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Sept. 18, 2006 Associated Press feature on Mike Tepper
2008: Granted a sixth year of eligibility for 2009 after missing the '08 campaign with a pectoral injury.
2007: A starter for all 13 games at right tackle ... part of a unit that allowed a league-low 11 sacks (third in the nation).
2006: After fully recovering from a broken leg, started two games and saw action in all 13 at left tackle ... tallied 5.5 knockdown blocks.
2005: Missed the season after having his right fibula broken June 25 when he was hit by a car.
2004: Redshirt.
High School: A consensus all-star selection in Southern California, earning All-CIF, all-county and all-league honors in 2003 ... named to first team all-state in Medium Schools Division by Calhisports.com ... played in the CaliFlorida Bowl ... listed No. 116 on SuperPrep's Top 132 seniors in California and an All-Far West selection ... led Pacifica to CIF Southern Section final as a junior and CIF quarterfinals as a senior ... named All-CIF and all-league as a junior ... also played 11 years of youth soccer, which improved his speed (4.9 in the 40) and footwork as a football lineman ... excelled in the weight room, placing first in 2003 and third in 2002 at the Garden Grove Unified School District Weight Competition ... broke the district's weight record in 2003, which had stood for 10 years.
Personal: Born Dec. 11, 1985 in Long Beach ... parents are Gus and Elaine Tepper ... sociology major.
