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Michael Oher
# 74
Offensive Lineman - OL
Height: 6-5  Weight: 318
Senior
Previous Affiliations
   Briarcrest Christian
Previous Experience
  3L
Hometown
   Memphis, Tenn.
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Courtesy: University of Mississippi
Release: 03/23/2009

CAREER: Started 47 consecutive games over his career ... Garnered All-America honors each of his last two seasons and All-SEC accolades in his final three; Was a First Team Freshman All-America and SEC All-Freshman choice in 2005 ... As a blocker, helped running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis top the 1,000-yard rushing mark in consecutive seasons ... 2008: A consensus first team All-America and All-SEC selection ... Earned Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the SEC’s best blocker from the league’s coaches ... Received the Shug Jordan Award as the Southeast Offensive Lineman of the Year from The Touchdown Club of Atlanta ... One of three finalists for the Outland Trophy .... One of three finalists for the Conerly Trophy, given to Mississippi’s top collegiate player ... One of 12 semifinalists for the Rotary Lombardi Award ... Started every game at left tackle ... Helped the Rebels rank second in the SEC in rushing (186.5 ypg) and fourth in sacks allowed (1.54 pg) ... As a unit, did not allow a sack in three games ... Served as team captain ... Honored with the the Colonel Earl “Red” Blaik Leadership-Scholarship Award from the All-America Football Foundation ... Named Midseason All-America first team by The Sporting News, CBSSports.com and Phil Steele, who also named him Midseason All-SEC first team ... Earned fourth letter ... vs. Memphis (8/30): Helped the Rebel offense roll up 438 yards and 41 points, which was the most points since 2003 ... vs. Samford (9/13): Started and helped the Rebels post 424 yards of offense ... vs. Auburn (11/1): Helped the Ole Miss offensive attack post 233 rushing yards, and Ole Miss kept the football for 16:50 time of possession in the second half ... vs. ULM (11/15): Earned SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors after he helped the Rebels roll up 520 yards of offense and 350 yards rushing ... vs. Mississippi State (11/28): Helped the Rebel offense rack up 461 yards of total offense ... Cotton Bowl vs. Texas Tech (1/2): Helped the Rebel offense score its most points ever in a bowl and tie for most touchdowns ... Ole Miss also posted its second-most total yards in a bowl game with 515, including 223 on the ground ... Consensus Top-10 pick on NFL Draft boards and is projected No. 1 overall by Yahoo/Rivals.com, USA Today and Pro Football Weekly ... Preseason: Earned Preseason All-America first team honors from Playboy, Sports Illustrated, Lindy’s, Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook, NationalChamps.net and Consensus Draft Services and second team distinction from Phil Steele and Athlon ... Chosen as the nation’s top tackle and SEC’s best run blocker by Lindy’s ... Consensus Preseason All-SEC first team honoree ... Named to the preliminary watch lists for the Rotary Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy ... 2007: Named Fourth Team All-America by Phil Steele ... Consensus First Team All-SEC selection ... Named Mid-Season All-America first team by The Sporting News and a fourth team by Phil Steele, who also listed him on his All-SEC first team ... Started all 12 games at left tackle... Helped pave the way for Green-Ellis’ 1,137 rushing yards, which ranks second on the school’s single-season chart ... Earned his third letter ... vs. Missouri (9/8): Helped the Rebels pile up their most yards since 2004 with 534, including 229 on the ground ... vs. Florida (9/22): Earned the Rebel Quarterback Club Trench Award of the Week ... vs. Arkansas (10/20): Earned the Rebel Quarterback Club Trench Award of the Week ... vs. LSU (11/17): Helped the offense amass 466 total yards and 201 rushing ... Earned the Rebel Quarterback Club Trench Award of the Week ... Helped the Rebels not allow a sack against Georgia (9/29) and Northwestern State (11/3) ... Preseason: Selected 2007 preseason first team All-America and All-SEC by Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook and Lindy’s and third team by nationalchamps.net ... Also selected by Lindy’s as the nation’s No. 3 offensive tackle and the SEC’s Best Run Blocker ... Named to 2007 Outland Trophy (best interior lineman) preseason “Watch List” ... Selected to the 2007 preseason All-SEC first team by The Sporting News and The Birmingham News and second team All-SEC by Athlon ... 2006: Earned second team All-SEC honors from the league’s coaches ... Started all 12 games at LT ... As a blocker helped Green-Ellis become the third 1,000-yard runner in Ole Miss history and record four 100-yard rushing games ... Earned his second letter ... vs. Memphis (9/3): As a blocker helped the Rebels run for a season-high 240 yards ... at Missouri (9/9): ... Named Rebel QB Club Trench Player of the Week for his performance ... vs. #9/10 Georgia (9/30): Started on offensive line that helped Green-Ellis run for a career-high 135 yards ... at Alabama (10/14): Named Rebel QB Club Trench Player of the Week for his performance ... vs. Northwestern State (11/4): Helped the Rebels roll up a season-high 401 yards of total offense ... Preseason: Chosen preseason First Team All-SEC by Phipps Football Magazines and Second Team All-SEC by The Sporting News and Lindy’s ... 2005: Earned First Team Freshman All-America honors from Rivals.com and The Sporting News and Third Team distinction from CollegeFootballNews.com ... Named First Team Freshman All-SEC by the SEC Coaches and The Sporting News ... Played in all 11 games, starting the last 10 at right guard ... Helped pave the way for RB Mico McSwain to establish an Ole Miss freshman rushing record with 612 yards and three 100-yard performances ... Earned his first letter ... at Vanderbilt (9/17): Helped the Rebels pile up a season-high 400 yards of total offense .... vs. Wyoming (9/24): Helped McSwain record his first 100-yard ... vs. Wyoming (9/24): Helped McSwain record his first 100-yard rushing performance with a season-high 114 and a TD ... vs. Citadel (10/8): Helped the Rebel offense tally 366 yards of offense and McSwain notch his second 100-yard game of the year ... vs. Alabama (10/15): Received Rebel Quarterback Club Player of the Week Trench Award ... Helped the offensive line not allow a sack ... vs. Kentucky (10/22): Offensive line does not allow a sack for the second straight week ... Rebel offense totals 361 yards and McSwain reaches 100-yard plateau for third time ... HIGH SCHOOL: Considered one of the top offensive linemen in the nation ... Earned first team USA Today and EA Sports All-America honors ... Played in U.S. Army All-America Bowl in San Antonio, Texas and has since been named to Rivals.com’s All-American Bowl All-Time Team.... Member of 2005 Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association All-Star team selected to compete against Kentucky on June 16, 2005 at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Ky. ... Picked by Tom Lemming/ESPN as the nation's top offensive tackle ... Named to SuperPrep All-America team and was ranked No. 24 among offensive linemen by that publication, which also had him on its Dixie Team, ranking No. 6 on its Tennessee Top 20 ... Rated No. 5 best offensive lineman in the country by Scout.com as well as first team All-America, No. 8 overall player in the South, and No. 37 overall player in the country ... Rivals.com 100 selection, ranking No. 48 among prospects in the nation, regardless of position ... Also rated by Rivals.com as the No. 7 offensive lineman in the nation and No. 2 player in Tennessee ... Selected the No. 1 player in the State of Tennessee by the Knoxville News-Sentinel ... Rated as the No. 2 player in the South by the Mobile Register as a member of its Super Southeast 120 squad ... Named to Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 and rated as No. 22 on its Top 25 recruits in the nation list ... "Mr. Football" in Tennessee ... Offensive Lineman of the Year in Tennessee ... First team All-South selection by Fox Sports ... Chosen to Orlando Sentinel All-Southern team ... Named to Student Sports Hot 100 list, ranking as the nation's No. 5 offensive lineman ... Was named to PrepStar preseason Top 100 Dream Team, ranking No. 52 ... Two-time All-State selection ... Rated by The Commercial Appeal as No. 1 on Shelby-Metro's Most Wanted list ... As a senior, was credited with 130 "pancake" blocks, allowing no sacks, and grading out at 90 percent ... Didn't allow a sack in his two years and had 200 "pancakes" and an 85 percent grade ... Helped lead Briarcrest to 10-3 record and 2004 state championship ... Earned two letters in football ... Coached in high school by Hugh Freeze ... Also lettered twice in basketball and twice in track ... Basketball team went 27-6 in 2004, winning district championship ... Averaged 22 points and 10 rebounds in basketball, earning All-State honors as well as making the Sun Coast All-Tourney team ... In track, was state runner-up in discus ... PERSONAL: Son of Denise Oher and Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy ... Full name is Michael Jerome Oher ... Born: May 28, 1986 ... Majoring in Criminal Justice ... Made the Chancellor’s Honor Roll in Fall 2006 ... Subject of the New York Times best seller by Michael Lewis, “The Blind Side: The Evolution of a Game.”

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