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2013 (Junior): Played in all 12 games for FIU, making 11 starts…made 53 total tackles on the year, while intercepting three passes and forcing two fumbles…finished tied for 13th in C-USA with 11 passes defended during the 2013 campaign…is currently fifth all-time in FIU’s record book with 18 pass breakups and his eight in 2013 were tied for third-most in a single season…made eight stops vs. UCF (9/6)…had six solo tackles and three pass break ups at Louisville (9/21)…made three tackles and broke up a pass in a 24-23 victory at Southern Miss (10/5)…tallied two interceptions against Louisiana Tech (10/26), marking the second time in his career he has accomplished that feat and the eighth time in school history a defender has intercepted two passes in a game…two interceptions against the Bulldogs moved him past Chuck Grace (2008-10, 12) and Jerimiah Weatherspoon (2005-09) into fifth all-time with six interceptions…also made a tackle for a loss of nine yards against the Bulldogs…set a career-high with nine tackles and forced a fumble at Middle Tennessee (11/9)…moved into a tie for fourth place in school history with Johnathan Cyprien (2009-12) as he tallied his seventh career interception at FAU (11/29).

2012 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 12 games, starting four…made starts in the season-opener at Duke (9/1), vs. Akron (9/8), at UCF (9/15) and vs. WKU (10/27)…finished with 33 tackles, including 19 solo stops…also had one tackle for loss of two yards, four pass break-ups and a 62-yard fumble return for a touchdown…the fumble return at Troy (10/20) would be the team’s first defensive score of the season and the third-longest return for a touchdown in program history…the play earned him national honorable mention recognition from College Football Performance Awards…over the course of the first three games, had seven tackles at Duke, six tackles vs. Akron (including one tackle for a loss) and seven tackles at UCF, plus two pass break-ups vs. the Knights…put together three tackles vs. Arkansas State (10/4)…had five tackles at Troy…received All-Sun Belt 2012 preseason recognition from Phil Steele.

2011 (Redshirt Freshman): Emerged during his sophomore season and became the
starter at free safety for the final three games of the season, including the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl vs. Marshall...appeared in eight games overall...had 26 tackles, including 18 solo stops...also recorded one tackle for loss of five yards and a team-high four interceptions along with six pass break-ups...CollegeFootballPerformance.com Player of the Week Honorable Mention (Week 11)…had a season-high eight tackles vs. Marshall (12/20) in the bowl game…nabbed two interceptions vs. FAU (11/12) that tied a program-record for most interceptions in one game.

2010 (Freshman): Redshirted the 2010 season.

Boca Raton: Committed to FIU on Sept. 9, 2009…played safety and wide receiver…2009 Palm Beach County Coaches’ All-Conference First-Team…2009 Palm Beach Post All-Area Team Defense Second-Team…2009 rated the No. 72 player in Florida as a senior by MaxPreps…2009 First-Team 10-4A All-District…rated three stars from Rivals...also competed in baseball.

Personal: Parents - Leonard and Diann...siblings - Jake and Connor...born Jan. 11, 1992...majoring in public administration...began playing football at age 13...played youth football for the Boca Jets...coached by Keith Byers...was a Dean’s List student...is a professional model in the offseason...has worked with Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy and Dsquared2.