USD Football 2007

USD: Matt Shearer is projected to start at defensive end .... Last year he turned in some excellent play with 25 tackles (18 solo) ... Chipped in with 2 QB sacks (-8 yards), 5 tackles-for-loss, and 2 pass breakups ... Season-best 5 tackles at UC Davis... Totaled 4 stops in Gridiron Classic win over Monmouth ... In 2005 he sat out as a red-shirt, but earned USD Defensive Scout Player of the Year. High School: Attended Gig Harbor where he missed his senior year due to injury... Junior year team went 10-2 and won Narrows League title... Passed for 1,400 yareds and 14 TDs... Sophomore year passed for 1,200 yards and 14 TDs... two-time All-League performer... Also lettered in basketball and baseball... two-time All-Narrows baseball selection. Personal: Born on June 23, 1986 in Tacoma, WA. .. Parents are Tom & Lori Shearer of Gig Harbor, WA. .. Chose USD for location, academics and chance to compete for PFL Championships... Also recruited by Western Washington, Eastern Washington and Montana... Grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. Major: Com– munications & Business Administration.

USD: Vincent Atofau is projected to start at inside linebacker. .. Last year appeared in all 12 games and chipped in with 16 tackles (7 solo) .. . Season-best 7 tackles in win over Val– paraiso ... In 2005 he totaled 13 tackles (9 solo) in a reserve role . .. Best performance came

in road win at Valparaiso when he totaled 8 tackles (6 solo). H igh School: Prepped at Hawthorne HS where he was a two-time All-League performer at linebacker... Senior year totaled 76 tackles... Also lettered in volleyball and track & field (discus). Personal: Born on June 17, 1987... Parents are Roise & Terry Atofau of Palmdale, CA. .. Chose USD for football program and great academic institution. Major: E ngineering. Minor: Architecture.

USD: Mitch Ryan enters his fourth year with USD and third on the playing field where he will compete for playing time at tight end... Last season hauled in 10 passes for 163 yards (16.3 ave.) and 2 touchdowns . .. Season-best 4 catches for 63 yards vs. Butler . .. TD receptions against Yale (3 yards) and D avidson (26 yards) ... Chipped in with 5 tackles with special team's unit. .. In 2005 played with special team's coverage and totaled 8 tackles (6

Vincent Atofau #45 JR LB

solo) ... Red-shirt in 2004. High School: Was a two-time First Team All-Mother Load League player at Argonaut High School... Had the most receiving yards his senior year... Also lettered in basketball and track... amed League MVP in track three times and Team MVP in basketball. Personal: Born on March 23, 1986 in Jackson, CA... Recruited out of high school by UC Davis, St. Mary's and Sac State, among other schools... Chose USD because it is a great school and a great place to be with great people...His father, Mike, played basketball at UC Davis. Major: Business Administration; Minor: Accounting.

Mitch Ryan #42 JR TE

USD: H anner H art is in his third year and will again compete for playing time at line-

backer. .. Last year he tallied tackles in 7 contests and finished the season with 30 stops (10 solo) ... Chipped in with 3 QB sacks (-28 yards) .. . Personal best 9 tackles (5 solo) and 2 QB sacks in home win over Morehead State ... In 2005 he totaled 29 tackles (8 solo) with 4 tackles for loss (-17 yards) . .. Personal-best 8 tackles in win over Chapman ... Tallied 6 stops in key PFL win over Drake. High School: Attended Mountain View HS (Idaho) where he lettered in football, wrestling and track & field ... Senior year earned 1st Team All-Conference and 2nd Team All-State honors... Earned 1st Place in Lineman Challenge... All-Star MVP... totaled 10 quarterback sacks... Junior year was named team's Outstand– ing D efensive Lineman and was named 2nd Team All-League... Earned Top 5 places at state championships in bo th wrestling and track. Personal: Born on Nov. 23, 1986 in Pocatello, Idaho... Chose USD to play I-AA football... Also recruited by Willamette and Columbia. Major: E lectrical E ngineering.

Hanner Hart #7 JRLB

USD: Jared Forrester returns for his fourth year at USD and third on the playing field where he will again compete for playing time at linebacker.. . Last year he recorded tackles in 7 contests and fini shed the season with 17 stops (6 solo) ... He totaled a season-best 6

tackles in win over Butler. .. Chipped in with 5 stops in season-opening win over Azusa Pacific ... In 2005 he ranked 10th on the team in tackles with 33 (10 solo) with 5 tackles for loss... He added 1 forced fumble and 2 pass breakups... In final three wins of season he totaled 9 stops vs. Chapman, 7 tackles against Marist and 8 tackles in PFL champi– onship game against Morehead State... He was a red-shirt during the 2004 season. High School: Earned All-Con– ference both his junior and senior year at Regis Jesuit High School... Totaled 99 tackles his senior season... Named Defensive MVP and earned the Raider Heart Award... Also lettered in track and field. Personal: Born on October 31, 1986 in Ann Arbor, Michigan... Chose USD for its academics, location and football program ... His father,Joseph, played basketball for Kalamazoo College... Likes to ski and snowboard in his free time. Major: Biochemistry.

Jared Forrester #53 JR LB