Player Bio: Joel Hoffer - BUCKNELL OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Joel Hoffer

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Schaeffertown, Pa.
	High School: Eastern Lebanon

	Height / Weight: 6-2 / 255
	Position: Offensive Line

Probable starter at center in 2006 ... listed No. 1 on the preseason depth chart ... has been in and out of the starting lineup over the last two years ... has outstanding strength and agility ... 2005 (Junior): Appeared in six games, starting three against Georgetown, Cornell and Colgate ... 2004 (Sophomore): Saw first taste of game action at the college level ... made varsity debut in week 2 against Cornell and started the following week against Columbia when regular center Stephen Watts went down with a knee injury ... performed well enough to keep his position as Watts moved to tackle when he became healthy ... made a big play in Bucknell's win at Holy Cross, falling on a teammate's fumble near the Crusaders' goal line, keeping a scoring drive alive ... 2003 (Freshman): Suffered knee injury early in the season and did not appear in a game ... EASTERN LEBANON HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year varsity letterman ... team captain ... First Team All-Lebanon County and First Team All-LL League Section III ... named offensive lineman of the year in the league ... listed as one of the top 100 players in mid-Pennsylvania ... starter in tri-county (Lebanon, Lancaster, Berks) all-star game ... also played defensive end and was a second-team all-league pick at that position ... named to state all-academic team ... played for head coach Mark Evans ... team captured Section III title and was District III runner-up in 2000 ... PERSONAL: Full name is Joel Scott Hoffer ... son of Jed and Kim Hoffer ... born July 4, 1984 in Lebanon, Pa. ... majoring in accounting ... member of Dean's List and Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.