2012 Toledo Spring Football Prospectus - University of Toledo ...

2012 Players to WatchT.J. FatinikunDefensive End6-2 • 250 • Sr.Perrysburg, OHPerrysburg H.S.2011Suffered season-ending elbow injuryvs. EMU on Oct. 8...Still made thirdteamAll-MAC...Was leading team andtied for third in MAC with 7.5 tackles forloss at time of injury...Was also leadingteam with 2.5 sacks...Career-high 3.0TFL and one pass knocked down vs.Temple...2.5 tackles for loss vs. NewHampshire.23*** 2010, 2011 Third-Team All-MAC ***2010Named third-team All-MAC...Leddefensive line with 51 tackles...Ledteam and was ninth in MAC with 13.0TFL...Most TFL by a Rocket since 17.0by Mike Alston in 2006...Third in MAC with four forced fumbles...Career-best 2.5 TFL vs. Kent State, including crucial 10-yard sack insecond half...Career-high seven tackles at Ohio...Recovered fumblevs. WMU...Academic All-MAC honoree...Nominee for Academic All-America.2009Played in 11 games, making 20 tackles...Had 3.0 tackles for loss and2.0 sacks...Forced team-high three fumbles and recovered one.High SchoolMade first-team all-conference, first-team all-district and specialmention all-state...Recorded 65 tackles, 18 tackles for loss and ninesacks...As a junior, made second-team all-league...Totaled 55 tackles,11 tackles for loss and seven sacks...Numbers as a sophomore were73 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and 10 sacks...High school coach wasMatt Kregel.PersonalFull name is Ayokunle Olatunji Fatinikun...Birthdate: July 28, 1991...Parents are Tunde and Moni Fatinikun...Father is a doctor...Has fivebrothers and one sister...Born in Lagos, Nigeria but grew up in Toledoarea...Communication major.T.J. Fatinikun’s Career StatisticsYear G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack QBH FF BrUp2009 11/0 13 7 20 3.0/-17 2.0/-14 0 3 02010 13/13 24 27 51 13.0/-49 5.0/-29 2 4 22011 6/6 14 9 23 7.5/-31 3.0/-23 0 0 1Totals 30/19 51 43 94 23.5/-97 10.0/-66 2 7 3Career HighsTackles: 7 (Ohio, 9-11-10)Tackles for Loss: 3.0 (Temple, 10-1-11)Sacks: 2.0 (Eastern Michigan, 10-30-10)David FluellenRunning Back6-0 • 215 • Jr.Lockport, NYLockport H.S.2011Third on team with 493 yards rushing...Sixth on team with 16 receptions...Set career-high with 93 yards rushingvs. BGSU...Started Temple, BGSUand Miami games...54 yards rushingand one TD vs. Temple...Also caughtfour passes for 67 yards and one TDvs. the Owls.222010Gained 224 yards and scored one TDon 38 carries...Season-high 53 yards vs.Wyoming, including a 39-yard burst...Had 52 yards rushing vs. WMU to go with five receptions for 39yards...Missed four games due to knee injury...Returned to actionvs. Bowling Green on Nov. 17.High SchoolRan for 1,638 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior...Earned firstteamAll-Western New York and first-team Class AA all-state honors...Ran for 1,354 yards and 16 scores as a junior, making third-teamAll-Western New York and fourth-team all-state...Rivals.com rankedhim as a three-star recruit, as well as the No. 24 all-purpose back inthe nation and No. 6 player in the state of New York...Finished hiscareer as Lockport’s all-time leading rusher with 4,274 yards...ClassAA co-Player of the Year...Top five finalist for New York State Playerof the Year...Selected to play in the New York State High SchoolFootball Classic at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse...High school coachwas Greg Bronson.PersonalFull name is David Fluellen, Jr...Birthdate: Jan. 29, 1992...Parents areDavid Fluellen Sr. and Arletha Fluellen...Brother Jhamal Fluellen wasa running back at Syracuse and Maine...Criminal justice major.David Fluellen’s Career StatisticsYear G/S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP2010 9/0 38 224 5.9 1 39-Wyoming2011 13/3 97 493 5.1 4 34-EMUTotals 22/3 135 717 5.3 5 39-WyomingCareer Game HighsRushing Yards: 93 (Bowling Green, 10-15-11)Receptions: 4 (Twice, last vs. Temple, 10-1-11)