University of Calgary Athletics

2012: Picked up where he left off in 2011, recording 22.5 tackles, seven tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks … had a monster game in the Hardy Cup against Regina with eight tackles and a key forced fumble into the end zone with the Rams threatening to score in the second quarter …

2011: Named a conference all-star and a second team All-Canadian following his first season in Canada West … finished third on the team with 32 tackles, second with 3.5 sacks, and added a fumble recovery … selected in the fifth round (37th overall) of the 2012 CFL Draft by the B.C. Lions … attended the Lions’ camp but elected to return to the Dinos …

Before UC: Played two seasons at the University of Waterloo, sitting out the 2010 season along with the entire Warriors program … named the 2008 CIS rookie of the year after racking up 44 solo tackles, second-best in Ontario University Athletics football, in his freshman year at Waterloo … also recorded 17 assisted tackles, three sacks, and an interception … named Saint Mary’s College’s athlete of the year in 2008 and defensive MVP two seasons in a row …

Personal: Mother Carol … full name Jordan David Verdone … 2007 graduate of St. Mary’s College in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. …born and raised in Echo Bay, Ont., near the southeast corner of Lake Superior and on the shores of Lake George … older brother Jamie brother played for the University of Waterloo at nose tackle, winning the Yates Cup (Ontario championship) in 1999 … hopes to become a civil servant or a teacher … studying political science in the Faculty of Arts …