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  Andrew Wicker
Andrew Wicker

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Zachary, La.

High School:
Silliman Institute

Height / Weight:
6-5 / 295

Position:
OL

Birthdate:
09/20/1983

Experience:
3L

A junior veteran who was moved from defensive tackle to offense in the spring ... Entered spring listed as the No. 1 right guard, but saw his practice time wiped out due to a foot injury he suffered during the off-season conditioning program ... Is considered a guard/center candidate ... Coaches are hopeful he will come back in pre-season camp to compete for the starting job.

2004: Appeared in 7-of-11 games, drawing a start at nose tackle versus Vanderbilt (9/18) and starting at defensive tackle against Arkansas State (10/2) ... Did not see action in the last four games versus Auburn (10/30), Arkansas (11/13), LSU (11/20) and Mississippi State (11/27) ... Earned his second letter ... Credited with seven stops (five solo) ... vs. Memphis (9/4): Recorded a career-high two tackles ... vs. Vanderbilt (9/18): Made his first career start, starting at nose tackle ... Credited with one solo tackle ... Spring 2004: Missed a few days of spring drills due to illness.

2003: Appeared in 4-of-13 games ... Earned his first letter ... Made two stops (one solo), including one 1.0 TFL (-2 yards) ... vs. Louisiana-Monroe (9/13): Credited with one assisted tackle in his first career game ... vs. Arkansas State (10/11): Had one TFL for -2 yards ... Spring 2003: Had two tackles in Red-Blue spring game.

2002: Did not see action during his true freshman season and was redshirted ... Received Scholar-Athlete Award from the Ole Miss Chapter of the National Football Foundation.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named to PrepStar All-Southeast Region team as well as SuperPrep Southwest team ... Super Dozen second team in State of Louisiana ... Two-time MPSA All-State selection ... Participated in MPSA All-Star Football Game ... Three years All-District ... Twice selected Most Valuable Player on defense in conference ... As a senior, had 141 tackles and eight QB sacks with 21 of his hits behind the line of scrimmage in helping 3A Silliman Institute in Clinton, La., to a 14-0 record and the state title ... Also caught nine passes for 120 yards and two TDs ... During junior season, had 128 tackles (22 behind the line), 11 QB sacks and four fumble recoveries ... Career totals included 430 tackles, 40 QB sacks and 80 hits behind the line of scrimmage ... Coached by Marvin Holland ... Earned four letters in football, four in track, and three in power-lifting.

PERSONAL: Son of Ted and Jan Wicker ... Full name is Jacob Andrew Wicker ... Born: September 20, 1983 ... Cousin of former Ole Miss Rebs, Kyle, Trey, and Britt Wicker ... Majoring in Management ... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2003 and 2004 ... Made the U.M.A.A. Honor Roll in Fall of 2002, Fall of 2003 and Fall of 2004 ... Made Chancellor's Honor Roll in Spring of 2003.

WICKER'S CAREER STATISTICS
--DEFENSE--
Year G-S UT AT TT TFL-YDS Sacks-Yds CF FR PD PRES INT BLK
2003 4-0 1 1 2 1.0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 7-1 5 2 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 11-1 6 3 9 1.0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0

WICKER'S CAREER HIGHS
TACKLES: 2, vs. Memphis (9/4/2004)
SOLO TACKLES: 1, 3x, MR: vs. Vanderbilt (9/18/2004)
TFLs: 1.0, vs. Arkansas State (10/11/2003)

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