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Mike Rhinehart

Class: Senior Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind. High School: Homestead

Height / Weight: 6-6 / 261 Position: Tight End

2002: Appeared in nine games, including eight starts … ranked fourth on team with 16 receptions for 166 yards (10.4 average) … missed Illinois State game with concussion … caught career-high four passes for 45 yards vs. Minnesota on Sept. 28 … equaled career high of four receptions for 68 yards at Iowa on Oct. 5 … missed Michigan State, Indiana and Washington games with second concussion.

2001: Came to Purdue as quarterback before moving to tight end during fall camp ... appeared in 10 games, including three starts … caught two passes for eight yards ... had 5-yard reception at Ohio State on Nov. 10 ... had 3-yard reception vs. Washington State in Sun Bowl on Dec. 31.

High School: Ranked as No. 26 quarterback in country by Rivals.com … ranked No. 104 overall in Midwest by SuperPrep … as senior completed 165 of 260 passes (63.5 percent) for 2,480 yards with 32 touchdowns and six interceptions … team finished 10-2 his senior season … completed 119 of 221 passes (53.8 percent) for 1,874 yards with 20 touchdowns and nine interceptions his junior season while rushing for 665 yards on 122 carries (5.5 average) with 15 touchdowns … member of state runner-up team as junior … played on four conference championship squads … coach was Drew Wood … also played basketball.

Personal: Given name is Michael Steven Rhinehart … born Oct. 10, 1982 … general health science major … interests include art, church and music … worked as a Little League umpire for five years.

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