Miles Dieffenbach Class: Junior Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa. High School: Fox Chapel Height / Weight: 6-3 / 286 Position: C Experience: SO H.S. Coach: Bryan Deal

Miles Dieffenbach should be among the primary challengers for playing time at center, a position that was manned in 2010 by senior Doug Klopacz. Dieffenbach has good size and skills and has made steady progress during his redshirt season. The former Fox Chapel Area HS standout likely will battle Matt Stankiewitch and Ty Howle for time in the offensive line's anchor spot. Dieffenbach owned a 3.57 grade-point average following the spring semester and is a potential Academic All-Big Ten candidate.

2010 Freshman Season
Redshirt season.

High School
Dieffenbach was a four-year starter under Coach Bryan Deal at Fox Chapel Area HS. He was rated the nation's No. 1 prep center by ESPNU, No. 3 by Scout.com and No. 4 by Rivals.com. He was an Under Armour All-American and first-team all-state selection. He was named first-team All-WPIAL and all-conference. Dieffenbach did not allow a sack his junior or senior years, and tallied 45 tackles and five sacks. He was named to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fab 22 and was on the winning squad in the 2010 Under Armour All-America game.

Personal
Full name is George Miles Dieffenbach. He is the son of George and Emma Dieffenbach. He has an older sister, Sarah, who played tennis at the University of Pittsburgh where their father has been the head coach since 1981. His grandparents, Fred and Shirley Dieffenbach, are Penn State graduates, as well as an aunt and a great aunt. Dieffenbach enjoys fishing during his free time. He is enrolled in the College of Communications and owned a 3.57 grade-point average following the spring semester. Born July 9, 1991 in Pittsburgh, Pa.