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Paul Posluszny (born October 10, 1984 in Butler, Pennsylvania) is an American football player currently attending Pennsylvania State University. In 2005, he was named the year's best defensive college football player and the best linebacker.

Posluszny was a star linebacker at Hopewell High School in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, and went to play for coach Joe Paterno as part of a college football program with a proud history of producing star linebackers, as shown by the school's nickname as "Linebacker University". He debuted at Penn State in the fifth game of his 2003 freshman season, and in the last game of the season made his first career start. During the season he recorded 36 tackles, an interception (which he returned for a touchdown), and a recovered fumble, and he was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team by The Sporting News.

In 2004 he was named as a Second Team All-Big Ten player as well as earning academic All-Big Ten honors. Prior to that season he changed to jersey #31, in honor of former Penn State players who had worn the number including All-Americans Shane Conlan and Andre Collins. He started in all 11 games and led his team with 104 tackles, and his 9.5 tackles per game average put him in a tie for fifth in the Big Ten. He also recorded 12 tackles for loss and three sacks, helping Penn State reach the national top 10 in scoring and total defense. He also caught an interception, broke up three passes and forced a fumble on the season. He won the Big Ten Defensive Player-of-the-Week for his performance against Indiana, making 13 tackles and playing a key role in Penn State's goal-line stand to ensure the win.

In 2005 Posluszny became the first junior captain for Penn State since Mike Reid and Steve Smear in 1968. Posting 116 tackles on the season, including 14 for loss and 4 sacks, he was named Big Ten Defensive Player-of-the-Week a record-breaking three consecutive times. He then joined LaVar Arrington as the second Penn State player to win both the Chuck Bednarik and Dick Butkus Awards as the College Defensive Player and Linebacker of the Year respectively, and was named as a member of the 2005 All-American Team. He helped lead the Penn State Nittany Lions to a win in the 2006 Orange Bowl against Florida State University but left the game in the 4th quarter after partially tearing two ligaments in his knee; the injury will not require surgery. He subsequently announced that he planned to return to Penn State for his senior year of college, rather than declare himself eligible for the 2006 NFL Draft.

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