Slippery Rock University Athletics

Career Notes: Leaves Slippery Rock ranked 23rd in program history in total tackles with 243.

Personal: Son of Bob and Sharon Vernick ... Majoring in Exercise Science.

2016: Fought through injuries to play in, and start, nine games … A first team All-PSAC West honoree … Ranked second on the team in tackles with 69 and interceptions with four … Also recorded 3.5 tackles for loss and five pass break-ups … Had 10 or more tackles in a game four times … Began season with back-to-back 10-tackle performances against New Haven and West Chester … Also had one interception at West Chester … Hauled in one interception in close loss against Edinboro … Registered 18 tackles and two interceptions in win over Seton Hill … Closed career with 12 tackles in win vs. East Stroudsburg … Game-By-Game Statistics

2015: Started all 14 games ... Earned first team All-PSAC West honors ... A second team all-region selection by the Conference Commissioners Association and the Don Hansen Football Gazette ... Finished season with 90 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, one interception and one fumble recovery ... Ranked second on the team and ninth in the PSAC in tackles ... Also ranked sixth in the PSAC in tackles for loss ... Had five or more tackles in a game in 12 of 14 contests ... Recorded back-to-back nine-tackle games in wins against California (Pa.) and Gannon ... Had 2.5 tackles for loss against Millersville and California (Pa.) ... Tallied two sacks against California (Pa.) as well ... First career interception came in playoffs at Shepherd ...  PSAC Scholar Athlete ... A Division II Athletics Directors Association academic achievement award recipient ... PSAC Scholar Athlete ... Game-by-Game Statistics

2014: Appeared in, and started, 10 games for The Rock ... Ranked fourth on the team in tackles with 67 ... Also had 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one interception and three pass break-ups ... Had at least five tackles in a game eight times ... Opened season with nine tackles at Kutztown ... Intercepted one pass at East Stroudsburg ... Made 13 tackles at Millersville ... Had 1.5 tackles for loss in PSAC Championship game against Bloomsburg ... Game-by-Game Statistics

2013: Played in 11 games as a freshman for The Rock with one start ... Made 17 tackles (5 solo/12 assisted) ... Recorded 1.5 tackles-for-loss ... Named PSAC Scholar-Athlete... Game-by-Game Statistics

High School: Lettered three times in football, twice in track and once in basketball ... Named All-State, WPIAL Fab 22 and All-County senior season ... Earned team award for highest GPA.