2011 Rutgers Football Pinstripe Bowl Guide

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SCARLET KNIGHTS CAREER NOTES • Has appeared in 36 career games with 28 career starts • Switched from QB to TE midway through preseason camp in 2009 Receiving 2009 2010 2011 Career

GP 12 12 12 36

Rec. 5 10 11 26

Yards 108 166 107 381

Avg. 21.6 16.6 9.7 14.7

KALEB JOHNSON

TD 0 1 0 1

Long 46 53 18 53

CAREER NOTES • Has appeared in 34 career games with 13 career starts • Saw time at both cornerback and wide receiver during 2009 spring drills • Recorded a 55-yard touchdown reception from QB Mohamed Sanu in the NY/NJ All-Star High School Football Classic at Rutgers Stadium in 2008 Tackles 2009 2010 2011 Career

GP 10 12 12 34

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CAREER NOTES • Offensive lineman for head coach Terry Gilliam at Edward H. White High School • Florida Times-Union Super 75 selection and rated a three-star recruit according to Rivals.com and Scout.com

BRANDON JONES Season-High 8 (11-5-11 vs. USF) 1 (twice) 1.0 (9-1-11 vs. NCCU) 1.0 (11-19-11 vs. Cincinnati)

• Earned a starting role at cornerback after going into preseason camp in a position battle with Mason Robinson • Led team and tied career-high with four tackles against NCCU (Sept. 1) • Made four stops in the 34-10 win vs. Pitt (Oct. 8) • Second career interception and blocked a late field goal attempt to protect RU’s lead in the 21-20 victory over Navy (Oct. 15) • BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 17) for his blocked FG vs. Navy • Made three tackles against West Virginia (Oct. 29) • Set a career-high in tackles with eight stops, including half a tackle-for-loss, in the 20-17 overtime win vs. USF (Nov. 5) • Recorded the first sack of his career along with a key interception late in the 20-3 win vs. Cincinnati (Nov. 19) • Stripped Bearcat quarterback Munchie Legaux of the ball on the sack for first forced fumble of career, setting up RU’s first score of the game

FF 0 0 1 1

FR 1 1 0 2

INT PBU 1 0 0 0 2 4 3 4

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• Second-year starting long snapper • Handles long snapping duties on both punts and field goals CAREER NOTES • Redshirted as a freshman and made collegiate debut vs. Norfolk State (9/2/10) • Has played in 23 straight games as the starting long snapper

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Career-High 8 (11-5-11 vs. USF) 1 (three times) 1.0 (9-1-11 vs. NCCU) 1.0 (11-19-11 vs. Cincinnati)

Sacks 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0

LS So. 6-0 210 West Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell

PATRICK KIVLEHAN

DB Jr. 6-1 186 Sicklerville, N.J./Winslow Twp. Category Tackles INTs TFLs Sacks

Ast. Total TFL 4 8 0.0 5 11 1.0 16 32 2.5 25 51 3.5

ROBERT JONES

OL Fr. 6-4 298 Jacksonville, Fla./Edward H. White • Holds top spot on the depth chart at right tackle • Earned first start of career at RT in the 38-26 win vs. Ohio (Sept. 24) • Has started 10 straight games for Rutgers

Solo 4 6 20 30

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DB Sr. 6-2 211 West Nyack, N.Y./St. Joseph’s HS Category Tackles Interceptions Fumble recoveries

Season-High 7 (11-12-11 at Army) 1 (10-15-11 vs. Navy) 1 (11-5-11 vs. USF)

Career-High 7 (11-12-11 at Army) 1 (10-15-11 vs. Navy) 1 (11-5-11 vs. USF)

• Experienced safety who adds tremendous depth to the RU secondary • Key special teams performer • Game captain for the Syracuse game (Oct. 1) • Made two tackles and forced a fumble in the 34-10 victory over Pitt (Oct. 8) • Recorded his first career INT with two stops in the 21-20 win vs. Navy (Oct. 15) • Pounced on a muffed punt by USF in the second quarter of the 20-17 overtime win over the Bulls (Nov. 5) • Career-high seven tackles in the 27-12 win at Army at Yankee Stadium (Nov. 12) CAREER NOTES • Has appeared in 42 career games • Attended the same high school as teammate Steve Beauharnais and former RU standouts and current NFL players Jason and Devin McCourty at St. Joseph’s in Montvale, N.J. • Also a standout baseball player scholastically where he was one of the state’s leaders with 13 home runs as a senior • Was an intern at MLB Network over the summer


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