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Villanova: Expected to be a starter at linebacker; Fierce hitter with good tackling skills; Will be looked upon to be a playmaker for the Villanova defense.
2008: Garnered second team All-CAA accolades; Played in all 13 games and had 70 total tackles (41 solo/29 assisted), 7.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one interception and one pass break-up; Tallied two tackles at West Virginia; Recorded three solo tackles and one pass break-up versus Lehigh; Made first career start at Penn and registered a career-high 10 tackles, including one tackle for loss; Credited with four total tackles versus Richmond; Made two solo tackles and three assisted stops and had a forced fumble at William & Mary; Posted four solo stops, one assisted tackle and a tackle for loss versus Rhode Island; Had four total tackles and a tackle for loss against James Madison; Registered eight tackles and made his first career interception at Northeastern; Had seven solo tackles and a tackle for loss against New Hampshire; Made five total tackles and a tackle for loss versus Towson; Tallied five total stops at Delaware; Totaled five tackles and a 49-yard fumble recovery versus Colgate in first round of NCAA playoffs; Posted four solo tackles and three assisted stops for seven total tackles against JMU in secnd round of NCAA playoffs.
2007: Played in nine games and recorded 21 tackles, five tackles for loss, three quarterback sacks (tied for third on team), one forced fumble and one pass break-up; Made one solo tackle versus Maine; Credited with two tackles and one pass break-up versus Penn; Had three assisted stops at JMU; Tallied two solo tackles, one sack, one tackle for loss and one forced fumble against William & Mary; Registered three solo stops, three tackles for loss and one sack versus Massachusetts; Totaled two solo tackles against Hofstra; Recorded two solo stops and three assisted tackles at Richmond; Posted three solo tackles, one quarterback sack and one tackle for loss versus Delaware.
Henninger High School: Three-time first team All-CNY; Three-time All-League performer; First team All-State selection; Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Game; Five-time Merit Roll honoree.
Personal: Geography major; Born 6/4/88 in Syracuse, N.Y.; One of five children of Ralph and Brenda Kirkland.
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