GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2012 (16/6, 1/0). Total- 16/6, 1/0.
- • Started 5 games as a rookie and played in every game, including Wild Card playoff.
- • Tied for 2nd on team in 2012 with 2 INTs and ranked 2nd with 68 INT return yards.
OFF THE FIELD Majored in criminal justice...Hosted his draft pary at his church, the Hallandale Beach Church of Christ...Played at UCF under head coach George O’Leary, the Vikings former defensive coordinator...Is the youngest of 3 boys in his family...Enjoys fishing and bowling in his free time.
GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2012 (16/6, 1/0). Total- 16/6, 1/0.
- • Started 5 games as a rookie and played in every game, including Wild Card playoff.
- • Tied for 2nd on team in 2012 with 2 INTs and ranked 2nd with 68 INT return yards.
OFF THE FIELD Majored in criminal justice...Hosted his draft pary at his church, the Hallandale Beach Church of Christ...Played at UCF under head coach George O’Leary, the Vikings former defensive coordinator...Is the youngest of 3 boys in his family...Enjoys fishing and bowling in his free time.
PRO Declared for NFL Draft following his junior season...The 2nd DB selected by the Vikings with their top 3 choices in the 2012 Draft and and 1 of 3 DBs drafted in the Vikings 10 choices...Posted the fastest 40-yard dash time at the 2012 combine at 4.33...Was the 1st player selected from a Florida college in the 2012 Draft...Is the 1st UCF player drafted by the Vikings since Daunte Culpepper in the 1st round of 1999...Selected in 3rd round (#66 overall).
2012 Started 5 games in debut season, the 2nd most by a Vikings rookie defender behind Harrison Smith...Snared a pair of INTs, tied for 2nd-most by a Viking...Saw action in all 16 games and the Wild Card playoff at Green Bay (1/5/13)...Grabbed 1st career INT off Alex Smith vs. San Francisco (9/23) and notched a 24-yard return on the play...Started 1st career game at Detroit (9/30)...Had 2nd career INT vs. Chicago (12/9), returning the ball 44 yards to set up an Adrian Peterson TD run...Saw spot duty as a kickoff return man, taking back 3 for 61 yards on the season with a long of 24 vs. Green Bay (12/30) in the regular season finale...Started at Detroit and following week vs. Tennessee (10/7), at Seattle (11/4) and in 3 straight games at Green Bay (12/2), vs. Chicago (12/9) and at St. Louis (12/16)...Started in place of Chris Cook when he spent 6 weeks on injured reserve before returning to the lineup at Houston (12/23)...Had season-high 8 tackles in 1st career start at Detroit (9/30) with 7 solo stops...Tied season-high 7 solos the following week vs. Tennessee (10/7)...Played in 1st career playoff game at Green Bay (1/5/13).
COLLEGE Started 35 of his 38 career games played...Earned 1st-Team All-Conference USA as a sophomore and junior while garnering 2nd-Team honors as a true freshman...Set UCF freshman record with 6 INTs as a true freshman in 2009 and his 6 picks tied for 2nd in the Golden Knights’ single-season records...Notched 10 career INTs, good for 5th in UCF history and his 147 career INT return yards ranks 8th in school history...Notched 15 passes defensed as a junior, which tied for 2nd in UCF history in a season...Scored 2 career TDs on INTs and 1 on a FR...Served as regular punt returner as a sophomore...Ended career with 27 punt returns and 355 yards, good for 7th and 6th respectively in school history, posting a 13.2 average on returns, the 4th-best in the UCF books...His 15.2 average as a sophomore ranked 2nd in school records...Scored on a 56-yard fumble recovery vs. Alabama-Birmingham in 2010...Started 11 of the 13 games he played as a true freshman in 2009 en route to 2nd-Team All-C USA honors and a spot on C USA All-Freshman team...Notched 25-yard INT return TD at Rice in 2009 for 1st career score.
PREP Standout WR at Plantation High and excelled in return game...Selected to Dade-Broward All-Star Game.
