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After
turning in an exceptional rookie year as a true freshman in 1999, followed
with an even more outstanding campaigns as a sophomore and junior ... A
dominant and promising athlete who possesses unlimited potential in every
aspect, including strength, athleticism, skill, tenacity, work ethic and most
of all, heart ... Labeled by coaching staff as a "big-game"
performer, traditionally raising performance in playoff or crucial SoCon
battles … Will open 2002 season with an active streak of 35 straight starts,
which ranks as the longest in the program among returners … Has opened 37
career contests … Selected to the Sports Network 2002 Preseason All-America
squad (first- team) and was chosen as the Street & Smith's College
Football Magazine National Defensive Player-of-the-Year ... Work in weight
room is matched by very few ... Recorded lifts of 455 pounds (squat), 425
(bench press) and 340 (hang clean) ... Clocked at 4.41 in the 20-yard agility
drill and runs a 4.80 40-yard dash ... Did not participate in spring workouts
for precautionary reasons. 2001: Earned selection to the first-team of four
All-America squads - The Sports Network, Associated Press, Walter Camp
and Don Hansen's Football Gazette … A unanimous first-team
All-Southern Conference pick by league head coaches and media association for
the second straight year … Cited by coaches as the SoCon's Defensive
Player-of-the-Year - the first for an Eagle defensive player since 1993 (Alex
Mash) … Started and played in all 14 games as a junior … Topped entire squad
with 133 tackles (69 solo, 64 assists) … Also led unit with 15.5 tackles for
loss (-49 yards) … Recorded three sacks (1.5 vs. Appalachian State/regular season,
0.5 vs. Furman/regular season, 1.0 vs. Appalachian State/playoffs) … Netted
one interception and returned pick 22 yards for TD vs. Florida A&M in
playoff opener … Also forced three fumbles in three consecutive regular
season contests (Western Carolina, Appalachian State, The Citadel) …
Recovered one fumble (at VMI), nine quarterback "pressures" (four
vs. Florida A&M and one each against Savannah State, Delaware, VMI,
Western Carolina and Appalachian State/playoffs) … Credited with seven batted
passes (two each vs. Chattanooga, Western Carolina, Furman/regular seasonl
and one against Florida A&M) … Finished 11-game regular season slate with
103 tackles, trailing Joe Scott's team-leading 112 stops … Had 14 tackles for
loss (-33 yards) and two sacks in regular season play … Booked a GSU-best 30
post-season hits (17 solo), three tackles behind line of scrimmage and one
sack … Totaled 79 stops in eight SoCon games … Contributed 88 tackles in nine
home games while recording 45 stops in five road contests … Team-leader by
nearly 20 tackles in six games against nationally-ranked programs (63 stops,
eight tackles for loss and three sacks) … Posted eight double-digit tackle
performances - career-high 14 vs. Furman/playoffs and The Citadel, 12 vs.
Appalachian State/regular season and Wofford, 11 vs. Delaware and Western
Carolina and 10 vs. VMI and Furman/regular season … Established a new
personal best with 12 solo stops against Paladins in semifinal playoff tilt …
Contributed four multiple tackle for loss games (two each vs. Savannah State,
Delaware, Wofford and Appalachian State/playoffs … Totaled six or more
tackles in 13 of 14 games (only exception was four-stop total in upset loss
at East Tennessee State) … Other notables came against Florida A&M
(eight), Appalachian State/playoffs (eight), Elon (seven), Savannah State
(six) and Chattanooga (six) … Top yardage loss was -13 (two TFLs and one
sack) vs. Mountaineers in quarterfinal playoff clash. 2000: Earned All-America honors from Football
Gazette (first team) and The Sports Network (second team) after
stellar sophomore season ... A unanimous first-team All-Southern Conference
selection by league head coaches and media members ... Started and played in
all 15 games ... Stood second on the squad with 122 overall tackles from
defensive line position (64 solo) ... Topped unit with 8.5 sacks (-36 yards)
and was second with 14 tackles for loss (-49 yards) ... Recovered two fumbles
(Western Carolina, Elon) and caused two more ... Credited with seven
quarterback "pressures" ... Also logged three batted passes
(Western Carolina, Appalachian State, Hofstra) ... Officially, led GSU with
87 stops and 5.5 sacks during 11-game regular season schedule ... Also had 10
hits behind line of scrimmage (-34 yards) in regular season action ... Logged
35 tackles in four post-season games, including three sacks (one-and-a-half
drops each against Hofstra in a quarterfinal matchup and Montana in the NCAA
Division I-AA National Championship Game) ... Posted six double-digit tackle
outings during season - 11 vs. Wofford, 10 vs. Appalachian State, 12 vs. East
Tennessee State, 11 vs. Elon, 10 vs. McNeese State and 11 vs. Hofstra ...
Picked up seven stops each in semifinal clash at Delaware and vs. Grizzlies
... Other games of note include a nine-tackle effort (Western Carolina) and a
pair of eight-tackle performances (The Citadel, Furman) ... Opened season
with five stops and a tackle for loss (-4 yards) against Georgia at Sanford
Stadium ... Booked three hits behind line of scrimmage vs. Johnson C. Smith
and had three two-tackle for loss contests against The Citadel, Hofstra and
Montana ... In addition to post-season action, totaled sacks against Johnson
C. Smith (two), Western Carolina, Appalachian State, The Citadel and Elon. 1999: Played in all 15 games and made eight starts ...
Opened Wofford contest at right defensive tackle and followed by starting
seven games at left tackle, including the last six in place of an injured
Robert LeBlanc ... In addition to matchup with Terriers, also made starts
against The Citadel, Furman, Jacksonville State, Northern Arizona,
Massachusetts, Illinois State and Youngstown State ... An All-Southern
Conference second-team performer according to league head coaches ...
Finished second on unit with 103 total tackles (56 solo, 47 assists) ... Also
credited with 16 tackles for loss ( 78 yards) while topping squad in sacks
with 9.5 ( 62 yards) ... Notched a team best seven "quarterback
pressures" while adding two batted passes (Jacksonville State and Youngstown
State) and two forced fumbles ... Was GSU's top tackler in four post season
contests ... Recorded 34 stops (21 solo), including six behind line of
scrimmage and 4.5 sacks in playoff action ... Logged pair of double digit
tackle contests with a season-high 11 tackle effort vs. Massachusetts in a
quarterfinal clash and a 10-tackle nationally-televised (ESPN) showing vs.
Youngstown State in NCAA I AA National Championship Game ... Also produced a
season best three tackles for loss ( 22 yards) and 2.5 sacks vs. Penguins,
limiting the YSU passing game to just 175 yards ... Finished campaign
strongly, registering at least one sack in six of the last eight games ...
Notable performances include Wofford (eight tackles), Western Carolina
(eight), Appalachian State (eight), The Citadel (nine) and Illinois State
(eight) ... Played eight collegiate games as a 17-year-old before celebrating
birthday a day (Oct. 29) prior to ETSU contest ... Signed with the Georgia
Southern program in February, 1999. High School: Recorded 126 tackles (80 solo hits), 11 sacks,
25 quarterback pressures, three caused fumbles and two recovered fumbles for
North Cobb High School in 1998 ... Offensively, scored five touchdowns as a
fullback and one as tight end while serving as team captain ... Voted the
Region 6-AAAA Defensive Player-of-the-Year (coaches choice and from the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution Cobb Extra edition) ... A first-team all-county
selection by the Marietta Daily Journal... Also named to the honorable
mention all-state squad by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution while
garnering all-city and all-metro honors ... Listed among top 50 senior
prospects in Atlanta Metro Super Prep ... Registered 86 tackles, five sacks
and 18 pressures while helping Warriors to 9-2 mark in 1997 ... Selected to all-county
squad as defensive end (second team) ... Recorded 42 stops as sophomore ...
Earned eight athletic letters at NCHS (three in football, three in wrestling
and two in baseball) ... Finished third in state while chosen to first-team
all-county as wrestler in 189-215-pound class ... Placed first in seven
tournaments entered and finished with career record of 40-1 ... An all-county
performer as baseball catcher ... Also earned accolades from Georgia Dugout
Club, batting over .400 with 12 home runs in 1999 ... Recipient of the North
Cobb's Principal Award for Excellence in 1998. Personal: Full name is Alfred M. Pesqueira III ... Name is
pronounced Puh-SKADE-uh ... Born October 29, 1981 at Tucson, Ariz. ...
Majoring in pre-business ... Actively involved in hometown youth programs and
church activities, serving as flag football coach for six to eight-year-old
boys in the Acworth area ... Tied to athletic bloodlines in family as sisters
Priscilla (soccer, softball) and Christine (soccer, basketball) either played
or are playing varsity sports at the high school level ... Father Alfred was
a three-year football and baseball letterman at the prep level while mother
Josie spent four seasons as a fastpitch softball standout after graduation
... Enjoys lifting weights, golf, bowling and socializing with friends ...
Likes mathematics as top school subject.
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