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Ian Park

Class: RS Freshman Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa. High School: Upper St. Clair

Height / Weight: 6-4 / 295 Position: OL

2012: Redshirted his true freshman season ... Named Offensive Practice Player of the Week following Illinois game.

High School: ESPN.com three-star honoree ... Ranked 35th nationally among offensive guards and 23rd overall in Pennsylvania by 247Sports ... Ranked 38th nationally among offensive guards and the No. 17 prospect in the state by ESPN.com ... Ranked 44th nationally among offensive guards by Rivals.com ... SuperPrep All-Northeast selection and ranked No. 22 among Pennsylvania prospects by SuperPrep ... First-team all-state honors in 2011 ... Selected to play in Ohio and Pennsylvania's prestigious Big 33 game ... Earned Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 (2011) and Fabulous South (2010, 2011) honors ... Tribune Review Terrific 25 selection ... Almanac All-Star Team selection ... Two-time first-team Great Southern all-conference ... Selected by USA Football to the 2012 U.S. Under-19 National Team ... Received invitations to participate in the Chesapeake Bowl and the Super 60 (Cleveland vs. Pittsburgh) ... Three-year starter for the Panthers, helping Upper St. Clair to WPIAL Finals in 2011 ... A physically tough and agile lineman which makes him a prime run-blocker ... Coached by Jim Render.

Personal: Born Ian Sang Park ... Son of Lisa and Chong Park ... Older brother, Alex, plays quarterback at Dartmouth College ... Attended same high school as Sean Lee of the Dallas Cowboys, Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz, former NFL head coach Todd Haley and former MLB all-star Sean Casey ... Plans to study history at Northwestern.