AT SAN JOSE STATE: Fourth season with the Spartans...Offensive tackle hopeful...One major college start for the Spartans.

2007: Played in five games...Starter at right tackle in the UC Davis victory (9/29)...Reserve lineman at Kansas State, at Boise State, New Mexico State win and Nevada victory.

2006: Saw action in the Louisiana Tech game.

2005: Reshirted the season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football (Coach Rick O’Brien) at Casa Grande High School in Petaluma, Calif .... Received third-team all- state pick honors as a senior... Also was a two-time all-league choice.

MORE ON JOE: Has not declared a major...Was featured in the New York Times’ website blog, ‘Tierney Lab - Putting Ideas in Science to the Test,’ on February 21, 2007...Subject matter dealt with faces and body language... Enjoys fixing cars in his spare time ...The Petaluma, Calif., native was born on June 2, 1985.