Western Illinois University Athletics

CAREER: 21 GP, 134 TT, 18.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 3 INT, 1 PBU

SENIOR (2012): Made six starts in his 10 games played... tied for fourth making 55 tackles... finished with 5.5 tackles for a loss, intercepted two passes and blocked a kick... missed the Butler game due to an injury suffered in the off-season... shared on a tackle against Indianapolis... season-high six tackles, including one for a loss, at Iowa State... six tackles, including one for a 5-yard loss, versus Illinois State... intercepted a pass at South Dakota, which led to a touchdown... five tackles, including 2.0 for a loss... improved on his season-high making eight tackles (five solos) at South Dakota State, including one for a loss... three stops against Indiana State... shared team-high honors making seven tackles at Missouri State and blocked a field goal... made six tackles in the UNI game... four of his six tackles against Youngstown State were solo stops... seven stops and picked off a pass at Southern Illinois.

JUNIOR (2011): MVFC All-Newcomer Team... played in all 11 games and started 10 times... second on the team with 79 tackles... team-leading 13.0 TFL... two sacks... transferred to Western Illinois in January from Ball State... led the Leatherneck defense making nine tackles in the season-opener at Sam Houston State, including a 5-yard tackle for loss... the following week against Jacksonville led the team again in tackles with eight stops... had 2.0 TFL in the win... four tackles at Missouri... made four tackles at Northern Iowa, including a 2-yard TFL... finished with seven tackles against Southern Illinois... three assisted tackles at Indiana State and shared on a sack... contributed six tackles in the Missouri State game, including one for a loss... tied for second on the team with seven tackles at Youngstown State... career-high 13 tackles at Illinois State and intercepted a pass in the endzone at the end of the first half... recorded career-high 4.5 tackles for a loss against South Dakota State, part of his eight tackles in the contest... also recorded a sack in the game.... reached double-figures with 10 tackles against North Dakota State.

AT BALL STATE: Played in three games last fall for Ball State... saw action in 11 games his freshman year... started four contests, including the final three of the year... recorded a career-high 10 tackles against Central Michigan... finished with seven stops against Northern Illinois... recorded a tackle for loss in three games... forced a fumble against Toledo.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played high school football for coach Ted Ginn.

MAJOR: Communication