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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Pasadena, CA
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 | High School: Pasadena City College
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 | Height / Weight: 6-6 / 293
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 | Position: OL
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 | Experience: 1L
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Moved from right tackle to right guard during spring practice.
1999: Started all 11 games at right tackle ... A member of an offensive line that saw the same five players start every single game.
1998: Sat out the season, his first with the program, due to a right knee strain suffered in preseason drills ... Made the move from defensive line to offensive line in the spring.
Junior College:: Pasadena City College, Pasadena, Calif. ... Split time on the offensive and defensive line, playing six games at offensive tackle and four at defensive tackle ... Named to the all-conference team for his play at defensive tackle ... Junior College All-American ... Max Emfinger’s Fabulous 50 Juco All-Americans list ... Also a thrower for the track team in Junior College.
High School: Nogales High School, La Puente, Calif. ... Played tight end and defensive line in football and was a standout in basketball and track, setting the school records in shot and discus.
Personal:: Tyshaun Charles Whitson ... Born Aug., 27, 1978 ... Son of Cornell E. Tinsley and Genoa Jones Tinsley ... Majoring in general studies.