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NEW MEXICO: Converted defensive end who made a real impact in the trenches last fall as a physical blocking tight end...has improved every semester since transferring from Kansas State in the fall of 2006...sat out the '06 season due to NCAA transfer rules and moved over to offense during the spring of '07...primarily a short-yardage/goal line run blocking specialist...coaches love his tenacity and ability to finish his blocks...made good strides as a receiver this past spring...routes were sharper and flashed improved hands as well...3-yard TD catch in the Cherry-Silver Spring Game...Academic All-MWC honoree. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 12 games as the first tight end off the bench in his debut season...was not thrown to, but was a strong blocking force. KANSAS STATE: Redshirted the 2004 season and did not appear in any games in 2005. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Waterloo (Neb.) HS...three-year starter and four-year letterman for coach Darin Ahrens...two-time all-East Central Nebraska league selection as well as a two-time academic all-state selection...recorded 109 tackles and 10.5 sacks as a senior. PERSONAL: Born March 5, 1986...age is 22...full name is Mitchell Harris Straub...son of Lehn Straub and Sue Christensen...mom was a swimmer at Baylor in the early 1980s...grandfather played football and hockey at Michigan in the late 1940s...major is Business Administration. |
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