Official Bio
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Strengths:
Excellent athleticism...Great speed and quickness...Smooth with fluid hips...Terrific hands and ball skills...A great leaper...Outstanding feet...Solid instincts and awareness...Reads and reacts well...Closes fast and has a burst to recover...Is willing to come up and support the run...Smart...Supremely confident...Can also return kicks...Has a lot of Division I experience... Team leader and captain ...Good bloodlines.
Weaknesses:
Height and bulk are just average...Durability is a concern...Has some technique issues with his backpedal...Not real physical...Needs to get stronger...Allows too much separation...Can get a better bump at the line...Has room to improve as a tackler..Too few impact plays in 2008.
Notes:
Was a four-year starter for the Huskies...Cousin of Baltimore Ravens running back Willis McGahee...Uncle, Gene Atkins, played in the NFL from 1987-96 with the New Orleans Saints and Miami Dolphins...One of eight siblings...Also played some wide receiver in college...Missed one game with a hamstring injury in 2006...Missed four games with a sprained knee as a senior...A better pro prospect than his former teammate Tyvon Branch, who was a fourth round pick of the Oakland Raiders a year ago...Impressive natural talent with both the physical tools and intangibles you look for in a starting corner at the next level.
| Career Statistics |
| Year |
GP |
TKL |
PBU |
INT |
YDS |
| 2005 |
11 |
36 |
8 |
4 |
140 |
| 2006 |
11 |
50 |
0 |
1 |
17 |
| 2007 |
13 |
54 |
7 |
2 |
36 |
| 2008 |
10 |
40 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
45 |
180 |
19 |
7 |
193 |
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