Player Information
He was born on October 8, 1987 in Tulsa, OK where he attended Union High. As a redshirt freshman at Oklahoma, he played in 13 games, garnering 1 start. He finished the year with 6 tackles, but also returned 12 punts for 124 yards (10.3 avg). He earned the 14 starts as a sophomore, finishing the year with 42 tackles, 1 for loss, 4 interceptions, and 10 pass deflections. He gained 52 yards on his interception returns with a touchdown, and also returned a fumble 39 yards for another score. He returned 6 punts for 35 yards (5.8 avg). As a junior, he started 13 games. He had 47 tackles, 1.5 for loss, 2 interceptions, 5 deflections, 1 forced fumble, and 1 fumble recovery. He returned his pair of interceptions for 97 total yards, including a touchdown. He returned 11 punts for 187 yards (17.0 avg). He earned 2nd team All-Big 12 honors as a sophomore and junior. During his career, he also returned 8 kickoffs for 162 yards (20.3 avg). He declared as a junior for the 2010 NFL Draft and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round (135th overall).
Career Statistics
| Year | Team | G | GS | Tack | Ast | Sack | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR |
| 2010 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | ATL | 14 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | ATL | 16 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 32 | 4 | 30 | 8 | 0.0 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Transactions
Signed by the Atlanta Falcons on June 15, 2010 ... Cut by Falcons on August 31, 2012 ... Re-signed by Falcons on September 6, 2012.
Contract details
He signed a four-year contract worth $2.001 million, including a $211,050 signing bonus. He will have base salaries of: $320,000 (2010); $405,000 (2011); $490,000 (2012); and $575,000 (2013).