USD Football 2009

USD: Ent ers second year with the Toreros at defensive back... Last season appeared in all 11 games... Named 2008 Pioneer Football League Freshman Defensive Player of the Year, and 2nd Team AII-PFL on de– fense...Recipient of team's Most Outstanding 1st Year Player Award ... Ranked 4th in the PFL and 15th in the NCAA with 5 interceptions for 94 yards... He returned two picks for touchdowns (37 yards vs.

Morehead State; 57 yards vs. Dayton)...Personal-best 2 interceptions against Day– ton ... Ranked 3rd on the team with 47 tackles (39 solo), including personal-best 8 stops vs. Drake. High School: Attended Santa Monica HS where he was a three-year varsity letter– man in both football and track... Senior year earned All-Ocean League honors after totaling 65 tackles, 8 interceptions and 24 pass break-ups... Junior year totaled 57 stops and 18 pass break-ups... In track earned Captains Award and Pat Cody Memo– rial Scholarship Coaches award. Personal: Born on August 13, 1990 in Nigeria... Chose USD for great school and to be close to home... Also recruited by Nebraska, Oregon,Oregon State and San Diego State... Besides football enjoys listening to music and volunteering at Pop Warner football practices.

Major: Political Science.

Minor: Physical Therapy.

USD: Second year player will compete for starting role at running back... Last year stepped in for the injured JT Rogan and produced a solid campaign... Rushed for a team-best 757 yards and 7 touchdowns... Totaled 179 carries for averages of 4.2 per carry and 68.8 yards per game... Ranked third on team with 25 receptions for 180 yards (7.2 ave.) and 1 touch–

down... Ranked second on team with 54 points... Personal-best 151 yards rushing and 3 touchdowns in road win at Campbell that earned him PFL player of the week honors...Tallied 115 yards and 1TD against Morehead State...Totaled 93 yards and 2 TD's in road win at Drake.

College: Redshirted in 2007 at Colorado State University.

High Schoal: Attended J.K.Mullen HS... A two-time All-State and All-Conference pe– former with team finishing as state runner-up both senior and junior campaigns.

Personal: Born on November 3, 1998 in Denver, CO... Parents are Nanette and Troy Morelli of Littleton, CO...Chose USD for football program and strong academics.

Major: Communication Studies.