Full Name: Alex Silvestro  

College: Rutgers University

Career Statistics                                                                                      
                             

Year	SOLO	AST	TOT	TFL	SACKS	INT	PBU
2007	8	5	13	1	0.5	0	0
2008	17	26	43	8	2	0	2
2009	22	20	42	12	2	1	0
2010	31	25	56	14.5	5.5	0	3
Career	78	76	154	35.5	10	1	5

 

2010: Started and played in all 12 games… tallied 31 solo-tackles with 25 assisted-tackles totaling 56 stops… including 14.5 TFLs and 5.5 sacks on the year… A pre-season Second Team ALL-BIG EAST Selection by Lindy’s and Third Team ALL-BIG EAST pick by Phil Steele.

2009: Starting defensive end who had 42 tackles, 12 tackles-for-loss and 2 sack… Second Team ALL-BIG EAST selection by Phil Steele… had a tackle-for-loss in 10 of 13 games and recorded a TFL in 12 of the last 16 games, dating back to the 2008 season… tied for the most fumble recoveries in the nation with four and tied for second in the country with fumble recoveries per game at .31… tied for 11th in the Big-East with .92 TFLs per game… collected 12th TFL of the season against UCF in St. Petersburg Bowl… five tackles including 1.5 for loss, a sack, and his fourth fumble recovery of the season against WVU (12/5)… posted five tackles and recorded his first career INT with an acrobatic leap to pick off a pass vs. Cincinnati (9/7)… has 29 career starts, including 27 consecutive.  

2008: One of two defensive linemen to start all 13 games… finished with 41 tackles; including 8 for loss… four tackles and posted a solo sack for the second-straight week against UCONN (10/18)… Posted four stops, including a career- best 2.5 for loss in the PapaJohns.com Bowl against NC State (12/29). 

2007: True Freshman defensive end who played in 11 games, including three starts… 13 tackles and three QB hurries on the season… Three tackles in the International bowl victory against Ball State (1/5).