2007 ULM Warhawks #71 DOUG STROUD
Offensive Line 6-6 • 330 • Fr.-RS Keithville, La. (Evangel Christian Academy) 2006: Redshirt season. EVANGEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: Second team all-state, all-district, and all-city as a senior … Academic all-state honoree ... Team won three state championships over four-year career - 2005 (A), 2004 (5A) and 2002 (5A) ... Four-year letterwinner in football ... Also lettered two years in lacrosse and one year in track & field. PERSONAL: Born September 19, 1987 in Bossier City, La. … Son of Terry and Joy Stroud … Has an older brother, Chris, and two older sisters, Francis and Amber … Majoring in Kinesiology.
#86 PATRICK STURGEON Defensive End 6-0 • 235 • Sr.-1L Conroe, Texas (Caney Creek HS)
2006: Key back-up on defensive line and member of special teams … Played in eight games, recording six tackles … Recorded a tackle for loss. 2005: Was a key reserve at defensive line and linebacker. 2004: Saw limited action.
2003: Redshirt season. CANEY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL: A unanimous choice on the all-Deep East Texas first team and also a first team all-district and all-county player as a senior under Coach Allan Sapp … Helped lead, as the team captain, the Panthers to an 8-4 record and the bi-district championship … Recorded 86 total tackles, 12 for lost yardage, and nine quarterback sacks … Was first team all-district as an offensive guard and second team as a linebacker … As a junior, was first team all-Deep East Texas and second team all-district and all-county … Also earned two letters in track and won the district title in the shot put … Honor student. PERSONAL: Grandson of all-time great race car driver A.J. Foyt … Son of Pat Sturgeon and Terry Foyt … Has a brother, Larry, and a sister, Christy … Born July 23, 1984, in Houston, Texas ... Majoring in General Studies … ULM Athletic Directorʼs Honor Roll – Fall 2006.
#50 JOSH THOMAS
Linebacker 6-1 • 220 • So.-1L Port Barre, La. (Port Barre HS) 2006: Played in 11 of 12 games at linebacker and special teams … Moved into the linebacker rotation against Florida Atlantic … Had a season-high six tackles against Kentucky on Nov. 18 … Fourth
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on the team with three tackles for loss on the season … Walk-on in Spring 2006. PORT BARRE HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-district … All-parish as a junior … Also two-time all-district in basketball … Also lettered in baseball and track … State finalist in track in the shot put … Regional qualifier in javelin … Athletics Honor Roll as a senior … SAT Mentor program – spoke at elementary schools in the area. PERSONAL: Born December 1, 1986, in Opelousas, La. … Son of Leonard and Janella Thomas … Has two brothers, Leonard, Jr. and Jamal … Majoring in Kinesiology … Nickname is J-Reel, from cousin, Matthew Davis … ULM Athletic Directorʼs Honor Roll – Spring 2007. Josh Thomasʼ Career Statistics YEAR 2005
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UT-AT-TT TFL-YDS 28-12-40 2.0-5
QBS-YDS 0-0
QBH FC-FR 0 0-0
INT-YDS PBU 2-4 3
#65 BRETT THOMPSON Offensive Line 6-3 • 270 • So.-1L Sachse, Texas (Sachse HS)
2006: Key reserve on the offensive line … Had a season-high grade of 90 percent against Arkansas … Recorded a grade of 80 percent or higher in three games … Recorded two knockdowns on the season ... Offensive line made room for 1,000yard rusher Calvin Dawson and gave ULM quarterbacks room to maneuver for over 2,000 yards in the air. 2005: Redshirt season. SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL: All-district lineman ... Two-year team captain and team offensive lineman of the year. PERSONAL: Born January 5, 1987, in New Orleans, La. … Son of Jerry and Cathy Thompson … Has a sister, Kelly … Undecided on a major.
#28 JOSH THOMPSON Safety 6-2 • 210 • Jr.-2L Lafayette, La. (Carencro HS)
2006: Honorable mention all-Sun Belt Conference … Second team all-Louisiana ... Second-leading tackler on team with 83 tackles … Led Sun Belt in interceptions with six, including two against Louisiana-Lafayette in the season finale … Had four pass break-ups and two tackles for loss … Recovered two fumbles and forced three … Recorded a career-high 12 tackles against Middle Tennessee, including career-high 8 solo stops … Had two games with 10 tackles – Kansas and Louisiana-Lafayette. 2005: Quickly moved into a starting role as a true freshman … Recorded 40 total tackles, 28 solo and 12 assists … Picked off two passes and broke up three … Had a season-high 10 tackles against Arkansas State … Season-high seven solo tackles against ASU and at Georgia.