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  Joseph Pawelek

Joseph Pawelek

Player Profile

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Spring Branch, Texas
High School:
Smithson Valley
Height / Weight:
6-2 / 232
Position:
LB
Experience:
RS

2006: Redshirt freshman Joe Pawelek came out of his first spring No. 2 on the depth chart behind junior Nick Moore at the Mike linebacker position.

2005: Elected to take a redshirt season ... Named to the fall and spring Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Scout team MVP ... Also a catcher on the Baylor baseball team, but sat out 2006 season as a redshirt.

High School: Smithson Valley High School, Spring Branch, Texas ... A member of the 2004 Texas Football Top 300 ... 2004 Waco Tribune-Herald Top 100 selection ... Ranked No. 2 on the San Antonio Express-News' area Top 10 and No. 40 on its state Top 50 lists ... Named 2004-05 Boys High School Athlete of the Year by the San Antonio Express-News ... Tallied 197 tackles and six fumble recoveries as a senior linebacker en route to San Antonio Express-News Defensive Player of the Year honors ... Two-time first-team all-district performer also earned a pair of All-San Antonio awards ... Helped the Rangers to a 2004 Class 5A Division II runner-up finish, a 13-3 record and was rewarded with Associated Press honorable mention Class 5A all-state honors ... Credited with 20 tackles in the Rangers' 18-10 state semifinal victory over Houston Clear Lake ... 2004 Park Place Pontiac Defensive Player of the Year also was the 2003 Comal County Male Athlete of the Year ... Led 2003 team to a 10-2 record, a district title and the Division II playoffs ... Had 131 tackles and seven sacks as a junior en route to second-team all-state honors ... As a sophomore, he lettered and was an honorable mention all-district pick for a Ranger team which went 14-2, won the district title and finished second in the state playoffs ... Also a standout baseball catcher, he earned four first-team all-district awards over his four-year career and all-state honors in his final two seasons ... National Honor Society member ... Selected Baylor over Houston and Washington State ... Coached by Larry Hill at the District 26-5A school.

Personal: The son of Mike and Judy Pawelek, Joseph Charles Pawelek was born Dec. 8, 1986, in Corpus Christi, Texas ... Business major.

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