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Sr. - LB - 6'1 - 227
Branford, Conn. • Branford
2009: Earned his first career unassisted sack against Maine (Sept. 12)...recorded a nine-yard sack against Youngstown State (Sept. 19)...had five tackles in a 27-7 win over Towson (Oct. 24).
2008: Redshirt season due to injury.
2007: Played in eight games before suffering a season-ending injury...still finished fifth on the team in tackles with 54...made nine tackles at Northwestern...made seven tackles and recovered a fumble vs. Richmond...made a team-high eight tackles at UC Davis...made a season-high 12 tackles at Massachusetts.
2006: Appeared in 10 games, making nine starts...finished tied for third on the team with 59 tackles...recorded two of the team’s three 10+ tackle performances on the season...made five tackles at Virginia Tech...recorded a career-high 14 total tackles at North Dakota State...turned in 10 tackles vs. Rhode Island.
2005: Appeared in all 11 games as a true freshman, starting the final seven...finished fourth on the team in tackles with 53...earned his first collegiate start against Massachusetts, recording nine tackles...recorded seven tackles at Northwestern State...forced two fumbles against Hofstra.
High School: Played four years of football as a quarterback and linebacker at Branford High, captaining the team as a senior...named All-League, All-Area and All-State as a sophomore, junior and senior...earned team MVP honors all three of those years...helped Branford to league championship in 2004...set school records in career rushing yards (4,045), passing yards (3,805), points (380), tackles (260) and rushing touchdowns (61)...played four years of basketball, three years of baseball, and was a member of the track team for one year...holds the school record for rebounds in a game (23)...member of league championship basketball team in 2004.
Personal: Born Jan. 9, 1987...majoring in Human Services...participated in Habitat for Humanity...father, John, played football at Dean Junior College and for the semi-pro Connecticut Giants...brother, Mark, played at New Hampshire in 2003...Class of 2010.
RUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G 2005................ 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2006................ 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2007................ 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2009................ 9 1 9 0 9 9.0 1.0 TOTAL............... 38 1 9 0 9 9.0 0.2 TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Total Avg/G 2005................ 11 0 0 0 0.0 2006................ 10 0 0 0 0.0 2007................ 8 0 0 0 0.0 2009................ 9 9 0 9 1.0 TOTAL............... 38 9 0 9 0.2 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR Total Avg/G 2005................ 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2006................ 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2007................ 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2009................ 9 9 0 0 0 0 9 1.0 TOTAL............... 38 9 0 0 0 0 9 0.2 TACKLES G UA A Total TFL-Yds PD FF FR Blkd 2005................ 11 36 17 53 3.0-4 1 2 0 0 2006................ 10 25 34 59 0.5-5 3 1 0 0 2007................ 8 21 33 54 3.0-7 1 0 1 0 2009................ 9 28 23 51 5.5-19 3 2 0 0 TOTAL............... 38 110 107 217 12.0-35 8 5 1 0 SACKS G UA A Total Yds 2005................ 11 0 0 0.0 0 2006................ 10 0 1 0.5 5 2007................ 8 0 0 0.0 0 2009................ 9 2 0 2.0 12 TOTAL............... 38 2 1 2.5 17 CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 14 at North Dakota State (9/16/06) Tackles for Loss: 2.0 vs. Northwestern State (9/15/07)
