Player Bio: Josh DeStefano

Josh DeStefano

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Altoona, Pa.

High School:
Bishop Guilfoyle

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 213

Position:
Running Back

Bucknell's lone returning All-Patriot League selection and the team's 2006 rushing leader ... tough, hard-nosed fullback who has been a starter since late in his freshman season ... three-year letterman ... has gutted his way through a number of injuries in his career ... has a quick burst that allows him to hit the hole hard ... excellent blocker ... 1,183 career rushing yards is the most among active Bison players ... 2006 (Junior): Rushed for a career-high 643 yards and three touchdowns en route to Second Team All-Patriot League honors ... ranked fourth in the Patriot League in rushing ... suffered a back injury in the Penn game, but missed only one week (Georgetown) ... topped the 100-yard mark twice, including a career-high 180 yards on 27 carries in a win over Fordham ... ran 10 times for 101 yards and a touchdown at Marist ... also scored against Holy Cross and Colgate ... had 90 rushing yards against the Crusaders ... received the Big Blue Award as Bucknell's most outstanding back or receiver ... named the Diversified Information Technologies Player of the Game against Fordham ... three-time recipient of Lewisburg Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Week honors (Lafayette, Marist, Fordham) ... 2005 (Sophomore): Team's third-leading rusher with 297 yards on 93 carries ... played in all 11 games, starting 10 ... scored first career touchdown on a 4-yard run at Fordham ... rushed for season-high 59 yards at Lafayette ... second on team with 13 receptions for 98 yards ... named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Week after the Cornell game ... 2004 (Freshman): Earned Stuart M. Smith Award as Bucknell's most outstanding newcomer ... appeared in six varsity games, including starts in the final four ... finished as the team's fourth-leading rusher with 243 yards on 53 carries (4.6 yards per carry) ... also caught eight passes for 118 yards (14.8 yards per reception) ... ran for an even 100 yards on 17 carries in a big conference win over Fordham ... became the first Bison freshman to rush for 100 yards in a game since Sarnor in 2002 ... two-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week ... named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Week after the Lehigh and Fordham games ... named Diversified Information Technologies, Inc., Player of the Game after the Lehigh contest ... BISHOP GUILFOYLE HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three times in football, twice in basketball and twice in baseball ... rushed for 900 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior for coach Tom Irwin ... honorable mention all-state ... also made 75 solo tackles ... Altoona Mirror first team all-star linebacker as junior and senior ... team captain ... two-time Inter-County All-Conference running back ... PERSONAL: Born Apr. 12, 1986 in Camp Hill, Pa. ... parents are Ralph and Karen DeStefano ... has one sister, Deanna ... major is accounting.

DeSTEFANO'S CAREER RUSH/RECEIVING STATS
Year	G/GS	Att.	Yds.	TD	Lg.	Rec.	Yds.	TD	Lg.
2004	6/4	53	243	0	26	8	118	0	29
2005	11/10	93	297	1	24	13	98	0	27
2006	10/9	118	643	3	48	1	14	0	14
Totals	27/23	264	1183	4	48	22	230	0	29