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  Alex Wujciak
Alex Wujciak

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
West Caldwell, N.J.

High School:
Seton Hall Prep

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 255

Position:
Linebacker

Experience:
1V

One of the top linebackers in the nation ... a second-team all-conference selection last season ... the fifth-leading returning tackler in the country (133 stops in 2008) ... a consensus preseason All-ACC selection ... a first team choice by Athlon, The Sporting News and Phil Steele's preview ... a second-team selection by Lindy's ... by an athletic player who has a nose for the ball ... sat out the spring after off-season knee surgery ... expected to be healthy for fall camp ... missed the 2007 season after injuring a knee in preseason camp ... posted the second-highest strength index among inside linebackers during spring 2007 testing.

As a Sophomore (2008): A second team All-ACC selection by AP/ACSMA ... had a team-high 133 tackles ... started all 13 games at Mike LB ... ranked second in the ACC and 13th nationally in tackles (10.2 pg) .... also ranked second in the ACC in tackles during conference play (11.9) ... posted double-digit tackles in eight games, including six of the last seven ... second on the team in TFLs (8.5) ... named team's most valuable defensive player ... made his Maryland debut and first career start vs. Delaware (8/30) ... blocked a field goal attempt in the second quarter against the Blue Hens, a first by a Terp since DL Jeremy Navarre blocked one against Florida State (10/28/06) ... had seven tackles and a fumble recovery vs. MTSU (9/6) ... tallied a game-high 10 stops, including 1.5 TFLs, against Eastern Michigan (9/20) ... tallied a career-high 16 stops, in the win over No. 20 Clemson (9/27) ... had a key stop of QB Cullen Harper on a fourth-and-1 play on the Tigers' final possession ... named Raycom Sports' Player of the Game ... posted a team-best nine stops vs. Virginia (10/4) ... had a game-high 13 stops in the win over Wake Forest (10/18) ... tallied a game-high 15 tackles vs. NC State (10/25), falling just short of his career-best mark ... had a game-high 13 stops vs. Virginia Tech (11/6) ... had six tackles and his first career PBU vs. North Carolina (11/15) ... had a game-high tying 11 tackles vs. FSU (11/22) ... posted a game-high 11 tackles, including seven solo stops, vs. Boston College (11/29) ... had a game-high 12 tackles, including a career-best eight solo stops, in the win over Nevada in the Roady's Humanitarian Bowl (12/30) ... also set career highs in tackles for loss (2.5) and sacks (1.5) vs. the Wolf Pack.

As a Redshirt Freshman (2007): Missed the season after suffering a knee injury in preseason camp ... following an impressive spring, joined Chase Bullock atop the depth chart at Mike linebacker entering the fall ... led the team in tackles in each of the three spring scrimmages ... had 10 tackles and an interception in the Red-White Spring game.

As a Freshman (2006): Redshirt season ... named defensive scout team player of the week for his work leading up to the William & Mary game.

At Seton Hall Prep School: A four-year letterwinner and three-year starter who played linebacker, tight end and punter ... senior statistics included 140 tackles, five sacks, four forced fumbles, one interception, 20 receptions for 250 yards and four touchdown receptions ... had 145 tackles, five sacks and one interception as a junior ... also caught 23 passes for 450 yards and three touchdowns in `04 ... state of New Jersey Defensive Player of the Year in 2005 ... first team all-state by the Associated Press and Newark Star Ledger ... the 17th-rated inside linebacker in the nation by ESPN.com ... the 18th-ranked player in New Jersey and the 24th-rated middle linebacker in the country by Rivals.com ... team was a state semifinalist his senior season ... also a three-year starter (power forward) for his school's basketball team ... team was ranked No. 1 in the state his junior year ... also recruited by Michigan State, Louisville, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Rutgers ... coached by John Finnegan.

Personal: Born April 15, 1988 ... parents are Alan and Erin Wujciak ... father played offensive guard at Notre Dame during the Irish's national championship season in 1974 ... played at the same time as Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger and can be seen in the famous shot of Ruettiger shown at the end of the film ... last name is pronounced "woe-jack" ... a family science major.

Wujciak's Career Statistics

Defense	G-GS	UT	AT	TT	TFL	Sacks	FC	FR	PBU	Int.
2008	13-13	56	77	133	8.5-26	1.5-9	0	1	2	0-0
Career	13-13	56	77	133	8.5-26	1.5-9	0	1	2	0-0

			
			
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