19 DeMario Suggs
	Class: Senior Hometown: Toledo, Ohio High School: St. John's Height / Weight: 5-11 / 197 Position: CB Birthdate: 03/12/1979 Experience: 4L

Has petitioned the NCAA and Big Ten for a sixth-year waiver . . . figures to earn his share of playing time at cornerback if sixth-year waiver request is granted . . . 2001 SEASON: Started the first three games of the 2001 season at cornerback . . . broke his left ankle in the Oct. 4 practice and missed the last nine games . . . recorded 16 tackles (13 solos, 3 assists) and three pass break-ups . . . had a career-high eight tackles (7-1), including two for losses (9 yards), and an interception vs. Northwestern . . . made four tackles vs. Notre Dame (3-1) and Central Michigan (3-1) . . . played 102.5 minutes in three games, including a career-best 38.5 minutes vs. Northwestern . . . AS A JUNIOR: Presented the MSU Downtown Coaches Club Award as the outstanding special teams player in 2000 . . . stood atop the special teams leaderboard with over 150 production points . . . saw action in all 11 games, including four starts (vs. Northwestern, Michigan, Illinois and Purdue), and played 222 minutes . . . produced 45 tackles (31 solos, 14 assists), including three for losses (16 yards) . . . had a career-high seven tackles (5-2) vs. Purdue . . . his first career interception came off Purdue’s Drew Brees and ended a drive inside the Spartan 35 late in the first half . . . earned Spartan Special Teams Player of the Week honors vs. Ohio State (3 solo tackles/24 production points) . . . credited with six stops each vs. Iowa (3-3) and Missouri (5-1) . . . also had two tackles for losses vs. Mizzou (15 yards), including his first career sack (9 yards) . . . made five tackles each vs. Illinois (2-3) and Northwestern (5-0) . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Appeared in all 12 games in 1999 and played 134.5 minutes . . . played double-figure minutes in six games, including a season high 21 vs. Eastern Michigan . . . recorded 18 tackles (7 solos, 11 assists) . . . had three tackles (2-1) and a pass break-up vs. Purdue . . . registered a season-best four stops (1-3) vs. Michigan . . . also contributed three tackles (1-2) vs. Iowa . . . named Spartan Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Northwestern . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in six games in 1998 and played 24 minutes . . . credited with six tackles (3 solos, 3 assists) . . . played a career-high 7.5 minutes vs. Illinois . . . recorded two stops (1-1) vs. Northwestern . . . had a solo hit, recovered a fumble and broke up a pass vs. Central Michigan . . . made the transition from offense, where he had played tailback and wide receiver, to the defensive secondary during August camp . . . 1997 SEASON: Redshirted . . . appeared in only two games as a true freshman in 1997 (vs. Western Michigan and Memphis) . . . played a season-high 14 snaps vs. Memphis . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Earned first-team all-city, all-area and all-district honors as a senior . . . second-team all-state selection at running back in 1996 . . . selected to play in the Ohio North-South and Ohio-Pennsylvania Big 33 all-star games . . . rushed for 1,327 yards (7.1 avg.) and scored 15 touchdowns as a senior for Coach Fred Beier at St. John's High School in Toledo, Ohio . . . also started five games at cornerback and had 33 tackles, including a sack, and one interception . . . honorable mention all-conference pick caught nine passes for 133 yards (14.8 avg.) as a junior . . . added 450 rushing yards and scored seven TDs in ’95 . . . helped St. John's to a combined record of 25-8 (.758) over his final three seasons . . . went undefeated in the 100 meters as a senior . . . ’96 city league track champion in both the 100 (10.5) and 200 meters (21.7) . . . runs 4.3 in the 40 . . . member of the President's Council in high school and guest speaker for the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program . . . born March 12, 1979 . . . majoring in family community services.

Suggs’ Career Statistics
		G/GS	UT	AT	TM	TFL	Sacks	PBU
1997		2/0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
1998		6/0	3	3	6	0-0	0-0	1
1999		12/0	7	11	18	0-0	0-0	1
2000		11/4	31	14	45	3-16	1-9	2
2001		3/3	13	3	16	2-9	1-8	3
Career		34/7	54	31	85	5-25	2-17	7

Suggs’ Career Highs
Tackles: 8, vs. Northwestern (2001)
Tackles for Losses: 2, twice (last vs. Northwestern, 2001) 
Sacks: 1, twice (last vs. Northwestern, 2001)

Suggs’ Game-By-Game Statistics
1998
Defense		        UT	AT	TM	TFL	Sacks
Colorado State		DNP
Oregon			DNP
Notre Dame		DNP
Michigan		DNP
Central Michigan	1	0	1	0-0	0-0
Indiana			0	1	1	0-0	0-0
Minnesota		1	0	1	0-0	0-0
Northwestern		1	1	2	0-0	0-0
Ohio State		DNP
Purdue			0	1	1	0-0	0-0
Illinois		0	0	0	0-0	0-0
Penn State		0	0	0	0-0	0-0
Totals			3	3	6	0-0	0-0

1999
Defense		        UT	AT	TM	TFL	Sacks
Oregon			1	0	1	0-0	0-0
Eastern Michigan	0	2	2	0-0	0-0
Notre Dame		0	2	2	0-0	0-0
Illinois		0	0	0	0-0	0-0
Iowa			1	2	3	0-0	0-0
Michigan		1	3	4	0-0	0-0
Purdue			2	1	3	0-0	0-0
Wisconsin		0	0	0	0-0	0-0
Ohio State		0	0	0	0-0	0-0
Northwestern		0	1	1	0-0	0-0
Penn State		1	0	1	0-0	0-0
Florida			1	0	1	0-0	0-0
Totals			7	11	18	0-0	0-0

2000
Defense		        UT	AT	TM	TFL	Sacks
Marshall		2	0	2	0-0	0-0
Missouri		5	1	6	2-15	1-9
Notre Dame		1	3	4	0-0	0-0
Northwestern		5	0	5	0-0	0-0
Iowa			3	3	6	0-0	0-0
Wisconsin		1	0	1	0-0	0-0
Michigan		2	2	4	1-1	0-0
Illinois		2	3	5	0-0	0-0
Ohio State		4	0	4	0-0	0-0
Purdue			5	2	7	0-0	0-0
Penn State		1	0	1	0-0	0-0	
Totals			31	14	45	3-16	1-9

2001
Defense		        UT	AT	TM	TFL	Sacks
Central Michigan  	3	1	4	0-0	0-0
Notre Dame		3	1	4	0-0	0-0
Northwestern		7	1	8	2-9	1-8
Iowa			DNP – INJ 
Minnesota		DNP – INJ
Wisconsin		DNP – INJ
Michigan  		DNP – INJ
Indiana			DNP – INJ
Purdue			DNP – INJ
Penn State		DNP – INJ
Missouri		DNP – INJ
Fresno State		DNP – INJ
Totals			13	3	16	2-9	1-8