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2012 Football Roster

9 John O'Donnell

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Exton, Pa.
  • Highschool Henderson

Biography

Team captain in 2012 ... very gifted defensive back ... team leader in the defensive backfield ... acts as a coach on the field to the younger players ... will be counted upon for that leadership this fall ... the glue that holds the secondary together ... once again will be an all-league and an all-region candidate ... one of the top defensive backs in the PSAC … excellent cover skills and instincts … possesses ability to read a play and react to it … can bring back an interception for a touchdown whenever he gets the chance ... has inate ability to change the momentum of a game with his interceptions, or bone-jarring hits ... hard-hitting safety with excellent instincts for the ball … good at jarring the ball loose … brings an intimidating presence to the secondary … aggressive defensive back with a nose for the ball … injuries have seemed to follow him all three years of his college career ... clearly one of the top athletes on the field when healthy ... exciting player to watch defensively ... can also blitz from his free safety position ... plays the run very well ... a sure-tackler ... very fundamentally sound ... three-year letterwinner.

2011: Appeared in and started seven games … season was interrupted by a shoulder injury and foot injury ... ranked 13th on the team in tackles with 31 … registered 19 solo stops and 12 more assisted tackles … intercepted a team-high three passes … ranked tied for 11th in the PSAC in interceptions … also recorded one sack … posted 1.5 tackles for a loss … registered a season-high eight tackles at C.W. Post in his first action since intercepting a pair of passes in the red zone against Slippery Rock in the third game of the season … that contest was his season debut, after missing the first two games with a foot injury … suffered a shoulder injury during his return on his second interception at Slippery Rock and missed the next game … was named PSAC East defensive player of the week for the second time in his career for his heroics against Slippery Rock … recorded seven tackles each against Slippery Rock and Bloomsburg … recorded a sack against Cheyney … intercepted a pass against Shippensburg … registered half a tackle for a loss against C.W. Post … Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area selection.

2010: Appeared in and started six games … season was cut short by a foot injury following the Shippensburg game ... still served as the team’s holder on extra points and field goals ... finished eighth on the team in tackles (38), despite missing half the season ... registered 17 unassisted tackles and another 21 assisted stops ... intercepted a season-high two passes ... returned his interception against East Stroudsburg 55 yards for a TD ... broke up a pass that day as well ... also intercepted a pass against Shippensburg and returned it eight yards ... registered a career-best 12 tackles in Shippensburg game ... posted eight tackles against Edinboro.

2009: Appeared in all 11 games … finished with 21 tackles on the year … registered 15 solo stops and six assisted tackles … intercepted a pass and registered three pass breakups … recorded two tackles, one solo and one assisted at Lock Haven in season opener … broke up one pass against the Bald Eagles as well … posted one tackle against Delaware … did not figure statistically against California (Pa.) … broke up one pass at Millersville … did not figure statistically against Kutztown … recorded five solo tackles against East Stroudsburg … recorded one solo tackle against C.W. Post … recorded three solo tackles at Shippensburg … recorded two tackles, one being solo against Cheyney … recorded one solo tackle against Bloomsburg … registered one solo stop and two assisted tackles in season finale against Mercyhurst.

2008 (at Penn State): Red-shirted ... did not appear in a contest.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2009Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 190 lbs
    18
  • 9

    2010Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 190 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2011Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'2" 195 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2012Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 195 lbs
    9