All-conference candidate as a junior free safety in 2009... also excels on kick returns... tough and physical player who possesses great makeup speed... made the transition from wide receiver to safety prior to his sophomore season... has started 13 games in the Garnet & Black... garnered three interceptions... has accounted for 1,630 yards on 68 kick returns and could surpass the schools' career records held by Robert Brooks for most kickoff returns (76) and by Dick Harris for most kickoff return yards (1,946). 2008: Gamecocks' starting free safety and kick returner... started 12 games... logged 60 tackles including 4.5 tackles for loss... credited with three interceptions, three pass break ups and forced two fumbles... forced a key fumble at Ole Miss in the red zone that Emanuel Cook returned 52 yards... had six tackles, including 1.0 tackle for loss, and notched his first two career interceptions in the win at Kentucky... his second interception came in the game's final minute, sealing the win... had a season-high nine tackles against LSU... tied for the team lead with six tackles in the win over Tennessee, including a five-yard sack... had seven tackles including a tackle for loss against Arkansas... forced a fumble against Clemson... had seven tackles and his third interception of the season in the Outback Bowl against Iowa... ranked fourth in the SEC in kick returns, averaging 24.1 yards per return on 34 returns (821 total yards)... had a career-long 67 yard kickoff return in the win over Tennessee... logged a 50-yarder against Vanderbilt and a 41-yard return against Arkansas... named the Most Improved Safety during the spring. 2007: Named to the All-SEC Freshman team as a kick returner by the Sporting News... returned 34 kicks for 809 yards as a true freshman... his 23.8-yard return average ranked eighth in the SEC... his 809 kick return yards ranked second in school history, behind only the 880 yards logged by Dick Harris in 1970... had a trio of 44-yard kickoff returns, once at LSU, another against Mississippi State and a third at Arkansas... also played wide receiver... did not catch a pass, but did log five carries for 31 yards... 21 of those yards came on two carries against Georgia... sprained his left ankle in the win at Georgia and was held out of the South Carolina State game... made his first and only start at wide receiver against Tennessee. HIGH SCHOOL: Accounted for over 270 tackles in his final two seasons at Garner (N.C.) High School... credited with 147 tackles and four interceptions as a senior... although he started only a handful of games on offense, logged 1,500 all-purpose yards and returned four kickoffs and two punts for touchdowns... was the MVP for the East squad in the Offense-Defense All-Star Game after catching three passes for 97 yards, including a 77-yard touchdown reception... also played in the Shrine Bowl... produced 127 tackles, seven sacks and two picks as a junior... was a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, the Gamecocks' first five-star signee since Demetris Summers in 2003... considered by Rivals.com as the top player in the state of North Carolina and the third-best wide receiver in the country... Rivals.com ranked him as the 19th-best prospect in the country regardless of position, making him USC's highest-rated recruit since Greenwood linebacker Ricardo Hurley was ranked No. 17 among the class of '02... a four-star prospect and rated as the No. 13 safety in the country by Scout.com... rated the 37th-best defensive back in the nation and the seventh-best player in the state of North Carolina by SuperPrep... did not play football until his sophomore year. |
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