Expected to start at the C-Back (wide receiver) position for the fourth straight year ... also could be given a shot at the running back spot ... ... excellent speed and hands.

2004 season: Started all 11 games for the third straight year ... No. 3 receiver on the squad with 21 catches for 620 yards and four touchdowns ... averaged 29.5 yards per catch, best in the Great West Conference ... caught touchdown passes against Idaho State, Southern Utah, Texas State and UC Davis ... longest catch of year was a 74-yarder for a TD against Texas State, giving Cal Poly 35-14 halftime lead ... also had a 70-yard scoring catch against UC Davis ... season-high five catches for 120 yards against UC Davis ... also had four catches in season finale at Sacramento State ... also rushed four times for 37 yards, including a 19-yard run against Humboldt State and an 18-yarder against Idaho State ... returned nine kickoffs a total of 55 yards, including a 13-yarder against Eastern Washington ... second-team All-Great West as a wide receiver ... caught one pass for 42 yards in 2005 Spring Game.

2003 season: A sophomore season that was nearly equal to his freshman campaign ... 29 catches for 621 yards and two touchdowns ... scored against UTEP in season opener and Humboldt State in season finale ... three games of 100 or more yards receiving -- 100 against UTEP, 113 against UC Davis and 122 against Idaho State ... season-high seven catches against UC Davis ... also had six receptions against Southern Utah ... longest play of season was non-scoring 79-yard catch against Idaho State ... started all 11 games for the second straight year ... forced a fumble and recovered the ball after a UC Davis interception of a Cal Poly pass in third quarter ... played in 2004 Spring Game and caught a pass for 29 yards.

2002 season: An outstanding redshirt freshman season with 33 receptions for 581 yards and four touchdowns ... first collegiate catch was a 14-yarder at Toledo on Aug. 29, 2002 ... scored touchdowns against Northern Arizona, Kent State, Northern Iowa and UC Davis ... best game was eight catches for 169 yards against Northern Arizona ... also caught six passes against Sacramento State and five against Northern Iowa ... longest pass play of the season was a 45-yarder from Kevin Cooper in third quarter against Northern Iowa ... started all 11 games ... second-team All-NCAA Division I-AA Independents as a receiver.

2001 season: Redshirt ... had two catches for 17 yards in 2002 Spring Game ... member of the Cal Poly track team as a sprinter and member of the relay teams.

High School: All-League honors as both a running back and defensive back for coach Damon Gillilan at Capital Christian High in Sacramento ... All-State defensive back by Cal-Hi Sports Magazine ... Scholar-Athlete and Prep Star All-American ... recorded 49 touchdowns and 3,811 yards rushing ... 321 yards receiving last season ... tallied 137 solo tackles ... 4,691 all purpose yards ... holds school records in the 100- and 200-meter dashes as well as the long jump ... scholar-athlete and member of the Honor Roll ... visited Idaho State, Saint Mary's, UC Davis and Nebraska before choosing Cal Poly.

Personal -- Son of John and Rolleen Russell ... one sister, Amanda Mapes ... lists wakeboarding and his church group as hobbies, born Feb. 14, 1983, in Sacramento

Major: in agricultural business.