Max Lerner Class: RS Freshman Hometown: Birmingham, Ala. High School: Hoover Height / Weight: 5-11 / 192 Position: FS

Furman: Heady, physical player who fashioned a strong spring practice to position himself for playing time this fall at free safety behind projected starter Thomas Twitty...should also be a factor on special teams...part of a contingent of nine Birmingham area products (including Twitty) now in the Furman program. 2006 -- Member of scout team...awarded redshirt and extra year of eligibility.

High School: 2006 graduate of Hoover (6A) High School...football coach was Rush Propst...high school senior season was featured in MTV hit series "Two-A-Days"...played safety and cornerback and also punted during his prep tenure...racked up 183 tackles, nine interceptions, three touchdowns during his career, helping Hoover to a 43-2 record and three state championships in his three varsity campaigns...two-year captain and two-time all-state, all-metro, and all-over-the-mountain selection...totaled 85 tackles, three interceptions, and a touchdown as part of a 14-1 state championship campaign in 2005...squad was ranked seventh nationally by USA Today and played in first national high school game televised by ESPN...selected to play in the prestigious 2005 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game...registered 53 tackles, five interceptions, and two touchdowns in 2004, helping Hoover to a 15-0 season, state championship, and a USA Today No. 4 final national ranking...named MVP of the North-South All-Star Game...registered 35 tackles and an interception on a 2003 Hoover state title team that went 14-1 and was ranked 12th nationally in USA Today final poll...also starred in baseball as a centerfielder.

Personal: Full name is Maxwell Sands Lerner...son of Jim and Cindy Counts...born September 8, 1987, in Birmingham, Alabama...has four siblings: Alexandra, Jason, Megan, Chris, and Wyatt...undeclared major.