PRO: Exciting defensive standout has made an immediate impact in two seasons with the Raiders…Has played in 30 games with 29 starts since entering the league as the eighth overall selection in the 2010 NFL Draft…Career totals include 184 tackles (136 solo), 5.5 sacks for 41.5 yards in losses, one interception, one safety and 19 passes defensed…
PRO: Exciting defensive standout has made an immediate impact in two seasons with the Raiders…Has played in 30 games with 29 starts since entering the league as the eighth overall selection in the 2010 NFL Draft…Career totals include 184 tackles (136 solo), 5.5 sacks for 41.5 yards in losses, one interception, one safety and 19 passes defensed…
2011: Played in 15 games with 14 starts…Ranked second on the team with 99 tackles (77)…Also recorded 13 passes defensed and a safety…(9/12) @ DEN: Credited with a pass defensed…(9/18) @ BUF: Racked up 10 tackles (seven) and established a career high with three passes defensed…Also recorded a sack…(9/25) vs. NYJ: Set a career high with 12 tackles (seven)…(10/2) vs. NE: Had seven tackles (five) and one pass defensed…(10/9) @ HOU: Recorded four solo tackles and one pass defensed…(10/16) vs. CLE: Had seven tackles (six) and two passes defensed…(10/23) vs. KC: Posted two tackles (one)…(11/10) @ SD: Totaled five tackles (three) and tied a career high with three passes defensed…(11/20) @ MIN: Had three tackles (two) and one pass defensed…(11/27) vs. CHI: Posted six tackles (five)…Got to QB for an eight-yard loss…(12/4) @ MIA: Registered eight tackles (seven)…(12/11) @ GB: Recorded first career multiple-sack game, getting to QB twice for 15 yards in losses…Registered a sack in the end zone for a safety…Added seven solo tackles…(12/18) vs. DET: Posted nine tackles (seven) and one sack…(12/24) @ KC: Notched eight tackles (seven)…(1/1/12) vs. SD: Totaled 10 tackles (nine)…
2010: Started 15 games in first NFL season...Named to the NFL All-Rookie Team by The Sporting News…Ranked second on the team and fifth among NFL rookies with 85 tackles (59 solo)…Also recorded one interception, a half-sack and six passes defensed…(9/12) @ TEN: Made NFL debut, starting at MLB…Recorded six tackles (four)…(9/19) vs. STL: Totaled six tackles (three)…(9/26) @ AZ: Posted six tackles (four)…(10/3) vs. HOU: Registered six tackles (four)…(10/10) vs. SD: Notched seven tackles (five)…(10/17) @ SF: Posted two tackles (one)…Credited with a pass defensed…(10/24) @ DEN: Recorded two tackles (one) and one pass defensed…Credited with a half-sack…(10/31) vs. SEA: Totaled five tackles (three) and a pass defensed…(11/7) vs. KC: Had two tackles (one)…(11/21) @ PIT: Totaled seven tackles (four)…(11/28) vs. MIA: Recorded first career interception, picking off a second quarter pass deep in Raiders territory to halt a potential scoring drive…Finished with eight tackles (seven)…(12/5) @ SD: Recorded seven solo tackles…(12/12) @ JAX: Inactive due to injury…(12/19) vs. DEN: Registered seven tackles (four)…(12/26) vs. IND: Had five tackles (three)…Credited with a pass defensed…(1/2/11) @ KC: Set a career high with nine total tackles (eight)…Credited with a pass defensed…Selected by the Raiders in the first round (eighth overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.
COLLEGE: Butkus Award winner as the top linebacker in the nation as a junior at Alabama…Led Crimson Tide to the BCS National Championship…Started 37 of 41 games in three seasons at Alabama, totaling 275 tackles (139 solo), eight sacks, two fumble recoveries and five interceptions…Recorded 31.5 career tackles for losses to rank fourth in program history…Unanimous All-American first team selection as a junior…Added first-team All-SEC accolades…Anchored a unit that ranked fourth nationally in total defense (242.2 ypg) and second in run defense (68.2)…Semifinalist for the Lombardi Award and Bednarik Award...Named a midseason All-American by The Sporting News...Started all 14 games, recording 105 tackles (53) to lead the team…Second on the team and 11th in the SEC with two interceptions…Led Alabama with two sacks for 19 yards in losses and five tackles against Virginia Tech…Helped defense limit FIU to just one yard on 26 rushing attempts…Logged 10 total tackles with six solo stops and 1.5 tackles for loss…Added a quarterback hurry…Racked up a season-high 13 tackles (nine), forced a fumble that was returned for a touchdown, registered a hurry and intercepted a pass against Kentucky…Named Bronko Nagurski Award National Defensive Player of the Week and the SEC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts against the Wildcats…Registered seven total tackles (four) and intercepted a pass for the second straight game against Mississippi…Posted an eight-tackle effort against Tennessee, marking his fourth straight game with at least seven tackles…Led the team with nine tackles against LSU…A finalist for the Butkus Award as a sophomore…Named third team All-American by the Associated Press…A first team All-SEC selection…Started all 14 games, posting a team-high 95 tackles…Recorded 12 tackles for loss, six passes defensed, an interception and two fumble recoveries…Was on the Lombardi Award watch list…Helped Alabama defense rank second nationally in rush defense (74.1) and third in total defense (263.5)…Earned Academic All-SEC honors…Set a career high with 15 tackles (single-game SEC high) against Tulane…Had two stops for loss and one pass defensed…Made a team-high 10 tackles (four) vs. Kentucky…Recovered a first quarter fumble and returned it four yards for a touchdown…Helped the defense limit the Wildcats to just 35 yards rushing…Intercepted his first pass of the season and returned it for 12 yards against LSU…Registered 11 tackles (six) against Mississippi State, marking his third double-digit tackle game of the season…Had a career-high two sacks for 12 yards in losses…Helped limit Auburn to just 57 yards rushing with five total tackles and a fumble recovery…Tied a game high with seven solo tackles and helped limit Florida to 100 total yards below their season average…Recorded four tackles (three) and had one pass defensed against Utah in the Sugar Bowl…Played in all 13 games with eight starts as a freshman…Named Freshman All-American by The Sporting News…Also a first team Freshman All-SEC selection…Ranked fourth on the team with 75 tackles…Had five tackles for loss, one sack, four passes defensed, three hurries and two interceptions…Had seven tackles and a pass defensed in collegiate debut against Western Carolina…Recorded seven tackles against LSU…Had eight tackles against Florida State…Set a career high with 15 tackles to lead the team against Auburn in the season finale…Also had his first career interception and returned it 23 yards…Made five tackles and recorded two interceptions against Colorado in the PetroSun Independence Bowl…General Studies major.
PERSONAL: One of the nation’s top prep linebackers at Decatur (Ala.) High School…Ranked No. 25 among all players by Rivals.com…Listed second among all inside linebackers by Rivals.com…Was the No. 1 player in the state according to Rivals.com…One of 13 linebackers on the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Top-100 list…Ranked as the No. 10 linebacker nationally by Scout.com…Orlando Sentinel 2006 All-Southern Team member…A Parade All-American…Selected to play in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Ft. Lauderdale…Tallied 106 tackles and 13 stops for loss as a senior…Also earned all-state honors as a tight end…An All-Region 8 selection at linebacker…Had 104 tackles, including 11 for loss, and four sacks as a junior…Had 24 receptions for 436 yards as a junior…Also started on the basketball team.
