36 posluszny david
Aliquippa, Pa. (Hopewell) Birthdate: 9-21-89
Inside Linebacker
JR
6-0
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2009 (SOPHOMORE): Linebacker appeared in 10 games for Irish, mostly seeing specialteams action … totaled three tackles including two solo stops … recorded first career tackle against Purdue … had first career multi-tackle game, notching one solo and one assist against Washington State … logged 6:16 of playing time as reserve linebacker and made 89 special-teams appearances. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action as a rookie.
Posluszny’s CAREER STATISTICS
ragone’s CAREER STATISTICS
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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected for U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio but did not play ... sat out his senior year recovering from an offseason knee injury ... ... rated the No. 3 tight end in the country, third-best player in New Jersey and 83rd-best prospect in the nation by Rivals.com ... named the No. 2 tight end in the nation and 33rd-best prospect by CSTV/Tom Lemming ... also the top heavyweight wrestler in the East ... won the 2005 Beast of the East wrestling tournament competing as a heavyweight ... rated the 55th-best prospect in the nation and No. 2 tight end in this year’s class on the ESPN 150 list ... listed as one of six tight ends on the National 100 list by Fort Worth Star-Telegram ... named to the Scout.com National 100 list where he was ranked as the second-best tight end in the nation, the fourthbest player in New Jersey and the No. 56 prospect in the country ... selected a second-team All-American by Scout.com ... rated 36th-best prospect nationally – and No. 2 among tight ends, ninth in the East – on preseason basis for 2006 by The Sporting News SchoolSports ... one of top five tight ends nationally on 2006 preseason basis by CBS Sportsline.com College Football Preview ... named first-team all-South Jersey by the Philadelphia Inquirer as a junior after catching 35 passes for 720 yards and nine touchdowns ... six of his TD receptions went for 60 yards or longer, and he also scored on an 80-yard kickoff return ... played for coach Ricky Brown at Camden Catholic ... his father, Michael, played football at Temple University ... born Feb. 18, 1988 ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, majoring in sociology. Receiving Year G-S Rec Yds Avg TD 2007 11-0 1 7 7.0 0 2008 Did Not Play 2009 12-6 6 60 10.0 0 Total 23-6 7 67 9.6 0
‘10 PLAYERS
Tackles Year G-S TT UT TFL Scks 2008 Did Not Play 2009 10-0 3 2 0.0-0 0.0-0
2007 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in 11 games as a freshman on special teams and as a reserve tight end (did not play vs. Georgia Tech) ... played in every game except for season opener vs. Georgia Tech ... made 113 special teams appearances and recorded six tackles on the unit ... registered the first catch of his career for seven yards vs. Navy ... logged 13:34 of playing time.
‘10 COACHES
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named second-team Pennsylvania all-state by the Associated Press for Class AAA in 2007 ... ranked by Rivals.com as the 22nd-best player in Pennsylvania and the 34th-best outside linebacker in the nation ... rated by Scout.com as the 30th-best weakside linebacker in the country and the 36th-best prospect from Pennsylvania ... named to the Pennsylvania preseason all-state football team in 2007 by SPORTSfever Magazine ... received honorable mention accolades on the 2007 all-WesternPAFootball.net big school team (Class AAA-Class AAAA) ... received United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award ... totaled 38 tackles and one sack as a senior ... missed the final eight games of his junior season with a shoulder injury and missed three games during his senior campaign because of a concussion ... older brother Paul was an all-American at Penn State and now plays for the Buffalo Bills ... older brother Stan played baseball at West Virginia ... played for coach Dave Vestal at Hopewell ... became first Hopewell player to letter all four years in football ... besides his brother, Paul, another Hopewell product to reach the NFL is Tony Dorsett ... born Sept. 21, 1989 ... son of Paul and Jacqueline Posluszny ... one of five children ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business.
2008 (SOPHOMORE): Did not see any game action ... missed the entire season after undergoing surgery to repair torn ACL following training camp practices.
‘10 OUTLOOK
CAREER: Solid special-teams performer for Irish in 2009 will look to challenge for playing time at inside linebacker this spring … did not play as freshman and appeared in 10 contests during sophomore season … played primarily on special teams but earned some snaps as reserve linebacker.
2009 (JUNIOR): Saw action in all 12 games at tight end after returning from season-ending injury in 2008 … started in seven contests (did not start against Michigan, Michigan State, USC, Boston College, Navy) … started as primary tight end in final three games and started as second tight end against Nevada, Purdue, Washington and Washington State … ended season with six catches for 60 yards … made first career start against Nevada in the season opener … hauled in first catch of year against Washington State, good for six yards … made incredible hustle play against Cougars to deny them of two points as he chased down Washington State player attempting to return a blocked extra-point attempt … set career high in receiving yards (33 yards on two receptions) against Navy, including career-best 30-yard reception … set career high in receptions against Connecticut, hauling in three passes for 21 yards … totaled 158:45 of playing time and made 101 special-teams appearances.
NOTRE DAME
games in his career and started seven games … totaled seven receptions for 67 yards and has made 214 special-teams appearances for Irish … missed sophomore season while recovering from knee injury suffered during training camp … enters spring camp ready to compete with Rudolph for starting tight end spot.
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83 ragone mike
Camden, N.J. (Camden Catholic) Birthdate: 2-18-88
SR
6-4
‘09 REVIEW
Tight End
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CAREER: Talented tight end helps to form one of best tight end combinations in college football when combined with Kyle Rudolph … good hands and good speed have helped him as tight end as well as make him valuable contributor on special teams … appeared in 23
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