| Emmanuel Acho |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Dallas, Texas
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| High School:
St. Mark's
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| Height / Weight:
6-2 / 235
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| Position:
LB
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| Experience:
So.-1L
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· Career statistics
Second-year linebacker has seen action in 17 games at linebacker and on special teams, including one start ... owns 38 tackles, including 30 solos, eight TFL, one sack, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and three pressures for his career ... has seven career special teams tackles ... saw action in 10 games as a true freshman ... also saw action on special teams ... tallied 11 tackles and a forced fumble ... was a two-time all-conference performer as a prepster ... ranked as one of ESPN's top 150 national prospects ... was a three-sport letterman in high school.
SOPHOMORE (2009)
Appeared in seven games at linebacker and on special teams, including one start ... Has 27 tackles, including 22 solos, eight TFL, one sack, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one pressure on the season ... logged three tackles, including two solos, one forced fumble and one pressure against ULM ... registered one tackle against Wyoming ... notched four tackles, two TFL, and two forced fumbles against Texas Tech ... registered a career-high seven tackles and added one sack, three TFL and two pressures versus UTEP ... logged five tackles and three TFL against Colorado ... registered two tackles and two fumble recoveries versus Oklahoma... notched five tackles at Missouri.
FRESHMAN (2008)
Appeared in 10 games at linebacker and on special teams, missing three games due to a knee injury ... notched 11 tackles and a forced fumble ... posted five special-teams tackles ... recorded a tackle in his first collegiate game against FAU ... tallied five tackles in a victory at UTEP ... added a tackle versus Rice and at Colorado ... posted a tackle and a forced fumble against Baylor ... recorded two tackles against Texas A&M.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Hayward Lee at St. Mark's ... versatile three-sport letterman who also lettered in basketball and track and field ... earned nine letters as a prepster ... a member of ESPN's top 150 national prospects ... tabbed the state's top linebacker by Dave Campbell's Texas Football ... a first-team member of Dave Campbell's Super Team ... helped St. Mark's to a 32-9 record during his four seasons and a Southwest Preparatory Conference Championship as a senior ... posted 210 tackles in his last two years as a prepster ... notched 107 tackles and 15 sacks as a senior ... recorded 12 tackles and two sacks in a win over Oklahoma City Casady ... tabbed All-SPC as a junior ... recorded 103 tackles and forced five fumbles ... also was a four-year letterman in track and field, throwing the shot put and discus ... recorded personal bests of 52'6" (shot put) and 156'10" (discus) ... two-year letterman in basketball with career averages of 10 points and eight rebounds per game.
PERSONAL
Born in Dallas, Texas ... middle name, Cinedum, means "God is my leader" ... brother, Sam, is a defensive end at Texas ... both parents, Sonny and Christi, were born in Nigeria ... mom, Christi, ran track at University College Hospital in Nigeria ... active in UT's community service program ... is part of a group of Longhorns that regularly visits patients at the Austin Children's Hospital ... member of the Honor Roll all four years of high school ... served as Class Secretary as a junior ... spends time each summer taking mission trips to Nigeria to perform mission work and help provide medical care ... has also served as a counselor at summer basketball camps.
THE E. ACHO FILE
During pregame, I like to: Dance to warm-up music
Favorite TV show: Pardon the Interruption
Favorite movie: Bad Boys II
Favorite actor: Will Smith
Sports hero: LaDainian Tomlinson
Favorite music artist: Kanye West or Lil' Wayne
Favorite video game: Madden '09
Favorite cartoon character: Fred Flintstone
I came to Texas because: The great coaching staff and great academics
