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2024 Football Roster

Jack Ransom

58 Matt Bednarski

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 270
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Martinsburg, W.Va.
  • Highschool Martinsburg

Biography

Honors and Awards
• 2024 All-PSAC East First Team
• 2023 CSC Academic All-District
• 2022-23 PSAC Scholar-Athlete
• 2022 CSC Academic All-District 

2023: Appeared in 12 games with 11 starts ... recorded 24 tackles (13 solos) ... added 5.0 tackles-for-loss (-18 yards) and 3.0 sacks (-18 yards) ... also contributed a pass breakup, a forced fumble, and a blocked kick ... had a season-high four tackles against Southern Connecticut State, Kutztown, and East Stroudsburg ... recorded a pair of sacks against Shippensburg ... garnered 2023 CSC Academic All-District accolades.

2022: Appeared in 13 games with three starts ... recorded 18 tackles (10 solos) ... added one tackle-for-loss (-1 yard) ... had a pass breakup ... garnered CSC Academic All-District honors.

2021: Appeared in 13 games with one start ... posted seven tackles (two solos).

2020-21: Appeared in the Mercyhurst game ... recorded one solo tackle.

Prior to Shepherd: A 2020 graduate of Martinsburg High School where he played football for Dave Walker ... lettered in football and track ... a member of four state champion football teams ... a two-time All-State honoree ... a student council member ... named to National Honor Society.

Personal: The son of Jennifer and Brian Bednarski ... majoring in health promotion and exercise science ... his parents are 1997 Shepherd graduates ... his aunt, Amy Kisner, is a 1997 graduate ... his uncle, Tim Mullenax, is a 1997 Shepherd graduate ... his aunt, Jocelyn Bednarski, is a 1995 Shepherd graduate.

Statistics

Season:
2024

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Historical Player Information

  • 58

    2020Freshman

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    6'2" 270 lbs
    58
  • 58

    2021Redshirt Freshman

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    6'2" 270 lbs
    58
  • 58

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

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    6'2" 270 lbs
    58
  • 58

    2023Redshirt Junior

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    6'2" 270 lbs
    58
  • 58

    2024Redshirt Senior

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    6'2" 270 lbs
    58