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Wildcat Newcomers<br />
Jacob Arzouman, Offensive Line, 6-4, 270, Freshman<br />
Tucson, Ariz. (Salpointe Catholic)<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong>: Probable first look at center or guard for the Wildcats…<br />
High School: <strong>Arizona</strong> Republic first-team 5A all-state… PrepStar All-<br />
West Region… <strong>Arizona</strong> Football Coaches Association first-team 5A-I<br />
all-state honors… <strong>Arizona</strong> Daily Star first-team All-Southern<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong>…5A-I all-conference first team…<br />
Personal: Date <strong>of</strong> birth July 26, 1993…<br />
Jared Baker, Running Back, 5-9, 180, Freshman<br />
Los Angeles (Loyola)<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong>: Expected to get a swift look in early camp at his readiness for<br />
Pac-12 play…<br />
High School:PrepStar All-West Region… MaxPreps top 35 tailback…<br />
Co-<strong>of</strong>fensive MVP and first-team honors for Serra League… Compiled<br />
1,150 rushing yards on 170 carries as a senior, with 12 TDs… Added<br />
12 catches for 138 yards… Rushed for 219 yards and four scores<br />
against Valencia in 2010… Ran 100 and 200 in track, with fourth-place<br />
2010 finish in 100m at Mt. Sac Relays, running a 10.83… Mission<br />
League record at 10.84… Also ran 4x100 relay… Was Serra League<br />
<strong>of</strong>fensive MVP in 2009 when he racked up 6.9 yards per carry en route<br />
to 1,453 yards and 10 TDs in coming on for an injured senior star...<br />
Earned third-team preseason CatholicSportsNet inaugural All-America<br />
honors… Outstanding student…<br />
Personal: Date <strong>of</strong> birth August 6, 1993…<br />
Tra’Mayne Bondurant, Defensive Back, 5-11, 185, Freshman<br />
Fairfield, Calif. (Fairfield)<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong>: Slated to open his first camp as a safety or weakside<br />
cornerback…<br />
High School: PrepStar All-West Region… Cal-Hi Sports third-team allstate<br />
2010… ESPNLA Top 30 So-Cal… Attended UA elite camp in<br />
summer 2010 and tried his hand at cornerback, earning a scholarship<br />
<strong>of</strong>fer… Played linebacker and quarterback in high school… Basketball<br />
wing man and baseball player for the Falcons… Monticello Empire<br />
League passing leader as junior with 2,334 yards and 30 scores on<br />
124 completions in 228 attempts… Rushed for 925 yards and 12<br />
TDs… Earned Cal-Hi Sports All-State underclass second-team multipurpose<br />
honors for 2009 season…<br />
Personal: Date <strong>of</strong> birth January 9, 1993…<br />
Ka’Deem Carey, Running Back, 5-10, 190, Freshman<br />
Tucson, Ariz. (Canyon del Oro)<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong>: will be given a chance at first-year play from the onset <strong>of</strong> his<br />
first camp…<br />
High School: PrepStar Dream Team… Tacoma New-Tribune Western<br />
100… <strong>Arizona</strong> Republic All-<strong>Arizona</strong>… <strong>Arizona</strong> Republic first-team 4A<br />
all-state… <strong>Arizona</strong> Daily Star first-team All-Southern <strong>Arizona</strong>… <strong>Arizona</strong><br />
Football Coaches Association first-team all-state Top 25, plus firstteam<br />
4A-I all-state and 4A-I all-conference… MaxPreps top 25<br />
tailback… Rushed for 1,754 yards and 26 touchdowns as a senior…<br />
As a junior, ran the ball 224 times for 2738 yards, 45 touchdowns,<br />
helping CDO compile a 14-0 record and win the 4A-I state<br />
championship…<br />
Personal: Date <strong>of</strong> birth October 30, 1992…<br />
Michael Cooper, Tight End, 6-4, 230, Freshman<br />
The Woodlands, Texas, (The Woodlands)<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong>: Is expected to contend for rotation duty if physically ready his<br />
first camp…<br />
High School: PrepStar All-West Region… Second-team All-District<br />
14-5A defense honors for district Coach <strong>of</strong> the Year Marck Schmid…<br />
Texas HS Football top 25 defensive end… Vype Magazine Houston<br />
Hot 100… Long Star Gridiron top 25 defensive lineman… Honorable<br />
mention all-district as a junior… Comes from winning program with<br />
undefeated regular season in 2010 and 16 th straight play<strong>of</strong>f<br />
appearance… …Played outfield and first base for Highlanders baseball<br />
team…<br />
Personal: Date <strong>of</strong> birth October 21, 1992…<br />
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Lamar De Rego, Defensive Line, 6-3, 265, Junior<br />
Waimea, Hawaii (San Jose CC)<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong>: Will open his first camp on the outside as a defensive end…<br />
Junior College: First-team all-Coast Conference honors from coaches<br />
in 2010… Had 8.5 tackles for loss, with 4.5 sacks, 29 total tackles and<br />
two forced fumbles in 10 games at SJCC in 2010…<br />
High School: Played prep ball at noted Kamehameha Secondary<br />
School in Honolulu… Also played basketball for the Warriors… Placed<br />
fourth in 220 weight class in the Oahu Interscholastic Association judo<br />
championships his senior year… Son <strong>of</strong> Shirley and Lamar De Rego <strong>of</strong><br />
Waimea, one <strong>of</strong> the couple’s five children…<br />
Personal: Full name Lamar Auwae De Rego… Date <strong>of</strong> birth May 2,<br />
1991…<br />
Faitele Faafoi, Offensive Line, 6-5, 300, Freshman<br />
Tustin, Calif. (Tustin)<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong>: Listed for a look as a left guard in his first camp…<br />
High School: PrepStar All-West Region… OCVarsity.com All-County<br />
third-team honors his senior year for Tillers coach Myron Miller…<br />
Golden State Preps All-Southern California as a junior defensive<br />
tackle… Started at guard and defensive tackle for Tustin, switched to<br />
left tackle as a senior… Earned All-Empire league in 2010… High<br />
school experience is his first in football, as he grew up playing rugby in<br />
Samoa… Lived in Tustin with his aunt and uncle…<br />
Personal: Family lives in Apia, the capital city <strong>of</strong> Samoa on the island<br />
<strong>of</strong> Upolu… Date <strong>of</strong> birth August 12, 1991…<br />
Reggie Gilbert, Defensive End, 6-3, 230, Freshman<br />
Laveen, Ariz. (Fairfax)<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong>: One <strong>of</strong> three frosh ends expected to contend for backup<br />
roles…<br />
High School: PrepStar All-West Region… … 247football preseason<br />
all-<strong>Arizona</strong> defense… Foot injury limited senior campaign… 58 tackles,<br />
13 sacks, two caused fumbles as a junior… Played defensive end and<br />
tight end on team where entire Stampede squad went both ways…<br />
Betty Fairfax High School team was in its second year <strong>of</strong> existence and<br />
second as a varsity program in 2010… 315 pound bench, 305 pound<br />
clean and 568 pound squat, made him the school's combined lifting<br />
record holder…<br />
Personal: Date <strong>of</strong> birth April 1, 1993…<br />
Rob Hankins, Linebacker, 6-1, 220, Freshman<br />
Dallas, Texas (Parish Episcopal)<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong>: Depth at his position foretells a quick evaluation <strong>of</strong> his<br />
readiness to contribute in 2011…<br />
High School: Dallas Morning News All-Prospect top 25… Texas<br />
Association <strong>of</strong> Private and Parochial Schools All-District II-2 honors as<br />
soph and junior… PrepStar All-American ‘athlete’… The Sporting<br />
News Top 100… InsideTexas.com top 30… Texas HS Football top<br />
40… MaxPreps top 25 inside linebacker… Panthers and coach Scott<br />
Nady… 126 tackles, seven sacks, six forced fumbles, an interception<br />
and three fumble recoveries… Parish Episcopal coach Scott Nady --<br />
who played at Cal -- likened Hankins to <strong>Arizona</strong> great Tedy Bruschi for<br />
his nose the ball and an extremely high “motor”… Considered among<br />
top LB prospects in Texas and top 10 nationally by ESPNU… Dave<br />
Campbell’s Texas High School Football top 20… 136 tackles and 12<br />
sacks, with 3 FF as a junior; had 105 tackles and three forced fumbles<br />
as a soph…<br />
Personal: Date <strong>of</strong> birth March 29, 1993…<br />
Hank Hobson, Linebacker, 6-2, 220, Freshman<br />
Bakersfield, Calif. (Stockdale)<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong>: UA coaches will need help at linebacker in 2011 and look to<br />
Hobson and the other two freshman…<br />
High School: PrepStar All-West Region… First-team All-Southwest<br />
Yosemite League honors for play<strong>of</strong>f quarterfinalists Stockdale…All-CIF<br />
Central Section... Honorable mention Bakersfield Californian top 10<br />
area prep athletes… All-Area second-team defense by the<br />
Californian… Top 25 Central Valley college prospect by CBS<br />
Sports.com… All-Southwest Yosemite League first-team honors as a<br />
junior, helping Mustangs to 9-2 record… Utility player for baseball<br />
team… Middle linebacker and tight end…<br />
Personal: Father, Butch Hobson, played major league baseball and<br />
brother is a prospect… Date <strong>of</strong> birth August 19, 1992…
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