Slippery Rock University Athletics

Records Owned: Martin is the NCAA all-time career leader in sacks, regardless of division, with 56.0 ... he is also the NCAA Division II all-time leader in career tackles for loss with 92.5, more than 15 ahead of the next best player in Division II history (77.0) ... Martin is the SRU and PSAC single-season record holder in sacks (16.0) and is the SRU, PSAC and Super Region One career leader in both sacks and tackles for loss ... he also owns the SRU single-game records for sacks (4.5) and tackles for loss (6.5).

Career Highlights: 2017 NCAA Division II Ron Lenz National Defensive Player of the Year ... First player in PSAC history to win four straight major postseason awards after being named Rookie of the Year in 2014 and Defensive Player of the Year in 2015, 2016 and 2017 ... Just the eighth player in PSAC history to earn four straight first team All-PSAC honors ... The only player in the country to be a two-time national finalist for the Gene Upshaw Lineman of the Year Award … NCAA all-time record holder in career sacks among all players at any level with 56.0… NCAA Division II record holder in sacks (56.0) and tackles for loss (92.5) … the next highest totals in Division II history are 46.5 sacks and 77.0 tackles for loss … Four-time Super Region One Player of the Year (Rookie of the Year in 2014, Defensive Player of the Year in 2015, 2016 and 2017 ... consensus All-American in each of the last two seasons … double-digit All-America honors in his career … Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American, including a first team selection as a junior last year (2017 not out yet) … SRU record holder in single-season sacks (ranks first, second and third in that category) … SRU record holder in single-game sacks and TFL and career sacks and TFL … PSAC and Super Region One record holder in both categories … never missed a start, starting in 48 straight games over his career… three-time finalist for Cliff Harris Award and a nominee again this year …  named one of 13 national finalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy this year … earned an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship and was honored alongside the College Football Hall of Fame induction class in New York City Dec. 5.

2017 Highlights: National Defensive Player of the Year by the Conference Commissioner's Association ... The first Division II player to ever be named one of the five finalists for the Ted Hendricks Award as the best defensive end in college football … finished second in the national voting for the Hendricks Award, topping players from Ohio State and Clemson in the final vote … One of the 13 national finalists from all divisions and the only Division II finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy (Academic Heisman) presented by the National Football Foundation and the College Football Hall of Fame ... Winner of the Gene Upshaw Division II Lineman of the Year award with a record vote, receiving a first place vote on 73 percent of ballots and winning by 125 points … one of the eight national finalists for the Upshaw for the second straight year ... received invites to play in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl at the Rose Bowl and the East-West Shrine Game in Florida ... PSAC West Defensive Player of the Year for the third straight year ... first team All-PSAC West for the fourth straight year ... Super Region One Defensive Player of the Year for the third straight year and first team All-Region for the fourth straight year … First team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association … Led the nation in total sacks (15.5), total tackles for loss (26.5), sacks per game (1.4) and tackles for loss per game (2.4) … broke the NCAA all-time Division II records for both sacks (56.0) and tackles for loss (92.5) and broke the NCAA all-division sack record (56.0) … earned first team preseason All-America honors from every publication this season ... team captain.

2017 Stats: Martin finished the season ranked first in the nation in total sacks (15.5), total tackles for loss (26.5), sacks per game (1.4) and tackles for loss per game (2.4) on his way to setting the all-time Division II career records in both sacks and tackles for loss and the NCAA all-division record for sacks ... he broke SRU records for single-game sacks (4.5) and single-game tackles for loss (6.5) ... finished the year ranked second on the team in total tackles with 82 ... forced two fumbles, recovered three fumbles, including one that was returned 74-yards for a touchdown ... His 26.5 TFL went for a total loss of 117 yards.

2016: Started all 11 games … Named a finalist for the Gene Upshaw Division II Lineman of the Year and was the only junior on the eight-man national ballot … national finalist for the Cliff Harris Award ... A consensus All-America selection by the AFCA, D2CCA and AP Little All-America team … Voted the D2CCA Super Region One Defensive Player of the Year for the second straght year … Named the PSAC West Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight year … A first team All-PSAC West Selection for the third straight year … Chosen as a first team CoSIDA Academic All-American, becoming just the fourth SRU football player to ever earn the honor … Led Slippery Rock with 18.5 tackles for loss, 9.0 sacks and 12 quarterback hurries in addition to making 64 tackles and blocking one kick … Ranked 15th in the nation tackles for loss and 27th in sacks despite facing near constant double teams … Had five or more tackles in a game five times including a season-high 13 at California … Also had two sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss against the Vulcans … Recorded 11 tackles, four tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks in season-opener against New Haven … Produced two more sacks in week two at West Chester … Made two tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks in victory against Seton Hill … named a Preseason All-American by both Lindy's Sports and Sporting News ... named the Lindy's Sports Preseason Division II Defensive Player of the Year ... Game-By-Game Statistics

2015: Started all 14 games ... A second team CoSIDA Academic All-American ... Earned All-America honors from D2football.com and the Conference Commissioners Association ... A consensus all-region selection ... Named the Don Hansen Football Gazette and the Conference Commissioners Association Super Region 1 Defensive Player of the Year ... Voted the PSAC West Defensive Player of the Year ... Also a first team All-PSAC West selection ... A Cliff Harris Award finalist ... Finished season with 88 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, 15.5 sacks, four fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles ... Ranked second in the nation in fumbles recovered, seventh in sacks and 18th in tackles for loss ... Sack total was the second highest single-season output in Rock history ... Had 10 or more tackles in a game three times including a season-high 12 stops in playoff win against Virginia Union ... Also had four tackles for loss, two sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery against Virginia Union ... Made a season-best 2.5 sacks twice at Gannon and in NCAA Tournament quarterfinal contest against Shepherd ... Recorded two-sack games against Mercyhurst and Clarion ... A two-time PSAC West Athlete of the Week ... Named to SportingNews, Lindy's Sports and Hero Sports preseason All-America teams ... PSAC Scholar Athlete ... A Division II Athletics Directors Association academic achievement award recipient ... Game-by-Game Statistics

2014: Named the Don Hansen Football Gazette National Freshman of the Year ... Appeared in, and started, all 12 games ... Earned All-America accolades from Daktronics (second team), AP Little All-America (third team), the Beyond Sports Network (fourth team), Don Hansen Football Gazette (third team) and D2football.com (honorable mention) ... Voted the 2014 PSAC-West Freshman of the Year ... Named the Don Hansen Football Gazette Super Region One Freshman of the Year ... national finalist for the Cliff Harris Award ... 16 sacks were a single-season Slippery Rock record ... Also made 68 tackles (29 solo/ 39 assisted) ... Had 22.5 tackles for loss ... Forced one fumble ... Broke up three passes ... Had eight tackles and 3.5 sacks against Edinboro ... 10 total tackles against California (Pa.) ... A PSAC Scholar Athlete ... Game-by-Game Statistics

2013: Redshirted ... Named PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

High School: Lettered in track two times and football three times ... Big 9 Defensive Player of the Year in 2012 ... Three-time All-Big 9 Conference selection ... Big 33 All-Star Game participant ... Member of the 2012 WPIAL Championship Runners-Up.

Personal: Son of Karen Peterson and Richard Martin ... Majoring in Safety Management with a minor in Business Administration.