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Named to the Bronko Nagurski Watch List for the second straight season. Started 34 games in his career, recording 200 tackles, 99 solo. Finished the season ranked second on the NIU career sacks list with 23.5 and in a fifth-place tie on the all-time TFL list with 40. Needs 7.5 sacks to break the school record. 2007: Totaled 67 tackles, best among NIU defensive linemen. Was on the field for 98 percent (894 of 916) of the team's defensive plays during the year. Earned the MAC's Vern Smith Leadership Award (league MVP), becoming the second consecutive Huskie to do so, and was a consensus first team All-MAC choice. First defensive player to win the Smith Award since the first year of the award in 1982. Named to the Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List, the Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List and the Ted Hendricks Award Midseason Watch list. Collected the MAC West Defensive Player of the Week award and the FWAA/Bronko Nagurski Defensive Player of the Week award (9-22) after an NCAA-best five sack performance at Idaho (9-22). A consensus all-league pick and was named fourth team All-American by Phil Steele. Named the team's defensive MVP. Registered a team-best 17 tackles for loss, the third-highest total in NIU history, with 1.42 tackles for loss per game to rank 18th in the country. His 10.5 sacks led the MAC and ranked tied for 11th nationally as he averaged 0.88 sacks per game. Had a TFL in 10 of 12 games played. Also broke up a pair of passes. Made two solo tackles vs. Iowa (9-1). Recorded two tackles for loss, including one sack, and had seven tackles vs. Southern Illinois (9-8). Collected eight stops, with a half tackle for loss, against Eastern Michigan (9-15). Tied his own school-record with five sacks, forced a fumble that he recovered for his first career touchdown, and racked up a career-high 12 tackles to earn conference and national defensive player of the week accolades at Idaho (9-22). Sacked the Idaho quarterback on the last play of the game to preserve the Huskie victory. Tallied one sack and two tackles at Central Michigan (9-29). Totaled four stops, including one for loss, at Temple (10-6). Had 1.5 sacks in a seven-tackle performance vs. Western Michigan (10-13). Made two solo stops, one for loss, at Wisconsin (10-20). Registered 10 tackles with 2.5 TFLs and 0.5 sacks at Toledo (10-27). Collected nine stops, with one and a half tackles for loss and was in on a sack, vs. Kent State (11-10). Credited with three tackles and one sack vs. Ball State (11-27). 2006: First Team All-MAC selection. Started all 13 games and tied school record with 12 sacks. Ranked second in the MAC and tied for 10th nationally with 0.88 sacks per game. Tied for fifth in MAC and 37th nationally with 1.15 tackles for loss per game, a total of 16 for the season. Had at least one sack in eight games and a tackle for loss in seven of the last eight contests. Totaled four tackles, three solo, at Ohio State (9-2). Had four stops, including one sack, vs. Buffalo (9-16). Racked up four tackles, one sack and forced a fumble against Indiana State (9-23). Recorded two tackles for loss, including one sack, at Miami (10-8). Made three stops, one for loss, at Western Michigan (10-14). Established school record with 4.5 sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss while adding forced fumble and fumble recovery in nine-tackle effort vs. Temple (10-21). Forced fumble and had one sack in three-tackle performance at Iowa (10-28). Credited with a sack, a tackle for loss and forced a fumble in seven-tackle outing against Toledo (11-7). Registered five tackles, two for loss with one sack, at Eastern Michigan (11-24). Credited with two stops and one sack before leaving game with knee injury vs. TCU in Poinsettia Bowl (12-19).
2005: Started nine of 11 games played. Totaled 78 tackles, tops among team's defensive linemen. Amassed seven tackles for loss, one sack, one fumble recovery and added nine quarterback pressures and four hurries. Had six tackles and two pressures at Michigan (9-3). Racked up 11 tackles, second highest on team, with one for loss, at Northwestern (9-10). Recorded seven tackles, including two for loss, with sack, two pressures and a fumble recovery vs. Tennessee Tech (9-17). Led team with 11 stops, including one for loss, against Akron (9-24). Tallied eight tackles, including one for loss, and had a hurry vs. Miami (10-5). Totaled seven tackles against Ball State (10-29). Made nine stops, two for loss, at Central Michigan (11-5). Tied for team-lead with 10 hits, including one for loss, vs. Western Michigan (11-23). 2004: Made collegiate debut with four-tackle effort against Maryland (9-4). Missed final 11 games with injury and was granted medical redshirt. High School: Named team co-captain and MVP, first team All-SCC, preseason Chicago Tribune league Player to Watch, first team Aurora Beacon-News All-Area, first team Daily Herald Tri-City All-Area, and honorable mention IHSFCA All-State as a senior. Totaled 98 tackles and six sacks from inside linebacker position and rushed for 312 yards on 38 carries (8.2 avg.) as a fullback. Named team MVP, first team All-SCC, first team Aurora Beacon-News All-Area, and first team Daily Herald Tri-City All-Area as a junior. Led Tri-City area with 100 tackles, and added two interceptions and two fumble recoveries during junior campaign. Earned three letters in football and basketball and one in track. Basketball standout and team captain, All-SCC, and All-Area as a junior. Threw discus in track as a freshman. Honor Roll student. Personal: Born Jan. 22, 1986. Liberal Arts & Sciences major. Son of Larry English Sr. and Susan Postlewaite. Uncle, Charles Richardson, lettered as fullback at Wisconsin in 1972. Huskie Scholar earned a 3.0 GPA in the spring semester. ENGLISH'S CAREER STATISTICS
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