Andrew Handy

Position:
OG
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 310
Class:
Redshirt
Hometown:
Miami, FL

Career Summary: Lettered four seasons with the Tigers...Battled various injuries throughout his career...Lettered as a true freshman in 2001 after playing in three games...Missed a majority of the games because of a high ankle sprain...Was a starter at offensive guard in nine games in 2002...Missed three games with an ankle sprain...Was the only returning starter on the offensive line in 2003...Started 10 straight games before breaking his leg against Louisville and missing the remaining three games of the season...Redshirted the 2004 season while continuing to rehab from his injury from 2003.

2005 Highlights: Only member of the offensive line that started every game...Had to adapt to five different Tigers lining up at quarterback...Played all 67 plays in the season opener against Ole Miss...Worked 45 of the 77 offensive plays against Chattanooga...Did not miss a play for the next three games against Tulsa, UTEP and UCF...Worked 60 of the 68 plays against Houston...Did not come out of the final four regular season games...Helped Memphis to rank fifth nationally in rushing offense...Part of an offensive line that only allowed nine sacks in 12 games.

Honors: Co-winner of the Chris Faros Most Improved Player Award in 2002...Received the co-MVP Offensive Lineman of the Year Award at the 2005 banquet...Named to All-C-USA First-Team in 2005.

2004: Redshirted, but worked on the scout team as a veteran offensive lineman...

2003: The only returning starter from the 2002 season in the offensive line...Started every game at offensive guard in 2003...Opened the 2003 campaign playing 52-of-82 snaps in the victory over Tennessee Tech...Did not come out of the Ole Miss and Southern Miss games...Played all 70 plays in the win over Ole Miss and 74-of-74 snaps in the Southern Mississippi contest...Worked 60 plays in the Arkansas State win and had 67 snaps in the UAB contest...Worked 65 offensive snaps in the Mississippi State contest...Was involved in 50 of the team's 72 offensive plays in the road victory over the Houston Cougars...Played 67 of the team's 77 offensive plays in the road win over Tulane in the Superdome...Worked 50 of the 79 offensive snaps in the win over East Carolina...Suffered a broken leg in the Louisville game and missed the remainder of the season...

2002: Co-winner of the Chris Faros Most Improved Player Award in 2002...Was a starter for the Tigers at offensive guard for nine of the 12 games of 2002...Missed three games with an ankle sprain...Opened the season with 50 snaps in the Murray State victory...Played just 12 snaps against Ole Miss before suffering an ankle injury...Returned briefly for the Tulane game but played just six plays...Returned as a starter against Louisville and played 67 snaps...Appeared in 62-of-67 plays against Mississippi State and played a season-high 85-of-85 plays against USF...Closed the season playing all 66 plays against TCU...Finished his sophomore season appearing in 511 of the team's 840 total offensive plays...

2001: Lettered as a true freshman...Saw his first action as a Tiger in the Louisville game...Injured an ankle in camp and missed the first three games of the season...Appeared in the Louisville game and played eight snaps as an offensive guard...Had five plays against Southern Mississippi...Played a season-high 17 snaps in the road victory over Houston...Re-injured his ankle the week following the Houston contest and was not able to return in 2001...Spent the remainder of the fall rehabbing his high ankle sprain...

Prep: Lettered as an offensive and defensive lineman at Palmetto High for Coach Jim Kroll... Selected to play in the Florida All-Star Game on Martin Luther King Day...Also played in the Florida-California Football Classic in Santa Barbara, Calif., in June...Was named first-team All-Dade County in 2000 by the Miami Herald... Was considered by many to be the best offensive lineman in the Miami-Dade County area...Worked as a strong guard during his senior season and helped team to an 8-3 record...Played tackle as a sophomore and junior...Was named Palmetto's MVP Lineman for three consecutive years...Was recruited by Miami (FL), Rutgers and UMass but selected the Tigers...

Personal: Andrew Handy is the son of Valorie Handy...Born November 14, 1982 in Miami, Fla....Majoring in sport and leisure sciences.

HANDY'S STATISTICSOffensive Line  Games/Starts    Snaps/Total Snaps2001              3/0             30/7442002              10/9              511/8402003              10/10           595/10002004              Redshirted (Injury)Totals            23/19           1136/2584