Bio

As a senior: Wrapped up one of the greatest defensive careers in Bryant and Northeast Conference history ... NEC Defensive Player of the Year ... First Team All-NEC for a third-straight season ... All-New England for a third-straight year ... ECAC All-Star ... Third Team AP All-American ... Third Team Sports Network All-American ... College Sports Madness All-American ... Named to Buck Buchanan Award Watch List ... New England Football Writers Gold Helmet Recipient ... Named NEC Defensive Player of the Week ... Played in and started all 11 games for a third-straight year ... Appeared in all 45 games over the course of his four year career ... Posted 59 tackles, eight sacks and 23 tackles for a loss ... Became the NECs all-time leader in career sacks with 29.5 ... Set Bryant single-season record for tackles for a loss ... Graduates as Bryant's all-time leader in sacks and tackles for a loss (66) ... Posted 10 tackles and 2.5 tackles for a loss in season-opening win over Stony Brook ... Four tackles and 2.5 for a loss in win over Maine ... Eight tackles and a career-high four sacks at home against Bucknell ... Seven tackles and 3.5 for a loss against Central Connecticut ... Seven tackles, a sack and two tackles for a loss in the final game of his career against Wagner ... Finished career with 191 total tackles.

As a junior: Solidified himself as one of the best defensive players in the Northeast Conference in 2013 ... Started all 12 games for the Black and Gold on the defensive line ... Exceeded his output from a year ago to produce a record-breaking junior campaign ... Finished the year with 55 tackles, 20.5 tackles for a loss and 10 sacks ... Forced two fumbles, recovered another and blocked a kick ... Set a program record for tackles for a loss in a season and broke school record for tackles for a loss in a career with 43.0 ... Led the NEC in tackles for a loss and sacks, ranking third and ninth nationally, respectively ... Recorded six tackles, including his first sack, in week two against Assumption (Sept. 7) ... Picked up 1.5 sacks in a victory over Wagner (Sept. 28) ... Collected two sacks against Stony Brook (Oct. 5) ... Posted six tackles and two sacks against Duquesne (Oct. 26) ... Notched seven tackles and tied a single-game program record with five tackles for a loss against Saint Francis (Nov. 9) ... Wrapped up his season with seven tackles against Central Connecticut (Nov. 23) ... Named First Team All-NEC and All-New England for the second-straight season ... Also named an ECAC FCS All-Star for the first time in his career.

As a sophomore: Matched and exceeded his efforts as a freshman, recording one of the finest seasons for a defensive player in program history ... Appeared in all 11 games, starting all 11 for the Black and Gold in 2012 ... Named First Team All-NEC and to the New England Football Writers All-New England Team after collecting 58 tackles, 17 for a loss and 8 sacks ... His 17 tackles for a loss led the NEC and New England, and were 11th amongst all FCS players ... They also were the second-most in a single season in program history ... Recorded a sack eight of the 11 games he participated in ... Had a career-day against Central Connecticut (Nov. 10), collecting a career-high 12 tackles, including a program-record five for a loss ... Named the  College Football Performance Awards National Defensive Performer of the Week and the CFPA Defensive Lineman Performer of the Week ... Recorded seven tackles, including two sacks in season-finale against Bucknell ... In final three games, registered 3.5 sacks and nine tackles for a loss ... Had five tackles and forced a fumble against Saint Francis (PA) (Sept. 8) ... Recorded six tackles, including 1.5 sacks on national TV at home vs. Albany (Oct. 6) ... Collected eight tackles, three for a loss, in season-opener vs. Marist (Sept. 1) ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.

As a freshman: Appeared in all 11 games in his first season in Smithfield ... Emerged as a key component of the Bulldogs defense ... Finished with 19 tackles, 3.5 sacks and eight tackles for a loss ... Recorded a sack in three-straight games beginning Oct. 22 and ending Nov. 12 ... Registered a season-best two sacks vs. Saint Francis (PA) on Nov. 12, with his second sack sealing the Bulldogs victory ... Also had a season-best five tackles in that game vs. the Red Flash ... Collected a tackle in 10 of the 11 games he competed in.

Before Bryant:  Three-year starting defensive end and long snapper for Coach John Fiore at Reading Memorial High School … Team posted a 36-2 record during those three season, winning the state championship as a junior in 2009 and reaching the finals again in 2010 ... Team captain of both football and baseball teams … First Team Middlesex League All-Star in 2009 and 2010 … Named Daily Times Chronicle Defensive Player of the Year … Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic selection … Boston Herald Division II Player of the Year … Named to Super 26 All-State team and ESPN Boston All-State … Honor Roll student.  

Personal: Born February 16, 1993 … Son of Bill and Cathy … Will major in Business Management at Bryant … One brother, Robert … Also recruited by Sacred Heart, UNH, Colgate and Holy Cross … Attends Reading High School, former school of former Bryant standout running back Lindsey Gamble.