Middle linebacker, who saw his junior campaign cut short due to injury ... Only senior on the post-spring depth chart at linebacker ... Physical player, who boasts previous starting experience.
2011: Competed in the first four contests before missing the remainder of the year with a broken foot ... Reserve in the opener, making four tackles, including three solo efforts vs. Cal Poly ... Career-best nine stops at Army, while also tallying a tackle for a loss and a forced fumble ... Recovered a fumble that stopped a Washington State drive in the fourth quarter ... Three solo efforts in the road game with Michigan.2010: Played in all 13 outings with three as a starter ... Recorded three stops in the opener against Nicholls ... Followed that performance up with five tackles and his first TFL against NMSU ... Two tackles in the win over Utah State ... Made four tackles in the win over Air Force ... First career PBU at New Mexico ... Had a career-high eight tackles vs. Colorado State ... In his first career start, had five tackles, including his first sack, and a forced fumble at TCU, which was recovered in the end zone for a touchdown ... Made four stops against Utah ... Had a tackle and a PBU vs. UNLV ... Recorded two tackles in the win over Navy.
2009: Appeared in his first games in the Red and Black, earning his first letter ... Made his debut vs. Southern Utah ... Played in five contests overall with his only two stops both coming at Air Force on Sept. 26.
2008: Did not play as a true freshman.
High School: Ran for over 1,000 yards and recorded 94 tackles and eight sacks his senior campaign at Foothill High School ... Ranked fifth in the 2008 Contra Costa Times 'Cream Of The Crop' list ... Was a first-team all-league pick on both offense (fullback) and defense (linebacker) in 2007 ... All-East Bay first team as a linebacker ... Had 104 tackles and added eight sacks and four forced fumbles his junior season to garner all-state underclassmen honors ... Had 750 yards rushing on 145 carries and scored 16 touchdowns in 2006 ... First-team all-conference on offense as a junior and second team on defense ... Foothill went 6-5 and earned a spot in the North Coast Section 4A playoffs his senior year ... As a junior, under head coach Matt Sweeney, the Falcons were league champions going 6-0, finishing 12-1 overall and earning a berth in the North Coast Section 4A championship game ... All-conference honoree for the Falcons[apos] lacrosse team ... Named Fall Athlete of the Month for September by the Foothill Boosters Club.
Personal: Born Jan. 25, 1990, in San Jose, Calif. ... Son of Marge and Steve Andrews ... Sister, Carrie, played soccer at Cal Poly and other sister, Cristen, played lacrosse at Cal ... Is majoring in business management.
ANDREWS[apos] CAREER STATISTICS
Year | G | UA-AT-TT | TFL-Yds | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
2009 | 5 | 1-1-2 | 0.0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | 13 | 21-13-34 | 1.5-8 | 1.0-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 18 | 22-14-36 | 1.5-8 | 1.0-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Career Highs: Tackles: 8 vs. CSU (11/6/10); TFL: 1.0 at TCU (11/13/10); Sacks: 1.0 at TCU (11/13/10); PBU: 1, two times; FF: 1 at TCU (11/13/10).