Chris Hubbard

Height:
5-7
Weight:
175
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.
High School:
Chadsey

Has made a successful switch from tailback to defensive back and will vie for playing time at the field cornerback spot...has fully recovered from knee surgery and should earn some action this season on defense and special teams...

Weight Room: bench (320), squat (500), hang clean (280)...

1998: sat out the season after undergoing reconstructive knee surgery on his left knee in May...he suffered the injury in the fifth spring practice...

1997: earned a letter mostly for his play on special teams...played in all 11 games...had two tackles and one recovered fumble on the special teams...had rushing attempts in the Kansas State (two for minus two yards) and Northern Illinois (four for nine yards) games...also returned seven kickoffs for 95 yards (13.6 avg.) with a long of 37 yards against Kansas State...

Chadsey H.S.: earned three letters, all as a starter, for Coach Charles Spann...helped the Explorers to Public School League division titles and a berth in the Class A state playoffs all three seasons...Chadsey posted an 8-3 record his sophomore and junior seasons, a 9-2 mark as a senior...was rated as the 31st best senior in the state of Michigan by the Detroit Free Press and the 43rd best by the Detroit News...rushed for 1,429 yards as a senior with 14 touchdowns...also had 17 receptions for 323 yards (19.0 avg.) and two scores...also returned two kickoffs for touchdowns and had four interceptions...earned all-city, all-metro, and honorable mention all-state honors...rushed for 1,579 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior earning all-city honors...

Personal: majoring in technology education...son of Bernadette Rhodes...born March 8, 1979.