Austin Peay State University Athletics

College: Again expected to provide depth along defensive line...will battle for starting position after playing behind Steven Johnson a year ago... listed No. 3 on depth chart entering 2010... played in 11 games at defensive tackle in 2009... leading returning tackler off line... had 26 tackles, five tackles for loss and two quarterback sacks... had four tackles in five different games... had 19 tackles against the rush... earned OVC Defensive Player of the Week honors against Eastern Kentucky after a sack and a forced fumble in the fourth quarter as APSU snapped losing streak to Colonels... also had a fourth-quarter sack against Jacksonville State...played in final eight games as sophomore...recorded one tackle for loss and three quarterback hurries...stepped in as freshmen in 2007 to start 7 of 11 games...improved greatly during season's latter stages...had sacks in back-to-back games at Samford and Southeast Missouri...enjoyed season's best performance at SEMO, collecting pair of sacks for 15 yards...High School: Faulkner competed in 2006 at Harmony Community School, a prep school in Cincinnati...previously, he played his high school football at Paducah Tilghman...named third-team All-State by Louisville Courier Journal in 2005...also named to All-Western Kentucky team...played both ways in high school....Personal: Health specialization major...son of Anthony Stevens and Tammy Faulkner...born May 6, 1988...age 22