Raeshon McNeil Class: Junior Hometown: Cooleemee, NC High School: Davie County Height / Weight: 6-0 / 190 Position: Cornerback Birthdate: 12/25/1987

CAREER: Solid contributor to a talented returning group in the secondary ... played primarily as a cornerback or nickelback but has also played free safety in some defensive formations ... has appeared in 22 games during his career and started one contest ... totaled 13 tackles at Notre Dame, including one sack, one tackle for loss and three pass breakups ... quality special teams performer who has made 78 special teams appearances over the last two seasons ... enters the fall in competition with Terrail Lambert and Gary Gray for playing time at cornerback.

2007 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 11 games (did not play at Penn State) and started first game of his Irish career (at Purdue) ... recorded nine tackles including one sack and one tackle for loss and also tallied three pass breakups ... made 33 special teams appearances and logged 70:36 of playing time ... recorded career-high five tackles, including four solo stops, at Michigan ... started for the first time at Purdue and notched one tackle and one pass breakup ... recorded his first career sack and tackle for loss on the same play at Stanford.

2006 (FRESHMAN): Promising young cornerback played in 11 games during rookie season, totaling four tackles while appearing on special teams 45 times ... logged 14:13 of playing time and made 45 special teams appearances.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Davie County High School in Davie, N.C. ... rated 91st on list of top 100 prep players nationally by USA Today ... rated 41st on list of top 100 players nationally by Chicago Sun-Times ... had six interceptions and 42 tackles as senior in 2005 at Davie County High School in Mocksville, N.C. ... one of five defensive backs on 2005 North Carolina all-state team by Associated Press ... finished with 15 career interceptions ... caught 34 passes for 682 yards and 20.1-yard average and seven TDs as senior wide receiver ... also scored three times on kick returns in `05 -- and six times in his career ... chosen for U.S. Army All-American Bowl -- and ran a blocked field goal back 65 yards for a TD in that contest ... made 60 tackles to go with five interceptions as junior in 2004 ... born Dec. 25, 1987 ... high school coach was Doug Illing ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters and is majoring in design ... earned a 3.2 grade-point average for the fall '07 semester and a 3.5 GPA in the `08 spring semester ... owns a cumulative GPA of 3.206.