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Jersey Number 98
Andre Neblett
- Position:
- DT
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 285
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Rahway, N.J.
- High School:
- Rahway
Bio
Team captain … wore jersey #2 this fall after wearing #98 for three seasons … four-year starter on defense.
Honors: 2009 first-team All-MAC, the only three-time All-MAC honoree in school history … named first-team All-MAC by Phil Steele … team’s 2009 Defensive MVP … 2009 Captains’ Award … named the coaches’ defensive player of the week following the Akron game (Nov. 14, 2009) … a 2009 Midseason first-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … … Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Rotary Lombardi Award candidate ... preseason first-team All-MAC?selection by Athlon ... also a preseason first-team All-MAC?pick by Phil Steele’s College Football, the Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook, and MAC?Report Online ... second-team All-MAC?in 2008 ... one of 88 football players named to the Football Writers Association of America’s watch list for the 2008 Bronko Nagurski Trophy ... named to the 2007 second-team All-MAC ... shared the team’s most improved defensive player award with CB Anthony Ferla at the conclusion of 2007 spring drills.
2009: Team captain … started all 13 games at nose tackle … one of just nine players to start every game … played in EVERY game of his collegiate career … also played on the opponent field goal unit … finished the season with 43 tackles, 9.5 TFL, four break-ups, a sack, and an interception … had four tackles, including a TFL, against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl … made three solo tackles, all for loss, and a sack at Ohio … had two solo tackles and a TFL in the win over Kent State … made four tackles and a break-up in the win at Akron en route to the coaches’ player of the game honors … had a solo stop in the win over Miami … made 11 tackles, including a career-high eight assists, in the win at Navy … had four tackles, a fumble recovery, and a hurry in the win at Toledo … made four solo stops, including a TFL, in the win over Army … had two solo tackles, two break-ups, and forced fumble in the win over Ball State … made four stops, including a TFL, and had a break-up in the win at Eastern Michigan … made two solo stops and his first career interception return for 33 yards in the win over Buffalo … had two tackles against Villanova ... lettered.
2008: Played in all 12 games with 11 starts at nose tackle ... also saw action on the field goal defense unit ... finished the season with 36 tackles, 7.5 for a loss, two forced fumbles, a recovery, a sack, and a hurry ... had six tackles, including one for a loss, at Army ... against Connecticut, had two tackles ... had five tackles, a TFL, a sack, and a forced fumble at Buffalo ... had seven tackles and a forced fumble at No. 16/15 Penn State ... named a game captain for the Western Michigan game ... had two tackles against the Broncos ... had three solo takedowns in the win at Miami ... named a game captain for the Central Michigan game ... returned a fumble six yards against the Chippewas ... in the win over Ohio, had three tackles, one for a loss ... had four tackles, including three solos, at Navy ... lettered.
2007: Started all 12 games at nose tackle ... one of just seven Owls to start every game ... had five tackles in season opener with Navy ... had a career-high two sacks at Connecticut en route to being named the coaches[apos] defensive player of the game ... made six tackles at BGSU ... named the coaches[apos] defensive player of the game again at Ohio following a 12-yard sack ... named the coaches[apos] defensive player of the game for the third time against No. 25 Penn State ... had three tackles, including a sack for a loss of eight yards ... recovered the first fumble of his career and had four tackles against the Nittany Lions ... lettered.
2006: Played in all 12 games with nine starts as a true freshman ... started at DT versus Minnesota, WMU, Vanderbilt, Kent State, Clemson, NIU, BGSU, CMU and Penn State ... one of 22 true freshmen to see action and one of 10 to start ... made 18 tackles (five solo), two TFLs, one FF, one QBH and two PBUs ... had a season-high four tackles (one solo) and both a PBU and FF versus BGSU ... lettered.
High?School: A 2006 graduate of Rahway (N.J.) HS ... Newark Star-Ledger first-team All-State, first-team All-Group II, and first-team All-Union selection at LB ... third-team All-State choice by the Associated Press ... Rivals postseason New Jersey Top 50 selection ... two-year team captain and four-year letterman, playing FB and LB under head coach and former Temple DB Gary Mobley (1987-90) ... The Ledger[apos]s 2005 Union County Player of the Year ... made 122 tackles, five sacks, two INTs and forced six fumbles on defense in 2005, while also rushing for 674 yards and 13 TDs on 87 carries ... selected for the North-South All-Star Game ... made 217 career tackles, seven forced fumbles, four INTs and 10 sacks on defense, while rushing for 1,255 career yards and 10 TDs on offense with 23 receptions for 278 yards and a score ... four-time All-County and All-Conference performer, earning preseason All-Area accolades twice ... also captain of the school[apos]s wrestling and track and field teams ... Region III champion and placed sixth in the state in the heavyweight class as a junior.
Personal: Born June 7, 1988 ... parents are Stephan Neblett and Tronia Dorsey ... coached for Rahway Pop Warner Football ... volunteered in the town community center as a youth mentor ... criminal justice major.
Honors: 2009 first-team All-MAC, the only three-time All-MAC honoree in school history … named first-team All-MAC by Phil Steele … team’s 2009 Defensive MVP … 2009 Captains’ Award … named the coaches’ defensive player of the week following the Akron game (Nov. 14, 2009) … a 2009 Midseason first-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … … Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Rotary Lombardi Award candidate ... preseason first-team All-MAC?selection by Athlon ... also a preseason first-team All-MAC?pick by Phil Steele’s College Football, the Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook, and MAC?Report Online ... second-team All-MAC?in 2008 ... one of 88 football players named to the Football Writers Association of America’s watch list for the 2008 Bronko Nagurski Trophy ... named to the 2007 second-team All-MAC ... shared the team’s most improved defensive player award with CB Anthony Ferla at the conclusion of 2007 spring drills.
2009: Team captain … started all 13 games at nose tackle … one of just nine players to start every game … played in EVERY game of his collegiate career … also played on the opponent field goal unit … finished the season with 43 tackles, 9.5 TFL, four break-ups, a sack, and an interception … had four tackles, including a TFL, against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl … made three solo tackles, all for loss, and a sack at Ohio … had two solo tackles and a TFL in the win over Kent State … made four tackles and a break-up in the win at Akron en route to the coaches’ player of the game honors … had a solo stop in the win over Miami … made 11 tackles, including a career-high eight assists, in the win at Navy … had four tackles, a fumble recovery, and a hurry in the win at Toledo … made four solo stops, including a TFL, in the win over Army … had two solo tackles, two break-ups, and forced fumble in the win over Ball State … made four stops, including a TFL, and had a break-up in the win at Eastern Michigan … made two solo stops and his first career interception return for 33 yards in the win over Buffalo … had two tackles against Villanova ... lettered.
2008: Played in all 12 games with 11 starts at nose tackle ... also saw action on the field goal defense unit ... finished the season with 36 tackles, 7.5 for a loss, two forced fumbles, a recovery, a sack, and a hurry ... had six tackles, including one for a loss, at Army ... against Connecticut, had two tackles ... had five tackles, a TFL, a sack, and a forced fumble at Buffalo ... had seven tackles and a forced fumble at No. 16/15 Penn State ... named a game captain for the Western Michigan game ... had two tackles against the Broncos ... had three solo takedowns in the win at Miami ... named a game captain for the Central Michigan game ... returned a fumble six yards against the Chippewas ... in the win over Ohio, had three tackles, one for a loss ... had four tackles, including three solos, at Navy ... lettered.
2007: Started all 12 games at nose tackle ... one of just seven Owls to start every game ... had five tackles in season opener with Navy ... had a career-high two sacks at Connecticut en route to being named the coaches[apos] defensive player of the game ... made six tackles at BGSU ... named the coaches[apos] defensive player of the game again at Ohio following a 12-yard sack ... named the coaches[apos] defensive player of the game for the third time against No. 25 Penn State ... had three tackles, including a sack for a loss of eight yards ... recovered the first fumble of his career and had four tackles against the Nittany Lions ... lettered.
2006: Played in all 12 games with nine starts as a true freshman ... started at DT versus Minnesota, WMU, Vanderbilt, Kent State, Clemson, NIU, BGSU, CMU and Penn State ... one of 22 true freshmen to see action and one of 10 to start ... made 18 tackles (five solo), two TFLs, one FF, one QBH and two PBUs ... had a season-high four tackles (one solo) and both a PBU and FF versus BGSU ... lettered.
High?School: A 2006 graduate of Rahway (N.J.) HS ... Newark Star-Ledger first-team All-State, first-team All-Group II, and first-team All-Union selection at LB ... third-team All-State choice by the Associated Press ... Rivals postseason New Jersey Top 50 selection ... two-year team captain and four-year letterman, playing FB and LB under head coach and former Temple DB Gary Mobley (1987-90) ... The Ledger[apos]s 2005 Union County Player of the Year ... made 122 tackles, five sacks, two INTs and forced six fumbles on defense in 2005, while also rushing for 674 yards and 13 TDs on 87 carries ... selected for the North-South All-Star Game ... made 217 career tackles, seven forced fumbles, four INTs and 10 sacks on defense, while rushing for 1,255 career yards and 10 TDs on offense with 23 receptions for 278 yards and a score ... four-time All-County and All-Conference performer, earning preseason All-Area accolades twice ... also captain of the school[apos]s wrestling and track and field teams ... Region III champion and placed sixth in the state in the heavyweight class as a junior.
Personal: Born June 7, 1988 ... parents are Stephan Neblett and Tronia Dorsey ... coached for Rahway Pop Warner Football ... volunteered in the town community center as a youth mentor ... criminal justice major.
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