Strengths:
   • Very fast and quick with an excellent burst to close
   • Athletic w/ superb agility, balance and body control
   • Shines in pursuit and has sideline-to-sideline range
   • Fantastic instincts, awareness and high football IQ
   • Fluid hips and has ability to match up in coverage
   • Aggressive, tough, physical and a great competitor
   • A reliable tackler with more pop than you'd expect
   • Hard worker and leader with an amazing pedigree
   • Productive with a bunch of high-quality experience

Weaknesses:
   • Really undersized w/ short arms and small hands
   • Sub par strength / power and isn't stout at point
   • Struggles to take on and disengage from blockers
   • Won't offer much positional or schematic versatility
   • Long-term durability a concern due to little frame

Injury History:
   • Missed three games with a left knee injury in 2009

Notes:
A four-year starter and team captain for the Hurricanes --- Named 2nd Team All-ACC in 2010 and 1st Team in 2011 --- Played at Northwestern High School in Miami (FL) and won consensus national championship in 2007 --- Served one game suspension for receiving improper benefits in 2011 as mandated by the NCAA --- Is the next in a long line of great Hurricane linebackers, following in the footsteps of guys such as Jesse Armstead, Darrin Smith, Michael Barrow, Ray Lewis, Nate Webster, Dan Morgan, Jonathan Vilma, D.J. Williams, Rocky McIntosh, Jon Beason, Tavares Gooden, Darryl Sharpton and Colin McCarthy --- Saw action at all three linebacker positions in college but best fit at the next level will likely come on the weakside in a 4-3 scheme --- Not for everyone but compensates for lack of size w/ top intangibles and has tools to excel in the right situation, plus you cannot go wrong with a Cane 'backer.

NFL Player Comparison: Ernie Sims

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Career Statistics
Year	GP	TKL	TFL	SACK	PBU	INT
2008	13	65	9.5	2.0	4	1
2009	10	36	6.5	3.0	1	0
2010	13	111	17.0	2.5	6	0
2011	11	106	14.0	3.0	1	0
Totals	47	318	47.0	10.5	12	1