Brock DeCicco

Height:
6-5
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Jefferson Hills, Pa.
High School:
Thomas Jefferson

2011 Scouting Report: Returning letterman at tight end who eyes a starting assignment this season.

2010: Played in 13 games, starting three...had two catches on the season with both going for touchdowns (totaling 19 yards)...had a six-yard touchdown at Syracuse and a 13-yard TD vs. Kentucky in the BBVA Compass Bowl.

2009: Redshirted as a true freshman.

High School: SuperPrep and Tom Lemming All-American...rated the country[apos]s No. 7 tight end by Scout, No. 10 by SuperPrep and No. 14 by Rivals...named to The Associated Press Pennsylvania Class AAA All-State Team (first team)...Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 'Fabulous 22'...Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 'Terrific 25'...Harrisburg Patriot-News 'Platinum 33'...selected to play in the Big 33 Football Classic...finalist for the Pittsburgh Athletic Association[apos]s Mercury Award, annually presented to the region[apos]s top high school football player...helped lead Thomas Jefferson to a three-year mark of 45-2 (.957), back-to-back PIAA Class AAA championships and three consecutive WPIAL titles...as a senior DeCicco had 24 catches for 542 yards (22.6 avg.) and 11 touchdowns...as a rush defensive end, had five sacks, seven batted passes and two interceptions...over his final two seasons he compiled 43 receptions for 935 yards (21.7 avg.) and 17 TDs...PrepStar All-East Region...SuperPrep All-Northeast Team... rated the No. 10 overall prospect in Pennsylvania by SuperPrep and No. 12 by Rivals...played under Coach Bill Cherpak, who was a standout offensive lineman for Pitt from 1985-89...Brock was also a first-team all-conference performer in basketball.

Personal: Brock Anthony DeCicco, born 5/28/91, is the son of Dominic and Debbie DeCicco...has two brothers and one sister...brother Dom was a standout safety for Pitt (2007-10) and two-time All-Big East selection...father was a tight end at Waynesburg College...social sciences major.