98 Sam Meredith
Class: Junior Hometown: La Mesa, Calif. High School: Helix High Height / Weight: 6-4 / 275 Position: Defensive Lineman Experience: 2L

Is listed as the starting defensive tackle after spring drills ... An aggressive athlete who shows good speed for his size ... Played in 12 of the team's 13 games as a true freshman.

2011: Logged four tackles (all solo) with one TFL ... One of four true freshmen to play in the opener vs. Cal Poly, coming in as a reserve in the second half ... Played, but did not log a stat for the second consecutive outing at Army ... First career tackle in the win over Washington State ... Only stop at Michigan was for a loss of 2 yards ... One solo effort in the loss to TCU ... Was a reserve at Air Force, vs. Wyoming and vs. New Mexico ... Did not play at Colorado State ... Made one tackle against Boise State ... Did not play at UNLV, but logged snaps against Fresno State the following game ... Saw playing time in the New Orleans Bowl, but did not record a stat.

High School: A three-star signee by Rivals.com ... A three-star recruit by ESPN.com who received a Scouts, Inc. grade of 77 and is listed as the No. 45 tight end recruit ... Earned all-CIF defensive line honors, recording six sacks through 10 games as a senior ... Named East County League Defensive Player of the Year and Prep Pigskin Report lineman of the year ... As a junior, was an East County first-team selection as both a tight end and defensive end ... Also saw action at Helix as an offensive lineman ... Lettered in basketball and track.

Personal: Born Jan. 31, 1993, in Honolulu, Hawaii ... Son of Rachel and Sam Meredith ... Cousin is Trask Iosefa, who was a four-year starting center at SDSU from 2007-10 ... Chose the Aztecs over Stanford, Brigham Young, Arizona and Utah.