Jason Kolodziej Class: Junior Hometown: Pleasant Hills, Pa. High School: Thomas Jefferson Height / Weight: 6-0 / 256 Position: Defensive Line

Moved up to the defensive line from linebacker prior to last season ... has a thick frame but moves well ... will be the most experienced noseguard candidate entering the season ... physically strong player with good toughness ... 2007 (Sophomore): Appeared in two varsity games ... made three tackles, including one for loss ... had seven tackles against La Salle in a junior varsity game ... 2006 (Freshman): Played in 10 of the 11 games, including the final eight ... most action came on kickoff coverage teams ... finished with three tackles, all of them in a win at Marist ... THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four times in football, twice in baseball and once in basketball ... Associated Press All-State selection as a junior and senior ... four-year all-conference pick ... PA Football News First Team All-State as a junior and senior ... two-time All-WPIAL ... team was WPIAL and PIAA champion in 2004 ... played for head coach Bill Cherpak ... PERSONAL: Full name is Jason Michael Kolodziej ... born Dec. 26, 1987 in Pittsburgh ... son of Len and Lynne Kolodziej ... has a younger sister, Bethany ... major is undeclared.

KOLODZIEJ'S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS
Year	G/GS	UT	AT	TT	TFL	INT	PD	FF	FR
2006	10/0	0	3	3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
2007	2/0	1	2	3	1-1	0-0	0	0	0
Totals	12/0	1	5	6	1-1	0-0	0	0	0