Notes
An orientation leader for the Boston College First-Year Experience this past summer.
2010 Season
Appeared in 12 games...blocked for All-ACC back Montel Harris, who led the conference in rushing and ranked 16th nationally...the line allowed Eagles' running backs to gain 100 or more yards in nine different games...BC ranks 51st in the country in tackles for loss allowed (6.15).
2009 Season
Appeared in all 12 regular season games on the offensive line...BC ranked 39th in the country in sacks allowed (1.54)...blocked for RB Montel Harris who had the fourth-most carries in the country (308) and the 10th-most rushing yards (1,457)...the line helped Harris record eight 100-yard games...recipient of the Gridiron Club Football Scholarship.
2008 Season
Redshirted.
High School
Earned All-State honorable mention honors as a senior offensive tackle at St. Viator; also played defensive end for the Lions ... was a two-time All-East Suburban Catholic Conference selection ... gained ESCC Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year honors in 2007 ... captured 2007 Daily Herald Northwest Suburban All-Area accolades ... played for head coach Chris Kirkpatrick, serving as 2007 team captain.
Personal
Emmett Joseph Cleary, born April 27, 1990 in Tokyo, Japan ... enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences ... an exceptional student who was an Illinois State Scholar and a National Merit Finalist; also selected to the 2007 All-State Academic Team ... Emmett is the oldest of Julie and William Cleary's five children; has three brothers and one sister.
