CAREER: Has appeared in 35 games with 27 starts at linebacker...Collected 239 total tackles (142 solo) in his first three seasons...Registered 25 tackles for loss, including 3.5 QB sacks...Has forced one fumble, recovered three fumbles and has four interceptions returned for 93 yards and two touchdowns.

2008: Named a consensus first-team All-American and first-team All-SEC performer...Named a team captain for the 2008 season and was a member of the 2008 UF Football Leadership Committee...Selected as a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and a semifinalist for the Lombardi Award and Chuck Bednarik Award...One of only five linebackers in the nation with two interception returns for touchdowns last season...Two interceptions returned for a touchdown in a season tied the school record...Had four interceptions against top-25 teams, which tied for second among all players nationally and was the most by any linebacker in the country...Starter at middle linebacker led the team with 93 tackles on the season, including 8.0 for a loss of 29 yards...Finished with six tackles in the BCS National Championship Game win over Oklahoma...Recorded seven tackles, two QB hurries and broke up one pass in the SEC Championship game against Alabama...Missed the first game of the season due to a foot injury.

2007: Started in all 13 games at middle linebacker, leading the team in tackles 10 times...Was a First-Team All-SEC selection by the league’s coaches and the AP...Led the team with 131 total tackles (81 solo)...Placed second in the SEC in total tackles...Ranked second on the team and sixth in the SEC in tackles for loss with 16 tackles for a loss of 36 yards...Also led the team and tied for third in the SEC in fumble recoveries with three on the season...Never collected less than three solo tackles in a game all season...Had seven pass deflections on the season...Member of the Leadership Committee.

2006: Played in nine games, including one start.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year starter at linebacker and defensive end for Crest Senior High School...Rated as the No. 6 overall prospect in the country according to Scout.com...Selected to participate in the U.S. Army All-American Game...Was a team captain and totaled 74 tackles, four sacks and four interceptions as a senior...Chose Florida over Alabama, North Carolina State and Virginia Tech.