Missouri State

The fourth-year junior defensive end will battle for time in the trenches this fall with steady work ethic and solid fundamentals.

2010: Saw action in the team[apos]s 35-25 home win over No. 20 Youngstown State (10/2/10).

2009: Did not earn playing time during the 2009 season ... Named the Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week for the Western Illinois road win (10/17/09).

2008: Did not earn playing time during the 2008 season ... Was a two-time Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week in wins at Southeast Missouri (9/20/08) and Illinois State (10/18/08).

2007: Redshirted his first season at MSU ... Earned MSU Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year honors and Defensive Scout Team POW honors for win over Missouri S&T (8/30/07).

High School: Four-year starter at DT and LB for Coach Ryan Wallace at Jennings High ... Helped the Warriors to a 9-2 playoff run and earned first-team all-state, Post-Dispatch All-Metro, All Suburban East Conference in 2006 ... Tallied 172 total tackles, including 144 solo stops with 3 sacks and 6 fumble recoveries as a senior ... Claimed St. Louis American and Suburban East Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors ... Was honorable mention all-metro as a junior and was a three-time All-Suburban East Conference performer ... Had 106 tackles and 6 sacks as a junior ... Also lettered in basketball, baseball and track.

Personal: Christopher Andrew Current was born 2/19/89 in St. Louis, Mo. ... Son of Queen Current of St. Louis ... Has two sisters, Pamela and Victoria.Kate, Richard and Danny ... Majoring in Construction Management.