At Lock Haven: Leading defensive returner who will hold down a starting linebacker slot… Became first LHU defender since 1995 to post 100 or more tackles in a season with his 2002 effort… Tenth on the school’s all-time tackles chart with 248 career stops… Football Gazette Preseason All-America at linebacker… 2002: Football Gazette All-America Honorable Mention Defense and a First Team All-PSAC West linebacker… Second in the PSAC and 15^th in the NCAA Division II with 118 tackles… Sixth in the nation with 78 solo tackles… Held share of team highs of 14 tackles for loss and four interceptions… Also registered three sacks… Registered a career high of 18 tackles in season-opener versus Northeastern which included 14 solo stops… Russ Carman Memorial Defensive MVP… Homecoming 2002 Jaycees Co-Defensive Player of the Game… 2001: Shared team-lead with 91 total tackles… Recorded season best of 15 stops versus Slippery Rock and had 11 against Clarion…  Added four tackles for loss (-13 yds) along with four pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery… 2000: Earned significant time at outside linebacker… Posted 37 tackles, including two for loss… 1999: Red-shirted… In High School: All-Big Eight Conference and All-Blair County selection… National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Award winner… A Tri-County League all-star wrestler and a first team All-Blair County selection as a third baseman for the Scarlet Dragons… National Honor Society and Who's Who Among American High School Students member… Personal: Son of Michael and Patti Metz… Born July 31, 1981… Majoring in Health Sciences.