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#1 Joe Vear
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Class: Jr.
Position: DB
Height: 6-3
Weight: 202
Hometown: Hillsdale, Mich.
High School: Hillsdale


2009: Earned the team’s Big Stick award after the win over Grand Valley State Oct. 10…Started all 13 games and tied for the team lead with 78 total tackles…Had 10 or more tackles in four of the last six games, including a season-high 11 at Northern Michigan Oct. 17…Had five or more tackles in a game nine times.

2008: Played in all 11 games, gaining valuable experience in the secondary...Recorded 15 total tackles, with five solo stops...Will have a chance to start in 2009.

2007: Named team’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week leading up to season finale vs. Saginaw Valley...Redshirted as a freshman

High School: Helped lead Hornets to 12-1 record and first-ever spot in state semifinals in 2006...Teammate of Mike Blanchard and Nate English...One of top offensive threats on a high-scoring high school team...Helped lead Hillsdale High School to Division 3 state baseball title in June...Born April 10, 1989...Parents are Rick and Marie.

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