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Career: An honorable-mention all-league pick, he has played in 31 career games, starting 16 times … Has compiled 160 tackles (71 solo, 11.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks), one fumble forced, a fumble recovered, two pass breakups and an interception.

2010: Started the first three games before an injury ended his season … Posted 22 tackles (eight solo), including a team-high 11 during a 15-7 season-opening victory at The College of New Jersey (9/3/10) … Was named the NJAC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts against the Lions … Had nine stops (five solo) in a 14-7 win against King’s (9/18/10) … Was selected to the 2010 Division III Senior Classic Preseason All-America North Defense First Team amd the D3proday.com All-America Third Team.

2009: Was an honorable-mention all-NJAC selection after ranking second in the league and tied for 30th in Division III with 10.5 tackles per game … Made 105 stops (48 solo, 7.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks) while starting all 10 contests, adding a forced fumble and an interception … Had 10 or more tackles on five occasions … Had a career-best 17 stops twice – against Brockport (9/5/09) and Cortland (10/24/09) … Added an interception to his 12 tackles at Montclair State (10/3/09) … Posted 10 stops in back-to-back games against Kean (11/7/09) and Western Connecticut (11/14/09) … Added a forced fumble during the 34-7 win against the Colonials in the season finale … Selected as the Pioneers’ Defensive Player of the Year … Served as a team captain.

2008: Started three of 10 games as a sophomore, making 25 tackles (11 solo, 1.5 TFL) and recovering a fumble ... Made his first career start Oct. 25 at No. 9 Cortland and had a season-best seven tackles ... His three stops and fumble recovery helped seal a 27-14 Homecoming win against Morrisville State (10/11/08).

2007: Played in eight games as a freshman, making eight tackles (four solo, 1.5 TFL) ... Named the NJAC Special Teams Player of the Week Nov. 11 after a third-quarter blocked PAT and a tip that resulted in an interception during the final seconds of a 21-20 win against Rowan (11/10/07) ... Made five tackles at Western Connecticut State (10/6/07).

Prior to William Paterson: Registered 578 rushing yards and 74 tackles in 2006, earning him honorable-mention all-Sussex County Interscholastic League and all-area honors as a senior at Lenape Valley Regional H.S. ... Earned scholar-athlete awards all four years of his high school career.

Academics: A member of the 2009-10 and 2010-11 NJAC All-Academic Honorable Mention Teams … A Spring 2010, Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 Dean’s List student … Majoring in physical education.