9   Andre Delaire
	Class: RS Senior Hometown: Bloomfield, Conn. High School: Metropolitan Height / Weight: 5-11 / 215 Position: LB Birthdate: 04/07/1989

Ready to return to action after missing the entire 2010 season with an injury... slated to start at one of the outside linebacker positions in 2011... injury also caused him to miss three games in 2009...brings talent and experience to the linebacking corps... took over a starting position at outside linebacker in 2008... led all Fordham tacklers, and ranked in the top ten of the Patriot League, in 2008... made two tackles, including a sack, in the 2008 Spring Game... gives the Rams a solid presence at linebacker... gained valuable experience as a freshman linebacker, appearing in eight games... named to the 2010 Patriot League Honor Roll.

2010: Missed entire season with an injury.

2009: Appeared in the first eight games of his junior season before missing the rest of the year with an injury... started two games at outside linebacker... registered 25 total tackles, 15 solo, including three for loss and two sacks... finished with six stops, including three solo and one sack, in the Lehigh game... made five tackles, four solo, in the season-opener at Rhode Island... also had five tackles against Holy Cross, including one for loss... registered three stops, including one sack, at Lafayette.

2008: Started nine games at linebacker as a sophomore for the Rams... missed last two games of the season with an injury... led all tacklers with 71 total tackles, 48 solo, including five for loss and 2.5 sacks... ranked seventh in the Patriot League in tackles per game (7.9)... also registered two pass break ups... made a season-high 12 tackles, six solo, including 1.5 for loss and one sack at Lehigh... finished with eleven tackles, five solo, and broke up a pass at Holy Cross... recorded nine solo tackles in the season-opening win over Rhode Island... also rushed for seven yards and a first down on a fake punt in the Rhode Island game... made eight stops, five solo, including one sack, in the win over Yale... registered seven tackles, four solo, in the Liberty Cup win over Columbia and seven more, five solo, against Lafayette... finished with six tackles, three solo, with one sack versus Colgate... also had six tackles, two solo, in the Marist win... made five tackles, four solo, with one for loss at Dayton.

2007: Appeared in eight games as a freshman, starting one... recorded 17 total tackles, 11 solo, including two for loss and one sack... finished with five tackles, three solo, in the shutout at Marist... had four stops, three solo, against Bucknell... made two solo tackles, including one sack, at Lafayette. Before Fordham: A graduate of Metropolitan Learning Center in Bloomfield, Connecticut, where he lettered in football, baseball and track and field... a Hartford Courant All-State pick as a senior... a 2006 All-Star Governor's Cup selection... earned All-Conference honors as a junior and senior... All-Academic all four years... served as a team captain and named team MVP as a junior and senior... elected to the Ventures Scholars Program.

Personal: Born April 7, 1989... son of Grace Stewart and Calyxte Delaire... has one younger sibling (Adnil)... a Public Communications major.