Samford University Athletics

2011: Saw action in all 11 games . . . tallied seven tackles, including six solo stops . . . also had two pass break-ups . . . had three takles against Stillman . . . had two tackles, both solo, at Furman.

2010: Saw action in all 11 games . . . tallied 15 tackles, including 11 solo stops . . . had one fumble recovery and one interception . . . had two tackles at Northwestern State . . . tallied two tackles against Newberry College . . . had two tackles at Western Carolina . . . intercepted a pass and returned it 16 yards against Wofford.

2009: Saw action in 10 games . . . had five tackles, including four solo stops . . . had two tackles, both solo, against Georgia Southern.

High School: Was a three-year starter at Hoover High School . . . helped lead his team to state ­runner-up finishes in 2006 and 2008 . . . named Great American Rivalry Series MVP . . . voted Special Teams Difference Maker for Hoover . . . played both corner and ­safety . . . blocked four punts as a senior, scoring a safety on one . . . also scored a touchdown on a blocked field goal and one off a fumbled punt . . . had 78 tackles and three interceptions as a senior.

Personal: Born September 27, 1990 . . . son of Blake and Margie Sly.