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  Mikel LeShoure
Mikel LeShoure

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Champaign, Ill.

High School:
Centennial

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 225

Position:
RB

Experience:
4-3

2008: Played in nine games and started one at tailback as a true-freshman ... Missed final three games of the season with an injury ... Rushed five times for 11 yards against Iowa, also catching a career-high three passes for 31 yards ... Had the first rushing touchdown of his career at Michigan ... Rushed for 23 yards on three carries at Penn State, also catching two passes for 26 yards ... Had eight carries for 21 yards against Louisiana-Lafayette ... Rushed for a career-high 49 yards against Eastern Illinois ... Made his collegiate debut against Missouri, but did not record a carry ... Enrolled in the University of Illinois in January 2008.

High School: Rushed for career 4,652 yards on 681 carries for a career 6.8 yards per carry average and scored 52 rushing touchdowns ... Also hauled in 32 career receptions for 557 yards and five touchdowns and a 17.4 yards per catch average ... First-team All-State by the Champaign News-Gazette ... Earned special mention All-State honors by the Chicago Tribune ... Rated the No. 28 running back nationally by Rivals.com ... Ranked as the 10th-best player in the state of Illinois ... PrepStar Magazine All-American ... SuperPrep All-American ... Rushed for 1,060 yards on 169 carries and scored 10 touchdowns during an injury-shortened senior season ... Named to the Midwest Hot100 list by Scout.com ... Listed as the No. 51 running back nationally by Scout.com ... Rushed for 2,474 yards, averaged 6.4 yards per carry and scored 30 touchdowns as a junior ... Earned first-team all-area, all-conference and all-state honors in 2006 ... Rushed for over 1,400 yards as a sophomore ... Chose Illinois over Kansas, Missouri and Wisconsin ... High school coach was Mike McDonnell ... High school teammate of fellow Illini, Mike Locksley, Jr.

Personal: Son of Jacqueline Frazier-Jones ... Enrolled in the general curriculum.


Career Highs:

Carries: 10 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9/6/08
Rushing Yards: 49 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9/6/08
Rushing TDs: 1 at Michigan, 10/4/08
Long Run: 12 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9/6/08
Receptions: 3 vs. Iowa, 11/1/08
Reveiving Yards: 31 vs. Iowa, 11/1/08


Leshoure's Statistics:

Season Totals Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Ret Punt Ret all
Year no. yds td lg no. yds td lg c-a-i yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg purp
2008 35 126 1 12 6 66 0 14 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 192
2009 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 35 126 1 12 6 66 0 14 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 192

Season Totals Tackles Sacks Fumble Int pass blkd PAT PAT
Year solo ast total tfl yds no. yds ff fr yds no. yds qbh brup kick kicks rush rcv saf pts
2008 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 6
2009 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 6


2009 Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Ret Punt Ret all
Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg c-a-i yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg purp
Sept. 5, 2009 vs. Missouri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sept. 12, 2009 ILLINOIS STATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sept. 26, 2009 at Ohio State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct. 3, 2009 PENN STATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct. 10, 2009 MICHIGAN STATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct. 17, 2009 at Indiana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct. 24, 2009 at Purdue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct. 31, 2009 MICHIGAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov. 7, 2009 at Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov. 14, 2009 NORTHWESTERN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov. 27, 2009 at Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec. 5, 2009 FRESNO STATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Games played: XX

2009 Tackles Sacks Fumble Int pass blkd PAT PAT
Date Opponent solo ast total tfl yds no. yds ff fr yds no. yds qbh brup kick kicks rush rcv saf pts
Sept. 5, 2009 vs. Missouri 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0

Sept. 12, 2009 ILLINOIS STATE 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Sept. 26, 2009 at Ohio State 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Oct. 3, 2009 PENN STATE 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Oct. 10, 2009 MICHIGAN STATE 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Oct. 17, 2009 at Indiana 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Oct. 24, 2009 at Purdue 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Oct. 31, 2009 MICHIGAN 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Nov. 7, 2009 at Minnesota 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Nov. 14, 2009 NORTHWESTERN 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Nov. 27, 2009 at Cincinnati 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Dec. 5, 2009 FRESNO STATE 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0


2008 Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Ret Punt Ret all
Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg c-a-i yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg purp
Aug 30, 2008 vs. Missouri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 06, 2008 EASTERN ILLINOIS 10 49 0 12 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
Sep 13, 2008 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 8 21 0 10 1 9 0 9 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
Sep 27, 2008 at Penn State 3 23 0 11 2 26 0 14 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
Oct 4, 2008 at Michigan 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 11, 2008 MINNESOTA 3 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Oct. 18, 2008 INDIANA 1 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Oct 25, 2008 at Wisconsin 1 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Nov 1, 2008 IOWA 5 11 0 9 3 31 0 12 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42

Games played: 9

2008 Tackles Sacks Fumble Int pass blkd PAT PAT
Date Opponent solo ast total tfl yds no. yds ff fr yds no. yds qbh brup kick kicks rush rcv saf pts
Aug 30, 2008 vs. Missouri 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Sep 06, 2008 EASTERN ILLINOIS 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13, 2008 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Sep 27, 2008 at Penn State 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4, 2008 at Michigan 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 6
Oct 11, 2008 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Oct 18, 2008 INDIANA 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Oct 25, 2008 at Wisconsin 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1, 2008 IOWA 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0


(updated 6/09)