Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

2008: Recorded 28 tackles (11 solo), including two for lost yardage (8) ... Posted two interceptions and two pass break-ups ... Led team with two fumble recoveries ... Had a team-high eight tackles (4 solo), including 0.5 a tackle for a loss and an interception in 35-21 victory over WPI in the Transit Trophy Game (9/27) ...

2007: Played in nine games at defensive back … Recorded 13 tackles, including nine solos … Had one sack for a loss of nine yards ... Made three tackles, including two unassisted and a nine-yard sack, at Susquehanna (9/29) ... Recorded three solo tackles and an assisted stop against Merchant Marine (10/20) ... Made three unassisted tackles at WPI (10/27) … 

2006: Played in all 10 games … Played on special teams ... Had 15 tackles, including 10 solos … Had one interception with five-yard return … Had season-high five tackles, including four unassisted, in win at Utica (9/16) ... Made four stops, including one solo, against Merchant Marine (10/21) ... Had three tackles, all solos, with an interception and five-yard return at Rochester (11/4) ... 

2005: Played on the junior varsity ... 

High School: Played four years of varsity football, including two as a starter ... All-Dual County League in football in 2005 ... Metro West Daily News All-Star in 2005 ... Team won four league titles, four Division Championships and two Super Bowls ... Team won 50 games in a row ... Played basketball all four years ... Team won two Division Championships ... 

Personal: Mechanical Engineering major ... Dean’s List ... Son of Sandra and Art Rankis ... Brother, Artie, was a standout wrestler.