Players

PRO (26-7/2-0): Drafted by the Steelers in the second round (52^nd overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.

2011 (12-7/1-0): 9/11 at Baltimore: Saw action at LB and on special teams…had two tackles…had one special teams tackle…9/18 vs. Seattle: Saw action at LB and on special teams, recording one special teams tackle…9/25 at Indianapolis: Saw action on special teams…10/2 at Houston: Saw action at LB and on special teams…had one tackle…10/9 vs. Tennessee: Was inactive due to a quad injury…10/16 vs. Jacksonville: Was inactive due to a quad injury…10/23 at Arizona: Was inactive due to a quad injury…10/30/11 vs. New England: Was inactive due to a quad injury…11/6/11 vs. Baltimore: Started his first career game at LOLB in place of injured LB LaMarr Woodley, after missing the past four games with a quad injury…had four tackles…11/13 at Cincinnati: Started at LOLB in place of the injured Woodley…had one tackle and two QB pressures…11/27 at Kansas City: Started at LOLB…had eight tackles and two QB pressures…recorded his first sack of the season and the third of his career…12/4 vs. Cincinnati: Saw action at LOLB filling in for the injured Woodley…added one special teams tackle…12/8 vs. Cleveland: Started at LOLB…had seven tackles and one QB pressure…recorded his first multi-sack game of his career…also forced his first career fumble…12/19 at San Francisco: Started at ROLB in place of the suspended James Harrison…finished with six tackles…12/24 vs. St. Louis: Started at LOLB in place of the injured Woodley…had four tackles and one QB pressure…1/1 at Cleveland: Started at LOLB in place of the injured Woodley…had three tackles…AFC Wild Card 1/8 at Denver: Saw action at LB and on special teams.

2010 (14-0/1-0): Saw action on special teams and occasionally at linebacker in 14 regular-season games…missed two games because of knee and shoulder injuries...finished the season with two tackles and two sacks…added 16 tackles and one fumble recovery on special teams…saw action in one playoff game on special teams…9/12 vs. Atlanta: Made his NFL debut on special teams…had a team-high three special teams tackles...9/19 at Tennessee: Was inactive due to a shoulder injury…9/26 at Tampa Bay: Saw action on special teams…also saw action at the outside linebacker position…had one tackle…recorded his first career sack in the fourth quarter…10/3 vs. Baltimore: Saw action on special teams…had two special teams tackles…10/17 vs. Cleveland: Saw action on special teams…did not have any tackles…10/24 at Miami: Saw action on special teams and at linebacker, filling in for injured LB LaMarr Woodley…had four QB pressures…had one special teams tackle…was part of a defense that held Miami to 64 yards rushing…10/31 at New Orleans: Saw action on special teams…had one special teams tackle…11/8 at Cincinnati: Saw action on special teams…had three special teams tackles…recovered his first fumble of his career during the opening kickoff…11/14 vs. New England: Saw action on special teams…had one special teams tackle... 11/21 vs. Oakland: Saw action at linebacker and on special teams…had one tackle…posted his second career sack in the fourth quarter, a six-yarder…had one special teams tackle…11/28 at Buffalo: Saw action on special teams…12/5 at Baltimore: Saw action on special teams…had two special teams tackles…12/12 vs. Cincinnati: Saw action on special teams…had one special teams tackle…12/19 vs. New York Jets: Saw action on special teams…had one special teams tackle…12/23 vs. Carolina: Saw action on special teams…left the game prior to halftime with a knee injury and did not return…1/2 at Cleveland: Was inactive due to a knee injury…AFC Divisional Game 1/15 vs. Baltimore: Was inactive…AFC Championship Game 1/23 vs. New York Jets: Saw action on special teams in his first career postseason contest…Super Bowl XLV 2/6 vs. Green Bay: Was inactive.

COLLEGE: Started 25-of-41 games, recording 133 tackles (64 solos) with 15.5 sacks for minus-113 yards, 34.5 stops for losses totaling 165 yards and 75 pressures, caused five fumbles, deflected two passes, returned a blocked punt seven yards and blocked one field goal attempt…registered 43 total tackles (assist/solos) for loss and stopped ball carriers at the line of scrimmage 14 times, delivering 19 of those hits inside the red zone, including eight on goal line plays…his 38 QB pressures in 2009 led the major college ranks, as he joined Darryl Tapp (35 in 2005) and Chris Ellis (38 in 2007) as the only Hokies to produce 30 or more pressures in a season during the Frank Beamer era (1987-present)…Apparel, Housing and Resource Management/Consumer Studies major. 2009: All-America third-team and All-ACC first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report…earned second-team All-ACC accolades from the league’s coaches and media…rated as the second-best defensive end in college football by CBS Sports…named the ACC preseason Defensive Player of the Year by various news services and football publications…made 50 tackles (16 solos) with 5.0 sacks for minus-31 yards, 11.5 stops for losses of 46 yards and led the nation with a school record-tying 38 quarterback pressures…also caused a fumble…his 38 pressures tied the Tech season-record that was first set by Chris Ellis in 2007. 2008: Played in 13 games, starting all but the Georgia Tech contest at boundary-side defensive end…recorded 64 tackles (37 solos), fourth-best on the squad…ranked third in the ACC with a team-high eight sacks for minus-66 yards, as he also paced the Hokies with 18.5 tackles for losses totaling 93 yards and 21 pressures…caused four fumbles, including two that led to Tech TDs…deflected one pass and blocked a field goal…two of his pressures caused interceptions…gave up just three first downs all year, one vs. the run and two vs. the pass…blocked a field goal attempt versus Boston College. 2007: Appeared in 13 contests, missing the William & Mary clash after spraining his ankle the previous week vs. Ohio University…earned the Excalibur Award, the top honor given to the best performer in Tech’s strength and conditioning program…recipient of the George Preas Award as the defensive MVP of spring practice…changed his last name to Worilds…ranked fourth on the team with 14 pressures…registered 17 tackles (9 solos) with 2.5 sacks for minus-16 yards and 4.5 stops for losses totaling 26 yards. 2006: Played in the team’s first two games vs. Northeastern and North Carolina before under-going season-ending surgery…granted a medical hardship, he finished with four tackles and a pair of quarterback pressures…recovered a blocked punt that he returned 7 yards versus North Carolina.

PERSONAL: Attended Carteret (N.J.) High School…became the first player in school history to receive all-state first-team honors in consecutive seasons…The Super Prep and Prep Star All-American selection was rated the seventh-best strong-side defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com and was ranked eighth at his position in the country by Scout.com…added Associated Press all-state honors twice as a defensive end, but also competed as a fullback and outside linebacker…competed as a sprinter and in the weight events for the school’s track team…the Rivals-250 selection as a senior, registered 107 tackles that included 10.0 sacks and 18 other stops for loss that season, adding four fumble recoveries, as he forced five fumbles and came up with one interception…on offense, he collected 468 yards on the ground as a fullback, scoring 11 touchdowns…against Perth Amboy, amassed 183 yards on 11 carries that included two TDs, adding two sacks, three stops for loss and caused a fumble that he recovered for another score…as a junior, he delivered 87 tackles, along with 12.0 sacks and 22 stops behind the line of scrimmage to garner first-team all-state accolades…also scored four times while picking up 330 yards on 61 carries that season…closed out his gridiron career with 15 touchdowns and 849 yards on the ground, recording 292 tackles with 31 sacks, 42 stops for loss, 14 forced fumbles and three interceptions…went by Jason Adjepong as a freshman but legally changed his last name to Worilds in the summer of 2007…son of Sandra Worilds…born Jason Adjepong Worilds on 3/03/88 in Rahway, New Jersey…Full name: Jason Worilds.