2008: Played in seven games as a backup linebacker and on special teams ... Made seven tackles on the year ... Recorded three tackles against Lehigh ... Made a pair of tackles at Dartmouth ... Also had tackles against Brown and Fordham.

High School: Played for coach Doug Ramsey at Elder High School in Cincinnati, Ohio ... Named second team All-Greater Catholic League ... Earned honorable mention All-City honors from the Cincinnati Enquirer ... Selected as the Most Valuable Player of the Cincinnati Crosstown Showdown ... Recorded a team-high 78 total tackles during both his junior and senior seasons ... Team ended Charlotte (N.C.) Independence’s 109-game winning streak with a 41-34 overtime victory in the Kirk Herbstreit Challenge ... Also lettered in baseball ... Member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Rick and Tammy Otis ... Majoring in Economics and Accounting.

Otis' Defensive Statistics
YEAR    GP-GS   UT   AT    TT     SACK      TFL     INT   PBU
2008      7-0    4    3     7      0-0      0-0     0-0     0