PLAYER PROFILES
2008 – Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL • Clinton Louisiana Football Coaches Association All-State wide receiver and defensive back as senior...Defensive MVP as senior in 2007...Finalist for Warrick Dunn Award presented to most outstanding player in Baton Rouge area...PrepStar All-Region... Named Class 2A All-State, Louisiana Class 2A
CAREER STATS Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ HIGH YEAR G UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS TKLE 2009 13 4 2 6 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 5-Miss 2010 13 38 19 57 0/0 2/8 0 3/45 9 5/73 8-LSU Totals 26 42 21 63 0/0 2/8 0 3/45 9 5/73 8-LSU
CAREER HIGHS Tackles Passes Defended INT Return Yards
8 vs. LSU, 10/2/10 2 (2x, last vs. Kentucky, 11/27/10 54 vs. UT Martin, 9/4/10
Game-by-Game Statistics Defense SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS 2009 Western Ky. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UCLA at Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ohio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Mississippi 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Va. Tech (bowl) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 Totals 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
SKS/ TFL/ FR/ INT/ 2010 UT AT TT YDS YDS FF YDS PD YDS 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 1/54 UT Martin Oregon 3 4 7 0 1/3 0 1/0 1 0 Florida 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 UAB 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1/9 at LSU 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 at Georgia 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.5/2 0 0 0 0 Alabama 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 at South Carolina at Memphis 1 0 1 0 0 0 2/45 0 0 Mississippi 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 1/10 at Vanderbilt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1/0 Kentucky 4 1 5 0 0.5/3 0 0 2 1/0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. Carolina (bowl) 2010 Totals 38 19 57 0 2/8 0 2/45 9 5/73
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sophomore (rs) | 1L defensive lineman 6-2 | 281 | Olive Branch, Miss. | Sociology CAREER GAMES/STARTS: 7/0 2010 – Redshirted due to achilles injury. 2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 7/0 Missed most of fall camp but still saw action at defensive tackle spot in seven games, including Chick-fil-A Bowl against Virginia Tech...Bluff Cityarea product made first two tackles of collegiate career against Memphis. HIGH SCHOOL • Olive Branch Ranked No. 5 among prep school prospects by Rivals.com...Originally signed with Tennessee in February 2008, but played 2008 season at Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy...During game against Tennessee JVs at Neyland Stadium, led defensive front with five tackles including shared TFL...Region Defensive MVP as senior at Olive Branch High in 2007...Selected Shelby-Metro’s No. 2 Most Wanted Prospect by Memphis Commercial Appeal...Named Liberty Bowl Best of Preps...2007 Player of the Year by Memphis Touchdown Club...Named first-team All-State and All-Region as senior...Also earned Region 1-5A Defensive MVP Honors...Named Team Mississippi captain in Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic...As a senior in 2007 at Olive Branch High School, set a school record with 11 sacks to go along with 127 tackles, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries...As a junior in 2006 at Wooddale High School in Memphis, finished with 92 total tackles and 13 sacks on defense... On offense, totaled 15 catches with five touchdowns at tight end...Three-year starter at defen89
2010 REVIEW
2009 • Freshman • Games/Starts: 13/2 Started at free safety versus Memphis and Mississippi and appeared in every game...Contributed five of his six tackles at Ole Miss...Added one tackle against Memphis.
MVP, All-Metro and All-District as junior in 2006... Earned outstanding defensive player award for 2006 by Louisiana Sports Writers Association... All-District as sophomore in 2005...Finished with 45 tackles and nine interceptions, while adding 873 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns in 2007... Caught 31 balls for 795 yards and 13 touchdowns, with 70 tackles, 16 interceptions and 14 pass break-ups on defense in 2006...In 2005, caught 23 passes for 458 yards and five touchdowns, while adding one interception and five pass breakups...As freshman in 2004, brought in 18 passes for 328 yards and two touch-downs... Four-year starter in football...Holds school records with 26 career interceptions and 16 season interceptions (2006)...Three-year starter at guard in basketball...Led team in assists, averaging more than 10 per game...Led basketball team in assists as junior, averaging 11 per game...Earned second-team All-District honors in basketball as junior...Three-year letterman in track and field... Qualified for state championships in 200m (4th place), 4x200m (4th) and 4x400m (4th) as junior... Personal best time of 22.0 in 200m....Coach at Clinton: Robert Signater.
OUTLOOK STAFF THE VOLS
tions returned for touchdowns, taking an NCAA FBS-leading three to the end zone…Tied for seventh in NCAA FBS and tied for first in the SEC with three recovered fumbles…Tied for team lead with five INTs (Janzen Jackson), which also ranks tied for third in the SEC…Five INTs are the most by a UT defender since 2008 (Eric Berry with seven), while eight total takeaways are the most by a Vol since 1999 (Deon Grant, 9 INTs)…Second on the Vols with nine passes defended and ranks second among the UT secondary with 57 tackles, which places fifth overall for UT…Had seven games with at least five tackles…Against Memphis, became the first Vol to recover two fumbles in the same game since 1999…Returned one fumble 37 yards, UT’s longest fumble return of the season… Returned first career INT a career-high 54 yards for his first TD vs. UT Martin and led the Vols with six tackles…Took his second INT nine yards for his second TD of the season right before halftime vs. UAB to give UT a 23-7 lead, while contributing four tackles…Made it three-for-three, returning his third INT for a score against Mississippi on the Rebels’ second play of the second half…Also tied for second on the team with six stops…Shut down a second quarter Vanderbilt drive on its first play with his second INT in as many weeks…Collected fifth INT vs. Kentucky midway through the fourth quarter and added five tackles…Recovered first career fumble on Oregon’s first kickoff return… Added seven tackles against the Ducks and a pass breakup…Tallied a career-best nine tackles at LSU and added a key pass breakup in the UT end zone, forcing the Tigers to settle for a field goal early in the fourth quarter…Contributed five tackles at South Carolina.