Player Information
He was born on September 27, 1987 and attended Douglas High in Atlanta, GA. As a redshirt freshman, he started 5 of 13 total games at strongside linebacker and recorded 36 tackles, 1 pass breakup, and 1 fumble recovery. He manned the same position during his sophomore season, started 10 of 13 games and recording 46 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 2 pass breakups. He moved to middle linebacker as a junior, missing much of the early part of the season with a hamstring injury. But he still managed 8 appearances and 4 starts. He finished the year with 32 tackles, 2.5 for loss, and 0.5 sacks. He moved to inside linebacker in Georgia's 3-4 set as a senior, starting all 13 games there. He led the team with 126 tackles, 6.5 for loss, 2.5 sacks, 2 pass breakups, 2 forced fumbles, and 2 recoveries. He went on to earn 2nd team All-SEC honors that year. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round (91st overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.
Career Statistics
| Year | Team | G | GS | Tack | Ast | Sack | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR |
| 2011 | ATL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | ATL | 16 | 13 | 61 | 21 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 32 | 13 | 62 | 21 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Transactions
Signed by Falcons on July 28, 2011.
Contract details
Signed to a four-year deal worth $2.76 million, including a $543,000 signing bonus.