Robert Morris University Athletics

Slid into a starting role as a sophomore, making six starts at strong safety and one start at weak safety ... Another in a long line of hard-hitting defensive backs ... Quick feet and speed allow him to close in on receivers ... Will be counted on to continue progression and become a key piece to the secondary.
 
Career Highlights: 2007: Appeared in all 10 games and finished sixth on the club in tackles with 52, including 27 solo stops ... Of his 52 tackles, six were for losses that totaled 22 yards, including a sack ... Also posted four pass breakups and a forced fumble ... Recorded four solo tackles and a pass breakup against Dayton (9/1) ... Recorded two tackles in a 20-17 win @ Monmouth (9/8), including a 10-yard sack of Hawks quarterback Brett Burke on 3rd-and-22 in the fourth quarter that forced Monmouth to punt from deep in its own territory ... Earned his first career start against VMI (9/29), posting nine tackles, including five solo ... Posted nine tackles, including three for losses that totaled 11 yards, against Wagner (10/6) ... Recorded eight stops and a pass breakup @ Duquesne (10/20) ... Established a career high with 11 tackles @ Albany (11/3). 2006: Saw action in all 10 games, mostly as a member of the special teams unit ... Finished with nine tackles, including five solo, and a forced fumble ... Recorded three tackles in a 41-21 victory @ Sacred Heart (11/11). High School Highlights: Three-year letterwinner in football for head coach Muzzy Colosimo ... Also earned three letters each in basketball and track and field ... Earned all-conference honors at defensive back in 2004 and 2005 ... Helped lead Greensburg Central Catholic to the 2005 WPIAL AA championship game at Heinz Field. Personal: Born Dec. 16, 1987 ... Has one brother, Aaron, and two sisters, Ashley and Natalie ... Major is sport management.