Hofstra University Athletics

Fourth year on the Hofstra Football roster...Will be looking to challenge for the starting job at middle linebacker in 2009...Has good intensity and is a big hitter...2008: CAA Academic All-Conference and Hofstra Athletics Academic Honor Roll selection...Played in all 12 games and started four at outside linebacker as a sophomore...Recorded 50 tackles, including 17 solo stops on the season...Tallied a career-best 11 tackles, including a career-high nine assisted stops, against Delaware...Made nine tackles with a career-high four solo stops against Richmond...Also had four solo stops against Rhode Island...Recorded 3 ½ tackles for losses, including 2 ½ TFLs for 5 yards against Richmond...Posted 1 ½ sacks, including a solo sack against the Spiders...Notched one pass deflection...2007: CAA Academic All-Conference team selection...Played in nine games in a back-up role at linebacker and on special teams as a red-shirt freshman...Recorded three solo tackles and seven assisted stops...Tallied three tackles, including two assisted stops, at Albany...Posted two solo stops at Northeastern and two assisted tackles against Furman...Was in on a sack in the victory over Maine...Returned one kickoff for 1 yard...2006: Red-shirted and did not play...High School: Played four years of football for coach Mike Carter at Bloomfield (NJ) High School...Led the team in tackles in his final two seasons...Named to all-county and all-league first teams and All-Group 4 second team as a senior...Tallied 120 tackles, four forced fumbles and recovered two fumbles in 2005...Selected team most valuable player as a senior...Was a four-year member of the track and field team and a three-year member of the wrestling team at Bloomfield...Personal: Born January 5, 1989...Has two brothers and one sister...Enjoys all sports in his free time...Also recruited by Delaware, Maine, Lehigh and Lafayette...Served as a camp counselor for the Bloomfield Board of Education...Aspires to a career in event management...Management major.