AT SAN JOSE STATE: Fifth season with the Spartans... Returning starter at quarterback... Started 27 of the 33 games in which he has played including every game the last two seasons...Moved into the top-10 on the university’s career lists for passing yards, completions, total offense and passing efficiency.

2006: Manufactured one of the most efficient set of numbers by a Spartan signal caller...Directed the offense in comeback wins against Stanford, Utah State, New Mexico State and Idaho... Completed a school-record 65.6 percent of his passes...Completed at least 80 percent of his attempts in the Washington, Stanford and San Diego State games... Before 2006, just three games in which a Spartan passer who threw 20 or more passes had an 80 percent or better accuracy mark...Had a 3-to-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio (21-to-7)...Rushed for the most yards by a Spartan quarterback in 13 years... His 155.13 passing efficiency rating ranked him 11th nationally...Threw at least one touchdown pass in 11 of the 13 games... Four times (Washington, Boise State, Fresno State and New Mexico) threw three scoring strikes in a game...Season high 323 yards came in the opener at Washington... Third on the team in rushing with 224 yards and two touchdowns...Spartans’ leading rusher the last two games of the season.

2005: Named the WAC Offensive Player of the Week accounting for four touchdowns, two rushing and two passing, and 334 yards of total offense in the season-opening win over Eastern Washington... Arguably, had his best game of the season passing for 222 yards without an interception in the New Mexico State victory... First 300-yard passing game at the major college level came in the Nevada contest when he threw for 328 yards and two touchdowns... Finished fifth on the team in rushing and second in rushing touchdowns with three... Was 89th nationally in passing efficiency with his 108.5 rating.

2004: Started in three of the nine games he played... Finished the season completing 44.6 percent of his passes for 432 yards and two touchdowns... Best statistical game, arguably, was against nationally-ranked Boise State in which he completed 8-of-16 for 138 yards and one touchdown and gained a season- high 30 yards on nine rushing attempts... Capable runner ran for scores in the UTEP and Nevada games.

2003: Redshirted the season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football (Coach Mike Tenerowitz), basketball and track and field at Mills High School in Millbrae, Calif.... Was a 2001 first-team all-state football pick for medium-sized schools by CalHiSports.com ... A second-generation shot put and discus thrower... Was the only field competitor to finish in the top three in both events at the 2002 California high school championships... Threw 59-feet-7.75 in the shot put and 182-feet-1 in the discus in the 2002 state meet.

MORE ON ADAM: Kinesiology major... Looking to enter the restaurant business...Dad, Gregg Tafralis, was ranked among the top-10 shot putters in the world by Track & Field News for seven years ... Dad had a best throw of 72-feet-1.5 in 1992...Born in Daly City, Calif., and will be 24-years-old in 2007.