Villanova: Will serve as a team tri-captain in 2012 ... Named preseason first-team All-CAA ... Intelligent player with good football instincts ... Missed spring ball due to an achilles injury.

2011: Named first team All-CAA ... Earned a spot on the CAA All-Academic Team ... Started all 11 games at center.

2010: Named third team All-CAA ... Started all 14 games at center.

2009: Played in 12 games with nine starts ... Started three of the four NCAA playoff games.

Neshaminy High School: Three-year letterwinner ... Earned Class 4A All-State honors and was a first team defensive lineman ... Selected to Big 33 team ... Played in the New Jersey vs. Northeast All-Star Classic ... A first team selection by the Pennsylvania Football News and by EasternPA.com ... First team All-Southeast Pennsylvania ... First team all-league on both offense and defense ... Two-time first team selection by the Trentonian and the Bucks County Courier ... Team co-captain ... Chosen as team's Most Valuable Defensive Player and was voted Mr. Redskin 2008 ... Team won Suburban One League national championship in 2008 ... Honors student.

Personal: Communications major ... Born 6/29/90 in Philadelphia ... Younger of two sons of Ron Shirey and Ronnie Strong ... Has an older brother, Nick (24).