2011 All-Northeast Conference First Team
2011 Capital One Academic All-America Second Team
2011 Northeast Conference Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2011 Capital One District II Academic All-America Team
2010 All-Northeast Conference First Team
2010 ESPN Academic All-America Second Team
2010 Northeast Conference Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2010 ESPN District II Academic All-America Team
Worth Noting
● One
of eight returning starters on defense entering 2012 campaign
● Recipient
of a trio of varsity letters
● Owns
the ability to anchor the Robert Morris defensive line
● Agile
student-athlete that can rush the passer and thwart opposing running games
● Has
appeared in 29 career games, including 22 starts
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Enters final season as RMU’s active leader in career tackles (137), tackles for loss (23) and sacks (16)
● Is three sacks shy of tying RMU’s career record of 19 entering 2012 campaign
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Three-time member of the Northeast Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll
2011 Highlights (Junior)
● Named All-Northeast Conference First Team
● Started each of RMU’s first nine games at left end before an injury prematurely ended his season
● Was fourth on the team with 60 tackles, including 24 solo stops
● Led RMU in tackles for loss (12.5) and sacks (7.5)
● Also posted three quarterback hurries, two fumble recoveries and two pass breakups
● Posted at least four tackles in seven of the nine games in which he played
● Tallied a career-high 13 tackles, including 1.0 TFL @ Central Connecticut State in his final game of the season (11/5)
● Produced a career-high 3.0 sacks as part of an 11-tackle effort along with two quarterback hurries vs. Sacred Heart (10/29)
● Notched a career-best 4.0 TFL as part of an 11-tackle performance along with 2.0 sacks @ Morgan State (9/17)
● Collected four tackles, including 1.5 TFL, and a fumble recovery in the season opener vs. Dayton (9/3)
● Tallied seven tackles, including 1.0 TFL, along with a pass breakup @ eventual NEC champion Albany (10/15)
● Registered five tackles, including 1.0 TFL, and a pass breakup vs. Bryant (10/22)
● Netted four tackles along with a fumble recovery in a Homecoming victory over Saint Francis (10/8)
2010 Highlights (Sophomore)
●
Started each of RMU’s 11 games at left end
● Tied
for fifth for the Colonials with 49 tackles
● Paced
Robert Morris in sacks (5.5) and quarterback hurries (9)
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Named to the 2010 All-Northeast Conference First Team
● Recorded
on pass breakup, forced a fumble and recovered one fumble
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Compiled at least four tackles in nine of RMU’s 11 games
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Finished with four tackles, including a sack, in a 35-31 win @ Sacred Heart
(9/11)
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Recovered a fumble and posted five tackles in a 30-23 victory over No. 14
Liberty (9/18)
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Established a career-high with seven tackles in a 30-9 win @ Wagner (9/25)
● Forced
a fumble and recorded a sack in the win over the Seahawks
● In a
35-14 victory @ Saint Francis (10/2) finished with five tackles and two
quarterback hurries
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Compiled six tackles in a 17-16 win over Monmouth (10/9)
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Posted two stops, including a sack, and two quarterback hurries in a 38-0
victory over Albany (10/16)
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Among his four tackles in a 34-11 victory over Duquesne (10/30) was a
seven-yard sack
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Recorded six takedowns in a 42-24 win over Central Connecticut State (11/6),
including one and-a-half sacks
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Finished with five tackles and three quarterback hurries @ No. 25 North Dakota
State (11/27) in the NCAA FCS Playoffs
2009 Highlights (Freshman)
● Appeared
in nine games, including two starting assignments at left end
● One
of eight Colonials to start on the defensive line throughout the year
● Finished
with 28 tackles, including 10 solo stops
●
Posted four and-a-half tackles for losses that totaled 24 yards
● Tied
for third for Robert Morris in sacks with three
●
Recorded one pass breakup
● Tallied
four tackles and a pass breakup @ Central Connecticut State (10/10)
● In
his first collegiate start finished with three stops in a 28-0 win over Saint
Francis (10/17)
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Compiled six tackles, including a sack, in a 9-7 victory over Sacred Heart
(10/31)
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Posted four tackles in a 37-10 win over Wagner (11/14)
● In a
23-9 victory @ Monmouth (11/21) finished with two solo stops, including a sack
High School Highlights
●
Three-year letterwinner and two-year starter for head coach Scott Heinauer at
Mars Area
● Recorded
95 tackles as a senior in 2008, including eight sacks
● Named
the 2008 Mars Area Defensive MVP
● Earned
all-conference honors on both the offensive and defensive lines
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Selected to play in the Pittsburgh North-South All-Star Game
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Selected to play in the Pennsylvania East-West All-Star Game
Personal
● Born
Jan. 3, 1991
● Son
of David and Leslie Nearhoof
● Has
two brothers, Ryan and Owen
●
Older brother, Ryan, played linebacker at RMU from 2007 to 2010
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Major is biology
