69 Ted Karras Class: Sophomore Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind. High School: Cathedral Height / Weight: 6-4 / 300 Position: OL Experience: 3-3

2011 - Freshman: Redshirted the 2011 season.

High School: A three-star recruit by Rivals.com and two-star by Scout.com ... High school coach was Rick Streiff ... All-Midwest Region pick by PrepStar ... Rated one of the Top 25 offensive guard prospects and a three-star recruit by ESPN.com ... Earned Indiana Associated Press Class 4A All-State honors in 2009 and 2010 ... Named to the Catholic All-American team ... Indiana Digest Top 15 selection ...Named to the Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 All-State team ... Selected No. 15 on Rivals.com's Indiana Top 30 list ... Helped Cathedral to 4A state titles in 2008 and 2010.

Personal: Son of Jennifer and Ted Karras ... Born on March 15, 1993 ... Majoring in communication ... Also known as TK3 ... Seventh member of his family to play football in the Big Ten, including his great-uncle, Alex Karras, who won the Outland Trophy as a defensive tackle at Iowa and was named to the Pro Bowl four times in the NFL with the Detroit Lions before going into acting, including a starring role in the 1980s sitcom "Webster." ... Grandfather, Ted Karras, played defensive tackle at Indiana and five of his nine seasons in the NFL with the Chicago Bears, helping Bears to `63 World Championship ... Father, Ted Karras Jr. (now the coach at Marian University), was a defensive tackle at Northwestern and played briefly with the Washington Redskins ... Great-uncle, Paul Karras, played at Iowa; great-uncle, Lou Karras, played at Purdue and three seasons with the Washington Redskins; uncle, Tony Karras, played at Northwestern ... Chose Illinois over Indiana, Iowa State, Wyoming and UCLA among more than 15 offers.

(updated 5/23/12)