Garrett Celek Class: Sophomore Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio High School: LaSalle Height / Weight: 6-5 / 243 Position: TE Birthdate: 05/29/1988 Experience: 1L

• Career Stats
• 2008 Game-by-Game Statistics

2009 NOTES: Currently listed No. 3 on the depth chart at tight end . . . solid run blocker . . . grabbed a 13-yard TD pass from Kirk Cousins in the second quarter vs. Western Michigan . . . caught his first two passes of the season, good for 20 yards, at Illinois . . . after missing the first three games of the season with an arm injury, returned to action at Wisconsin . . . saw action in 12 games as a red-shirt freshman last season . . . has nine career catches for 83 yards (9.2 avg.) . . . brother, Brent, plays tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles.

2008 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Appeared in 12 of 13 games in 2008 (DNP vs. Penn State due to illness) . . . had five starts to his credit when team opened games in a two tight end set (vs. California, Eastern Michigan, Indiana, Iowa and Ohio State) . . . had six catches for 50 yards (8.3 avg.) . . . had one reception for 8 yards vs. Georgia in the 2009 Capital One Bowl . . . caught his first career touchdown pass, a 3-yarder from Brian Hoyer in the first quarter at Northwestern . . . caught a season-long 18-yard pass from Hoyer on a third-down play at Indiana that gave MSU a first down on its first scoring drive of the game . . . had two receptions for 15 yards against Notre Dame . . . recorded his first career catch for 6 yards vs. Eastern Michigan.

2007 SEASON: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to PrepStar's All-Midwest Team . . . rated among the state's top 50 seniors by Scout.com (No. 47) . . . honorable mention All-Southwest Ohio selection as a senior . . . two-time All-Greater Catholic League selection . . . two-year starter at left tackle for Coach Tom Grippa at LaSalle High School in Cincinnati, Ohio . . . also competed in track and field, ranking among the best discus throwers in Southwest Ohio . . . won the Greater Catholic League discus title as a junior . . . son of Steve and Debbie Celek . . . brother Brent earned four letters at Cincinnati (2003-06) where he became the Bearcats' career leader in receptions (88), receiving yards (1,114) and touchdowns (14) by a tight end . . . Brent was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft . . . born May 29, 1988 . . . majoring in packaging.