52   Compton Webster
Compton Webster

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Brooklyn, N.Y.

High School:
Brooklyn Tech H.S.

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 238

Position:
DL


Made the move from middle linebacker to the defensive line during spring practice … Excellent special teams contributor … Has played in 33 career games, making one start.

1999: Backup to Kole Ayi at middle linebacker … Also played on special teams … Played in every game of the season … Co-recipient of the team’s Most Outstanding Academician award … Made 25 tackles on the year … Recorded a team-high 11 tackles at Georgia Southern in the NCAA quarterfinals … Tied for the team lead with five tackles against Connecticut … Had a pair of unassisted tackles at William & Mary … Blocked a punt for a safety in the victory at Richmond … Made a pair of solo tackles at Maine … Had a tackle and a quarterback hurry against Northeastern … Made two solo tackles at Villanova.

1998: Backup to Khari Samuel at middle linebacker … Also saw action on special teams … Played in 14 games, starting once (at Hofstra) … Had 12 tackles on the year, five of them solo … Recorded two tackles in NCAA quarterfinal win over Lehigh … Made six tackles in the Hofstra game, including two sacks for five yards … Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring of 1999.

1997: Played in six games as a true freshman (against Maine, James Madison, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Villanova and Buffalo) … Saw action both as a reserve linebacker and on special teams … Made two tackles on the year, both coming at Maine … Suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee at Buffalo, forcing him to miss the final four games of the season.

Before UMass: Played for Jim DiBennidetto at Brooklyn (N.Y.) Tech High School … Recorded 68 tackles and one interception during his senior season … Posted 152 tackles over the course of his high school career … Served as team co-captain in the Brooklyn Big 44 All-Star Game, recognizing the top high school seniors in the Brooklyn area … Received the highest GPA award on his high school team as a senior … Also earned the team’s Most Courageous Award.

Personal: Full name is Compton M. Webster … Son of Murice and Compton Webster, Sr. … Born May 17, 1979 in Guyana, South America … Majoring in Sociology

Webster's Defensive Statistics

YearUTATTTSacksTFLINTPBU
19971120000
199857122000
1999196250100
TOTALS2514392100

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