Roland Martin Class: Junior Hometown: Chicago, Ill. High School: Harper Height / Weight: 6-5 / 328 Position: OG Birthdate: 02/05/1986 Experience: 2L

Talented right guard moves into his second season as a starter on Michigan State's offensive line . . . rated among the nation's top offensive guards (No. 23) by Phil Steele's College Football Preview . . . preseason third-team All-Big Ten selection by Phil Steele's College Football Preview . . . AS A SOPHOMORE: Started all 12 games at right guard in 2006, grading out 91 percent or higher in each game . . . finished third on the team in pancake blocks with 30 . . . scored 99 percent each in back-to-back games vs. Purdue and Minnesota (career-best six pancakes) . . . graded 96 percent at Northwestern (4 pancakes) as MSU rallied from a 35-point third-quarter deficit for a 41-38 victory . . . made his first career start in the season opener vs. Idaho, scoring 97 percent . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Appeared in seven games in 2005 (DNP vs. Hawaii, Notre Dame, Michigan and Ohio State) . . . scored 93 percent or better in all seven games and compiled 12 pancakes . . . graded 93 percent each vs. Penn State (3 takedowns) and Purdue (season-high 4 pancakes) . . scored 98 percent each vs. Minnesota and Indiana . . . produced perfect scores (100 percent) vs. Illinois (3 pancakes) and Northwestern . . . graded out 95 percent in the 2005 season opener vs. Kent State . . . 2004 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Consensus prep All-American . . . ranked among the nation's top 30 prospects by Rivals.com (No. 29) . . . listed among the country's top offensive linemen by PrepStar (No. 4) and SuperPrep (No. 10) . . . listed among the nation's top offensive tackles by Rivals.com (No. 2) and ESPN.com's Tom Lemming (No. 3) . . . considered among the Midwest's top 20 seniors by SuperPrep (No. 9) and Detroit Free Press (No. 16) . . . tabbed the No. 2 prospect in Illinois by the Prep Football Report . . . participated in 2004 U.S. Army All-American Bowl played on Jan. 3 in San Antonio, Texas . . . first-team all-state selection helped Harper High School in Chicago post an 11-2 record in 2003 . . . also saw action on defense in 2003 and produced 53 tackles as a senior, including eight sacks . . . did not allow a sack each of the last two seasons . . . Harper head coach Terry Lewis called Martin "the most dominating offensive lineman" he has seen in 30 years of coaching . . . also participated in track and field . . . son of Sharon Wardell . . . born Feb. 5, 1986 . . . majoring in sociology.