#84 A.J. WILLIAMS Position: Tight End • Height: 6-6 • Weight: 283 Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio • High School: Sycamore
Person who had the biggest influence on my life ... Mom Best advice I ever received (and from whom) ... "Never give up" - Mom My advice to young kids ... Keep pushing no matter what My favorite football player growing up ... Jason Witten Nobody knows I can ... Fish Sport I play the worst ... Golf Cartoon/TV show growing up ... Courage the Cowardly Dog TV channel ... Cartoon Network Actor... Will Smith One Word to Describe Brady Hoke... Michigan
#50 TOM STROBEL Position: Defensive End • Height: 6-6 • Weight: 252 Hometown: Mentor, Ohio • High School: Mentor
After my football career I would like to ... Pursue a career in business or finance Person who had the biggest influence on my life ... Dad The most famous person I have ever met ... Drew Brees Best advice I ever received (and from whom)... "Hard work can take you anywhere" - High School Coach Gameday superstitions ... Same undershirt Nobody knows I can ... Sing Musician or music group ... Kanye West Video Game ... NBA Jam/Super Smash Brothers Class Subject ... Math One Word to Describe Brady Hoke ... Passionate
#12 ALLEN GANT Position: Defensive Back •Height: 6-2 •Weight: 199 Hometown: Sylvania, Ohio •High School: Southview
Person who had the biggest influence on my life ... My dad The most famous person I have ever met ... LeBron James Best advice I ever received ... "No matter how many times things go wrong in your life, what matters is how many times you keep your head up." My advice to young kids ... If you have a goal in your life you want to accomplish, do everything and anything you can to achieve what you want. Hobbies ... Hanging out with friends and playing video games Nobody knows I can ... Play the drums and piano Cartoon/TV show growing up ... Scooby Doo Book ... Nineteen Minutes Movie ... Stomp the Yard Superhero... Batman
#34 JEREMY CLARK Position: Defensive Back • Height: 6-4 • Weight: 200 Hometown: Madisonville, Ky. • High School: Madisonville North Hopkins
After my football career I would like to ... Work with kids and help them have a better future Person who had the biggest influence on my life ... My parents Person in history I'd most like to meet ... Martin Luther King Jr. Best advice I ever received (and from whom) ... "Keep focused on your goal and don't let anything or anyone throw you off track" - Dad My advice to young kids ... Keep your grades up in school and keep working hard at whatever it is you want to do Hobbies ... Fishing Pre-game ritual ... Before every game I sit in my locker and play my iPod as loud as it can go Breakfast cereal ... Frosted Flakes Cartoon/TV show growing up ... All That Superhero ... The Incredible Hulk
#62 BLAKE BARS Position: Offensive Lineman • Height: 6-5 • Weight: 291 Hometown: Nashville, Tenn. • High School: Montgomery Bell Academy
After my football career I would like to ... Go into business Person who had the biggest influence on my life ... My mom and dad Person in history I'd most like to meet ... Franklin D. Roosevelt Best advice I ever received (and from whom) ... "Always give 110 percent" - Dad My advice to young kids ... If you have a dream, work hard towards it Nobody knows I can ... Play the tenor saxophone Breakfast cereal ... Cap'n Crunch Musician or music group ... Rascal Flatts or Toby Keith Movie ... The Patriot One Word to Describe Brady Hoke ... Leader
#29 DRAKE JOHNSON Position: Running Back • Height: 6-0 • Weight: 209 Hometown: Ann Arbor, Mich. • High School: Pioneer
After my football career I would like to ... Become a professor of Psychology and/or Philosophy Person who had the biggest influence on my life ... My brother, Carter. He was dealt a bad hand in life and has always overcome it. His ability to do so inspires me to be better and be thankful for the opportunities given to me Person in history I'd most like to meet ... Either Socrates or Plato, I feel as though the wisdom they could bestow upon someone is priceless Best advice I ever received (and from whom) ... "Stay humble and remember where you came from." - Dad My advice to young kids ... Always keep your family close or try to maintain a relationship with them. One day they might not be there First job ... Working at my mom's gym Pre-game ritual ... Listen to Alicia Keys and Common My favorite football player growing up ... Peyton Manning Book ... Brave New World Superhero ... The Flash One Word to Describe Brady Hoke ... Honest