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PLAYER BIO6-4 | 299 | MONTANA ST. | ROOKIE | BORN 6.17.88 | GLENDIVE, MTACQUIRED D-7B IN ‘11 | DAWSON COUNTY HS, GLENDIVE, MTMike Person is a versatile athlete who can play several positionsalong the offensive line. Person started his final 35 games onthe offensive line and did not allow a sack as senior, earning First-Team All-Big Sky honors.// TRANSACTIONSOriginally the second of three 7th-round (239th overall) draft choicesby SF in 2011.// GOLDMINE• To say the Saturday, April 30, 2011, is a day that Mike will neverforget will be an understatement. Early that day, Mike was draftedin the 7th round by the 49ers, becoming the first Montana St. playerselected in the NFL draft since Joey Thomas in 2004. That night, theGlendive native was the recipient of the Montana AAU Little SullivanAward, presented to the state’s top amateur athlete.A SCOUT’S VIEW“You see him have nice balance, nice feet. You’re looking for a guythat does not lose very often at this level (Division II). You wantsomebody who dominates and makes it look easy. That’s what hedoes.” - 49ers General Manager Trent Baalke// COLLEGEStarted all 42 games along the offensive line for the Bobcats.Earned first-team All-Big Sky Conference honors in 2010, startingall 12 games and helping lead MSU to a Big Sky Conference Championshipand the FCS Playoffs. The Bobcats led the Big Sky in scoringoffense, total offense, passing offense, and first downs. In 2009,started all 11 games at RT and earned first-team All-Big Sky honors.As a sophomore, started all 12 games and earned honorable mentionall-conference honors, while helping the Bobcats lead the BigSky in most rushing yards and fewest sacks allowed. Named theteam’s Most Inspirational Player in the Spring of ’08. In 2007, startedMSU’s first eight games at right tackle before an injury ended hisseason. Redshirted in 2006.// PERSONAL• Attended Dawson County (Glendive, MT) HS and was a three-timeall-league choice, earning Class A all-state honors as a junior andsenior.• Selected team MVP as a senior.• Two-time state discus champion.• Father, Jim, played football at Montana Tech (1969-73, while unclesDennis Lowney (Western Montana) and Jerry Person (San DiegoState) also played college football.• Born Michael Sean Person (6/17/88) in Glendive, MT.• Majored in history with a concentration in teaching.SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS \\133// MEDIA GUIDE