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- Height:
- 6-2
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- Weight:
- 235
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- Year:
- Jr
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- Hometown:
- Allentown, Pa.
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- High School:
- Allentown Central Catholic
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- Position:
- DE
Bio
Senior defensive end who is majoring in marketing ... will compete for a starting position ... versatile player ... senior leadership will be key on a defensive line that lost several starters ... three varsity letters.
2009: started all 10 games at defensive tackle ... made 41 tackles, four-and-a-half for a loss ... also notched two-and-a-half sacks and one interception ... had a sack-and-a-half against AIC Sept. 25 ... recorded a sack one game later at Merrimack Oct. 3 ... season-high nine tackles in that game ... interception came at Pace Oct. 17.
2008: played in all 11 games ... recorded 10 tackles, ... picked up one sack, coming against Millersville Aug. 29 ... caught a pass for a two-point conversion against Carson-Newman Sept. 12 ... had season-best four tackles at AIC Sept. 20.
2007: did not see any game action.
Personal: 2007 graduate of Allentown Central Catholic High School, where he was a three-year starter and the 2006 football team defensive MVP ... team captain as a senior ... two-time second-team All-Lehigh Valley Conference, including at both TE and DE in 2006 ... 2007 Big 33 nominee ... played and served as a team captain in 2007 McDonald’s Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic ... age as of Sept. 1: 22 ... son of Joseph and Georgette Ruffino.