TWITTER: @JRodVCrick
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in the fourth round (126th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.
COLLEGE:
Started his final 33 games at strong-side defensive tackle after beginning his career as a defensive end and appeared in 42 contests
Recorded 167 tackles (75 solo)
Ranks eighth on Nebraska’s all-time sacks list with 20.0 (145 yards), had 35.0 tackles for loss (162 yards) for his career, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, eight pass breakups and two blocked kicks in his career
Ranks 13th on the Nebraska’s single-season chart with 17 tackles for loss in 2010
Set school single-game records with five sacks and seven tackles for loss vs. Baylor in 2009
Recipient of the Big Ten Conference Sportsmanship Award in his senior season
Chuck Bednarik Award, Lombardi Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Outland Trophy, Walter Camp Award, Lott Trophy and Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award candidate
Received first-team All-America honors from Rivals.com, adding second-team accolades from the Associated Press, Sports Illustrated and CBSSports.com for his junior season
A unanimous All-Big XII Conference first-team choice and a member of the Big XII Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll in 2010
Received All-Big XII Conference first-team honors from the league’s coaches his sophomore year
Recorded a career-high 73 tackles (31 solos), ranked second on the squad and sixth in the league with 9.5 sacks (57 yards) and had 15 tackles for loss (63 yards)
His sack total was the most in the country in 2009, edging out Ndamukong Suh’s 4.5 sacks vs. Texas
Played in nine games and made two tackles with a pass breakupChosen Freshman All-SEC by the league’s coaches his freshman year
Redshirted as a freshman and moved inside to tackle from defensive end in the spring of 2008
TWITTER: @JRodVCrick
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in the fourth round (126th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.
COLLEGE:
Started his final 33 games at strong-side defensive tackle after beginning his career as a defensive end and appeared in 42 contests
Recorded 167 tackles (75 solo)
Ranks eighth on Nebraska’s all-time sacks list with 20.0 (145 yards), had 35.0 tackles for loss (162 yards) for his career, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, eight pass breakups and two blocked kicks in his career
Ranks 13th on the Nebraska’s single-season chart with 17 tackles for loss in 2010
Set school single-game records with five sacks and seven tackles for loss vs. Baylor in 2009
Recipient of the Big Ten Conference Sportsmanship Award in his senior season
Chuck Bednarik Award, Lombardi Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Outland Trophy, Walter Camp Award, Lott Trophy and Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award candidate
Received first-team All-America honors from Rivals.com, adding second-team accolades from the Associated Press, Sports Illustrated and CBSSports.com for his junior season
A unanimous All-Big XII Conference first-team choice and a member of the Big XII Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll in 2010
Received All-Big XII Conference first-team honors from the league’s coaches his sophomore year
Recorded a career-high 73 tackles (31 solos), ranked second on the squad and sixth in the league with 9.5 sacks (57 yards) and had 15 tackles for loss (63 yards)
His sack total was the most in the country in 2009, edging out Ndamukong Suh’s 4.5 sacks vs. Texas
Played in nine games and made two tackles with a pass breakupChosen Freshman All-SEC by the league’s coaches his freshman year
Redshirted as a freshman and moved inside to tackle from defensive end in the spring of 2008
PERSONAL:
A three-sport star at Cozad (Neb.) High School where he recorded 75 tackles and five sacks as a junior en route to Class C-1 all-state honors from the Omaha World-Herald and honorable-mention all-state accolades from the Lincoln Journal Star
As a senior, earned second-team All-Nebraska honors from the Omaha World-Herald and second-team Super-State honors from the Lincoln Journal Star, adding first-team Class B honors from both papers
Led the basketball team with 12 points and eight rebounds per game and finished second in the state in the shot put with a throw of 60 10-1/4 in the state track and field championships
Graduated in August, 2011 with a degree in History
Two-time member of the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team for his community outreach work
