Strengths:
• Fantastic athlete w/ great speed and quickness
• Fluid hips and nimble feet to transition smoothly
• Burst to close on the ball and recover when beat
• Able to match up in either man or zone coverage
• Terrific natural instincts / awareness in coverage
• Outstanding hands, ball skills and body control
• Physical with wideouts and gets good jam at line
• Very aggressive and is a willing / reliable tackler
• Competitive and confident with a short memory
• Very tough and will play through pain / injuries
• Can contribute as return man on special teams
Weaknesses:
• Character a
major concern with multiple red flags
• Average height / bulk w/ short arms / small hands
• Will gamble and take too many unadvised chances
• Bites on fakes and needs to show more patience
• Not very strong and won't deliver many big hits
• Got nicked up at times so durability is a concern
Injury History:
• Underwent surgery to repair a minor finger injury in 2009
• Surgery to repair torn labrum in shoulder after 2010 season
Notes:
A four-year starter for the Gators / Lions --- Named 1st Team All-SEC in 2010 --- Has four children by three different women --- Tasered and arrested on misdemeanor charges of affray and resisting arrest without violence following fight in 2009, which resulted in a one game suspension --- Arrested and charged with marijuana possession in January of 2011 and accepted plea deal that included a fine, probation and community service --- Arrested for marijuana possession again in April of 2011 and dismissed from Florida football team --- Transferred to North Alabama, a Division II program where he would be eligible to play immediately --- Ejected from a game in 2011 for throwing a punch at an opponent --- Reportedly admitted to teams in interviews that he
"kept smoking" during time at UNA, which makes you wonder if he has truly learned his lesson --- Averaged 15.0 yards with 3 touchdowns on 36 punt returns and 23.8 yards with 0 touchdowns on 13 kick returns during college career --- Made a name for himself by shutting down the likes of A.J. Green, Julio Jones, Denarius Moore, Rueben Randle and Alshon Jeffery during time in the SEC --- Might have been a first round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft but wasn't healthy and opted to return for senior season, which was a good plan until arrests --- Not a bad kid but has made a lot of poor decisions and will have to mature and get priorities straight in order to maximize potential --- Arguably a Top 10 overall talent but stock clouded by off-the-field issues --- Boom or Bust.
NFL Player Comparison: Asante Samuel
| Career Statistics |
| Year |
GP |
TKL |
PBU |
INT |
YDS |
| 2008 |
12 |
39 |
11 |
3 |
34 |
| 2009 |
13 |
38 |
6 |
2 |
28 |
| 2010 |
12 |
44 |
8 |
3 |
92 |
| 2011 |
12 |
53 |
4 |
2 |
12 |
| Totals |
81 |
174 |
29 |
10 |
166 |
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