Player Bio: Frank Primus

  Frank Primus
Frank Primus
Player Profile
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Klein Forrest
Height / Weight:
5-11 / 190
Position:
CB
Experience:
4V

At Stanford: Now in his fifth season at Stanford, Frank has played a lot of football for the Cardinal the past three seasons ... Has continued to improve ... Very physical player who changes directions well, can come up and play the run and is quick when breaking to the ball ... He provides the Cardinal defensive secondary with an experienced, seasoned cornerback ... Has been an outstanding special teams player the last three years ... Should once again be a valuable defensive back and special teams player for Stanford in 1999.

The 1998 Season: Backup cornerback and special teams player ... Recorded seven total tackles and recovered one fumble.

The 1997 Season: Began the year as a reserve at one cornerback spot, but injuries in the secondary forced Frank to take on a more prominent role ... He shared one cornerback position with Chris Johnson ... Frank started five games in '97 and finished the season with 49 tackles, one interception and six pass break ups ... He had a career-high 10 tackles vs. Arizona State ... Scored a touchdown at Arizona when he picked up a blocked punt and raced 21 yards to the end zone ... Had eight tackles in games vs. San Jose State and Oregon.

The 1996 Season: Converted to cornerback from wide receiver ... Received a limited amount of playing time on defense ... Outstanding special teams player ... Recorded one tackle.

The 1995 Season: Redshirted the '95 season as a wide receiver.

In High School: Caught 37 passes for 648 yards (17.5 average) and nine touchdowns in 1994 at Klein Forest High School ... Named to the state's Top-100 list ... Honorable Mention All-America selection by Max Emfinger's Bluechips Magazine ... First-Team All-District and team MVP ... Recorded 18 receptions as a junior ... Played basketball and ran track in high school ... Vice-president of his high school's chapter of the National Honor Society ... Also involved in Earth Watch, an environmental club.

Personal Information: Human biology major ... Brother, Gregory, played wide receiver for the Denver Broncos in 1993 and Chicago Bears in '94 after graduating from Colorado State.

Primus' Career Statistics

                   Sack/  TFL/
Year    UT  AT  TT  Yds   Yds   Int
1996     1   0   1  0/0   0/0    0
1997    40   9  49  0/0   1/3    1
1998     4   3   7  0/0   0/0    0
Totals  45  12  57  0/0   1/3    1