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BRENT STEINMETZ

Freshman-r • Running Back

5-9 • 185

Pottsgrove •Pottsgrove, PA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High School Honors: Enjoyed an outstanding career at halfback at Pottsgrove High School under head coach Rick Pennypacker...first team Associated Press All-State defensive back among big schools in 2001...four-year varsity starter at halfback and defensive back...led team to back-to-back Pac 10 championships in 2000 and 2001...named Pottstown Mercury Player of the Year and PAC 10 Conference Player of the Year, was selected to Harrisburg Patriot News Platinum 33 team, and was selected as area Player of the Year by three local television stations as a senior...two-time All-PAC 10 running back, two-time All-area running back, and one-time All-PAC 10 defensive back...first team All-Suburban pick at running back and first team All-Southeastern Pennsylvania defensive back as a senior...rushed 257 times for 2,314 yards, 40 touchdowns, and a 9.1 yard average as a senior when he also posted 28 tackles and intercepted six passes, returning five for touchdowns...for his career, gained 5,277 yards and 72 touchdowns rushing with 8.6 yard average...averaged 20.2 yards per reception...ranks No. 2 in career rushing in PAC 10 history...set every season and career rushing and scoring record at Pottsgrove HS...rushed for 331 yards and league record six touchdown vs. Pottstown as a senior and rushed for a district playoff record 271 yards in 2001....first team All-Southeastern Pennsylvania and first team All-Area pick by Philadelphia Inquirer as a senior...won prestigious Maxwell Football Club Jim Henry Award following senior season....earned PIAA Official's Sportsmanship Award as a junior...four-year letterwinner as a sprinter and jumper for track and field team...honor roll student...earned National Leadership Award and USNA Art Award.

At Delaware: 2003: Solid prospect who will add speed and depth to the Blue Hen running game...will have the opportunity to learn and improve behind seniors Antawn Jenkins and Germaine Bennett in the Hens' one-back offense...enters season No. 4 on depth chart behind Jenkins, Bennett, and fellow redshirt freshman Niquan Lee...one of the team's fastest players, recording a 40-yard dash time of 4.45 in spring testing...time was second only to cornerback Roger Brown among UD players...carried six times for 21 yards and caught one pass for five yards in the spring game.

Personal: Brent Aaron Steinmetz...born Aug. 30, 1984...son of Cliff Banks and Sharon Steinmetz...arts and sciences major...youngest of four children...has four cousins who have played college football, including current NFL veteran Aaron Beasley (New York Jets).

 

 

 

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