Boubacar Cissoko

Class:
Freshman
Position:
CB
Height:
5-9
Weight:
175
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.
High School:
Cass Technical

Freshman (2008) ... earned first varsity letter ... played in all 12 games and started two contests at cornerback ... second among freshmen with 15 tackles ... 11 of his 15 stops were solo efforts ... added one tackle for loss and three pass breakups ... returned 20 kickoffs for 467 yards (23.4 avg.) ... second in the Big Ten in kickoff return average during conference play (24.9 avg.) with 373 yards on 15 attempts ... made collegiate debut vs. Utah (Aug. 30), playing cornerback and on special teams ... returned three kickoffs for 66 yards vs. Miami (Sept. 6) ... returned two kickoffs for 28 yards at Notre Dame (Sept. 13) ... contributed on special teams vs. Wisconsin (Sept. 27) ... registered first stops of his career vs. Illinois (Oct. 4), making two special teams tackles ... played cornerback against the Fighting Illini ... started first career contest vs. Toledo (Oct. 11) ... registered first career pass breakup and totaled three tackles against the Rockets ... contributed on special teams at Penn State (Oct. 18) ... posted three solo tackles and one PBU vs. Michigan State (Oct. 25) ... returned a career-high four kickoffs for 107 yards against the Spartans, including a 41-yard career long return ... earned a career-best five tackles, first career tackle for loss and one PBU in start at Purdue (Nov. 1) ... returned four kickoffs for a career-high 129 yards, including a personal-best 53-yard return against the Boilermakers ... returned two kickoffs for 39 yards and assisted on one special teams tackle at Minnesota (Nov. 8) ... returned one kickoff for 15 yards and played on special teams vs. Northwestern (Nov. 15) ... contributed one tackle playing cornerback at Ohio State (Nov. 22) ... returned four kickoffs for 83 yards against the Buckeyes.

Prep ... attended Cass Tech High School (2007) coached by Thomas Wilcher ... three-year varsity letterman in football ... Great 8 Award recipient from the Mid-Michigan Touchdown Club, a chapter of the National Football Foundation ... bench pressed over 300 pounds ... ran 40-yard dash in 4.4 seconds ... Key Statistics... posted 67 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, two sacks, two interceptions and four pass deflections as a senior ... returned two punts for touchdowns senior year ... tallied 52 stops, one interception, three fumble recoveries and four pass deflections as a junior ... Honors and Rankings... EA Sports All-America second team ... PrepStar All-American and the publication's 51st-best player nationally ... played in U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... five-star prospect and the nation's No. 3 cornerback according to Scout.com ... four-star recruit and the fourth-best cornerback in the country according to Rivals.com ... listed as the No. 44 recruit in the country by Rivals.com ... top-rated player in the state of Michigan according to both Scout.com and Rivals.com ... named the second-best prospect in the Midwest and the No. 12 defensive player in the country by G&W Recruiting Report ... rated No. 6 player on the Detroit Free Press Best of the Midwest rankings ... named to the Detroit Free Press All-State Dream Team ... Associated Press All-State first team as a senior ... ranked No. 1 cornerback in the Midwest as a senior ... selected to Detroit All-City first team as a junior and senior ... 2007 U.S. Army Junior combine MVP ... named 2007 Penn State NIKE Camp MVP.

Personal ... Boubacar Cissoko was born on June 6, 1990, in Ghana, Africa ... attended Michigan Summer Football Camp ... enrolled in the Division of Kinesiology.