46 Damien Proby Class: Sophomore Hometown: North Las Vegas, Nev. High School: Cheyenne Height / Weight: 6-0 / 235 Position: LB

The 2011 Scouting Report: An explosive player who begins fall camp as the backup middle linebacker behind David Nwabuisi ... Expected to be a key contributor on special teams while challenging for the starting middle linebacker position ... Talented athlete.

2011: Starting middle linebacker ... Made first collegiate start vs. Penn State ... Recorded one tackle vs. Eastern Illinois ... Five tackles at Army ... Totaled three tackles at Illinois ... Two solo tackles, including a 2-yard TFL, vs. Michigan ... Notched two solo tackles at Iowa ... Team co-leader with six tackles vs. Penn State ... Established a single-game-career-best mark for tackles with 14 (10 solos) against Indiana ... Totaled nine tackles, which included a 10-yard pass sack and another TFL, in win over No. 9 Nebraska ... Recorded seven tackles (six solos) vs. Rice ... Had two tackles vs. Minnesota ... Credited with two tackles vs. Michigan State ... Totaled seven tackles, including a 0.5 TFL, and a forced fumble vs. Texas A&M ... Ranked seventh on team's tackle list (60 hits) despite being a starter in just seven games.

2010: Played in all 13 games with one start ... Reserve linebacker and key special teams player ... One tackle in TicketCity Bowl vs. Texas Tech ... Posted four tackles at Wisconsin ... Career-best six tackles against Illinois ... One tackle at Penn State ... One stop vs. Michigan State and Minnesota ... Two stops at Rice ... Four tackles, including his first career sack, vs. Illinois State ... Named team's defensive practice player of the week vs. Iowa.

2009: Did not see action ... Named team's defensive practice player of the week (vs. Iowa) and special teams practice player of the week (vs. Syracuse, Purdue and Michigan State).

High School: Rivals.com All-Region and SuperPrep All-Far West Region linebacker ... Ranked 31st nationally among outside linebackers by Rivals.com and the top-ranked linebacker from the state of Nevada ... Ranked fifth overall among all players from Nevada by Rivals.com ... Tom Lemming Top Player ... Ranked 20th nationally among outside linebackers by Tom Lemming ... Ranked 48th nationally among outside linebackers by SuperPrep ... Ranked 121st among all players in the Far West Region (California, Nevada, Hawaii) by SuperPrep ... Tabbed the state's Class 4A Co-Defensive Player of the Year by Southern Nevada Coaches Association ... All-Sunset Conference Defensive MVP ... First-team all-state selection ... As a senior, totaled 112 tackles, seven sacks and two pass breakups ... For his three-year prep career, registered 318 tackles and 29 sacks ... Had a career-best 18 tackles, three sacks and a pass deflection against Sierra Vista ... Selected to compete in 2009 All-Southern Nevada Classic all-star game ... Led the Desert Shields to a 10-2 record and the second round of the 4A playoffs ... Three-year Honor Roll member ... Advance Diploma Honors ... Coached by Charles Anthony.

Personal: Born Damien DiMarco Proby ... Son of Modesto Luna and Rajahn Proby-Luna ... Social policy major.

DEFENSE

Season	Games	UA	A	Total	TFL	Sacks	PD	INT	FF	FR	BLK
2010	13	14	6	20	1.0-8	1.0-8	0	0	0	0	0
2011	13	34	26	60	3.0-15	1.0-10	0	0	1	0	0
Career	26	48	32	80	4.0-23	2.0-18	0	0	1	0	0

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