Gerald Cadogan Class: Senior Hometown: Portsmouth, Ohio High School: Portsmouth Height / Weight: 6-5 / 314 Position: T Experience: SR H.S. Coach: Curt Clifford

Four Nittany Lions earned ESPN The Magazine Academic all-district honors in 2006, with three seniors -- Paul Posluszny, Tim Shaw and Nolan McCready -- also capturing Academic All-America accolades. They have passed the torch of the program's legacy of academic success to returning members of the squad, with Gerald Cadogan a prime candidate to be leading the charge. A starter at guard in five games last season, Cadogan is one of the squad's top students, owning a 3.59 grade-point average through the spring semester. A rehabilitation services and psychology major, Cadogan was named to the Dean's List last spring by earning a superlative 3.92 GPA, among the top three performances by a returning squad member. During the 2006 fall semester, he gained Dean's List recognition with a 3.67 GPA. Cadogan was the squad's fourth ESPN The Magazine Academic all-district honoree last year and has earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades twice. He is an active member of Penn State's Student-Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB), participating in the Penn Pals program and other community service activities. The hard-working and talented Cadogan has the opportunity to play a significant role on the offensive line this season. The strong and athletic lineman finished spring drills as the top candidate at left tackle.

2006 Junior Season Playing in 11 games, Cadogan was instrumental in helping the Nittany Lions rush for a season-high 389 yards against Youngstown State, their highest total in four years, and gain 233 yards rushing against Northwestern. At Purdue, Cadogan and the O-Line paved the way for 240 yards on the ground. The Lions rushed for 212 yards against Temple to record Penn State's fourth 200-yard rushing game of the season. He helped Tony Hunt become just the sixth Nittany Lion to compile a pair of 1,000-yard rushing seasons and move into second place in career rushing with 3,320 yards. Cadogan was on the field for 384 snaps, with a season-high 82 at Minnesota.

2005 Sophomore Season
Cadogan worked his way to No. 2 on the depth chart at left tackle behind Brown, playing against Cincinnati, Central Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois. He was on the field for 41 snaps, including 32 in the win at Illinois. He earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

2004 Freshman Season
Redshirt Season

High School
Cadogan was a four-sport star at Portsmouth HS, where he lettered in football, track and field, swimming and basketball (one season). He was a first-team Associated Press all-state selection for Coach Curt Clifford, recording 94 "pancake blocks" in his senior season. The Youngstown Vindicator twice selected Cadogan all-conference. He was also an Ohio finalist for the Wendy's High School Heisman, was the Portsmouth Daily Times Sportsman-of-the-Year and the Ohio News Network Student-Athlete-of-the-Week. Cadogan served as captain of the football and swimming teams and was the swim team's MVP as a junior. He played in the 2004 Big 33 Classic and the Ohio North-South All-Star game.

Personal
Full name is Gerald Anthony Cadogan. He is the son of Anthony and Maureen Cadogan and has a younger sister, Marlita, and a younger brother, Nathaniel. Cadogan earned a 3.81 grade-point average in high school and was ranked third in his class. Cadogan owned a superb 3.59 grade-point average through the spring semester with a double-major of rehabilitation services and psychology. He earned ESPN The Magazine Academic all-district honors in 2006 and Academic All-Big Ten accolades in 2005 and '06. Cadogan is an avid musician, with playing the trumpet, singing and song arrangement among his hobbies. Born January 16, 1986 in Oakland, Calif.