AT SAN JOSE STATE: In his second season with the Spartans... A returning starter at a cornerback position... A transfer from the University of Washington... Has 21 games played and 11 starts heading into the 2015 season.
2014: A second-team All-Mountain West selection... Shared the Mountain West's top spot and finished tied for 19th nationally for passes defended at 1.25 per game... Led the conference and tied for seventh among Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) players with 14 pass break-ups... Most pass break-ups by a Spartan since Omarr Smith's 23 in 1997... Had at least one pass break-up in 10 of the team's 12 games... A season-high three pass break-ups at Auburn (9/6) to start a nine-game streak breaking up at least one pass in a game... Also had two pass break-ups in the UNLV win (10/4) and against Hawai'i (11/15)... Had his first San José State interception in the season-opening win over North Dakota (8/28)... Recovered a fumble at Fresno State (11/8)... Season-high six tackles in the regular-season finale at San Diego State (11/29)... Had four tackles in the Wyoming overtime win including one on a third-down Cowboys' pass play that preceded the final play in the extra period.
AT U. OF WASHINGTON: Played in nine regular season games in 2013 as a fifth defensive back and special teams player... Credited with nine tackles for the season with a season-high three in the Oregon State win... First major college pass interception came in the Idaho State victory... Redshirted the 2012 season and was the recipient of the Brian Stapp Special Teams Scout Squad Most Valuable Player at the Huskies' annual post-season awards banquet.
HIGH SCHOOL: A football (Coach Jay Braun) and track and field letterwinner at San Jose's Oak Grove High... A two-time CalHiSports.com all-state selection that played cornerback and wide receiver... Rated as high as the #42 cornerback prospect nationally and the #84 overall prospect in California by rivals.com as a senior... Credited with 12 interceptions and 130 total tackles in three seasons... Rushed 134 times for 1,177 yards and 10 touchdowns and caught 75 passes for 1,389 yards and 17 TDs. Overall, he scored 32 touchdowns for Oak Grove High... An all-state, Blossom Valley Athletic League (BVAL) Mount Hamilton Division Co-Defensive Player of the Year as a senior and the Division's Sophomore of the Year in 2009... Concluded his career playing in the 2011 Cal State All-Star Game in Visalia, Calif. ... Was a sprinter and a jumper in track and field.
MORE ON CLEVELAND: An anthropology major... He is a native of Mountain View, Calif.