22  Nick Januska Class: Sophomore Hometown: Ventura, Calif. High School: Ventura Height / Weight: 6-2 / 210 Position: DB Experience: 1L

High School: A two-year starter as a key defender at Ventura High School north of Los Angeles, intercepted 10 career passes, playing outside linebacker as a junior and free safety as a senior; also punted for two years...Put defensive points on the board on five occasions, touchdowns on two interceptions and one fumble, and a pair of safeties...Picked off seven of those passes during that 2011 senior campaign, helping the 11-1 Cougars capture a Channel League championship and go undefeated through the regular season, before a loss in the second round of the CIF Southern Section/Western Division playoffs...Earned 2011 Channel League Defensive Player of the Year, all-CIF and first-team all-county recognition, with 120 tackles (68 solo), 14 passes broken up, three forced fumbles and one recovery, in addition to his county-leading seven INTs...A team captain, scored four times on defense in 2011, with interception touchdowns of 70 and 90 yards, and two safeties...Established the Cougars' single-season record with 321 interception-return yards...Played closer to the line of scrimmage as a 2010 junior, recording 72 tackles, three interceptions, eight PBUs, one forced fumble and two recoveries, one of which he returned 17 yards for a TD...A three-year letterman, got his first significant varsity playing time as a sophomore, late in the season as the Cougars advanced to the CIF playoffs...Head football coach was Brad Steward...Also lettered two years in track, running the 100 and 4x100 meters...Top speed in the 40-yard dash was 4.45...Max bench press was 255...Owned a 3.5 GPA at the time of his signing...Following the season, invited to the prestigious 2012 Polynesian All-American Bowl in Los Angeles.

Personal: Given name Jeffrey Nicholas Januska...Last name is pronounced juh-NOOS-kah...Born Sept. 20, 1994, in Santa Barbara, Calif. ...Son of Jeff and Lily Januska...Family and friends have called him Nick since childhood, because he shares his dad's first name...Has one older sister...In high school, through Youth Athletes for Christ, helped to feed homeless and distribute Christmas toys to less-fortunate families...Majoring in biochemistry at CSU...Hometown: Ventura, Calif.