College: 2011: Is one of Gannon’s returning starters on the defensive line … has started 19 games during the last two seasons.
2010: Played in every game, starting nine … recorded seven tackles for a loss, finishing sixth on the team … produced losses of 27 yards as a result of those stops … posted a season-high six tackles during back-to-back rivalry games against Edinboro and Mercyhurst … had tackles for a loss in seven different games … recorded his lone sack at Millersville, resulting in an eight-yard loss … broke up three passes and blocked two kicks.
2009: Saw action in every game, starting 10 … averaged 2.5 tackles per game … recorded a season-high six tackles against rival Edinboro … added 1.5 tackles for a loss, one sack and one forced fumble against the Fighting Scots … made three tackles versus Slippery Rock, including two that resulted in a loss … secured sacks against Lake Erie, Edinboro and Slippery Rock … had five tackles and 1.5 tackles for a loss against Cheyney … recorded at least one tackle in every game.
2008: Played in every game ... made a season-high five tackles in the season opener at Lake Erie ... recorded first career sack against nationally-ranked California (Pa.), resulting in a two-yard loss ... posted multiple tackles in a game six times ... had two solo tackles against Lake Erie, East Stroudsburg and Lock Haven ... began the season by recording a tackle in six consecutive games.
2007: Saw action in three games, before receiving a medical redshirt … played in first two games as a true freshman … made first career start against Tiffin … recorded two tackles during first career game … added one stop in week two against Saginaw Valley State.
High School: Played at Twinsburg (Ohio) High School ... earned all-conference second-team and all-district honorable-mention accolades ... named “Most Improved Player.”
Personal: Sports Management and Marketing major ... has one brother.
Career Highs
Tackles: 6, three times, last vs. Mercyhurst (10/2/10)
Solo Tackles: 3 vs. Edinboro (9/26/09)
Assisted Tackles: 5 vs. Mercyhurst (10/2/10); at Edinboro (9/25/10)
Tackles for a Loss: 2.5 vs. Clarion (10/30/10)
TFL Yards: 9 vs. Clarion (10/30/10); vs. Cheyney (9/12/09)
Sacks: 1, three times, last at Millersville (9/18/10)
Sack Yards: 8 at Millersville (9/18/10)
Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Edinboro (9/26/09)
Pass Break-Ups: 1, three times, last vs. Indiana (Pa.) (10/23/10)
Blocked Kicks: 1 at Shippensburg (9/11/10); vs. Kutztown (11/13/10)
Career Defensive Statistics
|
Year
|
Solo
|
Assisted
|
Total
|
Sacks
|
TFL
|
FR
|
Int
|
|
2007
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
0.0-0
|
0.0-0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2008
|
8
|
10
|
18
|
0.5-2
|
0.5-2
|
0
|
0
|
|
2009
|
12
|
16
|
28
|
2.5-9
|
5.5-19
|
0
|
0
|
| 2010 |
8 |
21 |
29 |
1.0-8 |
7.0-27 |
0 |
0 |
|
Career
|
29
|
49
|
78
|
4.0-19
|
13.0-48
|
0
|
0
|
