University of Miami Hurricanes / Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Rattlers / 2006 / Orange Bowl
Experienced senior defensive lineman who returns in 2009 after earning a medical hardship in 2008 after playing in four games ... Has more than 100 career tackles, 10 career sacks and 35 quarterback pressures ... Earned his degree in liberal arts in the spring of 2007.
2008 (SENIOR): Started three of the four games (Florida, Texas A&M, North Carolina and Florida State) he played in before sitting out the remainder of the season recovering from surgery ... Posted a season-high five tackles and one sack against North Carolina ... Picked up first career interception, tallied three tackles and added a sack at Texas A&M ... Earned a medical hardship after missing the final nine games of the season.
2007 (JUNIOR): Started eight of 10 games at left defensive end, posting 48 tackles and 11.5 tackles for loss ... Tied for second on the team with six sacks ... Recorded a career-high 10 tackles in the win over Duke and a career-high five QB pressures ... Started at left end and played 36 downs, with five tackles (three solo) and 1.5 sacks against Marshall ... Started at left end and played 61 downs, with four tackles (two solo) and three QB pressures at Oklahoma ... Started and played on 31 snaps, making nine tackles (five solo) vs. FIU ... Started at defensive end and played on 34 snaps against Texas A&M, making five tackles (three solo), with two tackles for loss, one sack and one forced fumble ... Played as the primary left end on 39 downs, making 10 tackles (four solo), with 1.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss and a career-high five QB pressures against Duke ... Started and played 52 downs, making four tackles (one solo) at North Carolina ... Started at left end and made eight tackles (three solo) in win at Florida State ... Started and made six tackles (three solo), added two sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss and one QB pressure at Virginia Tech.
2006 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 11 games, earning three starts ... Finished the year with a career-best 23 tackles, two tackles for loss, nine QB pressures (fourth most on the team), one sack, one fumble recovery and two pass breakups ... Started at Louisville and made five tackles (four solo) and one QB pressure ... Started the Houston game but suffered a knee injury after tallying five tackles (three solo) and three QB pressures ... Saw considerable playing time at Virginia, making five tackles (three solo), adding one sack and two QB pressures.
2005 (FRESHMAN): Named to the Freshman All-ACC team by The Sporting News ... Ranked third on the team with nine quarterback pressures ... Played in 11 games, making two starts ... Finished with 22 tackles (12 solo), three tackles for loss, one sack and two fumble recoveries ... Made the first start of his career vs. Duke at right end and tallied one sack, three assisted tackles and two QB pressures ... Started the next week at Temple and registered five tackles (two solo), including one tackle for loss and two QB pressures ... In the Peach Bowl vs. LSU, made a season-high seven tackles (six solo), with one tackle for loss.
2004 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt but looked impressive as a member of the scout team.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played mostly at defensive end in high school ... Made 90 tackles and had 14 sacks as a senior ... As a junior in 2001, made 92 tackles, 20 sacks and recovered three fumbles ... Ranked the nation's No. 42 defensive lineman by Allen Wallace's SuperPrep and was a SuperPrep All-American ... The No. 28 player in Florida by SuperPrep ... The nation's No. 17 defensive end by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report ... Member of the Palm Beach Post Florida Top 20 ... The No. 18 player in Florida on the Orlando Sentinel Florida Top 100 ... Coached by Walt Frazier.
ERIC MONCUR'S CAREER STATISTICS
TACKLES
FUMBLES
Year
GP/GS
TT
UT
AT
TFL
QBP
Sacks
FF
FR
PBU
Int
2004
Did not play - Redshirt season
2005
11/2
22
12
10
3-5
9
1.0-2
0
2-0
0
0-0
2006
11/3
24
14
10
2-10
9
1.0-9
0
1-2
2
0-0
2007
10/8
48
26
22
11.5-51
13
6-30
0
0-0
2
0-0
2008
4/3
6
4
2
2.5-19
4
2-19
1
0-0
0
1-4
Totals
36/16
100
56
44
19-85
35
10-60
1
3-2
4
1-4
ERIC MONCUR'S CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 10 (vs.Duke 2007) Solo: 6 (vs. LSU 2005) Assists: 6 (at Duke 2007)
