Moved to the starting defensive tackle position on the defensive line after starting for the past two years at defensive end … earned second team BIG EAST honors last year … one of the team’s defensive playmakers … will be counted on by the coaching staff to provide leadership to the defense … has 23 starts during his career …awarded the Gridiron Gladiator Award by the coaching staff … WVU Defensive Champion: Colorado, Rutgers, Auburn, Connecticut … previous bowl trips: 2007 Gator, 2008 Fiesta, 2008 Car Care.

2008 (r-So.): Started all 13 games … saw action in more than 900 plays, including a season-high 71 plays at Louisville … used in 50 or more plays nine times … one of the main cogs of the No. 11 ranked scoring defense in the nation … team defensive champion: Colorado, Rutgers … registered 34 tackles for the season, including 14 solo stops, 5.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks … team high three fumble recoveries … also has three pass breakups and a forced fumble … season high five tackles, two tackles for loss, assisted on a sack and a pass breakup against Rutgers … four tackles, including one for loss against USF … four tackles, including three solo stops at Colorado, including a sack, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble … four tackles at ECU, including two solos … saw action in 48 plays against Villanova … three tackles against Villanova … one assisted tackle for loss and a 19 yard fumble return at Connecticut … three tackles against Syracuse … two tackles, including one for loss against North Carolina in the Meineke Car Care Bowl … two tackles and a fumble recovery at Pitt … assisted on two tackles against Cincinnati … two solo tackles at Louisville.

2008 Preseason Honors: Lindy’s Football Magazine: second-team All-BIG EAST defensive line … Athlon Sports: third-team All-BIG EAST

2007 (r-Fr.): Played in 13 games and started 10 … finished with 27 total tackles, including 13 solo stops … assisted on a sack and had 4.5 tackles for loss … forced a fumble and tied for the team lead with three fumble recoveries … season-high six tackles, including a tackle for loss and a pass breakup against Louisville … four tackles and a fumble recovery against UConn … three tackles, assisted on a sack and had 1.5 tackles for loss at Marshall … forced and recovered a fumble at Rutgers … … won the 2006 Danny Van Etten Award from WVU coaches as the scout team player of the year on defense.

Prep: Product of North Babylon High, the Long Island Class II champions at 10-1 ... all-Long Island linebacker for Coach Terry Manning ... 68 tackles, seven sacks as a senior ... 1,341 career rushing yards and 20 touchdowns ... three-time all-county and twice all-state.

Personal: Birthday is June 28 ... son of Richard Berry and Renetta Wise ... half-brother to Jason Gwaltney, former Mountaineer football player … majoring in sociology and anthropology.