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Won the starting job at defensive end as a freshman and showed plenty of promise as a rookie ... led the team in sacks last season and showed signs of becoming a star ... has outstanding size and speed ... tenacious in pursuit ... once again projected to be a starter on the defensive line ... 2006 (Freshman): One of two rookies to start every game on defense ... finished with 37 tackles (19 solo), including a team-high four sacks and seven tackles for loss ... ranked fifth in the Patriot League in sacks ... also intercepted a pass and batted down two others ... recovered one fumble ... season-high seven tackles at Lehigh ... had five solo stops and six total tackles against Colgate ... pickoff came at Holy Cross ... logged two sacks each against Marist and Colgate ... won the team's George Rieu Award as the most outstanding defensive lineman ... earned Lewisburg Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Week honors after the Marist and Colgate games ... STATE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three times in football and twice in baseball ... captained State College football team under head coach Albert Wolski ... Associated Press All-State defensive end ... played in East-West All-Star Game ... all-conference selection ... member of Central Pennsylvania chapter of National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame ... PERSONAL: Full name is Joshua Timothy Eden ... born Oct. 30, 1987 in Brigham City, Utah ... son of Timothy and Kris Eden ... has three sisters, Erin, Abbie and Emilee ... majoring in accounting. EDEN'S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS Year G/GS UT AT TT QBS TFL INT FF FR 2006 11/11 19 18 37 4-17 7-22 1-12 0 1 Totals 11/11 19 18 37 4-17 7-22 1-12 0 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||