Hawk Item – – Moved from wide receiver to defensive back for 2013 spring practice . . . one of nine seniors named to 2016 Leadership Group.
2016 Honors – – Coaches Appreciation Award, defense . . . honorable mention All-Big Ten by Big Ten coaches . . . 2016 – – Started all nine games in which he played, missing final four games of the season due to injury . . . recorded 19 solo tackles and 18 assists, with three pass break-ups and one forced fumble . . . started at cornerback in 45-21 win over Miami . . . recorded three solo tackles, two assists and two pass break-ups vs. Miami . . . started at cornerback in 42-3 win over Iowa State as defense allowed just 291 yards total offense . . . recorded two solo tackles and four assists vs. ISU, along with one pass break-up . . . started at cornerback in 23-21 loss to North Dakota State . . . seven tackles vs. NDSU, including three solo stops and four assists . . . started at cornerback in 14-7 win at Rutgers, recording one solo tackle and two assists as defense allowed just one touchdown . . . started at cornerback in 38-31 loss to Northwestern, recording one solo tackle and three assisted tackles . . . started at cornerback in 14-7 win at Minnesota as defense allowed just 102 net rushing yards and 268 yards total offense . . . recorded five solo tackles and one assist at Minnesota, along with one forced fumble . . . started at cornerback in 49-35 win at Purdue, recording one solo tackle as defense allowed just 47 net rushing yards . . . started at cornerback in 17-9 loss to #10 Wisconsin, recording one assisted tackle . . . started at cornerback in 41-14 loss at #12 Penn State, recording three solo tackles and one assist . . . missed final four games of the season due to injury.
2015 – – Started all 14 games at cornerback and has 22 consecutive starts . . . recorded 54 total tackles, with 37 solo stops and 17 assists . . . recorded two interceptions and ranked second on team with eight pass break-ups . . . started at cornerback in 31-14 win over Illinois State as defense allowed 35 net rushing yards and 231 yards total offense . . . collected five tackles vs. Illinois State, including three solo tackles and two assists, along with a shared tackle for loss and two pass break-ups . . . started at cornerback in 31-17 win at Iowa State, recording three solo tackles as defense allowed no points and just 66 yards total offense in the second half . . . started at cornerback in 27-24 win over Pitt as defense allowed just 55 net rushing yards and 282 yards total offfense . . . recorded five tackels vs. Pitt, including four solo tackles and one assist . . . started at cornerback in 62-16 win over North Texas, recording one solo tackle and one pass break-up . . . started at cornerback in 10-6 win at Wisconsin as defense allowed no touchdowns and just 320 yards total offense . . . matched career-high with seven tackles at Wisconsin, including two solo tackles and five assists, to go along with one pass break-up . . . started at cornerback in 29-20 win over Illinois as defense allowed just 46 net rushing yards . . . recorded two solo tackles vs. Illinois, along with first interception of the season . . . started at cornerback in 40-10 win at Northwestern, recording one solo tackle as defense allowed just 51 net rushing yards and 198 yards total offense . . . started at cornerback in 31-15 win over Maryland . . . two solo tackles and one assist vs. Maryland, along with a forced fumble and a pass break-up . . . started at cornerback in 35-27 win at Indiana, three solo tackles, one assist and one pass break-up . . . started at cornerback in 40-35 win over Minnesota, recording two solo tackles and one assist . . . started at cornerback in 40-20 win over Purdue, recording one solo tackle and one assist . . . started at cornerback in 28-20 win at Nebraska . . . career-best nine tackles at Nebraska, including seven solo stops and two assists, along with one interception and a 26 yard return and one pass break-up . . . started at cornerback in 16-13 loss to Michigan State . . . recorded eight tackles vs. MSU, including six solo stops and two assists, to go with one pass break-up . . . started at cornerback in 45-16 Rose Bowl loss to Stanford, recording one assisted tackle.
2014 – – Played in all 13 games, with 12 starts . . . recorded 53 tackles, including 35 solo tackles and 18 assists, along with two tackles for loss . . . had one interception, two recovered fumbles and five pass break-ups . . . earned first career start at cornerback in 31-23 win over Northern Iowa . . . recorded first career interception and 18 yard return on UNI final possession of the game, to go with two solo tackles, two assists and a pass break-up . . . started at cornerback in 17-13 win over Ball State as defense allowed just two field goals and 219 yards total offense . . . career-best six tackles vs. BSU, including three solo stops and three assists . . . started at cornerback in 20-17 loss to Iowa State . . . matched career-best with six tackles vs. ISU, including four solo stops and two assists . . . recovered an ISU fumble in the endzone to stop a first half scoring threat and also had one pass break-up . . . saw action in 24-20 win at Pittsburgh as defense allowed just three points in the second half . . . did not start at Pitt due to suffering injury during the week, but responded with four solo tackles, one assist and career-best three pass break-ups ast Pitt . . . started at cornerback in 24-10 win at Purdue as defense allowed just 156 yards total offense . . . recorded two solo tackles and one assist at Purdue . . . started at cornerback in 45-29 win over Indiana, recording one solo tackle and one assist . . . started at cornerback in 38-31 loss at Maryland, recording three solo tackles and one assist . . . started at cornerback in 48-7 win over Northwestern as defense allowed just 180 yards total offense . . . recorded four tackles vs. Northwestern,. including three solo tackles and one assist . . . also recovered a fumble that led to an Iowa touchdown . . . started at cornerback in loss at Minnesota . . . recorded five tackles at Minnesota, including three solo tackles and two assists . . . saw action in 30-14 win at Illinois as defense allowed just 88 net rushing yards and 235 yards total offense . . . matched career-best six tackles at Illinois, including four solo tackles and two assists, along with a tackle for loss . . . started at cornerback in 26-24 loss to No. 14 Wisconsin . . . recorded career-best seven tackles vs. Wisconsin, including five solo tackles and two assists, along with one tackle for loss and one touchdown-saving tackle . . . started at cornerback in 37-34 overtime loss to Nebraska, but had no statistics . . . started at cornerback in TaxSlayer Bowl loss to Tennessee, recording one solo tackle.
2013 – – Did not see any game action.
2012 – – Redshirted.
High school honors – – Selected to participate in Broward Beach Bowl (private vs. public schools) as a senior and earned Championship Performance Award . . . earned first team all-county honors on offense as a senior and second team honors on defense . . . honorable mention all-state as a junior and second team as a sophomore . . . second team all-county as a sophomore and junior . . . Career – – Earned three varsity letters while playing wide receiver and defensive back and kick returner . . . totaled 877 yards and 15 touchdowns on 52 receptions as a senior, with one rushing touchdown and two interceptions and a touchdown on defense . . . had 59 receptions for 1,094 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior, with one KO return touchdown and two interceptions . . . 42 receptions for 906 yards and 10 touchdowns as a sophomore, with one interception also had punt return touchdown that led to win over fourth-ranked team in the state . . . team captain as a junior and senior . . . earned two letters in basketball and track . . . holds school records in 100 and 200 meter dashes.
Personal – – Born 6/25/94 . . . heatlh and human physiology major . . . member of Principal’s Honor Roll . . . parents are Dr. Wesley and Arlette Mabin . . . high school coach was Kirk Hoza.