College: 2011: Is one of Gannon’s returning starters on the defensive line … named to the 2011 Consensus Draft Services (CDS) Division II Preseason Football All-America second team … enters the season fourth all-time at Gannon with 16 career sacks, sitting 12.5 shy of the school record.
2010: Started every game for the second consecutive season … named to the
Don Hansen’s Football Gazette NCAA Division II All-Super Region One second team … landed a spot on the All-PSAC Western Division first team … recorded eight sacks, the third-highest single-season total in school history … ranked eighth among PSAC players and 31st nationally in sacks per game (0.73) … finished seventh among PSAC players in forced fumbles (2), 12th in tackles for a loss (12) and 25th in tackles per game (6.5) … recorded at least two tackles in every game … reached double digits in tackles twice, including a season-high 14 stops during a victory at Slippery Rock … added 11 tackles against Clarion … led Gannon in sacks and tackles for a loss … finished fourth on the team in tackles (71) … recorded a sack in five different games … had a season-high three sacks during a victory at Lock Haven, resulting in a loss of 20 yards … produced tackles for a loss in six different games, including a season-high three at Lock Haven … created 2.5 tackles for a loss against both Millersville and Clarion.
2009: Started every game … named to the
Don Hansen’s Football Gazette All-Super Region One second team … earned All-PSAC first-team accolades … ranked eighth among PSAC players in sacks per game (0.59) and 14th in tackles for a loss per game (2.35) … finished 51st among all NCAA Division II players in sacks per game … recorded a team-high 6.5 sacks, the 12th-highest single-season total in school history … led the team in tackles for a loss (12), tackle for a loss yards (61) and sack yardage (53) … was Gannon’s third-leading tackler (52) … named PSAC Western Division Defensive Player of the Week after recording a season-high nine tackles during a season-concluding 10-7 overtime victory at nationally-ranked Bloomsburg … blocked a possible game-winning field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter against Bloomsburg and then forced a game-ending fumble when he hit Bloomsburg quarterback Dan Latorre on the Huskies’ first play in overtime … recorded at least two tackles in every game … made a tackle for a loss during nine of 11 contests … posted seven tackles, three tackles for a loss and two sacks at Indiana (Pa.), setting his season-highs in tackles for a loss and sacks … forced a fumble in each of the final two games at Indiana (Pa.) and Bloomsburg … had at least five tackles in a game six times.
2008: Played in 10 games as a true freshman ... recorded tackles in four of 10 games ... made first career tackle during the second game at East Stroudsburg ... posted a season-high four tackles during a 31-24 victory against Clarion ... added three solo stops during a road victory at Cheyney, including his first career sack ... made two tackles for a loss at Cheyney, resulting in the loss of seven yards.
High School: Played for head coaches Jim Duprey and Chris Edwards at Pioneer (N.Y.) High School ... was an all-state first-team selection ... named All-Western New York Section VI Class A South Defensive Player of the Year ... selected to the All-Western New York All-Star first team ... named to the All-Western New York Section VI Class A South All-Star first team ... was an Olean Big 30 All-Star ... named Pioneer High School’s team MVP ... was a two-time conference champion, two-time division champion and two-time sectional champion in wrestling ... finished second at the state wrestling championships as a junior and sixth as a sophomore ... posted over 100 career wrestling victories in high school.
Personal: Criminal Justice major ... has two brothers and one sister ... son of Valerie and Kirby.
Career Highs
Tackles: 14 at Slippery Rock (11/6/10)
Solo Tackles: 7 at Lock Haven (10/16/10)
Assisted Tackles: 12 at Slippery Rock (11/6/10)
Tackles for a loss: 3 at Lock Haven (10/16/10); at Indiana (Pa.) (10/31/09)
TFL Yards: 20 at Lock Haven (10/16/10)
Sacks: 3 at Lock Haven (10/16/10)
Sack Yards: 20 at Lock Haven (10/16/10)
Forced Fumbles: 1, four times, last vs. Indiana (Pa.) (10/23/10)
Fumbles Recovered: 1 at Slippery Rock (11/6/10)
Blocked Kicks: 1, three times, last at Edinboro (9/25/10)
|
Year
|
Solo
|
Assisted
|
Total
|
Sacks
|
TFL
|
FR
|
Int
|
|
2008
|
4
|
5
|
9
|
1.5-6
|
2.5-10
|
0
|
0
|
|
2009
|
27
|
25
|
52
|
6.5-53
|
12.0-61
|
0
|
0
|
|
2010 |
31 |
40 |
71 |
8.0-61 |
12.0-66 |
1 |
0 |
|
Career
|
62
|
70
|
132
|
16.0-120
|
26.5-137
|
1
|
0
|
