Pre-season Division II Defensive Player of the Year according to the Consensus Draft Services
Class: Sr.
Position: DL
Height: 6-4
Weight: 261
Hometown: Hillsdale, Mich.
High School: Hillsdale
Named the Division II Preseason Defensive Player of the Year by Consensus Draft Services...Also marked as a Preseason All-American by The Sporting News...2008: Named honorable mention All-American and First-Team All-GLIAC after outstanding season at defensive end...Led GLIAC with 19.5 tackles-for-loss, and had 10.5 sacks...Named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 3 and was the team’s Defensive Player of the Week five times...Had 4.5 tackles-for-loss in season-closing win over Tiffin...Had at least one tackle-for-loss in every game..2007: Became big-time playmaker on the defensive line...Had a team high 5.5 sacks and 11.5 tackles-for-loss...Finished with 45 total tackles...Broke up an impressive five passes from his defensive line position...Named the team’s defensive player of the week in two of his first three games.
..2006: Strong contributor on defense and special teams as a true freshman...Blocked two extra points and had 13 total tackles...High School: Earned 12 varsity letters for the Hornets of Hillsdale High School...First-Team All-Conference and honorable mention All-State...Led Hornets to two straight conference titles...High school teammate of Brad Otterbein, Nate English, Mike Blanchard and Joe Vear, all current Chargers...Member of 2004-05 Hornet basketball team that went 25-1 and made it to the state quarterfinals...Member of district and regional championship teams in three sports...Has coached Pop Warner football and Hillsdale-area T-ball teams...Member of Big Brothers Big Sisters...Born Aug. 22, 1988...Parents are Roland and Deb.
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