2005 - - Not listed on depth chart following spring practice . . . saw action in opening win over Ball State, but had no statistics . . . did not see action at Iowa State . . . did not see action in win over Northern Iowa . . . did not see action at Ohio State . . . did not see action in win over Illinois . . . did not see action in win at Purdue . . . did not see action in win over Indiana . . . did not see action vs. Michigan . . . did not see action at Northwestern . . . did not see action in win at Wisconsin . . . saw action in win over Minnesota, recording one assisted tackle as defense held top rushing team in the country to 129 net rushing yards . . . did not see action in Outback Bowl vs. Florida.

2004 - - Did not see any game action.

2003 - - Missed season due to having knee surgery following ACL injury.

2002 - - Did not see action in first three games of the season . . . saw limited action in win over Utah State, but had no statistics . . . did not play in any of eight Big Ten games . . . missed end of season due to knee injury.

2001 - - Redshirted after joining the team as a walk-on.

High school honors - - Earned second team all-state honors as senior linebacker and was honorable mention all-state as a junior . . . first team all-conference linebacker as a junior and senior and team captain as a senior . . . Career - - recorded 125 tackles as a senior, with two QB sacks . . . had 280 career tackles and rushed for 1,051 yards in 210 career attempts . . . also competed in basketball, baseball and track and field . . . qualified for state track meet twice in the shot put, placing third in state as a senior . . . three-time conference champion in discus and three time conference runner-up in the shot put . . . earned first team all-conference and second team all-district honors as baseball outfielder.

Personal - - Born 9/15/82 . . . industrial engineering major . . . class valedictorian as a senior with 3.9 GPA . . . is an Eagle Scout . . . academic all-state and member of National Honor Society . . . parents are Ann and Gene Chinander . . . brother Erik also played football at Iowa . . . high school coach was his father, Gene Chinander.