2009 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE
Players
44 | JOSH BERARD LINEBACKER 6-2 • 220 • Junior-RS Redondo Beach, Calif. El Camino CC A very tough and physical linebacker who suffered an injury during the 2008 fall training camp... Should return to battle for playing time. 2008: Redshirted. JUNIOR COLLEGE: A three-star prospect, the No. 68 junior college player in the country by Rivals.com and a two-time All-Mission Conference selection at El Camino Community College... Also named a PrepStar JUCO All-American... Collected 54 tackles as a senior, 18 of which were for losses, with 10.5 sacks, one interception and one forced fumble from his rush end position... Led the Mission Conference in sacks with 1.05 per game and was third in the conference in tackles for loss... Was a unanimous first team Mission Conference American Division selection... Collected 68 total tackles, seven for losses, four sacks and 19 quarterback hurries as a freshman in 2006... Helped lead the Warriors to the 2006 California State Championship with a 12-2 record... Played for head coach John Featherstone. HIGH SCHOOL: Played running back and defensive end for the Redondo Union Sea Hawks... Was a three-year starter and an all-league and all-area defensive end selection... Played for head coach Gene Simon. PERSONAL: Josh Berard was born December 25, 1987... Parents are Felicia and Victor Davis.
7 | LAMARK BROWN WIDE RECEIVER 6-3 • 225 • Junior-2L Hazelwood, Mo. Hazelwood West HS lowing week against Missouri State... Grabbed two receptions for 25 yards and made three special teams tackles against Colorado... Had eight special teams tackles on the season. Big-time athlete who has played both wide receiver and running back during his first two seasons... Will have a big impact on the offensive side of the ball this season. 2008: Played in nine games in his sophomore season and made six starts... Started the season playing wide receiver but then moved to running back, where he made his first start in the backfield against the University of Louisiana, tallying 29 rushes for 137 yards and one score... His 29 carries were the most in nearly three years by a Wildcat and were the second most in the Big 12 this season... He also became K-State’s first 100-yard rusher of the season... Also hauled in a career-best five catches for 36 yards vs. Louisiana... Collected a career-high three rushing touchdowns at Kansas, the most by a K-State RB since James Johnson had three vs. Missouri State in 2007... Lead the team with 118 total rushing attempts while gaining 412 yards and five touchdowns... Had 24 grabs on the season totaling 178 yards and one touchdown. 2007: Saw action in eight games as a true freshman and made one start at wide receiver at Oklahoma State... Totaled three catches for 33 yards on the season... Saw his first-career action at home against San Jose State and caught his first career pass for eight yards the fol-
HIGH SCHOOL: Started all four years at Hazelwood West and was a two-time consensus Class 6 all-state performer by the Missouri Coaches Association, the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association and the Kansas City Star... Also named to the St. Louis PostDispatch All-Metro team in both 2005 and 2006... A standout performer at wide receiver and running back as well as defensive back... Ended his senior season with 584 yards on 92 carries (6.35 avg.)... Scored 13 of West’s 20 touchdowns... Also caught three passes for 51 yards (17.0 avg.) and accounted for 44 percent of Hazelwood’s total yards (800 of 1,814) during his senior season... Returned five kickoffs for 165 yards (33.0 avg)... Totaled 42 total tackles on defense, with 36 unassisted stops, three blocked field goals, two blocked punts and a fumble recovery... Played in the prestigious East Meets West All-American Bowl in Orlando, Fla., following his senior season... Rushed for 1,249 yards and 21 TDs during his junior campaign, while hauling in six receptions for 103 yards... Recorded 55 tackles three interceptions and a fumble recovery in 2005... Coached by Keith Herring... Also lettered in track & field and qualified for the 2006 Missouri State Track Meet in the long jump, 4x100, and 4x200.
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