Three-year starter awarded All-Conference honors every year since his sophomore campaign. Senior totals were 75/5/11 after 53/4/8 the prior year.

Pos:

Opportunistic free safety who flashes brilliance. Displays good awareness facing the action, is fast to the flanks in coverage and gets vertical to defend the pass. Displays sideline-to-sideline range, diagnoses the action and has a nice move to the throw. Can be a hard-hitting force who intimidates ball carriers.

Neg:

Not efficient, takes poor angles to the action and is not a sure-handed tackler.

Occasionally blows coverage assignments in centerfield.

2006: Piscitelli (pronounced PIS-kuh-TELL-ee) is one of the premier safeties in the conference...the quarterback of the defensive backfield...also has seen spot action at cornerback...a knack for being around the ball and making a big play... played in 36 consecutive games and has made 23 straight starts...one of the fastest players on the team and a generally underrated player...tied for 10th at OSU for career interceptions with 10, which also represents the most by any active player in the Pac-10...enters the year with 113 tackles and 17 pass breakups...returned a Matt Moore pass 41 yards for a TD in the spring game...2006 Nagurski Watch List member.

2005: Piscitelli earned Pac-10 Honorable Mention honors for the second straight year...third on the team for tackles with 53 and led the team for interceptions with four...had a career-high eight tackles against Washington State in a game that he returned an interception 23 yards for the game-tying score...also recovered an Al Afalava forced fumble on WSU receiver Michael Bumpus that led to the go-ahead score...his interception against California with 8:35 left in the contest set up the winning score in the upset of the No. 18 Bears...also had eight tackles at Cal.

2004: Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Conference...started all 12 games at strong safety...tied for second on the team for interceptions with five and was a key figure in OSU tying for fourth in the nation for team interceptions with 19...had one interception in each of the first three games and at the time led the Pac-10 and was tied for second in the NCAA...later intercepted passes against Arizona and Oregon...his interceptions against Boise State and Oregon led to Beaver touchdowns...made 54 tackles, sixth on the team...had a season-high seven tackles at Boise State and vs. USC...also made eight pass breakups, had one fumble recovery and one forced fumble.

2003: Piscitelli played all 13 games and was a key member on special teams...made six tackles for the season, including two against Washington State...intercepted one pass against New Mexico in the Las Vegas Bowl.

2002: Redshirt.