Jaguar Highlights: A first-team preseason all-Sun Belt Conference choice on the defensive line by Phil Steele Publications, Lindy’s Sports Annuals and Athlon Sports ... Should start at defensive end in his final season of eligibility ... Earned one of the program’s two High Academic Awards at the end of spring drills ... Only tackle for the Red team in the annual spring contest was for a loss of five yards.
As A Junior (2012): Started all 13 games at defensive end ... A second-team all-Sun Belt Conference selection, and was named second-team all-league by Phil Steele Publications and College Sports Madness as well ... Led USA’s defensive linemen with a career-best 64 stops, ranking fifth on the team overall ... Had school season-record six sacks and was second on the Jags with 11½ tackles for loss, ranking among the top 10 in the Sun Belt in both categories ... Had eight stops behind the line in eight league contests ... Recorded at least five tackles in six league games ... Became the first defensive lineman in school history to finish with a double-digit tackle total after making 10 stops in Florida Atlantic win, equaling that total against Middle Tennessee ... Led team in stops for first time in his career at North Texas with seven tackles, which included a career-high 2½ for loss ... Posted six tackles with one behind the line against Florida International ... Three sacks in SBC play came against Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe and Troy, who all ranked in the top half of the conference in sacks against ... Finished with seven total stops against the Trojans in the school’s first-ever league game ... Recorded five tackles including an assist for a loss at eventual Sun Belt champion Arkansas State ... Also credited with two sacks among his five stops at N.C. State.
As A Sophomore (2011): Saw action in every game, including starting each of the first four contests of the season ... Collected a career-best 29 total stops, with four of those for loss including 1½ sacks ... Forced two fumbles, recovered another and also blocked a kick ... Matched previous career high of four tackles in five different outings ... Had four tackles — including three unassisted — against both Cal Poly and North Carolina State, with an assist behind the line against the former and a sack at the latter ... Recorded two solo stops among his four total in wins over West Alabama and Tennessee-Martin as well as at Kent State ... Forced and recovered a fumble at the UTM-22 yard line Homecoming weekend, leading to USA’s final points in three-point victory ... Credited with career-high 1½ tackles for loss in season opener against UWA ... Forced fumble with a sack for a loss of 10 yards on Georgia State’s opening drive of the second half, leading to three points for the Jags, finishing the contest with three total stops ... Blocked first-quarter field-goal attempt by Mississippi Valley State, adding two tackles in 35-3 victory over the Delta Devils.
As A Redshirt Freshman (2010): Participated in all 10 contests, earning six starts ... Made 14 tackles — including three for a loss of 14 yards — and broke up one pass ... Credited with one sack, for a loss of five yards, in win over Missouri S&T, finishing with a career-best four total stops ... Credited with two solo tackles in win at Lamar, with one of those six yards behind the line of scrimmage ... Also posted multiple tackles against Pikeville (Ky.), Nicholls State and Georgia State.
As A Freshman (2009): Started five of seven games in his first season on the collegiate level, coming off the bench in the other two ... Recorded a total of eight tackles and a pass defensed ... Forced and recovered a fumble on the one-yard line in the opening quarter of a scoreless game against Huntingdon (Ala.) College in the season finale ... Credited with one tackle for loss, with an assist on a sack, on the season ... Posted season-high two assisted stops in wins over Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy and Georgia Military J.C. ... Collected solo tackles in each of the last two games against Milford (N.Y.) Academy and HC ... Had an assist in Army Prep and Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy victories.
High School Highlights: Lettered for three years at Prattville HS, where he helped lead the Lions to a championship in the 6A state playoffs each fall ... Named to Reebok Phenom List and participated in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic at the conclusion of his career — in that contest, he had four stops including a sack for a loss of eight yards, and also recovered a fumble ... Chosen first-team all-state, all-county and all-metro as a senior after finishing second on team with 77 total tackles ... That figure included 28½ stops for loss with 15½ sacks that accounted for minus-123 yards for the opposition ... Efforts helped the Lions post a 13-1 mark ... Was an all-state selection as a junior.
Personal: Full name is Paul Alexander Page ... Born Jan. 24, 1991, in Montgomery, Ala. ... Son of Tony and Robin Page ... Youngest of three boys ... Favorite movie is “Friday” ... Favorite teams are the Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Braves and Tennessee Titans ... Favorite foods are pancakes and biscuits with gravy ... Favorite subject is English ... Earned his undergraduate degree in history at the end of the spring semester.
