AS A BULLDOG: Looms as as one of the leading contenders in the battle for the starting strong safety rights ... closed out 2011 with 14 total tackles ... also brought back 10 kickoffs as a sophomore, including one against Upper Iowa for 88 yards and a touchdown -- the second longest return by a Bulldog in the last eight years (surpassed only by Isaac Odim’s 92-yard effort in the 2009 season finale with Grand Valley State) ... assisted UMD’s 2010 defensive cause with 21 total tackles and some stellar play on the kickoff coverage unit ... took part in all 15 games that year ... was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2009. COLLEGIATE HIGHS: Total Tackles - 6 at Upper Iowa (9/11/10).