PRO: Skillful defensive back saw action in a reserve roll as a rookie…
2010: Played in eight games…Recorded first career interception and three passes defensed…(9/12) @ TEN: Made NFL debut, seeing action on special teams…(10/31) vs. SEA: Posted first career tackle and first pass defensed…(11/7) vs. KC: Recorded first career interception, picking off a second quarter pass in the end zone to halt a potential scoring drive…Credited with two passes defensed…Selected by the Raiders in the seventh round (215th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.
COLLEGE: Played in 25 games with 16 starts over his final two seasons at Michigan State…Appeared in all 13 games and started 12 as a senior…Named honorable mention All-Big Ten by the conference coaches…Had a career-high 52 tackles, three tackles for loss (19 yards) and two sacks (18 yards) in 2009…Also had five passes defensed, which ranked second on the team…One of two recipients of the team’s President’s Award for perseverance…Collected a career-high two tackles for loss (nine yards), including an eight-yard sack, in the 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl against Texas Tech…Collected six tackles overall against the Red Raiders…Had three tackles and two passes defensed at Purdue…Recorded five tackles, including a 10-yard sack against Iowa…Collected a career-high 10 tackles against Northwestern...Appeared in 12 games as a junior, including four starts at cornerback…Finished fourth on the team with six passes defensed…Recorded 31 tackles, including 19 solo stops and 12 assists…Recorded his first career interception in the fourth quarter at Michigan and returned it for 16 yards…Made his first career start a memorable one, recording a then-career-high eight tackles and tying the school record with five passes defensed at Northwestern…Recorded one tackle against UAB in his only appearance of the season as a sophomore…Transferred to Michigan State from South Carolina after his redshirt freshman season…Social Science-Human Resources major.
PERSONAL: Attended Lehigh (Fla.) High School…Four-year starter…Never surrendered a touchdown pass during prep career…Recorded 40 tackles and had seven interceptions as a senior…First team all-conference and all-district selection.
