Brian Hulea
Brian Hulea

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Canfield, Ohio

High School:
Canfield

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 235

Position:
LB

Birthdate:
12/08/1982

VILLANOVA: All-Conference Candidate; Tri-captain; Named preseason first team All-Atlantic 10; Named pre-season Honorable Mention All-American by the Sports Network; Physical performer with good tackling skills; Needs 104 tackles to become the third player in Villanova history to record 400 career tackles.

2004: Led team with a team-high 85 tackles to go with eight tackles for loss, two sacks, one interception, one fumble recovery and a forced fumble; Made a game-high 11 tackles in the season opener versus Bucknell; Recorded 10 tackles, one interception, one sack, one tackle for loss and a pass break-up versus Lehigh; Tallied eight tackles and a forced fumble versus James Madison; Posted five solo tackles and two tackles for loss at Penn; Registered five solo tackles, two assisted stops, one tackle for loss and a pass break-up versus New Hampshire; Totaled three tackles, a tackle for loss and a sack at Northeastern; Credited with 11 tackles and a tackle for loss versus Richmond; Made three tackles and a tackle for loss versus Towson; Recorded nine tackles, a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery at Rhode Island; Tallied two solo stops and eight assisted tackles at William & Mary; Had eight tackles and a pass break-up at Delaware.

2003:Earned first team All-Atlantic 10 honors; Led all of I-AA football in solo tackles with 99; Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team; Started all 11 games and recorded a team-high 141 tackles (99 solo/42 assisted), 4.5 sacks, two sacks, two fumble recoveries, five quarterback hurries and two pass break-ups; Tallied 12.5 tackles in season opener versus Hampton; Had 15 tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery versus Temple; Registered 10 tackles and a tackle for loss at New Hampshire; Amassed four solo tackles versus Northeastern; Totaled four solo stops and a pass break-up against James Madison; Credited with 18 total tackles, including 12 solos at Rhode Island; Made two solo tackles and three assisted stops versus UMass; Recorded 18 total stops at Richmond; Registered eight tackles, a pass break-up and a tackle for loss at Hofstra; Tallied 12 tackles and a quarterback sack at Maine; Totaled 15 total tackles in season finale at Delaware.

2002: Played in 11 games and tallied 70 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, four sacks, two pass break-ups, two quarterback hurries and an interceptions; Missed the Delaware game and all three playoff games due to mononucleosis; Made three tackles and a tackle for loss versus Rutgers; Had a team-high right tackles at Colgate; Credited with eight tackles and a forced fumble versus Maine; Tallied six tackles, a sack and a tackle for loss versus New Hampshire; Recorded eight solo stops and a tackle for loss at JMU; Made five unassisted tackles, two assisted stops and an interception versus Hofstra; Registered nine total stops, two sacks and a tackle for loss against Penn; Amassed seven solo stops, two assisted tackles and a sack at UMass; Made 10 tackles and two tackles for loss versus William & Mary; Totaled seven solo tackles and a tackle for loss at Northeastern.

2001: Redshirted.

CANFIELD HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time League Defensive Player of the Year; NEO District Defensive Player of the Year; First Team All-Ohio; All-time leader for tackles in a career, tackles in a season and tackles in a game; First Team All-League in basketball; Second Team All-District in basketball; Honorable Mention All-Ohio for basketball; Fifth all-time leading rebounder at Canfield.

PERSONAL: Education major; One of three children of Nick and Nancy Hulea; Father played football at Heidelberg (Ohio) College; Grandfater, Nick Hulea Sr., played football at Youngstown State University; Born 12/8/82 in Canton, Ohio.

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