Page 110 - Toledo Football Media Guide - 2012

110 THE PLAYERS

High School

Played quarterback, wide receiver and safety...Three-star rating from Scout.com. and and 247sports.com...No. 40 overall recruit in Pennsylvania by 247sports.com...ESPN.com lists himat No. 63...No. 101 safety in the nation by Scout...All-WPIAL selection as a senior at safety...Threw for 502 yards and fve touchdowns...Averaged 19.9 yards per reception...Accounted for nine TDs...Honorable men-tion all-conference wide receiver as a junior...Honorable mention all-conference quarterback as a sophomore ...As a junior, had 800 yards receiving and 200 yards passingwith fve overall TDs...Played basketball...Selected to the Super 60 All-Star Game as a senior... High school coach was Ronald Graham.

Personal

Full name is Chaz Jamal Whitaker...Birthdate: Aug. 10, 1994... Mother is Keesha Powell...Interested in majoring in communica-tions.

UT Faculty/Staf Recruiting Assistant: Stacy Bowers, Athletics Academic Coordinator.

Coach Campbell: “ChazWhitaker is a big safety fromthe same high school as (former Rocket) Barry Church. Just like Barry, he’s a great tackler and a great leader.”

ChazWhitaker

Safety 6-2 • 180 • Fr.

Pittsburgh, PA - Penn Hills

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High School

All-conference and teamDefensive Player of theYear as a senior... Conference all-academic team in junior and senior seasons... 247sports.com rated him as No. 79 player in Michigan...Played basketball and ran track & feld...High school coach was Ryan Mullins.

Personal

Full name is Alexander Scott Zmolik...Birthdate: Aug. 12, 1993... Parents are James and Roxann Zmolik...Has a younger brother, Zachary...Interested in majoring in business.

UT Faculty/Staf Recruiting Assistant: Dr. Clint Longenecker, College of Business.

Coach Campbell: “Alex Zmolik was a wide receiver in high school but will play tight end for us. He has great ball skills, runs great routes and is a good blocker.”

Alex Zmolik

Tight End 6-5 • 230 • Fr.

Port Huron, MI - Port Huron

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High School

First-team all-state, all-district and all-conference punter as a senior...Averaged 42 yards per punt...Made 2-of-3 feld goals... Long FG was 45 yards...Converted 48-of-50 extra points...Earned academic all-conference accolades...National Football Founda-tion Scholar-Athlete honoree...As a junior, made second-team all-state, frst-team all-district and frst-team all-area as a kicker... Named Toledo Free Press Special Teams Player of the Year...High school coach was Doug Pearson.

Personal

Full name is Brandon Denman Smith...Birthdate: Dec. 30, 1993... Parents are Kirk and Karen Smith...Has a younger brother, Brett... Interested in majoring in engineering.

UT Faculty/Staf Recruiting Assistant: Dr. Brandon Cohen, Col-lege of Business.

Coach Campbell: “We feel Brandon Smith was one of the best punters in the state last year. He will give us great depth at kicker and punter.”

Brandon Smith

Placekicker/Punter 6-0 • 195 • Fr.

Toledo, OH - St. John’s

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High School

78 tackles, six sacks and 10 QB hurries as a senior...Earned all-county and all-league honors...Named team’s defensive player of the year...Also played basketball...High school coach was Josh Hepner.

Personal

Full name is Brandon James Terry...Birthdate: April 12, 1994...Par-ents are Todd and Deborah Terry...Has two brothers, Todd, Jr. and Devin...Interested in majoring in business.

Brandon Terry

Defensive Lineman 5-11 • 265 • Fr. Troy, MI-Athens

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