Award Candidate   A Bronko Nagurski Award Candidate A Jim Thorpe Award Semifinalist An All-BIG EAST Candidate

2002: Is rated one of the nation's top free safeties ... Is the leader of one of the best defenses in the nation ... Is both a run and pass stopper ... Names a midseason first-team All-American by CNNSI.com ... Is a candidate for the Bronko Nagurski Award, given to the nation's best defensive player ... Is also up for the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation's top defensive back ... Played sparingly in the opener against Arkansas State ... Had three solo tackles and an assist ... Also recovered a fumble ... Recorded five solo tackles, two assists and a pass broken up in the win over LSU ... Had a team-high 10 tackles against Marshall ... Six of those tackles were solo stops ... Was named the BIG EAST's Defensive Player of the Week for his effort at Texas A&M ... Registered five solo stops, five assists and a pass broken up ... Also returned a fumble 31 yards and an interception 17 yards in that game ... Effort earned him the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week award ... Had four solo tackle at Western Michigan ... Registered a solo stop and two assists in the win at Boston College ... Also intercepted a pass and caused another pick in that game ... Had two solo tackles, an assist, caused a fumble and broke up two passes against Rutgers ... Led the secondary with six total tackles against Temple, four of which were solo stops ... Recorded four solo stops and two assists against Pittsburgh ... Also had two passes broken up and recorded his third interception of the season ... Was on the field for all 100 defensive snaps and for eight more special teams plays at Syracuse ... Recorded 11 solo tackles and three assists in that triple overtime game ... Tallied 11 total tackles against West Virginia ... Eight of those stops were solo tackles ... Registered 14 total tackles in the win over Virginia ... Seven of those tackles were solo ... Also forced a fumble ...

Personal: Willie Marquis Pile ... Born 5/25/80 in New York City ... Son of Sharon Barber and the late Willie Myers ... Has earned a degree in management and is currently pursuing a second undergraduate degree.

	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Def			Fumbles		Blkd
GP	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL/Yds	No-Yds	Int-Yds	BrUp	QBH	Rcv-Yds	FF	Kick	Saf
12	60	32	92	.	.	3-75	5	.	2-31	2	.	.