National Football Foundation

Rick Mottram defined the student-athlete ideal at Allentown High School in Allentown, N.J. The two-year team captain earned First Team All-State honors at linebacker as a senior after guiding the Redbirds to the 2016 Central Jersey Group IV state title. Mottram made 141 tackles on the way to the championship, including 24 for loss and 3.5 sacks, while also recording two interceptions and forcing four fumbles. He ended his stellar career with a school-record 435 tackles while leading Allentown to three conference titles. The Times of Trenton named Mottram its Defensive Player of the Year twice, and he was a three-time First Team All-Area and First Team All-Group IV selection. A four-year letterman, he was twice named team MVP.

The valedictorian of his class, Mottram graduated from Allentown with the highest GPA in school history – a weighted 4.549. An Allentown High School Scholar-Athlete, he received multiple accolades, including the AP Physics, AP Calculus, AP U.S. History and AP Chemistry awards.

Mottram consistently gave back to his community in high school. A student council representative, he was a four-year captain of a Relay for Life team and was a member of a Villages in Partnership Water Walk team. Mottram was also a member of the National Honor Society and the Math, History and Science Honor Societies, and he helped tutor other students.

He is studying engineering at Bucknell, where he appears as a linebacker for the Bison.