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ASU: Saw significant playing time at linebacker in 2001...will compete for a starting position at linebacker this year...had one of the best off-seasons on the entire team...very athletic player who also excels on special teams...turned in a 37.5 inch vertical jump in winter training. 2001: Winner of the Special Teams Iron Man Award...played in all 11 games and started against Arizona and UCLA...recorded 46 tackles on the year, 25 unassisted...had three tackles for loss totaling seven yards...turned in one sack...recovered a fumble against Washington State...recorded six tackles against Arizona. 2000: Played in seven games after suffering a broken ankle in the spring...turned in 11 tackles, eight unassisted...recorded two tackles, including a five-yard quarterback sack, vs. Stanford...had a pair of tackles vs. San Diego State...registered an unassisted stop in the Aloha Bowl...had a pair of tackles vs. Oregon and again vs. USC...also turned in two solo tackles vs. USC. 1999: Played in 10 games as a true freshman, mostly on special teams ... one of four true freshmen to play ... tallied eight tackles, including three at Oregon.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 1999 graduate of Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix...a team captain in football his senior year... listed as the No. 103 prospect in the Far West by SuperPrep Magazine... earned all-region accolades at linebacker in 1998...was an all-Desert Valley Conference selection both his junior and senior year...rushed for over 1,000 yards his senior year...lists his best individual performance in a 1998 game against Kofa High School when he rushed for 170 yards and had three sacks...lettered one year in basketball, two years in football and three years in track.
PERSONAL: Majoring in interdisciplinary studies...parents are Douglas and Funmi Amobi of Phoenix, Ariz....has two sisters (Sharon and Shalom)...lists his most exciting sports experience as competing in the 100 and 200-dash in the state track meet his freshman year...hobbies include playing video games and snowboarding...born Nov. 14, 1980 in Nigeria...full name is Josh U. Amobi.
CAREER HIGHS: Unassisted Tackles: 4, at USC (10/13/01). Assisted Tackles: 4, twice, last at Oregon (11/3/01). Total Tackles: 6, vs. Arizona (11/23/01).
Amobi's Career Statistics
| Year | G/GS | UT/AT | TT |
| 1999 | 10/0 | 4/4 | 8 |
| 2000 | 7/0 | 8/3 | 11 |
| 2001 | 11/2 | 25/21 | 46 |
| Career | 28/2 | 37/28 | 65 |
Amobi's Game-by-Game Statistics
2001
Opp. AT UT TT TFL/Yds
San Diego State 0 3 3 1/4
at Stanford 2 2 4 0/0
San Jose State 2 2 4 1/1
La-Lafayette 0 3 3 0/0
at USC 1 4 5 0/0
Oregon State 4 0 4 0/0
Washington 2 2 4 0/0
at Oregon 4 1 5 0/0
Washington State 3 2 5 1/2
Arizona 3 3 6 0/0
at UCLA 0 3 3 0/0
