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Josh Lorenson
Captain
Senio
r ▪ Defensive Tackle
6-3▪ 285 ▪ Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Xavier High School

2010: Played in all 14 games ... ninth in the conference for sacks ... tenth in the conference with tackles-for-loss ... recorded 78 tackles, 20 unassisted ... recorded 10 tackles-for-loss for 52 yards ... had 5.5 sacks for 42 yards ... hurried the quarterback seven times ... broke up three passes ... blocked four kicks, three against Fort Hays State (10/30) and one agianst Pittsburg State (11/13) ... had a season high of solo tackles with seven against Texas A&M-Kingsville

2009: Played in all 15 games and earned one start at defensive tackle ... finished 14th on the team in tackles with 37 ... led the team with 10 quarterback hurries ... also had two sacks, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble that came on 3rd-and-goal from the 1-yard line in a second-round playoff game vs. Abilene Christian (11/21) ... also recovered the fumble, preventing what would have been a go-ahead touchdown for ACU ... finished with a season-best eight tackles vs. ACU ... had six stops vs. Pittsburg State (9/12) in the Fall Classic at Arrowhead Stadium and at Fort Hays State (10/31) ... recovered a fumble vs. Nebraska-Omaha that stopped a late drive in a 37-27 win (9/19)

2008: MIAA Freshman of the Year … second Northwest player to earn the award (Jamaica Rector in 2001) … played in all 15 games and made two starts … tied for ninth on the team with 42 tackles … ranked third on the team with four sacks and eight tackles-for-loss … had three of four sacks and a season-high seven tackles at Central Missouri (10/11) ... Phil Voge Redshirt Freshman of the Year Award winner

2007: Redshirt season ... named scout defense Most Valuable Player

Xavier High School: 2006 Iowa Newspapers Association Class 4A First Team defensive lineman ... Des Moines Register Second Team offensive lineman ... two-time all-conference selection ... First-Team All-State Elite defensive lineman ... member of undefeated state Class 4A championship team

Personal: Son of John Lorenson and Anne Plotz ... born Jan. 24, 1989


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