AT SAN JOSE STATE: In his fourth season with the Spartans...Competing for playing time at linebacker....2008 Academic All-WAC...2007 and 2008 San Jose State University Scholar-Athlete.

2008: Was used primarily as a special teams contributor...Came up with his first major college tackle in the season finale against Fresno State (11/21).

2007: Played in the Stanford (9/21) and Nevada (11/24) games in 2007...Was not credited with any tackles.

2006: Redshirted 2006 as a true freshman...Cited as one of two Scout Team award recipients at the annual awards banquet.

HIGH SCHOOL: Bucholz prepped at Lowell High in San Francisco (Coaches Danny Chan and Jason Krolikowski)...Was a 2005 honorable mention All-Metro pick by the San Francisco Chronicle .

MORE ON ERIC: Kinesiology major...He is interested in a firefighting career... The San Francisco native was born on December 20, 1986.