Honors and Awards

• Two-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2008, 2009)
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2008)

2009 Outlook
Joseph Camarata is among a large group of young players who have made a bid for playing time at linebacker. The 5-10, 225-pound Camarata will enter fall camp as a reserve at middle linebacker and is hopeful of making a push for action as a redshirt freshman. Camarata originally joined the Husker football program in January of 2008 as a walk-on and earned his way onto the team during winter conditioning. He spent the 2007 fall semester at Baylor, but was not a member of the football team.
Camarata came to Nebraska after a strong prep career at Rockhurst High School where he was a standout on both sides of the ball. Camarata is off to a strong in the classroom at Nebraska, carrying a 3.552 cumulative grade-point average in forensic science after three semesters.

2008 (Redshirt)
Camarata redshirted in his first season with the Huskers and worked on the scout team defense.

Before Nebraska (Rockhurst HS)
Camarata was an outstanding two-way player for Rockhurst High School and Coach Anthony Severino, starting at both center and middle linebacker. Camarata earned first-team Class 6A all-state honors as an offensive lineman by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. He also earned Kansas City Area all-district honors during his senior year. During his junior season, Camarata helped Rockurst High School to a state semifinal appearance.

Camarata was a member of the National Honor Society and earned a Greater Kansas City Football Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete Award in 2006. He compiled better than a 4.0 grade-point average in high school.

Camarata began his high school career at Lincoln Southeast High School, where he started both ways as a sophomore before his family moved to the Kansas City area.

Personal
Camarata is the son of Joe and Colleen Camarata and was born on April 25, 1989. He has not declared a major, but was a 2008 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection.