SCOUTING REPORT
Returning starter at outside linebacker who will be a defensive leader during the spring and into 2007 ... has impressed with offseason workouts and strong finish to last season ... Miami's second-leading returning tackler ... Two-time RedHawk letter winner.

2006 SEASON
Ranked second on the team with 91 tackles and led the team with 46 assisted stops ... tied for second on the team with two interceptions ... in on four tackles for loss and a pair of fumble recoveries ... amassed double-digit tackles three times on the year, including a season-high 12 tackles at Cincinnati (Sept. 30) ... made 10 tackles and recovered two fumbles at Akron (Oct. 21) ... in on 10 tackles in win at Bowling Green (Nov. 15) ... recorded at least seven tackles in each of his last six games ... picked off passes in back-to-back games versus Purdue (Sept. 9) and Kent State (Sept. 16).

2005 SEASON
Played in six games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams ... totaled four tackles.

2004 SEASON
Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered four years in football and three years in wrestling and baseball ... earned All-Mid-Miami League honors his final three seasons at Fairborn ... picked up first-team all-area honors as a junior and senior ... averaged a remarkable 17.8 tackles per game as a junior ... first-team Southwest Ohio pick as a junior ... served as a team captain ... coached by Roy Thobe.

PERSONAL
Born July 9, 1985 ... son of John and Gwen Mullins ... majoring in geology.

SINGLE-GAME BESTS:
Tackles: 12 at Cincinnati, 2006
Solo Tackles: 6 (twice), last at Bowling Green, 2006
Tackles for Loss: 1.5 (twice), last at Buffalo, 2006
Interceptions: 1 (twice), last vs. Kent State, 2006
Quarterback Sacks: 1.0 at Buffalo, 2006
Fumble Recoveries: 2 at Akron, 2006