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16 All-American Candidate Anthony Adams #4 LB • Sr. (3L) Ht. 6’2” • Wt. 234 Troy, Mich. 2007: Named Preseason Defensive Player of the Year by Lindy’s Football Gazette...Lindy’s Preseason All-American...Street & Smith’s Preseason All-American. 2006: Daktronics First-Team All-American...D2Football.com First- Team All-American...Don Hansen’s Football Gazette Second-Team All- American...Daktronics First-Team All-Northwest Region...Don Hansen’s Football Gazette First-Team All-Northwest Region...First-Team All- GLIAC...Led the team in total tackles with 87...Tallied two fumble returns for a TD and a notched a safety for 14 points, eighth-best on the squad...Ranked fourth on the team with 12.5 tackles for loss (-40), recovered four fumbles, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles...Recorded four tackles, including a tackle for loss (-8) and a QB sack (-8) versus NW Missouri State (12/16) in National Championship game...Tallied six tackles and two TFL (-5) vs. Delta State (12/10) in national semifinals...Recorded six tackles, one TFL (-9), a QB sack (-9), forced a fumble, returned a fumble for a TD (28 yds.) and notched a pass deflection vs. North Dakota (11/2)...Tallied seven tackles vs. South Dakota in NCAA playoffs (11/25)...Did not play in final two regular season games...Notched seven tackles and a TFL (-2) at Ferris State (10/28)...Named the GLIAC, D2football.com and Don Hansen’s Football Gazette Defensive Player of the Week vs. Northwood (10/21)...Tallied a season-high 11 tackles, two tackles for loss (-2) and recovered a GVSU single-game record three fumbles...Returned one fumble 11 yards for a TD vs. Northwood...Named the GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week vs. Indianapolis (10/14)...Notched a season-high 10 tackles and two TFL (- 4)...Tallied two tackles and a pass deflection in first half vs. Mercyhurst (10/7)...Recorded five tackles, a tackle for loss and a QB hurry at Wayne State (9/30)...Notched a season-high 10 tackles vs. Michigan Tech (9/21)...Recorded 1/2 tackle for loss and 1/2 QB sack versus the Huskies...Tallied three tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss at St. Joseph’s (9/16)...Recorded seven total tackles vs. Ashland (9/9)...Notched nine tackles and a tackle for loss at Findlay (9/2)...Recorded seven total tackles vs. Ashland (9/9). 2005: Second-Team All-GLIAC...Led the Lakers in total tackles with 107, including a team-high 57 solo stops...Second on the team in tackles for loss (13.5) and QB sacks (7)...Tallied a game-high 12 tackles vs. NW Missouri State in National Championship game (12/10)...Added two tackles for loss (-16) and two QB sacks (-14) in title game...Tallied a gamehigh 10 tackles, three TFL (-20) and two QB sacks (-19) vs. East Stroudsburg (12/3)...Recorded seven tackles, a tackle for loss (-3) and forced a fumble vs. Saginaw Valley State (11/26) in NCAA playoffs...Tallied eight tackles and forced a pair of fumbles that GVSU recovered vs. North Dakota (11/19)...Tallied three tackles, a tackle for loss (-2) and a pass deflection vs. Northern Michigan (10/29)...Recorded seven tackles and forced a fumble at Northwood (10/22)...Notched eight tackles and recorded a pass break-up vs. Saginaw Valley State (10/15)...Named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts at Hillsdale (10/8)... Recorded nine total tackles, including two tackles for loss (-13) and a QB sack (-9) versus the Chargers...Tallied a career-high 13 tackles vs. Wayne State (10/1)...Picked up eight tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass break up at Ashland (9/17)...Recorded six total tackles, a forced fumble, a QB hurry and a pass break-up at Indianapolis (9/10)...Notched nine total tackles and 2007 Laker Football Media Guide Player Profiles two tackles for loss vs. Gannon (9/3)...Recorded seven tackles, a QB sack and a tackle for loss versus Ferris State (8/27). 2004: Played in all 13 games with four starts...Ranked fourth on the squad with 69 total tackles (35 solo/34 assisted)...Tallied 16 tackles for loss (-40 yards), the fifth best total on the team...Recorded one sack (-12), two pass break-ups, one fumble recovery and recorded a safety...Averaged eight tackles per game in the Lakers’ last five games...Notched a seasonhigh 13 total tackles at Winona State (11/13) in an NCAA First-Round playoff game..Tallied seven tackles, including three tackles for loss (-5) in a second-round playoff game at Northwood(11/20)....Notched seven tackles versus both Northern Michigan (10/20) and Michigan Tech (11/6)...Recorded six tackles, two tackles for loss and a safety at North Dakota (11/27). 2003: Redshirted. High School: Prepped at Troy High School...Earned all-conference plaudits. Personal: Son of George Adams and Deborah Rue...Enjoys playing football...Brother, Tarron, played for the Lakers in 1998. Anthony Adams Defensive Stats Year Solo Asst Total Sack TL/Yds PD Int FR 2004 35 34 69 1/12 13/34 2 0 1 2005 57 50 107 7/53 13.5/68 6 0 1 2006 40 47 87 2.5/22 12.5/40 3 0 4 Totals 132 131 263 10.5/87 38/148 11 0 6 Anthony Adams has led the Lakers in tackles the past two seasons.
Player Profiles Sam Allen #58 OL • Jr. (2L) Ht. 6’5” • Wt. 300 Lansing, Mich. (Sexton) 2006: Earned second varsity letter...Started all 15 games at left tackle for the Lakers...Key figure in an offensive line that allowed just 23 QB sacks in 15 games and 355 pass attempts...Helped the Laker offense averaged 391.9 yards and 35.5 points per game. 2005: Earned first varsity letter...Saw action as a reserve offensive lineman...Played on special teams. 2004: Redshirted. High School: Prepped at Lansing Sexton High School...Played both tight end and defensive end...Caught 29 passes for 431 yards and tallied 81 tackles as a senior...Two-time All-CAAC selection as a defensive end and a tight end...Earned all-state honors as a senior...All-area pick as a junior and senior...Two-time All-CAAC Academic honoree...Participated in basketball and track & field...Class Valedictorian with a 4.1 (on a scale of 4.0) GPA...Member of the National Honor Society...French Club President. Personal: Son of Richard and Margaret Allen...Enjoys playing golf. Sam Allen started all 15 games in 2007 on the offensive line. 2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2006 National Champions Gary Anderson #26 DB • So. (Tr) Ht: 5’10” • Wt: 198 San Francisco, Calif. (Diablo Valley) Junior College: Earned Golden Gate Conference honors in 2006...Tallied 35 solo and 40 assisted tackles for a total of 75...Recorded four interceptions and three QB sacks...Team finished 8-3 and won the Golden Gate Conference title...Member of the Dean’s List in fall of 2005, spring of 2006 and fall of 2006. High School: Prepped at Deer Valley High School in Antioch, Calif...Earned All-Bay Valley Athletic League plaudits as a senior...Also participated in track. Personal: Son of Gary Anderson, Sr., and Mary Watkins...Enjoys watching movies and video games...Finance major. Matt Bakker #35 FS • Fr. (RS) Ht: 6’1” • Wt: 205 Middleville, Mich. (South Christian) 2006: Redshirted. High School: Prepped at Grand Rapids South Christian High School...Rushed for 1,097 yards and 18 TDs on 150 carries as a senior...Notched 117 tackles as a defensive back...Named to the Grand Rapids Press Dream Team as a senior...Earned Associated Press Class B All-State plaudits...First-team All-O.K. Conference and all-area performer for a team that finished 9-3...Tallied 1,420 rushing yards and 12 TDs on 180 carries as a junior...Hauled in seven catches for 178 yards and one TD...Recorded 108 tackles and two picks...Named to the Grand Rapids Press All-Area team...Earned All-O.K. Conference and all-area honors...Team finished 11-2...Rushed for a school-record 3,240 yards during his career...Recorded 253 career tackles...Team was 28-8 during prep career...Played on state championship basketball team and is the school record holder in the 400m run. Personal: Son of Doug and Lynne Bakker. 17
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16<br />
All-American Candidate<br />
Anthony Adams<br />
#4<br />
LB • Sr. (3L)<br />
Ht. 6’2” • Wt. 234<br />
Troy, Mich.<br />
2007: Named Preseason Defensive <strong>Player</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Year by Lindy’s<br />
<strong>Football</strong> Gazette...Lindy’s Preseason All-American...Street & Smith’s<br />
Preseason All-American.<br />
2006: Daktronics First-Team All-American...D2<strong>Football</strong>.com First-<br />
Team All-American...Don Hansen’s <strong>Football</strong> Gazette Second-Team All-<br />
American...Daktronics First-Team All-Northwest Region...Don Hansen’s<br />
<strong>Football</strong> Gazette First-Team All-Northwest Region...First-Team All-<br />
GLIAC...Led the team in total tackles with 87...Tallied two fumble returns<br />
for a TD and a notched a safety for 14 points, eighth-best on the<br />
squad...Ranked fourth on the team with 12.5 tackles for loss (-40), recovered<br />
four fumbles, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles...Recorded<br />
four tackles, including a tackle for loss (-8) and a QB sack (-8) versus NW<br />
Missouri State (12/16) in National Championship game...Tallied six tackles<br />
and two TFL (-5) vs. Delta State (12/10) in national<br />
semifinals...Recorded six tackles, one TFL (-9), a QB sack (-9), forced a<br />
fumble, returned a fumble for a TD (28 yds.) and notched a pass deflection<br />
vs. North Dakota (11/2)...Tallied seven tackles vs. South Dakota in NCAA<br />
play<strong>of</strong>fs (11/25)...Did not play in final two regular season<br />
games...Notched seven tackles and a TFL (-2) at Ferris State<br />
(10/28)...Named the GLIAC, D2football.com and Don Hansen’s <strong>Football</strong><br />
Gazette Defensive <strong>Player</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Week vs. Northwood (10/21)...Tallied a<br />
season-high 11 tackles, two tackles for loss (-2) and recovered a GVSU<br />
single-game record three fumbles...Returned one fumble 11 yards for a TD<br />
vs. Northwood...Named the GLIAC Defensive <strong>Player</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Week vs.<br />
Indianapolis (10/14)...Notched a season-high 10 tackles and two TFL (-<br />
4)...Tallied two tackles and a pass deflection in first half vs. Mercyhurst<br />
(10/7)...Recorded five tackles, a tackle for loss and a QB hurry at Wayne<br />
State (9/30)...Notched a season-high 10 tackles vs. Michigan Tech<br />
(9/21)...Recorded 1/2 tackle for loss and 1/2 QB sack versus the<br />
Huskies...Tallied three tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss at St. Joseph’s<br />
(9/16)...Recorded seven total tackles vs. Ashland (9/9)...Notched nine tackles<br />
and a tackle for loss at Findlay (9/2)...Recorded seven total tackles vs.<br />
Ashland (9/9).<br />
2005: Second-Team All-GLIAC...Led the Lakers in total tackles with<br />
107, including a team-high 57 solo stops...Second on the team in tackles<br />
for loss (13.5) and QB sacks (7)...Tallied a game-high 12 tackles vs. NW<br />
Missouri State in National Championship game (12/10)...Added two tackles<br />
for loss (-16) and two QB sacks (-14) in title game...Tallied a gamehigh<br />
10 tackles, three TFL (-20) and two QB sacks (-19) vs. East<br />
Stroudsburg (12/3)...Recorded seven tackles, a tackle for loss (-3) and<br />
forced a fumble vs. Saginaw Valley State (11/26) in NCAA<br />
play<strong>of</strong>fs...Tallied eight tackles and forced a pair <strong>of</strong> fumbles that GVSU<br />
recovered vs. North Dakota (11/19)...Tallied three tackles, a tackle for loss<br />
(-2) and a pass deflection vs. Northern Michigan (10/29)...Recorded seven<br />
tackles and forced a fumble at Northwood (10/22)...Notched eight tackles<br />
and recorded a pass break-up vs. Saginaw Valley State (10/15)...Named<br />
GLIAC Defensive <strong>Player</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Week for his efforts at Hillsdale (10/8)...<br />
Recorded nine total tackles, including two tackles for loss (-13) and a QB<br />
sack (-9) versus the Chargers...Tallied a career-high 13 tackles vs. Wayne<br />
State (10/1)...Picked up eight tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass break up<br />
at Ashland (9/17)...Recorded six total tackles, a forced fumble, a QB hurry<br />
and a pass break-up at Indianapolis (9/10)...Notched nine total tackles and<br />
2007 Laker <strong>Football</strong> Media Guide<br />
<strong>Player</strong> <strong>Pr<strong>of</strong>iles</strong><br />
two tackles for loss vs. Gannon (9/3)...Recorded seven tackles, a QB sack<br />
and a tackle for loss versus Ferris State (8/27).<br />
2004: Played in all 13 games with four starts...Ranked fourth on the<br />
squad with 69 total tackles (35 solo/34 assisted)...Tallied 16 tackles for<br />
loss (-40 yards), the fifth best total on the team...Recorded one sack (-12),<br />
two pass break-ups, one fumble recovery and recorded a safety...Averaged<br />
eight tackles per game in the Lakers’ last five games...Notched a seasonhigh<br />
13 total tackles at Winona State (11/13) in an NCAA First-Round<br />
play<strong>of</strong>f game..Tallied seven tackles, including three tackles for loss (-5) in<br />
a second-round play<strong>of</strong>f game at Northwood(11/20)....Notched seven tackles<br />
versus both Northern Michigan (10/20) and Michigan Tech<br />
(11/6)...Recorded six tackles, two tackles for loss and a safety at North<br />
Dakota (11/27).<br />
2003: Redshirted.<br />
High School: Prepped at Troy High School...Earned all-conference<br />
plaudits.<br />
Personal: Son <strong>of</strong> George Adams and Deborah Rue...Enjoys playing<br />
football...Brother, Tarron, played for the Lakers in 1998.<br />
Anthony Adams Defensive Stats<br />
Year Solo Asst Total Sack TL/Yds PD Int FR<br />
2004 35 34 69 1/12 13/34 2 0 1<br />
2005 57 50 107 7/53 13.5/68 6 0 1<br />
2006 40 47 87 2.5/22 12.5/40 3 0 4<br />
Totals 132 131 263 10.5/87 38/148 11 0 6<br />
Anthony Adams has led the Lakers in tackles the past two seasons.
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