| Mike Follett |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
West Des Moines, IA
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| High School:
Valley HS
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| Height / Weight:
6-5 / 255
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| Position:
DL
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| Birthdate:
11/09/1982
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Hawk-Item - - Suffered injury following third game of the season and missed remainder of the 2004 season . . . moved from linebacker to tight end prior to 2003 spring practice and moved to defensive line during 2005 spring practice.
2005 Honors - - Next Man In Award, defense . . . 2005 - - Listed as co-first team defensive end following spring practice . . . saw action in opening win over Ball State, recording one tackle . . . saw action at Iowa State, recording four solo tackles and one assist, including two QB sacks for minus 16 yards . . . saw action in win over Northern Iowa, recording five solo tackles and one QB sack . . . saw action at Ohio State, recording four assisted tackles and one tackle for loss . . . saw action in win over Illinois, recording two solo tackles and two assists . . . saw action in win at Purdue, recording one solo tackle and one assist . . . saw action in win over Indiana, recording one solo tackle and one assisted tackle . . . saw action vs. Michigan, recording two solo tackles . . . saw action at Northwestern, recording one solo tackle . . . saw action in win at Wisconsin, recording two solo tackles and one assisted tackle . . . also had one tackle for loss and one QB pressure vs. Badgers . . . saw action in win over Minnesota, recording two solo tackles as defense held top rushing team in the nation to 129 net rushing yards . . . saw action in Outback Bowl vs. Florida, recording one assisted tackle.
2004 - - Listed as second team tight end following spring practice . . . saw action in opening win over Kent State, recording one reception for 13 yards . . . saw action in win over Iowa State, recording one assisted tackle on special teams . . . saw action at Arizona State, but had no statistics . . . did not see action at Michigan due to injury . . . did not see action in win over Michigan State due to injury . . . had surgery and missed remainder of the season due to back injury.
2003 - - Saw action in opening win over Miami, but had no statistics . . . saw action in wins over Buffalo, Iowa State and Arizona State, but had no receptions . . . first career reception was a six-yard reception for a touchdown at Michigan State . . . had two catches for 19 yards vs. the Spartans . . . saw action, but had no receptions in win over Michigan . . . one reception for 12 yards at Ohio State . . . saw action in win over Penn State, but had no receptions . . . saw action in win over Illinois, but had no receptions . . . started at tight end at Purdue, but had no statistics . . . did not play in win over Minnesota due to illness . . . returned to action in win at Wisconsin, but had no receptions . . . saw action in Outback Bowl win over Florida, but had no receptions . . . recorded one solo tackle on special teams vs. Florida.
2002 - - Saw action in first six games of the season . . . one solo tackle and four assists in win over Akron . . . saw action at Miami but had no statistics . . . saw action vs. Iowa State but had no statistics . . . scored first career touchdown in win over Utah State, recovering a blocked punt in the end zone . . . also had one solo tackle . . . saw action but had no statistics in win at Penn State . . . saw limited action in win over Purdue, but had no statistics before suffering sprained knee . . . missed final six games of regular season due to knee injury . . . returned to action vs. Southern Cal in the Orange Bowl, but had no statistics.
2001 - - Redshirted.
High school honors - - First team all-conference as a junior and senior . . . rated 73rd-best safety in the nation by Rivals.com . . . team captain as a senior . . . Career - - started at quarterback for two years while leading prep team to the Class 4A state semi-finals in consecutive seasons . . . completed 58-135 passes for 984 yards, with just four interceptions . . . rushed 134 times for 589 yards and 11 TDs . . . in prep career rushed 235 times for 1,147 yards and 20 TDs . . . competed 136-269 passes for 2,306 yards . . . team won conference division title his last two seasons . . . played defensive back in addition to starting at quarterback . . . best time of 4.6 seconds in the 40-yard dash . . . played varsity basketball and soccer.
Personal - - Born 11/9/82 . . . pre-business major . . . parents are Connie and Chuck Follett . . . named to the honor roll seven times . . . four-time recipient of academic all-conference award . . . twice named to Who's Who Among American High School Students and Who's Who in Sports . . . one of two players from West Des Moines on the Iowa roster . . . attended same high school as DT Alex Willcox . . . high school coach was Gary Swenson.
Follett's Defensive Collegiate Stats
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Year |
Solo |
Ast. |
Total |
T/Loss |
Sacks |
QBH |
PBU |
FF |
RF |
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Senior |
20 |
12 |
32 |
5/24 |
3/22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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