48  Maurice Falls
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Belmont High School: South Point Height / Weight: 6-2 / 251 Position: Outside Linebacker Experience: 1L

Career Statistics

An agile and quick prototype hybrid end who should flourish in the Pirates' new 3-4 scheme as an outside linebacker during his first active year on the roster ... Completed his second spring practice period with depth chart inclusion as a top reserve, but could also earn significant additional playing time in a special teams role ... Productive and unselfish effort on program's scout team during redshirt campaign last fall practice was recognized by coaches with selection as the 2010 recipient of the Rick Bankston Award (a honor symbolic of the scout team MVP) ... Enrolled early in January of 2010 so acclimation with coaching staff and college game are ahead of class standing ... Opened 2011 spring scrimmage play with a sack that resulted in an eight-yard loss on April 2 before following with a solo hit in both the second contest (April 9) and Purple-Gold Game (April 16).

2011 Game-by-Game Statistics

2010: Redshirted during initial season with the Pirates ... Made an aforementioned award-winning impact on the scout team ... Originally signed a grant-in-aid with East Carolina instead of a letter-of-intent (per NCAA policy) and enrolled in January 2010, going through spring drills with the Pirates.

High School: A two-year starter and three-year letterwinner for head coach John Devine's varsity squad ... Helped South Point to three consecutive conference championships, starting as a sophomore ... Booked 118 total tackles as a senior, leading Red Raiders to the North Carolina 3AA Championship - the program's first since 2003 ... Anchored a defense that helped South Point to a 14-2 record, which included a season-ending seven-game winning streak ... Helped a Red Raider unit hold opponents to just 15.6 points per contest ... As a junior, earned All-Big South 3A Conference honors after making 68 tackles, including 13 sacks, in his first year as a defensive end after playing safety and cornerback ... Repeated All-Big South honors as a senior ... A two-time All-Gaston Gazette selection ... Reportedly, turned in a 40-yard dash time of 4.5 seconds ... Also won a Big South track title in the triple jump last spring.

Personal: Full name is Rodney Maurice Boyce Falls, but goes by Maurice ... Born January 1, 1992 at Gastonia, N.C. ... Son of Norman and Tiffany Falls ... Undecided on a college major ... Lists his most memorable football moment as recovering the onside kick that helped South Point clinch the state championship ... Lists LaRon Landry has his favorite NFL player and Kobe Bryant as his favorite professional athlete.