| #16 Mike Dell
Position: Linebacker
Height: 6-3
Weight: 245
Class: Junior
Hometown: Hummelstown, Pa.
High School: Lower Dauphin
Extremely talented inside linebacker, who was shaping up to be the Golden Rams’ top defensive player a year ago until he broke his foot against Bloomsburg … played the entire second half of Bloomsburg contest on the broken foot ... did not dress for a game after the injury … was among the nation’s leaders in tackles per game before going down to injury … second team All-PSAC East despite playing just five games … finished fifth on the team in tackles as well … anchors the inside ‘backer position with the departure of Lateef Ferguson … coaching staff believes he can be the top defensive player in the conference … reads the play well and can fill the hole … excellent at taking on the fullback in the running game and still sliding off to make tackles … difficult to block with his quickness and footwork … never lets a blocker get their hands on him … deceptive mobility … stabilizes the defense from his inside position … coaching staff believes he can be every bit as good as Ferguson … should be an all-league as well as an all-region candidate in 2008 … one of the top linebackers in Division II in the Northeast … thrives on contact … swarms to the ball … possesses excellent instincts … two-year letterwinner.
2007: Appeared in and started all five games before suffering a broken foot against Bloomsburg … still listed fifth on the team in tackles(44), despite only appearing in less than half the contests … named second team All-PSAC East … recorded 3.5 tackles for a loss and one sack … intercepted a pass and had three pass breakups and one QB hurry to his credit … posted 27 solo stops before getting hurt … registered career-high 10 solo stops at Delaware … also recorded a career-best 13 total tackles opposite Bloomsburg … credited with 21 tackles in his final two games of the season.
2006: Appeared in all 13 games … placed sixth on the team in tackles with 47 … registered 27 solo stops … credited with three tackles for a loss and one sack … tied for second on the squad with two interceptions … also credited with one pass defensed and one QB hurry … forced two fumbles (Millersville, East Stroudsburg) … returned a fumble recovery 20 yards at Kutztown … picked off passes opposite Millersville and Delaware … posted season-high nine tackles opposite Bloomsburg in NCAA playoff loss … credited with six tackles one week earlier at Bryant in NCAAs.
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