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  Charles Amadi
Charles Amadi

Player Profile
Class:
RS Sophomore

Hometown:
Fresno, CA

High School:
Edison

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 182

Position:
DB

Experience:
1V

2007: Saw action in five games, primarily on special teams ... a late-season injury kept him out of eight of the last nine games ... recorded a pair of tackles against Louisiana Tech and had a season-best three tackles in the Arizona game.

2006: Redshirted the season ... shared Scout Team Player of the Year honors for defense.

High School: A SuperPrep All-Far West selection ... earned all-conference honors on both sides of the ball during his prep career ... played cornerback as a junior and running back as a senior ... also a track standout at Edison who finished third in the state meet in the triple jump as a junior and fourth as a sophomore ... the top-ranked high school triple jumper in America with a personal best of 49-2 ... high school teammate of current Bears Bernard Hicks and Robert Peele.

Personal: Son of Edna and Hyacin Amadi ... father was born in Nigeria ... mom competed in track and field at Fresno State ... ESPN Radio Student Athlete of the Month ... maintained a 4.0 grade-point average and is considering a career in the medicine/health fields.