Carter Szydlowski

2024: Ascended to a new level in year two with the Blue Hose, named All-PFL First Team after leading the roster in both sacks (6.0) and total tackles-for-a-loss (9.5)...Posted 38 tackles (seventh-most on the team) while starting every game, recording at least one TFL in eight out of 12 appearances...His six sacks tied for the third-most in a single season since the program moved to the Division I class in the late 2000's, ranking as the fifth-most in the Pioneer League altogether...Grabbed two sacks in a three-game window against Morehead State and eventual conference champion Drake, combining for a loss of 25 yards...Was a model of consistency all year, going for at least three tackles on eight separate dates...Selected as the PFL Defensive Player of the Week after aiding PC to a season-closing victory over #23 Butler (the school's first triumph against a nationally-ranked opponent in a full decade), hitting a season-best nine tackles versus the Bulldogs and recovering a 4th-quarter fumble to help seal the 30-27 win...Hurried the quarterback six times overall and had at least one tackle-for-a-loss in six of the first eight games...Tallied 18 tackles across a a four-game winning streak that ended the campaign on an ultimate high, Presbyterian's first streak of that length in 17 years that led to their first undefeated record in the month of November since 2002. 2023: Wasted no time in providing instant results for PC on the stat sheet after transferring to the Blue Hose program from Adrian College, lining up 37 tackles and starting each of the team's 11 games...Collected a season-best six stops on three different occasions, all of which were pivotal road bouts in PFL territory (at Butler, Dayton, and Drake)...Landed 5.5 tackles behind the line of scrimmage, including a six-yard sack at Bailey Memorial Stadium versus Stetson (10/7)...Produced an ultra-strong highlight reel in a league victory over the Flyers, recovering two fumbles alongside a TFL (the first time in five years that a PC player scooped up two loose balls in a single affair)...Blocked a field goal attempt in his first appearance at home, a 48-17 whipping against Virginia-Lynchburg (9/9).