#40  John Yurek

Redshirt Freshman
Safety
6-0, 202
Greencastle, Pa.
St. Paul's/Wyoming Seminary

A redshirt freshman walk-on who will work to help the team at safety and on special teams.

2007: Redshirted … Named the Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Week prior to the Temple game (Sept. 15).

High School: Lettered at St. Paul’s in Brooklandville, Maryland before moving on to Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pa … Named to the 2005 Baltimore Touchdown Club All-Star Game, making 12 solo tackles in one half … Helped Wyoming Seminary to a 7-2 record in 2006 after the team went 0-9 in 2005 … Honor Roll and Dean’s List student … Spent two weeks in Mississippi in 2006 helping the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

Personal Profile: John William Yurek … Father, Mark, played football at Western Maryland … Born on January 19, 1988 … A biological sciences major.