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UCLA Mike is a very talented player who will play a major role in the offense this season One of the top tight ends on the West Coast, he was outstanding during Spring Practice, improving in every area His athleticism, size and skill enable him to excel at the position He catches the ball well and is a fine blocker He is able to get open over the middle and also get down the field He plays with a lot of energy He is also a three-year starter on special teams.
2001 Seidman appeared in all 11 games and made one start versus Washington Was on the field for at least 25 plays in all 11 games, with a high of 45 against Oregon Made two receptions for 39 yards in the win over Ohio State Also made a pair of catches versus California for 59 yards, including one 40-yard catch which set up a touchdown Caught three balls at Stanford, including a 23-yard touchdown reception His 47-yard grab at Washington State was the longest of his career His 20.8 yard-per-catch average was the highest on the team for anyone with more than one catch On the year, he had 12 catches for 250 yards.
2000 Seidman appeared in all 12 games as a true sophomore He played at least 25 snaps eight times, including 32 at Arizona, 31 versus Stanford, 30 against Oregon State and 27 against Alabama, California and Washington On the year, he made six receptions for 80 yards (13.3 average) and one touchdown Against Stanford, he made a 22-yard touchdown reception, the first score of his career He made two catches for 33 yards versus Wisconsin in the Sun Bowl He was also a regular on several special teams, including the kickoff return, punt coverage and field goal units.
1999 Seidman earned significant playing time as a true freshman Appeared in 10 of 11 games, missing only against Oregon State Played at least 10 offensive snaps six times, including 23 versus Washington and 22 against both Arizona and Boise State On the year, he made two receptions for 28 yards, including a 20-yarder versus Arizona Also played regularly on the kickoff return and punt teams.
HIGH SCHOOL Lettered three years in football for Jim Benkert at Westlake High School USA Today first-team All-American Parade All-American Rated the No. 14 player in the nation by The Sporting News Rated the No. 25 player in the nation by Tom Lemming (The Sporting News.com) Rated the No. 15 player in the nation by the Cornwell 100 Member of PrepStar Dream Team Rated the No. 2 tight end in the nation and No. 1 in the Western Region by PrepStar A Super 30 All-Western selection by PrepStar Rated No. 1 (tied) among tight ends by the National Recruiting Advisor Rated nations No. 11 player and No. 3 receiver (No. 2 tight end) by Bobby Burton/ESPN.com Rated the nations No. 25 player by RivalNet Rated the nations No. 30 player by SuperPrep A SuperPrep All-American SuperPrep ranked him the nations No. 2 tight end and the No. 5 player in the California/Arizona/Hawaii region Member of Dallas Morning News National 100 Member of CBS SportsLine/PrepStar Top 100 Member of fansonly.com Top 100 Member of Long Beach Press-Telegram National 100 Member of Orange County Register Fab 15 Member of Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West squad with a perfect 10 votes First-team All-State selection by Cal-Hi Sports Member of Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100 Named first-team All-CIF Southern Section Selected All-CIF Division IV Named L.A. Times Valley Lineman of the Year First-team L.A. Daily News All-Valley As a senior, he made 54 receptions for 806 yards and six touchdowns Earned all-county and all-league honors Selected to play in the annual California-Texas Shrine All-Star Game PrepStar pre-season Dream Team member PrepStar pre-season Super 30 All-West selection In SuperPreps pre-season magazine, he was ranked the nations No. 1 tight end and No. 1 among all players in the California/Nevada/Hawaii region As a junior, he earned all-state, all-CIF and all-league acclaim Accounted for 51 catches for 728 yards and two scores as a junior Also lettered three years in track for coach Larry Stonebreaker and one year in basketball for coach Gary Grayson.
PERSONAL Full Name: Mike H. Seidman Born: February 11, 1981 in Westlake, CA Parents: Gary and Debra Seidman Has one older sister, Lisa Hobbies include hanging out at the beach Grandmother also attended UCLA Sociology major.
Varsity Statistics - M. Seidman
Receiving
|
Year |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Lg |
|
1999 |
2 |
28 |
14.0 |
0 |
20 |
|
2000 |
6 |
80 |
13.3 |
1 |
22 |
|
2001 |
12 |
250 |
20.8 |
1 |
47 |
|
Totals |
20 |
358 |
17.9 |
2 |
47 |
Career Highs:
Catches: 3 vs. Stanford, 2001
Receiving Yards: 60 vs. Washington State, 2001
