• Became the first Vikings rookie to record a pick-six in his NFL debut when he intercepted Jimmy Garoppolo and scored against San Francisco (9/9/18).
• Highest-drafted defensive player from UCF in school history at #30 overall and the 2nd selection the Vikings have made in the 1st round from the school - QB Daunte Culpepper at #11 in 1999.
• Was a 1st-Team selection as a CB and 2nd-Team choice as a return specialist on the 2017 All-American Athletic Conference team and is the only UCF player in school history to score a TD on a punt return, kick return and INT return in a season.
OFF THE FIELD Attended same junior college, Garden City, that former Vikings T Phil Loadholt did...Came to the Vikings on a 24-game college win streak and has played on undefeated teams in high school and a pair of college stops - GCCC and UCF.
PRO Placed on IR on 10/16/18 after tearing his ACL vs. Arizona ...Selected with the 30th pick in the 2018 NFL Draft...Is the highest-drafted defensive player in UCF history and the 4th player in school history to go in the 1st round...Was the 3rd CB to be selected in 2018 Draft...Was the 2nd CB selected in the 1st round in Mike Zimmer’s tenure as Vikings head coach, joining Trae Waynes (#11, 2015)...Entered the draft early, having played 3 seasons in college.
2018 Appeared in 6 games and started 2 throughout his rookie campaign before being placed on injured reserve with a torn ACL on 10/16/18...Became the first Vikings rookie to record a pick-six in his NFL debut when he intercepted Jimmy Garoppolo and scored against San Francisco (9/9)....Made 1 solo tackle before exiting with knee injury vs. Arizona (10/14)...Came up with 5 solo tackles and 1 TFL at Philadelphia (10/7) and returned 1 punt for 13 yards...Made his first career start at Los Angeles (9/27), leading the team with 7 total tackles (7 solo) while adding 1 TFL, 1 FF, and 1 STT...Registered 3 tackles (2 solo) and returned 3 kicks for 61 yards vs. Buffalo (9/23)...Recorded 1 tackle (1 solo) and returned 1 kickoff for 46 yards at Green Bay (9/16)...Became the first Vikings rookie to record a pick-six in his NFL debut when he intercepted Jimmy Garoppolo and scored against San Francisco (9/9).
COLLEGE Spent 2017 at UCF, his lone season there, and earned 1st-Team All-American Athletic Conference honors at CB and 2nd-Team honors as a return specialist...Was honored as a 2nd-Team All-American by the Football Writers of America as a kick returner...Ranked #3 in the nation in kickoff return avg. at 31.7, and his 2 KOR TDs ranked tied for #7 in the nation...Played 3 seasons of college football, beginning at North Carolina (2015), Garden City (KS) Community College (2016) and UCF (2017)...Helped UCF to the best season in team history, going 13-0 and winning the Peach Bowl over Auburn...The Knights ended the season #6 in the final AP poll, the highest finish for the school...Scored 4 TDs in his season at UCF, 2 on KORs, 1 PR and an INT return...Scored on a 91-yard KOR vs. Austin Peay (11/4) and on a 95-yard KOR vs. South Florida (11/24), breaking a 42-42 tie in the rivalry game late in the 4th quarter and giving the Knights the lead en route to a win and berth in the AAC title game against Memphis...Returned INT 57 yards for a TD at Maryland (9/23) and took a punt back 66 yards for a score against East Carolina (10/14)...Had 4 INTs on the season to tie for the lead on the club and led the Knights with 11 pass breakups...Ranked 8th on team with 49 tackles...Had INTs against Maryland (9/23) he returned 57 yards in only his 2nd game as a Knight, vs. Memphis (9/30) he took back 35 yards, vs. UConn (11/11) for 0 yards and vs. USF (11/24) for 0 yards...Blocked a PAT at Cincinnati (10/5)...Notched season-best 8 tackles vs. Memphis (9/30)...In his lone season at Garden City Community College, helped the Broncbusters to the national championship in junior college, topping Arizona Western 25-22 in the El Toro Bowl in Yuma, AZ...Earned National Junior College Athletic Association 1st-Team All-America honors at Garden City and was named Jayhawk Conference Defensive Player of the Year...Had 47 tackles in 11 games and 2 INTs as well as 3 PR TDs on special teams in 2016...Played in 11 games as a true freshman for his home-state UNC Tar Heels in 2015...Had 10 tackles and 3 PD on the season...Returned a kickoff 40 yards as a freshman vs. Miami...UNC lost to Clemson in the ACC title game and went on to face Baylor in the Russel Athletic Bowl.
PREP Led New Bern (NC) High as the club’s QB to a 16-0 mark and the 4A state title en route to earning 1st-Team All-State honors by AP...New Bern won state titles in 2012 and 2014...Was MVP of state title game rushing for 106 yards and throwing for 133 and 2 TDs...Ended senior season with 1,537 passing yards and 1,724 rushing with a combined 41 TDs...Rated a 4-star prospect and North Carolina’s #13 player by Rivals.com...Was team’s punter.
