2007: Played in seven games ... tallied seven tackles (five solo) ... recorded two solo tackles and one pass breakup at Army (9/8) ... made two tackles (one solo) and 0.5 sacks against Fordham (9/1) ... two tackles (one solo) against Hofstra (9/22) ... earned a varsity letter ... 2006: Appeared in all 11 games at linebacker ... notched nine tackles (six solo) and one sack ... tallied two tackles and one sack against Delaware (9/23) ... recorded a pair of tackles against UConn (8/31) and Richmond (10/14) ... earned a varsity letter ... 2005: Played in all 11 games, registering 17 tackles (12 solo) ... Atlantic 10 co-Special Teams Player of the Week after pouncing on two blocked punts for touchdowns and recording one sack in a win at Central Connecticut (9/10) ... forced a fumble and notched three solo tackles - two of which were sacks - against William & Mary (9/17) ... recorded six tackles (three solo) at New Hampshire (10/15) ... posted two solo tackles against Northeastern (11/19) ... tallied a sack against Towson (10/8) ... earned a varsity letter ... 2004: Attended Milford Academy ... made 60 tackles - including 22 tackles for loss - to go along with 11 sacks, six blocked punts and three blocked field goal attempts for head coach Bill Chaplick ... also scored two touchdowns as Milford finished its season 11-1 ... High School: Recorded 86 tackles with 11 sacks as a senior at Long Branch High in 2003 ... earned all-state, All-Monmouth County, all-division and First Team All-Shore honors while playing for head coach Danny George ... named Federal Division Defensive MVP ... also was a member of track & field team ... N.J. State Champion in the 55m, 100m, and 4x200m relay team ... class president as a freshman, sophomore and junior ... member of the African-American Honor Roll Club ... Personal: Michael Todd Bland ... born September 25, 1986 ... son of Teddy and Kellie Drakeford of Long Branch, N.J. ... has two siblings - Lauren Bland (attends Bennett College) and Morquita Gatlin (attends VCU) ... relative of Ed 'Too Tall' Jones, who played for the Dallas Cowboys from 1974-89 ... member of URI track & field team and set a school-record in the 55m dash (6.34) at the 2007 IC4A Indoor Championship ... enjoys running, reading, writing, and politics ... lists Bob Sanders and Jesse Owens as his favorite athletes and the Oakland Raiders as his favorite team ... political science major at URI.