41  Khalid Stevens Class: Junior Hometown: Pacific Palisades, Calif. High School: Palisades High Height / Weight: 5-11 / 195 Position: Defensive Back Birthdate: 12/08/1990 Experience: 1L

Poised to be the starter at the Aztec position, as he was atop the depth chart following spring practice ... Is a good athlete and hard-hitter ... Continues to develop in the 3-3-5 system.

2010: Played in every game, starting twice ... Eighth on the team in tackles with 37, including 3.5 for a loss of yardage ... Was a reserve against Nicholls, but did not log any stats ... First career pass breakup at New Mexico State ... Made his first career tackles at No. 25 Missouri, coming up with four of them, including 1.5 for a loss ... Three stops the next week against Utah State ... Season-high five tackles in the MWC opener at BYU ... First career start vs. Air Force, making five stops in the winning effort ... Three solo tackles, including two for a loss of six yards, at New Mexico ... Added a tackle vs. Colorado State ... Had a career-high six tackles at TCU ... Made five stops vs. Utah and two solos against UNLV ... Started in the Poinsettia Bowl, recording two tackles.

2009: One of four true freshmen to see the field in the season-opener at UCLA ... Also logged minutes a week later vs. Southern Utah, but then did not appear in the final 10 games ... Did not post any stats.

High School: A two-way standout who rushed for 1,090 yards on 132 carries and had 10 touchdowns in 2008 at Palisades High School ... Also grabbed 14 catches for 205 yards and three scores ... On the other side of the ball, had 69 tackles on the season ... Western League Most Valuable Player in 2008 ... Posted four games with 10 or more tackles in 2008, including a season-high 12 against Palos Verdes Peninsula High.

Personal: Born Dec. 8, 1990, in Los Angeles, Calif. ... Son of Maria and Ambrose Stevens ... Is majoring in kinesiology.

STEVENS' CAREER STATISTICS

Career Highs: Tackles: 6 at TCU (11/13/10); TFLs: 2.0 at New Mexico (10/23/10); PBU: 1 at Wyoming (10/30/10), at NMSU (9/11/10).