Mark Rubin Mark Harrison Rubin ( born October 24 , 1985 ) is a former American football safety of the National Football League . He was signed by the St . Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2009 . He played college football at Penn State . Early years . A four - year starter at wide receiver and safety at Amherst High School in Amherst , New York , Rubin finished his high school career as the holder of three NYSPHSAA Western New York Section records : receptions ( 167 ) , receiving yardage ( 2 , 488 ) , and touchdowns ( 34 ) . He was a three - time all - state pick , a three - time All - Western New York selection and was a two - time Section VI Class A Offensive Player - of - the - Year . He was a two - year captain of the football team . Rubin was also an all - league lacrosse player , but he was perhaps best known as a standout swimmer . He was a two - time state champion and an eight - time High School All - America n . At age 14 , he was the # 1 - ranked swimmer in the country in his age group in the 50 meter freestyle and 100 meter freestyle . He beat future Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps on several occasions . He also used to beat Olympic champion Ryan Lochte on a regular basis . College career . Rubin saw his first game action as a wide receiver in Penn State ' s 2004 Big Ten - opener at Wisconsin , making two receptions for 21 yards . He earned a starting job the next week at Minnesota , making a season - high six catches for 60 yards . He started 6 of the final 7 games , totaling 16 receptions for 187 yards for the season . Rubin dislocated his ankle in an August 2005 practice , and redshirted the 2005 season . He began the 2006 season at safety , but was troubled by a broken collarbone and played sparingly . He was switched back to wide receiver in time for Penn State ' s game against Temple and saw limited action the rest of the season . In 2007 , Rubin played in every game on both defense and special teams and earned the starting safety job the last five games . He ended the season with 32 tackles ( 17 solo ) , with one tackle for loss . Rubin had 8 tackles in the Nittany Lions ' 24 - 17 Alamo Bowl victory over Texas A & M , helping hold the Aggies to 3 points over the final 49 minutes . Rubin became the Nittany Lions ' full - time starter in 2008 , and made his first interception September 6 , versus Oregon State . Rubin ' s best game came during Penn State ' s much - anticipated nationally - televised showdown with Ohio State . With Penn State trailing by three points with 10 : 38 to play , Rubin ' s tackle of Buckeyes quarterback Terrelle Pryor forced a momentum - changing fumble which was recovered by linebacker NaVorro Bowman . The play was voted the week ' s Pontiac Game Changing Performance with an overwhelming 53 percent of the total votes , Rubin led the defense with a career - high 11 tackles in the victory , and was named the Walter Camp Football Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week . He ended the season with 60 tackles ( 30 solo ) , with one tackle for loss , two interceptions and one forced fumble . Overall , Rubin started 24 career games at Penn State . Academic . Rubin completed dual majors in August 2008 , earning a Bachelor of Science in finance and a Bachelor of Arts in public relations , while graduating with a 3 . 80 GPA . He was accepted by Penn State ’ s graduate school as a MBA candidate that fall . He was named an Academic All - Big Ten honoree ( 2006 , 2007 , 2008 ) three times and was named First Team Academic All - America n in 2008 . Professional career . St . Louis Rams . He was signed as a free agent out of Penn State immediately following the 2009 NFL Draft . He was waived June 30 . Re - signed on August 10 . Waived again on September 5 . 2012 . Rubin has continued his athletic success even while in the business world at Barclays on their fixed income futures sales desk . On July 29 , 2012 , he competed in the Wall Street Decathlon and captured first place earning the title " Wall Street ' s Best Athlete " . The event consisted of more than 120 traders , bankers and financial advisers who racked up points for their performance in 10 events — the 40 - yard dash , 400 - and 800 - yard runs , bench press , agility drill , vertical leap , rowing , dips , pull - ups , and football toss .