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2008 • JUNIOR SEASON: Talented transfer jumped right into the Gophers’ starting lineup and helped to solidify the secondary • emerged as one of the Big Ten’s top cornerbacks, earning second team all-conference honors from both the league’s coaches and media • started all 12 regular season games and saw action in all 13 contests • ranked sixth on the team in total tackles with 62 • tied for fifth in the Big Ten with four interceptions, returning one for a touchdown • added 14 pass breakups to lead the conference in passes defended and rank fifth nationally with 18 • also forced and recovered a fumble • earned first letter. Game-by-Game: made his first career start in the season opener vs. Northern Illinois (8/30), recording three solo tackles and a pass breakup • totaled seven tackles and had a breakup at Bowling Green (9/6) • collected three total tackles, two breakups and his first career interception against Montana State (9/13) • returned an interception 15 yards, forced a fumble and totaled five stops vs. Florida Atlantic (9/20) • led the team with a seasonhigh eight total tackles (five solo) and tallied three breakups at Ohio State (9/27) • credited with three total stops vs. Indiana (10/4) • tallied four tackles (three unassisted) and was credited with two pass breakups at Illinois (10/11) • registered four solo tackles and a had a pass breakup at Purdue (10/25) • picked off two passes, returning one for a 23-yard touchdown and the other for 33 yards, and totaled five tackles with a TFL vs. Northwestern (11/1) • collected seven total tackles (season-high six solos), assisted on a TFL and notched a breakup vs. Michigan (11/8) • credited with five tackles (four solo) at Wisconsin (11/15) • registered three solo tackles vs. Iowa (11/22) • recorded four solo stops and one pass breakup vs. Kansas (12/31). JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played two seasons for head coach Curtis Allen at College of the Sequoias • totaled 29 tackles, including four tackles-for-loss, in nine games as a sophomore in 2007 • also credited with six pass break-ups • had six punt returns for 96 yards (16.0 average), including a 48-yarder vs. West Hills • earned first team AllValley Conference honors as a defensive back • appeared in eight games as a freshman, recording 23 tackles, including two behind the line of scrimmage, and three pass break-ups. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Marietta High School • helped lead the Blue Devils to an 11-1 record and a Region 5-A championship as a senior • recorded five interceptions on the season • named first-team all-Cobb County by the Marietta Daily Journal • also an honorable mention Class 5-A all-state selection by the Georgia Sports Writers Association • named the Cobb County Touchdown Club Defensive Back of the Year • recorded 38 tackles and a school record nine interceptions as a junior • coached by James Richards. PERSONAL: Born January 18, 1987 • youth studies major.
130 * Minnesota Football
15 defensive back senior 5.11 | 179 Marietta, Ga.
College of the Sequioas Marietta High School
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trayeSIMMONS’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2008 Totals
G/GS Solo Asst Total 13/12 45 17 62 13/12 45 17 62
TFL INT PBU 1.5-2 4 14 1.5-2 4 14
FR 0 0
FF Sacks 1 0-0 1 0-0
trayeSIMMONS’S GAME DEFENSIVE BESTS Tackles Solo Tackles Interceptions Pass Breakups
8 6 2 3
at Ohio State vs. Michigan vs. Northwestern at Ohio State
9-27-2008 11-8-2008 11-1-2008 9-27-2008