Meet the Aggies
DRE ALLEN
NICK APRILE
Cornerback 5-10 • 185 • So. Compton, Calif. Mayfair HS ’09
Tailback 6-1 • 212 • Jr. Escalon, Calif. Escalon HS ’08
2 2010: Played in 9 games, starting 5 games at left corner after Marcus North went down with injury... Posted 39 tackles (30 solo, 9 assists) with 2 pass breakups... Had one tackle-for-loss, a 3-yard stop vs. San Diego in his first collegiate start. 2009: Redshirted. MAYFAIR HS ’09: Captured All-State and All-Southern Section honors as a senior, posting 65 tackles and five interceptions... Twice earned All-Suburban League first-team accolades... Selected as Special Teams Player of the Year as a sophomore... Helped team to two CIF-SS quarterfinal appearances plus a berth in the section title game (2008)... Four-year All-Academic honoree. PERSONAL: Born in Compton, Calif.... Majoring in exercise biology... Mother is LaTrina Thomas... Full first name is Andre but prefers “Dre”... Hopes for career in African-American studies.
ALLEN CAREER STATS Tackles Pass Def. Fumbles GP UT AT TT TFL Yds Sack Yds Int Yds PBU FF FR Yds BK 2010 9 30 9 39 1.0 3 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
ALLEN 2010 GAME-BY-GAME 2010 UT AT TT TFL Yds at California 1 1 2 PORTLAND STATE 3 0 3 at San Diego 5 3 8 1.0 3 at Weber State 0 0 0 at San Jose State 4 1 5 SOUTH DAKOTA 5 1 6 SOUTH ALABAMA 5 1 6 SOUTHERN UTAH 3 2 5 at North Dakota 4 0 4 at Cal Poly dnp SACRAMENTO STATE dnp
36 2010: Although listed as a DB, played in 10 games almost exclusively as a return specialist and the carrier in the team’s variation of the Wildcat formation... Led Aggies with 99 carries, 389 rush yards and 6 TDs... Also returned 10 kickoffs for 203 yards and caught 5 passes for another 79 ticks... Ran for 2 TDs (on 12 carries) vs. Portland State, then repeated that effort vs. Southern Utah... Logged season-best 85 yards vs. San Diego... Opened PSU game with season-long 38-yard kick return. 2009: Appeared in all 11 games as a reserve defensive back and as the Wildcat back... Rushed for 123 yards and four TDs on 29 carries... Two of his scores came in 2nd quarter at Sacramento State... Posted 7 tackles (5 solos, 2 assists) on defense... Nabbed first career INT vs. Winston-Salem State, picking off a Branden Williams pass to end Rams’ final possession... Selected as team’s Offensive Player of the Week after Southern Utah game, tallying 5-for-56 rushing stats and hitting Dean Rogers for a 6-yard TD pass. 2008: Redshirted... Selected as Scout Defense Player of the Week after Montana game. ESCALON HS ’08: Selected as Trans Valley League Offensive Player of the Year as a senior quarterback... Rushed for 975 yards and 10 touchdowns while adding 540 passing yards and five scores... Selected to Cal-Hi Sports all-state second team... Team finished 10-2 overall in each of his two varsity seasons... Passed for 879 yards and rushed for 427 as a junior... Also lettered in basketball and baseballl... Earned All-TVL honorable mention as a junior in basketball, while batting .302 with 14 steals that spring on the diamond. PERSONAL: Born in Fresno, Calif.... Majoring in communication... Parents are Mike Aprile (father) and Ellen & Jim Clare (mother and stepfather)... Career plans are simply “to work for a high-profile business.”
APRILE CAREER STATS Rushing Defense GP Rush Yds Avg Long TD UT AT TT Int Yds PBU 2009 11 29 126 4.2 12 4 5 2 7 1 6 0 2010 10 99 389 3.9 26 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 21 128 515 4.0 26 10 5 2 7 1 6 0
APRILE 2010 GAME-BY-GAME 2010 Rush Yds at California dnp PORTLAND STATE 12 47 at San Diego 10 85 at Weber State 9 28 at San Jose State 5 2 SOUTH DAKOTA 11 26
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TD 2 0 0 1 1
2010 SOUTH ALABAMA SOUTHERN UTAH at North Dakota at Cal Poly SACRAMENTO STATE
Rush Yds 7 44 15 59 9 46 8 19 13 33
TD 0 2 0 0 0
2011 UC DAVIS FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE