Antwaun Bynum

Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 245
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
Parkway Central
Prev School:
Hutchinson Comm. College

2001: Made the switch from linebacker to defensive end and enjoyed an excellent season ... was tabbed honorable mention All-Big 12 by the Big 12 coaches ... led the Tigers in tackles for loss (16) and quarterback sacks (7) ... also forced a team-high four fumbles, a total that tied him for eighth in the country ... entered his name in the Missouri record books with seven quarterback sacks, tying him for third place on the single-season quarterback sacks list ... also tied a Missouri record when registered four quarterbacks against Oklahoma State ... those four sacks tied him with Bobby Bell (1983) and Justin Smith (2000) for the most sacks in one game ... collected a career-high 14 tackles in the Oklahoma State game, six of which were for losses, and also forced two fumbles ... made eight tackles, three for losses, and registered a sack against Southwest Texas.

2000: Appeared in two games before suffering a knee injury before week three ... recorded eight tackles in his two games played against Western Illinois and Clemson ... forced a fumble against Clemson ...

HUTCHINSON C.C.: Earned first team NJCAA All-American honors in 1999 as well as all-conference ... recorded 24 quarterback sacks in his two seasons at Hutchinson, 15 of them in 1999 ... made 116 tackles, 26 for losses, in 1999 ... rated as the top linebacker in the Jayhawk Conference by Mo.-Kan Recruiting ... coached by Dave Wheeler ...

HIGH SCHOOL: Prep All-American and ranked as a top-20 Blue Chip by USA Today ... originally signed with Missouri ... high school teammate of current Tiger teammate Clarence Jones ... played in a memorable Missouri High School championship game against several current teammates that played for Jefferson City High School in 1997 ...

PERSONAL: Son of Irma Carter ... born June 12, 1980 ... majoring in general agriculture.