Wesley Housley

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Class: RS Senior Hometown: LaPlace, La. High School: East St. John HS

Height / Weight: 6-2 / 287 Position: OL Birthdate: 07/24/1985 Experience: 3vl

2007 (r-Jr.): Appeared in all 13 games, making four stats which included 250 offensive plays and 59 on special teams in the regular season ... Tallied one pancake block and seven knockdowns, while allowing just one sack ... Helped the Golden Eagles to a 1,000-yard rusher for the second-straight season as well as the team going over 2,000 yards on the ground for the second consecutive year ... Earned the Hawg of the Week Award for the East Carolina (9/15) game ... 2006 (r-So.): Received three starts while Travis Cooley was injured, Houston (10/14), East Carolina (10/28), and Memphis (11/5) ... Part of the offensive line that was honored as offensive players of the week for the NC State game (9/16) ... Played in six games, including three starts ... Participated in 179 total snaps, all of them on the offensive line ... Helped pave the way for Southern Miss' first 1,000-yard rusher since 2002 ... Assisted the Golden Eagles in finishing with over 2,000 yards rushing for the first time since 1987 ... Also helped Southern Miss set the season record for total offense (4,635) ... 2005 (r-Fr): Played in 60 snaps on the year, including a season-high 30 against McNeese State (9/17) ... Played in three games ... Finished the year with three knockdowns and a pancake ... Did not allow a sack on the season ... 2004 (Fr.): Redshirted ... Prep: Three-year starter for Coach Larry Dauterive at East St. John High School ... As a senior anchoring the offensive line, he helped pave the way for 521 yards of total offense and 53 points a game, most of all classes ... Graded 85 percent for the year ... Team finished with a 10-2 record and lost in the second round of the Class 5-A state playoffs ... Member of the Louisiana Sportswriters Association Class 5A All-State First-Team as a lineman ... All-region ... Two-star (5.2) rating by rivals.com ... Rated the 11th best lineman in the state of Louisiana rated by Zem's Gems ... A 9.25 rating by Zem's Gems