31 Totals 22-7 242 1199 82 1117 4.6 14 86 Receiving Year G-S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG 2000 11-4 5 38 7.6 0 16 2001 11-3 12 109 9.1 0 26 Totals 22-7 17 147 8.6 0 26 Career Highs Rushing Rushing Attempts: 27 vs. California, 2001 Rushing Yards: 134 at Washington State, 2000 Longest Rush: 86 at Arizona State, 2000 Longest TD Run: 86 at Arizona State, 2000 Touchdowns: 2 (four times, most recent vs. California, 2001) Receiving Receptions: 3, at Arizona State, 2000 Receiving Yards: 31, at Arizona State, 2000 Longest Reception: 26 yards, vs. Stanford, 2001 15 John Anderson PK... 6-3... 195 Senior 3 Letters Pope John Paul II High School Boynton Beach, FL WASHINGTON Washington: A top candidate for the 2002 Lou Groza Award... one of the best long distance kickers in Husky history... in just three seasons, has already booted four of Washington's 10-longest field goals in school history... tied school record with a 56-yard boot at UCLA in 1999... handles kickoffs, PAT and field goal duties for the Huskies... can be used as a backup punter. 2001: A second-team All-Pac-10 selection at kicker ranks third on Washington s career field-goals list with 39 was third in the conference in field goals per game with 1.27 was the Pac-10 s fifth-leading scorer at 6.9 points per game made 14 of 22 field goal attempts in 2001, improving to 39-for-57 (.684) for his career career field-goal percentage ranks fifth on the Huskies all-time list was 3-for-5 on field goals longer than 40 yards, including a season-best 47- yarder at Oregon State set Huskies and Holiday Bowl records with three field goals in 47-43 loss to Texas... is Washington s career-leader in bowl-game field goals with seven, all JOHN of which have been longer than 39 yards ANDERSON... booted Washington s first walk-off field goal in 21 years in Huskies victory over USC 32-yarder was first game-ender since Chuck Nelson nailed a game-winner with no time left on Oct. 18, 1980 to beat Stanford, 27-24 earned UW and Pac-10 Special Teams Player of the Week honors for his effort won second Pac-10 Special Teams Player of the Week honor when he repeated the feat three weeks later, hitting a 30-yarder on the game s final play to beat Arizona State 33-31 tied Pac-10 season-highs for field goal attempts and conversions with a 3- for-4 day in Huskies 23-18 win over Michigan a preseason candidate for the Lou Groza Award, given to the nation s top collegiate kicker chosen as the Most Feared Leg in the Pac-10 by The Sporting News. 2000: Made 12 of 17 field goals, improving to 25 of 35 (.714) in his career... finished third in the Pac-10 in total scoring with 74 points, trailing only OSU tailback Ken Simonton (110) and Beavers kicker Ryan Cesca (85)... career field-goal total of 25 is sixth-highest all-time at UW... 42 PAT attempts were fourth-most in a single-season by a Husky kicker all-time... became the first Husky to lead the team in scoring in consecutive seasons since kicker John McCallum in 1988-89... after missing first two attempts of the season, made 14 of his last 17 (.824) and nine of his last 10, including the Rose Bowl... was perfect on two field goal attempts in Huskies 34-24 Rose Bowl win, nailing kicks from 47 and 42 yards... 47-yarder was a season-long, and equaled the UW bowl record, set by Anderson in the 1999 Holiday Bowl... earned weekly special teams MVP honor for performance against Colorado, in which he kicked a 22-yard field goal and was a perfect 2-for-2 in PATs... against Arizona, was perfect in two field goals and three extra points, and booted four kickoffs into the end zone to again earn special teams MVP honors... made three of four field goals against California, including a season-best 42-yarder... three field goals made at Cal tied for second-highest single-game total in the conference... for his career, is 8-for-10 (.800) from inside 30 yards, 8-for-11 (.727) from 30-39 yards, 9-for-14 (.643) from 40 yards or more, and 3-for-4 from 50 or more... along with Pope John Paul II High School teammate Rich Alexis (Boynton Beach, Fla.), became the highest-scoring HS tandem in school history, with 128 points scored.1999: Handled the placekicking duties all season named a first-team pick to The Sporting News Freshman All-America squad named to All-Pac-10 teams selected by The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the Tacoma News-Tribune and The Football News took over the kickoff duties starting with the California game selected as the Pac-10 s Special Teams Player of the Week for his performances vs. Stanford and UCLA was one of only two kickers to receive the honor during the season kicked field goals of 49, 40 and 40 yards vs. Stanford had 50 and 56-yard field goals against UCLA to become the first Husky kicker to boot two 50-yarders in a single game tied the Washington record with his 56-yarder at UCLA... was the longest kick in school history without the aid of a kicking tee earned Chevrolet Player of the Game honors for kicking effort vs. UCLA... had his first 50-yarder earlier in the season against Oregon, UW's first since 1983 was first Husky kicker in history to boot three 50-yard field goals in a single season... including Anderson's three 50-yarders in 1999, just nine have been kicked in school history... finished the season with 13 field goals in 18 tries set a UW bowl record for longest kick with a 47-yard field goal vs. Kansas State in the Holiday Bowl... tied school mark with two FGs in first bowl appearance... honored as the recipient of the Travis Spring Outstanding Freshman Award at the annual team banquet ranked second in the Pac-10 among kickers for points scored with 73 only Stanford s Mike Biselli had more points (91) his 13 field goals tied as the second highest total in the Pac-10 also tied for second in the Pac-10 with 18 field goal attempts his 56-yard field goal vs. UCLA was the longest by a Pac-10 kicker in 1999 attempted at least one field goal in every game except the BYU game ended the season by making nine of his 11 field goal attempts had two FG attempts blocked. High School and Personal: Born March 5, 1981 in Boynton Beach, Fla.... parents are Patti and Jeff... father is a developer... has two younger sisters, Kristi and Lisa... hails from same high school as tailback Rich Alexis and wide receiver Charles Frederick... selected to USA Today s All-American squad (second team)... Parade All-American... named the winner of the Lou Groza High School Kicker of the Year Award... PrepStar All-American... rated the No. 6 kicker in the nation by The Sporting News... a 3A All-State selection as a senior... named to the Orlando Sentinel s All-Florida Team... named to Student Sports All-America team... rated No. 1 kicker in Florida by Florida Times-Union... named to Times-Union "Super 75" Team... only kicker included on the list... rated No. 3 kicker in Southeast Region by PrepStar... was a first-team all-conference selection his last two years... first-team All-District selection each of his last two years... first-team all-state selection junior and senior seasons... four-year letterwinner... made 9-of-11 field goal attempts and averaged 42 yards per punt as a junior... converted 12-of-16 field goal attempts in 1998, including a 51-yarder... averaged 46.5 yards per punt as a senior to lead the state in that category... 81 percent of kickoffs were touchbacks... selected to play as punter and kicker in Florida vs. Georgia All-Star Game... tabbed as punter/kicker in Outback Steakhouse All-Star Game... lettered on high school golf team as a freshman and sophomore... focusing his studies in marketing and management. 44
HUSKIES Year PAT FG FGA PTS 1999 34-35 13 18 73 2000 38-42 12 17 74 2001 34-37 14 22 76 Totals 106-114 39 57 223 Field Goals Year 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Totals LG 1999 0-0 3-4 3-4 4-6 3-4 13-18 56 2000 0-0 5-6 5-7 2-4 0-0 12-17 42 2001 0-0 4-5 7-12 3-4 0-1 14-22 47 Totals 0-0 12-15 15-23 9-14 3-5 39-57 56 Anderson s 2001 FG Log 2000 FG Log 1999 FG Log Michigan: (43), (26), 31, (30) Idaho: 26, 47, (31) BYU: None Idaho: (21), (34) Miami: None Air Force: (33), (30) California: (40), 34, 21 Colorado: (22) Colorado: (40) USC: (25). 35, (32) Oregon: (38) Oregon: 46, 50 UCLA: None Oregon St. (27), (23) Oregon St.: (50) Arizona: 35, (39) Arizona St. 42, 36 Arizona St.: 46 Arizona St.: (31), (30) Cal: (42), (21), 32, (29) Cal: (24) Stanford: None Stanford: (34) Stanford (49), (40), (40) Oregon St.: (47), 44 Arizona: (39), (38) Arizona: (25), (38) Washington St.: 36, (29), (35) UCLA: None UCLA: 24, (50), (56) Miami: 52 Wash. St.: (41) Wash. St.: 38, (20) Texas: 42, (43), (43), (40) Purdue: (47), (42) Kansas St.: (39), (47) Key: Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. * Field goal tied UW bowl record PAUL ARNOLD 20 Paul Arnold WR... 6-1... 200 Senior 3 Letters Kennedy High School Seattle, WA Washington: Should have a breakout season after breaking into the receiving ranks last year... outstanding speed makes him a threat to break big plays... hard to tackle in the open field thanks to his background as a running back. 2001: Emerged as one of the conference s top receivers after moving from tailback in the spring of 2001 earned All-Pac-10 honorable mention helped Washington s passing attack rank second in the Pac-10 at 279.5 yards per game, nearly 100 yards per game more than in 2000 averaged 3.9 receptions and 59 receiving yards per game one of just two Husky receivers, along with freshman Reggie Williams, to have at least one catch in every game started eight games at wide receiver one of three Husky receivers to finish the season with more than 30 receptions, the first time that has happened at Washington since 1989 caught the Huskies first three passing TDs of the season against Cal, managed five catches for 116 yards and two touchdowns earned coaches award as offensive MVP for his efforts grabbed a 78-yard touchdown reception in Huskies win over Arizona, the eighth-longest catch in school history finished with a career-high 138 receiving yards against the Wildcats, the most by a Husky since Andre DeSaussure s 167-yard day against Oregon State in 1998 in his career, has scored touchdowns running, receiving, and returning kickoffs. 2000: Played in first 19 games of UW career before missing last four games, and the Rose Bowl, with a back problem... averaged over 5.0 yards-per-carry for the secondconsecutive season... started first six games for Husky offense that ranked first in the conference and 16th in the nation with 211.7 rush yards per game... made firstcareer start in season-opener against Idaho, carrying eight times for 46 yards and a score... earned both Huskies and Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week honors after racking up 167 total yards (102 rushing, 65 receiving) in Huskies 33-30 win over Oregon State... one of four Husky tailbacks to earn the Pac-10 honor during the 2000 season... also named the Columbia Bank/KOMO Radio Player of the Game for that game... seven receptions and 65 yards receiving vs. Oregon State were both career-highs. 1999: Did not start but appeared in all 11 games plus the Holiday Bowl selected as the Pac-10 Special Teams Player of the Week for his play against Air Force finished the season strong with 126 yards on 14 carries vs. Washington State turned in UW s longest rush of the season when he ran 80 yards for a score vs. Washington State that was the longest rush by a Husky since Rashaan Shehee cut loose for an 85-yard TD run vs. Washington State in 1995 finished 19th in the nation with a kickoff return average of 24.86 yards per runback figured fourth in the Pac-10 in kickoff return average set a UW record with a 100-yard kickoff return for a score against Air Force he was one of two Pac-10 players to run a kickoff back 100 yards for a score during the season Cal s Delta O Neal also accomplished the feat vs. Stanford finished as one of four Pac-10 players to run a kickoff back for a touchdown during the season had 14 kickoff returns to top the team in that statistic his 80-yard run vs. WSU tied for the second longest in the Pac-10 in 1999 carried the ball at least once in every game except against California had a 27-yard TD run at Arizona... rushed five times for 27 yards vs. Kansas State in the Holiday Bowl. High School and Personal: Born Sept. 27, 1980... selected to USA Today s All- American first team... Parade All-American... rated the No. 15 overall player in the nation by The Sporting News and selected the No. 5 running back in the nation by the same publication... rated the nation s No. 20 player on the Cornwell 100... rated the No. 35 player in the nation by Tom Lemming (The Sporting News.com)... rated the nation s No. 13 player by SuperPrep... tabbed as No. 14 player in the nation by the Tampa Tribune... a SuperPrep All-American who was ranked the nation s No. 3 running back and the No. 1 player in the Northwest region... member of the PrepStar Dream Team... rated No. 4 running back by PrepStar... named to PrepStar s Super 30 All-Western Region team... ranked No. 1 running back in the Western Region by PrepStar... rated nation s No. 32 player and No. 6 running back by Bobby Burton/ESPN.com... rated No. 35 player nationally by Rivalnet... named to Student Sports All-America team... ranked third nationally among running backs by the National Recruiting Advisor... member of the Dallas Morning News National 100... member of fansonly.com Top 100... member of Orange County Register Fab 15... member of Long Beach Press-Telegram "Best in the West" squad with a unanimous 10 votes... member of Tacoma News-Tribune "Western 100"... named the Associated Press Player of the Year for all classes... selected Washington State 3A Player of the Year... member of the Seattle Times All-State team... tabbed as the Player of the Year by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer... rushed for 1,974 yards and 32 touchdowns as a senior... had 2,555 all-purpose yards... on defense, made five interceptions and two fumble recoveries and scored one touchdown of each variety... rushed for 800 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior despite ankle problems... as a sophomore at O Dea High, he ran for 1,136 yards and 26 touchdowns on 70 carries... also ran track and won the state 3A title in the 200 meters as a junior... 45
WASHINGTON was the runner-up in the 100 meters... top 100-meter effort was 10.6 and top 200 was 21.8... ran a 4.33-second 40-yard dash at the Nike Football Training Camp in Portland... elected student body treasurer... his guardian, James Johnson, is a former UNLV football player... a general studies major, is focusing in management and communications. Receiving Year G-S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG 1999 11-0 5 11 2.2 0 4 2000 7-6 10 138 13.8 0 35 2001 11-8 43 649 15.1 4 78 Totals 29-14 58 798 13.8 4 78 Rushing Year G-S TC Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD LG 1999 11-0 40 255 4 251 6.3 2 80 2000 7-6 58 304 8 296 5.1 1 27 2001 11-8 1 0 6-6 -6.0 0-6 Totals 29-14 99 559 18 541 5.5 3 80 Kickoff Returns Year No. Yds. Avg. TD LG 1999 14 348 24.9 1 100 2000 None 2001 1 16 16.0 0 16 Totals 15 354 23.6 1 100 Career Highs (Receiving and Rushing) Receptions: 7, three times (most recent: at Arizona State, 2001) Receiving Yards: 138 vs. Arizona, 2001 Longest Reception: 78 yards vs. Arizona, 2001 Longest TD Reception: 78 yards vs. Arizona, 2001 Receiving Touchdowns: 2, at California, 2001 Rushing Attempts: 16 vs. Oregon State, 2000 Rushing Yards: 126 yards vs. Washington State, 1999 Longest Rush: 80 yards vs. Washington State, 1999 Longest TD Rush: 80 yards vs. Washington State, 1999 Rushing Touchdowns: 1 (three times, most recent: vs. Idaho, 2000) 72 Todd Bachert C... 6-4... 310 Junior 2 Letters Mission Viejo, CA Mission Viejo High School Washington: One of four returning starters on the offensive line... will move back to center after playing the 2001 season at strongside tackle... spent first two years at Washington as the backup to center Kyle Benn... missed spring drills due to shoulder surgery. 2001: Started every game at strong-side tackle after earning the job in fall camp one of four redshirt freshmen or sophomores to start on the offensive line for Washington in 2001 helped the Huskies rank fourth in the conference in sacks against with 25 paved the way for Washington s 212 yards rushing and three touchdowns in an early-season win over Idaho with starter Cody Pickett nursing a separated shoulder, helped the offensive line allow just one sack against Pac-10 s second-ranked sack defense in a crucial come-from-behind win over Arizona teamed with tackle Khalif Barnes to hold Arizona State defensive end Terrell Suggs, the Pac-10 leader in tackles-for-loss and sacks, to just four tackles, none for loss, in Huskies 33-31 win was also a key run-blocker against the Sun Devils, helping Washington rush for 188 yards, its best output of the Pac-10 season was bullish on the line the following week against Stanford as Huskies scored five touchdowns on the ground, equalling its output from its previous five conference games combined. 2000: Spent season as the backup to center Kyle Benn... earned his first letter... appeared in one game, contributing to the Huskies' 51-3 Apple Cup win over Washington St.... helped the Huskies rush for 336 yards in that game, including 60 yards and two TDs in the fourth quarter. 1999: Redshirted the season. TODD BACHERT Bruce and Linda... has one sister and two brothers... rated No. 17 lineman in Western Region by SuperPrep... named to Tacoma News Tribune s "Western 100" team... played four years as an offensive tackle in high school at three different schools... played freshman year at Kingwood (Texas) High School... played on the defensive line as a junior and senior... helped team to the state championship as a junior... named to all-conference team as a junior and senior... family moved to Mission Viejo from Lawrence, Mich., after his sophomore year in high school... was an all-conference performer as a first baseman in baseball as a junior... played for first-year Diablos head coach Steve Carnes as a senior... competed for track team and ran the 100 meters... a history major. 89 Ben Bandel TE... 6-7... 270 Freshman Murrieta, CA Murrieta Valley High School Born Sept. 11, 1983 in Newport Beach, Calif.... parents are Candace and Timothy... is youngest of three siblings, with older brothers Nathaniel and Joseph... pulled in 35 receptions for 432 yards and five touchdowns as a senior... on defense, accounted for six sacks and two fumble recoveries... led Nighthawks to state championships in each of final three seasons, including a semi-final appearance in 2001... selected first-team All-Region at TE by the Los Angeles Times a first-team All-Riverside County selection at by the Riverside Press-Enterprise named to all- CIF Division V team as a tight end earned CIF all-southern Section first-team honors was first Murrieta Valley player to be named first team All-CIF-SS was the 2001 Murrieta Valley Offensive Player of the Year... a member of the 2001 Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100 earned PrepStar All-American honors PrepStar s third-ranked TE in the West Region a member of SuperPrep s California 100 also played first base for high school baseball team as a junior, leading team to semifinals of CIF Division V playoffs high school coach was Wally Clark. High School and Personal: Born Sept. 30, 1980 in Evansville, Ind.... parents are 46
65 Khalif Barnes OT... 6-5... 300 Spring Valley, CA Mount Miguel High School Washington: One of four returning starters on the Husky offensive line... has tremendous upside after starting his UW career on the defensive line. 2001: Started every game at weak-side tackle after switching from defensive tackle during practices for the 2001 Rose Bowl one of four redshirt freshmen or sophomores to start on the offensive line for Washington in 2001 helped the Huskies rank third in the conference in time of possession at 30:53 per game a major reason Washington rushed for 212 yards and three touchdowns in an early-season win over Idaho with starter Cody Pickett nursing a separated shoulder, helped the offensive line allow just one sack against Pac-10 s second-ranked sack defense in crucial come-from-behind win over Arizona teamed with tackle Todd Bachert to hold Arizona State defensive end Terrell Suggs, the Pac-10 leader in tackles-for-loss and sacks, to just four tackles, none for loss, in Huskies 33-31 win also helped Washington rush for 188 yards against the Sun Devils led the Huskies to five rushing touchdowns in a key win over Stanford, equaling its output from the previous five Pac-10 games combined earned coaches award as Offensive MVP for performance against the Cardinal. 2000: Redshirted the season in 2000... named Defensive Scout of the Week for the week leading up to the Huskies win over Idaho... switched to offensive line in practice for the 2001 Rose Bowl. High School and Personal: Born April 21, 1982 in San Diego... parents are Mary and Frank... played for coach Dave Gross at Mount Miguel High School recorded 120 total tackles and nine sacks during his senior season a member of the San Diego Union-Tribune s all-academic first team named all-league and all-cif in 1998 and 1999 received two votes in Long Beach Press Telegrams s Best in the West team named to the San Diego Union Tribune s all-academic team following his junior season an all-league and all-cif performer in 1998 voted conference s defensive MVP also played basketball at Mount Miguel and was an allconference selection for hoops team... was a four-time honor roll member and a four-time Golden Pyramid Scholar... a law, society and justice major. KHALIF BARNES HUSKIES 12 Taylor Barton QB... 6-3... 195 Senior 1 Letter Beaverton, OR Beaverton H.S./Univ. of Colorado/ City College of San Francisco Washington: Returns as the backup to Cody Pickett at quarterback... will pursue a career in coaching at the end of his playing career... originally enrolled at Colorado in 1998. 2001: Spent the majority of the season as the backup to sophomore Cody Pickett at quarterback transferred to Washington from City College of San Francisco in the spring of 2001 with outside linebacker Kai Ellis contributed to Washington s dangerous passing attack, which ranked second in the conference with 279.5 yards per game threw Huskies first touchdown pass of the season, a 14-yard toss to Paul Arnold, in win over Idaho saw first significant action against USC, after Pickett left in the second quarter with a separated shoulder overcame early jitters to lead Huskies to a come-from-behind victory, completing 11-of-20 passes for 197 yards and two touchdowns was Huskies offensive MVP against the Trojans made first-career start the following week in 31-13 loss at UCLA despite constant pressure from the Bruins defense, completed 22-of-44 passes 316 yards, one touchdown and just one interception against the Bruins third-ranked pass defense yardage total was the single-game best by a Husky since Brock Huard threw for 318 in the 1998 seasonopener suffered a sprained foot and concussion in the game that kept him out of action the following week vs. Arizona, in which Pickett returned from his shoulder injury saw only remaining action in Huskies loss at No. 1 Miami, completing three of seven passes for 37 yards and an interception. City College of San Francisco: 2000: The nation s top-ranked junior college player in SuperPrep, just ahead of City College of San Francisco teammates and fellow Husky newcomers Francisco Tipoti and Kai Ellis... named Offensive MVP of the 2000 JC Grid-Wire National Championship game, completing 22-of-37 passes for 281 yards and three TDs in CCSF s 31-13 win over Bakersfield... led the Rams to an unprecedented second-consecutive national championship... started six games in 2000, completing 62.5 percent of his passes for 2,059 yards and 24 touchdowns, an average of 343 yards and four TDs per game... held a passer rating of 208.6 in 2000... merited four of a possible five stars from Rivals.com. University of Colorado: 1999: Appeared in two games for the Buffaloes as a redshirt freshman, completing three passes... transferred to City College of San Francisco in the spring of 2000. 1998: Redshirted the season. TAYLOR BARTON High School and Personal: Born Oct. 3, 1979 in Portland, Ore.... parents are Heather and Greg... father played football at Tulsa University and with the NFL's Detroit Lions... has four siblings, Larrie, Tiffany, Brittany and Janelle... led the nation with 4,046 passing yards and 56 touchdowns as a senior at Beaverton High School in 1997... touchdown total was an Oregon state record... was the 1997 Gatorade State Player of the Year... an honorable mention selection to USA Today's high school All- America team... led Beavers to a 23-3 record in his final two prep seasons... as a junior, tallied 2,600 yards and 26 touchdowns passing... coached in high school by 47
WASHINGTON Faustin Riley... also excelled in basketball, earning first-team all-league and honorable mention all-state accolades for Beaverton's 1998 state championship hoops squad... majoring in sociology. Passing Year G-S Att. Comp. Int. Yds. Pct. TD LG 2001 5-1 86 44 2 647.512 5 42 Career Highs Pass Attempts: 44 at UCLA, 2001 Pass Completions: 22 at UCLA, 2001 Passing Yards: 316 at UCLA, 2001 Longest Completion: 42 yards to Reggie Williams vs, USC, 2001 Longest TD Completion: 39 yards to Todd Elstrom at UCLA, 2001 Passing Touchdowns: 2 vs. USC, 2001 Interceptions: 1, at UCLA, 2001 and at Miami, 2001 27 Evan Benjamin SS... 6-0... 205 RS Freshman Redmond, WA Redmond High School Washington: Should see his first playing time this year... finished spring drills as the backup at strong safety... sister is a member of UW volleyball team. 2001: Redshirted the season to preserve a year of eligibility... was named Defensive Scout of the Week for prep work prior to Washington's 42-28 win over 10th-ranked Stanford. High School and Pesonal: Born Jan. 29, 1983 in Bellevue... parents are Krista, a health coordinator, and Anthony, a former running back for Duke University and the Seattle Seahawks, who is now a CEO... starred both ways for Redmond, with 69 tackles, three interceptions and six pass defenses... was a safety on defense.. was a running back on offense... led KingCO 4A Conference with1,286 yards rushing and 13 TDs... named to the 4A All-KingCO Conference first-teams on both offense and defense... finished his prep career with 121 tackles, six INTs, and two 1,000-yard rushing seasons... a PrepStar All-American... ranked by PrepStar as Northwest s top defensive back, and the 10th-best in the West Region... a SuperPrep All-Region pick, and the top DB in the state of Washington... ranked among the top-40 prep safeties in the nation by Rivals.com... a first-team All-State pick at DB by the Seattle Times... a Seattle Times Blue Chip recruit... also named to the Times Star Times 2000 defense... earned honorable mention to the AP All- State squad... offensive performance earned first-team All-Eastside honors by the Eastside Journal at RB... an honorable mention pick to the Tacoma News-Tribune s Northwest Nuggets squad, and a member of the Tribune s Western 100... sister, Paige Benjamin, is a senior on the Husky volleyball squad... an art major. 87 Jason Benn TE... 6-5... 240 Freshman Edmonds, WA O'Dea High School Born May 6, 1984... parents are Catherine and Richard... older brother, Kyle, was a three-year starter at center for UW from 2000-2002... tallied 28 receptions for over 700 yards and five scores as a senior at O Dea also notched 50 tackles on defense... helped the Fighting Irish to an 8-2 record, extending the team's regularseason winning streak to 71 games named Metro League-Sound Division s co- Lineman of the Year earned all-state honorable mention from the Associated Press earned first-team All-Metro League honors at tight end and defensive end in each of his last two seasons selected as a red chip prospect by the Seattle Times an honorable mention Northwest Nugget selection by the Tacoma News- Tribune ranked 11 th in SuperPrep s Washington 22 considered the fifth-best TE in the West by PacWest Football was a first team All-Metro 3A (Mountain Division) selection on offense and defense as a junior also lettered in basketball high school coach was Monte Kohler... intends to major in business. 43 Owen Biddle FS... 5-10... 190 Junior 2 Letters Bellevue, WA Bellevue High School Washington: Started his UW career as a walkon and earned a scholarship in 2001... uncle, Greg Brooks, played on Washington's 1978 Rose Bowl team. 2001: Started four games at free safety and played as a reserve at both safety positions missed Huskies games against Idaho and Washington State was awarded a scholarship prior to the 2001 season after earning first-career start in the 2001 Rose Bowl despite appearing in just nine games, was fifth on the team in tackles with 42 helped Washington rank fourth in the conference in pass defense, allowing just 220 yards per game led a Husky pass defense which allowed more than 250 yards passing in just three of 11 games led the team in tackles three times, including six tackles in second-career start, at UCLA started again in Huskies win against Arizona State, leading the team with a career-best 11 tackles, including one for a loss was named defensive MVP by the coaches following the game earned third start of the season against 10 th -ranked Stanford, and finished with five tackles to earn coaches special teams MVP honor honor was the third-consecutive coaches award for Biddle, who was also named special teams MVP in Washington s 31-28 win over Arizona for his efforts on the punt and kick cover teams also led the team in tackles with seven against No. 1 Miami intercepted the Hurricanes Ken Dorsey for first-career pick, and added a career-best two pass defenses in the Husky loss. 2000: Played in nine of 11 games, missing just the Miami and Colorado games with a sprained ankle... made first-career start in Huskies 34-24 Rose Bowl win over Purdue, finishing with one tackle... made key punt-block and recovery in fourth quarter of Huskies 36-24 win over California... performance earned Biddle second special-teams MVP honor of the season... earned first MVP award in first-career game, vs. Idaho... recovered a fumble on special teams to set up a UW score in Huskies 44-20 win... earned special teams MVP honor again against UCLA, and also in Huskies 51-3 win over Washington State, becoming the only player to win the award four times in 2000... co-winner of KOMO Newstalk 1000 s Most Outstanding Special Teams Player award at the annual postseason banquet.1999: Did not see any game action. High School and Personal: Born Oct. 1, 1980... was a running back and free safety at Bellevue High School... earned four varsity letters in football... as a senior in 1998 he was an all-state pick by the Associated Press... named to the Seattle Times' allarea team... the Eastside Journal named him the Eastside Football Player of the Year... set a KingCo record with 1,576 rushing yards as a senior... was an allconference selection as a senior... was a three-year letterwinner for the Bellevue baseball team... grandfather, Harland Brooks, graduated from Washington in 1947 and was later a member of the University's "Car Coach" program... his uncle, Greg, played defensive back for Don James from 1974-78 and was a member of the team that defeated Michigan in the 1978 Rose Bowl... mother and grandmother also attended UW... father earned his teaching certificate from Washington... his two older sisters have graduated from UW and Anna was a four-year letterwinner for the Husky women's soccer team... studying advertising and marketing. 2000 11-0 7 1 8 0-0 0 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 2001 9-4 29 13 42 2-3 0 0-0 2 1-7 0-0 Totals 20-4 36 14 50 2-3 0 1-0 3 1-7 0-0 48
HUSKIES 79 Ryan Brooks OT... 6-6... 300 Richland, WA Richland High School Washington: Enters the season as a backup at weakside tackle. 2001: Appeared in all 11 regularseason games for Washington, primarily on special teams saw action on offense as the reserve to tackle Khalif Barnes in Huskies 53-3 win over Idaho helped Washington rush for 212 yards and three touchdowns against the Vandals. 2000: Redshirted the year in 2000... was named Offensive Scout of the Week for the week leading up to the Huskies 34-29 win over No. 5 Miami. High School and Personal: Born Feb. 25, 1982 in Portsmouth, N.H. mother is Judy, father is O.J.... father is a control room supervisor at the Hanford Nuclear Plant... has two brothers, Cory and Joel Cory golfs for Gonzaga... played for coach Lonnie Pierson at Richland High School key offensive lineman for Richland s 1999 4A state championship team team posted a 13-1 record in 1999 a Big Nine Conference first-team selection named to the Associated Press Class 4A All-State team at offensive line named to the Tacoma News-Tribune s All-State squad a member of the 1999 Seattle Times All-State team an honorable mention pick to the USA Today s all-usa squad a 1999 PrepStar all-western Region selection earned all-conference honors as a junior ranked No. 25 in SuperPrep s "Northwest 47" list also competed for Richland s track and field team registered marks of 153-9 in the discus and 48-6 in the shot put... interested in a construction management major. 53 Aaron Butler OG... 6-4... 320 Lakewood, WA Lakes High School 34 Greg Carothers SS... 6-2... 230 Junior 2 Letters Helena, MT Helena Capital High School Washington: Back at full health after having surgery on both shoulders during the off season... hard-hitting safety who can offer the defense good run support... has worked hard in the weight room to add 15 pounds. 2001: Started every game at strong safety, including the Holiday Bowl, extending a string of 16 consecutive starts dating back to last season has played in all 24 games of his Husky career finished second on the team in tackles with 72, including four for loss tackle total ranked among the conference s top-15 one of just six Husky players to have at least one tackle in every game tied for fifth in the Pac-10 with two forced fumbles was a threetime honoree as coaches defensive MVP helped Washington rank fourth in the conference in pass defense, allowing just 220 yards per game led a Husky pass defense which allowed more than 250 yards passing in just three of 11 games led the team with nine tackles in Holiday Bowl... sacked Michigan s John Navarre in Huskies season-opening 23-18 win over the 11 th -ranked Wolverines earned coaches defensive MVP honor for 10-tackle performance against Cal also recovered a fumble against the Bears to set up a Husky score in a 31-28 come-frombehind win led the team in tackles against Arizona with eight earned second defensive MVP award for career-high 12 tackles, including one for loss, in 42-28 win over No. 10 Stanford had perhaps best game of the season in 26-14 win over 10 th - ranked Washington State forced fumbles on consecutive second-half possessions by the Cougars on the second play of the third quarter, stripped the Cougars Dave Minnich at the five yard-line to set up the game-winning touchdown three minutes later, turned the momentum of the game permanently in the Huskies favor, knocking the ball loose on a sack of quarterback Jason Gesser on first-and-goal earning second-consecutive defensive MVP award for performance against Washington State. 2000: Earned honorable mention Freshman All-American honors from Rivals.com... played on defense in every game except Miami (special teams only)... started last three games of the season at strong safety... made first career start against Arizona, finishing in a tie for third on the team in tackles with eight... earned defensive MVP honors for his performance against the Wildcats... appeared in 11 Washington: Backup at offensive guard who will push for more playing time this season... brother, Hillary, was a member of UW's 1991 national championship team. 2001: Played in 10 of 11 regular-season games, missing only the Michigan contest saw majority of playing time on special teams... made first-career start against 10 th -ranked Washington State earned coaches award for offensive MVP for his performance in Huskies 25-14 win over the Cougars one of four redshirt freshmen or sophomores to start on the offensive line for Washington in 2001. 2000: Redshirted the 2000 season... named Scout of the Week for the UCLA game. High School and Personal: Born June 18, 1982 played for coach Dick Zatkovich at Lakes High School older brother, Hillary, was a member of Washington s 1991 national championship squad and earned four letters between 1990-93 earned first-team all-conference honors on the offensive line as a junior and second-team mention as a defensive lineman a 1999 Seattle Times preseason all-state selection at defensive line an honorable mention selection to Tacoma News- Tribune s Northwest Nuggets team the 18th-ranked recruit in the northwest as ranked by SuperPrep a 1999 PrepStar All-American at defensive line ranked 36th nationally among defensive tackles according to Rivals.com figured as PrepStar s seventh-rated offensive lineman in the Western Region a member of Prep Football Report s all-west team threw the shot put for the Lakes track team... majoring in management and nutrition. GREG CAROTHERS 49