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USD: Chris enters his fifth and final year at USD where he will once again compete for a starting spot with the defensive line unit... Last season appeared in 9 games with 6 starts... Totaled 20 tackles (7 solo) with 3.5 tackles for loss and 1 forced fumble... Season-best 6 tackles in road win at Valparaiso... Named to 2007 District VIII ESPN The Magazine All-Academic Team and PFL All-Academic Squad... In 2006 was selected All-PFL honorable mention and PFL 2nd Team All-Academic... Appeared in all 12 games with 37 tackles (8th on team) and 2.5 tackles-for-loss... Team-best 10 tackles in win over Morehead State... Followed up with 7 stops in win over Jacksonville... In 2005 he ended up working his way into a starting spot at defensive tackle... He totaled 21 tackles (8 solo) with 5 tackles for loss... In last two wins of season totaled 7 stops against Marist and 5 tackles against Morehead State... In 2004 he sat out as a redshirt. High School: Earned All-Bay League First Team, All-Area First Team and All-CIF Division III First Team honors his senior year at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School... Also earned All-Bay League First team honors his junior season with the Panthers. Personal: Born on April 9, 1986 in Torrance, CA... Parents are Donna and Michael Gianelli of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA... Chose USD for the quality of both its academic and athletic programs... Also recruited by Willamette, Chapman, Linfield and Columbia. Major: Electrical Engineering. Minor: Mathematics.