The Delaney File: Serving as a team captain for the second year in a row…One of the leaders and most experienced players on defense…Has started 30 straight games at linebacker/free safety.
2010: Started all 10 game at free safety…Tied for the team lead with 92 tackles and tied for fourth in the Centennial Conference with 9.2 tackles per game…Led all Centennial Conference defensive backs in tackles…Also had 3.0 tackles for loss, two pass breakups, one interception, and one forced fumble…Named the Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week and to the D3football.com national Team of the Week after posting 10 tackles, a forced fumble, and an interception in the team’s season-opening win at Lebanon Valley…Returned his interception 46 yards for a touchdown to clinch the 42-28 victory at LVC with 16 seconds left…Also made a career-high 16 tackles against Johns Hopkins, 12 in a win at Juniata, and 11 in an overtime loss at Muhlenberg.
2009: Finished second on the team with 86 tackles…Started nine games at outside linebacker and once at safety…Made a career-high 13 tackles against McDaniel…Also had 11 stops at Franklin & Marshall and 10 at Hampden-Sydney…Posted interceptions in back-to-back games at Hampden-Sydney and Johns Hopkins.
2008: Made an immediate impact at safety as the only freshman to start every game…Finished fourth among the Bullets in tackles with 66, including a team-high 42 solo hits…Made a season-high 13 tackles (11 solo) against Hampden-Sydney…Also made 11 stops against Johns Hopkins…Returned a fumble 65 yards for a touchdown against Dickinson…Forced a fumble against Franklin & Marshall.
High School: Excelled as a two-sport athlete in football and wrestling at Eastern Regional H.S…Played defensive back and wide receiver on the gridiron and wrestled at 160 pounds…Named All-Group 4 in football…Also earned team’s Oldenberg Award, given to toughest player.
Personal: Born April 5, 1990…Son of Joseph and Lourdes Delaney…A health sciences major.
