NC State Wolfpack

Levar Fisher Class: Senior Hometown: Beaufort, N.C. High School: East Carteret High School Height / Weight: 6-2 / 233 Position: Outside Linebacker

Overview: A preseason candidate for the Lombardi Award ... Led the nation in tackles per game last season with 15.1 and was a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, given to the nation’s top defensive player ... The ACC Defensive Player of the Year for 2000, he was also a first-team all-conference choice ... First-team All-American according to the Football Writers Association of America, he won second-team honors from Walter Camp ... Ranked second in the ACC in fumbles forced with five.... Has tallied more career tackles than anyone on the team with 344 career stops ... That mark ranks seventh in school history... Posted 30 career tackles for loss (fourth in school history) and has caused eight fumbles (tied for second in school history) ... Has started 31 of his 34 career games and has tallied 10 or more tackles in 18 career games ... Has posted two 20+ tackle totals in his career ... Missed 2001 spring drills after undergoing shoulder surgery, he should be back at full speed for fall camp ... Posts the highest strength and conditioning points total (bench press, squat, power clean, dips, pull-ups) on the 2001 Wolfpack squad ... Tied for the top mark in the incline (380 lbs.) among all players weighing over 225 pounds ... Can do 71 dips and 42 chinups, the high marks for any Wolfpack player weighing over 225 pounds ... Tied for the third-best bench press mark (415 lbs.) and fourth-highest power clean mark (320 lbs.) on the team ... Has clocked in at 4.55 in the 40-yard dash, the best mark on the team for players at his weight class.

In 2000: Named the ACC’s Defensive Lineman of the Week on October 9 and November 6 ... Credited with a career-high 166 tackles in 2000, that mark ranks sixth in school history ... Posted double-digit tackle totals in 10 of 11 games and led the team in tackles 10 times ... Tied for third in school history for forced fumbles in a season with five ... Posted a career-high 21 tackles at Maryland, the fourth-highest total in school history ... Had two of the top games of his career against two teams ranked in the top-six nationally ... Tallied 19 tackles versus #5 Clemson and 20 versus #6 Florida State... Those marks tie for ninth and fifth respectively on the Wolfpack single game charts ... Led the team in tackles for loss with 15 and in PBUs with eight ... Ranked second on the team in punt team points with 35, he was in for 67 punt team snaps ... Earned the Casey Brewbaker Award for the Most Valuable Linebacker last season ... Had an excellent 2000 spring campaign, earning one of three Leadership Awards given to defensive players and also earning the “Big Hitter” award.

In 1999: A first-team All-ACC Academic performer in 1999, he posted a 3.08 GPA for the fall semester ... Named the squad's most valuable defensive lineman ... Tied for third on the squad in tackles with 104, his 12 tackles for loss ranked second on the team and was the sixth-highest single season mark in school history ... Also tallied nine quarterback pressures for the season ... Top special teams tackler on the team ... Had three stops behind the line of scrimmage in the win at No. 17 Texas ... Led the team in tackles with a dozen at Florida State ... Had five quarterback knockdowns in the win over Clemson ... Sprained his ankle in the first half vs. Virginia and played sparingly vs. Duke.

In 1998: Earned the starting nod at SAM linebacker for the Syracuse game and started the last nine games of the season ... The fifth-leading tackler on the 1998 squad with 74 stops ... Led the team in tackles in the win at Maryland, he tallied a season-high 11 tackles in that contest ... Led the team in fumbles caused with three ... A valuable member of the Wolfpack special teams, he was in for 113 special teams plays and earned 32 points ... Started on the punt and kickoff return teams, he had a key block on Lloyd Harrison’s blocked field goal return for a touchdown versus Maryland.

Prep: Rated the state’s No. 16 prospect by SuperPrep ... One of the top 25 players in the state of North Carolina by The Charlotte Observer … A three-year varsity starter for Coach Tom Frazier … Finished his senior season with 1,043 rushing yards and 147 tackles, including 34 behind the line of scrimmage … Also made seven sacks and three interceptions … Ran for 201 yards on 18 carries (an average of over 11 yards) and four touchdowns against Pamlico, three of those TDs came in the fourth quarter … Against Wallace-Rose Hill, he made an astounding 23 tackles … As a junior, rushed for over 1,200 yards and scored 10 touchdowns to help East Carteret finish 7-4 … Also made over 90 tackles and intercepted four passes ... Majoring in mass communications ... Born 11/29/79.

1998 L. Fisher Game-by-Game Stats

Opponent	Hit	Ast	Tot.	TFL-Yd	Sk-Yd	QP	FC/FR	PBU
Ohio	0	3	3
Florida St.	1	1	2			1
@ Baylor	2	3	5	1-7			1/0
*Syracuse	3	5	8				1/0	1
*Ga. Tech	5	2	7					1
*Duke	4	4	8
*@ Virginia	6	2	8
*@ Clemson	7	3	10
*Wake Forest	3	2	5	1-10	1-10
*@ Maryland	5	6	11	1-4			1/0
*N. Carolina	3	4	7			3		2
*$Miami	2	0	2	1-2

1999 L. Fisher Game-by-Game Stats

Opponent	Pl.	Hit	Ast	Tot	TFL-Yd	Sk-Yds	QP	FC/FR	PBU
*@ Texas	70	8	5	13	3-11	1-6
*S. Carolina	66	6	4	10				0/1
*Wm & Mary	45	4	4	8	1-6		1
*@ FSU	61	4	8	12	1-3
*@ W. Forest	62	8	3	11	1-10	1-10	1
*Clemson	75	4	3	7	2-3		5
*Virginia	18	1	1	2
*@ Duke	37	3	3	6	1-9	0.5-9
*@ Ga. Tech	59	3	2	5
*Maryland	50	6	2	8	1-9	1-9	1		1
*N. Carolina	62	11	1	12	2-11
*@ E. Carolina	58	5	5	10			1

2000 L. Fisher Game-by-Game Stats

Opponent	Pl.	Hit	Ast	Tot	TFL-Yd	Sk-Yds	QP	FC/FR	PBU	Int
*Ark. St.	70	3	10	13	1-4		3	1/0	1
*@ Indiana	55	7	8	15	1-8				1
*SMU	47	6	2	8	1-4	1-4	1		1	1-3
*Ga. Tech	74	6	8	14	1-1		1	2/1
*@ Clemson	94	14	5	19	2-3	2-3		1/0	1
*@ UNC	73	6	7	13					1
*FSU	67	12	8	20	2-3
*@ Maryland	75	16	5	21	5-19	2-15			1
*Duke	72	4	8	12	2-4				1
*@ Virginia	60	9	5	14
*Wake Forest	63	7	10	17				1/2	1
*Minnesota&	75	9	4	13					2

$ - bowl game - does not count in career stats; * indicates game started

L. Fisher Career Stats

Year	GP-GS	Pl	Hit	Ast	Tot	TFL-YD	Sk-YD	QP	FC/FR	PBU
1998	11-8	NA	39	35	74	3-21	2-17	4	3/0	4
1999	12-12	663	63	41	104	12-62	3.5-34	8	0/1	1
2000	11-11	750	90	76	166	15-46	5-22	5	5/3	8
Totals	34-31	NA	192	152	344	30-129	10.5-73	17	8/4	13