Ryan Slater Class: Senior Hometown: Elysburg, Pa. High School: Southern Columbia Height / Weight: 6-0 / 222 Position: Linebacker

One of the senior leaders of the Bucknell defense ... elected team co-captain during the offseason ... three-year letterman who has been an impact player from day one ... entering his third year as a starting linebacker ... 167 career tackles is the most among active Bucknell players ... came to Bucknell from local powerhouse Southern Columbia H.S. ... All-Patriot League candidate ... 2006 (Junior): Started every game at inside linebacker and finished third on the team in tackles with 81 (44 solo) ... ranked eighth in the Patriot League in tackles ... intercepted one pass, against Cornell ... produced nine or more tackles six times ... season-high 12 tackles vs. Lafayette ... 2005 (Sophomore): Replaced all-league linebacker Kevin Ransome in the starting lineup and did not disappoint ... started every game and led the team in tackles with 84 (46 solo) ... ranked ninth in the Patriot League in total hits ... had three tackles for loss, forced a fumble and recovered another ... had eight or more tackles six times, including a career-high 13 at Cornell ... logged 10 tackles in season opener against Georgetown ... named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Week following the Colgate and Holy Cross games ... earned the Keating-Rieu Award as the MVP of the Colgate game ... 2004 (Freshman): Earned a varsity letter as a rookie after appearing in 10 of 11 games, mostly on special teams ... credited with a pair of tackles, both solo efforts ... also honed his linebacker skills in one memorable junior varsity appearance ... against Lackawanna College made nine tackles (six solo) and returned an interception 14 yards ... in that same game Bucknell's entire fullback corps went down with injuries, so he filled in there and bulled his way for 40 yards on eight carries, including a 16-yard run ... SOUTHERN COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three times in football, once in basketball and once in track and field at the Elysburg, Pa., school ... team captain in football under coach Jim Roth ... first team all-state linebacker ... Pennsylvania Football News Defensive Player of the Year ... CSC Linebacker of the Year ... made 112 tackles in 2003 ... All-Anthracite Defensive Player of the Year ... PERSONAL: Born Aug. 18, 1985 in Orangeburg, S.C. ... son of Kathryn Slater ... has a brother, Nick ... majoring in management.

SLATER'S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS
Year	G/GS	UT	AT	TT	TFL	INT	PD	FF	FR
2004	10/0	2	0	2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
2005	11/11	46	38	84	3-4	0-0	2	1	1-0
2006	11/11	44	37	81	1-1	1-0	1	1	0-0
Totals	32/22	92	75	167	4-5	1-0	3	2	1-0