Colgate: earned three varsity letters ... played in 45 games with 24 starting assignments ... finished his career with 245 tackles (162-83) ... had 32 TFL's for minus 74 yards ... made 11 interceptions and returned three for touchdowns, tying the school record for interception returns for TD's in a career ... had 22 passes broken up, four fumble forced, four fumble recoveries and eight quarterback sacks.
As A Senior (2005) - co-captain ... started all 12 games ... first team All-America by the American Football Coaches Association ... first team All-America by the Football Gazette ... Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year ... first team all-Patriot League ... first team ECAC All-Star ... all-Northeast Linebacker of the Year by Football Gazette ... first team all-Northeast by Football Gazette ... received Colgate's Hal W. Lahar Trophy, awarded annually to the most valuable defensive player ... was Colgate's leading tackler with 105 (66 solo, 39 assists) ... finished sixth in the PL in tackles ... led the Patriot League with five interceptions and returned two for touchdowns, tying the school record ... led team with 14 tackles for losses and finished fifth in the PL ... had two quarterback sacks, three fumble forced and two fumble recoveries ... in the playoff game against New Hampshire he had a career-high 16 tackles to go along with one quarterback sack, one fumble forced and one fumble recovery ... had double figure tackle games against Massachusetts (12), Lafayette (14) and Bucknell (11) ... three times PL Defensive Player of the Week ... ECAC Defensive Player of the Week in win over Massachusetts.
As A Junior (2004) - started all 11 games ... second team all-Patriot League ... third team all-Atlantic Region by the Football Gazette ... winner of Colgate's Hal W. Lahar Trophy, awarded annually to the most valuable defensive player ... was Colgate's leading tackler with 87 (65 solo) ... finished eighth in the PL with 7.9 tackles per game ... also had 10 TFL, three quarterback sacks, three interceptions, four pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and one fumble forced ... was tied for fifth in the PL in fumble recoveries and seventh in TFL with 0.95 per game ... high tackle game was 14 against Princeton ... had 11 tackles against Lafayette and 10 against Cornell and Lehigh ... his interceptions came against Georgetown, Holy Cross and Fordham ... returned his interception against Fordham 33 yards for a touchdown.
As A Sophomore (2003) - played in all 16 games … started one game (vs. Delaware) … made 52 tackles (27 solo) … had 4.5 TFL, three quarterback sacks, three interceptions and one blocked punt ... was tied for the team lead in interceptions … blocked punt led to a touchdown against Yale … had his interceptions against Georgetown, Dartmouth and Fordham … high game for tackles was seven against Massachusetts and Delaware in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.
As A Freshman (2002) - played in five varsity games (vs. Villanova, Lafayette, Lehigh, Georgetown and Holy Cross) ... was mainly on special teams ... had one tackle.
High School: is a 2002 graduate of Carbondale High School in Carbondale, Pennsylvania ... lettered three years for the Chargers ... served as captain ... threw for 1,400 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior quarterback ... led Carbondale to 10-3 record and 2002 District championship ... named first team all-conference on offense and defense ... second team all-state selection ... played wide receiver, quarterback and safety in 2002 Dream Game ... named team MVP and recipient of Bill McDough Coaches Award ... coached by John Lasauage ... also lettered in basketball and baseball ... member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Major is Sociology and Anthropology ... parents are Michael and D’nan Nepa of Carbondale, Pennsylvania ... born February 27, 1984 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania ... has one sister ... full name is Jared Michael Nepa.
