At Stanford: Joined the Cardinal football program as a walk-on during the 2005 spring practice session ... Dan is a junior at Stanford who will compete for playing time at tight end ... Has not played football since his sophomore season at Milton Academy in Massachusetts.

The 2005 Season: Has not played.

In High School: Played football for four years, but stopped after his sophomore season to concentrate on basketball and academics ... He was a two-year member of the Massachusetts State AAU basketball team and a two-year letter-winner in basketball in high school ... Also earned two letters in track and field ... League finalist in the triple jump ... Competed in the 2001 New England Track and Field Championships ... 2002 state champion in Speech and Debate and a top-50 finalist at the 2002 National Speech and Debate Tournament ... Member of two national championship speech teams in 2001 and '02 ... Feature editor of his high school newspaper, business manager of his high school yearbook and winner of the Lawrence Persky Memorial Award for excellence in high school journalism.

Personal Information: Psychology major ... Father, Scotty, is the Dean of Religious Life at Stanford ... Scotty played hockey at Yale University from 1966-67.