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Among the elite defensive players in the Patriot League and Division I-AA … 2002 Patriot League Preseason Defensive Player of the Year … reigning AFCA First Team All-American, First Team All-Patriot Leaguer and team MVP … fourth Bison defensive player in six years to earn All-America honors … bullish nose guard who is able to get tremendous penetration off the snap … often ties up multiple blockers, allowing teammates to sweep in for tackles … entering fourth straight season as a starter … 2001 (Junior): Enjoyed another banner year, leading Bucknell’s nationally ranked defense … earned First Team All-Patriot League, First Team All-East and First Team All-America honors for the first time in his career … following the season was honored with the Lewisburg Touchdown Club Award as the team’s most valuable player … totaled 42 tackles in 10 games, 16 of which came in the opposing backfield … led Bison in TFLs and ranked third with five sacks … had season-high nine tackles in win over Holy Cross … logged two sacks each against Holy Cross and Columbia … came up with a huge sack in overtime against Columbia, forcing the Lions to settle for a long tying field goal try, which they missed … finished with six tackles for loss against Columbia … named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week following the Holy Cross game … named Diversified Information Technologies Player of the Game following the St. Mary’s game and Lewisburg Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Week after wins over St. Mary’s and Holy Cross … 2000 (Sophomore):All-Patriot League Second Team selection ... played in and started nine games ... missed the Duquesne and Georgetown games with turf toe ... made 30 tackles, 13 of which were unassisted, and had three sacks (-22) ... also recorded six tackles behind the line of scrimmage (-27) ... had one interception and a pair of pass breakups ... named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Week following the Lehigh game ... 1999 (Freshman): Made immediate impact in the middle of the Bison defensive line, starting the first six games at nose guard before injuring his ankle at Columbia ... returned to action against Lehigh and was back in the starting lineup for the season finale at Fordham ... registered 20 tackles (five solo), including two for a loss ... TROY HIGH SCHOOL: First team all-state selection as a senior ... Big 10 Conference’s Co-Player of the Year ... helped lead his team to 12-1 records in both his junior and senior seasons, and conference and state titles in 1998 ... recorded 88 tackles and eight sacks his final season, and was selected to play in the Governor’s Bowl, which pits the top scholastic players from New York and New Jersey against one another ... PERSONAL: Born February 4, 1981 ... son of Donna and Dave Lord of Troy, N.Y. ... majoring in electrical engineering ... former member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
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