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SIGNED FREE AGENT WITH TENNESSEE TITANS
AT TECH: Consensus first-team all-America center and one of three finalists for the Outland Trophy as the nation’s top lineman . . . The first Yellow Jacket to be named a finalist for the prestigious Outland Trophy . . . Joined by Aaron Gibson of Wisconsin and Kris Farris of UCLA in the group of finalists . . . Earned first-team all-America honors by Associated Press, the Football Writers Association of America and The Sporting News . . . Became Georgia Tech’s 45th first-team all-America and first since 1992 . . . The 10th Tech center to earn firs-team all-America honors, more than any other position, joining luminaries such as John Davis (1985-86), Jim Breland (1966), Maxie Baughan (1959), Larry Morris (1953) and Peter Pund (1928). . . . Also earned second-team all-America accolades by Football News . . . Won the Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the top blocker in the Atlantic Coast Conference, according to a vote by the league’s defensive coordinators . . . First-team all-ACC honoree.
Key figure in the ACC’s highest scoring offense (35.5 points per game) . . . Helped the Jackets rank second in the ACC in rushing, averaging 183.7 yards per game, despite losing their starting tailback to a season-ending injury after five games . . . Named ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week for his play in Tech’s 43-21 win at North Carolina, when the Jackets piled up 489 yards of total offense and recorded the highest point total against UNC’s defense since 1989 . . . Helped Tech total 560 yards rushing in its final two regular season games, including a season-high 319 in its 63-35 victory over Wake Forest . . . Said Georgia head coach Jim Donnan after the Jackets rushed for 241 yards on the 12th-ranked Bulldogs, “Tech ran the ball down our throats, which is something I didn’t think they’d be able to do.” . . . Helped pave the way for 194 yards rushing against Notre Dame as Tech earned a 35-28 victory in the 1999 Toyota Bowl to complete a 10-2 season . . . Led Tech linemen in snaps played and knockdown blocks . . . Played in the All-Star Gridiron Classic in Orlando, Fla., following the season.
Started 35 straight games at center . . . The strongest player on the Tech team who has set several team strength records, including 38 repetitions on the pro bench press (225 lbs.) . . . Holds the Tech record for centers in the squat with 670 pounds.
Started every game in 1997 and led Tech linemen in snaps, playing every down in nine of 11 contests . . . Entered the 1997 season as one of only two experienced players on the offensive line . . . Helped Tech offense rank third in the ACC in rushing yards per game . . . Former defensive lineman who played center for the first time in 1996 . . . Enrolled at Tech in the fall of 1995 after transferring from Louisville . . . Practiced with the scout team defense in 1995 while sitting out . . . Played one year as a defensive tackle at Louisville but did not letter.
HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-district, all-conference, all-area and all-state as a senior . . . Named Defensive Player of the Year in 1993 by the Palm Beach Post . . . Also earned all-district, all-conference and all-area honors as a junior . . . Recorded 91 tackles and 10 sacks as a senior, following 80 tackles and seven sacks his junior year . . . Lettered two years at Jupiter High School and two years at Niceville High School.
PERSONAL: Full name is Warren Craig Page . . . Born January 17, 1976 . . . Parents are Warren and Janet Page . . . Majoring in History, Technology and Society.
1998 HONORS Consensus first-team all-America Finalist for Outland Trophy First-team all-America by AP, FWAA, TSN Second-team all-America by FN First-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference ACC’s Jacobs Blocking Trophy
