15  Dorian Pitts
	Class: Senior Hometown: Lubbock, Texas Height / Weight: 6-4 / 210 Position: R Experience: 2-L Major: Communications

2000: Had a very productive spring, emerging from drills as the starter at "Stub" linebacker ... recorded for tackles in the spring game, including two for loss and one sack.

1999: Played in eight games as regular part of rotation at outside linebacker ... a top special teams performer as well ... recorded 34 total tackles, 11 solo ... had one tackle for loss (-3) ... intercepted one pass and returned it 13 yards ... registered six quarterback hurries ... broke up one pass ... forced one fumble ... blocked a punt against Arizona State ... top games were six tackles against both Colorado and Missouri ... 34 total tackles and 23 assisted tackles were both career highs.

1998-99: Saw significant action in all 11 games of the regular season, making one start ... came up big in starting role versus Oklahoma State while replacing injured starter Ty Ardoin, blocking a punt that led to a score, making a career-high seven tackles, four solo, and returning a fumble recovery 53 yards for a key touchdown in a win over the Cowboys ... intercepted a pass and returned ball 31 yards versus Iowa State ... totaled five tackles vs. Baylor, three solo.

1997-98: Saw action in all 11 games as a backup at several defensive back positions and on special teams ... registered 15 tackles on the season with a season-high five against Southwestern La. ... also recorded a sack against USL ... recorded over a 3.3 g.p.a. in the spring.

High School: Monterey High School in Lubbock, Texas ... listed as one of the top 10 players in the South Plains by the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal ... second-team all-state squad as a senior ... all-district 3-5A selection as a junior and senior and all-South Plains as a senior ... recorded 71 tackles and seven interceptions as a senior ... blocked two punts, both returned for TDs, in a playoff game against Midland Lee ... had two interceptions, a caused fumble and 15 solo tackles against the Rebels ... registered three interceptions against Austin LBJ ... helped team to 10-1 record as a junior ... played AAU basketball for five years for the Lubbock Warriors ... led AAU squad to Great American Shootout title in Denton in 1996 ... a member of the Theodore "Ted" Phea Boys Club ... was team leader for the 4th Corp of Cadets ... High School Coach: Buster Leaf

Personal: Dorian D'Ron Pitts ... son of Homer Pitts and Jane Bell ... born 6-3-79 in Lubbock, Texas.