Expected to handle long-snapping duties for the second straight season.

2006: Conistent long-snapper who is one of the best in the Big 12... Has been perfect on all 56 of his punt snaps, 23 field goal snaps and 32 PAT snaps... Has handled all of K-State’s long-snapping duties for each of the last two seasons... Was the Wildcats’ long-snapper on placements during 2004.

2005: Appeared in the first eight games before suffering a season-ending injury... Served as the Wildcats’ long-snapper for both placements and punts.

2004: Served as the Wildcats’ long-snapper for all placements... Performed flawlessly on 38 PAT snaps and 15 field-goal tries.

2003: Did not see any playing time as a member of the squad.

2002: Redshirted.

High School: Earned all-league honorable mention honors and was the team co-captain as a senior at Minneapolis High School... Lettered and started for three seasons... High school coach was Jerry Fick... Also lettered in wrestling and track... Four-year letterwinner in wrestling, winning the state title as a senior... Track team finished second at the 2000 and 2001 state meets and captured the state title in 2002... Placed fifth in the shot and eighth in the discus as a senior.

Personal: Jeff Mortimer was born Sept. 8, 1983, in Salina, Kan... Parents are Scott and Bev Mortimer... Cousin is former K-State All-America cross country and track & field student-athlete Amy Mortimer... Major is agricultural economics.