Career: ESU Men's Senior Athlete and Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... only player to be named to three All-America teams by the same organization in school history ... three-time AP Little All-America third team selection ... three-time Daktronics Division II All-American (first team 2008-09, second team 2010) ... Daktronics Super Region 1 Defensive Player of the Year in 2009 and 2010 ... two-time first team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American and three-time first team Academic All-District ... two-time PSAC Fall Top 10 selection ... semifinalist for Campbell Trophy from National Football Foundation.
Only defensive player in the nation on regional ballot for Harlon Hill Award (top player in Division II) ... had seven tackles, TFL and pass breakup in Cactus Bowl (DII Senior All-Star Game) ... third in school history with 399 career tackles as three-year starter ... led PSAC in tackles in 2008-09 and was second in 2010 ... led PSAC in solo tackles all three seasons ... top 12 in Division II in tackles per game for three straight seasons ... 378 tackles, 44.0 TFL and 21.5 sacks as a starter ... 10+ tackles in 24 of 34 career starts, 8+ tackles in 31 starts and at least 6 tackles in every start.
R-Senior (Game-by-Game): Daktronics second team and AP Little All-America third team selection ... named to Football Gazette and D2Football.com All-America first teams ... repeated as Daktronics Super Region 1 Defensive Player of the Year ... repeat selection to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first team and PSAC Fall Top 10 and third straight selection on Academic All-District first team ... first team All-PSAC East ... second in PSAC and 9th in Division II with 10.9 tackles per game ... 4th in Division II with 6.1 solo tackles per game ... only player in top 10 in PSAC in tackles, TFL (14.0) and sacks (7.5) ... fifth career PSAC East Defensive Player of the Week award with 11 tackles, 2.0 sacks, forced fumble and interception at Millersville ... eight games with 10+ tackles ... 17 tackles (nine solo), 1.5 TFL, sack at Bloomsburg ... 11 tackles, career-high 4.0 TFL and 3.0 sacks vs. Kutztown ... 14 tackles (eight solo), sack in final career game at Edinboro ... 12 tackles against C.W. Post and Shippensburg ... also picked up a first down on a fake punt at C.W. Post ... 10 tackles against IUP and California ... nine tackles, TFL and forced fumble vs. Cheyney ... eight tackles vs. West Chester and six tackles (all solo) and fumble recovery at Pace in season opener.
R-Junior (Game-by-Game): Repeated as Daktronics first team and AP Little All-America third team selection ... named Daktronics Super Region 1 Defensive Player of the Year ... named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first team ... Academic All-District II first team for second straight year ... Team MVP and first team All-PSAC East ... led PSAC in tackles (11.0 per game), TFL (18.0) and sacks (10) ... tied for 12th in DII in tackles per game and 7th in solo tackles (6.2) ... two of the top single-game performances in Division II - 14 solo tackles at Kutztown (t-most in DII) and 20 tackles vs. Slippery Rock (t-4th most) ... also had key forced fumble vs. Kutztown and was named PSAC East Defensive Player of the Week ... against Slippery Rock, had 13 solo tackles, 4.0 TFL and 2.0 sacks ... had 10 or more tackles in eight games ... TFL in all but one game ... 11 tackles, 3.0 TFL and 2.0 sacks vs. Edinboro in NCAA playoff game ... eight tackles, 3.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks vs. Bloomsburg ... 12 tackles vs. Cheyney, 11 vs. Gannon and C.W. Post and 10 vs. Clarion and Shippensburg.
R-Sophomore (Game-by-Game): Consensus All-American after standout season … led PSAC and tied for sixth in Division II with 11.5 tackles per game … first team Daktronics All-America and third team AP Little All-America … top vote-getter at linebacker on Daktronics All-Super Region 1 team … named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II first team … Team MVP and Miles Montague Award winner this spring … had 126 tackles (70 solo), 11.0 TFL, four sacks and four interceptions … three-time PSAC East Defensive Player of the Week (Gannon, C.W. Post, Slippery Rock) … second team All-PSAC East selection …d2football.com national Defensive Player of the Week with 15 tackles (3.0 TFL), two sacks and two interceptions vs. Gannon … had 10 or more tackles in eight games and 13+ five times … 10 tackles, sack, forced fumble and 30-yard interception return for a TD in the first half at C.W. Post … finished year with 13 tackles and an interception at Slippery Rock … 41 tackles over first three starts of his career (13 vs. Virginia Union, 15 vs. Gannon, 13 at Clarion) … career-high 16 tackles (2.0 TFL) vs. West Chester … 12 tackles at Bloomsburg and nine stops (2.0 TFL) and a sack vs. Kutztown.
R-Freshman (Game-by-Game): Played in all nine games on special teams and as a backup linebacker … made 21 tackles (17 solo), two tackles for a loss, a sack and a pass break-up … had five solo tackles and a TFL at Lock Haven … five tackles and first career sack at Cheyney.
Background: Three-year starter at running back and linebacker … first team All-League … third team All-State … ran for 1,380 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior … averaged 9.3 yards per carry … had 121 tackles and eight sacks in final season … Maxwell Award recipient … Honor Roll student … majoring in History … recipient of ESU’s George Edward and Grace Rapp Best Scholarship.
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TACKLES |
g |
ua |
a |
total |
tfl |
sacks |
int |
pd |
ff |
fr |
blk |
|
2007 |
9 |
17 |
4 |
21 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2008 |
11 |
70 |
56 |
126 |
11.0 |
4.0 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
2009 |
12 |
74 |
58 |
132 |
18.0 |
10.0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
2010 |
11 |
67 |
53 |
120 |
14.0 |
7.5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
TOTAL |
44 |
228 |
171 |
399 |
45.0 |
22.5 |
5 |
12 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
