Hofstra University Athletics

Fourth year on the Hofstra Football roster...Is expected to challenge for time in a reserve role at linebacker and on special teams in 2009...2008: CAA Academic All-Conference Team member and Hofstra Athletics Academic Honor Roll selection...Played in 11 games as a back-up linebacker and on special teams as a sophomore...Recorded two solo tackles and two assisted stops on the year...Made two tackles (1-1) against Northeastern...Also notched a solo stop at New Hampshire...2007: Played in two games as a red-shirt freshman...Did not record any statistics...2006: Red-shirted and did not play as a true freshman...High School: Played four years of football for coach Donald Dayon at Chatham (NJ) High School...Was a second team all-state and first team all-conference, all-country and all-area selection as a senior...Named to the Morris County Coaches All-County first team as a senior...Rushed for 1,203 yards and 20 touchdowns on 144 carries and completed 64 of 162 passes for 1,152 yards and nine touchdowns for the state finalists in 2005...Posted 82 tackles, 2 1/2 sacks and three interceptions in the secondary...Named to the New Jersey North-South All-Star Classic...Voted most valuable player three-times and selected team captain twice...Selected to all-state third team and first team all-conference, all-country and All-Fitch in lacrosse...Named to the New Jersey Gibbs All-Star Lacrosse Classic...Personal: Born October 5, 1987...Has one brother and one sister...His brother, Carl, was a member of the New Hampshire Football team from 1999 through 2002, while his sister was on the dance team at Delaware from 2004 to 2006...Enjoys fishing in his free time...Recruited by Delaware and Ithaca...Physical education major.