2012 SPARTANS Jermaine Edmondson
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HONORS & AWARDS BOWL HISTORY
Second-year player adds depth at wide receiver . . . 2011 SEASON: Redshirted . . . named Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week vs. Michigan . . . named Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Ohio State . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Threeyear starter for Coach Tim Gibson at Forest Hills Eastern High School in Ada, Mich. . . . named to Advance Newspapers’ 2010 All Area Team . . . honorable mention all-area selection by The Grand Rapids Press . . . earned first-team all-conference honors as a senior after accounting for nearly 1,500 total yards and 22 touchdowns . . . threw for more than 600 yards and nine scores in 2010 . . . rushed 144 times for 886 yards (6.2 avg.) and 13 TDs as a senior . . . also made five field goals, including a school-record 42-yarder, and converted 23-of-26 extra-point attempts . . . scored a Forest Hills Eastern single-season record 116 points in 2010 . . . accounted for 321 total yards and five scores in a victory over Grand Rapids Catholic Central, including an 83-yard TD run on the first play from scrimmage . . . set school single-game records for rushing yards (265 on 19 carries) and rushing TDs (4) vs. Catholic Central . . . selected Forest Hills Eastern Male Athlete of the Year in 2010-11 . . . also lettered in lacrosse and track . . . son of Ivan and Dusty Young . . . born June 3, 1993 . . . majoring in advertising.
SPARTAN HISTORY
WR | 6-0 | 195 | FR. | RS ADA, MICH. FOREST HILLS EASTERN
SPARTAN RECORDS
DRUMMOND’S STATISTICS ________________________________________ G/GS UT AT TM TFL SACKS INT PBU FR FF 2011 12/0 9 8 17 1-10 1-10 2-34 0 0 1
Spencer Elliott
2011 RECAP
DRUMMOND’S CAREER HIGHS ______________________________________ Tackles: 3, three times (last vs. Minnesota, 11/5/11) Pass Break-ups: 1, twice (last vs. Notre Dame, 9/17/11) Interceptions: 1, twice (last vs. Central Michigan, 9/24/11) Sacks: 1, vs. Michigan, 10/15/11
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the nation’s top cornerbacks by ESPN.com (No. 47) and Scouts.com (No. 48) . . . named to SuperPrep’s and PrepStar’s All-Midwest Teams . . . rated among the state’s top seniors by ESPN.com (No. 48) . . . named Defensive Back MVP at the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Arlington, Texas . . . selected to play in the Big 33 Football Classic and Ohio North-South Classic . . . twoyear starter for Coach Ron Johnson at McKinley Senior High School in Canton, Ohio . . . first-team All-Ohio (Division I) selection by The Associated Press in 2011 . . . also earned AP Northeast All-District (first team), WHBC Radio All-Stark County and All-Federal League honors as a senior . . . recorded 41 tackles, with two for losses including a sack, and 12 pass break-ups in 2011 . . . led the Bulldogs with four interceptions as a senior, returning three of those picks for touchdowns . . . his top all-around performance in 2011 came vs. Perry, with four tackles and four passes defended, including two interceptions with one returned for a score . . . registered 42 tackles, nine pass break-ups and a school singleseason record seven interceptions (tied former Ohio State All-American Mike Doss) as a junior . . . posted five tackles and four passes defended, including two interceptions with one returned for a TD vs. Massillon, in 2010 . . . his prep career totals include 83 tackles, 21 pass break-ups and 11 interceptions, with four returned for TDs . . . also lettered in track and field . . . competed in the 4x200 at the 2012 Division I state championships . . . participated in the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 at the 2011 state track meet . . . son of Jermaine Edmondson Sr., and Louis and Selena Johnson . . . born July 10, 1994 . . . no-preference major.
COACHING STAFF
Ranks as the top candidate to replace three-year starter Trenton Robinson at free safety . . . compiled 13 tackles in three spring scrimmages, including a team-high six for the Green in the April 28 spring game . . . 2011 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in 12 games to earn his first letter . . . was the back-up free safety behind Trenton Robinson . . . ranked fifth on the team with two interceptions . . . recorded 17 tackles . . . did not play the last two games of the regular season due to injury (vs. Indiana and Northwestern) . . . compiled three stops against Minnesota . . . had three tackles, including a 10-yard sack of Devin Gardner, in MSU’s fourth-straight win over Michigan . . . registered two tackles at Ohio State . . . recorded his second interception of the season vs. Central Michigan . . . notched his first career interception at Notre Dame and returned it 34 yards, setting up an MSU field goal . . . produced three tackles and forced a fumble against Florida Atlantic that led to Jeremy Langford’s 37-yard fumble return for a touchdown . . . 2010 SEASON: Redshirted . . . sat out preseason camp with a shoulder injury . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the nation’s top safeties by Scout.com (No. 69) . . . listed among the country’s top athletes by Scouts, Inc. (No. 83) . . . named to SuperPrep’s and PrepStar’s All-Midwest Teams . . . ranked among Ohio’s top 50 seniors by Rivals.com (No. 44) and Scout.com (No. 47) . . . three-year starter for Coach Brian Hoffman at Hubbard (Ohio) High School . . . had 24 receptions for 489 yards (20.4 avg.) and three touchdowns as a senior . . . recorded two 100-yard receiving games in 2009: vs. Warren Kennedy (2 catches for 105 yards, including a 75-yard TD reception) and Youngstown East (4 for 106) . . . had a career-best eight catches for 91 yards vs. Buckeye . . . registered 75 tackles (46 solos, 29 assists) as a senior, including four sacks . . . also credited with three passes defended and two forced fumbles in 2009 . . . produced eight tackles each vs. Struthers and Cardinal Mooney . . . posted two sacks vs. McKinley . . . tallied a season-high 10 tackles vs. Ravenna Southeast, including a sack . . . returned 12 punts for 110 yards (9.2 avg.) and five kickoffs for 86 yards (17.2 avg.) . . . averaged 35.0 yards on 27 punts as a senior . . . averaged 48.0 yards on two punts vs. Struthers, including a career-long 62-yarder . . . caught 16 passes for 281 yards (17.6 avg.) and four TDs as a junior . . . had five catches for 98 yards and three scores vs. Struthers . . . made 49 tackles (29 solos, 20 assists) in 2008, including two sacks . . . also recorded three interceptions (62 yards) and 11 passes defended as a junior . . . totaled a career-best 11 tackles vs. Aurora, including seven solo stops . . . contributed six tackles vs. Brookfield . . . earned Associated Press Division II All-Ohio Special Mention honors in basketball in 2008-09, playing for Coach Rick Fox . . . averaged 17.1 points for the Eagles his senior year to garner Associated Press All-Northeast Inland Division II Third-Team honors . . . son of Evette Drummond . . . born Jan. 29, 1992 . . . majoring in psychology.
DB | 6-0 | 175 | FR. | HS CANTON, OHIO | MCKINLEY SENIOR
2012 SPARTANS
S | 6-1 | 200 | SO. | 1L MASURY, OHIO | HUBBARD
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2012 OUTLOOK
Kurtis Drummond
THE UNIVERSITY
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