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Joins Joe Massey to form one of the Patriot League’s top pass rush tandems … expected to start at outside linebacker for the second straight year … aggressive rusher who also plays the run well … 16 career sacks ranks tied for sixth on Bucknell’s all-time list … enters the season two sacks behind Massey and 9.5 off the all-time Bison record, held by Dave Hibbard (1978-80) and Ed Burman (1993-95) … All-Patriot League candidate … 2001 (Junior): Ranked seventh on the team with 34 tackles, nearly a third of which came behind the line of scrimmage … finished with six sacks to rank eighth in the Patriot League … recovered two fumbles … recorded first career interception in the Lafayette game … started last seven games of the season, with first career start coming against Towson … named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Week after Bucknell’s 17-16 win over Lafayette … had five tackles (four solo) and a sack in addition to the pickoff … logged career-high eight hits against Lehigh … 2000 (Sophomore): Played in all 11 games as a backup for the varsity and recorded 12 tackles ... eight of his 12 hits came behind the line of scrimmage (-26 yds), including a pair of sacks (-12 yds) ... also recovered two fumbles and broke up two passes ... was named a Lewisburg Touchdown Club Co-Defensive Player of the Week after making six tackles, all of which were for a loss (-23 yds), and a pair of sacks in win over Lafayette (10/14) ... 1999 (Freshman): Saw action at linebacker in eight games for the varsity squad ... finished second on the team with eight sacks (-44 yds) ... also had four quarterback hurries, forced a fumble, and posted a pair of pass breakups ... was selected as the Patriot League’s Rookie of the Week after recording four tackles, one and a half sacks and a pass breakup in BU’s 38-28 win over Delaware State (9/25/99) ... was also selected as the Lewisburg Touchdown Club’s Defensive Player of the Week for that performance ... MOUNT ST. MICHAEL HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football and track & field ... earned all-league and all-city honors following his senior season in which he recorded 12 sacks ... selected to play in the Boomer Esiason All-Stxar Game ... helped lead Mount St. Michael to a 12-0 record and Long Island and New York City Catholic League titles his junior season ... PERSONAL: Born October 20, 1981 ... son of Evelyn and Juan Morales of the Bronx, N.Y. ... majoring in accounting.
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