A valuable fifth-year reserve player ... serves as a backup tight end and a special teams contributor ... has played in each of the last 25 games.
As a Junior (2011): Played in all 12 games as a reserve tight end and special teams player ... returned three kicks for 32 yards ... returned a kickoff 12 yards vs. Georgia Tech (10/08) ... also returned kicks for 11 and nine yards at Wake Forest (11/19) and at N.C. State (11/26) ... earned the George Boutselis Memorial Award for the letterman with the highest GPA.
As a Sophomore (2010): Played in all 13 games as a reserve ... most of his snaps came on special teams ... also saw action as a tight end ... returned a kickoff 15 yards vs. Florida State (11/20) ... earned the George Boutselis Memorial Award for the letterman with the highest GPA.
As a Redshirt Freshman (2009): Did not see game action as a reserve tight end ... earned offensive scout team player of the week a team-high three times (vs. Rutgers, 9/26; vs. Wake Forest, 10/10; vs. Virginia, 10/17).
As a Freshman (2008): Redshirted ... named scout team offensive player of the week for his efforts in preparation for the Virginia Tech game (11/6).
At Eastern Technical High School: Played tight end and defensive end for the Mavericks ... garnered first team all-state, all-county and all-metro honors as a senior in 2007 ... also named Digital Sports Defensive Player of the Year in Baltimore County ... helped lead the Mavericks to a 13-1 records in his final prep season ... tallied 75 tackles and 12 sacks as a senior ... earned three varsity letters ... also considered Dartmouth, Harvard and Towson ... also played basketball at Eastern Technical ... coached by Marc Mesaros.
Personal: Born in Baltimore, Md. ... parents are Mark and Judy Schlothauer ... has four siblings - Justin (30), Aaron (26), Ashley (20) and Paige (8) ... brother Justin played football at Towson ... served as his class vice president in high school ... also a member of the honor roll as a prep ... enjoys fishing and cars in his spare time ... lists Emmitt Smith as his favorite athlete ... majoring in operations management.
