91 Brian Arnfelt Class: Junior Hometown: Lake Elmo, Minn. High School: Stillwater Height / Weight: 6-5 / 300 Position: DL

The 2011 Scouting Report: A strong contender for a starting assignment at defensive tackle ... Pound-for-pound, one of the strongest players on the team ... Added a lot of weight and strength for a third straight offseason ... Tremendous worth ethic in the weight room ... Has made huge strides on the defensive line.

2011: Missed the early part of the 2011 campaign with a foot injury (suffered in the offseason) ... Saw season's first action against Michigan ... One tackle vs. Penn State and Indiana ... Reinjured his foot against Indiana and sat out the final four regular-season games ... Came back to start (in place of the injured Niko Mafuli) at defensive tackle vs. Texas A&M in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas ... Equaled a career high with five tackles (0.5 TFL) and a QB hurry vs. the Aggies ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

2010: Academic All-Big Ten ... Played in all 13 games with one start ... Finished the season strong with 10 of his 14 tackles in final three games ... Totaled three tackles and assisted on one sack in TicketCity Bowl vs. Texas Tech ... Two stops at Wisconsin ... Recorded a career-high five tackles vs. Illinois ... Started for the first time in his career against Iowa ... Assisted on one tackle at Penn State ... One tackle vs. Indiana and Purdue ... Notched his first career TFL against Central Michigan.

2009: Played in six games as a reserve defensive end ... Totaled one tackle vs. Towson.

2008: Did not see action.

High School: PrepStar All-Midwest Region defensive end ... Named a 2007 second-team Associated Press all-state selection ... 2006 honorable mention all-state honoree by Minnesota Preps ... Member of Minneapolis Star-Tribune's 2007 Dream Team ... First-team All-Suburban East Conference selection as a senior ... Voted "Mr. Weightroom" by team in 2007 ... Holds high school's all-time bench press and squat records ... Stillwater Gazette Athlete of the Week (10/2/2007) for performance against Hastings H.S. ... Received the Ponies' Game Ball Award on 9/28/2007 ... Totaled 118 total tackles (83 solos), 12 sacks, three fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and one blocked punt for his junior and senior seasons ... Selected to play in Minnesota's 2008 high school all-star game ... Helped lead the Ponies to the 2006 Section 3 5A championship ... Team captain ... Lettered two years as a defensive end and tight end ... Also lettered four years in track and field ... 2008 track team captain ... Won the conference and Section 4AA shot put titles in 2008 ... Placed fifth in the 2008 Section 4AA discus ... National Honor Society and "A" Honor Roll all four years ... Coached by Scott Hoffman.

Personal: Born Brian Dale Arnfelt ... Son of Rick and Cathy Arnfelt ... Communication studies major and business institutions and legal studies minors.

The Arnfelt File

Q: If you could dine with anyone from any period in history, who would it be?
A: Will Ferrell
Q: What is the greatest lesson in life that you have learned?
A: You can get what you want, or you can just get old.
Q: A song that best describes you?
A: Trying to Find a Balance by Atmosphere
Q: My favorite place to visit is:
A: California
Q: Facebook or Twitter?
A: Facebook
Q: My favorite thing about NU is:
A: the springtime
Q: Describe Coach Fitzgerald in five words or less:
A: Passionate Intensity
Q: The best book I have ever read is:
A: A Tale of Two Cities
Q: The person that inspires me the most is:
A: Jared Allen
Q: When I played football as a kid, I pretended to be:
A: Terrell Davis
Q: My favorite pregame ritual is:
A: To just relax
Q: If you could have a starring role in any film already made, which movie would you pick?
A: The Mighty Ducks
Q: My favorite food is:
A: Barbequed Ribs
Q: My favorite thing about playing at Ryan Field is:
A: The fans
Q: My favorite television show is:
A: Entourage

DEFENSE
Season	Games	UA	A	Total	TFL	Sacks	PD	INT	FF	FR	BLK
2009	6	0	1	1	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	13	5	9	14	1.5-5	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	5	1	6	7	0.5-2	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	24	6	16	22	2-7	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0

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