Career Accolades: 2012 Ivy League champion ... Started the last 12 games of his career and played in each of the last 13 ... Made at least one start at three different positions on the offensive line.
2014: Started all 10 games ... Made at least one start at three different positions (one at right guard, two at left guard and seven at center) ... Helped produce the second-best passing offense in the Ivy League (274.3 yds/gm) ... Protected quarterback Alek Torgersen, who finished third in the nation in completions per game, 13th in the FCS in total offense and 15th in the country in passing yards per game ... Also helped Torgersen to the second-best offensive season in school history (2,875 total yards), the second-most completions in program history (260), and the fourth-best completion percentage at Penn (61.8%).
2013: Started the last two and played in each of the last three games ... Penn averaged 35.5 points per game and recorded two of its three-highest scoring games in his two starts.
2012: Did not see any varsity game action.
2011: Did not see any varsity game action.
St. Edward HS: Two-year letterwinner ... Member of 2010 state championship team that went 15-0 ... Selected to the 2011 Ohio High School North-South Classic ... Cleveland Browns Charity Game scholarship recipient ... National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete.
Personal: Son of Tari and John Rivera ... Was a high school teammate of current Penn lineman Jake Schwertner ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.