ESU Record Book
R-Senior (Game-by-Game): All-PSAC East 1st team for 3rd straight year (ESU's first 3-time All-PSAC East pick since 2006, and first DL since Bill Camp in 1981, 83-84) ... Daktronics All-Region 2nd team (1st team in 2012) ... Football Gazette All-Region 1st team (previously 1st team 2012, 2nd team 2013) ... D2Football.com Preseason All-America 2nd team ... finalist for Cliff Harris Award (small college's top defensive player) ... nominated for Gene Upshaw Award (DII's top lineman) ... ESU's Redshirt Award recipient ... co-team MVP with quarterback Matt Soltes.
ESU's Men's Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... Capital One Academic All-America 1st team (4th in program history) ... 2-time Academic All-District ... National Football Foundation Campbell Trophy national semifinalist ... NFF Hampshire Society ... Allstate AFCA Good Works Team honoree.
Set ESU record with 16 career blocked kicks ... 7th in career sacks (21.5) ...
Senior: 77 tackles, 11.0 TFL, 6.5 sacks, 6 blocked kicks (led PSAC - t-1st in DII) ...
Career: 218 tackles, 31.5 TFL, 21.5 sacks, 6 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries, 16 blocked kicks.
Started all 11 games ... finished career with 33 starts (32 consecutive) ... 13 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks, forced fumble at Bloomsburg ... 10 tackles at Gannon in season finale ... 8 tackles, 2.0 TFL, sack, fumble recovery, 2 blocked kicks (PAT, FG in 37-33 win) at Shippensburg ... 8 tackles vs. Kutztown and West Chester ... 6 tackles, 2.0 sacks vs. Lock Haven ... 4 tackles, 2 blocked kicks at Millersville ... also had blocks against Slippery Rock and Edinboro.
R-Junior (Game-by-Game): All-PSAC East 1st team for second straight year ... Football Gazette All-Region 2nd team ... nominated for Gene Upshaw Award (Division II's top lineman) and Cliff Harris Award (small college's top defensive player) ... Capital One Academic All-District selection ... PSAC East Defensive Player of the Week in 43-26 win at Kutztown (career-highs of 13 tackles and 3.5 sacks) ... holds ESU's career record with 10 blocked kicks (7 PAT, 3 FG) entering senior year ... 62 tackles (3rd on team) ... led Warriors with 7.5 sacks and tied for team lead with 10.0 TFL ... 3 forced fumbles, 2 blocked kicks and 1 pass breakup ... 29 tackles, 8.0 TFL, 5.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles over final 4 weeks of the season starting with 13 tackles, 3.5 sacks, forced fumble at Kutztown ... 5 tackles, sack vs. Lock Haven ... 6 tackles (3.0 TFL), sack, forced fumble vs. Millersville ... 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks vs. Mercyhurst in season finale ... 9 tackles in 21-14 win over American International in season opener ... 6 tackles, sack at Cheyney ... 7 tackles at West Chester ... 5 tackles, forced fumble vs. Clarion.
R-Sophomore (Game-by-Game): PSAC East Defensive Player of the Year ... 3rd team All-America by Football Gazette .. Daktronics All-Region and Football Gazette All-Region 1st team ... All-PSAC East 1st team ... first sophomore to be named PSAC East Defensive Player of the Year since ESU's Kevin Nagle in 1998 ... started all 10 games at defensive tackle ... 50 tackles, 9.0 TFL, 5.0 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries and 6 blocked kicks (tied school record) ... blocked 3 field goals and 3 extra points ... ends sophomore season tied for school record with 8 blocked kicks (Matt Delancey, 1993-96) ... opponents were just 3-for-8 on field goals (Thomson blocked 3) ... helped Warriors lead PSAC and t-9th in DII with 3.0 sacks per game (24 over last 4 games) ... had all 5 of his sacks in last 4 games ... 9 tackles, 2.0 TFL, sack, fumble recovery, blocked PAT in season finale at Mercyhurst ... 7 tackles at Bloomsburg ... 6 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks, blocked FG at LIU Post ... 3 tackles, 1.5 TFL, sack, fumble recovery, blocked FG at Millersville ... 4 tackles, sack vs. Kutztown ... 5 tackles, 1.5 TFL, blocked PAT (returned for defensive 2-point conversion) vs. Cheyney ... 6 tackles, blocked FG at Clarion ... 5 tackles, blocked PAT vs. Shippensburg.
R-Freshman (Game-by-Game): Played in all 11 games at defensive tackle and started at Kutztown ... had 29 tackles (14 solo), 2.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and two blocked kicks ... season-high five tackles at West Chester ... two tackles, sack, forced fumble vs. California ... sack at Kutztown ... three tackles, forced fumble vs. Millersville ... three tackles, 0.5 sacks vs. Pace in season opener ... blocked an extra point that was returned for a defensive two-point conversion in 10-6 win at Cheyney ... also had a blocked extra point at Shippensburg.
Background: Patriot Division Defensive Player of the Year as a junior and senior … three-time All-Division, two-time first team All-Group 1 and All-County … second team All-State during senior year with 81 tackles, 42 TFL and nine sacks … played in NJ North-South All-Star Game … state champion in shot put and discus … best marks of 48 feet in shot, 140 feet in discus and 150 feet in javelin … first team All-Conference in basketball … earned four letters in football and track & field and three in basketball …class vice president … member of National Honor Society … Honor Roll student … majoring in Business Management.
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TACKLES G UA A Total TFL-Yds PD FF FR Blkd
2011................ 11 14 15 29 2.5-14 0 2 0 2
2012................ 10 16 34 50 9.0-40 0 0 2 6
2013................ 11 23 39 62 10.0-42 1 3 0 2
2014................ 11 37 40 77 11.0-65 1 1 1 6
TOTAL............... 43 90 128 218 32.5-161 2 6 3 16
SACKS G UA A Total Yds
2011................ 11 2 1 2.5 14
2012................ 10 4 2 5.0 29
2013................ 11 5 5 7.5 38
2014................ 11 6 1 6.5 57
TOTAL............... 43 17 9 21.5 138
