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Very aggressive and intense competitor with excellent range… A solid wrap-up tackler who can run with running backs and cover tight ends… Honors included 2004 first-team All-American selection (The NFL Draft Report), 2004 third-team All American (AP), 2004 first-team All-Big 12, 2002-2004 Academic All-Big 12, 2003 second-team All-Big 12 (AP), 2003 third-team All-Big 12 (Coaches), 2002-2003 Member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll, 2002 All-Big 12 honorable mention (Coaches)… Started 37 of 50 games during his career... The Huskers all-time leading tackler with 432 tackles (217 solo)… Also added three forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries, one interception and 13 passes defensed… Majored in business management. 2004: Served as team captain and played in 11 games with 10 starts… Led the conference with 143 tackles, the second-best season total in school history behind his 149 made in 2003… Ranked third in the nation with an average of 13 tackles per game… Added three sacks, a forced fumble and three passes defensed… Registered at least 10 tackles in nine games…d the season with a 10-tackle effort against Western Illinois… Moved past 300 career tackles with nine tackles against Southern Mississippi… Posted 12 tackles, one sack and a pass defensed at Pittsburgh… Registered 15 tackles and two passes defensed against Kansas… Moved to the top of Nebraska’s all-time tackle list with 12, improving his career figures to 347 tackles, topping Jerry Murtaugh’s old mark of 342 (1968-70), at Texas Tech… Collected 15 tackles against Baylor… Tallied a career-high 19 tackles, including a school-record 16 solo tackles, a sack, and one forced fumble at Kansas State… Collected 17 tackles against Missouri… Reached double figures in tackles for the seventh straight game with 11 at Iowa State… Made 14 tackles at Oklahoma. 2003: Started all 13 games for the Cornhuskers… Set a school season-record with 149 tackles (78 solo), breaking the previous mark of 141 by Lee Kunz in 1977… Had 2.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, three recovered fumbles, returning one for a touchdown, one interception, returning it 27-yards for a touchdown, and five passes defensed… Made seven tackles and returned a third-quarter fumble by Tatum Bell 15 yards for a touchdown against Oklahoma State… Posted 11 tackles, a forced fumble and two passes defensed against Utah State… Tallied eight tackles, one fumble recovery and one pass defensed against Penn State… Collected 10 tackles and recovered one fumble at Southern Mississippi… Had eight tackles, a forced fumble and a career-high 1.5 sacks against Troy State… Posted 12 tackles at Missouri…Earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors after he led the team with 10 tackles and added a forced fumble, one sack and a 27-yard interception return for a touchdown against Texas A&M… Recorded 12 tackles against Iowa State…Registered a season-high 17 tackles at Texas… Tallied 14 tackles and his fourth forced fumble of the season at Kansas… Had 15 tackles against Kansas State… Closed the regular season with 16 tackles at Colorado… Tallied nine tackles against Michigan State in the Alamo Bowl. 2002: Started in all 14 games… Finished the season with 91 tackles, two fumble recoveries, four passes defensed and two sacks… Had eight tackles in the seasonr against Arizona State… Recorded four tackles, one sack, and one fumble recovery against Utah State… Had eight tackles and two passes defensed against McNeese State… Tallied seven tackles against Missouri… Registered a season-high 12 tackles and added a sack against Texas… Recorded 10 tackles and one fumble recovery against Colorado in the Big 12 Championship game… Tallied nine tackles against Mississippi in the Independence Bowl. 2001: Played in every game as a true freshman… Finished the season with 49 tackles and 0.5 sack as a reserve middle linebacker… Began his career with a five-tackle performance against Texas Christian… Had 10 tackles against Troy State… Tallied seven tackles against Rice… Had four tackles and 0.5 sack against Iowa State… Collected five tackles at Kansas… Played against Miami in the Rose Bowl.
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