Player Information
He was born on December 1, 1986 in Los Angeles, CA where he attended Dorsey High. As a true freshman at San Jose State, he started 1 of 11 games, finishing the year with 35 tackles, 2 interceptions, and 4 passes defended. He became a full-time starter as a sophomore, with 50 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 5 passes defended. As a junior, he started 12 games, and recorded 75 tackles, 2.5 for loss, 6 interceptions, and 3 passes defended. He earned 2nd team All-WAC honors. As a senior, he had 12 starts with 68 tackles, 3 for loss, 1 interception, and 8 passes defended. He earned 1st team All-WAC honors that year. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round (90th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.
Career Statistics
| Year | Team | G | GS | Tack | Ast | Sack | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR |
| 2009 | ATL | 16 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | ATL | 16 | 3 | 29 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | ATL | 14 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 46 | 11 | 82 | 19 | 1.0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Transactions
Signed by the Atlanta Falcons on June 16, 2009.
Contract details
Signed a four-year contract with the Falcons worth $2.4387 million, including a $688,700 signing bonus. His contract includes base salaries of: $310,000 (2009); $395,000 (2010); $480,000 (2011); and $565,000 (2012). Giving him cap hits of: $482,175 (2009); $562,175 (2010); $652,175 (2011); and $737,175 (2012). $172,175