2007: Dressed for all five home games plus at St. Joseph's and Mercyhurst ... did not see any playing time and was redshirted ... was WSU's Offensive Scout Player of the Week for the Gannon game.

High School: A 2007 graduate of Port Huron High School ... was a two-year varsity letter for coach Eddie Kindle and the Big Reds ... named to the Macomb Area Conference Blue Division All-League First Team in 2006 ... finished second in PHHS history in receiving yards ... had 30 receptions for 607 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior ... three of the TD catches came versus L'Anse Creuse ... was a State of Michigan nominee for the Wendy's High School Heisman ... started on both offense and defense as a junior for a 7-2 Big Red squad and ... also participated in basketball (helped team to 14-9 record in 2005-06) and track ... silver medalist at the Michigan Indoor Track Series (MITS) state championship in the triple jump ... named to the MAC All-Academic squad ... was a member of the National Honor Society ... was a four-year Honor Roll student.

Personal: Full name--Troy D. Burrell ... born July 12, 1989, in Detroit ... son of Tyrone and Laura Burrell ... has a younger brother, Ryon, and an older sister, Amanda ... is majoring in sports medicine (physical therapy) ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2007 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2008. ... works with at risk kids ... participated in SONS Ministry Outreach ... serves on the Youth Advisory Council of the St. Clair County Community Foundation.