Adds depth as the primary backup at the weak-side linebacker position … used on special teams … one of the best athletes at the position … strong and quick … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll ... BIG EAST Academic All-Star …previous bowl trips: 2006 Sugar, 2007 Gator, 2008 Fiesta, 2008 Car Care.

2008 (r-Jr.): Played in 12 games … saw action on more than 175 plays on defense, including a season-high 52 at Colorado … registered 25 tackles for the season, including 16 solo stops and assisted on a sack … season-high six solo tackles at Colorado …six tackles at Louisville … three tackles against Villanova … two tackles, including an assisted sack against Syracuse … assisted on a tackle against Rutgers, at Connecticut and at Pitt … solo tackle against Marshall and USF.

2007 (r-So.): Saw action in four games … season-high 13 plays against Connecticut … had two tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss against Connecticut … received the 2007 Iron Mountaineer Award as the top performer in the winter workout program.

2006 (r-Fr.): Played in 10 games … backed up Kevin McLee at will linebacker in 2006 ... finished with five tackles, including three solo stops … two tackles and a fumble recovery against Maryland ... solo tackles at East Carolina and at Mississippi State … missed USF and Rutgers games with a hamstring pull.

2005 (Fr.): Did not see varsity action in 2005 but was the Danny Van Etten Award winner as the scout team player of the year on special teams ... scout team champion: East Carolina, Rutgers.

Prep: Led Coach Steve Shiffert’s Rovers to the Lehigh Valley Interscholastic Athletic Association and district championships ... Express-Times Player of the Year … helped lead Easton Area to a 13-1 record, the LVIAC championship and the District 4A championship as a senior … rushed for more than 2,500 yards as a junior and senior ... all-county and all-LVIAC ... first team all-area from the Morning Call and Express-Times ... a track letterman ... Student Senate.

Personal: Birthday is April 3 ... son of Mardia Bailey and Paul Goulbourne ... majoring in multidisciplinary studies.