| Oliver Aaron |
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ASU: Incredibly athletic and versatile defender who is moving to linebacker from safety this season...energetic and tough competitor with impressive speed from sideline-to-sideline...is expected to provide depth and compete for playing time at the WILL (weak side) linebacker position in 2008...earned Hard Hat player recognition for his work in ASU's offseason strength and conditioning program.
2007: Redshirted as a member of ASU's scout team...earned the Glen Hawkins Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year Award at the team's year-end banquet.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Gainesville (Fla.) High School...played linebacker and defensive end in high school...listed as the No. 24 outside linebacker in the nation, the No. 12 outside linebacker in the south and the No. 6 outside linebacker in the state of Florida by Scouts, Inc....ranked as the No. 44 weak side linebacker in the nation by Scout.com...totaled 240 tackles over the course of his junior and senior seasons...as a senior, he totaled 126 tackles, eight sacks, four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery...earned All-Area and All-State honors in 2006...was named The Gainesville Sun's Defensive Player of the Year and was named as one of Florida's top-50 players by the same publication...was recognized as Gainesville High's Linebacker of the Year as a senior...playing at defensive end as a junior, he recorded 114 total tackles, 10 sacks and seven additional tackles-for-loss, earning him first-team All-Area and second-team All-State honors...one of the most impressive physical standouts at Scout.com's 2006 Jacksonville Combine, he recorded a 39-inch vertical leap and a 10-foot, 4-inch broad jump, the top marks in those events by any camp participant...his broad jump and vertical leap scores were the fifth- and ninth-best among participants in all 13 combines held during the year...at other scouting combines, he recorded a 4.41 40-yard dash time and a 4.37 shuttle time...was named to the All-Combine Team at Scout.com's Jacksonville Combine...was named Gainesville High School's Defensive Lineman of the Year as a junior...recorded a 37-inch vertical leap at the Gainesville NIKE Training Camp in May, 2006, which ranked second among linebackers and third among all positions...lettered in football and track at Gainesville High School and also participated on the school's weightlifting team...coached by Eddy Moore at Gainesville High School.
PERSONAL: Plans to major in psychology at ASU...parents are Oliver and Delma Aaron of Gainesville, Fla....has one brother, Ulysses (15)...enjoys sports and playing video games...born Oct. 21, 1988 in Virginia...full name is Oliver James Aaron.
