2016 David Bender Trophy
2016 Team Captain
2015 Team Captain
2014 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Media)
2014 Rutgers Defensive MVP
2014 Team Captain
2013 David Bender Trophy
2016 (Redshirt Senior): Started all 12 games at defensive tackle ... awarded the David Bender Trophy as the top lineman on the team at the senior banquet (12/16) ... the 13th player in school history to appear in 51 career games ... led the defensive line with 56 tackles on the season ... had 2.5 stops for loss ... assisted on six tackles in season finale at Maryland (11/26) ... totaled seven tackles in final home game against No. 9 Penn State (11/19) ... made four tackles with one for a loss at Michigan State (11/12) ... tied the game high with 10 tackles versus Indiana (11/5) ... picked up seven stops at Minnesota (10/22) ... credited with three tackles and assisted on a sack against Illinois (10/15) after switching to No. 75 to honor father ... in on two tackles versus No. 4 Michigan (10/8) ... made a solo stop for no gain at No. 2 Ohio State (10/1) ... in on two stops against Iowa (9/24) ... reached double-digit tackles for the first time with 10 versus New Mexico (9/17), including one for a two-yard loss ... assisted on a stop in the win over Howard (9/10) ... started the season opener at No. 14 Washington (9/3) and in on three tackles ... voted a captain for the third-straight season, becoming the first three-time captain in program history (8/24) ... named to the preseason watch list for the Outland Trophy (7/8) and the Bednarik Award (7/5) ... selected Preseason Third Team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports (6/15).
2015 (Senior): Missed 11 games during the season due to a lower body injury ... granted a medical redshirt ... made season debut at Penn State (9/19) after missing first two games due to injury ... voted a captain by his teammates (8/21) for the second consecutive season ... one of 25 defensive tackles nationally to earn a spot on the watch list for the Outland Trophy (7/10), which is presented annually to the nation's most outstanding interior lineman ... named a team captain for the second time ... also selected to the watch list for the Bednarik Award (7/7), which is presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year ... named Preseason Second Team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele (6/1) and Athlon Sports (6/11).
2014 (Junior): Started all 13 games at defensive tackle as an every-down lineman ... named honorable mention All-Big Ten in the media vote (12/1) and third team by Phil Steele ... led team with 11.5 tackles-for-loss ... second on the team and tied for 14th in the Big Ten with six sacks ... totaled 45 tackles overall and forced a fumble ... named Defensive MVP at the annual team banquet (12/14) ... registered a sack in the Quick Lane Bowl (12/26) win over North Carolina ... also stopped a fake field goal in the game ... tied the team lead with eight stops in win at Maryland (11/29), including a key tackle for no gain on a late third down that helped lead the final defensive stand ... registered a tackle for loss at Michigan State (11/22) ... notched a sack on four tackles in win over Indiana (11/15) ... picked up seven stops with a half sack against Wisconsin (11/1) ... notched three tackles at Nebraska (10/25) ... two stops in win over Michigan (10/4) and versus Ohio State (10/18) ... had four tackles with a sack versus Tulane (9/27) ... recorded four tackles with 1.5 for loss and one forced fumble that was recovered by RU in win at Navy (9/20) ... totaled three tackles, with 2.5 for loss, and 1.5 sacks versus Penn State (9/13) ... had two solo tackles in home opener against Howard (9/6) ... picked up a sack in the opening win at Washington State (8/28) ... entered season as starting defensive tackle ... voted a captain by his teammates (8/12) ... named Third Team Preseason All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports (6/16) and Phil Steele (6/5).
2013 (Sophomore): Played in and started 12 games on the defensive line ... named All-American Athletic Conference Third Team by Phil Steele ... finished first on the team with 11.5 tackles-for-loss and second with 4.5 sacks ... awarded the David Bender Trophy as the top defensive lineman at the team banquet ... recorded six total tackles and 1.5 TFLs against Notre Dame in the Pinstripe Bowl (12/28) ... recorded a fumble recovery on a muffed snap versus USF (12/7) in addition to a sack ... had 1.5 TFLs on four tackles at UConn (11/30) ... resumed play at UCF (11/21), picking up eight tackles with 2.5 sacks ... missed first career game against Cincinnati (11/16), snapping a streak of 21 straight ... totaled five tackles, one pass break-up and one hurry versus Temple (11/2) ... collected first career sack on an intentional grounding call against Houston (10/26) ... made two tackles at Louisville (10/10) ... picked up three tackles, two quarterback hurries and forced a fumble in the end zone that led to a defensive touchdown at SMU (10/5) ... assisted on four tackles (one TFL) versus Arkansas (9/21) ... had five tackles and broke up two passes in the win over Eastern Michigan (9/14) ... recorded four tackles, including 1.5 for loss, in win over Norfolk State (9/7) ... made five tackles in first career start at Fresno State (8/29) ... named to Preseason All-American Athletic Conference Second Team by Phil Steele and Athlon Sports ... saw action in the spring at both defensive tackle and defensive end.
2012 (Freshman): Played in 12 contests ... one of three true freshmen to see playing time in the season-opening 24-12 win at Tulane (9/1) ... four tackles in the 26-0 win vs. Howard (9/8) for the first stops of his career ... three tackles, one for a loss, in the 35-10 victory at Temple (10/20) ... five tackles in the Kent State game (10/27) ... three tackles in the 28-7 win vs. Army (11/10) ... recorded two tackles, including 0.5 tackles-for-loss, in the 10-3 victory at Cincinnati (11/17) ... named to Preseason All-Big East Third Team by Phil Steele.
Prior to Rutgers: Three-year letterwinner for head coach Greg Toal at Don Bosco Prep ... key member of a Don Bosco team that won its 46th consecutive game and sixth consecutive Non-Public, Group IV title with a 42-14 victory over archrival Bergen Catholic at MetLife Stadium ... guided an Ironmen squad to a 11-0 record as a senior, earning a No. 1 national ranking in several polls, including USA Today ... highly-decorated player who was Rivals National Defensive Player of the Year ... USA Today All-America First Team selection on defense ... U.S. Army All-American Bowl selection ... five-star recruit according to Rivals and Scout ... listed as the No. 11 overall player in the nation and the No. 2 defensive end in the country by Rivals ... rated the No. 6 defensive end nationally by Scout ... rated by most recruiting services as the top player in the Garden State ... second-straight year that the top New Jersey prospect signed with Rutgers (Savon Huggins in 2011) ... finished senior season with 72 tackles, 21 sacks and an interception ... four sacks in the state championship victory ... SI.com All-America First Team selection on defense ... New Jersey defensive player of the year as a senior by the Star-Ledger ... ESPNU Top 150 recruit ... MSG Varsity All-Metro First Team selection ... SuperPrep All-American ... rated the No. 3 defensive lineman in the nation by SuperPrep ... one of two Ironmen to sign with the Scarlet Knights (Leonte Carroo) in 2012.
Personal: Father, Keith, spent his entire 12-year career in the NFL with the New York Giants ... a labor studies and employment relations major.
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