Nick Najem

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
200
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.
High School:
Cathedral

2011: Left the team prior to the 2011 season

2010: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in football at Cathedral for Coach Rick Strieff . . . helped the Irish to a 14-2 mark as a senior and a 48-8 mark in his career . . . helped Cathedral to state championships as a freshman and junior and regional crowns as a sophomore and senior . . . all-city as a senior . . . received honorable mention on the all-conference team as a senior . . . rushed for 1,200 yards and 15 touchdowns plus added 200 receiving yards as a senior . . . rushed for 3,700 yards and managed 500 receiving yards plus scored 40 TDs in his career . . . also lettered one season in wrestling.

PERSONAL: Son of Henry and Shelley Najem . . . father wrestled at Arizona State . . . one sister and one brother . . . managed a 3.0 grade-point average on the school's 4.0 scale . . . born July 8, 1991, in Indianapolis, Ind. . . . full name is Nick Henri Najem.