Greg Niland

Height:
6-5
Weight:
305
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
East Bridgewater, Mass.
High School:
Coyle-Cassidy
Prev School:
Northeastern

Career Honors

2010 CAA All-Conference First Team
2010 All New England Football Team
News and Features on Greg Niland Greg Niland Photo Gallery As a redshirt senior in 2010:Game-By-Game Statistics
PRONUNCIATION: NY-lund ? Senior offensive lineman, who transferred to UMass for final season after playing at Northeastern. Played center and guard in preseason camp after being a left tackle at Northeastern for three years.
? Started all 10 games at left guard in 2010.
? Part of UMass line that has allowed just 13 sacks and an average of 172 rushing yards per game in 2010.
? UMass ranks second in the CAA and 26th in NCAA in fewest sacks allowed at 1.3 per game.
? In 2009, at Northeastern, blocked for a Huskies, as they averaged 130.8 rushing yards per game, including John Griffin who became the fifth Husky to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season.
As a redshirt junior in 2009 at Northeastern: Blocked for a team that averaged 130.8 rushing yards per game, including John Griffin who became the fifth Husky to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season. As a redshirt sophomore in 2008 at Northeastern: Started all 12 games at left tackle for the Huskies ... Named to the CAA Football Academic All-Conference team. As a redshirt freshman in 2007 at Northeastern: Started 10 games at left tackle. As a freshman in 2006 at Northeastern: Redshirted season. High School: Lettered in football, hockey and track at Coyle-Cassidy High School in Taunton, Mass. ... Captained the football team his senior year ... Was named Eastern Athletic League MVP in 2005 ... Also named a Brockton Enterprise & Taunton Gazette All-Scholastic ... Was a member of the Gridiron Club of Boston Super 26 All-State team ... Helped football team to No. 1 ranking in Division 2 in 2004 ... Led hockey team to No. 1 ranking in Division 2 in 2005-06. Personal: Born Oct. 5, 1988 ... Uncle, Joe Lipinski, was captain of football team at Maine ... Majored in Finance & Insurance at Northeastern and currently majoring in Marketing.