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Wildcat Career

2022 - Appeared in all thirteen games this season... blocked punt in season opener vs. Monmouth... recorded two solo tackles and two assisted tackles vs. Monmouth... had one sack for loss of seven yards vs. Monmouth... recorded three solo tackles, two assisted tackles, one quarterback hurry, and one sack vs. UAlbany... recorded two solo tackles and one assisteed tackle including 1.5 tackles for loss vs. N.C. Central... recorded three solo tackles, one assisted tackle, and 1.5 sacks vs. Towson... recorded 22 rushing yards after taking a direct snap on a fake punt, three solo tackles, and one sack vs. Western Michigan...recorded four solo tackles, three tackles for loss, and one sack vs. Stony Brook...recorded one solo tackle, one tackle for loss, one sack, and one forced fumble vs. Dartmouth...had five assisted tackles, 1 tackle for loss and 0.5 sacks vs Elon...had five solo tackles, one assisted tackle, and three tackles for loss at Richmond...also recorded a sack and two QB hurries at Richmond...had two solo tackles vs Rhode Island...had two solo tackles, two assisted tackles and one pass breakup at Maine...had six solo tackles, two of them being tackles for a loss, and one assisted tackle vs Fordham...also recorded one forced fumble vs Fordham...returned a punt for 14 yards at Holy Cross...had one solo tackle, five assisted tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss at Holy Cross...also had one fumble recovery and one QB hurry at Holy Cross.

2021 – Associated Press FCS All-America Second Team... All-America Third Team by both Stats Perform and Phil Steele... CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year... All-CAA First Team... All-New England Team... finalist for the Jerry Rice Award (national freshman of the year)...national rankings: tied for #2 in forced fumbles; #5 in sacks; #7 in tackles for loss... CAA leader in sacks, tackles for loss and forced fumbles; also #7 in solo tackles and #12 in total tackles... UNH leader in solo tackles, assisted tackles, total tackles, tackles for loss, sacks and forced fumbles... team leader in tackles each of the last five games... started all 11 games... recorded a tackle for loss in 10 of 11 games... recorded a sack in 6 of 11 games... 42 solo tackles and 38 assisted tackles for a total of 80... 19.5 tackles for loss (of 87 yards)... 12.5 sacks (for loss of 70 yards)... six forced fumbles and one fumble recovery... career-high 12 tackles (7-5-12) in finale vs. Maine... career highs in both tackles for loss (5.0) and sacks (4.0) at Rhode Island; finished that game with 11 tackles (7-4--11)... nine tackles three consecutive games at Elon (2-7-9), vs. Richmond (6-3-9) and at UAlbany (5-4-9)... two sacks in three games: at Lafayette, vs. James Madison and vs. Maine... two forced fumbles in consecutive games at UAlbany and at URI... five tackles (1-4-5) in first collegiate game (at Stony Brook)... wore jersey #96.

Josiah Silver