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Draft Prospects Series: Defensive Backs

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The Raiders.com 2010 Draft Prospects series continues with a look at the defensive backs who were invited to participate in the NFL's Annual Scouting Combine which wrapped up at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on March 2nd. *Photos courtesy of the respective player's university or college.

Cornerbacks

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Javier Arenas | 5'8" | 192 pounds | Alabama**

Arenas played in 52 career games at Alabama. He chalked up six interceptions, 154 total tackles and 13 passes defended for the Crimson Tide.

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Cornelius Brown | 5'11" | 201 pounds | UTEP**

Played in 48 career games at UTEP, logged 7 interceptions, 89 solo tackles and 23 passes defended during his college career.

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Crezdon Butler | 5'11" | 184 pounds |Clemson**

Butler played in 53 career games for the Tigers. He chalked up 11 interceptions, 174 total tackles and 15 passes defended for Clemson.

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Nolan Carrol | 5'11" | 201 pounds | Maryland**

Played in 2 games in 2009 and a total of 36 career games at Maryland, he logged 10 kickoff returns, 61 total tackles and 9 passes defended

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Chris Chancellor | 5'10" | 169 pounds | Clemson**

Played in 54 career games for the Clemson Tigers. He picked up 9 interceptions, 157 total tackles and 23 passes defended for Clemson.

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Chris Cook | 6'2" | 203 pounds | Virginia**

Cook played in every game during 2009 season and in a total of 39 career games for the Cavaliers. He logged 7 interceptions, 5 kickoff returns and 143 total tackles.

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Perrish Cox | 6'0" | 192 pounds | Oklahoma State**

Played in 49 career games at Oklahoma State and only missed 2 games in 2009. Cox logged 10 interceptions, 108 solo tackles and 36 passes defended during his college career.

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Dominique Franks | 6'0" | 192 pounds | Oklahoma**

Franks played in all 14 games in 2009 and in 40 career games with the Sooners. He logged in 6 interceptions, 63 solo tackles, 29 punt returns, 8 kickoff returns and 15 passes defended.

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Brandon Ghee | 5'11" | 189 pounds | Wake Forest**

Played in all 12 games as a senior and a total of 36 for the Demon Deacons, chalked up an interception, 154 solo tackles and 25 passes defended.

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Marshay Green | 5'8" | 174 pounds | Mississippi**

Green played in all 13 games in 2009, and 48 career contests at Mississippi, he chalked up 42 solo tackles, 2 interceptions, 93 punt returns, 41 kickoff returns and 10 passes defended.

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Joe Haden | 5'11" | 191 pounds | Florida**

Haden played in 40 career games for the Gators, including all 14 in 2009. He recorded 8 interceptions, also one kickoff return, 218 total tackles and 34 passes defended during his college career.

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Chris Hawkins | 6'0" | 189 pounds | Louisiana State**

Hawkins played in a total of 51 games for the LSU Bayou Bengals, logged five interceptions, 61 solo tackles and nineteen pass break ups.

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Brian Jackson | 6'0" | 202 pounds | Oklahoma**

Jackson played in 13 games in 2009 and in 45 career games with the Sooners. He logged in 7 interceptions, 97 solo tackles and 18 passes defended.

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Kareem Jackson | 5'11" | 195 pounds | Alabama**

Jackson played in 41 career games at Alabama. He chalked up five interceptions, 159 total tackles, one punt return and 29 passes defended for the Crimson Tide.

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Anthony Jefferson | 5'11" | 184 pounds | Fresno State**

Played in 39 career games at Fresno State and only missed one game in 2009. Jefferson logged 69 solo tackles, 83 kickoff returns and 10 passes defended during his college career.

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Myron Lewis | 6'2" | 204 pounds | Vanderbilt**

Played in 46 career games for the Commodores, chalked up 10 interceptions, 2 kickoff returns, 170 total tackles and 26 passes defended for his career.

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Trevard Lindley | 5'11" | 178 pounds | Kentucky**

Lindley played in 50 career games for the Wildcats and missed 4 games in 2009. He chalked up 10 interceptions, 142 solo tackles and 43 passes defended.

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Devin McCourty | 5'10" | 190 pounds | Rutgers Photo courtesy of the NFL*

McCourty played in all 13 games as a senior and 52 for his career, chalked up six interceptions, 149 solo tackles and 27 passes defended.

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Sherrick McManis | 5'11" | 192 pounds | Northwestern**

McManis played in 46 career games at Northwestern and missed 3 games in 2009. He chalked up 9 interceptions, 147 solo tackles, 62 kickoff returns and 29 passes defended.

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Joshua Moore | 5'10" | 185 pounds |Kansas State**

Played in 37 career games, chalked up 6 interceptions, 175 total tackles and 28 passes defended for his career at Kansas State.

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Jerome Murphy | 6'0" | 186 pounds | South Florida**

Played in 51 career games at South Florida and in every game in 2009, Murphy logged 8 interceptions, 144 solo tackles and 17 passes defended during his college career.

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Akwasi Owusu-Ansah | 6'0" | 199 pounds | IUP**

Owusu-Ansah played in 20 career games at Indiana of Pennsylvania and missed only one game in 2009. He chalked up 10 interceptions, 26 solo tackles, 29 kickoff returns and 14 passes defended.

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David Pender | 6'0" | 174 pounds | Purdue**

Played in 50 career games for the Boilermakers, chalked up 3 interceptions, 129 total tackles and 32 passes defended for his career at Purdue.

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Patrick Robinson | 5'11" | 192 pounds | Florida State**

Robinson played in 44 career games for the Seminoles and missed only one game in 2009. He chalked up 7 interceptions, 82 solo tackles, 41 punt returns, 15 kickoff returns and 21 passes defended.

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Dennis Rogan | 5'1" | 180 pounds | Tennessee**

Played in 37 career games at Tennessee, chalked up 2 interceptions, 141 total tackles and 12 passes defended for his college career.

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Devin Ross | 5'10" | 176 pounds | Arizona**

Ross played in 49 career games for the Wildcats and played in every game in 2009. He chalked up 5 interceptions, 154 total tackles, 26 kickoff returns and 27 passes defended.

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Amari Spievey | 6'0" | 191 pounds | Iowa**

Played in 26 career games for the Hawkeyes, including all 13 in 2009. Spievey recorded 6 interceptions, 4 punt returns, 5 kickoff returns, 124 total tackles and 14 passes defended. In 2009, he logged 42 stops and 8 passes defended.

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Kevin Thomas | 6'1" | 183 pounds | USC**

Thomas played in 39 career games for the Trojans and played in every game in 2009. He recorded 3 interceptions, 54 total tackles and 21 passes defended. In 2009, he logged 34 solo tackles and 11 passes defended.

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Syd'quan Thompson | 5'8" | 186 pounds | California**

Played in 52 career games for the Golden Bears, including all 13 games in 2009. Thompson logged 7 interceptions, 36 punt returns, 258 total tackles and 36 passes defended. In 2009, he recorded 36 solo stops and 10 passes defended.

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Walter Thurmond | 5'10" | 185 pounds | Oregon**

Thurmond played in 41 career games for the Ducks, and in 2009 he only played the initial 4 of the season. He recorded 12 interceptions, 11 punt returns, 253 total tackles and 37 passes defended at Oregon.

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Vern Verner| 5'10" | 182 pounds | UCLA**

Played in 51 career games for the Bruins, including every game in 2009. Verner logged 13 interceptions, 4 punt returns, 279 total tackles and 43 passes defended. In 2009, he recorded 51 solo stops, 5 interceptions and 5 passes defended.

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Stephan Virgil | 5'10" | 185 pounds |Virginia Tech**

Virgil played in 10 out of 13 games during the 2009 season and in a total of 48 career games for the Hokies. He logged 7 interceptions, 101 total tackles and 7 passes defended.

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Jamar Wall | 5'10" | 197 pounds | Texas Tech**

Played in all 13 games as a senior and a total of 49 for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, he chalked up 9 interceptions, 185 total tackles, 8 punt returns, 23 kickoff returns and 34 passes defended.

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Donovan Warren | 6'0" | 185 pounds | Michigan**

Warren played in 36 career games for the Wolverines, and in every game of 2009. He recorded 6 interceptions, 14 punt returns, 170 total tackles and 16 passes defended at Oregon.

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Kyle Wilson | 5'9" | 184 pounds | Boise State**

Played in 50 career games at Boise State, he chalked up 11 interceptions, 63 punt returns, 159 total tackles and 27 passes defended for his college career.

Safeties

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Nate Allen | 6'1" | 206 pounds | South Florida**

Played in all 13 games in his senior year, and in 48 for his career, he logged 9 interceptions and 142 solo tackles, along with 12 passes defended.

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Jonathon Amaya | 6'0" | 193 pounds | Nevada**

Amaya played in all 13 games as a senior, and in 45 games during his collegiate career for the Wolf pack, recorded 7 interceptions, 7 punt returns, 140 solo stops and 17 passes defended.

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Lucien Antoine | 6'0" | 215 pounds | Oklahoma State**

A transfer from Fort Scott, Antoine played in 15 career games at Oklahoma State and in every game as a Senior in 2009. The native Haitian logged 2 interceptions, 54 solo tackles and 2 passes defended.

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Larry Asante | 6'0" | 210 pounds | Nebraska**

Asante played in every game as a senior, and in 39 games during his collegiate career for the Huskers, logged 3 interceptions, 3 kickoff returns, 126 solo stops and 14 passes defended.

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Eric Berry | 5'11" | 204 pounds | Tennessee**

Played in 39 career games at Tennessee, logged 14 picks and 245 total tackles. In 2009, Berry played in every game, recorded 56 total tackles and 2 interceptions.

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Morgan Burnett | 6'0" | 210 pounds | Georgia Tech**

Played in 40 career games at Georgia Tech where he chalked up 14 interceptions, 235 total tackles and 19 passes defended for his college career.

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Kam Chancellor | 6'3" | 225 pounds | Virginia Tech**

Chancellor played in every game during the 2009 season and in a total of 53 career games for the Hokies. He logged 6 interceptions, 208 total tackles and 19 passes defended.

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Barry Church | 6'1" | 215 pounds | Toledo**

Played in 48 career games for the rockets where he chalked up 9 interceptions, 354 total tackles and 18 passes defended for his college career at Toledo.

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Kurt Coleman | 5'10" | 189 pounds | Ohio State**

Coleman played in 44 career games for the Buckeyes and missed only one game in 2009. He chalked up 9 interceptions, 114 solo tackles and 13 passes defended for his college career.

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Chad Jones | 6'2" | 225 pounds | Louisiana State**

Played in every game in 2009, and in 40 for his career at LSU, Jones logged 5 interceptions, 31 punt returns, 7 kickoff returns and 84 solo tackles, along with 15 passes defended.

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Reshad Jones | 6'2" | 215 pounds | Georgia**

Jones played in 39 career games at Georgia where he chalked up 11 interceptions, 199 total tackles and 13 passes defended for his college career.

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Kendrick Lewis | 5'11" | 197 pounds | Mississippi**

Played in every game in 2009, and saw action in 44 for his career at Mississippi, Lewis recorded 6 interceptions and 141 solo tackles, along with 18 passes defended.

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Taylor Mays | 6'3" | 236 pounds | USC**

Mays played in 51 career games for the Trojans and only missed one game in 2009. He recorded 5 interceptions, 276 total tackles and 21 passes defended.

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Kyle McCarthy | 5'11" | 211 pounds | Notre Dame**

Played in every game as a senior for the Fighting Irish, and a total of 51 career games, he logged 147 solo tackles and seven passes defended.

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Josh Pinkard | 6'1" | 219 pounds | USC**

Pinkard played in 52 career games for the Trojans and only missed one game in 2009. He recorded 5 interceptions, 157 total tackles and 19 passes defended.

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Nicholas Polk | 5'10" | 217 pounds | Indiana**

Played in 11 out of 12 games in 2009, and in 43 for his career at Indiana, Polk logged 5 interceptions and 131 solo tackles, along with 11 passes defended.

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Myron Rolle | 6'1" | 223 pounds | Florida State**

Rolle, awarded with the prestigious Rhodes scholarship, played in 38 career games for the Seminoles. He chalked up 1 interception, 108 solo tackles and 12 passes defended.

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Darian Stewart | 5'11" | 216 pounds | South Carolina**

Played in all 13 games as a senior and in 50 for his career at South Carolina, he chalked up 2 interceptions, 146 solo tackles and 20 passes defended.

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Darrell Stuckey | 5'11" | 201 pounds | Kansas**

Stuckey played in 45 career games for the Jayhawks and played in every game in 2009. He recorded 8 interceptions, 295 total tackles and 18 passes defended.

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Earl Thomas | 5'11" | 198 pounds | Texas**

Thomas played in 27 career games for the Longhorns and in all 14 games in 2009. He logged 10 interceptions, 135 total tackles and 21 passes defended.

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T.J. Ward | 5'10" | 200 pounds | Oregon**

Ward played in 35 career games for the Ducks, and in 2009 he missed 4 games. He recorded 2 interceptions, 190 total tackles and 13 passes defended at Oregon.

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Justin Woodall | 6'1" | 218 pounds | Alabama**

Woodall played in 45 career games at Alabama. He chalked up 7 interceptions, 98 total tackles and 14 passes defended for the Crimson Tide.

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Major Wright | 6'0" | 202 pounds | Florida**

Wright played in 41 career games for the Gators, including all 14 in 2009. He recorded 8 interceptions, 165 total tackles and 10 passes defended during his college career at Florida.

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