Starting defensive end ... Played in all 13 games with 12 official starts ... Named second-team All-Big Ten by conference media ... Ranks fifth all-time at NU in career sacks (16.0) and ninth in TFL's (31.0) ... 15.5 TFL's in 2010 ranks as the ninth-best single-season total in NU history ... Third in the Big Ten and tied for 39th nationally with 1.19 TFL's per game ... Tied for second in conference and 64th nationally with eight sacks ... Team-best two forced fumbles ... Named to Phil Steele's second-team Midseason and Postseason All-Big Ten squad ...
The Seahawks will do anything they can to get Manning or Flynn,because they have a great need at quarterback.
In his first season as a starter ... first career interception and first career double-digit tackle game (10) against Utah State ... had back-to-back games with interceptions with a pick against Florida State ... career high 11 tackles against Air Force ... did not suit up against Texas after incurring an injury vs. Cincinnati ... returned to starting position vs. Iowa State and had three tackles ... first career sack and broke up a career-high three passes against Colorado ... had career-high two interceptions against Texas A&M ...
Two-year letterwinner has played in 26 career games, including 24 starts at defensive tackle . . . powerful player has 17.0 tackles for loss (76 yards) and 8.5 sacks (50 yards) . . . has 77 total tackles (33 solo, 44 assists) . . . has impressed the coaching staff with his quickness and athleticism . . . described by Spartan defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi as "a big, explosive athlete, who has the ability to make plays in the offensive backfield."