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2024 Football Roster

32 Eddie Faulkner IV

  • Position DB
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • High School Shady Side Academy

Biography

Career Highlights
- Two-Time CSC Academic All-District Honoree
- Two-Time All-PSAC West
• 2023 First Team All-Region
• 2023 All-American (D2CCA / Hansen)
• Two-time CSC Academic All-American (2023, 2024)

Personal: Son of Eddie, Anissa and Dorothy Faulkner … Working towards MBA … Father is currently the running backs coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

2024: Started all 14 games ... Earned PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Week ... Voted second team All-PSAC West ... Earned CSC Academic All-District ... 2024-25 Hampshire Honor Society inductee ... A team captain ... Finished the season with 53 tackles, 6.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, six pass break-ups, two fumbles recovered, four fumbles forced and blokced one kick ... Recorded seven tackles, 2.0 TFL, one sack, two pass break-up, one fumble forced and recovered against New Haven ... Registred ... six tackles and one pass break-up against Clarion ... Tallied six tackles, 1.0 TFL and one pass break-up in the NCAA First Round matchup against New Haven ... Posted five tackles and forced two fubles in the NCAA Semifinal against Ferris State ... Game-by-Game Statistics

2023: Started all 14 games as The Rock’s nickel back … Earned All-America honors from the D2CCA and the Hansen Gazette in addition to being named to the All-PSAC West and All-Super Region 1 teams … Voted a CSC Academic All-American … Finished season with 63 tackles, 6.0 TFL, 4.5 sacks, four interceptions and three forced fumbles … Made 34 solo stops and three pass break-ups … Led The Rock in sacks and forced fumbles while ranking second in interceptions and fifth in tackles … Tallied five tackles and an interception against West Chester … Blocked a field goal attempt against Millersville … Posted back-to-back interceptions against IUP and Mercyhurst … Forced a fumble and made one TFL against Gannon followed by a two-sack, one-forced fumble showing vs. California … Matched a season-high with nine tackles in addition to forcing a fumble in playoff victory at Tiffin … A PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... Game-by-Game Statistics

2022: Appeared in all 13 games, making eight starts … A CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree … Recorded 34 tackles, 2.0 TFL, one interception and one sack … Also had three pass break-ups and one fumble recovery … Recorded a sack at Millersville … Made four tackles in three consecutive games against Indiana, Mercyhurst and Gannon … Recorded a season-high five tackles at Clarion … had a TFL as part of a four-tackle game against Edinboro … A PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... Game-by-Game Statistics

2021: Appeared in 11 games … Made 10 tackles (6 solo / 4 assisted) … Posted a season-high five tackles and one TFL against Clarion … Recorded two stops at Seton Hill … Also had one-tackle games against Lock Haven, Kutztown and Notre Dame ... PSAC Scholar Athlete … Game-by-Game Statistics

2020: PSAC Scholar Athlete. 
 
High School: A three-sport athlete at Shady Side Academy, lettering in football, track and basketball … A two-time all-conference defensive back … Started 13 games at defensive back as a senior, recording  54 total tackles along with three interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown … Also added three passes defended, blocked two field goals and recovered one fumble … A state qualifier in indoor track.
 
Career Highs
Total Tackles 9 (2x)
Solo Tackles 7 (2x)
Asst. Tackles 5 (2x)
TFL 2.0 (3x)
Sacks 2 vs. California (Pa.) (2023)
Interceptions 1 (5x)
Pass Break-Ups 2 vs. New Haven (2024)
 
Marquee Games
Date Opponent Stats
9/24/22 Seton Hill 1 INT, 2 Tackles
9/9/23 West Chester 1 INT, 5 Tackles
9/30/23 Indiana (Pa.) 1 INT, 4 Tackles
10/7/23 Mercyhurst 1 INT, 4 Tackles
10/14/23 Gannon 5 Tackles, 2 TFL, 1.5 Sacks, 1 FF
10/21/23 California (Pa.) 5 Tackles, 2 TFL, 1 FF, 2 Sacks
10/28/23 Clarion 5 Tackles, 1 INT
11/25/23 Tiffin 9 Tackles, 1 FF, 1 PBU
9/7/24 New Haven 7 Tackles, 2 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 TD
12/14/24 Ferris State 5 Tackles, 2 FF

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Freshman

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    5'8" 165 lbs
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    2021Freshman

    DB
    5'8" 180 lbs
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    2022Sophomore

    DB
    5'8" 190 lbs
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    2023Junior

    DB
    5'8" 190 lbs
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    2024Senior

    DB
    5'8" 190 lbs
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