2009 ALL-ACC SECOND TEAM

2009 (SENIOR): Led the ‘Canes in unassisted tackles (65) and total tackles (106) … Played in all 13 regular season games and started 12 (all at middle linebacker) … Named to the All-ACC Second Team by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association and Phil Steele … Tied for fourth in the ACC with an 8.2 tackle per game average on the year … Averaged 12.0 tackles per game over the last four contests (at UNC, vs. Duke, at USF, vs. Wisconsin) … Earned ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week in the final two weeks of the regular season … Ranked third on the defense with 8.5 tackles for a loss and second in assisted tackles (41) … Became first UM defender with 100 tackles since Tavares Gooden tallied 119 in 2007 after recording a career-high 15 tackles against Wisconsin in the Champs Sports Bowl … Awarded the Jack Harding MVP Award (along with LT Jason Fox) at the team’s annual awards banquet on Dec. 6 … Also garnered the Hard Hitter Award at the banquet … Recorded his first career touchdown on a 73-yard interception return for a touchdown against Duke on Senior Day on Nov. 21 …. Recorded double-digit tackles on five occasions, including a career-high 15 tackles against Wisconsin in the Champs Sports Bowl and … Matched his previous career-high 12 tackles in each of Miami’s last two regular season games (vs. Duke, at USF) … Tallied a career-high 11 solo stops against the Blue Devils – the highest single-game total for a UM defender this season … Also recorded double-digit total tackles at UCF (11) and versus Clemson (10) … Forced a fumble at USF in the regular season finale … Had three pass break-ups on the season (two at Wake Forest, one vs. Duke) … Averaged 9.0 tackles per game on the road (10.5 per game on the road in the state of Florida) … Ranked 10th in the ACC with a 7.5 tackle-per-game average against ACC opponents … Was a member of the Butkus Award Preseason Watch List.

2008 (JUNIOR): Team's fourth-leading tackler with 58 tackles (33 solo, 25 assisted) and ranked fifth in tackles for loss (six) playing mostly as the strongside linebacker ... Posted a season-high 10 tackles in win at Duke ... Picked up seven tackles at Florida ... Had five tackles and a half a sack at Texas A&M ... Added seven tackles and a sack against UCF ... Picked up a fumble recovery at Georgia Tech ... Also had seven tackles against Wake Forest ... Averaged eight tackles per game in the month of October.


2007 (SOPHOMORE): Started the final five games and played in a total of 11 games at either weakside linebacker, strongside linebacker or middle linebacker ... Totaled 57 tackles, which was seventh on the team and posted six tackles for loss ... Against Georgia Tech, totaled 11 tackles (six solo), with one tackle for loss ... At Florida State, started at weakside linebacker and made six tackles (five solo), including a career-best three tackles for loss ... Against Virginia, started at strongside linebacker and played 65 downs, making eight tackles (five solo), with one tackle for loss and one QB pressure ... At Virginia Tech, started at weakside linebacker, playing 61 downs and making 12 tackles (five solo) ... Started at middle linebacker and led the team with nine tackles (seven solo), adding one tackle for loss and one pass breakup at Boston College.


2006 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Named third-team Freshman All-America by The Sporting News and CollegeFootballNews.com and was selected to The Sporting News ACC All-Freshman team ... One of eight UM players who were selected to the 2006 ACC Academic Football Team ... Played in 12 games, starting five times as the middle linebacker late in the season ... Totaled 41 tackles (10th on the team), with four tackles for loss, four QB pressures, one sack and three pass breakups ... Ranked second on the team with seven tackles on special teams ... Made his first collegiate start at middle linebacker at Georgia Tech, making one tackle for loss ... Started versus Virginia Tech, finishing with three assisted tackles and one tackle for loss ... Started at Maryland and played just 16 downs but tallied four tackles and one pass breakup ... Started at Virginia and made nine tackles (five solo), with a sack for minus-10 yards and two QB pressures ... Started at linebacker in a nickel defense vs. Boston College and tallied eight tackles (five solo), adding two QB pressures and two pass breakups ... Tallied six tackles (five solo) in the MPC Computers Bowl vs. Nevada playing at middle linebacker.


2005 (REDSHIRT): True freshman who played in the first three games of the season ... Received a medical hardship ... Played on special teams vs. Florida State, Clemson and Colorado.


HIGH SCHOOL: Played both offense and defense throughout his high school career ... Also returned kickoffs and blocked punts ... As a senior in 2004, finished with 96 tackles (three for loss), two interceptions and four blocked punts ... Selected to play in the CaliFlorida Bowl, but declined the invitation ... As a junior, had 110 tackles and one interception for a touchdown ... Ranked as the nation's No. 28 outside linebacker prospect by Rivals.com ... Chosen All-Dade County and ranked as the No. 10 prospect in Dade County by the Miami Herald ... Was the No. 90 prospect in Florida by the Orlando Sentinel and the No. 48 overall prospect by the Tampa Tribune ... Member of the Florida Times-Union Super 75 ... Was in his high school's International Baccalaureate Program ... Coached by Joe Montoya.