2011 texas a&m coaching staff - Aggie Athletics

THE AGGIES
SECTION III • MEET THE AGGIES
CHANCE NELSON WR
• 165 • FR-HS
BAYTOWN, TEXAS (STERLING HS)
875-10
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time District 21-5A first-team All-District selection at Baytown Sterling
High School … earned all-district honors at QB as senior after earning district honors at
wide receiver as a junior … as a senior QB, Nelson compiled 78-of-133 passing for 919 yards
and 10 TDs; and 172 carries for 1,111 yards and 16 TDs … as a sophomore and junior WR,
Nelson totalled 67 catches for 797 yards.
PErSONAL: Chance Nelson is the son of Von Nelson of Baytown, Texas … born Feb. 26,
1993 … hasn’t declared a major.
UzOMA NWACHUKWU WR
76-0 • 194 • JR-2L
ALLEN, TEXAS (ALLEN HS)
CArEEr GAMES: 26 STArTS: 19 CONSECUTIvE STArTS: 4
2010 (soPhomore): Ranked fourth on the team with 36 catches for 407 yards and four
touchdowns … started six games and played in all 13 games in 2010 … long catch was a 44yard
touchdown catch on Hail Mary with no time on the clock before halftime vs. Louisiana
Tech … had a season-high eight catches for 73 yards against Baylor … also had strong games
against Oklahoma State (5-60), Texas Tech (5-69), and LSU (4-38) … was on the preseason
“watch list” for the Biletnikoff Award.
2009 (Freshman): An honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the league’s head
coaches ... named to collegefootballnews.com’s Freshman All-America third team and
ESPN.com’s Big 12 All-Freshman team ... started every game at wide receiver as a true
freshman ... one of seven true freshmen to appear in all 13 games (Campbell, Nealy,
Nwachukwu, Porter, Stewart, Terrell, Valencia) ... led the wideouts with 708 yards in 2009
and ranked second with six TDs ... three 100-yard receiving games on the year, which
tied a school record ... caught three passes for 38 yards in Independence Bowl vs Georgia
(12/28) ... grabbed four passes for 42 yards against No. 3 Texas (11/26) ... caught four
balls for 79 yards in win at Texas Tech (10/24) ... hauled in five passes for 136 yards and
two scores at K-State (10/17) ... first player since Jason Carter in 2005 to post consecutive
100-yard receiving games ... set career highs with eight catches and 141 yards against
Oklahoma State (10/10), the third best receiving game by a freshman in school history
... breakout game against Utah State (9/19), scoring four touchdowns on four “touches”
(three receiving TDs, one rushing TD) ... four TDs was a freshman record, while three
receiving TDs tied overall school record ... finished the night with 101 yards ... earned the
start against New Mexico (9/5) and caught three balls for 52 yards ... 23 of 40 catches on
year (58 percent) went for a first down or touchdown.
HIGH SCHOOL: Helped lead Allen to the 2008 5A Division 1 State Championship … member
of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Super Team (3rd Team WR) … as a sophomore caught
37 passes for 617 yards and two touchdowns … as a junior caught 22 passes for 335 yards
and six touchdowns … as a senior caught 40 passes for 331 yards and four touchdowns.
Also rushed 11 times for 110 yards (10.0 avg) and two touchdowns … Maroon and White
Report Texas Top 35.
PErSONAL: Uzoma Nwachukwu is the son of Ngozi Nwachukwu ... born December 15,
1990 … chose the Aggies over Oklahoma, Missouri, Notre Dame, Nebraska and Louisville ...
coached by Tom Westerberg at Allen High School ... was a high school teammate of fellow
Aggie footballer Steven Terrell ... name is Nigerian, with Uzoma meaning “the road is good”
and Nwachukwu translating to “child of God” ... nickname is “EZ” ... brother, Chima, was a
three-year starting safety at Washington State ... sports management major.
CAREER STATISTICAL TOTALS
receiving rec. yDS AvG TD LP
2009 40 708 17.7 6 66
2010 36 407 11.3 4 44
Career 76 1,115 14.7 10 66
2011 TEXAS A&M PLAYER BIOS
LONG rUSH .................... 39 (td)
CAREER BESTS
vs ................................... Utah State Sept. 19, 2009
rECEPTIONS ........................... 8 vs ............................. Oklahoma StateOct.
10, 2009
...................................................8 vs ............................................ Baylor
Nov. 13, 2010
rECEIvING yArDS .............. 141 vs ............................. Oklahoma StateOct.
10, 2009
rECEIvING TDs ....................... 3 vs ................................... Utah State Sept. 19, 2009
LONG rECEPTION ......... 66 (td) at .................................. Kansas State Oct. 17, 2009
30 2011 TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL MEDIA SUPPLEMENT
CEDRIC OGBUEHI OL
• 292 • FR-RS
ALLEN, TEXAS (ALLEN HS)
706-5
2010: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Tom Westerberg at Allen High School ... a two-time all-state
selection ... The Associated Press second-team all-state pick and unanimous first-team alldistrict
honoree as a senior (2009) ... also named an Army All-American ... helped lead the
way for an Allen offense that averaged over 466 yards per game, allowing just one sack ... a
first-team all-state selection by The Associated Press as a junior (2008) ... part of the Eagles’
state championship team ... was the best blocker for an offense that averaged 36.1 points
and 225 rushing yards per game ... a first-team all-district pick and a first-team All-Dallas
Area honoree by The Dallas Morning News ... chose Texas A&M over offers from Nebraska,
Kansas, Texas Tech and Oklahoma State.
PErSONAL: Cedric Ogbuehi (pronounced ah-BOO-hee) is the son of Kelly and Chris
Ogbuehi of Allen, Texas ... born April 25, 1992 ... is the third player from Allen High School
to join the Aggies during the Mike Sherman era, joining Uzoma Nwachukwu and Steven
Terrell ... hasn’t declared a major.
PATRICK O’QUINN QB
• 208 • SO-sq
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS (A&M CONSOLIDATED HS)
186-2
2010 (FrESHMAN): Did not see any action.
2009: Redshirted.
PErSONAL: Patrick O’Quinn is the son of Tricia and Rick O’Quinn of College Station, Texas
… born April 13, 1991 ... marketing major.
JUSTIN ORTEGA DS
• 235 • FR-HS
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (REAGAN HS)
505-10
2010: Redshirted … made the travel squad as the Aggies’ backup deep snapper, but didn’t
see any game action.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by David Wetzel at Reagan High School in San Antonio ... was
named his team’s special teams MVP as a senior (2009), helping the Rattlers to the district
title ... forced a fumble and recovered another in each of his final two seasons ... team
went to the regional finals as a junior (2008) ... also played baseball ... was a two-time
academic all-district honoree.
PErSONAL: Justin Ryan Ortega is the son of Abel and Lorrie Ortega ... born March 2, 1992
... grandfather, Ferris Darr, attended A&M ... hasn't declared a major.
DOMONIQUE PATTERSON LB
• 218 • SO-1l
DALLAS, TEXAS (SKYLINE HS)
236-0
CArEEr GAMES: 5 STArTS: 0
2010 (FrESHMAN): Saw limited action as a backup linebacker and special teamer … made
two tackles while seeing action in five games.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Reginald Samples at Skyline High School in Dallas ... an
honorable mention all-state selection by The Associated Press as a senior (2009) ... named
a Max Emfinger All-American ... a second-team All-Dallas Area pick by The Dallas Morning
News ... also a first-team all-district honoree and a member of the SuperPrep Southwest
Team ... earned first-team all-district honors as a junior (2008) after registering 121 tackles,
11 sacks and three interceptions ... ran two picks back for scores ... chose Texas A&M over
offers from Stanford and Colorado.
PErSONAL: Domonique Patterson is the son of Yamika Patterson of Lancaster, Texas and
Anthony Burney … born January 12, 1992 ... hasn’t declared a major.