Page 96 - Toledo Football Media Guide - 2012

96 THE PLAYERS

2012 Rockets

Clay Simpkins

Placekicker 5-10 • 165 • So. Wauseon, OH Wauseon H.S.

2012

Listed at No. 3 at placekicker in preseason depth chart.

2011

Did not see game action.

2010

Joined teamas awalk-on...Sat out season as a redshirt.

High School

First-team all-conference and frst-team all-district in junior and

senior seasons...Made ToledoBlade all-area teamas a senior... Hit 5-of-6 feld goals, including a long of 47 yards...Averaged 42.8 yards as a punter...As a junior, made 3-of-3 feld goals andaveraged44.2yardsperpunt...Asasophomore, hit6-of-7 feld goals, earning frst-team all-conference honors...Made second-team all-conference as a freshman...High school coach was Mark Emans.

Personal

Full name is Claytin Dean Simpkins...Birthdate: March 29, 1992...Parents are William and Bobbie Simpkins...Psychol-ogy major.

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Mark Singer

Free Safety 6-1 • 200 • Sr. Cinnaminson, NJ Delran Holy Cross H.S.

2012

Listed at No. 1 at free safety in pre-season depth chart...Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award nominee.

2011

Missed entire season due to injury.

2010

Fourth on team with 73 tackles... Career-high eight tackles vs. FIU in Little Caesars Pizza Bowl...Seven tackles vs. Ball State and Kent State... Interceptions vs. Wyoming and Ball State...Six tackles three times, vs.

WMU, Purdue andWyoming...Credited with two pass breakups vs. EMU...Earned Academic All-MAC and CoSIDA Academic All-District honors.

2009

Played in12games, startingtwo...Had16tackles...Only intercep-tion came against Ohio State...Honorable mention Academic All-MAC.

2008

Played in 12 games, starting four...Had 21 tackles, one intercep-tion and one pass breakup...Entered the Michigan game for the injured Tyrrell Herbert and picked of a pass in the fourth quarter to help preserve a 13-10 Rocket win...Had season-high six tackles vs. Akron and BGSU.

High School

Had 18 career interceptions...Made frst-team all-conference and frst-teamAll-South Jersey as a senior...Had 78 tackles, four interceptions and fve forced fumbles...Also caught 36 passes for 630 yards and nine TDs, helping his school to the Group 3 state championship title...Made frst-team all-conference in his sophomore and junior years.

Personal

Full name is Mark Francis Singer....Birthdate: July 31, 1989...Par-ents are Mark and Kelly Singer...Communication major.

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Mark Singer’s Career Statistics

Year G/S UT AT TT TFL FF Int/Yds BrUp

2008 12/4 11 10 21 0.5/-1 0 1/0 1 2009 12/2 9 7 16 0 0 1/-4 1 2010 13/13 33 40 73 0 0 2/17 3 2011 DNP-Injured

Totals 37/19 53 57 110 0.5/-1 0 4/13 5

Career Game Highs Tackles: 8 (FIU, 12-26-11)