Sean Cwynar Class: Sophomore Hometown: McHenry, IL High School: Marian Central Catholic Height / Weight: 6-4 / 283 Position: Defensive Tackle Birthdate: 11/15/1989

CAREER:One of four freshman defensive linemen that preserved a year of athletic eligibility by not participating in 2008 ... spent first year learning to play defensive end in a 3-4 scheme and now will learn to play defensive tackle in 4-3 defense.

2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Picked to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, becoming the first player from his area to be selected for the prestigious game ... named to the Detroit Free Press' Best in the Midwest Top 20 team as the 18th-best player ... rated the 89th-best player in the nation by Tom Lemming ... Rivals.com ranked him the 12th-best defensive tackle in the country and the fourth-best player in Illinois (two of three players ahead of him were future teammates Steve Filer and Darius Fleming) ... chosen for the Rivals 250 by Rivals.com recognizing him as one of the top 250 players in the country ... Scout.com labeled him the fourth-best player in Illinois and the 14th-best defensive tackle ... led Marian Central to state finals as a junior and semi-finals as a senior ... high school team had nickname "The 300 Spartans" because they played with only 23 players on the roster ... two-time defensive lineman of the year in the Suburban Catholic Conference ... member of the Chicago Tribune's all-state first team ... named to the Chicago Sun-Times all-area football team in 2007 ... named the recipient of the inaugural Mr. Football award, edging out two other finalists including classmate Steve Filer ... tallied 82 tackles with 16 tackles for loss and 11 sacks in senior season ... also served as the team's placekicker after the original placekicker left the team ... two-time selection to the Northwest Herald's all-area first team ... named to Chicago Tribune all-state special mention team following junior year ... as a junior, totaled 102 tackles with 17 sacks and was named all-state, academic all-state and all-conference ... didn't play organized football until ninth grade ... played for coach Ed Brucker at Marian Central ... graduated from Marian Central in December and enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2008 ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business, majoring in management-consulting ... earned a 3.267 grade-point average in the fall `08 semester and a 3.412 GPA in spring `09 ... born Nov. 15, 1989 ... son of Fred and Nancy Cwynar ... youngest of three sons (Rick, 25; Bill, 21).