High School: Two-time New Jersey All-Group II selection in football at Audobon High School…two-time All-South Jersey…two time first team All-Colonial Conference…Audobon’s Colonial Conference Athlete of the Year…South Jersey Touchdown Club Offensive Back of the Year…South Jersey Touchdown Club first team All-Academic…Courier Post Scholar Athlete of the Year…Brooks-Irvine Offensive Scholar-Athlete of the year…three-year starter at quarterback for Audubon…threw for 5,137 career yards, including 2,020 as a senior…career passing yardage total ranked fourth in South Jersey history…set a single-game South Jersey record with 471 passing yards in one game…SuperPrep All-Northeast Team…rated the No. 33 prospect in New Jersey by SuperPrep…rated one of the nation’s top 40 “pro-style” quarterbacks by rivals100.com…PrepStar All-East Region…earned three letters in football and baseball, and two in basketball…led baseball team to state title...distinguished honor roll…Principal’s Honor Roll.

At Delaware: Second-year member of the squad...outstanding prospect who should battle for starting quarterback spot with fourth-year senior backup Ryan Carty and sophomore Jarryd Moyer...rugged signal-caller who has an explosive arm and is a tough runner with good moves around the end...tallest quarterback in school history, one inch taller than All-American and former NFL player Scott Brunner (1978-79)...will see first action at Delaware after transferring from the University of Pittsburgh where he attended for two seasons and saw action in three games for the Panthers...teammate at Pitt with current Blue Hen tight end Robbie Agnone...completed 3 of 13 passes for 49 yards, including a 34-yard touchdown pass, and rushed for 29 yards in spring game...2005: Did not see game action but took part in practice drills during the fall after joining the team in August.

At Pittsburgh: 2004: Served as the chief backup to starter Tyler Palko…played in three games…saw brief action vs. Ohio and Nebraska but did not throw a pass…played fourth quarter against South Florida, completing 1 of 4 passes for 11 yards…team went 8-4 and lost to Utah in Fiesta Bowl under head coach Walt Harris…2003: Redshirted as true freshman and retained freshman eligibility….team went 8-5 and lost to Virginia in Continental Tire Bowl.

Personal: Joseph Vincent Flacco (“flack-oh”)…born January 16, 1985…son of Stephen and Karen Flacco…has four brothers and one sister...accounting major at Delaware...father played football and baseball at the University of Pennsylvania in 1979-83.