2009 - SENIOR SEASON
Sporting News second-team All-American ... Rivals.com third-team All-American ... first-team
All-Mountain West Conference and a Butkus Award semifinalist … also appeared on the watch
list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Rotary Lombardi Award … tops TCU with 99 tackles,
the most stops by a Horned Frog since 2004 (Martin Patterson, 131) … went over 200 career
tackles (210) … had a career-high 13 tackles in the 14-10 win at Clemson … one of his stops
in the game was catching C.J. Spiller from behind for a touchdown-saving tackle … returned
an interception 20 yards for a touchdown against New Mexico in the fourth quarter of his final
home game … tied for the team lead with three interceptions on the season … places third
on the Horned Frogs with 7 ½ tackles for loss … named the MWC Defensive Player of the Week
after recording two sacks and an interception in the 39-14 win over SMU … also had a pick
to go with nine tackles in the 38-7 victory at BYU … reached double figures in tackles in four
games, including the final two regular-season contests with 11 stops against both Wyoming
and New Mexico … had 10 tackles, including one for loss, at Air Force … has recorded at least
five tackles in each game … has taken part in a tackle for a loss in seven contests.
2008 - JUNIOR SEASON
TCU’s fourth-leading tackler with 63 stops … made just his second career start in the 17-16
Poinsettia Bowl victory over Boise State … totaled six tackles, including one for loss, while
breaking up three passes against the Broncos … Mountain West Conference Defensive Player
of the Week in a 13-7 win at Colorado State … had two tackles for loss, including a sack, to
go with a fumble recovery and key fourth-quarter interception against the Rams … had a
season-best seven tackles on three occasions, including back-to-back games versus Utah and
Air Force … made his first career start in the 67-7 victory over Stephen F. Austin … totaled
four solo tackles against the Lumberjacks … opened the season with seven stops, including
1.5 for loss with a sack, in a 26-3 win at New Mexico … also forced a fumble versus the Lobos
… recorded a sack for a 13-yard loss as part of six stops at Oklahoma … had a pass breakup
and five solo tackles in the 32-7 win over BYU … had at least four tackles in 11 of the Frogs’
13 games.
2007 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
Filled the role of special teams standout as a sophomore and tied for the national lead with
three punt blocks ... shared the nation’s top mark with Ohio’s Joshua Abrams ... also played
very well in a reserve role at linebacker ... 25 of his 32 tackles were solo stops ... blocked
punts versus Air Force, Wyoming and Utah ... the block against the Utes saw him display his
athleticism as he leaped high in the air over the upbacks ... the ball was returned by Stephen
Hodge for a TCU touchdown ... also totaled four tackles against Utah ... had a career-best
seven stops, including 1.5 for a loss, in the win at Stanford ... also broke up a pass against the
Cardinal ... matched his career-high with seven solo stops at BYU ... combined on a sack in the
27-0 win over Baylor ... posted a tackle for a loss in the 24-12 decision versus Colorado State
... totaled five tackles in the 37-0 victory against New Mexico.
2006 - FRESHMAN SEASON
One of four true freshmen to see action … contributed at linebacker and on special teams …
14 of his 16 tackles were solo stops … blocked a punt, forced a fumble and totaled three solo
tackles in the 52-0 win over San Diego State … recorded an 8-yard tackle for a loss among
a season-best four stops in the 46-13 victory versus UC Davis … made his collegiate debut
in the season-opening 17-7 win at Baylor and posted a solo tackle … had two stops against
both BYU and Wyoming.
HIGH SCHOOL
First-team all-city and the Most Valuable Player of that squad … second-team all-area …
selected to play in the Texas-Oklahoma Oil Bowl All-Star Game … totaled 168 tackles with
four sacks as a senior … played for Coach Jim Bennett at Irving … named Most Improved
on Offense … a two-year letterman in football … also lettered three times in basketball and
once in track & field.
PERSONAL
Parents are Lewis and Barbara Washington … a communications major.