33  Colin Shumate Class: Junior Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev. High School: Las Vegas High Height / Weight: 6-2 / 225 Position: Linebacker Birthdate: 10/30/1989 Experience: 1L

Will look to carve out his first playing time in the Aztecs' deep linebacking corps ... Ended 2010 spring drills as the back-up to Logan Ketchum at one linebacker spot ... SDSU scholar-athlete.

2009: Did not see action as a redshirt freshman.

2008: Redshirted his first campaign on campus.

High School: Received defensive player-of-the-year honors in the all-Northeast Division in 2007 at Las Vegas High School ... Rated No. 47 as an inside linebacker by Scouts, Inc., and the seventh-best recruit in the state of Nevada by Scout.com ... Awarded three stars and ranked 34th nationally as an inside linebacker on Rivals.com website ... Three-time first-team all-state pick ... First-team all-Sunrise Region and all-Northeast Division in 2005-07 ... A hard-hitting player, who had over 10 sacks and 200 tackles in his final two campaigns ... Recorded 94 tackles, eight sacks and two forced fumbles in 2006, when he was the first junior team captain in school history ... Team won the state 4A championship in 2005 and 2006, going a combined 26-3 ... Wildcats were Sunrise Region champions and advanced to the state semifinals his senior year under coach Chris Faircloth ... Member of the track team.

Personal: Born Oct. 30, 1989, in Rhinebeck, N.Y. ... Son of Colinda and William Shumate ... Also received interest from Arizona State, Boise State, Colorado State and Wyoming ... Majoring in criminal justice.