2011 RED RAIDER FOOTBALL MEET THE RED RAIDERS
David Neill #62 OL
6-6
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Mickey Okafor #74 SR-3L
OL
6-6
307
SR-3L
Flower Mound, Texas/Marcus
Houston, Texas/Westbury
2010 Named first team All-Big 12 Academic... played in 12 games (0 starts) playing primarily on special teams.
2010 All-Big 12 second team (AP)… All-Big 12 second team (San Antonio Express-News)… first team AllBig 12 Academic... played in 11 games (11 starts) all at right tackle on the offensive line… made season debut against No. 4 Texas (9/18).
2009 Played in 12 games on the season … a special teams player … one tackle-for-loss against Rice. 2008 Made just one appearance on the year at Nevada. 2007 Redshirt season ... scout team member.
2009 Made first two career starts against North Dakota and New Mexico … played in a total of five games … played both the guard and tackle position. 2008 Saw action in three games as a redshirt freshman ... played in home games against SMU, UMASS and on the road at Kansas.
HIGH SCHOOL Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas ... a three-star prospect according to Rivals.com, could play any of the positions along the defensive front at the next level ... listed as the No. 6 defensive end and the No. 53 overall player on the Dallas Morning News’ Area Top 100 ... rated a three-star player by Scout.com and ranked as the No. 79 defensive end in the nation ... voted first-team all-district 6-5A and second-team All-Area by the Morning News after a standout senior season that saw him total 81 tackles (53 solo), including nine for loss, six sacks, two forced fumbles and four pass break-ups ... a member of SuperPrep Magazine’s `Texas 102’ for 2007 ... an All-Region selection by Velocity/PrepStar Magazine ... also a gifted athlete, recorded a vertical leap of 35”, the best mark among the 31 defensive ends in attendance at last April’s College Station Nike Camp ... attended Texas Tech summer camp prior to senior year ... chose Tech over Kansas, Oklahoma State, SMU and Tulsa ... High School Coach: Bryan Erwin.
2007 Redshirt season ... scout team member.
PERSONAL David Neill ... born October 26, 1988, in Highland Village, Texas ... son of Rita and Jeff Neill ... has a younger brother, Jason ... enjoys playing the guitar ... majoring in exercise and sport science.
PERSONAL Mickey Okafor ... has five siblings, three older and two younger ... enjoys lifting weights, running and watching television ... majoring in human development and family services.
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HIGH SCHOOL Westbury High School in Houston, Texas ... a three-star player according to Scout.com, listed as the No. 66 offensive tackle prospect in the nation ... rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com ... a first-team All-District 20-5A selection, he was also named second-team All-Greater Houston by the Houston Chronicle after senior campaign ... ranked as the No. 5 overall offensive lineman in Houston by the Chronicle on its annual Area Top 60 list ... named to SuperPrep’s `Texas 102’ for 2007, a listing of the top players in the state ... an All-Region pick by Velocity/PrepStar Magazine ... started 30 games during Westbury career ... also played basketball in high school ... chose Texas Tech over Houston, Nebraska and Oklahoma State ... High School Coach: Keeath McGee.