52 Dedrick Roper
	Class: RS Freshman Hometown: Milpitas, Calif. High School: Milpitas Height / Weight: 6-2 / 242 Position: LB Birthdate: 07/31/1981

Second-year walk-on adds depth to the linebacker corps . . . credited with three tackles (2 solos, 1 assist) in the 2000 Green-White spring game . . .

1999 SEASON: Redshirted . . .

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Two-year starter for Coach Kelly King at Milpitas (Calif.) High School . . . saw action at defensive end, quarterback, fullback and wide receiver . . . had eight sacks in only three games as a senior before being sidelined with a season-ending knee injury in 1998 . . . produced 13 sacks as a junior . . . also had four touchdown catches in '97 . . . earned three letters in track, competing in the 200, 400 and 4x100 . . . helped 4x100 relay win the sectional title . . . born July 31, 1981.