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Jr. - DB - 6'2 - 208
Brockton, Mass. • Brockton
• College Sporting News preseason All-America second team
• Sports Network preseason All-America second team
• Phil Steele preseason All-America second team
• Consensus Draft Services preseason All-America honorable mention
Thellen is coming off an All-Conference season in 2008 and is poised to improve this season. He is very talented and physical at his position. He is a playmaker and will be a leader in the secondary.
2009: Made his seventh career interception against Youngstown State (Sept. 19)...recorded six tackles against Villanova (Sept. 26).
2008: Started 11 games at free safety...led the Huskies with five interceptions...made 58 tackles, fourth-best on the team...finished third in CAA Football in interceptions...named third-team All-CAA Football...named to the CAA Football Academic All-Conference team...tied a career high with nine tackles at Syracuse (Sept. 20)...made three interceptions and returned one 92 yards for a touchdown against UC Davis (Sept. 27)...the three picks are tied for second-most in school history...named CAA Defensive Player of the Week, Sports Network National Player of the Week and ECAC Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 29...won the Boston Globe Gold Helmet Award as New England’s best FCS player for week five on Oct. 1...picked off Sean Schaefer in a 35-17 win over Towson (Oct. 4)...grabbed his fifth interception in three games against Massachusetts (Oct. 11)...made eight tackles at Hofstra (Nov. 15).
2007: Played in all 11 games, making nine starts at free safety...finished sixth on the team in tackles with 52...led the team in total tackles (9) and solo tackles (6) against James Madison...forced and recovered a fumble, had two pass breakups on third down and recorded three solo tackles vs. Maine...made his first career interception at Rhode Island.
2006: Redshirt season.
High School: Lettered in football and track at Brockton High School, serving as captain of both teams…named to All-Scholastic squad by Boston Herald and Brockton Enterprise…earned a Big Three All-Star selection.
Personal: Born Aug. 27, 1988…won MCAS State Scholarship Award…majoring in Criminal Justice…played with current NU teammates Paul Branco, Woody Romelus and Jason Vega at Brockton...Class of 2010.
SCORING G TD Rush Pass Retn PAT 2PAT FG Total Avg/G 2007................ 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2008................ 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.5 2009................ 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL............... 26 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.2 INTERCEPTIONS G No Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G 2007................ 11 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2008................ 11 5 113 1 92 22.6 10.3 2009................ 4 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 TOTAL............... 26 7 113 1 92 16.1 4.3 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR Total Avg/G 2007................ 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2008................ 11 0 0 0 0 113 113 10.3 2009................ 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL............... 26 0 0 0 0 113 113 4.3 TACKLES G UA A Total TFL-Yds PD FF FR Blkd 2007................ 11 34 18 52 0.0-0 5 2 1 0 2008................ 11 36 22 58 0.0-0 8 0 0 0 2009................ 4 16 6 22 0.0-0 2 0 0 0 TOTAL............... 26 86 46 132 0.0-0 15 2 1 0
