Paul Brazinski Class: Sophomore Hometown: Basking Ridge, N.J. High School: Ridge Height / Weight: 6-3 / 260 Position: Offensive Line

Apprenticed behind three-year starting right guard Jonathan Grainger as a freshman last season, now could be poised to take over starting job ... will be counted on this fall ... athletic lineman with good feet ... hard worker in practice ... 2007 (Freshman): Starting offensive lineman in the junior varsity games ... did not make a varsity appearance ... RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in football and track and field ... All-Somerset County, All-Skyland Conference and honorable mention all-area as a senior ... second-team all-league as a junior ... played for coaches Thomas Falato and Anthony Mottola ... PERSONAL: Paul Anthony Brazinski ... born Nov. 23, 1988 in Morristown, N.J. ... son of Joseph and Mary Anne Brazinski ... has three siblings, Brian, Mark and Andrea ... Brian played football at Penn ... mother played college basketball at St. Peter's ... nephew of former Bucknell women's basketball coach and former U.S. Olympic basketball team member Julienne Simpson ... undeclared major.