AT SAN JOSE STATE: In his second season with the Spartans...Tops the opening 2009 fall depth chart at one of the safety positions.

2008: Played in all 12 games as a freshman...Playing time increased in the defensive secondary as the season progressed...Was credited with 11 tackles...Twice, in the San Diego State (9/13) and Hawai’i (9/27) wins, he was credited with three tackles...Spartans were winners in each of the first three games in which he was in on a tackle...Had a pair of two-game streaks with a tackle to his ledger.

HIGH SCHOOL: A running back and safety at Serra High in San Mateo, Calif. (Coach Patrick Walsh)...A 2007 San Francisco Chronicle second-team All-Metro choice...First-team all-league honors as a senior with 49 tackles, 2.0 quarterback sacks and three pass break-ups...Second on his team with 76 tackles in his junior season...Rushed for 1,489 yards, averaged 8.7 yards per carry and scored 15 touchdowns his junior and senior seasons.

MORE ON TIUKE: Kinesiology major...The native of San Mateo, Calif., was born on November 21, 1989.