MikhailMabry

Reserve middle linebacker … Has seen most of his action on special teams … Smart performer who can execute the assignments at any of the three linebacker spots … Has played in 32 games … Has finished his degree in kinesiology and will work toward a second major in the fall.

2008 (Junior): Appeared in all 13 games … Tallied a career-high eight stops on the year … Also forced a fumble for the first time in his career.

2007 (Sophomore): Played in 12 games … Made two tackles during the season, including one for a loss … Grabbed his first career interception with a pickoff in the win over Kent State.

2006 (Sophomore): Redshirted … Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week in preparation for the win at Mississippi State.

2005 (Freshman): Played in seven games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams … Made five tackles … Enrolled at Kentucky in Jan. 2005 as a grayshirt.

High School: First-team all-state as a senior as chosen by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin … Described as a “6-foot-2, 225-pound mentally focused tank” by the Star-Bulletin … Three-year letterman and two-year starter at Mililani (Haw.) HS … Played defensive end his sophomore season, then moved to linebacker for his final two years … Made 304 tackles in his career, including 23 quarterback sacks … Helped lead his team to a 9-3 record and state playoff berth as a senior … Made 88 tackles, including eight sacks, during his senior year and earned Western Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors by the Honolulu Advertiser … Also named the player of the week by the Advertiser four times during his senior season … Played for the winning team in the Goodwill Classic All-Star Game in December after his senior year … Honorable-mention all-conference as a junior … Coached by James Millwood … Two-year letterman in basketball … Helped his team place fourth in the state tournament in his senior season … Honor-roll student … Participated in the Leo Club, a community service organization.

Personal: Born in San Angelo, Tex. … Son of Isaac and Rhodesia Mabry … Member of a military family, he was born in Texas and also lived in Germany, California, Georgia, and Mississippi before moving to Hawaii … Most of his relatives live in the South … Major is kinesiology.

Community Cats: Guest visitor at St. Jude’s Children Hospital (2008).