2011 - True Freshman
High School
-Earned a redshirt
-As a center for Stephenson High School, was part of a 9-2 Jaguars team in 2010 that advanced to the Georgia Class 5A playoffs -Coached by Ron Gartrell at Stephenson -Rivals, ESPN and Scout rated him with three stars, and as a center was rated No. 9 nationally by ESPN, No. 11 by Scout and No. 12 by Rivals -Also the No. 47 overall prospect on Rivals’ Georgia 2011 Postseason Top 85 -Was a 2010 Associated Press First Team All-State selection -Named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Class AAAAA All-State Honorable Mention Team and to the DeKalb County All-Area First Team -After attending the National Underclassmen Combine in Atlanta in March 2010, was named one of the event’s standout prospects for 2011 signing day -Won the Strongest Man Award at the camp for bench-pressing 185 pounds 30 times amongst other feats -Would later be listed among top performers from among a collection of several NUC camps in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and Jacksonville -Also earned strongest man recognition at the NUC camp -Chose UCF over offers from Connecticut, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, USF and Middle Tennessee
Personal
-Son of June Cook -Majoring in sports and exercise science
2011 - Junior
2010 - Sophomore
2009 - Redshirt Freshman
2008 - True Freshman
High School
Personal
-In spring 2012, posted third-straight 4.0 semester while in graduate school -Appeared in all 12 games with one start (Southern Miss) and recorded 28 tackles (20 solo) with one pass broken up and an interception -Charleston Southern 9/3: Recorded six tackles (five solo) -Boston College 9/10: Registered three tackles (two solo) -At FIU 9/17: Added a tackle and one break-up -At BYU 9/23: Recorded two solo stops -Tulsa 11/3: Amassed seven tackles (three solo) -At East Carolina 11/19: Had a 15-yard interception return -UTEP 11/25: Racked up six tackles
-Appeared in 12 games and ended the season with 14 tackles and one break-up -Rice 10/23: Recorded two solo tackles -At Tulane 11/20: Registered a career-high four tackles
-Appeared in seven games and made two tackles -Samford 9/5: Played in his first-collegiate game in the season-opener -Tulane 11/21: Recorded his first-career tackle vs. Tulane -At UAB 11/28: Had one assisted tackle
-Earned a redshirt while working with the scout team
-Played football and soccer, and ran track as a senior for Martin County High School -Earned honor roll and AP Scholar with distinction -Outback Steakhouse All-Star Game MVP
-Son of Lyle and Doreen Dankenbring -Enrolled in graduate school since summer 2011 while studying teacher education -Received bachelor’s degree in political science
2011 - Sophomore
-Earned bachelor’s degree in spring 2012 -Appeared in four games as a reserve offensive lineman
2010 - Redshirt Freshman
2009 - True Freshman
High School
Personal
-Spent time with the scout team
-Earned a redshirt and practiced on the scout team
Career Statistics Year 2009 2010 2011 Totals
G/GS 7/0 12/0 12/1 31/1
UT-AT-TT 1-1-2 10-4-14 20-8-28 31-13-44
SACK 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
TFL 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PBU 0 1 1 2
INT 0 0 1 1
FF 0 0 0 0
-Earned three letters while playing for Jackson High School in Miami -Played for coach Thomas Balkcom -Recorded 41 pancake blocks as a senior -Named all-county second team as a junior -Selected to the all-state second team and the all-county first team his final year
-Son of Carlos and Maria Cunha -Received bachelor’s degree in hospitality management
2012 UCF Football Yearbook
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