Jay Harper Class: Senior Hometown: Maple Heights, Ohio High School: Maple Heights Height / Weight: 5-9 / 165 Position: Defensive Back

Athletic cornerback looking to earn playing time this fall ... turned heads with a strong spring season, and now enters senior season with a good chance to take away a starting berth ... perhaps the biggest surprise of spring camp ... has shined in all three career spring games ... had three tackles for loss in 2006, then had five tackles and a 20-yard fumble return for a touchdown in 2007 ... competed in outdoor track as a sprinter in 2008 ... 2007 (Junior): Game action limited to junior varsity contests ... notched five tackles, all solo, and a pass breakup in a win over La Salle ... named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Scout Team Player of the Week after the Fordham game ... 2006 (Sophomore): Appeared in one varsity contest, that coming against Marist ... made seven tackles and broke up a pass in two junior varsity appearances ... named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Scout Team Player of the Week after the Holy Cross game ... 2005 (Freshman): Lone game experience came in junior varsity play ... made three tackles against Lackawanna College ... named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Scout Team Player of the Week after the Fordham game ... MAPLE HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football and track and field ... all-league selection on the gridiron ... voted team's most improved player ... played for head coach Jeff Rotsky ... earned Lake Erie Scholar-Athlete Award for both football and track ... captained track team ... PERSONAL: Born Apr. 19, 1987 in Cleveland, Ohio ... son of Jay and Cathy Harper ... has two brothers, Brandon and Kyle ... father played football at Baldwin Wallace and uncle, Larry Harper, played for Miami (Ohio) ... history major.