Joe Samuels Class: Senior Hometown: Palmer, AK High School: Palmer Last College: Lane CC Height / Weight: 6-2 / 275 Position: DL Age: 26

COLLEGE: Saw action in 10 games last season, making six starts ... Credited with 10 tackles (7 solo), including 2.5 for losses of 10 yards and 1 quarterback sack for loss of 5 yards ... Also had 2 passes defensed ... Played in seven games in 2005 ... Credited with 5 tackles (4 solo) with 1 for loss of 1 yard ... Redshirt in 2004 ... Two letters ... Had not been in school previous two years ... Also attended Lane (Ore.) Community College ... Earned two letters in track, winning NWAACC title in discus as freshman and placing third in both discus and shot put as sophomore, and one in basketball, playing on team that placed second at NWAACC tournament ... Personal bests are 150-0 in discus and 49-0 in shot put.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named state's Defensive Player of the Year (large schools) as senior at Palmer High School ... First-team all-State and all-conference both ways, helping Moose to first round of state playoffs ... Team co-captain ... First-team all-state as junior on team that reached state title contest ... Started and lettered two years ... Also earned three letters in track and two in basketball ... State champion discus thrower in track as senior, and second-team all-state and first-team all-league pick in basketball, helping PHS reach second round at state tournament ... Also attended Wasilla High School.

PERSONAL: Major is general studies... His brother, Chris, was decathlete in track at Lane CC and attended University of Oregon.