2010 All-Northeast Conference First Team

2010 Capital One District II Academic All-America Team

2010 Capital One Academic All-America Second Team

2010 Northeast Conference Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Worth Noting

● One of three returning starters on defense entering 2011 campaign

● Recipient of a pair of varsity letters

● Owns the ability to anchor the Robert Morris defensive line

● Agile student-athlete that can rush the passer and thwart opposing running games

● Has appeared in 20 career games, including 13 starts

● Enters 2011 campaign owning streak of 11 consecutive starting assignments

● RMU’s active leader in career tackles (77) and sacks (8.5)

● Two-time member of the Northeast Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll

2010 Highlights (Sophomore)

● Started each of RMU’s 11 games at left end

● Tied for fifth for the Colonials with 49 tackles

● Paced Robert Morris in sacks (5.5) and quarterback hurries (9)

● Named to the 2010 All-Northeast Conference First Team

● Recorded on pass breakup, forced a fumble and recovered one fumble

● Compiled at least four tackles in nine of RMU’s 11 games

● Finished with four tackles, including a sack, in a 35-31 win @ Sacred Heart (9/11)

● Recovered a fumble and posted five tackles in a 30-23 victory over No. 14 Liberty (9/18)

● Established a career-high with seven tackles in a 30-9 win @ Wagner (9/25)

● Forced a fumble and recorded a sack in the win over the Seahawks

● In a 35-14 victory @ Saint Francis (10/2) finished with five tackles and two quarterback hurries

● Compiled six tackles in a 17-16 win over Monmouth (10/9)

● Posted two stops, including a sack, and two quarterback hurries in a 38-0 victory over Albany (10/16)

● Among his four tackles in a 34-11 victory over Duquesne (10/30) was a seven-yard sack

● Recorded six takedowns in a 42-24 win over Central Connecticut State (11/6), including one and-a-half sacks

● Finished with five tackles and three quarterback hurries @ No. 25 North Dakota State (11/27) in the NCAA FCS Playoffs

2009 Highlights (Freshman)

● Appeared in nine games, including two starting assignments at left end

● One of eight Colonials to start on the defensive line throughout the year

● Finished with 28 tackles, including 10 solo stops

● Posted four and-a-half tackles for losses that totaled 24 yards

● Tied for third for Robert Morris in sacks with three

● Recorded one pass breakup

● Tallied four tackles and a pass breakup @ Central Connecticut State (10/10)

● In his first collegiate start finished with three stops in a 28-0 win over Saint Francis (10/17)

● Compiled six tackles, including a sack, in a 9-7 victory over Sacred Heart (10/31)

● Posted four tackles in a 37-10 win over Wagner (11/14)

● In a 23-9 victory @ Monmouth (11/21) finished with two solo stops, including a sack

High School Highlights

● Three-year letterwinner and two-year starter for head coach Scott Heinauer at Mars Area

● Recorded 95 tackles as a senior in 2008, including eight sacks

● Named the 2008 Mars Area Defensive MVP

● Earned all-conference honors on both the offensive and defensive lines

● Selected to play in the Pittsburgh North-South All-Star Game

● Selected to play in the Pennsylvania East-West All-Star Game

Personal

● Born Jan. 3, 1991

● Son of David and Leslie Nearhoof

● Has two brothers, Ryan and Owen

● Older brother, Ryan, played linebacker at RMU from 2007 to 2010

● Major is biology