AT COLORADO: This Season-He enters the fall atop the depth chart at free safety.

2008 (Soph.)-He saw action in all 12 games, including 11 on defense and four starts, as he took over the free safety spot the last two games of the season when D.J. Dykes was ill.  He played 314 snaps from scrimmage, 150 of those in the final two games against Oklahoma State and Nebraska.  He was in on 40 tackles (21 solo), with two third down stops and a forced fumble.  He posted a career-high 11 tackles (five solo) against West Virginia in his first career start, and came back with five and the fumble force the next week against Florida State in his second straight start.  He had seven tackles (five solo) in the OSU game, and wrapped the year with nine stops (five solo) in Lincoln.  He finished sixth on the team in special team points with 12, on the strength of five tackles (three solo, two inside-the-20), three knockdown blocks on returns, a wedge break and a fumble recovery (versus OSU).  He benefited in the spring with starter Ryan Walters healing from shoulder surgery by gaining most of the snaps with the first unit.  He was selected by the coaching staff as the recipient of the Hale Irwin Award, presented to the most improved defensive back during spring drills.  He had 20 tackles (14 solo, one for a loss) and a pass deflection in the three main spring scrimmages.

2007 (Fr.)-Redshirted; he practiced all fall in the secondary.  He dressed for 10 of CU's 13 games, including the Independence Bowl.

HIGH SCHOOL-Attended Community Christian High School, but was a three-year letterman playing for Northglenn (through the co-ops program) where he was considered a one-man wrecking crew.  A PrepStar honorable mention All-American his senior year, when he was also a SuperPrep All-Midlands team member, as the publication ranked him as the No. 48 player in the region (and the second best cornerback).  As a senior, he was an All-Colorado selection by the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post at defensive back, also garnering first-team All-State (5A) and All-Front Range League honors; he was the Front Range League's Player of the Year and he also earned regional Offensive Player of the Year honors.  On offense, at quarterback and running back as a senior, he rushed for 1,628 yards and 15 touchdowns, as he ranked third in the state in rushing.  He also threw for 842 yards and six scores.  Defensively, he played safety, tallying 40 tackles and two interceptions. He was an honorable mention All-State selection as a junior. He was also named first-team All-District, first-team All-Region and was the District and Regional MVP. He played exclusively at quarterback as a junior, passing for 1,200 yards and 10 touchdowns while also rushing for 1,500 yards and 17 touchdowns.  On defense, he saw limited action in the secondary.  He played wide receiver as a sophomore, racking up 300 receiving yards, but also rushed for 400 yards and four scores.  Defensively that season, he played cornerback and racked up 50 tackles. His top games in his junior season include a 42-24 win against Boulder when he had 18 carries for 270 yards and five touchdowns to go along with 90 passing yards. In a win against Horizon, he had 200 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns and 70 passing yards on offense to go along with two interceptions on defense.  As a senior, his top game against Horizon, as he had 23 carries for 340 yards and three touchdowns. He also had four receptions for 70 yards and a touchdown. Under head coach Vince Veiyra, Northglenn went 5-6 his senior season, advancing to the second round of the playoffs; NHS was 4-6 and missed the playoffs in his junior season, but as a sophomore, it won the Front Range League championship before losing in the first round of the playoffs with a 7-3 record.  He also lettered four times in basketball and was named All-Region as a sophomore and junior and was a three-time first-team all-league performer (and honorable mention All-State as a junior).  He lettered four times in track (sprints, relays), earning All-District and All-Region honors as a sophomore and All-District honors as a junior.

ACADEMICS-He is undecided on his major at Colorado.  He owned a 3.9 grade point average and was on the honor roll throughout high school.

PERSONAL-Born January 18, 1989, in Leonardtown, Md.  His hobbies include playing basketball, working out and most recently, golf.  He helps coach his little brother (Cederro) and his football team. His grandfather, Don Perkins, was an All-American running back at New Mexico (1956-59), and was later drafted by the Dallas Cowboys where he played from 1960-68 (he was the 1961 NFL Rookie of the Year, was a six-time pro bowler and is in the Cowboy's Ring of Fame).  He was the first player to commit in the 2007 class, doing so on April 24, 2006.

                                                          TACKLES
Season                     G      Plays      UT   AT   -   TOT       TFL     Sacks    3DS Hurr     FR   FF  PBU   Int
2008                      11         314       21     19  -   40          0-  0      0-  0        2        0        0      1        0      0

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS-Special Team Tackles: 3,2-5 (2008).