35  Luke Laolagi Class: Senior Hometown: Reseda, Calif. High School: Birmingham High Height / Weight: 6-1 / 225 Position: Linebacker Birthdate: 01/21/1987 Experience: 3L

Starter at middle linebacker since spring drills in 2007 ... Played in each of the last 24 contests ... Appeared in 10 games in 2006, playing on both special teams and at linebacker ... Nine career games with 10 or more tackles.

2008: Played and started all 12 outings ... Third on the team in tackles with 99 ... Recorded seven stops, including five solos, against Cal Poly ... Matched his career best with a team game-high 13 stops vs. Notre Dame ... Forced and recovered a fumble at the three-yard line, while adding a tackle for a loss of four yards ... Second consecutive game with 10 or more tackles, ending up with exactly 10 at San Jose State ... Tied for the team lead with six tackles in the win over Idaho ... Third game with 10 or more stops in 2008, with 11 at TCU ... Also added a forced fumble which set up the Aztecs' lone score of the game and one tackle for a loss of six yards ... Fourth double-figure tackle game of the year with 10 against Air Force ... Four stops and a PBU in the loss to CSU ... Saw action at weakside linebacker at Wyoming, moving over with the injury to Andrew Preston ... Made six stops with one for a loss against the Cowboys ... Seven tackles at BYU and nine against Utah ... MWC co-defensive player of the week after his 12-stop performance in the win vs. UNLV ... Also had his career interception, a forced fumble and a PBU against the Rebels ... Ninth in the MWC in tackles per outing (8.2) and fourth in fumbles forced (3).

2007: Started all 12 outings ... Had 94 tackles, including six for a loss ... Four games with 10 or more stops ... Named to Phil Steele's 2007 All-Mountain West Conference second team ... Notched his first start against Washington State, coming up with eight tackles and his first career PBU ... Five stops at Arizona State and added three, including one for loss, versus Portland State ... Seven tackles with five solos against No. 24 Cincinnati ... Five stops at CSU ... Had 11 tackles at Utah and a PBU ... Career-high for second straight outing against New Mexico, tallying a team game-high 13 stops to go with a TFL and a PBU ... Third straight outing with 10 or more tackles, logging 10 solos in the win over Wyoming ... Added a career-best 4.0 TFL and his first career sack to earn conference defensive player of the week honors ... Nine stops and a tackle for loss at Air Force ... Leading tackler, matching his career-best with 13, including 10 solos, against TCU ... Five stops and a breakup vs. BYU ... Ninth in the MWC in overall tackles (7.8/g) and eighth in league-only contests (8.9/g).

2006: Logged minutes in the first 10 games of the year ... Appeared in his first career contest versus UTEP, but did not record a stat ... First career tackles against Wisconsin and San Jose State ... Made three stops at BYU ... Three solo tackles, with one for a loss of two yards, against Cal Poly ... Suffered a season-ending shoulder injury at TCU.

2005: Redshirted as a true freshman.

High School: One of the most decorated members of the 2005 recruiting class ... A first-team all-state (all classes) selection by CalHiSports and the 4A player of the year in Los Angeles as voted on by the coaches ... An all-region pick by the Los Angeles Times his last two seasons and a California top 100 prospect ... SuperPrep all-region selection ... League MVP ... Played in the Cali-Florida Bowl as well as the public schools vs. private schools Shrine Bowl ... Is Birmingham's all-time leading tackler with 412 stops ... A strong student who has had his No. 8 jersey retired by the school ... Birmingham was the Los Angeles city champ in 2002 and 2004 ... First-team all-conference player for three years ... Also a standout baseball player for the Patriots ... Earned all-conference and all-city honors as an underclassman.

Personal: Born Jan. 21, 1987, in Northridge, Calif. ... Son of Sam and Dana Laolagi ... Social science major.

LAOLAGI'S CAREER STATISTICS

Career Highs: Tackles: 13 at Notre Dame (9/6/08), vs. TCU (11/24/07), UNM (10/20/07); TFL: 4.0 vs. WYO (11/3/07); Sack: 1.0 vs. WYO (11/3/07); INT: 1 vs. UNLV (11/22/08); FF: 1 vs. UNLV (11/22/08), at TCU (10/4/08), at Notre Dame (9/6/08); FR: 1 at Notre Dame (9/6/08);
PBU: 1 vs. UNLV (11/22/08), vs. CSU (10/25/08), BYU (12/1/1/07), at UNM (10/20/07), at Utah (10/13/07), vs. WSU (9/8/07).

LAOLAGI GAME-BY-GAME