John Carroll University Athletics

This 2012 All-Region and All-OAC performer will look to return to full strength in 2014 after missing 2013 with injury.

2013
Missed the season with injury.

2012
Earned second team All-Region honors by D3football.com and first team All-OAC honors ... Tied for the team lead with 73 tackles including a team-best 14 for loss ... Racked up 16 tackles against Baldwin Wallace (9/15/12) ... Followed it up with 13 tackles against Otterbein (9/22/12) ... Also had double-digit tackle performance against Ohio Northern (10/20/12).

2011
Was a leader on special teams and a backup linebacker for JCU, earning a varsity letter as a freshman and earned a position on the team's Unity Council … Finished with 13 tackles, including a season-high five at Wilmington (10/8/11).

High School
2010 team won WPIAL AAAA Championship as well as PIAA AAAA state title ... Was named 2010 Big School Player of the Year... Was first team All-Conference linebacker as a senior ... WTAE Channel 4 Student Athlete of the Week ... Played for head coach Art Walker ... Also played basketball ... 3.76 GPA in high school ... Member of Strategic Planning Committee for North Allegheny School District ... Robert Morris Leadership Academy student representative ... Holy Family Institute volunteer.

Academic & Personal
Marketing major at JCU ... Is a member of the football team's Unity Council ... Involved with the Student-Athlete Leadership Academy, Strategic Planning Committee, and Holy Family Institute ... Volunteered at JCU's Cultivating Community Day, Jesuit Day of Service and with the Special Olympics ... Son of Kevin and Ruth Cope.