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David Kirtman (born February 12, 1983) is an american football fullback He is expected to be one of the first fullback picks in the 2006 NFL Draft. For much of his career the steady Kirtman has shared time with that athletically gifted, but injury-prone Brandon Hancock. Hancock is an unspectacular but solid lead blocker and has above average receiving skills. Height: 511.4 Weight: 233 40 Yrd Dash: 4.78 20 Yrd Shuttle 4.31 Kirtman played college football at the University of Southern California. Kirtman grew up in Northern California but went to high school in Mercer Island, WA Position: FB College: Southern Cal Number: 37 Date of Birth: 2/12/1983 Class: RS - Senior High School: Mercer Island HS (Mercer Island, WA) . Career Stats- 2002 0 0 0.0 0 2003 5 Att 23 yards 4.6 ypc 0TDs 2004 8 Att 45 yards 5.6 ypc 0TDs 2005 8 Att 26 yards 3.3ypc 1TD Career 21Carries 94 4.5 yards 1 TD Kirtman, known for his steady play and pass catching ability, started at fullback as a senior in 2005. At East/West Shrine Game and later at the Combine the Ravens talked to Kirtman, a very solid pass-catcher who could have a long NFL career

2004: Kirtman played often as the backup fullback behind Lee Webb and on special teams as a junior in 2004. He even started 4 games (Colorado State, Arizona State, Washington and UCLA). Overall in 2004 while appearing in all 13 games, he caught 19 passes for 161 yards (8.5 avg.) with 1 TD, ran for 45 yards on 8 carries (5.6 avg.) and made a tackle. He had 3 catches against Virginia Tech for 32 yards, and 2 grabs against Colorado State (30 yards), BYU (19 yards), Oregon State (17 yards) and Washington State (12 yards). He caught a 5-yard TD pass versus Arzona (the first touchdown of his USC career).

2003: Kirtman was a backup fullback and played on some special teams as a sophomore in 2003. He even started the UCLA game. Overall in 2003 while appearing in 12 games (all but California), he ran for 23 yards on 5 carries (4.6 avg.), caught 4 passes for 20 yards (5.0 avg.) and had 1 tackle. All of his rushing yards came at Arizona, while he had 2 catches for 12 yards against Oregon State and the tackle was against Michigan in the Rose Bowl.

2002: Kirtman was a reserve fullback and played on special teams as a redshirt freshman in 2002. Overall in 2002 while appearing in 8 games (all but Kansas State, Washington State, Oregon, Arizona State and UCLA), he made 2 tackles.

2001: Kirtman redshirted as a freshman tailback and fullback in 2001, his first year at USC.

HIGH SCHOOL: He was a 2000 Super Prep All-Farwest and Prep Star All-Western Region pick as a senior at Mercer Island (Wash.) High. He ran for 1,380 yards and 18 TDs, plus has 480 receiving yards, in 2000. He set 11 school records.

As a 1999 junior, he made All-KingCo 3-A first team while rushing for 1,311 yards (7.9 avg.) and 18 TDs, along with 16 receptions for 228 yards (14.3 avg.) and 2 scores. He also was on the track team (100 and 200 meters and shot put) at Mercer Island. Current Trojan Taylor Odegard also prepped at Mercer Island.

PERSONAL: He's a business major at USC. He grew up in Northern California. His father, Louis, ran track at California, while his brother, Michael, was on Pomona-Pitzer's football and track teams. His uncle, Nate, played football at Stanford in 1967.

TCB YDS AVG TD LG REC YDS AVG TD LG 2003 (So.)... 5 23 4.6 0 9 4 20 5.0 0 8

TAC LS/YDS DFL FR 2002 (Fr.)... 2 0/0 0 0 2003 (So.)... 1 0/0 0 0 CAREER....... 3 0/0 0 0

GAME-BY-GAME WITH DAVID KIRTMAN

2003 TCB YDS AVG TD LG REC YDS AVG TD LG Hawaii 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 3 3.0 0 3 Notre Dame 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 5 5.0 0 5 Arizona 5 23 4.6 0 9 0 0 0.0 0 0 Oregon State 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 12 6.0 0 8 2003 (So.)... 5 23 4.6 0 9 4 20 5.0 0 8

Biography: 2005-David Kirtman 2005: Kirtman started 9 games and rushed for one touchdown on 8 carries and had 26 yards rushing. 2004 -Kirtman was able to throw his body around against opposing defenses as he cleared room for USC’s rushing attack in 2003. Serving as a backup fullback - primarily a blocking fullback - Kirtman was rewarded with five carries and four receptions and came through with 23 yards rushing and 20 yards receiving. Kirtman will go into 2004 as another valuable weapon in the Trojan backfield. His ability to run, block, and receive is truly invaluable.

2003 - USC:

A redshirt sophomore, Kirtman played reserve fullback also saw time on special teams.

From www.USCTROJANS.com

2002: Kirtman was a reserve fullback and played on special teams as a redshirt freshman in 2002. Overall in 2002 while appearing in 8 games (all but Kansas State, Washington State, Oregon, Arizona State and UCLA), he made 2 tackles.

2001: Kirtman redshirted as a freshman tailback and fullback in 2001, his first year at USC.

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