49   Jeph McAlester Class: Senior Hometown: Tulsa, Okla. High School: Booker T. Washington HS Last College: NEO A&M Height / Weight: 6-3 / 235 Position: Defensive End Experience: SQ

Tulsa -- A returning squad member . . . has played in six career games since transferring from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M at mid-semester 2006 . . . 2007 -- Played in four games . . . made the move from linebacker to defensive end in 2007 spring drills . . . 2006 -- Played in two games . . . saw action against Stephen F. Austin and North Texas . . . Overall -- A physical and intelligent player . . . moved back to linebacker in the spring of 2008 . . . will provide depth at linebacker.

Junior College -- Played one season at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M . . . was a starter at linebacker in his only season at NEO . . . earned honorable mention All-America honors . . . junior college coach was Rob Green.

High School -- Was a four-year letterwinner in high school, while helping his prep teams post a four-year mark of 47-5 record . . . played his freshman and sophomore seasons at Sallisaw High School, and his final two years at Booker T. Washington High School . . . was credited with 159 tackles and seven blocked punts his senior season . . . was named the 5A-3 Linebacker of the Year.

Personal -- Favorite NFL team is the Dallas Cowboys . . . his favorite NFL player is Hall of Famer Barry Sanders . . . his favorite professional athlete is Terrell Owens . . . his favorite TV shows are "Martin" and "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" . . . the word he uses to best describe himself is "determined" . . . his favorite NFL player while he was growing up was Emmitt Smith . . . parents are Ervin and Tammy McAlester . . . has seven siblings . . . majoring in management information systems . . . full name is Jephthah Konane McAlester.

McAlester's Career Statistics
Defense	        G	UT	AT	Tot	Loss	Sack	FR	FF	PBU	Int
2006 (So)	2	0	1	1	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0
2007 (Jr)	4	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0
Totals	        6	0	1	1	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0