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Tom Methvin
# 96
Defensive End - DE
Height: 6-3  Weight: 280
Sophomore
High School/Prep School
   Charter's School
Newark, DE
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Courtesy: Princeton Athletic Communications
Release: 07/18/2006

At Princeton — 2007: made 20 tackles in limited action ... averaged more than four tackles in his first four games before being injured against Hampton; he made only three tackles the rest of the season ... recorded a tackle for loss in three of first four games and added 1.5 sacks against Hampton ... recorded first career interception in 20-14 win at No. 22 Lafayette ... forced fumbles against both Columbia and Hampton ... recorded a sack in final game of season at Dartmouth. 2006: recorded 33 tackles, including 15 solo stops ... started all 10 games on the defensive line ... had seven tackles for loss for 32 yards ... made biggest tackle of the season when he brought down Colgate quarterback Mike Saraceno on an overtime two-point conversion attempt, clinching a 27-26 overtime win; named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week after the win ... made four tackles for loss in 17-3 win over Brown, including three sacks ... made career-high eight tackles at Cornell ... broke up four passes, including three in ESPNU-televised win over Brown ... made at least three tackles in seven of 10 games. 2005: had one of the best games of any member of the Class of 2009 when he recorded six tackles, including three solo stops, in the 27-24 win at Harvard; had his first career sack for a six-yard loss and assisted on one of the biggest tackles of the season, a 4th-down stop of Clifton Dawson inside Princeton’s 5-yard line ... ended the year with eight tackles ... spent offseason time rebuilding houses for Hurricane Katrina victims.

At Charter School — earned all-state honors as a defensive tackle and offensive tackle ... four-year varsity letterwinner who played five positions throughout his career, including middle linebacker, defensive end and punter ... three-year letterwinner as a power forward for the basketball team ... won state championship in both the discus (153’) and shot put (52.5’) as a senior ... named Male Athlete of the Year as a senior ... member of the National Honor Society ... selected to a leadership conference in 2004 ... four-time academic all-conference selection.

Personal — born May 21,1987 ... son of Bob and Jeanne Methvin ... father is a realtor, mother is a tax pension analyst ... has an older brother Rob and a twin sister Laura ... enjoys fishing, Bible study and reading ... a sociology major.

METHVIN'S CAREER STATISTICS

Year Tackles (U/A)
TFL
Sks/Yds.
FF/FR
INT
Pass BrUp
2005
8 (5/3)
1/6
1/6
0/0
0/0
1
2006
33 (15/18)
7/32
4/24
0/0
0/0
4
2007
20 (4/16)
4.5/18
2.5/14
2/0
1/0
0
Totals
61 (24/37)
12.5/56
7.5/44
2/0
1/0
5

 

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