Played all but one contest in his true freshman campaign at running back ... One of five true freshman to start at least one game in 2010 ... Is listed second on the two-deep following 2010 spring drills, missing part of the practice session due to injury.

2009: Logged minutes in 11 of the team's 12 contests, starting on four occasions vs. South Utah, New Mexico State, Colorado State and Wyoming ... Racked up 377 yards on 88 attempts for a team-best 4.3 yards per carry ... Scored a pair of rushing touchdowns and also had nine receptions ... Tallied two of the team's four 100-yard rushing performances ... One of four true freshmen to make his Aztec debut vs. UCLA ... Was a reserve at halfback and also returned kicks ... Posted two carries for 13 yards, two receptions for nine yards and contributed four kickoff returns for 76 yards with a long of 25 ... Started his first career game against Southern Utah ... Had three carries and made one reception for seven yards in the win over the T-Birds ... Came off the bench with a season-high four carries for 12 yards at Idaho ... Did not play due to injury against Air Force ... Returned to start at tailback against New Mexico State, recording his first career 100-yard game with 101 yards on 22 carries and his first career touchdown ... Posted a season-long 26-yard run in the victory over the Aggies ... Limited to just 28 yards on nine carries vs. BYU ... Did manage two catches, including a 27-yard effort, against the Cougars ... Starter at Colorado State, but was limited due to injury to five carries for 11 yards and a reception for nine yards ... Played but did not have a carry in the win over New Mexico ... Had five carries for 14 yards against TCU ... Earned a start as one of the two running backs against Wyoming ... Finished the game with 52 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries ... Carried eight times against Utah ... Season-high 112 yards on 17 carries, including a team season long of 61 yards at UNLV. High School: Led Cajon High to the San Andreas League championship in 2008 ... The San Bernardino County Sun's prep football player of the year in 2008 ... A 2008 CIF Southern Section Central Division first-team offense selection after leading the Titans to the Pac-5 championship game ... Rushed for 1,692 yards on 184 carries for 29 touchdowns in 2008 ... Also grabbed 19 receptions for 269 yards and three scores ... A first-team all-San Andreas League selection in 2006 and a first-team all-county honoree by The San Bernardino Sun ... Named a first-team offense honoree by the CIF Southern Section Central Division and the Press-Enterprise for the San Bernardino area ... Played in the Inland Empire All-Star Football Classic after his senior season.

Personal: Born Sept. 14, 1990, in San Bernardino, Calif. ... Son of Latrease and Walter Kazee ... Has three brothers and a sister ... Undecided on his major.

KAZEE'S CAREER STATISTICS

Rushing/Receiving

Kickoff Returns

Career Highs: Carries: 22 vs. NMSU (10/3/09); Rushing Yards: 112 at UNLV (11/28/09); Long Rush: 61 at UNLV (11/28/09); Rushing TD: 1 vs. WYO (11/14/09), vs. NMSU (10/3/09); Receptions: 2 vs. BYU (10/17/09), at UCLA (9/5/09); Receiving Yards: 33 vs. BYU (10/17/09); Long Reception: 27 vs. BYU (10/17/09); KO Returns: 4 at UCLA (9/5/09); KO Return Yards: 76 at UCLA (9/5/09); Long KO Return: 25 at UCLA (9/5/09).

Position: Defensive Back
Hometown: Redlands , Calif.

Mar 22, 2010

Sergio Granados (Redlands, Calif.) has signed a letter of intent to continue his football and track and field careers at Northwestern College next fall.

Granados is a 5’11”, 185-pound defensive back who lettered three years for the Redlands East Valley football team. He earned all-CBL honors for the second straight year in 2009 after totaling 97 tackles. Granados also defended six passes and was a key player in his team’s 11-1 finish. A two-time Scholar Athlete award recipient, Granados plans to major in business management at Northwestern. He is the son of Michael and Grace Granados.

“Sergio adds to the list of recruits from Redlands East Valley and we are excited that he has chosen to be a Red Raider,” commented head coach Kyle Achterhoff. “He is a very smart athlete who will be able to help us in a lot of different ways on the defensive side of the ball and special teams.”

A four-year letter winner in track and field, Granados earned all-CBL honors for three straight years as a sprinter. He boasts personal bests of 11.01 in the 100m, 23.7 in the 200m and 52.4 in the 400m.

“Sergio is a quality young man,” stated head track and field coach Nate Wolf. “He is a solid sprinter and will run the 100m-400m events for us. I look forward to working with Sergio and seeing his impact at Northwestern over the next four years.”

General shared starting duties at cornerback last season and is expected to move into a full-time starting role in 2009 ... majoring in graphic design

2008
Saw action in all 12 games, making four starts ... led team with eight pass breakups and tied for second on squad with two interceptions ... both of his interceptions came in comeback victory at Stephen F. Austin, a game in which he also recorded six tackles, including a half-tackle for loss ... made seven tackles and broke up two passes in victory at Indiana State ... broke up a pair of passes and
tallied four stops in season finale at North Dakota State ... registered six tackles and broke up pass versus Youngstown State

2007
Played in all 11 games to earn varsity letter ... credited with two tackles in games against Stephen F. Austin and Southern Utah ... registered solo tackles against Northern Iowa, Texas State, Central Arkansas and North Dakota State

2006
Attended the University of Idaho ... redshirted

BEFORE SDSU
Earned all-California Interscholastic Federation first-team running back as a senior ... also named all-San Bernardino County ... scored 11 touchdowns and averaged 7.6 yards per carry in gaining 764 yards rushing ... also caught 10 passes for 128 yards and two TDs ... as a defensive back, tallied 57 tackles and three interceptions, returning two INTs for touchdowns