Freshmen help UCLA, Michigan

Originally Published: October 27, 2003

The play of Michigan and UCLA freshmen Steve Breaston and Maurice Drew is leading their teams.

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By Mel Kiper Jr.
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With the spectacular individual effort by Kansas City Chiefs kick returner Dante Hall this season, more attention than ever is being given to punt and kickoff situations.

A similar situation is brewing at the collegiate level with Michigan's brilliant redshirt freshman, Steve Breaston. Like Hall, he's a dual threat at wide receiver and in the return game. He scares the daylights out of opponents whenever he tracks a punt.

Against Illinois on Oct. 18, Breaston took a reverse 30 yards for a TD. Through nine games, he's also hauled in 24 receptions for a 12.8-yard average and three TDs.

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