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Te XAN S<br />
including sixteen touchdowns…ranked fourth<br />
in the nation with an average of 134.15 yards per<br />
game rushing and ranked second with an average<br />
of 161.85 all-purpose yards per game…finished<br />
third on the squad with 27 receptions for<br />
360 yards (13.3 avg) and two touchdowns, registering<br />
108 points…ran for over 100 yards in ten<br />
contests, including two for over 200 yards.<br />
2005: Freshman All-American first-team choice<br />
by Rivals.com and a second-team pick by The<br />
Sporting News…second-team All-Big East Conference<br />
selection and named the league’s Rookie<br />
of the Year...Eastern College Athletic Conference<br />
Rookie of the Year…rushed for 1,128 yards<br />
on 205 carries (5.5 avg) in 10 games, including<br />
17 touchdowns, the third-best season ever by a<br />
West Virginia freshman running back…caught<br />
12 passes for 79 yards (7.9 avg) and two scores,<br />
finishing with 114 points (average of 11.4 points<br />
per game ranked third in the nation)…gained<br />
1,223 all-purpose yards…ran for over 100 yards<br />
in five games, starting vs. Rutgers, Louisville,<br />
Connecticut, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and South<br />
Florida.<br />
PERSONAL: Attended Conwell-Egan (Levittown,<br />
Pa.) Catholic High School…made the varsity<br />
football team as a freshman, going on to earn<br />
All-Conference honors in each of his four seasons<br />
on the gridiron…named the Most Valuable<br />
Player of the Philadelphia Catholic League and<br />
was chosen All-Area by most of the local news<br />
services, in addition to adding All-State accolades<br />
as a junior and senior…rushed for 1,836<br />
yards and 26 touchdowns to lead the team to a<br />
10-3 record as a senior…added 1,626 yards with<br />
19 scores on offense and broke up six passes<br />
while intercepting two others as a defensive<br />
back during his junior campaign…rushed<br />
for more than 6,000 yards and 73 touchdowns,<br />
setting five school records in his career…also<br />
excelled on the school’s track team…Athletic<br />
Coaching Education major.<br />
Height: 6-1<br />
Weight: 220<br />
College: Virginia Tech<br />
<strong>Home</strong>town: Hampton, Virginia<br />
Rookie season<br />
1st with <strong>Texans</strong><br />
Age as of Kickoff Weekend: 23<br />
Acquired: D4, 2008 (118th overall)<br />
rookies<br />
XAVIER ADIBI<br />
LINEBACKER<br />
CAREER: Started 40 of 47 contests at Virginia<br />
Tech…recorded 291 tackles (133 solos) with<br />
eleven sacks for minus 34 yards…caused five<br />
fumbles and recovered another that he advanced<br />
35 yards for a touchdown…deflected twelve<br />
passes and had eight interceptions for 170 yards<br />
in returns (21.2 avg) with two touchdowns…just<br />
the second linebacker in school history to earn<br />
first-team All-American honors (2007), joining<br />
Mike Widger (1968).<br />
2007: Earned All-American first-team honors from<br />
the American Football Coaches Association…<br />
All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team pick…<br />
one of 12 semifinalists for the Rotary Lombardi<br />
Award, given to the nation’s top collegiate lineman,<br />
and was one of 15 semi-finalists for the<br />
Chuck Bednarik Award for the Outstanding<br />
Defensive Player of the Year…started all year<br />
at right inside linebacker…lead the team with a<br />
career-high 115 tackles (55 solos) and a forced<br />
189
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