
- Nationality
United States
- Position
- MLB
- Birthday
- 12/3/1986
- Hometown
- Hamel, MN
- High School
- Wayzata
- Height
- 6'3"
- Weight
- 231
- Past Teams
- Ohio State
- Seasons
- 2005, 2006
Major: Business (2006)
Weight: 244 (2006), 231 (2005)
2006 Media Guide: Lettered in 2005 as a true freshman … gradually worked his way up the depth chart to the No. 2 spot behind senior Bobby Carpenter on the strong side … played almost the entire Michigan game after Carpenter suffered a broken ankle on the first play of that contest … started the bowl game against Notre Dame and heads into fall as the projected starter at Carpenter’s vacated spot … has added 10 pounds and has significantly increased his strength since last year … is a smart football player with excellent speed and has a very bright future with the Buckeyes.
2005: Played in all 12 games and had nine total tackles … his lone tackle at Michigan came on the final play of the game and helped preserve OSU’s 25-21 win at Ann Arbor … two tackles at Minnesota (his home state) was his top effort of the year statistically.
High School: Named Minnesota’s Defensive Mr. Football as a senior … rated the 28th-best inside linebacker in the nation by Rivals.com … ranked the top linebacker and No. 4 overall prospect in the state of Minnesota by Rivals.com … timed at 4.7 seconds in the 40-yard dash … collected 193 tackles, including 28 for loss, as a senior after totaling more than 160 tackles as a junior … led Wayzata to the Minnesota 5A state championship game as a senior … added five quarterback sacks and seven QB hurries as a senior … is the first scholarship player from Minnesota to play for the Buckeyes since Sid Gillman (1930-33, captain in 1933) … also a hockey standout and was elected team captain of the squad as a senior … played for Brad Anderson.
Personal: Is the son of Joe and Julie Laurinaitis … father was a popular professional wrestler in the 1980s and 1990s known at “the Animal.”
Defense
Season | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Asst | TFL | TFL Yds | Sacks | Sack Yds | FF | FR | Int | Int Yds | PBU | Blk | Def TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Ohio State | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | Ohio State | 13 | NA | 115 | 53 | 62 | 8.5 | 44 | 1.0 | 10 | 3 | NA | 5 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Total | - | 25 | 0 | 124 | 56 | 68 | 9 | 44 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 |