The team’s returning starter at right guard, the highly-touted MSU trench leader is a two-time letterman and returning All-Missouri Valley Football Conference second-team performer ... He is also one of the team’s top leaders off the field, twice earning MVFC All-Academic squad distinction and being tabbed as Missouri State’s selection for the State Farm Good Neighbor Award, presented by the Missouri Valley Conference in the fall of 2008 ... 2008: Started all 11 games at right guard and anchored Missouri State offensive line that averaged 312.9 yards per game ... Graded out at 86 percent for the season ... Earned Second-Team All-MVFC honors and All-Academic Second Team distinction ... Named Missouri State’s Offensive Player of the Week and Offensive Lineman of the Week in games against Oklahoma State (9/13/08), Southern Illinois (10/25/08) and Northern Iowa (11/8/08) ... Also earned Offensive Lineman of the Week in Western Illinois game (10/4/08) ... Claimed MSU Offensive Lineman of the Year honors ... Awarded Missouri Valley Conference State Farm Good Neighbor Award for fall semester ... 2007: Started all 11 games at right guard ... Named MVFC All-Conference Second Team and All-Academic Second Team ... Earned MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week laurels in wins over Missouri S&T (8/30/07) and Central Arkansas (9/22/07) ... Secured MSU’s Offensive Lineman of the Week award six times in games against Missouri S&T, Kansas State (9/15/07), Youngstown State (9/29/07), Southern Illinois (10/20/07), Northern Iowa (11/3/07) and Southeast Missouri (11/10/07) ... Claimed MSU Offensive Player of the Week laurels twice, including win over UT Martin (9/6/07) and home game against UNI (11/3/07) ... Named team’s Offensive Lineman of the Year ... 2006: Redshirted his freshman year at Missouri State ... Named Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week for Indiana State game (10/21/06) and earned MSU Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year award ... High School: Was a consensus Kansas all-state performer for coach Dan Adlehardt’s Crusaders as a senior at Kapaun Mt. Carmel High in Wichita ... Earned a selection in the 2006 Kansas Shrine Bowl All-Star Game ... Was also an all-city defensive lineman with 47 tackles and 3 sacks his senior season, helping his squad to a 6-4 record and sectional championship ... Started all 28 games his last three seasons ... Was also a two-time letterman in wrestling ... Personal: David John Arkin was born 10/7/87 in Wichita, Kan. ... Son of Kevin and Donna Arkin of Wichita, Kan. ... Majoring in Construction Management (3.70 GPA).