TULANE: A two-year letterwinner and returning starter... has played in 23 career games with 10 starts... defensive statistics include 85 tackles (57 solo), 6.5 stops for lost yardage, 0.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and four interceptions... enters the fall as the starter at free safety.

2006: Started 10 of 12 games on defense and led the team with 80 tackles (55 solo) and interceptions (4), and registered 6.5 tackles for lost yardage, 0.5 sacks, three pass breakups, one fumble recovery and two forced fumbles... named to the all-Conference USA third team... made eight stops, including one for lost yardage and returned his first career interception 30 yards for a touchdown vs. SMU... produced five stops, including one for lost yardage and one forced fumble vs. UCF... came up with 10 tackles (5 solo), 1.5 tackles for lost yardage and one interception at Marshall... produced eight tackles and came up with one interception vs. Army... registered six stops (5 solo), one tackle for lost yardage and one fumble recovery at No. 8 Auburn... came up with his second career pick vs. Rice and finished with eight tackles and one pass breakup... was credited with five stops, including one quarterback sack at No. 10 LSU... earned his first collegiate start at Mississippi State and finished with three stops... recorded four takedowns at Houston. ...

2005: Became a key special teams contributor for the Wave, playing in all 11 games... recorded five tackles (two solo), including a career-best two against Tulsa (11/19). ...

2004: Did not play walk-on; received a red-shirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football at Fordham Preparatory School in the Bronx.

PERSONAL: Majoring in finance... born March 26, 1986... the son of Jane Skehan... a former walk-on, who earned a scholarship prior to the 2006 campaign... spent the summer of 2005 traveling in Europe... named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll for 2005-06.

Skehan's Career Defensive Stats

Year	G-GS	UT-AT-TT	TFL	Sacks	FF/FR	PD	INT
2005	11-0	2-3-5	0-0	0-0	0/0	0	0-0