Gerard Armstrong Class: Senior Hometown: Hawthorne, Calif. High School: Leuzinger High Height / Weight: 6-0 / 225 Position: Defensive Back Birthdate: 05/29/1986 Experience: 3L

A special teams veteran, who will be one of many vying for playing time in the Aztec secondary ... Missed 2008 spring drills due to injury ... SDSU scholar-athlete for the 2007 fall semester.

2007: Appeared in all 12 contests on special teams, collecting four tackles.

2006: Participated eight games on special teams, missing the final four due to injury.

2005: Played in 11 games on special teams ... Missed only the New Mexico contest ... Recorded four total tackles (two solo, two assisted).

2004: Redshirted his first season on The Mesa.

High School: Was a linebacker and wingback at Leuzinger High School ... Was a first-team all-league and all-area selection as a senior and ran for 600 yards with 80 tackles as a junior.

Personal: Born May 29, 1986, in Tulsa, Okla. ... Son of Rochelle Baker ... Majoring in public administration.

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