University of Maryland, Baltimore County

2011: Started 11 of the 12 games he dressed for… Recorded three ground balls in four contests… Caused a pair of turnovers in UMBC’s win over Albany on April 16… Only committed a pair of penalties and committed just three turnovers on the season.

2010: Competed in 12 games and started four… Played on man-down unit during the first half of the campaign and earned his first collegiate start at Towson on April 7… Garnered three ground balls and caused a pair of turnovers.

 2009: Saw action in three games, all at UMBC Stadium… Made his debut vs. Towson on March 31 and also played vs. Binghamton and Vermont… Wore No. 50 as a freshman.

Background: Majoring in history... Earned the 2008 Woodward Cup as Boys’ Latin’s top three-sport athlete (football, wrestling, lacrosse)… A 2007 participant in the Top 205 All-Star game and Freestate Top 44 game… Lists his top effort as an eight-ground ball, three-caused turnover performance vs. Calvert Hall in 2008… Played the final three weeks in 2008 with a broken foot… Helped the Lakers to the MIAA finals and an undefeated regular season in 2007… Earned All-County and All-MIAA honors in football in 2008, capping a four-year career on the gridiron… Earned one letter in wrestling as a senior… A member of the National Honor Society and a Williams Scholar… Has two siblings, Brandon, 25, and Skylar, 13… Son of Sandra and Gene Verardi… Born Jan. 31, 1990.