Lefeged to Play in 2011 Under Armour Senior Bowl
Jan 21 | Football
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (January 21, 2011) -Rutgers senior safety Joe Lefeged (Germantown, Md.) has accepted an invitation to play in the 2011 Under Armour Senior Bowl. The Senior Bowl will be played on January 29 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala. Kickoff is at 4:00 p.m. (EST). The game and its practice sessions will be televised live by the NFL Network.
Lefeged was a Second Team All-BIG EAST selection for the Scarlet Knights in 2010. The Germantown, Md., native was a duel threat for Rutgers—finishing second on the team in tackles (84) from his strong safety spot and breaking the school record for kickoff return yards in a season (948) in 2010. He wrapped up his career with 238 tackles, seven sacks and two interceptions. He also tallied 1,304 career kickoff return yards— fifth-most in school history.
Lefeged captured the Homer Hazel Trophy and the MVP of Rutgers' special teams at the team's annual awards banquet in December. He registered 243 career tackles, putting a stamp on his standout RU career with a career-best 11 stops at West Virginia in his final career game. The senior was second on the team with 84 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks from his defensive backfield position. He was named a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, recognizing the top defensive back in college football. The safety completed his career with two interceptions and a team-best 16 pass breakups.
The Senior Bowl is college football's premier pre-draft event, annually featuring the nation's best senior collegiate football stars and top NFL draft prospects on teams coached by NFL coaching staffs. Senior Bowl practices and game week festivities are attended by more than 800 general managers, head coaches, assistant coaches, scouts and other front office personnel from all 32 National Football League teams, making Mobile and the Senior Bowl the week-long host to a one-of-a-kind NFL Coaches Convention. For more information on the 2011 Under Armour Senior Bowl please visit the bowl's website at www.seniorbowl.com.
Scarlet Knights in the Senior Bowl
1962 - Alex Kroll, C; Steve Simms, B
1996 - Robert Barr, OL; Bruce Presley, RB
2001 - Mike McMahon, QB
2003 - L.J. Smith, TE (DNP - Injury)
2007 - Brian Leonard, FB; Clark Harris, TE (DNP - Injury)
2010 - Devin McCourty, CB
2011 - Joe Lefeged, DB
