Hofstra University Athletics

Daniel Garay Defensive End - #99 6-2, 250, Junior Rahway, NJ/Rahway H.S.

Fourth season on the Hofstra Football squad...Slated to start at left end...Also a member of the Hofstra Wrestling team...2003: Jewish Sports Review first team All-American...Played in all 12 games...Recorded 72 tackles (36 solo, 36 assisted)...Seventh on the team in tackles...Led team with 10 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks and three fumble recoveries...Tied for third in the Atlantic 10 in sacks and eighth in fumble recoveries...Opened season with 10 tackles against Marshall...Had 10 tackles (nine solo) at Rhode Island...Made eight stops versus Northeastern, Massachusetts and Villanova...Posted two sacks versus Villanova...Had 1.5 sacks against New Hampshire...2002: Played in all 12 games...Recorded 35 solo tackles, 33 assisted tackles, 6.5 sacks, three fumble recoveries and three blocked kicks...Was seventh on the team in total tackles...Second on the team in sacks...Tied for third in the Atlantic 10 in fumble recoveries...Tallied 13 tackles (4 solo, 9 assisted) versus James Madison...Had nine tackles and a sack at Elon...Made eight stops, including one sack at Massachusetts...Had six tackles and two sacks for a 25-yard loss versus William & Mary...Forced fumbles against William & Mary and Richmond...Recovered fumbles at Maine and Massachusetts, and at home versus Liberty...Named to Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference team...2001: Red-shirted and did not play...High School: Was a four-year member of both the football and wrestling teams, was a two-year member of the track team and played baseball for one year at Rahway Senior High School in Rahway, New Jersey...Was a member of the North Jersey Section II champions and the Group III state finalists...Second team All-New Jersey...Also named to All-Group III, All-Union City and All-Mountain Valley first teams at defensive end...Personal: Born March 1, 1983...Has one brother and one sister...Comes from an athletic family...His father Tony was a standout for Hofstra from 1968-70 and played with the Los Angeles Rams...His brother Antonio was a member of the football and wrestling teams at Boston College while his cousin Carlos was a standout quarterback for Hofstra in the mid-1990s...Was recruited by Rutgers, Army, New Hampshire and Fordham...Enjoys other sports and cooking in his free time...Marketing major.