Dean Tsopanides

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Class: RS Freshman Hometown: Torrington, Conn. High School: Torrington

Height / Weight: 6-2 / 240 Position: DL

2011 - - Redshirted.

2011 Honors - - Team Leader Award, Special Teams.

High school honors - - Elected to 1929 Gridiron Club as one of best all-time players in state of Connecticut . . . named to Walter Camp team as one of top five linemen in Connecticut as a senior . . . selected to play in 13th annual Governor's Cup all-star game (Connecticut vs. Rhode Island) . . . earned first team all-state honors as a junior and senior . . . was first team all-conference as a junior and senior . . . Career - - team MVP as a senior and named Best Defensive Player as a junior . . . team captain as a senior . . . earned two varsity letters in football as offensive and defensive lineman, helping team post 7-3 record as a senior . . . recorded 70 total tackles as a senior, including 40 solo stops and nine QB sacks . . . recorded 65 tackles and 13 QB sacks as a junior . . . recorded two QB sacks in Governor's Cup all-star game as Connecticut defeated Rhode Island, 37-6 . . . also competed in wrestling, earning Class L state championship at 215 pounds as a senior while posting 42-5 overall record . . . placed third in state tournament as a junior.

Personal - - Born 1/23/93 . . . political science and economics major . . . parents are Darlene and Timmy Tsopanides . . . high school coach was Dan Dunaj.