USD Football 2009

USO: Third year player is projected to start at wide receiver... Last season was named the team's Most Improved Player on offense... Played in all 11 games for the Toreros... Ranked 3rd on the team with 14 receptions for 177 yards, scoring touchdowns against Campbell (4 yards) and Day– ton (21 yards)... Personal-best 4 receptions for 37 yards in home win over UC Davis... Hauled in a long reception of 46 yards in road win at Davidson... Redshirted in 2007. High School: Prepped at Bellevue Senior HS where he played for Coach Butch Goncharoff... Named 1st Team All-League senior year with team winning state championship... Junior year tabbed 2nd Team AII-Kingco 3A... Also lettered in basketball and track. Personal: Born on June 9, 1989 in Bellevue, WA... Parents are Nancy & Pat McGough of Bellevue,WA... Chose USD for school's academic reputation, weather and football program ... Also recruited by Western Washington and Washington State.

John McGough #9 SO WR

USO: Second year player will compete with the defensive unit at line– backer, as well as with the special teams unit at punter.... Was named

2008 PFL Honorable Mention, appearing in all 11 games for the Toreros... Had a season-best 6 un– assisted tackles in a road victory over Drake...Ranked 10th on team with 20 total stops... Led team in punting with 27 punts for 1,108 yards (41.0 ave.)...Totaled 4 punts of 50+ yards including a sea– son-best 62 yarder against Dayton... Against Flyers, totaled 4 punts for 190 yards (47.5 ave.). High School: Attended Clovis West HS... Senior year named Player of the Year for team,city and league... Totaled 105 tackles and 8 interceptions... Also averaged 46.7 yards per punt... Named 1st Team All– Section and 2nd Team All-State... Earned 4 varsity letters in football and 2 varsity letters in baseball... Team finished 9-4-1 and were runner-up at Section Championships. Personal: Born on November 1, 1989 in Fresno, CA... Parents are Lisa and Jeff Negrete of Fresno, CA... Chose USD for its academic excel lence, football program and community... Also recruited by Stanford, Arizona State, UC Davis and Ivy League schools... Notes his dad played football at Fresno State, and his grandfather, Jim Sweeney, was a long time collegiate football coach.

Kyle Negrete #25 SO LB/P

Major: Business. Minor: Biology. USO: Second year player will compete with the defensive secondary at safety... Last season totaled 8 tackles in road victory over Davidson ... Closed out season with 7 solo stops and 1 fumble re– covery in big home victory over UC Davis... Totaled 21 tackles for season. High School: Attended Morningside HS... Senior year totaled 107 tackles and 3 interceptions... Named team captain and Defensive MVP... Also earned two varsity letters in basketball. Personal: Born on September 7, 1990 in Los Angeles, CA... Parents are Tonya Trotter and Ephraim Obi of Gardena, CA... Chose USD for excellent combination of athletics and academics... Also recruited by San Jose State, Azusa Pacific and Brown... Notes he headed the peer tutor organization at his high school for three years to help students maintain and achieve good grade-point averages.

USO: Second year player will compete with the defensive unit at the safety position ... Last season appeared in 7 games for the Toreros, miss–

ing four contests due to injury... Tied for second on the team in interceptions with picks against Azusa Pacific and Dayton ... Finished with 29 tackles (23 solo)...Totaled 6 tackles in three contests (Campbell, Dayton and Davidson). College: Started co llegiate career at the University of New Mexico. High School: Attended Sterling HS in Colorado... Sen ior year named All-State, All-Confer– ence and conference MVP... Totaled 50 receptions for 1,000 yards; also collected 10 interceptions on defense... Team was State runner-up... Jun ior year named All-State and All-Conference after totaling 40 receptions for 750 yards... Also earned 4 letters in baseball and 2 letters in basketball... Two-time All-State baseball player. Personal: Born on January 2, 1987 in Sterling, CO... Parents are Cindy and Curt Pilkington of Sterling, CO... Chose USD for great school, football program and location... Also recruited by New Mexico, Colorado and Kansas... Notes his cousin, Ross, played at Nebraska for current Torero coach George Darlington.

Derek Pilkington #27 SR DB

Major: Accountancy.

USO: Enters fourth year with the Toreros and third year of competition... Projected to start at wide receiver... Last season appeared in all 11 games... Ranked 2nd on the team in receiving with 24 receptions for 231 yards with an average of 21 receiving yards per game... Scored 2 touchdowns including a 37 yard score in a home victory over Valparaiso... In 2007 was the recipient of the team's Most Outstanding First Year Player Award... Appeared in all 11 games and finished with 30 receptions for 347 yards (11 .6 ave.) and 4 touchdowns... Season-best 5 receptions for 53 yards and 1 TD at UC Davis... Touchdown receptions came against Drake (7 yards), Jacksonvil le (45), Dayton (9) and UC Davis (15). High School: Prepped at Oakland Tech where he played for coach Delton Edwards... Also lettered 3 years in baseba ll where he was team captain and FirstTeam All– City. Personal: Born on October 13, 1988 in Oakland, CA... His mother, Audra Wil liams, resides in Oakland, CA... Chose USD for strong footba ll program, great location, and excellent Communica– tions & Business Schools... High school teammate of Anthony Mccrady.

Godfrey Smith #1 JR WR

Major: Communications Stud ies.