Daniel Porter Class: Senior Hometown: Baton Rouge, La. High School: Istrouma HS Height / Weight: 5-9 / 190 Position: RB Experience: 3L

2008: Saw action in all 13 games while starting the final nine games ... Became the eighth Bulldog in history to rush for 1000 yards in a single season ... Earned first team All-WAC honors after leading the team in rushing with 1164 yards and nine touchdowns ... Named second team All-Louisiana by LSWA...Named LA Tech Offensive POW (N. Illinois-IBowl, Southeastern, La, Boise State, Hawaii, Fresno State and SJSU games) ...Named WAC Offensive POW (Idaho and Fresno State game) ...Rushed for over 100 yards five times ... Scored Tech's only offensive TD in the Independence Bowl on an 11 yard rush...Finished with 145 yards and two scores against Idaho 10/18/08 ... Totaled season-high 189 yards on 20 carries and two scores against Fresno State 11/1/08 ... Finished with 102 yards against San Jose State 11/8/08 ... Rushed for 114 yards and one score against Utah State 11/15/08 ... Finished with 130 yards and one touchdown against New Mexico State 11/22/08 ... Totaled 157 yards receiving on 11 catches ... Ran for 97 yards and caught 53 yards against Southeastern for both a rushing and receiving touchdown...Played on a number of LA Tech special teams units despite being the starting running back

2007: Played all 12 games with one start...ran for 596 yards on 99 carries with six touchdowns...had 11 receptions for 58 yards...ran for two touchdowns in win over Utah State...ran for 131 yards against Boise State and 129 at Utah State in consecutive weeks...had a career-long rush of 74 yards against Boise State, the eighth longest rush in school history

2006: Saw action in 12 games for the Bulldogs ... Rushed for 464 yards and two touchdowns in first year of action for the Bulldogs ... Scored first touchdown of his career in a loss to Boise State ... Scored second touchdown of the year in a win over Utah State ... Rushed for a team and career high 178 yards in a win over Utah State ... Caught a receiving touchdown in a win over North Texas ... Rushed for 58 yards in a loss to Clemson ... Rushed for 65 yards in a loss to Boise State ... Rushed for 70 yards in a win over North Texas

High School: Lettered three years for coach Richard Oliver at Istrouma High School in Louisiana ... Started at running back for the Indians as a junior and senior ... Helped lead Istrouma to the District 6-4A title as a sophomore and the state playoffs all three years ... Named the District 6-4A offensive MVP as a senior ... Named first team all-state, all-district and Baton Rouge Advocate All-Metro ... Also the offensive MVP on the Baton Rouge Advocate All-Metro team ... Named to the Pelicanprep.com first team ... Rushed 204 times for 2,034 yards and 34 touchdowns as a senior ... Caught 28 passes for 242 yards and one score ... Also a member of the school's bowling team as a junior

Getting Acquainted: Son of Willie and Pearl Porter ... Has two brothers, Jeremiah and Willie Jr., and two sisters, Nakia and Kim ... Has a niece, Destiny Porter ... Born July 31, 1987, in Baton Rouge, La.