David Posluszny Class: Sophomore Hometown: Aliquippa, PA High School: Hopewell Height / Weight: 6-0 / 225 Position: Linebacker Birthdate: 09/21/1989

CAREER:Promising and talented linebacker enters 2009 expected to compete within the linebacker rotation for playing time ... did not play in rookie season but practiced on the scout team against Notre Dame's first-team offense.

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

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named second-team Pennsylvania all-state by the Associated Press for Class AAA in 2007 ... ranked by Rivals.com as the 22nd-best player in Pennsylvania and the 34th-best outside linebacker in the nation ... rated by Scout.com as the 30th-best weakside linebacker in the country and the 36th-best prospect from Pennsylvania ... named to the Pennsylvania preseason all-state football team in 2007 by SPORTSfever Magazine ... received honorable mention accolades on the 2007 all-WesternPAFootball.net big school team (Class AAA-Class AAAA) ... received United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award ... totaled 38 tackles and one sack as a senior ... missed the final eight games of his junior season with a shoulder injury and missed three games during his senior campaign because of a concussion ... older brother Paul was an all-American at Penn State and now plays for the Buffalo Bills ... older brother Stan played baseball at West Virginia ... played for coach Dave Vestal at Hopewell ... became first Hopewell player to letter all four years in football ... besides his brother, Paul, another Hopewell product to reach the NFL is Tony Dorsett ... born Sept. 21, 1989 ... son of Paul and Jacqueline Posluszny ... one of five children ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business.