GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2010 (2/0-Dall.), 2011 (3/0-Minn), 2012 (13/0, 1/0). Total- 18/0, 1/0.
- • Played in 3 games in the final 4 weeks of 2011 for Vikings.
- • Began pro career with UFL’s Sacramento Mountain Lions.
OFF THE FIELD Teammates at Rice with Corey Frazier, son of Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier...Earned degree in sports management from Rice...Plays guitar in his free time...Has extensive background in martial arts and his father was an instructor.
GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2010 (2/0-Dall.), 2011 (3/0-Minn), 2012 (13/0, 1/0). Total- 18/0, 1/0.
- • Played in 3 games in the final 4 weeks of 2011 for Vikings.
- • Began pro career with UFL’s Sacramento Mountain Lions.
OFF THE FIELD Teammates at Rice with Corey Frazier, son of Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier...Earned degree in sports management from Rice...Plays guitar in his free time...Has extensive background in martial arts and his father was an instructor.
PRO Played in career-best 13 games and the Wild Card playoff in 2012...Regular contributor on special teams...Saw action in 3 games for the Vikings in 2011...Played 2 games as a rookie in 2010 for Dallas...Began pro career with UFL’s Sacramento Mountain Lions in 2010.
2012 Ranked 4th on team with 4 special teams tackles...Played in career-best 13 games and played in 1st career playoff game in Wild Card matchup at Green Bay (1/5/13)...Missed a pair of games with ankle injury in Weeks 4-5 but bounced back to play in final 11 regular season games...Had a pair of special teams stops in Wild Card playoff game...Notched season-best 3 special teams stops vs. Chicago (12/9).
2011 Played in 3 games with the Vikings and was inactive for 2...Played in 1st game for Vikings in his 2nd week with the team at Detroit (12/11)...Saw time in the final 2 games of season at Washington (12/24) and vs. Chicago (1/1/12)...Signed by Vikings on 11/29...Spent preseason with Dallas, released before regular season...Joined NY Jets on 9/4 and was inactive for season opener vs. Dallas (9/11)...Released by Jets and signed to their practice squad on 9/14 before his release on 9/27.
2010 Made NFL debut as a rookie with Dallas...Moved from Dallas practice squad to 53-man roster on 11/29...Played in a pair of game, notching a special teams tackle vs. Washington (12/19)...Played in 1st career game vs. Philadelphia (12/12)...Spent spring and summer with Sacramento Mountain Lions of the UFL... Tied for 2nd in UFL in tackles.
COLLEGE Ended collegiate career as an honorable mention All-Conference USA choice as a junior and senior...Left Rice ranked tied for 2nd in career tackles and tied for 7 in career INTs...Promising senior season was cut short by injury, playing in only 7 games...Notched 318 tackles, 9 INTs, 2 sacks and 7 FFs in his tenure at Rice...Led squad with 107 tackles and 5 INTs as a sophomore...Started all 12 games as a true freshman en route to Freshman All-America honors.
PREP Standout in football, track and soccer at Smithson Valley High in Spring Branch, TX...Named honorable mention All-State as a junior and senior...Earned county Defensive Player of the Year as a senior.
