Rank:

63

Round Drafted:

59

College:

Notre Dame

Started 11 games … suffered a knee injury against Northwestern (Nov. 15) that sidelined him vs. Louisville (Nov. 22) and USC (Nov. 29) … named a season-long captain at the end of fall camp … registered 40 tackles, 24 solo stops, seven and a half tackles for loss, one sack, nine quarterback hurries, two passes defended, two pass breakups and two fumble recoveries … ranked second on the team in quarterback hurries and tied for second in tackles for loss … second among all Irish defensive linemen in tackles … started in the season-opening victory over Rice (Aug. 30) … registered six tackles, two solo stops and one tackle for loss against the Owls … dominated the Michigan front in the 31-0 victory over the Wolverines (Sept. 6) … recorded five tackles, including a half tackle for loss, and four quarterback hurries vs. Michigan … picked up three tackles, one quarterback hurry, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery in the 30-14 victory over the Boilermakers (Sept. 13) … the fumble recovery was the first of his career and stopped a Purdue drive that had moved into the Irish red zone.