Hofstra University Athletics

Fourth season on the Pride Football roster...Is the front-runner to return to the starting fullback job in 2009...2008: Started all 12 games as a sophomore, playing at both halfback and fullback...Led the team in rushing, ranked 11th in the CAA and 90th in the FCS with 630 yards on 135 carries and five touchdowns...Recorded a career-best 122 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries against Northeastern...Had 80 yards and a touchdown on 16 rushes at Massachusetts...Also recorded touchdowns against Rhode Island, Stony Brook, and New Hampshire...Was fourth on the team in receiving with 26 catches for 230 yards and two touchdowns...Notched a career-best four receptions for 33 yards against URI...Tallied a career-best 38 yards on three catches at UMass...Caught scoring passes at Maine and New Hampshire...Ranked 20th in all-purpose yards in the CAA...Caught a two-point conversion pass at UNH...Tallied eight solo tackles and three assisted stops on special teams, including three tackles (2-1) against Albany...Forced a fumble at Maine...2007: CAA Academic All-Conference team selection...Played in all 11 games and started eight in the backfield as a red-shirt freshman...Was third on the team in rushing with 68 carries for 260 yards and two touchdowns...Posted 20 carries for 93 yards and a touchdown at Northeastern...Gained 57 yards on 15 carries against William & Mary...Scored on 2-yard runs at Villanova and Northeastern...Was fourth on the team in receptions with 15 for 153 yards and one touchdown...Posted three catches for 35 yards at Villanova...Hauled in a 21-yard touchdown pass against Stony Brook...Recorded two receptions in four other games...2006: Was red-shirted as a true freshman and did not play...High School: Played four years of football for coach Chris Taylor at Amityville Memorial High School on Long Island...Named to All-Suffolk County and all-division teams as a senior in 2005... Selected to play in the 2006 Outback Steakhouse Empire Challenge All-Star Football Game at Hofstra...Was a member of the Warriors' Suffolk County championship team in 2004...Selected to all-county and all-division teams as a junior and received the Coaches Award for his fine play...Received the Amityville Football Rookie of the Year award in 2003...Played three years of basketball at Amityville...Personal: Born June 27, 1988...Has one brother and one sister...Enjoys playing sports and dancing in his free time...Recruited by Maine, Towson, New Hampshire and Stony Brook...Volunteered reading to elementary school students...Aspires to own his own business...Marketing major.