Jason Bateman

Named as a finalist for the Cliff Harris Award ... Named a First-Team D3football.com All-American as a linebacker ... Named an AP Second-Team Division III All-American ... Earned his second-straight Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area selection ... Named All-Region 1 Defensive Player of the Year ... Named Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-MAC honors at Linebacker … Finished the campaign with 97 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, seven forced fumbles, six sacks, six quarterback hurries, four pass breakups, one interception, and one fumble recovery … Led the MAC in forced fumbles … Placed third in the MAC in tackles and tackles for loss, and fourth in sacks … Secured second-straight MAC Defensive Player fo the Week Honor when he forced a pair of fumbles and recorded nine tackles and a sack in a 35-0 shutout win over Widener...With a team-high 12 tackles and a critical late strip sack in Eastern's 28-21 win at Misericordia, he became the first Eastern player to earn MAC Defensive Player of the Week Honors ... Recorded a season-high 15 tackles with two tackles for loss, a sack, and a forced fumble against Susquehanna on Dec. 6. Named to the Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Team ... Appeared in nine games his sophomore season… Earned Honorable Mention All-MAC honors at defensive linebacker … Led the Eagles in tackles for loss (nine), second on the team in tackles (55), third in solo tackles (31), and third in sacks (2.5) … Finished the season with one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one interception, one touchdown, four quarterback hurries, and two pass breakups … Recorded first collegiate interception and returned it for a 45 yard touchdown against Widener on Sept. 14 … Collected a season-high 10 tackles, one tackle for loss, one sack, one forced fumble, and one quarterback hurry against Stevenson Oct. 26. Appeared in nine games in his first season … Finished the contest with 19 tackles, three tackles for loss, and second on the team with 2.5 sacks, and one forced fumble … Notched a season-high five tackles and two sacks against Stevenson on Nov. 11. Played football at Upper Darby High School ... from Upper Darby, Pa.