High School: A three-time athlete of the year at Notre Dame…in four seasons with the Notre Dame Cougars, the team earned three LOSSA gold medals.
Varsity:
2008: Started all eight games...recorded 20 solo tackles and ranked second on the team with 16 kick returns for 232 yards.
2008 East-West Bowl: Dressed for the East
2007: Dressed all eight games, starting at cornerback at York (Sept. 29)…led the team with 24 punt returns for 152 yards…Scored a touchdown vs. Laurier (Sept. 14)…also recorded seven solo tackles…named an OUA second team all-star for kick returner.
2006: Started all eight games at cornerback…dominated special teams as a returner, setting a team and OUA record for kick-off return yardage in a season (729 yards), equating to a 23.5 yards average…was also the Blues leader on punt returns with 255 yards…had a personal-best kick-off return of 73 yards against Western (Oct. 7)…had three games of more than 100 yards of kick-off returns: 151 yards at Windsor (Sept. 9), 129 yards against Western (Oct. 7) and 185 yards against Ottawa (Oct. 21)…also ranked third on the team with 29.0 tackles…won the team top special teams player award.
2005: Dressed for every game at cornerback…saw extensive action on kick-off returns in his rookie season, ranking second on the team in kick-off return yardage (271) and averaging 17.0 yards per return.
Regular Season Career Statistics
Defensive
|
2008
|
Solo
20
|
Asst
2
|
Total
21
|
FF
0
|
KD
0
|
|
2007
|
7
|
1
|
7.5
|
0
|
0
|
|
2006
|
24
|
10
|
29.0
|
1
|
1
|
Kick-off Returns
|
|
No
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
Long
|
|
2005
|
16
|
271
|
17.0
|
26
|
|
2006
|
31
|
729
|
23.5
|
73
|
|
2008
|
16
|
232
|
14.5
|
28
|
|
Total
|
47
|
1000
|
21.3
|
73
|
Punt Returns
|
|
No
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
Long
|
|
2005
|
5
|
32
|
6.4
|
15
|
|
2006
|
32
|
255
|
8.0
|
35
|
|
2007
|
24
|
152
|
6.33
|
20
|
|
Total
|
61
|
439
|
7.19
|
35
|
Personal: Currently a Big Brother... volunteers as an assistant coach with a high school football team...helps out at Good Shepherd Shelter.
Nicknames: Souz, D
Favourite professional team: Toronto Blue Jays
Favourite professional athlete: Mike “Pinball” Clemons
Favourite food: Chicken breast, with pasta and red sauce, with lots of cheese
Favourite music: Green Day
Favourite TV show: Friends, Saved by the Bell, Cops
Favourite movie: The Sandlot, The Hangover
Favourite actor: Joe Panzini
Actor that would play you in a movie: Wentworth Miller
Most influential person: Family
