TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Oakland Raiders in the second round (40th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft, April 26, 2019.
COLLEGE: Three-year starter at Clemson who appeared in 41 games and made 26 starts during his career (2016-18)...A second-team All-ACC selection in 2018 and an All-ACC honorable mention in 2017...Earned College Football Playoff National Championship Defensive MVP honors in 2018...Tallied 93 tackles (68 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, four INTs, 12 passes defensed and one forced fumble...In 2018, started in 14 contests and totaled 37 tackles, four for loss, two sacks, four passes defensed and one INT...Tallied five tackles and one pass defensed against Florida State...Added one pass defensed and one tackle versus Louisville, which marked the first time on the season he posted at least one pass defensed in consecutive games...Collected a season-high six tackles and one pass defensed against No. 17 Boston College...Notched one tackle and one pass defensed against Duke, marking his fourth consecutive game with a pass defensed...Recorded five tackles in the Cotton Bowl against Notre Dame...Tallied six tackles, one sack, one INT and one forced fumble in the National Championship victory against No. 1 Alabama, earning Defensive MVP honors...In 2017, earned his first All-ACC Honorable Mention after posting 42 tackles, three INTs and seven passes defensed...Tallied seven tackles in a win at No. 14 Louisville...Registered his first career INT and made seven tackles against Boston College...Named co-defensive player of the game after recording nine tackles and one pass defensed against NC State...Registered three tackles and a team-high three passes defensed against Florida State...Recorded an INT against The Citadel...Tallied two tackles, one INT and one pass defensed against South Carolina...Collected three tackles in the Sugar Bowl against No. 4 Alabama...In 2016, saw his first action with the Tigers, appearing in 13 contests as a rotational player on defense and special teams...Posted 15 tackles on defense while adding three stops on special teams...Made his college debut against Troy, appearing primarily on special teams...Tallied a team-high seven tackles against South Carolina State, including one special teams stop...Notched four tackles against Syracuse...Registered first career pass defensed in the Fiesta Bowl against Ohio State.
PERSONAL: Attended Coconut Creek (Fla.) High School...Was rated the No. 18 overall prospect nationally by ESPN...Ranked the No. 2 cornerback and No. 4 player in Florida by ESPN...Ranked as the No. 60 player in the nation by 247Sports.com and No. 16 player in Florida by Rivals.com...Participated in the U.S. Army All-American game...Played wide receiver and defensive back...Finished senior season with 45 receptions for 800 yards (17.8 avg.)...Recorded a 98-yard INT return for a TD as a freshman...His cousin, Lamar Jackson, is the starting quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens.
