2009: Played in and started eight games ... Missed the Cincinnati and Fresno Stae games with a reccuring neck injury ... Had two tackles against Northwestern ... Returned from injury to start in win over Minnesota posting three tackles ... Had three tackles at Indiana before leaving the game with a neck injury ... Missed the Purdue game ... Recorded six tackles, including 1.5 for loss, a pass broken up and a forced and recovered fumble against Michigan State ... Led the team with a career-best 10 tackles vs. Penn State ... Led the team with eight tackles and a pass break up at Ohio State ... Had five tackles, including one for loss against Illinois State ... Tallied five tackles and broke up a pass in the season opener against Missouri.
2008: Played and started in eight games at safety ... Had seven
tackles - six solos - against Ohio State ... Recorded five tackles
against Western Michigan, including three solos ... Had the
first interception of his career against Iowa, also recording eight
tackles, 0.5 TFLs and a PBU ... Totalled three tackles at
Wisconsin ... Recovered a fumble and had four tackles against
Indiana ... Had three solo tackles and a forced fumble against
Minnesota ... Recorded eight tackles - seven solos - at
Michigan ... Started his first game collegiate game at Penn
State ... Recorded six tackles, including five solos vs. the
Nittany Lions ... Did not play the first four games of the season
due to injury.
Prep School/High School: Four-star recruit by Rivals.com ... Rated the No. 7 junior college prospect nationally by Rivals.com ... Four-star recruit by Scout.com ... Helped lead Georgia Military College to a 9-2 record and a No. 9 national junior college ranking in 2007 ... Team's defense ranked fourth in total defense and No. 1 against the rush ... Earned honorable mention All-America honors by JC Gridwire ... Posted 28 tackles, two tackles for loss, four forced fumbles, four interceptions, including an 85-yard touchdown, and five pass breakups ... Had five interceptions, including an 84-yard return for a touchdown, and a 95-yard fumble recovery for a score in his first year of junior college ... Posted 15 catches for 300 yards and five touchdowns, while recording 80 tackles and seven interceptions as a high school senior in 2005 ... Was one of the top-10 players in the state of Florida in the Class of 2006 by Rivals.com ... Chose Illinois over Alabama, Miami and South Carolina ... Junior college coach was Bert Williams.
Personal: Majoring in speech communication.
Career Highs:
Tackles: 10 vs. Penn State, 10/3/09 Solos: 7 at Michigan, 10/4/08 TFL: 1.5 vs. Michigan State, 10/10/09) Interceptions: 1 vs. Iowa, 11/1/08 Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Minnesota, 10/11/08 and vs. Michigan State, 10/10/09 Fumble Recovery: 1 vs. Indiana, 10/18/08 and vs. Michigan State, 10/10/09 PBU: 1 five times (last vs. Michigan State, 10/10/09)
