Dan Winter Class: Junior Hometown: Lacey, WA High School: North Thurston Height / Weight: 6-0 / 220 Position: LB/FB Experience: 3V Age: 21

COLLEGE: Saw action in all 11 games last season ... Credited with 6 tackles ... Played in two games in 2007 ... Saw action in nine games in 2006 ... Returned 1 kickoff for 14 yards ... Three letters ... Redshirt in 2005.

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team Washington State Sportswriters Association and WashingtonPreps.com Class 3A all-State choice as senior at North Thurston High School ... Also first-team Tacoma News Tribune and Daily Olympian all-Area selection and Pac-Nine League Defensive Player of the Year for second straight time ... Listed among Seattle Times Top 100 (white chip) state high school seniors ... Selected to play in East-West all-star game ... Team co-captain for third year, and Player of the Year and Defensive MVP each for second time ... ... Helped Rams to 8-3 record and first round of state playoffs ... Credited with 102 tackles, 4 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, 1 blocked kick and 2 quarterback sacks ... Daily Olympian all-Area pick as junior ... Credited with 92 tackles, 4 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries ... First-team all-league as sophomore ... Started and lettered three years ... Also two letters in track and one each in baseball and wrestling ... Placed eighth in discus at state track meet as junior.

PERSONAL: Plans to take program in pre-physical therapy.