Came back from an injury-plagued freshman year to contribute 51 tackles in 2009 ... played in six games last season ... is expected to compete for playing time in a deep linebacker corps.
as a junior (2010)
Played in six games as a back-up linebacker ... contributed six tackles (three solo) including two against Sacred Heart.
as a sophomore (2009)
Played in 10 of 11 games ... started the first six at inside linebacker before missing the CCSU game with an ankle injury ... came off the bench for the final four games ... finished fourth on the team with 51 tackles (26 solo) ... was credited with a half sack at Nicholls State ... had a season-high 12 stops (eight solo) versus Bucknell ... added 10 tackles at Dayton ... seven of his eight tackles at Monmouth were solos.
as a freshman (2008)
Was limited to two games due to a nagging hamstring injury ... finished with 12 tackles and one pass broken up ... had seven stops (six assisted) in his first appearance in week seven versus Sacred Heart ... made his first career start the next weekend and finished with five tackles (four solo) and a pass broken up at Bryant.
personal
Enrolled at Duquesne in the spring of 2008 ... played in four Philadelphia Catholic League championship games while at West Philadelphia Catholic ... won the Catholic League title as a senior ... four-year letterman in football, two-year letterman in track ... was a coaches first team All-Catholic defensive end as a sophomore and first team linebacker as a junior and senior ... named first team Class AAA All-State by the Associated Press ... led the team in sacks as a sophomore (9.0), junior (16.0) and senior (12.0) ... redshirted in 2007 at Arizona Western (junior) College, in Yuma ... was ranked as the No. 32 player in Pennsylvania by Keystone Recruiting ... tabbed as the No. 4 linebacker in Pennsylvania and No. 1 in Southeastern Pa. by The Associated Press ... two-time Philadelphia Daily News All-City and All-Catholic pick ... major: sociology/criminal justice ... date of birth: 1/8/89.
Defense
Year G/GS TT (solo) Sacks TFL Int-Yds. PBU FF/FR
2008 2/1 12 (5) 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 1 0/0
2009 10/6 51 (26) 0.5-2 1.0-2 0-0 0 0/0
2010 6/0 6 (3) 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0/0
Totals 18/7 69 (34) 0.5-2 1.0-2 0-0 1 0/0
Top Tackle Games
TT (solo) Opponent Year
12 (8) Bucknell 2009
10 (3) at Dayton 2009
8 (7) at Monmouth 2009
7 (1) Sacred Heart 2008
