Joe Council

Height:
6-4
Weight:
230
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Walterboro, S.C.
High School:
Colleton County

High School: A two-year letterman as a linebacker and defensive end at Colleton County High School ... As a team captain, keyed the turnaround of a Cougar program which resulted in a 7-5 record and a regional championship (4-1) in 2005 after a 3-8 campaign a year earlier ... Tallied 120 tackles, 15 sacks and 26 hits for lost yardage as a senior ... Was also credited with a unit-high 42 quarterback 'pressures' and knocked down a pair of passes ... Chosen to the Charleston Post & Courier[apos]s All-Low Country squad while also securing all-conference accolades in `05 ... Credited with 43 stops, three sacks and one batted pass during junior season ... Won a total of five varsity letters, three coming as a power forward on the CCHS basketball team ... Coach was Leroy Riley.

Personal: Full name is Joe Walter Council ... Born June 27, 1988 at Newark, N.J. ... Plans to major in political science.